Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-24
BOSTON A CENTURY AGO.
From the Boston COmmercial.l = :.


placed in our hands copy Of the Boston
Gazette and Country Journal, No. 629,
bearing date April 20, l7G7 Edes x Gill,
in Queen street, printers. 1t is a dingy
little sheet, and contains nothing but
foreign news, arrivals and departures
from the port, and advertisements
The foreign news is dated from Febru-
ary l6 to March 5, inclusive. Under the
date of March 3, the important announce
ment is given that " Yesterday their
Majesties went a second time to Drury
Lane to see the English Merchant and
The .Derl TO Pay" This is almost as
startling as some Of the dispatches that
are received by the cable, Certainly it
is quite as worthy of being telegraphed.
Death taught his lessons in those days
just as he does now, and was just as much
needed. We are told in an impressive
manner, under date of London, March l.,
that;
1.-THE giddy, the gay and polite world
are not a little alarmed by the great havoc
the King of Terrors has made among
them, in cutting down four in the very
blossom of youth, in less than the space
of week, viz Countess of Suffolk, Lady
Fortrose, daughter of Lord Harrington,
Hon. Mr. Howard, heir to the Duke of
Norfolk, and the Hon. Mr.. Barnwell, son
of Lord Trimblestown."
The following notice is published of a
character that has passed into history
a warm, constant and powerful friend of
lie lie cause of America
"The Earl of Chatham arrived on Sat
urday afternoon from Marlborough, at
the Kings Arms, in Reading; he lay at
Salisbury on Saturday night at Salt
Hill. and yesterday arrived at his house
in Bond street. His Lordship continues
somewhat indisposed."
The social affairs of Boston appear to
have been somewhat different in those
DAYS from what they are at present. The
Faneuil Hall Lottery, No. 8, is adver-
tised and there. are three advertise
ments for the Gale of slaves, which we
COPY .., ,,.o,,.n .hont ,birtv.
eight years Of age, brought up in this
town, ami can do all sorts of household
work, to be sold by public vendue at
Capt. Moses Bennet's, opposite the house
of ]. Tudor on Wednesday next N. b.
1t i. not for any fault that she is to be
disposed Of, but in order to settle an es-
tate"
ITO be sold, likely negro boy, about
nine years old, who has been in this
country two years and talks good Eng
lish. Inquire of the printers.
In those days Benz. Faneuil was to be
found at his shop in Buffers Row, and
Moses Deshon at his auction shop, Fan
euil Hall Market Handsome houses
we're advertised with gardens and out
houses, and places are mentioned near
pastures, which then abounded in the
town.
The means of conveyance were thought
TO be in a highly advanced condition.
John Wood informs the public, with the
dir of man who has gone little ahead
of his neighbors, that he has provided
himself with a stage coach and wagon, in
order to convey passengers to the Nine
raj Springs, Stafford, and proposes to set
out from this place on the 10th of May
next The price five dollars for each
person. Any person inclined to go, by
addressing a line to the Lamb, will be
waited on.
In glancing over the advertisements OF
the dry goods dealers, we find that the
ladies of hundred years ago adorned
their sweet persons with velyeretts, Pc
mascoes, sagathies, tommies, shadows,
longee, woomalls, callumancies, lettered
garters, draw boy, falicia pandema, dor
setteens, etc,
The same gentleman also left with us
copy of "Tate and Rradey's New Yer
sion of the Psalms" which bear the coat
of arms and the fac simile of George
Washington. 1t is fine copy, and Har-
rison has authenticated it as having been
originally in the possession of the Father
of his Country. ....'.t