Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-10
A LETTER FROM THE HUB"
The Boat Race.--Fanuefl HalI.--A Good
story.--The Academy OF Music.

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race between the Harvard crew Of Cam
bridge, Mass. and tue Oxfords of Eng.
land. The announcement of the result
in favor Of Oxford is crushing d;sap
pointment to the Harvard boys who
col fidently expected the success of their
University crew. Large sums Of money
have been lost by their defeat, here, as
the preponderance of public opinion was
almost entirely in their favor. Tradi-
tional pride would not admit the possibil-
ity of a defeat the announcement of
which was very Notifying. The cable
dispatch was first received ut the telegraph
Office in the reading room of the Mer-
chants Exchange where the University
boys bad congregated early in the morn
ing TO await tae news. A few minutes
after one o'clock the operator mounted a
chair with the despatch in his hand which
he proceeded to read to the anxious
crowd amid almost breathless silence
The portion announcing that Harvard
had taken the lesd and maintained it TO
Hammersmith bridge, was received with
deafeuing cheers, but when the conclud
ing part stated that they were beaten by
three lengths the CONSERVATION, surprise,
disappointment and chagrin depicted
on the countenances of all present was
painful to contemplate. "Too bad, too
bad" rang from all parts of the Hall, then
groans for Oxford and intimations Of
foul play, and then the boys slowly left
the Hall to brood over their humiliation
alone. The blow was a heavy ard
sharp one, and keenly felt by all. The
opinion now is very general that return
match will be made, and the Oxiords
come here; when they will row upon
the Harvard course on Charles river.
This would be but fair, to give the Har-
wards the opportunity to retrieve the de
feat; upon their own course. Their is
much interest in and around Boston to
attract and entertain strangers; and aside
from some of its local peculiarities and
hanlts which in their restrictive character
are odious to many, and ridiculous to all,
not its citizens, is well worthy of visit,
and amply repays the labor of winding
about its narrow, crooked streets. Fan
euil Hall the gift to the city of PETER
FANEUIL in 1742, destroyed by fire, and
rebuilt in 1905 still subserves the pur-
poses for which it was originally intend
ed; viz: a market house and public hail
The market occupies the first and base.
ment stories; the hall the second and
third stories. Owing to its devotious to
political gatherings it obtained the name
of the Cradle of Liberty" and still
rocks at intervals with the fires of politi-
cal enthusiasm. Paintings and marble
busts of prominent Massachusetts states
men decorate its walls. Over the east
ward, and occupying that entire side OF
the hall is the celebrated painting Of
WEBsrER's reply TO HAYNE in the u.
s. Senate. john G. CALHOUN being the
presiding officer. WEBsrER's portrait is
full length life size, the others generally
bust, and half lengths, all said to be ex
cellent portraits. Passing out at the
west entrance, Quincy market is to be
seen just across the street from the hall.
Built by the Municipal authorities in Is
&c for a public market; JOSIAH QUINcY
Mayor. 1t is of Quincy granite two
stories high and about twelve hundred
feet in length, in the old Roman style of
architecture supported at either end by
immense granite columns. 1t is a very
imposing building. The harbor of Bos-
ton covers about seventy.ive square
miles, and extends from Nantucket to
the city, and spreads from Chelsea and
Nahant to bingham Mass. The best
general view of it may he had from the
top of Bunker Hill Monument, Charles
town, whence upon clear day the lower
lighthouse can be seen, Forts Warren
and Independence, Governors, Deer and
Thompson's Islands and the Nahant
Cohasset and bingham Shores. OF
course every body knows that the monu-
ment on Bunker's Hill which is of gran
lite $50 feet high; was placed there TO
commemorate the battle of June 18th,
1875 between the British ard American
forces; and the spot upon which the gal
lsnt WARREN fell. 1t puts me in mind
of good story told of an Englishman,
who. (evidently little behind hand in
his knowledge of history upon being
shown the monument, and having gazed
at it moment with admiring wonder
requested an account of its history. His
American friend evidently rather indig-
nant at his ignorance remarked some