The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-06-30
Daily argus.
ANOTHER BOSTON SENSATION.


Boston has an Unsuitable thirst for seusa.
tons and humbuggery. The people of that
city seem to think that If they should qui
etly "pursue the even tenor OF their way"
the place would be forgotten; and hence
they are determined, If possible, to extort
from the wouder,loving, the continual cry,
"Gr-at is Boston Of the Bostonians' This
weakness on the part Of the Bostonians is
probably not subject to severe ceusure by the
Gentle world outside Of the Hub, 40 long
as participation in the vain pageantry to
humbuggery is left to the voluntary action
Of the victims. But when innocent and
helpless children are made the subjects Of
such display, and the objects of besstly Gu.
rioSity aud jest, we think people who haven't
been crAzed by Boston's big organ or had
their tympanums smashed by its big jubilee
howl, may speak out in reprooC Such an
occasion has trsnspired. On the 18th there
occurred in the virluous, classic and refined
city Of Boston largely attended Baby Fair
or human stock show, in which the vulgar
crowd gratfed its curiosity by looking at,
handling, nndging aud balancing the babies
present, and by which the enterprisiDg and
public spirited projectors contributed some.
thing towards appeasing their gnawing ap.
petite for money. That our readers may
know the extent and pretensions of this
earicature on our own species, the full report
Of the Boston Herald is subioined.
The exhibition Of babies, which was commeno.
oil on the llth instant, at the fremont Temple, |
and terminated on Monday evening last proved |
complete aad gratifying success. On Saturday |
there was an unexpected influx Of chubby, lean, |
handsome and homely infants to the chow, and |
the exhibition was really interesting.
TrPiets-A set Of triplets born at North Brook |
FIELD, Mass was exhibited on the closing days.
They we're Of Celtic parentage, fourteen months
old, and weighed when ushcrsd into existence
twenty-three pounds. The famiy name Of their
father was Coughlan, and they were christoued
Nellie Hope, NorAh Faith and Hannah Charity.
They we're awarded the first premium.
T0iRs-- There were eight sets on exhibition.
aud james Lincoln Duyal and George Wilkinson
DuvNl, sPretty aud promising "doubs-team,"
aged three yeaTs, and sons Of George " and
Mary T.. Duvai Of Chelsea, carried Of the palm
and the principal preEium.
H!His7ms-t Chiidgu--About one hundred and
hity-sN litta onos, eighty Of whom were girls
aud the remainder boys, were placed on cytfbi
ton, and although tho maternal predecessors If
great many Of the children considered their
own the Sweetest loveliest, pretticst dears un
der the sun only one representative Of each sex
FeceiN cd premiums. These were Alice H. Strattou
charming female infant twenty months Old
whose father, Alfred L. stratt,n of tls city, lost
both arms at tho battle Of Pittshurr Landing, in
June lS62.aEi three year old boy named Clarence,
Ms"ure, .9u of KnbcHs Mcclure NJ this CITY
S.'0il,.' G.rL-Ihe Fret premium in tho de
partmont '9r small children WAS awarded 10 a
dIWIuHilTe specimen Of femluiuitv named Alice
Hn.''a. o. taar.rflnn, aged twu months and five
Day. VINO weighed, upon making her debut upon
the worlds stage, but one pound. Shg nov
weighs four and quarter pounds.
Obrss tAfirsu--Ihe frat premium 5r fat chill !
dren WAS awarded female infant nino months !
Ola named y. Il. Ache, Of SomeryillC
iu addition ,u these premiums each child on
sA'ID'"on received siFet-platoi goblet or
Mr.. st. John, tho manager of the show. wiu
offer premiums for colored bodies in few days
and the exhibition will take place at IIortcul- |
turaI Hall, probably on Independence Dty.
If, as appears to be the case, there are to
be found in civilized community, men who |
Will make an occasion for such q display !
and there are also found in the same com
munity parents who are willing to put their
innocent babes on public exhibition as 20
many pigs or geese, to be made the subject
Of grotesque remark and Jest, and there is
farther found people who will attend such an
exhibition and thereby encourage and make
1t remuneratiye, then we think if there Is no
law 10 reach such, special statute should
be made for their case. They are more
deserving the terrors and penalties of law
than the miserable brutal prize fighters, who
pummeI each other to blindness or lameness
N the presence of brutal bystanders, whose
presence on such occasions is an evidence
that all the nicer sensibiities distinguish.
ing the man from the brute have faded out ]
Of their nature.