The Portland daily press., 1869-06-14

What II is and Why-Notes around the Coli
na-Who is to be there.
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What II is and Whv-Notes around the Coils.
euna-Who is to be there.
Especially Reported for the Daily Press.l
f BOSTON, JUNE 12.
There never was such an excitement, even
in excitable Boston, as this we are Witnessing
now concerning the great Peace Jubilee. Old
and young, rich and poor and almost the blind
and deaf are hurrying about the streets in twos
and threes and in crowds intent upon the bust
ness of the hour. Boston has chance to dis
tinguish itself. The questionable title of "The
Hub" has been passing away before the supe-
rior wealth of larger and the energetic efforts
OF littler cities, and it has been fox some time
manifect that work wassto be done. So the
magnates of the city resolved upon this inn
menso-this almost magnificent outburst of
noise. The merchants have packed their stores
full of samples and wreathed their faces with
the most oleaginous smiles; the hotels and
boarding house keepers have brushed away
the cobwebs, doubled their charges and stock
ed their pantries with bread and meat; the
hackmen are rubbing their hands, the musi-
clans feel glorious, and all Boston is in an up-
roar. Such an opportunity for enlarging trade
communication must and will be improved to
the greatest possible advantage. You will see
that call the Festival money-making enter
prise, which it really is, and nothing more.
The idea of a National Peace Jubilee is
very pretty one, and one of the best advertise
ing lodges that ever sprang from Yankee
dom. Boston needed sensation. The COM
merce of New York, always gigantic, was
stretching forth its arms from east to west and
from north to south, holding securely its past
acquisitions and gradually drawing in the en-
tire trade Of the nation. "This thing won't
do, thought the solid men of the Hub" and
they talked it over in private, and discu ,sed it
in their trade meetings until the present pro-
ject was resolved upon. Boston is made CEN
tire for the gathering of the clans, and its mer-
chants viii see to it that they are paid Tor the
trouble they have taken in getting them here.
NOW, say the spiders to the flies, "you have
got into my parlor and we'll see what we can
do" %. a
THE COLISEUM sss.
which is one of the largest and best proper
toned buildings in the world, 5OOx3OOx1OO
feet containing more than two hundred mil
lions feet of lumber, and fifteen tons of nails,
with twenty-five hundred gas burners and ca
pacity for fifty thousand psople-no wonder
the world is impressed with its magnifcence.
The details of its erection have been too often
published for reproduction. II seems but q
very little while since that stormy morning
wnen the dump carts and their accolnpani-
'nents appeared ON the ground on which now
e'"nus the largest building in America. There
w many croakers in our midst, as there al
ways are at the inception of a great enterprise.
On eVety nand was heard the dismal predic-
tlon OF failure and utter ruin. vet the work
went on until this evening the last nail was
driven and the contractors delivered nm the
keys. The interior description and decora.
tions of the building will be talked about here
after.
HOW IT LOOKS OUTSIDE .4l1r
can tell you as well now as at any time. The
locality on st. James Park is a large nearly
square plat of land, redeemed from salt water
by the State and intended for the extension of
the city. 1t is removed from the noise and
hustle of business and easily approached from
every quarter. Eastern men can follow Ire
mont street to the Park street corner of the
Common and take the diagonal path to Boyls-
ton street at the corner of Charles; the Colise-
um is then in full view. The broad avenue
which leads to the building is thicL.ly lined
WITH booths for the sale of food and drin Y. The