, 1870-11-22

i
Rogers had crested out Of terra cotta, aut
the West
tesaet 10 work from. GYuLA-
BOSTON.
The sofdIerA' Monument at Cam
| oridEe.>The Late Earthquaxe-.
| Around 8oAton.- n usfcRl ond Dthe1
| GoAHlP--Tnc scheme for N euoii.
Fafk mt DorchcAfce Defeated.
| tFhoA An occAa1oAAL CORRESPONDENT
| r. BOSTON, Nov. Is.
iissfAAhough there arc public bodies Of whom il
tnaYbe truly said that they ''let I-dare-no
wait upon I-would," the criticism cannot b
applied to a11, certainly not to the mun,cipa
authorities Of our neighboring city Of Cam
bridge, in the old burial ground Of wlieh his
Just been dedicated the monument to the met
Of the town who fell in the Lexington fight
promised BY General Warren almost hundred
years ago, and recalled to the recollection oi
this generation in the manner mentioned in .
recent letter. Built With simple elegance oi
the teautiful polished 'tscotch granite" So
called, and appropriately inscribed, 1t WAS re.
vealtd to public view with pssin but Appro
rriate ceremonial on the 28th u't. Instead oi
the Foar Of cannon there were, Ut the momant
loud aalvos of haavan's artillery, N occur.
renee not very usual, certainly. At this ssasor
OF tho year, and which, from its coincidence
Nith the Inaugural exercises, atttActed much
attention,
:. A atill moro remarkable natural event, ex.
,Tetienctd for the first. md it may BE- the only
time in the lives OF thousands, Was the ea1th.
n4k Of 0r}nfraF t1~ao
or four weeks without experiencing any cup,
Elementary ahakes, We may conclude that the
nsorn is over for the present. Bat vivid for
years to come will be- the recollection in many
minds OF that xouderful thirty seconds, those
queer sfsnsasions, .sa p..,!y pnysleal, pattly
Il uncomfortable "novefties vera just being
brought out on large scale. However tba
earthquake may be derided by tho tldse ire
queutcss OF countries where ench exhibitions
Are OF common occurrence, 1t may be consid-
;erad quite strong enough for our feehiar
,most Of us. though there are NOT wanting
those who possess des1re for its repetition
on siui1ar scale, in order that they might be
prepared to test and record their Aans1tions,
Among the 1ising generation law, perhaps,
event than the schoolboy at Esst Boston.
whose teacher reproved him for sitting down
80 hard as TO "shake the whole building. ''
making him stand mp bali an hour As pun
Leea erratic and more practically beoeflcl.r
than these upheavals OF the carth,s crust M
der the stimulus Of internal fros, are the
shakings and removals constantly takinc plsce
among the ancient landmarks, hills and ylles.
highways and byNAys Of this venerable city !;
"1fimonntain City abe can hardly now 30
called, eiuce another Of those three hills on
which she sat has teen 'removed'' and q csst
into tho sea" upon the plea Of public necessi-
t.. The site will aoou be covered With biocks
Of stores, while the soil Of tho original Iii is
made to Do duty a. part Of the roadway Of the
bread and straight 9 Atlantic avenue" which
poses, all. and more than al, Of which It is
thought Nil1 prove necessary when the luxu-
riant hatvesta of tho West shall hAre hnan
taught to flow through the right channe.s to
reach the Rea At the best point for shipment,
AND, that our more ancient Ways may
not erf r BY comparison with tho newer anil
more slightly avenues, the more important
Of them are undergoing the procesa Of widen-
ing and Strengthening after i very thorough
manner. Those who would once more LOOK
npon old Boston must hasten hisher, Is tho
lAndnatke are rapidly Van shing, and there
will coon remain little or nothing to remind
Us OF its ancient aspects. Among all these
memenfoes Of the past, we part With old
seollasa Building" with perhaps the least
regret. an uueightly. incouvenient structure,
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ever have thought of 1ocAting buildings
very ualFow strip Of land between two maia
thoruughfsres, ut the confluence of several
other frequentsd streets For the past dozen
years ito clief uae h1s been to serve as 3
point OF intersection or radiation for citv
railways, ard few who have erer ridden il
Boston hotsc-caT arc unfamiliar with it's
name and appearance.
Nor have our suburban friends Who'll
escaped INC ct-"idening fever,
tqt <,ns.,,r .Fs striving TO-, TO- mend their w.ys
bots. 1hcse who have visited Mount AUBURN
~lii reeollsct tho aicuous aud picturesque
"old road thither from the colleges, and ihe
many tine old mansions with which it is Adoru.
eo,eereral Of them moro than \ century old,
and others OF moro modern and elaborate At
tractivenets. All who recall the pleasant old
village street will hear with regret that several
Of these Interesting old homes:eAds ire to be
Invaded by the march Of improvement" 60
Called good story ia told Of the e1oqueuca
on o. worthy butcher Of the yicinage, who, as
to be gained. by widening, remarked to he
Poet Professor, whoeo house il in one Of the
most famous OF these historic dwellings,:
" Why, sir, II b street Is Ridsned ont, you
can etand at your front door and see the meat
banging up fn my shop" (About quarter OF
The love q our people for music may r..v.
gerhspe. With times and seasons. Like the
ho1al oracle, consulted By plucking one aftor
another the petals Of the daisy, it may stand
at ~ little, ~ great deal" d passionate
y y rarely at "none At all" The third term
jast now The Music Hall ove1aoHs almost
nightly with delighted audiences. EveEy etyla
and class Of musical entertainment, from the |
purely "popnlar to the ultra ~ classical" Is !
thIonKed- The dfteen-cent concert, u new
experiment, has met the most sauGuina e1- |
pectationa Of its projectors. the tickets being |
distributed chiefly to the work-people Of The |
manufacturing establishments Ls their em- |
plo5ers, and the attention, good or
ssgIa cell and 6ot defsn Sn Of TIE andie2sss
Of the faabionsbles - 1ho Rh'' muster their ias
forces at i've dollars head. at tho invitation !
of Adlle. Nleson and her distinguished troupe.
Among these, no member is more acceptable \
thin the Boston fayorite Of old time. Miss Annie
csry, whose sparkling notes hare beon some-
Whist fancatnlly compared TO :. spray OF dia-
monds falling upon the ear. Metaphor has.
IN this instance, been very pleasantly traue-
lated INTO fact b. certain friends md admirers,
"ho, IT the opening concert OF the series, pre-
sented beF with an exquieite bouquet, in the
midst Of which eonched dove, (typitsin9 the
return OF the s1ngtug dove to her neat), aud
barring in his beak p3ir OF diamond ear tiuse.
Hhich xere possibly also eu,olematlc Of tte
diamond tones just alluded to. tie probable
eject q them being, AZ wae remarked, "to
maks the ear ring.
The frierds Of tie well considered and fu-
dieious echemc for u public park In our wsst-
eEn enviroua suffered defeat last week, NO.
on the simple issue OF permitting the appoint
mtnt, Jointly by the State and city, OF board
Of unpaid Commissioners, clothed With ye5y
moderate powers, under An &C. obtained from
tie last Legialatufs, Who woull, 1t vAs hoped,
have been able to hAyo reported plan quita
free from the suspicion Of jobbesy or undue
influence The measure Vas lost py the votes
Of the newly annexed suburb of Dorchester
they do, in the ua,dss Of raral surroundings,
could not see the need Of L park,
md. dog-in-the-mxnger~like, we're resolred
that. rnk there must be, It
fhcuid enuIe TO the benefit Of their own
the city proper showed large mAjo1ity in
f.so! Of the measure, and an effort will prob
ably ba made to obtsin from the Legislature
It its next eeesion = eit1 Of equal merit,
The fame Of Nr. Agaeeiz is such a natona1
that your readers will al be inter.
wsndtringe With pbysical health somewhat
lmpruved. though stll too feeble to venture
on ANYTHING ike. prolonged mental labor.
Sleep seems to be the great eotider4tura, snd
ong nights Of 1ndtst1rbed rerose NE the
pT scziptons With which 1t ia hoped that the
ba1efai results OF lopg-contisuea studies BY
lay and By night nlAy b connteEaetsd-
RoaER.
PertloUz Position OF Two CnalRe
SSnys-Tatn Attempts al Rescne.
Two men have been for about si1 week. On
! desolste md inaccessible island. called tbs I
Bstd Rockn, in the Gulf Of St. Lawrence, and
! government Eteamer has Euue to make An
1ttempt 10 1eacue hen. The Quebec Carpni-
ia says:
The rocks re over 70 feet high, and to
reAch the summit the visitor must climb two
perpendicular ladders, over 80 feet each--sn
Iroutle. At the buse Of the ialaad, 1a1Ke
sharply cut boulders of black STONE Ip scst-
tered At irregular distance, against wh,ch and
the rock itself the wares, when tho tes IL
running high, 1ash with tremendous yiolepca