St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-02-09
The Growth of Boston.
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The Growth of Boston.
\ late Boston newspaper. III ord"l I"
demonstrate the prosperity of the " Huh"
shows 10y statistics. that the increase of
the valuation "f that city the last year.
NILS 1! per cent. The city of Boston
has grown almost unintcrIuptedlN fol
many ,r.lrS and in some former wears
quite equal i" the last. 1t j. destined
t. increase in the future. Lines of rail
road. rldiating from that city. are being
constantly extended into sections of the
country IIrN cr before reached hN the iron
horse and when the Northern Pacific
shall he completed. no Atlantic city will
realize grratcI benefits from il than
Boston.
Ii i important I" New England that
l;u>ton should ." on increasing. y large
city becomes Il centre, of Influence. We
rrrnllcrt that Mr. Jefferson asserted tl,at
cities were pests i'll ANY country. That
might he trrIr if all cities were like New
York, hur il is not trur of Boston. and
never has hrrn and in its future en-
largrmcmt the same hcalthfIIl iuhucucc~
are likely la =" ont from it :I> in the
past. The people of Boston. both III
then education aud their nationality.
are different from the, majority of the
people of New "Ih.
i. 1
note the prosperity Of Boston. a. indi-
Gated hN the incrraSr of her valuation
the last wear. To say that the increase of
"nr little Village WAS in like ratio ii
being but Slight variation from /! per
cent. This increase Is about equally
div id,d hctvcru new buildings and
personal estate. Judging from the in
dratiuns thus early in the season. Il large
number of new buildings will Ice erected
perhaps. than i'll ANY one season before.
IIuNuE> To HORACE GREELEY. Mr.
Horace Grrcltl was given il brilliant re
ttitlbIi I'iNl '0dtlAIllN evenings. III inc
HOUSE. of Mr.. y. j. johnson. the map
and book publisher. 1T :f43 West 9th
street. The occasion MAS the sixty first
birth day of Mr.. Greeley.
\ large number of invitations had
been issued. each card containing ii fine
steel engraving of Mr.. Greeley. and II
fac >imilr of his characteristic auto
graph. Nearly all who were invited
responded i'll person. and the spacious
and eNqui>itely decorated paIlor> OF Mr..
Johnson were soon dcn>cll packed With
one of he most remarkable a>Scmhla-
gc> ever seen in New York. \ CORES
p"ndrnr of the SprjmqfcH HepUbIion
thus speaks of the occl>i"m:
,iov. lIawlry, of the Hartford Cour-
ant. MuIat llalsted of the Cincinnati
Commercial. and Mr. Bowie of Spring
field were among the editors from ont
Of town: ten. Sigrl. Judge Picrrrpont.
Thomas Acton. William orion, Elliott
{. CnwdiI. Gen. Merritt and Marshal
q. Roberts, of the city : politicians and
business leaders: Bret Ilartc, MARK
Twain" John Hay, +. Il. Carpenter,
Richard II. St"ddard. Oliver johnson.
Col. Church. Prof. Eggleston. Rev.
Henry VI. Field and Mr.. Suuier. ii few
"t the notable men i'll literature and
ant: while of famous and brilliant wn-
men There We're Mis-. Field. Mrs. Cal
houn- Runklr. Mary l.. Booth. Anna
Dickinson, Laura Curtis Bullald and
others.
As heramc the recipient of such hon
nr> and those who rendered them. there
; wa> nothing oStcntatiouS az formal in
thccN"nlngS gathcring,-;ill WAS simple.
sensible and hearty and the presence
OF So many genuine friends Shonr ont
i'll AN uncommonly heaming face He
forgot under such sunshine even his
umrelenting enemies. and was as phil
osophical and humorous as he can h..
critical and fierce when sham> come to
the front and rogles grow bold.
The attention of Congress has not
been directed to the COolie trade of the
South Pacific any too soon. 1t is noto-
riolr> that the islanders are entrapped
and carried of To labor on plantations
on The larger islands: but. for the hon
or Of American scamem. we hope that
vessels hearing our flag have not been
engaged III the nctalious business. The
American government. however. ought