Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-13
Letter from Boston.


Notes-Autumn
IRON our Boston correspondent
Boston. Nov. 10th. 1873.
THE GREAT FIRE.
Yesterday was the first anniversary of
Boston's great confagration. lie who
passes through the burned district to-day
however. finds few signs of that awful dis.
aster, except in the hurry and hustle of
erecting buildings, with all possible speed
Many of those massive blocks are already
occupied by numberless tenants aud they
continue to move in, as each store or Office
Is completed. The amount of labor that
was required to clear the ground of all the
fallen brick, mortar. stone aud rubbish of
all kinds. was incredibly large. and the
work of reconstruction has been carried
on by energetic and seli-reliant meu.
Not dollar OF aid has been received
through state or city legislation. The
whole district so far as it has been rebuilt.
has been done by individual capital alone.
and when it shall have been completed. no
handsomer buildings will be found in all
the commercial cities of the world Ger
tainly the fortitude which has marked the
conduct of the sufferers By this fire is
worthy of all praise and Boston may well
feel proud of her business mcn-men. who
are able and willing ia an emergency. to
place their shoulders at the wheel and help
themselves. We can only hope shat tins
great work Will go on and that in one more
year. Yankee pluck. will have So triumph
cd oyer difficulty, that trade will have re-
>unrd bier place in what j. now called the
Burned District.
LYCEUM NOTES.
Since writing you two weeks ago there
have been many attractions on the lvc-um
platform. viz. n lecture on Life in Lon
don" by John b. Cough. reading bv VIII
hie Collins. the great English noveli>,.
every Tuesday and Friday evenings very
Interesting lectures on Astronomy by Prof
Proctor in Lowell Institute. Thomas Mas.
the great caricaturi>t. Anna 4. Dickinson
who had Tor her subject For Your own
Sake. Rev. ". II. II. Murray OF the.C
llizcd Heather" and last but not least. the
eloquent thas Brallaugh OF London. who
spoke 10 very large audience in Music
Hall on The Republican Movement il En-
rope. He l. without exception. the most
eiicctual speaker who mas ever come 10 rs
from across the water and j. in every re-
epeci grand success. Never did A man
speak 10 more attentive and enthusiastic
audience. He took his hearers hv storm
and carried them along with him a, lac
"liled. lie impressc> one a. a man thor
osghiy in earnest and honest in hi, couyic-
tions. His voice though harsh. i trc,nrn-
dou> and of great power: it rolls out AZ
times with the velocity of an exprc.s train.
About midway in his lecture. he turned his
attention 10 an article which appeared d.
rectiy after his previous lecture here i'm the
Boston -idrcHissr. His rebuke was severe
aud We think mcrited. lie >aid: ~ hen
mad journal, IN place like Bp,t1 u.
where Fauueil Hal. j. situated. which
boasts of it, old traditions. edited by train
cd men. severely crtici>ing what aid at
least am bound To accord TO 1.-THE duty OF
attention if not the right OF reply" And
he dld reply and proved conclu>ivrlv. 10
tie delight of hs audience. thar The Ill
ttFttSfr was wrong in stating that Brad
laugh was cummunest. that Bradiau,h
led the hyde PARK riots and that Bradlau.h
Wa> the author of burle>Que liiahir>
Throughout his lecture Mr. Bradlau-h
met with the hearty approval OF hi az L.
ehce. and al IL close the applause was pro-
!on%ed Tor several minutes and the audi
ence evidently witnessed his departure from
the platform with reluctance.
MUSICAL MOTIFS.
Last saturday evening the HAMPTON cul-
orrd students gave a concert in Music Han
for the benefit Of the Memphis sufferer. II
was very well attended and all we're de-
ll-ht' Il with their quaint songs. The troupe
numbers seventeen. many of whom have
very superior voices. hut there i a sweet
ness aud p-thos. a certain melody, ii the
rendering OF their original songs which
touches every heart and delights every
ear.
Last Thursday afternoon the Harvard
Musical Association opened their niutL sea-
son with delightful programme
The italian Opera was here for two
WEEKS but on account of the Illness of
Lucca the audiences were small the great
or pant of the time, but when she did ap-
pear. she drew a large house and fa-ciua-
ted all those who We're 50 fortunate a. to
hear her. Murska also. captiyAted thou
sands and won all hearts by her sweet
face and fine voice.
AUTUMN.
We are having charming weather. We
have had gentle rains tor which we may
we'll feel thankful. for the earth needed
them, but now all is beautiful. The air j.
clear and cold though not sharp, and the
70 ia@e was never more lovely than now In
it, garb of many shades and color>. for the
leaves have changed from green 10 Grim
son and yellow; but alas many OF them are
and soon all, will Toe living like withered