Ellsworth American., 1874-09-24
Letter from Boston.
From our Boston Correspondent

From our Boston Correspondent
BosToS. Sept. Il.
\ refreshing ain visited Us last week which
was welcomed by all, after the season Of
drought which nearly killed the crops, made
the streets bed Of dust, changed the yegeta-
ton 10 brown and scar condition. and greatly
diminished the supply of water. Not a great
quantity Of rain has fallen considering the
many days Of dull weather we have had but
everything in the vegetable world seems 10
have been inyigOrated and wears brighter
look. but as the haryest-,ime is almost here we
hope for more rain yet, for there is still room
for improvement.
Autumn is fast slipping away from Us, Of
which fact, We have good evidence in many
ways. The bronzed faces Of those we meet on
the streets tell US that yaca.ion-time is over:
the cool nights and mornings, warn Us Of ap-
preaching Winter; the lengthening Of the hours
between tea and bed time tell us that the long
days are over aud the long evenings, for which
we must mud some amusement, are close AT
hand; the school children are again seen each
morning and night, with their school books on
their arms, plodding their way to and from the
different institution. Of Learnt ng and very soon.
before We shall have hardly realized tha,
Autumn has come. We shall find ourselves in
mid Winter, surrounded with all the pleasures
and advantages which that season ALWAYS
brings.
LECTURE BY REV. GEO. II. HEPwoRTH.
This distinguished New York preacher spoke
TO large audience last "Wednesday evening. in
the Temple course of lectures on "who shall
fns Ar q,
in better condition, being round. full and
deep. He had just returned from his yachting
excursion and looked the very picture Of
health He began By saying that man was
very curious animal, who delights TO span the
chasm between himself and all lower orders of
existence. Concerning the result Of life. he will
never cease TO speculate. Many of the so-caled
new theories were old ones vamped up anew.
In an examination Of Darwin's theory We find
that there can be no such thing as moral re-
sponsibility. Tyndall in one sentence topples
over the whole Of human responsibility.
Huxley tells us that man is only a supe rior
kind of clock, and performs his mi ission with
great exactness, but he is nothing more.
Whether he does right or wrong he is not ac-
| countable.
The speaker said that right was ALWAYS
strong, and wrong was weak, and slavery was
cited in a beautiful and eloquent manner as an
Illustration of this statement. The lecture was
closed with an earnest appeal to the young of
to-day to be willing to begin life small, with a
determination to be hopefully patient for the
great things which will be sure TO come, and
to be honest, for although We live in a strange
world. it is remarkable fact that it always
takes of its hat to an honest man.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The District Telegraph Company have added
another improvement to their very convenient
invention, and now anyone having this tele-
graph box in their place Of business, can not
J only within two minutes, call an errand boy or
policeman, Is well as strike fire aIarm, but
they can call a carriage at any hour of the day
or night. The only wonder now, how business
was ever conducted without this speedy
method.
fhe Mechanics Fair is progressing finely
The art gallery seems to be the most popular
department as it is filed with q large and
meritorious collection Of paintings, epgrsyings
! aud crayons, but the visitor will find in apy
part OF the exhibition quite enough to see and
| admire.
| Cbas, Bradlaugh will sail from Liverpool for
New York next Thursday, for the purpose Of
making lecture trip through the United
States.
A terrible accident happened at FAN River,
Mass, last Friday morning, large cotton mill
having been burned. Eighteen persons were
killed and twenfy-six injured. r.