, 1880-09-12
BOST0N'S BIG DAY.
How the Quarter-Millennial Will
Be Celebrated Next Week.
A Procession that Threatens to
Eclipse Chicago's Knights
Templar Parade.

Templar Parade.
The Old and the New Compared
-163O and. 1880.
Special Correspondence Of ,,4ns oaseaoo Tribune.
BOSTON, Sept. 7.-The civic authorities OF Hos-
ton, backed BY the citizens generally, arc ABOUT
to make grnnd effort III the celebration OF the
,250th anniversary OF the settlement or the place.
The anniversary occurs on the 11th inst An
nouncements already made give assurance tnat
the procession which Is to move through the
principal streots will exceed In magnitude and
attractivtencss anything Of the kind previously
Witnessed in the clty,-eVen that OF 1913,
commcmOratipK the anniversary Of the Bunker
Hill buttlc, which, on account OF its extent and
magnihccnce, reused the Jealousy and envy OF
tl1b philadelphians, who were oven then propar-
ing for like demonstration In honor OF the
L Centennial of Independence, in tho following
syoar. The recent Masonic demonstration in
Chicago it is believed, will also on this occasion
have Its brillianoy eclipsed.
THE ENTIRE MILITIA OF THE STATE
are to be ordered out by the Governor, who will
parade ut their head in his official capacity of
Commander-in-Chief. The presence OF the
Thirteenth, tho Twenty third, and the Sixty
ninth Regiments OF the New York State Militia
of other out f-tho-Stato reglments,-among
them. tho Kcarney Guard, Of the Third Regi-
ment Of Now Jersey; the Lincoln Guards, of
New York City; and Company and CompanyH H
of the Ninth New York Regiment. The Boston
High-School Regiment, which numbers nearly
1000 lads uniformed and admirably drilled, will
be in the line. The various trades will also take
part; and many processes OF manufacture that
eau bo performed on platforms on wheels will
ho avh 6nsf "a Tnr
other things in this line. the old hand~press used
by Benjamin Franklin when be was printer in
Boston will be pitt in operation upon vehicle,
which fiiaiso carry modern swfft-nyiuR rotary
press, to strike OIL showers OF hand bills for scat
tering among the crowd. Organizations Of artlzans
viii! also Join the procession IN great numbers;
various sorts, carriages conveying distinguished
guests, nnd Veterans Of the Ciyn War, the
Mexican War, and tha War OF ISL, Will
SWELL THE MOVING PAGEANT.
In tho evening, the largo'o o'organizattons Of Cor
torchliahI paradc. The inevitable Grafton comes
this TING being The Hon. F. Q. Prince. tho Mayor
Of tho city, During tie day 1y the ne%ly.eFocted3
bos1oa a s e 81
Will be unveiled to public view on its pedestal
In tho central square Ut tho city, where It Is to
The lTth OF September IL the recognized date
Of settlement, because tho first official mention
Of neston 5 PsSe GS hs of f T. eeof L @ 9 ba sa
Ppssea epss by iPa IS 5chn Wath4op aez
GIVING THE NAME OF BOSTON >.
to TINT peninsula, upon the borders Of the primi-
tive wilderness, which bud previously received
the populnr nppearinn Of Trimountatn. and
one authority, ''living fountains. and, accord
ing to another, "nnclaimed land" Certain It Is,
that tho Indians did not occupy tt, preterrng to
do their hunting and BcalpinG on the main land
The original settlers OF Boston arrived in their
ehes ed 4po a ut ~ R1s
the minority followed early IN he autumn. ieav-
Charles River, ut Charlestown. For SIX or seven
years before the ships arrived,
AN ENOLIsuMAN NAMED BLACKSTONE
had Lived in solitary Independence At shawmnt a
con Hill, not far from tho site OF the presout
state House. This squatter sovereign appears
comcd nc the % newcomers, v and Yielded up to them
probably for colsidcradOn-the whole OF the |
fX y1o
an Episcopai!an IN sentiment, but did not like |
tho manner in which church affairs were con- |
t. a'aaa gea "a Of 6ep
The Bostonians who came in the first |
R wa ba 1d eso ae to Y I'd sef
sae heatseu es 1ndan Sss
!
enough at first, no doubt.
ON BLACKSTONE.
They wanted him to join their little church, !
and pay d share towards maintaining the meet
stste paeaeay @ aa
not go to this length, and he made up his mind
haynE crossed r. tho oa to t9 ndn2
the 's dominion n1' Of the Lqrds % bret thron''
The afc brethren probably h, made it t,ay as
Z sas 1F they as tie
and the Haptists found out at u later period; at
any rate, this quaint Robinson Crusoe Of the
brethren, agreed to sell out the remainder of his
land, excepting SIX acres, for go In this way
h9sGe fpey d
ing-teld. Blackstone, having got his money,
struck trail leading through the forest south
and again set up lo1lely habtatfon, out OF the |
jurisdiction Of MASSACHUSETTS,, upon the banks
of q beautiful river which yet benrs bis name.
BOSTON GREW APACE,
and within tho century its forests had all been
feited, its berry pastures had disappeared, and
i became prosperous commercial and manu-
whose who '' Wooden dwelling houses and shops
front aud studded the sides OF its three hills,
4 French M twist has been applied to
hts plain Engh,sn word md we h2ve
md several different societies organized for
one purpose or another. This wooden archi-
Standing ] E Invitation ~ to conflagFadon. Fires,
causing grent devastation, occurred in 1854, IN
1876, and In 1878. The loss in money-value was
great In every instance, and in the lust amounted
to 4s.,o0, ,0U0: The relative magnitude Of this sum
may be Judged when 1t is considered that the
population then .wns but about 5000. For this
reason it is that Boston has
NO VERY ANCIENT BUILDINGS.
md the artist who now seeks to illustrate its an
Equities can find no structure to serve as a
subject for his pencil, that was built
in the seventeenth or very early in
t4e eighteenth century. The Old South Church
was built in lT2p, Fnneull Hall in 1T42, the old
These visible outdoor antiquities are duly
valued; and, for relies OF the days Of tho found
md record books, most Of which will bo "over-
hauled and made note Of" for the purposes Of
:hese commemorative days. For, among other