The record-union., 1894-03-13
LONG BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.
A Very Ancient Newspaper in Judge
CatIin's Possession.
The Boston POST of 17e1-some
Queer Articles and Advertisements
Found in Its Columns.

! recent fire therein. Yesterday a RECORD
UNION reporter dropped in while the
work was in progress, and while there
saw one of the Judges cherished relics.
1t is copy of the Boston EUening Post
of June Is. 1851, now 133 years old The
print is as legible as that of paper pub
Ished year ago, Notwithstanding its
age. Even the name of the subscriber
who received it, written on the margin in
Ink, is perfectly plain-the address being
"Wm. Lewis, Roxbury."
The paper has three columns to the
page and the entire sheet is not much
more than one-half the size of one page
of the RECoRD-UNIoN. 1t is printed in
the old English style, the letter ''f' being
used in place of the So Under the
date-line is another containing the words:
Containing the Frefheft Advices, For
eign and Domeftick.n
Judge Catlin prizes the old paper very
highly. He says that while visiting the
cabin of miner up in the hills one day,
about forty years ago, the miner received
package from Boston. II was we'll
wrapped up in newspapers. This copy Of
the Post was one, and it attracted his at
tention by its ancient appearance. The
allOW6Q
him 10 keep it.
The paper contains a fair amount of
political news such as the doings of
Parliament, ETC.; also, the preliminary
articles OF peace between France, Eng
land and Prussia in settlement of the war
that had just been concluded.
There is also an editorial urging the
occupation by England of Louisiana, in
order to break up Frances foothold on
the continent. The country is spoken of
as that ''watered by the river St. Louis"
and as holding the key to the only water
way other than the st. Lawrence, already
in England's possession. 1t was argued
that, by obtaining possession of the
mouth Of the river ST. Louis (Mississippi),
the French then in the country would be
cut OFT from direct communication with
France, and in the course of time would
assimilate with the native population.
THE WIDOW WALKER MYSTERY.
One of the news paragraphs reads as
follows:
I'VE have received the following fur
priflng account from place called Mid
dleton, near Tamworth, viz: That the
Widow Walker of that place, who had
kept her bed for year and half through
lameneis, had, a few days ago, her legs,
thighs and arms all broke, and one of her
arms in two places, whilft in bed with
can be given"
KINGS DAUGHTER.
From Newport, r. l., May 18th. was re-
ceived the following:
ION " ednefday laft died here the Lady
Carolina , aged about % years,
and is laid to be OF Royal extract. She
was brought hither foon after her birth
by her Guardians, who, pofTeffing more
good nature than found policy, futferer'd
----- their Ward to run up wild, and
without the leaft education. She was
well teatur'd, fave fquint eye, which
fhe got early in her youth, in fright fhe
took at fuperttition, which fhe had mif-
taken for religion. That fhe had beauty
without chaftity, pride without riches,
and confidence without knowledge. she
open'd her commerce by carrying to mar
ket her probity. which fhe bartered away
for piece of political arithmatick, which
taught her how to pay fhilling debt with
twopence. Nevertheless fhe blunder'd
on with fome thew of modefty, till about
thirty years ago, when two of her princi-
pal Guardians confumated her downfall.
On the day of her death both were in her
company and q quarrel enfued. Each
drew their fword, and like Quixots at a
puppet thew, TO laid about them that
mott flanders by hop'd they would cut
each others throat. But, alas Madam
ISC11NO0 NOQhNA Al OuC o1Q
is dead. A mandamus is expected from
the chief coroner to take an inquifition
Super VifNDs Co1po9iS. After which, at
her interment, will be fermon, from "a
Kings, Chap. TX. and part of the 34th
verfe, Go fee now this curfed woman and
bury her, for fhe is Kings Daughter
DOLLARS OF PEWTER.
There were swindlers in those days, as
well as the present, for one local news item
tells of the arrest in Walpole of one Jere-
miah Dexter, who was detected sin offer
ing falfe and counterleit Dollars in this
Town, and being apprehended there were
found upon him five of them, caft in
mould. They were made of Pewter or
fome bafe metal. Next morning he con-
feffed, with Tears, that they were of his
own making; that he made only thote
five and that he had no accomplice."
LOTTERIES AND BEER.
Some of the advertisements are unique,
as witness the following lottery notices:
Sc 'sY~ A few tickets in Land-Bank Lot
terry, which will be the next drawn, may
be had OF the printers hereof" The
publishers of the Post.
''These are to Notify the Publick that
that Rox bury Lottery No. 6. being very
fmall clafs, and 70 calculated in favor OF
the Adventures, that the tickets fell very
faft. The Managers are therefore deter
mined to Draw the fame on or before the
5th Day of August next"
'' Ns~ The Town OF Charlftown have
voted to take off all the Tickets in their
Third Clats that remain unfold on the
Day the Managers fhall fix for the Draw
ing, which will be foon."
ITO be fold by publick vendue-Near
the Fertilization Gate at the South End of
Bottom, July 1st, 40 Barrels Stale Strong
Beer, to be view'd any Day before the
Sale"
THE NEGRO TRADE.
There was quite a trade done in negroes
in those good old Puritan times. Isaac
Royal advertises:
Amy perfon that has a Negro Fellow to
difpofe of, between l6 and % years of age,
that is fober and underftands the farming
bufiness, may hear of a purchafer that
will give good price for him, by enquir-
ing Of Isaac Royal, Efq., of Medford.''
"a Female Negro Child is to be given
Away. Enquire of the Printers"
AN OWNER WANTED.
One advertisement contains what seems
to be bit Of grim humor. 1t reads:
Taken up, on Tuefday laft, between
Thompfon's Island and Squantum, four
oar'd Mofes Boat, bottom upwards. The
owner. by proving his property, may