'mi ' ^^!m^^^^^^^^^^^^B^ Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2010 witii funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries littp://www.arcliive.org/details/newpocketguidefoOOmccl -- «=t£ NEW ^.} ^ O r^t^-TST GlTjr rOK THE \ ^UMM I BOSTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1876. ■**''** SiKBBET, N. Y7 Remington gewing Maoliine 60. Of North America. Organized under the General Laws of the State of Massachusetts. Capital^ 600,000. President^ OEO. THORNTO !V Rosfon, Mass. "Vice-President, 7L, AVILHAMS....... .Providence, K. I. Secretary and General ITlanag-er, "JAMES HOOPER Iliou, IV. Y. 'J'reaswrer, A. F. NASOnr Bo<$ton, Mass. Manag-y of Ne^v Eug-iand Office, GEORGE G, FROST Boston, Mass. PRINCIPAL. OFFICE, ISTo. 14:6 Treinont Street, BOSTOlsT — ^&^K N E W ^^<»«— ^O ^^ FOR THE v^^ 8f MI€11 II B0Bf §1. POINTS OF INTEREST, AND HOW TO SEE THEM. WEEKS TO rVSCHASE OF THE HOST Copyrighted 1876, by Wm. B. McCLELiiAN-. PREFACE. Boston is a city of remarkable interest; its environs are unsurpassed in our land or in any other ; and to suc- cinctly guide the stranger to and through these points of interest, is the object of this small book. In order to teach strangers how to walk through Boston, we have arranged itineraries leading through the principal streets, pointing out as we go along the many points of in- terest which abound in this historical city. Old buildings, many of them pioneers of American architecture, remind- ing one, at each glance, of the past, to wliich one can look back with so much wholesome pride. New marble pal- aces, which will in their turn serve as honored landmarks to future generations. The many immense business houses will also find appro- priate mention, and in this feature of our work we have taken particular pains to recommend only those of tried honesty and known integrity. The environs of Boston offer so many real points of his- torical interest, connected with our revolution, that no stranger, particularly in this centennial year, should fail to visit them. We have arranged easy, practical and agreeable routes to the most interesting points. These routes we recommend to our patrons as offering the best ways of viewing the suburban attractions of the city. Our main object in compiling this work has been to enable the thousands of strangers, who will visit this me- tropolis during the present year, to understandingly see and appreciate tlie many points of interest centered here. BOSTON COLLEGE LIBRARY k" A" 2 2 '89 ;: t/ CHESTNUT HILL, P/IA 071 7| OUR COUNTRY. Independence, Constitution, Government, Union, and a prosperity without parallel are ours. The wisdom integri- ty and patriotism of our Fathers laid the foundations to make us the Empire Country of the world. Their princi- ples, character and work are our glory, stability and safety. To sink corruption and exalt integrity is the duty of all. This constitutes the moral power of a nation, and without it, all other power is comparative weakness. The author of this guide book has recently received a pamphlet and circular written by Joseph Leeds, Esq., of Philadelphia, formerly of Boston, giving a design for a Monument of Memorials to honor our Fathers forever. A few words will show the great purpose, and a more noble one cannot be presented to the American people. Monuments, memorials, cemeteries, portraits, pictures, photographs, libraries, associations, books and records, are all in operation to perpetuate the past, involving millions in outlay, and still increasing, the expense apparently un- heeded. A stranger would suppose that nothing important had been overlooked. 1'he greatest has been. Those pee]-- less conventions of men who assembled in Philadelphia, and did the noble work which lias made us the most pros- pered country in the world are without a monument. A closing century of our Independence and our Centennial itself tells of the neglect never intended. There is grati- tude in the hearts of our people, imseen, to honor our Fathers. It appears in anniversaries, celebrations, cen- tennials, eloquence and song, and needs but the opportunity to elevate before the world the noblest monument of patri- otism ever seen. A splendid engraving has been executed by the American Bank Note Co., to show the first hundred years of our Independence. The net profits on this picture are to be devoted towards making Independence Square in Philadelphia, and the buildings thereon, (where our Fathers did the work) with the approval of that city, and under an able Committee, a monument of memorials, replete with instruction, to honor our Fathers forever. The grand Hebrew Temple attracted nations. This would be a temple, the Square its Court; its Altar^ Liberty; its Shekinah, Freedom ; to at- tract the civilized world. THE AUTHOR. CONTENTS. Prefiice 2 Our Country 3 City Government 5 Chui-ches 48 Pedestrian Tours 9-19-29-37-49 History 53 Suburban Drives 55-56-57-59-61 Harbor Excursions 63 Downer Landing 64 Lovells Groves 67 Long Island 67 Quincy Bay 67 Weymouth River 68 Nahant 69 Sea Side Resorts 69 Magnolia Swamp 68 Gloucester 69 Crescent Beach 70 Oceana 71 Pleasant Beach 72 Nantasket " 73 Post Office 75 Hotels 76 Museum of Fine Arts..... 77 Baggage Express 78 Telegrams 78 Express Companies 79 Steamers 79 Hack Fare?: 80 Newspnpers 81 Fire Department 82 Horse Railroads 84 Railroads 86 Soldier's Mess. Corps 87 O 'special attention is called TO THE FOLLOWING INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS OF ENTERPRISING- BUSINESS FIRMS, Whom we respectfully recommend to public patronage. O INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. NAME Remington S. M. Co cover Stedman, D. B. & Co 6 Hallet, Davis & Co.,.. 7 Clark, Adams, & Clark, 8 Nonotuck Silk Co., 10 Emerson Piano Co 12 New England Mutual Life Ins. Co., 14 Claremont Manuf g Co 16 Hotel Vendome, 17 Hal ford s Sauce Co 18 Eagle Clothing Company 18 Revere Beach R. R 20 Taylor, J. L 22 Fuller Seth W 22 Emerson Piano Co 22 Page & Bailey 24 Union Mutual Life Ins, Co 24 Revere House, » 26 Tremont House, Brooks, Bancroft & Co... McPhail &Co Mc Kechnie, F. A Paige, John C Old New England House Metropolitan Hotel, 30; Paris at Night Conant, J. S 30 Pope Mf g Co., PAGE NAME PAGE Center House, 30 Howard, E. & Co 32 Beattie, Wm. A 32 Dennison & Co 34 Equitable Dining Rooms 35 Lindell Dining Rooms 35 Johnson & Dyer 36 Mulliken, John & Co 36 Home Saving's Bank 38 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., . 40 Roberts Bro's 42 Ryder G.H.A Co 44 Remington S. M. Co 46 Moses. N. A. & Co 46 Fera George A 48 Turner 49 Restaurants 52 Lovejoy Dining Rooms 54 Cigarette Roller Co 55 Boston & Hingham Steamboat Co 65 Fera George 77 Turkish Baths 83 ,Frizzell, W. H 87 28|Thorndike E 87 cover cover GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, 1876. MAYOR. His Honor SAMUEL C. COBB. 120 Highland St. ALDERMEN. Chairman, JOHN T. CLARK. JOHN T. CLARK 43 Commonwealth avenue. SOLOMON B. STEBBINS..llBmToughs Place. WILLIAM POPE 35 India street. ABRAHAM O. BIGELOW..511 Washington street. ALVAH A. BURR AGE ... .7 Union Park. CLINTON VILES 201 Hanover street. HUGH O'BRIEN 2886 Washington street. GEORGE T. SAMPSON . . .21 Saratoga street. LIVERUS HULL 27 Monument Square. FRANCIS THOMPSON ... .49 Monument Square. CHOATE BURNHAM 398 West Broadway. THOMAS J. WHIDDEN. . .37 Upton street. Board of Aldermen meets Mondays at 4 P. M. City Clerk, SAMUEL F. McCLEARY, 11 Columbus Square. Assistant City Clerk, JOHN T. PRIEST, 17 Allston street. Clerk of Common Council, WASHINGTON P. GREGG, 18 Leverett street. Clerk of Committees, WILLIAM H. LEE, 47 Clarence street. Assistant Clerk of Committees, WILLIAM W. CLAPP, City Hall. Mayor's Clerk, JAMES L. HILLARD, City Hall. D. B. Steflmaii & Co. Established 1811. Importers, Jobbers & Retailers, China, Glass and Earthen Ware. Constantly on hand WARE OF ALL GRADES For Table and Kitchen Use. @rnamenfa[ ^oobs in Glass, Parian, Bisque, Bronze, Majolica, etc. Assorted Packages for Country Trade. Goods Repacked in sncli quantities as desired. D. B. STEDMAN & CO., 10 SUMMER ST., (First Store from Washington.) HALLET, DAVIS & GO'S Pateit Graifi IlDMlt Piaios. SOMETHING ENTIREL.Y NEW. Pronoimceil by tlie Best Judges Superior to all others^ ALSO, EVERY VARIETY OF GRAND & SQUARE PIANOS. Endorsed hy the Highest Musical Autharities in the Worldy Listz, Bendei, Strauss, Franz AM, Saro, Paulus. 484 Washington St., Boston, Send for Catalogue — Free. CLARK, ADAMS & CLARK, CHINA AND GLASS, 1 MUSIC HALL PLACE, BOSTOIT. (Off Winter Street.) Importers of Fine China Dinner, Tea and Dessert Sets, Table and Ornamental Glass Ware. ALSO JAPANESE AND CHINESE WAEES. Messrs. Clark, Adams & Clark,, No. i, Music Hall Place, have received from Naples a fine collection of old pottery, which is now on exhibition at their popular store. They have also beautiful assortments of majolica, parians, bronzes aud fine china. This firm has won for itself an enviable reputation for refined taste in the selection of the wares it offers to the public. Their windows always contain something so specially attractive that it is impossible to pass them by without an examination, and half an hour or more cannot be passed in a pleasanter manner than by strolling through their prettily-arranged establishment. Their counters contain a treasury of things grateful to the sight, gr-aceful in form, beautiful in design, and tempting to the purse. We advise such of our readers as are judges of fine pottery, and are in search of desirable bnc-a-brac, to an early visit to the Neapolitan treasures that have just been opened. — Saturday Evening Gazette, BEVERLY POTTERY. Celebrated Centennial Antique Pottery Wares. These wares embrace Antique Pots and Yases, Egyptian Lamps, Candle Sticks, Yases, Tripods, Match-Safes, and a very large variety beside of Pottery Ware in " ye an- cient style." Just the articles for the CENTENNIALS. Dealers and CENTENNIAL FAIRS supplied at whole- sale. Patent Umbrella Stand a Speciality. Please remember our store is in Music Hall Place, off Winter street. All strangers should not fail to see the great organ. Our store is next door to Music Hall. BOSTON AND ENVIRONS. As intimated in onr preface, in order to so simplify the means of seeing the different sights of the city that the most entire stranger may do so without making a mistake, we propose to recommend separate and distinctive routes, giving a regular number to each, for instance : route No. 1, 2, 3, and etc. ROUTE NO. 1, Commencing at the State House, which is situated at the head of Park street, front- ing the Common ; viewing in the rotunda ( or Doric Hall ) Chantrey's fine statue of Washington ; the battle flags borne by Massachusetts troops in the late civil war ; the remarkable statue of Governor An- drew ; busts of Samuel Adams, President Lincoln and Senator Sumner, and the va- rious objects of interest. It would be well to ascend to the cupola, to obtain one of the finest views of the city. We then go down Beacon street. This part of the street near the State House, and until reaching Charles street is the old, aristocratic part of the city, where the Hancock Mansion used to stand, and where the elegant residences of many of our merchant princes are to be seen ; Beacon street runs through Longwood, to Chestnut Hill Reservoir, a distance of about five miles. We continue up the street until reaching Arlington street, where we enter 10 NONOTUCK SILK CO. Importers of And Manufacturers of Silk Sewings and Twist. MILLS at FLOBENCE and LEEDS. BOSTON OFFICE AND SALESROOM, 18 Sniiiraer Street. NEW YORK OFFICE, - - 66 & 68 THOMAS ST. CHICAGO OFFICE, - - - 147 STATE ST. CINCINNATI OFFICE, - - 88 W. THIRD ST. The Great Demand for the Cortieelli Silk and Tw^ist Is a sure guarantee of its Superior Quality. N. B. The N. S. Co. are the sole manufacturers of the celebrated Nonotuck and Cortieelli Silk and Twist. 11 THE PUBLIC GARDEN. The first object which arrests our attention is Ball's fine equestrian statue of Washington ; near which, a little to the left, we notice a marble fountain, the "good Samaritan," the generous gift of a private citizen to perpetuate the dis- covery of antesthetics, first used at the Massachusetts Gen- eral Hospital in 1846. This monument was erected in 1867, by Thomas Lee, Esq. There is also a bronze statue of the late Edward Ev- erett, by Story, of Rome, the funds for which were raised by public subscription. Also a beautiful statue of Venus rising from the sea ; this is near the Arlington street en- trance, opposite Commonwealth avenue. There is a fount- ain connected Avith this statue, which, while playing, throws a fine spray around the figure of Venus, the eftect of which is superb. A majestic statue of the late Gov- ernor Andrew serves to perpetuate the memory of one of Massachusetts' greatest sons. The garden is laid out in the French parteri'e style, and is modelled after the beautiful Pare Monceau, Paris, and, in the season, may justly be claimed as one of the finest parks in the world, for i.ts size, the walks being beautifully laid out, ornamented with statues, and its miniature lake is a true serpentine, as it is not an artificial pond, but a portion of the Charles river arranged into a beautiful lake, with swans, ducks, water-velocipedes, and small row boats for the amusement of the juvenile portion of the commu- nity. This expanse of water is spanned by a short bridge of great architectural beauty. We now turn to Common- wealth avenue, which is a very beautiful street, about 100 feet in width, and lined with trees. This street will cer- tainly be the finest in the city when continued to Brookline, which it is proposed soon to do. Passing up the avenue to Berkeley street, we turn to the right and go as far as Marl- borough street, upon the corner of which is the First Church (Unitarian.) This is one of the oldest societies in the city, having regularly existed since 1639. This church will claim attention on account of its superb archi- tecture, having cost over a quarter of a million of dollars. The stained glass windows were made in Great Britain, and the organ, one of the grandest in the city, came from one of the best factories of Germany. Retracing our steps through Berkeley street, we continue across Common- wealth avenue to Boylston street, on the south-east corner of which is the Hotel Berkeley, a large, well situated 12 The Emerson Pianos ^V AREROOMS; 595 Washington St., Boston, Mass, (Old Number 395.) Are too well known to need any published testimonials, being now In general use in thousands of families throughout the United States and Europe, with the de- mand constantly increasing. Their factories are among the largest and most complete in the world, turning out a new Piano every two working hours throughout the year To W, Moore, Esq., Proprietor of the Emerson Piano. 12 Hotel Boylston, Nov. 26, 1875. My dear Mr. Moore, I cannot refrain from writing to you, in order to tell you how per- fectly enchanted I am with my Upright Piano. You know well how much I have always admired your " Uprights," and how extraordinary I thought the test they stood in the damp atmosphere of Wrentham, where they kept in such wonderful order all the summer. But the instrument you have sent me now is truly a boon to have. It draws me on, time after time, to extemporize by its perfect touch and its singiHg, yet brilliant and powerful tones. I hear, " Oh what a lovely piano," from my pupils twenty times a day, and I know .you will be gratified to hear, that all the great artistes who have been lately in Boston and visited me, have been unanimous in the praise of the instrument. I must more- over tell you that not even in England have I ever had an Upright Piano which kept in tune so steadily. So I can but say, thanks, ever so much, for choosing so superb an instrument, for yours, my dear Mr. Moore, Most sincerely, Erminia Rudersdorff. 13 family hotel. On the north-west corner is the building of THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY, founded in 1831, and erected upon land presented to the so- ciety by the State, in lb61. It is an elegant structure, three stories high, in the Doric and Ionian styles of architecture. Among other interesting objects to be seen, is the rich cabinet of natural history, open for tlie public on Wednes- day and Saturday. The next building to the right is the INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, founded in 1861. The style of architecture is about the same as its sister building, with the addition of four Co- rinthian columns on the fagade, which are pronounced the most perfect specimens in Boston. The object of the In- stitute is the furtherance of practical arts and sciences; it was modeled after the school of Arts et Metiers of Paris, which is the first of its kind in the world. Ten regular courses of study, including all of the applied sciences, are liberally provided for, and which attract students from every State in the Union, and, it is said, even from Europe. Nearly opposite is the new Hotel Brunswick. We continue up Boj'lston, passing Clarendon street, where we come upon the new and imposing fire-proof edi- fice of the CHAUNCY HALL SCHOOL, the veteran among all the educational institutions in the city. It is a preparatory school for all the higher branches, and, at this institution, military drill was first classed among the regular studies in the Boston schools. We continue up Boylston street to the next block, which is Dartmouth street, on the corner of which are the edifices of the Old South Society. The central church is called THE NEW OLD SOUTH. It is, in every respect, a magnificent pile. In. the cen- ter of the buildings, — for here are clustered a church, a chapel and a model parsonage, — rises a tower 240 feet high. Like the First church, on Marlboro Street, the stained glass windows were made in England. This su- perb structure is a good illustration of the tendency of the age, when compared with the plain Old South Church, on Washington street, which we shall see in route No. 2. A few doors to the north, on Dartmouth street, is the Ho- tel Yendome, an elegant residence for families. The loca- 14 33d Year. ITew England Intnal LIFE INgURANGB 00., BOSTOISr. Assets, $14,399,572.95. This Company insures lives upon the MUTUAL plan, and upon easy terms of payment of premium. Also, is prepared to discount at a reasonable rate of interest En- dowment policies which will mature prior to Jan. 1, 1878. BEWJ. P. STEVENS, President. JOS. M. GIBBENS, Secretary. 15 tion is unsurpassed, being very near the Public Garden. The house is furnished in the most elegant manner through- out, and has every requisite for comfort that can be desired. Following Dartmouth street across to St. James avenue, we see at the corner of Huntington avenue the MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, which is destined to become to Boston, what the British Museum is to London, or, in other words, a great temple of art. The building itself is new, externally very at- tractive, and, internally, admirably adapted to the use required of it. Continuing on still through Dartmouth street past Engine House No, 22, we cross the track of the Boston and Albany R R., then that of the Providence R. R., and next come to Columbus avenue, one of the broadest streets in the new district, lined on both sides with hand- some dwelling-houses. This avenue is very animated on pleasant afternoons, as it is the principal drive leading out of the city, making it, in every respect, a magnificent boulevard. Now, turning to the left, we soon come to the imposing edifice of the second Universalist church. This is one of the first churches where the now fashionable plan of a carriage drive under the tower was adopted. We follow the avenue, crossing the bridge close to the charch, until we come to the new and imposing edifice of the BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE PASSENGER STATION, which is one of the finest buildings of the kind in the world in external appearance, and can certainly be claimed as the most perfect, in fact, it is an ideal railway station. Who has not been obliged to wait, oftentimes several hours, for a desired train, in a cold or, at any rate, cheer- less waiting-room, with nothing to do to while away the time? Here all of this is obviated; for there are comforta- ble Avaiting-rooms, a splendid restaurant, a cafe, read- ing-rooms, a barber shop, and a billiard room, which is unique and practical in the extreme. The entire length of the buildings is over 800 feet. In the waiting-rooms there are colored maps on the walls, representing the main line and connections with all the different places along the lines. These excellent maps are similar to the ones in the Oare du Ghemin de fer du Nord, or Northern Railway Sta- tion at Paris. In the front of the building is a fine tower, somewhat resembling that of the New Old South church. la BOOKS & F^FER. PAPER & BOOKS! AEE THEY MANY ? IS IT MUCH? ARE THEY SMALL ? AEE THEY LARGE ? The Claremont Manufacturing Co, WILL MAKE THEM. THEY ARE PRINTEHS— THEY ARE STER- EOTYPERS— THEY ARE PAPER MAKERS. SEND YOUR OBDERS TO CLAREMONT, N. H. 17 and containing a large clock, illuminated at night, wliich can be seen at a distance of several miles. After a visit to this depot, we continue down Columbus avenue until we come to the corner of Charles and Boyl- ston streets. We now go into THE COMMON. Turning to the right, is the Old Burial Ground, contain- ing many quaint old tombstones ; continuing on, we come to the Deer Park, which contains several very fine speci- mens of these gentle creatures ; walking across the Com- mon, we arrive at the spot where the famous Old Elm had stood for over two centuries, previous to its being blown down by a terrific gale, during the night of the 15th of Feb- ruary, 1876. This venerable old tree had been in existence before Boston was settled, and rumor has it that several witches were here offered up to an outraged God. A little beyond this spot, which will doubtless be marked by some appropriate monument, is a sheet of water called the Frog Pond, which is resorted to by the children, who enjoy immensely the sport of sailing their miniature navies thereon. We pass over the hill, by the unfinislied Soldiers' Monument, glance at the Brewer Fountain, a fine mass of bronze, the gift of a private citizen, whose name it bears ; we follow the path parallel with Park street and find ourselves back to the State House. We have thus, during walk No. 1, gone over that portion of the city called the Back Bay, which contains, as we have seen, many of the most elegant dwellings. This dis- trict is more particularly interesting from the fact that it was entirely reclaimed from the waters of the Back Bay, as the title claims. HOTEL VElSTDOlVtE, Commoiiirealtli Avenue, Boston. $ 3,50 per Day. DURING the Centennial months, from May i to Oct. i, 1876, this elegant Family Hotel will be opened to those requiring choice apartments by the week. The location is unsurpassed. Being on the widest avenue, in the midst of the finest residences, and near the PubHc Garden, it is rendered the most de- sirable stunmer Hotel in the city. The rooms are nicely furnished, large, light, well ventilated, cool, and home-like, with bath-rooms attached to each suite. A steam passenger elevator, and all other conveniences for the comfort of guests. Horse-cars pass near, and carriages always at hand. Our new schedule is now complete, and apartments can be secured for the fifth season, commencing Oct. I, 1876. 18 HALFORD BEST E-ELISH made in any part of the world. All grocers keep it. I LARGEST STOCK, BEST ASSORTMENT, LOWEST PRICES. lotMni & Fmii ,s. We manufacture all of our owa goods and guarantee satis- faction in fit and workmanship. EAGLE CLOTHING COMPANY, *• Liberty Tree Block," corner Washington and Essex Streets. 19 ROUTE NO. 2. We start again from the State House, going up on the right side of the building through Mount Vernon Street to the back of the State House down the hill through Bowdoin St. to Bowdoin Square, at the f( ot of the hill, about a third of the way down the street, we pass on the left the^ Church of the Advent, a high rit- ualistic Episcopal church, the choir, com- posed entirely of boy voices, is considered a very fine one. Turning to the left we behold the " Revere House," one of the best hotels of the city. This hotel was built by the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, of which the fa- mous Paul Revere, was the first President, and who gave his name to the new ho- tel, which boasts among its former propri- etors the well known Paran Stevens. The Prince of Wales and the Grand Duke Alexis both occupied apai'tments at this hotel. Continuing on going down Cambridge Street until reaching Charles Street, we turn to the right viewing the new Jail, which is one of the most substantial institutions of its kind in this country, being constructed of granite and iron, pleasantly situated overlooking the Charles River. We will not linger here, but hurry along until we reach the Massachusetts general hospital on Mc Lean Street, founded by private donation in 1799, and incorporated in 1812; it is a massive structure of gran- ite, being splendidly adapted to sanitary purposes. We now pass up Leverett street to Causeway street which we enter continuing down to the Lovtell and Eastern Rail- way Stations, both of which are new and imposing edi- fices ; continuing on passing the first to the second Charles- town bridge, then turning to the right up Charlestown street, we come to Haymarket Square, which we cross passing up Washington street, stopping for a moment at the corner of Friend street, where we espy the Center House, one of the coziest little hotels in Boston, contain- ing 40 rooms, with a fine restaurant on the ground floor, kept by Moses Pearson & Co., a name which has been familiar to Boston people for so many years. We keep 20 GRAND EXCURSION OVER THE BOSTON AND REVERE BEACH RAILROAD. Through the enterprise of the directors of the above Cor- poration the public will be able to enjoy one of tlie most pleasurable and at the same time cheap and healthful trips over this new and well appointed road. The depot is situated upon Atlantic avenue, where a ticket can be pro- cured to go and return. The passenger enters the spa- cious ferry-boat which conveys him across the harbor to the Railroad Company's depot at East Boston; from whence after a charming ride of 20 minutes he reaches the famous Revere Beach over which the cars pass for a dis- tance of nearly 3 miles, which we believe is unique in rail- roading, even in this country, where the Iron Horse finds his way to some astonishing places. The sand here is of a light bluish shade and so hard that carriages are easily driven over its entire length, while the ocean panorama is sublime — with Nahant in full view and steamers and sailing crafts constantly passing; nothing can surpass the pleasure of this trip during a hot and sultry day, as good hotels are in adundance,_ and one can here obtain fish of all kinds fresh from their native element. Who has not heard of the Revere Beach fish dinners which are said to rival the heretofore considered inimitable feasts of the great Billingsgate market in London, or of a White Baite party at Greenwich on Thames? The clam bakes will rival those of Oakland Beach, in Rhode Island, while the surf bathing at Revere Beach possesses all the advan- tages of Long Branch, without its treacherous undertow, and of Newport without the long, hot and dusty ride, which is here obviated by the advantages of this route. It is proposed by the Directors of this Corporation to il- luminate Revere Beach evenings during^ the summer months, and run trains to and from this city as often as practicable, in order to a,ccommodate those desirous of Indulging in a surf bath and who are unable to do so dur- ing the day. It is also proposed to issue coupon tickets at a nominal rate in connection with the Metropolitan road, entitling the holder to a passage to and from any part of the city to the beach and return. 21 on, crossing Hanover street, until we come to the new Morse Block, six stories in height, built of free stone con- taining elegant spacious Ware rooms and Stores. As we pass we notice, prominent among others that of Learned, Hartley & Company, who have recently opened a rich stock of Carpets, Draperies, etc., next to wliich are the immense and magnificent furniture ware-rooms of F. Geldowsky ; the goods in this establishment are rich and elegant beyond description. Here also is the oiSce and sales room of F. B. Wentworth & Co., manufacturers of the justly celebrated " Star Carpet Linings." The sales of these goods have in- creased to such an extent, that they may be found in the stock of nearly all the large Carpet Houses of the country. A little further up, we turn to the left into Dock Square, in which we notice a quaint old building, built in 1 690. In this square stands FANEUIL HALL, which bears the proud title of " Cradle of American Liber- ty," and which has been too often described to need, from such a small work as the present, more than a cursory glance at the portraits of our forefathers and the great picture of Webster's reply to Hayne, upon Exhibition in the Hall and which is always open to the public. We cross ov^er to the Quincy Market, built in 1823 at an expense of nea];ly $ 200,000, it is 535 feet long, 50 feet wide, two stories high, and built of Quincy granite — the ground floor is used for a market and is well worth a visit, the upper story is devoted to the sale of agricultural implements. We now pass through Merchant's Row to State street, the Wall street of Boston, in which are located many of the leading Banks; passing the Merchant's Exchange on the left, in wliich are the offices of the Board of Trade. Here we notice boston's FIRST' STATE HOUSE, which stands at the head of this street, but which is now occupied as private offices. It was in this street, then King street, that the famous Boston massacre occured, March 5, 1770. We now keep on turning into Washington street upon the left. Immediately opposite the Old State House is the Sears Building, a glorious specimen of mod- ern architecture, being in imitation of the Venetian style. We continue up Washington to School street upon the cor- ner of which stands the famous "Old Corner Book Store," built during the reign of Queen Anne. It is one of the few remaining links which connects the present Boston 22 ENORllERa^TOOlJ T^^^^T^ ^*- BOSTON* f^ ^^Tf^^:^ Illustrations for Catalogues and Books, Views of Buildings, Machinery of all kinds, Portraits, Labels in plain or fancy colors. Seals, Cards, and every descrip- tion of Designing and Engraving executed in the best style, at short notice, and on reasonable terms. Personal attention to all orders by mail or express. 209 \ra.s]iinj?ton St., Room 39, BOSTON. SETH yV. FULLER, Slectrio An.n'u.n.oiators, ELECTRIC WATCH CLOCKS, EIjEOTE^TO BElI-jILiS, BURG-LAR ALARM TELEG-RAPH, . BATTERIES, BELLS, W^IRE, &C., PUT UP TO ORDER AND FOR SALE. 63 Devonsliire Street, SEND FOR CIRCULAR. BOSTOJV. When it is considered that the most important point of excellence in a piano-forte is its sustaining power to stand in tune, it will not be questioned that the durability of the Emekson Co.'s pianos show a gratifjdng evidence in this respect. 23 with the quaint old three-hilled settlement of pre-revolu- tionary days. This old building, on the corner of School and Wasliington streets, still stauncher than a majority of those of modern construction, was built in 1712, upon land originally belonging to Wm. Hutchinson, the hus- band of the famous Ann Hutchinson, of Colonial fame. The lot originally extended to the present City Hall Square, and was sold by the Hutchinson family in 1657 for the sum of seventy-five pounds. It has passed through the hands of many parties since those days, and is now owned by the Brimmer and Inches families. Alex. Williams is its occupant. While here we will take a look at the ven- erable edifice of the OLD SOUTH CHURCH, which is ripe with revolutionary incidents. Its walls have often resounded with the voices of eloquent orators, who have spoken words of comfort to our forefathers during the troubled moments of the last century, also exhortations of patriotism from distinguished citizens. The clang of horses hoofs and the ribaldry of the barrack room have found eclio in this venerable Temple, for it was used as a stable and barracks by the British troups; this is ever vivid to the memory, thanks to the inscription, upon a marble tablet placed in the tower : OLD SOUTH. CHURCH GATHERED 1669 FIRST HOUSE BUILT 1670 THIS HOUSE ERECTED 1729 DESECRATED BY BRITISH TROOPS 1775-6 We now continue up School street in which is situated the new CITY HALL, a magnificent modern structure, very closely resem- bling the new buildings erected in Paris by Napoleon III, in fact the pavilion and dome are an exact copy of the new portion of the Palace of the Louvre. This building is in every respect the most perfect in symmetry of any edi- fice in the city. The interior arrangements are splendidly combined and tastefully decorated, with the exception of 24 PAGE & BAILEY, Mannfactiirers of 45 WEST ST., BOSTON. Our Specialties are made every morning. Men Hatnal Life Ids. Co. Directors' Office No. 153 Tremont Street, BOSTON. GROSS ASSETS, - $10,000,000. ANNUAL INCOME, - - 2,500,000. SURPLUS (MASS. STANDARD), 1,400,000. HENRY S. WASHBURN, President. DANIEL SHARP, Vice President. WHITING H. HOLLISTER, Secretary. DAVID L. GALLUP, Actuary. JOHN C. SHARP, Medical Examiner. 25 the Hall of the Board of aldermen, which is singularly plain. The Mayor's office is a spacious, well furnished apartment, such as the Chief Magistrate of the city should have. A quaint sketch on one of the walls represents Bos- ton in 1800. Also portraits of all the Mayors of the city. On one of the walls is a portrait of Washington magnifi- cently wrought in silk, presented to the city by the city of Lyons, France. In a heavy gilt frame over the Mayor's desk, is a set of elegantly engrossed resolutions of sympathy and condo- lence from the City of Boston, England, to its namesake in America, upon the occasion of the death of the lamented President Lincoln. The Mayor's private office, leading out of the public of- fice, is a small, but elaborately furnished room. Among other pictures is the testimonial presented to Mayor Cobb by the Washington Light Infantry as a token of regard and gratitude for the hearty^ reception they met with from the people of Boston, during their visit here, to the Cen- tennial celebrations at Bunker Hill, June 17th, 1875. A convenience rarely furnished in public buildings is a spa- cious elevator, which could with propriety be introduced into all of them. A bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin stands in the grounds in front of the Hall. We keep up the street until we come to the Parker House, the most popu- lar hotel in Boston, conducted upon the European plan, and a resort of the business men from all sections of the coun- try. Its restaurant is first class in every respect, while there is no luxury in the market but that can be obtained here. Opposite and on the left hand corner of School and Tiemont Sts., stands the old building owned and occupied by one of our most respected citizens Mr. W. H. Burnham of antiquarian fame, or as the old sign explains in the quaint style of the last century : "YE ANTIQVE BOOKE STORE." Upon the ground floor on School Street is his Antiqua- rian Book Store, where a collection of relics in this line, and dating back many liundred of years may be seen. Mr. Parker has been very desirous of purchasing this corner estate, to enable him to enlarge the Parker House, but al- though he has offered fabulous sums for it, it cannot be purchased, as Mr. Burnham was born in this house, having occupied it for more than eighty years, claims the right to die in it, consequently, during his life it must remain as it is. Upon the opposite corner looking like a grim sen- 26 REVERE HOUSE, Bowdoin Square, - - - - BOSTON. A new and improved Passenger Elevator, with other im- provements, renders the Revere House one of the most perfect Hotels in the world. TREMONT HOUSE, Cor. Tremont and Beacon Sts. The old " Tremont," conceded to be the most eligibly lo- cated of any hotel in Boston, is in perfect appointment and offers unsurpassed accommodation to the travelling public. The above Hotels are under one management, CHAPIN, GURNET & CO., Proprietors. 27 tinel is the ancient and time honored " King's Chapel" built in 1654, occupied in 1689, and enlarged in 1710; but in the middle of the century having fallen to decay it was decid- ed to rebuild it with stone, which was accordingly done, and it was occupied for Divine Service in 1754. Fortunate- ly it was unharmed while the British occupied the town. This edifice contains relics which cannot fail to be of ab- sorbing interest to historical students and antiquarians, as well as attractive to the general public, consisting of church furniture, brought over in the " Mayflower." Connected with this Church is a cemetery, the first one established in Boston, and upon the Stones there are many quaint and curious epitaphs. In one of the tombs reposes the ashes of the Winthrops who were the Governors of Massachusetts, as also those of the most celebrated men of our early days. A great effort has been made of late for the removal of this time honored edifice, for the purpose of widening School Street, upon a line with the City Hall. This would necessitate the removal of the entire building, also a large part of the cemetery. Naturally the society has opposed it all in their power, but progress has doom- ed it to destruction as the rising generation in their greed for wealth are pressing for its removal, and ere long it will be obliged to yield. Opposite, on the North west corner of Beacon and Tre- mont is the Pavilion Hotel, a family house. On the South east corner is the well known and popular Tremont House, a twin house to the REVERE,(see page26.) and kept by the same proprietor. Following up Beacon Street, we come to " Pilgrim Hall" on the right, a gem of a hall, taste- fully decorated and used for concerts, lectures, etc. Still further up on the left near to Park Street is the Boston Atheneum, the scientific library of the American Acade- my of arts and sciences. Picture Gallery etc. After a vis- it to this building, we keep on up Beacon street until we come to the State House, there concluding route No. 2. In the foregoing route, we have visited a number of the land-marks of olden times; in the following walk, we shall make a tour of the burnt district, examining the re- sults of modern architecture. BROOICS, eAPICROFT'& CO., ^ .i^ C3- S For Tourists, Jewelry, Druggists & Photograph Boxes, JS'o. SI Hawley Street, BOSTOJf. 28 GOLD MEDAL PIANOS to LET. Pianos sold on Instalments. Pianos of every style, of the best qualities and lowest prices, Warranted. Send for circular. A. M. MoPHAIL & CO., 579 Washington St., Boston. Insurance Agency, 7 lEi^OiLBJSXgO Fl0.C@, ^^M# 178 GToj^eRp^^^T. Offices, 302 Washington St. Every description of ,Wood Engraving executed in the best manner. Orders left at either of the above offices will receive prompt attention. The Old New England House. Corner of Clinton and Blackstone Sts., BOSTON. Eooms with or without Meals by the Day or Week. There is an Oyster, Lunch and Ale Room connected with the House. Also a good Laundry and Bath Rooms. Tickets for Meals at Reasonable Prices. C. A. BAILEY, Fonnerly of Wilde's Hotel, Clerk. J. T. WILSON, Formerly of Brighton Hotel. 29 Route No. 3. For this walk we take the City Hall, as a base of operations, going through City Hall Avenue at the side of the Hall, into Court Square, in which stands the United , States Court House; in this square are lo- cated also most of the express offices. We pass through on the right to Court Street, on the opposite side we notice the building of the Boston Daily Advertiser, one of the oldest daily papers in Boston. We con- tinue up Court street, on the right passing the Adams Express Company's offices; turning to the left into Tremont street, a shorf distance up is the Boston Muse- um, opened in 1841 as the " Boston Mu- seum and Gallery of Fine Arts," which combines Museum, Gallery, and Theatre, and is a great resort for children. The stock company is very good, including William Warren, one of the best comedians, in the world. He has been identified with the Museum since the second season. This building is easily distinguished at night, by three rows of gas lights extending the entire length ©f the exterior on Tremont street. Adjoining the Museum is the new and substantial building of the "Probate Court," this edifice is thoroughly fire-proof and contains all of the valuable Court Archives. We retrace our steps, crossing ScoUay square down Cornhill, where are located most of the antiquarian book stores and publishing houses ; we cross Washington street, going through Exchange street to State street, which we follow until we reach the custom house, finished in 1849. It is of Doric architecture and in the form of a Greek cross, ornamented with granite columns, weigh- ing over forty tons each. It is claimed that this building is entirely fire-proof, and well may it be, when we consider that even the roof is made of granite, a rare tiling nowa- days. Some idea of the enormous amount of business done within these walls may be formed when we know that the imports and exports for the Port of Boston, for 1875, were Imports, $ 47,105,183. Exports, $ 33,886,49-5. We now turn into Commercial street to the left ; cross- 30 mete.opolita.it hotel. 1162 to 1168 Wash- ington St., Boston. On the American and European plan. "JT^ Transient, $ 2 50 per ' ;^7^^ day. M. J. BROCKWAY, J Proprietor. Metropolitan Horse || Cars pass the House 9 up and down town, to and from all the Rail- way Depots. )i^SMMm^M.^m^mr^M^ m oij mmn fL:^^^CORNER FfiANKUN ^ WASHINGTON STS.^^^t^ Boston, Mass. ^ + + + + + + + + On the European Plan. 84 & 86 PEIEND ST., Junct. New Washington, JV'ear Hanover Street, BOSTOJf. MOSES PEARSON, G. H. TIEBETTS, H. G. MA.COMBER. 31 ing this street, is the new Atlantic avenue on the water side of the city ; this is the broadest avenue in the busi- ness portion of the city. Tlie many advantages of such a thoroughfare in this part of the city, are self evident, for all of the principal wharfs are here situated. We now turn back into India Street, which contains many of the large wholesale grocery concerns ; then into Central street, across Kilby into Exchange Place, formerly known as Jjindall street. This street was entirely destroyed by the late fire. It was not only re-built, but re-named. The present buildings are of elegant and substantial archi- tecture, and devoted almost wholly to the Insurance in- terest. Turning into Congress street on the left, crossing Post Office square, we get a good view of the new " Sim- mons Building," one of the finest of the modern buildings. In this square are also the new buildings of the New Eng- land Mutual Life Insurance Co., and of the New York Mutual Life Insurance Co., which are contiguous with each other, — the latter building being surmounted by a lofty marble tower over two hundred feet in height. Near the summit, encircled by a gilded balustrade, is a look-out, from which one of tlie most magnificent views of the sur- rounding country may be obtained, and from the flag-staff of which the "Stars and Stripes" proudly float. The prin- cipal Insurance offices are located in the adjacent streets in this vicinity. Turn next into Oliver street, which is occupied by hard- ware and metal firms, thence into High street to the fort hill district, in which we notice Dow's establishment for the manu- facture of Soda Water, Ginger Ale and the celebrated Green Mountain Beer. There are many establishments in this vicinity devoted to the shoe and leather interests. This entire district was once a high hill covered with dwellings. The vast amount of ground piled up by nature was removed by man, before whose march of progress nature must inevitably bow. The earth which was taken away was utilized for the creation of Atlantic avenue and many other streets which have been raised. We next pass through Purchase street, wliere the author's father was born, and which in those days was one of the wealthy and aristocratic streets, but is now devoted entire- 32 E. HO WARD k CO., Manufacturers of STEM- WINDING- AND STEM-SETTING- nflG««« ^ 1 1 4 Tremont, BOSTON. UmCGSj 5 552 Broadway, NEW YORK. WriLIAM A. BEATTIE, No. 8 EXCHANGE PLACE, BOSTON. CITY FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK. Organized 1833. Cash Assets, - - - $500,000. BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO. OF TORONTO, CA. Established 1833. Capital _ . - - $400,000, Gold. Insurance effected to any amount in the Best Companies. 33 ly to business pursuits. Continue through this street, crossing Pearl, Congress and Federal streets, which are almost entirely devoted to the boot and shoe and wool in- terests. Pearl Street, before the fire of 1872, was the larg- est boot and shoe market on the globe ; a considerable part of the trade is now returning to this vicinity. The wool trade also claims Boston as the largest American mart. This portion of the city is the wholesale quarter for nearly all of the branches of industry. A little further up is Sum- mer Street, in which most of the wholesale dry goods and clothing establishments are located. Still farther, at the corner of Kingston Street, is the place where the Great Fire of 187*2 commenced ; next we pass into Devonshire Street, and to Winthrop Square, which is surrounded by stately structures, the''Beebe Block " being among the most prominent; at the corner of Franklin Street is an ele- gant structure called the " Franklin Building." We now go up towards Washington street, passing through Devon- shire, crossing Milk St., from which point, looking up the street, may be seen the new offices of the "Boston Post " upon which spot stood the old house erected towards the close of the XVIIth century, where Benjamin Frank- lin was born, January 17, 1706. A bronze gilt bust of that immortal genius placed over the lower windows denotes the fact. We are now on Devonshire Street at the " Rialto," a mag- nificent edifice devoted to business purposes belonging to the Simmons estate. This building should have been placed in a large square surrounded by grounds, whereas at pres- ent, enclosed on all sides by high buildings, its fine archi- tecture cannot be seen to advantage. Across the street is the NEW post office, which is a very fine building, designed by Mullett, while supervising architect of the Treasury Department, also the architect of the New York Post Office, which is externally the finest Post-Office building in the world. A broad granite staircase leads to the upper stories, where, upon the third floor is situated the magnificent Hall of the Sub- Treasury. This Hall is very high, in the centre of the edifice and is superbly decorated, a great quantity of gold having been used. Eight large gilt chandeliers furnish light to the tasteful Hall. By a recent appropriation of Congress the ground in the rear of the Post Office, bounded by Water and Milk Streets 34 DENNISON & CO., MANUFACTUREKS, IMPORTERS AND AGENTS. B cnnison^g ^ourisfs^ ^aos. 1 doz., ready strung, in a neat packet, for 15 cents. LUGG-AG-E LABELS. TAGS FOR ALL PURPOSES; GUM LABELS, SEALS, JEWELERS' AND DRUGGISTS' PAPER BOXES, APOTHECARIES' PAPERS, MILLER'S SILVER WHITE and JEWELRY CLEANING CASKETS, CHAMOIS SKINS, "EXCELSIOR," "GLOBE," AND ENGLISH TISSUE PAPERS, &C. DENITISON A CO., 19 Milk Street, - - - BOSTON. Offices also 198 Broadway, New York ; 632 Chestnut St., Philadelphia; 150 Clark St., Chicago; 169 Vine St., Cincinnati; 110 Pine St., St. Louis. 35 and Post Office Square, has been purchased and work com- menced on the enlargement of the building. The front on the square is to be occupied by the United States Court ; which is to be very ornamental, a tower at each extremity'' with one high one in the centre. When this building is completed it will render the square the finest in the coun- try, as every building upon it will be stately and superb specimens of architecture. We now turn to the left and notice on the South East corner one of the most costly and elegant buildings in the new district, erected by the NEW YORK EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. This structure is nine stories in height and built of Quincy granite. A novel feature adopted is that of a restaurant upon the seventh story, being first class in every respect. Guests can sit at the windows during a meal and enjoy a magnificent prospect of the entire harbor. Three elevators are constantly moving up and down to accommodate visit- ors. The basement part of the building is occupied by the Safe Deposit Company. We now turn up to Washing- ton Street, thence to School Street and back to the City Hall, concluding our third walk, during which we have gone over the most interesting part of what will forever after be known as " the burnt district." S Q TJ Z T ii 5 I. S DINING ROOMS, E. Cor. Milk & Devonshire Sts. The view from these rooms of the City, Harbor and surrounding country, is un- surpassed. Elegant furnished rooms for private parties. Elevators constantly running. THE LINDALL DINING AND LUNCH ROOMS, Nos. 9&11 EICCHANGE PLACE. THOMAS H. SMITH, ?^ • , R^o+,-,n Moee GUY C. UNDERWOOD, F'^P"^'""'- DOStOH, IVIaSS. 36 JOHNSON & DYER, Transcript Building, 9 Milk St., BOSTON, IliiMi Prices given for Sketches and Photographs. JOHN MULLIKEN & CO. Manufacturers of and dealers in OILS FOR ALL CLASSES OF MACHINERY. ALL GRADES PURE NATIVE OILS, FILTERED, ENGINE, SPINDLE LARD, TALLOW, SPERM, WHALE, PARAFFINE, WOOL, CURRIERS' OILS, &c. 32 Charlestown St., 0pp. Boston and Maine Depot, BOSTOIT- 37 Route No. 4. We start once more from the City Hall, gomg up School Street, passing the Par- ker House entering Tremont Street upon the left. A few doors up is the favorite shop- ing resort lor ladies, Butlek's immense Bazaar. Next we come to Tremont Tem- ple, where Divine Services are held on Sunda3% and conc(;rts and lectures on other days. Near by is the "Horticultural Hall " and the" Studio Building," which is oc- cupied principally by Artists, Architects etc. Opposite is THE GRANARY BURYING GROUND, founded in the XVIIth century. In this cemetery are many tombs of the illustri- ous heroes who emancipated their coun- try; among whom are Colonial and State Governors, two of the signers of the Dec- laration of Independence, Paul Revere, whose gallant action at Lexington is forever present in our memories, Peter Faneuil, the immortal John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Benjamm Franklin and many others. Contiguous to this Cemetery is the Park Stkeet Church, one of the principal churches of the Trinitarian Congre- gational denomination. We are now in the vicinity of the ladies' shopping dis- trict where are located the dry goods, jewelry and fancy goods establishments; proceeding up Tremont street we pass the new and elegant Piano Warehouse of Chickering & Sons and Sargent's Carriage Repository. Next is Tem- ple Place, upon the corner of which stands Saint Paul's Episcopal church and the United States Court House, continuing on, just before coming to Boylston street, we pass the Evans House, which is a first class ftimily Hotel. We are nov/ at the corner of Boylston street, which is oc- cupied by the Hotel Boylston one of the most elegant apartment hotels in the city and the property of the Hon. Charles Francis Adams ; on the south west corner is the " Hotel Pelham," the pioneer in Boston of the French apartment system. The next building but one passing down Boylston street is the Public Library of the city of Boston. We continue up Tremont Street passing the Creighton HOME SAVINGS BANK, Masonic Tempi©, Boston, Corner of Tremont and Boylston streets. Dividends declared in April and October of each year. DEPOSITS made on the first day of the month draw interest from that time. Deposits made after the first day of any month draw interest from the first day of the following month. DIVIDENDS paid in October and Aprils on money which has been in the Bank one month or more previous to dividend days. No interest paid on money drawjt out between dividend days. 4®='Money, Checks and Drafts Received by Mail or Express placed on Deposit and Books Returned. Interest Compounded semi-annually on deposits, until principal and interest amounts to $1600.00 39 House, on the right; a few doors farther on the left, on the corner of Eliot Street is the " Young Men's Christian Association" next to which is the Winthrop Public School. We continue up Tremont to Berkeley Street, on the corner of which stands the new Odd Fellows Hall, a very fine building well worth a visit. The basement is occupied by spacious stores and ware-rooms. A little far- ther upon the riglit is " Smith's Amekican Okgan Fac- TORY,"a firm which enjoys an enviable reputation all over the world. We continue up Tremont Street to Chester Square passing between Concord and Worcester Streets, the Methodist Church, considered the finest edifice, belong- ing to the denomination, in the city. We pass through Chester Square to and across Shawmut avenue, through Chester Park to AVashington Street ; cross the street and turn down to the left until we come to Worcester Square, on the corner of which is the Central Club, an entirely social Organization, occupying sumptuous quarters. This building is now one of the handsomest brown stone houses in the vicinity. We go through Worcester Square into Harrison Avenue. The ornamental buildings before us are the City Hospital; commenced in 1861 it was fin- ished and occupied in 1864. It consists of four separate buildings, connected with the Central pavilion by corri- dors. The Central Pavilion is surmounted by a very grace- ful dome; in fact the whole eft'ect of the edifice is quite imposing. A few steps down Concord Street is THE HOMCEOPATHIC COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, a very handsome modern building, Reti-acing our steps to Harrison Avenue on the corner of Avhich is the Church of the Immaculate Conception, constructed of granite, in the style of the Pantheon at Athens, without the exter- nal columns. The interior of this church resembles more closely some of the European churches than any other in Boston. The choir here is considered one of if not the very best in the city. On the same grounds is the Boston College, where the standard of education is higher than in Protestant Colleges. On the opposite side of the Ave- nue is the Charitable Institution. The building is of red brick, trimmed with light colored stone, is a com- modious well managed institute — the southern wing was partly destroyed by tire one Sunday afternoon early in March, of the present year ; and while none of the inmates were injured, unhappily two fireman were not as fortu- 40 POST OFFICE SQUAEE — COR IN FIRE & BURGLAR-PROOF VAULTS. LARGE AND LIGHT OFFICES MILK AND CONGKESS STS. For the Examination of Papers. SECURITIES, JEWELRY, PLATE, WORKS OF ART, And other Valuables received /or Safe-keeping. BY SPECIAL ACT This Company is authorized to receive Moneys and Prop- erty in TRUST or on Deposit from the Courts and from Executors, Administrators, Assignees, Guard- ians, Trustees, Corporations and Individuals. INTEREST ALLOWED ON MONEY DEPOSITS. ©FFICERiS. President — Francis M. Johnson. Frederic W. Lincoln, Vice Presidents, Thomas Talbot. Samuel C. Cobb, Directors — Charles F. Adams, Jr., George W. Bond, Natlianiel J. Bradlee, Benjamin F. Bi'ooks, John Cnmmings, Oliver Ditson, Richard S. Fay. James Longley, William Mixter, John Felt Osgood. Royal M. Pulsifer, William E. Putnam, M. Denman Ross, P]leazer C. Sherman, David N. Skillings, Benjamin F. Stevens, John II. Thorndike. Manager of Safe Deposit Department. Treasurer. EDWARD P. BOND. FRANK C. MILES. 41 nate. Coutinuing along until we reach West Newton Street, up which we turn passing the New St. James Ho- tel, the finest up town hotel occupied mostly by families, first class in every respect and very pleasantly located, its entire front facing upon Franklin Square, upon the east side of Washington Street, while upon the west side is Blackstone Square, we go through Franklin Square to Washington Street, ' going down which we soon come to the New Cathedral of the Holt Cross. A few doors before reaching Dover Street is the Metropolitan Hotel ; on the corner of the street is the William's Market, opposite which is the Miller House, a small hotel, res- taurant and oyster rooms. Continuing down Washington to Cobb Street we go up to the corner of Shawmut av- enue and visit the New German Catholic Church, a very fine edifice, built of the same class of material as the Cathedral. It has a tower surmounted by a high spire. Retracing our steps to Washington Street we pass the BOSTON female ASYLUM. organized in 1800, present building erected in 1844. We continue down the street passing the Continental Clothing House, which, though not the oldest, is yet one of the most extensive clothing houses in the city. Not far from here, we notice, the model grocery of Cobb, Bates and Yerxa; this establishment bears the same relationship to Boston, that the famed Potin et Chabot do to fastidious Paris; having several extensive branches throughout the city Messrs. Cobb's sales are naturally very large, which enables them to carry out the principle of " quick sales and small profits. Continuing down the street we notice the houses of the following prominent business firms which deserve a passing notice, as follows. On the right corner Beach street, Yose & Son's Piano Ware-rooms, on tlie other corner Fenno's Boys' clothing establishment; crossing we visit the Boylston Museum of curiosities. A few doors farther down is the Boylston Market, an old land mark, erected in 1809 ; immediately oposite is the spot where the famous " Liberty Tree " stood which was cut down by the British Soldiers on the 3d of August, 1775, which is commemorated by a large brown' stone slab set into the exterior wall of the building bearing the repre- sentation of the "tree" as it looked, with the following- inscription. 42 MESSRS. ROBERTS BROS'. BY THE AUTHOR OF ''LITTLE WOMEN:' JS^Miss AlcoWs new book contains " a love siory,^^ written with special refer- ence to the " Centennial." And other stories by LousiA M. Alcott. Contains Silver Pitchers, Trans- cendental Wild Oats, My Rococo Watch, Letty's Tramp, Anna's Whim, The Romance of a Summer Day, By The River, Scarlet Stockings, and INDE- PENDENCE : A Centennial Love Story. One handsome 16mo. volume, cloth, gilt and black lettered. Price $ 1.25. "Susan Coolidge's" New ISaok. FOB SUMMER AFTERKOOKS, By Susan CooLiDGE. Price $1.25. Contains Lota's Missionary Field, Under the Sea, Martin, Bayberry Brook, The Gibraltars, Blue Beard, An Easter Egg, Edson's Mother, One May Day, An Idyl of Camp-Meeting, Meta's Wedding, An Aloe Blossom, Polly's Pies. FOR CENTENNIAL DATS. Sketches of our Country, its People and their Ways. One Hundred Years Ago. ByJEDWARD Abbott. Square l6mo., cloth, gilt. Price $1.00. By the same Author, A PARAGRAPH HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, With Maps and Illustrations. Price 50 cents. A PARAGRAPH HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Price 50 ccssts. F. C. BURNAND'S NEW BOOK. TO BUDDLECOMBE AND BACK. By F. C. BuRNAND, with Illustrations. Price 50 cents. A very funny vacation story book by the Author of the always popular "Happy Thoughts." THE MOUNTAINS. A Collection of Poems. Square, 16 mo., cloth, red edges Price $1.25. A companion volume to the very popular " Sea and Shore " poems. f^EAR'S NOIVSENSE SONGS, STORIES, BOTANY ANJ>, ALPHABETS. With 150 Humorous Illustrations. Square 12 mo. cloth. Price $1.50. Sold by all Booksellers. Mailed, post paid by the Publishers, BOBERTS BROS., Boston. 43 LIBERTY 1765. LAW O K D E K. SONS OF LIBEKTY, 1776. INDEPENDENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY, 1776, This building is occupied by The Eagle Clothing House, anotiier yast establishment of ready made cloth- ing and furnishing goods. In this building up one flight, in the rear, is a Museum of ancient pictures and engravings, many of them very rare. This collection which is of great artistic merit is open to exhibition, daily, free. Again resuming our walk down Washington street, we pass, on the right, the new " Globe Thea.tre " and " Emi- grant Savings Bank Building " one of the most elabor- ately fitted up banking institutions of the city ; on the left is the new "Hotel Belmont" near to which are the world-famed Piano ware-rooms of the Emerson Company, whose upright and square pianos are considered the chef- d^ceuvres of American manufacture. A little ftirther on we come to the elegant new building of the Mercantile Savings Institution; in the next building are the extensive Piano ware-rooms of A. M. McPhail & Co. A few doors from which is Sage's Trunk Emporium. In this block is the Adams House, near to which is the Melodeon Billiard Hall, up one flight ; also the Boston Theatre, the largest and leading theatre in the city. Opposite, a little farther down, are the Piano Ware-rooms of Hallett, Davis & Co. Continuing on passing the following estab- lishments; Crosby & Foss, Jewelry; Philipps, Shuman & Co., clothiers; on the other side of the street is the Music Store of Oliver Ditson & Co., the most extensive in the United States. In this district most of the large re- tail dry goods establishments are located — those of Jor- dan Marsh & Co., and others. AVe will now go up Winter St., as far as Winter Place, a short distance up on the right, where is situated the Bos- ton Music Hall, one of the finest public halls in the world. The principal attraction and chief ornament of this hall, is the great organ which was set up and inaug- urated on the 2nd of November 1863, in the presence of an immense audience. It is the most perfect organ in the country, its total cost with case, amounting to $ 60,000, Upon leaving the hall and near the entrance, we are attract- ed by the fine display of crockery and glass ware in the es- 44 CHURCH ORGANS. As in everything else, whether commonplace or assthetic, diiiVrent conditions and requirements have made organ building and organ selling in America differ very greatly from the same vocations in Europe. We have here no powerful hierarchy to exact from an -indignant population means wherewith to erect magnificent churches or endow them with costly appurtenances. The American organ builder, as well as his compatriots in kindred occupations, must learn to meet the requirements of the time, and fur- nish instruments which, while sufficiently perfect and pow- erful for fastidious ears, are not so costly as to impoverish those who buy. A great step towards the realization of this aim has been made by a well known performer and builder of this city, in the invention of his wonderful choral organs. This gentleman, Mr. Geo. H. Ryder, who belongs to a family which has acquired great reputation in musical circles, — his elder brother having been for many years organist at Tremont Temple, this city, and he himself playing in one of our leading churches — and who has built, at his spacious f^ictory on Tremont street, some of the most celebrated in- struments in the country. — has, within a few years, per- fected his plans for a cheap yet powerful and sweet-toned organ, expessly adapted to the needs of ordinary congrega- tions, and a large number of which he has already con- structed to order, with entirely satisfactory results. This instrument, says the Boston Daily Globe, " combines power, and utility and variety .... in the least possible space, at the least expense." Mr. Ryder — who is head of the pres- ent firm of Geo. H. Ryder & Co., — is in every way a prac- tical and reliable mechanic as well as musician, and his business has been steadily increasing for years. 45 tablishment of Messrs. Clark, Adams & Clark, and an hour cannot be passed more pleasantlj'^ than in viewing these elegant goods, fresh importations being constantly addt^d from the best ateliers of Europe, including richly decorat- ed tea services, miniature toys etc. It would be useless to attempt a description of these wares, but we can assure the reader that every attention will be shown him in in- specting these goods, whether it is his object to purchase or not. We continue down Winter across Washington to Summer St., a short distance down on the left is another spacious Crockery and Glass Ware establishment that of Messrs. D. B. Stedman & Co., here can also be seen tables loaded with goods of the richest description, such as deli- cate cups, crystals and dishes mounted in silver for fruits and flowers Floral Vases, Antique lamps. A perfect museum of the choicest products of Sevres porcelain, the Crystals of Baccarat, Elegant Epergnes, etc., etc. Those wishing to purchase for house keeping, or for presents, can here find ample opportunity, while those who do not desire to purchase, but merely to gratify the eye, should not overlook a visit to these vast depositories of the ceramic art. We will now introduce the stranger, not to a museum of Antiquites, or a gallery of fine arts, but to an exhibition at No. 18, this street, to which we take particular pride in calling the attention of our countrymen, as illustrating the rapid stride which our industries have made. The arti- cle we would allude to is that of American Sewing Silk AND Twist, from the looms of the Nonotuck Silk Co., as their products are now acknowledged to be the best in the world, while they are everywhere to be found where American Sewing Machines have been introduced. We return to Washington St., and continue our tour passing the immense clothing establishment of Macullar, Williams & Parker, occupying a new and elegant white marble building; this house is the largest of its kind in the country, and a visit to its systematically arranged work- shops is of great interest. But what attracts such a crowd to the corner of Bromfield and Washington streets? The celebrity photographs exhibited in the windows and for sale there. The Local Stereoscopic views, Magazines, New Books, Fashion Plates, etc. The circulating Library, on the plan of " Mudies," in London, from which any resident of Boston and the surrounding towns can read any Ameri- can book and magazine, while it is fresh, the leading Lon- don issues as they appear, with some 5,000 volumes of the choicest English fiction published in London. 46 THE REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY. Office, 146 Tremont St. While all other sewing machines have been decreasing in sale for past three years, the Remington has increased eighty, ninety and fifty per cent respectively in those years. It is only four years since this machine was placed be- fore the public, and to-day it stands third on the list in point of sales, and^rs^ as regards proportionate increase. Truly an unprecedented career — in four years to have distanced all its competitors excepting two. The two companies which yet make larger sales, besides making a large portion of these out of the United States, have had the immense advantage of 28 years' start in the business. This company includes George Thornton, Esq., of Bos- ton, as president; Z. Williams, Esq., of Providence, as vice-president; James Hooper, Esq., of Ilion, N. Y., here- tofore general manager for the Remingtons, as secretary and general manager; and A. F. Nason, Esq., of Boston, as treasurer. The board of directors includes those gen- tlemen and also George G. Frost, Esq., of Boston, for two years past manager of the New England branch office. These gentlemen are by natural ability and wide experi- ence eminently qualified for their respective jDositions. N. A. MOSES & CO., A large assortment of goods made on the MC COMBER LAST, in Stock. G-oods made to measure at short notice, 412 Washington St., 5th Store JSCorth of Su-mmer Street. 47 We enter, and whilst examining the latest works, our attention is called to the elegantly illustrated covers of a new publication entitled "Paris at Night," which is cer- tainly the most unique work ever written upon the gay capital, and we can even affirm that this book is unpar- alleled in its vivid, realistic and startling portrayals of the passions which sway Parisian life. Its researches have been most minute and profound and like the scalpel of the an- atomical student, it lays bare the most hidden nooks and the wiles and traps of that class whose device is "If flies will dash into webs, why then! spiders must eat them." Upon the same street are the newspaper offices of the Evening Transcript," the first evening paper established in Boston. This building, on the corner of Milk street, is one of the most imposing newspaper offices in the city. Turning up School street we end the tour at City Hall. -0- CHURCHES. BAPTIST. Bowdoin Square Church, Bowdoin Square, Clarendon Street Church, Clarendon St., corner Montgomery St. First Church, 12 Somerset Street. Harvard Street Church, Harrison Avenue, corner Harvard St. Independent Baptist Church, Joy Street. Shawmut Avenue Church, Shavvmut Avenue, corner Rutland St. Union Temple Church, Tremont Temple. CONGREGATIONAL. Twenty-Eighth Congregational Society, Berkeley St., corner Appleton St. CONGREGATIOXAL TRINITARIAN, Berkeley Street Church, Berkeley Street, corner Warren Avenue. Central Church, Newbury Street, corner Berkeley. Mt. Vernon Church, Ashburton Place. New Old South Church, Dartmouth, corner Boylston, Park Street Church, Tremont, corner Park Street, Shawmut Church, Tremont, corner Brookline Street. CONGREGATIONAL UNITARIAN. Arlington Street Church, Arlington Street. Bratile Street Church, Commonwealth Avenue, corner Clarendon St. Church of the Disciples, West Brookline Street, Church of the Unity, 91 W. Newton Street. First Church, Marlboro, corner Berkeley Street. King's Chapel, Tremont, corner School Street. Bulfinch Place Chapel, Bulfinch Street. INDEPENDENT. New England Independent Congregational Church, Music Hall, Church of Christ, 8 Shawmut Street. LUTHERAN, Evang. Luth. Trin, Church, Shawmut Avenue, corner Waltham St, First Scan, Evang, Lutheran, Parmenter Street, Trinity Church, Parker Street, near Tremont St, METHODIST. Bethel Church, Anderson Street. German Methodist, 777 Shawmut Avenue. 48 METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Bethel Church, North Sqiiare. Second Methodist Episcojial Church, Bromfield Street. Third Methodist Episcopal Church, Church Street. Tremont Street M E. Church, Treniont St. corner West Concord St. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Emanuel Church, Newbury Street, Christ Church, Salem Street. Church of the Advent, Bowdoin Street. Church of the Messiah, Florence Street, St. Mark's, West Newton Street. St. John's Church, 1262 Tremont Street. Trinity Church, Services at the Institute of Technology. PRESBYTERIAN. Beach Street Presbyterian Society, at Harvard Street Church. First Presbyterian Chi^rch, Harvard, corner Harrison Avenue. First United Presbyterian, Berkeley, corner Chandler. First Reformed Presbyterian, Ferdinand, corner Isabella. REFORM CHURCH. German Reform Church, 8 Shawmut Avenue. ROMAM CATHOLIC. Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Washington, corner Maiden Street. Church of the Holy Trinity, Suffolk Street. Cliurch of the Immaculate Conception, Harrison Avenue. Church of the Sacred Heart, Moore, corner Bennington Avenue. St. Patrick's, Dudley Street. St. Stephen's, Hanover Street. St. Augustine, Dorchester Street. St. John the Baptist, for Italians and Portuguese, North Bennet Street. SWEDENBORGIAN. First New Jerusalem Church, Bowdoin Street. Second New Jerusalem Church, St. James, corner Regeijt. UNIVERSALIS!. Central Square Universalist, Central Square. First Universalist, Guild Row. corner Dudley St. Second Universalist, Columbus Avenue, corner Clai-endon Street. For the fatigued tourist, and ladies of this metropolis, overcome after a shopping campaign, there is a retreat as delightful to the toiler over hot pavements, as an oasis in a desert, and this is the charming little bijou known as Fera's ICE CREAM PARLORS on Tremont St Here every tiling can be had from an Ice Cream, Cake, Pastry or Jelly, to the more elaborate tnenu for a grand dinner, or a wed- ding party. Wliile sitting at the tables enjoying the superb view of the common, one is reminded of a kaleidoscopic panorama — as the walks are crowded with the beauty and fashion of the city, while the cars of the metropolitan line ai"e constantly passing to and fro. This situation is particularly convenient for theatre goers, being in the immediate vicinity of all the theatres, concerts, lectures, etc., and after the performance his rooms are crowded with the elite of the metropolis. 49 Route IsTo. 5. "We will conclude these routes by going from ScoLLAY Square, the name being derived from an old landmark, known as Scollay's Building, which had to give way to the march of modern ideas; this unsightly pile fell unheeded and un- wept by antiquarians, and to the great joy of the general public ; but, as if in tender remembrance of this dismal old edifice, it was named Scollay Square, and to the stranger it is as bewildering as Brad- shaw's Guide. Court street runs into it in the most remarkable manner, and, for some distance, there appears to be but the right side of the street, which, like a misnomer, is called Tkemont Row ; con- tinuing shortly, and the right side has also disappeared. After this divorce, there seems to have been a reconciliation, and the street re-appears where no Court street exists, and continues until this extraordinary thoroughfare vanishes at last in Bowdoin Square. We will make our starting-point the Crawford House ; passing the Oriental Tea Company's store, with the sign of the " big tea-kettle," used by the proprietors as a medium for testing the guessing propensities for which New Englanders are proverbial, by offering prizes to the persons guessing nearest to the capacity of this kettle. Continue on until reaching the Hub Billiard Palace on the same side, these are the largest billiard halls in the city. Nearly opposite is another famous billiard saloon, called Le Palais Royal, decorated in sumptuous style, the draperies in one hall being all in Turkish red, while in another everything is blue. Near by, in Howard street, is the Howard Athenseum Theatre, devoted to variety per- formances. We will now turn back and go down Hanover street, one of the widest and busiest thoroughfares in the city. A short distance down on the left, is the Only $ 1 per doz. 12 Club Tickets for $ 10. 47 Hanover Street. ic Ca 20 Club Tickets for $ 15. BOSTOW. 50 AMERICAN HOUSE, the largest hotel in New England. It stands upon the site occupied by the house in which General Warren resided from 1773 to 1775. This popular house, under the able management of Messrs. Lewis Rice & Son, is deserving of its well-earned reputation and is finely located, being within easy distance of all the Eastern depots and steamers. We continue down this street, which in Paris would be called the 7'ue du Bon Marche, as the cheapest purchases can be made in this vicinity. Continue along as far as Union street, where a curiosity in the shape of a knife is on exhibition at the store, 84 Union street, belonging to C. Franklin Tracy, which, according to its owner's state- ment, belonged successively to Miles Standish, Massasoit, King Philip and Captain Winslow, and which was carried through Philip's war, the Revolution and the war of 1812. Its alleged history is as follows : It was made by Richard Harlakenden and presented to Captain Standish just before' the sailing of the Mayflower. It helped to make the cradle of Peregrine White, the child born on the Mayflower. It was presented by Standish to Samoset, the chief who was deputed to welcome the Englishmen. Samoset gave it to Massasoit, Massasoit gave it to Philip ; Captain Winslow, during Philip's war, took it from that monarch and offered to return it to Captain Standish, who bade him keep it, which he did. About 1830, it came into the possession of the Bates family. William Bates, Jr., carried it all tlu-ough the Revolution, including the skirmish on Bunker Hill, and a son of his, William Bates, 3d, carried it through* 51 the war of 1812. It is about eight inches in length and has a buck-horn handle. At tlie end of this street, one can take the boats of the Winnisimet Ferry for East Boston, formerly known as Noddle's Island. The wharves of the Cunard steamers are located here, also an immense Grain Elevator. There are also several large foundries, and ship-building yards, from which many of the largest and finest ships in the world have been launched. As there is nothing of further interest to be seen here, we re-cross the Ferry and take a horse-car, if desirable, and return to the hotel, — thus end- ing the five pedestrian tours. TO CHARLESTOWN. We will first visit Charlestown, or the Bunker Hill Dis- trict, as it is now oificially known ; which, however, diflers little from the city proper. Starting from ScoUay Square, we take a street car of the Lynn and Boston Railway, pass down Washington street to Haymarket Square, past the Boston and Maine Railway Station ; then down Charlestown street, and when at the corner of Causeway street, we look to the left and notice the towers of the Boston and Fitchburg Station, where, in the great hall over the Station, the famed Jenny Lind gave her memora- ble concerts, under the world-renowned Prince of Show- men, P. T. Barnum's management, in 1850, to the largest audiences ever assembled, until then, in Boston. In remodelling the Station, some years afterwards, the hall was destroyed. We now continue on, across Charles River bridge, from which a view is obtained of the United States Navy Yard, on the right, easily distinguished by the large ship houses, and the men-of-war lying at anchor, with a fe^ore peaceable mission, however, than those of His Maj- esty George, anchored upon the same spot in 1775. In a short time we arrive at the Navy Yard. From here, we go up to BUNKEK HILL MONUMENT. ^ Looking up at this mighty granite shaft, one cannot but be impressed with a certain strange feeling of national pride, satisfaction, gratitude, and awe, for the brave men who here laid the first stone in the foundation of our lib- erty. This feeling of patriotism is alike to alUit matters not to what section of our great country one may belong. 52 From the summit of the monument a rare sight may be obtained, — a panorama embracing, from the north, the towns of Everett, Chelsea, Revere, Maiden, Lynn, etc.; from the south, a bird's-eye view of Boston ; from the east the Harbor unfolds itself; from the west, Cambridge, Ar- lington, Watertown, and Belmont. On a clear day, one can distinctly discern Mount Kearsage and the White Mountains in New-Hampshire. In returning to the city, a walk will be found much more interesting, as it will enable one to pass the grim walls of the Massachusetts State Prison. Admittance can generally be obtained by application to the courteous warden. After re-crossing Charles River bridge, we turn to the left down Commercial street. Near Snowhill street, is the Old North or Copp's Hill Burying-Ground, established in 1660. It is the second oldest in the city, and, like others, contains the remains of many noted persons. We pass into Salem street, going through Hull street, past Christ Church, the oldest church edifice in the city ; thence through Salem street to Hanover street going up Court street, when we find ourselves back to our starting-point in Scollay Square. ZliSS?E^"0'^e^£T' Seldom can two persons be found who are equally pleased with the same placed We will leave the reader to choose from among the list of those specially refered so, the good management and excellent ctdszne of which we can unhesitatingly vouch for, yet, at the same time, we have no doubt but there are many eating houses which are fully as good as those we have named. The best way for the stranger to do will be to keep trying until he is satisfied. Equitable Dining Rooms — Advertisement upon page 35. <^ Lovejoy's Dining Rooms — Advertisement upon page 54. ^ Avon Cafe, F. G. Dayton, Proprietor, 19 and 23 Avon street. Very centrally situated, handsomely fitted rooms, food and attendance good, and prices moderate. Learned & Co.'s Dining Rooms, 413 Washington street. These gentlemen hold rank among the oldest and most popular Restaurant proprietors in the city. The strangei will here find politeness, good attendance, and food and cooking fully as good as at many other dining rooms where double the price Is charged. Mrs. Harrington's, School St. Well known and popular, and a favorite re- sort for ladies. J. K. Pike & Co., Mammoth Dining, 1^3 Eliot Street, Boston. Near to the Providence Station, Large and Newly fitted Dining Rooms, and prices to suit thetimes 53 BOSTON IN 1846. HISTORY. Having inspected the places of interest in the city proper, "we will, after a few remarks upon the history of the ground to be visited, lead the stranger to the environs, and afford to him an opportunity of verifying the truth of the passage in our preface, claiming first rank for tlie environs of Boston. When the town was first settled, it occupied a very re- stricted area of territory; but, as "ye Goode towne" grew, gradual encroachments were made upon the sea, and, at last, it became necessary to look inland, and the autonomy of the surrounding towns was one by one sacrificed. Dorchester was the first upon which violent hands were laid ; in 1804, by act of Legislature, a portion was taken to commence South Boston. In 1822, after having been a town for 192 years, Boston became a city. Thirty-three years afterwards, another addition was made by giving to it what was known as Washington Village. In 1863, Roxbury gave up its sove- reignty to its sister city of Boston. Roxbury, whose act of incorporation as a town is dated only a few days after that of Boston, was very much opposed to surrendering its fair name, acquired through the patriotism and devotion 54 of many distinguished heroes, whose deeds of daring and valor, whose love of coiintiy, respect for the Constitution, faith in the principles of the Revolution, and undying love for the Union in all the struggles of our country,— all of which had contributed towards engendering in every Rox- buryite a feeling of pride of his birth-place and unwilling- ness to part with it. Still increasing, by claiming tribute from its neighbors, the next accession was Dorchester itself, which had striven so strenuously, but so ineffectually, against absorption in 1804. Botli Boston and Dorchester were incorporated upon the same day, and finally became one and the same upon the 3d of January, 1870. Covetous eyes were next laid upon Brookline, Brighton, West Roxbury and Charlestown. The former refused to surrender ; the other three accepted the proffered boon and entered the Council in 1874. Brookline remains alien, but doubtless will soon sue for its predestinated place. We have endeavored to give the reader a rapid history of the city, by mentioning each place of interest as we came to them in our walks. This article we have devoted to the places constituting the environs of the city, and to the epochs when they were absorbed into a central unity ; and while, in reality, forming a part of the city itself, yet are destined to be its bulwarks. The environs of Boston offer, in almost every direction, promenades as agreeable as they are historically interest- ing. The city is, in a measure, surrounded by varied scenery of pleasant liills and picturesque valleys, gracefiil and charming residences, gardens designed with artistic effect, and kept up witli the attentive care of the Baronial estates in the old world. . S. LOVEJOY, No. 21 Court Street, BOSTOIST. Ladies' and Gentlemen's A few doors from Washington Street, SUBURBAN DRIVES. By means of a well arranged system of drives, we pro- pose to render the visitor entirely independent of the hack driver. By adopting the tom's we suggest, the sight-seer has but to order the driver upon one of our routes, any de- viation from which will be readily noticed. At present one has to rely entirely upon the hack driver, who is told that he must *' show the sights," which he does in a more or less complete manner, as a general thing in the following fashion : if hired by the hour, he will drive very slowly ; if by the course, he will drive as quickly as possible, not taking the trouble to go out of his way, if nec- essary to show som6 point of interest, for he is intent on getting through *' the job " as soon as possible. In neith- er case will he take the pains to explain as he goes along. It is true that to the holder of our guide, this will not be necessary, inasmuch as we have endeavored to draw the attention to, and explain every point of interest, the limi- ted space at our disposal in such a small book would allow of. If it is true that a dictionary without examples is a skeleton, it must be doubly so in the case of a guide book, without a regular system of comprehensive routes, both city and suburban. We have endeavored to present as nearly a perfect body as possible, how well we have suc- ceeded, must be left to the appreciation of the reader. To the accomplished whip, who prefers handling the ribbons himself, we would suggest the advantage of patronizing one of the first class livery stables, as they are entirely distinct from the general run and fully reliable in every particular. Their stock being equal in style, elegance and speed to any private establishment. HOWARD POCKET CIGAEETTE EOLLER, This little Machine is incomparable. Every smoker buys one at sight. It rolls a Cigarette and Twists the ends, with the greatest ease. Nickel plated $ i.oo, Gold plated $ 1,25. 56 DRIVE NO. 1. Beacon Street— Chestnut Hill Resee voir— Brook- line — RoxBURY — Milldam Racing. Having sojourned at the Brunswick which is one of the most select and fashionable of hotels, located in the aristocratic part of the city, we start out upon a nice drive. Leaving the hotel which is on Boylston Street and turning to the right into Dartmouth, drive as far as Beacon Street, now turn to the left down Beacon and drive its entire length. This street is about five miles long and terminates at the monumental arch, the gateway of the CHESTNUT HILL RESERVOIR, which is surrounded by a fine and very broad macada- mized boulevard. The grounds are very handsomely laid out, and this drive is one of the most charming out of Boston. Here in pleasant weather you will meet the fashionable world and gentry, in their gay equipages, en- joying the fine drives around the large and magnificent basins. The road which skirts the reservoir, at times runs close to the water, separated only by the green- sward and undulating pathway, then again it rises to a comparatively high altitude for this region, over small hills, affording one a view of the broad sheet of water which is so soon to pass into the heart of the city. Boston already admirably supplied with water, is soon to have another reservoir to be fed by the Sudbury River. Having driven around the boulevard and when near the exit, (if not wishing to return to town by way of Beacon Street) there is a road turning into which drive a short distance and take the first left hand street, where you will find your- self in an avenue which is both shady and romantic. Lined on either side by elegant residences, surrounded by state- ly grounds laid out in exquisite taste. This road takes one through Brookline and Roxbury into Tremont Street in Boston. Drive down Tremont Street as far as Chester Park on the left, through which we reach Columbus Ave- nue, thence as far as Dartmouth Street on the left, turn into Boylston Street and alight at the Brunswick, with a good appetite for the fine entertainment offered at this most excellent of hotels. Should there be any having courage enough and the vig- orous constitution necessary to brave a New England win- ter, the pleasures of the outdoor sports are such as will re- pay any who are fond of the exhilaration of a drive through 57 the frosty air, over the hard trodden sparkling snow, wrapped to the eyes in soft furs, dashing along behind a pair of high mettled steeds in a comfortable and graceful American sleigh, is certainly a sport in which we can chal- lenge the whole world, for onr roads are as good and our sleighs far superior to those of any civilized or uncivilized nation. On we fly to the milldam road, where such a scene presents itself as once seen in the hight of the sleigh- ing carnaval is never to be forgotten. This Milldam road branches out of Beacon Street on the right and extends to Brighton, where there are two spa- cious hotels, famed for their refreshments, mulled wine and mugs of flip. Between 3 and 5 o'clock in the after- noon there is a continuous stream of sleighs of all kinds and descriptions, sometimes three abreast coming up, and three abreast going down, with a space in the middle ; this mode of driving is also fiishionable in Europe, the space in the middle being reserved for royalty; while in our democratic country it is gallantly yielded to those gentle- men owning fast teams to race with one another. DRIVE NO. 2. Walnut Avenue — Forest Hells Cemetery — Jamaica Plain — Jamaica Pond — Elliott Square. We leave the St. James Hotel, and, driving up Washing- ton street to Boston Highlands, pass the Metropolitan Car Stables on the left; taking the second left-hand turning, beyond which is Warren street, A short distance brings one to a little Swedenborgian chapel on the right, and di- rectly opposite is a stone edifice, built upon the site where once stood the homestead and birth-place of General War- ren, the Revolutionary hero, from whom Warren street derives its name. Not far from the Warren House, we come to Walnut avenue, which is the first broad road branching to the right. This avenue is macadamized, and fine residences and country scenery line it on both sides. Here will be seen, on the left, the palatial residence of the late Horatio Harris, near to which is that of Mr. Williams, — two of Boston's merchant princes. About a mile from these ele- gant places is Forest Hills avenue, which, turning to the left, leads to the beautiful "God's Acre" Forest Hills Cemetery. Passing through the imposing arch, which forms the gateway, we find ourselves in one of the most picturesque of modern American cemeteries, which are 68 conceded as being the finest in the world, and laid out with all the taste and eifect that skilled architects could bring to add to its natural advantages. Forest Hills is superior to Mount Auburn in many respects. It is naturally not as crowded as the latter, for it is the latest burial place opened near Boston. Among many magnificent mortuary monu- ments, the receiving-tomb claims precedence ; for it is said to be the finest in the country, being built of Concord granite, in the Gothic style of architecture, and contains over two hundred and eighty vaults. The remains of Gen- eral Warren, the martyr of Bunker Hill, which were de- posited in the old Granary Burying-Ground in Boston, have been removed to the Warren family lot, on Mount Warren, in Forest Hills. Respect for the dead, being one of the many generous traits in the American character, is here amply shown to have been the predominant feeling of those to whose talents Avas entrusted the creation of this beautifinl " City of the Dead." Like all of the cemeteries around Boston, Forest Hills is open to visitors only dnring week days. Returning, drive down Forest Hills street, into Shawmut Avenue, taking the left hand turning, which brings one to Jamaica Plain, where the old Cm-tis Homesteacl stands, which was built in 1638. This is the oldest house in New Englantl. Turn down Pond street, which leads around Jamaica Pond, which until towards 1850, furnished all of the water brought into the city. At present, large quantities of ice are gathered on this small lake and stored in immense ice iiouses bordering the pond. This ice is used mostly for the supply of the city, whilst the product of Fresh and Spy ponds are controlled mostly for sliipping to the East Indies. This pond is also one of the favorite skating resorts in winter; while, in summer, it offers many attractions for boating and rowing, also to the lovers of piscatorial sport. Many very superb country seats are nestled along its bor- ders, mostly tlie private residences of Boston merchants. Having " swung around tiie circle," we come to a broad avenue, along which we follow the car- track into Boston Highlands to Hogg's bridge, turn into Center street, which is the first right-hand road, and find ourselves in El- liott Square. Looming up before us, is the First Church, better known as the Rev. Dr. Putnam's. This is the most aristocratic church in the Highlands. The Society has several times decided to erect a new edifice, and only hesi- 59 tated in deference to the desire of Dr. Putnam, who wishes to have the old church retained until he passes away, as he, having officiated here for tlie past forty years, naturally feels a respect for the old building. The venerable Doctor retired from active participation in the ministry about two years ago; but still remains, de jure, the head, although, de facto, replaced by the Rev. Mr. Brooks. Resuming our drive, we pass, on the right, the Norfolk House, kept by the genial and laughter-loving Mr. Jones. This is one of the most popular family hotels near the city proper. No better place, as a summer residence, could be found by the stranger ; being situated upon elevated ground it is rendered deliglit fully cool upon a hot day, and moreover being the terminus of the Norfolk House cars, it is within easy access of the city. Continue down the hill, turning into Washington Street upon the left, Avhich we follow to Franklin Square and alight at the St. James. SUBURBAN, DRIVE NO. 3. MILTON. Boston and Albany Depot — Wauren Street — Chateau DuNRE ATM— Walnut Anenue — Dorchester — Milton Lower Falls. An enjoyable trip yet remains to the tourist, which in many respects rivals if not surpasses some of the other drives to the environs, and well repays him for his visit to the " Hub of the Universe " or ATHENS OF AMERICA. This is a drive to Milton and a game dinner at Russell's Hotel. During our peregrinations our love of change linds us located at the Uiiitetl States Hotel on Beach Street, op- posite to the Boston and Albany Railway Depot; this hotel is one of the oldest in Boston. We make this a point of departure for our drive through Dorchester to Milton Lower Falls. The scenic attractions of this drive combin- ing as they do the beauties of both marine and mountain views, are unequalled in the United States. Leaving Beach we turn into Washington Street to the left passing over Boston Neck to Warren Street, Boston Highlands, into which we turn, where on the right hand side of the street above Walnut Avenue, stands the palatial residence of one of Boston's influential merchants, Mr. Isaac Fenno ; on the opposite side on the left is GO CHATEAU DUNREATH, the home of the gifted classic reader, Mrs. Cecelia Lewis ; of which estate one of our poets has written thus : " Far out where din of Boston's busy streets Sinks into mellow silence, and the breath Of June, with sensate fragrance laden, sighs Low on the Highlands, like a maiden song When first the blind boj', love, hath stirred her soul To wild delights, and left her to repine Id doubts and sateless longings — There dwell they. The household of Chateau Dunreath, which crowns The topmost hillock of the town, embowered In trees ; all chastened beauty there without, A home of peace." The third house on the left above Chateau Dunreath, is a quaint looking edifice, with bow windows jutting here and there, this is the birthplace of Mrs. Cora Kennedy Aiti^en, the poetess whose legends and songs of Scotland are sweet and sympathetic. We drive on until we come to a fork in the road, where we take the left hand turning which is called Washington Street, Dorchester. The first noticeable object is Dr. Cullis' Consumptive Home; this establishment is maintained after a similar manner to that of Mr. Mtiller, Bristol, England; i. e. by faith in the efficacy of prayer. Visitors are most welcome and donations thankfully received. We are now in Dor- chester, and a short distance farther on is the residence of Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, whose conservatories are re- puted to be the finest in the State. Passing this estate we come to MOUNT BOWDOIN, where, on the right, opens a very delightful country view, while farther on to the left are seen fine old estates, with closely shaven leaves and trim drive ways. On we drive, and now what grand panoramic view is that which pre- sents itself ? — To the right are the soft and hazy blue hills stretching away in their romantic beauty and grandeur as far as the eye can follow; to the left the land, dotted Avith apple orchards and comfortable homesteads, slopes from the roadside to the waters of Dorchester Bay. And far be- yond, the islands appear like so many emeralds upon the bosom of the limpid waters. From here a brisk trot soon brings us to the fine old fashioned place on the right, called the Deacon Codman estate, with Dr. Codman^s church on the left. Leaving these behind us we come to 61 MILTON LOWER FALLS, Crossing ISTeponset Bridge, we draw rein at Rnssell's. The salubrity of the air, the beauty of the scenery, and the pleas- ant drive, have sharpened our appetites to do justice to the tempting " menu " offered. Colonel Russell is the owner of the celebrated race horse "Smuggler." From here, should a longer drive be desired, a half an hour will bring one to the quaint old town of Quincy, noted as the birth place of both the Adams and Quincy families. In returning to Boston, we pass over Mount Wolloston, Neponset Avenue into Dudley Street, to Boston Highlands; from thence down Washington St. to Beach Street and the United States Hotel* DRIVE NO. 4. Harvard University— Cambridge Elm — Mount Au- burn Cemetery — Watertown. We will take our line of departure from the Tremont House, driving out through Beacon St. and over the Mill- dam, as far as Cottage Farm Station, where we turn to the right, crossing the bridge leading to Cambridgeport ; at the end of the bridge on the right is the residence of Professor Clark, the inventor and manufacturer of the largest and most powerful telescope in the world. His observatory and huge telescope may be seen in his grounds. Continue up this street, which enters into Cambridge street, turn to the left, and drive along past HARVARD UNIVERSITY, which will be seen on the right, and University Square on the left, at which place you will observe a handsome Soldiers' Monument, by Millmore. Historical attraction of no mean character is attached to Cambridge. It was here that the first college in America was established. In the President's house the first printing press in the country was put up in 1639, under whose im- mediate supervision the press remained for many years. It is said that the first thing printed upon it was the " Free- man's Oath, followed by an Almanack for New England and the Psalms newly turned into tneter.'''' The college library possesses a part of the last named work. A little fur- ther on from the square you will come to an old and very large elm tree, the solo remaining scion of an ancient forest that originally covered all this part of Cambridge. Upon the 3d of July, in the memorable year A. D. 1775, Wash- 62 ington, Pater Patrice, general and model for all ages to copy from, took command of that Army of Patriots, the Continentals, under this venerable Elm. An inscription perpetuates the remembrance of the period when Wash- ington had his headquarters there. A short distance from the "Elm " is the house once oc- cupied by General and Lady Washington, and now owned and occupied by Professor Henry W. Longfellow, the poet laureate of America. A centennial tree was recently planted here ; the Com- mon being selected as the most available and appropriate spot. Let us hope it will never mark the place where an army was encamped, or the stars and stripes hostilely dis- played, or where under its shade a commander-in-chief took charge of an army. Besides, it is the geographical centre of Cambridge, and will forever remain an open space. The project was in the hands of the Committee of Public Property, and, under its direction, Mr. White, the City Forester, selected a sturdy young elm tree for the purpose, which was transplanted with appropriate ceremonies. It is also intended to enclose the sapling with a fence and erect stone with a suitable inscription. Continuing on until reaching MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY, which is on the left, and is open to the public on week days only. The ground occupied by this cemetery was originally intended as a Horticultural garden. It was consecrated in 1831, and ranks as one of the finest ceme- teries in the country. Many magnificent monuments to public men and private citizens adorn the grounds, which cover an area of nearly one hundred and thirty acres. There is a very graceful chapel, several small lakes, flow- ery vales, and everything calculated to make the place beautiful. From the cemetery, you again find yourself on the same street from which you entered, now turn to the right, and at a distance of a about a mile, is the famous Fresh Pond, an elegant sheet of water of many acres in extent, and a favorite resort for amusements, such as boating, fishing, swimming, in fact every aquatic sport can here be enjoyed, and good substantial entertainments are furnished by the host of the well kept Fresh Pond Hotel. From the pond a short and pleasant drive, brings one to the United States Arsenal in Watertown. And farther on is to be seen the palatial residence of Alvin Adams, President of the 63 world renowned Adams Express Company ; also the res- idence of another representative gentleman, the late John P. Gushing. Mr. Cushing's groimcTs are very extensive and iilled with rare exotics. From Watertown turn to the right, which brings you to Arlington, where you can drive down North Avenue, a wide and elegant drive, leading into old Cambridge. Again passing the Colleges, this time on the right, continue down Harvard Avenue, which brings you to Cambridge. At the end of the bridge turn to the right, into Charles street, continuing on through Beacon street back to the Tremont House. Thus we end four of the most romantic drives, thereby giving the stranger a general idea of the beauties of the environs of Boston. HARBOR EXCURSIONS. This harbor affords more opportunities for enjoyment than any upon the coast, and no stranger should fail to visit the many points of interest. A list of the steamers by which excursions can be made will be found in another part of the book. They pass the forts and many of the islands, going and returning, several times each day. At Long- Island, Hull, Downer Landing, Nantasket Beach, Hingham, or Nahant, are several good hotels, where lish dinners can be had, and, if the visitor is fond of the sport of lishing, he will find good substantial boats, with competent skippers, to take him to the fishing grounds, which are but a short distance from the islands. All the appliances for this sport are furnished, such as lines, bait etc., and a half hour's sail will in most cases carry him to the spot where deep sea fish are caught, while an hour's fishing will generally serve to introduce to him a large variety of the tinny members of the deep. This can all bo accomplished in time to re- turn to dinner at the hotel with his appetite sharpened by the invigorating sea breeze. Besides, clam bakes can be had in perfection at all of these points, while every ar- rangement has been made by which the visitor can enjoy the luxury of a sea bath. In addition to the steamers al- luded to in our list, a delightful excursion may also be had in the Yacht " Una," Capt. Manning, a large sailing vessel of some 43 tons. Capt. M. being a veteran in this business -and also owner of this craft, is a sufiicient endorsement. No sport can be more enjoyable than that of starting in this craft, early in the morning, from Central wharf, for a 64 sail among the islands and then to the fishing grounds, which are about ten miles distant, catching Cod and Had- dock, occasionally a small Halibut, and oftentimes some monstrosity of the sea. Thanks to the culinary fjxcilities on board these yachts, one is enabled to enjoy a delicious chowder, or, if preferred, a steaming dish of fried or boiled fish, which is sure to be very appetizing, from the fact of its extreme freshness, and also because the possession of the fish is due to one's own prowess, and it is safe to assert, that the last cause will be the most enticing one to those who have not always enjoyed the advantages to be derived from a residence near the coast. A delightful sail back to the city, oftentimes in company with pleasure boats, arriv- ing at the starting point at an early hour, thus constituting one of the cheapest and most pleasurable excursions down the bay. Then, among other noticeable crafts fitted for these har- bor excursions, are the "Surprise," 40 tons, Capt. Quinn; the elegant steam yacht "Mischief," 90 tons, Capt. Quinn; and hosts of others too numerous to mention, as all infor- mation upon this subject can be obtained at 54 Long wharf. DOWNER LANDING. MELVILLE GAKDEN AND WALTON GKOVE. Situated within pleasant distance of the city, this resort claims to be one of the most attractive among the many places, which so many thousands of Bostonians daily visit during the long, sultry days of summer. The steamers of the Boston & Hingham Steamboat Co. make six trips daily from Rovve's wharf and only sixty cents is charged for a round trip with admittance to the garden. Passing the Islands and Forts and arriving at our desti- nation — after a delightful sail of about -an hour, well pre- prepared to enjoy all the results obtained by the owner and manager Mr. Downer, who has given his own name to the place, and who has expended a large fortune, in laying out the grounds, and in executing his plans, for making them the most desirable spot to be found, thereby retilizing al- most the ideal of AN ELYSIAN FIELD, for the tourist or pleasure seeker. How well he has suc- ceeded after many years of laborious toil, must be left to 65 DAILY SXCTTRSIOITS To Nantasket Beach, Hingham, Hull and Melville Gardens, DOWNER LANDING. The Large and Elegant Steamers GOVERNOR ANDREW, JOHN ROMER, and ROSE STANDISH, belonging to the Boston and Hingham Steamboat Company, make daily trips to the above points, leaving Rowes Whai-J, junction of Atlantic Avenue with Broad, High and Purchase Streets, and passing close to all the Fortifications and Principal Islands in Boston Harbor. For running time see Boston daily papers. NANTASKET BEACH, Five miles long, of hard, smooth sand, is the finest beach in New England, and commencing near the steamboat landing, is the beginning of that "stern and rock-bound coast" which reaches nearly the whole length of the south shore of Massa- chusetts Bay. SURF BATHING Can be enjoyed on this beach with perfect safety, and the lovers of Natural Scenery will find much to amuse and interest them by visiting the place, the numerous Hotels and Restaurants, scattered along the shore, offering ample refreshment for the inner man. THE MELVILLE GARDENS, AT DOWNER LANDING, Are the finest public pleasure grounds in the vicinity of Boston, and afford to Sabbath Schools and Pic-nics a quiet, convenient resort, and to families or individuals, unusual facilities for a day of pleasure, what nature has failed to do being amply made up by the liberal hand of the proprietor. Favorable arrangements for the transportation of Pic-nics, Sabbath Schools, etc., can be made upon application at the office of the Steamboat Co., to STARKES WHITON, Agent, No. 7 Rowe's Wharf, Boston. 66 the verdict of the visitor. The grounds of the garden cover over ten acres and here can be found every variety of amusement sucli as Bowling and Shooting Alleys, Swings, Tilts, Flying Horses, etc., a new and excellent restaurant, new, large and airy Music Hall, bathing houses and Suits to let at moderate prices, also Row Boats and Yachts to be let with reliable skippers. The buildings and Pagodas are of Indian and Swiss architecture, and one could easily imagine himself among the chalets of Switzerland. In tine summer weather, visitors find great amusement in dancing, as a fine Brass band of music performs during the morning, and the afternoons are devoted to dancing music, in Music Hall. The great novelty, however, to the stranger is clam- bake PAVILION, where a GENUINE RHODE-ISLAND CLAM BAKE is served daily, at 12 and 4 o'clock, for the moderate price of 50 cents. Upon a spot selected for this purpose in a large enclosure so as to enable visitors to see the process, steam coils are laid, the steam to supply which is furnished from a boiler and engine in a small building near by. The coil is covered with Rock Weed to the depth of about two feet, the clams are then placed upon it, the steam turned on and they undergo the process of baking, which occu- pies about 30 minutes. When the feast is ready, guests in distant parts of the grounds are called together b}"^ a steam whistle, when they all assemble to enjoy a most excellent meal. The proprietor has not overlooked anything that could add to the pleasure of his guests; and one very praise- worthy and moral feature here is, that the sale of all in- toxicating liquors is strictly forbidden within the precincts of the grounds, and in consequence of which the compa- ny is alway select and enjoyable. Improvements to these already splendid grounds are continually being made, one of the latest of which is THE DAM ACROSS WALTON COVE, a beautiful lake, together with the addition of the grove adjoining. This sheet of water is suitable for boat-rowing 67 at all times of tide. A wood-lot equal in size to the orig- inal garden, has also lately been attached. The picturesque KAGGED ISLAND has also been recently added to the Gardens, and a ferry- boat will run to the Island, one quarter of a mile, fare 10 cents for the round trip. Various buildings have been erected upon this Island, such as rural summer houses, a soda pavilion, and a large stall to protect visitors in case of rain. The shore is very bold and rocky, and the water view of the bay is exceed- ingly grand. The Garden is not open to the public on Mon- days, that day being reserved for private parties. Socie- ties can engage the garden Mondays. J. D. Scudder, 104 Water St. LO YELL'S GROVES. Long Island — Quincy Bay— Weymouth River and Gloucester. lovell's groves. This enchanting summer and excursion spot is reached by the steamers of the Boston Bay Steamboat and Land Co., sailing five times daily from Lewis' wharf for Long Island and the Groves, at very low fares. East Boston and Chelsea Ferry horse-cars run within three minutes walk of the wharf. This pleasing trip affords an opportunity for another view of the harbor, a sail down whose deep, emerald wa- ters is always agreeable during the warm weather. We would advise a stop over at LONG island, for it is, in every respect, a fine sea-side resort ; the per- fection of its hotels, restaurants and amusements have won for it the name of the Saratoga of Massachusetts, Taking the same or next boat, we pass the entire length of Long Island, and as we enter QUINCY BAY, a magnificent sight is offered. This charming bay is en- compassed by most attractive scenery. Leadino; into it is Weymouth River, up whose stream we pass until reaching the landing at lovell's groves, we cross the bridge, and observe two roads; one of 68 which is for public travel, while the other leads to the groves, which cover -some ten or twelve acres, — one for picnics, tlie otlier for the public. The grounds here are beautifully laid out, and art has supplied what nature failed to do. The groves here are particularly fine ; being entirely- surrounded by a high fence, so that none but passengers, and those paying a small fee, are admitted. There are two dancing-halls 130 by 24 feet, and one con- structed this season, which is 60 by 80 feet. These halls are capable of accommodating 1,000 people. There are two large restaurants, large and small Pagodas, an elegant Grecian Temple, with a balustrade around it, from which a view can be obtained of the entire harbor, also an ex- cellent base ball ground, summer and bathing houses, nu- merous swings and many other amusements, and a high Bell Tower, in which is suspended a large bell to notify passengers of the departure of the steamers. Upon the grounds, is the Pine Point Hotel, for the accommodation of those who wish to make a protracted stay. This house is quite large, and its dining-rooms will easily accommo- date 500 guests. There are sailing yachts here to accommodate those who wish to go out either for sailing or fishing, also a fine new steam-yacht, called the " Edgar Berri," which will accom- modate about fifty persons, while huge clam-bakes are prepared here every day upon the beach. The highest elevation of the land upon this promontory, is about 125 feet above the river level, thereby giving the most romantic views of the surrounding scenery. There are good conveniences also for both salt and fresh water bathing. There is also a deep well called the " fountain of health," from which the water when drawn is icy cold. In fact, this eiegant place requires to be seen, to be prop- erly appreciated. If desirable, the return trip to Boston can be made upon the Old Colony Railroad, as an omnibus starts from here in time to meet all the trains, stopping at Qiiincy, which is about two miles distant. GLOUCESTEK, one of the oldest cities in the State, with its fine Hotels and many curiosities, is too well known to need any special description. The route to Gloucester for beauty of scenery is unsurpassed. Leaving I^ewis wharf, the steamer passes Fort Independence and Fort Winthrop, touches at Long 69 Island; thence np Weymouth River, touching at LovelPs Grove; thence past Hull, Fort Warren, Boston Light, Minot's I^edge, Half Way Rock, Manchester Shore, Mag- nolia, the Reef of Xorman's Woe to Gloucester. T. J. Dunbar & Co., 70 Broad street, Boston, are the Agents for the Steamers and pleasure resorts. NAHANT. Steamer from Lewis wharf. This is a favorite resort for parties. The principal attractions are the Maolis Gardens. The main beauty of this place is its line residences and noble beach, across which we would advise a drive by all means, in returning to the city, as there are public con- veyances which convey one the entire length of this beach, giving a magnificent view of the islands in the harbor. This drive can be very profitably extended to Swampscott, which has become a well known and fashionable watering- place; then across the beach again to Lynn, taking here the Revere Beach R. R. to Boston. SEA SIDE RESORTS. Magnolia Swamp — Fishing Port of Gloucester- Cod, Haddock and Halibut Fis!iekip:s — Ocean ViEAVS — Crescent Beach — Drives around Cape Ann. These interesting spots can be reached by Steamers of the Boston Bay Steamlioat and Land Company, from Lewis Wharf, or by cars of tJie Eastern Railroad direct to Magnolia, where is a new and very good hotek the Magnolia House, From here to Magnolia Swamp which derives its name from a large tract of swampy land, cov- ered with Magnolia trees and which fill the air with their fragrance during the blooming season for a long distance. This is the only spot in New England, where the Magnolia tree flourishes, and is visited by thousands of people dur- ing the season. A short distance from the " swamp " is the celebrated fishing port of Gloucester. Situated upon the bay, with a fine harbor and noted for its fisheries, as a large fleet of fishing vessels are fitted out from here each year to pur- sue their vocation upon the Grand Banks; during the summer months they catch mostly Cod and Haddock, 70 which are cleaned and Avell salted on board the vessels, and at the end of the cruise, are dried upon fish flakes upon the land. These voj^ages generally occupy about live months; but the most perilous part of the business how- ever, is during the inclement winters upon the Banks of Newfoundland, where these vessels are oftentimes obliged to remain throughout the entire winter months in pursuit of these fish ; which though very renumerative is attended with great danger. Their vessels are often run down by the ocean steamers in the dense fogs which prevail almost constantly upon these Banks. While during the gales which occur in these latitudes great numbers of their craft are either totally wrecked or driven out to sea, never to return. The vessels engaged in fishing for Halibut, are laden with ice, in which the fish are packed until they can catch a full fare and return to port. These trips occupy about ten days. Invalids oftentimes accompany the mackerel fishermen upon a short cruise of a few weeks and gen- erally return much benefitted by the coarse food and in- vigorating sea air. A trip to this unique spot on this coast will be found very novel and exceedingly interesting. From Magnolia, a small omnibus conveys one to CRESCENT BEA.CH, a delightful and romantic sea-side resort. On the beach overlooking the ocean, stands Mrs, Knowlton's hotel, which is a sufficient recommendation for those who have already enjoyed a sojourn at this comfortable liouse. To oth- ers suffice it to say that Mrs. Knowlton superintends in person CA^ery department of her house. While here one should not fail to improve the opportunity to enjoy the su- perb drives which abound in this part of the country, off'er- ing the diversity of both inland and ocean views. One day can be devoted to driving through the towns of Gloucester, Rockport, passing Pigeon Cove, where a charming view of the ocean can be obtained, and where the Summer residence of the Rev. E. H. Chapin is situated. This driv^e can be continued entirely around the cape, a distance of eighteen miles. Another pleasant drive for the next day, through Gloucester, across the beach and through the grounds of the Niles estate to the light-house upon the extreme end of Eastern Point, where bursts upon the view one of the most magnificant ocean panoramas to be seen UDon the Atlantic coast. 71 OCEANA. Gloucester — Eastern Point— Oceana Pond. Wliile at Gloucester, there is a drive which the tourist should, by all means, not fail to take. Starting, for in- stance, from the Pavilion Hotel, drive through Main street to East Gloucester, keeping near by the water side, until arriving at the sandy beach, where are reached the bound- aries of one of the most picturesque sea-side residences on the New England coast, the Niles Estate, more popularly called Eastern Point, but named "Oceana" by the late proprietor. After crossing the beach and ente]-ing the grounds of the Estate, upon the left, is a most wonderful and unique phenomenon, OCEANA POND, a sheet of fresh water, some 40 acres in extent, divided from the ocean by a narrow tract of sea-beach. So very narrow is this strip, that, during severe storms, it has oc- curred that the angry Avaves, dashing upon the rocks, have thrown the salt spray over into this lake, which contains fresh-water fish of all kinds. Driving down Niles avenue, a broad boulevard, we soon come to the ruins of a fort, wliich, similar to Van Trump's broom, swept the seas in this vicinity. At the extreme end of this point is a light-house, known as EASTERN POINT LIGHT. Where we now stand, the ground being high, there is before our view one of the grandest ocean panoramas : upon one side, tJie bay and town of Gloucester; upon the other, and as fir as the eye can reach, the mighty Atlantic spreads itself before us in all its grandeur: the long, sweeping, white-capped waves roll lazil}^ in, ever coiling over until the beach is reached ; then again, at times, dur- ing a storm, the waves, lashed in fury to a white foam, come bounding in, as if intent upon breaking the barrier nature has placed before them, but, like human passion, are powerless when opposed to nature's laws; the terrible waA-es rush upon the obstacle, break and recede, only to prepare for another useless onslaught, offering all the while a spectacle of unpnralleled grandeur. Thatcher's Island, with its two liglit-houses, like faithful marine dogs or sentinels, ever present to warn the home- bound mariner of danger ahead, standing opposite Glouces- 72 ter harbor on the ocean side, is distinctly visible in the dis- tance. This ocean view is truly well-nigh incomparable, in fair weather the large ships with all sail set, displaying a per- fect sea of canvas, majestically bearing away the products of our prolific soil ; all hands busy in making everything on board snug for the coming conflicts with Neptune. Then again, the pleasure of watching an inward-bound ship from some distant port, and imagining the eager joy with which all on board welcome the sight of their native shores ; or watching the movements of the fishing fleet, small schooners, with which at times the bay is filled, spreading their white wings, and sailing about as swiftly, as we are tempted to say, " maritime bees," as the brave men who man these vessels, from their industry and un- ceasing eftbrts, merit the appellation ; while the smoke of a Cunarder and other ocean steamers curls up on the horizon. Let us take another view of this comely arm of the sea, witli its dark blue line firmly drawn against the russet gray of the distant shore, and its middle distance glittering in the sunlight. Yes, this must be a very lovely spot on sul- try summer nights, with the moon hanging like a lamp in the cloudless sky, and playing in soft radiance on the flood below. What a spot in Avhich to sit under the shadow of the trees in the still night and live a childliood over again, and bring back the dreams of ardent youth, full of many bold purposes and high resolves, and slowly wander into the present, of accumulating care and defeated plans, of disappointed manhood and withered hopes. It is good there are such comely spots as these, a little aside from the swift rush of tiie human tide, where life is still, but is still life, and one can for a day forget that he is part of tlie great, inexorable machine called society ! PLEASANT BEACH. COIIASSET. Take the Old Colony Railway to Cohasset, which is reached after about an hour's pleasant ride, and where we will find a coach to convey us to KimbalTs Hotel, distant about two miles. Upon a summer's da}^ the most pleasant way, however, of reaching tlie Beach, is by the steamer to 73 NANTASKET BEACH. In sailing down Boston harbor, which is one of the most magnificent open harbors on the Atlantic coast, the beauty of the scenery, the cool, pleasant breezes, so welcome in summer, the sight of the various sailing crafts, lazily ply- ing their way along, — all contribute towards making one wish for eternal summer. Comfortably seated upon the steamer's deck, protected from the rays of the sun, by a snow-white awning, and gracefully gliding over the waters, leaving in our track a glowing, white foam, we successively pass, as in the dis- solving views of a magic lantern, a maritime panorama rarely to be equalled. First, upon the right, comes FORT INDEPENDENCE, on Castle Island, upon which was erected, in 1634, the first attempt at fortification in the harbor, and which, in honor of the King, received the name of Castle William. It is historically stated that the ostensible reason alleged, by the owners of the famous tea-ships, for not putting to sea, was the guns of the Castle, which they feared to pass. These fortified works have naturally undergone many changes daring the past 242 years. In 1776, when the Ministerial troops evacuated the city, they destroyed the works on the island; which, however, were at once re- built by the Americans, and, in 1798, in the presence of John Adams, the second President of the United States, the name of the new fort was formally changed to Fort Independence. Upon the other side of the ship-channel, stands what is destined to be the most powerful fort in the system of harbor defence, FORT WINTHROP, which, as the reader has already conjectured, was named after Governor VVinthrop, i& whose family possession. Gov- ernor's Island, upon which the fort stands, remained until 1808, when a portion was ceded to the general government for the erection of a defence, called Fort Warren. The new works are named Fort Winthrop, while the old name has been transferred to the lower fort. Farther down the bay, upon George's Island, stands the present FORT WARREN, which has earned for itself a world-wide reputation, from the fact that it was made the place of confinement of so many prisoners, taken from the enemy, during the late civil war ; notable among whom were Slidell and Mason, 74 the rebel Commissioners to Europe, who, it will be re- membered, were taken by Commodore Wilkes, from on board the " Trent," and which om- government, owing to its embarrassed state, were unable to hold, when insolently claimed by England, in direct violation of the spirit she had always claimed, that the flag did not protect the crim- inalat sea; however, as it suited her object at the time, she insisted upon her claim. Sailing on, we pass now, on the left, HULL AND DEER ISLAND. Hull a quaint little town, the smallest in New Eng- land, stands on the natural breakwater which protects Boston harbor. On Deer Island is the House of Industry and Reformation — two buildings in one. They are munic- ipal institutions well worth inspection, and, as the visitor can go there at any time on visiting days, in the steamer belonging to the city, by procuring a pass at the City Hall, we would advise a visit. Upon arrival at the Island a small omnibus is in waiting at the Steamer wharf to con- vey visitors to the buildings and about the grounds. Op- posite to which may also be seen Taift's hotel, celebrated throughout New England for its game dinners. Continuing on, in our steamer, we pass the Farm School on Thompson's Island, upon the right, arriving at Nan- TASKET, where, as we said before, carriages are in attend- ance to convey one to Kimball's Hotel at PLEASANT BEACH. This is one of the noted sea-side resorts, as it is handsome- ly laid out with lawns, thickets, and pleasant walks. Sit- uated upon the broad Atlantic, with a full view of Minot's Ledge Light-house, which occupies the site of the one destroyed a few years ago in a terrific storm. The shores in this vicinity are bold and rocky. It has been well named, for being pleasant in calm and awe-inspiring in storm. In a clear day, the north shore can be seen as far as Gloucester, while, at night, the LIGHTS OF THATCHER'S ISLAND may be seen looming up, easily recognized from the fact that there are two light-houses near together. Pleasant Beach is a promontory, the property of Mr. Kimball, and forms an enviable place for a residence, free from dust and turmoil. It is a popular resort for parties during the summer, as every known facility is offered for yachting, boating and fishing, and bathing from the rocks. 75 BOSTON POST OFFICE, E. S. Tobev, P. M. Devonshire Street, between Water and Milk. The Post office is open daily, except on Sunday, between the hours of 7.30 A. M. and 7.30 P. M., and is open all ni<^ht to those hiring lock-boxes. Sunday from 9 to 10 A.^. The stamp department is open until midnight. There are two classes of receiving boxes for letters only, placed in various parts of the city. From the red boxes, letters are collected hourly, from 8 A. M., to 6 P. M., and also at midnight. These boxes are placed at the corner of Tre- mont street and Pemberton square, on the Horticultural Hall, corner of Montgomery Place, Old State House, Traveller Building, and at the Cambridge Horse car Station, in the city proper. The black boxes are visited at 9 A. M., 12 M., 3, 6.30 and 9 P. M. Letters are delivered free in all parts of the city by carriers, if addressed to street and number, at 8 A. M., and 11.30 A. M., 2.30 and 5.15 P. M. No carrier delivery on Sunday, but carriers' letters can be called for at the Carriers' Window between 9 and 10 A. M. Mails close at the Central office for prin- cipal points as follows : Albany and Western New York 4 A. M. 2 and 4 P. M. East 5 and 11 A. M., 2 and 7 P. M. North 5 and 11 A. M., 5 P. M. New York City and South. .7.30 A. M., 12 M., 2 and 8 P. M. South and West 7.30 A. M., 12 M., 2 and 8 P. M. West 4 A. M., 2, 4 and 8 P. M. Canada Mails, 5,11 A. M., and 5 P. M. Money Orders, office open from 10 A. M., to 4 P. M., For any amount not exceeding $ 50, will be issued on deposits at the Central office or branches, on payment of the following fees : On orders not exceeding $ 15 10 cents. Over $15 " " $30 15 cents. " $30 " " $40 20 cents. " $40 " " $50 25 cents. No fractions of cents to be introduced in an order. RATES OF POSTAGE. The Inland Postage (which must be prepaid) upon sin- gle letters is 3 cents ; double letters, twice, and treble let- ters, treble these rates. City letters must be prepaid by stamps at the rate of two cents for each^ oz., or less, and two cents for each additional ^ oz., whether delivered from the office or by the carriers. 76 m w H O d 6 CJ =« =« o P4 o C/2 3 d d n d cc d d cc ■*-> >^ d -1-3 4-3 08 CO rd ^ 03 CO d" d" •l-H pq ^ « ^ Plh m r-l a 2^ Pul r-H 1 — 1 ;sH ^ ^-5 03 CC 6 < 6 , ^ d I§ : .2 ^ in I— t ^Ph * C5 03 • t> d ►^ =-* ,-■ d « i o 10 »o 10 a CO ^ •^ CO C<) c« « d c a H 10 CD CO d 03 03 03 pq . — 1 03 S H M Q I— I 1—1 cq UD oo ^. ^ w 0) (D m d ITI 03 02 03 cc < S3 d P r-l 0) s CO d W d s d > s d ;> -^ d r-l d OS d 03 d .S 'd w d a> Pi d K d S '3 03 CO d ;-! 03 d 03 C3 .§ i-l U 03 03 CO d w "4-3 d 77 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. At the junction of Huntington avenue iand Dartmouth street isa fine building — the main object of which is the collection of paintings and statuary, and the opening to students in drawing, opportunities to study the models of the most celebrated masters. While it will be a museum where the visitor may find rare paintings and statuary to attract attention, and where the simply curious may pass an hour inspecting the peculiar art products of the an- cients, it will have still higher claims to public encourage- ment by the opportunities it will afford for obtaining a vast amount of information wliich will be particularly useful in developing taste and raising the standard of pro- duction in many pursuits. In the basement story there are rooms for the use of pu- pils in drawing, the business office of the trustees, and the apartments of the janitor. In the two stories above there , is the main picture hall, whicli is admirably lighted; a room for the Gray collection of engravings ; the Egyptian room, which will contain the valuable collection given by the late Samuel A. Way ; a room which is being finished with an interior bought in London and presented by Mrs. T. Bigelow Lawrence, which is unique in this country, and the " Loan Room," where contributions temporarily in charge of the trustees will be placed. The main stair case and the areas afford suitable space for the disposition of statues. In Egyptian art, in plaster models of the best production of Grecian and Roman art, and in engravings, the Museum will possess at the start collections which will be noteworthy. As the paintings and statuary of the Boston Atheneum will form a portion of the exhibition, whatever is valuable will add to the newer portions of the collection. The land upon which the building stands, and sufiicient for the extension, as means may be secured, was given by the city, with no other condition imposed except that four times each month, the building shall be opened to the pub- lic without an admission fee. CSOB.CEI FSRii, Ladies' and Gent's Ice Cream Saloon, 162 Tremont Street, BOSTOM. PARTIES SUPPLIED AT SHORT NOTICE. 78 BAGGAGE EXPRESS. The very convenient system of checking baggage has been adopted by most, if not all, of the railroads in this part of the country, and is a great relief to the traveler, from all anxiety about baggage; for instance, an employe of the Baggage Express Company, enters the cars, upon long routes, takes the address of your hotel, or lodging, receives your checks, for which the Company's receipts are given, and your baggage will be found at your residence upon arrival, or shortl}'^ afterwards; the charge for this service being 25 cents. Another great convenience to travelers has been adopted by the several Railroad companies, that of checking bag- gage from one station to another; thus, upon arrival at Boston by an Eastern train, if your destination is New York, you go to the Baggage department in the depot, deliver up your checks, when a local check will be given you, and you need give yourself no more trouble about them, as they are safely deposited in the Albany Depot,* where they are kept until your departure, when you give up the checks received at the Eastern Depot, and your baggage is again checked for New York. The charge for transfer is, for each package. 25 cents. Telegraph .^f^^^^^^^M^ ,^ " 1^ Western "^ Unions P 109 state St. Offices. Branch Offices. American House, Old Colony Station, Belmont Hotel, Old State House, Boston and Albany Station, Parker House, Boston and Fitcbburg Station, Post Office, Boston and Lowell Station, Quincy House, Boston and Maine Station, Revere Hduse, Boston and Providence Station, Station A. P. Office, So. End, Boston Highlands (P. Office), Shoe and Leather Exchange, Clarendon Hotel, St. James Hotel, Commercial Wharf, Tremout House, Eastern R. R. Station, United States Hotel, Fish Bureau, 127 Federal street, Metropolitan Hotel, 218 Devonshire street, N. Y. and N. E, R. R. Station. FRANKLIN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, 112 State Street. Branch Offices. 200 Congress street, IIO High street, 114 Commercial wharf. 31 State street, 90 Franklin street, 615 Washington street, 79 EXPRESS COMPANIES. Most of the Express offices are in Court Square, and at No. 3 Washington street. The following are the locations of the great Express companies : Adams Express Co., 28 to 40 Court street. American European Express Co., 40 Court Square. Eastern Express Co., 103 Devonshire street. United States and Canada Express Co., 39 and 40 Court Square. Wells, Fargo & Co., 96 Washington street. ■STEAMERS RUNNING FROM BOSTON. For Hingham, Hull and ITantasket Beach. During the Summer, several times per day, from Rowe's Wharf, Atlantic Avenue. For Long Island, Lovell's Grove, Quincy Point and Weymouth. Several times per day, from Lewis' Wharf, Atlantic Ave. For Magnolia & Gloucester, & fr. Lewis' Wharf daily. For Gloucester. From Central Wharf daily, foot of Central Street. For Nahant, From India Wharf. This is a fashionable watering place and a great resort during the Summer, For Bangor. And the Intermediate Landhigs on the Penobscot River. Sanford's Ind. line, steamers Katahdin and Cambridge, Wm. B. Haseltine, agent, 13 Foster's wharf For Bath, Kichmond, Gardiner, Hallowell Augusta, Kennebec Steamboat Co., steamer Star of the East, every Tuesday and Friday. Henry H. Hyde, Agent, end of Union wharf For Portland. Steamers John Brooks and Forest City, foot of India wharf, W. Weeks, Agent. For Eastport & Calais, Me., St. John, W. B., Digby, Windsor, Halifax, K". S., and Charlotte- town, P. E. I. International Steamship Co., steamers New Brunswick and City of Portland, Mondays and Thursdays. W. H. Kilby, Agent, end of Commercial, wharf, north pier. For St. John M". B., and Yarmouth W. S. Steamer Dominion, Tuesdays. John G. Hall & Co., Agents, 64 Chatham. For Halifax, Port Hawkesbury, Pictou, and Char- lottetown, P. E. I. Steamers Carroll and Worcester, Saturdays. Wm. H. Ring, Ag't., T. wharf. 80 For "New York, Metropolitan S. S. Co. Steamers Il^eptune, Nereus, Gen. Whitney, and Glaiicns, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. H. M. Whitney, Agent, end of Central wharf. For Philadelphia, Every Wednesday and Saturday, from end of Long wharf, Steamers Saxon, Roman, Norman, and Aries. E. B. Sampson Agent, 70 Long wharf. For Norfolk, Baltimore and Washington. Steamers George Appold, William Crane, John Hopkins, and Wm. Lawrence, Tuesdays and Saturdaj'^s. Erastus Sampson, Agent, 53 Central wharf. For Savannah. Oriental and Seminole, W. H. Ring, Agent, T wharf. For Queenstown and Liverpool. Cunard Line. James Alexander, Agent, 99 State Street. For Liverpool, Liverpool and Boston Line steamers, Warren & Co., agents, 132 State street. HACK FARES. For one adult passenger from one place to another with- in the city proper (except as hereinafter provided), or from one place to another within the limits of East Boston — or from one place to another within the limits of South Bos- ton — or from one place to another within the limits of Bos- ton Highlands (formerly Roxbury) the fare shall be Fifty Cents, and for every additional adult passenger, Fifty Cents. For one adult passenger from any place (within the city proper) south of Dover Street and west of Berkeley Street, to any place north of State, Court, and Cambridge Streets ; or from any place north of State, Court and Cambridge Streets, to any place south of Dover Street and west of Berkeley Street, the fare shall be One Dollar, — :and for two or more passengers,- Fifty Cents each. For children under four years of age, with an adult, no charge shall be made. For children between four and twelve years of age, when accompanied by an adult, Twen- ty-Five Cents each. Between the hours of 12 o'clock at night and 6 o'clock in the morning, for one adult passenger, the fare shall be double the amount allowed in the preceding sections, and Fifty Cents for every additional adult. 81 BOSTON HIGHLANDS. For one adult passenger, from any place in the city prop- er, north of Essex and Boylston Streets, to any place in the Boston Highlands, or from any place in the Boston High- lands to any place in the city proper, north of Essex and Boylston Streets, the fare shall be Two Dollars and Fif- ty Cents. — for two passengers. One Dollar and Twen- ty-Five Cents each; for three passengers, One Dollar each ; for fonr passengers. Seventy Five Cents each. For one adnlt passenger, from any place in the eity prop- er, south of Essex and Boylston Streets, and north of Dover and Berkeley Streets, to any place in the Boston Highlands, or from any place in the Boston Highlands to any place in the city proper, south of Essex and Bo3dston Streets, and north of Dover and Berkeley Streets, the fare shall be Two Dollars. — for two passengers. One Dollar each; for three passengers. Seventy Five Cents each ; for four passen- gers, Sixty-Two and a half Cents each. For one adult passenger, from any place in the city prop- er, south of Dover and Berkeley Streets, to any place in the Boston Highlands, or from any place in the Boston Highlands to any place in the city proper, south of Dover and Berkeley Streets, the fare shall be One Dollar and Twenty-Five Cents. — for two passengers, Seventy- Five Cents each ; for three or more passengers, Fifty Cents each. For children under four years of age, with an adult, no charge shall be made. For children between four and twelve years of age, when accompanied by an adult, Twen- ty-Five Cents each. DAILY NEWSPAPERS. Boston Daily Advertiser (morning) , No. 29 Court street. Boston Post (morning). Milk street. Boston Daily Globe (morning), 238 Washington street. Boston Daily Journal (morn. & eve.,) 264 Washington st. Boston Herald (morn, and eve.,) 241 Washington street. Boston Transcript (evening), 324 Washington street. Boston Traveller (evening), 31 State street. WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS. The prominent among which are, Saturday Evening Ga- zette, Sunday Herald, Sunday Courier, Sunday Express, Sunday Times, The Golden Rule, Christian Rt'gister, Com- mercial Bulletin, Banner of Light, Boston Pilot. 82 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Boston can justly claim the credit of possessing one of the best, if not the most perfect, organizations in the world, not only guarding our dwellings, but most effectively pro- tecting our commerce in the harbor, by means of a Fire- Boat, called the "Protector," a small but powerful steamer, destined to cruise in the bay and about the wharves. At a recent fire, the services rendered bj'^ this steamer were invaluable. Thanks to the untiring energy of Mayor Cobb in every branch of progress and reform, is due for this great addition to the Fire Department, as it was instigated by him and built under his personal supervision, — this, how- ever, is only one of the many practical benefits the city has been endowed with, under his particularly effective administration of the city's affairs. The land service is also very perfect in all the details of its management, and deserves the praises of a carefully watched and well pro- tected public. Among the most indispensable and well organized branches of the department, is the FIRE ALAKM TELEGRAPH. A constant watch is kept at the ofiice. City Hall, night and day, by the operators, on watches of three hours each. An accurate account is kept of the time of giving each alarm, and of the station from which it originates, and all other necessary information. The police officers and one other person resident near each station, have keys tp the boxes. Alarms are usually given in about half a minute from the time the box is operated. The ringing of the bells and the tapping of the boxes, each denotes the number of the station from which the alarm originated : thus, one blow — a pause — three blows — 83 another pause, and two blows (1 — 3 — 2), indicates that the alarm came from Box No. 132. Second alarms are sounded by striking ten blows. Third alarms are sounded by strik- ing twelve blows twice ; if the entire department is wanted, alarms are sounded by striking twelve blows three times. The strictest attention to duty is required througli the tiresome vigil of the three hours' duty, and, in order to in- sure this very necessary attention, the operator is required every twenty minutes to send a series of taps over certain wires in the interi(n' of the office, which make correspond- ing dots on a dial locked up in the clock-case, and which enables the superintendent to see, at a glance, whether the operator has been awake during the long hours of the night, or attentive during day watches. The Fire-Alarm-Telegraph Department is situated on the top floor of the City Hall, and is open to the public. The visitor will receive the utmost attention from the pleasant and polite operators. They seem to take pleasure in showing and explaining the intricacies of the various apparatuses in use. If one happens to be so fortunate as to be there when a ]-eal alarm is iiashed into the office, it is wonderful to see how quickly eacli required move is made; tiie rapidity is such, that the alarms over the city roll back their pon- derous clang almost simultaneously with the sharp tick in the office, which brings the first intelligence. TURKISH BATHS. 17 Beacon Street, Boston. As a luxnry and a means of preserving health, these batns are unequalled. Also as a remedy for Rheumatism, Diseases of the Kidnej'S, Consumption, Inactive Skin and all diseases arising therefrom. In Consumption it affords very great relief to the lungs. They are adapted to the most sensitive invalid as well as the most robust constitution, so that even the first bath is really enjoyable. It is a general physiological principle that whatever tones up the nk'm, the liver and the kidneys, so that they shall prefectly do the.'r work, must be ben- eficiaL An eminent physician has made this remark, which should become a house- hold maxim : " Insufficient nourishment starves the blood, insufficient elim- ination poisons it." My experience has been the following • I have gone to the bath suffering from a cold, verging on a fever, and have boen almost entire- ly relieved. During the two years, while using the bath once a week, I do not remember being detained from my professional duties two days by reason of sickness. They are administered with care and discretion, under the personal super- vision of M. P. BROWNING, M. D., Proprietor. 84 HORSE RAILROADS. Metropolitan Railroad. Office, 94 Tkemont Street. President, C. A. Richards. r Norfolk House once in 8 min. Mt. Pleasant " 30 " Upham's Corner " 15 " During business { Warren Street " 5 " hours, run to Bos ton Hia:hlands. Tremont Street '* 3 " Tremont St. and Depots. " 15 " Tremont St. and Ferry. . '* 15 " Forest Hills " 60 " 1^ Eggleston Square, " 10 " Run to Camden Street *' 5 " ♦♦ Beacon " " 10 " *' Brookline..._. " 15 " " Jamaica Plain ^ " 15 " " Dorchester, Grove Hall & Town Hall " 30 " " Meeting House Hill " 30 " East Boston Ferry '* 7 '* Chelsea Ferry " 15 " Caks foot of Summer Street. Run to Field's Corner once in 15 min. " Washington Village " 15 " Atlantic Av. Cars, go down Beach St., to Atlantic Av- enue, passing N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Depot, Hingham, Na- hant, Portland and Bangor Steamers, Revere Beach R. R., every ten minutes. Cambridge Railroad. Station in Bowdoin Square. Run to Brighton ^ once in 30 min. Harvard Square " 5 Broadway " 30 Prospect Street " 5 North Avenue *' 15 Shepard Street " 15 Rice Street " 15 East Cambridge " 8 Fresh Pond and Mt. Auburn " 15 Somerville " 15 Arlington " 60 Watertown " 60 Cambridge Street, via East Cambridge " 30 Highland Street Railway, Office, 146 Dudley St., Pres. Moody Merrill ; Treas. Samuel Little ; Stipt. J. E. Rugg. By Temple place, cars run to Grove Hall, Dudley St. and Walnut avenue every 10 minutes. By Cornhill, Mt. Pleas- ant, WaiTen St. and Blue Hill ave., cars every 10 minutes. 85 Middlesex Railroad. Treasurer's Office, 27 Tremont Row. Run to Charlestown Neck once in 6 min. Bunker Hill " 12 " Maiden " 60 " Everett " 60 " Somerville '* 30 " Winter Hill " 20 " South Boston Railroad. Office Broadway, near K Street. Run to South Boston every five minutes. Lynn & Boston Railroad. To Lynn, via. Charlestown, every hour ; Sundays, every 30 minutes. To Chelsea, via. Charlestown, every 10 minutes. Coaches connect with Washington avenue cars for Wood- land Cemetery. Citizens Line of Coaches. (Red Line.) From Northampton street, Boston, to the foot of Salem street, Charlestown, every three minutes, from 5.45 A. M. to 9.30 P. M; returning every three minutes from 6.25 A. M. to 10.30 P. M. People's Line of Coaches. (White Line.) From Summer street, Boston, to Eighth St. Cambridge, every ten minutes from 7 A. M. to 8 P, M. Also between the head of Summer St. and Rowe's wharf. CEMETERIES. Calvary Cemetery, Mt. Hope, near Canterbury, West Roxbury . Cedar Grove Cemetery, containing about 46 acres, is situated in Dorchester, between Milton, Adams, and Gran- ite streets. Evergreen Cemetery, near Chesnut Hill Reservoir, Brighton. Forest Hills Cemetery, West Roxbury. Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge and Watertown. Mount Hope Cemetery, situated in Ward 24 near West Roxbury. WooDLAWN Cemetery, at Everett. Nevj^ton Cemetery, a burial place superior to Mt. Au- burn in the natural beauty of its location. It is thought that five years hence this cemetery will stand unrivalled in natural and artificial loveliness. 86 With luDgs of iron and wings of flame, With nerves and sinews of qnivering steel, With ribs of brass and a giant's frame, He spurns the earth with an angry heel. And he rends the sky with a scream of pain— 01 a monster grim is the lightning train. RAILROADS. On account of the frequent changes in the time tables of the different roads, we will only give the through routes. Fer full and detailed information see daily journals. Boston & Albany. — Station, cor. Beach & Albany Sts., For Worcester, Springfield, Hartford, New Haven & N. Y. Boston to Albany, over the N. Y. Central, all points West. Boston & Providence. — Station, Park Sq., foot of Com. Providence, via. Shore Line to N. Y^ & West and South. New York via, Stonington line of steamers. Also connect- ing at Mansfield for New Bedford . Old Colony. — Station Cor. Kneeland & South Sts. For New York, via Fall River line of Steamers. Newport, New Bedford, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Plymouth, and the Sea-Side Resorts, of Cape Cod, and the South Shore of Massachusetts. Eastern. — Station, Causeway Street. For Salem, Lynn, Newburyport, Portsmouth, Portland, Augusta and Bangor, Montreal and Quebec and points upon the Grand Trunk railway. Boston & Maine. — Station, Haymarket Square. For Lawrence, Haverhill, Dover, Portland, Augusta, Bath, Bangor, Halifax, N. S., Montreal and Quebec, and the White Mountains. FiTCHBURG. — Station, Causeway St. For Concord, Fitchburg, over Vermont and Massachusetts R. R. to Montreal and the West. Boston, Lowell & Nashua. — Station, Causeway St. For Lowell, Nashua, White Mountains, Northern Vermont, Montreal and the West. New York & New England. — Sta., Foot of Summer St. For Hartford, New Haven, New York (via Norwich line of Steamers.) 87 SOLDIERS' MESSENGER CORPS, A regular service organized after the plan of the Commis- sionnaires of Paris, for the delivery of Messages, Letters, Small Packages, Circulars, etc., in the city and environs. Superintendent, D. O. Balcom. Offices, 35 Pemberton Square. TAKIFF. To any point in the city, north of Dover street, and east of Berkeley street, 15 cents ; with return Letter or Parcel, 25 cents. To any point in the city, smith of Dover street, (old city limits), and west of Berkeley street, 20 cents; with return, 30 cents. To East or South Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, High- lands, or any point out of the city proper, 25 cents per hour. This corps is a very necessary institution, the need of which was felt for a very long time. They are easily dis- tinguished by a red cap. THE'feUREST CURE! Th.omdike's BAXaSAMIIT. For Coughs, Colds, Croup, Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza, Hoarseness, and all the various Affections of the Lnngs, Throat, and Chest. EDWARD TRORMDIKE, Druggist, 1035 Washington St., - - - BOSTON. WILLIAM H. FRIZZELL, DESIGNER, AND PLATE PRINTER, Drawings and Estimates made for Checks, Drafts, Cards, Headings, and Commercial Work of every description. Latest styles of Wedding Invita- tions, Calling Cards, Crests and Monograms. 465 Washington St., BOSTON, (OPPOSITE JORDAN, MARSH & CD'S.) EMORAN DA. -»-4^fr^- 6253 05 ■-■- o CD o Describing the Great Capital, and the sights to be seen. Embellished with exquisite designs executed in Paris expressly for this work. TO THE STRANGER it will prove an invaluable griiide to the most interesting sights to be seen by day, suck as the Public Buildings and Parks, also to many of the Suburban Towns, which present some of the finest scenery in the AVorld, for instance: — Versailles, JFontainhlea^i , St. G-crtnai7i, St. Denis, St, Clotid, Miiedoti, Vincenries, etc., etc. Showing the way to visit those romantic spots, which no one should fail to see. THES WORK also contains many practical liints to strangers which will be found invaluable, while the NIGHT AMUSEMENTS are so accurately arranged as to include all of the principal places of attraction for evening, such as 'J'heatres, Opera House. Summer Gar- dens, Concerts, etc. Also vivid descriptions of the STREET SWEEP- ERS AND CHIFFOiSrNIERS OF PARIS AT NIGHT. Description of the Best Hotels, Restaurants, Private Boarding Houses, etc. Everyone going to Paris should buy this book, its information is worth ten times its cost, while to those" who do not go, it will give an accurate idea of the attractions of this elegant and fascinating rendez- vous of tlie World. For Sale by A. K. Ldring, cor. Bromfield and Washington Sts., and the News Dealers generally. 4^ AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. APPLY AT 58 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON, MASS. ,$5.00. POPE'S If III All PlBf til Shoots Darts or Slugs Perfectly Accurate. RECOMMENDED BY SPORTSMEN AND MILITARY MEN.' Splendid PaTlor Amusement. One may become a Dead Shot by practising witli it. To a Sportsman it is invalu- able. Price including Darts, Slugs, Targets and Gunstock, ^5.00. Handsomely nickle plated, #6.00. Self-adjusting Bell Target, $2.00. Black Walnut Case, $3.00. With the use of the new adjustable arm-rest a lady or boy can load it with ease. Sent by mail on receipt of price, and 35 cents for postage, or by express C. 0. D. bbbbB Adapted to the use of Mechanics, Jewelers, Dentists, Amatetirs, or any one desiring a good substantial Lathe for a little money. IT IS A PERFECT LATHE IN EVERY RESPECT, having a 24-inch bed, steel spindles, steel center, steel step, lining metal-box, spur center, 18-lb. balance-wheel, leather belt, rests, i:ice- plate, wrench etc. The bearings are so arranged that all wear can be takf'u up and still keep it in true. Weight complete, 50 pounds. Lathe, $9.00; Foot Power, $6.00; Scroll Saw Attachment, $5.00 and $7.00. POPE MTG. COMPANY, 4S HIGH STREET, BOSTON, MASS. DATE DUE ^UL 3 'Ht ' ?% 3 11334 ■DEG- n99? DEC 9 .'PQ/! SFP ^1) JAN 20 1997 -- ^ V ^ UNIVERSITY PRODUCTS, INC. #859-5503 BOSTON COLLEGE 3 9031 01649484 1