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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



OCTOBER HI, 1S34. 



NEW liNCiLANU FARMEK. 



BOSTON, WEl)^'KSDAY EVENING, OCT. 22, 1834. 



ships down to the coasting vessels which are so import- 

 ant to our ever increasing commerce. This Company | 



ITEMS OP 



The Vigctablc Market. 



INTJEl.l.HiBBiCK. 



Ahnost all sorts of vegetables 



whose capital we understand is 200^000 dollars, intend and fiuits are selling in our market at unusually hiiih 



BAST BOSTON. 

 We were highly gratified by an excursion, which we 

 some time since enjoyed, in pursuance of an invitation 

 to view improvements and prospects in this interesting 

 section, of our thriving Metropolis. "VVe embarked in 

 the steamboat General Lincoln, with a number of re- 

 spectable inhabitants of this city, and its vicinity ; and, 

 after circumnavigating what was formerly calledNoddle's 

 Island, now East Boston, and admiring the natural and 

 artificial advantages of tlie place, we partook at the new 

 Hotel, called The Mavkrick House, of an excellent 

 collation, provided by the East Boston Company. We 

 then proceeded to observe the Improved liaUwuij invent- 

 ed by Col. Sargent, in which the car and its load are 

 suspended from a single rail in a very ingenious, eco- 

 nomical and scientific manner. Seeing what the place 

 is, and knowing what it recently icus, we could scarcely 

 help fancying that the whole was the effect of supernat- 

 ural agency — the work of some powerful beings, who 

 like the Genii of" Arabian Nights" could cause '■ cities 

 to rise like exhalations," by the mere e.xerci.se of crea- 

 tive volitions. 



We shall briefly advert to a few objects, which pre- 

 sented the most prominent indications that the Hand of 

 Industry, and the Spirit of Improvement were working 

 wonders on this once barren strand ; which a year or 

 two since seemed more like the " Head Quarters" of 

 solitude and barbarism than a worthy appendage to this 

 Emporium of Commerce, and the home of an intelligent, 

 industrious and highly civilized community : 



A Free Bridge across Chelsea river, connecting East 

 Boston with the Main, nearly completed. A road the 

 whole distance across the Island, and over the Bridge to 

 Salem turnpike, is laid out, and it is expected will be 

 completed the present season, afibrding the most level, 

 pleasant and shortest route from the city to Salem. A 

 spacious and convenient Hotel is finished. A solid 

 Wharf 1100 feet long and 310 broad is in progress, and 

 near its completion ; and at the end of said wiiarf two Pier 

 Wharves are extending out l.'>0 feet for the Steamboat 

 Ferry, ending with a drop that rises and falls with the 

 tide. A Sugar Refinery, 130 feet long, 70 feet broad, 

 and eight stories high, is nearly ready to receive the 

 roof, with dwellings, shops, &c. for the accommodation 

 of the operatives. One Steamboat of the first class, to 

 ply to and from the Island, as a ferry-boat, has been 

 built at E. B. this season, and another of equal dimen- 

 sions is about being commenced. Timber for a ship of 

 between .500 and (iOO tons has been transported from tlit 

 Grand Island in Niagara river to East Boston, by the E 

 B. and Niagara Timber Co., and already in progress of 

 liuHding at the yard of Messrs. Brown & Bates, to be 

 owned by an enterprising merchant in this city. About 

 20 Dwelling Houses, many of them very elegant, will he 

 erected this season, together with a School House. Sev- 

 eral extensive Wharves and Docks are in a slate of great 

 forwardness for mast-makers, mackerel packing, repair 

 iiig of vessels, and various other important mechanical 

 ojierations ; and early in the ensuing spring the music of 

 the axe and the hammer will for all time to come en- 

 Tiven tlie solitude that has so long reigned on this de- 

 lightful Island. 



There arc also extensive clay grounds for making 

 bricks, and beds of sand and gravel, on the Island. A 

 company is about being organized for building a Mer- 

 cantile Railway on a large scale, who will early in the 

 spring lay down six tracks for Marine Railways, thus 

 being enabled to afford every facility for repairing with- 

 out delay vessels of every size, from the largest merchant 



adopting every improvement which is important in the 

 construction of these works, and the vessels will be haul- 

 ed up by a Steam Engine, which will also drive other 

 machinery attached to the works ; a large Pier is to be 

 built out at which vessels may lay while undergoing ic- 

 pairs, and they will be transported to and from the works 

 by a steamboat attached to the establishment. Inclosed 

 within the premises will be the workshops of black- 

 smiths, riggers, painters, joiners, and in fact every kind 

 of mechanical work necessary in repairing vessels, and 

 the whole when completed will be one of the most per- 

 fect depots, for the use of the merchant service, in the 

 world. 



On the whole, we believe that the location, natural 

 advantages, and capabilities of East Boston, in the hands 

 of Yunkcij-Opvrat'ajts, will soon render that place very 

 eligible for those who wish to acquire property in honor- 

 able mercantile and manufacturing pursuits ; and there 

 are numerous pleasant and romantic sites, on the Island, 

 which may aiibrd delightful residences for men of opu- 

 lence, who wish to retire from the active pursuits of the 

 money making majority of mankind. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



An adjounied meeting of the Mass. Hurt. So- 

 ciety WHS helil at their room Siitunlay, Oct. iSili, 

 1S34, E. Vose, Esq. in the chair. 



The Secretary lieing aliseiit, Chu's M. Hovey 

 was appointed Srcretary pro teui. 



There being no liiisiness before the Society the 

 meeting was ailjoiirned to Saturday, Oct. 25th, 

 1S34, at 11 o'clock, A.M. 



Chas. M. Hovev, Rec. Sec. pro tein. 



EXHIBITION OF FRUITS. 



HorlkuUurnl Hall, Salurdaij, Oct. 18th, 1834. 



Pears. By Mr. Manning — Orplieline or Orphan 

 Pear, Green Sugar or Sucre Vert of Uuliamel, and 

 tlie Beiirre Bo.x. 



By Mr. S. Pond — Fidlon Pear, very fine ; also, 

 the Riislimoie's Bnricliretien. 



By Messrs. Winsliip — Bleecker's Meadow. 



Apples. By Mr. Delano apple, from 



Charleston, N. U., an oblong dark red fruit of a 

 fine flavor. 



By Mr. E. M. Rieliards — Pomnie d'Ajii, a spe- 

 cimen of donlili; fruit. 



By Mr. S. Pond — The Harvey, a very large yel- 

 low fruit, of a fi.it fortn and excellent flavor. 



By Messrs. Winship — Blue Pearmain. 



By Mr. .'\Iaimiiig — Harvey or Fall Harvey ; Os- 

 good's Fav(u-ite, a fine fruit, of medium size, 

 striped with pale red, of a sweet )ileasant flav(u- ; 

 Killam Hill ; also. Hall Door, a large round fruit, 

 slightly stained inside, the flavor rather acid bin 

 good. 



<luinces. By Mr. R. Barrett of Lancaster — 

 Pear shaped Quinces. 



By Mr. Pond — Japan Quince, or as it is usually 

 called Pyrus J.iponicus. 



For the Committee, William Kenrick. 



ITEMS. 



The value of real and personnl estate in the city 

 and county of New York, by the estimate of this 

 year's as.sessmeiit, auiounts to one hundred and 

 eighly-eifrtil millions of dollar.i ! ! ! 



Fort Jldams. More than 500 men are employed 

 on the great Fort, at Ibe entrance of Newport Har- 

 bor. The weekly disburseineuts are about $12,000. 



prices. Irish potatoes command 40 to 50 cents by quan- 

 tity. We hope the people of Maine, that Tory state ^id- 

 joining the British Kingdom, have plenty of them this 

 year and will send a hundred cargoes this way. We 

 like their potatoes better than their poUtics. Apples 

 sell at .50 cents to a dollar the bushel. Turnips are 

 about the same price as potatoes. Cabbages arc almost 

 the only article which is plenty. — JV". Y. Journal of Com- 

 merce. 



We repeat the irjformation to farmers, that potatoes 

 are selling here at and 7 shillings a bushel ! A most 

 outrao-eous price for an article which can be grown so 

 easily, and in such inexhaustible quantities as potatoes. 

 At the price they are now selling farmers can afford 

 to cart them fifty miles. We dare say, in the in- 

 terior of Massachusetts, first rate potatoes are selling at 

 not over 17 cents a bushel. Mem. bring along some 

 apples too, when you come — they will pay you fifty 

 cents to a dollar the bushel, according to quality. — JV'. 1'. 

 Jour, of Cotn. 



The Baltimore American remarks that previously to 

 the introduction of steamboats on the Mississippi, the 

 amount of goods transported between New Orleans and 

 the towns of Louisville and Cincinnati, was only two 

 thousand tons, carried in barges averaging one hundred 

 tons burdien, and making only one trip within the year. 

 The amount is estimated to be at present upwards of one 

 million of tons, the tonnage of the steamboats employ- 

 ed in tliis portion of the trade on the Ohio and Mississippi 

 alone being 8400, and each boat making many trips in i 

 year. This is truly a most extraordinary increase of 

 trade in less than twenty years, steamboats having been 

 first introduced on the Mississippi in 1817. — JVcic Bedford 

 Mercury. 



Dr. Julius, of Hamburgh, a gentleman of great repu- 

 tation, is at present visiting this country under the pat- 

 ronaire of the Prussian Government, for the purpose of 

 inspecting our prisons and lunatic asylun^s. 



Gale at the. South. Letters from Natchez state, that 

 much injury has been done to the Corn and Cotton in, 

 that neighborhood, by a violent storm wliith began on' 

 the 4th of September, and ended on the 8th. An?, 

 overseer of one of the plantations near Natchez, writes*- 

 tliat the storm w.as as destructive as that of 1831, by 

 which half the crop was destroyed. 



Riots in Fkiladcljihiu on theXCth inst. About nine o'- 

 clock, a number of Jackson men were seen actively em- 

 ployed in distributing clubs and administering strong 

 drink to their adherents; this was shortly followed by 

 an attack from a number of the Jackson men upon the 

 Whio- Quarters, by throwing stones and shouting oni 

 their followers. This was continued but a few minutes 

 when a number of the whig party returned the attack 

 with such violence that the Jackson men retreated. Af- 

 ter obtaining a reinforcement, they renewed the attack, 

 assailed the Whig quarters, tore off the window shutters, 

 doors, ttc. and kindled a fire around the Whig Liberty 

 Pole with the wreck of the demolished shutters anr 

 doors. During the enacting of these scenes of outrage 

 the threats of vengeance and destruction of the Whigi 

 and their quarters from the augmented Jackson host 

 roused the former to the determination of defending theii 

 Quarters to the last extremity and for this purpose pro 

 cured fire arms. The expected attack was made— thi 

 Whigs within the house fired, and wounded report say 

 eighteen of the Jacksonmen. After this the wholi 

 of the party attacked the Whig quarters, drove out tli. 

 occupants and set the premises on fire.— I/. S. Gazette. 



