Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

Men of the Time One Dollar Oysters and Litany of Figures

A collection of notes and vignettes from Washington to Baltimore and London mentions Oysters sold at a dollar a quart in Baltimore LaGrange singing in Washington Thurlow Weed hints at an autobiography Madame Ratazzi writing an opera Princess Salm Salm in Washington Jef Davis wintering in Mississippi Prof Blot lecturing in Washington Harry Sanderson octave fame in London Congressman Burr to marry New Year’s day Presidential levees to feature Indians in paint and feathers Two Buffalo butchers settle a quarrel by biting each other’s ears Col Vegesack now a Swedish army major general Scotch troops at Montreal degrade themselves to pantaloons Alabama Radical papers report high weekly earnings from the Convention