Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-04-10

A bridge of this kind has already been
built at SteubenviIIe and is a generally
conceded nuisance. Immense quan-
titles Of coal have been wrecked upon
its piers causing an advance Of a cent
and a half per busheI at Cincinnati in
the price Of that necessary commodity.
This annual tax upon the fuel consum-
ed at the Queen City promises toaEnOCnt
to the price Of several bridges in the
course Of a few years, saying nothing Of
the inconvenience and damage caused
to Steamboat and other navigation.
The Cincinnati bridge is ostensibly
intended for the use of a Southern rail
road, but the prospect that it viii be
needed for that enterprise is neither
immediate or hattering. 1t is more
likely to put money in private pockets
than into those of public sanguine Of
a Southern trade. For some reason the
measure went thrO' like a rocket before
the steamboat men and river freighters
Of Cincinnati had time TO rub their eyes
and demonstrate If the Cleveland pO-
lice bill coupled with genhan bit'ers,
slew its hundreds, the Cincinnati bridge
and some other bitters slew their thous-
ands. Hon. Geo. f. Pugh became a vic
tim. Several other gentlemen became
victims. The united efforts of three
victims were necessary for successful
pilotage between certain parlors and
the dining hall of the Mel House. The
difficulties of bridge navigation were
thus fully tested. Various and sundry
gentlemen who were elevated by the
bridge became satisfied it was high
enough. A bridge on high is a big
thing. Hence 1t must be wide enough.
A bridge Of 500 feet span is unsafe. So
said the "archi-hic-tects." And so re-
ported the gentlemen of the lobby.
And they knew what they were talking
about, more especially the Hon. Geo.
E. Pugh. So the Democracy all voted
for the bill. And the bill passed.
The enlightened Mr. Hughes, Of
Highland, who was the author of the
negro school bill, has won additional
immortality by the Introduction Of an
other regulating the election of Presi-
Dental electors. It provides that no
''president, cashier, director or stock
holder Of any national bank, or a1y
person Or persons oagning or holding
bonds Of the United States shall be eligible
as an elector of President or Vice-Pres-
ident.''
The ingenious Hughes has struck q
rich lead here and the discovery is
worthy of his genius. The next step
will naturally be to take away the
franchise from persons who hold Uni
ted States securities. And if persons
who are thus interested in maintaining
the credit of the government are unfit
for Presidential electors, they are, by
parity of reasoning, disqualified fol
/ holding the Office of President. II the
Democracy keep on they will sooI
make the national creditors as odious {
/ class as the prosecuted negroes, and il
will become most dishonorable thing
to have risked ones means in the sal
/ vation Of the country.
The Valandigham asylum bill still
slumbers in the hands of its author
Mr.. Gordon, to whom as a a specia
committee, it has been referred. YVheth
er Val shall be quaranJiUed in new
Congressional district, elected to tn,
u. s. Senate or placed on the retired
list has not yet been determined. Mr.
Jewett hopes to Outstrip him in tn
Senatorial race and is studiOusly lay
ing his pipes. Should Ben Wade b.
made President Jewett stands a fai
chance to fill out the fragment of hi
SentoriaI term.
| A bill making eight hours a lega
days work for minors and women, anC
in all contracts for labor where th'
number of hours is not stipulated, hai
been introduced in the House by Mr.
I BeIvtI1e.
The duties of Commissioners of Stats
ties have beeen transferred to the Secre
Itaryof State in order to spite Mr.. E. D
Mansfield who is guilty of writing ar
ticles for the newspapers not favorabl
to the party in the majority. The of
fee is provided for by the cOnstitu
tion, and Mr.. Mansfield Dy reason q
his scholarly attainments and histori
cal research was enlinently qualified t.
| fill it.
Mr.. Hill, of Defiance, one of tn
spokesmen Of the majority, has a
length afored a clue to the time of ad
liournmeut. In the course of some re
marks the other day he replied to in
quiries from the Republican side de
string it understood that the Demoera
cy are managing the Legislature nov
and propose to adjourn when they &c
ready. This will no doubt satisfy tn
numerous inquiries made upon tn
lsubieCU.