The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-04-24
From the Courier Jour1aI

ordinary means of communication be-
tween the cities of New York and
Brooklyn The bill Incorporates the
New York and Brooklyn Submerged
Tubular Bridge Company, whose OBJ
ject is to lay a tunnel or tube under
the East river, between the two cities.
This tube, which will be made Of
wrought iron, isto be 2,64O feet long,
so feet broad, and "a feet high, and is
to cost %, 100000. 1t will accommo-
date foot passengers, vehicles, and
railway trains. Foot passengers will
be charged one cent; cattle and horses,
three cents head saddle horse and
rider, five cents; one-horse wagon,
six cents; two-horse wagon, twelve
cents; four-horse wagon, loaded,
twenty-four cents. The bill authori
zing the constructions of this novel
tunnel is to be go amended as to pro-
vide that the tube shall be 30 laid as
not to obstruct or interfere with the
navigation of the river.
Pinchback, the negro Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, received q note
from the Presidents private secretary
the other day inviting him to another
interview with the President at the
White House, but he declined the in
vitation on the grounds that he had
an engagement to dine with Senator
Sumner. That negro would have a
wretched appetite indeed who wouldn't
rather eat with Sumner than talk with
Grant.
The probibitionists of the North are
talking of running James Black, of
Pennsylvania, for President, and John
Russell, of Michigan, for Vice Presi-
dent. 1t won't do, boys. Take q
drink or two all round and unite with
us in virtuous effort to relieve the
nation of that drove of dreadful night
mares, the Grant-Dent family, and
you will be happy.
Some of the newspapers are laugh
ing at the author of "Sonnet to a
Violet" in the Savannah News, be-
cause he makes Zephyr" rhyme with
Shelter" But, for our part, we can't
see where the laugh comes in
Zephyr" does rhyme with. "heifer, :"
say what you will. In fact, it doesn't
rhyme with anything else.
Among the claims fled before the
British American Claims Commission
was that of Mrs. Martha NJ. Caldwell
for $3,05O,0OO for cotton destroyed by
the Federal troops during the war.
We wouldn't be much surprised if Mrs.
Caldwell is a sister to the woman
who thinks she owns the whole State
of Maine.
The New Haven Palladium thinks
that Cover 81 200, OOO, 900 reduction of
the national debt in February is not
bad record for the Republican party"
The Palladium has evidently confound-
ed the amount stolen by the party in
February with the amount it paid on
the national debt.
Senator Wilson told the people of
Connecticut'that he had come there to
fight one million ofrebel voters 1t is
not known that the retired cobbler
fought the rebels any during the late
war, but it generally understood that
they surrendered because they thought
he was going to do it.
Some Of the Radical newspapers are
down upon Judge Davis as the work.
ingmen's candidate because he is man
of wealth. He will never command
the confidence of such newspapers
until he either gives away all of hiA
money, or proves to their satisfaction
that he stole it.
The lower house of Congress has
voted the sum Of twenty thousand dol
lars to build a statue of Admiral Far
raguetin Washington, and it is under
stood that every member of either
house has among his constituency a
stone-mason for whom he wants to
secure the job.
A correspondent of tho Philadelphia
Press urges the nomination of s.the
Hon. 6. Dawson Coleman" for Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, and says lie
possesses a strong, clear mind" II
he does, why does he conceal the fact
by writing his name G. Dawson Cole
mani
The Southern Claims Commission
at Washington hear about three cases
day. At this rate they will get
through with the business about the
time the great grandchildren of the
claimants are seriously thinking of
dying of old age.
Theodore Triton, of the Golden Are,
exclaims: "Save me from a God who
damns !" We should like to do it, nv
boy, but the thing is impossible.
The WAY TO BE MIsERABLE.-Sit
idly down and allow your thoughts ia