The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
Our New York Letter.
New YoRK. May, I, II.

Editor CHRONICLE
The annual shadow cast, over
New York by the recurrence Of
May day las fallen and passed by,
leaving behind 1t II broad track Of
Old boots, paper collars, superan-
uuated crinoline, broken furniture
aud profanity. l don't really sup
pose that everybody moved ON
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
but I am ready to make affidavit
10 the fact that the streets looked
like it Oh those three days. Nor
we're the removals from poorer
20 better quarters this year, but on
he contrary, quite the reverse.
Ii would be difficult for a new
conner to fid an nnoccupied cheap
lodging. while of brown stones
md marble fronts he could have
ms pick from one end of town to
ne other. The landlords of the
after are an injured looking set.
They complain that tenants won't
pay them the amount of taxes on
The property, aud they are proba-
bly, correct. The cry of the tenant
IS still Down with prices; and Is
he is largely in the majority be
will continue to carry his point.
Serio-comic May day witnessed
=. tragedy which had none of the
udicrous features which relieve
he misfortunes of moving. Early
in the afternoon the neighborhood
If City Hall Square was startled
by "a crash in the costly new Post
Office, and the crowd which quick
Fly gathered about the building
became aware that a section of the
roof had fallen in. The widest
rumors at once prevailed as to the
loss Of life and the amount of
lamsge inflicted. These were
speedily corrected, but the truth
was found to be bad enough. as
the lifeless Lod:es of three poor
fellows were brought out and
placed in ambulances which speed
ally appeared upon the scene
lOthers were injured more or less
severely, but the mortality, by
miraculous good fortune, will prob
ably be no greater than above in
dicated.
The war notes of the week here,
are not very important. The de-
creasing chances of an early ter
mination of hostilities keep us on
sharp lookout for the advantage
the fight is expected to bring tn
these coasts, though the latter
have not come to hand very extern
siveiy yet, except so far as the gun
and revolver manufacturers are
concerned. The RussiBn feet
[continues at its peaceful anchorage
Ill the Hudson, while the illustrious
Grand Dukes keep on with their
visiting and sight seeing very
much AS though their papa had
not come to fsticufis with the Sub
lime Porte. 1t would seem to in
dictate rather more tilial devotion
for the boys to go home and help
the old man: but perhaps the lat
ter Trunks he can handle that little
affair by himself-which l guess
he can.
1t will doubtless be amusing to
your readers to learn tina. the last
of the great sewing machine pa
tents has just expired aud that the
time cannot be far distant when
the price Of this indis. ensable ar
Iticle of domestic ECONOMY will go
down one half or more. The
lcompanies have strained every
nerve to obtain further extensions
but without success; and now free
competItion will commence the
work of bringing prices down to
reasonable figures.
] The outgoing steamers of last
Saturday carried over three hun
dred hrst-class passengers. This
weeks boats have carried nearly a
million dollars in gold coin.
RApIx.