Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-25
Our New York Letter.

ENGLAND UNHAPPY PAROLES" vtcroRY-THE
POSSIBLE TUNNEL-ENrER BARNuM-A MUs1-
! CAL MONSTER HARD TIMES WITH A PIER
/ CHINA IN DISQUALIFICATION.
New YORK; April 2lst 1879.
must confess that we are somewhat in ex-
citcment over Il sporting incident in England.
While Rowell is receiving the congratulations
of the crowned heads for walking America
out Of her boots, plucly little American
horse, Parole" is beating John Bull at his
own special game. My memory isn't especial
ly charged with turf matters, but believe the
victory won Wednesday by Parole" was the
first instance on record Of an American bred
horse defeating an Englishman on his native
heath.
bill has just passed the State Senate, in
which the grandchildren Of the present
generation may feel m interest. The Statute
| gives permission to cut tunnel under the
/ Hudson river between the point at which the
principal railroads terminate at Jersey City,
aud suitable place on the opposite New
York shore. New Jersey feels that something
must be done to offset the elevated railroad
]
! the one great thing is to abolish the ferry be
tween shore and shore. The project seems
TO have started more in the freight than the
! passenger interest, but if men find that they
can take seats in the cars at New York with
out the tedious transfer made necessary 10y the
| ferry, they will not wink long over the danger
of a sub-riyer passage.
Barnum has come up smiling and happy
again. l forget the count of the years through
which that broad smile has b,amed Lions
have demolished the human frame of too CON
fiding trainers and are no more tigers are ly-
ing in unforgottcn graves girafIes have per
ished through many feet of sore throat, and
confding ostriches have succumbed to too
many parusol handles and spectaclos, but
! Barnum still moves on He did it last Sntur-
| day, aud the small boy of domestic and i'm
ported pareutage behed aud worshipped.
There were the carts and chariols blazing in
the brightest paint emphasized by the shinicst
of varnish there the animals in all the glory
OF holiday fcrociousness. while the far away
backs of the elephants and the low down
backs OF the ponies were occupied by the
Mons. and the Mime. TO say nothing Of the
/ Mlle.), who come near breaking their nccks
that twenty five cents admission is nothing TO
boy who thinks Of the delightful possibility
| of their doing So In the excitement of writ
ing about it l forgot to mention the steam
musical instrument with very long name,
which occupied one of the wagons. It's a
desperately unkind thing for me to do to men
ton one feature Of this steam blower (shades
OF Orpheus forgive me for calling it that y as
this letter may come under the eye Of some
one unable to leave all aud start at once for
this city, but duty compels me to give public
! ity to the fact that this new feature Of the
procession is capable of turning out a noise
equal to that made by one hundred brass
bands! No one need question these figures,
for l have them straight from Barnum's own
posters.
4 SCI son or two ago, Messrs. Jarrett and
Palmer thought that it would be an excellent
idea to run their boat plymouth Rock" d.
rect to the beach at Long Branch. There be-
ing no pier in the surf, excursionists have al
ways been obliged to make the latter end of
the journey by rail. The proprietors Of
plymouth Rock" made preparations to build
% '" AthA ~ Ah' lilhNilhi oi't olNhhAiiib iiphi
II hotel point of view, and had the structure
pretty well under way, when big wave or
two quietly rolled in and took the whole thing
with them when they went back to sea. This
year the attempt has been renewed by com
pany Of capitalists, but it seems they need
more than a financial bottom to make u sue
cess of the scheme, AS the iron shafts already
sunk will not stop sinking and China is here
by cautioned to stand from under. Engi-
neers have been invited to propose remedies,
and believe things are looking brighter A
fiat plate is to be attached to the lower end of
each of the iron piles, and after driving down
these supports till they cannot well be driven
farther, il is thought that the surface present
ed by the plates will prevent the sinking of
the shafts. even after the necessary weight of
the upper structure is added. The success of
this scheme will guarantee increased prosper
ity to one of our most delightful and flourish
ing summer resorts.
Pinafore still rages. One of our principal
morning papers devoted over a column to
the subject one day this week, going into the
secrets of the extraordinary success of the
opera. At the Broadway Theatre it Is sailing
on prosperous voyage, manned by the ia
nous "church choir" chorus, and Differed by
soloists whose success must keep the "purser"
loaded down with the substantial evidences of
prosperous voyage The stage of the Fifth
Avenue Theatre is also occupied by the same
good ship, although next week Suppe's great
comic opera "Fatinitza" will take its place.
RADIx.