The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-25

ana all 1Or WDaLE because u WTctCneu
vagabond, that no sensible man would
trust behind his counter if there was
fifty cents in the till, had succeeded in
tramping the saw-dust for six days and
covering given number of miles. Thank
fortune, however, that that particular
craze is over. The last Grand Interna-
tional Walking Match ncttcd the enter
prising principals some $4,000 on the
wrong side Of the ledger, SO l suppose
for the present, at least, we are reason
ably safe from the tramps.
Wedding bells have been ringing ever
since the first of June. They are being
married and given in marriage by the
score. The season has been exceptional
in the number of distinguished marriages.
A marriage took place last week in up
per tendon which has scarcely been ex-
ceeded in lavish display since the mar
riage of Boss Twced's youngest daughter
to Mr.. .Magnnis Of New Orleans. 1t is
true that the bride did not have diamond
buttons in her CATERS, but the floral dec
orations cost over $1,000; the supper was
contracted for, exclusive of wines, for
$500; and the bridal gifts, including Il
check for $40 900 from the father of the
bride, were estimated to be worth over
$50 ,00O This is the sort Of wife l have
been looking for, and if there are any
more of them left l should like to 60 to
Salt Lake and take two OF three.
| The hotels at Coney Island and Man
haitian Beach are i'll mourning on account
of the cold weather. In a favorable time
the bathing houses will take in from
$1,000 to $4,000 per day the restaurant at
Manhattan Beach is good for $4,000 or
$4,000 per day; and there are a number
ut Coney Island that do an equal bust
ness. The loss Of trade like that, With
the enormous expenses they are under,
is Il very serious matter, when the band
alone, including Mr.. Levy, costs $500 per
day for single hotel.
Our mighty bridge between the two
cities is fastening to completion; the
iron girelcrs are already more than half
way across the river, and we may rea-
sonabIy expect to see portion Of the
road bed laid entirely across before tue
Fall. The stnpendous character of the
work can not be appreciated in viewing
TIE structure from the river. 1t is not
till you have passed under the tremen-
,lous masses of masonry that mark the
approaches on either side that you can
fully estimate the magnitude of the
work. There are, undoubtedly, many
magnificent suspension bridges in the
world, probably Il number that exceed it
in architectural beauty, but for length
of span, for grandeur and immensity, so
far it has no rival On the earth. The
original estimate by Mr., Robeling, the
engineer who laid out the work, was
three millions and Il half dollars; over
thirteen millions have been expended up
to the present time, and it viii! take two
or three millions more to finish it. It
has coat !. number Of lives, including
that of the Chief Engineer, Mr.. Robcling.
His son, who took his place in the work,
ruined his health amid the poisonous
gases of the caissons when they were
sinking the foundations of the piers from
which the cables arc stretched. Though
nomlnally in charge Of the work, Mr..
Robcling has never seen it but once, his
health being so shattered that he is now
Il confirmed invalid. In 1889 we expect
to see 1t open for travel, and then We can
probably tell if it is going to pay.
The Grand Lodge of F. & A N. was
opened here Oh Tuesday with unusual
pomp. The attendance was large and
respectable, and it was evident by the
reports of the various lodges throughout
the State that the ghost of William Nor
gan was successfully laid. New and
marvellous fash ions meet the eye every
day, but Of that anon. Truly yours,
BROADBRIM.