The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-15
OUR EDITORS EXCURSION.

| The City of Observation-Disclosures, Tai
mage, Relationships at Coney Island
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington
| kellogg, Darrall, and Other Celebrities
| Familiar Faces-Off fer Home.
! SALEM, O., July 9, 1882,
DEAR CHIEF:
Before taking my departure from
Gotham, ran over into Brooklyn to call
on an old friend Broadbrim," whose
letters to the CHIEF are SO highly appre-
ciated by many readers of the paper, but
unfortunately He was away from home
and missed the pleasure Of meeting him
This was quite disappointment, for
although I have never set eyes upon
the veteran correspondent, l feel as if he
was an old aud intimate friend, and it
would have given me infinite gratitica-
ton to grasp his hand and hold converse
with him face to face.
Brooklyn is mainly d city Of residences
"a gigantic suburb and feeder of the
vast metropolis across the river-but It's
inhabitants have city pride entirely
independent of their regard for New
York, and they love to speak of such fea-
lures and advantages of Brooklyn as
excel those of the larger town over the
way. Brooklyn has the only Plymouth
Church and the only Beecher; the only
Talmage holds forth in the Tabernacle
here, and in these sanctuaries, believe,
are to be seen the largest church organs
in the world, while the vocal and instru-
mental music with which the congrega-
tions are regularly RECALLED is Of the
grandest and highest order. l did not
have time to seek out the leading
attractions which the city can boast, but
could not fail to admire the handsome,
clearly and thrifty appearance Of such
portions of the place as cursorily viewed
while riding through some of the princi-
pal streets on the horse cars.
Captain Lowden and I made trip to
Coney Island one afternoon, going down
by steamer and returning by rail. The
island is dotted with such places as our
West End and Spanish Fort, and the
means Of amusement afforded to visitors
are similar to those in vogue at the Pont-
chartrain resorts. Brighton, Rockaway
and Manhattan are the names of the chief
points along the beach and all are
thronged with crowds of visitors every
fine evening throughout the heated term.
Saturday morning we babe adieu to
New York and ran over to Washington,
via Philadelphia and Baltimore, OH the
Pennsylvania railroad, arriving at the
Capital about O'clock in the evening
The day was very warm, and the ride
was sultry and dirty one. What with
dust and coal SCOT and perspiration, we
were in a highly disayreeable and I'M
clearly condition when we left the train.
This was soon remedied, however, and
after a bath and good dinner at the st.
James Hotel, we sauntered out to take a
peep at Washington. I found the city
much improved since my last visit, eight
years before, and was pleased to notice
many evidences of still further progress
to be made i'll this direction in the near
future. The Capitol grounds, and par
ticularly those to the north Of the noble
structure, presented far neater and
haudsomer appearance than when | last
saw them. The Washington monument
was much loftier; a considerable portion
Of the marshy flats around the monu-
ment and in the rear of the White House
had been filled in and raised; u magnifi-
cent new building for the State, War aud
Navy Departments doomed up alongside
the Presidents mansion; IL beautiful
building called the New National Muse
UNI had been erected i'll the government
park just east of Pennsylvania Avenue,
at a point about equidistant between the
Agricultural Departments building and
the Smithsonian Institution; and numer-
Gus other changes for the better were
noticeable. Next morning Captain Low
den departed for home, as l have men
toned in a previous letter, and I was
left to make the remainder Of my summer
pilgrimage alone.
called Oh Senator Kellogg at Wizards
Hotel and found him in fine health and
hopeful Of great benefits to accrue to
Louisiana from legislation already ac-
complished and in process of accomplish
ment at the present session of Congress.
The passage Of the river and harbor bill,
with its provision of $4,123,00O for the
improvement of the Mississippi riv er
below Cairo, seemed assured, theappoint-
ment Of prominent Louisiana sugar
ha Tariff ,,Ir
tended favorable results to accrue to our
sugar interests, legislation calculated to
promote the construction Of railroads in
the State had been pushed through and
liberal appropriations for public works
were already secured or their attainment
iii almost certain prospect. / met Con-
gresham Darrall at Senator Kellogg's
room, and again at the Capitol, and both
gentlemen seemed to regard Louisiana
matters in a highly satisfactory condition
paid brief visit to the Senate Cham
Der and Representative Hall and listened
| IL few minutes to the debates then in
progress. It was not difficult to recog-
| nize the faces Of IL number Of the most
prominent members Of Congress, such as
Senators David Davis, Logan, Hampton,
Window, Pendleton, Vance, Conger, Hale,
Anthony, Speaker Kei1er and others.
Hon. Robert Lincoln, Secretary of War,
| was i'll the Senate lobby and knew him
at glance. While at Wizards Hotel,
had the pleasure of meeting Gen. George
A. Sheridan, formerly Of Louisiana, Mai I.
Tom Ochiltree of Texas, Congressman
Smith of Pennsy lvania, successor of the
late Thad Stevens, and Messrs. Roberts
and Hancock, representatives of the New
Orleans press. 1t was doubtless one of
| the latter gentlemen who sent the tele-
| gram to the Times Democrat which | was
glad to see corrected III the CHIEF of the
LIST instant. Tho assumption that my
visit to Washington had any connection
| with the Internal Revenue Collectorship
| or any other Office was wholly unfounded
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