The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-01-24

trees which at present have not yes IN
attained their full growth, 1T rem'uoS .
one of the esplanadee SO frequently
seen in cities on the European cont.
nent.
The land here is particularly high
and YOU obtain an INSTRUCTED view
a. far up the Hudson as the eye will r
reach. The view is only obstructeo
nv the bends and curves and eapes
Of the opposite shore. The TALL
steep scraggy masses of the Palisades
stare you in the face with their MS.
torical suggestions, dense masses OF
blush green pines and hrs re''eVe
the expanse Of snow in WINTER 'n'
beneath the ice bound river sweeps
Its way with the placid regularity
and evenness of stream in the coun'
|try star from the madding strife OF
the city. The houses at the upper
? end of the road are all old and near
, |ly all of them have historical sugges
lions. Should you be inclined TO
r leave the regular road and drive INTO
! the by.ways you will meet charm
e ing variety of landscape. You may
a climb up and down little hillocks
# and unexpectly light on rich pad
"a docks where you expect to meet
- nothing but thoroughbred cattle.
ia Now and then you will meet a half
Is buried tombstone, or vault through
e. which you may peep and see the co.,
Nv fms which mark the places where
If the "where the forefathers OF the
to hamlet lay" and then If you are
a POLITICALLY inclined look up at the
ii; expanse of clear sky above you and
,r the signing branches of the pines
L. and listen to the Golian harps form
W ed by the telegraph wires and write
he verses.
ho Mr.. Theodore Walton who has
!, gained International fame by hi
If plunging on race horses, is about u
=, retire from the St. James Hote
-, which he owns. His enemies asser
Tho that his expedition to England las
h,o fall cost him so much money that b
Il can no longer olive the pace" DC
"a, lieve, however, that the reason
simply this that the owners of to
oon building, the Ames estate, hav
mo raised the rent to a higher hgu'
80 than Mr.. Walton cares to pay. h
.ho has been giving $4,000 a yea
,ret Now they want $4,000 a pri'
-. which am inclined to believe the
,.te will not get. Capt. VIM. NJ. Conn
,,;oo we'll known throughout the raci'
49, world as the owner of G!idelia, t
49, famous race mare, and equal
known in the theatrical world as t
. - manager of John Mccullough, t
hor tragedian, has bid. ! understa
$4,000, but his offer has not
Cha, been accepted. Capt. Conner p
.h,;, poses to give an impetus to the
= =. trade of the establishment to VIII
$500. Mr.. Walton. has paid no attenti
49,. He has been for some years SUITE
49, from the govt and seldom went
-. side of the barroom. Capt. Conn
1872 proposes to make the hotel be
-. quarters for the theatrical and
:. ~ ing world and compete against
-. Hoffman House. With his popu
ity he ought to succeed should
,,;or get the hotel.
- William Barrett the once fam
h.,a Jockey, who rode Mr.. Pierre u
.o.no lard's horses which they first ra
Rich England, died at Long Branch
The Saturday of consumption. He
II d. poor, since in the later years Of
an old engagement with Mr.. Lorillard
ARMY grew careless in his habits and
warm. riding and lost many races. Ha
wrench behaved himself he could have
awling we'll of. Teakes, Mr.. Lorill'
ement. present chief jockey has nice
r him. farm near Deckertown, New Je
ilk hat and is worth about $4,000.
'es and tello. youth Of eighteen, Mr..
is neck Lorillard's first jockey, has
ug him $35, 900 invested in stocks, al
where own savings. Mclaughlin the a
ult. A lean Auber is equally we'll off,
hat the Hayward, Mr.. Belmont's famo
ny man der owns property on Long Il
,plaint. Hughes who rode for Mr.. Jan
person Kelly last year, got salary {
g bones 900 year and ten per cent. q
winning mounts, besides his
road is riding fee. He lost it all in
g New lation however.
es mon ~s'~>"
ward IN Hon. E. John Ellis give