Mr. Mitchell informs us that his
contract for putting the streets in or
der doos not include the repair of foot
bridges, as we supposed, but only the
street bridges. The former will soon
be repaired under the supervision of
the Committee of Publio Works, and
the job should be commenced with
out delay. A number of the crossings
are in a condition that endangers the
limbs of pedestrians, especially those
who have occasion to peregrinate
after dark.
It is hard to form an accurate esti
mate of the damage resulting to the
sugar crop from the late freeze, for
while some planters have suffered
heavily, others have lost little or noth
ing. As a general thing, the per
centage of loss can be computed from
the quantity of care standing in the
fields when the freeze occurred. Most
of this cane was affected to such an
extent that it is now turning sour,
and the yield will, under the most fa
vorable circumstances from this time
until the close ot the grinding season,
will fall short of the anticipations of
a fortnight ago. The prevalence of
cool temperature until Christmas will
mitigate the disaster somewhat,
whereas a period of warm weather
will increase it tenfold.
TIIE LEVIATHAN Snow COMING.
