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Show A Bridge and Two Tonnels. The project for bdilling a bridge across the Hudson Itier between Xcvr York and Jersey City Is rtpld-ly rtpld-ly taking shai-s. There is no luason, except tho ferry Interests, why a bridge and tunnel both should uot be constructed between Xew York and Jersey. Even then thefacill lies for travel and trafflc would be taxed. Tie tunnel Is lirogrcfslng quietly, not much lislnrEaJJ about jj. Lngli-h OEJ-Ital Is eniplojed iu It largely. Meantime tlie amount neeeasary to bcKln UleeoiKruetlon or the great bri Jge lias nearly all been tKiliscribed anil 111 tier rent laid In. Itiilruad auJ lanc olticl. als have taken tho m l r tart of tlie stock. Another project still more imposing impos-ing has taketi shipe In the fertile brain of Mr. Erostu3 U'i-nau. Ills no li-e than 11 tunnel fn ra tjtalcn Ubtwl to Urjoklyu. Ilruoklyn U now cut oiTdircctly fmm iiniiufac-turlag iiniiufac-turlag iuterests, bn-aUMi ef lbecJC-penwand lbecJC-penwand dlQIculty of communication communica-tion with the rest of the world. A railroad fmt-i the smith, rn ex-tremll ex-tremll orthelsUnd at Arthur Jtlll will connects llh tho tunnel. The tunnel will cnw. Xew York bay at aiint some dbtsnee abovu the Narrows wiiere tho forts stand opposite op-posite each other, one on long llaid, tBe oil er on r-taten Islanti. It will strike South llrookl n at 11a Ridge. Thin tunnel will aflord direct coui-nunicatton with Long I-IanJ for el, hi trunk railway ltue, and the freight and coal alone for Hrook-.inland Hrook-.inland the l-l.iml ll! psy the Interest on the whute cost of the tunnel, $d,Ouu,aOO. German capital Is said to lie backing the bcreme. Tlie tunnel will have two tracks |