New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-24
TOXIN TALK.
PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL.


MUNRO AND CHEAP FIcTIoN-George Munro, who was
burned on Sunday last the pioneers In the
publication Of cheap fiction. He followed Beadle who
during late series Of the verest trash
called Beade's Dime Novels" Munro followed with Q
similar series Of very little better quality He empoyeda
OF sensational writers who ground out stories By
the dozen great majority OF them long ago forgotten
When later white paper stock Decame cheap, Munro
began the publication OF standard aud many cnr.
rent English novels in cheap form, under the name OK
Seaside Library All his cheap ventures paid handsomely
His weekly story papers were successful.
DR.. MARY WALKERS ARMY ADvESTUREs-Ther return
of Dr. Mary Walker to plague the Pension ONCE reminds
old Army correspondent of her singular adventures
twenty years ago at Chattanooga In trying TO get
signed to duty army surgeon. She appeared there
while the army winter quarters preparing for the
Atlanta campaign. 81 knew how she got TO tho
'front.'" he said. "for General Sherman excluding
everybody from the lines who had business there:
but pec 1t joke OF sherman's at the expense
OF 'Old Pap Thomas, at whose headquarters she TO
ported She turned for examin to her
abilities to commission Of surgeons, all staff officers.
among whom I remember were DR.. Frederick II. Gross,
OF Thomass staff and Dr. Rufus H. Gilbert staff Surgeon
OF the Fourteenth Corps then under General Palmer.
of Illinois Gilbert subsequently built the Sixth Avenue
Elevated Railroad here The commission mad good
deal OF rough fun in questioning the fair would-besur.
geon for several sittings Ibeleve they finally got rid
OF her by recommending her as hospital nurse wnen
she left in disgust"
scALPERs AT CoSEY ISLAND" scalping" seems to
be the rule this year Coney Island aud IN the absence
OF the general public the occupants Of the island have
taken to "scaping" each other Two rival piers cut
down the rates OF admission until OF them was
thrown open the public free; whereupon the steam
boat company, which carried passengers TO both PIERS
refused to land them the free pier Clam chowders OF
Jumbo proportions ceased TO be attractive half rates.
and the chowder makers have added the attractions Of
roulette and faro to their establishments. The Manha
tan Beach Company tried to exclude the Brighton Beach
Railroad from using its tracks through Brooklyni
whereupon the latter reduced fares bring the former
Not content with this. the Brighton Beachers
sold their tickets I'm quantities to spectators at
40 per Off In the hope that these spectators would
sell them in the streetcars OF Brooklyn the regular
price charged by the company at their depos But In
stead the Spectators content to 20 per cent on
their investment, undersold the company In its own
depots and It's cketofces The last cut-throat
played at the Island Is, however the most ridcu
lous OF all. stage company has the privilege OF the
Concourse, public park road, along the beach but
this traffic is disputed by innumerable hackmen VITA
dIlapidated coaches and brokendown horses and the
police had interfere to keep the peace between
these rivals The stage and hack fare Is cents but
elevated road in the Of the Concourse thinking
profit by disputes of the Others carries passengers
for cents The Coney Islanders will discover some Of
these days, that they killing fruitful goden-egg
LAYING goose.