New-York tribune., 1883-06-04
TOWN TALK ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL-THE BRIDGE.
TAKING THE CoscEIT OUT OF HM.-To be convinced
Of ones insgnicance this busy world make the tour
Of the Bridge two three times while the crowds Of the
curious still frequent Its ways 81 have crossed
three times, said gentleman whose business for ff
teen years past has led him to form large acquaintance
with all classes Of men, and have only per-
sons knew One was the new Bridge superintendent,
who too busy to talk to me, and the other was
Sheriff Reilly. who was evidently lost as myself In
the crowd and did not It's trip to take the
c0nceit cut of the vanest fellow"
STEAM YAcHrs-The formation off stcamy acht club in
this harbor evidence Of our rapid growth in wealth
and luxury. Americans probably have steam
yachts to-day than owned In the British ses yet
fifteen years ago there not two owned here and
late 1870 the steam yacht OF Bill Tweed was an
object Of curiosity the waters betweea here and the
Amsricus Club 1t supposed to be the finest steam
yacht In outfit then aoat but would appear shabby.
genee affair indeed compared to any Of score Of
the larger pleasure vessels to be in this harbor
Regaas OF steam yachts talked about but they can
never be popular such contests will give little oppor-
tuny for the display Of skill in handling or OF superior
qualities In model and would be dangerous But there
will doubtless be many fine exhibitions OF these bcauti-
full craft steamng ard sailing in large squadrons 1t is
estimated that Newport will this summer see as many
fifty steam yachts drawn up anchor there and
sailing away at the end OF the season as squadron
HEAVY LEGAL ExPESsEs.-As illustration Of the
heavy fees charged by lawyers appraisers and others
for closing up estate, an executor OF the will Of
wealthy Brooklyn gentleman who died lately, states
that searcher in the County Clerks Office had made
charge OF $500 for transcript OF only ten pages OF
legal cap OF the determined by the appraisers
occupied half day of this valuable penmans
time required research calculation and no re-
sponsbility assumed. Expert engrosscrs would
gladly work for one-tenth the When demonstrated
with the clerk said didn't often get job Of the kind
and had to charge roundly"
THE SALVATION ARMY IN BRooKLYN.-Tbe Salvation
Army has for time past been established In an old
building in washingtonst Brooklyn, which 1t uses as
church. and where 1t maintains. in the opnicn OF tho
resident neghbors nuisance because OF the character
OF persons attracted by its odd services 1t was Ike
carving Goals 10 Newcastle" to establish another
church the City Of Churches, and as pecuniary ven
ture IL is failure. gentleman who was by chance an
observer of of the private drills OF this body, de-
scrbes the exercises Of the Salvation Army as not unk
quite absurd as, those of tue bowling Dervshes OF
the East. performing various evoutions OF the
march in single file the whole corps OF both sexes
PROSTATE themselves their knees, with forehead on
the floor and go through prayer which begins monoto
nously and ends In what Is not unlike camp-meetns
shouting" None OF their public exhibitions have the
peculiar feature of the Eastern style of kneeling
| A PECULIAR STREETS TRAFFIC AFFEcTED.-There is
good deal OF xiety among the staowners In the new
Fulton Market the effect Of change in the current
of travel Brooklyn which the Bridge is likely 10 bring
about The market has just been rebuilt and reopened.
and though many OF the larger dealers have most or
their trade with the hotels restaurants and other Dig
consumers large was derived from the tran
sent customers passing by Fulton Ferry TO Brooklyn IL
is question also largely interesting to all fulton-st'
merchants This street is peculiar one Its trade 10
| chiefly dependent on the passing crowds It's many
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| fer seriously.
| ECONOMICAL sHoPPING.-Mr. ONeill, the sixth-aye.
goods merchant who pays his clerks and assistants
more than 81 900 day, worked twenty years ago for
lower salary than the lowest which he now pays his
! young men. Mr.. O'Neill pays bis buyers $4,000 anu
| So 600 a year-One expert much more-his toor men
So O0O and other employees In proportion TO their value
This successful that while salaries remain
about the during the imitation PERIOD his Gus
toners watched economy IN purchases more
closely than now, many shoppers consuming hours IN
going about few pennies This store illustrates
the advantages of morning shopping In tue afternoon
few among the hundreds get promptly waited upon
This especially since the Bridge has increased the
number Of customers from Brooklyn
| THE LAW AGAINST sELF-SLAUGHrER-A lawyer was
lately commenting the difficulty of enforcing the law
against attempts at suicide 1t grows out OF the dcuy
| OF condemning his own confession III per-
|
pose what letters he may have written are apt TO be ro
covered by him. HIS oral admission to another tnat No
intended commit suicide is not admissible unless no
reiterates TO the Court and by denying bis purpose
he escapes At any rate law does not seem to
deter any person committing the offence IL -
great pity that example could not be MADE OF the
absurd an who hmsefatthe door of Miss Ayers
residence with pop-gun the boy who disturbed the
pleasures of persons gathered in the shooting gsey
| n which he vainly contemplated his own taking OIL
TIE UNION SQUARE MPRovEMENrs.-inqury reveals
that tne final decision the improvements al onio
souale and Seventeenthst is to construct high oui
ing with an L running through TO Eighteenth-sI anu
overlooking and inclosin the small shabby buildings on
the remainder the block fronting on Broadway Ihers
are TOO good reasons why latter are not smuane
ously torn down and the site improved trst tue OWL
ers are DOOR comparatively speakng-too poor at any
rate. TO build extensively. Secondly. the income from
tho rants OF the numerous but small suites OF oces III
these buildings is something enormous when the 'au'
| Of the buildings themselves is considered.
| POLITICAL NEWS.