The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-11
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
New York, August 9th. ls!

New York, August 9th, 1888.
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field's new building ia
rapidly approaching completion. The
walls are all up, the roof is on and the
carpenters are hard at work on the
interior. Thus it will be ready for
artistic interior work before the winter
sets in. From the outside it is not
only an imposing structure, but it
81 ows a great deal of character and
Individuality. The graystone trim
mings are cut into faces of gnomes,
and other fantastic medieval devices
the effect is striking indeed. Malici-
GUS people say that Mr.. Field himself
sat for the gnomes, as their fnces rasem-
Bile his so much, when with a would
be open smile lie tells reporters that
the telegraphers strike is over. 1t is
probable that his original intention of
establishing the Mail and Express in il
will not be carried out. As an evening
paper it is naturally dependent to
great extent for its sale on the news
boys. Now the location of the Field
building at the Battery is too far out
of the Newspaper centre, Park Row,
for the boys to waste the time TO 20
down for it, Still Mr.. Field is plucky
and when once he has an idea he gen
orally tries it until he is convinced of
its being bad one. The "Mail and
Express" by the way, am informed
from reliable sources is doing unusually
well at present. Its local circulation is
booming, ana mt the watering places
aud seaside resorts it outsells all the
other afternoon newspapers combined.
was speaking with the captain of
one of the Hudson River steamers to
Albany and Troy the other day about
the amount of summer travel this year.
He told me that in all his recollections
it had never been so light as this year.
Travel to Saratoga has Teen less this
year than for the past fifteen years.
At the United STAGES Hotel. where
they say IA man has TO give satisfactory
evidence that lie is worth at | asst Il
niflion before lie can gain admittance,
two weeks ago they had three hundred
guests and four hundred walters and
servants The Winsor Hotel, which is
Judge Hilton's amusement would have
closed bat :or the effect it would exert
on the prestige of Saratoga. The
Grand Union Hotel has been doing
fairly we'll. The Clarendon and the
Congress Hall have been doing about
as we'll as any,
Pugilism Is evidently not ia demand
at Saratoga. That shining exponent
Of the tisic art, Mr. Joe Cohurn, arri-
yed at the Springs last Week. begin
Ming with the Grand Union lie tried
five hotels But, no sooner had he
registered when the clerks seeing the
name, politely Observed $50 sorry,
Mr., Coburn, but we have not room
left in the house."
| met Manager Morrison the other
da. and asked him how the enterprise
Of running operate concerts at Sara
toga paid. He said splendidly, but
haye rpnspn to believe that the oppo-
site would he nearer the truth, Opera
and concerts have been tried before at
watering places, hut without success.
Judge Hilton Is very much in favor of
it, aud is trying hard to attract people
at Saratoga to such entertainments.
but as eacli hotel has hand on Its
piazza people naturally prefer that
kind of music to entertainments In a
warm and close hall at 81. so q ticket,
Emma Juch, Aerta Rleai und Rooalba
Beecher, the stars of the company |
hear are betting their money away ON
race track. All the ladies at Saratoga
have q mania for Investing on their
opinions as TO tie relative speed of the
horses, but they have it worse than
anybody.