New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-10
TOWN rAL1-1DoU7 PERSONS AND zH1NG&

TOWN TALK-AB0UT PERSONS AND THING&
PERSONAL, LEGAL AND PRACTICAL
PooLsELLNa AT COMFY IsLASD-The race-courses On
and Coney Island have heretofore had law
themselves regarding p0osellng, and this law has been
allowed superssde that OF the State in force every
where ese Gravssend constable proposes enforce
the state law hereafter The large hotel propretors and
railway managers might encourage him, for the last
persons they want at the Island are the who 20
there to gamble They spend little and drive away those
who otherwise would.s much.
BRooKLYY scHooLTgAcHERs' PAY--A great deal Of
apparently jusnabe complaint is to be heard among
the schooteachers of Brooklyn as to the unaccommo.
dating methods employed to pay them their monthly
salaries Instead of paying them in checks warrants
which they could get cashed at leisure by friends or pay
out I'm the course OF business aud which could be re.
mitted to them by mail, they arc required to attend
In body on each monthly payday at the once OF tho
Board and are there often compelled to walt standing
in long queue for many hours for their turn to be paid
and receipt formally for their salaries And 10 has
now been so arranged those teachers who care to
the city July g. when vacation begins must re
main the 4t return on the 9TH or 6tn 10 goo
their last months nstalment little system Dy wncn
payments could be made by check or warrant would
avoid all this annoyance which is not easily borne when
borne unnecessarily.
"KIssING BY FAVOR" IN LEGAL PRACrrCE.-James Irv.
ing after sentence to years in the Penitentiay ID
out on ball. while of the witnesses whose testimony
was vainy used in effort to acquit him, are sent to
prison charged with committing perjury In his Dsna.
In another CASE that of the people against Botn AND
Burnett principal and accessory on charge OF emDez
element the principal held In $4,000 and the acces
sorry 500 ball. Worse STILL the principal ready To
plead guilty and voluntarily makes confession which
exoneraes the one accused accessory yet neither can
got trial. and both remain in jail in this hot weather.
awaiting the convenience Of some one OF the Assstanp
Barnacles of tho Circumlocutlon office.
KRELY's MoroR-The president of the Keely Motor
Stock Company, Mr.. Edward Randall OF Brooklyn, 10
one the officials of the Erie Railway, and he is nrm
believer In the successful application OF the new power
which he thinks Mr.. Kelly has discovered "There Is
discovery without any sort Of doubt he said yesterday;
he Is going to apply it is the only question WHICH
troubles u.s. The Erie engineer, Mr. Canute says t Is
some new and him mysterious motor and he mas seen
the generator repeatedly. We are now building" added
Mr. Randall. "a locomotive of 500 horsepower with
which we propose 10 draw train Of Pullman Palace
cars from Philadelphia to this city, cat what timer
4" In August next" "And in what time u "Ahi thas
remains 70 be seem"
THE KALEIDOSCOPE OF BRoADwAY.-The complexion
of the elevated railways has robbed lower Broadway OF
much of its travel and many persons who formerly
passed through Broadway daily now see rarely There
are probably hundreds of Wall Street brokers and BANK
ers and their clerks have not seen what tecnncahy
called Lower Broadway"say from the City Han 10
Union Square--n many months 10 such trip through
II nov would be rare treat 1t Is constanty-chans-
ing kaleidoscope INTELLECTUALLY considered, and grows
more beautiful with each years changes. The trada
DEVELOPMENTS too, will be noticeable 10 one unianar
with the latest changes there The almost total dIsap-
pearanee OF the drygoods trade, and the Developments
OF the book the readymade clothing and otner traces
are among the peculiar features of change which VIII az
tho min OF
time when building active the architectural altera-
ons in the appearance OF the finest street on the CONT
uent are interesting well az important The Trip on
ton o, stage with halfway intelligent and reasonably
loquacious driver worth taking at least once every SIX
months.
RIG BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE SALEs.-The auction sale
OF the entire improved property OF the estate OF the to
Charles Kelsey OF Brooklyn, is one OF the most lmpor
tant ever announced Brooklyn and will nix values for
long time to come in one OF the most peautiui ana
longest settled quarters Of the city There is also mucn
property fronting East River with extensive ware
houses upon II to be sold the time few years
ago Mr. Kelley created great deal OF excitement IN nus
own Large family and throughout all Brooklyn IN ract
by marrying his niece daughter OF his own protneT
His relatives tried prevent the marriage by legal in
reference but could not and ever aterward refused 70
recognize or associate with Mr.. Kelsey HIS estate -
valued at many millions.
Is THE BRIDGE SAFE FROM FIREf-A veteran fireman
of the old Brooklyn Department made bis first visit TO
the Bridge day ago, and startled friend who
accompanied him with the remark "Ths bridge VIII
give Brooklyn Chicago fire some day" The suggestion
was in itself alarming "HowP asked tue sceptcai
friend who saw that the only combustbe matter on tho
structure was tho plank foopath and apart OF tie road
bed "Giyen a cold night, high Western ind, and
big fire on the NewYork river 'front.' and the flames VIII
rush across the Bridge TO the heart OF Brooklyn The
old vet doubtless exaggerated the danger In his own
mind but the possibility OF damage to the Bridge by
re onc, 70 attract II It has not already engaged the
attention Of the engineers The pankng was carefully
wetted down before the fireworks were exploded on
May a. indicating that there some fears OF re
from that source When the steam power is ready TO 90
applied there will doubtless be some provision maze ior
forcing water to every point of the work.
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