New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-13
SEEN AND HEARD IN PUBLIC PLlCES

PoIIin souire walks with a more elastic step since
the decision of his lie trips along broadway on
fine afternoons with the light tread of schoolboy on
his way to the ball-fcM " Hcw are you. Commits
sCner'" said an acquaintance to him yesterday The
poet was delighted His eyes sparkicd with pleasure
He seized tho OF hers hand released II until
he had related OF his best holiday stories. which
cumprise the bulk of Mr. squrc's capital Yet one
would suppose from his manner that he was In the
zenith of success.
Mr Squire is a thousand times more cheerful than
his former associate. Maurice b. Flynn. who with all
his losses is still millionaire Indeed, Hymns frcndi
declare that his financial prospects were never brighter
said one Of them recently Maurice VIII make moro
money within the next four years than hn ever ala
before In tho same length Of time, How! Why he mas
been branching out of late in lines. People sup
posed he had withdrawn from active life somewhat
True he has in NewYor but he has been busy else
where IIo Is Interested IN all sorts of railroads.
companies. and that sort Of thing In the south and
West He has secured several good things IN lhe
southern states that will pay him handsomely. Be-
sides this he IL getting many contracts from The
Public Works Department a. he did IN squire 'ne.
splendid business is being done at ms iron "or n
and politically. is far FROM being the corpse that VIII
lam r. Grace and Reornief WIS WISH dnu hah'Ho'
as they'll learn some day.
Flynns anpathy to Grace IS well founded There
are many causes for It, but Of course the chief ono
rested IN the publication OF the Squire letter HUBERT
O. Thompson gave this TO WINS in moment OF rage
due TO he of Of his friends In the PUB
lie Works Department by Squire He regretted this
that he had been almost living of Flynn Tor Inenhs
Tie earnestly to get the letter. BACK asan
mcnt for eighteen months and new n go'ng 20 nu,d
to it, Three days afierward thompson WAS ipnnr
dead In his rooms at the Worth House. hite Ia'cr
Mr.. Grace gave Out the letter.
A bill Is being prepared and Will be introduced In
the Assembly this week. providing that hereafter the
Office of Corporation Counsel, in this city, shall be
elective, instead of appointive, at present. The
interchangeable Simon Stevens Is said TO be the anthor OF
the but there are many besides him In laVor
of such law. Mr. Stevens holds thai there IS no
reason why selection of this official should not resi-
with the pei PIE. The state selects ITS own AtorIoy
General by Pp Eoe t er, aviser nm IN the same
way,
Chaunccy NJ Depews Presidential boom continues
TO grow and flourish the hotel corridors like green
bay tree Mr.. Dcpew's friends arc gaining confidence
daily One Of them. Chester b. Bradley, OF Chantan-
qua County, one of the bright young politicians OF
western YORK; who was In the Post Office Depart
Inent unrY President Arthur. showed his faith In Ar
Depews election the Fifth Avcnue Hotel the other
night by wagering q hHn drcd dollar suit of clothes
with we'll known Democrat, that Mr. Cleveland oud
not be next President Mr. Bradley argues the case In
say sci For three reasons He is popular with all
faclors and will draw the full party vote 10 start
with In addition to this, he Will have the support OF
a number of INDEPENDENTS who admire his genuine
Americ anlsm his great abilities. and his many splendid
Qualities Besides these he will have the votes of the
employees OF the New York Central and other lines OF
the Vanderbilt system in this state. Do you Know
what this means There In round numbers aDoit
100 900 men employed on these various lines. W
this number, nearly ninety per cent are Democrats
That may surprise You, bat know what am talking
about I don't say that all of these would support Mr.
Depcw but do assert that when once the opposition
papers begin their attacks on the popular president Oh
the Central, there will not be enough hands desert
him tn nlas a hand carr
Fifthave below Twenty third St. Is slowly chang
ing i'm looks and character. The Invasion threafened
some years ago by the shopkeepers seems 10 nave
been turned aside. Many of the smart shops have
moved up Thirty fourthst. Nor have the
cheaper stores ere ut in much about EOurteenths ST.
Tbe boss of the Manhattan Club will be sad blow
to this part of the avenue. The opening Of the old
Lenox house as a church club and Offices. and the
building of the new Methodist house at Twentieth II.
may be suggestive of another turn in the quality
OF the street
When the east wind whistles through the skeleton
framework OF the COney Island observatory these
March days II sounds as II one OF Paul Baucrs cal
! Hopes was going under q full head of stsarn-
The Harvard Club of this city IS preparing pct
ton to the college authorities asking for the removal
az the present restrictions the baseball club For
several years the Harvard nine has not been allowed
70 play With professionals or to employ coach The
repeai Of this rule, the petitioners think, would put
baseball on a better footing. 1t certainly would give
Harvard same valuable practice With the Boston
club. 49,. WA n,, r,.
Democrats have read him ont Of tho party and now
The sea IS eating up big slices Of his little Kingdom on
Coney Island.