The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM.
LATEST FADS AND FANClES OF
THE METROPOLIS.
The Favoritc Drinks OF New hork f"s"'
,o,ablcs--Ncw Home of the befor"
c,u,,-Cost of Lighting the streets
soorttng News.

| ,oahics--New Home OF the REFORM
c,ut-Cost of Lighting the streets.
sporting News.
NEW YORK BUREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
June q. lS9O)
A reporter was sent TO one OF the fashion,
able bar.rooms down town 20 ascertain the
relative popularity of the various beverages
lie sent in the following report:
Beer and malt liquors generally, 2O';
creme de menthe, 81; gin fizz, 80; cocktails,
various sorts, 30; whisky straight, -;
whisky sour, 10; brandy and soda, Is;
whisky. with settler, &C., IS; mint Julep' i"i
sherry and bitters, If; brandy straight .
lemonade. ); champagne cocktails, 4; milk
punch. 3; sherry cobbler, !; sherry Hip, :;
absinthe irappe, l.. Cordials, with the eN-
cention of creme de menthe, were out oil the
race. and only one bottle of wine was o.
| dcrcd.
Every now and then the assertion ap-
pears that the number OF Americans,
who drink straight whisky and gin, Is
constantly decreasing. This statement
comes from people who are in posi-
ton to speak with authority; whose Disi-
moss il is TO provide the community with
whatever IL may think fit 10 order in the
land line. Bartenders and hotel pro-
prietOrs find that the consumption OF heavy
| iiouors among patrons. who formerly used
| no other. has been sensibly diminished.
Temperante advocates, though, need
not take more than their due
need of praise. The cause for this change
seems to be the remarkable excellence Oh
the beer brewed i'm this country. Another
reason is that the business men have gwen
M entirely the custom of morning and md
day drinking. They no longer find cock
tail necessary during business hours. The
uptown hotels that were wont to find occu-
nation for two or three bar-tenders, during
the now morning hours find the services oil
one sufficient to supply their patrons. The
beverages that have supplanted whisky are
claret-and ice. Rhine wine and settler, and
beer.
GOOD NATURED AMERICANS
The proyegbial good nature Of Americans
is illustrated often at the East river BRIDGE
especially when Il cable has been broken.
Five out Of every six persons find 1t sub
| iect of Joking comment, and they start OH
for the long walk across without even ap-
bearing either annoyed or bored. Even Co
ney Island can produce no merrier crowd
than can be found on the promenade when
the steel rope proves unfaithful. When the
cable is broken the promenade Is thrown
open. free to the public by the big passage
way usually used for an exit. The rare
takers though, are in the boxes, and take
the pennies of those who use the ordinary
entrances to the fOOt-path. The great mass
of people do not always avail them
selves Of the opportunity 10 pass over
the bridge free. Notwithstanding the con-
slant cry Of the policeman to pass right
along to the promenade, never mind the
fare, pass along, pass along! the crowd
persists in turning back and paying It's
penny. The unusual experience OF getting
something for nothing rather stupeiles the
crowd. and they cannot realize that such
! things can be.
THE REFORM CLUB.
The Reform Club in a few months will
have new house. \. Il. Enos house, at
Fifth avenue and Twcnty-seventh street,
has been purchased by the directors. Al
terati0ns are in progress. and the main en-
trance will be in Twenty-seNenth street,
and will open into u spacious lobby, on the
left Of which the parlOr will be situated.
| The cafe viii be on the right Of the vcsii-
| bule. The grill or tap-rOum, where meals
| will lie served on small tables. VIII be m
the basement. Smoking Will be allowed,
and everything will be arranged for the
comfort and ease OF the members. The front
room on the second floor will be the reading
room, and in the rearOft this will be the public
and private dining-rOOms where table
d'hOtc will be served daily at q o'clock. The
two upper floors will be used for bed rooms
| for the members of the club At No. east
| Twenty street, Il new house Will be
erected, which will contain the kitchen and
laundry in the basement, a large hall for
lectures and meetings OF the club on the
first floor. This hall will have separate
entrance on the street. The second floor
will De given over 10 the library, which
numbers many thousand volumes, among
which can be found the best publications on
political economy
COST OF STREET LIGHTING.
The total amount paid for lighting the
public Offices and maintaining and lighting
the public lamps Of this city for the past
year was sos, O9S.29. From this sum the
gas companies received Sl03.j3D02; the
electric lighting companies, Sl27,G,.72: and
the naphtha lighting companies, S2,62i12.
The gas bill for the public offices alone was
S;iS, 4G0.9l. ON December 81, 1889 the num-
Der Of public lamps necessary for Lighting
the city was $500, which was net III
crease Of Apo during the year. No less
than SCI new gas lamps were lighted during
the year, while 2S6 gas lamps were re-
lighted, besides the 1921 relighted on ac-
count Of the extinguishment Of the
electric light. The variation in the prices
paid for lighting is considerable and not at
all according 10 the sort of light received.
The Equitable Gaslight Company IS COM
PEELED by its franchise to pay % cents for
each lineal foot of mains il lays, and it car
not take more than SO year for each lamp
lighted. This is the only company that pay 5
such Il tax on its new mains. The Con-
| sOlidated Gas Company gets SlI.5O per
lamp, the Central Gaslight Company S21
per lamp, and the Northern and Ionkers
Gaslight companies each SIS per lamp per
year. The Equitable Company, despite
this amazing difference in price, is yearly
increasing tie amount Of lighting il does
for the city, and now lights 1858 lamps.
SPORTING NOTES.
Americans are said to have won $4,000
by backing Petit. the Boston tennis cham
pion, who defeated Saunders for The cham
pioDship of the world. Charles piniels,
once the most popular umpire in the conn
try. is census enumerator in Hartford.
: The paddock at the new Monmouth Park
course Will have nine ty-siX box stalls, and
space enough for 5000 or O,0D0 visitors.
The ups and downs OF baseball are often
very rapid. Ii is not generally known that
the great Short-stop Long had a chance TO
Join the All America team on the around
the world trip. But he played SO poorly in
bis first game due largely 10 nervousness,
that he was voted no good, and dropped.
This made an opening for Catcher Billy
Earle, who made great record on the trip.
Now his position is insignificant, while
Long is generally acknowledged the best
fielding shOrt-stOp in the country.
Brighton Beach's regular summer meet
ing begins on July Sd, and will continue
for thirty days. The added money each
day will not be less than $1,000.
The second regatta Of the Patapsco Navy
at Baltimore, on June -, will be participa-
| ted in by n number Of the best Oarsmcn Of
New York, Philadelphia, Washington and
Boston. Ii is expected that $4,000 will view
tile races.
Jules Gautier, the lOng-distancc swimmer
Of France, will attempt to swim across
the English Channel during the summer.
He Will also dive from London Bridge,
with hands and feet tied, and swim ten
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