The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-10
GOSSIP or GOTHAM.

New York, December 7-Receut build
ing improvements on Broadway, below
Aston place, have thrown into remarkable
relief the structure known as 1.-The old
London street" For several years the
business structures around II were I'm no
way conspicuous, but now that there are
several very tall buildings OF the most
modern type, while directly opposite looms
the huge building that stands on the site
of the old New York hotel. The projectors
Of old London made n sad mistake
when they figured that the center of trade
and traffic would llnger for years In the
neigh borhood of Fourteenth street.
There are tricks In all trades and your
aristocratic tailor and millincr Is no FUR
Their above them than their humber asso-
ciates on the dingy highways. On the
sidewalks In front of the shops on Fifth
avenue and other swell business streets
one Will frequently see packing cases with
these words boldly stenciled on them:
Per 5. S. lucania, from London" and so
forth. They are placed right side up with
care. so as to impress, the sightseer and
those who placed them there evidently
regard them highly.
MY name Is Don Cameron" said n
rusty Jim to a magistrate when he was
arraigned fol vagrancy today. AS Don
needed bath and shave he was sent
To the works until the Christmas holt
days fairly set IN
teeth extracted. French Spanish, ltai-
ian. German and English spoken" is the
announcement ,n tho .bou, c.se az -, don
tist on upper sixth evenI,c One ran also
10, ei,1nd 49, g., s,,a,.,ii NV 80, 10,
guages.
The next big event out OF the ordinary
will be the Hebrew fair, booked for Madi-
son Square Garden from the 9th TO the
oist of this month n viii no on n LARGE
scale. and the charity that will benefit
ni,nrter Of n million dnlinrs ,yhen the las
victim Of some nrettv saiesIadv settles
Four Of Now Works. theaters now charge
50 ~ y. ~" YIN Wv" '''s nv" 80 , eo
y io' orche".ra Se''ts ana three Oh 'neh'
when tho ,eneraI h,,innse Of the country
ncccssltntcd reductions in wages man
nger told ME today that there are any
amount OF people who seem anxious to
XII tho same tSarc me-, hut +. few ne,
fortnancns hero raj mo uo,tb more tbnn
half The money. orchcstra or no orchestrn
-
Az nrn.a,, s0o cohI, oar. ,,,r an pro,1-
,.a,. III, ,.o,',.
to add TO this number It is estimated
that $1,000 transfer tickets are given 70
year IN tafes. u ~ not an unusual sight
tir"Iv e,rntv Gad orn al, ~ n,,snic
iron, taT,tetb st,not a., al" BE ri my t i
evrninr such N iuxury co, nat he nm
cbasad for n nicl,ai ai,yu.har. ni.o In Ptjo
world '' ''O :" '''
One million do,Iara ot tho ta,n.vera,
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Eood money If sunN IN the miserabiy con
Tammany administration olonr the unr-
lem river. and it is doubtful whether %
cents on the dollar or actual value Is
veors has heor sn hro,o,,,y o,.; ~, 1871.
ihi, ..speed,vo,,u schon1e y.bih o., "'' a., o.
einninr to end bas Noon ,otbti -, -
fI,n,, - wontnn m,astn ~ ,,i,nb , m1,r
Ana sill, n nortisan nrees ,nans ,, ,'' ,si
ine, .yvhcra ala he ynt L. y" va ''"
The mighty have fallen. Lillian Rus
sells last husband, Signor Perug,n,. the
operate tenor. has signed a contract TO
appear in a continuous performance"
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onto ~ ~ f,ario,nt, III ~, ga"
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