The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

New York, January 5.-one Of the lead
ing health statisticians of the city SAID
today that there We're Uore cases of grip
I here than lsymen imagined. Whie tho
pest Is really epidemic. it has not assumed
dangerous phase. Up to yesterday ch-
matte conditions have been as favorable
20 its development as at any time within
three Years and medical men in all parts
Of town now have their hands fan
\ 7-year-old girl today stood on the
bridge IN police court, charged with he
ing drunk and dis0rderly. II got a bit Of
jag on she said TO the magistrate IN an
offhaHd way. but that amt nothing. Pop
per has one pretty nearly every day and
80 has mommer." Here's an object lesson
in environment that carries considerable
weight.
From saokinS residences and rirling
safes New York robbers are now turning
their attention to holding up pie wagons.
\ large two-horse vehicle oiled with pies.
rretze.s, cakes and bead. was boarded
by three desperadoes early Ihis morning
and before the police arrived the street
was Uttered with freshly baked food. All
who go out Of beaten paths at present
are apt to get into serious trouble Crime
certainly has the upper hand here.
The jewelry stores are gorgeous in their
/ 1876 In diamonds. pearls ruhies or tur-
quoises which indicate Leap Year in most
pleasing fashion, Nockle,s OF Orient
pearls, with cluster snaps of every con-
criyable Kind Of precious gem: diamond
side combs. with antique silver setting:
tie brooches OF rolled god. arrow hairplns.
name collar ella 7ps, heart bracelets of r1i-
hies and sapphires, turquoise huff hoop
bracelets and marquise rings. The fas-
chatting displays are tempting, and tho
signs that escape from the lips OF the
fair hut impecunicus, women who gaze
upon them are truly touching.
Every holiday season there Is mitch com.
petition among the various fountain pen
manufacturers and all kinds Of expcdt-
ents are rcsorted 70 for advertising pur.
poses, but one manufacturer on broadway
hit upon a plan which, while Il may have
enlarged his sales and placed his name
consplouously before the public. caused A
great deal Of trouble. lie advertised TO
sell fountain pens at 70 cents but only
between tho hours Of and 8 o'clock to-
day. The rush was 80 great dozen
policemen Wore required to keep order.
Pretty typewriters had their clothes torn
and their hats shunted over their sves
and the crowd grew 80 great that even
cable cars were stopped. II pays to adj
veFrise.
Summing Is hollow mockery. and II
is no longer fad. Occasionally a few
01t-oi-town men and women go into
Chinatown and drink rice wine in The
rostaurants there. Probably 1t has amused
them and they have imagined that they
were doing very daring thing. TO many
women Frech restaurant in the lower
part Of town is an attraction occasionally.
because II is 50 DELIGHTFULLY."- Bohemian"
Every man who knows New York as IL ia
today knows that there is nothing spec.
taen-ar TO be seen here In u Summing
expedition and that the so-called ''slum-
ming parties" are usually farces. There
are interesting phases Of life on the lower
East sac 81 which the rest OF Now York
knows Ntuc but they can not be UNDER
stood In one-night Summing expedition
one city magistrate has, perhaps I'M
consciously. struck the keynote of a rev.
olution in the morals OF an elemnt OF the