The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-17
GOSSIP or GOTHAM.

GOSSIP or GOTHAM.
rev York, December 13.-In one day last
week there were four suicides, one by hang.
ing one poison, one gas and another by the
ever ready East river route. Why people
want TO die here. where there is SO much to
i've for, is hard to comprehend.
John +. Quinn, the reformed gambler, -
who was ordered out of Pittsburg by Roger
o Mara. has located on Broadway, where he
is putting gents only" onto the curves of
the "heel, the vagares of poker hand
ana the cold deck ard its resultant chill
John has quite daily attendance, and
should turn out some snterprising gradu-
ates.
There are 5000 buildings in the City of
New York which arc absolutely untSfe,"
says Constable Seven OF these | have
found necessary 10 watch continually They
are some OF our largest buildings Cracks
rave appeared in the walls OF thcs, luild
ings. and | have had to station inspectors
to watch them constan ~ in crier TINT i'm
mediate steps may be taken to protect the
iiVes of their occupants should Ito creeks
open wider"
The auction sale Of boxes for the fancy
dress ball Of the Purim association. to be
held at the Metropolitan opera house Jan
uary IL, took place at the Temple Eman- Ell
at ruth avenue and Forty-third street he
to'hl sale OF seats rolled zip beaver sum
'han ever before known As The clicrt is
a fraternal and benevolent one G. A. Kess-
Ter. who paid SLIPS for the first box smiled
at MS high success The next hignest wen;
IN Max Nathan for sos The dress ball Ia
a brilliant annual event and this year prom.
ises to eclipse all others.
OF all the mean words that have been
banded about among Parkhurst, Raines ane
Platt, the last named did 1t when he said
that he had long ago made up his mind
that lir. Parkurst is mentally unbalanced
This certainly" Mr.. Platt thought, ''is
the most charitable view to take OF the
case, How DIR. Parkhurst's congregation
can put mp with him is more than | can
understand, but do not care o 70 into
a discussion of the matter" These are Ger
t'inly harsh words 10 use of IA man v no is
couraseously deyoting his life TO an idea
Ofhcials OF the district attorneys office
are investigating a successful hoax that
was played In Quarter Sessions court The
real defendant in a serious case, who was
out on bail hired substitute to appear
Tor nm at the trial The humor of tho
situation drops when II became known that
the dummy was acquitted. owing to the
inability of the witness to identify the pris-
oher. There are so many people in this
city man does well to identify himself
especially the morning after.
Strange changes are being made at Brigh.
ton Beach. not by the hand OF man, bu
by mightier power which none can com
bat. Visitors will we'll remember the old
ocean house at the beach. 10 feet deep and
1oo feet long, that stood close to the pavl-
ion of the favorite Seidl orchestra, Old
ocean has so encroached on the place that
1t was moved recently several hundred feet
inland Eight years ago it was found neces.
sary to move It 500 feet from the surf line,
but even this was not enough Bathers will
hardly recognize some portions of Brighton
next season.
BY the way, the word gents" reminds
me to drop friendly warning to visitors
here. Never enter place where that word
Is found on the sign, be It restaurant
apartment or Raines hotel | visited one
or the latter a night or two ago to witness
the mastery weakness of New York's liquor
law. and over the desk was the warning.
Gents leave their Yaluables with clerk
The latter carried as villanous mug as
ever graced a rogues gallery, and the
gents may as we'll throw their valuables
into East river.
beautiful Mrs. Jack famous and
favorite in society, as her pet name ind-
Gates, has decided to go on the stage She
daughter Of the authoress, and is now Mrs
John X. Bloodgood. jr While they live In
a handsome house on West Ninth street
and occupy the margin Of the select 400
runor hath II the step from the Waldorf
to the stage is one OF necessity. She il
armed with the necessary divorce. having
once been Mrs. William Havemeyer. but
strangely enough. will not star, ss she an.
nounces her intention of beginning at the
bottom of the ladder.
The Tenderloin district Is threatened In
moro ways than one, First big Office
building began to rear its head. rubbing
elbows with dive on one side and some
thing worse. II possible, on the other, Now
the police board has decided to divide the
seetbing district up into sections and DO.
lice II more carefully. To this end so men
were appointed on the force the other day
II this thing continues the day will soon
come when n nan who wants to earn AZ
honest living daren't give n stranger few
drops or hand him a slung shot without
fear of being arrested
Brazos Valley Cotton.
Hearne, Texas, December ia great
deal Of Moving has alrendy been done on
the Brazos bottom plantations along sac