The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-04
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

| New York. June 1.--Fishermen have just
caught shark thirteen feet long, Weighing
! 400 pounds. off Long Branch. They brought
the shark ashore as more convincing evil
dence OF the catch than affidavits would be.
| II is not believed, however. that the capture
will have any appreciable effect on the
number OF bathers this season.
| II is hard lines for a man to be skinned
| by the law, but a saloon keeper whose new
trousers were stolen. along with other prop
| erty. learns that he can not get them from
the police until they have gone through the
| courts as evidence, and he fears that may
not be until the clothing which was the
pride of his heart is either moth eaten or
out of style.
There is a new relic among the many
curiosities of Warren street resort,
famous for its collection of such things.
Carefully mounted and framed is small
printed form, the blanks of which set forth
in cramped hand like that OF copyboo
efforts that the treasurer of Ormeby coun-
IS. Nevada. has received $4,000. aud that
Robert j. Fitzsimmons and James j. Cor
bett are entitled to hold a glove contest
No. /" of Il series, and those who see 1t
generally wonder whether there will ever be
Il No ..
This city boasts many unusual societies,
an organization springing up with every
fad. the fad being the poison and the or
gansatien the autidote. While there exists
a society for the prevention OF everything
on earth" there is still room for more. and
that more is the Anti Noise society" The
idea is that nearly all the noises which af-
flict the residents of a great city eau be
done away with. such as the noises pro-
duced by bells. whistles, clocks. horses and
wheeled vehicles, peddlers, beggars, street
musicians, cats, dogs, horns. explosives and
the girl who imagines her contralto is 4
soprano.
Mayor Strong is daily growing more TN
like the man who was elected by the com
bination of reformers Even his physical
attributes have changed. He has trimmed
his shaggy whiskers to a Vandyke point.
and spruced up generally in new spring
outfit but even these efforts to grow young
are put to u crucial test, for the mayors
elter-ego the faithful Job Hedges, the buf-
Ter between bores AMI municipal greatness
incarnate. the David 10 Strong's Saul
soothing him with flattery and funny sto-
rles when balmy tea failed TO allay the
fierce twinges Of the govt. the acme of pri-
waite secretaries and confidential men mot
confidence mem - training 10 assume the
duties OF police magistrate. and a sue
cessor fills his chair. City hall 10 longer
seems the same place.
How efficiently Representative Horizons
anl-prIze fighting law fulflls the purpose
implied in its name is shown conspicuously |
by the fact that there were fifteen prize
fights held under its auspices and by its |
express sanction in this city The other
night. The number was a trifle larger than |
usual. but Saturday is always the favorite |
night Us providing fitting preparation for |
properly pious observance of the next day. |
of course. they we're not called prize fights |
that is not officially. Boxing contests is |
thu name under which they were are and |
Will be authorized; but 1t is a distinction
with very little difference. Ii is estimated |
mat there We're upward OF 10 900 specta- |
tors at the various shows, leaving out of |
count the phantom reproduction of the Car
son battle. which displays everything as it |
happened, except the noise.
commissioner Grant grew weary of the !
amount of free advertising recently given
his colleagues on the police board and de- |
ieimined to get some for himself yesterday. |
PRESIDENT Moss has followed Roosovelts |
plan of midnight prowls Andrews gains |
fame by keeping in evidence the bicycle |
sqnad which he created Parker is ALWAYS |
TO the fore as an obstructionist with TWO or |
three chips on his shoulder. Grant took a |
now tack. Mounted" policemen were mus |
terlug out on the boulevard as a preliml- |
nary to their parade Thursday One of III. |
nm he,
He couldn't overcome the spirit of his we'll |
pred chestnut sufficiently to get to the |
saddie' Grant says he hasn't been on n |
horse for years. He was in silk nat and |
rock coat. but. without a word of warn. |
tho reins from him and yaulted into M
saddle without the use of the stirrup. Now |
the other fellows are Jealous of Grant.