The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
GOSSIP OF GOTH,


New York. March so.-.rh.
EVANGELICAL church, on Throop av.ns'
Brooklyn. Is rejoicing because i,,s,
sheriff was about TO seize tho church
crty TO satisfy a mortgage for gin ~
pastor Rcv. II. u. Ilernhurt, appea,asT
the money and cleared tho indoh,'.
The mortgage was held by former NY
who resigned because he did no, ,m'
pastors way of doing things. '"s
The Brooklyn elevated road hs.
placed in the hands of reccivor
means nothing except that there Il u
to be a shaking on, aud general rso..
izntion OF new company. ,akine 4.
many of the brooklyn lines as nos,ns.
also means that an enormous nmo,s.
stock is TO loo floated for a now y.
that promises far better travelling fss,ss
than tho old.
brooklyn la a noted chess centor X,
chess club contains many strong n,.,.3
yet Napier, boy of il years. 4,
winning its championship hunors. IN
thcm from Helms. the present chsmn.,
who played ON the American team n n
cable match Napier Is u rcmarkabs N
lie has lust made his first trial al blIJl
fold playing. and succeeded In w,puIn, NJ
games at once without seeing M M
IL Is believed that 1t VIII not be loas n
fore the great exports viii have 10 fesi.I
with him.
Russell Sage was seen on the street 4,
other day gayly attired In new ~
derby hat. His passage down Wall 49,
was as marked as the progress OF the a.
posing pageant of an Eastern mor.rl
Grave bankers piched themselves IA ",
that they were not dreaming Of new NM
then, finding u was too true. retired MI
the back Office and locked the strong ka'l
Spectators were aghast and wondsty
what stock would be the next subject n
pay for that Sage hat.
Anthony Comstock will soon be rAitl,l
the classics, failing to find enough t,;l
rutic literature of later date 10 keen MI
busy in court Ills latest effort 10 ,.l
press anything that his Imagination ansJ
to believe is immoral is the attack be \
now making on The Triumph of DEATH
a trausation from tho Italian by Gabrls4
Annuu1lu. a peculiar legal row az \
whether tho book must ho taken as a WI
or only certain pages givcu In eyidtsJ
was settled by the three learned Judges NJ
questlng that they be given copies OF N
alleged Immoral book. and they would nj
Judgment after reading.
ono Of the little Jobs put up by John 4
Mokane. the boss of Graveseud and rs
in tho penitentiary, was brought to lltI
recently. when an electric plant that "a
$500 .0N0 vas sold for S3l 900. The ola,
had never been used. and was only one
the many Jobs put upon the GRAY esendea
Icy the political boss, The sale was b.
OF tho most unique In the way OF advers
NIX. instead OF exsnIling the property ii
d'ssusted commissioner. In publishing u
sale interspersed such little remarks
lhose: Gable ends of roof and building
wood, not substantial or fireproof''
surely tho age Of legislation. oppresslV
ana reprtssvc, and in tho blue s,oekiSss
style is in the van in this state, First.
~ the cartoon must 10. then tho portrt
must follow. Then they threaten the cur
'eW oeH. aud now. alas, deadly blow
aimed az the bald headed front row In u
vaudeville theater The latest propost
legislation. In legal but unmistakable va
mage, declares that tights are slmpt
shocking. But here Is measure d,
would result IN more splcy development
IMAM all tho imagined abuses those felIos
arc aiming ut: Let the legislature PISS
h'i providing for detectives To invesisst
tho personal character and private life
az the holy asseuiblymcn who arc respc
siple for these bills of oppression.
Gradual perfecting OF tho arrangemss
Tor tho dedication of the Grant monum,
ON April "a bear out the statement ma
hero somc time ago that II Will be one
lhe most notable and imposing of Il
ceremonies in the history Of tho ciyilii
world, In the first place. it has inst b.
decided that this state Will have MI
soldier boys In line, tho state cheerful
paying the freight. Tho Pennsylvania b
WIN also be here. and other States viii SO
organizations. IN addition 10 tho hirht
official dignitaries. In fact. so many 1
inc organizations that Gaslro TO lake "a
that refusals and regrets are already bel
sent out else the line of march would