The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

uOoClF VI w HAM.
New York. February 22.-slnco those
two dreary, foggy days of the early win
ter. New York has been remarkably free
| from the heavy vapors that usually drift
in from the sea at this time Of year The
air Is clear and cool-so clear that every
| light In Jersey can be seen from this side,
from the great arc lamps to the Pickering
globe on the street corner.
| 1t Is rarely that a pawnbroker gets the
worst Of it, but that is about what hap
pened TO one Hoboken man. He loaned
$3.50 on probably the most curious article
ever put in pawn. 1t is the alleged body
of Norsoman, seven feet six inches lorg
and claimed to be 100 years old. The
owner claimed 1t and the broker is now
| trying to dispose of his grewsome bargain.
The favorable talk of permitting Brook
Ign surface lines to cross the big bridge
is responsible for an effort now being
made to consolidate all of these lines into
one mammoth concern. Various PROPOSE
| tions are being considered, right under tie
nose of the LeXow antitrust Investigations.
The men employed at the life-savlng
station at Southampton. Long Island, had
an opportunity to engage in a genuine
whale hunt the other morning. The levia-
| than was sighted about a mile from shore
and the boys were soon after him. in
sailor parlance. he is known as right
| whale and his capturers would have
| been richly rewarded if-that was where
the trouble came in. He was harpooned all
right. but the line broke and the monster
got away to the open sea-
| The story OF why Marie Tempest is not
coming to America next season, and prob
| ably never again. has Just become known.
| Irving is to blame for the loss of her now
| play and she won't come without 1t. The
| popular little actress had made every
| preparation for a bright buresaue on
Nine. Sans Gene" when Irving got wind
| of a few of the mots sho was to shower
| at his Napoleon. He went to some high
authority. and against the protests of
| actress and manager, Marie lost her play.
That is why she is mad and won't play in
cur yard any more.
| Theatrical managers, actors and sou-
brettes. with the attendant train OF John
MES. were greatly interested the other
day In the auction sale of 5000 costumes
They once belonged to tho old Casino
company. of which Rudolph Aronson was
the head. and some fair prices were real
lied. The Johnnies exhibited the lveliest
interest in the black skirts and tights IN
which famous Nadjy once disported her.
self. Some of the costumes were magnifi-
cent and the others ridiculous. II 5000
! people could be coaxed into those 5000
different "make-urs" the Bradley Martin
ball wouldn't be in 1t.
| The new twin screw freight and pas
senger steamer Pennsylvania, OF the Ham
burg American line. was placed in com.
mission on the regular service between
New York and Hamburg the other day.
She left port with a full cargo. carrying
total of 1890 tons. This is the largest
cargo That was ever taken out of Now
YORK on one ship. or, for that matter, the
greatest that any ship in any part OF the
world has carried. She also carries strong
passenger list. To form an idea IT tho
enormous quantity which this amount OF
lreght represents. 1t is interesting to note
mat 1t would take GIG ordinary freight
cars, or about is freight trains, to lrans-
port It,
Mrs. Bradley Martin isSgoing to break
an engagement TO n dinner she doesn't
care to attend. and for the sake OF charity
VIII show gaping public Just how she
received her guests at the grand ball.
rms Will be in the assembly rooms OF
Madison Square Garden a week from to-
morrow. and II is promised that many of
me original costumes win be shown. As
'he great public hasn't yet made up its
NINA that the shoulders OF Mrs. So-an-
SO were properly covered, or that pink
lieshlings really did belong to the Six
teenih century, these burning questions
VIII be settled by n public view, and in
eidentally the children of St. Mary's Free
/ hospital will profit
] oh, l don't know. Captain Chapman,
You amt so warm" caroled three coored
singers on the platform at the old Hay
market at o'clock the other morning.
res 1t was typical Haymarket scene fun
going as fast and furious as tho Tender
ION over saw. Gimme drink shouted
man who had Just danced n Dizzy polka
WIN n peroxide blonde "Wat'll you ave"
she tnurmured something about high
nall' and the waiter came runuin'.
you arc under arrest" said the man.
cropping his Bowery swagger and assum-
ing tone OF authority. There was a Wild
scramble, and when the dust cleared away
the oihcer had the two men he wanted.
manager Corey and the waiter. They were
| ned Tor violating the excise law The
eoiored MINISTRIES. who abandoned their
oanlos In the scramble think Chapman Is
Sill as warm us ha used TN he