New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
McCarren's Racetrack 4ttftude
Hurting Democratic Party.

acco-dtng to the general impression there are
two recent Developments in the political NE OF
fhis Borough which Will cost the Democrats many
votes this fan one Is the open stand which Sena-
.or McCarren has taken regarding the Agnew-hart
snti-ga1nbiing bill, and the other is The nnanciai
deadlock which has caused the suspension OF nun
are6s Of OF the borough ernployes-especiay In the
Department OF Public Buildings and ofiees- Inc
latter were employed 20 keep the various ADMINS
*-stion and court buildings clean The Democrats
admit themselves thst they are losing votes ana
place the blame on the people they like the least
The feeling between the McCarrenites and the anu
Mccsrrenites bursts forth whenever the unhappy
circumstances are mentioned Each SIDE accuses
tns other Of trying 20 betray the local democracy
Each side seems to be more interested IN oiscreolt
ing its oPponsnt than in finding means Oh
arneliorating the conditions.
Yfttle fellow CT four years who lives in Soutn
Brooklyn went 20 visit his granomolneF tns
other 6av The grandmother is an ardent con-
sttrue-t Of CONGRESSMAN William NJ. Calder, who
is running for reelection in the 9th D1sIct iis
fan In the evening his father asked him about
his visit
-,Csrandrna had sign" he said
Us that ser' cried his father. What did she do
with ite"
-she put it up in the window" replied the young
steE. ''snd-and-its name was Calder?
,s,ooa,,-n,s first public bath was sold at auction
the other day. It brought sl4 as Junk The bath
lies at the bottom OF the river at ga street Inc
,,vrohasers were McKeenen Brothers. contractors
The hath was placed in commission in the DAYS
when Seth Low was Mayor of Brooklyn some
time ago the bath was found to be useless. ana
another vas borrowed from Manhattan to take Its
place.
-hA t1athush section OF the borough is soon to
7oza 8 landmark that has stood for nearly two
centuries on a plot OF ground triangular in shape
.ns now bounded by Flatbush Bedford and New
lr avenues THIS Is the historic Cortelyou home
s+eas which was erected in I7s1 by Captain Simon
,-or1el1ou the head Of branch or the s'lhe
family, with which Secretary Cortelyou Is CON
r4Acted For generations il the family nome
stsas Secretary Co-telyou never saw the OLD
building until three four years ago. when h9
visited II as q guest at a family reunion. The
,-oner+v has formed q part of the Livingston es-
ts.e II WIS sold 10 Charles Fleisher for $lls'oVo
7-a haze been suggestions that the city purchase
TIE old structure but 10 steps toward this END
have been taken Unless they are taken soon the
building will be torn down and the land VIII DC
-,,t M into twenty-one building lots. Ihe plah
is 10 erect stores and apartment houses upon The
plsce.
Nine Chaminade will appear al the Opera House
n the New Academy OF Music under the auspices
~ The F3rooklvn Institute Of Arts and Sciences. on
Thursday evening. She will play her own colL-
,,os:t5ong entirely. Nine. Yvonne de ST. Andre,
rn.7zo-soprano. and n Ernest Groome barytone.
VII assist her On Saturday afternoon and
evening d.. John c. Bowjker, of Yale UNIVERSITY
will give the third his course OF illustrated 4ecl-
,Ires on travel His topic Will be AIolon IN
africa" The Boston Symphony Orchestra VIII
give the first Of series of Eve Philharmonic con-
oer1z n the Opera House On the evening OF FIJI
day, November G.