New-York tribune., 1884-11-30
PHILADELPHIA.
RAILROADS IMPROVEMENTS AMUSE


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IRON Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRBUSsl
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.-Work is soon Il
begin at the Broad Street Station upon the enlarge
ment Of tho facilities for passenger trac At presen
the change will consist of the removal OF all freight
business to beyond Sixteenthst. Eventually however.
all tho ground on Broad-st down to Markctst will
u,ed for station purposes 1t Is is still intended to ID
time have hotel in connection with the station
The Traction Company which means the managers
tho cable roads, is do something toward five cent fare
Five will he the the main routes but si
cents will be charged when transfers asked for
This while entirely satisfactory to the mass of ths
people, IL certainly concession. Six cents Is surely
cheap for tho long rides which may be had by the
transfers but 10 is held that sufficient money would BE-
made by the companies at five cents.
The Chestnut Street Opera House was packed as full
as It could DO on Wednesday afternoon to hear Mrs
Victoria Morosni-s scheng fIulskamp. Tho greater
portion Of the audience composed OF ladies, who
there. Of course, more to see than to hear Vic
torla il regarded quite in the Hight Of heroine here
about by her own Tbs critics were not oyercompf
inentary, hut that will make no difference. Not QUO
quarter o the fair who were pnhg to see her were
ablo to get Into the Opera House
Tho Gifsrd Trust IL TO make an important Improve
nent ~ erect great building st sof lea high 90
eitpyng the space Of ten stores Mafketst vest d
Iisyrhs, ahd nine dwellings on uifnfd'st All g ui
building Ia ~ e 0oepplcd by 0e wholesale dfy goods o.
rabahnsnt owing ~ thd sases ~ bs pfessbt fHhan0
ef iha u.fi property not expiring hb tho fall " 1880
Tho work cannot begin hhi 1850
There Is some talk ~ tho establishment IN Philadelphia
OF great morning Democratic dally bht u" positive
Information can be had on the subject Democratic Lead
srs when spOleD about H. profess Ignorance fossl
bly, during ClsyelaDds administration such loufhA
might he made % pay II it real newspaper bui
that ia tho trouble Tbey could not get the Associated
Press without buying ont one of ths papers "hc
now possess It, and even then II would require svas'
OF money to put tho new organ on ts oct Ins
Democracy will probably have TO be content with fM
Times aud Record and mako up their minds that those
journals sufficiently sraght-out Both arc goos
papers in many respects, but The Times :" "wobbles"
the most unexpected moments and The Record Is FREQ
Trade The kind OF paper the Democracy are SAID 70
want is that will stand by the party at all times s
party tako no the quares OF Dem ocratic leader
should be such and be mighty careful on the qes
tion OF the tariff; In fact an organ.
On Thursday the Journalistic Club held its annual mees
ing The club is IN a hourshng condition and thememper
shin is Increasing The officers for the ensuing year are;
Mecargee secretary James W. King; treasurer George
r Morse Tho board OF managers Is made up Of Iseo.
williams Albert II. Hoeckley, e. Ii. Sheare, e. f. MORSE
and william Persine.
signor Rafael yannios, the Mexican Consul at this
port has returned from = tour OF his own country
Among the exhibits already shipped from this city TO
the New-O Orleans Exhibition 10 large car filled WITH
specmens OF wood and iron work done by the boys IN
be soldiers Orphan Institute. There are also sent two
large albums Oh free-hand drawing by both boys ana
gir. and books kept by students in the bookkeeping
classes.
"sieba" closes at the Academy OF Music tonight ana
will be followed on Monday by tho Milan opera c0~'
pany.
At the Walnut Street Theatre next week W =; scan
lon at tho Arch street Theatre Josepa, wsS on
Vence closes at averlys tonignt ~ pu tn chestnut
street Opera House Monday THE Wages naa,, q, 0,
Mss Agnes Booth aud company hehi' "'Ae -FS
at this theatre DecemberS b.