New-York tribune., 1885-02-01
PHILADELPHIA.

SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS.
rFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUSEI
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31.-The ball season is
at its height and every night during the week the
Academy of Music has been the of fashionable aud
richly attired assembages The most noteworthy Of
these ents the Singers Societies. which lroueht
an audience of 5000 people together the annual Charity
Ball and the Hebrew Charity Ball On these occasions
the capacity of the hall taxed to its utmost and tho
sum realized and which will be distributed among tho
various institutions In this CITY, will amount to ut least
$4,000.
Lone of the funny happenings OF ithe week was tho
of a pair of horses attached the city by
officer of the s. p c. A. The driver jumped from the
box and escaped. The horses in question were nero
skeletons and unable to drag the vehicle with its
load of prisoners the city jail When led away by tho
officer one of the beasts fell to the ground and was
unable to RISE In the meantime the prisoners set upa
concert of yells, Of them crying peousy to hs
taken In out OF the cold
The verdict Of 900 secured by Miss Eliza Landrcth
against the American Steamship Company for damages
for broken wrist caused by falling while passenger on
the steamship Pennsylvanis is generally commended
This was the third trial OF the cause and the Judgment
has Just been confirmed by the Supreme Court. Tnc
accident owing to the absence OF hand rail- 70
the steps of the saloon 1t shown that all steamers
running out OF NewYork provided with such safe-
guards.
the Union Line which Is chiefly controlled by eS-state
treasurer william II. Kemble and ex-City Treasurer
Peter A b. Weidner has not roved as successful A. wa
anticipated Several trials have been made ana II wa
found that the slot through which the CONNECTING roo
runs had contracted, failing to allow the ROD ccat
passage The extreme cold weather Is thought 10 ha
been the cause.
Ono of the largest shoe manufacturing FIRMS IN thn
CITY controlled by H. Gardiner Co., have closed thef
tustness here and will open q factory In New-fofk
They employed 200 hands and make tue change ol
location of the frequent strikes ana demands OF
their employees
The exhibit of womens work for the New,Orleans Ex.
nosition was shipped on Friday and includes almost
every conceivable article that pertains TO woman COM
missioner Mrs. John Lucas will accompany the goods,
and in a short time will be Joined In New.Orieans py
Mrs r M Gillespie and Mrs. John W. Forney who
have been appointed commissioners from thA state.
The theatres have been doing excellent business
PATIENCE at Hayery's still attracts large ana iashion-
aha audiences but will be withdrawn after this week
and Prince Methusalem " will be given Burr OAKS
has brought large receipts to Manager Flechan a the
Walnut and next week the attraction Will DE Inres
wives To One Husband" Caretons comic op,ra nae
done fairly well at Opera House. On Monday Sicoi
Dnrand will he presented wthWalack's company. Az
the Chestnut Street Theatre Called Back VIII De con-
tinnes another week. after which Primrose Inachers
Mnstres appear Mrs Drews Arch street Theatre nag
been crowded all the week. the attraction being MT ana
Mrs. (ieorge 8. Knight in over rhe Garden wall
acnues Kruger in Dreams Will hold the boards for
one week from February @ "Pinafore has been
revived at the Arch street Opera House.