New-York tribune., 1885-03-08

S..,r, ,o,,n.t. Tbe dinner to Attorney -6enerai
Brewster upon his retirement from the Ca'"no' VIZ
be given at tho Bellevue. There are seventy -u'o
soribers including prominent lawyers OF Dosn pa 49,
The Justices Of the Supreme Court ana tue 'uuso'
Common Pleas and Orphans Courts VIII 10 in'ao
George w. Btidle will preside The subscription Is $io.
At Cape May The spring work has begnn though no s.y
important chan nges announced. AT A'""''o Wv
among other improvements there are 70 DO hu"e'o.'
changes In that portion OF the house where inc te"
calls are given. These performances have pecn io'
se veral seasons under the management O1 "hh"'n
Davidee r and have proved an attractive feature At
placcs like the wssahokOn and Devon Inns, which open
early rooms are already being engaged for Juhe' o
OF the attractions of the Wissahickon lnn Is th"' 'o
grounds Of the Philadelphia Cricket Club whcn openo"
last October. and which give opportunities ior law"
tennis and other games which ladies' may take part
directly opposite
The amateur lady artists OF Germantown have formed
an art club under the direction OF the Misses senk'
Penrose and Johnson. Philadelphia artists are exhp'
ing at their studios pictures which they VIII send 10
compete for tho prizes offered by the American All Asso
ciaton in Ncw-iOrk.
An exhibition Of an electric railway system was given
this week. track two hundred feet In length was laid
In a room. and this the was run. The car was
nj lighted and heated by electricity was about tne
size the smaller bobtail street ana nve OF sA Ee
tIcme rode in It. At Camden there was exhibited new
car starter 1t Is claimed that this apparatus VIII stoI
n crowded srcet-Car Win tue ono 'o'e
thirty three persons were ON the car ana aiter Dens
drawn by horses short distance the aniinaisl were
unhitched and the again set IN motion wltnout
the least annoyance. There IS building at ths bainMm
Loco motive Works of the largest locomotives ever
constructed IL Is to Btazl ana Is intended or
hauling freight trains over the mountains s wegn, s
seventy tons. The Pennsylvania Railroad @ Gompay vs
has refused to sell monthly tiokes to many VINO have
previously held them tor some OF tue trains arr
tamdcn. These tickets were sold NJ ABOUT ONT
redcen the regular fares 10 people ylng on Tue e
OF the and ferry cards were gwen WIN tnrm s
action OF the company IL said to be because many Oh
tf,Ea pOt
otherwise disposed Of
The womans Sanitary Committee under Mrs Gillespie
are earnestly pursuing their work OF devsinS some
by which the sanitary condition OF the city may De l
nroyet The Finance Committee or Councils are saiu
To he much impressed with the earncsness OF tue hdies
aud desire to operate with Councis anu !. ~
supposed that that body Will supply the money require"
when the necessity tor IL Is shown
the erection Of stables and hosptas
for the veterinary department. The CONSTRUCTION ol
these buildings will begin soon. They VIII DO one
sto.y high but arranged that an additional story can
he added when cJuired
The executors OF the will Of the late Alfred d. Jessup
the wealthy paper manufacturer OF philadelphia IN
filing their second account set forth that ME- MAXWELL
who married Tlic n. Jessup one OF Mr. Jessups three
dauy hors has relnqushed his absolute Tsh III hef
fortune aud would retain It for life only Mr. Maxwell
IL an Englis.man Of quality ana MS wlic uicu ao'ut
year after their marriage; their infant chid aiso ds
but as there will Mr.. Maxwell came INTO Tue
inhcritd d from her mother. It was said to be tue
Intention of Mr. Jcssup 10 have his fortune remain as
far as In hs family. By this action ot MT
Maxwell the money inherited by his child VIII at hs
death 90 10 those of tho Mr. Jessups grandchildren
that may be living
appears that the net proceeds were $1,000 Tnis Is
$500 less than last year.