The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-09
THE QUAKER CITY.
LITTLE EARTHQUAKE FOR THE
MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA.
Opening OF the Theatrical Season
People Returning From the Sea-
shore and Summer Resorts.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 6.
This city was visited by mild form
of earthquake last week AZ were all
the seaboard cities from New 70 k
down, but one OF our citizens, the
Mayor, WAS vitited by bis own private
earthquake, and reports as to the
damage are as yet contradictory. The
Mayors private personal Seatthquake
takes the shape OF q Committee Of
Common Council appointed to inves-
tigate charges Of the most teriou,
nature, concerning thu handling Of
certain sums Of money, some $4,000,
and which he is said To have withheld
from their lawful repositor, the City
Treasurer, aud divefted to his own
uses. He certainly did have the
money in his Possession, but SUI,
rendered 1t immediately on demand
OF the City Council and has written a
statement I'd the Committee Of Invet-
tigation which shows very clearly,
should it be. borne out by the testl-
mony which the committee are en-
gagged in taking, that the chorges are
not borne out by the facts. With
such an investigation in progress,
with the earthquake and Alexander's
abdication, there is no lack OF material
for gossip.
The theatrical season opened here
last week in q feeble kind OF a way,
and we chroI icle one failure for the
fret week-tbe Daily News Company
TIE season really opens tonight, the
principal attractions being Mrs. John
Drew as "Lady franklin" in Money
and Viola Allen in W. O. Cooper's
Talked About, and then the usual
things, as McNish, Johnston and
Slavins minetrels and Carncross's
mins'rels, etc.
The people are getting back from
the sesshore, though Spruce and Wal
nut street folks will not be back for
more than q month yet. 1t is enough
for ordinary mortals to have one to
three months out OF town, but the
more favored ones do better than that.
Their programmes read something Ike
this: May and June at their country
residences in the suburbs or at the
numerous elegant suburban hotels,
such as Wissahickon Inn or Devon
Inn then two weeks or more, accord
ing to the weather, at Oresson OF
Glen Summit, or, maybe, a tour
through the ACKNOWLEDGES or the White
mountains, after which the seashore.
Az to what psrticular point OF the sea
shore there is considerable lati-
tude allowed, even among the
upper ten. They go.to Newport, to Bar
Harhor, to ElbeIol, being almost
equally divided between the three,
with few scattering ones at Cape
May, Martha's Vineyard, Atlantic
City, Asbury Park, and other place..
On September let they, with one
accord, fOrsake the seashore, and after
another week or 30 OF the mountains
or Saratoga or Richfeld Springs, par
ticularly the latter, they return to the
suburbs and play cricket snd lawn
tennis until the cold October weather
drives them to the city for the winter.
This, however, is only the upper ten {;
the upper ten thousand omit the first
and last portions of the programme
entirely, for number OF them live 80
near the suburbs when at home as not
TO require that part OF the programme,
and large proportion of them could
not afford it II they required 1t,
and stay at Cape May during July,
August and a part of September, few
straying to Atlantic City, Asbury
Park and other places along the Jersey
shore, while the masses go en- masse
to Atlantic City, with q considerable
portion being diverted TO Ocean Grove
and Asbury Park. All these places have
their adherents and champions who
think, as one does OF his doctor or his
minister, that theirs ia far the best ev-
cry way socially, physically aud artih
cially, or rather INTELLECTUALLY.
There are always number OF South
erners at Cape May, and one of the
hands0mest women there and one OF
the most attractive this summer was
Mrs. Gwynp, of Nashville, whose mu-
steal ability and success as raconteur
made her the center OF an admiring
group.whereve she was.
The hostile political camps are
busy making out plans for the APP
preaching campaign, and ere long the
voice of the stump speaker will be
heard in the land. MAY.