Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-28

! Field proposes TO give her free pass over
| all the American railroads, BY arrangement
| with the managers of the respective lines
| Bsrnum and he are both anxious to act a,
| her agent, and there has been great confer
| ence on the subject at the Grand Hotel
where these distinguished men are staying
| 1t was ultimately decided, however, that
| Barnum should stick to elephants, while Mr.
Field looks after the higher interests of the
drama.
CLERICAL SCANDALS.
A Herald special says: That old ecclesi.
| astical scandal, the sale OF church livings
has cropped up again this week. At an auc.
ton in the city an attempt was made to sell
| the sdvUwsUu or perpetual curscy of Char.
minister, near Salisbury. a clergyman who
was present protested against the sale.
The auctioneer retorted: 81 really do not
understand you gentlemen who live by
tithes"
The clergyman retorted: ave don't"
Said the suc;ioneer: MANY of you do"
"This," rejoined the clergyman, "is not the
selling of the tithes of another clergy man.
1t is the selling of souls"
Finally the suctioneer withdrew the lot
from the sale, wherein one of the parsons
proposed a vote of thanks to the auctioneer,
with the words: Il think you are a very
good fellow" This disgraceful wrangle
tends further to direct public attention TO the
odious syztsm. Even the Conservative Stand
ard warns the churchmen that if they are
apathetic their enemies may some day make
it grievance which they could not remedy
Meanwhile the melancholy fact remains that
of the two bills introduced in Parliament
this session to deal with the question one
was talked out and the other stands but little
better chance.
THEATRICAL.
The season OF French plays at the Gaiety
Theater continues its course, NJ. Coquelin
and his associates replacing Sarah Bern
hardt. Royalty frequently occupies a box
and society follows suit pretending 10 under
stand the whole thing thoroughly. The
Drury Lane company has carried out its
promise and has produced Tristan and Isolde,
with it's strange legendary plot of early
-qusbbles between he King of Cornwall and
an Irish chieftan. Frau SUCKERS perform
ance of isolde" was masterpiece of vocal
and histronic art. Herr Winkelmann ably
supported her. Whatever may be said of
the music of the future, it must crafty Wag
ner TO know that the production of Titan
completes the entire series of his dramatic
com positions which have been given this
year in London, and it is a strange fact that
a London street boy has been heard whistling
some of his leh motifs. At her Msjes-
tvs we are to have Uncle TOMS
Cabin, with real bloodhounds. By the by,
L should have mentioned, apropos OF Wag-
ner, that King Ludwig of Bavaria has pre-
scented him with two superb swans, the iden-
tical birds which, yoked to an elegant boat,
have often drawn his majesty, dressed up as
'LohengriD," across the Lake of Hohen-
'Schwangau. Nine. Nilsson has signed a
contract with Mr.. Abbey for concert tour
in the United States and Canada. The dis
puted possession of Nine. Missions services
by Messrs. Gye and Mapleson was all rumor.
The non-fulfillment of her verbal promise to
Mr.. Abbey is thus settled. The dispute
with Mr.. Gye will be fought by Mr.. ARE tt
in the courts Mime. Nilsson will make her
FIRST appearance at Boston at the beginning
of the musical season.