The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-18
CLEVELAND'S WEDDING.
WHAT THE GOSSIPS ARE SAYING
ABOUT 1T.
Senators who Attend the Theater-
A Congressional MlkadO Party
The Sugar Crop.
IcoRREsPoSDESoE or rHE AprEAL.l

WASHINGTON, May l5.-The annual
reports of the Louisiana sugar crop for
1856 have just been published and
are very interesting. Some OF the
crops are enormous. The millionaire
member Of Congress from Louisiana,
Mr.. Gay, made over 100000 pounds
of sugar and between 6000 and 1000
barrels of molasses, on nine plsnta-
tons, the entire crop being WORTH over
$4,000. Gov. Warmouth's crop is
worth $4,000. The largest crop ever
grown is that OF Oliver Bierne who
made 1885 hcgsheads of sugar, averag-
ing 1850 pounds each, and IL ,045 bar
rels of molssses, being the largest
sugar crop ever grown on the North
American continent by any Individual
since sugar has been cultivated. Mr..
Bierns will probably receive about
$3.50 900 for this crop. There are many
otb ers who have produced smaller
crops. When it is remembered that
the present tariff on sugar enables the
Louisiana planter 10 get $l7 per hogs
head more than he would receive
were there no tariff, why these gentle
men favor a protective tariff is self
evident. Some of the best and most
thrifty planters in the State are from
the West. Among them are the
Clarks, Charles H. Thompson and
Blonson & Walker from Chicago.
Senator E1Etie, Mr.. Richard Weight
mann, the Washington correspondent
of the New Orleans Times Democrat,
and ex-senator Kellogg are also heavy
planters.
The sale of piece OF property here
the ether day on F street be longing
to the estate Of the late Richard Mer.
rick, at $13. SO PER square foot, is con-
vincing evidence OF the rapid advance
Of property well located for business
purposes. 1t is not very long ego that
real estate bears were predicting i'm
mense falls in Washington property
in the event OF au incoming Demo.
cratic administration. 1t will thus be
seen that they rsckoned without their
host.
A new weekly paper has been start
ed in Washington, called Public Opin.
ion. 1t is intended to present the pil b
of prevailing thought as expressed in
the public press Of the country with
out comment, and with the credit to
the newspapers. Its first number APP
pearf d last week, and shows the great
care with which the iurnal is to be
conducted. 1t is a valuable addition
to the public liter ture, and as its field
is entirely ovel, there is wide scope
for it's extended usefulness.
Concerning the recent labor strikes,
they quote President Bond OF the
Queen and Crescent route as saying:
81 think this strike the greatest blum
der ever made by any labor oIganiza-
ton. / believe in labor organizations,
but with each class or trade by ittelf.
Any combination into one COM
mon organization must fail. This
trouble will teach the public that
Congress alone has the power to pro-
tect persons and property in transit,
and that an order by Federal Judge
is more powerful than that from any
local authority"
They fay it costs 5000 to get a
seat smong the Chicago Board of
Trade gamblers, and s95, 900 for asimi.
lar privilege among the New York
Board Of Trade gamblers. 1t costs
$500,000to get seat among the United
States Senate land grabbeTs.
Representative Tillmsn OF South
Carolina declares that the silver dollar
is "God Almiehty's" money. He
thinks 80, perhaps, for nobody else has
the courage IN assume the response
bility for the Lord.
The prospec for a six weeks de-
bate ON the tariff bill affords no cause
for apprehension, for it is the bill and
not the country that will be talked to
death. Its doom is already sealed,
and with 100 members who have
given notice that they will attend the
funeral, its passage to another world
and not in this-is assured.
President Oleveland's next desire ia
to give the people good government.
Ii they will cooperate with him he
will do ii.
As rule Senators are very fond of
attending the thester. Many of them
are sufficiently wealthy to afford pri.
vate box, but the majority of them
content themselves with seats in the
orchestra or orchestra circle, at dol.
lar and half or dollar spiece. Prob
ably the most inveterate theater-goer
in the Senate is Ransom of North
Csrolins. He is comparatively poor
man, but he is in the thester nearly
every night. He is one Of the hand.
soonest men, and is certainly the best
dressed legislator at the capital. He
is we'll known behind the footlights;
every prominent act)r who hes played
here for the last six years has had a
personal compliment from Senator
Ransom.
Senator Butler Of South Ca DINA is
seen st the tbeateT almost as frequent
ly as his colleague from the neighbor-
ing State. He is, however a great ad-
mirer of female beauty. The fine
acting of Booth or Barrett or Janau-
schek has little attraction for him; but
a spectacular plsy with good ballet
will find him in a front seat every
time. 1t must be remembered in this
connection that the South Carolina
Senator is the professional beauty Of
the senste, and that he has lofty
opinion Of his power to smite the
feminine heart.
The stately and prosaic Edmunds is
very fond Of comedy and cares little
for tragic acting. he witnesses such
plays as Colonel Sellers and the Mighty
DoIlGr, Our Governor, Much Ado About
Nothing and comedies OF similar char
acter. Raymond is his favorite and
always dimes with him when he comes
to WashinRton. Mr.. Edmunds is de-
cidedly celestial in his appreciation Of
a good thing. The mere solemn he
looks the greater is his amusement at
the performance. He considers it be-
meath his dignity to laugh outright in
tbeater and reserves his giggling un-
til he reaches home.
Senator Ingalls, of Kansas greatly
admires ice jefferson, and is thor
oughly delighted with the subtle
humor of Jeferson's old comedies.
Senator Bowen OF Colorado has spe-
cial weakness for Aimee and Abbott,
which is second only to his poker pre-
objections. He is by far the best
poker player in Washington, but is
very modest about his ability in this