The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-30
MANY SOUTHERN
MEN OF NATIONAL REPUTATION
NOW IN GOTHAM.
The Commercial, Social and Political
World Well Represented-Sum.
mer Tourists Returning.

New York Star, 1t used to be that
many SoutheFners got no fuIther
North than Baltimore, while still more
of the tn 1usands who now t1tong to
Gotham stopped at Philadelphia for
business, for pleasure and for educa-
ton. This was especially true OF
medical students. A very large pre-
portion Of the physicians of the South,
whose diplomas are dated "before the
war;" are still wont to speak of the
plories OF the old Jefferson School, OF
Philadelphia. Bellevue has taken its
Place with the younger generation.
With people of leisure and taste in
the South the annual trip to New
Yoik has become fashionable neces
sity. Ho.els and boarding houses rely
upon these visits Of fashionable folk
with complscent confidence end de-
cline to make arrangements which
wcu'd interfere with their Iegu ar
Southern visitors. And nov is tbs
ha tvsst time.
The names on the hotel registers ir-
clode much Of the wealth, intelligence
and enterprise Of the South, and would
almost tel the history of the country
w. w. Scsr1on, Leon sarpy, j. j..
LYONS and M. Gauche are among the
prominent professional and busineis
men from the first city Of the South
Tire last named gentleman is one OF
the owners Of the most pretentious
building, iu an architectural point OF
view, in New Orleans. II is OF glass
and iron. in Moraeque style, an imita.
ton Of the Aihambra The delicate
and intri ate tric2ry in which the iron
is C ast aud the exquisite proportions
of the who make it a ny beautiful
building. For a house Intended for
business purposes, the cos WAS very
large; 70 large, indeed, that its first
owner failed, and II is sad to have
brought fnar cial disaster to everybody
who ever owned II. The ironwork
wa cist Ia Holly Spriug', Miss he
fore The wsr, at time when the South
had as ye, made no boast OF the pro.
Qress Of her iron industlits
The great majority Of Alabama ar
rivals are from the prosperous north
ern towns Of the coal and iron re.
gions, while the once great city oil
M bile makes little figure.
Ga the register of the Fifth Avenue
a few days ago, appeared the names Of
w. ii. Jackson, wife and daugh er
Nashville, Tenn, a family name which
was borne by one OF the Senators from
that State in the last Congress, and
which boasts the ownership Of Belle
Mead" the famous blue gas stock
ia IN near Nashville, A few lines iul
ther do Sn the page are registered Col
Il. W. White and Col. O. l. Rlbineon
of Mississippi. At the As,or House Il
II, j. Christian, of Richmond. Maj
H. b. Richardson, of the Louisiana
SAFE b ard OF Engineers, has been a
the Hoffman II use for some days. HI
has bsen arguing ia favor OF the levee'
b sfore the Missi sippi River Commits
sion, and was ably seconded by Geo
C. Wadd,ll, whose quarters wer'
among q host OF Southerners al thu
New York Hotel.
At the same hotel is the name o
McOlung, representative oil the largss
business firm of Est Tennessee, Cow
an, McCluug K Co., Of Knoxville, hay
lug for years done an immense jobhinl
trade throughout North Georgia, West
ern North Carolina, Sou hwest Vir
ginia and East Tennessee. George X
Sibley, L. IL. Peck, G. Mcdaniel, An
derson, Lawton, Elkstein, Woman
and hoet of Others from Atlanta, Sa
vanuab, Augusta and the prosperou
towns OF Georgia, the Empire s ate o
the South, are scattered from the fash
ionable uptown hotels to the CONNER
cial HOUSES down town.
At the New York Hotel, New Or
leans' fsshon and wealth have bel
largely represented during the pas
week. Col, A. ii May, the partner u
the tton bu siness OF the lata r
Richardson, who left a fortune Of $40
100000 to $40, 100000, ia there wit
his wife and two young daughters
Mr.. T. l. Bsyne, prominent lawye
OF the Crescent City, Ia returnln
South with his daughter and Mi.
Bdtton, Of NMch'z, MS, from MAJ
ragansatt Per; NJ. aud Mrs. NJ. Gil
lie, Mrs. Jno. M Parker, Mis-, Sadi
Parker aud Mics Aunie Payne hav
been spending the summer in Slr
toga; Mrs Thomas l. Clarke aud M
jos. Stone have been TO Deer Parl
MIR. p. O. Fsyeude, a leading broker
Carondeltt street, is with his wife
toe Athena le; Il. Howard MCCte
st. Nicho'aI;C. N. L,ria.G 'sAy Hous,
d. A. S. Vaught New YMk Hotel
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