Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-24
gHENEW JUDGESHIPS
&c OF GOSSIP BUT NO FACTS AS
wv 70 THE APPOINTMENTS.
,.,m-Iemon Combination Pension
''.a.l--Is the Treasury Crippled
,sri,nents I'm sugsr-Cuiture.
-. nnr RernlAr corresponaen,.l

,,r,n, oar Regular Correspondentl
-,xorox. May 2s.--Lots Of gossip is
IRE At present concerning the APP
i''. ..,oots 70 judicial positions that the
r'''5i Is expected TO make, but no one
re- know definitely Just whom action
ft..-,. taken. The Malone element are
y" ~ their eyes wide open and are
le1''u IN their power 20 promote the
t'-A ms IL Judge Paul for circuit
T.''h,r Int at this writing the outside
E'E a, not seem 10 know what his
rQe ors The President and tho
t1r, General are keeping quiet and
r.N. 80 vet indicate whether any ap-
lfe ,,,s viii be made in the near
pn' ,,hctber the whole matter will
t.., ..s3 ovor until next winter when
c,-r,s, meets
''-'' rHE PENSION SCANDAL
r.,,, scandal continues 10 be ono
ll. f.slipc topics of discussion, and
O i.s citing SO warm for the Com
H1-, ,of tensions that II does not seem
Use. tbot even this Administration can
,t,s man much longer in the service.
'.''" '..'.-.5Dccment by Congressman
Do. az Ind ana. that he proposes TO ask
O. q, order searching inyestiga-
CO.. I'm. Pension Office next winter has
ra .,tatei the Raum-Lemon combi-
CA' IIo Commissioner il trying to
81 DIDN'T Harrison believe that con
90. t.s hecn formed against him, and
~ democratic papers in the South
e.'..- notice forcibly Of his scanda-
o. .---rswcut of the bureau he is as.
.s' .a+ the rebels" are trying TO
%. down and discredit the Admin
ry'IL INyEsTIGATIoN.
.,1,rstood that the Civil Service
'.- have demanded full investi-
Co.'s ,he Office brokerage business
carried on by kaum, Jr., and the
'h ...., are that the negro messenger,
~, lie Treasury Department will
l.t5 suffer even If no one else is
.l IL IS AREA " limited that be will
...l .--ol That would be entirely in
,....,- With the general treatment OF the
....-ir tae Republicans
UNCLE SAM HARD VI.
..-...-r Foster does not take such q
raf the condition Of the Treasury
w.. senator Allison and some other
'..r.vh1 have lately been contend
...tlera 8 ample moneyin the strong
= %. moe, al the Government obhga-
r.o secretary knows that he will
...5 M o. raise about twenty-four
.''qrs next month to pay the pen
i f-tGs quarter. and then IN Septen-
'-+.,sy' batch Of Az per cent. bonds
,a De redeemed. The latter will
--..r.triug like tifty-thTee million
4 Tr. ever so hard, the Republicans
90, frgre out any comfort. they have
t-.., t.e payments not only of the
i-, also meet the recklessness that
-..i I'D by Reeds billion-dollar Con-
SUGAR INDUSTRY.
-.. ,--.--ltural Department has issued
-,.rt and highly interesting pam
- FIJI sugar industry, the same
.-.f..r compiled 10y Professor Wiley,
.t..e department and especially
-.-..,s NJ the sugar experiments. One
.'.-.rtletS is a record of the expert
... a.,1 sorghum, and the other treats
-.-..-.-arts with sugar beets IN 1890.
81. t-s' there IS nothing that locally
...,. Virginia for the reason that Viz
...-r.-, have not yet gone extensively
$50 .-.t.yation of sorghum, though
II -.s...r Wiley has often contended that
.-..r....r IN the State could be made
81 ..-,-a In general sort of way he
-.s.rt what can be done with the cane,
Il ...rtr be- ~ interest TO publish the
81 ..a.r- r1lccrniug some experiments IN
y-.... lands that are no better adapted
~ growing u the cane than those IN
,-.,.r g.-t..0s Of Virginia:
.V.., the farmers found the grow
% ..-. III. ftable, while in other cases
-,tlnter failed to make any profit
cultivated the cane at a loss. The
i-... representing one farmers account
s..sc.wpauy will illustrate what may
Il .---ri ~ poor season IN the growing
II 81. .-L-cane.
i ,,.r. -lt o' cane grown pounds. 357735
s.s-F-toi seed grown tpounds)... 74,al5
-..-t- ~ .fiyfI tor the cane ..........s So1 "a
--.,r received for the seed .......... 80 1S
II r- r.s for the crop.............. Se% w
II i-Ga.- this sum the following ex-
Il 49,, a,s % be charged;
IN .'-'i- f'...-.'''''' % 0 0O
- |s+ ..r.rA'llc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. on w
harvesting and delivering TO
s--........... ......................- 1l0 w
ID. .-. -. .44rEed.. So% oV
Lsvurs net profit Of Sl90.42. The
H.: e a.r., cultivated in this crop
L. aid .lt the number given above the
Hr..tslacre would be S435. 1t will DO
III t! 10 the above that no charge has
-s- -si- for the rent of the land, which
course o legitimate expense
VIA must come out OF the cal
- r- II per acre. The rental
n .s land upon which this cane
Is, w ., not known 70 me. but judging
t- average value of land in that To-
84r:uas safely be put at 81 to $3.50 /;
= --- 'gcti0n OF g per acre should
s-si- torrent Of land, leaving pToht
q NI,:s u OILY S295 instead Of Sass"
EXPEBudESTB.
u l-cla- pamphlet shows that expert
,-H we've made in beet-sugar culture in
--s AID considering that this is a
3 - -.-s, the results were quite satistac-
- Ile apartment furnished the seed,
E"sT wsr3 planted by q. X. Lapham,
t-A- Goodman. and j. j. Pennybacker,
Augusta county, and j. b. Mclaughlin,
-0-1..1 county.