Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-05-13
NATIONAL GOSSIP.

special Agent Murphy Of the Agricultural
department Going to Europe to Exploit
american Corn-Amerlcan Wines to be
Given Boost-wm. NJ. Springer on q
sacation-The New Congressional Dlrec.
tory-Death Of Col. Lamon, Etc.
WASHINGTON, May s.-In its gossip.
the Post has the following:
TO EXPLOIT AMERICAN CORN.
Special Agent Murphy, of the agri-
cultural department, leaves in a few
days for Europe. He will be accom-
! panied by State Senator Mcttus of Ne
braska. For some time past Mr.. Muir.
ply has been engaged in an endeavor
to introduce Indian corn, or maize,
to the people of Europe as
food. He has cooked cakes
for them. initiated them into
the mysteries of ''dodger," and made
them acquainted with the delights of
OF ''egg bread" lie has met with fair
success, but, working unaided, could
not accomplish all that he hoped. A
bureau viii be established in London
by which the merits of corn will be ex-
plotted every day in the year. 1t will
be served in all its various forms. There
is a special appropriation for the pur-
pose. ......... .g gr.Il
AMERICAN WINES IN EUROPE.
California wines are already among
the product that will be placed in con-
tinental stomachs Secretary Morton
believes that when the people across
the water are shown the excellence and
cheapness of these growths of the
western hemisphcrcs, they will buy
them. Plenty of corn is shipped now,
but it is fed only to quadrupeds. Amer
lean wines are unknown, except to GER
tain dealers in the fair of Province,
put French labels on them and send
them back to the United States.
MIR. SPRINGER GONE TO MACKINAC.
William NJ. Springer has quietly left
the city for the lake country of Wiscon-
sin. His address, until further notice. will
be Mackinac. He stated that he would
not return until September or October,
| which means that he will not return
| until the extra session is called. His
absence indicates that he has finished
all the tariff work it is possible
for him TO do in Washington; that
he is thoroughly satisfied as to
the wishes of the president, and
that he desires some months of leisure
in which to recuperate in advance Of
one of the most tremendous struggles
Fin the legislative history of the coun-
try.
THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
The extra edition of the Congress
sional directory, corrected to April 20,
has just come from the public printer
and is in great demand. 1t was
ordered by resolution of the SEN
ate so as to cover the principal
changes incident to the change of
administration. The joint congress,
on printing deemed it desira BILE to give
the biographies of the new senator's
and members of the house of the new
LII, congress, and this has been done
as result of early and continuous eff
fort on the part of the compiler, who
secured the biographies of all the rep.
resentatives of the LII committees
and is therefore able to give them all
in this special edition almost at the
close of the LII congress.
This new edition." he says in his in
troductory remarks, will give the old
and the new members opportunity to
become acquainted with each other
through the medium of the directory
before the meeting OF the LII con-
gress, and the speaker will be enabled
to learn through these biographies the
peculiar qualifications of the new mem.
bcrs for committee work, and therefore
be able to make up, in most part, his
committee for the LII congress at the
earliest possible day"
This issue contains also official biog.
raphies of President Cleveland, his cab
met and of Mr.. Justice jackson, the
new member of the supreme court oi
the United States.
TO this useful and compact magazine
has been added new feature under
the classifying title Executive Man
sion Rules" consisting of the rules re
lating to the conduct of business anG
the reception of visitors at the White
House, as announced by Private Secre
tary Thurber, by direction of President
Cleveland.