The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-01

Lively Times Among the Tennessee
Railway Men-The Passenger
Receipts of the Pacific
Road Pay its Entire
Expenses.
Brownlow the Blower-He Goes Over
to the Democracy.
FROM THE WEST.
a Card from BrOwnlOw.

Despatch TO The ECen'ing Telegraph.
Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 1.-Senator Brown
low is out in published call upon Joseph A.
Mabry, the present publisher and proprietor of
the Wing, conservative organ, to run as cam
didate for the convention, the avowed object of
which is the removal of the entire Republican
judiciary and the amendment of the Constitu-
ton upon Democratic basis.
Tennessee Railway Matters.
Despatch 10 The EUenillg Telegraph.
NASHVILLE, Dec. In the House yesterday
Mr.. Fleming, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, submitted a lengthy report, recommend
ing the rejection of the bill granting the right of
way to the Cincinnati Southern Railway. The
report says the Legislature has no constitutional
power to pass this or any similar BILL and if it
had the power it would be eminently unwse
and impoltic to exercise it in the mode and to
the extent proposed. 1t recites in detail the
provisions of the bill and points out its legal
bearings and effects; argues the question from a
constitutional point of view, and points out the
various provisions repugnant to the State Con-
stitution and contrary to public policy, citing
the opinions of the State and United States
COURTS points out the danger of granting per-
petual right of way and assignment of land
to an exclusive foreign corporation, Independent
of legislative control in Tennessee, and
irresponsible for judgments in its
courts, because mortgaged from the
State to Cincinnati bondhoders. 1t says
the principal object of the railroad is
the augmentation of the wealth and import
ance of Cincinnati, and not for the public good
of Tennessee, which is merely incidental to the
main purpose. 1t says the rights of eminent
domain cannot be exercised thus for the be-
neft or purposes of a foreign corporation, which
does not even ask to be incorporated in Ten
nessee, or to become subject to the authority of
Tennessee. 1t argues at length against the
policy of the bill affecting Tennessee. Two
hundred and fifty copies of the report and bill
were ordered to be printed. The bill will
hardly come up on its final reading before Fri
day or Saturday, when there will be lively
fight over it.
The bill to charter the Louisville and Chatta-
nooga Railroad, which was introduced few
days since, will be unanimously recommended
for passage by the Committee on Internal I'M
provements. 1t differs from the Cincinnati bill
in that it seeks a charter from the Tennessee
Legislature.
1he Northwestern Associated Press.
Dispatch to The Euering Telegraph.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The Northwestern Asso-
cated Press held meeting in this city yester
day. and made new contract with the Western
Press Association. A revision of assessments
was also made.
st. Andrews Society.
The anniversary of the St. Andrews Society
last evening was largely attended, and was "a
very brilliant affair
st. Louis Collections.
Despatch to The EUeli,lg Telegraph
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-The City Collector reports
having collected $21600 during November, the
principal items being wharfage, $4,000; markets,
34700; and dram-shops, $4,000.
The POmerOy-BentOn Suit.
The celebrated POmeroy-Benton suit for
$4,000 damages has been revived, and deposit
tions were ordered yesterday to be taken in
New York.
MIR. Allen the Miller.
Tom Allen, the prize-ighter, was on Change
yesterday and received much attention. An
effort is being made to get him champion belt,
He announces his Willingness to meet Joe
Coburn half way between here and California,
and there fight him.