Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-19


Jonesbaro, East Tennessee, who wa
formerly prominent railroad man, an
who, during the war, succeeded Gen
Zolliccffer at Knoxville; Dr.. VIM. N
Compton, Of Holly Springs, who is prom
inently mentioned as the next Conserve
tive candidate for Governor of Missis
sippi; Colonel Kinloch Fslconer, o
Holly Springs; General Duff Green ant
daughter, of Dalton, Ga, stopping at thu
Peabody Hotel; General Tom Benton
Smith, of New York, who was distin
guished as the youngest Brigadier Gene
raj of the volunteer army, and one of thu
most skllful and daring, since turned
railroad man, stopping at the Overton
Mr.. J. NJ. Lyle, from Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs, Va, Worsham House
George F. Davis, E.q., of Cincinnati
stopping with his brother, F. s. Davis
President Of the First National Bank
Colonel W. Ivie Westbrook and Dr. F.
Potter, of Brownsville, at the Peabody ;
and many others.
The proceedings of this morning begin
to look to actual business, and the scene
presented was of unusual interest. The
vast Opera House was filled to its utmost
capacity from parquette to gallery. In
the family circle were hundreds of ladies
with their escorts watching the proceed
ings with eager eyes and ears. The
principal business discharged was the
appointment of committees.
STATE COMMUTERS.
A separate committee of one from
each State was appointed, by the chair
man of each State delegation, on South
ern Pacific Railroads, Railroads Gener-
ally, Direct Trade with Europe, Immigra.
ton, Mississippi River Levees, Manufsc-
turing and Mining, Tennessee River
improvements, River Navigation, Canals,
Banking and Finasce, and Agriculture
and other business. The following States
were called, and reported through their
respective chairmen the required com
mittees Arkansas, Alabama, Iowa, In
diana, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia, Georgia and California.
SENATOR sPRAGUE.
The distinguished Senator from Rhode
Island, who has attracted SO much atten.
ton throughout the country, made his
appearance on the platform about eleven
o'clock, accompanied by Ex-Governor
Patton, of Alabama, who introduced him
to the President of the Convention and
other gentlemen on the platform. Gen.
Anderson then introduced him to the
immense assemblage present, in q
few manly words, gracefully said.
This was followed by prolonged applause
from all parts ofthe house. M, Sprague
is o youthful looking Senator, apparently
about twenty six years old, though he is
said to be ten years older. He is about
five feet six inches, would weigh one
hundred and twenty pounds, has black
hair, light dark moustache, very tbiu
short beard, a gray eye and good soante-
nance. In no CROWD wsaid he be selected
a. d great man. Ia manners and dress
he is perfectly plain. Being fifteen
millionaire, sonin-law Of Chief Justice
Chase, aud member Of the United States
Senate, might turn longer heads than HE,
but be appeared quiet and self.possassed
he is used to it.
He set out to show shat capital Is dan
geroua, and he possesses enough to under
stand the subject In abiding to slavery,
he spoke of that as species of capital
tina. was an injury to the masses. His
speech of half az hour was chiefly de
voted to an effort to show that the accp'
mutation Of wealth in the hands of the
few aud the increase of population ia
cities are great evils, and that these evili
have been OF the increase since the war
and asserted that those who have mono
polized the capital Of the country desire
o stronger form of government to protect
them in their i'll gotten wealth. APP
pause. ] He made a sensible, philosopher
talk, replete with valuable facts, which
were NOT we'll Joined together. Mr.
Sprsgue evidently possesses vast funt
of important business knowledge, Blu
none Of the graces of elocution, hi
premises are good, but les distinctly de
| fined hIs points good, but not vel
brought out. The remedy, be said, 70
our 3ifticultiss and present differences o
opinion lies in the subordination o
capital to the industrial interests Of th
country. AT the close Of biz address b
was heartily sppiaadsd,
An invitation was read from New Or
leans for the Copvrntion to attend tn
New Orleans Convention on the 24.h in
slant, which was followed by an excel
lent little speech from q Western mar
who represents Louisiana, amer whic
y tho Con-entina Abdominal until fhra