Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-29
NASHVILLE.
The Rsces---MagnifCent Day---GOOd
AtteRdance---Tip-TOp Sport.
All the Crack Stables to be in At
tendance Here Next Week.
Legislative Proceedings Barbour
Lewis Board Gone Up.
The Shelby County Court BilI---Rad-
icaIs Kicking Against the PriCks.
The Convention Bill---WhO Shall
Represent the PeOpIe1
Etc, ETC., Etc.


SPECIAL TO MEMPHIS APPEAL.
! NASHVILLE, October 28.-The bright
and beautiful weather to-day brought
out large numbers to witness the ex-
cellent sport at the race-track. The
first race, mile-dash, was won by
Wonder, in I:4S. Morgan Scout won
the second race-two mile heats-beat-
ing Zou-Zou and Cheatham's filly.
Time 1:5O. The track was in good
condition.
The stables of Buford, Babcock,
Conlisk, C. Paul, and Richards d
Kilgour will all be present at the Fall
meeting Oft Chickasaw Jockey Club,
which opens on Monday next.
The Memphis Court Bill is still In
the hands of the committee. Its pas,
sage will be bitterly opposed by the
Radicals, and every influence
possible brought to bear to in
sure its defeat. RumOr hath
it that a fund is being raised in Mem
phis by parties interested to prevent
legislation that would be likely to
clear out the present courts and clerks
offices and afford chance for creating
new onesand filling the positions with
men more to the choice of the people.
1 am sorry to hear in this connec-
ton that the Radicals are making ap-
peals upon the score of "loyalty and
/ love for the dear old flag" and are al
most vituperative in their lenuncia-
tions ofwhat they term the disloyalty
of "rebel aspirants for Office.
/ The Convention bill was discussed
in the House during a greater
portion of the day. The question IS,
will it not be an infringement of the
bill of rights to allow the enfranchised
portion of the citizens to take upon
themselves the representation of the
whole people, and will it not perpetu-
ate strife and division among the peO-
pie, to exclude those disfranchised un-
der the present laws Of the State from
a voice in the Convention? A m8jori-
ty of the members of the House and
Senate, it is understood, are in favor of
the whole people Of the State being
represented, but it is thought that the
bill cannot pass the latter body with
out struggle, as it is rumored that a
few politicians desire to be returned as
members of the Convention by the
same vote which elected them Sen
atOrs.
Barbour Lewis Board of County
Commissioners was wiped out to-day,
the act to that effect having passed its
final reading in the House. v
The Probate Court Shelby county,
bill will be pushed through as rapidly
as possible.
Under a suspension Of the rules, a
resolution was adopted by the Senate
to-day authorizing the Governor to at /
once employ counsel to attend to the
interests of the State in the litigation /
commenced by the United States
against the Nashville and Chattanoo- /
ga and Nashville and Northwestern |
Railroads in the L. s. Circuit Court, |
seeking TO have those roads placed in 1
the hands of receivers,
A bill has been Introduced which I.
has for its object the consolidation Of
certain railroad companies under one
charter, to be called the Tennessee |
Central and Pacific Railroad. Deca- /
tur Lee, of Fulton, is the father of the /
measure.
The law securing compensation to .
loyal citizens has been repealed.
The Chancery Division of Madison,
Dyer, Gibson and Haywood counties
has been abolished.
The charter OF Grand Junction .
(amendmenD bill passed its third
reading.
A bill comforting upon the town Of
Brownsville the power to issue bonds
in aid OF a railway has passed third
reading. X.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, October 2S.-The bill
calling on the State for a Convention
was before the lower branch of the
Legislature to-day and elected con-
siderable debate. a proposition to
amend the Constitution so as to confer
the privilege Of voting for members
upon all citizens of the United States
twenty-one years of age was the bone
of contention. The original bill ale
lowed those only to vote that We're
qualified under the existing franchise
laws. There has been no decision
made.
The fall meeting on tile Nashville
Blood Horse Course closed to-day
with two races. The first race Tor a
purse OF 500, a mile dash, was won
by Manclane, beating the gr. +. by
Brown Dick, and John KilgOuT, with
the following score: Manclane /,
Grey Filley ., John kilgour 3. Time,
l4S4.
The second race was for a purse of
$3.50, mile heats, which resulted as
follows: MOrgan's Scout l, l, ZOuzou
,, 2, b. b. by Second Albion 3, 3.
Time, l49l, $50.
The track was in good condition.
The weather line, and the attendance
large.