Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-17


A distinguished correspondent, writing
10 the New York World from Memphis
under date of November 3lst, says, I'M
der head Of Magnificent Schemes:"
Sam. Tate is commonly known as the
Southern Railway King. His schemes
and contracts and plans of operations
are slowly developed He has contract
involving the Immediate construction,
for five millions, OF the road from Mont
romery to Decatur, Ala. He has en-
ployed sub-contractors. and the whole
work will be speedily finished. He has
leased the Mississippi Central railroad
for seventeen years, which will become
part of direct line from Louisville TO
New Orleans, as his Decatur and Mont.
gomery road connects Louisville and
Nashville with Montgomery, Mobile and
Pensacola. OF the greater portions OF
these extended highways he will ultimate
ly be the master, while grasping anotner
great route from Vincennes to Paducan,
Memphis and New Orleans He con-
trolls At this hour the road from Memphis
to Grenada, in Central Mississippi, and
has thus quietly gained, despite violent
opposition, the mastery OF the line 10
connect Memphis and Paducsh. de ex-
meets, at no distant day, wieldiSg oil the
destinies of all these roads, to sit here IN
Memphis and control at will the CONNER
cial fortunes of many States and cities.
Ia making these combinations ne is sns-
tanned by an association of Eastern cap
italists. who have twenty or thirty MIL
lions of money. He declares his pur..
nose TO make Memphis the chief central
eity of the Southern Valley of the Missis-
sippi. He has infinite energy, clearness
of apprehension, an unspoited reputa'
ton. and courage that contemns all OBJ
stacies 1t is said that his profits on his
contract TO build the road from Mont
gomery to Decatur will exceed VI, 900 600.
Report from Colonel LogwoOd.
To the Citizens of the Seventh Ward:
The meeting having adjourned last
evening before the tellers had fnished
counting the ballots for officers In the
ward. and for delegates to the Municipal
Convention, / take this method, as Chair
man of the meeting, to inform you OF the
result of the two ballots taken. For can
didate for Alderman; W. Welch, A :; 4,
J. Roach, 1872; M. Burke, Isl; II. g.
Dent. Al: Joe Bruce, 2; Jack Grant, l;
H q. Trader, 10. A. j. Wheeler, l6.
For Councilmen-J B. Signaigo, 244;
Pat Twohig. las; KernelI, AZ; A. j.
White, 6;J. II. Hartley, 2; A J. Roach,
1911. b. Sharpe, 4; J. Jones, (; j. W.
Watering, l; Pernell, 4; J. N. Patrick,
Up. II. Dayie. l r. Wermley, 1; W.
Fl. Trader, ID; W. l.. Stewart 4; D.
Roper, 6. ar. ;,
40. n T. Lemon, 10; John S. Kerr, A
A. C. Ferguson. |; J. NJ. Gregory, 2;
John SterWitt, 2; NJ L. Meacham, 6; ID.
Goher, 6; Madden, 6; E. P. Carroll, Q;
d. G. Trader, 6.
Whole vote cast for Alderman. -.....4S6
Whole vote cast for
Whole vote cast for School Visitor lVo
On the vote for delegates to the Con-
yentiou, the Secretary of the meeting
and the tellers report as follows: There
were sixty-three names balloted for. The
whole number of votes cast were 2466.
The seven who obtained the highest vote
are: Ed. Anderson, VIM. Harrington,
D I'M. Sweifel, VIM. Crosby, J. A Dsni-
Ger. A. Dryer and N. Gallagher. The
highest vote received by any OF the seven
is l63 and the lowest ia.
The tellsrs and the Secretary also state
that. sin a great many instances, they
found several tickets, and 10 one instance
eight tickets, rolled together and evi..
IDENTIFY voted by one person, an original
of which is exhibited as follows and con-
Fins the following names: Anderson,
Gallagher, Harrington, Deniger, Zweifel,
Dryer and Crosby"
The Secretary and tellers further re.
port that "about $50 votes were decided
by the Committee to have been illegally
cast" in the vote for delegates. Any
person who desires may sec the report Of
iellers and the Secretary, by calling on
me. 7. II. LOCKWOOD,
Chairman of the Meeting
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