Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-25
THE CITY.
MEM HIS:
Tuesday Evening, october 10, 1870

We see by the Nashville papers of
Sunday that at q meeting Of the Nash
Vile Blood Horse Association, Major Il.
A. Smith, of Cincinnati, after long
discussion, was expelled from all privi-
leges, and not allowed to run another
horse, or train him on the track or turf
until he be reinStated, and the Secretary
was instructed to notify the Secretary of
the Association Of Memphis OF the
action oe the Association. 1t appears
that on the fourth day Of the meeting,
week before last, Mr.. Smith entered
Regent in three in five race. The
horse is one of the fastest in the country,
and although in good condition at the
time, was distaaced in the first heat, the
time being l.4sl That there was collu-
sion and fraud in thus having the horse
distanced, ives the question Of debate
before the Association 1t seemed that
no positive proof could be adduced at
the time. CadwalIaders allie Hunt
also very fast horse, made poor show
in the same race, although not so bad as
to be distanced, hut producing general
impression that suspicion was not con-
fined to Smith. A special meeting of
the Association was called to take cog
nizance of these cases After a warm
discussion, Smith was ruled off by a
vote of fourteen to FIVE The vote on
Cadwallader'r expulsion stood five for
and fourteen against, 4s
Nearly all the interior papers Of West
Tennessee and North Mississippi men
ton that movers in wagons are passing
through difessat places, going west of
the Mississippi river. They are from
North Georgia, North Carolina and the
lower end Of East Tennessee. Fifteen
wagons passed through Holly Springs in
one day. Besides the women, children
and dogs, there were sixteen stout, grown
men--men who are good workers, and
win make good citizens in any copmu-
nifty. They have some means. and go
prepared to buy lands and find perma-
nent homes. The editor Of the Reporter
very sonsibly remarks IF the land
owners Of Marshall county were alive tc
their interests, they would offer induce
,nenss TO these movers 10 settle among
us. But, instead Of securing the white
man as permanent settler, many o
them import the eagabond negro, to ea'
up our substance and vote against us
The following sensible paragraph, in re
ference to the commercial importance
q Memphis. we clip from late editorial
in the Upton Record:
The city IL looking IN a prosperous
condition, all things taken into cOnsid
Grafton. More substantial and, in many
instances. superb business blocks have
been or are IN course Of erection. Never
in fact. since before the bad times o
1861 have improvements been progress
ing 10 such an extent This should b
hailed With delight by not only the rea
estate owners Of Memphis, but by th'
whole people of the State, and especially
the rural portion, for II we can BY throw
ing our trade into Memphis make hei
great metropolitan city, we shall in.
crease her taxable wealth TO such 81
extent that It will greatly reduce III,
taxes of the balance OF the country
l.ookaf New York. The taxes, outside o
the city. Of that Siete have not been in
creased scarcely at al for the pas
eighteen years, yet the State expenses
have more than doubled. The reason il