Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-15
TENNESSEE nisfOs1gAL so.
CtETf.
interestiRga and Important Meet
ing al Nashville Tuesday.


Banner, 10.
The Tennessee Historical Society
met last night at the residence Of DR.
j.. Berrien Lindsey, No. % South
Spruce street.
Presentation. John NJ. Lea, presi
ding; Hon. james ID. Porter, Robert
I. Quarles, Joseph 5. Carols, DR.. J
Berrien Lindsey, Judge Pitkin Q
Wright, Colonel Thomas Boyers, J
A. Cartwright, Arson Nelson, Re
cording Secretary; Colonel j. George
Harris, DR.. Van s. Lindsey, Major
H.. Q. Bate, Judge James Whitworth
Professor w. r. Garrett and I. NJ
Sehleier.
Hon. 7. W. Dick Bullock vas duly
elected an active member, and Francis
Hogan, Of Sumner, was elected an
honorary member.
An interesting communication was
read from Rev +. W. Z. Pcschau, Of
Wilmington. n. c., 10 relation to his
visit to Charleston. 1t contains an
account of the Historical Society oil
South Carolina. Mr.. Peschau was
formerly an active member of the
Tennessee Historical Society, and is
now an honorary member.
On motion OF Colonel Thomas
Boyers, a COMMITTEE OF three was ap
pointed to ask the Legislature for aid
10 preparing and publishing historical
information for the benefit of the
people of the State. The acting Pres.
ident appointed Colonel Boyers, Major
II. c. Bate and Hon. Harvey Mathe:
said committee. The Society voted t.
republish Haywood's History of Ten,
nessee.
1t was announced by Judge Wright
that Prot. Henry L. Cotton, who wa.
elected an active member at the last
meeting, would, at an early day, fur
1ish the Society with a history of the
iron industry OF Tennessee.
Mr. Sehleier, photographer proposed
to-teke the likeness of each member o.
the Society for a group. which he
desires to make. On motion of Mr.
Cartwright, tue thanks Of the Society
we're returned to Mr.. Schleier for BIZ:
country and kindness.
The Recording Secretary then
announced the following donations
received since the last meeting, to.
Wit:
From the Rev. F. W. f Peschau
Wilmington, n. Gan eight cent
shinplaster OF Buenos Ayers, and Z
French eentime; also an ordinary like.
ness of W. Gilmore Simms; also a part
Of a palmetto tree growing neal For
Moultre.
From William Poillon, Secretary
New York-A copy Of the twenty.
fourth annual meeting Of the Numis.
matte and Archaeological Society Of
New York.
From the Department of the Int
rior, Observation-Disclosures lists
Of patentees and inventors for the first
half Of 1882, and the report of the
Commissioner OF Patents for 1881; also
Nos 20, p and y Of the Official
Gszstte OF the United States paten,
Office, containing the patents, trade
marks, designs aud labels issued in
1882, profusely illustrated.
From w. q. Rauck, Esq Licking
ton, Ky.-A copy of the Lexington
Transcript, containing Mr.. Rauck's
graphic history Of Lexington during
the war.
From the Seeretary-Catalogue Of
the officers and students Of Yale
College for 1928.
From j. H. Miles, Nashville-A
new kind Of object glass, made for
observing the transit Of Venus on the
9th inst.
From Professor Henry L. Cotton,
Nashville-A supplement to the
Knoxville Chronicle, dated September
%, 1916.
From J. Allen Baitle-A twenty.
FIVE cent bill issued by the Bank Of
81. Eulails, Mexico. near chihuahua.
The town is named for the famous
silver mine of St. EulalIa, said to be
the richest in the world. The cele.
brated cathedral in Chihuahua was
built By a tax on the products Of this
mine.
A vote Of thanks was returned to
DIR. ]. Berrien Lindsley fer his cour.
tesy 10 inviting the society to meet at
mis- house; after which the society
adjourned to meet on the notice Of
the Recording Secretary, the second
Tuesday evening 10 January.