Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-20


MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
BAR UPON THE OCCASION OF DEATH
: OF Col. JAS. B. THoRNToN.-The conn
mittee reported the following: The
. members Ct the bar Of the city Of Mem
phis have heard, with unfeigned regret,
Of the death Of their brother, James B,
: Thornton, Esq, OF the prevailing disease.
While this is not a ftting opportunity to
present 70 the public a review Of the
many virtues and the varied accomplish
ments Of our brother, we feel thatit IL only
proper and just tribute 20 his memory 10
say that he has not left behind him M
OF our brethren more just in bts duties,
more honest in his PROFESSIONAL life, more
blsmeless in all that pertained to his
career as a lawyer, q citizen and gentle-
man than James B. Thornton.
Resolved, therefore, That 10 the death
Of James b. Thornton the bar Of Tonnes
see, and especially Of the city OF Mem
phis, have lost oDe Of its truest, brightest
and most honorable brethren, and the
community, one of the modest works of
God" an honest man.
ResolUed, That, as a token Of respect
for his memory, We will wear the usual
badge OF mourning for thirty days.
ANtHtfNHNaf AAN ~ bElA1NoAN 10 up
pointed to convey to the mourning MEM
bers Of his family 3 copy OF these resolu-
tons, az expressive OF u deep regret
upon his untimely decease, and Of our
appreciation OF him as an honest, true
and most honorable member Of our pro-
f~ession, and IS q citizen OF this COM
muuity.
Resolved, That the chairman Of
this meeting appoint u MEM
Der Of the bar to appear before
each Of the different courts Of this city,
and present these resolutions, and ask
that they be spread upon the minutes Of
the court.
Resolved, That the papers Of this city
be requested to publish these resolutions.
The Chairman appointed the following
gentlemen to present the resolutions to
the different courts:
H. G. Smith, Law Court; e NJ. Yer
ger, Chancery Court; Chas. KOrtrecht,
Circuit Court; r. j.. Morgan, .. S. Court.
A. WRIGHT, Chairman.
G.. P. FoUTE, Secretary.
To BE REGRErTED.-Everything seems
to cOnspire to iDjpre Memphis. During
The past two ummers n few cases Of
cholera. Indefinitely multiplied by that
] lying Jade RumOr, alarmed the people Of
the surrounding country and deferred
them from visiting the city and now a
eenseless panic caused by 4 disease that
yields readily to treatment and is for the
most part confined to q locality, has
induced thousands of our people to fee
to the country, andcsUses the sitizens all
around US to shUH the city as if the
plague were rioting among US. Men
who should more respect themselves
have yielded Otheir fear and fled, leaving |
the performance Of The duties OF
manhood 10 others more heroic
and devoted than themselves A
reputable firm in this city has re-
| ceived from q house at Grenada, Missis-
sippi, whose name gives assurance that
any statement made by it is correct, q |
note, Of which the following is a copy:
GRENADA, Miss, October Il, 1867.
"Eessrs. --- Memphis, Tenn
"GeatS: The military authorities here
''hsve prohibited receiving goods from
Memphis; therefore don't ship the
goods we have ordered.
Respectfully, yours,
The military authorities have not acted
wisely, we think, in thus increasing the
panic in the country, to the serious in
jury of Memphis. There is not the
slightest danger Of conveying the con-
tagiOn OF yellow fever to Grenada in
goods sent from the stores in Memphis.
Fear only could imagine so. The air OF
Memphis is not heavy with q poisonous
infection. Away from The infected To-
cality in the rear of the Charleston Rail-
road Depot, and along the course Of that
shame Of the city, the Bayou, there is
only here sud there q case scattered
about the ely. Not one person il five
hundred is attacked with the disease,
aud Of twenty-five attacked not more
than u dies. The military authorities
have, as usual, made a muddle by their
interference.
a CARD TO THE PUBLIC.-TWO OF the
morning papers Of yesterday contain a
series Of resolutions, puTporting to come
from the Executive Committee Of the
Howard Association. The following has
reference to the undersigned
Resolved, That w. c. Mcclure, having
used i]ndecorous and improper language
toward the Sisters Of Mercy and the As
ISOLATION, be considered no longer 8
member thereof.
This singular action Of the Howard
Association grew out Of a conversation
which took place on Tuesday last be-
tween Mr.. Jonathan Rice, James p. Gal
lsgheT, and myself, while converting
together. Gallagher stated that the As
ISOLATION had telegraphed to Cincinnati,
st. Louis, New Orleans II other places
for nurses and Sisters of Mercy to wait
on the sick here. In this connection l
stated that the Howard Association had
acted ~imprudently, and that the result
would be perniciOus-as il would
drive trade from Memphis, create
an undue alarm aud injure the
credit OF our merchants in the large
cities. To these statements Gallagher
took exception, and introduced the above
conversation before the Executive Com
mittee, of which he is & member, and
the Committee without giving me the
slightest notification, adopted the above
resolution. In reference to the charge of
having used INDIGENOUS and improper
language toward the Sisters OF Mercy, I
have simply to brand such q statement
as q fslsehood, and subjoin the following
letter, which speaks for itself.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Saturday Morning
Mr.. W. &. MCCLURE-SJr: I was
present during the whole conversation
between you and Capt. Gallagher in
reference to the Howard Association, etc,
or improper language toward the Sisters
Of Mercy, rs is stated in resolution from
Howard Association. Yours,
JONATHAN RICE, A,
OF Rice, StiE d Co.
Having removed the stigma from N.Y.
self and fastened the falseho0d where it
properly belongs, / leave the public TO
judge Of this action Of the Howard As
sociatiOn. Respectfully,