Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-14
THE CITY.
The United States COurt-Judge II.
III. EmmOns.

II OAAAGN
Ii. EmmOns.
The next term of the Federal Court
Commences At Nashville next Monday, and
Judge Fl. H. Emmons is expected to be IN
attendance, having, as we are Informed,
already sent word to that effect to certain
United States authorities III this city.
As this is the first appearance OF Judge
Emmons in this city in his official capacity,
we give the following brief facts obtained
from long notice of Judge Emmons as
2auyer, published in work prepared by
John Livingston, of the New York bar,
and printed in 1858.
At that time it was said OF Judge En-
mons:
There may be some men in Michigan
better known beyond the limits OF the
State than Mr.. Emmons, but as thorough
technical lawyer, he has no equal at all at
the Michigan bar. No man 30 thoroughly
and extensively argues a legal question.
The family of Judge Emmons, though
never wealthy, and sometimes by the accl-
dents of business really poor, was yet emf
nently respectable, always commanding
high social position. Neither Judge Em-
mons nor any of his distinguished brethren
was regularly educated at the schools, and
Judge Emmons commenced his legal
studies without any regular course OF SCI
entific instruction. He entered the Of
ice of Steed Il Stetson, at Keese-
vile, in the northern part Of the
State Of New York IS q student
That was a firm of decided ability and
fair practice. The last two years were
passed in the Office Of the Hon. Henry q.
Ross, of Essex; and Mr.. Emmons was on
two occasions permitted to address Jdrles
il the Supreme Court, while yet student,
q thing not of frequent occurrence among
the legal profession in New York. Toe
first case Mr.. Emmons had ever tried II
a Court of Record was that of Bromley vs..
Flaek, in the Essex Common Pleas. The
case was trover for five tons Of hay; Judge
Emmons gained the case.
The Judge subsequently formed legal
connection with a gentleman at Cleveland,
Ohio, but afterwards, at the request Of his
father. who had removed to Detroit, Mich
gan. and opened land Office, Judge En-
mons also removed to Detroit and estsb'
lished an Office there, since which time he
has risen rapidly in the legal pofessiOn.
Prof. W. X. Bowling
The Phren0l0gical Journal, edited and
published by Samuel Z. Wells, New York,
contains q lengthy sketch If VIM. h. Bow
ling, NJ D, Of this city, Professor OF the
Theory and Practice Of Medicine, IN the
University of Nashville, accOmpan ed With
a portrait. In the sketch alluded &c, our
distinguished fellow citizen Is mentioned
| in very complimentary terms. Atter de-
scribing the Doctors make up" IN pine
biological point of view, the writer says:
He has courage to grapple with oPpOsi-
ton. He is high-tempsred when there IS
| any occasion for it, but has world CT pa
thence when that is the best oar to use.
His back-head is large, showing strong So
cial affections. He believes IN ail the So
cial amenities-in wife, child, in his
| friends and home. He Will be youthful and
acceptable company for young people uo-
| til he is eighty years OF age. In fact, he
| will never be considered an Old man, be
cause he will be full of vivacity, cheer and
sociability, and will always have great
| deal of interest in whatever pertains
| to the passing hour. Some men OF
fifty stop planting trees. stop paint
| ing their houses, never get any new
| furniture they fix themselves in an old
fashion of dress and manners, and care no
more for life's passing affairs, and learn 10
more, while this gentleman with ais excel
| lent memory carries ali the past with him
| his intuitions enable him to appreciate all
| that il new in the present and lead him to
adopt it. The crowning element OF his IT,
| telIect is the power to take in with an in
tuitive grasp whatever ls presented Tor his
| consideration. His first judgments are
best; they are quick, clear, well-balance6,
| and he has fortunate faculty Of being able
to explain clearly what he thinks, knows,
or feels.
| He is kind-hearted, inclines to help ev-
| erybody by word or deed. He has strong
religious nature; be may be skepticai as to
| doctrines, but is profoundly reVerential
toward the great Centre Source OF re-
ligious reverence.
| He is firm, ambitious, independent, and
| has energy for two ordinary men. With
his clearness of thought, his force of
character, his ardent affection and regard
for the higher verities of life, he is capa-
BILE of VIE lding strong influence On every
stratum OF society, and on persons Of eve
~ AGE. He has a tenacious memory, q
critical mind, aud that healthfulness of
faeling and force of purpose which will en-
able him to lead people who are in any
single particular his equals. Harmony of
mony in the various vital functions as vel |
az the mental functions, constitute the Sc
cret Of his power, his health, and his hap
piness.
In reference to his nativity and descend
ants. we make the following extract:
William Kendall Bowling, NJ D., Pro-
fsssor of Medicine in the University Of
Nashville, was born in Westmoreland
| a,,rt,, V;roiuia on the 5-n of lime 1898
Bailey. in his History of Virginia, pub
iished in 1906, says; CHS great ancestor
was an English gentleman, named Bow
J ling. who married Miss Rolfe, the only
| child of Pocahontas, daughter of the great
chief Powhatan, and from this marriage
descended many of the first families Of
Virginia. The Bowling family have ever
been proud of this de cent.
A Catholic fair is being held at the
rp,,,rar Hall in Knoxville,