Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-08
DEATH OF . SMITH.
Keeling Of the Bar Neutrality-suspicious..
tiOns-A General Aeeting to
be Held To-day.

On the meeting of the first chsncery
court, on the seventh instant, tho death of
Hon. Thomas R. Smith was announced by
W, p. Wilson, Esq, ON whose motion,
seconded by General Gideon Pillow,
the first chancery court adjourned to
Monday morning next.
On motion Of General Pillow, a meeting
Of the bar was then held. presided over by
Chancellor x. J. Morgan, with William
NJ. Smith ss secretary.
On motion of General Gideon Pillow, a
general mseting of the bar was called to
meet at 10 am. tomorrow, at the room of
the first chancery court.
On motion of J. y. Kerr, Esq, the chair
man. of this meeting was requested to ap-
point q committee on resolutions, and
also q committee of arrangements for the
funeral.
The chairman thereupon appointed the
following committee to present to the
general meeting on the 9th instant reso-
lutions in reference to the life and charac.
ter of the deceased: General Gideon Pill
low, General W. Y. G.. Humes, a. e.
Jackson, ]. s. Kerr and Hon. II. 8. Lee.
Committee on arrangements-Henry
Graft, Charles Kortrecht, W. ". Wilson,
l. D MoKissick and B.. NJ. Estes.
Hon. l.. @. Haynes then offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
ResOlUed, That it is the sense of his
AlQ0NALk NA1A ~ nlDAL1D1Ah Vi Nuo l26ll~
phis bar be requested to meet at the first
chancery courtroom tomorrow at ten
O'Clock TO take into consideration what
shall be the action Of the bar in relation
to the lamented death of the Hon. Thos.
B. Smith; and that the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the evening and
morning papers of the city.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
till tomorrow at ten O'Clock.
r. ]. MORGAN, Chairman.
WIN. M. SMITH, Secretary.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE MERCHANTS ma
TIONAL BANK.
At a called meeting of the board of d.
rectOrs of this bank, the following reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS, Cur late associate and friend, |
the Hon. Thomas r. Smith, has been re-
moved from Dur midst by the memorable /
hand of Death in the meridian of his life
and the nOontide of his usefulness, de-
string to express our heartfelt sorrow, /
our submission to the will OF ProVidence
and our sense Of the loss entailed by the
sad event, both to his deeply-sfhlcted
and relatives and the community
at large, as well as to ourselves, his
friends and associates; therefore, be it
Resolved, That by the decease of Thos.
r. Smith, a member of this board, this in
has lost one of its most zeslous
and active friends, whose course ant adj
vice vas always given with an eye single
10 q best intererts, and who always
vigilantly the true interests of
hose whose confidence had placed
him in this responsible position.
While we have lost a friend whose ooun-
We valued, and whose habits of
prompt attention to duty and business
Dunotuality gave as an example worthy
If our imitation, society has lost an en-
capable and enterprising gentle
mans man whose ~good-natured affabili.
y, genial manners and winning smile
all hearts snd won for him hosts
II friends. he was q man without an
and his death will be felt and Ia
nenteds not only throughout q city, Z
,ut over q large portion Of the State. !
Resolved, Thet these resolutions be en- I,
cred upon b records of this board, and :
our president be requested to deliver I
copy Of the same to Che family Of the !
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Resotped, That this board attend his
un6ral in q body. =
A. WOODRUFF, President, !
JOHN ]. FIREMAN, Secretary. =