Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-26
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
CHALMERS and Manning-Ham Carter
Hard at WOrk-1he Matrimonial
Association Craze.


Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGs, September %. = The
news from every point in the district where
Col. Van II. Manning and Gen. James
R. Chalmers have met in JOINT debate, is OF
the most inspiring character to the Democ-
racy. We hear only of continued triumphs
for the Democratic standard-bearer, who, in
every debate, has overthrow his able and
willy opponent. Col. Manning has met each
and every appointment OF Gen. Chalmers,
which are two or three days apart. Col.
Manning's list of appointments, each of tn N
falling between those made by Chalmer
have also been kept by him, but very few OF
them have been kept by Chalmers, who
spends these inierme diate days on a still
hunt after negro votes. Meanwhile Carter
is also on a still-hunt, and from what We
have learned of few of his movements, be
is certainly doing some very effective work
among the voters of his own race He says
that he intends making canvass of The en-
tire district, and it is impossible TO foretell
the amount of harm be % ay work among the
negroes by his inceIdiary and malicious ut
teranees. One interesting phase of the cam
paign is the manner Chalmers writhes under
the republication of his editorials while he
was in charge of the Vicksburg Commercial.
He has sent the senior editor of the Reporter,
the leading Democratic paper in this county,
lstter stating the time at which he resigned
the editorship of the Commercial. Col. CAL
boon publishes this letter, and adds: sit
will be seen that the extracts we reproduce
this week antedate the withdrawal OF Gen.
Chalmers from that paper. He was editor
in-chief at the time these articles appeared,
and we may reasonably presume that be
was the author of them.o And, indeed, in
these editorials Gen. Chalmers condemns
himself in language far more caustic than
any his Interest enemies have ever used
sgainst him.
Some of the ablest and most brilliant men
in the State will canvass this district on be-
half of the Democracy. Among these are
our two senators. The Hon. l. Q. c. Lamar
will speak in this city on Monday, October
I'd, and the Hon. james 2. George on Mon
Jay, October 9th.
Mr.. Sandrum, of May6eld, KY, has gone
actively to work upon the new county Jail,
snd promises to have it completed within
the terms of the contract by the time APP
pointed. This work had become an absolute
necessity, and the Board OF Supervisors hiss
done we'll in making the contract.
The Literary and Musical Circle met to-
night at the residence of Hon. John W. G.
Watson, and gave very enjoyable enter
tainment. Its next meeting will take place
II the residence of Mr.. JAS. 81. Watson.
Mr.. William Stokes, who modestly adver-
tises himself as the "epic poet of the South"
wss billed to read selections from "his epic
poem, the Dixiead," a production tin
twelve books" at Masonic Hall tonight, but |
for some reason, most likely the absence of |
an audience, the entertainment did not take |
place.
The matrimonial association craze Is at |
its hight in this city, which has some half |
dozen local organizations, all of which are |
said to be iourishing. The business of the |
posioffce has been more than trebled, and |
The job work of our local printing Offices has |
been greatly increased by the growth of |
lhese grotesque institutions. The news
papers are filed with their advertisements
md with the publication of their charters.
But however prosperous these associations
nay be for a time, they are certain in the
md to fall, as must every house without
and when their day does come,
hen, and then only, will the idiocy of this
raze be fully realized. ZoRAB.