Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09
SPRINGS, MISS.
M Memphis, Selma and Brunswick Road
Buchanan vs.. Manning Contested
Election Case.

From the Special Correspondent of the Appeal.
HOLLY SPRINGS, April 7-Circuit Court
| opened last Monday morning, Judge John
| w. &. Watson on the bench. This session
| will be an important one. There not a
| few cases set for trial which involve large
interests, three or four OF which suits for
damages brought against the Chicago, ST.
Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company
The judges charge to the grand jury was
| comprehensive and able, and was listened TO
| with great attention. IL is the last which
Judge Watson will deliver, az his term of
office expires next month. For six years he
| has occupied the bench OF this district with
dignity and ability, and he retires with an
enviabse recorI and the respect Of all his
| fellow-citiz :ns. General w. s. Featherston,
his successor, will hold his first court at
| Cofieeville in May.
On Monday afternoon, April Sd, large
and enthusiastic temperance meeting was
held in the courthouse. The meet
| ing was called 10 order at 80 O'Clock
pm. Mayor Fant was elected chairman;
George Reimensnyder, secretary, and
+. A. y Ter, assistant secretary. A series oi
resolutions against the liquor traffic and in
favor Of prohibition were read and moved
| by Judge Watson, and seconded by George
Reimensnyder. The chairman then declared
them open for discussion, and Judge Watson
| being called for, assembled the speakers stand
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favor OF the total exclusion Of intoxicants
OF every KIND from the State. At the con-
clusion of speech of rare eloquence and
power the resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the meeting adjourned. A iull
report OF the proceedings have been trans
mitted to ten OF the leading temperance
journals of the country.
Ed. NJ. Watson, E-q, counsel of the Hon.
Van III. Manning, in the Buchanan o.. Man
nlng contested election case, returned home
from Washington on last Monday night. lie
informs us that the case was argued before
the sub committee, 10 which it was referred
oy the congressional Committee ON Elsc ctlons.
MI. watson is confident tl MannlDS's sue
CESS, and says that If all the votes buchanan
claims are granted to him, that Manning will
still have a majority OF over 1000 votes.
Congressman Manning has written two
letters 10 the press OF this district, giving
notIce oil The appointment of Board oil Ex-
amIners OF nine persons to examine appli-
canis Tor appointment as cadets 10 West
Point and Annapolis. No appointment to the
Naval Academy will be mad. from this dis
trIet until 1854, but the Board oil Examiners
are to meet on the 23d OF May next, at Ok
ford, Miss, to examine applicants for West
Point. Applicants must not be less than
seventeen nor more than twenty two years OF
age, and the successful aspIrant IS 10 appear
at West Point year after his appointment.
Last Saturday, April LIST, We received the
news that the meeting OF the stockholders OF
lhe Memphis, Selma and Brunswick railroad
was postponed from April 9th 10 April 2aih,
because MIR. Fred Woltie's engagements pre-
vented his attendance. This postponement
ia has been the talk OF the town" ever since:
ihat IL has taken place Is deeply regretted
by all friends ol The road, many oil whom
oelie'e thatll Will cause oeiay IN peg'nt
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