Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-14
HOLLY SPRINGS. MISS.
Chalmers Can't MahOnize the Second
Distriet-Geftfng Ready for Sum-
mer-Crime and Criminals.

Special Correspondence of the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, May 13.-"Can such
things be- and overcome US like a summer
cloud, without our special wonder| Some
thing like this was doubtless the thought OF
each one of our citizens who read in this
weeks APPEAL the letter Of General james
r. Chalmers, in which he announces his in
tention of becoming an independent Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in this, the
Second district of the State, and at the same
time gives US full abstract of his political
creed. This letter has excited some interest.
and has been the subject of comment among
leading citizens of all parties, both in the
city and county. There is very little diversity
Of opinion concerning it; and the best
thought upon the subject, as formulated by
several of our ablest men, is representative
of the feeling of the majority, without re-
gard to party. The Greenback party has no
ADLER men in its whole organization than its
leaders in this county, and it will not desert
men like General A. NJ. West and Colonel
Thomas w. Harris for General Chalmers.
The Democrats of the district are perfectly
satisfied with Colonel Van II. Manning, their
present representative, whom they regard as
one of the ablest and most promising of
Mis- issippis statesmen, and they mean, if
possible, to return him to the seat he honors.
The Republicans will nominate a candidate
of their owD. They are bitterly opposed to
Chalmers, and cannot, by any means which
may be brought to bear from within the dis
trict, be induced to lend him their support.
These propositions are taken for granted by
all. What, then, will become of his candi-
dacy? Thus far, of course, the subject is un-
developed, and the whole matter is left to
conjecture. But il is, nevertheless, widely
in fact, almost universally-believed that
some arrangement has been made at Wash
ington by which Chalmers is to support the
administration, and the administration Is to
support him, lending him its aid in money,
influences and power, in order that he may
Mahonize the district as prelude to Mahon-
izing the State; and all this in order TO pre-
pare for tine presidential election of 1884.
We hope that this may prove unfounded, but,
nevertheless, it Is everywhere the rumor, and,
in the maiority OF cases, the fixed belief of
all classes of our citizens.
The Odd Fellows Grand Lodge OF the
State, which met in this city last week,
passed special resolution warmly thanking
Miss Pearl Strickland for her beautiful and
eloquent address of welcome, and also pub
Iicly presented her with a beautiful bouquet
of flowers as a token of their appreciation.
The lodge also passed a vote OF thanks to the
six little girls who danced 80 gracefully at
the entertainment given in honor of the
lodge, ard presented them with six bouquets
of flowers, which were only less lovely than
the smiling faces OF the girls themselves.
At meeting of the city Board of Health,
held on the 9th instant, it was resolved, in view
of the approaching heated term, to advise
the municipsl authorities TO put the town at
once in a good sanitary condition. The
Board of Mayor and Aldermen, who were
present, resolved that the particulars emu
meraied by the physicians be enforced at
once. These resolutions were published in
circular form and distributed throughout the
city.
If this section of the country is 10 have a
signal station, and it is said that this Is con-
templated, the signal service authorities
would do we'll to consider the claims OF
! Holly Springs, for our city stands within