Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-06
NASHVILLE.
Report Of the Railroad Commission
Murderer PardOned The Supreme
Court.

Report of the Railroad Commission
Murderer PardOned = The supreme
Court.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, March 5.-The Tennessee
Railroad Commission has submitted its
report to Gov. Bate. The report covers
about twenty pages of legal cap, besides
printed matter accompanying. A supple
mentary report, containing suggestions
to the Legislature and Governor will be
submitted.
On June 30th D. w. Dinges, of Sparta,
was convicted of murder and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary. He was
pardoned this morning by Gov. Bate.
who received petitions from White, Put
nam and Dekalb counties asking that
Dinges be pardoned. The White county
petition was signed by thejudge, jury and
encouragement.
The Supreme Court sent twenty-six
prisoners 10 the penitentiary to-day,
among the number Commodore Decatur
Toombs, captain of band OF highway
men broken up in this city last fall, SEN
fenced to fifteen years; also Finucaine,
the fiend, for five years, and Joe Cart
wright, the Lafayette, Morgan county,
murderer, fifteen years.
The Railroad Suits.
Nashville Uorld 5th: The motion for
injunctions in the new suits brought by
the railroads against the Tennessee Rail
road Commission will be formally argued
in the United States Circuit Court on the
22d day OF April.
In the case of the Louisville and Nash
vile and the East Tennessee and Georgia
railroads the commissioners are required
fo 10 ha.r fl,a ri
in April, and at which time, it is supposed,
| judging from the decisions already made
| by the court granting the preliminary in
| functions, that the injunctions in these
cases will be made perpetual, and If SO the
Commissioners will appeal the cases to
| the Supreme Court OF the United States.
In the meantime the Commissioners will
| be engaged IN the preparation of their an
swers in these cases, and will not take any
steps in revising the tariffs of any OF the
| roads until a disposition is made OF the
cases now in the courts.
The Southern Immigration Meeting.
Nashville World, 5th: The Southern
immigration Association, which meets in
this city on the 1lth, 18th and 18th of this
month, from indications now will he
largely attended by delegates and visitors
from number OF States and will be a
| Iuucu larger dHtlf tiiH was at nfSI Gull
templated. A large number of distin-
| guished speakers invited have already sig
nified their acceptance of the invitation to
attend and deliver addresses on the topics
assigned them in the programme. The con-
vention will be held in the capitol and Com
missioner McWhirter, president OF the
association, is more than anxious that
every farmer who can conveniently spare
the time should attend and hear what
practical Northern and Southern men have
to say. The Washington gossips report
that the Hon. A. G. Thurman, of Ohio
and the Hon. James G. Blaine, of Maine
will respond to the invitation of Commits
sioner McWhirter to address the conven.
ton. The assumption that each will come
in the interest of his Presidential boom, is
rather far-fetched and ungenerous. They
will come as patriots to visit State whose
patriotism never falters.