Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-28
NASHVILLE.
The Polk Case Postponed Until March
A Scene-ShiiteF's Tricks.

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The Polk Case Postponed Until March
A Scene-Shiiter's Tricks.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February 27.-In the Su-
preme Court this morning Col. Colyar,
counsel for NJ. T. Polk, arose, and address
ing the Court, said: MAY it please the
Court, ! would like TO make motion to
have the Polk case continued another day.
Mr.. Polk is not able to be here to-day.
We hope to be able at an early day to try
it. l did not want this application for
continuance, but Mr. Polk is unable toibe
here, and Mr. Childress, who is with me
in the case. I would not like to take it
up to-day, and | ask the Court TO allow
the case to 20 over until some day when
the Attorney General and the other.
news can be here"
The COurt-lf you can agree with the
Attorney-General.
Mr.. Lea-I had hoped to be able to dis
pose of the case to-day, but on account OF
the absence Of the attorneys and defend
ant, will agree to let it go over to an early
day.
The Court-You must fix the case for
an early day, for we must dispose OF it.
Col. Colyar-I will agree to any day
next week.
Chief.J ustice Deaderick - Fix upon
Monda, or Tuesday, and the defendant
must be here or show ample cause why
he is not.
The Court then made an order, as
follows:
NJ T. Polk rE. The State.
NJ r. Polk, it is ordered by the Court that the
hearing of this cause be reset for Tuesday, the
18th of March, 1881.
SLICK sCENE-sHIFTER.
II. C. Stiles, scene shifter of the Silver
King theatrical Company, drew a draft
for Sl75 on the Chattanooga Bank, Tues
day, got q Cherry street merchant to identity
him at the American National Bank, and
got the cash. The merchant ascertained
later that the check was not good. He
found Stiles at the Commercial Hotel, and
got the money back Stiles Immediately
skipped out. 1t is said he victimized Mr..
Seavy, manager of the operahouse at Co
lumbia, Tenn, ont of 500 the same way.
Candidates for Governor aHd senator.
The Nashville correspondent of the St
Louis GiOi,s- Democrat writes that paper as
follows touching the candidates for Gov
ernor and United States Senator in this
State:
Although the election of a successor to
Gov. Bate, OF Tennessee, will not take
place until next November, there is already
much gossip in connection with the mat
ter Gov. Bate was elected in 1882, over
Gov. Alvin Hawkins, Republican incum-
bent, and the Hon. Joseph III. Fussell.
Siate-credit Democrat. The present in
cumbent represents the "Readjuster" wing
of the Democracy, and his victory was cele>
brated as the triumph Of faction instead
of n party, for Tennessee is overYhelm-
ibgly Democratic. Bate was strongly sup
ported hs the whisky interest, but his ac-
tioHs since his elsction have rather dis.
gruntled the whisky men and many OF
them are opposed to his re election. 1t Is
not desnitelv known whether he desires
second term, Dat il is presumed he will
accent a denomination il IL is rendered
him. He is said to be anxious to go to
the United States Senate, and it is proba
BILE that he Lley make the race for Sena-
torial position. lie has been a candidate
for the Senatorship, and az e4e time was
choss2 bv one vote over the late AndreS
Johnson, buI ;he changing of that vote
gave johnson place of honor he did not
live 10 fill.
There is some talk of Ex-Gov. Marks as
the pominee OF the "Readjuster" element,
but those who are credited with knowl-
edge OF his inclinatiops say that he would
prefer the Senatorshir to the Gubernato-
rial chair. 1t is suspected thai he is tiim-
ming his sails for race at the next ses-
sion Of the Legislature, and that he will
be well supported. Marks is FemarSa-
bly, good speaker, and is one of the few
orators IN the State.
The Hon. Andrew Allison, vice-presi-
dent for Tennessee of the American Bar
ASSOCIATION and president of the fennes-
see Bar Association, is spoken OF in a
mild way for Governor. Mr.. Allison is one
Of the leading lawyers OF our common
wealth, and is popular with the people.
He is one of the counsel for the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad, and hiss an
excellent record in his possession. Never
having meddle.i with politics to any great
extent, it is doubtful il be could be per-
suaded to enter into a coates: for 9 posi-
ton which is fsr less remuneratiye than
his large practice.
Col A. 5. Colyar, a prominent lawyer
and principal proprietor of the Nashville
dnlericaf, is also mentioned. Col, Colyar
is an able gentleman, and hSs been COM
plimented by large vote in nominating
conventions He is persistent in every
thing he undertakes, and was one of the
leaders in the reform movement that
hrnurht about change in our rnunieipal