The clarion., 1885-01-14

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Nugent Of Kinds, J. Il. Boothe OF
Pamela, and w :. Bates of Chickasaw,
would constitute the committee.
Nr. Nugent moved that committee,
to be composed OF three members of the
bar from each circuit court district, be
and that the committeeman
in each district be empowered TO appoint |
20 solicit subscriptions |
for the purpose Of raising fund to
erect a monument to the memory OF |
Judge Chalmers, in the cemetery at
jackson; and that the members of the
committee from the Ninth District shall |
constitute Central Committee" t.
whom ali reports shall be made Car
ried.
On motion OF Judge Lea, the meeting
then adjourned till Saturday morning
next at o'clock.
On this Saturday morning the 10th of
January, 1885, the Bar meeting was
called to order pursuant to adjournment,
when Mr.. w. l.. Nugent presented the
following epitome and resolutions as the
report OF the committee appointed at the
previous meeting:
EPIToME OF THE LIFE OF HAsHLToN
HENDERSON CHALMERS
HAMILTON HENDERsoS CHALMERS.
second son of Joseph W. Chalmers, " a.
born at the residence of his material
grandfather, Col. Alex. Henderson, in
Rockingham county, \. c., on the 10TH
of October, 1885, while his father was
removing from Virginia to Tennessee.
In March, 1889, he was brought by his
father to Holly Springs, Miss, where he
attended the famous st. Thomas Hall
School.
In 1858, be graduated at the Missis
sippi University, and Immediately there
after came to jackson, Miss, to study
law under his cousin ID. g. Glenn. In
l854-'5 55, he was Librarian and Keeper
of the Capitol. In 1S56l57, he was
Secretary OF the State Senate. In 1857,
he was married to Miss Emily H. Erwin,
native of Kinds county, Mississippi,
with whom he lived on the happiesi
terms until his death. lie commenced
the practice of law in Yazoo City, Miss,
and went thence to New Orleans, La,
where he practlced short time in part
nership with ID. G. Glenn, ahd then re
turned to Mississippi aud settled in Her
nando. In 1861 he was appointed Dis
trict-AttOrney of the 9Th Judicial Dis
trict of Mississippi 10 fill the place OF
his brother, J. r. Chalmers, who had
entered the Confederate service.
In 1862, he was appointed in the Com
missary Department of the Confederate
States with the rank Of Major, and
| while on the staff of his brother, Gen'
Chalmers, was slightly wounded in the
cavalry engagement at Salem, Miss, III
1865, he was appointed Assistant Ad T..
Gen'i. on the staff of Gen. Peter T.
Stark, which place he held at the sur
tender.
In 1876, he was appointed by Gov.
Stone, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Mississippi to fill the unexpired
term of Hon. L. q. Peytoa. In 1882,
he was appointed rs his own successor
by Gov. Lowry.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, it has pleased tho One
Omniscient Judge of the Universe to
call from the scene OF his labors and
| usefulness, HAMILTON HENDERSON
CHALMERS, associate justice of the Su-
preme Court of Mississippi; and the
| members of the Mississippi Bar, as
sembled at tie Capital, profoundly i'm
| pressed wish the magnitude of the injury
that the Jurisprudence and society of
| the State have sustained, desire to for
mulate, in enduring shape, their con
victions as to that injury, as we'll as
| their sentiments of affection and respect
for the deceased, therefore,
ResoLved, that in the death of Judge
Chalmers the bench of the State has
| lost one of its most conservative. up
right, attentive and learned jurists; the
Bar, Que of its most brilliant and sue
cessful members; and society, a genial.
cultured, amiable, attractive and hospit-
able gentleman.
Resolred, that we tender to tho mem
bers of his bereaved household, our un-
| affected sympathy and coincidence for
the IRE parable loss they have sustained
We knew Judge Chalmers well, and
can truthfully say, that "none knew
him but to love him"
ReSolred, that these resolutions, with
the annexed sketch of his life, be ,,re-
sented to the Supreme Court OF the
State, with the request that they be
spread upon its minutes, and that a
copy of the same be forwarded to the
distressed widow of our deceased brother.
The report of the committee having
been adopted, Mr.. w. l.. Nugent was
selected to present the epitome and
resolutions to the Supreme Court on
Monday morning next, and to ask that
they be spread on the minutes of the
court.
The chairman then announced the
following as the committee appointed
| by him under the resolution adopted at
former meeting:
MoNUMEsT COMMITTEE.
lst Dist.-R. o. Reynolds, OF Aber-
deem, w. :. Bates, of Houston, w. NJ.
Inge, of Corinth.
I'd Dist.-Wm. NJ Strickland, of
Holly Springs, II. z. Branum, of Ok
| ford. Geo. II. Lester, of Coffeeville.
Sd Dist. B Boothe, of Sardis, T.
W. White, of fernando, A. b. Whit.
field, Of Grenada.
4th Dist.--W. A. Percy, of Green
vile, Geo. Winston, of Friar's Point,
Charles Scott, OF Rosedale.
5th Dist.-H. :. Hooker, of Lexing-
ton, Jno. L. Butt, of Kosciusko, /. h.
Somerville, of Carrolton.
9th Dist. A. Orr, of Columbus, III.
L. Jarnagin, of Macon, H. L. Muldrow,
of Starkvilie.
eth Dist.-E Watkins, of Meridian,
Robt. George, of Enterprise, X. Seal, of
Mississippi City.
Sth Dist. l.. McCaskill, of Bran
don, G.. B Hudleston, of Forrest, G.. @.
Hall, of Carthage.
9th Dist.--W. L. Nugent, S. S. CAL
hoon, Frank Johnston, all of Jackson.
10th Iist-W. P. Cassidy, of Summit,
s. E. Packwood, of Magnolia, r. Fl.
Thompson, of Brookhaven.
Ilth Dist. E. Crutcher and Marye
Dabaey, of Vicksburg, T. Otis Baker, of
hatcher.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
D. SHELTON, Chairmrn.
OLIVER CLIFTON, Secretary.
CART. PHELAN, of Kansas City, Mo-,
dvnan,;tar Uaz sfahhad eleven times