Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-14

the utmost fortitude, gracefully and con-
tentedly yielding TO power and des-
tiny which nothing earthly could impede
or control-reason teaching him that be
must die; his faith that he should live
forever. al
Z He is gone, andin an earthly sense be
lives no more. Borne to his native hills,
his body vii. sleep beneath his patrimo.
NAL pines - till his change shall
come Many good and great men
with whom he was associated profession
ally have gone down to the tomb;
but oyer the grave Of none more spotless
in his integrity. more noble in his
bearing, shall the green grass wave, or
the graceful pine sigh its gentle requiem,
than that which contains the remains Of
B. F. McKiernan. Therefore
Rssolred, That we have received the
news Of the death of the Hon, b. f.
McKiernan with unfeigned sorrow and
regret. aaas
Resolced, That in his death the Bar
has lost one of its most honorable and
worthy members, and this city useful
and exemplary citizen. T}
Resolged, That in respectful memory
of the deceased we will wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolred, That a,copy of these resolu-
tons be furnished to the relatives Of the
deceased, and the city papers requested
to publish them. ~
On motion IL was ~ i-a.~ b.
Resolped, That the chairman Of this
meeting appoint four members OF the
Bar to present these resolutions TO the
different Courts of the city and county,
and request that they be entered upon
the records Of said Courts. - ~.
The chair appointed the followinggen.
tlemen on the committee -
John f.. Sale, for Criminal Court X.
j. Morgan, for Chancery Court; ". T..
Avery, for Common Law Court; Hon.
l.. B. Jones, for Circuit Court i
.Whereupon, on motion, the meeting
adjourned sine die sat u'
5 ~ We l.. v, DIXON, Chairman
L. d, McKIslcg, Secretary. sis- r.
This morning the members Of the bar
re-assembled in the Chancery Conrt
room, La-y. Dixon, Esq, presiding and
L. W, Finlay. Esq, officiating as secre-
tary. Col Geo, Grant, as chairman on
resolutions, presented the same in an
elegant and appropriate address. The
resolutions are as follows
WHEREAS, We have just received the
sad intelligence of the sudden death OF
our friend Aand professional brother, A.
II. Taylor, Esq, who departed this life
on the 18th day of July, 1866.
Our brother, wasrin the very morning
ofmanhood.l But yesterday he was one
Of us now he is no more. Truly, in the
midst of life we are in death.
Learning and zeal were displayed lin
his professional career. Courteous, lib
eral and amiable in his intercourse with
the bar, and of untarnished character,
our brother gave promise of bright tu-
tufe \. therefore, be it sf.s = = y
I Resoired, That we deeply deplore the
sad calamity that has befallen us in the
death of our brother scfN sN.J
. Rcsolred, That we tender to the be-
rieved family of the. deceased our heart
felt sympathiea IN this affecting dspen-
Resolped, That copy Of these reso-
buttons be transmitted to the widow of
our deceased brother =,
Resolred, That a copy Of these reso'
lutions be presented to the Chancery,
Law and Criminal Courts of Memphis,
aud The Circuit Court Of Shelby county,
with the request that they be spread upon
the minutes.
The chair appointed the following gen
tlemen to present the resolutions to the
different Courts Of the city: For the
Criminal Court, s. T. Rose; Chancery
Court, V2aB Waddell; Common Law
Court, Van A. W. Anderson Circuit
Court, l. o. Rives; Gen. J. r. Chalmers,
committee to transmit resolutions to
family.
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