Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-23

which an account was published in the
LEDGER of last Saturday evening.
State and County Tax Collector Nc
Lean informs us that the delinquent tax
payers are coming up and settling rapid
ly, in order to protect themselves from
distress warrants ON personal property,
which he will be forced to issue under
the recent instructions Of Comptroller
Pennebaker.
The keeper of Court Square being
staunch Democrat, washes the face of
Andrew Jackson regularly He is de-
termined that the old war-horse shall not
become a black republican. He takes
as much interest in the color Of Jack
sons face as did "0ld Mortality in the
tombstones over the graves Of the Scotch
Covenanters.
The Upton Record says the grand jury
of that county has found true bills Of in
dictment for murder against Hardin
Bateman, Long Bateman and - Mills,
who are charged with the murder Of Fer
guson at the Devils Elbow, which took
place few weeks since. The court fixed
the bail of the Batemans at $4,000 each
and Mills at $4,000.
The man found dead few days since
in the woods near Nickles ferry, Pa
nola county, Miss, proved to have been
peddler named F. w. Karnetz, native
of Prussia. When found the body was
much decomposed, proving to the cor
oner jury that he must have been dead
several weeks. A pocket-book contain
ing two dollars and license to peddle
from a revenue officer in Davenport,
Iowa. were found upon the body OF the
deceased.
The Rev. W. T. Sabine, pastor of the
Church of the Atonement," on Madison
avenue, New York, has been the best
abused man in the United States for
many weeks because he refused to attend
the funeral of the actor, George Holland;
while the Rev. G. H. Houghton, pastor
of the Church of the TRANSPORTATION
1.-THE little church round the corner), on
Twenty-ninth street, has received the
praise of the entire press Of the United
States for doing that which Mr.. Sabine
refused to do. They are both Episcopal
minister's, but Mr.. Houghton is Christ
ian.
Fast driving by drunken drivers and
drunken occupants Of public hacks and
private buggies, or in other manner, on
the Poplar street turnpike on Sunday
evenings should not be tolerated. Since
the completion of the pike, and the prom
enade it affords, many Of our citizens
with their wives and children are in the
habit of adopting the road as the most
suitable for their pedestrianism. Yes
terday an unusual number of people
were out, and Notwithstanding the fact
reckless drivers of all vehicles with
their loud and profane "G'lang and
"Hi-yar," created terror and caused the
unfortunate footmen to make hasty exits
or suffer loss of limb-perhaps life. We
hope to see this recklessness stopped; it
must be stopped; and we trust to Chief
0'Donnell's exertions or the workings OF
trusty revolvers. The value of limb or
life is far greater than the pleasures of
reckless drivers.
Yesterday wore the most pleasing and
spring-hke countenance ofany day since
the opening of the new year, and proved
a welcome to the healthy, sick and dis
tressed. Every one that was able came
from their reposing places and partook
of the bright sunbeams and zephyr
breezes so bountifully supplied by the
| benign Father. All was dear and lovely
Especially the ladies seemed the hap
piest, and appreciated the season greater
than the rest of mankind; for, although
the Lord Day, it was also an opportune
one for the display of the latest styles of
decorations. No one shade predominated,
and all endeavored to outvie the otherin
presenting the artificial hues Of the rain
bow May every Sabbath be like the
one just passed, and that every soul en-
10y and reverence the same, coming as
it does from the hands of our Great Mas
ter as a day of rest from our labors and
of thanksgiving for our existence.