Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-24


The State aud county tax collector
took in about $4,000 yesterday and
the day before, Taxpayers are walk
ing up quite numerously to settle
State and county dues, but the city's
creditors appear very anxious.
Mr.. Slaughter, the affable cashier of
the State and county tax collecting
Office, is prominent for the vacancy
caused blythe death of the late Squire
Samuel Jones. The election will per-
haps be held two or three weeks
hence.
Why should we send away from
home for our kindling wood? Oliver,
Finnie g. Co. had about a thousand
boxes of kindlers stacked in front Of
their store this morning which had
been shipped by rail all the way from
Michigan. Too bad.
Mr.. T~owbridge, one of the managers
of the Garfield Orphan Asylum, took
charge of a small colored infant at the
station-house this morning; the same
that its mother threatened to drown
in the river near the foot Of Washing
ton street yesterday, to rid herself of.
1t does not matter much whether
the recently elected council are sworn
in or not. The repeal of the present
charter is assured; therefore their oc-
cupation will be gone before they
could accomplish much. 4 bundle of
peremptory mandamuses were to have
been served on the general council
last night had the new board have or
ganized.
The Criminal Court was occupied
this forenoon in the trial of Willis
Goodrich, for participating in a riot
at a picnic out on the Poplar boule-
ward some time last spring. On the
occasion a number of pistol shots were
Cred through the fence cracks at thu
crowd, and one man was badly hurt.
The case was nearly closed at Don
The hating establishment of Wig
gin 4 Go. has been svstematicallv
robbed for some time past by one
William Ewing, a colored porter.
Colored police officer Jesse Woods,
who has proven to be a valuable peace
agent, caught him with a lot of the
purloined goods, such as hats, etc,
where he had been selling them cheap
in South Memphis. Ewing is in
prison to answer, aud his guilt is said
to be positive.
No quorum at the conncil board last
night prevented the induction of the
recently elected aldermen and coun-
cilmen. The mayor has been confined
to his room for several days with Ill
ness and was unable to be present last
night The city charter expressly
says that the newly elected council
members shall be inaugurated within
one week after an election is held.
Robson and Crane, the comedians.
are now playing in Nashville. They
are expected to arrive here on Sunday
afternoon. Their opening play here
will be Our Bachelors, a piece that
had a long run in Eastern cities and in
which they won great renown. This
play will be repeated until Wednesday
night. On Thursday the Comedy Of
Errors will be presented, to continue
three nights. Reserved seats will be
sold tomorrow at II ollenberg's.
A cheap set of judges will be those
who are willing to accept a salary of
$500 per annum, as is proposed in the
new bill which the legislature is ex-
pected to pass as a substitute for our
present city charter. The new salary
list, as at present set down, is S75 per
month for deputy clerks of courts,
5000 per annum as salaries for clerks,
5000 for attorney general and others
in like proportion. The present legis-
lature is for cheap labor and low taxes
all along the line.