Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-23

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preparation Needed-The board OF
County OEacers-Thc Approaching
Murder Trials = The Late Burglary.
DARIKN, GA. March 2L--Editor Morning
Net0s; We do not think our business men. as a
rule, find 1t pays or improves their business 70
complain at the weather and other depressing
Influences on trade, and therefore one seldom
hears them bless 90 this or that thing which for
the time. cuts down their cash receipts. But
we have exceptions to the rule, who make up
in profane vehemence for the whole city when
trade IS Interrupted, as ft has been so often
during the winter by the disagreeabls weather,
by too little water In the river then too much
water, etc, so that the exceptions have kept
things blue around them good portion Of the
past two months. '1re1 ,.i1 ~ssl-s
I We have suffered considerable during the
season from different causes. and, as we heard
one Of our timber merchants remark a
few days ago, there were too many drawbacks
this season to be any pleasure in doing busi-
ness. Our timber and lumber merchants are
now carrying very heavy stocks, with no YES
sells In port upon which to ship. There are at
this time over sixty vessels due, many OF them
being out considerable over a hundred days.
Those arriving during the past week have, as
one Captain remarked, been so long on the
voyage that it takes all the cream of the
freight. One vessel reports one hundred and
twenty seven days from England. The scarcity
of vessels has caused heavy decline IN prices
OF timber, consequently there Is but very little
arriving. We hope the vessels which are due
may arrive very soon and take what is now in
the oooms awaiting shipment, so that prices
win advance sufficient to induce the cutters to
bring it to market while there is water enough
to overcome the danger Of suags, etc. 's't
This suggests an Appropriation. and 10 does
seem TO us that the Altamaha should have at
tentlon at once. The amount Of timber which
mas been hoated down since the first of Janu-
ary is sufficient 70 demonstrate the Importance
OF the timber trade at this port to the coun.
try aud the claim we have upon Congress for
an appropriation OF sufficient money to put
the river IN proper condition for its business
and to deepen Il from little way above the
CITY TO across the bar so that vessels drawing
twenty feet could load at our. wharyes with
safety. The Hon. John G. Nichols deserves
tne gratitude OF the people Of this district for
his efforts. even IL it was his duty and notwith-
standing he did not succeed in getting an" ap-
PGopFiatiops for there seems to
nary work done before the object is reached.
Mr. Nichols did all he could do, and has
made it possible for the Hon George r. Black
20 endear himself to the people Of the counties
adJacent and bordering on the Altamaha, and
wefeel assured, when the Importance of the
work is brought to his attention, he will do all
in his power TO get us an appropriation The
Hon. JOS. r. Brown did ali for us he could, and
we feel encouraged with what was done in the
last Congress- The time was brief and there
are many other important industries in this
state which be is looking after. To hear the
tiInoeF cutters, one would come to the conclu-
sion that, If an appropriation can be gotten,
the Hoa. Joe Brown is The man to get Il; aud
we have more hope OF getting an amount
which VIII sufiice to do all that Is necessary
since he has taken the matter in hand
Interested parties are anxious to learn FUR
ther In regard TO the bond question in relation
to the county officers, as Mcintosh was among
the 4th inst, whose Collectors and Receivers
had not perfected their bonds before the expi-
ration Of the time allowed by law, and several
parties have written to the Governor and
Comptroller General In relation thereto. There
is no doubt The officers elected in many of the
counties named are In fault, but we can say
that such Is not the case with this county The
fault, II there Is one, lies with those having \
charge or the bonds, commissions, etc as the
papers did not reach this place until Number
OF days after ELECTION this was to be expected),
and when they did arrive there was no notice
sent those elected, and some did not learn
[ OF it for several days, Then, as the matter Is
taken outof the hands of the Ordinary In this
county and put into the hands OF the County
Commissioners It was necessary that meet
ing should be held as it required q quorum to
accept any one bondsman. They called a
special meeting, but the time was short. and
all the officers elected could not be there and
offer their bondsmen. But the Collector per
fected his, and the Receiver offered two but
one Of them declined to qualify ss to being
worth Une amount necessary. On the first
"Wednesday in February. however, when the
board had its regular meeting, the Receiver
offered his second bondsnaan who was accent
ed. and he signed the bond that day, ,February2.
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bondsman's placeloE business to have him sign
it. The Receiver then asked for his com
mission, but as itwas nIislaid % for time it
could not be found, and at, this time the very
heavy drifts OF timber which were received
during last month arrived, and he Chairman
to whom the Receiver went TepeatedIv to see
to get his commission was so busily engaged
az the poom he could not spare the time to 20
to his house and give the Receiver his com
mission. but told the Receiver, he need not be
in any hurry as he dhe Receiver) had complied
Gttn enL n1e toto and as soon as he (the
Chalrmanl got, through with the
would deliver the commission. About the
goth FEBRUARY the commission was delivered,
ana the bona fs dated as perfected then. tt
We hope there will mos be any difficulty In
the matter; but II there is, the Collector of
this county certainly cannot suffer. and the
that he was allowed e Do DO ia Within X. oS fortV f
days The old Sadage that too many cooks
spoil the broth seems to hold good In the
LuotbcA oLCouHty OltC8rBa D0QQ9 IN Bkkl6 county,
for had one. party, like the Ordinary or the
Chairman, been authorized to accept the
bonds there would have. been no difficulty, as
all the officers elected were anxious to perfect
their bonds as soon as possible. 10 e0stIfE1 4
/ ! Some OF our citizens are quite anxious TO
know what the probabilities are Of convictinR
those nowin Jail for the murder of the eolored
man brown and his wife: Certainly IL the evi-
def1ee is not pretty conclusfve an effort should
pc made to, procure all, that, can be got that
the guilty perpetrators OF this brutal murder
may be bronght to justieefoD iiN i3GEteqt
Our officers have not succeeded In appre-
hendiug the parties wkso burglarized the store
Of the Messrs. Walker abOuL two weeks ago.
Our comInunity has been free from crime of
any magnitude for as long time that our
onlcers have become out OF practice and are
not very sharp In experimenting the guilty
terest of our citizens and we ali know only
good can result. as We are OF the opinion Dick
VIII not spare any who deserve scoring.
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