Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-22
SANDERSVILLE JOTTINGS.
The SaDderaville and TenniIIe Rail-
rOad-POItIIcs-The Coming Term
of COurt-Odds and Ends.

SANDERsvILLE, GA, August 21.-The Sanders
vile and Tennille Railroad Company have de
clared an annual dividend Of seven per cent.
payable to stockholders on and after the frs
proximo. The officers of the company for the
ensuing year, elected at the meeting of the di
rectors on the 7th inst, are: G. R. PringIe
President; ]. l. Irwin, Superintendent; II. N
Hollideld, Secretary, and George D. Warthen
Treasurer.
he jury list Of the county, as revised by the
commissioners recently. shows the addition of
an unusually large number of young men, par
ticularly 10 the Ninety-seventh district G. NJ,
where several were placed in the more respon
sible position of grand jurors-which is, in
deed, a high compliment to their intelligence,
as well as an evidence of the conhdec ce which
the commissioners have in their uprightness
doubt not that the compliment is appre
ciated, and that an intelligent, earnest effort,
backed by a reasonable amount of moral
courage to discharge duty, will fully counter
balance all lack Of experience.
The Democratic Executive Committee has
called mass meeting for the 5th September to
nominate candidates for the House of Repre-
sentatives The plan of nomination as thus
suggested has met with unfavorable comment,
and will doubtless be very strongly, il not sue
cessfully opposed; the people desire and will
demand primary election throughout the
county. Asy yet but three names have been
plac before the people, tn wit one of the
present encumbents, Hon. j. T. Youngblood,
Hon. @. p. Pringle and 3. W. Smell, ESQ but
Madam Rumor has handled the names of other
prominent citizens as probable aspirauts quite
freely. Hence it is possible that there will be
appointment when October shall have come
and gone.
Our Superior Court will convene ON the Rr7t
Monday in September Will GnIL5u1oIIy heavy
docket, particularly on the common law and
chancery sides of the court. The criminal
docket shows now fifty-eight cases, and Will
probably be increased by the next grand in
quest, but the charges generally are mis-
demeanOrs and will be greatly decreased
before adjournment of the September
term. There is crying necessity
for the establishment of some kind
of judicial tribunal for the final trial
of offenders whose alleged crimes grade less
than felony outside of the Superior Court As
an illustration in point-there are now in jail
here a man charged with stealing twenty-three
roasting ears, worth about 10 cents, and boy
who is said to have stolen three chickens of
the value of so cents. Now this incarceration,
presentment to grand jury and time neces.
etc. will cost the county from $3.50 to $500
each, and in all probability, by some techni-
cality or lawyers chicanery, they will escape
conviction and go forth again to eat roasting
ears and chickens at their neighbors' expense.
feel safe in saying that two-thirds of the
criminal matter brought before the Superior
Court is of like nature to the two cases cited,
and while it is necessary, just and proper that
the most trivial offense meet its just deserts,
yet among ths legion who are SO anxious to
sacrifse self for the good of the country it
sufficiently fertile to devise and inaugurate a
system by which justice may be provided with
a less extensive pair of balances.
Among the civil business l notice two cases
- Of farnr1.v gwxk,-
Erwin VS.. Sibley ct al, in which Harry r. and
James Erwin, late minors. bring suit against
George r. Sibey, Of Augusta, and T. ]. Holmes,
of this county, for the recovery of valuable
tract of one thousand acres of land, and mesne
profits Their bill alleges the property to have
been held in trnst for them by their father.
James D. Erwin. who, under pretended order
Of court, sold the trust estate and misapplied
sented by Messrs F. g DuBignoR of Milledge-
vile. and j. w. Robson of Sandersville; for
the defense appear the names Of Lamar &
Foster, Augusta Cain q Polhill, Louisville, and
Hines & Rogers. Sandersville.
Holmes ct ux. VS.. The Central Railroad and
BdanHng Company or Georgia, is a suit for
amige in the amount OF $4,000 The declara-
tion was filed by Messrs Hines & Rogers, of
this place. and alleges the damage to be the
consequence of negligence and carelessness on
the part of said company, or its agents and
servants, in that the engineer OF the up-day
passenger train, January 6, 1882, failed and
neglected to blow the signal, as required by
law. upon approaching a public road
crossing about four miles from San
the track of the company at right angles, and
in absence of the signal, Mrs. Holmes, driving
a mule, unaware of the approach of the train,
drove up to within Is feet of the track, when
the train rushed by, frightening her mule
causing it to run away and throw her from the
buggy; by reason of which she was badly
bruised. cut and injured, and being at the time
in a state of pregnancy, the chilo's death oc-
CURED in consequence.
Speaking of the Superior Court reminds me
that here is another field for candidates this
fall. and that Sandersville has one aspirant for
the position of Judge Of the Middle Circuit in
the Hon. Jno. N Gilmore. who in his naturally
sanguine disposition, tells me that he is conf
dent of success. He cove ed himself with hon
ors as Mayor Of the city for seven successive
terms, and it has been frequently said that
Judge johnson and Mayor Gilmore did more to
correct the morals OF the county and city
than all other agencies combined. However,
Gilmore or any other man who would Oc
cupy the bench in this circuit will appear
at a disadvantage, for in the popular
mind he must undergo comparison with that
purest and noblest as well as wisest Of 1urists
the lamented Herschel V. johnson, whom the
people loved and honored, feared and respect
ed IN life. and the memory Of whose name is
yet terror to evil doers
The SandersviIle Hotel will change its man.
agement on the lst September. Capt. ]. R. Lat
inner, who has been its deservedly popular
landlord for the past three years. removing
to Hawkinsvile. The Messrs. Rawlings
Bros. owners of the building,
will not lease again, but run
the house themselves. They are clever. popu-
lar young men, and, we learn, have secured
the services Of Mrs Bangs. wife of our venera-
BILE citizen, Major Joseph Bangs, TO supervise
and manage the culinary department, which
Is sufficient guarantee that the table fare will
be abundant and most temptingly prepared.
Bishop L. n. Holsey, of the colored Methodist
Episcopal Church, upon invitation. delivered
discourse In the white Methodist Church Of this
city on the 18th inst. Despite the inclement
weather, a large congregation was in attend
ance and listened win pleasure
to most excellent sermon
The Bishop, it will be remembered, was dele
gate to the Ecumenical Conference of 1881,
and presided for day with marked ability
over that large and intelligent body.
We have not escaped the epidemic of sore
eyes, little, big, old and young being alike slf-
ferers, and in several instances the disease has
been so extremely severe as to do permanent
injury.
The seasons have been continuously gracious.
and the crop prospect is as yet exceedingly
fine. n n NJ