Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-24

SaSDERsvILLE. GA, April 21.-EditOr Morn
ing Nelcs: Our little city has been unusually
quiet for some time, and since the adjourn
ment Of the uperior Court. on the 18th ult.
our streets have assumed a real summer ap-
pearanee. Ups and vence your drops, 'taw
you" 'stiff knee and steady hand" and SINH
lar expressions greet one on every side. and a
moments observation discloses the fact that
they proceed not only from the small boy. -
but in many instances the players are employ
ers and employees from among our merchants,
who seem determined not to be idle.
Dick Knight charged with the murder of Ed.
Patrick in this county last summer. was trap
ped by the Sheriff of Laurens county and
brought to this place on the 18th inst This
was the result OF a reward offered by our wor-
thy Ordinary for the arrest CT Knight and
| three others who are charged with committing
| the same crime during 1881. and who made
/ good their escape before arrest. All parties
/ are colOred. Knight demanded a commitment
| trial, and to-day he had such trial before JUS
| tices Duggan. NorthingfOn and Waters. who.
/ upon full hearing OF the evidence, adjudged
the killing to be justifiable homicide and
hence discharged the prisoner.
The germs OF the arteSian well fever have
heen sown here and threaten occasionally to
burst forth in a first class epidemic We are
/ singularlv imDusive people. and when once
Il the IDEA EullY OOLaluS IN the llluOs OF some OF
our prominent citizens, that artesiau well
| Is necessary to the public good. we will have
one though it costs thousands, and necessi-
tates much boring, not only into the bosom OF
mother earth. but even of private individuals
for subscriptions
Among the many rapi strides towards ad-
vanceTe Tent that have been made in Sanders
Vile during the last decade. probably none
have proved 50 great success and gwen more
general satisfaction than the establishment of
the free school system, under which two large
schools Zone for whites aud one for colored pu-
pils) are conducted, afordng the advantage
OF nine months schooling to children of all resi-
dents of the city This has had a tendency to
Influence quite number OF citizens Of the
county to move to the city in order to avail
the rselves of the privileges of the school, thus
adding to our POPULATION aud improving the
CITY by the building of new cottages. etc, etc
Despite disastrous crop years and other mis-
fortunes county and town have been
steadily improving in financial matters. and
| progressing generally. The OrdinarYs and
| Treasurer's report TO the grand jury OF the
i March Superior Court shows the county out or
i debt, her bridges and public buildings in good
/ repair. and about 50 so in the treasury. few
| dass since we were shown letter by Major
| Newman. our Ordinary, from citizen of your
city proposing to make any advance on loan
the county might need at a low rate of in
terest. and asking il there were any Outstand-
| ing debts of the county on the market. To the
latter question the reply was that Washington
county does not owe dollar in the world.
The city can make similar boast, and add
that she has money in her treasury end that
she has over eight thousand dollars invested
/ in the SandersviIle and Tennille Road, paving
an interest of : per cent. per a7num, which
| amount goes to swell her school fund.
The plan pursued by the county for the sup
| port OF paupers is no longer an experiment.
/ but an admirable success. BIT l have no
| space here TO describe. as it should he, the
| ''Psupers' Home" and all the nicely adjusted
i workings Of the Uian for maintaining the
same, making il in part seIf-sustaining, etc as
| carried out by the most efficient Ordinary, but
| in some future letter will do so. and give all
/ the figures. etc.
If Mr. Stephens declines to decline to be a
candidate again from the Eighth there viii be
/ some long fares. and many throbbing head
| will console itself with the thought that if
/ OnIV II Mr.. Stephens had retired in 1 50 theY
would have handed down to pOsteritY name
all bound arOun1. fiigreed and adorned with
| Congressional hOnors.
Three or four cloudy days aud gentle rains
/ last week, Farming prospects good so far.
| CHM