Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-24
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Adjournment OF the Superior Court
Prohibition Election Petttinned for

Adjournment OF the Superior COurt-A
Prohibition Election PetItiOned for.
SANDERsvILLE, GA, March 22.-After
three weeks OF slow and tedious work our
Superior Court adjourned on March 10,
having drawn from the county treasury,
by way OF expenses, upwards of $4,000.
1t may be convenient to the farmers and,
perhaps, the Judge to open court at 8
O'Clock and adjourn before shutdown, and
1t may be pleasant to attorneys to be al
lowed almost unlimited time in arguing
points of law, striking juries, and other
preparations, but when the taxpayers
realize that the daily expense is about
$l65, very naturally they think that the
days work should exceed six hours, and
that the utmost dispatch should be used
in the transaction of the business of the
court. The criminal docket was extra
heavy, but by errors in indictments and
had, one for murder and one assault and
battery, while TWO prisoners plead guilty
to mledemeanOrs. The murderer, upon
recOmmeA dation of the jury, was SEN
fenced TO life Imprisonment, and the az
gregate fines of the others were $50. Per-
haps the hardest work done at court was
by the grand jury, whose general present
ments, if published in full, | understand,
will exceed five columns, no interest of
the county being overlooked by them.
Hon. .. ii. Rogers, our Solicitor General,
being quite i'll, Mr.. Phillips, OF Louisville,
was appointed by the court to act
in his stead; the appointment as
regards ability being perhaps as good as
could have been made, but the opinion
pretty generally obtains here that Judge
Carswell would have done a graceful
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several bright and rising young attorneys
OF the Sandersville bar.
The next Legislature will elect Judge
for this circuit, Judge CarswelPs term
expiring, and it is thought that Hon.
James Is. Hines is the coming man. He
is only SO years Of age, but be is eminently
fitted to discharge the arduous duties of
the office.
A PROHIBITION ELECTION.
In a quiet way Washington county has
started the prohibition movement. Not a
public speech has been made or the least
excitement created, yet on March 10 a
petition was fled with the Ordinary
signed by 1866 voters, a very large per
cent. of whom are cOlOred men. The cleo
ton will occur on Wednesday, April q,
and will doubtless result In a
large majority for prohibition. The
general sentiment Of the movers in the
matter is to work upon the persuasive
plan and studiOusly avoid such features as
might cause rancor or bitterness OF feel
ing in thu campaign. The saloon men Of
Sandersville are not inclined TO wage a
litter fight; in fact, it is understood that
if the city government will consent TO
amend their license ordinance so as to
make the licenses here expire the same
day that the Tennille Licenses do, the sa-
loon men Will pledge themselves to make
no organized fight. and that the city
fathers will accept the proposition.
CITY TAXES.
The City Council by a careful adjust
ment and revision OF the tax digest has
raised the amount Of taxable property
from 1850, 900 TO $4,000, and by this in
crease and the general economy adopted
in tueir plans have reduced the tax rate
from Is TO $40 Of l per cent. Should
they De successful in running the city on
this, and they are men who know what
they are about, it will be quite contrast
to the preceding administration, which
spent not only the u per cent, but also
upwards of $1,000 surplus funds which
were in tine treasury, aud left unpaid
debts of about $500, which the present
board has paid.
Our community received joyfuliY the
news that President Mitchell, OF the Au-
gusta, Gibson and Ssndersyille railroad,
has placed sufficient bonds 70 complete
the road to Sandersyille at an early day.
CORN PLANTING
have heard of but enc man whose
corn is coming up, viz: Christopher
Wood W ard, one OF the best farmers
around DavisbOro.
The prospects TOR the fruit crop is un-
usually fine so far, but the danger is yet
ahead the cold suap which generally
comes about the full moon In April being
the most disastrous.