Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-12

BEAUFORT. S c., April 1O-This has been
court week, and the Hon. W. H. Wallace pre-
sided as Judge. Most of the criminal business
was transacted, and the following sentences
imposed: Ward colored, assault and battery,
eight months in penitentiary or $50 and costs
James Jenkins, colored, carrying concealed
weapons, three months in penitentiary or $40
and costs; N. w. Peterson, white, pleaded
guilty of burglary, two years in penitentiary
George Watson, colored, cutting with a knife,
six months in penitentiary; Cudjo Geddis, col
ored. assault with intent to kill three years in
penitentiary; VIM. Jones, colored, assault end
battery, FIVE months in penitentiary The trial
of James Haywood, colored, for the killing of
Sam Albe,gottie, colored, at Sheldon last year,
resulted in the conviction of Haywood. This
was the second trial of the prisoner. but the
evidence against him was very strong. He has
not yet been sentenced.
By far the most important criminal case of
the session will come up tomorrow. ] allude
to the trial of Captain Thomas, of the British
bark Sunbeam, and the boatswain of said ship.
charged with the killing of a seaman. The
State will be represented by Solicitor Gault,
and the prisoners by w. ]. Verdier, Esq and
Colonel VIM. Elliott, two of the leading lawyers
OF this section. It appears from outside talk
that the Captain shipped some sailors he got
of one Sweeny, a sailor runner OF Charleston,
and on the night he was ready to SAIL having
his clearance papers, etc, Sweeny came to the
side of the Sunbeam and. it is alleged, induced
the seaman, or some of them, to desert the
ship The Captain is charged with having shot
one of the seanen as he was leaving.
learn that Walton, Whann Co, Of VIII
mington, Del, have purchased sixteen acres of
land at Fort Charlotte, mile or so below
Beaufort and intend to Immediately construct
a mandatory for the manipulation of fertil-
izers The site possesses an admirable water
front, where the depth is seventeen feet at low
tide Fort Charlotte is one of the many old
ruins to be found in this section, said to have
been built by the early French or Spanish set
tiers A railroad will connect the manufac-
tory with Port Royal, distant couple of miles.
The works will cost a cool 100000. The river
for miles above and below the contemplated
works is q great field for gathering phosphate
deposits, as is almost every stream around
here.
Still another improvement Of the same kind
is contemplated by other parties on Battery
creek, bold river to the west OF the Port
Royal and Augusta Railway, just above Port
ROYAL. At this spot the railroad runs along
almost at the waters edge. Battery creek is
said to contain very valuable and marketable
class of rock These two factories will assured
Iv hiring in a large number Of laborerS besides
affording ready market on the spot to parties
engaged in mining rock in small way. AS
matters now stand, the rock IS shipped to q
great distance, manipulated. brought back and
work done at home, the planter will be able to
procure his fertilizers at a much lower figure.
company representing $4,000 IS in course
of formation, the object of which IS to place
light draft steamer on the inside route between
Charleston and Savannah, touching at Beau
fort and Port Royal 1t is said that twe-thirds
os the stock has been subscribed Tor, and that
Captain c. Townsend, an old and experienced
steamboat navigator, will be the commander
of the new boat.
The pilot boat Mary Odell, of Savannah, col
lided near St Helena bar with a British bark
entine. and was injured in her hull. She will
come through Beaufort tomorrow. 1t is said,
on her way to Savannah fer repairs Pilots
Thompson and Maxim are said to.haye been on
board at the time of the accident.
The Russian bark Condor, from Bull river
with phosphate rock, is ashore on the south
end of Pelican Bank. 1t appears that instead
of waiting for the pilot. who was on his way
down the river to board and pilot out the bark,
the Captain of the vessel, supposing he Enew
the course. started off on his own hook, and
nretty soon had his vessel high up. The steam
sr Pilot Boy has been to her assistance yes
terday and to-day, and it is hoped she will be
ffoated without much damage.
Capt D. K. Sn1alls, long known in the bust
ness of supplying the shipping here with
water fell from one of our wharves to-day, and
came near drowning. He fell between the
wharf and the steamer Sea Weed, but was
rescued by parties near at hand
The community is deeply affected by the an
nouncenent of the sudden death OF Gen. NJ w.
Gary, the peerless leader of the straight tout
Denooraey of South Carolina, which occurred
at Edgefeld yesterday morning. Gen. Gary
had many warm personal friends In TINS sec
tion ). H. r.