Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-25

appliances with which to make q crop, and all
this for the privilege Of being proprietor of a
miserably cultivated, stunted crop and the
chance 70 quit their work to gad over the coun-
try at will. Wages for able-bodied plowFbovs
are from 81 to $ per month and board and for
men from SO to $40, with board. This is much
better than stary alton all the summer, with
the certainty Of failure at gathering time rs
proprietor"
Union and Recorder: ssThe case Of the state
vs.. Louisa Lewis, cOiOred. charged with the
murder OF the little boy, Willie Mcdowell. was
Tried IN the superior Court last Thursday.
Inc woman being without counsel, Judge
Lawson appointed for her defense Messrs.
sanford furman, Capt. G. =. Crawford and
Col. j. I. Jordan. The court house was pack
ed all day long with lOOkers-On, nine -tenths
OF whom We're negroes. There they sat in the
galleries throughout the day-the court taking
no recess for dinner. The expressions among
the colOred people were very bitter and en-
phatic against the prisoner. A large number
Of cOlOred witnesses were examined. all Of
whom testified to the diabolical treatment the
unfortunate child received at the hands of this
heartless WOman-such as being locked up in
the house all day without food or fire-made
TO sleep under the house bitter cold nights
beaten, Knocked down and dragged by the
heels. In the opinion of DIR. Harris who ex-
amined the body at the COrOner's inquest, his
death was caused by the beating, exposure
and starvation to which he had been subjected.
Col. Jordan, Of sparta, made the speech in de
Tense of the accused at D. IN. Tie case was
given to the jury Thursday night, after an
able and exhaustive argument by the Solicitor
General. The jury soon returned a verdict of
guilty, with a recommendation of mercy,
which sends the woman to the epenitentiary for
life"
dispatch received at Augusta on Tuesday
evening from the brOther-in-law of the late
;. W arren Mays, announced his death at
Eufaula, Ala, on that day, at o'clock a. m =,
member of the Legislature from Richmond
county IN lsSl-S2. His early life
was spent in Richmond county, his edu-
cation being completed at Emory Col
lege, Oxford, where he was graduated in
the class Of 1872, and Immediately thereafter
was rendered and accepted the chair of
mathematics and natural science at Kansas
City Female College. He discharged the
duties OF his prOfessOrship but a short
time, being compelled to resign on account
OF illness. Mr.. Mays studied law in the
Office Of his stepfather. Hon. Henry W. Hill
lard, and was admitted to the bar at Augusta
IN 1874. Since his entrance into the ranks of
the legal fraternity, his success has been
marked, a good practice speedily being ac-
quired by him. His fine presence, coupled
with a good delivery, soon gave Mr.. MAYS a
reputation a forensic orator, and these
gifts, reinforced by high order of intellect
and ready adaptation to the duties of his pro-
fessiOn, entitle him 10 high rank in the future
as a lawyer and advocate. In connection with
the practice of his profession, Mr.. MAYS has
had considerable experience in journalism
HIS remains reached Augusta yesterday morn
ing, and were met at the depot by a committee
Of the bar, and the funeral took place at hall
past O'Clock from st. Johns NJ. E. Church.