Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09

Thursday before the Supreme Court. J.
G. @. Black appeared for jackson. and
senator John A. Davidson for the prose-
cution. From the usual court intimations
1t is generally thought that the court will
sustain the verdict. A decision is ex-
pected Tuesday.
James S. alker, of Lagrange, is in
Atlanta seeking to secur. executive
clerene y for Harry LovejOy, colored, sem
fenced in Troup Superior Court to the
penitentiary for FIVE years for an alleged
heinous offense. The leading white citi-
Zens of the county and many cOl0red per-
sons have signed the petition for his par
don, fully satisfied that he was unJustly
convicted.
A young white man named William
Courtney was placed in Jail 1T Columbus
Thursday for forgery. He has not only
raised the amount of accounts against the
Eagle and Phoenix mills after they were
indorsed by the superintendent, but he
finally resorted to forging the superin-
tendenps Endorsement. The amount
which he has obtained by his crooked
methods is about 5000.
DOzier Brown found mulatto baby In
the woods near his house, IN Hart county,
Saturday. He had walked out TO his lot,
and, hearing a noise, went to see what 1t
leaves, with Wcbunk of wood across its
breast, 1t was but a few hours old when
found. MIR. Brown called negro woman
on the place, who took charge OF 1t. The
child was alive at last accounts.
Henry d. Mari, who owns large plan
tation eight miles west OF Hawkinsyille,
and who, few months ago, was a strong
advocate of a stock law, has changed his
opinion. DE stated last week that he be-
lieVed the stock law would inJure the
country. He had just returned from a
trip into Houston county, and he said the
whole country presented forlorn appear
ance; the fences were all down and gone,
and laborers seem to be dissatisfied.
A large band of gypsies have been in
camp near the creek, just north OF AL
bany, for several DAYS past. They all APP
peared to be Irish people, but they called
themselves gypsies. They came from all
directions, and had what they call a
gathering" They commenced to dis
perse Wednesday and the last OF them
passed through the city Thursday. There
were men, women and children ofall ages
amongst them, and, altogether, they were
hard looking set.
A peculiar experience in well-digging
is reported by Prof f. C. Pearce, Of the
Upper Fifth district of Houston county.
At one end of his kitchen a well was dug
! 80 feet deep, and thea it was bored 10 feet
| deeper, without obtaining water. Twenty
feet distant from this another we'll was
sunk. Water was reached at the depth OF
8 feet, and at II a very bold stream was
cut into. Tuesday morning the water
was 10 feet deep IN this well, with the
probability that it would rise to the top.
John W. Elks was brought to Hawkins.
vile Tuesday and placed in Jail on a war
rant, charging him with giving a mort
gage on property that he did not own.
The warrant was sworn out by d. c. Fitch,
Of the Rock Warehouse and Compress
Company. Elks was arrested at or near
Eastman by the Sheriff of Dodge county.
Sometime last year Elks gave the COM
pany mortgage on two mules and other
property, and obtained $97 90. The mort
gage became due last fall, when it was
learned that Elks owned no mules ~
property described liz GG s2s m 4 gage
>-irwinton SOatherner: BaAbe Payne,
young white man of this ctOunty, aboI
81 years old, was placed in Ril here la,
Saturday. 1t seems that he Vfyas farmin
and mortgaged property TO L. aNnd A. Beal
of this place, it having already been NOR
gagged to other parties. A shol rt time ag
he found that he would be una. Die to SCI
tie his matters satisfactory T with hi
creditors and he left the county. Sheri
Fountain learned Of his whe3Rreabout
near Ellaville, Ga, and last weert brough
him back. He wasSplaced nljail, bu
was liberated yestsS8ay by hisl friend
paying his debts. A good deal of sympa
thy is felt for the young man, AIS mos
probably his crime was the RESULT O
ignorance and ineXperience.