The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-20

county. There was John K. Merchant,
but it did no; appear from the minutes that
he had been smpanelled as one Of the grand
jurors. IL was an error Of the secretary Of
the grand jury, in transmitting the names
OF the grand jurors, but there was no record
TO correct it by. The bill was good in every
other respect. An extra session of the grand
jury has been called to find another indict-
ment, and the trial set for next Thursday.
A telegram was received by Judge Gro
watt at Brunswick, Thursday, ating that
the city had won the suit Of Perkins VS..
Mccullough in the United States circuit
court. THE case has been an interesting
one. In 1872 the CITY leased to Dodge & Co.
tract Of land, / and X, in the southern
portion OF the city OF Brunswick. Il was
afterward assigned TO J. H. McColOugh
The lease was for seyenty-five years. Mr.
Perkins atterward secured the tract from
the city and claimed that the tract included
the dock property, or 450 feet OF McCol-
lough's wharf. the city, IS the true owner
Of the land, and as the party who leased to
Mr.. Mccullough, made them Defendants 70
this suit aud defended the case, which was
recently tried in the United States circuit
court and decided 10 their favor. The case
was simply for HcCollough's water front,
and did not include the highlands which
was claimed by Perkins under the decision
Of the court.
Maria Rivers, an old negro woman about
90 years II age, is to-day the happiest per-
son 10 Blob county. The Old woman was a
housemad in a wealthy Georgian family
before the war, and when the male mem
| bers OF the family went TO the front sls
was left behind 70 care for her mistress aad
several small children. The woman re-
mained faithful to her trust. and at g
close Of the war she found herself wi two
| children 70 care for, her husband having
Il al AHHrt ka .-rlvr l,I l..
started at work for herself, when one day
one OF her children, girl Of years,
| was carried of from home while she
| was away. A year later the other
| Guild, l2-year-oid boy VS.
| carried of in similar manner Her chill
| dren taken from her tue old woman moved
| from place to place and finally came 70
| Mac n, where she was engaged as a c lua IN
a ointment family. About ten III 1tbs
| ago, Aunt Maria, as She was called, made a
| wonderful discOvery. | was nothing else
| but the recovery Of the girl, who hal be n
| taken from her twenty-tnree before. Ger
| tain marks upon the girls shoulder made
the Identification complete, and the old wo-
man passed many happy days in company
! WITH her long lost child, which by this
| tim had teCome a grown woman. FRIDAY
her lost son turned up. The boy had b zen
vest in mining camps, and finally return
| ing TO Macon, found an old man who knew
his mother and directed him how ID fini
| the old woman. Joe has saved W n neat
sum Of money, and will hereafter take ca
Of his mother. He will secure work in M4-
con and live here, where old Aunt Maria
can see him each day.
Thomas T. Goodwin, for some time past
| the yardmaster for the Contra road al
Americus, spent Friday night behind the
bars at the city barracks at Hacon. Good
| wyn arrived in the city Friday afternoon,
| and before night visited several pawn
| shops. At one he left a handsome silver
cake stand and at another a fine silver bel
| banjo. About6 O'Clock Policeman Fagau,
| OF Americas re ched the city in pursuit. OF
| Go dwyn, and, sec airing the assistance Of
| Officer McCloskey, started in search Of th5
young man. About midnight he was found
III East Macon and arrested by the office.
| and brought to the barracks wher,
| be acknowledged to the theft, say
ing that they came from the houst
| Of Mrs. Jossey, in Americus, whar,
he boarded. He had pawned the articles
for $7.T5, but when searched by Officer
Henry only Is cents was found upon hi.
person. II cannot help it, he said wher
locked up. ~ stole from my mother wher
a child and even now | don't know wha
| makes me, but | take things. | have kin
| folks who will pay me out, but that dom
matter. II Is something which is tarribl,
| for me. IL makes me steal wnen | have NJ
| cause" Young Goodwin was dressed il
an elegant Prince Albert and was fashion
| ably attlred when locked up-a stTaug,
contrast to the numerous vagabonds lock Z,
up for the night in adjoining cells. 1t il
understood he has number of rich con
nection5 in Macon. For some time he live.
| Ia Macon and was well known before hi
removal TO Americas. He was discharge
| from the Central roads service abont
week ago on account Of the accident which
happened In that roads yards at Americas