Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-06


crimes ever committed in the State remains
yet mystery"
On last Thursday night, in jacksonville. as
Mr.. Richard Kerce, who was in that city attend
ing the Keree trial, was going to La Villa he
was stopped by a negro, who demanded his
money or his life. He handed the negro 50 50
and informed the Deputy Sheriff of the affair,
but the robber made his escape.
A correspondent writes us that on the 18th
ult. Mr.. W. P. Williams. Of Canal Pond. Marion
county, was shot in the head while in bed
asleep The affair is great mystery, as his
wife, who was sleeping in the same room,
heard no noise. When he retired he had placed
his pistol in the pocket OF his coat which he
hung over the head of his bed and when he
was discovered shot. the pistol was lying be-
side him. Williams was alive at last accounts
A correspondent from Stepheusville, Taylor
county, writes us a lengthy letter detailing the
vilainies OF one Martin c. Dowliug alias Isaac
ID. Hutton, alias Allen Drawdy, and numerous
other aliases. His habits has been to settle in
various sectors. ingratiate himself with some
woman Of more or less property, marry her,
ard then rob her and everybody else whom he
could victimize and 6ecamp. His last exploit
was near Stephensville. where, as Martin
Bowling, be represented himself as preacher,
and succeeded in marrying poor widow, from
whom he stole all her property, and then hav-
ing borrowed % mule and cart from a neigh
Dor. made his way TO Madisonville, and from
there to Quitman. Georgia, and from
thence he came towards Savannah. The
following is the description OF the villain:
He is about Eve feet six or eight inches high.
of dark complexion, with heavy beard and
heavy eyebrows. his beard being somewhat
reddish or sunburnt in color. He has high
forehead. talks rather deeply, aud claims to be
a brick mason by trade, and also to teach vocal
music He is about thirty or thirty five years
old, weighs about 135 or 140 pounds, wears
about a number six shoe, and has a ar on his
left thumb nail, giving the nail the appearance
Of having been split from the end OF the thumb
to the root of the nail, and forming a ridge in
the middle of the nail. He has also a scar on
the back Of the neck near the hair of the head.
forming round hole the size Of a buckshot;
also a scar on the left leg between the knee and
ankle, which he says was caused by a shot, sup
posed to have been inflicted in Clinch county,
Georgia. 1t is hoped he may be captured and
brought to justice. 1t is wonderful how he
could have committed so many hAgrant vii
lainies with impuuity.
Fernandina Mirror: ''The sea beach is
streWn with the wrecks of the vessels which
went ashore during the summer aud fall
Huge timbers and large portions OF the vessels
have come ashore, torn, battered and beaten,
showing the immense force OF the waves.
Large quantities OF seaweed also strew the
shore, with an uumistakabie smell of the briny
deep. A ride or walk along the beach presents
many objects OF interest"
The AIachUa AdUOcGte says: Cotton is still
coming in from the fields Our long staple
this season has been improved in quality by the
favorable weather during the time of picking.
Much loss has been avoided. too, by clean and
uninterrupted Cleaning. Had prices of our
valuable sea island cotton ranged as high as
they were reasonably expected to go, planters
would have been put in easy circumstances for
successfully carrying on their agricultural op-
eratiOns the coming year"
"On last Tuesd-y," says the Quincy Herald
of last week, Mr.. A. D. Moore passed through
town with a portion of his family in three
wagons, on the way to South Florida. He had
days before, and had travelled distance of be-
tween eleven hundred and twelve hundred
miles. He represented that the land he owned
in Texas was very valuable and as good as
could be wi-hed for, but there had not been
good rain on it for the past four years. He
was losing money, and sold it for song. He
told us that many families are leaving that
/ section of Texas and returning to their old
| homes and many more would vamoose if they
could get away He now will try the orange
| crops o. South Florida"
The jacksonville Union grows enthusiastic
over the little community of Panama, about
| four miles from that city, and says: when
| Jacksonville swells to the proportions Ct the
| great future that is bound to follow upon the
/ rapid developments OF the st Johns river
/ country, Panama Will be TO our metropolis
/ what Vineville is to Macon, the Sand Bills to
/ Augusta, Decatur TO Atlanta. or Thunderbolt
| to Savannah. 1t will be a place OF suburban
I e "a fnrrr
| business men. where they can go after the heat
| and strife of the business hour, away from the
| noise and confusion and the clashiOg interests
/ OF the crowded city, To bathe their feverish
/ auxieties in tie lull OF rural peace and flee
| from harasSing car6s to walk sequestered
| dells, breeze swept and fair, amid the calm of
| sweetest solitude"
/ The Madison Recorder has found out many
| good results from last summers drought and
| saws: I'VE have had an extremely dry ses son.
| and in many places there has been considerable
/ suffering for want of water. The drought has
| extended over larger area than usual, and is
probably more severe than any we have expert
| enc-d for more than IS years Notwithstanding
| all this there are many benefits to be derived
/ from what We are too apt to regard as great
/ calamity. The long rest which vegetation re-
| ceived curing the summer had increased its
/ vitality, 50 that when the rains came it made a
much more rapid growth than It would have
| otherwise made, and besides furnishing an
| abundance of fall feed will be in a good condi-
/ ton to stand the winter. The soil is more
thoroughly pulverized than it could have been
/ in any other way. The nitre, an element so
/ necessary to plsnt growth, has been drawn
/ from the subSOil. and next year we may reason
| ably expect one Of the most bountiful seasons
/ that we have experienced for many year"
| A serious railroad accident occurred on the
/ Jacksonville. Pensacola and Mobile Road, near
/ Madison on Wednesday Of last week. which is
| thus described by the Madison Recorder: The
/ western bound passenger train, which left this
place on time Lass Wednesday morning, ran or
| the track some three miles west or here, Sc
/ verely scaldinZ the engineer, Mr.. Stebbins, and
/ the fireman, colored man named hooers VII
Iisms Besides being badly scs ded the lstter
i had one Of his feet and ankles so badly crushed
that Drs Wignton and Parramore, who had
| been summoned. found it necessary TO ampu-
/ tate the wounded member just below the knee
or course it is almost needless to say that the
operation was performed skiilfully, expedE
/ tiously and successfully, although the patient
was and still is. in a very critical condition.
/ Mr. Stebbirs. we are gTatifed to learn, is not
| as badly injured as at first supposed, and
will soon be able to report for duty. None
/ of the other employees. and none OF
| was a very narrow escape, viewed in any light
/ The engine tender and two box cars were con-
siderablY damazed, but the baggage, mail aud
| passenger coaches escaped with little or no IN
/ Jury although iU is said that the whole train.
/ after being thrown from the rails, ran for fully
/ one hundred yards on the cross ties-rather
i rough riding for such an early ride before
| breakfast. The accident was caused by cattle
| being on the track-fOur Of them belonging to
| one man. We understand that Mr.. Steboins
/ saws that the fog was so heavy that he could
see nothing ahead Of him, consequently cid
rot see the cattle until his engine struck them,
| when he at ouce reversed his lever. Mr. SteO-
| bins d. serves great credit for standing at his
/ most until all danger was over, at the risk OF
| his life aud when the temptation to save him
| self by iumpirg must have almost been ire
sistible "
The horrible and bloody murder of Mr.. Jack
Moore Of IhOmasville. Georgia. at Troy, Lara
yette county, on Saturday of last week, is thus
described BY a special correspondent OF the
Jacksonville CnioR: "A brutal assassination
occurred at Troy, Lafayette county. on Sstur-
day last A MF. Moore, a stranger fr' m
Thom asville, Ga, had been for a Few days
stopping at private boarding house in Troy.
He was some preteuce enticed on nom
Captain Edwards store on Saturday evening
about dark One Jackson Bass went with Mr..
Moore hey took a pathway TO the right of the
main rOa1 and about one hundred yards farther
on they came to a small POND, with a thicket
near by. After entering the thicket they came
suddenly upon one William Bryan, who seems
to have been there by appointment. Bass i'm
mediately seized Moor and held him fast.
while the brutal Bryan, with hendish ferocity,
shot the unarmed and helplrss man three
times. once through the rear OF his head, once
in the right side aud third time in the back.
Death was the almost instant result OF these
wouuds As soon as the pistol shots sounded
on the air followed by the cries for help, Cap
tain T iwar Is, Mr.. Burch and other good citi-
ems rushed TO the scene Of the murder. When
thew arrived Moore was gasplng In the last
AGONY Circumstances Immediately raised
sI7snicion against Bass and Bryan The two
xere arrested next morniIg g Since their arrest
thew have made full confession Bass
admits that he held Moore white brysn snos 1Ss
him. and that he BASS afterwards nfed the
49, rosr.ss FDockefs Moore had beeu seen to