Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-27

Sandersville Herald: ''Tennille has had quite
a sensation In the way OF some daring rObber-
les this week. on Tuesday morning the back
doors Of the store OF J. d. Franklin & Co. and
of JnO. T. Walker were found open. and upon
examination the money drawer of each had
been removed with their contents. From the
store or Capt. Franklin was taken six or eight
dollars or more in smail change, together with
some flour. also 81 20 was taken from the
pantalOOns pocket Of one of the young men
lodging upstairs. The four or five dollars in
snah change IN the drawer was all that has
been missed from Mr. Walkers store, and
knife that was in the pocket of the clerk who
wss sleeping in the upper story Il is believed
in each case some one had secreted himself in
the store during the day, and after perpetra-
ting the robbery at night made their exit
through the door in the rear"
Hawkinsville Dispatch: sept. R ". Ander-
son, who. last week, travelled over a large Dor
tiOn Of DOoly county. informs us that the best
crops he has seen this year are in that county.
He recently attended the State Agricultural
Convention at Rome, and had an opportunity
Of seeing the crops in that section Of the State
and he considers the crops through Doolv as
the b-st he has seen CT heard Of. Particularly
are the crops very fine on the county line road
from Hawkinsville to MonteZuma, and especial
ly in the Snow Spring settlement Around
snow Spring the crops are very good Corn
is better than cotton. The cotton has suffered
from rust but the Captain says he saw corn
that will make fifteen bushels to the acre, and
average crop OF both corn and cotton. In
other portions of the State the crops will not
be more than half Of an average. DOoly. il is
said, it the only county in this section of the
State that will make enough corn to sup
port it."
Atlanta Constitution: THE negro Willis Nc
Afee, who was arrested by Captain Bagby and
Officer Norman Tuesday night turns out to bs
a noted law breaker He was sent to the chain
gang from Fulton county in 1871 to serve
fifteen years sentence for burglary, but was
pardOned out in February last and at once re-
sumed his former bad ways His first exploit
that is known was to steal a watch ON the llth
Of March from Mr.. William Steele,
which watch was found upon his person when
arrested. Captain Bagby and Officer Norman
visited the house of McAfee, on Magazine
street. and after search secured the following
articles: A pair Of gold cuff buttons, valued at
$50, for which a reward Of $40 was offered.
They were identified as belonging to Mr.. A b.
Brumby. a dark velvet coat belonging to Mr..
Brumby was also secured. Two rings belong
ing to a Mr.. Hanson, quantity Of clothing.
pOcketbOOks and other pieces OF JewelFY we're
also found. There are several serious charges
against him, and he will be tried before Justice
Tanner to-day"
Dalton Citizen: "Mr W. :. Murray fell be-
tween the wheels of a moving wagon on Ham
iltOn street last Thursday. and before he could
regain his feet the wheels passed over his
right arm, breaking the bone near the wrist -
The Chattanooga Times Of last Friday says:
Three section hands employed by the Western
ton were discharged Wednesday for some
misdemeanOr. Early this morning as the
Western and Atlantic passenger train, which
left at seven O'Clock in charge OF conductor e.
Grant, passed station few miles below
BOyce, the three men v ere discovered stealing
a ride on the train and forced from it. They
jumped on again as soon as the train started.
and we're ordered on second time. The next
time the train started they attempted to jump
on, when they were driven from the track into
a clump of trees some distance of. As the
conductor ami his crew started to return 20 the
train the three miscreantS commenced shoot
ing at them having fired five times. FOrtu-
natsly no one was injured, but the bullets
passed in very dangerous proximity The
three men have been arrested and jailed at
Dalton"
Augusta Chronicle: "wednesday afternoon,
about three O'Clock, a mulatto, by the name IF
Bill Alexander, appeared at sand Bar ferry or
the Savannah river on horseback, on the Geor-
gia side. He called out to the ferrYman or
the fiat that he did not need his services, and
urging his horse into the water proceeded TO
ride across. He progressed as far as two
thirds Of the way when he struck deep water,
the river there being about ten feet
dep. hiding with a curb bit, he jerk
ed his horse back. throwing him under,
horse ana rider rolling over into the stream
Both had disappeared before assistance
could be reached from the ferry boat lt was
some time before either were seen, and finally
the body of the horse was Spled floating down
the river. 1t was soon caught and tine saddle
and or die taken or Alexander had a jug of
LIQUOR swinging to the saddle at the time of the
accident. and was himself considerably under
the influence Of liquor He did heed any
of the directions from the ferryman to let the
bride 20 so that the animal might struggle out
with him The unfortunate man was about
forty years old, lived at the Bender place III
Beech Island, and was 70 nave been married
last night. He was going home from Augusta
al the time Of his accident, and under the in
fuence OF liquor. At last accounts AleXanders
body had not been found"