Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-26
CATTLE THIEVES ROUTED.
SOUTH GEORGIA PLANTERS
BREATHING FREER.

A Negro Gambler Wanted for Heinous
Crime Crazy Crittenden at Last Lodg-
ed in JaIl-The Artesian City's New
Cotton Compress 49, The Suicide OF
BLACK Charlie"
ALBANY, GA, Aug. 25.-The planters
who have been losing cattle for some time
IN this and adjoining counties have dis
covered an organized band OF negro
thieves. who they find have been operating
at night. starting on horseback at dusk,
securing the woods and capturing all the
stray cattle they could find. They would
be driven into town by daybreak the next
morning. These wholesale raids have
continued for some time until over fifty
head of stolen stock were sold at this
Mace alone. The organization has been
broken up. One OF the negroes only has
been caught and lodged in jail. The
Others have made their escape.
WANTED FOR RAPE.
A negro gambler, Williams by name, on
tbe Monghon place, about fourteen miles
from this place, is wanted for rape upon
the person OF his niece, girl II years Of
age. His wife had employed the child to
nurse the baby while she was helping her
husband in the field. During her abb
sence Williams entered the house and
committed the crime. A warrant has
Teen issued for his arrest, but he made
his escape.
CRAZY CRITTENDEN.
George Crittenden, a negro In this city,
who is charged with deserving his wife,
who left him and sent away their child,
imagined that she had placed assassins
upon his track who were endeavOring to
murder him. Three times be has imagined
his life was in danger and be has fed
terror-stricken to the country, hiding IN
the woods and swamps. Yesterday he
was discovered by Mr.. Fleetwood hiding
in a lime sink In the Muckalee swamp,
about u miles from Albany. He WAS
nearly famished, having been there for
several DAYS without food. His clothing
was in rags from the thorns and briars
through which he had rushed in his mad
flight from imaginary pursuers. He has
been lodged in jail to await lunacy pro-
seedlings.
THE NEW COMPRESS.
Work upon the new cotton compress
being erected by the Campbell Compress
Company OF Cincinnati, assisted by dona-
lions from our citizens, is progressing
RAPIDLY. The Brunswick and Western
railway are assisting by promising the
usual allowance on compressed cotton,
and are running their track alongside the
warehouse TO facilitate transfer on ship
ments. The other roads refuse to make
any concessions at all. About 250 bales
OF the lew cotton crop have been received
70 date. Increased receipts are expected
here this season, as the staple is being
brought here already from more distant
counties.
RAvAGEs OF CATERPILLARs.
The planters in this and adjoining coun-
ties are complaining bitterly OF the rava-
ges of the caterpillars. 1t is estimated
that the crop will be cut off at least over
a third from an estimated per cent. Of 100.
II will only be about 80. The truck farm
ers have made some money on their melon
crops, and the majority OF them propose
10 try them again another season.
Rev. W. b. Dix, the boy preacher, who
has been recently called to the Baptist
church, is stirring up the sinners. Meet
ings are held daily. Printed appeals are
in circulation throughout the town, and
crowds are tlocking to the church at every
meeting.
''BLACK CHARLES" SUICIDE.
The suicide by morphine of G. B. Col
fins. known as "Black Charlie,V at his
home in Mitchell county, has made quite
a sensation here, where he was well
known. He was quite prominent in poll
tics, having been for several years a men,
Der Of the Legislature. He had fallen
into Incorporate habits, and put an end
70 his life by morphine.
Two boys, Willie Mash and Joe Cook,
while bathing IN the river at this place
narrowly escaped drowning, and were
rescued only by the strenuous efforts of
their companions. A dangerous under
tow in the river here has sacrificed many
young lives.