The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-02

crumbles from it, which. when rubbed on
/ the blade Of knife, sharpens It Ike razor
with but very little trouble.
a very sad and unfortunate accident oc-
Cured to Mrs. H. A. Fowler, at Butler, on
Sunday m 1rning of last week Mrs. Fowler
is in the Goth year OF her age, but she Is I'M
| usually active and Industrious for one OF
her age and for several years she has been
doing her own domestic work. Sunday
morning she arose very early and went to
| the we'll TO get a bucket Of water. On her
return she assembled figat of steps about
five feet nigh, when suddenly she lost her
balance and fell to the ground In falling
her left leg was broken bslow the knee and
her right leg was broken just above the
knee.
A burglary, was committed at Buena
Vista Saturday night. The Savannah and
Western depot was the scene Of the bur-
glars operations. When the agent left the
depot everything was securely locked up,
but he was awakened during the night by
negro who stays at the depot. who informed
him that some one had robbed the safe.
An examination proved that the safe had
been unlocked, by some one who worked
the combination is the regular way, and an
express package )ntaining Sl44 taken out.
Several other articles were also missing,
but the package referred to was the main
loss. Tires men were seen at the depot
just about the time of the robbery, but they
had gone before the negro who made ths
discovery arrived on the scene. There is no
clew as to who did the work.
About two weeks ago a negro named
William Cannon shot and killel a negro
named William Bird in Montgomery. Can
non hed went to Macon, and engaged
position as switchmau on the Central rail-
road. The police soon located him, but he
was 80 wary the officers could never get
near him. Monday, however, by an
arrangement made with the railroad off,
Gals, Cannon was sent on an errand T. the
office of the depot When he got upstairs
he saw policeman, and he started TO run,
but ne was hsaded Off by another police
man, who heard him coming. Cannon was
carried to the barracks, and will be taken
to Montgomery. Cannon says Bird was
fighting a brother of his, and he went up to
separate them, and Bird drew a knife aud
cut Cannon, whereupon he shot Bird.
A bold attempt was made to burglarize
the Merchants and Traders Bank at Bruins
wick Tuesday night The attempt was
dis covered about Eos o'clock in the morn
ing by Sam E. Whitmire and Frank
Conol9y Of the Times. Just as the
two newspaper men turned into Grant
street from Monk they saw the door was
open, and Immediately gave the alarm, Mr.
Whitmire standing guard at the door
whiie Mr. Conoiey went to notify the DO
lice. Deputy Marshal Chasten was foun
and Immediately hurried TO the bank.
and, with the discoversrs Of the
attempt at burglary, made a close
and careful examination OF the pre- mises
without avail, the burglars must have left
the bank on hearing the rapidly approa ching
footsteps. The door at the Grant strest en-
trance had been forced open, the thumb
latch being broken in the effort A hatche,
was found just inside the lor The door
at the Monk street entrance was also IN
locked, though closed. The burglars
didn't have time TO bHgin the work they H.
tended doing, although they looked over
some letter files, went through drawers and
opened cupboards.