The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08

lando Thursday morning, Dr. w. b. Rush
of Oakland. convicted of libelling DR.. Carl
Bues of the same place, was refused
new trial and sentenced TO pay fine of
$25 and costs, amounting TO SlOO in all,
or to go to jail for thirty days.
Rev. L. s. RAIDER of the Trinity Metho-
dist church Of Jacksonville, at the confer
ence at Lawtey Thursday was elected del
egate TO the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which Is to
meet at Cleveland, o., during May. The
alternate elected was Rev. j. l.. Lewton,
of DeLand.
AIixson & co. have given bond at Gaines
Vile in the sum of $1,000 and received the
leases deposited with the First National
Rank and over which w. A. Sigsbee had
been appointed receiver. The bond is IN
favor Of S. H. Hutchinson, and is to pro-
tect him in case Judgment Is obtained
against the firm.
Two young men named George Thomp-
son and John Richards, and small boy,
Ted Frederick. were out three miles at
sea from Cocoanut Grove in the Torrey
Light dingey fishing for turtle recently. A
heavy sea capsized the boat Richards
caught the boy. and Thompson held to
the boat They remained in the water for
an hour, and were rescued by the schoon-
er Rosebud.
The annual election for city offices at
Winton Park Thursday. passed off quietly.
there being no opposition to the regular
nominees. The Australian ballot system
was used for the first time, and proved
very satisfactory. The following were
elected: Mayor, l.. A. Austin; clerk and
treasurer, II. Huntingdon; marshal, Il. f.
Self; aldermen, T.. X. Pierce, S. T. Hill,
Samuel Black, and l.. ]. Buchanan.
r. Cherry, boss of the bridge gang, was
assaulted and robbed by two men last
night at Trilby. one standing on his
breast while the other one went through
his pockets, securing $3.50. one of the sup
posed assaiants was located and identt-
fed, and arrived at Clearmont Thursday
morning, and gave his name as Charles
Carlson. He was taken to Trilby by an
cficer. Mr. Cherry is reported as being
in a precariOuS condition, having been
bruised internally and from being gagged.
The residence of DR.. Charles p. Carver
on st. Francis street, at st. Augustine,
has been sold to Rev o. A Weenolsen of
MINNEAPOLIS for $l5,0O0 This house. the
most famous of all of the old relics of the
CITY. was built by the French Huguenots
who went there in 1862 with Jean Ribault.
Francis from 1865 to 1850. In 1890 it became
the property of a deputy of the Spanish
government, remaining In the same fam
lily until bought by DIT carver IN lSS2 The
house is known to be the oldest in the
Oldest city in the United States. George
H. Chaplin. who made the sale, said that
an offer was made for the property last
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: The wind storm prevailed in this
section Wednesday night An engine on
| the Carrabelle. Tallahassee and Georgia
railroad was damaged. The train was
| slowing up to stop at Arran, twenty miles
| from Tallahassee, when something broke
| the engine became unmanageable and
| ran into a tree that had been blown across
| the track. No one was injured but the en-
| CINE was badly damaged.-The democrat
| ic committee has called mass meeting
for next Tuesday night to nominate a
ticket to be supported at the city election
on the 1Sth.-A Methodist Epworth league
has been organized here with fifty-two
members. The officers are: J. b. Lev.
president; Jas. A. Ball, J. F. Hill, Mrs f.
secretary, and o. c. Van Brunt, treasurer.
A special from Gainesville to the Jack
sonville Times-Union says: Harry, the 2
year-old son of Mr., and Mrs ]. L. Morri-
son of the Park hotel, was the victim of
a savage attack of a pet eagle on Wednes-
day. The child left its mother in the rear
of the house and wandered around to the
front yard, where the eagle makes its
home, pearched upon a crosspiece be-
tween two trees, and where it keeps close
watch over one baby eagle. The supno-
sition is that the child approached ZOO
pounced down upon him and fastened her
long claws into his head and shoulder.
The screams of both the eagle and the
child soon brought the mother from the
rear of the house. As the mother an
preached the eagle arose, bearing little
Harry aloft in its talons. Slowly the
great pird ascended, Mrs. Morrison look