Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
FLORIDA ON TIE WIRE.
LIVES or PASSENGERS EXDAN-
GERED ~ a COLLISION.

GERED IN a COLLISION.
= Fugitive Negro shot Near 5Tarlanna-
Proceedings Of the Fourth Days
session of The Meth odist Conference
The Legislatures Work at the state
Capital.
TALLAHASSEE, Jan. l0.-The Senate met at
10 o'clock this morning, with Mr.. Mabry ia
the chair. Numerous bills and resolutions
were introduced, and several bills passed their
second reading. Senate bill No. q, allowing
husband and wife to testify in divorce cases,
was discussed at length, and a motion indeh-
nitely pOstpOning II was lost.
The President appointed Messrs. Gaskin
and Hendricks to examine the Comptroller's
and Treasurer's books.
Several special committees were an
nOunCed.
Mr.. Spears bill increasing Sherifns' fees in
certain cases was Indefinitely postponed.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Grill, A. Gas
klns, Neal Mountier and Stripping a COM
mittee to visit the lunatlc asylum at Chatta-
hoOChee.
In the House many bills and resolutions
we're introduced. Among the more important
bills are the following:
By Mr.. Walker, providing for the erection
of an executive mansion at or near Tallahas-
see.
BY Mr.. Overstreet, relating to disabled
soldiers
Z
anime the management of the state cOnyicts
and report by bin or otherwise was adopted.
4 resolution to appoint committees to visit
the East and West Florida seminarle5 was
adopted.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Wetmore giving
$1,000 for the benefit OF the florida exhibit at
New Orleans was defeated.
A joint resolution was introduced by Mr..
Palmer appointing joint committee to visit
the State Agricultural College. Messrs. Nib
lack, Overstreet Owens SOlomOns and Alex
F..-u .fsat4a
the asylum, and Messrs. White, Bryant. peo-
pies, WilkersOn, Craft and Powell as q com
mittee 20 visit the convict camp. Messrs.
EnOn. Young, Crawford. Ashmore Mclean,
the Constitutional Convention.
The following officers were confirmed:
Judge McWhorter for Chief Justice of the
supreme Court, Judge Raney for Associate
Justice, Mr. Barnes for Comptroller General,
Mr.. Lang fer Adjutant General and Mr.. Rus
sell for superintendent of Schools.
Mr.. Ramus says that the other members OF
the Cabinet will be Mr.. Henderson, Secretary
of State; MIR. Brown, Of Tampa, Commits
siOner of Lands and Immigration; Mr.. Len
gle, state treasurer; Mr. hlte, OF Quincy.
Attorney General, and Hon. l.. e WOmDell,
Of Jacksonville, private secretary to the Gov
ernor. several officers of the southern coun-
ties have been confirmed.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. Jan. l0.-This was the
fourth days session of the Methodist Con
ference. The services were opened by J. A.
Castel. J. w. Porter. 5. S. Gasque, Samuel
Scott, and l.. b. Rhode, call preachers, were
elected to elders orders.
Luther r. BrOwden, &. E. Iedbetter and r.
+. Neal were received 10y transfer.
The committees on the district conference
records made reports, which were adopted.
Prot. G. L. Bowman addressed the con
ference in regard to the Young men who are
beuefciaries at Emory College.
c. =. saunders presented the report Of the
South Florida Seminary at Orlando, Fla,
which was adopted, and a collection was
taken up to pay 1t out Of debt.
U. s. Bird read the memoirs Of deceased
pl eaChers, J. j. Seally and &. j. Smith.
The hour for the missionary service having
arrived a hymn was sung and DR.. W. c. Bass
offered an appropI late prayer.
Addresses were delivered by TT. J. W.
Hinton, of Macon, Ga, and DR.. j. Il. Meier
rim.
). c. Legs case was referred to the Com
msttee on Conference Relations The con-
ference then adjourned for the day.
Gainesville is a beautiful and promising
city, well supplied with railroads. It's eGu-
catiOnal facilities are good. The military
school, under the control of Prof f. p, Cater,
is in Il 1ourshing condition, and besides this
there are private schools well patronized.
The growth Of oranges in this section is
quite considerable, and it Is claimed that it is
in many respects the best part OF Florida for
oranges.
There were delivered in the conference
beautiful eulOgies on the lives of Bishops
Pierce and Kayanaugh by Bishop Parker
Dr.. j. W. Hinton, DIR. w. G. Bass and others.
The conference viii not adjourn sine die
before Monday night.
NOT EAGER FOR HARD WORK.
Fioridas Legislature seems to be in 10 great
hurry to settle down 10 business. Three
days in succession the House met and did
nothing except to organize and appoint one
or two special temporary committees. The
Senate, however, has done a little better It's
standing committees are appointed and sew
eral bills were referred to them Yesterday.
IN? more important ones are by Senator
Mallory.-l. To regulate the management Of
foreign companies doing business in this
State. =. To facilitate the giving of bo1ds re-
CURED by law. BY Senator Landrum-An
act to provide for the taking of the census of
the State OF Florida for the year 1885. BY
Mr.. Mama bill providing for calling u
convention of the people of Florida.
Hon. Geor2e q. New hOrter the new Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Florida is a
resident of Santa Rosa county. West Florida
and has long been considered one of the ablest
and most conservative men in the State. He
was a Cleveland clectOr. As practitioner
he stands at the head OF the bar, and for years
his opinions and advice have been sought in
matters Of Importance. He is a gentleman Of
fine address and commanding presence,
which, together with his ackuOwi, dyed &bil-
ity and varied information, MAKE him q vaIu-
able fcqui5tiOn to the Supreme Bench.
Hon. george !. REncy, just appointed As
sOcidtc justice. has made remarkable rec
ORD for oae Of his age. When mere lad he
entered he army and served throughout the
war IN y lrIIDi3, where he won many COM
plimeuts by his conspicuous gallanCy and
hdthtv. At the close OF the war lie devoted
himself to the study Of law. After completing
the course at The University of Virginia he
returned to Florida, and has since been one
of the most studiOus men in the State. Dur
ing the dark days of Radicalism he repre-
sented Franklin county in the State Legisla-
ture, and at the expiration of
his term settled in Tallahassee, and at once
took a prominent place among the leaders Of
the bar. During the trying days of 1867 he
was the chief counsel of the Democratic
leaders, and he rendered valuable aid iii
securing the installation of Drew as Governor,
by whom he was appointed Attorney General,
and, in recognition of his fitness for the place,
he was retained by Gov. BlOXham; so, for the
last eight years. he has served the State faith
fully and probably as its chief legal adviser.
1t is principally due TO his management that
the State internal mprOVement fund mas been
relieved of its burden, which makes it no
longer source of expense to the State. He
brings to the bench we'll balanced, thorough
ly trained mind, and will make q safe and
useful Judge.
THE NEWS AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. lO.-Several well
known musical amateurs Of Savannah will
appear in concert to be givea here Monday
night.
Adolph Levy wealthy retired merchant of
New York, died here su idenly yesterday.
Thirty-three prisoners are now in the
county Jail.
A bold robbery was committed Yesterday on
a Savannah, Flor da and Western train az
a similar outrage The perpetrators escaped.
Since the establishment OF ii signal station
here, 50 yea ago, the highest temperature
recorded was l04 degrees. III 1879. The lowest
was 10 above zero. in 1884. In the past four
years the thermometer has not reached l00
Mail carriers will be appointed f,r the
suburbs of LaNilla. Brooklyn and East Jack
sOnvile 1t Is thought that the post Office will
be removed to the new block opposite the
Carleton House.
Jay Gould. with his yacht Atalanta, is ex-
pected here this month
SENSATIONS AT MARIANNA.
MARIANA, FLA, Jan. l0.-Yesterday
Sderlfrs posse, in endeavorng to arrest a
negro in this county named James Rodgers.
were forced to shoot him. His injuries though
serious are not fatal.
This morning passenger train was delayed
five hours by an accident several miles beyond
Chipley. A freight train ran into the pas
senger, dem0lishing two slecpcrs. Several
passengers were injured, to what extent is
not known. They al jumped from the win
dOws Of the sleepers, ana the engineer and
fireman on the freight train also avoided in
jury by jumping.
a horse Of Mr.. F. e. Galloway, v lille being
driven before a buggy by its owner to-day at
COttOndale, was killed by falling tree.
A NEW LINE TO AUSTRALIA.
GermaDy's Minister of the Interior Asks
the Passage of a Subsidy Bill.
BERLIN, Jan. 1O.-The Budget Committee
of the Reichstag had under consideration to-
day the question of subsldizing a steamship