Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-13
FLORIDA ON THE WIRE.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
FINISHES ITS SESSION.

Aisb VI bhe appointments Tor the En-
suing Year--OrlandO the Next Meeting
Place-SenatOr Call RenOminated by
the Legislatlre-The News of Jack l.
sonviIIe.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, Jan. 1.-THE
Florida Annual Conference adjourned to-
day. Orlando was chosen as the place
for holding the next session. The various
committees reported. The local preachers
number 125, and the members 12.335.
Eight hundred and twenty-eight infants
were baptized, and S9S adults. The con-
ference reported SO, 100 collected for mis-
sions. There are 1913 Sunday schools.
with 1000 teachers and 1873 scholars.
One thousand six hundred and fortv-
seven dollars and forty-six cents for
conference claimants, and $500 for the
Bishops fund, have been collected. The
conference adopted the report on the
sustenation funds and appointed trustees
for the same.
The appointments mao, sor the ensuing
year are as follows:
TALLAHASSEE DISTRICT-James Atkins
Presiding Elder. Tallahassee, IL Ii Kennedy:
Leon Circuit, K Holmes; Monticello, Il hi
Harman; jefferson, Wilbur Lyette; Greenville
and Perry, to be supplied by II B Hightman:
Waukenah, X H Howsen: Wakula and Cara
belle Mission, to be supplied by w j Gray;
Ledbetter; Concord, George Lee; Liberty
Mission, to be supplied by j Barnett; Apa-
laehicOla, w A Brown; Professor IN Emory
College, Chas 4 bowman.
LIVE OAK DISTRICT-H B FraZee, p e.
Madison station, a A Barnett; Madison cir
cult, A Peeler; EllaYille and Bellville, K f
Ley; Live Oak and Branf0rd, L Evans;
Jasper circuit, III Miller: White Springs CIR
pui IN no hV 81 ii Lob
station, l. Honiker; Welborn circuit, S 8
Gasque; Columbia, J 5 Collier; st Mary's
mission, to be supplied by w BraswelI;
Troy circuit G WOrley; Newnansville, II Nj
Evans; Lake Butler circuit, to be supplied by
w Porter; New Harmony, Ii ID McRae.
GAINESVILLE DIsTRICT.-Charles A Full
wood, Presiding Elder. Gainesville and Mis-
sion, PascO, l. w Browder; Starke and
Waldo, j A Castel: Hawthorne, w ii Stein
meyer; Micanopy, w Richardson; Bronson
and Archer, j T DePass; Cedar Key, j r
CrOwder; Levy Mission, to be supplied by
q Davis; Ocala St., + l. I Blake; Marion Cir
cult, w g Collins; Anthony circuit. X Nj Tyd-
ings; Citra and MillwOod, 5 Woodberry; Oc-
lawaha Mission, w Davies.
JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT.-A A Robinson,
Presiding Elder. Jacksonville, st Paul,
Henry Partridge; LaVilla and Brooklyn
Mission. ii b SOmiellan; Duval Mission, Jas
Russell; Fernandina station, + q Chandler:
Nassau Mission, w johnson; AIiddlebure
Mission, to be supplied by j Rast; Green Cove
and Mandarin, \ w Moore; Palatka, j B
Ley; ST. Augustine Mission, i w Moore;
Fruitland, w Ii L Roberts; Midway, Robert
Stork; Volusia Mission. J + Graham; san
ford, to be supplied by - Fearis; Halifax
river Mission. to be supplied; Dayton Island
and Georgetown, A A Presby.
ORLANDO DISTRICT. Thomas w TOmpkies
Presiding Elder. Orlando, Z + PelOt; Con-
way Circuit, q a Saunders; Lake Jessup, 4
Bishop; Kissimmee City, Il M White; Indian
River Mission, 5 b Black; Apopka City. Il
Phillips; Tavares Mission, r 0 Weir; Altoona
Circuit, j r Taylor; Leesburg Circuit, Il Ii
Giles; Yalaha Mission, j w Hammer, one to
be supplied; Wildwood, w Norton; Sumter,
T Armistead; Panasofkee, w Williams;
BrOoksvile, f K Brdges Fort Dade, w f
Alexander; Floral City Mission. to be sup
piled by j K MaYes; Hernando Mission, to be
supplied; Principal South Florida Seminary,
G Saunders.
TAMPA DIsTRICT.-R II Barnett Presiding
Elder. Tampa, Thomas Nixon; Clear Water,
w ii Parker, and one to bo suppled Plant
City and Lakeland, T j Phillips; Alfalfa, G
w Mitchell; Barlow, r Sharpe; Fort Mead
W Jordan; Manatee, j L Duncan, +
ates,supernumerary Palmetto and Mitchell
Vile, to be supplied; Pine Level Circuit, E
Neal, one to be supplied; Myers station, A K
Householder; CalOOsahatchie Mission, g j
Kennedy; Fort Ogden, j ID Rogers; Key
West, first charge, r Martin; Sparks chapel
Bird; Cuban Mission and school, to be
supplied. Transferred, w A Simmons and w
Dunbar, to North Georgia; NJ + McCOok, to
South Georgia; A Murray, to South Caro-
lima; w McCrary, to Indian Mission Con-
ference.
THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
TALLAHASSEE. FLA, Jan. l2.-The Senate
was called to order at 10 O'Clock this morning
by President Mabry. Among the bills in
troduced were the following:
By Mr.. Spear-IncOrporatlng Kissimmee
BY Mr.. Delino-Incorporating DeLand,
Orange county.
BY MIR. Mallory-Establsh rules of evil
dence in suits against railroads for killing
animals.
A resolution by Mr.. Delino, ordering a
schedule of the State swamp lands published,
was adopted.
A Joint resolution by Mr.. Grill, for adjourn
ment on Feb. 1, passed.
Several bills passed their second reading.
The act allowing husband and wife to testify
in divorce cases was lost.
The Senate accepted an invitation from the
House to hear Gen. SebriHdB address at 3
O'Clock this afternoon.
On motion the Senate went into executive
session, and at l o'clock adjourned out Of
respect to the memory of the late Senator
Powers, of St. Augustine.
Mr.. Sebring made stirring appeal for an
appropriation to improve Florida's exhibit at.
New Orleans.
In the House twenty 1.-TWO bills were intro
duced. The most important are the fol-
lowing:
BY Mr. Kirk-Preventing members from
accepting railroad passes,
BY Mr.. GOOdenrath--Fixing the salary of
the Commissioner at the New Orleans Expo
position.
BY Mr.. .snow-Appropriating $4,000 to the
New Orleans Exposition.
The House invited Gen. Sebring to address
both branches of the Legislature on the cOndl-
tion of Florida's exhibit at the New Orleans
Worlds Fair.
A joint resolution was adopted appointing
committees to examine the Office of Lands
and immigration and Public Instructions.
The Senate confirmed a few minor officers.
The Governor has not yet completed his
Cabinet.
In Joint Democratic caucus tonight Wilk.
for the United States Senate. AS the Legls-
lature is Overwhelmingly Democratic, the
nomination amounts to an election.
THE NEWS OF JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Jan. l2.-Six deaths
occurred in this city last week.
Judge Randall, late Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Florida, Will practice his
profession at Jacksonville.
Space has been leased in the Shoemaker
block for post office for 10 years at $3.50 a
year.
There will be tournament at the State
Fair.
Judge Settle will probably leave for Macon,
United States Court.
The Southern Telegraph C6mpany'5 line.
passing through Orange, Sumter and other
counties, has been purchased by the Western
Union Company.
Strawberries were in market this morning.
negro man was crushed to death on the
railroad at DeLand yesterday.
Adelina Patti,
the great sOngstress, says of Solon Par
mer's Perfumes, Toilet Soaps and other
Toilet articles: 81 unhesitatingly pro-
nounce them superior to any l ever
used" Principal Depot, 374 and 376 Pearl