Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
FLoRIpA ON THE Wire.
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starts FOR Troy.

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starts FOR Troy.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 19.-GoV.
K. A. Perry and party, consisting OF sec
rotary Of State John l.. Crawford. comp
troller w. d. Banes, Adjt. Gen. David
Lang. the members OF his Cabinet, and a
number of ladies arrived IN this city to-
night, having spent the day at st. Au-
gustine. The Governor and party have
been swinging round the circle in South
Florida where they went by special invi-
tation after attending the celebration
opening the road from Lake City to
Gainesville. All express themselves as
having had a delightful time. 1t is the
intention of the Gubernatorial party to
leave for home tomorrow morning, but
efforts are being made TO induce them to
remain over Monday to the opening of the
spring exhibit.
KURTZ TAKEN TO TROY.
The proper papers having been sent
here from Tallahassee last evening
''Sheeny Nike Kurtz was turned over by
Sheriff Holland to the New York detec-
tives, Gallagher and Huzlehurst, and they
left with him at 8 O'Clock for Troy, N. Y.
Mike was securely hand-cutfed for the trip.
His wife, "the handsome young English
blonde" was at the depot prepared TO ac-
company him, but the detectives clicked"
against this and declared, that while, Of
course, they could not prevent her from
going on the same train, still II she per-
sisted on going then, they would not 90,
but would wait until to-day and spirit
Mike off by some other route. She was
finally prevailed upon to remain over
until to-day, but left this evening
direct for Troy. 1t seemed the
detectives were little apprehensive that
If she and Mike went TO Troy on the same
train the two would be sure to cOntrive
some mode of escape before reaching their
destination. Mike didn't seem much put
out at the idea OF going to Troy, and says
he will yet go scot free. He Will make
another hard fight there in the courts,
one Of his brothers having already been
there for several weeks arranging for his
trial, and working up defense
MOODY AND sANKEY.
Moody and Sankey, the revivalists, ar
rived in the city last evening and COM
menced their three days meeting at the
Park Opera House this afternoon at
O'Clock to an overlooking audience.
Many persons could not get in. They are
preaching again tonight, and viii re-
main here until Monday, and longer il
they can be persuaded to do so, The city
clergy are nearly all taking part in the
meeting. 1t is believed the revival will
prove very successful. Many people
from adjoining towns ara coming in to be
present.
PAVING by STREET.
The work of laying the wykof wooden
pavement ON Bay street is now being
prosecuted, and the entire distance TO be
paved Wl4pTohably be covered by April
10. Cypress blocks is the material used.
THE SPRING EXHIBIT.
I The Florida Spring exhibit opens at
Armory Hall on Monday next. The work
of decorating and arranging the hall is
now under way, and advance shipm ents
of fruits and potted flowers are daily
arriving. 1t is arOusing much interest,
and will no doubt be well worth seeing.
FLoRIDAs CHAUTAUQUA.
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLA, March TO-
The Florida Chautauqua Assembly con-
tinues to increase in interest and num-
bers. The college of cookery will send
out missionaries to revive this lost art in
the South. The Institute OF Music has
adopted the Case system for voice culture
and chest expansion. Two remarkable
papers were read to-day, one by Dean
Wright, OF Boston, on ''The Language
of Insects and one by DR.. r. 1. Easton,
of Louisville, on 'sThe True Aristocracy."
This gentleman advocated more centra-
liked government ruled by an aristocracy
of the purest and wise.