Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-23
FLoRIDA,s METROPOLIS.
The Spring Exhtbit-The MunieiP"i
Primaries and Convention.

Aho spring ENntDiI-t
Primaries and Convention
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 22.-Ine
Florida spring exhibit opened tonight
with great eclat. ARTILLERY Hall presents
beautiful scene. The display of oranges,
lemons. lines, Strawberries, tomatoes,
green vegetables Of all kinds, and flowers
is one of the finest ever seen In Florida,
and entirely refutes the shameless
ISLANDERS that all the fruits and flowers
were killed. The exhibition is an i'm
mense success, and is attended by hum
/ dreds OF Northern visitors now in the
/ clty. A series of riding tournaments
have b en- inaugurated in connection
W to the exhibit.
J. f T. BOwden, OF the firm of Bowden
& Rosentbal. re urDed 10 the CRY to-day
having in custody Ben Budd. the
young ho0kkreppr ol the firm who re-
Gently absconded, $3.50 shOrt In his ac-
counts. Budd was traced 10 y tica, n. Y,
where he was captured.
THE SENATORS.
The touring Senatorial party, consisting
OF Senator salisbury aud niece OF Della
ware, Senator'S Palmer Of Michigan,
Plumb of Kansas. Mrs. Senator Mah0ne
and daughter OF Virginia, Congressman
ID. Erment~Out and vile of Pennsy wanna,
Hon. II. l.. Bryant, of the State Denari-
ment, and wife. NJ. W Ransom OF North
Carolina, son Of Senator Ransom, Judge
Chisholm. and Messrs. Il. II. Andei son,
w. w. Gordon "A a j. Rauer@, 'Of Savan-
nab, arrived in the CITY yesterday at noon
on the y ivate car ST. johns" The party
VI mt direct from the car on board the
fle t steamer II b. Plant, which left I'm.
mediatcly tor Sanford. Ar-ivug there this
morning at 6:30 the party went directly on
TO Tampa, where they will take the
steamship Mascotte tor Havana. They
Will probably be gone ten DAYS. One Of
the main Obj cts OF the trim, outs de Of
leasure, is TO inyes iQate the feasibility
and advantages Of quick mail route t.
Congressman will look into this matter
and report b. their respective houses upon
their return home.
THE CITY PRIMARIES.
The City Democratic Executive Com
mitiee met til > morning and issued call
tor the primaries 10 be held Wednesday
evening and the convention Friday night,
only two days later.
ONE OF THE ISSUES.
One Of the big issues in the present race
VIII tie the important question of a pa
fire department. Mayor Rice. in his lasr
message to the present board of A der
men, strongly urged The subject of paid
department. and essaYed &c saow that il
could be established with very little al
diional cost to the present manner Of
running this paramount d apartment OF
the city government, which it seems Il
all eady a Semi-paid department. On the
otuer hand, many OF the old volunteer
companies and their friends declare that
the views Of the Mayor on this subject are
decidedly sophlstical and Utnplan. and
derlde them as utterly impracticable.
The subject of paid department IS also
claiming the attention of tue Board of
Trade, and a special meeting OF that body
Will be held tu-mnr ow night to hear the
report of the COmmitJee on Fire Insurance
aud have a general discussion upon the
sui ject. 1t is said the insurance men
guarantee TO very laTpe ely reduce their
rates If a paid department Is established.
AN ALLEGED MURDERER
Last night a white man. giving the name
OF }. A. Davis, was arrested here upon
kilograms from Pensacola signed j. W.
Tyler. detective. alleging that Davis was
wanted tor a mu der committed in WIS
cOnsin SOM four wears ago. Letters upon
DAVIS person would seem TO disclose the
TACT that his real uams ~ FUns. He was
commit ed to jail and refused 10 tax.
Unred States Marshal Bird left here
last evening Tor Tampa with one Mar
shall, n deiaulting Postmaster, who is tn
be tried there this W elk during a special
session Of the United States Court.