The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-12

| South Florida for a six-hour "go-as-you-
please walking match, the match to take
I place at the rink in Tampa and to be for
I SlO0 and gold medal The date is to be
any day between April Is and -.
The race for the st. Johns Yacht Club
challenge pennant, presented by Mrs. Gould
about two years ago, was sailed at Palatka
Monday over the club inside course. he
| Tidal Wave failed to appear at the startirg
point and the Dove sailed over the course,
! winning the pennant.
Julian v Banta has received the appoint
ment of Assistant Assessor for District No.
,, of Nolusia county He viii be at the
usual voting place in DeLsnd on May IL,
I Il and is for the purpose of receiving the
tax returns for 1885 Blanks can be had at
any time by addressing him at Del4and.
The State Nurserymens Association met
at Ocala, Tuesday, Rev. James P. DePass,
| chairman, G. l.. Tabor, of Glen st. Mary,
secretary, and Mr. Reasoner, acting assist
ant secretary. Some valuable papers were
read by Mr.. Phelps of Sanford, and others
on fruit culture. Twenty-Five nurserymen
were present. They organized a State
horticultural Society at night.
Since its start Belleview has maintained
Methodist and Baptist church. Lately
the Congregational denomination has eff
fected an organization of twenty one intel
hgent, cultured members, TO be in charge
Of Rev. T. H. Rouse, au aged minister from
the North. The sermon was preached by
Bev. S. F. Gale. of Jacksonville, and the
services, including the communion, con-
Quoted by Revs. DR.. Strong, Of New York,
II. Woodward and Elder Rouse
Belleview has three public attractions.
Near its center is a beautiful round lakelet ;
one-eighth mile further west a grottO, near
100 feet deep to its pool 100 yards diameter
across its mouth. Tall pines growing from
the margin of its pool have their toDs even
with the surrounding surface land. Mr..
Littletield, gentleman of taste and public
spirit, has beautifully fenced, in the heart
Of the town, an entire square block, leaving
forest trees, and among Them growing the
fine varieties Of the orange.
The Republicans of Alachua county met
Monday to select eleven delegates to the
State Convention, which meets in Palatka
April %, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Governor aud for electing
delegates to the Republican National Con
vention. The meeting was composed of
100 colored men and white men. The fol-
lowing are the delegates chosen: J. n. Clin-
ton, d. c. Martin, James McCaslin, L. A.
Barnes, Marion Smith, NJ. NJ. Moore
Joseph Rowe, j. d. Bell, James Bell, G. j.
Arrow, w, A. Walters.
A desperate negro was brought to Or
lando Monday on the accommodation train
of the South Florida railroad by the Mar
shall of Longwood. Mr.. Speaks, and turned
over to the Sheriff, who furnished him with
quarters in the Jail The negro, who is a
very large and muscular man, was trying
to strange his wife, and when the Marshal
attempted to arrest him he drew a large
butcher knife, with blade at least inches
long, and made a desperate attack on him.
The first blow he made cut the Marshal's
hat, INJECTING a skin wound on the fore
head. The Marshal used his billy to good
advantage, and succeeded in disarming and
arresting him.
The restraining order granted last week
by Judge Broome, temporarily preventing
the removal of the county records from
Enterprise to DeLand. the newly elected
county seat of Volusia county, was, on
hearing before him Monday, dissolved and
the bill dismissed, after argument of the
counsel. The petitioners-representi the
interests of Enterprise -immediately took
an appeal to the Supreme Court, and in
consequence of the Importance of the case
Mr. Gunby, of counsel for petitioners, left
Monday night for Tallahassee to obtain a
stay of proceedings until the meeting of
the Supreme Court in May, to which time
court has adjourned. Though Judge
Broome dismissed the bill of petitioners, he
announced that he would order no further
steps TO be taken until he could hear what
action was taken by the Supreme Court.
This leaves everything statu quo.
A called meeting of the Democratic Exec
utive COMMITTEES and citizens of Dade coun-
ty was held at Mama on April 9. L.
White, chairman, announced his intention
of retiring, aud declared the committee
dissolved, whereupon a vote of thanks
was rendered Mr.. White for his
faithful and efficient services to
the party during past campaigns. The
following County Democratic Committee
was then elected: Wairland Precinct
Charles r. Carlin, w. H. Baker; Lake
Worth Precinct-Abner Wilder, H. T.
Priest, E. N. Dimck; Miami Precinct
J. A. McCrery, Charles Peacock, Will
liam Freeman; Eliott's Key Precinct
Henry Filler. Mr.. J. w. Ev-
an reported that as mem
Der of the State Executive Committee he
had been invited to attend the meeting at
Jacksonville on March ~, but received the
notice too late. The committee were in
structed to ascertain the views Of the vote S
in their precincts as to their choice for a
delegate to the State Convention, and re-
port at the meeting of the committee at
Miami on April 81, and were instructed to
select a delegate at that meeting.