The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-12
FLORIDA.


During the past year Orlando people have
"chipped il" nearly g., 900 for various pub
Tic objects.
1t looks now as though Belleview we're
to have a fine, new school house within a
year, and that its cost IN cash, labor and
material will be at least s., 500. The town
council has taken the matter in hand.
The second :presbytery Of the Associated
Reform Synod of South Florida is in
session at Barlow. Rev. II. T. Sloan, D.
D., OF South Carolina preached the first
sermon iu the new church. A large num-
Der of distinguished cergymen are present
aud the meetings are being largely at,
tended.
The town council OF Belleview decided at
its regular meeting, on Tuesday evening" TO
levy ten mill tax for town purposes on
the assessment Of 1891, which is now being
made up and the tax upon which will be
due o. May 8. This will give the town
revenue of about $500 on the assessed valuA-
ton for 1891, and will enable the council to
make some needed improvements.
The republican county convention was
held at Ucala Saturday. Il. w. Chandler
8. E. Miller, W. A. Wilkerson, w. F. c.
Williams. r. r. Robinson, Watson Murphy,
Joseph Green, Jr.. T. a. Glymp, Samuel
Reese, W. w. Spann aud John H. Brown
were elected delegates to the state and CON
gressional conventions. All are members
of the ''old guard" and all are colored but
one.
Rt Rev W. G. Weed, bishop OF Florida,
was expected ct Jacksonville Sunday 60 ad-
minister the sacred right Of confirmation
upon a class of young people at st. Johns
Episcopal church. but owing to the low
water In the Indian river he has been
unable to leave Lake Worth, and the s9rv-
ice had to be postponed. II the bishop
arrives In the city during the present week
the confirmation services will be held the
same evening. or possibly may not be held
until next Sunday.
Arcadia Arcadian: Vic Tillis is a strange
criminal, if criminal he be. Last Tuesday
while at work in a railroad office on the
Florida Southern, be heard message going
over the wires TO the effect that he was
wanted in Arcadia for making the Arcadia
silver dollar He at once wired the super
intendent for leave of absence, which was
as promptly refused; whereupOn Vic started
out and the next train brought him TO Ar
cadia, where he presented himself to the
United States commissioner, who put him
under $3.50 bond. Vic has gone back TO his
work and says he Is ready 10 see 1t through
the United States circuit court.
AT the meeting OF the st. Johns county
democratic executive committee held at st.
Augustine Saturday it was voted (the
chairman casting the decisive vote) e
hold the county convention 10
May for the choice Of state and district dele
gates, and the county primaries for the
nomination OF q county ticket in August OF
September. 1t is said that this arrange
ment is not at all satisfactory to the country
people, and Saturdays action will most
likely be reconstructed. Primaries TO elect
delegates to the Polk county democratic
convention next Saturday were held in the
several districts Of that county SATURDAY. y.
District three (Bartow) split on the guberna
torial question They held two conventions
each electing sixteen delegates to the county
convention, which means a tstrong contest