The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-27

BALTIMORE, Feb. 90
The Wsather-Mefiodst Conferenee-Persecution of
Free Negroes-Business--7h Market-Stoek Board,
Geo.
The snow Of yesterday morning. like all its predeces.
sors, vanished entirely by midday and succeeded
last night by cold spell of weather. which has
caused considerable ice to accumulate in tn highways
and bywsys.
The annual conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will meet in this city the 18th of March, and
It's expected that about 200 ministers will be present.
Last year they adopted the antirepubcan and tyranni
cal mode Of sitting with closed DOORS not allowing
their own church membership opportunity to know
what they did or what they LEFT undone The action
Of this conference the division Of the Church, WILL il
10 expected, be very important a. an attempt to be
made to reunte tn Northern and Southern sections and
some Of ito members are even determined to renouncs
all allegiance connection with either, this object
cannot be contaminated. Quite number OF ministers
from other conferences will be present. who fsvora-
BILE to this course, and quite stirring time may be ex
pected
number of our legislators at Annapolis. are con-
stanty racking their BRAINS oconceve some new mode
introduced which are contrary to common sense. and
equally unlawful and UNCONSTITUTIONAL for the attain.
them, least. receive the sanction Of tSs stature
There two bills before that body which would
applied to the lowest of his serfs One of them i.
levy poll tax of 80 on free for the benefit Of
pay it, to sell them into slavery the other IL to drive
them out of Charles county, and If they do not 60 within
stated time, TO- compel them to into slavery, be
imprisoned until the colonization society 10 ready to
transport them to Liberia.
There is nothing stirring to-day in the line of news
though business il in lively and stirring condition.
The MARKErs.-There were sales yesterday Of about
1900 bbs Howard street four at 81 Is and $50 bbs at
continue willing sell at 81 $751; which were the ruling
rates previous to tho arrival Of the Cambria Holders
ask IS for City Mills but no sales being made any
price.
The market is rather quiet for whisksy, though it
may be still quoted at IS cents for hhds and "a for bills
sIocE BoARD-There was little or nothing done at the
stock board yesterday though there was no change in
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. %, 1916.
7heWeaherM axiPs Horizontal Sale Senator Gibbons
and Judge Conrad.
One Of the coolest days have had this winter, and
people exhibiting goody quantity Of blue
Our mercantile community have had under considera-
ton for time past and have tested by experiment
Improvement in the sails of vessels invented by MIR
James Maul Of this city, which promises to be Of i'm.
mense advantage to marine The invention consists
Of sail constructed of horizontal pieces with bands
running dagonay across in the form of Russian
From the results Of severe tests applied BY most
peenced seamen this sail possesses qualities Of the
most Importance II be set from three quarters to
full point the wind than vertical sails be
reefed and fured with much greater and will keep
ping the fracture 10 confined to single piece Of can
vass extending no further than the cross band The
Aforementioned quality IL invaluable enabling vessels
to sail The wind, when in danger Of going lee
shore. Had the John Mintnrn, and the other vessels
which stranded in the late gale been supplied with these
sails the probabilities that they would have got of
the and many valuable lives saved II these sails
will enable vessels to sail the wind than they car
by the use of vertical SAILS they Of vast importance
and should certainly be adopted universally.
The quarrel between Senator Gibbons and Judge Con
rad ia exciting considerable interest. The Senate hs
already taken the subject question Of privilege
and we may soon expect TO some fun In the premises
The stock market IL not AZ well sustained the
first arrival of the foreign news which shows that
pacific character Is not now SO confidently believed in
steamboat Cumberland, running between Philadel
phia and Baltimore, near laundering few night
since, when Newcastle, the Delaware In the
early part Of the night it being very dark the boa
until near two o'clock; shortly amer two she struck
by tornado from the northeast and rolled and abcred
very hard, the wsves dashing over the decks large
the 6resthe freight broke loose and rolled from side
to side-and the vessel became quite unmanaGeable; al
the same time the night was so dark that it was mpos
boat dred towards the shore and escape from wreck
was deemed impossible: but providentally she drifted
directly against tho pier at Newcastle where she wal
4 made safe, and remained till morning.
| DREADFUL SrEAMReAr AccrDKSr-FrrEEN LIVES
+ Losr.-Capt Perry, Of the steamboat Brunette, ar
steamboat salsdin, from Nashville, in coming down the
river came into collision last Friday evening" the 18th
inst with the steamboat Congress- going up, Pill
chers Point Fifteen persons killed by the COLI
sion or subsequently, drowned but their names are moi
given The cabin Of the Congress separated from the
hull and was towed down to Lake Providence by the
saladin The hull Of the Congress imme diaely sunk
We learn further that in consequence Of collision
the connecting pipes Of the engine Of the Congress burst
and severely scsldsd several Of her passengers. The
Brunette brought down Of the passengers Of the
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