The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-16

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GENERAL. CONFERENCE oP rnr ~
| CHURCH SOUTH.
reported for the Mostsomery Advsstsasrt
.s sgssess.s SArU1nAx. MsyS
si:sop soSls is De chair. he sssal rsasious
Bishop Paine sook The Chsir, and sAs Misuse.
were read ind Approved SsfsSas saa7--
letter from bishop Andrews SEATING tha3 sick.
nes: m his family had detained him 4 hound. was
The order Of the day w,s taken up, D. 4. NeAn.l-
~ having the hoor, who proceeded TO explain his
views tor the establishmsnt q . Book Hosss. but
gave way for DR.. Winsns. who spoks e Ieneth
against the policy Of such an estabiishment. Dr.
McFerrin followed on the other side
Dr. L. Pierce addressed the Conference, nul d.
king definitely either side Of the question. but set-
| ting forth some reasona inclinine him q doubt
the prscticAbiity Of such establishment 4 pre-
sent = s4kssa IS aa4as s5ssll
Alter some desultory discussion. + was moved
that the subject be postponed until Monday morn
ing, 10 O'Clock. and that D. r McAnnaify have the
The call for petitions, memorials, &c, vs. made,
when various petitions and memorials ware pre-
sented ssss e a .ss5ssssssss
Aaer which the Conference sdjournsd over to
Monday morning ~
Conference met at the appointed hour. Bishop
Capers in the Chair, who opened the session with
the usual religious services.
The minutes Of Saturday were read and ap-
| proved s.i -
Reports of standing committees were called for,
when the Committee on REVEALS made report No.
=, recommending undry verbal, and other changes
| In the Discipline. Laid on the table. .5ss@
The Committee on MisGons reported In part,
recommending changes in the Constitution Of the
customary Society. Laid on the table under the
Reports of special committees were called Tor.
| No response.
Memorials, petitions aud sppeals were called for,
rialsi reference to changes in the Discipline touch
| Ing the support OF the ministry, missionary re
ports, etc. Referred to the appropriate Commit
tees
the proposition OF establishing publishing house,
was then taken up, and D. R. McAnnally addreased
the Conierence against the propriety Of establish
Ing, at this time, publishing house in the South
OF adjournment having arrived, the time was
ment. es ffs Eafss.l.l 80 ssss sS7s
After the usual notices the Conference adjourned,
| with the benediction of Bishop Capers.
The EXPLOSION NEAR PAINEsvuLR-Ths Gin
cinnah papers bring some farther particulars of
the boiler explosion in Gray Co.'S saw mill, near
Painesville, o., on the 9th instant. Mr.. Madison,
the engineer, was instantly killed His child, aged
three years. died soon after the explosion from In.
juries received Mr.. Gray, the proprietor, remain
ed in precarious situation on the 10Th, but his
physicians thought he might recover. The expic-
sion probably resulted from the water getting low
ia the boiler 1t 10 said by those who Witnessed the
catastrophe. that large pieces Of the mill and ms
/ ehiuary into tho nn1f f11a
i ground around Is covered with the wreck -
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REcovERING.-hlr Toppass, mentioned week
ago a. having been shot by Mr. Glass In Scott couu
ty, Ky, is recovering-in fact he only kept his bed
one day. He was struck by FIVE .balls--two in his
mouth and jaws; one in the upper part Of his
breast and which has not yet been extracted j; one
went entirely through his left shoulder, and one
grazed his neck This leads us TO remark that
there 10 no telling what viii kilt anan, nowsadayd.
RAILRoAD. AccrDENr.-On the .lOth inst !, an Cd
press train about two miles east of Painesyile. o.
ran over some cattle, when one ear was thrown
from the track and almost demolished. The car
was filled with passengers, but fortunately no one
was seriously injured A brakeman, who was
standing on the platform, had his leg badly rae-
tured, and was badly bruised & v 81 ssiis @3@
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There has recently been invented and put Into
practical operation In Troy, new machine for ma
king cut nails the great peculiarly Of which is.
that it is selffeeding, and will manufacture 10 .
given time nearly, If not quite asmany again nais
| as any other known process and that one man (as
is clafmed) with the assistance of boy, will ope.
rate ten machines There is also great saving In
| iron, there being waste of only about quarter
of an inch in ten feet which ID the length Of piecs
OF iron placed in the machine at = time. eaA
Il x ii a. "a
THE DocroRs ON DRINKINa xR--ssMedicaI
men, says DIR. Gorden, 'sare familiar with tho fact
that beer-drinkers in London scarcely scratch
their fingers without risk Of their lives a copous
London beer.drinker gone vital part He weara
his heart on his sleeve; bare to death wound even
from rusty nail or the claw Of 9 cat" Sir Ashley
Cooper, on one occasion, was called 70 adr.ymsn
| who had received an injury In bis finger from
small splinter of stone. Suppnrstion had taken
place. This distinguished surgeon opened the
small abscess with his lancet On returning he dis
covered that he had forgotten his lancet case going
for this, he found his patient 10 dying state Nv
cry medical man in London" concludes this sams
writer, "dreads, above all things eerdFinksrfos
| patient" .s 81 ssss.sa l.ls s.