The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-12

PHILADELPHIA NJ. Z. CONFERENCE.-THE body,
at Its late session, passed resolutions expressive of
desire of the conference to promote closer
union with other Protestant churches and inviting
the ecclesiastical bodies Of similar grade to send
delegates to its next annual session. The con.
ference refused request to unite In application
to the next General Conference to alter the rules
of the discipline In relation to slavery. The next
conference is to be held at Trinity Church. Phila-
phia. The number of members within the bounds
of the conferences including probationers, is So.
AGO The collections for missionary purposes
were SI9,0S5, and for the American Bible Society,
81, ,62s. ia
DEATH OF AN OLD SoLDIER--Mr Isaac Snow,
one of the last revolutionary soldiers In this coun
ty, died at Orleans, England On the 18th of March,
aged 81 years months and days. He was in the
army at Cambridge, under Gen. Washington. and
was one of the party that occupied Dorchester
Heights He was afterwards captured at sea by q
British cruiser, and carried into Gibraltar, from
which he escaped and subsequently, while on
board letter-of-marque, he was captured and
carried to Mil Prison, England, where he was
confined for % months. 4q
TREATY CoNFrRMEp-The President Tuesday.
ratified and confirmed treaty of friendship, CO m
merce, and navigation between the United Statss
and the Argentine Confederation, concluded at San
Jose the 27th of July, 1853; and treaty for the
free navigation of the rivers Parana and Uruguay,
between the same powers concluded at San Jose
de Flores on the 10th of July, 1858.
GaIsl AND MAnro-Grsi and Mario are about
to visit Italy, Grisi not having been TO Milan, her
native city, since she played Adalgisa to Pastas
Norma when Bellini produced his masterpiece.
Mario Whose real name Is the Count of Candia) is
aSardinian, and was formerly an officer In the
Royal Guards 1t Is rumored that Mario Is strong
ly disposed to join the Sardinian division In the
Crimea Miss Coutts, 1t is rumored, will remain In
New York, to superintend Barnum's Baby Show.
To GO ON THEE EExPEprrIoN.-A younger son of
Judge Kane, of Philadelphia, DR.. John X. Kane,
who has recently graduated with the highest hon
ors the University (medical) of Pennsylvania. Is
to go out the surgeon on one of the ships OF the
expedition soon to start for the Arctic seas 10
search of the unfortunate expedition OF his elder
brother.
RIGHTEOUS JuDGMEsT-A liquor seller in Pitts
burgh, got q severe sentence on Saturday. He
was convicted of selling to a confirmed fnebrfate
woman, though he bad been repeatedly notified not
TO do se He was sentenced to pay fine OF Soo
and costs, and $40 to the prosecutor, and impris-
oned tn jail sixty days. fs
CANprpArxs FoR PARLIAMENT.-Mr w. Hs
Adams barrister at-law, Of the Midland circuit
formerly editor and proprietor OF the Boston Eng
land) Herald, and Mr. Robert Ingram, protector
and proprietor OF the Illustrated London News,
are candidates for the representation OF Boston In
Parliament. a
CoNvIcrs IN EH0LAND.-A return just printed
shows that on the 3lst January there were $3.50
convicts under sentence Of transportation In cons
inement In England, and 1868 convics at large
with tickets of leave.
THE VIENNA CONFERENCE.-The London Morn
ing Advertiser of 24th of March. the day the Bal
tic left has dispatch from Vienna stating that the
conference had broken up on the question OF dis
mantiing Sebastopob which Russia refused to 90.
DEsrEaArE AssArLr.-James Evans, of Mobile,
wa. knocked down Wednesday night, and his
skull fractured aud two hngers broken. The OBJ
jectof his Assailants was robbery.
NEW STAGE RourK.- stage route has becn es-
tablshed from the terminus OF the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad 20 Columbus via Marion, Lauderdaie
Livingston, Gainesvilte and Clinton, 3. G..
Gs.EN PEAs.--Fiity bushels Of grsAn pess wsr,
picked 10 ChaEisatou. 9. G., Mondsy. i. Il