The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-10
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MONDAY "a ,.ss
nAIhODisr PROTESTANT assrRlr cosrrnrscs.
Noaasaa' VA, &sH sHpar--The committee recon.
e"eu .hae 'ne general rules Of John aud Chas.
es.ey DC continued in the book Of discipIlne.-
The report was adopted. 8A'fF 3's,3
Il The report Of the eoh,mittss on rnsan. =, or..
proposing to strike out that ciause OF ths disoI
P.sne which recognizes the right or datv of fhs
ministry 30 partsks first OF the sscramsst OF tho
'0ta ns supper, was ist on the table. .s17p.
- csmmuueation was read soen Joseph Walls
lay representative elect from the Mn,tin t,o,
,otehee, relative to expunging the word "yhiten
irom the discipline-snd laid on the table
memorial from the Convention Of Northern
Ha "estefn conferences. recently held at Spring.
neid, Ohio. was presented hs ReY.w Collier. Prssl.
cent OF the Pittshdrg Conference. The paper ad.
tes's 70 tse prevailing sentiment in the West re.
seeenng the question ofslavery, and asks the Can
sns, 1eassTeaee to reeomnisnd to the several An
huA conferences q concurrent vote of two-thirds
H Whic1 10 necessary the call of a Convention
wNh the view offraming new Constitution more
Va eent9rmty with the views of the section refer.
rcd te -the Western Conferences mean while pIede.
ing themselves to await the action Of the Other
Annual Conferences on th 10 subject. 81"
40 earnest discussion was ELECTED npon the
snsst,on OF reference Of the paper; whersiu ex-
x "Stt HsUS Dy new W IN. Collier and
asorge Cisney-pending which letter was read
nom Rev Doct, Dennis B. Dorsey, deprecas,ng the
revolutionary conduct OF the western portion Of
me sharsh, and the licentousness Of their press,
sud iavoring the restoration of the literary CON
Germs ofthe Church to the control and suneryision
OF the General Conference s-.s.T : l57l '',--'''
The memorial was finally referred to the com.
hitIee on memorials and petitions as also the pa
the table.
The Conference then adjourned with prayer by
Rev Dan'i zollickofsr, of Maryland. - '-..s5,
DEArn OF SENATOR EvAss-A large nortion Of onr
community was astoDished this morning at the
Te'ancholy intelligence Of the sudden death Of
Hon; Josiah J. Eyaus, United ststes Senator from
south Carolina, which occurred about IL o'clock
last night, at his residence ON Louisiana avenue
near Four and -G.haH street. 5s4
We iearn that Mr.. T., in company with several
oiher disunguished gentlemen, had diued at the
house OF Senator Hammond also OF South Carr
ius and left there for his home after ten o'c1ocE
apparently in the enjoy yment of usual good health
shortly afer reaching f6ne he was attack ed With
dsese OF the heart. aud expired after a very brief
period of suffering He pied his scat in the sem
ate yesterday, and exhibited no symptoms of ap-
preaching dissolution, ~. - /;
Senator Z, was native of Sor!th Carolpa and
resided at Society Hill. Darlington District he
was aged about sixty years, and had been United
States Senator fve years on the 4th of March last
The greater part of his life was spent in public
servies, as he at one TIME filled the responsible Of
tice of Attorney General of his rative State, and
Tor more than twenty years before his advent in
the United States Senate pied the position OF
Judge OF the supreme Court of South Caroiina-
tie was valuable member of society aud bis un-
expected carsise will be niOurniuiy regretted by
an exfeuded circle Of friends. y - 80 -
Ibe abrupt close OF the sessions Of both Houses
of Congress, to-day, was caused by the knowledge
Of bis so unexpected demise.-H Hash. Star, ETiday
DEATH OF A NOTED CHARACrER--Eyery Old resi-
dent and almost every passenger in oden-time
stage coach locomotioD, who passed through Fred
erieksbufg, will remember jim wilkins, who fi0u-
rished as eader Of the tensorial art and pattern
to all lesser lights. Jim was eolored @ipdivfd.
uai, but known as "a man OF means,n and his
fame spread in all the region round about On the
secession of Capt. Tyler TO bis Accidental presi-
dentship, he remembered the services and position
of jim wilkins, and accordingly Jim received A
call, and installed chief butler 1T the White
House. For some years past, Jip has lived in
philadelph phia, where, though qufte wealthy he
presided over the destinies OF g barber shop which
seemed TO have charm for him. We are not sd.
sised as TO the circumstances of his death but
learn that wilkins died in that city on last Wed.
pesday week, aged about 70 years. FredsricksJurg
(Fa.) Herald. ..... .-..t e.... . . -..-.
MuBDER.-A young man, named John Luttrell,
son of John Lattrel. was murdered at Estellviile,
Scott county, Va, on Saturday evening last, by a
man named Mcdonald Ray. Ray had previously
threatened to shoot several persons, Uuttrell
among others,) but as he had been drinking for
some weeks, no attention was paid to his threats
On the evening in question, he invited young Int
trel into Widow Whites tavern, to take social
drink, and locking the door, drew revolver and
deliberately shot him through the head, the ball
entering below the left eye. Ray then jumped oHt
Of back window and endeayored TO make his
escape, but was caught and secured by persons
near the house. He was com tted TO jail at
Estelyie to await his trial for tie deed.-BItstol
(Pd) Nc,es. .+f '.s f. .-...s# rsa4
ROBBERY OF CHURcH.-Duripg Holy Week, at
Valetri, Italy, town of about 1900 inhabitants
image of the Virgin, with mantle and gown
Of gold was stolen out of the cathedral by some
ruifians, who wrote to the bishop that for $500
they would send IL back. The mob indignant
when voice cried ont that thu Jesuits were the
thieves on which, by acclama.on, ausssaut was
made their dwelling, which was gutted, and
they were roughly handled in the scu1fie. Up to
last tidings the paladiuna had not been recovered
A lot of silver and gold ''ez uot0" formed part of
the plumber. -..5.t.. ..4 So. -
A LADY GARo1TEp AND RoBBgD.--0n Tuesday
pight, Miss Ann Hill, who resided in Newark, n.
j., was returning home from the house of neigh
Dor, when, vacant lot, she seized by
the throat from behind and robbed OF a small sum
of money, an umbrella, and roll of unbleaohed
muslin She must have lain insensible for nearly
an hour, after which she gave an alarm, and was
picked up and carried home, her face and head be
ing badly cut and bruised Although seriously in
jured, it is thought she will recover. .sI -,
CRIME IN NEW YoRK.-At a recent meeting of the
Magdaieu Society, of New York. it was shown that
within three miles of the City Hall there we're 400
houses of iifarne, containing 1000 abandoned wo-
mon. Including the street walkers, it Was shown
that there are rs 900 protessedly dissolute women
in the city Of New. York The report OF the secre-
tary of the society showed that it is not able to
accomplish lauch iii the way of recsiming these
women, not only for want of funds but because of
an indispositiob the part of the public, toiden
ify themselves with it, from motives of false deli
cacy, ..aE II. Ll ...--.-.. az |
SAD CArAsTRoPBE.-Last Friday night, Jacob |
Gregory of Union township, Luzerne county, "a |
while watching for some dogs which had been |
worrS ing his sheep, fired at moving object, which
he mistook for deg. Ii proved to be his brother
Peter Gregory who had left the house for the same
purpose, without the knowledge OF jacob. The |
Young man died in less than twenty |
fouE henrs. s#...s.. ..z s--...-. |
SERVED MN RIuHT.--A few days since, man, |
residing near Galens, Illinois, took load of pota |
toes to that to sell, but not being able to get
a higher offer than ten cents per rbushei, he de-
cined selling, rnd threw the lead into Fever river
.horties, and lued $lA for ebstructiug The nsViga
ron. se |
Fatal MysrlKg-on Monday evening last, while |
Mr.. Shillinglaw, OF Hamilton, (Canada,1 was pre-
pairing seiditz powder, he mietook quantity OF
arsenic for the carbonate of sode, yhlch he md
for the purpose of making the drink; he mixed
the poison, and before he discovered his mistake
drank freely of the fatal dransht. Sometime az
terwsrds he felt symptoms Of the poison, and men
toned It. Medical assistance was immediately
called IN, bat too late, for he expired IN few
Minutes. ...-.. /
RHopE Iet taSr-The General Treasurer or Rhode
Island reports the State expenditures for the year
suding April 30, at t2i2 and the receipts sleo'
2e2 Deficit, $1,000. F.e a..
pnusEEr srrpzsrs--A number of students In
the State University Of Michigan ipdniged fn
u1t.f. saf hem n