The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-11

IOESNAN MoRNIN ........... MAY n ,ncr

~, ' '' hht METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE
s"Vyect OF slavery was introduced into IA
@e"s'a' conference of the Methodist caureh. no,
~ 'easion AZ lynohburg, Va, Friday EVENING :
:, conference Is composed Of members fror
VIC Notth ana south, and has no connection w;,
'he southern Methodist Church. which inclrse
@'u'"st 'he "noie OF that persuasion soutb Of III
'"'o'nac' Amemorial from Convention of North
cru ana Western Conferences, recently be,a a
nP'hshefd, Ohio, was presented by Rev. " col
"eF' fresident OF the Pittsburg Conference. Th
paper aaFerts to the prevailing sentiment in IN
"eSt respecting the question of slavery. and ask
'he "enera' Conference to recommend to tho sew
eia' annual conferences "a concurrent vote OF two
thifds ot which is necessary the call of Conyep
uoh' win the view Of framing new Copstitp,io,
more in conformity with the views of the soc,io,
referred to-the Western Conferences meanwbi,,
Pledging themselves to await the action of III,
other Annual Conferences on this subject. Tn,
Lynchburg Courier says:
This document came like bomb she'll n IN,
Conference. One fiery brother, Dr. whitfield q
virginia, moved that il be laid on the table :
characterized il Hs tTeasouable, revolutionary &c
Dr.. Armstrong, of Tennessee. moved that il he
referred TO the committee, aud coupseled conciIia
tory action. Hewas succeeded by Messrs Murray
Walker. Warden. UolcOmbc Norton KidweO Ga "
son ana others, whose names we have forgo,tes
having taking no notes-all favoring reference
advocating union and harmony, but at the same
time deprt eating the spirit OF the me mortal
.DurIug The discussion speeches and explanations
were made Icy Messrs. Collier Of Fittshurg Clancy
of Indiana and White OF Ohio-the representative
Of Northern sentiment on the floor They were
cool and guarded in their remarks bUt at the
same time firm and decided. Mr. Clancy stated in
substance that The Northern wing Of the church
was unalterabIy fixed in its purpose to secede
from the General Conference unless the PRAYER OF
the memorial was granted. The sentiment was
almost an INIT and the resolve was ipfexible II
made no difference whether the paper was laid On
the table referred Except so far as courtesy was
eoncernedj unless the petition was to be granted.
lie had nothing to say about slavery His sen.
uInents on that subject were we'll known, but that
was not the place or time to avow them. lie had
always suspected himself of being somewhat a
coward-hut he felt no fear, stsnding here among
his southern brethren. Mr.. C. was exceedingly
calm and collected Dr. Collier Ia very smartman'
spoke ot tue almost universal prevalence North
ot the sentm, Gt of the memorial Had parsonaI
knowledge OF the fact. Had seen the storm and
heard the thu9ders OF opinion in unmistakeahle
tones Was himself harmonizer and had preach
cd harmony Called on DR.. Whitfield to withdraw
certain Offensive expressions (Which he did Coun
selled Kind and CQuciliatory action On the part al
the ConteTence-that he might go home and say
cur Southern brothers respect our petitions-they
love u.s. and thus endeayor to bring about harmo
ny Hoped they would stand united forever We
give the mere5t outline of remarks
The motion TO refer finally prevailed, with only
t"o disseDtlug voices, The debate was one of great
warmth and interest, and listened to atten
lively by large assemblage of spectators The
subject VIII come up again when the committee
report on the memorials.
TLiyrSG ROBINSON CRuSoE.-The Detroit Frer
lreRs relates Robinson Crusoe story OF three lad
Who raE away from their aaxiOus mammas in that
city, took to the lake in open skill and were
hunted after by the police for some time. It says
ut being known that they were sometimes in
the habit of going to Belle Isle, two miles above
the city, to fish, search instituted in that di
rccton. An old FrerChman on the island report
I'd that colony OF some mysterious descriptior
was settled on the upper end of the island. but he
was unable to say who its members were com
posed Of Further Investigations revealed the fact
that the new colony was made up of the romantic
young ru Daways whose anxious mammas were ir
search Of them. They were very snugly domicileC
in an cid fshiag hut of small dimensions, the
cracks of which they had stGpped with grass and
weeds. An old fireplace in one corner with mud
chimney. was we'll tupplied with driftwood from
the beach, and skillet and tin kettle constituted
their cooking utensils. Three blankets and bench
completed the outfit. On the walls were hung the
fishing tackle. They said they had lots cf fun
and plenty of fish to eat and Intending to re
main all summer il they had not been discovered
The oldest, only about twelve years OF age, eait
that the idea had been put into his head by read
persuaded
the others off. 1t was planned that one of them
should return to the.city and coax his sweetheart
a little girl, to come and live with them aud cook
The fish
ELECTION OF DoGEs IN VEcrCE-Tn recent lecture
DR.. Baird gave the following description of the
manner of electiDg the Doge of Venice, who was
chosen for life:
When a Doge died the mobiles who had right to
vote for successor. assembled before the DOge s
81 No. Il
as there were voters were put i'll urn. Among
these balls there thirty that were called 1.-THE
golden balls" Every nobleman then went up to
the urn aud took up ball, Of course, thirty of
them received the thirty golden balls. Then these
thirty reduced by lot to nine and these. nine
chose forty: these forty were reduced by lot to
twelve, and these twelve chose twenty-five; then
these twenty-five Were reduced again to lime, and
these nine chose foTty-hye: then these forty-tiVe
we're reduced to eleven. and these eleven chose
t0rty-one. and they elected the Doge. For this
purpose they were shut up in the palace, and made
10 stay there till they had succeeded in making a
choice, in doing which twenty-five votes cut ofthe
turty-oue we're necessary.
SERIOUS CHAEGF.-0u Friday last, Mr.. W. A.
Coleman was arrested and lodged in the Jail OF
CAes' erti3 ii county. upon charge of very seti
Gus character. 1t seems that the prisoner resided
at or near the Port Walthall Junction, immediate
" upon the line OF the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad. Some time since a portion of the fencing
belonging to the accused, destroyed by fire,
" hich, as he supposed, was communicated by
= arks from locomotive. Determined to avenge
his wrongs, it is alleged that the accused caused
pile ofiufammable material to be placed upon the
track of the railroad, and then applied the torch,
thus damaging the company's property, and
angering the lives Of passcngers.-itterS6t1y, Ia
Express.
AN IYCIDENT.-Near the corner of Washington
and Franklin streets, yesterday afternoon, we no.