Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-05-21
General Conference.

The Petersburg ETpreSS OF the 18th inst says
We are in possession of the proceedings tor Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday last We find nothing OF special
interest in them The body seems to be progressing
With its business smoothly and harmoniOusly. The
names of the Virginia and North Carolina delegates
oppear literally nterspersed in the proceedings, but in
all cases. merely to submit few remarks on some I'M
imnortant question. An agreeable little episode was
introduced tuesday Bishop Pierce introduced
= TIER JOHN CARR-This venerable man is of the
State of Tennessee He stood upon the steps of the
forum with the Bishop when the latter said this is
the oldest living member Of the Church in the State
and he may have something to say to the body" The
members of the Conference then rose up and Father
Carr said . have been member of the Methodist
Church since 1890, and have been living in Sumner
county ever since. feel very grateful indeed, IN beng
spared to into this hall and to see so many OF GODS
preachers In early times used to guide the preachers
from one fort to another, to hear them preach. 1ee
grateful to Cod for the results and for what see TO-
day. | thank you, brethren, for your attentions.
Bishop Pierce then repeated these words in distinct
voice. and his suggestion it was ordered that Father
Carr be invited to scat in this Conference, and to take
part in its deliberations.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. F. Edwards of Peters
burg and A. Hunter, presented a resolution advising
the adjustment of the system of probation for Church
membership; and another, proposing substitute for
that SYSTEM if the change should be deemed eXpedlent
both of which referred to the Committee on ReV-
walls.
instrumental MUs1C-On Wednesday, B. NJ. Drake
submitted a resolution, which prescrbes that instru
mental music shall not be used in public worship
The SUBJECT OF DREss.-An interesting debate took
Mace Wednesday on the subject Of dress of church
bers. L. NJ. Lee, John E Edwards, ID. D. Doggett, q.
F. Deems and others, made interesting speeches.
SUPERIOR CoURT-The Spring Term Of the Superior
Court for this county held last week-Judge Bailey
presiding On Thursday, the criminal docket was taken
up and Martin IcehoVer and David Weant put upon
e III >V>ol Ynoo fn
DEATH the property Of the former 1t was in evidence
that the negro was rebeious but the whipping was too
severe The jury after short absence returned YER
diet Of mansaugher and cehOwer was sentenced to pay
a fine of $3.50 and to be imprisoned months-W cant
$3.50 and to be imprisoned months. For the State,
Solicitor Lander-f0r the prisoners D. W. Osborne, 5.
+. LOwre j. NJ Hutchison and j. E. Brown.
On Friday, JIM a negro belonging to Gibson Scott,
was tried for the murder of Ned another negro the pro-
pery of Mr.. William Tiddy. After the examination of
the witnesses the attorneys for the prisoner, with the
consent of the solicitor submitted to verdict of
slaughter and Jim sentenced to receive 80 laShes,
to be imprisoned until July Court, then to receive 80
lashes more and to be banlshed the State. For the
State Lander-Or the prisoner, Osborne and Wilson.
Judge Bailey fined a gentleman $25 for forming and
expressing opinion after he had been summoned as
Juror. We learn that the fine afterwards RENTED.
An extra term of the Court was ordered to be held
on the 4th Monday in June.
Charlotte Democrat, 18th instant.
Another Tragedy In New York Distressing Suicide
Author.
Henry William Herbert better known by his writings
as Frank Forester" committed suicide on Monday
morning at the Stevens House. iii New York, by shoot
ing himself through the left breast. He had it appears
for weeks been very depressed in spirits owing to
his separation from his second wife, to whom he had
but short time been married What caused the sepa-
ration is not known further than that had
do OCpbin hntNU oil lott
from the deceased.
On Sunday Mr. Herbert sent for his friend Mr.. An
thOn, and requested him to remain with him as long
possible as he was lonely and depressed. He told Mr.
Anthem that he intended to commit suicide on the
day of the month upon which he married the second
time This was on the 10th Of February last. 1t did
not to Mr. Anthem at the time that Sunday was
the 9th of the month. He first thought of committing
the act the grave of his first wife, in the cemetary
at Newark, but altered his intention in that respect
Mr. Anthem remained with him, sitting up with him
till A. NJ trying to prevail upon him not to commit
the rash act, but he seemed determined While they
were in MIR Herbert's parlOr together at the above
mentioned hour Mr. Herbert retired apparently for
lOment) to the bedroom adjoining, when Mr.. Anthem
heard the discharge Of a pistol. In another moment
Mr. Herbert reeling ont of the room, excaiming,
al told you would do it., and fell upon the floor
The charge having enteredh breast and passed through
his lungs he died in few minutes of hemowhage. lie
left letters addressed to the press to the coroner and to
Mr.. Anthem.
In his letter to the press he impores silence that his
good and evil deeds may be inferred with his bones &C.
cares that all his writings have been put forth with good
Intentions and that under the pressure and temptation
of poverty and necessity he had done things of which he
ashamed and probably would not under the same
circumstances do again. He then adds:
For Justices sake for charitys sake for Gods sake
let me rest bear an honorable name | have strven
hard, in great trial. in great temptation in foreign
country in false position, among those who did not
perhaps could nOt-sympathize with to keep honor
able AS you would have your own name honored
and your preserve them to yOu charge you do
ushoner me, | ask no praise--do not
praise me-probably deserve none. deserve reproach
doubtless for / am mortal and have snned-say sO then
Of me- if you say anything and let my sins go with my
mortality to His judgment who tell, not only Wher
and where but why they were committed and how tal
they have paliaOn-hOw far they deserve pardon. Re
member, also, when you Judge me, that of all lives mine
has been almost the most unhappy. No counsellor nc
friends country have been mine for six and twenty
years. Every hope has broken down under my foot as
it touched it. Every spark of happiness has
been quenched as soon as it has been kinded"
In the letter to the he informs him of his in
tentiOn to commit suicidenOt account of remOrse
pecunary pressure, fear Of wanbut because life haC
become hopeless, hateful and nsuppOrtable" lie ther
proceeds to complain, OF certain men and women o
Newark, who he says, first SOwed suspicion diStrus
and dssention between myself and the sweetest creature
God ever gave, and man took away from an unhappy
sinner. My own unhappy temper did the rest
Mr. Herbert was born in London, 1907. He was thu
eldest of the honorable and reverend William Her
BERT dean of Manchester eminent as a man of science
poet and liberal politician, and was paternally de
Scended from the noble houses of Pembroke and Percy
In the spring of 1880, Mr. Herbert met with a sever
tecua7y reverse, which suddenly reduced him from al
Huence and he resolved to try his fortune in the Unite
States. He arrived in this country in December 1881
and for eight years thereafter he ocated as the princ
pal Greek teacher in classical school, During this De
rod in addition to his classical Studies he had alread
begun to turn his attention to authorship and from 1873