Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-05
several medical colleges Immediately after the
adlonrnmrnt OF the Association to- day was given;
end our report closed

several medical colleges immediat after the
adjournment Of the Association Today was given;
end our report closed
MEETING OF rnK MANASSAS GAP RAILRoAp
COMPANY IN ALEXANDRA. The Manassas Gap
Railroad Company assembled at their office in
Alexandria, on Wednesday at IL O'Clock Gen
u ). Meem, Of Rockingham, presided: Ewd
Green and r.. SRowden, jr., acting as secretaries
Philip Pittman, of Shenandoah, J. H. Hop
kins, OF Rocking ham, and A. Jameson, Of Alex
andria, committee to examine proxies, reported
that majority Of the stock was represented
F.. G. Marshall, Esq, President announced
that the company had been called together to
consider the propriety OF accepting law passed
by the General Assembly of Virginia. autho ling
an increase Of the capital stock of the company
by s25oOO, and State subscription of the whole
amount of laid increase.
The act provides that the new subscr iptiop
shall be preferred stock, and authorizes the paw
ment OF one moeiy in 1e5S and Of the balance In
1859
The meeting then adjourned over to Liberty
Hall at ~ O'Clock.
ErsniHs Session -The company reassembled
pursuant to adjournment. The parq uette of Lib
in the body Of the hall
Inc act oil the General Assembly with its an
nexed conditions was accepted n,pl CON
MI r. L. Marshall offered resolution author
1ing lhe use OF portion of the new subscription
10 release 81 500 bonds of the county of ino-
nam now hypothecated He said that the county
OF Rocking ham had subscribed $50 600 TO the
Inad-SoOu OO for ironing the end Of road near
hdrflSonOuTg- The remainder to be paid pan
rdSSn as the road progressed f ON Strasburu to
HarTisonburg. The directors having this stock
IN possession, and not doubling their abiIitv TO
redeem IL IN few months, had pledged portion
OF IT to raise funds to carry on the work The
financial revulsiOn of 1857 gave a death blow 10
their hopes. and the conseQ uence is that the
people OF Rocking ham have had TO pay interest
upon bonds that Ia ne rer teen used an ths ,pork
IL was 4 mere matter of Justice and
agreeable because BY II the company re- secured
the bonds To be applied to the construction Of the
road.
Mr.. 3. l.. Harrison, of Prince William. offered
substitute p DIVIDING for using the subsrri pti on
In paying the obligations of the company.
Tie supported bis motion with some remarks
waich were replied to by q. r.. Dene:,le of Rock
my ham, AID other gentlemen In the Coursr of
tie debate the statement that Rock bingham was
READY, II necessary. To assist the road 70 its COM
petion again, called forth loud applause
The substitute was lost, and the resoluti on, of
Mr.. Marshall adopted.
On motion Of MIR. Martz of Rockingham. a
resolution passed declaring Aexand ria the proper
location for national foundrrv and arnnin r.
Hiram Aiartz, of Rocking ham, Philip Pltman 81
Shenandoah, and David Funston, of AIesapdrj,
committee to present the resolution 10 the Viz
GINA delegation IN Congress. and solicit their
active aid ia the matter.
The President, in neat speech returned tho
thanks OF the directory to the members Of In.
Legislature who had secured an additional sub
scrlPilcn on the part OF the commonwealth, and
on his motion the company passed A yute of
thanks to the sam. gentlemen
A vote oi thanks to the chairman and Secrp.
tarics having been adopted, the meeting adj =
journed sine die -
CoNFERENCE.-In the Conference of the A. nj
t. Church, yesterday morning. Bishop PAYNE
conducted the relig ious service.
After the reading of the journal ID w Moore
moved :" reconsider the motion 10y which Chris.
TOPPER Williams wIs discontinued The Rrxh,n
Tuleo " ont, upon the grounds of its ilIcnality
y Communication from Jacob Brooks mem.
Der OK the Conference who il absent was road
stain" That be would not attend this session Of
The Conference, and ask q the members 70 ron
tlnIe his relation. On motion OF w n N,,r,s
d resolution was passed condsmming the cour>..
pursued by hi;n, Brooks aud lie was accordingly
suspended for one wear.
The case OF John n Gaines wa called mn r -
INA! disposition, when the following VIE mn
scented and passed unanimously:
heTeas John ii Gaines has been clearly con-
Vlcted OF Immoral conduct; and whereas such
conduct demands his expulsion from tho Cbrix
tIdn Church: tAprefufp.
RsSolrsd, by the Baltimore Annual Conference
OF The A. NJ r. Church, in conference assembled
that he, the said John n Gaines hr aud is herein,
expelled from the A III r. Church
There was profound silence in the Conference
Tor several minutes. The chairman asked what
was the matter; when 4. w W ayman said il
was enough to cause silence when q man va,
about to be- disOwned by the Church Militant
ana MS name perhaps stricken from the Lambs
book OF lie.
e!ciSeS Ior the anniversary of the Literary Society
OF The Conference, which is to take place on
Thursday afternoon. The exercises will consist
OF singing, and PRAYER by the President. an
essay on Natural Theology by A W Wavman.
do on Reyt aled Theology. bv j A shorter: a.,
on EccirsiastiCal History, by Levin Lee do ON
Tue Ifeeds, 10y ; Watts do on Proiane History
By NJ Sluby; do. on Chemistry, by ID W Moore
a Poem, by J. j. Hubert; essay on I,ilrrature in
general. 10y Bishop Payne
appoint Church miss ionary meet
in@. street, Samuel Wilmore; Union Bethel
=. l.. Hammond, Ebenezer ID RIdout: John
w esIey' T. X. Gibbs; Georgetown, W. Ii Wa
CRIMINAL CorRT.-The case Of Michael Hof-
man was tried yesterday, wherein tie defendant
stood char ed with an attempt to cheat and
swind!e One Joseph Ermanhaui, bv means of a
Lottery Gift Enterprise, tickets one dollar bear
IN" Oh thrir face the signature of the proprietor
and promising one Of 3 500 lifts W ned f-,n g,
10 - .luU, when all tie tickets should H. SaId
fne defendant had left 100 of these ii, kets Al the
sHoP ol Ill" prosecuting witness, for sale, prom
l>ihS MN Ten per cen!um of the amount Of his
sales ~ l6rrmpeh tor vending them the
witness suspiri0ned all was not Tight and SOM
l"T an officer I" come and investigate Tue OH rer
arrested til" IL feEdan'. and at his instance sent
note l" The postmaster "f Dauphin county, Pa to
learn whether certain fans, houses, tots, etc
which had been set forth in the priated bills of
tins gin scheme as prizes 10 the lucky dfawrr
= when the tickets should all be sold - were
there Ia reality, or myth. The answer TO the
inquiry not being satisfactory, the defendant WAS
taken TO 4 magistrates office and interruIatrd
touching the existence OF the gold watches d0nIle
bdrTeled guns, diamond rings, breastpins, &c
~c.,which were To be awarded TO such customers
as were not fortunate enough 10 win the farms
houses, lots, &c. These also turned ont 10 la.
rather bogus, InSOmuch as they had not vet been
p 'TchaSed, but were To be, from ieweler in UaI-
TisbuTg, with the money that was to have been
received from the sale of the tickets when thew
should all be sold, These facts all appearin,, nj
tue trial, did not serve to convict the prisoner on
account OF flaw in the Indictment which srt
icIth the charges as an attempt to swindlp Az
no swindle had yet been per pc:rated q course
theI" could be no crime committed; and so the
indictment fell through, and the Jury was in
Stiuct'd to acqnit, which they accordingly did
TO day. the case OF the L.. \ RS John White
was taken up, in which the defendant was
charged with assault and battery with intent TO
XIII Michael McNulty Verdict OF tue jury-nOt
guilty..
DEMOCRATIC ANTI-KXow-NoTHING DEMON
STATION The anti know Nothing Democratic
c'Lzrns "f tie Fifth WaFd, held meeting at
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