Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-16

| after its organization, or submit in writing. a
report Of his abors during the year together with
the condition of the district so far as visited by
/ him; and also that he recommend such measures
as he may deem best for the protection of its inter-
| ests as church. -. s 4. oil. -..-.,..... d.
| On motion Of Rev w. C. Lipsicombe.
| ReSoired, That the ministers and preachers of
this Conference be requested to collect funds suf
cient to meet the deficiency Of subscriptions to the
First Methodist Protestant Church. Of Philaflel.
phia and should the superintendent of that church
lind opportunity TO visit churches in the District
in behalf Of said object, our ministers and preach
ers are requested to afford him every facility for
l the successful prosecution Of his mission -.
On motion of Rev. ID. Bowers the Conference
| adjourned, and Immediately went into a meeting
| of the Superannuated Fund Society
Able addresses Were delivered ON this subject
| by Reys. j A. McFadden and d. E. Reese At
the close of which a number of life membership ms
were added to the Society.
The ArrOINTMENrs.-The following is list of
the station appointments, &c, Of the ministers of
.nls Conference for the ensuing year, which was
being announced by the president as the Star went
to press this afternoon: .
SfdtiORS-Alexandria N s Greenaway. West
Baltimore, ID. T.. Reese; East Baltimore E. Il
Drlnkhouse; T.. Baltimore Mission Jesse Shreeye:
south Baltimore, j. Roberts; Charleston, Is. c.
> b. sutherland; Cumberland III. c. Cushing;
Georgetown, David Wilson; First Church. Phils-
delPhia, DIR: j. J. Murray; Salem, Philadelphia.
r. Swentzel; Twentieth street, Philadelphia, ID.
| ington Ninth street. L.. w. Bates; Reading Jere-
niah Clay; East Washington Mission, John r.
Nichols.
Observation-Disclosures DR. A. s Eyersole: Red
ford, ;: G. Dorsey; Anne Arundel, J. w Everist,
J. It. Ewcll; Accomac and Friendship, j. r.
slaughter West Baltimore, J. a. McFaden, j. F.
w hitesde; Concord, w. :. HOLMES; Cecil J. y
Whiteside, Zone TO be supplied y Caroline, Thos.
Lee, Geo, simpson; Cambridge. Christian Ever
sole; Carlisle, w. T. DUNN, J. w Smiley sup
ASS; Dorchester, p. G. Eweii Frederick. w r..
ID
Chas Cochel; Kent, ID. W Bates, D. R. Strayer
Jefferson, L. u. Williams; New Market John
tId5 Jas; Thompson; Pipe Creek. J. r.
ingstOn; Potomac, A. ID. Dick o. Cox, sup. asst:
NcwtOwn and Snow Hill, J. X Nichols, s. Hob
ietzei; Henry Nice; Queen Ann, ID. A. Shermer,
Reese; Warwick and Salem. DIR. ID. f. EweII:
Talbot III. p. Jordon, b. F. Benson; Trough
Creek, j. n. Elderdice, Berkeley. J . III. Ellegood
w llllamsPort, Oh; II. Littleton; Union, B. F.
brown, Robert WINNER; Deer Creek, +. ID.
valiant; Frederick Mission. J. Warden; West
baltimore Mission, E. q. Reese; Clarified, J. ID.
Hamilton
SEPeTHEmsrary MiHisters.-Eli HinkIe, r. l..
McIain, J Warden. John Morgan, T NJ. Wilson,
X L: Boyd, III j Day, A. Baker
Left without Appointments at their own re-
mOnd. j. NJ Dennis.
Transferred to Alabama Conference.-G. II.
McFadcn.
Transferred to Virginia Conference-E. X.
Transferred to unststicned list at his own re.
quest.-T. Burton
/ The BoDY FouND-In the Star of February II,
appeared the following advertisement:
''PerscnnL-MiSSing- Thomas JASPER. Of CuI-
pepper, Va, was last seen at and near the Market
house, in the city Washington ON Saturday
night last, 9Th February, 1859. at about O'Clock:
since no trace OF him can be found. He was in
toXicated, and had about $50 about hi, person
which he was freely exhibiting in a bar room OBJ
poslte the mar ket house on Ninth street where he
was drinking. He was dressed in dark clothes
having on an overcoat Of black and long haired
lambs wool and wore a black cap He is small
statue (about feet o inches black hair and
eyes. with large and very black beard, aged about
81 years. and handsome. His friends fear that no
has been fOully dealt with and will I've grateful
Star Office" - VIZ
This morning, about o'clock, while Mr.. John
White, carpenter. and youth named Thomas
Birch Were handling some lumber on the wharf
on the Canal, at the foot ri Thirteenth street Mr.
w noticed in the water what he at first took for
The body Of dog. but which on closer examina-
uon proved to be human corpse. The body was
IN haIl Dent position, tine feet being imbeddcd
IN IN the mud. rope was placed about tue arms Of
the corpse and II was raised to the canal bank
when an examination Of the pockets showed that
the deceased was the missing druver advertised
above pom his person was 1886. 80. the money
mostly In bank bills, being in excellent preser-
Walton considering the time the body has been i'm
The water. Some checks 1.-THE payment of which
had been stopped by Jaspers employer) and in a
separate roll some one dollar bills of the defunct
Bank If the Republic Were also fpund At the
time he Was first missed it was supposed that ne
h'd IN his possession some SJO but Of course only
ah approximate estimate could be made, and the
hhdIn3 So large an amount upon his person would
seem to preclude the suspicion of his having met
with foul play.
The body is discolored somewhat with bruises.
and the hair of the scalp hangs loose from the
head. bat these indicate nothing more than the
usual casualties befalling corpse thus exposed.
II Is supposed that while in Intoxicated condi-
ton, he made his way down one of the upbridred
streets ending at the Canal brink and WALKING
into this deadly man-trap met his death
Some three or four DAVIS ago, a workman at
Elllss Foundry, saw what he then thoupbt was
the carcase of a dog floating at the month of the
Canal, and 1T is deemed pOssibl that the deceased
might have undertaken to cross the Long Bridge
10 his friend Hughes's, where he spoke Of going
aud falling into the river was carried into tie
Canal by the tide
Coroner Woodward on his arrival summoned
lnry' who found verdict in accordance with the
Facts above stated, of accidental drowning.
His friends in Virginia have been tele9raphed
to concerning his discovery.
The GIFT EXHIBITION OF the ussian War Pan
Drama at Odd Fellows Hall last evening was very
largely attended and passed off to the perfect salts
faction Of all At the close Of the exhibition the
manager invited the audience to nominate some
w.
ing for the thirty presents that were to he dstrb
utcd among them. Whereupon, Capt. Goddard
and Francis Mohun, Esq, We're called out for this
purpose. They went upon the stand and exam
ined and announced the lucky numbers as they
were drawn from a well shaken box by a small
boy. Each present was borne off by the lucky
drawer IN the sight of and amid the jova applause
of the audience. MIR. J. q Stephens the ciothier
drew the gold watch.
Another gift exhibition Of the panorama takes
place Tomorrow evening, which occasion thirty
Il ill,
audience In the same manner
The ODD FELLOWS CELEBRArIoS-The COM
miitees of the grand and subordinate bodies l. O.
d. r, held a meeting last night TO make arrange.
ments for the excursion TO New York city, where
they are to unite in the grand celebration to come
OF on the the 10Th of April next In addition To
the Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment IL was
decided have the order In the District
byCentral lodge. No. !. and Mount n ebo Encamp-