The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-04
GENERAL, CONFERENCE OF THE MET
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
SECOND DAY.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference re-assembled
on Wednesday.
The matter of the Wisconsin delegate was finally
settled before the adjournment, by being referred
to a select committee of five.
A resolution by Mr.. Witherspoon to revise the
Discipline relating to the duties of the presiding
elders to place them in the pastoral relation
was referred to the Committee on ltnerancv
Committees of seven were ordered Temper
ance, the Bible, Temporal Economy, and the Pas
toral Address.
The session was opened with the usual religious
services, Bishop James, of New York, in the chair
Bishop Simpson appeared and took his seat on
the platform.
Notice taken of the death of Bishop Waugh
and it was resolved that the Bishops select one of
their number to pronounce a eulogy upon his life
and character.
The order of the day was the reports of the out
going standing committees, but the rules were
suspended for the purpose of constituting the sew
eral standing committees.
Committee of Five was ordered to be ap-
pointed by the Chair, to take into consideration
the question of divorce and marriage, and report
to this Conference.
The afternoon session was almost entirely con-
sumed in constructing the standing committees
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
General Lamoriciere, writing to a friend in Paris
from Rome, speaks very hopefully of the prospect
of affairs. He says-"with the assistance of God
and our own diligence, | hope soon to have Roman
Zouaves."
Baron Lopresti. Hungarian magnate, has lust
presented the large of As 900 forms (about
$4,000 Engish) to the Academy of Pesth. This
donation is also demonstration against Austria
as that Power has thought fit to set its face against
the building and endowment of the Academy
The King of Sweden and Norway has refused his
sanction to the resolution of the Norwegian Parl-
ament, in pursuance of which no Swede was to be
appointed Lieutenant Governor of Norway
About 300 silver coins, of the reign of David III
OF Scotland, were turned up with the plough on
the farm of Netherfeld near Powfoot by William
Burnie, poughman ON the farm.
1t appears that no fewer than two hundred pat
ents for the manufacture Of sewing machine in
Great Britain have been taken ont, but that not
more than twenty have been brought into use, and
that only eight firms are making the article.
A communication from Moscow announces the
intended publication of a translation of the
Bible into the Russian vernacular, under the
auspices of the Metropolitan of Moscow. 1t is to
be published in numbers, beginning with the New
Testament, of which the first number has already
appeared.
Some of the Irish journals speak despondingly of
the extensive emigration which is in progress
They state that "the exodus" is apparently about to
reassume the proportions of former wears
There has been a riot at the South Dublin work
house through the female paupers appropriatinp
pettcoats and stealing all sorts of things such as
rope, canes, twigs, buckram and iron hoops and
not give them up, and when personal search was
threatened tins, pokers, brushes, &C., were flung
at the heads of the officers.
The INDIANA TRAGEDY.-The Fort WAYNE lind
Times furnishes the following details of the horri-
BILE murder briefly mentioned in our issue of yes
terday:
The murdered man and the murderess were hus-
band and wife, and had maintained that relation to
each other for period of upward of fifty years.
They resided on a small farm which they owned
in DeKab county. Mrs. Knapp informed her son
Jakey of her intention to kill the old man. and re-
quested Jakey to hold the old mans hands while
she would choke him to DEATH ,Jakey refused Sn
she said no more about the matter until next morn
ing, when she persuaded Knapp, under some pre-
tence to enter the milk house, and as he was in the
act OF stepping out of the building she struck him
on the back OF the head with heavy club She
then seized the axe, which she had ready and
struck him OIL the forehead, fracturipg the skulI
She then dragged him to the we'll and threw him
in, and as ne went down he grasped the top of the
gum which grasp she forced him to release nv
striking him upon the hands with the end of heavy
board; he then sank to the bottom of the we'll She
then threw a number of chunks into the we'll re-
marking to her at the time that in case search
was made for the old man, his body would not be
discovered. There being some stains of blood upon
the dress she had at the time, she placed sec
ond dress over t,directing "Jakey" to hide the
and club with which she had committed the deed.
She went to Mrs. Smiths living about mile dis
tant, and spent the day ''Jskey," in obedience to
her command, also spent the day away from home
She met her son-in-law, Place, and told him that
she had just learned that the old lost, and
fastened on her way home. Place and number
of neighbors Immediately instituted search for
Knapp, and noticing that the surface of the water
in the well was covered with chunks, they put
down hook and dragged the body of the murdered
man out. Mrs. Knapp exhibiting no grief, but on
the contrary manifesting the most perfect ndifer-
ence, suspicion pointed at her. She was accord
ingly arrested, but denied all connection with the
murder-a committee of females was appointed to
examine her clothing, and found upon her second
dress the stains of blood spoken of-when she be-
came alarmed, and inquired for "Jakey," stating
that be was simple boy, and they would get ali
out of him. "Jakey" was then Intercepted, and
at first denied all knowledge of the matter, but af
forwards made full statement. She was tried last
week. found guilty. and sent to the penitentiary for
life.
The residents ON Duval street, Richmond Pa.
are enjoying ghost, who throws stones, brick
bats and glass bottles. The utmost vigilance of
the police fails to account for these demonstrations
A shock of an earthquake was very sensiblv felt
in this place on yesterday evening, few minutes
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