The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-02
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.

l. lELEURANO.
The Methodist Episcopal General Conference.
BUFFALO, May 3l.-The proceedings of the Cen
| eral Conference to-day have possessed more of
general interest than those of any previous. Bishop
| Baker presided After the transaction of some un-
important business, the slavery report was taken
up, and Mr.. Slicer, of Baltimore proceeded to
speak against the report of the majority. He was
| followed by DR.. Holdick, the same side. Mr.
Sewell, OF Baltimore, then took the stand, and al
though laboring under fit of indisposition, occn-
! pied the full time allotted him. His speech is
considered by all to be the most eloquent and i'm
| pressve of the session. Almost the entire audience
| was moved to tears. Mr.. COomb, of Philadelphia
| of the minority, and Mr. Hill, of the majority, fol-
| lowed. At this point MIR. Cowles, of Iowa, intro
duced a resolution that after Messrs. Hunter, of
| Virginia. of the minority, and Kingsley, of Erie,
of the majority, shall have spoken, the vote shall be
taken on the third resolution in the majority report
without further debate. This resolution was not
to exclude motions amendments if made pre-
vious to five o'clock The resolution was adopted
-l27 to 55-and the Conference adjourned till two
O'Clock. Upon reassembling, Mr. Hunter proceed
ed TO sum up for the minority, succeeded by Mr..
Kingsley, who made the closing argument for the
majority report. Both gentlemen made able
speeches. Mr.. Durbin then moved to take from
the table the substitute offered by him some days
ago. 1t was taken from the table and rejected
Numerous amendments were offered and rejected,
one directing the Bisops to submit the chapter
proposed to the Annual Conferences, and the Presi-
ding Elders to the Quarterly Conference, was lost
las to 6l. Another, that the old chapter in the Dsci
pline stand as it is, and the chapter before the
Conference be put into the pastoral address in the
journal of the General Conference was lost-I3l to
81. An amendment declaring the chapter simply
advisory was lost. At five o'clock the main ques-
ton on the adoption of the chapter, in the
Discipline, in the place of the old one, was
ordered, and the new chapter was adopted-l54
to 81.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The South Carolina State
Democratic Convention adjourned on Thursday
night after having nominated delegation to the
Richmond Convention, headed by Hon. r. B.
Rhett. A strict test vote was made showing a ma
jority of seventeen in favor of Mr.. Rhett. Much
excitement resulted, and although Mr.. Rhett's
friends seemed subsequently anxious to send
mixed delegation to Richmond the opposition de-
termined to throw all the responsibility Mr..
Rhett and the entire delegation to Richmond was
so composed. Genl. Foster, the Democratic Can
didate for Governor of Pennsylvania, James Magee,
Director in the Pennsy lvana Rail Road and other
citizens of that State here on business connected
with the passage of the Tariff bill by the Senate.
The number will be increased next week by the
rival of Messrs. Robbins, Cadwallader, Philips,
Robert and VIM. C. Patterson. and other prominent
Democrats of Pennsylvania, the same business.
The Senate Committee on Printing will report
in favor of the House bill for the establishment of
a Government Printing Office, and the prospect is
that it will pass the Senate This mode of exc
cutting the public printing has been repeatedly
before Congress since 1919.
methOd1st Episcopal Conference.
BUFFALO, June LIN the Methodist Conference
to day Mr. Blades, of Michigan, offered resolu-
ton that the new chapter for the Discipline adopt
ed yesterday, was meant only as advisory in its
nature, not statutory; that the chapter in itself is
clearly declaratory of principle and advisory of
practice, and requires no explanatory clause.
Adopted-yeas l65, nays 6. The preamble of the
majority report was adopted with that part strck-
en- out which in any, way relates to the pro-
posed restrictive rule which has been rem
dered unnecessary by the rejection of the rule.
The exciting question then declared settled so
far as this Conference is concerned, Bishop Nor
ris, who was in the chair circulating $50 let it re-
main, world without end, Amen" The name of
the old Delaware Conference, which was changed
some days ago to the West Ohio Conference, was
again changed to the Central Ohio Conference. The
Committee on Revisas were instructed to strike
out from the Discipline the provision relating to
the ordination of saveholding local preachers -
The Conference will probably adjourn finally to-
morrow night.
The Movements of the japanese.
WASHINGTON, june 1.-The programme of the
movements of the japanese is as follows:-They
will leave Washington for Baltimore the 5th of
June, and the latter city on the 9th, arriving at
Philadelphia on the 7th. They will leave Phila-
delphla on the llth for Niagara, arriving there
the 18th, and at Albany on the 14th. Arrive at
Boston on the 18TH and leave on the 10Th for New
York, where they will remain from the Goth to the
3Oth inst. From Buffalo they will make a trip on
Lake Erie.
As there is no probability that the steamship
Niagara will be ready for sea before the 7th of
July, they will arrive at New York, with time to
spare, should there be no change in the above pro-
gramme Some of the japanese are learning the
daguerreotype business at Brady's Gallery, and
are apt scholars.
The President has recognized G. E. Laurman as
Consul of Belgium, at Philadelphia.
Reported Defeat of GaribaIdi.
New YORK, June 1.-The New York Herald
publishes the following telegraphic despatch,
which was received at Queenstown on the sail
ing of the Arabia, brought by passenger to New
York:
tween the Royal troops and the Garbaldians, in
Catalafine, near Palermo. GaribaldTs forces are
reported to have been completely beaten, and a
large number killed and wounded.
PALERMO, May 16.-A fight has taken place at
Pieppo, this city, in which the Royal troops
were repusec. Palermo is in state of siege, and
! fresh troops have arrived. More emigrants have
| dsembarked in Sicily.
Tornado i'm Cattarausus--Six Dwellings De-
stroyed-- Four persons Dangerously In
jured.
CArrARAuGUs, N. Y, May 31-A tornado passed
over this place at about hali-past four O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, sweeping everything before it,
entirely destroying six dwellings, unroofing part
of the railroad depot, and blowing the wood shed
| of the railroad entirely down. Four persons
| dangerously injured, and several slightly. The
amount OF damage is not known, but it will proba-
| bly, reach S25, 900. The storm passed northeast,
| through the village of Waverly, about three miles
from mere, kllllng man by the name OF burrows,
dangerously injuring two other persons, and seve
raj Others slightly. Almost every building within
reach of the storm was injured.
The American Tract Society.
BosToN, May 3l.-The forty-sixth anniversary of
the American Tract Society was held here to-day.
Ex-Governor Briggs presided.
The expenditures of the year were SCI, 900; the
receipts $685. 600.
| The meeting was harmonious. The prospects of
| the society are considered most hattering.
Gov. Briggs was reelected President Among
| the Vice Presidents Rev. Stephen H. Tying,
| Rev. Albert Barnes, S. S. Smucker, and Hon. VIM.
| Jessup.
| The Cattle Disease in New Jersey.
| NEWARK, N. j. May 31.-The cattle disease has
appeared in this neighborhood. Out of seven cat
tie attacked on the farm of Abraham johnson,
near Newark, four have died. Examinations show
the disease TO be the cause, as that in Massachu-
| setts. The Agricultural Society hold special
meeting at Elizabeth, on the 9th of june to con-
slder the subject. The disease is supposed to have
been introduced here by an animal from Massachu-
| setts.
| Decision in Railroad Bond Case.
| PITTsBURG, May 3l.-In the United States Cir
| cult Court to-day, Judge McCandless delivered an
elaborate opinion in the case of David Pollock, a
| citizen of Ohio, against the county of Lawrence,
directing that an attachment be issued against the
County Commissioners for refusing to submit to an
| tudO oh e.