The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-19

on Friday morning at O'Clock, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. +. f. August
The Secretary announced that six addition.
al Circuits and Stations had reported them.
selves since the organization of the Conyen.
tioE.
There being Il large attendance of ladies and
gentlemen in the Convention, seats were rs.
signed them. and the interest manifested was
very gratifying to the lovers of the Sunday
School cause.
Itwas resolved that one delegate from each
quarterly Conference cast the vote of the del
egation, upon consultation with the delega-
ton.
The report of the Business Committee was
then taken up, and found to contain five very
important and interesting questions of in.
quiry, which were very generally discussed,
with great interest and profit, and number
OF practical resolutions were adopted in an
swer to queries propounded
Rev. j. r. Finley obtained leave to in trod uce
a paper, prepared by the Committee of the
Sunday Schools OF this city, in relation to
public exercises on Sunday afternoon next,
and after discussion. it was decided that the
exercises should consist Of two mass meetings,
to be held on Sabbath afternoon next at Cen
tenary and Trinity Churches, to be address
ed by four speakers provided by the Con-
vention, and that the Schools participating
rooms, and proceed directly to the Church
assigned them and engage in the exercises pro-
vIded by the School Committee.
The Committee on Public Exercises an.
nouhceu 'ndt heV. CnaS. 1aylOr, Rev. h. NJ
Smith, President of the Convention. Rev. II. .
B. Cowles and Bishop Early would address
the Schools At Trinity and Rev. w. w. Dun
can and Rev. ]. Shuff would address the
Schools at Manchester Church on the next
night
After sundry notices, the Convention ad-
journed till +. NJ, with bsnediction by Rev.
G. w. Motley.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met 1T +. NJ, and was
hv
The President announced that Bishop Early
was present, and he was invited to take seat
in the Convention, and assist in its delibera-
tions.
The entire time of the afternoon session was
taken up in the further consideration of the
question of inquiry prop0unded by the Busi-
ness Committee, and was conducted with
marked ability by some ef the first talent of
The Convention adjourned with benediction
by Bishop Early.
Mysterious Psrsoa-Suieids-S in
February last, ON the farm OF Mr.. John W.
Twyman, near Versailles, KY, 4 man COM
mitted suicide in his barn, both by shooting
himself in the abdomen and by hanging. He
had been i'll the neighborhoOd some two years
off and on, in the employment of Mr.. Twy-
man, as an overseer of negroes. He appeared
to be about thirty -five to forty years of age
near six feet high, dark long hair, dark eyes
very slightly inclined to be Gro 's.eyed, scarce
moody and incOmmunicatiye, rarely speaking
of himself. He gave his name as James w
Read or Reid, and said he had been in ths em.
ployment of the late Stephen Duval Of Ches.
terfield CO., Va, as an oyerseer. lie described
Mr.. d., his family, ETC., spoke often Of the Bell
Tavern in Richmond, and other persons and
localities hereabouts. He was fond Of dress and
good manager, but was himself averse to
work with his own hands, which were small
He had recommendations as an oyerseer pur.
porting to be from Mr.. Duval, one Of which he
exhibited; and the other, calling him John or
James H. Woodrow. was found ON his person
after death. Both were supposed to Be id Ais
borhood, and when he returned he said he had
been to Virginia. At the time Of his death he
had Just returned from trip somewhere and
was very needy. After death he was pro-
nounced 70 be a maH Of exquisite form and
mould; and for the first time, il was then dis.
covered that he had u hsavy cat upon the
head, and another upon the throat which he
heavy cut on his leg. aud one Of his toes was
gone. Who he WA, or where he was from,
remains CURIOUS inquiry To the neighbour
hood whore he died. He spoke Of having rela-
hves in Mason county, ". but on the day of
his death spoke Of being q man like Alexan-
der Selkirk. alone in the sworld-withont mo-
Any information communicated TO this pa
per, or John w. Twyman, versailles, Ky.
will be received. The object OF stAis pubitca.
tfon 10 to inform his friends. II he has aay, Of
his fate.
Hetsi C1esed-The American Hotel, We are
authorized 10 say, Will close on Mouday next.
and lsmain 20 antfi July, during which intef.
vat y viii y thoroughly repaired aad sonae-
what qalayeed. The teopenine will IS uader
Z new proprietor; the prssent tIesses, Mr.. Ajax.