The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-24


r The meeting Of this ofiicsfs Of the railroads
connecting between NeW York and New Or.
leans, In Washington, alluded to In my last
ment in rt3atioa 10 ths change Of schedule
They meet again at OhattAno0EA on the 4th
June. The object Of Tho Convention n to
shorten the time In RAINING between New
York and New Orleans TO three days and q
quar- ter. which IL 10 confidently expected will
be done, thus making II . route by this city
the shortest, al well a. the most direct, from
the cities mentioned IN connection as above.
tree was blown across the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad, ab0nt Is miles this side Of
Alexandria, which III rev the engine, attached
to the night train. rom me IN % araen. IN sncn =
up In time fol the Sout bern bound mail TO pass
on time. They were de aimed abont two hours,
but by extraordinary 1. Wt running arrived at
this city just in time to save the connection.
All Of the Touring mills here are idle, and
will have to remain in that state until about
| the 2ttt July. when new wheat may be ex-
pected in market. 80 Aes
in law, at Bristol. the parties had fight pre-.
yious to the commission of 1he fatal act. A
difficulty occurred between Duncan and his
wife, tRaine's daughter,) and Mr.. 4. bearing
Of II, went to Duncan's house. distance of
some three or four miles from Bristol, for the
purpose OF carrying his daughter home. When
arriving at Duncan's house IN alteration oc.
/ CuTESO, ana y ugOL cnSucO, UeIWccu tue nt0cT.
in law and SON in. law, in which pistols were
drawn and sticks pretty freely used, after
which they were separated, and Raine had
| star ted home, when Duncap sseized gun and
| struck the unfortunate man in the back of the
head, killing him at once. o. X.
| PRUDENT BRlDE-Miss Eliza Logan, the
actress, whose recent marriase with Mr.. Geo
Wood. a theatrical manager, appears to have
| kept in mind the too often unhappy results
of theatrical alliances. and to have arranged
| her matrimonial "programme" with SHARP
eye to the future "benefit" OF herself and hel
| new lord. The Cincinnati Commercial says
| the fair bride has conveyed in trust to her bro
| ther for her use all her real nd personal pro-
perty. The following is the schedule Of hel
property recorded in the deed Of trust:
/ In Cincinnati the property known as Wood!
theatre eighty acres of land in Gasconad.
county Missouri two lots in Chicago ; all he
| lands in Jefferson. Prairie, Arkansas; and Tel
coun ties, State Of Arkansas; all parcels of lane
owned by her In Lakeland, Long Island the
property near Stamford, Connecticut; to
| gether with all s::ccks, bonds, promissory
notes, chooses in acilun, and all her persona
property belonging to the grantor.
| THE NORTHERN CoNPxRHNoE-The Metho
dist General Conference, in session al Buffalo
on Monday, after long discussion, adoptet
| the report of the COMMITTEES on Missions. es
| tablishing Conference in Arizona and New
Mexico. Until organized, however, the dis
trict is to he under the care of the Foreigl
Missionary Board. The Committee on tn
| Bible Cause recommended Il vigorous prosecu
ton OF the work through the dominions of tn
Greek and Roman Churches in Europe ant
Asia. DIR. Kingsley, from the Committee Of
Slavery, repor ted the votes OF the diHereA
Conferences for and against change OF tn
rule. There had been laid before the Confer
ence 1877 memorials against change. from
| Annual Conferences, signed by 3,999 memJ
rialists and 80 Quarterly Conferences. For
change Of the rule there had been submitte
, | si1 memorials, from 80 Annual Conferences
eigned by 1857 memorialists and 40 Quarterl
, Conferences.