The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-11
CITY INTELLIGENCE
METHODIST CONFERENCES

CRY INTELLIGENCE
AETH0DLST CONFERENCES
"h Wednesday next, the 18th inst, the Balti
more Conference of the Methodist F,isconal
0Aurch VIII convene in the town of Staunton An |
gusta county, Virginia, and on the same day the
East Baltimore Conference will meet in the TOWN |
oil Chamoersburg, Franklin county, PENNSYLVANIA.
ne meeting OF these bodies is looked to with much
interest and the result Of their abors will be anx
lously awaited. The deliberations of the Baltimore
conference especially, will be watched with the
nvenest interest. The question of the secession of
this Conference from the Northern Church will he
disposed of and present indications leave no dnubt
out mat the secession will take place The same
question VIII engage the attention of the East Bal
tlmore Conference, but in the latter the secession
lists are IN the minority, and it is not probable that
any steps looking to a withdrawal will take place.
AhGther question OF great moment, which will no
1ouot De thoroughly ventilated, is that of
Lay Representation. There are large num
bers of the ministry, among whom are
some OF the most eminent divnes in the
persuasion, who are earnest advocates Of the chance
inns the hrst time that this question has been se
rlousiy discussed since the schism, of which the
Methodist Protestant Church is the offspring This
latter denomination has increased RAPIDLY and
there are now conferences of the body held in al
most every state in the Union. Much which would
nave gone TO increase the strength of the Metho-
uist Episcopal organization, has been attracted to
tHe Methodist Protestant persuasion on account Of
the difference of discipline in the particular of Law
representation, and unless the proposed change is
maze, there will be many Withdrawals from the
mother church. The following information will be
OF interest:
The Baltimore Conference will assemble at Staun.
ton, Va, on the 18th inst
Bishop Scott will preside, aided by Bishop James.
This Conference numbers lJ0 ministers and AS
900 members.
Revs. NJ. Goheen, T. H. W. Monroe, W. II.
Chapman, j. NJ. Clarke, c. c. Cronin, and w. H.
Laney. will change their present stations in this
city, under the rules of the Discipline of the
Church.
The East Baltimore Conference will also convene
on the 18th inst, at Chambersburg, Pa.
Bishop Simpson will preside.
This body embraces 2l9 ministers and 81 900
members of the Church,
The following ministers, stationed in this city,
will also change their present fields of labor
Revs A. A. Reese, j. s. McMurray, George
Hildt, w. r. Mills S. b. Dunlap, John Bowen
and James II. Brown.
Convention Of Ministers aud Laymen will as
semole at Staunton, Va, the 18th inst, Jointly
TO decide the best course to be pursued by the Bal
timOre Conference, in view of the action of the
late General Conference, on tie vexed question of
slavery.
The deliberations of these religious assemblies
VIII be OF the greatest importance to the Methodist
Il. Church in Virginia, Maryland and the District
of Columbia.
STEALING LEAD PIPE.-FOr some time past there
has been set of thieves at work, in various sec
tions OF the city, who make their depredations on
unoccupied houses, stealing all the lead pipe which
is exposed and in many instances cutting away
the partitions and destroying the walls of the
houses for the purpose of reaching it. Hundreds
OF pounds OF pipe have been removed from a single
house. On Friday night last two men, named VIM.
Bowers and William Barlow, were arrested on the
charge of being oft his class of th eves The pipe
which they had stolen was traced to the Junk shop
kept By man named Nathan Frank, living on
Orleans street, near Central avenue, where they
sold 1t. On searching Franks premises near one
thousand pounds ofead pipe found, none of the
pieces Of which were more than foot in length,
and all OF which had the appearance of having been
used in dwellings. This pipe was removed to the
Central police station by the police. Frank was
arrested and held to bail for hearing, to answer
the charge of purchasing the pipe knowing. the
same to have been stolen. Bowers and Barlow
were committed to Jail for court.
SELF PUNIsHMENT.-Yes terday afternoon about
two o'clock, a son of the Emerald Isle presented
himself at the Middle district police station and
inquired tor the captain, stating that he had
word to say to that officer. 1t evident, from
the general appearance of the individual that he
had been indulging little too freely in the use of
other fluids than natures beverage On BEING in
troduced to the captain he said that his name was
Patrick Barrett, living at No. 10 Concord street
lie came to the station-house to deliver himself nm
on the charge OF being drunk and disorderly, and
desired to be put back. He said that he had drank
too much, acted in ungentemahly manner to.
wards his family, and on his wife inviting him to
dinner, he entered the dining room, when instead
OF sitting down at the table and eating his dinner
as husband should, he deliberately went to work
and broke all the dishes and scattered the food
over the floor. He was thoroughly disguised with
himself, and thought that he deserved punishment,
and accordingly he laid the charge against him.
self of being drunk and disorderly The officer in
charge obliged Mr. Barrett by putting him back
HIGH PRICES FOR NEGROEs.-Several negroes
were sold at the city Jail, by the Sheriff. on Satur-
gay last, In pursuance of sentence of his Honor
Judge Bond of the Criminal Court decreeinp them
to be sold respectively for term of years. John
CHARLES, aged AS Years, to serve eighteen months,
brought S365-John Hinesy purchaser Edward
Sunn' aged ~ years, to serve five years, brought
S925-John Hinesly purchaser. George H. Emer-
son, aged - years, to serve four years, brought
$S85-John Hinesly purchaser. Mary Jones, age
81 years, to serve eighteen months. brought Sls4
resident.
BURGLARY.-On Saturday morning man named
Joseph Shaver appeared at the Eastern district DO
ice station, and made complaint that be had been
robbed OF SlSl. He boarded in the house of a man
named Jacob Swetzer, on Canton avenue near
Bond street, and the money was in his trunk
Shortly after leaving his room in the morning he
returned and found that the trunk had been bro
ken open and the money stolen Justice Duncan
issued search-warrant, and Swetzer's premises
and the inmates of the house were searched but
none OF the money was recovered.
MISUNDERSTANDING during Friday night the
S''iO VI - W. " l4duSDiln, NO. l0S North
Gay street, was entered and robbed of So in cents,
and quantity of groceries. The building is only
story and half high, and there is a large sky-
light in the roof. The thieves by means Of a lad
der, gained the roof, and, removing a portion of
the sky-light, lowered themselves into the store
Fortunately, Mr.. Onaughn had taken all the
money with him the night previous, with the ex-
ception of the S. stolen.
SUICIDE.-ShOrtly after one o'clock Yesterday
afternoon, German named William Winter, re-
siding No. 26 Abbeys alley, in South Baltimore,
committed suicide by hanging. He placed a rope
over beam in his wood-shed and then stranped
himself by lying down on the ground and drawing
the rope tight. An inquest was held BY Coroner
Battee, the jury rendering a verdict that the
deceased came to his death by "suicde while par
TALLY deranged." The deceased leaves wife and
three children.
lNQUEsT.-On Saturday morning Dr. Greentree,
coroner, held an inquest over James Wooden who
was killed on Thursday last, on the Northern Cen
tral hallway, by falling from a car while in the
act of adjusting brake. The jury rendered a
verdict that the deceased to his death in con
sequence OF the breaking of the chain brake, and
that said chain defective and unfit for the pur
pose intended. r
RESULTED FATALLY.-C Casper Clipper, who was
so ieartully injured Thursday last by the explo
SION OF steam boiler in the establishment of Messrs
Chappell d Co., on Federal bill, died on Saturday
morning. Charles Smith, who was injured on Fri
day morn ing by falling through the hatchway of
vessel lying at Smiths wharf died Yesterday at the
Lombard street lnirmary
RE-APPoINTMENT.-The Board of Police Commits
sioners, IN compliance withthe law creating the
metropolitan police force, on Saturday last made
tner appointments OF officers for the ensuing YEAR