Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-11
LOCAL AFFAIRa.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
vIsIr OF rHE MuxieIrAL AurhoRrriks %
IwAanIseroE 10 BAIrInoRE,--As pfeSiousll an.
SsS,oeS ~ no city Of S wsshisS.os Tisi, our
city yesterday. Their purpose q TO View all OBJ
iects Of pabiio interest about the city, and also
with a view 70 Introducing all improvements
paSiis institutions q re kind IL the District.
THE Washingt0nians numbered over forty. They
wore received Al the Relay House, on the Baln-
more and ohio railroad, BY committee q the
City Councils, who accompanied them 70 Baiti.
more. Upon arriving al the Camden station the
parry were mot BIZ a large delegation, and ea-
eortSd 10 the foot n Camden etres,, whers they
embarked upon the barge seguiA, CAPT. bandol,
unaer tow q The steamtug Baltimore, Capt. An.
the oity's guests, who embraced the Common
Council aud Hoard Of Aldermen Of Washington,
was quito large, numberihg some two hundred.
Esq., Of the baltimore Counells. welcomed the
visitors 10 the city promising, on the part of his
colleagues, 10 make their visit A. agrpeAhia one
~ laid In their power, Nc. 7. n Lloyd, nom
made happy reply, Al which he returned thanks
10 tho corporate authorities Of Baltnora for the
attention which they had already received, and
had no doubt that, from the well-known hospl-
would be one Of the greatest ,sujoymsnt and
\ Al half past ton o'clock the barge Ish the
wharf aud proceeded down the harbor, the strAh-
Igers taking much Interest In the object. pointed
ont to them BY the committee. The boat stopped
at Fort MeHenry, where Fivst Lieutenant Arthur
Morris, Of tho tth regiment, regular artillery
aud other officers, came on board, and also the
fall baud Of the "a United States artillery, Pro-
lessor schmidt, who, during the whole, Of the
"TRIP, entertained the company with some beauti-
4 ful selections, performed In excellent style.
, Atior leaving Port AeHeury the boat kept on
down the river, aud, when nearing Fort Carroll,
steam was shut OF, allowing all on board 70
view the dimensious aud progress Of that i'm
|pOrtant work. Proceeding further down, the
company were landed at Walkers PAvilion,ne
the mouth Of Curtis crock. most beautiful re.
company landed, and, alter enioying themselves
for three quarters % an hour In walking over
the grounds and In athletic and other sPorts, sat
down to a sumptuous entertainment, Which had
been prepared under the direction Of Capt. Thoa
@. James. The ride down the river had given
sharp Appctites to all, and the delleacles upon
tho table were consumed with much lest After
the removal Of the cloth number Of speeches
were made By the gentlomon from Washington,
aud responded TO BY members o. our municipal
|goveTnment and others After some two hours
spent al this spot, In the highest enjoyment, the
2company re-embarked for BALTIMORE, reaching
here abont seven o'clock In the evening" The
Visitors wSfe then escorted to the Butaw House,
their headquarters during their stay In the city.
Hast night thcy visited tho Holiday Street
Theatre to witness the performances Of Madame
Ivestyali.
To-day the city's guests, in charge Of the CON.
mittse viii visit Druid Hill Park, the city aims
Ihoase, and the H0nse Of Refuge, dining nj the
latter InNiitutlon. Upon their return 70 the city,
about az Ssiess; shss will yis hSns s,sa.
paid Fire Department will be had. The wash
ngton visitors are under The special conduct Of q
Joint committee of the tWo branches Of the City
Council, of whom hessf.. valslliIe Foreman, Of
second BraaeDs. aud Edward =. LAMBDA, Chair
man OF tho Committee ON the Harhot, are the
chiefs, ench aAa Il whom have attended 10 their
duties most aeceptably. --Bah. Paper.
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ANSuAL C0sFERENcE or THE MErnopisT
PRorEsrASr CHuRaH-The Conferences met res
orday mornlRg, ~. Waters In the chair. A
memorial from the Slarr church, Baltimore, ask :
ny authority for the ordination Of Rev, ". II.
Hopkins, thciF PASTOR, - an elder. was xeferred
d. N. Eysrisi, and Gen. Geo. vieksrs. N
Thu. report pf tho Des Moiaes MiAaiOh was re-
eelved aud adopted. .
On motion II Dr.. Murray, resolutions ives
noa be authorised, In the order Of public wOr.
shiP in the Conference, 70 offer prayer At disere-
lion.
The following named gentlemen were elected
mcmbers Of the Book Directory; J. W. Richard
.on, William H. 0nhith, Dr a. y. zollieoiisr, b.
M Ame.. on IlilnoIs. presented the condition
Nine illiv6s dlstriot. and oked the syinpalhy
|and na.istanee ofronierence. =
Reg mr. Reese sccretarv. hnd prepared reso-
Ilutian. an ths stnte of he country, but a. his
|brolhey Dr. Sim had also prepared REGULATIONS
Which woali pr5babIy meet The views OF the
|Conferenen better. he would Withhold them.
m. sim and General VIckers, the com mlttes
annointsd IA walt an the Preuidsnt. entered the
. rbnrch AMI staied hat Prosident Joknson Woald
reesi ved lhe Conference Al o ielook wv
Afisr nr1ver NV Brother Murray. the members
n ne tonfercsse proceeded in a body 10 the
Execntise Chamber, Al the Treasury Department,
Wherp Ihey were cordially received, and held an
iRtere.tln,r~interview with the President,
AnrEnxoaN ars-lor.
Tho coaferenes reassembisd At four o'sioek.
s va s' haaSssms aI nsapsr' espressisg Sis own
son yietions Of duty AZ this Important period He
|eould not eonscientously omit 10 offer few res
,Istloas which. IN pisIn terms, would inform the
public nind o. the relation Of this church TO the
1oysrnmeut
vicEers, were read aud adopted. The fesolu.
lions arc A. follows:
Whereas Article ~ Of the Articles Of Religion
% the Methodist Protestant Church deelarea that
he President, the Congress, the General Assem-
blies, the GOVERNOR, aud the Coaneils Of State,
~ he delegates " fAe people, are the rulern Of
no United States Of America, according 10 the
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