Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-05-17

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During the past Esek, the '.Non
Episcopal Methods q onvention of
the United States Ven ii session
here, and our papers hsss eh,unied
in lengthy reports 81 its proceedings.
which do not propose to 3ehash.
A large number OF delegates,s pres
eut, and the special subject of atten-
ton is OF great itnportsnce, that Is
the proposed uniod' 'ef Ill the Metho-
dist Churches-thst for various rea-
sons have separated themselves from
The Aet6Odist Episcopal Church. Their
proceedings are marked BY much
harmony, and mutual torbearance.
and they will undoubtedly eject an
union, that will embrace in itsorgani-
cation aoout one thousand churches.
The various pulpits ofthe City to-day
are occupied by the ministerial dele
gates TO this body, even the Unitarian
and Universalist Churches having
been offered for that purpose. 1t is
difficult for me TO imagine whst kind
of q sermon an orthodox methodist
preacher can deliver to 8 cougrega-I
ton so dissimilar in belief And theoi-
ogy from himself, as those two latter,
churches are. Perhaps. however.
they go as missionaries, TO the be-
nighted followers of those csee.ls
with some hope of revealing to them,
the true doctrines.
IMPORTANT RAIL-RoAD CASE
Since last Tuesdsy. the thtE Jud-
ges of our Superior Court been,
patiently listening to-elab md
learned arguments from - ,s'ss
counsel in the case of the G p :ss
sissippi Railroad CONF aI 5
the Indianapolis & Cneia eiI
road company, the facts OF which are
briefly these: In 1856. the tw AoIn-
panies made a contract, by Which
the o. IL NJ. company agreea. 10y
third rail on its track, from sLaW-
renceburg to Cincinnati, 50 as 70 PC
commodate the narrow gauge &C ,he
/. 6 c. cars, over which ths< @.
road was TO enter our CIT -
certain annual sums in tefsif
privilege. lease or sale. VI Se
Court may finally cs.s
were other minor feature ;
tract, the most important Q.
are, that the o. d NJ. roe
furnish all motive power
Lawreneeburg and Cincinn. &
that part of the route to Ia
siTe control of the i. dE G. o.
Tie ,,ontract was 70 confisp
Lsirly years. After sere,
the I. d G. became Iiissatisf
chased the bed OF the Halre
Canal, laid s track therein andes
doned the contract. TheO.
company now brings suit, Sr
lion dollars damages Tie
after all but a simple breach Off
tract, and yet the magnitude OF
sums involved and the Reputation Of
its lawyers employed, hssAey "a
quite a commotion in Legal es
here. Senator Hendricks of Inda 3,
and five others, including 7Geosgs
Pugh. appear for the l. d O. WIN e
William NJ. Evarts Of New York CIT.
and Messrs. Mitchell and Col.in
this place, for the o. & n FIVE
speeches, averaging three hons eacn.
are necessary to present the a1stleF,
SO it seems. clearly and fuily. 1bero
seems to be q general inpressiop
here, that the o. & M. will sisFaalIy
fail IN their action. Whateyer nav ba
the result in this Court, there can be
no doubt but that the mattes win be
carried up to the court of highest
jurisdiction, while the lawysfe vii
reap good fat fees as their reward
for diligence and much speaking.
The principal points of defence are,
that the two companies had no legal
capacity to make such q contract,
and that this, together with It's op-
pressive character fully justified the
/. & G. road, in lis repudiating, and
for certain breaches and injuries
caused by the o. d; NJ. road and its
employees, q judgement for three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars is
asked for by its defence. There IS
certainly quite a difference of opin-
ion here. amounting to nearly two
million dollars. -
ANUsEMESIS.
We have had n preat and nleaEine