The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-09
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house, F. A. Davis, P. Rohr, W. Collier.
5. Committee to Fir appointment for
Preaching During Con- erence.-C. W. Pet
tet, W., Vernott, R. W. Bergman, W.
Grainier.
6. Committee to Hear and Decide dp-
pedls.-The whole Conference, with eX-
ception of president and appellant.
Z. Committee to Prepare Minutes for Pub-
hcation, Obituaries, d:c.-T. G. Jennings,
W. Walker, W. A. West.
Z. Conference Ste,oard.-W. A. Crocker.t
| The election Of President being now in
order, the Rev. Mr.. MCGEE was reelected
for the ensuing year. ..>
The Rev. Mr.. Croker moved the ap-i
pointment of committee on statistics,
consisting Of J. Mcclellan, S. Liggan, and
j. II. MILAN. Carried. D
Rev. Mr.. Mcclellan moved that the
stationary authority be vested IN the
hands Of the President for the ensuing.
year.
4 Mr.. Langhornc moved, as an amendment,
that committee of two be appointed to
assist the President.
| Lay Delegate Percival moved to lay the
subject on the table. Carried.
Rev. Mr.. Whitfield moved that the ques-
ton of The union Of the Methodist Protest
ant and Methodist Episcopal Churches be
! the order of business tomorrow. Carried.
A communication from the Abingdon
! district, presenting preamble and resolu-
| tions OF society meeting, was read.
Any further action upon the subject of
union was protested against, and it was
stated that the subject should be submitted
to the various churches throughout the dis
trict. 1t also favored the organization of
new district, embracing Southwestern
Virginia and East Tennessee and Western
| North Carolina.
Rev. Mr.. Davis moved that committee
Of five be appointed to consider the subject
of Church union.
This motion was opposed by the Rev.
Mr.. Whitfield and others, and advocated
by Rev. Mr.. Davis. On it being put to the
vote it was adopted; and the Chair ap-
pointed the following committee: Messrs.
J. G. Whitfield, NJ. J. Lapghorne, 7. A.
Davis, II. B. Woodhouse, and G. B. But
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Crocker moved that so much
Of the communication from Abingdon as
referred to the union be referred to the
above committee, and that 50 much as re-
fcrred to the boundaries be referred to the
committee on that subject. Carried.
On examination of the official charac-
ter of ministers, the President announced
to the Conference the death Of Rev. DR..
IIolcombe; and on motion of Rev. Mr..
Croker, the Committee on Obituaries
was requested to draft suitable resolu-
tions of respect to his memory.
Colonel f. NJ. Cooley, chief registration
officer of this district, has been ordered to
Lynchburg to take command of that post.
The able manner with which this gentle
man has conducted the registration in our
city, his gentlemanly qualities and SOL
dierly bearing, have won for him the re-
spect of our citizens, and they much re-
greet his departure. Major Remington, Of
the Freedmeu's Bureau, will take charge
of the registration BUSINESS of this district
hereafter.
The water question is again being agi-
tated. The Council having failed to sub
scribe the amount voted for by the people
10 establish water works some two years
ago, resolution was passed at meeting
of the Common Council last night to ascer-
tain on What terms the Norfolk City Water
Company IA company representing many
OF our most Influential citizenS) will un-
dertakc to supply the city with an album
dant supply of good, wholesome water.
The great prize fight between Charles
Dreamer and Frederick Argrote, which has
been brewing for some time, but which
was kept very secret, came off yesterday
near Tanners creek, few miles from the
city, resulting in the victory Of Dreamer.
1t was witnessed by about two hundred
persons, and vas fought according to the
new English rules regulating the ring. The
fight was called about 2 p. NJ, and lasted
ifty-eight minutes and thirty seconds,
twenty-three rounds being fought.
The fighting was very severe, both par
ties proving game, Argrote appearing to
have the advantage up to the fourth round
when Creamer gave him some terrible pun
ishment. After this round Dreamer had
all the advantage. Argrote, getting feebler
each round, on the twenty second round
his friends advised him to give up the con-
test, which he refused, and on the twenty.
third round blow from Dreamer sent him
dropping like log. Argrote failing to
come to time on the twenty-iourth
round, the sponge was elevated as a signal
) of defeat.
Argrote's punishment was terrible. His
head was swollen badly, and his face
beaten to jelly, while the punishment
to Dreamer was very slight. Both the
parties hail from Baltimore, and are under
assumed names, Creamer being United
States marine. At the conclusion of the
fight purse of $50 was made up fol
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