The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-03-27
The Methodist Conference.
ANIMAL CONFERENCE OF TIE METHODS

ANIMAL CONFERENCE OF TIE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
On Tuesday, the sixth day 5 session, the
following, among other appointments,
were made:
| WASHINGTON DIsTRIcT--N. J. B. Nor
gan, Presiding Elder-W ashington City
-Foundery, B. Peyton Brown, B. New
ton Brown. Wesley Chapel, A. II. Ames
Metropolitan, Francis S. De Hass. East
! Washington, George Y. Leech Macken-
dree, William Krebs Union, Charles
| A. Reid. Ryland, William Hamilton
Gorsuch, James NJ. Davis. Waugh, G. G.
Markham. Providence, to be, supplied.
Fletcher, Job w. Lambeth, supernu-
merary. Hamilene, John W. Hoover.
Georgetown, JAS A. McCauley. West
Georgetown and Tenallytown, G.. NJ. Ber-
~, William 0. Lumsden, supernumerary.
Alexandria, Joseph R. Wheeler. Lees
burg, George S. Sykes. Loudea, Archi-
bald S. Potter. Warrcnton, to be suppl
ed. Stafford, to besupplied Fredericks-
burg, to be supplied. Fairfax, Lynas NJ.
Nikerson.
WINCHESTER DIsTEIcT-W. T. D.
GLENN: Presiding Eldcr-W Winchester
Station, William f. Ward, Winchester
Circuit, W. C. Mullen. Front Royal, to
be supplied. Wardensvile, to be supplied
Harper's Ferry, Greenleaf G. Baker
Shepherdstown, John N. Green. Mar
tinsburg, Humphrey G. Mcdaniel. Berke-
ley, Charles Ii. Mytinger. Rehoboth
and Hillsborough, George W. Feelemyer.
Berkeley Springs, George Crossfeld.--
South Branch, William Mex. Walsh
Moorefeld, enc to be supplied; W. II.
Champion, supernumerary. Woodstock,
to besupplied. Springfield, to besupplied.
Franklin, O. Hicks, transferred from tie
Erie Conference.
ROCKINGHAM DIsTRIcT.-Elisha p
Phelps, Presiding Elder Rockingham,
to be supplied Staunton, Solomon L.
NJ. Conser. Augusta, J. W. f. Graham.
Rockbridge, Fincastle, Salem, Floyd,
Christiansburg, New Port, Sweet springs,
Monroe and Forrest Hill, to be supplied
Lewisburg, GeorgeW Carpenter. Frank
ford, James S. Buyer. Huntersville,
George P. Walncs Highland, E. w.
Pierce. Bath and Coyington, to be sup
piled.
Lyttleton T. Morgan, transferred to
the Pittsburg Conference. William T.
Speaks and L. r. B. Rhodes, transferred
to East Baltimore Conference. James
Mitchell, 7. H. Haynes and j. w. Grant,
transferred to the Virginia and North
Carolina Conference.
The Conference then adjourned with
the benediction by the Bishop, to meet
in Baltimore city station next year.
Tie Internal Revenue Law
The following are some of the more iu-
teresting features of the new law regula-
ting internal taxes:
On all cigars, cigaretts and cheroots, or
substitutes thereof, the tax is five dollars
per thousand. On hats, caps, bonnets,
hoods and hoop-skirts, two per cent, ad-
valorem on all glass other than window
glass, three per cent; on all leather finish
ed OF unfinished, two and half per cent;
on wooden manufactures, two and half
per cent.
All aAidayits are free from stamp duty;
no stamps are required in the probate
of wills, when the property 10 less than
81 600 in value.
On brandy made from American grapes
the tax is one dollar per gallon.
On incomes the tax is Eve per cent on
all over 81 ,0o0, instead Of all over 5000,
as heretofore. The ten per cent, clause
On incomes over S., 000 is abolished The
income tax islevied on all government ea-
laries in excess Of 81 ,0o0.
Besides the 81 600 free from income
tax, there are several exemptions Of further
amounts The rental value of homestead
actually in use; all national, State, coun-
ty, or municipal taxes ; all losses incurred
by fire, shipwreck or trade; all amounts &C.
tually paid for labor or interest; and, fin
ally, the amount actually paid by any per-
son for the rent Of the house or premises
actully occupied as residence for himself
and his family, are exempted from the in
come tax.
The tax on whisky remains at two dol
lars per gallon, with very stringent provi-
sions against fraud.
The additions to the free list are numer-
Gus.