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OF the most pleasant nature, but he
had endeavOred. to consider the ques-
ton 10 ITS legal aspects; It was a new
question entirely. and the Conference
vas about to establish precedent toI
all time, the importance of which
should outweigh all personal eOusid-
eratlons.
He then proceeded to give a history
Of the organization of these Confer
enees, claiming they were clearly Mis-
sion Conferences, with somewhat Pc
euliar relations to this body, not in-
eludlng the right Of representation In
this body. AS the speaker here inti-
mated that he was expressing the
views of the Special Committee, he
was interrupted by Dr. Reed and DR..
K. O. Haven, Of the Committee, who
insisted that nothing had been agreed
upon IN the Com mittee, except items
reported yesterday, aud that their
views of the relations of these Mis-
sion bod les differed materially from
those of the speaker.
DR.. Curry resumed reading from the
official report Of the last General Con-
ference. to show that in the organiza-
ton of these bodies In the South, it
was clearly understood that they
were not to be entitled to representa-
ton here until invested with all the
powers Of the Annual Conferences.
The Doctor, while speaking on the
pewers of the General Conference,
remarked that 1t had no power to
change its own constituency. which
was understood to be a declaration
against the legality OF the admission
OF Iaymen At the close of Dr. Cur
rvs speech, the hour of Adjournment
having arrived. the subject was laid
on the table and made the order for
tomorrow, DR.. Haven being entitled
to the floor.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, May John Bright
heads the petition for the commuta-
ton of punishment of Barrett, the
Fenian, as an alibi was fairly proven
on his trial.
LONDON, May 7.-Tt is reported
that the Princess Louise, daughter of
Queen Victoria, has been contracted
In marriage to Christian Frederic,
Prince Royal of Denmark
LONDON, May 7-Eve.-There was
large attendance at the session of
the House Of Commons, and great
interest manifested in the proceed
ings. Soon after the House came to
order, Gladstone arose and said he
proposed, after the House had acted
upon the resolves relative 10 the Irish
Church, introduced by him. to offer a
suspensory act, which should, if pass
ed, remain IN force until the first of
August, 1899 He then, Ia a few
words, proceeded to an explanation of
the purport and intent of the second
resolve, and moved that it be put upon
its -passages
Gathorne Hardy said the opposi-
ton intended to destroy the Irish
Church The Ministry wished to
alter it or The better, but after the
recent decision on the first resolve,
they wonld make DO resistance to the
succeeding one, or ask for a division
on its passage. The second resolve
was then adopted.
Gladstone then moved the passage
Of the third resolve, and after some
discussion and proposal of various
amendments, nearly all of which were
rejected, it was adopted In substance.
as follows
ResolUed. That an address be pre-
sented by the House to Her Msjsstya
the Queen, humbly praying thae 70
prevent By legislation at this session,
/ or by creation of new personal inter
-ests through use Of the public pat
ronage, she would be graeiously
pleased to place at the. disposal Of
Parliament, her interest In the tenn
poralities Of all the dignities and
henefcies of tho Church of Ireland.
Mr.. Whitebread, member for Bed
ford, moved a resolution to withdraw
the annual grant of, $50, 600 to the
Roman Catholics Of Msynooth aad
to abolish the regiam donuHl, the
grant to Presbyterians after dIsastao-
AAoAA = CSS.s aS DO4yiC 1SAA sE
GERMANY.
MUNICH, May lit is reported
that Bancroft Is urging Bavaria to
adopt the recent German treaty with
America arl
BERLIE, May 1.-THE North Ger
man Diet has, by decided vote, re-
jected tAe address Of the Party Of
National Unity. y.
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RICHMOND, May THE Republi-
caa Convention to-day nominated A.
N Crane, Of Winchester. for Con-
gresham at large, and George w.
Booker, Of Henry CoaBty. for Attor-
ney General.
George Yeaman, a negro, j. H.
Platt, John Hoaxhurst and Charles
Whittlesey, were appointed delegates
at large to the Chicago Convention.
A preamble and resolutions were
adopted. The preamble pledges the
State to pay her hORestsdebts The
resolutions say the Government owes
it to Virginia to admit her when the
construction acts are complied with I
equally with all men in their rights !;
set forth the advantages Of the new
Constitutions indorse the necessity of
free schools for all pledge the party
to use all its efforts IN acc0rdance
with the principles of the Recon-
straction laws for the removal Of pO-
iitical disabilities from those who
participated in the rebellions urge the
speedy payment by the United States
of losses Of loyal citizens during the
war; indOrse Impeachment heartily,
and Grant for President, aud Wilson,
of Massachusetts, for Vice President.
TumultuOus cheering followed the
reading of the last resolutions.
A motion to insert Wads's name In
the place of Wilson 5 was defeated.
Hunnicutt made a speech promis-
ing to support the nominees. Ad-
journed.
The Conservative Convention met
to-day. Six'y-three counties were
represented
Owing to railroad accident none of
the delegates Of the southwestern
counties have arrived.
Hon. JnO. b. Baldwin, of Augusta,
was chosen President. In a speech
he said the Convention had assembled
to try and save the lite Of Virginia by
defea ing a Constitution which was a
CALLING disgrace.
After appointing Committees the
Convention adjourned till tonight.
RICHMOND, May THE COnserva-
tive Convention Tonight adopted the
following resolution: That candidates
be selected who are true to the honor
Of Virginia, and without reference to
their ability to take the ir0n-clad
oath Also authorizing the appoint
ment Of delegates to the National
Democratic Convention.
Several names were then put In
nomination, including A. II. Il. Stew
art, Robert E. Wiihers. and others.
Without balloting. the Convention
adjourned until tomorrow.
The Soldiers and Sailors Conven-
ton to-day, appointed two delegates
to the Chicago Convention, and in
dorsed the nomination Of Gov. Welles
and Gen. Schofelds administration
OF affairs in Virginia.
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SAN FRANCISCO
New Machine for Laying Railroad
Track-FIre at YictOrla-Late Arl-
ZOnia AdVices.

SAN FRAxCIsCo. May 4-The new
California machine for laying railroad
track. Is laying ties and rails on Val
ley Sacramento road, al the rate OF
two miles daily.
A dispatch from Victoria mentions
a fire there which occurred on the I'd
inst, destroying S25 600 worth OF
property; no insurance.
Arizona advices to April 18th,
s.ate that the election of a Congress
sional delegate would take place June
81. J. A. Rush is the Democratic
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Steamboat Case~-DeclslOn Of Judge
MeDOnald--The Cases Of the Steam.
ers LeWelliB, Emplre and Luella.
Especial to The EvansvIne JournaLl

Especial to the Evansville JournaLl
INDIANAPOLIS, May Tn two
cases against the steamer LeWellin,
seized bg United States officer, in
sSeptem Der last, Judge Mcdonald, in
the United States District Court, de-,
Iivered opinions deciding that the
District Court, sitting as Court of
Admiralty, had Jurisdiction of the
cases In one case the libel was fled
upon an alleged failure to post up, in
prominent places, two framed copies
of the regulations Of the Treasurer
Of the United States concerniDg
steam vessels, in which the penalty is
one hundred dollars; and in the
other, it was for a failure to have the
name of the vessel prominently
painted on each side of the pilot
house.
In the Court, this morning, two
judgments were taken by defau; of
one hundred dollars, each in cases
against the Empire and Lewella. for
falling to have the printed synopsis
of the laws of the United States con
cerning navigation upon waters navi-
gable from the sea, by steamers Of
ten tons burden or over.
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NASHVILLE.
The Case OF De Grove IS. Vigilance
COmmlttee-A CyclOne Passes over
Davidson and Williamson Counties
~ Two Lives Lost and a NumbeF OF
Clhers Hurt Property Destroyed.

: NASHVILLE, May THE case Of
DeGroye rs. Vigilence Committee,
after argument, was dismissed by
Federal Court to-day, at plaintiff S
co, {, ...t Ib-
About 81 O'Clock p. m, yesterday, a
cyclone passed over a portion of
Davidson and Williamson counties,
South of Nashville, going from West
to East It's path was half 3 mile
wide, and for some ten miles the
houses, trees and fencing on its route
were destroyed. Mr.. Chumbley and
one of his children, on the Franklin
pike, ten miles from Nashville were
killed, and his wife and three other
children dangerously injured Their
house was lifted up and carried off
some three hundred yards. Other
parties in the path of the cyclone
were badly hurt, but no other lives
were lost
The first race to-day, mile heats.
was won by Pat. MallOy, who galloped
over the second. A two mile dash
was won by Maggie Hunter. beating
Gen. Rousseau and Chieamauga twice.
Time, 4:02. The track was muddy.
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CINCINNATI.
The Reating OF BF. Hall By Burglars
He will Probably ReeOYeF-Op-
erati0nS OF Burglars.

CINCINNATI, May Further re-
ports from Piqua, state that DR.. Hall,
who was beaten by burglars last night,
will probably recover, but there IS no
hopes of his wife living The house
of Mrs. Webb was entered, 1t IS sup
posed, By the same party Of burglars,
and her watch and other yaluables
stolen. One of the boarders being
awakened, shot at and wounded enc
of the burglars as he was trying to
escape through windoW Blood
was found in prOfusiOn around the
rooms and window. but they escaped. !.
The greatest excitement prevails, and
citizens are securing the country to
effect their arrest.
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candidate for Governor; Mccormick.
Independent and Republican.
No Indian depredations are re-
ported.
Later surveys for a railroad prove
the existence Of an excellent route
through San Francisco Mountains.
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By ATLANTIC TELErR4PH.

Large Attendance at the Session OF
the House Of COmmOns-The Irish
Church Qnesti0n-PFiRces Louisa
Contracted I'm Marriage With
Christian Frederick, Prince Royal
of Denmark.
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CANADA.
The Patent BiIl-Bill TO r. duce the
Governor Generals Salary, &c.

TORONTO, May IA dispatch from
Ottawa says: The new Patent Bill
will only allow citizens of Canada to
take out patents.
4 bill to reduce the Governor
Generals salary from $50, 600 to '$32, =
600 has passed the House of Cons
mons.
1t is understood that Chancellor
YankougheDet will be appointed
Chief Justice of the Queens Bench,
for Ontario.
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RICHMOND.

The Republican COnFentiOn-SOmi.
nations for Congress - Preamble
and Resolutions AdOpted-The Con-
serEatiVe CORVenti0n-ResOlutlOns
Adopted - Soldiers and Sailors
CORVentiOn-Delegates TO the CHE
cage Convention.
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HOUSE

HOUSE sE............---.. WAsHISGTONs May 7.
yVashburne, OF Illiu ois, presented esti-
mates from tie War Department Ia refer
ence to the deficiency Of s87 900 for the ad-
minis ration of the reconstruction acts IN
the Third Military District. Ordered
printed and referred 70 the Committee on
Appropriations.
Pike, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported q joint resolution re-
Quest1ng the President OF the United
States to send a sufdcient number OF YES
sells OF war 70 the fishing grounds ia the
Gulf Of st. Lawrence. adjacent to the
British Provinces, for the purpose OF pro-
tecting American vessels In their rights,
as recognized IN the treaty OF 1903, outside
Of one marine league OF the shore line. as
II follows the tndentations Of the coast.
and also for the purpose of taking care
that valuable property in shipping shall
not be conhscated for the alleged lnfrEc-
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JACKSON, Miss, May t. The Con-
vention proceedings of vest terday are
uninterestIng.
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s0.I3 / IA
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Methodist Conference az
Chicago,
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AUGUSTA, NE.
Republican COnYentiOH-Blaine NOM
iBated fJF Congress.

AUGUSTA, Me., May THE Re-
pnbIican Convention for the Third
District renominatod Blaine for Con-
gress and appointed s. ID. Lindsey
ana W. S. Hubbard Delegates to
Chicago. and resolved in favor Of
Grant and Hamlir, and the impeach-
meut Of johnson.
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OUEENsTowN, May 1.-THE steam
ers France and City Of Limerick, from
N w York, have arrived.
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Ratification of the Consti-
tuition in Arkansas.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

TIE IMPEACHMENT COURT
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The Irish Church @ aestion.
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News by Atlanti : Telegraph
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Large Attendance at the
- Session of the House
of Commons.
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90 .TRQ9
Evening star., 1868-05-13

The STRIKEs.-The New York Erpress no.
uCIng the renewal of the strikes as a sort OF
epidemic. reaching from California in one di
rection. 10 England and central Europe on the
other, thinks that superabundance of labor is
the principal cause of these strikes everywhere.
There are more workmen than there Is work
for; and so, like every other commodity which
n IN excess of the wants of the market. the
value OF the labor is a the decline In Europe
the remedy is sought in emigration to America
but the remedy will amount TO but little if the
emigrants stop in the great cities, where the
supply OF labor is no less IN excess OF the de-
mand than in Europe, instead of pushing on TO
the Great West. where employment is not only
abundant, but finds something like its lust re-
muneration.
Evening star., 1868-05-13

NEGRO AUTHORIZATIONS has been
made to the fact that the Freedmen's Bureau
had caused writs of haJeas eorpus TO be issued 10
parties in Maryland having negro children
bound to them by the orphans courts of vari-
Gus counties, commanding them to bring the
children into court. Several of the cases were
tried yesterday tefore Judge GILES. in Balti-
more, and in each case the petitioners (the chill
dTen) were discharged from custody. The ap-
PlicatiOns made by the agent of the bureau, as
the next friend Of the negro children were in
accordance with an opinion delivered by Chief
Justice Chase upon the Civil Rights bill, which
was TO the effect that all Indentures made ,by
any orphans court binding out colored chill
drer Were invalid, except such indentures We're
applicable TO white children
Evening star., 1868-05-13

THE WoRKIsG PEoPLE.-In New York, on
saturday night, a mass meeting of Journeymen
bakers was held, at which over 1000 attended,
Speeches were made in both English and Ger
man, and a resolution adopted demanding that
twelve hours shall be considered days work
for baker, and that wages be from SIS to SIS
week for thiTd-class and second-class hands
the fOTemen TO fix their own prices. The de
maDd. il was determined. shall be made on the
first Monday in June. The bakers marc he'd
in imposing procession through several of the
streets of New York. II was complained at
the meeting. by one of the speakers that their
employers were In the habIt of Ell gaging Ger
man emigrants at Castle Garden, al wages not
higher than S5 month, promising them 20 a
month, at the expiration of year The New
OIk cabinet makers have determined 10 ask
increase OF from ten TO twenty per cent, in their
wages, but a definite time for striking has not
Yet been fixed. The strike of the coal -heayers
Al Jersey City continues with out change"
Evening star., 1868-05-13

The city Conservative Convention, at its meet
ing lac, night. nominated John t. Given, Esq,
a the candidate Ct that party tor Mayor at the
coming June election. Mr.. Given is well
known and universally respected in this COM
mt nifty for his fine business qualifications and
his integ rity of character. He has a large ex-
Perience in city affairs, and has many times,
without solicitation on his part, been sent 10
the City Councils almost without opposition.
The enthusiasm of the meeting last night shows
that he will be supported with great earnest
ness and zeal.
His opponent, Sayles J. Bowen, Esq, the
Radical candidate, was likewise nominated
with great unanimity by his party convention.
DIr. Bowen has held many important posi-
tons, and filed them with conceded ability.
He is a man Of undoubted energy and force OF
character.
The municipal campaign is now fully
opened, and will doubtless be urged with
warmth, but we trust with fairness and good
tember.
Evening star., 1868-05-13

The NJ. T.. GENERAL CoxFEREScy-AI.
mission Of be SOEtierR Coaferszees.-Atter a
prolonged and animated discussion the M.tho-
f.ist General Conference al Chicago adopted the
following resolution:
ResOFred That the following Conferences
viz: Alabama, Delawar, Georgia, HoIlistoa
Massachusetts,. South Carolina. Tennes see.
Texas, Virgins, North Carolina. and Wash.
iBgton, are hereby declared 10 BE- Annual Con.
ferencss of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and vested with all the rights, privileges, an d
lRmunitIes usual 10 annual Conferences oi
said Church.
These Conferences, most of them in the late
COnfederacy, have b. en- organized during and
since the war. Many in the church have
doubted whether they could be regarded as
Irregular" Conferences
Evening star., 1868-05-13

We stated yesterday that John W. Forney.
Esq.. had rendered his resignation ofthe position
Of Secretary of the Senate 10 give him greater
freedom ofaction in the expression Of hIs politi-
cal sentiments in his papers. He ayails himself
Of his enlarged liberty to-day by savagely
pitching into Republican Senators who go
against eonyieting the President. In this con-
neotion he says that his connection with the SEN
ate having ceased she is no longer restrained by
any official embarrassment in commenting upon
the course Of men who, in this critical hour
have joined hanGs with Andrew johnson
and his rebel associates and symplthizers-
Evening star., 1868-05-13

~ Fourteen black Spanish hens belongin 2
TO A. NJ. Knapp of Chcopee. Me-, show 3o7 eggs
tor their months work in April.
- Leap. year balls at Salt Lake are held in
the school houses, and Brigham Young pre-
slCes.
~ Mrs. Smith was killed in Toledo, on
Tuesday last, by ignorantly taking an exees-
siye dose OF wine of antimony.
~ Mrs. and Miss Spotted Tail are boarding
AT a Cheyenne hotel. Their regular ration of
soup at dinner is sixteen plates.
81 Young Englands latest folly is handker-
chiefs with questionable" pictures in the cor
ners.
Evening star., 1868-05-13

The New York Sun argues that the income
ia / unconstitutional. II says the Constitu-
HoD provides that all direct taxes shall be lev
leu upon the States IN proportion to their pop
nianon- congress has no power TO levy any
oIIsc' tax upon individual citizens, and must
impose such taxes upon the States and upon
them only. The income tax is q direct tax: il is
levled not upon the States but upon individ.
Nals, and therefore IL is unconstitutional. and
cannot righuully De collected of any man.
Evening star., 1868-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings

HoUsE-Yesterday. after our report closed
The bill TO regulate tariff for freight and
passengers on the Union Pacific Railroad.
being under consideration, the question re-
CURED upon striking out the proviso which
provides that the tariff shall not take effect
until there shall be q line Of railroad completed
and IN unning order from Omaha to Sacra-
mento, and the motion to strike out was agreed
to-yeas IS, nays ~.
The next amendment providing that the rate
of charges shall not exceed double the rates on
railroads between the Mississippi river and
the Atlantic ocean, north of St Louis, was
agreed to without a division
The bill was then passed as amended.
Mr.. Phelps (Md.) presented the memorial Of
iron ms anufacturers and civil engineers of BaIti-
more. Md praying for Legislation 70 secure the
engineer and other staff corps of the navy
against unjust discrimination. Referred to
Committee on Naval Affairs
Mr.. Ch3ndler IN. y asked but failed to OBJ
tain leave to offer a resolution directing the
President TO communicate TO the House all in
formation II possession of the Government in
relation to the floggip of American citizens by
officers of the Mexican Government.
On motion of Mr.. Washburne, (1ll.) the
House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr.. Wood
bridge in the chair,) and after some time spent
IN discussion, adjourned.
Evening star., 1868-05-13

TIE IRISH CHURCH QUKsTroy.-The Lon
don Standard says thar the q ueep will take no
part IN the contest OF the House of Commons
on the Irish Church. Last evening. IN the
House OF Commons, the reply OF the Gu EN- to
the petition OF the House, based on Mr. Glad
stones third resolution, was announced. Tna
Queen says she desires that her interest in tbe
tSrG poralitie OF the Irish Church, will net in
any .~ay hinder the Parliamentary legislation
On that subject. Mr.. GladstoLe will to-day
bring in bill 10 suspend for the present, the
making OF additional appoin tments in the
Irish Church
Evening star., 1868-05-13

The amendments of the House to the Senate
biil extending the charter of the city of Wash.
lngton, were eoneurred in by the Senate yes.
ferday, and the bill therefore needs only the
signature of the President TO become a law
We l'arn that the President may veto il on the
ground that II debars United States soldiers
stationed here from voting. Should il be We
iOed IL will probably be passed by a two.
thirds majority IN season 10 be operative a;
the June election. Elsewhere we print the
hill a. amended
Evening star., 1868-05-13

The friends of Free Trade had an important
and pTotracted conference in New York ,ester-
day, at which representatives from many ofthe
largest CirIes of the Union We're present Three
series ofresolutions were unanimously adopted.
the first advocated tree trade as a politico-
economic measure; the second approval of it as
a moral obligation, and the third called for the
payment Of the national debt in specie. and
protested against any attempt 10 burden the
people with any portion of the Confederate
Cebr
Evening star., 1868-05-13

In one Of the school districts Of Philadelphia
the Board Of Directors chose TO elect Mrs.
HcManus Tor Principal OF the boys grammar
school, the certificate Of election was sent for
Confirmation 10 the Board CT Controllers of
common schools, which body refused to con-
hTm the election because Mrs. McMan us is a
woman. The case was carried to the courts
and the board OF controllers beaten.
Evening star., 1868-05-13

LoCDoS COUNTY VA. CONSERVATIVE MEET
ING.-A well attended meeting Of the Conser-
yaiiy@ party OF Loudon county was held in
etsburg on Monday, at which a resolution
wSs adopted That Congressional Conyen-
ton be hello in Che city Of Alexandria on Fri
day, the 5th o. June, prox mo, and that The sew
ers' counties comprising thr Congressional dis
tTIet, be requested 20 send delegates thereto
Evening star., 1868-05-13

O Prom ShillingtOp, Odeon Building. we
have the PeoPIs's Aoya<ine Cillustrated) for