Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-17
BALrIxoRE ANnuAl CONFERENCE or II

Ihc esprday, aDrdha,n Dent
was received or trial ,;snerant, and was
elected 20 receive deacon's order, provided he
snsains an examination. yoslan hughes and
J. n. Pluto were admitted on trial. s. p.
ByaTd was located. II. T. Tanner, IN behalf OF
the members of the Conference, presented 40
to Bishop WaymanJ accompanied with an
appropriate speech, As q small token of their
high yard and appreciation Of The Bishop. A
vote Of thanks was also returned 10 the Bishop
for The able and impartial manner in which he
had DIT. sided- The Bishop returned thanks 10
gave an interesting account OF his labors and
travels in the South, stating that he had visited
nearly all the appointments in Bishop Payne's
a. well as his own work, preaching nearly
every night. He referred to the different Con :
feTences he had attended as follows:-yirgiuia,
25 appointments, with AGO members: Georgia
Conference, 81 appointments, with 1000 mem
bers; South Carolina Conference Or appoint-
ments. with $500 members; Florida Con
ference, IS appointments, with $50 members.
The following are among the appointments:
Baltimore City-BetheI Chapel, u. w. Moore;
Allen Station, j. r. V. Thomas; Ebenezer and
Sarah Ann street, A. l.. Stanford, n. b. Ser
Iet'; Waters Chapel, M. +. STUDY; Union
Bethel, Alexander Posey.
Mission, j. A. Handy; Union Bethel, r. A. Hail;
Allen Chapel and Potomac City, A. r. Green:
-. Panl's Chapel, j. ID. s. Hall; City Mission,
W H. waters; Georgetown and Mount Neboah,
5. l.. Hammonds.
Maryland-Frederick and Mount Pleasant,
j. j. Herbert; Annapolis, Il. T. Tanner; Hagers-
town and White Oak Grove, Jacob Nicholson;
Cumberland, John +. Lane; Frostburg, p. NJ.
Only; Long Green, ]. II. Spriggs, Jas Owens;
Chesapeake Circuit, 5. p. Byard; Havre- de
Grace, Jacob l.. Halter; Port Deposit, q. NJ.
WltteE; Easton, Daniel Ridout: Elhcotts Mills,
J. X. Henry: Cambridge, Arthur Jones: Crow
denville, f. Steward; Potomac Circuit. Abra-
ham Dent; Clear Spring, j II. Slner; Burkets.
Vile. Lloyd Benson.
The KNIGHTS TENPLAR EXCURSION AND
UET-Notwithstanding the nclemency
OF The weather Of yesterday, the Knights Temp
lar OF Washing ton and Columbia Commander
les. in company with their distinguished WISH
tors, left on an excursion down the rlver at
10 O'Clock a. m, ON the steamer Wawaset. After
far as Indian Head, and started to return. On
the trip mp the river, the party stopped at
Alexandria, visited The Marshall House, the
Old Church, wherein Washington held DE w.
and the Masonic Lodge-room, where he so
often sat. At o'clock d. m, the steamer re.
turned 10 this city, the party having enjoyed
themselves "hugely" despite the inclemency
OF the weather. AT o'clock in the evening the
festivities were continued by splendid ban
quet, given in honor of the visitors, at the Ma
nonal Hotel. The banqueting hail was beauti-
FULLY decorated with flags banners, &c. with
appropriate devices, and the guests, numbering
about one hundred, sat down to q bill of fare
which, for generel excellence, could scarcely
be surpassed. After discussion of the good
thlngs OF life spread before them, toasts Were
given and responded to, after which the Knights
sung '.Auid Lang Syne," and the ceremonies
OF the last three days Were concluded 1t is
needless to say that, with the leyee on Wedpes
day evening, and the excursion and bano net
on Thursday, the knights from abroad have
become thoroughly satisfied with the genuine
hospitality which characterizes the knights
Templar Of Was hington city.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTRR.-ThomasC urran.
white, about % years Of age, was arrested this
morning by officer William II. White. on the
charge of being a suspicious Character, and
having no visible means of support. He was
taken 10 the centre station house. when IL was
stated by the oficer that a lady had pointed
him out on Pennsylvania avenue as a person
who had attempted 10 rob the pockets of two
persons, but, being observed by her, he was
thwarted IN his nefarious designs. Deter
miEed that the man should not escape unmask.
ed, she stated that she had followed him for
several squares, till information Of his opera
tons could be communicated to the authori-
tles. lie was locked up 10 await a hearing be-
fore Justice.
SAIEoF SToCKs.-Messrs G. reen & Williams
auctioneers, sold on Wednesday afternoon the
following stocks, at their auction rooms: si,65O
Corporation water stock, six per cent quar-
teriy, to F. A. Tschiferly. at 81 cents - 231 30:
Slu,555 Corporation stock, six per cent, quar-
terIy, 10 the same party, for OK cents, S,01.2I;
sl.55O Corporation stock. six per cent semi
annually, 10 the same party, for 92x cents.
Sl,i33.I5; SEQ Corporation stock, five per cent
quarterly 10 the same, for IS cents, SOS S3,f05
and Ohio canal money. bearing
interest. 10 Mr.. W. e. Bestor, for cents SOS 10:
SLIGO LUmpkn Chestalee Mining COMPANY
STOCK, bearing interest, 10 II. VI. Baker, for
cents, $50.
1HE PLAsTERERs' STRIKE, begun in this
near live weeks since, still continues, withou:
any apparent prospect of a speedy termination.
Some few of the members of the Association
have obtained employment IN Washington with
private parties at the prices stipulated for; but
by far the larger portion are still idle. Fifteen
or twenty have left upon the offer of work in
q ~ III. har - - SC n..4
plenty Of work here for all the unemployed of
this class OF mechanics; but as neither the
employers nor the employees are disposed 10
yield the stand they have taken, ii Is difficult
20 foretell how long many of the improvements
throughout the city will go unfinished.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Thomas Buckley
was arrested by officer Luskey yesterday after
noon, and had a hearing b. fore Justice Lynch,
charged with making ar exhibit of his pugilis-
nc abilities upon one Edward Brent, for which
he was committed 10 Jail for court. A washer
woman named Julia WEIGH, was before Jus.
ice MorseH yesterday evening charged with
committing an assault upon one Catherine
liley, ana with making threats to do her
personal injury. The Justice required her 10
give security for her appearance at court, and
10 Keep the peace.
NEW PAvENRNT.-An experiment is now
being made in a new wooden pavement ON
Pennsylvania avenue, near the west Capitol
gate This work Is being done by permission
VI btnefdl 1lcnler. ana IL intended 10 Demon
suate a new patent in vented by X. L. Ream
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CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPoN.-A coll
ored boy, 10 years old, named Charles Waters
was arraigned before Justice Morsell yester-
day for carrying concealed weapon, and fined
in the sum of $40
To JAIL.-Robert johnson, a colored bow. Is
years DID, was before Justice Harper yesterday.
Charged with larceny by Chas. Mann, and was
sent 10 Jail for court.
The JAIL.-There az present nut - persons
confined in the Jail, OF whom seven are females
A
MRTZERo1T HALL.-Alf. Burnett will enter
tam his friends again TO night
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ALEXANDRIA AND NICINITY.-We clip the
following from the Journal OF this morning:
CITY CouHctl-A called meeting OF this BODY
was held last night The act in reference to the
destruction Of corporation due bills, coupons.
and certificates OF Indebtedness, which was re-
ferred 10 the committee on general laws at the
last meeting, was recons dered. read three times
and passed-the 18th rule being suspended
To be Assistsd.-On Monday night, during a
heavy squall, the schooner Corine, Captain
Cheney, was sunk in the Potomac river, off
Blackiston's Island, while on her way from
Norfolk. Va, 10 Alexandria, with a load of
lumber. The schooner Mary Virginia has gone
nd have .so kgts,