The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-07
N e wv Yo X.
Triennial Convention of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church-The
Case Against Commissioner
Rollins Discharged-A
Fire in Troy.
Results of the Connecticut
Election.
FROM NEW YORK.

The Charges Against Commissioners
Special Despatch to The EUe',tn0 Telegraph
NEW YORK, Oct. THE Rollins Internal
Revenue investigation was concluded yesterday
before Commissioner Gutman except so far as
to allow McHenry to put in testimony as to his
veracity, several witnesses having sworn posi-
lively that they would not believe him under
oath, and that his reputation was bad. THIS
morning the case against Commissioner Ro-
Inns and others was dismissed.
General Convention of the PrOtestant
Episcopal Church.
NEW YORK, Oct. This morning In Trinity
Church, the Twenty. ninth Triennial Conven-
tion of the Protestant Episcopal Church com.
menced its sessions. The chancel was oecu pied
by the House OF Bishops, and the body OF the
church by the clerical and lay deputies The
usual Introductory services were conducted
and after these, Bishop Lee OF Delaware
preached the usual sermon to the Convention,
which will probably receive the attention Of
the Convention will be revision of the csnons
Su scb sbe S @ c %t6 especial reference to cases
in the dioceses Of New York and New Jersey
last spring, ,nra In which Rev. 8. Il. Tying,
lated the law. There will also be an authorita-
tive declaration of the House of Bishops with
forms the rubric and the canons allow at the
celebration of Divine service. Ground will
doubtless be taken against professionals, in.
cense, colored vestments. and other foppe-
ries, but an ample margin will be left for the
exercise of sound individual discretion. Con-
sideration will also be given to the overtures
for union between the Methodist and
Episcopal bodies. the idea being to promote
Church unity. The consent of the Convention
will be sought for the erection of the new
Long Island, Northern, New York and Western
New York Dioceses, the Bishops of which are
elected, however, by the Dioceses and not by
the Convention. A missionary Bishop for
Oregon is to be chosen, and during the session
the conservation of Bishop Charles N, Robert
son, Bishop elect of Missouri, will take place.
The Sedgwick Memorial Statue Dedi-
Gated.
NEW YORK, Oct THE dedication of the me.
mortal statue of Major General Sedgwick takes
place at West Point on the 2lst The officers
and soldiers of the Sixth Cor os, under General
Sedgwick, are particularly invited to attend.
The statue is designed by Launt Thompson
and cast from cannon contributed by the ma
uoD, and erected through contributions of the
officers and soldiers of the Sixth Corps George
w. Curtis will deliver the dedicatory Grafton.
Fire at Troy.
TROY, Oct. 1.-The extensive grain elevator
of L. A. Moore & Sons, of this city, was de-
strOyed by fire this mnr ming. The fire 10 sup
posed to have been the work of an lncendiary
The loss is upwards Of S2l2 900, as follows:-P
A. Moore & Sons, loss $4,000, insured for
Sl33 900; O. Willard 81 Co., loss $40 900. insured
for $40 600; T. M. Vail & Son. loss Sll 000 insured
for $4,000; O. Conken, loss $500. insured for
$4,000; Kennedy e. Murphy, loss $4,000, no insur-
ance. The building, with about 200 900 bushels
of grain of all kinds, is a complete ruin.