The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-13
NEW YORK.
NRw YORK, october Il.

AT the burning of the AmerIcus Ho.
| tel in the B0wery last night, a lodger
named McCann was suffocated and two
women had legs broken by jumping
out of window.
The steamship City of London, from
Liverpool, arrived this morning.
Thomas Baylewas arrested yesterday
for swindling an invalid school teacher
| of Nassau, Mich, named Turner, of
$500 by the confidence game. Turner
was en- route for California for the benz
eft of his health. he was robbed of
Howell Cobb's body has been re-
moved to Savannah steamer, and will
be taken to Georgia tomorrow for In
terment. It is accompanied by his
family.
In the Gamble poisoning case, in
Rockland county, Margaret Weinkler.
the German domestic, concluded her
cross-examination.
DIR. Bargrert testified that she had
been questioned by the prosecutions
counsel in his presence, outside of the
court room, Notwithstanding her testi-
mony to the contrary. On the adjourn
ment ofthe court, Bargaret was arrest
ed on charge of larceny.
Capt. Hencken and two OF the crew of
the schooner Achamen were arrested
yesterday for setting fire to the vessel
to secure the insurance. They were
caught in the act.
During political debate on Satur-
day night In a bar-room, in Brooklyn,
VIM. MulligRn shot James Brennan,
because they could not agree. Multi
gan was arrested. -4i
Two burglars, while endeavoring to
escape from a policeman, in Brooklyn,
last night, fired at him repeatedly, but
he returned the fire and captured one
ofthem.
Protestant Episcopal Convention.
NEW YoRK, October IL.
In the Protestant Episcopal Conven-
ton this morning the committee on
new dioceses reported in favor OF di-
Viding the diocese of Maryland. The
report was accepted.
Judge Cunningham said he had pre-
pared a canon for the consideration of
the committee on canons, to which he
proposed it should be referred. The
new canon would read as follows of the
manner of conducting divine worship:
SEC. 1. No ministerial vestments shall
be worn during divine worship, or
when present at or officiating In any
rite or ceremony of this church, except
ing surplice, stole, bands, or gowns,
which shall be used as heretofore accus-
toned on all regular occasions of wor-
ship, and at the discretion OF the min
lister may be used at rites and ceremo-
nies; and no eccleSlaStlcal yeStmenLS
shall be worn on occasions of Divine
worship or church ceremonies by choirs
or other assistants therein; provided,
this section shall not be construed to
relate to Episcopal vestments.
SEC. 2. Candlesticks, crucifix or sup
per altars, SO called, made of wood or
metal, or other substances, shall not be
used or suffered to stand or hang over
any communion table as part of the
furniture or decoration thereof.
SEC. 8. Bowling at the name OF Jesus,
excepting in repeating the creed, turn
ing or bowling towards the commu-
nion table, excepts SO far as may be en-
Joined by the rubric; making the sign
of the cross except in baptismi the ele.
walton of either the elements during
holy communion, or oblations of COM
municants or others, professional sing
ing in churches, except as provided by
the rubrfcs; and the use of insense In
and during the conducting of divine
service, are all declared unlawful.
Rev. DIR. Adams, of Wisconsin,, took
the floor on the subject of the canon
proposed by Judge Cunningham. BE
said that when the question was debat-
ed it would be in the house, and that 1t
would debate the matter with all due
regard for the distinctive rites of both
low and high church branches OF the
Episcopal Church.
The proposed canon was referred to
the committee on canons.