Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-21

AFRICAN IN. E.) ZION CoS1aRENcs-Sirh
Day.-At the afternoon session yesterday, toe
cas- Of elder Lee. charged with Immoral c,n.
duet, wss resumed and considered fer some
time, " hen IL was laid over.
Ssr. nh Ddy.-After the usual opening service
this morning, Bishop jones IN the cnNr.)
Elder Hsmsr offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Rssolred, That the several reports purport-
ing TO b. the doings OF this conference as pub
lished in the Daily Morning Ckronicie are incor-
rect.
motion pending AT a former session to
ordain Mark Bell to the ONCE OF deacon, was
decided IN the affirmative.
The subject IN reference to the society in Bal.
timoye was taken mp, and on motion. the -.
Getty was placed in connection with the Rock
Or, eli MIssIln.
The Conferer cs decided to have one hundred
copies Of its Official minutes d inted
Itwas also decided that the mex animal n, %, =
ing Of the baltimore Conference shall be held
IN Washington at John Wesley's Church ON
the second "wednesday in May, IS70.
The committee appointed To investigate the
charge OF adultery sgalnst Elder John E. Lee.
OF the Rock Greek Church, submitted A report
in which they say that after = full iuyestiss-
ton. they find him guilty of the charge aud
therrupon, on morton OF Elder James A Jones,
Nh Lee was expelled from memD.rship with
'br African N E.l Z,on Conference
Afbr some further business the conference
adjourned.
FIRE. Last night, an alarm OF fire was
s.'ni Gaj rom box u. corner ist AMI + streets
ana the department responded promptly, ~.
hr" h'lDg III 'wo-stnry dwelling Oh the
Pr Z !>ss owned nv j. i. Sullivan and Deco.
p'rd by Joseph Widmsn as a brewery, on "
street. Lorth. brtwe-u l>t street west ami North
tSplicl- The wafer - considerable DIS
taTce OF. fu'. working together, the f,remsu
"Niirgushed the fi1m-s with "A loss OF All lut
$50, Whirh is fully coversd-the property
"-irS insured M Fhr Nutual of this city for
= 900. The fremsn received the thanks Of The
b-Ig hbCTs ana were lagerei.
TIE employees II Mr.. widman attempted To
extnguish the flames but faIi-o, AMI one OF
them ran 10 the Fourth Ward station. from
WIZ nee The alarm was struck. The m chin-ry
f"T striking the Columbia bell, il - stated ran
Gown when six strokes were struck. an ! con =
s.Pucntly that company ran to No s box first
MI W Idinab's brewery aud stock were dam
sfed 20 Tie amoUDt of about Si,GG, on whie n
there rs au Insurance of Sl,sOl and the p4ytl
lion in koZel's gardens was burnt, causing a
loss CT SO, covered BY insurance.
THE Potomac FRoNT.-Appended vii, h,
fonnd hs operations around the wharvpS
'clt,r : TaGrf.-Siiled -Schr. Fught, Jnp
for t.uantico- Va, to load railroad ties for
Philadelphia.
Berry's df-Arrived-Schrs Agnes Ann.
Carpenter, from Hangers. with white sand tor
John Berry; 5. r. Baker, Brewster from NJ Il.
dor, y. Y, with store for N Acker
FoTi-f's Wharf -Sail.d-Schr. l.. T. Drum
mock, for Salisbury, Md. light.
FGy's Whorf-s;ailed-Steamer Virginia,
Griffin 'or Alexandra, light.
hiey'S WLarf.--At this wharf a couple OF
small senooners have arrived with caryoes of
oysters. consigned 10 Turner IL Son, the prices
OF which are unchanged from last 9uotsfIons.
The steamer Columbia. Harper, lett for Balti-
more this morning with freight and merchan.
die.
Horrrp's Hhnrf-Sailed steam. propeller &
Chamberlain, for New Jersey, with a load OF
fertilizers.