The New York herald., 1869-04-11
WEsECNESTER COUNTY.

CHURCH FAfR.-On Tuesday next the ladies' OF st.
Augustine's Roman Catholic church, OF Morrfsania,
Rev. j. p. Wood pastor, will hold q fair. the pro-
ceeds OF which will be applied to liquldate the debt
OF the church. The cxlibftlOn Will be continued
throughout the week.
SEVERE ACCIDENTAL farmer named William
Marks, living at TarrytOwn, while attaching yoke
OF oxen to a wagon day or two snce unfortunately
allowed the heavy pole OF the latter to fan upon his
leg, by which he sustained compound fracture or
both bones OF the II nh. Prompt surgical assistance
was rendered III behalf OF the sufferer.
MISUNDERSTANDING Friday night last the pre-
misses of Frederick Beck, as Hastings. on the Hnd-
son, were broken into by unknown parties, who
abstracfed from the family stores, vine nour &C.,
to the value OF seventy-iive dollars. From in1Ica
tons IL would appear that the burglars came pre-
pared with horse AMI wagon, Tor the better
removal OF their plumber.
TgMPERING JUSTICE wTrH MERcY.-Htherto the
arrests made by the Metropolitan police at Youkers
on Saturday evenings and nights, have been followed
by Incarceration OF the accused until the ensuing
Monday morning, no mater how trivial the offence
charged. Bearing In mind the abstract right
OF an arrested part To speedy hearing
on the offence for which his liberty has been
curtailcd as well, perhaps TO save the village
an unnecessary expense of boarding prisoners the
Sabbath, the Board Of Village Trustees, at It's last
meeting had under consideration O resolution re-
ouirng the court OF the Police Justice 10 he open for
the transaction OF criminal business on legal holidays
and Sundays, and instrucins the Police Justice to
open his court on those days at ght O'Clock a. NJ
and keen open one hour or until the cases are Dis
posed of.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE.-The seventy.
ninth Annual Conference OF the New York Methodist
Church. in session at Sing Sing during the latter part
OF the week, has been tolerabiy well attended, the
average number of clergymen present each dsy
being something more than 200. Bishop Lew Scott,
OF Delaware, presides during the session. Among
the first business transacted by the conference and
when the usual committees mad b3cn appointed, was
the unanimous adoption Of the following preamble
ami resclution:-
whereas hava hsard with deep that important
Ex OF this METROPOLITAN
pending IN the senate of ths Sta Of New York. having
already pesscd the Assembly, ant believing such chan
be npoit,c, and and rau,ht with evil
10 the community, the members Of the New York Confer
composei Of rs ministers In conferences assc5 ed
unanimously and earnestly protest against the proposed
operation Of this law portion Of The drinking places of
Metropolitan dis.nct.
Reao,ved procs, sgned by President and
Secretary, and forwarded u the Senate at Albany.
During the session OF the Conference addresses
have oeen delivered by Marvin car ison, OF Pouxh-
keepse, VINO H. considered the patriarch OF the
ecclesiastical boly, he having attcn 5i every session
OF the Conference during the past sixty years Besides
the morning deliberations meetings have been neid
church extension and o.her Important matters we
made by several OF the members. missionary ser
mon and Conference discourse have also been dciv-
cred. At noon yesterday the Coniere tee adjourDed
until Monday morning, and oday the elders and
deacons who are candidates for or lnallon will he
admitted holy orders by Bishop Scott the Meth
oiist Episcopal church.