Evening star., 1870-02-28

BALTIMORE ANNUAL CozrERENcE MErHo-
DIST EPISCOPAL CHUReH.-The eighty-six ses-
sion OF this body win commence in the city OF
Frederick. Md, on Wednesday morning next,
the 2d of March, at nine O'Clock, Rev. Bishop
Ames win preside. This Conference Is COM
timore, South Baltimore, Frederick, Washing
ton, and winchester. Last year the official
reports gave 25,3s2 members and 4,0l5 proba-
TONERS; 335 churches, valued at s1,54s, 900; and
Schools, 4,666 officers and teachers, and about
e 900 scholars The list show superannuated
preachers, -; supernumerary, "a; effective, lis;
and '.probationers" (by which We understand
the bounds of the Conference there are also 15S
local preachers, many of whom continue to
render active and efficient services During the
past year four preachers of this body have died.
viz: William Hank, Philip ID. Lipscomb, Jona-
than Monroe, and L. i. 5. Richards.
1hfs viii be very important session of this
delegates will be discussed and voted upon. The
report of the Committee on the Management of
the Book Concern at New York having been
referred to the annual conferences, will be con-
sidered; and in view of the fact that Reys. III.
Slicer and John Lanahan, who have been CON
nected with the investigation, are members of
this Conference, great deal Of interest is felt
rs to the action Of the Conference The SUNDAY
school work will also be an important topic.
Most Of the churches of this District will report
accessions and good condition generally
There is a probability that Rev. j. A. McCau-
ley, who, with Rev. b. Peyton Brown and
others, is named for the presiding eldership
Of the District, will cease to continue the pastor
amp OF Dunbarton-street Church, Georgetown.
Wsn.h ss hesIs Cs Meech OF Union Chapel; Davis ef
VIII probably be assigned to other CHARGES
Rev. Hessrs. Baldwin, of Ryland: McDaniei of
W;1sd Wsst GeoFges1Tn; Wideman, of Hamline; s. A.
several weeks conducting a very Spirited nro.
tacted meeting Newman, of the Metropolitan.
and Gibson, OF the Foundry, having been at
Rev MI Hobbs, Of Gorsuch Is Se;nsp f;esppohsed. ane
m man may De sent TO another appointment, and
hobart Smith, who has been filling the nuin;t of
rietener chapel for some time, viii enter the
conference, and be assigned another field. the
Fletcher Chapel membership having been
merged with Hamline. An additional PREACHER
VII be appointed for Wesley Chapel, to take
streets, at which Rev. j. G. Hennipg' who ves,
terday Delivered his farewell sermon. has on
elated Tor over three years past. Mr. Henninp
s..e Ell take charge Of the East Washington 81 f.
easf) next Sunday.
MiLLAKp HOTEL CASE IN THE SUPREME
SotET-Iwo cases from the Supreme of This
DisIlet are now on argument before the United
States supreme Court, involving the liability
Ior the tax assessed on the Willard Hotel pro-
premises. One of them was commenced by
fIesDury, Syes & Chadwick lessees of the no.
,eI, they alleging that j. C.. Willard one of the
lessons, after having bound them by their lease
20 pay al taxes, by fraudulent representations.
plecured the pavement of the street bv an
ulu,nsnce OF the Common Council, but stip-
1,Hea s1;. "a 20 pay the tax himself. The other
'ult Is by Henry A. Willard and Others. who
rohRialn tnat they are owners of PROPERTY
on the street, and allege the same false arS
lI Iaudulent representations to procure the pave
ment, that are charged in the former case Tba
opyeet OF each action was to restrain the collec-
,I non OF the tax from the property owners and
,e ses, anu 70 procure decree that j. c. VIII
IHu pay u The court below decreed In favor
of the complainants and directed j. G. WiIiari
70 pay the tax, and then sued him in an action
st law, and that, in such q case, where an ade-
1uate remedy exists, a court of innuiry will not
interfere He also insists that there Is NOT a
particle of evidence to show that he influenced
me me passage OF the ordinance in any way, or that
me ordinance was not the expression of the
unanimous will of the bodies voting it,