The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-16
NEW YORK CITY.
The Methodist Book Concern.

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meeting yesterday, the Rev. DR.. Andrews
presented aresolution endorsing the report
Of majority Of the Book Committee In
their recent investigations. These reso-
lutions called forth considerable discus
sion, In which Rev. Drs. Rfdgcway, Eos.
ter, Garry, Difa, Crawford, and Messrs.
Herman, Taylor, King and others partici.
pated. The general expression was that
the allegation Of fraud had not been and
could not be sustained, and that the YER
dict Of ten against three was sufficiently
strong in itself to demand approval. The
publication Of the minority report and Of
Dr.. shierS' paper in The Baltimore A'nert-
cdn were deprecated and declared 10
have been illegltimately acquired,
and made known that tho COM
mittee had made out their minority
report to bc sent TO the General Confer
cncc together with that Of the majority,
The action Or the Baltimore Conference
in censuring tho majority and withholding
its Sunday School Onion funds, was also
commented upon us unjust and harsh,
their being no proof, either before Confer
Cnce or before the community, to sustain
tho allegations Of fraud, and ailcr careful
investigation the Book Committee had
failed 10 find proof Their action Is tmll,
and can only he reversed by the General
Conference. Mr.. Herman moved to lay
the resolutions ON the table, which was
lost, md they were adopted by large
majority. ~. H.y.
Masonic Funeral.
Tho funeral Of the late Robt. D. Homes,
the tirst Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
Of the State Of New York Of F. d A. NJ,
promises to be very imposing affair. On
Wednesday, the day Of the funeral, the
officers Of them. W. Grand Lodge Of +.
and A. M. Of the State OF New York will
assemble ut tho late residcnce Of Mr..
Holmes and accompany the remains to
Grace Church, where the officers and
members Of the several lodges In the juris-
diction of the Grand Lodge will assemble
and escort the remains TO the place q IN. n
terncnt. r@ .r,. 4-5r I'D 3. '4l
A Distinguished swindIer. "
Yesterday the notorious Count Otto Won
Dcllow, 80 called, was arraigncd for trial
in Elizabeth, N. j., on charge Of swind-
linz preferred against him by his brother
in-law, the remainder Of his alleged
creditors having withdrawn their suits
against him. The court was dcnsely
packed and much interest manifested in
The proceedings The Count was absent
in CONSEQUENCE OF illness. Important wit
nesscs also being absent the case was post
pOned, 81. I.l,.. -
Temperance Movement.
A temperance convention to consult, to
consist OF two delegates from each Assem-
bly District in the State, will be held In
Tweddlc Hall, Albany, tomorrow. Also
TO take action to secure thorough organ
izatiOn Of the temperance voters Of the
State. ,t... ....
The Alexander Murder.
Mr., and Mrs. Gardner, who have been
in custody for some weeks on suspicion Of
having caused the murder Of the aged
Can't, Alexander, of New Orleans, by poi
son. were released yesterday, tho corOner's
Jury having found that the ancient mariner
died from natural causes. ~ '-
" Slnnder Suit.
Miss Della Moorc's SANDER suit against
tho man who claims to be her husband,
was concluded yesterday, and after Judge
Spcncer's charge the jury were directed
to bring in a sealed verdict The Judge
admonished the jury that there was re-
markable fraud in the guilty and perjury
III the case, and they were to find out
where 1t was.
Mr. Mechan still, continues to improve,
each llaysconGrms the hopes entertained
by lis friends ofhis recovery.
The Alaska left her station at the navy
yard, yesterday, to proceed to China. The
Colombo il getting rapidly forward and
will probably be ready for sea by tho end
Of tie week. y. ....r,-ga
The suit begun by the Erie Railway
against Cornelius Vanderbilt, TO recover
about IS 100000 alleged obtained by fraud
md cOllusiOn, was before Judge Barnard
of the Supreme Court today. Jay Gould
testified that two checks Of $429, 900 and
$40, 900 were passed 10 Vanderbilt with
the understanding that the suits against
the Company, with which Vanderbilt sub
seducntly claimed 10 have no connection,
should lie discontinued.
Tho testimony for tho prosecution clos
ed in tho Fullerton casc to-day.
The editors Of the Sunday Courier have
been sued BY Henry Bergl, for alleged
libel.
Judge Ingrallam today, decided that
imprisonment for non.paymcnt of military
dues Is unconstitutional. The jury In
the Moore. .Bonnell Case, having been I'm.
able To decide whether the parties were
married oEnOt, have been discharged.