The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-16

tno majority kcp0Ek Oh inc A6tnO'
dist Book Concern Investigating
Ommittee-FuneFai Of PFOmi-
nent Mas0ns etc.
NEW YORK, March 15.-In the
Ne. Y York Methodist preachers meet
ing, the Rev. DR.. Andrews presented
resolutions endorsing the report of
the majority of the Book Committee
in their recent investigation. These
resolutions called forth considerable
discussion, in which Rev. Drs. Ridge
way, Foster, Curry. Tiffany, Craw-
ford, and Messrs. Hermonce, Taylor,
King and others participated. The
general expression was that the allie
cation of fraud had not been and
could not be sustained, and that the
verdict of ten against three was sufl-
ciently strong of itselfto demand their
approval. The publication of the mi
nority report, and DIR. Spierer's pa
per in the Baltimore american, were
deprecated, and declared to have
been illegitimately acquired and made
known.
The Committee had directed the
minority report to be sent to the Gen.
eral Conference, together with that of
the majority. The action of the Bal
timore Conference in censuring the
majority. and withholding its Sunday
School Union funds, was also COM
mented upon as unjust and harsh,
there being no proof either before the
Conference or before the community
to sustain the allegation of fraud,
and after a full investigation of the
books the committee had failed to
find proof. Their action is final, and
can only be revised by the General
Conference Mr.. Hermonce moved to
lay the resolutions on the table, which
was lost. and they were adopted by
large majority.
The funeral Of the late Robert D.
Holmes, Esq, Past Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of the State of New
York, Il. aud a. NJ, promises to be
very imposing affair, on Wednesday,
the day Of the funeral. The officers
of the NJ. w. Grand Lodge of +. and
A. NJ, of the State of New York,
will assemble at the late residence of
Mr.. Holmes and accompany the re-
mains to Grace Church, where The
religious services will take place, aud
where the officers and members of
the several lodges In the jurisdic-
ton of the Grand Lodge will assem-
BILE and escort the remains to the
place Of internent.
The suit began by the Erie Rail-
road against Cornelius Vanderbilt, to
recover $5,000,000, alleged to have
been obtained by fraud and collusion,
was before Judge Barnard in the Su-
preme Court. to-day. Jay Gould tes-
tilted that two checks for 1929, 600 and
$540,000 were passed to Vanderbilt,
with the understanding that the suits
against the company with which Van
derbilt subsequently claimed to have
no connection, should be discon-
tinued.
The testimony for the prosecution
closed In the Fullerton case o-day.
The editors of the Sunday Courier
have been sued by Henry Bergh for
libel.
Judge Ingraham to-day decided
that Imprisonment for non-payment
of militia dues is unconstitutional.
The jury In the Moore Bonnell case
having been unable to decide whether
the parties were married or not, have
been discharged.
LouisT Sherman and Charles Foster
were arrested on charge of being con-
nected with a gang Of counterfeiters of
internal revenue stamps, lately oper-
atiug in Philadelphia.
On account of the prevalence of ice
In the Atlantic, commanders of
European steamers have been in.
structed to keep a southern course.
A new Democratic club, similar to
the Manhattan, has been organized il
Brooklyn.
Michael Hallehau was sent to State
prison for nine and a half years, for
attempting the murder of his father
Flags on all corporation buildings
were displayed to-day, in honor Of the
birth of Andrew Jackson.
An illicit distillery was broken up
In Dickinson's alley, Brooklyn.
A fire at sos Pearl street, last night,
occasioned loss to Edward j. Rich
mond and others, amounting to abo1t
$4,000 Insured.
Mary Buckley has recovered $1,000
from the Harlem Railroad Company
for injuries sustained by being thrown
from the platform Of car by a cor
| ductor.
John Railway. prominent physi-
clan, died yesterday.
The steamers Nemesis from Liver
pool the 9th, and Housa from Bre-
men, arrived tonight. The Silesia
sailed to day, and took S91, 900 in
| gold.