Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-24

cessfully laid from Bavaria Java, to Port Oar
win, Australia, and in few days the tariff OF
messages from Australia to New York will be
announced.
1t is announced at the Executive Office that
the President will on no account interfere with
the National authorities in Utah, as desired BY
Delegate Hooper and other Mormon leaders.
The laws, he says, must be enforced.
Reports have been received from all jurisdic
tons of Cuba. which state that the growing
sugar cane is in excellent condition, and large
crop is expected everywhere for the next year.
Va, Conference VI. f. Church South.
PORTSMOUTH. Va, Nov 23.-The number
| of lay delegates to the District Conference was
fixed at three from each, quarterly.
The Conference recommended the Southern
Quarterly Review to the patronage of the minis
ters aud church members.
The memoirs of Rev. Humphrey Blups
and Thomas &. Jennings were ordered to be
published in the Conference proceedings.
Randolph Macon College asked for three
| thousand dollars.
The Conference will meet next year in the
Washington Street Methodist Church. Peters
burg.
James f. Gates, ofRichmond vas admitted
| TO travelling connection with the Conference.
The bishops were requested to change the
time of holding this Conference so that it may
not meet earlier than the fourth Wednesday in
November nor later than the first Wednesday
in December.
DR.. Edwards reported that the Mission
Board had allowed $500 to Richmond missions.
Ten thousand dollars had been assessed in the
whole Conference.
Paul Whitehead submitted the report OF the
Relief Society Of which he is president. The
agent for the work.
Rev j. t. Poulton, supernnInerary, was To-
Gated at his request
Edward NJ. Jordan passed all approved ex-
animation and w;;s elected TO Deacon orders
and admitted to full connection.
J. B. Saunders and Milton +. Bishop were
granted supernumerary relations.
The appointments were read, among which
are the following :-Gordonsvil and Orange
Court house J. l.. Fisher Orange: E. NJ.
Jordan. Louisa: J. @. Moss Madison r.
". Watts. Greene j. W. Howard Blue
Ridge Mission and Piedmont Mission G. W.
Bailey. Rappahannock j. F. Brannin. Cul-
pepper Station: j. Harmon. Cupeper J. N.
Jones. Spotsylvania W. H. Gregory. Caro-.
line c. f. HOLIDAY King George ". +.
Balm. Westmoreland G. 4. Gibbs and ".
". Walker Heathsville ". A. Croker.
Montross D. G. Butts
The following are are the statistics OF the
Conference White members, 4l,181; colored
members SO: travelling preachers $50; local
preachers, 24j Baptsns adults, 2,34j in
tants, 1850. Sunday schools, $50; officers and
teachers, $3.50; scholars, 29, 543; money expend.
ed for Sunday schools. so, 800. SO number of
churchcrs 500 number OF church sittlngs
lG5.00l value of churches, s7l5, 1925; number
200 value Of other church property, $22 035.-
81 money raised for tracts, $500; minlste-
rial education, $Gl2,0G poor, s., 535.IO 9TH
er objects, s2s, lS2 90; assessed for support of
preachers, $llO2l7.Sl; amount paid for sup
port Of preachers, 93,Glj.79; deficit in salaries
Of preachers, SIG, COZ % increase in salariesof
preachers during past year, SIC, SO9.9l raised
for missions, $4,O90.S so; for foreign missionary
debt, $S4lG7; Conference collection, 81 S52.-
70; for support of bishop, Sl.6lG.4S : for Ran
dolph Macon College, sl,l40.46.
The increase in membership during the past
year has been about 1000.
The Conference adjourned sine die.
WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSIONERS The
West Virginia commissioners left Richmond on
Friday last, and returned home via Staunton,
where they inspected the property belonging to
the State, the Blind Asylum and the Hos
pital for the Insane. We understand that they
adjourned at Richmond to meet in Petersburg
on the 18th day of next month, there to COM
plete their abors and write out their report to
the Legislature. While they did not succeed
in obtaining all the information they desired to
obtain at Richmond, yet they are in hopes of
receiving something further between this and
their Parkersburg meeting, and whether they
do or not they will report upon what has
gathered Their position at Richmond, as we
understand it, was that it is to the interest of
the old State more particularly than to West
Virginia to furnish all the needed information
as to the minutise of the debt, and that until it
is forthcoming West Virginia cannot be ex-
pccted to determine anything definite as to her
share of it. Acting upon this position they
have left it optional with the authorities over
there whether or not their request for sundry
items CT information shall be furnished.
lVheeHnq Mtehgencer
GoRDoNsy1LLE "Wednesday being the
opening day for the first sale Of cattle by
Messrs. Eastern & Madgwick, there was an I'm
usually large crowd. AS this is new line of
business in this place the people seemed anxi
GUS to see the progress and results Of the first
trial These sales are to take place the third
Tuesday in each month. Bidding was very
brisk considering the scarcity Of money There
was fine display of cattle, hor :es sheep aud
hogs. Gordonsville is indeed a growing place
I understand the G. & o. R. R company are
about to build large engine house for the use
of their engines. and are now making another
switch for the accommodation ottrcigLt, which !
will be very heavy on the completion of the |
G.. & o. railroad For several hours The ar
rival and departure of trains cause. c'nsiIera !
bic stir. It is needless for me TO say that