The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-13
VIRGINIA NEW.
,.,,,,nore Animal Conference M n
b"'' rnurch. south.

.c,rcncc met pursuant to ADJOURN
bishop Pierce in the chair;
m ,',.o5nns exercises were conducted ny
n'" navid Thomas, agent OF randolph
N W;n,, n~ Of previous session were read
81. decentralization from Wesleyan Female
,;,,,,o WAS referred 10 the Committee on
I:lrrarN Institutions. ,,-,,or
1hr fourth question was asked W no are
;,,,i,t"5 : IL. G. Hammond and VIII
go; ',,'''' Harris. Who are the dcacons OF
rnn-y 4. 4. Martin, L. Cover Martin,
E.,Tr,. W. LiChtncr, +. II. Henry. !. Z.
Wc,truhakcr, David Bush, William "aae,
,,.n,rc 7. TYLER. and ". h. u. Harper. -.
rrT nr. Gloss and Rev. MIR. Wood, OF
me- North Carolina Conference. were IN
reduced. .,n.,.>
The Mh question was called, "Who are
,G.tlcd ia elders orders Hcn: l.. ~
lf. ". II. u. Harper: W; v. Waits IL
Vnnrnp Stricken. silaS Il. Snapp, j. +:
cake, w. {. Maloy, John y. Kern, DaFlu
Bash. and \. Il. Martin.
\ committee WAS appointed in the case
~ Dr, Hancock, Of which Rev. Nelson
Head is chairman.
Kew. DR.. Head asked for an cNpla-
nation in reference 10 the missionary tund !;
- which Rev. DR.. McFcrrin, of Nashville
.rrnn} responded.
Hry. Or. Bond addressed the Conference
~, reference 10 the Baltimore Christian Id
Tpcatc.
\ resolution offered by J. Randolph Fin
II. u. d.. WAS. on motion, referred TO The
Committee on Education.
The fourteenth question was asked:
What local preachers are elected TO
elders orders: +. 6. Calvert, OF Baltl.
more. Md, and Il. 7. Barton, of LcXng-
ton, Va.
HE examination of character was re-
>umcd.
The name Of :. :. Roszell was called. He
addressed the Conference in reference to
The general interests OF the East Baltimore
district, of which he is presiding elder ;
md his district was in 4 healthy condition,
and that the itinerant system oil MethodiSm
VAS The simplest and >llbimcst form OF
Chfl>uani'v known in the world.
The names of Rev. ). Rogers and Rev.
pr. sargent were called. and their charac-
'rrs examined and passed.
The relation OF samuel kepler was
changed from effective to supernumerary.
The names OF j. W. Canler, a. 5. ESk.
ridge. K. smith. j. Lester Shiplcy, l.. IL.
Irenshaw, J. ". Grandcn, W. q. ESgleS.-
ton, A. 3. Dolly, &. q. Lintbicum. and
David Thomas were called, characters eN-
ahmed and passed.
the :amc Of \. W. Wilson, presiding
elder OF the WashiDGl on district was called.
He represented his district as rapidly re-
covering from the dc>olationS Of war.
The name OF W. Y. Tudor was called. DIR.
wilson announced his transfer to New ur-
leans, and commented tavorably on his
character. The character of DR.. Hough,
&. W. Lightener, David Sh9f, G. NJ. &.
Kramer, Nelson Head, :. Y. Hoyle. l.. K.
smith. Wesley Hammond, L. 3. smith. {.
l.. cameron. a. w. Robey. aud l.. FL. Bald
VIII were examined and passed.
The Winchester district was called, and
= communication presented by III. Bishop
from kov. Presiding Elder Baird, who is
detained on account of the illness OF his
family, WAS read, endorsing the ministers OF
his district, consisting of Reys. j. L. Arm
strong, ". II. WhcclWright, Geo. Steven.
N. l.. f. Butt, J. II. March, Frazier Furr,
II. T.. Johnson. Francis Ii. Itichey, j. =.
Hyde. John l.. Clarke, 4. 4. j. Neal, j.
". kwan, ". G. Gross, Hamilton A. Gaver,
;. smith. I. W. Brown, Il. :. Highly, and
+. c. TlhbS.
Rockingham district WIGS called, and rep
resented by Presiding Elder Waugh, when
the characters OF the following ministers
were examined and passed, Viz: II. III.
kennedy, }. $. Gardner, \. Z. Bonde, j.
W. Wolf, J. j. Engle. G. Il. Jefferson, J.
VI. Frollnsbcc, l.. I. Reed, II. d. Bishop,
W. 9. Ross. w. Il. Slringcr, j. W. Tongen,
j. :. Hutchinson, j. L. WaSsen, and VIM
4. Harris.
Among other distinguished visitors in nj
tendance al the Conference, we notice Rev
VIM. RaWley, OF Nt. Airy. y. {.
The converting of an annual Conference
III large city scarcely creates II wave upon
Tie surface Of society; but It's quite differ
cnt in this place, rs cyinccd by the fact that
Il lady Of high responsibility, over three
score and ten years Of age, walked fifteen
miles, arriving here to-day, to witness the
proceedings. BIS
MURDER WILL OUT.-On Wednesday
morning, Sth instant, the negro murderer
William Johnson, confined i'll the Monroe
county Jail, at this place, for the murder,
hast fall, of Mr.. Hunter, OF Stanton, Va,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, near
the Big Bend tunnel, madea full confession
Of his guilt 10 The jailor. Under the spur
oi guilty conscience he declared that Il
spirit had warned him OH the previous night
10 reveal his guilt, under pain of perpetual
unrest. In presence Of the Jailor and Il col
orcd visitor, who occasionally eXhorts him
he confessed that he killed Young Hunter
by striking him on the head with billet Of
wood, and that he then robbed his victim
OF $50. Johnson also confessed TO the muir.
der, in like manner, OF another man uu.
known TO him about Il year ago in Staun.
ton, Va. lie also robbed the latter victim
Of his money, some S60.-Inion KcJiSter.
DEATH OF A NETrRAN.- Mr.. VIM. Grim
an AGED citizen Of Abingdon, died on We'd
nesday. The deceased was Il soldier of the
war Of 1872, and was with Hull when ht
50 cowardly surrendered his army at De
troit. Mr.. Grim, however, refused to sur
render. and safely made his way, after I'M
dergoing many hardships, TO the mex
nearest American Post, and afterwards
served with great gallantry .-Lynchturs
Vir9inaaa.
WASHINGTON AND RICHMOND RAILROAD
Mr.. ii. *. Bradshaw, OF this city, has OBJ
tanned the contract for building all The
bridges and trcstle work on the Washing
ton and Richmond railroad from Occoquan
20 the southern end Of the line, and will
commence the work Of erecting them at
once. Large numbers of mules and carts
have lately arrived here from the n orth to
be employed upon the construction Of the
same road.-AIerdndr7a Gazette.
NIRGINlA.-At Hampden Sidney College
Geo. w. Natter is appointed postmaster,
wee A. +. Anderson, moved away.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PETROLEUM CENTRE,
PA.-Fyty BEtld'ngs Burpcd.-P ittsburg,
March lo.-At an early hour this morning
lire originated in the Buffalo House, at
Petroleum Centre. Pa, which place is COM
posed almost entirely Of wooden buildings.
The fire spread across the street and on
both sides rs far us Alken's Hall, anG north
10 he kLrlc Of Z hl .ra.l.l. =.