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NEW YORK, May 27..PauI Lowe, son
of ay-Governor Lowe, of Maryland, has
Iao,I crested and admits using revolver
i, Jafonsa of friend whereby three per-
sons were wounded.
mass meeting of the eight hour league
,oTlDospd of cabinCtmakeTs and others was
beId this evening at the Harmony Rooms,
and another of the trades in general at the
Assembly Rooms, at which cOngratulatOry
speeches were made and resolutions adopt
ed over the success of the recent strikes.
At an immense meeting of the Quakers
Yesterday morning Samuel NJ. Jaaney
preached against the doctrine of atone
ment, and Lucretia Mott delivered an elO-
quent address on the peace of nations.
1t is said that the cotton commission
house whose failure announced Saturday
was the the firm of Dibble, Worth & Co.
MEMPHIS, May 27.-JOhn White, color
ed, who killed two men and wounded sew
cral others recently on President Island,
while resisting arrest, has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree. He
will appeal to the Supreme Court.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2e.-S t. John
COmmandery Knights Templar left for
Boston in full uniform and will be absent
about one week.
A horse ran away with a barOuchc con-
tanning four men who escaped but killed
boy aged II years.
\ new boiler at the Bleachery Works on
Creaz and Girlidarc streets. exploded, kill
ling a man and fatally WOunding a girl
and hurting six.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The tug boat Ep-
>elor exploded her boiler this afternoon in
East river, opposite Pier No. -, killing
the engineer, captain, two brothers named
Holland, Beck and two others who were
unknown. 4 man who was standing on
the pier was wounded, supposed to be IA
tally. She had a ship in tow.
In the Conference to-day, r. J.. Dash
rel, I. NJ. Eddy and J. NJ. Reed were
elected Missionary Secretaries. DR.. Ky
nett was reelected Secretary Of the Church
Extension Society.
The \. N. train from New York on
the New Jersey Central Railroad was run
into by the 40 A. ~ train from Philadel
phia on the Pennsylvania Central Rail
road at Elizabeth this morning. The Cen
trai Road train was standing at the sta
ton, its car extending over the Pennsyl-
Yania Road. This car was struck by the
locomotive Ofthe other train, turned over
and almost demolished. Six persons were
injured and some seriously. The engineer
on the Pennsylvania train says his pateiit
air breaks would not work and he could
not stop the train.
BUFFALO, May 26.-Rev. John E.
Roberts, editor Of the Christian AdUOcute
and one of the oldest Methodist Ministers
of Western New York, died suddenly yes
terday at COwIesvilIe of apOpleXy.
In the Methodist Conference q motion is
pending that the restrictions placed upon
Bishop Roberts, who presides over Liberia
Conference in Africa be removed, and he
be elevated to the full dignity of a Bishop
and admitted to this Conference.
4 colOred delegate addressed the Confer
ence on the question of the secretary of
the Frecdman's Aid Society, and said that
he was sorry to see in this Conference
to keep colorcd men off the
He then moved that the
secretary be colored man. The election
was then taken, which resulted i'll the
choice of Rev. Dr. r. S Rush.