The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-21
NEW YORK.
The Methodist Conference.

NEW YORK, May 20.-In the Methodist Gen.
eral Conference to-day, DR.. Curry presented a
memorial of H. S. Goodenough, former Super
intendent of the printing department of the
Book Concern, in which he replies to certain
assertions concerning him in DIR. Lanahan's re-
port Mr.. GoodenOugh contends that the Con-
Germ met with no loss during his superintend-
ing and alleges that DR.. Lanahan's motives in
bringing the charge against him was to get his
own son into the paper business.
DIR. Lanahan then charged that the whole
Concern, Secretary and agents were concerned
in oil speculations to the detriment of the
church, and that j. G. Porter, who used to pur-
chase the paper for the concern was Peniten-
tiary convict. Loud cries of "order," ''hear him
out" &c. ~
DR.. Harris said if DR.. Lanahan alluded to him
as one of the Secretaries engaged in oil specula-
tons he was utterly misinformed
After some further warm discussion DR.. Gil
bert Haven of Boston said it was proper to re-
mark concerning the charge that Mr. Porter was
penitentiary convict, that the offence was
more technicle than anything else and that af-
ter the trial, judge, jury and prosecuting attor-
ney petitioned for the immediate release of the
accused. In reply to DIR. Lanahans assertion
that DR. Carleton instigated the Goodenough
memorial that gentleman said he had nothing
to do with that paper and never saw it until it
was put into print.
The paper was referred. .aE
Mr.. Gums reports on the Book Concern ac-
counts was presented ana ro1erreQ
The Committee on Education presented a re-
port which, after referring to the assaults of
Romanists on common schools concludes with
resolutions to oppose to the utmost the exclu-
sion of the Bible from schools.
Resolutions were offered fixing Thursday as
the time for appointing place for holding the
next General Conference, proposing change
tuting two boards of publication, one of minis
tiers and the other of laymen who shall meet
once in three months and have general super
vision over all publication of interests of the
church and the election of provisional bishops.
lae Concessions to Journeymen.
The master masons, by a vote of 10 to 49, vot-
ed to concede that eight hours is days work
on and after tomorrow. The vote was subse-
quently made unanimous. The brick layers
stone masons and laborers will probably all re-
turn to work tomorrow. Tho German cabinet
makers and plumbers joined the eight hour
movement to-day and a large number of their
employersshave already granted the demanded
s..-a.,,a,, work
who can get employment at eight hours.
The grinders and polishers and some other
organizations will strike tomorrow.
An Impertant Case.
The case of Commodore Vanderbilt VS..
Erie railroad cameup to-day before Judge
Daley on q demurrer to the complaint The
suit is for $175, 900, being an coupons for two
years on 81 ,250, 600 of bonds of the Boston,
Hartford and Erie railroad company, the in
terest ON which was guaranteed by the Erie
railroad in October, 1867. The question in
wolves guarantee of some IS, OO0,OO0 of the
Boston, Hartford and Erie road alone.
Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher's Sermon on
@ Strikes. ...
Henry Ward Beecher preached sermon last
night ON strikes. He said the mass OF labol
had been swayed by politicians and the result
was great dissatisfaction. Labor had been trod
den under foot and despised, and he was il
sympathy with labor and the present move
ment. Labor is discontinued because it seems
vulgar to eat your bread by the sweat OF you
brow. Refinement has been monopoly toe
long. The movement shows desire for refine
ment and its success means elevation. Blu
workingmen are inclined to become too proud
They forget that Christ was the son of a car
penter. They will dsfranchise themselves i
they do not have a care.
The Eight Hour Movement.
The wood carvers last night resolved to strik
for the eight hour system, and the cabine
mafers and the upholsterers took the same
action.
Bnrning Of Varnish Factory at Hun
ter's Point-Loss 500, 900.
Early yesterday morning Myers & Louen
| STEMS varnish factory at Hunters Point, tool
| fire and was destroyed. Loss over $100, 600; in
sured for $4,000. Two firemen were severel
lIJuTtu ny AdilluS tiulUcIo.
! The Split i'm the Internationalists.
The threatened split in the International So
ciety took place yesterday. The Federal Cour
| Gil met in the morning and held very storm
| session. Section O., the Oldest in the country
| presented its withdrawal, and scene of grea
confusion ensued Excited speeches and mt
tual recriminations were with difficulty II
| strained by the chairman. The difficulty seem
| to be the failure of the offending section to Ell
dore the views of the party responsible for th
| nomination of Presidential candidates at Apoll
Hall. The announcement of split in the gel
eral council in London and the formation of
| rival body under the name of Universalist Fec
| eral Council was made.
A Schooner Run Down--Two scamen
| is.aa. Drowned.
The steamship George Washington, hence tt
18th inst, for New Orleans, came in collssio
with the schooner Daniel Holmes, coal-ladeI
causing the latter to sink, and carrying dow
with her two seamen. The rest of the ere
were rescued in an exhausted condition. I'll
steamer was damaged badly and returned f
repairs
: 90 az 3 Eft Cetera. q
The Germans celebrated Whtsunday enthu
iasticaly. - ~
The eight hour law strikers number ten tho
sand. .-...
Michael Morgan has been sentenced TWEEN
years in the State Prison for highway robber
The reformed Presbyterian synod discuss
an increase of the efficiency of Sabbath Schoo
and received an encouraging report from &
committee on signs of the times.
The gold exchange has adopted vote
opening at ten and closing at four o'clock dr
ing the summer except on Saturdays when t
closing hour will be at p. m. Members dol
business outside these hours will be fined.
Ex-Mayor Samuel Smith of Brooklyn died
day, aged a.
q Ten wooden houses in East New York, su
urb of Brooklyn, owned by j. Hill, were bur
ed yesterday. Loss 1000.
A baeach occurredlin the Che1ango,oanal|ne
Criskanny Falls, on Saturday which it will ia
three or four days to repair.
Julius Chambers, a young New York jOl
nalist, left to-day for Lake 1taska, whence
will make canoe voyage down the MississiI
river to New Orleans.
Case of the Blockade Runner Stcwa
Kingston, jamaica to May 18th reports Sta
that the report was current that the comma
der of the United States steiner Wyoming
lieved that the Edgar Stewart had violated t
neutrality laws and that he put an armed fol
on the steamer with the view of taking her
n Key West The Cubans protested to the e
eminent against this armed occupation of tn
vessel in British waters and it is said that
government expressed an opinion that this p
cedure is a hostile and serious trespass and
sued an order to allow the Edgar Stewart
clear for any port. a Dt p
!. Ldter.-Thc Edgar Stewart has gone il
Port Royal to take powder and guns follow
by Spaniard. The Wyoming which will c.
vey the Stewart to sea took advantage of |
time to coal The Cubans are exceedingly al
ious to ascertain whether the United States
approved of the proposal to carry them to
West for trial. If the United States appro,
the move of the captain of the Wyoming I
e Cubans are satisfied to give up the vessel,
= on the other hand they are prepared to go
= for any amount of the legation.
IS US