The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-08
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THE CONGRESSIONAL Conference.

ST. LOUIS. May 4.-Forty three members
ofCongrcss. representing part ofthe states
of Alabama. ArkanSa-, ILLINOIS, I.Nui-lihA'
Michigan. Missouri, New York, NrhrASka'
Ohio, Pennsylvania. Tennessee ana Wis
conSin. have already accepted tuVlfuloH~
to participate in the Congressional Con-
ference which i "a meet here on the l5ih
inst. Only six OF those invited have so par
declined. and they solely becauS" OF I'M
Dortaut business cnga gcmcEtS. CAnt. JAG.
3. Cads. Capt. W. Gould, Capt. Jno. a.
Srudder and G.. b. Allen have been APP
pointed a special committee TO rep0rt 80 'c-
tail the wants of Mississippi Nali'N re-
quiriug Con @rPSsioual attention. \ request
has been received from New Orleans lhAt
each Chamber Of Commerce or Ike or
ganizatiOn in the Mississippi valley he ~
vitcd To send n delegation to the Conner
ence. II has been decided that joseph
Brown. Mayor Of this city, ShaH DC iIcNi-
dent Of the Conference.
SALT LAKE CITY. May AT the special
conference of the Mormon Church. as
semblpd to-dav,it was rumored that brig
ham Young will resign the presidency
Of the Church. During the session OF the
conference application was made 20 me
commander Of Camp Douglas for two com
panies Of troops to protect settlers. IN san
Pete Valley, i'm Utah. the Indians assumed
a threatening attitude. and the scttl'f~
were greatly alarmed. Gen Morrow' com
mander of the troops at Camp Douglas was
seriously i'll.
DIXON. Ill. May A terrible accident.
involving a fearful loss Of life. occurred
here this afternoon. while the rite Of bap-
ti-m was being administered to n number
Of recent converts to one OF the Baptist
churchs here. at a point in Rock River just
below the Truesdell iron bridge. About
200 persons. including many ladies and
number of children. had gathered on the
bridge to witness the ceremony. whRn sud
denly. without warning. the bridge gave
way and precipitated its living freight into
the stream below.
New YORK. Nav 4-Bshop McIlvan's re-
mains were accompanied here by the Rev.
w. j. Samson. of the American Episcopal
Chapel in Paris. The remains will not Doe
removed from the steamer City Of Balti-
more until Monday afternoon.
CONSIDERATIONS OF BISHOP CoRRIGAN.
NEWARK. May 4.--lev. DIR. NJ A. Cor
rigan was consecrated Bishop of Ncwarl,
i'm st. Patrick's Cathedral. this morning.
with imposing ceremonies.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE CHI PHI FRAZIER /
MITES.
Committees from the two well known .
Chi Phi fraternitirs of the North aud South T
held sessions in this city Friday and Sat
urday. and have agreed upon terms of /
consolidation. The committee on the part I
OF the Northern order we're William Sui /
pen, of New York; Charles +. Henry. of I
CooperstOwn, New York. and Otis 4. Tiff /
IiIN VI ~ a-ilhl'lil anu on tue part OF Ille J.
Southern order William +. Bishop of ST.
Petersburg; Edward Bland, of MELVILLE.
and Meade Haskins, Of Richmond. Va.
This fraternity is the oldest college fra
ternity in the country. having been organ
lied in 1924, but a separation took place at
the commencement Of the late civil war /
and the present movement is to again unite
the Northern a'G Southern parts, There
are in all about 5000 members, with two
chapters OF past graduates. one of which Is
in Philadelphia and the other in New
York