The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-08
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News Items.
New YORK, October THE LORD
Mayor of Dublin delivered lecture last
evening in the Academy of Music, fol
the benefit of the Cat hOhc Church, sub.
ject: Oliver Goldsmith. AT the clost
of the lecture the Lord Mayor was pre-.
sented with gold headed cane, and
later, at his hotel, he was honored with
Il sercnade on behalf Of the city authori-
ties.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has begun suit against Richard b
Brown, the late San Francisco agent OF
the company at Washington, during n
former administration, IL recover 500
600 which he is alleged to have appr"-
priated.
The Judicial Committee of the PrcSby
terry of jersey City announce that they
will be- IN session this afternoon and eyen-
ing 10 hear any person who may have
charges to prefer against Rev. John ).
Glrndenning, pastor of the church "i
which the late Mary Pomrr"y WAS II
member.
NEW YORK, October - Rev. William
Bartlett and ex-governor Hoffman and
family, arrived to-day from Europe.
EN-Alderman Conan, who fled from
the city some time since. made his APP
prarancr this morning and gave bail L.
stand trial
The Alabama Troubles.
WASHINGToN, October 1.--Attorn"v-
General William, has received from Off
cial source, which he considers perfectly
the following -tat'mcnt "a
Ia the difficulties in Sumter county, liz
bama:
Tn" whit" people hav" an organize
,ion throughout the county known ~ thr
White League, and are determined that
the negroes shall not vote al the
coming election unless they vote with
the League, and to effect this everything is
done to intimidatr the blacl, people. Th"
two most active Republicans in the
county. Billings ,wht"J and Ives Cr"l-
orcdl have been aSSaSSinal"d sine" the
first of August. Thes" murdrrS have
had very great effect upon th" r"l"r"d
people, and 10 keep up th" fear among
the blacks the whites get together almost
every day and night and ride the roads
in squads of from 30 to ~ men, armed
with shot guns, pretending that TN"
negroes are arming and gathering L"
attack the whites. which is not the case
aS there has been II" parties Of negroes
together.
Protestant Episcopal Convention.
New YORK, October The proceed
incs of the Protestant episcopal Con
rrntion were begun this morning inthc
st. John Chapel. There was n very
large congregation present at tn" opening
services. While the utfciat
ing clergymen and Bishops were enter
ing the choir sang the hymn: The
Church i, our Foundation. The "tiici-
atinc clergymrn were: Rev. Srvrn>
Perry. ID. d.; Rev James Edwards, Vi
cor Of Frenthem, England; Very Rev.
DIR. Balch, Arch Deacon Of Harrow.
England; Rev. DR.. Elgood, Canon "i
Montreal; Rev. W. .Krtchun, Honorable
sanon of Tredoncton, New Brunswick;
Rev. DR.. Henry c. Porter; Right Rev.
DIR. Oxedrn. Bishop of M"ntrraland Me-
of Canada Right; Rev WINS
Robinson Wilmington, Bishop of Mary
land: and Right Rev. DIR. Courtrncy,
Bishop OF Kingston. ~
New YoKk, October 1.-Bishop Sci
wvn. of England. preached the sermon,
taking for his text the 18th chapter "i'
Acts, 18th verse. The otfrrtory sentences
We're said bv Bishop Lee. The praycrt"r
he whole state of Christ : fold WAS "tirr-
ed bv Bishop Lee, of Delaware. Th"
major rNhortatiun wa> rrcitrd 10y Right
Rev. William Green. Bishop of
and thr minor
Exhortation hy Right Rev. Tho. Atkin-
,on, d. u. LII. d., Bishop of . North
'arolina: the Confession by Right Rev.
lIoratio Potter. u. d. Ii. d., Bishop
If New. York: the Past Communion was
said hy Right Rev. Thomas NJ. Clark, ID.
ID. Ii. u, Bishop of Rhode Island;
The Brn"diction was pr"n"unrrd bN
Rirht Rev. David A. McCa>k"ry. ID. u.
Lii. d.. Bishop Of Michigan. Al the
lose of Communion services tn" hI>'-
ness meeting was called t" order ry Tn"
Secretary. Rev. DIR. Perry, wh" requested
he delegates t. send in their CREDENTIALS
and the calling rf the roll followed.
II WA, resolved L. elect a President Tor
'h,. meeting and Rev. James tral%.
ID. d., oi Kentucky, wa~ elected
IN that office. He took III" char and
,aid he thanked them with all hiS heart
for this renewed expression "t confidence.
He accepted the duty. They had com"
too.thrr tn reInuv" IN" distractions IN
The puth nf their church :" far ~ they
.,uli. he WAS sure they would d" their
duties faithfully, with the Holy SrIrli
aiding them.
Rev, William Stevens Perry Wa elect
rd Secretary.
\ mrSSay. was received from th"
House of Bishops announcing IN" 'hriy
had organized by el"cting Rev. Henry I.
Potter. ID, of this city, as Secretary;
\ long discussion cnSued over the rules
which should govern the Convention.
Tbi, question was suspended. and II mo-
,iou adopted that - committee
Of Two be- appointed !" proceed
,n the House Of Bishops and
inform them that this body was organ
lied and ready to proceed to business;
Rev. DIR. Burgess, Of Massachusetts and
Hill Burgwin, Esq, Of Pittsburgh, were
as such COMMITTEES. Wh"n the
subject was returned. the old rules were
adopted to govern the Convention until
they were amended. A.
4 cable dispatch was received nom the
Church CONGRESS now assembled NJ
Brighten. England, sending greeting
and hoping tha, thes" meetings "~"ulu would
,6a hnnd of union much closer