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FrighiTui Railroad Accident.

NMAth-N " OF Al hAhIEBN BOUND TRAIN N
INDIANA.
CHICAGO, Nav 4.-The eastern bound Allan
Tie express train, going at the rate OF thirty
miles an hour. was thrown from the track by a
misplaced switch near Plymouth, Ind Safur-
day afternoon. The fireman ana express IN IS
senger were seriously injured, and four other
persons somewhat hurt. The stove was over
turned In the secOnd-class car, which was rap
idly burned, and the 4 smes extending 20 tie
baggage cars, they were also DESTROYED, To-
gether with nearly all the baggage and large
smount OF mail and express matter. The To-
CO motive WAS entirely disabled. Five care
we're destroyed altogether. The remzinder vi
the passengers escaped with slight bruises.
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
IMPORTANT FROM AREaNsAs
Two Judges ct the Supreme Court
Seized hN RaNter's Ven.

ST. Louis. May 5.-A special 20 the Dsa1r-ri
hom Little Rock says Judges Searle and Rev
nett, OF the Supreme Court. were arrested last
night on their arrival by the Memphis train st
ArgeTts, opposite Little Rock. by Capta.n
Williams. aCtng under orders nom Governor
Baxter. The judges refused 90 be arrested
Without proper authority, whereupou Captain
Niiusms made signal. and a hand OF armed
men entered the car with cooked revolver
and Seafle and Bennett were forcihlv taken
from the train. and up 70 the time the dtspAtch
vas written had not been heard of In litt'e
Rock The Supreme Court WAS 20 convene ln
litte hock to-day. Judge Stephenson, also OF
The supreme Court, WAS on the train. hut ~
seems his presence was not known. else he too
would have been arrested. The affair created
great excitement in Brooks camp. aud serious
trouble rs spprebended, unless Colonel Rosa
lnteIteres for the release of the indrna
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The Flood ON the Mississippi.

MEMPHIS, MAY 4.-Advices from Prentiss.
Miss, state that the levee broke SATURDAY, night
one mile and q half below that place aud ~
Glencoe, sixty miles below, while another ere
vase II hourly expected at Prides Water ~
pouring through tie crerasse a. Catfish point,
which Is now $50 yards vide. The private levee
at Walnut bend, Ark, IL also broken. inundat-
ing Falls, FsrQuarsons, and other rich planta
nops, the two named having over 100 acres OF
cotton planted. Appeals have come from he
low Naueleon for more supplies for the suffer
ers; The relief committee are busily engaged
in filing orders.
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A FATHER WHO DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
LoADED.-A telegram to the Boston Herald saws
that sad occurrence took place in Cornish
Maine, on Sunday. young man named S4r-
gent, on coming home Saturday night, hung up
his overcoat, in one pocket of which was a
loaded revolver. Sunday, his sister Maria, a
bright little girl of eight years, found the coat
on the floor. and as she was hanging il up the
revolver dropped from the pocket. She picked
II up to show her father, and he, not KNOWN z it
was loaded, pointed it at her, cooked, and Il red
the heart, and she fell to the floor and xpired
almost instantly.
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MIKE NORToS.-To the great astonishment OF
the City Hall politicians and the public in gen
eral the famous ''Mike" Norton, ex-AssmhIv-
his appearance this morning at the District At
terDey's office, and gave bail in the sun OF
5000 to appear for trial at the court of over
to defraud the CITY. His bondsmen is a Sit.
Purcell, liquor dealer of 500 BrOOme street
"Mike" was supposed to be in Canada. living
of his money. The talk Is now, that Connolly
and Genet may also be expected back home be-
fore long. Norton has shown them a good ex-
ample, though he runs a risk of going to state
prison for it.-N, T. LsfiSr.
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AMUSING ESCAPE OF A CoNvICr From the
account of the Sandersville, Georgia, Herald it
appears that there was something to laugh at in
the escsp pc Of the convict from the Washington
county gang hired for agricultural labor The
overseer had some dogs that ne was training TO
catch any of the gang who might escape and
he turned this convict loose to exercise the dogs
and instruct them in their parts. But the fellow
took his part in earnest, ana az the dogs failed
to come mp to what was expected Of them, he
was not caught,
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Fiji Wants 60 he Annexed 60 Great
Rrflatn-

LONDON, Nav 4.-Intelligence has been re-
ceived from fiji that the king aud people are
unanimously in favor Of the cession OF the
island 10 Great Britain.
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VHoKN's INFALLIBLE oiNTMEST

Auer trial OF twenty years this ointm.nt IA,
proved itself ssure remedy for sill disease, OF tha
SKIN, having effected radical in case. OF TWEEN
years standing. Thus Erysipelss, Ssrsfals
letter, Itch, BARRIERS Itch, Salt Rheum Sc.ld
Head, Piles, Sore Eyes, Milk Leg, Blotchs, ana
Pmples, and In fact every eruption OF the skin per-
nAnently cured without say other remedy. La ts.
inony Of its wonderful healing process refer ts
the following Washingtonians:
kev Alfred Holmead. corner sth and Bsw
James o. Hsriland, sos 9th Street northwest.
M. John Walker, ID street southwest.
Mrs. Pagan, corner sth and @ streets southwest
Mn Arnold, llth street southeast,
NJ Alexander. JsweIler, Pennsy Ivaaia avenue,
nj Joseph Winfield, sl6 G street southwest.
fr'ee y cents For sale by all principal Drug.
sh"' Sso |" 900 d street southwest, where q large
number Of Testimonials can be seen.
perfect cure guaranteed
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AN unusual trial took place in the court of
oyer aud terminer yesterday before Judge
Brady. young man of irrepreachabIe char
acter was arraigned for uttering ten forged
bonds Of the city Of Cory, but he triumphantly
proved his innocence and was promptly acquit-
ted by the jury. A molodramatic interest was
added to the trial by his kissing his wife and her
fainting in his arms at this happy consumms-
tien.-N. y. Herald. ID.
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oB revet Major General.

GIN. JOHN c. BREcKINR1DGs was taken
seriously ill with hemorrhage of the lungs NJ
Lexington, Ky, last Friday night, ana for some
time was in q very critical condition. At last
accounts he was reported better though by no
means ont of danger.
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KILLING FRosT.-As was very generally ex-
pected, the cold snap of Wednesday culmin ated
that night IN heavy frost, which pretty eff
fectually completed the ruin of the crops which
It's predecessor of few weeks previous had
spared. All of the townships we have heard
from in the county have suffered heavily, and
the destruction, we fear, is wides read. Our
informant says that the crop of tomatoes snaps
potatoes, cucumbers, &c, are all killed and the
farmers generally are dispirted. Most of them
say the chance for making good crop is lost
Norfolk Virqinian, Ist.
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THE MISSISSIPPI OvsRPLow.-There Is bn
little change in the unfortuD ate situation OF the
people In the range Of the Mississippi overflow.
All geographic reports represent much suffer
ing IN many places, and further losses are re-
ported in stock Sc
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HUDSON, May 4.-Charles Ernst, the keeper
who was attacked by the murderer Waltz IA
the Cstskill jail, died this morning.
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A CONVICT HEIR TO $4,000 -Among the
prisoners in the Albany penitentiarv is One
hamed Hiram HudlestOne, sentenced from
Dutchess county on a charge OF burglary, who
II IL said, received letter a few days ago no.
tifyiDg him that he had fallen heir to property
valued at $50 900 by the death of q relative in
Cuba. Hudlestone Is under five years sem
tence, and has over two years yet to serve So
overcome was the prisoner by the announce
ment that he was Frustrated and unable to work
for several hours. Hudlestone was always poor
himself, having been born Of poor parentsge
Hls relatives, however, were all wealthy.
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THREATENED FAMINE IN JBRUsALRM.-The
Jewish Chronicle Sc We deeply regret to
learn that famine threatens the inhabitsnts
of the Holy City. Alarming news has reached
Sir Moses MontetOre, and the venerable bar
onet, IN his capacity as president OF the board
OF deputies, cOnvOked a meeting of the board
last Wednesday to consider the commu nIca-
tons which had been sent to him on the sub
Ject 1T is earnestly to be hoped that the matt sr
Will be seriously considered, and that after
ample relief shall have been forwarded for
urgent and immediate necessities, steps will be
taken by the board OF Deputies-strengthene d
and informed by the authentic communications
which have from time to time appeared in our
coiumns-to appoint committee of practical
members of their body for the purpose of IN
yestigsting the condition OF the Jews OF the
Holy Land, and of considering the feasibility
Of adopting means by which industrial resources
may be encouraged, and the periodical incidence
of distress NAV be avoided -
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In THE Houss to day Mr.. Eames, OF Rhode
Island, introduced a bill which was referred 10
the Com mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads,
! roviding that hereafter the postage ON the re-
ports of the department OF agriculture sha not
exceed 10 cents each.
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Toe trustees OF Cypress Hin cemetery, on
Long Island, have offered Q plat OF ground for
tnr burial OF members of the press IN New York
"ns may cue without relations in reach,
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- DIR. Scoumschef, at present German
minister at Bogots, Is TO succeed Dr. ,Joannes
Roestng as consul general at New York. DIR.
Roesing sailed on Saturday for Bremen.
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT AND Loss OF Six OR
EIeHT LIvEs.-A most distressing accident oc-
Cured at Shawangunk, New York, on Satur-
day. A steam boiler exploded in a paper mill,
demolishing the building and burying a num-
Der OF the operatives in the ruins Some seven
or eight were ms antly killed, and still larger
number seriously injured.
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The COURT OF CLAIMS on Thursday last al
jcurDed to meet one week from to day, when
several decisions will be rendered on cases
which have been pending in the court. 1t l.
not known whether the case of Mrs. LnckvOO I
will be decided at tie next meeting of the court
or not.
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TIE WASHINGTON MARX kr COMPANY To BIZ
lNvRsTIG ATED.-In the Senate to-day Mr. Nor
rill introduced the following:
ResOlred, That the Committee on Public
buildings and Grounds be instructed to inquire:
First. Whether the Washington market comp4-
ny has fulfilled the conditions of the act of in
corporation OF May 80, 1870. the cost of the
buildings erected, the rents and profits derived
theIefrOm. Second. What sum said corpora-
ton have paid and are now paying annually to
the city OF Washington, ana If any less than the
sum of s25, eco provided for in the act Of incor-
poration, by what authority the same has been
diminished. Third. To inquire by what author
ity the said market company has obtained a
lease and control Of the open space at the inter
section or Ohio and Louisiana avenues with 10th
and 18th streets, which was set apart by Con-
gress TO the city of Washington as a market for
the purchase and sale of hay, straw oats corn
corn meal, seed of all kinds. wood for sale from
the wagon, cattle on the hoof, swine on the
hoof, and country produce sold in quantities
from the wagon. Fourth. Whether the said
Washington market company have not failed 20
comply with the conditions Of It's charter and
therefore whether the same being forfeited
should not be repealed. Fifth. To inquire by
wha. legal authority the government of the
District of Columbia are now preparing to erect
extensive buildings on the site included in the
act incorporating tie Washington market com
pany, and report by bill or otherwise and that
said committee have power to send for persons
aid papers. The resolution was agreed to.
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~Robert Morris, aged 6o, who for many
years edited the old Pennsylvsnia EnQuirer.,
Commonwealth bank, diedip PhllAdelphla Ia-t
eYening.
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OwrRRs on DOGS viii take notice OF Gin
cinnati Dc cision that ait IL not necessary IN
show the dog is vicious In order that the owner
shall be liable for damages. The very fact that
q party keepe q dog, although It is lawful %
keep it, and he does an injury, makes him In ble
to person for al injury th at he may sustain.
Even IL the party bitten was q trespAsssr, that
would still not exoner ate the euner."
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A RUNAWAY STAsR--.SsUeral Persons Iajured
The horses attached to the stage from winches-
ter connecting with the W. & o. r. r. ran
away at Round Hill, Loudoun county, Va, on
Saturday, upsetting the stage and seriously in
juring the driver and two passengers, a Mrs
brother OF DIR. Fauntleroy. Of Leesburg
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SINGULAR CAUSE or DkATH.-one day last
week book keeper in the employ Of a lumber
firm in Detroit, Mich, became suddenly al,
and the Free Press saws the several physicians
who were called decided that one Of his lungs
was affected with an sbscess, caused by rubbing
his side against the edge OF the table. He Vas
told that the abscoee would break within two
DAVIS and that the chances we're that be would
die He made preparations for his decease, and
his death occurred within q few minutes after
the abec ese broke.
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pHGNIX FLAMING MILL.
LARGE ABDUCTION IN PRICE OF
MOULDINGS.

On and after this date shsll sell MOULDINGs
OF ny GWn manufacture ~ the fOllOwing prices
VIZ inch, TSe. Ia iDch SIS; Ia inch, 81; inch
sltVi "a ineh- 81 IS; Isch, 81; 3'S inch, 81 40
fcb, sZ rs; a. inch, $50; inch, SIS Sd. per
one hundred feet and all Otner sizes al csrre-
ssSBclnE low prices IL will b. my endeayOr, as
10 the highs 81 standard
Also, CObNlCE WORK. such as Brackets
hOaIaonsi &c ,turiiehed a. reduced prices
aplo I'm. DANIEL SMITH, Propristor
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERVAL REvESUE--The receipts from this
source to day were s1.CS3. 49j.
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PERsoNAL.-The ChroHicIs denies a state
mebt made that Colonel Corkhin has retired
from that paper.
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A MASSACHUSETTS GIRLS woRK-The
Wsrebam (Mass.D News asserts that Young
lady OF brilliant prospects, residing At East
Wsrebsm, who lie member OF the high school,
and whose age now approaches sweet sixteen
framed, raised, boarded, and singled, aud
made and properly arranged the windows and
doors OF Der ben house, the size OF which lie 10
roof. All this she did without trespAssing on
her school hours. The work has been carried
on during the short DAYS Of the past winter.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC ARcHBIsHoPs are arriy-
ing IN CINCINNATI from all parts of the country
10 attend the convocation to be held there this
week. Inc object OF the coHvocation has not
been promulgated, but is supposed to be for the
purpose OF considering the adyisa bility of in
creasing the number Of archbishops
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THs CAR OF RUSSIA is on his way to Eng
in-law, the Duke OF Edinbur9, and her Maisstv
Queen Victoria. His arrival at Berlin with his
two sons, Alexis and Constantine, Ia announced
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Hostile Indians

CUSTER GIVES THIEvING RED SKINS ANOTHER
LESSON.
II following telegram has been forwarded
herr:
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ORT n ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
1 via llrCNr A nl.K In ~


herr:
FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
via BISMARCK, ID. H., April 23d1S
To Assistant AdjutdRt General, Department of
Doko'G, 81. PGUl:-AbOut IL O'Clock to-day a
band or Indians attacked a party Of citizen
herdeTs, a short distance below this post, aud
drove on about eighty head of mules belonging
to citizens. Within ten minutes after
receiving notice OF this, / had ak
companies OF cavalry in the saddle, and
began vigorous pursuit, the Indians
having several miles the start. For
twenty miles We kept up the pursuit almost at
a continuous galiop. As the result, report the
recapture of every animal taken by the Indians
and the capture Of . portion OF the stock be-
longing n the Indians. | suffered no loss in
men while the Indians had at least one of THAR
number wounded, besides being compelled to
abandon saddles and other proper ty in their
night NV command behaved Handsomely and
resched Fort Lincoln on its return at IL O'Clock
the same night. No portion OF the stock cap
tu1ed oy the Indians and recaptured by nv
command belonged to the government.
N'isneuJ q. A. CUSTER,
Brevet Major General.
CANPsPtRBD ON BY INDIANA
ne commanding officer at Fort Fetterman
w. t., reports that two Sioux fred info ths
camp OF the scouts on the night of April 2s,h.
"A report from Captain Carleton 10Th cavalry
Commanding Camp Augur, Texas, shows that
IND ars from the reservation fred into his csmn
on the night or April 9Th, at . distance of about
eighty i've PAGES from his camp. This is the
second time they have done so within threa
months Camp Augur is situated Just outside
the OBSERVATION, across Red river.
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THE UNFINISHED MONUMENT TO WASHING
TONS MoTHER.-On Saturday last delegation
composed of Representatives Sener, OF Vir-
ginia, Maynard, of Tennessee, Ward, OF Hi
nois. Storm, of Pennsylvania, Capt. Marshall,
OF the engineer corps, and others, visited Fred
ericksbnrg, Va, Tor the purpose OF examining
the unfinished monument to the memory OF the
mother Of Washington. The House of Repre-
sentattves some time ago passed a resolution di-
recting this examination, with a view OF com
pstng 1t. The party left Washington at even
O'Clock q. ID. on the steamer keypOrt, took the
cars at Accotink, and arrived at Frederi Ks.
burg shortly alter ten O'Clock. Here they were
net and cordially received by Mayor r. Il. 8er-
~. Mr.. Sener. the father OF the Representative
Mr.. Merchant. Of the Fredericksburg Star Mr.
Kelly, OF the Herald, Gen. Sibley of SibIev tents
fame, aid a large number of citizens The
parry was first escorted to the house in which
Mrs. Washington died, and where she had passed
many wears of her life; then TO the grave which
is situated on hill a short distance north sest
OF Fredericksburg, and overlooking the city.
The corner stone OF the monument was lad IN
Nav, 1888, by President jackson. In 1S;5 a
shaft sixteen feet ten inches long, four feet
three inches wide at the base, and one foot two
inches az the apex, was brought 70 the spot and
unloaded near the monument, where it has lain
ever since.
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NoIIOk.That Z. 8. JUsrH. sls d nrees. b.
- sssn Oh and TN streets northwest, sslls eus-
SECONDHAND CLOTHING
less thAn half the cost Of readT.m nsu ma.
b S~AA SeASs ssseeiAfy. fsbl5-ly
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A FATHER AND Son PERISH TOGETHER
On "Wednesday last, James Shaw. an English
man, residing about six miles above MOnOnga-
hela, accompanied by his son, aged about
thirteen years, went out on the rlver in q small
nat-boat 10 catch driftwOOd. Owing 10 the re-
cent rise, the current was very strong, making
II extremely dangerous to venture gu i'm sucn
q clumsy vessel. The last seen OF them was IN
the middle of the river, about three O'Clock in
the afternoon, busily engaged in catching drift.
Shortly sfterwsrd the boat was gone, and later,
IL was found floating in the water, upside down,
Al Webster city. AS the parties have not been
seen since, there can be no doubt OF the fact
that they have been drowned. Search IL nov
being made, but thus far without success aud
il il supposed the bodies have been borne avav
by the curreHt-P ittsbHrg Leader, "a.
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BILL TO COMPLETE THE WASHINGTON Mon
UNENT.-Gen. Chapman, in the House to day,
introduced bill, which was referred TO tue
Select Committee on the Washington monu-
ment, providing that $4,000 he Appropriated
by the government for the completion OF the
Washington monument TO a height not exceed
ing A 0 feet from its base, which sum shall be
expended under the direction of the President
Of the United States; provided that the mouu-
ment shall be completed before July T. 1S1e
Section two provides that the Washing
ton monument society shall re-conyey to
and interest in said society to lot Of ground
known as reservation 81 in the city of Wash
ingtOn, and shall transfer to engineer in charge
Of public buildings and grOuds all property ma
terials, books, papers, &c, in possession o: said
society.
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ton where tbs money went to, or bu. VIVA. Il
81 belonged to him; and judge that either h
did not give IL mp to the parties that he pro
m sed, or else he never made any such promise;
10 not believe q dollar OF az ever went To any
body else; there may have been some pledge
somewhere else possibly, but I do not belieg-
he ever gave a dollar up; think he took and
O. gOblledv the whole thing.
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Comman der VIM. A. Eirt-
land ordered to temporary duty in the Bureau
of Ordnance; Lieut.. Commander q. j. Barclay
ordered TO the Saugus as executive; Lieut.
Henry W. Lyon ordered to special ordnance
duty; Midshipman Chas ID. Galloway. to duty
with Commodore Parker at Annapolis, Md;
Commander Thomas l.. Swami, detached from
ordnance duty and placed on sick leave.
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TESTIMONY OF DAVY WILLIS.
The committee met again in secret session on
Thursday.
Davy Willis, bell-boy at the Washington
house. sworn and eXamined:-restified that \
curly-headed sort OF man-tall and elm. in
room ~, the house named, gave him a note
10 carry to Mr.. Shepherds store. Didn't know
who II was for, but a tall, slim man, with a lit
tie mustacbe, and little whiskers on his chin.
read 1t, and said il was all right. This was
about a week ago.
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EXCURSIONS &c

Vh h'
The A No ] Steamer
EMPRESS,
Ssh DC had Tor EXCURSIONS Oh Thursdays and Fri
Apply to N. X. FITZHEGH, Agent
spTS-t sci 6th Street Wharf
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At Saturdays session, after the committees
were announced, DIR. 5. Il. SOutherlan offered
the following on the subject of admission 20
membership, page IS Discipline: Resolved,
That the law be amended No A. To read quarter.
ly conference in the place OF monthly meetings;
referred.
DIR. ID. Wilson presented the following: That
church property shall not be alienated from
the Methodist Protestant church without the
concurrence of the annual conference; referred
d. w. Charlton presented section of the re-
port Of the committee on temperance of the
Maryland annual conference: "That we memo
nslize the general conference, through our rep
reseDtative, 10 give us such ecclesiastical legis-
lstlon as will protect our churches from the
reprosch brought upon them through those
members who engage in the traffic Of intoxicat-
ing liquors, or who use them ss a beverage or
sign applications for liquor license" referred.