New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Railroad Matters.


GALVESTON, May 23-The Kansas Citv
delegation have been in Houston several
days comforting with the railroad officials.
Colonel Van Horn writes: "Our interview
with the railroad officials of the Central
railroad was held this morning, when they
promised all we could ask. In the language
Of VicePresident Baker. We will make a
through rate OF freight that will compel the
shipment OF your grain to the Gulf"
Mail Robber Arrested.
A Ners' special from Brenham, twenty.
third, says: Deputy Sheriff W. p. Doran
has had the mail robber identified He ia
the one who stood guard over the stage
passengers while the others did the robbing,
Doran will get the reward of S2333
Stirring Times in the Legislature of Ark.
ansas-Judiciai Officers Resigning.
LITTLE Rock, May 23.-The House, BY a
vote of to g. adopted resolutions declar,
ing that Senators Dorsey and Clayton OBJ
tanned their seats in the United States
Senate by bribery and corruption, and in
case they do not resign in ten days request,
the Senate to investigate their election and
expel them. NJ. l.. Stephenson, one of the
judges of the Supreme Court, has resigned.
William II. II. Clayton. a brother OF Sen
ator Clayton, judge of the First Judicial
Circait, also resigned The Senate passed
a joint resolution to adjourn to THURSDAY
next.
Another Fire in Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 23-A fire occurred 10 day,
originating in the planning mill of Wilee &
Co., which entirely destroyed the mill and
contents, ana the adjoining sash and blind
factory of William Stevens. Willee & Co.
estimate their loss at $4,000, insured tor
$9O00 in Western companies. Stevens loss
is estimated at 1900, insured for $4,000.
Methodist Chnrct Conference
LOUISVILLE, May 23.-In the general con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Yesterday the minority report on temper
ance, which provides, as an amendment TO
general rules, that any person making, buy
ing, selling or using as beverage intoxica-
ting liquor, shall be, upon conviction. de
barred from membership in the church. was
adopted by a vote OF 335 to 80.
The question caused very animated and
prolonged discussion. This action will be
sent to the annual conference, and if three
fourths concur herewith it will pass into
law.
The committee on fraternal relations
with the Northern Church reported that il
is deemed proper for the attainment OF the
object sought to guard against all misap-
prehensiCns, to declare that the oreaniza-
tons are not involved in the fraternity, in
their view of the subject. The reasons for
a separate existence OF the two branches of
Methodists are such as to make a corporate
union undesirable and impractical ble The
causes which led to a division in l84i have
not disappeared.
Referring to the changed condition of the
African race, the report says: MANY of
them have been drawn away from us by
appliances that we were not prepared to
counteract, but remnant remained, and at
their request we have SGT off our colored
members into independent ecclesiastical
bodies. We have turned over to them titles
and possession OF church property formerly
held by us. Our Northern brethren have
pursued different plan, and they seem
committed to it by honest and con-
scientious convictions. They have mixed
conferences, mixed congregations and
mixed schools. We do not ask them to
adopt our plan; we could not adopt theirs"
The report then gives the details of an
effort made by the Southern branch in 1886
to reconcile differences, and the refusal of
| the Northern branch to receive commits
sioners also the renewal of efforts made in
CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PA0E.)