Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-13

eral thousand d0la might be saved to the
corporation. This plan worked very W, II pre-
vious to the war. Aud auolh her one of our ex-
pcDses might be managed so as to reduce it
from five thousand to twenty-five hundr d dol
lars. AA can easily Investigate it if he chooses.
| think he knows what it is Sumo 70 so far
as 10 say we should reduce the iu,eresr 90 cor
roration bonds fifty per cent. xxx.
NJ. Z. CONFERENCE --ln the NJ P Confer
ence, in session iu Baltimore, Yesterday, DR..
d. W. Bates, presented report of the com
mlttcc 90 dividing the Conference district, re-
porting that lu their opDioo the time had not
arrived to divide the conference. The report
was adopted.
A resolution from the last4confercuce to abap-
don free entertainment OF ministers and dele
gates at the conferences was laid OH the table.
ID. W Bates submitted report cf committee
ou the case Of Rev. Joho Eiderdice, deceased,
recommending an allowance to his widow
DR. i. W. Bates from committee on church
properly, reported that owing to the difficulty
in getting the ministers to have titles examined
they were unable 10 make full report, and the
committee was coU,iDu, d.
A. Baker, W. &. Lpscomb r. Mccormick,
a Richard and 7. A. Moore Was continued as
suprruumeraries.
The president Was authorized to appoint a
committee TO consider all applications for sup
plies outside vi the conference.
Reports from the following superinc Ddents
ct missions were submitted and read j. r..
Il. Eweil, Eicott CRY |. r. Atkins, Acco-
mac, and +. r. McGrrgor, Alexandria.
Rev DIR. Soul herland announced appoint
ments for preaching by ministers of the con-
ference at large plumber Of the Methodist
church, 5 in Washington, Alexandria and other
places.
The committee on clulch deeds was instruct
ed to submit plan BY which property now
held or hereafter acquired stall BE- secured for
the use If tue denomination.
a resolution, offered by H G. Gushing, pro-
viding that tlnerant niois;ers who have served
twenty-five years may retire from active work
Without dctrmen to their claims or those Of
their families upon The superaGuuated fund,
Was adopted. The CONSTITUTION was amended
lol. quirc service of i've years instead Of three
10 the irueraucy before becoming claimant
upon the fund.
GERMAN IMMIGRANTS The German COLONY
recently established near Big Island, 10 Bedford
cnnnty, last week received several valuable add
dituns to its numbers, and yesterday evening
sixteen PERSONS. Including men, women aud
children, arrived 10 the city, Gu route TO that
place. They will leave this evening for their
new homes.
We learn tia nego iatioas are nnw in pro-
gress Looking 10 the purchase OF a large bound
AIRY of land adjoining the tract lately purchased
by this colony, and that many families are pre-
pairug TO follow those who have already ar
rived from Fatherlaud LyWchJurg VTgmjon.
Docs GONE INTO THE CALF TRADE. The
dogs in Madison county have given up their
traffic 10 the sheep business and gone toto the
calf trade. Mr. Wm. L. Early had very fine
calf killed on The lst by three dogs who had
gone into partnership in the Strengthening bust
ness Mr.. E's SOD got 90 their track, and
brought down one, but the other partners es-
capped Piedmont IUgintun