The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-08

Methodist Conference.

BALTIMORE, May Gin the Methodist
Episcopal Conference, to-day, Bishop
Hanes presiding, communication from
the Bishop was read expressive OF the
pleasure and qualification at the manner
10 which the fraternal messengers had
been received by the General Conference.
The paper was ordered to be published
with the address OF the Bishop.
Rev. J. l.. Lanahan presented com.
munication signed by certain ministers Of
this city, which was referred to the Com.
mittee on Book Concern without being
read. -f.l -tsia
The committee appointed to prepare a
succinct code OF ecclesiastical jurispru
dence and proceedings, embracing gen
eral principles applicable to church
trials, submitted minority and majori-
ty report.
The hour for receiving fraternal mes
sengers from the British Wesleyan Con.
ference having arrived, Rev. Pope PRO
iessor Of Theology in Didsbury College,
Manchester,l and Rey. james Harrison
Rigg, President Of the Westminster
Training College, London,) were intro
duced, and the answer Of the British
Conference to the address Of the General
Conference held in Brooklyn in 1872, was
presented and read. The answer is one
OF cordial fraternal greeting and encour-
agement, Succinctly reviewing the great
work Of the Church, its steady progress
and rapid increase in both hemispheres.
Prof. Pope then addressed the Confer
ence. Referring 10 the Centennial as
common to the nation and to MethOdism
in the United States, he said You and
we are alike generous and Christian
enough to rejoice together in the great
event which hundred years ago dis
PLAYED the hand Of Providence in max
ing you IN independent people, great
in yourselves and strong in the prophecy
OF larger greatness. We know full
well that no act Of independence can
make you in the deepest sense indepen-
dent OF England; We hold you by an in
dissoluble bond. Tho blood in your
veins beats time to the pulsations OF our
hearts, and ours beat time to yours. But
after all, your Centennial is or has been
fully shown to be a religious festival at
the foot Of the Heavenly Throne. You
are bent on superadding to your national
and civil rejoicing great tribute 10 Him
who took up your national independence
into his counsel for the government oi
the world. May He accept your tribute,
and sanctiiy your national year to the in
crease OF grace your hearts, households,
ministry and common work.
Rev. Dr.. Biggs followed in an able and
interesting speech, after which the Con-
ference adjourned.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
AT q late hour tonight few further
particulars OF the damage came to light
The loss to the Palmer House is about
$1,000; to the Gardner House 81 ,0o0I to
the old County Hospital about $1,000.
In Pages candy store, on Lake street,
four girls were seriously hurt, and two OF
them may die from injuries received from
chimney falling through the roof. OF
the six men buried under the falling walls
Of the Michigan Southern freight depot
one will probably die, and others had less
and arms and other bones broken, and
some may die. The roof Of the passenger
depot was partly demolished. The total
damage Is roughly estimated ut $3.50, 900,
and will probably not be much less than
that. There are no great LOSSES, but In
Vulnerable small ones.
LATER.
There are few additional facts TO be
given concerning last evenings tornado
fhe steeple Of the HYDE Park Presbyte.
rian Church was blown down, but no se'
rious damage resulted. The Lake ship.
ping seems to have escaped almost en-
Iirely, excepting what vessels were inside
the harbor, which were dismasted, &c,
TRAIN BLOWN OFF THE TRACK.
Last night the passenger train on the
Illinois Central Railroad, near NATION
had five cars, one Of which was sleeper
blown from the track. The train was
going at tull speed but was Immediately
stopped. The engine remained on thG
track. Nearly all the passengers wert
more or less hurt.
The following are the names OF those
most severely injured: Wm. Hacker
man, General Auditor Of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad, collar bone and left should
er broken; Mrs. Ackerman, arm badly
iammed; Hon. Peters Doyle, Secretary o
the State Of Wisconsin, internally injur
ed; brakeman Warner, back injured anC
skull fractured, will probably die; coloreC
porter, lost one eye. The wounded wer'
taken to their homes. Trains are run
ming again.