The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-12
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THE ANNUArssIEETING OF THEAMER.s
loan nIBLE SOCIETY
General Conference Of Northern Meth
odists--Railroad Accident IN Connect
cut-Fre.Bugs on Trial in Paterson,
MA Shocking Case of Burning
Shocking Family Row in Brooklyn,
&C., sc. 's.zS S -. .2t'
A Woman Burned to Death fn lynch.
burS.-.EssgfstratfOn T obaeco Re-
ceipfs.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
LrScRBURG, Va, May ia negro wo-
man named Rhoda Ward, aged about twen-
ty-fiVe years, while sitting in front of FIRE
to-day, was seized with fit and fell into the
fire, burning herself SO severely as to cause
almost instant death. Her infant child,
which was in her lap, was so badly burned
that its life is despaired Of. "
The revision! OF registration closed here
tonight, showing white gain OF nineteen.
The receipts OF tobacco to-day were the
largest for years. Nearly all the warehouses
are filled with the weed. Sales, about
100000 pounds; prices firm.
State Council Of Red Men.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, VA, May 1.-THE State Coun-
Gil Of Red Men to-day elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Great sachem,
P. A. McEnery, Petersburg; Great Senior
Sycamore, E. w. Gaines, Norfolk; Great
Junior Sycamore, j. R. Smith, Berryville;
Great Prophet II. L. Carter, Richmond;
Great Chief of Records, C. A. B. Cofreth,
Winchester; Great Keeper OF Wampum,
Henry Kingelle, Winchester; Representa-
tive to the Great Council Of the United
States, James P. REILLY, OF Winchester.
Richmond was selected as the next place
Of meeting.
Associated Press tel egrams.
THE METHODS GENERAL CONFERENCE.
BALTIMORE, May 11.--Bishop Haven pre-
sided to-day. A report was returned ap-
proving the pastoral address Of the bishops
and recommending it to be read in the
churches on Sunday, July I'd, and printed
in the Daily Christian Advocate.
G.. o. Fisher, Of Georgia, presented O
memorial signed by large number OF col
ored ministers, setting forth that there were
in the Methodist Episcopal Church eighteen
thousand OF that race, and asking Tor the
election OF q bishop OF African descent,
The memorial was referred to the Commit
tee on Episcopacy.
j. C.. Hartsell, OF Louisiana, submitted 9
memorial against separating the Annual
Conference on the color line, signed by
about 400 persons in his State; which was
read and referred.
s. B. Jocelyn, OF Michigan, presented Q
memorial from the Michigan Conference
Drawing all amendment of the Code OF Disci
pline forbidding ministers marrying per
. sons divorced for causes other than adult
cry; also, praying the enactment OF rule
prohibiting members OF the Church iron
allowing dancing in their houses. The memo
rial was referred to the Committee on Re
, vivals,
Rev. DR.. S. 3. Sutherland, iraterna
delegate, and Charles W. Button, his asso
ciate, from the General Conference OF tn
Methodist Protestant Church, last held
Lynchburg, Va, were introduced and dc
' liyered addresses. The Conference adopte'
resolutions expressive Of its qualification
: the visit OF these brethren, and its h .
: appreciation OF the fraternal and Christian
: sentiments they have uttered here.
TRIAL OF NEW. JERSEY INCENDIARIEs
PATERSON, N. j., MAY little trial 9
the Passaic :" fire-bugs" was commenced
= Passaic County Court to-day. Barnacle
:. and White, two of the five men impl
Gated, were respectively foreman and assist
ant foreman OF the Mclean Hose Company
OF Passaic. An affidavit Of specul, one OF tn
r inoendiaries. WHO is not on trial, was read
relating many plots for burning houses b
c the gang, some OF which were concocted i
s the hose-truck house, where they store
|. kerosene and other oil for starting fires
: Other burnings were planned in the drinl
&. ing-saloons of the town. White and Barnf
q Giles selected the buildings to be tiret
:. Frank Talbot, one OF the accused, has turne
;. States evidence, and gives important test
j mony.
NEW York, May 1.-THE American Cor
gregational Union held its annual meetin
i here to-day. Rev. r. s. St0rrs resigned tn
:. presidency. Last years vice-president
$ were all reelected. OF the trustees Dwigh
JOnuSIOu, 1cuI y ~. DONCil, n.y. VI ~. " IL
e cox, Fl. j. Butterfeld, and David NJ. Ston
resigned, and N. A. Boynton, r. w. White
t more, and Il. B. Howard were elected t
: the vacancies. Mr. Stone was reelected, Blu
e declined to serve, as new departure in Cor
s gregationalism was coming, which did no
at all agree with his ideas; harmony nigh
, not prevail il he remained in the Board.
: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
4 NEW YORK, May 1.-THE annual meetin
/ of this Society was held here to-day. Re
ceipts, $527,1 1888; expenditures, $539, 2Sl
t Bibles distributed, S76,770. Distribution
Bible made in twenty foreign countries AM
the same printed in nearly that many Ian
,, guages. The next annual meeting will b
held in Philadelphia on the 18th OF May
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POOR JOHN CHINAMAN.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ia dispatch from
, Victoria, B. c., says q resolution has beef
passed by the House without debate declar
ing it eXpedient that the Government tax
steps to prevent the province from beini
overrun by Chinese to the injury OF tn
, white population.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
THoNAsToN, Conn, May ia detached
truck to-day threw passenger train, no
far from this place, down nine-foot EN-
: bankment into the river, in water five fee
deep. This checked the shock. None Wer
killed. Twenty were severely hurt. Tn