Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-12
Baltimore Conference N. L. Church .,
south.


nual Conference Of The NJ. Il. Church, South,
u Baltimore, the following paper, siguel by
Rev. Il. K. s. llough, aud dated yesterday,
was read and adopted with unanimous consent:
"Deur Father and Brethrea-l wish TO say
10 the Conference that read copy OF your
action to Rev. John Bser on Friday last, and
in reply he commissioned NE to say to you l
am uoable to write anything 10 reply, but tell
the brethren that am most grateful tor their
kindly rem embrance ADD Christian sympathy
and love. and that my prayer for others ls,
that AlmiS hty God, our common Father, would
lead and cheer them, make them abuudantly
useful 10 extending His kingdom and glory,
and bring us all to our home in heaven. through
richness Of grace 10 Christ our Lord. would
simply add that our dear father entered his
rcs, this mornlDg ct live minutes past three
o'clock. aged eighty three years, live moths
| and Two days.
4 papar presented by Rev. r. Arbogast of
Winchester district, cvulalDing the following
| resolution 10 reference TO change 10 the Dis.
cipllIe, was referred to tn, Committee Oh
Memorials
Rcsoirca, That The General Conference be
respectfully mcmoriaZed 10 amepd the Dis
| eiplinc respecting Presiding Elders districts hy
the striking ont Ut paragraph 5. section >.
| page 10, the pT0viso, so ttat the Bishop shall
be at liberty to place in each disric: such
| number Of appointments Is 10 bis judgment
| may best promote The prosperity OF the
Church.
Tho following lay and clerical delegates to
| The Hencral Conference were elected:
| Moses Walton, j. II. Figrau, George Law,
| T.. j. Maglu Ter, Patrick laniil, f. b. Pretty.
man. j. NJ. Nawton ana j. a. Carter, Rev.
S. LEICESTER. ID. d.. lev. H. ". Wilson, d.
| d., Rev. iJohu 5. Martin. d. D., Rev. S.
Rodgers, ID. d., lev. Il. K. :. llongI and
Rev. David Thomas.
The Two remaining clerical delegates were
| elected To day.
TIE ORIGIN OF HEART DISEASE is frequent.
| y to be found in hereditary prcdispostioD; but
10 mauy cases it is directly traceabe to causes
which are easily removable and preventable. In
round numbers about 10000 deaths are anu
ally caused by heart disease in EOgland alone.
The @;ooey and geographical distribution Of
this most agonizing disease have been carefully
investigated by Mr.. HaviIsnd, Dr.. Black and
others, aud the valuable knowledge ACQUIRED.
as to its nature within the last ten Years
|
decrease OF the disease, had that knowl.
edge been utilized 10 g fairly Intelligent
manner. 1t is certain that impure air cxcg-
cises most baneiul influence upan the heart,
and that confinement in badly ventilated houses,
cellar dwellings, schools, workshops and factories,
is cause OF great portion Of the heart disease
unhapplly so prevalent in this country. The i'm
pure atmosphere Of crowded dwellings seems to
have similar dcleterlous action Oh the chief or
| gan OF circulation TO that which it cXarts on the
respiratory apparatus and thu; We hod identical
conditions tavoring The development of both
| diseases in one and the same locality. The
| thorough AID effective ventilation of our rooms
and houses our courts ard alleys, which proves
preventive in the latter disease, will assuredy
hinder the prevalence Of the former. In some
cases the disease CT tie heart is produced by
violent and continued eXcrtion, such as that OF
lifting heavy weights and violent rowing but
| the demon drink is a far more prevalent pro-
Queer of cardiac mischief than is overwork, and
| by its indirect effects 90 the muscular structure
OF the heart, 1t predlsposcs, especially in ad-
| vlnccd life, to fatty degeneration OF the organ
| itself, aud of its great blood vessels. The law
which shall etfcctuaily control the liquor traffic
| may be reasonably expected TO diminish the
mortality under this head.-ihblte Health.
PoToMAC FISHERIES. -PreparatioD arc DOW
being made for The propagation of fish, 10 the
lakes adjacent to the Monument lot by the
Fish Commissioners. Col. Casey, SupcrintcD-
deut of Public Buildings and Grounds, is
erecting Two large brick walls 10 the form Of a
hollow square, the sides of which consist Of
two gates, the one solid and the other perlo
rated 10 such manner as to permit the pas
sage of the water from the lake and prevent
the egress of the fish, said gates being elevated
| or lowered by means Of grooves in the front
and rear walls. Ia front OF these walls and
| extending into the lake about thirty Ect is
basic below the bottom OF the lake, and about
| Fix inches above the level Of the outlet, into
which the fish will necessarily be driven as the
| lake becomes empty, From this basin such
| fish as are needed arc readily removed to Rips
Island, an elevated piece Of ground 10 the %.
tire of enc OF the lakes in the shape OF p, acuta
angled Triangle. followed out to about the
depth OF three feet, and contain: ~ ahnut an
acre, where the fish are pr" ,oapatcJ, These
arrangements vii! increas>.. tho dcDlh Of the
lakes about too feet, U' ,k;ny an AVERAGE dcpth
of perhaps eight Tee in oanh lat, or coursn
the bottom Of r , lsLse oro nn:rrmIv graded
IN onch m,nr &c lskeS ale uu.i ol5n'y siaaeu
e is ~ 10TH ReulIc ucCh'IS W.
warn 'h' draining gates Washington CrItic
e. LIowlEs THE HoUNDs.-The biggest meet
y the season took place Saturday, sly miles
( south Of Midlothian, in Chesterfield county.
| The hunt was q compliment TO Mos;rs. Higger-
son and o. Harrow, nf Albion, New York, who
arc guests Of Mr.. W. R.IBurrows. of Richmond.
| There were dozen or moro riders and twenty
| two dogs in the field, and the chase wss led by
| Messrs Lester and McGrudcr, OF Chesterfield,
| two Of the most experienced hunters and rough
est riders in the county. The result Of the chase
| WAS two brnshes-Ono re1 and one grey. The
first broke cover about six o'clock O. H., and led
| the hunters scross the county at rafting rate
| and was killed after chase Of about two hours
and q hslr tho whole party being in at tho death.
| The dogs were well punched during tho entire
| time and made tho welxin ring with they music.
Tho second fox. WAS killed after very short run.
Some Of the country hunted over WAS very
| rough, and some very stiff jumps were made,
one Of the rid ers landing his marc on her hunch-
es. Tho pl'lck Of tho novices, our northern
friends. is spoken of in tho highest terms by the
old hunters Thcy followed their leader and