Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-28
baltimore Conference NJ. f. Church.

The conference convened in Cumberland
Nd, Yesterday, Bishop E. II. AmeSS presiding.
and W. +. Ward, J. y. q. Webster and G. c.
Baker assistants. II. III. Smith was elected
conference statistician, and J. c. Star post
master The presiding elders nominated
standing committees on the following sub
iects. and the same We're elected: American
Bible Society, Baltimore City Mission, Bati-
more Beck depository, church extension an
nual minutes, conference stewards, educa-
tion, preachers aid fund, Freedman's Aid So
clety, statistics, local preachers, church relief
fund, memoirs, postOffces Sunday schools and
tracts, state of the church, and temperance.
The presiding elder of Winchester district and
Rev Dr. w. 5. Edwards, of Cumberland, were
bishop called the second general question, to
wit: Who are admitted on trial." and five
japanese local preachers, recommended by q
quarterly conference in Japan, were received
on trial. They are recent converts to Christi.
anity, and have been educated in the Meth0-
dist mission schools of that country. Bishop
during the last fifty years, and thought the re-
ceptiOn OF these Japanese converts the best
evidence of the onward progress of Christian
ity-. The bishop made a call on the retiring
presiding elders to represent their respective
districts. and Rev. DIR. Morgan, of Baltimore
district. gave a synopsis of the state of the
work Of his field Of labor: DR.. Morgan leaves
Dr. Lanahan of East Baltimore, Rev. w.
Downs of West Baltimore, Rev. W. F.
Speake of Washington, and Rev. q. w. Cooper
ports.
DEEDS N FEE have been fled as follows
F. Buckley to Burr Noble. $500, sub lot f,
81, 6E7 Burr Noble to Z; F. Buckley, do. do.
~ David Rittenhouse to ". ": Corcorar,
Richardson to f. Low, 81 eco, lot u, So. west OF
; 553: }: - Edwards ct al. to J; }. Knox, $50,
mt
Andrew Dorr to Laurence Hesser. s.. 600 part
lot >. Long Meadows, Chas. Ewing to Virginia
to es 7SEns 81 Is lot g. So t as t Gaorgs
town College to Catharine Hager, $, part
lot 5. ST: IL. j. ID. Mcpherson ct al, trustees,
to w. W; W. Wood, SLIPS, lot 4, 50. 24S. NJ. P.
sub lot M, So. 492. F. Douglass to Washing
ton Market Company, $40 lots l to 4, So. II
NJ NJ. Rohrer ct al, trustees, to l.. V. King,
hing, 1900 part lot III. BeattyS and Haw-
kins addition to Georgetown.
w b. Clarke, and Ida +. Niee: John Collins
and Anna Kidding; 5. B. Scott and T. Doug
lass Johns, both of Prince Georges county,
Armstead Jackson and Matilda Balch: j. a.
Harrison and Matte Keller: VIM Joseph
Payne and Jane Scott: Taylor Quecsenherry
Young; James w. Cox and Eliza beth Deiyin |:
John Thomas King, of Prince George county
Md, and Isabella &. Dick; Horace b. jackson
and Annie X. Cox; Lewis T. Trammell and
Amanda Grimes, both Of Fairfax county. Va. !;
Nm Hart and Ella FitZ.
A ROBBERY AT THE FREEDMEN's HOSPITAL.
Tn Monday night the baggage room of ward
No :, lDr. Purvis), of the Freedmen's hos
Plial. situated at the east end. was entered by
tmeNes and articles Of clothing, &C., belong
ing 10 patients were carried OIL 1t is esti-
mated roughly that the inmates of the hOsDi-
tai lose about $50. There We're two night
nurses ON duty In the ward at the time, and
not iaf distant was a Waterman and those
VINO iOst thelr Clothing are at loss how tn
account Tor the success of the thieves il these
parties mad been as yigilant as they shOuId
have been. ' '"'u"
THE SIMKINS-LEE RAPE CAsE.-The ease of
francis s. Simpking, charged with rane on
the person of Alice Lee, a little cOlored girl
was closed in the Criminal Court. Judge
Eyue, yesterday afternoon, by a verdict of
II, VI guilty. This vas the second trial Ton the
fir u verdict of guilty having been f0und.1
amt there were several circumstances testified
TO W hitch gave the case the appearance of put
up job
Two AND A-HALF WIDE sheeting cotton
only Is cents: new spring dress goods Just
opened, Ill prices; best calicOes, 414c; black
cashmereS. y, 81, 50, go, Is Sc. cheap; cassi-
meres for boys wear, %, 20, 81, so, 80, 62lS.:
yard-wide cotton, cts. We are Offering I'M
menss barga ms In dry goods. TowsOn's south
side PennsyIr ANA avenue. See adv.-Adct.
FOR SPRING sSTYLEs in boys and ehiidren's
clothing, 90 to the Boys Clothing House of b.
Robinson & Co, 40 Pennsylvania avenue