Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-10
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.,.Ei..S OF TIE DGI:
Tic A!bemarlc Sou1d fishing firms are noH
10 the full fash Of business, and enormous quan'
titles Of shaH aad rcck are arriving dairy 10
Norfolk for shipment NORTH. Most OF the large
fisheries commenced operations ca the ISL Oh
this month, though lev fish we're caught prior
to that time. Owiog to the ColdDcSs OF Tue
weather the Gah did not eCnnc5co ru9rlng as
soon this year as usual.
Tho West Virginia Legislature on Saturday
night passtd resolution accepting tho tar1i
proucsed By the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, permitting the company to allo%
specia rates in certain CASES, provided that such
rates be given shippers by tic carload without
discrimination. Tho quo Tarranto proceedings
asaust the company are rescinded.
Saturday night bed caught firo from stove
in house 10 Georgetown occupied by Samuel
Martin and his family, colored. The Ire de-
nartment promptly cx,ingushcd the flames,
With but slisht damage 10 the h0us, aud utoi
lure, but four little children who we're asleep 10
! the room where tho fire originated we're Killed.
| by snt1oca!lop.
The trien1ial meeting Of The Hebrew Order
| cf Kosher Shell Burgce commenced yesterday
| 10 Pythygoras Hail, 10 New York, and was
| called to oder by Solomon Latz. There were
delegates present from ali the subordinate lodges
| 10 the United States and Canada. Mr. William
| 3. Hackney was elected chair,nso.
Tic forty eight citizeus Of NatchitOches VINO
| were cleared at New Orleans by Jury OF tho
charges OF conspiracy during the late election,
| we're Yesterday escorted TO tho steamboat oo
| which they left fo. their homes By a Volunteers
| military company with baaG OF music. = 50
! late was fired in honor ct the cvcut.
Charles A. Mouth, au artist Of Washington,
was found yesterday 10 the waiting room CT The
| Grand Central depot, ia New York, aching &c
| strangely that he VAS stnt to Bellevue Hospital
| TO be treated for ins,nily. Considerable money
and some valuable jowelry was found on his
person.
! Biz. Much, Congressman cleo! from Maine,
tnuds to INTRODUCES jolat RESOLUTION 10 the
! House dccllrirg eight hours 10 constitute lcEa
day E work Tor all employees OF TIC United h!a:es
| Government.
John Il. Clay. 9 we'll known broker, coDl-
| mitted suicide in New Orleans Saturday b5
shooting himself 10 tic mouth. The cause wa:
! financial embarrassment.
MIR. John ID. Gordon, . we'll known baDkol
| of Norfolk, Va, died Saturday, after lew days
Illness.
Baltimore Conference NJ. &, aiNrci,
| South.
SALEM, ROANOKE Co.. Va, March S.
j. y. Anderson, W. w. Wagner, w. X,
Marshall ard W. II. Sanders passed in charac
ter and we're contlnusd on trial.
The character Of David Eatzer and ". A.
Williams passed, bu: as they wcro not before
tho committee On examination they are OK
peCted to appear b5iorc tic o9mui;tcc mex
year.
E.G. Vaa6iSer, /, Rosser Glier, W. l.
Wolfe, j. l.. kibicr, G. I. ID. Collins. Geo. s.
Lighter. }. II. Dsidsoo, a. y. ArDstr ong
| w. 3. Dorsey L. T. Maykwoot!, ". w. He'd
crick and j. II. Boyd were passed iato the
class Of the fourth year.
TIE following were admitted on trial w
2. Gee, |. I'estericid, j. o. Tackclt, W. ii
lcievrc. j. w. Grub, o. ". llammond anu
j. L. Hawkins.
Jubo W. Joliet, local preacher. was c!tcs
cd deacon.
The committee on tho case Of W. A. Bryan
who had abandoned his work without permits
siSn. reported That the finding Of the commit
tee of preliminary investigation in suSpeudlDt
; him ill the scssoo Of the conference, vas jusl
fed by the facts in The case, tut, as the penaIt,
already Inflicted is. perhaps, adequate, they
recommended that he b. entered Withdrawal.
Il. H. Smith Was cou!iuuci in asuper0urlcr
airy relation.
i rhc Withdrawal ot Deacon a. T.. Gonrhar
irom the Conference was presented.
Jesse L. Whitclcy, au elder OF The Christian
chureE, and W. Il. Wolfe T. NJ. Strother. K.
S. Cunning ham, q. o. homan, j. q. Graich
en-, l.. NJ. IIyIc, j. s. Hopkins. j. &. Joue:
and II. Z. uanl were admitted into full con
ntc:ion.
| |. W. Shoatr. j. Kyle Gilbert a. t. Brad
cpbaush, Henry s. Cox. Oscar L. Burgess, j.
L. B,sgs, w. Nj. Iliner and Chas NJ. Brown
wero elected to elders orders.
The President presented the action OF the
lato General Conference on the report on itln-
eraucy, adopted by two thirds vote Of tina:
! body, recommending that answers ! and = t.
questions l. section |, chapter ., page 81, be
30 amcDded us to allow oDe clerical member for
every thirty six members Of each annual confer
cnce, and 80 equal number OF lay members, Of
| which oDe may 10 LEGAL preacher. Also rec
ommcnding that the second restriction iuic 10
the discipline, page sc, be SO amended as 10 read
az fellows, viz They shall not allow OF more
than one representative for IS members OF the
annual conference, G0r OF less humber than
ono for every sixty; provided, nevertheless, that
when there shall be ia any annual conference q
fraction of two Thirds, the number which shall
be fixed for the rstiU of representation, such
annual conference ebaIl be entitled to an addi-
tional delegate for such fraction; and provided,
also, that no conference shall nc denied the
privilege Of dte2a,cs, onn clerical and one
lay The vote OF the conference approving
tho action Of the General Conference, az above
stated, was 144-noue voting against il.
Encounter with Burglars.
NEW York, March lQ.-One burglar was
| shot ADD killed aud another captured ast night
by John Z. Richards, who surprised them while
they wcro ra1sackeaiag tho psrlor in bis house.
Mr.. Richards Was up stairs and heard no!sc
below 10 The parlor. at first he thought it was