Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-02

copal conference 10 investigate charges OF adul-
terry, sending OF obscene letters and falsehood
preferred against Rev. Ellis f. Biscoe, OF Par
slppany, Morris county, n. j., finished its la
bors at Paterson yesterday and presented a re-
port finding him guilty OF the charge OF immor-
allty and eNpelling him from the ministry and
membership OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
A motion was made TO adopt the report and
without word OF comment. debate. or Inquiry
IL was unanimously adopted Presiding Elder
van Horne, OF the Newark district, TO whom the
accused had handed his parchmentS and resg-
nation. then passed these up TO Bishop Wiley
who quietly laid them on the table before him,
and the BiScOe case was settled. Miss Leonard
the young lady implicated in the case, did not
appear The accused was last heard from ia Chi
cago.-N. T. Herald, Slst.
Two MEN SHOT DEApIN A STREET FIGHr-A
special TO the Baltimore Gazette, from Elicott
city, dated yesterday, says: The details OF a
most startling tragedy. in which a formerly
well-known resident or the county was one OF
the Chief actors became generally known In
this vicinity to-day and caused much excite
ment among the residents or the county It
was learned through private sources that NAL
Arthur Pue, a son or DIR. Arthur Pue, OF this
county, became involved In a duel with pistols
recently In Bannero county, Texas. and after
receiving fatal Injuries shot and killed his an
tagonist The account states That the major
had an alteration with a man named Marsh
over game or cards and the two separated
with great deal OF bad feeling existing. A
short time afterward they met on the street.
when Marsh, with an insulting remark drew a
pistol from his pocket and raising Il quickly
fired point blank In the others face. This was
followed by three other shots, two OF which
took effect. Maj. Pue staggered back
and, with considerable difficulty, drawing a
Pistol sp6 sad the e dropped to the
was taken home and died shortly afterward
from his injuries, which consisted OF pistol
shot In the side and head. He was well known
la this county, was about &C years OF age and
moved to Texas after the war.
u
OF the schooner Robert Portner, lost In the In
dian ocean, Hopkins, by NAME now employed
on the schooner Jefferson Borden, which has
been lying In this port, gives graphic descr1p-
tion OF the loss OF the first named schooner. He
says they were going from Ragoon TO a port on
the Mediterranean sea, when they encountered
a typhoon, through which the schooner passed
bravely, coming out licking but slightly. The
captain, arriving at an island In the Indian
ocean called the crew together and asked them
II they were willing TO proceed further In the,
schooner, 10 which they all responded that they
were, and expressed establishment at the cues
tlon as there was nothing the matter with the
vessel. IL was determined however by the
captain captain 70 remain where they were notwth-
at the island for some time, which was gov
erned by an Englishman. the crew were
surprised to receive orders from the cap
further astOnished, after sailing for a short dis
lance, by being ordered again TO anchor near a
most dangerous coral reef, Notwithstanding he,
the mate, protested against anchoring at place
where the vessel would be broken TO pieces the
first good ''blow." AT about ~ O'Clock at night
he heard the anchor chain paying out OF the
horse pipe, and arose TO find that the hand spike
had been removed from the windass and the
vessel upon the rocks He succeeded In getting
her clear OF the reefs, and found that she was
leaking badly. The men were put TO work at the
pumps, and after three days work the pumps
sucked" and the men shouted ''You can't sink
the Robert Psrtner." The captain then with
hand spike, broke the anchor chain loose from
no india and
upon the reefs, where she was abandoned I'm
good condition The mate spoke in enthusiastic
terms OF the Portner, and said there was not the
slightest necessity for the loss OF the vessel
Aler. Gazette, LIST.