Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-17
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| Tho lsicst s7hna! crop r2p rl5 iSon. Tho West
arc tavorail?.
| Bi,hon Pcnick lroaoi,ci ici:t risy i;ola his
CID pnIIi' Il .hc Nhnch cr thH M":si,h, Bal.
| tincrc.
Tie G,r.., SECS c.lieh havr hasn :rrvaiingi III
many pats al Nc@ jcrH.y '.urlnr the past week
| are EcaIy all cut. No ec:cr1l rtina'rs Ct the
ios7eG III aio@d h:Yc bees made.
[ Minister Dyicnmau las hetn unsuccessful in
his attempt to txpaio to tho President OF tha
Columbian E"pub!ic the position Of the United
States on tho canal aad c,sling station qu.s.
| ,oGa.
The cJlorc,l Methodist Coaf,ronoo ia sMs on
at St. L1uis, OF Saturday, elected three bishops,
H. W. Turner, CT Georgia, ". T. D;ckarson.
Of Ncw ic'k. and i II. Gaia. OF South Car
clin9.
Tne ca ii anniversary If tho American Bible
Society was held il louisville, kY., yesterday.
| Bsaop ksvaGbusi, ma,!o al ad,ilr $ # VEL
come. Il rc3lc,c OF He work nt Tho gear
| showed increased i!iccncy.
Arrangements have been compr!cI al Bur
liugt0n, W., Tor thu moc,ine Of the Society Of
the Army Of The Potomac. Genrr is Sherman,
Sheridan, lla1ootk. F;a2kIiu, SiccGm end
ottc!5 viii lie rescrt.
TI:o President has approved tho int r1scll-
tion authorizing Lin 10 call CD international
saLi.Lry conference to meet at WCshipgon.-
Tho resolution directs iha: thrro shall bo 10.
Vitcd 10 setd delegates TO tho conicrcbco the
several pCwoEa having Jurisdiction Ct ports
likely TO DO intlc:ld with yellow fever and
ohole.a.
The internal nlacllno tha; y5Ioied in the
| Office Ct The Spanish Consul ST New York waa
handed in ct TIC Philadelphia Postoitico vim
dog willie q detective Sss there purchasing
slaEp'. lilo describes the nan as foreigner,
snd though he did not SEQ his culiro fac,, the
detective thiuks be could recognize him.
Tue so7enticth anniversary of the American
Board 81 Forcigo Missions vas he'd ia New
York last tight. Tho present iorcc of the
board numbers l4l ordained ministers, 227 es
sistaotF, LII native helpers. The donations
from churches durinc tho past six years havo
decreased by moro than 100000.
The steamship Decatur II. Miller, which
sailed from Boston Tor Norfolk aud Baltimore
Saturday afternoon. had among her passengers
Gov. Loog, cx Gov. Rice, Hon. Henry d. Ilyc
aud uumbcr of cIorgpmen and journalists Of
Bostoa, with their ladies, tn route to the com
increment exercises Of Hampton College, Va,
on Thursday next.
| Sanford +, Church. Chief Justc, OF tho
Court CT hppcala Of N. Y, and orc CT tho
most prominent lawyers and politicians OF that
STATE, d;rd Friday. as the age of G5. lie vas
native u New Yotk State, always bore promi
Dont part 10 politics and cxertGd grcnt Influence
| 10 all the c0uoc!ls Of tho democracy. llo was
Lieutenant Governor OF the State 10 1850. 10
| 1910 Governor Hoffman appointed lam Chief
Justice.
The sc,ucs st Miito9. Pa. which ,gsa nesrIy
destroyed By fire on Fiiey, baggar description.
TuGta have been pUt up for S,mc Ct tho home.
lts', nu;i Others hhva been taken 30 ueighb5r-
ius tOWn'. Relief is cDIao& i'll from all parts
OF tho State. aud food IS distributed thric,
daily. I've hendlsh attempts were Eadu to
rrkiLde thtt!snts. twenty Thousand persons
visited the Tain9 yesterday. a iorcc Ct militia
has arrived there 10 Go patrol duty.
10 the West Point itqury Yesterday Whit.
taker was crcsI tximinCd and maintained his
lnnoceDcc oi EDy Knowledge Of who Committed
the cuiragH On iIiGl OF who wrote the note of
waroILE. The suppressed te9limory al experts
vas msde pubic 10 tho effect that tho hand
writing OF Tho @o;c ni warning waa that OF Whit,
tnker hin'"H. General SrhCiirl. sent for
| Whitaker % Saturday and red him an on
| !0SiuGity To confess TN: he soully maintained
! hia lnGGCcIcH.
! At the Gracrsl Methodist ConicrcLc,, IN St.
LHuis 90 Saturday. tic C9muittos Co Eucr
lalninentS Of tho next Genera! Conference 70.
ported plan fer dividing tho expenses among
oil the churches. ias!cad Of hurtcni1g those
where tho conference meets. The plan il to
appoint commission Of rioc, who shall mako
| an csilIia.c OF the cptire cost OF boarding. dole
gates ut hotels o. other places and all other ex.
p2nS,s OF the Conference. and make an appor.
| tionmeDt Of the fund to the various conferences
| tho annuEt 10 hc tascd ycarl7 10 tho first three
years f TIC qnat!rcnIum AID tho deficiency, il
! any, be raised in The fourth year. l. was de.
| cidcd to Gi.c)aioua the publication Of tho Ma.
| iional Repository aud Gclasn Hours.
Ga Saturday, after mo Gsz,'tc'a report of
CooeTcs: i5Bal proceedings cicscd. tho previous
question on tho molica fer fral adjournment
on tic 3lst instant was ordered in the
llcuSo fy vote Of los to G., aud
thirty minu;cs allowed icr debate. Mr..
| Tucker called attention TO the 800 bills on
tho calendar. aud thought Congress you'd bo
Deglec:iDc It's duty to adjourn. O:hcis thought
| the talltt measures ought to BE- acted on and
tho iuodlog bill. Mr.. Townshcnd made an
appeal fer paper pup and salt. Mr.. Garfield
thought the continuation Of the stsion into the
political campaign should DO avoided ct all hez.
ards. The resolution to adjourn May 3lst was
then agreed te-ye5s l2l. nays 90. At nipht
democrat caucus vas held OF which resolution
was adopted that tho scioD of tho House re-
gardirg Adjournment should be reconsidered.