Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-12

SAN Francisco, May 11th.-Tne Baptist
Convention resumed its session this morning.
Short devotional exercises were held at $50
o'clock in the church. They were conducted
by Rev, NJ. d. Gage, and were participated
in by Revs. Fowler, Sexton. Cole. Burroughs,
Jesse, Well, Knight and Wooster.
Al 10 o'clock the Conference was opened
by a prayer by Rev. w. I. flneeor. Rev.
II. l. Parker presided, and in the absence of
the Clerk, Rev. J. s. jesse acted In that Ca
pacity.
Reports and statistics were presented and
read, and recess was taken.
The Convention will meet this evening at
the First Baptist Church. on Eddy street,
where a sermon will be preached by Rev. w.
Z. Fleenor, of the First Church Of Stockton.
Grand Lodge. L. o. o. F.
SAN FRANcIsco May 11th.-The Grand
Lodge of California, I. o. o. f, reassembled
in its third days session at 10 a. NJ. to-day.
After formal opening and calling the roll Of
Mileage Representatives, the Grand Lodge
proceeded to business. David Upton of No.
PA was excused for the remainder of the sss.
sion The election resulted as follows Leon
D. Freer, G. NJ; D. NJ. Burns, d. G. NJ;
w. W. Morrow, G.. W; w. b. Lyon, G,
Sec; H. B. Brooks. G. T.; a. W. Scott.
Grand Representative; John Hanson, T. r.
Morton E. +. White, Grand Trustees j. B.
Harmon, John +. Miller, G. Pomeroy, L. L.
II. Sirex, Leland Stanford, +. B. Austin, G.
II. Randall, William III. Barnes, Trustees OF
Odd Fellows Home and College.
The Grand Lodge then took recess until
2 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SAN Francisco, May 11th.-At The Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows this afternoon, tie
case of Z. B. Robinson VS.. Temple Lodge,
No. II, was again taken up, and by vote OF
22S to 81 the report of the Committee on Ap-
peals was adopted, which sustains the action
Of the Lodge in expellipg Robinson.
Since the last session thirty-nine Past
Grands have died. The Committee on Obit-
uaries made an able report upon the honored
dead, which was adopted by q rising vote,
and their names ordered upon the memorial
pages of the journal.
The Grand officers were requested to send
a circular to the Lodges, giving the amount
of money contributed to the Porter monu-
ment, and requesting additional contributions
to complete the monument.
The words Most Worthy" "Righ.
Worthy" Worthy" and the initials there
of, will hereafter be dropped from the titles
of this Order.
1t was reaffirmed that Lodges cannot ap-
propriate their funds for balls, parties, re-
celebration on April Goth.
The Finance Committee reported the books
of the Grand Secretary and Treasurer as cor
rect, well kept, and the balance en- hand in
the general fund S., 116 80. In representative,
So, 934 SO. Total balance, S9,051 AZ.
A proposition looking to having Past
Grands vote In their various Lodges for
grand officers was lost.
The Incorporation of subordinate Lodges is
hereafter prohibited.
The Lodge adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
New Trial Asked For.
SAN Francisco, May 11th.-When George
Curtis, second mate of the ship Gstherer,
was called for sentence this forenoon, his
counsel applied for a new trial. Sentence
was therefore deferred for five days, with per-
mission to file bill of exceptions.
No POstponement Of the Democratic
Convention.
SAN Francisco May 11th.-The PROPOSE
tion was made some days ago to change the
date of holding the Democratic State Con-
vention from June 20sh, ss was originally
determined upon, to later date. To-day
the State Central Committee met here to
decide the matter. All but two or three Of
the members were present. The committee
went into executive session. and after short
debate decided by large maj srity not TO
depart from the original programme.