The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-05

The Geperai Conference 81 the Metho-
disa Episcopal Church met ai Nashville oD
wednesday, Bishop Paine presiding.
4 The Democratic Executive Committee Of
North Carolina met at Raleigh ON Wednes-
day and called State convention q Ra-
leigh, July Jth.
The Chicago IlItsrOcean ON "Wednesday
announced fhEt an advanced step in rui-
reading had been discovered that would
reyoiufiOnize the whole business.
The new iron steamer Guyandotte left
Roach's shiT-vard. at Chester. Pa, on
"Wednesday for New York. where she viii
3e placed Oh the line Of the old Dominion
Steamship Company.
( The employees Of the Jersey mills, af
I Beauce. Canaua, planted a May-pole on the
ice en the Isl instant. al which date the
whole Chandiers river was still frozen over.
Ths New York Assembly. in Committee
of she Whole. on "Wednesday considered
The giving women the righi NJ suffrage.
The bin was ordered TO Z third reading.
The Garfield memorial flowers, which
have been q subject hf litigation, APE 70 Ice
SEM % the Garfield Monument AssOcia-
ton. the matter having been compromised
A peculiar sun for $1,000 damages Is that
% Mrs. Ann Hagen. IN New FORK VINO
sues Aaron Hershfeid and John Carroll,
prourietorg Of q hquOr-stOre. because she
asserts that her husl'an became . drunk
ard through procuring liquor % their store.
and that they continued 90 supply Inn
after she had protested against their course.
The United States troops having been or
dered awny from Forr Washatie, Wyo-
ming, tine civilians who remain al fhe posi-
fear an uprising Of the Indians and @ gen
eral massacre. They are arming i0r de-
fence.
A telegram has been received % Jackson.
Miss. from Bishop Wincted. of Northern
California. declining tine position Of Assist
ant Bishop Of Mississippi, 90 which he was
elected ty the Council
Near Mount Ida, Montgomery county,
Ark. few nights ago. Charles Lord, hear-
iuc q noise In ms ward and seeing q form
moving around in the dark. fired az what
be supposed % bc q beiu or panther. and
kille0 his wife.
The crews Of the feet at Fort Monroe
are amusing themselves with bOai-fpces.
TUESDAY the boats OF the Tennessee and
the Tenncssee's boat winning. y Yesterday
the Tennessee and Nandaiia boats had
race the latter winning.
Reports from the interior Of New York
speak 0i q heavy white frost having fallen
or Tuesday night, and II j. stated that
uiouehed land in some places was frozen
-wO inches deep. Tee was visible on mauy
roadside pools. Fears are entertained thai
serious damage has been done Co the bud
ding fruits.
The annual meeting of the American
Methodist Episcopal Conference. First lis
trict. opened at Beihe. church. " esi Ches-
Ter Pa. on onesQaT-Bishop John ".
Brown, OF Washington. presiding. Bishops
NavmGD, oi Baltimore. and Campbell. oi
Fiorida, and large representation from
Eastern Pennsylvania. Delaware, ana New
Jeisey, were present.
Henry Leach, aged fifteen. residing at
MiddleiOwn. Pa. while stealing ride on
q passenger train ednesdUv night. was
surprised iv che conductor. and jumped
on ~ window while the train vas run
ming rapidly. He received serious. and
possibly iatal ing ufies. and WAS brought to
The hospital il Harrisburg.
In consequence ol the formal notice of
Secretary TOlger lhai the appropriations
iOr fuel. light and water had been eX-
hausted. and thm until Congress grants
new appropriation uo more money can be
furnished inr rhe purposes mentioned. SIX
teen empi0ves. hremen. engineers. and
other men employed ia the J ederal build
ing ~ New York. on "Wednesday sent iu
their designations 90 POsImaster Pearson.
A man named Cappeiman. resident Of
California. died suddenly O week ag0 ai
Missouri Valley. No.. while on his WAY t0
New York 10 visit friends and relatives.
He had on his person c4j0 cash and $4,000
in securities. They were taken bv u. Bur
eess O railroad 0ihcia. OF Missouri alier.
who had the body emhaimed and started
with Il for New ork, where be il now
looking for the heirs.
The Caledonia PreshvteYy OF the United
Presbyterian Church, embracing Rochester,
voted on The overture for rhe repeal oi the
law i0rhddinc the use OF instruments IN
churches Seventeen were IN favor ui the
repeal and four against it. The vote of AL
Presbvteries l.. For the repeal. GAG.
against 1t, SOC. This D. tine total rnte, and
Ii repeais the law against the Use OF Instru-
ments IN the niteG Presivterian churches.
There Is an extensive strike o. railroad
iaborers al Cornwall. n J.. The men de-
mand an advance u twenty-five cent, per
dav. The strike began among the Italians
and other white men, who went along the
line and compelled the negroes 10 STOP
WORK. several ringieaders were arrested.
and MANY NEGROES. on being promised pro
lection. returned 20 work on "Wednesday
afternoon. in consequence Of the strike
the cnTi0n-Iuills have shut down, throwing
400 hands oW OF employment.
Al meeting Of the New York Medico-
leerl. society Wednesday mght. q paper by
Dr. A. Q. Kellogg on tine - Analysis u The
Mental Condition Of Charles j. 6uiteau
WINS read bv l,r. V. A. Hammond. The
writer claimed TINT the assassin was morally
depTyed. luf not insane. when he killed
President GARFIELD. His opinion seemed
% be accepted. n no remarks We're made
on the subject. Dr. L. G.. >pitzke then
read paper on =" "P0si-rnortom Examina-
lions Of the Brains d Executed Criminals
as Tests OF Previously Alleged INSANITY
whsae Family Poisoned IN F'stss-
burgh.