Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-15
rne AIesheAiss Councils.

PfeSiuens, In tne cnalI Inc ooltuary committee
reported the deaths Of Rev. Peter Light Wilson,
Thomas Lee and Thomas Mccormick. The con-
ference sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. W. g
Hammond. In the afternoon President Valiant
read his report for the past year. after which the
j. T. Murray was then elected president for the
ensuing conference year.
THE u. L. CHURCH SOUTH
The Baltimore annual conference OF the N. E.
church. south, met at the Methodist church at
Cnariestown. W. Va, yesterday, Bishop Keener,
OF New Orleans. presiding. Rev. John s. Martin
was reelected secretary. The report OF Dr. Nc
Ferrin, agent OF the publishing house at Nash
Vile, showed decrease OF $1472l.11 in the sales
OF the past year. Its liabilities are s26s44 S. and
the assets s2s3. 51l7a ~''-'' ''''N
THE COLORED NJ E CHURCH,
At yesterdays session Of the Washington confer
ence Of the coored NJ E. church, at Roberts
chapel, Alexandria, DR.. Harlzett delivered an ad-
dress In the interest of the Freedmans' Aid So
ciety and S2,7575O was subscribed to the fund The
evening session was devoted to the celebration Of
the anniversary Of the Freedmans' Aid Society.
Dr. Blyden, Rev. r. II. Robinson, Dr. Frysinger
dresses.
The conference opened its second days session
this morning at O'Clock. Several ministers have
arrived since the opening OF conference, and,
reckoning visitors and members, there are now
over 140 ministers in town. Bishop Warren pre-
sided at the conference. and Revs. C. @. Keys, n
NJ Carroll and John A. Holmes were the secreta-
res. The representatives from the District of Co
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Carroll, II. r. Elbent and r. Steele, OF Washing
ton, and Rev. j. w. BoOthe OF Georgetown. The
exercises were opened with prayer, hymns and
Scripture reading, and the body then proceeded to
take up the disciplinary questions
Inc 2oth disciplinary question was answered in
relation TO Presiding Elder Peck and all the men,
DerS OF the Baltimore district.
The daughters OF the conference made their Of
s ser lor conference work amounting to over
S3Oc, OF which $50 was contributed from Washing
ton. Revs. DIR. Reed, OF New York and Davis Of
washington, addressed the conference and then
routine business occupied the time until adjourn
ment
A SUIT FOR DIvoRCE.-Yesterday Mr.. II. B.
MOulton filed a divorce bill for Ella p Richardson
against James T. Richardson. The parties were
married in Philadelphia January 5, ISIS, by the
Rev George W. Mcintyre, her maiden maine being
cameron, and two children were the issue OF the
marriage They moved to Lake City, Col, where
she charges, that the defendant began drinking to
spent M rltous living, and In september, 1880, he
deserted her. She supported herself by sewing
until she secured a position in the Government
Printing ONCE, where she is now employed.
The DYED HORsEs.-The charge against Hugh
gallagher, the horse-trader, who was before the
lenses, in selling pair of horses to Colonel b. F.
Rittenhouse, OF the Soldiers Home, which horses
ne SGallagher) represented TO be black, but which
had white spots dyed, was dismissed by Judge
Smell to-day. After making a personal examina-
ton OF the horses this morning Judge Smell said
that II person sold pair OF horses that were
practically white and represented them to be
black the case would be different But in this
case there were half a dozen small spots which
were dyed. The court said that the defendant
had civil remedy, which was the proper way to
proceed in this case. Mr.. Moore stated that when
lne case was first presented to him he had serious
doubts as to whether the charge OF false pretensts
could be sustained. He also said that he thought
that no jury would convict on this state OF facts
Inc defendant was then discharged.
JEALOUS WIFE ASSAULTS A YOUNG Girl
ms afternoon, in the Police Court, married
woman named Maria Byrnes, of Goth street north
west, was put on trial for assaulting young girl
named Nellie MalOney, or the same neighborRooi,
who stated that while walking along Market
Space yesterday afternoon she was attacked bv
Mrs. Byrnes, who beat her on the head and face
numerically. She showed the court several
bruises on her face In confederation of her state
menL Mrs. ByrneS stated that she boarded with
her husband in the family Of Miss Maloney some
time ago. and since that time her husband has
lations with Miss MaIoney. She gave the COM
plainant due warning, and yesterday afternoon
when she met her She could not resist giving her
good beating. Miss Maloney took the Stand again
and denied that she had any improper relations
with Mr. Byrnes "These eruptions viii occur
some times" said Judge Smell, "but think the
real party who ought to be cowhided is the man
In the case 1t also sometimes occurs that the
woman Is Innocent" fine or 81 and COSTS aggre-
gazing 1915, was imposed
HE RIVER TRADE.-Harbormaster Sutton re-
ports arrivals at the river front as follows: Stmr
Beiie May, Lucas GOO punches fish, r. A. Golden;
oysters, market: -pungy Job Hooper, Kelly, 800
DO: do; schr f. Wh,tngton, Con, 800 do,
Pomeroy, W1llen, 500 do. do; schr. Mary Eliza
Defh' RoWe, 100 do do Pnngy Sarah Jane, Rus
cords wood, j. o. Carter.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-The clerk of the court has
issued licenses TO F. p Turner or Prince Georges
wick, OF Baltimore, and Amelia C. Helmuth; Chas
Digs ana Anna Watts; Joseph Reese and Sallie
Russell and Mary Ellen Neale; Walter G. Coburn
and Lulu c. D-nham; ThOs. A. Scott and Susie T.
OTIS; Vivian Tibbs, OF King George county, Va,
and Josephine A. Hutchinson; Nathan Bell and
Maggie Clagett; ChaS WIN. ScipleO and Martha
BraxtOn.
THE WAUGH CHURCH CELEBRAT1oN-The Thrift
eth anniversary OF the organization of the Waugh
NJ L. church Sunday school was celebrated last
evening In the lecture room CT the church at q
Capitol Hill mission The program Included an
address OF welcome by the pastor, Rev. Wilford
Downs, and historical sketches and "reminiscences
by Revs- N. A. Turner, James N. Davis, E. d.
owen, j. D. Latham, and Messrs Charles E. Wal.
ker, John NJ Jameson and Thomas B. Turner
bration, for which program of literary and must
Cal exercises have been arranged.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds in fee have
oeen 1led as follows:-Winnie Monroe to A. II.
Van Deusen, part lot 2, So. so; s., OOO R. A. Fish
to Annie B. RafT, sub lot II. SO. 325; $500. r.. r
MorSei, trustee, 10 Michael COrcOfan, parts IL and
IL, so. &c. 81 500. w. r. Woodward. trustee. to
J. j. Knox. commissioner, part Z, So. 332; s..
b. Beae to G. PaysOn part 40, So 24S: q 3O2 70
owen Murray to +. F. Adams, lots and q. sub
or So 80; $l,51450; lots g. 2 and &, do: g. 591 q
N. +. I: Rudenstein to w. Martin, part g, So Az:
$500. Mary Bowen to Joseph THOMPSON lot 81
So. Sss; 600 j. w. Dean ct al to Rebecca
Colinsworth lot 10. So 523; $1,000. j. " Mattern
TO Valentine Greeser lots II and 90 sub OF lots in
Jamaica; $500 w. c. Barrett to Henry jaeger.
part So 95 81 600 Edmond Clements to Isaac Hlll
part II, SO 4O2; 8. Chas. Willing to s. IT, Bodfish'
lot !, SO; s6s; s2.6I1.s5. Wolf Rice to L. F. Levy,
F. T. n Rudenstens sub: la, Mt. Pleasant: 1875 u.
W. Burchell, lot 81 and pit 62, sub OF pit p and ~
81. PA; IS, 467. "a. d. W. Ketcham, to C. L. Dubois
pit b. So 154: $500. c. l.. Dubois to W. A Stew
art, pit h. So. l54; $500. H. Raft to R. A. Fish, sub
lot II, So. S25; $500. G. w. Sheares to W. a.
Stevens, pit. ], so. 27S; 8. E. d. Perkins to II.
Nelson, pit 5, SO. 100; s1,755. j. j. Knox to A. c.
Clark pit. 4. So 7s4; $525 A. c. Clark to b. Burn
slime. lot 4. so. 7s4; $500. A. c. Clark to b. Burn
slime, pit A. so. 7S4; $780, James A. Harlan to
Emily Carter. pts % and %. So. 2OS; 5000 IT, B.
Mum TO Perry Banes, lot 20, sub. OF /, so. 723:
$S47 Hal Alla1n to Ellen c. Taylor, right title,
&C.. lot Q, So. 325; 8. George Il. bearing to s.
Norment, lots 81, 6S and &c. So. 239; $4,000 s.
Norment to George T. bearing, pit So i27: sub.
lois 20 and 30 So 70 SUBJ lots 20 and pt 81 So 2I1:
$4,000 F. II. Clarke to Cora E. Clarke lots 53 81
sherman. pts is and 90 So. 49, s,oo 'J Jonp
Cammack ct al. to c. c. Marten, lots l32 and I3l,
sub 210. - 90,