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BLOODY AFFRAY IN new YORK.
THE CHURCH CONVENTION TO-DAY.
THE ST. LOUIS RAILROAD STRIKES.
BEARS RAID THE WILLARD STOCKS,
THE CLOTHING TRADE FAILURE.
a BIG MEXICAN FIRM SUSPENDS.
THE CHURCH CONVENTION TO-DAY.
THE ST. LOUIS RAILROAD STRIKES.
BEARS RAID THE WILLARD STOCKS.
THE CLOTHING TRADE FAILURE.
A BIG MEXICAN FIRM SUSPENDS.


BUSINESS BEFORE THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES TO-DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct l6.-At tO-day's session
OF the general convention OF the Protest ant EpiS-
copal church. after the usual devotional exercises,
the house OF deputies was called 10 order by the
New Jersey. from the committee the state OF the
church. reported relative TO the memorial from the
diocese OF Indiana TO revise the work OF eyangel-
ISIS and authorize their employment I'm the church
in America, that the committee did not deem II eN-
pedient 10 make AT this time any recommendation
on SO grave n subject. The committees request TO
Oe discharged from the consideration OF the subject
was granted.
AMENDING THE PRAYER BOOK
ReV. Dr. Franklin, of New Jersey, offered the fol-
lowing, which was referred TO the committee OF the
whole:
Reso're1. That the following addition be made to
the suggestions in the report the Joint committee
on the book OF common prayer. and inserted on
page 90 OF that report afcrclarlse "P." viz: ("PP
In order TO recover lost enrichment such changes
snail he here made as may he neeGfu for restoring
TO their rational liturgc posi- ion and historic place
the Lesser ENhOrtaton, the confession and absolu-
ole access, SO that henceforward they shall, OF
Old, Immediately precede the distribution.
WORK AMONG THE CoLOREp PEOPLE
ReV. Dr. Weller. OF Florida. offered tiOn
that the work among the c0l0ed people Of the south
does not require extraordinary ecclesiastic ma
chinery, and that $4,000 he annually appropriated
Tor work among the cOiured people i'm the different
dloceses- Referred To the committee on work among
the cOlored people.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, of New York. offered reso-
Rlt1on. Which. at his request, was laid on the table
for the present IL provided that III the commit
OF the whole did not conclude the work OF cOlSid-
eflng the report OF me ieySiGn Of the prayerbook
by certain time during The present convention.
any amendments proposed may be sent I'm writing
TO the joint committee before January /. 1885.
Oregon and Trans-ContinenlalS Sccuri.
ties..
". ENDICOTT JR.. SAYS IT Is NOT TRUE ANY HAVE
BEEN MADE AWAY WITH DISHONESTY.
BOSTON, Oct. lev Enicott. ir.. was interviewed
yesterday regarding rumoTS which have been cur
rent that securities Of the oregon and Trans
continental company, i'm which he * largely inter-
eSted, have been made away with dishonesty.
Though ayerSe to speaking of he matter at all. Mr.
Endicott thought the occasion demanded il, and
stated that he had already made thorough eXanl-
lnatlOn OF the securities vouchers for such as are
lodged as collateral, which entirely satisfied him
that there was not the slightest foundation for any
such rumOTS The Indebtedness OF the oregon and
TranS-contincntal, he said is partly for the con-
struction OF branches for the Northern Pacific, and
TO finish the main line. The mortgage bonds OF the
latter road cannot be issued until the road is ac-
cepted by the government. so a very large sum
Was required as working capital. This viii soon lie
paid to the oregon and Trans-continental from the
proceeds OF the second mortgage bonds, which have
just been negotiated and will be used 10 discharge
the larger part Of the Indebtedness. The branch
road bonds when sold, will pay the remainder. and
600 had been given to the syndicate as commission
he knows to be wholly untrue. The Northern Pacific
reserved the 900 for future account of the
bonds negotiated, and to finish the construction
according to the estimate 0i en- gneerS