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second Days Proceedings OF the Baltimore
Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church South mt Charles.
town. w. Va.
rspcc,a, telegram To The Dispatch,


CuARLEsTowN, w. Va, March lj.-The
religious services OF the Conference this
morning were conducted by Rev. J. s.
Gardner.
Rev. Lee VI. Lyle was added to the Com.
mittce on Memoirs.
The report OF the Valley Female College.
OF Winchester, Va, was presented by Rev.
A. A. =. Neal and read by the secretary.
The increase Of pupils was 80 per cent.
over last year. All the interests of the
school were reported encouraging.
The report OF the president OF the Wes-
lcyan Female Institute, OF Staunton, Va,
was most encouraging. The institute had
suffered some Inconvenience, but no loss,
from scarlet-icyer, which broke out there
during the year.
The Church Extension Board submitted
a constitution for adoption for the govern
ment OF the Society, but, after some dis
cussfon, it was recommitted for modlfica-
ton.
Rev. DR.. Scott, OF the Presbyterian
Church. was introduced to the Conference.
THE COMMITTEE OF EXAMINATION
in the studies reported on the following
iavorably, and their characters were
passed, and they were continued in the
class of deacons Collins Denney, John G..
Thrasher. James W. Gruob, and \. II.
Blue. j. \. Mccormick, Jefferson u.
Martin Edward IIiwOin ID T. Jnmps
George D. White. and j. l.. Henderson
were admitted on trial in the Conference.
+. II. Shipley, j. II. Davidson, j. IL. Du-
lany, and j. w. Canter were readmitted.
Rev. Mr.. Short, OF Canada. is visiting
the Conference.
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The first Consignment of Coal from
Pocahontas- Some of the Expenses
of the Oyster Wnr

ESPECIAL tcIegram % The Dispatch.I
NORFOLK, Va. March 1j.-Mayor Lamb
received a telegram to-day from Vice-Presi-
dent +. j. Kimball. OF the Norfolk and
Western railroad. consigning TO him the
first carload Of coal from Pocahontas, and
announcing the regular opening OF the
New-River railroad to the coal section.
Great preparations are being made here
for handling this coal.
Sheriff Slade, Of this city, has made ont a
bin for Sj9S for carrying The five oyster
prisoners and pungy to Northumberland
county.
Another cargo OF steel rails for the rail-
road to Cape Henry arrived to-day.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
TO THE DISPATCH FROM ALL POINTS.

Treasurer GiIniian's Successor Appointed
Cotton Crop Report SmaiI.Pox In the In
dian Tcrrifory-Two Ladies' Burned 20
Death In Connccticut--Suicideo OF n Texas
licrse-Thier aud His Confession or Crime
A Mississippi steamer sunk by Collision,
and Bnrncd-NIrs. ParncII's Letter to
Patrick CHARACTERIZATION In the Govern-
ment Offices Mt Westminster. London The
English University Race; Oxford Wins by
Three Lengths The French Anarchists.
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SmoII.Pox Among Indians.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., March lj.-General
Crook, commanding the department Of
Arizona. telegraphed the Indian Bureau
to-day that fifteen Indians are sick with
smallpox at Rock Springs, Hualapia reser-
yatIon, near the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road. He advises that they be cared for at
once, as they are likely TO spread the dis
ease over the entix northern part Of the
Territory. Commissioner Price has there
upon directed the physician at san Carlos
agency to proceed AT once 10 the IIualapai
reservation with medicines and a good sup
DIy of vaccine virus.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
rm-psp,y. March Is. 1883.

THURSDAY. March 10. 1883.
No chauge- IN our prices from lat week.
The receipts of Few crop In hog~helds increas-
Ing. Some fine slemming (which j. in demlndl,
n IS - 10. has commanded $3.50 to Sl4 pr 100.
An good fine qualities command full prices,
while inferior and common are neglected. No
fine export In shipping order offering. our quota
lions are for new crop. The stock OF old crop on
hand consists mostly of uondcscrIpt Qualities.
sales of loose tobacco are about over.
DAEk TOBACCO.
LHgs.-Common, $50 $3.50: good. s4@ 400,
and SJGiSj.5 for extra manufacturing.
LfrG-Common. Sj.2jd $500; .ood' s1.oum
80: line. SlOm%l4. some fine stemming ba-
commanded Sl3.750Sl4.
BRIGHT COMMUNICATING.
Suokers.--Common. ss@Sl0; medium. II la.
$l2: good. sl3@slf; tine, SlJ@l6.5O; Lane!
F,Ufrs.-New lug filters. from II 10 50; com
mon. slUMSll: medium. Sl2d Sl3; good,
sl95Oms tine. sl5.j0G sl6.
V,nDDers. - Common. -lems22.50: medium
s25 n $50: good $3.50 $40 tine, s459soo fancy
5000 sos. .. eoo1.oz
WrGDDers, Mqhogdng.-Common. 5000 80
medium 5000 $40 ; good, S40N $40; tine, ro0@
S55 {; extra. .57 50-s60.
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Steamer SINK and Burned.

EVANSVILLE, ND, March lj.-At s
O'Clock last night, about mile above Lew
isport, the steamer Enquirer. going up the
river. cOIlided with the Dory Cablcr, COM
ing down. striking the latter just forward
OF the fire-doors. She sank to the boiler
deck in about four minutes, when she took
fire in the ladies' cabin and her upper
works were burned TO the waters edge.
Everybody on board escaped and were
taken to LewiSport by the Enquirer. 1t
was Il crossing Of signals by the Enquirer
that caused the accident.
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The Funeral OF GorischakoT.

baden BADEN, March 1j.-The funeral
OF the late Prince Gortschakof took place
from the Russian chapel here yesterday.
The physician who attended Gortschakof
states there were enough grounds for sus-
pecting that the Prince had been poisoned.
The evidence Of the Princes mistress and
his valet confirms the suspicion. In his
will. made on his death-bead, the Prince
requests the authorities to suppress any in
oujry as TO whether lie had been poisoned.
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4 citizen OF the Quaker City, Mr.. F.
Freed, living at 10 Vine street, recently
spoke as follows: Being afflicted with a
distressing cough, DR.. Bulls Cough syrup
was recommended to me for relief. am
happy to say that few doses not only
gave me instant relief, but effected a com
nlefe cnrc.N
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Preferred Death 10 Life i'm Prison.

ST. Louis, March lj.-lI. F. Crocker, a
notorious horse-thief, committed suicide
day or two ago in Granbury CrexaS) Jail.
He left written statement which related
that be was born in Georgia, and was well
connected there. In Texas. in 1873. he
killed three men and one woman, and he
regretted that he had not killed two more
men who had injured him. Being with
out money or friends, he preferred death
IN life in prison
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RICHMOND LIVE sTOCKMARKET

MARCH l5.-Prce> Tins week ranged rs io'loAs /:
Reef CGUie.-Yerys best, 6i:c.: prime, ga sc. ;
GOOD. 5LG55c: medium. 44M4Ac.; common.
such as rough oxen, thin steers old cows &C., so
$40.
H0gs.-9d9iic. net
.SheeD.-4d sc.
Vtdfs-$fmSll per head.
mich C1cs dBd CdlreS. -s25mr3O pe. heaf.
Merr on the market.
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE

GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. March 10, 1883.
OFFERINGS.
WHEAT.-Red, 1859 bushels. Re-eXhibited.
.926 bushels.
CORS.-N bite. 5li bushels. Mixed, A bushels
OATS.-l.47i bushels.
RYE.-30 bushels.
MEAL.-9O bushels.
PEAS.-66 bushels.
BEANS-2S bushels.
SALES REPORTED To SECRETARY.
WHEAT.-Red. 200 bushels good to prime Long
berry at 1923 to sl.2S: "a bushels good Short
berry NJ sl.22.
CoRN-Whlie, SO bushels very good 10 prime at
65c. Mixed. "A bushels prime az ofc.
RYE.-3i bushels very good AT Oec.
MFAL.-9O bushels nc 66c.
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The English University Boat.Race.

LONDON, March l5.-The annual boat
race between crews from Cambridge and
Oxford Universities took place OH the
Thames this afternoon. The course was,
as usual, from Putney to Mortlske, dis
lance OF four miles and two furlongs. The
boats started at 5:41 O'clock. Cambridge
had the Middlesex side OF the river and
oxford the Surry side. Oxford led by 4
length at the Dukes head. short distance
from the starting point, and won by three
fon,thC
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why NJ. Sayary Resigned.

PARIS, March l3.-On motion being
announced IN the Chamber Of Deputies TO
authorize the prosecution OF VI. Sayarv. Il
member OF the Chamber aud director OF
the Rhone-E t-Loire Bank, for malyersa-
ton in connection with the affairs OF the
bank, NJ. Savary prevented the necessity Of
debating the motion by resigning his scat.
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v.v r.ni.cd s,atc. Trcanrer.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. March 1j.-Assist-
ant Treasurer A. L. Wyman was to-day
appointed Treasurer OF the United States
rice GilfilIan, resigned. His appointment
takes effect April Ist.
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THE ACarrrTAL OF DUKES.
rcrrtblc Excitement NJ Uniontown.
Pcnpsy lvania.

scenes In the Court-Rocm Threats 60 Lynch
pule. aud Tar and Feather the Jurors
seeking the Protection fthe Jati-How tho
News was Received at Harrishurn-An tn-
Alienation Meeting Called.
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a (ucrtcnl Protest.

DUBLIN. March 15.--The Catholic clergy
Of the diocese OF Swineford. County Mayo,
have passed 4 resolution in which they
charge the Government with neglectlng
the distressed people. and condemn the
remedies offered-name|y, the workhouse
or emigration.
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peris,,cd I'm the Flames.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, March lj.-The house
OF two maiden ladies named Judson, in
Hartford, was burned this morning. Both
ladies perished in the flames.
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Proposed International detective
Force.

VIENNA, March l5.--The Russian Gov
eminent have proposed to the other powers
that en- international detective force he or
gayized to cope with Anarchists, NihIlists,
Tenians, and Socialists. france, switzer.
land, and Austria have acquiesccd In the
proposal.
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(:P0rviu Politics.

ATLANTA. Ga, March l5.-The Republi-
can State Central Committee met to-day
and appointed special committee of ten,
with 4. T.. Buck as chairman, 10 manage
the campaign for Governor. They will
hold no Convention.
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Captain John j. Dawson, late OF the Br.-
fish Army, residing on Love street between
Vaudeville and Spain, New Orleans, La,
saws he used ST. Jacobs Oil With the
greatest possible advantage when af'iictea
With Rheumatism.
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DISAPPEARANCE OF DUKES.

PITTSBuRGH, Pa, March ia Chronicle
Unontown pa special says Dukes's ac-
quittal is the all-absorbing topic Of CONVEX
sation to-day, and great indignation is en-
pressed or all sides. People are coming
in from all parts OF the country to see il it
were actually true that the jury had rem
dered the verdict as reported. Dukes has
not been seen since the verdict was an
nounced. lie was in charge OF the sheriff
when last seen, and it is reported that after
the excited crowd left the streets at late
hour list night he was taken out TO the
country residence Of his stepiathcr.
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EIoIlr.

Flour-Ne quote: ] Ne. >3ds3.25' superhnc
s3.75de4.25; extra. SJ0 $3.50. common FAMILY
- 3J6s5.6C: Patent amilv. S7MS7.75.
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u.wIxE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT % RICHMOND, MAE>a III, 1883
AltRlVlp.
,...n,o. ,,,a clifford. Norisa. United ststes

steamer ARIEL, clifford, Norisk, United Sister
mail meychandise, aud vassengers l.. u. Tatun &,
snperipteudeDt - -, - -,
stea ylshtp Old Dominion. Nsiker, New York
merchandise and pay engss, a. W. Alien x CO.
Steamer WyomipS. Smith. Philadeipids, m.s'
ehtadi,e, j. ". Mcr arriek, agent,
-shoener Gcory =. Qhiocs, fimunds, rvr wv
Amboy, railroaSllrop, Richmoud and paa'i'ls
railroad.
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PORTO NEwroRI's NEWS. MARCH Is, SO
ny Telegraph

steamer .oray, sehernorhorn, Norfolk, n,sr.
chandise md passenscrs, hcsapexke an" '"'
hallway company land sailed on refurnl.
Ste..,aer Accomac, Deik. merchandise ana is>s.
seng, "a. smithheid, Chesapeake and ohio RAILWAY
Coapany land sailed on rc,urnl ,,
ssa,mer Northampton, .MeCarFiek. Noff9lh
Z merchandise and passengers, C'hesalsaxy Aua o"H
Rsihyay Company land saiicd on retefn,. q.
steamship llcadicia, Smith, New prisaDs' sVF
| Rouen, put IA Tor ccai,
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tanning the character Of the county before
the civilized world, are invited TO assemble
at Post-0filce Corner, Uniontown, at
O'Clock =. NJ. on Thursday, 18th instant, to
express their indignation at the outrageous
verdict acquitting the assassin Of Captain
A. &. Mutt. Let the world know that the
law-abiding citizens Of this county are
shocked and Mortified and their feeling
outraged by the verdict
MOTION TO pIspAR prKEs.
A motion will be made In court to-mor-
row 10 expel Dukes from the bar, and It
T. confidently expected that Judge Wilson
viii receive II favorably. His structures
on the Jury tonight are the more notewor-
thy from the fact that In I'LL this tough eX-
perience with Faycttc county juries he
never commented on verdict before.
At midnight the excitement Is abating
on the streets. and the town Is cooling
down. The jurors have not come ont oil
their holes, but 1t Is said that the three
who went the length OF voting Tor man
slaughter at first were Jordan, Mcintire,
and Liston.
HOW TnR NEWS WAS RECEIVED AT HARRIS
BURG.
4 Harrisburg special says: The news Of
the acquittal of ID kes has excited the cap
ital. In botcl Hobbies and at street corners
disappointed and indignant legislators,
both Republicans and Democrats. openly
declare the trial a farce, and the verdict an
outrage against the Commonwealth. The
Democrats are particularly disguised, and
say that he shall not sit with them in the
House. They do not believe that they can
prevent him from taking the oath as
member. but il he should take that step
they are determined to oXpel him.
One OF the first on lie Republican side 10
open fire upon Dukes will he Colborn, Of
Somerset, who is on intimate terms with
State Treasurer Baily, under whom the
slam Captain Mutt served rs cashier. Rep
resentative Davis, OF Montgomery, says that
he has three daughters, and heyows that in
respect for them he would refuse TO be Il
member any longer ii Dukes were permit
ted 10 sit in the House. Dozens OF other
representatives express themselves in IN
equally determined manner. The OppoSi-
ton to Dukes on the floor of the House will
probably be based not upon the killing Of
Captain Mutt, but upon the indecency OF
the siayer's letters.
DISAPPEARANCE or DUKES.
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EASTEfs-CARDS.
TASTER OFFERINGS.
NOVELTIES VERY PRETTY AND CHEAP

great ,rieiyo Of EASTER c ARDS-a new sup,
ply lust received from England, aud VIII he sold
very low. We guarantee our price. 70 Dc a. ~" a.
nv I'm the market WALFORDS.
M, IG-eod5f Az Broad street.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

sALEs-rIRsr EOAgD.-2,000 North Carolina
new SIS mt l0S.
SECOND BoARD.--10 shares Atlanta aud Char
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NEW YORK, March -. -Coion-NH r.e.R.s
closed dun and easy sales $4,000 bales Ns,eh'
April, sl0.27@si02si Nay
tnG7rSioGs. August, SIO.79: >cDioBler,
si0'iaa sIO.5l October, sle.22@sloZf; No.
yemher. slO.l29.lOli; December s'o'iS@
-
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fiOreT: $500 ~.
TimOthy: s2.75@ $3.50.
Orchard GrdSS: Sl.50MSl.7J.
Herd Grass. Sl.25.
German .Hiiiet Sect. S2-7Jd -.
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BALTIMORE.

CINCIVVATf. March I1.-Ff0ur Nrlntf DhI hOI
higher. Wheat steady and In fair demand at
I.O9. Corn strong at 56c. spot. Oats scarce AMI
lard active al -lI.IJ. BuIk-mcais and bacon
firm and unchanged. Whskey steady NJ > >.
SUGAR iirm auI unchanged. Hogs active and hrm
common aud light, e625es7.io; pacing and
butchers, ga $3.50.
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saF-
Neic England RIM: Sl.50@S LGj.
Recfifed HhiskeES: Sl.IOm sl.40.
Lumber. slaves. &c.
Powder. shot. NC.

Fuse: Toys mining, $4,000. 2 100 feet.
PoiCder: &G.35 by the live keg--les- than Nv
kegs, $3.50: blasting, s2.GJ@sZ.90.
Shot: Northern, Sl.s5 r bag Of 20 lbs
GriadstOaes: ia Be- = n.
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MILWAUKEE.

MILWAUKEE,. March l5.-Flour in fair demand.
Wheat strong: No. 2 Milwaukee hard, Sill SOFT,
cash, si.0I: No. 3, SIC. corn hrm ana moro
active: No. =, 57.c. Oats hrineri No. = fi'V,,
cisn and March. Lard-Prlme steam, 81 Lao casl
and March.
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UNDERrAMEKh.

,~>~>0-r- -
nERSONAL.-TO NY FRIENDS AND
IL THE PUBLIC: I have tbis day .rirea No>
t3Oa etst Fraskin sire<l. where ! VIII VI iusuS
conduct the UNDERTAKING. HistNEss unhR
she hrnl-islI,~ Of ". 4. tnANbLEk x ~:
nah l-ThAF3m I-sie Chandler 4 sinn0a-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-12-29

THE Repository set take delight in
slandering ex-senator Sherrick. During
Mr.. Sherrick's career as Councilman,
which closed year ago, sthe Rep. was
constant in its meanness, and now that
Mr.. Sherrick is in no public position the
same contemplate course is pursued.
In its article claiming that our City
Council did agree with the County Com
missiOneTs to make fill east of the new
west creek bridge, it charges Mr.. Sher-
rick az one of the Council then, shaving
agreed thereto. 2 Mr.. s. informs us this
was not the case at all, and that the
Reps information, if indeed it was so
Informed" is erroneous. The Rep. peO-
pie should really try to mix a little truth,
just little, in their preparations.
The effrontery of the Rep. is remark
able. 1t claims the Council did agree to
make the fill, but does not even claim
that body took any official action what
ever in the matterl What if individual
members did agree, as the Rep. claims
which we doubt as told by that slip
shOddy sheet-this is not official action
of the Council. Besides, We are sur
prised that the Rep. should want to put
that expense on the city when it un-
dOubtedly belongs to the county, and
the city of Canton pays her full share of
county taxes, helping to build bridges.
and make fills all over Stark county.
The Repository is a curious sheet. For
a long time it has been ridiculing and
making sport of 1.-THE little market
house," butlnOw helps Melbourne to de-
fend all, including the rickety new en-
gine building. What will not our neigh
Dor do? The Rep. can change with the
moon and claim to be consistent The
boys should really become serious, and
quit trying to be so smart. If the Rep
still maintains our City Council did
agree to make the fill, let us have day
and date. The Rep. pretends to publish
the proceedings. Meet the question
fairly and don't dodge and deal in Sian.
der and falsehOOd. Let the Rep. give its
informant as to Councilman Sher-
rick. Don't sneak off on. "we are in
formed!
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supreme power of the Union, and the
patronage of Heaven"
"The successful termination of the
war has verified the most sanguine ex-
pectatt0ns. and my gratitude for the iu-
terpOsitiOn of Providence and the assis-
tance have received from my country
men, increases with every review of the
mOmentOuS contest.
81 consider II an indispensable duty
to close this last act of my official life
by commanding the interests of our
dearest country to the protection of AL
mighty God, and those who have the SUI
perlntendence Of them to His holy keep
ing.
Having now finished the work as
signed me, retire from the great thea
tire of action, and, bidding an affection
ate farewell to this august body, under
whose orders l have so long acted,
here offer my commission, and take my
leave of all the emplOyments of public
life."
1t is proper also to give the address
which the President of Congress, Thos.
Mif1in, delivered in reply. The United
States, he said, had just received, with
emotions too affecting for utterance,
1.-The solemn resignation of the authOri.
tiles under which you have led their
troops"
"YOu have conducted the great mill
tary contest with wisdom and fOTtitude.
Invariably regarding the rights of the
civil power through all disasters and
changes. You have, by the love and con-
hdence or your fellow citizens, enabled
them to display their martial genius,
and transmit their fame to pOsterity.
You have persevered till these United
states, aided by magnanimOus King
and nation, have been enabled, under q
Jast Providence, TO close the war in
freedom, safety and independence; on
which happy event we sincerely join
you in congratulations.
Having defended the standard of lib
erty in this New World; having taught
a lesson useful to those who iufict and
TO those who feel oppression, yOu retire
from the great theatre of action with
the blessings of your fellow citizens;
but the glory of your virtues will not
terminate with your command; it will
continue to animate remOtest ages"
Congress took steps to observe the
centenary of this scene, and resOlu-
tiOn introduced the other day pays
tribute to the patriotic action of Wash
ingtOn on that occasion. The event
was one for popular cOmmemOration;
and since its hundredth anniversary
chanced to fall on the Sunday preceding
Christmas, a day associated with aspir-
atiOns for peace on EARTH" the pulpit
might we'll speak of the example set by
Washington in seizing the first OppOrtu-
nifty to abandon the pursuits of war
when his country no longer needed his
military services.
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WAsHINGTON'S RESIGNATION AS COM
MANDER-IN-CHIEF

ON December 23d, 1888, George Wash
ingtOn surrendered to Congress then in
session at Annapolis, the commission as
Commauder-inChief of the army of the
United Colonies, which he had held for
eight years aud half from the middle
Of June, 1875.
Its hundredth anniversary did not
pass without recalling the event. So
anxious had Washington been to lay
aside the sword as soon as the independ-
ence of his country was formally ae-
knOwledged and peace assured, that on
the very afternoon of the day when the
army of Carleton sailed out of the har-
Dor Of New York he also quilted the city
for the purpose of resignlng his mill
tary office.
The records of Congress show that on
Saturday, the goth of December, 1888, a
letter was read from Washington, infor-
ming that body his purpose in coming
to Annapolis, and asking if Congress de-
sired to receive his resignation "in
writing or at an audience 1t was re-
solved that the COmmander-in-C Chief "be
admitted to public audience on Tues
day next, at II o'clock" and that a
public entertainment be given to him
the day previous.
On chat Tuesday, the States being as
sembled, and Washington "being admit
ted and seated, the President, after a
pause, as the records tell us, Inform
ed him that the United States in Con-
gress assembled were prepared to re-
eeiye his communications" The GEN |
eral thereupon arose and delivered a
brief address, which produced deep
impression. These we're his words:
Happy in confirmation of our inde-
pendence and sovereignty. and pleased
with the opportunity afforded the Unit
cd States Of becoming a respectable
nation, / resign with satisfaction the
l accepted with difiidence;
D ditfidence In my ability TO accomplish
30 arduous task, which however, was
suspended by confidence in the recti-
tude Of our cause, the support Of the