Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-17
CoLoRED BRETHREN IN oo,1No,,

COLORED BRETHREN IN COUNCIL. l The Union American M. E. Chur.r, Holds Hts SevenIy-Seventh Sessioa l The Union American NJ. E. church, East ern district, is holding it's seventy-seventh session at the Union NJ. E. church. The session will close Saturday morning. Last night Rev. Benjamin T. Ruley of Whining ton, Del, delivered the conference sermon. On Sunday services will be held throughout the day. Bishop Hutchings opened yester- days session. On Sunday the bishop will announce the appointments ot pastors. Those who attend the session are Bishop s. W. Hutchings of Hamden, presiding elder of the eastern district; Bishop Edward Williams of Wilmington, Del, presiding elder of .he southern district; Rev. Elders William Walk CT, Andrew J. Gaston of Camden, N. J.; David N. Wells of Belleville, N. J.. Benja- min T. Ruley of Wilmington, Del; William H. Thompson of Springfield, Massachusetts; George T. Johnson of Staten Island, N. Y.; Israel Miller of Vineland, N. J., Lemuel L. Lomaok, pastor the Union church, Martin L. Duffin of BaileytowD, N. J., James H. Cook of New York city, secretary of the confer ence, Rev. Deacons, Ashbury Brown of Camden, N. J., Josiah Peterson of Provi- dence, R. l.; delegates, Caleb Davis of the Union church, Charles Accoo of Camden, N. J., Edgar JimmersoD, of New York city; preachers, Thomas Brown, of New York city, and Thomas Oliver of Camden, N. J. Sudden Death of Frederick HI. Stowe
 In Birmingham.
 Yesterday morning Frederick Ii. Stowe, {vin in with his fifteen year old son to the barn to milk. While in the act of milking COW in the barn COW cellar Mir. Stowe fell back dead. His son, who had left him only ten minutes prior to his death, found him life- less lying against the stone wail the stool upset and the milk pail dry. Medical Ex- aminer Beardsley was sent for and pro- nounced the case death from cardiac dis ease. Mir. Stowe was Knight Templar and insured for $2 900 in the Masonic Mutual
 JOURNEY OVERLAND.
 A Former New Havener Describes His
 Trip Across the Continent to CaIffor-
 mia.
 A former citizen of New Haven, MT James O. Fiske, writes to friend in this city about his trip across the continent to Woodland, Cal, where he now resides. Many things related by him will be of interest and his let ter in part is here given:
 WOODLAND, Cal, May 1.
 Dear Friend-It is now three months since left New Haven. You we'll remember the terrific storm on the night of my departure. From New York we took the steamer Roan.. >lxo fowl f111 f1a oS northwest wind. We arrived safely and, as we had to wait some time for the Newport News boat, we visited the familiar places in Norfolk and Portsmouth. The latter place seemed almost deserted of white people, but the former was active and busy. Next morn- ing we took the train for Richmond and vis- tied many points of interest, among which were Libby prison and the State Capitol, with it's park and monuments of Washington and the signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. St. Johns church, made famous by Patrick Hanry's eloquence, is the one place of all others which Richmonders are proud of, and the old sexton will show you the very spot where the great orator stood as he exclaimed, '1 know not what others may think. but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death"
 Next day we were upon our train, passing through the superb scenery of Virginia and Kentucky. The banks of the Big Ksnawa river, with its high mountains rising abrupt ly on either side and widening crystal streams dashing downward over their rocky beds, formed a magnificent picture. The Big Kanawa is the most rapid river of its size ever saw. During the night we passed many immense coke works, where wild flames leaped high up into the darkness of heaven and seemed like mad volcanoes belch- ing forth living fire from the bowels of the trembling earth In the morning we passed through the blue grass region of Kentucky, with it's many pretty farms and character istic southern houses. When forty miles from Louisville we were delayed about two hours by broken engine brake, and because of this we had but little time to see this city, but should say that it is very pre- tty place.
 In passing through southern Indiana to St. Louis, the country struck me as very fat and unhealthy. The air is continually damp. When crossing the river at St. Louis, 1t was so dark that we could hardly discern more appointments for me, for I wished to see this big stream. I do not think, however, that it is nearly so wide as one would suppose from the descriptions which we hear.
 The road to Kansas City was through similar to but somewhat more rolling than found all businesses very lively here on Sunday. The incoming and outgoing trains continually added fresh life to the scenes. The city looked to me, as l stood near the depot, as the most rugged town ever saw. On the left were steep rocks through which was tunnelled a road for the cable cars to reach the upper part of the city while pedestrians laboriously climbed steep stairs.
 A level and rich farming country spread out before us as we again took up the jour ney. This crossed Missouri and part of Kansas. Then came long stretches of desert mountains with rarely any vegetation. The bodies of oxen which had died probably of starvation, were frequently seen. While passing through New Mexico, we enjoyed scenery of the most varied kind, passing through canyons, around the sides of moun- tains and through numerous tunnels, with now and then a ride over g sandy plain. One of the most picturesque scenes of the route was the approach to Trinidad. Upon the right rises towering mountain like 8 wall of masonry. Our first Indian village was seen after leaving this place, and the squaws visited us with pottery and other wares to sell. Then we rolled on for miles, some times through snow-coyered mountains there arose plains and finally, after crossing the desert for hours we came in sight of Span ish Peak, which rose sheer above everything as far as the eye could see and looked like 8 vast cone of snow. It seemed not more than ten miles away, but l was told 1t was eighty. From BarstoW to Los Angeles pleasant view of scenery appeared. The fresh green of May mingled with the balmy perfume of the orange groves filled with ripening fruit and flowers in full bloom. This is surely beautiful land in winter and spring. Nevertheless, think business is dull in Los Angeles.
 The character of the country in Woodland is unlike that of the southern part of the State in soil and climate. Copoy Valley lies to the west and new town is just being built near there. s,--.,z-