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THE METiloiflsr COUNCIL
READY FOR THt. uHl-Al CONFEKENCB.
ITS oTtOANTZATION?QUraTIONB THAT ARK Ta Bt
MrlCrSSKD ?CANDIDATES WOW KPISCO
I* i i'??v(?'-a.
A general transformation of the audience-room of the
Metropolitan Opera House will take -lac* to-day. For
a month lo come the borne of the yrle drama ls to be
tbo habitation of one of Ibe largeit and molt repi-seut
aflvc cteleslastlcal councils In tha sroild?Thi Gene'ai
Confer,nco of the Methodl** Episcopal Church. The
first sos.lo. oi the Conference will begin to-roon-ow
morning at 0 o'clock, and will continue until 2 p. r_.
BEATER leisloni will be held ou avery day of the week
tx* I-;.; mnday until the -onfer_?ee has done Its work.
The no ni mit tee having eharge of the ar.angiroonU In*
elides Ocuetal Clinton B. Fisk. Dr I. M. Phillip*, of
thc **iv?tisl Book Concern, and the Kev. Dr*. A. K.
San-"< : aud A. J. Palmer. The Metropolitan Opera
Umi *?? * -. hired because it ls the largest and most con?
trail) .!--lated of all the buildings which would fattB
the pr poses of the Conference l-eslde* the mitta
room, -ll the concert hall and the smaller rooms are all
at the disposal ot the Conference for committee pur
poiBi A branch poit-on.ee aa well as a telegraph and
messenger s-rvlces will be established temporarily In
the Opera House for the convenience of tha delegates.
In the audience-room, tho orchestra chairs will be ro?
sen ed for the exclusive uso of thc delegates, wbo will
number about 4.70. All the boxen are rented at prices
ranging from $50 to $100 for the month. They have
been taken by delegates for t^elr families, and by
members of the church In New-Yerh and vlolnity,
though Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, and other part*
of the West are represented among the renters. All
were disposed uf in a few weeks after tke Opera House
bad boen secured. The money thus obtained will go
Ki the fu_d for defraying Ute expense* of tbe Conference.
The rest of tho houso ls open to tho public, and will
teat fully i.,000 people. No tickets will ba required
for admission. The stago will be reserved lor the
bishops and vi* Sting officials and guest* of the church ;
and the space tn front of tbe stago, used by the orches?
tra in peifoiinaiicc- will be occupied by the represent?
atives uf tbe various newspapers.
AN Bimi WAEL AM) HOW TO MEET IT.
Many thousand* uf peoplo interested la tbe affairs
if the c.-iii-c-i will be brought to tho clly during the
Utting uf the Conference, and lt la estimated that tha
averag. attendance dally, tu addition to the delegates,
will not bo less than 1.000. A collection ls regu?
larly taken in Methodist church.* at Intervals dining
tho four years to defray tho general expenses ol the
Conference. Fram thc fund thus obtained tbe trans?
portation o! delegates and officials, missionaries and
agents who are obliged to be present at the $esiioni
la paid. Transportation ls a large Item In the ex?
pense account, ior many of tho delegate, come from
luch distant countries as Africa, China, Japan and
various parts of Europe. The old way was to arrange
foi thl cure of delegates at the houses of families
In the vicinity ot the Conference, but now they aro
prov,Jed vs itu rooms at the leading hotels unless they
desire tu make other arrangements. The total ax*
pe ia, os foi transportation and maintenance during Ihe
Coufeo-n'-O ls estimated at about $60,000; If this
should exceed the fund tho excess ls made up by tho
Look Ouneoru. It Is proposed that the teutons shall
sot continue moi. than five hours a day. The com?
mit tees will be In sosslon In their rooms most of the
day. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sun?
day aftni?noona religious services will bo hold tn tha
Opera Houso.
HOW TIIK CONFERENCE WILE WORK.
Llttlo tlmo will bo lou in organizing the Methodist
quadrennials. Ihe Rev. Dr. 1). S. Monrvo. who was
secretary ot tho laat General Conference, bas made
ap tho roll of member*, trom tho official names that
bavo Uvm soot him. and be will call the roll whon
tiio ( o_->iei.i-o oj.i-rn. Ibo bishops will all be present
at tho first mc.tiug, and Bishop Thomas Howman,
the senior In tho Episcopal College, will preside A
bishop WlU jin*. Ide over every session. Tboro are
no* ol'-vn bishops In the Methodist church and they
rank In seniority aft'-r Bishop Howman In tho
follou lng order: Randolph 8. Fustor, Stephen M.
Merrill. Edward Ci- Andrews, Henry W. Warren,
Cyrus D. Foss. John F. Hurst, William X
Nindi, John .VI. Walden, Willard F. Mallalleu and
Charles II. Fowler. There ls also a Missionary Bishop
appointed by the last General Conference, Willl.m
Tay I. ir, Bishop for Africa.
Every Annual Conference In the Methodist Epis?
copal Church ls entitled to a ministerial delegate to
Mfa Devora] Conference for every forty-five of Ita
members; two lay duleg.tos aro also allowed to each
Ant. 1 ' inference whieh has more than one minis?
terial de'v-te. Among the lay delegate, to th.*
Co ii fe re nco are such well-known men as John V. Slay
back, of New-York; Governor Phineas C. Lounibury,
of Connecticut; Congressman John B. Storm, of
Philadelphia; Isaac Balley, ol Chicago; Alden Spear-,
of .\I__sac_uise.u, and ooneral ('Huton II Fisk. Tba
bishops havo no vote In the Conference. It ls urged
by some delegates that thoy aro not necessarily pres?
ent of-claUy, tu. aro there by the courtesy of the
Conference, which lt tho legislative body of the
church. Tho Conference elects bishops, editors of
church periodicals, secretaries of th- general church
' >ele?ica aud book agents to rc an _ go tbe publishing
i-tere-t. of the church In New-York, Cincinnati, Chi?
cago and St. Louis.
It ls forty-f.ur .years since the General Conference
held its teal *> salon In New-York. Up In that time
lt ba I boen ii.mle up of delegate, from all Methodist
Episcopal c. ufo re nee. In tho country. At that se.s
ilon a dlseus-.lon arose between the North aud routh
ou the question of slavery. It resulted In tho sop
tiiation of the North and South. Had that separation
never taken place. Methodists am fond of saying,
than would nev or have boon a political, ssparatlun
of tlie '-tates nor the war that arose in consequence.
The feeling botween these two divisions of tbe chureh
has never been more amiable than now, and their
ultimate reunion, though lt ls not likely to be brought
about by this Conference, will probably bo one of the
Interesting subjects of discussion.
THE CHIKV QCl-.HONS AT ISSUE
It ls agreed that tbe leading Issue In point of gen?
eral interest || the guo_tion whether women are
eligible as delegates to the General Conference. Just
Low thE Issue ls to bo presented ls not yet apparent.
Tbo movement to admit womoa ls new and has a
taiga support In tho country although it 1b said not to
bc favored gonoraliy by tho bishops or tbe leading
church g.*: i cl als. At lean five women have been
eloctoU delegate, to this Conference, and others havo
been elected __ reserves or alternates. They are women
who stand high lu the church and are known through?
out the country, and bavo the ability ll they get the
chance to argue their equal right* with men in the
{juadroniual councils of the church. Tbe women
who hav* been sent by Annual Conferences are Miss
Francos E. Willard, president of the Woman's Chris?
tian Temperance I'nlon, of the Kook Uiver Conference,
Illinois; Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop, of Jackson, Mich., an
alternate who ls regarded as ono of the most per?
suasive of women debater., and of whom the Kev.
Dr. J. Til. Held, secretary of the Mission Board, said
recently that s'uo wm without exception the most
eloquent woman ho had ever Usu. ned to; Mrs. Ange?
lina F. Newman, v.iio has taken a prominent parl ia
thc Mormon agitation; Mn. Harriet A. Roberts, as
alternate from tho Nebraska Conference; Miss Mary
Mod, also a well-known temperauco workee, ot
Bio-sounding name, but not related to Bishop Mmle,
and Mrs. l.i__lo li. Van Kirk, wife of a leading banker
lu Pittsburg and promlnont In the church work of
tbat city. Mra Van Kirk, it is said, will not come to
tbe Conference as a delegate unless the decision ts in
favor of the wo mod. Tue Question ls likely to be ona
Bf thc first that will be discussed.
'iha North Nebraska Conference elects two women aa
reserve dcle*gt_t, Mrs. Henrietta Hodgetti and Mr?.
Koa* b. Harding; the Southern illino!! Co nf ere u_ a
?ands Mrs. bain* m. Logan and Mr.. Bailie L. N.
Needles as reserves ; Mrs. Isabella M. Uartr.iigh is an
alternate from the Dakota Conference, Mr*. ( harlotte
E. Fisher trom the Colorado Confor.DC*; others arc
Mia. Jennie R. Proston, Mri. C. R. Cliavelaud and
Mrs. L. S. Coleman, ihe secretary having no power
to amit any names properly sent, mutt call tbeio
names Lom hi* official Hst, and to propose to *)ect
them aftei they have ono* taken their seat* will chal?
lenge the gallantry of tba Conference.
CHANGES IN T1I1_ COLLEI..; or BISHOP8.
Another subject that U Interesting hundred! of
Methodist clergymen from Maine to California li the
election of bishops. How many shall bc electod, and
who wll! be tho fortunate men! The bishop* may be
asked how many new bishops they think are needed,
Lut they have no voice tn tbe lelectiou. There Ls a
vacancy in the college aa created by the last General
Conference caused by the death of Bishop Harris. Tho
conservative Idea is that not more than tare* or four
new bishops should ba elected by tbo Canfcrenca, but
buuxy churchmen me lu favor of six. eight, or *ven
fen. There have also boca piopoaitioas to chang* the
tplicopal term from Hie to four year*, bom* el _)??
kt .-any leading eler&yui-ii who hav* been mentioned for
thu high office are Dr. Charl** H. rayna, president -,_
Ihe Ohio Wesleyan I. nlvorslty , tbo Rev. Dr. a. B.
Imotxtrd, recently Prohibition candidate f.r Governor
of Ohio; Dr. J. H. Bayliss, Edlt-r of 'Tte Western
Christian Anvocato*1 , tl.e Rev. Drs. Isaac w. Jovce,
l_ari cranston and Thomas H. Pearne, of the Ohio d-le
gatlon, tbe Itev Dr. T. C. Carter, of chattanooga; iha
Lev Dr. A. P. Albert, of New-Orleans ; New-England
.Iter. Prol e__or hamuel F. I pha... of Drew T_-K.log.eHl
U-_l____ry, and the Rev. Drs. J. W. Hamilton and
Dt-J-tel Dot-tuMter ; New*York and adjacent eonierencM i
leant Baa Kev. Dr. James M. Teing, Dr. Jacoe* M. Buck* ? i
ley, Editor ot -Ik* Christian Advocate'; chaplain
charlea C. McCabe, Ike Rev. Dr. D. A. Goodsell, w ro?
tary of tbe Board ot Education ; Dr. T. Hood, of " Th*
Chafauquan"; President Henry A. Butti, of Draw
1 biological Seminary ; tbe Lev. Dr. Jamos R- Day. of
N*wbi.g, tbe Kev. Dr. J. H. Vincent, founder lat the
Chatauqua Circle; Dr. James W. Fitzgerald, t-ocretary
of thi Mission Board; Dr. Leroy M. Vernon, of Italy,
and the Rev. Dr. K. S. Marlay, of Japan.
'Ihe question of appointing ir-~-.iu.iif lil*bops In
Europe or ot hor countries, which is likely lo ails* in
this connection, wlU also touch upon thn mbject <>f
missionary bishops, and that will bring forward for
settlement th* status of Bishop Taylor and pre. Ipl'ate,
lt ls believed, the most vlgoious debate of the i miler
?ncc. bishop Taylor and Ids friends maintain that he
U a bishop having co-ordinate powers with th' Btkaf
bishop*, a doctrine that J.-* met with energetle and
even bitter opposition. Bul. the personal Influ.nee
of Bishop Taylor ii said to be greater than all the
other bishops combined, and he will be heard for hlni
lelf. A fa.--r_aehln| question. In tho large cities
.specially, I* tbat of tbe Itinerancy or limitation of the
pastoral term. This tbe Conference may lalo up
and settle definitely, though no definite expression
has been given as to whether the term should bo tito
years or more Instead of thi--*?as at present. The
Prohll-ttlonists will make a strong off irt to seeiire an
Indorsement from the Conference, but the feeling of
delegates al they com-, seem to be eayo.ee! to any
action of a political C-iaractcr. Dr. Hue ..ley's temi
as editor of "The Christian .Advocate" expire*, and he
U spoken of a* the -iiccessnr of Dr. Curry for editor
of --The Methodist Quarterly" as well as for bishop.
The address of welcome to the delegates on the
opening of the Confen.no. will t-? delivered by ex
Judge rancher, of this city. Bishop Bowman will
read the episcopal address tn the DoBfBfoaee. (|n
Wedne-dav evening the Mothodist Soi lal I'nlon. of this
city, will "give a reception to the bishops at the Opera
House.
Miss France* E. Willard had but Just arrived In the
cltv on Saturday when she was summoned lo return
to her home at P.vanston, 111., by Intelligence, of the
serious Illness of her mother, who ls over ciel.ty years
old. Miss Willard will be missed from her seat at
ro_f_all whon the General Conferenoe opens.
MANY BISHOPS IN THE CITY PI'LPITS.
Th* Bishops of the Methodist Kplscensl Church
T-Tiehed In many of the Methodist churche* in New-York.
Brooklyn snd Jersey City yesterday. In the Wash?
ington Square Church Bishop John M. Wallen
preached thc morning .ermon. Blshif) Ji_rst wss one of
his auditors. Bishop Foss preached In the All?n .Street
Church and Bishop M?llali*u to the Jsoe Street congre?
gation, whieb Mr. Harrison, the revivalist. las awakened
to renewed religious interest within a Rn. VMka
nishop Taylor delivered the mortumt .'erinon In the
Sixty-first Street Church. *nd si th* elo.e r*ve I short
account of his Afrtesn mission work. In the afternoon
he talked to the congregation In the Reventrenth Moat
Methodist Church. II s*ld thst he had not had time to
write abont lt, for the work would fill volume*. In th*
evening he spoke again en African missions in St Paul's
Church, on Fourthave.
The pulpit of the Park Avenue Methodist F-plscopal
Church, of which the Rev. Dr. J. R. Boyle Ih pmtor, was
occupied yesterday morning by the Kev. Ur. Frank M.
Bristol, the pastor of Glace Methodist Kris*-'-P^l Church.
Chicago, who La here as a delegate t. tho CeaeBal Con?
ference. _??-__-????__-?_-___?
JERSETS APATHETIC DEMOCRACY.
ClaKVEIaAND A FORF.GONK CONCLUSION- --IXI1 It '
IN TRK HE.TB_.ICAN CoNVKNTIONI*.
Trenton, N. J.?April 20.-The State lre.noc._tl* >n
rentlon to select delegates to the National Baas
of that party at St. Louis w.ll m.*-t ir this cit; on
Thursday next. There ls no great desire a_aeag Dr aaa
crats lo attend the National Convention, b ? au*-- neal
of them are Inini-csie-. willi tho belief tl a ipjott i* no
use kicking against the pilcks, and Pre*..tent i l-ve*
land's renomination ls a pretty sure thin. In any cite.
_t has been proposed that Mr. Leon Ab'ett sho;.ld ile
down with Mr. Lamb Blodgett, The MBI-tea of p .
sonal feeling on tho part ol Slr. Abbett AgoxwXttfa I*
more than could reasonably be expected. A delegation
to St. Ixiiils composed of Governor Creen, ex Gov erm.r
Abbett, Senator Btodgett and Caleb S. Ridgway wooM
not be well calculated for unanimous work In Mines of
excitement; but as one Pem-crat said last weeh, '? Wr'i e
got lo be unanimous, anyway ; so where's tho differ?
ence?"
It is considered certain that an antl-Clevelan. '?*!?*
gatlon would have been sent from Now-Jet*-ey if thero
had been any show for Oovernor Hill, and lt Is not
now proposed to make bis ludur.emciit any moro en?
thusiastic than can be avoided.
The Essex County Bepublicans will hold fh*lr
district convention to geioot delegates to t Mooga mi
the same day a_ the Democratio Rata (unvntlon,
and the gathering will be a large and significant one.
The State Republican Convention will bo held on
Wedne*day, May 9, when the four d<dep_tes-at lair,-*
will be chose:-. Senator Gardner will Le the tem?
porary chairman and If Mr. Phelps can Ins pre'rit,
there will be a strong etTort made to have him ae* ???
the permanent chairmanship, especially *,; itv- le_eaa-*M
will uant to hear lum talk, 'thc dcie^aic-ai-lai ;o
will probably bo ile.wt.. Halsey, Sewell, Griggs and
Brewer.
The new High-License and County Option bill will
go Into effect on Tuesday r*ext. 'lli.ro ls no quarr-I
ling with Lho high-license providion anywhete and
that may be regarded aa a settled Question whatever
the result of future agitation on other phiu-o* of th?
liquor contest. The galoon keepei-., and especially
tine connans, complain most of the gections foHilddlng
the sale of liquor on Sunday and putting ii ni tho
power of two cltltens to secure x rule to show ra; im
Why a license should not be revolied fo, Bunda]
selling. It ls admitted that this will stop the nie
ou biindays and lt ls announced tliat no effort viii
be made by the saloon-keepers to evade lt for the
present. Individuals who become thirsty will proh
bly _md other sourcee for satisfying taamaalva*, a
elubs are being formed in some of the clues where
liquor may be obtained by members. Ihe attempt
to test tho law In the courts will lie mad*- from Jet >? -
tMy, and ex-Governor Abbett will probably bl eoun_-?l
In th- tue. He has already given an opinion de,
elarlr.g the law unconstitutional and renewing the
argument* advanced by tho Governor lu his veto
B-Bil BIB
The provision of the act forbidding th" sale nf
liquor to be drunk on tbe premi%os ty (.rorer*, alan
me_!g with unanimous favor. Th'* eau ntl option
part of tbe law will probably not be teated this year,
althouph the effort will bo made lu two or three
counties In South Jersey.
-*,
COMMITTING SUICIDE IN MID-OCEAN.
The steamer La Champagne, of the Trench Line,
whirh arrived yesterrtay from Havre, reports the 1.,-s
at sea of a steerage passenger, Jean I.e. eijimann.
There ls a rumor among the passengers who landed
yesterday that three suicides look place within toa
days of the steaaier leaving Havre, but the officers
deny that more than one occurred. I-csrhllmann
was a Swiss, and was coming to this country with bli
brother. On tne third dav out he suddenlr t
from the ste. rag* and Jumped overboard. The veeael
delayed her .oyaflo for nearly an hour, but Ids body
was not recovered. An officer of th j steamer said
Descl llnia.ui had delirium tremons.
THR TEMPERANCE PEOPLE WILT A LITTLE.
The weather wes foo much for thc t-mp-ranon paopll
res...day. Probably the smallest crowd of n, ?
rathtired at the consolidated meeting of tho Man i
ind American Toro;rer_nco bodies at Chkkerlmr
dary II. Hunt, of Boston, superintendent of the I)ep__
ner.t of Scientific Instruction of tho Women's N.vIonal
Temperance Cnlon, was tho speaker. Bhe mad. a nrui^
lira for the education of the seven and a half Bli
if children which, she said, wero growing up lu alieolute
gnorance lu the Vnited States. She expressed h?rvir
itrongiy In favor of tho Blair Educational bill; anl ulrm
lad something to say ef the Speaker of the House. '? Ono
vould suppo-t* by his actions," sho said. " that the Sp. ak*f
if the House wa* the Government of the Unite, states;
md it ls a smart man who can get a bill that he du.*
lot approve before the House."
COURT CALENDARS?TO-DAY.
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WOMEN AS DELEGATES
TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
TBE KEV. Dil. GKOk.iK R. CKOOKB DIBCUaSKI THE
QCKSTIOX OP THPIlt KLIOIBILITT?THKia
ADMISSION NOT fMrVtAWBE TOO BT
TIIE I.AW8 Or THE CHC-lCH.
The election of several womin aa delegat*-! lo tho
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
to meet to-morrow In this ci'y, has opened Iha ques?
tion of their admlsslblity. According to custom
their names ire already entered upon tho lecretary'i
mil, upon the faith of their certificates of election;
Mil. ls, ho-ever, a provisional a-rangament, aud
leaves th-* point of eligibility to be settled afterward.
In the nature of Ihe case, lt needs to be settled
promptly, and probably will be taken In hand very
soon affr fhe Conference organizes. As the q-.-estlon
ls/>n_ ot law, and as the Methodist Discipline ls a
small and compact volume, the necessary examina?
tion of tbo claim of wemen to membership in Ihe
General Conference can be made In a very short time.
To b.frin with, no expre-s provision ls found In
thc law || the .'burch for the admission of women.
The ar/itnient for their ellplblllty ls purely Inferential.
"Ibo chapter on tho composition of the General Con?
ference reads thu*:
The General Conferenre shall be eompoaed of minis?
terial and lay dele_ates. Tbe ministerial delegates
shall be composed of one delegate fur every forty-five
members of each annual conference. . . . Tha
liv delegates shall eonsl.t of two laymen for each
annual conference, except such conferences as have
;iit one ministerial delegate, which conferences ahall
oaek lie ontltled to one lay delegate. Tho lay fato*
latei shall be chosen by an electoral conference of
lr -men. . . . The ministerial and lay d?legat-*s
shall deliberate and vote together as one body; but
t i*y ^hall vote separately whenever such separate
vote shall bc demanded by one-third of either order.
In that part of the law which ls called "The Six
restrictive -lu'.es," and ts beyond the reach of the
'.en.ral Conference acting alone (a sort of constitu?
tion of the Church), It ls laid down that " the General
rinfaiaani shall not allow ... of more Ihan
two lay delcrale. for an annual conference." (Pars.
Cl?71.1 This is thi substance of the law of Ihe
Church on the subject of lay delegates, lt will lie
seen that women ore not once named. The Disci?
pline olthcr meant that their Inclusion In the term
'? laymen" would be taken for granted, or lt. Intended
to limit eligibility to men only. But the inclusion
Of women 1" the term "laymen" could not have looa
taken for granted. The usage of the Church was
agaltxst that; women had not been accustomed to
sit In conference as members; tho buslno.s of the con
feroncos had been, from tho be?!nnlng of the exist?
ence of tho Church, transacted by men. The law as
lt stands in the Methodist Discipline not only falls to
provide for the admission of woman to tho General
CoafBieoOO, but Interpreted according to the Church'i
pia- tke, was Intended to limit tho admission to mon.
A hinkle f_-t will DrOTO that this la so. The plan
undi-r walch lay dMefatM entered tho General Con
I.-n-iue argg p'r-.-med to tho I lnirch at large for accept?
ance or i-ej'-itjoti bf the Conference of lo.iS. Thil
Conference did not adopt the plan, but simply com
II,. ;,ded lt to tho co__ldoration of the Church. At
this staj-'o of the x-rocecdlnss it was indispensable that
all ntoUeil explanation, should be made of the mean?
ing of Its terms. According to Hil* scheme Hy
-Ol-Cll-Qa ->ad first to tecelve tba asseut of the laity,
vol ins In their chun hes, then it had to receive the
BOMBI Ol ihiee-fourths of all tho ministers voting in
the annual conferences to which th?-y belonged, then
Bl two -thirds of the General Conference meeting four
years after, I. c., In l_7i*. Il was determined by thli
same General Conference of 1<*6_, when lo the act of
framing the plan, that women should be Included In
tho mininer of lay voters upon lt, a ve.y uiin.-iua!
pi-in-re.iin.; at that tim:. Tho question was Imme?
diately raised, bo- much did the Inclusion of women
as voters carry with lt? Dr. J. P. Newman said that
he wished to vide Intelligibly on tho subject. The
pulnt he wi.hed to make was thl-: that Inasmuch
as the Conference had voted to strihe out tho word
" ni.-'.o," (I. c., In .peclfylng the lay voters), are women
eligible to election to the conforrr-.ee . (Voices. Ko, Nn.i
Ihe Judsniieii'. of il,o Conference was thus very decided?
ly expressed on Doctor Newman's point. No one, at
that moment, when the plan was about to Ito com?
mitted to tho Church for consideration supposed that
lt Intended to make women eligible as x\oWtttAfa to the
OOBOrol (uuferon'-e; and this plan ls now the law of
the i-uri-h without th. alteration of a single clause.
Women r.nnot. therefore, rightfully ask admission
to tho General Conference on tho terms of the plan
ollerr-d to tho church In 180. and ratified lu 187i_.
Iteltance is, however, placvtl upon iii* words of a reso?
lution adopted by tl.e Grnoral Conference oj 187a.
which ls found la Its Joomal (p. 44-). The account of
it ls In those words: "Pt.te of the Church Report,
No. Iv. A resolution submitted to the Gcueral Confer?
ence, by Roe, I, II- Nesbit, of the Pittsburg Conference,
ind ref rred to the Committee on th. State, of the r burch
was duly consider.-d, and the following resolution was
recommen'.ed for adoption by the Gso.ral Conference:
" lleso'vert. That in ail matters OOaaootaa. with the
election ol lay delegates, ths word ' laym.n' must bo
under-tood to Include ail the members of thc church
Rho aro not members of the annual conferences.'' This.
tha Journal says, " was reid and adopteiL" There ls a
.1 -?-:?>-1 -?. - y b.'tween tho account of this resolution In
fie journal and that of "The Dally Advocate." Tho
latter report! Urns: "A resolution presented 1-y Dr.
Nesbit Cat In tl.*- cl.-edon of Uv deb gale- to th. tion
-i il Cot-taret-M the term 'laymen' shall be (t-iken?) to
m.-an all iiembors of tho church who are not members
of tho annual eonforoncos was adopted." In the
1 Hrs ..-solution ls offered by the Committee on
tbe state .of tao <'burch: lo "iho Daily Advocate"
lt ls Ottered by Dr. S. Ii. Nesbit.. In tho Journal no
raooleUoa at this purport cumins from Dr. N'e.blt ap?
pears. Th*; ono notico Of IBO subject, on p. 442, ls all
fo bo found. The resolution was ad-jpted on tho
last day of the session; speakers on all subjects had
been limited to flvo mluutes each ; the Committee on the
Stat! of th*; (lum h had aheady otfercd their final re?
port, and apparently closed their business. Whatever
its Intention, this roootntloa was one of those so apt to
-lip through a deliberate body at the close of a long
leaaloa.
And yet Its moaning was construed on tho spot; and
eoai_roo_ as to |_mw that in tho mluds of thc
delegate! adopting lt, lt w__ not supposed to apply to
tho eligibility of women to niumbership In tbe General
i Ol f.-ienco at all. 1 quote from ? The Iully Advocate
aj_ain : " R.T. J. M. Buck'ey rose to a question of great
Importance. This reso.ution authorlicd bishops to
roto ter tho alact oo of laymen, and likewise mad. th.m
cllgllilo to that position. Bishop Amr*s said that he
was obliged to the OoafBteaaa for this authority to
rota." Tills sally of ibo blstiops ?? Thl Dally Advocate"
reports, was received with laughter. Nothing was s.ild of
Its application to women; and If such application biri
been hinted, lt would have been reseted Instantly
But lhere was a mooted point which needed setr!o.
Boat All along fr rn 1881 to l-7_ there hail Beea a
Qttoatloa whether Leal preachers (that la, pres. I,, r*.
not paaton oar . naabow al aaaaal c<inf*re.nc?s. could
i*e eta ed ta tbo (Joaeial Coaterence as lay delegate*
rhelr exact position In the matter was tn doubt, a
plan of lay delegation proposed t0 tl.e Goora*! CO**
fei.nce (f l.i.h, but afterward set ..4|.ie. contained a
BB ll these words: ? Loi al preacher* are
eligible as representatives of tho laity." The mota
llon credited to Dr. Nesbit wrns undoubtedly taken
lo tom h on that point. It ls Inconceivable that the
? oi.T-l t.onfCfoa-0 of I87i>. would, In this Indirect
Mgf, and under the whip and spur of approaching ad
Inurnment, havo acted upon io Important a lubjoot
M the Ultnlooloo of women Into Ita own body. More*
-vcr, although adopted sixteen year- meo, \[ hM
never, I believe, been acted upon until t|,e present
Imc, a fa"t which shows that lt was not taken, when
??*" jit inion |t. An appila*.
lion of it. In len-, to the admission of women to tho
lenora] Coaforeaei is au afterthought.
The .ieiieral Confert-nce has alwsys resisted efTorts
lo bring women Into Iho official positions of the
liurch by Indirection. Thus, tho Di-cipime provides
fiat - Ibo Quarterly Conference shall have authority
Beeper pen-ons tu preach, to examine them
n such course of study aa the Ul-hops shall ptvvlde
_B_ t'i rer.-.*jr their licenses annually." etc. (par. iso/
'or all tin,t api>cai_ In tba language of thu jaw. it
"ay liKl.ido women, the tenn - per-ons" being indef
nlle as to sex. On Ihe strength of this Indefiniteness
BO-BOO bave leon licensed as lucal preachers by Uuar*
eriv Coaferoaew; bal tbo'Geaecal Ooafcnaa i?a?
?onde______ this, as also applications of womer, for
in! (..-.lei-. It. resolutions on thia* subject
ms very explicit.
'' 1 Tbs I-l-eiplliie al tba .Methodist Kplscorali __,,.?,.
toes aol prortfi Im por contemplate tha "ieeni_S5
-ti _., laeal preecken; and. tboratere, the
<l a y.ia.tcrly Coofareoce, and of a p-esldluj el lier
A Hie president thereof. In granting iuch licen.e i_
^?Ithoai anthortty of law. I. no! luVcJ .lane".M?,.'2
'' -' li l?. and will, tie uniform -ri
iiiuistraui.!. unaar lt" -<Joun_al, i -.,.., PJ) h'-i\-_{'.
' '?"' autba__-_Tt___
irdlnaUoa ol woaaen to tl : of tho m. tuJili.,
-Ptscoaal . uumh: and a Mobo* ls not al liberty .,,
? toio ol tt,- CoaJareae, ibo oaofa.2
Ung women t-i "i-.i !? " tJe-rnii, ino a \_a_\
B. Tbo ooaoral ionte.rro-.ee judges it lae'ipediei
B t ii a any action on the niblett of Ir-ensln;; women
o exhort or to preach; and that lt ls a_,? )tlftl.
*-dleni to take any action on the subject of ordain-i
ng women fa tbo ministry "-(Journal, l?8|, p. *117.) *\ ?
Thert ls, however, a case wherein tho General Con- **
?.-ence bas appareatly adored the law so aa to admit J
women to certain offices by mere i .solution: but ap?
parently oaly. In 16*0 a resolution was adopted so
as to make tbe pronoun! ** he," " bis," " him," when
applied to elias leaders, steward, and Sunday-school
fuperlntendents, meau ?Jso "she," "hers," "her."
Tho resolution ls In the following words: "The pro?
nouns he. his and him. whon used In tho Dlsclpllno
with reference to stewards, claas leaders and Sunday
school superintendents, shall not be construed nu as
lo exclude women from such offices." Hut in point
of fact, the changes desired had been previously
mada In tho letter of the law Itself, and In a legal
way. Parairaph 58 of the Discipline, relatlvo to
class leader., had been altered by tho omission of th.
word "men"; Varagraph BB, In relation to Quarter?
ly Conforencs, had boen changed by omitting the
word "male" beforo tho words " stip-rliitendcit's of
Sunday-schools"; and Paxaffraph 101, relating lo
stewards, bad been changed by substituting tho word
" persons" for tho word "mon." Tho resolution In
relation to "he," "his." "him," was added and
ordered to be put In the Index ot tho Dlsclpllno that
the occurrence of theso pronouns might not i-end?r
tho statutory changes In regard to class le
stewards and Punda.--sch.ol superintendents of no
effect, lt ls a very awkward pleco of work bat Its
Intent ts obvious.
And this Map mo to the question. Can statutory
law be re-versed or have a wholly new meaning en?
grafted upon lt by mere resolution I I am of opinion
that equitably lt cannot. Statutory law ls enacted
with certain delays and form-Utles; ordinary rno
lntlons can be passed upon ihe Inst ti t. after they are
report***, by committees or offered b' Individuals. .An
old rule of all the General Conferences piescrlos thal
"no .-solution altetlng or res'Indium any rule of Dis?
cipline shall be ad.pted until lt shall have been In
p.,--ess|on of the Conference at least one day." This
rule was In force In 1872, when thc Ne* blt .--nl'iUm ?
described above, was passed. I see no evidence I l
the Journal that the Nesbit resolution conformed fa
Ihe requirement of a day's delay. If lt was Intern'cd
to make women eligible to member*-hlp tn 'he Coa?
ne! Conference, lt ls, In my oplnlcn wholly null a-.t
void. In tha__?--n%e lt " alters"* the law of the
Church rery seriously; although, as I have already
paid, I do not believe tbat snob an application Of lt
wa* at ihe ttme thought of. In any event, the -.-li?
ing of new law by the OOPOial Con.??renee, under tho
guise of Interpreting old law. by a new neolottoa, tl
an usurpation and be.vond Hs legitimate powors.
Finally, do the women ol tba Churel Nft_b to eeati
Into thc General Conference under cover of strain'd
Interpretations, or through loopholes presumably
left In the statutory provisions af tho Discipline 1
We .ay of some provisions that they aro not Baal] :
we may equally say that they are not womanly ; f* r
I think that the point of honor ls as clearly kept
before tho minds of women a.- It ls befoio tho Bindi
ol men. If women are lo be admitted to tho (ien
eral Conference, let lt bo fairly propo. ni: let the
proposal pass lblBB|b the pru* red for ci ii*
stltutlcnal chances. While pelling through these
lt can bo thoroughly discussed; and the Church will
rest In the conclusion roached, whatever lt may to.
What ls done In haste must be done over again;
perhaps must be undone. For ht-sto there ls nu
reason, for the women of thc < hurch do not com?
plain that they are oppressed by the .aw m lt MW
stands. GEO KG 1. Et CROOKS.
WAR YETE|A V.. TM A FLUBRY.
Division No. 1, of the Veteran basaelat-Mi of the Army
snd Navy, held s meeting yesterday n Ko. TO Baal
Fourth-sU, to ll.ten to tho report, of _ ro .imltteo to _t._r
gent steps to secure to each merni*.r af the
160 acres of Government land. OalaMl Jacob S- lin*-M. r
presldod. The committee, which IBB lilt ed of Utan .nciii
?ern, hsd ready fur presentation a report raeoanni
that a chamrcd body be kiwae, la bl estie! the Military
Colonlrlng Association of the United btataB of Ani'-rlca,
to Includo all h-iior.bly discharged sci&lers and -allora
and marines.
Before the report was reached tho Qiie-tlon of taking
part In th. Decoration Daj ewelm cawed a koot-d.
debate. It was ai.r_.-d to turn out and parad.-, but Ui.
differences of opinion rvgsrding the number of pta
music to be engaged proved irreconcilable, and Anally
brok, up tho rai'Otliig. Om party, lcd by Comiade william
Abt|, wanted to engapo thirty pieces of music at a c**-t
of |_8. Comrade Ablg raid that a roan was outald- In tlu?
ra ll reSdy to [iirnlsli the music st that pi I.e. .Major
J sine i IX'lury moved that tn-o dfes and three drummers
be engaged. The party lu favor ol* thirty pieces of mu*!c
finally triumphed. J. P. II. Kihi, til. adjutant, roatgaed
and left the hall. Other rcdgnatlons foUeWBd and tho
chairman finally sdj-.unnd thc BBMtlaa until Thursday at
. p. m., when the report ot the Commltteo on Colonisa?
tion -ill be heard.
THE SUNDAY TRI RUNE,
In yesterday's issue of Tn:*. Scnd.vy Tribcm.
wi ii- twenty broad pugi-s leplato with good thingi
for all re; StBt, B few of which may bo Barned n.s
'ollnwa. Letters from London about tbe Devonshire
iinnor to Mr. Chamberlain, Irom 1 .iris giving an
interview with (jenora! Boulanger, fruin Berlin
Df various topics of tho day, from Beirut about
the new .Vali.yat and reception of the Waly, from
Washington ubout thc doings and sayings of pub?
lic men, from North Carolina giving a fiaphlo
picture of backwoods' life; reviews of the Life
md Ivottors of George P. Marsh and Mr. J;-:
' Manchuria" ; Mr. Gin latona*! reply tu Coll Bel
Ingersoll; Judge Barrett ou lliacarriagea of Jus
t.ice; Art news an.l ci , ui>-nt_; Yachting, Cycling,
[.aseball, Tenni. and ita.mg, Scenes at the Li*,*,
[..-bar trial; \Vl_a flu. Pulu ii ians S.,y; May
tlent-i; Odd Note* ol 'I ravel: Training Stage Mon*
.cys; Current Ane.doter,; Tho Aqueduct Ling;
Beethoven*! Violin- Unit frux:i far and Ne.ir;
Kitchen experiences of a young marri-d pair; Sum
icr Gowns; Itcligc.us intellifenoe; Mi.it ry iitla.is;
ihe Weeli in Buelety; iketehea, poema, tale_, eic. i
blading news topics were these;
Foreign.?The aoen in London : Pleasant features
,f tho yueon's visit to Berlin; effect of the Pa: al
nanifost'- against the Pian of Campaign; iho :
Souoe of Lords to bc reformed. ________ Tue Pau?
lina Canal Lottery Luau bill n;is paned tho Cliatu
.er of Deputies ot u vote of 812 to lilli. :
ITho revolution in kutnania In.s leen renewed, thil
itue elo_e to the Ruaaian froi tier. Sir A. 1;. J
iValker hus offered 11,250,000 toward the build-j
ng of a cathedral in Liverpool. _=__3_ Tin. (ii;-- *
nan Emperor*! n-lief is eons-d-ied to be only
omtxirary : he may bera a relapai al any Binn
laomestie.?Four perooni were probably fatally
lui rt and ujany othera were more or leaa eerioualy
injured by un accident on the Wooten New-Tori.
md Pennsylvania Railroad. __=_-__ Taro women
iver*! hilled and nearly sixty persons hurt by the
>*!la;s* "i .-. i*.'.i- hill in RiuTasylvania, Ohio.
ITie Dwyer Brother! bought Sir- Dixon from
'reen Morris for $. ..nun. _=__- Princeton d foisted
.ale at beaobali by a score of ti to 5. ? ?? '1 *he
lyoamlto cruiser Vesuvius and tho fnnboal 1
:o\.-n wero launch-d at Cramp's shipyard in Chea?
ter; Penn.
City and Suburban.?Maurice T. Flynn teatifle I
Wore the Renate Inveatiaating Committee In re?
laid to the ramona Squire 1 tter, Grane*! inst ncmi
lation and .-I-f on, Governor lilli's participation
ii the .Vim-! ii -. deals, tho cote for |1 0.000 made
>\ Mr. Hill nnd Indorsed by O'Brien 6\ Clark ? t -
imony wae_d_. given by Contractor Clark in re
at.lon to the Aouoduet oontrncta In which Mr
"lynn. Colon*-l Mooney and John Keenan were in*
eieatel _______ Governor Bill preaented the Sae
lent from Tn-lund to the ?oth Regiment, and linke
0 volunfor tl.-o_.en who Serenaded h'm - ' P
_onk Al Co wholcaab dealrra in wfaea, fulled for
i quarter of a milli, n and ni:,*!- .r. * . i _^i_W
nont with preferencot. ?.? iv, te*, ,- S:.,.,,*. J?r
in- Seminary, dtoeaaaad the advianhilitT .f ad
filed; the proDertv ls he
ineeahad mainly u> his fbm<iy and r hci-, -.
fam-a W. HortH and V.' II I.Vhe-.* n \v.Te
??ft^imTn '? ___. rhil''^" ?' "von*!,.:,
or th-* XI\th CoBfteaaioaft] Disti l
i atrauffp wriu-in murdered in a teuemeDt-1
v a drunken ?,,,, Coralff. "?:,',.
?ish lo-.p-distane. rHr,?r.r. fainted at the I* , . ?'
^..1 "^"X , , ???*W|ihfa boaten ?
_ll by>ew-\?rk : Brooklyn bv the .thletlc*
tocka active and higher, ehsin? strong -
Copica mar still be had at tho office, or by mail
wer.tv ?inzea. Ph,*,, 4 _,_.nfi_
A LISTLESS SUNDAY GAME.
BROOKLYN HEATF.N BY TBE ATHLKT1C-,
r.KI.ATIVK POSITIONS OP TUE CLUBS IN TUB
Ia' AWtJU AND A .S'lClATION KAUBH.
Thn Mronlclvn club was at*)* def'-nted hr lia AM?le..|
rivals tt -tMgaStesd Park. Brooklyn, yesterday- 'fha
lu*ine nine played In a ll*.les- way that m?de the onlooker!
weary. An emphatic rally non!, hara nave. tHem In two or
thr-.e different Inning*, tut the playera were apparently
?ry tn make a desperate effort. Th- platina waa
too deliberate anti the ma'eh r-n-om-d too renew tim* ta
make lt thoreuchly exciting to the onl-odcra la spite of
tho .lose ? core and uncertainty of the Ona! result The
? nen ...nco wan I, .H.. and waa ol a deeldrvllr better ehtr*
ani-r than tho crowd* nt oom- of the early -pring tttmea.
Ttie iMMOaal tarin" may not be palattbli to mute pe*
pie. hut lt ha. nerved to porsualo fie toup'i el?m_Dt tn re?
main a\V:_y from the ground*. There wire mon. gpopli
In the grand stand y<-?fet_ay than at my previous gxme ot
th- (trounda. An aliened mad dog can*-", a cotamotr-o
near the entrance to ths ground* Just befor. the ga?-S
started, but the brute waa f-lg-iei-ed away belora ba dil
any harm.
Carutbers retired from th* gamo la tha third Inning,
nursing a bruised hand. SUch took bl. place In centre
field. Torry was wild lb hi* delivery at time* and pain?
fully slow all the Ume. Soward wa* not mu<-h of ao lm
proveni-iit. The home club scored one run and took tha
liad lu do flftli Inning. Sllch making i two-base hit ind
?teabag to third, and scoring on an error by Sulllvin. The
vt-ltlng nine won the gama In tha aixth Inning, when they
scored three run*. 6tovey went to tire* oa called ball*
aad Sullivan and Ol-iaon midi hit* which lillee tha
base*. Larkin mad- a two-base hit to oentro field and
three runs went ovor tbe plata. Thl home club made ont
moro run In tha ninth Inning. O'Brien went to flrat oa
railed balla, stole to second and Mared on a hit by Fault.
The acore waa as follows:_
A tMetle. | r. i _S5ej 2 ?
P-oiikipn. i r.ilb poi __|
Mci;., lan. if I Ol ll
Pirkney. 3b...i O' i?
**ir, lt>.I 0 1
i,'linen. l.t..I 1' (I1
Foutz. r. I. <'. li
Carutlier-, c fl 0| ol
-Unlth. a a....| Oi Oi
l'?ei.l.?, c....i 0| Ol
1 3j I
i."
1 0
I .
o 0
S O
l et ry, p.
-Ilcli. c. f.
Totals.
Bte.ey. 1. t
.--?lilrun. 3b
-... *, ?
O'i Larkin, IB...
Oil Coorin*-, r. t
u|i Walch.e. f....
li Baner,__.....
O' 3! 0[i Ciuaaiag. e...
l|10i Siirjowa-d. p....
loll
? *!
2. n 24!ni el,' Total*.I 8
0 3
Sf
fi
ll 1
A\ *
O', 7
O' 0
O' 0
VI
I1 ?
sis
li
8' I
7137 20j 0
Brooklm .... 00001000 1-8
AUtle'l- .... 00000300 X-l
Baned rum-Brooklyn 1, Athletlo X First bane by
error--?Brooklyn 6, Athletic 6. )<-_? on base*? Brooklyn
.',. A thl ni*: ;. Eifel ba-o on ball-?I'li.ka.y 1. o'Uti. a
2, Btovev '.'. St nek out?Ptnkiiey 1, Orr 1. Kmith 2,
P*op4ea I. Terry j, Sullivan 1, i_arkln 1. Welch 1, Poor
man 1, <'.iiibi.livjt 3, Net-aril 2. htolen bases?McClellan 1,
Orr 1, O'lirien 3. Sllch 1 Stovey 2, Poorman 1. Two
h-iso hl's-.llch l. Carlin 1. Wild nlichea-Terry L
Paaaed bulla-l-coples 1, Running 1. C_-plr_--__r. Fer?
guson. Timo of Fame 2:80.
TIM DomUib flub still holds the lead In the League
r.ice, having to dato a record of eight 'onsocuMvo vic?
tor-Fa* Th . Chicago club ls second and New York
thirl The jame* thl* week may chang, the order of tho
clubs materially. The ..cord ls ia follow*:
lin I! il ll 11 fllh
? Inc .go. ??
Detiuif . Ol
Inilianapniia. Oi
Haw.York. 0
Philadelphia. 0
Pltisimr.' . 0
Wn.ih n^ton. 0 (I
. , Ol
0 vi
ai _l
0 Oi
o; n|
li 3
ol I
ni _r o< ai h. a
?? O' 21 0, Oj 7
o. i ol al 7
o' 0| 0 'i, 7
3| o, <i y. 7
? ? fl fl - ?**
0i .J 0 4 7
0; 0, ..! l| 7
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t tack during the week. Just as rapidly as lt went
forward In the opening week of tho season, Tho club ta
tnt burring with the effect expect.-. The Athletic club
hni-i tin) loal at present with seven victories and three
defeats.
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I'lie League game* for tho week will be found below;
Th*- New-York club will start on Its lirst tour of the Went
on Thursday, playing at Indianapolis on S-iarday:
Monday-Now-York v*. Bohton, at rolo Grounds; In
dlniiapntls vs. Detroit, at Indraiiapolls; Philadelphia vs.
W.is.'iiiiKton, at Philadelphia; Pittsburg va. Chicago, ao
H-taaaig.
Tu-.?-_ay-New.Tork vs. Boston, at Polo Oronnds; Ch|.
caeo vs. Iii'liauapoll-. at Chicago; Philadelphia rs. Wash
lu?--..ii. at, fhlladolphl, ; Detroit va Piaebiref, at netn.lv
-V-dn.-day?New*York va. Bo-ton. at Polo Grounds;
? va. Indianapolis, at Chicago; Philadelphia vs.?
Wi-fetaftaa, ti Philadelphia; Detroit va. Pltusburg, at
li-1 r.,.t.
Thursday?New York vs. Boston, at Polo Ground*; Chi?
cago vs. Indianapolis, at Chicago; Phlladolphla va Wa-h
tagtaa, at Phllad.lphia ; Detroit %-n. Pituburg, at Detroit
Friday-ChlBBfla vs. Indianapolis, at Chlcifv; Detroit
vs. Pittsburg, at Detroit.
Satuiilay-Chlcago vs. Washington, at Chicago; Pltta*
burg vs. Philadelphia, at PHtiburg; Indianapolis vs.
NevB-York, at Indianapolis; Detroit vs. Boston, st Detroit.
The American Association gaines for the wa*k are as
follows :
.Monday-Athletic va Brooktyn, at Phliadolphia; Baltl
moro vs. CAtrtrtlowA at Baltimore; Kan-an City vi. bt
Louis, at Kansas Clly.
lay-\t..l..l.- vs. Brooklyn, it Philadelphia; Bal
tlnio.-o va, CI,-vel_nJ, ut lloltlinfirn; Kansas City vs. St
I.'.uls lt l-an*as City; I.oi_l_vlllo vs. Cineliinall. at Louit
Vill*!.
Wclnesdiy-nrooklvn va Baltimore, at Erookyn; Cltve
land \.b. ..tii.ctic, at Cl-veland; l_.ulsvJUe v?. l-Brttaaill.
at IaOiii-ivlili..
'J hur_d?y-nrooklyn va. Baltimore, at Brooklyn ; Cleve?
land va, AlhlctJc, at Clevoimid; Kansas City vs. Cluclu*
?uti, at Clii'.lnnatl.
Friday-Cleveland va Athletic, lt Cleveland; Cincin?
nati \*. Kaoiai City, at CiiicluuaU; LuuUvllle v*. tit
Lotti!, lt L'lUi-viU..
Sataiday i Braaaiya vi. It.-, lt; more, at Brooklyn; Cleve
ian-: va, Atklotle, a- Ctantaad: LoatovlUo vs. st Loui*.
u. Couisviue; Ctucuman vs. Kan_as City, at ClncinnaU.
faOri.SVII.LI-: DKFEATP.l) BY CINCINNATI.
Louisville. A;rll 29.-Five hits, a wild pitch snd a
)-i*--*-d ball ,;_, . ( nicliiuatl si., runs lu tho lirst Inning and
Loulsvll. . ,\.tt, never able to catch up. After the flrat
Inning, ..j . ,,. pitched a magniflcent gamo. only thi__
Bora UM t-'-nip made off him. Mullana also pitched a
treat oort -. Uti s.oru was:
1 iuNnI le ... .10200000 0-3
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BIM hi;.*-Louisville, 8 rinclnnatl. 8. Frrors-LoJ-r*
ylUOj ..; - nciimati, 4. Pitclie-s-btratton aod Muliauo.
l __PU__-J___. D*iO-cli-ir.
Kansari i:ity, Apru 2?.-Raln provented both tho Wost*
ern aad the .nicricau Association ball gamo* hen to-day.
WEA Til I. li A NU CROPS.
W-t-hlngton, April 20.-l-'oUow|nt li tho weather
crop bulletm fur tho week ea_toi Satunlay, April
- - ' IS, Issued by the blunal OiHoe:
ICaaalaglaa city, April 20.
le.-;ip-r..tii,-e-Tl.o avorag-> ually loiiipefature for
th. wi-.-k orated April M li-.*> ranr-<t Iiotn :t to G
* ::'???- lower nun ...;ial In Mic .Srait*. on Ufa Atlantlo
and li bea been silalitii' wai-mor thau usual
Iii im Ulaiiaalpffl Valley and th-nco w??twai-i to tho
1 -_.t, tlie wannest revlon, wh.i*e the dally
* 11. temperature raagaal from _ to & dogreo.
above the normal, belog In M.-t-oiirl and thu adjainlng
Th *'-?-*iii fi-.wu January 1 to April il. cou
tliu.*-*, cold anil bar Ut* anl fhnmghout tho Northern
**';iies. v here iIm> *voraKo dally l um pei el ul* rano
iiii.-n ;{ to 6 ileb-it>e. below Iho uuraial. lu tho upper
llj i" .nm, .M-nuo-ota. Dakota and Iowa, the ar-a-ou
ciiiitiiiiies f.-ou. two to tbi*ee w*>eM lato, whllo in tho
Ohio Valley and ra tho Mlddlo Atlantic Coast lt la
lY"iii ila t? ten .tay* lato. In tho Southern States
th*.- seaton la well advanci*-d and tho avoeaso tent
Pjiatiii*i differs but ailghtly from tho ncimaL
Hal 11 fall--Tli' most marlsod fe.-Miri; In tho rain
fall tor flic week ls th? larce doiii lettey which I. re
I"irtei| In th? winter-wheat .Statei of tho Ohio and
< '"nf ml .MK .1 .*lppl Valleys. At many statlotw. within
thil ii-glon. eiii'n-aclng tho fer.lt.iy from tho ty_\_
b"ates north*-ard ;o tho l?lo' revlon!, no rain oe.
?1. while vary light shower, aoo reported at
other itatlona. More Mi-n tho usual amount of rain?
fall li reported from Te\a<, Colorado, Nebraaka, Vt'.'st?
ein Kanias, Mlnne-.o'A. V>.erii low* and NortlK-rn
V-liconila. atid woll-dlstrlbuted ihoweri occurred'on
the i.ulf 1 nut. In tho Mudie Atlantlo Hates and in
UeB-t.-rti MissonH and ['.astern Kansas.
A Good Appetite
* essential to good health; hut at this season lt ts often
ost. dying to the poverty ,r Impurity .,f ti- billi, fl*
angonient of the digestive organ*, and tlrn I
ff.-ct of the changing _?___?. Hood'a Sar-a; urilla l< a
renderful med!.In* for crea'lng an appetite, inning tba
jgcaLUm. and giving strength to the whole gygfafa, N >W
i tbe time to take lt Be sure to get Hood'*.
"I rust, say Uotfa Barsapartlla I* th* best ______-_*
ever unod. Last spring I had no appetite and the least
rork I did fa.i?.-d me evrr mi mu* h. I bega! to take
|.,ud s aH-hparOla snd soon I felt a. If I co'ild do ai inn -ft
ii a day as 1 bad ti.rr-t-rly done In a week. My appetite
? >-_ra?IO-v" MM -M. V. U.vYAl"l. A .lani.,-. |
i j.
Bl ? ls preiar<*d from Sarsaparilla, Dan
telloa, MMinka, .i.-ck, lu.iipor Berries, and other w*ll
known vafetBBl! r m.'Iles, In such a peculiar manner as
to derive th" full B-QdlflBBl value of ea'h. It will cure,
B ten In tho power of medicine, acri.fula, salt rheum,
?ores, _o|i*, pimples, all humor-, dyspop-lj.. bllieuwess,
I Ik l!frc";nn. general debility, catarrh,
rfceUBB-llia, kidney and live;- conipiainU. Ii overcomes
thal e.trerr.e tired feeling cau-od by chaoge ef climate,
season, or life.
? I take Hood'a Sarsaparilla for"a spring medlnlne, and
I Ri 1 lt Juitt the tiling. U tone* up my system lad
make* me feel like a different man." FBANK C.
HUB, Honk and Ladder tin 1, Krlendst, Boston.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
eld by atl diugglsta, al; six for a-V Prepare, only by
. L llOVD * t<>. Apothe.-arte*. Lowell, Maia,
IOO Doses One Dollar
Bold by all druggists, at; six for e_. Prepared ealy
by C. I UOuU a CO., Apothecarie*. Lowell, Maa*.
IOO Doses One Dollar
A nsw tun ?ii|u.*.a- MIMI i* ma I pui up in -ache.
form, which ts si.perstding toilet watara Dl-stlved la
the bath or basin lt Import* eoftncs snl delicacy to th*
tain, and aa a hair wash or den trill ce lt I* unsurpassed.
It perfume* everything lt touche*, and. being in trw. form
of a pcwder, it ls r*.),,-dally convenient to ti-veller*.
-.old by druggist*, and fancy good* hc-isee, *r teat fa
mail, four pack, ie tot 50 cen*, by the proprietors,
it. ii. Mcdonald ora: c. < om pant,
132 Wasbi- g--i *-.., New-York.
Ccm^cii'i-* CAJ L*>.
COnON^FABRIGS.
Anderson's Zephyrs
In .iirpnaecd for st, le, Quality an4
Wear.
Printed Satins,
"FRERES KOECHLIN'S"
Celebrated Manufacture*
JjttfcxAvau ckj> .Mb 6i*
MAEINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
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twntltm. 4-85 | Sst*. t.51 | Mom r.s. Il SI I Mo .a's aga ll
IIK.M WATER.
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F _-.-_??.lyH-*_. 11:101 tior.IslM. 113.1 Hell U?t*. LU
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Elbo.Bremen.April _1....K O Dayl
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City ot Washington....Havana, dec....April __,....Alexaalre
OUTGOING STE A Helli.
TUESDAY. MAT L
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Vtssfl. Lin*. For -/ell-Ales*, talla
VVT.iinloir. (iiima. Lirer.eot. rt .to a m t a os
f'tiv or Para. Fuel tlc Mail AApinwtlL... Io am noam.
JTin_ Maurits, ttoyal luiti-h, -Uyti.10 am I.*).*.
W_D**k*t>AY. UD 2.
Adriatic. White -.far. t,i rer noni. 7 aaa lu,Pi .toa
TTave. .sa ialor.l. rtremro cu -touth'wn . 7 ana lu._0arn
>nor-lauri, fte-i "..ir Autw*ri>. .? I aaa ll ? ns
Clioto.m L.flt'.. l'orit*-iiiv. Horde.vii. ll aot
Advance, N V <t Rn__ll, Br.zll port*. 4 am
Bniutey. ai t- \v l., iiarti*.;o*is. X am lil am
Alvo. Atlas, Hayli.Il am I pm
iHtmsD.r. mat 3
Stet eor Georgia, ".tate. Glasgow. noon
V* a,, ti,:, n i , ..Amer. Uamnurg. 9 a Bl 11 Av a re
Cityot Alisma, Al?-.u.i.e. f-?r*n_._tc.. 1 a ni _ pm
(.-rino-.*, Queiiec. W.uriwerd Islands._ 1 p ni 5 pm
Muriel. s_-*_oo, Mta*faOm*.? 1 fm I pm
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF N_.WYi_-.l_.BBEBAt, APRIL 20. ll Ul
AHKlVl-.D
Steamer Denmark (Br), KUby, Lomton April 10, with md**
to F W J Uart:.
HMM Arabic (Br), .Smith. Llver;iool April 19, Queens?
town .0. wltn mdse anl J.lt'-' passengers to 1 Brose Ismay.
Arrived at ths Bar ai A. An p ni.
Steamer Aurania Hr;. Hams, Liverpool April 31, Quean*,
town 'li. with Mirleeand 1,061 pa***ug*r* to Verana M Browa
A Co. Ai rived at tb* Bar at ll.Un a ra.
ateairer Anei.orL- (Hr). Brown. Glasgow April IP. Moville
2U, with mose ia-, un pttWMkOOtW te Ueniletaon bro*, ar?
rived ai ih* Bar at ll n u.
.?.learner r .-_.i_.n-* * i *_*:.,,, Bonier, Roiterdsin April 13. wita
and** au.l 701 _a*_eug*rs to yanco. Edy* A Co. Arrived el
the Ber at _ a m
Steamer l.a Champagne!Fe! Rorer, Havre April 21. with
_n-***u<< 1,151 pa Meager* te Louis us Me bias. Arrived al
th* Burst 3 _op ni.
?.termer Flaoiborongh (Bri. Fraser, tionalv** via Phll*d*l
phta, with md** to A E Outerbiidg* A Co. Arrived at the
Har et 1 p m.
St?ein*r Orinoco 'Br), (.arvin. Bermuda .. days, witt t_nt*e
and paaeeagvra to A E Outerbrldge A Co, Arrived at the fur
alt a aa.
Steenier Portia < liri. Daw.en. Ht Johna. .NT, sod Halifax
With nula* so 1 .-sse*g_r? lo Bowrlng dc Archibald.
Steamer nIcowum. rt irg. Savannah A oaya, wno md** *nt
paasuuic-r* to lt I. Walker.
Stouinef Roanoke, Hulpliora, Newport Vow* end Norfolk,
with iud*- an . ,)as*nn<er? _*> Old lloiululoii -? Co.
Steamer Wyanok*. i.n-_. itl-nmone, i :ty Point and Korfolc
willi iuds* sad |i-n-B-iiuni * to Obi Do-i:a_-ri Ma Co.
-lenin.! Frostbnrg, J-ilis, Baltimore, withe**! to CoosoU
dated Coal (.<>.
Steamer Winthrop, Bragg, Portland, with mdse te Horatio
Hall
Steamer Herman Winter. Hallett. Holton, with ra*l?s to
H F turnock.
SUNSET?At Saedv Kooli, wind Aieht. fi; cloudy sad ?ery
hssy. At evy Island, wino light, MW; haay. ?
Arrived y*stenlar?
Steamer Mannel f. Villaverde (Soon). ?eMli Havaasl
.Ur*, with in-tsr- anil passaugers te J M Ceballoe A Ca Ar.
rived at tito Bar at 11 p __.
aATLKD.
Sceamer Edam, fer Ann^nlsra.
Bara Richard Hutchinson, for St Jobs. NB.
THE Mo . KMKS'T* OX -TtAMERi
Fl) It BIB - PO sn.
Qt*?!-STOWi, April 28. ml tnleht-Arrived, steoreer Servia
(Hi). McKay, from New-Vork on her way to Liverpool tai
proceeded).
April '_'_?oallen steamers Etruria (Hr), reek, end W lecon
sln (Br). Bentley, Irani Liverpool hean, for >*W.York.
SciUa,. A Til 20?Passed, sieamer imgia (Ger). K-riowe,
from .-sw-York o* her way I** Hanibur.-.
AMMTKiiiiAti. April -.-Sailed, sieataor Zeaadam (Dtch),
Fusee*, for New.York.
Ax.wEr-. ,?p li -S?Sa'Jed, steamer Belgenleod (Belg).
Ben. i-or New-York.
Havbk, Auru 2!>-aitIt?_, steamor Le Boaritogne .Fr),
F*-?ii|*-ol, from New-York.
Havana, A on) 2 .?Sailed, (teamer rityof Washiagten,
Koiiig, Hom Ifexicaa pori heme for New-York.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
JT.A-TRES OF NEW-YORK DEALINGS.
Ttl market* oa Saturday were regular half-holiday
marketa, speculation wa* dull, but ended lt thc bee!
prlcea all round. C*.h wheat was lirm, sud contrary to
the expe.-ulions of the bears there was a heavy demand
for whoet by export.rs, about 100.000 bushels being
t-Ken. Thia, however, occurred too lato to exert Its fu__
Influence on price-. The options opened dull, but rose
1-4-ftb-ti cent toward tho closo. The transaction*
amounted to 1.100,000 bushels, and the market ended nra
? I gains of 3-- cent for April ai 93 1->i, Msy at 1*4 1-8.
June at 93, Scpte-iber at 02 l-l and December at 92 1*2,
and l'J cent for Joly at 02 1-3 cento. Cash corn wai
ateady bul very quiet. Ther* was no export demand,
shipper* atilt holding back for a concession. The option*
were (hill, but In sympathy with wheat eloaed higher al
best figures, with gains ss follows: 14 cent for May al
?Vi 1-4. June at 02 1-2, August at 12 8 4 and Octob-r al
03. and 3 8 cents for July it 42 3-4 ind September at 0$
cent*. Oats were featureless also, but thoy show eslns
of 1-4 cent for M?y at 87 _-_* cent*, and 8-8 cent for Jun*
at 8S and July at S3 1*8 cent*. frard waa dull and with*
out feerure of l?terc*t. Ther* was no export demand.
Olin* nf 1*4 points were _cored by the option* is follow*:
May td 13. June IS 12. July ?S 13, August a. 17. hep
teruber and October Wi 2L
The receipt* of grain and flour reported yeaterday lt
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore ind Boston tere m
fellows: Wheat. -.170 bushels; corn, 14.8.-1 bushels!
oat*. 82.984 bushols; total grain, 124.012 bushels; Dour,
67.280 packages. At Chicago. Milwaukee .nd bx laoola
the arrlvil* were: When, 06,547 bushels; eora. 180.480
bu-hel*; oats, 287.389 bushels; total !__--. M7.IM
buaheis; Hour, 30,129 barnie.
THE TRADP. IN CHICAGO.
Chicsgo, April 2v (Speclil).-Tha opealni for Miy
wheat yesterday wi* 30 3-4 cents, the rautte wis betwoaa
80 o-tt*V) 3 4 Ind SL 1*4, snd the close wa* at ll 1*
July, thc active month, opened a'. WI 7-8 cent*. *oid betw.ei
82 7-8 and S3 1-2. and closed at S3 14. Corn waa atrong.
too, principally on the drouth. The May option etar-S
at 35 18 cent*, ranged between 14 7 8 ind 43 lt ??*?
closed at Sf. 1-4. Oats w*r* iffected by the contlnuane?
of tho drotub. th* reports declarlni thu the recent plist*
lng l? not sprouting aa lt should. The May option opened
at S2 1 2 cenu, ranged between 13 3-? ind 12 3-8. inl
eloeed at 32 1-2. There wa* ?om* May pork odered b>
the " taller*.? M*y opened at ali M and eloeed ther*
Tbe other .pil/ms showed 10 coots carrying ch-rgo for esc!
month. May lard sold at 87 82. June at B7 81 and -lose!
lt 17 tl. hlty short rib* .old lt 17 15.
coe- marr a perilled Hf*. TM. popular fag**/" MTSm
,.,>???.,Iv fer womel, ll ls ihe-.lr rem-sly of *****g*
br dr.ig.Hs-s nn-sr _ wxltlve .nar..*'** I* K-r*.**^*_^2_Z
I bi. anarantee i.*a be-ii faithlully .amid tfaW*otr-mm'
faciaraia fer attay yeera.