f — —— ■ ' w —— ' 1 1 ——; VOL.XXVII. TIIE M. E. CONFERENCE. Opening Session at the Emory Church* Pittsburgh—The Work Done. The annual meeting of the Pittsburgh Conference, which embrnces all the churches and ministers in West Virginia, Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, convened at the Emory M. E. Church, Penn avenue, East End, Wednesday morn ing at 9 o'clock. The session commerced with a hymn, which was followed by a prayer by Dr. Cox, a superannuated preacher. Another hymn was followed by an address by Bishop Cyrus D. Ross, D. D., who is known as one of the ablest men in the Methodist Episcopal Church. lie was bom in Kingston, N. Y., January 17, 1884. In early life he was converted, and devoted himself heartily to the services of Christ, resulting in declaring himself a candidate for the ministry. He entered the Wesleyan University, from which he graduated in 1854. He was afterwards for three years principal of America Seminary, and entered the New York Conference in 1857. In 1859 he was transferred to the East Conference of New York, and given charge of the Fleet Street Church in Brooklyn. He filled the leading pulpits in Brooklyn and New York for mauy years, and in 1875 was unanimously v . elected to the Presidency of Wesleyan University, which position he held until his election as Bishop, which position ho , still holds. The Bishop's remarks were on the progress and history of the past nine years in the Pittsburgh Conference. The Rev. W. B. Watklns, last year's Secre tary, was called on to report and call the roll, 175 members being present. Charles M. Miller, of the Bengal Conference; E. E. Fulton, of St. Louis; Joseph Kidney, of Washington, now members of this Con ference, were introduced. A motion was made and carried that the officers for the ensuing year at once be ballotted for, which resulted in the jffianiraons choice of Rev. W.B. Watkins, Secretary, With aiithoHty to appoint as sistants. Messrs. Kerr and Huber were appointed assistants. Statistical Secre tary, Rev. M. L. Sweeney; Conference Treasurer, Rev. C. B. Homer; Assistant Treasurers, Rev. George Holmes, ot Alle gheny ; Rev. A. Bash, of McKecspou; Rev. J. A. Valentine, Pittsburgh, and Rev. H. A Omran, Washington, Pa. At this point quite a lengthy discus sion arose among the delegates over the provision that appears in paragraph 82, sections 1 and 2, in the church discipline, some wanted the Conference to adopt it and others were opposed. The section reads : " Each annual Conference shall appoint a Conference Treasurer, who shall re ceive and account for all moneys received for the church and benevolences aud such other moneys as Conference may direct. TJ'.O Conference Treasurer shall see that each preacher in charge duly receive a blank ' Treasurer's Financial Report,' which, when provisions of section 1 and 2 are complied with, shall return to the preachers in charge signed or stamped credited as a voucher for the quantity of cash received." After wrestling with this question for ' some time it was finally adopted by iv unanimous vote. The report from the last Conference was read and adopted. Rev. Dr. Fulton was substituted in the place of Rev. 51 r. Holmes, and L. R. Jones in place of 51 r. Storer, on the Committee on Temperance, both having resigned during the year. The Rev. Mr. Jones then read a re port on the Washington district in which he stated that while the rules had not been literally carried out, the financial . part had been. This was followed by re ports from other districts, after which the Conference took a recess. The programme as arranged for the balance of the week is as follows: Wednesday afternoon, meeting of com mittees; 7:80 p. m., anniversary of the Conference Historical Society, address by William Lynch. Thursday afternoon, anniversary of the Womau's Foreign slissionary Society; evening, anniversary of the Missionary Society, address by Secretary Peck. Friday afternoon, anni versary of the Woman's Home Missionary Society ; evening, anniversary of the Church Extension Society, A. J. Kynett. Saturday afternoon, memorial services for deceased members of the Conference; evening, missionary sermon by E. J. Knox. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, love feast, led by H, L. Chapman; 10:89 a. m., preaching by Bishop Foss, fol lowed by the ordination of deacons; 2:80 p. m.. preaching by C. E. Felton, followed by the ordination of elders; 7:30, preaching. The first session of this Conference was • largely attended by members of the dif ferent churches throughout the city. Hones an t to him forever. By si. vly p u sing his hands over an objec the not its external proportions, and i:nita! ■ thein in clay in a manner which strikes the beholder dumb withsurpri A ' >g, h rse, human face or anything, alive lu aod els with as much i : a my of th doz .1 of Parisian sculptors who : ! retain the faculty of sight. From 1855 to 1875 Yi.lt. 1 received more medals than any oilier exhibitor of works in the Paris art exhibition.'. slany of his works, made in the solitude of his per petual midnight, are now on the shelves at the great Exposition, where the blind wonder contends in friendly rivalry with his loss unfortunate brother artists. He never complains, is always genial and festive when among his friends, who al ways speak of aud to him as though ho could see, and well may they do so, for he is one of the best art critics in all Paris. Rev, W. 11. s[illhurn, known through out the civilized world as '"the blind preacher," and who is actively in the field at the present time, is one of the most remarkable men of the age. He 1 was born in Philadelphia in 1828. He to tally lost the sight of one eye when quite ! young, the other becoming badly Impaired from sympathy, so tnifbli so. that, it Roon *!. . .etitd forever, iViih spirit undaunt ed he studied and was ordained as a min" I ister at the ago of twenty and, it is ! claimed, travelled over two hundred thousand miles, filling appointments in the Southern States. Within the last thirty years he lias preaceed in nearly ev ery state in the Union and some Euro pean countries. He has been Chaplain in the House of Representatives at Washing ton, besides filling many other important positions. As a writer, he is known as the author of "Ten Years of a Preacher's Life," "Rifle, Axe and Saddlebags," and "Pioneer Preachers aud People of the .Mississippi Valley." Mr. "Herresholl., the blind Presideut of the Ilerroshoff Manufacturing Company, of Bristol, R. 1., seems as much out of his element in his present capacity as the blind sculptor. Aside from Edison, the Government has recognized him as being one of the greatest inventors of the times. Many of the torpedr -boats and steam launches now used by this and all tliecivi'ized governments on the globe, are the inventions of this sightless genius! His steam launches have made the high, est speed with but few exceptions, and ids torpedo-boats arc ranked among tho most efficient iu use. He works on his models in the quiet of the night, shut up in the darkness of his room, but this is all the same to Herresholl—the brightest mid-day would be to him as black as the darkest midnight. FOUND ON TIIE STEPS. A Lady Awaened by tho Cries of a Little Infant. Altoona Sunday Graphic News. Mrs. George Krous9, who resides at 489 Ninth avenue, was awakened Monday morning about 4:30 o'clock, by the pitiful cries of a baby that had been placed on the steps of her dwelling sometime during tho night. She went down and took it in and found it to be a baby girl a few weeks old, wrapped in a blanket and en cased in a gossamer coat, and was, of course, nearly chilled to death in the cold morning air. The little waif was kindly washed, dressed and fed, and during the day the Mayor was notified of it, and 51 rs. Young, of the almshouse, was telephoned to come and take charge of it. On her arrivnl she recognized the baby as be longing to a girl who had been at the poor house and had taken it away a few days ago, and nothing had been seen of her since. Mrs. Young took the poor little forsaken child back with her to the almshouse, and thus far the present ends a chapter of crime, misery and hcartless ncss. Mrs. Mary D. Roes' Remains Moved. Elizabeth and Saralx Recs have pur chased a lot in Grand View Cemetery and removed the remains of their mother, Mrs. slary D. Roes, who was drowned in the flood, from Sandyvale, and will orect a handsome monument over her remains. Mrs. Rees liTd for many years on slarket street, near the Stonycrcek river, and was respected by all who knew her. DR. WILLIAM R. MADDEN ' Instantly Killed at tlio I'. U. It. Statin* - ' Yesterday While on lliw Way to Pros ■ )>OCt. | Dr. \V. T!. 'Tad' 1 "'!, while 011 his way B I Wednesday to VIM. 1 patient on Prospect, 11 .was struck a' the Prospjct Hill crossing * by the third section of Day Express, about 1 11:10 A. \r. The train was running at a ' rapid rate, and it is believed the doctor ' did not notice its approach. A team had ' j.:?r p: sod oyer the track and the gates r had • . been shut down. A gentleman r 1 iio v i talking with the doctor just as 5 he attempted to cross the track, says be * notice 1 him making an effort to get out of the way of the train, and that it is his 1 impression that the doctor was struck 011 ' hi 3 lower limbs and knocked some dis ■ ta'tice, and that his death was caused by ' his head striking against something when lie alighted. His body when lifted up was lifeless and ho was taken to the 1 baggage room. Father Shceluin, of St. John's Catlio'.'c Church, and theDrs. 1 lawman • summoned, and in a very few minute- after the accident ar -1 lived at the station. Undertaker llowo removed the body to his establishment in Cambria borough, where it was placed in to.Tin, a ! then ! ken to the residence of th deceased, No. 810} Broad street, Cambria. The remains will bo taken on the Day Express at 10:13 tins morning to Harrisburg for interment. Dr. Madden was a graduate of the Mtd- ] ieal Department of the University of < Pennsylvania, and was a physician of ability and skill. A few years agohc was Secretary 01" the Cambria County Medical Society. He had been a careful student, and could convers iiitollige..tly and in tercstingiy not only ooi medical matters but on many other subjects, lie was courteous and pleasing in his intercourse with the people and had the faculty of . making friends. His wife, the eldest ' daughter of 11011. Daniel McLaughlin, ' and several children, survive. He was | about forty years of age, and we believe was boru in Maryland. He came to this ' city from Harrisburg about twelve years ' ago- | Tlit Only Woman Circuit Preacher. | From the Washington Slur. To the Lower Wabash Annual Confer ence of Unib d Biv.'./eu in Christ, whoso thirty-second session closed the other day, belougs the honor of giving to the church its first lady circuit rider in Miss Alva Button, of Greenup, 111. The act author izing the innovation was passed by the session of the General Conference held last May. Only a few days ago Miss Ella Mishwatiger, a graduate of the theologi cal seminary, Dayton, Ohio, was or dained as an elder at the ses ion of the Central Illiuols COl ferer.ee, being the lirst woman ordained. At the same Confer ence Mrs. Elliot win also admi'tcd. Later Mrs. Bell, wife of an Itinerant preacher, was admitted to Conference. None of these were assigned to fields of labor. Miss Button is a young lady of more than average attainments, common sense, , and pluck, and it 1:1 ly be added that she possesses beauty, 1 ing tall and prepos sessing in appcaraive. tslie is a native of Chicago. She lea: Ito set type in the office of an Illinois newspaper when sev ' entcen years old, and afterward became a ' successful school teacher. When her call ' to the ministry came she was a member ® of the Method i£ Episcopal Church, but - joinad the United Brethren, owing to ' the similarity of their doctrine, and in 5 order to secure admission to Conference. ' " She may do all right," said one of the 1 older preachers, " until it comes to iin * mersing some big six-footer in a creek ; ' then she will bo left." ) Unique Sculpture. The beautiful monument that attracted so much attention aIC. Keim's Monumen , tal Marble and Granite Works, was erected yesterday to the memory of the Kintz family, in the German Catholic Cemetery, ' Lower Yodcr, consists of first and second ' bases, and a die surmounted by four ' beautiful columns, supporting a cap in 1 Corinthian style, surmounting this cap is a beautiful cross, which is certainly fine, t and the monogram of "I. H. S." gives ' evidence of being done by a master work ■ man. Under the cap is a crucifix in bold f relief of exquisite beauty, every line is I brought out to perfection. The expression ' of paihon the face is remarkably lifelike, > the swollen veins and rigid cords stand ■ out, the nails in the.band sand feet appear, I his pierced side and even the blood that r flowed from the cruel wounds arc all re ■ produced in this matchless work of the t sculptor's art, and reflects great credit to p Mr. Keim, and his famous sculptor, Mr. f Barih, whose equal has never been In p this city, in the line of monumental earv j ing. The Work done by this firm is un , equated, which Is attested by the fact that the standing reward offered for " equal workmanship, has never been ac cepted, and any party or parties trespass ing or defacing tiiis beautiful monument or any other work done by this firm will - be prosecuted to the extent of the law. Had His Arm Smashed. Alex. Walker, of Derry, Conductor on 1 tho Morrcllvilio shifter, was thrown under t his train at Couemaugh, Monday night . and had his left arm smashed and was t otherwise Injured. Thirty can passed , over him. lie was taken to the hospital at Johnstown. THE UHE OLD STORY. **• ERF AmtMe Yfeemsrlvrn "With a Gun, and Mow AM or Them Ha. a Uullel In ■la Sody. Wednesday, just at noon, Bt.Augustine In Clearfield township, was theisceue of n shooting accident that may result In the death of Benjamin, tho twelve-year-oid son of Richard Delozier,; of tho above named place. Benjamin had spent the forenoon In helping a neighbor, Andrew Carl, with his threshing. A little before noon the work was finished, and the boy started for home. On his way he passed the hotel kept by John A. Wallace. 51 r. Wallace's son, John, who is about four- i teen years of age, was fixing up an old i gun, and young Delozier became so inter-' ested that he stopped to see how well the ; gun would shoot when John was done i fixing it. When young Wallace was j ready he pluced a cartridge, a! twenty-two calibre shot, in the gun' and tried two or three times unsuceess- j fully to discharge the weapon. He then i sportively aimed the gun at Delozier, when it discharged the ball, hitting the J latter in the thigh. The bull passed through the flesh in front of tho thigh, and lodged near the groin, producing a dangerous if not fatal wourd. Dr. Nou nan, of Chest Springs, was summoned in haste, but was unable to locate the ball. Deloizer fainted several times and lost considerable blood, and at this writing it cannot be told whether he will re cover or not. lUU I A pugnacious encounter was witnessed Monday on Bedford street between a very handsome lady, whose diminutive form denoted anything but strength, but whose physignomy portrayed courage, will power and a very billicose disposi tion. Iler antagonist was a mean, sneak ing, despised looking subject, whose proj jonitors, from time immemorial, have grown fat on the good things of others. We could not learn the cause of the alter cation, nor did we see the first beginning of the fight; but there is no doubt that he was following the examples of his ances tors, intruding on the lady's hos pitality, until forbearance ceasing to be a virtue, he was bade to quit the house. On his refusing to d> so the young lady's ire became aroused She seized a small sized two-handed cudgel, and, with deliberate aim and " malice aforethought," she struck the rodent above the left eye, knocking him senseless. He gathered himself up anil Inade an honest effort to get out, which was accelerated by anothei blow on the back of the neck. He gained the street, followed closely by the young lady, who dealt him another blow nbove tho right temple, killing him instantly, when an oi l Thomas cat passing by seized the rat au.i carried him away. Never Take a Lady's Arm. New York Sun. " The question is often put to n.o, ' said a lady, whose oninion in the matte" of etiquette is wholly competent, " whether it is ever permissible to take a lady's arm in acting as an (scort on a promenade." Unhesitatingly and per emptorily, no. After nightfall, nor I daylight, nor at any other time. An in valid may lean upon a young woman'- arm ; a grandfather, if he is infirm, ma; avail himself of a similar support, and a Broadway policeman seems to have a quired the right to propel his charge i • petticoats across the thoroughfare by a grasp upon the arm, but these are tie only persons so privileged. For an ac quaintance, a friend, or one who aspires to a still nearer place, to take the arm of a young woman when walking with her on a public highway is inexcusable. You may be sure that nothing will so quickly offend. To see a youog woman puohed along, a little in front of her escort, by his clutch upon her arm, reverses all prc concieyed ideas of gallautry. Offer her your arm, young man, every time, and do not commit the offense of taking licrs. OHI vers of the Gunnaula Loan, Ilulltllng and Savings Association. At the meeting last evening of the Ger mania Lonn, Building and Savings As sociation, the following officers were elect ed: President, L. Baumer; Vice President, Ephraim Franke;Treasurer, Herman Bau mer; Secretary, George C. Miller; Assistant Secretary, Julius Wild; Directors, Au gust slayer, Gustav Bostert, Lewis Wehn, John Fenn, George Hobkom, Andrew Foster John Widmann. The shares are now worth $101.58, and the assets of the Association are $176,- 458.28, and notwithstanding the losses the investment paid 7 per cent. Four shares were sold at 1 per cent premium. Full of Interesting News. .Vltoona Graphic-News. The JOHNSTOWN DAILY DEMOCRAT has completed its first year and has entered upon another full of hope for tho future in spite of the terrible experience of the past few months. It is one of our most welcome visitors, full of interesting news snd ably edited, and there is nothing to be wondered at in its progress and popu larity. The QrvphU-Ntvii extends its sincere wishes for a leng and prosperous career for its bright and valued contem porary. AT HENDERSON'S MURfH'E. , One llorly Found Yesterday Mornlpg In the 1 1 Stonycreek and Another Yesterday Evening Between Main and Dnlon s j Streets. , Monday morning a body was found , j in tho Stonycreek, near the " Honeymoon I 1 Row." It was taken to Henderson's ' Morgue, aud the following description , j recorded : Mo. 480, male child, light , hair, height three feet three inches, plush , j dress, blue skirt with short stripes of , | black braid iu front, green skirt with laced I front, black wool underskirt, red under : shirt, black ribbed hose, blue silk tie, | high button shoes, spring heel. I The body found yesterday evening on ! the river bank, between Main and Union ' streets, was numbered 481, and described |as follows : Child, sex unknown, plaid I wool skirt, barred gingham apron or ' dress, button shoes. It was evidently I only n babe. Nothing but the bones re -1 rnained. The body of a woman was found in the Stonycreek Wednesday, between Union and Walnut streets. It was taken to Henderson's Morgue, and a record made as follows: No. 486.—Female, height five feet five inches, black hair, plaited and put up in a knot, wine-colored dress with inetal buttons, black wool skirt with ! g'ny stripe, brown wool hose with white foot, button shoes, white linen collar with brilliant collar button, ear drops with brilliant sets. TO HE PAID SOON. CtaK.CH One, Two mid Three to get Their Money at Onco and the Others Very Sooll—So Says Mr. Kremer. Secretary Kremer is in town and is said to be hard at work witli his assistant E. Y. Breck, in making out the check* for those in classes one. two and three. The money for the payment of these, about $150,000 was deposited in the First National Bank yesterday. Mr. Kremer says lie hopes lo he able to begin paying the other classes very soon. The people are anxious that his hopes may be veri fied. Better C nhonght. A fashion writer says. In thit world o frills and frivols there are some thing* that had better be left unbought, and here are a few : Either green or red gloves; do noi permit yourself to be tempted by any smooth-tounged salesman into believing that anybody wears them —they don't. Bustles ; they were always bad form, and now they are recognized as not only being out of the line of- beauty, but are extremely had style. Very short skirts for the house; they are awkward and belittle you from a .nontill as well as physical standpoi '. Keep a pretty tea gown with a bit of it train. Yellow storm coats; choose insh...! very dark blue ones. Umbrellas with bandies that look a if mo silver of the family had been put into the pot and boiled down for this pur. '.hey-..re worse than a green p-st sire slr.tr,p r.s fm as giving the looker on a (-cliet as 10 voiii good taste. Colored letter paper; it died in the same year with hoopskirts. Rhinestone jewelry ; it should never he • or., in th-- daytime, and people will ibltik you are trying to pass it off lor diamonds if you try to wear it at night. Earrings ; a beautiful ear looks better without them, and au ugly one should not have attraction drawn to it by , them. Taken for a Lump of Coal. . A catastrophe occurred last evening on , Horner street, which came near removing . from tills mundane sphere the pet of Mrs. , Barrick's household. Though a woman possessed with all those sensibilities I which characterize a true lady, and we would do her great Injustice even to in sinuate that she would intentionally in , diet paiii on the meanest of God's crea tures, but to be burned alive, literally r roasted out of existence, as was the case in this instance, is too horrible for finite minds to contomplatt. No where in the '' annals of history is there a similar case, where a black kitten was taken for a lump of coal ancf thrust wholesale into the fire. reunnylvßnia Railroad Officials In Town. A special train bearing President Rob . erts. Vice Presinnt Thomson and the t officers and directors of the Pennsylvn . nia Railroad, arrived here shortly after noon yesterday. After spending some r time inspecting their property here they took a walk through tho devastated city. I They expressed themselves as highly . gratified at the prompt and efficient man . ner in which their roadbed here had been , repaired. The repairs to the damaged pier at the stone bridge, which have just been undertaken, were found to necessi tate more work than at first anticipated. t The party is on a western trip. I Simply a Beauty. , The beautiful Kintz Monument iu , German Catholic Cemetery, Lower Yoder, ; Is considered by competent judges to be 1 the finest in Cambria county. It possesses 1 all the more merit because the design is . origenal which reflects great credit to 1 Mr. Kelm and his famous Soulptor. ! Wesley Ruskman was killed by a fail- 1 ing tree at Prootor, W. Vs., on Friday. NO 9T | GLEANINGS FROM EVERYWHERE ? Pltliy Paragraph* or Lato NtrN 'n o. politics. Dauicl O'Donohuc of the Glens, or The O'Couohue, as he was bette known, inherited a large amount 0/ money from his father and at the ago o twenty-one became one of the most noted figures In Parisian life under the Third Empire, vieing with Napoleon lifnsclf in his extravagances, lie soon spent big fortune and returned to Ireland, where ho represented Tippcrary and Tralco in the llritish Parb aeut. He was tlio beau of the clan bearing his name and leaves ono son. who inherits his estates, which are wortli about $15,000 a year. The Carson. Nevada, Appeal says o t the butter!) y storm : Thursday some thing over a milliou buttortlies invadi® Carson and filled the town. About o'clock they were so plenty in places that they frightened burses iu tbe streets. They only collected in the streets u a bad been wet down by the watcrii v i->v itid avoided tbe ory spots. Ti. , d many to be.iove that they came in ir< u the country to get water. Tbej v. t.- rather small ami bad almost black > ' irimmed with gold. Tbey seemed < the same variety. People in I. .otc.l the same curious visitors. > seemed everywhere, and as that - vct' ion ilie _ uoii.i i waving theii and yellow wings, they lo<•' ,1 qu. t..resque. Suir.e Inillk thiyare ti • r n.tiers o: . i.gc i iv.is'l9ll .if wor.. -. S—iioii. S imc month.- ago an a d vert i seme a. ..p --peared in the Indianapolis newspapers saying that me Jam - Morgan would pay $5,000 lor a wife, g . nts address Martinsville, linl Hundreds of letters have arrived at the Post Office for him from every part of the country since that time. Many of them wore ecmed and decorated in away that would do credit to a Cherokee brave. A few weeks ago a reporter Unwed that the man who yearned for a bride was sailing under a false name; that bis true name was Morgan Johnson, and that he resided at Lake Valley, Indiana. He , finally captured u bride. Yesterday, while tho Circuit Court was in session, Judge Grubbs was called upon to go to ths Clerk's office and marry the happy couple. The bride, Mi.-s llettie 8. Wilson, is aged forty-seven, while Johnson's age is eighty two. Isaac Watt was a hard-headed English poet and preacher, who died a century and a hall ago. I.'ohad sharp eyes while in this wicked world and has left behind him great truths as the result of this keen vision. One of these, is: -'Satan fiat* some mischief stiil for idle hands to dO, Now, boy . tins line you have frequently read, but wo will wager a big apple thaC you have uot realized how big with truth it is. Ho yon know that statistics sbo* that four-tilths ot all the criminals in the world had no settled employment before becoming criminals ? Just think of it. Four out of every five convicts had no rcg ular occupation,no trade.no business thaC they called their own. or in which tiioj were expert. Tim is why they lookup to the sky through prison bars. Thai 13 the lesson? Get a trade, get nu occupa tion, learn to be busy; hate idleness S you hate meanness, 'and dread it as you do tho yellow fever or tho plague. Instantly Killed, ▲ man named William Granev WM struck by the Day Express at Latrobe, ves crday morning, an instantly killed; ' I Hetbad on his person a Kcystono Supply I book, No. 187. Homo is not known.