Philadelphia.

Correspondence Of the Herald


PHILADELPHIA. Sent. q. 1884,
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. a. 1874
DEAR HERALD,-


The Holy General Convention OF the Episcopal
Church will assemble here next week, and the
Right Reverend the Lord Bishops, with all the
other dgnltaries OF the Church, ocklng to this
city in droves. Quite number of distinguished
statesmen are also expected to attend as delegates.
Among them Hon. Levi Woodbury., OF NH;
Hon. Messrs. Newton and Appleton, Of Mass;
Chief Justice Jones, T. l. Ogden, Esq., and many
other great Of your State; Hon. G. G. Strait
ton, of N. j.; Hon. Judges Conyngham and Wood
ward, OF Penn; Hon. Mr. Paynter, General Mans
field aud Hon Chief Justice Booth, Of Delaware;
Judges Chambers and Eccleston, OF Md; Hon.
Senators Berrien and Butler, and swarms OF other
. nobs" too numerous 10 mention. SO we shall
have some hne debating We all hope that the
Herald will have u reporter here, on this great
cason, for it is now universally acknowledged
that paper can equal for graphic, correct, and
interesting reports


The Episcopal Church being the richest in the
country, numbers, OF course, among is members a
great many OF the most wealthy people. These,
having plenty OF time and money at their command,
are pouring into this city, and he consequence 10
rise in the marketing and the price OF lodgings.
The private boarding houses are nearly all engaged:
Ii is expected that st. Andrews Church will
present an unequalled display on Wednesday next.
| The distinguished Bishops in their rich official
robes the three hundred clergvmen IN their gowns
| or surplices the great body of learned statesmen
L
the Union, will present tout ensemble OF dignity,
talent, learning and beauty, such as has never be-
| fore been witnessed in this city


The House of Bishops always sits with closed
doors, TO prevent the faithful from hearing the dis
| putes OF their spiritual governors. The state Of
parties is said to be- high church, the bishops OF
rona, Vermont, New Jersey, Tennessee, Wlscon-
| sin, Michigan, Louisiana, West New York, South
| Carolina, MARYLAND and Rhode Island-H. ow
church, the Prlmate, Chase Of Illinois, and the
bishops OF Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia.
Delaware and Massachusetts,.


The state Of parties in the Lower House will be
about l30 10 20, being majority the high
church side OF 60


This viii be one of the most exciting, well
Interesting of religious conventions Your Bishop
Onderdont is TO be hauled over the Goals for Pu-
seylsm, and our Bishop Onderdonk for brandy
drinking. Many other points OF great interest are
| 10 be discussed. Halt. a-dozen Bishops will
| be consecrated during the session among them IS
| Rev Dr. Hawkes., late Rector OF -. Thomas, in
| your city, who is TO be Bishop Of Mississippi We
| don't know yet, who will be our next bishop The
| secret session, Dr. Tying is a prominent candidate;
DR.. Clay, Of this city, IS spoken of-s0 are DIR.
Wainwright and the celebrated Or. JARVIS, of Mid
dletown, Conn. Most Of us would prefer the latter
gentleman, for he is flrs-rat fellow, and very
rich


Au nvou-Don't forge, to send reporter to the
| convention. SENTINEL.
SUICIDE AND ISLANDER On Monday evening an
| English woman, Mrs Eliza Abbott formerly Mrs.
Belion, wife OF Alexander Abbott lsboripg man, re-
siding the second story OF house Front street next
door below Wood committed suicide by taking lauda-
IL seemed from evidence that she had two sons re-
siding with her eight TO twelve years OF age and her
second husband to whom she had been married in March


last hor brother and sster.inaw resided down stairs.
| Liquor sometimes in the house and quancng was
The natural quence. Some twoor three weeks ago
husband and brother had quarrel and the latter
stabbed in the and fell her, inurng her much
as 10 produce n miscarriage days alter The child
having bsen dead for some days was somew hat dis
coorci anh her sistern law auDted her with It.
negro. On Monday evening she sent her youngest
Ia laudguum. which he al
Tor nothing and brought home she took IL from him
and pushed him out OF the room turning TO her husband
she said " do you this drinking the poison and
throwing the vial At him she refused to take anything
TO have ply scian, md said her sisier-insw


The cause Of her committing the act she would be io
venged by haunting her" Aher time, when she


had become dull and stupid from the poison her husband
her vinegar and aitcrw coffee when
Dr. Felix called In and administered an emeuc,
causing her TO throw the laudanum OF her
at too late period 10 arrest the poison Dfs aiham ana
Watt examined the stomach but ounG no iau1ahum ih


II; they stated that vinegar, gwen 81 the ume was In


this case would tend he achon o. the pol
son The Coroner Jury returned verdict IN sccor.
dance with the evidence IN the case, no marks o Vio'
ience having been discovered on the oooy'-fiHso"s
dge, Sept 20


MopE MURDER Charles brown, an engineer
| on board The steamboat Chicago, was shot at
| por,a last snnday evening by a named John G.


smith n runner or the Planters House, in thar place


dhculty took place between them on tne staging oil


yoinu on The boat and showed him iom of the sgngi


smith presened pistol and fred two balls took frc in


ne ablomeB Drown aud from the last accounts he was


yiug Smith arrested and lodged in Jsil st LOUIS
| E,s, sgt IL.


| CouRT FOR Tng CoRRRcrIoS or ERRoRs-Sept


~ presen Senator bockee presiding and 20 other se
naors. No 1.-The Supervisors Of Niagara CO vs. the
People OK rel. VIM. o. McNaster and AL MIR. A. Brad.
| Icy concluded for plaintiff in error