Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-30

bNTEHNAL ItENESCE-The receipts from
this source to-day amount TO sl4I,G53.43.
The RECEIPTS from customs to-day at the
Treasury department were S353, 52s.
ISvEsrIG ATING A ToRNADo-The chief
signal officer has sent one of his observers 20
Georgia. 10 investigate and report upon the
recent destructive tornado in that state.
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. GRANT, Col
and Mrs. Fred. Grant, and Mrs. SartOris
leave here tomorrow morning at 923 for New
York. The President viii not return to
Washington before Saturday.
Personal. - Colonel John III. Taggart,
proprietor of the prosperous Philadelphia
Sunday Tunes, is in town. David X. Cart
ter. nephew and namesake of our chief JUS
tlce. and recently appointed collector Of the
port OF Genesee. at Rochester. New York, is
registered at the Ebbitt House.
MORE TREASURY CHANGEs-Lorin Blodg-
EFT, for some time past acting chief of the
division of customs of the Treasury depart
ment has been relieved from that duty and
assigned To the appraisers office in New York
city. Mr.. w. F. Clark, Of Assistant Secretary
Hartley's office. has been assigned to the
charge of the division of customs.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. - The
President this morning made the following
appointments: David /. Corbin, u. s. attOr-
ney for the district Of South Carolina; Ridge
PaSchal. collector Of customs for the district
of Corpus Christie, Texas: Fred. w. NJ.
Holiday. 10 be cOmm SSiOner to the centen-
mai exhibition from the state OF Virginia.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE have been extended
by the Secretary OF War as follows:-Second
Lieut. W. 6. Schuyler, 5th cavalry, twelve
months, with permission 10 go beyond the
sea; First Lieut.. ID. l. Ezekiel. 4th infantry
elEvea months; Major Marcus a. Reno, 1th
cavalry, three months. Leave of absence for
three months has been granted Major c. \
Rt NnotdS, Guartermaster, Camp supply, In
dian Territory.
THE CELEBRATED CONTEST for the possess
sion of the Hot Springs of Arkansas and
land adjacent. which has been in controversy
since 1872, was decided yesterday I'm the
United states Court of Claims against Rec
5Or. Gaines and others. claiming the prop
erty- in favor of the government, il being
held That the four sections in question con-
Siitute government reserve under the act
of 1852, ana it Will require another act of
Congress to restore il 10 the public domain.
The property is valued at about S4,O0o,000
THE FESTIVAL for the benefit of the Church
OF the Incarnation, at Willard Hall, March
q, and April list. will have among the fea-
lures OF attraction fnely-spreal lunch
table. L. ere the clerks of the department
buildings can find supply OF especially ap-
petIZlng ylands AT moderate cost. The
Marine Band is 10 supply music for the fes-
of The entertainment are exerting themselves
10 make il one of the most interesting affairs
of the kind ever held in Washington.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE NOT PROVIDED FOR
IN THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
Among the cases decided by the Supreme
Court yesterday was that of Miner vs.. Hopper
Satt, on q writ of error TO the supreme court
of Missouri. This is the case presenting the
question. whether under the fourteenth
amendment woman, who is citizen of the
United States and of a state, is voter in the
state, notwithstanding the provision of the
constitution and laws OF that state confine
the right OF suffrage TO men alone. The court
IN giving its opinion reviewed the claims and
merits OF the case at much length and was
unanimous in the judgment that the COnsti-
tuition of the United States does not confer
the right OF suffrage upon any one, and that
the constitutions Of the several states which
commit that trust TO men alone are not
necessarily void. TIE Chief Justice deliv-
cred The opinion.
DISTRICT BoNDs.-The Attorney General
has given an opinion in reply to an inquiry
from the cOmmiSs toner's Of the sinking fund
Of the District rs To whether there has been
sucE a redemption Of bonds issued by the act
Oi the District Assembly of June nth. IS72 as
10 require them to be destroyed He states
that there has been no such redemption. And
he II also OF the opinion that the bonds are in
the hands Of the Commissioners to be dealt
with aS required by the act of the District
assembly. which authorized their issue, and
the act OF Con greSS OF June 10Th, ISL BY the
act of the District Assembly the Commits
>iOnefs were authorized to issue bonds in
connection with the government OF the Dis
trlct, 10 negotiate the sale o. them. and with
The proceeds To pay certain Liabilities
Of the city Of Washington, including the
seven and three-tenths certificate of indebt-
edneS>- issued under an act of Congress and
ordinances OF said city. These certificates
would mature July 3lst, 1873, aud Novem-
her 10Th 1875. When the first-class of these
was about due the bonds could not be sold
SSin
eTs did not sell them, but borrowed money
To meet the maturing certificates. using the
bonds at security for the loans. These bonds
have been paid, not with the proceeds OF the
sale of the bonds. nor with moneys raised by
section TWO of the assembly act OF 1SI2 for
lie special purpose of meeting the interest on
this class of bonds and creating sinking
fund Tor their payment. but with the money
taken fTCm other funds provided for other
purposes
THE RFsIG NATION Or TREASURER SPIN
NER.-As foreshadoved in a paragraph in
TIE STAR yesterday. the resignation OF
Treasurer Spinner was accepted by the Pres
ldent Yesterday. To date from July LIST There
are two stories in circulation as to the causes
leading To this resignation. One is To the
effect that upon the return OF Secretary Bris-
tow from New York on Friday last ne sent
Tor Treasurer Spinner, ana Informed him
thar in view or the declaration on his cart
that he would prefer TO retire to the shades OF
private life, his resignation would be accept
able # rendered. Meanwhile the Secretary
telceraphed 10 John G. New, of indianapolis
That II he desired to he Treasurer OF the
United States he could have the place Mr.
New responded To the Invitation in person.
and yesterday morning arrived here. where
upon he indicated TO Secretary Bristow that
he would accept the trust. Upon this Secre-
tary BristOw informed General Spinner
that his resignation would prove accepta-
Die. whereupon he rendered it. On The
other hard 10 il. with pOsitiVeless as
serted that Gen. Spinner. feeling the ap-
prOaches OF age, cOncludo,t To throw aside the
cares q office and spend the remainder of his
lie IN that rest which he needs. and that
prompted by this feeling solely ne resigned
without any Intimation from any quarter
prompting his course. To-day Mr. New in
ulcated that he would accept the rendered
appointment, and was chaperOned through
The various rooms of the Treasury depart-
inert by Buck" Jewell. of Indiana former
~ Third Assistant Postmaster General
THE CHANDLER LIBEL CAsE-B,eH Die
chdQe0.-The case OF A. {. Buell.. cha with
llbelling eX- Senator Chandler. of Michigan
IN the Detroit Press year ago and which
case was appealed by the government from
the United States District to the United
States Circuit Court. in St. LOUIS, on the 9th
instant. Judge Dillon, of the latter court
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