The Portland daily press., 1875-03-06
WASHINGTON.


Business of the Supr9 me Court.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-Since the holiday
adjournment the Supreme court has had before
1t 116 cases. 106 have been decided and many
have been dismissed under rules. The court
will adjourn to- day to the 22d of the month,
during which time they will bring up the cases
now under advisement Among the most i'm
portaut are the Kentucky election case under
the 14th amendment and the Missouri woman's
suffrage case in which Mrs Miner seeks to
establish her right to vote at federal elections.
Justice Bradley has been quite ill for several
days.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day $19,929, POS; special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $40, $40, 900; coin, S73 470S1S including
coin certificates, 22,060,6OO; outstanding legal
tenders, $685., 100000.
National Home for Disabled Soldiers.
The annual report of the board of managers
of the \ ational Home for Disabled Soldiers for
the wear ending November last shows that 81
per cent of all the inmates give no trouble
whatever, and 2 per cent of the remainder
would give no trouble except from tine habit of
drunkenness Out of total of 5025 cared for
i'm the wear 1873 in the four regular homes SO
were disabled in the Mexican war and war of
1872, and the remainder disabled in the war of
TIE rebellion. 748 were between the ages of
| 20 and 30; 2006 were between the ages of 80
and 10. and 1872, or nearly one third, were be-
tween the ages of so and 70. Of that whole
number there were 178 deaths, or less than 4
| per cent, while the new admissions were 1925
or about 80 per cent, showing the very great in
crease of admissions over the depletion of the
| home by death during that year. The dis
| charges during the same time, both honorable
| and able to support themselves and dishonora-
| BILE were 725 or nearly per cent to which is to
| be added of course those who were readm tied
| finding themselves unable to support them
| Selves or upon promise of reformation.
The Turkish Mission.
Ex-Congressman Horace Maynard will OF
Monday be re-nominated as minister to Tur.
| key. His nomination yesterday not having been
| acted on by the Senate, fell with the close Of
| Congress.
| Alabama Claims Court.
| In the court of commissioners on the Alaba
ma claims to-day, in case, All, Jeremiah Rob-
| ipson. mate of the schooner Margaret Y. Davis
captured and destroyed by the Florida July
| 1864, Judgment was rendered in favor of claim
| ant for 1894 with interest. In case 767, Henry
H. Wilbert and Chas E. Rosenberg, shipper,
of pipe aud stoves on board OF the brig Dunkirl
destroyed by the Alabama on Oct. Z, 1867
| Judgment was given in favor OF claimants 10
| S607. go and interest from date of capture.
Congressman Schumacher Gone 10 Eu
private despatch from Washington state
that the person having the papers to serve OF
| Hon. John G. Schumacher in connection will
the Pacific Mail subsidy, arriving here yester
| day ftom Washing ton, found that Schumake
| had Just lied for Europe by the STEAMSHIP
Suevia. Schumaker's family are now in Eu
rope and have been for over year past.
| Various Matters.
Receipts Of internal revenue to day are 1929,
no.
The customs recsipts at the ports below men
toned were as ollows: New York, $2,9l3,567
II AL. BALE