Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-23

nal revenue, s2o5,544 "a; customs, siGs, siS 6.
THE REPORT on the Emma mine investi-
cation will not be submitted to the House :.
fore Thursday.
Mr.. ALEXANDER DELMAR, the statisti-
clan, has been appointed clerk to the House
u nmittee on Expenditures in the Navy
Department.
GEN. o. o. HOWARD says he did not serve
as trustee of the Freedmen's Bank, as
charged In the report OF the Congressional
committee appointed TO investigate the az
fairs Of that institution.
CONGRESSMAN RAINEY's SEAT.-The SUBJ
committee of the House committee on cleo
tiODs, consisting of Messrs. Harris, Thomp-
son and Wells, have decided to report in
favor OF Cor gresham Rainey retaining his
seat.
THE Hon. GEORGE IL. BOXER, minister
plenipotentiary to Russia, sailed from Liv-
eIpool on Saturday in the steamer Russia for
New York. Mr.. Boxer, who represents our
government as acceptably in st. Petersburg
as formerly In Constsntinople, returns home
on leave OF absence on short centennial
visit.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON, British minis
ter at Washington, who has acted as presi-
dent of the United States and Mexican conf
mission, having formally declined to re-
ceive any compensation for his services,
Secretary Fish suggests by the consent OF
the United States and British governments
some fitting testimonial be given to him,
aud the commission will take action toward
carrying out the suggestion.
STORY OF SECRETARY BRIsTow's RES
1GNATIoN.-A rumor gained general circu-
lation this afternoon that Secretary Bristow
department.. At 5l5 O'Clock the Secretary
was closeted with the President at a Cabinet
meeting. Assistant Secretary Conant says
that the story OF Mr.. BristOw's resignation
is the sheerest nonsense, and totally ull-
founded in fact.
THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE Pc
ToMAC, General Winfield S. Hancock, presi-
dent, holds Its seventh annual reunion at
the Academy of Music, in Philadelphia, on
Tuesday, the 9th of June. The Grafton will
be delivered by General John \. Dix, and
the poem BY MI. VIM. Winter, of New York
The meeting of various corps belonging to
the army of the Potomac will be held June
9Th; The Society of the Army of the Cum
terland. General p. II. Sheridan, president,
ard the Society of the Army of the James,
General A. II. Terry, president, meet in
Philadelphia June 6th and 9TH.
THE REPORT of the medical statistics of
the Provost Marshal Generals Bureau by
DR.. j. H. Baxter, Chief Medical Purveyor U.
$. army, is now ready for distribution by
Congress. This report consists OF two vol
illustrated by photographic charts and maps,
showing as the result OF the examination of
over million OF men the relation OF disease
to social condition, complexion, age, height,
nativity, occupation and locality, and will
he OF great interest TO the medical profession
throughout the country. Early application
| by thCs desifing this report should be made
| to their member or Senator, as the number
| 10 be distributed Is comparatively limited.
A DIVIDE OF s12OOO.-Ex Senator Nc
Dona'd, OF Arkansas, testified yesterday be-
| fore the House committee on expenditures
| in the Indian bureau that in 1872 the owners
| OF the Flagstaff silver mine, situated near
| the Emma mine, in Utah, sent Shaffer to
Europe to sell The mine before a land patent
| was granted. The mine was sold, the land
patent granted, End Shaffer RENTED to Nc
| Donald, then Senator. $4,000, with instruc-
lions TO pay 5000 TO John Delano, then
| chief clerk of the Interior department., aud
\ IS 600 TO f. g. IngersOll, ex-member OF Con-
| gTess from Illinois, who had acted as attor-
| rey, and $1,000 TO ex-senator Thayer, now
| governor OF Wyoming. Delano is TO be Gale
| u testify concerning this and his contract
for land.surveying, under which he received
$500 without doing any work.
| HAIL AND SNow-Tae Ssceep oCthe !y'Oy7, -
| kilograms show that the hail Storm of yes
| terday was widespread and destructive. In
| various localities in the northwest much
Damage has resulted. In Gayville, Clay
county Iowa, many houses were demol-
! diameter covered the ground TO the depth OF
| four inches. In Lansing, Mich, Sparta
Wis, and Mendoza and Rockford, Ill, the
storm was severe and destructive. The
southern portion OF Pike county, Pa, also
| suffered. A furious hail storm swept over
the region north OF Scrantoa, Pa, Sunday
afternoon, and worked great damage to the
crops. The reservoir of the PrOvid ence
Water Company was washed away, and on
many farms the corn and potatoes were torn
out of the ground, while the oats were beaten
down as If pressed beneath q heavy roller.
Upwards OF 400 fruit trees were torn out OF
the ground at Mr.. Stevenson's orchard near
Wayerly, and in Providence, Dunmore,
| Dickson, Abingdon, Jermyn and Scott the
windows were broken promiscuously. A
| school house at Jermyn was struck and con-
siderably damaged by lightning. A heavy
snow storm is reported west or Laramie
City, Wyoming.
THE RACES AT SUFFOLK PARK, New
Jersey, closed yesterday. the first race was
for the 2:4S class for purse of 81 200. There
were six entries: Billy Boy was the favor
lie. but was withdrawn on account OF bad
starting. Lookout won the first heat, aud
Slow Go the next three. Time-2.224, 2:27 y
22sA 2:2. \. The second and last race was
Jree 10 all Tor purse of SO 900; Al 900 for the
nrst horse. $500 for the second and $500 for
| the third horse. There were three entries
Kansas Chief, Lady NJ aud and Nettie Lady
Maud was the favorite. The first heat was
won by Kansas Chief, the second by l. ad '
Maud, the third by Kansas Chief, the fourth
by Lady Maud, and the fifth and race by
Kansas Chief. Lady Maud won second
money and Nettie third. Time-2:23, 2:22 Z
| 2:Z7, 2:2i, 2:2I 4.
THE FOURTEENTH A MEN DMENT IN
MAINE.-The Supreme Court OF Maine has
made decision by which an old statute au-
thoriZes overseers OF the poor of towns 10
send Migrants TO the warehouses; is declared
10 conflict with the fourteenth amendment
OF the Constitution OF the United States,
which provides that no state shall deprive
any person OF life, liberty, or property with
out due process OF law, which implies a judi
cial investigation. Judge Walton, who gave
the opinion OF the court, says: ''If whit men
and women may be thus summarily disposed
OF IT the north, OF course black ones may be
disposed OF In the same way at the south;
and thus the very evil which was particu-
larly the object OF the fourteenth amend
ment 20 eradicate will still exist"
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS THIS WEEK.
The political conventions TO be held this
week begin with the New Jersey democratic
state convention at Trenton to-day. To-
morrow will be busy day with the politi-
clans. The Spencer wing OF the Alabama
republicans meets at Montgomery; the Cali
1ornia democrats meet In San Francisco; the
Illinois republicans AT Spriugrald; the Kan
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