Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-11
Postmaster General JEWELS Resig-
nation.

Accordingly, Mr.. Jewell formally wrote his
resignation, and handed 1t 10 last evening,
TO take effect Immediately. Mr.. Jewell has
ready for occupancy by Sunday. The an
nouncement OF this requested resignation
created quite stir at the Post Office de-
parfment, and the halls were filled with
woI dering and inquiring clerks.
The resignat on was requested by the Pre-
s1dent In writing without stating why, and
promptly rendered it. and ceased to i be- a
cabinet officer this morning. Representa-
tive Kasson, OF Iowa, and ex- Senator Ram
preston al the Capitol is that Senator Span-
Ger was mainly instrumental in having Nj
Later-The President will to morrow nonni-
nate N. Tyner, of Indiana, at present Sec
0nd Assistant Postmaster General, to oe
POSTMASTER General, vice Jewell, resigned.
The Convention OF IsraeIftes.
The convention OF Israelites assembled at
Willard Hall this morning at 10 O'Clock, and
70 congregations were represented by about
100 delegates, the majority of whom arrived
by Mr.. 10th, president OF the council PRAYER
was offered by Rev. Dr. Lessing, of Peoria
MI. l.. Silberman. Of Chicago, was
s9a1ta, of SEMINAR SaalJms seSreta Mr.
A COMMITTEES ON credentials and on
permanent organization was appointed, and
IWsp9Trted IS congregations represented. s.
WOLF, OF this city, was elected president of
the convention; l.. Levy, of Cincinnati, Sec
rotary. Committees were appointed and
me meeting adjourned to o'clock to-moc-
row.
YESTERDAY a resolution was introdu ,ed
In the House directing the chairman OF the
Committee on Accounts "Blue Jean" vii.
liams "tO furnish the House with lemon ade
and iced tea. On viva voce vote all the
members were clamorous for the passage Of
the resolution. Then the tall gaunt form of
m Frrx-tt l<,x, Nd
yeas and nays on that" said he, and only 81
mem 6ers had the nerve to vote in the
Affirmative.
NAVAL ORDERs.-MasterJ Jas. ID. Keller,
ordered TO the Asiatic station, per steamer
LIST August, from San Francisco; Medical
hhnspssesor T Jonn IA; Browne, to the naval
next; Master E. M. Hughes, detached from
the Despatch and ordered to the Asiatic
fEE sapcd,p per Steamer Ist August. from San
dards, from The naval hospital, Mare Island,
Cal, 10th August, and placed on waiting
orders.
Mr.. RoBEsoN's BANK AccouNr-Mr.
Robson in his examination before the
House Committee on Naval Affairs yester-
day produced his bank book with the State
Bank, OF Camden, New Jersey, commencing
In September. 1866. His account with this
bank has already been published by the
committee, commencing on January 1, 1866.
closing months of 1865 was not Included in
published transcript. Comparing his ac-
count with the Camden Bank for the months
OF September, October, November and Ds-
Gem Der, 1865, with his account with Riggs Il
Co. Tor the corresponding months of 1873 he
showed that his deposits for the four months
1 far ESQ l1Sr years before ne became Secre-
those made by him during the same months
OF 1915. Taking up his whole account with
a n1ggs ,S,r 90, extending over period of
amount 1891 ,0OO), which Mr. Riggs stated to
De double charges growing out of the coIlec-
Ton OF called bonds changes of investments,
etc, ne showed that for the corresponding
three months before he became Secretary OF
the Navy his deposits were nearly 500 900
arger than they were for the same period of
time since he held that office He said he
did not consider that this afforded any con-
elusive proof OF his actual income Il cit her
period, but that be had thus analysed the
matter TO show that II these transcripts OF
private bank accounts proved anything
they proved the fact that his real deposits
before he was Secretary OF the Navy were
larger tnan they had been since.
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THE EXTREME Hot WEATHER-Reports
Deaths dit Over the Cottatyy.-In Baltimore
Yesterday fourteen persons died from tue
effects OF the heat, and thirteen others wefe
reported In various stages OF prostratiou.
The thermometer was 81 against 90 degrees
on Sunday. The highest mercury was at
Norfolk, Va, 1O2H degrees. Washington
city ranged with Baltimore, 81 degrees but
no deaths resulted here. At Richmond iva,
ceived, the mercury is reported at 107 deg in
the shade. From nearly all parts Of the
country numerous deaths from the excessi We
senator from Charlotte county, died in Rich-
mond, Va, last night. In Philadelphia the
mercury fell 16 degrees owing to q great rain
sunstrokes, ten fatal. In Chicago the mer-
curry went down Is degrees In "a hours The
temperature became very moderate, and it
The number Of sunstrokes reported in Nsw
YORK yesterday up to p. m. was 26, May
OF which proved fatal. The heat was not SO
great as on Saturday, which 1T now appears
reached 1Ol degrees In the shade.
DISASTER ON LAKE sUPKRIoR-Stea,aer
berned ana TUenty-seUen Lives L0st.-Last
sunday morning, about two O'Clock, the pro-
peller st. Clair, Capt. Robert Khyness, be-
longing to the Wards line, on her way from
Duluth, left Onfonagon for Houghton, Mich,
having on board Is passengers and q crew of
Is persons. When off Fourteen Mile Point q
IRE was discovered in the forehold of the yes
sci, and In less than five minutes the boat
was enveloped in smoke and flames from one
end TO the other Owing TO the rapidity with
wnlch the names spread, but one boat was
deck and all the passengers succeeded in
putting them on, when q rush was made for
times. The water was very cold, and It was
OF long before all but one of the passengers
perfshed. together with ten of the crew. When
the boat caught fire she was about miles
from the shore.
CROOKED WHISKY MEN SENTENCED
Judge Dyer, OF the United States circuit
court at Milwaukee, Wis, yesterday pro-
nounced sentence In the whisky cases, as
follows:-Sanuel Elias and jacob Rtnds-
kopf, rectthers, each one days imprison-
ment In the county jail and fine OF $1,000;
Leopold With, distiller, six months Inn
prtsonment and a fine of $1,000; Aaron
Schonfield, distiller, five mouths imprison-
ment and 1000 fine; VIM. Bergenthal and
Charles Grau, distillers, each four mouths
imprisonment and 81 900 fine; Chas. Hentz,
dfstiller, three months imprisonment and
500 fine. Christian A. Stein pleaded guilty
in New York yesterday to Illicit distiIling,
and was sentenced to sixteen months Inn.
prtsoument and 81 600 fine.
THE SUIT brought by William Walter
Phelps against Mr.. Foster, the Collector OF
Palisades Township, Bergen county, N. j. .,
was not merely for publishing him as q de-
linquent taxpayer. That was OF course a
mistake TO which any collector was liable.
In this case, however, the collector was
repeatedly informed by different gentleman
that Mr.. Phelps did not own the land in cues
ton. Finally Mr.. Phelps himself wrote to