Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-05

THE MASSACHUSETTS CONTEST IN THE
HOIsE.-The subcommittee of the House
committee on elections having charge of tie
Massachusetts contested election case of Dean
vs.. Field. have made their reports to the fail
committee. in favor of retaining Mr.. Field in
his seat. The sub committee were divided as
follows: Messrs. Gambler (dem.l of Georgia,
Mr.. Field and Nj Springer, Of Illinois, in ia
VOr OF Mr.. Dean, the democratic contestant.
After hearing reports of the ID committee
tle c0mmlttee adjourned until Weinesd Y
next, when they will further con der the.
matter.
RESISTANCE TO REvENrE OFFICERs-'r-
terDal Revenue Collector Booth, at Montg gom-
cry, Ala, reports that his deputies i'm Win
s.On county. in that state, meet with armed
resistance and are unable to enforce the reve-
nue laws.
REAR ADMIRAL RODGERS. superintend ant
OF the Naval Academy, in his annual report
recommends the decrease of the number OF
both cadet midshipmen and cadet engineers.
INCREASE OF WHISKY TAX RECEIPTS
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
received letter from the collector OF st. Louis
stating as one of the results of the breaking
up of the whisky ring that while the tax col
lected on spirits from six distilleries in 1874
was 81, ,553 5l6.T. the amount in 1871 from three
of The same distilleries is $.SS}, so. Even
allowing for the difference of twenty cents in
the rate of tax these figures demonstrate IN
increase in the efficiency and wisdom of the
present system of collection.
Two MORE PLANETS sDISCOvERED.-A planet
OF the twelfth magnitude has just been discov-
cred by POrrOtin at Toulouse, France, and a
planet of the tenth magnitude by Prof Peters.
of Clinton n. y.
VICTIMS OF THE WRECK.-Al the bodies
that have been recovered from the wreck of
the Metropolis have been buried along the
beach from the scene of the wreck to dis
tance OF ten mi!eS north, by the life-Savin,
crews and the citizens living on the beach in
that vicinity. The graves are marked by two
stakes, Indicating the head and foot of the
grave. There are no marks identifying the
corpse within the graves. The survivors hav-
ing all left the scene of the wreck on
Saturday last, there remains no one now that
can identify any of the dead The station at
the wreck reported to the chief signal officer
at 9:l5 a. M. to-day that a citizen buried the
bodies OF two men yesterday, one of them
marked with letters H. d. on his arm.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. of
which Senator Barnum, of Connecticut is
Chairman, meets in this city at the Arlington
loci on the ed inst.
Mr.. CoNKIINC made his first speech Oil the
silver question today, by reading with great
emphasis, a letter added to one of the ma
chine petitions circulated in New York state
for signatures fav0ring the remOne tiZatiOn of
silver. Mr.. COnkling said that the petitions
fJrr monetiZaton were the product OF organ
iZedetfOrtS and were of the same general Stye
as those presented from all parts of the c0un
try some time ago in reference to the abolition
OF the franking privilege. The letter which
dents of Montgomery, Orange county, in lieu
OF the printed RECOMMENDATION petition pre-
sented them. Tie petitioners say that as
llboring men they don't want a metal worth
f1rlt Al,
at = premium a year before the time set for
resumption, the talk Of ruin and general i'm
poverishment TO follow the resumption OF
TONERS say that the talk OF benefits to follow
the introduction of debaSed money mi ght H..
Tor some persons, previously hinto2 at in the
letter as either knaves or fsOlS. but it will not
York state.