Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-17
JUDGE HOOVER RETIRED.
CHARGES OF BRIBERY PEND4
ING AGAINST HIM.

The Government Sold Out In the Ceie-
brated California Bank Suits-Other.
News of Interest from the National
Capitol Told in Brief Paragraphs.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-From the evi-
dence in the case the President was Ger.
tainly right in suspending to-day United
states Judge Hoover, Of Arizona. Judge
Hoover was appointed to his present po-
sition upon the recommendation of
! Senator Miller, of California.
He was to hear and decide suits involv-
ing thousands of dollars which the Uni
ted States had instituted against the Bank
OF California. AS soon as Judge Hoover
got his Office he began to cultivate the Of
fieers of that bank and its counsel. He
borrowed several thousand dollars of the
bank, the understanding being he was
never to be called upon TO pay. He re-
peated this borrowing several times. He
began to abuse the government on the
streets, saying that it was an outrageous
persecution that the bank should be sued.
He was bought and could not keep from
shooting OF his mouth. AS soon as the
President was made acquainted with
these facts he suspended him.
WHEAT AND CORN.
The investigation of the consumption
and distribution of corn and wheat nm TO
March l, by the Department of Agricul-
ture, makes the stock of corn on hand at
that time 5S0,0O0,000 bushels, or SO per
cent. Of last years crop. OF this 3S0,0OO,-
OOO bushels are in state OF central basis
north of Tennessee, and 1G,0000a0
bushels are in the Southern States. Most
OF the remainder is In the Mid
ole States. In comparison with
the average stock of the past five wears on
the same date there is scarcely any in
crease in the West or Middle States. In
the South the percentage of late crop re-
naming is 43. instead of SO. Taking all
the States together the increased stock is
about per cent. Seven surplus corn
States, from Ohio west to Nebraska and
Kansas, inclusive, had 33 per cent.
of the crop on hand against 27 per
cent. last March, and 80 per cent. of
the crop of 1880 on the LIST of March. 1881.
when the estimated stocks We're 413, 900, 900
bushels. The present total is about 320, ,0O0.-
600 bushels against 200, 900, 600 last March,
In Illinois and Iowa the proportion on
hand is less than the average Of the pre-
viOus five years. In Missouri and Kansas
1t is greater. The distribution of the
quantity already consumed illustrates the
rural economy OF the different sections.
- tuO OOOth styJut OlG-Alltn ~ uStU
for food for man, over half for feed for
work animals, and the remainder for
feeding swine and cattle. In the West
half is used for feeding for meat produce
ton, 6 per cent. for food for man. one-fifth
for feeding work animals, and the proper
tion is not much larger which is shipped
to distant markets. The production Of
wheat on hand March is % per cent. Of
the crop, and about 100000
bushels. The proportion of the last five
years Of that date is nearly the same. In the
States OF the central basin the total re-
ported on hand is 104, coo, 600 bushels. The
proportion remaining in the Southern
States is % per cent. instead Of D, the
average of the previous years. In the
Pacific States the percentage is % instead
of the former average OF ~ per cent. The
details of the distribution will be given
at the March report.
DISCONTINUING THE WEATHER SIGNALS.
A circular was issued to-day by the
Chief Signal Officer, stating that in conse-
quence of the lack of appropriations for
the current fiscal year, the number of
cautionaFy display stations in all parts of
the country will hereafter be diseon-
tinued, including Brunswick, Ca, Fer
nandina, Fla, Fort George Island, F1a.,
Georgetown, S. c., Fort Monroe, Va, Fort
Morgan, Ala, Port ROYAL, S. c.. st.
Augustine Fla, Sand Key Light, Fla,
and Tybee Island, Ga.