Show w vy beneral NEWS bj W T t ui w boar may la professor thomas egleston Eg leaton read A paper last craning before the members of the hew york academy of science on alie origin of gold nuggets and alluvial gold deposits lie said that all placer wore in sands which were alluvial and of two kinds low and deep the deep placer deposit of california averaged from 30 to 40 cents por square yard the time would como when tho tailings which now are wasted would ae worked to greater advantage than much of the lighter deposits in a discussion with J S newbury president of the academy professor celeston Ee leston affirmed the solubility of gold and staled that the large nuggets were formed by a process of chemical deposit the speaker exhibited a large number of vials con aaning gold combine cd with its amalgamates the result of many months experiment which illustrated the theory of chemical deposit may IS the fourth musical festival hgan tonight to night and sucks is assured ales of seats amount to alie chorus tonight was composed of persons and the orchestra of annie louise carry M campagni Cam paini and other soloists received hearty applause theodore Tho masman aged the orchestra NEW YOKE may 18 the prints n table of grain exports from the atlantic and western ports from which it compiles the following for the month of april total export of wheat from those ports including flour reduced to wheat was bushels against bushels for the same month in 1879 so notwithstanding the speculative check to shipments the exports for the last month exceeded trobe of april 1879 by bushels the pacific total export of wheat and flour from july first to may first reached hurels against bushels for the same period of western wheat averages per bushel against for the same period of 1878 70 the state for loller loll tr CHICAGO may 18 J II 11 II averly tho enterprising amusement manager his fitted up a commodious office in his theatre here with full reporters outfit for tha special use of newspaper correspondents and re portas from the various states the union who are to be here during the republican convention corruption corruption may 18 an cm of the cenus bureau has ad to the chairman of the committee on pacific railroads seme very serious allegations in regard to the means employed to secure for the texas pacific corporation the land grant whose extension is now being sought irom congress he claims to have evidence to show that in cash and in first mortgage land grant bonds were paid to senators for votes to pass the land brant bill in the upper house in july 1870 and that worth of land grant bonds were divided for a mizilar purpose among members of the house the bill finally passed on the ad of march 1871 and the texas pacific scheme hai been so fertile a source of lobbying and in congress as to give certain inherent probability to the charges now made their author professes to be able to furnish documentary evidence of the truth of his assertion aa wll as the mi witnesses who are cognizant of the facts charges no specific and so obviously capable of being tested deo and thorough and immediate investigation may president h nominated horace may biard tenn postmaster gemeril Ge jas longstreet minister to turkey D M key U district judge of the eastern and middle tennessee the courtney race has been postponed till owing to heat corny NEW may 19 A washington despatch says that courtney is eick on his back an I partially un aro trying hard to get him round |