Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-15

Beech
er's salary TO 100000 a year gives him the
largest salary in the Union. But one salary
IN the world transcends it-that of the vice
roy OF India, which is 10000 or S25O,O90 a
year, though II is possible that the salary
OF Lorn Dufferin, as governor general OF
Canada, is 10000, or Si50, 900 a wear. The
ambassadors of Great Britain at Paris and
Vienna receive but $4,000 year. We are
told that II. Ii. Claflin pays his credits
man." formerly president OF the Bank OF
North America, Mr.. Donaldson, $4,000 a
edge of credits. The firm do a business of S!N-
C0O,f year, and this business is an entirely
credit one, therefore Skiilful knowledge
o1 the buyers, their standing and personal
upon this amount; in other words, IL is profit
able 10 pay less than two per cent. upon his
sales. There are many statesmen in the lead
ing houses IN New York with salaries reach
ing $4,000, while the leading journalist must
content himself with Sl0,0O0-Troy Tunes.
Too POOR TO TAKE A NEwSPAPER-The
New Haven Register is responsible for the
following: "a man in neighboring town,
who has about a thousand dollars ia the
Townsend Bank, was IN store yesterday,
and watching his opportunity, Whispered IN
the ear OF the dealer, sis the Townsend Sa-
wings Bank getting little shaky?" The
merchant turned on him with a look OF dire
establishment and asked, Where have YOU
been The last year, or don't YOU read the
newspa pers? The man replied that he didn't
feel able 10 take newspaper 'Well,' said
the merchant, you have lost twice enough in
the Townsend Bank to have paid for ali our
daily papers the rest of your life.' The de-
positor left, looking "a little shaky."
NEW YogK's PROBABLE POPULATION
As the time for the completion of the report
of the Supervisor of the Census approaches
theirs is more and more conjecture as TO the
population OF the city. The estimates do
not run below 1000, 900, and some calculate
as high as ,2O0,000 II is thought that the
population Of some OF the lower wards has
decreased since the last census was taken,
while some OF the upper wards are supposed
TO have increased largely, especially the 10Th
ward, which has population now OF more
than 1O0, 600. The 18th ward has until within
a few years led in population, but the 18th
has now outstripped il. The 18th instant is
the limit OF the time given for the census
takers TO complete their work.-N Y World.
A BIG BABY.-The Springfield Mass Re-
publican seems inclined To boast over the
size of a baby born in that city last week.
IT says: "The boy child of ID. j. Shea, born
last Thursday evening, was weighed imme-
diately after its birth by DIR. Rice, in the
presence OF dozen witnesses, with balance
scales, and weighed 20 pounds and ounces.
This weight can be relied upon, as there was
no spring TO cause the scales to deceive, the
figures were seen by several persons, and
those present guessed the weight of the child
to be Is pounds or more before m was placed
in the balance. The weight is also verified
by measurements of the child taken Sunday
morning, sixty yours after its BIRTH"
~Edinburgh and his Duchess take eighty
tons ofluggase in their little summer trip to
Russia.
RIA "ganderpulling" was one OF the sports
at Atlanta, Ca, July 8. We believe IL con-
sists in pulling at a suspended gander's head
while riding by at speed.
nVThe Raleigh News affirms that two col
ored men recently admitted TO practice law
in North Carolina did not answer correctlya
single examination question.
STwo Murillos were sold with the pictures
owned by Mr. Gladstone. They brought S27
The next prime minister who sells out had
better send his pictures here.
~The supreme court of Texas has been
called on to decide the familiar point that a
promise In writing to pay a certain sum of
money cat the earliest possible moment is
lot promissory note.
0Joseph Bony is on trial In Dublin for at
tempting 10 oiow up statue OF Prince Al
bert Doubtless he was tired of Albert, wt,o
who was frightfully good man and is he
coming a terrible bore.