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now PUBLIC MONEY IS WASTED.
The Cnneccssary Renting of Private Buiid
ings for Onciai Purposes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Onc of the worst
abuses current in public expenditures nj Wash
ineton for years past has boon the rent Of build
ings for official purposes. when the Office room
could be got as good or better in buildings
owned 10y the Government. Tho abuse ran TO
such lengths that the last Congress- inserted the
following clause in the Sundry Civil bill passed
las, March,
Ahi hereafter contract shall be made for the rent of
ANY hiIne of rait of any hniling 90 be for the
unill a appropriation therefor shall have been made IN
terms hN Congress ard that this ,lnue be rrrar.d
notice 10 all contractors csscc any such building or
an, part oi such building
Not six weeks after this bccamc law. Cant
Casey Of tie United States Engineers. who sue
cccd"d Major iiabcock as Commissioner of Pub
lie Buildings rented an entire house. at a cost
OF s2.lOO year. 10 put his drauGhtsmcn in
while engaged in the construction Of the State
war and Navy Departments building. Ia tho
state department wing OF this building already
hullt. there are min rty-two rooms. occupied by
forty clerks. whose desk room costs the
toNcrlm"nt an average rental Of about $1,000 a
year No possible reason existed why room
should not hav" boon found in this building for
Casey. No possible reason exists now Tho
Treasury Department refused to pass his
vouencrS Tor rent, on tho ground that the lease
was Illegal. yet the Committee on Approprin-
lions condoned his breach Of law and lcgali2ed
nls cAtraNaganc" by tlr Nlng an item Oh to the
deficiency bill Iust passed Providing for this
rent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
THE W.fRF.fRE ~ TIIE EIsT
Erzerouri Invested by th- RussIans-Seryin
10 Take Part In the Wnr

LONDON. Nov. 30.-A letter to the Times
from Erzcroum. dated Nov. 0. after the repulse
of the Russan assault on Fort Azizic. says: 1T
is impossible that Erzeroum can hold out for
any time. Our supplies are scanty and the gar
rison Is small. Tho enemy possess thrice ms
many battalions in front rs we. Whom the road
which We hear they arc making 10y way Of
Partak and Tsitawauks-ovcr the Devi Dagh
range is completed. thcy will bo able to invest
us entirely which will prevent rcenforcemcnts
or supplies reaching us from the outside That
accomplished. steady hombardmcnt will
doubtless commence. and anticipate the cup
iure or capltulation OF thc town before this day
month
Ga the other hand. the Dad0 T'lrg,npl's Pera
correspondent says. " letter from Erzcroum
date Nov. 20 SAYS Tint rc.nlor ,ements con-
cute conf lent ~ MS ability To hold Erzcromm'"
. PnsTH. Noy. 3o,- News from Belgrnlo con
Will b" 'onN 1kcd nt krasu. wac Oh tho ijth Of
December. TO vote q war bud igct and declaration
Of ind"pcndcpcc Military hcadller,crs ara to
ho csiahlisn'! AT Paracsin. Gen HDrvutpvi. *
will probably command tho Morava and Jalnr
corps, which are destined 10 take the offensive.
CnNsTANTINorLr. NOV. SO. Ei"ouf Pasha las
arrived At Adranopoc. whore he is organizing
vliSsA. N'Tg' 81. Tho para,ca, co,,esponJ.
sn'eS RelEradc special dcnics that there has,
been any conni t between the Turks and Ser
LoNDoN, Dec. Tho Scaiarrs Con-
stanruople correspondent SAYS there is a
great panic IN Sophia. and the inhahi-
may cut the road b tween sophia and ratnr-
Bn%Tiik. Mrhcmct Al has notified the War
unless strongly retniorced. Great efforts nrr
being made to rcfnforcc him. Chevkot l. ,ha
lss undcrs arrest and will DE court -murtialrd
ior not attempting to take relchr.
Tho KnsSlHns ARE raising works against the
forts of ENcroum and building barracks Tor
the troops.
Great vNcitcmont prevails In Stamboul on ac-
count II the calling out of the reserves. and
dlstufl lAnots are cNprctcd.
All tho servants of the palace have bonn
armed with rcNuNrrS.
Ther" are great differences OF opinion among
the Ministers rs to the cNp"dicn' v of max inE
proposals for peace. but AZ pros NJ Wednesday
the war party prevails.
The IuWeS lrra correspondent tnlcsraphs rs
follows; There is much anxiety felt her" about
q possible combined movement of Srryi,lns
Mont ncgrin,. and Grnok-.'
lsi-nss are Hplrchondcd in Eplus. TAos-
sally. and Albania
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THE NEW YORK NOmIyt7Toys
An Unrsvornbie Report that win Probably
be Sustained by the senate.

WASHINGTON, Nov 3O.-Tho Senate Com
mittre on Commerce to day agreed to- report un =
iavorubly on the nominations Of the succcssors
Of the prose Now York Custom House officers.
Ths was done by tho unanimous action Of the
E'publican members Of the committee, What
courte the Democrats ON tho committee pur-
sued Is no known | iis uncertain whether any
OF them were present Two of them Messrs
tordOn and IamsOn. were not, the former be-
ing deeply interested In the donate III tho sen
ate. and the latter Is not yot ablo to BIO out ~ his
room. The Republicans do not intend to allow
more than one executive session to be held be-
tween this and Monday next.
The report Of the Committee on Commerce
will not bcconsidcrcd then, because single OBJ
lection will pu. it over. With the expiration of
the extra session on Monday noon all nomina-
tions will lapse. Notwithstanding these facts
Secretary Evars IL confident that the New York
nominations will be confirmed. havo good
reasons for believing however. TINT even If
there should BE- chance forthe Senate 10 act on
the report OF the committee. II would be sus-
taincd. The Republicans. with the exception Of
Matthews and possibly one other. will vote to
sustain the action of the committee, and If some
OF the Democrats do not vote the same way they
will decline 10 vote at all.
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A DOTBIE MURDER.
An Aged Couple Killed in theIr Uouse-A
Negro Arrested ON suspicion.

SPRINGFTELD, Mass, Nov. David Still
man. farmer, 81 years old and his wife, aged
ahout 40. wcrc murdered in their house ut
Sheffield on Thursday night. and to-day John
Ton Eyck colorcd man. was arrested on sus-
picion Of being the murderer The murdered
man wls found on u lounge. with his head
smashed in. His wife was discovered at tho
foot Of the cellar stairs. with her head cut open
an axe lying on the floor near by and blood
spatierod all around.
fire had been. started in the attic with kero-
scn", and had charrcd the woodwork Ten
EycL met n boy near Stillmans on Thursday
evening, and asked him whether he could buy
butter there and Il pail Of butter. with steel
yards beside it. was found on a table with a
pitcher Of cider II is supposed Ten Lyrk sent
the woman Tor tho cider, Killed her husband
Wiile she was gonc. and killed her as sho
reached the top OF the stairs 50 that she fell
hnck into the cellar. Blood was found ON Ten
Eyeks clothes. and he had a considerable
amount Of money. although on Thursday he
was without any.
The bureau drawers in Stillmans house were
also found rummascd. Ten Fyck was arragned
in the Great harrington District Court and
pleaded not guilty, Fearing that h. might be
lynchod. he was removed a. l.ti-iell jail. 4
thonsqnd men SURROUNDED the railroad station
while NE WAS waiting for tn train. Ten Eyrk
IL ho!d and qunrfrlsonlc. and has hocn tw4co In
lail. once ior forgery Mr.. Stillman had con.
siderable property. aud was highly es.ectcd.
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avotc on Kellogg. and after that n vote on but
ler could be had whenever the s nate could
come To an agreement to that effect
:, rms wac, plain declaration that tho Rnpub-
,'nhs would not ngrco 10 any t"rms which the
Demo rnts might propose. Their purpose is
evidently TO run tho debate until Monday. when
thc regular session begins Thcn all pnirs
mhde during the rxtrn session are mt mn end.
liy thut Tune Mr. Blaine will be- here and Mr..
grover OF Oregon will not be. This Will give tho
hcpuhlirans one moro vote They can then flght
cvete on Butler of until thev conclude that
sum tent political capital iortrcrside has b. IN
made. or Mr.. sharon gets here. and tho K'puh-
licnn strongth without Patterson and Cunovcr
Is equal to the united votes Of the Democrats
nnd their carpet bag allies. IN this cnsn the
Issue is TO be decided by the Vico-Prcsidcnts
casi ng vote.
while the collo1uy was going ON between
MrSsrs. Conklng and sherman. Mr. Lamar,
Win som" aspcrity. rose and said ne would
resume b is remarks. lie spoke fuw moments,
nut was finally compclled 20 sit DOWN and CON
icss thnt H. was unable to rrorcOd.
2;2O 4. N-Kelloeg and Butler have been
sworn in ls Senators.
=, Tho vnle on koogg and Spofrord stood !:
Kellogg. 30; Spoflord 2s
The vote on Butlcr and Corbin as follows:
For sealing Butler 20 for Corhin. 2S.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
CONyERIING mn OPERA Tyyhs.
The Religion. Revival TINT has Grown out OF
Service OF song In Pn,snic.

A religious revival has been begun among
the fifteen hundtcd mill operatives in Pnssnic.
n. J. Bosses aud men. who have been for
twenty years hnbitun drinkers of liquor to cx-
cess. mount the pln;form nightly and tell Of
their sudden and complete conversion. Tho
establishments in which they work are the
Amidon Works the Rittrnhousn Manusnotur-
Ing Company. the New York Steam Engine
Company. Watorhous' Brothers works. and
those " 8. W. Basche 4 Sons. mostly print
works and wopon mills.
Those who now nightly crowd the largo hal
Of the public school building have never before
brcn TO religious meetings. and have hitherto
scoircd nt such services. No attcmpt has been
made to ren h them directly. because thoy
would not listen to prea"hing About n month
ngo some Of tho leading citizens Of Passaic
started SINGING service in tho schoolhousc
The chur,hes are far from tho mills
The hands slccp In the forenoon. nni
EK ns s sry I2%4 &3 &3 r One aT farG anScr wHTe s5n c
Erd 10 hear th, music. Many ore Germans
,r mns pine soon became ,parnlnr. hocausc there
~ cen from come plain u'nn was tried ind II
proved ir,,,,i t2 hr ne oprning WEDGE Now tran
he inss - Tome thou in with us and We Will
Last neht Howell Gardner spoke. A
crooked stick hc terms himself. plain. nm
lc,irrcd but in earnest and ulvc all over. lie
causes Amen" and "Prnsc tho Lord" TO
break rom many irs thn, of late have pro-
bounced those words in o TAR different spirit
Tho names on the book k'pt TO record the con-
Nrtts nuwh"r seventy over half of them have
Joined churches. and morrow twrnty-six are
70 unit" with the Methodist denominations
BON women and men rise and speak in "a mod
est but drt"rmincd way in the mcctin ngs The
gatherings do not break M until u late hour
on saturday uight and on Sunday all the opera
wv urr AZ liberty an tho meetings nre large
and enthusiastic The girls ouinumber the
mon thrce to one. and th"y nrr not afraid to- sit
up close To tho ~ eakcr's desk and sing ns loud
as they can.
Ton reporter for THE sun Mr. W. II. Green
wood sad last night: No ono drcamciihui the
sihSlhs meetings would run into this furor.
Is now and wonderful world tn these peopln
VINO nave shut their cyc- to il hitherto. tom
peran'c movement has been begun. and l2j
names are signed 10 tho pledge. These were
lrnt"i and sent nionn 20 the gin mills. rho
bart"ndrrS gOodnaurrdly pinned thcm m
where everybody could read them. No halgc
las bocn adopted. hut ono is in contcml llat!on"
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Humphrey SIN Out OF sight, Although Heard
from-A hit OF finnnciering.

William r. Humphrey, the abscondng
Secretary Of tho Now Rochelle Savings Bank.
has not yet returned. The committee investi-
eating the banks books place Humphreys de-
ialcation at $4,000 Besides Humphreys de-
ialeation there is adenciency of 80. 900 which
has been in existence for five or six years with
the knowledge and conuivnnce Of the present
management OF the bank. This deficiency has
escaped the exam inHtiUn Of tho bank D-patt-
mont through n bit Of hnanciering. Previous
To the Bank Exam ners visit the SO 600 was
placed 10 the bank credit with the Union
Trust Company. and afterward withdrawn and
replaced in tho pOe kcts of the bank. officers.
In letters received yesterday from Humphrey
by his adopted daughter, dated New York city
ana conveyed by some private messenger ns
declares that ne is not respOnsi bic for the coll
LAPSE OF the bank He touches upon the old
deicien'y, saying that tho bank was on the
road 70 rum before he became connected with
II. lie also Processes to be confident that tho
other available assets left behind him will make
up his defacatiOn without touching his furni-
turc. which he wishes TO be reserved for tho
benefit Of his adopted daughter. With careful
nmanagemeni he insists. his apparent ie-
The directors will ask the Attorney General
10 appoint Edward VI. Tompkins Of New Ro-
chulle receiver. The directors also appointed
Martin j. kcogh their attorney but last even
img ne announced his intention not tO accept.
me i5O depOslturS will meet in the Town Hall
TINS evening to decide what 10 do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
THE mann pEN.iLrY.
John Williams Hanged In Toronto for the
Murder Of hI. WIFE.

Toronto, NOV. 0-IOhn Williams, who
| murdered his wife ai Wns,.,p an, ,h, o0I ~ S,,
,or,h,r in,, - -, % vi .'V .' --' VI ''p-
Williams rose early hreakfastrd and remained
in praycr for some finn, vr,,b ,h., po,. ~.
roh,.,. al - VIZ" Wv NV wi
"'"'''n anu "'Ncr '"rEym'h' Al cNh'u uy
twenty five minutes to O'Clock the Sheriff no.
comnnnied v,hc Rc,, NJ T,h,,,,, -.
- V " '-N''' N'' 'N''"-
u"h'r anu several c"h-tahirS. went To- the
west wing Of the buii ling. into what IL known
rs tho d.ltnrs' royr ,,b.r.i, -, -.
,vna ronGr,1 .,f,,, H. rl,iit it' pIlSph'r
NJ ''"i'ltN "i'' h' i'''lNru MS sentence.
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The Chamber Of Deputies to.day verified and
declared valid the election Of NJ. Huuher.
,IcrIuS or rnn n,Roy DisasrhR
The Bodies Of Commander Ryan aud Twenty.
four Others Recovered

KITTY HAWK, Nov. ao Twenty-Five moro
bodies have been found. among them those Of
Lieut. Simons and Ensign banners. which have
been brought 10 this place.
messenger has arrived from Commander
Jas. q. Green with de-pal hes stating that tho
Mr.. looms have been found and will In, buried
there, seventeen miles north Of Nags Head
Currituck Shooting Club House. where they can
easily bee shipped North hy steamer Cygnct
Forty other bodies have been heard o. scat
tered all along tho ben IN, liileen miles north of
ine Currtu'h Nhoolins Clnn lioQse in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
Mysterious Robbery Ia "a Theatre.

Mr. John e. Dun. proprietor Of the Broadway
Theatre, locked = 3ol ia his safe IN the boN Office ON
Thursday evening, after the performance and lou rup
when Mr llun opened the slia yrstcrtN nInriiug nu
money ul h' found There Wa, uo clliou., tlat the
shr hai been iAmlortd Mlti Cant N,,i.i. Z. ava. =
that m-hi MAtcNufu Mtrr laf uui hrru tttn lA l. 81,
snciar~ during the night ncrfu'r Duuii' iHun1 NaI
with nv mother at bfrrhpuIi H. Was ARRESTED uud
locked up Tho monrN could MOT be- fuNl iol nfy ktNs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
PftS TX. DYING,
Unable 70 SIT Upright while his Attendants
were Trying TO Dress Him.

LONDON. Dec. 1-Tho Rome correspondent
OF tho Times says II is doubted at the Vatican
whether the Popo will ever again move from his
bod.
lie looks we'll when recumbent. but whom an
attempt was made to dress him 1t was dscov-
orcd thot he could not sit upright.
special TO the Augsburg Auge,n cine zeii,po
reports that the Pope Is dying.
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LONDON, NOV. 9O.-Thc Anchor Line steamer
BoNin, capt Small. from New York. which 1T was re-.
ported YESTERDAY broke her shaft NJ Groonoc and was
lowed to hiiuw over the ocean Mt hnf spr,d On
account of ked shaft After her arrival at Gfccnck
the shat parted entirely
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
SOME WfSIfINGT TOPICS.
Fire n, the Washington Race Course.

WASHINGTON Nov. 30.-At an early hour thii
morning the hotel, grand stand forty i've stablcs
and quantity of icncing AT Ahe Driving Park
Hen nings station, owned by + Hill. were de
siroyti by IRE several police officers weu
promptly ON the spot AMI bv hard work s,io
t'cic IN Saving nineteen stables OF the row ruttm
nul tif ~ Them The damage Is between s2O.uD an}
$500 winch j. paitN covered by Insurance The iiU
i IN nj tu have & hri from kplt ia the re ,,u
InMl nl lnr InNl-lnM mmler ilN lrAr1 .ianh
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Nobody Hurt, aud No Dnmnge.

EN-Mayor Wickham, ". G. Traphagcn. and
Bernard Smyih, who were appointed oestmaio and an
praise the damages to rersons who owned property above
l55th street, when plot was laii out ns a military
parade ground filed oir port before IuAgr Lawrence
Acshrdn lhe act creating tlc rarad" ground has crn
uicilcd, ana the opinion Of TIE ssuncr- b, tat
The city cannot be- made responsible Tor the drohur IN
the value Of the property ihrN also that ns there
Wc u .rrte there i'm 1874 none could ho closed M the
act creating the parade ground
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
Suspicious Of IncendiarIsm.

The Fire Marshal is investigating the burn
ing Of the socN IN Morris slhcrseins shop a 2d4 car.
mine street. which was discovered between ~ AMI /
O'Clock Yesterday morning Shhrrsein moved into the
place about the first OF AG-u, ant attracted the nosh
h"I attention hy his alnns total neglect NJ hi, LuAnrss
n he was seldom IN his shop tor than two hours
tnc. Gri a. place was oten entirely closed turA day
or longer HIS lslnsurAnce was 81 ,lUl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
How High Tide set Fire 90 "A Hotel.

SEApRGHT, n. j.. Nov. 30,-Thr high tide to-
dAl caused water to flow into the cellar %, the ocean
Hotel which b, not rnurly finished Stacking some lime
stored there. Tho lime tlrd the building. which was
saved from total de,lructonb by the men oi tic Lie SAY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
william Nevin.'. Fatal Jump.

New BRUNSWICK. Nov, 30-Willam Neyins.
asod 20 returned from ha in Trenton Thanksgiving
night or acAnal propeller lie attempted 10 jump upon
the cwpath near thus cltS and falling into the water was
fO
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Tho Jersey City and Bergen Horse Railroad
Company irdGcrd ls inrcs yesterday IRON ii I, ii <
trnf Ihc rr.il'nis OF jcr-cI cay ilostt, have dc.
mhulti ui, reduction lot wear,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
Jersey Ju,,,c- Making an Example.

Mary Demarcst. who kept dsOricrly house
in Gutirnhcrs. wA, convicted before Judge llurnan M
Jersey city yescriay and sentenced to tive ,eais AT
hard labor III STATE prison
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
Asea ,os Years. i. Months. and q Days.

ProypHNca II. L.. Nov, 30. Mrs. Elizabeth
Alien, aged lni years moiilis url daN- died IN
charl, s,uWn, H. /, un "Wednesday last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01

William J, Wingas, the now Treasurer NJ 10.
lokru, whl - y mke Sir Ramona, pace, hns sifeu
bends III S2JpVD.
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MGllby's Norfolk oysters. all meat, actually
cost but tCn cent, pound. Al Nrt,ou street -Afr.
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SPrGE PAYMENT Rl6UMHp- -Sprcie tho bcst
nv clh Nl!AOnl NJ Soy Nnd Ind.--.lle
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Gather Once Prediction.

TX barometer. stationary or slightiy
'm iniirc southwest ti northwest winds. and
IHrfiN cloudy weather
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Senator blaine or ror Washington.

AUGUSTA Me- Nov. 30-Srnuor Blaine lef
TO-DAY iu' Washington b. the noon tain
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-23
A Sharp SwindIer.

The Fayetteville Sentinel says: About
the middle of July a man who gave his
name AS Peter Pearson, protesting to re-
present the seedware house OF ID. NJ.
Ferry & Co., Detroit, Michigan, visited
our town, and collected the amounts due
that firm from Messrs. Stone, Albright,
Il Co., Reed 4 Ferguson, and }. 4. Ham,
aggregating about $50. Other gentle
men dealing with the house happened to
be absent, or they would have been vic
timized also. All agree that the fellow
was well-posted about the business OF
Ferry & Co., and had all the usual ere
den,ials in proper form. Saturday, Mr.,
Il. e. Cleveland, the real agent for this
section, came along and the swindle was
exposed. There can be no doubt but
Pearson was acquainted with the bust,
ness of Ferry & Co., in this place, and il
is presumed he had been connected with
the establishment in some way.
The same fellow victimized number
of our merchants in the same way
When the seeds were left by Mr.. Cleye
land, a receipt was given him by those
with whom he made deposits of seeds
and it is little singular among them al
cot .eoa. eale~ fat1nenr OF what WAS due.
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-23
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.

The St. Louis Republican summary Of
war news, up toFriday:
The news OF adhesive Russian victory
in Asia Minor receives additional confir-
nation in to-da}s dispatches from both
Russian and Turkish sources. The for
mer claim that tie army of Muktar Pasha
was utterly destroyed as fighting body ;
that Muktar retrated upon Kars after a
fearful rout, losing great number in kill
ed, wounded, and prisoners. The Rus
Sims claim to have captured seven pa.
shas, SO guns anl great quantity of war
materials. Mu;tar Pasha claims on the
other hand TO hye lost only 500 men,
and to have e1irely destroyed q regi-
ment and halfof Russian cavalry and
four battalions # infantry. He acknowl
edges that he WIS driven back to Kars,
and says Russih reinforcements with
200 guns handel by skilled artillerists,
were too much fir him. News Of impor
lance comes alp from Bulgaria The
bombardment oPevana, it is announced
from Buchsrest,bas recommended along
the whole line an decisive action is i'm
minent, Russian advices report large
mum bers of TuKs deserving; also that
Osman Pasha's communication with
Sophia has beef cut. Sule'man Pasha
is concentrating his forces at Kadikoi
and battle win the czarowitch is mo
mentarily expeeed: A correspondent
the situation there. He says r. A e
from two to four feet deep and trave
even by pedestrians almost impossible
also that much sickness prevails and thu
the bridge over the Danube is yer
shaky.
The Van Buren press., 1877-10-23
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

It's a brict and business-like document
and refers only to such public matters as
require the immediate attention of the
national Legislature. The necessity of
an appropriation for the support OF the
army is alluded to by the president as the
prime cause of the extra session having
been called. No allowance having been
made at the last session OF congress, for
this purpose, and the army having been
employed, during the fiscal year in ardu-
Gus and dangerous service without pay,
it would be unjust, in the opinion OF the
president, to defer their payment until
congress, at the regular session shall
have settled all the questions likely to
arise in efforts to fix the proper limit to
the strength of the army. The est.
mates of the amount necessary for the
maintenance of the military establish
meEt for the current fiscal year, which
ends June 80, 1873, prepared by the
proper officers and submitted by the see
rotary of the treasury, aggregate 49,
1867 9S.
For the navy department s2,003,.6I H.
= is required. This amount is made up
of sums due officers and enlisted men