Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-30
as follows:

THE ESTIMATES FOOT Up
as follows:
Congress. ..........................s 5.15L75a.i0
Executive proref-....-............ 9T.56t 90
Department CT fState............... 1.33S, ,S9j NA
Do. Treasury ..... fi3 ?g,; 11,;l 81
DO. Nar................ 4G, 4t6j, los 80
DO. Navy .............. H.. n. .39l -
30. lnteri0r............ 3S,910, ,695 -
Do. Post Office. ........ 6.4G4f,if u
DO. Justice ............ 500, 5000
DO. Agriculture. ....... 2Di.9lI 81
To;as s2,5, l3-, ,z51.9l
RAILROAD KINGS ~ Towns the time for
the assembirg0f Congress approaches the raj
read armies are marshailiag at Washington.
Vice President Huntingdon, of the Central Pa
cite: Governor Brown OF the Texas p ,iti, and
President Wright, OF the Northern Pacific are
IN tie city. As the Important suit of the nited
states agai} st the | ni0n Pacific Railroad Com
rany comes up in the supreme Court on Monday
II Is pEGbab,e that some prominent representa-
ives OF that company VIII be here next week
CUT OF OFFICE INTO JOURNAL L-sM.-Secretary
sherman to-day received and accepted the res
gnatit OF Col. Daniel Baker chief OF the loan
division Of the Treasury department. to ta.e
erect January iSt next. with leave OF abSe1,a
to that date Win. Fletcher his assistant, win
De acting chief OF the division until a successor
70 Mr. Baker is appointed. 1t is not thought
tfat Nj Fletcher VIII be appointed to the va
cancy. Col. Ba!zer viii leave The city This even
ing lof New York, Where, it is understood. that
the Treasury Conant. he will start a journal
devoted to finance and commerce.
THE TICoNDEROGA, Commodore Shufel It's
snip, which is now at Norfolk. is not un,ea
worthy. She is, Oh the contrary, all rigat. As
USral with all naval vessels before going to sea
she VIII be dOclCd foi thorough inspection
! MS VIII be done at Norfolk because there is
cock there which Will accommodate her. She
could DOt be brought here for that purpose for
two reasons: First. because she draws too mach
water 10 be gotten above Giesb0ro' P0iat and
second, because there is no dock here in which
10 place her II size could be brought 10
\ NUMBER OF Prominent GREENBACKERs are
in the city, aud a conference is to be held to-
night to agIce upon some plan OF action for the
coming session OF Congress. It is not confined
10 t0ngleSSl..en alone but the Obieci is 10 pre-
pare an address setting forth the views Of the
representatives OF the national party. and TO
invite Congress to give them re ,Daatful conSiI-
GRAFTON. Rev. Gilbert De La M1tyr OF indiana
Is in tie city TO attend tie meeting.
IT IS EXPECTED that the Peruvian govern
m.ent Will socn appoint minister tn th, coun-
| y 10 succeed Col. ManJeI FTeyre VINO diel in
t lis eity some months ago
The c. NTENNIAL CostMlssloE-Gcneral J. r
III WieF, as president OF tie board OF centennial
nm Ss1OhefS has issued q circular calling 4
meeting of the commission in Philadelphia
January 18th, to close un its anairS
MID: HIPNAN r. T. MUIIIGAN, [. :. n, is de-
tached from the Powhatan, and ordered to pro-
ceed Lone and wait orders,
WM. A. POTTER, forlser supervising architect
OF the Treasury department, at Washington,
was arr ested in New York. at his Office ye5ter-
day, Dy L. ). deputy marshal for completely
in Tie frauds in the construction of the Chicago
custom house, by which the government was
de1rauded out OF SS50000 by false measurements
OF iron and stone. He was taken before COM
missioner. and waving an examination, went
before Judge Choate, in the L. s. circuit court,
gave s., 900 bail for his appearance at Chicago
his brother, Hon. Clarkson y. Potter, signing
the bond.
RAILROAD ACCIDEET-The New York ana
Hartford eXple3s train was thrown off by
am1ssplaced switch at NewingtOn, Conn., last
evening. The engine, baggage car, drawing
room and one passenger car were wrecked No
passengers were hurt. Engineer Iachey was
bruised and perhaps internally injured The
hfeman's knee was broken.
THE BREcKINRIpGE MONUMENT GOV. Nc
treary, or Kentucky, has caused to be deiiy-
eled 10 the BTeckinriGge Monumental aSS0cia-
tion; al lexington, Ky, $4,000 appropriated by
the legislature for monument to the memory
OF John c. Breckinridge.
THE FUNERAL OF ROBERT HELLER took place
from tie Continental hotel. Phiadeipha yes
lelday, ReF: Dr. hudder- OF ST. Stephens EpiS-
coral church. conduct n the services The re-
mains Weie temporarily deposited in vault at
AacI elah cemetery. Only "A few friends were
present.
SOCIALISTS IN RoME.-DOcumentS have been
seized ard persons arrested in Rome in connpc-
ilon i1 Win sociaIlsm The papers Show that the
1nternatlonalistS CT Italy were in correspond
ence With similar bodies in other countries.
LADY ANNIE LOUISE GoocH, who was arrested
III England on the charge OF attempting TO pass
off a spurious baby as her husbands heir, has
been committed for trial.
DlPHTHERIA is sprea ding with alarming randi
1ty In the lower part OF Elizabeth. n j. There
ale seven cases IN one family in Fulton street,
ana all tne physicians report a large number OF
cases.
TwENTY-SN BODIES have been recovered
from the wreck OF the Pommeranfa One was
supposed to be that of young Mr.. Clymer. on
another, female, was found ring, marked
&c. L."
THE PORTE has suppressed the Turkish lesa-
siOn S.o at washington and many consulates.
since thf war ended 50 vessels have arrived at
Constantinople, mostly from the United States
with cargOeS OF rifles and cannon The Turkish
troops are now as well supplied with arms as
before the war.
MODEL HUSBAND at Fort Wayne. Ind Sc
duced girl and made his wife take in washing
SO as TO furnish him with the funds to settle tae
case.
ENGLAND AND RUssIA.-The Noroe Vreaua. Of
81. refers burg. says the responsibility for the
dispatch OF the Russian embassy to CabuI rest,
WIN Russia, and not with AfghanStan. eng
land avoids strong opponent, and falls uDon
her weak neighbour
CHARLES kIMBALI, OF kendallsville. Ind, an
employe OF the railway mail service was ar
rested near Dunkirk, \. Y, Wednesday night
Tor robbing the mails. He has made con
feSson. ~
THE MARQUIS OF LoRNE has already experi
enced international c0urteSeS. The cOm.nitIe
OF the bench show OF dogs to be held in Detroit
IN January, has invited his EXcelency TO send
some OF his dogs for exhibition.
GOING TO EURoPE.-The standing committee
oI the diocese OF Easton, Md, having granted
Elshop Lay four months leave Of ab seace for
Iest, IN consequence OF his present LII health.
tIe Bishop. under the advice OF his Dhys;ctans
VIII go TO England, taking Mrs Lay and his
daughter with him. He win leave early next
week. ~
R-Thointon Scott, colored was found early