The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-13
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
Capital Topics--crimes and Casualties.
Personal and Political.

Personal and Political.
The Secretary of the Treasury transmitted to
Congress on the 5th inst. the estimates OF APP
preparations required for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1885. The amount estimated as re-
quired for all expenses of the Government is
2S3 I25 305, which is $22, 323, 282 less than the
aggregate of appropriations for the present
fiscal year. and $53, 15a, 857 less than the sum
called for in the estimates submitted last year.
The appropriations for the present fiscal year,
including deficiencies and miscellaneous, ag-
gregated $305, AS. 537, the estimates on which
those appropriations were based calling for
S340, 2S0, 1872. The estimates submitted on the
9TH are divided as follows: Civil establishment,
S22, 045. 663; foreign intercourse, 81 $685. sol;
military establishment, S27, 136, 1872; naval es-
Enlistment, 2,747, 751; Indian affairs,
S., 4668l0; pensions, 10000 600; pnblicworks,
Sf7.164214: postal service, 2,95s, Bill; miscel-
laneous. So, 800, 965; permanent annual appro-
priations, Sis, IA 037. The estimates in all
the above cases, except for pensions for foreign
intercourse and the permanent annual appro-
priations are for larger sums than those appro-
priated for use during the present fiscal year
The appropriations for pensions for the present
year amounted to $50, 575, 257; for foreign in
tcrcourse to g, 177,994, and the permanent
Ex-Clerk of the House Mcpherson has pre-
pared an exact tabular statement of the mem
bership of the House, showing that it is COM
posed of 1876 Democrats, lis Republicans, 5 Re-
adjusters, 3 independents, Messrs. Lyman, of
Massachusetts,; York, of North Carolina, and
0ehiltree, of Texas, and ! Observation-Disclosures.
There are two vacancies, in the second Missis-
sippi and seventh Virginia districts.
The deputy commissioner of internal reve
nue. says that the internal taxes already col
lected for the present fiscal year are at the rate
of SI23 000.e0o per aunum. lie estimates the
collections for the entire year at S130o00,000.
| This estimate includes between six and seven
millions to be collected in special taxes in April
and May, but does not include an increase
which is anticipated from spirits forced out of
bond.
The report OF Albert Williams, Jr., geologist,
is complete statistical review Of the present
| condition of the mining industries of the coun-
| try. The total value Of the metallic products
| of the United States in 1882 was $219, 10000.
The total value of the non metallic mineral
products was 1926, 156, 406.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
| A heavy snow and wind storm occurred at
| Denver on the 9th and 9th insts, which in its
disastrous effects is without parallel in the
history of Colorado. About 800 telegraph and
! telephone poles in Denver were blown down,
/ blockading about dozen squares with mass
! of wires. Trains were delayed and outside
communication cut off.
The trial of James W Mutt for the murder
I of \. l.. Dukes commenced at Uniontown, Pa,
on the 9Th inst. with an effort TO obtain jury,
/ but after exhausting the panel of eighty Jurors
I only three were found who declared themselves
impartial. The counsel for the defense then
made motion to change the venue, and after
argument Judge Wilson ordered the case to be
removed to Allegheny county.
POLITICAL.
The message of Governor Cameron was sent
| in to the Virginia Legislature on the 9Th inst
Among the topics treated In the message are.
the State debt question, public school interests,
/ the Maryland aud Virginia boundary question,
and the late trouble at Danyille.
The Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned
sine die ON the 9th inst Most of the members
have turned into the treasury $40 each, the
amount Of their pay for the eleven days recess
taken at the beginning of the session.
s resolution was introduced in the Virginia
Senate on the 5th inst. calling on Senator Ma
hone to resign. The preamble consists in a
sharp arrangement OF the Senator.
PERSONAL.
/ General Eli r. Murray, governor Of Utah,
/ left for MoImonland on the 9Th inst. He viii
| go via Louisville, and viii reach Utah in about
/ ten days He called at the White House and
paid his respects to the President, taking ocea-
sion to express his qualification at the position
taken by him IN the message on the Mormon
question. q feel like man who has had
a heavy load taken from his shoulders. The
| President recommends what have been trying
for three years to have done / return to
Utah, feeling in the best of health and spirits
Tolman Wheeler, of Chicago. who has al
ready made number Of valuable requests to
the Episcopal church, has decided the church a
valuable tract of land in the western division
Of the city and advanced 100000 toward the
design IS to be after that OF Oxford, a prominent
feature Of the structure being chapel and d
library of 10000 volumes
Mr. Fair, of Nevada, is put down as the
wealthiest man in the United States Senate.
His riches aggregate S18,0O000O; those of Mr..
Miller, of California, s., 100000; Mr.. Sawyer,
of Wisconsin, $7,000,000; Dir. Brown, of Geor-
gia, $ 900 600; aIr. Palmer of Michigan, ST.
100000: Mr. Sabin, of Minnesota $4,000, 900,
and 50 on.
Messrs. Barnum, Hutchinson & Bailey re-
ceiyed word on the 5th inst. from their agent
IN Rangoon India, that he had completed the
purchase Of genuine sacred white elephant
which had been recently captured in Siam
The price to be paid for the animal was $500.
goo in gold.
Hon. Alexander Henry, who was mayor Of
Philadelphia during the exciting times Of the
late war; died in Germantown on the 9th inst
after a short illness. He was q lawyer of ex
tensiye practice and g popular citizen.
Miss Louisa de La Rance {" Ouida'9 writes
letter denying that she has become a Roman
Catholic.