Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1874, Page 1

The Thichoyy Dil = VOLUME 28. WALTHAM WATCHES, THE NEW WALTHAM The past twolvo montha at the Waltham Watoh Faotory have been the busiost in the Company’s history, Soveral wholly new stem-winding Watohos have been produaed, and great improvements have boon effeoted fn the manufsoture of all variety of their Btandard Watches, until now they includo overy mzo,in both koy and stom winding, that oan bo desired, of every quality and of evory prico. At the samo timo now inven- tiona in machinory, and othor large odono- mies, have cheapened the cost, so that at prosont it is not too much to claim that the “Waltham Watches are the best and cheapest watches in the world. These claima aro, in fact, almons everywhere admitted. In this country it 18 & matter of faot that hardly any fine American Watchesare sold but thoso of the Woaltham mnke, while orders arc now rogularly recoived from England, Australis, sand the British Possessions generally, and foreign countries are absndoning the hand= made productions of Switzerland and Eng- Jand, and esgerly adopting Amorican ma- chino-mado Waltham watches in their | place. Buyers of silver watches should be carefal $0 observe the atamp of the Jompany on the ©sse, as woll as on the movement, as tho ‘Waltham Watoh movements are froquently put into oases which are inferior both in Quality of metal and workmanship. Faor sale by all the loading Jowolors. Positively No Watches Sold atRetail, ROBBINS & APPLETON, Gonoral Agents, Wew York, Boaton, Ohicago, and London, and. PLATED WARE. TIFFANY & (0, Union-Square, New York, Having completed their new worka for the manafacture of Flated Ware, aro now pro- ducing, by improved Procossos, WAre supe- rior to any before offored. . Being made of the best hard white metal snd BILVER, BOLDERED 1IN BVERY PART, it is almost indestruatible by use. The forms are designed with reference to peal sorvice, snd ths ornamentation is free from the showiness that usually distinguish- s plsted from silver ware, the groatest care having bsen taken to produce artialos to meet the wants of the best Oity trade, In ordor to make room fora complete stock of the above goods, their stock from English and other makers will be aold at reduced prices. TIFFANY & CO. also call attention to ‘Their stook of TABLE CUTLERY from the ‘best Bhaflield makers. ‘DIAMONDS. DIAMONDS! Large lot of Unmount- ed Stones to be closed out cheap. Full stock of Fine Jew- elry, Silver and Silver Plate. GILES, ~ BRO. & CO,, 268 Wabash-av. HOTEL. CLIFTON HOUSE, Corner Wabash-av, and Monroe-t,, " Opposita Exposition Building. Prite Reduced to §3 ner Day For singla rooms. Epocial ratos to Excursioniats. The best §3 ner day Totel, ether Eest or West, JENKING & JIOLMER, Proprietors. il e GREAT BARGAINS 1N LADIES' PASHIONABLE FURS! New York Iiankrupt Sale, Fandsorns Seat Mufl and Hos, prico My, Black Lynx Muff and B 3 usliey Min oilar, ¥Ea('::t un‘.‘lhuugd and Bin, 310 & n!:.' ":'”‘hm ich goods Ae (¥4 st trom 825 g0t i ado h Bont Fon 4 o nor, And warrantos w and Wasiaguco, 545 Mictiunars. Btock, Fixtures, and losso of ftars No. 28 North Glark- g for le Tory ohuap 1o, guod PATED mho wil contimy o n (ncua b ARl (o JOUN Rilb: LINER 6 W SRING, Al rar tho atnva. __TO RENT, {front bouses, in foot order, on Rush.st,, oret of Superior, aud I order to' do so will e ab s greal ich., 'W. D. KERFOOT & 00.. 8 Kast Washlngton-sty SOUTHERN DISORDER Garland’s Government Looking for Smith's Insurrection. When Found, They Will Make a Note of It, Judge Poland Summoned to a Consultation in Wash- ington. The Administration Taking a Cool View of the Case. The Reports of Arrests and Intim- idation Pure Fabri- cations, Henry M. Cooper Denies the Au- thenticity of the Dispatch Attributed to Him, Vacancies in the Lounisiana Retarning Board Filled at Last, Reports of Outrages on the Texan Frontier, AREANSAS. SMITH STILL QUIESOENT. Speciol Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune, Lrrre Rock, Ark., Nov. 17.—No changoe has taken place in tho situstion since lnst night. The Hallio Rifles, & company of State militia, marched up Markhom stroot, with fixed bayo- nots, totho Siate-House this afternoon. This created somo oxcitoment, but 1t goon subsided and tho city is quiot to-night. Judge Poland left for Washington to-day, hav~ ing recoived a telogram from Attorney-Goneral Williams, Boforo loaving ho sppointod Mr. ‘Ward a sub-committce to romain bore ss lopg zs ho deomod ndvisable and tako such additional testimuny a8 he thinks proper. It im belloved horo that the President will not make s decision in the case until the arrival of Judgo Poland, L A BOGUS DISPATOR. Henry M. Cooper, Hecretary of the Republican Btnte Central Committes, donies the authorship of the tolegram contained in the dispatelies from ‘Washington to the Associatod Press lnat night, wherein it is statod that 100 prominent Hopub- licans have beeu arrcsted, Ho says ho doos not know of but one man whohas beep srrested, and never sont any such telogram. LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO BUSTAIN GARLAND, [To the Associuted Press.] Lrrrre Rock, Ark,, Nov. 17.—The Benate to- day possed tho jornt rosolution commending the prompt action of Gov. Garland ia the Smith matter. A bill was slso introduced sud passed to a third reading autborizing the Governor to offer a reward of $1,000 for the spprehension of portios charged with conspiring for the over- throw of tho Government and athor crimes of & like character. ALL QUIET. ‘The same quict which has prevailed sinco Bmith's }?rochmnuon ‘was mado public still pro- vails. Nothing hus yot beou hesrd of Smith, nor has thore been any demonstration in his be- hislf by anybody in auy part of the Stato. TILE CONORESSIONAL COMMITTEE, Judge Poland, of tho Congressional Commit- teo, loft for Washington ihus ovoning. Mr, Ward, of the Committeo, romains hore. It is reported here that Judgo Poland was summoned to Washington by the Attorney General. DAXTER COMPLIMENTED. Tho General Asserbly hns pnssod a joint res- olution of thanke to Gov. Baxter for his course during tho past two yonrs. BAD FOB AMITIT. Gov, Garland roceived the following dispatch to-night: Hruesa, Nov, 17, 1874, Gov. A, I, Gorland: Tho ‘dispatch from Little Rock, etating that troops 7o belog Faised heto {o suppart Smith, 1 falte, Ev- erytoiy ect o 8 1o poriectly AUEE . B, Ronusow, Sherir, Robinson is o colored man, and was electod under_tho pew Constitution by the Republicans of Phillips County. In no locality in tho State aro thero auy dis- turbauces, or any attempt to orgauizo men in the interost of Smith, TIE PRESIDENT IN NO TURRY TO ACT. Apectat Dispatoh to The Chacago Trivtne, ‘WasminaToN, D. C., Nov. -Tho Prosident discusged the Arkansas caso with the Cabinot to-dny, but statcs that he will not interforo ox- copt to keep the pence uutil ho is further advised of the facts. ©OV. GARLAND TO W118 CODNAEL, (7o the dssociated Dress.] ‘Wasnmaroy, D, G, Gov. Gar- land sent the following telegyam to his counsel in Washington, dated Nov, I LaTLz Rock, Ark,, Nov, 17.—All i peace and quict hera s perfoctly'so. 1 will ‘havouo collision unless it be forced upon me by realsting tho process of law or attacking me. All clasecs of peoplo—all partics—are supporting mio, and I cannot fud Smith and hiu psrty to arreat them with warrants, and o oue Knows whero they are. Another tolegram from Garland, dated to-day, says: Only one arrest made (Price), and, on examination, he was dischargnd, The giillty ones, Smith and Wheeler, are fugifives, and cannot bo found. All quiet, and the Governnisnt moviug on admirably, TIICE TO DORSEY. The following from tuo editor of the Republic- an KL%M' at Littlo Rock was 1oceived hero to- night by Benator Dorsoy, of Arkansas: Livrue ook, Nov. IT.—The Tepubllcans aro wait. ing patiently for some delnito action by the Fedoral anthorities at Washington, Thoy can protect them- sclves it forced to do 80, They have alwaya been loyal and obedient 1o the mandates of the highor authority, The Federal Government sus- twined Baxter 'in his_ conilict with Drooks, and by that means alone Garland snd his o of White: Leaguers obtained posscasion of tho Btate, courls and all, They st once commenced a regulsr system of murders, futimldations, aud other fearful crimes, which fa ‘reaulting fn all the horroraof civil war, Busic ness througliout the Slate s almoat entirely muspended, and the White-Leaguera’ militla roam at farge, 1{ wo ure to Aight, wo wish to knaw il The earlier the mat- tor 5 sotiled the better it will be for ull, ————— LOUISIANA. TROOPS RETINE FROM THZ STATE-NOUSE. New Onveans, Nov. 17.--The United States traops who have been occupying the State-Houso for somoe time past wére withdrawn at @ a, m., and Oapt, Tawlor, with & force of aboat thirty policomen, supplies their placo, TIY BETURNING BOARD. John M. Sandige, who was olooted by the Re- turning Board to fill tho vacancy occasioned by Gen. Longstroot's rosignation, doclines, fur tha hiat he has no oxpression or intimation ;:«::f lllh; Board that s place wonld bo mado for another Corservative member placing the party ho should reprosent on something liko an aquality witls that of 1ts contostants, and not baving boen requested by the Lixecutive Comumlitao of the Dewocratic-Conservative psity to act In such “’}Z"J‘fl'x«mmm Board mot at 11 a, m, Mr, Hunuacker, of Bt. Jamos, Ropublican candidate for tho Legislature, desired to ba informed whother tho roturns hind yet boen roceived from 8t. James Parivh, 'Lho oard informod bim that tho returna hiad been rocoived ten days ago, The Toard resumed counting ab tho twelith polls, Bocoud Ward, of tho city. The Rotursing ollicors electod O. Arroyo, CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1874, Demoorat, to flll & vacanoy on the Board, Xle taok the required oath, and was noated. TEXAS. BMALL-TOX AT DROWNSVILLE—MEXIOAN OATTLE- TUIEVES, Gavvestox, Tox., Nov. 17.—The News' apecial from Brownsville, Nov. 17, says tbo small-pox oxista hioro tu a bad form. The physicians say it is almost opidomio, Five ohildron diod in ono family nftor a short fllnoss. Dra. Comb, White~ hioad, and Molton waitod on_ Mnyor Parkor to- dny, and will meet tho City Council to-night, in rolation thoroto. 'Thia diseaso hus boon very fa- tal fuRoma, killing 100, mostly ohildron, out of a population of 700. T'wo droves of atolon cattle have been crossed Into Moxico within tho Iaat twonty-four houra, Thoy woro crogsed within tho corporate limita of Brownsville, Deputy Iuspoctor Rook went to ho othor ide to-dny, and waited upon Alcado Fuertes, o sent throo policomon with Rock. They mot three armed thiovos at the odgo of Matamoras, driving twonty-threo bosves, Thoy ran out on thoir horses, and the stolon catilo wore capiured. Eightonn Leoves were bagged Bt the crosaiug, makivg n total of forty-omo in that drove. Tho animals aro in possession of the Moxican nuthotitios ; nlso tho othor drove. The beeves wore crossed noar a party of Moxican soldiors, who said they bad no ordors to inter- foro with them. . FOREIGN. The Rumor of Peace in Bucnos Ayres Pronounced False The Russian Government Still Patroniz- ing the Brussels Congress. RUSSIA. ANOTHFR INQUINY CONCENNING THE BRUSSELS CONFRRESGE, 87, PeTEnssoRe, Nov. 17.—The Russian Gov- ernment has issued another clroular note to the European powers, requesting to be informed of the points in the prootacol gigned at the Brussela Conforence which thoy dosire rovised, amended, or omitted. Itisalso suggested that. auothor International Conforonco be Leld next yoar, e SPAIN. ARNY ITEMS. Loxpox, Nov. 18.—It is roportod that Gen, Lasorns, commandor of the Republican army in the North of Spain, is desd. A special dispatch to the Standard from Hen- daye roports that military operations are sus- pended on nccount of the weather, Marahal Bazaino bns arrived at Madrid. ———— FRANOE, PILITICAL. Panrs, Nov. 17.—It is rumored that Count Daru had an interview with President Mac- Mahon, and promised him the support of the Right, with Lgo oxception of a dozen extremists, —_— INDIA. THE BECENT HARNOR COLLISION, Loxpox, Nov. 17.—A Caleutts dispatch sayn . “ Two boats' crows of tho vessols sunk by the collision in the Hoogly Rivor are still missing.” ————— THE ARGENTINE STATES. A PALSEREPORT. Pans, Nov. 17.—La Liberto to-dsy admits that the announcemont that a compromise had boen effectod botween tho Goveroment of Buonoa Ayers and tho insurgents 18 falso. e GERMANY. VON ARNIA'S TRIAL. Benuy, Nov. 17.—Tho trial of Count von Arnim bas been postponed until Dee. 9. Loxnon, Nov. 17.—A Berlin dispaleh to tho Xondon Times snys: “A lottor from Prince Henori Roiss, Gorman Ambnssador at 8t. Peters- burg, on tho policy of Gerwany towards Russis, is among the documents which Count von Ar- nim is roquired to surrendor. Its_disappearance adds to tho mystery of tho nffair.” DISRARLL'S GUILDIALL BPEECI. Benu, Nov. 17.—The Norti German Gazelle (eemi-oftial) rofer to Disracli'a socent donial at alt allusions to his Guildball speech wero applicable to tho Arnim affair, and says the ox- planation is gratifying to all thoso who aro de- sirous of preventing a misunderstanding be- tweon England and Germany. —_— GREAT BRITAIN. AN ATIOTIO EXPEDITION, Loxvoy, Nov. 18,—Disracli has written alettor to Sir Henry Rawlinson, announcing that the Government, In_consequonce of tho roprosenta~ tion of tho Royal Goographical Socicty and other learned bodies, has detorminod to organize & Polar exploring expodition without dolay. THE NORTHWESTERN STATES, News tems Telegraphed to The Uhie cago Tribune. ILLINOIS. A number of Chicago men possossed of Iarge capital sra Ylterurll\g to organiza n company to ongago in the ico business on an oxteusivo ecalo in tho vicinity of LaSallo during tha approach- ing winter, ~—Mr. Bickford, who roprosents the Holly Manufacturing Company of Lockport, N. Y., is in Joliet for tho purposo of making eatimates on tho cost of tho Holly systom for that city, and prosenting tho mutier to the City Council, "Thore 18 no doubs that with tho strong foeling that oxiata ju fuvor of some systom the Counoil will lock with favor on the Holly, as Biclkford is pro- purcd to presont Lig_works ‘in_fangiblo shape. Tho businoss-mon of the city will favor any sys- tem that s reliablo and not too oxpensivo, —A company of militin was organized in Joliet last mght, to bo known 88 the Bartleson Guards. Capt. J. G. Elwaod, an ox-Caplain of tho Ono Hundredth 1llinoin Infantry, it is supposod, will be the commander of the organization, The supposition {s that this company will bo nesigned to tho Tirss Rogiment of the lllinois State Militin, now being organized in Clucago. Judg- iug from tho matarial, it will bo a crack organi- zation. Tho elpction of oficors ocours at the regular meoting on Tuesdny night next. INDIAN, The Baltimore & Obio Railrond Company pro- poses Lo pay tlo Stato of Indisnn the smount exponded for tho militia used in the late cross- ing trouble iu Portor Gounty. —Articles of as«ocintion wore filed yosterdey at Indisnapolis for the Citizons' Bank of Mun- cie, 'Tho bonded stock is $50,000. Georgo W. Bpiker, Prosident, and John Mursh, Cashior. —A widow named Boker, living 1 tho wost part of Logansport, poinoued hersolf o Monday mght. No causo is assignod excopt low spirits, ~The storo of Postmuutor Bieln, nt Ander- &0, was robbod on Baturday night, the thloyes galning entrance by a back door in an adjoining room. They took what chango they found iu tho drawer, with some _furty Smith & Wesson rovolvers and ono double-barrcled sbotgun, Loss in all about 400, Noclew to the burglars, onto, An injunction suit in_Akron, rostralolog s newspapor man from publishing & nn\vnpnfiur in Akron, is now on trial, The plaintiff is R. 1L Kuight, and the dofondant 8, L. Evorott, WIBCONBIN. Mortin J, Yenzn, & watchman for O, J. L. Moyer, at Fond du ' Lao, dropped doad on Mon- dny ovening, just s he ontorod his homo, Hia foitr ehildron’wero coming to wolcome lum home &4 tho sudden doath ocourred, —A dologation of the Milwaukee Bar walted on Judgos Drummond and Howo to-day to pro- #ont to the Unitod States Courts the rosolutiony of thoBar inrespect to the domino of the late Judge Miller, My, Butlor mado the presentation speoch. Judge Drummond made an cloquent audress in rosponse, ordoring the resolutions Hlud mmong the archives of the Court. —An inquest, hold at Milwaukeo yesterday, in tho case of Lafrigk Brodio, who was drowhod whilo engaged about tha dock of tho Wostorn ‘Tranaportation Company at a Iato hour on Mon- doy eveniug, resultod ina verdios of doath by aceident., NEDRABRA, ‘The pork-packers at Omaha Lave commenced in’ esrnest, and aro packing ull the hogs they can got., Nlio weather for tho past wonk Lins been vory favorable £r thoir operationa The weathor t-day hias beon vary cold with » igh wind, SUDDEN DEATH. Sinking of a Steamer at the Leveo in New Or- leans, Thirty-five Lives Supposed to Be Lost---The Result of Qverloading. Several Miners at Pittston Crushed by TFalling Rock: Six Persons Killed by a Boiler Ex- plosion in New York, Sinking of o Stenmer at New Orleans. New Onuzans, La., Nov. 17.—The rogular lower-const packet Lmpire, Capt. Jeanfrou, sank to hor toxna about 4 o'clock this morning at hor landing, at the foot of Contt stroot. T'he Empire srrivod about 12:30 this morning, hoavily loaded with sugar, molagass, rico, ote. Boveral of her passengora left tho boat upon her arrival, otherwiso tho loss of lifo would have boon Inrge, As it is, fourteon passongers and many of tho crow aro bolieved to bo drowned. Tivo bodies havo boen recovered, including tho Captaia’s eldest daughtor, aboat 17 years of age, and Mr. Frisbio, a woll-known plautation en- gluoor. Ospt. Jonnfroan LOBT FOUR ONILDREX, . but saved his wife and baby, who, with him, wore glooping 1o the texas. D. B. Porrott, a passonger, who escaped from tho sivking stoamor, gives his opinion that the boat was overloaded, aud parted in the contre, Tho Empire was built at Algiers about_throo oars ago, and owned by the Empiro Parish }‘ncm Company, She was valued at about 30,000, and bad on board ubout 169 hogsbeads of éugar, bosides & largo number of barrels of molagser, and a quautity of rice. It is impossiblo at present to got the nctusl numbor of lives lost, a8 tho books aud papors of tho boat are undor tie texas. TENTIMONY OF THK OFFIOED, Capt. Jenufrenu states thay the Empiro h only a fair cargo, and was not ovorionded ; that the guards wero woll abovo the water. At tho time of sinking he was awakened by s groat noise and confusion. Caught one of hia childron and swam with it to tuo shbore. Saw his wife Btanding on the deok with the baby in her arma 28 the boat wont down. 8he clung to tho whool- houso of tho Bradish Johnson, which stood alongsido, but the violont. shock wronched from ber grasp her ohild, who foll in the water and wzs drowned. John Dublin says: “ Am mato of the Empiro, Wo arrived last uight about 13 o'clock, aud tied up. Wont to my room, aud almost iminedistely weot to sloop. Botwcon 4 and b o'clock heard a tromendous crash. Thinkiog we had been run into, I rushed on deck. Seelug she was sioking, Ishouted for everybody to get lifo-proservers. 1 rushed along forward, shouting to wakeall I could, intending to run into tho csbin, when tho boat, almost in a second’s time, accmed to sink, and I was thrown into the watar. 8wam uatil I could cateh hold of something aud sava mysalf.” Eugene Durabo, [pilot, uasa s * Who thio boat sapk | was on my bed. Heard tho crash, snd thought we were run into. I was thrown into the wator, and swam to the wharf. I think the boat waa broke in two, ho sank so suddenly. FIVE TODIES Lliave beon found. ‘Lo number lost is uncertain, 85 110 one is positive of the numbor who left she boat immediately upon bor acrival hore. The boat is suid to be iusured for $15,000. THE BTEAMER'S CALGO. Oapt, Joanfreau states thst to tho bost of his koowledge tho Empiro had 100 hogshoads of sugar, 79 barrels of molassos, 238 barrols of rye, aud 785 sacks of rough rico. He says that tho boat did not break in two, but went down solid, He can's account for tha sinking, a8 sho was not overlonded, and thers was no unusual watar any- whoro whon ho retired at night. 1o caunot tell Low many passengers thero wero, ay the Looks were in tho safo in the Clork's room. Ho thinks thare wero AROUT THINTY-¥IVE LOST. Four of his ohildron wore lost—Iaunie, 17 yoars; Jolinnio, 12 yoars; Ads, 8 yonrs; aud Waiter, 7 montbs, He is ovorwholmed with griof, and can scarcely realize tho horrors of last nigl Tho bodies of Fannie and Walter, dir. Frishee, ongineer of the Aaguolia Plantation, and two dren of Mr. Kemper, havo been rocovered. The boat and cargo are partially iLsuroed m city oftices. The beli-boat Ounge will sttempt to ruiso the wreelt to-morrow, when the bodies drowned will probably bggrocovered. NAMES OF MIBSING, The following are tn%mnu, 80 far as known, of tho missing and_bolidwe 10 bo lost by the Empiro disastor: Henry Jifigon, Numn; Rob- ort Carpootoer; William Groen, _engineors; ir. = Maadook, from Bollair \Plantation; Oustino Dars, of Buras; _ Mr, and Mre. Komper and two cluldren} Mirs,’ James Martin, Point la Hacho; Bira. Mozolle, Unton DPluptation; Roso Bt, John, stowardess; Cuarles Williame, pantry-keopor; Charles Ward and John Williams, cook-boye. Aurned to Death—A Prrty of Mincrs Crushed to Beath by Falling Rock. Spectad Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune, WiLkesuanne, Pa., Nov. 17.—At 2 o'closit this morpivg & fire broke out at Parsous, 2 miles from Wilkesburro, and two tenemout Lousos ‘were destroyed. A young man named Thomas Gairaghan, boarding in tho houeo, was unablo to escape, and his charred body was found in the ruivs, His bed-follow narrowly escaped suf- focation, and jumped from an upper story to the ground, badly burned and otvorwite injured. A purty of men bad beon drlukmfi and carous- iug, aud, in o row which onsued, knockod over a Lerosono lamp, whioh explodod sud set fire to the buildiug, A terrible miniog casualty oceurred at Pitts- ton this forenoon, by which seversl miuers woro crushod to denth by the fullng of & rock. ‘I'he disngtor ocourred in tho Heneca Miucs, tho property of tho Pilttstou & Bimira Coal Company, somo balf~lozon mon being at work {n that part of the mine whou the acculent oceurted, Within a very biiof spaco of time the news had passed from wouth to mouth through- out the entire town, and a largo_crowd gathered around the place of death, Williug hunds were roady to attempt a rosous of the unforwu- nato mon, aud near the odgo of tie cave-it was found Jobn O. Williame, seribly bruived by the falling rocks, buc stilf 8ici., ~ Ho wasiminediately piaced undor modical ©are, au.. i::a aeureh continucd. Tarthor ou tho lifoless bodies of Henry Jenkins and Elias Davig were fouud crushed by enormous muasses of rock, At this juucture {hn winors who bad vol- uutcered to atiomyt tho resoue wero detorrod from further entrance to tho mine, as other pog- tiaus af the raof were cracking sud woro liuble to bo precipitated at any moment. A largo vumber of men are engaged in re. moving the fallen rocke, but an, aros of not jeks thun ou acro having gono dowa, tho mon do not think it oan bo romoved in loss than s wook, In tho meantimo, tho fate of tho othor mon i uuknown, It it uito likoly thoy, t00, wore otusbed with thair compunions, Tho oxcltomont in ittston is Intonso, aud tho sconcs at,tho mino boggars doscription. 8ix Persons Killed by o HDoller Exe plosion, Nezw Yonk, Nov. 17.—1he stoam tug Lily ox- ploded bher boilors this attornoon noar the Qov- eimment works, killlug live of the orow and futal- ly injuring the Captain, David A, Havens, Kicied to Donth by o florse. Suvecial Lhapateh o The Chicago Fribune, Rookronn, 1il, Nov. 17.—Lunt Sunday George A, Crouby, & member of the Board of Bupor~ visors of Winnehago County, from tho Town of New Milford, was 80 badly injured by the klck of a hiorao that ho diod this morning, Mr. Crosby hins been s momber of tho Board of Bupervisors of tho county for sovoral yoars, and was a moat ll;:]mollent man, whoso loss will bo greatly folt in 8 town, Ratlrond Accidents in Arkannns, Lirree Rook, Ark, Nov. 17.—A msn named MoGrath was run ovor and killed by & construc- tion-traln on tho Fort 8mith Railway near Con- way, to-day. Another dceidont ocourred on the Momphis & Little Rook-Rallroad this evening 8 milos wost of Brinkley; by which Qonductor Mayhow re- colvod n sovero zash across the hond, sid a man named Randall was badly injuied, Tho traln way wrooked, and the caboose aud baggage-cors woro turnod complotoly. A broken rail s ro- ported a8 tho couse, Tho wounded mon arrived horo this evoning, Loss of Two Lives in o Fire in Now Yorit, From the New York Herald, Nov, 15, A firo bogan about b o'clock last avening at No. 818 East Thirty-cighth streot, botwoon First and Becond avenues, and, althongh it did not achievo much damngo to property, it was foarfully do- structivo to human lifo, At tho placo abovo named 1a a cluster of shantios. 1 wasin onoof theso that tho calamity happoned Inst night,—n two-storiod trame odifice. It wes occuplod by thiroo families, and owned by Mrs. Mary Rollly, On tho top floor lived Jamos Rellly and wife, thoir son Jamos, & child -about 4 yesrs, and an old womsn named Mary Whelan. These woro tho victims of the colamity. As thoy wero gotting ready for suppor about dusl, flamos suddonly burat out on the story bolow them, 8nd, sproadivg rapidly, cut them oft from oscnpe down tho stairways. Tho fire spoedily communicated to tho front of the houso and rau up to the roof, so that there was no possibility for thom to lot thomselves down into the court betweon tho burning building and s tindory ‘woodon stablo which abutaon the back of tho shanty on tho atreet. Tho fear-strickon vic- tuna waro, therofore, drivon to their rosr rooms. Meonnwhile the firo had caught a bigh foucs bo- tweon tho court-yard and sn cmpty lot, and had also fatlen oo the roof of the old stablo, In this lot and in the court-yard woro gath- ored a crowd of spectalors, to whoso crime inal ioacitvity, and waiting for the firomon to arrive, the losa of the livos of two human bolngs, and, it may be, of four, mast bo atirib- uted, These carcless, or panic-stricken, specta- tors Liad ouly to take some lndders from tho ad- Jacont lot and to uprear tuom sgainst tho back of the burning housoe in order to rescuo all tho Funuua who wore in_it. The poor peoplo had hoon driven by tho advanco of tho flamoee to tho back room of tho third floor of their house. They conld go no further. 1t was their last {emporary rofuge. Thoy oried for Lelp, but the [‘uoplu on the groung secmod incapablo of using o simplo and offcctual monna_of rescus that woro at thoir hands, The spread of the flamea bad been 80 rapid that tho firomen wero not yot arrived on tho ground. Reilly and bis wifo, soc- ing no other chanco to escape from a horrible deith, leaped from the windows to tho ground, and each froctured their logs. Thoy woro piokced up and burne to Bellovue Hospital. Tho other two occnpants of tho house were Margarot Whelan, over 60 years of ago, and tho child Jamos Reilly. Both were too feeblo to follow Mr. and Mra. Roilly out of the window, s0 thoy were ovorcome by tho acrid smoke and died of suffocation. Just after tho two frantic pooplo Dad leaped from tho window the firemon arrived. The flamos now sheoted the front of the house, and had eaught an adjomning dwelling; thoy woro runufog quickly along tho bigh fonoo at it side, and woro eating through the roof of tho rotten old stablo, AR soon as thoy reached the fire the mombers of Hook and Ludder Company No. 7 fought their way into tho houso of tho Rofllys with the hope of rescning the old woman and the Iad. They wero successful only in find- ing their .bodios, Tho flre now scomed vory likely to dostroy the entico clustor of framo structuros, but, ns the firemen worked with skill, thoy soon subdued the flamos, English Vesso Lost with Thirty Lives, Loxpon, Nov. 17.—Five Yarmouth fishing- orafts have boen missing sinos the recent galo, and aro bolieved to be lost, with all on board, up- wards of thirly persous, —_— s THE LATE ELECTIONS, The Result in the Eighth Wisconsin Congressional District Still Unde- cided Officiuily. Special Inspatch to The Chicago Tribune, Mamisoy, Wie., Nov. 17.—~The Secretary of Btato now haa official returns of the vote of all the countios in tho Eighth Congressionsal Dis- trict oxcopt Chippowa aud Bbawano. Thore is no varying from the roporte herstoforo given. Tho Sbawano Journal publishes the ofticlal can- vasn, giving Cato 555 majority, 0a horetofors ro- ported. Advices from Chippewa Couuty are that it givos Cato 188 majority, inatoad of 178, os roported. This loaves' Cato a majority in sl countics on ofticial retarns of eight. This, howover, oxcludes tho vote of the Town ot Lincoln and tho First Ward of Grand Rapids, Wood County, by rejocting which the Wood County cauvasgors increasod Cate's wnjority thore from 158 to 193, and_counting in a County Clork, Registor, and District Attornoy, whom tie poople votud aainst. ‘The outrage is 80 flagrant that tho Tribune, the Reform papor of Woud County, and advocating Cata's election, says it cannoi boliovo thnt theso gentlemon would accept tho oflices 0 swarded, and socure tho uttor condomnation and hoartfelt contompt of nine-tonths of the tox-payers of the conaby, whoso peoplo would not tolorats such pacceeds ings for amoment, Theso mou will not degrade our party to 80 low o depth. Prospects of o Contest in the Peorln Sintricts Speciat Diepatch I The Chicago Tribune, Peona, Ill., Nov, 17.—Gen. Ross, tho defoatod candidato for Congross in this district, will, it ia claimod, contest the eleotion of R. H. Whiting, on the grounds of tho illegality of cortain votes, ond tho irregularitios of certain judges of olec- tion, Thoro is not being much said ubout it in tho city, but it is pietty well undorstood that Ross' iriends nro wotking hard to make out a ocage for him. Meceting of Oitizons to Protest Against the Action of a Canvassing Board. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicugo T'ribune. EAst 8aomvaw, Mich., Nov. 17.—A mooting of cltizens, without regard to politics, was hold at the Common Council rooms this evening, fo protest against tho action of the Board of County Canvassers in tbrowing out npwards of 8,000 votos in consequence of imporfect roturna, The Council Cunmber was donsaly packed, The Hon, Johu I, Driggs prosided. “Bpooches were made by the Hon, Willlam L. Wobber and othors, und resotutions consuring tho Bourd of Cauvassors, and charaotoslzing their otion as a1 outrago upon the righte of the ncople, were unammonsly adopted, A communication was rond to the meoting by . W. Andrus, who ls counted mm a8 Sheritf, disolaiming any right to bis oflice by renson of the action of the Board of Canvasyers, The Voto of Kansax, Arcmisox, Kan., Nov, 17.—The Champion has full:roturns of tho vote of the State. T'ho total voto cast was 86,000, noarly 15,000 less than two yeara sgo. Osborm, Rop., for Govornor, Lus 18,447 majority. Tho average majority for tho rosit of the Btate ticket is sbout 19,000, The O raulunn vote wag about 1,700, and the ltopu{: icon vole about 14,00 loes than two yeara ago, The Lagislatura i two-thirds Republican, BILLIARDS, Two Brillinnt Matches Avrangod for New York City. New Yonx, Nav. 17.—All thoe srrangemonts have boou comploted in the billiard-match for $2,000 and the champlonship of the United Blates botween Oyrille Dion and Maurlco Vig- uaux, Half of tho amount to be plaved for ling boon postod with tho stakeholder, Tho conlost i to takie placo in the lust wook of Docember, Tho contostants are to play 600 points up, three- ball Fronch ouroms., Proliminaries woro algo arranged for a gontost botween Albort Garnler and A. I, Rudolple, They aro to play 600 poluts up, Fronch caroms, for 33,000, on tho 11th of Devember. aribmne, i WASHINGTY | i s =) Annual Report of the 55 nisstoner of Ponsion(=3 *a 3 History of the Weather Bureau for the Past Year, How a Post.Office Official Lent His . Pass and Lost His Office. Rumors of Cabinet Changes. * PENSIONS. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMIARIONER. Washington (Nov, 10) Dispatch to the New York 1{mes, Gou, J. H. Baker, Commissioner of Pensions, undor dato of Oct., 15, 1874, hus submitted hin annaal roport to tho Bocretary of the Interlor. During the yoar, 5,768 now applioations for army invalid ponsions woro allowed, at an nggrogate annual rate of $39,892.60; the ponsions of 8,063 ponsioncrs of this olass woro incroased at an ng- grogate anuunl rato of §416,267.50; tho losses to this roll from denth nnd othor causcs wero 6,106, whoso pensions, with the amount of re- duction of the rates of othor invalld ponsions, nggrogatod §377,452.56 annually. THE ARMY PENSION-TOLL. On tho 30th of Juno, 1874, thire were 102,457 army.invalid ponstoners on tho roll, The aggre- gato annual pay of this class was $10,068,377.64, The incroaso 1n tho numbor of this class was 2,653, and tho mggrogato increnso of pensions was @481,137.46. During tho year, 8,061 pew ponsions for army widows nnd dopondent rela- tivos wore allowed, at nn nggrogato annusl rate of $116,433, and tho ponsions of 12,932 pensio: ors of this claes were inoreased at an ngrregato annual rato of §408,111,22, Thoro wero atricken from the roll of this class of pensioners, 7,623 names, whose ponsions aggregated $1,250,118.06. On thoe 80th of Juno, 1874, there wore on tho rofl of army widows and dopondent relatives 107,516 names, at an aggregeto annual rate of $18,637,~ 195,50, tho docrense for the year boing 4,572 names, and the decroase of ponsions of this class being $424,508.08, THE NAVY PENEION-ROLL. On the 80th of Juno thero wore 1,551 pavy in- valid ponsioners, ot an aggrogato annual rato of $169,492, an increaso in tho yoar of in the uumber of peusioners, and $18,954.25 in the an- nual rate of ponsions of this class, On tho 50th of June there wero 1,785 pensincrs on tho uavy roll of widows and depondent relatives, at a totnl rate of $287,534, an incrosse for tho year of 156 in the number of names, and $6,984 in the rate of pousions. THE YETERANS OF 1812, The names of 571 new pousioners wore added to the roll of the survivors of the war of 1812, aud 1,217 of this class were lost by death, leaving on tho 30th of Juno 17,620 pensioners of this clnss at a total annual rate of ' §1,691,620~a de- creaso for the yoar of 646 in the numbor of pon- sionors and_£62,061 in the rato of pensions of this class. The namos of 813 widows of soldiers of tho war of 1812 wero added to the roll, and 854 woro lost by death during that period, lony~ ing on the 30th of June 5,312 peunsionors of this claga—nn_jocienco for the year of 269 in the number of peusioners and $24,864 in tha rate of peosions, WIDOWS OF REVOLUTIONARY BOLDIERS, ‘Tho total numbor of on the 30th of June, 1874, was 436,241, & do- creaxo of 2,170 during the Fear; tho urgrogate annunl rate of pensions of all clasaes ou Juno 30 was $26,254,071.10, o decrosse from the preced- ing yosr of £5,615.13. Tho roll contains tho names of 410 widows of soldiors in the Revolu- tionary War. Certain u[))uclflu incronges allowed to invalid Ponsionors, J Inws passed st the last session of Congress, and the steady increase in tho numbor on the invalid ; pengion-roll, will probably bring tho disbureomonts to invalids for the present fin- cal year up to thoso of Jast voar; but in the pay- ments to widows, minors, &c., s reduction may ronaonably be oxpocted. BOUNTY-LAND WARRANTS AND CLAIMS. During tho ycar 234 cluims for bounty-land warraots wore allowed, the warrants calling for 45,640 neres of Jand. ' Tho number of npplica- tious for bounty-lands roceived during tho yonr was 529, ‘There are now upon the suspondod flles of the oftico noarly 100,000 applications for boun~ ty-lauds. Of this number 350 cases wors prose- cutod during tho year. Tho existenco of suspoud- ed clnims i5 & temptation to unscrupulous agonts to fabricato tostimony with a view to obtaining the allowauco of claims not admissible upon oxisting known evidenco, Tho last act-of Con- wress granting bounty-Innds has been in forc Tor twenty years, a sullicient timo for all thoss who aro “ciititlod to its bonelits to avnil thou- gelves of 1ts provisions, It would, therefore, in tho opinion of the Comw sionor, Le consiflent with justice, and for the interost of the Govern- mont, that o litnit should be put by Congross to tho g:l‘ivd during which the various acts grant- ing bouaty-lands shall continus iu forco. TENSION FRAUDS, During the Inst fiscal yoar the Bpocial Servica Division has performod “1mportant servico in the dotection snd prevention of fruud in the prose- oution of claims for pousious. Cluims Wero in- vestigated by thus division numbering 1,265, and @uring the vear thirtean persons wers convicied of violation of tho Juw relative to tho prosecution of claims, and five awaited trisl at tho close of the yoar. THE MEDICAL DIVISION, An nccount is givon in tho roport of tha sor- vicos of the medical division of the oflice, and tho Commissionor says thero can bo no doubt that it higher foos wero paid to examining sur- geons, better talont wonld be at tho cominand of this brauch of the sorvice, aud, whilo more exact justico would be dona to individnal peu- sionors, & saving to the Government would bo offacted. 1fo thorofore recommends thas by ropor logislntion the fe for ordinary examina- ions, and cortificates therofor, be fixed at 33, and thae in all cases requiring apecial slull and tho use of instruments tho foe bo fixed at §b. THE AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION that will be required for the ponsion sorvice dur- ing the fincal year onding June 30, 1876, will be $30,500,000, BIGK OF DESTRUCTION OF TAE RECORDS DY FIRE, ‘fhe Cowmissioner wonld sgaiu rospectfully call tha attentionof tho Becrotary of tho Interior to the danger of destruction by fire o which the recarda o this aflico are liablg tn coussquonce of the exposure of the Seaton House to such an accidont, Congross shonld be reminded of the gront risk to waich these valunble records are exposod, to the ond thut o more suitablo baild- g bo provided for the use of tho oftice, — OLD PROBABILITIES. WHAT THB WEATHER DUREAU 1A DONE IN THE LAST YA Brig.-Gen, Myors, Cliof Signal Ofiicor of the Army, in his anaual roport, which has hoen sub- mitted to the Scorotary of War, eays : Since tho dato of the lsat anuual report, six- teen additional stations of observations aud re- port havo boon established, Of this numbor soven arc within tho torritory of tho United Btatos, noar the 100th meridian, and nino are upon the Atlantio coasy, belng stations of tho coast servico of the ofllco conuected with tho lite-paviug statlons. Reports are by courtosy ot oxobango recolved from six additional stations established by tho suthoritios of tho Dominion of Canada, and within the Dominion. Tho total numbor of dmly reports mow had by cxochange from the Domiulop s fifteon, In pursuanco of the plan entered upon, at the request of the Chiof of tho Lominfon Metoor- ological Office, warnings of approaching dangor- ous storms ara hubituaily tolographed from this oflico to Porouto, Tho diuplay of siguals by tho Dommion_suthoritles is based upon theso tolo= grawme, The fuloudly relations thus maiutained batwaoon tho two sorvices ara to banofit both, ‘T'ho stations his yoar ewablished in tho Wost Indies aro oxtonded far southwurd and cantward to tho Darbadoos and tho Windward Istands, Thouoo the long line of guardian polnts runs with fow broaks, and these cach month decroas- ing, past tho capes of Florida, snd, following the Atluutio const, stretohies to the distaut uorth- NUMBER 7. onet of Farthor Tolnt and Hallfax, near the Aouthern bxlmmll{ of this line, Tho experione of motoorologints has located tho froquont origly of eyelones which somotimes #weep In a singlo course (hmu‘{h tho ielands and over the whol eastorn portion of tho United Statew in th vicinity of the soas, Tho wervice of the West Indinn stations hine yob somotliing of tho imper- fection duo to thoir recont establishment, The tolegraphic communteation by cable botweox thom Lia3 boen but for n short time nccomplished, and it Iy (relfinnnllv Interrupted. Tho observor! canuot bo held tothat rigid rule which tnakes tho regular raports of the eorvico throughou( tho United States nt onco prompt snd. roljabla “I'ho dolay of tho distant roports, oven for u day, doos nol, howover, atways destroy thely usefuls nows, Tho ti:no of the movemont of any slorm may lnst for duys aftor ie ravages havo come mencod and leen roported. As time goos on, and tho work tnkos pormauont shapo, whon ror ports shall bo rogularly received ot tho hours duo, and thoir indications undoratood by tried oxperweuce, it scoms nlmost Impossibio that the great hurricanes which pass tho stations, and are watchod thus from tho beglvnivg of thoir courso, nhould precipitate thomavlvos unhorald~ ed ov vur coost, or rench thom without such warninge given o8 will esablo thoso who heed tham to shity their forco, The ndded stations sccnred in the Northesat and Canadn ennblo n botter cure to bo tad of tho New Lnglaod and Northenstorn coasts, and will in timo tench something of the disturbances which, pagsing to tho northward of tho northern Timits” of tho Unitad States, Liwve beon bitherto too soon lont from the study-chorts to admit of thoir buing properly examined. In tho sonsona Of appronching frosts, and in thoso in which markedly low temporaturos accompany high Latometrio pressures, extonding slowly “south- ward, tho fudieations horo first uoticed permit fuformation valuable to agriculturo and othor intorosta to bo given, ‘Tho additional stations in the far Northwent furnish nddod facilities forthe work for such prognostication, bosdes an- swering tho immediato Durposcs of " thoie location,—that is, to onablo a mora com- plote study to e hnd of disturbruces which oro first notfced in the Northwost. Thoso atae tions failing to anproach tho Westorn Inkos with- out being 4o s0ou pgreoived. the linoof _stations wesb of tho Misniusifipi ine beon pressed steadily wostward along tho whola length of tho Missise #ippl Valley. Euch of thoso stations incrensen by its reporta the valuo uf tho wholo svatom of roporty, and cach aids 1n tho long etnily which must bo hnd boforo the meteorio condition oyer tho vast nlateau of thq Westorn intoyior stretoh- ing north and Routh to tho limits of the United Btates, cast and west until it closely approaches tho Missisippi Yalloy nud Pesiflo Consty can ba 1ully undoratood, or the indications to bo had from tha chavge there bo rightly combined with tloso oxhibited at tho stations Iymng to tho caute werd and at lower lovols for the studies inci- dental to tho dutics of this offico, It is by tho westorn limit of statious hero describod the mora aceurate studies of thoe oftico are now limited. ‘Thoro Lias been no jnersnso of stations upon tho Pacifie const, tho distanco, tho dillicully of telegrapbic communication, and the small sums appropriatod for the vervice, having rendored it lutherto almost impracticable to make one, Tho opportunitios are, however, greatly improviug With the extension of the militury telographs in Arizona and Californin, It is coutomplated to mako the wtations upon thoso lines roporting stations as rapidly a8 thoy ste occupiod by tha Bignal Borvise. The station on the Aleutinn Talrnde, balf way across tho Pacific, has boen continued, and & station has been cstablisbed at Bt. Michnol's, Alagka, to make a connection g closely ag possiblo with the Russian systom of moteorological obgorvation 'The preliminary action has beon had for the record and forward- iug of simultaneous observations to be laken at tho Sandwich Islands aud on the Bermudas. A brief reforenco was made in the last snoual roport to the beuoiite hopod to result from the pensioners of all classes | procecdings of the Vienna Congross of Moteor-~ ologists, which had then very recontly torminate ed 1ts fiession. A proposition to tha offect that it i dosirablo, With & view o thor exchango, that at least ono observation of such oharactor a8 to bo suitablo for the publication of synoptia cherts be talien and recordod daily and simulta- neously at as many stations ae practicable throughont tho world had boen unanimously adopted. This oflice hnd nlready entored into correspondonco requosting oxcliabges of such roports with dillerent officers aud institutions ropresonting different nations. The assent of $he metcorological sorvico of Russia wasthat firal lind, and has beou followed by that of Turkay, Englund, Austrin, Bolgium, Denmark, Franco, Algtors, Italy, tho Netherlands, Norwsy, Spoin, Portugal, Bwitzorlaud, and tho Dominlon of Canada, ' The coucurronco of ho many_ nations, roprosonting Lorritory covering the larger in- habited poitious of thio Northorn Howisphere, seems to put bovond quostion the ultimate suce ceey of tho undertakiug Lo secura daily o simul- taucous roport of tho meteorio conditions ovor tho prenter poriion of tho carth's surfaco. - Timo only is nceded to extend the co-ope to countries which bave yot entered upon it; and to dovelop the uystem of wimilar obsorvations already commenced by the oflice upon the sea, ‘Ihio opinon hus becomoso gousral among Acion- tificmen that it is necessary to study the atmos- pheroof Lho earth s & unit, nud the prospect of valuablo discovery is 60 fair thnt okilled aud en- orgetio co-laborors are found whorover ihe re- quest was mndo. I'ho sea-const sorvice of tho signal servics, in connection with tho life-suving servico, bas grown steadily n_importauce. Tho act of Con- Krega roquiring Lhis ervico contemplates tho establishwont of signal-stations at hife-saving stations and lighthouses at points along the coiat 1 such manuer tlhat the coust and the sea in their vicinity may bo kepc at once under ob- sorvation, warbiugs of approaching storms bo given to vossols within signul dixtauce, aud wformation of disasters aud other incidonts oceurring bo rapidly given tu the chain of Jifo- soving atations and to tho central oflioe, An edvantage incidental to euoh dutioy ig, tunt they permit commuuication ta bo had by signal wilh vessols possing in sight m any station. A naval vessel spoeatiog ofl ouo of tho signal-stations can transunt a communication to Washington or receive ordera in ciphor or by signal, In time of war, with tha system completed; no part of tho const could bo monncod without instaut inowlodye at the great contres, at headquartors, alony the coast, or thaoughout the country, it need be, of thochinrac~ tor of tho monaco aud tho locuhity, In timo of pence, if dasirable for commusce, & record can bo It of passing vesscls enowing their signal, or briof meskages can Lo signaled to or fiom them. As the luca and stations are oxtundod in pursuance ol lw, theso advanzages, now liited to the Attantio coust, will reach ulso tho shoros of tho grout lskes, Lhe Gulk consts ani tho const of the Uneitie. Tho work of extension must ba slow—perbups thn labor of years, I'he results to bo biud are worth Loth the time and the labor, - RAILWAY POSTAL SBERVIOE. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, Washiugton (Nov. 18) Dispatets to the loston Advertiser, “I'he annual ropott of George Bangs, Superine toudent of tho Ruilway l'ostnl Sorvico, ia com- plated. Tho incroure of this servico for the fla- cal year ias been tho addition of four lines, with 4,274 miles of daily sorvico, New York origi- nates from G5 to 60 tons of mall matter daily, 46 o 50 tous of which is forwarded on tho trunk fmes londing south and weat. Threo of theso lines—tlie Now York Central & Hudson River, Erie, and the Ponnsylvania—carry daily over their entiro longth an averago of 4634 tons, and most of this in distributed in transity. Of thoe daily New York mail matter, nearly 83 per cont is compoaed of publications sent to regular subscribers, Of merchiandiso, concorning tho carrying of whioh in mails 50 much has been maid, thero iu ovly {lya-twontieths of 1 por cout. ‘Lho statistics of tho largo oflicos throughout tho couutry show that 9 per cont of tho mails are first-class— chiofly lottors; nearly 77 per cont matior to mfi- ular subscribera ; and nearly 18 _por cent third- clags, at tue rato of 1 cont for 3 ounces, ‘The tion increave in the mail matter of tho country ia o by tho oty that In 1867 tho largast woight of dnily muil cwrried on any ona rosd Was 23,000 pounds, and_only upon 310 wilos of vond did tho amount carricd rouch 20,00 pounds. Tn 1574 as high o4 80,000 pounds was vurriod on on roud, and on 34,000 miles 20,000 pounds waa Garviod, aud 40,000 pounds on 1,100 milos, The Civil Borvico oxamination into tho postal cars ia of # vory praotical kind, It consiats of o record of tho uctual distyibutions of euch clork, Ivory Daokage of lettors mndo np Lns o slip nttached with (he aiddross of the propor oflleo of delivery, the routo upon which it was mado up, and the namo of the elerk proparng it, At all ofices the bhuniles aro carofully exnuined for mintakes ndintributing. All errory are noted on s slip, and this is then roturned to the Suporintendont's aftico. By theso mothoda careless and incompo- tont olorks have boou woeded out, 'The inorenso in olliclonoy iy shown by the fact that while in