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Mara,ilia! Narayi|la!! }1ar,.
s,soy1ng Danarrf curir: Bslres4 Rslie4ue scs ~.
"ee Preventing ti' a'r tf'n Falling Out, and rrodur.nr
Chris Sod h aE respectable Druggists and Facy 0ood,
Dealers. ard by the p:otsictnrs. rrcr % cen,.
CHARLES ERNEST ca. &c Maiden Larc. Il. +
N"sa accomplish al 'sas !, e:saed for H. and no o,c
tes' ft4r ot oun ts o4s Of r II tvy VIII Us. vour
.Iarnyt.t1.
!>ses;4 :aS': IN nEApsrEEEr. .: rrcad,s.y. Mt.
-. Those who arc Curious 10
s''ae's tic ~cn!,1a: 1eri1to: 20 which A. u,sx,i,t
Cat u'a'a-'r !'sen, y. " In. h.. :s!t lie mann
Itr7e CT VIZ aes T"a.r. ri;vI t., viz, Lin Wiz
And lsir l'ytas K'~'ms At SO, 7rr:.,1 l,k ard cxa,u
Inc these tus< rEnu: # ~. NJ .f.i;:: can ~
te 'Le 1':s.ea: :t'n Size s.u:- lra aeu,:ed 10 t,s
hcat, t.a1v
r. Not;cc.-.I'i:t undersigned.
Ss.;1aulac', In ;hc Nr:,.a ns r. M7a c, :s,a ara
r. he i'sossaa, VI =, t.'i., is 4s-'y li.,l- :or
H. !s'sea Te mica # this Har Will he tak-u Ly u, ca
er77. @: :..s ."a. a :" h.;,.csy Iod4ns and Ohio.
s'@ DIR. Sc.'yc's Liquid Ca,arrh Re-
'Esdy.-N t. sur~ al ;".::::as,.s cur for "a
tarrah otc II MerekNt. Esc:rec c,:4r1 Ct Iase
a:d "e.s stFc. ert;!lr. WI. full iastu:.r4 # It's.
s4$ e:c. viii be ~ ~ any ad41e:7 u:oa ill., RECEIPT Of
fr.ny p"sta:t s:a.s.!, tuynl d%elEu
.=:G Dlasrller:., Dysentcrv, Su,nnicr
te:sIat 81. .is:.r t'un}ru.: En:a.. IL: I,.r P1a:;
s:sc @ rr'-: L.~! f- t., If te:, ai~"As4,. III
'' ss,-;l Valley Z: hears iAc h;ht:t reputation f,
II rnr4've !""p:::,. For c!Iu tre:lE. /. lnva.u.
ale. rr;Met. .sy sd s::1 l.; J. & Z. MAGClNE -.
Ioul>, Missouri.
MH.LEs. SMITH 4 CO., Ag...a.
:SS"sK :,r. II, Laie >l:.@:. chicago.
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P,>r ,Frrrr DEr.Rrur>r.
Appointment Office May Fl. 1854.
S1R.-l am i1rreted hy thc Postmaster General
I" communicate yuu. and TO 1e,tucs, .nur early
an>wrr /" ths folio" inE charges. viz:
Isl. That the salaries If the clerks il, your tcc
are l'aid principally in rnIer moncY--Tank hl.-
instead If Icing paid in cun: ami that, in *u,u..
instances. receipts have hocn required. a,,l thr
clerk clerks, giving the san,e REUSED the
knowledge Of the amounts inserted therein.
NorE@!E1hi'it ~F~ is the rtaten,cnt Of ,lr Caok,
with nj: taris&. Dr. mnr In trly ia the attsrks Of A.
1.sSas u thr s. S+rate LAST WINTER which -,s,r.ueut
*t4.vi;s, 4c.- published in thr Clcc, HERAlr #
April til; -Er%l rftforlt1r ehirf instrument in gr,nc
NJ thu lc carcs ae#n-t 3tr. Csk. padr affidavit l-.
winF in r"fntAn "f the e.arsr@ of Mr Dnelxs: Int
being afitruarss discharged from tile Post OH us,-
wesly conduct. l't lSamo Mr. Cs.As prncp. ,>'r.
ln,'ri the lucent charges against Mr. c. tx at,ri-
h. icing willing G rcz*nec to rnd himself 10 shcahan
to injnre Ns. Ccekt
rosr orr1ct. C:!c,e". 1,li.ni,
January =, 1852 j
We. the undersigned e:yttss employed III tils lux and
E" r deliveries II the Chicago rn+t uice dn positively
md distinctly a,1n that 1ssre c~t. E-, Postmaster
Chicago, as not time tie present. either
ly w:d Or words -ign. Or in oir= Way, .r.cr,i
" r.i.v*s.l ter Of to ttt. intercept Of delay
any other p*on< auka b. lin to hc delivered 10
person Mt t< ,;rlisry. Or 10 ~s: through thu mails
t,slrr places, my Nar 10 delay, hinder eb
+tralr any r,rnspundrpre whatever,
AMI wc further s.rnly affirm. 1E.st nil letter. aad
1aektts aIdsse1 tn Stephen A. Douglas for delivery,
er e, tis office I.:ac C.. Eeq wa. u;.; sinrd
Postmaster Of chea: in March le*:, hare hccn rao- in
ilr drawer 'uc 'y hinl the said $. 4. t1ue.s 7 s
and thnt in III nssnc" l.aT any Irr1 :.drss-
y. >~ y r='a< ,"lnyr%t beyond the u.nal time r.
aui1e1 to dtst1tbute the mails.
Au vi L., ii!hrr al,!,n That tLr Instruction: giEeut"
Us l l,sae cs rsn.a'e1 es..':r ~ I" nte Al! care
ani dispatch III III tri1ns all letter. a1t eshrr Eail
TT in.e3dc1 for this city delivery.
W. aso affirm. Ts.t faye bttp engaged 10 the CHI
eaEn Pest ncc. as Crts: .Er* from tc da:c e"t u}.-
po-itr respective names.
We i!lcEc'-r *otMn1y aver. That acelsntia:, from
aay nazt-r .arins TINT Isaac Cook. nny other r.
cnlsy@1 in the c:icaso ro.t 0ficr Il it,
orEs requested Or thai ay o: ronivr At tile in
t.ctiu d1ay uf any letter aiircsst.t H. Stephen L.
hE'as or airy .thrT reTsa ta any letler letters
al'instel to stephen A. lonsfa't any other 1rrt,
t,s-,ns l.ad l&cn intercepted lrayer in the Chicago
r.rf MIC. is absolutely and nn9u.f;isily fal.e.
We lrsther sclenuy affirm, That have signed
s.r.A :ndrs for a4lAry wc employed u the CHI
eac" loet ocr, tx E1cstes 1llau Lad actually
e.: ! in money. SiEn-4 hJ
I0sEFi HEREFORD,
G. ". BARNARD and 0ther..
',aLbsd and suTn to BY the aboye named. respect.
treir l. fara ms 1t caas, ulinos is 9Th day Jan.
A. L. 1889. IL Pl1l1P A. lforSE,
Z. s. Commissioner, Sosthsrn Dist. u NJ
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We present below Il copy Ct the statement ii
Ir. Postmaster Cock, With aflilarits from ri!
the clerks in his Office Mt tie tim. said statement
Was made, in reply TO the c1urges recently
s.adc against lin by u tnan named joseph IIc.,-
ford, who had been previously removed from the
Post Office by Ms. Cook
We cory this defense from tho Chicago Nr-
aid, as IN act Of simple justice TO an officer whom
We helirrs l'ns performed his duty 10 the gene
raj satisfaction Of tic public
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S''' - Illinois,
tvo': Hounty.
Christian u. Smith. 'eins duly sworn. aceor.lin.
IN law. nth drrnsc aui say. tia; he is cm1,l,yc,t
iu TIN fLeA." Post Office, thai ou ur about the
Goth day ri April. A. H. 1882. he Received 4 mrs.
>as.r ir"in Mr. ShAcrn.s Sutv;al Agent vt the
loS ']l:ee Department. that said Stallcro,- wish
ct n :es 'cl"nrn, on business, that said detr.cnt
"alic'l on sail >hallcrnss ut tic Er;:.s lItus. the
same being ho'ei in the rity Of th.caca, thu. on
being announced ienrnent WAS shown to ! rrivat,
r"'m At sail h"scl, whese be found Mr.. psui il.
Dennis Of PiakvEten's De.ective Pa1jca A-cn,r
and sal ~ha!teross, tnr said S..al.trose t"I lie.
r"Drnf who ht :L! .hiiafe4 f, tc1.,t,,t his
authority ~ Special :Artn, nf the Past ,,ifire
pel:r'u.eut; lsat IT, ais" stated I" <ie1,oncr1 that
nc 1ad hcca directed IL state IN the employees of
the Chicago Post Office by the Postmaster t;ececaI
tiiat ..c; sh"at he It"tscl..l IN consequence ii
auE voluntary statement they might make rreju-
'!ical tn thr Postmaster At Clra ~ that Il. fLsa
asked ri'nncnt severa! uur.;irns Ia which hr .ave
answers which were written dunn tS said sh1sl-
cross. and he then distnssc'1 'l,ranrut with the
request sha, be would call at hi. rom the next
lay: that IN the next 'lay .lcponent called Ut the
room ci said ShaIlcFes. at the Rfi-c. House afnn-
:a:l, SID te.rd tsc:e .xs3 Shati.ro4s AMI Nr. Vii
liam Price. late Postmaster, that dcrvuult wa.
addressed by sail Price and questioned hv hin, 6.
follows:
H., You cc4 Washington mails Eov? anl. dero-
nenf answered re do get two day. Is it sill
customary II oFen the Washington package. ur
stairs. or do they open them down stairs, +,
which ,lerouent answered. tha, all mail, opened
since have lccn employed in the office ard on
duty arc opened down stairs in the Box Delivery
department: that then significant gancrs appeared
I" be exchanged ''ctweep the Agent and MI Price:
Prlce then said to leI,oncut, the reason asked
was that when ! was Postmaster re used to. omen
the Washington package. up stairs; that Mr.
Price then left the room TINT shrr1 time rIerieu.
= Mr: Prices leaving the room, Mr. Joseph Hcrt~
f"sa late an employee in the Chicago Post; Office.
came into tho room. and that after Price hat left,
Nr: shalcvoss handed my written statement to
said 1lcrsf'rd and assc'l him 10 accompany lcpo-
nent TO some Office authorized to administer oaths.
which dcponent did. that having awnrn to said
statement he handed the same to sa;1 HEREFORD at
his request. AMI dcronent then went to bis usual
employ y1ncnt: that PREVIOUS TO depcnen,'- making
affidavit to s1i1 written statement at said Office in
company with said Hertford, he read thd rame
over nnl that t" .he be.tof Opponents belitf said
written statement did not confain ali of tie oue:
tions asked dsponelt By the said Agent, nor tho
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| I'd. That papers, documents. &C., have been un-
necessarily detained in the office, and in eome in
stances have hccn Intentionally put i'll places where
they uid not belong with the intention Of prevent
ing theiE delivery to ths persons whom thoJ vera
addressed.
Sd. That letters hare been opened in the Office
ty the clerks when unauthorized to 10 co. That
it has been thr custom to sumo extent, when let
tets we're not plainly directed. OF when there was
duubt as to whom they were addressed. OF where
they were TO BE- sent, to instruct authorize clerk
to open the saline for the purpose of ginning the
information desired mud TINT large numbers Of let
tcrs are often intentionally misplaced hy clerk
in tue office.
itfl. That letters from tho Post Office Depart
Incnt, Or iEe Auditors Oiirc addressed tu Route
Agents. incosir. drafts Of their monthly pay in
stead Vi teius promptly delivered to them On their
rerc:, ut y"n. office, have, l.: direction Of sumo
one us1.stcd with the management of the office in
l'uft been withheld from them mud frola the ely
cry boxes for considerable tinlt
jth That, in instance, at leusi, Il letter WAS
by Your order, takcn from the mailing yuur
pEisatc o!hcc for the purpose Of a=certainiag its
cnntenls; anil that, whether opc.e.l or not. said
letter not Returned till after thu mail. by which
it ='"ul,l have been dispatched. hai departed.
9th. That there arc persons whose names are Oil
the pay r"1 Of your "fIiee. and x.p pail rcgu-
sar Stated salarics, who d. not reyulurly Erstprm
official duties. anil whose services are noi male
ay!lilRllc in the management Vi The Office.
1th- That su.uc tf tic clerks and route agents
Lave hrcn required t. make contributions towarls
the establishment an'l surp"rt of newspaper
cal3c'l the Chicago Daily HERALD. against 1l.ir
j',rli,'ati"ns anil beyond their a'it: :" tu con,.-
Lutte, anil that ci'rL= ha," i.ecil removed ly
t''u for refusing thus IL Contribute. Also. that
clerks i'll yuu1 "tIiec have bcen required t, c'ntri-
''u'e in like MANNER, to purchase for you suit nf
clothes.
9Th. That tscr" ere lrr.on, employed il! ynur
occ a larrc salaries, whose ,eryi,es arc ~, c--
scu,ial. anil can bc dispensed with witou. lc,ri-
,nrnt to the Iullic interest.
!'ti. Tia. much Of tie scrsi"c wll.h should DO
performed l'y the lcal ayen. nj Cllira=", il act~
ally performed hy person WIN is paid therefor
ont Of t}r funds of the post 0l&icc. anl ,s-c
appears t1ie pay roll as regular clerk.
1t is moreover alleged that y"n IL no, give that
personal attention to the Office, have its
various divisions that supervision necessary t"
its proper and successful management, which Your
duty rs Postmaster requires.
an. Respectfully, you ob't svrv't,
fSisned) HuKArIo k1Sc,
First Asst r. II. Gcncr,!.
1saar Conli. Es'a., i. H.. Chicago, I'll.
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3@rt4& 4 Trihuttc.
JOR PRINTING.

The PAss AID TasBTsz oY1cr prepared 70 e1ecuie
shor1 necc every variety q Job Printing IN tic
sEa aud II he L'xef Liria9 rtiea Particular aiietle2
given 10 The PRINTING!.
Bcr1srAs CAkps, LrrTxs HeAps B1t1HxApA
KECI1FTHr PuSrKp4 fxu1Etxkxa.
fAAFHLE1Ht tIaCELAE4, t'HYCEs.
RkASE Np711. LAREiA TrEYT1
KF PRINTING IN C0LOK5M
Ia III IL varieties, done IN beautiful style anil At moderate
Ta:eA ~ e1am!casr II specimens ard rcts !. RESPECT
fully Invited.
10 ofdctsf"u tic cotrtry p:oml f!let, aad and slt
tonebycrpress.
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[Exn1B1r 81
Stat. II HF'"cis, H..

Sfnfs # Htneis, J
E.ot County,
We. George d. Armstr"nS. Assistant Postmaster.
and Hczckiah A. Wynkoor, Chief Clerk, being
'lu1s .w"rn, irno-e and say. that nc have read
the foregoing afhaavit- made hy the Clerk. and
cu;loycr* in the Chicago Post Office; that the
rcr.on. whore name. arc subscribed to sail af1la-
vit: comprise nil the employees in sail o;cc At tie
present time. aad these 'leponent. :sverally say
that the matters and thing. set forth in said adn-
wits urc true. as they verify believe
{Sisncd.) GEO. u. ARMSTRONG;,
Il. 4. WYNk0Op.
Subscribed and snoru to hcioro me- ut Chicaso..
this 18th day of May, 4. D. 1889.
ts.s.] tSlcNEr) JSo. ". MAe11L, Not Pub,
EXHIBIT c.J
State # Ninoir, J..
Cook County.
';"", B. Armstrong being duly tworn, depe.es
aud says, That he il assistant Postmaster under
1tr cook At Chicago; and as to the f,f>h charge
,usde rgatu.t taid Postmaster thi. depouent *sSs
in relation ,hsEs,o. that hs remember that upon
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kcal Gstate.
iNOR SALE BY REES. DEN

r O1l 15siIE d NEEo, DHN-
l. nAn Co.. - 1as4l!s street
No. 1tSs0 n. IT tAeksoa s,rset By 1T deep, running
through TO Pror F!2eet. bet ~csu 1es P&tass
=. ntd llx!stsd streets, ts.1h, on time.
Nu 1e3-9 Il. on Washington street between Ann and
Aar. 4aia. caah.
ISM IN Washington enE1er Of L.arrst street.
with Improvements. e.,U9- tl,,W ca4h. hal.
fmc.
No. 1leFlns House a1.A Lot Randolph street. tetvasn
Maya,ll Arm SIS Hnuae tle~. 4a.1.j On time
No. lSix lks Inrta1l4 aud la1ric asrsus> svu14 81
Rio t;raude n.re,t. sr latg tlnte.
No. ll0B+nutful RtS.dttEe with lt- If EuAul IN
Hyde Park. & Ap caAh. or Il 0n0 or t!ine.
No. lu5u acfes fire Turning !asd a'on ,l+> nnA
~eaa of Hue t,!and- tn 3tr aess. time.
NJ. 1910 arrs III Wr,d Is~n. rveu mile. south nf
Chicago. Sc. i traIn five tine, :: DIV fsnn,
'lty. G'""t ;::rarcr!4tlts. $50 l1ur acrr,
Ca:,al tuIe
h., EEE- itENu A-;;tt'O T. Iasa,Ecr
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! one orraAion ma T,mas T. r.-~ A.. ,.,.
tha of;cc hrouoht to IL. ;1a,a. s.'a ~
stated that ha ind herr j;ra,,cI ~ ..a I 49,
that thi, tcnnnent thru .t.,a,.a ~ -. ~. - %
was doubtless mistaken in s,rno;;nu La had h.en
directed to ston anv Iett.r whatsoasar 49, .a;1
clerk however left said 1-+tar ~, III. ,,,nar,,.
desk, aud went avav remoTkino that bs unn1d
Tca1e II FIR Nr rooi III. -. ., -
letter viii rarr If shor;n :. U.s. avoA tue
on bs return f.; III, nI;r,,a nt.o IT, hs:. .Lsa
ot:cut ~ III. ,rturn ~. aa..,,s w ~"
letter 10 him nut lettin,, II ou out ,f 1onnnn.,
hand. stating what the c}crE b,l so;}. tha D..
master then jstinctIv and nns;t;,.er st,naa ~,
the clerk had misunderstood linn. that Ic sjmnlv
desired the clerk 10 observe the direction If nv
letter to the person in question in or,tr TIM, T..
{Mr Cuok might k1,ow whether such ncr,o,, ,x.x
in certain locality a, wa, II, The FINN r.,nrts1
and that Mr. Cu,k t.uucstc.1 mi, l.r.nc.t ;nm,'
,iiat.ly an,} ,rith.ut ,;c},r IN rc,u,u +, l,,. :.
the clerk to III. mae.l ami ..-, IN Inn ,,rr.. r;',
letter was NJ. trkrn :. The ,,rirat n;ce rr H. ,r
,,usu Of n.rcr,,jn:n,. IT, c.r,.,t, ,,,- ,., ::
OPENED as is alie-c m said charge. nor ,sas j, ron
tents iu uuy muuucr ma,le kn,wn 10 any t.p.. IN
any manner. And this ,lrmuc1,t tuTtcr s.,,.s
that accnrliu. IL the lest of III, r.cnlrrt;n, ~.
letter vas returned ny ;i;s i,,.rrn, ~ .ho 7n.;,
rom in time to lc dispatched i, til, mai; hv which
i, wa, intended 10 70. and III. stated NJ thA Sum,
time IL s1id clerk lie rcu,..k. made lv ,hr p,st
,.,u.t., lcfy,c mentioned: thi; ,cnn.n, vrr1v H..
licy,, t:at sai,l letter left the pn, j;cc IN ,ha
m. il vi, intended c,rl.v tho vri,cr nf !, In, n
Til. nur1i,,,,.r the rz.eolIect;nn ~ mia an.ncn,
uay lie 1T fuu1t.
lnl III: ,:yi,neut further says tlut n; M finn.
hs. ,!.- p,stD.a-1,r :, tie kno;y.l"r NJ ,h;4 Je
l,'. 1T y,: .ay "..v. t. :1yp intcrcrpt or ,lclay
:.;,y letter Or mai! 1uatser nj 1ny Kind ursc,1 IT,
NY ,.crs, er 1vrs.,i. ;.l t!,at the only nstonc.
at;nrtlius anv r,lnr whatsoever for sucl, u cha,.
t., the IsrYwl. l.i-c Vi t;ia dpuacrt !. the u;t,,,,e
ai,pv,. r,I .rr,.1 H.
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EXHIBIT ii
I'll LES AND REGCLtT[uNs.

] @~t Ht''' -t-H4' AEt1t LII ltN~,
Posi- OFFICE, Cnn.Go .Jnnc |. 1865.
1ss. F"r earh division of the t!i.c i 1.riucipa]
clerk Is DESIGNATED unter whusr 'sc:si"n ,lr ,livi
sion u placed. lie will ap1nint with the approval
~ 'hc l"s'ma+te The hours of tlu:v cf each clerk
shere1n c'nilust't ami it Is c:j",r.l 1at his in.
Soa'"'nS e' =" =" i's''"1n. ,..,
n-,G ~ ~ ,'; eleEA "s absent ''!nssI! f.
s.,, =, .s ,1'. ""u'S "Hh""' 'A ,'', *n,.e+,-
.si t"l,rfssv nn " .ss.s'H
m~latiou nrc lre- 1e..niscs to nt,iria service. ;,
they shuuL he rx1ru,.,i 10 cyr,v.o,lr with ,x,,u,
| clerks may have official uter,.,Mr.r
9Th. In the B,x anil ,;,nrr, I.jixcr;,. u.,,,,r,.
must m. ky trusted m: Lr, M c+,,,;n,,;,, mn,
be u:. for any letter. rallied tnr AMI rare ,n,,., h.
taken II let tl1c arnrunt .re Tim; .c,r,.h !. u,t
| :,,l, When I'll arr;irant aIuw. :. ,li-n,i,;.n, n,
/ as,rayatc or :h,,.+ hc .!1,,li T., mn, with t,rz
| ltaFance and gcntt,Yuaply conduct t-r,c,.l1,.:iu.
that the contact i Ut bus; ;,les. nature .. and
that personalities should b. Mi a.ru,ti /. .a.,.il;
the "irr cu.irrly 4 clerk fai}it.- Il. satisfy IN
| applicant will refer him In the ,,,.,u,u,1,r.
9TH. Clerks arc NOT ,r, ,n;tf.,1 IN .,,,r t,,,r.
from the office to their outside ,ri,rl am; .,,,
an,..@ .ur rerriyc letter. trma snci,- 3D., ,r ~,
| office. f,,r r,;l;n,t '&A >*' ""' "a ''e
iii, 4 1o,t ollice, for III. lin, ;,;, $. ,,z,,,
,lian If the carre,ponl,nce IN .r~ ,Irnn. II AM,
its sa:c-kee1inS j: Il pa.Au.,uu, luty I,rk- MI,
crefurc observe that no letters ~ o:l.c. a,,. ,na;
fer NAV In, delivered IN ;,nx ,u.r. ~ .n,v; ~
veI,u, t!r"us tAc Delivery windows .u5;n.- r,.,-
| ular "i1ee t!1l,rs Tie co4tcut- q; any ,1row,r
| shall nut he delivered through ;h. wi,i,.. ,ur
in any otler way ali such ao,ru,i,u> u,,,-t IL.
referred 10 tbe postmaster or lis asi,,ant an,l
clerks arc cs,.,ria],y notified ,l,t any .. - ,.1,,
nifty ,f ,,lm;t,;n,, ,cr:,r, g. 80, ,L.. 80 -
Deliveries. e1cc,t hy ..,-,.. ,,r-,,;s.;n -, H..
postmaster Or til. axsi>,an, rn.,n,,star -, ';;,,.
violation u tI. ,,r., ,l:,,... - Ev,,,v1 han 60
so .,rar, n, of,;.nc. ,n ;ns,,1, :: - 9"'A' A'4
Sth tlerk: wilt cun,iue t.n,...ly,. r., t,e;r 70
.Icc;ive divisions aul the ,utrs ass;r,c; ,,c",
NJ interference with ill.,, duties - III. IL; =;
allowed ly the clerks in ul.r division, rr,;,r nm,
pretcxt Whatever AMI wien busi,:.~. r,1u;r:.,
intercourse with other division: tt,r vi: ,,:, h.,
| coui:ncl alone u the matter in hand i.,,: ,,fx
in: and angry discussions .r. rr.hi;,,I
nth, Clerk: will observe that ~, ,,,,,,, j, ~,
u.}ui,i,. ,y The r,ail;n.. I,,n. ..,.,,., t,- ~.
mission Of the posrn,s,,.r ar 81. !'
lutt. In ,hr mu;1in- ro,r: H., -,
mus, lie carefully ,xa,nnc,i r., ,,..o. s'1 s,sss
NAV he made in distributing s''
ar, ,iuatlv ma. VI, Y;,r ,.,r, ~, '.'i.
this ruls will prevent liz: ns-s,f.,;,.. - ,.,,,:
:, of,ru thr .uh;.c, ~ r-;.x'.,. " '''4
1.,S, offices.
1lth. Incorrect .li,;.ihntin- IL a., 1.a;r,r;,,.
gives rise IL cv,unaint-. mud n5,,n ra.,. =, ~.
t" correspondent. ly the delay 1arr,lx o,,.n1
, 1859-06-25

STATE II Wia"i.,
took t"n,.ty, 80
1szckiah a. Wynk"op, being duly sworn, ,l"th
'lcl"Sr aIrl say. that lie i chief clerk IN tue
Chicago Post teicc, anl Is to tie l"uri1 Charge
against Isaac C"ok, Es1.. Ia-inastcr this rJt,.
nent says. that Int few If tin r"nt. "c:4;+ cunning
into this office have ioSc. in said utiirr. and by
the request oi thc agents. except tn" tIlre. VIII
have bnNcs IL ,.,$,i, this ,le1rn.flt he'll their
letter. corning: tr,u the Past 01i-e Department Ut
the auditors Office nnler III cuitr.l. suffice: tn
their ''rtr their arrival in the eitv; the rca son
they :" requested HE 10 take special char@c !" ,!usc
letters nas. that The t,nc ii their arrival i'll the
city was generally after horrs fnr delivery nf let-
tiers: and some ns late midnight: aud thi. wis
Regarded aud treated as = matter ii convenience
aud favor I" them, To enable them Immediately .,l
their arrival tn ,ccr,aiu ii there were nY fri,e.4
from ttir Auditors Utltr for ttrn!, an. to cnas.e
them The n"rr speedily I" "i,tain fe -nr aud
that il m Instance have letters from sail Drart-
ncnt been withheld in any mauncs except at The
request aTr-al.
And tllI. dernnent lurtler cn ouh 4ays us H. the
Gs-t charge, that i, Is l.ar, OF lis du:y t., nav thc
salaries "i the clerks in the otrs anil that is
MT tr''c that the s:lares o the clerks !:yc lecn
principally rai,l III paper morry instead Of r"in
hut that Whenever paper nrncy las htrn 1sIiL 10
clerks. il has bccn ut their r...rrs ur wcu a,lyau
r.S nay. b':'l mule "n this opponent. "wa re-
slesbly 10 them. az favor to mret their ncccs-
stis- ''riofr pay day: anil in i:4st1nrc .s cun
hc.n REFUSED /" any clerk in s.i; ;;, il; Payment
"l l.is salary when lie samr was payable.
lhAt il is the h!lc Of ts r."ncn: !nray
lr ihe atil"Et u she sa!arIe. IH.it1 ..n, SD H.
lft=tn iIem to thu Respective clerk !or their sig
ts:f''!t~ ut tic ti'nc Payments art nlalr ,r:n
AMI This cl'"nent says that in H. instance have
rrcrlti< fecn reur'"l fran given iy any .;e1k
"r clerks in r."et whereof H.. rIrrk "r clerks
gisin. the same have hr-n refused nr deprived Of
til" hnowlrL;r If IT,: amounts inserted therein;
Ana i'll every Instance tut stated il: the
receipts havc always vorre>l"n,lc'l with the
amounts paid 'o the clerks their 7.ltr hy thi,
'lcl"nent; aud that no person lss malc payments
t" tllc clerks in said iiicc since Mr. f"k has held
the sanlc, UT assumed to do. cxrept this tltpo-
nent. tSi.ncd.l H. H. Nyxnoor
Suh~srkc.( un'l sworn tu htfore me. at Chicago,
this l>tl. day Of May, 4. D. 1859.
fsi:ur'l.; JouS ". MAG,i1.
H. ST. Notary Public.
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*s", T:1,Lr.nn' = "1"''' s..
I, John r. Ma=il1. q Notary Public IN and fn .
the city If Chicag ,,iu the County oiCrok and S,ar.
Of Illinois. ao hereby certify that on the nineteenth
day Of April. f. D. Is5a, personally appeared TO-
fore me- in the city Of Chi:a 90 aforesaid the several
persons whose names appear subscribed tn the
attida!it' appended hereto: markell respectively
exhibits A.. D.. C.. D.. T.. g., anil H., Gael! oi .ail
person. being personally known to me- the said
Notsry, and they being By me -ercrally .uu.n;
did 1epose and say, that tie contents Of said at-
dayts BY them respectively subscribed. were true;
sad do further certify, that previous 10 each Of
sid aeiants being sworn. the exhibit. hereto al
t,ehcd, marke! j., was read to each anil erc.v ati
aut- the sereF.: a1tiiavi,s by them respectively
subscribed. were read ovcr 10 them rr.rvc,irclr,
and each Of said atlantis we1e asked if they hal
full knowledge of the content. ef the affidavit, bv
them respectively subscribed, andrcccirin answers
in the affirmative, I. the said Notary. administered
to each Of said person. an cath in tbs usual legal
form, and as administered by Netarie- Of the State
OF Illinois. =.
In testimony whsrsof hare hsseunto set NY
hand and EotA1ial SAIL this 18th daY at Nav. 4.
D. 1889. i*iSned.> JoHx Il. MAenr
(L,s.j Notary Public.
, 1859-06-25

1Es W. 1 ftUkk4s1S q VO4.
ND. METHODIST C1iCErf! EL3cK,
jc15 cu-l5G7 eo-nc1 If T.: aud Washington -p4ts.
DEAL ESTATE, FOR SALE
at3iGa f.,t nf N'~ al Su.c7:,r >trtcts Itsce
*s.ID-4l.G .G;.' C..-A, La;,ce III j, aal ytA:s.
.21s5 fcc W,:c sret. r"cn Lay Eta., with
ffaAlc HOUSES. f1ic. tI.Gft
G1K1e fret I.En IIr .?s,rn street. Will frame
houses. tw" r.rics txf. IHce ssVp. !, ,=s1t4, bal
:..icr il !. :4!l1 years.
t911:4 f.t Washington RI! Buck G.. Sec1i:.. Tce
tI,l01. Il. ". THOMAS * 60,
M. Methodist Church E5,CS.
.1rIX ta..d..s
, 1859-06-25

answers giyen bY him thereto, and further this
deponeat saith not.
tSigneI.l c. r. SN17u.
Subscribed and sworn t. bel,7c .uc a, Cliray,. :
this 18th day Of May, i. b. 1859.
tSigaaa.) JoHy W. M4e111.
L.. 81 Notary Public.