Evening star., 1863-04-02
LOCAL n Ewa

TESTIMONIAL or RYsPrcT.-About @ O'CLOCK
las; nj ht. the employ ees of the U,ty Post Once
visited the retiring CITY Postinast r, Lewis Gle
rhsne, E.q, AT his residence, wher. mr. Ell
lvt', IN behalf of the party, presented Mr. Gle
phane " 18th Il copy OF a sat OF resolutions adopt
&C D, them, expressive OF their esteem for him
~ MS personal aud official character, and their
Iegiet at parting with him.
MI. Chphane replied with much feeling. ex-
pressing ms qualification 1t the appreciation
OF m shown by them, and bore witness to the
faithtuin-es and assiduity With which they
hsd aideo him In the y. + rtormance of the ex-
ctednsiy heavy duties thrown upon the Office
by the WHr, and this conviction h. had fully
expressed 20 his successor, when asked hv him
ii there W. re ..any dron-s in the ciIicc"
In leaving The office he had held for nearly
tN = years, lie feit that h- hal ser we'd moi only
the otficr hEt The community as faIfhfulIv NJ II
was po-~- ihie, under the circumst ances When
lie took possession OF the post Office il was hpt
small affair III rutnnaris on To what il Is noy
f:e found 4 population increased rom proc
ably Gtt!S 10 over a million. by the immrnss,
army which Y as stationed IN and about Wash
irgtcn. The capaci'iPs OF tn" Office were not
snfticjrr toT this vast increase OF labor-eyary-
thing had To be gotten up III 4 hurry, hut ne
believed II had teen a. faithfully executed ~
II could possibly have been under the circum-
stances.
In the selection OF those who were TO assist
nm IN The p s-tormanc- Of this duty, he had
locked alone 70 caiiaci'v. He had not made
that party Office of it which many supposed
he would IN entering upon 1t. II was true that
he had not sourht to make the Wa shington city
post ONCE poiit6sl machine, either for h
own advancement or for thu political adyanc--
ment Of any man. He felt that he had a high. r
duIy 10 perform; thar he had seek the pu ,iic
conNerienc-, and attempted 50 10 do. Hr had
also thought proper 10 retain some of the old
and tried and fairhiuf sarvants-those who ii Id
been there fer many years. For taS, too, he
had been blamed.
The City Post Office is not like anr other
branch OF our Governmental il not an Office
that man is prepared TO 20 into and take hold
Of at n moment TO &c 4 faithful and efficient
post office clerk requires that a man should
serve in that capaci Y not Tor month or two
months but tar yfarS There Is something Al
ways to acquire, and he hoped the time was
not far distant when new system would be
adopted with reference to post Office clerks
and when position in the posi- Office would b,
more desirable than that OF one in any other
branch OF orr Government, bscau So such po-
Sit;ons shall cCHiinHr for life. He had always
advocated the apprt ntice system in post
office, and believed that the salaries should be
made such as - induce men to SEEK positions
there, rather than "a now to avoid them. In
conclusion hr * pressed his regret AT parting
from them, and his hest fishes for their future
prosperity.
Dun, the evening, when the clerks Were
partakinc OF the mnniticent autertain mpnt
which Mr.. tlrphanr had invited them 70, the
chs clerk. he chiefs of the various divisions
OF the Pest Office and many of the individual
clerks and other = ntlemen present were toasted
and responded iricttnnsly. Upon the conclu-
sion OF the entertainment Mr.. Clrphane pro-
posed the health Of the incoming naa Mr.. Savlps
j. Bowen. prefacing it with a handsome and
manly tribute 10 that gpntlcman'S excellent
qualities OF head and heart, aad expressive of
his own high personal esteem of Mr.. Bo .cen.
The bumoer was drank with IN ucii Ell th huSlasm
LATEST Observation-Disclosures by Lewis
Johnson Co, Bankers-W ashington Money
Market.
Buying. Selling.
u. s. Coupon Bonds, 1851 ......l,5 l0Sas
u. ). 80 Notes. ...............ii iil y les
Quartermasters' Checks aS aaSa
&
Il. :. Demand Notes ....... itjnitls2
American Gold. d.....,....,,1 ,15GaI52
American Silver ..i35
New YoRE-3 p. N.
Coupon IS, ISL, o5 y In5s; 1855 l0ia alO5
Dt demands, ISL Gold, Ia i.
WITHOUT A PASToR.-On account of an
atIiictiCn, Rev. +. J. Drinshouse has been nm
able 10 assume his duties pastor of the
Ninth street Methodist Protes tant Church. his
lhysiciaGs advising him to rest from active
labor, tor 4 fiIne, 1t least. Rev. Mr. Nichols
PTesid' mt of the Conference, was in consuita-
tinn with III" members of the church yesterday
and will MAKE arrangements tor the temporary
M ,ty at t,,tt