New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-07
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7 THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Nov. MISUNDERSTANDING the TACT
that the property of all coored people in this city is
taxed for school funds and that Congress has passed
strict laws requiring the city to pay 10 the trustees OF
colOred schools their share of the funds provided for
education not cent has been paid over for IL
months The trustees of these schools have therefore
madea formal demand on the Mayor for the money
James Gaylor the well-knOwn Special Agent OF the
Posl-Oice Department Is here az the head OF Com
mttee Of Special Agents, for the purpose OF revising
the regulations and arrangements relative to registered
letters The Agents have been in consultation with
Postmaster General Randall nearly all day. and have
nearly matured their plan, and they meet
tomorrow in Now-YOrk for further cOnsnta-
ton. The principal feature is to furnish oil Post
masters with large-siZsd envelopes printed IN
brilliant colors, and made so conspicuous, from
their size and appearance tina, they cannot be easily
concealed stolen by persons having charge OF the
opening or closing Of mail pouches. AT present, reg
stered letters do not differ much IN appearance rom
ordinary letters and often be captured by skill
ful thief without detection The system OF records
and receipts now in use has been found useless. II is
confidently expected that the new plan, when fully
maiured will give much greater security 20 registered
letters, and bring that important part OF the mail
service into moro general use and raise It in the pub
he estimation. The value OF good system OF registry
to business people cannot be over estimated The
proposed system. If faithfully carried out, viii be
great improvement over that now IN use.
The following call for a welcome TO the loyal mem.
hers Of next Congress by the Soldiers aud Sailors
Union of this city, was promulgated to-day;
"GRAND Mas WELColm CoNGaESs Being profoundly
impressed with the Importance Of the struggle Through when
the country passing and OF the necessity Of preserving tue
rcsu gained hy triumph IN the fell nnl recently ~
polls the undersigned committee appointed by tue no
their name earnestly invite their comrades loyal
% the Republic with all other fiens Of tho great oause Of
council TO b. held In this the Federal capital SATURDAY
nroecton 10 the oyn majority In the XXXIXth Congress
whom recognize the iiihc guardians Of our asncd ns
u'lons ana aug surPores ., e S srTnT oTaT can
eukc treason Prove thereby that the threats aud insults oil
The Government cannos iuiimIte free people Here IN the
Federal capital great struggle must cnlinaic IN WISE nu
and strengthen Congress To whose hands the Cons
tuition wisely nfrusts the power TO take such just acton as WI"
u 5 CuHris X J. HINTON a. j. BENNETT
WA s Moasl l. GOWN DyDLEI, Committee"
Correspondence is invited aud may be addressed 70
the Secretary, Capt. II. }. Hinton Washington, D.
The Cabinet meeting. today, was attended by al
the members. including Secretary Seward, VINO re
turned from Auburn this morning.
The President, to-day, appointed James Il. VII
lams of Iowa Register OF Land Office at Fort Dodge,
Iowa and Il. W. Bedford of Nebraska, Register or
Land Office in Nebraska Territory.
The returns received at the General Land Office
rom the local office at the Falls of -. Crox, Wis.
fhow that POS acres of the public lands were dis
posed Of during October Of which, 4,3l6 acres were
taken up for actual settlement under the Homestead
law The cash sales amounted to S7,005.
Conflicting statements have been published with
regard TO the removal of William A. Dart L. 5. Dis
trict Attorney for Northern New York; but the fact
of his removal ia now authortatively announced.
The question Of the Cincinnati postmastership was
decided to-day. 1t had been pending for more than
MONTH there having been six or eight competitors.
The fortunate man appointed to the office is William
III. H. Taylor in place of i. j. Mayer, removed. The
only other appointment OF Postmaster made to-day is
that of William e. Hersberger at Fort Madison,
Iowa.
The State Department has been removed to the
new building on FOurteenth-st; and to-day for the
first time the Secretary and his assistants transacted
business there. Workmen are already preparing to
tear down the old structure preliminary to tho erec-
ton Of a new one.