The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-11-26

sum total per month about S56s,50 or nearly
$1,000 per year. Now do not think this pay
too much, but would 1t not be much better to
pay salary Of 20 many dollars, which salary
should constitute the full pay of The ofioers'
Now the Heads Of Bureaus Of the Treasury TO
ceive about $4,000 per year and usually have
much larger amount Of work and labor to per-
form than either the Paymaster, Adjutant or
Quartermaster General, and Il seems very reas-
enable that they should receive rs much pay.
All officers Of the government should receive
stated salary and there should be no perquisets
attached TO any Office whatever. II il . fact
that the very mode Of paying our public officials
has led to looseness In public integrity, which
II We consider the subject fairly Is not 70 very
surprising. nor AfJFF ~
The salary OF the collector Of the port Of New
York is $4,000 per year, but the emolument de-
rived from the Office often come to nearly, II
not quite S5D, 900 per year, so that not only In
the army, but the civil service, also needs
thorough organization and the salaries fixed at
certain sum. The President Of the United
States receives salary Of $4,000 per year.
This sum, without any contingent fund, would
be entirely inadequate to keep up the dignity
Of the Office. I remember during Johnson's ad-
miristration that the bill 'ofa Confectioner, who
supplied the articles in his line Of bushes, at
one dinner given by Mr.. johnson, was $500.
and when to this was added the other items which
were used II would largely increase this sum.
The salary Of the President will hardly psy the
the State dinners given by the Executive. II they
arc as expensive rs they were under the former
administration. ..s
The war has actually commenced between the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and this city, and
the result Of tho contest is looked forward to
with much interest .''-r... a -.
The railroad company has refused to put their
grade with the streets. and rs 1t Is much lower
than the streets are, It prevents the building OF
roads across its track. Recently the workmen
upon the streets, under instruction, covered the
road over some six feet deep, thereby delaying
the trains to and from this city for few days.
An, injunction having been granted, the work
men were stopped on the streets and the dirt
was removed. The case comes before the court
this week. ... '...
There has been subscribed by prominent resi-
dents Of this city some 81 DOC, 900 towards the
International Exhibition Of 1871 which Is ex-
pccted to be held in this city.
Thanksgiving day passed of herein the usual
manner, and upon the whole II was much less
demonstrativc than usual, as there was much
less drunkenness upon the. streets. The "New
England Association" held sociablc in the
evening and passed. the time very pleasantly. as
there seemed to he perfect social equality, and
all joined in the festivities Of the evening. DIR.
Newman Of the Metropolitan church preached
one of the ablcst discourses on that day that 1t
has ever bccn my pleasure TO listen to. Among
the distinguished hearers I noticed President
and Mrs. Grant, and her father, Judge Fisher,
and Senator Morton. .. PRESTIss.