New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-25


NEW-JERsEY - EXTENSION OF THE POSTAL
MONEY ORDER sYsTEM-MICHAEL sCANLANs
SUCCESSOR - IMPROVING THE NAVIGATION
OF THE HUDSON.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO rHD TaIBCVRi
WASHINGTON. Thursday, Nov. a. 1870
v,.n "a, $Tess meets, ChiefJustice Chase wi ask
~ .o,,o,od NJ he duties which the BANKRUPTCY Act Of
,o,- ooured him 20 perform as ChlefJustice Of the On
oo court The health Of the ChiefJustioe continues
steadily 10 improve. He viii remain at Narragag7et,.
"a until after Christmas, when he VIII soeh mides
climate In recent etteF, Big says the doctor eVe'
me reason TO believe that shall recover full AVN
present illness. am certainly much better"
Secretary Robson is the authority for the denial OF the
published report that he canddate for United States
Senator from New-Jersey, Mr. Cattels successor Mr.
Robson says lie Is not only not candidate, but mat he
has had any such intention, and further that he
emphacay in favor Of Mr. Cattels reelection There
ia equally good authority for saying that Mr. Frenghny
will not be candidate at the approaching election
From what known here OF the condition Of affairs In
NewJersey there appears to be little doubt that Senator
Cattelwin be reelected.
Tie POstOfic Department Is constantly receiving
from all parts OF the country petitions for the establish
ment OF postal mOney-Order Offices. At present ne"
Offices made but year, the ls Of July The
number in operation Is 2O52 and than 400 Of
these were established last Summer In many cases
where the petitions signed by many OF the nhabi
tants Of city town. the request Is compiled WITH the
postmaster Of the place being only required 10 Die
satisfactory bond When applications are made by the
postmasers themselves the petitions are referred TO the
Member OF Congress representing the district in which
the postmaster resides, 10 special agent OF the Post
Office Department and action is taken his suggestion
The prellmuaries for establishing q new postal money
order Office 20 complicated that much delay often
results. After the postmaster has given bonds in adm
ton TO those required on assuming charge Of
the post-olfce, and Gil other arrangements
have been made, notice Is sent 10 every
other money order Office In the country before opcr.
ations begin by the maps of the PostOice Depart
ment, showing the location Of the money order Offices
in the country, 10 is shown that the Offices
unevonly distributed in the Eastern than in the Middle
and Western States, and this il due 10 the fact Tat
the country is more mountainous in the former than "a
the latter. In Ohio and Indiana the Offices from
% to 80 miles apart, and in the other Western states.
though not near each other, they are very evenly
distributed. Illinois has the largest number OF ohcea-
2O7, and Ohio, New-YOrk Iowa, Pennsylvania, and
Indiana, ara next In Order having respectively j.,
l6i, 49, 135, and l26. Massachusetts has "a O1eee'
almost twice as many any other New England state
The President has gned the oommssiono If Gen James
Jourdan whom he has appointed Assessor OF Internal
Reverue for the Third BrooklyD District Of Newioik
vice chael Seaman, resigned. Gen. Jordans appoint
ment advocated by Gen. Stewart l. Noodiord and
Supervisor butcher Gen JOnrdan was formerly Colonel
Of ha lith egment Brooklyn, and his war record IL
II
TO the President peculiarly fitted for his new position
IeutCoi John Newton in charge Of the Corps OF L. g.
Engineers engaged in removing the distractions 10
vgation In the Hudson River, near Albany rpoTts as
follows concerning the progress made durins the last
year;
The Parda Hook dyke has beer completed, and q new
channel 900 feet wide aud II deep 1T 0v.Tttcr was
excayaed along its front The face o. Bear Islanc was
reveied Te extension Of tine CastletoD dyke LOrthwi
was completed except filing with stone dyKe 10 ifo
tect SghCAac Island and also 10 connect td'ucth "a
Schoiae dykes was begun and finished excepting the
stone work Tue renetment Of Muil's Island ny Lar
dyke connecting C0lynans and the NewBalumpre d!ss
was finished A cut made for tie temporary berch
of commerce along the Coymau's CrosEoYer, ana con
the New-f.altimore dyke Gyke, 10 DC $500 fe't
long commenced at Bath, above Albany, upon ne
commerce was commenced through Bound shOal, "
posite he lover end OF Guy ers Island.
Col Newton calls attention to the custom OF duiplle
drede, materials into the rverway IT, injurious ent
upon Guy ers bar and tue want OF power ehtcsndiF
stop this abuse, and TO the leuy 20 nayiAal1i VIII
the construction of the new railroad bridge VII caS
During the present season dredging Ia tie New fatF
Channel viii be continued The dykes along ne
face of SchOdac Island already constructed VIII ne ep
with The dyke or BIth Will ne c0rpeted carry ~
the Fall. new dyke from the lower END 81 FaloVLs
Island and running youth distance OF $500 feet, and
another above on the east bank about $500 feet long
both OF crib work. viii be constructed Tie Ol9tII OF iL
Bath dyke and the two mentioned as aboai
ton of the channel at Round Fish0use and kel
Ogg shoals, and to sraghten the course of the cht
mel where makes abrupt turn from BAN over Ia TIE
west bank of the Tic eat through Round sdoL
will he completed. The small rock known rs tire "Oyt
slaugh Rock along the dyke of that name 1ih probably
be removed. considerable amount OF stone nIt VII
likewise be placed in the dykes. Tie amount dN~ i.e
year ending jane 80 lsil, SAJUOJ Io. N'oh 80
that the completion OF tLIs improve 4eh ACCORDING &C
the plan submitted. Will require an aul2htt app PIE
tion of S20S,5C0 TIL, Ii based upon TIE uhHcisf4's
that the baauce hand June 90 1870 sul s,lh re ~
available for the work. A4' amount i' I4, 10 al VIZ
can be piohJaDIy eApehOtd uui4Ls nc Hal e~A NUNS
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