Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-30
news from " asnington.

Washington, - The treasury depart
nsent will be closed from O'Clock this after
noon until Weau ny morning. The wa
department Will s. give their employers a
holiday to morfcs and in al the ether Of
fees here 10 business will be trnsact,d I'M
Ill Tuesday.
The internal revenue receipts were @23S.-
90; total for the month, S9.215. Sl3 total Ton
the fiscal year 10 date, 500 593, G3G.
The Secretary Of tile Treasury to-day al
drcss eli letter to all collectors Of customs
TLEAstEN DErAE- MENr 2e'th.
s4nt-Thc run, 5 in regard TO appointments
in thc civil service Of the government PIE
pared by ihl commissioners en- Tie civil ser
vice and approved by tie Presidents viii take
eject on the Monday next. On ana ailre
that day appointments and Promotions in
your eiice Will be madl in accordance With
these rules a far as practicable. Il VIII IN
necessary to d ,ignate a committee of COM
peteut parsons to make competitive cXanina-
ton 81 considg rates for situ8ti ms and promo
tons, and until an appropriation has been
made by Cor@F IS TO detf the expenses. =
viii he rtce5saty 70 nam ~ commission r
persons y ho are already in tie service ii tn
government and connected with your Office.
| therefore request you to give Inc the names
best qualified to perform that duty and I'M
less objection shall appear, your recommends
atom viii lie approved. You will receive
herewith a copy OF the report of the commits
sioncrS. together with til, regulations ap-
proved ly the President, which until 9th r
wise directed will be the guide OF your con-
duct. Very respectfully,
lSigned.1 Gro. $. BouTT EIj.
Secretary.
One Of the rules prepared by the civil > T.
vice commission and adopted by the I'roSi-
dent. requires all postmastcrs Hereafter mp
pointed, whose salari amount to 500 pei
year or over, to he subjected to a competitive
examination. The list completed III the post
office department shows that the total num-
Der of such Offices is 5ua. When vacancies
occur in the larger OF these offices the rule OF
promotion will he applied ifany subori nate
therein is found fitted i'll case Of failure L.
pass an examination. or the absence O,
subordinaies desiring promotion, the Office
will be open Tor public competition. In adj
dition to this class Of offices. tn books ii
the department show that there are about
25.0O0 postmastprs whose salaries do not
amount to $500 year. Tn 5, appointments
will continue Ia be made upon simple appi-
cations, supported by testimony of character
satisfactory To the Iostmaster- General \
large proportion Of the places are being held
merely Tor the accommodation OF the pub
lie.
The President has ro ceivod a telegram from
Covinston, informing him OF the continued
convalescence OF his father.
Tomorrow will be observed rs Eollly
in all the departments OF the e0vcinment
New Years helng n holiday TIE public deb
stat, m, Mt WI rot he issued Un.h ILl. day.
In accordance with the ,uIg- ,tiOnS OF Il t
civil service reform commission, the piesi
dent will appoint as Il r gUltr eXamini 4
board three persons tor each IF the uiiisrCut
departments ct the government, WHO will
per onally condrct all examinations of applI
ctnts, beng governed in their action by Il
regultt n> from time t. time c>la ,iishpd h5
the advisory board. ]; is probable tbat tho
duties OF the latter board will not require .
continuous session.
This afternoon officer Doyle accompaui, 1
by two other pol,c men, attempted - arres
MIS- Stea IN her house. She r, sisted an,
shot DOYLE with a pistol, the lall takjrp 1, +
tsct in lis nouth, trom which wound h,
shortly after dI,d, bleeding to death /, Tor
medical assistance could he procured.