The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-09
8ithmond 1ispatth.
wEDNEsDAY....... 0, 1871.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
as LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR
CUI.ArION OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE CONFEDERATE IN OFFICE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE appointment
of the ex-Confederate, f. r. koxbury, to
n clerkSbip In the Post office Department,
Is still a subject Of not very amiable discus
sion on the part Of clerks and others. who
think the Union soldier has been grossly
!nsulted by this appointment. One man
proposes to organize, and not only, clean
may propose to sustain him, be they high
or low. Another says Mr.. Creswell
has prostituted the confidence OF the
people by placing this man in po-
sition, and says it Is an insult not
only to brave Union soldiers, but also
to all who love the right. Yet another irl-
diyidual takes occasion to arraign the de-
partments generally as being filled with
.'Democrats and "Copperheads," TO the
exclusion of Union men and Republicans,
and even so loyal and radical an otheer as
Secretary Delano is charged with narborlng
Democrats and Copperheads' in his ofhce;
Meantime Mr.. RoXbury, about whom all
this fuss started, has his say in the matter,
and he asks very properly "if the Repub,
lican party expects to maintain foothold
in the South while holding the rule that no
person who was in the Confederate service
Shall have Officer I" He says further that
he has "long since renounced Ms Conteu-
crate pripciDles, and attached himself to the
Union principles of the Republican party
and he wants to know "if such men are TO
remain forever under han?" IL remains
to be seen whether MIR. Creswell will be-
come frightened by this howl, which comes
altogether from the Grand Army oil the
Republic.
POSTAL DECISIONS.
The Third Assistant Postmaster-Gcneral
has decided that an honorary pretI, such
as "Col.," "Prof.," "Rev.," Dr." &c,
by which an individual may be generally
known and styled in his community, may
be printed upon the new stamped envelopes
as Il part Of his name; but no SuttIeS, as
ga. g., an. D. ,""LL. d." &C., can be
admitted, under proper construction OF
the law. He also rules that the restriction
in section 1S9 Of the regulations, prohibit.
ins the redemption of Il misdirected stamped
envelope cat the Office to which it is di'
rected," must not be considered as apply.
ing to drop-letter envelopes, as the effect O
such construction would be to entirely
exclude such envelopes from the benefit OF
the section, the mailing office and the office
of direction being the same.-W Washington
| Patriot.
| fThe former decision Is absurd the lat
ter correct.]
! POSTAL.
| New post-offices are established at Glover
Creek, Highland county, with Alice Slime
| spring as postmistress; Woodbridge, Abe
marie county, Jas. NJ. Wood, postmaster
Doe Hill, Highland county, j. B. Billy
postmaster Mary j. Harris is appointed
postmistress at Warsaw, Richmond coun
| ty, vice VIM. II. Doggin, resigned.
| POSTAL ACCOUNTS.
| The report of the Sixth Auditor Of tho
Treasury to the Postmaster-General OF the
receipts and expenditures of the Depart
mcnt for the quarter ending March 81
1871, lust rendered, shows al increase in
the sule of postage stamps over the cor.
| reSpending Quarter Of 1870 of $3.50, 900. The
deficiency for the fiscal year ended june
3Oth last will be about 81, ,OOO, 900.
| A VALUABLE IMPROVEMENT.
DR.. S. S. Drew, of New Orleans, has Sc
cured a patent for new steering appara.
tus, declared novel at the Patent Office,
| and valuable by expert boatmen. The old
wheel is dispensed with, and the rudder is
| managed by means ofa lever. 1t is claimed
that the new plan gives the pilot perfect
control over his rudder.- Washington Pa'
triOt.
TEN-FORTY BONDS.
The interest on the ten.torly loan, which
falls due on September !, 1871, and payable
in coin, amounts to Si,SG4, lS2.5O. over
one half Of the registered stock Is held by
the Treasurer as security for national banks.
THE NEW LOAN.
The amount OF subscriptions TO the new
loan during the past week shows con-
siderable increase over that of any other
week for nearly two months previous.