The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-01
ORR wAsu,NGroN LETTER.

mercury is down to 40. Thirty degree
below vs. hat It was two weeks aeo.-cnnl
or by several degrees tian we have ex
perienced i, this climate for many years
Several parties from the Soutf en- roRt
North to spend the summer. are tarry
ing here until the weather moderates
Pardee. alins Rev Hale Barney
who proposed few davs since fha
Uncle Sam special servants should con
tribute towards his snnport $40 each
was arraigned to dav befnre the bar q
the Police Court Through the advice
"f hi. attorney Hon. A. G Riddle. ez
| VI G from Ohio. he waived an examiu
alton. and he now awaits the verdict o
| the Grand Jury. His bail was fixed Al
| 800 600 Also young gentleman by
| the name of Sutton. who IL supposed tr
| have been a confederate of his, waived
an examination and bail fixed at s., 00O
| It is thnughs that these two sspiranfs
| for wealth will he sumu1arily dealt with
hy onr courf's. and he afforded a safe
transit 10 the Albany Pennitentiary
| Several Pnstmasters. who have been
| dnped bv this swindle were here As wit
| nes~es The Postmaster from Bing-
! hampton whose generous impulse. and
| patriotism led him to send the Rev. gem
tleman an X appeared to feel very cheap
| when in court.
The Geological Corps under Prot
Hayden will leave for the far west the
first of next month to be gone until the
FIRST of November 1t numbers twenty
in all consisting in the most part of
scientists, the ], nader being common
helpers whose salaries are regulated C
cnriing to their respective Iabors. While
this survey is directly under the super
vision of the Secretary of the Interior
ing to 1t, the Secretary, however, refuses
To control any of its managements and in
only one instance has he endorsed to
Prof Hayden an application for an ap
pnintment There are more than 500
applications for the twenty places. nearly
all strongly recommended by Senators
and Representatives One applicant
to day. your correspondent witnessed.
was friend of Senator Boutwell, and
directly from him. He seemed very
indignant when he was informed that all
the positions were filled and his applica
| tiop would not be favnrably considered
The applicant assured him that he would
ask Senator to go to Secretary Delano
IN his behalf. The Professor very
abruptly replied. You can do as you
like. | say you can't go" The Inter-
Tor department have received many le;
ters from men OF science from different
parts of the country urgently requesting
that they be allowed to accompany the
expedition and render all the aid In their
power to the government without pay
Ii is suggested by your correspondent
preparation made by Congress and tha,
a volunteer force he sought of gentlemen
of Science who are sufficiently well to do
to render Uncle Sam requisite service
without pay.
A singular point in late piea,in miri-
CATION q" the general condemnation of
the Cartain nf the Atlantic is put in by
the New York Financial Chronicle. The
ship was Of iron and had been extensive
| " engaged in voyages in an east and
west course Her magnetic properties
| had adjusted themselves to these cas-,
ant west conditions and hence their re-
lations TO the compass in the hinacie had
| been fully ascersained When however.
a sho>. supply of coal rendered it neces-
sary to Put into Halifax. change to a
nnrtherly course presented a new class ot
conditions for the play of magnetic forces
and deranged entirely the movement OF
the needle Here is fine point. hn'
with old Bunsby we can only say "The
bearing "f this ere observation depend,
upon the application thereof
The Republic new monthly poli.ica
magazine, published in Washington is
receiving unprecedented success. From
all parts of the country, letters are re
ceived with re;nittances. One p,stmas
ter writes that he has gotten 10 subscrib-
erS and encloses $3S
1t is well known here that Secretary
Richardson has but little confidence ir
competitive examinations FIR clerkshipt
as at present conducted. There is n,
f,ult TO be found with the Civil Servics
Commissioners. They are all honest
and capable. but can not in accordanc.
with the rules adopted more than a yea
ago, prevent impositinns practiced upor
the Civil Service. The questions asked
applicants are printed. and on more thar
one occasion the lists of questions hav,
been Put in the hands of applicants il
advance of the examination. 1t ia found
further. that those who can answer tn.
most questions correctly. are the lea>
capable of performing properly the duti-
of a clerk Out of the 57I recently ex
aminrd in the Treasury Department
there were very many m"re who passed
above so, than there are vacancies. an,
notwithstanding according to the rule o
the Civil Service, many of them will hav,
to wait long time before they will b.
ordered to report, if ever.
A young friend whom We had not seel
tor several months hailed US in Washing
ton TO day and gave his card Inscribed
"San. VI. Bryan, His Impe rial Japa
ne>e Majestys Special Ccmmissioner.
4 few months ago Sam was a dashin
young government clerk. Now be il
h,ga official Of the Japanese Empire ALI,
sia>hing about generally. This is spec
imen of young American go-a headaiiye
ness. Gucss for Sam
The pew national bonds negotiated b
the Syndicate, for the conversion of tn