New-York tribune., 1873-03-10
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE MASSACHUSETTS sENAT0RsHIP.
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WASHINGTON, March 0, 1873.
The question Of the election by the Massachusetts
Legislature OF a successor Henry Wilson in the u.
Senate is one which very generally discussed among
ALL classes of politicians The friends Of Mr. Boutwell,,
and even that gentleman himself are less sangune OF
his success than they week ago. while the Dawes
strength viewed from their standing, Is daily Decom-
ing greater The for this apparent change In
public sentiment from Boutwell, to Dawes notso plain
Some say that Mr. Boutwell, is strong as ever In the
state, and that If it were not for the fact
that he can reflect honor the State
in his present positien than In the senate, nc
would unouestonaby be chosen to the vacancy but as
Secretary be OF service 10 both the country
and State than in the Senate being certain Of holding
the Office for the next four Others say that the
esnousal OF his cause by Gen. Butler has been injury
to him in certain strong circles where there IL seen IN
the movement an intention OF placing the ESSEX states
awaited all sides TO put stop 10 all furthef eHorts IN
Cabinet making, as well as 10 silence lhe runors III fe
gard 10 changes in the heads OF departments
oFFICE-sEEKERs FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
large delegation OF North Carolina Republican poll
eans is now In Washington looking after the distrbu-
ton of the "loaves and fishes in that State. ExGov
Holden has been appointed Postmaster at Raleigh and
his name will be sent TO the Senate tomorrow. The
Presidents recent Private Secretary Douglass. is can
didate for United States Marshal Carrow's place. A
bill was passed by the Senate week ago authorizing
the appointment of a Marshal in the new Western Dis
trict in that State, but failed 10 become law. This
place was intended for Douglass Carrows friends think
IL unfair after he had to do much dirty work last
Summer that he should now be turned out Of Office
The revenue officers OF the state also anxious about
the changes he made in that branch OF the service
Among those now here are Isaac Young, Collector OF
Internal Revenue Timothy Lee, Sheriff at Raleigh ;
Judge Settle Of Greensboro, and others
POSTAL REGULATIONS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
IL is held by the POstOfiee Department that the
recent decision Of the Attorney General that double
postage should be collected at the office Of delivery
on the unpaid portions Of letters partly prepaid but at
least one full rate does apply to maable matter Of
the third class namely, pamphlets, occasional pubca
tons magazines, uDseaed circulars books, manuscripts
third be fully prepaid by stamps at the Office
of mailing and II thus fully prepaid should be held
for hostage and not forwarded to its destination IT,
however through the nadvertence OF the Postmaster
tie mailing office such matter should be mailed without
such full prepayment, by Section l62 Of the Postal
Code, the Postmaster at the office OF delivery
charge and collect double the prepaid rates The
Post Office Department In circular, requires pOetmas
ters to carefully observe the following INSTRUCTIONS,
Postal law Packages OF Seeds roots bulbs. and seons,
exceeding four pounds in weight to be mailed as
a prepaid package OF cent Tor each two ounces or
fraction OF First said packages must be put
up that the contents readily be examined without
DESTROYING the wrappers second sealed bags made OF
material sufficiently transparent TO show the contents
clearly without opening may be used for such matter
third this we'll all other thirdclass mail matter,
must be fully prepaid by postage stamps aixed, other
wise the same shall not be forwarded.