Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-19


men of Georgetown, and asking that the letter
carrier system be established in that city, was
recently forwarded TO the Postmaster General
for his action. The fact that should the Post
master General grant the PRAYER of the petit
TONERS he weuld be obliged, under the law to
discontinue the pOst-Ofice in Georgetown (the
number OF inhabitants being less than 3O,OOO),
has indIced the circulation of another petition
asking the Postmaster General not to abolish
the office. This was doubtless signed by
many persons under a msapprehension. While
The law authorizes the Postmaster General to
establish tie carrier system in any city having
1880 Inhabitants within the delivery of its Of
tee, lie may without reference to the popuIa-
iIon. when Il i deemed judicious, extend the
system 10 small towns in the immediate vicinity
OF a large pOst-Ofiee by bringing them within
tie jurisdiction OF the latter. In doing this
however. the POst-ofhces in the smaller towns
would have 20 be abolished and postal stations
GIN charge OF officers detailed by the larger Of
tce' substituted in their places. In case the
Postmaster General sees 1T to extend the sys-
tenn to Georgetown the abolition OF the post
Office there will be necessary; but in its place
tie people will have a station with all of the
facilities OF pOst-Ofice, including the registry
and money-Order systems, and the additional
facilities Of a free delivery OF the mails This
explanation seems necessary in view of the
diversity OF opinion which exists in reference
to the proposed change.
IL II all very well for expert, 70 air their
scientific kno.ledge, or want OF knowledge. i'm
discussing the question whether il i epidemic
cholera or not that prevails in the southwest:
but when thirty tive deaths from the disease are
reported IN Nashville day before yester-
cav ana thirty deaths yesterday, 1T GER
-.
Whatever name 1t may be called, il about a.
destructive OF human life as Asiatic cholera.
ana a. much TO be dreaded. Nashy vile had
$50 inhabitants in 1870. Thirty-fye deaths
Per Jay out OF this number would be eaui allen,
TO Mortality IN New York OF twelve hundred
10 thirteen hundred per day, or in washinyton
OF one hundred and tfty per dsy. III we ina
gine our mortality list Increased hv tbs pnm-
Del OF deaths daily, we can realize that there
are good grounds for the panic in Nashville
Recent dispatches from there say that great
alarm prevails, and there is a consider able
exodus from the city. Two deaths, with symt
ton, resembling the cholera, are reported at
Cincinnati yesterday.
However formidable the Illinois movement
may have APPEARED. SAYS the New York Erenia1
Tot, tor the last two months, however success
fui II has been In its first election its first sue
cess VIII be us last unless IL Is reconstr ucted on
better principles They may be forgotten in
temporary excitement or evaporation, but rev.
erence for law Is 50 Unborn in the race to which
the majority OF the American people belong
that no party can live long that thrusts II aside
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The bill to establish a normal school for the
city Of Washington WAS passed by the House OF
Delegates on Tuesday night, the House having
Previouslyreeededf from its color amendment,
admitting students without regard to race or
COlor,) which amendment was disagreed 20 bv
e Council. The bill now only awaits the
Governors approval to become alaw.