, 1873-07-25
il. WASHINGTON.
Chicago to Have Twenty More
Letter-Carriers.
Railroad Suits TO Recover Alleged
Illegally Collected Taxes.
Official Statement Concerning the
Privateer Virginius.

THE CHICAGO POST OFFICE.
specfal Dispatch to Tic CAtcugo Trf5une.
WAsulvoroa, D. G., July 24.-uon. Mo-
Arthur, Postmaster Of Chicago, arrived here
last evening to confor will, tho Postmaster-Gen-
eral ,cohcotning tho Increased postal facilities
which have boon promised that city, with
others. during tho hummer. Finding, howevor,
that tho seat of Government, Notwithstanding
the constitutional Inhibition, Inns boon trans-
ferrod to Long Branch, Con. Macarthur has
gono III pursuit of Postmaster General Creswen
at TINT eeaeido capital. Gen. Macarthur wants
for tho present forty additional lottor-carriors
added to Ills forco. With that number he Is Of
tho opinion that ho eau bring the Chicago do
livery to the London standard Of perfection, 80
TINT drop lottors will rocoiye an answer tile same
day. ~;
from is present temporary eito to q location
nearer tho dry goods houses In tho vicinity Of
tue tivcr, may now be considered as detlnitely
settled. The Committees appointed to dotor-
which. havo Just heen filed in tho Department
here. Tho report oitos long lipt uf roasons
why tho removal should not be 1nade Prom
inent among these reasons are tho alleged facts
the intorests of tho major portion of
the commercial community, aili that the persons
who first suggested tho removal aro unable or
unwilling to raiBo tho monoy necessary to o1e-
outo tho torma of thoir proposition.
THE FonT SMELLING FRAUD.
Tile War Department authorities refuse to
give aEy Information, for tho prcacut, ABOUT the
For Smelling afiair TT papers hnyo w., ~ onee been
ment is satisfied with tho transaction.
TIE pnIyATEEE vInaIN1us.
Tic Department OF State has no official adyiccs,
sG m reeeyea By s hs Nay poaTtme
yirginius, and tho action Of tho United States
ooaau!, ihorlngton' II appears to no
conceded That, pr!ma facia, the vlrgfn1us
1s snpptou >, with papers OF Bnch
90 aT % her 70 @ uhep ,g
nhg Oh tno ohlsed states. 40" eno ontalhen
her papofs IS question Which, II investigator,
mght n9s Justify tne oohouc. ot our yohSu1 III IL
protection Of tho United statcB ,stoanor
Kansas. It 1s held, however, that tao
Consul could not 60 back OF tho ships papers,
which wore in proper fornl and Inquire into tho
IL Which 1ey WeEo mne fo son
Consul Thorngton before taking any action IN
her case: Tho general impression il that ho Will
| bo sustained. .......
o nInoAn s nnx4 su1Ts G TO RECOVER TAxEs
a57,o0o, alleged to lavo boou Illegally collected
as tax on tho earnings of tho Ootu,nbus l. 1ndi-
ana Central Railroad Company, which has just
boon commenced at Columbus, is one OF
largo. number in which tho aamo
| question is Involved. hlony suits OF this klnd
| havo already been commenced, but thoro arc
some companies which haYe not yet ln6ti-
| tuted proceedings against tho Qoyern-
| mont. It is expected, however, TINT all
| Of tho lnttor will do 30 at nn early date,
| as the limit Of timo in which suit
| may be commenced will aoon expire. The 30,
licisor of informal ltevonuo expects TINT several
Of these casos will be tnkon to the Supromo
Court OF tho United statos OH apprais, and That
| % tho question: involved III all the aboyo-ncn-
tioned casoH nro Almost II not exuctly identical,
tho decision Of tho court abovo will govern IN
| tho remainder.
| ANNEXATION soItEa1E.
| Tho subject Of the annexation Of Georgetown
| to this city HeonH to be moro seriously tailed OF
| now, and tic advocates Of tho sclo1no offer as
| argument tho plain fact that Georgetown could
not lose anything, but would bo materially bone-
] titcd by the change.
L., t1o thu ltaaoe'dted FTe"a.l
| THE Ku,K1.ux OFFENDERS.
| NAsIlsuFoH, gnls Ga delegatlon OF prom
nent sout1 CarollnlanH' headed ny the Aon: w.
u. toftef, deh. D. y Aofsha", anu .. n, nlua,
nhu hi4 lntef'low WIN Attofney,GonoIal NllnaMa
thls morning, ana urged that tug f''rthor Proso-
catlon or Au-h!uS o1teh9era IN inc oonth DO als-
/ continued, az that or6hIalzat:oh "h8 broken up
and a, coBsatlon or prosecutions Woind Aavo g.
conolintofy effect upon OIL oi thae section.
| They also urged TINT tlloeo convicted and now
| serving out terms OF sentence DO paIdo1led. Inc
Attorney-aonera IN reply, eaid that inBtr1tc-
| tons had already boon lssnod to stop the prose-
cut1ons against lilo hu-Adx oHohuors, except IN
worry aggravated cases, and some OF those con-
| policy OF the Frehluehs 70 paroon them at!'