, 1874-07-10
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1874

partly, tt is glvon out, for tho purpose Of aoo1-
Ing upon Minister 10 1s,,spia In place Of tho
now Postmaster. Con. lowell. Ex-sonatora
gen "o ro s suppessd y to o b. stodg al linz a
c1datos for prominent Offices, arc mentioned In
connection With tho ST. Petersburg m!ssion. .Ex-
poBtnlRhtar- General Croswofls recent decision to
ontorinto tho actvo praotico OF tho law in this
to DO Jowe1]'s succoHHor. though thoy heretofore
iuHistod TINT he and Jowo1l wero to virtually
swap places.
1IYro0n1T1cAL AND TEMPORARY ECONOMY.
Afrendy thoro Is talk about re-enrloying
some Of tho numerous Government olofka and
laborors dismissed during tho paat fow mouths.
Tho understanding eoonH to DO general that
tue reduction Of tho clerical and mechanical
forcos in tho several dopartnonts, navy-yardg,
araonnls. etc.. throughout tic country WAS matlo
more as a political dodge to mnko d temporary
show Of economy on tho part Of Congressional
aapiranta for ro-o1ection, than from any carneat
md sincere purpoHo to permanently roduco tho
expenses of tho Government.
NEW REASON WHY SUMMER BUppoHTED GREELEY.
Tho colorod Prof. Langaton, Of this city, Ii TO
dollvor lectures III Kentucky ard Illinois GU tho
subject Charles Summon" uo says ho pro-
poses to show that the negroes wore themselves
droeIoy for President, inaemuoh as they failod
to encourage him to not othorwiae during the
time ho was leliborntinK whether ho should or
should not support hrr. areeloya canlid idaoy.
IDLAMU h 1NEGB-MU2ZLE LAW.
i ls atatol that tho Grand Jury found two
indictments to-day against Mr. Dana, Of tho
New York 6ttn for hbo', on tho .comp'aint Of
cx,dov. Shepherd. The President is expected
to issuo his reputation on tho Qovornor Of Non
York for tho production hero Of the accused at
M carly day. r.
tIo tho Associated Press.}
ExTENs1oN or THE FREE NAIL DELIVERY.
WASHINGTON, July 0.-The Acting Postmaster
General to.dhy issued an order authorizing the
Postmaster Of Pittaburg, Pa., to employ ten ad-
annum, Ill order to extend tho free-delivory sya-
tenn to Tomperancovillo, 0rnRhy, and buchanan,
tho post~oficos at which places sfo. by this ordor
to lo discontinued Sept. l.. A similar order will
bo issued tomorrow to discontinue tho offices Of
Cnrrnihsyitie South ponllnton, md Columbia,
O., and to extend tho Jurisdiction Of tho Ciucin-
init post-0 0ff1ce over thoBo places, and anthor-
iziug tho Cincinnati Postmaster to employ ton
additional onrrics at 5000 por an1,,,1n, for tic
purpose Of establishing the syetcm Of froc do
livery for thom. !;
THE YREEDsra's BANK COMMISSIONERS,
The aoting Secretary Of tho Treasury Ina np-
proved tho bond filed by the Commissioners Of
the Freedmen's Savings Bank to-day. The
bondsmon a1o Jnoob Tome, Maryland; B. H.
Warnor. Janes Worm1ey. and William j. hur-
tagl, OF thls city, and Mr.. Whfpper, Of Phila-
dolphin. Tho total amount Of tho boulR Is
100000, aud each ono OF tho bordsmon Is
liable for that sum.
DECISION AFFECTING HOMESTEAD sETrLERB.
It has boon decided ut tho Interior Depart
mont that. after homeBtonler has completed
term Of Eve years, further residence is not re-
Iulrcd to entitle him to patent also that ra-
atdcnce In double house, built on the dividing
line between adjolninR honlesteads, iB roadonco
III compliance With the laW,