The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-18
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Two men named Burlison and Rossin
quaucled in Prairie county, Ark, last
Thursday; the former was stabbed and
killed. Soon after some unknown person
shot and killed Rossin.
The Philadelphia Press announces that,
late Wednesday night, one of its reporters
learned that the missing child of Christian
X. Ross Of Germantown, had been found,
and one of his abductors captured.
Lewis elephant, collector of taxes for
the District Of Columbia, having resigned,
the commissioners have appointed John F.
Cook (colored) who, for several years past.
has held the Office of register.
AT Il meeting of the New York college
of Pharmacy, Thursday evening, the sec
ond annual report of the board of pharma-
cy was submitted, showing that of l04 can
didates examined the past year, II passed
satisfactorily and 81 were rejected. The
total registered pharmacists was 1868, of
whom j01 were propriet0rs and SAG assist
ants.
An official telegram from Fort Fred
Steels, Wyoming, Thursday, says: Twenty
Indians came within half mile of the fort
at : o'clock this morning and took stock
belonging to the citizens. a telegram
from Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, says a
six days scout in the vicinity of Laramie
park found no sign of Indians
1t is understood that Secretary Bristow
contemplates abolishing the secret service
corps of the treasury department, and will
look hereafter to the various United States
district attorneys throughout the country
| to detect, arrest and punish counterfeiters
of United States currency. He will have
| at his command, to pay for this assistance,
the amount appropriated by Congress for
the so-ca'lcd secret service bureau.
The United States, after all, will make
the first payment, under the Treaty Of
Washington, to British subjects, whose
claims were adjudicated by the mixed com
mission provided by that treaty. Congress
at its last session, appropriated 81 300, 00t
for that purpose, and the money is now
ready for the claimants who were success
full. The commission to admit and pay
certain class of claims of American citi
zens, ont of the award paid by Great Brit
ain. will meet for the first time, in thi
city, next week.
Ex-Gov Hobart of Louisiana, who Ia
just written letter favoring Grant for
third term. was appointed, Il few day
since. leycc commissioner, under neN
act of Congress. the salary Of which pos
! A.. Ia l.. ln lDp VI (
sioners have gone to Newport to spend til
summer and study up the levee question
Hobart is democrat, with no political fol
lowers in his own state, and has written til
letter out of gratitude for abe Office he la
received. Republicans from Louisiana sa
that he has 10 political niiencc whatever /
that state.
, Concerning the rumored complication
: between Gen. Spinner and the treasury dc
2 partment, it can be stated that he has wri
, ten letter to the president containing h
l views relative to the management OF h
bureau. 1t is known that the general hi
uniformly taken the ground that he is pr
; cuniarily responsible for its transaction
e and has given hearty bond, the appon
: ment of his subordinates should be contro
led by himself, irrespective of the applies
ton Of the civil service rules to his burea,
# After harrassed existence Of fc
!. years the so-caled civil service commissic
G passed quietly away, on the first of Il
If present month No appropriation for Il
support of the service was made by co
TO gress, and the uneXpended balance of Il
II former appropriation was covered into Il
It treasury on the LIST instant. 1t is rs we
Il perhaps, that competitive eXaminatio
= have been abolished foI in too many
IL stances appointments and appropriate
IS were made without reference to the rel
80 tive standing of candidates on the list.
ID one department, hOwever-the postollice
. it is asserted that in no single instance h
T. an appointment or promotion been made
r violation of the rules, the first candidate
I'd the list being invariably selected for O
a. pontment. Some of the department co
=, petitive examinations will doubtless be &C
y tinued for some time to come, but it "
&c not be long before appointments will
ly made as formerly, at I've solicitation
20 members OF congress and officers high
political authority.