, 1874-10-13
Resolutions to the Memory Of Judge
B. R. Curtis.
The Special Agency Branch Of the
Postal Service 10 Be Revived.

FFfEfH Hf3FHtGH ~ HC SHHHdb 1FUF"eA
our GOVERNMENT Hw1SnLEp.
WASHINGTON, i. e., Oct. 1a.-fho Commission
sent ont by tho Nary Department. 4 fow months
ago to examine Into and report upon tho cliarac"
tor cost, etc., OF thu work done upon Vessels ut
lilo Jnueiro, InzIl, no compared with the sahc
lit tho United t;tatcs, haye returned to this contl-
try. When completed, tho report of tho Com
mission will bo OF especial intorost and inpor-
aneo to sbp.ownors, shipping merchants, and
marins Insurance. companies, if not to the gon-
cra1 public. Enormously excesEiyo charges aro
maso nt lilo Jsnciro for work ind materials, and
it will appear that tiIo United Statcs Govern
n,cnt has becn outragcoslBly imposed upon and
robbed Of n,any thousands OF dollars by having
its chips repaired at thai place.
soyEnE1oSS or 1SnusrEr.
William II. Carlo. prco!dont OF the National
Council at tho SoycrejEus Of Industry, ia in
Washington for tho ir,vposo Of organizing
lrancl, of the Order help. Tho headquarters Of
Tic Oracr will soon be removed to Washington.
rEisusA1-
Secretary Of Was Ee!knap aud several
other prominent military and nasal officers left
I1cre THU morning to participate in the cerc,no-
,,ies a. Tho unyoilng Of tho JJncoln statue mud
Tie reunion ef tho Army Of tho Tennessee At
Springfield, Ill.
tlu The .ifsocistfi rrrss.1
THE su11tEME coiiaT.
WAsNtSGTOH. j.. T., Oct. 12.-Ille Supreme
Co,,rt assembled ut noon to.tlay for the Ovtober
taru,. Tho Chief Jl1alico and Associates were
IL in Illinois to attcul Tho dedication If Tho
Lincoln monument, and Bradley, WHO il tletai1ed
in Now York owing to eichreAs 1T his family.
Ii,u argument ot CASES will begin to-,norrow,
when IL is probable an adjournment until Thure-
day wilt take place. After tho adjournment to-
lay there was meeting OF lhe Ear1n Tho court
rnou, to express tho Hetae Of tue bar rs to their
deceased brother, Il. X. Curtis. Tho Chnsnlasl
appointed ns Committee OH Ncsolu.!ona lcvcrdy
Iohnaon, r. rhi!lins, William n. Eysrte, T. II.
,rstow, G. H. Williams, s. A. j. treswel. Y. u.
Lincoln. H. ~. Corwin, n,'!l \: 7. Mcrrick, and
tho n,ectin. adjourned till Friday.
posrAh Agents..
Tho Postmaa.er(io will shortly issne IN
order reatsnnizinS tho Special Agency branch OF
thn poBtal service, lilnitn. IL generally to the
detection of rra,lis Gut to tho instruction OF
rostn,asters in their t..sica, mud to secure the
/ prompt transaction OF 1nonoy-ordcr business.
Tic will. however, detai} two us moro special
agents to look into tho matter Of local oxPenses
pf -nttceb throughout tho country aud ny
certain why it il that the comparison OF tho cost
nf rsin; tho various Incge post-offices Of the
frco-le!lvcry grade ni!ow6 TINT tito percentage Of
cxpnsseH to roceipts il M high rs Gu pcr cont,
and it, Hosno cases as oH rs IS per cont. with all
eorts OF yarYin!; figures tet6cen When this i'll
vesti.stion il colnr1etct, 1t will ho extended to
al 0c2ra ntpoiilcu by tic President. o. all ntl-
ces IN wkicl, l'osttnasara receive yearly conf
fuusation Of 81, ONO and upwards,
TEeAsGnEEa rEc1slON.
Ircasurcr Spinner decides sllnt tho proceeds
Of Nntional 1ank iIotcs forwarded III gool faith
fnr redemption will il desired. be Groaitcti to
tho per cent fund.- but wl,ou callH arc lneto ul-
OIL National Dapta 10 reitnsurdo tho Treasurer
for their nctca redeemed tlle fcgul. tanar notcR
or tlrnits payable u such notes must bo sont.
AprOlSF:tEST.;,
George J.. buchanan, has been appointed Store
keeper in the Sixth Missouri District. and l.. n.
Roynnlsls III thu sixth ko:!tl,a!sy District.
TEXas II,sTsIAsTEjts.
There arc u liz 10 extensive removals OF POST
!naAtcrs IL, Texas, b,1t thoHo ut Galveston and
Ilnuston will s,o requested 10 rosiSn, not On
count Of anything wrong in connection with
t[Ioir ofllcin duties, but OIL gros1nda implying dis
reputable conti,ct Nt9ido of them, and tier
popularity with t!lc eisizonn. Tile postlnastcr-
t;e,leras tesros ic appointment of Euea ollicoss
as will pcclre his and tho public confidence for
efficiency anu integrity.
riIE cuIt:atln rUSTas-.IrOuSE
fccrctnry nf Treasury Hrstow, rostn,astor-
General lowell md Attorney -Cenorni Williums
Laye alproTed 1l!o r!a:n' for tho west front Of
tho Custo,n. House at Chicago, anl the work nil!
bo pusl,e't forward rapidly.