Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-31

THE REDUCTION OF FORCE IN THE PEN
SION OFFICE.-The limited appropriation of
Congress ior the support of the pension bu-
reaU for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1876.
renders imperative the Discharge of about
n y clerks on the G0th of June next Com
mls siOner Atkinson to-day forwarded letter
- Secretary DelanO, enclosing a list OF Per-
sons to be discharged and setting forth this
TACT, and saying that ne had required each
head OF division to submit to him a list
showing the name and salary OF each person
employed IN bis division, with de ;cri ptiOu
% the duties upon which each person Is en-
gagged; and also to submit with such list a
iair and impaI tial statement of the efficiency
OF each persOn-the rating TO be made
after due consideration of ability, dill
gence. punctuality and attention to dut Y.
The Commissioner closes By saying: "Pully
approaching the neCeS sitv, "a suggested nv
yOU, OF thorough and effective organiza-
Ton, and prompt 0uj yi-urous admins
atlOn Of the bureau, in order that the int .
rests Of the thousands of manned soldiers
and s"jloIE and the dependent widows and
Orphans OF those who fell in defence Of the
country may he fully protected, / have rec
commended for dismissal only those employees
whose services can be dispensed with with
Ine least detImenl To the public service"
The names OF the unfortunate ones who will
probably he notified of their approaching
end TO-DAY or tomorrow will not be given ID
The public at present. About twenty-five
male and the same number of female en-
plOyeS have been selected for discharge.
THE MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN HERE
AND NEW YoRR.-Mr. John w. Garrett.
president ofthe Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company, came over from Baltimore this
pnOrDing to cOrfer with PC3tma Stef General
Jewell relative to the matter of carrying the
through mails between this city and New
York, Strickland Kneass, assistant presi-
dent OF the Pennsylvani 2Sailroad company,
having informed GovetOof Jewell that on
and after tomorrow CARROTS cars will not
te permitted TO run over the Pennsyl-
vanla line between Philadelphia and
New York. He was accompanied by Mr..
Inomas X. Sharpe, master o. ira asportation
OF the Ii. d o. railroad, Mr.. George s.
kContz, agent of the same road I'm
This city, and his private secretary,
the der Hftment Mr.. Garrett was at once adj
mitted 10 the Postmaster Generals room,
| where he made long and vehement speech
I''ative TO his difficulty with Scott. Gov
e-roi Jewell listened To him with his custo-
mary ur1anity, occa SioOaliy pIopounding
leilTent questions relative to his ability 10
Perform ne-half the service between here
and New York. Mr.. Garrett was SO vehe-
ment az times that his blows on the Post
ma ter Generals desk could be plainly heard
from the hall. aud several gentlemen re.
marked that Colonel Burnside would be
called upon to- morrow 10 furnish q new desk
for the Governor The conference was
sun In progress at 2:So O'Clock D. m.
and bid lair to last several hours longer
IT is probable that the Postmaster General
VIII make no decision in the matter, and in
case Col. Scott is as coed as his word, and
Mr.. Garrett Is thus forced TO violate his con-
tract, will turn the entire service over to Col
=, who is the only person now controlling q
through line TO New York.