New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-27
DJrles ic Exports


INPogTs AND EXPORTS.
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ST. LoUIs's DEMAND FOR BETTER NAIL FACILT-
TIES
The monster petition sent by Postmaster
Fiey Of ST. LorIs and approved by Senators Dorsey,
Bogy and Cockeril Is signed ny the Merchants tx
change Board Of Trade the Manu- factuers and Nc
chancs Exchange and the publishers OF The Republican,
Globe Times Post Au=e.ger, Aercdn, Dispatch. Eren-
ina Journal, aud bankers, merchants, and business
men generally OF ct. Louis This document does not
ask for mail train but only tint facilities
now exist on the route to the West by way Of the New
York Central, Erie and Lake Shore Railroad.
namely, double daily service OF railway post
Office cars. At present only single daily line OF
railroad pOst-offce service, OF no avail TO the
West exists upon tho Pennsylvania Railroad.
From Pittsburgh to st. Louis, by the short route, the
mail handled only by baggagcmen and route agents.
The distance to ST. Louis from New-York by the Pan
Handle snd Vanlna route los miles shorter than by
me Lake shore ana as or Ere routes o
shorter By Chicago. To ST. LOnis, by fast with
e ts s' from the ~ run FROM to Ghicaso f
shorter distance thence to the West and Southwest
the West and soutWesf The pe tton claims to present
for consideration OF the Department that which is
Justly due to St Louis.
CEN. sPINNER5 VIEWS ON THE LAW ABOUT sTL
YER FOR SMALL CHANGE.
Gen. Spinner left the city for the North
to-day ard expects not 10 return for months III
reply to letter from friend the General has taken
casion TO give his with regard % the financial pol
icy ofCongress with especial reference 10 the act author
king the substitution OF silver for fractional currency
This he terms transparent humbug' He that
every dollar thus paid out will simply from the Treas
ury vaults the mcting-pot and crucble that silver
coin IL worth to-day ltte II any, than paper frae
tional currency that all European governments have
long since discarded silver a Of value. and
that the suit IL the act IL carried out will be that both
silver and fractional currency Will out OF circulation
and the people will compelled resort TO
posagesa currency. The general charge Is that
the va age Of the act iii question occurred pro-
NOTED ny the silver miners prominent among them being
Jones Of Nevada who had great influence with the Presi
dent and secretary BItstow.
BEFORE THE COURT OF CLAIMs
Chorpennns. the mail contractor. against whom the
lately decided has taken his be-
fore the Court of Claims. The amount or the claim IA
1863 900. About S225 900 awarded by the Court Of
Claims In twenty -four for captured and abandoned
property will be paid. An appeal has been taken by the
Government in the other reported by the Special
in diving between 1900 900 and 100000
Among the latter In that Of Robert NJ Douglas, son ~
the late Senator Douglas VINO was AWARDED ea,n % s
estate of his grandmother Ia Mississippi
COST OF THE MAILS.
The following was the total cost of the mails
in New-England for the last fiscal year: Maine,
s25os24 New-Hampehlre, s1I4056 Vermont.
SlG3, si7; Massachusetts,. S403,57l Rhode Island,
x49 ss4; Connect cut $2l1105. In other states the
cost was New York. 81 1887 y29 NewJersey Ell 1867
Pennsylvania. Ss2272l Delaware, s33 233 The cost
of mail service the Western States for the last hseal
year was: Ohio, Sl.lss.eO2; lniiana, $i7l O7i
Illinois. r. O146l5; Michigan, s421,2l2; wlrconsin,
S:}53, $50; Minnosota, S231, $40; Iowa, T47v,202.
PAYMENT OF WAR OF 1912 CERTIFICATES
ORDERED.
The certificates Of Indebtedness Of 1870, is
sued on account Of the claims of the states Of Massachu
setts and Maine for money expended during tie Of
1912 and transferred TO the European ani Mott Aa