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, 1875-12-04

8p<efai Dtspatch t. 7hs (h,eaoo tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dee. 9.-The Democratic
House may possibly bo called upon at Al early
day 70 pnss Judgment upon the NcEnory Gov
eroment in Louisiana, and will havo au oppor-
lunity to take square issue With the Admuia-
t1atlon upon its policy and decision in regard to
tho Louisiana question. The question Ia pro-
sented In contest for the seat of Ar. Norey,
one Of the Republican members, iu Which Will
lam D. Spencer claims the eeat on prims fxcie
Gaze based on = cert rlhcnte Of election winch 10
AoldB issued by McEn6ry as Governor Of Louis
lana,
POLITICAL COMPLEXION or TIE AEsArE.
Some Of tho Republican Senators have re-
contly expressed appreheusona that iu 4 great
emergency tho Republican majority !n tue sen-
ute is BY no meRns assured. The list has been
very carefully compared to-day, W!th the follow
ing results There arc for.y.two Republicans,
tHeuty-uiue Democrats. Two uncertalH-Booth
aud ClriatiApoy-Aud there IL ono vacancy in
Louisiana. motng seventy. four IN Ill. the
number Of States now being thlrtv-seson. In
all meAaurea which arc eaBent!sllv Republican In
principle there can bs littto doubt that Cbrls-
t,ancy would vote With the Republicans. OF tho
forty-tno. Sharon and Jones aro pretty certain
to 10 ahsont much Of tho session, aud in tho
present temper Of tile Opposition can scarcely
obtain permanent pAlr. Paddock and few
otho1a who have been classed ~ Republicans
could not be relied upon perhaps to alWasH vote
VIII TIC lscPuoHSaab+ Ap4 eolno ~ kuo ChEFet-
baRgtrs a.o Enthusiastically, 10 that the ltepub-
lican majority In tlle Senate even now ts by no
means IGIgo or cortAiu.
TIE ERUMEA.
JRmes B. Chandler has not get abandoned his
contest for Postmaster Of the 1louHe, but he is
not developing much stronRth. Iliss, Of Chi
cago, IL now candidate for Serseant.at-Arm4.
Phil Contoy has to compete will 200 others for
the posilion III caterer to the liouse. Tho plaoa
has Tho perquls'tes Of fsce COAL free gas, free
leo for Two years.
Tie canvass for tbs s,lbor.!inkte officers Of
the uonHo ID surrounded by oYen 'Inoso unccf-
tainly than that for the Sponsorship, Tho lat
ter has 10 ovsrsl,adoNed tho others III In.
portanco that very few petsuns except candidates
TOR the couEted p!acen aud thor friends. have
given them much thought or attention. 4
widespread Impression prevails that 4. D.
Uauks, Q! MiyAlsslppi IL now tho strongest ca1,-
didass for tho lIerkshlp, aud 'ThomLsou. OF
Ohio, for the position OF Scrgeant.as-Arms.
, 1875-12-04
q ala.Eo and full limo Of thu justly celebrated
II CACHEQIRE bElIAN0,"

the richest. !uoas elegant, mos: durable.
and every way tho boat Lyona Black Silks
imported. aud for which we aro ao1o nRonts
In this city. These Silks ara Hand Spun.
mnde from tho finest selected Italian atock
possess deep. rich Rntin luat7e, and as 4
proof OF thotr unequalod durability VIC give /.
traisht,uneQutvocal guarantee with Eli goods
ofthts brand sold by US. In ordsr to INTRO
ducs them to purchaaors here. We are ill.,
structed to offer for tho rreoont] tho follow
Ing qualities at the prices quoted, which
place thom lower by as Per cent than any
goods ofeQual quality in this market:
Quality r. CnchoMire Mllano, rich, son,
satin lustre. s2.o0 q yard the cheapest s1l1t
in America.
Quality q. Caohemiro MEano, worry ela-
CANT goods, S2,25 yard.
Qun!ity II. Cacheniro MIlano, $3.50 4
ya-d oxtra rich and beautiful finish.
Quality I. s2.o5 q ynrd. Quality j., sa.75 9
yard. Quality L. $500 q yazd. An superb
and extra rich grades.
N. B. Tho "Cachomi.o I1ianos." in ad-
diston to other advantages, arc wider than
most othor makes.
IT PAYS TO TRADE on THE WEST STIFF,
, 1875-12-04

MxHPH1a, Doc. 5.-Ir the casa Of Tbs Bond
holders -. 1be City OF Memphis. tho Supreme
Court Of Tenaesses has decided that thu Il, ,U0o :
900 Of bondS lssued by Mayor Lettsch. lu 1909,
was iegal, but the exesas o{ sls5. .oo0 Wa illegal
u hs ~as authorized 10 issaa el.0oo. 600.
Secondly. tb.t thouRh tho bonds bad been sold
1t greater discount. per cant, the transao-
stou wa4 uetshor Illegal nor usurious, Aud the
city CAL neither plead usury nor the sale OF ths
bonda. Thirdly, sh&t ths uty Il compelled to
Ievy tho taxes oacessary 70 PAY ths lAtaf*st co
tha raw ehArtsr la1s&s tha amount 10 b. lsFGsd.
, 1875-12-04
SECRET-SERvlcE REPORT,
WHAT wAsubuAN AND ftts FORCE HAVE AcCoH.
HIISftEfl.


!Spseta! Dstatrh 10 The chicago 7rit4tns-
WAsulSoros, .. c., Dec. 3.--1ho report OF
Elmer Wa.bburu, tho Chief Of The Secret Bsr.
vice DviaIoa Of thu Troasusy Department. fos
niue months Of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1876, he having taken charge Oct. !, 1874, VIZ
submitted 70 BoIicitor Wilson yesterday,
and from It the following facts ara
taken: TITO total number OF arroata made by
the operatives or st their instlgation
1Aa I'll. Ile aggregate Boutancos of ttosa
Imprisoned "As 275 yes4s Elout1s and At
days aud tho total lmoMut Of tntR assessed waA
&20,a88. tbs greater portion OF tho persons
couvIcted wete In some NAV coun1ctol With tAe
manufacture or circulation Ut counterfeit mousy,
Alnolg the conylcts Waro out Clergyman, VIC
lawyer. and thirtv-shrae farmers. There we're
200 malAs and twelve felDAlex. i l4lKo majority
ware
NATivKs or THE UNITED sFATEs.
Ths sunaxed taels shows the amount and
enal FACTOR Of counterfeit money a1d stolen and
altered United 9tatsa reRlstsrs1 honds captured
by aud secured shi ough the opeietiEs* !:
treasury hot&A asiSsa
hhl]c0A b&Ak not&s est8tS
Gotn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .......,..,,,,.,,...,.... 4S9
ktckais .......,,.,,......,.,.,..,, l4l
bondA-&.10s. .........,.......r.....,. 6o,loQ
ec0%
Tbs touo&iuR h Z syuopsls Of the operations
inllliaols md Rt1eoRain IN eooneatlaR Nith &hs
, 1875-12-04

Tho only thing 10 connection with this Mil
T,atse business Which I'm: TninuNE deeply re-.
ct:s IT, that tic lnuocont old Ersning journal
5il hsya to give up it's boaat that In the forty
i'd years Of its o1lstanco 1t has mover boon
uzsd upon to dsfeud itself In suit for lbol.
hsoon as the fiery b1Arr gots through wasa bis
fstnsss Of defending tho Milwaukee, whisky
hltTss, compelling tho New York Tribune to re-
taes That Long Branch charge, receiving big
aantgts from the Chicago 19tHes for copying
lxsnE1ls letter, and rubbing It in with sti /
nas damaging allegations about tho Benasor's
soduat Ut Racino aud 1auesville, ho ll&B
seeaplshod Ill this, he will bring tue ancient
I'd Ru!iele8a journal up With round turn.
III rtty sad
, 1875-12-04

b d. Editor ~ 7hs CMraoa 7%4tar&: .....-..
-. You may o. well 10 collecting your evidence
GA HI nutlect.-1tnk Il. Carpenter.
1hs only uitnoeR We shall need lH MATT Il.
tl1arH7a1. himself, who will bo required to pro-
iaea sha, Fopy or copieB Of TME TRIBUNE con-
h'pioE tho allegations which hu aszertB It made
Anetrnlng him, viz. "that while Bonntor he
~ ! shater in the fruit Of frauds upon the H.
tenl Royonuo laws Of tho Unstel 9tates." He
I'll probably dl4cosar that h. las flung =
ho1neranp.
, 1875-12-04
At ClNCiNhATI.

At ClNCiNkATI.
CINCINNATI. dec. Sat All early hour this
morning building in the rear Of tie Methodist
Book Concern, omped By Mr. Fletcher, caught
fro in the fourth story, occupied BY q steam
LANDRY, sud was eoop completely gntsed. Tho
total loss is about 100000, partially insured.
T!s:cher loses on building e35. 00o; insured for
1890, AZ follows: Home: Now York. 2,500 I;
National, Cincinnati, $2,500; Cincinnati, ot Gin
cIunau. $1,000; Mama Valley. Of Cincinnati,
q. 600; Kentucky. OF CovlpRton, e2.500. Don
aldson / Co.. photographers. estimate their loss
at sl8, 600; Insured for Ills, $50. but ia what
companies t. not known. Bloch / Co. iosa
5000 BY watar; fully Insured. Frank Thomas
l. Co. 3 loss ID $4,000 insured In local COM
pauics, F. ". Brown. unable to egti1nate his
!ose, but holds a policy for $1,000 tn the EtuA
and g., C00 in the Amazon. winch will cover all
damages. The Laundry Company loss q, 600.
With little OF no insurance.
, 1875-12-04

sostce is hereby given to tho Milwaukee whis-
1Rlng that TIE CucAoo Tn1DuNE cannot bc
aaasd Oh or induced to quit publishing the ro-
1osts Of thor mlsdeeds Or the revelations OF
h*s thtsver4ea by threatened libel suits to bo
Rvusht bv their attorneys,-moro especially
sasa tho alleged "lloelB" wesn mover printed in
IN TRsBuaR. but vera concoctod By tue said
Gtasus,b.
, 1875-12-04

NIT speaks very tcndetly Of the ring Of cor
,7et rtsca1H who have robbed the Government Of
snilIon or lwo OF revsnue In Wisconsin. 10
nisn 10 thon iu his "opan lettor" to TuE
luarNE ~ "What you choose to deuoninato
To Whisky Ring tn Milwaukee" Well. Il that
brat q correct denomination, BY wlat name do
tssean than, MArg2
, 1875-12-04

HIATT must hAro beon egoa mora than "ex-
asaIoglJ busy" at tho tims ANsDE11 "wroto
nm up" In tho Nev York 1rtbu,.u-slsa why did
Aaot adold Wu,rrtAw REID tho sams oppor1u-
a'I etc., he 60 kindly ptomlaes lii. suuMAN, OF
" Ersatng Jourt.at2
, 1875-12-04

HIATT appears to place greater valuo upon
Eseputatton now, whlls acting "a the detepder
atas Milwaukee, WHISKY thieves, than ho did
the occupying a seat In The Senate Of Tho
enssd 6tates. Otherwise, why dtd 10 not sue
a'Ks1 York Tribune ehon 1t accused him Of
@aduet At Long Branch uubacomiog gentto-
I'm and Senator?
, 1875-12-04

f'r downright "eheek," tho throat Of the at
@nsy OF tho Milwaukee whisky thleyes to sus
N cu1cAoo TRIBUNE for tho publication Of
tHds Which he invented htmsoIf beats anything
Wths cheeky kind no have ever hoard of.
, 1875-12-04

Sstore MATT II. OAnpEN7rn, at Milwaukee.
s@ @torough With his proposed libel suit Gg.iust
~ CHICAGO TRIBUNE, hs will 10 convinced Of
~ ruth Of tho old legal adags. that when =
@Sfti euss for libel he Las fool tox cliapt,
, 1875-12-04

III, sams provision, word for word, IL to b
tonod tu our treaty With Spain. A loan ol
money MOI 10 robots sgtinst Spain is therefore v'o'
h,iou Of treasv.esipulasions, md The lender can-
- sno for recovery In our ooutta.
, 1875-12-04

879s7d1 U1sDdtzN 70 TN E31ta96 7St8fRsz,
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Deo. 9.-Ths repair-shop
Of the Grand Rapids i Indiana Railway Was
destroyed by Are sbis morning. Loss. *lo.00o.
Nothing aa1ed. Ths nrs Is supposed to have
caught from atove.pips. Ths round-house o.
cAped obstruction,
, 1875-12-04

the Dates Mill WAS burned last night. l1ae loss
Ia estimated 1T 600, 900.
, 1875-12-04

CLINTON, Ia. Dec. 3.-ualrs brick dour.miil
At Lyons. operated BY P. Hsnnsher L Sons,
rms burned laBt night. Tho total loas Ia els
900; the insurance. $1,000.
, 1875-12-04

OxABA, Neb., pso. S--Chasles Hansiueer
committed suicide BY shooting h.tn4slf through
ths head. lass night. u Gland fslsad, Nab.
Th4 asn34 u unknpHn.
, 1875-12-04

Gptefat hspdech 10 TAs CAteauo Tribune,
EAST sAo1NAw, Mich, Deo. 2.-Ihs saw and
Rhinglo-mill Of 4. Ferguson, at FArwell, On the
Flint 4 Paro Marqet.s 1losd. 50 utles north
vest Of this city. burned At o'clock tlis After
NOON. Il WAS ono Of tie best mills OF tho line,
containing TWO bhingle maehipea aud large
circular saw. Tho LOSS ID probably 4l2,Q0
, 1875-12-04

ne Now York Nation scoma to DO suffering
,.o,s an absence Of rivals. Deprlrod ot tho
tiunlus Of emulation, it Ia becoming dcc1epit
G7tunattcal constructions calculated 10 make
grulRD dnAST Wnl7E permanently unharpy
10 rot uncommon III It's co1umns. Tie
awtez now ahoss no trnccs OF the cnustic
tanos Which signalizoa its discussions Of cur
ras news before atr. Gops1x abandoned his pa
r' to two unknown (and apparently uuRnoHtpg)
1qrug men. Tno Nafloa's theories Lavo alwavH
len mort or less doubtful; Its facts nre now
beecm!ng so. A very little caro- would eavo It
ten such slip ~ atssibutiug the whole inter-
sl rsvenue-sll0. .uU9, ,000-to sbirita and to-
hen These aro its figures. Tho fact Ia that
.bsss tro sources yielded oaiy sa35ov. 200. Air.
Gop1is had better read the manuscript Of hla
1qang men befoto It gets tho glory Of print.
, 1875-12-04

,,,, MATT H. CAnPEHrEh. Of Milwaukee, "e1-
..s3ipely busy at present " defending tha Mil
s,nlse NhtaK,-1siug thiovns, threktoncd alt
~. Of vengeance against tho editor OF The
r.r fork Tribune not long ago. when that pa
-, ~ .rc,,sed him OF certhin acts at Long Dranch
,shtcb, II provcn in court, would hAvo consigned
LIN 10 everlasting infnmy. A!r. CAnrEsrEn waa
,s,n EQUATOR Of the United statoa. 11o lndlot-
.4fatttrs Of srucuiont import, but ho novos ao-
s.ntsd Ym7E1Aw REEp'b rha!longe to bring a
,baI suit aga,nat him or the No. York Tribune.
Woud II not be jnpt hs we'll for alr. CARPENTER To
,1.,r m that Ilttle matter bhforo threatening 10
~, rar CHICAGO TR1nuNh for what 1t has mol
nd Of l,m7 Ills reputation was certainly as
nucb damaged by the allegations OF tho Now
fcrt Tribune as It wt,uld be those which ho
hl,.,y, and vo i,eieve maliclously, attributes 10
n. CHICAGO Ta1uuH,A
, 1875-12-04
SILKS.
Madison and Peoria-sts,,

1dUuIGUU HIIQ EUTIH-SLS,,
havo Just opened several cases LYONS
BLACK 4RO5-QRA1N BiLKS, which
they offer at extraordinary bargains.
being from 80 cents to 81 yard lower than
usual prices for snmo qualities.
Good Black ail Silk 0ros-4raius at 9l.Oo,
worth 41.i0.
Heavy Black Gros- urntns. br1eht. SNOWY
goods, at Sl.25 yard. REGULAR price sl.75,
Excellent, Henry Black Gros.Qratus at
s1:ho and sl.75 yard worry much below
vnlue.
Good Bargains In Guinet's, Pouson'a. Bol-
Ions, and other best 1nahcs Lyons Black
tfoa-4ratns at $500, s2.15, and S2.6o Dor
Jard.
ALSO
, 1875-12-04

A Favorable NotoFi0tys-The good
reputation Of urnwnH Bronchial Tro7hcs" for the re-
Lief Of Coughs, Colds aud TAro4t ptss14ss hAa gyeu
them = tavurabls notor!ety.
, 1875-12-04
BUSINESS NOTICES,

To 1a0usekeepe intention Of
heals Of fa'n.ltes IL stspeettuy nrtt<d 10 tbs aur
raor 1ustIiJ Of Durnets's f!Ayoeng Ezt1seta- They
afc euttfey FREQ from the poisonous oils aud acids
which sutAr into ths composition Of many Of tbs fac
ttt!ous fruit harors now In Tho usfkst. They are
highly concentrated, have I'll the freshness and dell
eaey Of the fruits from which they ptparst and
arc lets exnnslvr. Meats, soup% ete, sy BE- grsauJ
improved by Bu1ustt's E1tr2tt OF Celery.
, 1875-12-04

IT PAYS TO TRADE Oh THE VEST SIDE.
, 1875-12-04

The reading Of these resolutions WAS followed
By prolonged applause, which increased whsn
HI. Bseohsr took ths door. He said hs MA sos-
~ this church had BEEN tbs eau4s Of % much
s1sltsnsas through ths pxblia journals, but ~
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An Uii.soinrsA iseeci.rrs
TaAe GHEC.rEEEIo FogTySEs GF A gstp.yp-
sD4iD C1gCvIS RIDER


A case is now vending before Judge Web
Ser which slightly smacks OF Bcecherism,
and is attracting considerable attention from
those who frequent the city courts The
| principal actor III the case is Il. II. Robinson,
who for some time past has been filling the
pulpit in st. Alary's Chapel, house of wor-
Ship used BY the coored people OF the East
Fad, and located on Rector Avenue. The
other participants in the play are Jane, wife
No. |, and Amelia, wife No. 2 Both are at
present living in this fair City of Roses,
where naughty people sometimes do congre-
gate despite the strong arm Of the law Jane
is as black as the ace of spades, and Amelia
is an active, bright-looking yellow girl
Robinson claims that Jane. whose name
once was Dickson is his wife, and says he
knows nothing of Amelia Wife No. l lives
over near st. Johns College. and has never
before stepped into the court She was mar
rled III this city, last june to Robinson, and
Claims to have known him SIX or seven years.
Amelia taking the jadge to one side. whis.
pered IN his right year that she WAS Robin !
sons lawfully welded wife, III rriea him at
Grand Glaizee Jackson county, IN june |
squire Thurman tying the knoe Amelia, |
alias Sarah. alia. Mrs. Robinson, il
formed a few friends in the Judge office that |
when she married Robinson he was a
( rtuit rider and that when he cam arounc,
about once in six weeks. lie always stopped 1t
. home" lie las. lived at o home with I
Jane il the l;0cko Tie two women ar. about
the same slzao and the confes. outside the
conrt would be undecided. In the court it
viii be settled to-day. Both wives agree that
Robinson is a honely black mar. but love
him on account "t his holiness officer
Bank. arrested Robinson Monday Wight. and
he has been IN jail awaiting trial since that
an No 0I.l1I I'm \
this ease, tor our State has stood enough
enough turmoil and trouble. and il would be
q" much t. ope. the Beechts scandal. eycn
"a . SIN .aeg er.lt. ia shis city
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-18
RAILROAD ENTERPRISE.

/ Within the last eight months. Charles Nor
gan, Esq, has had regularly employed on his
railroad between this point and Brashear,
| about one thousand laborerss who have been
| engaged in elevating the road-bedo so as to
place the track above The highest water pos
sibleo in eases Of overflow from the Mise
sssippi. The bed has been raised about
five teot for distance Of twenty miles,
and it il thought shat under no
possible circumstances can travel He im)eded
over this road. Mr. Morgan relied for some
time upon the !eveeso and expended large
Sums Of money in keeping the levees of the
State IN repair but tie numerous crcyasses.
concluded him in building his own embank
mcnt. which he has done At a very heavy ex-
pcnsc. Last year during tho creva-se a
large portion of his road was oyertiowel,
and passenger and freight trans were run
daily for several weeks through over three
feet OF Water-a circumstance which proved
the superior character Of the
road, and the marvellous enterprise and energy |
Of the owner. All the other voads that sut- |
ered like calamity were compelled to stop |
heir trains but Mr.. Norgln's road was not |
Interrupted. Every bridge and every cross
ie was secured, and travel was as safe as over
ordinary high and dry roads
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-18
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
NEW ORLEANS, MARCH Is. 1875.
BACK TAXES.

The taxes due to the city and unpaid De
cember 81, 1874, amounted to 81, 337 u.s.
Of this am cunt Sl }53, 422 was due and exigi-
bic in 1871, S53i,599 in 1873, S333. 1863 in
1872, S2lO 473 in 1871. SIS, 20 in 1870,
$3.50 IL in the four preceding years. Sl95,s
2I2 in 1864, and $3.50, sol in ~. 'C2 and s..
Various inducements have been offered TO
liove the taxed property from the tax mort.
gage, the city having repeatedly offered to
receive warrants, notes, appropriation Ger
tificates and Other evidences Of debt
for taxes, all Of which could at all
times be obtained at great discount. In
hundreds Of instances the Council has re-
mitted costs, interests and penalties in cases
of hardship. Yet the collections have been
extremely tariy, the total for the month Of
December last having been only Sl26 l9S
The back taxes OF 1870 inclusive, with costs
and interest, are now payable entirely il scrip,
and the taxes Of 1871 are likewise payable in
scrip except that for one-half of interest and
costs, cash is demanded. Even the taxes Of
1873 are made payable one-iifth cash and the !
balance in scrip. This scrip can be obtained |
at prices ranging from thirty-fve to fifty |
cents in the dollar
For the further benefit OF the City Treasury
the Council has from time to time conceded
to the Sheriff large percentages on back
taxes collected. The most recent of these
was an allowance of five per cent On the col
lections Of the taxes OF 1873, and of seven
and one-half per cent on those of previous
years, in addition to the usual costs and fees.
Justly conceiving that this allowance is by
far too great the Council, on the 10th inst.
adopted an ordinance fixing two and half
per cent as compensation for the collection of
all taxes. including expressly tho taxes due
and exigiblo in 1874. If the Sheriff collects
no more than one-half Of the unpaid taxes Of
1874 his commissions will amount to more {
than Sl7, 600, besides costsan fees Delinquent
Tax debtors OF the city are allowed to settle :
in scrip only until the lst Of June, 1875, and
it is expressly declared in Ordinance 2g95, 5
adopted February 10th that all taxes unpaid :
On that day will be payable in cash exclusively v
This declaration is presumed to have been in
serted to indicate the settled and unalterable !,
purpose Of the Council to adopt exclusive !
cash receipts from and after that date a
The tax mortgages on property in this city
IRE equivalent to about six per cent of the "
assessed value, and about ten per cent of the =
lctual value of all the grounds Of tn. CITY, K
the existing depression Of business it is not Il
probable that this tax lien will be materially = :,
:,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-18
Table OF Rates Of Domestic Postage,

The following are the rates Of postage on Do.
nestlc Mail Matter of the different classes
Note-Al domestic mail matter except news,
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to aetna
subscribers from known Office of publications.
| must be prepaid by postage stamps.
! letter on which one full rate of postage ia
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge
alleO viii be forwarded, when deposited in 8
post-office, charged with the unpaid postage to
! be collected on delivery. If the postage is leg.
| wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one fu,
rate, il will be held for postage and sent to the
| Dead Letter Office. Should it reach it's lestina
ton by inadvortence, however, it Will be charged
With double postage OF delivery. cone fuIs
rate" MEANS in the case Of mail letters or othe-
| frat class matter. three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts OF large
population, having two or more post-otfices with
IL 8 distance OF three miles of each other any lek
ter ported al one ofsuch Offices and addressed In
locality within the delivery Of another of sucr
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently IRE.
paid at the drop or local letter rate of postace
oIly may be forwarded to its destination throne.
the proper Office charged with the amount of tbe
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
If articles chargeable with different rates Of
postage are sent together in one package. tba
higher rate must be paid on the entire package.
but two or more different articles, both charge
able with the same rate of postage, may be sent
in one package on payment Of lnat rate on the
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from tho
mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ms
terials Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and otheg
publications Of an obscene indecent character.
all letters upon the envelopes of which, and pos
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets ara
written or printed or engraved, or ds,oyal de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles whic!,
rom their form or nature are Liable to destroy
tef&ce or lnjure the contents Of mail bags or the
person OF any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fcy
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until al
postage due thereon has been paid.