Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-25

day and said mo vacancies" TO all corners
For few weeks past the pressure for Office
| at this depa rtment has been unusually
heavy. Two-Ihlrds of the apple ants are
| ladies.
WHY THE FAST MAIL LEAVES IN THE
MoRNING.-Here is the forcible way the SUI
| peribtendent OF the railway mail service re-
| piles 10 The suggestion that the fast mail
| Train leave New York at $50 d. m, instead
| OF 40 a. m, as at present: THE fast mail
ieaXing New York in the morning affords
facilities TO 100000 people, who are wide
awake and engaged in their customary EN-
| ploymentS when the train passes through
their localities. Should the train leave in
the evening II would have but a few hours 10
run In daylight, and could not possibly ac-
commodate more than 5000 900 ous of the
| 13,Oo0o00 people benefited nv the morning
dispatch The remaining 1000, 600 would be
no advantage whatever from the arrange
ment."
CABINET GossIP.-The new Washington
correspondent of the New York Herold has re-
organized the Cabinet for the Immediate
| future in yesterdays issue quite to his own
satisfaction. Secretary Chandler is the
pivotal point aroupd which the coming
changes are 10 revolve. "The resignation of
Mr.. Jewell" we are told swould allow him
TO put himself with good grace in the hands
oihls friends, who are DESTROYS OF securing for
MIN The nomination for the Vice Presidency -
The decapitation of Assistant Secretary
Cowen upon the return of Secretary Chand-
Ter from Michigan will be the signal. !" it is
graveiy asserted, "for the resignation OF
Secretary BristOw, who will then be free
10 accept The illustrations of his friends I'm
fuftherance of the Presidency" The con-
nection between " the signal in Gen. Cow
en- s removal and Secretary Bristow does
not quite appear, but il gives the cores
pendent and through him such of the public
as may believe this portion OF the absurd
story. The precise date when the Secretary OF
me treasury permanently retires! This
CABINET GOSSIP we predict, after ALL will be
found 10 be full of sound and signifying
nothing.
CIGAR SEIZURE IN WAsHINGToN.-On
Saturday afternoon the United Safes reve-
hue omcers detained in the store OLD. Lough-
ran, on pennsylvania avenue, near 18th
street, thirty thousand cigars on the alleged
ground that the owner had failed TO comply
with the requirements of existing revenue
laws itappears that LOughran has had the
larger portion of his cigars manufactured for
MN IN BaI tlmore. The charge aainst him is
that he Jailed to brand the boxes with mis-
name and the collection district in which he
resides. As matter of TACT the boxes were
stamped, but not with "hot branding iron, -
the facts in the case by Mr. Loughran, il wa :
deri6ed by Commissioner Pratt that If the
person who manufactured the cigars in Bal
tlmore can satisfy the department that he
mas heretofore complied with the law aud
meant no intentional violation in the tier
OF branding as executed by him, that the de
parfment will release The stock detained n
IN auoltlon, ne viii properly stamp the seized
boxes. IT is probable the matter will be sat
lsfactorily settled tomorrow.
PERsONAL.--Mr. E. III. Miller. the artist.
has just lei urned ffom a six months tour of
OF The continent of Europe, where he mas
been engaged in collecting material for his
winters work. Hewil occupy his old studio
over Galt's jewelry store .:..Judpe Carttar
10 los
by telegram announcing the death of his
father in law, Mr.. Hanfori at Sc ,ttsville.
NeW ork. Mr.. Chichkine, the Russian
minister this country. arrived in New
Europe ::::signcr Blanc, if tha Italian IfSm
minister to Washington, sI ell from
'.'.ExV Vice President Cofax, wife an
child, reached Baltimore on Friday AMI will
De the guests of Mr.. Samuel n. Sloema kar
FOR week. Mr.. Colfax expects TO visit Nor
folk, Richmond and other southern cite; bc
lore leaving for the west.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commaader Francis
NJ. Prince, ordered to the navy yari at
washington, LIST of November next Engi-
neers o. w. Lowry and A. III. Cobb, to do
duty on coast survey. Ensign Jesse NJ
Roper, to the naval academy, SOth instant
Chief Engineer E. j. Whitaker, to do du,v
connected with the construction of boilers at
the South Boston Iron Works, LIST of No.
vWember next. Assistant Engineer B. H.
warren, to the Franklin European station.
per steamer from Boston, 9Th OF Noyembe
captain Ralph Chandler, detached from the
command Of the receiving ship Ohio, at Bos-
mand the receiving ship Wabash, at that
piece, on the 2Sth instant. Commander ID.
Harmony aud other officers of the Hartford
ORDERS oeeh aaa on waiting
4. Strong. Surgeon w. X. Scoffed, Assistant
Surgeon p; A; lowering and Paymaster
snip OHIO and ordered TO the Wabash Paw
master Edward Steward, from the Hartford.
81 q ordered to settle accounts.
ANOTHER SIGN OF THE REVIVAL OF
BUsINEss.-An official statement lust pre-
pared of the operations of the free delivery
system in eighty-seven Of the princi-
pal pal, cities cities of the country for the
iivered, 179.0s3 ,46s; mail postal cards de-
iivered. 1879, 565; local letters delivered
i,s Is Sss local postal cards delivered
letters collected, lS1 .95OGll: postal cards do,
* 4GS; newspapers collected, "a $50. I0,
Whole number OF pieces handled, 5Ii.2OI ,47i;
pieces handled per carrier, 261 .595; total cost
of service, 81 $50 oil 80; average cost per piece
10 mills, 3.26; average cost per carrier,
ssJ3 20; amount postage on local mat
Ter, Sl;H' ,ss9.4. The following SLOWS the
tie fiscal year ended June 30, 1874: Number
letter carriers, 146; letters delivered
10 ht3tSe; mail postal cards delivered
,,3l2,'56; local letters delivered, 1869 9t2;
local postal cards delivered. .Os8, LOG: news,
papers delivered, II 1885, S94; letters collected
10 o52l6a postal cards collected, II 900, i 10;
newspapers collected, 500 ,971; whole mum,
Der OF pieces handled, 70,s15 OF; total cost of
service. SI1 ,3i55S; postage on local matter
1856 .0.' S.; per centage of increase in the cost
OF The service. per cent; per centage of in
crease IN local postage n per cent. 1t will
oe seen rom the abOy statement that the
postage on local matter in the eighty seven
cities which have the benefits of free de-
livery exceeded the total expense of the ser.
vice by ST. ,3i5.5s. This is the first time in
the history OF the service that the postage on
iOca! matter has equalled the expenses. The
local postage fell short of paying expenses
Tor the fiscal year which ended June 80, 49,
Sl91 ,2l4..5
DUNCAN, SHERMAN q CO.-Suit has been
brought In the Supreme Court by Siemund
Badeau, Q deposition In the banking house OF
Duncan, Sherman 4 Co., to recover 50 1888 s.,
the amount Of his deposit, which he alleges