, 1875-09-13
NOTES AND NEWS,
TIE CHINESE POSTAL. kYsrEu.

1 '1Ffc1at D7staeeh to T ne Chicago Tribune.
WAsHlSoTos, D. c., Sept. IA copy Of tht
report Of tho Chinese post-Ofico for the yea,
ouding Dec. 81 last or tho seventh yoar O,
hoiEl. has been received At the Post O0,ct
| Department bore. II is but soyon years einct
tho poatAl sJateul WAS established In China, bul
tho progress ID voEF promising, and arrange.
menta have been mado for large extension Of
| this systom during tho coming year. or courss
the expenditures are largely in exceaa Of tho re-
colpes. a comparison OF tho past year Will
tho ono immediately preceding It shows IN in
crease OF expenditures Of ~ 8-10 por cshl ant
au incroase tn the revenue Of 5a per cent. The
mall routes in operation 1t tho closo Of The
year aggregated 25,o17 English milea, au In.
csesse during tho year Of 87,G.10 per ceut nun.
bcE Of Fout-otlices 3,2t4, Of which 1,744 llsd
been established during the year. There wefo
a1so 476 sseat letter-boxes, Of Which al but 1C5
had been erected during tho year. Depreds-
tlonH upon the United Htates mails had been
frequent, but detection and punishment prompt
ana ae7eTo.
BrEAM aArErr vALvEs.
The Government has prepat eti tho following
regulations for the test OF rafoty valves to-mo,-
row: 4 slnRfe representative for each valve TO
be tested will be admitted to witness tho tests.
~ valves presented muat hhvo Ut uniform area
OF opentpg OF sauare inches. and will bo sub
mittei to the following competitive examination; ;;
First, capabillsy Of diBchaIgipg any excess Of
steam shove fixed working pressure; eocoul,
the limits OF pressure within which tho valye
viii open and cloae: third, uniformity Of action
ut dideront preHsures; fourth, Reliability OF
action A. different pressureA tfth, simplicity
Of arrangement and facility Of management,
Ihe va'Ves , will 30 tested at : pressure of not
leas snsn ~ nor more m than 30 pounds to the
square luch. and will not require to bo provided
with m incsosng. All valves must DO Operated
by tho pressure of tho steam. sud the greatest
diameter OF opening for doublo-seatcd vaiyeB
will be tho sane as Tor single.RoAtou valves.
muet bo . inches In diameter, fat f4co, without
bolt holes.
THE SAFE Iun11.ans,
Il seems that after aIl, Harrington Rnd bis
they deserve. The Attorney GENERAL IL detor-
ninad to bring them all to trial again, aud has
given orders that tho witnesses sl.sl bo sent bo-
fore tue Grand Jury which conyenea on tho Goth
inet. unt 1t ts not probablo that tho uew Dis
tfict-Atto1noy. II. II. Wells, will oliciste in tho
caso, as tic Attorney-0 General, as we'll a. tho
citizens Interested, have but little contidonce Ii,
him. Ills record, which was uutuown
to the Attorney-Gonoral when ho waH
wall for his eesuey a. uosoon Soas to nos Ss
cause of tue Government. aud It IL thought thst
the district Ring has already got coutroi Of him.
Tho Hon. Jeremiah Wilson, who Ia nuw prose.
cutting the Treasury robbers, will 1t Ia thought.
burglary consplFatoss. Now aud important owl
danco Ia beinB discovered every day and il ia
costa!n, ii trial IL h~l, that sono uazy promi-
nent Ring mon will be convicted.
THE INTERIOR FORTS or ENTRY,
n. L., Hale, spooisl Agent Of the Treasury,
"uo has been on mission in tho West to Inspect
tue operations Of the Immediate Teanspol tas,on
acs' Will soon make hs report to tho Secretary OF
the Treasury. Hale MAS sent Wost with special
reference to occurring acousnte information Ia
veH Of Secretary Driatnw'e fnytbcorninr report