The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-06


fractional part thereof, ard one cent for
each additional two ounces or fraction
thereof, and the sender NAV write his name
therein or on the outside, preceded by the
word 'from, or may write briefly, or may
print on any package the names and num-
Der of the article or ar icles
enclosed, and publishers OF magazines, etc,
may print thereon time at which subscrip-
tions are paid, and address. On postal cards
and unsealed circulars it may be written,
printed, or affixed thereto at the option OF
the sender.
ing a. q substitute for the section relating
transportation, viz:
other than railroad routes, S663, ,S5l, and
provided that the Post msster General be
and is hereby authorized and directed to
readjust the compensation to be paid on and
after July /, 1876, for transportation Of
mails on railroad routes by reducing the
compensation to all the railroad companies
for the transportation of the mails, ten per
C6Uluu pCT aHuuul lOF raves hAcu al
lowed by the pOst-Ofhce appropriation act
OF March 3, 1878, for the transportation Of
mails on the basis of average weight and
the President is authorized to appoint
commission of three skilled and competent
persons to examine into the rates Of COM
pensation for carrying mails, and report at
the next session of Congress such rules and
rates a. may in their opinion be deemed
best and expedident to enable the Postmas-
ter General to fulfill the required and nee.
essary service and $4,000 is appropriated
for expenses OF the commission.
The committee also recommended, a. q
means of readjusting the salaries Of post
masters the main provisions Of the bill in
troduced in the House, by Mr.. Clark, Of
Missouri, and reported by him from the
post-office commiIte, in March last.
This bill, without amendments, Is incor-
porated in part. The only amendments OF
Importance, are as follows:
The readjusted salaries and comPenss-
tions are to take effect on the first Of Octo-
Der next. No salary, of any postmaster,
shall exceed $4,000 per annum, except in
the city OF New York, which salary shall
remain as now fixed by law, and no salary
OF any postmaster, where the appointment
is now presidential, shall be reduced by
compensation herein established, until next
readjustment below the sum Of 81 900 per
annum. The report compromises the aP-
preparation for compensation 10 letter car
riers by fixing the amount at 81 10000,
and an item for compensation to postm asters
is similarly compromised by fixing the
amount at 100000. The committe recon-
mend that the House concur in the Senate
81 -, 80, SI1nno0 80 $40 oOo
.,
LONDON, Joiy o..lhe ran Mai VA
OUT o, the herzeso'ihiar insuIrecucn' ,r, -
Is 10 ce war Oh race anu rehsioh: lnps .m -
shA' .ney are trylhs 70 maAe VI ~ IN nus, :,,
sia: inH IS .ne concePlon Vi - .n'.n .u VII,
oe insl,ieu th1C !ne minus Mu Vi ~. n S;Is1"
poPuis.'on ., au,ke .,;u,,,r VINO are no. .nnS !,
iii ha ,ac.,d.d in Tu,k.v .n3 "a ancb /,
Is hailed ~ sympathizers in our own coun'
try. Nothing at present gives us more con-
cern than the prospect upon which we have
already entered OF seeing In England q
division of opinion and sentiment to which
the clashlDgs OF sympathy Tor the North ol
SOath during the American war was al
nothing"
The "Times" says: "The Princes Of Ser,
via and Montenegro have entered upon q
great enterprise, and must be allowed to
fight it out. We do not mean to say that
if their efforts proved 80 successful as to
cause a complete breakup of the union
between the European provinces and Tur-
key, We might not be constrained to express
our oPihion As 10 the dis.ihcioh oi
mot. con,ineencie. in anticipation whereof
il wou,d moi iusrifv onr Interfering To re-
strain the Princes. We hone and believe
nobody IN England dreams of such inter.
ference and If tn. thouobt has be-n har-
| bored any where IL must he d,s-ipated "A
soon az it assumed practical shape The
article concludes with a forecast OF the re-
suit OF the conflict, and is highly uufavor-
able TO turkey.
MoNrENEGRAiN NEWS.
R.GusA. July 3-Verbica. the Montene-
grain Minister Of the Interior and Aid-de-
Camp to the Prince. left for the Seryian