, 1876-03-11
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

weeks till tho lat Of April and It Is safo 10 infer
tint wo aso 10 have va ~ ilt!lc II any moro
roally cold wcatior. Anxloty has boon o1preaaoo
,cst tho wheat crop should have boon io1ufea oS
tho very opon wintor through when We havo
passol but reliable reports FROM tho Winter
wheat districts aro encouraging. Thoro has boon
40 littla cold weather that tho roots hnvo pono-
tratcd fnr down into Tho ground, and th'fo Id
now scarcely any danger Of INJURY from caasos
var yory pocultar ono and ita eroot upon tho mar
ketine Of farm products and upon prices Is I'm
poftant, Tho roads for nearly tho ent!ro
have been a69at n9 r,,n 'psasasSo,st appa aSoat
ba1o of money. II has bacn impoassblo 70,
fartnors to ri tl1olr grain to .he railways, and
hanco tho crop OF last ycac u stt!! largely ~ ras
tanls. Dut to them this Ia ltkeiy to prove =
proo Of wllcat would doubtlass haSc gono down
10 from, III to 80 conss and perhnpa lower. lilo
railways, carly In tho aoaso1l. formed compli'h-
ton to auiEdIo tho farmers y. ~ hEn ise,SIss tx
nut themselves at tho mercy Of the monopollsLa.
Menco, during tho winter tic prlco Of wheat hnH
yarioa only = very little from q buahoL
sna hss sne'sx ssa!on sa1Saa iii now se goon
DO opened, hnd aho fnrmoss Will Iap teap
tic benetlt Of water ireleht aud the nloo iistlo
scholneH OF plumber vhiol tho rAilwhya Aaa nt-
raugoa inuat bo doferrcd 70 tho lntute. tne
Of courao no ono oan toll what pricoa ars to
rnlo dusipg tho next few months, but with water
transit aud fair domhnd they nrc quito eufo 20
b. aztiafactory, the moro 20 from tue cAuaea
above enumerated, IN my event. tho West has
IN abundance Of food Of al kinds, md tho world
must have it. Tho number OF cattlo and hoss
marketed is nearly up to fornoF figures ,anu ptcea
Our people hayo for q long ttuno been far moro
prospesons than tlloao Of any o1hor section OF
tho Union, and every prospect Bootna 20 prom
iso a continuance Of that prosperity for al In
definite period in tho future. H.
POSTAL RULES.
To tAs Eu;ior Of Ths Chtsuqo Tribune:
CHICAGO, March 0.-four correspondent on
postal rules Ia dsHrous Of other caAcs like his
Hero Is ono: You cau sand q suNnAg Tnfnusr,
weighing hetweon and ounces to 11pxsia for
2 cauts. but II tahes 4 centa 10 aohd 1t to
Eyauston or Kankakoo; or, to mako tho COM
parison moro ssriking, il costs ccnts TO sond
TuE SUNDAY Tribune to Cairo, Egypt, but
cents to Cairo, ILL.,
Your correspondent III indeed warranted to
protost agninst tho introduction Of mileage ratos.
We ali reIoico ut tho abolition OF mileage rates
III the united states and between tho United
Btatoa aud most as! other nations in regard to
loster postagea. JUDGED, the miinsge rate on
third .ciasB mattor would bo neyer-ccas(ng
trouble for the public aud the post t-o'jcc clorks.
Thore GRO q great may poatal rplob that
introduced. Congrass ought to pass o law
compelling poBttnaaters In large cites to appoint
only soleot men for all tlosa Tow o!orka that
denl directly with tho public III rofercuco, in
formation, or rate corlts, mud provide those
clo1ka with thorough, systenatlo instruction.
90 na to enable them to gigo information on
such SUBJECTS al tho public is entitled to obtain
from thom. Undoubtedly our onces have good
and efficient clerks on tho average but the rate
clorLs, or gancral-iufo1mltion clerks. aro not
what they ought 10 be, Evcrybudy Who doais
MITCH with tho Post-Otico is compelled to got
hts own CORRECT information out Of tho Postal
| Guide, unless ho IL acqusinted with eome Of tho
boys in tho ot9ice, for tho intor1uation-c!asks
know 1t boss nothing except rates OF letters and
papers, ETC., within tho United statos mails. All
| othor aupBtionR, God may bless you, they will
Hrsn, DAn7u.
LAKE-TRoST TANK.
10 the Editor Of 1hs Chteaoo Tribune:
C11oAoo, March 10.-Evoryboly iossts upon
and ought To demand tho most rigid economy In
tho appropriations now before tho Common
Couno,l. But there arc aomo small expondi.
tu1os which 1t would ho \ most la-
grant diaregarl of economy 10 neglect,
| rhoy asc NODDED to preserve and mako available
4 much larger outlay that hns already boon
made. Since tho fire. tho Hpaco botweon altehs-
gan avonus md tho Illinois Contsal Hallway
| trncH hRA poem UIled ups auu II now Anh 4sArli
become most beautiful, park. worth roaly moro
to tho poor who live noar tho centro Of tho Git,
than nli TIN other PARKS put together. Five
m,nutca' walk will bring thom to tho lako shore
S!sss,s s5s 's q as Msaap ns par' rhoa @
be beau.!ful St PROSPECTS thst can n bo be- found
anywhere. During tho winter Mr.. guporinlond
eot o'nFlen naa planted lsEgs humber q
in worry years maho Lake Park An cnrthly para.
disc. Ii, order to prosorya thom tha summer
thoy muat be waserad, aud for thls small ap
Of t,o tons Of thousands Of people Who vii
Rpend many q pla1aaut evening there, beg Il
ron,tnd our A!dOtmon that, TO aave what has 81
ready boon 40 well and 50 wholly done Ut 4 yor,
should NOT bo forgotten. M,ouuoAS.
CROOKED WHISKY PAQaEcuTIoNs ". JUSTICE.
To tie Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
Cn1oAno, March 10.-"l low not to do 1t" 70
duced to tiun art.
Sax men arc augaGed In cheating the Govern
mont. The Government has poatiys evldonc
sgIpat tbs aixth. Tho sixth tolls what h
knavs agrinet tlo lltsh, aud becomes ysluabl
j citizen, mud il lot Oft. The fifth "lays down
OIL tho fourth, contributes his mite to tho com
mon fund OF crookeanssa, snd is snillod upon
TIN fourth squoa!a on the third, because ,nva!u
ablo Is a witness, mad is treated tcndotly. III
third orons ncgottatlonn with Washington, an
Ii lot on for giving away No. ., No. q 2s snEry
aweArs aud nakea cleaa hresat and gives ii
"bottoua facts" Of No. l, aud il kindly covore
up for making tho conviction Of No. sure
No. ruas away. Has any equity ma
+ tleYeB negotiating with prosecuting officers
II not, why arc large onss doing ~ Are III,
( newspaper seposta reliable on thia matter Of na
gotlatlous2 W, WoQDAAp.
A Isnukr,trs COUNTY.
The rlocie {Noy.) Record, OF \ sacent dpte
+ Says, "The credit of Lincoln County az
. county co4sea yesterday morning. THO bondholt
I nrA won t11nir cash md NnW cOntY Rcr}n Ia