, 1876-09-30
WASHINGTON.
Tho Drnd-Lnttcr 0illco to 1se Closed for 1fah:
of FunaIs---C Eu-.-The Dursl,clmcr stA
&iGnnrul TAFT.

Tho I,rnd-Lnttcr 0Hlco to 1st Closed for Tat:
Of Funlls- -C0lusEu---The Dursl,clmcr Steal
~~--Attorncy.{i0nHru1 TAFT,
Spectal Di.patch to Tie T4ouHA
WAsniaaFoN, u. G., Sept. aa0.-E. ". BaThes,
Third Assistant postHlastcr-t;rneral, Las resoa'
ncnded to the Post,nustrr-Goneral 1l!e dltlva'
tuuancD Of II considerable portian Of tho soik
Of tho DeWl-1.oitor Olllo. Mr.. Darbrr rrfot''
menus tllis cinngo in letter, Thlrh coala'l'
tho following points:
Tho reduction Of tho foreo In tho nsad'leiaa,s
Office, owing tu tho ru4ucrd appropriations aoi@ ~
tho faCt thAt clerks fEun other divisions eaate'N x
assigned to that y akcs i nsss,s,y est, sse
bccAuao tho return If nrd,nary 'ettsts a,i x'aoi'
value Is tho least Important t0 tfIo IelpmsnIes''
althuugh OF considerable yauo 10 thu pule'
The force employed. bofuru tue reduction ny 81
barely aaequate. Tho System " ret,EinSghus h,s
ing bcc,l copied froul tho Postal Departments
VI other countries. 'rhls syhtynl will b. useSE y.
tinucu Oct. III, and Is one ol the rcsnits u '1'
cripplng Reductions OF the Bourbon tlu'!sr;
The lilnts nru iluw running to Their I., lu.a
par!ty tu supply tile demands far sslusaf} sn
iur eUin. Within day Or twu $dVfuo, Ia.s H..
been rcculvrtl irunl Russia 10 f,c cuIiyrrtca 'h,v
American Eold coin. Like importAtotls ale ~ 8,
pectctl. Tticle IL I'LL active dsnahd ioF s''s' :"
cxport tu Clslna. .,., ia,
The October tern. Of the United staes rs. sr
prelne Court DegiMa lcxt week. lheI9 M.s.'s :" -
decisions VI greut tmporta,te to tlln Mc'L ~ sa ~
rendered. Among them is ono rrial'i t,Ii y.hi
rights OF Suites 10 rcEulntc tue rutcF u Me y.
1r l'asscnger tratllc On ra'lrpaas "'sn''
6tatcs, kttUxt us tho GranEcr clsts. .,.... II
Thc House Appropriations to'n1hm3t,s1 ,1,,
called 10 IAcrt hero tlu last week ~ ,1., UssaI Ii
The Committee proposes tu ssrasult 1tilp ~ ',,
estimatcs for the next I|sgal yclF, al u,,,Lt ~
tcm all. Tic Democratic Satso'h.i epla.'Ii'S i,r,.
does not expect to ret4l tlIe pe;Echhs ,a,r nTa
Democratic l,ljorlty IN tic lln'1se 1Ss I ~ ~
hrr Of Democratic Congressman u ~. !, III II
The Ur1tlUrrats ultnft probtf'le frtl,I''07 ~
this number IN the next CoEgreas ~ ~. ". ,s.u,
Mr.. Dursheitncr's uxpIAllattuti u! Ae tr';,rI "I
strous uycsctargc far 'Illlgaer WHY .w Yu.
IA uut warranted by lhr facts. ltu las eanasi
Its uccouts were fortified by lay ani ap"',tts n to
by tllu Jugr vi thu District, I!erc =, u,aor. az
contrary letter frolu Judge Hull. uu s I,Jrt Wifi,
the oitIcta! records strongly sta"',rMi,t.r ni,. .r,
agulnst Ills charges for custsusll's ~ 's ,r,u.
Tho letter protests IN ttIc most Nsolin Nn.in,, api
Iii effect ts pructical ldcnu1tlatloH =" ~ wrrsIsps.
Tho 1uuior about tbs contemplate, 9,,i,s IL,
tion uI the Attorney -Grhcralst'llt ny ''"s~
Is absolutely fu1se. IL. i,,1y until
tomorrow. The arguments sY.la} },t, Mfs' ID, it,
iiuycrn1ncllt This lnttgrs ur,ulIIeh! ,'snsr aA I,
Gegun. col. Cooks argument Wct Wc,,..a,, 'uas dll,
III. details u the cvltlclitc than .f u,c
but contained no new theories ios . tAo onit ila.s
Columbus Alexander atl h!s trlt"as ~, ss,'at.
Il l.Ang Jury. uen. Dabvotk p.. sape...s IL liretlsl
tai. This entire effort uf tl!u aele"'' 40
| to Hecuru MI ac4l!ftal. p-...
~ ths }yxsitrn Assoetatta 1Ts" ~ the II d
WAsltlHHTUN, b. e., sept; Ss'-uu -uuuu,,a,,r,r,l "
OctuUvr thv null seryo win bs co'l'!,. at 1rgu
about 7u1 routes, which were let ~ n.ua 1T, tuJ
advertisements on the 3lst ol 1n,5 ,55i traulfu,,
completing ta entire sys1Fe, Fn1.i}ury IT, Vi the rp'
HtntrA.