, 1877-11-21

DeFaftHen NJ here r fHftAEnt 1hRt Nts 1nWlHE III
submission to The decree ot Divine Ptnsiarnee ds.
sire 10 plnce rccosd onr hrh appreeln!io OF the
manly qualities and personal bravery OF The de-
Fetoir<d, That Charles A. Dudlcy died 4. a brave
man fhould wt-h to dIe-n The discharge Of sclf.
prt I'D fr.end. ds!1 e eorse M aer II neee.
Rfsofr>d, That W extend to the family Of Tho
deceased heartfelt sympathy IN thcrticEP ssltc
true manlness nf thatfcs \. Inhey ara recognized
and admired by thore WIN knew him 20 well In
the past aal who stood beside him in many try'
Rs.otrtI. That .he;e e.pres.,on. ot te.pest be
Al noon yc.,eriay is'psi J"hn T. Jones, In getting
oil car No. 10| At tlac sor,lcr Of 1sandolpf' att!
Canal Streets slipped and fell and Ad hs right
hand severely crushed by one Of the car.whrets
rasstng over it.
William Cook, 4 boz empioyed !o Koenig \
Cos furniture far'%rs, M. S1 % North Grs:n
the easenic,t, distance of thirty fect. His
left leg wns hrokcn above the knee, and he ra-
cctsed other Injuries Internally that arc consit'
cred severe.
Carl Bonney, son Of c. c. Bonncy. Of No. 42i
Fulton street, Was yesterday noun tllruwn from
buggy l,y Il runaway h>rsc. near tue corner of
Atlanls and Desplatnes streets. lie received
severe cut on the head, which rcntierca lin.
sct,sciess for some time, hut which the physl-
Clan thinks will not result seriously.
Mr. Frank Ilacckcn, aged u years, residence
Forty-ctghth street and tran1 boulevard, father
il,-Inw Of sir. William kltneer. while attcmpt-
fng tn board State etrcct car last evening, ntar
Fourteenth street, while tho car was In motion.
fell with Its loft arm under tho cag-whcel. The
vas badly crushed to within three Inches Of
tho shoul.lcr.joint. lie was taken to Tic new
Surgical Institute adjoining tsennctt Medical
College, where the arm WIS atnputatetl At the
ehouldcr-jolnt oy Prof. Milton Jay, asslsted BY
Prof. Bucking. The surgeon has but little hope
Of Ills recovery.
RAILWAY posrAL CLEHKs.
For some time there has been ht omlnous
mutterng among the employees uf the lsatlwav
st 1d y se!s Tefh Il east a:t be; sd qfS 's
petitions for, redress Of grievances haye brcn
prepared and forwarded 10 all Illinois ilepuhEi-
ran Congressman, and that gentleman now has
tho matter, in charge and will appear at an
early tlay before Postmaster General kcy to
make an argument on hehalf Of his ngKrtcvel
petitioners. It seems TINT General Supertn.
tcndent Vale. In charge Of the Railroad Postal
servlee, ,as Issued several orders which bcar
Of the service. One order is TO the effect
that s1l railway postal clerks shall, upon
arrival at the end 81 their run.
60 Immediately to the Post-oiiicc and register
diem earned on that trip. Now, numbers Of
these clerks live tn tho country, anu after run.
nng week and having Iay-otf. ttcg are nnx-
ious tn get homie ut once. And Us ttnlr-cards
than another goes tt,t, the lime consumed In
going to the Post-Oflec to register Is Just
enough to cause them TO miss Lie outgoing
train, and delay of twelve hours ts experi-
enccd. Heretofore tho postal clerk has cous,l.
cred his run terminated when ls pouches nrc
delivered to the :nail,carricrs at the deput.
Another order prohibits tnaIl-wagon drivers
frsm allowing mere than INC man to ride with
them to anil IRON, tho trains. This, thy clerks
say, causes then, loss Of time and additional x.
pensc, A.il exhibits no corresponding benefit tu
the service. But tho crownlng order
Of t1tssattsfaction II the one requiring him to
expeud *.s5 or go for d uniform.
Under existing rules no ono to allowed In q
posta1car; from the moment the pouches arc
turned over to the clerk ho tn required tu
close and fasten Ills doors. and thcy snv It cAn
| make little difference IL tue service whether
the7 wear {as they usually do, ovcratls or Uni.
form. unintert6r anu feeder lines the pay ot
n postal clerk ts hardly $500 per annuni, and to
lota:h $40 or 40 from that scant satary Is a
hardship In tho extreme. As stated ab0yc, q
| number OF clerks running tu aud out Of Chfcagt
have rebclled against these several orders, and
| Congressman Of reputation md cxpericnre i,
Central illinois will soou 10y their grievances
before the Department.