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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

John Kelly and Mary Collins, two of the persons ac
cused of the mail rObbcries brought before United
States Commissioner Shields yesterday afternoon for
preliminary examination. General superintendent You
mans and Officer BlacL wood OF the NewYork StOncr
who found the letters m Mar Conss frank, testified ~
10 rir discovery and idcntihcd the property produced
JoDn Brown, an expert ftoID the Philadelphia
Post Ohicc, identified the cat mailbag SEM from
the Fhiadc hla office. Commissioner Shields said that
the cvidcnc warranted him m committing the woman Ia
await tie action ~ the Grand Jury. After taking the
evidence OF M IrOwn the case vi Kelly was continued
nnu FndaY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11
MAY SERIOUSLY FOUNDED.

private dispatch was received from Baltimore al
late hour last night to the effect that Frederick
May had been wounded in the thigh in bis duel with
Bennett The injury was so severe that 1t was
feared that fatal result might ensue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

81. Nicholas Hotel Congressman Thomas Z. piart
OF Owego ~ Y. Congressman H. II. Morgan OF Au1ora
N w. Capt Samuel brooks OF the steamship Clty OF
Richmond Coleman HouscBe Ison LOSING OF Chesnut
Ridge N Y Frer,n ExGov. J. w. stewart OF Yer
IN linton square Hotsi-Warner Miller os Hsrkimer'
n y H0tsl-Jcrome B. ParTnenier OF Troy
Houe-Wiam q. Fargo OF Buffalo H0k Brulsntek
William Bliss General Manager OF the Boston anu ADsny
Railroad Fffta ducnus Hotst-The Rev. Or Thomas H.
CINCINNATI Harvey o. Eastman OF Ponehkeepse
AID L. Cass Carpenter 81 south Caroina
Windsor Hotst-AIfred A. Cohen OF san Francisco
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11
CHEAP TELEGRAPHING.

RFDUCTIONs MADE IN YEAR THKOUGH THE
EFFORTS or THE ATLANTIC AND PACFIC CON-
PANY.
The great reduction in telegraphic rates,
brought about duiing the past yearthe Atlantic ana
Pacific Telegraph Company leading the WAYS SHOWN
by the following tabular statement OF rates between
New.Yora City and important points In the West which
also uresents comparison OF the present Atlantic and
Pacific schedule with that Of the Western Union Com
nanY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11
Dec. 31.'76. Jan. !, II.

Proporonate reductions have been made by tie Atan-
tic and Pacific Telegraph Company throughout ts eli
tire system OF lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

Nor ar ALL SINGULAR.-1st Yokel: ! be Il
co,d Christian, samuel "a ditto: Be'cst th0d How
dost 4 kuowf Ist ditto Whoy. Plrson says MI good
Christians be glad when Christmas time comes an b"s
glad enough, COS then AS spIee, and l0Is U dihA-
lLULdon FJu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION IN NEW-liAMP-
SHIRE.
CONCORD, n. H., Jan. 1O.-The Hon. Henry
" Blair OF Plymouth las heen unanimously renominaed
to Congress by the Republicans OF the Hid Congressional
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

NevJersey Railroad Company held in this city yes
to-day The proposed combination TO control the guam
tty OF coal mined by the different companies, It wal
stated was not considered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

CTRICTURE, Impotence, and Diseases OF 10!
- Ooneratve organs radically and speedily cured
A. pANIELS. II. D.. Ia Lexingt nave omee' 1--WE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11
HOME NEWS

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY At HuDNUTA IN
BROADWAY
o. a.. &c Noon 20. m. 26o Mdnixht 49,
Highest during The day ~ Lowell. 49,
Average 22La' same day, 1875, &c.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

AT A CERTAIN CRITICAL JUNCTURE
Married women suffer severely from nausea hiLA VI MAO
MESA always relieves them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

A twenty-five cent bottle of PoRTER's Cough
BALsAN will relieve your cough TryiI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

PRovIpENCE.-Lady: "Well, Tibbets. and
how is your son John getting on" Nurse: on. he %
day "A how he'd been and Joined o. those ERE burial
societies So he s provided for all rght"-lLondon Fun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11
Announcements

Announcements
LUNpBoRG's CALIFORNIA WATER for the toilet
ard bath degh substitute for Cologne or Bay Run
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

GEN. KETCHiM'S SrCCES>OR.

Delegations Of business men are again
moving on the White House and expressing
their preference for the Successor to Gen.
KETCHAM as District Commissioner. We
repeat what We have taken occasion to say
heretofore, that we have no particular indi-
Nidual to recommend We only desip 4
citizen who will he acceptable to the gr,at
mas Of our people; one who will well and
truly represent and care for our inter
cSts. The President was wiSc when he de
trrmincd TO act deliberately and to make
the appointment only after consultation
with representative business men. While
we cannot hut commend that course, We
would like to s''e the change made as soon
as possible. We accord to Gen. KErCIIAN
laithlulneNs in the discharge of his
duties here. but there Is, in ouI
JUDGMENT a manifest Imp'opne'y in iongeI
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

Government salaries than were required to do
the work" nor does the reduction Of force
prove that there were. The criticisms which
have been made have no bearing upon the
administration Of President HAyEs which
made the discharge, hut upon the inconsid-
crate lawmakers who made reductions neces-
s'ry. The Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
can print the notes and bonds OF the Govern
nicnt cheaper than private firms can, but
Congress declared that private firms should
have 1t; they directed that the cxpcn-
sive machinery Of the bureau should
be Idle in order that private persons
might be benefited, and hence the discharge
there AS to the discharge Of clerks nnd
others, We have heretofore shone that the re-
ductions made by Congress left nearly every
division and bureau without adequate force.
There is not a bureau where the business Is
not behind hand; and with the force rs reduced
papers cannot he examined with the scrupu.
lous care that should he given them. The
force was reduced In defiance Of the protest OF
the officers who knew most about the business,
and In making discharges the Admins. ration
Is only obcying senscless laws. II will not be
long before the force everywhere will have to
I've greatly augmented to meet the require
ments of the civil service
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

The suits Of Clothes that London Tailors
Made for Some New Workers.

The seizure by Special Treasury Agent
Bracket OF nine smuggled outfits for gentle
mon, and q general quantity of feminine wear
from the Liverpool ship Isaac Webb, has di-
rcctod attention to the practice among the
male leaders of the fashion in this city of ap-
Iarcling themselves in contnband English
made suits Of the latest pattern. A ring for
the smuggling Of these goods has existed for q
long time, but II is only recently that il has
been exposed to the notice of the authorities.
The ring is composed of London and Liverpool
tailors officers Of steamships, and the wearcrs
of tho goods in this city. Poole, the we'll.
known Crown tailor IN London, is a member
Of the ring, and has for some time been fur
nishing persons of wealth here with suits of
clothing of his make free of duty. The great
induccmcnt to the latter class for buying Of
the ring has been the saving of the fifty per
cent. I'D valorem duty that is required on i'm
ported clothing. For instance, promenade
suits Of the most fashionable styles with silk
| and stin Innings aud iacings, for which New
York tailors would he compelled to charge
from 500 To 800, could he miugglcd and de.
lvcrcd to customers here by stcamsifip Officers
employed by the London and Liverpool tailors
for between $40 and so. Business suits that
could not b. made In Broadway for less than
$50 and 500 could be got here from the ring
for $25 and SO
The Governments has not been the only loser
\ by the operations Of the smuggers and thcil
swell accompliccs here, but fashionable New
York tailors have been unable to compete
with the English clothicH and have suffered II
loss of custom OF latc the operations of til,
smugglcrs have been carried on so extensively
| that many small importing tailors have had
their business ruined. One of the sufferers i,
an English clothicr on Broadway, who Is al
most as well known as Poole. He imports
goods in large quantities. Four years ago h,
was caught undertaking his goods. He WI,
mulctcd in large sum, and since then he has
complied with the customs laws with scrl,
pulOus nicely. lie has lost large number OF
customers within the last few months, and on
making inquiries he found that they had been
captured by Poole. He ascertaincd that Poole
sent an agent on to this city about three
months ago, and that he took measures for
two hundred suits of spring and summer
clothing that were to be smuggled into New
York as soon rs they had been made up
| RawlinsOn secured ns patrons for Poole a large
number of Union Club men, Wall street bro.
kcrs and society men.
Since the custom house officers made the
discovery many suits have been suffered to lie
unclaimed by the owners in the seizure room
Of the custom house. They are to be sold At
the next Government auction.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22
THE srsrEM or PENSION AGENCIES.

An Authorized statement showing How u
IL Conducted ana the benefits Derived
nsioners Freed from Brok-
ers and Scsipers ana = Large Amouni
Saved .te-Pensioucr Class sd.
Apprchcnsions Of hnrtlships or inconven-
fence to pensioners In consequence of the rc-
cent reductions In the number of pension
agencies having been Expressed, the following
statement has been authorized by the Commits
siOner of Pensions and the Secretary of the In
tcrior; AS the law now stands each pcnsioncr
is paid by the check Of the pension agent
drawn upon some Government depository and
mailed to him at his post Office Address, or de-
liycrcd into his own hand II he chooses to call
Mt the agency for IL. At every payment each
pcnsioner Is required to execute a voucher ac.
knowlcdging receipt Of the payment and prov
ing his identity by his own affidavit aud the
oath of two witnesses If the witnesses will
go with the pcnsiUner to the pension agent he
administers the oath without charge. IL they
do not 20 there, of course the pcnsioncr must
pay the fec OF the local magistrate which docs
not usually exceed twenty-five cents In each
case. But few pensioners live 80 near an
agency as to afford to take two witnesses with
them to the agency in order to save the magis-
trates fec, and II h fact that many who call
In person ut the agency for their checks exc
cute the voucher before magistrate aud take
II with them.
Ohio and illinois, ofall the States west Of New
York and Pennsylvania, under the present ar
Judgements give an opportunity for the great
est proportion of their pensioners to apply in
person for their pensions, and yet no more
than twelve per cent. so apply; while In In
diana only five per cent. apply In person.
These estimates suppose that all apply In per-
son who reside at the seat of the agencies,
while IL Is fact that many Of these receive
their checks through the mail. Under the con-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

The Government swIndi-d Out of sea, u,

The Government swindl-d Out of S25, go
Suit has been begun by II. II. Wells, District
Attorney, In behalf OF the United States
against Austin =. Brown and Alexander NJ
White. The declaration claims that the de
PENDANTS are indebted to the United States
Government in the sum of S25,l76l2O This
amount was enormously paid them upon GER
tain vouchers for grain alleged to have been
delivered by White to the Government be,
tween July 20 aud November ., 1859. The
vouchers are purported To have been issued by
one Captain DeMotte, assistant quartermastcI
of the United States army, and are alleged to
be false and fraudulent.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

'OLD PRoBABILrTiEs' has received highly
complimentary and well-deservcd indorse-
ments from the Vessel Owners Convention re-
Gently in session at Detroit. They paid a de-
served tribute to the efficacy and value of the
signal service, and requested the Government
to establish additional stations on the line of
the lakes. As showing the benefits and value
Of the signal service the Cleveland Herald says:
when waS hra sStRbl tshei a few years ago the
majority OF NC7ssl owners aud vessel Captains he
than r-pe't. They pat more faith In the prngTnsIl.
cations of "nd lake men than in thOSe Of odd Prob
abilltis and when the storm nag h'sistci agnst
clear sky and fuiered In gentle bnreze dTooped
from the staff In u dead calm. they laughed at the
warning and sent their shiIs on their Nusegc avery
few Storms suc, to convert the largest vessel own.
eTS belief In the value Of storm Signals and many
hard hattie for life resulting from disregard OF the
warnings from thd signal service. To-day there are
Few vessel the lime Of the lakes who do not
Jay eos@ attention to the warning of the signal
Vice aud r,rsuli the Ocn observer in OF doubt
The ship captain who openly processes hi cuneInp pit
1f the red nag with black square stands but poor
chanca disappointment TO the command Of vessel OF
any value.
No department does more valuable work at
moderate expense than the signal service, and
yet the last Democratic HOuse. with its pecu-
liar notions of economy tried its best to cripple
it by reducing appropriations.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

LICENSED TO WED.--The clerk Of the court
has issued marriage licenses to the following parties
Walter A. Butler, OF 81. Louis No.. aud Matte X
Hamilton Frank Honesty aud Marion smith, Chns
,. Jet and Lucy Brown, David Hawkins and
Martha Brown. both Of Prince Georges county
sSn. Of Kentucky; John SchOrr and MARY l.. krqi'
John Hall and Mary J. Carter
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22
A NEEDED C7IrL sErrIcE REFORM.


NhhDED T'IL ShE'H h 'REfoRh.
While the Administration is engaged in
deNising means for the puritication OF the
civil service it should not neglect the one
which above all others will prove cffiacious,
and which, at the same time, will work n
great moral reformation in the several de
partments Of the Government, while il will
not fail to meet with universal conimen,ia-
ton among the people in Washington and
elsewhere where Government clerks and
officers are stationed, rs well among the
clerks and officials themselves rs with the
general public. In fact the desire
that the step should I've taken is
more commonly expressed by the
better class OF Government employees
themselves than any other class OF citizens
each particular one Of them having a per-
sonal interest in the lifting of the rcproach
now resting upon all in consequence Of
the unprinciplcd conduct Of a few OF their
numler.
II is a fact lnnentahly well known to
tradcsmcn. and constantly asserted on al
hands, TO the great discrtdii of the public
Service and the humiliation Of the larger
portion of the class afiettctl, that the credit
of clerk is prim" facie bad; that when
coming without other Endorsement than is
derived from his position under the Govern
meut he is at once distruSicd and
treated accordingly; that until it is known
that he is a aaa. rs well as clerk. his Of
dcr are regarded with diS,avor
and his promises TO pay with mu,i,
doubt. II is also familiar knowl-
edge that the saloons and houses Of ques-
tionable rcpu;e are Largely patroniHed by
clerks and that many OF them squander all
their earnings in such places, frequently to
the neglect oil their families or Others de
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

forming his present dutSs rs District Com
missioner grstuitousiy. While Ne have
hes'rd of ne facts to justify the uniavorablc
comment, il r.. alike due 10 Gen. KETCHAM
and the District Of Columbia that the pre-
text for making them should be removed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

ONE Of the Washington correspondents reports that
= many people are applying for cOnSulNIs this
SpFii,- that mHiurty Of tkt applicants literary
nipa-iuthor>. memoir ccmpilrTs, campAyn psgts,
szJBrS rppnrtrrS, and that most Of them la their
claims s.rVicsS rendered TO the party In the recent
n IttI- ~ the rfbTming lbonl which he talked the
New York merchants. beginning Is very easily
rnat~ He has but TO hI<ts that appointments IN the
llar sTyc shall b- given only practical bust
ul.n of proved h0nt-sty rNCrpt In election
ters having some knowledge NJ the language Of the
C,santry whch they s-nt and OF the work they
sent to ,in. The fart that man has composed
a n-.,-sSlTy Prr':nmptnn OF the pos>,-son Of these
gsalhcAihnS-y. T. Sra.
lErhc New York SHH occasionally forgets its
true character, and by accident uttcrs II senti-
blent which a respectable Journal like THE
REPI sLICAS can indorse. Perhaps the Sad
will he glad to know that the President and
his Cabinet had determined long ago to appoint
practical business men Of approved honesty to
all Positions. Of all men in the world, in our
Judgment, editors and reporters should refrain
from seeking public Office. Even collector.
ships Of Large Ports should have no charms f6i
them. We hsv, heard Of cases where aspirin.
tions after such PLACES have soured the dis
position 50 completely as to make men wh'
could do patriotic service with their pen
mere slandeIerS.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

IT HAS for many years becn customary to
keep ou file at the Executive Office u number
of the leading papers from various parts Of the
country. These papers hav. been regularly
SUIT by the publishers without subscription.
One Of the clerks at the Executive Mansion
having charge Of the file. recently suggested
the enlargement of the list. and prepared a
cin'ular letter for the purpose. to bc addressed
to the publishers Of the leading papers through
out the country not already on the files.
Copies ofthc circular werc placed before Private
Secretary ROGERS for Official signature. and
formally signed without reference to the ad-
dp-ss. Ono Of the circulars happened to be
drectcd to the New York S-s, and Mr.. DANA,
with Characteristic insplcncc, Uses II rs text
to abuse and vi!ify the President. There is
not another editor in the land who would have
becn - far lost to all scnsc of sclfrcspcct aud
decency as to make such a circular an occasion
for attack. But DNNA's ways are past finding
out and, as we said yesterday, the SrH is moth
ing il not sensational aud abusive.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

Gov. YorNG. of Ohio in rrcrnt interview
with the President. ssSurd him that thcr,
are probably not more than q Thousand Repaid
licins all told in the State of Ohio who arr
opposed to,his southern policy. IL the southern
people show a proper appreciation Of and
rrciprocatc the efforts of tn, President to re
storr tranquility.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

FRANCS Is very far away fcom a Republic
yet. FIRE. people in Republic would not
tasncly sibaIit to have the central govern
nncnt stop the publication Of political infcrma-
tion. was the ease the other day with
r.frrrncr to the manifesto Of the Deputies OF
the IN
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22
GOVERNMENT ADpERTEsIYe-d CASE
IN POENE

COZ ERNNENT IDPERTESTNG-I CASE
IN P0EyE.
We yesterday called attention to the alb
uuli;y Of farming out the Government adj
vcrtiSing through = New York advertising
agency. and po;ni,tI ont the injustice 10 the
Government and to the nrwsnapers, Now
here is a caSr in poipt 10 illustrate how the
timing works. AIou, the al of MAY W. ~
ceivctl the following:
,.,,, NV Y"rK. Nay l. Isl.
G,NTLINFS Tiir sssr.iin,,sii,s nsrirr or United
par IN daily one, We. ar In,,' ~ ,.r rpr N
~ - H. . sT.s 49," ~ ih' ff ~h' ci'rSr
E,NrzHo"ir. ga WE.
I'.'.'N''men'S i'rnln~ii> Tor ka'i"nS
ANU fropnsllS Tor Fuel were incloSed.
A..np,,,.ny;,,,. 81, .t...,- ,.- A.. ILL.,. Sea-, ,
INK ''' "'HNe "''N 'ife Hii'N "~ :
NEw NopE Nav l. lS7T,
Tfs RspshioIa. H1sLf4g'ns, ID e -
GENIL'ttN: Having 'ss-n ds.izaaisS' ~ thu ss,rc-
lnIinirii. Sud wa the iscin--sl s,f immediate
nuhc7'tiun. During it, rdi ssin the aPsS nir ~
tnr. Irims,sIaly snsr frst Insertion sTtfI meat
or-rdnui la To u ,ls, nsy rSV'tiy c-iit v"ur
y n NAG
W., ,ls, ,..;, g.. a., -. -;
Wv 'AS" NCNhN'u NOM lhf Siuir l'tIHS
in due ,.our.,. , r,,, ,F ,o,,,l,., f,-,,, ,b,,
" WY =" '""Ce' 'r"'' wv
''' "
,,- NAVY htrAEfstNf'
r, L.,L.rr 81 w., .n,h = -:
B-ndtsg. Nt. I"'k:
N1- u + 'ini," IN tie llsin< pstTS of the IsIs,rt
49, $500 'nn,NInh: ara ISit>ais'h.h y; " :
lSlS,"iG y'H,"i y C,.ss %, 70 Sew ork;
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

The oldest man in the country called upon
the President yesterday. age no did alSo two Of
the Oldest ladies according to their own admission
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

GENERAL LOGAN has not gone to war against
Russia. but was at the White HotL-c yesterday aud
saw the President He didn't say Turkey once.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

A NEW FIRE LADDER TRUCK-Thc new
truck, ordered by the District fire department two
months ago from the BabcOCk Manufacturing
Company, arrived At the Baltimore and Ohio depot
yesterday morning Chief Cronin and the mem
bers Of No, truck company, met II at the bnlt
more and Ohio depot, aud took II To the truck
house on Massachusetts avenue. The new truck
has all tho latest improvements, and will CON
tribute considerably to the eficicpcy Of the fire de-
and will create a sensation among the boys when
II appears on the street.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

THERE was fearful crowd at the Exccutiv,
MHuSiun yesterday andthc prcsidrut yet lives.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

THE report that there Is to DO a change in
the Pu-, Otlice department by the removal of See.
ond Assistant Postmaster General Brady and Third
Assistant barber andthe appointment of a southern
and EASTERN msn to their respective places may he
he stated upon high authority to Ike utterly untrue
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

MRS. PRESIDENT HAYES and the youns
folks Of the White House made trip to Noun
Vernon yesterday accompanied by General Me
Cook, Of Gcueral Shcrman's staff
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

CHIEF CLERK Crosby Of the War Depart.
mcnt Is authorized IN sign for the Secretary Of Wal
during his absence there being no Assistant secrc
tlry War.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

AssIsTAST SECRETARY OF stain SEWARD Il
one of the mat genial officials under the Govern
mcnt.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

A POOR messenger in the Treasury Depart
ment has recently been victimizcd by dcbauchcd
constable. These fne limbs Of the law will he
overhsulcd In few days.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

Ex-GorERSos KELLOGG Is still in iowa,
and wils nj the Treasury yesterday.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-22

SENATOR BLAINE had long interview with
Secretary Evarts yesterday, and subsequently saw
the President