The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-30
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4 tAc iouL'H-cl!iSa ollcC3 which uro nl-
lowed commission OH tho sale Of
stamps, comprise ninety.six per cent
Of the total number of post Offices in
the United States. Commissions range
from forty to sixty per cen. Oh the
face value Of tthc stamps sold ut these
Offices. whereas the Government re-
ceives the cnti:o proceeds 0f stamps
sold by regularly falnried postmastcrs
OF the other grades. Hence the nbuse
appears when IL postmaster C. the
fourth.ciass Office sells or grades stamps
for use outside Of its proper sphere O:
delivery. ThG Assistant Postmaster
General sHys that all possible vigilance
has failed TO suppress these wide. spread
frauds upon tho government. Expert
cnce has shown that gccomd only 70
the variety Of erpedients developed by
postmnsters in cflccting sales, is tho
pinusibility Of tho cxcuacs assigned by
them for needing unusual supplies; and
as there Rro over thirty thousand fourth
class postmastcrs, the department must,
to great extent. accept their rcprescn.
tahons. Some Interesting instances
are related Of n thriving business done
III this way. 4 Mormon from southern
Utah recently bought new sets of fur.
niturc in Salt Lake City, aud paid for
them i'll postage stamps. Two Of the
hnGinrss al
ceiving daily from ono hundred to Two
hundred letters, have not bought five
dollars worth Of stamps from TIC Salt
Lake Office i'll two years but they have
stamps constantly for sale, smd once
offered to furnish tho city postmaster
St,hhO worth. ! country postmaster
III Maryland has, until recently detected,
heen tnrni"hiuG all tho stamps used by
prominent rAi!fOG1 cDmpany's main
UiGc1 In HGltinorc. 5 treasurer living
in :ho ucighGUrheod OF His dishonest
i!"";m&s;cT, has purchased EtmmUs Of
him tro:h so-callch friendly motives.
= postmaster uf II small Mis4issinpi
Office las! summer ciniu!,aI SIUu com.
mission Oh EtarurH sold in TIVE days, NJ
though lie could no: lcCitimately have
disposed Of stamps 10 that amount in n
dozen years. Sales Of stamps nj al.
large cities ate falling of greatly, be.
cnusa coGutry poat:uastcrs who re; such
CuOrmOus commissions sell them To bus
iErsh people ~ Il heavy discount. The
nhusc hos be:ome so glaring that Con-
grcss will undoubtedly hasten to amend
the law 90 az to provide that tho COM
pGuGatiOn OF fourth class posluiiices bo
determined either by the number Of
stsmps cancelled or the number of lot
tCrs delivered by them.
NEw IOHE. Dec. 22.--Thc Presidents
reception. last night. nj tho Union
League Club. was tho most brilliant
affair OF tho kind ever seen in this city.
nothing could be more significant than
the hcartincsa cf the respect for tho
President manifested b. tho 5000
guests, comprising persons OF AL shades
Of political opinion. liz anticipation OF
tho Presidents visit here, there ias
been kuspiuoul unani,uity aud CO.
operation among Eastern jomnuls in
the Ccnklimg and machine politics ill.,
tcrrst, inicrcntinlly urging him 10
abandon his civil service thoorica md
pledges, in tlIc idea that they nrs hot
sustained 10y the public sentiment.
DEADwooD, Dec. 22.-Yestcr,lay tho
inhabitants Of Spcnriish Valley wcro
startled by tho sudden appearance Of u
largo band Of Indian ponies dnshiuc
through the valley. a careful recon.
noisanco showed that there wcrJi no
attendants with them, and rnnohmen
md others immediately started ont ln
capture lhcm. II is tho opinion that
thcy belong to camp OF Sioux located
on tho Bcllofourcho, Gnd three com.
rnnics Of tho Third cavalry, s., Il and
L, under command Of Major Evans,
arrived horo tu day md proceeded 10
Centennial prairie, whore thoy gpnt
'"'' '""b' 'SON''Ib oSIVNlllUllV VIII
be sent out In different directions to
determine tho location Of tho Indiana
who committed tho dcprodniions on
tho northern roads lately.
SAN FEASCIsco, Dee. GA fcw dnya
ngo party Of Mexican rnidod tho town
Of Galicnlu in tho Southern portion of
tho State. Number Of horses and lot
%! provisions, dry goods and somo monoy
wCro takon. They also stolo number
Of horses from bakersfield. Yesterday
hYO OF them were captured in Tho Tcnjon
mountains aud taken TO bakersfield,
last night n body Of men embracing n
number Of the best citizens Of liakcrs.
field, forced their Wa into tho jnil,
took tho prisoners into the district court
room, cmpnnGlcd n jury, tried mud CON.
Victcd them OF demonstrating aud hung
them in tho jnil yard. Tho Coronor's
jury this morning found verdict OF
hung by parties unknown.
TIE Bmi,iia this evening publishes
statement to tho effect that Il has been
discovered TINT Duncan aud Lawrence,
OF Pioneer bnnk notoricIy, hNvo been
] for several weeks Ia q hOuBO on