Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-18

THE DEMAND FOR FOUR PER CENTS
Owing to the numerous applications for regis
tered four per cent. bonds of small denomi-
nations, the Treasury department has been
unable, with all the clerical force which could
De employed thereon, to fill the orders as
rapidly as received. Purchasers of the bonds
shouM understand, however. that interest will
run from the date of payment. for the bonds,
and not from the date of their issue, and that
the little delay from time to time on account
OF suddenly increased orders, will result in no
loss or injury. The department is using every
delays in the future. and in few days will
probably be able TO fill all orders upon their
receipt There is no delay in the issue of cOu
pom bonds.
WORK FOR Instrumentation. John C.
Robinson and James Tanner, of New York.
representing the Grand Army of the Republic,
are here to induce the President to urge the
employment of ex-Solders upon the public
works to be prosecuted by the government.
SEVERE WEATHER ON LETTER CARRIERs.-
The Postmaster General has received dis
patches this morning from the postmasters of
nearly all the large cities of the west, stating
that, owing to the intensity of the heat and
casualties amongst the letter carriers from
pend the operations of the free delivery sys-.
tenn between the hours OF 10 to o'clock. The
service here has not yet been withdrawn, but
the men are suffering severely.
THE BOND of Collector Merritt, of New
York has been received and approved. His
commission was forwarded him by last nights
mall Ihe name OF ex-senator FentOn was
not on the bond
IHE MAIL SERVICE CONvENTION.-T The
convention of superintendentS of the railway
mail service, superintendentS of mails and of
registration at post offices, which met at the
P. Q. department, yesterday, continued its
made on the subjects which were discussed
and on which committees were appointed at
yesterdays session. The report Of the com.
the through punch system, to the effect
that this system could be extended
with benefit to the service, recommend
ing such extension as saving labor of
railway post Office clerks, disapproying of
the opening of through registered pouches
and recommending an exchange of through
registered pouches between some one line in
each snperintendent'S division and New York
city, in order to test the practicability of rail
way post office clerks pOuching registered
matter, was, after amendment in the last par
ticularIpermittingt the experiment to be made
The report of the committee having under
consideration the subject of the registration of
thlrd-claSs matter to the effect that the exten-
sion of registration to third class matter was
advisable, was read, and the following substi-
tute adopted: Resolved, That this conven-
tion recommend to the department that in
oioCi " lCoG tHc pidCblCdUlllty Ol registering
third class matter the experiment be tried at
ten tlrst-class offices for a period of four
months from October next" The sessions of
the convention will be continued to morrow.
REMOVAL OF UTEs AND APACHEs.-Men-
| ton has been made in THE STAR of COM
plants received at the Indian Office from In
spect0r Watkins at CimarrOn, New Mexico. to
| the effect that the military authorities near by
had led the Indians, for whose removal to Col
| oradO provision had been made by Congress,
| to believe that there was no law recurring
| their removal, and that consequently the In.
! dlans, not fearing the loss of annuitieS and
| ratlonS in case of failure to remove, were in.
| disposed to go. A dispatch was received to
| day at the Indian office from Inspector Wa;
| klnS stating that the military authorities have
| made satisfactory explanations to the Indians
| and that both UteS and Apaches have promis
| ed to GO, The removal will begin to morrow
| Agent Thomas going with the Utes, and Mr
| Roberts with the ApacheS Food is being pur
| chased and police bands organized in antic
| patton O1 speedy departure