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day OF september A. D. 1873 Warrant 10 Bankpgstcy
,ssred aeansf OF CHARLES W. HARklS OF
Ssy,YorE 6ty in me County OF NewYOrk and state OF
who has been adudged bankrupt ON his Own Pc
tition payment Of any debts and delivery ot any
DTonerty belonging such bankrupt 20 him OF LOT MS USE
and ma transfer property by him. are forOldden by
law that meeting the creditors oil the san Oanup
and choose or moro assgheeS OF
his estate will DO held At Court Of Bankrnptey' 70 oe
holden al No Beekman-st NewYork CITY before lanes
n Dwight esquire Register On the "a gay oi oe19oe a u
ISis MaTsSa al Messenger Southern Of NewYer
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financial.

THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TELEGRkPH COMPANY,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. IA BROADWAT Z
NEWYORK. Sept. l.. 1878.
A L MEETING of the Board of Trustees OF
~ the Atlantic aud Pacific Telegraph Company held this
day, dividend Of THREE-FOURTHS OF ONE PER CENT
from the net earnings Of the company TO August 81 lsIow
declared payable at the Office OF the September
80 1873 TO all stockholders OF record September ID 1879
and the transfer books ordered closed At septem
ember 49, the OF september go 1873
ALBERT Is. CHANDLEh, Treasurer.
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hnnses ann turns nanteo.

XNTANTED-A furnished house in tirst-elaSs
w LEGATION where family would board and ave
privilege OF other bOaroers reference gwen Aauess
h II, p. Box No. Is Tribune ONCE
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Bpnkrnpt Noiites.

INSTRUCT COURT of the UNITED STATES
L J for the SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW IoRK-In the
Warrant Bankruptcy has been issued oV said Court
I6s CITY OF New-YOrk, Of the County OF
York OF the State Of NewYOrK IN said District adj
indgsd bankrupt upon petition OF creditors ana
Tie payment OF any debts and the delivery OF any prop
said bankrupt TO him or 70 ms use ad mo
transfer OF any property INN. forbidden by Laws that
meeting OF the creditors said bankrupt 20 prove their
dante and choose one or assgnees OF his estate VIII
he held az a OF Bankruptcy 10 be holden az NO
in the CITY New-YOrk. in said District on
The 26ih day of september ID. 1873. az III O'clock ms
M The office W. Little esquire, one OF the egsers
III ivy VI IoUIs n PAYN. Marshal.-MesseDgor.
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day OF september A. D. 1878, Warranti IN Bankrnpey
was issued against the estate Of SIMON sCHUI OF me
civ of NewYOrk IN the County OF NeWl0rk and stste
Of New York who has been Adludged bankrupt on MS
own petition the yment OF any debts ana 1enYey
~ anv nropry belonging such bankrupt 70 hm OF Or
his nse the transfer Of any property by MIN sIe .
hidden that meeting OF the credltOfs OF the sad
bankrnDt 10 prove their debts and 70 choose one OF more
assignses estate, will be held az Coui on bnnA
Tnpv 10 be holden No 1879 Fulton st, Bennett Budng
I'm the city OF New York. before Edgar ketchum esqse
O'Clock IA. -- 49,. t,tStttet 81 Nov York
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I'm ot ssDember A D. 1854 WauaDtn bankruptcy
was issued against the estate OF MILES CONNok s on
Of in the County OF Nowfofk Ana St.e
81 sew YORK who been aLJudged bankrupt ON s om
Setition that the payment OF any de0ts ana ~ ~
PsonsTfv nsonFinR To such bankrupt 10 HIM or oe Ms
~ ana the transfer OF property " Dun wy
orbiedeu BY law meeting or the eenoIs Oi
hanTapt 70 prove deb and 20 choose one OF nose
sssnass nj ms estate will DO held az Court OF BANK
$500 70 he holden at No Beekmanst. IN
ny tv Of New.YOrK before James DWIGHT esquire,
O'Clock ?. m. 60. su,,n.r., ,s,r,ct ~ New YORK
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BUFFALO CITY LOAN.
PROPOSALS FOR
$2l5,250 81 Tax Loan Coupon Bonds.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE. !
BUFRALO. n. Y. sept. B, lSIS. ]

CONTROLLERS OFFICE. Z
BUFFALO, ". Y, Sept 5, 1871
SEALED PROPOSALS win be received at the ComptroL
ers Office CITY County Hall. until Saturday, the l4th
day Of September 1873 at 10 O'Clock m for the purchase
any part Of the Of two hundred fifteen
thousand hundred and fifty dollars and four cents OF
Tax Loan coupon bonds authorized by section 10 OF title OF
the City Charter by resolution OF the Common Council
adopted August 26 1873 for the purpose OF paying oF the
purchases city the sale held April 30 1873
The will bear issue at the rate Of five 5 per cent
per annum payable annually tins Office on the first
days January and July in each year. and the principal VIII
be redeemed follows, tO-wit
$50 $50 "a on the ist day Of July, 1880.
s5a OOU the st day OF July, 1881.
a54 600 on the lat day Of July, 1857.
$4,000 on the lst day Of July. 1888
proposals will state the amount Of bonds desired ana
the price per hundred dollars thereof and no bid less than
par and accrued interest will DO considered.
The right reserved 70 reject any or all BIDS deemed ne
cessary 20 protect OF the City Of Buffalo
Awards will be made September H. and bonds VIII be ready
for delivery on or before October 10 next
JOHN G. sHEEHAN. Comptroller
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TUHIs is TO GIVE NOTICE: That

vTHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE: That on tho
9gth aay OF August A d. 1873 warrant IN bansruptSp
- ssed AGAINST the OF HEN AY 1OUNGs SID.
NFY n SMITH and APoI.LoS SMITH. OF the Guy , anu
Caaetv Of New.YOTk and state OF New YORK VIC hnEo
hen siudRed bankrupts their own pelloni h1t Lo
ment Of any Oebts aud delivery Q. any ana th OF
% nrnerty bv them FORBIDDEN by law that
@ Pors ~ the SAID hankruuts 70 their debts ae9
~ choose one assgRees OF Their estA W. ~
~ Copt ~ par kruDtcy. be holden % No 81 oa" 5s
a., CIV az New. YORK Isaac Dayinn egisief on
ne i2fh day OF October A. d. 1878 NJ " 9S9k pAYN
,,.,.n., "a ue.seueer southern District Of NewYorhs
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MAfkESdgSs, t.. ,o7a
foNroox semi. I2-i230 D. MI. y DOnds ioosS W.
rrte Rayay shares 14L PenusylvaI Seht A. osts
IosDoE Sept i2-2:30 pm.-Cons0iso9'lsi u" mon'y0l 10
Io s9S Sept 70 y m-Tns bullion IN the Bank Oh
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NOTICE.-TO the FIRST MORTGAGE
IN BONDHOLDERS OF the CENTRAL, BRANCH
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY There will
be meeting Il the bOndhOdeTs OF this company at the Office
OF LORD, DAY a LORD Equitable Building, No l20
Broadway, ". H. UESDAY the l7th Gay Of September
1873 II O'clock consider matters OF the greatest
Importance TO the said bOndhOlderS -
HENRY DAY and OLIVER AMES,
Trustees OF the First Mortgage BOndholdefs
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Total sales for the day
~ Isrrf.Naua
SAN FRANCISCO CLOSING PRIcEs OF MINING sr0cKs;

Government bonds were dull far as the re-
corded transactions at the BOARDS were concerned,
though the great dealers report continued large
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Gountrp prcpsrtn 20 Eet.

Uonnirp DropfrIp 10 LII.
COTTAGE and FIVE ACRES at GARKl-
I J SONS opposite " est Point Address FISHklLL
SAVINGS BANK, F1shKiL n. Y
FURNISHED Dwelling at Madison, N. IA
in desrape dwelling II rooms furnished, nye minutes
from DEPOT % let September owner will board Win
tenant II desired Address IA. NJ DOUGHERIf tsA broSi
ST., Newark ". J.
NJORRISTOWN, n. j.
wi 10 LET.
OF October for six or eighteen
nnnts twelve rooms with kitchen. laundry bata e!oset
90 furnace hot cold wafer and carriage mouse
stable with wen located with large grounds Address
HOUSE Box 90. Post Office, MOrristown, N j.
mo LET-At Richmond Hill, l.. l., several
neat and cOmmotious houses suitable for Winter ana
summer Nth gardens all cOnyenences near dep0ti
twenty minutes by rail om ferry communication so entS
Low. JASPER II. CORNING, 164 BrOaaway
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STOCKS.

LAD OIOChS.
All NewYOrk Brooklyn Stocks and also all kinds
Of Brooklyn investment securities, dealt in by
GEO II. PkENTISS.
". "
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RANGE on TnE STOCK MARKRl

market closed dull but weak for the leading
specialties.
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Citp Drcpertp 60 Get.

Gitp propertp 60 fet
A FIRST and second floor to let unfur-
N nshed for housekeeping ~ West S2dst
a small private family having more room
N than they need would LET FURNISHED OF uh-
FURNISHD party the second and part OF the
fbirj aoor Of their MODERN BROWN STONE HOUSE
Apply 10 343 W. S2DST, ADJOINING CENTRAL PARK.
HOUSES and FRENCH FLATS. furnished
and unfnrnshed desirable locations with all conyen-
fences 10 let by HALL NIXON. Broadway. corner 9lstss
DLEASANT APARTMENTS.-Six and ten
rooms In good order all c0Ryenienees; az reasonable
rents. Apply 10 JANIToR 3lS East IVthst OF IrDuho
Building
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THE MONEY MARKET.

.vvzcr1L REPORT n. y STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
THURSDAY. .SKPE ~, ASH
GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARTMENT.
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Gountrp Real estate for Sale.

UonnIrn NenI U5InIe lot 5nIe.
AT CATSKILL, 90 ACRE FARM; pretty
~ good buildings only $1,000. rutland WHITING
BeekmaD-sL
TOR SALE-At Peekskill-on-the-Hu Hudson, the
IL fine COUNTRY PLACE and RESIDENCE Of the lats
George Dayton esq about half hours ride IRON
station ard opposite the residences Of b. Kitdge esd
Rev H. w. Beecher The house has all the modern
cOnveDiences is heated By steam rooms large ample ont
buildings abundance u water and choice
uts Property Is well located will be sold with from %
acres surroundings ell respects desirable
Inquire Of ID. J. sPRAGUE lO5 MoIlns6, \, !.
GALE or EXCHANGE, at Newport X. l.,
- abont 40 acre with splendid water front, for prop
erty IN NewYork Philadelphia or vicinity Address A H.
524 GFand-st., N. Z.
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Gitp Real gstatr for Sole.

GOOD WORK and reasonable prices
" CHARLES WARN, practical carpenter and builder,
2O3 East 36thsJ
OTTH-ST., near Lexin gtOn-ave.-FO ur-stOry,
- hgl stOOp brown stone price reasonable rutland
& WHITING, Beekmanst
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THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE,
Per Nora RIper, Vessels and Railroads.

THURSDAY. Sept IL, 1873.
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FIRST CAI-1Ol4 O'CLOCK A. NJ
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s99S o 3,Sa5 I 9S mSans
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opE Hight. LoS't Final Bid. Asked sold.
The Princeton union., 1878-04-10

slowly but surely near the figure XII,
when suddenly the door was thrown open,
and in stalked the Chief-Justice. He
walked hurriedly tothe wardrobe, but his
robe of Office was not upon its accustom-
ed peg, nor on any peg. What was to be
done? Pages were summoned this, that,
and the other room, desk and drawer
were examined, but no robe was discov-
cred. In the midst of this excitement,
the grim, honest old hero, Ben Wade,
made his appearance with nod and q
grunt to the tlurried occupants OF the
room. He walked to the hag rack, and,
depositing his hat, went to sofa on tho
other side of the room to leave his UNI
brella in a safe place. The excitement was
still going on, when Wade, after learning
the cause Of the trouble, without enter
ing into the furry of the hunt, leaned
over the sofa, and with his umbrella hook
ed up an uncertain looking black bundle.
Seeing it was the long looked for robe, he
held it toward Mr.. Chase with, Here,
Chase, here's your old frock you've been
making such confounded fuss about" :"
The pages smiled. ,.
The Princeton union., 1878-04-10
milwaukee, Produce Market.

GRA1N-Wheat, opened firm and Ac higher, and
closed easier; No. hard, S12o; No. 1, 1.l9 No. 2,
April, 1.14A; May, LAS; June 1.141a. Corn,
duff; No. nominal at 42c Oats, scarce, but frmer;
No.2, Csc. Rye, strong: No. 1, 6OAc. Barley,
quiet and firm; No. 2, Sic; April, SAC.
PROFESSIONALISM and weak; mess pork 9.37R
cash or seller April; $50 May. Lard, prime steam
71sc cash and April; TIC May. H..
Chicago Produce Market.
GRAIN-Wheat, quiet, weak and lower at Sill
April; 1.13as May. Corn. frmer but not quotably
higher. Oats, frmer and advanced 1sc. y
PROVISIONS-Pork, firmer and advanced 2Rc.
Lard tirmer but not quotably higher.
New York Produce Market.
GRAIN-Wheat, irregular and unsettled; opened
easy and closed higher; receipts 115,O0O bushels
No. spring $1.23@1.24 steam; No. 2 spring 125
No. Chicago 1.27D1.28; No. 2 Milwaukee 1880
1.30 ungrade:i red winter 1887 No. do 1.34; No.
2 do 1.360D1.38; No. do 1.39D139h; No. 1 spring
1891 "a; ungraded do 1.28 extra white 1.45@1 48
No. do 1.42; No. spring April 1:26@1.26A; ); May
1.251a@1.26. Rye, quiet and firm; No 2western 75c.
Barley, quiet; two-rowed State 62@65c. Corn, de-
mand active; receipts $4,000 bushels; ungraded
western mixed 45@D53c; steam mixed SIC; low mixed
55hc; No. 2, 55Ac; steam yellow SIC; white 54hc;
old western mixed SIC; yellow do 561ac. Oats, dull
receipts 5000 bushels; mixed western 34835hc
white 341a@D39c; No. l, 35c.
PROVISIONS $lo.2o@1o:25. Beef, quiet
Lard, prime steam $7.42h@7.47h.
The Princeton union., 1878-04-10
A Minnesota Hotel.

A Pennington correspondent of the
Eastport Sentinel writes as follows I" l rode
to the first-class hotel; it was a covered
frame on stills, and barely partitioned off
inside with laths. Every one washed from
the same tin dish, and wiped from the
same towel; the fare was tough steak and
tougher biscuit; the beds were mere boxes
on legs, and filled with coarse meadow hay.
No doors to the rooms, nor nails to hang a
coat, no stand or even chair to put a lamp
on; but mine host just dropped some
grease from his dip upon the floor, irto
which he inserted his candle, and bade me
make myself comfortable. Now I had
hired the private room" at an extra price,
with no understanding that it was to be
all my own for the night, and of course,
the only safety for the money was to put
it to bed. So you may imagine my Sc
renity when at twelve midnight in bounced
straggler in long boots; the landlord had
sent him up, he said, as mine was the only
bod with but one in it. In the morning
l found that about forty persons had been
lying right across the long entry between
the rooms, with only here and there 8
blanket among them, and they snored on
as I walked over them. After breakfast
the landlord told us all to come out anG
square the house into place--it had beer
moved on its bed in the night by the
wind. Leaning on a long rail as lever
we all bore our weight upon it, and the
I first-class hotel came into place again
But now, mark me, that place is county
seat, has court house and other fin,
buildings, with churches, two newspa
pers, and really more than one 'eirst-class
hotel. And this is sample of hundreds
Of places on the prairies.
The Princeton union., 1878-04-10
Minnesota News Items,
WABASHAW COUNTY.

WABASHAW COUNTY.
oliver Graft, of Wabashaw, settled in Min
nesota in 1923, and has resided in the State
ever since.
There is talk of rifle club at Plainview
Mr. +. A. Wilson has retired from the
ditorial control of the Plainview Mems. and
succeeded by Mr.. H. J. Byron.
The Lake City Leader has given up the
effort to Keep record of the people in that
county going West to grow up with the coun.
try There are too many of them. -5-
GOODHUE COUNTY.
: A national bank is to be established at
Cannon Falls.
The Mazeppa Tribune, of the Both with
flourish Of head lines, announced that the
track layers were at work on the Midland
railway and were expected at Millville that
evening. s..
A lot Of scalawag boys, out of pure cussed.
ness, set fire to and burned the barn and
granary of Mr.. S. 3. Barteau, of Zumbrota.s
on his farm near. Mazeppa, one dav last
week. The dwelling was saved with diff
Guilty. A. ~. - 49,
John McNlH OF Hastings, says the GazeHe
claims to have come ~ this s tate in +ho eo1;
of 1841, as private in company
regiment United States infantry, which enti,
ties him to a front rank IN the list OF Old
settlers. - -
= zs NC LEOD COUNTY. --
Budd Reeve lectured last week at Glencoe
to a small audience, but the effort is highly
praised by those who heard it,
Anson Hilger, former policeman in st.
Paul, is keeping the Northwestern hotel in
Glencoe. He has the honor of erecting the
first street lamp in that place, an innovation
which the citizens hope good many others
will follow.
| FARIBAULT COUNTY.
| The Wells 1dD0cdte remarks: Gin sixty
days the steam engine and cars will be at
Fairmont and then we are going to see the
'Hinglishmen and their 'osses.'"
LIE EsUEUR COUNTY.
much larger breadth of land, says the
LIE Sueur Sentinel, is being put into crops
in this vicinity than in any previous year.
| STEVENS COUNTY.
l Jacob Marx, of Raymond, Stevens county,
once lieutenant in the Prussian army and
an intelligent old man, committed suicide by
hanging Friday night last. He lived with
his n-in-law, Jacob Fierce to whom it is
said he had loaned So, 500 he brought will
him from Prussia few years ago and b,
whom he was badly treated.
Immense numbers of people continue t
arrive, both by rail and team, the ma jor por
ton of whom are actual settlers, and tn
numbers of teams passing to and fro ths
weather, and the large amount of business
being transacted in the stores, makes peopl.
think and talk as though it was May instead
of March.-Stecens County Tribune.
WAsECA COUNTY.
Wm. Hobine, Of Blooming Grove, Waseca
6 county, lost his barn, granary, seven horses
and considerable grain, ETC., by fire, Tues
day, the 26th. Loss $4,000; insured 81 ok
Supposed incendiary.
The Princeton union., 1878-04-10
Governor McCrearY and the Miner

Without recourse, says the Frankfort
Ry) Commonwealth, we print the fol-
lowing incident connected with trip of
Governor McCreary: It appears the
Governor was travelling on a railroad train
was occupied by rough, uncouth look
ing stranger, who appeared not indispos-
ed to engage the Governor, who was un
known to him, in conversation. In his
efforts in that direction the stranger
drew from his pocket handful of gold
coin, and announcing that "thar was no
better stuff to keep a feller goin in this
ERE country" he jingled it in self~satis
fled way.
1T does have pleasant look" said the
Governor, smiling in his usual bland
way. g:.
eyes," she's good--regular- built shi-
ners sand I've got few more of the same
sort" said the stranger as he pulled hi
vest up and showed belt around hi
body that was pulled out with gold coin
'Ain't no better to be found in all Col
orady," calculated the stranger with an
innocent chuckle.
The ostentatious way in which the
tranger paraded his wealth, and which
ad already attracted the attention of other
persons in the car, suggested to Governor
McCreary the fatherly idea of warning
the stranger of the danger he ran in thus
exposing his money to public view.
"My FRIEND" said he, you may be ;
10 g ways from home and not fully aware
ofthe great hazard you run in showing
your money to people. You may b.
robbed by some desperate william VIII
may even now be watching you. -
The stranger widened his mouth in ;
broad grin, and reaching both hands bacl
under his coat, he drew out and displayet
to the astonished Governor couple O
navy skies, loaded to the muzzle, remark
ing as he did so;
=" Wal, no, I guess not-not while tes
ere pups know how to bark. You jus
'bet yer pile they wont keep still when
feller calls for that little lot O. gold. I'r
wus nor mad BUTLER or Rocky grizzl
when my dander is up" q
}. The Governor thoughthe was sufficient
J advised.
The Princeton union., 1878-04-10
A Deceitful Husband Punished
[San Antonio Express.1 I

San Antenio Express.
We met old Nose yesterday, and noticed
that there was dark cloud lowering over
his respondent brow.
"What's the matter, Uncle?'' we asked.
He shook his head as if he had nothing
left to live for, and said:
"lse in peck of trouble. De Lord knows
where dis heah is gwine to end. Ise done
glib it up.'
'What is the trouble about?''
After several sighs which seemed to come
up from the bottom of his boots, he explain
ed that he was the secretary of the local
colored lodge of Free Masons; that he was
the custodian of.the books; that for keeping
the books he was paid by the lodge
$lO month; that every Sat
urday night, after the lodge was over, he
carried the books home, and turned them
over to the sole CONAN, Aunt Dinah,'' for
safe-keeping, and she slowed them away in
her trunk, ''along wild her 'fshal flowers, and
fedders, and fnery, and sich." He also stat
ed that he had forgotten to mention to Aunt
Dinah that he was receiving $40 month for
keeping the books, and he had uniformly
forgotten to turn over to her tho aforesaid
$lO, but had squandered the same for his
own little personal expenses; that some un-
known demon had informed Dinah that old
Nose was getting $50 for keeping the books,
and consequently, when he remarked the
other evening that it was time for him to go
to the lodge, and requested her to hand him
out the books, instead of doing SO she sat
down on the trunk, and positively refused to
turn over the documents until he paid over
the $50. When he told her the $40 we're
his'n for keeping the books, she retorted:
"Who's been keepin' dem ar books? Hasn't
been keepin' de books in de trunk all de
time? Han out dem funds watts comm to
me for keepin' de books.''
''What did you tell her, Mose?"
81 tole her wanted dem books to keep dc
minits in, dat she didn't know how to keeI
de books, but she flowed she was gwine tx
show me she knowed how to keep de books
and foah God! she is keepin' dem. De lodg
has pinted committee to investigate my &C
counts, and dar she is squattin' on de trun]
holdin' out her ham for de $40 Use don
spent. Doesn' yer know somebody VIII
wants $40 wuG of whitewashin' done in ad
vance?''
The Princeton union., 1878-04-10
NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
civil service Com mission.

The bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Harrison, to provide for more efficient
civil service in the United States, provides
that from and after the passage OF the act,
there shall be created new department. OF
the United States government, to be called
the department Of civil service to consist OF
five commissioners, who shall not be appoint
ed from any one political party. The term OF
office shall expire respectively on the lst OF
January of the year 1882, 'S4, 'S6, 'SS and 80.
At the first meeting of the commissioners
they shall draw by lot for their respective
terms. and the commissioner drawing the
shortest term shall be the head Of the depart
ment and thereafter the commissioner hold
ing the shortest term shall be such head. On
the expiration of the term of office OF any
commissioner, or in case of death, the term
of office of the commissioner ap-
pointed to fill such vacancy shall
expire two years after the expiration OF the
term. The salary OF the head of said depart
ment shall be 5000 per annum, and OF each
commissioner $4,000. It shall be the duty OF
said board to prescribe the qualifications re-
quisite for appointment into the several
branches of the civil service, and to examine
all applicants for appointment. The bill
further provides that no assessment shall be
levied upon any officer of the United States
for political purposes, and the payment of any
such assessment shall be cause for immediate
dismissal from service.