New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-15

in Saxony by hand, which causes temporary ais
ress. Death by starvation has actually occurred in
districts where hand labor has been superseded by ma
chimes Handmade curtains OF SaxOny are sold In
America as the finest French goods. But 10 compete
with manufacturers using machinery grown person
must work fourteen hours per day to earn AZ cents
The employees In the imperial postal and postal tee-
graph service number 36,527, and their average
salary is 1921 H. At the foTtyone principal cities
postmasers received 81 9O4 per annum except at Der
lin where the salary $4,000; telegraph operators
OF the frstclass, 1892 20; secOndelass, $685. co.
ladies' 1914 2O letercarriers hrst-cass, $685. sec
ondcass 1923 AZ. These salaries are slightly Increased
by Christmas presents recognized custom. In the
railway service the superntendents salary Is the
the highest, 81 53l 6s. Few employees receive over
$1,000 per annum Section hands are pald $i44 ~ 70
STA 10 per year. certain sum Is allowed to al em-
pOyes for clothing and some are furnished with hOuses
aud servants. Ticket agents receive per cent eomms
the tickets they sell The engineers and hremen
are allowed for any savings ey maze m IS The
salary Of an engineer $685. so; fireman, $500 con-
duetOr, sl44; ticket agent 1923 and 5000; freight
master, $571.
Al EVASION OF THE LAW HEADED OFF,
A circular has just been issued from the
Treasury Department in regard to ingenious device
for evadlng duty and making regulation in regard
thereto. Mr.. Hawley, the Acting Secretary, says;
In printed decision of July %, 1862 this Department
decided that cotton warps, In lengths al lOOO yafos
2400 OF these ends being so arranged ana knottea To-
goods ready TO be put into the oom were liable 10 Iuy
at 80 per cent yalOrem manufacture OF cotton
not otherwise provided for under Section D. Oh tue Ac'
The Board of General Appraisers have submitted
q report TO this Department upon the question, IRON
which appears that has been FOR some time the prae
tice to import warps consisting OF 800 or more
sue an entire warp ready place In the loom, upon
socaed spool OF some six inches in length the spool
being merely the bundle OF warp eN
tending beyond the SPOOL the bundle being also, some
twenty-five INCHES In diameter The practice OF pfepI
ing warps I'm this manner for importation seems TO have
originated solely for the purpose OF evading the duty ON
cotton warps aud warp yarn not wound upon spoos IL
Ia
bundle similar TO that before mentioned, can properly
be considered spool within the meaning OF the term
spool" as employed In commerce. IL Is the opinion OF
the Department that, even II be considered spool the
article Is liable TO duty OF the rate appropriate TO warp
warp yarn not wound upon suOOs when the warp or
warp yarn extends In either direction beyond the limits
OF the spool upon when Il Ia wound. Cotton warp or
warp yarn hereafter imported In the before men
toned WILL therefore. be classified "a warps or warp
yarn not wound upon spoos aud be subjected TO tGe
rate OF duty imposed thereon by Schedule "a" which Is
reproduced from Section 81 Of the Act OF July H. 1870
wATMoUGH APPLIES FOR HEARING.
Ex-Paymaster-G General Watmough has writ
ten letter Chairman whitthorne. bearing his late
correspondence with Pay-DirecOr LOCKER, aud his adj
mnistratOn Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing.
General WatmOugh says he is going abroad with his
family few months leave Of absence and before
going desires TO challenge the attention Of Mr. Whit
hornes Committee to the records Of the department
He makes few statements In reply to LOCKER, and the
ex parte eharIoi against himself. and then says
emphatcally deny the statement that ever received
or dsobeyed orders from the Secretary or the Navy
touching the suspension OF any contracts made by me.
stamp utterly false the inumaton that my resigna-
ton as Paymaster-General was enforccd; but, as
the Hon. Secretary OF the Navy has expressed Il, My
resignation was rendered by myself, without sug
gestion from him. when I conceived such 10 be his
wishes In the premises. In conclusion, sir, request
further opportunity Of presenting self before your
committee explain sundry other matters pertaining
10 my administration. the necessity OF which did not be-
mony before the committee though am happy TO learn
from the that there Is not IN the testimony
OF any witness single fact alleged affecting my lneg
rty indicating that the Government suffered loss by
reason OF any official act OF mine In making THIS com
ms capacity as u witness, and not as Goyornment
ynnsst IN te Hon Co4mittSe ON Naval Aaafs Az soos
as cxpedient after the reassembiiug Of Congress"
COSTLY SMUGGLING FOR STEAMSHIP LINE.
Special Agent Bracket of the Treasury De-
parment asserts that he has In bis possession aud
can produce an unbrOkcn chain Of evidence sufficient
under the Revenue laws to secure tho forfeiture OF the
vessels England and Denmark Of the National Line for
the smuggling done by petty officers of the steamships,
aud 20 convict and impris0n certain officers Of those
vessels they should venture within reach OF the
Unted States authorities DlstricAttorney woodford.
the az $4,000. but Mr. Bracket has made most
earnest protest AGAINST any m whaigyeT Tue
JUDGE OLIN's SEAT on THE BENCH.
Judge 0lin, formerly member of Congress
from NcwYork, who appointed Justice Of the su-
preme Court OF the District ~ Columbia the otganlEa
ton OF the District judiciary about sixteen years ago.
In such bad health for several past az 10
require his voluntary retirement from the bench. A
number OF gentlemen arc already applicants Tor the
position thus vacated.
ONE OF THE WAYS TO Cheaper LGvlNj.
A new cooperative supply association has
been formed in this city, with General william Braey
president Major w. II. Mills, yioe-pesdent Theophilus
French inspector. and j. r. Mcbride secretary Is OBJ
ject to place the producer aud consumer In direct
communication. thus rendering unnecessary the cars
known as middlemon The organization IL patterned
after the Civil Service Supply Association Of England
political and 10 intended to be model Tor CO.
operative societies yet to - formed throughout tue
country
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