The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-28

tious, The stout woman with a light crapc
shawl WHO hrd Nrru lW' " coming. Eut n Eood
place; 500 did tI" young won Nu iu purrlr. WHO
had hrrn rGu"itius w,.u 81 lost OHloe 'm-
ployre iu uni''rn'; so did th" ",unc woman
with 'h' peculiar corrn-s; So did others who
canic lute. hut wrr" served curly.
Tho -,inr sort of min wis ohsrrved on tho
mons side I'll" nHn wh" wis ~. outside
building. ard 40. a. soon after. Ihr nan who
WAS No. ~ outside. took ulucr us No. % inside
the builImc. Tho man who was ~. 10 out
side. took his first placr inside ps No. 50. ami
SO. 2j hr,4iur 80. GS. While mar ming from
the front door to The window strugclrrs k"rt
side doorwnys. from ih" court rooms ANA toilrt
rooms: and. ~ ia the citsc ot th. women,
large numhcr s"eurrd places at the head of the
linz who had no business there.
When the girl who had hccn Mt the head Of
thr line outside got her certificate at II so. the
man who had hccn at u" hcHl II the line out
side was No. % from the window but he WIS
not the twrnty-serond man paid after her hy
long odds. Mon woro shovrl in. from minute
to minute. ahead Of him. SOM wrro pulicc
officers i'm uniform somc were clerks and rN-
clerks Of John !. Davenport; some were clerks
In tho Post Onieo: some were court room rm-
plovccs: -otuc were detectives from the Central
Gnirr. These were let in and took places at the
head oi ih" linz in the most nHtt"r-oi-cuurse
muncr There were several oNpio~ions ~ Iust
indignation. Policeman 2235. m iull nm
called out To tho Post once on cial who had Jet
IN two women NJ the head Of tho line. to put
thcn nu;."
III INT vou out. If you don't take care" said
You viii II / lnt you," replied Policeman
2.255. But when No; 2.255 rcarrhed thc window
tine Post OGlrc man objected. Then thcre was n
row. Policeman > 2.2ijnsis''d that be had been
In tho line, and cnllel tho gentlemen around to
witness. NpN'dy would testify Tor him. and ne
wns obliged To step ont; BUT h' addressed some
sharp words 70 one ni the dotrctV" on 'orS from
headquarters. whom he accused ot ,makinE
money out of this thing, and also Of telling
him whore o. sell his certificates. Pretty soot
Il detcctiv" came along and tried to suuer2r in
ouiory % t@ T o Shamc % n. fn, Rm Rr' HG wai ann Re
detective wis about To go but his fellow dt"c-
tive said: "Yon stay here. / want You to detrct
pickpockets." soon after one ot tn" Post Ofire
employees cnmc up "a the window and tried to
get IN n tho hend of the line. hut he was Put
who had been first in the lnc outside
the building did not get his certificates
was one. of Dayrnport's men, who had arcnnty
received one lot among the first comers. Tho
other men in ih" line formed ouisid" Jared even
rs No. 55. while No. 2j was forced bnck to No.
| ~: and So on down the line. When at IL 20 T..
n. the annop&ncfment & % was maj" n,s, NJ -Sl1 san,
uel Joyce. ~ l22 East Fity-serond street. had
| not reccived a. certificate. Neither had MS next
| neighbor. J. Feldeu. OF l22 East Fiity-second
| street. who had been No. 10 outside. and had
! been in lineineary all night.
| Postmaster James. when his attention was
| called to some of tlrs" facts said that he had
| given strict orders that no iavoritism should be-
| shown 10 tn" employees " the Post once; Ht
| did not think his own officers were to blame
but that the detectives had used their authority
! 10 help their friends, He said he had done all
| he could 10 have the lines Kept fairly. and dur
| ing the time ho had looked ON he WAS sure his
| orders had been Observed. He WIS glad the
| thing was over. H. had received the following
! despatch from the Treasury Department;
Nomorc ccrtnc1tcs will be- furnished sale in voui
city same order To Boston. rhiadclphia. Balumorg
| aud this city.
| Postmaster James has sold. in all. s3 229 6jl
| Of the certificates. on which his commissions
| have been about II 800. This commission b,
| has divided equally with his employees. ant
| has paid all the necessary expenses.
| WAsHINGToN Nav 27.-Thc following was Is
! sued by the Treasury Department to-day:
Aficr TODAY no certificates will be sold hv IN,
Treasurer the Imtrd Satf- his counter vii
any FURNISHED bv him tuhlc officers Tor sale n thu
CIV or RnsiOn. New YORK. Philadelphia. Baltimore
The desires That the rrst OF the ccrthrutr IN
sold be distributed far practicable. among Post
bonded their sale az places other than thoss
above mentioned.