Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-10
WASHINGTON.

Northern Pacific Exsminers--Unimpor
Cabinet Meeting--Anoiher Excursion
| Statistics of the Postal Service-Early Be-
ginning of Arrangements for inaugural
ing Garfield.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-President Hayes
to- day appointed Chas. w. Slayle of Fair
| child, Iowa; Jtis p. G. Clark, Newport, r.
| l., asd A. B. Nichols, of Philadelphia, COM
mlssloners to examine and report upon fifty
miles or railroad constructed by the Northern
Pacific railroad company west of the Mis-
| souri, river.
The meeting of the cabinet to-day was
quite brief. There was no business of pub
lie Importance transacted. immediately af
ter the adjournment all the members present.
excepting Secretary Sherman, drove to the
United States cutter Dispatch and proceeded
| to Hampton Roads, to witness the naval re-
view to- morrow. Mrs. Hayes and daughter
Fannie, and Webb Hayes, are of the party.
Owing to the important business before the
supreme court, Attorney General Devens did
not attend the cabinet
meeting. Secretary Ramsey
who is out of the city, was another absentee.
Winnie Ream's statue of Admiral Farraput.
erected in Farragut Square, this city, will be
unveiled about the 10Th of December next.
The number and value of stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards issued by the
third assistant postmaster general, upon
requisition received from local postmasters
throughout the country during the month
or Ostober are the largest ever known here
tofore IN the history of the postofice de-
partment. The figures are as follows:
stamps, number 119,O48, ,318; value SO, 1885,
40. Stamped envelopes 26, 731 800; value
$647 ,4O9. Postal cards, 4O,964 900; value
$4,312, ,694.
Ihe report of the auditor of the treasury
Tor the postohice department for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1880, shows the actual
cost OF postal service to the general treasury
during this period was ouly So, 1856 34I. This
deficit is $245, la less than the deficit of tn
preceding year, which was uncommonIy
small. The deficit for the fiscal year has
been upwards of $5.600,O00. The total rev.
enue OF the postoffice department the last
h-cal year, $33, ,315 ,479; total expenditures
$36, 1O1 ,82O. The principal items of expen-
dlture are as follows: Compensation
CT postmasters $7718,48; clerks
in postoffices $3, $50 1866; letter carriers and
incidental expenses $2,363, 71S; railroad
transportation $780, ,491; star service Gby
horses and ordinary vehicles $500, 5O2;
railway mail service employees, $3,45O,i14.
Auditor McGrew's report also shows the
number of domestic money orders issued in
the fiscal yesr 7,240,537, amounting to
$lOO,352,816. The principal foreign money
order business was as follows: With Great
Britain 1l6,776 orders issued, amounting to
$1,625 943, and 1912 paid amounting to
$338, ,090. Canada 25,895 orders issued,
amounting to $511.617 and 1928 paid
amounting TO $422, 730 Germany 1856 or
ders issued for 81, ,014462 and 22,665 orders
paid amounting to $637,157. The total net
revenue to the governm from the money
order business of the year was $269, ,205.
Col. A. B. Msacham of the Ute commits
sion reached Washington last night, direct
from Denver. He says Uses do not want
war and will not fight unless they think it
their last resource.
Secretary Ramsey left this morning for
Chicago to attend to some matters of pri-
vate business. He will return to the city
Friday.
Preparations for the Inauguration of Gen.
Garfield have already assumed an organized
form. An executive committee having the
arrangements in charge extend a cordial in
vltation to all military and civic organiza-
tions throughout the country to take part
In the Inauguration ceremonies. AL COM
munications and inquiries on the subject
should be addressed to Col. II. @. Corbin,
corresponding secretary, Washington, D. O.