, 1881-07-02
Decrease OF the Debt Of the United
States During June.
$l2,323,l59.
Decrease l,nring tic Fiscal Year End
Ing juno 80, 1881, $1O1,.
678, 4s8. ~
Window Greatly Pleased with the State
Of the Nations Finances
Gall .,..
CHICAGO, ,POST-oFF1CE.
Is CHANT GOING To IuS IT, OF. Is GAN
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Special Dspaseh to TIE Cateaqo Tribune. T
WAstrlSHT0N, u. T., July LA TELEGRAM
was received here to-.tay stating that Post
MASTER Palmer Ind ruc9iycti i, letter from
Postmnstes-Gcnernl James notifying him
{l'Almer) TINT Hubbard. Superintendent Of
tho Carriers Department, mnSt Ge retnstatctt
ttniess charges of misconduct or incOn,-
lHtency cNula be established ngainst ffn,,
antl tint Se,,ator f.lgnM ,nlll William Penn
Nixon wolll,! arrive !ture IN the morning In
relation to Tho n,atter. Tho dtspntcll ILL.,
l0ubtetisy III tts lnatn foaturcs istcnrrGct. as
was stntutl in tho Washington dispatches to
Tt1E TEl1tUSE published ni, Wedncs-
tlay ,horilnE, 1t WIS the understand
fns i'll Administration circles here TINT Mr.
Hubbard, up0ll Ills return, 10 Chicago, Or
sum thereafter, wonhi assume tie placo iu
tile Cllicngo post-Oslicp w',Icll',e Ilad bcctt
requested to yacatr. Tho report, wlicl, WAS
then given rs ,n;ule BY authority, was con-
ilractl BY tho telegram alpd subsequent letter
to Postmaster Palmer.
THE POSITION OF TIE ADMINISTRATION
IN this l,latter simply Is That: II Mr.. uubburd
WAS removed for political ca,,sn u1d not OH
accouEt of 1neticic1cy, 1t Ii tho sles!re Of the
President a,tl Ut tho pDst-OtlIce Department
tint Afr.1lubbnrd should not be rsnDvctl,
and, Ut eourse. request OF tint sort
Is In tile -l.at..ro OF u command. It las
Dccn ratli8r freely tnikel about hero by Adj
1nlllistration lgOrlc, for Instance, TINT, If Mr.
Hubbard is MI efficient officer, t.i,d nothing
l,ns over btcn lrarIlcd III Washington to
show TINT lle'ts not OH tfe contrary, the CYL
tence MI Is TINT he " especially efficient, ail
Is removed simply because lle WINS not ear-
iicslly for GrAnt, but Inns been earnestly for
Elalne,- ,-u similar rens0l. might operate 10
seguro another Postmaster in tue place OF
Atr. Palmer. Tl,at Is !
NOT THE DESIRE OH INTENTION OF THE
PRESIDENT. !.
There Is no pnrpose on tho part Of ally per-
s0n to disturb afr. ralnlor in his position.
But, from talks 1llaso had to.tlay will, dltfer-
eht members Of the Administration, tl.Gre Is
very determined purpose that Mr.. Hub
bard sl,all not bD removed, II tho 4tln,tnlstra-
ti0l 'liest chi! prevent It, unless there Is some
different reason for ittlsan tho tct tint la ws
for blalc a,al not tor tra,t, u.,d tho 4tdiutus-
trltton lllis caused It's opinions OIL the subject
to bo known 10 Postmaster l'aIlnur. But
Mr.. Palmer, It llas bsei learned to-tlny,
clal,ns that afr. Hubbard was not re-
moved for political reasons. lie Inns
sent Il dispatch tn tho Postmaster Genernl
at Washington, stating, III substance, thts,
thut tlle resignation Of Mr. Hubbard WIS rt,-
questetl fir Olllcinl rbaa,.,s,. causes witt,
l whigll a. tho postn!nster:-General Ii ,!ne tinIu
n'eantnle Sfr. Palmer has suspended Iflib-
bnrtl fr0n, ntt!cp for rea60ns Which l'allNer
| stbntts Will 1u appreciated Antl approved by
tlle lnst!l.lsterticnetN1W When llg shall hc nI-
ylSel Ut them. -
| " II il ro uE PRESUMED
tlnt tho delegation which Is oxpeceii to mr.
rive from C.icaEo will inform tile Tos.uns-
ter.Gc,Mral Of those ruas0ns. The delsgn.