Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-05

POstoftice department, vice Vanwormer. A
 3 p. m. to-day the outgoing introduced tn | incoming Postmaster General to the severa heads of divisions. Mir. James signed dozel
 or more dismissals and appointments filling
 their places. Among the changes thus madt
 was the removal of MT. Judd, postal cart
 agent at Castleton, N. Y., and the appoint
 ment of man named Tanner in his place
 The salary of the office is $S2,5
 So much dissatisfaction is felt by many members at the way they have been treated ln committee appointments that efforts arc
 being made to heal sore heads and wounded hearts. Speaker Keller was closeted all day listening to the walls of the unfortunates, and further startling announcements are ex- pected. The desires of members to swap places on committees will be respected and the present. committee slate will be well scratched
 Acting Indian Commissioner Stevens de- nies the reports printed in western papers that the Southern Utes are on the war path because the government will not pay them money due. He says there is due the south ern Utes $11, 400, and that as soon as the new agent arrives the money will be paid.
 Third Assistant Postmaster General Haz- ems report of the operations of the bureau under his charge is out to-day, and contains much valuable information not incorporated in the report of the Postmaster General The appropriations for the service of the office during the last fiscal year amounted to $935, APO, and the expenditures $897, ,593. 09, leaving an unexpended balance of SAY 1866. 91, or 5,3 per cent. of the appropriation. The estimated amount of expenditure required for the service of the office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883, is $1 ,O44, 800, de- crease of $29,6 or 2.8 per cent. from the aggregate appropriations for the current fiscal year. The present decrease in the cost of supply is more gratifying, because it fol- lows in the line of steady declination of prices during the past four years. It is stated that the number of articles, postage stamps, stamped envelopes, postal cards, registered packages and office envelopes, furnished during the four years ending June 30, 1877, was 4,O51, 1901 ,O66, costing $3, 159, 552. IS. The number of articles furnished during the four years ending June 30, 1881, was 5,361,- $50, ,521 at a cost of $3 O42. .O19.2S, showing an increase of 1 ,310, 349 ,485 or.32.2 per cent in tho number of articles and a decrease of $116, 532. 90 or 3.7 per cent. in the cost. The relative saving in cost during the past four years may therefore be placed at 36 per cent. Attention is called to the statistics of regis tration, which show an increase in registered letters of nearly IS per cent and on fourth class packages of nearly A per cent. The number of parcels now sent through the mails is causing serious loss to the express companies, which have until recently carried all such matter. In touching upon the through pouch system the fact is noted that exchange pouches are now used with Canada Great satisfaction at the work of his office is expressed. He summarizes the work of the year as follows: Among the principal changes to be noted are the extension of the registry to third and fourth-class matter, the devel- opment of the through pouch system and the establishment of it's adjunct, the brass lock system on Star routes, the sending of matter direct and abolition of distributing offices, the discontinuance of the return registered letter bill {; the combination of records at both dispatching and receiving offices, the employment of card forms or official postal cards for registry returns, the receipt and adoption of cards for official purposes in this and other departments of the government, tho use of the manifold process for official forms and records, the adoption of tag en- velope for packages, for third and fourth class matter, and the complete and thorough revision of standing regulations governing the registry system.
 The National Board of Health to-day called on the President and presented an address urging some action by him and Congress if necessary to enforce the recommendations of the national health congress which. met here some time ago touching smallpox. These recommendations were that all immigrants not recently vaccinated be compelled to un- dergo the process and that quarantine be strictly enforced. The President will consid- CT the matter and will probably call the at- tention of Congress in a special message to the alarming state of facts regarding the prevalence of this disease, and recommend legislation similar to that proposed by the health congress. '" .-.
 The Senate committee Investigating the Treasury contingent expenditures this morn ing examined Deputy Comptroller Tarbell, through whose office the accounts of the cus todian passed, as to the mode of settlement
 Mir. Moline, chairman of the commission ap- pointed by Secretary Windom, was examined at considerable length in regard to certain testimony taken by the commission. Mir Hessler, foreman of the cabinet shop, was then recalled. It is the subject of remark that with the exception of W. Paul Brown who is discharged employe, every witness who has thus far appeared before the com mission, although placed under no restric tions by them, absolutely refuses to say { word as to the nature of his examination. The statement that Hon. John C. New, O | Indiana, has been rendered the Russian mis
 sion is positive, though it is not know, whether MT. New will accept or whether h. | is looking for something at home.
 Snow began to fall here at D. m. and il four hours there was three inches of snow O, ! the ground.
 The signal corps station at Point Judith
 R. l., reports to the chief signal officer a | Washington as follows: The wreck of al unknown schooner that was sunk in collision with the schooner Newport Monday las 1 during 8 snow storm lies about six mile southeast from this station. The topmast are visible.
 i The signal corps station at Hyannis Mass, reports to the chief signal officer a follows: The schooner Ethel English lie dismasted about two miles southwest fror l Bishops and Clarks lighthouse.