Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-05
POSTAL SAVINGS.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Elmer's New Years Present to
Uncle Sam.
Decrease in the National Debt--James's
Last Day-A Special Message in Re-
gard to Smallpox.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-The Snprem,
, Court reassembled to-day after holiday
recess.
A Special Message Relating TO smallpox
The President said to-day that no would
probably send special message to Congress
calling attention to the alarming prevalence
of smallpox and the necessity for Immediate
legislation looking to its suppression.
Don't Know Any thing of II.
Commissioner Raum's attention was to,
day called TO the published statement that
in the event of Secretary Lincoln's retire
ment from the cabinet, he (the commits
sioner) would probably succeed him as Sec
had the slightest intimation that such was
the intention of the President, and l do not
suppose such is his Intention"
Decrease in the National Debt.
The following is statement OF the de-
crease OF the public debt for the year ended
| December 81, 1881: Decrease in the prin-
cipal of the interest bearing debt, $40, $780,
| 500; decrease in interest accrued and unpaid,
| Sc, 059 1885, total decrease, Sl26 200, $50, less
| increase in debt bearing no interest, S24 1884,
| oil; increase 10 debt on which interest has
ceased, S43 $40. Total increase, S24, IFS, 781 !;
net decrease in principal and interest, Sl02,-
| Gil III; increase of cash in treasury, ssh
07S,24 Total net decrease, 1888, GOODS.
James, Last Day.
Postmaster General james is giving to-day
his last days service to the department. He
expresses confidence that the department will
for this year be self sustaining. The official
reports are gratifying. For the quarter OF
the year ending September so, 1880, the
receipts of the department amounted to
S, 351 ,157; expenditures, So, 737 ,554; excess
OF expenditures, 81 1886, 967. For the CORE
spending quarter of 1881 the receipts were
So, 400, FOG; expenditures, $685., 109; excess
r
General James says the quarter including
January this year will be seifsustaining.
isumOrs OF Indian Troubles Contra
dicfed.
Much Indignation is expressed at the In
dian bureau at the story that owing to the
failure of the government to pay the Southern
Utes the balance of $25 900 due them, serious
trouble has resulted and the Indians are
about to take the war-patb. The acting COM
missioner says the amount due these Indians
is 81 ,90S, that the delay in making the au-
nual payment has been caused by change Of
agents, and that as soon as the new agents
reaches the Southern Ute agency the funds
will be turned over to the Indians. No
trouble of any kind is reported, and the In
dams have not even expressed discomfort at
the delay in payment.
Star and Steamboat Service Reductions,
Second Assistant Postmaster General FL
mer this morning sent the following, which
he says is his New Years present to the
pos:m aster-general:
WASHINGTON, January L. 1851.
Hon. Thomas L. James. Postmaster General:
SIR have the honor to inform you that
during the month of December, 1881, the
following changes in the star and steam boat
service were made: Increase in star SER
vice, S3S,SS1; decrease in star service,
S210.83l, leaving a net star-route reduction
of @l7l $50. Decrease in steamboat service,
SS460. The gross reduction in the cost of
star and steamboat service from March LIST to
December 81, 1881, amounted to $2,O47 ,422,
while the increase during that period was
S60S, 259, leaving net reduction of 81 49,
l63. Very respectfully,
RICHARD A. ELMER
Second Assistant PostmRster-Cieneral.
Capital Notes.
Postmaster james took leave of the office !
to-day. Mr.. Howe tomorrow enters upon |
his new duties.
The President to-day signed the commits
sion of T. o. Howe as postmaster-general, |
and of Judge Gray as justice of the United |
States Supreme Court.
G neral Hazen, in his postofice report,
notes that not one obscene book has been |
received at the dead-letter ofice the past |
year, and to find an indecent photograph is
a rare occurrence.