The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-30
washington VAIN.


WASHINGTON, Sept. Following unique
eplste was received at the treasury depart.
ment to-day in an envelope postmarked
Longsyille, Wisconsin,
First Auditor Of the United saNs Treasury
Treasury Department Washington.
bought two aud one-half pounds ofletf
tobacco Tor my own use on account OF It's
strength. Uncle Sam is rich, but Cnsar
ought to have his dues.
Eighteen cents In postage stamps were
enclosed,
Forly-oight thousand one hundred aud
fhy.fOur checks aggregating in value
50 I0i ~, and representing the interest
due October lst. on the registered As
will be- mailed from the treasury depart
ment to-day. The condition OF the treas.
ury Ia as follows; Gold coin and bullion,
S206 oil .59} silver dollars aud bullion,
Sll9 col ,002 fractional SILVER coin. S26,-
500 il2; United States notes; S52 ,05S 773,
total Si0i $50 $50.
| Certain electors Of the sixth congressional
district OF Louisiana have united In a petit
/ ton against seating Hon Il. j. Lewis, who
claims to have been elected IN that district
| 10 succeed General Heron, deceased, at 4
special election held under the
/ writ OF the governor OF
the state. Counsel for the pet TONERS have
called the attention of the deputy inst
comptroller OF the treasury 20 the
fact that General Lewis ~ re-
ceiying his pay as memberelvcl
entitled TO n seat In congress. Counsel re-
quest8 that the comptroller refuse
TO pay the salary Of member
OF congress to Lewis until ordered by
congress TO do 80. He asserts that the gov.
ernOr OF the state OF Louisiana raued hi,
writ for a special election on certain day
10 OIL the vacancy caused by the death o
General Heron, but Afterwards changed
the date aud issued writ for specia
election on another day, at which tim,
Lewis was declared elected. Coun
sci tor the petitioners asser
that the latter electi iln was void, the COVER
nor having exhausted his authority TO cal
u special election when he issued the frs
writ
Judge Advocate General Swain recon
meuds that the finding OF the court.martia
m the case OF Lieutenant Robertson be dis
approved,
An ingenious method of raising the flg
ures Of the new postal notes has jus
been brought TO the attention
OF the posIoiilce department. TIL,
fraud consists In punching from
the high hgures on note piece OF paper
the proper shape aud size To I'll
up the hole previously punohe,
by the postmaster through lower figure
Tue written words or figures are then re
moved by acids and the blanks file,
In TO correspond with the punched zig
ures. Some notes have been no sklliulil
fixed that II is very difficult to detect th
alteration.
The adjustment Of the salaries Of post
masters In the presidential classes has Iust
been completed by the post
, office department, and the salarie
as adjusted will begin Monda,
next. The readiustmsnt effects tn
salaries OF 2,l78 post masters
; Forty.iour Offices have been Addet
10 tha presidential list an
twenty-five presidential offices have bee
, reduced to the iourth,olats, leaving th
number Of presidential post.oGices o.
October lst at l75 with salaries amount
ing TO S3,7j0,00O Every part Of the coun
try is inouued In the readjustment Tn
; changes In some OF the larger offices at
noted below