Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-07
WASHINGTON.
ARKANSAS REPORTED TO BE SOLID
FOB M'DONALD.
A Novel Suit Against an Illinois Post
master-New Mail Locks for the Postal
Department-The Yellow Fever at Pen
sacola-The New Postage Stamps.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

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next convention. He also thinks McDon-
aid will receive the nomination. Senator
Garland is one of McDonald's staunchest
supporters.
SUIT AGAINST A POsTMA sTER.
The sixth auditor OF the treasury has
requested the solicitor of the treasury to
bring suit against Cadet Taylor, post
master of Winona, ILL.,, to recover the
amount embezzled by his subordinate.
The alleged circumstances in the case are
of peculiar nature. During the absence
of the postmaster and his ass istant one
day the delivery clerk obtained access to
the safe where the money order blank
books were kept, and from ne OF the
books he, cut thirty-one leaves
After filling in fictitious names and
amounts he addressed letters of advice to
various postmasters. Upon the return of
| the postmaster he obtained leave of ab-
sence, ostensibly to visit relatives in Ohio,
but on his way he called upon various
postmasters addressed and collected the
amounts of the money orders, about $780,
traced to California. He was brought
back to ILL.,, and sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary for forgery. 1t is a
question whether suit can be brought
when the postmaster had not authority to
issue orders, but it may be found he was
negligent in allowing access to the safe.
WASHERS.
An interesting resolution relating to
Washington mashers was passed by the
federation of labor unions of the city last
evening. The preamble charges that there
is notorious class of mashers here who
approach young women and inexperienced
girls returning to their homes from work
after nightfall with insulting proposals.
They profess to haYe powerful political in
fuence, and the immunity they enjoy is
stated to be due to the delicacy of their
victims about applying to the police for
fear of notoriety. The resolution provides
for committee of one from each trade
represented in the federation to recruit a
society for the protection of women from
insults on the streets of Washington.
NEW MAIL LOCKS.
The mail improvement division of the
post office department. has just completed
the distribution of 100000 mail locks and
$4,000 keys, to take the place of those of
different pattern which have been in use
for the past ten years. The new lock and
key jcst Distributed is made by the Smith
& Egge Manufacturing company, of Con-
necticut, is much lighter, but stronger and
more durable than the old pattern. The
distribution of the new locks and keys has
occupied the time of thirteen clerks for
the past six months, and was work of
great care and labor. The $4,000 keys
were directed to postmasters and other
officials, each key being sent in separate
registered letters, and all safely delivered
and receipts acknowledged in every in
stance.
Western Associated Press.
YELLOW FEVER.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Commodore En-
glish last night telegraphed Lieutenant
Commander Welsch at Pensacola that it
would be impossible for the marines now
camped near Pensacola to be moved north
at present, but instructing him to move
the camp to point further removed from
infected district, if ths quarantine regula-
tions will permit, and authorized him to
inquire if the marines will be allowed to
pass through the Gulf states if it is decid-
ed to remove them north. There has not
been case Of yellow fever among the
marines since they went into camp. No
new cases Of fever yesterday among the
naval force. Ono death in hospital, private
Penifan.
BE PASSED.
A son of Senator Logan, examined with
others August % for admission to the
West Point military academy as cadet at
large, passed successful examination.
LATEST FROM PENSACOLA.
The surgeon general Of the Marine hos
patal service received dispatch this af
ternoon from the president of the board
of health of Pensacola stating the house
to house inspection has been discontinued;
reporting the fever getting worse at the
navy yard there been six deaths in the last
"a hours. He stated he was improving
the Gordon around the navy yard where he
could.
CHEsAPEAKs GUARANTEES
Senator G0rm0n or Maryland ana
committee of the board of trade of
Baltimore visited the office of the SUP
geon general of the Marine hospital ser:
vice this morning to ask that vessels bound
for Baltimore be allowed to pass the qnar-
antine at the Capes and
be quarsntined twenty miles
below Baltimore. DR.. Hamilton told them
the quarntines at the Capes had been es-
tablished at the request of the municipal
authorities Of Baltimore. If the latter en-
dorsed the request of the delegation he
would lay the matter before the secretary
of the treasury. Otherwise he declined
having anything to do with making the
change.
NEW LETTER STAMPS. =
OF the new two-oent stamps that go in
to circulation Oct. l., the contractors are
now fully stocked and await acquisitions
from the postofioe department. The dis
tribution will be made from New York,
beginning Sept. 15, and sufficient num-
ber of the new stamps will be placed
in the hands of postmasters to supply the
demand caused by the reduction of the
letter rate of postage Oct. L. The depart
ment has not sufficient number of clerks
at present to undertake the redemption of
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