Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-27
Uncle Sans Postmasters The New
Schedule OF Salaries.

might not be cut down in proportion TO the
reduction or postage, Congress last winter
made schedule of Postmasters' salaries.
The new and old schedules cannot be exactly
because there are differences in
the graduation of Offices in each class, and be-
cause the present schedule includes box rent,
q variable element. and limits the compensa.
ton from box rents to one sum, If the Post
master furnishes boxes, and to another if he
does not. But making the comparison SIS
closely as possible between ths maximum
conpsnsations under the present schedule and
the fixed compensation under the new one it
appears the latter makes some advance in the
salaries among the frst-rlass Offices, whose
gross revenues are 5000. The present
maximum CON pensation is S23 GAO, and after
the new schedule goes into effect the fixed
salary will te $780, Where the gross re-
ceipts are SCI, 600, the new schedule will pay
from So. 600 minimum to 50. 100. Where the
receipts are 500 600. the pay will be ad-
yanc5d from So 200 to So, 800. If the re-
ceipts are $50. 900, the new salary will be
So, GOO. though the present maximum is
So, 700. Where receipts are $3.50. 900, the
new salary will be $500, and the present
maximum 81 coo. Where the receipts are
between S500,000 and 5000, OOU, the new
salary will be So, 600. The present maximum
ranges from $4,000 TO 81, 500. Under the
new schedule the maximum salary of Sc 600
viii be paid where the receipts exceed $780,
600. Under the present schedule the maxi
mum salary where the receipts are S6i0. 900
would be So $50. and the same where the re-
ceipts are 81 $50, 600; but where the receipts
are 81 SOC. 900 the salary would be S4. 700
The reason for the inequality Of that part Of
the salary consists in the diminishing CON-
mission on receipts, and that 2-10 of l per
cant. of 81, 000,0 coo is mora than lie of l per
cent. of Sl,2S0,000. This new schedule of
specific salaries obviates all these alterations.
On the second and third-ciass offices, the COM
parsons are mora difficult for large part of
the present compensation is calculated on the
revenue of the Office, not to exceed o maxi
mum of 81, $50, which is in addition 10 the
revenue from box rents and commissions
where receipts exceed Sd, coo. Under the
new schedule, second-class offices are thofe
whose receipts range from SO coo to $40, 900
and the salaries are from $1,000 TO 81, 900.
The third-cless offices are those whose receipts
ara from $1,000 to $4,000, and the salaries
range from 81 200 to 81. 900 In offices of the
fourth.class the Postmasters are now allowed
60 per cent Of the first 500 per quarter Of
the revenue and 80 per cent on the revenues
exceeding that and not exceeding $780, The
schedule allows the whole of the first $50
of revenue per quarter, 60 per cent. of the
next 500, and 90 per cent. of the next 5000.
The Diamond Mine Distressing
Scenes.
BRAIDwooD Illl, March 26sh.-Great
crowds of miners, women and children re-
manned throughout the night and the greater
part of the day to witness the removal of the
bodies of the drowned miners from the fatal
Diamond mine, and some of the scenes were
very distressing. From midnight up to noon
twenty.six bodies were taken from the shaft,
and of those the following could be recog.
nizad Patrick Wall, Joseph Smith, Joseph
Carroll, Frank Kloss, Michael Bsnnon, John
johnson, Mathew Redmond, John Cullough,
Murry, Daniel Mcbride, John Brakeman,
Herman Ninber, John Boyd and John Akina.
Seven remained unidentified. The bodies
were generally in very advanced state of de-
At o'clock this morning the
funeral train left the city for the Diamond
mine TO remove the bodies to the cemetery.
By 9 o'clock eighteen bodies in collins were
transferred to two fat cars, and the train
moved out. As it was passing the edge of
the village of Diamond, Mrs. Raymond sig
nailed the trair, and was allow ed to take
coffin in which her boy was placed, she de-
clsring that she would give him proper
burial. At Braidwood many sad scenes oc.
Cured. Women and children, crying about
the train, demanded that collins be taken
from the cars and the lids removed, which in
many cases was done. The remains were
then placed 10 hesrses, and afterward given
burial with slight ceremony.
Wrongly Convicted.
PITTsBURG, March 26.h.-Six years ego a
Mrs. McCresdy disappeared. About four
years later Silas Gray was arrested on the
testimony of an ex.convict, ard upon the
fact that woman's skull had been found in
the river, he was convicted of murder.
Wednesday, fixing May oath for the date of
execution. Yesterday o reporter found a
living at the foot of South
near Shippensbhrg, who makes
affidavit that man named Jack Pettis con-
fessed to him that he had killed the woman.
Pettis was convict in the Penitentiary and
committed suicide soon after making his con-
fession. The Governor will reprieve Gray.
A woman's Doom.
Boston, March och. "A special from
Windsor states that Mrs. Mesker, who is TO
be hanged on Friday, realizes the certainty of
her doom. She knits and sews all the time.
She is strictly guarded by an officer, but
keeps her own counsel and is anxious to see
the galiows before she goes out for the last
time. She says she will walk alone, for her
conscience is clear, and adds that her muir
derers will repent some day. She evinces no
sorrow for her past deeds, and has no desire
for religious consolation. Being very deaf, it
is extremely hard to converse with her, and
to-day she was calmly and busily at work.
She has not seen her son Almop, who is at
work making shoes, and who seems to mani
Ex,f Co. 81.
being the first woman condemned to be hanged
in New England, much interest is felt to see
how she will go through the scene, and many
applications have been made to see the exc
cution, which will be conducted es privately
as the law demands. The woman is "A years
old.
Heavy snow-storm.
LYNcHBURG IVA J. March 26th.-A snow
storm prevailed here from early yesterday
evening till this morning. 1t is still showing
west Of Lynchburg, and the storm is in.
creasing.
PETERSBURG (Va), March 26th-A heavy
snow. storm has been raging all day. At
South Weldon, S. c., and at points along the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad the snow Is re-
ported ten inches deep.
RALEIGH IN. C.) March 26sh. The snow
fall Sunday and to-day in this State is un-
Over two feet fell at Greens.
boro on Level, and three feet at Henderson,
with no abatement in the storm. At Kit
trells house fell under the weight of the
snow.
Dukes Inyifed to Leave.
UNIoNTowN (Ps.), March 26sh.-Dukep,
who killed Colonel Nuts, arrived here from
his stepfather's last night, and this morning a
committee of citizens waited upon him, and
presented him with resolutions adopted at the
indignation meeting lately held. They also
gave him notice that he would have twenty.
four hours to transact his business and leave
tie town. II he attempts to remain it is
thought there will be trouble.
Five Fatalities.
CHICAGO, March 26sh-At Lawnsdale.
ILL.,, near Bloomington, to-day, two children
of John Herschy were mortality wounded by
one Of their brothers.
AT Racine, Wis, to-day, John May, aged
II, fred rife at his brother and sister, aged
and 5. The girl was killed and the boy
fatally wounded.
At Lacrosse, Wis, to-day, Louis MAY fred
q musket ball into the head of a companion
aged IL, under the impression that the gun
was not loaded.
A MuriIlo Destroyed.
CINCINNATI, March 26sh.-The excellent
painting Of "St. Paul in Chains bv Mu.
rillo, which was placed in St. Paurs Cathe-
oral in this city, many years ago. at q cost of
S25, 600, has been ruined. The sexton. in
trviuu tn Dlaca a scream ovar IL last Cafrraar