The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-11-29

The Attorney General recommends hat
the Jurisdiction Of the United States Circuit
and District Courts, for The judicial district
Of Maryland, be extended for the purpose
of securing trial In such courts and before
juries drawn from the entire State Of Mary
land, Of cases involving crimes committed N
the District Of Columbia
The Acknowledgement renews his recon-
mendatiOns that the system Of paying United
States Marshals be changed from ''fees" to
salaries.
On the subject of the United States piis-
oners, the AttOrney-General favors the
erection OF \ penitentiary centrally located
and controlled by the United States, in
which to contine its prisoners. II q Govern
ment prison were erected the convicts could
be employed in the manufacture of sup
plies exclusively for the Government This
would keep them employed, and should
render the pentsntiary almost self-sustain-
ing. 1t would also avoid any objection to
convict labor, while the taxpayers would
be relieved almost clsiirely of the burden Of
supporting them. Ii Congress acts upon
this recommendation II is suggested that the
penitentiary should be erected at some CEN
trail point where there are ample railroad
facilities for the transportation of the goods
manufactured by them.
WAsHlNGToN>Nov. 24.-The annual re-
port of the First-Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral shows: Number Of pOst-offices estab-
lished during the year, 3,4l4-an increase
of 1871 over the preceding year; number dis
continued. 1,?60--a decrease of 36l; net
increase, 532. The whole number Of post
office June 30, 1884, was 50,017-an
increase of 2,155; number filled BY Presi-
dental appointment, 2,323; number filed
by appointment by the Postmaster General,
1894. During the year 1883 post
masters were appointed. The net increase
Of post-ofiices during the year was much
larger than any increase for several years
past. The increase was divided among sec
tons at follows: New England States,
40; five Middle States. 225; fourteen
Southern States and Indian Territory,
1910; ten States and six Territories
West and Northwest, 7O7; three
States and three Territories on the Pacific
slope, l04. The greatest increase in any
State or Territory was 1856 in Texas. The
increase in North Carolina was 1876, and in
Pennsylvania 124. The only decrease was
in New Mexico. Comparing the number Of
p0st-offices in different States, the order Of
the six highest June 80, was, Pennsylvania,
$50; New York, 3,122; Ohio, 2707;
Illinois, 2,l67; Virginia, 1882, and Mis-
souri,, 1868. or the Territories, Dakota
had the largest number, 1877, exceeding the
number In either Massachusetts, Maryland
or South Carolina. 1t is recommended
that the free-delivery system be extended
to places of 10000 inhabitants, provided the
postal revenues amount to $4,000 yearly
The attention Of Congress is also invited to
the importance Of erecting buildings for
pOst-Offices in all cities of ~, 900 inhabitants
and upwards.
Assistant Postmaster General, shows that
the total number of postage stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards issued during
the year was 2,166. 80, 1896; total valuo.
S42, SIS, ST.; decrease in value of the is
sues Of ordinary postage stamps, $2,229,-
1856; total decrease in the value Of
all issued, including pOstal-eards. stamped
envelopes, postage due stamps and
d-cass matter during the year, not in
Guiding free circulation within the county
of publication, was 9t479,607 pounds, the
postage on which was Sl,sS9, so, an in
crease Of S1S4, Ala over the previous year.
The whole number of pieces of nndelivered
mail matter received in the Dead-Letter
Office, including 27s,64s pieces on hand,
was 4,S43,099. OF this number 81 40
were instructed. There were destroyed
2,539,477 letters and 1888 parcels of
fruit cake, etc. Among the letters
opened, 1902 contained money and 1904
drafts, etc. OF the letters sent fr9m foreign
countries, alO, 438 were returned rs undo
liverable. The total number Of letters and
parcels registered during the year vas H.
246 ,545; the amount Of registry fees col
lected, S957, 0S9; increase, 80, 500. Tho
loss by registered lettess during the year
amounted 70 one out of 81, 7o5 pieces nailed
This is the smallest average Of kssos since
the organization Of the registry system
WASHINGTON, Nov. AIN his annual
report Governor Watson Squiez, Of Wash
ington Territory, says the industries Of the
Territory, especially that Of lumba,
have attained to high degree q
Many Indians are prosiiar
bly, engaged in agriculture, and the system
of allOtting land to them in seve1alty ought
tc be encouraged. If they could Be in
duced to abandon reservations much hand
now unproductive would be open 70 Isettle-
inent. July |, 1884, the TeirisosJ had
balance in the treasury of ~, Sol value Of
assessed property, S50,J3 $50. The popu-
lation is estimated at 10000. Touching
the Territorial law allowing women to vote
the Governor says:
Although many OF our citizens are dts
posed to question the wisdom of this law, es
pecially when attended with the requirement.
that women should serve as jurors, II meets
with the approval of a large majority of the
people. and the women of the Territory are,
for the most part, strongly DESTROYS that the
enactment should he retained upon our stat
ute books. Thus far II seems attended with
no important results unfavorable To the vel
fare of the people of thererritory."
-----------------
Burned While Running Mt Full Speed.
ToLIEsToN, Ind, Nov. a6.-The dining
car Wentworth, Of the Michigan Central
Road burned AT six o'clock YESTERDAY