The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-10
GOVERNMENT CURIOSITIES.
Oueer Facts that Come to the Sur
face in Washington.

the population OF Illinois, but have the
same number of representatives in
Congrcss-twenty-t
Pennsylvania has u larger number of
postoilices than any other State.
Not clerk in the pension Office in
this city draws less than $1,000 year
salary, the average for the l,173 clerks
being 81, 29i. Even the copyists get
5000 year. These clerks have light
labor and short hours. The average
salary of the railway postotlice clerks
throughout the country is only $977 II
wear. These men work hard, at the
most trying labor, and have long
hours.
Eighty years ago North Carolina had
as many representatives in Congress AS
New York. North Carolina now has
nine, or one less than she had in 1900,
while New York has thirty-four.
There are 4l9 typesetters besides
apprentices, in the government print
inc office.
Estimating Congress to be in session
200 days a year, the salaries of sena-
tors and representatives amount to
about $4,000 day.
The State OF Nevada, which has two
senators and one representative in
Congress, has not so large population
by 6l7 souls as the City OF New Ha-
ven, Conn.
During tho past ten years the gov
eminent has expended nearly $1,000
600 in caring Tor the Indians. The to-
tal number If Indians attached to
AGENCIES is only 2iG,OJO and OF these
5000 in Indian Territory, ZOO in
Wisconsin, and 5000 in New York are
supposed to lie at least partially self
supporting.
Last year the postoilice department
used Sll 600 worth If ink for stamping
and caucelng letters.
The five States OF Delaware, Colora-
do. Florida, Nevada and Oregon COM
b.neI have not SO great population
by about 10000 souls n the city OF
New York. Ye. New York has but
c.ght representatives N Congress,
while the five States have sixteen, be-
sides their ten senators,
In the fiscal year ended June 80, the
governments disbursements for pen
,!ons reached sum which exceeds by
S6,UUJ.01O the disbursement for all
purposes in the year 1860.
There are in the railway mail SER
vice fifteen clerks who draw the salary
Of 81 q wear each.
From the five States of New York,
PENNSYLVANIA, Illinois, Massachusetts
and OAio, the government derives one
half Of all its postal revenues.
Itcosts $4,000 year to light the
capitol and grounds.
More than one-half of the internal
revenue receipts OF the government
comes from the four State, of Illinois,
New York, Ohio and Kentucky.
To wait upon the scyenty-slX sena-
tors there are 242 employees, not count
inc police, watchmen, and librarian.
Virginia now has the same number
Of congressman she had in 1890, when
there were only siXty-fve members in
the house.
There are several postoilices in the
country at which the annual salary Of
the postmaster is only 81.
Postal cards cost the government 81
cents and 4 mills per 1000
The pension Office eXpends more thar
100000 year Investigating allegeC
pension frauds.
After having expended more thar
800, 900, 900 upon its buildings i'll thi,
district, the government finds itsel
paying nearly $4,000 month for rem
of private buildings.
The postctlice department uses $50,
600 worth Of wrapping twine ayear.
The thirteen States of Arkansas
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Del
aware, Florida, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island
Vermont and West Virginia, with al
aggregate population which does no
exceed that of New York alone, hav'
twenty-six United States senators t
New York two.
California, with less than half tn
population of Indiana, pays to the gov
eminent more money for postal ser
vice
Among the expenditures of the gov
ernmcnt last year was an item $40
manufacturing medals, $25, 49S %. "
1t costs the government $4,000
year to maintain lights and buoys OF
the Ohio, Mississippi and Missoul
rivers.
Two-tifths Of all the newspapers an
periodicals sent through the mails b
publishers at pound rates are mailed a
New York City.
Nineteen thousand seven hundre
and lightweight dollars of the publ
fund was recently expended for ''mi
chinery and experiments in the mani
facture OF sugar.
TO supply public buildings through
out the country with fuel, light an
water, requires an expenditure {
$1,000 day,
Seven hundred and fifty persons ar
constantly employed by the two house
of Congress (while in SESSION. in an
about the capitol.
} The government has sold more tina
5000, 100000 Work. Of public lands
eighty years.