The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-03
A DAY AT THE CAPITAL.
LATEST GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.
Some Interesting Figures of the Postal
Boryloe--several Important Conflrma-
tions-The Iowa Contested Case to
he Reoonsidered In Congress.
" SOME POSTAL FACTS AND FIGURES

" SOME POSTAL FACTS AND FIGURES,
WAsmNGr ON, July e,-The first regular
annual revision OF postmasters' salaries
since the reduction of postage went Into Of.
feet yesterday. The revision applies IL
postmasters OF the FIRST, second and third
classes that Is, all who are appointed by
tho President The number of sal.
aries reviewed by Mr. Scott, Chief
Of the Salary and Allowance Di.
vision, was 2,357. OF these 80 were of
the first class, lO5 OF the second class,
and 2, 2s5 OF tho third class, Tho now Pros.
idenIlal offices becoming thlrd-class Offices
yesterday are 49, The total number OF
Presidential offices Is 2,899, and ~ Offices
were dropped from third to fourth class by
the present revision. The aggregate sala-
rles Of 2, 823 Presidential postmastors July
!, 1884, amounted to So 1881, 200, and the
aggregate salaries Of 2,l05 Presidential
postmnsters October |, 1888, was S3,707-
900, Tho increase OF Presidential
postoillces since tho October readjust.
mont Is 1873. The salaries OF 80 first
class postmOsters October J. 1888, was
$685., 600, and tho present read dIustment gives
them 1854, ,000-a net reduction of only
500. The present readjustment Is based
on receipts under the reduced rate OF post
age Whenever o salary remains unreduced
II proves q large lncroNso In business Tho
reductions, though numerous, are trlillng
compared with the reduction IN the price OF
letter pOstagestamps, and In many places
there Is no reduction and In some an In.
crease, showing very large Increases In tho
number OF stamps sold,
There are, In round numbers, about go.
900 Postmnsters In the United States whose
salaries run from SIS, 200 per annum down 10
nine cents. The individual receiving the
largest salary In this capacity Ia the Post
master ut New York, whose salary Is So, 0O0
the same Us thai of tho Postmaster General
himself The smallest SALARY paid appears
10 be that paid 10 II. II, Forrest, Postmaster
nj Rodale, Pitt County, n. C., whose
salary, according TO this reg lister, was niRa
cents last year PoslmOsters below u eer
tain grade, II viii be understood, arc paid
according TO tho number OF stamps can.
celGd at their Offices Formerly they were
paid according 10 tho number of stamps
sold, but this system was not found TO
be satisfactory, some of tho poslmastels
making II u business of selling
stamps In order TO got their per-
centagoS Now they are paid by tho
number OF stamps Cancelled recely.
Ing the full value up 10 the first 500, and q
certain proportion after reaching that sum,
Out OF the 80, 900 ppstmastors In the United
States there arc 1000, according 10 this reg.
istor, whose salaries are less than so each
But II N not ~ b0 understood that those
persons devote their entire time and ukpm.
tlOn 10 the duties Of Postmaster Tor this
sum. These are places where Post.Olllcos
are located In country stores OF at private
houses, aud are kept othOr aS Nn acoomm0.
dalton to tho nelghborhOOd or with the Idea
that their keeping brings some additional
trade TO tho proprietor Of tho store or other
establishment where th0y arc kept In
Ohio there arc 30 offices where the salary IA
less than $40 10 year, In Pennsylvana 90,
IN West Virginia III, In Wisconsin, 90, In
Minnesota 10, In Illinois "a, Missouri 0L,
Florida 20, Tennessee 81, Iowa %, Ken.
tucky l30 Alabama 100, Georgia liD,
North Carolina 3l0, There uro among
these 1900 persons whose salaries are DO.
low $40. or those postmOsters whose sal.
arlos were less than one dollar, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Pennsylvania have one each
Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Wlscon.
sin. Kentucky and Minnesota have two
zach, while North Carolina has no less than
dozen who got loss than ono dolla; q
year.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate has confirmed the following
Watson q. Squire, OF Washington Terrific
ry Governor OF Washington Territory;
Gilbert A. Pierce, 0f Chicago, ILL.,, Gov
ernOr OF Dukot0 Henry s. Neal, Of
Ohio, Solicitor Of the Treasury; John
4. HUH OF Mississippi Receiver o
Public Moneys NJ Jackson, Miss. Samuel
A. l.0sch, VI Pennsylvania, Secretary 0
Now Mexico Territory; David L. Il. Pride
OF Idaho, Secretary of Idaho Territory
Jesse w. George, Washington Territory
United states Marshal OF Washington Ter
rltory; penumbra Kelly, Of Oregon, United
States Marshal OF Oregon; Andrew j.
Evans, Of TeXns, United States Attorno,
for tho Western District Of Texas
wANTro UE riiE COMMISSIONER or LABOR
The bill establishing tho now Bureau o.
Labor Statistics became q law yesterday
This fact increased tho eagernoss witt
which the claims OF the respective candldato'
for tho commssl0nershlp nro.belng pressed
Tho leading OF candidates In the order II
which thoyNro sud 10 stand now Nre JohnJar
rott OF Pittsburgh; T. V, Powdorly, of ScrOn
ton, and Mllea Humphreys, OF Pittsburgh
Charles l.. Hill, OF tho State Department
the wellknown scientific statlstlcan, has
bocn suggested 10 tho President by dstn
Eulshod Now York merchants, who ar,
friends OF both gentlemen, Ns being Just tht
man for tho plooe, but II seems probabl,
that tho place will DO glyon TO some ropro
sentative wortlngman, Tho position has
salary OF 81, 900 q year.
JUDGE GRESHAM WILL oUtr THO CABINET
WASHINGTON, July 2.--The rctlremcn
OF Judge Gresham from the Cabinet hNi
been for some tlmo quietly mootcd. II I
openly asserted that ho has slgnlIlod hi
Willingness 10 accept tho vacant unito'
States Judgoshlp 10 succeed Judge Drum
mond. The President has rendered hin
the position, and In u few days hls nomina
ton, with that of his successor M postmas
ter-Genernl will be sont 10 the Senate
ruE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT
The decrease OF the public debt durlnl
tho month OF June was SDni1,2b0. TIN
decrease since June 30, 1883, Is SOL, ,O4001l
Cash IN the Treasury, ry,,",no,,n.,S3 S3Ol b,pp
Gold ourtinVhtuA uA,nt,,t,,,,,tU,,,,r ue,lVs,uO
hlNnf Opfllntulcttt tttttttsststssssss iliolltuN
Certificates OF cpoait,n.,,u,",n RBO,W
Nuiundng certificates lip,0Q
Iopnl tondcrs, crs,,,,,.nu,,,,",,,,,,, 3i00Si,0l
Fractional currency ,,,,,,,,l,,,, O,pH1,0a
Available cash Observation-Disclosures" a. iU0,SSi,B
10 pE iEcoNslpEBEp.
The House Committee on Elections ha
decided to reconsider its action In tho con
tested election case of Fredercks vs.. VII
son, of Iowa, and The latter gentleman vii
retain his scat
erNArE