Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-08
4 sSesslncstt Circulars.

| THE POSTMASTER GENERAL EXPLAr;S AN OCCUR
KFNCE IN HIS DsP,ETMEST-sN ALLEGED VIOLA
TToE or tbs CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
| Postmaster General Gresham TO-DAY in resnonSa
TO resolution of the House calling Tor inforrnat ton
to The alleged distribution in tire departments OF
circulars asking contributions from the clerks for
political purposes. as: .In reply nave the honor
70 state that GA Saturday. the 5h Inst was in
formed that thera had been distributed In the de-
lartment number OF circulars, Of which the fol-
lowing is cory:
| TUfht I,diH',g i-lHt'@i"ndsist Washington:
The republican state central committee are now
organizing th" state or The ensuing campaign, and
via; g-aHt confidence Of success il their cfcrtS are
p:u,t.r,; .'no.tte.d.
Your attention Is respectfully invited TO the fact
that mO.y il needed Ia n}a.I tie expenses of
TINS preliminary NvoIS. aid that The committee
mus. rely o yout zeal ani s"nSe Of justice for a.
si~tal.cc in this matter. They have sent a sub
SCr!pfipD paper asking voluntary conr,t5u; ions from
ali true republicans u the state in Washing
ton, which has been placed in ii.y hanS and am
ready "a receive S''th subscriptions and remit the
proceeds IN the)n The plan Is 10 take i monthly
subscription ipr six incihs. payable the first OF
e;ch rs nth.
Please inform ~" 1t once q! the amount vou are
willing to cont ;:,uie. beginning Dec.lher. 1883.
1Gns stragt northwest.
Washington, &c. Dec. aeJil. 1856
>'Iis WAS the first Information That had on the
subject. | NJ one" Instituted inquiry which re-
SIci di-c.osin, he fact that the circulars had
ben brought 10 lie department 10y Mr.. ". :. Odel.
I'll,
addressed TO persons from Indiana In the depart
,nent. Mr. OIc handed TEEN 20 Il watchinan.
win The request that they be delivered 10 the
addresses Such requests are not nIrequently made
for the distribution Of legitimate notices society
meetings, &C.. The watchman received the circli-
lars and distributed them by placing them on the
desks OF the persons to whom they We're addressed
He said he had no knowledge whatever OF the con-
tents Of the envelopes or the character OF the crcu
true. Immediately directed that no more OF them
should he distributed.
l have the honor to he yours. respec: fully,
w. q. GRESHAM, Postmaster General
1t is stated at the Post Office department that
the sending OF this circular Is palpabie violation
does not consider it his duty 10 bring complaint
II IS not stated who is charyeable with the enforce
ment of this law The district attorney cannot
prosecute unless complaint Is made.
PosrMAsTERs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were
issued to-day to Mrs l. F. Hurt postmaster at Nut
bush, Va, and R. S. Garnett, Bagby, Va
PATENTS were issued to day, as follows: Richard
B. Avery, Washington, hydro carbon furnace; Os-
car Brugge, washington, safety automatic stop at
tachment for elevator; E. ". Byrn, do, file box;
! William Calver, Washington, utilizing the rays OF
| the sun; Simon Farrinan, Baltimore, car brake; ".
G. Garth, Lodebar, Nd, wire stretcher David Hum
hatchway; Theodore Marbury, Baltimore, paper
| box: Robert N. REILLY, Baltimore, pipe coupling;
istor; Jas + walker, Baltimore, packing can. '0
The Snow Storm.
THE COLD SNAP FOLLOWED By SNOW AND sLEKr-A
BLIZZARD PRONIsHED BYR-AND-BYE
"This storm is very heavy one along the Attain
tic coast" said Lieut.. Powell, at the signal ONCE
| this morning. 1.-THE center Of the storm is now on
the jersey coast, and will be in New England with
heavy SHOWS tonight. The snow has, in most cases.
been followed by seet and rain There have been no
serious snow bockades yet You see, the tempera-
ture In the west has risen considerably and the fall
Of snow has not amounted to much. II WIN rain
and sleet here pretty much all day today and to
night It may turn into snow. Tomorrow VIII be
clear, however, but It VIII be only little colder
There Is evidently heavy storm coming In from
the north Pacific coast and the next time win try
| to give you q blizzard Can't tell when It viii be
here, though"