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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
~ rRANCo. omINEsE wAR.
EIyA PREPARING FOR TIE INEVI-
TABLE.

IyA PREPARING FOR TIE INEvI-
TABLE.
lima, Sept. ct is reported that
la has asked for p, 600 men to de-
1Pekin and has granted the minis
fof war 10000 900 francs to purchase
millions of war,
FORCING THE ENLISTMENT ACT.
LONDON, Sept. q "A Hong Kong
kpatch to the Times says that the
rernor OF that place has received
iers to enforce the provisions of the
Eeign enlistment act. The governor
Is notified the French admiral of
ese orders, and the latter will respect
L measure.
NoTE FROM THE EXTREME LEFT.
PARIS, Sept. President Grevy
PIT Prime Minister Ferry a letter
|hich he received from deputy OF
|e extreme Left, in which asdemand
made for cOnvocation of the cham
srs, in view of the conflict with
pima. President Grevy does this
cause the reserve imposed on him
] the constitution prevents him an
gering it personally.
DMIRAL C0URBET'S WHEREABOUTS.
PARIS, Sept from China
ate that Admiral Courbet has left
eelung and has Joined the fleet in
Pc Min river where he will await re-
iOrcements from Saigon before at
Rnpting to occupy Keeling.
steamer runs daily between sharp
eak, the landing place of the cable,
hd Foo Chow to carry the kilograms.
'kRANGING FOR PRIVATEER COM
MISSIONS.
LONDON, Sept. CT is reported that
inese agents IN Glasgow, Liverpool
London are trying TO arrange fol
ayateer commissions, with the OBJ
ri OF preying on French commerce
AENGLIsH FLEET FOR CHINESE WA
TIERS.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-ln response to tht
sMands of the press to strengt sen the
pnllsh fleet in the Chinese waters !
onlque has been Issued by the ad
plfalty stating that he is preparing t
spateh several corvettes and compo
sesloops to China. The Army and
hAyy Gazette, however, declares thai
o admiralty is trying to throw dus
the ey OF the public to conceal tn
~ that there is not a singh
esel ready to send through
ae suez canal that would be able L
4sIain an attack by the weakes
ieach iron clad under Admiral Cour
II there is war ship ready !
ass, the admiralty would be unabl
man her without calling in the r.
s.ses or forcing the crews at forelg
Allons to remain beyond their teri
.ervice.n The Gazette asserts this
ousiand is in a position of such ute
ssM collapse that 1t will take yeal
y Iemedy II.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07

Rome. They are impressed with the
belief that the rapid spread of cholera
is due 70 the bad sanitary condition Of
the city. The sanitary council has
decided that the quarantine at the
frontier is useless.
During the past twenty-four hours
in Italy the new cases of cholera mum.
bered 298; deaths, ISIS.
The epidemic in the province OF
Genoa Is confined TO Spezia and It's Vi
ciuity. One hundred and sixty-eight
OF the fresh cases and forty of the
deaths reported above were In the city
of Naples alone. The project 0t
Reggie has been summoned to Rome
in consequence of the demonstrations
in that place.
THE PLAGUE IN SPAIN.
MADRID, Sept. 6.-rne bulletin OF
the progress OF cholera in Spain for the
past twenty-fOur hours shows twelve
new cases and six deaths.
Al BORDEAUX,
PARIS, Sept, 6.-Investigation into
the report Of cholera at Bordeaux
shows few cases there a fortnight
ago. They were isolated and not of al
epidemic character.
SLIGHT DECREASE AT NAPLES.
NAPLES, Sept. 6.-Two hundred
fresh cases OF cholera were reported
here during the past twenty.fou
hours. The number of deaths to-da,
shows decrease compared with tn,
previous days. Efforts hav,
been made TO procure a supply O
meats.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
MARSHALL.

\ Halfway Employe Fatally Injured
Special to the Gazette.
MARSHALL, TEy., Sept 6.-Geo. woodside,
formerly from brunswick, Mimi, was thrown
from the tonuer ola freight train ON which
he was employed and fatally Injured. He
was brought 10 the city ana died tonight.
His remains have been tmhalmcd aud VIII
be shipped 10 his former homo by the drst
train.
Col. q. L. Hill aud wife OF gainesville are
] visiting In our city, much TO the delight ol
| their numerous friends.
/ The new cotton In coming in very slowly
\ and business OF every kind isVory dun,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
SCOTLAND.

A MONSTER DEMONSTRATION.
GLASGOW, Sept G.-Au immense
demonstration in favor of the fran
chise bill occurred to-day 10000 per-
sons took part in the procession,
which stretched to the enormous
length of ten miles from the starting
point The procession was headed by
400 carriers and 400 survivors of the
reform agitation of 1892. Numerous
banners and emblems were carried
bearing singing legends attacking the
house of lords.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07

ON account OF the suffering caused by IT.
creased taxation. The crops are Nature
aud want starcs them In the face. one dry
goods house in New Laredo, which a little
over year ago averaged $1,000 per month
sales, has fallen TO monthly averages OF 5 40,
Expectation vs. rife as to what uctiun the
governor viii take IN the International
bridge question, SO far he has not commit
Nuu himself
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07

Man Missing.
Special 70 the Gasette
81 Plso, rEx., Sept G.-lohu T. stevens,
clerk In Twins & Co.'S drug store, last Mon
day went up the river nine miles TO buy
some cattle aud expected TO return the
same night, He had some money, gold
watch aud a diamond ring on hts person,
He has not since been hoard from, and it q,
generally believed that he has beon muir
dertd by rusilers. Ten meu, mounted aud
armed, started TO- day ia quest Of him, and
capt. Baylor with squad of rangers has
also gone 70 stevens suppns ID destinat Ion
A reward OF 500 has been offered for any i'm
formation OF stevens. dead or alive.
Col. t I. 0ammNgo, the United states com,
missioner for Texas 70 the worlds hlr
spoke last night TO very good audience,
lie speaks At Abilene Tuesday. El Paso will
max o a good exhibit OF her FRUITS vegeta.
BILE 2, cereals minerals, grains aud timberS.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
PILOT POINT.
A Dwelling Burned ia tai Accident
Notes.
sneelal to the oazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
PtI,or poiNr, TEX Sept. 6.--The residence
of j. o. TTipett, three miles west of town,
caught fire last night from tbe stove pipe aud
burned 10 the ground, including household
goods. o.s $40 insured q the sun Fire
Insurance company. London, ior 500, the
loss falls heavily upon Mr.. THpett right ln
tho Gce Of a light crop.
Mr. ID. n. Bate =, the Denton Chronicle man.
was in town today ruEtllng Tor the paper;
r. s. Johnson Is back from the East ana a
heavy stock OF dry goods VIII follow him IN a
few days. -.
and the son OF Esq. Johnson OF this city sew
ernl DAYS ago was riding horse which ian
apalnBt a barb wire fence, horrb'y cutting Z
leg OF the young man and ca using his death
which % CURED yestEfdny.
Mr.. w. II. Ellington, of Price a Co., and W
<. Mcshan. both dealers In dry goods, aud ]
/ ii. Il. Mcfarland OF Mum & Mcfarland
clothlers and gents furnishing goods all re
4 turned to-day from ST. Louis.
! Cotton receipts to-day, twenty-five bales
/ prices paid, &C. ,,.,,..
with his wife and daughter, and Prol SAY
/ ford OF the Vanderbilt nnlgersliy aud e&-sl9i'
| geoIogist Of Tennessee, are In the clty.Ylslnp.
/ al the residence OF Capt. X. y. Johnson
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
EVENTS ABROAD.
Thousand People Attend a
v .,,astratiOn in Favor Of the
Franchise Bill,
Eas Called for Twenty-Five
,,asand Troops to Defend the
City Of Pekin.
Men Belonging to the Wrecked
yaob, Mignonette Arrested
for Oannibalism,


ru, BASE OF OPERATIONS.
mos. Sept. cit has been ar
Ia that savras, situated above the
!, shall be the base of opera
E1eJfihe expedition to Khartcum.
rooms and supplies will be trans.
y from Wady Halfa to Savras
bilway. ..,,., ,s;,o,,,,.,,
,,,oS Sept. 6.-Tne directors of
sgonsrch Line Steamship COM
have issued a circular protesting
In the liquidation of the concern.
State that there is a large surplus
the liabilities.
EsrnEs AGAINST THE ANARCHISTS.
pynoN. Sept. Cit is generally
led in political circles that the
sinol topic which will occupy the
B,tIon of the three emperors at the
Tosching conference will be the
,ion as to what measures shall be
y AGAINST the anarchists. This
assion may lead TO the adoption Of
cent international measures.
qrREsTED FOR CANNIBALISM.
nynoN, Sept. G.-The German bark
t,szuma, Capt. Simonson, from
tts Arenasa arrived at Falmouth
three men belonging to the yacht
-oonette, foundered on her way
southampton to sydney. They
# that when the vessel went down
and boy were all ON board.
n took a small boat without pro-
ans and water For nineteen days
4 drfted about when the boy died,
others fed on his body and were
enabled to hold out five day 5
igsr when the MouteZums rescued
ssmtu a horrible condition. The
N zen were placed under arrest.
~ bath of the boy will be investi-
h
lOyGREsS OF THE TRADES-UNIoNS,
foypoN, Sept. Ga congress of the
a5ss.uuions will be held at Aberdeen
aDday. The special feature of the
etng win be a submission of the
button for the reform of the land
n so as to bring under culture TO-
0O acres of land in Great Britain
ich are not now cultivated. a
button will favor the acquisition o
d with state labor. The congress
h also consider a plan for returning
rades-unionists to parliament.
GEN. wOLsELEY's TACTICS.
LONDON, Sept. G.-Advices from
lro are that the rapid fall of tn,
biz increases the fears that Gen
oseley's plan for reaching khar
rm will prove a failure. The eXpe
hon by means of boats will be fOunC
hDOssible. If the boats to be useC
ould be completed in the Liverpool
BIZ Clyde yards before the end of the
sent month, they would not, unde.
Be best circumstances, reach WadN
taa before the end of November. ]
estimated 10y military critics that |
he expedition should go the who'll
Fiy to Khartoum that place woult
b be reached until the end of Feb
barry. Gen. Wolseley in conversation
|aed that it was his intention to al
Teat Dongola, personally, if onl!
ith small contingent, and at an,
K, by the 9TH of November
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07

Cotton Gins, Presses; Atlas Engines;
Russell Portable and Stationary En-
gines Rubber Hose; Rubber, Leather
and Cotton Betting; Shafting, Pulleys !;
Gas Pipe, Pipe Fitting; Brass Goods !;
Steam Pumps, ETC.; Avery and oliver
Chilled and John Deere PlOws; Double
Shovels; Georgia Stocks; Sweeps,
Bull Tongues, ETC., etc; Moline and
other Farm Wagons; Cane Mills and
EyapOratOrs Tents and Wagon Sheets
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
Take the Stump,

The presidency Is not the personal
nronertv of the man who chances TO
eain ii. The nomination for pres
jdent by political party ought to
carry with it the possibility of lead
ership. II ideas count for anything
the man chosen to give force TO them
amounts to little. The etiquette
which we have hampered him with,
however, makes him the central
figure, closes his mouth and leaves TO
less conspicuous men the duty of elect
ing him. In this way We encourage
personal campaigns, personal issues
and personal vituperation. with
Blaine and Cleveland on the stump
leading their hosts and engaged In z
manly discussion Of the questions q
the day the scandal mongers would
al sappear as dew before the sun.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
MuIhatton Out Done.
Mckinney Black Wa


There is a sort of Mulhatton story
going around among the credulous OF
the city, about petrified baby being
horn in this county recently, but rs
this is a great religious paper II VIII
not hazard its hard earned reputation
for veracity upon an elaborate descrip'
ton of the reported freak of nature.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
DENTON


IuTnlshInB INC aHH"VI DIII"'"~'
Special 10 the Gazette.
DESTos. TEa,, Sept GA good rain ieli iasl
night iust west Of tia city limits but II ala
not extend over much territory. However,
the temperature OF the air Is somewhat re-
The city council Is about purchasing 80.
or 500 bill Of furnitare 70 nnssn seating lhe
nag school building. Heretofore mn, " w,
bnIidIng have been furnished, Inerf
are four rooms ia the third aiory
that have not been needed Tor hctnAi ssho9
purposee, but a heavy Increase 10 Hit.p ny
| anes Is anticipated next session. Nltl
, Seyen rom last session 10 pupils were &c
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
CAPE COLONY.


GERMANY IN AFRICA.
CAPE Town, Sept. 6,-The COM
mander of the German gunboat Wolf
has taken formal possession in the
name of the German empire of all the
west coast of Africa between the
eighteenth aud twenty-siXth degrees
south latitude, with the single eXcep-
ton of Walvisch bay, which was an
nexed to the British possessions a few
weeks ago by the authorities of Cape
Colony
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07

'ommo lated, and with a total OF eleven
rooms No OF 20 can be accommodated We
expect the iull capacity VI the hui, ding will
be demanded
District court Will convene here on the
lath, with only a metium.Sifcd docket Very
likely special iudEc will have TO he elected.
be able 10 attend
A. !, farrell OF Argyle is IN the cltv. lie
has Just returned home rom Nashville.
whetv ho has been the past nine months at-
tending Goodman's Business COLLEGE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
GREnNNIt.LE.


GReKNNtlLH, rEN, Sept, 6-Bundlng In
Grecnylllo Is going on mpIdly, Tho streets
are looking like brick aud lumber yards,
rev. p, c, Archer Is conducting revival In
the Methodist church here
A dastardly attempt was made late last
evening, scscn mile si.om this cltv, to wreck
was placed across the track, but was dtscoV,
cred hy the engineer In time to prevent u dis.
astcr, There Is no clew 10 the perpetrators.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
srRAwN.
A Missouri Thief Captured.
.NtaN 4, 49,. fa..nssa

Special 10 the Gazette.
STRAW, TEN, Sept. 6,'..John Jorlon, who
is wanted in Neosho, Mo, for grand larceny,
was arrested here this morning by Deputy
Sheriff James owen. Jordon got wind ortho
officers presence Ia town and attempted 10
run away, but Owen soon overlook him and
marched hm back 10 town. He will be
taken to lalo Pinto and Jailed to await the
arrival OF the Missouri officers who have
been notified of his arrest. There Is said TO
be $1,000 reward iOr him,
No rain has fallOu here for three months,
] but " is not too dry for revival meetings TO
| flourish IN the vicinity.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
waco wIRELgrs.

special 10 tht dNhetts
WACO, TEX, Sept G--The Texas 4 ~.
Louis ran two excursion trains 60 McGregor
today and large numbers attended the amt,
yersary celebration there, Hon, Roger q
Mills wgs the orator OF the day.
Cotton receipts % day we're the largest oi
the season, being S2i bales. The highest
price paid was p.lO.
The county commissioners let the contract
to-day for a town clock IN the courthouse, at
o cost Of Al..lA.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
irrRnRsnN.

Special 10 the Gazette,
JEirERsoN. rEN,, Sept. e,--Hou. w "A.
Mclean Of rltus county, Geo, T. Vaughan OF
Cas- county and Chas, =. Todd OF Bowie
county, candidates for district Judge of this
district, addressed The peoNe today at the
court house.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
FRANCE.

THE FRENCH IN MADAGA sCAR,
PARIS, Sept. Admiral Moi
cables that he seized kassar Dava bay
in Madagascar without assistance.
The French still occupy Tamatave.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
DENMARK.

ANOTHER POLAR EXPEDITION.
COPENHAGEN, Sept B.-Another
Danish polar expedition will start for
the frozen north next summer pro-
ceeding by way OF Franz Josef land,
IU will be under the leadership OF
Messrs. HAYWARD and Ganul.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
We Advise 'Em to 60 West.

THE GAZETTE need not fret its dear
little self. The old ticket will so right
plump into the free-grass country.and
talk TO the people.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
EGYPT.
rnE NILE FALLINa.

THE NILE FALLING.
CAIRO, Sept. 6. Advices from
Wadv Halfa state that the Nile
has fallen so much that the hauling of
boats up the cataracts has been sus-
pended.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
CHnLERA.

INCREASING RAPIDLY IN ITALY.
AoNE, Sept. 6.-The cabinet minis
- visiting the cholera stricken
'sae'ers Of Naples have returned to
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
Mills Resume,

FALL RIVER, MASS, Sept, All
the mills will resume work ON Non
day next,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07

The Little Joker is the best smok.
Ing tobacco.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
LRnnNn NM MORLD.

VIENNA, Sept. Is Austria is about
to send some war vessels around the
world in the hope that they may pro
mote Austrian commercial interests.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07

Wagon Bows; WheeIbarrOws; Wagon
and Platform Scales; Sulky Hay
Rakes; Improved Indiana Force Feed
for Riding Grain Drills; Str0wbridge's
Broadcast Seed Sewers; Elevator Cups;
Mill Picks; Boiling Cloth; Scotch IIar
rows Harrow Teeth; Smoothing
harrOws; Single Trees, ETC.; Walter
A. Woods Mowers Wire Stretchers;
Corn Shelters; Corn and Shuck She'll
ers; Kennesaw Water Elevators, etc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-07
AUSTRIA.
FIRE IN muNaARY.

VIENNA, Sept. Cat Temesvar in
Hungary there was a great fire to-
day. Unger street was destroyed.
Among the buildings burned was Ia
large distillery. The losses will be
immense,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-09

1ollovin9 ass the transfers Of real
sseats - Alsd Tor record a The Audi
tors o@es, January 7sh and Ssh:
Herbert Patrick 70 ". ". Holoomb.
% Z, block s, Edss 4 KNIGHT addition,
81.
A. McKinnis 10 0eorRs MeDooald, lots
!. 2, B. :. andS, block L. Northern Sc
@. ". Young and Eliza A. Driess u
frank ". JobGs, lots s xud 8, block 10,
4cCallisesr addition, t25.
Joel Miller 20 John Keenen. lot 8.
block 81, Aaynard's plat Of Seattle,
United States to Charles Ebbineh4as,
the 9. E. y Of the q. W. y, and the W.
Il Of the b. w. u Of section n, and tho
N. E. y Of the .. E. 4 Of section %,
tovnsAip Is n. RE.
Chaa- E. NorageR to Mary A. Keenen,
lots and 2, block l. Brswley addition,
$4,000.
H. W. WadleiRh to John Fogarty, lots
and q, block d, Phinney addition,
John ". Simpson to Thomas A. Jones'
lots l, 2, 3. 1, I snd 8, block ~, +. Ham
ford addition, $500.
Henry @. Struve to Bailey Gatzert, s.
2. i Of section 6, township % N, Il. 4
E., $500.
e. A. Brooks to Aackintosh d Reeves
and Z, block 81, Terry addition, s. 81
(SAle for taxes.)
Thomas Burke 70 U. n. Rasin, blocks
n. 81. 20. II, ~, 81. 50, 81, IS, 66. 81, "
-. 10, 81, 81, s.. fractional blocks 81, 81
IS. IS, 6S, 50. IS, s., 81, lots II. Is II
Hook I, fractional lots IL, Ii, II, block
81, and trnot Of land known a. Wash
inRton Park, containing u lots. all ia
Burke sec0sd addition, go, 200.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-09
G. c. PHlNNEY 4 CO.,
no25 Room l. upstairs Post Building.
AN EXTRAORDINARY
UNPRECEDENTED m OFFER

IN account OF the numerous
inquiries concerning the tract of
S55 acres on Lake Washington
recently purchased by US, we wish
to state that Messrs. Snow l.
Munich 60 into the field on Mon:
day next to survey the whole
property into lots 6Ox12O feet,
with 7O.foot streets, and II lots
in q block, and We make this un-
precesiented offer For ten days
we will sell lots at $25 each, or q
full block of II lots for $500.
Any man who can buy anything
will take at least q block of this
addition. This property has been
put down to bedrock and at cost,
just to give this addition q good
send off on the first of the new
year, and to show strangers that
property here can be bought
cheap. This is less than 500 an
acre. Nine blocks are already
spoken for, and a deposit of 500
will secure the next right of &C.
Letting q block from the addition
a. soon as plated, the balance
$4,000 to be paid rs follows: 500
in six months from date of pur.
chase and the other 500 in one
year, with interest. This addi-
ton, which we will call way
nard's Lake Washington Add.
tion," is in sections IA, Is, ~
and %, T Is N, r. 4 h., on
Lake Washington, and is nearer
to the Post Building than either
Northern, Cove, Laws I'd, Bige-
lows, Collins's or Phinney'st lst
addition.
We will give to every boy or
girl under 20 years of age, q sim
gle lot at the above price, S25,
and the privilege of selecting it
for themselves; and in order that
no real estate dealer or other per-
son can say q word against this
addition, we hereby publicly make
the offer to take all lots, blocks
and acres of land, in Whatever I'D.
dition, situated an equal distance
from the Post Building ~ this
addition, or within that range, at
ten per cent. higher, BY the acre,
than We are offering this property
for BY the lot, and pay cash there
for. Don't fail to get in on this
addition at the start. This offer
positively ceases in ten days.
II any one will show N . bet
ter chance to make money in real
estate than this We will make him
. present of . block.
The title to the property i per-
feet, ~ We have the b. s. patent
to Chas. Waters, dated Nav Let.
1872, and recorded in volume 30
OF deeds, page $40, records Of
King county, and transferred di.
rect BY aid Chas. Waaers to @. G.
Phinney. It amazed the public
when We bought this beautiful
property ct the price We did, and
We are therefore able to o1ler il It
such . price that every man,
woman and child may buy.
Apply immediately, 1t the old
place.
G. G. PHlDoNEY & CO.
Room I, upotoixv a Pua Rnildtr~ e.ctsa.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-09
dahl posT-IHTfluefncfR


The oommitteo Of postal 06losfs sp-
pointed lass year 70 sxamios into and
prepare a improvrd plan Tor carrying
malls On railrosd s0otsS have made
thsir report. wat0h has bssn forwarded
b. the Psstmastss General 10 Uon2rsss.
Every dsoads since mail service on rail-
roads vas established /: has doubled.
and With sucn proportional rate vi pay
sna iuoresss Of ssr nos. In shc year 1870
this service will s9mpriss 10000 miles,
ousrated at an Anuu Il cosi ~ eD,U0,-
600. The Committee severely rrisiciss
the present iaws IN several important
particulars, auoag 0sh.r =, that which
requires railroad companies not only 70
deliver mails at terminal ofbccs. bot
also 70 al other Offices 10: over ~ rods
from thu line Of road, which thsv si-,
leae has beooms . serious hiEdrance 70
eMlstsnt postal sssvios. Tbs COMMITTEES
think, thsrsfoss, the universal objection
Of railroad companies to delivering
mails q POI oflssss h we'll founded.
Thsy ~ u & the system 10 . rslin Of
I b Old eoashina days, and that justice
70 the railroads. ~ we'll - perfection Of
ths rail sssviss, requires that The duty
Of ths former cease On their delivery Of
~ mails 70 so,ns responsible ofices 1t
the railroad station. DiscusDiug the
question Of compensation the commit
- ssy that weight IL no longer tho
chief factor il determining the require
msnis Of the service, space being fore
noss, and weight being only an slsmsnt
n aiding 20 dstsrmins what space will
- required. The COMMITTEES IN tastr
essrsspordsuss With railway manager
foond vsrious reasons for asking for
dieseimiaasiou IN payment for mail
carriage. Some Of these are novel and
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