Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
FROM WASHINGTON.


to the President from Her Dying Bed.
WAsnINGToN, Sept. 2S-On the Presi-
dents return from the Adirondack noun
tains he found awaiting him at the White.
house the following letter from Mrs. Helen
Hunt Jackson, the well-known authoress.
"H. H., and advocate OF Indian rights.
which was written by her four days before
her death, Aug. -, 1855:
70 Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States; dear sir: From my dcathbCd
send you Il message of heartfelt thanks for
what YOU have already done for the Indians
| ask you to read my "Ccntury Of DiShOnor =
] am dying happier for the belief have. that
II Is your hand that is destined to strike the
hrst steady blow towards lifting this burden
OF iniamy from our country and righting the
wrongs OF the Indian race. With respect AID
gratitude,
Signed HELEN JACKSON.
An Interesting Decision Rendered
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S-Tne postmas-
ter-gehcral has Just rendered an interest
ing decision touching the rights of cred
ltors to attach the salaries of their debt
ors who may be postal employees. The
postmaster az New York recently inform
ed the department that attempts have
been made to garuishee the salaries of
employees in his Office and asked for in
struCtIrh~ in the matter. The pO~tmas-
postal employees cannot be attached for
debt ana VIII send out instructions to
pOstlnaStcrs to disregard attachments Is
sued by State courts, but to appear in
dlvidually i'll court and state that he is
possessed of no property belonging to the
debtor The salaries are to be regarded
as United States funds until they pass
from the service
settlers Notified to Quit a Reservation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Agent Goss-
man has telegraphed Commissioner At
kins that he has notified every settler in
the Crow Creek reservation to quit in &C
cordance with the terms of the President IS
proclamation. and he expresses the belief
that they will obey. The commissioner
declares that the settlers must leave the
reservation even if it requires the whole
force of the military to accomplish their
removal,
Circulation of Silver Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-The amount of
silver dollars put into circulation directly
from the minis during the past two or
three months is nearly double the amount
similarly issued during the corresponding
period of last year. The issue from the
mints during the week ended Sept %,
was S136,5'1 as against $3.50 issued dur
ing the corresponding period of last year.
The Special Delivery system.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-The postmas-
ter General is about to issue an additional
circular of instruction to postmasters
where the special delivery service has been
established. Among other things the cir
cular will advise postmasters to impress
upon the senders of letters bearing the
special delivery stamp, the necessity of an
accurate address, giving the name of
streets and numbers of houses where
practicable, or failing in that respect an
indication of the business of the person
addressed. This last precaution is deemed
necessary in small town where no system
of numbering houses prevails and there
may be two or more individuals bearing
similar names.
Instructions From Secretary whitney.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Secretary of the
Navy Whitney has sent letters to the
members of the naval board recently APP
pointed, giving them instructions and
guidance with reference to the appraising
of the work and material in the construc-
ton of cruisers.