Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-01

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Postoffice Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 30th.-With the new
fisca year, beginning tomorrow, the new
legislation contained in the Postofflce ap-
bill will go into effect. In the
office of the First Assistant Postmaster
General. twelve additional clerks are pro-
vided for, most of them being specially
designated for service in the Salary and Al
lowance Division. in connection with the
of accounts of POstmasters.
Under the terms of the Act of March .,
1884, for the settlement of these claims, an
of 800 will be available
now. The appropriation bill contains
clause authorizing the leasing of third-class
offices. AS there are 1897 such offices, and
the appropriation is only $4,000, 1t IS not
probable that the provision can be carried
out. A rough estimate places the sum re-
quired for the.purpose at 50, 3io,00 per an
mum. Provision was also made for the
e Establishment ola system ofspecial delivery
of letters Immediately upon their receipt at
Postotfices, but the Postmaster-General has
not yet given the matter his per-
sonal consideration 1t is possible that
the system will be tested in one
or more of the largest cities
next autumn, and its extension will de-
pend upon the result of the experiment.
In the office of the Second Assistant Post
master-General the appropriation for the
service has been increased $780,
600, for railroad service $4,000, and for
railway postal clerks $3.50 thus allow
ing for q wholesome expansion OF the
transportation service. Only Sl4,3O0 will
be available for the extension of the exist
ing special mail facilities, or fast mail SER
.IDto III
how TO apply this appropriation. A clause
in the new bill provides that the Postmaster
General may extend the domestic steamship
service to foreign ports within 200 miles of
the nearest domestic port. The steamship
service between New York and Havana,
and between San Francisco and Victoria,
B. c., may be affected by this provision.
The companies are now entitled to receive
sea postage on letters, while under
the new law the service may be
let to the lowest bidder. The revenues of
the Postoffice Department will be seriously
affected by the new legislation. Tomorrow
letters weighing one ounce or less may be
sent through the mails for two cents, and
the rate on newspapers mailed by publish
ers will be reduced from two cents to one
cent per pound. From the reduction in
newspaper rates a large deficit in the reve-
nue. is expected to result. The deficit for
the year just expiring is roughly estimated
at 800 coo, and III the estimate for the new
fiscal year there is a contemplated deficit OF
1892, 600 This estimate, however, was
prepared without the knowledge of the re-
duction in newspaper rates TO be made by
Congress during the last weeks of the ses-
sion In the opinion Of the financial Off
GERS of the Department this legislation will
cost the Government at least 81 100000
during the next fiscal year, and will swell
the excess of exl enditures over receipts to
100000.
General Grants Increasing Debility.
MOUNT McGREGoR N ", June 30th.-
DR.. Douglas was asked this morning to re-
view the fortnight that General Grant has
passed upon the mountain. His answer
was q" His life has been prolonged by the
inYigorating air here instead Of the great
heat of New York. The disease has pro-
gressed in Il natural way, but, as | have
said before the case is one of increasing
debility. The General was likely TO die at
any time in New York, and. had he re-
NAMED there instead of coming here, he
would in all human probability have eX-
PRED before this. His present waste is a
natural result of the disease. He is every
tldN less StIOliG- anu Li4pliSu ltlt sup iibtil
day to day Is scarcely percepGble the ag-
gregate of fourteen days becomes notice
able Two weeks ago General Grant left
the city If he were in New York to-day
he could not be mol ed here, as his strength
is not equal to such a journey. Now if you
ask when the end will probably be | cannot
tell. None can tell. He grows weaker and
weaker, and at last the point of exhaustion
will be reached" Referring to local condi-
tons, DR.. Douglas said that the mouth and
throat were unusually clear, as the result of
quiet and close attention during two days
past The weakness of the patient was
now evident in lack OF ability and desire to
walk upon the piazza, as he did ten days
ago. There is disposition on the Gener-
ais part to economic his strength, and
there is a lesscned interest in his literary
works. The doctor this morning reports
that the General had a fairly good night,
and gained considerable sleep. He is re-
manning in his room this morning.
4 QUESTION OF FEW DAYS
New YORK. June 30th.-The telegram $
Washington special says: Grants brother
in-law said to-day am afraid that
General Grant viii not last many more
days To-day | received information from
the family that the cancer has commenced
TO inhame the jugular vein, and his death
is a question of few days. il the opinion
of his physicians.
INDICATIONS FOR \ COMFORTABLE NIGHT.
MOUNT MCGREGoR, June 30th.-At 9:45
P. NJ DR.. Douglas had composed his patient
for the night The doctor said he had
scarcely cleared his throat during the even
ing, so little had been the mucous secre-
ton. The General would have been able
to speak this evening had he exerted him
self, there being less thickness of tongue
than has been the case recently. The doe
tor believed the indications for a comfort
able night were as strong as last night.
Next Encampment of the G. 4. Z.
New YORK, June 30th-Mr. Cutting, of
the Portland Me- Grand Army Encamp-
ment. said this morning The California
delegation worked hard to secure the next
meeting at San Francisco. and think from
the feeling manifested at Portland it will
be a big success. | think nearly fifty thou
sand members will be present The rail-
roads are with us. doing all they can for a
big time. The rates for the round trip will
be extraordinarily low, and numbers of
Grand Army men will avail themselves of
the chance to visit the Pacific coast. You
can Judge what interest the railroads are
taking when l tell you they sent carload
of California wine to Portland free of
freight charges. The Maine people are
but they took kindly to the
taste of our native wine.
Patents to California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, June 30th.-The following
California patents were issued to-day San
Francisco. George +. Atkinson, combined
darner and mender; NJ NJ. Bruckner, ore
roasting furnace Andrew S. Hallidie end
less rope traction railway; Jas. S. Watkins
(assignor to B. Jackson, rake for conduct
ing grain TO thrashing machines; San Jose,
Joseph Benin, ore separator and concentTa-
tor Edward ]. Delaney, mixing and agi-
tating apparatus for plant washes; Tulare,
George e. auckland, road locomotive;
Napa City, Joseph d. Enos, beeswax ex-
tractor; Halfmoon Bay, George B. Rooms,
pipe tongs; Los Gatos, Lewis w Parsons,
Mountain View, Henry Reng-
storff, eXcavator; Capay, VIM. L. Walker,
harvester finger bar.
and Transfers III the Treasury
Department.
WASHINGTON, June 30th.-A number of
transfers and removals took place in the
Treasury Department to-day. 1t is expected
that more will be made tomorrow. Twenty
clerks in the classified service will be
dropped from the roll and the force in the
offices of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue and of the Register were reduced
by transfers to other offices. The former
loses about thirty clerks, and the latter
about twenty Most of the clerks dropped
were recently borne ON the rolls of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, but were detailed
to work in other Offices The changes in
.be Peoistar's office v.-are d,,f II, tha radunad