Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-24
.0FFICIAL CARELESSNESS.
sCERTlFlCATES OF TRANSFER MISSING.
\ Portion of Packages Contents Dis
appear, but Search Revcal. Them in
the Waste Paper supposed
to Have been stolen.


WASHGNGTON, July 2l.-A package CON
tanning five certificates of transfer each
of the denomination of 10000 sent from
the office of the register of the treasury
last night to that of the comptroller of
,the currency was inadvertently left in
sthe office of the deputy comptroller upon
sthe top of the safe. The package was
s1ound by the charwoman and carried to
the lieutenant of the watch. The deputy
comptroller was sent for and went to the
treasury at once. Upon examining the
package only four of the certificates We're
4 found enclosed and a search was at once
instituted, resulting at the end of half an
fhOur III finding the missing certificates
Samong the waste paper and much crumpl-
Fed up 1t is thought that it was stolen
and afterwards thrown away because of
Fits wOrthlessness to the thief. An inves-
litigation will be made.
An Opinion Respecting the Postal Law.
WAsHINGTON, July 21.-The law officer
fof the postOt1ice department has given an
sopiniOn to the effect that a postmaster
xwho uses or converts to his own use the
gpostal funds in his hands, although not re
5quired to deposit them until the end of
the current month or quarter, is guilty of
Eembezzlement 1t has been supposed by
Smany postmasters that under section 1249
Sof the postal laws and regulations that
&there was not embezzlement by the post
Nmaster until he had wilfully neglected to
Smake his deposits as required by the regu-
AlationS. Under this act any postmaster
Rwho uses postal funds intending to make
&them good when the time for depOsiting
3arrives is liable to prosecution and inn
Eprisonment.
"a Yellow Fever in Brazil
a WAsHINGTON, July 2l.-The marine
Ehospital bureau is informed that yellow
nfever exists as an epidemic at Bahia,
HBrazil, and that cholera has made its APP
appearance near Cadiz, Spain.
p Tuesdays Appointments.
WAsHGNGTON, July 21.-The following
appointments We're made to-day; Ed
ward j. Dawne of Oregon TO be United
States Judge for Alaska; VI. d. Ball of
Alaska to be United States Attorney for
Alaska Barton Atkins of New York to
be United States marshal of Alaska Ar
thur II. Heller to be United States
marshal for Alabama.
Department.
WAsHINGTON, July 22.-After Cabinet
consultation and in accordance with the
advice of General Sheridan, the Secretary
lof the Interior has decided to turn over to
II
of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reserva-
tion in the Indian Territory.
After mature consideration the Presi-
ndent and cabinet have reached the con-
clusion that the leases of lands in the
Indian territory held by cattlemen are
invalid and it has been determined to take
Usteps to have them set aside.
HGeneral Sheridan has reported that no
Hpermanent settlement of the Indian
@trOubles in the territory can be effected
awhile the cattle men are in possession of
n he best lands and it is the intention of the
HPresdent to remove the disturbing ele-
Ement and reserve the Indian Territory for
Ethe exclusive occupation of the Indians.
Ihe method of procedure has not yet
abeen determined.
IA The City Directory.
n The canvass of the City for the new edi
ation of the Burlington city directory is
Hnow in progress. We ask our citizens to
Haid the canvassers in making the pubica-
Elton as complete and reliable as it is pos
Eslble by assisting them in their search for
HaCCurate information.
II The last edition of the city directory,
Mpublished by the FREE PRESS Association
HtwO years ago was the result of a vast
x amount of labor care and expense. 1t
8was Il credit to the city and was univer-
Esally acknowledged to be the finest directo-
&ry ever issued in city of the size of Bur
Ellington in the United States. 1t will be
Nour endeavOr to improve upon it, if that is
HpoSsible, this year. The directory of a
s.@city represents the population of the city,
a fanot only, but in large measure the enter
Eprise and business energy of Il
Hpace in the eyes of strangers 1t
Hshows at Il glance what the
&business of city is and what
- Hsupport its local institutions receive
G@The publishers of a directory are
fMargely dependent upon the enterprise and
Eocal pride of the local business public for
1.-THE power to make creditable publica-
tAtion. If we can count upon the cO-Opera-
b ion of our citizens we shall make the IN
Indispensable local handbook for lSSj-6
Ebetter than ever before.