The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16
a Civil Service Amendment.

The civil service commissioners are care
fully reviewing the rules and regulations
governing the examination OF applicants lor
admission to the civil service with view 10
such amendments as may improve them.
One of the most important amendments YET
proposed by the commission has been ap-
proved and WILL it is understood, be pr0mul.
gated by the President before he goes OUT OF
town. 1t is designed to prevent the post
masters or heads of customs offices from
knowing who the applicants for positions
under them are. AS the members OF the 10
cal boards of examiners are forbidden by the
one information about the appliclications
made to them, the collectors and the post.
masters will be shut off from the method OF
getting information about applicants
Ladies' of the White House.
A bill in equity has been filed in the Uni
ted States Circuit Court at Philadelphia on
behalf of Laura G. Holloway of Brooklyn,
N. Y, against the publishing firm OF Bradley
& Co., asking to have the defendants en-
Joined from publishing, in connection with
the plaintiffs copyright book, "The Lad.
les of the White House; or, in the House Of
the Presidents" any narration OF the lie OF
Miss Rose Cleveland, and the life and mar
riage of Miss Frances Folsom, now Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, or any other account or
statement not written by the compliment
General Arthur's Accounts as Col
| Iector.
| When General Arthur was collector of
| customs at New York about $4,000 were
| stolen from the Custom House., and when
| the deficiency became known at the treasury
department the balance due the collector on
his salary ($972) was withheld. Congress at
| its last session relieved Mr.. Arthur OF all
responsibility for the losses and directed
| settlement of his accounts. His accounts
| have Just been closed at the Treasury De-
| partment and warrant was issued in his
| favor for the amount withheld from his sala-
ry.
The Special Delivery System.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The Postmaster
| General has issued circular OF information
| and instruction to postmasters concerning
and preparatory to putting into operation on
| October l, the act of August 4, 1886, author
| izing the special delivery system to all post
offices and to all mailable matter Every
| poStoffice In the United States and territories
| and the District of Columbia now estapilSned ,
| and which will be established is special de-
| livery office. On and after after said date
| every postmaster will be held responsible
| for the immediate delivery of every article
| of mailable matter which may be addressed
to his office properly stamped with % sRecial
| must be made when the article is directed TO
| an address residing or having place vi
| business within one mile of the post office:
| The obligation to so deliver does not extend
| To duuIGSS6S UtyO1Q Glldb oloVdllSO, ~" eAAS
postmaster will be liberty to make such
| delivery beyond such limits and receive
| compensation therefor as in any other cases.
| The hours within which immediate dellV-
| cry shall be made shall be from Z a. m. to Z
| D. M, and further until the arrival of the
| last mail, provided such arrival be not later
| than O'Clock p. m. Postmasters are not re-
| quired to make delivery of special delivery
| matter on Sunday, nor to keep their office
| open in any different manner on that day
| from what is now provided from regulation.
| PostmasterS will be at liberty, however, to
deliver special delivery letters and parcels
| arriving on Sundays. Such immediate de-
| livery made at third and fourth class offices
to be made by the postmaster himself, by
| any assistant, or clerk, or by any other per-
| son he may employ as messenger. The post
| master must provide means and pay the eX-
| penses of such delivery and will be allowed
| by whatever suitable person delivery be
made the full compensation of so per centum
of the face value of all special delivery
stamps on matter properly delivered from
his Office and recorded.
The President and His Vacation.
The President will leave Washington to-
morrow for a months vacation in the Adj
rondacks in northern New York. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and he1
| mother. Mrs. Folsom. No mail will be Tor
warded to him or opened by him during his
absence. Any public business requiring his
immediate consideration will be brought t(
his attention by cabinet officers. No Specla
| corresnondentS will accompany him.