Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-23
WASHINGTON.

WAsHISGToN, Oct. 1.-THE supreme court
convened today for the October term. Prior
To the formal converting a meeting OF the jus
tees was held To select "A delegation to repre-
sent the court at the removal OF the remains
If the late Chief Justice Chase 10 Cincinnati.
and ii Is understood that Chief Justice Waite
and Justices Matthews and Wood were chosen.
Since The adjournment the supreme court
room has been painted and decorated and now
presents quite an attractive appearance. The
docket Of the court is a very heavy one, com
prising over 100 cases, a considerable in-
crease over the same day IT last year. None
how ever are OF great public interest.
WAsHiNGToS oct. l3-The president has
appointed Col Duane to be chie Of engineers,
Vice General Newton, retired. and Colonel
Wilcox TO be- brigsdier general, Vice General
Potter, retired.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13-Thc remains Of the
late Chief Justice Chase left here this after.
noon for Cincinnati on a special train over
the baltimore and Ohio road. On the train
were the delegation appointed by the supreme
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a few friends.
WAsHINGToN, Oct, 13-The remains Of the
late Chief Justice Chase were escorted from
III. chapel at Oak Hill cemetery to the Balti
more and Ohio railway depot this afternoon
by a procession composed Of justices OF the
supreme court II the United States, Messrs.
Bu~tterworth. Little aud Cultivate, Of the
Ohio delegation in congress, Mrs Kate Chase
aud family and many distinguished people.
The remains will be conveyed to Cincinnati by
special train.
WAsHINGToN, d c.. Oct. 15.-Postmaster-
General Villas has issued sn order that when
ever any letter prepaid at less than one full
rate Of postage, or any third-class matter not
fully prepaid, OF obvious value, such as maya
zines, music. pictures, books, or pamphlets,
scientific or otherwise, likely to be OF perma-
ncut use or personal value TO the addressed;
or parcel Of f urth-class matter not fully pre-
paid and being otherwise mailable, i. deposit
"a in any postofiice srd addressed to any other
postoficc within the United States, it must be
post.marked with the date Of it's receipt, in
dorsed held for postage and, except in
cases mentioned below, the addressee notified
by the next mail 10y an official postal card,
and r. quest to remit sufficient postage TO ful-
" prepay il 10 destination. Such matter
hould then Zoe held two weeks for reply, and
If, at the expiration OF tiat time, the required
postage has not been received, it should
hp marked unclaimed and sent to
the dead letter office as unavailable. Matter
directed to places so remote from the mailing
flee that the notice cannot bc returned by
the addrcssce in two weeks. NAV be held not
ceipt Of the proper amount Of postage, the
stamps should be affixed TO the matter so as
cover hut n portion OF the words "held for
postage and properly cancelled before for
warding the same. When held for postage
matter bears the card or address OF the sender
from within the delivery OF the mailing office,
it should be Immediately returned TO such
sender for proper postage. Notice OF deten-
ton must not be sent &c the addressee Of mat
ter properly held for postage which is directed
to foreign countries; but il the name OF he
sender be unknown II should at once be sent
To the dead letter office. If a sender himself
pays the postage before the addrtssee, the let
ter Will be indorscd Postage subsequently,
aflixcd. should the postagc be afterwards re
ccived from the sddrossee il will be promptly
returned TO him.