The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-27

Ottawa, H., Nov. 81, 1885.
Current Events.


Rlood has been drawn, and the new tory
regime In Irish affairs has shown Its hand
ON Tuesday last tor the first time since
Gladstone's defeat an eviction affair termi
mated in violent attack by the police on
the people. 1t took place at Listowal
County Kerry Some balitfs seized num-
Der of cattle in an action for rent and a
fight ensued, The police went to the as
slstance of the bailiifs, and with batons and
bayonets succeeded eventually In dispers-
ing the mob after wounding several of Its
members.
Next week Mr. John Morley is to speak
on the Irish question, and 1t is expected
will enter a further plea for home rule.
He will review the policy of the present
ministry and announce the intention Of the
liberal party to oppose a coercive policy.
He will expose the true state of affairs be
tween the tenants and landlords on the
Clanricarde estates and hold the latter re-.
sponsible for the affairs there. The speech
is expected to give an immense impetus to
the antievCtion movement ia Ireland ;
and in the meantime the proofs acCumu-
late that the government has Systematically
undertaken vigorous acton"
The funeral of Tx President Arthur took
place at Albany on Monday last, the re.
mains being laid beside those of his wife
at Rural Cemetery. Representatives of all
departments of the government were pres
ent at the church, as were also representa-
tives from the bar commercial exchanges,
&c The funeral, like Mr. Arthur's life,
was dignifed and unostentatious, His day,
though not full spent, according to mans
allotment, had been long enough TO reap
the highest honors in the nation, and glean
the harvest of the peoples respect
Postmaster General Nilas's report of the
affairs of his department for the year end.
ing June 30 was made public on Monday,
1t is very lengthy and not only gives a
general account Of the service, but also
summary of its financial ofFairs the pro
gress made, and the probable requirements
of the future. The report opens by saying
that
The entire length of all railways employ.
ed by the United States nearly equals the
combined extent of those of all other
countries in the world while the other post
routes more than quadruple the total of any
single people besides, and the mileage last
year of our mail transportation exceeded
by more than 12j, 100000 miles the service
rendered TO any other government. OF
pOstotlces no other nation has one-third |
our number. We eXpend annually more
money than any other nation to maintain
postal facilities, and, If the postal telegraph |
service be excluded from the reckoning, |
we derive a greater revenue. AT the same |
time, no service is maintained at more econ
omy of expenditure for results. No Stats
tical account is maintained In the United
Statss of the quantity, in weight or number
of pieces, of domestic mails; but, from the
number Of postalcards, stamps, and pieces
of stamped paper sold TO the public, IL may
be unquestonably affirmed that the mail
matter handled by our postal service great
ly OutNtlSHs anu DutnullDeIS tIdl Vi any
other postal system. Trustworthy est |
mates place the number Of letters mailed
during last year 100, 100000 more than we're
mailed in Great Britain, long the leading
letter writing nation, and nearly that num-
Der more than were mailed in Germany,
France, and Austria combined. Exclud- |
Ing Germany, 1t is thought:all other postal
union countries do not together carry 50
many newspapers In their mails AS did ours
last year. OF all pieces Of matter mailed
the proportion to each inhabitant of the
United States is ESTIMATED at 66, of Great
Britain at 81, OF Germany at 10. The aver
age OF distances ever which the mails of
the United States are transported exceeds
by so many times the average of distances
In the United Kingdom, where the nominal
rate of postage Is the same rs here, that
upon the whole contrast the American post.
age is the cheaper.
Theirs are 53,Gl4 postoillces of which
1895 are "presidential There are 22,747
appointments during the year, 4,ll2 of
which men TO bill vacancies, 5S7 vacancies
by deaths, 3 1872 on establishment of new
offices, and 1856 by removal OF 1899
appointment made by the president only
PAT were 10y removal.
The application for an injunction made
by Phocion Howard and others to restrain
the canvass and declaration of the result
Al. Al. |