Show THE postal department at washington has prepared a statement governing tho fiscal year ended june 30 1890 in which it is pointed out that the total number or transactions in the appointment division ceru an average of nearly 2000 per month or eighty daily of this number there wore post offices ea dished andla andl 7 changes of nama and site in ton ass offices thero were appod dents on account of resignations on account of removals and on account of the death of postmasters in presidential offices th ere were appointments on account of resignations on account of expiration lof on account of removals 31 on the on acco anfe of the death of ers and of the offices presidential it is added that the number of new offices in all states and territories is increasing rapidly the whole number of post offices in operation on july was as against in 1889 in in 1887 and 43 in 1880 WELL did ond at the twenty fourth celebration the little dislikes that the more scrupulous may have had in the beginning were all smoothened smoot hered down for the oc and the usual love for provo itself with our business men when it came to to making a grand display in the big procession that took place great credit is due the few earnest workers who directed the affair while honor is done our town by the prompt ay in which the public responded to requests made in behalf of the celebration and the energetic way in which all labored to make tho day the grand success that it proved IT is now proposed to modify the rules of ho senate for fear the republicans public ans cannot carry through their federal election bill so much opposition is shown to the passage of the force bill as it is called by its opponents that has been manifested by the minority that the member of the majority in iho senate have begun to fear that by prolonging debate under tho existing rules of the senate the minority may be able to prevent a vote upon either the tariff bill or the election bill at the present session TUE tramps at the city jail have gone on a strike and declare they will not do a lick of work they should be starved into observing prison regulations ions TUB southern press is urging that in case the federal election bill is passed clubs be formed to cut off trade entirely with the north if this is put into operation it will be like cutting the nation in two the different states are held together now more intimate int imato commercial relations than from any force of law WESTERN cities should not complain of bad work on the part of census enumerators it now transpires that a whole town was missed in south carolina OWING to the corrupt state of politics in the united states many men do not feel inclined to mix up with political affairs and in utah A e find a class of our most worthy citizens through unjust enactments wholly indifferent to political workings to all such persons the recent remarks of cardinal GIBBONS in baltimore are well suited for they contain principles of truth he says when we find tho most upright citizens taking no interest in politics showing no zeal for tho good government of th country wo may expect political stagnation and corruption bat when the best citizens manifest interest in public affairs we have bot good government and honest administration of public trusts it is the duty of every man to take an active personal interest in the welfare of his country and to see that the beat citizens are elected to public places 7 |