Show OUR WAS TON IX TTE it from froin our oat own washington nov 19 1887 one thing highly creditable to mr MI Clev elands administration la Is the eil lelent and economical mana mentor tile po postal atai business or of the country in fact there la Is a fair pros poet that this branch of tile the public service may lie be made sett self sustaining for forthe the first time in its history in deed there Is a promise that I 1 it t may imy be ba made it a source of government revenue chiq of nf affairs la Is really as its as it Is gratifying when it Is remembered that tor for a num number b er of years past the annual def deficits lefts of this department havo have ranged from eight to fifteen million dollars per for the year ending june 30 1880 the deficiency was but that of last year ear was only about for the iho past fiscal year ear the same I 1 reduction has boon been going on so that it Is probable to that on june SO 00 1887 the deficiency was not over one million dollars it is estimated that before the e loso close or of the present year tile the postal business will lie be a profit to the government this thia great federal department which comes nearer than any other to tho people is ia an interesting topic at all limes particularly so bo now when there appears to bo be a strong probability that at no distant day we shall have one cent letter post age aeo few realize the magnitude of tile the united states sta tes mail service the free of tho t io bulu business ess mall mail of ollice holders through out the country costs the vast sum of two million dollars tho the per malls which constitute one third ortho of the matter carried bring but one fortieth of t the he revenue of the service the united states have more postal employee emp loyes and postal routes than any other country in the world which Is the very best beat Indica indication tinn of our sub substantial stati progress and prosperity and the cultivation of the social graces grace R t that clial ai of tho the amerl americans for tho the pait pa it year and a half pen nies mos seem to become popular especially in the west in tho the east they have been so BO from time immemorial os BS the only united states slates mint that makes small colas coins that iu in philadelphia has been unable to supply file growing demand though the ho dies have been and aro are ye trun ning nine night and day having during tile tho period in question filled orders fur one and live five cent pieces amounting to more than a million dollars and yet tho the mint is beb behind ind the orders if no more demands should be made it would take tho the mint six weeks constant work to fill the orders now on file 1110 A late decision of tile alio united states tue court in what Is known as ag the drive well cases will be hailed with great satisfaction by the tha three million farmers of the country whose financial interests were affected thereby tile the inventor claimed a royalty of ten tea dollars on ea each ch of these bored wells but the court refused to grant It thus this ill important pontaut de decision elsion la worth just thirty hirty I 1 millions to the th e farmers fa I 1 mers of the united states the tha state granges of iowa and minnesota voted to raise to flatin ni ht the paten tan expanse they could well afford in view of the immense amount at stake speaker carlisle hm has early arrived la in the capital Ifor for tile the purpose of cori conferring ferring with th the e pr president aident and tho secretary of the treasury in reference to the tha tariff measure nie asuru which it ii i i understood was outlined in the secluded shades of oak view last fait summer jt A Is buted reported that mr carlisle la Is t be unanimously bously re elected speaker by his party and that tile whole influence cf the ad ministration will bo be exercised in reduction ot of tho the tariff the president feels encouraged and strengthened in chiq policy by the result of the late election in new york state slate chete a reform of tile the tariff wai mad it 11 tho the democratic platform the angry controversy between soc secretary eta ry lamor an and d co commissioner sparks Bpark over the railroad land grani has the gossips and of this city a rare morsel for the past week after all the only question fit at laws Is that of sub ordination whether tho the interior department shall have one or two heads the action of secretary lamar seems to be generally approved oft bourse the only outcome of tho the affair was tho the res ignition of the which hi 1114 been tonder eil to tile llie and tit m cv apted by him man mally think ihna that hint Stocks laRer will W 11 bu bo tile successor or of his hii title lute chief the corcoran Conora ii art callery bailery will roon alil to in its in ftc t tic treasures professor crift sair Beel beelmers cers painting tit berlin for 1000 1009 tito TIB picture Is ig tt a large canavos allbut seven net long all anil contala i it 11 dozen or more til leal Il 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