Show I 1 I 1 REPORT I 1 of the TJ 8 operation for the past 1 favors the reduction 4 of local postage end other improvements by ry western assi ass i press to the ai herald erald washington washingto c D G oct 21 the annual report of fr frank ank hatton atton II first assistant postmaster general general lias jas i been laid before the tile postmaster general era the report sas says the average amount of work per formed in each division of t the lie office exceeded that of any previous year car and the bureau burean has BU so far as the appropriation would permit endeavored to meet the necessities lica ot of an increasing ng population it is 13 believed that I 1 in n no preceding rece d ing y year car fewer complaints hale lave been been made concerning concerns concer nm tho the in competency or diAli dishonesty of postmasters or delay or confusion in tho tile delivery and dispatch of mail matter in the icee teetotal ilie The total increase is 1032 offices during tho the year of this number the states and territories in the west and north west received aud and tile pacific slope 68 the increase of money order offices removals demov ala and suspensions ensigns dunns during the year i ear numbered less than for the year before an indication undoubtedly of an improvement pro in the tile character and habits of the persons now berving serving the public as postmasters 2000 was collected from publishers of second class chus matter for viol v lo of the law in cD inclosing closing third class matter in second class publications newspapers Sens papers arc are specially inte interested rested iri n sustaining the tile department lu ill its efforts through tho tile division of the tile postal laws law s and regulations to from front pound rate all publications designed primarily for pur poses ases or for free c i or for circulation at nominal rates the en of that law will enable tato tko legitimate gitl mate publications favored by the he statute as an instrument of popular education to sustain themselves by securing such local advertising support as would naturally como come to them the adjustment of tho the salaries the presidential post postmasters masOrs is now lar far enough advanced to warrant the tile statement that the result will bo be satisfactory ami and for the first time in the history of the tho department the sa sala a ties of presidential po will I 1 iw equalized and und placed upon the basis of gros groz gro s hecei receipts apts of their r offices in order to meet tho the urgent demands of the ice fo for r clerks in the tile post offices and at the same lime time keep with within inthe alie limited appropriation it was necessary to create creme a fund lundby by making makin reductions reductions in ili the salaries th secie in one ty five alnea one olle quarter ot 01 the und fund BO so created was used to give relief at points u hero here additional dorks were er cju cly liec oled ti work olf ni cumulated and tind desavedo mails and prevent further complications om lica tiona una tilts expedient waa in ili the nature of heroic treatment and it Js n hopel tile will not baitt occur con ress shurld make ample amplo provision for tins thia service icv asa As a rulo rule these clerks are underpaid especially 1 I 1 I 1 at ing ollice ii the U ho postmasters jost mastera at sepa separating ounia offices where mails are ise I 1 separated p for roin I 1 many cabes cases compelled to to cal employ 1 I clerks at cheit ir own expense pense anich is wrong 1 that should be remedied it is the tile duty of the government to furnish roomy and well arranged offices oi hus lor for the transaction of the pos tal business stich a pol police i cy wit in crease tho the revenues rev clues ot of thu the depart client and the citizens iri lit tho tile communities muni ties directly will tako take pride in furthering die the inte interests of the service with 1 surroundings As far as armav may be expected from the adjustment of the tile salaries laries sh of the 1 residential presidential postmasters the outlay forthe fiscal year ending june 1880 1883 it will involve in round num bers not less than beyond the benefits of the fica free den delivery livery ery service as at present restricted there isa class of towns in tensely len sely populated aled portions of the clu colnon which it is 13 believed bell eved could bo be served by camera carriers with benefit to the tile people and economy to lie the department these are towns within short dis tance sand and another is which aich have not sing singly v the tile required qualifications of population population or gross ero revenue iho tile aw should be amended so as to an theorize the delai to extend the tile 1 system cm ta such places by establishing establish S a principal or central unite office of the tile group W and oilier other offices or substituting for them sive bra bran nelles of tho tile office s from which 11 C carriers arr ie rs could F serve erv 0 the eur bur rounding localities in view of tho the large arge excess of postage postage on local matter over ov cr the cost of tho free delivery borvice sor vice and ginto de tho the fact that local increases ina K ili proportion to tho facilities afforded I 1 it should be extended and ap pop lations a lo 10 s bo be tille made to bring g it up to tho the highest standard also in cities vv hero it 13 now in apost a pos tion ion to meet the dispatches re mick quiren in he tile delivery of letters of c exception al importance under the pre senet system ev stem letters received after tho tile car biers go out upon their trips whatever their iP t tante a must lie hi the of nee flee t till ill t alio FT i next t trip at MX ocl x k hen tile delivery closes for the ua they th tl lie over till amorn dext tm morn orn ing n and Y chii delay frequently fails to meet aa the objector object ob of tile com munica tion out of th 8 want v ant of more inore speedy delivery there have ha giotti gron tip I 1 ai reveral large titles private 1 ingate enterprises which are now collated colleted coll c lutch eted in competition with this lla ruo anti aal are diverting from tho re vennes of fihs ihs tile 11 thousands oi of dollars icah tho 1 ho ai rna in lit eto tip it oil thein ta evinces ta a ubell bublie acl for r a amuro cuore speedy peul dt dl livery ivry fa ta certain elas ela th s of vorre n t tv lia et i iti stint it ia that ala a i W hetio bo pro v i led u h it li A hc lie d IH a fixed t a stir N tt ir datil 7 r 0 io o cal 11 in t i did ii t ti th binm y 1 it I 1 ill I 1 he le re i 1 ded i h tile it re d n anti icil J ill e ha ter to alvo tip to tell is imbi 11 dj pr ido tor tho Bi ae livery ia ii biggest w ayi bj i voyed tot 4 re ax soine mi arts art person ls aadrew ed vir in view of tho of 0 sn local matter alono the ct C t of its delivery being 1021 lilno has arrived when inbae In tae or local bottera at where the carrier is in opera cioll can be reduced two to one cent such as ch at a reduction will A ill birely breh re ret sni suit y in a very large lar Increase of tt bus the reports of the inspector te investigated the dispatch show tile departie at is losing thousands of dollars annually by abe i r competition they no better les than alib department the only thing gained by their I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 patrons is ono one cent on the letter the patrons reduction altion of local postage would result in a very great increase in bust business ness aa as well as meet the demands of the cities now served by carriers th the e endeavor to divorce the tile money order work from oilier other postal business nebs aa as contemplated by congress is causing in much trouble allover all over the conn court tr try and fruat annoyance to this office the law should be amended BO so as to provide that the annual allowance for clerk biro hires should bould cover the entire cost of the labor required at any and all points tho the present system making allon allowances for expenses at the offices of first and second classes is no not practical lorjust nor just and dibe c changed ange so as to base the allowances u upon on th the gross receipts and revenue re returned arned in concluding his report mr hatton pays a hiti high compliment to the hea beada of tho tile divisions under his charge cli arge bear dear panic NW YORE oct 22 there isnow is now a regular bear panic dealings are attended with great excitement since noon the market boo boomed med wita with more rapid advance in in prices than at any previous time of the day the great feature being oregon Tran scon tin which on eno enon rinous dealings rose from 41 ho to 46 it is currently reported that prominent operators are selling northern pacific and buying oregon transcontinental thela the latter ater stock is in a position to be cornered owing to heavy outstanding short interest northern pacific jumped to 31 and preferred to 72 ash iash i and 70 regular oregon navigation is up to N Y central to union pa ra cefic to fatal Explosion SEC vs NJ N J oct 22 the tl dazing drying room of the american powder company om pany was destroyed last night by an explosion of pounds of powder martin T butts foreman was fatally injured the loss is luther play riny oct 22 the first performance an ce of the luth luther er play representing scenes of the reformers life lire took place at jena saxe weimar saturday ay an and d was a great the house was crowded several Sever german alGerman princes and the celebrated abbe liszt a convert to romanism were present Boucle ault NEW oct 2 22 Boucic was banquet banqueted cd this evening at dental hotel by several citizens of lush extraction of the veteran actor covers w were ere laid for thirty Boucic aults engage ment is now running 9 at Ha Hay verlys california theater it ia is one of most successful tliatha aye ye been played for many yearn years past colliery casualties Caul tt LONDON oct 22 an explosion occurred in lady pitt colliery stake upon ii pon 1 rent yesterday the miners were trying to extinguish a six were killed and three wounded I 1 11 I 1 grain market arket ll LivEn oct 22 the hecei receipts t wheat the past week were fra frontu atlantic ports quarter quarters forts ports other sources the he receipts of corn chause clilia ie Sinn cell S SAN oct 21 attention i is drawn to the fact that unless more i measures are adopted to prevent the smuggling of chinese acroca lie the british columbia border into territory the thousands of chinese now employed lie the canadian CaiM iliin pacific railroad willas eoon soon as their contract sare completed which li will be very soon find their way into the united states it a fact n el known to th the 0 residents of british columbia that at the present time are coming over twenty to thirty itt t the time f it has been suggested that it alie 10 reve 1 1 nuo nue cutters now idle lying here bui ht 1 1 be employed up there to some pur pose signals fur for succor or NEW conw oct 22 p in tho the steamer from copenhagen for this port with five hundred persons on board is reported off fire island assistance she is on ire fire |