Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1884 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

W. S. Jackson, a banker of Colorado Springs, has been appointed receiver of the Denver and Rio Grande Road. The State Department will soon issue to the public a volume of information ob. tained by American consuls as to the wages of labor in Europe, the cost of living, and the social condition of the toiling masses. The Postmaster-General has $500,000 more at his disposal this year than last year for the free-delivery service. It is proposed in many cities to enlarge the force of carriers. The free-delivery sy-tem will be extended to twenty cities, $45,003 of the appropriation being available for that purpose. Secretary Folger has decided in the case of William Butler Duncan and his family that a wedding trousseau and widding presents when brought into this country, even though they form part of the baggage of the party for whom they are intended, are dutiable. They exceed in kind, quality, and value the personal goods of ordinary passengers and are intended for a special occasion.