The Providence almanac and business directory 1880, Part 10

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Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Providence, R.I. Sampson, Davenport, & Co
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Rhode Island Hospital, Eddy, near Lockwood


Richmond Building, 214 to 218 Broad


Richmond Hall, 137 Westminster


State House, North Main, between North Court and South Court


Taylor's Building, 225 Westminster


Tefft Block, 197 to 201 Broad


Temperance Hall, 225 Westminster


Temperance Hall, cor. Eddy and Potter's avenue


Theatre Comique, Weybosset, opp. Peck


Union Bank Building, 2 to 10 Westminster


Union Hall, 135 Broad


Unity Hall, Ocean, corner Potter's avenue


Vaughan Building, 19 to 27 Custom House street


Wade's Block. 179 to 185 South Main


Washington Building, 5 Washington row


Wayland Building, North Main, corner Meeting Weeden's Block, 41 Westminster Westminster Block, 56 Westminster


Weybossett Block, 17 to 25 Weybosset


What Cheer Building, east side of Market square Wheaton & Anthony Building, 65 Westminster


Wilcox Building, 42 to 46 Weybosset


Woods' Building, 12 South Maih


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United States of America. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.


President, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, of Ohio. [Term ends March 4, las1. ]


$50,000


Vice-Pres., WILLIAM A. WHEELER, of New York [Term ends March 4, 1881.] William M. Evaris, New York, $10,000


Secretary of State,


Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman,


Ohio, 10,000


Secretary of War, 10,000


Secretary of the Navy,


Richard M. Thompson, Indiana, 10,000


Secretary of the Interior,


Carl Sehurz,


Missouri, 10,000


Postmaster-General,


David M. Key,


Tennessee, 10,000


Attorney-General, Charles Devens,


Mass. 10,000


SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.


The Supreme Court is held in the city of Washington, and has one session nunnally, commencing on the second Monday in October, and such adjourned or special terms as may be necessary for the despatch of business, - There are now nine Judicial Circuits, in each of which a Circuit Court is held twice every year, for every State within the Cir- cuit, by the Circuit Judge appointed for the Circuit, or by the District Judge of the State or District in which the Courts sits .. Each Justice of the Supreme Court must every two years attend at least one term of the Circuit Court in each district of his Circuit. The Judges are an- pointed for life, or during good behavior. Any Judge who has held his comnision ten years, and resigns after reaching the age of seventy, shall receive the same salary during the rest of his life.


By the act of Congress of July 23d, 180, the several circuits are thus constituted, to wit: First, The Districts of Maine, New Hamp- shire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. . Second, Vermont, Connecticut, New York. Third, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Fourth, Maryland, Virgima, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Caro- lina. Fifth, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Sixth, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee, Seventh: Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Eighth, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. Kansas, Arkansas, & Nebraska. Ninth, California, Oregon, & Nevada.


By the act of April 10. 1869, the Supreme Court is made to consist of the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, any six of whom make a quorum. Justices have been assigned to the circuits as follows : Circuit.


Residence. Appointed. Salary


4 Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice, Toledo, O. 1874,


1 Nathan Clifford, Associate Justice, Portland. Me.


10,000


2 Ward Hunt, New York, 1872, 10.000


3 William M. Strong,


Philadelphia, Pa. 1.70, 10,000


5 Joseph P. Bradley,


Newark, N. J. 1570, 10,000


6 Noah H. Swayne,


Columbus, O. 1862. 10,000


7 John M. Harlan, 66


Louisville, Ky. 1877, 10,000


S Samuel F. Miller,


Keoknk, Iowa, 1862, 10, ** * )


9 Stephen J. Field,


San Francisco, Cal. 1863, 10,00M)


Sam'l F. Phillips, Solicitor-General, Washington, D.C. 1870,


Edwin B. Smith, Asst. Att'y Gen'l,


1875, 5,000


Thomas Simons, Asst.


1873,' 5,000


Daniel W. Middleton, Clerk. John G. Nicolay, Marshal.


By the same act of April 10, 1563, provision is made for the appoint- ment of a Circuit Judge for each of the nine Circuits, to reside in the Circuit and receive mi annual salary of $5,000. with the same power and jurisdiction in his Circuit as the Judge of the supreme Court allotted thereto. The following are the Circuit Judges: Ist Circuit, John Lowell, of Boston, Mass. ; 2d, Alexander S. Johnson, of New York; Sd, W'm. MeKennan, of Washington, Pa. ; 4th, Hugh L. Bond, of Baltimore, Md .; 5th, William B. Woods, of Montgomery, Ala. ; ith, John Baxter, of Knoxville, Tenn .; 7th, Thomas Drummond, of Chicago, Il. ; 8th, George W. MeCrary, of Iowa ; 9th, Lorenzo Sawyer, of San Francisco, California.


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Salary.


$10,000


100 NATIONAL REGISTER.


COURT OF CLAIMS .- Charles D. Drake, Chief Justice. C. C. Nott. WVm. A. Richardsou, J. C. Bancroft Davis, William II. Hunt, Judges. Archibald Hopkins, Chief Clerk. The Court holds its sessions in the Capitol, at Washington, D.C.


COMMISSIONERS COURT OF CLAIMS .- Samuel Jennison, Boston ; Thomas M. Stetson, New Bedford; Joseph B. F. Osgood, Salem; J. Henry Hill, Worcester.


TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES .- James Gilfillan. INTERNAL REVENUE .- Green B. Raum, Commissioner.


COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY .- John J. Knox.


COMMISSIONER OF AGER ULTURE .- William G. Le Duc. COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS .- John A. Bentley.


COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS .- HI. E. Paine.


COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION .- John Eaton.


COMMISSIONER OF LAND OFFICE .- James A. Williamson.


COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN OFFICE .- E. A. Hayt. CONGRESSIONAL PRINTER .- John D. Defrees. LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS .- A. R. Spofford. SUPT. CENSUS OFFICE .- Francis A. Walker.


UNITED STATES MARSHAL .- Frederick Douglass.


FORTY- SIXTH CONGRESS.


Began March 4th, 1879; ends March 4th, 1881.


OFFICERS OF THE SENATE .- William A. Wheeler, President. John C. Burch, Secretary. F. E. Schrober, Chief Clerk. Richard II. Bright, Sergeant. at-Arms. W. E. Creary, Postmaster. Kev. Joseph G. Bullock, Chaplain.


OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE .- Samuel J. Randall, Speaker. George M. Adams, of Kentucky, Clerk. John G. Thompson, of Ohio, Sergeant- at-Arms. J. T. Leavey, Doorkeeper. James M. Steuart, of Virginia, Postmaster. Rev. W. P. Harrison, Chaplain.


Figures after Senators' names show the date when term expires ; after Representatives, the number of district.


Salary of Senators and Representatives, 85,000.


Alabama.


Senators : George S. Houston, 1885 | Senators : Orville II. Platt. 1885


John P. Morgan. 1833 Win. W. Eaton. ISSI


Reps. : T. H. Herndon.


Dist. 1


Hilary A. Herbert. 2


Win. J. Stamford. 3


Chas. M. Shelley. 4


Thomas Williams. 5


Burwell B. Lewis. 6 W. H. Forney.


William M. Lowe.


8


Arkansas.


Senators : J. I). Walker.


IS85


A. II. Garland. 1853


Reps. : Poindexter Dunn.


1


William F. Slemons.


Jordan E. Cravens. 3


Thomas M. Gunter.


4


California.


Senators : James T Farley.


1.585


Newton Booth. 1881


Reps. : Horace Davis.


L


Il. Frank Page. 2 Joseph Mckenna. 3


Romualdo Pacheco. 4


Colorado.


Senators : Nathaniel P. Hill. 1885


Henry M. Teller. 1853


Rep. : James B. Belford.


Connectient.


Reps. : Jos. R. Hawicy.


Dist.


James Phelps.


2


3


John T. Wait.


Frederick Miles.


4


Delaware.


Senators : Thos. F. Bayard.


IS81


Eli Saulsbury.


1883


Rep. : Edward I .. Martin.


Florida.


Senators : Wilkinson Call.


1855


Charles W. Jones.


1881


Reps. : R. Il. M. Davidson.


Noble A. Hull.


12


Georgia.


Senators : John B. Gordon.


1865


Benjamin I1. Hill.


Reps. : John C. Nicholls.


1


Wm. E. Smith.


Philip Cook.


Henry Persons.


4


N. J. Hammond. 5


James H. Blount.


W. H. Felton.


Alexander H. Stephens.


Emory Speer.


1


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101


FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.


Illinois.


Senators : John A. Logan. 1885 David Davis. 1:53 Reps. : William Aldrich. Dist. 1 George R. Davis. 2 Hiram Burber, jr. 3 4 John C. Sherwin. R. M. A. Hawk. 5 Thos. J. Henderson. 6 7 8


Philip C. Hayes. Greenbury I .. Fort.


9


James W. Singleton. Wmn. M. Springer.


A. E. Stevenson. Joseph G. Cannon. Alfred P. Forsythe.


13 14 15 16


W. A. J. Sparks.


Wm. R. Morrison.


17


John R. Thomas. 18


R. W. Townshend. 19


Indiana.


Senators : D. W. Voorhees. 1885


Jos. E. MeDonald.


1881


Reps. : William Heilinan. 1


Thomas R. Cobb. 2


George A. Bicknell. 3


Jeptna D. New. 4


Thomas M. Browne. William R. Myers.


5


6


G. De La Matyr.


Andrew J. Hostetler. Godlove S. Orth. Wil. H. Calkins.


10


Calvin Cowgill.


11


Walpole G. Colerick. 12


John H. Baker. 13


Iowa.


Senators : William B. Allison. 1885


Sam'l J. Kirkwood. 1883


Reps. : M. G. McCoid. 1


Iliram l'rice.


Thomas U'pdegraff. 3


Nathaniel C. Deering.


4


- Thompson. 5


J. B. Weaver. 6


E. H. Gillette.


7


William F. Sapp.


8


Cyrus C. Carpenter. 9


Kansas.


Senators : John J. Ingalls.


1885


Preston B. Plumb. 1883 Julius C. Burrows. 4


Reps. : John A. Anderson. 1


Dudley C. Haskell. Thomas Ryan. 3


Kentucky.


Senators ; John S. Williams. 1885 Jamies B. Beck. 188:


Reps. : Oscar Turner. 1


James A. MeKensie. 2


John W. Caldwell. 3


J. P'. Knott. 4


Albert S. Willis. 5 1


John G. Carlisle. Dist. 6 J. C. S. Blackburn. P. B. Thompson, jr. 8 Thomas Turner. 9 E. C. Phister. 10


Louisiana.


Senators : Benj. F. Jouns. 1855 Win. P. Kellogg. 15:3


Reps. : R. 1 .. Gibson. 1


E. J. Ellis. J. Hayes Acklen. 3 J. B. Elam. 4 J. Floyd King. 5


Edward W. Robertson. 6


Maine.


Senators : Ilannibal Hamilin. IS51 James G. Blaine. 1553 Reps. : Thomas B. Reed. 1


William P. Frye. 2


Stephen D. Lindsey. 3 George W. Ladd. 4


Thomson II. Murch. 5


Maryland.


Senators : James B. Groom. IS85


Wmn. P. Whyte.


18SI


Reps. : Daniel M. Henry.


1


J. F. C. Talbott. 2 William Kinmell. 3 Robert M. McLane. 4


El J. Henkle. 5


Milton J. Urner. 6


Massachusetts.


Senators : Henry L. Dawes.


1581


George F. Hloar. 1353


Reps. : Wm. W. Crapo.


1


Benj. W. Harris. Walbridge A. Field.


Leopold Morse. 4


Selwyn C. Bowman.


5


6


George B. Loring.


William A. Russell. 7


William Claflin. 8 9


William W. Rice.


Amasa Norcross. 10


Geo. I). Robinson. 11


Michigan.


Senators : Geo. P. Baldwin.


1381


Thomas W. Ferry. 1583


1


Reps. : John S. Newberry. Edwin Willits.


J. H. McGowan.


Jolin W. Stone. 5


Mark S. Brewer. 6


Omar D). Conger.


Roswell G. Horr. S


Jay A. Ilubbeil. 9


Minnesota.


Senators : S. J. R. McMillan. 1881


William Windom. 1883


Reps. : Mark II. Dunnell.


1


Henry Poehler.


Win. D. Washburn.


3


1


3


2


8 9


Thomas A. Boyd. B. F. Marsh. 10 11 12


102 FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.


Mississippi.


Senators : Blanche K. Bruce, 1881 Lucius Q. C. Lamar. 1853


Reps. : H. L. Muldrow. Dist. 1


Van II. Manning. 2 Hermando D. Money. 3 Otho R. Singleton. 4 Chas. O. Hooker. 5


James R. Chalmers. 6


Missouri.


Senators : George G. Vest.


1885


Francis M. Cockrell. '81


Reps. : Martin I .. Clardy. 1


Erastus Wells. 2


Richard G. Frost. 3


1 .. 11. Davis. 4


Richard P. Bland. 5


James R. Waddill.


6 7


Samuel S. Sawyer.


8


Nicholas Ford. 9


Gideon F. Rothwell. 10


John B. Clark, jr. 11


William II. Hatch. 12


Aylett II. Buckner. 13


Nebraska.


Senators : Algernon S. Paddock.'81 Alvin Saunders. 1883


Rep. : Thomas J. Majors.


Nevada.


Senators : John P. Jones. 1885


Win. Sharon. 1881


Rep. : Rollin M. Daggett.


New Hampshire.


Senators : Henry W. Blair. 1885


Edward H. Rollins. 183


Reps. : Joshua G. Hall. 1 James F. Briggs. 2


Evarts W. Farr. 3


New Jersey.


Senators : Theo. F. Randolph. 188]


John R. McPherson. 1883


Reps. : George M. Robeson. 1


Hezekiah B. Smith. Miles Ross. 3


Alvah A. Clark. 4


Charles HI. Voorhis.


5


John L .. Blake. 5


Lucius A. Brigham.


New York.


Senators : Roscoe Conkling. 1855


Francis Kernan. 1881


Reps. : James W. Covert. 1


Daniel O'Reilly. 2


S. B. Chittenden. 3


Archibald M. Bliss. 4


Nichola, Muller. 5


Sammel S. Cox. 6


Edward Einstein. 7


Anson G. McCook. 8


Fernando Wood. Dist. 9 James O'Brien. Levi P. Morton. 11 Alexander Smith. John If. Ketcham. John W. Ferdon. 14


William Lounsbury. 15


John M. Bailey. Walter A. Wood. 17 18


John Hammond. Amaziah B. James. 19


Jolın II, Starin. David Wilber.


20)


2.2


Warner Miller. Cyrus D). Prescott.


Joseph Mason. Frank Hiscock.


John II. Camp. Elbridge G. Lapham. 27


20


Jeremiah W. Dwight. 28


David P. Richardson. 20


John Van Voorhis.


30


Richard Crowley.


31


Ray V. Pierce.


32


Henry Van Aernam.


North Carolina.


Senators : Z. B. Vance.


1885


Matthew W. Ransom. '83


Reps. : Joseph J. Martin. 1


W. M. Kitchen. 2


3 Daniel L. Russell. J. J. Davis. 4


A. M. Scales. 5


Walter L. Steele.


Robert F. Armfield.


Robert B. Vance.


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Ohio.


Senators : Geo. II. Pendleton. 1885 A. G. Thurman. 1831 .


Reps. : Benjamin Butterworth. 1 Thomas L. Young. 2 John A. McMahon. 3 J. W. Keifer. 4


Benj. Le Fevre. 5


W. D. Hill. 6


Frank H. Hurd. 7


E. B. Finley. 8


Gilbert L. Converse. 9


Thomas Ewing. 10


Henry L. Dickey. 11


Henry S. Neal. 12


A. J. Warner. 13


Gibson Atherton. 14


17 Geo. W. Geddes. William Mckinley, jr. 16 James Monroe. 15


J. T. Updegraff. 18


James A. Garfield. 19


Amos Townsend. 20


Oregon.


Senators : James HI. Slater. IS85


Lafayette Grover. 1:53


Rep. : John D. Whitaker.


24


Altred M. Lay.


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FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.


Pennsylvania.


Senators : J. Donald Cameron. ISS . Senators : S. B. Maxey.


Win. A. Wallace. 1581 Reps. : Henry 11. Bingham. Dis.1 Charles O'Neill. Samuel J. Randall. Win. D. Kelley. 4


2 3


Alfred C. Harmer. 5


G 7 8


William Ward. William Gotschalk. Hiester C'ymer. A. Herr Smith. R. K. Bachman. Robert Klotz. Hendrick B. Wright.


9 10 11 12 13


John W. Rvan.


John W. Killenger.


Edward Overton, jr. John I. Mitchell.


Alex. JI. Coffroth.


II. G. Fisher.


F. E. Beltzhoover.


Seth II. Yokum.


Morgan R. Wise. 21


Russell Errett. 22


Thomas M. Bayne.


W. S. Shallenberger. Harry White. Samuel B. Dick.


26


J. H. Osmer. 27


Rhode Island.


Senators : AmbroseE.Burnside. '81


Henry B. Anthony. 1853


Reps. : Nelson W. Aldrich. 1


Latimer W. Ballou.


2


South Carolina.


Senators : Wade Hampton. M. C. Butler. 1883


Reps. : John S. Richardson. 1


M. P. O'Connor. 2


D. Wyatt Aiken.


3


John H. Evins. 4


G. D. Tillman. 5


Tennessee.


Senators : James E. Bailey.


1881


Isham G. Harris. 1883


Reps. : R. L. Taylor.


1


L. C. Houck. 2 G. G. Dibrell. 3 Benton MeMillan. 4


John M. Bright. John F. House. W. C. Whitthorne.


J. D. C. Atkins. C. B. Simonton.


H. Casey Young.


'Texas.


Richard Coke. 1833 Dist. 1 Reps. : John II. Reagan. J. B.' Culberson. Olin Welborn. 3


Roger Q. Mills. 4


Geo. W. Jones. 5


Vermont.


Senators : Justin S. Morrill. 1885


Geo. F. Edmunds. los1


Reps. : Charles II. Joyce. 1 James M. Tyler. Bradley Barlow.


Virginia.


Senators : Robert E. Withers. 1981 John W. Johnston. 1833


Reps. : R. L. T. Benle. 1


John Goode, jr.


2


Jos. E. Johnston. 3 Joseph Jorgenson. 4 George C. Cabell. 5


J. Randolph Tucker 6 John T. Harris.


Eppa Hunton. Jas. B. Richmo .


West Virginia.


Senators : Frank Hereford


1881


Henry G. Davis. 188:


Reps. : Benjamin Wilson.


1


Benj. F. Martin.


John E. Kenna.


3


Wisconsin.


Senators : M. H. Carpenter. 1885


Reps. : Charles G. Williams.


Angus Cameron. 1861 1 Lucien B. Caswell. Geo. C. Hazleton. 3


Peter V. Deuster. 4 5 Edward S. Bragg.


6


Gabriel Bouek.


HI. L. Humphrey.


T. C. Pound.


8


Territorial Delegates.


ARIZONA .- John G. Campbell. DAKOTA .- G. G. Bennett. IDAHO .- George Ainslee. MONTANA .- Martin Maginnis.


- NEW MEXICO .- M S. Otero.


8 | TITAN .- George Q. Cannon.


9 WASHINGTON .- T. H. Brent.


10


WYOMING .- S. W. Downie.


5


6


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14 15 16 17 18 19


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Congressional Districts of Rhode Island.


[Established by chapter 736 of the Public Laws. ]


First District .- Newport, Providence, Barrington, Ports- mouth, Middletown, Bristol, Tiverton, Little Compton, Warren, East Providence, New Shoreham, and Jamestown.


Second District .- Warwick. Westerly, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, East Greenwich, North Providence, Scituate, Glocester, Charlestown, West Greenwich, Coventry, Exeter, Richmond, Cranston, Hopkinton, Johnston, Foster, Burrillville, Smithfield, North Smithfield, Lincoln, Woousocket, Cumberland, and Pawtucket.


CUSTOM HOUSES. District of Providence.


Collector and Disbursiny Agent, and Agent of Marine Hospital, Cyrus Harris.


Deputy Collector and Cashier, Nathan Goff, jr.


Deputy Collector. Inspector, and Clerk. Edward C. Ashley.


Coastwise Inspectors, E. M. Arnold, E. C. Pomroy.


Inspectors, Weighers, Gaugers, and Measurers. John E. Burroughs,


J. S. Read, Robert Purkis, William S. Chace, William H. Turner. Inspector and Boarding Officer, George H. Pettis.


Messenger and Storekeeper, Benjamin C. Allen.


Storekeeper, Joseph G. Skinner.


Appraiser of Merchandise, Edward G. Burrows.


Clerk and Messenger, Barron P. Lovewell.


Bontman, Joseph H. Smith, Pawtuxet.


Inspector at East Greenwich, Rice Arnold.


Janitor of Custom House Building, Almon G. Bennett.


Night Watchman, Reuben Fletcher.


Office hours from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. (Sundays excepted.)


District of Newport.


Collector. Frederick A Pratt.


Deputy Collector, Charles N. Tilley.


Inspector, John H. Tilley.


Occasional Inspector, James Brayton.


Inspector at North Kingstown, Asa B. Waite.


Boutman, Henry O. Tift.


Inspector at Dutch Island Harbor, John B. Landers.


U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE.


Collector, Elisha H. Rhodes, office Custom House. Providence. Deputy Collectors, William J. Bradford, Providence; George H. Olney, Hope Valley; Ethan A. Jencks, Providence; Gilbert Wilson, Providence.


Clerk, Frank B. Butts, Providence.


Gauger, Edward G. Farmer, Providence.


PROVIDENCE POST-OFFICE.


OFFICE IN POST-OFFICE BUILDING, WEYBOSSET STREET. Postmaster, CHARLES R. BRAYTON. Chief Clerk, GEORGE M. KENDALL.


Business Office and Registered Letter Depart- ment.


Clerk, DAVID H. WEEDEN. Business office and registered letter department open from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., except on Sundays and legal holidays. Letters will also be registered at the wicket in mail room until Il p.sr., except on Sundays.


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PROVIDENCE POST OFFICE.


City and General Delivery and Letter Carriers' Department.


Superintendent, F. C. RIDER.


General delivery and letter carriers' department open from 6.30 A.M. to 7.30 p.M. On Sundays, general delivery and carriers' window open from 11 A. M. to 1 P.M. only. Lobby open, in charge of a watchman, from G A. M. antil 1 A. M. daily.


Stamp Department.


Clerk, WALTER S. BROWNELL, jr.


Open from 6.30 A.M. to 7.50 P.M., except on Sundays and legal holidays. Stamps and postal cards can be procured in small quantities at wieket in the mail room from 7.30 to 11 P.M. Sun- days at general delivery from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M., and at the wicket in mail room from 6 to 11 P.M. only.


Money Order Department.


Open from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., except on Sundays and legal holi- days. Money sent with absolute safety to all the principal towns and cities in the United States, Canadas, England, Ireland, Seot- land, Wales, Germany, and Switzerland. Fee for domestic orders not exceeding 815, ten cents ; for foreign orders, twenty-five cents ; larger sunis up to $150, at proportionate rates.


Rates of Postage in the United States.


Letters, per 12 oz. (fractions same). 3 cents ; must be prepaid by stamps. Letters, dropped for delivery only, 2 cents per & oz .; must be prepaid by stamps.


Registered Letters and Packages, 10 cents each, in addition to regular postage.


Postal Cards, one cent each.


Circulars, 1 cent for two ounce or fraction thereof.


Transient newspapers, periodicals, or any other articles of print- ed matter, 1 cent for 2 ounces or fraction, prepaid by stamps. Newpapers and periodicals to regular subscribers, 2 cts. a pound. Regular matter for local delivery when it is to be delivered by carriers, it can only be mailed for one cent each for newspapers (excepting weeklies), and periodicals not exceeding 2 ounces ; and two cents each for periodicals weighing more than 2 ounces.


All transient matter must be sent in a cover open at the ends or sides. There must be no word or communication written or printed on the same after its publication, or upon the cover, ex- cept the name and address of the person to whom it is to be sent, and the name of the person sending same. There must be no paper or other thing inclosed in or with such printed matter.


Parcel Postags .- All articles of merchandise (except liquids, poisons, explosive materials, etc., liable to injure the mails), 1 cent for every ounce, not exceeding 4 pounds.


Foreign Postage.


Letters to Great Britain, including Scotland and Ireland. and the Continent of Europe. British, Dutch, French, and Portuguese possessions in the West Indies and Africa. Argentine Republic, Peru, Mexico, China, Japan, Java, St. Pierre. Miquelon. New- foundland, Australia (except New South Wales, New Zealand. Queensland, and Victoria), all parts of India. St. Mary's, and the Straits Settlements, 5 cents per half ounce. Madagascar (ex- cept St. Mary's), British mail, 23 cents, French mail, 21 cents per half ounce. Barbadoes, 13 cents per half ounee. Bolivia, Chili. and Ecuador. 17 cents per half ounce. New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, and Victoria, 12 cents per half ounce. South Africa, 15 cents per haif ounce. St. Helena, 27 cents per half ounce. Nassau and Canada, 3 cents per half ounce.


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State of Rhode Island


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PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.


Annual State election on the first Wednesday of April. State Gov- ernment organizes on the last Tuesday of May.


STATE GOVERNMENT, 1879-80.


CHARLES C. VAN ZANDT, of Newport, Governor, and ex-officio Presi- dent of the Senate. Salary, $1,000.


ALBERT C. HOWARD, of East Providence, Lieutenant-Governor. Salary, $500.


JOSHUA M. ADDEMAN, of Providence, Secretary of State. Salary, $2.500.


WILLARD SAYLES, of Providence, Attorney-General. Salary, $2,500.


SAMUEL CLARK, of Lincoln, General Treasurer. Salary, $2,000.


JOEL M. SPENCER, of Coventry, State Auditor. Salary, $1,500.


Senate.


CHARLES C. VAN ZANDT, ex-officio President.


ALBERT C. HOWARD, ex-oficio Senator.


JOSHUA M. ADDEMAN, ex-oficio Secretary of the Senate.


NATHANIEL P. S. THOMAS, North Kingstown, Clerk of the Senate. Salary, $5.00 per day during the session.


Salary of Senators, $1.00 per day during the session, and mileage.


Barrington - Lewis B. Smith. Bristol - Augustus O. Bourn. Burrillville - Fayette E. Bartlett. Charlestown - Orin Cole. Coventry - Dexter B. Potter. Cranston-Joseph W. Sweet.


Cumberland - Stafford W. Razee. East Greenwich - Russell Vaughn. Fast Providence - Alvord O. Miles. Exeter - Anson Greene. Foster - Cyrus F. Cooke. Glocester - Philip W. Hawkins. Hopkinton - Elisha P. Clark. Jamestown - Thomas C Watson. Johnston - Rodney F. Dver. Lincoln -Alfred HI. Littlefield. Little Compton - Albert T. Seabury. Middletown -James Chase.


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Newport -T. Mumford Seabury. New Shoreham - Ray S. Littlefield. North Kingstown -John H. Spink. No. Providence - Dan'lW. Lyman. North Smithfield -Smith Thayer. Pawtucket - Pardon E. Tillinghast. Portsmouth- Edward T. DeBlois. Providence -John F. Tobey. Richmond- Clark B. Lillibridge. Scituate- Albert Johnson. Smith ileld - Jabez W. Mowry. So. Kingstown - Daniel Sherman. Tiverton - Andrew H. Manchester. Warren - Charles H. Handy. Warwick - David Pike.


Westerly-Samuel HI. Cross.


West Greenwich-John A. Brown. Woonsocket - Ariel Ballou.


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STATE REGISTER.


House of Representatives.


HENRY J. SPOONER, of Providence, Speaker.


GEORGE LEWIS GOWER and ARTHUR D. PAYNE, of Providence, Clerks of the House. Salary of each, si per day during the session. Salary of Representatives, $1.00 per day during the session, und mileage.


Barrington - John C. Burrington. Bristol - Le Baron B. Colt, William 11. Spooner.


Burrillville - Albert Buffum, Lau- rence Prendergast.


Charlestown - B. D. Macomber.


Coventry - Joseph Tillinghast, Eu- gene F. Warner.


Cranston - John Beattie, Henry Whitman.


Cumberland-John F. Clark, Jos. E. Tingley.


E. Greenwich - Thos. F. Kenyon. East Providence - Oliver Chaffee. Exeter - Z. Herbert Gardner.


Foster - Clarke H. Johnson.


Glocester - Fenner R. White.


Hopkinton - George B. Carpenter. Jamestown - Isaac B. Briggs.


Johnston - Robert K. Atwood, Wm. A. Pirce.


Lincoln - Edw. L. Freeman, John P. Gregory, William B. Mouroe, Henry A. Stearns.


Little Compton - Benj. F. Wilbor. Middletown - Nathaniel Peckham. Newport - Clark H. Burdick, Henry


HI. Fay, Johr P. Sanborn, Wh. P. Sheffield, Wm. C. Townsend. New Shoreham - B. B. Mitchell, jr. -


IN Kingstown - David S. Baker, jr. N. Providence - Olney W. Randall. North Smithfield - Davis Aldrich.


Pawtucket - Thomas P. Barnefield, Frank M. Bates, Chas. E. Chick- cring, Daring B. Davis, James Davis, Edwin Jenckes.


Portsmouth -Stephen A. Watson. Providence - AmosM. Bowen.Geo.


HI. Burnham, JJames E. Chacc, Bem. T. Eames, Israel B. Mason, Abraham Payne, Charles Sidney Smith, Henry J. Spooner, Walter R. Stiness, Walter B. Vincent, Stillman White, Andrew Winsor. Richmond- Clark Barber. Scitua'e - Martin S. Smith.


Smithfield - Simon S. Stoere. So. Kingstonen - Elisha C. Clarke. Tiverton-Joseph Osborn. Warren -Ohadiah Chace.


Warwick-Thomas Arnold, Henry D). Hayden, Israel R. Sheldon, George W. Spencer.


Westerly - Albert L. Chester, James M. Pendleton.


W. Greenwich -Charles Capwell.


Woonsocket- Francis L. O'Reilly, Clinton Puffer. Albert A. Smith, William F. Testen.


Executive Appointments.


Commissioner of Narragansett Indians - Charles Cornell , Charlestown. Commissioner Indian School - Rev. Charles S. Weaver, Charlestown. Commissioners of Pilots -Jeptha Nickerson, Providence; Silvanus D. Willis, New Shoreham; Samuel Lee, Newport.


Harbor Commissioners-J. Herbert Shedd, Nathaniel F. Potter, Jede- diah Williams, Providence.


Commissioner for Pawtucket River- Chas. E. Chickering, Pawtucket. Sealer of Weights and Measures -John H. Appleton, Providence. State Assayer of Liquors - Lyman R. Blackman, Newport. Inspector of Beef and Pork - Henry M. Kimball, Providence. Inspector of Scythe Stones-Charles E. Chickering, Pawtucket. Inspector of Lime - Stephen Wright. Lincoln.




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