NEW-MEXICO.-Democratic Territorial Central Committee-W. B. Childers, Albuquerque, chairman; Felix Martinez, Las Vegas, secy. NEW-YORK.-Democratic State Committee-Edward Murphy, jr., Troy, chairman; Samuel A. Beardsley, Utica, secy.; William B. Kirk, treas. Executive Committee-Daniel G. Griffin, Watertown, chairman; Charles R. Freest, Troy, clerk. De NORTH CAROLINA.-Democratic State Executive Committee-Ed. Chambers Smith, Raleigh, chairman; R. C. Beckwith, Raleigh, secy. NORTH DAKOTA.-Democratic State Committee-Daniel W. Marratta, Fargo, chairman; R. W. Cutts, Grand Forks, secy. OHIO.-Democratic State Central Committee-James E. Neal, Hamilton, chairman L. C. Cole, Bowling Green, secy. OKLAHOMA.-Democratic Central Committee-E. J. Simpson, Guthrie, chairman; J. L. Vanderwerter, Oklahoma City, secy. OREGON.-Democratic State Central Committee-B. Goldsmith, Portland, chairman; George A. Brodie, Portland, secy. PENNSYLVANIA.-Democratic State Central Committee James Kerr, Clearfield, chairman; Benjamin M. Nead, Harrisburg, secy. RHODE ISLAND.-Democratic State Central Committee-Franklin P. Owen, Providence, chairman; Elisha W. Bucklin, Pawtucket, secy. SOUTH CAROLINA.-State Executive Committee of the Democratic Party-J. L. M. Irby, Laurens, chairman; G. Duncan Bellinger, Barnwell, secy. SOUTH DAKOTA.-Democratic State Central Committee-Otto Peemiller, Yankton, chairman; E. M. O'Brien, Yankton, secy. TENNESSEE.-Democratic Executive Committee-T. M. McDonnell, Chattanooga, chairman; E. B. Wade, Murfreesboro, secy. TEXAS.-Democratic State Executive Committee-N. Webb Finley, Tyler, chairman; Ed. Kauffman, Austin, secy. UTAH.-Democratic Territorial Central Committee-Samuel A. Merritt, Salt Lake City, chairman; A. G. Norrell, Salt Lake City, secy. VERMONT.-Democratic State Committee-Hiram Atkins. Montpelier, chairman; John H. Senter, Warren, secy. VIRGINIA.-Democratic State Committee-J. Taylor Ellyson, Richmond, chairman; James R. Fisher, Richmond, secy. WASHINGTON.-State Democratic Committee-Daniel H. Gilman, Seattle, chairman; George Hazzard, Tacoma, secy. WEST VIRGINIA.-Democratic State Executive Committee-Thomas S. Riley, Wheeling, chairman; B. H. Oxley, Charleston, secy. WISCONSIN.-Democratic State Central Committee-E. C. Wall, Milkaukee, chairman; W. A. Anderson, La Crosse, secy. WYOMING.-Democratic Central Committee-Colin Hunter, Cheyenne, chairman; W. L. Kuykendall, Cheyenne, secy. PROHIBITION NATIONAL AND STATE COMMITTEES. NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.-Chairman, Samuel Dickie, Albion, Mich.; vice-chairman, A. A. Stevens, Tyrone, Penn.; treasurer, S. D. Hastings, Madison, Wis.; J. B. Hobbs, Chicago: Samuel W. Small, Atlanta; A. J. Wolfenbarger, Lincoln, Neb.; W. D. Wardwell, 75 New-st., New-York; secretary, John Lloyd Thomas, 32 East 14th-st., New-York. Illinois. CHAIRMEN OF THE STATE COMMITTEES. Alabama... F. J. Taylor....Birmingham. Iowa.. Kansas Maryland.. Michigan Minnesota.. Missouri. .D. W. King......Maitland. REPUBLICAN LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES. Organized at Chickering Hall, New-York, December 17, 1887. Headquarters 202 Fifth-ave., New-York. President, James S. Clarkson, Iowa; secretary, Andrew B. Humphrey, New-York; treasurer, Phineas C. Lounsbury, Connecticut; chairman sub-executive committee, James A. Blanchard, New-York; National Organizer, Timothy E. Byrnes, Minnesota. Subexecutive committee-Joseph H. Manley, Maine; J. Henry Gould, Massachusetts; James A. Blanchard New-York; Edward P. Allen, Michigan; William E. Chamberlain, California; Stephen B. Elkins, West Virginia; E. C. Little, Kansas; R. W. Austin, Alabama; Horace M. Deal, Ohio; W. W. Tracy, Illinois; T. E. Byrnes, Minnesota; W. A. Hamill, Colorado; J. S. Clarkson, president, and A. B. Humphrey, secretary, ex officio. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. Organized 1888. First quadrennial convention, Baltimore, July 4, 1888. President, Chauncey F. Black, York, Penn. Executive Committee-William L. Wilson, W. Va., chairman; Lawrence Gardner, Robert Grier Monroe, Alexander F. Aukeny, Chauncey F. Black, Harvey N. Collinson, Roswell P. Flower, George H. Lambert, Charles Ogden, Harry Welles Rusk, Bradley G. Schley, Edward B. Whitney. Roswell P. Flower, New-York. Secretary, Lawrence Gardner, Washington, D. C. Treasurer, Office executive committee, Metropolitan Hotel, Washing ton, D. C. KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE. OFFICERS-President, William W. Goodrich; first vice-president, John R. Smith; second, John S. Ogilvie; third, W. H. N. Cadmus; fourth, W. S. Ryan; secretary, Warren C. Tredwell; assistant secretary, George E. Engianu; corresponding secretary, Eugene N. Gombers; treasurer, James W. Birkett; sergeants-at-arms, Joseph K. Davis and Alexander Ray. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-Hugo Hirsh, chairman; W. C. Tredwell, secretary ; 1st Ward. Theodore B. Willis, 2d, Jeremiah Fuld; 3d, Hugo Hirsh; 4th, William H. Curtin; 5th, William J. Buttling; 6th, Denis M. Hurley, 7th, James M. Fuller; 8th, William H. N. Cadmus; 9th, W. H. Quinn; 10th, Jacob Brenner; 11th, J. J. Schlusser; 12th, J. Maguire; 13th, William H. Leaycraft; 14th, A. R. Booth; 15th, R. M. Johnson; 16th, Joseph Benjamin; 17th, J. M. Farrington; 18th, F. Hohner; 19th, John Kissel; 20th, H. DeW. Hamilton; 21st, F. Hauck; 22d, S. R. Twomey; 23d, D. A. Baldwin; 24th, J. O. Carpenter; 25th, R. A. Sharkey; 26th, I. F. Fischer; 27th, H. J. Martens; 28th, J. C. Matthews; 29th, C. J. Kurth, Gravesend; 30th, J. L, Nos. trand; New-Utrecht, William W. Goodrich. Ex-officio, W. C. Tredwell, J. W. Birkett. ELECTION OF SPEAKER. BALLOTS FOR NOMINATION IN DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DECEMBER 5 AND 7, 1891. Chas. F. Crisp, Georgia.. Benton McMillin, Tenn.. ୪ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 345 67 94 18 19 19 19 18 17 16 17 16 Wm. M. Springer, Illinois.] 32] 28 24 20 20 20 Total.. Necessary to nominate.. 20 19 20 19 19 19 16 17 17 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 751 |227|227|227|227|227|228 227|227 227 225 224 225 227 224 223] 114 114 114 114 114 115 114|114|114|113 113 113 114 113 112 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Chas. F. Crisp, Georgia. 94 94 94 941 921 941 95/100/101|101 101 101 103 104 119 Roger Q. Mills, Texas.. 91 91 90 91 90 91 93 95 95 95 95 95] 96] 94/105 Bent n McMillin, Tenn... 19 17 19) 19) 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 a Wm. M. Springer, Illinois. 17 19 17 17 17 17 15 13 12 12 12| 12| 8 9 4 Wm. H. Hatch, Missouri.. 5 5 5 5 5 51 4 a Moses T. Stevens, Mass.... 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 ii 11 1 1 ï |227|227 226 227|222|227|227 228 228 228 228 228 227|227 229 Necessary to nominate...... 114 114|114|114|112 114 114 115 115 115 115 115 114 114 115 a Withdrawn. Total.. The first seventeen ballots were taken December 5 and the remainder on Monday, 7. The nominating caucus held three sessions on Monday, one at 10 a. m., another at 2 p. m., a third at 8 p. m. The nomination was made at 9:45. The election took place on Tuesday, December 8. Hon. James Kerr, of Pennsylvania, received the unaniimous nomination for Clerk of the House. CLASSES OF MAIL MATTER. Domestic mail matter is divided into four classes: First Class-Letters, postal cards, and matter wholly or partly in writing, whether sealed or unsealed (except manuscript copy accompanying proof-sheets or corrected proof-sheets of the same), and all matter sealed otherwise or closed against inspection. one Rate of Postage-Two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Postal cards, cent each. On "drop" letters, two cents per ounce or fraction thereof, when mailed at letter-carrier's office; and one cent per ounce or fraction thereof at other offices. Second Class-Newspapers and publications issued at stated intervals as often as four times a year, bearing a date of issue and numbered consecutively, issued from a known office of publication, and formed of printed sheets, without board, cloth, leather or other substantial binding. Such publications must be originated and published for the dissemination of information of a public character, or devoted to literature, the sciences, art, or some special industry. They must have a legitimate list of subscribers, and must not be designed primarily for advertising purposes, or for free circulation at nominal rates. Rate of Postage-One cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof. Third Class-Books, periodicals and matter wholly in print (not included in second class), proof-sheets, corrected proofsheets and manuscript copy accompanying the same. Rate of Postage-One cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. Fourth Class-Merchandise, namely, all matter not embraced in the other three classes, and which is not in its form or nature liable to destroy, deface or otherwise damage the contents of the mail bag, or harm the person of any one engaged in the postal service, and not above the weight provided by law. Rate of Postage-One cent per ounce or fraction thereof, but on seeds, cuttings, roots, scions and plants, one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof. THE LIMIT OF WEIGHT. A package must not exceed four pounds in weight, unless it be a single book. PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. On first-class matter the postage should be fully prepaid, but if two cents in stamps be affixed the matter will be forwarded and remainder due collected of addressee before delivery. printed or written name or address, without advertisement of publisher or sender; written or printed words or figures, or both, indicating date on which subscription ends; correction of typographical errors, a mark except by written or printed words to designate a word or passage to which it is desired to call attention; the words "sample copy"; publishers' or news agents' bills, receipts, and orders for subscription, but the same shall convey no other information than the name, place of publication, subscription price, and amount of subscription due. The number of copies inclosed may be indicated on wrapper or face of package. Third Class-Sender's name and address, with the word "from"; marks other than by written or printed words to call attention to word or passage; correction of typographical errors; on the blank leaves or cover of any book may be placed a simple manuscript dedication or inscription not like a personal correspondence; upon the address side of wrapper, envelope, tag or label must be left space sufficient for legible address and necessary stamps. Fourth Class-With matter of this kind may be inclosed any mailable third-class matter. On wrapper, cover, tag or label may be written name and address of sender with word "from"; marks, numbers, names or letters for purposes of description, or same may be printed; any printed matter not in nature of a personal correspondence. On address side must be left space sufficient for legible address and necessary stamps. THE REGISTRY SYSTEM. All mail matter. including drop letters, may be registered; but not matter addressed to fictitious names, initials, or box numbers, or bearing vague and indefinite addresses. The registry fee is ten cents in addition to postage. It must be prepaid by stamps affixed. Matter-The postage For orders exceeding $50 and not exceeding $60. .30c. For orders exceeding $60 and not ex ceeding $70.. .35c. For orders exceeding $70 and not exceeding $80. .40c. For orders exceeding $80 and not exceeding $100.. ..45c. On Second-Class Matter-The postage must be fully prepaid. On Third-Class must be fully prepaid. On Fourth-Class Matter-The postage must be fully prepaid. WHAT MAY BE WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON MAIL MATTER. Second Class-Name and address of persons to whom the matter is to be sent; index-figures of subscription book printed or written; printed title of publication, The fee for a postal note is 3 cents. A Postal Note may be drawn for any amount from one cent to four dollars and ninety-nine cents. FOREIGN POSTAGE TABLE.-COUNTRIES NOT EMBRACED IN UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION. Africa, except Egypt, Liberia, Congo, the Transvaal, British, French, Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in: the Territories of Southwest Africa, and of Togo, Western Africa (German Protectorates), Tunis, and the European postoffices in Moroc. co, Abyssinia and Madagascar, Brit ish mail.. Ascension, British mail. Australia, British mail, via Brindisi.. Chatham Islands, via San Francisco.. Fiji Isles, via San Francisco and Syd- Kimberley, South Africa (same as "Cape Colony "). Madagascar (except St. Mary's, Tamatave and Majunga), British mail.. Morocco (except Spanish possessions on West Coast).. Natal, British mail. Navigators, or Samoan Islands. New-Zealand... Norfolk Islands Orange Free State.. Pitcairn's Island... †Queensland.. Saint Helena, British mail. Shanghai, U. S. Postal Agency at, via San Francisco.. do. 15 10 10 4 do. Destination Transvaal (South African Republic).. do. 12 10 10 A copy 5 2544 22 4442 2 2 2 2242 124744 25244424 2422224224 1224 Zululand (same as Natal).. * Includes Basutoland, Caffraria and Griqualand. The rates for New-Zealand and New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania are those fixed by the postal conventions between the United States and those colonies for correspondence sent direct via San Francisco, and prepayment in full of those rates secures delivery of articles so prepaid, without further charge for postage. The U. S. has no postal convention with South Australia. Consequently the U. S. postage only (5 cents per 12 oz. on letters) is levied on matter addressed for delivery in that colony forwarded direct via San Francisco (the Australian postage thereon being collectible of addressee on delivery), and the same rates are required to be collected on matter received from that colony via San Francisco. Articles of merchandise, other than trade samples, may be sent in unsealed packages at the rate of one cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce. Sealed packages, other than letters in their usual and ordinary form, are not allowed to be forwarded. Also at Postal Union rates (see "Germany," page 18). Except places at "Hong Kong," "France," and "French Colonies-in Asia." **Grand Comoro, Anjouan Mohele. |