Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-10
DOMESTIC,

re- WAsHINcroN, August.
onr Circuit Court Bench, Bar Jurors Witness
cs, Auditors, and ally has been completely ,vco-icd
out by the long trials which have lust termino, al
tor the present. The arsSment upon the motion for
new trial, in the case of the United States ps
Watkins was not gone into yesterday, the corr,
having determined To adjourn, after getting tbrou
some civil business, 10 "Wednesday next when il, -
supposed The motions in arrest of Judgment 40 -
which notice has been given. will be argued
The GRIND Jury renewed it's REQUEST for T, II;
charge and. the Attorney OF thc United States cor
srntng, it was discharged, ler an unprsceJo,I
attendance OF torty-two DAYS.
Letter 10 lie Editor. orMe u. s. 7.,.r..
CoLuMpTs, Juiy 10, 1929
SIR-ln your paper Of the eth instant ,vIicI
""Ve JUST sc'h' among other remarks Respecting tho
post once, you observe that mir Barry fonpI IL
department with high character I'm, ;,yaI,.e, ~.
contracts beyond its ability TO paw" This s,a,so
presume was made through inadvcrtence and ,y,h'
oul hio"iSuge oi the cual condition of the d.,
Partment. You VIII see from my first reDort tho,
on st July, 1923 when | entered unon rba IT,;
OF lostmaster GENERAL, there was a large sum duo
rom iostmasiers BY my last report You will 500
that during the time ] remained i'm the dcnor,r,'
the receipts exceeded the expenditures abnmt ,',
hundred thousand dollars. As state from neno,y
may DC inaccurate as to the exact sum ~
inns surplus, together with a sum eou,I ~ sI
tquai' To ihe anont due TO the department. nj tho
commencement OF INV atlmnist rntiun with H. 49,
rent revenue OF the year, constitue the means il, t
hands OF the Postmaster General, 10 meet the c,,r
nd IN . no
lie, whether the present Postmaster General cI
the department involved in contracts beyond Is =.
bIlItles to pay" " "
1t IL known that was opposed to the establish
mcnt OF additional mail routes the session of O.
gress before the last, as a large number had hon ~
tabilshed the previous session. But under tho necu
mar circumstances which that time existed thor.
seemed to DC a strong wish aInong Tho n,en,bors 80
congress 10 pass the bill which the Committee on
fost Roads had reported; and | stated tIst rho 40
PdlVncnt could meet the expense, by absorbing
Part OF It's surplus funds. If mistake not preafer
number OF routes were established nj This eess;oo
than at any previous session, which, consequently
greatly encr cased the expenditures -
Last year. the expense of the department exceeded its ree,s
ABOUT twenty-five thousand dollars and calcula,ed ,bat %
excess OF expenditures the receipts Of the
would probably amount nearly double that sum, E, II he
hands OF the Postmaster General meet "all the courac #
me department During next year, entertained no doubt
mat Tie revenue would be than equal 10 Inc
and that surplus Of between and three HUNDRED bo".s
"oTa remain IN hands and IN the hands of Pomascs
II me expenditures Of tie department m years to come
oSsen lhe annual receipts between fifty and seventy
hoSahh d"ars efe would be no inability meet lis snpape.
menus had no fears OF dhnnuon of revenue so A. IN mo
us concerns so as To retain the public confidence If this
'h""d be Withdrawn, aware, that its receips would
ought not to be estimated by the surplus of TeeepIs over
eNPrnnureH very bad administration of its affairs
should have graduated the cxendure 80 as To- ab.o,l
within given period, the whole lis revenue Nv rxtn
ng the operations Of the department. the public nters, Is sur
served aud the The funds should no ksn,
active, and not suffered accumulate in the hands ri r
objects "r'''I' '''''i
The tue of successful administration Of the dep,r
ment Is ~ the extension of IT'S Operations limited only tv he
means ana ~ the vigilance and atfulne.s Of lis apentS
very respectfully, your oLedient servant.
.,.., No. r.. JOHN MCLEAN
have very hastily written ,I,. ,o,o ,.., ..,..
for the fsc's. '' '''''s =" ''''oT
ELorEMENT.--Thc fashionable world Of Providence
was very much cxcltCdon Saturday last BY the clone
ncht TIC night previous, of gentleman and LADY, ia,
Intier only seventeen years Of aye, ard both rncnbor
oi two OF the most respectable and influential Gr;I;
~ that town. We understand that the circr,rs,,
are little singular. II il not the first time H. 49,
h's attempted TO leave her fothors bouse ,,I " -; ~"
many weeks since she pursued as far NJ pa,.,t
ct on her way 10 Boston. The gentleman has Coz TO-,
orthrcc years been engaged to marry anotbor Iol =;
a nc ghoorng town, and has lately been d;sca,J. h
her On Friday he wus forbidden fL 49,. 20 - ,"f
present companion by her pni cute md C;,l W Tvs
Wach me movements Of The runawavs r., - - ~
tnc Vg"nGcc OF all portics by SngoCnc lie ci'i ,.u
I I WIN considerable int crest In 40 n,i -
,s' '''e WUh nm and cndeayor 10 on5y Of 10
'Io uey worc TO start the ncyt n;,L, ab,i,'a
lie . c " ~ the appointed hour he called s,s,d,
CO.; ,'3'ur was gong with him and the co,n,o, 80 h;
WING r, t '"1 no necessary. They part ed and dri-
A reoL ~, ~ street stopped his horse Opposite tho
NOT s, W." VIC i'dy INTO his chnise aud hcv have
t,tirn , g., ncafd Of The families held cousfI-
tho t,,oi' '"y morning and sent messenger after
j, or no, 20 MAKE them marry whether they ike