Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-08

mnisration. His answer appended and presented a,
part OF this report Many OF the most important of these
improvements of date. If this bill shall pass
improvements like these will be at end The decline
must be as rapid their progress has been and their ad-
Vontages in future the country orego; and for no
oer benefit than that OF having newspapers transported
at the public expense
The committee, upon full view OF the whole subject
are OF opinion that would be highly nexpedent to pass
the BILL aud therefore recommend its indefinite postpone
meut.
Posr OFFICE DEpARrMENr.
Nay, II, 1882 {
SfR In yourlcucrc Of the 10Th instant have
the honor to transmit the following statement:
Among the improvements made in mail facilities within
the last three years, the olowing
Such Increased expedition is given TO the main eastern
mall that 1t runs from ashngton City Boston in twelve
hours less time than it has done before; and from Bos
ton arrives Washington in eleven hours less time than
! at amy iormer period.
The mail from New York now arrives i'm WASHINGTON
City in b hours, 225 miles; and from phadclpio 35
miles, in II hours. The first of these was until within
the last mouth never less than Ia hours; the last ne
yer less than 81 hours.
The mails from Philadelphia, via Lancaster Harris.
burg and Bedford, TO Pittsburg and from Philalep
via Reading, Harrisburg, and Alexandria TO Pi,slurT
are now carried through in less than three DAYS Neither
of these mails was, till lately, ever carried through
in less than three and half days. On both of these
! blshcd. ~
three times week, is now transported daily in horse
post coaches, and with such increased expedition that il
now from Washington City Detroit in nearly three
days less time than at any former period.
Daily lines of mail coaches have been established be-
tween Wheeling on the Ohio river, and Ashtabula and
faport on Lake Erie, where the mail formerly car
ried but three times week. and such increased exped-
uon gwen to the whole as 10 gain entire day the time
oil transportation
All the connecting between Washington CITY and
Buffalo, N " via Harrisburg, Northumberland and
"lnamSpor'' RAJ are so expedited as 10 through in
nearly two days less time than formerly.
The line OF stages connecting Philadelphia and Della
ware with tie eastern shore of Maryland and VIRGINIA
mas been increased from b-wcekly tri weekly line
TO astve, near Cape Charles and increased eXpcdi
ton given roit of one day
The mail from New York, by New Brunswick, n. J.,
to Eason Pa has been increased from tri- weekly TO
daily line of fOur-horsc post coaches.
he mail from Washington city TO Harrisburg. Pal
~ miles has been improved run through in one
day and 10 daily ur-horse post coaches The time
formerly occupied, was two days.
The mails carried from Washington civ and
from Baltimore to Cincinnati, o., distance OF 5II miles
IN four days. by daily lines of four horse post coaches This
was never performed before in less than six days The
same increased expedition is given Frankfort and Louis
Baltimore and Wheeling.
The mail which was but tri-wcckly is now transnored
daily in iourhorse post coaches, between Cincinnati o.
and Georgetown, Ky, 70 miles, and with such increased
expedition as TO run through each way in IL hours 1t
Lines of post coaches have recently estabsbedbe
tween Columbus o. and indianapolis, Ind Cincinnati and
indianapolis, and between Frank fort XIV and Indianono
lis where only horse mails had before been carried
6i-weeky line of four-hose post coaches has been es
tApsed between Ierre Haute on the Wabash, and La
line of stages has been established from Fayee, Mo-
to Independence, in the western part of that State
~ line OF post coaches between Louisville XIV and ST.
Louis, Mo, by which an entire day is gained.
nc mai mas been 30 improved between Louisville XIV
ana Nashville, Tenn as to daily in four horse post
coaches and through in less than two DAYS bv which
means daily mail route perfected between Washippton
CITY and Nashvile, and in four days less time than for
mcrly "
The route from Frankfort and Lexington KY to Ga,-
gov, has been extended to Nashville Tenn thus giving
tri-wcekly line OF our-horse post coaches between
Frankfort and Nashville and with increased expedition
of half day.
he rne from, / win
Beans station, Tenn has been increased from weekly TO
tn-weeky line of post coaches expedited as to
run through in two days less time than formerly
Inc OF ourhorse post coaches has been established to
run three times week between Cauettsburgh, XIV and
Lexington, I2S miles.
line OF iour-horse post coaches run three times
week has been established between Nashville Tenn and
NlemphiS, on the Mississippi river; also between Hunts
vile, Ala via Florence and Memphis
line of stages has been established 10 run three times
a week between Tuscumba, Ala and Natchez via Jack
Miss, thus constituting regular stage connection he
tween The northwestern States, through seats of Go
ycrnment OF Tennessee, and Mississippi, Nachcz on
the mississippi river.
line of our-orsc post coaches has been established
TO run twice week, between Huntsville and Tuscaloosa
line of stages, twice week. has beech establi he'd
between Montgomery, via Selma and Tuscaloosa, Ala
This, with the preceding route, forms stage connection
between the seats OF Government in Georgia and Alabama
and Tennessee and Alabama.
The only regular and certain mail communication be-
tween this place and New Orleans, formerly by way
OF Tennessee, three times week through i'm % Iavs An
aborve attempt had been made TO establish am-bo,t
mail by way OF Mobiles but all communication bv yav Of
Georgia and South Alabama, too prccarous for er
camille purposes. In the of 1929 regular steam
boat line was established between Mobile and ~ Orleans
and from fine LIST OF January, 1880, line of four horse
post coaches was established three times week. between
Fort Mitchell and Mobile Ala, 270 miles and with such
increased expedition to perfect tri-weeLy line nv
coaches and sean-boats III ID days each way between
W aslngtOn and New Orleans From the Ist of January
1881, an increased expedition given 10 this mail so as
to run through from the of Government to New Or
leans, in l2days. Within the last six months four add
uOnal trips week have been established on the whole
route between Macon, Georgia, and New Orleans 637
miles, thus constituting the whole route daily between the
Atlantic cities and New Orleans and with an expedition
as follows from New Orleans to Washington city, III DAYS
ana IL hours 10 Baltimore IL days and hours; to Phiia
depha II days and IL hours to New York, I3 days and
. hours TO Boston, If days and 10 hours.
line OF iour-horsc Stages formerly ran twice weo,
between Washington City and Fauauicr G. H. Va so
miles; in lieu OF which there has been established daily
line OF iourhorse post coaches from Wasngton by Char
lottesve, Va TO Lynchburg, 200 niles and til weekly
line OF iour-horse post coaches from Lynchburc by Dan
vile, TO Salem, n c. and 10 Lexington, N c.; also line
Of stages which ran twice week from Frederictsbure
ABLY Halifax c h., Milton, N c. Lexington Salisli-
y, York c. b., 5. c. 10 Powelon, Ca. is improved TO
u-wcey line OF iourhorse post coaches connecting with
The Lynchburg line as above at Lexington and xtended
from dshngon Georgia, TO Mlledgeville with am in
creased expedition, which gives three DAYS time ON The
whole route OF 600 miles from Fcdeiicksbn and GJ7
miles from Washington city.
Steamboat mail was formerly carried twice week be-
tween Baltimore and Norfolk Va and line of stages ran
twice week, ~ miles, between Norfolk and Edenlon y
- mere has, IN the improvement Of this arrangement
hHen an increase OF three trips week each way between
baltimore and Norfolk 200 miles by steamboat and tri-