Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-29

A great excitement exists In tnlS community,
in relation to the Developments which have
recently been made on the subject OF abuses in
our Post Office. Documents addressed to res
uectabe citizens. and ranked from Washing
Ion by the Hon John q. Watmough, have been
suppressed and sold by one Of the clerks as
waste paper. We were shown, on Saturday
last, a number of envelopes, which had been
taken from bag filled with documents, and
sold 10 a grocer, all of which were addressed
10 gentlemen well known in the county. 1t is
ureposterous 10 allege that these men could not
be found as some of them are in business, and
receive letters almost daily, by the penny post.
Col Watmough has frequently been charged
with neglect by his constituents, but the facts
here brought to light, show that such allegations
have been most uujusty made. In some cases,
two or more packages addressed to the same
Individual, have been found among those which
shave not been permitted, by the operations in
the postofice, to reach their destination. A ri
GIL investigation into these matters is now on
fat, ard We inrbear comment until the result is
iatd before "a pubc.-PhH Gaz.
To see Gov Marcy aud his Regency Cabinet
with heir six gloves and stockings, riding
about the State once in two years, shaking
hands AMI talking politics with the iaboring
class, compiimenting their wives I'd kissing
beircsldren, just before the election, forciby re-
winds SIS Of the following anecdote:
4 Clergyman was said to have called at the
dwelling of remote parshioner, Just before
Qaartcr-da y, and on giving each of the family
a hearty shake and friendly squeeze of the
hand thus addressed them in turn: % have a
special regar,.' for you, sir; for you. madam.
and your est,ma bic famiy-consideripe you ali
as belonging to my flock" Doubtless" re-
piled the good laov, as observe you take
special care to hln., us up, about shearing
nme"-heeSrite Arghs.
Gang Of Horse There's Some persons in
Sheridan few days SINCE being in the woods,
discovered a stray horse, with a saddle and bri-
die, made fast to tree Suspicious that all was
not right they kept watch on the horse; at length
man, stranger 10 them, approached the
LoCse; they seized nm, and from his own con-
tSson, 'hey iearned that ne was one OF gang
OF thleveS lnicStRG the country rsgularly or
ganIzed; whose mode OF doing business is this.
One gentleman steals horse and rides him q
lew miles 10 place assigned. where he IS taken
by another gentleman, and thus the horse i for
wdrded through the whole gang of gentlemen n
market where be is disposed Of 10 the hest a.,
vantage for the general interest of the co mart
nerShip.- Caat. (NY) Wig.
The Rod in China.-The grand panacea
anwever, after all, is the rod The s,snnra}
apphcation OF this vigorous instrument Of a5.
mnlstration is by no means confined TO China
Out embraces. without exception, every country
o. the East, from Japan TO Bengal, including
|oou' ooo,UOO,OO0 OF people, or more than half
",e uuuldh race fhere the rod, under its vari-
Gus GUS applications of bamboo, cane, cudgel or
W UnGn, Is actively at work from morning till
T,gnt; and afterwards from night til! morning.
49, ne Grand Patriarch canes his first minister;
~, %e rrme Minister canes the Secretary of State;
w secretary OF State admonishes Lords of the
t,,easnry by 6eiaboring their backs; these en-
I've I've 'ner orders to the First Lord of the Ad-
mlralty by applying what is equal TO a CATO
Ga1S tails, Generals cane field-officers, and
rn eu ouicerS the captains and subalterns. Of
p,,' use lhe common soldiers of the Celestial ar
%ny. ate eaned al tibitunI, by everybody. Then
.SSGands cane their wives and wives cane their
Snidren' In short, the Chinese and their neigh
lions 's "eU-noSSeo MI