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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-04

against
Richard Watts, Edward a. walls, Hannah Waits. r. ii
Guardian al Item ~ 49, Wv"
This day came tie pAindG by her counsel, and il an
Pealing to The satisfaction of the Court, that the dc f. nn,
Richard ats il no mlahitanl OF ,s Cctuons ca'
On The motion OF the plaintiff, it is ordered that fe said
defendant appear here the MONDAY i'm Noveu
oer next anu answer the hill of the plaintiff aud tLat
copy OF 'biS Older he forthwith inserted for yo uouns
successfully, IN some newrpAper puli.lcd within his
State, and aso posted the ont door of The
Of ;bis couny.
a Copy Tesio. NJ. b. cRALLE, c. c.
September 23. DDS,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-13

Within that time some new mail routes were
established, and some improvements We're ma
in previously existing routes, but all these hear
very small proportion to the increase of ex-
penditures Possessing, therefore. as this de-
partment has done, those increased elements IF
prosperity and means of usefulness, it anneare ID
obvious to your committee that there must have
lavish expenditure of its funds, to reduce it in so
short time to its present insolvent condition
and to render necessary the appropriation of so
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-13
THE GAZETTE
By EDGAR SNOWDEN.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Report of the Majority.

Report of the Majority.
The Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads, in obedience to the resolution of the
Senate of the goth of March, A. D. 1884, pro-
ceeded to inquire into the condition of the
Post Office Department, and having made
progress in their investigation, now report
That your committee at an early day, after
they were invested with authority so to do, call
cd for statement of the available claims due
from postmasters and others to the department,
and Of the funds on hand, and also the amount
of its debts In answer to this inquiry, they
Ipere informed that it would be the work of Sc
veral months, with all the disposable force Of
the department, to prepare the statements; the
shortest time named as possible, extending
much beyond the probable adjournment of Con-
press Statements, therefore, said to be accu-
rate were obtained wherever it was practical
BILE; and, when such were not to be had, your
committee received conjectural estimates, sworn
TO by the heads Of the appropriate bureauX.
By those, it appears that the department is
largely insolyent, and that, since some time in
the year 1892 the Postmaster General has, with
out warrant of law, borrowed from the banks
large sums of money on interest for the pur-
pose of sustaining it, The interest account,
exhibited herewith, shows that some of those
loans were made during the last session of Con-
press: and within a short time after the date of
the annual report of the Postmaster General,
which states that there is an available surplus
fund on hand of $500, 81 40, and which con-
tains no intimation of any probable deficit, pre-
sent or future 1t is also worthy of remark,
that his last annual report is wholly silent on
the subject of these loans. But the Postmaster
General has, since the commencement OF this
investigation, represented to your committee
that aid from the Treasury is necessary to ena-
BILE him to carry on the operations of the de-
partment and he h rs stated that $450000 is the
smallest sum that will serve that purpose.
The sums borrowed and overdrawn on banks
10 the 18th April, 1884, and then existing as a
debt against the department, are stated by the
officers to be $4S9 800
And they state the amount due to
contractors on the 1st of April, 1884,
at $635,OoO
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present an explanation of the discrepancy; and
we can perceive of no mode of accounting for
it, consistent with the correct administration of
the department, and careful and accurate ex-
animation of the papers which issue from it,
and under its official authority.
Your committee has also caused to be select
ed from the report, (of extra allowances made
by the Postmaster General to the Senate on the
Sd day of March last all that have been there
set down as subsistng allowances since the 29th
day of June, 1888, which ought to include all
that are embraced in the Blue Book.
Their aggregate by that report
amounts to 1901, 573 ~
Their aggregate by the BlueBook is ,947 DO
NJ,1,;nr o I; Haronca of 06 ga 36
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Making the aggregate of its debts
$1,123,OOo

They also state that there was on the 18th
April, 1884, balance of deposites in banks in
favor of the department of $37 900 954
Of this there was deposited in banks
which have failed $5,455 OF
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They also reported, as coVectural estimate,
that there was due from postmasters for hostages
accruing prior to January lst, 1884, 100000
THE books from which this estimate was
drawn have been examined by the committee,
and the result of that examination leaves no
doubt that the amount of this credit is greatly
exaggerated.
1t appears that the receipts of the department
for the last quarter of the year 1888, according
10 the best estimate that can be formed (the
books and accounts not having been made up as
they should have been,) amounted to 1857 449
That there was deposited by several
postmasters in banks, during said
quarter, for the use of the depart
ment 332, 9O4
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Error between the annual report,
and the report ofMarch 3, 1884,
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Thus the Blue Book gives an a
than the annual report OF
The report of March 3, 1884, less
than the Blue Book
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A considerable portion of this sum, probably
was received by the department in drafts on
postmasters, but to what amount your commit
tee have no means Of ascertaining They,
therefore take the above sum as the amount
due for that quarter on the 1st of April, 1884.
This estimate of the sums due and outstand-
ing, will still appear large, if We compare it
with the amount of similar claims under for
mer administrations at time, too, when the
department was not involved in debt and had
no particular reasons to press its collections
with peculiar urgency 1t appears by the first
report Oh the present Postmaster General, made
on the 24th OF November, 1929, that, on the 1st
day of July of that year, the whole amount due
and outstanding, in the hands of postmasters
and others, was $4,000 81, and we can see no
good reason why the amount ofbalances sbonId
have been suffered to rise to s2S9, 42e, much
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$134,545

But it is understood that considerable sums
were received from postmasters exclusive of
the depoSites in banks, which is estimated to
reduce the amount in their hands for receipts,
during the last quarter of 1888, to $S3,725.
Which sum, resulting from the several data to
which we have access, is fixed upon as the
nearest approximation to the truth, attainable
within the limited time, which it was in our
power to devote to this part of the investiga-
ton We believe, however that any person
acquainted with the books, and the course of
business of the department and whose atten-
ton was exclusively devoted to the subject
could, in little time, estimate the amount of
debts due TO the department with very near
approach to accuracy; and that the officers Of
the department can, at any time within a few
days, make an abstract statement of its fiscal
concerns at the termination of any quarter, suf
ficiently accurate for the ordinary purposes of
general information or legislation.
The officers of the department, also, estimat-
ed the amount due from postmasters for post
ages, accruing within the 1st quarter of the
year 1884, at $5OO,OOO
Your committee examined, as far as practi-
cable, the data upon which this estimate was
made, and they have reason to believe that this
sum is also much above the true amount
1t is estimated by the chief clerk of the depart
ment that the nett receipts for hostages in the
hrst quarter OF 1888, will amount to $5200OO
Your committee have ascertained
that there was deposited in banks
for the use OF the department with
in that quarter, and prior to the 1st
day of April, $314,7O4
Which will leave of the receipts of
that quarter, in the hands of post
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$4,000 Is

This difference is wholly unexplained. No
answer has yet been given to call made bv
the Senate, on the 18th day of March last. on
resolution offered by one of your committee for
statement Of the sums paid for transportation
and extra allowances, if any, omitted in the
Blue Book, which would have enabled them to
Law of 1903, v. 2, p. 1892
1879, vol. 3, p. 1888, S. 10 Sec. 43
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Leaving to the credit account funds
in bank, April 18th, 1884, availa-
BILE, l,545 SS3
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Leaving an apparent balance out
standing in the hands of postmas-
tiers, of
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III lIIIS TtpUII UI NUVtIIIUtI oU,
1888, he says, that instead of
having had on hand that a.
mount Unavailable funds, the
department was at that time
really indebted beyond the
whole amount Of its re-
sources, including its credits,
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S69,743 sc 1-2

The Postmaster General, in his annual report
accompanying the Presidents message of De-
cember 1st, 1882, states surplus of available
funds, after defrayng all the expenses of the
department down to the lst of July.
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26,374 SO

aggregate less
$4O,369 OF 1-2
1854 SO
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$1,Q34,11

Four ffths of that sum supposed to
have been expended in the four
first years of the present Postmas-
ter General 1927, 271
And the aggregate revenues Of the
department for those four years,
was ss,7s1 ,o32
Making the aggregate expenditures
for the last named four years 1858, 800
Excess of expenditures over the pre-
ceding four years, So, 1885, 1874
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$4,000
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-09-04
THE PAVILION.

- 81 - s - Y 1IAS4
Ne,c Boarding Establishment at Bath
Morgan County, Va.
I,EyHE undersigned has rented the pro
a perry of James Nj. Wheat and John
Hunter, Esqrs. at "the Berkeley Springs
with the design Of keeping a Boarding
House there the ensuing season.
His houses are well supplied with fire
places, and have been fitted up with every
regard to the comfort Of visiters. The
chambers are furnished with pure hair mat
trasses and bedding Of the best quality,
and in other respects are inferior to none
at the springs.
His TABLE will be modelled after the
best Virginia houses, and the BAR fur
nished with wines and all the customary
Accommodations, eacept ardent spirits.
The Bedford and Saratoga waters will
be constantly kept.
While he has not disregarded appear
ances, the undersigned has been careful
only, and has spared no expense in sup
lplying bis establishment with all those
matters that would contribute 10 the real
comfort Of his guests: and he makes this
experiment" in the confidence that a
generous public will not suffer it to prove
a failure.
His house will be open the third week
in June. JOHN STROTHER.
Martinsburg, May 30, lS34.-tf.
Winchester Republican, Charlestown Free
Press, Williams port Banner and Hagers- town
Torch Light, s times each and send accounts to
advertiser.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-09-04
Jefferson (Va.)
J00K nv GU d,

HsHE next meeting of the Club will
Il commence, at their course near
Charlestown, on Wednesday, September
oath, 1884
First Days Race, miles and repeat,
for $500, entrance $40.
Second Day, miles and repeat, for
5000, entrance $40. Same day, a Sweep.
stake for 8 year old colts, one mile and
repeat-entrance 500, half forfeit, to be
closed on the lst of September.
Third day, miles and repeat, for $500
entrance SIS. Same day, d race for all
sorts Of horses, one mile and repeat, en-
trance $40.
There must be four entries (paid for)
or no race, on each day. Winners on pre-.
ceding days'exclnded from entering in the
subsequent races. Weights and regula-
tons the same as those of the Central
Course" The track is now made an ex-
act mile. Proper officers are appointed
to enforce the most rigid decorum. Seats
will be erected on a retired eminence for
the Ladies'
N. B. The purses as heretofore, al.
ways at the stand.
| THE SECRETARY.
July 10, 1S34.-tr.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-09-04
Notice to Trespassers,

THE subscriber has for a long time
sustained very great injury from per.
sons throwing down his fences to let cat.
tie and other stock into his enclosures,
and for the purpose Of finding them again,
rldIug through his farm at their pleasure,
aud carrying off rails, timber, SC. His
outside fencing is now in good order and
repair, and he hereby warns and gives
thls pubic notice to all persons; particu-
iariy me parents and guardians of Chill
dren and masters of slaves, that he is de.
termlned and will prosecute ali and every
person hereafter seen on, or nass;ns
through his farm, or Committing anv y
Their depredations.
DANIEL BURKHARr
May, 90, 1S34.--tf
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-09-04
poetry.
From Blackwood's Magazine.
A FEW YEARS.

From Blackwood's Magazine.
FEW YEARS.
OH a fe,o years how the words come
Like frost upon the heart
We need not weep, we need not smile,
For a. ft,c years, little while,
And it will all depart,
And we shall be with those who lie
Where there is neither smile nor sigh.
Yet" a feto years''-is this the tohols
OF chillness in the name,
That, glad or wretched, a Jstc years,
With their tumultuous hopes and fears,
And twill be all the same
Our name, our generation, gone,
Our day Of life, and life's dream donel
All this were nothing :--fswcr still
Will do to bury all
That made life pleasant once, and threw
Over its stream the sunny hue
That il shall scarce recall;
There is gloomier grave than death
For hearts where love is as life's breath.
Az, pain sleeps now; but few years
And how all, all may changer
How some whose hearts were like our own,
So woven with ours, so like in tone,
BY then may have grown strange;
Or keep but that tame cutting show
OF love that freezes fervor's flow!
Such things have been oh a fsto years,
They teach US more of earth;
And of what all its sweetest things,
Its kindly ties, its hopes young springs,
Its dearest smiles are worth,
Than aught its sage ones ever told
Before our own fond breasts grew cold.
But--worst and saddest--a few years.
And happy is the heart
That still believes itself the same
Hsnow calm pulse, so dead, so tame,
To be the one whose lightest start
Was bliss, even though il wrung hot tears,
To the cold rest Of later years.
The storms and buds together gone,
The sunshine and the rain
Our hopes, our cares, our tears grown few.
We love not as we used to do,
We never can again
And thus much for few short years
Can the words breathe of much that cheers2
Yet something we must love, while iife
Is worn within the breast;
Oh would that earth had not, even yet,
Enough, too much. wherein to set
Its tenderness supprest!
Would this world had indeed no more,
On which affections depth to pour!
For then how easy it would be,
In contriteness of soul,
Weary and sick to bring to One,
To the Interchangeable alone,
Devotedly the whole,
Then q fe,D years, at rest forgiven,
Himself would dry all tears in Heaven,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-09-04
NOTICE

TO PARENTS, GUARDIANS &c.
NHE subscriber hereby gives notice
L. from the depredations that are, and
have, increasingly been committed on his
premi ses) that be is determined from this
time henceforward to prosecute, all, and
every person so offending in future to the
utmost extent and rigor of the law-hav-
ing sustained great injury to his property
hitherto. He trusts parents and guardians
will readily perceive The necessity Of this
notice-and with view to bringing often
ders to justice in future, he takes occasion
to inform all who may be interested, that,
the annoyance and injury TO him has been
so great, as TO impose upon him the ne
cessity of engaging to pay an annual sum
to person selected by him for that pur-
pose, whose duty it will be to report the
names of trespassers in future.
ALEX. STEPHEN.
Martinsburg May %, lss4-tf.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-09-04

NEW SPRING 4 SUMNER
8e6ps.
EyHE store at Little Georgetown for
a merly conducted by Stevens and
Hammond, will be carried on for the fu
ture at the old stand by the undersigned,
who has Just received and opened an ex-
tensive assortment OF
Spring 6. Summer Goods
Consisting in partof
Blue, Black and Fancy colored Cloths;
Assorted Summer Cloths;
Pittsburg Cords, Striped Jeans:
White and Brown Irish and French
GE ~ ID ~ 8
Ginghams and Calicoes;
Jackonet and Cambria;
American Nankins;
Muslin corded Skirts;
Plain and Figured, Book and Swiss
Mttaltt1a.
Linen, and Linen Cambria HandkeI
chiefs.
Bobbinetts and Laces;
Black Italian Lutestrings;
+" eros. de Swiss;
Plain and Fancy colored Sarcinetts;
RIBANDS Of various figures.
all Of which he will sell remarkably low.
/ ALLEN e. HAMMOND.
Little Georgetown, 20, IS34.--by
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THE subscriber tenders his grateful
- thanks TO bis friends and the public
for the liberal patronage heretofore receiv-
ed, and is determined, If prices TO suit the
times, and strict attention 10 business, are
any inducements, TO merit further favors
from a generous public. Having selected
a lirst-rate stock of materials, and expe
rienced workmen in his employ, he feels
confident in stating to those who may ia
vor him with their custom, that they may
depend on having their work well executed
He has attached TO his establishment a
Coach Smith Shop, and is therefore ena
bled TO make and repair Steel Springs oil
all sorts, and furnish work with punctualiy,
and at lower price than formerly.
Csrryalls of all sorts on hand suitable
for any purpose.
Old Carriages, Gigs, sc. &c. taken in
exchange for better ones. All sorts ol
work in bis line repaired at any notice, and
at fair prices.
Silver and Brass Mounting kept on hano
and if Kirk haint got 'em, he'll git 'em.
g7-His Shop is two doors east Of the
Stage Office. NJ. G. KIRK.
Shepherdstown, July II, 1S33.-E
n B.-Three Apprentices will he taker
TO the above business, if immediate applI
cation be made. Boys from Id TO l6 years
of age will meet with tolerable chance.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-06
F ARMERS!-Take Notice.

FARMERS!-Take Notice.
FrHE undersigned having rented Mr.
Alexander Stephens Spring Mills,
takes occasion 10 say to the Farmers oil
the surrounding neighbourbood, that he
VIII use his utmost endeavours TO merit a
liberal patronage-he will stand the in
spection in either of the markets, when
the Wheat delivered is of sufficiently good
quality to enable him to do so, without
loss to himself-when not merchantable
he wilogrind it by itself and give the pro
duct III the customer, deducting TOLL
lie will of course, be thankful for all the
Choppng that may be offered him by the
farmers of the neighbourhood.
JOHN STONEBRAKER.
September %, l833-tf
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Blank Deeds at this Office.
a arttnsDtlrg Gazette.

TERMS:-Two DOLLARS, payable
in advance; or, Two DOLLARS AND
FIFTY CENTS, within the year; and i
payment be deferred to the end of the
year, THREE DoLLARs will invariably
be demanded. No paper viii be dis
continued until all arrearages are paid,
except at the discretion of the editor.
advertisements of one square or less
inserted three times for one dollar, and
for each subsequent insertion twenty
five cents; longer ones in proportion
Chancery orders of the usual length
inserted and posted according to law
at five dollars each. Advertising GUS
toners will please to mark on the mas
uscript, how many insertions are re-
quired. If no such direction is given
the ADVERT sementwillbe continued IN
til forbid.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-06

VIRGINlA;-En the Circuit Superior Court o.
Lar and Chancery for Berkeiey co,ottB;
DECEMBER RULES, 1893.
Mary Gregory, formerly Menghinil widow Oh
Joseph Mcnghini, decd Esther Jehoida Men
ghini, widow Of Joseph Menghini jr. decd
and Margaret, Susan and Mary Menghini, chill
dren and heirs of said Joseph Menghini, jr.
deceased, and others, plt6;.
against
William Gregory, Matthew Ransom, Philip Ma
denbousch, and others, and James McKcwan,
Sedwiek McKewan and Catharine Dare, chill
dren and heir of Michael McKewan, dec. detts.
in CHANCERY.
THE defendants, James McKewan
Sedwick McKewan and Catharine Dare
not having entered their appearance and
given security, according TO the act of as
sembly and the rules Of this court, and il
appearing by satisfactory evidence that
they are out of this Commonwealth: it is
ordered, that the said defendants do enter
their appearance TO this suit on the first
day Of the next term. to answer the bill Of
the plaintiff, and that copy of this order
be published in any newspaper within this
county. and continued for two months
successfully. and another copy thereof
posted at the front door of the Court
House of the said county.
A Copy Tcste,
JOHN STROTHER, c.
December 10, 1888 Pm con.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-02-06
OFFICE, Palsburr. p.
Dec. 5. 1874
TO CORRESPONDENTS

~ OOhRESFONDE
The object of this paragraph il 10 :,
form the customers of this office. lbs, ~.
grant for Lotteries in this state exn;rs.
BY its own limitation, on the 31st or Ne
cember 1888. After which no tickets ear
BY law, be disposed of 10 this state. nj
the determination Of the subscriber, not "a
infringe the laws enacted at the last se,
sion Of the Legislature, but TO bow with
submission TO their DEGREES. Therefore
we request that, should any Of our cu,.
toners wish to invest in Lotteries. th,,
they will hereafter direct their orders 70
CLARKE s COOK, WHEELING Va
The firm is George A. Cook, Piusburr
And JOHN Nj. CLARKE, Wheeling. Va
Under the immediate auspices Of Y,rr,
& MlNTIRE, Of .Nelo York, long known
as the Managers of responsible and eon;
table Lotteries in the United States
An entire transfer Of all matters and sf
fairs appertaining TO the Lottery bushes,
will be made to the Wheeling office, and
after expressing my warmest thanks for
the unexampled patronage received from
the western people, beg leave, mos, re.
spectfully, TO refer them 10 the Wheeling
office, 10 all their future operations IN
Lotteries. In bidding adieu 10 the many
correspondents that have honored me with
their confidence, can only thank them
heartily for the past, and wish them in all
future adventures, success beyond ,he
expectations. GEORGE A. COOK.
December 10, 1885 m.