Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-03-05

Uniun, on his examination before the
committee, says: See Doc. No a6.
II Is my impression that tho eastern
mail for the interior Of Kentucky has usu
ally entered the State by wsY Of MaysviIle
sud thence goes on through the State
Another mail. which goes 20 another part
Of the State Of Kentucky, passes through
CINCINNATI TO Louisville, usually bv steam.
boat When the boats do not run, the
the mail is sent by Cincinnati to George.
town. believe"
VIM Burke. (Sce Doc. No a7) the
postmaster at Cincinnatti. testilies. that
for eighteen daygartcr the first OF January
1852, the eastern mail for Louisville was
sent through BY Georgetown; that on the
18th day of January, the steamboat com.
mencod running from Cincinnati 10 Lon.
isvlle, and has carried the mail from the
last named city ever since, when the river
was impossible hy reason of ice. And
your committee have been shown, and
here exhibit three letters (See exhibits in
Doc. No go from individuals connected
with the department, the first dated the
Goth January, 1882, and the last on the
! 18th of January, 1884. addressed TO the
postmaster nj the distributing office of
i GAINESVILLE, Ohio, by which il viii be seen
| that the mails were directed TO 10 so dis
/ tfibuted aud sent, that no letter or paper
brought By the eastern mail could, in The
due course of things, pass through by ihe
route from CinclnGaiti 10 Georgetown Ii
were therefore wholly imma.etial, as 10
the arrangement OF this route. what was
4 the speed OF the eastern mail from Baltl.
more by Wheeling to Cincinnati. or from
Maysville 70 Nashville
Tue inducement set foiih for The pre-
tended increased speed upon 1t, therefore.
wholly fails II wesnot necessary 10 con.
meet any lines whatever, or to effect aur
purpose useful 10 the department or The
psblic
II was not necessary that the trip should
be- performed 10 The night and il was not
so aHfiorned daring any part Of The year,
ard there was no increase ~ speed beyond
that required rs HE advertisement and
the original contract All which is cunclu
siyeiy proved BY tie testimony Of Z 5
Longhhorolsll, agent ful Toe department
William Burke. postmaster ai Cinciunattl
Alexander CoanaHY. See Poe No 2S)
postmaster at Casingtoa. Kentucky. and
j. L Johnson, postmaster, Georgetown
See document No 30.
William Burke tesiiies, the mai for
Georgetown was regularly made up NJ his
Office in Gincinnatii. and ready TO be de-
liyercd BY sunset in the summer, and by
or S DEL pcg, p NJ IN The winter seasoa
and that it was usually taken from his Of
flee at from 4 to 8 o'clock IN the notning
though il was sometimes taken across the
river TO Covingtoa (Which is OH the Ken
lucky shore, Immediately opposite} over
night. And Alexander Connaly. The post.
master at CoYingion, testifies. thai the
mail was usually taken from his Office at
from 90 9 in The morning And II is
Shown by The evidence Of j. 4. johnson,
that the average time OF lis arrival in
Georgetown vas after O'Clock il tho eg-
ening; allowing the contractor about %
hours for the transportation Of the mail
from CINCINNATI 10 Georgetown. if he
chose 10 spend that much time on the way
and If he did not, he was allowed just as
much Time as be was pleased TO spend,
instead Of diving night and day with the
pretended speed, ana breaking down hor.
ses and destroying coaches for the sake Of
expedition.
From Georgetown 10 Cincinnati it 4
seems TO bave moved al the same leisure
ly pace. Mr.. Tough borough testifies that
he twice travelled the route in the stage |
in the summer season, on his business as
agent for the department, since the Isl OF
January, 1882; that he set out about or
8 O'Clock in the morning, and artired at
Coyington. opposite CINCINNATI, about
or 8 o'clock in The evening, making about
IS or 10 hours on the way. J. Il John.
son, postmaster at Georgetown, testifies,
that the usual time OF the Cincinnati mail
O'Clock at night to 6 o'clock in the morn
ing and Alexander Connally, the post
master at Covington, testifies, that the
usual time Of its arrival at bis office from
Georgetown, was from to s O'Clock L
NJ; and the testimony Of Burke and Con
Dally go TO show, that by the winter ar
rangement the mail was carried on this
route on horseback.
Thus il appears, from a mass OF evidence
which cannot be coniradicted, that there
was no increased speed whatever on this
route; that on the contrary, the contract
or was not required to perform even his
original contract, but was INDUCED with
so much time as might suit bis own private
convenience that from the Grst 10 the
last, be had as many hours out Of the
twenty four as he might choose, and just
such hours as he chose. TO perform the
service upon his route so that this extra
allowance OF $1,000 year, being three
times the amount of the original contract
price. was gift by the Department. for
which no public service whatever was rcn
dered.
BEKs ErF's CAsS.
The contract of j. aud b Bonnet 10
carry the mail from Bslelonie 20 Mead.
vile is noticed in page % OF the former
report Of your committee. II has since
been rc-exauiIned; they have looked into
the public documen Is, and taken the tcsii