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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-29

c,.nranv for The travel be prescrTeo anu III .o
cuson YOU cav Il hope That arrangements may Sss &c
mad. nv which the new Steamboat ana otage H0"pJ
may gel the contract for the mali between
hurr and Washington. al the price bsi"re o"f" "
SbnrId this he done the Department may coEs,Ge' 10
offer Of S237 so per mile per annnm hccePFu' NV
s,,cIes IN contract with the company IN question: anu
IN. h; -c,,rna able character OF such condition 10 OUT
c.orance were made known To you oy my commune
ION Yesterday through MIR Kennedy Inc DePa'''' u.
doss no, consider itself at bey 10 unnu lhe az -
entered into with AleSsrs. Waller ana brown w''"u'
some DELINQUENCY on their part but II prepared 10 say
that if your Company does not promote an Xxx,
10 its contractors thereby essening their ahy 10 ac
com,poda,c public travel the Department VIII INSIST Oh
their pu,ng on as swift and well conditioned o"ats as
can he had and in Of their refusal 10 90 81, DIS ~
falling 10 do reasonable time, VIII! transfer 'iieii
contract 10 anv other persons who will better accomio
dale the public If you take the Mall The connection
for travel will Of course be preserved; io Inc a'oa"
from Baltimore which brings the Mail, brings ''e
raye also and il will be the policy {" Tie DePaf'hc"'
to dptain the Mail little possible al Washington of
else where. =.
trust the assurance now given that the best praclI'
cable service shall be had upon the Potomac, and IN de-
fault thereof that the contract shall be transferred 10 any
new Concern will every serious obstacle 10 tue
conclusion Of arrangement; for may well submit
TO your Of pIoprIey to say, "hethef oue'
under circuns,a much less imposing, 10 annul te
arrangement made for the mere purpose OIL giving t'e
contract TO another Of men, who have once rJtcted
the umalum OF the Department II, however, Messfs'
Waller and Brown shall consent TO transfer oil Tie ser
vice, that difficulty will be removed
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
(SirnedD AMOS KENDALL.
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WAsHISGTos CRY,
Wcdnesdau Erening, Dec. l2, 1855.

Wednesday Erening, Dec IL, 1858
To Amos KESDALL, Esq,
Sir. Your communication of the ooh November was
laid before the Board Of Directors during the past week
stated 10 the Board that after The receipt oil your com
munica,ion obtained information that you had MADE
contract with the Wilmington Company, and reminded
the Board that in my letter 10 Major Hobbe, OF the ION
of October stated that f the Department were 70 con-
tract with the Wilmington Railroad Company 10 carry
daily mail between Crazy and wilmington, ths Ingnl
b. rood reoson for dispensing with the conditions sus
ues,ed in regard 10 the time lost IN delentions "
Their stated in regard 10 compensation, that II seemtu
TO me, both the Company and Inc department couIu
,feIv eeye 10 referees their umpire 10 say wheher
condensation should be S237 80 per mile, or $ooo per
mile or an intermediate sum- Some OF the virginia
Representatives in Congress have, however saeo 70
me that the Department would not be wiling 10 REFER tne
,as,;on and have urged upon the great lnconVeni
me- ,b, the public would sustain from the want oil the
mail facilities that the Railroads afford Under the IN
Anencs of this consideration, have determined 10 &C.
cent your offer Of 1887 80 per mile per annun'
The Connections of The Company for the raVe can oe
preserved This will be effected from the Roanoke
Sonlh by means Of the contract with The wilmington
Company for daily mail between Grary anu WI
,uington but am apprehensve from lnloma'iVn fece
Cd today that there may be some dithcu'y IN re-
$500, ~ The connection between Fredericksburg and
Washington The present Stage and Steamboat Com
pany has gone good deal oexpense IN gelng ne
Steamboat and Stages for the accommodation OF 'ne
travel and there strong considerations OF p"Pey
IN induce ms 10 preserve the connection with them as 10
The travel In this there would be great awkwardness
if we were to carry the mail in connection win o IT.
ierent company hope that arrangements may YET oe
made BY which the new Stage and Steamboat Company
NAV gel the contract for the Mail between ffedercks
burg and Washington at the price heretofore offered
them. Should this he done, the Department may con
slider its offer of 1927 so per mile per annum accepted
sh,ll probably return this evening TO Richmond, anc
in case Of my doing before bearing from you you car
address ME there on the subject.
Respectfully yours,
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DESTRUCTIVE. FIRE!

Eyt,oe, of q letter to The Editors IF The Wig, from
f;oorhIIud "GoocIllAHu, Dec 2Jh
al regret 10 state that last night the stables ana mos
Of the sppurtruan, buildings (he corn house beEeve
only excepted) Of Capt Heh, al Dover in this county
were consumed by fire. From % 10 30 head OF horses
and mules, principally the latter many OF he ol etta
value were destroyed together with the fodder, oats
straw, &c The houses could not bc replaced ior
$40 ,0O0 probably much larger sum, and The rnure
damage is roughly estimated, and rur, under esIinat
ed by the neighborhood at from 10 to S21GUO ne
stables were OF BRICK erected many years ago oy leler
Baker, Pennsylvania German, then tie tenant OF
Gouyerneur Morris, and COST II is SAID. or SlUCUu
The fire occurred about 3 o'clock, and burned until
late in The morning, Illuminating the country around
to immense distance. III supposed TO nave oeen ie
work of incendary. Suspicion has taken no definite
direction that have heard OF, resting at interim De-
tween the floating population whom The cXecrabe canal
has odped in our bowels, and the slaves. Ills IS the
third incident Of The kind within the year IN this le
county, and the frequency and horrible nuure OF the
calamity, makes every ncghborng citizen trrmbe IN
his shoes. 1t is u catastrophe which can neither be
guarded against arrested once having commenced
Though rarely in the ghborhood, Capt Helh enjoys
here the popularity that attaches TO him every where
and the lively sympathy 10 ielt al his having sus'
tanned go undeserved n misfortune lie probably, IN
his ndonilable spirit will less for pecunary
disaster than others who fear that their may
ne x and do not know but that it may embrace family
and residence as well as barns, stables and horses.
ANOTHER DREADFUL FIRE "A letter from L. Nc,
Gavock Esq Postmaster at Wythe Court house, 10 the
Editors of the Lynchburg Virginian, snys-"l stop the
mail to inform you that third of town is in ashes
The fire broke out about ! O'Clock this morning. We
in great confusion. Many OF the citizens are with
out houses 10 which TO take their families. The loss
cannot be estimated. Comparatively il is greater than
that which resulted from the fires in New York and
Charleston"
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,Thc circumstances alluded ihcseha, after the Kch
mopd aud Fredericksburg Company dissolved w
the late conce Voolfolk Co.. the present hf oil q
Co took the whole stock Of steamboats, stages and oil inc
former at valuation save far possible, the ~!hdfiNns
omp,nv from Stockton TO. have since Their cohhce
ton with Railroad Company purchased great
new spcndd steamboat and number ct new ana
stages and perhaps several additional teams, ell with VIC" OF
rendering their Nth The Rsoah Company Us secure
possible.
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Your ubedlent servant,
AMOS KENDALL.


TS1THE EDITORS OF THE COMPILER.
Gentlemen:-Having understood that the Postmaster
General is under the erroneous impression that the Rail.
road Companies between Washington city and Inc no
anoke uniting their power 10 consran Inc Depart
10 transfer contract made win one sci OF con-
tractors carry the mail between Washington city and
fredericksburg another sci Of contractors win whose
line one Of those Railroad Companies IS connected Tor
the transportation Of passengers would lank you 10
publish, for the information OF The public, the ioowns
statement 1T has never been within Tie views oil e
company whose interests conhded 10 me, To form any
combinations or 10 take any steps constran the f.
Department 10 do any thing that does not seem TO the
NJ Genl Just or expedient for it TO do The character
of the unfortunate difficulty that at present exists be.
tween the F. s. p. X. r Co and the Department to
my comprehension il SIMPLY this: That The II H. Com
pany has u connection with certain Steamboat Co
now in operation the Potomac for the transportation
Of passengers, which connection cannot be dissolved
without a decided breach Of plghted faith and moral
obligation The Railroad Company CT course cannot
think Of mourning the odium that would necessarily and
Justly attach itself 10 so fragrant act OF moral obqnl'
~ On the other hand the Postmaster. General has,
/ understand contracted with another and new Com
pany with which the Railroad Company has no con-
nection 10 carry the Mail between Washington Cily
and ksbarg and is OF opinion mat he cannot
transfer the contract in good faith from mat company
to any other without their cunseni, or without some
act Of Improperly on their part-so that The Posmaa
ter General and the Railroad Company occupy reel.
procay the position in relation TO the seferai
parties with which they connected by contract
and as each seems to think, moral obligation This
is think, fair statement of the precise condition OF
the present difficulty; and it will at once be seen iha'
the only method of adjusting 1t must be by some Vouf'
tary arrangement between the two Steamboat Compo
MES if any such can be effected. Please do me the
favor TO publish the following copies OF part oil Inc
correspondence with the 2. o Department.
Yours respectfully,
Pres F. & p RI. Rd. Co.
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ever participated in creating the prosent "dcuI'y q,
the embarrassment Should any r"suO Of throwing The
Transportation out of the channel through which il b,
for some time been accustomed to pass In dacin;p,
10 sever our connection with the present Steamboat ina
on the Potomac hicb has incurred heavy caprnci,ur
for The purpose Of giving the very beet facilities to M.
transportation Uf he Mail and Passengers orrnsana
and which has net by any ALTERATION Of d"'y rr other
wise forfeited lis claim 10 our Confidence, nust shall
he understood IN any wise attempting 10 ci,rrart On
The Department by throw ing tf!cues,m is ~ or r.,
interfere with its interests or It's c0uvcmmncr. Mos,
that il is to The interest Of this Company I" transport h
Mail fair price, and would gladly TAXI upon srcl
terms seem to have been settled upon ('!un.h Ia.
nestly think them Too low If could do wlAurr
violation of the pianest principles o! justice INA! moral
prDpriey. concur most heartily with y"n IN fCgre;or
most sincerely the oi these me, unrxn,c
ed difficulties, and would promptly unite with the De.
par,ment in doing any thing to them. tina, viii
not forfeit The claims Of this Company 10 pubic conf
dence.
will Immediately TRANSMIT, 10 the Postmaster Of ll..
City copy of this letter, which presuine w!H l,f
your wishes.
Very respectfully, &c.
JOS NJ SHEPPARD
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Very respectfully, &c,
JOS. NJ SHEPPARD.
LINES RIrCR .4.YD K.7r4WR.7 COMPANY

LINES RIFER .4.YU k.7.E.7HR7 COMPANY
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF rHE STOCKHOLDERS
The meeting, pursuan, TO resolution accepted at HE
las, Annual Meeting, appointed TO b" held at the
Capitol in Richurond the 9Th Deeemscr ie3s bu.
n quorum not attending that day, II stood ADJOURNED
until the next day-a Which time, quorum havingcOn
vened at the Capitol the meeting organized by call
ing CHAS. ?. DORMAN, Esq, Of Roehbridge, 10 The
CIair-H b. CusTEENDEy, the Secretary Of the Con
pany attending as Clerk; wheN The President, JosgrD
e. CaRELL ESQ presented ard reas his
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-29

u We invite The attention Of the public 10 the adj
rerllsemenl Of The faculty Of the Medical College, in
this days paper. They have recently established an In
Urinary connected with The College-where, from the
we'll known skill of the Professors, and the extensive
preparations made have doubt the sick will
With such treatment cannot be obtained for double
the price, under any other arrangement.
GIVE requested TO announce JOSEPH LIrscoMBE
candidate at the Spring election, for seat in the
House Of Delegates, for Louisa county.
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NJ 1t will be seen from advertisement in another
part of 10 day paper that The sale of Public Lands
ing in the Parish of Caddo ordered TO be held IN Nachl'
toches Lu on the 2sth January, is postponed till Mon
d,v the 29h of Anril next.
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cory
Pusr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
December i2lh, 1895. )


December l2h, le35.
How ARD KESSEDY, Esq (presentD
Sir: Having been informed by you, that the khIIroac
Companies, owning The roads from Fredericksburg 10
he Roanoke river willing 10 accept the propo'
ston of the Department. for the Mail ot the
United States provided the Department will contract
with The Steamboat Company the Potomac river,
at ST 900, the heretofore offered to them, author
ize YOU to make 10 them the following reply, VIZ
The p NJ General continues to De not only desIrous
but anxious 10 the OF the Railroads IN qnes'
ton, and will do any thing 10 accomplish that object not
inconsistent with justice and the interests oil The Puolc
service The nc W Steamboat Company made proposal
which was deemed inadmsslbe, account OF The mag
nilude Of the compensation demanded That amount
was afterwards reduced, but not much rs 10 lie ac.
ceptable The Dept The matter was then well con-
sidered and the SUN of 81 900 offered The uhmauns
Of the Dept. That the company refused to accept,
and negotiation with them was considered at an end
The Department then turned its attention IN other dlrec'
tons and soon completed arrangement with Messrs
Waller and Brown Of this City, 10 render this service at
the annua! compensation of $l06i0. On being applied
10 since your communication, from the Railroad Com
panies they the Dept. that they will be IN eadi'
ness 10 the service on the ls day OF January
next Arbitrarily 10 annul the arrangement with them
for the purpose of contracting with company which
has rejected the ullimatum of the Dept would not
it to the p Nj General be consistent with justice
or the policy which ought to govern IN the making OF
Mail contracts As he is to the ser
vices Of the Railroads. he not willing TO DO at sa
| crItice Of justice or sound policy
The p. VI General also submits II TO the gentlemen
representing the Railroad Companies 10 consider he
Their he has right under existing laws, or It he had
whether would be righ, in ITSELF 10 permit one or more
bidders for mail service to prescribe him with whom
he shall other routes, or accept any propo
sition based on such condition, expressed under
stood lie hopes that this suggestion will not be con
sidered as offensive, for it is intended only TO present
clearly TO their minds the and effect Of the
dton which they propose 10 10 their acceptance
Of the terms offered by the Department: The T. NJ
General repeats the assurance that should The terms oi
fered by him be accepted by the Railroad Companies,
he will exert his power 10 The utmost 10 prevent delay
at Post Offices or in the ranspo OF the mails as ar
as connected with their lines but it Is not permitted 10
him 10 limit his legal authority in that respect by sPe
ciic contract regulations.
Very respectfully,
| Your obedient servant,
AMOS KENDALL.
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NJ We commence to-day, and will finish in our next,
the Annual Report Of the james River and kanaHha
Company Its length PrecIudes The possibility
of attending to many Communications on hand
We have also received several Communications, &c -
which are necessarily deferred until the Editors eluf
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Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, !
December Is, 1898.

c. ROBINSON, Esq, (present)
SIN: have just received by The hands Of the Hon
William n. Roane, your letter OF The l2th INST You
remark al am determined 10 accept your offer OF 51
so per mile per annum provided the connections oil The
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-29

NJ Il appears from Tie YandaIia dip Register that
nj "recrnt examination of the poll books E McDo.
nough county, mistake Of TWO votes in favor Of Mr..
Douglass discovered These two important vocs, il
the snlemenl he correct, make MIR Douglass 4 member
of Congress. Our readers will remember that by pre-
voos statement The vote stood Mr.. Douglass IS,2I7,
hr. Stewart Is 2l7-a tic. The two votes in McDo
nouah give Mr. Dougass the maioriLn."
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DECEMBER 10Th, ISIS
S r. Ho2Big, Esq ,

Since my OF this morning ii has occurred to me
that have yet single duty 10 perform in reference 10
myself and the Company have the honor represent
and that is, TO give the Post Office Department he
solemn assu.ancrs, that neither nor any of my con
nectons or friends, any Of the Directors Stock.
holders in this Company, so far as know OF believe,
have any interests Of private, personal pecunary
character stockholders, part owners Otherwise
the Steamboat Company Stage Lane herewith con.
nccted which present in conjunction with ths
Railroad Company between Fredericksburg and Wash.
ington City.
Very respectfully, &C.,
los NJ SHEPPARD
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Ohio Senator-On the Goth inst, Benjamin Tappan
elected Senator of The U. S, in the place Of The
Hon. Thomas Morris, whose term Of office expires
the Sd March next. The vote stood
For BENZ Tappan ". b 81
Thos. Ewing (Whig) 50
Reuheu Wood
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OFFICE OF TIER. F. g. p. R. Co., J
December 10Th, lc35. }

.. Il. IlUBBTFi IIsH'
Your two letters of the 18th and 10Th inst the for
mer addressed TO Conway Robinson, Esq., and the latter
to myself, have this moment been handed me- Having
every desire 10 facilitate the operations OF Inc rost
cheerfully transport the Mail on road "tempOrar,y,
SO long as il is delivered 10 through the same cnah
mel by which we now receive it.
In reply to yours of the 10Th instant, ! Will SIMPLY
udd that without assuming the responsibility OF casting
tho Ib,es, mnuaiion on the Post Office Department,
cannot adm, that this Company has by any &C, what
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JOS. n. SHEPPARD,
Pres. r F. g. p. RI. Rd. Co.
OFFICE r. F. g. P. r. R. Co
December Eth, 1898.

Hon AMOS KENDALL:
Having this day taken charge of the interests OF this
Company as their President and having received com
muncation from Waller & Brown, in respect TO con-
neclion with their line which understand will carry the
mail from Washington TO fredericksburg, (Which com
municaton, with my reply is herein enclosed) think
respect due the Department. to make candid expo
son of the circumstances, which cannot do otherwise
than prevent connection of line with that OF the
contractors. -
The Department is that there is now NC am
ouy bel :, and Tho COMPANY III regard 70 Co'upe"
sation for the transportation Of The mall that point nav
ing been, as | understand satisfactorily settled whh
add that the Company in other respects feels every os
position promote the general object OF the DePamen
and the convenience the public Under circumstances
so far favorable those desirable purposes it sa mas1
of regret that there should be any nsuperabe obstacles
10 their consummaon. The relationship, however, mat
this Company bears towards the present steamboat pa'
vigation company on the Potomac. and the crcom,
stances under which its connection was tormeo WIN
that Company are such render 1t Impossible 'ha
shal at present dissolve that connection without VIC
lalion of faith and moral obligation, which know couo
no, fail 10 reduce if sink its character, with y'ur Nc
pnr,ment and with The public. | regret exceedingly
this state of things and only cherish the hope mat
some remedy may yet be found by your Department.
consistent with its high character ana i's sense OF JUS
,ce and propriety
yery respectfully, &c.
Jos. NJ. SHEPPARD.
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Mr. pe,rikin moved that the House ADJOURN decided
in the negative.
The question was then taken on the suspension Of the
rules and decided in The negative.
So the resolution was not agreed To.
MIR. Graves, on leave, presented the petition Of Com.
Barney; which on his motion was referred to The Com
r,it,ee on Invalid Pensions.
Mr. Paris asked leave of the House 10 present
tain petition; before taking the question, however,
On motion of MIR. Briggs, the House adjourned.
Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-07
MORE REFORM!

We clip the following from a iette: from " as''-
80 20 the New York Courier and Enquirer
few moro such pcrseveria9 and fearless so''s % 20
Mr.. Bond in Congress, would soon lay open q"
the ,,a -k schemes by which the AdmnIstFatio"
seeks to reward it's friends and maintain its pow
ar ~ the pobc expenco 4 Clerk in depart
ment. reporting for the Globe! This - some
thing new under the sun:
T., the debate which took place IN the House on
the 18th on the subject OF appointing, wha' Mr.
Crockett on that occasion, termed "a whtc-wash-
mo committee" for Mr.. Blair, among other thi"gs
Ar. Bond said he had Just ascerta'ncd that one o!
tho Clerks of the Treasury Department, instead
of beinu AT his desk in thu; department, had been
e,nr,,vcd during the whole Of this session OF Con-
oress now nearly seven months. as reporter
"a tho Globe. At this moment, he SAID, nc was
80 employed.
AIR. Hamer. of Ohio, cnqu,red the name OF the
Clerk!
Mr.. Bof., gave the name; adding mat nc was
cmployed TO report the proceedings Of the senate
f,r tho official new spapcr, the Globe lie SAID II
was ma excuse that this Clerk had employed Il
substitute. Such Il practice was expressly c'"-
e,cn,nes bv the rotrcnchmcnt md reforming party,
win, ,o,i the country, that to allow this, rec"g
nize,i in an incumbent 'snca sort OF properly ~
TIC oGcs as 70 enable h;m to farm out ITS dates,
ard 10 ycceirc q part Of its revenues for dong
not;;nc.-, And vet, he sald. IN order to and an
unprinciplctl partiZan paper, tue government 'ooH
one OF its Clerks, and placed nm III me scT'ieo
-. Is official organ. 1t was well understood that
-I.te,s We tn. resume bis Office again, when
The session OF Congress was cvc.. Ike CD not
think the people were prepared to approve inns
kind of reform Mr.. Bond said he would add TINS
10 other facts which he had submitted 10 the coun-
fry. and he called upon the friends OF the Admin
;stra,iop here to deny or explain them, IL they
could.
Tur F,gunR-.t does ones heart good TO sec
= merry. round faced farmer; independent. ana
ysi so free from vanity and pride. So rich ana
vat so in,us,rious-so patient and pcrseVerihs I"
his calling. and vet so kind, social and ooig'hg'
There arc a thousand traits which light up MS no
bic character He is hospitabIe-eat and drink
with him. and he wont set a mark on you ana
sweat j, out of YOU with dnable compound IN
tercst. as some have known wii!-you arc wet
come. He will do you kindness without cHpcc
ting a return bv way OF compassionate IS not
so with every body. He is generally more nom
es, and sinccre-.ess disposed to cea, IN low un-
terhand cunning. than many could name. re
o,ves to society its best supports Tie urn P''
lar that supports the edificc OF government-"e Is
the lord of nature. Look at him IN his homespu"
and c1cy biack-gentemcn laugh at HIM II you
w;:l-bu, believe me he can laugh back "e
p!eascs.