Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-07-01
DEAD LETTERS


The dead letter Office. Ia the Posi ofEea
Department at Washington, is Rfsa, Gu
TiOsi,y. The dead letters are returned 20
the General Pest Office, With the quarter
~ accounts FROM the thirteen tkoasaLd
post offices which nov exist Five clerks
are employed in The dead letter ofice.--
The envelopes ere taken from The packs
ges by enc clerk, who ties . string sso0ad
the contents and casts them into : baskss
The next clerk aSsotls them Shd COM
Pares them With :hS post bTls-ssadiGg
the letters to clerk 20 be opened--o6
openipE. the letters eonlsiniog no valua-
bic enclosures. are thloNn inlo . basket
and destroyed. Those containing vsIusr
bic enclosures. are returned 10 the oiies
where they were mailed, and sent 10 the
owBer IL found. II not elaiued, al money
IS placed 10 4 separate fund. add the &C.
count recorded. so that il can be paid 10
the owner al any future period. IL claim
ed. They open about lRs bundled add
City thousand letters per q0arier--thers
are now several cart loads 10 The Office,
unopened. The work Of opening aud a..
sorting is very tedious aRe labofisas.
There are : Fsv Hoispurs (whiSs tool
in the House Of Representatives a.
Washington. Nho. II the vote Of the peo-
pie were taken upon the subject, would
! be elected TO wsik Pts.k, b N aioFity
larger than thst by which Gen. Harrison
was elected President, aBd Ex.PFesidSat
Adsns is one Of them. Nothing has yet
been done in Congress. end nothing Siil
( De done unless TIE voice Of public indiR-
naiion can succeed 10 Tightening into
I propriety a few disoFdvriy spiFiis that
seen 20 delight ia turmoil more than il
attending 10 their business
The Van BuTea press NIll be incalcu.
lsbly distressed. snd wasis thousand
lines more ink and paper. ia illibsral
declamsiion sgsinst Ibe appropriation Of
/ SIS. 600 foF The relief Of the widow u our
late Ptesidsni. THAI i did about Swail-
wout's running % With q miliioa ana
quarter Of the Peoples monsy; 70 say
nothing II the n,illiobs that have been
stolen BY lhe efbeF Sub. Treasury toques.
F., YenlY. many of ihs dsnagosass Of The
Opposition school. are much more Valisag
"a their NsFlaTe against dsisbetlsss sid
ossand chlldTsn, tbpa sgsinsi public rob
bsn.-H 0g0sfoisn 7geAheAL
n Woadsffyi tFoadeF The Riehmoud
Star says "A gsBilsmeB. for wholu
word We Wili youeh, has iusi returned
from Charlottesville, asS informs Of iEF
sxtfsordinary feet that there Il living ssaf
that place. q nsafo Souiaa aesd 6Af tin
drsd and fhvfffa gewe Rho is zoe hav.
tug . growth Of hes fAH9 90 u issiA ~
She alfeady has three Nhiis, sssaA "a 4
handsome nev fTunt ieeih--a n osl extra
\ ordinary circumstances. Bot 81 i's liu,b
there 3 90 doubt"
A dtoghiel " Wn. Cooke. Of Cooke \
equsslntulrofps. eyed N years. net afb
Dreaded srcideni. % TIE i0ih 81
! March in liverpool. EnRltsd De tsise
sha vas HSina siumbifd aad lashed her
violsnily sgsihst sbs irBee " iLe Rag
ffaciafioe be- stull is three pieces, heHI
ibe sHscis q shich. sbs iingsiet - gTesf
. agony fof tee weeks, ahea deolh frliefa9
her q hsrsg6efinga.
AZ. Tucker sha shat binsflf q 1aai
aaBv Hall New Eofh, % snstis9. go
. hifhiv fsspsrtshlt iaugef 81 Bsfunds
cod bed visited ihis esanifg ~ BE tgti. d.
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gesk n hsg hi6sf 5 Being 3 uiaearT 90
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see ui41atfP fes ny fhht~-dg
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