Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-08-26

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The Baltimore Patriot has the follow
ing account Of the provisions of the New
Post Office Bill. 1t will n,eles! many of
our readers.
The bill. as it has passed, az | have
said, contains many salutary provisions,
the most important of which are given be
low.
RATES OF POSTAGE Instead of the
present rates of postage, the first section
of the bill proposes that from and after the
present quarter (30lh Sep,ember,) the
rates shall be for every letter composed
of single sheet of paper, conveyed not
exceeding 80 miles, five cents; over 80
and not exceeding $50 miles, ten cents;
over $50 and not exceeding 800 miles,
fifteen cents over 300 and no, exceeding
500 miles, twenty-five cents Double
and treble letters are to pay double and
treble rates, and four or more pieces by
the oui.ce. All acay newspapers, that is
re sent from, any place bit the office Of
the publisher, are to pay letter postage!
Acknowledgement Of not more
that 1907 square inches, (about the size
of the New York Express and Courier
are TO be transmitted as under existing
laws. ALI newspapers beyound this size.
are TO pay one cent for every additional
five squire inches over the 1907.
PROHIBITION AND PENALTIES. The
next section prohibits stage coaches, rail-
road cars, steamboats,, packets or any .e-
hicle, or any owner, agent, or servant
thereof, from carrying letters or papers
under penalty Of $50, one half for the
Department.
PRIVATE EXPRESSES are prohibited I'M
der penalty of SlOo.
FOREIGN VESSELS are prohibited also
from carrying to and from diff'eren. ports
in the United States any letters except
such as relate to the cargo, under penal
,y Of $500. This, however, in no other
way interferes with existing laws, allow
ing steamboats, to carry letters.
CONTRACTS may be made by the Post
master General with the owners of steam
boats for the transmission OF the mails
upon the Western, or other waters, when
ever thereby the public interest will be
promoted. The terms however, canno.
be more than now paid.
BoxEs.-W henever the amount receiv-
ed by any Postmaster for the private box
es furnished at his Office, shall exceed the
amount which said Post master is now by
law authorized to retain, he may retain
in addition twelve and half per cent. of
the excess for boxes. Boxes, however.
are to be furnished equally to every ci,i-
zen, and at uniform rates.
SHocKING.--The United States Gazette
contains the particulars of mos, distress
sing accident which took place on Salur-
day last, near Reading, Pa. A lad, the
son of Mr.. JOHN ANDY. while engaged in
picking b!ackberries, dropped his hat into
small pond. He stepped into the wa
ter TO regain the hat. but finding himself
detained by the mud. into which he was
sinking, he called out for help Mrs. AN
DIX, his mother, hearing the cry, rushed
to his rescue, but found herself also una
bic to save the lad, or to aid herself. Her
cries brought TO her assistance her marri-
ed daughter, Mrs. BOYER. who sprung
into the water. but was unable to effect
any good, and they all persisted in the
pond, mother, daughter and son.
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MURDER OF BRoKER.-Noah Loogee, late
OF Cincinnati, who kept a brokers' Office in
Third street. above Chestnut, PHILADELPHIA.
was murdered on the morning Of the 9Th uIt..
at about quarter past six o'clock, by man
who entered his Office, it is supposed. for HE
purpose of robbing him. Mr.. Loupee receiy-
ed one or two stabs in the side from dirk,
one OF which produced death almost instantly.
From the appearance of the wound it would
seem that the murdered man was stabbed
across the counter, although he afterwards 90,
TO the door, and attracted attention by an indie
scrlbable noise, with his hands tightly press
ca against his breast. The assassin. ALTHOUGH
ne Ieso'ed TO the stale custom of being him
sell the ioudes, alarmist, CRYING ..Stop lhief,'
.'o'op thlet!' and "Murder." was Immediate
~ pursued by number Of citizens who heard
the cries, and was finally captured. after via-
croqs chase, In the fourth story Of a warehouse
!" front street, near Walnut, where he had
endeavored TO secrete himself.
he name OF the felon is given as Milton ].
alexander; his family are said to be of the
ms 1' s'dno'hg and very numerous in Kentucky. |
rs ,s motives tor Inc murder as stated by him
sell, are somewhat uncertain. One s,atemen,
was' that Lougee called him ..liar," another. |
mai ne provoked the quarrel with Lougee, as |
40 =. excuse Tor numbering and robbing him, for |
~. purpose oil obtaining money with which 10 |
e' married. He appears to have been en,ire-
the InnfndGaii ned VIII his victim till the time of
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- ne NEWSPAPER attacks upon Presiden. Tvle,
are no" CONSIDERED "per se"-cu,ion.-AiIas