Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-27


The second mail containing the papers, PRINCIPAL.
y. has been saved al ell during that time. Thi,
ia not The fault of the eastern contractors. THErn
TIME Is too SHORT. and 1t cannot be leng ihened eI-
cePl BY delay Of the western mail Of al least IL
hours. or until day light the next morning, or the
ERECTION OF BRIDGE!
THE AAlLS-The eastern mails have Tor
sometime past been very irregular in their arrival
averaging over two failures per week. These
failures are caused by The mail fast east q WhssnE
before the mail thence westward is cOmpelled IN
cross the Ohio by day gh or rather that portion Of
Il east Of the island. for there ~ bridge between
the island and The Ohio shore and that NAV be
crossed aiasy iime- The facts Of the case nre
ihese.-The great Western mail leaves Baltimore
about O'Clock in the morning on the Raltimore
and Ono rail road, and al the RELAY House." a
ie" miles ou lakes up the Western mail from
Washington which is LEFT by the morning lrain fnum
Washington. and en- The same evening reache.
cumberland. loO milrs westward and within sir
miles f"Carter's old stand at the eastern foot Of
The Ahegany. Here the mail is transferred TO sta.
ges and is hound 10 reach Wheeling about five in
the afternoon OF the next day.-Thss il a hard drive
Considering tie distance. 100 miles, and That so
miles OF the distance is across the AIeeany noun.
iairs To sccomplish IT, the horses musi be ken,
al the hegih OF their speed and acc idenI occur
1890
August and September IL was frequently impossibIs
the make 10 time. though we have FeDea,-
sdlY heard ofhOrses being killed in The attempt
wheeling being distributing post Office the
mail Is necessarily detained about Two hours-AL
or about T. Neil d Tamsdge have q right TO leave
Io' me west "eiher the mail is ready not. and
they must leave about that time or be put 10 isk m
crossing the river. he connection having failed
me mail necessarily lies over for a dav unless
Drought on IN an extra: and even then only feyy
towns in Ohio are benafIIed
IL may be asked why not leave Baltimore ear.
ieH we cannot answer thai question, but we take
a ior granted that the company must consult The
wishes Of passengers and accommodate themselves
20 the Washington mail that has some 30 miles TO
travel TO The Relay" and doubt the arrangements
now suits the entire lines Of Transportation along
the seaboard, and unless il can reach Wheeling in
Time 10 be changed d srOss the Ohie before dark, Il
must I've until morning Is il formerly did when the
eastern mail reached Zsnesvills IN the evening.
The whole mail for the great west being detained
~ hours BY rdinay river that may often be ford.
ed with safeyg
How can tIhis be remedlsdf WHY in The 6r.,
place ~ building bridge over the eastern banch
Of the Ohio frIm the island TO the Wheeling shore
20 Inst The mail may cross whether darkness OF ice
interfere and this would no doubt be the most sl
ioctual remedy for IL would suit any and all time,
OF arrival ard would besides afford much accom-.
modaiiOn 70 the immense travel which 10 hourly
crossing al that point.
Mott TO hat, the evil might Be most readily re-
medied perhaps BY transferring the distributing
Office - some JOini west OF the Ohio The ma
might then crOss few minutes after ne arrival
81 Wheeling. We profess no great knowledge OF
The details Of The post Office business & il they will
send ne ous leiers and papers promptly and regular.
" We wiii not ig0ubis ihe ldspsHmeng with ous adj
vice. bot AZ parry Interested and suffering incon-
venisnce IN common with other citizens we would
sugges the proprio y Of Irons fsFrne the dislrbu.
tioa % Lanesville, and thus sfsuFing regularity and
oeapach 70 ne transmission Of the nails. u IL
goos point iOr such en- Office. and q little manage.
meni would supefsode The necessity Of any general
distribution between baltimore and ZanesvIlle and
me expense Of Distributor 81 Columbus might sI.s
oe saved. Bot whatever plan may BE- adopied. /
-ns'nins De done conductive 10 gFsafeF regu.
AMY IN he receipt ofour eastern mails.
The following y . lsHsr from Ms.rs. Neil.
Moore a Co.i0 The sdiiOr' Of lhs Cincinnati 5sss,s