Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-30

Mr.. Dixon H.. Lewis hoped the vote
would be a test Of the unwilllnRnes Of ths
majority 10 remove the present Postmaster
M. McCormic. This hint had is effect
and the rules were not suspended.
You will regret, with the admirers Of
The great man Of the generation just pass
sing away, 10 learn that Mr.. John QUINCY.
Adams ID yielding fast to tho rayngcs o.
age on his physical powers. HIS menl"i
faculties, as yet. show no sign Of decay,
but his constitution is evidently breaking
up. In all human probability, this VIII
be the last Congress, If not last Session OILS
his public abors.
Taon OaEaox.-Wele learn from th ". Louis
Gazette that ten men, who left with Lieut..
Freemoutfor Oregon last srring, reached that
city on Sunday last. They bring a very un-
favorable account Of their EXPEDITION, having
been compelled for a portion of the time 70
subsist on horse flesh. The letters forwarded
by Lieutenant Fremont were lost, and those
sent BY the Oregon emigrants were lett al
Weston for publication. Eight Of the men
had died from the hardships to which they
were exposed. The Government surveying
company will return about the fist OF January,
by the way Of the Yellow Stone. On the 9th
Of September, the surveyed Great Salt Lake.
supposed to empty into the Pacific, and COM
puted its length to be $50 miles, and its 2
breadth 100. They were not molested by the
Indians except at the head Of the North Fork,
on which occasion the sight Of d twelve-pound
howiizer soon caused the savages TO desist
from all hostile movements. They were left
by the men who returned, at Fort Hall, In the
i Oregon Territory-one Of the forts belonging
to the Hudson Bay Company.
posr MASTER GENERALS REroRT.-This
important and interesting document came
through yesterday. Wetglean from IT vari-l
GUS items. sa 45
The amount OF annual TRANSPORTATION of tho
mail as assertained on the both June. l642,
was 34as35,99i miles, the cost OF which was
SO, l1O.7S3..
The amount Of annual transportation on tho
f3Oth June, 1s43, was 35,252.705 miles, the
cost Of which was $2,D76,264.
1t will be observed, says the Report,that the
cost Of transportation for the last year was
less by S134,499 than Il was for the previous
wear, whilst the transportation throughout the
wear was greater by 1854 miles.
The number Of Possibilities supplied in
1912, was 1878. The number supplied in
1643 was 1884.
The total expenditures Of the Department
for the fiscal year ending the Both June, 1912.
were S4, g75,37O AZ. In this amount was in
clnded S392,664 az for debts paid out Of the
special appropriation at the extra session.
The total expenditures Of the service for
the year. ending 3Oths June, is4J, were $4,-
374 713 rs, including payments on account
Of debts due by the Department, for whichthe
appropriation above was fDade. a
\ The amount Of gross revenue for the year l
ending .in4Jnne, 1871, was $4.o79,3H 76.
That Of 1912, was S4,546,246 10.
The revenue Of 1643, so far az the retnrns
exhibit the amount for the year ending both
June, is S4,295,025 AZ.
The Report explains the causes Of the FREE
quent failures of the mails on the two great
routes. viz: from Washington to New Or
leans, and from Baltimore TO CINCINNATI. III
however, tells little that we did not all know
before on this subject MOI does II secom-
mend any corrective save the construction OF
a bridge across the Ohio.
The report accounts for the falling of tn
the revenue of the Department, by reference
TO the establishment Of numerous private
posts or expresses. The Post Master Gene
raj states it as his opinion, that without further
Legislation upon this subject by Congress, the
revenue of the Department will, in time, be 90
far affected by the inroads Of private express
SEES, that the service will either have to be re-
! duced below the just wants of the public, or
appropriations from the General Treasury will
he required to meet the current expenditures
of the Department.
The Post Master General seems, upon the
whole, opposed to the reduction Of hostages,
at least to any thing like the scale generally
advocated by the press. But he says he shall
be pleased to see made any reduction Of the
present rates Of postage, by which the De-
partment is left in the possession OF an In
come TO meet its own expenditures.
With a view to put Congress in possession
Of correct information upon this subject, he
has directed an accurate account TO be kept AZ
each Post Office Of the United States, during
the month Of October, of the number of letters
under each rate of postage, the number OF
free letters, and by what official ranked the
number of newspapers, pamphlets, &c.
These returns are not quite complete. He
hopes to have them ready by the first Of jan
uary, to be furnished to Congress, If required
Mrssornr.-The Wings Of the Huntsville
District met ID Convention at Huntsville on
the goth ult, and nominated GensRobert Viii.
son, OF Randolph, for PresIdential EiecfoT,
and appointed Major James 8. Rollins a dcIe-
gate to the National Convention at Baltimore
in May next-Gen. John Wilson substitute. II
is needless to say that the Delegate was unan-
imously instructed to vote for HEsRr CLAr for
president. The Columbus Statesman says:
at is with the highest satisfaction that NE
announce the fact that the Convention was a
full one-most of the delegates from all the
counties being present, together with q very
large number of the ~citizsns of Randolph and
adjoining counties. Never were we present,
even in 1910, at a more enthusiastic assem-
blage of Wings. Indeed, il is evident thatthe
indomitable spirit of that campaign is rapidly
returning to the heart Of the great Wing party.
Such a manifestation Of enthusiasm-of 6rm
and deep resolve-such an outburst of popn-
lar yea forthe cause and c-ounIy-augurs well
for 1874
A Convention was also held at Hannibal on
the Esd, when Maj. George G. Sibley Of st.
Charles Co. was appointed Delegate to
the Baltimore Convention and Ibos. l..
A Anderson, Esq. Of Marion. nominated for
Eiector of President and Vice President.
REPORTED MURDER.-The Philadel.
pbia Forum Of the l4th says: .tas,s45a
We have been shown a letter received
by a good friend in this city which gives
the particulars of a murder. The writer
is a nan whose veraciiy we have no rea-