Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-14

POSTMASTER GENERALS REroRT-The Phila.
delphia Ledger says-We have received copy
of the Annual Report ofthc Postmaster General,
Mr. Wickife, and CLEAN from it that the De.
partment's current expenses have been met the
past year, as well as during the whole course OF
the present administration, by its curren; reve-
nues.
The total transportation of the mail by horse,
and in stages, railroads, and steamboats,, for the
year ending the 30th of June, 1914, supplying
1903 post Offices, at a cost OF 50, ,93s 55l. was
35,iO9, ,62O miles, exceeding the transportation
for the year 1913 by ll3, 100 miles.
The income of the Department for the year
ending the 3Oth of June, 1911, was as follows -
Letter postage, S3,676,1Gl SO
Newspaper postage, 5i9,7i3 50
Fines, l3j 90
Miscellaneous receipts, il,2i5 a.
Total revenue reported, Si,237,2S5 50
The total amount of expenditures settled and
paid for the same period is sl,296,s76 20.
The Postmaster General recommends rcduc-
zion of the rates ofetter postage. particularly
If the department is to be left to lean on its own
resources, 10 five and ten cents.
This reduction he thinks is called for by the
country generally, and expresses his own belief
hat it will add to the Departments revenues.
The question of reduction is ably argued
SuRGICAL OPERATION UNDER THE INrLuENCE
'F M,GNErisM-T editor of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, states that he witnessed on the
18th inst. a most difficult surgical operation,
reformed by Professor Ackey, assisted by
Professors Delamater, Kirkland and others, be-
ore class of Students at the Cleveland Medi-
al College. The patient was DIR, Shriever,
rom Coumhana county, Ohio. quite an elderly
nan. 1t was an operation for tumor, situated
nder the lower jaw and partly in the neck,
ear the right ear. In reference to the pro-
ccdings of the operator, the Plain Dealer has
he following statement
ave happened to be in, just rs the professor
as putting the knife to the skin. He made
voor three frlghttul gashes, seemingly cut
ng the throat, and not a muscle of the old man
as observed tn move. We were astoniShed,
nd we think the whole medical class, and even
le faculty were not less than ourselves
he secret was, the patient was in a magnetic
ccp. This fact OF course was known by the
roieseors, but not b. the spectators generally
"hore stood, by the bleeding patient, (not sui.
crrr,) the magneilser, who, with the magic OF
lcsmcr, had thrown his subject into pleasant
rcams and now while the knife of the bold
irgeOn was dushIng away at his vltals, and
.lpping with gore at his throat, he could say to
'e troubling nerves be still, and all was Qui-
! What a triumph OF mind over matter was
,inb even the living being and making even
is body the inSen>ible subject OF dissection !
- qgon ziuo groans were heard, as is usual
IN the Conscious patient, TO alarm and terriy
.. operator but he went quietly on, without
tste, and cons, Quently with better effect. 1t
,tcd some fifteen minutes, during which time
ofessorS, as i: proved to be malignant case
caused irishtuI wound and proiu>ion Of
God. The patient was removed to another
ON, still unconscious OF pam aud the operations;
d when we left, he was assuring the ma gnct.
" that he felt quite happy.
There was fall ofsnow, in Crawford county,
e.. on Saturday last, 10 the depth ofahout one