New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-30
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
CITY ITEMS.
SATURDAY. August %

N,w.H.vrs MAn.-Tbe Postmaster General
. the following stas ment 10 relation TO this
inject.
". gar<n Mail The act Of LAS reducing the rates
uTstsse drecte3 the Postmaster General 20 classify
~ Railroads and Steamboats, connected witn mem &C
riding 10 the weight and mportsDce Of the mall mater
"A the ,oeed with which Il 10 taken and limited bis
,wer 70 pay for services on them 20 the following
I rices: 49,
First class road for daily service. tz7 80 per mile per
anum and for double daily service or oitener TO $500
Ar mile per snpum second class routes for daily ser
c- 70 tlO0 per mile per snnum third class routes Tor
ally service 70 so per mile per snrum And as steam
ost service had always been regarded a. D,sIao.
abroad and superior 10 coseh service the MAXIMUM
Dr. steamboat service settled Ia the Depsrtmen'
a per cent less than tbs, Of Railroads lne
on and prices made known 10 tnoss -
,ore than years sgo-snd with the fnos 80
I II he fact and ,hs, the Department couio nos ~
1ors the Steamboat and Railroad entered uPoe 4,
Ice second esss route and has s'nee Of the
cry Satisfactorily at the same Tune c1a'
1 rces srd refusing 10 execote cont. 49, ,hav hsve
] Thee h.vs neen regularly psd whenever ,ney no
asds plicsfion-snd, n 90 Dot nonn,
Of July last at the rate OF STU 81 he sesmbost ser
lie and Lea. one seventh for the sunday mp, "nIco
,ot performsd on this route and ~nicn anVu"'7o "
/ bout t6 900 per snpum n...,,,a,, shop, the Let
mi, cI.Ios pay for the whole two years at the rse
4 ~ 600 although he knew, and mas known, lIou W.
inc service commenced. that the Depstfns NJ c0o no
Nd could Al DlRtef fhpr tDhu t'rVV-
sr,ept IL pot therefore, indebted 10 Mr. Vsnderon Ell
her Is 600 or any other for services on tnst
M NAV farther add the Department y =" 500 nn'
,eep at all times ready since hsye been Ia " " p''
xhep due, any demands sgainsfx -.
va 40 anxious TO retain ir Vanderbilt IN the "isoe
If the Department ths' called upon sno sho 80, /,
be- Lag and explsinsd the construction ysS 20 az
md urged him 70 continue the service Nc hr,
,sissce IN IN r-opriety ofthe CONSTRUCTION oi :,
,,i ipsised .pon tbs 5000 per snnnnsHo n
be time the most liberal ProPosuo's, ~, onirs
lie int
No ,sher course was left but 70 seek out new GU"
,xs,or md N have failed % have secured stesmoost
service should have placed the ms's 10 coacne'
Than be worried into violation OF the law .,
n IA pr,per farther be added that every resonaD
m was made oy the Posimasters At the eDos OF W.
rous 20 secure proper service Inc eOhuac'oI ~ g.,
Rr,dgeport line refused to permit Inc msh' " W -
sf q, tteiy Inns and II had be sent by coacnes.oi
tev dsys a new contract has been given 70 Pr se
Cullopah for steamboat service which WIN con'''o"
on MoDdsy next
Tbs Mr. mcCullough above spoken oil 10 nO' S'",'
Nc, Of Pro,ts,. but William R. his son. The oneios
IL the boat be employed and che VIII carry
% New haven for o. which 80 cents es' than tho pre-
..,, c,s,ys sbs will leave at bsfpss, in the morn
,ne an hour earlier than the Traveller This she does
q, 40, f.., epousb 10 reach New Haven In season
g. a.. ,b., Leave for Boston hafpsst ii. unless
~. 49, an early start Mr. Mccullough IL the owner
Of the Ads and will probably put ias'e' boat Oh ''
route before long.
Fxrsxsvg HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Ohicer VIII
liam n. Stephens of the Lower Police Court received
information this morning of the commission oil n'tn'
wav robbery committed on the person oil Dir. Dawn
March Of Lancaster, Pa few days since nesr heh"n
dria He was attacked BY three ruif4ns WHO knocAoo
him down and robbed him Of 81 $50 In bills on 'ne bsnk
of Wooster Ohio, State Bank OF indiana sno b-hA .,
Middleton together with number OF heiel Ho'es sno
tal An soeeie The robbers are supposed 10 nave us
but have not Detn htcstpu
~ On Thursday last ll47 immigrants arrived
a. this port from Hsvre and Liverpool.
ry We understand that the attention OF the
roosr AUTHORITIES has been called to the condition
n he vas of Christ Church. n Anthony st. of when
we spoke yesterday and that In the opinion Oh '1e
Engineer well ss several builders mssohs a .
conpet.nt 10 Judge they In 10 danger oi Isinus
down 10 spite u their threatening appearance. me
foundation walls are elk feet thick and the runs oil me
tower are said TO stand firm that twenty men couiu
not throw the m down. -, ,,
Tns Vestrv OF the Church u very naturally DESTROYS
Of ncurring no greater expense than may be
necessary. their means at best are Limited sno uuae
Inc advice of the Chief Eneneerths no danger neeo De
sporehendedthey decided 10 allow the walls 10 remain
staudina. They intend Immediately TO rebuild tne
Church. l|outior Inquirer
Pol,or.-Ofticer McGrath of the Ninth Ward
arrested about o'clock this morning three boys named
Edward Matthew'S, Lewis McCres and Charles DaoIls,
having been found in their possession They were com
rnlttrd for examination. Emma Williams, colored
wss arrested last night by officer Duran OF the second
Ward charged with attempting to pass aspurious CIV
bin purporng to be- Issue OF the bank OF Upper Can
ada TO Mrs DOlsn corner of William snd beekmsn s's
She was committed for trld---.A boy named James
Brady robbed his step-faiher. Mr. Thomas Thompson
corner Of T~ehst aud Third avenue last night OF 81
In soyeresns and bsnk bills He has not been arrested
silver hunting watch and SIS 10 cash were picked
from the pocket of Deerng. while asleep on ssool
In Riviugton near Columois-st, lsst night Ine me
escaped Officer Ma,her. OF the Second Ward arrested
lsst night fellow named John Fray whom he caught IL
the act Of stealing ~ from the pocket OF Charles bren
=, Burling clip. He was committed Tor trial
Tr We learn from the Springfield Repabhcd'
that Company with capital OF sloOooO 70 De IN
creased one.hsif another year has purchased iano
thu value OF 10000 In that town on which 10 erect
ex,ensive range OF sbops for the manufacture oil hai
r,ad cars aod locomotives This addition TO the bus
ness of springfield will, Ia supposed, add one tho'
sand to lie population.
sales nj the stock Exchange. ..sAruEpAf'
1000 or C, TT Ma LOB 900 Harlem R.. b3O o
"a 600 IA Sp Bouds. 46t $50 do $3.50. -b3O o.