Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-26
FOR THE


We commend the following to the notice
OF our friends near here. There is no doubt
OF the passage OF the law il the Senate. Our
terms for the weekly are reduced nearly one
half. and "a large reduction is made on the
daily. 50 low are thee put that we cannot
take names at a less rate for a long time 10
come. nor can we supply back numbers. So
we advise all to send on their names and the
cash at oncel
PASSAGE OF THE PosT-oFFIcE BILL.--The
following important bill, in relation TO news
paper postage, passed the House Of Represen-
~tatives on Monday:
The first section provides that after the
first OF July, all newspapers OF no greater size
OF superfces than 1900 square inches, may be
Transmitted through the mail by the editors
and publishers thereof to all subscribers or
other ,sfsons within The county, or within ~
miles OF the city, town, or other place In
which the newspaper is or may be printed,
free otany charge for postage whatever.
Sec. 2. All newspapers OF the size aiore-
said, sent from the office of publication, and
which Shall be conveyed in the mai any dis
lance bavond the couaty, or beyond 80 miles
from the place at which The same may be
printed, aud not over 100 miles, shall be SUBJ
feet to and charged with d postage OF Que hall
cent, and OF one cent Tor any greater distance,
provided that the postage OF d single newsps-
per of The size aforesaid from one place TO a.
mother ia the same STATE shall not exceed one
hall cent.
Sec. 3. Upon all newspapers Of a greater
size than 1900 square inches, sent from the
office of publisation. there shall De charged and
collected The SAME rates o. postage as prescrl-
bed by this act 10 be charged on magazines
aud "a pamphlets; aud upon all newspapers OF a
less size or superficial extent than 400 square
inches, sent from the office aforesaid, there
shall be charged and collected, a uniform rate
of one fourth OF a cent Tor all distances with
ia or without the State in which they may be
published.
Sec. 4. All printed or Autographed circu-
lars and handbills or advertisements not lar
ger Than looiscap, unsealed one cent a sheet.
Sec. D. Pamphlets, magazines, and period
icals, two cents for each copy OF no greater
weight than one ounce, and one cent addi-
tional shall ne charged for each additional
ounce OF the weight OF any such pamphlet,
magazine, matter or thing which may be trans
united through the mail, whatever be the dis
lance the same may be sent; and any faction
al excsss OF not less than one halt Of an ounce
in the weight OF any such nlatler or ihing "a
bove Que or more ounces, shall be charged for
as if said excess amounted TO a full half ounce.
Sec. 8. Papers sent by others than publish
ers, two cents, prepaid, etc.
American SHIP SnIzED BY SAvAeEs.- "A
letter has been receive at Newport, K L.,
stating that the ship Triton, Captain Spencer,
of New Bedford, la been taken pos.
session plat Sydrnhains Island, one of the
King Mill group, on The eth OF January. by
The natives, iusigated by a Spaniard living
among them. The captasn was on shore 10
,urcbase a huke cham. where he was de tain-
ed. they had him in possession about twenty
hours and murdered the second mate and sew
ersl of The crew. The mate Was wounded in
a conflict with the Spaniard, who wac killed.
While they were p~ilisgins The ship she
d,;t,ed from the island.and the nativesle ll her.
Iaptain Spencer and his boat crew were res
cued by the ships United States, Worth. and
AIabims. Coggeshall, both OF Nantucket, aud
was b und to Guam in hopes Of finding the
Triton there.