The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Tbs LAST RUsE-A young man of progresses
ing appearance, and captivating address, who give
his name as Washington, and halls from Washing
ton City, has been doing the genteel thing in the
latest and most approved style. He forged q
letter in the name Of s. z. Hobbie, Assistant
Post Master General, in which he appointed him.
self General Mail Agent, thus sffording himself 8
free passage on all the various Mail routes.
| He passed through Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Hausburgh, Chambersbursh and Bedford, on The
strength of his forged letter, borrowing money
| from and was feasted by Post Masters and Stage
! Agents, who were lavish in their kindness.
He was detected in Pittsesrgh, and vamvosed
without ceremony. The Pittsburgh Post says;
We understand hiatt fellow has been borrow.
ing money from Post Masters, Landlords, and
Stage Agents. on the stength OF his letter, on the
the whole route from Washington 10 this city, and
that he came very near ''doiug" our own Post
Master out of the price of a suit OF clothes.
MONEY FROM A GRAvE-The 81. Louis Repub.
lican has an account of n sum of money lately
recovered in the following manner: A Mr.. Conk-
lin, merchant of Peoria, while on his way to ST.
Louis, was taken very suddenly i'll on the boat,
and soon afterwards made his will and delivered a
package of money over 10 the officers of the boat
The package was not examined al the time. but
MI. Conklin had several times stated that hetsd
upwards of g, 600 in money with him. When he
was to be removed from the boat, the packet was
opened and only 81 ,060 found in il. His clothing
were searched, but no traces oftke missisg amount
could be gathered. All came to the conclusion
that II had been stolen. Mr.. G. was conveyed to
e.. A.. - tha nd cd
evening, and was buried the next day. News OF
the less was sent TO his family, and BY return an
answer was received that he had part ofhis funds
sewed in his under flannel shirt. Upon exhumins
the body, and diyesiing it of the shirt, which had
not been taken off on account of tbs rightly the
limbs after death, the remaining portion, s2,O1O,
was found carefully sewed up in it.
American TRADs WITH THE SPANISH COLONIES
A writer in the Portland Advertiser urges upon
the attention of our Government the importance
| of the American trade with the Spanish West In
dies. and the necessity of some more advantaseou'
| arr .ngement than that under which our trade Il
now carried OH with these colonies. Our trade
with Porto Rico and Cuba at this time exceeds II
yalue that with, the possessions of any and al
other powers in the West Indies; and we douo
not that if some of the very onerous burthens ana
restictious with which it is hamPered could b
removed, it would be greatly increased. The las
treaty with Spain was negotiated something NOR
than quarter of century ago, since which tint
many changes have taken place in the course
trade as well as in the products exchanged, which
changes, in the opinion of the writer, call for new
regulations and stpulations adapted TO the presen
state Of trade.
TRANSIENT NswsPAPERs.-It may not be under
stood by all, that Transient papers dropped into tn
Post Office, are not forwarded unless the postas
be pre- paid. This is in accordsnce with the Of
fee regulations, and to avoid disappointment
those who wish to ssnd pspsEs 10 thsis frisna
should bear Il II mind.