The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-10-21
Congressional Delegation.

IS. Belmont &c., VIM. F. Hunter, 7wbig..
l6. Coshocton, &c.,J. Johnston, ind't. dem.
Il7. Jefferson &c, James Cabell, democrat
l8. Wayne &c, d. X. Carer, dem.
10. Summit &c, E. Newton, r. s. whip.
20. Astabula sc, ]. r, Giddings freesoil.
81. Lonin &c, N. s. Townsend, (. s, d.
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Southern Mail.
The GREAT MAIL RoBBERY.-The Phila-
delphia papers Of to-day bring us the par
ticulars Of the great robbery sof the mails at
Philadelphia. From these it appears, that
about half past 10 o'clock, as the Balti-
more train wason its way from the depot,
corner Of Eleventh and Market streets, 10
Gray's Ferry, the mail car was entered and
robbed of three pouches, containing valua.
Bile southern and western matter. The bags
were from the New York Post Office, and
were destined, one to Richmond, Va, an
other to Releigh, N. c., and the third 10
Wheeling, Va. s.,'s,si M.
The mail car was coupled to the express
car, which was ahead, and the two were
drawn by one team. These were followed
by teams with the passenger and baggage
cars. To show The boldness of the robbery,
at the time il must have taken place, the
foremost passenger car was scarcely more
than one hundred and fifty feet in the rear
of the mail car. E -|
The moon was shining, yet the SKY was
darkened by clouds of dust, created BY the
high wind that prevailed, and this may have
blinded the eyes Of the driver Of the FORE
most passenger cal, so as to have prevented
him from seeing what was going on at the
hind part Of the mail car directly ahead Of
| him.
At Gray's Ferry, the driver oft mail car
discovered that the back door was open. and
the brakeman Of the train entered the car
witha light to see whether any one was in
there. Discovering nothing to excite his
suspicion, he came out under the impress
SUI. @ ..1s aii was right, and the door was
locked. 1t seems that these two persons
then had not suspected anything wrong.
they doubtless attributing the circumstance
OF the door being open to accident or for
getiulness.
The robbery is believed to have been com.
mitted at or near the curve, corner of Broad
and Prime streets, in the District of Moya-
mensing. tits supposed that the mail car
was entered from behind, by the door. with
false key. . @
The first informa tion of The robbery was
received about breakfast time yesterday
morning, by Robert Huddell, Agent Of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company. A person came to bis
house, and informed him that the stolen
pouches, rifed of their contents, had been
accidentally found, at an early hour in the
morning, in the bushes on Remembers farm,
about square west Of Broad street, and two
squares south Of Prime street.
The great Southern mail is now put In
canvass bags, which are sealed and put into
leather pouches, which are locked. The
robboro cat tho pouches, drew out the bags.
and opened these by cutting the strings that
tied them. The contents Of the bags were
then emptied out, and the Letters, packages,
&C., broken open. I
All the money in the letters was taken,
but 2romissory notes, checks payable to Or
der, sight drafts, &C., were thrown away.
There were strewed over the ground about
two bushels and halt Of Letters, &c. The
letters numbering about one thousand, were
gathered up, and Mr.. White, Post Master Of
this city, yesterday, had them, with the
checks. drafts, &c., returned to the Post
Office at New York, where they are BY this
time, and where they can be examined by
the Post Master Of that city, at his leisure,
so as to ascertain the names Of the losers,
and the amount Of the loes.
No idea could be formed by the Post
Master of Philadelphia of the extent Of the
loss. The supposition is that the most val
liable matter was in the Richmond pouch.
Mr.. White examined one letter, (from Car
penter & vermllea, Of this city, to J. w.
Mowry, of Richmond,) that had contained
$3.50. An empty box. which had been FL
led with jewelry, was picked from among
the scattered letters; there was nothing
though to indicate how much was in it, OF to
whom it belonged,
The train was delayed at Gny's Ferry
from IL o'clock on Saturday night until 3
O'Clock Sunday morning, in consequence Of
the burning Of small trussel bridge over q
gulley, crossing the road, about three miles
below that place. This may bave had some-
thing TO do with the plan Of the robbery;
but tie officers of the road think that the
bridge was set on fire by sparks from the
locomotive of train that came up about
half-past seven o'clock in the evening.
Mr.. Anderson was the mail agent on the |
train, when the robbery occurred. No oinfor-
nation in relation to the robbery had been
received from the south up to late hour
last evening. 1t is most probable that the
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