The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-21
THE REPU BLIC.



Postal ACCOMMODATION exeeutioe Of the
power conferred by Congress under provision Of
the new postage act, which is to go into operation
on the frat Of July next perceive by the Baisi-
more papers that the Postmaster General has esta-
blished post routes and over all the Streets
nues, and roads and public highways within the
limits Of that city, from and after the thirtieh in.
slant.
Strong boxes, secured under the iron lock Of the
Post Office Department, are to be placed at proper
points in each delivery district for tho reception Of
letters, &C., both for the mails and for city dstr
button. All maable matter found in the boxes
will be taken the post Office free Of charge Let
tiers and circulars for city delivery if handed to the
carriers left in the boxes will be delivered the
persons addressed without passing through the
post office, at a charge of cent only, to be in
all cases prepaid. Stamps for this purpose are to
be furnished.
Such arrangements cannot fail 10 be Of great
convenience to the residents Of that and other ces
especially to. those Who located far from the
post Offices.
We have for years been in favor Of similar
plan for the accommodation Of our own fellow
citizens, for we still have .'magnifcent distances
The extent of Washington is. from northwest to
southeast, about four and half miles, and from
east to southwest about two miles and half. The
city post office is supposed to be in central part
Of the city.
With these facts in view, it is apparent that
strong boxes for 'sthe reception of letters, &C.,
both for the mails and for city distribution,' -
should be placed, say at the Navy Yard; near the
Windmill, in the Seventh ward; in the Northern
Liberties; Capitol Hill; and in the First ward,
in the neighborhood of the War Department; and
at intermediate points.
At present, for want of such I'm arrangement,
many letters are sent by hand over the omnibus
routes; and, as a consequence, no revenue accrues
to the Department. And even if there should not,
under q "street, avenue, road, and public high
way" postal arrangement. be any profit to the
United States, population would be much
pleased if they could be accommodated in common
with other cities.
CRIMINAL CouRr.-Yestcrday the trial of John
Meyer, alias Jacob Meyer, charged with forging a
land warrant, was commenced, but not concluded.
This individual has already been tried and found
guilty Of similar offence.
DAMAGED IMPLEMENTS or War Yesterday
there was Government SALE at the Marine Bar
racks, of about one thousand flint muskets, and
twenty. seven of Halls patent rifles. They were
not deemed suitable for the public service, and
some of them had long been soaking in oil to re-
move the rust which time had accumulated. How
ever, there was brisk bidding by the large assem-
biage, and the guns trent of in lots of four hundred,
three hundred, two hundred seventy five, and less.
The prices ranged between twenty seven cents and
one dollar each, or an average of forty -four fifty
cents. Swords brought forty-seven cents a piece.
Two thousand cartridge boxes, forty dollars; bay
mn txa torhf h,,,,I
dred and fifty gun-stocks, two and al half cents
apiece; and seventy five tents, one hundred and
twelve dollars. Among other articles, old brass
sold for eleven and three quarter pound.
w. S. BRowN, of Illinois, who was arrested in
Michigan, and brought to this city recently, the
charge of committing sundry frauds upon the
Government, was baiied yesterday in the sum of
$1,000 until the December term Of the Grimm al
court. Major b. BrFrench becoming his surety.
JOHN DAy-Wc learn that the grand jury have
found prcsentment Of "wilful murder" against
John Day, who several weeks since killed his wife
by shooting her with revolver.
CRuELTY.-Oflicer Martin yesterday evening
arrested white man, named Thomas William
son, cart-driver, for cruelty beating his horse
with club. Justice Morsell fined him five dol
lars. and required him to pay the costs.
SALE OF 'PRopERrY.---Dyer and MEG uire sold
at auction, on Thursday evening, to James Daley,
lot No. 6, in square No $50, located on street
north, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
west. being forty -four feet two and half inches
by ono hundred and forty-four feet, containing six
thousand three hundred and sxty-six square feet,
with an alley on the cast, and next to the De
Menou buildings, for sixteen and halfcents foot
And the same Sauctoneers sold. yesterday after
noon lots Nos. % and "a, in square AS, situated
on Seventh street west, between Nj and streets
north, twenty -four by one hundred and five feet
each, running back to an alley. to William Mar