Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-12-05

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ishmeui as ATE consistent With huur'uiiy IN,
she personal rights Of individuals, and at III,
same time shall ensure the most energetic an,
cfhcicn, performance of duty and the suppres
sion Of crime In our SHIPS OF war.
The stone dock in the navy yard at New
York, wm,h Was ten years in course of con
siruc,icn. has bcen ~ Ear finished q. to he sur
rendered up To the authorize, Of the yard
The dry dock at Philadelphia Is reported Al
completed, and is expected .oon To he tested
and delivered over To the agents OF the govern
mcui.
That ut Portsmouth, y, Hampshire is al',
nearly ready for delivery and a contract la,
bccu concluded, arrcably ,o the DC, Of Con.
crcss at ,ts last Session, lor floating section.
al dock on the Bay Of San Fnncisco. lu,il,
your aucuilon tn the recommendation 1T il,,
Drpaumcn, touching the establishment Of d
navy wand In cuulunciiun With this dock IN the
P,cfc. Such a station is highly necessary
to the convenience and effectiveness Of our
feet in that cream. which must he expected Ia
increase with the growth Of commcrcc, and
the up,d extension uf our shalc fisheries over
It's waters.
The Naval Academy a, Annapolis, under
revised aud improved s,sIcm vi regulations.
nov Affords opportunities vt education aud in-
s,rucituu To the pupils, quite clual, d, - be.
lir,cj. fur professional Improvement. lo those
cnoycd by the cadets ga the Military Acadc-
my. 4 large class IT acting midsbipmcn VAS
received a, the commencement of the Las, ac-
adcmc tenn, and a practice. ship has hccn at.
iacbcl tn ID. Institution, To afford III, amplc,I
means for instruction ~ rcamauslip, as well
- Tor cruise, during the vacations ct three or
iour month, iu each wear
The advantage, ol .ricncr IN nautical affairs
have pcly brcn more s,uklury illustrated
than in the tact stated in ibr r,pou It the Navy
Department, that hy mean, Ut the wind aud
cuugrt charts. PROJECTED and prepared by H..
Msur,. thc Superintendent ct the NasaI do.
,cr,ltnr,, ihc passage from the Atlantic lo
.hc Pacific port, OF our country ha, been short.
rncd by abou, iury days
The estimate, for the supper, Of the Navy
and Marine Corp, cor Ihc ensuing fiscal wear,
vail D. found 60 be- Si,sjp,i72 ~, the este
mates fur the cuurut year b,ins s5,-oO,6sI
The estimates inr special u,gcrls under the
-pulrul ct ,lns department amount To- s!,G-i..
30 80, acau,, : $40, $50 lur thc py.uI wear
.bs increase being ccraslonci by I'c addition.
% mail ssricr on lhc Pacific c,asl anj the
construction oi ,hr d,rN ln California, author.
lri o., the lls, session OF Congress, and somc
,hrht additions under the head OF Improve.
n~rts and repair, ln nav yarJ., buIldrug,,
.aI machinery.
drcm ltul mach Importance loa Ius, crun-
amy. and q correct understanding ct naval 81
.rni.turrs. ila, there should h. an entire ,'p-
,rai,oa a., she appropriations lor 'hc support
NJ llr nIyll service proper from lhos' lnrp'r
l.,neut improvements a, navy Yards and ia.
.i,lS. lpd irum occlu siclm-maIl service, aud
1,ber si,cial obycts assigned To lhc suPcr'ls-
.u0 ot thi- Department.
The rci"u It rhc Postmaster General, here.
With ooaAanrc,IcL presents an interesting
,.ca 81 rLr proa'rss, operations, and co"dr.
oa ct b,' Department.
A. thc elise at lhr la-g fsrnl wear, ihc
0curti, 1t mail r,utr, ailnrn tbc l'u,t~i States
Ma, 49, "a orl-. lhy annual transportation
thereon - 30, %: mile, aOd the annual c",,
1T such transportation - ,i2i,7ji.
The length ol lhr lorriru mlll routes IL -.
umar.J aiis.3iu mile. and the annual Trans.
ruriauuu thcrryu a, as. so0 m,lr,. The u-
uusI c,s, 1T ih.. s.Nrr - Sl,I'r3 ~, ct
vb.rh <iIs,g37 D. pod MS III" r">i udcr
Department, aud - O!3,sjo o, Tald through
Doe Nal DIaum,ur
Tie annual transportation within the l.u'.
iri State, lr,clutu, lhr ,ericr tu CalIlor.
Qua and Orguu, which Q, nov ior the 6rs,
time, reported auJ cmhraccd ln ll" tabular
statements ultbr Department. exceed, that ct
,br preceding wear jlcs - uulcs, at an no.
creased cat ct S5i7.llo.
The whole number oi pos, oiiccs 10 the
uutrI States. ou ,bc au,h day IT June last,
was 1890. There were Loss ro,' offices
established. and 255 discontinued, daring the
Nrlr
The crus, revenue. Of the depar,mcn, Cor
the fiscal wear, including the appropriations
for the ranked matter Of CouGrr,s, uf the De-
p1rlmcni.. and ulfcys Of Government, and
excluding ,hc foreign po,ur,', collected lo'
and PAYABLE to, the Brush posl office, amoun''
cd To SG,727 ,sGG,7s.
The expenditure, fr tie same pcriod Tex.
GLIDING <2s .jgg, 80, paid under an award Of
the Auditor, IN pursuance 81 resolution 81
the Ia, Congress, for mail service on the Ohio
aud Mississippi r,cr, iu ls3s aud l-35, aud
tb, amount paid IN the British psf office for
foreign pu,,agcs collected ioT aud PAYABLE to
aha, o,i,r) amounted la SG,osi SEQ - lra'.
inr balance ct revenue over the proper cN'
prndl,urcs ofthe year OF 5000, 300 %.
The receipts for posiaccs during the year
Excluding the foreign Pcs'agcs collected Tor
and PAYABLE the Brush pu', u.Iice) amount
cd 10 SG.H5,5Ii "a, being an increase OF
Sgo7 .6IO 20, or 1865 loo per cent over the
ike receipts Tor the preceding year.
The reduction OF postage, "ndcr the act OF
March last. did not take effect until the com
mcncemen, Of the present fiscal year. The
accounts for the fret quarter, under the oPer-