Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-12-28

forth. Pay TO length OF s3a service by
continuing their pay during short inter-
val after their discharge in case of their
re-enlistiug.
| The results Of the abolition Of logging
are spoken of as good. but a modification
OF the punishments substituted is thought
advisable.
The estimates for the support of the ma
Wy for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth.
1855 are 1850, 5I5; of which howey-
er, So, 1897. 354 are for special objects
The IS legitimate expenditures for the
past year are stated at S6.o38, 723.
WAR.
The organization of the U. S. Army is
90, 82l officers and men but the latest
returns show force of but IO,fI7, of
whom 1878 are ON the frontier or on
their way tither. This body has been ac-
tiyly intellectually employed, and the
depredations of the Indians have been
rare and unimportant
The arrangements of the forts in the
Indian country is to be improved and the
strength of the garrisons increased, for
the protection of emigrants. The curl
Gus fact is stated that a majority of the
Indian forays on the Rio Grande have
come from the Mexican side of the RI
yer. This, if true, will counterbalance
the terrible Urmy of Mexican claims for
reparation we have been threatened with
+ Decided steps are being taken for the
removal of the Seminoles. Nine companies
of artillery are now in Florida. The horse
regiments are all employed in the West.
a fourth one Is asked for by the Secreta-
ry. 1t is his purpose to keep the troops
in large bodies at commanding points, in
stead of dispensing them in detachmenLs
as heretofore.
10 keep the ranks full, Mr.. Davis re-
conends an increase Of pay to the private
an additional increase for each period of
five years he spends in the service, and
provision for the promotion of none COM
missioned officers to the lowest grades Of
comm.ssion-rank, for good conduct and
qualifications.
Besides new regiment of dragons,
the Secretary asks for two regiments of
) rifles, and an increase of the number of
men in company on the peace establish
ment to 81 instead of42. These changes
would give u minimum force Of -, see,
: which might be expanded, under the IL
!, NIT fixed by the law of June 7rh, 1850, 10
!. 17,414 men. Gen Scott is in favor of a
still greater increase. An additional COM
pany of sapperS and miners is also called
for by the Secretary.
Among many other suggestions, the
Secretary urges sound provision for in
creasing theeliciency and uniformity of the
militia the West Point Academy is pro-
nounced good, and an extension of the
term of study to five years recommended.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
The Postmaster Generals Report is a
long, able and business like document
We extract from it rs follows:
The whole number Of Post Offices in
the United States ut the close of the last
official year, ending June 80, 1853, was
| $500. OF this number $50 are of the
highest class, the PoStmasters of which
are appointed by the President.
AT the present date, Dec. 8, 1858, the
total number of Post Offices is %. $685.
During the past year, commencing July 4,
1852, 1893 Post offices were established;
479 were discontinued and there were
appointed to office during said year, be-
sides the 1898 Postmasters to the newly
established offices aforesaid, 3 900; $50
upon resignation 1875 on death, 282 BY
change otsite. 81 where the Postmaster had
moved away. and 9, 32l on the removal
OF prior incumbents being 1867 Post
masters appointed during the year en-
ding June 20, 1858.
At the close of the fiscal year, ending
on the 30th June last, there were in oper-
alton within the United States 5000 mail
routes. Their aggregate length was 217,-
743 miles, and 5, 583 contractors employ
ed thereon.
The annual transportation of the mails
on those routes was 81, 500, 542 miles.
and the annual cost thereof, "a. 1876, 96G
: being about seven cents two miles per
mile. OF these 10, 862. SIG miles OF
annual transportation, IL, 986, 7O5 miles
are required To be performed on railroads
at a cost of SI,oUi, 32l, being about
twelve cents three mills per mile 6 $751;
O65 miles in steamboats,, at cost OF
1862, 366, being about nine cents four
mills per mile 81, $50. 326 miles in Goa
: ches. at a cost of 81 ,2O6, $50, being about
five cents six mills per mile; and 20, 500,
446 miles in modes not specified, at q
cost of 81 ,o55, 3I5, being about five cents
per mile.
) The expenditures of the Department
turing the last fiscal year were S7982,-
1853. The gross revenue ftom all sources
was s t5.94O,72
1t appears from the foregoing state
ment that tie gross revenue Of the year
ending June SO, 1852. falls short of the
expenditures by the sum OF $2,042,-
o5l.
Ofthis deficiency S1,57l. 900 is sup
Piled by the balance on the Auditors
books on July |. 1858. and by the appro-