The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-05-26
MAIL IRREGULARITIES.

We have our paper for Cincinnati mailed
regularly on Tuesday afternoon of every week
no az to 90 out in the train of cars that starts
at five O'Clock. That train connects with the
evening train of cars from Baltimore for Cum
bcrland ut the Relay House, which reaches
Cumberland the next morning at three o clock
and Wheeling in the afternoon at two o'clock.
At two O'clock, Wednesday, of every week,
then, tho bag of Erds for Cincinnati ought to
bo in Wheeling, and the next day in Cncn-
natl At the very farthest, it should be ready
for distribution in Cincinnati, Friday morning
Bus it never reaches there we arc told, till
Saturday and, some time since, it did not ar
rive there tillShe next week after it was mailed
here. This irrogularity wo brought lately to
the notice Of the General Post Office Depart
ment, and wo havo reason to believe that tho
timely intcrpostion Of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General has regulated the matter
Still, the bag reaches Cincinnati one day later
than it ought How this happens, We cannot
understand, unless the mail agent suffers it to
90 on to Baltimore, instead of taking it ont at
the Relay House. IL it 90 to Baltimore, it
will be thrown over ono day, for the noxt mail
train for Wheeling does not leave till the next
day. in the evening
From Mount Pleasant, Wcstmoreland county,
Pennsylvania we have lately received several
urgent appeals concerning the irregularity in
tho times of our paper, which, instead of reach
ing there on Friday, as it used to do, and
ought always to do, il now often week be-
hind the time Having failed to find out the
cause of this evil we have laid tho subject BIO.
fore tho Department, and trust to it's energy to
supply the remedy. The papers for that place
should 90 direct from here to Cumberland, in
ten hour and certainly in day from there to
Mount Pleasant. They are put up regularly
in bag marked for Cumberland, every
Wednesday afternoon, so as to 60 by the train
that leaves Mt five o'clock, and connects with
the train from Baltimore that reaches Cumbcr
land the next Thursday morning at three
O'Clock IL the mail agent neglect to take
them out at the Relay House and put them on
the cars for Cumberland, of course they 20 t.
Baltimore, and are thrown over one day. neccs
sarily-how many more, We know not.
A few days since having occasion to 60 Il
the West, WE took tho ears here at six O'Clock
Monday morning for Cumberland, with the
intention of going on the plank road route from
that place 10 Pittsburgh. We arrived ut Cum
bertrand at half past four O'Clock, and found
that the stages would not start out till the mex
morning at three O'Clock. We learned, further
that they occupied tho day. chiefly, In going
sixty miles, to West Newton, where passengers
would have b wait for the boat till next morn
ing at eight o'clock, which would probably
reach Pittsburgh some time the Same day, Sc
that starting from here Monday morning 81
six o'clock, NO should reach Pittsburgh thu
next Wednesday evening Rapid travelling
Now mark--this stage line has contract fol
carrying the mail to Pittsburgh from Cumber
land, and it takes about two days to perform
the duty; when, by proper management il
conld put il through in fourteen or ffteer
hours Why will the Post Office Department
be thus trifed with
Finding it necessary to change our route, VI
proceeded, Tuesday morning at three o'clock