The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-09
VIRGINIA.


CouSTxHTErra- Spurious notes, purporsine ID
% the issue Of the Merchants Bank, Of Lynchhurr,
are In circulation. Samuel james and Chaylss o.
D'nneii, TWO young men belongiup to Z canal boat.
nave been arrested In Washington for uaseinr
them. --r
iSsrALLArroN.-Rsv. Theodore Pryor WIN be
regularly irducted into the charge Of the conare.
ga''on OF the High Street Presbytsrisn Church.
fesersburg, to morrow.
RocKIsGHAM IspIorNr cHrr rpnrN.-The H.r.
sonourg Register states that during the year end.
ing September 30th, the School Commissioners Of
buckingham county expended two thousand and
esen'y dollars 70 the education Of INDECENT chil-
ulen- One Thousand and twenty-five children Of
'eno one hundred and six schools.
hEMovED.-Brown, who was arrested NOT long
snce on the Southside road, charged with passins
counterfeit money, and who was lodged in the jail
AZ refersburg for safe keeping, has been removed
70 Nottoway Court House, for trial
AFFArRs IN NoaFoIK.-The Norfolk Beacon
gves terrible picture Of affairs In that city
Whooping. yelling, cursing, swearing. obscenity,
nghtng and rows are al the rage while negroes
Wander about often drunk and musical 1t aii hours
o. the night Fights among thefrs companies are
becoming fashionable, and the peace and order Of
the city are entirely upset. The Beacon attributes
all this to the failure of the Mayor to exercise his
authority.
During the month of November there were %
deaths In Norfolk
ABSTRACT OF THE POSTMASTER GENE
RAILS REPORT.
There are q, ,548 post offices iu the United States
the annual compensations of 257 of which amount
to $1,000 and upwards. During the last year
1,o42 offices were established and GA Discontinued
Number OF postmasters appointed during the same
time, e,6l3. Removals, 1877 Number of mail
routes, 6,697. Number of mail contractors. 5.I67
Total annual transportation of mails, 63357, ,Ot)5
miles, at cost of o.. .630.676; thus, 81 267. .6O3
miles, BY modes not specified at cents per mile:
20s90,530 miles by coach, at cents per mile:
15 49,, ,359 miles by railroad at 12 cents mills per
mile; 5,795,463 miles by steamboat, at cents q
mills per mile. Increase in the transportation
during the past year 2 2 per cent
The expenditures of the department during tba
past year were $S,577,424 II, and the revenue
S6,955.556 %. To the former must be added
Sl33 4S3 33, balances due foreign Offices. which
ynrrId foxk
a, SI 75S 9o1 % The deHc;oIc. ~ q. .aS yesr !oo4 M
as 60 liz 07e On Iaayinn : d}ro ~. suo year ioo5
saSa ~ saSI 756 The ;neressa ~ ne ~ iaYor OF
1854, compared with the revenue of 1853. ia
$970, ,399 48 or about 19 per cent
,orn,h ~ the dificnltios het,,as a. eSnsiue q aoe
md ra;Iroad comnan;es reio,;va ~ e ~. .uepaltment
comnensation for carrying the malls % rha aes 49,. u
paniee, he says, alege that the government should
a, . les. rate fhsn fiat naid m ;ndir;d. serxce
lor .ervices This nr;pcinle he oo.~s ~, slni-
a1waus heen willina 70 racorn;le IN tha ne mas
Of nricea What ia now re1nired he asanens !,
that the railroad comnanies shonld he n"id @ s'
djng to the bnlk of the ma;Is the sneaa ;.L S9
sheS are convened and the .cc6m,naS..n mn n,.n @
quired. The sums paid by express companies are
competion thew can nav spv price dareanSad " "
them and assess It upon their customers. EneIanS
France Germany and Canada pay less to railroads
for mail service than is paid by the United States
Complaint is made of the insufficient accommoda.
tions, as general rule for route agents Allusion
Ia made to the habit of irresponsible parties obtain
inc. bv eross misrepresentafion. mail con,r.c,s
ana saosequsn.y .n.o~ing u ,nem -. up because Of
1o aor ,Sis tand l. sraaos,as d. pront.
remedy ior TINS iraao rs suggested.
Owing to causes not within the control of the de.
partment, the expenses of the current year will
greatly exceed those of the past year. They are
est;y,ate at so a41 90I n This increase xyu h.
o,.;nn ~ the odd;tional comnensat;on s r,. VII oe
go "a 81 .nhancad nrices do,nSa a. ros'nas
.els ano ~ .h " 2. ia,s,xp po0' uenanoeo oy CON
TRACTORS .. ,no ias. is.'luss.
uniform plan o, regisirat'on 10 warmly recon-
mended as an additional protection for the safe
safeguard has long been fell: and IA the COS, If s
maintenance viii fall directly upon those who
will cheerfullv bear the exnense We sea no o"oS
reason why snouia no. oe incorporated into our
postai System as one Vi Its pfinclpai ieatures
DuriDe @ sne @ three years commencing July !, 1851,
iopes have been issued BY he department Of which