The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-04
Beauties OF the Post OMce--A Chapter q
Facts.
from the Rockville ICELAND county, ooun Gazette


We gave opr readers week or two SINCE few facts
concerning the css Of certain etters enuasted to the
ling underground NAL route, fshed out from
pile of waste paper at the Boston Post Oss
which viii be particularly interesting to those w6s wish
TO send money or artces OF value through mails
We Lo1d ,sss II the outset that I'll. .t..s.ns
challenge contradiction let come from what source
nS We might INV was mention names
paravty little We have, through special
There are in this town two esta blishments fer the
purchase from time time bales Of waste paper to BE-
ns Of these nand for ausht we q
quentJy obtain their material ct the principal post
among this rubbish found many letters Of impor-
lance ans much value. Some idea Of the number Of
q ~ s Ssa
sand letters Of various descriptions have thus
siv,d e. ore Of our mills during two
lpov that more th.n ave hundred documents .sIisd
and frem the same pest Office. Hfa IS 8sl -
Among these letters, great many written by bu-
owners They came from ali sections Of The country,
quite number mailed at California and some forsigh,
had been prpsd that the notion that prepaid 1t
ter more III ely to be saey carried = ito tight dssti
fact revealed BY these 'lost letters" :
We have said that among these letters some of
much value: Now IL support Of this assertion a We
per puicss.ed 81 ss New York City Post o:e VAS ons
letter mailed at California directed to gentleman
drsd and ave dollars The proprietor Of the min
remailsd the letter to the postmaster at New Yort,
y Of paper pureSssd & the Post ONCE i sprasssa
notes The person BY whom t was written Was notified,
and be replied by return Of mall giving correct descrp
him for the amount Out Of seven or eight sacks from
thePost Office, Providence Rhode Island, about half
bushsi OF etters we're found and among them one con
paper from the Hartford Post Office contained, among
othsrs letter mailed at Pitsaeid Mass directed TO
dollarr.
And We might in this manner mention many ether
dgnaton Of sny sane person 1t ID but justice to ths
gen,lemaBy proprietor OF the mill in question to state
instances where money has been found the amount has
been forwarded 10 its rghtful owner; but in some
V V.ou. proved @ ss.ns.
have now In our possession letter written By W. q.
city and mailed At that Office, enclosing ave dollars TO
bis wife Mrs. D. l. Rpenbary, DAnvie, Warren county,
Il. TS letter. y. % vas ss =
York Post Office Mr.. r. written to in relation to
the matter but whether this letter shared the
fate his from other cause, cannot state,
hut at any rate nothing has been heard from him.
The lovers missives, too, upon which 10 much care
cast On rubbish received from the Post Oces We have
mentioned, and sample Of Que Of these is lying
our table, It 10 . very handsome valentine neatly
folded, mailed at Boston, aud sent to Miss - Well We
honestly by IT. and Jet the person TO whom
addressed never saw or psrhAps heard oft Other little
articles Of small value except tokens OF friendship,
found in this great nav from which We have taken
two very pretty slammed collar patterns, which
also mailed by lady ct Boston, but instead OF being
delivered to the person for whom they intended,
were packed oil to receptacle for waste paper,
which II In truth dead letter Office small scale.
Those letters Consisting money seemingly Of more
consequence than the Others but In fact they Of less
reel value than the numerous homs lsttersn written
by ANXIOUS relatives and friends communicating intsh
etnce OF great importance and In many instances re-
fening to sickness and othsr misortunes. Who can
estmate In collars and cents the trouble anxiety ana
disappointment which have thus been caused BY the
gross csrsessness (not to stronger term) Of our
Post Office offclals2
VoyiGE OVER THE FAILS OF Sr. MARY ON =
DREDeR The Lake Superior Journal Of the 24th ait
sives the follow Ing account Of perous voyage OF Two
three sons Of Erin the falls Of st. Mary the
rapids thus passed about three quarters OF mile