Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-27
t,orr.~pcDaeoee of ,hs Hs~t.ry and Telegraph.
Correspondence Of the Hawk Eye and TcfeefAPn-
INs1 Postal Aryaageaents--Per Renss-A Nsa'
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NEW York, Feb. 18th, 1856.
We are about to have conferred upon US SOM
| Of the blessings of increased postage facihsi
| by the establishment of one thousand receiyins
letter boxes, in various parts of the city. .
far as its postal arrangements go, New orr
would disgrace French provincial town OF
century ago There is but one Office Tor dehs
ery. and, that at least, mile and bali IRON
the center of the city, and four miles from many
parts of the island in which there is sufficient
business done to warrant the location Of an in
dependent post-office. At the general once the
letters are delivered at two windows, through al
eight by ten orifce, out OF when a pane "
glass has been knocked to afford the necessary
facilities At these may be seen two rows o.
men, from morning until night, waiting, IN single
file, for their turn. A person may consider MN
self fortunate if he can get within speaking dis
tance of either of the two delivery clerks IN
half an hour For the sake of convenience the
letters are delivered at one window from "a to
l." at the other from Il to T." 1t oftentimes
happens that man, thoughtlessly, applies
"from A to l." and finds, after waiting patiently
an hour or more, receiving, during the time,
sundry kicks and bruises to say nothing OF the
amount Of tobacco Juice he is, from time to time,
compelled to wipe off his garments that he
must enquire at ''from l to T. and here II
he can get his communication before he has lost
half day in waiting, he may consider himself
a lucky man. There is but one place OF dcllv-
cry for women's letters, and it is necessary to
keep policeman on hand to regulate matters
between them Letters not previously taken out,
are advertised every Friday. There is but one
delivery clerk to attend to them, and in order to
avoid mistakes he is obliged TO ask so many
questions that much time is taken up IN the de-
livery of EACH This is rendered more nccessa-
~, as there is scarcely letter advertised that
does not have several claimants; and where the
name is verv common, such as John Smith, the
applicant is not only compelled to tell where he
expected letter from, but to give minute de-
scription of the superscrption OF the letter
itself before he has seen it. If there were
branch Offices for delivery in various wards,
much of this trouble might be avoided. But the
greatest inconvenience under which we have
suffered is in mailing; and, as in order to be sure
of the earliest departures, it is absolutely neces-
sary to send the letter to the general post-ohce.
There are four private post-otfice in the city; but
these charge one cent over the regular post
age, for delivering a letter at the general Office,
and as it is by no means certain that they are
prompt, they do not receive much patronage
The proposed receiving boxes arc much needed,
and, carried out WE'LL will he long stride out OF
the postal barbarsm under which we have
suffered; but nothing short of new general
Office, in central location, will redeem us.
The sale of the pews in Rev. DR.. Bellows new
church came off last evening in the church,
The well-known ability and widespread reputa'
ton of DR.. Bellows drew quite crowd OF pur-
chasers, and the bidding was very Spirited
The price of pcws ranged from. 81, 200 down.
and the premiums ranged from $3.50 down
two pews were taken at $3.50 premium, making
their whole cost 1850. The net proceeds Of
the sale were 10000, including the premiums
which premiums amounted to $4,000. This
church is by the way, somewhat of curiosity
1t is built of alternate rows of very red bricks
and white marble-giving it a peculiar striped
appearance. The building is new, and was in
augurated last Fall as "All Souls Church. BE
fore this was decided upon, the propriety of va
rious names was discussed. During the discus
sion pious wag, referring to its appearance
proposed calling it ''Thc Church Of the Hol.
Zebra" The above figures will give some ide
of what fashionable religion costs in this city.
! The steamer Pacific, now over twenty day
out, from Liverpool, has not yet been hear
from. Much uneasiness is beginning to be man
fested on her account Mr.. Collins chartere
the steamer Alabama, and dispatched her O
Sunday, in search of the missing vessel, wit
instructions to afford relief to any vessel whic
is fallen in with, in need of it. The better
accomplish this, there were put on board 80
barrels bread 25 barrels flour, IS barrels bee
80 barrels pork, 1890 lbs, fresh beef and mu
ton. Lieut.. Hartstein, on Sunday, telegraphe
to the Secretary of the Navy, to be permitted
sail in search of the Pacific with the steam br
Arctic, and also convey relief to other vesse
presumed to be locked in the ice in the vicini
of New Foundland. On Monday he was perml
ted to start ON his errand of mercy.
The Star of the West sailed, on Saturday, fl
Nicaragua, with 800 6llibusters on board. Aft
strict search by the officers, everything W
found all right, and she was permitted to depa
at her advertised hour. J. r. Male, editor
the Ell Nicaraguan, who had been arrested {
board the Northern Light, and dragged on shor
was permitted to depart. His doctor gave HI
a certificate that he would not live two mont
in this climate so his bail was released, and
was permitted to depart like a gentleman. T'
others were also permi to go, upon pedgl
their word that they would return in April,
forfeit the 81 500 for which they were bailed.
Mile, Rachel started from this port, for Hav
, in the steamer Fulton, on Saturday. 1t "
I hoped that she could muster strength to g.
one representation before she left, but in this
admirers were disappointed.
The fearful prominency which has been giN
y to Sharpe's rifles of late in fllibustering, a
t, Kansas war discussions, has been somewhat
it sened, by the introduction of the Volcanic
It peatins Fire-arm by ]. W. Post, of this city
l. This gun is capable of being discharged thl
l. times consecutively in less time than one mint
e 1t has but one discharging barrel and that d
e. not reyolye Under the barrel is a tube
o ordinary place of the ramrod-into which
placed cylindro-conical Minnie e-formed I
- which has cavity in the back end contair
\ both the powder and the percussion cap.
, coating of cork between the cap and the OF
m covering prevents all danger of explosion by
cident. These balls cost but very little, ant
80 connection with the gun are equal in length
distance and accuracy of aim to the Minnie
The act of cooking the gun places Dali IN
W discharging barrel. The whole mechanis'
p extremely simple, and apparently very dur'
ke Pistols are also made after the same pat
d. which may be discharged seven times IN SUE
M sion. This weapon has been patented IN
he France and England, and is being introd
is into the army of those countries. Thin