American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-12-20
NeD California Posted Arraapem,

,I'eD CdkD0rnaG H0stSt arrangement.
"A simple but effective system of reg
is'ration Of California letters has been
sanctioned by the Post Office Depart
ment. IL consists merely in sending to
tho New York post-office slip of paper
upon which is copied the address Of the
letter you have ust deposited in the
mail. The slip OF paper should be cut
to ut an envelope loosely, and must be
enclosed without folding together with
three-cent postage stamp, in PIE
paid envelope, and directed to the "Pa-
cifc Mail List" New York post-office.
The address on tho slip of paper thus
received at the New York post office
will be entered in it's appropriateplace in
tho Pacific Mail List" which list is
printed, and being sent by each mail 10
each and every post office in California
and the territories of Oregon and Wash
ington, it will point out to those per-
sons whose letters are published there
in the post-ofiices to which the letters
were sent. The letter itself must be-
deposited in the mail as usual. The
enclosed stamp defrays the cost Of pub
!ication. Over one hundred and TWEEN
ty thousand letters sent during the past
year to post-oilices in the Pacific region
were never received by the persons for
whom they we're intended, and conse-
quently became dead letters, causing
thereby, doubles much anxiety Off mind
to persons expecting letters from home
and rendering all the care devoted to
writing the letters, and tho thousand
OF dollars spent in pre.paying postage
on the same, so much useless expendi-
ture. lfthis new arrangement be gem
orally adopted, the number Of dead let
ters it is supposed would BIO considera-
bly, lessened.
AN APPALLING SrATHMENr.--A ragged
school association, in public appeal.
stated that there are in London 400
600 who never attend public worship.
10000 habitual drunkards, 10000
open profigates, 10000 protested beg
gars, 10000 gamblers, 80 900 destitute
children, and 10000 receivers of sto.
len goods. More than 10000 young
men under eighteen years Of age are
annually committed for theft in Great
Britaian.
Suffering IN L;beria.--The attacks
and depredations Of neighboring tribes
upon the Liher ian colony have caused
the greatest distress and suffering. and
the managers of the New York State
Colonization Society have issued an
appeal for contributions to relieve tho
wants Of those who have thus been left
destitute.
Virginia Colleges. Tho Richmond
Dispatch says that the number Of coll
ego students in Virginia has increased
from Jfoe hurried in 1889. to near .fG
teen hundred in 1856. Virginia, with
white population less than Massachu.
setts, has a greater number Of young
mon who arc students of colleges, than
has Massachusetts.
Two men started across draw
bridge on the Hudson River Railroad,
recently, and when near the middle
the train came laundering along. They
were obliged to crouch close to the
string. piece, under the track, as tho on
ly means Of escape. One Of them did
not got his head low enough, and his
brains were knockd out by the COW.
catcher.
During the year ending, the 3lst ult.
36 steam boats. valued .ak $1,02i, 900
were built at IouiAyilje.