Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-01-17
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.

1t appears thas. the New Orleans Custom House,
intended Tor a magnificent pile Uf granite and
marble, is gradually sinking into the swamp. 1t
has %subsidod, 1859 inches since 1851, at which
rate OF subsistence i. will finally disappear from
human vision ut about the beginning Of the I'D
century OF our era.
There are about one hundred slaves in Oregon
Territory.
The funeral of Father Matthew, in Cork, Ire
land, was attended by fifty thousand people, and
the bishop and seventy priests ~otheiated IN the
church.
TRur.-The Richmond Enquirer, in q recent re.
view Ut the Message Of Governor Adams, Of South
Carolina, in which he advocated the reopening OF
the African Slave trade says:
I'm logic and morals, Governor Adams is per-
fectly consistent, When he declares that if the
slave trade be piracy, slave property is plumber"
DEAD LETTERs.-The Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun, under date Of December 81,
says;
During the quarter which closes to-day. the
openers OF dead letters in the General Post Office
lound 700 which contained money. The aggre-
gate amount is Sll, 275. Through The vigilance OF
the department seven.eighths Of this money has
been restored to its proper owners.
The courts Ct high authority in England have
decided that a gentleman has no right to kick his
c%oachman! la this country it depends upon the
coachman's color.
New Posi- OFFICE LAw.-The Post Master Gen.
eral has made the following regulations respecting
the prepayment OF postage on all transient print
cd matter:
/. Books not weighing over 4 lbs. may be sent
in the mail, prepaid by postage stamps, ut | ct. an
ounce any distance in the U. 5. under 3 000miles
provided they are put up with u cover or wrapper;
open at the ends or sides, 50 that their character
may be determined without removing the wrap
per.
2. Unsealed circulars advertisements. business
cards, transient printed matter except books, not
weighing over three ounces, sent in the mail to any
part OF tue United States, are chargable with one
cent pOstege stamps. When more than one circu-
lar is printed on a single sheet. or a circrlar aud
a letter, each must be charged with a single rate.
This applies to lottery and other kindred sheets
assuming the form and character Of newspapers;
and the miscellaneous matter in such sheets must
also he charged with one rate. A business card
on an unsealed envelop of o circular subjects the
entire package to letter postage.
Any transient matter, like a circular or handbill
enclosed in or with o periodical or newspaper sent
to a subscriber, Ca any O.hor person, subjects the
whole package to letter postage; and when subject
to letter postage, from being sealed, or from any
other cause whatever. all printed matter, without
exception must be prepaid or excluded from the
mail. IL is the duty OF the postmaster at the mail
ing Office as we'll as at the office of delivery, care.
fully to examine matter in order to see that it is
charged with the proper rate of postage and to de-
tect fraud. AT Offices where postage stamps can
not be obtained, postmasters are authorized to re-
ceive money in prepayment of postage on trancient
matter, but they should be careful to keep a sup
ply of stamps ON hand.
THE GOVERNMENT LANDS IN IowA--The Presi.
dent Of the United States has issued his procla.
nation ordering the sale of lands in Iowa, at tn
land Office at Usage, the South Of the base line and
west of the principal meridian. on the 4th Of May
At the land office at Fort Dodge. on the 4th Of
May, North Of the base line and West of the fifth
principal meridian.
AT the land otice of Sioux City, May 4th, land:
South of the base line and West Of the principa
meridian.