Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-02-13
~. From the Union.

New Law-.-Prepayment of oil Tram
silent Printed Matter Compulsory.
We are requested to publish the fol-
lowing regulations, which the Post Mas.
ter General has just made TO carry out the
provisions OF the act just passed. req mir
ing prepayment Of postage on all transient
printed>matter
I. Books not weighing over four pounds,
may be sent in the mail. prepaid by post
age stamps at one cent an ounce, any dis
tance in the United States under three
thousand miles, and at two cents az ounce
over three thousand miles. provided they
&C put-up without cover or wrapper,
or ina cover or wrapper open at the
ends or sides, SO that their character may
be determined without removing the
wrapper. go .
e Uneealcd circulars, advertisements,
business cards, transient newspapers, and
eYery other article of transient printed
matter; exceps books. not weighing over
lhrt e ounces, sent in The mail 10 any part
Of the. Unitedg States, are chargeable
with one cent postage each to be prepaid
by pos age stamps Where more than
one circular is printed on sheet, or q
circular letter, each must be charged
with single rate.-This7app to loIte-
u ~ and other K inbred sheets. assuming
the form and name OF newspapers and
the miscellaneous matter7iu such sheets,
must Also be charged with one rate. A
business card on. an unsealed envelope Of
= circular subjects the entire pack TO let
ter postage. Any transient matter, like
= circular or lhandbill, enclosed in or
with a periodical or newspaper sent to n
subscriber. or to any other person. sub:
lects the whole package to letter postage:
and whenever subject to letter postage,
from being sealed or from any cause
whatever, all printed matter, without ex-
caption. must be pre- paid, or excluded
from the mail. Il is the duty ofthe post.
master at the mailing Office, as we'll as at
the Office Of delivery. carefully to exam
inc all printed matter. in order to see that
1t is chafged ~ith'tt proper rate Of post.
age. and to detect fraud At Offices where
postage stamps cannot be procured, posts
masters are authorized to receive money
10 prepayment Of postage on transient
matter but they should be careful to
keep . snpply ofstamps on hand. sol.
-.-,.sieegs s4-A=z - - ---++----I .al -sr
= 5FAsri1sE5lN ,NEw' York THE follow
ing iSsaporti0n ofa.the Testimony in the
easezof Hunting on, the Aforger. . It dis
cl0seSssa truly extraordinary picture of
fast lifesins New York. Such reckless !
ness and extravaganza are we'll calcutta
ted to staftle, saud the onlS wonder is that
she niserablesEpendthEift was enabled TO
keep up thetsystem soslong ."sH!-ioC
T.
fAfhersof Hunting sthe prisoners
family were at my house for some months
last spring heard Mr.. Clarke describe
the contents of the house ofithe prison er :,
.heaWas correct in his descriptions some
OfSthes yases,rI understood, cost $500
each he had small dog which would
weigh two pounds; he;gave S367fof him Il
he had another dog that. would weigh
$3.50 pounds /; he !hadaa house full oil
servants he hadEsightsorsten'd during the
absence of his wife : he. had. two coach
men and two grooms; Ehe,hadsa man SER
want and Eve or six girls first and se>
cond cook this. is while his wife wasSab-
sent ;sfsome ofa them s-Weresdischargel /
when abe returned sIaunderstood he had |
. band Emusic in his house; hes made
purchases syery day ashe had .meatrsery-
ed in silver dishes on the Sabbath: was
very particular about his meals ;; / am
told that he sometimes ordered very
banquets Understood that
he had six or eight horses / knew that
he was preparing stables priorgto his,ar
rests knew shat he had purchased q
piece OF land at SYonkers for a summer
residences. Es'asiai sfieea a1s
SO. sl.an.a 3.se <agl t-s+sti b ef.ii
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