Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-25

pfetensiOnc, Win really renned society and de-
cent behavior on the part of all the employees.
There are dozen different mineral springs
sulphur, alum, &c.-within one
hundred miles Of this city, where, for half the
money, the invalid or other visitor can enjoy
ten times the real advantages and comforts to
be obtained at the Greenbrier White Sulphur
and as many villages within like distance,
from which, in an hours drive, one may reach
three or four different descriptions Of mineral
springs, equal to any improved ones in health
restoring qualities. The village OF Culpeper
Court House, Va, is an example. It contains
l 200 inhabitants and two or three capital but
unpretending hotels schools, churches, and
society equal to those of any quarter of the
Union and within q circle of eight miles one
can find two sulphur springs, two chalybeate
and an alum spring. not to be excelled in any
section of the State. A family may spend the
season there excepting carriage) for perhaps
one-fourth as much as it would cost without
keeping a carriage) at either of the Greenbrier
Springs. The scenery around Culpeper Court
House is unsurpassed in the State, and it can
be reached in four or FIVE hours from Richmond
and two and half from Alexandria.
MAIL LETTINGS. General Brown
has just let to contract about fifteen hundred
mail routes under the advertisements issued in
January last. About two-thirds Of these are in
the New England States and New York. Owing
to the several processes which the proposals re-
ceived have to pass, of deciphering, endorsing,
comparing and recording, these annual lettings
devolve a very heavy and responsible duty
upon the officers and head of the Post Office
Department. Owing to the circumstances that
the expenses of mail contractors in the way of
purchasing and maintaining stock on their lines
is much greater than in former years, and that
the new Postmaster General aims to give all
sections Of the country liberal mail supply, the
new contracts will, VIC understand, be some
what more expensive than the existing ones.
We subjoin a few of the more important accept
ances made to-day for the State of New York ::
Route 1,035, Newburg to Bloomingburg, let to
w. ID. Fuller, at 1914.
Route ,Oa6, Newburg to Ellenville, let to w.
ID. Fuller, at 81 ,07i.
Route ,OiO, Poughkeepsie to Bloomingburg,
let to Clinton Hasbrouck at S793.
Route 1,Oii, Poughkeepsie to South Armenia,
let to Isaiah McKibben. at 5000.
Route ,O59 Catskill to Delhi, let to Joshua De
Noyellas, at 81 .942.
Route 1880 Catskill to Prattsville, let to d. S.
Perkins, at $3.50.
Route OF, Albany to New Lebanon Springs,
let to C. w. Judevine, at 500.
Route 1,079, Albany to Richmondville, let to
Halstead & Root, at 81 $50.
Route ,Os5, Troy to Bennington, let to Nj. II .
Wheeler, at $500.
Route l,os7, Troy to Pittsheld, let to Nathan
Upham. at $500.
Route l,lss, CooPerstown to Norwich, let to j.
Route l. 1856 Cooperstown to Oneonta, LET to
Samuel Allen, at $3.50.
Route ,2O5, Utica to Hamilton, let to Ostrander
Route ,2O6 Utica to Vernon, let to ]. J. Knox
at 500.
Route 2Os, Hamilton to Pitcher, let to r
Howard, at S79e.
Route l,2O9, Hamilton TO Norwich, let to Os-
trander & Seaman, at S7g1.
Route 1913 Rome to Hamilton, let to J. j.
Knox, at $3.50.
Route ,2I2 Rome to Constableville, let to NJ
Route ,3l6, Buffalo to Yorkshire, let to VIM
Graham, at $500.
Route l,3I7 Buffalo to Eilicottsville, let to Jas
Route 600, New York to Port Richmond, let
to VIM. Cubberv, at $3.50.
Route ,O5, New York to Flushing, let to Geo
Foster, at GAO.
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN THE POSr Or
FIcE DErARTNEST.-We learn that between
the LIST of January and 3lst of March last 26, OS7
quarterly returns Of Postmasters were received
at the Post Office Department. and the I" dead
letters" separated therefrom. The accounts
were then delivered to the Examining Clerks
in the Auditors Office, by whom the entire
number was examined, adjusted, and passed to
the Registers for analysis and registry prior
to the 5th instant
The registration has been completed, and
among other facts presented, it is ascertained
that postage stamps and stamped envelopes
amounting to 81 ,309, 06S. 40 were sold by post
masters during the quarter ending December
81, 1855, 81 POI 1888 so of which were used will
in the quarter; the amount of letter postage
paid in money was S22l sos 70; the postage on
newspapers and pamphlets amounted to $I55,-
722.0l, and on registered letters" to 80, 1893 so.
The net revenue to the Department from post
ages was 1925, Isl 80, and the compensation al
lowed to postmasters amounted to $40, O67. 10.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENr-Post Offices
Established-Bonnets,O Usage county, No, John
M. King, Postmaster Stanford, Texas county,
Mo, Carroll Semmens, Postmaster; Carson
vile, Grayson county, Va, James g. Carson.
Postmaster Particle, Calhoun county, Mich,
j. S. Scarlet, Postmaster; Stockton, North
ampton county, Pa, Aaron Leach, Postmaster.
Post Offices observation-disclosures
Baltimore county: Md. Indian Hill, Ebert
county, Ga; Ten Mile Creek, White county,
Ark. Sandy Hill Henry county, Tenn Cuba,
Pulaski county, Ky.
NAVAL COURTS OF INQUIRY.--Court No.
was not in session to-day, having adjourned over
from yesterday until Monday
In Court No. 2, the case of Lieut. Chandler is
still on trial, and Commander c. W. Pickering
is under examination.
In Court No. 3, the case of Lieut. Baldwin is
still before 1t, and DR.. Edwards testimony was
concluded. Commander McC1uney was being
examined when the Star went to press
APPOINTAESTs.-The President has appoint
ed Henry T. Hubert Surveyor at Memphis,
n II