Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-17
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TELEGRAPHIC-
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wAsursgTox. Jan. 1.-The P. NJ. General
states that under the postage law OF 1879 the
revenues and expenditures were about equal.
Since the passage Of the iaw OF 1871, hElhg
the present rates, he expenditures nave netA
regularly and largely increasing These facts
ol,yiouSir suggest that If Congress i determined
10 make the department se'fSuSt-InIng the sur
eSr means Of doing 50 you'd be : return 10 the
la9 Of 1873 and establish five cent postage Tor
distances under and ten cents for distances over
three thousand miles. Hence he fayors the OH
introduced In the Senate at q former session
This together with The amendments which be
mas already suggested in regard 10 the mode o!
i0viti0y proposals for CARRYING the mail and the
substitution Of postage stamps Tor the fTanRlng
privilege would render the department seii-sus-
tanning In VIA; relates 10 rs regular ana proper
operations. Two sets OF service were called
into existence in consequence OF the necessities
. Of the Stale-one the Pacific route and the otH-
ersthe great Overland route to California Inc
former after dedUcting p0SIGges, will cost - o.
J 5SG per anuuru; the latter, when The SAT- I-Ghe
line is added, will cost @l,5OUgoO, for Wnich
there will not probably be sufficient postage
revenue 10 pay.
/ Commander Perry has been ordered to the
I command OF the st0resnip Relief, soon TO leave
/ for Aspin7yall Lieut.. Fitzgerald, recently re-
stored to the Navy, has been ordered to the
same vessel
Lieut.. Mercer, dropped as Nfidshipman and
restored a. Lieutenant, has resigned.
/ L. L. Dawson, Of Texas, late Clerk 10 the
Land Office, has been appointed Lieutenant IN
/ the Marine corps
( Tie Treasures statement shows The amount
subject to draft s., ll5 500; receipts Of the week
[ S72J. 900; increase Of last week nearly &o2,oy'
drafLsissned S58S, o9o; drafts paid *G54,O1O; nett
balance 81, ono
The I. 5. Agricultural Society have reelected
i Cen Tilighmau President, and q Vice President
from cvcTy State and Territory. Z. b. French
Is reelected Treasurer, and 3. Periey Poore
Secretary. The Executive Committee for 1896
Is as follows: Mes>rs. H. Wager, y. y; j.
McGo,yen, Pa: J. Ware, Va; I. SmYth, :. ~
J. MerrIman, Nd; II. CagTon, H., amc a. u,
Canon, Iowa.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. I5-A constitutional amend
ment, limiting the State debt, passed the senate
resterdav-2O to ). No action on the bill pro-
yiding protection to border counties against The
iaroads of Kansas bandiiti.
Mr. Wakena0, a passenger by the overland
nil, t'ar1 JrIfrTFI CUfr1TUrg vHTUaUrc pa
pcrs stolen from their travelling CONVEYANCE a
short distance this side Of Ell PasSO.
New Yoan, ian. 15-Tue steamer City Of
Manchester sailed a. aeon, FOR liverpool, with
$4,000 in specie.
CANAxDAIcUA, y. Y, Jan. I5-The Offices
OF the Canandauga and Elmira Railroad Co., at
this place, were DESTROYED by fire last night.
TIE following clever verses are found in re-
cent London paper. The classical reader will
recognize in them a parody OF the well known
ole OF Horace
"Qa.s muta grsclls peur, n rosa 5c.-rE.I ODE J.
With what handsome swell vino serves Tic Queer
Ace ygI E.- Ing, widow, nov:
~ Tor whom Goes I.ie i-aEr-ui 6auGo,ne
Hold down those br-iIs glossy zaeeu
Beside that ivory brow:
with whom do Won sit In The plgasan. gloom
or your crimson opera box
For whom yr yoIr s.le Is .h"r= always room,
Nnen some other dandy kuscks:
"Poo~ vouug officer, faul.ess SWELL
Lad w = embroidered shirt,
On- OF t-ese US you'll know well,
Tn. It's a mos; unpleasant sci!
To be spoons hat heartIcss frt.
"HauEs 10 my hall a hat once .av,
Which slad a nou,u,
When ran in tn- Jay q Doug1C+,
TIN. rs sCoI as ia gone, sire ~
To Brooks. or tle Ouetr-CIth?"
|. y NEW institution for females is noticed among