The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-14

TIE BoDY OF TIE Losr Bslrooyrsr. Tsunsrox
foeNp-Ihs Toledo Blade. Of the ssh, has an ac-
99uu. o. shs discovery OF the long missing body OF
tasen up suddenly, owing to the remoya, Of the car
ropes and other weights. while Mr. Thurstou was
Trying 10 open the valve, he citing upon H. and
soaa'ng on only to the cords of the balloon. boy
discovered the body ia the woods ten miIes FINN
ihs place where the balloon ascended
dnefe were portions of hum.n body scattered
AZ around near tree Close by the tree and Embedded
fson In LAT, partly IN the earth. About ia
o .he tree was fou ad of tue bosts OF the per-
eorn ssa loot nearly perfect but much de-
III .sea ana orton of the shin bone with a ,sh
aausriag to1t The boz had been rnawed aad
h ~ tns fesh had been eaten by wild animals
me other boot was by. Portions of the spine
Weie also found scattered about and several of the
nsar S &C. and parts of the skull were lying
tI,Sina e s eoaes were however the means of iden.
-, .k Wy pooy; theT being not much des.roy,d
Sua 1hat thosr texture could be discovered Rut ali
az 70 IDENTITY was set at by finding in h
eaeipnia house. in reply to some inauiries no baa
IN $40 abont silk Tor Balloon with card and IN. NJ
p1 o. sarions kinas sms Of the pretended
sp,Ln rexelatio,s were that Thurstoa res ched the
earth alive, and was then in a nearly inaccess;bie
nut IN the ST Clair marshes and the latest was that
.e s1scs ocakity OF his body had been found: thai
me iorcs OF the fell had buried t deem in the soft
Larsn that po'e thrust down had brop ght up ha
from s a. lae mead OF the unfortunate man; that the wa
s A. SOFT cart had filled the hole rapidly that
an excavation to Inc body could not be made with
OUT eu5olng which would be done no soon az ice was
gress with SAFETY f'"
6 noy. about twelve years of age, on the 10th of
s nep.shosT ast, saw something fail that isce Of
WOODS his attention was attracted By a peculiar
Whistiine noise as of some large ird passing over
an ana iooaed mp In time to see something fall among
ihe trees He thought 1t must have been a paner
balIoon and started after it. but after going mart
OF the way he returned to the house and to gel
an sh eaef brother to g. with him to the woods at or
tue paper balloon. He was lsughet at for wantinx
20 go e. iar after bit of paper and finally gave Il
hi, hp; ~ row seems IN 1t neighbours boy the
ana supposed it to be a kite; but having don't e.
about it. asked the family !" how high l. ita oau,d
sesn. ~ ' wv AZ A"u
HE Posr OFFICE DEFICIENcy.-The exhibit of tic
ahairs OF the Post Office Department which the
1fesioehs oiEecfed to be prepared submitted
10 MIN Saturday. 1t is understood that the De.
par'mehts means are insufficient to meet the de-
mands due on the quarter ending 30th of Decem.
Der last; indeed, that the Department ia already
nearly six months in arrears. The Star SAYS:
The deficiency stated IN the Postmaster eansrop.
annual report as likely TO occur in the
i9r Ine cu rent year was 35 600 COO The Post
Inst II has long been the custom OF the depart.
~ lnene NJ 10 pay the expenses of the last quarter
caeding years; ana with that .um added the dsf
cheney is probably fully s5,eG0G0. This custom
arese re the iact that the account for on 1ua
ter erc made out at its close and sent to tho Dentrt
nett They have there to be examined An aua,tsS
me lie epartment then issues its urafts to its credi
tore, which are also audited. all This takes time
ana me accounts are not usually closed TIL at east
Ealt the eusuiEg G quarter has es pirt d
itl' sad 10 be PIP srent from exhibit that the
Department will have to be supported at least three
quarters Of year by resources from a n unrsroI
urce, If It Ia determined ketp up the service and
aisp 'nse with an exua session Oh Congress AS the
efecfs OF suspendD the service would 1t this tjme
be tnous to the interests Of the entire country and
also De Attended with an enormous LU lay OF mopey q
Tor which the Government would derive TO eauiys-
tent IN consequences OF the failure to fulfill contracts
for pFtation rents &c we canno, sutp 1se the
pEesidententertains any idea Of ing that al
teruatiye