The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-05

Espesdssre R~ceps
I FRO. New yors I. So. Trsaoisco. ssss oso NO s.s
s 81 joseph 10 Salt Lake of.y... l2e zoo 4,eet
I sait Lake City n Psaoerville SSI 2Is
8 Fan AntoBio 70 Camp Stscktor. 10000 s05
II thus ap ssrs the sccruise frea the
Woe between a Joseph and Planervile, via Salt Lsse
sodss thereto thu phor, weeu st Louis
ST. Joseph and San Fraposoo and Pacerviliea bull nov
pending before Congress proposes the esAoannent Of
daily service under the dusve expect alton or carrying
through this deeert, tsas Tor several
month"; OF the year covered With snow, aad IMP sssele
and rss~.ry :, olsr roSe: mai are opsu
and unobetrroted throughout the The enterprise
IN us pt.ocs Operations would, 20 dsas, rceun IN
complete ALLURE strg She Of the road the
rgors Of the wotey, end the br vegst n the mails
could Tot be msinissoA ~ less oosl than 5000 900
gosal nter~sts this lavish sollsy prove beneficial
osly the coaTsctsrs III ther aud the
government, il would be better that they aud their
descendants, for indefinite psrod sAcsid DO peassned
from The treasury, than that tbs unparalleled waste d
The aol Of Congress Of 2lst June last, directed me
with she California stage Company for daily
service in stages, between Sacramento CITY, In Cali
forps, and Portland, in Oregon, running through in
seven days, from April 70 Deoembsr 1 aud In twelve
days me esisDo: Of the year a. sss oos per saea.
September, UNDER my order, when The service
previously eztng he road, costing SIS ss3 per
NUN, Withdrawn. The act ais, directed the organ
zaiiop o. six times week lpe IN STEAMBOATS, aad
etegeG between Portland Oregon and Olympia In wash
q q y
scrised The former route rbe contractors Tor the
week mail already In operation bstwcen the latter
pcsts drected " Improve accordingly, making the
trips ia Thirty six ho1rs, ns required By the act M
sl2 SAC additional paw per they have not yet
been heard from The aot further directed thM the
orean SERVICE performed semi monthly since October,
1861, between Gan Francisco and Olympia, a.
Slz2 COO per annum. should be Withdrawn, when
the routes referred 10 were put IN operation.
contract erufor, have been iIsInced TO discontinue
service accordingly AZ there has existed for some Year,
sx times week steasnost service, Ssu Fran
ard sacramento City 10 mies through In eleven
beuTs ard the let or the interor route
arranged, IL bet s7e 463 year II VII be perceived
that the effect OF the arrangements wi be 10 make the
service beiwees San krancifco ana olympia (neary
thcu,sId miIeo) nacn more frequent than heretofore
and consder1b BILE sewing ia expeo6 tore lcrease
o mali facilities, whoh VIA doubtless, nrd great eats
isctos M we'll ~ accommodation 10 Tie numerous I'm
porsant towns ~ ing between SAID points
sAs pneo
II ststod IA the last nuai ths the COS. ~
this service had been slsa sl2o
per sprun by restoring II TO It's or,oAi footing
naouthly mil Within the past year that portion
q the routo between San Diego ana Iort Yuma was ats
pued entirely use@er. which resulted Ia savirg
Of f2s t9b Between II faso and Camp STOCKTON, o
STAR hss bee substituted for the coaca service, sne
eac:,on of he o1penc,turs q sl2579 The service
nus rso be6n Increased 70 Seckly mail between
san Anouio and Camp Stockton. In,s has involved
additional MDrh Outlay Of slS2H, which,
however, ras 3eoessary IN orde- 70 conptte the
Iotai correction between New Orleans and san Frau
cisco II thus oesrs aha. the nsgregste ~ the re
'reIchmeats in the txpcrdituFas On this route
shoe Mach, 1859, amount 70 s1oieoo Az thus modi
bed. the route meets overy poetnl service
upon is believed 10 he entirely satisfactory 10 the
public
CHARLESTON sAvAssAs AND KEY VAST SERVICE
Under the proyisons az the act approved June rs,
1850 proposals. invited for ba1srorns tho mails
sem monthly IN 81 aDsnips between Charleston and
~ October. 1860 q contract con.iuded with thu
owner OF the steamer Isabel, 10 continue for four
Sus o. SO oco wn,,ssp tse service 70 :.
perfnmcd be- vo~ef in rs cormgos or postal aspects,
The agreed 10 be paid for must be regarded
trrvagant. TIE SbeeLcs, however, Of competition
Gercd ~ pp act cable 70 secure better tosms while the
mandatory Of trio law efs the dope cnt sicraa
but accept tho beet responsible oor 'dc rrovted
1t did not exceed the mum fixed by The revc-
derived from this s-rvce will not exceed $500 per
snuun, indeed one ha ~ the Emitted
between the termni o. she route will be conveyed via
foric, Railroad and steamers the Western coast n
ibe feppsHls the probability that the rcce o's Will
iel much below the rur ps1aed 1his vas well
known 10 Congress, and leaves room % doubt
but itat Commercial considerations alone led 70 the
enactment Of the A~ under which this service has been
established In fsci the history OF the act m.ses this
quite manifest the purpose had been de5arsd in
the title Of isa blu ixof Hsa this large appropriation
been ray able from the common trsasuvy, should have
forbcrne all remark upos its mproYidsncc, and would
have lett N others the tas a. comeon;lns alike the
cxIsdicncy and cossutonality OF such Opposition Of
the public money. The appropr atiou, however was
made from the roe.s fund aud thoe charged with is
Administrative capnot bri deplovo ia pcrver,on 70 an
object entirely foreign tina, for which cc1tri
bued BY ihe public 20 ~sstefh expenditure of ths
earnings 81 the department rs 70 the last degree dsccurae
MI ration the part Of the cxoorive branch OF The
government In truth, this course Of Ngss,'cn 10
e,mng rebuko % the sel sustaining theory which
tbe Pust once Department was organrcd sud 80 icrg
ard bonoabIy conducted and tends thus 10 destroy
thai powerful mo,iveio economy which hiss been
the native elemest OF tho svoe II persisted
u must finally result In corfcvndirg the postal revenues
with the treasury, and In deasostng the true:
With shch these revenues have been charged rem the
forudator OF the government, or IN openly dnrcgardng
iu obligations
nrssu.srpff avn MAJ
rrxrwf ne .Awr bal
gate cost n the service hesween ~ Paul and New Or
ie,ns, for the year ertirs June 90 1885, was s52s2Is
The reelection Of sal as made above The oufh o. the
Ohio operated 20 bring expenditure for the last sea
year down " S2sl ,os5 Tie ri 5ocsly river mail be
tween kcmrhis and View Orleans has stree dscon
unu.s which resulted Ia further retsercnrout Of
SIC eco par xnnun, that fno total outlay upon the
oeie for the current asa year ell be ssoi ,ses rss
tiscontinuarce referred 70 r,sfe
o. The heavy through mals having occn anrerred 70
the fnroscs OF which continuous line roc exists be
made upor The rvcr rose vcry Ter eyoeess is paeta
value, ard 70 only continued from feiercrce 70 tho
apparent ~l Of Congress. manifested 10 tue anaaiory
act urdcr which the service established. Tnse
rssts VIII expire the Goth ~ June, l>62 whom will
be prscscass and the duty q thc department. 70 place
the trsrspoTtAioa OF these river mails the o1t z
which Occupied prior g. the ra-sazc Of the lar referred
70 No doubt 10 entertained but that by engaging their
rco cu t,cn co the part Of TIE scaucs py sg On the
yt,ssrp, st least 500 600 PER AunuI got be sxvcd
NKw ,osS asp NV outaA-s .an-
The sab'ined tabs ell exhibit The chaiacter o. the
rrvce drrns the psst year bet Ssw York asd New
OreenS The Central Knoxville route asd on thas
wilmrg,on'-
sOssA,csl1n Route, ia Essr1., r~1es.,
schedule tine, TO March, inclusive, ~ sau IRON
April. dsys
Actual average, days, hour
hrrNals in schedule time, 3so
ARRIVAL oct Of scncdrle tine. go
hirnfc Rssa< rss WV~isS,nu hesh C1roaHa
Schedule time, o.. days
Acfusi average, days ~ hCrr,
srrivn's ir scheSule tlrnc, 43I.
Arrivals oct a. sehctnie tce, Ia
Near The cose ~ zay lat, mails Ncw YORK Toe
Scw OTcats aud lion Ncy Orleans zoe Ne~ York
= b transmitted via wmiogtor r5sy hsye since becs
sent wholly by the other
II thus sppaaru that while Se aYoftxa me
ccntsl route II hsrrs l--s uer % tat ~ wilnlng
io., yet the arrivals Er,r To s.ter are more
IsrviI rot rrch mere frecucrt~ ~ifha thc 'rtefsiv
thsr ns orrner BSsa Il thcse r1u,es, bossvev.
'lrvA usrkeo iralfovcIaeei, m''sr r. rcE1lRrty asa
spces % c1mrar~c win re sefs~vs II the rrecedlns
ye-r. IhrG the CsusrA erth'y 1r Is~1 14s arrivals
tctedule tire ssaass 81 i0- 1850 svefar- Nne
u ssys hours assrsf AVS ~ . teErx whiie tAsi
~ vlninftor pr.scrU ~ arrrsst Lsae n . Asy. IL
ho1rs ngsiEst ds,f, A.. r.1Ft - I>44. sra 4sl
fvas u schearie trc tGrsg sesat III AxAsr-i
N5 ior tie eoire ycs- ~ 1879 N.ber = tesse rocl
however, has fuflte ths ~sr which wcro ma II 70
the department e. ius,e~a tAs cscsrst ~kcs haze