Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-02-23

We notice that the Senate of the State of Virginia
has passed bill appropriating $35OOOO on the part of
the State to the extension of the Richmond and Dan
vile Road-to form in fact the Danville connection
Via High Point, Salem, and so to the present ter
minus of the r. & D. R. r.
This is one movement in pursuance of the system Of
depletion to which our State has so long submitted
and been subjected Another movement appears
to take the form of the Charlotte and Staesvie Road
known as the Atlantic Tennessee and Ohio Rail Road
The Charlotte and South Carolina Road tenders aid to
the above work on conditions these conditions being
such give to this mainly S. c. Road very decided
advantages over the Roads of our State.
Surely it does seem to be the fortune of our good
State that the comparison made to man lying on his
back and bleeding at both should continue to apply
to her.
BeA The House has rejected the Senate's amendment
to the postal bill, and the Franking Privilege is not
abolished.
There may be reasons for this refusal of the House.
but in our opinion the public sentiment of the country
calls for the abolition Of this privilege, which has got to
be regarded as an abuse. We do not say that it IS
abused by all those to whom it is accorded but it
certainly is terrible tax upon the department, at
mounted up to millions An excited political contest is
approaching, and the mails during the coming
and fall will groan under the weight of all sorts of doc
uments sent of by the Thousands tens of thousands and
hundreds of thousands.
Whether the Senate is perfectly sincere in its express
ed desire to do away with the franking privilege is
question that admits of doubt especially at this time,
but certainly that is the first step towards freeing
the Post Office Department from its serious liabilities.
In England the whole thing has been abolished and
Queen Victoras correspondence is entitled to
frank than that of the humbest of her subjects. The
British Post Office pays considerably over its expenses
AS the Senate has receded from its amendment allow
ing the bill to pass it from the House. but has
embodied it in another and separate BILL we will soon
have opportunity of seeing how the House will act
upon that bill on its own merits.
B9~The Postal Deficiency Bill which has been sign
ed by the President approprates $4,OO2,096 for de-
aying the expenses of the Post Office Department for
the year ending last June; $4OOO0CO for the fiscal
year ending in June next, and further of 81 AGO.
900 on payment of the salaries of the officers and clerks
transportation OF mails wrapping paper bags, stamps,
&c. Interest at the rate of per cent per annum to
60 days after the expiration of the quarter in
which the service rendered. but in no case prior to
the LIST May 1852 to the present date shall be paid
all found due the contractors for carrying the mails
the interest to be paid only to the contractors them
selves in full of all damages by of the failure or
delay in their payment. No interest is to be allowed
payments for the last quarter ending with December
last. sum for this purpose is also appropriated.
HSs~ More than the capital of the Rhode Island Ex-
change Bank at Greenwich has been stolen and squan-
dered by D. c. Kenyon, oft officers. He has con-
essed the theft and adds to the crime of stealing that of
perjury On the 9Th inst the he made to the
State Auditor of the condition of the bank he had
that the circulation $19,266 when in fact it was
$4,000. He also swore that the deposits were only
So, 756, when they exceed the sum of $4,000. The
whole amount of his dealcation to the bank is about
$72 0OO The capital is only 100000
Ma Milton S. Latham, the newly elected Senator
from California in place of the late Senator Broderck
is but thtyfve years of age and his political
igrated from Ohio to California and in 1852 was elected
Representative in Congress from that State. Failing
in reelection, he appointed by President Pierce
Collector of Customs at San Francisco which post he
occupied Tor three years. Two years after his retire
ment, he was elected in September last, Governor Of
California, and Immediately thereafter as United States
Senator.
BONDS OF WnMINGToN-The Treasurer of the