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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-09-04

Two SIDES TO A QUEsTIoS.-SOme of the
managers of the white washing machine, on
Monday evening last, became very indignant,
and exhibited much ill-wil towards what they
termed "Black Republicans They tried
hard to show that the Republicans were op-
posed to the freedom Of the press and free
speech and talked loud and long about there
not being one secessionst in the country
that the Democrats would all sustain the Gov
ernment-that they were all peaceable and
law abiding citizens.
Why did not these wiseacres tell who raised
the amuss'' at the esHarvest Home'' in Brad
ford township? Who disturbed the Camp
Meeting in Boggs township, and threatened to
tear down the preachers stand and their own
tents, and leave, because Of the Union senti-
ments of one of the preachers Who were
they, that at sslog-rolling'' on the ridges,
shouted for "Jeff Davis and the South'' all
day, and when Union man cheered for Lin
coin, appointed a committee to wait on him
Who are they, that say they intend to raise
Secession flag at Bloomington Who are
they, that refuse to support preacher because
he is Union man Who are they, that have
sent word to a minister of the Gospel, telling
him that he must not preach on certain SUBJ
jects y Who are they, that are circulating
over the county, that if 'sJeff. Davis succeeds
in capturing Washington City and conquering
the North, that he will pay all the War expen-
ses of both North and South"7 Who are they,
that on Monday evening last, at the close of
the democratic" meeting, on their way
home cheered cloud and long" for "Jef. Da-
Wis and the Southern Confederacy"' Wewill
answer. They are all Democrats! And, if
we are correctly informed, some of those fel-
lows were the loudest to cry ssfree speech and
free PRESS" on Monday evening last
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pRocEEp1NGs AND REsoLurIoNs

Of the Democratic Legislative Convention,
held in st. Marys, Elk county, on the 18th of
August, 1861, as published, corrected and en-
dorssd in the Clearfeld Republican Of August
28th, 1861:
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DEGIsTER,s NOTICE,

FRED'K G, MILLER. Sheriff
Sheriff Office. CIeartieId. Aug. ., 1861.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-01-16
OFFICIAL STATE DIRECTORY,
STATE OFFICERS.

ArSTIN BLAIR. Governor
JauES BlRNEY Lieut.. Eant Governor
IavF- q PORTER Secretary of state.
T1WlN A. THOMPSON, D-puiy DO
INGFDknG BERRY, Auditor General.
IzRA tpNE- D-purs
IntN tWEN stat treasurer.
laws TURNER, Iiegu'y 20.
YnuS GRE6ORY "a per,ntenae ut Pub. Instruction.
S1gILAND >TEEBlN., D-puty 90
sivrELS LACEY & .nm.ss.oaef State Land Ofiee.
CY Us HEWITT, Drpufy DO
crI4gIF> Cf~DN. At.oTUey C-lera!.
JPspERICk " CCRTr<IC-, All and Or. Master Gen.
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act entitled an act to provide for letting 10 con.
tract the furnishing OF fuel and stationary for the
use OF the State, and also the printing and bind.
ing Referred.
Mr.. Pringle introduced a bin 10 authorize sp.
peals TO Circuit and District Courts from special
proceedir gs before justices Of the peace
Referred.
Mr.. Jones introduced a Joint resolution 10
amend section - OF article Is, Of the cor sti,u-
ton o! the State of Michigan, relative TO the
Library Fund. Referred
Mr. Waterbury introduced bill TO provide
when township treasurers of newly organized
/ Counties shall make their returns, and for the
collection OF taxes in certain cas-, $ Referred.
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill 10 amend sections
s9, 100, lol and lo2 of chapter %, Of compiled
laws. Referred.
Mr.. Sessions gave notice Of bill 10 increase
the amount named in the bond Of the State
Treasurer.
Mr. Ramsdell gave notice of bill 10 amend
act No. 2o?, Of the session Laws of 1859.
Committee of the whole reported the following:
/. bill 10 amend section Al, Of chapter 65,
of the revised statutes Of 1916, Compiled laws,
vol. =, sec 21t3e
.. bill 10 provide for the restoration of lost
records, papers, and other proceedings, in courts
ot record;
3. bill TO facilitate the commencement Of
suits against joint defendants residing in several
counties:
4. A bill to amend section 40. Of an act en,i-
tied IAN act 10 provide for the incorporation 81
railroad companies, approved Feb. II, 1898.
Report accepted, committee rose and House
adjourned
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IioCSE
The speaker announced the following:

The speaker announced the following:
Committee on SiA Inte,ea-Messrs. +. VI.
Wilson, Moore, FAilass, Hal, Gregory.
BY Mr.. Pfngle: remonstrance OF ID Il. Hit
bard and Others. against the repeal OF the char.
ter OF the jackson d Mich gan Plank Road Com.
pany; referred.
BY Mr. Miller, for a law authorizing the incor-
poration of publication societies; referred.
b. Mr. Hill, of the superiutendents Of the
Saginaw county poor house, praying for a. act
more clearly defining the d.s,inction between
town and county paupers.
The judiciary committee reported a bill TO
amend probate law general order.
Also, bill t, amend section J6s9 0. compiled
laws, in relation to costs Of proceedings in GRIM
nal Cases; minority report.
The committee on education, to whom was re-
erred bil! to repca! chapter 81 OF the compiled
laws, reported adversely. Also,
A bill TO repeal an act entitled an act to fur
nsh the Michigan Journal of Education TO the
school districts, reported adversely.
The committee On judiciary reported bill to
authorize the appeals 10 circuit courts from spec
ial proceedings before justices Of the peace
general order.
The committee On internal Improvements re-
ported bill declaring certain streams public
bigh~ays and TO regulate running aud booming
/ IOR. IDtItaD. fcseTtV.
The committee On internal improvements to
whom referred the memorial O. James Bur.
roughs, praying that the assessment laws may
be 50 amended TO exempt the ''boads and
mortgages OF the wealthy old man VINO has re-
tired from active business" for the reason that
the 'lands conveyed by said bonds and mortgag.
cages are assessed 10 some young aud active per-
sou who has accumulated nothing" have serious
ly considered the same, and have instructed their
chairman TO to report:
That il is the deliberate opinion OF your com
ittee, that II is not to the interest o. the State
20 embark III any Bew system OF internal I'm.
provements until the completion OF the Efie q
Kalamazoo Canal; and your committee ask TO be
discharged from the further con alteration OF the
came. ALONLO SkoolONS,
Chairman.
! Report accepted ard committee discharged.
The committee on engrossment and enrolment
reported as correctl, engrossed, the folo~ ~ing
bills
A BIZ to facilitate the commencement of suits
agains, joint defendants residing in several coun-
ties. Also,
! A bill to extend the time for the collection and
return of taxes in the unorganized territory OF
Msnitou county.
Tie committee On agriculture and manufac-
tures, and on education, 70 whom vss referre1
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IUs1ICES OF THR SNpRENE COURl

GEORGE MARTIN. Chef Justice.
IS,AC r CHkI-Il ,NCi, Associate Justice.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
RANDOLPH MANNIsG. -
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fVDGEs OF7'NE CIRCUIT COURTS.

IL
,.,. ps, EDWARD C. WILSON.
2I SATItNIhL BACON.
3, BENj, ,NIN wliEEREu..
Am EuWlN LSWE nee
5th BENJAMIN GkANES.
ON SANFORD GREEN
tn 80 lAH TURNER
sth LOUIS :. LOWELL
9th ELAYiC- L. rlLfJOHE.
10Th wllBER ?. 40 pwoRIH.
Cpper P>n,as4'a, DANIEL GOODWIN.
Sr2Ees aI35fS H'15Sffi htxffhi, Board Of r4.easa"
ED.IN WILLIS
Ist Dist, BENZ /. BAXIt r,
q ). .ES~TAAS JOHNSON,
81 LEVI gI-HOP.
ith 4" Donald MCINTYRE, Regents Of the
5tn " LAk!N ER i"N, Un,refsity.
6th " HENRY VIKING,
TIN 9 LUXE "a. fAR-ONS.
s,h " OLIVER l.. SrACLDING,
JANIS 4 WALKER, Trustees Of Asylum
Up iEtpY, Deaf, D,,H,t ard Bind.
REV r. n PAY, PrE-'Tat
Asylum fo- nelf, Dumb and Rlind-rlin..
JEREMIAH p wooDGURY,l
HENRY MONTAGUE,
LUTHER ~ TKAsK,
INA rIrlHEg, Tnss.ees Insane Asylum
CHARIE- Cu6GFS-HAiL,
DANIEL l. TRAIT,
AsyIum rac The Insane-Galamazoo.
JAMES TURNER, , Beard # Control,
GtORbE ". LIE / House Of Correction.
HARMON CHANBFRIfN, !
CHAS A. T.uW BRIDGE,
GEJRGE LEE,
CHARLES TRIP, RIilrodd Commissoners.
WIlBER u FOSTER,
Gil 4RLEs UP>ON,
WV L. 81 iTcN. Agent e the State Prison.
J. ECG NE rENNEY, state Librarian.
AMOS ROOT.
Nelson W. CLARK,
SAMCEL NE,D Supt. ~ Mary's Falls Ship Canal.
CHARLt- ii.NtE, ,Pfe-'t state Agricultural Soc'e "
z =. Join -iJNE. Secretary 4, Do
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this State, and each OF the county officers G
each and every county, copy of the daily jour
nal OF this House, from the commeI cement o
I the present session.
| Mr.. Cooley moved to amend so as TO includ
/ ex-memters of Congress;
Which amendment was accepted.
Mr.. Howell moved 10 amend the resolution 81
as TO read as follows:
Resolued, That the Clerk be instructed o sup
ply each Of the Supreme aud Circuit Judges o.
this State with a copy Of the daily journal o
this House, from the commencement OF the pres
eut session.
hich motion prevailed.
The resolution, as amended was then adopted
Mr.. ChOate offered the following:
Resotuei, That the committee on education
be Instructed 10 enquire into the propriety of so
changing the schoo law, that school district Off
Gers be elected annually.
Which was not adopted.
Mr. Fooue offered the following:
Resolred, That the committee on roads and
bridges be instructed TO enquire into the neces-
sity OF further legislation 10 enable the people
of this State 10 legally Law out and establish high.
WAYS, and that they report by bill or otherwise.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Waterbury offered the following:
Res0lred, That ;he committee on supplies fur
nish to member of this House sectional map
of the State of Michigan.
On motion OF Mr.. Hurd,
IT, le,niu ion waS laid on the table.
Mr. Browneli offered the following:
Resotted That Secretary of State cause to be
printed TOR the benefit of this HOUSE, 30 copies
Of the reports OF commissioners OF swamp land
roads. Which was adopted.
Mr. Pringle gave notice OF bill to provide for
the appointment of examiners il, chancerv.
On motion of Mr.. Howell,
The House adjourned till tomorrow morning
at 10 O'clock
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IL. WE2COX,

HOUSE, sign, AN1 ORNAMENTAL PAINTER
Shop over IL Il u B,sth h,lo-nea's Drug Store. De-
ani Portraits for p,.iticsi banners executed IN
the bes- St.ls rs
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NEW LIVERY STABLE.

M. u. ID ~ NJ I T. K = .
XJOULD > INFORM THE CITIZENS OF LAM
w sing, that he has opened new Livery
Stable, with full stock of feet, wef-broken
Horses, comfortable Buggies, Double Carriages,
and Slcghs, and by close attention to business
hopes 70 merit .sir share of public patronage.
Lansing, November 30, 1888.
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sasSss stEeO PRATT

Attorney an Counse or at Law and Solicitor in Chan
cery, Wua.m-ton Ing am Couoiy, II ch gan.
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Va. ELDER,
ARCHITECT AND DRAUGHTSMAN.

WilfdFnish Plans, Specifications and Estimates
in the best style OF workmanship, and designs for
Churches, Court Houses, Hotels, Private Dwell
lings, &c, aud viii contract TO furnish materials
and build anything in the line OF Building, or su-
pcrintead the same on reasonable terms. Please
give me call. 90
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4. E. FLOWER.
CARRIAGE PAINTER.
Al tis1raug & Tob;as' Carriage Mandatory.
Carriages. Blinds Slams. other shop Work done Also
Furnitu vanished o5S

DAEsT d REVGHAM.
ATTORNEYS, C0rNSELL0RS & SOLICITORS,
fronp. attenti'n Ia Coec MS rrent of Taxes
auf lavestgatlon Of Land Tides
G. DNRf. s ~ pINGIIAN
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LEENcN BARNES. VI. D..
EcLECric PHYSICIAN AND .rRGFOX OH-eap,a
log oae cror sfu;h Cf the residence &C NJ Cha,les
foy, 90 WSsAingt'n Ave Refers To- Prof l. r E,sl
1ansiJ :. December 3, 1850 1vooa
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3. sg. LDNGNEAR.

Law AN0 CHAHCaRY BUSINESS, Lansing, Michigan.
Comm ,Soner Cor the state OF Nes Yo'k
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At'o-neys sud Councillors ~ Law and S,icto Chan
cers, Ltn.ins, Michigan. 0eics in Goa les B,ck.
GEO PARSbNS d. & WILEY
\. BID WHEY viii defend criminal cases as he-e-
fore. 2oS
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-13

FIRE PRooF WASH FOR SHINGLES. = The
following simple application will no doubt
prove of great value. We quote from tho
Albany Knickerbocker "A wash composed
Of lime, salt, and fine sand, or wood ashes,
put on in the ordinary way of whitewashing,
renders the roof fifty fold more safe against
taking fire from falling cinders or otherwise,
in cases Of fire in the vicinity. 1t pays the
expenses hundred fold in its preserving in
huence against the effect of the weather.
The older and more weather. beaten the shin
giles, the more benefit derived Such SHIN
giles generally become more or less warped,
rough and cracked; the application of the
wash, by wetting the upper surface, restores
them at once to their original or first form,
thereby closing the space betwesn the shin.
giles; and the lime and sand, by filling up alt
the cracks and pores in the shingle itself,
prevent it from warp,ng for years, if not
forever"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-13
FOrney's Opinion Of Line oln.

J. w. Forney writes to his paper from
Washington, relative to his impressions of
Lincoln, as follows: ...
| have at last had a good look at our new
President. He is about the length and build
of Henry Clay, though not so graceful. He
has the same large mouth-the same long
arms-the same tall form. do not recall
anybody, now, who resembles him more
than your fellow citizen. Samuel V. Merrick,
the great engine builder in the First Con-
gressional District Indeed one is a fair
picture,of the other, only Merr:ck's hair is
light and Lincoln's dark, and the new Presi-
dent is not so heavy in frame as your Phila-
delphia manufacturer He converses very
easily and frankly, and without the exhibi-
ton of the slightest nervousness. He be-
comes exceedingly animated while speaking,
uses good language, and seems to realize the
heavy responsibility devolved upon him. l
found him much less disturbed than Buc-
hanan was four years ago. His position is a
thousand times more delicate than that OF
Buchanan. 1t is in fact singularly novel
and embarrassing. Not 20 speak of the ear
nest appetite of the great body of his party
for an adjustment of our political troubles,
he sees six or seven States out of the Ur,ion,
and others threatening to so; and TO these
vexations are added financial complications
,-b ,Il,- ,,,,raoa ,optal and etor,I,r Tho,,
come the combinations and conflicts between
aspirants for Office, high and low, and the
certainty that the usual heart-burning will
be the sequel. Lincoln means Wei, and |
think viii try to do well. He unqucstiona.
bly, deserves liberal and indulgent treatmen,
at the hands Of the people, as indeed any
other man would deserve who proposed to
act upon upright and national principles.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-13

The surrender of the U. s. property in
the semi-seceding State Of Texas to the pre-
tended authorities ofthat State, is the worst
act of treason and malignant rascality which
the Southern revolution, fruitful as it has
been, of theft and toryism, has produced
He is native of Georgia, and is said to have
accepted commission as commander of the
forces of that State. There were nearly
three thousand troops in Texas under his
command. 1t is some comfort to think that
the Texans will have to pay for their own
army for time More than two millions Of
dellars per anlum have been expended in
Texas on the military defences of the coast
and frontiers and now our Government
has its reward. Gin. Commercial.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-13
A New Agitation i'm Char lest OH.

The rebels begin to canvass with an air Of
seriousness the suggestion whether the Fed
eral Government will not embrace in its plan
for re-enforcing Fort Sumter, the landing of
troops on Jarvis Island, with the view Of at
tacking the batteries in the rear This con-
tingency has not been thought Of up to this
time. Military men here do not disg Use
that in pushing the Federal Government to
accept this as actual warfare, in its length
and breadth, this method of reinforcing Fort
Sumter will be rendered an extreme proba-
bility, and the operations may so widen as
to include the city Of Charleston, pr, duces a
state indicative of new idea and the sense
of an unpleasant possibility. Would it not
be interesting to see this rebellious old city,
where there is more actual despotism than
ever at any time existed on this continent,
the hot-bed Of the great crime of destroying
this Union, in the hands of Gen. Scott-the
rebels scattered-some Of them visited with
the doom due to traitors everywhere-the
miserable rebel flag that now everywhere Of
fends the sight and the light of Heaven pull
ed down, and the stars and stripes hoisted
in its place. say, wou,d not this be sight
to see, to rejoice over, as something going to
show that we have Government Cor. n.
7. Tribune.
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One DROP AT A TIME.-Have you ever
watched an iclicle as it formed? You no.
ticed how it froze one drop at time until it
was foot long, or more. If the water wss
clean, the iccle remained clear, and sparkled
brightly in the sun but if the water was bat
slightly muddy, the icicle looked foul, and
its beauty was spoiled. Just so our characs
tiers are forming-one little thought or feel
ing at time adds its influence. If each
thought be pure aud right, the soul will be
lovely, and will sparkle with happiness; but
if impure and wrong. there will be final de-
formity and wretchedness.
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The PELICAN FLAG REPuDIATEp. The
Louisiana Legislature, on the 18th inst, dis
carded the Pelican flag, the bird being pro-
nounced "ungainly in sight. filthy in habit,
and cowardly in nature" The following flag
was adopted amidst the enthusiastic plaudits
of the spectators
The flag is composed Of thirteen stripes,
blue, white and red, alternates, SO as to rep
resent the thirteen old colonies, as we'll as
the tri-color flag of France. The UaioR is
composed Of pale yellow star in square
field of red, to represent the national colors
of the flag of Spain-thus grouping together
three nationalities, emblematic Of the origin
of the State
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FRosT MUsiC.-I was once belated in Can
ada on fine winter day, and was riding over
the hard snow on the margin of a wide lake.
when the most faint and maurnful wall that
could break a solemn silence seemed to pass
through me like a dream. l stspped my
horse and listened. For some time could
not satisfy myself whether the music was in
the air or in my own brain. thought of the
pine forest which was not far off; but the
tone was not harp like, and there was not q
breath Of wind. Then it swelled and ap-
preached; and then it seemed to be miles
away in moment; and again it moaned, as
ifuRder my very feet. 1t was, in fact, al
most under my feet. 1t was the voice of the
winds imprisoned under the pail of ice sud
denly cast over them by the peremptory
power of the frost. Nobody there had made
air holes, for the place was wilderness; and
there was no escape for the winds, which
must moan on till the spring warmth should
release them. They were fastened down in
silence; but they would come out with an
explosion when, in some still night. after a
warm spring day, the ice would blow up,
and make crash and racket from shore
to shore. So was told at my hosts that
evening, where | arrived with something OF
the sensation Of htunted man. 1t had been
some time before the true idea struck me,
and meanwhile the rising aud falling moan
made my very heart thrill again. Oace a
| Week
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A Printers Christmas.

1.-THE editor OF the Sandy Hill Herald says that on
Christmas Eve an expressman delivered to him an
exceedingly mysterious box After paying the charges
thiryeights cents-beng just the amount OF cash on
hand-he proceeded with nervous hands to examine
its contents. He says j e.. .-
The cover was removed, when our eyes
were glaidened with the sight Of a fine fat
turkey. The next thing brought to light
was bottle Of champagne, and the uext and
last was huge de,nijohn, marked 20 Tar"
What in the world is o Tar? 1t mus. mean
old tar--but what in the world induced any
one to send US either old or new tar? We
havL't got any wagon and as for getting up
bonfire for the benefit Of the Republicans,
we are not in the humor We have it! We
will sell it to the livery man. Called on
him, and he said he did not use tar, bu,
grease on his wagons. Brought it back to
the office in not a very good humor, still
wondering why it was sent to us. Resolved,
finally, to draw the cork. Did so. 1t wasn't
tar. Sme,t of it. Knew by the smell il
wasn't tar. Tasted Of it, and became fully
satisfied that it wasn't tar Tasted again
knew it wasn't tar. Tasted again, and felt
7ery happy. Tasted again and began to feel
very rich, and resolved to give our cottage
to poor widow and purchase the elegant
mansion over the way-to donate the Office
the Jabe, and buy out the New York Ledger.
Gave the devil $50 gold piece for Christ
mas, and promised him round hundred for
New Years. Bought a $1,000 pair Of nags
and sleigh cushioned with scarlet velvet,
and decorated with gold and pearls. Order.
ed from the South driver and footman
whose faces shone like glass bottle under q
direct sun ray. Went over to the "Union,"
and told Fred to send every poor family in
town a barrel of the best -four, and nameless
other articles to render them comfortable
Bought all the wood in the market, and Or
dered it to be sent Immediately % the afore-
said poor families Gave each of the clergy
men in town thousand dollars; adopted
fourteen orphan girls and orphan boys; ran
around and paid all debts, (what printer on
earth did that?) put on our slippers Gnag-
ming we heard music y did hear music-sor
somebody came near being kicked out of bed.
Alas we had only been dreaming
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-13

LlNcoLN's SIsTERIN- LAWNS. Abraham
Lincoln, wife of the President of the old
Union, has two married sisters now On
visit to Montgomery, Ala. One is from Ken
lucky, and on visit to her sister, who re-
sides in Selma, Ala. They are both strong
secessionists, and opposed to the government
of their brother-in law, Abraham Lincoln. -
OF course they attract considerable attention.
and are the toast of Southerners. The hus-
band of one has offered his services to Gov
ernor Moore, of Alabama, to further the
cause of secession and State rights and re-
publican liberty. - Columbus, (Gd) Tiass
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POSTAL system IN c. S. A--The Congress
of the ''one-horse Confederacy" have adopt.
ed an act, raising the rates of letter postage
toJfce cents for any distance under 500 miles
and ten cents for al distances over 500 miles,
also fixing the rates Of postage at taco cents
on drop letters. The Postal Committee re-
commend the discontinuance of "a large num-
Der of offices and routes, and the adoption OF
the "star bid" system of awarding mail con-
tracts-giying the contracts to the lowest
bidder, without regard to the manner or the
speed Of conveyance