The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-12-11

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and OF the Navy are herewith transmit.
ted. These reports. though lengthy,
are scarcely more III an brief abstracts OF
the very numerous and extensive trans,
actions and operations. conducted
through those departments. Nor could
give a summary of them here upon any
principle which would admit Of It's being
much shorter ,han the reports them.
selves. therefore intent myself with
laying the reports before YOU, AMI asking
your attention TO them.
4 1t gives me pleasure to report a deri-
ded Improvement in the financial con.
dllion Of the Po'tofice Department as
compared with several preceding years.
The receipts ior The fiscal year 1861,
amour e to $S,3lJ. 2O6 40. which EN-
brace the revenue from all the States
Of the Union for three quarters of that
year. Notwithstanding the crssition II
revenue from the so.called seeded
States during the last fiscal year, the
increase Of the correspondence Of the
loyal States has been sutIi lent TO pro.
duce a revenue during tho same year Of
SO, 2O0,820 90, being only $4,000 less
thar was d,rjyed from oil the Srotes of
the Union durins the previous year -
The expenditures show $ i'll more "a
vorable result. The amount expended
in 1861 was Sl3.6O6, 1859 II. For the
last year The amount has been reduced 10
Sll,125354 10. showing decrease Of
about 81, 4Sl,0 900 in the eXpend lures as
compared with the preceding wear, and
about SO $50. 900 IS compared with tie
fiscal year 1860. The deficiency in the
Department for the pr!vious year vas
81 55l,96 IS. For the last fiscal year
il was reduced to $3,1l2,S14 81. These
favorable results are in part owing to tho
cessation of mail service in the insurrec-
tienary St toS, anil in part 10 careful
review OF all "xyenliturcs in that depart.
meut in the interest of economy. The
efficiency Of the post service. it Is be-
loved, has also been much improved -
The Postmaster General has also open
ed a correspondence, through TIE De
rsr'ment nl State, with foreign Govern,
meats, proposing convention of Postal
representatives Tor the purpose of simpi,
lying the Rates Of foreign postage and to
expedite the foreign mails, This pr,po-
slim, equally important to our adopted
citizens, and to the commercial interests
Of this county. has been favorubly en-
tortuiaed, aud agreed to, by all the Gov
ernmems from whom replies have been
received.
| ask the attention of Congress 10 The
suggestions Of the Postmaster General in
his report respecting the further legisla.
ton required, in his opinion, for the ben.
eft Of the postal ser ice.
The Secretary Of the Interior reports
as follows in regard to the public lands:
1.-The public lands have ceased to be a
source ofFevenue. From the LIST July,
1851, to the 3oth September, 1852, the
entire cash receipts from tie sale of
lands were &13f,476, ga sum much
less then the expenses Of our land system
duIing the same perio. The HON ;stead
law, which will take effect on the LIST OF
January Il, CTS such inducements
to settlers, thot sales for cash cannot be
cx1eclod, to on cxent sufficient to meet
the expenses of the General Land Office
and the cost OF the Surveying and bling.
ing the land into market.
The discrepancy between the sum
here stated as arising from the sales Of
the public lands, AMI the sum derived
from the sane source as reported from
the Treasury Department, arises, as |
understand, from the fact that the peri
DDS of time though apparently, were not
really, coincident ot the beginning point
The Treasury report including con.
siderable sum now. winch had previous
ly been reported from the Interior-suf.
fcienty large to graalIy overreach the
sum derived from the three months now
reported upon by the Inferior, and not By
the Treasury.
Terrible Death aud Horrible Outrage.
Charles 7, Hedges, formerly from
about West Liberty, and FIR several
years resident of Worrhington, Marion