Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-25

Nall Affairs.


Editors Journal
/ notice thai the Courier and Journal
are in favor Of Daily Mail to Hender-
son. There is no doubt that Henderson
ough, 0 possess the advantages Of mail
six times q week, but, in my opinion,
the Post-ofics Department. win not es-
tablish a separate mail 10 that place, in
addition TO that which is received there
by Route No. $50, between this city
and Cairo. To establish such an add
tional mail Eouk require another route
aud another contract, and increased ex-
pense TO the Department There was O.
mail TO Henderson Of this kind, running
tri-weskly, four years ago, bat the De-
partment suspended it as a measure Of
economy, inasmuch as Henderson, was
then getting Eve mails a week By river
each way, and three each way by the
Louisville and Shawneetown route. That
place now gets four each way BY river,
and three each way By the Louis
vile and shawneetown route. The
latter service, however, ought not, in
fairness, TO be counted as other than
way or local service, as /. supplies bnt
little through matter, If any, from Lou
isyille.
1t seems to me that the better plan TO
pursue is for the citizens Of Evansville,
Henderson, and other places interested,
between here and Cairo, to act in con-
cert and petition the Postmaster General
for Daily Mail lexesps on Sunday be-
tween Evansville and Cairo, aud also
request their Representatives and sena-
tors in Congress 10 use their influence
to have the service increased from four
times a week 10 ak times a week. "a
long pull and strong pull aud pull
all together along the line viii proba-
bly, bring about this desirable object.
An effort might be made ct the same
time 10 have The service between here
and Louisville, by river, increased from
four TO ak times q week. This 10 needed
as much as the increase Of service be-
tween here and Cairo. The people Of
Newburgh, Greensboro, Rockport, Grand
view, Lewisporl, Troy, Tell City, Can
melton. Hawesville, Cloverport, Rome,
Leavenworth, Brandenburgh, &C., are
all interested as deeply as We are, aud
woald doubtless cheerfully cooperate
with US and have their congressmeu
do so.
Evansville also has deep interest in
the Green River trade, and the direct
mail to Bowling Green could probably
nov be renewed with proper effort, The
service ought 10 Dc increased to three
or four times week.
With six times week mail service 10
Cairo and Louisville. three or four times
q week to Bowling Green, aud tri.wsekly
mails up Cumberland aud Tennessee riv-
ers, which, ii is understood, the public
are TO have soon, We should be
well supplied with mail facilities along
the Lower Ohio and its navigAble sribu.
taries
The Post Office Department Is now ar.
ranging its schedules for the great quad
rennial letting Of mail contracts for
the West The advertisements viii
be published about the fret Of
January, next, the lettings will take place
In April, 1866, and the new contracts viii
take effect July !, 1866. Now is the
time, therefore, for q movement such rs
10 suggested, and II ought 10 be general
on each route. and undertaken at once,
aud urged vigoroasiy. win this impor.
liant matter be attended tot
A petition has been prepared, and 10
ready for signatures at the Post Office 10
this city, asking for increase OF service
On the Cairo, Louisville, aud Bowling
Green routes. Persons who feel an IN
lerest in these matters wilt please call
in az the back office and sign the petit
ton.
Under the new contracts, Boonville
oaght to have q daily mail from here.
Persons mp there ought to make an effort
70 have the service increased.
There lie one day 10 the week (Wednes-
iay) when there ia no mail to New HAr.
nony. An effort is being made to have
\ mail that day also. There ought to be
! better mail connection with Carmi, IT.
inois, via Mt Vernon, Indiana. This 10
aIso being tried. Several other improve
nents OF mail service in this vicinity
nave also been, or will be, petitioned for.
Il is hoped that under the new contracts
,ur city and surrounding country will |
AVE the bost possible facilities. Much
oward this end can be done By petitions
o the Postmaster General, and personal |
APPLICATIONS Of representatives and SEN
tors. II
II bids are low, the Department will |
% more likely to grant increased SER
ice. The present contracts are unprofs-
BILE, owing to the extreme high prices
ow, and the low prices when they were
xecuted in lSe2 Prices will probably
ange lower during the next four years
rom 1856, and this consideration ought
o be borne in mind by bidders when
making proposals. The more competi-
ion there may DO for the contracts, the
over the bids will be, and the more prob
bilits there viii be ofincreased facilities,
PosTAAsTER
FALL OF CoPPER-This article made
me of the greatest falls in the Kentucky
market on Saturday last that we have