Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-09-18
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
BOISE Cry, Sept. IA, 1867


have taken pains to write up mess of import
ant and interesting news items gathered from
various sources, and then taken extra care an(
precaution to ensure the transmission of YOU
letter, SO that its contents may be spread, II
printed form, before your readers, to have al
your pains and work come to naught through
the carelessness, or something worse, OF the
Express Agent to whom your misslve must De
entrusted for speedy and safe delivery
The WORLD of to-day, which reached here
by regular course of mail this afternoon, has
caused me to experience this annoyance and
aggravation It contains no letter from me,
and yet wrote and put in the Express Office
here on Thursday night letter for publica-
ton in this days issue, which contained some
very important news and few items of much
local interest. I first took the precaution to
inquire of the Express Agent here the latest
hour he would receive letters that night to be
forwarded to Idaho City the following morn
ing. Hetold me 40 O'Clock" and added that,
if the Office doors were closed, the letter would
be surely sent if placed in the drop-pocket in
the outer door. deposited the letter by 9
o'clock, or one hour in advance of the limit
the Agent gave After discovering that you
mad not received my letter, by the WORLD of
to-day, repaired to the Express Office, and
asked an explanation. All that I could get
was that sperhaps John la negro boy] had
placed the letter in the wrong box, and it had
been held over until this mornings stage for
Idaho City left" So, that by this piece of
culpable negligence, or an intentional act of
somebody connected with the office here
black or white-the readers of the WORLD
were deprived of the important news items
and interesting local information | had con-
densed from latest papers or received from
parties concerned, for appearance in this days
issue. My letter gave; the latest California
election news; the official intelligence of the
suspension of Gov. Ballard, and the appoint
ment of Hon. Isaac L. Gibbs to the Executive
Office of Idaho Territory; of the reported out
break of the Nez Perez Indians of the return
here of the Rev. VIM. Roberts, and of his spe
cial request that the announcement would be
made in the WORLD of to-day that he would
preach i'll Idaho City tomorrow at the usual
place and time. The letter contained other
bits of news, all of which, with the most i'm
portant items pertaining to the GovernorshipI
above lnentioned-I wished to place before
our readers in advance of any other medium
of information. But the carelessness or de-
sign of the Express folks here defeated my
desire and intention shall take ne more
such risks-at least so long as the present very
efficient and faithful Postmasters who preside |
here and in Idaho City retain their commissions.
Before Diminishing this subject I ought to
make mention of Sam. Kelly's care and kind
ness in securing the latest California papers
for me, and to express my thanks to him for SO
doing. He has brought to me the very latest
intelli gence received, from any quarter, of the
California election, during my sojourn here,
and thus enabled me, had not the Express SO
culpably failed in duty, to have the latest pos
sible information for our readers.
To-day has been cherries and gloomy over
head, dull and disagreeable about town. But
it has been good day for the farming interests
generally, and particularly fortunate one for
all who have to make stage trips over the dusty
roads at this time. It has rained all day long,
q steady, soaking but not drenching rain, and
though not enough to form mud, plenty to lay
the dust in the streets and highways. AS I
propose to take the stage for Silver City at
A o'clock tomorrow morning with Billy Hise
as driver, on the line owned by Sam. Kelly, I
personally rejoice over the rain, for it has
lain the dust all along that road.
The suspension of Gov Ballard and the APP
pointnlent Of Hon. /. L. Gibbs to the position,
has created very material change in some
quarters, here in town. The excitement is
none the less intense for being held somewhat
in check from outside.exhibition, but is, in the
hidden places where it dare be developed, most
against the new appointee. From |
all I can gather-and I get the information
from persons Of undoubted reputation here
the new Governor, Gibbs, is q very excellent
gentleman and by no means obnoxious to the
terms applied to him by the States
man. 1t is expected that he will be here in a (
few days, and immediately enter upon the.per-I
forrnance Of his gubernatofial duties. The il
Statesman takes it for granted that Gibbs will /