The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-22
FREE MATTER IN THE MA1s.-The

FREE MATTER In THE MALs.-Ths
Postmaster General has communicated
to the Senate statement in relation to
free matter passing through the mails.
It appears that in December, 1869, each
postmaster was instructed to take IN
accurate monthly account of oil franked
or free matter deposited at their respect
i've Offices for mailing for the period of
six months, commencing January IL and
ending June 81 1870. The total num-
ber of offices f. IN which reports were
due was %. 1902, but the number from
which full or partial reports were re-
ceived was only 1858, nearly 20, 900
wholly failing to report. The returns of
the S,5S3 reporting Offices show that
within the six months there was trans.
mitted 5,140,796 franked letters, the
postnge upon which, at the established
rate, amounted to SG55, 54S, and 2, O47, 971
pounds of other franked matter, such rs
printed documents, seeds, &C., upon
which tho postage mt the established rate
amounted to $500, 84S, making altogether
for six months for postage on free mat
ter the sum of S9l6,3 306. At II fair rate
of estimate for the nearly 10000 non
reporting post Offices, tho postmaster
says the following grand result is shown:
Total number of franked letters for six
months, 1O,994, 407; postage $993, O7O;
printed matter. &c. 1888, 19G pounds,
and postage S33S, 593S5. Total postage
for six months, 1921, ,6G3. 8G. Total
for one year, 50, 543, ,327.72.
4 young girl commands a company of
Franc tirenrs Of Lamnrche, in the Vos-
ges mountains. She is called Antoinette
Llx, her father was soldier, and she
wns born ut Colmar. She received very
fine education, and obtained situation
ns goyerness i'll II noble family of War
saw. While she was in that city the last
Polish insurrection broke out. After
she had seen Count D., in whose
family she hnd been governess, sent rs
prisoner to Siberia, sho was suddenly
filled with enthusiasm for the cause
which he had defended, assumed the
gal b Of mnu, fought among the gneril-
las Of Poland, and after the defeat of the
cause fled to Dresden with the remnant
of the Polish army. Returning to her
native country, she was made postmis-
tress Of Lamarche. In this town COM
pany of Franc-tireurs had been formed
for long time already, and when the
war broke out the command of the samo
was offered to the young woman, who is
| now Lending the same existence in the
Jura mountains which she led for more
than year in Poland.
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a BRAVE SWIrCHMAN.-Ih New York
World, Of Sunday, the Sth instant, says:
A thrilling scene, which might have
been taken from "Unler The CASH ght :, "
occurred near the Thirteth street depot
Of the Hudson River Railroad, Friday
night, as the express train was coming
Ill from Albany. Dennis Murphy, the
swltchmnn, was about leaving his little
shelter-boX to turn The switch, when n
Withholding man rushed upon him with
an uplifted hammer in his hand, and
threatened to brain him if he touched
the switch. Murphy, although alarmed,
acted quickly and effectively. With u
sudden rush, he butted the man with
his head in the abdomen with such force
as to knock him senscless for the mo-
mcnt, then turning the switch, the train
sped swiftly on i'll the right course,
whereas in few seconds it would have
dashed into "a heavily loaded freight
| train.
According to the latest official advices
received by the Secretary of State, there
wero still about 120 Americans in Paris,
WHO were QcLeFmlueu 10 see the emu OIL
the contest. Mr. Washburne, though
free to 60, has decided to remain, under
the belief that his friendly Offices might
be serviceable in soothing the rigors Of
war when the capital should fall, Us it
was anticipated would soon happen.
The Consul (Mr. Ready has availed him
self of the privilege conceded by the
department to quit his post at his own
discretion. There was q weekly mail al
lowed to go through the Prussian lines
from our legation, so that in regard to
communication the restraint has been
comparatively limited. The Americans
were rs comfortable as might be ex-
pected.
DRowNED.-On Monday, the 10Th in-
stant, three colored men named Sancho
Bryan, Romeo Beck and - Bryan, left
the Perryclear Place for Chisolm's Land
ing, in dug. out, the wind blowing very
fresh at the time. They had gone but u
short distance when the boat upset, and
SGncho Bryan and Beck were drowned.
The other man reached the shore in q