The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-09
More Mail Dsra.gene.ts.

from the lnteIllgencer-IueSday.
There seems to be . persistent pur-
pose somewhere. for some inscrutable
reason, TO destroy the mail facilities
which the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
affords to the people Of this city
and to the people Of West Virginia
and Maryland supplied from it, at points
between this city and Cumberland.
Some two years ago when the mails
were put on the early train from this
city, it was done only after q long and
painful struggle. in which the strongest
influences that could he were brought
TO bear on the Postothce Department
Ditto, when the effort was made to have
the mails sent out by the A. n. train
on the Central Ohio road instead OF q
train departing in the middle OF the
night. Recently q part OF the advan-
tage thus gained was lost, and the de.
parture OF the morning mail for Cum-
berlaud has been delayed till near noon.
The complaints over this change along
the line have been long and loud but
vain. Yet bad as this has been, il is
speedily to become worse. On and
after next Wednesday. as the Chief
Clerk at the Postoifice informs us, the
way mail for distribution between this
city and Cumberland will be closed at
$50 p. NJ, and will leave the city . few
minutes before 6 PM That portion
OF this mail destined for points east OF
Grafton will be delayed there until
l0.l0A. n, Lext day. Thus, Wheeling
mail matter will reach Cumberland
the evening Of the second day Nail
matter for points east OF Cumberland,
will be sent by the train leaving here
at 10. 10 p. NJ, and this, too. must lie at
Grafton until the same hour next day.
A person OF the name OF Bangs. who
unfortunately holds the important poet
OF superintendent OF railway postal ser
vice, is credited with the conception Of
these remarkable arrangements. The
people OF the city Of Wheeling. and the
people between Wheeling and Cumber-
land-to say nolhing OF the obligation
OF the Government which assumes the
exclusive prerosative Of carrying our
mails-sre left clear out Of sight, in
the stupendous arrangements OF this
person. Bangs
We have protested 80 often and 80
Intellectually against the denial OF reas-
enable postal tscIliIies on the Baltimore
and Ohio road that We feel almos. like
especially now that this for.
midablc person, Bangs, has entered the
field against our unfortunate city. The
railroad company has switched US of
from all the word a. TO railroad iacili-
ties, and now the terrible Bangs has
jolned the conspiracy 10 cut us oil from
the United States postal service.
ANYTHING could inspire On utter
contempt for the way the Government
conducts the business OF carrying the
mails for the people. while forbldding
them from doing II tor themselves. Il u
such stupid. Obstructive and vexasious
arrangements "a these about TO be IN
hic,ed on US by the dreadful Bsngs.
Since our people and their commsnica.
tiops are TO receive no consideration at
the hands Of the Posiollice Department
aud ils agents, We suggest 10 Mr.. Crsss-
we'll that he might still further con-
tribute TO the convenience OF the rail-
road company and promote the private
purposes OF Department agents, by
stopping postal communication altogether
between this city and the east via the
B. Il O. Railroad