The New York herald., 1874-08-04
THE MAIL CARRIAGE.
The Postal Car Difficulty Still Unsettled
Position of the ContestinS Parties
--latest Reply OF President Hinclr1ey to
tho Postmaster General.

--latest Reply OF President Hinclrley to
tho Postmaster General.
WASHINGTON, August 3, 1874.
The postal car question still remains unsettled,
Mr. Hinckley, in consequence Of the presence OF
agents OF the department In Philade!ph having
waived the execution OF his threat to withdraw
the cars another day. On Saturday Mr. Hinckey
addressed a letter to the Postmaster General,
which has been published, and supplemented 1t by
the following telegram
PHILADELPHIA, August l, 1874.
J. w. MARSHALL, Postmaster General:-
nave your teiegrahs. shall not refuse to take
the mails Tomorrow If you send them to our sta
tloD ior your act IN asking us to carry the mails
will be our assurance that you mean to pay US our
price, and leave you Tree TO decide the question
as to employing our services or not. You, or
course, wii not employ them unless 1v you mean TO
President F Philadelphia, wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company.
Postmaster General Marshall replied to- day as
folows:-
Your telegram is received, in which you say you
Will not refuse the mails II sent to your station Ii
you receive or carry them 1t must be only on the
terms OF the law. Under no circumstances Can or
win the department directly or lmplledly under
take or assume to pay greater compensation
than the law allows. George s. Bangs, General
superintendent OF the Railway Mail Service is ln-
SGructed accordingly.
Subsequently the Postmaster General, on re-
ceipt OF the letter above referred to- sent the tol
lowing:-
since my previous telegram OF to-day was sent OF.
1t would, II received earlier, have made no change
in that telegram.
Mr.. Hinckley has never directly refused to take
the mails, but always coupled it with suggestion
OF increased pay; so that the department ieels
hardly justified in making any arrangements On
Saturday Mr.. Bangs addressed him q note, putting
several direct questions, replies to whlcn would
lead to q settlement OF the difficulty; but MIR.
Hnckley declined to answer the questions.
Messrs. Hunt and Petterbridge, special agents OF
the department., are also in Philadelphia, and the
matter will doubtless be settled in day or two.
No Change as Yet Between Philadelphia
and Ba1timore-PrcsidenI Hinckley
Considers His Terms Accepted If His
Cars arc Used.
PHILADELPHIA, August 3, 1874
The route agent on tho mail route IRON Phiiadel-
phia to Baltimore went in his special car this
morning as usual, and distributed the mails at all
points between the two cities. The IL 15 and
2:45 trains carried the mails through. President
Hlnckley has every reason TO believe that the de-
partment has accepted his proposition, which was
that, If the government used the company's cars
'We consider that you agree to pay us the rate
asked-vlz., sixty per cent more than the present
rate, and that that rate snail cover the period
from July to January l."
Mr.. Hinck1cy Puts the Responsibility on
the Post Office Department..
PHILADELPHIA, August 3, 1874.
The following is the latest on the postal car con.
troversy-
PHILADELPHIA, August 8, 1874.
J. W. MARSHALL, Postmaster General, Washing
ton, ID. Co.
have your kilograms Of the 10th and 2lst. II
your agents put mails into our cars at Washing
ton, New York or elsewhere, we shall consider the
act as an order to carry the mails on our road at
the rates which we have given you. II you cannot
mail into any OF our cars, and then plead igno-
rance OF the obligations the Post once Depart
ment Is under in consequence l shall not refuse
to carry the mails at present.
President Philadelphia, wilmington and Balti.
more Railroad Company
The following, with the above, will show how
the postal car matter stands at present.
WAsHINGToN, D. g., August 8, 1874.
ISAAC HINCKLEY, President Phlladelphla, winning
ton and Baltimore Kair0ad:-
Your telegram received, in which you say yO1
will not refuse the mails II sent to your stations.
II you receive and carry them 1t must only be on
the terms Of the law, Under no consideration car
or will the department directly or impliedly un-
dertake or assume TO pay greater compensation
than the law allows. GEORGE s: BANGS,
the station agent Is Instructed accordingly
j. w. MARSHALL, Postmaster General.
The Postmaster General, in a letter to William L
Hunt Assistant superintendent Of the Railway
Mail Service referring to the above, says:-'Tf
after this the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Company continue the man service
on their road this action will be considered as O
performance OF the service l0r the compensation
axed by law"