The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-04
Postal Car DIaiculty,

WAshlNuEoN, August B.-The postal
SM question still remains unsettled,
hlnckley, In consequence OF the presence
o. INC agent OF the department In Phila-
delphia, having waived the execution Of
his threat TO withdraw tho cara until an
other day. On Saturday Hinckley Ad-
dressed letter to the Postmaster General.
which has been published, and supple.
mented Thy the following telegram:
PmIADE1PHEA, August /.
J. W. Marshall, Postmaster General. g.
l have your telegram. shall NOT re-
fuse 10 take tho mails TO morrow ifyou
send them 10 our station, for your act In
asking us to carry tho mails will be our
assurance that you mean 10 pay us our
price, and l leave you free 10 decide the
question aa 10 employing our services or
not. You oi course will not employ them
unless you mean 10 pay for them.
IsAAo HINoKLBY,
heStR, W. &B.R T. o.
Postmaster General MarshGll replied
to-day as follows;
Your telegram Is received In which you
say you will not refuse mails II sent 10
your station. II you receive or carry
them, 1t must DO only on terms Of law.
Under no circumstances can or will the
Department directly or implicitly under.
take or assume to pay greater compenBa-
tion than tho law allows. :.
The following postmasters have been
appointed: John Alger, Flint, Michigan;
John q. Heisel, Brunswick, Mo-; James
Ruth, Lansing, Iowa; and Francis II. Ly.
on, Streator, Illinois. .s ...g ".
PHILADELPHIA, August 3.-The route
agent on the Ioute from Philadelphia TO
Baltimore went In his special car this
morning as usual, and distributed the
nails at all points between the two cities.
The 12:l5 and 12.45 trains carried the
mails. President Hlnckley has every
reason 10 believe that the Postofflce De-
partment has accepted his proposition,
which was that I'll the Government used
the Company's cars, we consider that you
agree TO pay us the rate asked, via: 80
per cent more than the present rate; and
that the rate shall not be lower for the
period from July 1st to January 1st.
PHILADELPHIA, August S.-The fol-
lowing Is the latest on the postal car con.
troversy;
PHILADELPHIA, August8.
10 J. ". Marshall, PostRlast6r General.
Washington, DO:
I have your kilograms OF the 10th and
2lst inss. II your agents put mails into
our cars at Washington, New York or
elsewhere wo shall consider tho act ns an
order TO carry mails on our road at the
rates which we have given you. If you
can't pay these rates do not let your
agents put any mail into any Of our cars
and then plead ignorance OF the the obi.
cations the Postofice Department il
under in consequence. / shall not refuse
to carry the mails at present
lSignedl ISAAC HINCKLRY, Pres't
WARRINGTON, August 8. n
I'GGe Hincklcy, President p, ". o B.
Railroad: '.H. -
Your telegram has been received In
which you Say you do not refuse mails II
sent to your stations. II you receive and
carry them it must only be on terms Of
the law. Under no consideration can
or will the Department directly or in
directly undertake or assume to DAY q
greater compensation than the law al.
lows.
LSignedl GEO. 8. BANGS,
Gsn3SRpt Il. r. Mail Strpiee.
The station agent Is instructed accord.
lngly. 7.lI-Is = fs,
lSignedl J. W. MARsHkLI,
P0'tmatter General.
The Postmaster General, in a bitter to
William l.. Hunt, Assistant Superintend-
ent Of the Railway Mail Service, referring
TO the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balu.
more Rsilroad Company, says they will
continue the mail service on their road,
This action will be considered as q per
tormance OF service for q compensation
fixed by law,