New-York tribune., 1874-08-05
THE POSTAL CAR TROUBLES.

THE CONTROVERSY NOT YET ENDED
No NEW DEyFLoPMENTs-THRER COURSES OPEN TO
Mr. HINCKLEY TO BRING THE GovERNMENT 10
TERMs-NEGoTIATIoNs STILL PENDING WITH THE
PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY.
fFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRibosh'l
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4-There ate no new
developments the controversy about the posta cars
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore hai'-
road President Hnckley maintains that the action vi
the Department ,in continuing TO use his cars on ana
after Monday renders the Government hao'e
10 nav the increased compensation demanded by him.
The eneral insists, on the other manu. th
the Railroad Company In continuing 10 receive anu
transport the mails Is performing service at the ou
rates There three courses open Tor iresiden'
IIinckley to bring the Government to terms lie ca"
cease TO run the postal They are the
property OF his Company and the Govern
ment cannot compel him to give the use OF them Tor
what he deems insufficient compensation. lie proDa
bly, Will not take this STEP because he does not want "
make the public suffer account OF the controversy
He can keep running the ears and lay MS cian ior
additional compensation before Congress OF inc court
of Claims. He can lease his postal cars TO ADAMS EA-
press Company or to some fast freight company ana
TINS stem ont OF the Tight leaving the lessees to make
terms with the Department and aferward with him. or
hauling the cars.
Anticipating the withdrawal OF the cars, the postal
authorities still negotiating with the PeDnsyVanla
Railroad Company the carrying OF the through mail
between Washington and New-York by way OF York.
Columbia and Lancaster.
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL TOLD NOT TO LOAD THE
POSTAL CARS UNLESS HIGHER RATES ARE
AGREED TO-THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC AND
BALTIMORE AND OHIO ROADS READY To AID
THE GoyERNMENT-THE ATTORNEY-GENERALS
OPINION.
WASHINGTON Aug. General
Marshall this morning received the following telegram
from Mr.. Hinckley, dated yesterday:
Ihaye your telegram. Our are plainly marked
with our name. Will allow them to-day 10 40 10 New
York and Wasngton only on se on tbs road II yoa
refuse, do not load them as we lntehu 70 Keep neH
upon our road when returned TO us from NeWiofK ahd
from Washington.
To this no reply was sent The postal car north TINS
morning was one belonging to the Baltimore ana
Potomac Road, with the running OF which, u wou'u
seem Mr. Hnckley does not propose TO interfere Anc
car which left New-York this morning is one OF HncK
ley's and he will have opportunity 10 carry out the
threat and stop at Baltimore this evening Should ne
do So and compel the transfer OF the mails the act VIII
be considered by the Post Department sufficiently
overt TO warrant IL In making new arrangements
President Scott of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad telegraphs the Postmaster General
that the officers Of that road have been IN
structed to do whatever is neecful 10
meet the wants Of the Government but expresses the
hope that the Department viii be able TO make sa's-
factory arrangements that mails may not be devi-
ated from the channel heretofore used. John King IT,
President pro tenn OF the Baltimore and ONO Railroad
eegraphs the Department that the postal cars OF that
road will be the disposal OF the PostmasterGenera
or such service as may be designated
The Attorney General to-day, at conference held
with Postmaster General Marshall, said the law fixed
the compensation 80 explicitly with reference to the
postal car service that opinion was needed on the
subject to interpret the instruction.