The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-03
GENERAL WASHINGTON 0zsPaTc HEs.

wAsHrSGroS jan 2. 1873
THE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE POSTAL LAW
BY THE CINCINNATI GAZETTE coMPANY--DE-
cIsIoS OF POSTMASTER GENERA KEY.
The matter OF alleged violations OF the postal law by
the Cincinnati Gazette Company, which has been
subject OF investigation snd controversy
for several months, was to-day decided. by
Postmaster General Key against the company.
The decision is based upon opinion submitted to-
day by A. II. Bissei, acting law officer OF the Post
Office Department The Postmaster General, in ap-
proving the opinion, says, however, that, Ia Wow 0
the publicity given the case. the department does
not deem IL advisable to prosecute the company
further except In the Of further violations Of
law.
The controversy grew out OF an effort OF the Gazette
Company TO increase the circulation Of their paper by
mailing circulars to great number of postmasters,
Offering, II the latter would exert themselves TO OBJ
tain certain number OF subscribers that the com.
pany would send to each Of such agents copy free
Tor three months. Some OF the postmasters thus ad
dressed responded by accepting the proposition. But
before had been received from many OF them
the Gazette Company mailed TO postmaster- u large
number Of coDies OF their newspaper by including tnem
IN their bulk packages. which paid tho regular pound
rates OF postage chargcable papers mailed 10 regu
inr An lnvest1gation therefore, maze
to ascertain whether the papers SO mailed were adj
Missile 10 bulk packages in accordance with The
Postal law and regulations and 1t was discovered that
many they wero addressed to postmasters
who had any acceptances of tho Gasette's
proposition, and hence, as the postal authorities
claimed before the wich were to be the
sderaton for the free copy had been rendered. and
could not be considered regular subscribers.
PROPOSALS FOR WEIGHING IMPORTED AIEE-
CHaNpIsE AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK.
Tho following proposals tor weighing imported mer,
chandisc ut the port OF New YORK Tor three years
IRON February 1873, wero opened at tho Treasury to-
day:-Jossph r. Black, New York, bids at
$l43,500 per annum; J. G. b. Begin,
New York. $4,000, Albert Daggett, Brook
Ign, $l09.a00 per annum, or $327, 900 tor the
three years; d. NJ. Harley. Brooklyn. $ll9,o76 per
annum; d. A. Comingore. Cincinnati $4,000 pcr
annum; Robert 9. Brown, New York, 800 900 per an
nun; Frank Raymond, New YORK, $4,000 per an.
nun; Joseph Funk, Philadelphia, Sos s95 per annum
Joshua b. Shaw, Washington, D. c., 500, 751 per
mum; William Daniels. Mil City, Pa, So so por day /;
C. Chamberlain, East Pembroke, N y, 81 10 per day
G. N. Akberg, Brooklyn. $50 500 per aunum; E.
+. Shepherd, New York, $4,000 per annum ;
James b. Swaine, New York, $193, 215 per annum
J. n. Graham and Charles W. Mehler, Now York,
S79.750 per annum; Gilbert J. Hunter New York,
$465 900 Tor three years; Joseph Goodsc, Highland
Falls, N. Y, $4,000 per annum; Parker W. Teft,
Charles B. Teit, and jonathan A. Moben, New York,
$3.50, 900 per annum; John Satterlee John Cameron,
and Hagcr H. Penny, New York, ssl,5O0 per annum
G. W. Murphy. New York, $s7, 500 per annum; b. W.
Foley, Washington. So, 500 per annum; William ].
Nolan, New York. $s4. 600 pcr annum; 5. p. Brown,
Washington, $1l5, 500 per anDum; Solomon Splitter,
Brooklyn, N. r., $4,000 per annum; William p.
Aster, New York. $50, 900 per aunum.
A NEW PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
new Pacific Railroad bill will be presented rs soon
as Congress reassembles The Eastern terminus Is to
at Memphis, thereby forming connections with tho
present railroad facilities to oil points North East
south. Westerly, the proposed railroad will pass
Lake City to Jefferson Texas thence by tho Interns-
tional and Great Northern Railroad to San Antonio
thence In northwestoriy direction to Ell Paso del
Norte, TO connect with any road roads 10
the Pacific Ocean now hereafter to be built.
thus aGording communication with tho various MILL
tary posts on those lines and tho valley OF the Rio
Grande The projectors OF tho road ask for $l3
in ALL to DO refunded to the government rapidly az
the money may be earned by tho transportation OF
mails and government supplies One OF tho argu-
used by the friends OF the road is that IL will
be important means Of moving troops to suppress
disturbances ON the Rio Grando and elsewhere.