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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
An Episcopal View Of MssonrS'


That Masoury ia a venerable historic In
s,itution, distinguished for good works, no
one Al all familiar with history will doubt
IL has done much to promote feelings OF
bIotherly love throughout the wide range
Of humanity. 1t has been the hand maid
Of Chrir,iauiiy and has ever reioieed In the
YORK of relieving suffering. ". respecs
and honor this oldes, and noblert OF all hu.
man societise, but will be psrdoned By all
Intelligent Masons for holding that Great
Divine Society, the Christian church, in
.tilI greater reverence and love. We would
No, be Misunderstood. We see no conflict
be:veen thess two societies. On the con-
rrary We can zee how easy it is for Q
Churchman to be = good Mason and uo:
RED. We would like to see Churchmen OF
to-day ~ ready and willing to work for the
cause of Christ IS Masons are for Masonry
We would like to zee priests Of the Church
a. ready and willing to attend the meet.
iues of Convocation ss they are to attend
the meeting Of the Grand Lodge. They
.hould ever hold the Church in higher e.
timation than the othee society. The differ
epce between them is that the one Il divine
the Other human. They can b loyal ia
both.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
THE NEXT ISSUE

OF the Goeats was full OF vituperation
against McGrath, to which Nc. replied
through the Record, charging Anderson
with being a fool, thief and sbuser OF the
gentler EEK.
Judge Kelley thought McGrsth va. In
the right, and by no means RETAINED from
saving 70, and OF course employed tho-e
pathetic epithets which only editors can
employ when in the heat OF the newspaper
controversy, and which long journalistic
experience has thoroughly qualified the
Judge for usinS.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
.C,IY AND COUNTY BONDEr
nERT",

Under the above caption we publish this
morning a communication on the matter OF
our public Indebtedness, signed "Compro-
mise" LISA fair and intelligent state
nent Of the situation, and The TINES fui'
" cvucurs in the positions taken, with two
exceptions: 1t, TIE sum OF fifty per cent.
At ~hich our correspondent proposes &c
com promise, is just one hundred per cent
tn much Twenty FIVE cents on the dollar
i.enough. ID, The exception OF certain
cla-se- Of boz ds il not right; all should b
treated alike, and all should be comPromis
ed At twenty fv. cents. Then with our cur
rent .Ip.n-es, in city and county, cut dow
At least one half, We could get along D.
Lying Ia. that the property OF the Cit
and county would be able 10 pay.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
kHsGuGEO OR BENIGHEEO.
WkalCh1

Last summer, during the TRADE ssainst
secret societies By an intellisenttO Divine
in guest of potoriety, happened to meet
the Rev. J. b. Hardwicke, who related the
following. tina. may be worthy OF print:
, Mr.. Hard w.cke was passing along Fiji h av.
enue. on bright sabbath morning. when ne
met several lads, among whom was thefo
OF our former townsmsns Deacon Houston
The Doctor. In his usual gooi natured man.
per, pleasantly asked the foremost one MS
name. Houston" replied the lad. "Wh hal
school do you attend :" asked the Doctor
THE Benighted Presby terrain Sunday school,
replied the lad. The Doctors face beamins
with smiles, no passed on and during his ser.
vice could easily be seen the result Of the In
tcrview. L. II. W.
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Rather O Cool Wescssss 20 she Peter
COmotue0-

new Ofieeos AAuer' DI
There are rumois in the air. The Potter
Committee, minus Potter, and bereft Of lis
chiefe., ornament, s,enger, is threatened
noon Us We're not not afraid! But We
don't like to be bored. If the COMMITTEES
amounted to anything but talk II there
we're anything to be expected OF 1t; II 1t
we're anything beside political machine
turned upside down and running sgainst
i,.eIf. ve would say welcome to it; but in
il. present form We are sppr.hensive that
We are to be bored. We und.rstsnd that
an appropriation ia necessary before the
committee can move, and some people cay
the investigation Of the cipher di-pa,ch
bu.iuess will comp.l an appropriation, but
We have fairer hopee. When investigation
committee. we're a novelty, and when We
did not know bnt .hst they were intended
far some good work, We rather reioiced to
hear Of heir sppoin'ment; bu, know now
That investigating committees are, and we
sigh over q misplaced confidence
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
THE DANA OF TUE WEST.
ELLIS Standard, Dec. ~

The Leavenworth TINES. which has long
occupied an enyiable position as frst-class
metropolitan journal, has enlarged four COL
(umns giving It great increase of reading
MISTER. Tnk TINES, in the completeness and
reliability of Its telegrsphic dispatches ard
In the crispness and viEor Of Its editoris. srtl-
Giles, may now be regarded as, without eSeep-
ton, the foremost daily In this State. d Il.
Anthony, the editor and proprietor, Is man
Of indon,table Will and great fertility Of in.
tellect the Dana, In fact, OF the western
press, and The TINEs under his administra,
t,on has enjoy. \ reign prosperity ana
political Influence unpa slieled BY any news.
paper IN thus State. We predict-wiih these
r cent improvemcnts-even an Increase OF
cfrcnle lon In the future.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
.onrm.RN kansas.

NC. Morris, E-q, recently forsm an Of
TIE TINES, and now Special Agent Of the
Traveller Insurance Company, sends us
spicy and newry letter from Beloit, given
In another column. Mr.. Morris Il q good
man. true to his trust wherever he may be
placed, and always travels with his eyes
open. Dame fortune may worthily bestow
upon him her blandest smil.s-iust as The
other oirl. do
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.


II is stated that the great trunk lines Oh
,s;lr,,sd from the West 10 the Atlantic sea-
;,, ,,o,l;n, a,,.,,o-
oo"iu n.'e .,
mens which II 70 last iof uNe years, WIN
Albert Fink as General Commissioner.
Commeo.;nv nnon this fact. the San Fran
:, ~, c,h
49, D"''e'''' Va &c
.uIs -,," .,.,aa.
Ausms, .t., ~ M IN w ~. ~ 49,,
pf.oiotea ~ou-u y W. NAeW W ~
~ VIC ueai ,1'.i' Aue H-.,.. :. -,
'4ou nha auop'N -
ins 'neii "uns .o
out none Vi 'neih e"il'ih u.u 'e'1 'oAs 80
sttempi a. mulua. as'eeinen' "s Io1o" ~
oy raiilosa war "a . "Ue Vi .e.
and RECKLESS ehsrac'ti' nut "uio so
going on, system WIS Aoop'N ~ N'
south OF dealing with the fsiiroso Ptooien,
wnien mas now u si' a''i-arsu'e''s
70 tne NORM.
Tnis sys'etn Was Toe PfscaesA ooo'oi1u.
ton OF the raiifoaa' sleemooa' e"o s'ee"'
ship lines OF that resioh, unoef .no m.nss
ment OF SIN Sie Sonm All
the gentleman whom IL Is now saio II also 10
,.he charge of the Eastern trunk lines. Mr..
| -, IT, ,,s nror.ort,ou nj
.pio - ,, = h.s,. mich b.s
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
BAcKEp rP BY THE rI6UREs

Council Grove Repuhican.pemocraf,! ~
We desire 10 Gail attention IN the snort
ISSUE II ia no desire TO give Grsiuitous pun
that prompts US TO give lHE INES credit Ior
beipg one OF the most ably conducted Jour
nails In the West. Neither Is me puolca'isSn
THE TINES has paid for the same In cashIsn
Occurrences worthy of record. and when gives
tanqible proof OF AN abiding faith In the .m-
1913 n nrinter's ink The TINES claims the
largest oircula- ion Of any paper printed IN
kansas, and backs up Its claim TO THIS pr..
eminepce by the figures, which are taken
from official sources. TIE TINES ha5 Iecen !.
the page, making 1t q thirty-six column pa
Der. Il is printed in hne type, and contains
a quantity of news gathered rom Gil source
Hvhich clearly entities IL to the distinction OF
being the largest daily OF weexiy newspaper
in Kapsps,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
M THEY s.srl,LL LIVE ~

We have made frequent complaints oil
the delay in the receipt Of the Atchison "a
pers. The Pdrio, now Gomez very regular
" by the 8 A NJ. train. The GIcbe seldom
comes until the 4 p. N. train next day, and
the Champion never comes earlier than the
4p NJ. train. Both the Glo5c and the
CAampio., if mailed in season, would arrive
here at An. Gentlemen, please wake up
and let the Outside world know that you
III L.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19

10, In south Carolina IN 1876 was
Illegal, on account OF tle
OF truOjs, ana they are
entitled to seats, but even such psfissns ..
Springer did not have the sudsci'y 10 noi'
tina, their Democratic opponents were eiecl-
Cd, bu; recommended tbst new e4ecuop
be had - the people. In ca-e the hoase
adopts their recommendations an e!ect'on
could not be he'd 50 as 10 allow the success
I'm, candidates TO act for more than ieN
days with this Congress, bot such sc'ioI
would give them pay and mileage for the ses
sion. II IS doubted whether Sufficient Dem
ocrais can DE- obtained 10 vote ior UNI,
s-andsIous report 10 un-eaf EH!n-S Hh'
8nalIs
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
Tho Lea, OF - orth . lines - the Hest
I'm The >la.e z NcMa.

from the wysndorte Herald. Dec. 5ih.l
The above sterling and m. rirorious daily
comes TO us since Thanksgiving, with an In
ere Use of four columns In size. Inc editor Oh
the TINES fully appreciates the value Oh
"printeI's iuk"a IA will be seen oy references
TO our advertising columns. II has become
custom among pub ishers to request the
insertion OF advertis ments on promise 10
reciprocste, but Colonel Anthony mas cu'
loose from this custom and inaugurated
new era by forwarding the cash with bis
cOpy. The TIMES IL the beat daily In the
staie for Kansas news, every humber cou'
tanning two or more columns OF carefully 50
lscted news from AL corners OF the SIato.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
MURRAY
A GOOD PLAN.

profitable plan for operating in stock is
that OF uniting capital Of varlCur sums ~
com ri ming or pooling the orders oi thousands
Of cnsI omers and using them - one "igHtH
uhoIe u nich n been done 50 ~ &C S-'uliy
by Nessrs L.twrence & Co, Bank r. % ~
change Place Y Y City. BY ia = cn-opcTa-
tive syst-m each invs sior n place "n an
equal fooling with the largest OpeT.tnr, ana
profits are divided pr rstt am N m" nls-
holders every 81 DAYS An Investment OF so
would pay 5o,making per cent on IN" s.OcE
dur, ng the month So would Ie'u u - oI
a per cent 500 would mai" 5 o g. OF T. per
cent and 20 on. according To The fnfrktt-
Frank LeiiLes ~ ustr ted NelcSp pe7, Jun" -pih,
SAYS "The Combination "a ethOd "I plcf'-
ting IN sto Ks IL the most ~urre>s Vi 'N~E
Adopted Ne10 FORK Independent, sept ltth,
s.ys: TIL combination sy>tru l. loubdth
upop correct business principles and no p"r-
sGn ne. d be without an income while u y
kept working by NessTS- Lawrence 20
Brooklun journal; ADTil 9Th says our "a %
tor nsd~ a net ,rofit u slOI p on an inves.-
mept ofs2l in one of Messrs LhwT"nc d Co. :
com hinaiicus. The q ms new circular copy
righfed ana sent ireel contains u 40 uhef
ing rules for success in stock op.rHil i'hH
and explains everyth All kinds 20 St"c X
and PONDS wanted. New Govern ment Ian
supplied PsSt references Addre,s J'',Fe"es
d o., Bankers and BROKERS, 81 EXrh"ng"
Place, New York CITY. H"''"'-
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Howard Courant Ledger Dec. oth.l
The above is the heading Of an advertise
meut for the Leavenwoith daily and weekly
Tsnsss which will be found elsewhere on this
paper. The Times has been improved and en-
isrRed nom time to time. till 1t Is now second
TO no paper wort Of the Mlssissippi river and
with the ability At its back, which II mas nae
since Its establishment II will continue 70 I'M
prove from year to year, as our young CON-
monwealth demands Ar. Anthony does mo-
propose to be equaled by any, much less e1'
cell.d d, and We are proud TO know that w
have such an editor at the head OF the han
sas press. Read the advertisement OF IN
Times and then govern yourselves accord
ingiy.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19

FIVE HC.DEEH INLLAhc bh0 a1.D
hsa been offered for the recovery oi the
MONEY, and if there il possibility OF lis
return. this srount ~culi seem sutbcient
to bring il.
Six yesrs ago he began his career as
"peannt boy" on a railroad train, following
III at bushes. for tvo years, and then going
into the merchandise business on email
scale, but look st him ;o-uight-near.
enough like some very intimate friends OF
mine tn be a brother dead broke.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19

the TINES, know of the enlargement, he
send, an advertisement 10 the weekly papers
OF the state and the money to pay for It. We
publish the "ad" in this issue, and say that 1t
Is the "biggest," best and cheapest dsily IN
Ton-o-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19

FROCEEDED 10 TIE AVENUE HUCsb'
where be got his dinner, Immediately
thereafter proceeding TO Hsrts bank where
the necesssry bills OF exchange were mace
out, but the feeling which took possession
OF Mr.. Barrett when he reached to get his
money and found it wss gone, will have TO
10 inns ained by some one who knows how
il is himself" al the shower OF this quill
has never been there and don't know hoT
IL ,ak,a n f,!log feel
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
R,u,RKs OF UNCLE jason.
GEAPHIo

Come back yere, Msssa Grant,
Case they wants you berry soor,
Faw de cloud am In de sky
An'de blood an on de moon.
pey knows you In de ole hut
OATS stsniu' on de sho'
Oh ebry little riber. an
Dey wants you back some mo-
Wat doin' Wild a crown, daf,
When deg Is waiiin' here
Faw 10 chuck de laurel clrculet
Above yo' shinin' ear!
Did Aiosis In de ole time
FawgIt who lub him so
An try to snatch q Bulgy crown
An'set his people 20!
Come back yer, Cncle Iy9es'
DEFY wants you berry eoon!
De cloud am IN de sky
Ar de b vod am N de moon
Dey knows you In de Old hut,
An wen de heart am eoah,
Dey dreams about de ole time
An wants yon back ZONE mo-
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"Hl06ET Btsf AND cHSAFK'
l,aanfr Star Lice 9Th

DIR Anthony deserves . good word at the
h,,nas Il the cram, for the enterprise he dis
u,.v. In journalism he found II necessary,
- v~k. 10 sdd one column 70 each page OF
IN. ,eavenvorth TINES In order 10 .ccom :
.cr,.,e his advessis NJ patrons and to give
~. r,.der. the news Of ,he day. In order 70
let the few people in Kansas, who don't take
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
CAN,r Rus az our.

Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, has written
. long letter explaining Why be spoke Of
. certain person As "a dog Of Jew in
speech during the Congressional campaign.
he has found that authorized" Newspaper
statements will not explain the matter
away. 1t i. doubtful If his letter answered
any better purpose.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
How Hapsman Foote 30, HI. Nam.

"Hangmsn" Foote, who lie now brought
forward as a m;n.-iulep for New Orleans
got the nickname fastened on him by tell
ing John P. Hale in the United State.
Senate, in pro-slavery dsyr, that il he would
GENE to Mississippi he would be hung
higher than "Haman" for his Abolition
eentiments. Hence, "Hangman" Foo!e-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
lss Li,rs In this Section Inc
wonderfully.

IWichIta EASIt, a.
The Lsavenworth TIMES reaches Us tfis
week as O nine.columu daily containing the
largest amount OF reading matter OF any daily
pub,ished west of st. Louis. Never since ter
ritor,ai times has that journal welded the In
nuuce that 1t does at present, while It's ciicu'
lation, We have good reason TO believe, IL
second to few papers in tho entire country
THE T1xEs' agricultural and State news de-
partnents are par excellence, and Its lists IN
,h,s section are increasing wonderfully.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19

was at once dispatched over the road to
Solomon Rapids, the last place Mr.. Jarrett
remembers feeling the money, but as more
than one hundred teams had passed over
the course during the day, the search Was OF
no ayaii. Mr.. Barre.t ia young man
about twen,y-si1 years Of sge, has small
family and h.s many sympathizers in his
misfortune, bu. tie feature which ELECTS tn.
deepes: feeling is the fact that be has moi
| only left his family without mesnr, but thai
dread disease, consumption, will econ leave
] the r,ck without a father.
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GOOD.

Philsdelphia has act good example oy
.rres,ing street losf.r- tor "vssrsncy, and
muffin. them to work on the public stone
nile. There il great deal OF good muscie'
IN every city oi the country. that ought to
he utilized 10 this way.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
,sprrESpESr AND FEARLESS


Tie Leavenworth Daily TINES comes TO Us
this week enlarged to nine column paper
and otherwise improved. Weareglsd 70 note
the success Of TIE TINES, as 1t Is undoubted-
" the ablest edited and newsiest and BET pa
Der In the State. II is indepeuden; and fear.
less It's editor has the stamina and back
bone to express his views regardless OF party
amiiatIons Daring the recent campaign II
was the only Republican Journal in the tate
that had the independence to fight for Its
principles the issus Of more green backs
this, too, right In the face OF the party II had
labored .zealously for, since It's organization.
Success to TEE TIAEs-
We LIKE II TOE IT'S PLUCK 10 SPEAK oVr
WHAT II IuISkA
Highland Sentinel, Dec. 9Th.
The Leavenworth TIMES has been enlarged
TO Q nine column paper. 1t Is now The lar
eest daily paper In Kansas, and is making
moro money than any two papers In the
State. And while we do not endoss the pa
Der politically, VIC like It for Its Individual
". It's positiventse, Its independence, Its
nerve and pluck TO speak oot what II thinks.
Not long since TIE TINES had the whole
radical pres Of Kansas barking at Its heels
becauss Anthony dar.d 70 stand by the green'
back plank in the Republican State plalfo m ;
dared 10 teal his parry leaders that bloody
shirt cam paigu" wasu't Just the thing at this
time. We ike Anthopys per for thess
reasons, and suese-t 10 our friends the pro-
pr,esy Of subscr Ibing for T~E TIMES II they
-.nfs nsvxy readable Kansas paper.
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The Leaveuwortn TINES In nov the large
daily paper in Ksusaa II iseularxed to Q
nine eo,umn folio r. Anthony. the en-
t.rprisaos pabi,sh-r Of this e'eellsnt paper
is sparinx nothing to make TIE cIAes NO.
I paper, and % far he bas succeeded 10 socn .
deprre thss several q tts oDntenpo0Ifss are
becoming somswhas alarmed.
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Not Popular With swina'ers.

We feel moved to say that William
Henry Smith. Collector OF Customs al
Chicago. il not popular with the class oil
men who think it right to swindle The Gov.
eminent. This lie the highest compliment
to be recorded on the eide Of NJ. Smith
who IL an Ohio man.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
o,S NAN, Mny You Live Long.

EmTOIIH NtWsf Cd
The Leayengortn DAILY TIME come 10 US
enlarged by adding a column to each page.
II celebrated Thanksgiving by making this
Improvement. II Is now tho largest daily In
the state. care glad to know it's prosper
Gus. That man Anthony Is regular steam
engine for WORK, enterprise and energy o!d
man, NAY you live long, and may THE THE
3
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%oxu ar,lele Og ExpOsS,

The United States will room be able 10
bill prima donnas in her table OF exports.
With Cary, Kellogg, Litta, Abbott, and
others, she ia fast e1celling all other ooun-
tries in the excellence Of their product.
Terms reasonable and orders collected.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
7, Has shown d Manly snderen'
kansas City Pioneer, Dec. s J

.Kapsas City Pioneer, Dec.
The Leavenworth DAILY TIMES has been
ENLARGED TO a nine column paper making Il
the largest daily In Kan as. II has shown
manly independence that commend- II 10
the people of Kansas Especially has IL spo-
ken brave words on the gresnback question.
Though Republican paper If has reius' d 10
4 low the party in Its hard money ruin pol
lev of these latter days. We rejoice at the
prosperity ofthe The ZINES and trust that
IN. energy and enterprise Of Mr.. Anthony
will be richly rewarded Il wilt be seen by
a, ar,,cIe in another G. lumn that Its circula'
;iOn is now much larger insn any other daily
IN Kansas,
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THE PosrAL UAR 8 EHysCE.


The pretended economy" OF Congres''
4. cutting down the appropriation for the
maii service below the point st which the
.Urk can be done, is liable to result In
-erious inconvenience, ii not great positive
injury, TO the business Interests OF the
untry. Unless an appropriation be
made during the next week, the postal
railway service will have to be discontin.
ued ON the first Of January, prox and to
discontinue the postal carr, upon the vari-
ous railway lines Of the country. involves
much greater injury to the business Inter
est. Of the public than is apparent q 6rst
glance. The postal car has grown to -
such an impor ant branch Of the mail Ger
vice, that it is almos; indispensable, and to
allow it 10 he discontinued nov would be
like going back to the sse Of stage coaches.
The New York Hcruid Of Sunday, in lefer-
ing to the possibility Of the department he
ing Obliged to dispense with this branch OF
the service after the 6rt Of January, says:
Considerable anxiety was expressed at the
post-omce Yesterday on account Of the dis
patch from Washington. published yester
day morning, OF the probable adjustment OF
the postal car system IN case Congress fa'ls 70
make an appropriation at the end ofthe year
1873. Assistant Postmaster henry @ Pier
son expressed himself TO the effect that II the
Postmaster General is compelled TO dispense
with the postal ear system or reduce II TO
any great extent, great confusion, delay and
Inconvenience must necessarily follow. The
business community o; The entire country
hes been greatiy benefited by It's adoption
and the business Of the posi-office increased
about 100 per cent. although very little
clerical help has been needed, as the extra
labor was performed on the road.
There seems TO be no hope that the rail.
road companies Will reduce their rates,
which have ALREADY bean cut down ten Per
cent consequently the limited appropria.
lions made by Congress will not suff1ce u
continue the system, unless more money is
voted for this purpose. Not only Will bank
ers and merchants be greatly inconvenience
shoUld the postal cars be abolished. but
every individual who has correspondence
and IL a subscriber toa newspaper will be
compelled to receive mali matters hours af'
tsrtt is due at its des In alton. CDder the
DO, tai car system letters placed in lamp-posi
boxes aud in the drops of the Posto0ce are
SCI in bulk To the rosts' cars. there 70 be -
sorted and despatched TO their destination
r, eistered letters would . so be greatly re-
tarded in forwarding II ssnt by ord nay
means outside the postal cars The entir'
postal service would ,uner decentralization
unless the department is sustained BY Con
kress with the sm al appropriation OF $500 900