The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1881-11-11


puts it in the mail bag without as
sorting or going over it to see Wher
the packages are addressed. Cal
you deny this, madami The mai
which goes on the western -bouns
train is done in the same way; tha
which goes north, or the "Ameri
Gus route.a is in like manner sen
over separate, with instructions t.
her as TO the route il is TO 60. Sh,
nor no one else connected with thil
postotfiee since we have been pub
llshlng a paper here, has ever haC
to asSOrt our newspaper mail. Al
country editors and mailing clerks
on city dailies know that the above
is the mode pursued by all news,
papers. But to set at rest all doubt
as to her receiving the Seashore
package read the following aflida,
Wits made and sworn to before the
proper officer:
hereby solemnly swear that I wrote
the mail Of the DEMoCRAT- STAR addressed
To Pascagoula, Mss, (known by as here
as the Seashorel of October 2a, 1881, wrap
pee, up the package, put it in the mail
BASKET, delivered il to and saw Owen
Booth start to the postoffiee with the said
package. instructed him TO tell Mrs.
Alley that the Seashoro package was in
the basket, Nj. b. RICHMOND.
sworn to and subscribed before me, this
iUth day OF November, A. ID. 1881.
A. q. DELMAS, Clerk.
| certify under oath that Idolivsred to
Mrs. l, Alley, at Scranton postofIiee, Octo-
Der "a, 1851, basket Of mail containing
o package Of the DEMocRAr-STAR. dated
October 2, 1881, addressed paseagoula,
Miss, and further that | told Mrs. Allsy
that the seashore package was in the bas-
Ket' o. BOOTH.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
lVth dsy.of November. 1881.
A. u. DELhAS, Clerk.
2. This paragraph is correct, bat
neither proves nor disproves any.
thing.
3. Supposing the mail of the
DEMoCRAT-STAR to be one.third
short in weight that week does not
disprove our assertion that the Sea.
shore package was written and
sent to the postotilce that same
week. We are not discussing the
relative weight in pounds of the
different issues of the DEMOCRAT.
STAR, but the question is what be.
come OF the Seashore packageq
A. We asserted that we were will. |
ing to certify that the aforesaid |
package was delivered because we
know we, ourself, wrapped up the
bundle, placed it in the mail basket |
ma saw the oflice.boy start straight.
way to the postoflice, and instruct.
ID him to tell the postmistress that
he Seashore package was in the
basket. The boy, whose vcracity
'annot be questioned, told us upon
etnrnlhg from the postoffice, that
10 told Mrs. Alley the package was
D the basket. 1t was u large pack.
&c, and If he had dropped it on
he way (the postofliee is not more
han one hundred yards from our
hice), he would have been very I
pt to have known it, as it could
ardly have fallen out without be. :
lg noticed.
D. How do We know but what the q
Ihcient route agents on the rail.
BAD did return the aforesaid pack.
&c II 1t was put on the train. She !
oes not say they did not do so. :
SO far as the "ungenerousp her.
dlng OF our postmistress through 6
ir columns for mistake which
10 says she did not make, we dis.
ann any intention of that kind.
g wrote as modest and as mild
paragraph as could have been "
ritten, and did not even mention
Q lady's name or censure her for
Q mistake. We simply said that
, presumed the package was sent
on the train through mistake,
pressed our regrets at the error, A
q remarked We hoped it would =, =,
: occur again. That many and q, o.
irlng mistakes are made in the sc
of mail matter, in the ki
ranton postoffice we can prove ye
more than a dozen witnesses, :, u
d If we are forced, through com. s,
'nlcations from the postmistress. M
divulge all we know upon this m
o)ect, we might disclose some '''
' facts which would not be very 70
asant for those most interested. tn
Ene concluding remarks that to
70 attempt to impair public con. GU
'nce'" etc, in her official bust. -,
y is "but a feeble, groundless he
lrge, founded on prejudice, ILL fin
ana design Is wholly and en-. of