Show how it was vas sent the presidents message sent by the butterfield Batterfield route was taken from st loris loois by mr ir pardee an old express aran man mr corbin vent to washington 1 I atoll got the messa message g 6 and went to st loats the bulletins coi respondent says A small leather pouch with a strap to fit over the carriers shoil shoulders ders was improvised and almost beffie the last a s t stitch was fastened corbin was in ill the city for the fulfillment of his shale shai e of the enterprise half a dozen copies of the message and official papers to accompany it composed his budget and they were put on their way avay we westward sward at the earliest moment addressed to B P washington the head of the custom houze houe j in your city this I 1 learned after closing my own min communication and after pardee parade and the mail were whirling away at a fearful speed over the pacific fic railroad to tipton his instructions were to take the mail bags if they d did d not impede his progress but if th they were burdensome he be was to a handon abandon them at any convenient station and transfer himself and his pouch from the mail coach to the die back of the best conditioned mule or horse to be found in the com banys stables |