| Show ro FOREIGN heign POSTAGE IN COIN OR LV IN jf U US S NOTES A weare solicited tor for information on matters that are of interest to many ciany of our as a f read reao readers ersee we propose to ans answer lre vre r the queries enop enoe prop a n ded plainly and add nd at simply triply such as we und end rs and the law pertained pertaining 0 to the matters lit question foreign unpaid letters received at the post offices jn n the thie united I 1 states are arc now stamped WI e amount due in coin and in U 8 81 x z ss sy le leaving a ving it at the option of the person to in n the ietter latter is addressed to pay which a mount suits urs inclination or convenience the amount ia in coin coln is fixed by law and is iab lab but the amount in U S notes fluctuates with the rie rhe or fall of 0 the money markt marst 11 avol during the varied changes of the ae english 21 cent letters have ben been vari varl boualy rated from froia 28 cents to 34 cents in ia U S notes and ani ether other foreign unpaid letters in the same bame proportion A postmaster cannot refi f a e the accept acceptance arice of U S notes in payment of due dec letters betteis reve ired ived at t hla hia office when the I 1 call cull lel iel amount in notes ia is tendered neither can in coin more than the letter ia Is rat ras raiel ea in com committing milting a fraud ra fa ther no postmaster has a right to demand in 17 S than the amount fixed by law for the prepayment of foreign letters the tie philosophy of the position is simply that i ia in all t rea ties financial business Is based i pon specie but as the united states 1 for tor its own tnt tat ernaT busi lubi businow rims has hag since the breakie breaking ll 11 out of this thi cruel war wai issued is sved demaid dell pell ma d notes legal legai terriers 11 ers era and gru U S currency cur r i the gold and i si sp ver er of the country has bas in pro proportion n to the tle amount qt Q that paper issued issued and the un oral certainties orai otles oties of affe die issues of the war become a commercial article of exceedingly changeable dalae aha rha 1 alae lae lue the post office department never hiving alving been a odou source je of re revenue venrie ventie to the gov s eminent J it wd dt be expected to meet the claims of foreign governments for gold on letters without rathira foreign etters letters lettera ett ers era t payable pa abie able in coin coln athe A athe unchangeable anchan 9 eabie rate or in jn L U 8 currency curre jicy ocy at the marketable value ilalie the post office department has hag therefore fe fl done tuis ana an postmasters ae oe 4 careful to neither make lakeit ma keit kelt it more burthen some to the pe pie by charging cl them coin at currency curren cj rates on dae due letters fetters nor yet to repudiate their own government by bp refusing it paper saper when tendered the rhe san francisco a says thai that many an and i d material improvements have b V berf made on buting the past IT r batteries for thirty have been beell yap yat jap P guns allt iga ina W ll 11 jtb ith tills Is i gunnier sunnier u in al e r eighty guns gutis g uns were mounted I 1 i I 1 I 1 asly consisting con listing of 8 and 10 loinch inch and 24 pound siege bleco kuns guns and aoa two impound 12 pound nelv nelu howitzers howit the armament artha ment of he ibe fortification I 1 to be increased by far heavier pune gune una j which watch A havi havo have been sI lipped chipped around the cape I 1 lii III e four 10 loinch inch rodman guns and one han ban are I 1 and ten 10 and 13 inch guns workmen are n ngn fly employed in kuil kull building dinga a bad on the I 1 t north tilde af the island for a 15 inch gun i and in fact all around the island laborers ars ar are engaged in various borts aorta of improvements improvement nid nistad Nii r tab TAD tab t according to the proclamation nye nyi we tue total number vf of votes ca cast sh ar for tor state gov government in the territory oris iris a against ainah state government 2502 i leaving a in favor of it of from recent papers papery we judge the levadi ada al agre aire ar having a high old od california Cali call fonia time in s T oj y a y th the e duello according aci to the code of onor 33 and without it seems to be bce fashionable locality does not app appear ear tt rouble roubie greatly the fire wire eaters a few worda ot Bd are sufficient to bring out the revolvers olberg la aha public street streets and bar barrooms rooms tand jand and barig bang evvs lead amor among the crowd w t fong iong since aa ate bad had a great gathering ab witness a prize rinze two regularly I 1 no trained tS Sd which fe terminated v in harry azarus an hastern castern pu 11 an ani a western 1 bruiser try revolvers in tl t 2 of or some of sacia spectators tors torb the vurginia virginia ri nia lia j cy buile Bulle bulletin firt tiit says odthe of the affair at were ere fired and at one tame 10 pistols were evere in eight bichi it ilja J a a wondra r more pergo perso s were vwe not killed or injured the firing was and only 6 persons ut of the imma inse crowd were inja reu rea BA E A maldonado three shots in body and arid arm linro dea harry lazaru two shots in breast and handi bandi hanl patrick mccourt one shot ja jn fact face janu jaze canas jamas baines shot in leg air ajr baldwin 41 ahot bhatt in leg legi a stonemason from virg virginia nia hot nol hol ot in lor lff mccourty McCo Mc Courts urta wound is an ugly uly olbo bibo i a I 1 ball striking him in the mouth tear ing a q he tight light cheek lo it I 1 i I 1 j I 1 t i i open and coming out at the back othe neck barnes bladwin and the stonemason were wounded by stray balls the two former reside in washoe three horses belonging to bolan hughes and wilkinson were shot in thie thle the tiie legs and back and two are unfit for service vice the scene was described as being intensely exciting when the firing comine commenced acel many persons persona were observed to fall on the ground to avoid tha the shots and a general stampede stamped e from the ground soon followed everything was waa mixed up in one inextricable state of confusion horses borses wagons buggies en boys etc and the scene is represented as beine belne frightful in the extreme the virginia union says bays of another of the wounded jack wilson who was one of the we actors in the bloody drama on tuesday last rec received eivid elvid a shot in the thigh which caused his confinement and the careful attention of a surgeon it appears the ball that was first fired at lazarus missed its mark and penetrated the thigh of 0 wilson aa as stated above he hi I 1 immediately drew his own pistol and retaliated by discharging its contents promiscuously promiscuous ik among the crowd near kha tha point from wha I 1 be supposed the shot emanated the amount i of damage that be he did of course is not cot kno MB but bat it irmay may be presumed that marry many of the unfortunate ones can attribute their own to the hasty spirit of revenge which actuated this man wilson to fire the he jailors jailers Jai lors report made to the board of aldermen of virginia city represents that chati dur during ing the month of september arrests were made by the police during the last I 1 month for the following offe of fences aces attempt to commit murder 1 justifiable homicide 2 gi g and larceny 3 petit larceny 7 attempt tw toi commit rape 2 drunk and ani disorder disorderly ly 13 sleeping on sidema k 34 violating city ordinance a ce I 1 7 fighting 27 resisting 11 officers 3 disturbing u bing the peace 30 on warrant 1 illegal voting 1 ass assaulting aultin officer 1 I drunk 1 b bue bup ur glary 3 assault Q and battery bath batt pry fry 4 vagrancy 1 malicious mischief 4 drawing deady weapons 5 suspicious character 2 safe keeping 1 exposing pir person soft 1 to rescue 1 attempt to bribe officer 1 1 ng stolen goods 2 suspicion of robbing 1 total we feet feel thankful that we are yet some digi disi tance from c high highl toned honor and morality A correspondent from reese in da date to of sep 29 says yesterday y was eur equinoctial I 1 think although alt ait hough bough it didlot storm yet the th wind blew a regular hurricane the air cold and damp it cl cleared ared off oil and froze last and to day it is clear and colds cold and the way the people living in brush and canvass hoffses hou bou aes ass are aree sree sleep aleem ing around is a caution to sinners they think winter is coming and I 1 think it will I 1 come and find hundreds houseless andrud less unless provisions come in ten times tidies aa as fast althey aa they are coming many abany a trian iran inan woman and child will summer suffer before next may mayl stag stac stages es two and three a day continue to pour 1 in loaded down A day or two ago we got a dispatch that kuld kold and silver had been found i in in great abundance east of ruby valley and now BOW the cry is ho for tor ruby here is another chance farour for tor our beloved friends to fatt fatten en on the necessities of the mi aberli hera heta you hetter better alid aird eggs in in the settlements why dont you wilh them to abla abis city and aad ber beg be of speculators to take them from you ia in ef change exchange tor for gew rew ge gaw gaws if you are ashamed to do the business bust busl nela nega i you will find plenty miserable brethren in the street and behind the counters cou aters to help you over the tha first blush esl THE boigk mines minus s it i s estimate that three thousand miners bal bays already left lwft th the e boise country for the purpose of pah pal parsing bing sing the th winter in the older settlements is yet six thousand more who will vill leave the mi mines before winter sets seta in refi Befi veen five and bix kix thousand persons will winter in th mines mints i and be prepared for early operations in the th spring in those ibe ise who design remaining are already aa laying a in ia in their sup supplies and add generally preparing re aring f for the long night of winter lal lai ial daf 13 23 mountaineer oun fainter tainter |
