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Thanking PrirIege.-The Postmaster General has ss"ed circular in which he calls on all postmas sters to obey that requison of the act of Congress which makes it their duty prosecute for all abuses of the privilege ofGanking. When the circumstances con- nec'ed with franked letter such as 10 shew that it is not from person entitled that privilege as for example. in the of a difference between the hand writing of the frank and that the address, they are instructed to charge the letter with postage and 10 institute prosecution, both against ,i,ose who abuse the frank, and those who procure it to be dore.'- Whenever volumes of books ascerianed to be left for the purpose ofbeing mailed, they to be with held from the mail. Tie penalty provided for the ranking of letter written by another, is dollars; for counerfeiting frank causing it 10 be counter eited for the purpose ofavodng the payment of post age, five hundred doars.-Bost. Gag.

 Umtortunate Occurrence, Salem April 12.-Le,ters received in this town, on "Wednesday last from Valparaiso, stating the arrival there of the whale ship Catarne, Capt. Paddock, of this port, and par 'iculars of a melancholy affair in which the captain was engaged. After the arrival of the Catharine, Capt. Paddock on shore in a deranged state of mind. and entering merchants computing room killed both of his clerks. He then went into the street, and

 

 ! spot, and wounded the other severely. He then struck six eight persons, several of whom he injured. He was afterwards apprehended, tried, and sentenced to be shot; but the American Consul interiered. and new trial was granted. Col. James Page is appointed Postmaster of Phila- delphia, in place of Thomas Sereant, removed-to commence duties May lst.

 The Vice President of the United States ins, VIC hear, taken house in the Seven Buildings, tPenn- syivania Avenue, Northwest ofihe Presidents House for his residence in this city.-Nat. Intei. Fredericksburg, April 13.-The corner stone of ,he Monument to be erected to the memory of inc Mother day, the 7h day of May next. The President of the United States will be present to perform the chief emony, accompanied by some fthe Heads of Depart ments.

 It s stated that Mir. Wirt, the late Attorney Gene. raOf the United States has purchased tract of land in Florida, which be proposes cultivate the su gar cane, uadsr the superintendence of Lieut.. Colds borough. his son-n-aw. No slaves are to be employ ed, but the abor is 10 be performed by several hun dred German emigrants, who have been engaged to proceed hither.-N. Y. Daily Aduer.

 4 Discouery.-The skeleton of a child appearing to have been three four years old, was found under the cellar floor of the house Chesnutst PhiIa- deipha, lately purchased by Mrs. Yohe, for an Hotel The pIanks of the floor immediately over the spO, where the remains were discovered, had been cut and carefully replaced. The earth had besn dug to the depth of about eighteen inches, for the grave- As is most naiura in such case, considerable sen- satiO0 has been produced and the public desrous to ahaPa he 0f vhn not bear 10 be separated from even the remains of child that of rUian WhO had taken life violently and resOFted this mode hide his victim and cave himself from the operations Of the laws II e said the remains were wrapped in cotton frOek and silk hand ksTchef: and bore the sPpeaEsncS oi having lain in the earth iOT several years.-~N. Y. Daily AaSsr.