Prom the Lyachburg Virginian.1
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HE FORTY DOLLAR CoNTRAGT.--In the report ot the majority of the post office committee, the reader will remember to have seen most singular charge--to wit, that MT. Reeside had obtained a contract to carry the mail on a certain route, by putting ln bid of S40 per annunl, for which he af- forwards drew from the Department 5000 q yeaf-dnd tie still faefe singular expla- nation of this affair given by Mir. Reeside and endorsed by the Minority Report-to wit, that Mf. R's bid was for S14o0, but that being written with pencil, the extreme figures 1 at the Jeff and on the right,) be- came accidentally obliterated. The story would seem to be too tough even for be- heyers in Munehansen-but vet we have no doubt that some persons have put entire faith in 1t! If there be any such, however, we would Invite their attention to tie fol- lowing extract from the Hagerstown Ma yland) .ifaii" Jackson paper, and wiihai having very apropos title

 '' At the time when all the contracts were taken, and were read out to the propossrs, gentleman of Hagerstown. who we are informed had thrown in proposals for this very route, was present, anxiously waiting with many others, the issue. When the contractor for this route was announced, with tue sum contracted for, he was coni- pletely astonisbed, and immediately walked up to Mir. Reeside, who burst out laughing. To the question how he could afford to car " this mail for 50 trifiing sum, Mir. Rec side, tapping him on the shoulder replied, & my object IS to carry passengers on the PennsyIyania road. By thls connecting route, can take them from Stockton 6 Stokes line without any fear of delay on this part"