Mr. Taylor, silting beside him, was un
hurt, and did not know that C. was touch
ed, until he had gotten out of the ba
rouche to attend to the other horses, when
he tumbled out after him, his clothes all
on fire, which he quickly extinguished.
Chalfant is recovering. . ,
Saved Ihe Horse, and Drowned tht
Children. On Thursday morning, a
gentleman named Albitzcr, of Allegheny
cily, Pa., his wife and thice children,
were on their way to the country, in a
buggy, and while crossing in tho Uir-
miiigham Ferry boat, the horse frighten
ed, backed the buggy, in which were two
children, overboard. The horse by ihe
humane txertions of those on board was
saved, the buggy was lost ; anil the two
children, girls aged 3 and 5 yearn, were
permitted to (loat some dUtaiardovvn ihe
stream, and then sunk to rise no more.
Ono man leaned overboard with a view
to save them, but as he could not ewnn
he failed.
Its rjfccl. 'Who talks t.f woe' lo the
I'ost Oilice Department as the icsiilt of
ihe great reform createil by the new pos
tage law winch lias just gone itilo opera
tion? If any opinion can be formed ol
ihe future e lie ft of lhat law from its first
day's operation, great indeed is our cause
of congratulation on its passage. I lie
business done at the Tost Office of this
city yesterday, in the receipt of letters,
was an enormous increase upon that ever
known in one day. No less than one
hundred and forty letters were mailed
by one house ; sixty by another ; and
from twenty to forty by a largo number.
