“aarvied throt OUUOWH Wika Live
RC AAR Sh
wo!
Segal tm, and 131 behind time,
A io Ume and 14 behind time the pre
the average time Delng a
Hos wore than
857 walls carried through. by
same i from New-Orloans, 33 wore
voted in time, and 183 behind time, again
in 143 behina time the precedi JOAr; Lie
Avornee fhe pressing T The pp time,
Wie 8 nutes: going north,
#4 hous, 64 minutes, going south, add 70
0 north, the preceding yea
EF Lh LL TE me 4
time, and £8 time, net 131 More
behind time tho year; _t ninutes
are the average the pregeding is New-York
Shrried through, by the sawe route, schedule
a leans, only 710 were gonveyed Ah nd 162
®me, and 4 behind time, aquinst 130 0 TIC io, gy
time the preceding year; the MVEA pon op,
9 _minutes—S boars, 8 luton: time, going
SIRES I, Dou ia vin gi, Seth 1 Bout
south, was 7 3 minutes 0 and T1 hours,
Against hours, 48 minutes, KOINg Ry of show
nortd, the preceding year UL gouth- Western
Wiroveisty, of the serv oration, yet uot 0
ute, us the Western b ee new as ain adjunct
yr wholly to destroy its WACHCH ua ss Aust
the other route. on a portion of tly, only a single
mgton and Chattanooga, uatil recently,
nts are NOW iD Progress
day Was run. Arrange through wails over
the transmission of doub daily malls I
She South-westeru route. An order was ma v; fue
taat 10 transfer the great through pally Liv sid iva
w-Orlenns to the line of the A abama and C NOOKR
Iroad. diverging from the South-westerm route at
Te une:sce, #bd runuing tueuce, pian air
tee, to aD, Miseiasippl, and thence over Mo
Sele aud Obio aud the New-Urieans, Mohdio and Texas
nilroads, by which it pppoarcd the time of transit wifi
be reduned Swe ive hours; but the execution of the order
®us prevenied by the 1otervuption of the running of
Asine on the Alabanus and Chattanooga Road, so that
Whe capability of that Hue us a route fui the through
mele einaipe of to be tested by actual experiment.
UAILY MALL TO CALIFORNIA
The Liverpool an: Great Western: Live for 63 Se $2205 $4104
tripe, from New-York to Quesnstown....... 060.806 38
The wa aid Livorpoal Hom New-York fo _—_
Cunard Lino, for 49 teips, froin Now: York to xe






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1g. Kimo ge Conner, 4 at) rompers as Tin
warlorag. OF Coe on 0 Gener.
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gests se ns n
647) Paster
Office... 64). .Post agt. Glidert
Letters........ 081.. PA sgt. O'Brien,

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208. ,8heehy Ling eke
«Clatia ogt.
d When
An sreangement was wade in January last to accom:
modate the ciusene of Califorvia with a daily mail to
sud from the Kael, without the tutermission occasioned
previously Dy Whe lek of Sunday service between
Micago sud the Missouri River For thie purpose an
ewauw of $5,000 per annul was made, from Jan. 22»
1471, to the proprietors of the Chicago, Burlington, and
Quiney, aad the Burlington and Missoun River Rail
souda, the Companivs nsted being alone responsible to
the Department {or tLe sesvice, but having the option of
yerforiuing it ou auy one of the three lines between Chi
rage und Owmulin viz. The Chicago, Burlington, and
Si incy, sad the Burlington and Missouri River, Ts Sn
sugton, lowa; Wo pret -western, vie Clin.
ar Towa we diy Wi RIEL ng Pcie via
Wok TIRAS, TIL TA service has been periorméa p 8
Boiaii lic SNTGIY ntigjactory 10 the Department and to
We citizens DAA Co 1
Y MAlL ptEkiDATIONS.
.o
J H agt. Jackson
a. Ritter ag Booty. wt
yy ROIS
a ast
eo 39. Compl set J
57. Newball ag. Desher n..
56. .Clafin agt. Kelly, Sherif], ke. U..Ajm Pr
8. Farsbem sgt. Red 75.. Ty Myers.
0. Farmers, end roavwolh
Mechasiew Bevinge Baak| rope Coguwe
sgt. Miller agh I. J. Steam Now.
o AStMibe,
26,132 62..Bruce agt. Jones. Clliveosd, 30. rasan A ig A
a: Tania Kingbor agt. Valesime
1 OS Bove
$15, Shaler ast. O’Brien, Sheri. 41. Beliese agt. Hermans,
1181.. Wallace agt. Shafter, ly, Sherif
The number of complaints of missing letters during
She your ie 4,600, of which 2,087 were registered, and 2,549
anregistervd, containing hoods, drafts, and ourrency to
We noinnal smonnt of $418,748 03. Of registered letters,
89 were accounted for a- received at their destination,
and only 283 have beeu reported ae actually lost. The
retaining cases aie 1 the hands of special agents for
tnvestigation. For violations of the postal laws, 123 per
suns huye been arrested, of whom 61 have beeu convicted
sud sentenced to different degrees of puniehment, and
the remainder are in the Lands of the Department of
Justice, Wo be dealt with according to law,
—_ Ogden
MY i £55 5
..MecDa; Stewart
y
J.—Opens at ll re Tan Oo
BERT Na
y oe Co.
i R. Co.
i 900. Bisinger Noh British 333. Powell sgh Bette.
aes Horr Fin S50. Wosabt og Lycoang Pie
0s
T24.. West agh O'Brien, Sherif.
140. Broner sgh Clark.
Sd 293. Mdhrbaet 3 yy Jaga
1—J. PF. D J. —Opu
KAILWAY POST OFFICES
95;
The statment heicto appended shows an fucrease of
eight hues and 2,96¢ wiles of railway post-offiee service.
fhe unuber of ince in operation on the 30th day of June,
WI wae 49, extending io the aggregate over 11,208 miles
of ruiliond and stcawboat routes. Upon 8,660 miles the
services is performed dally, upon 2,627 miles twice daily,
and upon 21 mils four timee daily, equivalent in all to
15,79 wiles cach way dwly. Counting all the lines both
ways, Lhe aggregate service is 97,696 miles daily, and
10,074,540 wiles sunually. The number of clerks em
ployed wars £15, at an annual cost of $649,400, against 378
slerke, at a cost of $442,600, for the previous year, show
ing the increased cost for the flaca) year to be $206,800.
Of this sount, the sum of $28,600 was expended for the
squalization of salaries, the clerks in the western
givivion and on two lines in Massachusets, numbering in
wl! 143, having been paid, previous to July 1, 1870, for the
wine clas of duties, each $200 per annum less than those
aj on the other lines, Deducting this sum, the inercased
[SY Jondinte is $178,200
Mil. 1o: Sian ok Merwe.
151. Me Cernay agt, Murphy ot ab
1601, Ciogariai ah Ward
491..Gosbe agt. Raisbec.
35. wen aft. Ls tence
..King agt. Wo!





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..Lisicer
oT, Kruse Roaster.
Ti Bodgnia.
7334. ..Roseastein
1 uring the last year, the Union Pacific Railroad, 1,032
miles in length, from Omaha, Nebraska, to Ogden, Utab
hax boen pided to this service, and it has been decided
to extend this live over the Central Pacific Railroad, an
sddifional distance of £81 wiles, frow Ogden, Utab, to
8x1. Francisco, California.
wo
Dolley agh



{Bls4.. Besse oat. Hibben, _
Th. ro is twice taily service between, Portland, Maine,
erd Chicago, Tinos, and over the greater portion of this
roi te the inal) ears are carrtad upon tho fastest passen
ger trains, tuerely insuring the delivery of all Fai
amd way mals in the shortest possible time.
Arrangements have recently been completed to
establish a continuons lune of railway post-offices
frovu Portland, Maine, over the Maine Central
sud the Furopean and North American railways, to
Yancehoroug bh, ut the bouudary line between NewBruns
»ick and the United States. The authorities of the Do
inion of Cacada will conneet and continue a similar
service to Bt. John, New-Brunswick. Partial arrange
wens have also been made for a line of railway Post
Dilices from Washington, D.C., to New-Orleans, Louisiana,
su organization laving been cffected this month (No
vember) as far as Chattanooga, Tennessee. From that
point to New-Orlecns the service will be established as
«won ar the ucgotiations now pending can be concluded.
Ou the 35th Juet. line of railway Post-Offices was also
wiabhished from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to St. Paul, Min
anol, for the purpose of securing a more securate and
axpeditious distribution of the wails for the States of
«cousin sud Minnesota.
i 4
0 oo 600 16 esr lk 8 Ov.

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The distance froiu Vinsetioraies. Me., to San Fran
gisca, Cal, via Boston, Albany, Buffalo, Toledo, Chicago,

wd Omabia, 18 5,52 miles; and from Vanceborough to
ew-Oticauy, via Boston, New-York, Philadelphia, Bal
nore, Washington, and Chattanooga, 1s 2,108 miles. It
tie purpose of the pehariiient to establish continuous
nes of fativay post-ofiices connecting these remote
ints and supplying wll diverging lines. ig Th be
fine lonzest lines in the world, and will afford the most
amnle tnellities now known for the transwission and dis
ribution of the muils between the States and Territories
whic they will respectively traverse. Special efforts
have been wade daring the past year to perfect the dis
tribution of wal matter Ny the several lines,
Yuoiough schemes of distribution have been carefully
wrepared and furnished the clerks, thus enabling them
facilitate greatly the delivery of mails by the quickest
ti inable routes
42,027,538 31


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po
‘Ths value of the railway post-office system was
especially demonstrated after the destruction, by fire, of
thie grat distributing poet-oftice at Cliicago, Illinois, on
the “th of October last. Bat tor tue lines leading to the
West and coucentrating at Chicago, the malls for the ex
ee Western and North-Western States would have
ween a riousty interrupted for wany weeks, During the
pionti of Getober, besides the letter-mails, a large por
lion of the great paper-mails for the States wentioued
were snecessiully aistributed on the cars and passed to
pei destiattion with the usual dispatch. The want of
puflicient room upon the cars now iu use prevents, how
gver, the proper distmbution of the large through paper
sindin, subjecting them to frequent 4Olate at the various
siatriontivg oftices for separation, while the letter mails
go duecily 1or ward to their destination.















FOREIGN MAILS.
The total pmnber of letters exchanged during the year
with forcigu countries was 20,295,998, an increase of
1,986,620 over the” number reported for 1870. Of this
puliber, 10,461,808 were sent from, and 9,834,130 were
taceivea in, the United Btates. The number of letters
wiugle rates) exchanged in the mails with European
sountries was 14,113,660, an increase of 913,114 over the
amber reported for 1870. The total postages on the
ettere exchanged with foreign countries amounted to
$1,755,260 32, bling $229,298 16 lees than the amount re
ported for 1870. ‘The aggregate amount of postage (sea,
uland, and foreign) on the letter-mails exchanged with
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Ger
suany, Bwitzeriand, ltaly, the Netherlands, Belgium, and
France, wae $1,181,087 41, being $264,885 19 loss than the
amount reported for 1870. The postages on letters sent
excecded the postages on letters received from the same
countries in the aum of $5,502 15, being less than one-half
of 1 per cent of the AgKLeute amount. The postages
collected in the United States amounted to hstou 39,
aud in Furope to $425,333 02, tho excess of collections in
the United Btates being $330,591 37, or 28 per cent of the
wr tive: narstace receinta
ene ceeesersrmssanns ereeeee $500,663 33



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1
France, was $1,181,087 41, being $264,885 19 loss than the
amount reported for 1870. The postages on letters sent
excecded the postages on letters received from the same
countries in the sum of $5,502 15, being less than one-half
of 1 per cent of the AgKreRuLo amount. The postages
collected in the United States amounted to hstou 39,
aud in Furope to $425,333 02, the excess of collections in
the United Btates being $330,591 37, or 28 per cent of the
eutire postage receipts.
Comparing the year 1871 with the year 1870, the rate of
fnercase in the total munber of letters exchanged in the
wnils with foreign countries was 104 per cent, and the
raie of decrease in the amount of postages thereon was
113 per cent. The increase in the number of letters ox
rhaueed with Zaropan couptrics was nearly 7 per cent,
sud tho decrease o JRuiages thereon amounted $420 8-10
per ceut; this large reduction in postage receipts aving
reenlted from the greatly reduced rates of internation




ment Juere than 8 yeur ago, at the request of the French
d db
Minister at Washington, sn transmitted by Lim to bis
G met for consideration aud instructions. No re-
S/ViLULe™ con received, the attention of Mr, Wash-
portuges established between the United States and the
air. rent countries of Europe, whioh came into op
'eradion during the latter half of the fiscal year 1870, but
the tull effect of which was pot rea:ized until the year
1571. The wiost impartant of these reductions was that
wade between this country and tue Duited Kiagdon of
Great Britain and Leeland on January 1, 1870, when the
single rate for prepaid letters was reduced from 13 to 6
sents, causing a like reduction of 6 cents per single rate
u the postage charges on letters to and from
burne, our Minister to France, wus recently invited to
hy £1 Fre ich Gov coe ae
Botice of the Frencl COvERnEi BIC, CF RIRDIE FONE
tien consiaered und acted SpOR oy 4 i Bowe ROUhore
ties at hans; 41 mn aot auy RY RA
Yeu beel take. ATPOINTMENTS.
AO wows the fol.

il countrics and places served by the British

ally This was followed by reduced postage
barges, from 16 to 10 cents per single rate, on the letters
sxchanged by elosed mails, via Euglaud, with Germany,
feliduw, Italy, the Netuerlauds, and switzerland, iu
duding all couutrics and piace to whieh they reepec
ively serve ws intermediaries. which came into opera
son uear the close of the last 1i<cal year. Reduced rates

3,
4
1 postage were also establisied al tue same time to
rounirics on the west coast of South America, British

wlum'dn, Baudwich Ixlauds, New-Zealand, Australis,

oud the East Indies. The total weight of the mails ex
uged during the year with Eur ipean counties, under
Visions of tung postal couventious, wes 1.296.966
unde—the weight of the letter correspondence beng
906 yosads, 4nd of printed watter and samples,
14 Rous The aggrexnie welkhit of the mails
ut W Europe was 627,001 pounds, and of nails received
rom Euroj sen] 375 pounds. Tbe weight of letter cor




ooaoesressocossessssesssensesssacssa i

oo
thos ant lv europe. Wag ws if bh uuds, and 2

Fhe sost of the U a poptat 868
nited States transa


1p service for the fear jn) A ic all fee.


4,169 48 Jess than the cost of the same seryice duriuy
jets 1070: The steamships employed unde contract

press messages) forwarded 170m all 6tAtIONS Wud 138,872
ith thie Department received the 86a-postages of six
Lie ap GBC OB lettor-malls, and six cente a pound on
FAAMDUPE cer cceeniiiiiiin iiss ene. 20,410 OF
The North Uerweu Lloyd of HKrewen, for ¢8
trips, from New-York to Southampton and
Tho €xuadizn Line, for 82 trips, to laverpool... 85.521 84
The United States Rvetages ou the mails g oe fd
and from the West Indies, Mexico, Pavama, Hout Paci
flo, Belize (Houdoras), Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and
Bermuda, amosuted to $125,780 83, and the cost of the
sea conveyance thevcot was $76,857 33. The United States
maskanes on the mails oxehanged with Bragil, Japan and
"hina, the Sandwich Islands, ow zeniaua, and Austra
lia, by means of the subsidized lines of direct mail steam
ers, amounted to $46,993 52. The total cost of the United
Rtates ocenn AN steawrhip service for the fd 1M
(including 125,000 paid from special appropriations for
steamship service to Japan and China, the Brazil, and to
the Hawailan Islands), was $975,995 71.
New-York to Piymouth sad
{err reins recces
svees ineclading incidental
oXpenses disse essssssensssiaveds so
Cie JolioWing trcrense, EE

The mail steamship service on all the ocean routes has
been regularly performed according to contract. The
transatiatitic alle have been eonveyed exclusively by
foreign Slee lied, receiving, ander the general law,
the sea posta gen reon ae compensation for the service.
Regular monthly service has beon maintained on the
United Btates wail steamebip roates to Japan sed China,
to Brazil, and to the Hawaiian Islands. There is no
doubt that an increase of service from monthly to semi
monthly trips on the Brazil and China lines would froatly
promote their efficiency for postal and commere pur
poses. The Jntat length of each of these rontes, between
ports distant from each other 5,500 and 7,000 miles re
pest ely, renders a monthly mail service on either of
them diefointed and inadequate for rapid reliable postal
communication. This is peculiarly the case with regard
to the mafl service performed on the United States and
Brasil line. The schedule of nailing-days is the best that
can be agranged for a monthly hw qn route of
that length, and allows, at most, only two days at New
York between the arrivals and departures of the sieai
ers. 80 that merchants in Boston, Philadelphia, Balti
more, and other Atlautie ceaboard cities are usually uu
able to answer correspondence or fill orders by the return
steamers, causing them great delay, inconvenience, and
loss. The result is that 8 majority of the letters from the
United States for Brasil are forwarded in the British
mail via Southampton, reaching their destination by
that cirouitous route sooner than if detained a month for
transmission by the next direct steamer from New-York
to Rio de Janeiro. It is manifest, therefore, that
mopthly service on this oommetelally, important route is
inadegate to the wants of the public, and fails to ac
complish the purposes which Congress bad mn view in
86... Maller fat ‘Crawford at. Townsead.
granting moliey subsidy to thle line of steamers.
In iy revort of last year I fenewed the recommends.
tion of the preceding year for an increase of mail servive
to semi-monthly trips on the route from San Francisco
to Japan and china. 1 am still impressed with the im
portance of au risiog additional ip on this line, the
establishment of which has already given us the control
of the large and zepidiyincrensiliy commeree of the
North Pacile Ocean with Japea and op; and, for like
condderations, I deem f, gepediont th suitable pro
visign should 53 0) 0 the service from
Wontnly to semi-mouthly iriye on the stoamabip line
from New-York to Rio de Janeird. A spel was
made to Congress at its last session, by merican oiti
gens, for Governmental apm salabliening an American
line of mail steamships between San Franeisoo, New
Zealand, spd the Anigaiian colonies, by way of the
Sandwich Is andg, A 11 granting money gabeidy so
the proposed line Joporied by the Benate Committee
ou Fost-Otfices and Post-Roads, oye failed to Js the
Senate, as did all other similar bills pro g Govern
ment aid to projected steamship lines. Ppeisted
in obtaining the desired legislation from ngress,
the PLujectore of this niarDribe entered into a contract
for ¢ontemplated service with the Government of
New-Zealand, which Government had previously signi
fled its readiness to assist, by a moderate suvady, in
establishing direct postal communication by steamships
with the United Btates. An American line of stcamships
has thus been placed upon the route between Ban
Francisco, New-Zealand, and Austria, via the Sandwich
Islands, and ie now carrying our mails regularly once in
four weeks from Ban Franeisco, under the patronage of
the New-Zealand Government, with the expectation, on
the part of the proprietors of the line, that additional aid
to maintain this service will be granted by Congress at
the approaching session. There can be no question of
the commercial {mportance to the United States of estab
lishing and maintaining a direct and 73pid steam come
munication by American Slealushija with the countries
and islands of the South-West Pacific Ocean. Buch a line
will secure to our citizcus a large share of the trade of
those colonies, now fapidly growing in population
and wealth, and greatly benefit the general business in
tarests in the country. A large portion of the heavy
traffic and travel between Europe and Australia, whic
has heretofore taken the routes via Bnez and the Cape
of Good Hope, will be transferred to the American route
via San Francisco, if reliable and Ih steam communi
cation shall be permanently established between that
port and the countries of Australasia. Already, since the


nauguration of direct steamship service from San Fran
eisco, heavy English maile are being transported across
“our continent to and from New-Zoaland and the Austra
lian colonies, the time occupied in their conveyance to
destination being less by Dearly two weeks than by the
Suez route. As manifest considerations of public policy
and commercial advantage wake it desirable to sustain a
first-class line of American steamships poh this route,
the question of uniting with the Australian colonies in
the support of the existing service by a moderate money
subeiay is focoattally submitted to Congress for its con
sideration and appropriate action.
In previous reports I have called attention to the im
Loftauen of judicious legislation to encourage the estab
shment of American mail steamship lines. For several
years past we have practically ceased, as a uation, to
goupete with other maritime powers in ocean steam
navigation. Various projects have been devised and urged
upon Congress by interested parties, many of them with
out capital or practical experience in steam comierec,
seeking large subsidy grants, iu a variety of forms, for
the conveyance of our mails in American steamships to
European Borke. Much valuable tiwe Las been devoted by
the Post-Office comnittees and by Congress to the conside
ration and discussion of the many conflicting schemes pre
sented for their action, without accomplishing any prac
tical results; and the transportation of our mails, pass
engers, and freights across the Atlantic is still performed
exclusively by the steamship lines of other natious,
Surely some legislation is demanded to revive the great
waritime interests of the country, and SHOOUrARS the con
struction and Squibment of an efficient ocean steam wer
cantile marine. The subject is pn of paramount imaport
ance to the material interests 8f the country, sna should
receive the most thorough and careful attention of Cou
ress.
ui 1t is a very gratifying fact to state that, amid all the
discouragements of the present situation, n new line of
American iron steamships, to ply between Philadelphia
and Liverpool, cousisting of four first-class propellers of
3,000 tuns each (old measureinent), arc now being built
on the Delaware for the American Bteamehip Company
of Philadelphia, of materials exclusively of American
manufacture. Theywill be completed and ready for
gervice early in the Fall of 1872, and will form a regular
weekly line between the avove-uamed ports. The
proprietor of this ploneer line of Amel
can iron ateamships are among the most entor
prising merchauts and capitalists of Philadelpliia,
and deserve such SHOQUERREELS in their praiseworty
undertaking as can properly be extended by Congress,
A reasonable compensation for conveying tiie malls, in
excess of the boslage receipts, ia probably the only Gov
ernment aid needed to insure the peripanent estatlish
pent of this or any other slwilar line of American ocean
steamers plying between our own and foreign ports;
and, in my judement, the granting of such ineidental
aid, in connection with proper Jegilion to encourage
the construction by American builders of first-class iron
Etcatiahips, 4 the ost simple, economical, and practi
cal method of establishing American lines of ocean
steamers and advancing the general commercial pros
perity of the country.
An additional article to the postal convention between
the United Btates and Germany was signed at Washing
ton March 8, und at Berlin May 14, 15871, roducing the
postago on direct letter-waila exchu nged between the
two countries, a copy of whieh is snuexed. Arrunge
ments have also been concluded with the German postal
administration, and carried into Sperdon ou the 1st of
October, 1871, further reducing the postage churge for
prepaid letters between the United States and Germany,
transmitted by closed mail via England, from 10 to 7
cents per single rate, and also the postage charges for
Prova d letters by the direct routes via Bremen and
lamburg, respectively, from 7 to 6 cents or
single rate. Postal couventions have been nekotiated
with the Republic of Ecuador and witli the Argentine Re
public, establishing and Togulating the reciprocal cx
change of correspondence with each of those countrics
at reducea rates of international postage. The duplicate
originals of sald conventions have been transwiited to
those Governments, respectively, for ratification, and
notice was recently received through the Departmeut of
State that the convention with Ecuador bad been rati
fled by the Congress of that Republic. Nogotiations
are in Progress with the Governments of Denwurk, Bwe
den, and Norway for the conclusion of postal conven
tions ameliorating the exchange of correspondence and
reducing rates of postage between the United States and
each of those ¥ingdows, I have every reason to hope
for the early conclusion of the desired counvcutions. I
have also submitted to the Rumslan Government,
or its minister at Washington, propositions for a
Sooca conventivn vith Russia providing for an ex
change of correspondence with that country in closed
mals via Englaud und Germany, at moderated postage
charges. Negotiations have been reuewed for postal
conveution with France, but I regret to state
that there {is little Jiehest i a favorable result.
Moulded Jwopotitions, d on the liberal Rrovieons of
our pos arrangements with Germany su other lead
oy ee RR md iaeaszdenze ee aanz att batened mm. or 2 mca ax

Owing
Number of post-ofices c:tablished during the year.. 2,407
Number disvontinued......... Beresesseesrerriee creeee 884
1NGIOAS0. eve eeeecasereersassasanns asssasensise ceseteeace $889
Number in operation on June 30, 1870....0cc0000000...28,402
Number in operation ou Juue Ww, 1871............ “ous
Riles 10 to be tilied by appointments of the Fresie 1
ont.....o.... TTIIIPRITE IR geste ersstesesen sevessees 1,113
Number to be filled by appointmcuts of the Post
master-General..... cisenue asses PRI sessssnseconsce 35,878
Appointments were made during the year:
On resiguations...... “etuse seesetscnesssns Goll
On PEmMOVEIB. ....ovviniininnriinariocnnnns sesssans cesses 1,179
On changes of nutnes ADA Biles. ......cocvvenrvenences 178
On deaths of postiuasters.......ooeee ens sreceres vee 80D
Ou establishuient of Lew Post-otloes....co.cace-ee. 2,407
Total appointinents........ reterctssensnsssneirense SY
Fyimner of casos acted on during the year. 9,416
he number and aggrekste compensation of Gil
agents, route-ageints, wail-route passengclre, way
Post-Office clerks, and local agents iu service during the
year ended June 80, 1871, were
50 special Agents. ............c.eve.r.... $121.09 00
654 route-0gOnts. ..........o.iiiiiiiaaas
103 1aii-route messengers. 61,910 G0
5i3 railvay Post OBlceelethe............ 649,400 00
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1871 —TRIPLE SHEET.
pT ATA YY HT Et a al
PU—
09 Jorn) EDM. os eee 68,480 00
©2 notot the two routes other matter, as full compensation for the service Tho
ne. Of 857 earnings of the respective lines were as follows, vis.
PRES-DELIVERY SYSTEM.
The tree-dolivary dystow hab becn in operation during
the year in #2 of the principul Sities, with the following,
Fn mbae- Ame rican Picket Company, for ver
results:
dgifvered. Sebeedeciveireritvesane 112.613,000
Naik \jvered..... Does
Newspapers Selivered. A SO 2 den
Our
Postage on local matter............ sdtetiavenee
BO OREI azzas ios rt irs rrnenssssass PARR
Mall letters deliversd............. SYRGLP 14,000,008
Looal letters dolivered.............. Serasiens oe $34.
Newspapers do vered............. evened 2
Kubuies a —_, a os
Postage oii 106ai I HIALT. c-oeerrmaeenss ses esseeres T0300 00
EMPLOYEES IN THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The following sable will show the number of employée
ip the Post-Office Department also, the sumber of post
meosters, contractors, clerks in pest-ofiices, route-agents,
railway post-office clerks, and other officers in service on
the 80th June, 1871
EEE
General
Chie eler)
Chief iarhe of UTCAB. cocoons
oe oie
bbe
Sin in Post-oflices..... AEE EIIELTRY 1 RT)
-oarriers
CL EE LE
Gai
Rafiway Post-office clerks
Mail-route messengers.
ns i cteesh ose
pocial agents........ “te casssncsnsstrons
43,628
Total in service............ sessraepss sense rb SS
DEAD LETTERS,
Tho number of letters, fomestic andi foreign, received
at the Dead Letter Offico during the last flacal year was
as follows:
Domestic letters classed as—
492,300
tered. 816
Returned trom foreign coultries.. Taro
lottere......... on STRATE
tal domestic
Poroign letters. LITE ER ET RENN LY EERE ER LJ
Of domestic letters not Togiaterod, sentaived
yAmomating to $69,608 87, In sums of §1 and upward;
abo] the registared letters, 3,580 0on 19208 61
mating total of Idi. 29 Of
eh peri
writérs if persons addregecd; 3,903, oon A
whieh could not be re to thé 0 wore for
reclamation; and 1,008, oontaiving 94,903 U8, were oat.
standwg. number 3nciosiag slide loss was
14,966, containing $8,608 93; of Which 13,413, oon
$3,004 90, wore detiverpd $0 she hah rr d
containing $714 03, wero g fodlamalion. pay
ber of letters contajning bank aheeks,
was 19,198, of the nominal yaine of $3,075,660 38; of w
17,908, of the nominal value of $3,856,000 81, were del!
to the owners, and 1,298'0f the nominal value of A
833 92, wero outstanding or filed for reclamation.
number of Rackages und letters oontaining ora
books, and other property was 6,408; of which werd
delivered, and 3,200 were filed for reclamation. Tho
number containing photographs was 63,119 ef which
86,644 were delivered, and §,675 were filed. The num
ber containing receipts, bills of lading, &o., was
28,196; of which 27,081 were delivered, and 1,118
were filed. The number containing postage and resenue
stampa and articles of small value was 40,749; of which
31,50 were delivered, and 3,800 were filed. The number
of letters without inclosures rematied tw the writers waa
1,628,803 of which 1,834,303 were delivered, and
were returned to tho vice and destroyed. fhe num
in which the writer's name and local address were omit
ted or were illegible, and of letters containing circulars,
etc, and fonseiuectly destroyed, was 3,183,984. Of tho
unmailable letters, 801,472 were detained for postage, not
being prepaid, as required by law, Toy were either
wholly uupaid were not prepaid one full rate, or were
a Er har sui bpcasy par
L—J. J. Dary J.—Opens
rec ce B30M0
the address Po omitted ‘and 3,618 had no addross
whatever. The number of applications for dead letters
was 7,371, and in 2,471 eases tue leticrs wero found and
forwarded to the owners.
The amounts deposited in the United States Treasury
were
ih andiniiaes dead-letter money wr
thE FOAL. cov eeesccssasscsssnseccas
For Mos Think dead-letter money on
'or proceeds 0 of jewelry,
pa i ol Wats ap 1,000 35
or sale of waste r
or of sale aste paper
on uy 1,187h.0ecsecsecnacecsensesces 3340 10 8,498 20
Total deposited to July 5, 1871...c.cc0e..c0...815,837 71
POSTAL MONEY~-ORDER SYSTEM.
Duricg the last fiscal year, the number of money-ordor
offices in operation was 2,076. On the 31st of July, 1871,
376 additional monoy-order offices were established, so
that the whole number of such offices is at present 3,462.
The mumber of domestic money-orders
issued during the jor was 2,151,794, tho
aggregate value o which was............ $43,104,119 03
The nuwber of such orders paid was 2,131,664,
amounting in value to........$41,705,667 Q
To this suin is to be added tho
amoung of orders repaid to
the purchasers. ...ooooees... 331,629 28
Excess of i6s0es OVEr Payments, .....ceeeeee $136,781 73
The amount of fees or commissions paid by the Joblle
to Jockinnutere for the issue of orders was $306,280 15.
This statement shows an increase over 1870, iu the
amount of orders issued, of $3,109,023 32, or 23 4-8 par
cent; in the amount of orders paid, of $8,009,411 83, or
23 4-5 per cent; and in the amount of fees received, of
$60,050 36, or 25} per cent. Tho average awount of the
woney orders issuod during the yeur wus $19 69. This
amount varies but little froin year to year, not having
fallou below $19 for tho last ive years, and having uty
once slightly excecded $20. Tho whole uumnber of 2up
cate orders drawn was 8,858, of which 8,725 wero issued in
leu of original orders which falled to reach the
Respective yazoce becausa of their change of residence,
or because of erroncous or imperfect address, or for
other couses; 111 were substituted for ordera which be
came invalid because not preseuted for payinent before
the expiration of one year after date; and 23 for orders
rendered invalid iu consequence of bearing, contrary to
law, more thau one indorsement. The increase in the
number of duplicates during the last J 2 was 1,603, or
23 9-6 per _ceut., ucarly the same rate ol lucreasd us toad
of the orders sued and paid.
The receipts gid 6xpenditures of the last year, as Ad
justed and Fepbiod by the Auditor, were us follows, viz.:
Receipts,
Fees received for money-orders jssucd. .........$298,286 15
Amount received for premium on drafts. N72
Ezcpenditures.
Cominixsion to Jostmnsters and allow
ances for clerk hire. ....eee.eee...... $177,773 86
Allownioes for remittances lost in
transmission by wail...coeeeeeee.... 1,715 00
Incidental exponses for stationery
eevee ——=§104 56] G0
Excess of Toosipta over expenditures, being rev
enue derived frow the trunsactwn of tho
TOREV PALE DIAG: sosss se ssespses ss sossns 101,183
mouey-order DUSLIUEAS. .oovverecasassassssaness§101,181 78
During the past year, the amount of eurplus ioney
order funds accruing at the smalicr post-ottices from the
sale of woney-orders, and by them remitted to and de
posited in the larger or Brel gions offices dosignated ne
their depositoiies, was $30,065,323 88. Forty-two remit
tances, to the nggregate amount of $11,063 83, were re
ported as having Aven lost iu A nunigion by wall last
year, of whieh tho sum of $4,492 52 was recovered through
the «fiorts of special agents of the Department; the sum
of $2,027 was aliowed tu the credit of postinasters who
furnished satisfactory proof that they had, ruapectively.
duly remitted the eeveral amounts ted by
them; credit claimed for remittances te the
amount of $95 was disallowed; and <claiwe
amounting to #8,439 were unsettled and Jeonding as the
close of the year. The total amount of allowances made
to postwasters during the ing for lost remitiances was
$7,715: but of this amount the sun of $5,088 was on ac
count of losses during previous years. The drafts drawn
by postmasters whose money-order Joymicats bhabisually
exceed their issues aguinst credite furnished them to
designuted amount, in each case, with tho Jossmanier ot
New-York, amounted to $3,860,227 88, amounting
in the aggregate to $68,638 15 were also furmished by 1
pos! waster at San Francisve Lo postinasters iu the do
tates and Territorioc who require assistance Ww pay or
dere drawn upon them.
Out of the whole number of orders paid, vis. 3,121,084,
Jayant of 80, amouniiug to $922 68, was claimed wo have
n #upropelly or frauduieptly obtained. In nine cascs,
the amount of the orders, $351 54 Was recovered by
special agents and paid to the righiful owners. In five
cases, amounting to $141, the payivg postiuasters were
held responsible for the erroneous payment aud required
to pay over that amouut to the soveral persous entitled
to receive it. The Department refunded the amount of
two orders, for $45, ry ay paid, the postmaster not
having been topnd at okt n four cases, amounting to
881, the claim for Sompensntion was not allowed, a i
was discovered upon investigation to be without goo
‘Ten cases, of the value of $374 14, wre atlll
nding.
From the establishment of the money-order system, on
the 1st of November, 184, the profits accruing frow its
msissna tlrime haa haan aa Pallawra WI9
Pruoceeds from Nov. 1, 1864, to July 1, 398... 90 5
Proceeds during the fiscal year 18687, 20,260 61
Proceeds during the fiscal jy car 1888°5%,...... 64,188 15
Procouds during tho fiscul yeur 1869. ee 66,588 87
Proceeds during the flseul yeor 1870......... 90,174 63
Proceods d the fiscal your 1471......... 101,181 78
pos A ARE mm
By the set of February 13, 1868, any assistant treasurer
or depostary of the United States 1s allowed, in case of
sickness or unavoidable absence from his office, to
sutborise, with the pyro. of the Secretary of the
Treasury, his chief clerk, or some other elerk employed
therein, fo act in his piace, and to discharge ail the
ofticia i Jties Jequing of him by law, oY that
the oticia) bond given by the princinal of oftles abull
Whole NUIBDEP. ceaveccee
Total payments.....
$136.781 7
pri Sets TRE
fob posted Pere thy povtdet o
o on ae ob money ofiess similar
SE re SEs
E Sry Sh
Be mand by thom ov okog at Now
orto et a Sree 7 fee
amount of orders U on 80
SENN: OF Somistmsen we opie $19,000 59;
oF Tat oar 4 78.48 in the jesus,
ETL Ty the oy
close of the lash foeal Be pe a
Werder paid on account of from that
oountzy was fi3.404 46 After payment of the eatire bal
et hoa) s ext profit or boom 1 1a
EN A 30 Buse ron Tune. Was
‘was stated to my last annual report that negotiations
os ey dfastol posta he ea rewees the United
Semtoe ot the bitsy Kisqas o1 Groat Britiin and
A ee sepsidesta or period ot 1
‘months, failed to effect an agreement 28 90 the provie
eos oer of thls Ino eonfor personally
competent officer of Department $0
with the pestal aatborities of the United Kingdom upon
the pointe in ocontreversy. The tendent of
Bay Cinder Syne wig dispetobed to Lon
don f! that pargoss on the SKA.of month, 88 special
agent, duly sod to negotiate the Lerah we coun:
TE eT b, ne ae ad vi06 and
ee, se Freudone. The agent Minded
sigaed iy Lowaon, June iB a oa and signed
in Nhington. aly 31, 1091 ony of that convention
wii be found fa the appendix, Is pursnagee of its pro
Tidoss, (he money order ¢7 lem wo coun
tries went into operation 3, 1971. From thas date up
10 Oct. 38,8 poriod of fous Weaks, the amount of the or
ders a fiom ibis suai to Great dl ry hr
D antios Ineloation toa hia epeiam of excheno ”n
plies an existing public wan 0d wil be extensively
ood Dy remiters of small sume 4p pd from
A coniiunioation having Deen réecived May 15, 10M,
Predaing dasile So ented BafuE ations in
of the money: stem inte the postal
intercourse between the twe countries,” I instructed
Be ia nomoations With tbe Britis i ofino favo, to
Berlin, and to treat with the pos apartment Ger
many as $0 the terms of a convention establishing an
itanion p tat sod whats Bootie, 1 press A
eonvention ¢o that wah 10 pureuanoe
of these ne, with an agent of
German Jost de at Berlin, July 23, 1071
pow complete by the prepoe sathort
ties of beth countries. By the terme of cuonvention,
the money-order business between the two countries is
to eommmence on the 188 of Oetodber, 1073.
MISCSLLANBOUS.
German a0 By BD DEIN, 9ULy 48 4014, WSS
Bow awails complete ratification by the Jrovee sathori
ties of beth countries. By the terme of cuonvention,
the money-order business between the two countries is
to eommence on the 18 of Ostodber, 1073.
MISCSLLANBOUS.
The yecent experience of the Contract Office of this
Department fndieates the propriety of a material amend
ment to the laws regulating mail eontracts. Oa the 80th
SL Be Ar Me weso issued, fn rogu
Jot Tor, ¢oFall niall fn the ‘section comprisiog
the States of West Ems, Sede North Caroline,
qulsinaa, Tezm, kansas, In res 0
vertisements were received day on
tared, and, undér the 34th section of the aet of July 3,
1896, osutracts were, without exception awasded to tho
Jowest bidders. Ou the iss ef Joly, tbe time when
agpecalily te the advertieoment aad the usage of
Depsrtmons, the mew eontractors were re
quiced to eommemce the Shechsige of their
uties, it was ascertained fant the bidders to whom
contracts ou most of the important routes had been
awarded had fatled jo paris the service. The whole
number of Jetlivg 34 ers was 195, and the routes thus
left without regular contractors were found to be Jocated
as Jollows; 8 in West Virgiala, 11 in Yuxinig. 2 in Geur
gi 318 Flore a a 3 In i, 11 in
{ans, 42 in Joim, aiid 45 in Arkansas. Sulpectiog
that the bidders who thus failed were 201 Siting th
good faith, and that in many eases they were ctitions
and what are called straw bidders,” Department,
on the 19th of July last, addressed a letter to the Attorney
General, stating the condition of affmrs, and asking for
an authoritative interpretation of the laws as to the
Jeol the Postmaster-General in making contracts
the conveyance of the malls.
In strict confurmity with the opinion of the Attorney
General, dated July 32 1ast, the Dopartment proceeded
to lake temporary sontracts, on the best terms attain.
able, for six months, or longer, in the discretion of the
Postmaster-General, and to readvertise, for the residue
of the contract term, all the routes whereon service had
falled. Tho Dew advertisements for 8 reletting from
Jaa. 1, 1873, to June 90, 1515, were ed on Aug, 4, 1971,
and the new ig eh made op the 1st of November,
justant. It was tual) under the operation of the
4th section of the act March 8, 1871, which re
gujted all bidders to sseompany their bide
$6,000 or over with a certified shock or draft, payable
to the order of the Postmaster-General, for an amount
not Jess than five per cent of their bids, and which was
applicd, for the iret time, to the bids of the last-named
sdvertisewent, a more favorable result would be ob
stained. 1 Toft, however, to be obliged to say that the
bida under the last advertisement are ia no Toapect an
jmprovement ou those under the first; and that, of all
the routes readvectised, enly two were awarded to
bidders who bid vver $5,000, and who fave evidence of
hououty of purpose by accompanying their bids with a
obeck for five por cent of the nmount thereof.
This sccond failure satisfied me that, under existing
laws, it is Lpossible for the Dopartment tv secure a fair
competition wuieug responsible parties whe arc willing
and able to Jortenns the fogquind sorvice for a fair price.
Herewith 1 file stateinent of the Second Assistant Post:
muster-General, showing the number and termiui of all
thie routes readvertised, the Sempeluntion under the old
ocvutracts, the amount of failing bids, the cost por annnm
of temporary service for six months, and the amouut of
ncoepted bids for the same from Jan. 1, 1872, from which
it will appear that the cost of temporary service is
jargely excess Ah fae cost ot ae amount of service
unauer rou tracts, expirod on the 1st of
July lust. oping to frustrate like attempts to de
fraud the Government in the future, I respectfully
recommend that the laws regulating mall contracts
be so amended as to make it 8 wisdeweanor, punishable
by fine and imprisonment, for any person who, after bid
FA for wail service and receiving an award thercof,
aball fail to make a coutract in due form and perform
the service described in his bid or proposal, and also so
as to dovlare it to be a misdemeanor, punishable in like
mauner, for any Jetuon to withdraw or attempt to with
draw, after the fppouted for the opening thereof,
any Lid he may ake for such derviee, until coutract
therefor shall have been duly sig and accepted and
the contractor shall have procecded to perforin hisdutice
thercunder fo the satisfaction of the Postmaster-Goneral,
1 furthermore recomnieud that additional power be given
to the Postwaster-General to rmjpet mnuiroauy fraudulent
or flotitious hids, and, after n regular bidder or contractor
shail have failed to enterjiuto contract, or to fulill his con
tract when made, te proceed to coutract on the boss
terms obtainable from any responsible party, whether a
bidder or not, for the performauce of the service for the
residue of the contract tern. If it be deemed advisable
to coutinue in foree the provision Rgaies oertified
chocks or drafts to accompany the bids, then I recem.
Inend that the umount of tho obeck or draft in each case
bo tixed at five Lp of the last ig contract price,
whore said con prio exceeded $5,000. This would
compel bidders to make deposits in support of their pro
Jowsia on all the more important routed, and would nos
v0 open, Ad NOW, an opportunity to tne fraudulent
bidase io dateat the law by simply reducing his bid be
w
The Postmaster-General being requtred by a olause ot
the first sectiun of the civil appropristion act of March 3,
1811, to fix the rates to be oe. jor telegraphlo dispatches
by the several Departments of the Guvermaent, I called
to my assistaves sudan Ged Albert J. Myer, Chief
sizual officer of the y, and upon his revuiumends
tion, supported by the legal opinion of the Hon. William
Waiting, specially retained as Assistant AttorneyGen
eral, passed au order, dated Juuc 39 last, dealaring—
1st. Thas rates of all telegraphic communications known
as tho sigual-service juessaes And reports should be two
cents for each word for vach ofrouit over which it may
pass in sccordsace with the schedule of circuits and
Pans of the Clue! BlguM officer of the Army, and thas no
additional or extra allowance should be made under any
pretext whatever; 3d. That for all other commanicatious
on behalt of the Government the rate should be oue cent
per word for each distance of 250 miles or fraction of
such distance. Tho views of Gen. Myer aro pally stated
in a communication addreseod to the PostmasterGen
eral, unted 18th of July Just, and made part of this report.
TUB POSTAL TELEKGR4PH.
The postal telegraph is by far the most important subd
Jeet now luviting consideration in connection with the
tranamission and interchange of intelligenee. The Gov
ernments of the continental countries of Europe have,
with fow exceptions, claimed and exercised for years
past the right of controlling and ag the electrio
legrapb, sud in ang Bagg with o of success
EL os
upon res ve adminis ns, In Bw or
way, Rusds, Havaris, Italy, Tur! Greece, and pain,
Ea EA etm wilt soi
34) 0 HALL a
EE Da the Netherlands, Prossls, and Franoe,
where wodern appliances and improvements bave been
more thoroughly alllised, the pulicy of ments]
control has been fully vin cated It rewained for Great
Britain to give a practical test of the public systewn as
spared with the mavagemeut of corporations and cem
pauies of private stockliolders. Afler a protracted and
most laborious investigation, Parlament passed, on 31st
July, 1868, An act to cuable Her Majestvs Postmastor
General to S0qhire, work, and L gy electric tele
graphs,” which was followed un oth A 1809, by
an wot providing the money necessary fo yp the
undertakings of the scveral Selegranh companies in
Great Britain and I etad, On the 8h of February,
the transfers were effec and the work of the
telegraph began. At first, serions difficulties were en
oountered Ao i of the delay ia Passing the y
bill aud the inadequate preparatious te irs Berl 4
immense inerease of business which fminediately fol
lowed the large redustion of rales These difficulties,
however, were soon overcois, and, thanks to the inde
Iniigeile aud intelligous labore of (he Hon. Frank Ives
B¢ Becond y, and Ns tslagania, the ad
vooates of the iatare shu already bo of ita trivmph
sant success. The establl. in the begining
were uniform throughout the United Klugdom,
without regurd Ww nes, and were at
the maximum Pofuisted yy that is to say, one shil
lng (34 ceats) for the 90 words or part of 20
words, aud threeponoce @ix cents) for each additional
Ave words or of five words, exclusive of siguature
and address. bg to ab elaburate report of Mr.
Boudumore, J ey he average cost b inland
w shilling, one penn oe
I A Bir St
ue
price of nearly one-third. In the first week after 4
énding Stet of Mared, the fumber had risen
Bae 15 me pamekiy bumber in 19 weeks, to
Xl A Bveragy number in 19 weeks,
to was 900,709 the average numbers
te mesT rial December wee 205,072. Ia
Ron gh the 1 fas te w
Paaer Th, ov 420 1k 2 sari, ae
hor of be ret week. The aember of MOMSARSs
inthe quariase, to soot December, 1076,
LT 1]
BR artes Sok, Bontembei.. rn." 3,418,257
In quarter to 3108 December.......... 3,646,438
for the press and new be
Tatas traneer, Sent pews to 900 De ere. in 104
towne only io the United Kiugdom the postal
telegraph sont ROWS mies "Gent bers io 366
nly the postal iaiegeaph sens bo ys
newspapers only
401 Be pers chowing an lurease 221 in the num
be of the ay of pF Log diy and
Of 8 Jn She otal  wainber of DEWSpapers taking
2ews. There Wes, M0roever, vast inerease in the quan
Sy stews randmitiod, dle cords of nes
t, nearly words of news
pr Gusing the remainder of the year, they sent nearly
words daily. The Postal telegraph sone, Juriug the
seenion of Rasliadiont, in behalf of the news associations,
nearly 20,000 words of nows daily; and during the re
mainder of the year, nearly 15,000 words by. The
bm a alse transmitted from 15,000 20,000
w for the ordinary DOwspaper eorrc:
Sox te; and seven Bewspapers rented special
om, Sh I, Hn i Sa
£588, aa before Twoother wires af about to be rented
newspaper propreto close year,
prov fri eould have been rented if the Department
have Tarsase of’ There 3 heen Sovntices 4
year. By an statement received from the British
gh UNO of oseehie for the week idod Dope.
a shaw» Teaver *Focarcio for a single
week of Sttriged the year, would exhibit
an annual Kid messages. The financial
results are even more fory, official report of
the Hon. Gedrge Chetwind, ver and Accountant
General of the British office, shows the Jollowing, most
favorable result for thé fiseal year ended 31st March last:
Orgs eels Payments out. Net produce.
s 4 a d a8 a d
Amount recsived for the
tmmsmissien of Able
[opty memeage. Menage 5 4
Amount ressived for 1he
Fos moma be {maim mea
Postage stamps. ....790,000 3 2 J
Tota). eseoneneeesesSTLI6 13 11} 370,281 17 3 97,533 16 3
Let it be noted that the net prodace is £697,983, or,
computing the pound sterling at $4 86, $3,391,064 38.
These facts, all tending with overwhelming force in one
direction, demonstrate conclusively the utility of the
postal telegraph for beth government snd people.
GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANKS.
Savings banks in eonnection With post-ofices were
established in Great Britain on the 16th of September,
1981, with a limitation of the law creating them that they
should not pay exceeding 33 per cent interest on deposits,
The following table will ehow with what rapidity snd to
what estens they have been intrusted with the money of
Total bel hand S22ZERESE
po Yours 2
P. M. Gen. after
Totsl sum stand’g 28 areas:
of Nat. Dedt Com Go eeens
at close of year..
‘Taam
Amount of deposits. Sian
ELL Er
Sa NE
Indi aS YS ar 0 gadadiGulh al Be Py 9h GA CE
pu
TR
The total amount Jo baud after ten years’ spelt 029)
and for which the British Government J4Ya only 2% per
cent interest, is £18.463,0%, or 976,145, much Larger
sum than will be Tequirtd or the purchase aud thorough
repair of all the legrabb lines in the United States.
Convinced of the wisdom of establishing the postal tele
graph and post-oftico savings banks in this country, I
earnestly recommend the passage by Congrees of the
lawe necessary therefor.
v Again I renew m recommendation for the yepeal of
the franking rivione. Its existence is ater ncom
patible with an estnvmica] and vigerous admninistration
of postal affairs, agrant frauds have been practiced
during the past year, and will continue to be practiced,
under its cover, 80 loug as the privilege is protected by
law. I refer to my arguments on this subject in former
Feports with unshaken confidence in their soundness.
e bill “to revise, consolidate, and amend the stat.
utes relating to the Post-Office Department known 88
tio postal code, having failed in the last ngress, hoa
been again introd fnto the Benate. Much and
labor having been expended iu perfecting ih I trust it
may be passed at the approaching session with as little
ey as possible. It contains some new provisions of
muc on dg pM] others, an authority for the
futroduction of correspondence-cards, an improvement
tor which a strong desire bas been manifested on the
part of the public.
The salaries of the throes Assistant PostmastersGen
eral and the Buperiutendent of Foreign Mails and the
Mouey-Order Bystem are entirely incommensurate with
their valuable services. The Government, in simple jus
tice to a olass of officers whose faithful labors in its be
half require them to remain with their families in
Washington during the entire year, should not hesitate
to inorease their annual Compensation to $5,000. Tcheer
fully reiterate my acknowledgment of their conspicuous
merit and industry, and earncstly conunend them to the
favorable eonsideration of Congress.
Renewing the assurances of my high regard, I have the
bouor to be your obedient servant,
Ra aad Jo. A. J. CRESWELL, Postmaster-General.
AN ATTEMPT TO BEGGAR A WIDOW AND HER
DAUGHTER.
The Police Commissioners listened yesterday
to an interesting case, in which the complainunt was
Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds of No. 1,639 Bergen-st., Brook
lyn, and the defendant, ’strolnan Thomas Lyons of the
Fourteenth Precinct.
Mrs. Revnolds, in her affidavit, stated that her husband, Michael, bad
been ill about one year; be was lu the Luvatic Avion for eight wooths
tie beuse they lived in wes ow by nly and
was in part bails with mooey earned oe the
complainant; they have been married 18 years, and have a daughter age
17; about two wluthe #00, Lrons wens to thar house, and her husband
seid thas be was his n; she had never seen Lyons before, and had
80t known that be was a relative a year ago the Rev. Father Creighton
Jester of Roman Cat! olie eharch in Fifth-ave,, Brooklyn, drew a will
r her husband, in whieh the property wae bequeathed to herself and
child; early in No ember, Loss astice Lynch, and another man, went
to her bouse, avd tried to laduce ‘ber husband to execute another will;
complsioant toll Lyons mot to come there again; be did pot
succeed In baring a pew will made; on Nov. 27 Lyoos and three strangers
eame to her house in a carriage, and tried to indace her hasband to leave
bome with them, but complainant and hat dangber refused to let him go,
and Lyons and the men weat away; half an bour afterward a warrant
Sag served upon henwel{ aod danghter; at court she learned that Lyons
Bed pre a charge of assault and battery on her basband ageives ber
aed Lod danghiar they were detained in cour bf aa our, thes dis
ebarged te ng: meanwhile ber busbaod bad been taken away
oa the following day she saw Lyons at the Spring Police-Station, and
was told that her bashand was at bis house, No. 429 East lionston-st.
The Rev. Father Creighton testified that Mrs. Lynch told him that ber
bnsbasd bad been tabey awer; be scolded ber for allowing this to be
done; Lgons afterward told him that be bad removed Rerholds to his
house) Justice Lynch had told bim that be had drawn a will for Reynolds
in favor of Lyons; witness believed 3hat Reynolds was not sane when be
made the will; he was always anziens bis child, and wanted witness
to eare for his child after bis death; wi'ness bad drawn a will a yeor
dr oF i lt Beyolle es sie sees 2
complain re,
EET Se,
on came fo
Bim and sed that Reynolds bad died In Foor fon Houepital in Ave
ome D, and bad previously executed Bond and mertgage fo him, the
consideration being the shelter ana clothes which Lyons had gives bir,
Patrolman Livks\ugiited that some time ago Reynolds came to his house
in bie absence, bis name, and said he was bis cousin be came a second
snd tuird thee, and, on the last occasion, witness saw him: Reynolds
said be was badly treated by bis wife, who Bad taken the bed from ander
Dim; be off-red to sell his house and lok to witness for $600, vided
witaew would execate 8 bound to keep him until his death; the $600
to be equally divided between Reynolds's wife and daughter; Lyons told
bim be aot ‘want to Lari. doo wil hd been draw bp
Father Creighton; Reyuolds objected the will because fit
FA Ts SAE SLE th
0 oom, 0
being ilU-treated by Mo wife'and ddoghter, aod arked 10 be taken to
hospital; witaess told Justice Lynch, Wa visited Reysalial lin ou:
nant and daughter objected to bis talking te Reyuo who
again expressed desire to bave a will draws, as be bad
Roposed; ites uu {a8 lamps sad had the will drawn up; be then
retarved two witegeese; Mrs, Reynolds and daughter refused to
allow Reynolds to be takes away, and a warrant for their arrest was pro
wre from Justios Lynch; Reynolds was removed to Lyons’s house; on
Nov. 29 Riruails avy witness a bond aad mortgage for $2,500; the
mops ie worth $3,800 or $3,000,
astice Lynch testified that ho had issued a warrant
for the arrest of Mr, Reynolds and daughter and another
youn for ssssult and battery. It was also shown
on Nov. 30, the day after the defendant received the
bond and mortgage, he sent Reynolds to the hospital,
where he died last Baturday venting. The case was re
ferred to the Board, Lyons will probably be dismissed
from the force.
In the Court «f General Sessions, before Juage
Bedfard, yesterday, Abubam Green, atise Aorabem Greenthal, was cos
vieted of siealing $150 from Arthar C. Taglor, a coflector In the employ
of A B. Barves Co., opposite No. 39 Jobn-st., Nov, 35, Juige Bedford,
is Suighiing Mm to ve years’ imprisonment. sald ho was one of the
most abilira] thieves that eves disgrace this 67 0 other cosntry and it
A POLICEMAN'S PLOT.
‘THB COURTS.
(CIVIL NOTES.
In the United States Circuit Court, yester
day, Judge Blatchford informed the Bar that he would
oall the Equity calendar in its order, and that all case
not ready would go over to the next term.
The suit of John C. Carpenter against his
wife Lorena, for a divorce, came up before Judge Freed
man, in the Superior Court, yesterday, on a motion by
the defendant for alimony and counsel fee. Sle says
that ber husband is not a clerk, as alleged, but owner of
an intelligence office, and can well afford to pay Leavy
alimony. Judge Freedman reserved his decision.
The Stemmler-Maguire and |[Murray-Coulter
ght for the judgeships in the VIith Judicial District, was
called for trial before Judge Brady, in the Bupreme
Court, yesterday morning, Judge Maguire's counsel an
nounced their readiness to proceed, but Mr. Waterbury,
appearing for Stemmler, raid ho was nos ready, and oon
tended that, as representing the people, he o right
10 select which case sbould be tried, and he accordingly
ected to have Coulter's case tried first. Judge Brady
set it down for the third Monday in December,
the plainti® to show cause ou Wednesday
before him, why the Maguire case should not be
first, ae directed by bis previous order.
CRIMINAL COURTS.
wee motley of ofivial satisfaction 5 him fo Dave an epporimssty
meting out justies 10 00 Boterions aa offender. 0
At the Tombs Police Justice Hogan com
sited Rwerd Trista of Ke 4 ry pm ts 05
notes made bv 8. J. Toe ro
E a Te a is
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oF Chackcitond gt: Prunes The same’ Healy agh. Welch ri
Shorts, lt id al a oe ae pe
Common Fleas—Bpecial Term.—By Loow.—
Sebachet Simeon. on payment of
probes ey Xe hy Apr ey He
oy (bor mem. A orricy growl ll TROT Cy
cosassl.) Berrien sgt. Bumens.—(Bee mem. for counsel.)
sorasus Cornr—Cuawsmna—Opeas of 10 a mn Culender called
20 Blecs cst Rech Ae Seviazs. 65..750 People ¢t al sagt. Gren
Basheimer.
3. Benes oft. U. 8. Fire ood
er..omt al gs orgs el.
5. Bivies agt ob Park Bk.
Fast I asi,
a. Lon in Sherif, ka.
00,
Mass agt. O’Brien, fiber.
10, ke.
was. Nathan sgt. O'Brien, Sher
1024. Lewis sgt O'Brien, Sber
1090..The Central Cr] Ins. Co.
Florida B. Co.
0. .Rausch agt. Prank. a
83..8ixth-ave. BR. RB. Co. agh Me
iif
86. Taylor agt. Trastees of Union
fa the Town of
Soranion Count—TalAL THY
otal
1067, Seymour ogi O'Brien
4, Pass iho Evances,
904. .8ame agt. Liverpool, Londo
.e ve N LJ
ad Glove ns. Co.
908.828 sgt Latuyette Fire Ins
Coxmon Przas—TriaL Ton

1047. .Ottman agt. Smith.
345.. Wise sgt. Broadway and Sew
entb-ave. Railroad Co.
393. .Blamentbal agt. Collins,
1027..Allbach at (rand and Forty:
second-gt. Railroad Co.
727..8ct widter agt. Greenfield.
r
946. .Houi,
ave. Rall
Manns Counr—Tmiar Tenn.
10
7043. .Btiligebaner ags. Gallagher.
6510, Alexander agt. Pettretch.
7100. .Traver 4 MeBean.
6724. .8teinbard agt. Snow.
nat wi
749. .8parks agt. Fielder.
Parr 1L.—SARA,
7155, .8pirs agt. Erbart.
agt.
r.
Pane TTL Jockin
Browa.
Ti11..Volk agt. Btrong.
7129. .Corey Langly.
3130. Same a
Freese
Ra emt Grelves,
,.Orr agt. Holmes.
Pamnanerpuia, Dec, 4.—Quoercitron Bark—=No. 1 sominal 88
Cloverseed dull at $11@$11 30. Timothy firm at $1325 F
sells at #180. Flour unchanged: Buperoe $5250 #575; Batras,
296 25; Extra Family $1 3.@ $8 for Wisconsin and Minnesota, Xo
$1060 for State, $108750 for Uho and Indians, $SSG4T fos
Fancy Brands, Wheat quiet; State ana Western Red, $157 4 ny
Amber, $1 63, Rye mebanged Com in steady LOT Ol Yellow,
879. New. Waibe.; OL Mized Western, LA Oats pr A
White, 55¢. Mixed, 52@33¢. Groceries nuchy Whina} held ot
Bavrrixons, Dee. 4—Cotton frm; Low Plows
steady and active on Low and Medium Grades;
©6386 25; do. Bxtrs, 87287 50; do. Family, $7 088 3
Mille Baperive, $6287 35; do, Bxtra, $7397 75; de. Jouhi).
$10 50; Western Superting, $o@»6 25; do. Extra, $7287 37}: do
Family, $7 Wa $3 x, heat steady; Common to Fair
$1 4081 60; Peansyivania, $1 Gael 86. Corn active; Waite end
Yellow Southern, 65@7le.; Mixed Western, 71@73e. Gute sheads.
Provisions unchanged. Western Butter heavy: Tootithy degress
market; Good to Prime, Rous, 18@22¢; Cbolcs, 24@38e. Whisky
pominal ac 94} @3e.
Qsweao, Dee. 4.—Flowr wendy and In good demand files, 3,799 ddla.
at 67 50 for No, 1 Spring; $4 for Amber Winter: $9 28 for White
Wiater; $8 75 for Double Extra ¥heut unchanged: alas, 3.800 bush.
No. 1 White State at $1 70; 400 Betra do, at ©1715; 800 No, 1 Mi).
waukee Club at 81 50. Corn unchanged; sales 3,600 bash. ‘Toledo as
66c.; vid bush. lilinois, at Gc. Darcy quiet. Corn Meal, $1 60 for
bolted; $1 35 for unbolted. Milifeed auclanged; Shorts, #31982;
Shivstaffs, SUZ $25; Middlinrs, $2828 tan. Highwines, Me.
Railroad Freigbte—Flour, to Boston, bdc.; to New-York, 59c.; to Ab
bay. 49¢.. Receipte—22,500 bash. Wheat. and 56,600 bush. Corn.
CLeveLaND, Des. 4.—Wheat dull and hearts No. 1 Red Winter,
$1 4; No.2do., $1 WU. Corn ira; Old High Mized, 58¢,; Low
Mixed, 7c. New, 56¢. Oats steady at 40c. Petroleum Refined acUive
a Sed a 31421)c. for car lots; Crude frm and bettcz; sales a0

MiLwauxss, Dec. 4.—Floar dull and wnchanged. Wheat dull end
drooping; No. 1at$l 22; No. 2at $1 9). Uats steady No. 3 at 324c.
Sora de Sod §shade lower; Re. yy 6 dlje. ore tm and scarce
0. at r ot 1 Ne. (Ll ie ve as
$3 9%5a2$4 0, nal 20 bble. Flour, 53,000 bush, Wes ip
ments—3,000 bbls. Flour, 13,000 Daan. Wheat.
Detroit, Dec. d.—Wheat dull and drooping; Amber Mubigus,
$1 43; Extra, $1 50; No. 1 White, $1 44}. logs quiet,
apart; $5 asked, $4 85 offered. Crover Seed, $6 3,
ToLsDn, Dec, 4—Flour steady, Wheat sloady Amber Michigan
#4; No. 1 Red. #1 41; No, 2 Red, 4 Gm vall and
uade lower; High Mized, 494c., closing at 49; Mixed, 48;
Yellow, go. 3d igen, 45je. Oats usenanged; Yo. 1, 40c. No. 5, 38}
39¢.§ Mic Sj adic, closing ut He. Clover Beed steady at 96 40,
Live Hoge steady, at $4 15995. ecel jus--3.900 bbls. roar, 4,000
bash, Wheat, ise bu. Cora, 1.000 Oats.  Shipmente—3,000
bush, Wheat, 3 bash. Corn, 6,000 bush. Oats.
81. Louis, Dee. 4 —Flour—low rales scarce and firm; prices ua
ebanged. Wheat firm; No. 3 ads 81 85, Corn steady; ig
track, Xo. 40. Sacked 41224. frm; No. 3lowa, 68a. Rye
frm; No. 3, 13974 Whisky rm sales at 94a. Tobacco astive af
full prices. Hemp gominaly 241 40 for Fair to Choice Undressed.
Barg ag quist; i@18e. Pork s_ 95. Salted Meats
oaly of sales’; Shoulders, ry Ry b Sides, lear Sides,
6je. Bacon easier; Clear Rib aes Clear frm at Te.
Lard active; 8ic., cash and seller frst demas. Gress Bins (3
Tie, Hoge—market opened firm, bat fell of at the 3 opened at $49
$4 40; closed at a decline of 10¢, with a downward tendency. Satis so
change 3 30383 for Fair o Chole Receldio—4,000 bbls. Four,
Ke. and 13,000 Hog I» Som, 10,000 ‘blah, Out, 308 “uu.
e, 0)
of Hpi dis A det! oh, eb dents Tet
s eal In i Conn
good etiadie Reiminingu Osts fra at X62
Yo Sly A demand; semiasly $13 Boel Eo) ve. firm
Ho 81@9¢., for Steam and Kettle, Meats firm; Shoulders, Be.
Clear Rb Hides, Ga. 3, Claus Biden, oll Toose, and 201035 dape in
salt. Bacos ny ew Bides, 7)@73c.; Bboulders, Hed all od
barers offer a less. Kive Soft detite sad blgber 1} 485;
receipts of by Te dg ky in good at 0a. Green
Meats firm; 8 4 P4jo} Rough Hides, 6§6je. j Mams, 9a8jc.,
for mediam to light.
Manruis, Dec. 4.~-Floaz frm add io fair demand, Corn searee; som
Bau. fe. Satin aad 18 fais dung; TE rea lund dull
Bacoa ve; Shoulders, 1)@fe; Bides, doje
Balk Keates Shoulders Ge.; Sides, 1} PT)e i
AL8ANY, Dee. 4 —Whest dull calles small aslee of s Rascal af W bisa
State, In bags, 84 1 6. ad 0 bao Dik! st $17, Byedull. Corn
dull but steady; 1 ez W Mizéd at Sesquebasas Depot at
We. Barler-oothing doing. Oats ricaly bat dull; asles, 1 ear Bjate od
Salqushissi Dyfed $3¢., and 200 White Bate, in bags. ud die.
Te range: Poni] Yd ry rs
on or
ei Wey it 3 WN on Tat oS White oa arrival, 10099150,
oats Ja balk, i DE Gs Ie of ae Mh} sales
a ve steady recel, dary i
Eroridoss uth io bork 013 8 eine She, Clea: Shieh,
e A 3 14 y
He, packed Lard ia light demand’ va10e for faney. Dana Sager
Cured, 1c., passe isky-—=sales at 90e.
BurraLO, A Reovipis Float 11,000 bbls, Wheat, 4,400 bash
Corn, 24,00 bash, Barker, ,000 bash. Rye, 9,000 bush.; Abipments by
Raib-Wheat, bash. Corn, 3.000 bush. Barley, %4,000 bash. ia
stonp—W 4,000 Busby Comm, Ang bush.; Oats, 30,60 bush,
Rye, 47,000 bush. jy Barter. ,000 bu: Flour steady sud quiet Wheat
dull 1/00 bush. sold at $1 38. Ours steady; car-lots of New,
Ge High Mixed, 61. Oats firm; 125 bush. Wesieru al avout 4c. Kye
and Barley firm; aothing doing, Pork dul) at $13 50. Lan) dull ot
Cuamavron, Dec d--Cotion guiuag; Micing 18] @15)c wel ro
esipls, azporie—ocoastw a las 20 bales
wack, 1201 ben strong; Midd 1 Ee 1,000
UGUITA linge,
Dales; sales, 800 bales. dna. Yes erst
Savannal, Dee. &—Cotton firm and in strong demard net receipls,
L7H baits; esporte-smumuias, 1,365 bales; sales, 3,300 bales; sloch,
WiLninoron, Dee. 4.—Cotton wo Middlings, 100.) Bet recciple.
oy
Moniua, Dee. ¢.—Cotton active, prices advancing; Middlinga, Mie.
Jo0, revsipts. $8 Mi: 43por—sensipim, re bales; sales, 1
a 4~Cotton frm; Middlings, 19te. on reosply
28 bales; grom, 789 bales; exporto—ceastwise, Sales; sales,
bales; 5,000 bales.
waLvmeroN, Dee. 4.—Cotton frm; Good Ordisust. Moje. pet ro
Juve. 34) falta dapett-—te Gres Bntals, 1.007 i sales, 1,100
obeek, 39, lea v
rE a ook i ae Te ie 00
A 154 y
SE a A de, 5 ln SR
I ee Cotton stepdy; Low Midliings, 1)3173c.; net
roo, Lie, Sag expres, 08 BS; sl 4 ion,
PuiLa Dee. 4—Cotton frm Middlings. 194D1d}e.
Aura, Dee’ d—Coton drmer, bell bigter; Muhlhuge 18jc., re.
gh Dec. 4.—Cotton quiet; Hiding, 174.
Cincinnati, Dee. 4.—Cotton sivandagy Wdlings, 17431" }e

Los aviine Dec. 4 —Lottos tras, Mdditnge, leis
DECISIONS--DEC. 4
CODRT CALENDARS Tun DAY.
Any L-—-Mowmy, J.—Court epend

-PAxy L—ALEER, J.~(Opens oA
8, Mm,
7418. .Bame Sarre.
7770... Hubbell agt. Rodgers.
723..Goodbeart DeBrave
7340, .Vorlits agt. s
73524. Wolsh sagt. Otfenbac
1321, .Knehler agt. Brady.
7322, Rosendale agt. Bulge
\aa Allen agt.
,=Opens at 109, m.
713), Smith agt, Geis
1342, .Price agt. Brown.
7345. Fisher 8gt. Zerbach.
(Ter. Fletert sgh. Sheldon.
Nn
82 Bul,
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THE STATE OF TRADE
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
COTTON MARKETS