The Arkansas advocate., 1832-01-18

fs lat. 1928, to.laly It, issa, was 8. .767 ,-i dl9 42
 Prem July lst, als2o, to July lst, 1890, 1,s5G,5s IL
 .s'rrs .E,..!y Is. 1890. to July lst, 1881, 1907 ,sll s4.
 The increase of postages within tho year ending July lst, ls29, above the amount of the year preceding, was loe,- 5l0 IT.
 The increase of the year ending Julyist, ls3o, above the amount of inc year pYece-. ding, was l43.l64 6.
 The increase of the year ending July lst, 1881, above the amount of the year preceding, was IT 22s II.
 ]. The expenses of the Department for the year preceding July 1st, 1898, exceeded it's revenues in the sum of 9 ,dl5 so.
 For the year preceding July lst, ls2o, 74.ll4 i.
 For the year preceding July lst. ls30. | E62, ,I24 el.
 But for the year preceding July lst, 1881. the revenues ofthe Department have exceeded it's expenditures in the sum Of H62.252 1s.
 From the lst ofJuly, 1890, to the Ist of July, 1881, the transportation of the mail vas increased, in stages, equal to s34 ,450 miles year
 On horseback and in sulkies, Isd .25o miles year.
 Making an annual increase of transpor- tation equal to Njs ,702 miles beyond the amount of any former period Many rontes have also been improved hy substituting stages for horse mails. to the annual amount 363, ,32l miles. The total annual increase of stare tram 1 sportatfon from July l, 1850. to Julr l 1881, was ,l96, TT miles. 1 The annual decrease of Transportation on ferse-hack. within the same time. by substituting stages, was 22s, ,06o miles. Making the annual increase as above. equal to 969, ,702 miles.
 On the lst of July, 1881. the annua, transportation ofthc mail was. In stages and steam boats, 10,7es, GAS miles. - -ss'''2 z
 On horse-bach and in sillkios, 1. .74o ,aa4 miles. Making the whole annual transporta- ton equal to l5 ,16S ,6a2 miles. Other improvements are also deferrf. l ned on, IT winch remote parts of the cetntry arc Ifnm mediateiy interested: a- Iaong them are, the establishments of . regular steam boat mail on the river Ohio ] between Gnvandotte. in Va. Cincinn.ti ia Ohio, and Louisville, in keptaeky "a 1 form daily connection with the inc of post-coaehes, from this place, and iron, Richmond, in Virginia. to Guvandotte :. and the Improvement of the roptc to . daily line between RFacon, in Ceor. gia, Mobile, in Alabama, and Ne,v-Ort- cans, so as to constitute q dailv inter- course between New Orleans and tke A. lantic cities, and with despatch oftweixe days between w-0rleans and this cityz These two improvements are aIready III state ef progress, and 1t is expected Y iss sees De :.: cofis!! tts tsts |, tit.5,. The contracts fortraDsportinr the ma ills Tn tie middle division of the Union. com prising the States of New-Jefsev. Penn sylvaaia, Delaware, Maryland. Kentf,clsg and Ohio, and thc Territory of aliebiga ,,' will end with the present year. Tn renew Ing the contracts for this division. nrov;s. ton has been made for stage accommoda- ton over $50 miles of post roads. nn whicl, the mall had before been carried on horse back, and on which the annual transnor. tation III stages will, from the Ist of ian uary next, amount to G ,965 p5ifes. On .so3 miles of post roads, where the mail IS already carried in stages, the frenuon. cy oftrips sgilLalso be increased to inc an. nual amount Of d07 ,124 miles. By these arrangements, an annual inc reaso of8faoe transportation is secured, from the lst Of January next, Of 4S9, ,ss9 mics o, t,,t. lsection. The value of those i,pproye- ments, at the lowest eati+nate. is as fol liows: 46s ,seo miles of stago Transportation. at ls cents permiie, sig ,290 0f. Deduct o2,365 miles ofhorse transporta- ton superseded by stagcs, at cents per mile, 2,494 Go.
 ] Nett valne of Improvements. 39. .765 4 , The aceeptances for the new contracts. besldcs the securing of these improve nents, are not 80 great as the amount now pald iarthe transportation onthat division. by 5I,7S7 sis.
 The renewal of the contracts. .fbers- fore, saves in money, to the Department the sum of 5l,7S7 IS.
 Which, added to the value of the i'm. prosements, effects saving of SgI. .5s2 5g. Eaetaaet from the Report of the scercta-
 ry of War.
 a'ls lses condition condition aild prospects of inc aboriginal tribes within the limits of the