Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-23

! By S;a%C and coach. 1a,WI3 T6 l,UO,43l
By 5. boat and /. road. ;}.3jGU55 520,6O2
Toa, 3i.4J6,5IS S'3 23o.622
This is exclusive of transportation by
ssram boats and other vessels, under the
9th and 9th section. o. tIis act OF 1875,
which costs abuu. Sl6,300 more,
The lettings of the year have generally
hern at lower prices than for some prece-
ding years, bur nol SD low as the same
routes were lei four years ago.
Most Of the service which was last year
suspended, has been restored; and The new
routes established by the act Of 9Th July,
1888, with few exceptions, have been put
in operation,
The speed of the ordinary mail having
been so increased as to reduce the time Of
transmits between New York and New
Orleans 10 nine days, the express mail,
which raj in seven, has heen discontinued
aud the southwestern branch Which yield
ell but small portion of lis cusl, fell with
the main trunk.
II is possible That The recent suspension
ofsprcic payments by The hanks, III large
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The increased revenue nflhr Department,
so as 10 mike reIrenchmeuIs necessary;
but, in any event they will he inconsder-
able.
On the 30lh of June last, the number of
post Offices was 1910, showing an in,
crease of 2Gl during The preceding ycar.-
| The number established was 6Ol. and The
number discontinued was :}4U. The mum.
ber Of post masters appointed, including
new Offices. was 2,SSS.
The number of pusl Offices this day is
l3,023.
The number of mail contractors in ser
vice during the last year, was about l,S:5S.
OF this numier, 4S9 have been fined. or
had dedncrions made from their pay, for
snndry drIinquencps. The aggregate of
fines, is S57113S g.. and of deductions.
S22.0G6 O4. excluding remissions, the
whnle amounting To S79,S04 IS.
A great najorilv Of the contractors have
performed the service with The most ex-
rmplary punrlualiIv.
The revenue Of the Department
for the year ending the 3Jth
June. lS:s5. was S4.235,O77 81
The expenditures were, 4,62I ,SN III
.Excess ofeYprnditurcs S3'6,759 ls
This exccss was made up by surplus funds of
preceding years
The revenue Of the year ending
OH The Both of June last. WAS S4,476,6G3 Sc
Tie engagements and Liabilities
of the Department for the
same year, were 4,G2l,l17 ef
Excess of ensa gcmcnts and lia-
bililes Sl47,470 30
The surplus still on hand has prevented
| embarrassment
The cash on hand, accortlin. to the In
test reports of Post Nasrcrs,i, S2U6.7Ol IS
There il also remaining in banks, S33,
l53 -, Of which only S2,9O7 03 is avail
abe. More than hall lhr available funds
on hand will be required 10 pay balances
due for The services of the last quarter.
Compared with The preceding year, fhc
revrnu' has increased ahom 81 per cent.
and The aggregate increase was S2il,-
STD 50.
From a comparative statement, enhra.
cling the rclurns of Post Offices yielding
over 5 CD per quarter. il appears that The
revenue of the quarter euIling The 30Ih
September last, exceeded that of the ror-
responding quarter OF The last wear about
81 per cent. II is feared, however, that in
consequence Of The reransenrnf produced
by the suspension Of payment by so MANY
banks, tins rate Of advance will mol be
maintained through the year.
The accounts Of Post Masters are rem
tlcrcd with II pron'pitude which can scarce
!, find Il parhIlr in the business Of man
kind. Ia a lisl Of so many thousand Post
Offices. there are necessarily many Incl
dems, such as sickness, deaths. reSienalinns
al,srures. removals, changes in mail routes,
&C., which prevent The regular rendition
of accounts, the new appointments alone
averaging last year S122 per quarirr.-
Most Of he accounts are forwarded 10 the
Department hy lhr first mail af,e, the ter
innarinn Of the quarter. anl ont of Il lisl uf
f2.7SH Post Offices, for the quarter end
ing 30tlI .Iunr last. there were bnI PIT, The
arcounls of which were not received be-
fore The termination of the next quarter;
and nl This number about 40 had been very
recently established, or had nu been sup
plc,l with mails.
Thr munrys received by Post Masters,
are, in general, pail over with equal
rn,rnptiGudc. II is believed lha' about
| ,OJU of the whole number paid OYER the
proceeds of each quarter tn contractors
within TWO weeks after its rlosn. OF THAI
class of Post Masters, the proportion of de.
linqrents is remarkably small. The draft
officers in general pay. when drawn upon,
with equal puncruality. Two eases have
occurred, within The year, indicating the
necessity Of further legal restraints upnn
Pos, Masters intrusled with large sums of
money.
NaLire Silk.-Ive acknowledge with
pleasure the receipt Of a variety Of beau
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