The New York herald., 1845-09-17
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
Washington.

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Correspondence Of the Herald
WAsHlNrroN, Sept. Is, 1916.
The Nac Post-OGice LaU aud it Results, from
General Estimatss from the Department of the
First Year of ITS Operation-Mr. Waikn-A
Baltmore Defender.
As the prsbabe results for the first fiscal year Of
the operation OF the new Post Office Law, is of
great interest to the public have made some in
qIrles at the Department this morning, and are
gratIfed to be able to furnish you more favorable
account than we had anticipated. We do not pre-
tend TO give exact details, but to furnish such gene
r 4 estimates, on the authority OF one OF MIR Johns
SON. most efficient assistants, will give lair idea
of the working of the law. In round numbers the
receipts of the Department under the last year Of the
old law, were Sl5OO, 900, the expenditures about
the same From the returns OF one month
from all the principal offices In the Union,
The receipts have fallen of about one-half. making
the aggregate receipts Tor the year ", ,ZoO OW Inc
deficit has far been further augmented by extra
compensation to the postmasters TO make up de-
hclencles IN their commissions to the amount OF not
less than $4,000. On the other hand, In the letting
OF the contracts in the Northern quarter OF the
Union, tor mail transportation, about $500 OOO have
been saved to the Department upon the old rates.
The receipts from Congress and the several Depart
ments from the abatement OF the irankng privilege,
Will bring, II Is calculated, al least $500 600 to The
yearly revenues OF the service Add this the $780,
600 directly appropriated under the law TO meet
the anticipated Deficiencies OF the first year of its
operation, and the deficit remaining will be about
600, coo, which is authorised to be drawn from the
Treasury 1t is expected, also, that the of
the single month, from which the annual probable
receipts are estimated, are much less than will be
tie monthy average tor the year, so that ls antlc
pated thar the aggregate receipts will be equal to
oneha OF those of last year, after meeting the extra
compensation to postmasters IN equaZlng their
commissions to the standard OF the old law.
REcArITuLATroS. ~
Aggregate receipts and expenditures Of the
Department under the last year of the old
Estimated receipts for the first year Of
the law after meeting extra
compensation to postmasters. 2,250,ooo
Contingent (probabie) receipts from
Congress and the Executive De-
Savings by reduction of contracts IN
the lettings or the current year. 100000 Sl6O,ooO
Deficit. sI,a5o,ooo
For which there is the direct appropriation OF
S75o0oo, and the incidental authority upon the
Treasury tor the remainder. The contracts for
transportation OF the mails are let tor tour years-the
Union being divided into four quarters, one of
which Is annually renewed under new contracts
Assuming, therefore, the savings upon the first
quarter as the standard for the remaining three,
there will have been saved TO the Department IN the
retrenchmen upon contracts, at the expiration OF
four years, ST. 2cO 900, leaving the small deficiency
ot j5O 600 as the excess of the disbursements over
the revenues OF the service.
1t is fair to presume that there will be gradual
gain In The receipts over ne increase OF eXpeHOl-
lures but conceding that they will remain In the
same relation toward each other, we are satisfied
that with some modhcatIons OF the law, the post
ages remaining the same, the service OF the depart
ment In another year VIII yield The necessary re-
to the ssienatIon OF This branch OF The GO
vernment without the draft of dollar upon the ge-
neral treasury. The prepayment OF postages alone
will add vast amount TO the monthly returns
Some restricon as the number of pieces OF pa
per constituting letter will even more largely aug
ment the receipts OF the service. Altogether, we
conclude. that the experiment of cheap postages,
with tar trial viii succeed without an increase Il
taxation upon the sourh, through deficit 10 be filled
by The receipts from the tariff
Mr.. Walker, who left last Friday to visit his Ia
mily at Burlington, New Jersey, is expected, with
them, 10 return this evening. Col Benton Is upon
his feet again, hale and sound Judge Iappan. at
Browns, who has been under the weather tor day
or two, was sufficiently restored this morning 10
discuss beet steak for breakfast.
On last Friday, one OF the old defenders OF Bat-
more named Murray 50 years of age, having been
left by the cars, hired horse and rode the distance
Of forty miles, join the sport with his compeers
AT Washington. He came in at about O'Clock
the evening, and immediately repaired 10 the White
House. Alter tew words, the exhausted old man
was admitted by Rannahan, aud the President, ac-
companied by his family, came down 10 see the
mysterious visitor. The old man tainted al their
approach-hs strength having entirely failed HIM.
He taken back, eass OF wine gwen him. and
afterwards under strong decoctlon OF coffee, and
a staunch good supper, he was entirely restored.
Rannahan was then instructed to provide the We E.
defender with of the best beds in the house,
which done, and after breakfast next morning
the intrepid octogenarian d-parted, bestowing all
the blessings the Irish catalogue to the executive
family, and exung in his peculiarly fortunate ce!e-
bratiOn of the 18th of September The old man
will remember it long while It he lives.