The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-03


The receipts Of the Post Odce Department IL m the
LIST Of july lsAo to the last day of Juos 1884, inclusive
somewhat over 81 3oOooO and all of that that
Is outstanding vi O00 less than third Of
per cent And these Sal 900 lost they are
secured and win now into the Treasury the
believe that up wards OF nine thousand posrmsstsrs
were chsDgsd died. resigued during the period
and Of this numbers the of considerably
than seven thousand have been settled. This
will cause, The part Of the Postmaster General the
suggestion auuiform cheap postage for letters ali
the Union This is q mighty step, and . bold recon-
war and yet have no doubt and think IL will be
demonstrated BY figures that tbs experiment, II made
civiz on throughout the country Great merit due
to the Postmaster General tor the hberSity md the
change made in him for he was once bitterly opposed to
OF moderate rates Of posags though he
opposed t. and the zeal with which he 10 making
converts from among the former oppoaents Of the
sure what CANNON j Cheap postage, like free trade
Is of the great OF spreading and increasing
cvzstien, and one Of the greatest csments Of union
Mr. Washington, the very able auditor. and Mr.. War.
rem the former chief clerk now third assistant and the
Postmaster General the soul OF the administrative
department OF the Post ONCE and deserve great credit
for the In which they have organized and sys
teIaatized 90 compile Ated AM difficult machine.
But othsr improvements will Yet be proposed and
among them such remodeng the service Of mailing
from place to the other through the Peat once
o. the continent Of Europe especially In Germany,
remttanoss are made through the Post Onioes TO any
am 'uut not exceeding certain number Of thousand
hns the postage beiug not only In reference to the
bulk but TO the guaranty assumed by the Govern msnt
In this manner act, only CARRIER but also
insurer III the amount. In England the TO b. for.
warded limited, feeve, to hvs pounds and order
given by the Post Once which receives il, the post
mater ofthe place Of delivery The business whom rst
commenced, occupied two clerks, but now upwards Of
three hundred clerks engaged In the Post Once de-
partmsnt In attending to It.
Msjor Hobbie the taleuted first Assistant Postmaster
Ger eral who has just returned from Europe but has
gone there not brainless clerk merely noting down
what he saw, but wi the philosophy and experiences Of
schols- and man Of thought and reflection, who was
spplioabs bis country, and what others would
require notification Of spending years abrt Id
in costly and useless researches Of things lying the
surface, Major Hobbe employs for his tour scarcely
three months, during which he established postal
cement with the German States ono In
France ana opens negotiations with England, aceompa
MED by such iealstory measures likely to give
his propo itions weight, but In the while he
plo,s bis few lesure hours in studying the different
systems In vogue in Europe and his return to
America suggests plan for adopting the best OF them
with the notifications necessary render them prscti
cable ct home such the that ought to be sent
abroad where information Is TO be obtained, and some
useful purpose answered not mere political SCARE
crows, who like to 60 abroad to refresh themselves
allowing Unol' Sam TO pay for the entertainment.
The Postmas'er General hes actually refused to allow
the courier Of the Colonial Once London to carry the
dispatches Of his 10 the British
in Canada BY way Of retaliation England will close
her foreign ofos despatch agent and ministers
abroad for the which, rather glad ae our minis
ters ought not to give the British onsnos
Of Grahamitipg their dispatches Warrington LeA"
in phiad Lsdgsr