Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-28
VOLUME XL!V.-NUMBER 60.

States. whose accour.s have 10 be rendered and
settled quarterly. there we're only l54 delinquent
in making their returEs al The close Ct lie last
wear, AMI most Of these cases arose from an ip-
ability 10 supply some OF the Offices with mails,
for The transportation o; which contracts could not
be obtained On The new routes.
In other cases, pos;mesteTs had juSi entered
upon The dpies OF their offices; willis some o; the
offices were vacant from inability TO procure per.
sous 10 .scharoe The duties
The returns u dead letters are believed 10 ex-
coed $50 900 each quarter.
In The year ending the 30th OF lure, 1886,
there were sent out from the department. 2 $40
dead letters, con aiming Sl7,S22 Oi this number
2,02l were received by The owners, containing
SIC 1863; and 3I9 were returned TO The department,
containing 81 G53 49, OF which $3.50 was worth
less.
In The year ending The 30,h of June, ls47.
there were sent cut = Ic2 deaf letters, con,an ming
81 ,055 dollars. OF these 2 365 were delivered 10
the owners, containing !9,47I dollars; and All
returned containing 1889 dol ars SO cents. or
this sum l47 dollars was worthless. During the
two years, 81 collars 81 cents were added tlom
J this source 10 the funds OF he department. Since
| the reorganization OF the utpa ftEent in 1886,
! there has been added 10 its funds from the dead.
leuer office, The sam C: 10 800 dollars IS cents
The exhibit + ligewisc shows The number of
letels containing other articles Of value, and the
disposition made o. them
| The mass OF dead letters coming into the office
Tor The transportation o! which The department
receives no pay, is taken, excepi those containing
articles OF value and, under the supervision of
one OF The clerks OF the department, burnt. Ii
| this immense number Of letters could be returned
10 The writer's, II Is noi doubled that large portion
! OF them would be taken cu: and The postage paid
! This would have been ordered, bu! The number
o! clerks now authorized Ivy law would De unable
| 10 perform such additional duties
A large number O lneSe DEAD letters is from
foreign cCuhtfirs, addressed TO emigrant ci,izeas
resident III The UGi al States in Il foreign Ian.
! guaoe, and, from instruction, or The msunder-
Standing OF the direction 10y the posmaslers, never
reach their destination Il these letters we're ad-
"elti>ed, under INC direction o. the Postmaster
General, after they come INFO he dead.leuer flee
| IL is believed that many Of them would finally
reach Inc persons addressed; and the pcsta &c upon
them wCuld probably equai any expenditures that
would be required 10 meet that object
The able of The editor exhibits the imporiant
tact that The revenues Tor he Two years preceding
the Is! oil Jnly, lS47, amounting 10 ab"u $1,000
0CG, has been collected, except S2l 91S 81; beng
! less than One.bfd oil one rer cent. on III. whole
amOun!. The ia 'ance is believed To be GOOD: AS
in mort cases, ndu sence has been given to the
| representatives OF deceased postmase,s, or their
su!eIIes; Whilst the whole amount has been dis
| buT.ed without The loss Of Il dollar or is row 10
the treasury ready !0r use-ihrs 3howibs tta' he
large rev MUGS o. Ire departments, collected by
over ireen ,bOusa"d yoSiMaslers ii.oug Foui our
widely extended County, in small sums nom A.
mos every citiZen in the community, under he
immediate supervision nj those energetic, IL ih.
| tai aud inde!aI gabir officers and the. subOri-
mates are a, once maze applicable 10 The expen-
at . IN .,yI 4
there is no diifcic1cc between h. acciuiHs .eve.
nues OF 'he department. ard rs IVA liable funds
The OTTER Assistant pos,nas'cr General Mes
sieuT, Hohbe and 8rc&n and o.ber oiice!s con.
nec,ei With The depa.iaeat Lave no, been less Vi
gan', active and rnergeic in The discharge ol
the duties assigned hem.
The regulations adopted b. Won early in the
year 1915 pro"idine iot the due attendance OF The
officers in the several trp5rimeuts, and for the
punclual discharge Of their dulles, have been
strictly complied with IN This, and have infused
great vigor in'o the regular ha>ineSs It the bu-
reaGs, including that Of The Auditor.
L. may hot &c am:ss here 10 state, that, liz he re-
eulsuon f tie salaries Of The bureau officers in
the city, the three Gsss an, Posmastcrs General,
whose duties are az important TO the country and
require as much talent and labor as any other,
have been lei! much less than other officers per-
forming similar services; and justice requires
that they should be placed upon footing of equa-
lily. Concluded on Second Paec.l
The War Office has received by the officers