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New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-17

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PosT OFFIcE DEPARTMENT.,
December, lS4g


| December lS4s
| TO the President Of the United STATES:
SIR The number of post Offices in the United States al
the close OF the year ending June 3d. ls49, was
within the matchmaking an increase OF SIS. r
The number OF postmasiers appointed within the year
ending June go ls49, was 1888 or that number 1872
were appointed in consequence OF resgnations 1853 oil
deaths 2s4 Of changes Of sites Of offices; 2O3 Of
moyas; II OF commissions expired and not renewed 26
OF commissions renewed; % becoming presidential ap-
pontments by income exceeding oooi and 92l oil new
Offices. 3ar F@su
In Is45 important changes were made by law in the
postage and mail service OF the United States. One OF
those changes was large reduction OF postage Anoth-
Ell and almost equally important one to the pecunary
condition OF this department consisted in directing all
mail service 10 be let to the lowest bidder irrespective OF
the mode OF conveyance, and abolshing the previous
regulations requiring the new contractor to take the stage
stock OF his predecessor This single regulation reduced
the contracts of ls45 in New England and New York,
the first section let under that law, more than $25oooo
Another law OF lS45 was that requiring classification
OF the railroad service and fixing the maximum price OF
those classes The effect Of these laws greatly diminish
ed the price Of mail transportation, and aided in bringing
soon the expenses OF the service within the income
derived from the reduced postage so that now though
the amount of service is greatly enhanced its expense
The mail contracts, which for four years, made
section in each year; that the whole service had
undergone the process OF reduction under the operation
OF these laws, in June, lS4S. Therefore, the condition
of the department is was expected to be, found most
favorable to its expenses at the close OF the year ending
June 80, 1S49 The actual cost for each mile the mail
was transported in the year preceding June, 1s45
eight cents mill and, under the operation Of the laws
of 1915, the per mile of the mail transportaons,
June last, five six mills making difference OF
two and one half cents per mile being than
quarter. 4&
The number Of mail routes in the United States on the
first day of july 1S49 was 4043, and the number of
contracts AGO. The length OF these routes 1877 7O3
miles.
On these routes the mail was transported a., SAT 900
miles at the cost of which makes the average
cost of transporting the mail last year five cents six mills
per mile To this should be added the transportation of
the fore mail, by Southampton, 10 Bremen, and the
mail from Charleston and Savannah to Havana and also
the transportation Of the mail across The sthmus of Pan
anna all which is done at the expense OF this department
| TO the amount OF $255,692
The extent and cost OF this service the past year,
compared with that Of the year preceding, will be
clearly seen by tabular view.
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ls47 pay for the ranked matter of the department. hi
entire reliance is in receipts from postage II becomes
necessary to estimate that amount This cannot with
safety be done by taking the income of the past year and
adding thereto the same per cent Of increase that year
shows on the preceding The effect from reduction Of
postage had passed. and the two preceding years showed
little than the regular and natural increase keeping
pace with the growth OF the country The great increase
OF the last year unnatural and owing TO the tempo
more safe basis OF estimation must be found.
To exhibit separately the increase in the revenue de-
rived from letter postage and from printed matter the fol-
lowing comparison is instituted between the past and pre-
ceding years
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II will be observed that the letter postage increased in
the past year. 10 2l0 per cent and that the aggregate in
crease is Ia LIS.
The rate OF increase upon letters being extraordinary
und much beyond the natural growth OF our population
and business and being double that OF the previous year.
cannot be expected to continue, especially the
TO which il is mainly attributable have ceased operate
These the retaliation postage act of the 9th June,
ls4s. which suspended by postal treaty with Great
Britain in February 1s49 and the greater frequency of
correspondence induced by the Presidential in the
fall OF 1s4S In estimating the for the current
year, it will therefore be necessary to something
like the natural increase of the revenue the basis oil
calculation. To ascertain as nearly may be what is
that natural rate OF increase take the aggregate revenue
from postages yearly since the reduction the first Of
july 1s45 and show what has been the annual rates Of
increase, thus:
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For Baltimore.

For BaItImores
a ~r~. THE steamer OsCEOLA will, on Sunday, the -
Ax.lo-p Of September commence making IMP week to
x2A the above place, leaving washington every Sunday
O'Clock Returning, leave Baltimore Tuesday AT
O'Clock She will regularly going and returning At
Lconardtown Nd st. Marys rve Md and Gone river, Va
landings the Poonac for signals 10 land
FOR NORFOLK.
The steamer will for Norfolk every Thursday
O'Clock Returning Norfolk Friday O'Clock
D. m. Passage and fare S.
She touches going and returning Cone river and a. The usual
landings. JAMES MlTCHfIL,
Sep 20 .... Captain
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Lend. Pension. and General Agency.

WILLIAM H. MlNNIX, late o the General Land Once, will
prosecute claims OF every against the government befor,
Congress Of the departments His experiences in the different
specially In relation military
bounty ands viii enable HIM full satisfaction to all who
services The OF for lands sold
military will be secured and all
dead letter Claims for
revolutionary the Of 1912 and Mexican
special attention lie will also attend the sale
OF owned In
this city BY residents and others
made Gen James Shields formerly Commissioned
Of the General Richard NJ Young,
General Land oce 20 all the officers Of the General
of Congress generally OF the State Of Irois
Richie Edmund Burke, Peter Force, W. W. scson
Blair, J.. &. Rives, Richard waliach
Office Hasup Weedon Coach Factory west Of the Centre
Market Washington, D. G.
ReD
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NOTICE-Tbe subscriber bcg- inform the citizens
public generally that he has Just employed wormen from Eu
rope cities Of skin and experience
which, together with his knowledge and psetce In The bust
years. confidence
manufacture fine jewey and costly silver
he superior cheaper any establishment
OF country. His respectfully
requested o their orders with
ROBERT KEYwoRTH,
Penn. avenue, betwe cen 9Th and 10Th streets.
Ans, IE-eodu F..
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WANTED daily, a, the baltimore, PhiadsIphl., New.

WANTED, daily, the baltimore, philadelphia, New
York. Boston, New Orleans General Agency and Commits
young wholesale and retail and other
spectacle business statesmen, porter bar
Keepers walters farmers, coachmen, agents, book and map
agents. collectors In all branches OF business &C. We
all times large number Of good situations on hand which
paw from $500 $4,000 per Those Of situations Of
well CALL we have agents In each
which will ensbe 10 place applicant In
notice. We have large acquaint
the abovenamed Cities which trust will enable u to
give entire satisfaction all who may favor with cmi
TAYLOR TAYMAN, No. 50 Second street,
between South and Gay.
living any part Of the United States and wishing
Baltimore, either Of tile above cities, VIII
Immediately attended 20 BY addressing US ne
doing they will curtail both trouble and
would incur the city and
seeking employment for themselves, Address, -
= TAYLOR TAYMAN,
No. 50 Second street.
May 24-dn Baltimore, Md.
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S69l ,652 20
Thus showing the sum Of s6sI $50 10 unexpended OF
paions granted TO this department for the transportation
OF free matter OF the department
Estimates for he current year ending June 80, 1850.
The provisions Of the laws OF Is45, for reducing the
cost of mail service having produced their entire effect
on all the contracts las all have passed under their
inuence) before the commencement Of this year, Il was
expected that in the further contracts clear and decided
advance OF cost would ensue This expectation in
some measure verified by the letting to contract last
spring the northern section including New England and
New York The aggregate cost for the service was at
that letting much increased The whole cost for service
in that section under the contracts made in is45, including
f he whole cost for service in that section by
Making an increase OF sge,9s
One cause Of this is that more service is now contract
ed for than is 10 be done Instead OF 109i9l74 miles OF
TRANSFORMATION per year, ,S25 miles is perform
ed being increase OF 64965i miles per Anoih
er causeand. the greatest, perhapsis owing to the
change oil mail service from coaches 10 the many newly
expensive service. The service in that section IN car
rages horseback, which open 10 free compete
ton has now been let at even more reduced rate than
before and amounts only to about three cents oI each
railroad and steamboat services where monopoly excludes
competition, the expense is increased and the ranspora
ton amounts to nine cents for each mile the mail is
carried, even under the law OF 1s45, fixing maximum
of price TO the classes OF service.
The expenses Of the service Of the Department for the
current year, ending with June next, will therefore, be
increased, by the amount Of increase in the eastern sec
ton, 500 ISL also by the cost OF new routes in other
sections, ordered by Congress- $685. and by extensions
and improvements ordered by the Department, about
s2s 0s3; 70 which must be added probable sum OF
$4,000 for California, and sum to meet other contin.
gences OF $4,000 These additions 10 the expenses OF
the service Of the last year will constitute the amount Of
the current expenses Of this year, as thus stated
Expenditures as last year -S4479,0is Is
Additions-excess Of cost OF service In east
crn section se.ssi oC
New routes let In other sections 57,3S3 OC
New service ordered 28,Os3 O(
| Expenses for Cehfornis 5000 "
| Expense Of mail across the lsthnus $500 OF
Publishing new editions Of post Office laws 5000 OC
Other miscellaneous items 5000 o.
| whole expenditures Of the service OF the De-
pariment for current year s415o,lss II
To meet this expenditure in addition to the $500 oo
appropriated by virtue Of the l2h section OF the act
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Agency OF enc Bcok-Pubiishng Houses I'm the United
States.
TAYLOR MAURY, booksellers and staoners, Pennsylvsnia
avenue, 9th street, having formed connexions with the
principal book establishments Of the country win supply al orders
Tor religious medical, scientific,
books IN io single copies At te lowest publication prices
Schools intulons individuals intending order foreign
American books from northern aies, trouble and
expense heavy eigh postage, &C.. leaving orders
TAYLOR MAURt, In Washington city, July3
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Mn. A. DE vAUDRICOURT begs Inform the
vi public his friends that having permanently located In Wash
intends his tuition French,
Italian and Spanish languages and also Of The piano forte and
ing all lis branches References OF highest responsibility
will given by applying his residence l2th
d. door 70 Gbons Academy, Davis music
Mrs Anderson's stationery store,
July I7-eodn
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FOR NORFOLK.

.sl-A The osCEoLA will, on Saturday, the 7,h
July making trips week otbe above
leaving "Wednesday and Saturday
o'clock Returning leave Norfolk every Monday and Thurs
She viii going and returning at Pney Point Point Cone
River and the landings the Potomac.
Passage and fare TO Norfolk
Piney Point.
July T-du JAMES MITCHELL Captain.
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1913.
lS49.

The gross for the year ending June 30, 1s49
amounted to $4,000 76 2s, derived from the following
sources: t..H.
From letter postage, including stamps sold 50 $780, 90
Newspaper and pamphlet postage SI9,0l6 %
Miscellaneous items 1884 q
Fines IS rs
Dead letter money sold 80 SO
si,7O5,i76 Is
From the application made by the 18th sec
ton of the at OF 81 March, 1sI7, for mail ....
services 20 the government 100000 90
al OK I76 %
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United states Patent once.

an the petition Of Eskn briggs Carpenter OF south
Bend Indiana, praying for the granted
sa Bsg and Carpenter Tor nm Improvement moving rasng
d cleaning grain for years the expiration said patent
which takes place ON the 9th day of February, 1850
ordered thai the said petition be heard the Once
me id Monday In January ~ all persons
auon ought 10 be granted. $3.50 =
ordered also this published In the Intelpencer
Republic, and Onion, Washington city Daily Atlas Cincinnati
81 Joseph Valley Register South Bend, Indiana once week for
ee successive weeks previous TO the third Monday January
anL " a...L 80, .LLLH
..... rasH. Commissioner Of Patents.
PsEdton Of te above will please copy, their
bills the Patent Once, with paper containing this notice.
Nov i-law3w .& ta vi .i5.@.fH
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UNITED sTATKs WHOLESALE CLOTHING WARE
HOUSE. I

EVILS HANFoRD No. asa 254, 96, and oss Pearl street,
(beween Fulton Barina slp New York, have on
hand the largest Of CLOTHING in United States
adapted all markets. In the article ofshis and Drawers we
keep endless variety Also The extensive manufacturers q
OIL CLOTHING AND COVERED HATS In the world PLAIN
AND FASHIONABLE CLOTHING, Of all kinds q t#
Catalogues Of stock by mail Orders promptly filled.
LEWIS HANfORD,
Nos 25e, 254, 2S, and 25s Pesr st., " Y.
June 9o-2.w3m
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General Agency at Washington, ID. Q.
QY A. NJ FARQUHAR, forinery Of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
for claims for services in the with Mex
co.. revolutionary war with Great Britain and the Flor
ida a.".. r.'
For pensions, bounty land, or scrip
Bounty LandW attend 10 the purchase and sale Of bounty
land order.
OGeeThe applications for paiens procuring models
drawings &C. NIL their various branches
General Post OfeeA claims against the department viii be
settlement of contractors quarterly accounts Of
ditto facilitated &C.
New Orleans Delta, Nashville Unon Mobile Advertiser Louis
Democrat Louis New Era, Cincinnati Gazette indianapolis
SENTINEL Detroit publish
of s. send their bills this ofice accompanied
with paper. ...r June 24u
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Excess Of gross revenue for the year :
The appropriations under the 9Th section OF
the act OF Sd March, 1919, remaining Ia the
treasury undrawn, exclusive Of the appro-
priations for the past year, already noticed,
amounted 10 :
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House-Furnishing Dry-eioods Wareroom.
TnCK RFpI ENfSUEn ACET,r npnlflN h,,o


cToCK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & DODSuN have the
pleasure announcing communities Washington
Geoetown Alexandria, and environs having literally
paronized or which they feel grateu
keeping constantly hand general
ron goods they have received very i'm
acquisitions their
lew, to wit: 7sit
pieces Crosby Sons best make (Engsh) Brussels
:, pe.ins ..,,..n,o,, ,.. -, .,.
ingrain figures very neat
and beautiful 5Ia :. N@EE :
70 do low-pnced ingram caTpetings,
cents, suitable attics Easements
style tapestry carpetng, ~, rs,
IN width
pieces drugget one width Is enough for a carpet
40 superb damask and satin iaine cords and
and rimps 10 match r
supcrbiy rich cornoes which win be furnished
necessary elevated In few mo-
ments 7 -'-".-~
magnificent under curtans
and shsSes worked In medaons vines and b,skefs nj dow
e These goods we arc sure be surpassed BY any
thing OF the Kind ever offered for sale in this city
set tide curtains for French bed, something
Tide net-eovers for do a .s. 4.
superb dinner and doubesan damask cloths with mp
kns 20 match
Coiored dan'ask WINE -cieths, doy mes 10 match
Also general and beautiful assortment Of floor oes,
which y 9 cut 70 Nc any noon or hall to order
pieces Manila o. Spanish mailing
"A any oi me ABOVE g"oos are no e'
,.,.s CLAeEI * * DopsoN,
oa. . .. corner OF renh aN' ana s'h 81, up stars
ocl - -2aMfwruInn
III h.nasome an =, 49, a sub
i@ss and general excellent
Mahogany hair and spring scat sofas
NO nn. ~, sg ana Iel a,e ~
la marine ION Centre and scro nedes,a rpId tables
painted ehanoe. se' eoh , ~ asms
Naogany frame eosng g,ses of y,ros sises mspe and
rosewood. and every other DESCRIPTION =
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kSsx WALKER win practise law In the supreme
Couf Of The United States, attend
uS MN Hins the government address Washington, DC
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PHoNOGHAPHY.Profsmo BENJAMIN p Worcester, teacher
Topography during the season In several schools In This
V continues 70 give private Instruction his room, Mrs @.
.on Penn avenue between 6t and TIN s reasonable
Mm Sept o-iawtf
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g& IEpsrArEs PATEsr OFFICE, September Ie, l64g.
WHEREAS, Charles A. Krechler, n subject or the
King Of Sweden, did obtain patent United States
bearing date July 10 1895 aud whereas Falkman sub
the said King OF Sweden, did application this Off
letters patent for substantially the invention
August last based upon Swedish dated The
evidence Of which has been presented and filed: IT. FHE
And whereas interference by ONCE between
parties aforesaid the 18th day Of September current and The
M hearing appointed 20 be the tksa Monddp March, egkfcen
and fy and the parties notified OF through their
asen; to say, Mr. Charles NJ Keller the city OF New
York. for Faikma and Mr. H. H. Eddy Boston, krechler
the said X III Eddy late attorney Krechier
inform this Office by his letter dated the 18th instant that he is
informed 10 the residence Krecher and
the said Edd power ofaorncy ceased when patent
issued and delivered, and that the official the
ence the said Eddy no legal notice the paentee.
therefore, this TO give noce Charles A. Krec
and 10 all whom II may concern, that the application letters
FOL apparatus for disabling and ecng prtuous liquors.
Fakman aoresad has been adjudged with ts
invention claimed by Charles Kecer which letters pa
granted the 10Th Of July ls49 aforesaid and that
hearing will be granted the named and In con-
y with the provisions OF the eighth or Con
ae approved July 1885, and the rules Of this Office pertaining
thereto. MsaF. sM :
ordered, that this notice be published in tho Republic and
National ntelgencer, Washington Daily Bee, Boston and I
New York; once In each week for previous the
THOS. EWBANK,
Commissioner of Patents
Editors Of the above papers will please copy,
bills duplicates TO the Patent Once, with paper combining
notice. Sept 2s-law6m
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WILL stend the prosecution claims before Congress and
W vicious executive departments Of the government
ohesrnd dwelling street, between Oh and 10Th streets.
octt-d
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BENNETT OLEmENTs,
Notary Public, Rosntv Land Pension, and General
9gnsi, ,I Warrington,
CONTINUES prosecute claims for revolutionary services
valid revolutionary hafpay and widows PENSIONS and all
growing out OF the Of 1919 and with Mexico
service a clerk in the Treasury Department. and
experience agent enables him
and efficiency all claims committed his
and management His charges uniformly moderate u
peeted correspondents will pay postage
RKrrfREsoEs
Hon, A. p Baaby. Ala. Hon. A. Tverson, Ga.
r. RutIer King. Ga, Col. A. g. Bennett, P. NJ army,
r. r. Rbett. 81 o. Gen. N. Towson, z. VI. Gen.
J. 4. Phelps Mo. Hon. T. La sere, La
r. w. Tompkins Miss Messrs Gales Soaton,
j. II. Harmanson, La. Messrs Cofcoran Riggs
j. @. Chapman Nd. Col. T. P. Andrews, r. NJ. A.
ID. 3. Kaufman, Texas Col d. j. Ricardo New Orleans,
Job Mann, Pa Mai Lloyd j. Beai, r. NJ. A.
A. X Paris comptroller OF Peter Hagne esq, I'd auditor
treasury treasury
Sept T-ly
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TUE undersigned having opened office the Wnders
building, opposite the west end Of the Navy
bio services all persons may with
The different departments of the government
which they require the services OF agent for
ton u claims pending before Congress- His long with
ls Navy Department. In dschagng the duties of important
o together with extensive with
Congress- may possibly enable him render important
VIM B. SCOTT, XII.
Late Navy Agent
Republican Argus Baltimore Richmond Enquirer; Herald
New York; Ohio Statesman, Ohio; and
ph will insert TO the amount Of dollars bill
Sept 29--n - s5t -1
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Ient was 1920
received
sis,@s
-. i,3os,5Os
l70,7l5- 568, 3i5
!. 3.4fs,25o
6.a2n.oes

The letter postage and pamphlet postage to which this
matter would have been subject II not ranked, 10 com
puted by that report at S792,70
II should be recollected that the Post Office Department
is not only required to mail and transport this matter Of
len requiring the hire OF additional coaches and teams,
but also subject to the actual payments Of money con-
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VIEW GOODS AT HARPERy.-we win open tins da
another OF rich Suks Cashmeres, Moussenes,
hernOs, shawls anl scarfs In great variety.
Also, elegant embroidered French pattern coaks In yelve an
Nov 3-3tife1
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-05-17

Say yew !sdew youa think them pas
sengers j. gointews pay yew for :
breakfus and not get no compensashun p
'sAhi-what! Do you think any ofthe
passengers took them?' 3s't7'.'e ,az ss's,
Dew I Mink?H No, I don't think, but
I am sartin.' Ef they air all as green Al,
yew, bout here, I'm goin' tew locate imme-
diately and tew wonst.' ~. -. -. d,
The landlord rushes out 10 the stable,
and starts man off after the stage, which
had gone about three miles. The man
overtakes the stage, and says something
to the driver in q low tone. He immedi-
ately turns hack, and on arriving at the
Hotel, Hez comes out to take his seat, and
says e. ss 7 s#
'Heow air yew, gents7 Pm rotten glad
tew see gen !. 1s.s s.s'@ ~ '. ~
Landlord says to Hez, Can you point
out the man you think has the spoons
Pint him eout Sartinly, ken. Say,
Squire! 1paid yew four ninepences fur
a breakfast, and ] callate | GOT THE VAL
LEE os'T! Yew'll find THEM SPOONS IN
THE corrEE-Por!' sas4a G= tgaaa WA s4ts 4s;se,a.
Go head, all aboard, tlriver.aatlss NJ 4a.
ssN eaaof a@ttt ssa sR sLrrrLE 'UN.'