Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-11


the establishment Of navy yerd, in
conjunction with this dock, in the Pa.
rifc, Such station is highly nscessa
ny to the convenience Of our fleets in
that ocean, which mus, be expected to
ineTssse with The growth Of commeree,
in its waters
The Naval Academy at Annapolis,
under revised and improved system oil
regulations, now affords opportunities OIL
education and Instruction TO the pupils
quite equsl. il is believed, for profession
al improvement, TO those enjoyed BY The
Cadets in the Military Academy. A
large class of midshipmen was received
at the commencement Of the last sea
demicsl tsrm, end practices ship has
been attached 10 the institution, 10 afford
the nmplesl means for regular instruction
in ssamanship, as well as for cruises, do
ring the vacation, Of three or fouT months
! in each year. The advantages 81 sci
ence in nautical affairs have rarely beer
more stikingly illustrated than in the re
port of the Navy Department, thst BY
means Of the wind and curren. charts
! proposed and pfsiecsel BY Eie0t, MkC
ny, the superintendent Of tae naval OBJ
servstory. the, passage Of the Atlantic
and Psci6c ports of our county has
been shortened about forty days,
I rue esdmate Tor tho support OF Navy
and Msrins corps, the ensuing iscsI
year. will be found 10 be 1886, 427 IS
the estimates for the current year beinl
IS, 900.52l. The estimates for special
/, objects under the control OF this depart
ment amount TO S2,684, 100 80, sgains
So, 219, $50 for the last year-Ihe in
crease being Tor additional mail service
OIL the Pacific Coast, and the construc'
ton ol.the dock in California, anlhoriz-
ed by the last session OF Congress, and
some slight additions under the head o
improvements and repairs in Navy Yard
buildings and machinery.
| deem it of much Importance TO a US
economy, and correct understanding
Of naval expenditures, that there should
DO an entire separation Of the appGoprl
ton for the support OF the. naval service
pro per, from ,thoss for tbs permanent
improvements a! Navy Yards end sta
lions, and from ocean steam mail ser
vice and other special objects, assigned
to the supervision Of this department.
The report of the Postmaster General
herewith communicated, presents an 10.
teresting view of the progress of the op,
erations and condition OF this depart.
men,. At the close Of the last fiscal
year, the length OF mail rout es in the
! United States was 1876. 29O miles; the
annual transportation thereon 53,27a,
252 miles, and the annual cost of such
transportation SO, 421,754. The length
Of the foreign mail routes is estimated st
625,206 miles. The annual cost Of this
setvlce is 81 ,3l7,l87, OF winch 446, 93o
dollars is paid 6y the Post office Depar:
ment, and $1,023.250 is paid through
the Navy department, The annuai
transportation within the United States,
including the service in California end
Oregon, which is now for the first time
reported and enumerated in the tsbular
statements of the department, exceeds
that of the preceding year Gle, 1886 miles,
al an increased cost of 575,lIO. The
whole number oil Post Offices in the u.
nited States on the 3o!h day of June last
wSs 1876. There were 1898 Post OF.
6css established and 256 discontinued,
during the year
The gross revenues Of the department
for the fiscal year including the appfopri
atoms ranked matter of Congress, Of the
departments and officers Of government,
excluding the foreign hostages collected
for and payable to the British Post
r q ca, amounted to Sc, 1876 866 70. Ex.
for the meporiod, excluding
go, 500 40. paid under award of the |
AUDITOR, in pursuance oil resolution off
he last Congress, for mail service on
he Ohio and Mississippi rivers ir 1889
nd 1888, and the amount paid the
'riish T oslsflice, collected for end pay
BILE to That office, amounted 10 5000.
Sc 70; leaving g balance of revenue, {
YER the proper expenses, Of the year of
7o3,999 49, The receipts for posta.
IS during the year, excluding the tor. ,
On postage, collected for and payable
the British Post.oflce, amounted 10
S ,344,747 81, being an increase of
997,6lo 70, or S186,5lO over the re.
'iPts OF the preceding year.
The reduction OF pos
ge under the act of March last, - did
It take effect until the commencement or
q present fiscal year. The accounts for
e first quarter under the operation Of the
duced rates, will not be settled before
lnuary next, and no reliable estimate of
IL receipts tor the presenL year can vet
, made. 1t To believed, however, that
icy will fall tar short OF those Of the last
ear. The surplus OF the revenues now
4 hand, are, however, so large that no
rther appropriation from the treasury in
ID of the revenue Of this department, is
'quired for tho current fiscal wear, but an 4
id'tional appropriation for the year end
'g June Soth, 1853, will probably be found
ecessary, when the receipts Of the first
"o quarters OF the fiscal year are fully as.
In his last annual reDort' the
oct Master General recommended a re- ,
bctlon Of postage which he deemed as ,
wv as could be prudently adopted, unless /
ongress was,disPosed to appropriate from I
le treasury, for the support of the De- {
Artment sum more equivalent 10 the !
lali service performed by il tor the GOV. 4
rnment: as'''
Inc reco,Hmendntions by the Post Mas
u General in respect to letter postage. /
teept on letters to or from California and I
RECON were substantially adopted by tbe 4
et Congress. He now Recommends an