The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-18

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STATS pEPARrMEST.
Nte(OHndand.In letter FROM gentleman residing on
this isand dated December 1885, We find highlyn
ere5ng acts This island Gas many Of 0rr readers will
menber is four hundred end nineteen miles IN length and
three hundred in BREADTH and estimated % contain about
wenythree millions IF Of land The population Il
about hundred and thirty thousand OF whom than
thirty thousand engaged directly In the hsheries
The registered tonnage Of vessels owned upon this island
is about hundred thousand TONS and the tonnage
nwards and outwads with foreign pors embraces about
tweny-six hundred vessels amounting to three hun
dred thousand tons. The imports and exports of the
colony valued at about ten millions of dollars It's i'm
ports from this country 10 about two millions OF dol
lars, while It's exports the United States
siderable owing the heavy duty but will increase rapidly
now that the treaty between her Maiosty and the United
States, which signed the 9th day of June 1854 in
operation.
Our correspondent states
That the prompt action Of the authorities in accepting
me treaty viii, undoubtedly, be ayoraby received by You
now wholly betrayed from duties levied imporaions
The deficit therefore which may be occasioned in the reve
nues by the free admission of those articles enumerated in
that treaty must be provided for by direct taxation"
Tile colony Of Newfoundland accounted wealthy
as its wealth depends almost wholly upon The fisheries
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Nericdn Bouadary Commemorative learn that the Secre.
nry OF the Interior has received intelligence from
NJ Mchler who had the in his charge that the bound
airy line between the United States aud Mexico has been
tabished, and that Lieutenant NJ had reached New Or
leans.
Geaeral Land oce.-Speys IN Arkon.as--The survoyor
general of Arkansas writes the Commissioner of the Gent
era Land Office that twelve Of land in the
toned State have been subdvded in accordance with
of Congress approved April 1882 and that copies of these
subdivisions have been transmitted to the General Land Of
lice and also to the registers Of tho land Offices of Arkansas
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Fra,kiag Pricilege Of Nen.bsrs of CongreWe under
ats I'M ~,
law requiring prepayment Of all letters places within the
United States, letters addressed members of Congress may
60 without being prepaid. The answer, Of course is that
all such letters should be duly despatched the ankng
privilege remains unchanged
In connexion with this subject the following circular of the
Postmaster General may be found useful
IL having to the knowledge of the department chat
large numbers letters have lately passed through the mails
under the forged franks of members of Congress- and know
ing that in instances persons having the franlng prv
ge are greatly to their annoyance often 10 an
letters and packets for Others merely avoid the payment
Of postage, deem it my duty call particular attention
the following provisions of tho act of Sd March, 1885, this
sEo. 49, And be IL further enacted That if any person
shall frank any letters other than those written by
himself by bis order the business of his Office Tex
tended by act of March Is4T in the case of members OF
Congress ana the Secretary of The senate and ( 81 be
House of Representatives include all letters packages
cent and received by them weighing ounces he
shall on conviction thereof pay fine of ten dollars and it
shall be the especial duty of postmastars
offence And any person having the right 10 receive his
letters free OF postage shall receive enclosed him. any let
ter packet addressed TO having that right
shall be his duty to return the the post Office mark
ing thereon the place from whence it came, that may be
charged with postage And if any person shall counterfeit
the handwriting frank Of person,
be DONE in order to avoid the payment of postage
go offending shall pay for every such offence hundred
dollars.
.ow with view to protect all persons having the frspk;ny
privilege in the full enjoyment their legitimate rights in THE
respect and prevent the commission these offences post
masters special agents. and all others in the service OF the
rtment are hereby instructed to render all proper aid
seeing that the intentions OF the law are faithfully carried
out"
Nec Pos, 09feesThe following manned new post offices
have been established, and the following named gentlemen
appointed postmasters
Crossing Laporte county, Indiana Isaac Weston, post
master.
West Spnoeas Plebe county ohia: Jssss Tluan post-
jamestown, CoDecah county, Alabama; William A. D.
Lanu, postmaster.
Pealed Oak, Bath county, Kentucky; John w. Tolniiu-
son. postmaster.
Prosperity, Lawrence county Kentucky John wellnan
postmaster.
Skull Creek Colorado county, Texas Lawrence A. Wash
ington postmaster.
DiseohtinuedThe post Office at Maple Grove, Knox
county, Ohio, has been discontinued
Change of Ndme.The Of the post Office Sterling
Botto Megs county, Ohio, has been changed from Sterling
Bottom Portland and Thomas Walker been appointed
postmaster in the place of Johnson j. White resigned