The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-10

Mrs-sENT LErTERs-ADvIcE TO COMMERCIAL
MES-Fer the last six months we have been in
the habit Of publishing lists Of the postal waits
which, through carelessness on the part of the
persons addressing them, have found their way
into that epistolary bourne-the Dead Letter
Office. For while we remarked that this prac-
tice appeared to have diminished their number.
The long list which we publish to-day shows that
We were mistaken in the hope that 1t would have
the effect Of inducing greater attention on the
part Of commercial correspondents. This is the
more inexcusable, seeing the inconvenience and
perplexties to which negligence in such matters
occasionally give rise.
A case which came to our knowledge O short
time since will serve TO illustrate the annoyances
which may be occasioned by these casualties
The corresponding clerk of large Philadelphia
house had occasion to direct to firm In this city
a letter containing an enclosure TO the amount Of
about two thousand dollars. In the hurry of
business he inadvertently addressed IL TO New
Orleans intended for New York. The letter not
coming to hand, the young man was Of course
placed In very awkward predicament, and,
being Of highly honorable and sensitive nature,
he resigned bis situation sooner than continue
TO live under the idea that the sus-
picions Of his employers were fixed
upon him. II is needless for us to add that the
abandonment Of his position did not bring peace
TO bis mind, and that he was rendered most I'M
happy by the mystery attending the loss Of the
money. At the expiration of about twelve
months his late employers received q communi-
cation from the Philadelphia Postmaster, inform
ing them that the letter, with its valuable enclo-
sure, were lying in the Dead Letter Office, and that
they could have them on signing the usual
receipt. Thus through an error Ia the prcscrip-
ton, which would have been avoided by little
care, the money had travelled to New Orleans,
where il had lain for some time, had thence been
transferred to the general Post Office In Washing
ton, ard from there had found it's way back into
the hands Of the parties by whom II had been
originally sent The consequences Of all this
were firrt failure in the fulilment Of q money
engagement which nothing can be more
annoying or dangerous to commercial house
secondly, disappointment and inconvenience to
he parties for whom the money was destined.
tbd tnnuly tne iosS oi MS charhcsc' an" s''""uo"
to young man on whose integrity there never
had previously been the slightest bemish.
These facts should operate as a caution to cor
e4pondents- more especially to those who
have weighty interests entrusted 10 their care.
No hurry or pressure Of business can excuse care
lessness in a matter Of this sort BY having On
address book lying beside him, properly posted
M. clerk will spare himself and his employers
,be consequences OF errors occasoned by the
dislike of trouble or a defective memory. There
i nothing in fact, in which mans memory
should he so much distrusted as In this matter Of
addresses There are but few commercial cores
ponden,s who are able to convey correctly in
their minds the names and directions Of the null
titude Of persons with whom they are daily called
upon to COMMUNICATE. By attention to the sim