The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-06

'N' H'9i'o'' was H'''..-~.-- .--.----- n,'5i.ld 5.
Tho tdi. Total receipts $40 ss2. .4sI q
Jear, including oll 20 for accounts
Closed oy Dad deOts. .....,......-. 1910 62l 81
Leaving a credit to the revenue ac-
| Means for loo2
The gross revenue for the
year 1863, nclndlng for
eign postages. fees paid
In Dy letter carriers,
and miscellaneous re-
oelpts, is estimated at. 99,2I3Il0 M
Balance OF appropria-
uong, arising chiefly
from increased reyo-
Rues, and not required
Tor expenditures of 1860 1894 90
--- Ss63s s'4 90
Estimated deficiency OF revenue
compared with estimated expendi-
nsana, sgres :. 1896 900 es
acts OF March 3, l547, and March 8,
1851 600 coo 90
Estimated deficiency for the year
ending June 3d. 1882. .-.....-..., "A 565 600 63
The anticipated revenue for the year ending
J une 80, 1860, was IS 2S7 223 or four per cent
on the revenue of 1859. 1t now appears thar
the actual revenue for 1860 was sS51S O67 40
being near seven per cent. inerease--neverthe-
less, II is not deemed expedient to estimate for
an increase of more than four per cent FOR
1862 and the amount of S9213 l40 as above
stated, Is obtained by assuming that ratio of
Increase for both 1861 and 1862, based on the
actual revenue OF 1860
Proposals were made during the last ses-
sion of Congress to furnish the department
with wrappers or envelopes embossed with
one cent postage stamps, for the purpose of
preparing transient newspapers, and the
subject was considered by the Committees on
the Post-Ofice and Post Roads. Recently
similar proposals (from another party) have
been made, with the suggestion that not
merely one cent, but also two cent newspaper
wrappers be provided and L recommend the
subject for such disposition as Congress may
deem necessary.
DEAD Letters
The number of dead letters containing money =,
registered and sent out during the year ending
SOth June last, was. 10 $50
Ths number containing other articles OF
---- '---" $4,000 .--- 10 ooo
Otal. q U3S
Being 5 662 increase on The work of 1889
In addition, there have been sent out since
april last, ". other letters, OF class
filed, not containing Enclosures of sufficient
absolute value to justify their registration e82
Making whole number sent nt...-.......-.... 81 ol7
or IL GA more than during the previous year.
Whole number of dead letters opened at San
PerseyeIing efforts have been made. so far
as the limited number Of clerks would permit,
to ind the true causes for the non delivery,
especially of valuable letters, and the result
has been TO confirm the former experience of
the department, as stated ia my annual re-
port of last wear, and my special report of 7th
which the inquiries OF the department have
been answered, or where causes were patent
without inquiry, 1888 letters were misdirect-
ed, Cpl illegally directed $50 directed 10 tran
sient persons, 1856 to persons moved away, 657
not mailed for want of postage, SIS directed to
fictitious persons or firms, 54 without any ad-
dress or direction, "a mis-sent-leaving, out of
S,OU2 only 1,3il letters properly addressed, an
only 6Si for the non delivery of which the de-
partment is blameabe, 657 having become
dead because not prepaid.
The measures OF reform proposed in my last
annual report, not having been adopted by
Congress, the anticipated Improvement in the
financial status Of the department is not real-
lied and although the estimated deficiency
for the year 1862 is 5 6s3 S32 G3 less than the
deficiency for 1853, still the department is left
very far from that position of independence
which III my opinion, II should occupy.
Postage Stamps and Stamped Envelopes.
The number of postage stamps supplied to
postmasters during the year ending June 80,
1860. was as follows, viz:
One cent. .-..-. -. SO 723 400
Three-cent -. ...-. l59 463 600
Five cent. t79 BOO
Ten cent. Observation-Disclosures, 3 1913 $50
Twelve ce MT 65S s06
Twenty four ent.----....-.............. $3.50
W hole number---....------- .2l6 H0650
stampsd ENVELOPES % go 02 value s4Ss72 ~ ~
Total amount for 1850. ........-.. Sc S7O, SIC 10
Total value OF postage stamps and
stamped envelopes issued during the
year ending June So l559.---- 50 26l 633 "a
Increase during 1850 ....-....... COS 78a IS
Larger denominations OF postage STAN pg
have been adopted and introduced, especially
for the purpose of afording req Quisite facilities
to prepay the postage on letters to foreign
countries, and of removing all excuses hereto
fore existing for paying such postages in
money. The new denominations are twenty
four cents, thirty cents, aud ninety cents.
The Secretary proceeds 10 argue in favor of
declaring city streets legal post routes. The
registration of letters he regards as a failure.
The registered letters are no more carefully
attended TO in the post-offices, or by the maN
agents and the distinguishing mark on th8m
only the more readily tells the dishonest which
letters are valuable He recommends its abol-
ishment The rate OF postage between the East
ern States and any point west OF the Rocky
Mountains, and vice versa, should be raised to
III cents per letter.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The indian outrages in New Mexico and
Utah last year were very numerous, and not
less than S500,O00 has been expended in NOV
ing the troops against the savages. The Su-
peTintendence of the Indians, the Secretary
thinks, should be transferred to the War De-
partment. In the Quartermasters bureau
since he came into the department over SEA
000, 600 has been Ii sbursed by about 230 dis
bursting officers, OF which all has been ac-
counted for except about $24 900 which will
yet be made good.
With regard to the facilities for sending
troops from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific, it is
stated that at an early period last season the
hundred men, EN- barked at St. Louis on the
Sd OF May on two steamboats, of light draught,
and with all the necessary appliances for such
a march, set out on the journey. The season
was the least propiiious OF any for some years
the water was very low from fail
ure OF rains in the spring and of the
usual quantity OF snow during the Win
ter amongst the Rocky Mountain range
But, ithstanding this disadvantage, the
expedition made good progress, reached Fort
Benton by the second day of July without
any material hindrauce and took up their
line of march for the Pacific. Transportation
had been provided for them, and although
there was some little delay in it's reaching the
command, it caused no material detention and
resulted in no inconvenience. After prOspe-
rous march of less than sixty days from Fsrl
Benton, the command arrived in safety and
good condition at Fort Walla Walla. This
march, covering distance OF three thousand
miles by water and six hundred by land, has
been made in the space OF five months, during
one of which the troops were halted,) through
al unknown and wilderness country, with no
great additional expense beyond that OF an or
dinary march. and without any serious acci-
dent.
Rifiing our present cannon, the establish
nent OF a national cannon foundry, the adop-
ton OF breach loading arms, and the equip
ment of militia Of the country, are all urged.
SEVERE ON BRRCHER.-Rey. II. w. Beeeher,
of the Inderendant, in indulging in philan-
thropic howl at the Irish emigrants in this
country, ind lged in coarse hing 81 Nc Mas
ter of the New York Freeman's Journal. Mr.
McMaster thus replies: alt is news that
American freedom, as distinguished from Eu-
ropean, means equality for negroes with the
white man. Let us, however, remark To the
writer In the Independaat, that he must be a
very late importation from Down East, or
he would have been aware that our grand
father was fighting for American liberty
against the tories and Indians beyond the Al
thn hat n 1foth
was driving cattle through New England to
sell to the British on Lang island Sound