New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-13
alelp ORLEANS 4allu Crestflt.

xaas.na sssnest ~ me Possnas sser-GcneraI
$500 ,.as " 4.
1las osepA faoit, we eaAcasns 'soaa = N
Fdet sof5en Department presents a report OF con
~ - VII tsta z,,, ssa,g,;nv Ia statistics facts
n sis s ~ 49, ct ~ 800 s. .,,ar,,
ana ~ sgestsohs, or kkess nus 90 ~
1n8v a0a net FDrf too, in clear ara satisfactory
uss.smsss
STATISTICAL.
fs a5a41, N Inns iasf there were IN operation
is,,rthl 1t which miles III .l2s were by railroad
w III 7T nv coSch and I4S a
Nv iHHefior modes. The number 81 contra ctoTs
As ltlere rs III nss ~
fiss ~ tne iengan ei Wy isa Ieses, u ~, s s
NY " z ssssssae1 a sS ~ IN = tsar5af
NJ Iae c98sA loalsss ana 4zss ~ vs.
ssss III q miles, There are IN lie service 40
snSsi a0e4fs l64g mail messengers ana 6S railroad
N8xTa9es masters in charge of the express mails.
MD number of postraassers appointed during the
vear ~ ts555 6f which 1I40 were by the establish
faent On new pastoioes. Az IA 10 fill vacancies &C.
casioned BY designations, 6s5 By removals, 26I by
deaths and ne BY changes OF name and sites.
Whule number of postufices in the union p, ASS
number established during the year, llA6 num-
bsr discontinued fls1. The number OF post.masters
al present bect to by the President
ii ASss
The increase Of business in the P0st-ofhce Depart
meat from the commencement OF the Government,
indicates the growth Of our country In striking
manner At its formation, in 1888, there were but
III ostoficas in operation in 1900 there were 905 ;
ia 1910, $500 il 1920, $500 iii 1880, $50; In ls40
IH, a68 Id 1850, lSA17; and in 1860, ~, 498.
Is.scIAI
VII Il NH haye been effected. ana
<yss III II, xcess Of calculations
ara IL ~ Though il Is consider
w segsaia fhat N reforms heretofore recommended
Il III 8soYrress sd been adopted the accounts of the
f5snarisnef,t would have looked much better The
f1f4JJ7 III I,s 1lstIlrss fars The
ssss IN ,sye s,s ia. 10 Il
Ns piiSl beieiss 5 1850 I. saS65e Is
ans hssaas ~ q
Aaa AeT asso Y
Epsaaisusa more than -
freasry reit baanse ID the
nssv:aa account for 1850 II 500 Il
g which n Available, only 6s6e8 II
H. sslss,ss s. s5ls, is2 %
II made I'D of arrearages from postmasters, accu4
ii Ezausatea since lS45 and which can only be made
arailabIe al they are collected. The increase Of
revenue for 1850 was previously estimated at four
+ 13ar cent above 1863 !; 1t proves however. to be
hear seven per cent But il the estimates for 1861
and 1882 IL Bis thought best to adhere to the former
ejaculation of increase
THE measures oil reform proposed IN the last an
raAl report not having been adopted by Congress,
Che anticipated improvement in the financial status
~. ,uaed ]elicisrey for the wear 1859 il Al
81 less than The deficiency for 1863. still the
y lsi very Gar from that position Of in
Tke fotal aefciensy estimated ior fie year endi1e
Z yuHe 30kh 1851 ii 81 1865 900 63.
ila history nf the department since 1858 shows
aa Increase Of exp enditnre of about one million
~ Y)er aut1rlf until 1855 and similar increase of
& deficiency, except between 1856 and 1856 when
fE.s iilerease of each was hnt half a million Be
\ tween loo5 ana lsog the increase Of each was
1As1MAa AsfQ isiAi9n sAhce tflcn psfloa, ailh0uga
tae mas contlnued about fhe same The
4 usAeeeney has pseh aamlhished Dy ahout sbbU, 0u0
AAe estma1es anllge me Aope That million more
VIII &c savea IN 1901.
Ahh % W ssA 49, IL AS sl u
,,ass n FL su ss ,as ,n ~. III s. ~, Wmo,s
fss sas asG NJ sssOs Z, & On as1 *,
aa'psd enssaos's n 2se a25s Salue 9i9,37f l9I
rass. aasoss Il. 100 ss5osl6 %
sa via cf pcs age staalps lid stsnpsd Ell. =
sslepss issued dtlflhs iits yeaf ended June 50,
o,@ot,e5s u
gisfsass darfug iss8 III IS ". s 0057s3 S
aFYyer fia,f,IY,i tisns III ,f,staoa sta,,,,s
,aes, sssradnssS 81 - 81,
M aciiitias TX ,a,sa
e hostage on letters to foreign countries All ~
ra zI,o VIM ali exrses hereta -exisfne for -
iiau such postaveg i money The f;an
ara twentV.foua cents thirty cents. and nna1g
ce.sts The tggsg latter have been inrodee s;ncss
lst 5iy Inst and The sales ny, to to November 1st
haze been ~ ftailoHss -
sssa5s. II s6i. amounting to n ass
AsAs ss'st saalrs sFaauAng l4256
SsaE ~ NJ ss 81 s vi : asea q sNe1yonr
fs9u III sls II III aa5 s7.sI5 amounting Ii 6sIi4
-, Ii. a. 5 !. 81 Ill. ---
"a 800 y e. amounting zoe =.
e9e tisf fyT0.Ififtis ff fha ,era,,.,a ~ az
fartEaeat comes from stamps and the ace,,rafa
of this part Of lie business yolves
u great acrease of labor and expense to t,e ,le
uartEenf for which and on other aeeannfs fba /
ASKS for The creation 81 eleven
new eicr9ships. 51@j
49, sss,,..s, s,,s ,s On. ,,,,s -,
a-'' = Y 1ry 2 AND
"a ~ ~ AZ. III "a i ~
g " " = = ss ssanp W .ne posi-
!, - NJ III w1cn Y
I hsassa III liz ~ ". ;a ; ones
n ~ 49, stsins
''s a''es ~ 1le
i,sx saa aiso y,aen al ! naval oso,u
sian af STAMPED envelopes embracing what Is
asIed the sefrilling iinpToyenent.u nonsistng
IF black lines so arranged within the epyelopes AZ
ID afford a correct guide for writing the address of
\ I'M fines are seneealed affar nla 4
tla tisv in tho se,ivplane ar 4Iasa anvaln,,as
~ - 4; - y - - e y. AZ ~
tli5Ef nAKE D1Hs assteu uI tu ~ oV 4, 49,, isu.
Of
~ 2 ~ ;,,
ullb ttilt LIE UtleF viii DOLn
It'd three cent sfafIipE. n
f,fa ssaf,+ anzyao,.a Al mo; Nv, g. .
49, t., ~ 49,. MI 49,, 'J ~ "
HID ibutaa through the mails The same envelope, g
will asa a JareeI, ,,anfs for 10 eorragj !.
,ss sss t W ~ ~ M M ~ e ~ SsJ 80 80 Y
sssa ii 1T sen;re in sities where thege are
eTa,,spo letter boxes Or other repositories for