The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-09

The SPECIAL NEWSPAPER IRAlN-lTS Eff
FEET UPON OUR POSTAL SYsrEM.-To day the
same arrangement by which the metro
politan newspapers are delivered North by
a special express train in advance OF the
mail will be carried into operation in connection
with Philadelphia and all parts Of the South
on the line of the railroads. The papers will
be delivered to the dealers at Norfolk at three
cents, and at Mobile and New Orleans at three
and quarter, thus enabling the dealer to re-
tail them at those remote points at price
which is not to exceed six cents The time oc-
cupied in the transmission of newspapers from
New York to New Orleans will not at the out.
side be more than eighty-six hours, and cor
responding time for less distances. As soon as
the New Jersey and Camden and Amboy rail-
roads make up their differences and fall into
the scheme, q further economy Of several hours
will be effected. The inhabitants Of Philadel-
phia will then receive the New York morning
papers at their breakfast tables, whilst the
Washington people, instead Of getting them
at seven in the evening, will receive
them at two. As soon as the New Haven
line enters into the arrangement. Boston and
New England generally will be benefited to q
still greater extent, the number Of railroads by
which that region Is intersected affording in
creased facilities for carry ing out the plan.
One Of the most important results Of the
new enterprise will be the reduction which it
is bound to effect in the expenditure and labor
of the Post Office Department Under the
present system tons upon tons Of newspapers
are conveyed BY the mails. OF these the lat
ter will be entirely relieved wherever trans
portauon by railroad is possible. The special
newspaper trains anticipating In every direc-
ton the mail deliveries, the latter will soon be
freed from the delays and expense entailed BY
the transportation Of such heavy freight
There will still, to be sure, remain the Con-
gressional documents and other matters
covered by the ranking privilege, but
the growing favor with which the
abolition Of that nuisance ID being viewed by
the public viii soon compel the passage Of q
Law realizing II. When this ID done the con-
vcyance OF the letter mails can be effected ct
a vastly reduced cost, aud the Post Once De
partment instead Of putting the country to an
expense Of four or Eve millions annually, can
be made q eelfsustaining institution. Thus
one Improvement paves the way for another
and we shall be indebted to the enterprise OF
the persons who have conceived and perfected
these arrangements, in connection with the
newspapers, for the more speedy abolition OF
the ranking abuse and q thorough overhauiing
Of our postal system. When the Department
Is relieved from the burdens eutailed upon II
by the transportation Of 30 much heavy freight
IL will have both leisure and means to turn it,
attention TO the perfection Of postal com
municadon throughout the Union, but more
especially to the development Of that i'm
portant desidera,um, q penny delivery In the
large cities and towns.
A BIT OF ADVICE TO THE NEW HAVEN Raj.
ROAD MASAGERs.-A general meeting OF th,
stockholders q the New Haven Railroad il
called TO meet at New Haven tomorrow, &c
take action as TO the present state Of the CON
papys affairs II Is quite time something wa