New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-20
RUIZ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REPORT.

THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HEfOhi'
From The hic1,sond DipGfch.
from the report of the Hon. JOHN u. Reagan
Postmaster General, We sa'ler the following iars
relating 10 TIE operations Of the Department over
which he pIcsides:
The total cost Of the mail service in tie eleven
States Of Alabama, Afkan'as, FLORIDA, Georgia,
Loui.i3ua Mississiri, North Carolina, south Caro-
Ina, Tenneesee Texas and Virgins for the ffeol
yeur ending June 80, lsCJ under toe Government u
The United States, was i2gG,2i6 rs and the total
CENT. for postal service for the same year were
l,jlI $40 -; eVscs Of expenditures oyer receilis'
1,0S,7Oj o.. Tue receipts ir tie fractional quar-
ftr 81 ore month, ending TIE Both d june mst las
shown BY To meager aud Imperfect ro.ornsl, were
S2.3S o., and tie expenditures S.h,9Ji ~ excess
Of cxperdi'uros over rec t. SO ,11j 30.
OF IN appropriation Of $500 10 carry into elect
IN act of Congress. "re-iivo 10 telegraph iiueh ~
tbe Confederate StAtgs' mere has bseh eA 'e,ueu
So i30 g.. Eight iiues OF telegraph have been
tuilt--of the aggregate length q ~ Miief-&i AZ
'aslrcgate cost oi ) $50 b. Ten and & lah miles
OF insulated copper wfe with bSiteii Z, g., have
cen made and -ut 10 TIE army, for hcld olefAtOnt
Il Il cost Of Sl1t3 Sc. o. orators and Watcl
81 5l3 10 has been paid. Contracts were made with
me Texas Telegraph Company, and with tie
Arkansas state Telegraph Company, for building ana
operating lines and sending government dsl -tehes 10
.oistaut portions e the Co-leCrECy. lie Aret Was
o have been completed res tie ION Of December.
established by law. OF csc, contracts have been
ur,Taled Ia du, catc and cert ia let ors Of iutrU,
ION 20 p0stuastefs Tor execution by tie contractors
IN / 80 IOnte- a'd S3j Of this number have been
fetunei Irol ody executed. The department has
Encountered many diff ,ul les IN IT. Efforts 10 secure
efficient postal service. ald tie caus OF feline 10
obtain contracts uIOn large plumber o. routes aic
given in d, TAIL IN Tie 81 or.
There are "a i4ilroa,s and branch roads in the
Confederate S'stes; Of tii, Iuiuuer oniy b. Rave
entered into contracts. Many Oi them decline 10
ACCEPT the Cla.iitafIon AID com, eufaiion q. Cued
70 their roads, and il is manifest hat many # them
intend, il they can, 10 AVOID iistiy ANA ire lcciii
mate ontiOl Of the department By Ielusing 10 enter
into coat acts, Vile, 90 tie sauic .n tney signify
Wii.l-uess o. perform iLe soiNi,c, but uLaer fIuc
protest. and generally that they must have higher
.ay. The Department. puriuiif g c0cfte calculated
10 meet ana overcome objections 80 tli, respect.
4 portion Of lie report Us devoted 10 notice Of
tie iIrcluarty oil TIE MALE, on account OF which
the Department hat been visited VIII much ccnrure.
lie difficulty Of getting lfoper schedules adopted
and couiorIaed 10; the occupation Of The rodds N
TRANSPORTING solder-, suppes aud munitions Of war,
the iiiary schedules run oy order a the War De
Iaument, with ordinary causes oil lay and loss OF
onuectlore tuch running oil lhe track, breaking
II L. das- Nc have rendered tie mails 20 irregular
al 70 make II an accident now, instead OF tue rule
20 have lIy regular oouuep lois between any d.tan
and IMPORTANT pOiutr. u "a e. ed bat TIE Depart
ncut has coue everything IN iis power t0avod those
b
them. The COMPANIES Lave been pTelty generally
notified that tue Department will 40 all n ,in BY
WY q! fines and deductions FOR itilpfc1 70 compel
ieQclaity in The tcnlce. J. In Impossible, without
publication oi the entire report Tor which We rave
not srace 60 notice every TACT N connection wi.h
he tinpe o. the Department IL Ills and ether
important respects.
Inc whole hunter Of Pos'-0ni er in TIE Confcd-
crate States on The lst Of June, lt6l was N,fii.
lot L. j. number there uaye been difoominCcd since
tht date rs, leaving ~ operation - hum Jei
lblsred sIu, c The l-. Of June =; whole uuulle r
Low In operat.on, 80. NumJer OF POst-Obi,es Of
which tie nance and fItcs were changed, a. NUM-
Der oil POsua-ers appointed tince TIE III u june
o. .6i: number commissioned ny the Department
silce that date lcl; whole number OF rel nations
durA the same p,Eod, $50, Of which number 30
weIe Terigua;ions OF appointments Conferred By
hs Department, ard 4Ji were Terighaii0us Of
aDpointments ted under the Government of the
Uni,ed Staies. There he 40 IOuio agents employed
seven IeruaIent ana ole temporary t!eoid hgeuts
have been appointed.
Estimate II tie probable receipts for the year
en1ing June 30, 1872. compared win the receipts
from al The pos'-olc,s now IN the Confederate
states for TIE ffrll segr tnoiag Jone 80 100;
w.tifec, ip.s ~ ed the of"cfiA fJ......s i.1t2
gos. faceiits u oil lie 0icea in lotl..... lt.IOR
sio1irr G deficiency Of. ............... s'95sA
Ihis s5imnje, however, IS based upon Tie rc'ufns
from oulF 1.J-Z post oiA,es, aud tue receipts must
ueces.aily he increased by the returns frDn the re-
Inairg OIL though tie latlcr are generally small
Offices gcatte cred Throughout mo iuttiOr, ON many
Of which the dceiplb viii be iucObtlderable.
There arc otLer facts connected with lie opera
tons Of the department, which Sc reserve FOR il-
tuie ar,icle.
HEALTH OF REBEL SOLDIERS-LARGL
MORTALITY.
From The b,eia,nd Lr1ntaer Jan. iC.
THE report Of the ktelet o. HOly Wool Cemetery
up 10 tic lZb Ds. tha 90 Confederate sol.lert hud
hem buried al ihss place, Wds well lcuhied to in-
duce reflection Of an unpleasant nature. To account
for this seeming excessive mortality amOng our
brave offenders, we nay state thar, 10 Wilma very
l.aI M a. - Il -LLt