The New York herald., 1862-01-20
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

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Continuing our abstract OF the report OF the
General we find that the books of the finance bureaz
hlnt ts fact that the posmasters who are required
the department deposit quarterly or oner The reve
hues oT their Offices have deposited the Treasury and
rs branches since the lst OF June, 1861 the OF
Soooo ~; the amount OF grants from tie Treasury
ad or the revenues OF the department $500 $50 So
making total OF deposits and grants OF SS95 500 O6
Since the 9th Of July 337 warrants have bsen is
sued upon the Treasury in paymen OF the postal se-ylce
amounting to 25 434 96eaying undrags and sn biect
TO warrants in payment OF postal service $3.50 23f 10
Ihere have been issued upon class Of post Offices styled
drit onlces, IN payment of the postal vice. 675
drafts, amounting TO $40 2ss SO.
The number Of dead letters received and c,ened is
Ssos2 The number of drop Letters s512. The number
OF letters held for postage 1S e67 dead letters
aneu IN money isl 80, and ,S11 contained crafts
pa.s u eSchange notes and other valuable pnp,rs.
amounting To 81 ,238, ,6i3 ST.
large amount OF the foregoing belongs to persons net
residents OF the Confederate States and viii be placed in
the hands Of the proper Judicial officers disposed or
under the sequestration act.
Six hundred and ninety four dead letters containoy
money TO 70 the amount Of 81 593 80 have been returned
% tho writers thereof Fifty ettsrs, containing
1852 0 have been TO the Offices at which thew cra
mailed, TO be delivered to tho proper persons by the
ers snd have been again returned the depart
inent uncainsa one hundred and hftyfwo letters are
no YET sent oue for delivery to their writer's They con-
tain Sal As Sxtyfour letters containing $500 belong
70 nc non-ref res dents Of the Confederate States.
Ihe nrst delivery Of postage stamps by She contractors
was made the 18th October last and sp, that dato
only ,43o 200 stamps have boen received al of which
nave been issued to post Offices which large Bodies
troops nave been situated with view tc sheie special
accommodation.
Inc supply Oi star1pS furnished by the thCgfephic
taoshmen in this city being altogether ina5reuate TO
tne demand, negotiations pending with engrsyors In
CHARLESTON and Savannah though does appear fro
tpe report that they furnish the estimated nsmes-
required for daily use (250000) terms whicl ;yous
]esty the department in making permanent cp1tracr.
gao engayer proposes TO furnish tie stamps grranle
out not peroratod at cost of dollar per thents
me pager to be furnished by the department. srsre-
~ Ihe United states government paid but Ell isteeas
,sn's @ per thousand stamps, gummed, pelfo H.ed,
ie pat up in tin and paper boxes and e,rve spes,
Without extra charsa for paper, boxes envelsyes.
meantime confidential agsnt, provided sah 1
ample means has been despatched TO Europe 10 yro tse
he Manufacture Of steel dies aud plates for Or asos
tanps Of the several denominations required by lew
mo ior procuring for use ss soon practicable #
Millions Of stamps, and 10 forward tho dies plates.
lamps to this city. Tho small supplies now being Es;
es ed iro. the contractors this city says the re
My serve to increase the public discomfort they an
ufcent to meet the demands even ths principal eli lei
The Postmaster General makes elaborate arguri
Justify the law which fortds publishers to ncwSpa
ers and periododcals as freight by epressnen and a h.
RS but strikes Us that he makes thisi
peet Ae Emstaken IN supposng that tie complaints
s;ce come exclusively from publishers expressme
he nowsi apers Of made ths medium of thcs
ompains; oat inasmuch the additional and the In
onvenieIce falls upoa the great reading yueIic
GO how the Old Law upon this subject DO aencminate
class legislation"