The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-12-11
postmastar-Ganeral,s Report.
Comparison of years 1891 and 1862

ls6l...Sg s., $40 ,2s6 I3, 6o6,75t
1869 ..-. 9,0l2,54 lI,l25,361
The Department has not been sells
sustaining. This result is largely ow.
ing to the suspension of postal expen-
ditures in the South, which were
greatly in excess of postal receipts,
but not alone to that. A revision OF
Discretionary expenses has been
de, and large reductions ordered.
fhe pay of agents has been regarded
and equalized. Economy has been
established in the larger offices,
where waste was found. Incompetent
cy, wherever found in official position
has been removed, and an effort made
to adopt standard of merit and ad-
ministrative efficiency, in lieu of other
and inferior motives for appointment.
Number of postage stamps issued
during the past year, 7,o87,ls8. To-
tai value Of stamps, envelopes, and
nwspaper wrappers sold, $6,91OI8l 43
Number Of dead letters received, 2,
$4,000 being 267, 900 less than the
year before. Valuble dead letters sent
home, 5l,2 39. Out of 81 ,493 monde.
liveries of letters, only 225 were by
faults of postmasters. 822 letters
were mailed with no address whatever.
Post Offices on 30th June, 1852, IS,
785-of which in loyal region 1878,
rebel 5000.
a postal convention Of delegates
from this and foreign countries has
been proposed by our Department to
foreign countries has been agreed to.
1t isto simplify the very complex state
offoreign postal arrangement.
Whole cost of internal mail service
SOth June 1862, was $6,314, AGA, 90.
The postal laws should be codified.
The use of the mails to send money
is inexpedient; limited money>order
system is recommended; and ''return
receipts" under the present registry
system, from the recipient Of registered
letters.
The number of postage rates should
be appointed more as the English are,
for honesty and capacity; and retained
as long as they will do well, instead
of the present political modes of APP
pontment,
Report of the Secretary of the Interior
MANY items Of minor interest are eu
tirely omitted.)
The Cherokees, Choctaws, and Sem
inoles were early in the rebellion over
awed by a rebel force sent among
them into renouncing their allegiance
ID the United States, and treating
with the rebels. Some 1000, souls
tina part of them who refused, were
driven into Kansas and suffered mach
before being relieved by the indian
Bureau. Three regiments were organ
lied from among them last spring and
are now in service,
(After brief summary Of the indian
war in Minnesota the report says:)I
am satisfied that the chief cause of
this outbreak is to be found il the in
surrection of the Southern States.
The Minnesotians require indemnity
and also guarantees for the future by
the removal of the indians. 1t has
been an error to treat the indians as
nations. They should be placed with.
i'll limits, kept under control, and
taught to earn living by agriculture.
The number of applications FOR pats
ents during the year endingSept. 30,
1862, was 5000, of which 3, 522
were granted.
The census report for 1862 is IN
great part ready for publication, and
is proceeding rapidly. Congress must
direct the manner of publication.
The public printing Of the past year
has been much greater than for any
previous year, owing to the number
o war, navy, and revenue blanks, and
the large quantity required by The last
session of Congress. The Government
printing office has proved veEy eco
nomical, saving all the large profits of
the public printer under the old system
Land Commissioners Report.
On Sept. 80, 1852, the public lands
surveyed and unsold were 1876, JAP, 500
acres. During a year and a quarter
to same date, were sold 2,O24,529,4 3
acres; About 4 1>2 millions Of acres
in Oregon, land over ga of million in
wisconsin, were proclaimed for sale in
October. About 2 ga millions acres
in Washington territory Is ready to be
proclaimed tor sale.
Railroad lands have beer convened
as follows during the year ending June
80, 1862: under act OF Aug.3, 1854, to !
Iowa and Michigan, sol, l29,1O acres
5-Gths OF it to Mich. Under the rail- /
road grants of 1856 and 1857, have |
been certified to the states of Iowa. /
Wis, Mimi, Mich, Fla, Ala, Miss, and |
LA; total amount of 1872, 1860 |
acres. Total of swamplands to tba
sundry states, taken under the Yr or+s
OF l849-l85o, to Sept.3o, 1862 Al 4os
35Po2 acres
the probable locatio" IF the eastern
end OF t.lne Paci6oR Z from Lawrence
"~,ansas, to the 10th degree west lon
gitude and OF, It's western end from the
Sacramento to the Truckee River in
Nevada has been filed according to
law End the public lands on these
roEts have been withdrawn from sale
accordingly. The whole grants ofland
| Oh DClJ OF lullSS WIOC SloIiS tuS
route) will amount to about 100000
acres.
Coal is found in Dakota, Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, Utah Nevada
California, Oregon and Washington;
providing well for that region, and ex-
listing to an aggregate extent far beyond
that of the fields east of the Mississip>
pi.
The United States gold and silver
region is of more than million square
miles, including more or less Of all the
coal territories and states, and New
Mexico and Arizona.
a proper lease or tax arrangement
would give the Government an i'm
mense income. This region will fur
nish at least 100000, 900 of gold and