The New York herald., 1862-01-19
THE POSTMASTER GENER AIS REPORT.


master General gather the following facts relating to
the operations Of the department which he pre-
The total cost Of the mail service in the eleven States
Of Alabama Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, louisiana Mis-.
sssippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Texas and Vynia for the fiscal year ending June go
1880. under tho veyernment Of the United states
2e6 246 49, and the iors receipts for postal service for
the same year 81 517 $40 os Of expendi-
sures over receipts 81 JOG % The receipts for the
fractional quarter Of month ending the Both Of June
last (as shown by tho meagre and imperfect returns)
were S92 ss7 81 and the expenditures $500 oS 97 excess
Of expenditures over receipts, S10S ,553 so.
OF an appropriation of $40 900 to carry into effect
act Of Congress relative to telegraph lines in the Con-
isderate States there has been expended SIS 136 H.
Fight lines OF telegraph have been built OF the aggregate
length Of 217 miles At cost Of 81 365 32 Ten
And half miles Of insulated copper wire, with batteries
operations, at a cost Of ,T63 So. Operators and
watchmen have been employed at ascast OF 81 600 23
Of which Al bi3 70 has been paid Contracts were made
vith tho Texas Telegraph Company and with the
Arkansas state Telegraph Company, FOR building and
operating Lines ana % Ss oogsSsraev The srss Vas to
have been completed by the 10th of December
There in the Confederate states oIs post roaas
satabished by law or these contracts have been pre-
pared IN Duplicate and sent In letters OF instruction 70
postmasters for execution by the contractors on iS.z
route and s33 Of the number have been returned pro
psriv executed Tho department has encountered many
diacues in It's Efforts efficient postal service,
and the casss Of failure obtain contracts upon large
nurnber of routes are given in detail the report
There ninety railroads and branch roads N the
ronfederste states OF this number only fifteen have
tered into contracts Many Of the companies have
waived proposal W contract for the present on one or
another ground Many OF them decline TO accept the
Classification and compensation assigned to their roads
and IL s manifest that many Of them intend, IL they
can 70 avoid liability and the legitimate control OF the
department by refusing TO enter into contracts while At
the Same time they signify willingness 70 perform the
service under protest, aud generally that they
course calculated TO meet and overcome objections IN
ths respect
portion Of the report devoted TO notice Of the r
regularity Of the mails OF which the depart
mont has been visited with much ceusure The difficulty
on eettnG proper schedules adopted and conformcd
The occupation Of the roads IN Transporting soldiers
plies and muntons Of war the military schedules run
by order OF tho War Department, with the ordinary
causes OF delay and loss o such as running
on the track breaking Of bridges &C. have rendered the
snas 10 irregular 10 make 1t accident ipsteat
Of the rule 10 have regular oetween any a.
mont has everything In its power TO avoid these "
reguarities and n, In no Just sense, responsbls fo
them The companies have been pretty generally noti
nsd that the department will do all u can by way OF nne
and deductions for failures compel regularity in the
service II Is impossible without publication OF tn
entire report for which have not space, TO notice
every fact connection with the proceedings OF the DC
partment In this aud other important respects.
The whole number Of post oncss In the Confedcrat
States tho LIST Of June 1861 SAIL. OF this mum
Der tbere have been discontinued since that date 1s3
ths LIST Of June, seventystwo; whole numbs
now IN operation, $500. Number OF post Offices oi
which the flames and sites changed IL; number
ostnastsrs appointed since tho LIST Of june 291
Der commissioned by the department since that date
l1sl; whole humber Of reslgnaons during the sam,
ser,od $50. OF which number 45e were rssgnat ions
Appointments conferred by this department and 4s wer
reshstcns q sppointpens held under the sovernmsn
cd seven permanent and one temporary special agent
have been appointed.
Fstnse o the probable receipts for the year endin
June 30, 1892 compared with tho receipts from oil jh