The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-01-21

General of the Confederate States has been PUBLISH
From it we learn (says the Richmond Dispatch that
the postmasters who required by the Department
to deposit quarterly oftener, the of their
offices, have deposited in the Treasury and its branch
es since the lst of June, 1861 the of $75605 10.
The amount of grants from the Treasury in aid of the
revenues of the Department was $500 O6O making
total of deposits and grants of $500 666 O6. Since
the 9th July 337 warrants have been issued upon the
Treasury in payment of the postal service amounting
1925 ,434 90; leaving undrawn and subject
rants, in payment of postal service, $67o,23l 10.
There have been issued upon class OF post-ofices
styled draft Offices, IN payment of the postal service
675 drafts, amounting to S40,28S SO.
The number of dead letters received and opened is
So. 682. The number of drop letters 8,5l2. The
number of letters held for postage 1918. 967 dead
letters contained in money, S575l so, ard 1911
tanned drafts, bills of exchange notes and other valua
BILE papers, amounting to SI,238, CAB 81. large
amount of the foregoing belongs to persons not resi-
dents of the Confederate States, and will be placed in
the hands of the proper judicial officers be disposed
of under the Sequestration Act. G94 dead letters,
containing money to the amount of 81 500 30 have
been returned to the writers thereof 81 letters con-
tanning 1892 O5, have been the offices which
they mailed be delivered to the proper persons
by the poSmaSterS and have been again returned to
the Department unclaimed.
tractors made the 10Th of October last, and
since that date only l43o, 200 stamps have been
ceved all of which have been issued to post-ofices
near which large bodies Of troops have been situated
with view to their special accommodation. The
ply of stamps furnished by the lithogra phic establish
ment i'll Richmond being altogether inadequate to the
demand, negotiations are pending with engraverS in
Charleston and Savannah; though it does appear
from the report that they Gan furnish the estimated
number required for daily 600 OCOl which
would Justify the Department in making permanent
contract; engrayer proposes furnish the stamps
gummcd but perforated at a of dollar per
thousand the paper be furnished by the DEPARTMENT.
whereas, the United States Government paid but
eighteen cents per thousand stamps gummcd perfora
ted and put up in tin and paper boxes and envelopes
without extra charges for paper boxes, envelopes
Meantime a confidential agent, provided with ample
means, has been dispatched Europe, procure the
manufacture of steel dies and plates for printing
stamps of the several denominations required by law
aud for procuring for use, practicable, fifteen
millions of stamps and forward the dies plates and
stamps this city. The small supplies being
ceived from the contractors (says the repOrt only
to increase the public discomfort they in
cities
The total of the mail service in the / States
of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, and Virginia. for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth, 1860 under the Government of the United States
was S429624G 49, and the total receipts, for postal
service the same year Sl.5I7540 55 Excess
of expenditures receipts, S2,TTS,706 %. The
receipts for the fractional quarter of month, end
ing the seth of June last las shown by the meagre and
imperfect returnS) S92367 81; and the expendi
S2OO,937 81; of expenditures receipts
s !OS, $50 so.