Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-07
Tho Nov Pos1nI Law.

The following is an abstract of the new
Postal Law, which went into effect on the
lst of July:
The tbree.ce letter rate of postage
covers now letters to California and TO
every State and Territory in the Union.
All drop" letters. or letters for city de-
livery, henGetorth to pay two cents pos 1
.tage-prepaid by stamps-and no charge
is to be made by carriers for the delivery
of letters.
Letters misdirected, or sent to an Office
where the person addressed is not to be
found, may be forwarded to an office where
ne may be found, without additional pos
tsge.
Newspaper rate of postage to be as fol-
lows. paid quarterly in advance, eithe al
the office of mailing or delivery, weight
not to exceed four ounces: .t. r-.
Weekly. cents quarter
Semi. week ly .......,.......l0c cents a quarter
Fri weekly................. 10 cents quarter
Six times "a week.........30 cents a quarter
seven times week......35 cents a quarter
6. Newspapers, magazines aud period
icals, published less frequently than once
week, must pay one cent per copy Of
four ounces weight, and one cent on each
additional four ounces or fraction thereof.
on the margin of newspapers or periodi-
calls, when subscriptions expire, and may
| inclose recespts of payment apd bills OF
subscription.
8. Letter carriers in cities may deliver
| other packages than letters or parcels, not
exceeding the maximum weight flour
pounds) of mailabIe matter, at the rate OF
two cents for each four ounces of weight.
This constitutes the carrier system a sort
of general express.
8. The frauking privilege is clearly de-
ined and limited in correspondence to
"ofticial business" person addressing
the Postmaster. General, or the President
himself. giving his private views, even on
public affairs, must prepay postage on his
letter.
Hereafter, all correspondence addressed
to any Executive Department of the Gov
erument, or any officer in it, must be pre-
paid, except official communications writ.
ten by some officer of the department, or
an officer under its control or responsible
to it; and in such cases, under the words
"ofticial business" on the envelope, the
officer must sign his name, with his official
designation. ALI other persons, and all
officers writing to departments with which
they are not connected, must prepay their
postage. All communications to the Presi-
dent, not written by public officer, and
all to the Vice President, must be prepaid.
All communications addressed to POST
masters must be prepaid, and if reply is
required, stamps for return postage must
be enclosed.
The observance of this regulation will
save much disappointment aud expense.
The North and south and tho War
The New York Tunes thinks that the
priVations and suferiugs of the Southern
rebels have been their greatest good for.
tune 10 this war, and that were We afflicted
in the same way we should soon put down
the rebellion. There is philosophy in the
remark. Undoubtedly the prosperity of
the North has been the bans of the var
thus far. As We begin to trail the ground
little closer, and as business goes down
and the pinch is felt, 10 that proportion
will more vim and energy be thrown into
theIwar.
Says the ZFnie.: 4 - 800
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