New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-10
Synopsis OF P0stmaster.GenersPs Keepers.

The Postmaster-G General reports that during
the lat fiscal year the financial condition OF ms ccpa
ment hes been Of unusual prosperity ING re'ohue
has nearly equaed the expenditures the tter amount
ING 10 3i 200 s. and the former TO I'll io3'o9 W
There good reason TO believe that pa t'eu' VIZ
he selfsustaining in brief period oil lne a.. ,o4.
The whole number Of Post Offices existing on the ts
Of June Ie63 - 0l7 being an increase on the pre-
ceding year Of l72 Eight hundred and thirty onleH
have been staDised and 6JS have been discontinued
The number II special agents on June, lco5 wos ~
with an aggregate salary Of s26,y anu js' route
agents at aggregate outlay Of ee 10; also 10 ocs
agents AZ s-702i. baggage masters ia chuse u ex
uress mails had received s14tO.
he total cost of Transatlantic mail steamship sew
ice was sE lea CO. This price covered l32 FOUND us
10 various European ports.
eress has been made in negotiations Tor new postA
convention with Prussia embracing The states con
prsug the German Austrian Postal mon. on account
Of some obstacle presented BY Austria IL regard 10 ts
ritor.al transit charges. - . ,.o
lie reuews his Recommendation OK March s. ieo@
tie postal Committees in Congress. that al pnsan
~ ~ leparfn. from the United States Tor Foreign poru
should BE- required. as condition oil clearance !" coa
yoy mails such terms as may DE- allowed y! congress
fnrinc the year The increased length OF routes na
been g. IS but tie annual cost Of NAL transp0rtatN
has decreased .ll3.25s, OF about IeF cent
Tie alue ii stamps issued 70 POainaslers dnring ta
year t. a. DeJ;e2 s-lmped letter en.eiopes Sof ~
and stomp! newspaper wTalprs sF2o4 ine ~
agr of these -.. o. TIE pnh.c So q r2iJ9 % oeN
Oh excess oyer me presices year u - 81. 20.
TIC Postmaster General renews hls AS years recon-
eudatou 20 Congress 20 authorize lin TO adjust sn<
il ,Ie claim Of po.tmasters WHO have sustained loss
as OF stamps and stamped envelopes by reason oi theoc
oupaton and robbery OF their Offices ~ bodies "f afmee
men. -.
These claims thus far presented amount to aeo0
5000 lie calls sttention MISC % the TACT that tneee
D, stmasters have suffered greatly IL the loss Of PEiv"
III requests additional legislation In respect TO Pst
Office ief,s and recommends that the stealing .os Ise
t,r, ard stafnr, be made penal 0ie3s'
TEE DEAD-LErTER OFFICE
Tiere has been q continued increase 0f letters COB
tanning money and other yafuahles. The number u
dead letters covering deeds, bills 81 exchange orasA
and other valuable papers, received registered ana
turned for delivery 20 the writers, was eJ. witnM
aggregate nominal value Of a. 5i8 "a ell VI taess ~
were delivered 10 the owneTs.
Letters res is;ered and mailed containing money har
bered II 2ls Of these la0iS. CONTAINING soS'oz7n
were finally delivered.
Si.teen thousand seven hundred and siX.ythree let
tiers Of less value were received nearly lOvooi VINCE
contained dagucrTeotypes and e<'5sere restored "
their writer's or owners. -,
order money sys,em be- established, To iacisate 1s
tr.nsmSs.on of small sums through the uaAs. wbica ~
il confident would prove not only great conyenieaS
o .drr, and citieus bat also epost entirely obvisA
the loss Of this class 81 renittances. ., -,
In regard To letters addressed Ia points IN the reoei.
ous States tie Postmaster General rays; 10y iesoh
the continued suspension of regular postal coumuncS
tlon with sections of the country under nsnrrecoh
control considerable number Of letters, "nountnem
TIE aggregate e. 2s.1lt, found then way q! 'hivo
chAnlels To the Dead Letter Office. Oi tlis ngmbes
lgia were foreign and returned 10 tie countries
here they originated. Those originating N the oy9
States turned over 10 TIE ml1ry altAoiliies Hd
after erau'nacD most OF u I'm sent Di nag oi uuoe
/ Tie Postmasier.Gencral has instructed Postmaster
10 forward 20 the Dead Letter Oace. except III seciA
cases an l,icrs remaining unc!linedoIe month ai0
being advertised instead of two months as formerly
In c0ncllson he asks tie consideration OF 'oEgrea
a. tie revised code Of laws submitted by HIM Ut me iAss
session which mainly ds"st of existing postal LAWS