Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-15

1893 q ~ px5t20DJUs USoe501pS
Report.
. The Pt1kmao0sr Genera reports, that
1nsiee The lAst 1sssl ysse the 6osocial
Desotlion ofAto depassnent has bseo one
efonusual prosperity. The revenue bss
nearly equslsd The expenditures, the lat.
Ter amounting 1ll.3l4,2o6.e4, asd tho
former 70 I'll los, $40 SO. There IL good
feasos 10 believe that this department.
oil be self.sustaining 10 brief period Of
time.
The whole number Of po.toflices exist
ing on the 30th OF June, 1853, was &c.
047, being 90 increase on the preceding
year Of IFS. $50 Offices have been es.
tsblished and Csc have been discortinu-
ed.
The vhole number Of special agents
on June 30th. 1863, was 10, with an se
greys,e .a'ary Of e26.50O; add ss7
,ouse agents u IN sggssgA,e salary u
$3.50, 1890. Also, As local agents 1t e27-
o2s. Baggage mastsss 10 charge Of sx-
pres. msils had received t7.440.
The total cost Of tss.s-A,lnntic mail
steamship service was 1892, 1874 80. THIS
price covered l32 round trips to various
European porte.
The Postmaster General regrets TO
state that no progress hss been made in
negotiations for . new postal convention
with Prussia, embracing the states COM
psising the German. A ust,isn Postal Tn
ion, on account OF some obstacle preseo-
ted bv Austria in regard to territorial
transit charges.
He renews his recommendations Of
March 2, 1868, to the postal committees
in Congress, that all private thiDs, de-
parting from the United States Tor for-
e'gn ports hould be required. se con
d,tion OF clearance, to convey mails on
.uch tc.ms as may be allowed by Con-
gress.
During the year the increased length
Of routes has been 5,2s5, but the annual
cost Of mail transportation has dccreas-
ed &l13,250. OF about 2 per cent.
Tee value of stamps issued tn post
masters during the year is $9.6s3 1872;
stamped letter envelopes $633,6ol, aud
stamped newspaper Wrappers $40, s45.-
The total value Of III 90 sold to the pnb
lie vas $9,624,529,62, being an exces.
ovee tn previous year OF $2,7l4.397 IS.
The Postmaster General renews hi
last years recommendation to Congress
to authorize him to adjust and sllo~sthe
claim Of rostmasters who have .us' aimed
losses Of stamps and stamped envelopes
by reason Of the occup alton and robbery
0, their Offices by bodies Of armed men.
These claims thus far presented amount
to about $4,000. lie calls attention al
40 to the fact that these postmasters
have suffered greatly in the loss Of pri-
vats property.
He requests additional legislation in
respect to post office thetts, aud rec
ommends that the s.ealings Of letters and
stamps be made penal offence.
THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
There has been q continued increase
Of letters, containing money and otbe.
.alnables. The number OF dead letters
covering deeds, bills ofexchange, drafts
and other valu able papers received, reg.
Uttered and returned for delivery to the
writer's was 1922, with an aggregate
nominal value of 81 544,275, 81 OF these
1850 were delivered 10 the owners.
Letters, registered and mailed, con
taini. 6 money, numbered 1928. o.
these l5,O4S, containing $63.627,72,
were finally delivered.
1878 letters Of less value wero re.
ceived, nearly 1O,O0Oof which contained
daguereotypes, AID 1928 we're restored
to their writer's or owners.
The p .s,ma.ter General recommend.
tha. postal order money system be es
tsbli.hed TO facil tale The Transmission VI
small sums through the m.ils, which be
- confident would prove not only great
convenience to soldiers and ctzen., tu,
sImo.t cut rely obviate the loss Of tb,.
class OF remttsnces.
In regard TO letters addressed to points
in the rebellious States, the Postma.te,
General SAYS BY reason Of the contn-
ned %. pension of regular postal comma
"icatun with sections Of the country 40
der insurrtc .ionary control, u number Of
letters IA ouut,ng 10 the aggregate 10
24,3l4, found their way BY various
CT anuels, to The dead letter office.
Of this number 1912 were Of ign,
and were returned to the countries
where they originated. Those original
ing in the loyal states we're turned over
to the military authorities, and, afte,
examination, most Of item sent by flag
Of truce to heir destination.
The Postmaster-Generai has instruct
ed postma.t tiers to forward to the dean
letter office, except in special cases, q
letters r-ma ng unclaimed one month
af er being advertised, instead Of two
months, a. formerly.
In conclusion, he atks the cooeiders-
ton Of G ,Dgress Of the revised code o
laws submitted by him At the Last SEES
sion, which is mainly digest Of existing
ADJUSTMENTS IN INDlANApoLIs.-Tb
Indianapolis Sentinel says:
Murders. assassinat.ous. slung.shot as.
saul s, robberirs, bug aries. thieviog and
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