Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-09
WEST INDIA MAILS.

han the United States postage on mails !
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN MAILS. |
The United States postage upon the !
exchanged with Central |
and South America, vis Aspinwan and
Pauams, amounted to Sl420S 81, all
Of when was paid 10 Cornelius Wander
bit fur the ses and Isthmus ttanspOrta-
tiln.
NEW LIyEsoF NAIL PACKETS.
During the past yesr q new line OF
Fre1ch mail packets hsq been established
10 wetn Franc and the Uni.ed States, the
.tasinship7 lying st present direct tetween
Havre and New York. An arrangement
has also been concluded for the transpor-
ta,ion Of tho nails fortnightiy between
Bo ten and Halifax. Causo and PictOu,
Nova Scotia) and ChGrlottetown, Prince
4 iwsids Island. Tie transportation Of
the mails between q port Of the United
States, north of the Potomac River and
Rio de Janerio. in Brazil, to commence on
or before September LIST, 1865, has been
awarded TO the New York Nuevitas &
Cuba Sieamship Company, at $4,000
per annum, the sum 10 be divided equally
between the two governments.
ROUTE FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO JAPAN AND
61IEA.
There sre ether ocean routes besides
the one TO Brazil, which can be safely and
pToGtably occupied By American lines of
inail ataameIs, among which the route be-
tween San Francisco, Japan and China,
at present occupied by foreign mail pack
cts, Is perhaps the most important in
commercial point Of view, and may be
available IN securing to US a large psrtic-
ipstl0n IN the commerce OF the East, the
greater portion Of which is now enjoyed
by Great B-ilian through her mail steam
ship connections, via Suez, in the Indian
ecesn and ChiGa Sess.,.--, =, 3, s,,.-.-s
Tie central position Of tbs United States
between eas' 'ern Asia and western Europe,
afording routes tut litlla longer, if any,
tDan those now trsver. ed between these
slant legions, aided by the superior ex-
pedition Uf rsilCsg transportation between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, viii firn-
izh such facilities as will make their sdsp-
ton a practical ecessity for the CONNER
cial intercourse between Europe and the
popu,5u5 Countries Of eastern Asia. These
Considerations, and others which will
readily suggest the nselves, render it i'm
portant that the Pacific routes; properly
belonging to Us, should be occupied by
American mail steamers, the profits OF
which, With the addition of q suall subsidy
FOR the mail service, would justif5 the
! establishment of one or more steamships
| lines, which would be remunerstiye to the
{ proprietor.
/ EUMBER OF PosT oFFIGBs.
Including the suspended postoffees, The
! whole number on the 50th of June, 1864
was 2e,57S, of which 1876 are in the
! lovnl States and $500 in the disloya
S;stes. Thenumber OF Presidential office:
is 705, and 2s,I73 are under the appoint
mont Of the Postmaster General.
CHANGES.
During tho year 6i9 postofices hsv,
been established, i8S discontinued and 2ll
changes of names and sites 4,T79 post
masters have been appointed.
AGENTS, sc.
At the close of the fiscal year there wer,
{ 20 special agents, whose salaries amounted
, 20 $34l00; 4l4 route agents, receiving
/ S9l30I2i So local agents, S32, ,OO9, and lOj
, baggage masters In charge ct mails, So, ,7sO
DEAD LETTERS.
The number of dead letters received an,
examined during the year was 3,50s, 925
During tho year there we're registered ant
re-msiled to the respective owners, as con
tanning money, Is, 752 letters, containing
/ in aggregate of Sl3l, GIL 2A Of which NUN
Der 20,O5a, containing Sl04,665.S4, wer
delivered. The number Of letters contain
ing papers Of value other than money Wa
10 $50. The number Of these letters de
livered was ll,37s. During the year 4. So
lsgts-a a-ssi y,-oi-asy~s 9 IecJiSJf C.JfSdin
ing photographs, daguerreotypes ard ar
ticles Of iewelry. OF this number $685.
ware sent cut for delivery. The numbe
OF vsiuable dead letters registered ant
GENT out for delivery was 6s, ISL. Tn
number OF letters which it was found i'm
possible to forward from the Offices wher
depCsite- or to deliver 10 the parties sd
dressed, because of the postage baiDi
unpaid or on account Of being illegibl
directed, sad which were colze
uusntly sent to the Dead Lette
Office, was lI5,Sl2. A large number {
letters addressed 10 rebel localities hav
been returned to the Dead Letter Ottict
amounting to 3l,423. Tbs gross revenu
derived from the dead letter postsg
amounted TO S23, J5s.2s, and the repOI
suggests 10 Congress the propriety of re
storing prepaid letters to their owners fro
of pOstsge, especially in view of the fac
that very large proportion go TO person
of very moderate means. The number {
letters returned unopened to foreign coun
tries during the year was l62,50l, the un
paid postage on which was 49, l6l SO. tn
number received from foreign countries i
the same condition during the same pei
iod war G3,427, and the amount of unpai
postage thereon was S2,oss.57.
TIRE MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.
Tho report closes with the details {
the novly inaugurated money order syi
TEN, which has already been published i
these columns, and the customary apper
dix Of tables. In regard to the system tn
report gays: "By the eleventh section {
the Act above referred 10, May 7th, 1864,
postmssters are probited from depositin
in any bank money order funds of whic
they have the custody. would respect
fully suggest that the business would b
AH-4llbdtCA " oAhb4iA5 PCnsAAH-tOAS hAhALii
moneys from this source TO deposit in tn
! National banks designated by the Secre
tsry Of the Treasury, as depOsita1ies Of tn
public money to their own credit, and 8
their risk, ard thereby relieve the Depart
ment from the necessity Of furnishing
vaults and safes. Substantial advantage
would aIsoresu't TO the public interest b,
permitting all deputy postmasters to de
posit in these banks any public moneys il
their hands, under like conditions and
recommend such modification of the law a
will authorize such deposits to be mad
under the direction Of the Poztmaste
( General,
MASTERS SALE E-PURSUANT Il
/ VI the command Of an order OF sale from IN
/ Court of Common Pleas OF CuJ ahoga county, Ohio