New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-22
GENERAL NEWS.

II is officially announced that hereafter lhe
United States postage charge without regard 10 ois
lance on letters addressed to or received from the
British West Indies, Cubu. Aspinwa Panama, or any
other foreign country and from which different rates
NJ hostage have not been established by an inter-
national postal convention or arrangement viii De ten
cents the single rate Of halt ounce or under which
must be prepaid on letters sent and collected on letters
received also tina, the United States postage charge on
newspapers and other printed matter sent TO or re-
ceyed from the countries and places referred TO- WILL ID
future be as follows Two cents each on newspapers ana
the established iatcs each pamphlet periodical ana
other articles Of printed matter which must in Ike
manner be prepaid on matter sent and collected on
matter received In future the international postage
charge upon all letters passing between the province OIL
New Brunswick and any part OF the Unitea ''u'o''
without regard to distance or route OF conveyance
will be ten cents the siuge rate Of half an ounce VI
under. prepayment optional
Heaven send us rain More than SIX weeks
of brazeu sky and pnrced SOIL with hardy rain eno"s"
TO settle the dust Yesterday there seemed far prono
of relief the morning sky overcast with 'ui.A
smoke or haze, coming from no one knew "he'c' '"'
wind was fresh and cool and We looked with cohhueoe
for snlondid Storm Bat the my sterous smoke iadeu
wox tbo wind sIaekcned, and when the sun went
L. ,ho rro,ni,e was that still further over-heated
a vore In store for u.s. 1t Il midnight now; the sky
., stranded in thin notified Clouds through which the
moon is ffuly cleaning but there is no sign OF ram;
indeed the clouds are dry the earth, ana wear
brassy look as If scoflng al our suferings. Oh Tor
rain
A fire broke ont in Nixon's Mills and the ex-
tensive paper mandatory at Manayunk Philadelphia
- I-tIf nd "a
departments were destroyed The southern por-
lion Of the mills used for tho manufacture OF pulp
was partially saved The destruction Of these mills is
serious loss MS several newspaper establishments ana
book publishers relied upon them for supplies OF paper
The loss Of Nixon Is estimated at sl3OooO Insurance.
$4,000. Ring & Brother wooden yarn-spinucFs lose
$4,000 The total loss will amount TO $4,000
Sandwich Islands adyices of June % say that
majority Of the members elected to the Constitutional
Convention are opposed any changes in the mode OF
government already proposed. Liberal contributions
are being collected for the Sanitary Commission.
The Nevada Constitutional Convention have finally
rejected the proposition 10 aid the Pacific Railroad and
have adopted providing for taxing the products OF
the mines.
Acting Third Assistant William j. Moifitt
OF the navy has recently been found guilty by court
martial of deserving from the Boston Navy Ynrd and
from the United States steamer Admiral at New York
and been sentenced TO DO reduced TO the rating OF
rstclass fireman TO serve for the term Of two years
and to forfeit all pay due him. The Secretary OF
the Navy has ordered the sentence 10 DO carried Into
effect
The steamers Montauk, with the 10th Massa.
ehusetts Regiment and the weybosseit, with part OF
the 18th and lst Massachusetts arrived at Boston on
Thursday, from Baltimore. The 18th Massachusetts,
arrived the same morning overland.
| 1t has not been decid whether the seven
thirty Treasury notes be Issued shall be convertible
into eve or six per cent United States bonds. The
latter description will probably be determined on by
the Secretary OF the Treasury.
| Arrangements are being made TO organize the
postal money order system. Some weeks viii unayoid
ably espse before II is put into operation owing to the
particularly and required to perfect the machinery
to insure complete success.
Gold has been less active to-day, opening Of
2se selling high 2cl and closing y 2Sa Stocks were
heavy and pressed for sale At ths Stock tx
change Government bonds lower Stocks continue
dull with appearance Of renewal Of speculation upon
large scale Government. stocks In demand, and
better prices readily paid For Certificates there 1,
demand a. under statement that they viii be issued
spsingy In railway shares there is little doing and very
little time. STOCK houses complain less Of the difficulty in
borrowing bat show desire do much business A. the
Second Board there material change IN ercep,
stronger bddngs for Government bonds. Money among
sock houses reported abundant and houses Ia good
credit have been supplied y cent Produce paper and all
commercial credits made upon imports closely scTdnizod
and bought with much caution.