The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-15
and the New York and Hamburg Steam


ship Company, $40, sol 10 for thirteen out
ward and IL inward trips between New York
and Southampton.
The total postage on the correspondence
exchanged with British North American
Provinces during the year amounted to
$307.37l 80, an increase of S81, 62S 09 over
the amount reported last year, and OF Sl29-
618 8S over that for the previous fiscal year.
The hostages collected in this country
amounted to $l69. S55 "a and in the prov
inces to $138. 6l5 ga: excess i'll favor of the
United States $50, 140 10. This extraor-
binary Increase of correspondence is proba-
bly, partly owing to the fact that large num-
hers of rebel agents, sympathizers and ref
ngees, have taken up their temporary abode
m Canada and other of the British Provin-
ces "a ~
The total hostages on the mails conveyed
to and from the West Indies amounted to
$50 $50 Is, and the cost of transporting
West India ports was $40, 337 o. SIG, $685.
10 less than the United States hostages on
the mails conveyed. .r,,., %
The United States hostages on the cor
respondence exchanged with Central and
South America, giG. Aspnwall and Panama
amounted to $14 208 81, al! of which was
paid to Cornelius Vanderbilt for the sea and
.sthmus transportation. ..-..
Arrangements have been concluded for
carrying mails between this country an ,3re
men and Hamburg by Steamers sailing IN
der neutral flag in time of war when the
safety of the mails demands it
A correspondence has been opened with
several Of the post departments represented
by commissioners at the Paris international
postal conference with the design of open
ing relations with those European countries
with which the L. S. have hitherto had no
postal arrangements.
Including the suspended postoffices, the
whole number on the Both of Juue 1864, was
% 07S; of which 10, $40 are III the loyal and
8, 902 in the disloya States. The number
of Presidential Offices is 705, and %, 172 are
under tile appointment of the Postmaster
General. Va.
During the year, GIG postoffices have been
established, 788 discontinued and 2I1
changes made of names and sites. The No.
OF cases acted upon was 5, $40. Four thou
sand seven hundred and thirteen postmasters
nave been appointed, of whom 1929 were
to fill vacancies oceasioned by designations
GA by removals 1873 by change Of names
and Sites and 6l9 on establishment Of new
offices. a. .s
AT the close Of the fiscal year there were
twenty special agents, whose salaries amount
ed to $34, coo; four hundred and fourteen
route agents, receiving 1912, 012; fifty three
local agents. $32, 009 and one hundred and
five baggage masters in charge of through
nd express mails, $67S0. H.
The free delivery of mail matter by carri-
ers has been introduced at sixty six Offices,
employing at present, 695 carriers at an ag.
gregate annual compensation Of S317, { 81, %
SSH ir DEAD LETTERS.
The number of dead letters OF every de-
scription received and examined during the
year was 3,50S.S25 being an increase OF
500, 400 over the preceding year, attribibut-
able mainly to the return of large numbers
of army and navy letters which it was
found impracticable to deliver. a
7, During the year there were registered and
remarked to respective owners, as containing
money. 20, 752 letters, containing an aggre-
gate of 13l, 61l.24, of which number 20, 059
containing Sl04, Cos were delivered 4,4l2
letters containing 90, 4S5.49, were retured
to the department, being addressed chiefly
to soldiers and sailors. and persons tran
silently at places of mailing or address.
The NUMBER of dead letters containing
papers of value, other than money, as deeds
bills of exchange, drafts chicks &C.. received
registered, and returned for delivery to the
owners, was 12,436, and the nominal value
OF the enclosures therein was $l.6J 8, 694 rs
being an. Increase over the previous year of
4. 1o4, or. about fifty per cent while the in
crease of the value Of the enclosures was but
$7l, 416 "a. The number of these letters
delivered was / L, 378 or ninety per cent.
During the year A, $50 letters and pack
ages were received containing photographs,
daguerreotypes, and articles of jewelry. OF
this number. 20, 999 were sent out for deliv-
cry. rs, GOT of which contained phi tographs
and daguereotypes, l,4l0 articles of jewelry,
and 1892 others miscellaneous articles. OF
the whole number sent out, 1928 were de-
IIvered to either the senders or parties ad
dressed, the postage on which amounted to
81. 944 "a.
In May last large number of packages
miscellaneous articles which had
been accommodating for several years, were
classified and sold at public auction, the pro-
leeds amounting to 81, 1927.
The number of valuable de ID letters regis
cred and sent out for delivery was 68, 1877,
being %, 574 more than the preceding year,
md there were returned to the aljutaut gen
erals, quartermlster gen erals, and other
public office Jig letters and packages
containing muster rolls. descriptive lists,
md soldiers discharge papers; 66,691 let
.ers containing postage stamps and money
in less sums than one dollar, or articles of
ess than one dolor in value, were returned
% the senders
Large numbers of letters addressed to reb-
i localities, aud to foreign countries, pos
age unpaid, have beeu returned.
The 7. NJ. General recommends that post
paid dead letters be returned to their owners
rec of postage
l5y authority Of an act of Congress, the
money from dead letters is used
o promote the efficiency of the dead letter
'lllce, by providing Temporary clerks to as
list Ill the examination and return of letters.
The fund Thus realized was $5OS3 At, to
Which added the proceeds Of the sale, herein
'efore referred to, 81. IT'S 81, making a total
II ST, 258.74, Deducting the amount ex-
pended for cl erks, 50, 966. 50, and incden-
al expe nses, $3.50, balance remained,
une 80, 1864, of So 259.12.
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Abstract OF lh Report OF The Secretary Of
the Navy.
gus WASHING TON, December 8.
ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY WELLEs