Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-30
W. HOOPER HARRIS, J. L. GAINES.
Late of Nashville Tenn. Late of Ashville, n .Cy
r. Y. a r. NJ, BEARDEN,
Late of Macon, Ga.
HARRIS, GAINES & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS
General Merchandise BROKERS
70 BEAVER STREET.
dcc17-3m NEW YORK.
RATES OF POSTAGE.

In consequence of the general Ignorance in the
South Of the rules Of postage established by law,
many letters OF Importance are daily lost TO those
interested by being improperly or insufheiently
stamped. The regulations require that all such
letters dropped into post Offices shall be immedi-
ately forwarded 10 the Dead Letter office, whore
they are never heard from unless they contain
money, or other enclosures Of value. We give be
low some information which may prevent yeXation
60 correspondents: - . -
The rate Of postage on letters within the United
States is cents for every letter scaled package
weighing one ounce or under. Those over one
half ounce. 6ccnts. and cents for every additional
half ounce. Prepayment with Stamps in all cases Is
required. All letters without the necessary post
age stamps, or which are stamped with revenue
stamps. will be forwarded 60 the Dead Letter Of
hco Immediately after being dropped into any
post ctnce. 80. . .......I .sI d. 49,.
Postage stamps issued prior TO 1890 are worth
less, and will not answer for present purposes.
We give the rates Of postage TO such points in
foreign countries as people are most likely to
desire TO communicate with:
To Badcn-Prussian closed mail. letters not OK
6 cents Bremen or Hamburg mail letters Is cents
newspapers cents French mail, quarter ounce
p cents half ounce ~ cents.
To Brazil. via EnEland-lctters not exceeding
half an ounce. IS cents, newspapers centst via
France letters not exceeding quarter Of an ounce
IS cents, half an ounce Is cents.
British North American Provinces excepting
Canada and New Brunswick the distance not over
5000 miles, letters half an ounce, 10 cents. news
papers cents.
Canada-lettcrs half an ounce 10 cents, papers
cents.
Cuba-let,crs half ounce l0cents. papers cents
Dcnmark-Prnssian closed m All. letters 81 cents
paper cents; Bremen and Hamburg. % centS
papers 3 cents; French = cents, quarter ounce, 81
cents half ounce letters.
Erance-lcttcrs quarter ounce Is cents. half an
ounce 30 cents, papers cents.
German States-Psussiancl closed mail prepaid .
cents; French mail. q cents Bremen mail i5eents
papers 8 cents.
Great Britain and Ircland-half Dance letters
- cents papers cents.
HAMBURG direct from New Iork-half ounce
letters 10 ccnts. papers ccnts Bremen mail let
tiers Is cents. papers cents; Prussian mail let
ters n pEpers cents.
Hayti. via England-letters IS cents. papers Z
cents
heiand-Freneh mail. quarter ornce letters n
cents half ounce ~ cents; open mail, via London,
letters n cents; papers cents; British packet,
letters cents; papers 2 cents. II
New brunswick and New foun 1land-half
ounce letters 10 cents; papers cents.
Roman and Papal Stntcs--PrusSian closed mail,
half ounce letters a, papers cents; French mail
quarter ounce letters y cents. papers cents.
Sweeden- PrasSian closed mail. IS cents for half
ounce letters. papers g cents; prussian or Ham~
burg mail letters S cents. papers cents; frenek
mail, quarter ounce letters % cents half ounce O.
eents.-Hsckmoad HRes.