Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-12

tai, 1868, III. The total amount Of "draft and
substitute fund" received under the act approved
M.rch 3, 1868, is S25 9Ol ,029 the total amount
expended, SIS 1887 1875 balance remaining in
treasury {, credit Of this fund, 50 5l4 1913,
lbsre are Just claims still outstanding, which
have 10 be met from the fund.
The manufacture OF arms at the national ar
mory was reduced ut the conclusion OF hostili-
ties as rapidly as could BE- dono with economy,
and at present no new muskets are being made
there. With a view to change the model Of
small arms from muzzle leaders to breeoh load
ers, extensive experiments have been made but
they have not yet resulted in the selection Of q
model Of such decided excellence as to render
lts adoption Tor the service adyl.able. IL j.,
hoped that such q model may soon be found
plan fol altering the musket 81 the present
pattern into 1iicent breech-loaders has Teen de-
ylseI, and five thousand OF them are Being 60
altered tor issue to troops ioI practical ,asL
There are nearly one million Of good Springfield
muskes on hand, and upwards Vi half million
oil 0regn and eaptuFei muskcis. THIS latter
will be sold whenever suitable prices en- be OBJ
tanned for them, and als) other ord vance stores
OF perishablo nature, which are n excess ol
the want, Of the service.
Several Of The southern arsen4 Is have been re-
occupied and it is intended to re ccupy lom
all, except that of Fayetteville, n c., which has
been destroyed. The necessary measures have
been taken for the preservation oil the powder
mill at Augusta, and the laboratory aud I'M
inlahad armory at Macon Georgia, which have
been captured.
The secretary c.ncIuI,s thus Looking to the
causes thai have accomplished the national de-
llverance, there seems no room hencal0rth to
doubt the stability Of thu FEDERAL Union. These
causes ere permanent, and m0s; q, ways have an
active existence. The mles.y o. utcIo1al pow
er has been exhibited in the courage and faith
OF or cltz3rs, ami the ignom,ny OF re52oa is
witnessed Ny toe hopeless end OF ,be ciaa rel al-
lion.
THg POST OFFICE
The report IT Postmaster General Deuni on
IS a model d, orevty The revenues oil he
department for the year sodlng June 80, were
sl4,5)6, llS Expenditures SIS 1914 12o, lely-
log surplus oi SoGl ,430. Ib3 rate O, Increase
Vi revenue was II per cont, and III expenditure
| . leE cent, compared with ,fe r1euou, year.
The estimated expenditures for the current year
are 5 ,O7S coo and tha revenues Sl1410j43
leaving deficit OF ) POI 45l For tui4 ded-
cIency no SPECIAL appropriation Will be required,
a. the Standing appropriations for the las. th- rec
years, amounting TO S2lUO,OOO, are uncfpeud.
ed J., Will be necss AIRY, however, to make
special appropriations for steamship s.rSic3 be-
tween San Francisco, japan AID China, and be.
tween the United states and Brazil, to the
amount OF $500 coo.
/
Postage stamps to the value of Sl2OJ9, 7S7
were sold during the last year al-l S72i. 1876
worth OF stamped envelopes S23 3l5 stamped
wrappers in oil Sl2 S47 437-a1 increase oil
$3.50, los over the previous year The intro
ducuon OF stamped envelopes bearing request
tor the return TO the writers Of unclaimed leo.
le's has considerably increased the sale OF enyel
ops, and u believed 10 Lave diminished the re-
turns to the dead letter Office Business cards
are printed on envelopes without additional COS.
when ordered IN quantities not less than one
thousand tor the same parties.
Inc mai service at the close Of the year EN-.
Draced QUIZ routes oil the aggregate length OF
l42,d40 miles, costing $6,2i6,Ss4, (cxclusiy,
OF compensation to route and other agents
amounting to S5jG,6 J Railroad, 2340l
miles steamboat, IL 0SS miles; other routes,
N'fft AN'i''i hlltrs lAAllhNJ ItHL~LIulHh nave
been established on several leading railroads
and arrangements are IN progress Tx their IN.
PRODUCTION on other lines The number Cl
routes ordered into operation IN states lately ia
rebellion s III their length 5 90 miles and
comp ensation S72l,y49; reduction, compared
with former cost OF service in those states, OF
1851, lO9 per annum This. however, results
IN par from reduced service.
The tree delivery system has been discon,in-
ued ut - OF the smaller Offices, and is now in
operation in 40 Of the principal cities. The
number Of carriers employed was 7j7, at an
aggregate compensation OF S44S,664. The
numJ-r Of dead letters received, examined, and
drp-se Of, was 1868 ,0S7, an increase OF o5g
20 over the previous year. The number con.
tanning money and remaiied to owne-s, WI.
" l54, with Enclosures amounting TO S244.373
Vi these, 35,26o, containing $40 ,9j4, were
delivered, leaving $3.50 undellYered, with ncl1-
ures ot the value OF SS3,4lJ, the number Of
letters containing checks, bulls Of exchange
de ds, and other lpers OF value. was 10 304
VITO nominal value OF $500 1888, of which
1876, containing s3,24t, l49, were delivered
leaving unclaimed 1905, oil the value OF $50
49, The number containing photographs
r"'.4 - "HN INSTANTANEOUS 1'Iclee was o' ,VU-
VI sc, 4l,ooo were delivered, and . 80.
remain Tor disposal Or, being worthless, hiS,
oeeh destroyed lac NUMBER oil valuable let
t.'s ssnt out was IOT5Iy, an increase OF IS,
W over The previous year The number o
UNPAID and instructed letters was l6b,2l5
Ihe humoer oil ordinary dead letters returned
70 'he Wfl~Is was l'loo ,o55, and the numoe
not 0eilfeTed was -JnSO4, being about % Pc
cent oil th9 whole It's recommended that pre-
PAID letters be restored to the owners free O
postage. lbo number OF letters conveyed IL
Tue ais during 1000 i estimated at 4b,,59 l.,
oO0. mo to'ai number lost or destroyed va
: 100, ~, OF one IN every TWO hundred male,