Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-08

~ 81, sss, 4e4, Of which s4,oe7, see ~ss:
~ railroad. 9.444.e 600 BY ssss.sess. ana
y 4si. 4sebyetb4 mode q sssnsgs - IN
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III BY st.sl boat, y. ~ e'as' Ser
o'3 &":y ;Hss:. ..ss6s sss..ss s,lss;
Of transportation l,e7s,lS7 miles, and Of
eek e42s, 4l6.
a. fhe Secretary speaks isvorsb,y d the
~ 1tem Of railway post ofic,s, and says the
|'feanlt. 80 ~, sueootagsS the hops thss the
~ stem, BY accellerating the transmission Of
correspondence. and lessening the number
Il distributing Offices will be Of permanent
advantage to " postal interests Of the
pentsy. -
The net amount of fines imposed on con-
tractors, asd dsdussions made from their
pay during the year. was $50, 44s,s7.
The number of routes ordered into opera
ton in the States lately in rebellion, is 2al;
their length ls,s4oA miles, At compenss-
ton of t72l $40, being . reduction Of the
former cost Of service in other States OF
| 1881, lUy per xnnuW.
The average postsges. sea, inland and for
eign, upon the correspondence exchanged
with foreign countries, amounted 70 $l,SlS,
92S. Sc. The cost Of transatlantic services
by steamships receiving the postage only
was @405 ,479.58. The cost Of the ocean
transportation mails TO and from West In
dia ports was So, s63.90. e14,69l. go was
paid for the ocean and isthnus conveyance
|, | of correspondence with Central and South
America. .-Is.t.
. The ex .ess Of collections in tn is country
over postages collected abroad was SAIL
. 5S2 so
During the past year $4o5,479 was paid
n to foreign lines conveying the mails TO and
). from Great Britain.
The Postmaster General discusses the
= system Of ocean transit, and the giving q
subsidies to steamships for the transports
ton Of mail matter, at some length, and
thinks the wiser course will be to postpone
!. additional grants in aid Of ocean steam lines.
until the system based upon postage earn
ings has had fair trial in time Of peace and
Of greatly increased activity in commercial
affairs
e The number Of Post OGces on June 80,
: Including suspended Offices in the Southern
States, was 2s, es2 the number Of Post
& masters subject to appointment by the Pres
i idcnt, 7l2; by the Postmaster General, 49,
C 10 There have been 1876 appointments
$ to ill vacancies by designations; 925 by re-
e movals 22e by deaths; changes Of names
J and sites, 1872 and establishments of rev
9 offices, $50. Total appointments, 8 ,447.
The numbers ofoffices in the late rebel
States is 1902. Of which / .O5l we're reopen.
ed on November Is, 1866.
= There were 1. 1868, 0S7 dead lettere rccciv
0 ed and disposed of during the year, being
j. an increase of s59,262 over the previous
G year The number containing money and
: mailed to owners was 70. "a, with enclos-
{ ures amounting to $244,373 %. The mum
Der Of registered letters and packages was 3,
r checks, bills Of exchange, deeds and Other
L papers of value was l5,3o4, with Il nomina
o value of So, 32o,sss, The number cotain
e ing photographs, jewelry and miscellaneous
= articles, 69, yO2 The whole number OF let
n te,s sent out was 107 800, being an increase
o of 3s, 1o2 over the previous year. The nun
c Der oi ordinary letters returned " the writ
y crs was ISIS. t9J
The Postmaster General suggests the ex
= pedicncy Of restoring prepaid letters to the
:. owners free Of charge, and also Suggests that
y ltcttcrs be forwarded at the request Of the
party addressed from one Postofficc to all
r other without extra charge
The number OF letters conveyed by mai
Turing 1866 is estimated 46T 30 600. U
= these 4,36s, 0s7 were returned to the Dca,
. Letter Office, including 5G6,o97 army ant
u navy letters.
t The Postal money order system receives
proper attention, and some suggestions are
r made relative to its amendment. The mum
y Der Of OF ders issucs during the ycar was "a,
e 267, Of the value Of 81 800. liz ,52.
Il There is much other interesting matter
e sontaiged in this report, which we would be
= glad to lay before our readers, but our space
:. forbids.