The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-21

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The smallest amount received and expended in any
year since tho beginning OF the in that
Of 179 the third Of its existence when the total
amonnt Of receipts from all sources was S. e24 the
expenditures amounting to only 81, $50 57s Though
the comparison between then and st startling
no more striking proof is needed Of the mitable re-
sources Of the nation than that the receipts have
ceeded the enormous expenditures by about one hundred
and thirty millions of dollars
The Postal Service.
The Postmaster General has sent estimates to the
House for the service of the Department for the fiscal
year ending June &c. 1868, the being SIT 500 0o0
The items ncude-For inland transportation S. 600 900;
FOR foreign mail transportation, OOO and for ship
steamboat and way letters, $4,000. The following
amounts will be required from any money in the Trea-
sury not otherwise approprated:-For overland mail
transportation between Atchison and Folsom and for
marine mail transportation between New York and
California 5000 for steamship service between San
Francisco, Japan and China, for year. from July l.
1867 $500 00O for steamship service between the United
States and Brazil for the period $4,000 Total
81, 100000
New Postal Arrangements with Foreign
Countries.
An arrangement has been made with the General Post
ONCE Department Of France for the exchange of mails
by of the line Of French mail packets estab-
lished between Havana and New Orleans, running in
connection with tho French line Of packets carrying
mails between 81. Nazarc and Vera Cruz. Under this
arrangement the New Orleans Post Office will make up
mails for and receive mails from the agents Of the
mails embarked board these French packets to com
prise not only correspondence and from France AL
geria and countries to which France inter-
mediate point but also letters for Cuba Mexico Hayt
Porto Rico. st. Thomas Venezuela United states Of
Colombia, Cuadeloupe Martinique, French Guiana,
nrtstc fnsrr
Trinidad Dutch Guiana Marqussas Islands, Islands,
Society Islands, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
The French packets Of the branch line from Havana
to New Orleans leave Havana on the 9th Of each
month ON the arrival at the port Of the packet which
left ST. Nazare, France, the 10th OF the previous
month, and will arrive at New Orleans tho 9th; re-
turning, will leave New Orleans on the 18th, to ar
rive az Havana on the 18th in time TO make connection
with the steamers from Vera Cruz for st. Nazaire.
The postage charges upon letters sent received by
this route via New Orleans follows viz-ror or
from Gandeloupc, Martinique, French Guiana English
Guiana Jamaica, 81. Lucia, st. Vincent, Granada and
Trinidad thirteen cents per single Of half an ounce
prepayment optional, which Is in full to destination
for or from Dutch GUIANA fourteen cents per single
rate prepayment optional which also in full to desti-
ton for or from Msrquesas Islands, Low Islands and
the society Islands, thrtyseven cents per single rite
prepayment optional, which in full to desn alton for
| or from Cuba Mexico, Hayti, Porto Rico st. Thomas
Venezuela and the United States OF Colombia ten cents
per single rate, prepayment required upon letters sen,
and optional upon letters received: for or from Bolivia
Chile and Ecuador hiry-our cents per single rate pre
payment required; for from Peru twenty-five cents
per single rate prepayment required The postage upon
letters sent to or received from France and Algeria BY
this limo is fifteen por single rate Of oneourth OF
| an ounce prepayment optional.
Combinations by the senate.
The Senate in Executive session to-day confirmed the
| following nominations, namely
Thomas H. Craven 10 be Rear Admiral vice Roar Adj.
mira T. Bailey retired; Captain J. Bcrricn to be Con,-
modore- vice Commodore r. D. Hitchcock retired; Cap
tain Alfred Taylor TO be Commodore. vice r. o. Sci.
ridge retired Commander Louis G. sartori In be Can
smith 70 IA e n su,snn NJ ore nslanehon
vice Commander A. y. smith; Third Assistant En-
sineer ). CLARK to be Second Assistant Engineer;
Third Assistant Engineer Henry NJ siosson TO be Second
Assistant Engineer: Third Assistant Engineer A NJ
Mosiey 70 be Second Assistant Engineer; Robley D.
Evans, now on the retired ss, to be Lieutenant in the
navy on the active list; ;. wilkins Cragg 20 be First
Assistant Engineer; Captain Simon B. Bssel 70 be Com
Passed ASSISTANT sarsson James KvaS % 10 sar
gcon, vice W. Hawkins. resigned Passed Assistant
surgeon ,'- Henry wells to be surgeon vice I Hun
Assistant SURGEON; George s. Fife, Of New Hamp.
shire to be Assistant surgeon; Joseph B. Baker. Of
Assistant paymAs,cr- Charles p Thompson TO be
Paymsster vice X. X. Pangborn, deceased;
Assistant iaymaster ALBERT w. Bacon to be Passed
Assistant Paymastcr; Assistant Psymaster Charles
Tnlay 10 he passed Assistant Paymsster vice Gilbert
Robertson, resigned Assistant Paymaser Rufus Nc.
Connell 70 be passed Assistant Paymastcr vice J. r.
milford, resigned Henry GLASS. Ernest j. Dickmon,
W. W. McCay, n. Cooper Henry G. Taylor, Allen D.
Brown, Maraon Miles, George H. woodfegh, John d.
Clark, A s Crownng shield, a. H. Craven, Frank
Wdcs W. ". Hcndrickson, Augustus j. Kellogg Joecph
=; Csghlan, James H.. sandes and Yates Stirling 70 be
Caldwell, A. W. Kennedy, B. H. McCaIs, r. X Chadwick,
. r. BAKER I. y. Jewell, G y Schmits, @. w. Armsn-
front y G. Woodward. h. G. White " H. Shepherd, e.
= sinoeron. =. 6chonier, j. B. weaver, y. W..
Dckins Cd. y Wilde, G. H. Davis. G. J. Train g. N.
Iiagg, Whitc, o. D. Hcyerman, Il. G. Roche q. w.
the Navy. ~
large number Of midshpmen wcro confirmed 70 be
ncucnants tho navy Tho only Confirmation of a civil
appointment was that OF r. Carpenter 10 be Assessor
o. Internal Revenue Tor the Twelfth dstrict Of New