Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-15

pence for anv sum not exceeding two pounds sterl'
ing, and sixpence for any SUN over two pounds up
to i've hounds inclusive. There II another mode OF
sending money through the postohice, and that Is BY
what is called registration; the postmaster VINO re-
ceives a registered letter giving the depOsitor . re-
CENT for the same. IL is quite a common thing, too,
for parties 10 send half notes, that is, to cut a bank
note in two, send one half Of il and retain the cor
responding half until the hal-sent is Acknowledged
nv the receiver. This is done without any injury 10
tie notes, inasmuch as the superficial area Of Eng
lish bank notes is greater than that Of American
notes. and the corresponding halves are easily re-
united and reconstructed with a pin.
We notice that at the post Office IN this city,
money orders can now he had on the following
Offices in the Southern states, 10 wit:
Alabama-MObile.
FlOrid1-key West.
GeOrgta-Savannah.
Eentacky-Bowling Green, Lexington, Louis
willie, Maysyilie and Paducah.
Louisiana-New Orleans.
Observation-Disclosures and Nic6sburg.
MsSOuri-Gallatin, Jefferson Barracks, JEFFERSON
City, Kansas CITY, Pilot Knob, Richmond, ROMA
ST. Charles, St Josephs. -. LOUIS aud Washington
North CarOliua-Newbern and Wilmington
south CarOlina-CharlestOn and Port Royal
Notwithstanding, Norfolk, Old Point CON-
fort. Petersburg aud Richmond.
West Vrginia-Clarksburg, Harpers Ferry Mar
tinsburg, Parkersburg and M~heellng.
TenneSsee-ChlttahOOga- Knoxville memphis anu
Nashville.
In MARYLAND orders are issued and paid at An
napOliS Baltimore, Cumberland, Eastoh' E!!lcous
Mills Frederick. HpgeIstOwn, Washington HaVre-
d,-Grace- SALISBURY, also in Washington city. In
Arkansas M Little Rock. I'm Colorado. at Denver
e " and Mountain city. In Nevada, at virginia
city. In Nebraska, at Nebraska city and Omaha
citv. In Oregon. at Portland. Also in the princi-
nal town. and cities 0f the other states. and in Ar
tsmus WarTs city OF salt Lake, in Utah Territory.
q Every Issuing Office is also a paying office. The
commission O. be paid at a post Office for the obtain
ment uf an order Is, for any sum not exceeding $40.
10 cents over SlO, and not exceeding 81, - cents ;
over so. and not exceeding $50, ~ cents. NJ or.
der issued for less than 81, nor more than $50. Par
ties desiring 10 remit larger sums must obtain addi-
tioual orders. For lnstancc-if Won want 10 seud an
orier u Lynchburg for 500, you get two orders OF
$50 each.
United states Treasury notes, or National Bank
notes, only received or paid.
Noie.-The applicant must, in all cases, write his
own given name and surname in tuu, aud when the
given name of the pdyee is known u should he 30
stated otherwise initials mas be used. The gwen
names Of married women must be stated, aud not
those Of their husbands. For example; MR.. Mary
Brown must not be described Is Mrs. UdtGm
Brown.
Names of parties and places, and the SUNS, to be
written in the plIiuest possible manner.
As there are several places Of the same name IN
the United States, applicants must be careful to in
dictate which of them they mean aud the postmas-
ter will satisfy himself before writing out the order
that the place indicated i the one intended.
This, indeed, is a great convenience. IL for M
stance, a party residing in the vicinity OF Petersburg
wants to send money to a party living in the neigh
bOrhOOd Of Richmond, he has but 20 go 10 the Pc
tersburg office, pay in the amount put his order IN a
letter, and on presentation at the office here Il will
be paid. and rice rerSG. Certain queries are put 10
the sender and received at the office these Tie
sender can inform his correspondent OF, so that he
may be able to answer them when be applies for the
money.
Money can be sent in registered letters, but the
money order is the safest mode.