New-York tribune., 1866-12-04

the department tie lowest bidders and in some instances
negotiations opened through special agents. postmaseTs
and leading citizens By all these means combined the amount
Of service here stated has been obtained,
nesce viii expire the 3h June 1901 New advertisements
inviting proposals four years service from lsJuly 1867
now being issued under which Is hoped all routes oil real
utility in the whole section viii be let
OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.
BY recent order OF the Department tie overland mail route
70 California Of which Atchson Kansas had been the initial
from Junction City Kansas on the Union faenc Raoad
route eastern dyisOn running from Wyandote Kansas and
the other from Fort keaTney Nebraska on tue Gn0 racine enc
Railroad running from Omaha CITY NeDaska Inc
lines from these two points meet at Denver CITY, In Colorado
Territory
The Junction City Road at wyandotte with the
Pacific Railway from St. Louis No. making continuous rail-
way connection with the Eastern cities BY this route the
stage travel Is diminished loe mics ana e tue & "a
Transit should be proporonay reduced The mails 70 ana ron
California which before sent via Chicago ana ~ Joseph
were consequently ordered the 18th Of August last 10 be
via st. Louis WyandOte and Junction CITY Inc reports
r received Of the actual running Of the mails since te
change took effect do not show the average dmnuoh OF Ie
IN the performance Of the through trip which the epateh
led TO expect though the capacity OF the route Tor superior
expedition Is proved By the that in two instances
the mails have been received at In s days rom oah
10 the change Subsequently however tho extension Of the
Chicago and Western Railway to Omaha City which is
necessary form continuous line by rail TO Fort hearney
has become so nearly cOmpeted that on e lo "a %
instant orders issued TO forward VIA Chicago OmahaC
and Fort Keaey all mails destined for the overland route
from the distributing Offices at Portland Boston Hartford al
ba.y ewYork Philadelphia Pittsburgh Buffalo Cleveland
Of the country represented BY distributing offices VIII find
their quickest transit by the Northern route.
FoKEGS MAIL SERVICE.
STATISTICS.
The aggregate amount Of postage inland and foreign
exchanged with
e. 2l9 30 being increase OF S6SO 40 as compared with
tho previous year OF this amount 81 zoo " accrued upon
men, Hamburg aud Belgumi s J4 80 on mails exchanged
with British North American Provinces ana tog ~ On
the correspondence transmitted 20 and from the West Indies
Mexico Central and South America. , ,
The Transatlantic mail steanshpnes employed IN the service
Of foreign governments conveyed mails the postages on which
amounted 10 SgJ and those employed the hs
department conveyed mails the posages on when amounted 70
OCEAN TRANSPORTATION.
The cost Of Transatlantic mail service performed Dy se m
ss employed by this department under the provisions OF the
existing law which allows the and inland postage to Amer
and the postage Only to foreign steamers was so
The cost OF ocean Transportation OF mails 20 and from the
west nd g steamers RECEIVING different rates OF compeDsa.
t72 % less than the amount Of United states Pos'ages upon
The amount paid for sen and shmus transportation Of the
exchanged with Central and south America via Panama
BALANCE DUE FOREIGN POST DEPARTMENT
The Of postage collected In the United states upon The
correspondence exchanged with Great Britain and the con
the United states settlement Of the nternaona Postg
particulars OF the operations o foreign service reference is
made % the Appendix and to the report oi The AUDITOR anneAeu
POSTAL CONVENTION Win ITALY.
liberal postal convention has been concluded WIN the hg
dom o Italy which adopts The leadng reforms N %
postal intercourse recommended by the Postal Conference hed
at Paris in May 1850 Il was negotiated and signed at TURN
formally exchanged Florence the 18th q June ECO hs
convention copy Of which annexed VIII be carried INTO
execution notice Is received from me fest depart
ent q Italy Of the route or routes Of transit BY which the eA
BASIS Of NEw POSTAL CONVENTION Win GREAT BRITAIN
Notice given by the British Government under date OF
July s06 Of is purpose TO terminate the existing postal
convention between tAs country and the United kingdom on
the let January 1865 simultaneously With the expiration
The mail subsidy contract with the Cuna7d line accompanied
With assurance Of the desire that 70 conclude
"a new convention liberal basis reducing the present
rates OF international postage and granting enlarged nan
facilities Tho necessary step, at once taken 10 accomplish
that object the satisfaction OF announcing that
preliminary Dash Tor nc" po'Lu Ia Do i
upon BY the Two post a nelts Iel.lIIS ue
charge single oer from q cents 20 ~ cents admitting
into the mails printed matter Of every kind and patterns OF
merchandise al such rates as the dspAtcAng county nm
establish and granting 10 each country ecipocay the rght
TO transmit correspondence 10 closed bags or In the ordinary
malls through he Other at e same rates OF enarse P 'ne
inhabitants Of the country through which the correspondence
The principal advantages Of the arrangement may be
briefly stated as follows. ,,-.... -. . ,,,
reduction Of the international letter postage 10 one ha
The removal Of all restrictions upon the exchange Of
printed matter in the mails - reduced postage charges
The compulsory prepayment Of postage upon letters and
other mail matter avoiding entirely the keeping OF complicated
reduction Of postage with oil other countries to and
from which correspondence Il transmitted IN the Brltsh ma
OF iu closed bags through the United Kingdom.
Tie establishment OF uniform and reasonable charges Tor
tho and territorial transit Of correspondence In closed mails
an mail communication established under the authority Of the
other or the dispatch o coondeneo either open OF closed
OF the country providing the means oi transnission
The possg, of all international letters 70 belong wholly 10
the dpl0lg county and charge whatever to be made BY
tbe receiving country On delivery
2 Each POST department 10 make is arrangements FOR
the dspac o mail. 90 the other by well appointed ships sail
ing stated days and to pay the owners o sueh sh' io Ae
conveyance " iae mails which it dispatches ,
No time yet been agreed upon for carrying the new con
ib ice ii eor 10 name AS early adate as practicable
that the public may receive without unnecessary delay tie
benefit Of the reduced rates OF postage as wen az o more
frequent means OF mail communication between the two
''--'''' MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE TO JAPAN AND CHINA
Tie Pacific Mail Steamship Company OF Newvo to which
was awarded the contract the China mail service authorized
by the act February IT, 1860 has executed contract i0r tha
service a COPY Of which annexed The high reputation
m company hor experience and undOubed resources and
zeal aAd energy which they have manles IN an
preparations service aaJd guarantee Of he success OF
M eat national enterprise extend and develop American
commerce BY obtaining control Of the vast and constantly in
crcasng trade Of Japan and China which the aniaSeS o oH
geographical position should enable us to possess
The contract Tor monthly trips between san Francisco ana
HoLg Kong touching at the ports OF Honolulu IN the oaId~eh
Islands and Yokohama alagaW In Japan, both on the out
ward and inward passages by line OF nstelass AmeIieah
cagong sdewhee steamships Of not less than ~ tls D
den measurement and OF suihcien hunDeo'
less than iour-to perform the stipulated service
Tho Great Republic the OF the steamships building
specially this service launched at New York on the h
OF November inst now receiving her mseh1e ana : eH
pocd be ready for sea about no s ol May Zoo sn0 WI
register 400 tuus, Government measurement OF ~
more than The minimum tuaHso n9a al N S lss b a% ~
extreme length Is so ieet extreme 9ieaul ~ iecE @
hold 50 feet and her draught when ordnay 9adeu Ni N -
feet The second steamship OF similar size ana propofoh ~
be launched early IN December oi ths year ana Si %
uare service about the st OF July le0 ana e bacuy
Tor two of Ike Dimensions is IN course OF eonsuc,o
ineon OF the hu and machinery OF these ships as well
a. General knowledge OF the preparations making by the CON
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r o mail the requirements OF the law and contract
he company rendered their hrscass steamship Colo
rao 10 nke the mails Francisco on the LIST OF anu
v 1907 III day named 10 the law. This ship which has Deen
wbdvn from the Panama and San Francisco line 70 prepare
her FOR service the China route Is Of the required tunna
and will IL Is believed fully comply IN other respects Win the
terms OF tho law and contract although the report OF her IN
specon by naval constructor undor instructions lately gwen
by the Secretary the Navy has not yet been received
In the building Of steamships for this line the contractors en-
countered practical difficulty arising out OF two conflicting
conditions hrst the necessity OF constructing ships that cOu
make the long voyage miles between San Francisco AMI
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success as regards object for which Congress author
lied the establishment OF the line and secondly the praStos