Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-12-20

Gu IN Hthtuult n niail pN iAAHht N1iliNA
than the present time, which is the
first Monday in May ~ each year lie
recommends that butchers, plumbers
and gas filters shall be assessed on
their sales the same as dealers. He
also recommends that the exemptions
of incomes liable TO tax shall be in
creased from $500 to 81 600, with
like exemption TO officers Of the Uni
ted States government who pay tax
on salaries.
Report Of the Postmaster General.
The annual report OF the Postmas-
tel General. the Hon. Alexander W.
Randall, occupies sixteen pages octave,
aud shows q satisfactory condition OF
affairs in the postal department. The
revenues of this department for the
year ending June 30th, 1866, were
S14.3s6,9S6 p, and the expenditures
S15.352, ,O79 30, showing an excess of
the latter of s965,093 Co. The de-
crease Of revenue compared with the
previous year was ! Is per cent, and
the increase of expenditures J. per
cent. Including the sta-ding appr0-
priation for free mail matter, lsTO0,-
0U0.) the actual deficiency Tor the past
year is only s265, ,093 %.
ESTIMATES FOR 1865.
The estimated expenditures for the
year ending June 30th, lS6S, are
! sl7, ,5S3,0OO; the revenues estimated
at SIS, ,l06,3S5, and appropriation for
free matter s70O,O00-total, Sl5-su6,-
335; excess of expenditures Sl.I76,-
665. For this deficiency no special
appropriation viii be required.
There will be required, however,
/ 81 $4,000 for mail transportation be
tween Atchison and Folsom, New
York, and California. San Francisco,
Japan and China, and between the
United States and Brazil.
POSTAGE STAMPS A STAMPED ENyELors
Postage and stamped envelopes pro
duced in ali l1,9sS, ,66S %; decrease
of sS5S,7G9 p, as compared with the
previous year. The aggregate oi
stamped envelopes aud stamped wrap
pers issued during the year ended
June 80, 1866, was 39J94,12o, an Ia
crease of nearly 80 per cent. The in
creased demand since lst of July for
envelopes with printed cards and re-
quests for returning direct TO the
sender, if not promptly delivered TO
the address, is very Notable, being
about OCS per cent. The gcHvI al usr
of such envelopes viii tend largely 10
reduce the number OF dead letters.
During the year ffty-seven claims,
amounting O S3.S52 U4, on account OF
robberies by armed force, have been
allowed and nineam0unting 10 sS14 W
have been rejected.
VAIL SERVICE N OPERATION.
OF rail routes in operation there
were $3.50; aggregate length loU,s2l
miles; aggregate annual transporla
ton II .SS7 .9l4 miles; aggregate an
nual cost sS.llOlS4. The length o.
routes was increased over the mece
ding year 3S.5Sl miles; the annua
transportation 1924 4,450 miles, anc
the cost 81 1898, $40. the increase aris
ing principally from the restoration %
service in the Southern States The
amount due for service in late insur
, rent States for the year ending Jun'
, 30. 1850. was s769, -lS; the net posta
receipts for the same period S6g5, $50
liabilities exceeding receipts by SO,
3S5.
The whole service now IN operation
, IN these States, of all grades, number
! / .253 routes, with au aggregate lengti
! of 60.l7Ui miles. at cost OF Slis4o,
n 623 81 per annum.
The number of Southern railroa'
/, routes not in operation September 81
: lS66. was fourteen, aggregate lengil
COG l2lOO miles. An the routes d
, these States were duly advertised &
be let to contract, hut on a large rum
Der no proposals were received, AM
#. on many Others the bids were extray
e agantly high.
7 The overland mail route TO Caliiol
i MIA has now two points OF departure
!. one from Junction City, Kansas, an
MI The othcr from Fort koarney, Ncbra'
4 ka. The lines from these points mee
. lat Denver City, Colorado Territory
= The junction City road connects
IL Wvandotte with the Pacific railwa
= from 81 Louis. Mo. making a ooi'iii
/. nous railway connection with u
h. eastern rites
+. The preparation ofpost-route maj
N far publication has been continued b
n the ivpoaraphcr. and is well advances
,e The net amount Of fines and dcdu
n. tions during the year was s56,5t- Q
4 The Amount expended for mail bag
N of all kinds was s53,627 81, curtal
n. mcnt over the previous year Of SIS
e USS SO.
ne roREIGN NAIL SERVICE.
~ The aggregate amount Of postag
1r sea. inland. aud foreign, upon the co
"A respoudencc exchanged va b ioreia
a countries. was 2.2Sg,2l9 80, being Q
In increase If S469, ,29J 30, as compare
m with the previous year The numh'
,e of letters exchanged in the mails vii
N foreign countries was 8, ,43J,5i6. II
es number oi newspapers sent 70 ioreil
n countries was so .442 and the nuf
r. Der received from foruign couniu
te .Ssl,724, making total OF 4,lsB. 10
=. The cost Of transatlantic msil servi'
Sc performed by steamships employed !
r. this department vas 25,SVI 40, IL
"a cost OF ocean transportation Of maj
N 10 and from the West Indies W
e. s57,S7l Gu. The amount paid for $.
and isthmas transportation Of q
fs mails exchanged with Central aI