The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-04

OuiOn fHClnC HalLOhO Atne flhNe rOutel mas Deen
the bare Of She Rocky AioSntsss. Sls miles west
illinois. Tbs Junction CITY Or smoky Hi
also been extended 1853 miles Hays City, making the
length Of the railroad routes west Of st. Louis o7l
west from Wyandotte and Omaha, and on the Pacific
Sacramento and Cisco. distance Of o. miles. undsr
contract with the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
each other the average prog ess on the Platte route
per day. continuation ofthe work with like energy
w verify the promise OF the railroad companies ny
the year 1870 TO Bpan the continent
Ihe aggregate amount Of postage upon the cores
t24l242 3d. an increase of t52 O2s 70 the previous
t5ies exclusive q the British North American pro.
rc% so SIS eSeSed Se TnSa N ,S S1S Gisd TsIs sent
this number s442 III were exchanged with Iuropean
preyious year, The estimated number exchanged
total OF 1910 900 letters exchanged In the mails
with ioregu countries.
ment for the termination Of the postal convention
and the United Kingdom, preliminary basis Of a
new convention. reducing the international letter
fishing moderate charges tor sea and territorial
sRHesd uUon Setwaen iss peparfmsea and ISe T
tish Post Office, the leading features of which were
II ns wes as S n be snd ID
aolusted with the British office, favorable oppor-
tuntty was presented establish enlarged facilities
OF mail communication with reduced and uniform
The conventions with Belgium and the North Ger
man Union also establish q reduced International rate
Of all steamships plying directly between any port
Europe. - - H'' - -O -
The principle of free transit for correspondence
ton with the Netherlands and Italy, and in each
ofthe other conventions vely low transit charges
A postal convention, with simple provisions avoid
II g PosIae accounts has also been concluded with
the Colonial Government Of Hong Kong, China,
The arrangement between the United stater and
iof Lhe mutual exchsnge OF registered letters
with New Brunswlck Nova Scotia, and Prince Rd-
The mail steSmship service between the United
States and China authorized by the act OF Congress
m snny M SS OF se SR Sea sne
ship Colorsdo from san Francise9 With the mails for
have been performed between San Francisco, YOko-
O% sam FHS HpS % as @ sn ia 6
and delivering return mails at that port 10th June
, the Great Republlc and China built expressly for
contractors expect 10 have the Japan the third
steamship building for the lIae, ready for service
not yet named but now on the stocks In state Of for
wardness will likewise be ready for service in Janu
The postal convention between the United States
tober, 1866; and the Government OF VenezuelS has,
@ 6e % U s
wesn % iae Two the expense OF the to
The propriey OF authorizing this Department unite
with YeneEnela In establishing such line the basis
proposed 10 respectfully referred 10 the consideration
year was 1885, nSmSsr siIi decreSss Of
1be soh June isSs incudnS susSended ocss In t Se
Southern States $780, total number in operation on
appointment by the President, sS7; number by the
large majority OF offices discontinued are In the
South m States the service as which was suspended
IN operation thereafter, out not regularly discon-
These Offices were reported by the Auditor to the
apponmeit office as having failed TO make returns
necessary to enable officer cose the accounts
of I'll late Postmasers on the books Of his Office and
for that It was deemed advisable to formally
discontinue them. .
operation during The past year in forty seven OF the
principal cities The number Of carriers employed
This mode Of delivery continues to grow In public
local matter, the reductions Of the number q post
Off ce boxes and the large decrease OF advertised let
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hss the bel belief shS. VIII she sS
sally In large cities and not only pay Its expenses
The whole number OF money order post offices now
IL operation is 22 Of which 4Ss have been established
sss Ss mainly IL hs S SnS Southern sS
needed. Excess over expenditures, s26 26Oel.
gs@s SIS snss ,na
June last aiiy-two blank money orders, especially
s ed % N
On 50 HsS S Sn
forged upon each the signature OF the postmaster.
aggregate amount of sis2 was obtained on presenta
ten The fraud was speedily detected ct o and the
forgery a. the United States Court at Cleveland Ohio
and duly sentenced TO three years imprisonment
and hard labor, and 10 pay fine of Ave hundred
BY existing law postmaster at money order
otoe s not authorized 70 issue an order payable oy
be established at the stations sub post offices
stations Sfnsh Culinary postal facilities to larger
Population 10 their cinty than that Of many con,
OF residents within the delivery Of such stations
iC%sS 70 parcRSse and receive nI paymsnt OF Of
money orders at these stations instead OF being com
trSi post ONCE OF the city. The latter would
over be relieved 10 some extent OF great and con-
a % oTSs o1d SE also PS
useful In the sparsey settled States where the county
under The pror oSed modification, small debts could
readily be paid in part Of the county by OF
The county town. which & SSbisusily visited BY Tesi.
dents of the county
ing the increase Of expenses Ofthe Department grow
Ing out Of the increase OF pensatiOn OF clerks
In the extent and expense Of the mail service
throughout the country and on the the disburse-
1867 but there TemaiDed an unexpended balance OF
over seven hundred thousand dollars TO be applied
Se Constant demand for R ipcreassS natl sergee by
the people OF the Territories and supply the neces-
into fS Operation the Service IN The States lately Pns n
yolyed In the Rebellion that aconsderabe deficiency
~ esnnOt be antlGnalAa Tat the revenues OF the
Department derived from the sale of stamps and
SPECIFIC APPROXIMATIONS, can equal ths iecossnry OK.
pendtuTes OF the Department. while the service ls
wants Of the people in spaTseiy settled Territories
The iaster the new Territories are peopled ana shea
postal revenues coming back to reimburse the depart
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