The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-05


1900. 1880 .t48
Making the total estimated
expendltur s............ S22 837 500
The ordinary receipts iuclid.
ing the standing appropria-
ton OF 300 600 for carrying
fros mail matter, are s,ti
mated A.. ........ SIC. 7ooo
praton for California CHINA
and Brazil mais aud tor the
deficiency above named.... 1867. 500
SIS 2s2, 500
Showing IN excess Of expendE
lures t.re. Of. .......;.......,.; s4.s7soo
Dsducting the uodrnwn bal
Anccs OF appropriations for
tho department, amounting
Leaves Inc deficiency 10 b. AO'oOO0
provided for from the gene.
raj treasury. 2,575. 900
APPROPRIATIONS SPECIAL SERVICE
Hwiii also be necessary 70 make tho usual appro-
priati0ns as follows.--
For overland mad transportation and marine
service between New YORK and Califurn "a . 5000 900
mai steamship service between San Francisco,
Mail steamship bstween tho United
state, , AUD Brazil 100000
Ana Tor a. deficiency on account Of service be-
tween the United states and Brazil dur ng tho
fiscal year ended June 30 1905. Ic50O
Mail steamship service between San Francisco
ana the sandwich Islands. ........... -. $4,000
POSTAGE STAMPS AND STAMPED Eyvgroprs
During the year S7l.5o9 COS postage stamps OF the
value VI sl1 SIS COT; ~ SEQ 1850 plain nped cnyo
opes, represenlinS Sl..9o. $751; l6 &C.,, $50 stamped
envelopes bearing printed cards and requests repreeu,-
ing x49t sl2 and 1857 $50 papor wappers valued
:. ., go, loo were issued. An aggregate value Of
Tbs issue OF postage stamps compared with the pre-
vious year, shows an increase OF about g. per cent
while the Issue OF stamped envelopes has increased
almost 81 per cent THIS attributable to the
introduction Of printing business cards and requests for
issue OF this class OF envelopes dur,rg tue year was in
creased los per cent oser that OF 1866.
The prediction IN last wears report that the use OF
qfv 4, durat h.s
Der OF dead letters has been verified. Toe statistics
elsewhere given under the head OF dead letters
that the number has diminished nears one million dur
ing the past year. and that this gratifying IL
attributable TO tho use of envelopes with request
from the post Office Addressed estimated that fully
nifty millions OF thsso cnv elopes were used during tho
number. The sales OF postage stamps and stamped
envelopes during the year amounted 10 si2 9ss la
leaving unsod in the hands OF posmasters $4l2 OPS.
SEy POSTAGE STAMPS.
Experiments are 10 progress with POSTAGE stamp
printed on embossed paper. wnicn seems to afford good
security against fraud The hbrcs VI the paper beng
broken, cancelng marks almost necessarily penetrate,
40 that they cannot easily be removed without destroy
Ing tho stamp. The adhesive properties also pro-
NOTED, and other ADVANTAGES secured which commend
the invention TO favorable notice.
mails during the year ended June go 1861 was nine-
teen, representing $50 The number Of packages Of
stamped envelopes ost during ito same period ~as
During the year twenty EIGHT cases OF claims on ac-
count OF roboeries By armed forces have been acted
been allowed and four, amounting to $3S3 have been
disaiowsd-
Thcre were in the service Of the department on the
aoth Of June 1867 6s76 contractors transpoa-
or mail routes in operation there we're 77&3 arsre-
gate length, 203. 2i5 miles; aggregate annual
pors an .o,gs.1ss miles aggregate annual cost,
80 2s6; including the compensation of postal railway
clerks. route agents. local agents, mail messengers
mail route messengers and baggage masters charge OF
mails, VIZ. $l02os7i, the aggregate annual cost was
tlos57l57 This service divided as follows via.
Railroad roaies-Lcngib oI5 mics; annual trans
por.ation 81 900 miles; annual cost sssi2ooo;
Steamboat rou,esLength, Is o94 miles; annual trans
portaon ago l4o miles; annual COST SARA 2o6; about
CELEBRITY, certainty and security roue.-Length,
1878 miles, annual transportation ~ 334, l49 miles;
annual cost S5,051 $50; about III. e5 cents mile
The length Of routes increased the preceding
year ~ s2t mites the annual transportation 7i4i $751;
and COST VI Si2 to which add increased cost for
railway postal clerks route local and other agents,
Sal, iei, makes an aggregate Of sls4d,e7a
Ls1rlArvH oosrRAcrs-sAS FRANCISCO To PORTLAND BY
ny q Joint resolution OF CONGRESS approved February
Is 1867, the Postmaster General was authorized 10
employ ocean mail service between San Francisco CALI
forna and Portland Oregon not less than three timos
month. In continuation OF the service from New York
said service shall exceed SOS 600 per annum The
The resolution further directed that bids for the service
San Francisco, caiiforns. aud Portland, oregon. In
compliance with tho provisions Of this enactment an
iss, and Inserted 10 tie nesspspers epec,ea and .sc
In ono printed In New York. inviting proposals for ser.
vice from July l. 1867, to June 40 is50 But one bid
received, that Of The California Oregon and Mexican
Steamship Company, NJ f25 600 per num- which was
accepted Juno g. 1867 aud contracts have since been
executed.
roRrra~p, ~ LAND.
The Fortieh Congress adopted "a resolution 10 ern
Once Department. which approved by the Presi.
dent March %, 1861 This resolution authorizes the
Postmaster General ito cancel the contract between the
United states and the present conractor Tor the trsns
portaton OF the mail route No 1872, between Linz
coin, California, and Porilans Oregon, 70 take eject
September 90 1851" and directs that the department
advertise for bids tor the performances or the service
Tor the residue or the contract term In California and
Oregon newspapers.
An advertisement vas accordingly issued April g.
1867, and published directed inviting proposals for
the service from October 1897 90 June 80 1870 under
which advertisement bids received from three
sons s lowest being that Of Jesse Carr Of san Fran
August ., 1857.
The compensation under The contact superseded BY
thin legisationswas ti7e 900.
OVERLAND And TERRITORIAL uAus
No changes have been made 10 the overland California
mall snce the lest annual report at witch time tho ne
partment was having daily service from ends Of the
railroad, BY both The Smoky Hill and Platte routes %
far Denver where the lines united and formed the
singls daily route via Salt Lake CITY and Virginia City
70 the Central Paernc Railroad coanectos
During the spring asd summer months The complaints
v tho manner 10 which The service being per-
formed snd the great delay in The arrival Of mall from
NE est - Dsnvsr and Salt Lake we're mere
sd prssiae thas . ssy TINE sncs ne Iressas route
osesbtsS ssmDsned u ~ We sootsoesss sd svsa ~