The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-23

WASHINGTON Clrr Posr 0rTicE.-Ths follow
ing extracts, from the last quarterly report zoo
tober ~ Of tho city post office, We publish, q
the information is useful and general;
Oh. ...f.r orFIcE nouns.
The general delivery window Is kept open a
all hours Of the day and night, during the entire
year.
The once is opsn from 8 |. N. to p. m,
Office, excepting the money order department, IL
open from to 10 q m aud 8 to Up. N.
TINE OF ARRIVAL AND CLOSING OF NAILS.
Northern and Eastern Mails.
1st, due at 5.4QA. m. Closes q. m.
I'd, sap. m. 6p.m.
W,aun Maii,, via Relay Hou,s.
I,t, due at $50 a. m Closes 4 80 a. m.
%, !" !lam,
Southern MaiL', via Orange and Alexandria r
r, for Ly"eh6Hg, Chattanooga and NsW
Due at 6p. IN. Closes s 9. m.
Southern Mad, via Richmond and Ftsduieks.
1.., du. a, Tam. 0"s' Close, BAN.
%, d" op. m. $780, p. m.
AnnopOii, Mail.
LIST, due at IL .. m. Closes l. 30 p. IN.
Alexandria, Va, Mail.
LIST, due at q. IN. Closes S q m.
I'd, 4.30 p. IN. " Spm
Let, due at $50 q. m Closes Q a. m.
49, RGReaSiils, Nd Mad. - '' L. "'
Port fdBas @ p..oa.a,csy and 'i ps sSS Mail
Duo Monday, Wednesday and Friday at p IN.
Closes Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday at
$50 q. m.
Upper Marlboro, Nd, Mari.
Due At 'p Norfolk n; Va. ol %sii |" '''' a NJ
LIST, due at II q. IN. Closes 100 p. IN.
I'd, q" Cpl " 6p. N.
On Sunday, only one mail Is received from tho
North, South, West, aud Northwest due at 8 a.
m. Mails departing on this day for these routes
close at p. m, and for Norfolk, Old Point Com
fort and Portsmouth at p. m.
POSTAL RULES.
Many errors occur by persons not observing
the following regulations In depositing Letters,
papers, or miscellaneous publications, for mail.
Ing: All drop letters must be prepaid by postage
stamps. Proponents BY stampi required on all
letters to places within the United States Full
prepayment by stamps required on all transient
printed matter, foreign and domestic. All let.
tors not prepaid by stamps all such as are re.
ceived in the Office with stamps cut from stamped
envelopes, or with such postage stamps, as were
in use prior TO 1861, or with revenue stamps on
them, are treated as "unmailabe," and sent to
the dead letter Office. An impression seems Il
prevail that letters for Georgetown require only
two cents. or local rates Of postage. Georgetown
being a separate office, full prepayment by three
cent stamp Is required By meeting the coun. J
In which the office is located upon all letters
many errors In superscription might be detected
al mis- las In mailing aXoided
TERRITORIAL
All matters conveyed by mFil westward be
You'd the western boundary Of K,nsas, aud east
ward from tho eastern boundar, OF California
| except one newspaper to bona tfde subscriber
and franked matter. must be prepaid ut lette
rates. Tne following classes Of letters are no
| advertised: Letters bearing requests to be 70
turned to writer's II Unclaimed box letters; let
terra directed and sent TO hotels, and thence re
turned TO tho Post Office as unclaimed; letter
| returned from the dead letter ,fice to writers
| circulars, FREQ packets containing printed docu
| tnents, sIeeohss, and other Printed matter
&, tiiciai letters from any Department Of the Gov
| crnnent.
| REGISTRY OFFICE.
Valuable letters for any part 81 the Unitet
States, Canada, Great Britain, Holland, th
italian States, or States Of the Guman.Austria
Postal Union, will DO registered on applior tiO
at the Office.
MONEY ORDER orYlCi.
Especial attention Is called 20 the None
Order system as a safe and cheap method c
transmitting small sums through the mail:
Orders are Issued In sums Of mt less than So
/ Larger amounts can be transmitted TO tho sam
person, at the same time, by additional ORDER
| Rates-0n orders not exceeding $40, 10 cent?
on orders over $50 and up to $50, rs cents.
| FREE DELIVERY
Free delivery Of letters by hithful carrier
will DO secured by having them plainly ad
dressed to the street and number. A reques
for the return Of 4 letter to tn, writer, If un
claimed within thirty days, or ,ess. written o
printed, with writs-s name, post office and Stat
asrosl tho left end Of the envelope, on the fac
side will be complied with. Letters beariu
such Endorsements will be returned to tho write
free Of postage. Persons wishing their mai
IT after delivered by carrier will please leave OF
ders q. the post office, or with any carrier. N
necessity exists for persons calling at the office
as all may have their mail matter left at thei
residences regularly and without risk.
| CARRIERS DISTRICTS.
| No. !, NJ. 8. Howott-Bstwesa Pennsylvani
avenue and I street west Of Fifteenth street
and on all west Of Twsnty-second No. 2, J.W
Harkness-South Of Pennsylvania avenue and
street to the river between Seventeenth an
|
ness-An south of Pennsylvatia avenue I
Nineteenth street, wost Of Fifteenth to Sever
tesnth, and north OF + to Nineteenth, exceptin
Treasury Department. No. 4, F. Folker-Nort
Of to Boundary. between Fifteenth and Twenty
second streets. No. 5, William D. Britain
South Of Pennsylvania avenue to Canal, betwee
Twelfth and Fifteenth streets, including Treai
ury Department. No. 0, ii. L. Hyatt-South {
4 street and Pennsylvania avenue to tho Cana
between Seventh and Ninth north, and Soyent
and Tenth south Of Pennsylvania avenue. Nc
7, Ernst Borscht-South Of + street and mort
Of PennsylvAnia avenue, between Ninth and FL
teenth streets. No. s, Jacob W. Young-B,
tween II and and Ninth and fifteenth street,
No. 0, A. B. Serivener-North OF street
Boundary, between Eleventh and Fiheent
streets. No. TO- Thomas r Senior-North {
II street, between Ninth and Eleventh, to X
and north Of X to Boundary, between Seventh an
Eleventh. No. II, B. @. LaZenby-South OF
street between Seventh and North Capitol an
north Of Penusy lvania avenue to Third street, an
Indiana avenue to New Jersey avenue. No. Il
Chss. II Wright-Between Z and streets an
Seventh and North Capitol streets, includin
Patent Office. No. Is, Edwin Swift-betWoe
q and X streets, from Seventh street west
eastern boundary. No. IA, William A Ridgel
Between Seventh and Ninth and and
Streets and all north Of X street and east {
Seventh 10 Boundary. No. Is, Charles ]. Wrigt
South Of Pennsylvania avenue, Indiana avenue
and north @ street, east Of Seventh, Third, Ne
Jersey avenue and North Capitol street to Firs
street east, including United States Capitol NJ