The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-15


the metropolis have frequent occasions for
visiting the city post once for the purpose Of
receiving or forwarding mails or money.
orders, and for the benefit Of such we publish
The following valuable information taken from
the quarterly report Of July l, 1893. II will be
o. adr antage, especially to business men, to
TICK these facts up In some convenient place
lho:e who commit them will regret, will be
oHicers-s. ]. Bowen, postmaster, Lambert
chief clerk Richard u. Nixon, cashier; James
Al. Kennedy, superintendent post Object Geo.
H. Plant, IT,, chief asserting clerk for city de.
money order department, 5. r. Kliby, clerk OF
registry department.; James Il. Bell, superin-
tcndent OF letter carriers; Richard Lay. chief
Of mailing Department. Fred. Depro, special
Entrancc to money.order and registry de-
partments, from D street; door east OF deiir'
Entrance to postmastcr's, chief clerks,
carriers and cashiers rooms, door west OF de-
livery. ,,-
Is kept open at all hours OF the day and night,
The oiiiee Is open from. s a, IN. to 0 p. m,
daily, except Sunday, on which day the whole
office, excepting the Money Order Department,
is open fIom 5 to 10 n. m, and 0 to p. IN.
TIME or ApRIvLL AND CLOSING OF MAILS.
Northern and eastern mails-lst due At $40
q; m, closes at 0tS a. m; % due at $40 p, m,
baltimore, Nd, mail-lst due at $40 a. M,
closes at Gas a. M; I'd due at $40 p. m, closes
western mails, via Relay House-Ist due at
$40 a. m, closes at $50 q. mi I'd due at 10 q.
m; Sd due at II a. nj ith due els p. m,
Southern malls, via Orange and Alexandria
r. r., for Lynchburg, Oh attanooga, and New
Orleans-Due at 0 p. m, closes At a. m.
southern mails, via Richmond and Freder-
1t. l....- 49, = -
I'd due Al 0 p. m, closes at $50 p. m.
Annapolis mail-lst due at II a. m, closes at
100 p. mi second due at o.l6 p. m, closes at
: lsss"ar'- ". 49," --'r. - -.~-,s a.
Georgetown, ID. O., mail-lst due at $50 n.
m. closes at a. m; I'd due at II 80 p. m, closes
at p. m; sd due at 8. 30 p. m, closes at D. m.
Rockville, Nd, msil-Due at 6 p. m, closes
,Leonardtown. Nd, mail-Arrlves at p. m,
Port Tobacco, Piscataway, and DufieId
mail-Due Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at
p: m; closes Tuesday, Thursday and satur.
Upper Marlboro, Nd, msil-Due at > p. m,
closes at $50 q, m.
Norfolk, Va, mail-lst due at IL a. m l., closes
at l.30 p. m; I'd due at 0 p. m, closes at D. m
On sunday, only one mail Is received from
the North, and two from the West, South, and
M, Mails departing on NJ, day for these routes
Comfort and Portsmouth, at p. m.
POSTAL RULES.
Many cTrors occur by persons not observing
the following regulations In depositing letters,
papers, or miscellaneous publications Tor mail
Ali drop letters must be prepaid by postage
stamps.
Proponents by stamps required on all let.
tiers to places within the United States.
transient printed matter, foreign and domes,
tic.
All letteru not prepaid by stamps; all such as
are received in the office with stamps cut from
stamped envelopes, or with such postage
stamps as were In use prior to 1901, or with
revenue stamps on them, are treated as sun
mailable" and sent to the Dead Letter Once.
An Impression seems to prevail that letters
Tor Georgetown only require two cents, or
local rates OF postage. Georgetown being a
separate office, full prepayment by three cent
By inserting the county in which the Office
is located upon all letters, many errors In
superscription might be detected and mistakes
In mailing be avoided.
TERRITORIAL.
All matters conveyed BY mail westward, be-
You'd the western boundary OF Kansas, and
fornia, except one newspaper to \ bona .fdc
subscriber, and franked matter, must be pre-
paid at letter rates.
Postage Stamp Depots-Local agents for
the sale of postage stamps and stamped enyel.
opes, have been established at the following
places, where the public can always be sup
Piled
q. NJ. Robinson, corner Of Tenth and N
gtreetsi ID. p. HicEling, corner OF Third and
Pennsylyania avenue; p. IL. Heller, corner of
Seventh and streets; W. b. Entwisle,
corner Of Twelfth street and Pennsylyania
avenue; X. Is. Clark, corner OF Fouf-and-a-
half and NJ streets SOUTH l.. b. Bury, corner
Of Third street east and l. street south; X. Il.
Ferguson, corner OF First street cast and
Pennsylvania avenue; Brown Il Co., corner OF
Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue;
Q. ii. Haup Co, corner of Fourteenth and
streetsi W. \. Thompson, corner of Fif-
teenth street and New York aycnuei w. ii.
Pearson, No. ia Pennsylvania avenue; +. d.
Bowling, corner Of Four-ahd-a-half and q
Registry ofee-valuable letters for any
part Of the United States, Holland, United
Kingdom, Italian States, Africa, East Indies,
Willie registered on application at the office
Money Order Ofce-Especial attention
is called to the money order system as a safe
ana a. cheap method Of transmitting small sums
OF not more than go Larger amounts can be
Transmitted TO the same person at the same
time by additional orders.
RATKs.-On orders not exceeding 40, 10
cents.
Free Delivery-on the first day of July
and i've collections, daily, in the central por-
tions oil the city, and from two to three deiIv.
cries on the outside districts.
NO necessity exists for persons calling for
their mail at the office, as this change will &C.
eommodate those who desire to receive their
mail with promptness and dispatch.
me carriers are honest and capable, and the
publc can rely upon being served faithfully.
The collections from street boxes Wilt be
made frequently enough to accomm odate tn ose
VINO desire TO send local letters from one Sec
tioh OF the cry 10 another, and they will find
II greatly to their advantage to use the carrier
system for this purpose.
The deliveries Will be made at !, $3.50 a. m,
and and p. m.
The collections at 600, 0, 10 a, m, and and
$50 y. m.
Collections from outside districts will be
made in time for mails going North, South,
In making the early delivery the carriers
anticipate much delay. This may be obviated
by householders adopting the door letter box
tits hoped that the citizens will Immediately
provlIe ttter boxes. BY that means, at u
convenience OF themselves and the nclghboTs,
and at the same time render an important aid
to the public service.
A request for the return of n letter to the
writer, II unclaimed within thirty DAYS oTless
written or printed, with writer's name, post
ONCE anu state across the left end Of the
envelope, on the face side, will be complied
Letters bearing such endorsements will be
returned to the writer free OF postage
ierEonS wishing their mail matter delivered
~ carrier VIII please leave orders at the post
DTnce, or with any carrier.
.lpstT gfjiQ9s JleeA. giysR. ~ the SIctks,ta
IONS renting the same, or on their written or.
lers, or to those known by the clerks to he an.
'h0riZed to receive them.
Inc rules OF the office, made In pursuance of
Instructions from the post office department
orbid persons not In Its immediate employ. or
,therwise connected with ita Official fransRc.
IONS from entering upon the floor. II is
loped mat no one, whatever his position, win
hereafter rigidly enforced. The chief clerk
vill answer the calls OF such as have business