The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-03
NEWS BIZ THE MAILS.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer)
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1863.

Especial Dspatch TO the Cincinnati Enquirer)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1863.
SENATOR MORTON AND SECRETARY M'cULLocH.
The interview between Senator Morton aud sec
| rotary hcCulloch, last week, In regard to insu-
cial matters, has been Incorrectly stated. The
senator said nothing about introducing bill to
| provide for the paying of fve-twenties in green
backs. The conversation chiefly related to the re-
said was the first duty Of the government. In ref.
erence TO the payment of the bonds, the senator
| said the government had the right under the law
to use existing greenbacks In aging five-twenties,
but that the question would become unimportant
when the government returned to specie pay
ments, and could become important only by the
continuance of depraved currency, and no steps
being taken to improve II. The secretary said he
did not know that legislation could hasten specie
payment, unless IL would be to increase the
tariff, and sucn as to promote industry aud de-
velop the resources of the country, and thus i'm
prove the credit of the government.
THE MISSOURI sENAroRsHrP.
Advices from Missouri represent that an In.
teresting contest is progressing for United States
senator to succeed Henderson. that gentleman,
General Loan and Carl Schurz being ssprauts.
Schurz and Loan expect to beat the present in.
cumbept in the Radical caucus on ount of his
course in the impeachment trial. Loan. it is said
bas thirty votes already pledged to him. Schurz
Is looked on as carpetbagger.
WISCONSIN sENAroRsHIP
The contest for United States senator in wiscon-
sin is waxing hot. Matt Carpenter is inkling to
secure the Democratic votes. Horace Rubber,
who at first was not deemed formidable com.
peutor has new come so prominently for ward
that bets are ing made that he will prove sue.
cessful.
THE POSTAL TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The new postal con.
veDton just concluded with the United Kingdom
established the following raie of international
postage, which goes into operation January l.
1863: /. Letters, IL cents per single rate Of Is
grammes a ounce) in the United States, and s
pence az cents) in the United Kingdom. Pre-
United States and pence "a cents) in the United
Kingdom will, however, be levied and collected
as additional postage on each unpaid or not sutfi-
emily prepaid letters received by one country
from another. 2. Newspapers, 2 cents each in
The United States and penny each IN the United
Kingdom, II not exceeding ounce in weight. 3.
Books, packets, including printed papers of all
Kinds, etc., and patterns and samples of mer-
chandise, including seeds and grain, when not
exceeding one ounce in weight, two cents in the
United States and one penny in the United King
dom when exceeding an ounce and not exceed
ing two ounces in weight, four cents in the
United States and two pence in the United King
dom when exceeding two ounces and not ex-
ceedlpg four ounces, six cents in the United
States and three pence in the United Kingdom.
When exceeding four ounces in weight, al add
tional OF sx cents In the United States. and
three pence will be charged for every additional
four ounces or fraction thereof. The postage
chsrgeabe as above on all articles of printed |
matter, including patterns or samples of merchau-
disc, must be fully prepaid at the mailing office.
and Is IN full to destination, the receiving couatry
delivering without any charge whatever.