The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-13
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
TIL. CiTY PosT oppIcK- VALUABLE In
PonMATIoN.-Nearlya all Of the community Of
the metropolis have frequent occasions for
the city post SSs 70, the Of
orders, and for the benefit OF such we publish
the following valuable Information taken from
OF advantage, especially to business men, to
stick these facts up in some convenient place
for easy reference, and many mistakes, which
those who commit them Will regret, will be
onicers--s. J. Bowen, postmasterj Lambert
Tree, chief clerk; Nathan II. Barrett, assistant
chief clerk Richard d. Nixon, CASHIER James
A. Kennedy, superintendent post offcej Geo.
II. Plant, IT,, chief asserting clerk for city de.
livery; Simeon II. Merrill, superintendent Of
money order department.; s. r.. Kilby, clerk OF
registry department; James L. Bell, superin-
tendent of letter carriers; Richard Lay, chief
OF mailing department.; Fred. Depro, special
Entrance to moncy-order and registry de-
partmcnts, from street; door east Of deliv-
Entrance to postmasters, chief clerks,
carriers and cashiers rooms, door west Of de-
livery.
Once hours--The general delivery window
is kept open at all hours Of the day and night,
during the entire year.
The office Is open from 3 a. IN. to 0 p; m,
office, excepting the Money Order Department,
is open fIom s to 10 a. m, and Q to p. m.
TINE or ARR,vLL AND CLOSING OF MAILS.
Northern and eastern mails-lst due at $40
q: m, closes ut Gas a. m; I'd due at $40 p. m,
baltimore, Md, maii-ist due at $40 a. M,
closes at 6.45 q. m; I'd due at $40 p. m, closes
at 80 p. m; Sd closes at 6p. m.
Western mails, via Relay House-lst due at
mo 81 due G az aso aie aSe a. 10 :"
Southern mails, via Orange and Alexandria
r. r., for Lynchburg, Oh attanooga, and New
Orlpans-Iluc mt q II. ClORca at & n. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond and Freder-
icksburg-lst due at I a. m, closes at a. nj
Annapolis mail-ist due at ii a. M, closcs at
80 p. m; second due at e'l5 p. m, closes at
Alexandria, Va, mail--lst due at II a. m,
closes at 3 A. mi I'd due at $50 p. m, closes at
Georgetown, d. O., mail-lst due at $50 a.
IN, closes at A. m; I'd due at IL 30 p m, closes
at p. mi Sd due at $50 p. m, closes AT p. m.
Rockville, Md, maii-Due at p. M, closes
Leonardtown, Nd, maii-Arrives at p. m,
Port Tobacco, Piseatawsy, and Duiicld
Ip. mi closes tuesday, Thursdsy and saiur.
Upper MARLBORO, Nd, msil-Due at 5 p. M,
Norfolk, Va, mail-lst due at II a. IN :, closes
at 80 p. mi I'd due at p. m, closes at 2. m.
On Sunday, only one mail 10 received from
he Ms, North, and two from the West SOUTH and
Malls departing on this day for these routes,
close at o p. M. and for Norfolk, Old Point
Comfort and Portsmouth, at p. m.
POSTAL RULES.
Many errors occur by persons not observing
the following regulations In depositing letters
papers, or Miscellaneous publications Tor mall
All drop letters must be prepaid by postage
stamps.
Prepsyments by stamps required on all let
tiers to places within the United States.
Full prepayment by stamps required on all
transient printed matter, foreign and domes-
tic.
All letters not prepaid by stamps, all such as
are received In the offco with stamps cut from
stamps as were in use prior to 1851, or with
revenue stamps on them, are treated as un.
msiisbie" aud sent to the Dead Letter Once.
An impression seems to prevail that letters
for deorgetown only require two cents, or
separate office, inll prepayment BY three cent
BY inserting the county in which the office
IL located upon all letters, many errors In
Buperscription might be detected and mistakes
In mailing be avoided.
TERRITORIAL.
All matters conveyed by mail westward, be-
Eastward, from the eastern boundary OF Gall
fornia, except one newspaper to bona .fde
subscriber, and ranked matter, must be pre-
Postage Stamp Dcpots-Locai agents for
the sale OF postage stamps and stamped enyel.
oPes, have been established at the following
q. M. Robinson. corner of Tenth and N
% D. F. MsEas eHrn Tsi IF r sdras and 81
eorner of Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
half and NJ streets SOUTH f. b. Bury, corner
of Third street east and l. street south; II. ID:
Ferguson, corner Of First street east and
Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania ayenuej
mfup Co. SrnS, OF FSgrtseG az E Ene
teenth street aud New York avenue; W. IL
Pearson, No. ia Pennsylvania avenue; L. d
Bowling, corner of Four-ahta-hslf and q
Registry omce-valuabie letters for any
part Of the United States Holland, United
Kingdom, italian States, Africa, East Indies
Egypt, Falkland Islands, China and Australia,
WILDE registerod on application at the office
Money Order Oitice-Especial attention
is called TO the money order system asa safe
and cheap method Of transmitting small sums
through the mails. Orders are issued In sums
of not more than 40. Larger amounts can be
transmitted to the same person at the same
time by additional orders.
RATEs.-On orders not exceeding 49, 10
cents; on orders over $40 and up to 800 q
Free Delivery-on the first day Of July
the letter cal riers will make four deliveries
and Ave collections, daily, in the central por'
lions OF the city, and from two to three deliv'
cries on the outside districts.
No necessity exists for persons calling fol
their mail at fhe office, as this change will 40
COmmOuhte tnObe VINO uthlTc 10 receive tncll
mail with promptness and Dispatch.
The carriers are honest and capable, and the
public can rely upon being served faithfully,
The collections from street boxes will bt
made frequently enough to accommodate those
who desire to send local letters from one sec
tion OF the city to another, and they VIII hnt
II greatly to their advantage to use the carrier
system for this purpose.
The deliveries Will be made at I, $50 a. IN.
and and y. m.
The collections at $50, ., 10 a. m, and 2 ant
$3.50 y, m.
Collections from outside districts will bt
made In time for mails going North, South
and West.
In making the early delivery the CARRIER
anticipate much delay, This may be obyiatet
by householder adopting the door letter box
1t 10 hoped that the citizens will INN cd atel,
provide letter boxes BY that means, at
very moderate expense, they can promote the
; convenience oil themselves and the neighbors
10 the public service.