, 1869-12-07

Uturr the old overland contr1cta the time BE-
tween tic Missouri Iarer and Folsom City, twenty
i've mlles e.st Of Sacramento. WAS sixteen days
Ia summcr and twenty da5s in winSef.
Tho average une from New York 70 New Or
lear., ria Warrington, has been ninety houta.
There bre 1nllt5-seyen LIES Of railway PoEt
Onces In operation. md the Poatmaster GeIersl
ccnn ends II a. m indispensable kcryace
S!1 rullllan stx hu1dted and thirty eight thoa-
eand eight hundred and 1tt5. eight letters were
sent from the Uni.cd States to foreign countries.
ard ttas7,79s received. THIS does not .ueiadc
those exchanged With Canada, which ase es'i-
mated at s.ot0,o00. The postagss On all amounted
10 s., ,ol4,1ss.
NO:H!tnktandluH the reduction Of near:y - Per
cent on The rates Of foreign postasc the revenue
has been Ieduced but 1e per cent Tae Possm1stef
G.ntsa1 advises that the present complicated le:-
etcn postage accounts te 60. rid OF, hx ai,ptinsa
coppul.orT prepay ymcnt, ana that th!s postage be-
long 10 the country from which the letter i scat
! THIS tulp has already been adopted BY tre1t5 VT
several countries S'sty,s~o per cen, Of the
postage on foreign letters has been collected IN
the United States, owing TO the failure 70 prepay
abroad.
Tne malls to Europe ate now carried tor the
| ocsan postage, AID the eaFntnga oi the AevctM
lines OF steAnGEa NnhuMed - sa3s, ,seI-se3
tr,r.
The Postmaster General refers 10 the fact sna,
I
sails under the Anef1tsu nag. aud states that
propositions have been ma1e to carry the mails IN
I Aucs.cau ktcam8n1pS for the sea postage, pro.
videt Congress will b!n1 the government for a
long term OF years. SoIe have oEtlcI to nx tee
nate Of Sea postage as two cents per half o1uee-
UEdes tito treaty With France, h.iets to and
from thAt COUNTY, nro charged 20 ceh.s per hau
ounce, AEd ecse1n! years have been expended IN
M lasalirs enor8 to indpce change THIS treaty
viii expire January ], 1850. ard such postal inter.
course with France will cease. The British Cos.
erument has sgrced 10 reduce the r1!e1 of stn21e
letters TO pence-thnt Il, cents for each coun'
1rJ. ard cents 10. the ocean postage.
The Lumber OF Fostmsstess June 50, 1850. Ha1
a1,1t6, OF which eso were Executive apposntees
aEd tie others department appointments; : es
reDovAls Hcre made during The Je4t.
The tee delivery BY carriers II In operation I,
fo1y.elgbt ciuae. Tne nsil letters delivered wrrs
ooue COO: collected, OK, ,eco. Expense Of car
tiers, E,1sap:1: s,iaa,e1s domestic letters. ant
foreign letter. werc ecnt to the Dead L<sts
Office; 1877 domestic letters contained ~, 10
I In eums Of Il and upwards, std 1A0oo Of tner
d we1e delivered to the writer's: t7,0n other letter
, eontatned checks. drafte. deedt, &c, OF yslut
o1er e. 0oo.0 .0co, Of which nearly AL was returne
to the wr1.els: 1000 letter. cortalred lewesI1
. booSt. dc-, aud it<,0a0 Photographic, staups. 1t
l. Oyef ,0o1, 90 OF ietters not aRoed lestnle, Ac
). | were destroyed Tho unclaimed dead fetse
= money u s14,esa The nae Of envelopes with = re
quest TO rcturo the lrttaF hss hsd tbs eject 70 n
II luce the number Of dead letter.
~ The vslue Of tbs money or.lcIs tsssed vi
:, xs4 stao5s- The fees thereon were tlsa,t01. II
ineresIe IN this ous,cess IL over 20 per cent Tu
u great bulk OF these 0rsets arc collected IN II
!, larRc t1tles Tho extension OF the money otdi
N | s5a,cm 10 foreign countries has been effected
;. The cslc Of Switzerland and has gone into oPeF
:, too. -....-.
II The possmasser General states tntt the caus'
opexutiro to trevslt 1ae department NON hstI
RelthuStsjriEg are:
b. ]. The depreciation Of the paper currency.
"a e Unpaid postage o. printed ua1ter.
+ The framing privilege ...
r TIC ttas Is Temporary, but It lncrestcs the GO
as Of iii the se1vlces rendered. wlhoat any hcfeA
he ct revenue. Tne second IL = loss OF Fevenuc
~ noodlpE The rars With " specimens" aud oustne
| c.rrnys.l in thc Absna Of reeu!sr ~ zapipera
Ed ntynes that sl printed matter be prepaid; thA
p | n q esse Of pex4papcrs- thc Poaease Be cnA'6
u | according 10 tie weight OF the package; u
:, vou1d .duait Of a reduction N the 7atea ol po
=. src Tna franAlrE privilege has become ~ Aa1
'e- threatening tie 1tIe Of tic ttfF1ee INC Eo!ei
m ment hss assumed exclusive control OF the be
ho na.. nna ID bound u 1ender cheap tEansportau
of ina msas. The denclt IN Tho reyenae caai
bv re frnnked matter Is eslito&led a Inote.ke
* oca ooo rer erpum. Tucre are 1,sA pesss
o who have tie 11ank1ng privilege, and Us aoa.e
OIL greater 1ax than III Legitimate usa 10 IN
~, | Inust be added Ill thDss who address leaef:
z.a nemte1s Of Congress, and 10 Ill the heads Q!
uszsreutA. There u no person to >udRo OF
Ae' ce1uiaenets Of the franks snyo Inc Postma''
ep. moss ueans Of knowledge mutt b limited,
sig I'm result Ia that eountere!.s pass = well Al
,rre frsnS, He thus caotas hia resteE oil the
a. ject:
hat | utupG between houndlesa ftAnkluR 4od no In
tsnr1 The ninth Of this observation viii be
feeils nanlfest 70 III who VIII rake the trouble
;,,, tn1nirn fnto The fub{ecI With the appils,
aoN nnw .uAv ~ ira comranl Of the department. or
ANS Nv @ r. Sertsed In III inters<t u would %
Smuo+,;n;,,iy 10 eliminate f1and from tne e1er
pr II H. f,anfic9 privilege. tbs p1tsHsge lsse
3 uf tnsTrn,tfui mother OF frands. nnd csnnot %
,nto iar1nsa Esunatng the 1!&nos aaa sssslons r.
nrirnisd nndeF cover OF tniA system 70 os saas
lem- smouEt 10 The postsgcs upou mAnsI ~
,,, ~ nutre NunaSurea taId THIS u Eo tAAEgSttes
eu- IN totsl expense IL tWeIled TO An Am91uts - :
Issd 10 tSo eniiFe dedt OF tho department ~ sqe
ting sca, nsM e nreTzn,sd: end, IL taey canno
dis ssrarete0 from the ptacllcc OF the Ntte"f
tj7 remedy i to abolish the srstem isseu. :, =,
!cS .Ijov IL Il possible for Abe department. U G,
I htu4n -NN IL