, 1870-12-27
TEE CHICAGO POST OFFICE
Annual Statement of Postmaster East
man for 1870,
"A Ru4kness Incrcnse OF NenrIy
Forty Per Cent.
STANt puARTHENI. .

STANt pETARTHKNT.
The advantage derived from the use NJ stamped
cnveiopes can easily be seen By the chances Of
the ordinary stamps being lost from the letters.
whereas, the uae OF stamped envelopes, Win
rt9ufff to return Printed upon them, IL Of nm.
donbted oeneut. Should an csror occur In the st,
dresf. OF should there be change in the address
OF your correspondents, and thereby your lette,.
tah 10 reach them, the7 are returned to you NJ
once-oeF1at'ng the necessity Of passing through
INC Dead Letter Once, being opened ana rttnrne,,
u not leas than I'VE or Elk weckA No sddifln,.f
Sas1t.s meas , q re department for printing the
uosM8e eAi4t Win reQutAt 10 return hi m.
year 1870 aaows an increase Of 81, s,ss3ss. vi 'ae
stsa n tSrd iot the sale Of rostaxf
Rstsizsa ii he ;sie ci stamped te's
r1aT.. s'SP q s.ss over is;y.::.:: lss-ss@g
[by reference 10 statement the seventh. Of tbis
= Pofl. y VIII be seen that letter. enouah have
en sfs e. this once within the year TO have
epea By sls'ts.7a This dltcrepsaey a eoss.. oc-
tioned 81 the great number Of rranked letters.
manea los tne Collector Of Customs, Marshal,
Agent, and the deputies and agents Of tf,tst Oi1i
eeIs: al1o. The letters tranBniliel on account Of
MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT.
1AA department khoEs 4 lafVc incrcasc In
amtsut Of huslfet There was 10 per cant NOR.
ordei paid Ia 1870 than during the previous year,
TEE&1tH1.
snoFsA per cent, and IS per cent tn amount Of
Ss.e SlusIs s:1ed, mating IN average increase Of
nas!ne H. III. department OF ~ per cent The
iota! aEount Of business done during the year was
<5,]9t.2<a9d. The advantages OF Lhls yysiern. ~
safe ami Convenient mode or sendi1R inouey, can
not PC o'efes'imateL Persons sending money By
nintl snoId by all means procure money orlcf
when It hHracttcab1e to do 80.
50. Of osls4 1r.ucd ssn-s, amounting TO-, t;ss7oi.
Ht, nS: Gs ofds. psd itss .aountIns to- .,s1: e3
money otsre eoid oid...........-----.-. = pn ets n,
RFGlsIRT DEPARTMENT.
Much complaint Ia made that money sent
through The ordinary mAll Ia LOST Parties send-
irSm tce tact aat The government aiIofls safe
me1ua OF sendlE anything valuable.
money of!sEsmnnot alwa1H be procured. Us
cac1Post ONCE not money Orlet o[ncc: aud
many other thinE Of value are desired to be seut
through ne mai!s In all such cases, have your
letters reglsteredehieh can b done u any Post
give and take q teelpt for the same, thereby
MAKING nImsen e:sonally responsible The
s5owtoS sr e. n1ppsans @ Of she registry system Is
formed In that depakmeut, which Is about IS Der
cent during the Jea 1870.
Fo. Of veEistesed lettcreecetred for diet.bn.
NJ. 4 iri3si:led ior city dc: "
50 & Ee1iered ietie;a tssIy;d isi 1siiinx: M
ssamped en1esopes 1esi,ea ~ aRs aStri6a. aaa
4si.te:xi pssE:ts: eSfISDs; s:ed.:.:...
no. He'bae1eo Pa<AAsee lasp5l
FoRK1o NAILS.
No. Of ttttefs mailed 10 foasn countries lesa $40
No. 81 newspapess. &C., ,al!ed to foretsn
rs Sf sesseis itceivsd iot ,isa coaDii;. l
No; Of newspaperr. de-, rfived from for
GENERAL AND 30 DELIVERY.
No, OF letter. delivered fru boxes and
.hreafh .sae5ai ;es 81
IL. q sdSeftted letters delised R.ss