The New York herald., 1870-12-02

tlnued during the year ending with the month q
sep.omSsr last one q the mss esns
c LyncnDurg Va and Knoxve v Tsnn nn;ana ara
Ohlo Louisville. KY, and Humboldt. Tenn the
tables show tnat OF sos mails carried through for
the whole period, 10 New Orleans nom New York. BY
sosedss n aa s ossHa % @ %
average being % hours 40 minutesmaa Ian
1 s 80 minutes ss s
shortest time going south Vas was "a hours hours
POI were conveyed IN schedule time and l42 behind
time, the average time being 90 hours 30 minutes
average schedule times and the shortest time going
| north was 50 hours 30 minutes On the Western
period, period I to New Orleans % from New York, T III were
conveyed In schedule time and 235 behind time the
average time being 50 hours 40 minutes-an excess
OF about hours 40 minutes over the average
schedule time; ana the shortest time going south
was 10 hours As minutes. On the same route, OF sos
mails carried through, for the whole period. TO New
York from New Orleans. lz6 were conveyed
IN schedule time and lS2 behind tlme. the
an excess OF about 10 hours 45 minutes
over the average schedule time. and the shortest
showing Tor the period from March TO September
1862 inclusive, In the last annual report, the pres
western route TO be greater than It was then by 3
houIs IL minutes going south and hours 81 min
thsn ,ss gSus was then by hours @ mputes 9onS son,n
i and hour So minutes going north. The former Is
sill entitled TO the credit, however, OF carrying
through the greater portion OF mails within its sche-
| due tlme and, when in time. its mails going south
! reach their destination simultaneously with shose
which are train sehind time lnearly wo-thirds Of
| The whole number) on the Western route, with the
advantage OF departure several hours later from
MAIL DRpREDArIoNs
During the past year 3,01l cases OF loss Dy NATL
deprcdauons, OF which 1,574 we're Of registered let
ters, were reported TO the department., involving
losses In bonds, drafts and money the amount OF
81 $685. 76s considerable portion OF which has been
rhneA fCn
the postal laws was l4S and the number OF convc-
tions OF those who were brought TO trial S. tue
remainder being released on ball. acquitted or held
FOR trial. The department Is constantly awaiting
itself OF all the means within its reach to give per-
nv s1 M nn sed ad 70 sn erng 70
violate the trust repOsed In them
RAILWAY POST OFFICES.
The statement hereto appended shows that tho
number OF railway post efce lines In operation on
the Both OF June last was Al. extending In the aggre
servlce--an increase Of lines and 1901 miles over
the preceding year. The number or clerks en-
naer q clerks cou aaaa n e
vious year was 324, and the amount expended in
compensation was ssS4,soo. Upon l,57l miles this
equal TO 9,sz3 miles each way daily. This gives
counting both ways, an aggregate service OF 1866
exclusive OF the Union Pacific Railroad line from
Omaha to Ogden, although prsr to The close OF the
the authorities or that line for tho introduction
OF the system, IN pursuance OF which 1t was prac-
@ ucaily put put IN force, 70 some some extent during the
recently and the line Is in full operation IL "a
1852 miles in length and service is performed
times each way weekly, making 1904 miles daily
and 753, 800 miles annually. The number OF clerks
employed the line 30. at the annual compensa-
tlon paid 10 clerks the principal lines. In add-
tlon this arrangements for TINS improved service
have been made with several leading trunk lines,
embracing. In the aggregate 94s miles. upon some
OF which the service being introduced The
railway post Office system sprang from necessity.
II was established to insure the transmission OF the
~.
Ing and dlstriu uting them whilc in notion thus
avoiding de ay In local distributing pest Offices.
The system has been found in practice, to accom-
ps ali that has claimed for IL, and its useful
ness mas been clearly demonstrated by the test OF
experience
II - confidently expected that the recent reduc-
tions OF postage rates. with determinations favor
ing prepayment will induce more general prac
uce OF prepayng postage abroad thus equalizing
International postage accounts, and relieving tins
department OF the heavy expenses paid IN and
iormer years for premium and exchange In trans
Intuns postal balances in the money Of the creditor
| country.
| The amount paid for the transportation OF the
mails to Great Britain and countries the CONT
| nent OF Europe, was $3Z2 29l, the steamships en-
ployed receiving the postage the mails con-
veyed as lull compensation lor the service.
vice during the three preceding fiscal years as
folowS-
For nsca year ended June 80, 1867 1851 s38
For lsca year ended June 80, 1865 SoS......... Il7ga
For hsca year ended June 30, 3So207
From July to December 81, 1869, the transatlan.
tic mail service was performed by steamships of the
Hamburg, Cunard, Bremen and lnman lines sailing
from New York on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays OF each week. The agents OF
OF these lines having declined to transport the
mails for the reduced rates OF sea postage estab-
lished by the additional postal convention with
the United Kingdom, which went into opera
was for short time interrupted; but new ar
langements were speedily concluded. on the basis
or the reduced rates OF compensation, 10r regular
semlweekly conveyance OF mails to Europe BY the
steamships OF the Liverpool and Great Western
(fnru tl I'M L.
days, and by the steamships OF the North German
Lloyd or Bremen, on Saturdays, which were soon
followed by an arrangement with the Hamburg
American Packet Company for an additional weekly
service on Tuesdays on the same terms, thus secur
avg average GOOD % speed % Formal Contracts wsre exc
cuted with each of these companies for the convey
ance OF the mails during the term Of two years. COM
mencIng January !, 1870, and ending December 81,
1871, copies OF which are annexed
In the month Of July last the steamships OF the
North German Lloyd ana Hamburg lines were with
drawn from service their respective routes, and
temporary arrangement was made with the agents
or the Inman line to convey the mails from New
York on saturday OF each week, supplying omitted
tnps or the North German Lloyd lines and after .
period OF nearly three months had elapsed, with no
prospect or an early resumption OF service by the
steamships oil the North Gelman Lloyd, OF Bremen
was constrained to annul the contract with that
company Tor repeated failures and to make per-
manent contract with the Liverpool, New YORK and
Philadelphia steamship Company (inman ltne) to
transport the malls from New York, on saturdays
for a term OF two years. commencing October J.
1870, and endng september 30, 1872 copy OF which
Is also annexed.
At present three weekly mails are despatched
from New YORK TO Great Britain, by steamships OF
the Liverpool and Great Western, Cunard and In
man lines, sailing Wednesdays Thursdays and
saturdays, with an occasional extra mail by steam
ship OF the Cunard line, sailing other days OF the
week. When the German steamships Of the North
German Lloyd and Hamburg lines resume their
regular trips and the new steamers, ,of increased
size and great speed which have been rendered by
the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, oil LIVER
pool, for the conveyance oil the mails from New
YORK on Mondays, are placed on the route between
In OF a.f civ
first Class weekly lines OF transatlantic steamships
leaving New York for European ports. sufficient to
establish regular despatch OF mails to Europe on
each week uay, provided the sailing days OF the re-
spective lines can be so adjusted as to secure that
desirable object.
The United states postages on the mails con-
yeyed TO and from the West lndies Mexico,
Panama, south Pacific and Belize tHonduras)
amounted to si20,95l and the amount paid for the
IinnI Ili4 frula u