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The New York herald., 1870-12-02
FEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..


The Chamber OF Commerce held its regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. George Op-
dyke occupying the char. The following named
gentlemen were elected members OF the Chamber
Henry Adams, Charles BIven. Hiram M. Cool VIII
liam H. Dannat, John E. Dewitt, John +. Henry,
s. 8. Packard, william J. Peake and James Turner
Charles IL. Russell Then offered the following reso-
luJlOn:-
Resolved That Committee No be requested inquire
into and To the Chamber at s regular meeting
what legislative action In respect to the canals
quired by the interests OF the city and State of New York
Mr.. CONKLING said that the day Of canals had
gene by, and railroads were the only modes OF
transportation to be adopted by civilized commu-
Mty. The bill had been denounced in q voice Of
thunder by commercial men. and ne should most
decidedly vote against the resolution
Mr.. 8. B. RUGGLEs declared that Colonel Conk-
ling's statement was absurd and that commercial
men had peen outvoted on the question 81
Mr.. LEOPOLD BIERWIRTH, chairman or q commit
tee read report in favor OF preserving tne lnvioa-
bIlity Of private property at sea, and denOulclng
privaleering He urged tho government to take
steps to aoOlisn privateering.
Mr.. RUGGLES said he was In favor OF the principles
laid down In the report II they were possibly
tica and referred to the destruction or private pro-
perty by General Sherman on his march which de
stroyed the rebellion The report was then adopted
and the Chamber adjourned.
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TAI UNFORTUNATE KELLY.

His Body IdeutiRed by His Wie-Testimony
Before tho O0rOner-Sensible RccOmme enda.
ton by tho Jury. aHs
The body OF the man run over at Tooth street ana
Fourth avenue on Tuesday evening, BY the Boston
express train was yesterday recognized at the
Morgue by Mrs. Mary Ann Kelly as thar Of her hus-
band. Thomas r. Kelly, with whom, however, she
had not been living for over year.
Coroner Scnrmer held an inquest in the case, In
which the following was elicted:-
Andrew Finnegan, watchman In the employ Of tho
Harlem Railroad Company. dep0sed that on Tuesday
he saw deceased, who mad come through the tunneJ
he told the witness that he was going to Springfield
and was told that he could not reach there that
night: Kelly tnen remarked that he would go as far
as Bridgeport; lie talked incOnerently, which In
duced Finnegan TO suspect that he was not IN his
right mind; Kelly was warned to keep OF the track,
ON which the up train was soon expected. to which
he replied nat he would not be caught by the train.
Mrs. Mary Ann Kelly, widow Of deceased, living IN
Sixty second street, testified that she had seen tho
body OF deceased at the Morgue and recognized 1t as
that OF her husband; she mad not lived with him for
more than year past; he drank pretty hara and
she took her little daughter and earned living for
herself she being seamstress; the witness had not
seen deceased since the stn OF July
The engineer OF the Boston express train. which IGN
ran over deceased testified to seeing the man on the
track about one hundred and fifty feet ahead Of the
locomotive and gave the
SIGNAL TO BRAKE UP,
but 1t was impossible to stop the train and save his
lite
Deputy Coroner Joseph Cushman testified to
making an examination OF the body OF deceased
and found compound fractures OF the skull and feet.
from which Injuries death ensued.
The Jury found that deceased was killed by being
the New York and New Haven Railroad Company.
and the Jury recommend the company TO instruct
their employees to keep people IRON walking on the
track.
The widow OF deceased and her friends took
charge OF the remaius Tor intermenf.
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REAL ESTATE MATTERS.

A Quiet Day Mt the Exchange Sa'esroom.
As,we approach the holidays tho slight activity
heretofore noticed in real estate circles begins to
fall or To-day there were no sales at the Ex-
change, and the offerings for the balance Of the
month are exceedingly light
The same stagnation In respect to dealings exists
on the Stock Exchange where the long continued
ease In money appears to have totally eliminated all
speculative interest from the market. This may
seem paradoxlcal to many, but the experience OF
the street proves that active ana oven stringent
money market induces business. The same rule
would seem To apply In respect to the real estate
MARKET which exhibits similar Indifference on the
part OF investors TO the many excellent 0ppOrtuni
ties afforded Tor profitable operations In property n
ths yclnity
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Is IT a MUsOsRs

A 3lan Found Lying ON the Sidewalk with
His Head Battered. -e
Coroner Rollins yesterday afternoon was notified
to take an ante-rnortem statement at Bellevue
Hospital in the case OF John OBrien, man lrty
years OF age. VINO is lying In that Institution dan
gerously wounded At a late hour on last Sunday
night 0Brien was found lying uldcr the window
At Park street. III insensbc condition,
from the effects OF violence. AT Intervals he has
been conscious, on which occasions 0'Brien has
been understood to say he was attacked by three
parties, TO him unknown, and beaten on the mead
with slungsLot or other deadly weapon. O'Bren's
statement will be taEen to-day. As yet Captain
Kennedy, Of @ Sixth precinct has been unable to
learn by whom u Brien was beaten or the motive
prompting the assault Ell @@4as
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JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Nov. 2s. is1

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Nov. 2s, 1870.
About cne O'Clock to-day, during revois among
the prisoners In the County JAIL Denis jenkins, on
guard at the time, fred and killed prisoner
named Calhoun, and mortaliy wounded another
named Brooks Brooks Is yet living. but cannot
recoyer Tney were both colored. They were
nwsiting trial ON the charge OF larceny. 1t is re
markable that but ono shot was tired, and tina
nassed through the head OF Calhoun and lodged II
that OF Brooks. there Is considerable excltemeu
here among the coored population.
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spectve lines can be 80 adjusted as to secure that
desirable OBJECT.
The United States postages on the mails
veyed TO and from the West Indies, mexico,
amounted to Si20,95l and the amount paid for the
sea conveyance thereof was $72,450.
The contractors for the mail steamship service
from New York TO Rio Janeiro tBrazI), ana from
San Francisco to Japan ana China have performed
In satisfactory manner the full service required by
| their respective contracts OF IL round trips per
annum but 10 round trips only have been made
! by the steamships OF the CALIFORNIA; oregon and
| Mexico steamship Company, contractors for the
| monthly steamship service between san francisco
| and Honolulu (Hawaian lsands.l
/ respectfully renew the recommendations made
| In my last ieport for increase OF mail service
| from monthly to seml-monthy trips on the mail
| steamship route from San Fraacisco 10 Japan and
| China Impressed with the great national mpor-
saace Of maintaining this line OF American steam
| ships ana the necessity OF providing increased
facillties OF comm lnica0n with those countries In
order to retain and extend the commercial advan-
tages already gained by It's establishment ielt y
my duty TO address a special communication ON the
subject to the chairman OF the Senate Committee on
Post Offices and rest Roads, under date Of April II
1870 Senate Mis- Doc. No. I25, 4lst Congress- "a ses
sion) IN which statements were presented 0Dtaihec
from oifclal sources. SHOWING the growth OF 0ul
trade with Japan and China since this line was es
tablished, the amounts OF correspondence trans
ported and the financial results OF the enterprise.
beg 10 refer TO that communication Tor the specii
coiisideratIons which render 1t expedient, In my
Judgment, to sustain this important nati0na enter
prise, and to express the hope that Congress VIII
promptly pass the bill reported by the Senate Com
mttce on Post O1ices and Post Roads N the last
session. authorizing an increase OF the service tC
seml-mOnthly trips, under the same terms anu con
| ditions as the present. monthly service.
The recommendations made In nv report OF lasl
year relative TO the necessity OF some Legislation
| encourage the e-establishment OF American lines
OF transatlantic steamships for the transportation o
| our mails 10 Europe are respectfully renewed.
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Twelve postal conventions with foreign countries
have been made during the year. ln eli OF which
ak csnts with Great BrsaiS ne NesSeranSs issly
Belgium. Switzerland ana the North German Union
a table 8 appended showing the reduction in do
tail TO different countries per half ounce since De-
cember i3. 1857. the reduction Is as follows
acA, Argentine Republic. cents; Australia, via
s; Austria. German mail. via England, Is; lei.
Eq Er,,sn III moly,s s rsasms rs Brazil
4; Chile, VIA Panama, IL; China, win Southampton
II; China. German mall direct, 81; China, German
mail via England, d; Denmark. German mail direct.
q scs M a ks nao Gss
mail direct, 81; East Indies, German mail vtR Eng
land, 80; Ecuador. via Panama, IL; Egypt via
"n s EYE
German mail VIA England, l5 Egypt. Alexandria
German mail direct, Is; Egypt, Alexandria, German
direct 8; German States. German mail VIA England,
Is; Greece, German mail direct, 20; Greece. German
mail via ENGLAND 70: Holland, @ Ii italy, 80; Jasan
Japan, German mail via England, 80; Java, via
NJ New ms s sSsts
Paraguay I; Peru. via Panama, IL; Portugal. via
England, II; Roman or Papal states. German mali
England, 80; Russia. German mali direct 9; Russia,
German mail via England, 30; sandwich Islands, 4;
Spain via England, II; Sweden. German nail d.
Switzerland, so; Turkey. German mail direct 20;
Turkey German mail via England, 20; United King
dem tEngand, Ireland. scotland, waies, IL; Uru-
Since the lst OF January 1870, all direct postal in
tercourse with France has been suspended, in con-
with that country. and no progress has since been
made IN the negotiations for new convention IT
Is hoped. however, that satisfactory arrangement
may be agreed upon with the government OF France
when peace shall be re.establshed within her
borders.
The New York herald., 1870-12-02
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Annual Report Of Postmaster
General Creswen.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON ID. O., Nov. is, 1870

WASHINGTON, d. c. Nov. rs, 1870
sIR-Tne ordinary revenues OF this department
FOR the nscal year ended June so, 1870 were
sle772 22O, and the expenditures OF all kinds
e9s S37. For the year ended June 80, 1909, the
ordinary revenues SIS, s445lO, aud the expen-
ditures s2s 49, The increase or revenue for the
year 1870 over the year 1869 was sl,4277O9 or 77s
per cent, and the increase OF expenditures
$500 7os or 1872 per cent showing net increase
IN revenue OF ST. ll27oO3. The increase In revenue
Tor the year 1870 the year 1868 $34798l9
81 35 per cent and the increase OF expenditures for
1870 over 1868 was sl26S 244 or 6.57 per cent The
increase IN revenue for 1870 compared with 1869
was less than the increase for 1869 as compared
with 1865 by $624 199 and the increase expendl-
lures for 1870, compared with 1869, was less than
the increase ter 1869, compared with 1868, by
sG6S,sS2.
Ii, in addition to the ordinary revenues the De-
partment be credited with $T0o 0oo appropriated for
tree matter and the amounts drawn and expended
Tor subsidies TO steamship lines Is Will appear that
the deficiency provided out OF tho general treasury
for the year 1870 is s2S4ll6, as against $3s7o2S7
Tne nying report OF the Auditor fully sets
forth the details OF the financial operations OF the
Department.
The estimated expenditures for tho year ending .ss ana
The reyenaes estimated at Upper cent in -.
Standing Srsa. appropriations for free mat.
- n,iS7,3l5
Leaving a deficiency $c 969, 1888
The foregoing estimates do not include the follow
ing special appropriations in the nature or subsi-
dies
For mail steamship service between San Fran
cisco, Japan and China. 100000
For like service between the United States and
For Ike between San Francisco and Sand
wich Islands Observation-Disclosures. 760U0
Total S725Ooo
orr deficiency appropriated for the year 1853
the sum or ............................ Slbo0o0
Dehcency appropriated for the 1870. 5740000
total 900
OF this there during the last fiscal
and used to make the revenue equal the ex-
pendituI 2500,O0O
Leaving In the Trasury unerpcnded the Of $470 900
Agsnst watch there are chargeabe sundry uniqui-
dated accounts, estimated as folows:--
fo- balances TO lorelln couptries....- $3lI,bW
For mail service under contract and not
JET reported .oa,25o
y or mat service unrecognized ........ li6620
Due money order service, being excess
ot transfer 70 postage account. 2t2,H3
Excess al expenditures over gross
celpts during year just eiosed........ 20i ,476
I265,7s5
Leaving. after settlement Of all liabilities to June
80 isac net balance ss474s74
The number OF adhesive postage stamps issued
during the 46e s5 representing .Sl39676S
Stamped envelopes, pna s0J21 35 REPRESENTING l29l09
l.o4,2So
Newspaper wrappers, z5C, representing s,6o5
The whole number Of stamps envelopes and news
pgper wrappers was 5yi, iJI,94j OF the aggregate
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yiuualS, | convinced tDaJ the average cos, per
annum would be greatly enhanced.
~ My anxiety to make he Department selfsustainng
arises from strong desire TO reduce, equaize and
make uniform the rates OF postage During the year
1870 the amount derived from letter postage was
$16771, ,92S, and the amount from newspapers aud
pamphlets was only SsSi SSz; ana yet the WelRnt
and bulk OF newspaper mails are at least nine or
ten times greater than those OF letter mails. This
shows that while newspapers are charged much less
than the cost OF their manipuaton and transmits
sion letters are charged mucn more, ana tna6 the
hostage on letters should In fairness be reduced as
soon as the finances OF tne peparsmen. 1~ VIA per- per-
three TO two cents, am sure That The In.
creased correspondence thereby stimulated would
IN few years compensate for any temporary loss OF
revenue and that many mistakes and vexatious de-
laws would he avoided by the uniform rate for all dis
tances which would thus be established. despair
however OF securing any further reduction Of letter
postage as long as The ranking privilege shall be
permitted TO impose upon the Department an lrre-
It is not intended TO intimate that there should be
an increase cf postage on newspapers ON the con.
work OF benencence, to aid in the education and
elevation OF the people by carrying newspapers as
chesply as possible; aud hence l am am IT,, OF
Nor DO object TO the free transportation OF news
papers to regular subscribers Ia the counties OF
their publication, now authorized by law. Their
conveyance without charge does not interfere with
the speedy and regular transmission OF the mails
They are usually despatched az the county 10 toWns
and always stop within the boundaries OF their own
counties. They are evenly distributed over the
whole country that practically they cause no incon-
yenIence or injury or delay. There Is but one
change that deem desirable I'm the treatment of
newspapers and that applies only 10 those sent TO
points outside the counties OF tneir pun,cation.
would require the postage on printed matter IN all
cases, 10 be prepaid by stamps me law aliowhe
the postage 10 be paid In money oy subscribers at
the Office of delivery Is departure from the
accepted theory OF post otiice management and
subjects tae Department TO heavy losses
NV attention has been directed TO the new system
| OF "corrcspondencev or 'post oardS lately adopted
! hy North Germany and by Great Britain lor lacil
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EVENING STAR.
bonn Piatt and the Postmaster.

Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Commercial !
had been at Lake George some two weeks
without getting any mail matter. although had
sent over almost everv day. wearied out 1T
last, i went myself. i found a little sandy
haired, heavy jaSed. full-stomached man peg
giDg away at an old boot on a cOhbler's hen ch.
i Ssked this industrious son OF st. Crispir TOR
the Postmaster.
HPm him, :" responded the shoemender.
He might be a Sam a him, but looked In.
credulous upon the fact asserted or referred 20,
of POstmastPrship. He continued to drive in the
pegs, whistling shoemakers are wont to
whistle. in q waxy way, a tune thai, when ac-
sort OF eccentricity OF the weasel when popping,
whatever that may be. looked at the veyata-
he production with casroty hair and reddish
cheeks. as he pegged and popped, and finding
that be intended taking no further notice of me,
i mildly suggested that il he were the Postmas-
ter would be pleased to get my letters and
''whst's your name?'' he asked, suspending
the whistle popping Of the weasel, but going on
with his exaspersting work.
Responded by giving the cognomen. and was
told, briefly, in words, to wit:
"Aint nothing for you" and then he took up
the extraordinary weasel. l demonstrated, and
asserted that there must be some mistake.
well. he said, go look for yourself. There's
did as directed, and found eighteen letters
and pile OF newspapers.
no mail"''
SIS that your name" he asked, coolly.
"Certsinly it is"
was rapidly resolving on an ind gnston meet
ing with divers resolutions, and a strong ten
dency TO punch somebadys head.
"You thought that name Daniel Pratt, did
you? Well, II strikes me that Il would be wei
for YOU 10 learn reading and writing before
PLAYING the devil in a post office"
We'll, stranger, he responded, suspending,
both music and work, "ef I had such an out
landish name as your'n I'd go hack and be q
baby, 80 ss TO be christeDed over, would
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DIED..

SULLIVAN. On 9TH ir1ts1t, st O'Clock a m ,
ard 6ays-
Her tuIs al Wl tlke psC from her parents re IL
dence 3Z2 "a Get, rear street, N w. on Sun
day, Sih .1-tant. at O'Clock D. m The friends
ard ,QCa nta- 3 Ct the family are invited 10 a.
tend.
GALLAGHER. OCT her Tth, E1O, JANE daugh-
te: Of Mi;Lael scd Ellen Gallagher, agt years
The .uuer,' WI take Mace Sunday, October 9Th
st 3 .. M. from cOrne- 18th ard n streets Buriet
at E.Ent Olivtt Cemetery.
HANsELL. o. the sth Of Octnber, $50, OF con-
e 'lon % ne lungs, ELIZABETH A., wife OF Elm
eF1ck W Hsnsell- IN the sci year of her age.
The funeral will take place at her late residence
No. 90 gth street W. n Orday. October 10Th At
O'Clock p N iPhiiadelphis Ledger please copy
STEEL Tn the 9Th instant, at O'Clock a. IN ,
JAMES STEEL, aged a. years.
The relatives and friends OF the family are
u s 90 attend the funeral from his late residence
NO COS New jersey avenue, between y and G SITS ,
On Sunday. the 9th inst. at 5 o clock ..
Philadelphia papers plesse copy.I %
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PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY
HOUSE OF REPREsExrArTvEs u q

HorsF
CIFsEs 0Es1Se $500, a., y; o.
Sealed Propo.aIs VII he receivad =. ~ III. Ga, -
NM mn. for tsI 6.Pn October ~ $50 q u osos
Statioperyto the House Of ReeGesentstiSes Of the
faint IipeS Euarto Post Paper extra slperhle
90 reams white Qusrto Post Parer, ex:-a slpsr6ne
l5o resm. white Commercial Note p,,.-. sv,r, su.
peIfine, ruIS / wide On ali side "pSi' eN'rs su
% reams Legal Cap Paper, white, common rn,i,s.
. re,ms white Flat Cap Paper
40 ' feams s s"fs III no ts, f ssser
CIV re cams Manila Paper, Iexls inches. nat. very
ream.
tough and smooth, to weigh twenty two eoands
7sGo white thick adhesive Euvelope, Skis. irche,
900 White thick adhesive Eaveopes. slsx: i9cbss
q 5sS white thick adhesive Envelopes sxss incbes
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gross Congress Tie Envelopes
1000 buff adhesive Enys lope ], 7l4x2-i inches.
500 buff Envelopes. NOT pihesiye' sxxs, ;pcbe.
IS boxes "PickwitR Pens.
?5toXes '.Falcca" Pens.
gross rich fIat inkstaIds
2 dozen ge ,uine Arnolds Writing Flu'd, quarts
dozen Arnold MI
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dozen French Copyiug Ink ouari.
! dozen French Copying Ink. sints
dozen best Black Ink uu 4rts hints and balf n,ts
10 dozen Violet WIRING FInid ouarfs nints hal,
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SALE OF VALUABLE FARM, WITH IL
PkNVEMENTS.

RY LATIMEK CLEARY, Auenoneer.,
y tsuccessors to Cooper LatimerJ
Southwest corner Penn q avenue and llth street.
rs s5sE ks. sAkE At Ay9TI9N SE HAND
pE MdTh GhaMREh hNP
500 yoLGMEs sELEST BOOKS. h.' AM
sl,iqc Of & Sp T. the 1s
is d ~ & r. H. p se 81 sn Ga duly y
tret Of Columbia shall offer public auction, for
hs ssy sn
0: Scloeh all the
deed OF trust, and partially described follows:
o.wIN THE PARLOR.
Two fine Sofas
Six Chairs to match
Ten Chairs. richly ornameuted
Two fire march Center T.bIes
One small and one Card Table
One Rosewood Piano
-Four SETS fine satin window Curtains
Two Two isrse as Size ). Mantle sr .iraor
Two lsrge-eize Pier G'sssess
Five handsome d Ss;s SuslitS Bra.ssl: Carpet.
:Pd d %sInus Wassss:nd: DAME %s.Sis to,
Mattresses, BOIstsrs. Pillows, Comforts, and Bed
Linen sheets, Bolster and PILLOW Gases
ana r. 4SS% sRd s1d Hscs ou
DINING Room.
One Brussels Carpet, handsome pattern
we've Dining chairs
One Sofa, two sideboarde
One Mirror, one Mantel Clock
SS Sslsly sn sGqI FsSls q W Eal9'
silver. plated Tea Service
C sS 81. r051,; and spos
Ore .,a..,, Rru..ei. rornat
One elegant w alnut Library Table
One Library sideboard
Two fine Walnut Bookcases
90 volumes OF select Books, including the Gentle.
mans Magazine, complete; Annual Register
IT. xdin NIB SEs Rsviey, g.:
One isrgs Range, approved pattern, with Furniture
Chairs. Tables, eueensware. and Utensils In full
sERvANTs' ROOMS.
1ufTnnnned With Bedsteads and Bedding, Bureaus,
stoye = 1 IN I; ali ID the chambers
Oilcloth and Carpet upon the paspageand stairs.
And at O'Clock D. m on the ala 9Th day OF Oc
tober 1870, shall offer al that piece or parcel Of
ground in the said city Of Washington known and
= s o
Pre- sass aiss; .:ss
roo%s :ssa. asd upon lie .outh :ds q i: =
north, bsty een nth and 18th streets ,r west.
and af Twelve MONTH I'm
SIS Ss:::
ssRdn LkTiKIR { OLEARY, Aaets.