The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-07
TC-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS.
important PoSta! Orders
Our Foreign Mail Service.
A fairs at Hayti.
The Question of U, S. Annexation.
FROM W.4SHINGTON.


Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct Z. - Announcement is
made by Joseph II. Blackfan, Superintendent
of the foreign mails by order of the Postmaster
General, that postal convention has been con-
cluded between the United States and the
Colonial Government of New Zealand, establish
ing an exchange of correspondence between the
two countries by means of the direct line of
colonial mail packets plying between San Fran
cisco and New Zealand, as we'll as by such other
means of direct mail steamship transportation
shall hereafter be established with the APP
proval of the respective post Office depart
ments of the two countries.
This convention will be carried into operation
on the 1st of December, 1870, and establishes au
international letter postage of 12 cents C
pence) per each single rate of half an ounce or
fraction thereof the prepayment of which is
compulsory, and the letters so prepaid in one
country are to be delivered free of all charges
whatsoever in the other Letters posted un-
paid or prepaid on any amount less than on
full single rate of postage cannot be forwarded.
But insuf1iciently paid letters on which single
rate or more has been prepaid will be forwarded
charged with the deficient postage for collection
on delivery.
Each country is to collect its own postage only
on printed matter of all kinds, whether sent
or received at the following rates, viz
The United States postage on newspapers is
fixed at two cents each; on all other articles of
printed matter four cents per each weight of
four ounces, or fraction thereof, whether sent
or received. The New Zealand postage on
newspapers and other articles of printed matter
sent to or received from the United States is
the same as charged for domestic postage by
the laws and regulations of that colony.
Provision is made for the transit through the
United States, as well as the conveyance by the
United States mail packets, of the correspon-
dence. Ia closed mails, which the New Zealand
Post Office may desire to transmit, via the
United States, to British Columbia, the British
North American Provinces, the West Indies,
| Mexico, Central America, and South America;
and it is also provided that prepaid
letters from foreign countries received in
and forwarded from the United States
| to New Zealand shall be delivered
in said colony, free of all charges whatsoever,
and that letters received in New Zealand from
| the United States, addressed to New South
| Wales or Australia, will be forwarded to their
| destination subject to the same conditions as
! are applicable to correspondence originating in
| New Zealand and addressed to those colonies.
| New York, Boston, and San Francisco are the
| offices of exchange on the side of the United
| States for all mails forwarded to or received
| from New Zealand under the provisions of this
convention.
The mail packets of the Colonial Line, plying
| between San Francisco and New Zealand make
their departures regularly from San Francisco
on the 10th of each month. In addition to this
| connection, it may be remarked that the esta-
blishment of direct line of steamers between
San Francisco and New Zealand brings Great
Britain nearer to Australia and her other colo
nies of Oceanica than by wayof the Suez Canal
and therefore the British Post Office ayails itsel
of these advantages to forward its closed mails
from and to those colonies by way of the United
| States.
The Irish Republic.
Major Jas. Hagerty, Michael Scanlon, edito
of the Irish Republic, and John Kearney, ar
rived here to-day as a committee from the Irist
Republican Club, of New York. to ascertain thu
! effect of the petition they sent to the Presiden
a week ago asking for the pardon of Genera
| O'Neil and his Fenian associates now in prison
They ascertained that the President will thu
week issue an order in compliance with thei
petition and the request of numerous Others in
Guiding many who also disapproved of the lat
Fenian raid.
Haytlen Affairs.
Special Despatch 10 The E0ensi'lg Telegraph.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Mr. Bassett, our Min
lister to Hayti, was at the White House to-day
and, in company with Secretary Fish. had
long consultation with the President relative t
IIaytien affairs. 1t is understood that Mr.. Bas
sett is the bearer of important letters from tn
President of Hayti to President Grant. Their
is rumor that Hayti seeks annexation to tn
United States.
nGgp FINAL DISCOURSE REV. DR.
~ STRIKER, having accepted Call from th