Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-18
The POst.OfIiee department.
WAsuIYGToN. October 81.

WASHINGTON, October 81.
In view of the fact that an erroneous
statement of the financial condition of the
Post Office Department has gained wide
circulation, the Postmaster General has
furnished the following table from his
forthcoming report: Total receipts of the
department from postage stamps, and
special subsidies for steamship line, $21,-
1874, 720.65 disbursements of all kinds,
S23, 1905, ,S37.93. Excess of disbursements
over receipts, representing the actual cost
to the Treasury for postage service, 81 ,S14,-
1868. OF the appropriation to meet the
defalcatiOns in the revenue of the depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1870, there was undrawn at the close of the
year, $4,740,000. Estimated amount re-
quired to meet balance due on June 80,
1870, but not yet adjusted or reported FOR
settlement, $1,265, 725.13; balance of de-
ficiency appropriation unused after paying
all claims of the year, S2,476,274S in
crease of ordinary receipts as compared
with the year ending June 30, 1869, ST.
2iS, ,244.9S, or 7.18 per cent. increase of
| expenditures as compared with year ending
| June 80, 1869, 5000 FOG 13, or 1.32 per cent
/ The report will make various recommenda-
! tions relative to foreign mails and the
mOney-orler system. 1t will take strong
| ground against the Thanking system.
The following is from the summary of
operations of the Post Office Department
for the fiscal year ending Both June last:
Stamps and stamped envelopes and
wrappers sold during the year by Post
masters amounted to 16,561 900, being an
increase over the previous year of 81 ,4O9,
900.
There were in the service of the depart
ment on the Both of June 1925 contract
! ors for the transportation of mails; OF
mail routes in operation, there are 1851
aggregating in length, 231 ,232 miles in
annual transportation, 97,924, ,996 miles
and in annual cost, $10,SS4, ,653.s Adding
the compensation of railway Post Office
clerks, route agents, local agents, mail mes
sengers, mail-route messengers, and bag
gage-masters in charge of registered
packages, amounting to 81 ,470890, the
annual aggregate cost was $12355 ,54B,
being an increase over the preceding year
in length of routes, 1901 miles; on annual
transportation, 6,301 ,t93; and in cost, OF
$478,152 Adding the increased cost for
railway Post-Office clerks and agents,
S195, 3,making total increase of cost Of
$673, ,St5--~,l. . a p ~ ,-i-s>A-'-s
Two thousand and seventy-six Money
Order offices are in operation. The orders
| lSSutu ItpTtStHlcu Nof,OofiOOUi DelnB more
than $0,000,000 over the previous year
The number of orders paid represented
$34,000,000, being an increase over last
year of $9,500,000. After paying expenses
there was net profit of $4,000. 'lkJ
The number of Post Offices in the
United States, June 80, 1870, was 2S,492
number of Post Offices established during
the fiscal year ending June 80 1870, 1858
number Of Post Offices discontinued during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1870 063
increase of Post Offices, 1897.
Number of Postmasters subject to ap
pointment by the President, 1,093; mum
Der of cases acted upon during the year
1858; number of appointments for resig
nation of Postmasters during the year
4,105; number of appointments ON re-
mOvals of Postmasters during the year
|, ,449; number of appointments on deaths
of Postmasters during the year, 203.
Whole number of domestic letters origi
mating in the United States received, 3,932
045; increase over previous year, 4.58 pei
cent. Letters originating in foreign coun
tries and addressed to places in the United
States, 220,415; increase over previous year
400 per cent. Letters with Enclosures ol
money As, 3l5-$9S,661 restored to own
ers, 3S,606-$S2, ,175. Letters with in
closures of drafts OF checks, &c, - Z, S60-
! S3075,545; restored to overs, 16,s68-$2
963,400. Letters and packages inclosing
| jewelry books, &c, 6,921 restored tC
owners, 4,740 Letters containing photo
graphs, receipts, &c, 1t0,920 restored to
owners, 100,0i5,