The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-02
pErT pELlN FRY.
~ " TIN I0IIOWIlS INcTcA>e Hs CU1II-
with last wear:
DEAD LETTERS.

The number Of letters. domestic and
,,~~,.n. received Al the Dead-Lctter Office
n...n.,hn last fiscal wear was rs follows:
+, ,u,>.i- ~lrttrr> claSsc.l as ordinary,
>-..-~: ivop. 1850: unm1ilahlc. ISL
IT,. .u.-i.9 IA: fictitious. 1868 regis
....'. t-T: returned from foreign C0lln-
-. ~,s.,"l total domestic letters. $780,
as-. IrnrE-u letters, , H.N5; whole num-
E...4 .t,1. 40.
g., ;,a,,rir letters unregistered, 1878
...'aIa"i money amounting to S12.340.09.
IL. .vu- Of 81 and upward and of the
registered letters. 2,lNS contained S20.-
H. making a total Of -. %2l letters. con-
rr.s. ~. %t-.>o. OF these, 1920. con-
... ~.7.ll5.42, We're delivered IL the
" .F i-r~nn> addressed 2,i6S, con-
,.. @,nI9.-i. were filed for rcclama-
.,j l,rsi. continuing Si,l%l.S ~. were
. 4iIJa-. !ilr numl'cr cnrtosin. suns
.-.'' ,,+l s>-2.@ii. containing -. 1850:
g.. which 2a,"j5, containing S5.QjS.12, Were
e.r'-l 10 III" writer's, and 2,G3S, con-
,.'.u- --&!.>>, were filed for reclamation.
j@- u'tin"cr Of letters containing naNk
r.'.~>. drafts. deeds, .,.,. VA l., $40. of
w. ...'':'' ,r!un ct 93,0'5,54i,A0 OF
'i $50 at the nominal valu" Of
-. ~, !a@.,2, We're delivered TO the owners,
.#. ',-. Dl II" nominal value of Sll2:l4!.SS,
W." outstanding nr Gle! Tor reclamation.
'- number ct packages and letters cou-
's.r.". irWclrr, books. and other property
W. r.Hll Of which 4.,40 were delivered,
U.l Isl were filed for reclamation. The
ua..Jur containing photographs was 5000;
q. which %3.9IS were delivered. and 5,03l
wrgr i,"d. The number containing receipts
; r.. ui llliu@, &c, was 2T,4ai vi Whlc!I
Z, -uH we're delivered. and 3,21t were MED,
-. H3Nthrr containing postage ana rev
,...... Gln< and articles OF sMnlt value wis
:,.',,.
la" number OF letters without enclosure,
r,-nHlii,itG the writers WAS 81, 32J Of
~..ru l.iy,. G2I Were delivered. and 80. 30
W., returned 10 the Office and destroyed
E~.rruut"r in which The writer's name an0
e. udirc>- were omitted, Of were illcgl
We, aid 81 letters found I" contain circu
ar-, H.. and consequently destroyed, was
81 lie uuinailahlc letters 3l2, GS4 were dc,
i.t,., Ter postage. not being prepaid, rs
IT, ...rcl by law. They were either wholly
U,.. .I. were not prepaid one full rate. OF
".r" stamped with illegal or revenue
>~,.iH;>. SIPS Were miSdiSected, the post
ui'.", y IL, OF some necessary part Of the
address being omitted 2,Gl6 had no addrcs:
What yr!. and > We're addressed to place:
WH"1" here was no mail service.
tAn number Of applications Tor dead let
l1i>Na. 80. and III 2,2223 cases the letter:
wee iulIud and forwarded to their owners
~" "lnoWni> deposited in the treasury
".t.. For unclaimed dead-!ctter money
-; for proceeds Of sales Of waste-paper:
60. tptoi, SS.jl1.
POSTAL MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.
Ia" number of ~moNev-Order offices in
OPERATION during the last fiscal year wa
i.'ti. al which nine were established MaN
= .>r. tn the ii of August. 1870, 3S6 al.
u,'"r,i "!Ecc- were created, and four Offices
""i' Discontinued, - that the whole nun
t".''" IN operation ,076. Most OF these
h'" c.ily.S "cIe established in the Western
~.a'''>. where tie constant increase OF pop
HIs'.NM ami material produce Il
r"1!r,p adiHg demand for the facilities at.
I"l't"0l iE the moncy-Order system tor the
S"tr ana expeditions transfer through the
n!t,t~ ol small nm Of money.
A. the four Offices that were abolished,
'iw 1lnosAt "f business transacted had be.
rol'!" =" ~Hiati a 10 render their continu-
,i"' '.aHvrr,srly.
n" number Of domestic money orders
l>>iI.0 during the wear was l,G1l ,2153, OF
N".rh iar aggregate value was $34 ,Q54, >.
l>:.,I.
IT, a.mhc" p,Ii wa.
- !, =. alnou | NJ
= "alra l. /, b. aided!
IL amour. ni uGGu'S
i'i'!i 10 Inc iciIl.-
'' ............ 69,ls: So
l'tt!5 aHincn.s. SjS, e27, 02i 70
lA',s' q! ls2Gcs over paLlucniS... l26. $50 81