Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-05

routes close at 1880 p. IN, including
NorfIlk, Old Point Comfort and Ports.
mouth.
Money.OTdeF CGicc.
Especial attention is called TO the
monry.order system as safe aud cheap
method Of transmitting small sums Of
money through the mails. Orders are
issued in sums Of not more than $50.
Larger amounts can be transmitted TO
the same person at the same time by ad.
ditional orders.
The money-Ordcr Office is open from
8 a. IN. to 6 p. IN.
RATES.
On orders not exceeding $50, 10 cents.
Over $40, and not exceeding
Over $50, and not exceeding - ''"''
$40, 20 cents.
Over $40, and not exceeding
$50, 25 cents.
Money orders can be obtained on any
post ufice Of Switzerland at the above
rates.
Registry Department.
Letters may be registered by paying
postage in fun and q registration fee in
stamps, for
United States, Ii cents.
Canada, New brunswick, and
| Nova Scotia. ! cents.
Eng land, ireland, and Scotland, s cents.
GCuman-Austriau Postal Union,
embracing the German and
Austrian States, s cents.
Letters cannot be registered 10
France, Spain, Portugal Belgium, and
! Holland.
Postage Oh Printed Matter. dc.
Newspapers.
Newspapers sent by mail must be
prepaid by stamps, unless regularly
issued and sent to regular subscribers"
when the following rates are charged,
payable quarterly in advance, either at
the mailing or delivery ohcc:
Dailies, 3j cents.
Six times q week, 30 cents.
Tri.Weeklies, Is cents.
Semi Weeklies, 10 cents.
| Wccklies, 3 cents,
Semi.monthly, not over four
ounces, 6 cents.
Monthlies, not over four ounces, 3 cents |
Quartcrlics, not over four
ounces, cent
Newspapers, periodicals, and circulars
dropped into the Office for local delivery
must he prepaid. The postage on regu.
lar papers, &c must be paid in advance
to tie carrier or at the Office, otherwise
they will be charged at transient rates.
Postage to Canada.
Postage on books and other printed
matter, including newspapers, can only
be paid TO the Canada line
Books,
Not exceeding four ounces in
weight, 1 cents. !
And for each additional four
OuacCs, or fraction, cents
Uase1lei Circulars,
Not exceeding three in number
TO one address, cents.
Over three and not exceeding
six to one address, cents.
Any larger number the same proper
tiouuto rates.
Trdnsient Printed Matter.
One package to one address, not
exceeding four ounces, cents.
And FOR each additional four
ounces, or fraction thereof, 2 cents.
No transient printed matter is for
warded unless prepaid.
Mscel'dne0uS Uatter,
Embracing pamphlets, occasional
publications, transient newspapers,
nd,bills, posters, book manuscript,
proofsheets, corrected or not; nups,
prints, engrayings, sheet music, blanks,
flexible patterns, sample cards, phone.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal
envelopes or wrappers, cards, paper,
plain or ornamental; Photographic rep
reservations Of different types, seeds,
cuttings, bulbs fOOts and scions;) the
postage to be prepaid Is, on one pack.
age 20 one address, not over four ounces,
2 cents; over four ounces and not over
eight ounces, cents; over eight ounces
and not over twelve ounces, cents;
over twelve ounces and not over sixteen
ounces, cents. The weight OF pack.
ages Of seeds, cuttings, roots, and scions
is limited to thirty-two ounces.
Postal Rules.
Many errors occur by persons not OBJ
serving the following regulations in de-
posting letters, papers, or miscellaneous
puDllCatOhs Tor lnalllng:
All drop letters must be prepaid by
postage stamps.
Prepayment by stamps required on all
letters to places within the United
States.
Full prepayment by stamps required !
on all transient printed matter, foreign
and domestic.
All letters not prepaid by stamps,
all such as are received in the Office with
stamps cut from stamped envelopes, or {
With such postage stamps as we're in use
prior to 1861, or with revenue stamps on
hem, are treated as "unmailable" and
Ont to the deadlctter Office. /
Letters for Georgetown, d. C., require
cents for each half ounce. /
Valuable letters should be carried TO
he post Office and registered. Ifmoney u
) TO be RENTED postal mOncy-ordor
houId be obtained. lfupOn points where Il
here is no money.OrdCr Office thea the
otter should DO registered Money p
hould never be incloscd in on ordinary
ettcr. II
All letters TO be mailed must be plain
y addressed, and the name Of the post
once and State clearly written. Care in
bis respect will insure the prompt dcliv- o.
ny Of all letters, while a defective nd
ress carries them invariably to the deud- CT
sitter office.
Local agents for the sale Ut postage Ct
lamps and stamped envelopes have been
at the following places. where A
10 public can always be supplied;