The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-17
I. IN THE DEPARTMENT PROPER.
II. IN THE LOCAL SERVICE.
Making total of. 43 81

Making a total of. ....................43 1851
or IL 1913 more than the whole army of the
nited States, officers and enlisted men.
vi 3O,045 post offices in operation, 2076 were
money order Offices; 1172 were filled by APP
pointment by the President and 2S,S73 by APP
polntment of the Postmaster General
On the 3Oth OF june, 1868, there were in OPP
GRAFTON 70, 4S1, post offices, of which $40 were
Tiled by the President, ar 25,632 by the Post
master General, and 1863 we're money order
rfhces. At the same time The Department had
ago route agents, "a mail route messengers, and
232 railway post office clerks and Is local
agents.
There was an increase in three years of 1864
post offices, OF which 1913 were filed by ap-
continent of the President, and 3241 by ap
poDtment of the Postmaster General. 608 mon
ey order offices, 1914 route agents. 40 mail route
messengers, PSI railway post Office clerks and
II local agents.
In 1871 there were in operation 23S, 1859 miles
OF mail routes OF all kinds, apporlioned as fol-
lows: 162, 191 miles of routes other than Steam.
hoat aud railway routes, costing IS OPT 473; 90
334 miles OF steamboat routes, costing $776,.
g3 AND 1883 miles OF railway routes, costing
20 6Z4,979 In 1868 there we're in operation
2l6,92S miles OF mail routes of all kinds, an
peruoned in the following manner: 16I 263
miles of routes other than steam post and rail-
way routes, costing So, 43S, 500; 10 CAT miles of
steamboat routes, costing $650,63l, and 36018
miles of railway routes. costing SALT 1875
showing an increase in three years Ct 81 431
mules in the total length OF routes. with the
following exhibit in detail: 6928 miles of routes
other than steamboat and railway routes, with
decrease in cost OF $40 1856 6S7 miles of
steamboat routes, with an increase in cost of
$126,312, aud 10 SIG miles of railway routes,
with an increase in cost of 81 547, 1858.
la 1871 the total annual transportation on
route other than steamboat amounted to Al
$50 95S miles; on steamboat routes to 9S4,778
miles; on railroad routes to IS 557 ,0iS miles,
making an aggregate annual transportation by
all routes of 107562794 miles, at a cost of ST.
529 1896. In 1868 the total annual transporta-
llon on all routes other than steamboat and
railway, amounted to 46,540,5S7 miles; on
steamboat routes. to 3,797 $50 miles; on rail-
way routes, to 81 1856 176 miles, making the an-
nual aggregate transportation of all routes 81
224 1926 miles, at cost of $40, 266,056 showing
in three years an incre ase in annual transport.
alton of 1GS9 ,38l miles on rontes other than
steamboats, aDe railway; 887, 218 miles on steam
boat routes; 20,771 $40 mics on railway routes;
and an aggi egate of 23,34S, 469 miles on all
routes, at an increased cost of ST. 1853 239.
For the year 1868 the ordiuary revenues
were SIG 292 700 80, and the expenditures $22,-
730592 Is, showing an excess Of expenditures
OF So 437 ,99l IS The amount of money orders
issued was $l7,197,85S Al.
For the year ende June 80 1871, the ordina =
ry revenues were 500 O37, 045 AZ aud all ex
penditvres 1914 800 104 08, showing an excess OF
expenditures OF 81 ,363, 05S.66 The amount of
money orders issued was $40, 164, 1l8 O3.
summing up DeSe expenditures OF 1871 with
1862 it appears that in three years the increase
OF post offices amounted to Is per cent, the
increase of ordinary receipts TO % per cent
the increase of the aggregate annual trans
portatiOn to % per cent, the increase of the
money order business to 260 per cent, and the
increase of expenditures to less than Z 3 10 per
cent.
Excitement about the Fi,hery Seizure.
Schooner Horton was seized and taken to
Guysboroueh, N. S., for violation of the fishery
laws. She was cut by unknown parties, sup
posed to be American seamen, a week ago last
night, Greet excitement was caused to day by
its being announced that an English IN an CT
war was cruising in'the Bay, expecting the
Horizons ARRIVAL tonight.
Collector Babson of Gloucester, has been
here in consultation with the President, and
the revenue CATER Mahoning has been des.
patched under sealed orders; also it is said, a
| frigaie has been sent from the navy yard to
Gloucester, and future developments are anx
| iously awaited.
Damage by she Storm mt Halifax.
Boston, Oct 16-Halfax dispatches esti-
mate the damage by the late hurricane at 5000
! 600. The shores OF Halifax harbor on Friday
| morning, presented an appearance of wreck
| and ruin never seen before. Wharves SKATER
| ed, several vessels high and dry, and others
| dismasted. Altogether, some thirty vessels
| mostly fishermen, suffered. Barque Annie
| from Philadelphia for Europe, was wrecked
| and portions of her cargo strewn ashore. Sch
| w. HI Hatfield, from New York, was dismast
| ed and hull stove. Three men were drowned
| off the harbor, setting nets. The railway track
from Halifax TO Bedford was damaged $4,000