The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-05

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sTArfsTrcs.
There in tho service or tho Department the yOh
June, 1871, 1888 contractors for shs transportation Of the
malls.
OF mail routes operation there 1851, aggregatIng
length exclusive OF special rouss 2 359 miles, an
nual transportation Ob72794 miles in annual cost
route AGENTS. oc al
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The service was dlyiied - folows:--
Raoa1 routesLength, A. s84 miles; annual transpor,.
ton. 5,5s7o4s miles; annual cost 90 ls7ssbou 1880
sea%esss Length acsss milss .nnu.
a,ion assts's miles; annual cost $''sss-aDous BSs
which ns mat. az are required e BE- rs
%Is:; ssnusi annual cost
routes q AZ, g .s u annual transportation lol7s
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Of The ss Ss q on
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on large scale arc now compsad embracing the northern
my previous recommendation that an effort be
e ow IN o Is. sd
States, Sss Tue" no" e'1' '0''' - 'N' 'N '''''''A
The amount Of fines imposed upon CONTRACTOR and dcdnc
remea during he sams period was $Sos
Tables the report q he Assistant Pos.
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Boston CINCINNATI Chicago and st Louis 70 San francisco
routes, and from New York u Memphis and back b. df
On The route to San Francisco and back the gratifying
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date e ,ss Sslssss
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the e b has Sss .% % %
MAIL DEPngDArIoNs.
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Assumed assnasion and only 80
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Of
q % q ana voc Re as ARE
cofa'ns 'oiA~ RAILWAY rosr ovrrors
rawa, pos oee ssss The nmber q lines n operation
az S s sa' s a o:a aea
Arrangements recently been completed TO establish
ms ns & e ss. from md Sol Ne,
70 a. The BOUNDARY Line between
ME Dominon Canada viii connect and continue similar
service 10 st. John N. b. -
Partial arrangements havo also been made for line OF
railway posi- Offices from Washington D. O., TO New Orleans,
La an organization having been effected this month no
yembcr far rs Chattanooga Tenn. From tuas poir 10
New Orleans the service viii be established the
negotiations now pending can be concluded
On tho 18th inst line of railway post oncea was also
established from Milwaukee, Wis, 10 ST. Paul Mnn for
ais,rsaiion ,hs for e States Wisconsin aud
Minnesota. Ola fE# NM#
FOREIGN NArLa
The total number OF letters exchanged daring the year with
foreign 20 % Increase 1885, $50
tina number reported for 1870 or this number 663
from and 9Ss4,l3s received In the United
States. 4sl 0f
Tho number OF letters tsnye rstcsl exchanged In the
mails with European countries vas an Increase OF
9I2,l14 o, er the number reported for 1c70.
total postages the letters exchanged with foreign
countries amounted 10 S32s6 being 3229ass less than
she amount reported FOR 1870.
The total weight of the mails exchanged during the year
with European countries under provisions of existing portal
conventions, was pounds the weight OF tho letter
correspondence being 2e5 pounds ana of printed matter
and samples pound This asgresas weigh, q the
ceved from Europe s pound Tho weight OF elc cor
rcspondenco sent TO Europe l pounds and OF letter
correspondence received from Europe a63Ut pounds
n cost of the United States transatlantic mall steamship
service for the year 1871 27l being t4b less than
Of tbe sevce he year 1870 The steam