Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-12-05
s3,9SO,2 81
90
1,e63,196 so
1,391.eO 90
1E,152 80
The whole number of stamps, stamp
ed envelopes, and newspaper-wrap-
pers was 6s5, $50, $50, of the aggre-

resenfin0 ~ 175,152 so
The whole number of stamps, stamp
ed envelopes, and newspaper-vrap-
pers was 6s5,5sO, $40, of the aggre- .ao o,
gate value of.---....----------- SlsIU'ose<o W
There were in the service Of the Department on
transportation Of the mails on public routes
The service was divided as follows;
transportation 81 4a1 ,749 miles; annual cost, Se,
5O2, ,7il-about 1910 cents per mile
Steamboat routes Length, lssso as1 mules oaa an
nual transportation, 4 31S,436 mless annual Corh,
$T79,sL5-about Is 10 cents per mile.
Other routes, on which the mails are required
TO be conveyed with "celerity, cerfalsT ana
portation IS is4 137 miles: annual cost, S5zosozo
about IL cents per mile. =
The Railroad routes have been increased III
length 8 077 miles, and in cost $TTI, ,792
The total number of new mail-bags procured
and put in service was 1I,6lu, OF which WsIe
used for transmission OF printed maiter. anu L.
ASS for letter -maas. The cost was SS9,USOtl
THROUGH MAILS .
The transmission of through mails between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts was greatly interrupted
by snow-blockades west Of Omaha during Por-
tions Of the months of December, January, Feb
ruary and March last. The number OF days on
which no mails were received at San Francisco
from New York was, in December, "; IN JAN
nary, "a; in February, %; and In MaIch, se. Ius
carried through to San Francisco In scheonle @ une
in December, only 3 out Of 90 in January, none
out OF s. in February, and only Al out Oh u LII
March.
NAIL DEPREDATIoSs.
The number of complaints OF missing letters
during the year was 4-S9s, Of which 80 were
registered and 1858 unregistered, containing
bonds, drafts and currency to the nominsI amount
Of Sa35. .479-Si. of registered letters, s59 Mere
accounted for and only l1z nave Deeh ~ -
as actually lost TIE remaining cases are In the
hands of special agents for investigation
For violation of the postal laws, 193 persons
have been arrested. of whom O. have been con.
victed and sentenced to different degrees OF
punishment, and of the remainder some have oeeh
discharged and others are awaiting trial-
RAILWAY PosT-oFFICEs-
Since The 3Oth June. ISL this branch Of the
service has been largely extended. Eight new
lines have been established, with an aggregate
length of seO9 miles The daily service mas
been increased 6,09i miles and the annual service
2,22i, 81 miles making necessary the appointment
of IS5 additional postal clerks, of various grades
at an annual cost of S172, 200.
FOREIGN NAILS
The total number Of letters exchanged, during
the year. with foreign countries wGs p, ,3625Oo an
increase Of 4O66, ,S02 over the number reported ior
1S7l Of this number, Is, ,774,064 were sent from,
and IL 5SS 1876 were received in the United States
The number Of letters (single rate) exchanged
in the United States and European mails was IT,
6S1 999, an increase of 9,439 over the number
reported for 1871
The total pOstagcs on the letters exchsnged with
foreign countries amounted to 2Sl25, an IN
crease Of $135s90. over the amount reported for
1871.
Comparing the year 1872 with the year 1871, the
rate of increase in the total number of letters e1
changed with foreign countries was 20 per cent,
and the rate OF increase in the amount OF postages
thereon was sc per cent The increase IN the
number of letters exchanged with European eoun-
tries was asa per cent, and the increase OF post
ages thereon amounted TO 104 per cent
The total cost of the United States ocean mail
steamship service for the year 1872 including
s125O)O paid from special appropriations for
steamship service to Japan and China. to Brazil,
and to the Hawaiian islands, was 81 ,G27 .020.yd.
The free-delivery system has been in operation
during the year in fty-two OF the principal cities,
with the following aggregate results I.