Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-27

STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH POSTAL SER
VICE FOR 1SI1.-Of the 75,000,000 post cards
nearly 100000 came to a dead lock in the re-
turned letter Office OF the 915O0O, 900 letters
above 3,500,000 found their way to that species
OF prison house, but a large proportion was ulti-
mately liberated. About 10000 went back to
foreign countries, and Of the remainder more
than nlne-tenths either reached their destination
by means of corrected addresses or were re-
turned 10 the sender. About 1000 of the un.
delivered letters contained property of various
kinds, and Of those "340 had no address, al.
though in not few instances the latter enclosed
coins or bank notes" AS usual there were
sundry letters posted without any address, the
number last year being nearly $4,000. The reg
istered letters amounted to about 100000 or
something like one in 800 of the whole, being an
increase OF II per cent on the number in the
previous year Of newspapers $4,000 900 passed
through the post office last year, and of book
packets 103, 100000, the years increase on the
two collectively being 72,O00,000. About a
million of the newspapers failed to get delivered,
There are now more than 1900 money order
offices IN the United Kingdom, nearly $50 having
been added during the year. The number of
inland money orders increased from upwards Of
10,200 900 in 1870 to more than 1210QO00 in
1S71--a growth exceeding IS per cent-and the
report says this has now become more than "a
per cent. More than 1900 new telegraph offices
were opened during the year, making the whole
number at the enf of 1871 upwards of 5000,
while the messages transmitted Increased by
about 25 per cent, the total for the year being
close upon 100000, in addition to 100000
messages sent on behalf of the newspaper press.
AN AMERICANS ENCOUNTER WITH BANDITS.
La Patria of Florence dated September 8, gives
long and interesting account Of an encounter
between an American traveller and two robbers
in an infamous resort known as the Leone
d0ro, whittier the American was lured by an
accidental acquaintance formed in railroad
coach while running from Ancona to Foggia.
The American, whose name is Stuyyesant,
found the Leone d'Oro TO he peopled by rough
looking persons, who impressed him with grave
suspicious After retiring he was aroused by
noise at the folding doors which separated his
sleeping from his sitting apartment. Mr.. Stuy-
vesant arose, adjusted his pantalOOns and in
spected his revolver and pair Of brass knuc-
kles. Nearly an hour elapsed without further
noise, when the sound OF footsteps in the adjoin-
ing apartment attracted his attention. Pre-
tending to sleep soundly, Mr. Stuyvesant heard
the folding doors gradually drawn apart, and
then the whispering of mems voices Beside his
bed. One said, Don't fear, he is asleep"
whereupon the gas was lighted Two robbers
of huge build and fierce expression met Mr.
StuyYesants gaze. They examined his yalise
aud, having searched his coat pockets, were
about TO take package of papers with them
when the heroic foreigner bounded from his bed
instantly aimed at him. But the American dis
posed Of his assalant by shot which penetrate
cd the latter's shoulder blade. The Other rob
Der brandished his stetto furiously and aimed
terrible blow at the strangers heart, which
be PARTED with his right arm, receiving a sim
pie flesh wound A blow from the brass knue-
kles and another brought the villain 10 the
hoor After a number Of rOughs had gathered
around Mr., StuyyesanPs door, the latter insist
ga ON no one entering except the master Of the
presented his pistols at the landlord. ordering
E Trll, 70 Keep quiet while he unlocked a window
,yo,,toV ne window he jumped upon a little
,Dbo,oa building and escaped TO the street,
of the wo v FASTENED to inform the police One
"a n w. Wounded men Is named Erbefto Bonaccio.
notorious jail bird and hiiway man D MI owos
Casabianca and his band "Hu rHiiPPo
"A n '. nolel o. Leone dOao has been conascoted
ana many important arrests made e''i''0"Nu