The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-22
WASHINGTON.
Postal Matters.

appointed the following Commission TO
select site for the Philadelphia Post
office building Joseph Patterson
President of the Western National
Bank; j. W. Forney, Of the Press +;
Col. Thomas A. Scott, Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad; Seth j. Comley. Col
lector of the Port Of Philadelphia j.
Gillingham, Vice President of the
United League; H. Bingham, Postmas-
ter of Philadelphia; General George
Cadwallader, Chsrles L. Borie and
Stephen A. Caldwell.
Section SO Of the new Code provides
that the rate OF postage on newspapers,
excepting weeklies and periodicals, not
exceeding two ounces in weight, and
circulars, when the same are deposited
IN q letter carrier Office for delivery by
the Office or its carrier, shall be uni
form at one cent each, but periodicals
weighing more than two ounces shall
be subject to postage Of two cents
each, and these rates shall be prepaid
by stamps.
Revenue SwIndIe Exposed.
The Internal Revenue Bureau has
received a copy Of a Autographed
circular issued by Thomas D. Thorpe,
737 Broadway, New York, addressed to
parties throughout the United States
who use revenue stamps. Thorpe says
that his cousin has tull charge OF the
Government Printing Office at Wash
ington where the stamps are printed,
and that he furnishes him (Thorpe) all
the stamps he wants and that there is
no possible way for any one to tell how
many are printed. Thorpe offers to
furnish all kinds of stamps at twenty
dollars for each hundred dollars worth,
the money to be sent by mail in advance.
The Secretary has enjoined all persons
to whom circulars are sent that the
whole thing is fraud, designed to en-
trap unsuspecting parties. The print
ing of the revenue stamps is guarded as
effsctualy as the printing OF currency
and notes. Swindlers like Thorpe can
only furnish bogus stamps. The In
ternal Revenue Department has inves-
tigated this matter, and finds that no
such a person as Thorpe has an Office
at the above address, but that he has
some person there to receive letters.
The scheme seems to be carried on by
the same parties formerly engaged in
the famous sawdust swindle.
Boutwell, aud Richardson.
Secretary Boutwell, is expected here
to morrow night.
Assistant Secretary Richardson leaves
here SUNDAY night for Massachusetts,
to be absent about two weeks.
Conscience Money.
Seventy-ive dollars has been con
tributed to the conscience fund Of the
Treasury Department by an individual
in Lancaster, Pa.
The New Postal Regulations.
The following is obtained from ad-
vance sheets of the new postal regula-
tions: All letters sent by mail will be
charged the same as heretofore;
dropped or local letters, at the letter.
carriers Office, two cents for each half
ounce; the same. other than at the let
ter-carrier's Office, one cent for each
half ounce; postal cards, including,
stamp, one cent each. All mail matter,
sealed, and all matter wholly or partly
in writing, except book manuscripts,
corrected proofs, and matter with writ
ing or enclosurers, must have letter
postage. -..-,,
1t provides that the publishers
may write upon their regular publica-
tions the address of the subscriber and
the date when the subscription expires,
and may enclose bills and receipts Of
subscription without paying extra post
age. No extra charge is made for q
card printed on an envelope or wrapper.
Ali domestic letters unpaid or not
paid one full rate, shall be sent to the
Dead Letter Office, excepting that In
large cities and their adjacent districts.
When there are two or more postoffices
within a distance of three miles Of each
other, any letter mailed at one Of them
and addressed to q locality within the
delivery of another of them, when inad-
vertently prepaid the drop or local letter
rate only, may be forwarded to its
proper destination and the deficient
postage collected. Letters prepaid one
full rate will be forwarded and deficiency
collected. Advertised letters, one cent
extra, and are not to exceed that
amount. ........-
The following are the quarterly rates
Of postage on regular printed matter
A weekly newspaper within the county
where published will be sent free.
Newspapers and periodicals not exceed
ing four ounces will be sent by mail to
any point in the United States at the
following rates Weekly, 5 cents; semi
weekly, 10 cents; tri-weekly, Is cents
published on six days Of the week, 80
cents; daily, IS cents. Over four
ounces and not exceeding eight ounces
Weekly, 10 cents; semi-weekly, 20
cents; tr,-weekly, 80 cents; published
on six days of the week, 60 cents daily,
70 cents, and the same in proportion for
every four ounces or part thereof; semi
monthly publications, for every four
ounces or part thereof, 6 cents; monthly
3 cents; quarterly, cent; small papers,
&c, sent in packages at ] cent for each
and every four ounces. ,
The ratio of postage on drop printed
matter at the letter carriers office will
be one cent for every two ounces No
package weighing over four pounds will
be received for transmission except
Congressional documents. On all
pamphlets, occasional publications.
transient newspapers, magazines, hand
hills posters. Ifnsealed circulars, pros