The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-03

WASHINGTON, August 2, 1873.

WASHINGTON, August 2, 1873.
The Revenues or the Post Once.
The following statement shows the number and
value of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, news-
paper wrappers and postal cards issued from the
stamp division Of the Third Assistant Postmaster
Generals ofice during the month ending July 81
From these sources the revenues OF the Post once
Department are mainly derived. As this presents
the business of the past month after the abolition
OF the ranking privilege, it ia regarded with con-
siderable interest large increase over the BUSH
ness Of any previous month in the history OF the
Department is believed to be the legitimate
result OF the wip1ng out of the deadhead postal
system. or ordinary postage stamps there were
issued to postmasters, upon their requisitions
7,4l9796 the value OF which is ST. S74; stamped
envelopes, plain, 662 500, value, so76; stamped
envelopes, with special return requests printed
thereon, 4,3l0,500, value, $15s,922; newspaper
wrappers LA3,750 value, S19669; postal cards.
1sSlo0O, value, $149,9s1 making the total value OF
all the articles issued to the public S2,594,S52.
Ku Kiux Prisoners To BE Pardoned.
The Attorney General has recommended for par
don r. O. Shotwell, of North Carolina, and William
NJ. Fulton, OF South Carolina, both of whom were
convicted and imprisoned for crimes against the
Ku Klux law.
Printers Strike in Ottawa, Canada.
national Typographical Onion. has received tele-
gram from Ottawa. Canada, informing him of a
strike among the printers OF the union OF that
city, and has issued circular cautioning printers
from going in that direction until the matters at
issue have been adjusted.
Treasury Payments.
The payments made from the Treasury by war.
rants during July were as folows:-
On account Of civil and miscellaneous. $6,162 1872
On account or war. 3,674,B3l
On account OF navy. 5000, 1913
On account OF interior indian and PEN
Slon) 1881, 113
Interest advanced to the several Pacflc
railroad companies. .................. 1888, 705
Total. $16772,S31
In addition to the above there were issued OF the
official stamps:-To the War Department 6,00O
value s2a0 to the Treasury 525 900, value 7000
to the Interior $780, value 81 060; to the Agricu-
turc 10000 value $500; to the Post ONCE 1885, 0OO
value $685. s00 Justice 10000, value $3.50; to post
masters on account OF the Post Ofice Department
3,04l,400, value $94,Sl0 and of officials
stamped envelopes $4,000, value s9,S35, making
the total number of official postage stamps and
stamped envelopes issued during the month of
July, 5,153,400, the aggregate value of which is
1912, 395. The grand total OF the months work in
this division Of the Bureau of the Third Assist
ant was as follows:-WhOle number Of articles is
sued from which revenue is derived 107, sos, 4lO,
the value OF which foots up 1859, 747 Is.
The Treasurer holds as security for national
bank circulation $780, ,250, and for deposits OF
public money S15,6s0,OO0 The national bank cur
rency outstanding to this date amounts to
$S45, 64o,9l9 Internal revenue receipts. 1896 2s1
for the fiscal year. $685. 1898; outstanding notes of
national gold banks, $1,9S9 200.