The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-18
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April II.
swtudIers AErPaieti,

The National Republican this morn
ing publishes detailed account OF the
series OF arrests made Yesterday by the
officers OF the secret service division ol
the Treasury. 1t appears the parties
arrested had been sending circulars pur.
porting to be rom Cen Bancock, con-
tanning a report OF An allegei converss-
ton be weeu the Presi lent and Bah
cock, concerning plot which had been
laid by certain partie- in the Southern
States, to keep colored voters from the
polls. The circular hal been confident
ialIy sent n numerous prstmaster5 and
revenue officers throughout the South,
asking subscriptions towards helping
de eat this scheme, &;., and enclosing
an envelope addressed, Rev j. Hal
Barney" in which It requested that
sub-crrplioLs be placed, in currency.
The New Pnsra, Cs-d-A Full De-
scCipti1n Thereof.
The Third Assistant Po.tms sster 6 en-
eral, E w. Baroer, has given notice
that the necessary appropriation having
been made for the purpose, the Depart
ment will, on the 1t of May next COM
mence the issue 10 P0atmssters OF the
postal csrds authorized by the act Of
June :, 1872.
DESCRIPTION.
The card adopted Is St inches in
length, aud 3 inches in width, and is
made o. good sutf paper, water marked
with the initials U. ) P y. D in mouo-
gram. The face Of the card ia engross
ed and surrounded by a border Of scroll
work one eight Of an inch IN width.
The one cent stamp printed on the up
per corner is from profile bust OF the
Gnddes- OF Liberty, locking TO the lett,
and surrounded hv lathe work border
with rbe wordL ~ s. Postage" l. serb
ed above, aud "one cent" below. On the
unper let hand corner are the words
United States Postal Care" with
THE NEW POSTAL CARD
directions to write the address onlv on
this sde-the message on the other.
Underneath, and occupyrng the lower
hall OF the card are ru Ell lines on which
TO write the address, the top line being
pr.fixeh with the word TO-
The back OF the card intended for
the communication is entirely PLAIN,
devoid even of ruled lines. In color,
the body Of the card is iight cream, the
printing velvet brown. variation 10
sze, shape, color or any other par'lcn
lar W Il be made from the REGULAR -tyie
to accommodate special ctse-, nor Will
the Department do any printing on the
cards beyond the engraving 8 specified 10
the descr ptlon.
PRICES.
Postal cards will be sold for one cent
each, neither more, nor l,ss, whether
in large quantities or small.
USES.
The object OF the postal card is to
facilitate better correspondence ana pro
vide for the Transmission through the
mails. at a reduced rate OF postage, o.
short commun cations, either printed
or wr tten, in pencil or ink. They may,
therefore, be used or ordArs, invitations,
notices. receip's, Acknowledgements and
other requirements OF business and so
craI Ire, AID the matter de-ired 10 be
conveyei NAV be either IN wrltlng or
in print, or partially IN both. In their
treatment as mail mater they are to te
resarlei by p0stmasters the same AS
sealed letters, a"d not "a printed mat
ter ercspt that IN no case wi Il urcln'mei
cards be sent 10 the Dead Letter Othce
IRREGULAR cAEDs.
An ordinary printed business card
NAV be sent through ,he ma Is when
prep.id by one cent postage stamp
aIacbed. hut such car mutt contain
absptutely no lOritLen mItter except the
address; otherwI-e 1t wltl be treated a.
not tu'ly prepaid and refused admission
10 the mails.
CoUNTERFEITs.
All cards different from these bereln
described bearing embossed or printed
n,sIaee stamps, and purporting 10 be
limited States postal cards, are counter
f5t and the maLutarturer o. such
cxrIs or the attempt to use the same,
will submit the offender to a hne OF
$500 and imprisonment TOR five years
(Section It's, Postal Code.)
Sp,IrED rARDs
Postmssters will not, under anv CIR
cums,ances be pc mi,ted to reduce or
exchange postal cards, that may be
misG,r.cted spoiled in printing, or
otherwise rendered un6t Tor use, In the
hands OF private holders.
. RFoUISlTIoNs.
The Department will not furnish lesf
than 5OI cards on the order OF post
mss,er-I dividusls desiring postal cards
will purchase them OF a postmaster as