The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-26
WASHINGTON.
Postal Card Regulations.

Postal card Regulations.
WASHINGTON, May 26.--Postal cards
are to be regarded the same as sealed letters,
and not as printed matter. When unde-
liverable, unclaimed, or unavailable, how
ever, they are not to be returned to the
writers or sent to the dead letter office.
Those containing indecent words or pictures
or any scurrilous cpithets or disloyal de-
vices are to be sent to the searchef's depart
ment. Although unprotected by seal,
postal cards are nevertheless mail matter
intrusted to the postoffice for transmission
and delivery only, and as such the post
master desires that they should be exempt
from idle curiosity and comment by the
employees in his office. Clerks and carriers
are prohibited from exhibiting or commu-
nicatng any message on card except to
the person authorized to receive it.
A number, bearing obscene matter,
have been forwarded to the post-ofiice de-
partment from different points. Under
the laws of the United States, the writers
are subject to fine of not less than 800
nor more than $1,000 for each and every
offence. ~ -
Persons shoald not mail two postal
cards joined together-one containing an
inquiry and the other blank upon which
to make reply. Both will be Cancelled
at the Office of mailing, and the blank one
rendered useless for further use. These
cards are not to be advertised. IF undo
liverable sixty days after their receipt
they should be burned.
Tho kellogg Government Sustained.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-A special
dispatch from New Orleans to The Chroni-
Gle says that the supreme court of the state
of Louisiana has in two cases brought be-
fore it involving the question of the present
state government decided that the present
authority Of the state must be sustained.
Great satisfaction is expressed at this ac-
ton. The proclamation of the President
and its determined tone will have the effect
to quiet all the impending difficulties.
.t. Items. s s-a
Elk. Governor Jewell has received an Off
cial tender of appointment as minister to
Russia and will probably accept.
The following balances remained in the
treasury at the close of business Saturday:
Currency, s4,374. 5O9.35; special deposits
of legal.tenders for the redemption of GER
tificates of deposit, $2s, 900, 100000; coin,
$50, l03, 27.6l; including coin certificates,
$40, 439, 10000; outstanding legal-tenders,
$3.50 1865 ,02s.OO.
Pension claims are being reopened in
large numbers. The modified pension law
makes many changes in those pensioners
claims who receive s. per month, and
many Of them, believing themselves enti-
tied to increase pension under the new law,
are having their cases re-examined in orner
to secure it. The last weekly statement Of
the Bureau shows that the number of
claims filed, all classes, to be Cos !; number
disposed of, 465; increase of receipts over
disposals, IA. The total number of claims
pending is $500.
The navy department has received offers
Of the Tigress and other seal-fishing
steamers to be sent in search of the Pola-
ris. The steamers offered were built
especially for the navigation of the Arctic
seas, and are said to be better adapted for
the purpose than any owned by the govern.
ment. Nothing will, however, be done
until the Secretary has examined the res
cued officers of the Polaris now on their
way here. Captain Tyson has been spoken
of as proper officer to command the new
expedition should it be determined to fit
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