Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-12-04

has occurred at doubtly fortunate
time. They are about being compile
ted when they probably will be much
needed, and the work npon them has
not only given employment to thous'
ands of men, but no doubt has been
the means of keeping open establish
ments of other works st atime of great
financial distress. Since the com
mencement, last month, however, the
distressing occurrences which have
taken place in the waters of the Car.
ribian Sea and along our very sea-
board, while they illustrate most forci
bly, the necessity always existion that
| a nation situated as ours is should
maintain IN q state of efficiency navy
adequate to its responsibilities, has at
the same time demanded that all the
effective force we really have shall be
put in Immediate readiness for warlike
service. This has been and is being
done promptly and effectively, and
am assured that the available ships
ndevery authorized man OF the Amer,
lean.
navy will be ready for whatever &C
ton is required for the safety of our
cities or the maintenance of our honor.
This, of course, will require the ex
penditure in short time of some Of
| the appropriations which were calcu
lated to extend through the fiscal
year, but Congress will, doubt not,
understand and appreciate the emer.
gency, and will provide adequately,
not only for the present preparation,
but for the future maintenance OF our
naval forces. The Secretary of the
Navy, has, during the past year been
quietly putting some of our most ex-
tensive monitors in condition for ser
vice, and thus the exigency finds us
IN much better condition for war
than we would possible have been
without this action.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
A complete exhibit is presented,
in tho accompanying report OF the
Postmaster General, of the operations
of the Postoffice Department during
the year. The ordinary postal reve.
nues for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1873, amounted to $22, 1896 74l :
AZ, and the expenditures of all kinds
10 1854, 945 81. The increase OF
revenue for 1872 was $1,081, 3l5, 90
, and the increase in expenditures
$24, 657 1886, and interest of payments
made from special appropriations fol-
! mail steamship lines. The amount
drawn from the general treasury to
meet the Deficiencies was SIS 265;470
{ The constant extension of our pos
| tai service, particularly upon railroad
aud improved facilities tor the col
lecuons, transmission, distribution
f and delivery of mails which are be-
) ing provided, account for the increas.
s ed expenditures of this popular
branch OF public service The tota
number of post Offices in operation
: on June 80. 1873 was 80. 244, net ia.
g crease of 38I over the number re-
!, ported the precedin & year.
# The increase of posloffices was
z l 1868, an increase of 163 during the
e year. The total length of railroad
r mail routes at the close of the yeal
h was 60. $50 miles, an increase of g.,
s $40 miles over the year 1872. Fifty.
: nine railroad postotfice lines were IN
e operation June 30, 1873, extending
r over Ia $50 miles of railroad routes
S and performing an aggregate service
i OF B 495 miles daily. The number Of
n letters exchanged with foreign coun.
e tries y 459, 1876, an increase OF g.
e O95,6S over the previous year, aud
$ he postage thereon was 81, 02l 231.-
/ SO. and the total weight Of cores
I pondence exchanged with European
!, countries exceeded 9l2 tons, an in
., crease Of 80 tons over the previous
. year: The total cost OF the United
States Ocean Mail Steamship Service
t including 1885,. 900 paid from special
i appropriations TO subsidized liues oil
s mail steamers was Sl,047 ,271 35
a New or additional postal conven'
s tons have been concluded with Swe
b den, Norway, Belgium, Germany
e, Co NADIA, New Foandiard and Japan
!, reducing the postal rates on cores.
= pondence exchanges with those
4 Q untries further forts have beer
: mads TO conclude a satisfactory pos.
= tai convention with France but with
D out success.
a / invite the favorable considera-
ton of Congress to the recommen,
dation of the Postmaster General for
j free DELIVERIES in all cities having a
D pOpu lation Of not less than ten thou.
D sand for tho prepay ment of postage
s on newspapers and other printed
: matter of second class for uniform
y postage on miscellaneous matter
! tor adjusting the compensation of all
: postmasters appointed by the Pres-
y dent by tho old method Of commits.
Z sions, on actual receipts on office, in
J stead OF the present mode Of fixing
the salary an advance upon special
returns. | urge favorable action by
Congress on the important raco N.
: incubation of the Post Master Gen.
] eral for the eat ablishment Of United
States postal savings repositories:
Your atteniionds also again called
to consideration Of the question of
the postal telegraph, and arguments
: adduced in support thereof, IN the
t hope that you may take such action
, as in your judgment will contribute
t to the best interests Of the country.
: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Affairs in Utah require ycur early
and special attention. The Supreme
Court of the United States, in the
case Of Clinton vs. Englebrecht, de,
cided that the United States Mar.
shall Of that territory could not law
tally summon juror for Distric;
Courts, and those Courts held that
the Territorial Marshall must faith
fully perform that duty, because be
is elected by the legislative academy,
and not appointed as provided for in
the act of organizing the territory.