The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-12-10
Postal Matters.
The following interesting statistics are
compiled from the annual report of P. NJ
Gen. Jewell:

Gen. Jewell:
DEAD LETTERS.
Number Of domestic letters received at the
Dead-Letter Office during the year. 4,34S. 473
number Of foreign letters received, 253.300; total
1901. 773-rcpresenting an actual nominal
value of 1852. 429.os. Number Of letters de
turned unopened to the countries
whence T. they sss camel :umbeI fled for resla-
at the close Of the year either remaining not
acted upon or outstanding in the hands of Post
masters for delivery 561 1857, representing S4s7.
ing in delivery and being worthless, were de-
stroyed. 2.62a,619. The number Of applications
for dead letters was g. 400 In Of these cases
the letters were found and properly delivered
The amount received during the year and de-
posted in the Treasury from unclaimed dead let
tiers and from proceeds Of sale Of waste paper
was $13, 46.68.
REGISTERED LETTERS.
The issues Of registered packages to Postmas-
tiers upon their requistion during the past year
were 30 per cent greater than during the previous
year. The increase il attributable in part to the
reduction Of the fee for registering domestic let
tiers from fifteen cents to eight cents, which took
effect on the lst of January last. and in part to
the increased care which the department has
given to the subject.
THROUGH MAILS.
The through mail tables show that for the year
ending Sept 30 1871, the average time TO San
utes, against 179 hours 4 minutes the previous
year-a gain Of 5hours 80 minutes; and to New
FORK from San Francisco, III hours minute,
gain Of hours "a minutes. The number Of
mails carried through westwardy between
the same points in schedule time this
year was 5s7, and behind time a, against
Al in time and 105 behind time last year
and eastwardly 327 in time and 80 behind time
this year, against ls5 in time and 100 behind time
last year. Between Washington and New Or
leans the average time going south this year was
IS hours 4S minutes, against 81 hours As minutes
la& year-a gain Of hours 81 minutes; and go-
Ing north the average was II hours minutes
this year. against Il hours 53 minutes last year
gain Of hour and 50 minutes. And on most Of
the other throughmal route there is perceptible
improvement both in speed and regularity COM
pared with the tables for the preceding year.
MAIL DRREDATIONs.
The number of recorded complaints for the
past year OF missing letters of value was 5, Of
which 2,04D We're registered and 3193 unregis-
tered. Z he registered letters contained, as re-
and the unregistered $169, 3Ol.7 20. OF the regis
tered letters. y15 were satisfactorily accounted
for. 507 are reported as actually lost, and 61S
cases are in the hands Of special agents for in
vestigation. During the year 285 persons were
arrested for violations of the postal laws and
regulations. OF these 80 have been convicted. Is
have been acquitted 5 escaped before trial, for
feited bail; prosecution was abandoned in SO
cases, and l26 are awaiting trial.
RAILWAY POeTOFFlCEg.
The number OF postoffice lines in operation on
June 30, 1874 was 10, extending over 16,414 miles
OF railroad and steamboat routes an increase Of
4 lines and l,54S miles over the preceding year.
The number OF clerks employed was $50, at an
annual cost Of $l,05e 100 an increase Of 50 clerks
and 3117,9O0.
Jo1xIeN xAII eTAg1sTI0o. e4ss# W
The total number Of letters exchanged during
the year with foreign countries s., $40 O45 an
increase of $50 over the number reported for
1873. OF this number IA, 8s5 $50 were sent from,
and Is O66 were received In, the United States:
The number Of letters lsingle rates) exchanged
10 S67 O43 an increase Of 3el - over the number
reported for len The total postage On the
letters exchanged With 81 foreign 3, countries
c cSsse'ed q sss4ss& osss tho q amount N.
reported for lS!5. The aggregate amount Of poet
age (sea, inland and foreign) on the letter mails
exchanged with the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain, Ireland, Germany. France, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark,
Sweden and Norway was d, 4ae, GO065. a increase
Of 81, 2oa Is over the amount reported for 1873.
The post6Qe On letters sent exceeded the postage
On letters received from the same
IN the sum q s37A6eaiS, being