Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-12-11

behind time last year. Eetween Washington and
New Dreams the average time gong south this yen
was seycnly-eght hours forty-eight minutes,
against tlghtysone hours fofty-fve minutes last
year-a gain OF two hours fity-seven minutes;
and going north the average was gevcnty-one
hours three minutes this year, against seventy
two hours nfty-three minutes last year--a gain Of
one hour and hity minutes. And on most Of the
other through mail routes there is perccptible
improvement both In speed and regularity com.
pared with the tables for the preceding year.
NAH DEPRED LTroNs
The number Of recorded complaints for the
past year Of missing letters of value was 5,233, Of
which 2,t4O were registered and 3,iq3 unrcgis-
tered The registered letters contained, as re-
ported, In bonds drafts and currency, s105,77s.so,
tered lettore, el5 were satisfactorily accounted
for, i01 are reported ae actually lost, and SIS
cases are in the hands Of special agents for In
vestigaiion. During the year 2S5 persons were
arrested for violations Of the postal laws and
regulations or these ninety-nine have been
convicted. fifteen have been acquitted, five
capped before tfial. two forfeited Ja prosecu-
ton was abandoned in thirty-eight cases, and
12G are awaiting trial.
RAILWAY PosToFFIoEs.
The number Of pOstofice lines in operation on
June 90 1874, was eixty-three extending over
lG.4H miles Of railroad and steamboat routes, an
increase OF four lines and 1,Sis miles over the
preceding year. The number Of clerke employed
was SO, az an annual cost Of 200, an in
crease Of ninely.cight clerks and stl7s0.
FOREIGN NAIL STATISTICS.
The total number OF letters exchanged during
the year with foreign countries 29,57g 045, an
Increase Of lila.s60 over the number reported
for 1873, OF this number H,SS5,9Bg were sent
from, and i3693,076 were received in the United
states. The number Of letters (single rates) ex-
changed In the United States and European
mails was l006T,02, an increase of 3S1 % over
the number reported for 1873. The total post
age on the letters exchanged with foreign
countries amounted to S20ll ,sO3s1, an increase
Of S3492.p5 over the amount reported for 1873
The aggregate amount of postage (sea. inland
and foreign) on the letter mails exchanged
with the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, Germany, France. Belgium, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark,
Sweden and Norway was S1,43S ,s0065 an In
crease Of s92,2g315 over the amount reported
for 1874. The postage on letters sent exceeded
the postage on letters received from the same
countries In the sum Of S12sSS.i5. being 508 per
cent. Of the aggregate amount. The aggregate
weight of malls sent to Europe was 946,9l1
pounds, and of mail received from Europe $50.
392. The weight of letter correspondence sent to
Europe 216,590 pounds, and Of letter cor
respondence received from Europe 1854
| pounds. The total cost of the United States
ocean mail steamship service for the year 1874
| Gncuding s662 90 paid from special appropria
! tion for steamship service to japan and China,
| 70 Brazil and to the Hawaiian isands) was S994,
| ssl.32.
PosToFFTcEs AND APPOINTMENTS.
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