Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-10
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Estimates and Expenditures OF tn
POstofIice observation-disclosures Sta

Estimates and Expenditures OF the
POstoffice DEPARTING mt -Intere sting Sta
tistics.
The following information of the opera
tons Of the Postoffice Department, in addi-
ton to that hitherto published, will be found
interesting The revenues of the depart
ment for the year were S24. 500. 500. and the
expenditures of all kinds S32 126, 415, AN in
crease of revenue over the previous year of
Sl.674. ALL and Of expenditure of S3,041, 1863.
Including the appropriations by Congress for
the transportation of public mails, the de-
ficiency in the revenues of the department
we're S5,259, 934, against 1926, 475 in the
previous year.
The estimates for the year ending June 80,
1876, are $50, 964, 034, and the estimated reve-
nue. at 500, las, 156. leaving deficiency Of 81
S15,378. This does not include the revenue
for carrying the government mails, amount
ing to g. 100000.
the increase in the issue of ordinary post
age stamps was 3.57 per cent; of stamped
envelopes, plain, IL 92 per cent; Of stamped
envelopes, request. IL "a per cent; Of news
paper wrappers, 56 sc per cent; of postal
cards, 1872. 81 per cent.-an average increase of
81 per cent.
The number Of dead letters received was
4,601.773, representing nominal or actual
value of S4,637, 420. 0S. Number of letters
delivered, 1892, 224, representing 1903,
or. failing in delivery and being worthless,
were destroyed, 2,622 619. The number of
applications for dead letters was 6. APO. In
2, 140 of these cases the letters were found
and properly delivered
On June 80. 1874. the postal service con-
sisted of 60, 734 miles of railroads annual
transportation, ~, AGO, 545 miles annual cost,
80, l13, 100, or 1888 cents per mile. The an
nual transportation on steamboats, cost over
261 cents a mile, and on all other routes at
about II ] cents per mile.
During the year 285 persons were arrested
for violation of the postal law and regula-
tions. or these 80 have been convicted, Is
2 forfeited bail, prosecution was abandoned
in 80 cases, and 1876 are awaiting trial.
The foreign mail service has been increased
to four mails per week.
The International Postal Congress that
met at Berne in September 1874, eIdt d in q
treaty by all the powers represented. Under
this treaty a uniform letter rate of 6 cents
was adopted. This rate covers all postage
between the Office where the letter is mailed
AID that at which it is delivered. Each coun-
try is to collect and keep all the postage on
letters received.
During the year, the money-order depart
ment worked satisfactorily. The whole
amount of money thus transmitted was ovel
STA, 000, 600; the average amount Of each
order was S16.83. TIE revenue from this
department over its expenses was 5l05, 0OO
There were but seventy four cases OF fraud
ulent payment or one case in each IS, 617 let
tiers.
The whole number of Postmasters in the
United States is "a, 29i, of which 1, 40S are ap.
pointed by the President. The number of en-
ployes of the postal railway service is 2, l73
aud their compensation g, 35l, SO9. The whole
number of persons in the employ or the post
Office service Is 40, 900.
There were established during the yeal
2,3ls new postofices, while 1,268 were dis
continued. Number in operation on June 80
1874, "a, 204 same time in 1878, 33, Pa
Nine hundred and seven Postmasters were
removed during the year, and 1854 resigned
There are employed in the postal service 81
special agents, $50 railway postofiice clerks
1856 route agents, 211 Dail-route messenger
and 124 local agents, at an aggregate com
pensation of q, 351, S0S.
There are 81 free-delivery offices in opera
ton, which employ 2,049 carriers at an ex
pense of 81, SO2, 696. These carriers delivered
and collected, during the Year, an aggregate
number of 500, ss6,3s7 letters, papers snt
postal cards.