, 1874-09-28
A NEW POSTAL SYSTEM.
The Postage on Newspapers and Pes
rioulc1als to fsc ttrcpuid in Esulks
Erou fLs yr,o fro1t. Trr;buns

The Postage on Newspapers ana Pe-
riodlcs.Is to Iso tsrcpnid In, Esulk.
From. ths St,o Fors Tribune.
Tho LAW passed at tho Inst session Of Congress-
providing for the prepayment at tho mailing
Office Of all newspapers and periodicals sent by
publishers to subscribers, will so into effect on
Jan. l.. It is anticipated by the postal author
ities that ir will have marked aud beneficial
effect upon tho revenues of the Department by
securing tho collection OF worry large amount
Of postage which, owing to tho complicated aud
defective nature Of the prosont Laws aud regula:
tlons on tho subject, has not been collected.
The new Inv will work . thorough and r4dica!
a. In providing for tho propayment Of postage
on newspapers aud periodicals according to their
weight in bulk, instead Of rating each
newspaper OF magazine according to ita specific
weight; and (2) III requiring tile prepayment Of
deposit, aud ut the time OF deposit, instead Of
lsaying such prepayment to bo made Quartoriy,
either ut Tho Office Of deposit Or tho ofco OF do
livery, AS at present.
The goueral regulations for tho guidance of
postmasters in RESPECT to thu method OF collec-
tion and tho kcoping Of tho records and accounts
under tho new system arc now in course of
preparation III tho Division Of ripance of tho
Post.Ofllce Department, under tho supervision
master- r-Genesxl aud wlll 10 iasuod in ample
time to allow of preparation at all post-ofices
for tho chango uiich they will involve. At tho
New York office, POSTMASTER Jamcs mud his as
slstsnta aso bt.a!lv engaged in arrangements for
promptly meeting tho demands which tho con-
terap!ated change will make upon them. The plan
Of proposed operations il as follows: At onch odi-
ton OF newspaper or magazine arrives from
tho publication office, 1t will ho weighed by
clarkH detailed for the purpose Cf required, In
the presence Of tho messenger or Representative
Or tho pn6lishor). tho proper taro allowed for
the sacks in which the publications aro inelosod.
and postage paid OH the net weight Mt tho ratio
OF conta per pound for newspapers. and cents
por nouhd Tor magazines. a numbered receipt,
naming tho weight and amount OF postage paid,
will DO given to tho meBsepgos. aud in tho
"stab" " in tho rcceipt-bools, which will bear
corresponding number, will be entored the name
viii be affixed stamps, specially designed for
thiH Use, mud Known ID poHtaga.rcceipt stamps"
representing u value equivalent to tito sum paid
fof postage IN zach easo. These stamps viii bo
ahlxed by tno PoHs-Oace officials, and cancolod
by tlom At the timo os use, aud. with tho stubs,
will DO sent to tho Post -0!lcc Department at
tho close Ok enci, quarter, with tho foatmastor'e
accounts. Az thu. ataulpa will bo furnished
and charged TO al poatmaators at their faco
value, 1t will be seen that those thua canoeled
and returned will Eervo at onco nB checks and
youchora OF tho amount received for uoweuapor
postage during each quarter. They eau bo used
ouly iu the manner described above, bong VOL
uolcss Tor prepayment OF postage when attached
Ioolmastera, thoy offer 10 temptation to coun-
tcrfciters.
As tho weight OF the newspapers received daily
from publishera for mailing ut tho Now York
of!ice ia about 81 tons, tho receipts from that
aol1rco alone will DO mora than Sc 900 por day,
and uca,ly HGlG,no0 por year. The lust report ii
the postHaBtor-Genotal shows tlut tho total re-
oelpts OF newspaper md pamphlet postage
throughout the 1ntiro country, for tia yoar eul-
lux Jnne 3u, 1873, xero only $l,072, ,9OB.19. As
Now York alone will collect over ono-thlra Of
that sum annually, under tho now nyato,n, there
would Heom to be oVery reason to look for 4
hoagy addition On the credit side OF tho noxt
financial exhibit OF tho post~Olllre Department.
Illinois institution, for tho Education
OF ffAo Hind.
Tho now building Is completed. aaa tho next
session Of the sultool will con1nonce on Wcdnoa-
day, Got. I, 1874.
Children aye received as pupils ut tho ago Of
10 ycars, and asa furnished board, washing. aud
tuition by tho State, Persons above school.ago
Gun 10 admitted to loarn tralo upon tho Batao
conditions ~ pupls,
Wa expect to bo ablo to rnceiya oil who mako
proper application; laAt years pupils arc moln-
bers OF the school Without formal application.
For other information addroHs,
F. ". pMLL1ps,
Superintendent, Jacksonville.