Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-03
General News.
Report Of the Postmaster GENERAL

Report of the Postmaster General
NEW YORK. Nov e9-A sneci,l Wa.h,rr.
'on dispht b Z ves the GLOWING a ,stra 4 IN tho
Postmaster Gene al. kep ri;
The I've nucs for the year endng June 30,h.
lei, were 81 5l6..JiS. and the tx er,li ur /,
Sb-i-o4i The estimated expcudjtur-. for
the ar ending Ju e I0th. 1876 ar, So a,t. /.
ui Tot u estimated revenue SOL Slt6-
leaving H. ticcnry T. BE- arprnpritf 4 out 81
the neral treasury OF S7.siis-~ These csti-
mates 10 not incluae the appropriations for
500
The NC Of the registered ict,cr >ys,pm i
steatliy Increasing There A. be- "a a mar. "a
thin IL IN Z M of ir ,u>purtiug through mai
An average gain fam New York to san + an
cisco. OF i've hours and thity-two Minutes z
gain Tor nai~ Ia New Orleans IL two hours
nIt.-~cSeu minutes. and gong north. or one
houi ii MY minutes. an preccptib'e gain
IN all hgol gh mai In regu'a i'y und c.riaisry
Inc ioicitn ma system Is Ia better condition
than ever before
The nu nh OF poStnfllrcs in ouc, alton June
10. ls,i was 3l.21i. Total lumber ct appsfnt-
mcnt' durIag the yrar sa> o ~ Tht result.
"i tn .xiens.on of the letter earr'rr sy,te.n
are OF the most gratifying character There
has been gan of over % pr cen. In tA,
amount OF fees received far money order.
4ere has been only one funypus pawn n IA
os."'' pay lnont-. a'd otly q IN an The in
crease IN IN 'ncV exchange. with q eat Il, it.!p
ana >"i zer'ahd ha' bcvn very mhrerd
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
By a. act Of Cong e. approved Iuac q
-. u i required tJa' on aud 'lirr January
l. 80 post ge on ne - pcr1 aui - Official
IA Htraii"n-. maiird from a hi-oun ufH ., ui
puol'a i"n OF news asrncy. and ddr ,-rl p,
T. ut'F 'ub,en ers or ncw, ~ 1T, eha 4
tha'S,u ~ ne rate ~ twp cen : pc ppuni, II
'u'u IVY or "'t'"rr. 1nd 81 ia re- ,'n. per
Iouhd iN'u go frequently Than once
MesS. ne -ct r'o'il'd ihai ma ter - b.
"''sh'u ~ 'uIN and r paid with adhesive
.'"I''' 40 % >Pgti'lt DEVISED Tor The "a pose.
me manner OF arpi,tn< Stamps B., lrt ILL.,
.t.t"ht'! WIN a. '"Pa. IN Z. "a i = 1 IA
"hI'h i h'P'a wll work Naii''sci ~ ha-
- " N',e' Tor 'trfNin: thu IA lotto % {.
ami viii b. rc,t, -, ~. ,,,,,. WI
their u-r. i. SisctrI that tpr y~nisr. VI
the dep at ira u 90. 4.,.. GA prin,.d natter
vii b.. increased b, the =. f.r-.,,,.., ~ ~,
act no wl h-i .utIir. ia or, 80. .s,...,.r
"a u f-lprc. A. uu,y t,,. ,s.. Nj b.. rr.t..tl
white her tot re much Il.. b4. BIN ,,.,, l.,,,,.f
10 he Il par, acui 80 A.. .uu, 81 IT,. n.,t r.,I.
''' '''' 81 ''''''-' Al "a" i''''t IT d' '''sf.
''' N'Ntf ORDER SYSTEM
The moury nj - bu..ne.. oi .ls-4-r-rr1at,t
Atpc r 10 b. rapidly ..r.syiu.in n4h.a. ftt.r
ui l.. un,,u q jiy. "a 49, y erttt arr..tII \
4 -
not within arh II halking fuiiiilr- or - 10
= e unac' u-tpfuyi Go iaa u-c nf 20 90 u -.-r
a rva~pH NhY t1i- branch .ttH---r, d.. - MD
not D. ~.li-.u-tat.ius Tn 4.n4s,tfu ~ .nt- W
the mouyy ord .r system q t..ut-r it.t trsr
are about Slul 1.po. 8, hi.c certain ,xi..r.r. NJ
the amount q Sl>aDOJ. for clerk htu- add
stationery in the post-lfii-e Department audi
tors uiiicr and flr money order clerks IA the
Ios,-ofiice. are not Ell RCD 10 the money or-
der business. bit arr pad out OF apprYpria-
tons OF that while the money order sys,ru
apIscar. To void 4 rryrune q! sll5 .pD tlrre i.
ia fact ded 10 Of 5000. / sus- =. fhcrr-
fore. that the Zee. Il IN ~ order. o, IN -r,a.~
Ia accordance with the $ irw- Of the s,inrgia-
isBicni submitted herewith tsce anpeuIiNJ OF
thai the money Order .I.i.fn shall iAe any
other business, bc mad, d i fray al g., own
-,..,..r...,.-...-.,.. y. ,,..
Inc humpF AM 4rnSsh - ia" ma roIi", IN
thS hiufl sts."- requires an expenditure iof
" 4n'i'p''s't'2 D. "h'h warts INTO 'lSn'hfih,e
~ 'oa' ~ '''''''A' civic IN V'h'F ttuhiF't"
-, w. g,AI c1' az 'uhs - -" y = ''l-
sHs''i t'A 'iils ''uh A'"h " tt 'Ne'ti Sit-VR.-
- ih' l"IN'h u o. = ~ :" .alis"a = : ~
i 70 ia'ff 'n'' '.,''''u,
.i-,.'r,,,i,, -, a. 90 - - ' %
Hi'", = ~ '~H""' A'e' - my "',A-'"ts
-, ~ - go - : y
-, 49,, -. - ~, = -, =, IL % . L"
y :, - a ~ :"
c. - -. -, ~. '''0'
A, ,.,.,.. y, -, >, l, T.. $50. ,,...f,.
-. ,'', - ~
s, -, ,t'-.,,'J = - IAN '
-, -. 80 -, - i
...,,...i =, - a -, 49, -. p
=, I'll -. t'"H -
- - $500. - - ~ - w. ~ ~
-. -. - - 80. -
- - - - -. ~. go
y, -. ,1
- - - =, 4 Viii
l", ~ =. 'g'i 80 ~
,tS - .p'A "a ~ 'u' = - M
- = - - - -
the rai- II ON, r..nt for e,-h two ouars. i.ta..
ing away be mot pr 'fitAh.- pafi Of .eir bu-i-
ne,s, and - -'aT Fe n - p uns'.r 10 meet
The heavy rentals dem .uI-dh} "a iOAi-. Ihu-
/, prc,en' cl ouriuu, -Iomaly-thc road,
claiming that the < rrnmrEt dos net pay =
much a. thu cNpics, companies a-c sc4is e.
pay, ani the express c'niani'- q aiming "a t!'
other hand, that tn !a". tH''ciln- such a IL
ininuiIon OF the revenue, thHt tbs! are unable
10 a cr,l1 u tIiu d t.nana, ~ HE T"id'.
nld NO disposition on III" part 81 an. rAI.-
road or iTLn- PoftaloI company 10 ~ pLItf-
wise win the depart n"nt thAh IA ~pin' 81
iaiFne>s a-d justice tEu-t 'oh-fc-s WIZ
adppt some equitahl" plan oi adJu-tm nj WHlrh
WI. no' b bundcn'oihr 10 Inc S''efhmrh. AMI
which WI I,e satI,iic DRY 10 tlt GO al .Anlr'
nc AZ % Ma q D 1870 fvAyu'uh- m AZ
oil Iailro al, on the basls III thr y, l-ht ~ ihr
mall car siei added much MoFc lr5e.h tuAh
WA anticipated 10 the eNp"a-e' OF Tie drpirl-
ment- IN Appropriation i'F thIt purpose
having become eNhaustel' nave deciheI -
make iurther pay lneht',
Won u lug = mai the I'm hA> come leh
a ie-oIuIe euoIt sHolI4 u. III i1e - drteEA!nt
no" lar the - oH1e p'i'A. t1eht an pop
cry 90 IN IT. eh'rt' 10 aceoinlpit'e Tue pa ne
NitHou1 utsP's''h7 w. a Asi.A't! ul''l tht
sphere OF pt'ate en- s'pFl''. ihese must Nj =
,lihi 10 RoheIhih III ll-' f,eI' nee anu AppAy
II letter suil' the emu o! ne Amer iean i''"-
PIE 70 H''P ehe'H'e''e' ma - .e"u upon 'hs
o'-'e'
The FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Tarommt,nie,, in,,.lltren,. and disseminate
inf,r;n tlou, ara. IN. prin ,ry ,uu.tion, on NM,
,Irutrt,neni ANY diy,rse1r, from H.. l,.ritt-
= -, : -