The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-04
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Passenger fare between the east ana
west will 90 up above thc old rates Noy l.
A further advance in freight-ratcs has
been decided ON by the trunk lines between
New York aud the west
The next class Of United States bonds
which will be called in for conversion ond
redemption, will be the 5.20s OF 1863 The
amount outstanding is Slj2'132,j $50
1t is scmi,oilicialIy announced that
nm arrangement has been made by which the
mdianapoi. and st. l.oui, and the NnudnI.p
railroads win pass under one management ON
thr.lst Of Nov.
The commissioner of internal revenue
will instruct officers of The bureau not 70
seize cisurs packed either in paper or lin
boxes for the present where they may be
satisfied that the taxes have been paid. lie
viii recommend to congress in his annual re-
por, modification OF the luW, SO rs 10 per.
NIT the use oI such boxes.
According to the last census, there
were in the United States seven cities with
omicl population exceeding three million
two hundred thousand, and hity.thrcc other
cites each with population Of over twcn'
ty.Gyc thousand; the whole number OF per-
sons residing in towns exceeding twenty-five
Thousand inhabitants being nearly six nil
lion two hundred thousand. That is, nearly
sixteen per cent Of our population live in
cities.
The following isa synopsis Of the an
nual report for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1876 presented to-day by President or
ton to the shareholders OF the Western
onion telegraph company Gross receipts
from all sources, except from sale OF
bonds, 59,5GLj1l; gross expenses ST.
93j,llt the difference S3,299,i59 being the
ncJprohg all sums paid as rental for leased
lines are included in ,hc gross expenses,
Compared with the proceeding fiscal year.
there was an increase in the gross receipts Of
S3ol $50 and a decrease In expenses OF Sl2U
3l9, and an increase in net profits Of .?122,
80.
4 statement of the receipts and cX-
prndiurcs Of the post.oiiice department for
II. ijsca year ending June 80, 1870, has just
been prepared Tor the annual report, from
which we learn that the receipt, amounted to
;41 ,j6l.jo2 IS and the expenditures 10 $751;
GIl 300 H. the deficiency balance being So.
OlQ,Sot - The baIancc.shcct prepared
q few days ago should have been stated a,
expenses formal service, instead Of ior the
whole department.. Railway mail service has
been ordered from Dclano, by way yoI Bakers
Gcld, to Calicnto, California, ON the southern
Pacific rGroad, jity.iour and Il half miles
from NovcmbcrI, lS75.
The postma,tor.gcncrl ha' directed, in
compliance with the rcqmr,. Of hopo-tma,jcr
at ST. Louis, that rc.aIrJugcmouf of IN. ilat
mail service between New York, st. Louisiana
the southwest, be made priorio the lst proy.,
for al such matter as naturally bclong3tothr
PENNSYLVANIA road, and order, il 70 be sen,
by that line, instead Of the New NorI, central
and mtr shore, This will save the depart.
mrut the expense oi an unnecessary Ion"
haul and ensure quicker delivery of thcmal
between the east and southwest, and point,
ON or near The line between ~. Louis and
pittsburg, TO which closed pou"hc, orc sent
It will ai.o prevent delays, now caused Ivy
the Ia"ll Of rgilaaypo,ral ear service, between
Pitt.bur@ and It. Louis. The dirccor.gcn.