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An Important Postal Order.
The following important order was signed by
the Postmaster General yesterday, and will be
issued by circular to all Postmasters tomorrow
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, May 8, 1875.
The treaty concerning the formation of Gen.
eral Postal Union, concluded at Berne, Oct 9,
1874, between the United States of America, Ger.
many, Austro. Hungary, Belgium, Denmark,
Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain,
Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Roumania,
Russia, Servia, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey,
having been duly ratified by the United States
on the 9Th OF March, 1875, and the notifications
thereof by the several contracting States having
been duly exchanged at Berne, Switzerland, on
the Sd of May, 1876 it is hereby ordered that the
uniform rates of postage to be levied and col.
lected in the United States on correspondence to
and from the whole extent of the Postal Union,
embracing the above named countries, without
distinction, shall be as follows:
A. For prepaid letters, 10 cents per Is
grammes.
B. For unpaid letters, 10 cents per Is
grammes.
G. For postal carls, cents each.
D. For newspapers, if not over 4 ounces in
weight, cents each.
E.. For other printed matter, samples OF mer-
chandise, and all articles, other than newspapers,
enumerated in article Of the treaty, cents per
ca oh weight of ounces or fraction thereof.
F. For the registration fee on all correspond
ence 8 cents.
G. No fee will be charged for a return receipt
in cases where receipt from the addressed is
requested.
H, No additional tax will be collected in the
United States on the correspondence forwarded
within the Union by sea on routes of more than
300 nautical miles in length.
1. AS regards the amounts to be paid for the
territorial transit according to article 10 Of the
treaty, the United States claims for herself,
whenever the right of transit guaranteed by that
article is exercised, even as regards her transit
lines of over $50 kilometres, and excepting only
her great overland railway lines between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, expressly reserved
as continuing to form the object of special ar
rangements with the post Offices interested) the
minimum rate OF francs per kilogramme Of
letters, and 25 centimes per kilogramme OF print
ed matter, etc., and is ready by increasing the
transit rates, as permitted, to francs and SO
centimes respectively, to meet the wishes Of
those Departments of the Union which make the
same declaration in regard to the United States
transit correspondence.
Z. The freedom Of transit of correspondence
in closed male, reciprocally granted in the exist
| ing Postal Convention between the United States
and Switzerland, will be maintained.
| L. The Union rates of postage hereinbefore
prescribed will be levied and collected on and
after July 1, 1875, on the correspondence to and
from all the contracting States except France
and on and after January /, 1875, on the CORE
spondence to and from France.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
Postmaster General.
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POST OFFICE.
Time of Arrival and Departure Of Mails.

.
z A. N. 40 P. II.
4:30 P. NJ. IL p. II.
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In extending my warmest thanks to the Public for
their liberal patronage while at the old stand, beg
for the kind continuation of the at my present
location assuring my patrons that the same LIBERAL
spirit polite attendance and the best and largest
lection of all goods in my line, with the most pos
sible LOW PRICES, which made Grunewald Store
SO popular, will be continued at the
GRUNEWALD HALL.
The sale Of
Cheap Music at &c. apiece,
Which met with so great public approval, will still
be in force for short time and should be taken ad-
vantage Of
General Agency for the celebrated
sTEINwAY, KNABE, PLEYEL, HAINES,
wEsTERMAYER, BLUTHNER
AND KAPS PIANOS.
Mason & Hamlin and Trayser Organs.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Pianos SkllIfully Repaired and Tuned.
LOUIS 6RUNEWALD,
GRuNEwALD HALL,
Baronne Street. near Canal.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
We have this day appointed
MIR. LOUIS GRUNEwALD,
At Grunewald Hall New Orleans
Our EXCLUSIVE AGENT for the sale of on,
PLEYEL PIANOS
For the Southern States of the United States Of
North America.
Paris, France, December 30, 1874.
PLEYEL WOLFF T. CO.,
anil Piano Manufacturer.
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not cleared. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4,206
FRE1eHrs-A ship was laid on for Havre to-
day at lie for cotton, and vessel taken up
for Genoa at lilo. Cotton can be shipped by
all rail at coo % 100 ID to New York and Phila-
delphia, and 724c to Boston. We quote as
follows:
By Steam-Cotton to Liverpool }@17-32d,
10 Boston 3c, to Providence and Fall R:ye-
1916, to New York 6, to Philadelphia IL.
Grain to Liverpool 9Ad.
By Sail-Cotton to Liverpool -@9-16d, to
Hayre lsc, to Bremen IT, to Genoa a@lfe'
TO Boston. Providence and Fall River 9-16c.
EuaAR-Thefe is very little left on plants
lions and none came in this morning. A
dealer sold 20 hhds, and there is only small
Job demand at yesterdays revised prices:
Common at 7i@Sc, low fair 8s@8&c, good fair
SS(@ssc, fully fair $50, prime Sc, strictly
prime SIC, yellow clarified $1,000, off white
1Os@lO3c y ID. Stock in the sheds 1919
hhds.
MoLAssEs- Only bbls and 2 half bbls were
received this morning. The market is dull,
with only job sales from dealers at 4O(045c
for common, 5O@55c for fair. 5S@60c for
prime, 6O@62c for strictly prime and 65@7Oc
Tor choice. Stock in the sheds 3407 bbls
and rs half bbls.
FLouR-Small stock, very little coming in
and only $50 bbls received this morning. The
demand is retarded by scarcity of supply
and the very high prices asked. There is .
good inquiry for Cobs, and several round
lots are in treaty, bat buyers for the local
trade are holding of. The stock is un-
desirable and consists Of medium,
treble and the gCades above. Low grades
are in light supply but neglected, and
descriptions desirable for export are very
scarce. There were no important sales this
forenoon, but the market is strong at S. so
for super6ne: Sc for single extra; Sc 25 for
double extra; Sc 4O@6 623 for treble extra;
S. 75@7 good treble extra; 81 2597 so for
choice treble extra; and 81 75@S choice
family. The principal sales to the local
trade are confined to 40O bbls, o.. which 100
good treble extra at 81; $50 choice treble at
81 so; 100 choice extra ct 81 IS and SO bbls
on private terms.
BAcoN-The market is quiet to-day, but
strong at yesterdays improvement, and there
appears to be . better demand. 40 casks
sold in addition to the sales reported yester-
day, comprising casks shoulders ct &c, 10
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COMMERCIAL.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN, [
Friday Evening. May 81. 1875.
CorroN-The sales to-day (not including
$40 bales additional late yesterday embraced
200 bales at prices requiring no change in
our quotations. We give also the figures and
report of the Exchange in full, as below:
AMERICAN srANpAD OF CLASSIFICATION.
General Exchange
Quotations. Quotations.
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vTyHE Uxs1ERSIGNED HAVING BEEN APP
i pointed LIT for RODIGER HERMAN T.
CO.'S EUROPEAN EXPRESS, will forward sam
pies and other packages to all parts Of Europe at the
Orders left at % Union street. 40 Carondeet street.
viii have immediate attention.
HENRY e. STRINGER,
apis Union street.
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Mobile, Ala, and Lake
Coast. ..................
Mobile, Ala.
New York city, Boston,
Mass, Philadelphia, Pa,
Baltimore and Washing
ton, D. O., Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, East.
ern Mississippi, Dela-
ware. Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, East
ern New York and New
England States, via Mo-
bile, Ala. ...............
Key West, Fla, semi
weekly.
New York city, Boston,
Mase., Philadelphia, Pa,
Baltimore, Md, Cincin-
natl, o., West Virginia,
Shreveport, La, and
Northern Texas, jack
son, Miss, Canton, Miss,
Vicksburg, Miss, Mem
phis, Tenn, Buffalo, N.
Y, Pittsburg, Pa, and
ali Northern, Eastern
and Western States and
Territories, Canada East
and West, via Jackson
route. ..................
New Orleans and Cairo
Railway Post Office
South. West and North
Mississippi, Shreveport,
La, Monroe, La, North
ern Texas, Northern Lou
isana, Arkansas, Ten
nessee, West New York,
West Pennsylvania, and
Western States and Ter
ritories, Eastern and
Northern mail. dropped
in the Post Office after
3:45 P. NJ, Canada East
and West. ..... -.. g.
Galveston, Tex, East
ern and Western Texas,
and Shreveport, La,
Closes daily, except Mon
day. ..........
Arrives daily, except
Sunday.
Morgan's Louisiana
and Texas Railroad
Supplying parishes o.
CaIcasieu, Iberia. Lafay.
cite, Lafourche, st. Lam
dry, st. Martin, St.Mary,
Terrebonne, Vermilion
and Cameron; also, JAS
| per, Newton and Orange
| counties in Texas. .....,
Red River, supplying
| Alexandria and Natchi'
| toches. La, Red River
parishes and Burkeville
| Newton county, Texas:
| Covington, Vaudeville
and jacksonville
Monday and Thursday.
Saturday ..............'
| Arrives Monday.
Arrives Tuesday ant
Friday.
Vicksburg Packet Coas'
to Vicksburg-
Tuesday, Thursday ant
Saturday ............'
| Arrives Monday, Wednes
day and Friday.
Bayou Sara Packet
| Coast to st. Francis
vile, La
Monday and Friday.
| Arrives Monday ant
Thursday.
Buras and Lower Coast
Plaquemines parish
Monday, Wednesday ant
Friday.
Arrives Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
Donaldsonville, La, and
parishes Of st. John
St. James and Assump
| ton ............ 49,.
Carrollton, La.
| Carrollton, La. ........
St. Bernard parish
| Monday, Wednesda.
| and Friday.
Algiers, La ...........
| Grand Isle-Weekly.
| (Timely notice will
board of departure SOr
vana, Cuba and Bra 81
| Mails on Sundays viii
on week days.
| @. W. RI
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With nothing encouraging IN the OsPatcnes
from Liverpool and New York. the market
opened inanimate. There was, nevertheless,
some inquiry, and up to noon 800 bales had
been taken at easy prices without any quota.
Bile falling off, after which there was no ma
terisl change. the additional transactions en-
bracing 1900 bales, making total, as noted
above, of 27OO bales.
Good staple and other desirable kinds
maintained their previous position, but the
general run of offerings presented Q good
deal Of irregularity, with manifest leaning
in favor of buyers, but without showing any
quotable falling of. Factors evirced q viii.
ingness to meet the demand freely at the
ruling rates. In connection with the move.
ment we notice that another vessel has beer
taken up for Genoa and ship laid on fol
Havre.
The sales for the past three days sum up
$500 bales, (1650 on Wednesday, 2450 yester.
day, including $40 not reported until to-day,
and 2700 to-day, making with the addition
of so bales to Tuesdays report, an aggre
gate for the week of II 500 bales. against
18,O5O last week and $3.50 the week before.
Weeks receipts 1880 bales. embracing 164l
from other delivery ports (of which 1457 from
Mobile, Is from Florida and III from Texas
and 5439 proper, against 603S proper last
week and 5000 last year. Total proper since
August 81, 974, $40 bales, against l, 159, O63
last year-decrease 1874 443.
The exports comprise 81, 585 bales, embrac
ing 14,478 to Liverpool, 1870 to Queenstown
for orders, 1870 to Havre, 20 to Vera Cruz,
2427 to Boston, 1871 to New York and 129 to
Philadelphia, to which we have added 40 by
rail to Georgia
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts
ct all the ports from u NJ. yesterday to - M
to-day only 3445 bales, against 3843 last weel
and 4121 last year, and since Friday 1873
bales, against 20, 139 last week and %, 353 last
year. Total since August 81, 1866, 7O7 bales
against 1922, 1877 up to Thursday noon, May
81, last year excluding the above 412l)-de.
crease 1000.
Exports Friday to Thursday inclusive) t.
Great Britain 81, 432 bales, against Is, AS las
week and IA. $50 last year, and to the Con
tinent o. 551 bales, against 6496 last weel
and 10 343 bales last year.
Stocks at al the delivery ports, made up t.
10 NJ, 378.249 bales, against 435, 682 las
week and 3O8. 3l4 last year.
The amount on shipboard not cleared
going on board, and engaged for shipment wal
set down at the opening this morning q
$4,000 bales, embracing $4,000 for Liver
pool, 100 for Havre, 5000 for the Mediter
mean, and 1000 for the North, which, wher
deducted from the stock on hand by our run
ming statement on last evening, leaves 56, 8O(
bales to represent the quantity at the landing
and in presses unsold or awaiting orders
The Exchange reports: "Sales 1850 bales
including $50 after 8 P. NJ. yesterday. De
mand good; market easy"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. /, 1874 bales 1885
Arrived since last statement. 1.9O2
Arrived previously. 326 l,l29,22S
1,145, 18l
Cleared previously. $50 1,o57, $50
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COTTON SEED FOB PLANTING
AnVarieties 1t Reduced

Anvarieties 1t Reduced Prices.
refer nv friends and the public in general, 10
CHAS. A. GREEN, formerly Green Crpmp) now
with Temple S. Coons, ESQ., No: 81 CarondHet street,
to whom have transferred my Cotton Seed Business.
Prices reduced to suit the times.
d23 2tawN W4 II. PlNCKAKO.
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etock on hand and on shipboard not

cleared ................. 1861
otook same time last year .............. 76,468
Receipts proper since last evening 1892
bales, against 1875 on last Friday and
1858 last year. For comparative totals for
the week and the year. and for weeks exports
and receipts at all ports see above report.
ToBAcCo-The sales to-day embraced 48
hhds, of which at 100 and A 90, Is and 49,
Ut ~. This makes total for the week. of
1O47 hhds, which is the largest business re-
ported for some time past. Prices are fully
maintained, and We continue to quote as fol-
lows: Inferior Lugs Gncluding frosty and
trashy S@94c, medium 10@l04c, 11012c,
low leaf l2@124c, medium l34@l4c. good
154@16, fine H@18c and selections 1920
inNirrc iva
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DHOMAS HASAk-
LU M b z r,
CAIRNS MADE TO ORDER.

Every description Of Lumber always on hand
Sash, Blinds, etc. Mills and Yard: corner Cedar ana
Julia streets New Basin. New Orleans Fl tt
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instant OF transit Is about o454s. The longi-
tude OF Venus, minus the longitude OF the sun.
requiring the small correction OF 0.l5s. ana
the sum OF the corrections for the Longitude OF
the node and error OF SUMS latitude, being about
3.Os. Assuming the adopted value OF the SEMI
diameter o. the planet 10 De correct. Inc
portion OF the atmosphere which becomes invlsi-
PIE anu ehldrGes Tue occnltibg DISK amounts TO- IN
height, about one-seyentie'n OF he IA
di1s OF the panel, or about hity,hye
twilight must be due to the Illumination OF an
amount oil visible atmosphere Iul!y equivalent
we have lis. for the period OF us coniInu-
ance, and am sure 1t was visible for l5s. at
third contact. Its disappearance 1t third con-
tact would be gradual. and what was observed
would be the bright twilight due 10 the lower por
lions OF the atmosphere. In deriving the parallax
contacts the dlilculty VIII be IN determin-
s the nc oaSt ssue
explanation the times recorded at the
present transit will be found to be as apparently
discOrdant as those OF previous ranslts. At places
where the SKY was clear the bright twilight pre-
ced!na the joining OF the cusps at the second con-
tact, ana following their formation at third con-
tact, VIII In many instances be recorded actual
time OF contact, as inferred from the requirements
sky these preceding and following phases may
have been observed as definitely as those which
observed at Pekln.
THE TRUE MOMENTS OF APPARENT COLLISION.
Ii would have been better 1t seems to me now,
to have instructed the observers to note Two or
three times when tney witnessed well defined
phases and not attempt AT the instant 10 fix upon
time to be regarded as that OF contact. For u
period OF nearly II not quite q minute three dis
tlnct phases were succeeding one to the other aud
the observers could not at the moment decide
when the contact took place. But when the
record shows what was seen at the instant Tor
winch the time was recorded It Will he possible
10 compare the times eved at different sta.
tons with entire certainty. have no uouDt that
good determination OF the paraaX can be
effected by means OF the observed times OF contact
but they are not 20 he Interpreted by means OF
any assumed effect OF irradatiOn. And have
not doubt that the atmosphere OF Venus fur-
nishes a complete KEY for TINS interpretation.
With the nope THAT many or the other parties
may have been favored with better weather than
we had at PekIn, and wishing you the iull frultOn
OF your hopes IN regard to the results which may
be derived, / remain yours very truly.
JAMES q. WATSON, chef OF Party.
To SIMON NEwCOMB, United States Navy.
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They would also give Ialnt illumination TO the
ass of Venus as seen on the sun. The rays
when would come to a locus lar behind tue OBJ
server would give o sight corona 10 Venus. and
this was sure could see on several occasions.
THEORY or THE STRANGE APPEARANCES
Alter the planet mad entered upon the DISK or
the sun so as 10 be near SECOND contact the re
traction OF the atmosphere above tue occullng
part would cause the cusps DC bent OUT slightly,
and finally the limb o the sun would become visit
bic before the actual contact OF the occurring disk.
The narrow banu which would mus De raised 20
view would be broken 10y SHADOWS ana gradually
become brighter until at actual contact when
the limo OF the sun had actually risen
over The horizon OF Venus. these disturbances
would cease. Before the nmb was first reiracted
into view the Illumination OF the atmosphere OF
Venus would produce a tw.i9ht TO be seen be-
tween the cusps. The same phenomena would be
produced in reverse order at third contact. AT
actual contact with the occuting disk. when the
limb OF the was setting behind the horizon OF
Venus. the relractlon would raise into view
narrow band OF light when would be interrupted
by dark lrlnges or shadows, becoming deeper and
deeper until final apparent sunset over the
be iormed; tnen would follow the twilight
TneH SSas r.. seem wss faint 1%ns
sm aiafu aPD He said that he Ss dd
he saw il when Venus first touched the sun. the
sky beng very clear, and ne informed me also
the phenomena at the internal contacts were
.!angsam.n and quite unlike the artificial transit.
said 10 nlm mat ! Was convinced mat me az;
nm whether he knew OF It's having been con-
sdered. lie SAID he ana not, and upon my calling
ms attention to the fact That an explanation or
the phenomena did not require any unreasonable
assumptions as 10 the extent ana density OF
THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE PLANET
he seemed 10 think IL quite possible thatit must
be considered IN explaining the phenomena OF
the transit. From my own observations nave
computed what may be the probable extent or the
atmosphere OF the planet and lbs effect upon the
times OF contact. It's erect III addition TO what
has already been stated will be To retard the
time OF first contact and to accelerate the time OF
iourtn contact. II We call ID /, 3
and ID I 4, the correction 10 be applied to the
computed times OF contact /, 4 2. 4 3. 4 A.
the observed times ought to be, II the elements
are correct:-First contact=T1 plls ID l.; second
contact=T 2-D 2; third contact, I plus 3;
fourth cOntact=T 4-D 4.
find that, II we diminish BesserS value OF the
semi meter OF the sun by l. 8 seconds, the
rectlon OF the seml-dlameter OF Venus at the
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not, as In the other cases, near the centre, was
selected More than two hundred photographs on
slvered plates Dy the iodl-Dromlne process were
taken by NJ. Angot, by means OF an object glass or
considerable length OF locus, during the progress
OF the transit and up to within eight minutes oil
the third contact nearly all which pictures, rom
their extreme cearness o. definition. Will prove
OF the highest value In estimating the exact ln-
stantS OF contact In the path OF the planet,
For ten days previous 10 the 9th OF December
the sky almost continuously covered with
clouds, and NJ. Andre, the director OF the eXpcdi-
ton, as well as every one connected with II.
entertained the worst Tears regards the weather
the transit
The observations with the telescopes mentioned
the slvered the unsilvered object glasses Tor
work OF tins kind. for with the former the distinct
ness was mat OF mathematical contact, while win
the latter 1t was impossible to do more than fix
two instauts OF time between which the observer
could say with certainty that the contact oc-
CURED. remain, sir your obedient servant,
X. ABBAY.
NoUNEA, New Caledonia, Dec. IL, 1874.
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The Plans of the Transit Commission a
Brilliant Success.
TRIUMPHS OF AMERICAN INGENUITY
The Successful LabOrS of the Expeditions in
China and New Zealand.
Their Importance in the Great
Problem.

The story OF the brilliant achievements OF the
American expeditions despatched to the Eastern
Hemisphere OF the earth 10 observe the transit
OF Venus across the SUMS disk have already
been minutely detailed III the HERALD. But
the scientific RECORDS OF the latitude and longl-
iude observations OF the astronomers, the circum-
stances under which the phenomenon was chron-
cleo and the other details SO anXiously awaited
by the calculators ana students throughout the
world have been reserved Ior embodiment IN for
NAL and Official reports TO the commission at
Washington, and these are now and for
me first time made public through
The columns Of this paper. Considering
hat the work has been performed under
more than ordinary difiicutles, and that their
lapors Will constitute bases OF calculation IN for
eign observatories, it is a matter for congratula-
ton that the history or them can De given to the
world at this comparatively early date. Appended
Will be found the interesting statements OF Pro-
lessons watson and Peters, whose positions and
observations in China and New Zealand respec-
lively were among the most important OF those
taken oy the astronomers. The reports OF other
chief astronomers hope to be able to lay before
our readers almost Immediately, excepting, per-
haps those on their way from the distant regions
Of vladivostok Eastern Sberia) and Kerguelen
Island.