, 1877-12-04


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Steamboat routes: length, l7,os, miles; an,
nual transnortatfon. 4,ifp,sa miles; nnnual
cost, EltB, ,9e2: about l6.5 cents per mile.
Other r3ntc*, upon which the malls arc &c.
quirc,l TO be conveyed with "re1crity, certainty.
and scet1rity": length, 200,5s9 miles; annual
TRANSFORMATION. 51,.tt',:,W miles: annllal cost
!Nh95o; about t.7 cents pet mile.
'flrrc were at the close Of the year 4,0fS Offices
slunl!el hy 'nafl-n'csscnaers, at MI annual cost
OF e.}oa, All.
There was an. Increase over tho preceding
year Il, length Of routes IT 1l.0s9 miles, In ar,-
nun1 transportation, i ,nS},43 miles: and In
cost, $iS},dG,. Dctlnctfng the decrease 10 eott
iof railway fostUtacc clerks3 route, local, nna
olhe! @ @agentts' sls'uk Inc total lhefease IN COST
was ~ 9h's, w. ........
length 2,1ys mte., while the cost. fa. been Do.
cFrasch $Is3, t!H. Iills dccrcasc Is attributable
to tue operation OF tue act u july IL: 1s'a re-
dur1nE the compensation to q, railroads far tho
nnnnm On nllowanees lot woIRhl OF malls. ard
tic allowance TT ~ uer Gentuin per Annum,
nft"r s,fe!, reduction, where the railroad Has
con.tr,cts.t III whole Or IN part by land-Crant
mule NY congress. -.
Thy 'a,st ~, Il q railroad service to June 80, 1877,
Wis *.,tssa 100. The appropriation Tot the eur
Isnt nscai year - *g.aOMn ~ ,o 1hc lnerease az IN
sme eUet " M te1sse ~ v"nc w, !a'tt Mn. ~. peI
s"u ~. "a - WeutI maSS the eost tor tne cafFehs
,,,.,,,, '.hi, a.s ~ e ~ W." ~ ON se
nasa @ ntn wnsn 10 eaet ne esumate iof 10y.
wv, @ ~, ~, % a - "
,i,.l.e .e Iatc H. ~ nttce y aseM r. pS1 Sentulf'
''111g ~ e,. ''e ~ sh.,l1s" a1 .ur ia,y ~, ~ ~
Inc ln,Inner OF persons afses1ca ior
,, 80. ,a ss, i..s on ~, LAVE RIA.
~, IT, w.. ~ III uuu ~ ~, .o nas "i}
H. n'e'tr.H ~ -. ~ W. eIe Ptosiu"e 9eaf. "
.ne.e. 1 ~. WET. astl ~! aital IN tno tt,sea
tm,rtc, III: srnutttcti' IN. nnt vct s,t.s III
in mliiittW,. III rwrs.s, wt,,sc nfrcnsas II w..
Jcc1ncI advisable to pr,mccute in the Stato
,..rst. arrp ~ h,,rrn-;n. ~ ,,n,t tdF,ca. I0f,
wnv rnhfMrira. rn,,r,irr n maI,.r,cr.' cte. hnyc
l,r,, surremlrrr,I II fila Rtnte nnthnriifrs for
tr,a1, '~s'N "s">' "1'"'''''~' '''
III, Tin ,otat nnm,.r n, co,nr,e,rt. IN. 1n,o =,
,!t.,. = na t aaott " coHptasn1s WE .'o9yt ot
1SpnFten n,e, sa,'S o. *aa.4i ordinary letters
~. !sGe,GS ~ a; s.a,n n,a,,e n soet, urats,
.i,, ets ,n, a '1 u. ~ W ~ ussvs
nnou..aa . . ~ e1" anu M..scSHaneuua
:tcs a ~ ~. .nc s'G ,ettets'
ts w..e '', 9. e,1 ~ n,n st y. a'u s'eu' VIII ~
All ~, - ~" r"n,,.,;,f y.Ira - III ~, -
, @ nS III '; aov1 sae ~ y s,t 49,
t'r...t,,i 'os.+ .,. stI ~ esnt InIs' ~
.s,t',, .!svs'o W m in,s tne!anss aho ~
a,,,. ~, VI ,'t .asa ~ i T.; ns
1sS i, nc burnr Of t1e lie ,t,a ar m 1T sr.Isn
Ind. -..''
lne ,pestchtoSc OF actual iosscs,
compared with The number Of letters
Sboat RI ss csnt q one il
b,Mn ~ scit through Tug mails.
upcratt,I III The ;Aij, ,,f 1une. INF. wa, Htxtv.
ionr, ehtg.adi,'R over l.''ol milee 2! lailFoaI- &
,niies cnu,narcf with lin nrect.,it,,v ycnr' ~'3"
Th,. nnn1her at clerks In tiIu serTicn at tho
cnI III rl. isrui yrar .n5ior ,iunr N. is-li. wna
nrs rrnrcsrn,{nr nv nn,,,,ai ur,aon,1i,,,,r" ~
sinSs, :,tiil "A "''A1'- ~1es''e's"'s "
| !nc i,uthnNt U! c1enkh " t'o heFsise AZ tne cmu
~, .,'m,'a1 "u - 20 -. a, NJ
I'LL: showing nI, in"r.n.n ~ int1r rerk, md n
,lccrcaau In enlarics Of f:thi;1),
on c1arn IeaIai in ,1nro 9r Ut w pG1., o
"S ~ " ~ 80 80 St.--Ss1 pM. - =, ~
Hetnal a.,a, t"s 1od' "e9e *l.%-osoossl'
Hoefcstse Ht Saousts.
aho annual t1llcaec VI service performed Dy
crea.u Vi 1,,,ss, IN oycr tint oi lust year
Thc tota, xrirIfs q, tha mail. ,,,.notcne,,
fr.'m the United states tu posinl-un,on coun-