The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL RATES.

GENERAL rYNHE ON THE RESULTS OF THE
PARIS CONGRESS.
First Assistant Postmaster General James n.
Tyner and lady and Mr.. Joseph II. Blackfan, super
intendent OF the Foreign Natl Service at Washington,
and lady arrived at this port yesterday afternoon
the Bremen steamship Raen after q tempesluous
voyage OF two weeks. These officials were sent to
Europe by tho United States government TO represent
the American interest at the International Postal
Treaty which was held at Paris during tho interval
between May and June At ton minutes to ten
O'Clock yesterday morning the steamer was teIe-
grapned passing east oil Fro Island Surveyor Gru-
ham had placed the revenue cutter Washington at the
ois posaI OF Postmaster James. who proceeded down
MED oy General superintendent Yeoman, Dir. James
Gaylcr, superintendent OF City Deliveries Colonel y.
T. Madse, supervisor Of Foreign Imports
Tho party lett the barge Office at the Bat
terry about noon and steamed TO Quarantine Landing,
where thcy soon met the Rhoin coming up the bay!
Gong on board they were cordially welcomed by
General Tyner and Mr. Biackian After TIE usual
greetings had been exchanged the former entered
into conversation with the HERALD reporter concern
ing the International Postal treaty. .Forty-,wo
Countries he sad, were represented In the fn,er.
national Postal Congress, some OF Them coming from
the reinotest part OF the globe. Such countries
had representation can nov come In by d. iotnatic
action per resolution adopted. Heretofore It re-
CURED the unanimous consent OF all the countries IN
treaty 10 admit any new applicant Tue rate oil post
ngc Oh letters weighing more Than hall an ounce
20 any part of Europe was nxed at twenty i've
csntimcs, or ltd equivalent. Tue old treaty Inn
TO two pounds, and required full prepay mcnt OF
postage Under the new treaty the limit is four and
half POUNDS. Another feature Is that printed
matter which Is partially prepaid Will DC forwarded
and charge OF double the amount oil postage col
Iected DESTINATION Undor tho code OF the treaty
held at Berne. Switzerland several years ago an IN
ternatona bureau established In thai CITY. for the
maintenance OF Which all subscribers TO The treaty
had to nributc. propos iilon was Introduced at
tue Paris Congress to provlue Tor pensioning Tue on
GERS OF that bureau We resisted TINS on the ground
that the United states government psnsioncd 30 one
except sucn rs tue laws OF Congress provided Tor.
Alter considerable debate We carried our point aud
the resolution was wthdrawD.
"Another point raised aud combatcd by US was
the transportation of mails across The Continent from
California to the soacoast several members oil The
Congress desired to have uniform rate OF postage
for TINS service. Thts resisted tho ground that
Great Britain now pays twcnty-threc cents per pound
for mails coming from California, the pircc II costs
our dopart nIen and our exceptions were July sus
taineo. Tue union transfer RACES across he Euro
peau Continent are about two ccuts per pound except
coming from The last Indies via Brindis winch
subject 10 arbitration between Italy and fr
the reity goes into effect the LIST DAY Of Apr,
1879"
shortly alter the Rhein left Staten Island General
Tyuer invited tho visitors into the grand OF The
steamer, where an mproptu least had been prepared.
On Ianuing General fyner was driven TO the Fifth
Avenue h0tc whe AIR. Black fan started for Trenton,
en- route 10 Washington