The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON Oct. Is, 1879.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY SETTLES THE CON-
TRovERsY CONCERNING THE FORWARDING Oh
INsUFFIcIENTLY DIRECTED LETTERS.
The Postmaster General has written the following
letter. which at the Post Office Department is cons,d-
cred conclusive of tho controversy in regard to the
order of September 20 that requires all matter not
directed post office address be returned to the
sender, il known. or else transmitted to the DEAD
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
H. VIZ, u,,vi M,hs,, nsr Oct IL. 1873
nv DEAR s,a.I have the honor to acknowledge tho
under ne order te which you refer would
drossad g New Yrs ely or y r.tusing deliver drop
Let & the nu sn psr! me
TO senator Aaaony apsp ns sane ,uSds
tho part OF postal officials in constituting the order may
Ss ss IL & the es
veopsd in connection therowiti the strongly
S.sa s%s ass but that
The seS % STS from hs
by its rigid partial list Of locals complied
s tho ooSn the sslsmons ."
tho strongest possible Of the position s.ksn
Mass be Intended for tho posi- once st Athers
aeEss ] bs ir Ss
,ek Bowler Farm may be Lynn or Grovsand and Grove
name in Essex county the post office al Ncedham
local erova Haas'0 Sowtsryo may mean Temple
BE- s sSs. ass
s %ss or FAN vc @
means jamaca Plains, Wilton and wahsm Cherry Hill
Hi o
hrookli Eagle Mills means Northampton. Leeminster.
IN fy%oas% county,
sppss sn M
tho alphabe nearly local representing
f s All H s r:
have been taken contains 1893 names. .s-r
II %sss ne 5 sssss
rigid is the only messSre that cam
and deliver assers ' 'aa ''' ''''1,
M Is s ss tho Sy
and believe that not many months will elapse before
VIII thank mo 0' TINS D. n KEY General
Tho paragraph IN the letter to Senator Anthony
which is referred to is as :It has not been
the intention OF the department to prevent the de-
livery Of matter whose destination is positively
known to the postal authorities handling it, On the
pa % Of osa
Postal Guide for September. as follows:--sti'.
So. When pOstmasters and employees Of the railway mail
mailing Addressed to city Without tho name Of tho State
n Ssns S SSs for VOL Known e
frm newspaper institution of such principal city
TO could only 30
Judge Key to-day received the following lcttse
from Senator Anthony A
PRovIpENcE. r. l.. Oct IL, 1879.
DEAR Mr.. POSTMASTER GENERAL-I have yours OF tho
s S 10y w ss % % ns
that when tho people become accustomed to
It It will prove promotiye Of tho convenience
of the department of tho public. 1t might
be well, | respectfully suggest to change
certain post Offices which known gener
ally by those villages In which they are
located making identical with instructions that
letters addressed tho old the
warded loast till tho change becomes generally known
Faithfully yours. ii. B. ANTHONY.
Hon. Dawn NJ KEY Postmaster General.
WAR AGAINST ILLICIT DIsTILLERs IN NORTH
satu CAROLINA. As-
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has tels-
graphed Revenue Agent Blocker Of North Carolina,
to tho seizure Of all fraudulent distileres and
tho arrest and vigorous prosecution of fraudulent
distllers and dishonest officials. He says:-'T do
sire the most energetic measures pursued to bring
dishonest officers and distillers to condgn punish.
ishment. I expect Collectors Mott AMI Layton to
t>ke the initiative in these prosecutions"