The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01


Registered Letters Letters received
for distribution in the city, 20,2S7; let
ters received for distribution to other
offices, 7,140: letters in transit from other
offices for distribution throughout the coun-
try, 1C,303; registered package envelopes
sent from this office, 1903. .,.,,
MONEY ORDERs.-During the year 1873
there were issued S,122 orders, aggregating
S110. 1852; fees on same, s997.95. There
were 25,4 432 orders paid, aggregating $685.
493.71. The amount OF deposits received
from other offices was S917, CTS.
LETTER CARRIERS WORK FOR 1S78.-'
Registered letters delivered, II, 100; mail
letters delivered, 1858, 205; mail cards de-.
livered, 293,193; drop letters delivered,
90, 1893; drop cards delivered, 1886; ps-..
pers, &C.. delivered, 62f,512 letters COL
lected, 70S,579; city letters collected. a.,
500 cards collected, 243, $3.50; papers, &C.,
collected, 94,45G; postage on local matter
to the credit of letter-carriera' salary,
S3.S11.62.
The following are the letter-carriers:
No. l. John B. Newell: 2. Henry Austin;
5. John G. Baugh; 4. H. w. Knackstead; s..
James B. Christian; 6. William Henry
Wells; 7. W. T. Yarbrough; s. L. NJ.
Lee; 8. W. Isaac johnson; 10. G. w.
| Wingfeld; II. B. F. Turner; y. Cabell
Thompson; Is. Richard Forester; IA.
George 3. Ball; 10. Thomas O'Conner /;
l6 Bernard Krause. The two last named
are letter-col,ectors.
Collections from the Street Letter
| Boxes.
The following is complete list OF the
| star" boxes in this city:
Route 15.-Main and First. Second, Third,
Fifth. Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth ;
Franklin and First, Second, Third, Fourth.
and Sixth; Grace and First, Fifth and Sew
enth; Broad and First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth. Sixth, Seventh. Eighth,
Ninth, and Eleventh; Capitol Square,
Ford's Hotel, City Hall, and st. Claire Ho-
tel.
Foute 16.-Main and Twelfth, Thirteenth,
! between Thirteenth and Fourteenth (at OPP
penheimer's), Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seven
teenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth,
Twenty-frst. and Locust. alley; Cary and
| Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seven
teenth, Eighteenth, and Virginia street /;
Franklin and Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-tirst, and
Mayo street Exchange Hotel, ST. james
Hotel, and Chesapeake and Ohio depot.
Four collections from these boxes are
made by the regular collectors daily Except
sunday, commencing respectively at 5:ao
and 9:40 A. NJ. and 3 and 2. NJ; on Sum
day at 8 +. NJ. only. From all other boxes,
and from some OF the s'stur" boxes, coIlec-
tions are made by Ietter-carriers going in Oh
returning from their rounds.
1t should be understood that each regll-
lar collection of mail matter from the
starr boxes is theoretically simultaneous
throughout the city. The collectors may
commence at any box on their respective
routes, and are not required to be at par
tjcuar box at or within Il specified time.
They are liable, however, to suspension for
commencing collection in advance of the
prescribed time BY this arrangement anv
person who deposits letter in 6 star !"
box at or before the time for commencing
a collection has the assurance that it will be
taken TO the post-ofhce in time for the next
outgoing mail II he deposits it after the
prescribed hour he takes the chances OF
having it remain in the box until the next
collection. For instance, a letter put into
street box not later than P. N. will so
off on the northern mail which is closed at
4P. NJ; but il ideposited therein ut 3:15 OF
later it may not get to the post-oitice unit
$50 or Z j.. al.