The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-11-29
The Post-Omce.,
wAsHIsGros, November Is.

'ufup - of his SuDOruinatc OnncchSs
,.sfer-(, General renews the recon-
- ~ confained in his last report for the
L,uds7g - a law rcadjusting the cOmpens0-
Ssdne1;,sr for carrying mail upon q basis
. o. need and frequency, supplemented
3Pscs,s sirht of the mails carried The rail-
~npsnies have as - gen ra,s,ts sn ar nea
Sdedp a. requested. The recommends
pes eo ade that the appropriation to enable
q bmsoaser-Gene to obtain the proper
Po sl scr the prompt transmission OF mails
a he increased this year to $4Ol!0n
cost OF railway service on , me 5Otn OF
- Ell ;,,crease over the cost of the service
? ~ a. preceding year of $l25, 1885,. This in
nne - 49, MT. however, represent the actual
~ ~ ~ ,ncrease In the service, as account
o. Q. taSen Of a reduction of five per cent.
ne Of compensation from July 1, iS!8t
y. ~ this ABDUCTION Is, in round num-
tesal0l0. making, with the $l25, 906
,sessc Of $525, 995 for 1873 over 1873,
ittle less than 5-5 per cent. The
increase of business all over the
- and the reasonable certainty that the
M prosperity viii continue , Ior some
- ., service for the next fiscal year to DO
E.d 70 nj least $4,000, 600, and the esti-
- sccordinQly placed at that sum. Tho
70 Tor the railway post-ofiice car service
~ IL placed at 81 ,350,oO). The Postmaster
"a earnestly renews the recommendar
les Of the Railway Mail Service by the
~ Supcrintendentof that service.
THE STAR ROUTES.
.,sI Kew reports that the operation of
r."ert laws regulating the. Increase Of
~safion for increased speed and In
"A frequency of service upon star
- d. e., all those whereon the mails are
ssorted by horses and ordinary vehicles,)
"A in great loss to the Government, and
@mends legislation to enable him to re-
sstimafes for star" service the next
4 vear contemplate the continuance OF the
~ efficient service In other States, and
- increased mail facilities in the States of
~. Ohio. kentucky, South Carolina,
= Carolina. Tennessee, Georgia, Florida,
s,sinpi and Alabama The total amount
N m . star" service the next hscal year ie
I'm. The estimates for inland mail serv-
II steamboats is $90o,OU.
FAST NAIL SERVICE.
!. ,srorf continues: 1.-THE efforts Of the
stment to establish a fast mail service
xHsvspa via Cedar Keys and Key w est, in
4 n meet the demands of commerce, have
Il IN several years on account OF the In
Siencv of the compensation allowed by
- such service. II the Postmaster-Ge lem
1ycre 0utnOrlzcu W COutIuCe AVI sciSiCo
~ Havana and the United States ports
Sr0cd at a sufficient rite of pay to secure
recessary speed and frequency, the
11rce Of the country would be great
;ce6ted. / believe that b general law
n Be- passed authorizing contracts for
~ malls between the United states and
6oSf Indian and South American ports In
,ieSn-built steamers carrying American
4 4 4 fxed minimum and maximum price,
Mount to be expended regulated by an
imprUpriations; or the service might be
m open to competition, the same as the
service. The adoption Of such service
kCngress would enable this country to con-
MICA and the West Indies, which Is now
q monopolized by Great Britain"
LOTTERIES.
srexard to the use of mails by lottery COM
ii the Postnnaeter-G General suggests that
ious 3,229 and l,0fl. Revised Statutes, be
4 preceding the word "lottery" in each
e, which win make the legislation more
uonious and effective. 1t would aid the
sftmcnt in the execution of the intent OF
Inv IL the provision of Section 2, $50 requir.
~ return to the writer's OF registered let
sddressed to such schemes were IN terms
nded to include all letters 30 addressed.
hdFculars recently issued upon this subject
|given, and reference is made to case now
10 in the United States Circuit Court al
willie, which, when decided, says General
II viii avail myself OF the decision to
nnnicatc further the views of this Depart
..sr forSe;s Ne rigSt r., mac tho mniis
Ss;tsr,.tc ns,rposcs nv volnnfnrily ming.
80 Observation-Disclosures en- with prohibifed maf.
Dthat the Department must carry both o!
~. wJt-Ss 1000 Tho D,sv1,oso ~ fhe
~ sI.nms,hor .e uro,,cst sonehie The chr.
Sv mai or ne,vananers emit aintnr Iotfery
vsj.emcnts soiicifinS viojatiOns OF me
ii isws rcndcrs fhe n,cccssf,II enforce.
\ AZ the sssts,fc NOV IN force sfiII mon
~ |. 80 -" .
-, 49, poarAor RArxa
~ sisy..se,pot;o,, - nail wafter' and
s;s- 49, ,sts ~ ,,<,st arc sharaos,- nessef
- 49, ssss;oss ~ tke Eo,fv-fiffh Conrress
sI,en nniverseI Il, ssfisfacfion. -
~ .p w, 20 Or pnsrS AsrxRs.
~. ~ head;,.~ ~ xpro4octfon In posf
~ - ,,erss,s "a v,,c,,eyfv" tho renor
~ sps3s $1,000 ,,i,r =, s,nI vos,r offen
a 10 fe,e t6oF tSnro 4. ~. limited sssSe,
~ imn,sin~ : nenaltv on anv one for as
Nm - moiest;nc . MIST master in the iie
- ~ Ne cfssc;ai Spfies' as in the case q
ma ofiicers and + carnesfly rcouest tba
ryess ~ nrCed to rass such \ stafufe."
connec ~ Nth Z anti rccenflv decide,
~ poefmaetar Iewoa ~ Now York. 10
al ;rfs;n1es.evt ~ istsarsNnatent in tn
m csncoiiv~ etemna GeneraI Kov Jaws nj
nmntir~ H. r. casa e now hein0 taken: I'M
uher posfmasters are Liable to lie subjecte,
= AVE- hun ss sum- - ,,.a ~ al the nyincina
1oSRcce ~ the country for the lnsf Ter
- IL 6oa,rcS r. csyl attention h
}acf that there IN no nroyisiOn o