The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-20
NEW SERIES VOL. xvI--NO.z 6.


WAsHNGToN, August IL. 1oGo .
President Hayes and Genenl Sherman have
reinrnsd IRON. iAs sOldlar's sslaioa a Colnnhs,
0hic Secretary echurz d expected here On he
fSesJ II GepssAbsR. kx-1fiai6sr MsyiarA N1ll
arrive here next week, and viii Il once assume
the duties Of the POstmaster-e General.
The following order in peEsiion 70 ihe ship
nent Of United States coin HIS been Issued By
the Treasury Depassment
Upon Feceipt at this ofiee Of certificate
issued by any assistant treasurer o. national de-
positoy, tAAs deposi, of currency has been
made, or upon the receip, at this olice of United
States notes. fractional currency. fractional silver
coin or national bank noies or upon the feceipt
and collectleB Of check on New York payable
70 the order Of the TreasuIrr az the United
States, in sums Of $500 Or Aly multiple thereof
standard silver dollars win beseni from the Mint
Of the United States at the expense Of the Mint.
to any point accessible through established ex-
press lises reached by coniinlsous railway CON-
municstioa. Sfasdsrd silveEsdo,larl win also be
sent from this once free OF postage by registered
mail. In sums Of &65 at the risk Of the party 70
whom sent, and Al his experse for the registra-
ton fee Of 10 cents, to be deducted at this once
from the remittance. Fractional silver coin win
be sent from this Office for deposits, ~ stated In
the frat paragraph above, and the transportation
charges will be deducted t!this oflce from the
remittance, at government contract rates which
are $40 Of . cent per milo per q ,O0o with =
minimum rate of 81 per 81 100 % each express
company. Any amount less than 81 900, when
exceeding e5OO b charged half the price of 81 900
with q minimum rate Of 30 CENTS to each express
company carrying the same Fractional silver
coin win also be sent irout this once, free Of
postage by registered mail nj sums of go at the
risk of the party TO whom sent. and at his ex-
pense for the registration fee VI 10 cents to be de-
Quoted at this alilce from theremiilance"
Statistics just prepared At lhe once of the frst
assistant Postmaster General show that the num-
Der Of new post-5lices established during he
year ending June %, 1850. ~As s.leO, and that
the number discontinued dusing the same period
was ], 1928 making the net increase in the number
of ofices Aba. larger increase than for any
previous year. Total number Of ofIices in opera.
ton June 80, 1880, was AZ $50; Of this number
1 ,761 were flled by Presidential appofntment
and A, ,268 were filed by appointments Of the
Postmaster General During the last year there
were II SS1 appointments fer the following rea-
sons
On account Of resignation and expired CON-
missions 6,S22, on account. of establishment of
new postofaces S.482. on account of changes Of
names and sites OF new Offices GO, removals 561,
deaths of Postmasies 256 !.
The secret service received yesterday ceun-
terfeit one dollar legal tender note which bad
been captured in Maine The counterfeit note
Is of The series Of 1873. and badly executed, and
can be easily detected as the note IL one-Iialf
inch longer Than the genuiEe. 1t is supposed TO
have been executed in Canada