New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-05
COLONEL JAMESs RETIREMENT.
A VALUABLE NEW YEARS PRESENT TO HIM AM
To THE COUNTRY.

A VALUABLE NEW YEARS PRESENT TO HIM AND
To THE COUNTRY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. A.-PostmasterGeneral
James visited his Office about O'Clock and at began
10 introduce his successor Mr. Howe, the employees
Of the Department He took advantage of the oppor-
tuuity bid them farewell personally and while no for
NAL speeches made, it apparent that the re-
ting General sincerely sorry to sever
the pleasant which have existed between him
self and his subOrdnates while their part there was
aunanimous expression of regret. Owing to the fact
that his commission did not reach the Department be-
fore the close Of business, Mr.. Howe was not sworn in
as Postmaser-Generai to-day but viii probably take
the oath OF office tOmrrow
Second Assistant Postmaser-Genera Elmer this morn
ing the following which he says is his New-Iears
present the Postmaster General:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1882.
Hon. THOMAS l.: JAMES Postmaster Generat ,,,. .,o
SIR: have the homo. To inform you lhat during tne
month OF December, 1881 the following changes IN tne
star and Steamboat Service were made: Increase IN
sesn5o 4 service IS 46O fhe gross reduction
ber 81 Issi amounted to - O47 422 while the
during that period amounted TO $60s, ,259 leaving net
reduction Oi 81 i''i0' very ffiGiDI'A RcHaRD T. ELMER
Second Assistant PostmasterGenersL
The receipts of the Post Office Department for the
quarter ending September 80 1880, amounted 20
Ss35l 5s7 20 and the expenditures TO S9737 554 23
making the excess Of expenditures for The quarter
81 3s5 9G6 AZ. The receipts for the corresponding
quarter of this year SO 80 and the expend
ures 6s7 100 67 making the excess Of expenditures
only S1964O2 ~. From this showing the Postmaster,
General expresses the opinion that the Department will
certainly be sefsustaDing for the next quarter OF the
present fiscal year. and perhaps for the entire ensuing
Its r1imored that Frank Howe will succeed j. r. Van
WOrmer as Chief Clerk OF the Post once Department
Ex-senator Howe expects 10 take the oath of office to-
MORROW
GENERAL HAZEN'S ANNUAL REPORT
Of
Third Assistant Hazen has just been
received from the printer OF $935430 appropriated
for the maintenance Of this branch Of the postal service
there has returned TO the Treasury an uneKpended
balance Of $i7 s66, 81 per cent The estimates for
the fiscal year also show decrease OF $296O0 or
2s per cent, compared with the appropriation for
the past year Under the head Of secOndclass matter
General Hazen states that OF total OF 43,77S,433
pounds OF newspapers periodicals. mailed from f
teen Of the principal post Offices in the United States,
during the past year the City of NewYork alone fur
nshed l7,326,455 pounds. which was an increase
o. ll6 Per cent over the previous year.
o 26l4 registered letters and parcels received at the
Dead Letter Office 2l3l were restored to the owners.
Sehera hazen says OF this exhibit, when II Is rcmem
bered that there S,33s,31S registered articles
nailed IN this country during the period, the seeur
NY nat registration affords will become apparent. one
1 tAe most gratifying facts observed III the opening OF
ere ana packages IN the Dead Letter once Is the d
crease OF obscene matter found Not obscene book
Mas been received during the year. and to fnd an lnde
e'hl photograph liz a rare occurrence VI lhe o,OOO
prns Of all sorts which reached the office during the
TWO months following last 81. Vhientines Day not one
could have been declared unmaabe under the law"
1OuehlDR the business of the branch Of the
Vice, General Hazen says; "On November l. 1873, All
important feature added 10 the service by the exten
on OF the registry system to third and fourthcass
matter having previously confined 10 letters or
interchangeable with hrst-cass rates of postage.
1he measure las succeeded beyond the most
salguine expectations. The registry fees col
iected IRON this during the last fiscal
year amounted TO $65697 90 increase over
ne previous OF nearly "A per cent against an In
crease Of about ls cent in the amount collected ON
registered letters The amount Of registry fees
eoleeted during the sca year ending June 80, 1877,
vas S36 43s So aud during the year ending June 80,
ssssd the amount derived from the source was
SIlZss2 20 an increase in the latter
year Of $345,443 40 a little than "a per cent"