Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-02-21
Gne Thousand Million letters.


Goth of June last, there were carried in
the mails of the United States more
than one Thousand million letters. AS
the population of the country is rather
more than fifty millions, it follows that
on the average, men, women and chill
dren, every person in the country has
sent twenty letters during the year,
and received the same number. The
development of the modern postoffice is
one of the most remarkable features Of
the present state Of civilization. The
increase Of its business gives constant
surprise to all who observe ! t, and yet
no person has an idea that any near
limit can be fixed on its expansion. In
1860 the entire receipts of the Post0iiirc
Department only slightly exceeded eight
and 4 half million dollars. In 1870
there were nineteen millions. II 1881
they came near thirtv-seven millions.
It is not drawing very much on the
mag iHaiipn 10 eSlililatP til"t ny lC''
they will exceed seventy millions Of
dollars. The United States has the
cheapest postal system in the world. 1t
is true, the rate of single letters, three
cents, is fifty per cent. more than the
distance the letters are carried in this
country is more than twice that over
which they are carried in England.
There is an eager and general desire
to hear FLAMES eulogy on Garfield,
says he Chicago TI1ncS, which is to he
delivered in the presence of Congress,
on the 9th. Mr.. Blaine is now de-
voting himself exclusively and psr-is-
tcntly to preparation for this address,
and his friends, in speaking Of it, en-
ploy the well worn phrase, "the great
est effort of his life" The capacity Of
the hall is limited, and Senators and
Representatives who find Themselves
overwhelmed with applications for
tickets of admission are limited to three.
In the orator and ths audience the oc-
csslon is likely to be one grateful to the
memory of the murdered President.
A man walked 1ntO a physicians
office in Grand Rapids, Mic, few days
ago, and in the large and easy manner
Of the boundless West, picked up from
the table what he conceived to be a
t0othpick and began to use it. Presently
he pricked his tongue, and consequent
exclamation called the doctors attention |
to what was going on. The supposed !
toothp;ck was in reality vaccine point
and despite the prompt application Of
various representatives. it "tOok."
Senator PendIeton's house is said to
be the most beautiful in Washington. |
1t is wholly American in material, all
the wood being pine, maple and poplar,
polished and oiled so as to show the
beautiful grains. There is not marble
mantle, nothing heavier than wood,
simply carved in light, graceful de-
signs. In spite of all this, it is init
mated that .Ir. Pendlston would like
to move into the White House.
MIRA Sarah II. Doris, who was muir
dered in St. Louis last week, was the
only woman in the United States who
ever made business of the purchase
and sale of slaves Her husband, who
was at one time a candidate for United
States Senator, was ono Of the largest
dealers in Ethiopian humanity in the
country, and Mrs. Doris had an interest
in the business Her tastes and habits
were of the masculine order.
A dispatch from Washington yester-
day says that Senator Rollins reported
favorably as to the amended bill for
public building in Carson, Nevada.
We are inclined to think that our rep
resentatives have taken hold of this
matter in earnest, and that a bill will
be passed to erect a building in our
city for government use.
Tho hill for an aDDroDratiOn for a !