Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-02-19

The total number Of letters sent to for
eign countries last year was 33,32S,014,
while the number received was 2S,404,-
O35.
The total number of postofficss filed
by appointment of the President is q
1923, which is an increase OF $50 over last
year.
The total number of pestoflicss in the
United States, June 30, 1884, was 5O,Ol7,
which is an increase of 5,l54 over the
year before.
The government sold 147, 800 plain
stamped envelopes last year, while the
number of return request envelopes foot
ed up 129,5l5,500.
The number of newspaper wrappers
sold to the public last year was 45,49O.75O,
the Income from which amounted to
$545,6S725.
The total number of persons connected
with the Postal Department. in the
United States is 1882. Quite respect
able army.
There were 759 arrests made last year
for Offensss against tho United States
mails, while the convictions numbered
439.
Complaints were received last year Of
the loss of 20,377 ordinary letters, or
which 1851 were said to have contain
| ed Enclosures.
There are 11,729 star routes for the
transportation of the mails, aggregating
| 226,779 miles. The steamboat routes
number III, and aggregate 1881 miles.
The total expenditure Of the PostOflice
Department during the last fiscal year
amounted to SAG, 4O4, 96065, or $3,066.SS3.
| 81 more than its receipts.
The registered letters sent through
the mails last year numbered 6,O6S,4SS.
while the registered parcels OF the third
and fourth class numbered 1,0O5,S65.
The total weight of mails dispatched
to fereign countries last year was 2,679,-
S5l pounds. OF this amount 497,SS9
pounds were of letters and postal cards.
The postage ON local matter at the sew
eral pOstOffiess in the United States last
year aggregated $4.777.484.S7, which was
an increase Of $417,745.65 over the year
| previous.
The amount of money realized from
sales of articles sent to the Dead Letter
Offices for which no owners could be
found was $1,915.43. They were disposed
Of at auction.
OF the letters received at the Dead Let
| ter Office last year 1887 contained
money; 20,261 contained drafts or money
orders; 34,399 contained receipts; 84,O8S
contained stamps, and 3S,34S contained
photographs.
There are 6.310 money order offices in
| the United States, which il an increase
of 1888 eyer last year. Their transactions
amounted to $122, 121, 261.9S in domestic
money orders issued, and $12l ,971 ,OS2.eO
in domestic orders paid.
The number of letters and parcels sent
through the registered mails last year
was II, 1864 The amount OF registry
fees collected was 1857 ,059 80, which was
an increase of $30,506.60 over the year
previous.
The actually ascertained losses In the
Registry Department last year was SIG,
or one in every 21,795 letters and parcels
registered. This is smaller proportion
of loss than in any previous year.
The entire number of letters and arti-
cles Of every description received at the
| Dead Letter Office last year was A, 751 1872,
being an increase Of a little more than
8 per cent over the year previous.
The number of letters delivered by let
ter carriers last year was 402,577 1895,
which is an increase Of 1910 per cent
oyer that of the preceding year. The
postal cards delivered were 97.421, 725, or
an increase Of 1910 per cent over last
year. In addition to the foregoing, they
also delivered 121,853,932 local letters
and 69,240,704 local postal cards.