Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06

SHANe ith gov. ots ,ufo.
The total number OF post oifices ia
1875, m increase over 1885 Of O. 1874.
The number of postmasters appointed
during the year ended June 30lh, 1888, |
was IL 1913, Of which 6,52l were UPON
designations and commissions expired.
l ,244 upoI, removals, $50 TO All vacancies |
by death and 1868 on establishment Of
new post-ofiices.
One Thousand six hundred and FORTY.
1--WE post-ofiices were discontinued during
the year and the names and sites OF / ,4gS
otioes were changed, retaining the in.
cumbents.
The adjustment Of July LIST, 1883 estab-
lishod 81 Offices in the first class, 497 in
the second class and i,9O8 in the third
rlnsa, making total Of Presidential
offices at the data last named OF 2 500.
The free delivery service was, during
the last fiscal year, extended to 1873 addi-
iional places under the act OF January
Sd, 1887, making total Of 1853 free do.
livery cities. The number of carriera
WIS increased from s $40 to 6,346.
During the year, 79l persons, officials,
employees Of the department and others.
were arrested for various offences against
the postal laws and regulations. The
number includes 90 posmasterg, 26 as.
sts,Ant postmasters, 80 post Office clerks,
~ railway pos,al clerks, 81 letter carriers,
10 NAL carriers, 0 other employees, 1873
burglars Of post offices and $50 others
for various ofeuoe7 those subject to the
jurisdiction OF the United States. Forty.
nins burglars and 23 othe- offenders were
nrrpnAaA tubNaa Nauou mann pt,HsaaK 80, Aha
1uriqdiotion of the state courts. One
hundred and twenty.seven OF these Of.
tenders were convicted, 35 acquitted or
discharged, $40 are awaiting rial.
Fosty-fouf thousand nine hundred and
seventeen complaints in regard to the
domestic ordinary mail were received and
$685. investigated In view Of the fg-
ures showing the inGreased number Of
postage stamps sold during the year,
demonstrating the great increase Of NEIL
handled these figures show an improve
ment IN the service. In $50 of these
complaints investigated the claim OF loss
was fonnd TO be false. The letters or
packages were either not mailed or wore
suha qlently delivered.
The recommendations Of the Post
master general favor ownership by the
government OF all post.oftioes, the estab-
lishment Of po9tal Telegraph, revision
of the law for compensation of fourth
class postmasters, allowances for rent OF
third class Offices aud compulsory car
riage Of mails by railroads.
THE WORK OF THE MINTs.
WASHINGTON, Dec, a.--Dr. James r.
Kimball, the director OF the mint, has
submitted TO the Secretary of tho
Treasury his report on the operations Of
the mints for the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1888.
The value pt ths deposits Of gold was
ESQ, 1874 io6, including 80, 66S, 959 Of re-
dspusits.
The deposits and purchases Of silver
were 81 Sal 507 standard ounces, OF the
value at coming rats Of Sal, 1929 SAG.
This included redsposits of the value of
9t9l a3l. OF the gold deposited,
$50 406, 306 was classified az of domestic
production, againet $32,973 027 in the
preceding year. These figures tend to a
reduction OF half million dollars in the
production Of gold 10 the United States.
The foreign gold bullion deposited
aggregated S2t IA ,O42; foreign gold
coin, S14 500 1856. total OF S36 337 927,
against 532 467, $40 in the year proceeding.
The value of United States light gold
coin deposited forrecoinage was $482 512
Old material was deposited In the form
OF jswelry, bars, plate, &C., containing
gold Of the value OF 80 eS3, $50. r
1 or the silver bullion deposited and
purchased, S3T, 393 64S ga, 1856, 1876 70
standard ounces) was classified Gs OF do
nestle production, 81 66s 1884 Is foreign
silver bullion and Ss73S6 as foreign
silver coin.
The total coinage was 100 $50 CAT
pieces, Of the value of $637l9 2i2, OF
which S2S 1854, IN was gold, S32 IT'S 673
silver dollars 81 All, 432 subsidiary coins
and 81 2L8. $40 were minor coins.
The minor coinage o. the mint ct Phil
adelphia was the largest in the history OF
the mint service, being accustomed by the
demsud for 1iye-cent nickels and one
cent bronze pieces.
The total imports 'of gold coin and
bullion during the year were S43 1874 3l7,
and the total exports SlS 376, 23i, or an
excess OF imports Of 1876 SIS 0S3. There
was net loss OF 81. 23S, 1888 By export of
silver.
Tbs production Of gold and silver in
the United States for the calendar year
1887 ia estimated to have been S33 900 900
cold and $50 3j7, 900 silver. The produc-
ton of gold throughout the world nas re-
manned nearly constant, while the pro.
duction of silver has increased In the last
fonr years about S25, 0O0,000
The aggregate coinage OF the world, In
Guiding reooiuSgs, during the calendar
yesr 1887 vas 1874, 1872, 4G5 gold and
SlOO, 49, 1, SIT silver.
The vslus of gold bars furnished for
industrial use during the calendar year
1887 was 81 672 COG; silver bars, 10, 24l,-
g9S. Total SIG 9l4, G04. .
TIE stock of gold and silver coin in the
United States on July LIST, 1888, is esti-
mated 20 have been; Gnld com, $685.
sto sS7; silver dollsrs, S299 70S, $50; sub
sidiary silver coius, $76, 406 376.
Az the same date there was gold bullion
awaiting coinage in the mints OF the value
! on SllO, 469 OlS; silver bullion, S3 $780,
1873; melted trade dollars, 80 645, 554i
making total metallic stock OF Sl,O9s,-
429 98S. or this there was in the treasury
of the United states 1891 ,5S3 l72i in
national banks, SlO5 435, 492 and in other
banks and in general circulation, SS02,-
46l, 299.
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