Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-30
MAIL MATTERS.
Extracts from the Postmaster
Generals Report.
Over Eight and a Half Billion
Pieces Handled.

Nearly A,2OO Pieces Distributed to Each
Error Checked 49, Millions of Letters
Misdirected Every Year-An Unusual
Number of Wrecks on the Railroads
Much Objectionable Literature.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90.-A few ex-
tracts taken from Postmaster General
Wanamaker's annual report are of gen.
eral interest:
During the year, S,564, ,252, ,563 pieces
of all classes of mail matter were
handled, and 2,042,O4 errors checked,
showing that 4, 1874 pieces were correctly
! distributed to each error made.
1t appears from the report that 16 $40,
293 registered packages and cases, 1885,
554 through registered pouches, 342, ,654
inner registered sacks were distributed
during the fiscal year ended June O.,
| 1890 while for the succeeding fiscal year
1851 ,914 registered packages and cases,
| S3S, 1926 through registered pouches and
cases and 372 ,233 inner registered sacks
were distributed, making the increase
05,62l in the number of registered pack
ages and cases, 42,772 in the number of
through registered pouches and 29, $40 in
the number of registered sacks, making
the total increase under this head of
16797 pouches, cases and sacks.
The number of letters separated for
immediate city delivery during the fiscal
year was 1858, 766. 256, and A, ,469 pieces
of paper mail, the increase over the let
ters handled during the previous year
being 2S, ,005, 900, and a decrease Of 574,-
2S1 in paper mail. On account of let
ters addressed illegibly, incorrectly or
insufticientiy, together with parcels for
non-payment of postage, 1883, 1856 pieces
We're withdrawn. OF this number
3,5376S6 were first-class matter, 921 ,7l7
second-class, 2,61S,259 third-class, ana
172 ,434 fourth-class.
OF this large number of pieces which
represent in part the errors made by the
public, 1921 1896 were returned to the
sender, 2,3i 767 were corrected and for-
warded, ,2S3, ,014 We're sent to the dead
letter office, 492, 1853 were held for post
age, and the remainder being 480, Iii
pieces of third class matter, was disposed
of as waste.
During the year an unusual number
of wrecks occurred. The total number
reported was 319, of which thirteen peo-
pie were killed. In addition to these
ly and eighty-siX slightly injured. The
superintendent recommends that the
dependents upon those who may be
killed while on duty be given 81 900 to
be used from the fund arising from de-
ductions because of the failure of clerks
in the railway mail service to perform
duty He recommends that clerks of
Glass 3 receive a salary of $1,000 per
annum instead of 81, 100 per annum.
Should Be Excluded.
Several topics of general interest have
been discussed at the meetings of post
office inspectors in this city, among
them the reclassifca,iJl of mails, in
volving the circulation of what the in
spectors call flash literature" which
now passes as second-class matter. Ac-
cording to the report of the committee
in charge Of this topic, there is large
amount of English reprints and French
productions now passing through the
mails that comes clearly within the
scope of the law prohibiting the mailing
of obscene literature. The committee,
in its report, suggested that publications
of this class be prohibited from the
mails, because they debauch the minds
and morals of youth.
one Cent Postage,
The inspectors also discussed one cent
postage and will recommend the reduc-
ton of postage on tirst-class matter.
Postofhce and Letter Box Robberies.
The subject of postoffice robberies and
letter box depredations comes particular
ly within the province of the inspectors.
Besides suggesting other means of legis-
lation, a recommendation will be made
calling for a detail of men especially
adapted to criminal work. They will
also recommend that the local authori-
ties be allowed to offer, in their discre-
ton, rewards for the apprehension of
criminals.