San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-27
POST OFFICE ANNALS.

Is Otn private ana puDIlC uISpdlCHSS
were forwarded.
B. c. 200. The courier system
which now prevails in China, was
put in operation.
B. c. 81 Augustus introduced
the system of regular carriers
throughout the Roman Empire,
mainly for the use of the Govern
ment; merchants and citizens were
allowed OH the payment of large
fees to send business and friendly
letters by the Imperial messengers.
A. D. 500. Charlemagne estab-
lished system Of weekly Couriers
throughout the extent of empire
and of daily messengers between
the principal cities. Much use was
made of these Couriers by the mer-
chants and bankers, in spite Of the
great cost of sending letters.
II56. The University Of Paris
established a system Of foot mes
sengers, who bore letters for its
thousands Of students from every
country in Europe and brought
them money from home.
1870. Louis NI. first establish
ed post houses and relays Of horses
between important parts of France.
This act was said at the time to be
due to his intense eagerness to hear
news Of any kind.
1881. During the war with
Scotland in the reign of Edward
". post stations We're established
from London to Scotland, and
riders on horseback changed at
every station, brought intelligence
of all that went OH in the army.
1883. Richard III. established
a system of couriers all over Eng
land. Short stages were fixed,
generally fifteen or twenty miles,
and the Kings orders were dis
patched by special messengers.
These also sometimes carried let
tiers, packages and messages for
private persons
1900. Butchers and drovers,
who went about buying cattle,
in England the principal carrier Of
messages and correspondence.
1916. A letter and passenger
post established between Brussels
and Vienna by two stable owners.
This line was subsequently extend
ded to Venice, Genoa, Naples and
also to many seaboard cities in the
North.
1924. The French posts were
permitted to carry letters for pri-
vate persons, merchants and COM
mercial agents.
1927. On the Spanish invasion
of Peru, a regular system of run
ming posts was found in operation
along all the public highway.
1913. The courier system was
said at this time to be brought in
to state of comparative perfection
in England and France.
1881. In this year, the postal
system of England had been de-
veloped to such an extent that
general supervision became neces-
sary, and Queen Elizabeth appoint
ed Thomas Randolph, Chief Post
master.
1919. Foreign postal arrange
mentS having been considerably
developed, Matthew de rEquester
was, in this year, appointed For
eign Postmaster, by James l.
1850. A military post was es-
tablished between Paris and the
large cities of France, especially
on the frontier, to transmit orders
and intelligence. Private letters
might be carried by the messengers
on payment of about SIS.
1861. About the beginning Of
this year Charles l. issued a pro-
Clamation: Whereas. to this time
there hath been no certain regular
intercourse between the Kingdoms
of England and Scotland the King
now commands his Postmaster of
England for foreign parts to settle
a runnng post or two, to run night
and day between Edinburgh and
London, to go thither and come
back again in six days"