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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE, Lcttkks: The etandard single rate weight is ox. avoirdupois. Single rate lottor throughout tho United States, 3 oenta For each additional 4 oi. or fraction frac-tion 8 " Drop Jottors, sincle rile, 1 " NiweyiPtaa: The standard lingle rate is oi avoirdupois. Daily (seven times a wofe) S5 on. per quar. " (sii timoa a week) .SO " " Tri-weokly, 16 " " Komi-weekly 10 " Woekly 5 ' Monthly a ' These rates must bo prepaid quarterly or yearly at the oQce where the newspaper ii reoeived. Single newspaiere, 1 cent, prepaid. -Paa;uooi: Tho etandard single rata li 4 or. avoirda i oie. Ba mi -monthly, oents par quarter. Monthly a " Quarterly 1 " Samvloa of Morchnndiso. not escoedinK 12 uncoa, two oontd for each 'Jot, or fraction thereof. Miscellaneous prin'.ed matter, two conts for each -loi-, or ira:iiun thereof. The maximum wuisht of any pack ate ol printed or inisoellanoous matter is i lba. avoir-la avoir-la pais. RKQLSTEliED LETTERS AND MONEY OKUKKS. Rbqistimtioh : Lottoia may berogistered on pRmunt of a fee of eight cents, Out tho government takas no responsibility for sate camajfO or compensation in oaso of loss. Mossv U hue Ka: All principal poit-ofBcos now ruccivo small sums of nionoy and issue drafts for the same upon othor post-olHeiM, subject to tho following churKos and regulations: Un orders not exceeding- f b cents Unorders not exceeding 9'J0H....m..10 ,, Over S"A' and not oxcoeding 15 " Over S-Xl and not excooding S-10 20 " Over $40 and not oxcoeding $00- 25 " rtornational Monoy Orders on Great Britain, li or many ipd SwiUoriand may be oburinea upoa uae payment of tho following feed, vis ObraT brjtjiiii: On orders not uxcooding 81U m. 25 ots. - Over 51'J and not oxcoedinft 820 50 " Ovor If 20 and not exceeding b-i0 75 " Over S-"0 ;tnd not exceeding iJU $1 oO Ovvr &10 and not excooding $o0 1 2i G EUUA SI'. Yoos tamo as Great Britain. swmsaLi.Ha: Kates of commission, in I nited States Currency, Cur-rency, charod lur issuing International Money Union, to bo transmitted by the , Pusttnater at New York to Switzerland: 'Jn ordera no; vxooadUu S.u iu oonts. Over c-1 iiuil nut oucMiinK' C-S'. la " th-er 5i5J and not exceeding 5W 20 " Ovor and not uxcooiuig io0 25 " HATES OFFOKEIGN POSTAGE. Too standard single rate to Grast Britain is hall" an oonoo avoirdupois; to France and thi Continent iby Fro noli mails) it is 15 grammes r one-iuarter ounoe avoirdupois. Iho as tor-arts tor-arts () indicate that prepayment is optional. tic.-lLrn p&ier. btlSn Xngland. Iroland, Soot land hd Waior 0U. Hots. borman States and lreo oitloe, including Austria, Bavaria. Bad on, liromen. Brunswick, Franklort. llauiburg, llan- ovor, Ludoc, Luxeuiburg, Mecklenburg. Uldcnbirg, Prussia, Sax o-Altonburg, Co- burg-Gotha, Mouiingcn.n oi- nmr, aiixony! and Vurtom burg, by North German Union 6cts. 3 oU By closed mail, via iSngland,... 7 ots. i Ots. Auiitrslia, British mail via boutliaaiplon . 16 cts. 4 ots. DcUiuin 1U oW. cts. Central Amorija iPacilicpoasO 10 els. Sots. China, American Packet, via San Francisco 19 eta. 3 cts. Juba, lOots. Sots. Doiiiurk, via Nohh Gom.au Union. 9 Ot. 0 Ot. Don mark, closed mail via England, Eng-land, 10cU. 7 (it. )tst lDdios, British Muil via Ban Francisco - 1 cts. Sets. i'nnee, direct racket, 1" eta. 2 ctl. Greece, via North Gorman UDion direct 14 ots, 9 cU. Jrecce, cloiod mail via Kng- land, 15 ots. 10 cU. floiurtirm, Amorican packet, via&an Francisco 1 cW. 3 eta. Ulr, diroct olotiod mail via Fugiand, lOaw. 4 ots. Italy, via North German Union d.roct lQcts. 6cU, la i an, American packet via 8a Fincico 10 cts. 3 ci Moxtoo. Wets. bcux f,0w .ealand.sia Suuttiauii'ton lu tin. 4 Pte. SnfTftj-. via North Gormar Union direct, WeU. u., N,iriJ- closed mail via En e- ,ad - -.. It eta. 7 cL PiTtugal, la tugland, ct. b cU Hu'tii- via North German U ciion dirvt '10 oti. 8 o. Rimiv cloeoii ui Ml via Kng- land llo. ftew. Sandwicn Islands, by mail from an Franci.-cj, Bets. Sets South Amuric&n Sta:os, AUn-tlo AUn-tlo Coait,via KcglAnd 2SJct. 4 ot Briviil alon. fr.'ui Now York, lo.ota. lot , Armntine Kepublic and Uruguay, Uru-guay, via Acio-iean paokot r act if y"! I eru. hcuajor. Uotivia and Chili . 22 cts. 4 eta. & maS10"'" " Sweden via Norvh Gorman Bw'f. S"rVia w;ie 8 UNewsi"aVundw""c'i U cU- 9 eU ica by dtrvt mail, and 7 et. by oloiod mail via kn. SwjUertand, direct closed mail via Siuil uid 10et. . ... Switsrland. by North Gorman loU- Union dinvt' 8 eta Wt Indie. tBrHuh andean- "S C iihj Amorican packetfrom New ot)i, lOita. ant. (Briti'hJ, BriUih miil via St. 0U- Tboma;, . 10 eta. NotBriUsM. 1SZ OSlThUJ S FA TriS AND BKITISHINOl'TH A M irK I C A N I ' K O 1 N C KM. LrrTtK. Tho stanaard single ra: Is , : ot vcirduioL. To or trcin the Dominion o. nada. irrwpecuvo of di-tance, ii prow ip du; otherwi, 10 cent. Tj and tr as her Brituh North Amirican Prrinces, In siaaotjof BM over i.0t.V) milM 10 earn |