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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATES OF DOM ESTIC POST AQ E, Littkrs: The standard single raw weight is ot. avoirdupois. Single rate letter throughout the United States, 8 oentl For each additional oi. or fraction.., frac-tion.., .... 8 " Drop letters, single rate :. 1 " bIewspatubh: The standard single rate is 4 m. avoirdupois. Daily (seven times a weak) 35 ots. p qnar. " (six time a wekj...30 " Tri-wnokly IB " " Semi-weekly, 10 " " Weekly 5 " ' Monthly. - .8 " These rates must be prepaid quarterly or yearly at the office where the newspaper li received. Single newspaptri, 1 cent, prepaid. Preioicai.8: 1'ne standardsingie rate li 4 ot. '. cirdu iwls. gami-moDthly, cenU er Quarter. Monthly ....,., 8 " " Ouartnrly ....I fiarnrJes of Mcrcliiui.li.e, not oscoedms: 12 ounce;, two cents for oach.2ox., or fraction thereof. Miscellaneous pr'n'.ed matter, two conti for each loi..or fraction ihureof. . The maximum weight of any paebaga of rinted or misoellaneoui matter iJ i Lba. avoii-apoia. avoii-apoia. IEQL3TERED LETTRR8 aND MONEY ORDERS. Registration: Letters may be registered on payment of n foe of eight cents, but the government takes no reaponsibility for safe earriace or compensation in ease of loss. Moskt Obdebs: All principal poBt-officea now reeeive small um! of money and issue drafts for the smuo upon othor p":oflico3. subject to th" following ooarji and regulations: On ordars not oxcioding tift .r 5 cents On ordors not exceodinit f20, 10 ., Over S'At and not exceeding 15 " Over 8-(0 and not exceeding S40 20 " Over t-iis and not exceeding 8-W 25 " Intamational Money Orders on Great :BrIaln. rinrmnnv ;p Switierland may be obtained upraih p7Diint of the following fees, vii: oukit BarrArs! On orders not excoodlng tW.,,,., 25 ota. Over SHI and not exceeding '..... 60 " Over ?30 arjd not exceiding $30 ?5 " Over 50 and not exceeding $J0 tl 00 Over $40 and not exceeding $50. 1 25 r.FBJUKY. Face eane as Great Hritnin. iwrrtEBi-ARo: Hates of commis3im, in United States Currency, Cur-rency, charged for issuing International Money Ordors. to be transmitted by the Poitmater at Nw York to Switzerland: On orders not exceeding 33J 10 oenta. Over $Ai anil afU. o -toweling 15 " Over 3oU and net exooeding 4S. 20 " Over $4U and not exceeding toti J25 " RATES OF FOREIGN POSTAGE. be euuidard ainhfie rate to Great Britain is a&lfan ounce avoirdupois; to France and the Continent thy French mails) it is 15 grammes or one-quarter ou:ce avoirdupois. The astor ke () indicates that prepayment is option a- England, Ireland, Scotland and W aler eta. a etl. 8 or man 6aatos and free citits, including Austria, Bavaria. Baden, Bremen, Brunswick, Frankfort, Hamburg, Hanover, Han-over, Lubec, Luxemburg, Mecklenburg, Uldonburg. Pru&sia. Saie-A Itenburg. Co- burg-Gotba. Moiniogcn, Weimar, Wei-mar, fcuxony. and Wurtem- biirg, by JSortn tier man Union . Dcts. Sets. Syclosed mail, vi England,... 7 eta. 4 ota. Australia, Bntifh mail vU M;utOnmpUm, 18 cl. 4 ct. Belgium 10 cts, ets. Cunlrnl mtri3a(l'aclnccoa"tl 10 ct 2 eta. Thinu, Amorican Packet, via ittn Francisco, - 10 cia. li cts. Juba, Ill ots. 2 ota. Denmark, via North German Union, 9 cU. oU. Denmark, cloned mail via Eng-S land. iUnta- 7 el. Kaat Indies, British Mail via San Fruncieco, 1U eta. 2 eta. Franco, direct pbtckot 10 ou. 2 cts. Greece, via North German Union direct U cts. 8 cts. Greece, cluaod mail via England, Eng-land, 15 cts. 10 eta. Hongkong, American packet, ) via San Francifco, 10 eta, 2 eta. Italy, direct closed mail via England, "10 cts. A oU. Italy, via North Gorman Union direct, 10 cts, 0 ots, a pan, American packet via Ban Francucu 10 eta, 2 cts Mexico lUcta. Hots. Sew Zealand, via Southampton le' cts. 4 cte. Norway, via North German Union direct 10 cU. U., Norway, closed mail via England Eng-land II ots. 7 ots Portugal, via England, 28 cts. 8 Cts Ruwia. via North German h nion direct, 10 eta. 8 cts Kutfia, olofiod miil via Eng-iQriJ Eng-iQriJ "11 cts. o CM. Bpjidwicb ItiBLcli, ly mail from San Fmnoir-co 8 cti 2 oU, South Amorican Slates, AtUn-tio AtUn-tio Coast, via tugland, ii8 cts. i cts Braiil alone, Irom New York, 15 uts. 2 cts. Aigoiitmo Hopublio and Uruguay, Uru-guay, via A mo noun paokot CruaiNowVurk 18 ota. ids. P mi lie Coiuit. Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile 22 cts, i eta. Spain, via New Urleans ID eta. 2 cla. Si ain.open mail 4 eW Sweden, via North German Union dirco' , "10 cts. 8 cts. Sweden closed mail via England, Eng-land, "11 eta. 8cU (N ewspa 1 1 era uu dor 2 oi. , II ota. tJuii Ijy uiiCut ia.;',, end 7 ci'B. by closed mall viiitot-laad), viiitot-laad), tjwiuorlund, direct closed mail via Enjjland, lOcta. 4cU- Swiuorland, by North Utfrman Uniop direct' e8 cfl A Oty ftwt lndio, (BritisrhaudUuur Uh,) Amuricun packotfrom New York. 10 cts. 2 cts. uSmishs tirilih mail xia Sc. ihoma, 10 cts. 2 cts. NotBrillah) la cts. 1 cu. UMi'tU Si'ATEa A.NU UKIlloH N'OKIil AMERICAN PRUV'INCES. Leiteps. I'Uo atdouard dloglo rato is 08 avoirdupois. To or trom the Domiuiou o. Canada, irrespective of diHanoe, it propuip oecta; othurwiso, 1U cents. To and from ether Britiah North Amorioan Provinces, for "tistanoj.ot not ovor 3,'JJu inilop. 10 oonli |