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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATK30F DOMJisriC POSTAGE. LxrTE: The standard single rate WoUiil is 1 oa. avoirdu.oi. Sijie rata leiter thiouihirat the United States - 3 ocnti Jor oaoh adiiuonal Hoa. or fraction frac-tion 8 " Drop le:ters, single rite. 1 " Ntwsiai"Sa wd Periodicals. Tho postage post-age on Bewijiapcrj has (o be paid at the ock-e of iiubkcauon. J,ewscaiiera are not charged postage when lent iiom tne puDlicatiun ucoe to subicrioeri In the county where the paier ii published, smsle Aewjpai ers, cot eiceeding 2 ounces in w-.u;ht, "2 cenu to any part oftho United JStates, prepaid. PACK-iQEi Parclii unjoaled, 1 cent per ounce. The mariraom weight of any package ol printed or misceUuooui matter is i ins. avoir-inpeia, avoir-inpeia, JLKQlSTSrlED IiKTTKKS aJXD MOJtEX Rwtilitiok: Letters may be registered on payment of a fee of ten cents, but the government takes no responsibility for saio carriage or compensation in cose of loss. Mo st Urdus: All principal post-offioos now reoeive smli lumi ot money and issue drafti for the same upon other poat-officee, subject to the following charges and regulations: Un orders not eictedmg 1 1 o lu cents On ordars not exceeding I.iJ.....15 " Over Sou and not exceeding iO aj ' Orar SVJ and not exceeding 3J 25 " laternaiional Muney Orders on Ureat Uritftln, tjor many sd STitierland may bo obtained Hpcai.:o raymeat of tho following fcos. vis CHEAT BEIT AM: On orders not exceodmg 51U 25 ctt Oser S1U and not exceeding S20 50 " Over and not exceeding SoO. 75 " Over and not exceeaing Hi).....Jl 00 Over friU and not exceeding J60 1 2a Fees same as Great Britain. 1W ITlSEL-'flD: Bates of commission, in United States Cur-runcy, Cur-runcy, enarsod tor issuing International Money Orders, to bo tranamittod by the Postmaster at New York to Switzerland: On ordurs not exi:eedinK SJJ 10 centl. Uver ;AJ and not excooiing tJO 15 " Over 8iSJ and not exceeding HO 20 " Over Sid and not oxcooiing J " KATES OF F0KE1ON POSTAGE. T he standard jinslo rato to U raa: JJ.-itain Is half aa ounce avoirdupois; to franco and th Continent tby French mails) it is lo grammes r one-quarter ounce avoirdupois. Ine asterisk! aster-isk! (J indicate that propaymntloDtional. ' (ICllEf l J til- England. Ireland, Scotland and Waior 'ootfl. Sots flerman btatos and free cities, including Austria, Bavaria. Baden, liromen, Bnms-.vi;k, franklort. Hamburg, llan- over, Lubeo, Luxomburg, Mklenburg, Olden b-;rg. burg-Uvlha, Meinin;;cn,Woi- mar, boxony, and Wurtoiu- hurF. by orth Gorman Union -- '5 3 ott BycloJod mail, ma hngland,... a ots, i clt. Australia, British mail via Southampton, 16 ot. i ots. Bolgiu'ii, 0 cU- - cti- Central Amoriaa (Paciuc coast) 10 cts. acts. (Jnina, Amorioao Paokot, via banFranciaoo 10 eU. Sets. Cuba XS'"T'Z 5aU" 2 l8- Denmark, via North German Union, oU. Oets. Denmark, olosod mail via ling- ilnd, 5 U. 2iU. Koat Indies. British Mail via 5&D Francisco 10 cts. Sots. Franco, diroct packet, 6 cts. 2 cts. Qrooco, via North Gorman Union diroct, 5 cts, 2 cts. Sreoco, olosod mail via Enjr- land- BoU 2 eU Hongkong, American packet, via San franc isoo 10 cts. 2 ots. Italy, diroot olosed mail via ' ' Kngland, , o aU. 3 ets. ' ' llaly via North German Union direot 5 cts, 2 cts. " Japan-. American packet via SanJf ranoiaoo.... 15 cts, i ots m uij v) 10 cts. 2 cts. Sow Xealand.ria Soulhami ton 1-oia. 4 ot. Norway, via North Gormac Union diroot,...- 5 cts. 2 cts. Norway, closed mail via Kns lma 2ctf Portugal, via Kngland cli. 2 cU Rutiia. via Nonh Gorman Union diroct Sole. 2 oU Russia, elosod mil via England Eng-land t tt"- ' Baadwich Islands, by iuaii from San Francis, 6cU. 4 ct. Bojth American States, Atlantic Atlan-tic Coast, via England 2Scts. 4 cts Qraiil alono, from Now Vork, 15 cU. 2 cts. Argonlino Kopublio.and liru- ur via Amorican packet from Now York, 23 ots. W cts. t'aci'ja Coast, Peru. ouador. yolivia and Chili 17 cts, i eta. Bpain. via Now Orleans- octs, 3 cu. Jhnin.opon mail, ; lets. wo le. ia North Gorman U aion direct,...- 5 cla. 2 cts. Sweden, closed mail via Kna- lani - - - 5cU. 2 ct-. tiwiUarlnnJ, Juoci uluied mail ria England 5 cts. 2 cU. gwiuerland, by North Gorman Union direct, 5cts 2 cts. West indios i Liritish andDan- Uh.) American paokotl'rum Now York, 5 tU, 2 cts. KritishJ, British mill na bt. Lomas, - 5 cts. 2 eta, HotBrillsbJ -- 5oti 2oU, |