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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGB. Lirr'aa: The itandard single rata weigbt ij K ox. avoirdnpoU. Single rata letter throughout tns bnited Slates, - 9 oenti Tor each additional K ov or frao fion. . 8 " Droi letterSi sinlo rate, 1 " NttwarAPEifl asd PERioDiciLS. The ost-aj ost-aj e on newspapers has to ha paid at tho tics of publication, j Newspapers axe not charged postage wbon nt torn toe publication oihoe 10 subsori&on In the county where tha paper is published. Single Newspapers, not exceeding 2 ounaes In weight, 3 cants to any part of the United States, prepaid. j Packages. Parcels, unsealed, 1 cent per tThe maximum weight of any p&ck&rt oi i pruned or misoellaneoaa manor is i &. avoir-Japoi. avoir-Japoi. KSQiSTERFJ) LETTERS ajSD MOfBT ORDKK3. RiGiSTB-iTios: Letters may be roeistered on payment of a fee of tan cents, but the government takes no responsioility for ilo oarn&go or coinpansation in case oi loss. Moakt uanKKs: All principal post-offices now roceire amU somi of money and issue drafu for the same upon other post-offices, snbjaot to the following charges and regulations: On orders not exceeding 115 1U cants On orders not exceeding ..... 15 " Oyer ju and qot exceeding S-tO " Over 840 and not exceeding $60 25 " Xmternational Money Orders on Great Britain. Germany Ltd Switzerland may be obtained apon me payment of the following foes, rii OtE-iT BETTiia: On orders cot exceeding Slu .. 23 ota. 0 iu and not exceeding $20 50 " Over $20 and not exceeding 75 " Over IMJ and not exceeding &X..Al 00 Oyer $4U and not oxoeeding $60 1 25 Fees same as Groat Britain. iwrrtEKLAjTD: Bates of commission, in United States Cnr-fnnnr. Cnr-fnnnr. onareod for issuing International Money Orders, to be transmitted by the Postmaster at New York, to Switierland: On ords not exceeding iJU 10 oonta. Over 2U and not exceading $o0 15 " Over 5J0 andiot exceoding ?W 20 " Over tO and not exceeding $60 .25 " RATE3 OF FOREIGN POSTAGE. T he standard single rate to Great Britain la baif an ounce avoirdupois; Ui France and the Continent iby French mails) it is 15 grammes r ono-Quartor ounce avoirdupois. The asterisks aster-isks 11 indicate tbt prepayment is optional. eedlt; pLer. Mnaland. Ireland, Scotland and Waiee - - sots.- 3rt German States and free cm as, Including Austria. Bavaria. Baden, Bremen, Brunswick, Frantlort, Hamburg, llan- over, Luboo, Luxemburg, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Prussia. Saxe-Altonburg, Co- burg-Uotha, Moiningcn.Woi- niar, ibaxony, and wurtom- bur. by North German I Union 5ott. 3 eta. ; By closed mail, via England,... 5 cts, CU. Australia, British mail via Southampton 18 oU. i ols. Belgium - 5 eta. 2 ota. Central America (Pacific coast) loots. Sets. China, Amorican Packet, via San Francifloo, 10 eta. 2 eta. Cuba - ojU. 2 ota. Denmark, via North German Union ots. 0 ota. Denmark, closed mail via England, Eng-land, 5 CU, 3 3ts. Eat Indies, British Mail via ban Fr&ncisoo 10 cts. 3 cLs. Jrance, direct packet,.. 5 cts. 2 eta. Urooce, via North German Union diroct, 5 cLs. a cts. Oreoce, closed mail via Ensr- laad. Sots 2 cts. Hougkong, Amorican packot, via dun Francisco 10 cts. 2 ota. Italy, direct closed mail vla rial r, via North German Union diroot 5 ota, 2cU. Jninn. Amorican packet via Hn Francisco, 15 ota. i eta M0i;-.j 10 cts. 2cu. New Zealand.via Southaiuiuon 11 ota. i an. Norway, via North ttermae Union direct,. ,......... 5 eta. 2 ots. Norway, closed mail via aa Wlnd, . 5tta. 2cW Vortusal, via Kngld h ota. 2 cti Ruuia. via North Gorman Umondircct Soli. 2 o"i Russia- closed m'Ul via England Eng-land y, tds. Uota. Bandwicb Islands, by mail from San Franciooo - 6 cla. 4 aU. goith Amorioan Suites, Atlantic Atlan-tic Coast, via England 38 cla. ota Qmtii alona, from New York, 15 ota. 3 cts. Aracntino Kepublic and Uruguay Uru-guay via Amorioan paoket fryin Now York . 23 eta. 10 oti. Paeiuo Coast. Pom. Ecuador, Bolivia and Chili .. 17 cts, 4 ota Spain. "Via New Orleans,. , 3 ota, Seta. Huain, open niail - iota. Swedon, via North German Union diroot,. 5 eta. 2 eta. Swodoc closed mail via England Eng-land 5 ota. 2 ef. Bw ticlan i. Uiraci oloseu mail via England, 5 et. 3 eta. Switierland, by North Uerman Union direct 5 cla 3 cU. Woat Indies (Uritiahan.iL'rin- m lib I American vaokot from Sow York, o i otf. (British), British mail via St. Ihomas - So8- Sett. Hot British) - 6 cts 2ot |