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Show ; POSTAL AFFAIRS. RAT1I3 OF DOMESIIC POSTAGE, Litters: The elandard linslo rate weight is S oa. avoirdupois. Siiifilo rate letter thiousbont tho United State, - oenU Tor eich additional Xoi-orfxao- j lion 8 " ! Drop letters, sinsie ra' .. 1 " 1 NtwaFAPSia as a I'saienicJLa. The port- aB on newsracera has to ba paid at the oniee of publication, Newspaper are not charged postajo whe:i ant froai tao puohcatioa othce to aubsoriners In the county where the paper is published. Single Newspapers, not excoedice 2 ounees in weiibt, 2 cents to any part of the United States, prepaid. PiCtAUii Parcib, uns ailed. 1 oont per ounce. Tho maximum wauht of any pactaje ol printed or miAoail&neous matter is E. awir- RBQiSTKHED LETTERS aND MOFBI OBJ)EKS- RftiisTEATios : Loners may be registarad un payment of a fee of ten eents, but tha government takes no responsibility for late carnage or compensation in ease of loss. Uoset Uaua&a: Ail principal post-omces now uoeive small sums oi money and Usue drafts Jor the same upon other pott-offices, subject to tne following charges and regulations: Un orders not exceeding (15 .-lu cents On orders not exceeding -y.....15 " Over i-jO and not exceeding S0 " Over JHO and not exceeding S60 25 International Money Urders on Ureal Britain, Germany ii Switierland may be obtained oponiue paymant of the following feu, vi ORiLkT BRirani: On orders not exceeding Slu ffi otf. Over SW and not exceejing S20 50 " Over i-U and not exceeding $JJ 75 Over !U) and not exceeding S1 81 W Over -VJ and not exceeding 1 1 Fees same as Great Britain. l lwiTtiaunD: Bates of oommiiiion, in United States Cnr- f rency, o Barged for issuing International I Money Orders, to be transmitted by the ! Postmaster at New York to Switterland: On orders not exceedinit 10 cent. Over t'A) and not oxceading S-i"J 15 " Over S-At and not exceeding SW 20 " Oyor $40 and not oxcoo-iing 60 Jo " KATB3 OS1 FOKEliiM POSTAGE. ' ' T ha standard single race w Britain it half an ounce avoirdupois; to iTano-s and the Continent (by French mails) It is Ij gramme r one-iua.-ter ouuco avoirdupois. Tho astor-lafct astor-lafct t) indicate that P"wm?.nptiJ 1 Batlaxd. Ireland, Scotland d Waier o eta. 2ct Qerman States and freo citiu, including Austria, Bavaria-Baden, Bavaria-Baden, Bremen. Brunswick, Frankl'ort, Hamburg, Hanover, Han-over, Lubeo, Luxemburg, Mecklenburg, Uldonbirg, prufila. Saxo-A Hen burg, Co-burg-Ootha, Mcinincn.W ei-niar. ei-niar. Saxony, and Wurtom-burp. Wurtom-burp. by North Uerman Union ............... ; ots. 8 ota. Byclosod mail, via England,... 5 eta, i eu- Australia, British mail via tjouthamplon, ..... 16 oU. 4 oU. Balgium - - ocii. 2 oU. Central Amorica (PaciGceoast) lu ots, 2oU-3 2oU-3 Cbina, American Packet, via Sank'ranoisoo, Wets. 2 Cnba - 63ts. Sets. D-onmark, " Norlh UonBan . ,u u Union "-. 9cUi 0cU- Denmark, Closed maU via Hng- land .. 3 ' Eas-. Indies, British Mail via Ban Francisco 10 ota. acts. France, diroet packet....- o ets. 2 cU. Urooce. Tia North Uerman , Union direct, & CU. 2 oU , f areoco, closed mail via i- J 5 ots 2 til -Tonc, Amorioan packot, 1 4 Tia San Francisco 10 cti. 2 cU. Italy, direct closed mail via V ' England 5 aU. Sets. rialy via North Uerman Union i diroot, - 6oU at'- (' Japan, American paakot via " ' J'"0::::::::: :::::::.Si&. a SI BewZeaiand.viaSuuthami.wn lou. 4 cU. Norway, via North Uorniac Union diroot, 5 ots. i ots. Norway, closod mail via Km-lsjia Km-lsjia 5 at. 2 ot Portugal, via England 5 oU. U CU Ilutiia, via North Gorman Uniondirect- 5cta, 2 pis ftuiJlt olosod mvil via England Eng-land - f ttl. 'J CtB. fiandwich Islands, by matt from ban Franci:-.j, 6 ots. i cU. fjoith Amerioftn titatea. Atlantic Atlan-tic Ooat, via Ensljad 2S eta. ( cts Braiil alone, troui Now York, 15 cti. 2 rts. Argonlino hopublio and Uruguay Uru-guay via Amoricia packet froui Now York, 2;icta. 10 cU. pacioc Coast. 1 oru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chili 17 cts, 4 eta, Spain, via Now Orleans o cts. 2 cti. ' I S"in.Opoa mail 4 eta, ; I Bwoden, via North Gorman Union direct,. 5 oU. acta ' Swedos. oloiod mail via England, Eng-land, 5 cU- - :' SwiUerlana, direot oloiod mail via England 5 ots. 2 jt. Bwiuorland, by North Gorman Union direct, o cts 2 Woit indioa (British andlan Vsb.) American paoko. from Iff New York. 5 . Hv. iil (British), British mail ia St. Thomas - 5 ota. 2 cti. KotBritiehJ..- ScW 2ctft |