9 John D. White. 10 John B. Clarke. LOUISIANA. 1 Randall L. Gibson. 2 E. John Ellis. 3 Chester B. Darrall.*+ 4 William M. Levy. Frank Morey.*+ 6 Charles E. Nash (negro). MAINE. 1 John H. Burleigh.* 2 William P. Frye.* 3 James G. Blaine.* 4 Harris M. Plaisted. 5 Eugene Hale.* MARYLAND. 1 Philip F. Thomas. 2 Charles B. Roberts. 3 William J. O'Brien.* 4 Thomas Swann.* Eli J. Henkle. 6 William Walsh. MASSACHUSETTS. I William W. Crapo. 4 Rufus S. Frost.t 5 NATHANIEL P. BANKS. 6 Charles P. Thompson. 7 John K. Tarbox. 8 William W. Warren. 1 Alpheus S. Williams. William B. Williams.* 6 George H. Durand. 7 Omar D. Conger.* 8 Nathan B. Bradley.* 9 Jay A. Hubbell.* MINNESOTA. 1 Mark H. Dunnell. * 2 Horace B. Strait.*+ 3 William S. King. MISSOURI. I Edward C. Kehr. 10 Rezin A. De Boll. MISSISSIPPI. 1 Lucius Q. C. Lamar. I Lorenzo Crounse.* I William Woodburn. 1 Frank Jones. NEW-JERSEY. I Charles H. Sinnickson. 2 Samuel A. Dobbins.* 3 Miles Ross. 4 Robert Hamilton.* 5 Augustus W. Cutler. 6 Frederick H. Teese. 1 Henry B. Metcalfe. 2 John G. Schumaker.* 3 SIMEON B. CHITTENDEN.✔ 4 Archibald M. Bliss. 5 Edwin R. Meade. 6 Samuel S. Cox.* 7 Smith Ely, Jr. 9 Fernando Wood.* 24 William H. Baker. 30 John M. Davy. 1 Jesse J. Yeates. 2 John A. Hyman (negro). 6 Thomas S. Ashe.* 1 Milton Sayler.* 15 Nelson H. Van Vorhes. 16 Lorenzo Danford.* 17 Laurin D. Woodworth.* 18 James Monroe.* 19 James A. Garfield.* I Lafayette Lane. 1 Chapman Freeman. 3 Samuel J. Randall.* 4 William D. Kelley.* 5 John Robbins. 6 Washington Townsend.* 7 Alan Wood, Jr. 8 Heister Clymer.* 9 A. Herr Smith.* 10 William Mutchler. II Francis D. Collins. 12 Winthrop W. Ketchum. 13 James B. Reilly. 14 John B. Packer.* 15 Joseph Powell. 16 Sobieski Ross.* 17 John Reilly. 18 William S. Stenger. 19 Levi Maish. 20 Louis A. Mackey. 21 Jacob Turney. 22 James H. Hopkins. 23 Alexander G. Cochran. 1 Benjamin T. Eames.* 1 Joseph H. Rainey (negro).*+ 2 EDWARD W. M. MACKEY.tv 3 Solomon L. Hoge. 4 Alexander S. Wallace.* I William McFarland, Democrats in Italics. Independents in SMALL CAPS. Republicans in Roman. The whole number of Representatives is 292, of whom 179 are Democrats, 5 Independents, and 108 Republicans. The number of Territorial Delegates is 9, of whom 4 are Democrats. 4 Republicans, and I is unclassified (Cannon, of Utah). *Members of the last House of Representatives. + Seat contested. Rates of Postage. street and number, or a box-number, is deliverable. The following are the rates payable on the different classes of domestic mail matter: FIRST CLASS. On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly or partly in writing (except book manuscripts and corrected proof-sheets passing between authors and publishers, and except local or "drop" letters); on all printed matter so tion than is conveyed by the original print (exmarked as to convey any other or further informacept the correction of typographical errors); on all matter not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, but which is so wrapped or secured that it can not be conveniently examined by postmasters without destroying the wrapper or periodicals sent from publishers to subscribers envelope; on all newspapers, magazines, and and inclosing any article whatever except bonafide supplements or bills and receipts for subscriptions; and on all packages of matter not in itself chargeable with letter postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed any letter or other thing chargeable with letter postage, 3 cents for each half-ounce or fraction thereof, weight of packages limited to four pounds. On local or All domestic mail matter must be prepaid by postage-stamps. There is no franking privilege, and no "free" mail matter except newspapers (one copy each) sent to subscribers within the county where published, and not delivered through letter-carrier offices. All letters received in the office with stamps cut from stamped envelopes, or with such postagestamps as were in use prior to 1861, or with revenue stamps on them, are treated as "unmailable," and sent to the Dead-Letter Office. Departmental postage is prepaid by special stamps, prepared and furnished by the Post-Office Department. Letters deposited in city lamp-post boxes must have the requisite number of stamps before placing them therein. Depositing money in the boxes does not insure their being prepaid. Newspapers are not taken at city lamp-post boxes. A letter on which one full rate of postage is prepaid, but on which further postage is chargeable, will be forwarded, when deposited in a post-office, and the deficient postage at single rates collected on delivery. If the postage is left wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full rate, it will be "held for postage" and sent to the Dead-Letter Office. Should it reach its destination by inadvertence, however, it will be charged with double postage on delivery, with allowance of any amount less than one drop" letters, at offices where free delivery by full rate which has been prepaid thereon." One carriers is established, 2 cents for each halffull rate" means, in the case of mail letters, ounce or fraction thereof, weight of packages three cents. All matter other than letters, must limited to four pounds. On local or "drop" be fully prepaid, or it will not be forwarded ex-letters, at offices where free delivery by carriers cept possibly by inadvertence, in which case is not established, 1 cent per half-ounce or fracdouble postage will be collected on its delivery. tion thereof, weight of packages limited to four Letters addressed to initials or fictitious names pounds. are not deliverable unless the address contains a designated place of delivery, thus: A letter addressed A. B., station G., New York, is not de. liverable; but a letter addressed A. B., stating SECOND CLASS. On newspapers sent to regular subscribers from a known office of publication, or by news dealers to other newsdealers, 2 cents per pound. On magazines and periodicals sent to regular subscribers from a known office of publication, or by newsdealers to other newsdealers, 3 cents per pound. These rates are payable by the publisher or newsdealer at the office of mailing, and at the time the matter is deposited in the postoffice. Postage on printed matter to Canada and other British North-American Provinces can be prepaid only to the boundary-line-the rates being the same as on domestic matter of the same kind. "Exchanges are rated the same as subscribers' papers, and have the privilege of free circulation in the county of publication, the same as county papers. THIRD CLASS. [NOTE.--Packages of mailable matter of this class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not exceed the weight prescribed by law (which is four pounds). Packages exceeding the prescribed weight are unmailable.] All matter of the third class must be fully prepaid. On pamphlets, occasional publications, transient newspapers, magazines, and periodicals; hand-bills, posters, sheet-music, unsealed circulars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof sheets; printed cards, maps, lithographs, prints, chromo-lithographs and engravings; seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, and scions, 1 cent for each ounce or fraction thereof-weight of package limited to four pounds. On flexible patterns; samples of ores, metals, minerals, and merchandise; sample cards, phonographic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes and wrappers, unprinted cards, plain and ornamental paper, photographs, and all other articles for which other rates of postage are not prescribed in this table, and which are not by law excluded from the mails, 1 cent for each ounce or fraction thereof-weight of packages limited to four pounds. On books, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof--weight of packages limited to four pounds. On unsealed circulars, newspapers (whether transient or addressed to regular subscribers-excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered to subscribers on prepayment of regular rates, viz.: 2 cents per pound), and on periodicals not exceeding two ounces in weight, when any of the same are deposited in a letter carrier office for delivery by the office or its carriers, 1 cent each. periodicals exceeding two ounces in weight, when deposited in a letter carrier offico for delivery by the office or its carriers, 2 cents cach. Postmasters are required and directed to pass free through the mails the Congressional Record, or any part thereof, or speeches. or reports therein contained; also On such speeches and reports when printed otherwise than in the Congressional Record, upon which the word "free" is written or printed over the name of a member or delegate of Congress, written by himself. They shall also pass free through the mails Agricultural Reports emanating from the Department of Agriculture, packages of seeds transmitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and packages of seeds received for distribution from the Department of Agriculture, when such reports and packages of seeds are transmitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture, a member or delegate of Congress, or an ex-member or ex-delegate of Congress, within nine months from the expira tion of their terms as members and delegates, provided there is written or printed or such reports or packages of seeds the word "free" over the name of the Commissioner of Agriculture, writte by himself, or over the name of a member or delegate of Congress, written by himself, or over the name of an ex-member of Congress, or ex-delegate, written by himself, within nine months from the expiration of the term of such ex-member or ex-delegate. [NOTE.-A bill was pending before Congress when this Almanac went to press, to repeal the above sections relating to postage on newspapers rated under second and third class.] POSTAL CARDS may be procured. at any post-office, at a cost of I cent cach. The message, ctc., must be always written on the back of the card. If any thing but the address is written on the face, letter postage must be paid by stamps, or the card will not be forwarded. Nothing whatever must be attached to the card. Postal cards will be forwarded from one office to another, in case of removal of the person addressed, but will in no case be returned to writer, nor sent to DeadLetter Office, nor advertised. DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS are issued at any money-order post-office in the United States, payable at any other money-order post-office, in sums of not more than fifty dollars. Larger amounts can be sent to the same person by additional orders. RATES: On orders not exceeding $15, 10 cents; over $15 and not exceeding $30, 15 cents; over $30 and not exceeding $40, 20 cents; over $40 and not exceeding $50, 25 cents. FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS. At the principal money-order post-offices in the United States (including all the larger postoffices), money orders, payable at money-order post-offices in Great Britain, Ireland, and Switzerland, may be procured at the following rates: On orders not exceeding $10, 25 cents; over $ro and not exceeding $20, 50 cents; over $20 and not exceeding $30, 75 cents; over $30 and not exceeding $40, $1; over $40 and not exceeding $50, $1.25. Orders can also be ob ained on Germany at the following rates: On orders not exceeding $5, 15 cents; over $5 and not exceeding $10, 25 cents; over $10 and not exceeding $20, 50 cents; over $20 and not exceeding $30, 75 cents; over $30 and not exceeding $40, $1; over $40 and not exceeding $50, $1.25. UNCLAIMED LETTERS. All letters remaining uncalled for thirty days in a post-office after being advertised, are sent to the Dead-Letter Office, except letters bearing a request to return to the writer if not called for within a specified time, and letters bearing the name and address of the writer on the outside. Such letters are returned direct to the writers without advertising. The use of "request".envelopes is recommended to the public. FORWARDING LETTERS FREE. Prepaid and free letters are forwarded from one post-office to another, at the request of the persons addressed, without additional postage. But a letter which has been once delivered to an authorized person can not be remailed to a new address without the prepayment of additional postage. Drop-letters, when forwarded by mail to another post-office, must be prepaid at 3 cents per half-ounce. No mail matter, except letters or postal cards, can be forwarded to a new address except on prepayment of postage by stamps at regular rates. REGISTERED LETTERS. Letters can be registered to any part of the United States and Territories and to foreign countries on payment of a registration fee of 10 cents. All registration fees must be paid by stamps, and the postage on all registered letters must also be prepaid in full by stamps. The public are desired by the Post-office never to send money or valuable articles in unregistered letters. Postmasters at all post-offices are obliged to register letters and packages when requested to do so. FOREIGN POSTAGE. For letters not over half an ounce to Austria, 5 cents; Belgium, 5 cents; Canada, 3 cents; France, 9 cents; Germany, 5 cents; Great Britain, 5 cents; Italy, cents; Netherlands, 5 cents; Russia, 5 cents; Spain, 12 cents; Sweden, 5 cents; Switzerland, 5 cents. [POSTAL CARDS may be sent to Canada, Newfoundland, Germany, and Switzerland. A onecent adhesive postage-stamp must be affixed to each postal card so sent, in addition to the onecent stamp already printed thereon.] SUGGESTIONS TO THE PUBLIC. All mail matter should be plainly and fully directed. In addition to the town or city and State, the name of the county should be added, if known; though the latter is not necessary in the case of matter for New-York, Chicago, or other large cities. All mail matter for large cities should be directed to the street and number of the person or firm addressed, or to box number. Letters for large cities addressed to transient residents, and intended to be called for," should be so marked Postage-stamps should be affixed to the upper right-hand corners of letters, and the use of envelopes of dark colors or fanciful forms should be avoided. Sealing-wax should not be used on mail matter in hot weather, nor at any time on letters directed to tropical countries. Letters are sometimes "held for postage" in consequence of the failure of the stamps to adhere after the letters have been mailed. This difficulty can be avoided by taking care to wet moderately both sides of the stamps. Glass, liquids, poisons, and explosive materials are excluded from the mails by law, and, if deposited in a post-office, will not be forwarded. Make all reports of missing letters, etc., in writing, giving all particulars as to date, office where mailed, and direction in full. If possible, inclose a fac-simile of the envelope used, addressed in the same handwriting. Cases of serious or repeated loss or delay should be reported to the "Second Assistant PostmasterGeneral, Washington, D. C. ;" ordinary cases, to the local postmaster. See that every letter, newspaper or other packet sent by mail is securely folded and fastened. Avoid using, as much as possible, cheap envelopes made of thin paper, especially where more than one sheet of paper, or any other article than paper is inclosed. Being often handled, and even in the mail-bags subject to pressure, such envelopes not unfrequently split open, often giving cause of complaint against officials who are entirely innocent in the matter. The World-Notices of the Press. A PAPER FOR EVERYBODY. Mexico (N. Y.) Independent. The New-York World is the ablest, cheapest, and best Democratic journal in this country. It is a paper for the farmer, mechanic, or professional man. Its news is reliable, its editorials are able, spicy, and sensible. It is a fearless advocate of what it believes to be the truth, a paper that finds many readers, and that will live by virtue of its own vigor. THE MOST RELIABLE. Madison (Wis.) Democrat. The New-York World supplies a place which no State paper can fill. It is published at the national metropolis, and possesses every facility for obtaining early and accurate news. lt is not only one of the most reliable newspapers in the country, but it is also one of the most able and consistent advocates of genuine reform in governmental affairs. Politically The World is devoted to the upbuilding of the "New Democracy," which embraces all who are opposed to the corruption and misrule of the party in power at Washington. The Weekly World is undoubtedly the cheapest and best family newspaper in the United States. We hope its list in Wisconsin will be swelled by thousands. BATTLES FOR THE RIGHT. Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Monitor. At the head of the Democratic press of the country is the New-York World. Earnestly and ably it battles for the right. Its editorials are scholarly, and have the true Democratic ring. As a general newspaper, it ranks second to none of the metropolitan journals. No one who takes any interest in any thing can well afford to be without it. ABLY CONDUCTED. Centre Hall (Pa.) Reporter. The World is one of the leading journals, and among the most ably conducted in this country. It contains valuable correspondence from all quarters of the globe, gives all the news of the day, and is the leading Democratic journal in the United States. THE ABLEST DEMOCRATIC PAPER. Watertown Dispatch, December 6. The New-York World of Saturday published its prospectus for 1876. The World is by all odds the ablest Democratic newspaper in the United States, and should be heartily supported by the great party whose organ and ally it is. |