Every other article in proportion to

of the city.

For a full load of any article not enumerated in the above, no charge shall be allowed to exceed 40 cents for a 1.horse dray or wagon, and 60 cents for a 2-horse dray or wagon, and for anything else than a full load not more than 25 cents shall be charged.

POST OFFICE.

The Post Office is located on Bay street, southeast corner Drayton, Lafayette McLaws, postmaster; J. T. McLaws, assistant; Wm. Cantwell, Wm. McCormack, mailing clerks; Wm. Coolidge, Jr., distributing clerk.

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FREE DELIVERY-L. B. Toomer, superintendent carriers. Carriers: M. T. Jones, Thomas M. Noland, C. C. Deveaux, J. D. Boughes, P. A. Denegal, J. A. Porter, A. S. Lafayette and Charles W. Green.

GENERAL DELIVERY-Shem Cooper, clerk. Window open daily from 81⁄2 a. m. to 6 p. m.; Sunday, from 1 to 2 p. m. All letters remaining uncalled for in the office, are advertised on Friday of each week, and if not claimed in one month, are forwarded to the dead letter office at Washington. When calling for such letter, say "Advertised," and give full name and date of advertisement.

MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT-J. T. McLaws, money order clerk; Maxwell Hill, assistant. Office opens 9 a. m. and closes 4 p. m. Absolute safety in sending money by mail is secured by obtaining a money order on another money order office. No fractions of cents to be introduced in an order. No single order issued for more than $50. Parties desiring to remit large sums must obtain additional orders. No applicant, however, can obtain in one day more than three orders, payable at the same office and to the same payee. Money orders can also be obtained at this office upon post offices in all parts of Canada, German States, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy and Switzerland. Fees for domestic money orders are as follows: On orders not over $15, ten cents; over $15 and under $30, fifteen cents; over $30 and under $40, twenty cents; over $40 and under $50, twenty-ive cents; For foreign rates, consult the United States Official Postal Guide.

REGISTERED LETTER DEPARTMENTR. II. Anderson, Jr., register clerk. Office opens at 811⁄2 a. m. and closes 51⁄2 p. m. Valuable letters or packages should be registered, the fees same, to all parts of the world, being ten cents, in addition to the regular rates of letter postage, to be paid in stamps; i. e., stamps sufficient must be attached to letters before presenting for registration. The name and post office address of sender must be endorsed on face of envelope. After a registered letter has been transmitted, it cannot be recalled by the sender. No letter can be registered on Sunday.

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The Post Office Department or its revenue, is not by law liable for the loss of any registered mail matter. Registered letters will not be delivered to any person but the one to whom they are addressed, or to a person whom the Postmaster knows to be authorized to receive them.

STAMP DEPARTMENT-J. A. Heyward, stamp clerk. Window open daily from 81⁄2 a. m. to 51⁄2 p. m. Sundays from 12 m. to I p. m.

RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE-W. D. Thompson, of Michigan, superintendent, Washington, D. C.; Lynch M. Terrill, assistant superintendent, Fourth Division, headquarters Atlanta, Ga., office 5 Marietta street; R. E. Mansfield, chief clerk, Charleston, S. C.

POSTAGE.

Classification of Mail-Matter-Mailmatter shall be divided into four classes:

ter.

First-Written matter.
Second-Periodical publications.
Third-Miscellaneous printed mat-
Fourth-Merchandise.

FIRST-CLASS MATTER.

Matter which is in writing, or other matter containing a written inscription in the nature of personal correspondence, and matter which is sealed against inspection, are alone by their nature and the intent of the law, first-class matter, and subject to the postage rate of three cents for each half-ounce or fraction thereof.

On local or drop letters, at offices where free delivery by carriers is established, two cents for each halfounce or fraction thereof.

On local or drop letters, at offices where free delivery by carriers is not established, one cent for each halfounce or fraction thereof.

SECOND-CLASS MATTER.

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THIRD-CLASS MATTER.

Embraces books (printed and blank), transient newspapers and periodicals, circulars, and other matter wholly in print, proof-sheets, and corrected proofsheets and manuscript copy accompanying the same, hand-bills, posters, chromo-litographs, engravings, reprint by heliotypes, lithographs,photographic and stereoscopic views with the title written thereon, printed blanks and printed cards, and postage shall be paid thereon at the rate of one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof.

Upon matter of the third class, or upon the wrapper inclosing the same, may be written the name and address of the sender, preceded by the word " from," simple marks may be made to call attention to any special word or sentence. All packages of matter of the third-class must be so wrapped, with open sides or ends, that their contents may be readily examined by postmasters. All persons sending circulars or prices current in large quantities must tie them up in packages, which will greatly facilitate their prompt mailing.

FOURTH-CLASS MATTER.

Mailable matter of the fourth-class embraces blank cards, envelopes with printing thereon, card-board and other flexible material, flexible patterns, letter envelopes and letter paper without printing thereon, merchandise, models, ornamental paper, sample cards, samples of ores, inetals, minerals, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, drawings, plans, original paintings in oil or water colors, and any other matter not included in the first, second or third classes, and which is not in its form or nature liable to destroy, deface or otherwise damage the contents of the mail-bag, or harm the person of any one engaged in the postal service. Postage rate thereon, one cent for each ounce or fraction thereof.

Other articles of the fourth-class which, unless properly secured, might destroy, deface or otherwise damage the contents of the mail-bag, or harm the person ot any one engaged in the postal service, may be transmitted in the mails when they conform to the following conditions: Ist. They must

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be placed in a bag, box or removable envelope made of paper, cloth or parchment. 2d. Such bag, box or envelope must again be placed in a box or tube made of metal or some hard wood, with sliding clasp or screw lid. 3d. In case of articles liable to break, the inside box, bag or envelope must be surrounded by sawdust, cotlon, or some spongy substance. 4th. In case sharp pointed instruments, the points must be so capped or encased that they may not by any means be liable to cut through their enclosure; and when they have blades such blades must be bound with wire, so that they shall remain firmly attached to each other. 5th. The whole must be capable of easy inspection. Seeds, and other articles not pronibited, which are liable from their form or nature to loss and damage unless specially protected, may be put in sealed envelopes, provided such envelopes are made of material sufficiently transparent to show the

contents thereof clearly without opening.

RAILROADS.

CENTRAL-General offices and depot, West B oad, corner New. Wm. M. Wadley, president; W. G. Raoul, vice-president; William Rogers, superintendent; G. A. Whitehead, general freight and passenger agent. Edward McIntyre, bookkeeper; W. M. Stevens, road master; F. H. Thompson, auditor; B. J. Cubbedge, forwarding agent; R. E. Mims, treasurer. W. O. Charlton, paymaster; Henry Yonge, purchasing agent.

DISTANCE FROM SAVANNAH TO