Important Information

The mastcr General dcsires it m .de public through the he'wspapers that 'articks of olothiüg, being ina')ufa:turcd of wool, or Unen, aud coinprised in a pjiokage not exeeedirtg two pounds is. weight, addressod to 'any non corara issiosed officer or private in the arrutes of the Uuitod States may be transraitted ra the of the United States, uit the rate of eight cents (to bé 'in all caes pvepaid) for every four ounces or ny' fraction thereüf, subject to'such rcgulations as the Postauister Genera! may prescribe. Postmnsters will beir in mirid that packages of clo.thiy ntitled to pass in the mails - four cjmces for eiykt tenis - must be manufactured from wool, cotton or men, aud uot exceeding two pounds q weight, and must be addressed to a non-comvnissioned officer, or private serving o the armies of the United States. Conssquently a pat-kage addressed to a comniissioned offieer or cooiposed of other niaterials than above speciiied; fut'h is boots, shoes, etc, if sent by' mail, must be propaid by stainps at let(er ra tes viz : threo cents for every halfounce or fracticu thexeof.