Stories From The Postoffice

The rostoiïïco Department had a caso the other day that is an eSSmplè óf thousands that are contiimally rnaking the department trouble. A merchant in the West demanded a thorough iuvestigation and the arrest of certain einploycs of the postal service, whom he claimed had giveu Mm good grounds to suspect them of tho theft of a letter mailed by him to a bank in the East eontaiuiug $2,100 in checks. The case was given to a special agent to work up, but tho letter eontixining tho checks camc to light m tho Dead-Lotter Office the other day, tho sonder who had made so much tronblc about it having neglected to put on a stamp bef ore it was mailed. The euvelope was directed propcrly, but boro no iudication whatover of having over been stampcd. Such cai-clessnoss as tlns is very common, and costa tho government nimiirillv a larce expense. Forty-two blank entrics, without oithcr address or postage, wpre reeeivod nt Üio Dcad-Letter Office last week. Last year 400,000 unstnmpod lottors were tèaeivca it the Poetoffioe Department, and tho most of thom Betumea to the writors, an avcrugo ofovor 12,000 a day. This doos not includo tlioso tliat wero improporly addressed, or thoso ronuiiniug uucallod for at tlio different postolliecs in tho country.