Sending Money Through The Mails

There is a good deal of consternation among tlio expresa companies over tlio prospect tliat the Government is io tako out of their hands the trnnspoi-tfttiou of gold miJ silvei ooin. Tliis eairying tra ir. bas been a sonroe of great profit to tbc express companies for mii.y , mJ uow all the Oovernnipjit offleted with llio postoflico and mail service Ibink it is entirely pritoticftblc for tlie fostpffioe Departn-ient to transfer all the gold coin without material cost to the Govemment, and poasibly all tho silver coin. Aithough the arrnngestteuts are not yet completed, the Postmasfor öoneral thinks that they can po into operution at afty time. It wili doubtless end in the Qovetüxnent doing all its cwn transportaron of money packagos, both coiu tid paper. Jn the meantime some of the expresa eotíipaS5ÍR hare notified the treasury that their rates of trausportation will be greatly reduced.