Hurrying The Mails

A. li.'in.üi' hae been made in the i hours fui1 opening the post office on Sundays. Thie houTS for opening havLng been sel over frotm '.) to 10 o'clock a. in., and closing, lïnm 10 o'clock a. m., to 10:30 a. m., Just a halfhour la Ier eoJl. The reason fose tliis Ohange is a iii aiif.ving' one. I'ostmastrr Reakes has sfcurod an extra Sunday mail service, by which in lil matter will be received on Sundays m the North Sliori' J -i in it cd trom tin1 east, which passes this station oui thO M. C. R'y, at 9:25 a. m. By means oi this chang-e, business men will be enabled to receive their New York mail ome day earüer than usnal, a:nd will be very much accommodated. Deputy Watt tells us that tliose expecting mail ironi the Oaist on this train shoiüd coime to the po.stofïiee after ten a'clock, to make aare ol se curiing it. AtiotJier cliangO ha.s also been made ijl making tlie Sunday coilections. The carrière now make a eollection trom the principal boxeS oí the city, Includiing State st.. at 8 o'elock a. m. Here tolore thwe has been no mail sent trom tihiils station west on Sundays, uintil after midnig-ht, now the western mails will be dispatohed on the 9:25 a. m. . traiin, wliich will make close coninections at Chicago, and th vis gai'ii nearly twenty-four hours for the througii western mail. This change will be appreciated by t.he busmess public especially, Still anotíier chaaige has been made iin despatoliing the eastern mail which gains 12 houi-s. The eastern mails formerly went west at midnight and were worked back on the 5:40 easteim lwund train Monday morning, aoid they are now despatched on the 5:15 train Oast Sunday p. m. By thLs change a letter lea ving here Sunday aftenioom reaclies New York Monday p. m., instead of Tuesday. In conisequence of tMs last change the Sunday afternoon coilections from boxes by carriers is now at 2 o'clock p. m., instead of at 5 p. m., but the Monday morning 6 o'clock eollection and all other coilections not noted abové are as usual.