City Intelligence.
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THE LETTER COMMUNICATIONS the introduction O
the postage law the letter carriers did very good
business in the delivery Of letters at two cents each
Since that law has been in force the number Of letters
distributed in this city is nearly double hat be-
fore and the charge for carriage is made There
too large dsproporton between the prices charged for
carry letters three hundred miles and eighth
mile The postage letter from Boston to his city is


five cents while the postage from the Office to the corner
of Wall and Nassau streets is two cents nearly hall as
much II is pretty heavy bill for some Of our mer-
chants the course of year. this pay ing two cents
each letter On newspaper, the charge for delivery is
of the letter make from four five dollars per
day under the law The charge of one for
rage would be amply sufficient and were that charge
only made many persons who now get their letters at
the Office would have them delivered at their residences
places Of business The receipts OF the carriers would
be little If any less than they present In Eng
land letters carried to the house Of the
whom they directed at extra charge all the ex.
penses being paid out of the penny that charged
postage. Why cannot this system be adopted here and
the carriers be paid by the Post Office Department At
any rate cent is sufficient for carriage and hope
merchants will make in the matter


The WEATHER.-The weather for the last three days
has been cool and delightful. The thermometer on
Thursday stood at 49, Friday at ~ and yesterday
at II.


CoRoNER's OFFICE, August 30 Sudden Death.-The
this morning held inquest at the United States
Jr native Of Gloucester, Mass, aged "a years. who
found dead in his bed The deceased had been un.
we'll for several days past but his friends contemplated
removing him to his native place without delay. Yer
dict in the case, Death by spontaneous rupture of
blood vessel-