Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . Swiss territory. The Post-Office in Switzer-land forwarded, in 1875, 51,267,244 inland and16,808,029 foreign letters, making a total of68,075,273 letters. The length of the Govern-ment telegraph-lines at the close of 1875 was6,343 kilometres, and of wires 15,517 kilo-metres, with 1,002 stations. The length ofrailroad telegraph-lines was 227 kilometres,and of wires 2,282 kilometres. There were493 telegraph-offices, of which 141 are open tothe public. The number of inland dispatcheswas 2,062,439 ; of foreign dispatche
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . Swiss territory. The Post-Office in Switzer-land forwarded, in 1875, 51,267,244 inland and16,808,029 foreign letters, making a total of68,075,273 letters. The length of the Govern-ment telegraph-lines at the close of 1875 was6,343 kilometres, and of wires 15,517 kilo-metres, with 1,002 stations. The length ofrailroad telegraph-lines was 227 kilometres,and of wires 2,282 kilometres. There were493 telegraph-offices, of which 141 are open tothe public. The number of inland dispatcheswas 2,062,439 ; of foreign dispatches, 594,315 ;and of transit dispatches, 240,171 ; besides68,079 official dispatches. In the Canton of Wallis a revised consti-tution was adopted in February, the vote polledbeing very light. The new constitution ofire was accepted by the Federal Councilin February, while that of Zug was returned,to be subjected to another popular vote. OnMarch 12th, at an election for the GrandCouncil of Soleure, the Liberals elected 105members, and the Catholic party 9. On May21st a new con
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