Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-28


| Leave Poke Creek every other "Wednesday
at b m Commencing on the second WedDes-
day in january arrive at Cadron on Saturday
| by 3 m and at Arkansas the next "Wednesday
lby 10 am.
| Leave Arkansas every other "Wednesday,
| Commencing on the first Wednesday in Janu-
ary) and arrive at Cadron on Sunday 10 m
| and arrive at Poke Greek the next Wednesday
| by 10 TN.
| BOG. From Harrisonville by Herculaneum,
Mine au Burton and ST. Genevieye to Kaskas-
kia, once a week, 81 miles.
Leave Jacksonville every ThursdaySat a m
and arrive at Kaskaskia on Saturday by Sam.
Leave Kaskaskia every Monday at a pm and
arrive at Harrisonyille on Wednesday by p M.
SOY. From Kaskaskia by St. Genevieye,
fuckers, Hughes, Cape Girardcau and Win
chester to New-Madrid, once week, 126
miles.
Leave Kaskaskia every Thursday at 10 M
and arrive at New-Madrid every Sunday by IL
am.
Leave New-Madrid every Sunday at l p m
and arrive Kaskaskia on Thursday by 10 a m.
308. From st. Genevieve to st. Michael
once in two weeks.
Leave St. Genevieye every other Friday at
a M and arrive at St. Michael on Saturday by
Gam.
Leave st. Michael every other Saturday at
b m and arrive at st. Genevieve on Sunday
by.6 p M.
3U9. From st. Genevieveby Potosi to Frank
lin, once in two weeks.
Leave st. Genevicve every other Friday at
6 a M and arrive at Franklin on Monday by 10
a m.
Leave Franklin every other Monday at 9
/ ~ hp
day by 6 pm.
$40. From franklin C. h. to Montgomery
c. h. once in two weeks.
Leave Franklin C. h. every other Friday at 6
a IN and arrive at Montgomery c. h. on Satur-.
day by 6 pm.
Leave Montgomery c. h. every other Mon
tav at 6 a M and arrive al Franklin C. h. by
pm.
311. From Jackson to Wayne c. h. once in.
two weeks.
Leave Jackson every other Saturday at an
and arrive at Wayne c. b. same day by 3 pm.
Leave WAYNE C. h. every other Monday al 3
a m AMI arrive at jackson same day by s N.
312. From Potosi by Bellevue to MuIphy's
settlement once in two weeks.
Leave Potosi every other Wednesday at
a m and arrive at Murphys on FRIDAY by 8 pm.
Leave Murphys every other Saturday ut
a m and arrive at Potosi the next Monday by
pm.
NOTES.
1. The Postmaster General may expedite
the mails and alter the times for arrival and
departure at any time during the continuance
of the contract, he STIMULATING inadequate com
pensation for any extra expense that may be
occasioned thereby.
9. Fifteen minutes shall be allowedf for open
ing and closing the mail, at all offices where
no particular time is specified.
3. For every thirty minutes delay lunavoid-
able accidents cxcepted) in arriving after the
times prescribed in any contract, the contract
or shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay
continue until the departure of any depend
ing mail, whereby the mails destined for such
depending mail lose trip, forfeiture of
double the amount allowed for carrying the
mail one "trip shall be incurred, unless it shall
be made to appear that the delay was OCCASION
ed by unavoidable accident; in which case the
amount Of pay for the trip, will, in ali cases, be
forfeited and retained.
a. Persons making proposals are desired to
state their prices by the year. Those who con-
tract will receive their pay quarterly--in the
months OF May, August, November and Fcbru-
airy, one month after the expiration Of each
quarter.
s. No other than free white person shall
be employed to convey the mail.
6. Where the proposer intends to convey
the nail in the body Of stage carriage, he is
desired to state it in his proposals
Z. The Postmaster General reserves to him.
self the right of declaring any contract at an
end whenever one failure happens, which
amounts TO the loss of trip.
6. The distances stated are such asllave been
communicated to this Office, and some of then.
are doubtless incorrect: on this subject Tic
contractor must inform himself; no alteration,
will be made i'll the pay on account ofany error
in this respect
9. The contracts are to be in operation on
the first day Of January next and are to end
December 81, 1925.
10. The contracts for the new routes are to.
commence on the 10th day Of November next.
RETURN ]. MEIGS, Jr.
Post-.Uaster General,
GENERAL Posr-OFFIcE,