The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-28

rive al Lones Ferry same day by 4pm.
Leave Loves Ferry every Thursday att m. ar
rive at Fort Jesup same day by 4pm.
1927 From Fort Jssup by Grand Cane, Summer
Grove and Shreveport, to Greenwood, los miles
and back once week.
Leave Fort Jesup every Wednesday at 4 m. ar
rive at Greenwood every Friday by i2m.
Leave Greenwood every Friday at p m, arrive
at Fort Jesup every Sunday by 9 p m.
1928 From Russeyille by Mount l. banon. Man.
ning's. Randolph and Campt, TO Nalchitoches, 70
miles and back once week.
Leave Russelylle every Tuesday at m, arrive
at Natchitoches next d'y by spm
Leave Natchitoches every u'sday at m, ar
rive al Russellville next days by p m
5929 From Harr.onburg to hatcher 6o miles
and back twice a we. k; one of the trips to run by
Sicily Island, Tenssw Rvsr, Water Proof Landing,
and Vidalia, and the other by Trinity.
Leave Harrisonburg every Wednesday and sa-
turday at a m, arrive at Natchez every Thursday
and Monday by IL in.
Leave Natchez every Thursday and Moadsy at
p m, arrive at Harrisunburg next days by 9 m.
$3.50 From H,rrisonburg by Cop, nhagen Co
lumba and Caldwell TO Monroe, 70 mlss and back,
once week
Leave iIarrisonburg every Wednesday at a m.
arrive at Monroe next day by 6pm
Leave Monroe every Friday at m, arrive at
Harrisonburg next day by JPN
1921 From Grand Gulf by New Carthage opi
Richmond to Mlgan's Bend, 80 miles and back,
once week
Leave Grand CUR every Tuesday at 5 a m, arrive
at Miiligans Bend next day by 8 pm
Leave Milligan's Bend every Thursday at S IN,
arrive at Grand Calf next day by pm
1852 From New Carthage to Warrenon, 20 miles
and back, once a week
Leave New Carthage every Thursday at 5 a m,
arrive at Warrenton same day by II m
Leave Warrenton every Thursday al p m, ar
ri Mt NeW m
1898 From Monroe by Mount Aerial, Covlns
Quay, Russellvll!e, Mount Lebanon and Mindtn 10
Overton, "a miles and ok, once week
Loave Monroe every Saturday at m, arrive at
Overton every Monday by II m
Leave Overton every Monday at p m, arrive at
Monroe every Wednesday by p m
1894 From Monroe by Enterprise to Farmers
vilie 33 miles and back, once week
Leave Monroe every Friday at a m, arrive at
Farmersville same days by 6pm
Leave FaImersve every Saturday at 6 m, ar
rive at Monroe same days by 6pm
SPECIAL OFFICES.
Proposals for supplying the following Offices at
a sum to be named, and subject to the condition Of
being limited to the net proceeds Of the office, are
invited:
Balize to be supplied from New Orleans, los
miles and ba. k, twic. week in steamboats,.
Bayou Rouge Prairie frum Bayou Rouge, 10 miles
and back, once week.
heIWOOu tIroVe 10 DC suPplicu from Nnounl w u
ling, 5 miles and back once week.
Spring Hill to be supplied from Cheneyyille Is
miles and back, once week
The Village to be supplied from Point Coupee,
miles and back, once week.
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
time is specified; but on railroad and steamboat
III he La,
to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail i, to be conveyed in pr:fer' nee 10
pas engers and to their entire exclusion, II its weight
and bulk require it.
3. A preference is to be given to passeng' RS
brought in the connecting mail lines over those
travelling in any othr
A. Post Office banks, mail bags, and the special
agents of the Department, the exhibition OF their
credentials, are to be conveyed without further
charge uafl lines admitting OF such convey ance
s. Mail agents are TO conveyed without charge
on the principal railroad aud steamboat lines, where
the size of the mails and the number Of tue Offices
will require their. employment by the Department,
and in that case separate apartment tor the a.sort
ing and safe. keeping Of the mall is to be provided
by the contractor under the direction of the De-
partment
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture Of the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least fourth part oft, when the running or
arrival is far behind lose the connection
with = depending mail; and forfeiture Of due
proportion oft, when grade of vice is rendert
inferior TO that in the contract These forfeitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency OF the failure
and the Importance of the mail.
Z Fines will be imposed unless The delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, Tor failing
to t.ke from, deliver at post office, the mail or
any part of 1T for suffering Il to be w.t INJURED,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying il in a place or
manner that exposes II to depreciation, loss, or IN
jurv; for refusing after demand TO convey mail by
any coach, railroad Car, or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs on t9e route, beyond the
specified number o.. trips in the contract; and foi
not arriving at the time set And for setting up or
running an express to transmit commercial n'elh
gence in advance of the mail, penalty vii. be ex
acted equal to a quarters pay.
The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws; for disobeying the Instructions OF the
Department; for efusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Department. for assigning the
contract without The consent Of The Postmaster Gen
eral or for setting up running an express as
aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter tie contract,
and alter the sch, due, he allowing pro rata In
Z, ease of compe nsaton, within the restrictions I'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment o.
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case renqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, if he prefers 1t to the
change. He may also discontinue CT curta the
service, he al owing months >xtra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
TO- phe payments will be made through drafts
on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration of
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November
II. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay will be allowed
should they prove to be greater than is advertised
if the places are correctly named.
-. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor
tation of the mail with any person who shsl have
entered into any combination. or proposed TO enter
tito any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
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