The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-20
PROPOSALS for carrying the mailsof the Unite

PROPOSALS for carrying the mailsof the United
States from the LIST Of July, 1912, to the 3Oth OF
June, 1916, inclusive, in Kentucky Tennessee, Ala
hama Mississippi Arkansas, and Louisiana, will be
received at the contract Office ofthe Post ONCE De-
partment in the City of Washington, until o'clock
m of the 14th day of April, 1912, (to.be decided
BY the S0th day of said Apri) the routes, and in
the manner and time herein specified, viz
KENTUCKY.
1901 From Louisville by Evansville, la, Shaw
neetown ILL.,, Smithland, KY, Paducah, Cairo, ILL.,,
Columbus, KY, Mills Point. New Madrid, Mo-,
Memphis Tenn, Helena, Ark, White River, Napo-
leon, Columbia, Lake Providence, La, vicksburg,
Miss. Grand Gull, Natchez, st. Francsville, La,
and Donaldsonville, to New Orleans, three times
week and back, in steamboats,
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at a IN, arrive at Ne Orleans on the oth
day after by 6 m
Leave New Orleans every Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at m arrive at Louisville on the loth
day after by p m
BIDS proposing to omit any of the above interme-
date offices will be considered the bidder TO sPe
city the offices proposed to be omitted.
PROPOSALS are invited for semi.weekly mail IN
steamboats, from st. Francsville, La, by Baton
Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemine, lbervillo, New River
Donadsonville, Bringiers, and Bonnet Care, 10
New Orleans, los miles and back.
sdered.
Proposals are also invited for tri-weekly mail in
steamboats, from Natchez, Mi, by st. Francisville,
La. Baton Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemine Iberville,
New River, Donadsonville, Brngiers, and Bonnet
Care, to New Orleans, 304 miles and back.
Proposals are also invited for tr-weekly mail in
stesmt oats from Vicksburg, Miss, by Warrenton,
New Carthage, La, Grand Gulf, Miss. Rodney,
Nachez, st. Francisville, La, Baton Rouge, Man
chac Paquemine, Iberville, New River, Donaldson
VILE Bringiers, and Bonnet Care, to New Orleans,
3e9 miles and back.
Proposals are also invited for tri-weekly mail in
steamboats, from Memphis, Tenn, by Helena, Ark,
White River,Napoleon. Bolivar, Mi, Columbia, Ark,
Iakeport, Grand Lake, Princeton, Miss, Lake
Providence, La, Milliken's Bend, Tomkinsville,
yicksburg, Miss, Warrenton, New Carthage, La,
Grand Gulf Miss, Rodney, Natchez, ST. Francis
vile, La Baton Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemine. her
vile, New River, Donaldsonve, Bringiers, and
Bonnet Care, to New Orleans, 1863 miles and back.
Proposals to commence this service at Columbus,
KY, will be considered.
Bidders will, in each case, state the schedule OF
arrivals and departures by which the mail will be
carried.
Separate proposals for the following sections Of
the main line from Louisville to New Orleans, to be
run in close connexion with each other. are invited.
From Louisville, KY, by Evansville, Ia, and
Shawneetown, ILL.,, to Smithand, KY, 3l4 miles
ks
From Smithland, Ky, by Paducah, Cairo, Ill.,,
Columbus, Ky Nils Point, and New Madrid, Mo-,
Memphis, Tenn, al miles and back. three times
week in steamboats,.
From Memphis, Tenn, by Helena, Ark. White
River. Napoleon, Colu nbia, and Lake evidence,
La, to Vicksburg, Miss, 456 miles and back, three
times week, in steamboats,.
From Vicksburg, Mi, by Grand Gulf, to Natchez,
l0S miles and back, three times week in steam
oats.
From Natchez, Mi, by st. Francisvillc, La, and
Donaldsonville, to New Orleans, BOA miles and back,
hree times a week in steamboats,.
1902 From Louisville by Harmony Landing,
Brownsboro, La Grange, Mount Hope, and West
port to Bedford, 46 miles and back, twice week.
Leave Louis lille every Thursday and Sunday al
Gam, arrive at Bedford same days by pm
Leave Bedford every Wednesday and Saturday
at Ga IN, arrive at Louisville same days by 8 m
48o3 From Louisville by Salna. WestPolnt, Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Nolen, Leesville, Mumfordsvlie, wood
sonyille, Prewett's Knob, Three Forks, and Drip
ping Spring, to Bowling Gre u, IL miles and back
six times week in four horse coaches
Leave Louisville every day except Sunday al
am, arrive at Bowling Green next days by m.
Leave Bowling Green every day except Sundays
tsp M arrive at Louisville next days by ~ m.
1904 From Louisville by Mount Washington,
and High Grove, to Bardstown, Az miles ana Dack
six times week, in four horse post coaches
rive at Bardstown same days by 10 q nj
Leave Bardstown daily except Sunday at . m,
arrive at Louisville same days by ~
1905 From Louisville to Jeffersonlown, Ia miles
and back, three times aweek
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday anc
Friday az 7 M arrive at Jefersontown same day!
BY liam
Leave Jeffersontown every Monday, "Wednesday
md Friday at 2 m, arrive at Louisville same day
y6pm
1906 From Louisville by Salina, West Point, Gar
net sve, Brandenburg, Brushy Fork, Hardnsburg
Coverport. Hawsville, Yelvngton, Owensboro'
Richland, Hebhardsville, Henderson, Smiths Mills
MorganfelJ, Mount Zion, and Raleigh to Shawnee
town, lit miles and back, three times week il
two horse coaches
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday ant
Friday at 6 m, arrive at Shawneetown ever!
Thursday, Saturday and Monday by IL am
Leave Shawneet0wn every Thursday, Saturda.
and Monday at 2 m, arrive at Louisville every
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday by Ppm
Proposals to commence this route at West roiIi
will be considered.
1907 From Mount Washington to Shepherdsve
10 miles and back three times week
Leave Mourt Washington every Monday, Wed
nesday and FRIDAY at z m, arrive at Shepherdsvll
same days by loan
Leave shepherdsville every Monday, wednesda,
and Friday at l m, arrive at Mount Washington
same days by pm
Proposals for two horse coach service will be con
| sdered. a
1903 From Shelbyville by Camden, Taylorsville
Bloomfield, Bardstown, Boston, Elizabethtown, BIZ
Spring and Lawsonyille to Hardinsburg, l04 mile
and back, twice week, in two horse coaches; on
Of the trips to 60 by Big Spring, the other by Law
sonville.
Leave shelbyviIle every Sunday and Wednesda
N6am, arrive at Hardinsburg every Tuesday an
Friday by IL am
Leave Hardinsburg every Saturday and Tue sda
a2p m, arrive at shelbyyille every Monday an
Thursday by SPIN
Proposals for horse service will be considered.
4809 From Shslbyville by Chestnut Grove, Ba
ardsville and La Grange to Westport, 80 miles an
back, once week
Leave shelbyvillc every Friday at a m, arriv