The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-22
PROPOSALS for carrying the mailsof the United

June, 1916, inclusive, lin Kentucky. Tennessee, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. will bt
received at the contract Office of the Post Office De
partment in the City Of w Washington, until O'Clock
m of the 14th day of April, 1912, Ito be decided
by the S0th day Of said Aprl on the routes, and il
the manner and time herein specified, viz
KENTUCKY.
480l From Louisville by Evansville, Ia, 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 Gulf, Natchez, St. Francisville, La,
and Donadsonville, to New Orleans, three times
week and back, in steamboats,
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 8 a m, arrive at Ne Orleans on the 9th
day after by m
Leave New Orleans every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at M arrive at Louisville the l0tl
day after by 6p 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. Francisville, La, by Baton
Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemine. lberville, New River,
Donadsonville, Bringiers, and Bonnet Care, to
New Orleans, los miles and back.
Proposals for trweekly service will also be con-
sidered
Proposals are also invited for tri-weekly mail in
steamboats,, from Natchez Mi, by St. Francisvle,
La Baton Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemne, Ibervle,
New River, Donaldsonville, Bringiers, and Bonnet
Care, to New Orleans 304 miles and back.
Proposals also invited for a tri-weekly mail in
steamboats, from Vicksburg, Miss. by Warrenton,
New Carthage, La, Grand Gulf, Miss, Rodney,
Natchez, ST. Francisve, La, Baton Rouge, Man
chac, Paquemne, Ibervile, New River, Donaldson
vile, Bringiers, and Bonnet Care, to New Orleans,
3S9 miles and back.
Proposal. are also invited for tri-weeky mail in
steamboats, from Memphis, Tenn, by Helena, Ark,
White River Napoleon, Bolivar, Mi, Columbia, Ark,
Lakeport, Grand Lake, Princeton, Miss, Lake
Providence, La Milliken's Bend, Tomkinsville,
Vicksburg, Miss, Warrenton, New Carthage, La,
Grand Gulf, Miss, Rodney, Natchez, st. Francis
vile, La, Baton Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemine. her
vile, New River, Donaldsonville, Bringiers, and
Bonnet Care, to New Orleans, 863 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 foil wing sections of
the main line from Louisville to New Orleans to be
run in close connexion with each other. invited
From Louisville, Ky, by Evansville, Ia, and
Shawneetown, ILL.,, to Smithland, KY, 3I4 miles
and back, three times week, in steamboats,,
From Smithand, KY, by Paducab, Cairo, ILL.,,
Columbus, KY. Mills Point, and New Madrid, Mo-.
o Memphis, Tenn, 27l miles and back, three times
q week in steamboats,.
From Memphis, Tenn, by Helena, Ark, White
River, Napoleon, Colu nbia, and Lake p evidence,
La, to vicksburg, Miss 456 miles and back, three
times week, in steamboats,.
From Vicksburg Mi, by Grand Gulf, to Natchez
1903 miles and back, three times week in steam
oats.
From Natchez, Mi, by St. Prancisve, La, and
Donadsonville, to New Orleans, 3O4 miles and back,
hree times a week in steamboats,.
nv Harm
Brownsboro', La Grange, Mount Hope, and West
port to Bedford 46 miles and back, twice week.
Leave Louis lille every Thursday and Sunday at
6 m, arrive at Bedford same days by 6 p m
Leave Bedford every "Wednesday and Saturday
at 6 m, arrive at Louisville same days by 6 pm
48O3 From Louisville by Salina, Westpoint, Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Nolen, Leesville, Mumfordsville, Wood
sonvie, Prewett's Knob, Three Forks, and Drip.
ping Spring, to Bowling Gre; n, LIZ miles and back
six times week in four horse coaches
Leave Louisville every day except Sunday at
m, arrive at Bowling Green next days by M
Leave Bowling Green every day except Sundays
at 8 D m, arrive at Louisville next days by 10 m.
1904 From Louisville by Mount Washington,
and High Grove, to Bardstown, 40 miles and back
six times week, in four horse post coaches
Leave Louisville daily except Sunday at 2 m,
rive at Bardstown same days by 10 m
Leave Bardstown daily except Sunday at 2 p m,
arrive at Louisville same days by 10 I'm
1905 From Louisville TO Jefterson'own, if miles
aud back, three times week
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at m, arrive at Jefersontown same days
by lis
Leave Jeffersontown every Monday, "Wednesday
md Friday at m, arrive at Louisville same days
v6 pm
4806 From Louisville by Sana, West Point, Gar
net sville, Brandenburg, Brushy Fork, Hardinsburg
Cloverport, Hawsve, Yelvington, Owensboro',
Richand, Hebbardsville, Henderson, Smiths Mills,
MorganfielI, Mount Zion, and Raleigh to Shawnee
town, 1T miles and back, three tunes week in
two horse coaches
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at m, arrive at Shawneetown every
Thursday, Saturday and Monday by IL an
Leave Shawneetown every Thursday, Saturday
and Monday at 2 p m, arrive at Louisville every
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday by p m
Proposals to commence this route at West Point
will be considered.
4807 From Mount Washington to Shepherdsvllle,
10 miles and back, three times a week
Leave Moult Washington every Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at m, arrive at ShepherdsyIlls
same days by 10 a m
Leave shepherdsville every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at m, arrive at Mount Washington
same days by 4pm
Proposals for two horse coach service will be con-
sidered.
4808 From Shebyville by Camden, Taylorsvllle,
Bloomfield, Bardstown, Boston, Elizabethtown Big
Spring and Lawsonvle to Hardinsburg, lo4 miles
and back. twice a week, in two horse coaches; one
Of the trips to go by Big Spring, the other by Law
sonville.
Leave Shelbyve every Sunday and Wednesday
at & q m, arrive at Hardinsburg every Tuesday and
Friday by III an
Leave Hardinsburg every Saturday and Tu' sday
at 2 m, arrive at Shelbyve every Monday and
Thursday by 6,pm
Proposals for horse service will be considered
4809 From Shelbyville by Chestnut Grove, Bal
ardsvle and La Grange to Westport, 80 miles and
back, once week
Leave Shelbyville every Friday at m, arrive
westport same day by 4pm
Leave westport every Saturday at 5 m, arrive
Il shelbyville same day by m
4Sl0 From Shelbyville by Southvll'e and Harrl-