The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-03
PROPOSALS for carrying the mailsof the United

lama Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, will be
received at the contract Office of the Post Office De-
partment in the City of Washington, until o'clock
m of the l4th day of April, 1912, Ito be decided
by the SOth day Of said April) the routes and in
The manner and time herein specified, viz
KENTUCKY.
1901 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, Matches, st. Francisyihe, La,
and Donadsonville, 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 9th
day after by m
Leave New Orleans every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 9 m, arrive at Louisville on the 10th
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-weeky mail in
steamboats, from st. Francisville, La, by Baton
Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemine, lbervilla, New River,
Donaldsonville, Bringiers, and Bonnet Care, to
New Orleans, los miles and back.
Proposals for tri-weeky service will also be con-
sdered.
Proposals are also invited for tri-weekly mail in
steamboats,, from Natchez, Mi, by st. Francsve,
l.a
New River, Donaldsonville, Brngiers, and Bonnet
Care, to New Orleans, 304 miles and back.
Proposals are also invited for tr-weekly mail in
steamboats, from yicksburg, Miss, by Warrenton,
New Carthage, La, Grand Gulf, Miss, Rodney
Natchez, St. Francisyille, La, Baton Rouge, Man
chac, Plaquemine, lberville New River, Donaldson
vile, Bringiers, and Bonnet Care, to New Orleans
$50 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,
akeport, Grand Lake, Princeton, Miss, Lake
Providence, La, Milliken's Bend, Tomkinsville,
ycksburg. Miss, Warrenton, New Carthage, La,
Grand Gulf, Miss, Rodney, Natchez, st. Francis
VILE La, Baton Rouge, Manchac, Plaquemine. her
vile, New River, Donaldsonville, Brngiers, and
Bonnet Care, to New Orleans, 1858 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 foll.wing sections Of
the main line from Louisville to New Orleans, to be
run in close connexon with each other. are invited.
From Louisville, Ky, by Evansville, Ia, and
shawneetown, ILL.,, to Smithland, KY, 314 miles
and back, three times week, in steamboats,,
From Smithland, Ky, by Psducah, Cairo, ILL.,,
Memphis, Tenn, 271 miles and back, three times
a week in steamboats,.
From Memphis, Tenn by Helena, Ark, White
River, Napoleon, Cou nbia, and Lake evidence,
La, to vcksburg, Miss, 456 miles and back, three
times a week, in steamboats,.
From Vicksburg Mi, by Grand Gulf to Natchez,
lO5 miles and back, three times week in steam
oats. Il
From Natchez, Mi, by ST. Francisvlle, La. and
Donaldsonyille to New Orleans, 304 miles and back,
hree times week in steamboats,
4s02 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 p m
Leave Bedford every "Wednesday and Saturday
at m, arrive at louisville same days by m
1908 From Louisville by Salina, Westpoint, Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Nolen, .Leesville, Mumfordsville, Wood
sonvie, Prewet's Knob, Three Forks, and Drip.
ping Spring, to Bowling Gree n, liz miles and back
six times week in four horse coaches
Leave Louisville every day except Sunday at
am arrive at Bowling Green next days by m.
Leave Bowling Green every day except Sundays
al p m, arrive at Louisville next days by ~ 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 m,
rive at Bardstown same days by 10 am
leave Bardstown daily except Sunday at 2 p m,
arrive at Louisville same days by 10 p m
1905 From Louisville to Jeffersontown, IA miles
and back, three times week
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at a m, arrive at Jefiersontown same days
by IL am
Leave Jeffersontown every Monday, "Wednesday
md Friday at D m, arrive at Louisville same days
y6pm
1906 From Louisville by Salina, West Point, Gar
net sville, Brandenburg, Brushy Fork, Hardinsburg
Cloverport, Hawsville, Yelvngton, Owensboro',
Richland, Hebbardsve, Henderson, Smiths Mills,
Morganfeld, Mount Zion and Raleigh to Shawnee
town, 1T miles and back, three times week in
two horse coaches
Leave Louisville every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at a m, arrive at Shawneetown every
Thursday, Saturday and Monday by IL am
Leave shawneetown every Thursday, Saturday
and Monday at p m, arrive at Louisville every
Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday by m
Proposals to commence this route at West Point
will be considered
4SO7 From Mount Westinghouse Shepherdsville,
10 miles and back, three times week
Leave Moust Washington every Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday at7 m, arrive at Shepherdsyile
same days by 10 Jam
Leave Shepherdsvle every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at ! p IN, arrive at Mount Washington
Proposals for two horse coach service will be con-
sidered
4So8 From shelbyville by Camden, Taylorsve,
Bloomfield, Bardstown, Boston, Elizabethtown, Big
Spring and Lawsonville to Hardinsburg, l04 miles
and back, twice week, in two horse coaches one
of the trips to go by Big Spring, the other by Law
sonyie.
Leave shelbyve every Sunday and "Wednesday
at Ga m, arrive at Hardinsburg every Tuesday and
Friday by II am
Leave Hardinsburg every Saturday and Tu, sday
at m, arrive at Shelbyville every Monday and
Thursday by 6 pm
Proposals for horse service will be considered.
1909 From Shslbyville by Chestnut Grove, Bal
srdsvle and La Grange to Westport, 80 miles and
back, once week
Leave Shelbyville every Friday at IN, arrive
westport same day by 4pm
Leave westport every Saturday at S m, arrive
at shelbyvlle same day by m
4sl0 From Shelbyvile by Southville and Harri-
sonvills to Mount Eden, 81 miles and back, once a
week