Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24
xrouosars issued by the II. M GcneFaA iof
.rrvi.,g the Mails am Mississippi.

HhASSASShRPAe
for carrying the Mails OF the United
States from the first day of july 1851, to the Both
Ie 1874 inclusive, in Mississippi, Will be received
- .b contract Office at the Post Once department, IN
the Of Wshpgt0bb BE- decided by the 18th day of
niI 1s5 on the routs and in the manner ana Tune
herein specifiedayiz o a ,yeek Monday: |
ooio - : Targo Harrisburg and Elstown to Rip
lev bv n. q m Wednesday, SO miles; and PACK
between 7 a m Thursday and IL m S 81.
5s19 From Brandon at P m, once week, THURSDAY
bv Concord Densontown, Ludlow, and Buductah;
~ Carthage bv 6 m next day, 80 miles; and back
between a m Wednesday and IL m next day;
$500 From Daeville at 7 m, once week, Thursday;
bv Kemper's Springs; to GAINESVILLE, Alabama,by
II a m next day, AS miles; and back between
pm Friday, and l pm next day;
ssoI From Fayette at am once week, Saturday; by
Stephen's Cross Roads and Lebanon; to Pisgah
bv s m, SO miles, and back between a m and
6p m Friday. Proposals to end at Linden are in
vited
1900 From Gallatin at m, once week, Friday; by
Pine Bluff, Burtonton, and Utica; to Edwards De-
pot by s p m, 45 miles, and back between m
and pm Saturday;
1909 From Grenada at 6 a IN, week, Monday; by
Lefore, Greenwood and Yazoo City; to Visksburg
by5p m Wednesday, $50 miles; and back be-
tween a m Thursday and m Saturday
Bids for tri-weekly trips will be considered; also
for the part between Grenada and \ aZoo City.
1924 From Grenada at m, once week. Monday; to
Memphis, Tennessee, by m Wednesday, 100
miles; and back between m Thursday, and
m Saturday. Bidders will state the offices they
will supply. Proposals to only far as
Charleston, supplying Troy and Preston, and ma
king two trips week, are invited
1925 From Holly Springs at m, once week, Fri
dav; by Pink Hill, Bethlehem, Cornersville and
Rocky Ford; to Pontotoc by p next day, go
miles; and back between m Wednesday and
p m next day. Bids to carry only as far as Cor
nersvillc are invited
1926 From Houston at 6 M once week, Monday; by
Dabon's Line Creek and Starkyille; to Choctaw
Agency by II m next day, So miles; and back be-
tween p m Tuesday and p m next day.
1927 From Jackson at m, once week, Monday; to
Baton Rouge Louisiana, by Saturday, 100
miles, and back between m Moaday and p m
Saturday Bids for two trips week are invited
Bidders thould name the intermediate Offices they
will supply
5S2S From Lexington at m, once week, Monday
by Franklin Richland and Denson's Store; to Can
| ton by p m, So miles, and back between a m and
| rpm Tuesday Proposals to carry only between
Franklin and Canton are invited.
1929 From Mississippi City at am, once aweek Mon
day; by w A Ramsay's to Jackson Courthouse,
by II m next day, So miles; and back between
pm Tuesday and 6 p m next day.
$3.50 From Monticello at m, once week. Friday; by
Providence and Georgetown; to Newton, in Kinds
county, by m next day, as miles; and back be-
tween m Thursday and ii m next day.
1891 From Oxford at ! m, once week, Friday, to
Paris by p m, Is miles; and back between a
m and II m Friday.
1892 From Princeton at m, twice week, Tuesday
and Friday to Point Worthngton by II a m, 9
miles; and back between p m and pm.
1898 From Talula Courthouse at a m, once week,
Monday; to Powellville, Issaquena county, by Z p
m, 80 miles; and back betwean a and m
Tuesday;
1884 From Williamsburg at 6 m, once week, Thurs
!, day: by Bunker Hill; to Raleigh by m, 81
miles; and back between m and 6 p m Friday.
Prospectus Of the ..soutllern Press"
An association of sxty-three members of Congress-
Senators and Representatives have constituted the
dersgued committee to superlntend the establishment
of Southern Press at Washington City, be devoted
to the exposition and defence of Southern rights and
insttutions-the dissemination of correct information
to Northern policy, and the of political af
fairs generally without reference to the old party lines
; of Wing and Democrat Arrangements are now in
progress, promptly to insure the issue of such paper
| under the title of
"THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
for the conduct of which, suitable editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the aid of a number OF
t eminent and able contributors. There will be both
ri-weeky and weekly issue-the latter to contain
substantially the matter the former, and in
tended to reach those points of the country whose mai
facilities are limited. daily issue will be added here
after, should it be deemed advisable or necessary BY
the press and people of the Southern States The paper
will not be exclusively politicalbut will embrace or
its broad sheet the general news of the dav do
mestc and foreign, by mail and telegraph commercial
and agricultural intelligence, literary criticisms orig
nal essays, literary and miscellaneous and in short
Llose the collected aggregate
OF which constitutes the interesting and valuable news
paper Great will be taken to give full and cor
rect reports of the proceedings and debates in boil
= Houses OF Congress, well the action of the loca
= legislatures on the southern question.
A limited number only of advertisements will be re
ceived-the main object being to furnish large a
mount of reading matter.
The paper will be printed on a sheet equal in size t
those OF the other Washington papers, and the materi
al will be purchased especially for the purpose
| cOnHdentlV trua frio and 70 III
South will aid in procuring subscribers and forwar
the Names with the amount subscribed, to some south
y ern representative at Washington, forthwith
Post-masers authorized by law to remit subscriu
tons free of postage.
TERMS: For tri-weeky during the session of CONGRESS
q and semi-weeky during the recess, the price will BE-
- per annum, So 90.
!, Weekly paper per annum, So co.
if The price OF subscription must be paid invariably
o advance, and the cash accompanying the name SEN
All persons procuring ten shall be entitled
II receive copy gratis for one year
D A. P. BUTLER,
te JACKSON MORTON,
.. R. TOOMBS,
h ]. THOMPSON
Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise wi
please publish this prospectus, which will entte the
s. 10 an exchange with the newspaper All who compl
with this request will send copy of the paper co,
= tanning it to the committee.
y Washington, May 25, 1850.
ID THE WEEKLY DISPATCH
n PUBLISHED RICHMOND VIRGINIA
lg AT the touc price of ONE DOLLAR per annum
the cheapest weekly newspaper south of the Pot