The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-02

PROPOSALS .or carrying the malls of the Uni
Il ted States in steamboats, from the 10th day OF
November next to the first day of July, 1851 ON
the following route in Mississippi and Louisiana.
will be received at the Contract Office OF the Post
Office Department. in the city of Washington, IN.
til Ga. IN. OF the 18th Of September next to be de
cided by the following day:
No. Sill. From Vicksburg, by Warrenton,
Grand Gulf, st. Joseph's. Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, 81.
Francisvile, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdelts
Store, Baton Rouge. Brulee Landing. Manchae,
Plaquemine, Ibervie, bayou Goula, New River,
Donaldsonville, Tureaud, Convent Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, to New
orleans, s14 miles, six times week and back.
from lst October to LIST July. and ;ri-weekly resl
due of year. -.
Leave Vicksburg daily, except Wednesday al
Arrive at New Orleans in 80 hours by p. ~
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, al
p. m. -. .... .-
Arrive at Vicksburg in so hours by p. m
Proposals to omit. durin g the period OF six t;mee
week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the Wednesday one returning, will be considered.
NOTES.
The contracts are to be executed by the frat or
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route, they arc to b. ron
veyed free of charge. Deduction will be made ios
trips not performed, and fines imposed for thos"
not run agrecably to contract. The Posinaste,
General may annui the contract for repeated
failures, or for violating the Post Office laws He
may alter the contract or schedule, prov lded he
allows pro rata extra pay tor additional stock
made necessary by the change, and one months
extra pay on all curtniimcnts ordered in the
| vice. No extra pay will be made shouki the
distance be greater than advertised. fhe mails
| are to be taken into and from the POST oihces
named: also, to and from any offices that may b"
established within quarter OF mile OF The river,
during the contract term. The bids should be-
guaranteed by one or more responsible ind''idn-
| ais, and the suffcency of the guaranty duly
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed Mai!
Proposals for route 5,7fl.' The contracts arc to
| be executed by the 18th day Of November next,
| and will be in the form Except in tho respects
| herein particularly mentionedl usually rtq"ir'I
in this Department when the service is pcruriEcd
| in steamboats,.
/ Tho Drpartuspt reserves to itself the tight 10
decline to accept any of the proposals, if the com
pensation proposed is deemed too high; or 10 deter
decision thereon until the bids may be s"onlte"
! TO Copgress for direction; the final decision on
such bids to be made in the latter case, 10y til"
18th Of March next, and the service to comnence'
| If required, on the first day OF July thereaittr
The contracts in that case to be executed by II"
| first Of June next.
.j Form efa Guaranty.
bid of - for carrying the mail on route 5,7ll
| be accepted by the Postmaster General, he tor
they as the may be) shall enter into the c n
tract required by the Postmns,er General PRIOR I"
the 18th day Of November next, with al !eaSi $50
good and suficien, auretics."
Form Of Certificate.
"The undersigned, Postmaster of -, ccrt;-
fcs that he is well acquainted With the gtioTantofa
above ma med, and their property, and thtt they
sufficient and able TO make good their guar
anty" (Sigued.)
Dated -.
a modification OF a bid In any OF its csscntiat
terms is tantamount to new bid aud cnun"! .
received 40 az to interfere with the regular c,Hu
petition, after the last hour for receiving h."f
N. X. HALL, Postmaster GencGs.
Posr OrFrCE DErARrMENr, July -, 1872
July 24-w4w -
WINE sroRE.-JoHN II. BUTHMANN,
w Pennsylvania avenue, south SIDE, oetwc,it
A. and 9th streets has received an invoice Ct ret
and white French Wines, viz:
Chateau NIargaux, Chateau Mouton, LcOviNI.
St. Pierre ST. Julien in quar,eand pints ,Margau%
Medoc.
Chateau Cou,ct Haul Barsac chateau. Sautcrn',
Haul. Sautcrne.
Also, an invoice Of superior London Brown
NV Olive brand Champagne having arrived a:
New York in the ship Ynuc'use from haVre, =. v
expect daily To receive 1t, togvu,vr with CnV"u
assortment OF Wines, Brandiee, Cigaro. g.
Nov lS
HUDSON RIVER FImB AND MARINE ~
sURANCE COMPANY OF NEW s0H!<.
Office No. /. ,76dd's Bw|d|'sg. sdi0'""tG
Bro,cn's Hots,, Washington City, u. {.
Copital 300 600 fall paid in and securely tp.est-
ed according to law.)
yXIIIL insure merchandise cargocs, dwelling,
w household furniture and Other r'oPc'y'
apyfohsrein thus or the dtyOu1S H"'''' "A
the most favorable terms.
The public may rest assured that all loSs' ~,
tanned by this company will he i,barGhg AMI % ""F'
IN adjusted at their Office in this city.
ISAIAH BLOOD. President
ALFRED NOXON. VlccPccsldent.
p J. AVERY, Secretary.
JAS A. REQUA, Actuarys
sAMLo Il. HlCKCOX, General Agent.
Jan l2-dly