The true Democrat., 1854-07-05
UNITED STATES RIVER MAILS. Louisville and St. Louis to Cairo and New
 Orleans.

| Louisville and St. Louis to Cairo and New Orleans.
 HE eleventh section of the of Congress, approved
 August 2lst 1e52 provides that it shall be the duty ne Postmaster General to issue proposals and contract o Cairo, St. Louis and Carlo Carlo and Memphis. and Mem phs and New Orleans and to supply such intermediate point boats"
 To this law into eec and meet the wants of the public, | deemed expedent to provide for one express ne vile to New Oseans in six days, and from New Orleans to Louisville in days; and for additional lines between Louisville and Cairo and between St. Francsvlle ana New Orleans And also connecting line between St. Louis and Cairo.
 PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract Office o the Post Office Department the city of Washington, until of July 2Oth s54 o be decided on or before the ed States from list November 1854 to the 3Oh June 1858 | Route Mo- 5lO2-Erpress LSue
 From Louisville Kentucky, by Evansville Indiana Cairo Illinois, Memphis, Tennessee, Napoleon, Arkansas, Lake Providence Louisiana, Vicksburg Mississippi Natchez St.
 4l6 miles and daily, suitable and safe steamboas 1 Leave Louisville daily at 5 pm
 Arrive at New Orleans in six days by pm: Leave New Orleans daily at 5 pm
 Arrive at Louisville in seven days by 5pm
 The departmet reserves the right add exceeding
 Separate oids will also be received for the express service from Louisville to St. Louis, via Cairo from Cairo Mem. his and from Memphis New Orleans stopping such points as may be designated by the department No. 5l020.-W Way Lane.
 From Louisville Kentucky, by West Point, Brandenburg Mauckport, Indiana, New Amsterdam, Leavenwoh Fedo. ma, K0me Stephensport Kentucky, ClOvepO Hawesvie, Cannelton, Indiana, Troy, Lewspor Kentucky Rockpor Indiana, owensboo Kentucky, Newbugh, Indiana Green Ryer Kentucky to Evansville Indiana ss miles and back daily, in [" suitable and safe steamboats' Leave Louisville daily at 9 m; | Arrive at Evansville next day by 10 am; l Leave Evasve diay at ms Arrive at Louisville next day by n;
 Rome to be visited on alternate days with stephenspOrt No. 5lO2b.-- WQu Line
 From Evansville, Indiana, by Henderson, Kentucky Mount Vernon, indlana onontown Kentucky Raleigh Shawnee Ellzabethtown, Goconda, Smhland Kentucky, Paducah Metropolis City, Illinois, Hleman and Caledonia,
 Leave Evansville daily at II a m; Arrive at Cairo next day by II m;
 Leave Cairo daily at m;
 Arrive at Evansville next day by7am No. 5lO2g.- Way Line.
 From St. Francisvie, Louisiana, by Waterloo Hermtaee Port Hudson Lobdels Store Baton Rouge Bruy Landing Manchac, Plaquemne Iberville Bayou Goua New Riye1 Donaldsonvlle Tureaud, Convent, Edgars Bonnet Cae Iayofs and Logans Landing, to New Orleans, 176 miles and back daily, n '' suitable and safe steamboats"
 Leave St. Francisvle daily at m;
 AriVe at New Orleans next day by m;
 Leave New Orleans daily at a m;
 Arrive at St. Francisvlle next day by lOam
 froposas may be made for the express and way lines be- tween Louisville and New Orleans in sum- for each route separately For the connecting line between St. Lous and Calro distinct bids should be offered.
 No. 4929-C Caanectiug Line. racks Missouri by Carondelet Jefferson Bar st Genevieve Chester Illinois, Bainbridge Missouri Cane 1iTardean Commerce and Ohio City. Cairo Illinois, 12 mics ana back daily, in suitable and safe steamboats
 Leave St. Louis daily at 8 m;
 Arrlve at Cairo next day by a m;
 Leave Cairo daily at m;
 Arrlve at St. Louis next day by 7 am
 department may require the supply of any other offices on i the way and connecting lines as it pleasure.
 Inc service must be performed suitable and safe steam boats, of the best class In seasons of low water Ter boats may be used but they be equal quality and of sufficient power make the trips the time and are to be used only during such time of low water
 Route agents be employed each boat for their and for the asserting and Ing up lhe nids suitable and must be assigned to be under tho exclusive control of the agent.
 but they to be conveyed provided for by the contrac tors free of charge.
 Local agents will be appointed and paid the department al the points named Tn the and connecting lines and the erminl of the line, Louis Louisville Evas vle Cao Memphis Napoleon, Vickburg, St. Francsvile, and New Orleans; at all other places convey the mails to and from the boats landings and the post oces are to be employed and by contrac ors but they are to be supervised and directed by or other agents of the department to be discharged or changed at any tune when requested by the Postmaster General for good and sufficient reasons
 In case of accident to the boats of either express way connecting nes by which said may be the mail and agents are to be transferred to the first hoa, the same whether such boat be be not mail boat or belong not to the contractor carried o it's and delivered free of charge the department
 special agents of the department be free mail locks, and mail bags.
 on pi 1hpYO Of the routes prove to be greater than stated
 The proposals must be guaranted by more bic individuals and the guaranty duly certified postmas- ter, or judge, or clerk of of record.
 The department the right reject any bid which may be deemed exravagant and also lower bids in favor of higher unless the unouestionabe ev dence be of the sucencv and of the parties bidding, and of their guarantors.
 Bidders m preparing and submitting their proposals ndi-
 duals Tn consentng to become guaanors in certifying to their sucency requested to bear in mind that the object of Congress enacng law and of the de- lines ot mail packets this important thorouoae arriving and departing at fixed times at the principal points all the round; and that compliance with the obligations will be demanded.
 The whole number of boats required for the accept ed to each contractor must be provided before the Will De considered as commenced and they will be subject to the inspection of agents appointed by the de- partmen who will certify each by that they are of sufficient strength quality, and capacity and all espects adapted to the duty be performed No once the service be withdrawn without the assent of be department any proposed so to be enonoved VIII De SuDlect to like inspection and acceptance
 Bidders and referred for the provisions of law on the subject of their liabilities, the 2h section of the Act to change the organization of the Post Office De- partment,' approved July 3, l836
 Articles o contract are to be executed by the accepted der and by hs surees, by before the day of Novem beF loo The contract to provide other things that the be forfeited the rp moi Derr e ana not more than three times the pay when trip and sufficient excuse for the faure ed and due proportion of when grade is render ed inferior to that specified the contract and that fines be Imposed unless the delinquency m due tme for failing to take trom deliver nto the post oe at the port of landing the mail belonging thereto any part of said na for suffering the mail or any part of to De wet injured, los desroyed for conveyng in place manner that depreciation oss or inurv for refusing, after demand made convey mail bv any additional steamboat by the on the route and above the specified number of trips the contract and for not arrvng at the time also for transmitting nte gence, or furnishing the of transmitting nterence advance of the mail The Postmaster General may annn the contract for repeated faures violating the po office laws for dobeyng the ntructions of the for fuslng o discharge carrier, when required by the ena ment for assigning the without the conset of inc Postmaster General for setting up or running an exnress aforesaid.
 The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter the schedule he allowing PRO of compensa tlon within the restrictions by law sevice required The Postmaster General also dscon finne or cua the service, of he all owing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed with
 The route, the service the yearly pay the bidders name and residences and the of each number of the firm where company oers should be destincty stated in the proposals.
 FORM OF BID
 GOT we) - of---, propose to carry the mails on route No -, from---to--, agreeabIy to the adver. sement of the Postmaster General dated Eth June 1854
 -for the annual sum of--doars
 Oated Signed
 FORM OF A GUARANTY.
 The undersigned undertake that the foregoing bid for carrying the mail on route No-be accepted by the Post General the bidder sha prior the first day of No vember 1854, enter the required obligation to nern the service, proposed with good and sufficient suret,es.
 Dated. (Sgned by two guarantors)