The true Democrat., 1854-07-12
UNITED STATES RIVER MAILS. Louisville and St. Louis to Cairo and New

THE eleventh section of the act of Congress, approved
 August 21st 1852 provides that shall be the duty of the transportation of daily mail between Louisville and Caro St. Louis and Carlo, Carlo and Memphis, and Mem hs and New Orleans, and to supply such points as he may order from time tme suitable and safe seam- boats."
 To carry this into effect the wants of the pubc T deemed expedent provide for one express line between Louisville and New Orleans through from Lous vile New Oseans in days and from New Orleans to Louisville days and for additional lines between Louisville and Cairo Francsville and New Orleans And connecting line between St. Louis and Cairo
 PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract Office of the Post Office Department the city of Washington until 2h of the mont for conveying the mails of the Unit ed States from list November ls54 the Both June 1858 |. Route No. 5l02-Ecpyess Llne
 From Louisville, Kentucky, by Evansville Indiana Caro Illinois, Memphis, Tennessee Napoleon Arkansas, Lake Providence Louisiana; vckSbus Mississippi, Natchez, St. miles and back daily in suitable Leave Louisville daily at pm; Arrive at New Orleans in six days hv nm: Leave New Orleans daily at D m; Anve at Louisville in seven days by 5pm m the right to add not exceeding ten Separate bids will also be received for the express service fem Louisville to St. Louis Cairo, from Cairo Mem efmedate points be des gnated by the department
 No. 5lO2a.- Nay Lane.
 From Louisville, Kentucky by West Point, BandenbuIg Mauckpor Indiana, New Amsterdam, Leavenworth Fredo nia Rome, Stephenspo Kentucky Cloveport, Hawesvile CanneltOn, lndiana Troy, Lewspot Kentucky, Rockpo Indiana Owensboro Kentucky Newburgh, Indiana, Green River Kentucky to Evansville Indiana, l6e miles and back daily, in suitable and safe steamboats." Leave Louisville daily at ms Arrive Evansville next day by 10 m; Leave Evasville daly at a m; Arrive at Louisville next day by m;
 Rome be visited alternate days with Stephensport and Hawesvlle on the alternate days with Cannelton. No. 5l02b.- Vay Line.
 From Evansville Indiana by Henderson Kentucky, Mount yernon Indiana, Uniontown, Kentucky, Raleigh Shawnee town Illinois, Caseyvle Kentucky Cavein Rock, Illinois, EZabethown, GOlcOnda Smithand, Kentucky, Paducah, Metropolis City, Illinois Hierman, and Caledonia, to Cairo, 1se miles and back daly suitable and safe steamboats Leave Evansville daily at II m;
 Arrive at Cairo next day by II m;
 Leave Cairo daily at : m;
 Arrive Evansville next day by am
 No. 5102g.- Wdy Line.
 From St. Francsvile, Louisiana by Waterloo, Hermitage, Port Hudson, Lobde Store Baton Rouge, Bulv Landing Manchac, Paquemine, Iberve Bayou Goua, New River, Donadsonvie, Tureaud Convent Edgar's, Bonnet Care Taylor's and Logans Landing, New Orleans l76 miles and back daily, in .suabe and safe seamboats'
 Leave st' Francisvile daily at I'm;
 Arrive at New Orleans next day by 9 m:
 Leave New Orleans daily at g a m;
 Arrive at St. Francisvile next day by 10 m.
 rroposas may be made tor the express and lines be- tweas Louisville and New Orleans sum- or each route separately For the connecting line between St. Louis and Cairo distinct bids should be offered.
 No. 4629.-- Cnaane(tiu0 Zine.
 From St Lous Missouri, by Carondeet, Jefferson Bar racks Harrisonve, Illinois, Hercuaneum, Missouri Selma St Geneveve, Chester Illinois, Bainbridge Missouri Cape Glrardean Commerce, and Ohio City, Cairo, Illinois, l72 miles and back daily in suitable and safe steamboats
 
 Arrive at Cairo day by : a m;
 Leave Cairo daily at m;
 Arrive at St. Louis next day by
 The department may require the supply of other offices on the way and connecting lines s it pleasure.
 The service must be performed in suitable and safe boats o the very best class In of low small Ter boats be used but they be of equal quality and of sufficient make the trips the mentioned and are to be used only during such time of low water.
 Route agents may be employed each boat and for their accommodation. and for the afekeepng asserting and mak ing the mails, suitable and rooms q he agent.
 The agents be appointed paid by the department but to be conveyed and for by the tors free of charge
 Local agents will be appointed and paid by the department at the points named the and connecting lines and the termin of the ne viz: St. Lou Louisville, Evas vile, Cairo, Memphis Napoleon, Vickburg St Francsvle and New Orlean all other places messengers the mails to and from the boats the landings and the post offices, to be employed and compensated by the tos but they are to be supervised and directed by the local or other agents of the department and to be discharged changed any time when requested by the Postmaster General for good and sufficient
 In of accident the boats either the connecting lines. by which said boat be the mail and agents to be transferred the first boat passing the way, whether such boat be mail boat destination and delivered free of charge the department Special agents the department are to be conveyed free of charge, exhibition of their credentials Also blanks mail locks, and mail bags.
 No pay will be given should the distance eiaher of the routes prove to be greater than stated.
 The proposals must be guaranted by be individuals, and the guaranty duly certified by postmas
 
 The department the right reject any bid which be deemed and also aside cence be presented of the entire utciency and of the parties bidding, and of their guarantors
 Bidders, in preparing and submitting their proposals nd vldua m consenng to become guarantors and posmners in certifying to their sucency, requested bear that the object of Congress the law of partmen executing it. obtain regular and reliable lines of mail packets this important thororghfare arriving and departing a fixed times at the principal points all the round; and that strict compliance with the contract obligations will be demanded
 The whole number of boats required for the accept ed to each contractor must be provided before the to the inspection of agent agents appointed by the partment who will certify each by that they are of sufficient size, strength quality and capacity and adapted the duty be performed No boat accepted the be withdrawn without the assent of the department, and any boat proposed employed will be subject to like inspection and acceptance.
 Bidders and guaranors referred, for the provisions law the subject of their liabilities the 27th of the Act to change the organization of the Post Office De partment," approved July 3, 1886.
 Articles of contract be executed by the accepted bid der and by his surete5, by before day of Novem Der, The provide among other things that the ofhe trip to be forfeited when the trip perform cd and not more than three times the pay ofbe trjp when inc trip not and sufficient for the failure furnish ed and due proportion of it when grade render ed nfenor that specified in the be imposed unless the delinquency be satisfactorily explained due time for failing to take from deliver into the post ofe at the port of landing the mail belonging thereto part of said ma for suffering the na any part of it. to be wet injured ost destroyed for conveying place that exposes depreciation loss or niury for refusng after demand made, to mail additional steamboat by the over and above the specified number of trips contract and for arriving at the time set; also for transmitting nte. gence, furnishing the of transmitting intelligence in advance of the mail The Postmaster General may annu the for repeated faures for violating the post office for dsobeyng the ntructons of the departments for fusng discharge carrier, when required by depar ment; assigning the without of the Postmaster General for setting up running express as aforesaid.
 The General may alter the contract and alter the schedule he allowing of compensa ton within the restrictions imposed by law for service required. The Postmaster General may also dscon. tinue cuai the service, any part of it, he all owing months extra pay on the amount dispensed with
 The route, the sevice the yearly pay the bidders name and residence, and the of each number of the firm, where company oers should be destncty stated in the proposals
 FORM OF BID
 COT we) - of--, propose carry the mails route No. -, ffom---to--, agreeably to the adver- tisement of the Postmaster General dated Eth June 1854 and by the following mode of conveyance viz:
 -for the annual sum of--dolars
 Dated. Signed.
 FORM OF GUARANTY
 The undersigned undertake that the foeyono hid for carrying the mail route No.be accepted by fbe Post General the bidder sha prior to the rst day o No veber, ls54 enter into the required obligation in ne,f the service, proposed, with good and sufficient surees.
 Dated. <Signed by two guarantors)
 FORM OF CERTIFICATE
 The undersigned postmaster of, certifes that he s well acquainted with the above guaanors property and that they of property and able make good