Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-24
The Southern Steamship Company and the
Gulf Ports.

tion OF the new mail contract which brings U
within Ave days Of New York and four day
and six hours Of Washington. We have al;
informed oui readers Of the arrangement
made by the Postmasters General with III
Tehuaniepec Company, BY which we will Ie
eeive our mails in fifteen days from San Fran
cisco. 10 short time, 100, Uy the aii Of tn
Jackson Railroad, New Orleans will be eonnec
ted by railway with that great network o
railroad that traverses all the west and con
meets that vast region with the Northern ant
Eastern States. And ncwi not less important
than these. il is our pleasure to announce The
comp!eton Of ofarrangements by which we will
be placed in semi.monthly intercourse with the
Florida ports and in almost daily communca.
rion with most Of the rcrti Of Texas.
g. A uitqIh rsU d eSpltact was made tetweet
Charles Morgan. Of New York, and the South.
ern Steamship Company Of this. city, by which
all their vesse accompanying feet Of eleven
large s.snthship=were united under one man.
agemeti; nnd are TO run for many years from
this city to ports in Florida and Texas, and
will fulfill vatious mail contracts made with
the Postma.ters General. Steamship will ply
between New Orleans, Galveston and Indiana.
Ia, Texas, via the Mississippi River, twice
a week to Galveston and IndianolO, Texas,
BY the way Of the Opelousas railroad, twice
week; to the Sabine Pass and Galveston, by
the Opelousas railroad. once n week; to Brazos
10 all the Florida ports. as far as Key West.
twice a month. For all these routes and the
periods stated, regular mail contracts have
been made.
The people Of Texas will thus have mail
communication with New Orleans five times n
week throughout the entire year.
In addition to this, the Company design IN
place an additional steamer on the line between
New Orleans Apalachicola and ST. Marks af.
ter the first day Of October next, to make tri.
tiionthly trips.
Last evening the Southern Steamship Com.
pany was recognized, and their new char.
ter, making material charges in the old system.
was iihandiously adopted by this change a
Board of Directors takes the place of the late
who, during a trying period, and
Under adverse circumstance and misfortunes,
involving the los, o two fine steamers, success.
'ully brought the Company to its present pros
porous position. In their places the following
gentlemen were last ght elected Directors,
and compose the Board for one year: q. ].
Hart, R. B. Sumner, Lafayette Folger, w. A.
yiolcW and at the first meeting Of sht hew
Board, held also las. evening, E. J. Hart, Esq,
vas elected President Of the Board of Direc.
ors, and q: B. Payne, Esq. was elected Man.
,ger Mr.. Hart haa been the President of the
Compant siate It's organization. and his re.
election will treate .crewcd confidence ia the
entire success of the Company. MIR. Payne,
the newly elected Manager, was One of the
.our Managers previous to its Reorganization.
He was also the acting MANAGER when the line
was owned by Harris & Morgan, and was sub
member of the firm of Harris,
Morgan Il Co. His experience as superintendent
If this line Of steamships for so many years.
will certainly be Of great advantage to the par
les interested and to the public.
We can not refrain from congratulating the
public and the stockholders of the Southern
Steamship Company on the completion of all
these various arrangements, by which the sue.
less Of Tie Conipary is placed beyond doubt
and the community pit in fredueht and easy
with the principle ports on the
Gulf of Mcxico.-N o. Delta.
5i,r c,;,l +II;H,,i, has f;sSr, tBrS,yr i3io con.