The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-23
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posr oFrlcE DEPARTMENT.

Posr Ofrlcg DEpARrnEsr
WasAingsoa, Norenber 80, 1861
PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract ofic,
of this department. until to n. m vi Monday
March 3l, 1862. FOR conveying the mails Of ths
United States for four years commencing July
i, 1862, aud ending june 30. 1866, IN the Stat
OF Iowa, on the routes aud by the schedules O,
departures aud arrivals m herein specified.
Decisions announced by April ~, lsg2
tB,ddsre wiH eSamins careftiiy The forms ana
'naractio'it aHnerea, and espeeiaiy the later part
cf instrSction ip.l
l0q01 From keokuk, by vineenuer Belfast, Gro.
ton, Pennington, Bonaparte, Bentonsport, Mt Zion
kilboarne, Buttnsss Corner Hickory, IugnyilIe
Alpine, Ottnnwa aud Comstock to EddyyiiIe a2l
miles and back, daily, except Sunday, aud twies
daily, except Sunday. ahouGa the trains go run
Leave he0knk daily, except Sunday, al e 80 u,
m, arrive at Ediyvitie by 80 III: Lave Edds
vile daily, except Sunday, at m, arrive at Kso.
kuk by liz IA.
1ugo2 From kepkuk, BY sandusky. summitsille,
and Monirgse 10 Fort Madison, p miles and bach
twice daily, except Sunday.
Leave Leokuk twice daily, except Sunday. al T
IN and ESQ IN, arrive at Fort Madison by s Is
n IN and Alb mi Leave Fort Madison twice daily
except Sunday, at e3o I'm and 4.sn r IN, arrive
nj Keokuk by II aud IN.
l0s03 From Bentonsrort 10 Vernon ! mile and
back, sls times week
Leave BentonsF0tt daily, cyrept Sunday. al a
m, arrive at Vernon. bs Is; Leave tarnvn dali y
except sunday, ai ! p IN arrive at BentonFport ~
spm.
logea From Iowayille. ly Troy, strinrtawp.
Aittuni and industry, tastisEgurI,1 10 MsmpE1s, 20
Iniles and back, once u week.
Leave fowariile Wednesday Mt q a m, arrive al
Memphis by m; Leave Memphis Tharssiav At 8
. IN. arrive Al lewaviiis by 8 pm.
ios05 From keesauqna, by Home. UPTON. and
Wyaeonda, Missouri TO Memphis, q miles and
back, once a ue4k
Leave keosaaqua Friday at IN. arrive at
Memphis ny T. m, Leave Memphis Saturday at
On III, arrive at keosauqna BY s III.
Bids Tor three trips n week inyite,.
leJaG FFon Fort Madison, i,y Dallas CITY, iii
linoisl Burlington, Iowa. 0qnawka, llllinoisj
keithabarg New Boston, Port t.oui "a, tiOwaj Mu.
eatine, BafAo, and Hock Island. Illinois to Bay.
cnpori, (lowal lis miles ana bach. : times a week
Leave Fort Madison TUESDAY, Thursday aud Sat.
urday at y 10, arrive at Dayen4uft In Is hours
b. mn besvv Davenport fup7 tsy Tharsdsv,
aud SATURDAY at ie IN, nrrivu al Fort Madison, in
Is hours, by 4 IN.
bids for six trips week iuyi;ei.
loao7 Fren, Fort Madison, ny JoiIyyifie. Angus
Ia, Van Dyke. Burlington, podgeyiile, kessath
Linton Wapello, and Columbus City, 10 Clifton
&c miles apd back, six times q week
Leave Fort Madson daily except Sunday at q
m, arrive al burlington by y M; Leave Burling-
ton daily, except Suaday, at ! am, arrive at Fort
Madison by =. m: leave Burlington daiy ex-
WI 1uHuhy, nj - II arrive NJ IAfton 1t uay
BY So In; Leave Clifton daily, except Sunday al
J. IN, arrive MT Burlington by III - M
l0s0s From Fort Madison, by West Point Pilot
Grove, Salem, Vega, Glasgow, and Wooster, 10
Fairfield, 81 miles, and back, six tunes week 10
West Point and three times n week the residue
Leave Fort NJ adison daily ex eepi SUNDAY al a
IN, arrive nj West Point by ii a IN; Leave West
Point Tuesday Thursday, and Saturday IL li1 a.
m, arrive ut Fairfield next days by'7 ii M Leave
Fairfield Monday Wednesday, and Friday at 4 a
m, arrive y, West Poin, by . p m; Leave wost
Point daiis, except sanday, NJ III, arrive mt
10000 from Fort Madison, by Denmark. Par
rish, DAnyille. South Flint, Pleasant Grove. ana
La Vega. u Nirginia Grove, AZ lnles and back,
once week.
Leave Fort Madison Wednesday at o m, arrive
II Virginia Grove next day by IL n.; Leave Nir-
EiRiA Grove Thursday atf m, arrive at Fort
niadi-onSRext day by q ia m
l0Yl0 From Fort Madison, by Jefrersonyille
Franklin Centre, and Primrose, 10 Faruin gton, 26
miller and back, week.
Leave Fort Madison, Friday at m, ARRIVE II
Pennington BY pm; Leave karmington Saturday
bit q m, arrive at Fort Madison by4pm.
Bids to end route at Primrose invited
l09ll From Charlcston, by Warren, Prmrose
Big Mound, Gansboroagh, and Utica, " Winchss-
er, 80 miles apd back three times week
Leave q charleston Tuesday, Thursday and satur
lay ~ 10 m, arrive at Winchester BY pm;
.cave Winchester M onday, Wednesday aud Fri
lay at ~ m. arrive at Charleston ny y p mi
1922 From Charleston, by Franklin Centre, to
Vest Point, II miles and back, three times week
Leave ChArles&On Monday. Wednesday and Sat-
rdsy at : IN, arrive ~ West Point by III IN;
reave West Point same days u nj, Arriye nj
charleston BY 4 IN. s#
1913 From West Point, by clay'a Grove. to
Hig Mound, TO miles and back, three times week.,
Leave West Point Monday, Thursday, and SAT-
fday at o M arrive ht Big Mound by ii n IN;
H eaye Big Mound Monday, Thursday and Satur.
ey n, y m, arrive at Wet Point by Gpm.
ttaif FROM MUHtrOss, by Charleston, Franklin
entire, Dover, and Clay's Grove, to Salem, 81
lies and back, six times = wesk.
Leave Montrose daily, except Sunday. at 10
arrive at Salem by p m; Leave Salem daily,
Eccpt Sunday, at a IN, arrive ut Montrose by 4
lOal5 From Monnt Pleasant by Salem, Hillsbo-
Il Nugh, Utica, and Mount Zion, to keosauaaa, "a
n Ees aud back, six times n week.
IL Leave Mount Pleasant daily, except Sunday at
u IA, arrive at kcosauqun by M; Leave Ko-
Eiuqun daily, except Sunday, ut m, arrive at
1punt Pleasant by p IN.
bids to end at Mount Zion invited; also for 3
lps week service eniv invited E-,l5
Ii09l6 From Mount Pleasant, by Trenton and
Rrshall, TO washington, Is miles and back. once
kcck.
ELeave Mount Pleasant Tuesday, at 10 n M, ar
Fe ~ " HashinEtpn by 7 IN; Leave Waahin gton
kdncsday ut 6am, arrive at Mount Pleasant by
b m. 3fSst "a
Bids for two trips week invited
t09lT From Mount Sterling by Chambersbnrg
&o.l Waterloo, and Saint EranciAyille, To- Alex
flria, Al miles and back once week
VI Leave MQuat Sterling Vuesday Ut u a IN, arrive
IL Alcxandra by III; Lcavc Alexandria We'd
day at o am, arrive at Mount Sterling bye pm.
Bids for,two hips week invited