The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-21

berton j p m; leave Elberton Wednesday
n IN; arrive Abbcyille 10 p m. Proposals for
semi weekly service invited.
5G2l From Abbeville, by Templc OF
Health, Diamond Hill and Mountain View,
TO Wilson's Creek, % miles and back, once
Il week. Leave Abbeville Monday n M;
arrive Wilson's Creek 0:30 p m; leave Will
sons Creek Monday pm; arrive Abbeyillo
8 p IN.
5692 From Harrisburg, by White Hall, to
New Market, 1Smiles and back once week.
Leave Harrisburg Friday 3 D In; arrive Now
Market 7:45 m; leave New Market M
arrive Harrisburg 7 p m.
56J3 From Milway, by Indian Hill, Sand
over and Widemans, to Calhoun Mills, 2l4
miles and back, once week. Leave Mill
way Friday 6 a N; arrive Calhoun's Mills 70
m; leave Caihoun's Mills Friday 1 III; ar
rive Millway 8 y II.
5G9l From Lofts, by Mine Creek, Mount
Wiling, Oakland and Perry'a Cross Roads,
to Newbcrry c II, IS miles and back, once a
week. Leayc Lofts Friday 4 m; arrive
Newbcrry II IN; leave Ncwbcrry c II
saturday a N; arrive Lofts Z m.
$685. From Phoenix to New Market, 8
miles and back, once week. Leave Phm
nix Friday G:30 M; arrive at New Market
9 m; leave Now Market Friday 2:30 nj;
arrive Phoenix 5 y III.
1896 From Lexington c II by Drafts Mill,
Hollow Creek, West Greek aud German
Vile, to NOUN; Willing, 3il miles AMI back,
once . week, Leave Lexington H Thurs
day : = IN; arrive Mount Wiling 7 p III;
leave Mount Willing Friday I III; arrive
Lexington II p M.
5Gy7 From Lexington II. by Clarii's
Mills cnd Beaver Pond, 10 Rish's Store, 81
miles and back, once u week. Leave Lex
inSton l Friday Z m: arrive itishs Store
I y NJ; leave Rsh's Store Saturday Z IN;
arrive Lexington II i p N.
Jc.)S From StCedman'S to ISi-n'S store Z
miles and back, once week. Leave S;tccd-
mans Friday 3 p IL; arrive iiisil'a Store ! p
IN; leave llishs Store Friday ) p m; arrive
Stcedman's p III.
Mills and Bull Swamp 70 Oranscburg II.
30 miles and back, once u week. Leave
! Husss Store Friday Il N; arrive Orange
burg c II p II: leave Orangcburg c II
| Thursday a II; arrive ;ti&h's Store 6 y IN.
300 From Monticello, by Long N,in, to
Aston. miles and back. once II week.
F.! Leave Monticello Friday L IN; arrive Al
SIN y m; leave Aston Frida: y M ar
rive z!outiccllo 4 pm. Proposals. for t. ice
a-wcc ck service invited.
fol.aG oT PROPOSAL, GUARANTEE iSD cHnrI-
F1CATE.
Proposal.
Tic undersigned -. whose post office
address is , County OF --, State
Of --, proposes to convey the mails Of
the United States, from July /, 1867, to June
30, ISL, on route No. -, between ---
and --, under the advertisement of the
Postmaster General, dated October 81,
1866, with ''cclcritv, certainty and sccuri-
ty," for the annual sum Of -- dollars.
TtiS proposal is aaoGe arh .tuU knorIelye
cf the distance Of the route, TIE areiyht Of the
11tGN 10 be carried, and 0U other particulars
| IN reference TO The route and Scrcice, and
also after careful examination of the ln,rs
| Tn n M,
7neht.
| Dated. (Signcd)
The undersigned, residing at
State OF - nndertake that II the fore
No. - be accepted by the Postmaster
General, the bidder shall, prior to the 1st
day Of July, 1867, enter into the required
obligation or contract to perform the SER
vice proposed, with good and sufficient
| surctics
This ace do understnndin9 distinctly the
obligations and liabilities assumed By qua
7-d,.to's under the eth section Of the Act of
Congress Of July ., 1856.
Dated. (Signed by two guarantors.)
Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster at ---,
| State of -, certities, under his oath of
Office, that he is acquainted with the above
! guarantors, and knows them to be men of
property, and able to make good their qua
, rantee.
Dated. (Signed.)
The above certificate mus. have affixed
to it a tive-cent revenue stamp, Cancelled,
as the law requires.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND PosTMAsTERs,
Containing, alSo, conditions to be inco,po-
rated IN the contracts, to the extent the De-
1'ortnaefst may deem proper.
/. Seven minutes are allowed to each in
| termeQlatC office. when not otherwise Snp-
Gifted, for asserting the mails; but on rail
road and steamboat routes, there is to be
no more delay than is sufficient for an ex-
change of the mail pouches.
| 2. On railroad and steamboat lines and
other routes where the mode of conveyance
admits of it, the special agents of the Post
Office Department., also post Office blanks,
mail bags, locks and keys, are to bo con-
veycd without extra charge.
5. On railroad and steamboat lines, the
route agents of the Department. are to be
conveyed without charge; and for the use
OF the agents 4 commodious car, or apart
nlent IN the centre of car, properly
lighted, warmed and furnished, and adapt
cd to tho convenient separation and due
security Of the mails, is to be provided by
the contractor, under the direction OF the
Department.
Railroad and steamboat companies are
required to take the mail from and deliver
1t into the post Offices at tho beginning <
and end OF their routes, and to and from al
Offices not more than eighty rods from a
station or landing. Proposals NAV be