Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-27
| NiTED STATES MAILS,
SOUTH CAROLINA,
PosI OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1853.
Proposals for conveying the mails of the United
States from July 1873, to June 30, 1871, the fol-
lowing routes in the state Of south Csr0lsa will
ment until p m of March 81 next, to be decided
The accepted bidders will be required to take
the oath commonly known ss the Test Oath and
scribed by law and the regulations of the Depart
5673 From Due West to DonaldsvilIe, miles and
back, three times week.
Leave Due West Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
AT TT"' at T. Dona ma by4pm;
Leave Doraldsyille Tuesday, Thursday and
ATa f'9r al b a. : W ? @ byspm.
Proposals for three additional trips per week
500 Prem Monticello, by Long Run, to Aston. a
Leave Monticello Friday atsam;
Arrive at Aston by Inn;
L La;t Aston M6n friday At pm;
57Ol Prom spsrtsnbuIg 9. H., by Valley Falls,
Mount Lebanon, New Prospect, Cannon ;
StS ana Tsyon to
miles and back, once a week.
hrfiys !. Frids1 Sy
Leave HeDdersOnvilIe Friday at l p m:
Arrive at spartsnburg c. Il. Saturday by 6
sos IRON Allendale, by Great Cypress. to Barn
Leave AIlendsie Tnesday and Friday at Sss m:
Arrive at BarDwell q. II. by IL q m;
Leave Bsrnwell U. Ii. Tuesday aud Friday at
Arrive at Allendale by5pm.
JdUf from ChdficstOn, by Hadrell and Thirty
Mile house, to North santee, IS miles and
back, once a week.
Leave Charleston Tuesday at PM
Arrive at North Santee next day 10y ii q m;
Leave Nor,h Santee wedns sday at IN;
Arrive at Charleston next day by a m.
aoJ from Darlington q. II to Lydia, 10 miles and
back once week.
Leave Darlington G.. III Friday att am:
Arrive at Lydia by 10 am;
Leave Lydia Friday at 2 p m;
s7o7 Arrive KId% At & Dy W, 20 q Il RysgP%
Health, Is miles and back. once week.
BIDDERS to propose schedule Of departures and
EoIEs.-Proposals must be to carry the mail
with celerit, certainty, and security, using the
terms Of the law, and they must be guaranteed by
two responsible persons, certified to Is such by q
postmaster or Judge Of court Of record.
No pay will be made for trips not performed, and
Tor each Of such omissions not satisfactorily
planned three times the pay OF the trip may be de-
Quoted. For arrivals so far behind time to
sufficiently excused, one fourth of the compensa
ton for the tnp Is subject to forfeiture Fines will
be imposed unless the delinquency be satisfactory
or into post ON &c; for suffering il to be Injured
destroyed robbed. or lost, and for refusing after
demand to convey the mail As frequently the
vehicles the route. The ostmaster General
may annui the contract for disobeying the Post
Office laws or the Instructions OF the Department.
he may alter the schedule OF departures and ar
rivals, and also order an increase Of service by
allowing therefor pro rata increase on the con
tract pay. He may also curtal or discontinue the
OF pay, allowing one months extra compens on
on the amount Of service dispensed with.
Bids should be addressed to the Second Assist.
possls. State OF South Carolina" and sent By mall
For forms Of proposal, &c, and other informa ).
ton, advertisements of October 81 1856 and of
this date In pamphlet form at the principsl post
laI6 law4w Postmaster General.