Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-22
T1NIIkD STATES MAILS.
LOUISIANA.
PO-r OFFtcE DPpaprxRxr

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
PROPOSAL, for conveying the mails Of the Tpissed
States from July l. 1878, to uue 20 1911 ON the fol
c,iycd at the Contract 0ffice of this Depsrtmsnt
until ?. NJ: OF March 81, ISIS, to be decided BY
Contractors and carriers are required to take the
oath b. acts Of Congress of July 3 1851
sOos From New Orleans, by Fort Pike Shields.
bOro, Miss Pass Christian, Mississippi City
back, three times sWeek, by sieamb ani' and
Lesye New Orleans, Tuesday, Thursday and
Arrive at ocean Springs by SPIN;
Leave Ocean Springs Monday, Weanesd ay and
Arrive At New oriean, byspm
PROPOSES to run by different schedule will be
sOS3 Prom New Orleans. By Jefferson to Carrolton
Smiles and back, twice week.
Leave New Orleans Monday and Thursday at
Arrive at Csrrolton by I2m;
Leave csrroltoH Monday and Thursday at
Arrive at New Orleans by4pm
SOsI From CeyipRton: by Parkersvile and Lima,
to Gainesville iMiss..) ~ miles and back once
Leave Covington Tuesday atsam;
Leave Gainesville Wednesday at m;
sOss From Thibedt aux to Terrebonne, miles and
back, six times a week, In connection with
Proposals.. to end at Lsfourehs Crossing, in.
stead of TeIrebonne, will be considered
IS miles and back, once a week
Leave Point CouPee Friday At IN;
Leave Resedsle Saturday at 8 a m;
arrive At Point Conpee by, IN.
lloyd, to Delhi 10 miles aud back, once
Leave Lake Providence Monday at6am;
Arrive at Delhi next day by I'm;
Leave Delhi Tuesday at pm:
S0oo From Bastrop, by Prairie Mer Rouge. Point
Jefferson and Jones Ferry, to Ion, 81 miles
and back, once week.
Leave Bastrop Monday at I'm;
ATiiye at Ion by pm;
Leave Ion Tuesday at am;
sOsa from Monroe, By Trenton, Douglas. Vienna
Minden. Bellevue, Col,svilie and senteII's
Store to Shreveport, 100 miles and back, three
Leave Msnroe Monday, Wednesday and Fri.
dsy, ATTAIN
Arrive at shreveport next day by IOpm;
Lave shreyepert Monday. "Wednesday and
500 From Bellevue, by CottCn Valley. Orchard
Grove ana DSreheat. ARR ~ to Magnolia, IS
miles and BACK. once week.
Leave Bellevue Monday at am;
Arrive al Magnolia ne At day by I2m;
Lr.Ee M y, gn;idsn TUESDAY at pm;
SC9l From Mansfield, by Pleasant Grove to Pu
iaski' tTexasJ 81 miles and back, once a
Lave Man, field Monday at6am:
A fGIT p II PgIa,k n.l Tuesds by sPm;
Arrive at Mansfield by pm.
ots's rom Warrington; by Bunbarton and Bayou
Hruf to Holnesville, b miles and back, once
Leave sshngton Thursday at an;
ATTlNc AT HOiIursyiile by pm:
Leave Holmes Vile Friday at . IN;
Arrive at ashiDgtOn by pm.
$3.50 From Opslousss TO Plaqnemine Brulee, -
miles and back. once a week
Leave Opelousas M onday at Sam;
arrive at Plaquenine Brulee by PM
Leave Plaquenline Brulee Tuesday atsam:
1901 From S oRel IBERIA by by msrme,,oD
Charles and West Fork to Orange TexasS'
l5o miles and tack: once aweek.
Leave New Iberia Monday at I'm:
Arrive 6 at Orange fourth days by l2m;
Arrive at New Iberia fourth da Az, bysrm
$685. From Lake Charles, By West Fork ana Raj
i h.st Ferry Ferry 10 Gum Spring. 81 miles and
Leave Lake charles Monday at am;
Arrive at Gum Spring BY pm;
Lesyr Gum Spring Tuesday at 8 am;
NoIFsIPrOpO.als must be to carry the mails
with "celerlty, certainty aud security, using the
terms of the Law, and they must be guaranteed by
i~S IesrensIble persons certified to as such by
No pay will lie made for trips not performed, and
for each OF such omissions not satisfactorily ex-
planned, thrte times the pay OF the trip may be de-
Quoted. For arrivals so far behind time as to
break connection with depending mails, aud not
sufficiently eNcu-td one fourth of the conn Dsa-
non Tor the trip i subject to forfeiture. Fines
will he imposed unless the delinquency be salts
from int" post office; for suffering il To- be in
iur' destroyed. robbed, lost: and for refusing
tbs contractor rms. or il CONCERNED in running
vehicles On the route. The Postmaster General
Office laws or the instructions of the Department
He may alter the schedule of departures and ar
lowing therefor pro rata ase on the contract
pay. He may also curtail discontinue the ser
ray. allowing months extra compensation on
ths amount Of service dispensed with.
tant Postmaster General superscribed :. Prons,
sails. State OF Louisiana, > and sent BY mail
sion advertise m nts OF this date. and of 6ctS
Der 81, l7h", IN pamphlet form at the principal