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H" MAILS.
New -Tri-weekly-Arrives
'aen4~i Thursdays and Sun
La.! p. n, Departs Mondays,
W- ,Saturdays at 4 a.m.
T'aexas ETl--Tri-weekly-Arrives
Tueemya, Thmundays and Satur
days at p. m. Delprts Mondays,
Weds adF ridays at 4 a. m.
Arkans -TlTri-weekly-Arrives
Wedfsa, Fridafys and Sundavys
at p. M. DeartsTuesday. Thurs
days and Satirdays at 4 a. in.
Monroe Mail-Daiy--Arrives daily
at 7 a.m. Departsdaily at 5i p.m.
Albany Mail--.Semi-WVeekly-Ar
rives Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6
p. im. Departs Mondays and Fri
Javs at 6 a. m.
,Natchitoches Mail-Weekly-Arrives
'L'hursdaysat 12 m. DepartsTThurs
days at 1 p. m.
O)ftice houre-From 8 to 12 a. m.; from
~ to6 p.m.
Sundays, from 8 to 9 a.ni.
H. HUNSICKER, P. M.
D. D. O'BRIEMN
Newspaper Advertising
AND
COLLECTING AGENT,
Office corner Canal St. and Exchange
Place, No. 6,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
VWeekly City Correspondence in
E':nglish, French, German and lpan
ish Languages, furnished on moder
ate tqgius.
Bills sent for Collection from any oJ
yotr friends, wll he prompt/ly atten
d ed to. n1*
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whi o Lnty favor ts with their patron'ticage.
WVe hImve on hand a good arrile osit
13ILL-HtEAD PA 'PER.
NOTE PAPER,
and a tino atsortiment of fine busiunec
tards,
SATIN,
IVORY,
and CRtNA ourfaeddi
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" AN ACM to uuae d an act to
CýujpWr i e se f Americar. and
onTinrs 1. Th O eoýr of the Cos
'deradte Sates Amserica do eeact,
T'hat ftom and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla
mnation announce, there shall be charg
ed the folIowing rates of postage, to
wit: For every single letter sealed
and fyr every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which infor
mation shall be asked for. or commnlu
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Conftdrate
States of America. not exceeding 500
miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel inot wext-ed
ing half an ounce iu weight, shall be
deemed a single letter, and every ad
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage ; and all packages con
taining other than printed or writtein
unatter, and money packagesi in
cluded in this class, shall he rated by
weight as letters are rated, and sh:ll
be charged double the rates ot" pstage
on letters; and all drop letters or let
ters placed in any porstotlie not for
transmission but for delivery ,.ioly,
shall be charged with postage at the
rate of two cents each : and in all thel
foregoing cases the postage inust ,i
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be adverti-.-ed as
remaining over or uncalled fir in any
postomftce shall be charged 1 ith i wo
cents each in addition to the rerular
postage, both to be accountelld for as
other postages of this (',entederation.
"Site. 2. And be; it ,furthrr ,nrvrltd.
That all newspaplLers not exceedingi
three ounces in weight, sent fron the
otfice of publication to actual and /,o
nafide subscribers. shall be charmrgeil
with postage as follows, to,-wit: the
postage on the regular nuiiiiers t :t
newspaper published weekly is it hin
the State where published. shall ,be (~
cents per quiart er; and papers publish
ed semi-weekly, double that rate:
and papers published. thrice a week.
treble their rare ; and papers I,uilish
.d daily, six times that rate : and
the postage on all newspapelrs to ac
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall ie. cha;rgeid
double the foregoing rat,; : and peri
odicals sent from the otlice of publi
cation to actual and bona /ide'siubscri
hers, shall he charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers of a periodical, not
exceeding one and a half ounc.s1", in
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where publishxed. shall he
:8 cents per qguarter; it' 1pullishlled
s-eni-monthlly, double that rat.e; and
for evary adldiiional ounce or traction
of an mur tii double the t;, re,',,iing
rates shall he chiarged; andl ieriodi
cals publi-hed quarterly or hi -ie inthly
shall be clharng d oie c(ent IIn ,,uict:
and the postage ti all l.eriloicals
without the State where, ptuli.ished,
shall he dobhi' the alove specifie.d
rates; anl r-tgutlar sullhscr'i-ers to
newspapers and lperiilic'als shi:a l lit
required to pay one .lquarter'- pestalg
inll advance. And there- shall h, e-hir.'
ed uponl ev're othe.r new.-ppr an t
eachi circular n-t sealedi, hatndlhill, en
graving, pamnlhilet, periiiical and
mnagazine which shall be uiticonnecte-,i
with any maiuscript or wV'ritt-li tl;at
ftr, notl oxceteedlng three mtlacms ii
weight." 2 c'nts; and tf- e'acl aelddi
tiinail ounce ori tractiitn of atn oluci(', 2
cents additionl;i and in all cas.ts the
piostage shall li prepaimd I,- stittmips.
And books bouind o,-r unhi un d, 1ot
weighiiia over four pm, iiidls, shall hbe
dteeimied unailablh mihittir, and .i-haill h
eharfgid witrh postage, to be preptaid
liv stamps, at 2 tents pm- c ti.ice-.r
aims- distane,. ' h, l uhliish ers ,,n 'iiiw.
iapel;irs or periodi.icals l iv e Send tli
i-eath othiet, troi their rcisiectivte oth
-c.5 of ptublication. free .f postiLge.
OIte copy of oach ptiblication.
S i-. :'. A.ul be it f.rth/r ('hatted,
Tihat it shall be the duty of thn
postmniastr (eneral to provide aind
furnish to all Deputy Postmnasters and
to all otier persons applying and pay
ing therefor, suitable postage stamps,
and stamped envelopes ot thieenom
ination at" two cents, five cents, and
twenty cents, to facilitate the pre
payment of postage provided 'for in
this act, and any parson who shall
fegor eouaterfeit any poatagsstamp,
pe t11h e ' a' e ýuM e plat
v' et this or. any eri.er act
wh t e same are impesmed aJ
printei ea or attached to envelopes
t, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, of
knowingly use or seU or have in pos.
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such fathe, forged or counterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps of the
kind provided and furnished by the
PostmasterGeneral as aforesaid, with
out the, especial authority and direc
tion of the Postoflice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de
fraud thle revenues of the Postoflice
Department deliver any postage
.stamllps to any person or lpersons other
thailn such as shall be authorized to,
receiv(e the same by any instrumnent
of writing, duly executed under thel
haIul of the 1Postmlaster G(eneral and
the sea of the I'o.stotlice 1)epartmiiint
shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
glilty of felon-,y. and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $5(W0, or by iml
prisomlllent not excee.ding live years,
or by both such line and ilnprison
mnent ; and the expenses of procuring
amnd providing all su.ch postagte statI)ps
and letter envolopes as are )provi,'d
tsr or authorized by this act, s1hall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au
ditor oft the l'ostoflice Dcepartment on
the ctrtificate of the I)ostlll;ast er (.en
eral out of illany money in the 'Treasury
aris-inlg from tlhe revenues of tihe P'. tst
)oficte liepa;tmtnnt.
'-Sec .1. And ie. it fjrther (enaflted,
I'l:hat it sl:till be thlle dutlly of every
I'',tmllastltr to enuse to be detfaced ini
such mallltlier as the Postmaster (et'n
•er:tl shall direct, all postage stamps:ll)
ot' this C'untthderacv to letters l,.pos
itedi inll his otice f;or delivery or to be,
setmnt by mail; and it' any '.ostnmalster
sen0tting letteors ill th, mail With .suchli
posture statnp-s attached .hall ,,miuit
to dfale lthe s:aluie, it shall hie tl)h
duty of the. l'ostnma.ster to whllse
',nlie such letters shall Ito sent for
delivery, to, deface the sta:umps and re
rorl tli delinqulent Piostm:'ter t llth
Po'lstmllaster (lenleral. And' If anty p'r
5so11 shall use, or attemp' to use. in
preliynlniltnt .1' p stag.. anllv pllsta
stalmps wIiiell1 shill ha' .' h)enl bieft)re
ulsdtl for like purpoe .:, sue.m p""rsoi:
shatll se subt ject ti a penalty ~ of tift v
dollars for every -uch oftO.llse, to) l,
recoverei.l.d in the nilame of the '(otf;d
erat'" States of Allmerica in aimv court
fro oltipet (tit jurisdlict ion.
"Sec :. And he it flrther enqat'd.
Th:it froim and after tohe (t;t\ whenii
this act goes into 1 ile,'ct, t hi'
fr:aliking privilege sihall be aliolisilhed;
]ride'ld. , thatl thi 1' istast ll(r l lLer
al and his chief clerks, tand the Atuidi
tir of the 'ireasury llol r the l' osttlice
Il llpartini'nt shall e andll they :Ire
h,'r.thy ntritlorizcd to transmit
thironluh thl netails, free of post t',ag
any letters, packages, or ,tlher ninti
t'L$ relint ilig exclu.nivcl m to their illi
cial duties., or to the btusiness of the
SPostotlie' )illpartlient; but theiv
shall iii every sucih case endorse in
th.- lbtak it tihe llitt'erori packages tit
iet' sent fvet ,ot postage. ov'er their towni
si'natul'res, thel wiords. '" Itlicial blnsi
Ii'tss,'and for any such enlidortsenlliti
falsely made, the person so oefledilig
ihall forfeit and pay taxes $300: a'nd
provided further, the several Depu yv
Postmasters thronuhout the ('onfitdehr
ate Shall lshall be anld hereby are au
thorized to send through the mails
frete. lt' postage' all letter's and ack
:igTli which it Illay hei their duty, or
til'he' ay hiavte otl.esiOll to trillsliit
tO illy? lsiriui iil lpluce, and which
slhil relatiti ,xclusiv'ely to thll' Iusi
nlll' ctftlhilr rt.ptcti\vc otliccl, or ti
tilh' It1,uinfle.-of tihe losttofice .Dipail't
1i1uri: biut illn cv.ery s.ull cas:. thei
i )ePii" 1)l)stmtiliaitr SenidinIg tiny 5u1'h
lettr or packuekil' shiill ulnder'lse therl
on, orver his owV, 'i'llnatulri.. thi' woirds
*'Ii.tfttictl businessill',' auld tl-r ialiy and
c*v''ry suliclh endorsenllelit, tfalsel v
I:iadu,, ite person miakinlg thtle sanil
shi:all foribtit and ipay $:300.
,(ec. ci And be it .f/rtAer enacted,
l'hat tlhe third sectiion of lul act en
titlhd till ta firthller to ainllelid 'an
act tlltitled atn act to reduce ILnd mod
t'v the rates of postage i thile United
tatcs, :andl for other purposes, pass
ed March :;. 1.31,' approved March
3, 1.55, whereby the letter registra
tion system was established, he and is
hlereby repealed from and after the
doay when this act goes into effect.
"Sec. 5 Be iJt frtker eracted, etc,
That no letters shall be carried by the
Onp o oear eter ehateuere an*
0 methe same shall 'be
enclosed in a en
'ifI this Confederacy; and any
edmpany violating the provision of'
this act shall forfeit and pay the slum
of 500 for each offense to be recov
ered by action of debt in any court of
this Confederacy having cognlizancu
thereof, in the name and for i he use
of this Confederacy.
Sec. 8 Be it further esacted. That
the Postmaster General of the omn
federate States bie and is herhv au
thorized to make all necxessary ar
rangements for the transportation ot
mails between the territories oft' this
and othltr (G vernlll'ts. suhbj.et'toi
thle approval of thl. P'resident until
postal treaties can e 'ieI;'etted.''
"iPassed 'Feb. 1. 1 sti ."
O)F "TiJ 8
LS IE .Bi I.LNNEIlt.
TlE lh(,sier Baim."r is p1uli-hed
at Bellevue. La., at three d, ll:iar- pert
:anlltul to, singl' stubsc.rihe.rs. Adver
tisetlents inserted at . 1 per s1 l'ar. it"'
ten lines or less, and :,U cents t;,r ,'ie ihi
sutbs lluellt inlst'xtio1. i r't,|-,sioii.
antid husiness car:tls liot ,sxc (etdi xe onit.
squtare, including paper. ten dollars
plIranullllll ; tivedoll;'rs t;,r ri x mlxntllhs.
Advertis.nnfhits for the v%.'r ins,.rt,,i
,i very liberal ternms. '1'l.." l 11.1*'r
is till i I(xxepenulhnet paper, a:nd ha- as;J
large a circulatimu as aunv paper pub-I
lished in ,n'rth Loisina. A'lhle -
W1V. if. S(.4ANLAN1).
ldit," ind r ':Ft1 pnri te'.
To Country Printers. & Merchlants.
The falt'itiet.s oft the Shre'tep'rt
I)ail\" N '" .
•Ixil l. i to IF i 1a '. '
4 'Atilatxr iltercxal t".al ()l. 1"t1('1":.
are' urch ai toe ,eial," s t dsx prin
t! at'at1 ,trihtei , at th, .,' , r/,./ no
Printrrs ,endin,.orde., - rs. cma h1:v,"
.i )1i'S dond e aIt su.(fli)iit ltw tpri'ce s to
, hl il ll' th le tilt realize :i t':i, l.,r,.lit. ~]
tthe.s:Hnit..
W' llU oeay m? st 1,l(( rNw.cwr.',ompsUtny
ter orde.r.
('oix trv eu i l'challt.' (',.t l i :tV'e time,
ti'illrnhl. a:tn h expleo,, t s ndi llu; aIl
their orders tfr .i( ) pllrINrI'N l. at
ithieiv inw. rcvdic, Sh. ireveplort. ll.
H'IltE i l-ItEI'IIT i'l"
Weekly News,
p'ulli.tshed in tlhe ity aof Sihre e
port. Parisiih of ('adds. ,.,."ery Mndavy
heing put at low figures, will not a"d
mit of credit.
It is the (lcheapest paper p})u1lis.h,1 d
inll th State, the sheet is 21 by :;t; in
ohies, and contains twenti,-eight ,,d
,utnhs of readin' matter, selt in *llid
t,rpe. T'he eekly Newii is Hmad,
tip of the reading published in th
daily, and contains the latest new.- r.
(eivecd in Shreveport. and - w'ell s,'
leeted articles. In fact it is o',. ..f
the
BEST L"AMILY ]'APl.]II,
plxhlished in thte S' oxtth.
Mlx'ciiniln x'opix' s will 1' tfli'ward.ld
t'i such ats desire slbise-'ihilix.
T'he' e-xlttmnli'i will ct xltiii ari jelx.s,
of' intx'r,.st and tx'td 1') tli wveltarr, ,'l
its renxehrs. It will le dxv,,ted t, tli'h
inxprovx'linl'lts in thl' 'axisix aid vi i
einity, will c't'e'ive tie l uidi vidxd at
tentiion of tlx' pulishier,
Th' cuxiliuni ot' thle Nx'ws will he
op('n to ever'V per'sot. .iPerSonall airi
dles will ixit, untider liltv Cir'uilxi.rtlnc'',
('itllhr as comiimx nietxtions or mlivii -
tixeilrientS,) be published.
Cox'rx'spotndence is solicitted froth all
sections.
JNO. DICKINSON.
Proprietuxr.
Papers publishing the above three
monthsuwilthew untitled to an exchange
for the I)ailv.
1-1
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Corrseted I xpreaal for 0e4 Daily .\'.
Ir'iAR'...... .... S 1
Cur"FRE.......... º 3 ;:1 tr ,
llc 4 .......... -
ACNS. Sho~ulders. 44 "a: 1:"
Jiorlt.... ]'a. 1
Sid e;..... 0 1)1 ·
lI..t I t ............ 15 1
1it)1'I:......" ..,.. 1(9 1".
I I()N C!OTTON 'I1zE,* 10
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r(t .i ([... .. - . 12A 14
PIN N A........ 27.',r -
'~J1K .'" gall.. 1" 'ý: :,1,
31olA:-SES..,..... . r, ;- 1!)
(IL, jlrd ..... .I i)l 'a
Linseed. - .. 1 73 5'
F"LOURI. L'P barrel. . S' 00 44i 1' 2 lp(,
Texas 'Pi 100 lbs 1 00 /a : ;f()
YORKK....... ...._ 2$ 01) "a :)
Lr.0E....0....... .> 00 'a
1'INECARt.- . . _ .. : :i0'a't; .01t
(_'BMF\T......... 4 00 "a
"1"A"I'A~OJ, 1i" barrel ~i50 4t. (a (1)
l'.iea~u,,e;, India..- . 11; 'a1s
Kcntalekv 1.`3 t. 21
1 'olI,4'P bushel. . . 74) cr. 7O
4 ........... ' a 1
iht 4)' cwt.... 1 1
HAY ............2 75 'a
I'(.wI)ER. "1i' Keg. - 1I 00) ",21 53(1
N.Aiil. -3....5.. . .5 50 'a 4jl)1
1111)'1'. 'P bag. .h." . 2 :;7)'. 2
A.LT', 4'y Satck-... 2 75 'a;o
11 1'I r t IT...... 7.5 '" 14
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?l)eIIIt1(*3)rt 1)rt o l % 1'tI ':iv" c
t 'e~rrrrted Eijr. sa,,ffar the lrnilz .. ir
IIiti"11o 1' . . .. . . . . .. (I 'a' I
4 )rdinarv ..... _.... ,
(;) d ( )1i - lilnar..v .... (4 it 1'
L.ow '1i(!t(llil4,,.. . 'a 4
Middliili.' . N 'U
(;ood Nliddliller .... . *;
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1'I.'uiit. l' baurr 1. . 14 0l+4 ' 1(I ufI
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l'tluir\'. '~i'ithi other row~ te'altiirc.i
'['ogtit her v~itli all (14. iIlt 'I'~· ot pr.1\ i.
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~aE~Itr. 'rict ~ 8C.50. 5.ild b~y ah.
C'. & C. MIERRIAM,
k~pringliidd M888.
