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11. IUNSICKER, P. M.
D. D. O'BRIEN, '
Newspaper Advertising
AND
COLLECTING AGENT,
Office corner Canal St. and Exchange
Place, No. 6,
NEw ORLEANS, LA.
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art' unsurpassed by any estallishmlcnt
in the State, and we feel confident that
-atisfaction will be given to those
who may favor uswith their pa-tronage.
WVe have on hand a good article of
BII'L-HEA- 1'A P'ELR,
NOTE PAPER,
and a fine assortment of fine busine-s
cards,
SATIN,
· , IVORY,
and CHIINA surfaced,
White :and colored.
Iosia1 gairs tf t Cifed erate
S*AN ACT, to be entitled an act to
prescribe the rates of portage is the t
Confederate States of America, and l
for other purposes.
. Asc'rlON 1. The Congress of the Con
, ederate States of America do enact,
That from and after such period as the
sPostmlaster General may by procla
- mation announce, there shall be charg
,ed the following rates of postage, to
gwit: For every single letter sealed I
and for every letter in manuscript or J
paper of any kind upon which infor- t
Snation shall be asked for, or commiu- t
nicate inwriting,or by marks or signs i
conveyed in the mail for any distance 1
between places within tie Contedrlnt, f
. States of America. not exceeding 50O 1
mniles, 5 cents; and for any distance' S
Sexceeding 500 miles, do ,uble t hat rate; t
:and 'every letter or parcel not x'eed- i
ing half an ounce in weight, shall 1, .
Sdeemed a single letter, and evervy ad
ditional weight of lialfanI ounce or ad- t
t ditional weight less than half a:l oulct'
shall be' charged with an additiisial
single postage; and all packages con- 1
taiining other than printed or written 1
.matter, and money packages in- "
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
weight as letters arte rated, and shall!
be charged double lhe rates ot'f postag
on letters; and all drop letter- or let- f
tecrs placed in any postoflice not for I
transmission but for delivery only, t
shal:l he charged with postage at the t
1 rate of two cents each; and iu all th e
foregoing cases the postage must be ,
1p'repaid by stamnps; and all letters
which shall hercafter 1,by advert ise.d as
remaining over or unealled for in any
postojlice shall be charg.ed with twoI,
cents each in addition to the regular
-postage, both to bei accounted tfr as a
other postages of this C(onfederatiotl.
"Si t'. 2. And be it /r/Ather enltated, i
That all newspapers not exc'eding
three ounces in weight, sent ftrom the
,tfic"c of publication to actual and'bo- 1
nai fde subscribers, shall hle ch;arzed
with postage as fWlows, ti-wit: the ,
postage on the regular nutnlliers (of a
newspaper publishedi weekly within
the Stat where pullished, shall b1.e (;
cents per quartqer; and pap:ers publish
ed semi-weekly, doluble that rate;
and papers puihlishied thrice a week,
treble their rate; and pers publllish
ed daily, six times that rate; and i
the postage on all iewspal.ers to ae
tual subscribers without thl, State <
where published, shall be charg'd
double the foregoing rates; andI perli
odicals sent fro',m the o(theie of l,uthli
Scation to actual and Lona /ire stl scri
hers, shall ie charged with postage as
ftill',ws, to-wit; the 1)pstags, ol the t
I regular numbers of a perinsicial, not I
exceediiig one and a half ,unices in
weight, and puilished moinithly, witlh
in the State who-re published. hulll 1 Ie t
3 cenlts pe'r q :sU'ter: it' pub1lished 1
ssemi-m,,nthlv, double that rat, ; and I
for every adiitinm:,l ,inoes sr tract i, t
of anu ournc , (ldoul,'le tlhe tlr,.:i',,inll:
rates shall be charge'd: d:ii lp, rioi- t
calspubilishdl i quarterl i,,r I,i-ma,, ithly
shall be charged one cent an ,,utne: I
and the p1,stage on all 1"" riodie'h
wtithouit the. State whiere pal.sli-hed. I
-hall le.c di.stble the, aiiv, -i,.c(ii ,itl
rates; :nl d regula n sn-l,,.ri,, rs i."
n,.ws 'papers a lnd leridi,.nl s-lull ,,."
ircqtuireid to pay ne quarttr's ,stae t
in advance. .Aind thr ils - l t. lhec 'lar'-e
ed upon every ,th.r nIws :pa:tl,: r and j
each circular not sale d, , leiidlill. on- I
Lra:'in g, paltphlh.t, p,,ri,,,oical :nd 1
lmaigazine whichIi shal:tl 1ie utsn :t. ectd t
i with at iy tluscript'i ,"r w'rittei ntl Ia- t
to , nott (xc'(edin t lhr.lie' insc:'es il
weiight, 2cenlts: at! 1: .e: 'it addi
nationalo atutc, or fractiosn f1 amun, c,. t2
cents additional; and in all c:tses the
postage shall b, prcpai1d 1y stanlis.
And boiiks bound or uinbutid, nit,,
weighing over fo'ur p1sonids, shall le
deeiid inailalde unmit 1er, a mtd salml h, I
charged with pos5tgc, ti h,, pil-paid I
by stimptls, tit 2 c('elts le'r ,)oltnce, for *
any distamce. 'Thi' publishi.rs ,'isnsws
pIpers ew periodicnls isay send to,
each other, from their rl'.spictive ,tih
ces of publication, free of postage, S
one copy of each publication.
S ,s'. 3. Ajd 1e i.~frtlter £-ladted, I
That it shall be the duty of the t
Postmaster General to provide and a
f'urnish to all D )eputy Pistimasters and f
to all other persons applying and pay- 8
ing therefor, suitable postage stamps, o
and stamped envelopes of the denom- 3
ination of two cents, five cents, and t
twenty cents, to facilitate the pre- I
payment of postage provided for in d
this act, and any person who shall
forge or counterfeit any postage stamp
e provider or furnished under the pro
visions,'of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
o printed on or attached to envelopesor
e not, or any dies, plate or engraving
d therefor, or shall make, or print, or
knowingly use or sell or have in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
!, such false, forged "or counterfeited
e dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure1 to be mnad or
printed, any pastage stamps of the
.1 kind provided and furnished by the
r PostmasterGeneral as l aforesaid, wit h
-out the especial authority and direc
- tion of the 1Postotlice Department, or
s who, after such postage stamps have
1 been printed, shall, with intent to de
" fraud the revenue.s of the Postolf ee:
:Department deliver may postage.
stamps to any person or persons. otlier
lth:ln such as shall b(e authlNrizeed ti,
r.e(.,'ive the same by any illistrullnt1lll
iof writing, duly e'xecuted under thit
- hanid of the Postmalster (;General aid
- the seal of the I'ostoliiee 1)epartlnelit
shall, on convictficn thereorf h)(e (ieenid
I guilty of feloiny, and 1h punisbiedl ,by
- a line not exceeding 500J, or ly im
Sprison.ment not exeeding five Vears,
Sor by both such tine and imptrisonl
inent ; and the exen'ses of procuring
1 and providing all suclh postage stamill.
:uandl letter envolopes as are provided
- for or authinrizcd byv this act. shall 1,e
r paid after f ing adjusted by the Au
ditor of the l'ost,,ffied Dep:rtmnent on
the certificate of the Postmaster (Gen
('ral out of al'ny money ill th'I'e T a:lrsury
arising from the revenues of the I'ost
lotice I Department.
• 'See 4. And be it fer/lhcr ,.narted,
'I'hat it shall be the duhty of ever'
)I .st erast'r to cause to be)( delfc.ed inl
r Isuh mainier as the PIostenaster Gi.n
cral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Confiederacy to letters dlepos
Sited in his lffice for deliverv or to be
si-ent hey mail; and if :111y I'ostnllinarr
selludixng litters in the mliail with siuchi
,- "taeg,. t:n1-nps atta'heId -hall (rliii
I to dt.aee the saianle, it shall be the
S1duty oft the l',ostmnlas-ter to whollse
Softlice such letters shall he, senlt tfr
1 delivery, to defahe thie stamps ad r'
r Mlort the deliliqulent P.ostmiiustcr to the
- ostnmalstier G(eneral. Aun if'ally per
s in shall iuse, or attelnmp to use, in
li, reaymlnti t of postage, any peostage
- staemps which shall har e heen befbre
I used f r' like urposs, such personls
1hall be. sub'ject to a peinalty of fifty
do llars t',r every such ,)tl'iltse, to 1le.
I recovereid in the name of' thei Coified
- lrate States of Amelrica ill any coulrt
cit ol)ml.ettnt jmurisdit ion.
• ',.c . A..'Dd ble it ./hrthr ,'nviedtt
TI'lh:t f0rom atid after the dlay when
t)i.- act g'.s iinto etf;ect, the
t frianlki privilege shall libe abolished;
I ''/ ' Irld 1/, that the lioistiilnistelr G( eiel'
- Ifu al hlis chii'fcherks, and thee Audi
tor' of tlhe ''reasiury for the I',.-tffitee
I 1),,:trtiilent sh:1i6ll . h : and t ihey a
I I i,.er-l a : tltherizey.i 1 tit aitms it
tl'r.it ugh thit mails, free otf lost' a,
aInV letters, 1,ac:kanets. or oler nl:;t
- ti'rs rilating exeliu ~ivelv ti their (,ili
S i:ial du ,ties. ori ti the lisitiess if the
.,: i ,ollic"e )elartni entl : but tli.v
! h:i l iu tv.'("r1 s lch ('n s, tie dor--e ol)
lth' :tclek (fl' thlett eri'r lack:igs ite
1I he sent lre tit' lof postge ,. cer their owl
.siilglatur-es, tit, wiord-, '( )ticial humi
l t'ss.'anlld li"r a:ly iuch e('llorsliewt'.iii
thl.ely (made, the pers"on So ofliindhiin
- shall forfieit ndll pay taxes $30(i; (,,./
I proriddd further', tie, sevral tply
- Postmlnsters thrieuhiehott the (:mconfi(her
Iate, Shall shall he and heireby are ait
I thorzl Ito siend theroiugh tlhe miil:
- ree of p estae all letters al patek
-a ges which it leaV he their duttyc , or
- th nea IV le"ave' eleenvsiel to tralied smi t
I ti aily lerscn or -elace., and whirl
s lisll relate, exilu n iv,,el tee tle 1cut--i
n,,ss ueftlheir risle,,tivit ofliies, itr '
tthee |c.-si utess. ithe I coset,,ice 1)epart
lllint; hut im ,ver. sucit case the
I ietetiy ' Poistiemastei" seindingii any sulch
I ltter ,r package, s,hall etldorse' there'
Cell, ,ever his ow, siiatit'ree, thee words
- 'Post,)feice li--iiiess,' and ftr any i oted
' every such endoirsetnemet, ftilsel y
- enlhe, the' prson nmkimig the satle
shall ft'feit and pay i3(W.
See. 6 Ami be it fur/',er esacted,
That the third snctieen oi an act oli
titled an act t'lurtt 'er to amend 'an
I ntt entitled an act to reduce ani unod
I fy the rates of postage in the United
States, and fbr other purposes, pass
ed March 3, 1S51,' approved March
3, 1855, whereby the letter registra
I tion system was established,beand is
hereby repealed from and after the
day whin this act goes into effect.
"eSee. 6 Be it further enacted, etc,
p That no letters shall be carried by the
express or other chartered compan
iesºuraless the same shall .be prepaid
by being enclosed in a stamped en
velop of this Confederacy; and any
companly violating the provision of
this act shall forfeit and pay the sum a
of $500 for each offense to be recov
ered by action of debt in any court of
this Confederacy having cognizance
thereof, in the name and for the use
of this Confederacy.
Sec. 8 Be it further enacted, That
the Postmaster General of the Con
federate States he and is hereby au
thorized to make all nece.ssary ar
rangements for the transportation of
mails bet.weeni the territories of this
and other VGovernments, subject to
the approval of the President Iuntil
postal treaties caui be etlkected."
"Passed Felb. 21, ]361."
PROPLE(TUS
(f1t Tit t.:
OilMt R BA.\ SNN:l.
_ lie Bossier Enunam.r i I lpllished
at Hellevue, l a., at t hree dollars rer
annunl to sing h'l suil-,ril,,rs. .Adver
tistnelilllt inlsertedl at. .1 S ir slquare oft
ten lines or fess. amlit o cnt, for each
suIlJsequenlt inserti,,n11. 1'rofli'ssional 4
and business (calrd' not e'xcl''dilg one
square, including p:tper, tn dollars I
Ier annum ; five dollars fr si x months. ]
Advertisements fir til. year inserted I
,n1 very liberal terms. 'lhe' Baunerl
is an in delpndent. paper, alnd has as.
large a: circulation as anmy paper puh
lished in North ]Louisitin:l. Address
WM3. II. SCANLANI),
Editor and Froprietor.
Read.
To Country Printers, & Merchants.
'1'The facilities of the :.hreveport
Daily N,,s
JO O1"1']CE,
are such as to enable us t:. do prin
ting.
Of afc/ descri,tiona, at te' .hortfest no
t .'r'.
Printers sending orders. can have
.I(JOBS done at satiicient low pric.es to
t:table tlhemi to realize a fai, vrofit, on
the same.
Thei 3Imnr/ must aa'ayltr e r-company
the orderr.
('ouuntry- merclhants, lail save timie,
tr, 1lh', :ttul ( )xlus, lv sending all
their orders for .IGl I 'I1'TIN(I , at
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THi'll- 11 LE'V1'O IT
Weekly News,
I'u!l,lishl id in the city f i r. rv -
port, P'arish of '. addo. every Mindav
imorninig at the low price oft S:2 :'4.-
'I'he News will ni,,t ,be frwarddtI to,
:may "address, until the subscrilti( n
miniIyV is received, as it is pullishlIt
on the cash priliciphle; andl the t,,rti
lu'ing put. at low figures, will nit atl
mit of credit.
It is the cheapest paper pnl,li-hl ,1
in the State, the sleet is 2-4 hy :;( ill
che-s, anid contains twcntq-ec'lJt cr,/
ai,ns of rearinjge matter, set in .,l/id!
/Itype. 'The Weekly News iS lli(1c,.
op ot' the reading published inii thlt
daily, and coutains the lhtst nIw.- r'.-t
eiv.ed in Slrreveport, anld w,.ll .-:
lected articles. lit fact it is ,1,, ,tI
the
BEST FAMILY PAPEItS,
pul1lishltl in the Slut Ii.
Sl.'ie'imni copiesl, will h. te;'wardl'd
t,, such as dh'siri sublscril1in'.
The chunu| will cnltaln articls. I
selectedand-riiiinal, whi,-h will prvt t
it' i tterost anml teln to Ithi wellhre (f it
interests of til,' S,,uth; a114 internal (
cinityv, will Irec.'iv', thl undividedl at
teution of ti,, pll,lishe.'r,
Th1, clllllull of thl, New's 'will h,
op.. n to every p(rso,,n. l',ersonnl arti
clhs will not, under any circumstances,
(eithe r as communi cations or tadver
tisemenets,) be published. (
Correspondence is solicited from all I
sectionis. ]
JNO. D)ICKINSON. 0
Proprietor.
Papers publishing thie above three I
monthis, will be entitled to an exehange
for the Dl)aily¢
Shreveport PIrices C(urre I.
Corrected Erpressly for she Daily Y au
SUGARu.......... Sr w .11
COFFEE........ . . 22 9 2:3
RICE.. ...... .... 7 8
BAcoN, ShlouIlders. 1 '4( I
Hams ... 1 S a) '20
Sides..... 00 (a) is
LARD ............ 1:5 o 17
RO1 E...... ... 17 '- I
IRON. .......... ;
IRON COTTON TIES. oI 1(1
(iAN LEs I..... ... 2a5 'd 2S
CuEESE....... .... 1. 2a) 1 1
SPUNYARN....... :27 -
LEA D....."...... 9 ' 10
WHIsKY', y gall.. 4.5 2i 50(
[(-I,. .. -..... . :""-.:; .' 1(1
011., Lard...... .1 I () ¬
,ined ...-. 1 7. Ia
FI"L.o a, 131' l)arre l.. S 00 1"2 00()
" '.exa ~ 100 lbs 4 00 w 5 00(
PI)rK ........... 28 00 0()
Ll1..E ............ 5 (11) rc
VINEt; AR...... . .. . 4 0 o 0. 0 (0
I .11ENT..... . 4 00 ' -
I'OTAT).:S, 1 l3IrrIel 5 0 ,a, 0 )Of
,l\(.'INd; , Indiai... 16 /Zl;t
KeRntucky 1N8 20 o
CoaxR, IV hush(.l... 75 « ýB .I
().A1'S............. , ,70
BRAN, Cwt..... ] 1J5 r a
IIAY...... ...... 2 75 ,G
Po(WDER, ', K](t*.. 18 00 O 2() (I00
NAILI.S .......... 15 50 6)00
SHoTr, ~V bag..... 2 371' 2 75
SALT, P Sack.... 2 75 ¬a300
.I1' IREII;IIT....... 75 ' 100(1
I)owV, COTTON-. 1 i0 '
t.lIrevel)ort. Cott.I i 1I:trkct
Corrected Expressly forthe IDaily Necs.
Inti'rior............... 0 r 9
Ordinary......... .... O( 0
(;o ,d () rdilnry....... 0 0
Low Mlidliing......... 7 0
Middling ..... ........ S 'L 0
(God 31iddli33g....... 9 r-ýj((
N'.v ()rlrktitns "'rics C.'.rcr r . •
Srci;A\n,......... ;. 'v
( I',OFFER ,. -......... 1 9
c,- i......... .... .. . :3
BAcoN, Shoulders.. 12 G
Huanw ..... 16 @
,ides..... 14 ac 17
LARDo............ 1.: G
o ,............. 11 'a 1?
lIoN,............ ... z) .5
CA(DLES. ....... 2. 1 'a 2"
CIEI: E.......... (O0 r ()00
SPrN YARN........... 00
1 :D ........... (0 .)
\'HINKY, P gall.. 37 d
.MOLASSIS......... @ - 23
LARD (.11 .......... 95 1 00)
LinS,(ed, ... I 50 O' 2 0)
FLUR, 'i harrel.. 9) 00 L 10 00
I'ORK............ . 0240 W '25; 0()
lI E, ............ 2 00 2 5o
VINE(;AI, .......... . .U0 '~i 5
(.'1EN' ',.... ...... 1 t
'IiTAT)EFs, P 1l1h1. _ 1( gU1 0 ((0
ll.tI';r I. India. . 14 "u Is
Kntutckv,. 15 ' 1
S'uo N. l' huslu,1... %a 0:i
( )Atr. ............. 0 O(1 ,tO 0 i(;
li:AN , t-) 100 lls .. I ::.5 ; (,)
"I.\ 1 tn'i...... ; ()30 ,t 3.2 t1I)
Powir), " kh.k... 0 0() 'a
NS Lts....,........... { il G
Slla 'i', 'hi l,;' ....... (1 (00 0 00)
SiA.'u, : .-ack....... 12 ' 2 1.v
N el. ()rlh.tn- (':ttIh- T%1nltah t.
T, 'xa-, ' h .:il. 1s' ti t 20 'i) :il o ;U It
I qty ........ ... II ))'a 1 i' I )
,'," l ( ',tl,',P" h,"l .. M it9; 10 (1
Shl , , ' hiai ' l. . -I (1 -3 I ,uI 5, (,I
li 'tiri,r. ... ...... 2 '.! 'i . -1 U)
li,., , II' 11i0 t.- r . . I) 00(; 6 o(
2d quality......... J. . 0o5'l' 20 13
• r1xc.h' pt.clrt Ilide~ 31eI.l.eti
C'orrcold Daily Ay . ';. TIryon
l)RYv Hlti.i-........... 13 j G
(;u:I1"N d, .......... . /-. 2
li:ER- SKIN-............ 10 ' 1'L
(T'I'TI: '" ............ : 'Z it L t)
I h)l\V...' ........... .') 1 3
i'ALI-Iscw ............. ( 4 -
D Ic"TI" AR-l ").
1500 Pictoral 1llustrations.
G600 to 10,00(1() i'w wordts iln tlt'hro (,
niulary. W'ith other lin0W teatlur.
Togethler with rll tile malter of pre· i
ous editions. II o1(.e volillii'n of 17T51
pages. lPrice 8 6..O. Sold by i11
13,okullers.
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