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'The Daily News.' DAILY NEWS ' .b Printing Office. BOOK AND JOB Printing, CARDS, "an phlets, Blanks, CIRC LAIIS, BILLS OF LADIVG, PLAIN AND FANCY ..HOW CARDB, and HANDBILLS, ?I L-HEADS, BAi LL TICKETS, WEDDING; IV ITATIO , WAG(ON RECEIPTS, .ATALO(; CUE S, L Anrd ,,eryi de.,,r;iption of .Lls. re unnpaLssed by anT y establishment Sthe State, and we tfel confident that stisfaction will be given to thse lo may favor us with their patrona,. We have on hand a good article ft BILL-HEAl) PAPER, NOTD PAPER, aid a fine assortment of fine lusine-:. trdls, SATIN, IVORY, and CHINA surfaced, ,'hite and colored. H EADQUARITERS, BAT- 'ITALION LIKHIT 'INFANTRY -Ient. Col. dmonston, who ser . ed in the Mexicmn Ware is now l * g up his Battalion to its full com 'ement, for the C. 8. service. Companies attaching my report the Adjutant, No. 36 Natchez .reet. Postal Altirs of th Cos stae States. * ANACT, to be eati ed as art to 1 prescribe the raes of postage in the a Confederate Statesof Amnerica, and i for other purposes. . SeCTION 1. Tke Congress of the Con- a federate States of America do exact, a That from and after such period as the t Postmaster General may by precla- a mation announce, there shall be charg- a ed the following rates of postage, to- 1 wit: For every single letter sealed I and for every letter in manuscript or paper of any kind upon which infor- ( cmation shall be asked for, or commu nicate in writing, or by marks or sons conveyed in the mail for any distance I between places within the Co(nfedrate I States of America, not exceeding 500 miles, 5 cents; and for any distance a exceeding 500 miles, double that rate; 1 and every letter or parcel not exeed- i ing half an ounce in 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 a shall be charged with an additional single postage; and all packages con- a taining other than printed or written mnatter, and money packages in cluded in this class, shall be rated by weight as letters are rated, and shall be cLarged double the rates of postage on letters; and all drop letters or let ters placed in any postoflice not for transmission but for delivery only, sh&U be charged with postage at the I rate of two cents each; and in all t'he foregoing cases the postage must be! prepaid by stamps; and all letters n which shall hereatter be advertised as remaining over or uncalled for in any postoffice shall be charged with two eents eaeh in addition to the regular postage, both to be account..d fotr as ,thler postages of this Conte deration. " 'SEc. 2. And ,le it fiit/,4, ,.narieQl, 'lhat all newspapers not ex·ceeding thr ee ounces in wei.l-ht, sent from the ,tthice of .lublicatinl to actual andl 1 arf de subscribers. shall be charged with postage as follows, to-wit: the :postage on the regular numbers of a newspaper published weekly within the State where pnblished,shall h,. e( [calt s perqttarter; and papers publish edl seai-weekly, double that. rate; and papers pul;lirshed thrice a week, treblel their rate ; and papers5 1 Iublih ed dalily, six times that rate; and the lpostage on all newlspapelrs to ;tc tual subscribers without the- State l.ratre pubhlished, shall h,. charged d.luhle the foregainag rates; anid peri adicals sent frolnr the oflice of paulahi cation to actual and /na Jfidesuhbsri hers, shall be charged with postage as tfillows, to-wit; the postage on the regular numblllers of a periodical, not exceedlini one and a half ounces in weight, and publhished nmolnthlW, with t in tlhe State where pnhlished, shall be t rents ipel r l tnarter; if published mlati-uormnthlv, double that rate; and . for .ever additional ounce or fraction t' f; an (ounce, double the foregoing rates shall he charged; and periodi cals published quarterly or bi-mtontlhly shall be chargad one cent an ounce; and the postage on all periodicals without the State where publi.shed. shall be double the above specified rates; and regular subscrihbers to aew-.papers and periodicals shall be required to pay onue quarter's postage - in advance. And there, shall be chaarg edl upon every other newspaper an:d eachl circular not sealed, handbill, en graving, pamphlet, periodica:l aid magazine which shall be unconnected with ally manuscript (,r written mat tt r, not ,exceedinig three Otlces(. ill weighlt, 2 cents; anld for each addi tional ounllce or fraction of an oullnce. 2 cents additional; and in all cases tht paostage shall be prapaid by stamips. And books bound ol r unbound, anot weighing over four pounds, slanl 1,a. dea-aaaad manailabhl matter, and shall haa charged with lostage, to Ihe prpaid by stamaps, at 2 cea-ts per ounce, ftor anm distance. The publishlars ofaews paIpers' or periodicals llaV send to each other, from, their respective ottti ces of publication, fiee of postage. one, copy of each publication. S nc'. 3. And be it fnrtkher enacted, That it shall be the duty of the - Postmaster G(eneral to provide and furnish to all Deputy Postmasters and to all other persons alplyingnnd pay ing theretfor, anitable postage ptamtps, .and stiamniped envelopestat the denom - ination of two cents, five cents, and twenty cents, to facilitate the pre-e topaymentoflta postage provlte for ip t this act, and any plraon wlio" shSLaI forge or counterfeit amy Postagestaiun provided or furnisbed underthe pro. - visions of this or any former act, I whether the same are impressed or I printed on or attached to envelopeaor not, or any dies, plate pr engraving ( therefor, or shall mlke, or print, or t knowingly use or sell or have in poe- c session, with intent to use or sell, any t such false, forged or counterfeited t dies, plate, engraving or postage t stamp, or who shall make, or print, or C authorize, or procure to be made or printed, any pastage stamps of the t kind provided and furnished by the 'f PostmasterGeneral as aforeeaid, with- t out the especial authority and direc- a tion of the Postoffice Department, or i who, after such postage stamps have a been printed, shall, with intent to de- t fraud the revenues of the Postofflee j Department 'deliver any postage stamps to any person or persons other than such as shall be authorized to I receive the same by any instrument of writing, duly executed under the hand ef the Postmaster General and th4e seal of the Postoflice D)epartment shall, on conviction thereof be deemed guilty of felony, and be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by im prisonment not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprison mnent; and the expenses of procuring 1 and providing all such postage stamps and letter envolopes as are provided for or authorized by this act, shall be paid after being adjusted by the Au ditor of the Postoffice Department on the certificate of the Postmaster Gen eral out of any money in the Treasury arising from the revenues of the Post- 1 office Department. "Sc 4. And be it furtier enacted, That it shall be the duty of every Postmaster to cause to be defaced in such manner as the Postmaster Gen eral shall dirt-ct, all postage stampl of this C(onfederacy to letters depos ite.d ill his otffice for delivery or to be sent ly mail; amid if any P'ostmaster sending letters in the rmail with sutich postage stamps attached shall omwit to deface the same, it shall be the duty of the Po'stmaster to whose office such letters shall be sent for delivery, to defice the stamps and re port the delinquent. l'ostmu ter to the Postmaster General. Anu ifany per sonl shall use, or attemp* to use, in prepayment of postage, al-ny postage stamlps which shall ha ... been beft;,re lused for like purposes, such pwrsnts shall lie subject to a penalty of tifty dollars fo,r every such offense, to iei I recovered in the mi:une of the Confed - rate Statesr of America in any court Sof colplieteLnt jurisdicti)in. "IS-c 5. A.uL bhe it fur/ther eatcled, That fritin and after the day when this act goes into ,tl;hct, the Sfrankiung privi ge shall be abolished; proridtd, that the Postmaster Gelner al and his chief clerks, and the Audi tor ,f thiet Treasury foir the l'ost,,flice I )Department sh:all he and thev are h ertlvy authlorized to transmit i through the mails, free of postage, auv let t4rs, packaiges, or other mat - ters relating excluively to their otfi cial dutiets, or to the blusiniss of thle I 'ostoflict 1))epartme'nt; but thel shall iii every :such cast, ,ndors till thel back of the letter or packages to 1 ,e sent fret- of postage over their own a signatmures. th worts. '()flicial busi lls..s,'ntudl tr any such .enidors.meniit f'tlslvy m-ade, the person so otf-ndi'ng - shall forfeit and pay taxis $300; sewvd I p,.oridedfirt'her, the several D,)en)' - 'i,istiusters t hrougholut the (,'onfod;hr I ate Shall shall be and hlurel.ty art: aiu I thorized to send through the mails - free of pstage' all letters and pack ages w hiclh it may Ie their duty, or thev may havi ,ccasi)on to transmit tt any p1,.rsni or plact, and which shall rel:it t ehxchl.eusiwvl tr, the busi .ess tft heir rI.lt.etiv.e otfffic's, or t, thl buhsinlt.s of the 1'ototafiie I).epirt inent; Ibut in evtry such cas.,tlh Deputy J'ostmiasttr s.nding uany such hletter or package shall endiorst t il,,ri. ,on, over his own signature, tihe words -'Postoffice business.' and( for any auntI . every such endiors.menit, fahlsly - madi, th lp.rson malkilng the same 111shall forfeit and pay 8300. Sec. 6 And be it furtCer enactLed, ,That the third section ot an act emi Stitled an act furt;vr to amend 'nm 3 act entitled an act to reduce amid mod 3 fy the rates of postage in the United - Staltes, and for other purposes, pass , ed March 3. 1851,' approved March -3, 1855, whereby the letter registra I tion system was established,beand is hereby repealed from and after the p day when thig act goes into effect. I "See. 5Be it fvrther pated, ete, p Thatno letters shallbe carried by the expres or oathr charteuat coslpan ies, unless theiramhe shall be prepaid by being enclosed in a stamped en velop of this Confederacy; la~d any C company violating the prodieion of $ this act shall forfeit and pay the sum C of 8600 for each offense to be .recov- P ered bpi action of debt in any court of 1 this (lonfederacy having eogimance tbersioa in. the name and for' the use of thliai nfeorpcy., L theeJ 'hie Con-T I federaste tates be and is hbreby an- I thorised to make all necessary ar- C rangements for the transportatlon of C mails between the territories of this 8 and other Governments, subject to I the 4pproval of3 the President until N postal treaties can be effected." 1 "Passed Feb. 21, 1861." C BARGAINS FOR PRINTERS!I I i'VLow state of Red River no drrawback. Attention Publishers. piAiM Publishers of Newspapers C W in North Louisiana, and I Texas, who may wish to I dispose of their establishments in whole or part, by sending me partic- C ulars, and locality, will find it to their C advantage to address me as below. Persons desirous of establishing I Newspaper or Job Establishments in I the interior, will be furnished with 3 Estimatesfree of eharge, by address- E ing me. And if they order Printing I Material or paper, cards and card I boards, through me, will be furnished I -for cash only or its equivalent- the best bargains, at Foundry prices. I offer the following estaclishments for cash, or good negroes with uune cumbered titles. An old established Book and Job PIrintig Office, in a large city. Price $7000. 'IhI material of a Job office, in a city. Price $5000. k rrI'h( C(heape st Priintii g Materials and PRINTING OFFICES E I ER OFFER ED. A Newspaper establishment and Job Office connected. Price $2:300. A Newspaper establishment and god .11,b ()ffice connected. Price 81800, A newSpaper and Jol. Printing es tablisl. ne,.t. Price ,.. 00. An Adam's Book Power Press, sec.nd hand, in good order, imedium size. Price 81000. A Ruggles Card and Bill head press, will print any ordinary size jo, at the ratoe of 1500 to 2000 impores sions per hour. (New.) P'rice $225. A Hiuggles Card and Bill Head press, olt size, second hand. Price • 150. Finie lPrinters' blank cards, ('hini, Satin-Euaunelled. arnd India, from 81 to .S3 jr thousaiid. tIunmeral, Note, and othl-r paper. _ , None but cash orders will re e.ive any attentio,n. alUpe.r 24x2:6 to a:rrive. I have also for sale,. the fllowing se.cootnd hand m:tterirls : A font of 500 Ils. Brevier, " " " 150 " . ". 510 " L]ung Primer, Sfo;nts 2 line Brevier. 4 " Tong P'rinmer Condelnsed. 'l'ogethler with the c-,olumn, Ihead, ad vertising :lad dLashI rule-., 1eads, &e. Alh~--A Meddijm l'rinting" Press, ,olh-r XMoulld. &c., all comi plete, and the tillot ing mlat, rials used for a short time in the publication of a weekly paper: About 850 lbs. of lBourgeois and Minion, with two linte Sletter ; column, hte lad, advertising and dasih rules, Ceesos, chases, ,etc. 'T'lese miaterials will be sold low for cash. All the requisite mate.rials fr a paler 21x2Y, will lie furnished for I75o, decidedly cheap. An ,,ntire outfit flor a paper 26x40, I have the disposal of, for the exceed ingly lw price of $1000. The Job Typoe of a well assorted Job t)flice, tngethler with tlhe cabinet, Sand .O)b P'ress, Le-lz and Bran Jtul' OuCtterZ etc. Prict $660. JNO. ICICKINSON, bs22tf Shreveport, La. 0 ICE! ICE! ICE! ; A CARGO of Rockland Lake, Crystal ,ICE, just received and for *, salt by A. ENGLE & CO. e Shrevepoif, April 25-n 11l-tf maieport psrices CuaWlwt. Corrected Expressly for the Daily. NeW SUGARA.. ......... 8 a' 12 CouPTr.....m..... 00 ' 46 RIc.. ..... 0 .'. 7 BACON, Shoulders. 14 ' 00 Hams .... 18€' W Sides..... 00 0 1€ + LARD............ 15 r 17 ROPE............ 10 4 12 IRON......... .. 5 ' JIRON Corl'ON TIEs, 0 10 CANDI.ES......... 25 i 2 , CH ESSE.......... 12& ' 14 SPUNVARN........ 27 / - LEAD............ 9 rd 10) WHISKY, I gall.. 60 ' 1 00 MOLASSES...... . 3:3 . ' 40U OIL, Lard ...... 1 50 o - Linseed.... 1 75 'a FLOUr, P barrel.. 0 00 'o00 Q) " Texas 1' 100 lbs 3 00 'w 4 0( PORK............ 28 00 '230 LIME ............ 5 00 'i VINOAR......... 5 50 io :6 31) CRMENT. .......... 6 00 'a PoTATOs, ' barrel 3 50 'av 0 00 BAGGINO., India... 16 '218 Kentucky 1 ~6· 20 CORN, 9I bushel... 55 '). 00 OA''s............. . 00 rD (O0 BRAN, P Cwt..... 1 1*5 - HAY....... ..... 2 75 .- POWDER, V Keg.. 20 00 'a23 00 Na,s ........... 0(0 9 00 SHOT, q' bag 2 37M6 2 75 SALT, iW Sack.... 4 50 'a 5 00 Ur FREIGHU....... 1 00 a' 2 00; DowN. COTTON.. 0 00 ij Shreveport Cotton Market Corrected Elpressly for th Daily Newms. Ih ferior.............. 0 ' 0 Ordinary ............ 0 ' o (ood ()Ordinaryv ...... 0 j. 6 Low Midllling......... 7 'a Middling. ......... ----- . 8 G(ood Middling ....... 9 r 'a, Nwv ()rleann , TIrice- ('curr,. , SIG;AR .....---.... .. tCo'FFF............ 00 ~ 0 l'e...- .......... "4 r 44 BA('oN, ;huhl(.drS._ 00 'b 00 Ilams,..... u22 'a 25 LAnRD,............ 00 ria 16 ............ . 500 1 5. Cl('ADI .E......... 35 ra 42 (~ :lN s se.......... 00 0 ' 0() ,PNt Y.' A R. ..----... . 0 ii .IEAI ............. 14 a) 15 \\WIinSK1, I .gall.. 75 I 90 MOLA.. S ....... t 26 LARD O ()IL,....... -.. 00 ' 2 ,50 L.iulsed, ... 1 75 'i 2 00 1'"I.UR, V'' barrel.. 0 00 a" 8 23; .LtI. ............... 4 00 0 5 00 Is.i.. A. . ..,.......... 00 ' 5, CE-.ENT.......... ...6 00 0' l'rrT.AvorS, , bbl . 4 00 ' 4 50 IL.,AtNt;G , India... 19 'a' 22 Kentucky, 00 'a 1"S ConR, 4 hulhel.. . 'a; 9 ( Ar. ,. ... ......... 0 00 6' 0 711 IRAN., l; 100 lbs .. I 95 'a. 2 15 SllhAY, ton...... 39 00 'ai40 O0 'Pow'i-;n, ; kg... on 00 00 0( NAIL.-............- 0 07 W 10 ,trry., 4liv bag... 3 25 . 3 50 ,SALtr, V sak ... 3 00 'e :1 75 ',wv ()rl.iu,l( 'alI tie .lMarketl. C'arefully revised by the latest N. O. pal'rs. Anrived on the 17th inst., 45f4 Texas cattle, and 326 veal cnttle. Sales, 213 Texas cattle, 10 hogs. 534 sheep and 190 veal cattle. T1'1,o Stock on sale, is 719 Texas cattle. 283 hogs; 518 veal cattle. 'T1w jluotations are: T'exas,?head, lstqty 30 00645 0 2d qty.......... 20 00'230 0(' Veal Cattle,he.ad.. 8 00'11 0(; Sheep, ~ head, lIstqty 4 00' 5 0(0 Inferior........... 2 .50' :3 t(, Ilogs, ' 100 lbs gross. 10 0 qýl3 (o' [ileli Cows, ý' hed. 30 0( (iO 4,( 2d quality...-.-. 16 00r&30 (( Shreveport. Hide 3Market Cormt ad b ti V N. G. rtpi D1)RY Hw88........ Dung "." .. 10 a n 1 CooN ~ :.>.h....... .5 ' 10 ().rTER ... ........ 2;5 l 00 EBs WA.x ........... · Oi - ITALLw ..............