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The Daily News. DAILY NEWS Job Printing Office, BOOK AND JOB Printin 11 LAwT TERS' BRIEFS. Panaplilets, Blanks, BILTLS OF L.!)ING', PILAIUN AN) IFAN(CY .3HOW. CARDS, and HANDBILLS, 'JILTL-ITEANDS, BA L L TIC'KE T,,. TWEDDING IN VITATIONS, WVAGON R I.1:" .E II''TS, 2.A1 TA1L; [O ('ES, - dt erry ,"I .e','fcrrijion ,f,T. EXE.L'CTI:) WITH X1E.1 T.VESS. O)ur facilities 1.,r diin g joI wn: .r,. ulsl -p lssed h Y any ,.tallisho,,, .-1 the State. n1d wet;.tl cniilidlent lth: ::ti.tfaction will be giv.en to tih, Vwho, mayvfavor iuswitli t hir Iptril:. X«e have on Land a i,,,l article ,of DILL-IIEAl) PA'PEII, NOTE PAIi"R, tnd a fine as, "rttnt1t of fins b .ini 1.: card1. 'ATIN. I VORY. anti CHINA surfaced. VW hite andl col,,r,,l-. a b U sepove Krt , H EADQUARTERS, BAT ,TALION LIGHT INFANTRY -Lieut. Col. Edmonston, who scer -ed in the Mexicaa War, is now fil iing up his Battalion to its full com plement, for the C. S. service. 1 Comypanies attaching~pnay report to the Adjutant, No. 36 Natchez 1 stroet. Postal Alairs of the Confederate States. - AN ACT, to be entitled an art to prescribe the rates of postage in the Confederate States of America, and for other purposes. 3c'rlooN 1. The Congress of the Con t'ederate States of Amerirca do enact, That from and after such period as the Postmaster General may by procla mation announce, there shall be charge Sed the following rates of postage, to wit: For every single letter sealed and for every letter in manuscript or paper of any kind upon which infor mat ion shall be asked for, or commu nicate in writing, or by marks or signs conveved in the mail tfr any distance hbetween places within the tonfedrnte States of America, not exceeding 500 miles, 5 cents; and for any distance exceeding 500) miles, double that rate; "and every letter or parcel not e.eedl ing half an oullnce ill weight, shall lbe deemed a singbi letter, and every ad ditional weight of lialfan ounce or ul ditional weight less than half an ounce shall be charged with an additional single postage ; and all packages con taining other than printed or written matter, and money packages in cluded in this class, shall be rated by weight as letters are rated, alnd shal : be c(lartied double the rates of postage on letters; and all drop letters or let ters plaeied in any ,ostofhice not tfr trIansmnission but for deliv.eryv only, slhdl be charged with p,.-tage at the 1 rate of two cents each; and in all th11, toregoing :alesf the postage must ihe prepaid by st:inlis; and all letters which shall heIreafter Iise adrertisedl as remaininilg over or uncalled, fir in any postofftice shall he charged with tw,, cents eachml ill alitio l t the rnigulart posta e,. hotah ti Ii e :' lcn ,i.ti'dl for as other postages of this t',,n' -deratiol. ." EC. 2. .lntl , .l it /lIerthii r r rei'/t. Th' t all inew-si,,,rs no10t ,xrce.lding"l three ounces in weight, sent tran the, offtice of publice:tiou to actual and8(o iae ide siubscriiirs. shall 1,,e clarged t w ithl postage a-. tillnows, t,--wit: the lposta!ie tn the regular numnh.ers of a n"w.sit aper b11111ishe.l we.e.kl within th,' Stat. whrtlre plntishe.l. shall he (;1 t"ents eirqttil:'ter; mu:1 la.pers pubilish- I c,l semi-weckly, double that rate; treble their rate ; and paper- ullisih- i ed dcile, six times Ithat te; and t t he postage on :il miewspapt rs to ac tual subsc-rilb ,rs without the State , 'wlhere pulhlished, shall be c'h:u'g el r double the foreg sing rates :.nd peri- v odicals sent ftr,.,i the oil. .f pulii- e cation to actual and Ln r,, ' silsuhscri hers, shall he charged wNthh }.-tage as 'I follows, to-wj t; the postai(g on the t. regular numlbers of a p.ri.an cal. not f excet,.ding. one and a half i" clees in p e:,ight. and phlislhed mnnt !-, with- a • 1vthe. Stater whi,,e publi.h . shall I,,. t i. cents per q-,trter: if tnllishel, I ,.mi-motuthlv, dhul,. tihat r't ; anl h fr av, r" i adi~itin:l Coillc t , I," e racti, I, S,. itn o nce, ld,. lale the ire.-,.gil, : i' .ts shall bu chartle : nu ]i elrii - it e il.- pullisihd c1quartirly or hi-muinut hll c l:ll be (clargei. t ine-en t c int n 1net; Jl i:tun tie ,poata{e oU all e,."i-,,ic:tii -d with,,ut the State whe.ri,, lubli te.l. tl -hall be ltrblle the ,,},.i .." ,,e cp i;i, ., rate.s: andi r,gltlar sulbscriers to si n",wspapeers and ptriodic:mls :-hall h" i irqoirl. to, pay onle q1irtrs ,,sagm :s in aelvance. Aindl there -h:iil ,. chair -I eeld upn everV ,ither ni.wspplier one. , etlach ircularnlt sebdel, handhill. c'n- 1 graiving, pmntthllet, ieriolic:l and a, tmagazine which shall Ie .n o,,nniete-d t} with a:n mltauscript or written mtat- ftI t 1r. lot ,Xexceil'di i.Z threie ontnces i, a, vi' hlt, 2celits: amild t r ea'ih addii- tf tieodatl iitnci or frac'tiutl " amW Oun1ci, I i eints adtlitiinal; and in all caeis tl. -I .\l ,l,,eks bhuintd er utinh,,nd, it .l wvi-ighiing ovir our piuiinids. shall te ii lee-ni d e utilableh i-iattr, amid shall I, le charged with peostitge, tie lie, pU-.iiii I by stameps, at 2 cents per olulncc, fot 01 :iain distance. The pullishber.s ofiiews papers or periodicals may setd t,, each other, from their respee-tivi iiii- in ces of publication, free ,f posta-ge. sI onie copy of each puhlicatiiin. S d2. 3. And br itlfart/,r e'ecte',. T' That it shall be the duty of th1 ti Postmaster General to provide and a( tfrnish to all Deputy Postmaster., and f' to all other peraons apeplying and pay- Mi ing therefor, suitable postage stamnps, ,. and tamyed envelopes of the denom- 3, ination of two cents, five cents, and tie twent.y cents, to facilitate the pre- ht payment of postage prioviled for in d8 this act, and any person who skall forge- or counterfe~tt any postagetamrn T E provided or furnished under the pro. visions of this of any former act whether the same are impressed oi 'o printed on or attached to envqlopesloz e not, or any dies, plate or engravying ,l therefor, or shall make, or print, oi knowingly list' or sell or'have in pos session, with intent to use or sell, any ', such false, forged or counterfeited Sldie's, plate, engraving or postage stamnp, or who shall nmake, or print, or authorize, or procure to be nidlte or - printed, any pastag:i stamps of' the 1 kind provided and tfu'nishedli by the r 1 istmaster General as aforesaid, wit h out thl(, especial anthority and diree, - tion of the Postoflice Di)epartmiilnit, or who, after such post:age stamps havi' been printed, shall, with int.ent to ," Stfraud the revenuesl of the ])ostofli('ct ),Deplartment deliver any post:age Sst:ul)S to allny ]perlS or lpersoils otilter i thanii such as shall I :auithori zed ti, Sr'eceivet the samul b\y any instrniuinnt St" writing, duly executed under tle. - hiand If the Lostma-ster (enrlt'al adIi the seatl of the' Plostoflice )i'pai)rtmnit ' shall, (,n collviction t hereo,'f h( deemeind guilty of felony, andi be pIunisiihed by :1 filln not exceeldiug $500, or by im prislunt not exceeding lfiv'' via"'s, or \v hLoth such fine and ilmprisou illlt ; and the (exp)(ens's of p)rotllrillg and l)pr Ji'idiiig all euch pll ist? ig st:ulps and letter envolopes as are |)rnvish.d t;or ~i" athorized hv this net. shall he aidii after lbiing adijust .ed Iy thill Au ,it,,r of the Pos.toficeo Iepartien,.t onil thill, ceti icate o the i si mliast,.r t( ,'u e':il oiut of" aily I niuli'u ill tilte 'lr':lrasuril :arising fro mn thl,' rveii'iels of th, l', 1,ot ali I1 ),,artmn,.nt. ''"S,'e 4. And he it fi'rtlhr e .ac't,l. T"al:it it shall he, the i, nt. f t vo ,.) '1,.:stm.ater tO eau-e' to lh,. ,haii lt:cd in such mlniner as the 1,,l'u.ti'lr (teI' l': tal shall dirr et, all p,.--ta e S.t:nltps of this (',,litod.'ae'r to 1,. tt,'tvs dl,,p s itid in his tlie,' fbr el'livierv or tio bel s,.nt lby ) il': and if ar 1',,.- eist.:r si 'nd ini hitters iill it ilt 1 itih stwhc o,- tal.-t stamps ' attall - he(' -hall oniti to ,.lethe the sane , ,' it shaliill , thi, driity of" t'h, posin.stelr to whos,. oiclt' suc let tters shall h," sent tflir ,delive(rv, to deface the st1tnilS:4ln re port the dtelinqu nl l'' Post: i,' .t,: r t1111 l'st"iaster General. Anr It'any r per son shall use, or atteml p to ust,, in ipreltayinrnt of'postalge, any p"a,'ie staUlis ,'Which shlall !ha". . beeli blore Sil l is'li r il.ke. piurposes , such iiprsons shall be subject' to a pnalty if fifty d1114's tf r eI\el y such oti'lnse,, to 1.): recovered ill til, nall'i of th.e 'oeiil erate Staites of 'A.n riii i .n1 " coturt of 1colua)tenlt jut. siliction. - "c. ' A.nd, be it .f!rt'her i'n.,:'cit. 'That froin anird aitCiltr the :iay ct whii this anet ofue into ,ifllct, the' frat ntitlg privialen a i:1ll htu aholihnotl-: ,'ri d, th a rate of ,sot:s! ' i t t hl".' (iti l' al amid his chi,.e rks.: lui tle.1," Audi tor f the, and r othe r lpurp os, pt -ic )de)arctll l3.1t 1- , a i,,. ld ,'y art'i h3, h5;3, wh iz reb t olett il' r itrl lhlo,,ui h the 1h,...t fr,, ,,f p l,.- i,,,t ., :ion systemr. wa ckaest, oblr i~th r Il i btereb relatined froxlily iid l thir ti ciatl h1ues, or to tale luiit-11, s ,of th,. P_ -tl, li, e", I iepu tini lit.: lint tl:,. --1,ll in e\',ier' wellh ':sen , ,-1d1r~.-..,,ll lty whenof thi(s act goisr ilpakgffec to Sec. 50t fe'', f urfer ,nr th, et ,1 i iThatno letters hlel. bh e caied by tii iie ss,'lid 'l ai y l' ch e d11' l orse.ll .iw t t1..l. 1 nudtl,.. thi p),,'i'Soli so, ot( d.i '22 i1 -ball tfrfeit and ,a, IXis e3l0. trl m'oridledf.%urt/er, the stv',.ral I i-pay o',itmiiast,';'- throui" hll ,ulit ihi, (rn't,,, i ', ,b - ate -;hall s ll .'! :mi l htert.y 811 alt thiiorized to -, 1)d through the iail frte ofrpostal e all littt :lld ol pak ai..'s which it niav h. thir duty... thlet y 1i :iv t, h o\ - c " ,-i, i tril:2-,ltit Thatno letters shall be carried by the -. express or other chartered compan t, ies, unless the samte shall be prepaid )r by being enclosed in a stampeden >r vclop of this Confederacy; 'and any g company violatiag the provislon of >r this act shall forftit and pay the sum .- of S500for each offense to be' recov y tred by action of debt in any' coui-t of d thlia Confederacy having cognizance " thereof,.in the name and for the use or of this Confederacy. ir Sec. 8 Be it ft4r enatc<eZ, That e the Postmaster General of the Con ' federate States be and is hereby au )- thorized to malke all nocessary ar - rangernents for the translportation of I mnails l'etwt'eel the territories of this Stand oither (:,vernm'ents, subject to Sthe appr'val of' the Presidrt. until e postal treaties can be efleeted." "I'aSsed Feb. 2I, 1~ G'." ` BARGAINS FOR PRINTERS!!! S L"oLowstate of Reld Iiver no drrawback. Attlentiin P'ublishcrs. ; l'uhIlshel rs ,of Newspapers in North Louisiana, and Texas, who may wish to ldispose of their esitahlishllents in whole or part, by senvldiln nie partic ulars, atl locality, will find it to their advantagte to adl(ress mie Ias below. ]I'terso1ns dtlesirilus f eIstablishlinlt Ne Wsiialper or.1oh Estallishlneuts in the interior, will he tiurnished with Estimnatesfrc.c of ,,aIrt', liv lddress ing mie. And ii tley ordiltr 1'rinting Materi.al or pale.r, cards alntl card boards, through mtie, will 1,e furtished -fi;r cash onilv or its .lquiivanlnt tl, 1,i 1,at argains. at 1''nnidrv prices. I oflter the f llowinilg estaclisliltlents, tir asli. o(r goidtl litgl'ei's with 111l4ln (.rlil iri'i. d titles. Al tld estaltishid i Book anld Job I'ritiig( Wlicve, in a laIrge city. Price 1The it:lerial of a .Jol office, in a city.. Peric' ý5ili. Prilting i Materials and PRINTING OFFICES EVER OF'FERED. A Newslaper estallislit enlt antid .loll ( )tfiict t nitllt itl' . P'rice ' 2:3 (0. A N ispapi'r estalilislinletnt and goidil .lob (thice on ilnecteil. Price 1 sf!:, • 1 .1 twwspap~tcv l ud :ilJoi, |'ililntIg es tahlishlent. Pric.. -'4100. A.1 Adilami's Ih,,,k P',ower P'ress. sccolid i:nlld, in ;good order, Iiiedlillii size, . ,'ric. 1 0I) (I. A lu,',s (':riel and Bill lea( Ipre-, , will iirinit any itiria \r siz. e j.,, ::! tlhe Ir',ttot'lf ].;)l t I 0) 11 j 1. 1 inil.t s 11ii s hl.r itllr. (ý t''.) 'ri,'e 225. pi t-s, .1,1 siz, . s"co,(niid landlil. Pricy Fine P intnrh ' l.In.nk cars, ('thilia, ' t in 1tii l il: , dlh . nt|d , l: lin, trh ( rll .1 tot 1t4'1" i l,, ho stlld. F utnllterall, N .,tt., : rn n11( 1ut i -ih i rlrs will re - ("o"i\t! :illy atttllliol. i'aper ?1x.;6; i,, arrive. I h iv l :av ,l , :lr -ale, 111 t'h i i',, +. ,_ } s,ecoil haini nituiri1li: 1 .i . tfot oft ~i00 lis. B re.vir, t . o 1t0t s 2 1 5 l i n e Ihll e v i e r . .. " L 'll.. 'ri r lll " ' ..,1, ill .l., T o'li 1111 l Vi ith thi (I i lt iii, i., :1. : v',rri-i t:; : ti A l:i-h il. i- . n . AIt-.--. . MLiuA li e '' "::g r. ... 1(ll,.r M otulI. da., a ll isldt . ani Ite fillu in juisitri: a i.-etld for a 1ii,,rl t2i , i ll t he tu lslili, n ,,f a wtukl, p eil'l: Ab.,. , ls. .i All trh i, iuisie wr.i teriils ft r a Ait ,.tiltirei, outfit for a iapt'r 21ix4-(I, I have the ii disipsald of: tf" ri te exceed- - ittgly l,ic" lilite uto 1000. Thil Job Tl'vpe of a well assorted lnud .Job Press, Lu'ad aud itrass luhle Cutiter, etc. Price S.5.50. JN(J. IJlCKINSON, s22tf Shreveport, LTa. ICE: iCE! ICE! A CARGO of Rockland LakeC Crystal ICE, just received and for sale by A. ENGLE & CO.. 1 ShrevepouE., Aluril 25-n1l-tf -" 1Aeoaport Prices. )Cuaren t, Creted Epreul for e : Daily rw. f SUGAa...... ... 8 1-24 1 CoPEB......... O0 t- 40 RICE.. ....... . ' , 7 f BacON, Shoulders. 14 i . 60 Hams .... 18 W 00 Sides..... o00 a) i LARD............ 15 'v. 17 ROPE............ ](I (a 12&l IRON ............ 5 .' 7 -IRON C('O'J'y '11 v s, 0 10 UCANDIEs........ 25 a) 21, F (HIHE sF SE.... .. . . Iair, 1 JPINYARN........ 27>' - LEAD ...... ..... 9 10 VilsK1, tP gall.: 60 'z' 1 00 MOLAS.ES.....,. 3:i 2 40 OIL,, Lard...... $1 50 a Linsedr.. . . 1 75 'a FLOUR, -P barlrel.. 0 00 ra)O (00 " Texas P 100 lbs "3 00 ! 4 00 PORK............ 28 00 ta30 IMP.1)............ 0) OO fa \IV N iAR..... .... 5 50 ' 6' 511 C13NaENT...M..... 6.00 a. - PO'IrAToSs, P barrel .. 4,50 ,i 0. 00 BAoGGING, Ind(ia.,. . -. .16 1S Kentucky, AS r8 20 CORN, ;P bushel:..;. .55 rt ' 00 OATS ....... ... 00 a00 BRAN, ' CWt ..... 13 5 fa, HAY..... ..... . 75 r POWDER'W, P Keg.. 20 00 '.23 01) NAILS............ 00 ' 9 00 Sor, P b..... 2 37. 2 75 SALT, P Sack.... 4 50 -i 5 00 TP FREi;E'J....... . 1 00 /'W 2 0;, DowN. Co TTON.. 0 0.0 - S;hre-ve.port ('otton lºirlurkt ('orrerted Exprr;esly for the Daily NAewd. Infrior........... ...... 0 ' 0 ()Ordina:ry........... .. 0 (0 ood (Or.)dinar ....... ( ( ,ow Middling ........ 7 0 Middling.. . .... ....... 8 . . G; ,d Middling....... 9 'o: N-.v Orl1-h\n I'rice.. ('ulrrt ('ct* i,1l:, ....... ... 00 '14 00 RIt i............... 4 t • 4 A( i,. S~hlOulcdtrs.. 00 'i ((0 i:amns..... 2"2 i 25 Sides ..... 00 a 00) LAR)............ 00 ic- 2$ l o\). ............. 00 4v 1.; ANo., ............ 5 ' @ ,A CAN D..FJ ........ :S 42 CH:EESE'........... 00 d '00) S'UNYARN .... .. 0() r, :AD. ............. 14 r 15 ,l ulsKY, 'tr gall.. 75 9 90 LASSES,. ...... . r )( I.ARD (it.......... 00 a 2 50 Lini ed, .-.. 1 75 'Ti 2 00) it.t' R, P barrel.. ( 00 'i S' 25 i',tIK ......... .. 45 0 '00 00 00 1 :t: ............ 4 00 1 5v 00 \ si-c;A ......... 3 00 e S 5 ('Mi...NT,......... G 00 i '(ra'(T):s, P bihd . 4 00 ' 4 50 li.\Au .;l 4., India. . 19 va, 22 Kiintuckv, . 00 4v 11 ('4lt x, 'P Lush,'l ... - . - 1)..r. ............. ... 0 00 ) 0 70 lIl.ý\, ,! 100 lbs .. 1 95 a. 2 15 (I!.%, 1. tion ..... 39 00 'i410 00 iv,,Eln, 'P keg... 00 0(0 r 00 00 NA11.;............... 07 -av 10 S. ito. P bg .... .3 2; 'd; 3 .i0 ,-.t. r,'P sack ..... . 3 00 'a. 3 75 New Orl-nll Cattlie l'ltrlct. (i-arefully revised by thie Intest N. -1. piaperr'. Arrived on the 17th inst., 456 l'Turxn rcattle, )andl 326 veal cattle. 1ale.., 21:1 'l'ex: s cnttle, 10 iog.s, 5:24 .hep1 and 190 veal cattle. Ihie %tcck ('i saleh is 719 Texas cattle, 28:1 hogs, 518 teal cattle. 'T'he lUototitllms are: l',Txas,Phead, lstqty 30 00'45 00 2d qty......... 20 00'30 0(' 'teal Calttle,Phead.. 8 00'11 0(o She.j, Ph'iead,lstqty 4 00' 5 0(1 ]uti;cior........... 2 60' 3 0(4 Hogs,P 100 lhs gross. 10 00,i13 0t Mich Cows, P head. 30 00'60 00 2d qiuality....... 16 0030 00 Sh-eveporwt R ide 1'Xurbke e 'o6rrected B~ij* '. &', Try8n DaY IFrpas......;.... 6 @ 6 IRgEN do ... .. *. 3' DEER SKINs..-...-.... 10 i 12.J' Co<.v do ............ 5 310 OTTR " ............ 25 1 4)( BES WAX............ 20 - 'AILLOW............. 6 ' -