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d ed . t e . f Apiria.dio eups, s
't'h at frou and after such period as the. di
1'6s tnanster tGeneral may by precia- st
-nat ion annouince, there+ shalbe charg- av
.nd the..following rates of postage, to
wit : Fo.r -every single letter sealed li
anti. for every letter in manuscript or i
paper of any kind upon which infor- ou
nmat ion shallbLe asked for, or counmu- tit
nicate iutwriting,or by marks or signs wi
conveyed iu.the mil for anly distance be
,betweeu places within the Confedrate fr
States of America, not exceeding 500 I
miles,. ~5 cents;,an for any distance st1
exceeding 500 iniles,.double that rate, th
and every le.tteror parcel not exeed- re
iug half an ounce m weight, shall by of
deemed a singly letter, and every ad- h
ditioual weight of half an ounce or ad-tit
4itioual weight lesW _thaitmalf an ounce si
shall be charged with an additional gi
siItge postage; and allpackages cort- Io
taiiinng other than printed or written p
matter, and money packages ie nr
eluded in this class, shall be rated by in
weight as letters ari rated;lnd shall at
be charged double the rates of postage a
on letters; a.d all drop letters or let- f
ters placed in any postoflice not for p1
transmission but for delivery only, di
shli1 be charged with postage at the ti
rate of two cents each ; and in all the ec
tforegoing cases the pottage must be A
prepaid by stamps; . and all letters of
4" iich shall hereafter be advertised nv
romaining over or ulcall d fotr in any
postoffice shall be charged with two P
cents each in addition to tJhe regular sy
postage, both.- to be accounted for as et
otter postages of this Confederation. ol
" Sac. 2. A4d be. it frs ee aemaded, it
That all newspapers not exceeding to
three ot;t.s in weight, sent from the to
office of publication to actual and bo- p
ea fide sulscribers,. shall be charged ti
with postage as ,falows, to-wit: the d
postage oftiq regular numbers of a o
newspaper ptbl--ied weekly within d
the State where published, shaltbe 6~
oents perquarter .:and papers publish
ed semi-weekly, double that rate;
and papers published thrice a week, p
treble their rate; and papers publish- s
ed daily, six, times that rate ; and i
the postage on all newspapers to ac- d
t ai subscribers without the State d
where polished, shall be charged r
doutbler tle foregoing rates ;. and pre- e
odicals sent from the office of publi
cation to actual and boa fidesub.seri
bers, shall bicharged with potgfe as
ft;ll.s, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numberx.,o( a periodical, not f
exceeding one and a half ounces in {
vweight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be t
: cents per qnarter; if published I
seimni-imonthly, double that rate; and I
tfr every additional ounce or fraction t
of an oanse, _ double the ftregoing
rates shall .b6 chaed ; ail periodi
'al=s publishfed quarterly or hi-mn9ith ly4
shall be charged one cent an ounce;
and the pqst tge oun,all neriodicals
wih'iut.theK.State wvl re published, "I
.-hall be double the -aiAle specified 1
rites: and regulair subscribers to
in.wspapers and periodicals shall, be I
r,.quired to pay one quarter's postage
i::- .t.dvance. And there shall be eharg
e-:1 uponl every other newspaper and
i.:ieh circular not setaled, hamdbill, en
g:aving, paniphlet, . periodical and
mn'i~azlflne which shall be uteomeected
wit hi any manuscript or written mat
ter. not exceeding, three ounces in
weight. r cants; and for each addi-.
I it:al oubtce or fraction of an ounce, 2
re.nt, additional; and in alLcases the
I rtsg .ihll bhe pfrpaid by. stamlps.
Arnxi boe'd- bonund on.nboun4, not
wei.,'ing over fourn pounds, shall be
.d,,:nd umailabh., matter, and shall be
chuarged with o jpa#age, .to be pr.epaid
by Stamluns, at 2 cent. pt.r ounce, for:
a:ny disrtanct. '.he lep u .bl.hers ofnews -
papr, or periofrals may send tor
each other, fri-intheir respective ofil.
cet of lpublchtioll, freet of lpostage.
onit coIpy f eanit pt bhlif,?iW..
S. w. , Ap ,t if4fat/er enatedl,
T.hat it shtahll b .the duty, of the
Postmaster Gef.it to ,proa*de and
furnish to aill Del ty lPostm asters ied
to .all other ,perscatiu ipyl. mamn-y
iog therefor, sitidalo m ~Istpgef(~St i
and stamped eU olbtithe tnenoilc
'ilttiiontI of tw entit
twent cents, t.
gymnent of
forgenr cou c t
and.,* ~tnr
prgvJ e . yr nder the pro- `
visions pf th, orl agy oie act, g
7,rfo r,e l p t. or
knowingly use or. p-. have in pos- of
sessi~o with .inttrU kise osell, any ei
'si falset forged or cputerkbited tl
dies, plate, engravinag or* postage ti
stamp, or who shall make, or printor 01
authoriue, or prod to be made or .
Tinted, an" pasitae sf tamln of thietU
kitntl pwded anud Aisred by the fti
Postmaster Genera.ls.*ts oresaid, with- l
out the especial' auttlprity and direc- ra
tiotn or. the Postoffice Department, or m
wivc, after such postage stamps-have a
beetn painted, shall, with intent to de- t
fraud th revenues of the Postoffice pg
i)epartment deliver any postage
stamps to any personor perIAoru.otler
thnR such as shall be authorized to
receive the same by any. instrument
bf writing, duly executed under the
hand of the Postmaster General and
timhe seal of the Postottice Department
shall, on convictionthereof he deemed
guilty of felony, and he punished by p
tfine not exceeding ,85(0, or by im- t
prisonment not exceeding five years, "1
or by- both such fine and imprison- a
ment ;- and the expenses of procuring m
altl providing all such postage stamps 01
antd etter euvolopes as are provided i
fbr or authorized by this act, shall be n
paidtafter being adjusted by the Au
dlitorof' the Postoflice Department on 1i
the certificate of the Postmaster Gen- cl
eral outeof any mouly, in the Treasury ,
uissing from the revenues of the Post- ti
offl C Department. u
" Sec 4. And hle it furter enacted, 41
That it shall be the duty of every o
Postmaster to cause to be defaced in 1t
su gh manner as the Postmaster Gen- ti
eAil shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Confederacy to letters depos
ited in his office for delivery or to be P
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postag stamps attached shall omit
to deface the same, it shall be the
duty of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to deftce the stampJ s a re
pprt the delinquent Postmrstettothe
Postmaster General. An' if any er- t
son -hall Use, or attemp" to use, in
prepaymseut of postage, any postage
stamlps which shall ha, a been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to a penalty of fifty
dollars for icserv such offense, to be
I recovered in the name of the Conf.jl
erate States of America in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
'"Sec 5. Awd be it furrtlh'r enactcd,
That from and after the day when
this act goes into effect, thel
t frnulking privilege shall be abolished;
prarided, that the l'ostumater Gemt.er
al and his chi.ef clerks, and the Audi
tor of tilhe Treasury for the Postotflice
D1 epartment shall he and they are
I herehy authorized to transmit
through the nmails, free of postage,
; any letters, packages, or other mat
ters relating exclusively to their offi
Scial dnties, or to the iuint('ss of the,
;fostoffice L)mpartment; but they
Sshall inl eve"y such case endorse on
I, the back of the letter or Laok atges to
b1 e sent free of postage over.tlwir own
a signatures, the words, 'Official Iusi
.ne tss,,'and for any such ndtlorsemlnlt
e falsely unae, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes 8300; and,
Sp,roCided faerWr, the several ])epuv
P- ostmasters throughout the C -nfede.r
d ate Shall shall be and hereby are au
d thorized to send through the mails
- free of postage all letters jmd pack
1 agrs which it may be their duty, or
- the mtay have occasion to transmit
2to,any person or pi' e, and whidh
1shll relate exclusively to the. busi
hess of thleir respective offices, or to
t he business of tlhe Postoflice Dapart
emaent; but in every such ease the!
D )eputy Postmaster .saendmig any suh
.d letter or package slhall endors there
on, over his own sigyture, thie words
*P'1ostoffice business,' and for any and
oevery such endorsemnjnt, alsely
muide, time person makbi.g the same
. slhll forfeit and pay ~00.
8ec. C Amd ie it ; /zpther enactdM ,
rl, That the third section of an act ou-i
e titled an ait further. to amond 'an
r4 e.rntitlt~ a at ort.idtuce a tlgr~yl
the rates of paaptats itt the aTtes,
j, 3 8her eby rep;a~edi lm s i he
~£4SIact4
es, u ;ea*
to8 ý1fdr eachI Uffse to be recvti-.
erod by actions of debt, in any court of is
thii Confederacy hawing cognizance E
thereof, in the namne and"for the user
otthis Confederacy.
Sec. 8-.Be it further enacted, That
the Postmaster General of the Con
federate States be and is hereby au- ni
'tboriaod .to make all necessary ar- hi
rangements for the transportation of tc
mails between the territories of this $l
and other'. Governments, subject to ei
the approval of the President until
postal treaties can be effected." w
"Passed Feb. 21, 1861." w
THE SHREVEPORT c
Weekly News, 1
Ir
Published in the city of 'hreve- b
port, Parish of Caddo, every Monday ia
morning at the low price of 82 50.- c;
The News will not be forwarded to
any address, until the subscription t
money is received, as it is published a
onuthe cash principle; and the terms E
being put at low figuares, will not ad
mit of credit.
It is tl.he cheapest paper published
in the State, the sheet is 24 by 36 in- a
ches, and .ontaistn ticaht/y-e'{it. ca~J
Nmus cf reading matter, set, in solid 3
type. ''The Weekly News is made ti
up of the reading pnlblisheet in the U
daily, and contains the latest news re- ii
ceived in Shrevepork and well se
lected articles. In fact it is onet of tl
the
11BE"ST FIAMILY PAIPERS, t
published in the South. t'
Specimen copies will be forwarded
to such as desire subscribing.
"'Ilhe eohmnnb.will contain articles,a
selected and original, which will prove
of interest and tend to the welifiare of
its readers. It will lhe devatdl to thec
interests of thee South;. u.L& internaIl
improvements in the Parihl anId vi
cinity, will receive the undivided at
tention fc' the publisher,
The colunmns of the N.ws will be f
open to everty leesu. I'ersonal arti
cles will not, under any circumstances,
(either as connunnica-tions or adver
tiseinents,) be published.
Correslpondehnce is solicited from all
sectio")s.
.JNO. DICKINSON.
Proprietor.
Papers publislhing the, above tllree
mionthls, will be entitlelto an ebiehanje
tor the Daily.
PROPECTUS
OF 11HE E
BOSSIER BANNER.
t ilIiE Bossier Ilimer is published
- at Bellevue, L ,., at there dollars per
- annull to single suhlscrilers,. A(dver
e. tisetlents inserted at $1 pIer square of
Sten hlines or less, a1nd 0 ce';uts tfor eiachi
ti subseqleent insertion. P rofe'ssional
o and business cards not exceeding onei
a Siquare, includlintg paper, ten lollars
- peranulu ; five dvlla'rsiwsrsix iulintlls.
,t Advertisemenlts for tho year inwerted
- on very liberal terms. 'The Bannller
rl is an independeniit paper, and hals sR
SJlarge a circulation as any. paper pub
l- lished in North Louisiana. Address
WM. 11. SCANLANDI),
st Editor and Froprietor.
or Ieadk .
i. To Country Priaters, Merchants.
'l Tihe facilities of the Shreveport
T iJaily X,. -.
h .roll OFFICE,
se tsuch asll to einable its t- do prin
d ting,
Q Y i'asq descrilplio, at the shortest so
tire.
7, rinf4.rs s.endling orlders,. catl have
'JORl* teoI at en$ufitie4t low prices to
eg n&xabhe thtum to realize a faia erofit, on
Stlhe same.
SThe 4lIeq uLs nlt ,/ways o, pairomny
. He ord;r ..
ujaer-ehants, ca..n -i" t" m ,
.bea,• se. by- sending a.l
·J PrR Jrn3 Il , at
* eQa*'¶ ~c@, SireveprthbaL
olf,; aedae o jer: ia to the Lou
is se let lugimgagt at.orfolk.
,Lquwisa ies Vpntseera.
(lamp Shiver., May 26th, 1861
fJTI .o23..sj.
le Cloneu l .ommanding, in the
name or the Regiment, returns most
heartfelt thanks to the ILadies of Pe- 4
torsburg, Va., wlhoee patriotime and
fidelity to the common cause las giv
en an example worthy of imitation.
He accepts their kinandn most
welcome present in the spirit with 4
which it wassent, and sincerely eon
gratulate them upon their gallant
conduet,.in having arrayed and sent
to the field sons, brothers, and fatlhers
to fight and die, if necessary, in do
fence of their homes and firesides,
rather thansubmit to a horde of ro,
bers; whose only war-cry is 'Beau-ty
and Booty."'and whose greatest mer
cy is a quick and sudden death.
With so much of yeuth and beauty 4
to urge us on, t!there is no such word
as fail."
By order of Col. A. G. BI.ANCHARD.
t. W. SnMMsBs..Lieuteuant.
Letters for Ile firat Regiment.-By
a letter from our brave and gallant
friend, Major Wit, U, R, Shivers, dated
Norfolk. Va., June 4, we learn that
the fil*a regiment of Louisiana vol
untesm.are all well and in high spir
its. They are stationed at Camp
Shivers tear Norfolk, aid letters for
the officers and men of this regiment
mnay, b left, three times a week, at
the office of Mr. A. C. Donovan, cot
toll factor, no 51, Carondelet street,
who will.forward the same.
Tihe field.officers of this regiment
are, Col..A..G.. Blanchard, Lieut. Col.
WV. G. V~icent and Major Wm. ItR.
SSlhivers;. Chaplain, Father Hubert.
Companies:. Caddo Rifles, Capt.Lew
is; Louisiana Guards Capt. C(irardy;
mtnunett Guards, Captain Nelligan;
M31utgonmery Guards, Capt. Nolan;
Davis Gaurds, Capt. Anderson, and
four comxaaunies of the Orleans Light
Guards.
COMMISSION MERCHA'Th,"
J. E 1'11:1.'s.J. V. ROGER*-S
Phelp's & Rogers,
(Surreeaors hu T. H. EtAc-ridge J
Grocers &Conlrnissio iMerchants
('or. (io,,rirceT uaul 3i/am 4.t..
tIIRE V F.PORT, LA.
sorintent of $J4'IJJ/e (12111prv ta~i Ltre
Ad-vaiiwtY i ianslt' onl (ol'ig ttllllelnts to
our friends ini New 4 h'eaii. ii iSdI r
J.It.S1111 m. G.A
~Simpson &k Calhoun,
IAREIIOIISE & COMMISSION
Reei'~irntj ad 1%ritrar'lv;' AIgrrn,
$HRKVRI 4ROT. 1.A.
Hav11ing leuse'd thte pouladtr ati rund :,ine
diutw tVurt.bon'e otf Messrs. hlywuvrd., 'fuly
,&Co., andi hasving haud lon1g .z1 n..tiazacre Ill
btsinoss, is e hope to ruetivv at a lan1t It'th the
public patronalge, and lrledge onrst!\v8s to
do till in outr power to rive ctntir'a r.tiStift
1801 ill 8111 busIut $IWS eltrustead to oju cure8.
All ere ank is a Iriil. u(2,
1# i Consgrs has ealcted t latOM
lowing law in refire.nce to New.yt
tiers, entitled the
' I,JP|'.SPAPER LA If.
Subscribers who do not give ex res
notic.to thei contrary, are cotnsidlred
as wishimg to continue the subscrip
tion.
If steribers order the discontin
tance of their papers, the publishers
nmay eQtitMue to send them till all that
is dtue 'b paid.
If wyabscrilerS neglect or ,fuse .to
take, thir. papers from the office to
which tlhty are directed, they are held
reiponsihle until they have settled
thelwn b~liauu ordered theirpaper die
g.ntitnucd. .
,tsttb'uacribers remove to otiherplnces
" ithout infornmitg the publiplher, and
theF_per *s tsnt to tlhe-forner direc
"t, rtlmy *e held rop ible. '
ifae -tiuhave odeci4t that re.fiu
i "g to t4,p trP p e"'ioi-al "from
thee, Qil. "s, false cii. ' .e: of"
fiia~t~l½
I-ohor
IAoN, Shotlders. 13`
' i psi .... 00 1i
LA I.p"..". 17 'W. -
[R~I.,........... 14 ]s
RtorkiL, . ¢ ..... . 6 .. . 1 12.
L'AND1611u~s.... 23 ' , 26
,Llus s.. ....,..... 12M @ 14
PrINYAi ........ 2703 -
LEAo .... .. 9 '9 .10
WVHISKY, 'r gall... 40 ra 50
IoL.ASSES........ 335 4 3371
LUI., Lard ...... 01 50 r
Linuseed.... 1 00 ;-
FLorn, 1" ,arrel.. 0 00 da12 00+
PoRK ........... 28 00 0rd30
.)5.1a ...... 00 rO -
VIxnsoA.......... 3 50 N G6 00
CEMIENT'......... 4 00 r
PoTA.roeS, ti' barrel 3 50 a) 0 00
BIcolIN, India... 1i r
Kentucky - r 15
COaN, "' bushel... 1 00 k -
L)A'rs....... ...... 75 ra
BRAN V cwt.... 1 15 '
-lAY.............. 2 75 r
PowDa, P Keg.. 12 00 -- 00-.
SAU.s...--.-. .... 4 50 r
SC(,'r, V bag..... 2 245 ra 2 37i,
SALT, P Sarck.... 2 00 'a
Ur FanatIr........ 50 r' 75
1)owN, C OTToN.. 1 00 '
4lhretveport- Cotton larlket
GCorrected Expressi fr th Daily DiNews.
Infi.rior .............. 0 rd 9
Oliuarv ........... --- 0 4l 0
(hid Ordinary....... 0 ra (1 .
Low 1idUdling........ 7 r 0
Middling ............ . 8 "i 0
Good Middling ......... 9 00
Nenv Orleurn. 1EIce.i Cirrexntl -
SU;AR ............ 0 0
C.ovE, .......... 19 r
1114.F ............. 5 .. .
BACoN, 'houlktrs.. 11 ' y
i- S 'a
iiuan..... 18 
Sides ..... 14 ' 15
LAM, ............ 13
Iolra,...r......... 7A'a b s
iRoxs.......----- 0 r 0
CANDLS .......... 19 19 220
CHEESE........ 00 0a 00
SPtUNYAltN....... . o00 'a
LEAD ............ 0 a- 00
WHISKY, V gall.. 24 ' 25- S
Min..)ssA .......... 18 i 2' . '.
LARD ()I.,....... 95 5'a 1 00!,
],inseed, ... 0 65 rd 0 o )
FLor, a' barrel .... 9 00 r 10 00
PntRK,............ U 00 r't00 00.
Lip., -- ............ 2 00 ra 0 0.0
VINEGAR.....- ..... 0 00 0
(IME. T, -- ..... .. - 0 00 ra,-
lo'rAToRS, tt bbl. 1 25 'ra 1 75
lnAt;it.al\ , Inditlia. . 12 a
I"nltucky, . 1 1 W 14
('tc'I. P bn .el... 5s w (iC
SA'r :s,....... ...... ( ;  0 4'1
lF1ax, -.100 lbs ... 1 50 12 0o)
JbYl, liY toll ... 3..3 00
--'owtL8wI, ' keg... 0 Of 'a'
NAILs,.... ..... 0 00 'a
SHNo, P hlg ..... 0 00 a 0,0(0
SALT, 'h sack .....0 00 ad 0 00
S-.e - ()trlen ,. (`aft tile .ltrkttet.
Wae-stern lBeetf Cattle, P 100 11,s..
1st qtudity...... 8 00'@ i, 00
2d do ...... 4 00'a 7 00)
Texas,Vhead, lst(lty 30 0'a045 W)
2d ty'-......... 12 0our'al; 0(O
Veal Cattle, . head.. 7 0oa' 1:3 00
Shee1p, 4P''head, 1st qty 3 00'a 4.00`
nuti6rior.......... 2 504,r 4,0(0
logs,; P 100 lbs gnross. 5. 00ra (i 00)
31ilch Cows, h.ead. 30 1OaGo0 of)
2d quality....... 30 00'a00 00
Shw-eport al-lXide :l larklete
Corzected Daily by . U. i. l'ryon
l)nR UWIDES. ......... .~ (*
(RBn.UN do ........... :
l.BRa StlNs- ......... 10 1.4
Coovx Ro ........--..- ;5 a) ]0
Cr'Ns" -o............. 25 'a 10
B.EsWAx............. 20 'a -.
"'JAJAow ......... r. -
I IIEBUSTER', UN'ABRIDGE-L
DICTIONAR Y.
Niw." PICerTOtAL EtrrION.
* 600 to 10,000 new wprds -in tlhe Voe
I bularv. With othter new features.
- Together with'nall thbimter of pren i-.
ouseditions. In one volune of 17th$
l . ait e $6.50. Bol1 by all:
f,. C. &,-, U MRRIAM. -
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