The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-25
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DRACTlCAL TUNNELLlNG-By T. w. Simms
i Il vol, quarto, London. 1874. Just imported
fom London, Gone copy onlyD by -
ALSO,
Pritchard on Bar Harbors, vol, quarto, London,
1914.
Hutchinsons Practical Draining of Land, l vol,
ondon, lS44.
Thorough Draining on a Dead Level-By John
arke, vol, 1874
Chapmans Practical Mineralogy.
Dunn on the Coal Trade, vol, Newcastle, Esg-
land 1874.
Hutton's Mechanically Rutherford.
Smees' Electro Melallurgy
Simmons on Heavy Ordnance.
Dickson on Heavy Ordnance.
Greener on Gunnery and Fire Arms.
Hawker 90 Shooting and Fire Arms.
SIR Howard Douglass Naval Gunnery.
Spearman's British Gunner.
Grifith's Artlerists Manual.
Drinkwater's Seige Of Gibraltar.
Robinson's Mechanical Philosophy, vols.
Harte's System Of he World translated from the
French Of La Place, 2 vols.
Frome's Trigonometrical Surveying.
Wlliams's Geodesy.
Tredgold on Steam, new edition, much enlarged.
- And many others. march 10
MADAME DE KORPONAY having perfected
lNl her musical education under some Of the most
distinguished artists in Europe, being pupil OF the
celebrated Thaberg, and of other composers equally
eminent most respectfully offers her services to the
young ladies of Washington, instructress on the Pr
ano Forte. Her execution on this, her iayorlte in
| strument, has commanded the admiration OF anna
teurs, as we'll professional gentlemen land she
haers herself that she possesses the ability OF Civ
ing entire satisfaction TO those young ladies who may
honor her with their patronage.
MONSIEUR DE kORPONAY, grateful for the
distinguished patronage with which his profess
sonal services have been thus FAR rewarded has the
honor to inform the ladies and gentlemen Of Wash
ngon that he proposes at the instance OF prominent
personal friends TO repeat his Of instruction
10 the various departments Of Dancing. This step
he has been induced the readily to adopt, from
the information that several of the junior members Of
respectable families in this city, who neglected TO at
tend his first course, feel anxious to avail themselves
of the opportunity presented by second course.
Tuition in Washington every Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Saturday, at Carus''s; in George
town every Tuesday and Friday, at Union hotel.
Ladies and gentlemen wishing TO subscribe, direct
ors of academies, and others, will please apply at
Galabrun's Hotel, from 10 O'clock M, to O'Clock,
p. m ; and in Georgetown, at Union hotel.
march 2l-tf