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7 AW AND AGENCY OFFICE.-The under
| signed, Attorneys and Agents, practice Law
in the Supreme Court of the United States, and
the Courts of the District Of Columbia, and attend
promptly to claims against the United States, in
GLIDING the settlement Of all accounts Of officers
and agents OF the Government, Bounty Lands,
Pensions, Return Of Duties, Patents for new m
ventons, &C., &c.
They tender their services to members of the
profession at distance, and, when the case IS
prepared by local agent, will abate one half their
usual fee. All information relative to the forms
and usages Of business in any of the Departments,
will be furnished to our regular correspondents
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment of taxes, and for the sale or oca-
ton of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
Iss-Office on Pennsylvania avenue, Lane d
fuckers Building.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN +. GREEN,
RICHD. II. CLARKE
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TO ED1roRlE oE, NEWSPAPERS.
Oct. l4-3taw3m.

WE beg leave to call your attention to an adj
w vertsement, and TO the memorial annexed
and tender services IN the prosecution OF any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions, which you
NAV send to u.s. We will allow you one halt our
usual fee, which is fire dollars for obtaining war
rant for $50 acres, and three dollars for warrant
Of eighty acres or less, for publishing our adVer-
tisenlent, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to u.s.
IL you accep, this PROPOSAL please insert this
circular and our advertisement In your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
1--WE call the attention Of our readers to the ad-
vertsemert Of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben. +;
Green, and Richard II: Clarke, Attorneys ana
Arents at Washington, D. c., and would say to
persons having claims for Bounty Lands or Pen
sions, that we have made arrangements for the
requisite forms, and that claimants calling At our
Office can have their papers properly prepared ana
forwarded to these gentlemen at washington,
who will properly attend to them IN their proper
Offices" ,.--.....,
Please get each claimant to sign the memorial
and forward it to your member Of Congress.
Please send I'D a copy Of your paper containing
our card which will notify US that you accept our
proposition. DUFF GREEN,
p'ot''''''0"' BEN. E. GREEN,
RlCH'D H. CLARKE.
MEMORIAL.
To the Senate aud House Of Representatives Of me
United Staies in Congress assembled; The memorial
of the undersigned, respectfully represents uhas
they are entitled to Bounty Land, under [he &C.
of 18th Of September, 1885, that they are informea
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are ToL.n
more to them than the patented lands would be, be;
that they do not expect desire to resld 6 On ,s
land thus granted; that if paen'ed 10 70 tn .ne annual
expense of agencies and taxes T he S p1 which,
,hsr cod owo;5 if permitted to sell the warrant
Yonr n,enor;sliss further represent 'ia' inc iaW,
our menE, ,5e sale of the warrants, assumes
t5at the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
! ~ ACT
iands' are ~ of them are among the most intel
n, aod respectable citizens of the States They
gent respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
usv be- so modified as to make the warrants for
h pay lands nssignable, and they will ever
pray, &c. @.t % gn.e
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American Statistics.

A short time past we published some statistics
relative to the number OF soldiers supplied from
the different States to the revolutionary war. De
Bows Commercial Review gives some tables re-
tive to this, and other subjects Of equal interest,
which we copy.
|. The number of soldiers furnished by the
American States during the revolution, and the
population of each State in 1890 and in lS47.
2. Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew
eral dates, command and losses on
each side.
3. Amount of continental money issued to sup
port the war, and the estimated cost in specie.
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IFE INSURANCE.-British Commercial
| Life Insurance Company, established in 1920,
and empowered by act of Parliament, for the In
surance Of Lives and Survivorships, and the en-
dowment of Children, &C., &C., CAPITAL
THREE MILLION DOLLARS! r.N
fIs-ohice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, d.
October 81, la5O-dtf
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending us three subscribers will be
and Steam Navigation, !" republshed in book form
now in press, to be ready about the first Of oc-
tober, II will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravlngs.
Oct OFF
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
mi DEN. SYDNEY COLLEGE,, RICH
WoND. A.-The thirteenth Annual Course OF
Lectures will commence on Monday, the l4tn OF
October 1850, and continue until the ISL oi Inc
ensuing March, The commencement for conferrinS
aasrees will be ED about the middle of March:
4. L.. BoHANsAN, M. D., Prof. OF Obstetrics
and Diseases Of Women and Children.
T. W. CHAmBEnLAyNE, M. D., Prof OF Mate
ria Medca and Therapeutics .,
S. MAupN, Nj. D., Prof. OF chemistry anu
Pharmacy. Nm p.of of s,roerv
and Surgical Anatomy. -. Duor 90 hn.to-
CARTER P. JOHNSON, M. D., Prof.. OF Ahato-
my and Physiology. c,,
D,vIp III. Tucker, M. D. Prof. of Theory and
ractice of Medicine.
ARTHUR E. PETIcoLAs, M. w. De'''o"S''a'o'
The study of practical Anatomy may be prose-
cu,ed with the most ample facilities, and at very
Clinical Lectures are regularly given at the Col
Iese Infrmary and Richmond Almshouse: ne
Infrmary, under the same ROOT WIN Inc Culese
IN ~, 10 the entire control of the Faculty, is
81 ali Tin, 90 well filed with medical and surgical
cases and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical
instruction. Many surgical operations are per-
formed in presence of the class; ana the sluoents
being freely admitted to the wards ENJOY uhuer
the guidance of the Professors, unusual oppoftu-
mites for becoming tamilac WIN she syh'p'''"''
diagnosis, and treatment of disease. ,..s.oao.o,
Observation-Disclosures fee, So Professors
fees slO5. Demonstrated fee, $40. Graduation
Ibe price of board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually 80 to 49, per
week. " ..u ;.e,,,
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller informs a.
ton concerning the institution, will be forwards u
to those applying for it, or specific inquiries will
be answeree by letter. Address,
- '''' S. MAUPlN, M. D.,
~, Dean of the Faculty.
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE
MARYLAND state Agricultural

MsryIand state Agricultural Society.
peal TO THE MEMBERS OF THE M AIRY LAND
n STATE AGRICULTURAL SocIETY.-W, ue ea,
that Won should bear in mind, that on the @3u
oa,b and 95th DAVIS of October, your Society VIII
hold its annual Exhibition and Far al me cay q
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one anu ai'' 70
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your Stoch'
the products of your orchards and o. your ga'ae"S.
Don't presume that any animal, or Pfou%e'' YOU
NAV own is inferior TO others that Will be here'
and he Tins deferred from bring them, as II is
only bv comparison that the relative merits OF any
thing can be determined. The safer presumption
for You to arrive at, will be that what you nav
is as GOOD if not better than that OF Others ana
that it behooves you to calamity enter .he 'ist u
connection if defeated honorably, and the high
.bnracter Of the Judges is guarantee that you
can he defeated in no other way, you VIII e'goy
the Injury Of knowing that others were more en-
titled to success than yourself
And while we address you to bring such articles
as are properly in your department, we crave per-
mission to solicit your interest," to induce your
,nires and daughters to bring whatever aPpertains
to their peculiar departments, as enbroiaery mousse
hod manufactures the products Of the DAIRY and q
the Douli,u uart preserves, domestic aoes' coiVec-
tions. and, above all things, to come hemsetres' as
1r,ihout ,coman, and the beautiful eldboraohS o. net
taste and genius, no display can De pe'Ject'
To the Manufacturers of agricultural implements
and Tools, we would say, that interest ana Pa'Fi-
otism both combine to enloin upon you the pro-
prietv of making grand exhibition OF your ma
chnery of all kinds, as from our present advlces'
we are led to believe that the assempiage 81 lafns
ers and planters, and of distinguished strangers
srom most OF tie States of the Union, will be
gr eat than upon any former occasion here or
Elsewhere. We therefore say to the :agricultnrr'
Inplement makers and Mechanics Of the United States
make It a matter of pride to display your machl-
merry at our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
nronn3 Sucb ambition is laudable-is worthy of
American genius, and should be cherished by the
American heart.
g. az, Editors with whom we exchange Will con-
Ger favor by copying this notice
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WILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAILOR,
w (of the late firm of Lane & TuckerD would
call the attention of his friends and the public gen
sTally to his stock Of Goods now opening' which
has been selected BY himself from the largest I'M
porting houses in New York, and by far the great
est variety and richest styles ever offered IN this
city. Strangers are respectfully and crnes;iy So
licited to give me call and examine my stock be-
fore purchasing, as am confident 1t will be to
And would especially call the attention of Of
6cers, both of the army and the navy, to the fact
tba, Iom prepared to execute all kinds funiforms,
according to the late regulations, at the shortest
notice. and at prices eaua to
establishment in this country, ,..
w. T. tenders his sincere thanks to his numer-
Gus friends for their long and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence ana attention ~
business to merit continuance oil the sai"e'
All orders promptly executed
sep 20-3tw3w-d&trW
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERSEYS AND
FLANN ELS,

THE SUBSCRIBERS, Dirset Importers Of all
! WooLEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, "Gulnare," Orion, and Somerset, !"
from Liverpool, their fall supply of PLAINS,
KERSEYS, WHITE and COLnRED BLANK
ETS. WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
Kilmarnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &C., &c, eX-
pressly suited to our Southern Planters trade and
10 an inspection of which, they confidently ILL
vite all who visit the Charleston Market.
C. G. L. l.. KERRISON e. CO,
o09 King ST., northwest cor. King & Market SITS.
Charleston, BE-" Sept 3
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Inducements for EInhhinc.

knv person who will send us four subscribers
for six months, at our regular rates, shall be en-
titled to one copy for the same length of time or
we will furnish
10 copies for mos, - 10 copies for - mos. s2s
10 do II ID ~ DO IL 20
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions; or Post Office Stamps taken at
tn cir full value.
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NBw FANCY GOODS.

WILL BE RECEIVING every day during
w next week, beautiful assortment OF Fancy
Goods suitable for PRESENTS, &c, Also a
large assortment of fresh Perfumery, Pomatums,
Soaps, Hair-washes, and every article pertaining
to the toilet, FARMERS Feriumery anu
Fancy Store, Penn. av., near National Hotel.
sep21-3td
Sept. I96tif
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DIRECT IMPORTATIONS
VR SH LIN II " 8 .

THE subscribers are constantly receiving direct
from the manufacturers, MADE TO THEIR
ORDER, and expressly adapted to the Southern
trade, and to which they with confidence invite
the goods will be found PURE FLAX, to wit:
Shifting and Fronting Linens and Lawns
Pillow Case, Coatee, and Sheeting Linens
Russia, Birds Eye, and Huckaback Diapers
Bleached and Brown Table Damasks, of as
sorted widths
Damask Doyies, Napkins and Cloths, dwarf
Gus sizes
Dowlass, Glass Cloths, Black, Whites Brown
Holland
Lady's, Gents, and Children's Linen Cambria
Handkerchiefs, etc. ETC.
C. g. E. L. KERRISON G. co:
900 King street, Charleston, 5, &.
Sep. 3, l950-3m
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
rNHE Annual COURSE OF LECTURES in this
Institution will commence on the first Nondau
in November next, on the follow.".- branches:
Anatorm.,yy, ~ ). nolbrook, M D.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by ). Hen
ry Dickson, Nj, D,
Surgery, by L. Geddings, NJ. D,
fiiysiology, by James MouItrie, M. D:
Materia Medica, by Henry r. Frost, NJ. ID.
Obstetrics, by Thos. G. Prioleau, M. D.
Chemistry, by G. U. Shepard, M. D.
M. ID. ~,
DIR. D. ]. Cain, Physician 70 The Marine hoe
pital and Clinical INSTRUCTOR, Lectures twiGe
week on the Diseases of thut Institution
DIR. L. 3. Flagg, Physician to the Aims House.
Lectures twice week on Diseases.
Demonstrutive instruction in Medicine and Sur
gerry at the College Hospital.
HENRY r FROST, NJ. D., Dean.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Oct. 7, 1850;
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the Ii
\ brary of Congress will be closed on Tuesday,
the 18th instant, and will not again be opened until
JOHN w. MEHAN, Librarian.
n Nov g. eod2w e., ..,.. .a.. ...... .... .....
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Va3p HIS TO BE DONE DAILY SHOULD
RE HELL DONE,

>7o MEMBER OF CONGRESS should leave
M yvashington without one of Parker wonder
ii Razor Strops and Swiss Razor; his Badger
lair Shaving Brush and Walnut Oil Shaving
Snar new assortment of all the above opened
this day. fAnhEn ? Nii;nnsi {gn,sl
Fancy Store, Penn av near National Hotel
%. sept25--d3 ...a. &c.,. ... s......g
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On % REV ARD-on the night of tn

lp-OO 10Th of September, 1850, my brother
Col. John Jones of Pittsylvania county, Virginia,
was very badly wounded by DIR. John M. Ciop,
ton, of Henry county, Virginia. Col; Jones had
called TO spend the night with Mr.. Bryant w :
Nowlin, who lives near Leatherwood Post Once,
Henry About dark Dr. coPion rode 10th to the gate
inonoadia,eIv started out to see him, and when he
had arrived within about ten steps of the gate
CIopton inquired if that was Col. Jones, and be-
ing informed ii was, discharged gun a. Nun hea-
yiIy loaded with bullets and shot, which TOOK ef,
fec, in the left leg, breaking the thigh bone and
oIberwise seriously injuring the limb. will pay
The above reward Of two hundred dollars for the II
apprehension and delivery OF sand CopGSn 70 .ne
with, pursuant to law, where warrants have been
issued for his apprehension. DIR. Clopton is about
as years old, about six feet high, has blue eyes,
yerv gray for his age; he is singular IN his man
,s ssnJ dress. at times quite polite, conyerses
well and weighs about l6o Or ITO pounds aos
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THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND TIE FUfURE.-Of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. cit is calculated that upwards
of 1000, 900 persons depend entirely upon this
trade in all its branches ;" American cotton crop
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IsGEoRsETowN COLLEGE, ID. G.
u1HE CLASSICAL EXERCISES Of this Col
iege will be resumed on the 18th instant.
aent I4-3td JAMES RYDER, Pres
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BRILLIANT LOTTERIES.
FOR NOVEMBER, 1850.
J. w. MAURY & Co., MANAGERS.


SPLENDID LOTTERY.
CAPITAL PRIZE
100000!
$4,000! $4,000! Sll,460
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit of Monongalia Academy,
Glass l. for 1850.
To be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on Saturday,
November %, 1850.
Under the superintendent commissioners.
IS Number Lotery-12 drawn ballots.
SrIIEME
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Whole Tickets s2O-Halves Sl0-Quarters IS
Eighths $3.50
Certificates of pack 'es of 25 Whole tickets S24O O0
Do do Of 25 Half do 1000
Do do OF IS Quarter do 5000
Do do of IS Eigth do 5000
100000
$4,000! $4,000!
SO prizes of $1,000!
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,
For the benefit of Monongalia Academy,
Class 1873, for 1880
To be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on Saturday,
November, 80, 1850.
70 Number Lottery-l3 drawn ballots.
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For Tickets and Shares Certificates of pack
ages in the above splendid Schemes, address
J. w. MAURY & Co
Richmond, :,
An account of the drawing will be sent va.
who order from 70 "''
October 80 tb, 1850. w
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FOR RENT,

M THE HOUSE now occupied by Mrs
@ sPRIGG, on Capitol Hill, Carroll Place,
and Immediate possession gwen oa , gOoa ten
Oct I7-3t, BEN, r. NREEN.
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{" C in all to July, 1899 95S,000, 900
The whole expenses of the war, eslims ted in
specie, amounted to SlS5, 1892
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shprdng List
and Price Current, of the 18th September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
the several States for the year ending Slst August
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Tickets SlO-Halves S5-Quarters $3.50
certificates Of pack 'es of26 whole tickets Sl4O,oo
Do do 26 half do ,o'@
DO do 90 quarter do 3o,3o
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Average crop of the last seven years exceeds
that the prior 615,7l bales, and the crop of the
last lust double that Of the first-and the crop OF
1859 was more than 1867 by fifty per cent.
Average consumption in Great Britain Of Ameri-
can cotton the first years l,l53,2l9 bales.
The I'd period of years Las, 39s bales.
Largest consumption, lS49, 1856, sos bales
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FOR INSURANCE OLIVES AND
VIvoRSHIPS.

BSTTIoH COMM ERCIAL LIFE INSUH-
ANCE COMPANY,
Established in 1920, and Empowered by act Of o
..g.. . Parliament, ...t.. g...-,ta
For the Insurance Of Lives, and the Endowment
of Children, &c. -ea % ".aeH ."
LONDON, HEw-YoRK AND WASHINGTON CITY.
CAPITAL 5000, 900.
... .. .. M. THOMPSON, Agent.
as Office on Pennsylvania avenue, one door
west Of Jackson Hall. .,.. t....
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'otal, e3l, 81 800, 959 IL SAT, 900

The surrender Of Cornwals at Yorktown, DC.
tober 1884, closed the war; prisoners 1913.
~ - pr;t;sh takan r,risoners
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THE ON rsTARLIsHEp CITY

Cssh Tailoring Establishment Of EDWARD Fox S2
Broadway 10 removed the new building adjoining the
As,or House, Barcsyst This extensive and splendid
room can be entered from IL vesey and Barclay ss
where he proposes carrying his business until his new
store rebuilt and finished upon the site OF tie Chemical
Bank between the Museum and the justly popular Hal ana
Cap establishment OF Mr. Genin q l Broadway
The proprietor impelled by high sense OF duy' ssa'
himself OF the present opportunity OF returning his grateful
elpowled gmens to his friends and patrons Tor
the great patronage extended him for series OF years;
and In the enlargement OF his business he alone seuated
by the desire meet the wants. fully OF the daily ncreas-
ing demand OF the public for Garments made Of bis store
The many facilities which he possesses In the mpora-
ton Of superior Cloths Cssmeres and Vesngs and the
purchase of Domestic Goods being always effected on tho
Cash principle enables him to hold forth advantages which
esnno, fail to duly appreciated by discriminating com
nunitv myl5 lmeodh
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-15

r. The Erpress has ventured to publish Eu.
gene Sues Address on accepting the Socialist
nomination for Representative Of Paris and burics
it under column of commentary, replete with mis-
apprehension and niisstatement. No matter: we
arc thankful for the insertion Of the Adhesion any
terms. On NJ. Sues remark that "the Republic
aud Universal saiIrsge are above the caprice of
msjoritics" simply that two men cannot
vote another into perpetual slavery or vassalage-
The Express thus oxpatiates:
aReJuce theory like that precise IN the City OF Nex
YotksAsndon The sssls euon FOR the rest-and u oar
streets aid red WI b,ood esiioa dIy as Do
Aose ey Paris then there Is wider difference between
American end French human n&re han could be
persuaded 10 believe"
or course. this is a no-such thing. No street Of
Paris ever ran red with blood on an Election Day
and we venture to say that more blood has been
shed at Elections in this country than in France.
The Express is fooling its readers and ought to be
shamed into retraction
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ANOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AND Loss OF
LrTE.-The steamer Magnolia LEFT New. Orleans
on the evening Of tho I'd inst at half past o'clock.
To her officers we are indebted for the following
particulars Of another disastrous steamboa. acci.
dent. When the Magnolia was about Is miles be-
low Cairo on the morning Of the 7th. she was
hailed BY the steamer Columbus, bound from New.
Orleans to ST. Louis. The c. had collapsed one Of
her flues, by which one man was instantly killed,
and some 10 or IL persons were scalded. Several
jumped overheard and are supposed to have been
lost. The Magnolia lowed tho Columbus to Cairo.
Among the passengers by the Magnola IS the
family Of the late Gen. Worth U.S.A.
LoQ.svslls Journal ..