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Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10

SLEEPING IN MEET1NG.-There are
some persons of a temperament which
should preclude them from indulging i'm
sleeping at meeting. Of this class there
are those who start, kick or jump iii their
sleep. Such an unfortunate predisposi-
TOMS annoying in the extreme. A sim
gle sleeper of this description may break
the siumbers of whole slip of orderly
hearers. We once held seat by the
side ct man who regularly overturned
the cfcket in waking up, and who had
on several occasions, scattered the COLI
tents of the box of saw-dust in every di-
rectlon. Persons afflicted with such con-
stitutionsl maladies, if they will 90 to
church, should take some sopori6c or
composing powder before starting.
We have seen those who, on awakng.
betray feeling of manifest amazement
and bewilderment, as if they did not i'm
mediatey recolect where they were, or
what they had been doing. Such couduct
is to sa! the least, highly impolite An.
experleiced sleeper, under whatever cir
cumstalces he may awake, will exhibit
no unusual emotion of surprise. 1t is in
equally pad taste to appear to notice the
slumber; of others. A single officious
gazer will often direct the attention of
half the house to a sleeper, who. but for
him, void have escaped observation.
Snoring In respectable congregations
has long passed into dsuse. But it may
sometimes happen that you may have ta-
ken an OLD style sleeper into your pew,
who either has not abandoned the hanit
or cannot % SO In such case, the only
way of saving yourself from modification
is, to resoutely determine to sacrifice
your own comfort for the good of your
friend; II other words, to keep awake
yourself that you may keep him awake.
In tins connection we may suggest, that
children who have not been taught to
smother their risible or lachrymose ten
denotes, should be sedulousIy kept
from church. Ladies, also, who have
ever beef known TO faint, should, in warm
weather, sit near a window, or else be
well instructed in the fan exercise The
hustle and confusion created by regular
faint awaken many who would otherwise
have enjoyed their nap to the last prayer.
A cholofc old gentleman of our acquain-
tance was once so exasperated on being
awake1ed in the middle of his nap, by a
woman who had tainted, that, i'll the heat
of his,Nassion, he solemnly vowed never
again t' sleep in meeting, from sheer spite.
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10

DIsuNIoN.-We firmly believe that the
sentiment most deeply engraved upon the
American heart. is an abiding love, an un-
faltering devotion for our glorious Union.
No efforts of politicians and panic makers
have ever brought the people to contem-
plate the dissolution of the Union with
other feelings than those of adherence
and dismay. When fanatclsm, at the
North, Is found to endanger the perma-
nency of the Unioh, tile Indignation of
the masses will Overwhelm it at once, and
1t will, 1t necessary, be put down with
| the strong hand. Witness the declara-
tions of a ':paSSa0aaate love for the Unon;"
made by the immense meetings which
have lately been held in New York and
Philadelphia-their avowal that no more
appalling misfortune could befaI the
whole country. both the free and savehold-
ing States. than separation by dissolu-
ton of the Union-and their unanimous
approval of those Northern members of
Congress who voted to lay the Wilnot
proviso upon the table. and thus endeavor-
ed to extinguish a firebrand which has
been productive of so much disaster and
dissension. The people there, as we'll as
at the South, love and reverence the
Union; it is connected no less with their
affections than their interests, with the
glorious memories of the past and the
bright hopes of the future.
This feeling is gathering strength daily,
or more correctly speaking. recent events
have called forth a more open display of
its power "The Union is in danger.
is cry that has startled every patriot,
and caused him, like the .sraelite of old,
to turn his eyes anxiously towards the
Ark of his safety-lhe sanctuary of his
hopes.
There is no name so potent, no leader
so revered, as to be able to stand for
moment in opposition to this all powerful
sentiment of the American people. This
is fully verified by the indignant response
which, even here in the outraged South.
has been drawn forth by the declaration
lately attributed TO Mr.. Calhoun, that
tue dissolution of the Union IS ageUitable,
and as DESIRABLE! We venture to assert
that this does not truly express the feel
ings or the wishes of one in ten thousand
of the people of the South In the dire
full alternative Of disunion or dishonor,
the South will not hesitate to choose the
first, but we do not believe there is one
man out of South Carolina, and but few
Ill it, who desires to see that alternative
presented TMs. Monitor.
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10

SPEED OF THE TIMEs.-This is proverb-
tally a fast age; railroads, lightning tele-
graphs and steamships set the pace, and
we are bound to follow or fall beneath
the pressure of advancing millions. A
man is nothing if he is not fast man,
whatever be his vocation. Childhood,
even, is abbreviated; or, in fact. there are
no children nova days; human life being
divided into but two periods, infancy and
manhood. There are no toys but scien-
tifc toys, and jumping jacks are made to
incnlcate some theory of philosophy in a
sinplitied form. Boys and girls, or rather
Little men and women, pass from A B C
TO metaphysics, and 60 through course
of algebra, Latin, Greek, and the modern
languages, before they have reached the
age of thirteen.
What are you writing there, my boy!'
asked fond parent the other day of his
hopeful sou aud heir, shaver of ten years
"My composition, thir.''
"What is the subject?''
"Inlernatioual law, thir," replied the
youthful Grotius. "But really, shall be
unable to conthentrate my ideas, aud give
them logical relation, if am conthantly
interrupted in thith manner by irrelevant
inquiries"
Punch hits off this precoclty very hap
PLY. At children party, little boy
and girl are represented as seated togeth-
er. The latter says:
Before l give you my answer, Angus
tus, you must tell me what your prospects
are
"Julia," replies the young gentleman,
"my father has given me bat and ball.
aud my grandfather has promised no q
pony
Very pretty" replies miss; ''but it be-
comes serious question whether the
possession of bat and bail and pony will
enable US to maintain an establishment.
Flag Of Our Union.
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10
Drs. Conway Il Grnv
MEDICAL NOTICE.

DRS. WILLIAMS & BURT, having associa.
~ ted themselves in the practice of Medicine,
respectfully tender their professional services TO
the public.
Office, at their Drug Store, where they will
keep constantly on hand, general assortment Of
fresh Drugs and Medicines.
Washington, December 6, lS4S. 5l-tf
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10
ALLEN w. BLEV WINS,

ALLEN w. BLEVINS,
ATTORNEY j. COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
I'D ESIDES at Washington, Hampstead county,
q Arks., and will regularly attend all the courts
in the counties of Lafayette, SEWER Pike, Clark,
Ouachta, Union AMI Hampstead He will give
the most prompt and unremlted attention to all
business confided to him.
Aug. I6, lSi3-5-tf
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10
Drs. Williams S' Burt

-0HAVE just received from Philadelphia %
n and are now opening extensive and "
q very general assortment of Genuine r.
Fresh Drugs and Medicines, Chemi
Gals, Perfumeries, Paints, Oils,
Dyestuffs, Surgical and
Dental Instruments,
Window Glass
of all sizes. &c, &c.
Their stock was selected with great care by one
of the firm, hence Physicians, Planters and others
wishing to purchase, may rely upon the genuine
quality Of their goods.
Washington, Aug. %, l849-33-tf
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10

Those who are careful 20 avoid offend
ing others, are not apt to take offence
themselves.
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10
JAMES A. BURTON
JOHN Il. GRATIOT.
10 III " T I E L ID.

TTOR " E At l. A W,
} ESIDES at Washington, Hampstead county
s 4 Arks, and will attend the courts in the
counties of Hampstead, Clark, Pike, Sewer, La
fayette, Union and Ouachita, and will attend to
the collection of debts in any part of the State
Business entrusted to him will be promptly at
tended to.
June 10, 1914
Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10

Bagging Rope and Twine will be furnished
10 our friends on application to
B. L. BRITrIN, ESQ, WAsnINGToN. or
Aug & IS4g-ly-*'4l-49. B. & s..
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NEW PROSPECTUS
OF THE
s & l T. N FIC A ERICA N

To Mechanics, Inventors, and Manufacturers:
TINE Publishers Of the Scientific american re-
/ specially give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
Of this valuable journal, commenced on the 2lst
Of September, offering valuable opportunity for
all to subscribe who take an interest in the pro-
gress and Development Of the Mechanics Arts
and Manufactures Of our country. The charac-
ter Of the Scientific american is too well known
througho the country to require detailed ac-
count OF the various subj ects discussed through its
columns.
1t enjoys more extensive and influential cir.
culation than any other journal of its class in
America.
1t will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Quarto Form, on fine paper, afordng, at the end
PEDLl, Of over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.N'GR.4VLN'GS, described by letters
of reference; besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress Of SCIE.N.
TTFIC and ME HA MI CAL IMPROVE-
.MEN'TS, CHEMISTRY, CIVIL ENGINEER
ING, M.ANUFA CTURING in its various
branches, .aRCHITECT URE, MAS ONRY, BOT.
.A.NY,-in short, it embraces the entire range OF
the Arts and Sciences.
1t also possesses an original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz, an
Official List Of P.ATE.NT Claims, prepared ex.
pTessly for it's columns at the Patent Ofice,-thus
constituting it the L" AMERICAN REPERTORH
OF INVENTIONS"
TERMs-S2 a-year 81 for six months.
All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM & CO.,
Publishers Of the Scientific American,
1913 Fulton street, New York.
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ingtOn, Wednesday, December 4. 1850.
-, Crystal, and Plate Glass Makers.

-, Crystal, and Plate Glass Makers.
Sugar Boilers and Refners, with Propnetors 81
Sugar Plantations. @&
Manufacturers of Railway, Bar, Round Ribbon,
and Rod Iron.
Wheel, Axle, and Spring Makers.
Engine Drivers, and Persons connected with the
Locomotive generally.
Engineers, and Captains Of Steam Vessels
Managers of Stationary Engines.
Lumber Dealers and owners of Saw Mills.
Veneer Cutters.
Owners Of Planning Machinery.
Corn Milers, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Rran-S Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Sheng and
Threshing Machinery.
Bull Workers, Carvers Engravers, and Ornamen,
Makers in general.
Persons employed in the Manufacture of Gas.
Mixers Of Copper and Lead Tubing.
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter-
ested in Dredging Machinery.
Astronomers, Philosophers, and Others using Phil
osopbical Apparatus and Instruments.
Miners Engineers, and other interested in Pump
ing Engines
Persons Interested in Canals and Aqueducts.
Warehousemen, and others, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanometric Cranes, Jack Screws,
Common and Feed Cranes.
Workers in Metals and Alloys.
Tin Plate Workers.
Spring Maeufacturers.
Wheelwrights, Clock Makers Horologists, sc.
The publishers have expended large sum OF
money to get original drawings Of machinery in
practical use in this country, and have procured
almost every work on the subject, whether pnb-
lshed in England, France, or Germany, the most
essential parts Of which being comprised in this
Dictionary, render it as perfect and comprehcn-
sive as possible. The publishers have endeavored
to use great economy in type, so that each page OF
the work contains at least four times the number
of words found in ordinary pages of the same size.
This has also secured 10 each plate working draw
ngs Of ample size and clearness, so that Mechanic
may construct accurately any machine described.
The publishers are, in short determined, regard
less of cost, to make the work complete as pos
sble and it is hoped every one DESTROYS TO obtain
the work will procure it as issued in numbers and
thus encourage the enterprise.
The work will be issued in semi-monhly num-
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and will pro-
gress with great regularity.
The whole work will be published in 40 num-
bers at 25 cents per number, and completed with
in the current year, 1851 A liberal discount will
be made to agents.
Any one renting the publishers $40 in advance
shall receive the work through the post Office free
Of expense.
Notice to Propretors Of Newspapers throughout the
United States and Canada.
If the foregoing advertisement is inserted five
times during the year. and the paper containing it
sent to US, copy Of the work will be sent gratis
in payment.
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Oct. I4-3taw3m.
TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.
WE beg leave to call your attention to an adj
w vertisement, and to the memorial annexed,
and tender our services in the prosecution Of any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions, which you
may send to us. We will allow you one half our
usual fee, which is fuc dollars for obtaining
rant for l60 acres, and three dollars for warrant
OF eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver-
tsenlent, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to US.
II you accep. this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
"We call the attention of our readers to the ad-
vertisemert of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben. E.
Green. and Richard II. Clarke, Attorneys and
Agents 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 and
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 us a copy Of your paper containing
our card, which will notify us that you accept our
proposition DOFF GkEEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,
RICH'D H. CLARKEa
MEMORIAL.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
United States in Congress assembled: The memorial
Of the undersigned, respectfully represents that
they are entitled to Bounty Land, under the act
of 18th Of September, 1850, that they are informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more TO them than the patented lands would be,
that they do not expect or desire to reside on the
land thus granted; that if patented to them, the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an annual
charge, reducing the value of the grant, which
they could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant.
Your memoralists further represent that the law,
by preventing the sale Of the warrants, assumes
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act for themselves
whereas many of them are among the most Int intel
gent and respectable citizens Of the States: Ihey
therefore res ectfully ask that the act Aforesaid
may he so modified as to make the warrants Ior
bounty lands assignable, and they Will ever
pray, &c.
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DIRECT IMPORTATIONS
HI Il N h ~ = .

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 attention Of purchasers, with guarantee that
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 Doy:ies, Napkins and Cloths, ofvari-
GUS sizes
Holland
Lady's, Gents, and Children's Linen Cambria
Handkerchefs, etc. etc.
C.&E. l.. KERRISON & CO.
2O9 King street, Charleston, S. c.
Sep. 3, lS50-3m
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERsEYs AM
FLANNELS

THE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers of all
l. WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, "Gunare, "oron," and Somerset"
from Liverpool, their fall supply of PLAINS,
KERSEYS, WHITE and COLORED BLANK
ETS, WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
Kmarnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &C., &c, ex-
pressy suited to our Southern Planters trade, and
to an inspection of which, they confidently III
vte all who visit the Charleston Market.
C. g. E. l.. KERRISoN e. CO.,
2o9 King ST., northwest cor. King & Market sts
Charleston, Sept g.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

MEDICAL COLLEIE Or 1 IL ~ n L - VI
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE Annual COURSE OF LECTURESi IN this
Institution will commence on the first Monday
in November next, on the following branches:
Anatomy, by J. Holbrook, M. d.
Institutes and Practice Of Medicine, by 5. Hen
ry Dickson, M. D.
Surgery, by E. Geddngs, M. D.
Physiology, by James Moultrie, M. d:
Materia Medica, by Henry r. Frost, NJ ID.
Obstetrics, by Thos. G. Prioleau, M. d.
Chemistry, by c. U. Shepard, M. D.
Demonstration Of Anatomy, st. Julian RaveneI,
M. ID.
DR.. D. J. Cain, Physician to the Marine Hoo
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice a
week on the Diseases Of thut Institution.
DR.. E. B. Fagg, Physician to the Aims House.
Lectures twice a week on Diseases.
Demonstrative Instruction in Medicine and Sur
gerry at the College Hospital.
HENRY K FROST, M. D., Dean.
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TT Won want newspaper from the North that il
al right on the great question Of the day, " the
,~,hsr Interference with Southern institutions"
,ots The Day Book 1t is standing up boldly for
'Ss South and Southern rights, and doing good
dssl of good in the right way. Its influence and
popularity is extending throughout the whole
country.
The DAY Book, daily, is IS per annum.
The Weekly Of it, is - per annum.
No Southern merchant should be without one
~ The other. Nov. 1T
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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-
ative 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 1870 and in lS47.
2 Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew
eral dates, commanders-in-chief,a and losses on
each side.
3. Amount of continental money issued to sup
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r IFE Observation-Disclosures Commercial
| Life Insurance Company, established in 1870,
and empowered by act OF Parliament, for the In.
surance Of Lives and Survivorships, and the en-
dowment Of Children, &C., &C., CAPITA L
THREE MILLION DOLLARS!
n5-Ofice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, d. Ci
October 81, ls5O-df.
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NEW FANCY GOODS.

WILL BE RECEIVING every day during
w next week, a beautiful assortment of Fancy
Goods suitable for PRESENTS, &c Also a
large assortment Of fresh periumery, poma'ums,
TO the toilet. PARhERS Pertumery ana
Fancy Store, Penn. av., near National Hotel.
sep2l-3td.
Sept. l96tif
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Inducements for Clubbing.

Any person who will send 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 6 mos, 80 Is copies for IL mos. S22
10 do IL Is 20 do IL " %
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions or Post Office Stamps taken at
their full value.
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eGEoRGErowN COLLEGE, d. c.
rrHE CLASSICAL EXERCISES Of this Col
lege will be resumed on the 10th instant.
sent i4E3td JAMES RYDER, Pres
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending us three subscribers will be
entitled to copy Of the " History of Propellers
and Steam Navigation" republished in book form
now in press, to be ready about the first OF Oc-
tober. 1t will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct OFF
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FOR CALIFORNIA.
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PASSAGE TO
CALIFORNIA


TINE public will be gratifed to learn that the
/ United States Mail Steamship Company are en-
abled to announce that their arrangements are now
complete for sending passengers through from
New York to San Francisco and back.
In the first attempts Of this Company to meet
the wants Of travel to California, by providing
ships on the Pacific, in connection with their
ships from New York to Chagres, they were pre-
vailed upon at the urgent solicitation of the great
number then DESTROYS to go out, to sell tickets for
through passages from Panama in advance, for
their ships then going round. This was done
from desire to accommodate those who could
procure passages in no other quarter, and by
which, whatever might be the detention, they
would reach San Francisco sooner than by any
other line. Unforeseen difficulties, and the preva-
lence OF fever at Rio de Janeiro at the time, pre-
vented their ships from reaching Panama as soon
as anticipated, and caused detention at the 18TH
mus, which was increased by the Impotence of
passengers in going forward, against the advice
Of the Company, at all earlier day than the ship
could possibly reach Panama.
These Interruptions are now all removed.
Three of the four ships OF the Company, intended
for the Pacific service, have arrived at Panama,
and several Of them have performed trips to San
Francisco and back. So that the Company are
now able to give the public the assurance that the
voyage through from New York to San Fran
cisco, will be performed with regularity and des.
patch.
Their Pacific Line, from Panama to San Fran
cisco, consists Of the
REPUBLIC, Capt. HUDSON.
ITHMUS, Capt. HITcHcocK.
COLUMBUS, Capt. PECK.
ANTELOPE, Capt. AcKLEY.
Their Atlantic and Gulf Line, from New York
to Chagres, Of the
GEORGIA, Capt. PORTER, U. S. N.
OHIO, Capt. ScHENcK, U. S. N.
FALCON, Capt. HARrsrEM, U. S. N.
The connection between the two lines will be
carefully and regularly kept up, SO that no delay
beyond the usual stay ofthe ship in port at Pana-
ma, will arise
The large size, well known speed, and superior
accommodations of their New York and Chagres
Line, and the speed and accommodations Of the
ships Of their Pacific Line, offer the most certain
rapid, and pleasant through passage to California
M. o. ROBERTS,
Cor Warren and West sts., New York.
Aug. l5-lm
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DARls MILLINERY. Will be opened a
INST =, rich assortment Of
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THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.-Of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. eft is calculated that upwards
trade in all its branches" American cotton crop
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WANTED TO PURCHASE
- A SMALL HOUSE on Captoi mn, co
sbIe ground aiached-AppIy at this Office.
b. Oct. 1876.