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AN ENTIRE STOCK OF.
NE W. GOOEDSh
IN THE NEW HOUSE ABOVE THE
POST, OFFICE AT, WEST UNION.

IN THE NEW HOUSE ABOVE THE
PoST,OFFICb AT. WEST UNION.
We are now opening select stock Of
pretty and good Goods, amongst which
may be found Calicoes, from Glow down.
UP to most any price. e.-Muslirs, q variety
of patterns; Alpacca; changeable Linen
Lustre; Ginghams; Jackonet and Swiss
Muslin; Cambrick; Bobemett; Irish Linen
green Barego; black Lace netting; Edg-
ings; Laces; Silk and Cotton Handker-
chiefs; Muslin Ties ;'qlibons; Crayats,
black and fancy; Draps D'Etey Mexican
mixture; Twceds; Kentucky Jeans; Tick
ing; Umbrellas. A variety of Goods for
gentlemans summerwcar, &c. &c. af
RSOsRNets "many one," and some
of the prettiest v
Roots and Shoes, large lot ofall
kinds. 1850 sfss
Fashionable EAats; Mexican;
California; P,nama; Leghorn; Palm Leaf
Gaps, all sorts and sizes, ~ 81
+ HsTWgs; Indigo; Madder; Salts: G ON.
postion; Snuff SoapySaleratus Wistars
Balsan1 Wild Cherry, Sands Sarsaparilla.
Dead Shot, Camphor &c. &C.
Sugar, Coffee, Powder. Lead.
Shot, Ginger, Pepper, Candy, &c. &c.9
Saddles and Brides, Martingales.
Collars, Whips, &C. &c.
Hardware and Cutlery, Scythc
Blfdes, Hoes, Shovels, Spades, Axes,
Hammers. Chisels, Augers, Saws, C otion
and Wool Cards. Knives, 2 a fine assort-
ment. Buttons, violins &c. DC ,t gt n
u CFockery Teas, Plates, Dishes.
Bowls, Pumblcrs, de- &c. .sasisfi sgs
H' 70 all of which we invite inspection
andif we can't sell, make no chafgefor
showing our Goods. M Sd
We will take interchange for goods.
Dry Hides, Bees wax, Iallo@, Feuthcrs.
Wool, and Seed Cotton. aagg4
y > ALEXANDER &NEVILp
June Z, H 20 2st 4s
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s1MTE o OFsoUTH cARoLINA

s., ,PIcKENs DIsrRIcT. Z ''lF' 81
:, Whereas, w. S. Williams has
flleda notice in my Office requiring
met, take icharge of the Estate of
Thomas Smith late, of Pickens Dis
tEct deceased,,I will sellthe Estate
OF the SAID Phomas Smith at his late
residence on the 30th inst. 8,g
7i FERNS six months credit. HVe 1N
s"l2Ha Ws9D. STEELE, o. p. d.
-@Oct9l4, 1850. 81 8o1
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DISSOLUTION

GGT OQPAR U ll,ER s }IlP.
pG mutual consent we have
-A0 agreed that on the first day of
january next we will discontinue our
business at this place, All persons
indebted 10 us will please make ar
engagements 10 pay us by that time.
The Goods we now have on hand
we viii sell at very reducei prices.
9iF3 BENSON 81 TAYl.OR.
Pickens q. H., Gci. Il, 2O-ti
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EDOM NE,T.
He ID QUARY,ERS.
CIApLEsroN, Frn. 81, l8i

Hi I8 ChAuEsToN, Fen. 81, 1850
| GENE'R.fL ORDERS No. ~
CIRCUMrANCES demanding thatthe
Governor should be officially acquainted
with the effective force Of the ,Stptc, and
the number of alarm men--the Briyadier
Generals o,e hereby directed forthwith to
nike returns Of their commands, to the
AdJutant and Inspector Generalat Cam.
den. A failure in responding promptly to
this order, will not be overlooked, and the
newspaper publications will be regarded as
sufficient notice.
BY order Of the Commander in Chic
J. w. CANTEY. Adjutant and In
spcctor General, - ei9a''". +"
MhTcho, 'i' AZ I'm.
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lHaL. sEFrERs, [w. 5. cornnAx. I
liz. j. nucKMAsrER.1
eadgWA IsErH OUSE
Conn.aLgsiem Rgerchanfs.

COHnsSHigsfoM Merchants.
Matkct;Strcet HAxnuac, s,C.--WArrnrnoo
McintoshStrcet,i iACGrsTA, Ga--FIgEpsooYa
Take this method of Informing thcir
friends and tho public generally, tbalt
they still continue the WAnEIousE and
poMNIssIoS business in this place and
Augusth, Ga. where they offer their ser.
vices to RECEIVE SfonE or SELL CorroN.
Flour, BAcoS, &ca RxcEiyE ANp FoR-
WAND MERcnAs9 lsE,a Bly, GooDs, ron
RIASTERsCoR MERciIA x4s. .ga9 5d 1i8t
TheB Warehouse h In; Augusta is on
Mclntosk;ss setsain the centre ofthe Cot
tontrade.sf ls;Sig 3l ,sess.,s 4
&Their Warehcess in this place is safe
from water and isolated. therefore not
exposed 10 ,firc. i@s 81 ,.1iat,. IN
As they will be constantly at their
post, and Promoting the interests of their
friends (Which thcytsifc aware win ado to
their own3 They solicit and hope to
nlcritand receive full share of that lib-
eral patronage heretofore bestowed, and
for which they now return thanks.
( Liberal cash advances will be made
when required. on any produce in store
s9s1si "A JEFFERS, C0THKANi& Cos
Hasaburg Sept list, 84oso Is !
aaI N
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LETTERS

n
Remaining iii The Post Office al
PickensC G. H., Quarter ending 30th
September, which if not taken out
within three months Will be sentlto
the PoSt Office Department as, dead
lettecs:
I'D q. jlRss A "a =
Elisha AleaSnder; Daguerrean All.
tsb G. Allen. HG v3, 1as aa, v
4 Samuel Barren saln ]5 Beg
Anna Calhoun or Watson Collins,
w aOlayton;3 an g9ait
so,s, ge bpoF :sal
Elijah Foster. saa . aga
gsSi 80. 8ll.Ws J.@ 9@ d.pll844
Bright Gilstrap; .. Garvin AZ is
John Holedn John Murd; James
Holden; Mrs. Mary A. Hunnicutt:
w. J, Holland, u John Hudson ST;
J. CsHughesa faas pst ,,le
James ysman.
JlSg u "a Ile d8
VIM. Johnson. se
aa, ,., TX siug 8FIf
Dg, Thomas Lee;James Fl. Lesley;
NJ
John Mqngoulls James cGuiain;
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:5b25 REV ARD

PANAWAY from the subscriber,
AG at Kingston, Cass 90, Georgia,
negro man named CUPIT. Has
a wan over his left eye, inclined TO
be gray, about 45 years old-of rath-
er a brown ,compexion. s. j bought
the boy of Gen. Gavin, of Pickens
Dist. 5. c.. and formerly belonged
10 some of Lynches, of that District
or Grecnville ~.
] will give the above reward of $25
Tor the delivery of sa d boy TO Jacob
Burns, Esq, near Anderson q. H.,
S. e..
DAVIS BOROUGHS.
Kingston, Geo, Aug. Id, 1850.
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ADMINISTRATIONS SAFE.

Will be sold at the Iaio residence
of Benjamin Chapman, dec d on the
9Th day ofNcyember next, all Of The
personal property belonging to his
estate, consisting of stock ofall kinds
Wagon, farming utensils wheat,
corn, oats, household and kitchen
furniture, and sundry other articles.
~, il. N. GARVIN, Admir-.
Ocf, is, 1850. % tds
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Why are unmarried ladies' present,
Ike The State Of South Carolina,
Becausethey are either for an
AoRoruWe5 Union or singe Inlepcnd-
Gnce. ft,,il Mn ...t,.ts
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sotU.TEI CAROLINA,

flohENS DiSTRlCT.SHfi RfN
( David Lesly and wife, 1pplicdats,
VIM. McWhorter and wife, and
others, DefSnaaufs. +
Whereas itiapnears, 10 The Ordi-
snaly of said District, that Mathew
Kyle, Henry Kyle and some of the
children of Jas. Kyle, deceased, VS..
James Kyle and Hunter Kyle, ,the
children of John, Laughlin and Vim.
Kyle, deceased. (names not nown,)
and the heirs of Catharire Kyle,
widow of Robert Kyle, deceased,
lnames pot. .known) parties, defen-
dants, reside without Sbe limits OF.
this, State; 1t is, therefore Ordered
and Decreed that they do appear and
object to the Partition, of fibe Lands
described IN the Petition la this. case,
onor before the LIST Monday in DE
cembeg, 1850, ortkeiE consent to tie
same vii, be entered Gssrecord., !. 4
w. D. STEELE, o, e. b..
y Sept 2ads 1850 lersn v;
wSi's 4,
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G9DGYSS GADYs8 BOOK
FOR 1880
THE BOOK OF THE NATION
The Oldest Maga@ine IN America.

PmILADELrHIA MoNTnLIEs. M 49,
In sis, the Lady's Book gave 9le pages
whichis ll6 more than one, aud las more than
the other Philadelphia monthly. Hc gave .2sI
ngravings--amCng which were 90 coored and
9S full pages--which is l$o more than one, and
lS0 more than the other
We give, in each number, piece of music,
printed separately on tinted paper, 81 pages, or
twelve pieces in Il year. 10 show the cheapncss
of tho Ladys Book, this music, if bought separ-
a;e!y at the music stores would cost exactly the
price Of the whole years subScription-S3.
touSih or HE.Ui!,H isSipi.tii:
dies work tablc--which comprises every kind OF
needlework embroidery, knitting, netting crotch
ct, patterns for capes, chemescttos, ohldrcn's
clothes, wedding dresses, indoor and outdoor
costumes; birds of America; colored flower plates;
model cottages and furniture fashionable do;
acc-work; Vignette plates at the head of articles
etc, ETC. All the above are illustrated by cngsa,
wings. az.
And, in $50, will also be given q set ofcngra-
wings, illustrative of the costumes of all nations
with descriptions by Mrs. Hale Most of the old
features of the Book that were SO sopopulns last
year, will be retained, and new ones added a.
they may suggest themselves TO the publisher.
A NEW NOVEL BY W.GILLMoRE SfAIAts,
Will be one of the features for 1850. i s,y
We have long stood Mt tho head of the Magn-
zine world for our contributions; they are always
moral and Instructive and such rs MAY be placed
before family without hesitation This depart
ment is under the control of of Mrs Sarah Jo-
sepha Hale, whose name alone is q sufficient
gua aiteo for the ptopricty of the Lady's Book.
I'VE may say the same of our ingraymgs We
will never as is done by a cotcmpornry, publish
Indecent modckartist pictures, such ms no parent
would allow a clild olook at
GopEy's LADy's Book for 1850 slull surpass
that of ls49, and exceed all magazines, past pres
cnt, and TO come. . d ,,st al,
TERMS: So n year in advance nostope mid
Address T.. a. Cooley,
f11D Dbilo,lnI,,Ii, ~
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ROADS, ROADsg I.

sgss. ROADS, ROADS IS, Il
PUBLICATION viii be made %
"A The next Legislatures, sos the
appointment bf Commissioners toal-
ter the following roads viz: E6isti
From E,astatos 10 Nickens @. q. /,
by Poor Creek. os ~
From Poor tseek 10 Anderson q.
I'll. 10 "a IS l,sss
From Col I'M. Nimsnon ! to
PcnslletoA NilIaaes i
From Eass i Iss Il icf' 1 M,
l7y way Of lsiles aler i ans.
81 s:Esas
Sept TO, i Sssss ss
q 8alsA EsS 81
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"THESoUrHERN PRESS"


iiot the Conduct Of which, suitable Edtcrs have
been engaged who will also receive tle aia al
number of eminent and able contributors.
There willbe both tri-wceklv and q weekly
issao---thc latter 10 contain sub tantially tlc
same matter rs the former, and intended TO
reach those points Of the country whose n,nil
facilities are limited
A Daily issue will bc added hereafter sb,uld
II be deemed advisable or necessary by the
press and people ofthe Southern S,ntrs.y
h The paper will not be erc'HSiuciu pulitical-
but embrace is broad sheet the gencr
AZ eYs OF Tho day, domestic and foreign. by
mail and trlograph; commercial and ngricultti.
RAJ AMI Literary pieces; criticisms, original es-
says, Literary and miscellaneous; and in short.
all those items of general interest, the coilec-
tod aggregate ofwlich constitutes tho intcres-
ting aid valuable Newspaper Great care
Will betakep togiyc full and correct Report of
the Proceedings and Debates in both Houses
OF Congress; rs well as the action of the locn
Legislatures ON the Southern question.
a limited number only of Advertisements
will be recciyed--the main object being to fur
nish large amount ofreading
The paper will be printed on n sheet connl
IN size to those of thc other Washington papers
and the material will be procured ESPECIALLY
for the puiipese i},r,e., 49,,
1t is confidently hoped that everytrnc
friend to the South will aid in ptocuiiuG sub.
cribers and forward the names. with tLe
amount subscribed, to some Southern Repre-.
sentative at Washington, forthwith.
Postmasters arc authorized by law to remit
subscriptions free Of post apct sfF,-l IffH.. 4
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
IL THE COMMON PLEAS. srv,
PICKENS DISTRICTA Aanglsm

Allen Keith, assignee, Dec. in Attach
VS.. F0k : Perry Il Keith
Joel NJ. Keith. )o7T i,lfssAttys. ATTY
The Plaintiff having this day filed his
Declaration in my office, and the Defcn-
dant having no Wife, nor ATTORNEY,
known to be in this State on whom a co
py of this Declaration may be served,
On motion of Plaintiffs Attorney, NJ
1t is Ordered. That the Defendant do
appear and plead or demur, to the said
Declaration. within one year and day
from This date, orjudgment will entered
by default. ,.. 80. -
w Y, KEITH, 6. 6. r.
Clerks Office,
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THE SOUTHERN PRESS. y

An association Of sixty-three Members o
Congress, Senators anil Representative, have
constituted the ndcr,gned !. committee to
s.Pes..'aad he sst#b;:sl:::,;:. c. 4 Sa;:..or..
Press at Washington City. "a te d1vOt,..i to the
exposition and defence uf Southern rights nnd
institutions-thc dissemination Of correct in
formation as to Northern policy, and the course
of political affairs generally. without rcfurence
to the old party lines of Whg and Democrat
Arrangements arc now in progress, promptly to
ensure. the Issue Of such u paper under the
title of tfr. '.fttf. Ell.
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TURNER & NUDGE,

Commission Paper Warehouse, No. 3 south
Charles street, baltimore,
IIAvE for sale AMES's fine and superfne Let
II ter Paper, blue and white, ruled and plain
fine and superfne Foolscap, blue and white, ruled
and plain; Folio Post Packet Post, fiat Cap, double
Cap, Envelope Paper, &c.
BUTLER'S fine, superfne, and first class Letter
Papers; blue-wove, white-wove, and blue-laid,
ruled and plain Packet Post; Commercial Post;
Folio Post, Foolscap, blue-wovc, and white-woye,
and blue-laid; fat Cap, Deny, Medium, and Royal
Ledger Papers, Bank-note Paper, &c.
HUBBARD'S fine and superfine Letter Paper,
blue, white and assorted colors; fine and superfine
fiat Cap, blue and white DENY, Medium, Royal,
and Super-royal Ledger Papers; Medium, Super
royal, and double Cap Cover papers: glazed Me-
dunn, Folio Post, Envelope Paper, Blotting Paper,
Packet Post, &c.
and white, ruled and plain; fine and superfnc Let
ter Papers, blue-wove, white wove, and blue-laid
Packet Post, (hand made,) Note Paper, &c.
KINGS superfine Letter Papers, blue and white,
ruled and plain; Nos. 2 and Foolscap, blue and
white ruled and plain; fiat Cap Nos. i and 4, De-
my and Medium Ledger Papers, blue and white,
OWEN & HURLBUTs fine and superfne Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; fine
and superfine Foolscap, blue and white, ruled and
plain, Hat Cap Envelope Paper, &c.
PLATNER SMITHS fine and superfne Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; Com
mercial Post Packet Post, Folio Post, &c.
CRANE Co.'S, Dickey & Lyse's, Cutters,
Jones & Bros, KendalPs Southworth Manuhctur-
ing Co., Green & Flemming's, and other Writing
Papers; Binders, Trunk and Bonnet Boards Hard
ware Paper; Patent Envelope, Cloth, Tea, Tissue,
and Printing Paper; Printing, Writing, and In
debe INK; Bleaching Powders Enamclled,
Ivory surface and colored CARDS; Letter and Note
Envelopes, &c.
Aug. 23-tf
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LAW SCHOOL OF HARVARD COLLEGE
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

TNHIS Institution affords a complete of le-
i gal education for the Bar in any Of the United
States, excepting only matters of merely local law
and practice; and also systematic course of in
structon in Commercial Law for those who propose
to engage in Mercantile pursuits.
The Law Library, which is constantly increas
ing, contains now about 1900 volumes. II in
cludes very complete collection of American and
English Law, and the principal works of the Civil
and other foreign Law. It is open to students, and
warmed and lighted for their use during both terms
and vacations.
The first term Of each academical year begins in
the last week of August, and the second Term in
the last week of February; each term continues
twenty weeks. Students are admitted at any Pc
riod OF term or vacation The fees S so a
Term and $25 for half Term. For this sum stu
dents have the use of the Law Library and text
books, and Of the College Library, and may attend
all the courses of public lectures delivered to the
undergraduates of the University.
The Instructors Of the Law School are Hon. JOEL
PARKER, LIZ D., Royal Professor; Hon. THEoPHI-
LUs PARSONS, Ill. d., Dane Professor; Hon. FRED-
KRroK H. ALLEN, University Professor, and Hon.
LUTHER s. CUSHING, Lecturer upon Parliamentary
Law, the Civil Law, and Criminal Law. lnstruc-
ton is given by lectures, rectations, and exami-
nations, and Moot Courts.
For farther Information application may be made
to either of the Instructors.
JARED SPARKS, President.
CAMBRIDeE, Feb. III, 1850.
Feb. 26-lst& l5themly
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JACOB SNIDER, JR.'S
Wines and Liquors.

Wines and Liquors.
VNHE UNDERSIGNED would respectfully call
il attention to his stock of WINES AND Ii
QUORS.
The facilities possessed by him for obtaining
from abroad all Wines, SC, in their purity, his
longer erpeenes the bsiness, conducted BY hun,
and direct personal knowledge ,oiD the various
,rns- grotcng dsfrisfs Of Europe than is possessed
by any other house in Uis city, afford for
the character and quality Of all articles sold by
him.
The arrangements of his store and vaults are
such TO make them, fact, the substitute for the
cellar of every consumer.
Wines for special occasions, can be supplied, at the
shortest notice, with w nes decdnted for immediafs
use, including Wines o France and Germany, not
usually 10 be obtained here.
COUNTRY TRADE and HOTELS supplied at
wholesale prices on most favorable terms.
CLUBS will find II much to their advantage TO or
der from the subscriber.
FAMILIES can command the best OF Table Wines
at rery io,o prices, also the cheapest sorts Of
Wines and Liquors, FOR CULINARY PUR-
POSES.
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES, Messcs,
and others at distance, can be supplied (and
havs them sent By "PACKAGE EXPRESS"
FREE OF CHdRGE) with Wines, &c, for
table, by tho dozen, or in cases OF ASSORTED
SORTS, at the shortest notice, by addressing
their orders through the Poet Office, TO
JACOB SNIDER Jr.,
Importer and Dealer in Wines, &c,
10 Walnut street. Philadelphia.
G3-sEGARS, of direct importation from Havana,
Of various sorts and brands, always on hand, from
819 to $40 per thousand, and sold by the single
box cheaper than at any other store in the city.
Jan. 16-df
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SALE OF UNITED STATES LAND ABOVE
GEORGETOWN, ID. O.
ORDINANCE DEPARTMENT, WAsnsGToN,
March 10 lS5O Z


ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, WAsHIsGToE,
March 19, 1850.
PROPOSALS in writing will be received till the
i first of May next for the purchase for cash, of
piece of land situate the Little Falls of the
river Potomac, which has been occupied as United
States magazine lot, together with the buildings
thereon. This land was conveyed to the United
States by deed bearing date 9th Of September, 1916,
and s described in said deed as !" Beginning at a
cut stone marked u. s. on two sides near the head
of the canal and 30 feet from the head bank of said
canal (the canal referred to being the old Poto-
mac Company's Canal) and running south 80 de-
grees east AIT feet inches, to cut stone marked
as above same distance from the canaE thence east
36 degrees north AIT feet inches, to another cut
stone marked above; thence north So degrees
west AIT feet inches, to another cut stone marked
as above; thence west 36 degrees south AIT feet
inches, to the place Of beginning, containing four
acres and no more" And If the highest price Of
fered for the land and buildings shall be satisfactory
to the Secretary of War, deed will be executed
by him, under authority of an act Of Congress
passed 3D. of March, 1919, conveying 10 the person
offering the highest price, and to his heirs and
signs forever, all the right, title and interest of the
United States in said premises II being fully un-
derstood that such conveyance is not to include
any part which may have belonged to said Potomac
Company or which has been surveyed and laid off
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which runs
through said land.
The proposals will not be opened till the above
named LIST Of May. They should be endorsed on
the outside !" Offer for Lot at Little Falls"
GEO. TALCOTT,
BIT. Brig. Genl and Col. of Ordnance.
March 2l-1awts
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LIFE ASSURANCE.

National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society,
26 CoRNHILL, LONDON, AND IL WALL
STREET, NEW YORK
CAPITAL, f5OO,OOO sterling, or $2,500,0 ,0OO.
~ (Emposored by Act Of Pariiamenf,) I'd Pc
Royal Assent, 9Th July, 1888. "a Savings Bank
for the Widow and the Orphan" It. Lanie Muir
ray, George street, Hanover Square, Chairman Of
The Court Of Directors, London.
UNITED STATES BOARD OF LOCAL DrREcrons.
New YoRK.-C. Edward Habicht, Chairman /;
John s. Palmer, James Boorman, George Barclay,
Samuel s. Howland Samuel M. Fox, William Van
Hook, Aquila G Stout, Tanning c. Tucker, Bache
PmLADELPmA. Clement c. Biddle, George r.
Graham, w Peter, (H. b. NJ. Consul,) Louis A.
Cooley, William Jones.
BALrimoRE .-Jonath Meredith, John McTavish,
(H h. M. Consul,) Donald McIlvan, Samuel Heff
man, Henry Tiffany, DIR. J. Fl. McCulloch.
BosroS.-Georgc M. Thatcher, Israel Whitney,
Franklin Dexter, Benjamin Seaver, Elijah d. Brig
ham, f. A. Grattan, "a. B. NJ. Consul)
J. LEANDER STARR, General Agent.
EDWARD It. RIcHARpsoS, General Accountant
for the United States and B. N. Il. Colonies.
Pamphlets containing the rates of premium, pros
pectus, examples, names of Agents, medical exam
iners, &C., can be had free of charge on application
at II Wall street, and Of agents.
Part Of the capital is permanently invested in the
United States, in the names of three of the local d
rectors as trustees always the assured
in cases Of disputed claims (shoud any such arise)
otherwise.
Thirty days arc allowed, after each payment of
Premium becomes due, without forfeiture Of policy
The United States Local Board meet every We'd
nesday, at their Office in Wall street, where all
business connected with the Socetys operations in
America is transacted-affording thereby ever6
possible advantage of promptness and attention TO
parties in cases Of leave TO travel loans settlement
&C.
Medical examiners attend daily, at o'clock, p.
m, at III Wall street. and at the Office Of the diff
ferent Local Boards and Agencies.
All communications 10 be addressed 10
j. LEANDER STARR, General dgenf
for he United States and for b. ". a. Colonies.
June 2S
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UsnrED STATES PArnsr orrlor. March q, 1850.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, March 81, 1850.
ON the petition of George s. Griggs, Of Rox-
" bury, Massachusetts, praying for the exten-
sion of patent granted 10 said Griggs for an i'm
provement in Railroad Frogs for seven years from
the expiration Of said patent which takes place on
the 3lst day of July, 1851;
1t is ordered, that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office, on the first Monday in June next,
at IL O'Clock, M; and all persons notified TO
appear and show cause, if any they have, why said
petition ought not 10 be granted.
Ordered, also, that this notice be published in the
Republic, Intelligencer, and Union, Washington
city, ID. c.; Pennsylvania Inquirer, Philadelphia
Tribune, New York; Journal, Providence, X. l.;
and Daily Bee, Boston; once a week for three sue
cessive weeks previous to the first Monday in June
next.
THOMAS EWBANK,
Conmissionr Of Patents.
p. s.-Editors of the above papers will please
copy and send their bills to the Patent Office, with
paper containing this notice. Mar. 22-law3w