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DRY GOODS IN CHARLESTON, s. G.
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS.
C.. Il Ell. KERRISON. e. co

G. Il T.. l.. KERRISON. a. CO.,
INFECT IMPORTERS, of European Dry
~ Goods, are berpy TO inform their friends and
customers, that they now receiving by every
arrival from Europe, additions to as complete .
Stock Of Staple AMI Fanoy DRY Goods, as has ever
been offered in their market. Good Goods are
furnished at lo,c prices and those who purchase in
their city, are invited to examine their Styles,
which will be found peculiarly adapted TO the
Southern Trade.
Ladies Dress Goods and Domestic Fabrics in every
variety Of Negro Cloths Blankets and Plantation
Dry Goods, complete assortment. House Keeping
articles in their line in every variety, together with
a full stock of Cnssimeres, pestings, and Cloths.
Also Linens, which will be found free from any
mixture of cotton.
All articles sold, are guaranteed to prove a. re-
presented. Terms Cash, or city acceptance.
c. & K. l.. KERRISON, 81 CO,
209 Northwest cor. Of King and Market SITS.
Charleston, Sept. 2. 1851. lsw6t.
PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
TOR, neat Book Of 300 octave pages, illus
trsted with engravings. Price 81, payable inva
rably whom subscribing, to enable the author to
have it done in the finest style Of the Arts.
Editors who copy this, and postmasters WIT
will frank rsmIttances, are authorized to act Al
agents for the work, and retain % per cent COM
mission. Confident Of the most liberal support in
this enterprise, shall endssvor to merit il, and
close hasty penned Prospectus upon the noun
tain waves of the Ocean, as well as the dvaughts
for steel plates representing the author before the
" lnquissters," and American Ladies' and Gentle
men in Havana, throwing bags of gold an an of.
fering for his liberation, upon the desk Of the
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF,
Author Of "Ths Texan Migrant" and ate sdl
I o rof he Cherokee Sentinel, at Cedar Bluff
March
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100 DOLLARS REWARD |,

y AN away from the subscriber, October 9th
IL 1897, from his residence en- Willow Swamp,
South Edlsto River, Orangeburg District, South
Carolina, a negro man named HOWARD, abou,
six feet high, and otherwise well proportional,
and of black complexion, full faced, high fore
head, prominent nose, and no whiskers; having
on one Of his arms the letter s, or mark resemb-
ling IT. He had on the inner ankle of,
presume, the left foot. He speaks with plausi-
bIlity and ease; is rather assuming in his address,
yet mild and humble in his manners He lis o
keen, shrewd fellow, walks fast and quite erect,
and is apt to bear uncommonly much on his toes
when hurried He said that he originally be-
longed to farmer named Joshua Lee, near Cn-
ton, in Virginia; either there or Norfolk or Rich
mond, in that State, presume he took up quar-
ters. Any person finding and experimenting the
same, and delivering him safely into the hands of
the subscriber, shall receive the above reward of
one hundred dollars, besides reasonable expenses
that he may be at in coming and returning.
WILLIAM RILEY
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Pacific Mail steamship COmpany.-The only
Line for California and Oregon.

NNHE public are informed that, under the new
Il arrangements Of tNis company, steamers in
spected and improved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con.
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco on the
LIST and 18th days Of each month, unless detained
by unavoidable accident, and will touch at Aca-
pulco, San Diego, aud Monterey The follow.
ing steam packets belonging TO the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, one of which will be al
ways in port at each end of the route, are now in
al. thc.
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Washington Oct. 2, 1S5
NOTICE is hereby given that the Library OF
IN Congress will be closed on Thursday the 10Th
instant and will not AAsin be o2snsd until Tues
day the 18th, OF November -. .l....
90 WffN 4. MEEHAN, Lbs tsn.
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PAPERS MISLAID.

DIAPERS in the case of Thomas Crown, govern
ment contractor for brick, &c The finder will
Oe literally rewarded by restoring them to the
Office of the National Hotel, or to me
BEVERLEY TUCKER.
IFThe Union, Republic, and Telegraph, will
insert daily for one month, and forward bills to
this office. oct. o. lin
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GREAT ELECTORAL HEssIAN
STATE LOAN

Of6,725,00O Dollars.
THIS Loan is guaranteed by the Government,
Il and contracted by the eminent Banking
House of Messrs. Nj. A. Won R ssHscHIIp AND
Sons, in FraDkfort-on the Maine. The following
capital Prizes must be gained, viz:
: 2? &c Dollars g e? ;?ss Dollars
"a $4,000 q 100 l,5oO
&c, DC. The smallest Prize ia IS Dollars.
The next drawing takes place irrsvocably on the
1st Of June, 1851.
The price ofthe Tickets is as rbllo,rs:
l ticket for Dollars ticketsfor Is Dollars
80 100 SIS 200
Rsmittances can be made in Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe, DC. Each shareholder will
receive, free of expense, the Prospectus, with full
particulars; and AFTER the drawing, the list Of the
successful numbers, which will also be published
in the Lending journals. The Prizes viii be paid
in cash at Frankfort-on-the-M Maine, Paris, Lon
don, New York or New Orlenr.
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G. Il T.. l.. KERRISON a. co.
Direct Importers of
L. n ID IL ~ NJ N u " ~ n n n &

FO REIGN DRY-G FOODS
In Charleston, South Carolina,
IToULD respectfully inform their friends, and
w those who purchase DryaGoods in their
city, that they are prepared, and offering D
very large and well assorted stock Of Foreign ana
Domestic, Staple, and Fancy Dry Goods, selected
for and particularly adapted to the Southern trade
Importing direct, they feel assured Of being able
to sell goods low in Charleston, as they can be
bought in any other market in the United States
They would call particular attention to Linen
Goods, Of every descriptions; the make will be
found of best finish, and perfectly free from any
smirtre Of cotton. Also to their stock Of Dres
Goods, which will be found second to none in the
market.
Terms Cash, or city acceptances.
G. e. f.. l.. KEhRISON, Il co.
No 900 King, northwest corner King and Marks
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M q
Inc new steamship CoumoIa VIII ply between
san rrancisco anu PorlS ~ oreson' a"a't,'s az
the FORMER porIs tne arryai OF the maiis sho pas
sengers rom fanama, anu returning without ue-
oy WIN 'ne hals anu passengers tut oe steo"ef
rom oah rranc'sco: .,,,
n resp'a' Hne W peoPeners WIZ NC Hep' up io'
the iran portatlon on re'ghI ana transient passen-
gers between Panama ana 9an francisco,
Inc Well-kno"n steamship oarah oanos, OF
l,5Oo tons burden now under charter 10 the com
pany, emu peculiarly commooious 10 her cao'n
nrrangements, VIII be Kept running as an extra
lamny boat -,
One OF the above steamers VII, keep up the
conntxion between Acapulco enu the other Mex
can ports.
The connexion IN the hnannc VIII De MAIN
ained by the United States mail steamships
Georgia. ...................3,0 900 tons
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FALL MILLINERY.

MRS PARKER will open on "wednesday 18th
WI inst, few cases Of French Hats. Also
|sau,itul sssortment of Ribbons, Feathers. Flow
10 &C., &C. ~ -,
! 4 l5-3R
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STEELE'S HAT HALL,

CHARLESTON, sc.
- IN introducing the new style Of Hal
for this season, would remark thai
there is an entire change in every par
ticalar.
GenHemens' Hats.
silk Moleskin Beaver
Russia Nutria Opera
French Cashmere Travelling.
Fashionable Caps.
Cloth Plush Oil-Silk
Tweed Fur Od-Cott
Morocco Satin Velvet.
ALSO,
All the latest styles of imported Fancy Hats,
handsomely trimmed for small children and infants,
the character of the above establishment is known
without further comment.
w. STEEL,
oct 13-4t. 23l King 81.
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~ CHAsLEs NJ. Matte, of HAynssvilIs.
Alabsma is our authorized agent 10 collect dues
and receive subscriptions for the Southern Press
in Alabama and Mississippi.
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EAikACT OF The ELECTORAL xDtCTs
ff'HlS State Loan, contracted In the Year 1915,
/ by the Government Of the ELEcToRATE or
HgssE. and with the consent of tbs Chamber OF
Deputies, through the Banking House of MEssRs
RorHscaLp AND Soss. conslsls Of 6725 Series of
rs Bonds each. to be redeemed by 6O Dislrlbu-
tons in such manner that the received Capital
of so, TBS 900 will be repaid with SIG $685. 6l0 in
the following Ice, l25 Dividends -
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PUBLISHERS CENTRAL AGENCY,
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE.
ADAMS Co. ExraEss OyyIcI,
10 Csmu Sfrsef


| A TTENTIoN is respectfully called to my new
| n under taking as General Agent for all News
papers, Periodical Magazines, &c, published in
the United States and Europe. l shall receive
and canvass for subscribers, as well as collect all
accounts against parties here and in Mobile that |
may be entrusted with, having had AN experience
Of over ten years in the Book and Newspaper bust
ness proprietor of The Mobile Literary Dspot,
dater myself that can and will give general satis-
faction.
| The following the rules that have adopted :
/. Principal Office to be in New Orleans, where
shall conhne myself strictly to the interest of my
agencies alone, for which | shall charge the usual
commissions, or such may be agreed upon
2. | shall conhne myself strictly to the CASH
principal accompanying my orders (when a draft
can be had for the amounD with sight check /;
when not so accompanied, the publisher can draw
on me at sight for the amount from receipt of the
order, or if requested in writing will enclose the
cash st Ii and remit but in all such cases it shall
be at the risk of the Publisher.
3. Publishers wishing mo to act for them are
expected TO furnish me with written authority
and send me specimen copies of their publications
free of charge.
My object is to establish a General Southern
Local Agency for Publishers throughout the Union.
New Orleans in a central pace, commanding the
whole valley OF the Mississippi, Texas and other
places, making 1t a point of great importance for
Publishers TO have good Agency for the better
circulation of their publications In the hope
that my efforts in this enterprise will be properly
appreciated and duly encouraged by your favors,
hereunto annex blank Certificate of Agency,
which you fill and return to me by return
mail
Respectfully, your Obi Serv',,
M. BOULLEMET,
Proprietor Qfihs Mobile Literary Depot
N. BIN the above do not ask for a sole
agency, but merely authority to receive and COL
lect subscriptions.
REFERENCES:
.NeW Or!eans.-Lumsden, Kendall e. Co. D.
Corcoran d Co. j. ID. b. DeBow
.Nt,o YOrk.-Wil lmer & Rogers, H. Long & Bro
James Gordon Bennett, Strnger & Townsend.
Philadeiphia.-L. A. Cooley, Geo. r. Graham,
Andrew McMakn.
Boston.--C. A v. Putnam, E. Littell & Co.
Washington, ID. C.--Fisher 81 DeLeon Hon. w.
]. Allston, Nj c
Charleston S. C.-Walker & Richards.
Montgomery, .1ta.--A. p. Pfster
MOBILIZE c Langdon, Messrs Balentyne &
Mcclure, Messrs Thadeus Sanford.
Louisville, XIV II Halderman, Saml II lyman
81 Louis, .uo.-Joseph M Field, Ansel Ed
wards.
Liverpool Wilmer g. Smith.
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FRlnTIN0 TYPEs

"A TYPE-FoUNDRY, at the following ysrv
low pnceH' Tor approved six month"; notes
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fonsAoN anu buu.Jy Land Agency
Nal subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
Il ington an AGENCY for the prosecution Of
all descriptions of claims against the General
Government.
His perfect knowledge of all the Pension Laws,
and the places where are deposited all evidence of
service now extant, will enable him to establish
many claims which have long remained suspend
ed for want OF proof and proper attention.
He, therefore, offers to the public his services,
particularly in the following cases, VIZ:
Suspended and rejected claims under all the PEN
sion Laws:
Applications for increase Of pension, under any
Of the Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance
For all those widows who received, or snti-
tied to receive the ten years pension due the 4th
of March, 1913; under the acts Of July 7th 1885,
March Sd, l843, and June 18th, 1874, being those
who were married before the LIST Of January, l794,
he will undertake to establish, under the act Of
February I'd, l646, their claims to pensions for
life, commencing on the 4th of March, l848, when
their pensions under the foregoing acts termi-
uated
| For all those widows of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1893, but be-
fore January sd, 1900, he will undertake estab-
lish their claims to pensions for life, commencing
| on the 4th Of March, l84S, under the act Of July
%, lS4S.
To all those widows ofrevolutionary pensioners
WHOSE ClaiihS nave Deeu Teecieu OF suspended LOT
want Of proof of service; or those who are in the
receipt Of pension under any of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts of May 18th, 1923, or June eth +,
1882, he will ensure the same amount per an
mum that their husbands received, from the time
tn. pension is made to commence by the law UNI
der which they claimed or have been pensioned,
BOUNTY LAND,
For the surviving, or the widows, or minor child
rem of deceased officers and privates, who served
in the war of 1912 with Great Britain, the Next
can war, or in any of the Indian wars, since $780,
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
othsr,oise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
District of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act of Parliament, for the insurance
Of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city. Capital
SO, 100000.
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, ID. c., will receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
.1iiorney and Counsellor at Lao, and Commits
missioner Of DEEDS for North and South Carolina.
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The new steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
tween San Francisco and ports in Oregon, await
ing at the former port the arrival of the mails and
passengers from Panama, and returning without
delay with the mails and passengers for the steam
er from San Francisco.
A regular line of propsllers will be kept up for
the transportation of freight and transient passen
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well known steamship SARAH SANDS,
of 500 tons burthen, now under charter to the
company, and peculia; ly commodious in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running as an extra
family boat.
One of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nsction between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
GEORGIA 5000 tons. CRESCENT CRY 500 TONS
ONO 1900 tons. CHEROKEE !, 300 tons.
EMPIRECITY2, 900 tons. PM ADELPHIA !, 100 TONS
Leaving New York for Chagres on the l1th
and Doth Of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAIL
CON will form direct line between New Or
insure al little detention an possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships
through line to and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong,
Lawrason g. Co., agents, at that place.
Ihe fare for through tickets nom New York TO
San Francisco has been reduced from
$500, in state rooms, to 1880.
$3.50, in lower cabin, to $3.50.
5000, in Storage, to Sl65.
The rates from New York to Chngres will be-
at the lowest adopted by any safe seu steamer be-
tween those ports.
For choice of berths, apply at the Office Of the
Company, 81 and SIS South street, and at their
agency, lit West street.
priI 26-tf
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VIM HOW LAND,
Importer and Dealer In Dry Goods, In

CHARLESTON, .. g.
"OULD call the attention Of planters visiting
w Charleston for their supplies, to his stock
Of Dry Goods, which is kept constantly full, and
embraces a complete assortment for families and
plantation wear; and, IN Dress Goods, from the
low-priced, to the richest, latest and most Gnsb-
ionabe.
All Goods of Southern manufacture, he will par
ticuarly keep.
No 32A bend Of King st. ChsrI~s,or
MY BROTHER, CONRAD OAHME, who
NI came from the South to Washington in
company with my uncle, Stouberd, many years
ago, and went with him from Washington to Bal
timore, is requested to call on the undersigned.
| also request my children, Christian and Fred
erick Oahme, who landed in the port Of Baltimore
years ago; the latter since then being enlisted n
the u. S. Army, to let me hear from them
My uncle, Gottlieb Eilhard, who used to live in
Washington few years ago, is also requested to
let noe know his Whereabouts.
FREDERICK OAHME,
7th street between II Il !,
Washington, ID. G..
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DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

i (ONLY through line for California and Ore
gon.)-The public are informed that under the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
spected md approved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco the LIST
and 5th days Of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
Pacific, one of which will he always in port at
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MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES,
FOR NOVEMBER, 1851.

Tickets sl5-Halves s. 50-Quarters 80 IS.
Certificate of Package 25 Wholes $50 90
Do do 2j Halves 80 On
Do do 25 Quarters As 90
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,ate from HArana-Hr. Thrdsher SUI in Pri-
son, dc.
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All the numbers sold separately. For single
number, 81 and larger quantity Of any single No
at the rates as above.
All orders for single numbers, mere, will be
promptly filed on the receipt Of the money. The
whole can be without danger OF injury, by the
cxprcssaa, to any part Of the country.
e. Any bookseller. Postmaster, Librarian or any
other person, may obtain subscribers and his orders
will be filed when the money Is received.
Advertisements which concern the Pine Arts, in
every department will be admitted on the cover in
tho style Of the European Journals the following
terms: Il .Il 81 I
For ono square (of eight lincs) once, ID. 81
For square for one year, .- 80. 10
corresponding reduction for larger space.
Cards OF Artists and Others (of hall squarc) for
the year, 5
N BAH orders and business communications
may be addressed (post paid to Brady, DAvignon
X CO., 205 Broadway, New York.
Subscription lists opened at all the principal
Bookstores throughout the United States
w % THE EDITORS.
Tsylor and Maury and Franck Taylor, Agents for
washington.
Nxw YoRx. Jan. 1. 1880
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THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME

SUUIHEkN LITERARY GAZETTE.
was commenced on Saturday, the 4th Of May9
,ooV' under ITS original nameinstead Of RseAsrd.
weekfy Gczetfs-as more significant of il pecuii.r
character it being the only weekly organ Of itera
ture IN the entire South! 1t ia -
Greatly Enlarged and Improved.
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns al
matter. It's, moreover, IN an 49,
Entirety Nesc Dress
nom head to foot" and upon beaut,s,,, wn,,s
paper, SO that, in mechanical excellence 4 i no,
surpassed by any paper whatever in ahe United
States! II continues under the same Ed;so~;s,
direcuon as heretofore, and no pains or expense
will be spared to make it ~ IA l'',rr 10
Il Choice Family -Ns.ospspsr, a'os
as cheap rs the cheapest, and az rood n th
best" Utterly discarding the notion ,hs,
Southern journal cannot compete with the North
ern weekhes, In cheaPness and interest.
The Southern Literary Goxefx.
rVals the best or them In all the charocter,stics Of
truly valuable freside Journal. Its aim is the
dihuson OF cultivated and refined taste throuphc,s
me communty-and it embraces in ts supl.
ioids ever species Of intelligence that can tend TO
this result rs $500 ~-' 'e''1 W
Original CONTRIBUTIONS. f4
from many Of the ablest writer's IN shs so,,,h
chiefly occupy Its columns but not 10 the sxcIu
SION or choice miscellany, selected from the best
American and European sources fl
The tone Of the "Gaxette'' is inden.nd.n,
criticism and in the discussion Of every e~;t;m.,.
topic, but it is strictly
Mutrai in Politics and Religion,
It's columns are occasionally embeIlshed with
southern Portraits and Lsrd,capes,
engraved expressly for the work, and accompa-
med by biographical and typographical ske,ches
it, General Information
is .coPious, but carefully condensed from tn.
leading Journals Of all parts Of the world.
Notwithstanding the great increase in the size
ana attractions Of the paper, it is still published,
Too Dotlars Per .annum, ia yadesnee
II will be furnished to persons becoming respon-
sible for the whole number Of copies. and b,v;n,
them sent 70 one address, on the following terms:
Three copies,. ~ -
Five copies, I
Ten copies, *
Fifteen copies, 81
Twenty copies, Q5
Fifty copies, 81
~ All orders must be accompanied with the
money, and addressed, posi- pal, to
WALKER & RICHARDS
Charleston. 8. C.
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~
fit The loto price Of ONE DOLLAR per snn,,,,
s the cheapest weekly newspaper south of III.
i Potomac, and as cheap as any in the Union.
This paper is made up chiefly from the Daily
Dispatch, consisting Of the entertaining and
news MISTER of that sheet, and carefully selected
light literature and poetry.
HUGH r. PLEAsANrs, Principal Editor.
1t is designed to make il equal to any Weekly
sheet in the Union for its general interest. In
tone and sentiment, it is Southern--its conductors
are Virginians, and they hope to merit and re-
ceve the encouragement of their fellow-citizens
They enter upon no mere speculation in their en-
terprize, nor are their views and opinions shaped
merely to catch the popular breeze. From elu-
cation, from position, from association, from, in
terest from choice, they are Southern rnen, Their
defence Of Southern rights is a defsncAr6 them
selves and all they hold dear;--that it has been
warm unremitting, and an far az their capacity al
lowed, vigorous, no man who has read their sheet
will deny. To doubt that it will continue to be
30 is to presume that the principles and IDEAS
which have been instilled into them from their
birth. can be eradicated, at period Of life when
men rarely change their views They, at least,
know il 10 be impossible st
n5-The low price at which the paper s pub
lished requires that the subscription be paid al
,oays in Advance. M
~ Ir.TO CLUBS-En
We offer the Jollosoing Inducements:
For Five Dollars Six Copies
For Ten Dollars Thirteen Copies
For Fifteen Dollars Twenty Copies
For Twenty Dollars Twenty seven Copies
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