American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-28


ss- The Office is open from halfpast o'clock
TO o'clock p M. daily except Sunday, and on that
day 1t is open from halfpast TO ten, M and from
to9, pm. WILLIAM A. BRADLEY,
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
a soeekly journal 10 be published IN Washington,
under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
and miscellaneous paper twill contain selections of the
literature of the dayhe best that be found in Amer
car and English publications. Interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy
nopss OF the proceedings of Congress- and every thing
that such journal might be expected contain with
the exception of party politics. which will be at all times
most vigorously excluded.
The Monument will be published for the express and
inc sole purpose OF aiding in the erection of the noble
of the Father of his Country and which every one
who Venerates the of AsHNGToN would rejoice TO
completed After deductng out of the SUBSCRIPTION
the expenses of the journal proposed to be published
the remaining funds viii be faithfully applied and with
out reserve to the purpose indicated The aid therefore,
OF all who are willing to contribute to patriotic an
Jec and one entirely national is earnestly requested
By subscribing to the Monument, valuable Journal at
low price may be obtained, while it will be doing
thing at the time towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude.
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
y Fourth Auditor of the Treasury Charge to
Peru who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
O
eor ana 10 conduct the paper faithfully and satisfac
torily to the subscribers They their
that TINS enterprise not speculation got for ind
Vidual emolument Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his own means and at his risk if successful he
VIII receive nothing more and he asks nothing more,
than very moderate compensation for his services Not
one dollar therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection of the Monument will be, any event. applied
to the support of the paper the Society any man.
ner held pecuniarily responsible. ara.
To give the public an idea of what may be done with
list of y thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each wili yield an annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
The postmasers and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested to act
as agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object of our exertions ~
AS all editors and publishers, account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established,
must wish it to succeed, it is hoped they will con-
tribute 70 its success by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be romissd and all letters moneys
Society, Hon, Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
orFrcERsNillard Fillmore ero6icio President; Arch
Henderson, First Vice PRESIDENT Walter Lenox (Mayor
of Washington Second Vice President; Thos Carbcry
Third Vice President j. b. II. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD o. MANAGERs.-WinfeId Scott N Towson Tbos
Munroe, W A. Bradley, 2. r. Fenda Walter Jones
Thomas Bagien, Peter Force w W. Seaton, NJ r. Maury
Hartley Crawford Benz Oge Tayoe, Elisha Whittesey
fsynss,--The MONUMENT will be printed on n double
royal sheethe paper and type being quality
and In quarto FORM containing sixteen large pages that
II may be more easily preserved The price viii be two
dollars per annum payable the receipt of the secopd
number The nature of the enterprise admitting Of
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
on the following terms copies for So copies IS; 10
copies, $15 &c.
Those who disposed patronise the MONUMENT are
requested 70 forward their the General Agent
without delay The first number viii be published early
IN Nay ana the second on the second day of August and
weekly thereafter; time being allowed for the Prospectus
% os Scasd and for the agents to make returns As
All subscribers Will be contributors the Monument
itasf their names will be published in the paper
WASHINGTON April %. 1851.
GODFREY PATTIsoN, q Co, OF NEW YORK.
" take leave TO inform their friends and the public
that they have taken up Importing Business on their
own account. For the future they viii connne them
selves strictly TO the Commission BosiEea the pur
chase of dry goods in Glasgow, Scotland.
From their long experience in the trade they feel con-
thar they can promote the interest Of those engaged
In the importation Of dry goods they respectfully so
licit orders, which shall have their best attention
The name OF the firm in Glasgow Is changed to GoDrRrr
The Now York firm being we'd they win be neasd
to receive orders through their agent Pattison No
81 Pine street, New York.
GODFREY PATTIsoN 90, o,urnts.sou Merchants,
Glasgow, Scotland
%ss ssrs Ven " n n's esso Wood 90, New York
So sssss W WsIsas' = = Co., do.
s f}El y, esqr 90
cir ocribers being alone entrusted with samples Of
n and patterns Of these goods for the United States
market invite the attention of the trade.
GODFREY pATTIs0N Co, glasgow
Office, 81 Pine street. New York mar "a
nOKER BROS a JONES, So Market street, phiadel-
Is pha invite attention Of the trade 70 their splen
did stock Of Fancy and staple B0NNETs and HATS, Of
all kinds purchased for cash in Europe by Of our firm
assortment of city and eastern made Boots and
Shoes All Of which they offer Mt very low rates.
rv,Hr BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL
j IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited at
the State Fair in 1850, will be by the award of Pre-
miurns below:
Awarded to 2. Whitman, jr, No IS Light street, Balt-
more by the Maryland State Agricultural Society
2d Annual Fair held in Baltimore 3d. oath and Of
October, 1850
For the best Plough in the ploughing match s10
FOR the beet ploughing with team, Especial pre-
mium,) o
For the best plough exhibition, LIST premium
For the best Railway Horse Power Whitman,s I'm
proved, lst premium liz
For the best Hay Press, LIST premium 81
For the best Cornsheer, LIST premium
For the best Field Roller, LIST premium o
For the best CornStak Cutters and Grindors 1st
premium
:. For the best Churns. LIST premium
For the best Hay and Manure Fork LIST premium 0
For the best Hayrakes let premium .
For the best Cultivator, LIST premium 4
No exhibitor Of Agricultural Implements Mt the above
named Fair, having received opehah the of pre-
miums awarded the different kinds OF Implements
and Machines 10 s conclusv evidence that
sidered the best and most valuable ON exhibition
At the great Fair of the Maryland institute for pro
motion Of the Mechanic Arts, held in Baltimore In
ssr ana November 1850. the