American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-18

As- The Office is open from haEpast o'clock, m.
to 8, p. m. WILLIAM A. BRADLEY,
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
A weekly Journal to be published in Washington,
under the sanction of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, EDITOR PUBLIsnER.
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
and paper will contain selections OF the
and English publications. interesting
embracing mechanics foreign and domestic news; sy-
nopsis Of the proceedings Of Congress- and every thing
that such journal might be expected to 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
the sole purpose Of aiding in the erection Of the noble
column rising the banks Of the Potomac, in hon
of the Father Of his Country, and which every
who venerates the of WASHINGTON would rejoice
completed After deducting Of the subscription
tine ths q hs "a g Pc @
out to the purpose Indicated The aid therefore,
OF all who are willing TO contribute to so patriotic OBJ
jec and 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. sAt,sf '
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett, former
y Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and Charge Affairs to
Peru, who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
Journal well qualified to perform the duties OF
editor, the faithfully, satiSfac
torily to the subscribers They assure their fellow citizens
that this enterprise is not speculation got up for indi
vidual smolument Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his and at his risk; If successful he
will receive nothing more, and he asks nothing more,
than very moderate compensation for his services Not
dollar therefore, Of the direct subscription to the
erection of the Monument will be- in any event. applied
to the support of the paper the Society In any
ner held pecuniafiy responsible
To give the public idea what may be with the
journal it is proposed to publish it may be stated that
list OF ny thousand paying subscribers at Two dollars
will Wis al nat ri fri to aYfy
Thousand dollars
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.
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
wish 1t to succeed, is hoped that they will
tribute its By publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be reunited and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent Of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington
oFrIcERs.-Mnlard Fillmore, eD-otcio President; Arch
Henderson, First Vice President; Walter Lenox Mayor
of Washington Second Vice President; Thos Carbery,
Third Vice President; j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer Geo.
Watterston, Secretary. t-
BOARD OF MANAaERs-winheld Scott, N. Towson, Thos.
Munroe, W. A. Bradley, P. r. Fendall, Walter Jones,
Thomas Bagden, Peter Force W. w Seaton, NJ. E. Maury
Hartley Crawford, BENZ oge Tayoe, Elisha Whittlesey
7srms.-The MONUMENT viii be printed double
royal sheehe paper and type being of the best quality
and in quarto orm containing sixteen large pages that
1t be easily preserved The price will be two
dollars annun, payable the receipt of the second
number. The nature of the enterprise not admitting OF
any credit, none can be given. tL
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
on the following terms: copies for S.; copies, S. 10
copies, sl5; &c. --q44ep
Those who disposed to patronise the MONUMENT
requested to forward their names to the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
In May aud the second the second day of August and
weey thereafter time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents TO make AS
all subscribers will be contributors to the Monument
itself their names viii be published in the paper.
WASHINGTON, April %. 1851.
GoDFREY PATTIsoN, 4 Co, OF NEW YORK,
take leave to inform their friends and the public,
that they have taken the Importing business their
account For the future they win connne them.
selves strictly the obmmisson Business for the pur
chase Of dry goods, In Glasgow, Scotland.
From their long experience in the trade they feel
6dent that they the interest Of those engaged
In the importation Of dry goods and they respectfully
hct ORDERS which shall have their best attention.
The of the firm In Glasgow changed TO GODFREY
PATTIsoN a Co.
The New York being dissolved they win be pleased
10 receive orders through their agent James Psttson No
u Pine street, New York.
GODFREY pArTIsoN Co., obmmisHon Merchants
Messrs. Dsnnisou, Wood Co., New York.
Messrs. w. @. Pickersgill Co., do.
Messrs. Merritt Ely Co., do.
Joseph Walker, esq, do.
The subscribers being alone entrusted with samples Of
cloth and patterns Of these goods for the United Slater
market, Ia vite the attention of the trade
GODFREY pArrIsoN 4 Co, Glasgow
Office, 81 Pine street, New York. mar ~
DuKER, BROS. 4 JONES, So Market street, Philadel.
phia invite the attention Of the trade their SPLEEN
did stock Of Fancy and Staple B0NNErS and HATS, Of
all kinds purchased for cash in Europe by firm
also Of city and made Boots
Shoes All Of which they offer at very low rates.
ryrHE BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AaRICUITURAI,
il IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited at
the State Fair In $780, will be by the award Of Pre-.
miums below:
Awarded to E. whitman, jr No So Light street Balti.
more by the Maryland State Agricultural Society at their
81 Annual Fair, held in Baltimore 23d, oath and 25th Of
October, 1850.
For the best Plough in the ploughng match $40
For the best ploughng with team, Especial pre-
For the best plough on exhibition LIST premium
For the best Railway Horse Power, Whitman's I'm
proved, LIST premium 90 Is
For the best Hay Press LIST premium az
For the best Cornsheller, LIST premium a
For the best Field Roller, LIST premium a
For the best CornStalk Cutters and Grinders, LIST
premiums s
FOR the best Churns. LIST premium
FOR the best Hay and Manure Fork, LIST premium q
Dor the best Hayrskes, LIST premium .
For the best Cultivator, LIST premium 4
No exhibitor OF Agricultural Implements Mt the above
named Fair having received onebaf the amount Of pre-
and Machines is conclusive evidence that were
Al the great Fair Of The Maryland Institute for the pro-
rntion of the Mechanic Arte held In Baltimore IN Oco
~ and November 1880, the FIRST premium IA heavy silver
NsaH awarded TO Ezra Whitman, jr for the largest
and best display Of Agricultural Implements Also first
rsujurs Silver Medal for his Improved Wrought
fson Railway Power, which made for exhibition
- In I<oudou- In 1881 sssN