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NEW Prospectus
e N tt FIC A M RIG AN.
To Mechanics, Inpeniors AID Manufacturers

SCIEN FIC ERICAN.
To Mechanics, Mueniors, AID Manufacturers
THE Publishers Of the Scientific american re-
/ specially give notice that the saxrH VOLUME
Of this valuable journal, CONNIE nced on the 2Ist
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
throughout the country TO require detailed ac-
count OF the various subjects discussed through it's
columns
IL enjoys more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal OF it's class in
America.
1t will be published weekly, az heretofore, in
Qnarfo Form, on fine paper, affording, al the end
Of the year, an ILLUSTRATED EJN'CYCLO-
PEDLa, OF over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.NGR.4VLNGS, described by letters
of reference; besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress OF SCIE.h.
TIFIC and NE c H.4NIC.9L Imp ROVE-
.NE.NTS, CHEMISTRY, CIyIL EN'GL.t'EER-
branches, .9RCHITECTURE, .M4SO.NRY, BOT
.4h'Y,-in short, il embraces the entire range OF
the Arts and Sciences.
II also possesses an original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz, an
Official List Of P.4TE.NT Claims, prepared ex.
pressy for its columns at the Patent Office,-thus
constituting il the " AMERICAN REPERTORY
OF INVENTIONS"
TERMs-S2 a-year 81 for six months
All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM d CO.,
Publishers Of the Scientific American
l2S Fulton street, New York.
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WASHINGTON CITY, SATURDAY,

Il d IA. ! H
r AW AND AGENCY OFFIC. The under
signed, Attorneys and Agents, practice Law
in the Supreme Court of the United States, and
the Courts OF the District of Columbia, and attend
promptly to claims against the United States, IN
GLIDING the settlement Of all accounts Of officers
and agents Of the Government, Bounty Lands,
Pensions, Retsrn of Duties, Patents for new IN
ventons, &C., &c.
They tender their services to members Of the
profession at u distance, and, when the case IN
prepared by local agent, will abate one-haIf then
usual fee. All information relative 70 the forms
and usages OF business in any of the Departments
will be Furnished 70 our regular correspondence
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF axes, and for the sale or loca
tion OF bounty land warrants Oh the best Western
lands.
IFofice on Pennsylvania avenue, Lane &
fuckers Building
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. +. GREEN,
KlCH'D. H. CLARKE
Oct. l4--3taw3m.
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DAHL Y


+ Sugar Plantations.
Manufacturers Of Railway. Bar Round Ribbon,
and Nod Iron.
Wheel, Axle, and Spring Makers.
Engine Drivers. and PonpaA connected with the
Locomotive generally.
Engineers, and Captains Of 6(csm Vessels.
Managers Of Stationary EhSines,
Lumber Dealers and owusxs Of Saw Mills.
Veneer Cutters,
Owners Of planning MaohinaFy.
Corn Miiless, and Persons cohnected with Boiling
aud Bran Separating Manhipery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shelling and
Threshing Machinery.
MAKERS IN general.
Persons employed in the Manufacture Of Gas.
Mskers of Copper and Laad Tubing.
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter
s:tsd in Dredging Machinery.
Astronomers, Philosophers, and others using Phil
osopbical Apparatus and Instruments.
Miners Engineers, and oth4r interested in Pump
Ing Enginss. 1rN
Pssssas iatsrsstsd n Csas,s md Aqssducts
Warehousemen and others, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanometric Cranes, Jack Screws,
Common and Feed Cranes.
Workers in Metals and Alloys.
Tin Plate Workers.
Wheelwrights, Clock Makers Horologists, &c.
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-
iished in England, France, or Germany, the most
essential parts of which being comprised in this
Dictionary, render it as perfect and comprehen.
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 to each plate worklng-draw-
ngs of ample size and clearncss, 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 az issued in numbers, and
thus encourage the enterprise.
The work will be issued in semi-monthly num-
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and will pro-
grcss WITH great regularity.
The whole work will be published in 40 num-
bers at IS cents per number, and completed with
in the current year, 1850. 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 Proprietors Of Newspapers throughout tht
United States and Canada.
II the foregoing advertisement is inserted five
times DUR. the year, and the paper containing II
sent to us, copy of tie work will be sent gratis
in payment.
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American statistics.

A short time past we published sor,e statistics
relative to the number OF soldiers supplied from
the different States to the revolutionary war. DE
Bows Commercial Review gives some tables re-
etve to this, and other subjects Of equal interest,
which We copy.
1. The number Of soldiers furnished by the
American States during the revolution, and the
population Of each State in 1890 and In lS47.
g. Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew
eral dates, commanders-in-chief, ard losses on
each side.
3. Amount Of continental money issued 10 tup
port tile war, and the estimated cost In spsci
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r IFE INSURANCE.-Briush Commercial
i Life Insurance Company, established in 1890,
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!
nj-Ofice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall ), Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, ID. c
M THOMPSON. Agent
October 81 lS50--dtf
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vUVHE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
II public and the old customers Of S,Mss Il Sosy
and informs them that THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by them.
is contiued by EDWARD SIMMs he has added n
full and fresh supply Of the ines, IEAS, BLACK
hos aIso on hand full assortment of the finest
WINE, and will be sold at the lowest rates,
amongst which will be found 100 baskets Of the
choicest brands Of Champagne, Hook, and Clarei
Wines, Of ne purest kinds.
EDWARD SlMMS
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VT1ILLIAM TUCKER, MERcHANr TAILOR,
w (of the late firm of Lane Tucker would
rail- the attention of his friends and the puDhc gen
ers,,y to his stock Of Goods now opening, which
has been selected by himself from the largest I'M
porting houses in New York. and by far The great
est variety and richest styles ever offered IN this
city. Strangers respectfully and earnestly go
lcfted 10 give me a call and examine my stock oe-
fire purchasing, az am confident 1t will be to
their advantage.
And would especially call the attention Of Of
6cers. both of the army and the navy, TO the fact
thai am prepared to execute all kinds Of uniforms,
secording TO the late regulations, al ths Ino,'es'
notice. and at moderate prices, warranted poth IN
the cutting and making departments, equal TO any
establishment in this country
w. T. tenders his sincere thanks to ms numer-
ous friends for theirlong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence ana n'enuo'' W
buainess, to merit continuance OF the sahe'
All orders promptly executed.
sep 20-3tw3w-d&trw
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending US three subscribers will be
entitled to u copy of the I" History of Propellers
and Steam Navigation, republished in book form
now in press, to be ready about the first Of DC
tober. IL will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravngs.
OctO ff
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WILL be opened at Mrs. S. Psrker's, on Sat
w urday, 23d inst, at 10 o'clock A. M, in the
new store under the National Hotel. rich assert
ment Of Winter Millinery, consisting Of Hats,
Caps, Head Dresses, Feathers, Forences, Rib
bons, &c. &c. PARkER'S
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP
vi DEN. SYDNEY cOLLLEGE. RICH.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
M DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE,, RICH
M0ND, VA.--Ths thirteenth Annual Courss a
LActnras will commence on Monday, the l4th OF
0cloher, 1850, and continue until he lst OF the
enssjng March. The commencement for comforting
degress viii be held about the middle Of March:
3. L. BoHAYnAN. M. D., Prof. Of Obstetrics
ana Diseasss OF Women and Children.
L. w. CnAMsEALArNs, "a. d., Prof Of Mate
ria Msdica and Therapeutics.
B.. MAusex, N. D., Prof. Of Chemistry and
Pharmacy.
CrAs. bslI Gsssox. M. D., Prof. of Surgery
and sars1ealp Anatomy. as.y. NJ D Prof Of Aos.o.
b.mo II. TUcsss. M. D. Prof. Of Theory and
ractice Of Medicine.
Anrnua z. PEr,coLAs, M. D., Demonstration
" rhs study OF practical Anatomy may be prose-
cutel wiah the most ample faciiltass, and al very
triaing sxpenss.
- Irarmary and Richmond Almshouse Tbs
fnkrmarv. under the Same roof With the College
i,d subject 70 the entrs control Of the Faculty, Is
- II tiipss wya( Gllsd with MEDICAL and 4s,Eg.ca
cases, and furnishes peculiar facilities Tor clinical
instruction Many surgical operations are per-
fnrmed ~ presence Of the class; and the students
being freely admitted to the wards, enjoy, under
the guidance of the Professors, unusual opportu-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Expenses- Naturalization fee, s.. Professors
fees, Sl05, Demonstrators fee, SlO. Graduauon
fee, x25.
Tue price Of board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually - TO 80 per
week. .,
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller informs,
ton concerning the institution, VIII be lorwardea
70 those applying for it, or spec'hc inquiries win
S. MAUPIN, M. D.,
o., Dean Of the Faculty.
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M.rx,and state Agricultural society.
4 PPEAL 70 THE MEMBERs ov THE MARYLAND
~ SrArE AcRlcuLruRAL SociErr-W desire
that you should bear in mind, that on the go,
24th, and 18th days Of October, your Society VIII
hold is annual Exhibition and Fair at the ciy o.
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one and all, to
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your siocE'
ii. products of uour orchards and Of your gardens
Don't presume that any animal, or produc', you
NAV own is inferior to others that VIII DC nere'
And be thus deferred from bringing them, as u ~
onv bv comparison that the relative merits OF any
th;ng car be determined. The safer presumption
for you 10 arrive at, will be that what you have
Is a. good il not better than That OF others, and
thai il behooves you to calamity enter the is or
competition If defeated honorably, and the high
character of the judges is a guarantee tnat you
can be defeated in no other way, you VIII ENJOY
the luxury Of knowing that others were more Gu
tied TO success than yourself
And while we address you to bring such articles
a are properly in your department, we crave per-
uoission to solicit your interest, to induce your
r;pe, and daughters to bring whatever appertains
10 fksir pecuar departments, as embroidery, hoase
hold msmufactures the products 81 me ao''y anu q
he poultry yosd preserves, domestic ctnes' co'vsc
lions, and, above all things, 70 come "smseVss, ~
,cskous rosay, and the beautiful eIooora'o"s % ner
taste amd genius, no display can be perfect.
To the manufacturers Of agricultural Implements
sxd Tools we would say, that interest and Patri-
otiau both combine to enjoin upon you the pro-
priety of making grand exhibition of your ma
chinery of all kinds, as from our present advlces'
We are led 10 believe that the assemblage of farm
era and planters, and of distinguished strnnger'
nom most OF the States Of the Union, VIII be
greater than upon any former OCCASION here or
Elsewhere. We therefore say9to the .agricuiturai
Im.ieet makers and Mechanics Of the United States,
make il matter Of pride to display your machi-
nsrv Ar our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
ground. Such ambition is laudable-is worthy OF
american genius, and should be cherished by the
American heart.
NJ Editors with whom we exchange VIII con-
fer a favor by copying this notice
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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
VA FARMERS GUIDE

EONARD SCOTT & Co., No. 81 Gold street
IL Nsw York, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and BIackwood'
Magazine; in addition to which they have recent
Iy commenced the publication Of valuable Agr-
cultural work, called the
+" FARMERS GUIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRAcr.cAL
AGRicULruaE,"
BY HENRY STEPHENS, f. X. s., OF Edinburgh, au-
thor Of the Shook Of the Farm, &c, &C.. assisted
by JOHN +. NoRrON, M a, New Haven, Professor
of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College, &c, &c
This highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave Volumes containing over | 400
pages, with 10 or 20 splendid steel engravings,
and more than 600 engravings on wood, in the
highest style of the art illustrating almost every
implement Of husbandry now in use by the best
farmers, the best methods OF ploughing, planting,
hayng, harvesting, &C., &C., the various domes-
tic animals in their highest perfectioD; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book is unique, and
will render it Of incalcuIabe value to the student
Of agriculture.
numbers Of "a pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engravings, and is sold at 25 CENTS EACH IS for
the entire work in numbers, ofwhich there will be
at least twenty-five.
The British Periodicals re-published are as fol
lows, viz:
The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW Conservative,
The EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BRIrrsn REVIEW Free Church),
The WEsTMINsrER REVIEW Uiberal.)
AND
BLAcKwoop's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory).
Although these works distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but small
portion of their contents is devoted to political sub
ects. 1t is their literary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand con
fessedly far above all other journals oftheir class
Blackwood, still under the masterly guidance of
Christopher North, maintains it's ancient celebrity,
and Isl at this time, unusually attractive from the
serial works Of Bulwer and other literary notables,
written for that magazine, and first appearing in
it's columns both in Great Britain and in the United
States. Such works az "The Caxtons" and I'M y
New Novel" doth by Bulwer,) "My Peninsular
Medal ""The Green Hand" and other serials
OF which numerous rival editions are issued by the
leading publishers in this country, have to be rel
printed by those publishers from the pages o.
Blackwood, after IL has been Issued by .Messrs Scot
& Co., SO that subscribers 10 the reprint of that
Magazine may always rely on having the earliest
reading Of these fascinating tales.
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DRESS COMBS.--We are just opening an
| other and prettier assortment of those hand
some Rope and Cham pattern Shell and Buffalo
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from s2to $50 each
Also. 300 different patterns Spanish Dress Fan;
Laces from rs cents to $40 each.
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Inducements for Clubbing.

Any person who will send us 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 mos, - Is copies for ~ mos. $50
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions or Post Office Stamps taken at
their full value
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGREs.

WITHOUT DETENTION at PANAMA.
VT,HE United States Mail Steamship Company
n Will despatch the splendid double-engine
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. II :,
at ) o'clock, p. M, from the pier, foot Of Warren
street, North river, New York, with the Govern
ment mails and passengers for San Francisco
and intermediate ports
The connexion at Panama will be carefully
kept up, and passengers for San Francisco are
guaranteed that they will not be delayed at Pana-
ma beyond the usual stay in port.
The books are now open, and passage can be
secured at the following rates
FROM NEW YORK TO CHqGRES.
Stafe-room berth 500
Standee berth, forward salooon 80
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table SO
FROM PANAMA TO S.7.N FRANCISCO.
State-room berth 1900
Steerage berth, found bed e. separate table $50
FROM NEW YORK
Siate-room. Sfa,,dee. Storage
To Charleston or Savannah SOS 800 $40
To Havana 10 SIS 95
To New Orleans rs 60 25
Freight to New Orleans 30 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
quantity at reasonable rates.
Passengers for Chagres will be transferred at
Havana TO the new and splendid steamship PA
CIFIC.
To secure freight or passage, apply at the Office
OF the company, II West street, corner Of War
rem steet, TO M. O. ROBERTS.
SPECIAL NorIcE is given TO shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared a form Of
bill of ladng adapted to their business, which will
be furnished to shippers on application at the
company's office, and with which they are re-
quesed to provide themselves, as no other form
will be signed by the agents Of the company. AL
bills or ding must be signed before the sailing o
vessel. Dec. 7, 1850.
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N Office.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- having books
that belong to the Library ofthe House Of Repre-
sentatives are requested to return them this week
with their names upon them, no that their ac-
counts may be properly credited.
P. WILLIAMS. Lib, II r.
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERsEYs AND
FLANN ELS

THE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers Of all
Shin. "C;ulnare," "Orion, and Somerset, ~
from Liverpool, their fall supply Of PLAINS,
JERSEYS. WHITE and COLORED BLANK
ETs, WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL, BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
KiImsrnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &C., &c, ex-
presrIy suited TO Southern Planters trade, and
to an inspection Of which, they confidently IN
vite all who visit the Charleston Market.
G. AE. l.. KERRiSON g. CO.,
ono King A.. northwest cor. King e. Market sts.
chsris.,on. Sept 3
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Payments to De made IN all cases IN ,fdpance.)
CLUBBING.
A discount of frsntyGre per cent. from the above
prices will be allowed TO Clubs ordering four or
more copies Of any one or more Of the above
works. Thus: 4 copies of Bacswood or Of one
Review will be sent 10 one address, for So 4 copies
Of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $50 and
- Orders from Clubs must be sent direct 10 The
publishers, discount from these prices can be
allowed to AGENTS.
Money, current in the States where issued, vii
be received AT par.
ns-Remittances and communications should he
always addressed, postpaid or franked, TO the
Publishers
LEONARD SCOTT Il CO,
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Entrance 81 Gold st
Neutrality-suspicious. received in Washington by
Frank Taylor, Taylor e. Maurey, and w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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FOR CALIFORNIA.
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY THROUGH PASSAGE TO
CALIFORNIA

THE public win be gratifsd to learn that the
United States Mail Steamahip Company are en-
abIed 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 desirous TO 60 out, to sell tickets for
through passages from Panama in advance, for
their chips 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-
lencs Of fever at Rio de Janeiro at the time, pre-
vented their ships from reaching Panama ~ soon
as anticipated. and caused detention at The 18th
mus, which was increased by the impatience Of
passsngers in going forward, against The advice
Of the Company, at an 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 ut 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 Pacifc Line. from Panama to San Fran
cisco, consists Of the
REPUBLIC, Capt. HupsoN
ITHMUS, Capt. HIrcHcocK.
COLUMBUS, Capt. PECK.
ANTELOPE, Capt. AcxLEv.
Their Atlantic and Gulf Line, from New York
to Chsgres, OF the
GEORGIA, Capt. PoRrER, U. 8. N.
OHIO, Capt. ScHENcx, U. S. N.
FALCON, Capt. HARrsrEN. u S. ~
The connection between the two lines will be
carefully and regularly kept up. SO that no delay
beyond the usual stay of the 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,
M o. ROBERTS,
Cor. Warren and West sts., New York.
Aug. l5-lm
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LOST.

A SILVER CARD CASE, with Mrs; Eli
"A wood Fisher" engraved on it. A liberty
ward VIII b. pxid for il dslivsryat this once.
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MEMORIAL.

To N, Senate and House Of Representatives. ofihe
United States in Congress assembled The memo
rial 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 thew do not expect desire to reside on tho
land thus granted; that # patented to them. the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an prrunl
charge, reducing the value Of the grant, which
they could avoid if permitted to sci the warrant
Your memoriaists furthe- represent that the law
by preventing the sale of the warrants, assun e.
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands. are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many of them among the most intel
lgent and respectable citizens Of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
may lie so modified ms to make the warrants for
bounty lands assignsbe, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE rUrURE.--Of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. cit is calculated that upwards
of 1000, 900 persons depend entirely upon this
,~.da !, n it's bra inches - American cotton crop !: