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c. e. e. l.. KERRIsoN a. CO.
Direct Importers Of
f o r. r | G. N DR. Y-G OOD
In CHARLESTON, South Carolina,

IN ChdrIesfon, South Carolina,
N7OULD respectfully inform their friends, and
w those who purchase Dry. Goods in their
city, that they are prepared, and are offering =
very large and well assorted stock Of F5reign and
Domestic, Staple, and Fancy Dry Goods, selected
for and particularly adapted to the Southern tired
Importing direct, they feel assured Of being able
to sell goods ms low in Charleston, az 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
folnd Of best finish, and perfectly free from any
smirfme Of cotton. ALSO TO their stock Of Ore,
Goods, which will be found second TO none in the
market.
Terms Cash, or city scoep,snces.
G. e. K. L. KERRISON, h co.
No: oo9 King, northwest corner King and Mnks
Feb. 10, streets.
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nAcIFic MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

(ONLY through line for California ard Ore
gon.)-The pubic ere informed that undt the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
spected and approved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco the Isl
and 5th DAYS of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Dirgo, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
Pacific, one Of which will lie always in port al
each end of the route
OaEooN 1907 tons. REPUBLIC :. j 200 tons
Panama. 1887 tons. CARoLIsA 600 tons
CALIFoRSIA 1850 tons. COLUMBUS. GOO tons
TENNESSEE / 300 tons. lsrHmus. = tons
NoRTHERNER l 200 tons. UNicoRN. 600 tons
CoLUmBD 500 tons. Fremont. 60U tons
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 propellers 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 l.500 tons burthen, now unoer charter TO the
company, ard 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-
nection between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tsined by the United States mail steamships
GEORGIA 5000 tons. CRESCENT Cirr / 500 tons.
Ono 1900 tons. CHEROKEE 1900 tons.
EMPIRECirr2, 900 tons. Pm ApELPHrA 100 tons.
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and Goth Of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAIL.
CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods will
insure as little detention possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships q
through line TO and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong,
Lawrason 81 Co., agents, at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
$500, in state rooms, TO $3.50.
$3.50, IN lower cabin, TO $500.
$500, in Storage, TO Sl65.
The rates from New York to Chagres will be
at the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer be-
tween those ports.
For choice Of berths, apply at the office OF the
Company, 81 and IS South street, and at their
agency, III Welt street.
prIl 26-tf.
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M. THOMPSON,
AND COUNSELLOR ar L,

ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR at Law,
" arolina Agent for Revolutionary Pension
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descr p
ton OF Claims against tie various Departments of
the General Government and before Congress.
Also, Agent for the British Cor mercial Life In
surance Company; Capital SO 600, 900.
~ Office one door Vest # Jackson Hall, Penn
syipania .iuenue, WAsHiSGroN, ID. q.
P.S Refer, II accessory, to the Heads Of De-
partmenis and tn M<mbsrs OF Congress generally.
May 25-2wtw.
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A Monument to Hahneman, the father Of no.
'nnopathy, has been willed by subscription
kollected IN the whole Of Germany. II consists
NJ a statue somewhat above life size. IL has
been modelled at Rome, by Steinhauser, and
hen executed in bronze by ralvanoplastic pro-
~s. The committee have selected Ltipsic a.
h locality where the monument is to be erected.
n the 10th Of August the Inauguration will
AXE plsse.
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Wm. HO WLAND,
Importe and Dealer In Dry Goods, in
cHARLEsToN, s. ,

cHARLEsToE, 9. g.
"0ULD call the attention OF planters risifin,
w Charleston for their supplies. TO his stool
Of Dry Goods, which is kept constantly full, ant
embraces a complete assortment for families ant
plantation wear; and, in Dress Goods, from tn,
low-priced, TO the richest, latest, and most fash
ionable.
AN Goods of Southern manufacture, he will par
ticularly keep.
No 224. hrnd NJ King ST.. Charleston
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TO ADVERTISERS.

This publication offers great facilities for adve.-
Using, circulating il dos very extensively Ia
Virginia, North and South Carolina and Mary
land, and throughout the South generally. A few
Advertisements OF Medical Schools, Books, In
strumenrs, DC, and Medicines, will be inserted on
the following terms:
For one page, perannum, S50--or one insetion,
$40; for half page, per annum. S30-or one inser-
ton, Sc; for quarter page, s20-or one insertion,
"a.
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l25, l26; to show that the discipline of the
Methodist Episcopal church was not changed.
THIS clio ,sd the evidence on part OF the plain
titfs
Tae colrt asked if there was any testimony
to be oher,o by Lae defendants.
Mr. Ewing replied in the affirmative, and that
it would ;clpy about an hour in reading.
Adjournsu TO " ednesday morning, at 10
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s. GRlSWOLD & CO.,
(Sueceaors 10 Daniel Pratt & Co..
ID RESPECTFULLY informs the public that
IL they are now manufacturing

h<s'A EOl lnlOTUs inc DuOuC Lndl
\ they are now manufacturing
COTTON eNs
at Prattsville, Autauga COUNTY, Alabama.
Their arrangements for manufacturing are exten.
sive and complete which will enable them TO Turn.
ish Gins TO planters on the most favorable terms
As to the superiority Of their Gins they have on
ly to refer to the reputation which the manufac.
ture and sale Of over 10000 has acquired for them
throughout the entire cotton growing region.
From 25 years experience, with every facility and
good workmen, they are confident that they will
be able to give satisfaction TO all who may patron
ize them.
U5-Their Gins are warranted to perform well
Engagements for Gins can he made with their
travelling agents, who will call on planters gene
rally, or by letter directed to Praitville, AutaUgs
county, Alabama.
They have a foundry connected with their
mandatory, at which they are prepared to do
mill work and other casting. Gin gearing con-
stnntIy on hand for 8, 10 and 10 feet wheels. A
portion of rublic patronage in solicited.
A supply or Gins always on hand with Camp
bell e. Co Mobile, and II. Kendall, & Carter Co,
.Nsp Orleans.
S. GRlswoLD & Co.
April If
PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
| TOR, neat Book Of 300 octave pages, illus.
trpted with engravings. Price 81, payable invs-
riaby when subscribing, to enabe the author tc
have u done in the finest style of the Arts.
Editors who copy this, and postmasters VIII
viii flank remiiiances, are authorized to act a.
agents for the work, and retain 25 per cent com
mission. Confident Of the most liberal support IT,
this enterprise, | shall endeavor to merit H. and /
close hasty penned Prospectus upon the noun.
tain waves Of the Ocean, as well as the drsughis
FOR steel plates representing the author before the
" inquissters," and american Ladies and Gentle.
men in Havana, throwing bngs Of gold as an of.
fering for his liberation, upon the desk of the
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF.
Author of The Texan Emigrsnt, and late edi-
tor Of the Cherokee Sentinel" at Cedar Bluff,
Alabama March a
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THE MArLs-From every quarter. and from
the press and people of all parties, the complaint
of the mismanagement of the mails is repeated
again and again, but in vain There is no
remedy to the evils complained of or even at
tempt at remedy Columbus (Ohio) Statesman.
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A Willow BAYOU NEGRO AND PANTHER
The Madison Journal Of the 30th, gives us the
following, to begin the season with "A negro
man belonging TO the Hon. Thomas B. Scott, at
his plantation on Willow Bayou, was attacked
by panther, while engaged in cutting wood in
front Of his masters dwelling, a few days since,
and considerably injured. The first notice the
nso The PAINTER JUMPED upon hs s back and
the negro in his fright dropped his axe, which
he soon recovered, however, and by well-di-
rected blow killed his antagonist. The animal
measured something less than six feet in length
from the tip of his tail to the end Of his nose.
Mr. SCOTS oyerseer, the day after this occur
renee, shot an eagle that was feeding on the
carcass Of The panther, which measured, with It's
wings extended, six feet
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GEORGIA RAILROAD CoNvESTIoH.-TRis con.
vention adjourned yesterday evening, after q
session of two DAYS. The annual reports oil
the president and directors, and of the superin.
tendent Of transportation, were read on the fest
day, Tuesday. and gave great satisfaction to the
stockholders They exhibited a fourishing con.
dition of the afIairs of the company.
On "Wednesday. ex. Governor Jones, Of Ten.
nessee. address d the convention in behalf oi
the Memphis and Charleston railroad, for the
purpose of Obtaining subscription Of stock r
that enterprise He stated that S2,300,00C
were already subscribed, on the condition thai
the work should not be commenced till the
subscriptions am uuted to S2,500,000. The
work will require for its completion, according
to present estimates, S2S00,0Oo.
The convection passed a resolution admitting
the importance of the work, but declining "a
subscribe any hing to it on the part Of the Geor
gis railroad.
Elk Governor Jones, we thought, was no,
very happy, either In matter or manner, in the
effor. he m de before the large and intelligent
audience he addressed. Perhaps expectation
was too highly wrought, as his fame as speak.
err had been trnmpeted very loudly in advance
Perh,ps he was embarrassed by his recent
speeches in New Orleans, TO convince the citi.
zens there, that she would be the chief recipient
Of the produce that would pass on that road
seeking market.
The convent n authorized subscription OF
100000 to the stock Of the Wnynesboro' rail.
road. This subscription will secure the compile
ton Of that road to Augusta.
The old board Of directors was reelected
DR.. Paul F. Eve WIS elected a director TO I'll the
vacancy of Judge Saffold, deceased.
Hon. J. p. King was unanimously reelected
president.-Augusfd Consfifufionalist.
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The editors in Iowa have quiet way Of say.
ing very hard things Of each other. The last
hit If the "Reporter" Is little too hard.
Fur story shirt collars are all the rage. We
saw one the other day with steeple nit. This
Increase in building has proved very profitable
10 the linen and starch trades Short necked
people, In order to keep pace with the spirit OF
improvement should have their necks moved up
q little higher.-Reporter.
Log cared people, though short necked, need
not comply with the Reporters requirement to
amove them up" The major merely erects his
They answer in place ola steeple.- Republican.
All right, Jeemsl But would IL not be well
for you to aerect" your eyes! People who meet
you can't make up their minds now whether
their downcast look is the result Of stealing
,beep or sucking eggs l-Reporier
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Pension and Bounty Land Agency.

THE subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
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 aud 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 are emit
tied receive, the ten years pension due on the 4h
Of March, lS4S; under the acts of July 7th, 1888
March Sd, l543, and June 18th, 1914, being those
who were married before the LIST of January 1874
he will undertake to establish, under the act OF
Eel ruary I'd, l648, their claims to pensions fol-
life, commencing on the 4th of March, lS46, when
their pensions under the foregoing acts termi
uated.
For all those widows Of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, WIN were married after 1893, but be.
fore January 2d, 1900, he will undertake 10 estab
lish their claims TO pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th of March, l84S, under the act of July
90, l64S.
To all those widows ofrevoutionary pensioners
whose claims have been rejected or suspended for
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, 1928, or June 7th,
1882, he will ensure the same amount per an
nun that their husbands received, from the time
the pension is made TO commence by the law un.
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 wit Great Britain, the Mex.
can war, or in any Of the Indian wars, since 1880
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
othsrivise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
| District of Columbia Tor the Bri ish Commercial
| Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act Of Parllamen', FOR the insurance
of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city Capital
S3,O00,000.
| Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, D. c., will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
| Attorney and Counsellor al Laic, and Commits
| missioner Of Deeds for North aud South Carolina.
| p. s.. Refer, if necessary, 10 the heads of de-
partnents, and to members Of Congress generally.
| March 25-lf
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STEEL G.-Southern Halter.
GREAT ELECTORAL HESSlAN
STATE LOAN
81 King 81. Charleston, S. C


f6,725,000 Dollars
THIS Loan is guaranteed by the Government
and contracted by the eminent Banking
House Of Messrs. M. A. Won RoTHscHILp AMI
SoNs, in Frankfort-on the Maine. The following
capital Prizes must be gained, VIZ:
u Of 10000 Dollars 60 Of 100 Dollars
"a $4,000 {" 100 f" ], 500
60 |" 5000 {" $50 /" 900
&C., &c. The smallest Prize is SIS Dollars.
The next drawing takes place irrevocably on the
LIST Of June, 1851.
The price ofthe Tickets is as .foiio,os:
ticket for Dollars 6 ticketsfor 25 Dollars
30 100 IS 200.
Remittances can be made in Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe, &c. Each shareholder will
receive, free Of expense. the Prospectus, with full
particulars; and amer the drawing, the list Of the
successful numbers, which will also be published
in the leading journals. The Prizes VIII be paid
in cash at Maine, Paris, Lon
don, New York, or New orlesrs
Apply, without delay, to MUMMY SrIEBEL,
Sons, Bankers and Merchants, Frankfort-on-the-
Maine, Germany; or those who prefer it can d..
rect their letters to the care Of Messrs s. STIEBEL
g. Co., Merchants, 80, Nicholas Lane, Lombard
street. London
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MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES,
FoR MAY, 1851.
r. MORRIS A. r. -ucnor.r,

Pr I. "WVHHfs' q tU sHHHuRtTf.
GRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY,
CLAss M.
To be drawn in Baltimore. May 3lst, 1851.
70 Numl ers and is Ballots.
CAP1TAL k6f,GO0 100 PRIZES of -. 500
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BOUNTY LAND,

For the surviving, or the widows, or minor child
rem Of deceased officers and privates, who served
in The war of 1912 wit Great Britain, the Mexi-
can war, or in any of the Indian wars, since 1890.
Terms moderate, where the claim is established,
othsrvise no charge.
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land for me inscrutable purpose Of His own.
And TINT the great mss Of our Sou bern broth.
rem look npon II as n cnrse, ns did their In
theirs bef,re them, admits of NO manner Of
donht But il is curse for which England and
our English and Dutch ancestors. are RESPONSE
BILE, and not the people Of the United States. II
was held TO be cnrse in l776, and its evils then
ms plainly fo-eshadowed in the future. as they
now are But IL rendered our forefathers No
less patriotic than are their descendants at this
dnv. n lessened not their love Of civil and re-
ligious liberty, nor did II weaken thei' arm when
raised in defence OF republican institutions and
the right Of man 10 govern himself The curse
which God hns inflicted npon ms must be berne
with and when nothing hut unmtirated evil
presents it~elf from general emancip ton. IL IL
our dntv NJ Christian people. 70 unite in seek
ing relief in that mode which lie has pointed
ont, and through which, this curse may and
will become the instrument of carrying the
Christian religion, and the civilization which is
its offspring. into the benghted regions Of AZ.
RIGA. That the word Of God il destined to be
known throughout the whole habitable globe,
we all believe; and experience has proved, that
tho white races can never carry It into the hear
OF Africa. But that great purpose Of the Az
mighty, NAV be achieved bv sending the. Chris
tan negro bsck 10 the land Of his forefat hers
and he is bold and reckless CONTENDER Of
Gods Providence. who does not sec the door
opened for this great purpose through the agen.
cy Of COLONIZATION.
Neither immediate nor gradual emancipation.
can achieve the or at purpose Of civizipg and
christianizng Africa That can only be achiev-
ed bv making colonization and emancipation 60
hand in hand; and IL the phianthropists Of the
North will unite in annually appropriating ten
or even twenty millions Of ,llars, to this great
and philanthropie scheme, and annually purchase
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-26
From OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

PARIS, APRIL 3, 1851.
prudent explanation of the views of Govern
ment, made from the tribune on Friday last, in an
tcipaton Of the discussion, prevented the explosion
which the resolution of M. DEsMARs was expected
to provoke. M. WA1ssE, Minister Of the Intcrisr,
renewed in the most explicit terms the expression
OF the Governments opinion touching the applica-
bility Of the electoral law of 3lst May to the Presi
dental elections. upon which current report hadl lat
terly thrown go much doubt. He said:
The Government holds that there is only one electoral
law, and that s applicable a. we'll TO the election Of the
President Of the Republic to the election of the members Of
this Assembly 10 speak more 70 the point, adopt the
very terms Of the declaration of M. Desmars and ssy
When in the provided for 10 the constitution the
caon arises 70 elect President Of the Republic the election
is to take place according 70 the lists made out in conformity
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-26

sition until The close Of the Exhibition; and that
Mr. RIDDLE is an. agent for specinl purpose only,
confined TO the building, and the display and GUS
tody Of the goods in the bnilding.. Yonr Central
COMMITTEES must settle the point by q short and
clear declaration of their intentions and wishes.
The arrivals of goods at the building last wcek
were very large, and she total number Of packages
received there to Saturday night last was 5,5ye Of
British manufactures, &C.; Foreign goods, 6,233 !;
Colonial, 1877; Channel Islands, 26s total, Ia, 500.
Of the foreign, s28 packages are from Belgium,
and 1929 from France Germany has sent 767,
and Prussia 946; Italy 90, Spain zl3, Portugal
le4, Switzerland l42, Russia 249, Tunis 200, Hol-
land 2O4, China lO6,, United States 7s5, Mexico
and South America 6. Anong the colonies, Aus
sralia and Van Dieman's lard have sent 90, Africa
1.-THE Niger) 4, Canada 313, India lE7, Malta -,
and the West Iadia Islands 49, More than six
hundred wagons discharged their loadsat the build
ing on Monday, and before next Saturday, evening
the packages received VIII be I7 ,O00'to 10000 IN
number. The leakage in the roof was caused. 10
great measure, by the numbcr Of psnes of glass
which had cen brokenlby accidenti 966 Of which
have been discovered and replaced; and dsrlne
three days Of soaking rain last week scarcely amy
moisture found Its way into the building. Nc
doubt Is eutertaiaed of the whole being made per
fecly watsr-tight. y \, s-.s " n % III MI
The returns Of tie Bank Of Eossnd how decreased or
cuIs.ion Of e27Oss increased public dposites Of
decreased private 0OO and decreased buiof
fI7N0O he marx of rsnca che following results