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PUBLISHERS CENTRAL AGENCY,
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE.
ADAMS Co. ExFREss OFrioE,
72 Camp Street.

! ~ Camp Street.
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! papers, Periodical Magazines, &c, published ID
the United States and Europe. 1 shall recey,
and canvass for subscribers, as well as collect al
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 as proprietor of The Mobile Literary Depot,
hatter myself that can and will give general salts.
faction.
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agencies alone, for which | shall charge the usual
commissions, or such as may be agreed upon
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s. Publishers wishing me TO act for them are
expected to furnish me with written authority,
aud send me specimen copies of their publications
free of charge.
My object is to establish General Souihsr,,
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New Orleans IN u central place, commanding the
whole valley OF the Mississippi, Texas and other
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REFERENCES:
.Ntw Orieans.--Lumsden Kendall g. Co. ID.
Corcoran d Co. J. d. b. DeBow,
.Nep York.-Wimer d Rogers, H. Long & Bro
James Gordon Bennett Stringer q Townsend.
PHILADELPHIA. A. Cooley, Geo r. Graham,
Andrew McMakin
Bosfon.--C. V. Putnam, E. Littell g. Co.
Washington ID. C.-Fisher q DeLeon Hon. w
j. Allston, M G.
Charleston s. C-Walker & Richards
montgomery, .4ia.-A. Z. Pfister
Mobile &C G Langdon, Messrs Baentyne g.
Mcclure, Messrs Thadeus SANFORD.
Louisville, ky.-W III Halderman, Saml Hyman
81 Louis, .Mo.-Joseph M Field, Ansel Ed
wards
liverpool. Wilmer & Smith
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Pension and Bounty Land Agency.

VIE subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
lngton an AGENCY for the prosecution OF
all descriptions of claims against the Genera
Government.
HIS perfect knowledge Of all the Pension Laws
ana The places where deposited all evidence OF
service now extant, will enable him to establish
many claims which have long remained suspend
Gu Tor want or proof and proper attention.
lie, therefore, offers to the public his services,
particularly in the following cases, VIZ,
suspended and rejected claims under all the Pen
sion Laws;
eANlSisaaons FOR increase of pension, under any
oil The Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance.
FOR all those widows who received, or are emit
ted TO receive the ten pension due on the 4th
OF March, lS48; under the acts of July 7th, 1893,
March Sd, lS43, and June 18th, 1874, being those
who were married before the LIST of January 1894,
he will undertake to establish, under the act of
eruary ID, 1S48, their claims to pensions for
life, commencing on the 4th of Ms,cl, iS48, when
their pensions under LAs foregoing acts termi-
uated
For all those widows of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1893 but be.
lore January I'd, 1900, he will undertake to estab.
'ish their claims to pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th OF March, lS48, under the act of July
80, lS4S.
10 all those widows ofrevolutionary pensioners
whose claims have been rejected or suspended for
want OF ptaof or seryice; or those who are in the
receipt 81 pension under any Of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts Of May 15th 1923, or June eth -,
1887, he viii ensure the same amount per an
mum 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 with Great Britain, the Next
can war, or in any of the Indian wars, since I7gO
Terms moderate, where the claim IL established
Otherwise no charge
The subscriber ie also appointed Agent for the
District Of Columbia for the British CommereinI
LJH Insurance Company, established in 1890, and
empowered by act Of Parliament for the insurance
OF llves and the endowment Of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city Capital
$4,000, 900.
Communications addressed TO the subscriber
Washington. ID. c., will receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
.Uiorney and Counsellor al Lao, and Commits
missioner Of Deeds for North aud South Carolina.
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AMERICAN AND FOREIGN AGENCY,

CITY OF WASHINGTON,
| NDER the direction Of AARON HAIGHT PAL
u MER OF New York, and WORTHINGTON
GARRETTSON SNETHEN Of Now Orleans, At
torneys and Counsellors Of the Supreme Court Of th
United StsiPg
This establishment is formed for the following
objects
]. For practicing law ~ the Supreme Court of H.,
United States, and conducting professional bushes.
before Congress-
2. For the prosecution and recovery of all claims
m law equity, against the United States before Con
gross the Exccut We Departments, or against for.
cign Governments before Boards Of Commissioners,
3. For the settlement Of accounts with the State,
Treasury, War, Navy, Post Office and Int ior De-
parments, and obtaining the remission OF fines renal
ties, and foreitures, for alleged violations of the
revenue, post office, or other laws
4. For securing letters pa ent for inventions from
procuring land warrants and pensions undcr the va
rious pension laws Of the United States
g. For collections generally, embracing debts lega-
cies and inherances in the United States and for
eign countries.
D. For the purchase and sale Of la nds in any Of the
States Territories OF the Union and oa min moneys
on mortgage or real estate lying therein.
T. For investment Of funds IN United States and
State stocks and loans, collection Of the dividends
thereon and, generally, FOR the transactions of all bu
siness pertaining to law, loan and banking agency
All communications adore sed, post paid, to Messrs
Palmer & Suehcn, American and Foreign Agency
city OF Washington, will receive prompt nd faithful
attention. PALMER Il SNETHEN,
Office Ma. s, Carroll Place Capitol Hill
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Ai.erIc az Psocces IN EssllSp. There 10 q
very interesting item OF news brought 10 private
letter by the ASIA. The British government have
At last agreed TO accept portion of the contract
for provisions for the navy in American produce,
and Messrs. Allen and Anderson, of London, are
allowed to include in their quota, 3,000tes. OF
American beef.
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o. & f. l.. KERRIsoN a. co.
Direct importers Of
F o r + lG N DRY-G GOD

In Charleston, South Carolina,
MOULD respectfully inform their friends and
w those who purchase Dry+5oods in their
city, that they are prepared, and are offering n
very large and well assorted stock Of Foreign and
Domestic, Staple, and Fancy Dry Goods, selected
for and particularly adapted to the Southern trad,
Importing direct, they feel assured Of being able
to sell goods az 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 description; the make will be
found of best finish, and perfectly free from any
sp,irture Of COTTON Also to their stock of Dire,
Goods, which will be found second 10 none in tn,
market.
Terms Cash, or city acceptances.
G, a. f. l.. KERRISON, h co.
No, 2O9 King, northwest corner King and Mark,
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M. THOMPNON.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR ut Inv,
COMMISSIONER Of Deeds ofNorh and South
| Carolina Agent for Revolutionary Pens on
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descrp
ton OF Claims against tie various Departments Of
the General Government and before Congress.
Also, Agent for the British Commercial Life In
surance Company; Capital 50 900 900.
U5~ Office one door West Of Jackson Hall, Penn
yirnnia .8penue, WAsHNeroN, ID. @.
=. s. Refer, If necessary, TO the Heads OF De
ar tmsnts and to Members Of Congress generally
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company.-The only
Line for California and Oregon.

THE public are informed that, under the new
J. arrangements of this company, steamers in
spected and improved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tnue 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, and Monterey The follow
ing steam packets belonging to the Paaac Mail
Steamship Company, on. Or which will be al
ways in port at each end of the route, are now in
III pnriEc.
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S. GRlSWOLD e. CO.,
(SticceSors 10 Daniel Pratt q Coz
ID ESPECTFULLY informs the public thai
n thew are now manufacturing


d ESPECTFULLY informs the public thai
/ they now manufacturing
cQTroN GINS
at Prattsville, Autauga county, Alabama.
Their arrangements for manufacturing are exten
sive and complete which will enable them to furn-
sh Gins to planters the most favorable terms
As to the superiority Of their Gins, they have on
y to refer to the reputation which the manufac-
ture and sale of 10 900 has acquired for them
throughout the entire cotton growing region
From IS years experience, with every facility and
good workmen they are confident that they vii
be able to give satisfaction to all who may patron
lac them,
nsrTher Gins are warranted to perform well
Engagements for Gins can be made with theii
travelling agents, who will call on planters gene
rally, or by letter directed to Prattyille, Auaug,
county, Alabama.
A supply Of Gins always on hand with Camp
bell & Co., Mobile, and II. Kendall, & Carter Co.
.Ne,p Orleans.
s. GRIswoLD & Co
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THE NATIONAL MONUMENT J0URy,L,

A Ill persons holding subscriptions TO the n
a tional Monument Journal, are requested T.
return them without delay, directed to the Genera
Agent Of the Monument Society, Hon. Elisha
Whlttlesey, Washington, it being my intention to
resume the publication Of the Journal in all the
month OF September, should the patronage be-
slowed upon it Justify resumption
j. G. PICKETT,
Editor aud Publisher.
Aug 81
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CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE RAmRoAp.--A pro-
|jec, has recently been started in Louisville and
elsewhere in Kentucky, to bring the cities o. Gin
cir natl and Louisville within less than four hours
Of each other, by railway. l, is proposed to cap
| the Louisville and Frankfort rood at Empence,
in Henry county, and pass through New Liberty,
! in Owen county, and through Boone county, to
Covington. The line passes through populous
md well cultivated portion of Kentucky.
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PAPERS mISLAID.

DIAPERS in the case Of Thomas Crown, govern
ment contractor for brick, &c The finder will
DE literally rewarded by restoring them to the
office Of the National Hotel, or TO me
BEVERLEY TUCKER.
IPThe Union, Republic, and Telegraph, will
insert daily for one month, and forward bills to
this office. oct. g. lin
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A lady who lives about ten miles this side of
shutdown, says that her boys the most tender
hearted children she ever She IL says she
asks one of them 10 draw pail water, he instantly
bursts in tears.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-.

Washington Oct. 9, 1851.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Library Of
N Congress will be closed on Thursday the 10th
instant and will not d. in be oiened until Tues
day the 18th, of November
JOHN s. MEEHAN, Librarian,
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TELE0RAP HIC.
ARRIyAL or THE SrEiMEA ATLANTIC.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
AFTER FROM EUROPE.

THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YoRK, Oct 10.
The steamer Atlantic from Liverpool arrived
this morning with dates to The LIST. She was
detained forty nine hours by an accident 10 her
machinery. She experienced heavy gales on
her passage. She brings one hundred passen-
gers.
The America had arrived out
The prices of cotton remain as at the sailing
of the Asia The sales of the last three days
amounted to 10000 bales, of which spectators
and exporters took 5000
Flour is firm. Corn is scarce and quiet.
Wheat steady Only good qualities of sugar are
saleabe. Golf is unchanged Consols have
advanced from got to 965.
The Manchester market is less active
The Missi 'sppi, with Kossuth and his com
panions, arrived at Marseilles on the Goth.
Rice and tobacco remain unchanged.
The Official news Is unimportant.
ADDITIONAL BY THE ATLANTIC.
New YORK, Oct 49, Pm.
ENGLAND.
The Arctic, under command Of Captain Aus
tin, has returned without making any new dis
coveries The return of the Rescue and Ad-
vance was known in England by an arrival from
Greenland.
Inc tclegrnpnlc aciooo tho
channel has b en- completed
Hon. Abbott Lawrence was still in Ireland.
Trade in England was more healthy, and the
money market more buoyant. Bullion in the
bank is rapidly increasing. The attendance at
the Exhibition is alb ut $4,000 daily.
The excitement at Madrid relative to Cuban
affairs had diminished.
- The Assemble Rationale treats Lord Pal
merstons speech at TivertOn with much Sc
verify, charging him with insulting the CONT
mental governments.
The elections are progressing favorably for
the government.
The Austrian government has caused Kos
suth and his compatriots to be hung in efflgy al
Pesth
Turkey is on the point of political crisis
Raschid Pasha's power was totterng, and his
successor was already talked Of
INIIA.
The overland mail has arrived. Commercial
accounts from the east are favorable. The out
break in Cashmere has been suppressed. A
great inundation had occurred in the Punjaub.
CINCINNATI, Oct. s..
Reuben Wood, Democrat, is elected governor
of Ohio by about 10000 majority.
BALTIMORE, Oct. Is.
An immense meeting was held in Monument
eauare tonight by those friendly to republican
liberty in Europe. There were about 5000
persons present pr. kinkel and others ad'
s,nt;,, oI,,ti,
were passed
BosToN, Oct. Is.
The Canada sailed to-day. Among the pas
sengers were Maj. Hobbie and Il. b. Rhett, OF
South Carolina.
The steamer America arrived at Halifax to-day
Cotton dull.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 5.
The election Of delegates TO the Southern
Congress was held yesterday. The city and
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FALL MILLINERY.

MRS PARKER will open on Wednesday 18th
ltI inst, a few cases OF French Hats. Also
beautiful assortment of Ribbons, Feathers, Flow
ers &C., &c.
Penn. av,, under, n Hotel.
oct l5-3if
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GREAT ELECTORAL HESuAN
STATE LOAN
nT & n


HNHlS Loan is guaranteed by the Governm ant,
Il and contracted by the eminent Banking
House of Messrs. Nj. A. yeN RorHscHlLD AND
Soks, IN frankfor,-ea Lac Maine. The following
capital Prizes must be gained, viz:
q Of $4,000 Dollars GO of 1000 Dollars
- 36,OoO 60 " 1000 "
"a $4,000 E" 100 " 500
GO " 5000 $50 {" 1000 ="
&c, &c. The smallest Prize il is Dollars
The next drawing taksl place irrevocably on tn,
LIST of June, 1881
T-s price ofhe Tiekets is as foliops:
ticket for 5 Dollars 6 tickets for 25 Dollars
100 d" 100 65 900
Remlttances can be made in Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe, &c. Eaca shareholder will
receive, free of expense. ,he Prospectus with full
particularly and amer the drawing, the list Of the
successful numbers, which will also be published
IN the leading journals. The Prizes win be paid
in cash at Frankfort-on- III e-Mane Paris, Lon
don, New York. or New Orlenr~
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100 DOLLARS REWARD |

II AN away from the subscriber, October 9th
~ 1897, from his residence en- Willow Swamp,
South Ediatp River, orangeburg District, South
Carolina, negro man named HOWARD, about
six feet high, and otherwise well proportional,
and of black complexion, full faced, high fore
head, prominent nose, and 10 whiskers; having
on one Of his arms the letter s, or a mark resemb-
ling IT. lie had scar on the inner ankle Of, !
presume, the left feet. lie speaks with plausi-
biity and sasei ia rather assuming in his address,
yet mud and humble IN his manners lie is a
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-
Ionged to farmer named Joshua Lee, near Clin-
ton, in Virginia; either there or Norfolk or Rich.
mond, in that State, presume he took up quar-
tiers. 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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A gentemon, the other day, on asking mar
|ket man the price OF eggs, was answered, Eggs
are eggs now. am glad to hear 1t, with all NY
heart !; for the last bought of you were chickens
Save the fathers.
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eRlaD HONEY DIsrsIsUfIos

Ls0uH y IHs Uo0eTNnisf 81 The EIecI0Tofe ar Hes4e
so,I25OOO 10 be reimbursed 10Th SO, 5oo,6IO
EXTRACT or THE ELECTORAL kDsor.
MS state Loan, contracted in the Year IS45.
o. the Government Of the ELIcroRArE Of
iEssE, and with the consent of the Chsmber of
Deputies, through The Banking House Of MEssRs
koriscHiLp AND Sons, CONSISTS Of 6725 Series of
% Bonds eSch, to be redeemed by 90 Dstribu
uons IN such manner that the received Capital
Of So, 725, 900 will be repad with sl6,5SS 6I0 In
the EnllnIuI nn. IEa IL.
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The new steamship Columbia will ply between
San Francisco and ports in Oregon, awaiting at
the former ports the arrival Of the mails and pas
sengers from Panama, and returning without de-
lay with The mails and passengers for the steamer
from San Francisco.
regular line of propeers 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 burden, now under charter TO the com
pany, and peculiarly commodious in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running as an extra
family boat.
One of the above steamers will keep up the
connection between Acapulco and the other Mex
lean ports.
The oonnexion in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
Georgia. ...................3 5000 tons
ONO .................... .3,OOO
Empire City. ...............2 ,OOO "
crescent CITY. ..-.-..''rrs',l, RoU
CheFoKee ..,,,,..,,..,,,,,. ,5OU
Philadelphia ..,.,,.....,....l,lU U
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and 26th of each month.
The new steamer FL Dorado and the Falcon will
form direct line between New Orleans and Cha
gres, leaving at such periods as will insure as
little detention as possible on the 1sthmus, and
forming with the Raeihc steamships through line
to and from New Orleans and ports in Mexico,
California, and Oregon. Passage from New Or
leans can be secured from Armstrong, Lawrence,
& CO., agents at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
$500 in state room to ..........,,.s3 $500
$3.50 IN lower cabin 10. ............s2 $3.50
$500 IN steerage to...... slG5
The rates from New York to Chagres will be
the lowest adopted by any safe sea-steamer be-
tween these ports
Each passenger ia allowed $50 lbs. personal
baggage free, not exceeding in measurement 10
cubic feet.
Freight win be taken to Chagres at 20 cents per
foot, and from Panama to San Fancisco at the
rate Of 500 er ton.
For choice Of berths apply at the Office Of the
company, 81 and So South street, at their
agency, No. III West street, New York city.
Aug l2-dly
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8y- Orders for tickets, shares, packages IN any
of the above magnificent schemes will meet with
prompt attention Address
y, MORRIS $ CO., Managers,
Oct g. Batimore, Md.
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PRINTING ryprs

A re pow sold at BRUcEs NEW YORK
n IfPE.FoUNDRY, at the following ysrv
low PrieeS' Tor approved six months notes
Roman. Tyu. e.. CIy
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LATE FROM RIO ANErRo.-PBLADELrHIA, Oct
I3.-The barque Emily, from Rio Janeiro, with
dates to the 3Ist OF August, arrived last night.
Coffee scarce, and little or none expected from
the interior. American provisions were abundant,
and prices n fraction lower. Native produce was
plenty. The United States steam frigate Susque-
hanna preparing to sail for the East Indies in
a day or two. The briggs Cynthia and Silas
Marean, of and for Baltimore were in port
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VIM. How LAND
Importer and Dealer IL Ery Soods, in
cHAa-EssoE, &. c.
" 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 complete assortment for families and
plantation wear; and, in Dress Goods, from the
low-priced, to the richest, latest, and most Gasb.
ionable.
All Goods of Southern n;sau,s.ei,re, he will par
ticularly keep,
No A2l. bend Of King at Charleston
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MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES,
FOR OCTOBER, 1851.
F. MORRIS s CO., Managers.
GRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY Class 25
To be drawn in Baltimore, October Is, 1851
~

25 Prizes OF 500.
Tickets Sl0--halves S5-qnarters ~ so.
Certificate OF Package of rs whole tickets, Sl4O
DO do 25 half do 70
DO do rs quarter do 80