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NEW PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SCI EN- I'll FIG A nj e MIC A N .
TO Mechanics HpentOrs and Manufacturers

. u T. N II 1 y "A M Il IN T. "A N
TO Mechanics, Inoentors, and Manufacturers
fTNHE Publishers Of the Scientific .anseriean re-
/ spectfuly give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
of this valuable journal, comm enced the 2lst
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 ae-
count OF the various subjects discussed through It's
columns.
IL enjoys a more extensive and influential cir
cuatIon than any other journal of its class in
America.
1t will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Quartz Form, on fine paper, afording, at the end
of the year, an ILLUSTRATED ENC YCLO-
PEDLa, Of over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
ORIGINAL E.N'GR.9VLN'GS described by letters
of reference; besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress of SCTE.N-
TIFIC and ME CH.4NIC.AL IMPROVE-
.NE.NTS, CHEMISTRY CTVIL E.NGLNEER-
ING, Ma.NUF.A c TUR ING IN it's various
branches, AR ms O.NRY, BOT
.4NY,--in short, IL embraces the entire raIs,e 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 PATENT Claims, prepared ex.
pressly for it's columns at the Patent Ofice,-thus
constituting it the (" .8NERIC.3N REPERTORY
OF INVENTIONS"
TnRMs-s2 a-year 81 for six months
= All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM e. CO.,
Publishers Of the Scientific American,
1913 Fulton street, New York.
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

WE beg leave to call your attention TO an ad
w vertIsement, and to the memorial annexed,
and tender our services in the prosecution of any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions, which you
may send to us. We will allow you one half our
usual fee, which is fire dollars for obtaining war
rant for 100 acres, and three dollars for warrant
of eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver-
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to us.
If you accept this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
"We call the attention Of our readers TO the ad-
yertisemert of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben +
Green, and Richard II. Clarke, Attorneys nnn
Agents at Washington, ID. c., and would say
persons having claims for Bounty Lands or Pen
sions. that we have made arrangements for the
requisite forms, and that claimants calling at our
office can have their papers properly prepared and
forwarded to these gentlemen at Washington,
who will properly attend to them in their proper
Offices"
Please get each claimant TO sign the memorial,
and forward it to your member of Congress.
Please send us a copy OF your paper containing
our card which viii notify us that you accept our
,ronosition. DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,
RiCH'D III. CLARKE
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Sugar Plantations.

Sugar Plantations.
Manufacturers Of Railway, Bar, Round Ribbon,
and Rod Iron.
Wheel, Axle, and Spring Makers.
Engine Drivers, and Persons connected with the
Locomotive generally.
Engineers, and Captains of Steam Vessels.
Managers of Stationary Engines.
Lumber Dealers and owners Of Saw Mills.
Veneer Cutters.
Owners Of Planning Machinery.
Corn Millers, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shelling and
Threshing Machinery.
Bull Workers, Carvers Engravers, and Ornameni
Makers in general
Persons employed in the Manufacture Of Gas
Makers Of Copper and Lead Tubing.
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter
ested in Dredging Machinery.
Well Sinkers. 3
Astronomers, Philosophers, and others using Phil
osophical Apparatus and Instruments.
Miners Engineers, and other Interested in Pump
ing Engines
Persons interested in Canals and Aquedncts
Warchousemen, and olners, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanon,etric Cranes, jack Screws
Common and Feed Cranes
Workers in Metals and Alloys.
Tin Plate Work8ts.
Spring Manufacturers.
Wheelwrighis, Clock Makers Horologists, &c.
The publishers have expended large sum OF
money to get original drawings of machinery N
practical use in this country, and have procured
almost every work on the subject, whether pno
lished in England, France, or Germany, the mos
essential parts of which being comprised in this
Dictionary, render it as perfect and comprehen
siye as possible The publishers have endeavoret
to use great economy in type, SO that each page O
the work contains at least four times the numDeI
of words found in ordinary pages Of the same size
This has also secured to each plate working-dfaw
ngs Of ample size and clearness so that Mechanic
may construct accurately any machine described
The publishers are, in short determined, regard
less Of cost, to make the work as complete as pos
sible and it is hoped every one DESTROYS to ootaif
the work will procure it aS issued in numbers, an'
thus encourage the enterprise.
The work will be issued in semi-monthly mum
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and will pro
grcss with great regularity.
The whole work will be published in 40 mum
bers at IS cents per number, and completed with
in the current year, 1850. liberal discount will
be made to agents.
Any one renting the publishers = 10 in advances
shall receive the work through the post office fre'
of expense.
Notice to Prop,istors Of Newspapers throughout N
United States and Canada.
If the foregoing advertisement is inserted fv'
times DUR. the year, and the paper containing !
sent to us, copy of tie work will be sent graft
in payment.
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MEMORIAL.

Tn The Senate and Hous, Of Representatives. offhs
Tinted States in Congress assembled The memo.
rial ofthe undersigned, respectfully represents that
tbev 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 they do not expect or desire TO reside on tho
land thus granted; that If patented to them, the
expense Of agencies and taxes will be an annual
charge. reducing the value Of the grant, which
thev could avoid il permitted TO sell the warrant
Your memorialists further represent that the law,
by preventing the sale Of the warrants assun ei
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many of them are among the most intel
ligent and respectable citizens of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
NAV he so modified as to make the warrants for
bounty lands assignable, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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vuvHE Subscriber returns his thanks tn me
IL public and the old customers of S,Mms a Sow,
and informs them that THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by them,
is contued by EpwARD S'Mss; he hns added a
full and fresh supply Of the ines, TEAS BLACK
has also on hand full assortment Of the hne at
WINE, and will be sold at the lowest rate $,
amongst which will be found 100 baskets ~ tire
choicest brands Of Champagne, Hook, and C'sp e,
Wines, of the pursst kinds.
EDWARD SHINING.
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r AW AND AGENCY OFFICE 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, Return Of Duties, Patents for new In
yeniions, &C., &c.
They tender their services to members of the
profession at distance and, when the in
prepared by local agent, will abate one-haIf their
usual fee. All information relative TO the FORMS
and usages OF business in any of the Departments
will be furnished TO our regular correspondents
without charge They have made arrangements
for the payment OF taxes, and for the sale loca
ton of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
LSOffice on Pa .nsylyania avenue, Lane g.
Tucker Building
a DUFF GREEN,
BEN. K. GREEN,
KlCH'D. II. CLARKE
Oct. 1d--Jtaw3m.
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rnaM 5.


MI DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH
M0ND, VA.--The thirteenth Annual Course Of
Lectures will commence on Monday, the l4th Of
October, 1850, and continue until the LIST Of the
degrees will be held about the middle of March.
X. l.. BoHAHNAA, M. d., Prof. OF Obstetrics
and Diseases Of Women and Children.
l.. w. CaAMPERLAyAE, M. d., Prof. Of Mate
ria Msdica and Therapeutics.
8. MAurh, NJ. D., Prof. Of Chemistry and
Pharmacy.
CaAs. BELL G,ssos, M. D., Prof Of Surgery
and Surgical Anatomy.
CAHrrxR p. JoHssoH, M. D., Prof. of Anato-
my and Physiology.
Dawn H. TucxER, M. d. Prof. of Theory and
ractice of Medicine.
ARrHuR E. PxTIcoLAs, M. D., Demonstration
of Anatomy.
The study Of practical Anatomy may be prose-
cuted with the most ample facilities, and at very
tri6inE expense.
Clinical Lectures are regularly given at tho Col
lego iu6rmary and Richmond Almshouse. The
In6rnary. under the same roof with the College
and subject to the entire control of the Faculty, is
At al times well filed with medical and surgical
cases. and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical
instruction. Many surgical operations are per-
formed in 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.
Expeases- Matricuation fee, S.. Professors
fees, SOS, Demonstrators fee, SO. Graduation
The price OF board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually IS to $3s per
week
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller informa,
ton concerning the institution, will be forwarded
to those applying for it, specific inquiries will
A' S. MAUPlN, M. D.,
Oct. 9 Dean Of the Faculty
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American statistics.

A short time past we published some statistics
relative to the number OF soldiers supplied from
the different States to the revolutionary war. De
BOWS Commercial Review gives some tables re-
utive to this, and other subjects of equal interest,
which we copy.
j. The number of soldiers furnished by the
American States during the revolution, and the
population of each State in 1880 and IN l647.
g Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew
eral dates, commando chief, and losses on
each side.
g. Amount of continental money issued 10 sup
port the war, and the estimated cost in spsci
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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.

THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.
r EONARD SCOTT e. Co., No. 50 Gold street
IL Nsp York, continue to publish thefour lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Blackwood'
Magazine; in addition to which they have recent
ly commenced the publication Of a valuable Agri-
cultural work, called the
" FARMER . GuiDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PnAcrIcAL
AGRICULTURE"
By HENRY STEPHENS, +. II. s., OF Edinburgh, au-
thor of the "Book Of The Farm, &c, &C.; assisted
by JOHN p. 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 l8 or 30 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,
haying, harvesting, &C., &c, the various domes-
tic ANIMALS in their highest perfecton in short,
the pictorial feature of the book il unique, and
will render It Of incalculabe value to the student
Of agriculture.
The work is being published in sem-monthly
numbers Of "a pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engravings, and is sold at 25 cents each or IS for
the entire work IN numbers, Of which there will be
at least twenty-five.
The British Periodicals re-published are as fol
lows, viz:
HE LoNUoN SAuAHTEkIf REFIEW (COHdeTVallVt)
| The EnINBuRcH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BnIrIsH REVIEW Free church,,
The WEsrMNsrER REVIEW Uiberal.)
BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory).
| Although these works are distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but IA small
portion of their contents is devoted to political sub
jects. 1t is their literary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand con-
fessedfy far above all other journals of their class
Biackoood, still under the mastery guidance OF
Christopher North, maintains its ancient celebrity
and 49, at this time, unusually attractive, from thu
serial works OF Bulwer and other literary notables
written for that magazine, and first appearing il
4 its columns both in Great Britain and in the United
States. Such works AS ''The Caxtons" and an
New Novel" Doth by Bulwer,) 'sMy Peninsula
| Medal, 1.-THE Green Hand" and other serials
of which numerous rival editions issued by tn
Leading publishers in this country, have to be re
printed by those publishers from the pages o
Blackwood, after IL has been issued by Messrs Scot
| &, Co., that subscribers to the reprint of tina
Magazine may always rely on having the eariies
reading of these fascinating tales.
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r IFE INSURANCE British Commercial
| 4 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 DOLL-gRSi
nSOhice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, WASH
inton city, D.
M THOMPSON, Agent
October o. lS50--dtf
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGRES.
WITHOUT DETENTION at PANAMA.


HNIIE United States Mail Steamship Company
n will despatch the splendid double-engine
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. IL,
at 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 connexon 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 CHaGRES.
State-room berth 500
Standee berth, forward salooon 80
Steerage berth, found bed g. separate table so
FROM PANAMA TO SAN FRANCISCO
Sate-room berth $500
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table $50
FROM .NEW YORK
Staie-roont. Sta,ldee. Storage
To Charleston or Savannah S25 500 $40
To Havana 10 So 25
To New Orleans rs SO 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 NorrcE is given TO shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared u form OF
bill of lading adapted to their business, which vii
be furnished to shippers ON application at thu
company's office, and with which they are re
quesied to provide themselves, as no other form
will be signed by the agents Of the company. AL
bills OF lading must be signed before the sailing
vessel. 1T Dec Z, 1850.
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NITtLL 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 assort'
ment Of Winter Millinery, consisting Of Hats,
Caps, Head Dresses, Feathers, FIorences, Rib
bons &c. &c. PARkER'S
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WILLIAM TUCKER, MEReHAsr TAILOR,
w (of the late firm of Lane & Tucker,) would
call the attention Of his friends and the puohc gen
era,,y to his stock OF Goods now opening, which
h.r Been selected by himself from the largest mn
porting houses in New York. and by far the great.
sst variety and richest styles ever offered IN this
city. Strangers are respectfully and earnestly so
Iicited to give me call and examine my stock be
fore purchasing, as am confident 1t viii be to
their advantage.
And would especially call the attention OF Of
6cers. both of the army and the navy, to the fact
tina, am prepared to execute all KINDS 0, uniforms,
according 10 the late regulations, at the shortest
notce. and at moderate prices, warranted, both In
the cutting and making departments, equal 10 any
establishment in this country
W. r. tenders his sincere thanks TO his numer-
Gus friends for theirlong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence anu .aos
business, to merit continuance OF the same.
Allorders promptly executed
sep 2O--3tw3w--d&trw
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERsEYS AND
rLANN ELS.

THE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers Of all
i WOODEN GOODS, have just received pei,
from Liverpool, their fall supply Of PLAINS,
KERsEYS' WHITE and COLORED BLANK
FITS. WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FI .ANNEL BLANKETiNG, Guernsey Shirts,
K;ln,,rnock Caps, Scotch Bonness, &C., &C., ex-
to an inspection OF which, they confidently IN
wife all who visit the Charleston Market
c. a. +. l.. KERklSoN q W,
900 King Al northwest cor. King & Market SITS.
Charis.ton. Sept s.
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N OF &c T..

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS having books
tina, belong to the Library ofthe House Of Repre-
sentauves, are requested TO return them this week
with their names upon them, 80 thai their sc-
counts may be properly credited.
p WILLIAMS, Lib, IL X,
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Inducements for Clubbing

Any person who will send us four subscribers
for six months, at our regular rates, shall be
titled to one copy for the same length Of time or
we will furnish
10 copies for 6 mos.' s. - copies for II mos s22
10 do II Is 20 do ~ &" %
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions; or Post Office Stamps taken ut
their full value.
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DRESS COMBS.--We are just opening 81
other and prettier assortment of those hand
some Rope and Chain pattern Shell and Buffaio
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from ~ to $40 eacn
Also, 900 different patterns Spanish Dress Eau;
Laces from IS cents to $40 each.
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1886


Average crop of the last seven years exceeds
that the prior 6I5,7l9 bales, and the crop Of DE
last JUS, double that of the frst--and the crop of
ls46-9 was more than 1867 by 6hy per cent.
Average consumption in Great Britain Of Amer'-
can cotton the 6r.t 7 wears 1,l53, 2l9 bales.
The ID period of wears 1,449, 1893 bales.
Largest consumrtion, 1Sao, I,5S6,606 bales.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE VI
SOUTH CAROLINA.
TIME Annual COURSE OF LECTURES IN tins
institution will commence on the hrst .nondoy
in November next, on the following Drahcoes'
Anatomy, by J Holbrook, M. d. n
Institutes and Practice Of Medicine, by ) Hen
ry Dickson, M. ID.
Surgery, by r. Geddings, M. ID,
fnysiology, by James MouItre, M. ID.
Ma,eria Medics, by Henry X. Frost, M. u.
Obstetrics, by Thos. @. Pno,ssu, M. u.
Chemistry, by G. u. Shepard. NJ. D.,
Demonstration of Ans'nmy, St. Julian Ravenei,
M. ID.
DR.. D. J. Cain, Physician TO the Marine H"7-
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice q
week on the Diseases Of thut 1nstitution.
DR.. 4. B. Flsgg, Physician to the Aims House
I lectures twice week on Diseases
Demonstrntive instruction in Medicine and Sur
eery at the College Hospital.
HENRY r FROST, M. D., Dean.
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending us three subscribers will be
entitled to "A copy of the " History of Propeers
and Steam Navigation" republished in book form
now in press to be ready about the first Of Oc-
tober. 1t will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct eft
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A SILVER CARD CASE, with =" Mrs; Ell
n wood Fiaher," engraved on IL. hosr'y
ward will b. paid for it, dslivsryat this Once
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Tpy PAsr, TIE PRrsEsT AND THE FuruRE.--Of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. "It is calculated that upwards
of 1900 900 persons depend entirely upon this
trade i'm all its bra ncbes American cotton crop
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION

Msryland state Agricultural Society.
A peal TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND
N STATE AGRICULTURAL SociErY.-We desire
that you should bear in mind, that on the 25d,
24th, and 18th days Of October, your Society Will
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair at the CITY Of
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one and alt to
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your stock
The products Of your orchards, and Of your gardens
Don't presume that any animal, or product, you
NAV own is inferior to others that Will be here,
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as 1t is
only by comparison that the relative merits OF any
th;ny can be determined. The safer presumption
for You to arrive at, will be that what you have
Il as good, il not better than that of others, and
that Il ahooves YOU to calamity enter the list or
competition if defeated honorably, and the high
character of the judges is a guarantee that you
can be defeated in no other way, you VIII ENJOY
the luxury of knowing that others were more en-
tied to success than yourself
And while we address you to bring such ARTICLES
az are properly in your department, we crave per-
mission to solicit your interest, to induce your
wives and daughters to bring whatever appertains
to their peculiar departments, as embroidery, mousse
hold asttfaetures the proatefs Of the dairy ana 81
tie poultry yard preserves. domestic Dt'es covee-
lions and, above all things, to come themselves, as
,vshovt ,oousn, and the beautiful Celebrations Of her
taste snd genius, no display can be perfect.
To the Manufacturers Of agricultural Implements
- ~. re would say, that interest and Patri-
otism both combine to enjoin upon you the pro-
priety of making grand exhibition of your ma
chinery of all kinds, from our present advices'
we are led to believe that the assemblage of farm
ers and planters, and Of distinguished strangers
rom most OF the States of the unlon' WIN be
ar..,.r tb,n unon any former occasion here or
elsewhere We therefore say to the .4gric,.lf'sral
.nt makers and Mechanics Of the United States,
make il a matter of pride to display your machl-
nerv at our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
ground. Such ambition is laudable-ls worthy OF
American genius, and should be cherished by 'he
American heart.
ur Editors with whom we exchange VIII con-
fer favor by copying this notice