American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-26

~ ope, au some places 70 which they pass through
80 The Once is open from hafpast I o'clock g. m
S o. o'clock P M daily except Sunday and that
eoo' p. m. WILLIAM A. BRADLEY,
Postmaster.
PROSPECTUS OF THE .sNATIONAL MON
UMENT,''
A eoeelly journal TO be published in Washington,
under The sanctiom Of The Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, Ep1roH AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
anu miscellaneous paper twill contain selections of the
terttnre OF the dathe best that can be fund In Amer
can and English publications. interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy
nops OF the proceedings Of Congress- and every thing
that such journal might expected to contain with
tne exception OF party politics. which viii be ut all times
Tue Monument viii be published for the express and
the sole purpose Of aiding in the erection Of the nobl,
now rising on the banks Of the Potomac, in hon
or 81 the Father OF his Country, which every one
who venerates the OF .srINaTo,i would rejoice 10
see completed After deductins out of the subscription
the expenses OF the journal proposed to be- published
the remaining funds will DO faithfully applied and with
or reserve to the purpose Indicated The aid therefore
VI All VINO are Wiling 10 contribute patriotic an OBJ
Jec ana one so entirely national earnestly
by subscribing q the Monument valuable Journal
low price may be obtained while it will doing some
thg ut the same time, towards completing that majestic
memorial Of the Nations gratitude.
The Board of Managers mend Mr. Pickett former
ly Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury Charge Affairs to
Peru, who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
editor, and to conduct the paper faithfully and stsac.
tory to the subscribers They assure their fellow citizens
vdual emoument. NJ Pickett will make the
with his own means and his risk If successful h,
MI receive s nosnng more and he asks nothing more
tnan very modcrate compensation for his services. Not
one DOLLAR therefore of the direct subscription to til,
erection OF the Monument will be- in any event applied
to the support Of the paper the Society any
ner held pecunarily responsible.
To give the public idea of what done With the
journal It is proposed to publish it may be
list of htty thousand paying subscribers dollars
each, viii yield an annual net profit of from fifty sixty
The posmaster secretaries of ali organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested to act
rs agents in obtaining subscriptions, thus aiding great
object of our exertions 9.a.t ssr
AS all editors and publishers account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish it to sueceed, Ia hoped they win con-
tribute to its by publishing this prospectus
All moneys viii be remitSl and NIL letters moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent Of the Monument,
Society, Hon. Elisha whittlesey, Washington.
OrfIcERs-Miard Fillmore, ep-oticio PRECEDENT, Arch
Henderson, First Vice Presidents Waiter Lenox Mayo,
Of Washngtonl Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice President; j. u. II. smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD OF M,NAsERs.-Winfeld Scott, N. Towson, Thos
m@nros w. Bradley p o = Eena Walter Jones
7. Hartley Crawford BENZ ogle Tayloe Elisha Whtesey
7erms-The MONUMENT will be printed on double
royal sheetLhe paper and type being OF the
aud IN auarto form, containing sixteen large pages that
It may be more easily preserved The price win be- two
dollars annum, payable the receipt secoud
number The nature of the enterprise not admitting OF
any credit none can be given
societies CLUBS Will be furnished with the
on the following terms: copies for S5 copies, ss 10
copies Sl5; &c.
Those who disposed to pstronse the MONUMENT are
requested 10 forward their to the General Agent
without delay The first number will published early
In May and the second the second day August and
weekly hereafter time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents make returns A
all subscribers will be contributors to the Monument
itself their names viii be published in the paper,
WASHINGTON April -. 1851
CoDFREY PATTIsoN, 4 Co. OF NEW YORK
" take leave to inform their friends and the public
For the future they WI eonn On t ins
serves strictly TO the C0amisson business for the pur-
chase Of dry goods, in Glasgow, Scotland
From their long experience in the trade they feel con-
ndent that they can promote the interest of
In the importation Of dry goods and they respectfully so
hcit orders, which shall have their best attention.
The name Of the firm in Glasgow is changed GODFREY
PArTIS0N n Co.
The New York firm being dissolved they win be pleased
to receive orders through their agent James Pattson No
III Pine street. New York
GODFREY pArrIsoN Co., obpsntsuOu Merchant,
Glasgow, Scotland. -
Messrs. Dennison, Wood Co., New York
Messrs. w. @. PickersgiI 4 Co., do
Messrs Merritt, Ely q Co., do
Joseph walker, esq- do.
The subscribers being alone entrusted with SAMPLES Of
cloth and patterns Of these goods for the United states
market, invite the attention Of the trade.
ONCE, 81 Pine street, New York. mar "a
DOKEk, BROS. 3 JONES' SO Market street pbil.doI. |
ID pha, invite the attention of the trade TO their sIen
did stock OF Fancy and staple BONNETs and HATS OF
all kinds purchased for cash in Europe by one OF our
and also an assortment of city and eastern made Roots
shoes. All OF which they offer eft very low rates
VIE BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURE At
IL IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINElSy sxh;t,,sn :. =.
State Fnir In 1850, will be by the award of pre-
miums below: II Sr-@ = -
Awarded 70 o. Whitman, jr., No Sc Light street Ba,
by the Maryland State Agricultural society ~ tba
81 Annual Fair held in baltimore 2sd 9th and 2stb Of
October 1860. f@N@ "
For the best Plough in the ploughing match SO
bRn n ~ lima 18TH
miumD - .'VFN P q
For the best plough on exhibition, list premium q
TOT .h T., oest Railway Horse Power, whitnans I'm
proven, irt premium 800 al
For the best Hay prees LIST premium ~
For the best Corusheiler. lst pr.m,nr, -
For the best Field Roller LIST preminIn 81
For the hest Ooru-stalk Cutters and Grinders l..
Uranium al
For the beet Hay and Manure Fork Isl nr.,,,
For the bert Hayrakes. lst premium al
For the beet CuiHvator, LIST premium
No exhibitor OF Agricultural Implements nj IN. 49,
named Fair, having received one-hHlf the amount ~ -
awarded the different kinds OF TYnnIsrnp,
mi Machines IL IL conclusive evidence that ours were
lercd the best and most valuable on exhibition
At the great Fair OF the Maryland Institute for te nro
notion ~ the Mechanic Arts held In Baltimore in octo
-er and November 1860, the first pr emum IA heavy silver
Medal was awarded u Ezra Whitman ir for the largest
pram,un anoher silver Medal for hs Improved wrought
Iron hallway Horse Power, which was made for a h;,,
Nv we worlds Fair, IN London, in May. 1851 ITF
V snck ths season will be largest pvcr IN
this city md probably the largest in the world
o. more than 5000 Ploughs $50 Tbrashne y..t.tss
~ tens 1000 Corn Shelters 500 Straw Ti,,ay
aud Cob Crnshers, Burr Stone Mills c nr'u' oorD
Oottoh Presree oVether with every nrtic, hit ad
n ~ .eb VIII h. Ina ~ the Prosecution his pursuits
" retail. WHITMAN y 4 ~ no'esale q
- N'e o'' s'sno' % Light st., Baltimore Ma