The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-29

Goods, which will be found second TO none in the
market.
Terms Cash, or city acceptances.
c. & E. l.. KEkRISON, & co.
No. 2O9 King, northwest corner King and Marks
Feb, 10. streets.
Pension and Bounty Land Agency
TIME subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
i ington an AGENCY for the prosecution of
al descriptions Of claims against the General
Government. a
His perfect knowledge OF all the Pension Laws,
and the places where 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 enti-
tied to receive, the ten years pension due the 4th
of March, 1913; under the acts of July 7th, 1898,
Msrch Sd, l843, and June l7th 1874, being those
who were married before the LIST Of January 1894,
he will undertake to establish, under the act Of
February I'd, l648, their claims to pensions for
life. commencing on the 4h of March, l848, when
their pensions under the foregoing acts termi-
dated.
For all those widows Of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1893, but be-
fore January I'd, 1900, he will undertake TO estab-
lish their claims TO pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th Of March, l848, under the act Of July
90, l84S.
To all those widows ofrevolutionary 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
| n ndor the acts nf Nav 1Sfh Tupa 7fh
1882, he will ensure the amount per
mum that their husbands received, from the time
the pension is made to commence by the law UNI
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 1879 with Great Britain, the Mexi-
can war, or in any of the Indian wars, since 1880.
| Terms moderate, where the claim is established,
othe'rcise no charge.
| The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
| District Of Columbia for the British Commercial
! Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act Of Parliament, for the insurance
of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city. Capital
So, 000,0 900.
| Communications addressed to the subscriber,
| Washington, d. c., will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
| Attorney and Counsellor al Lac, and Commits
missioner of Deeds for North and South Carolina.
| p. s. Refer, if necessary, to the heads Of de-
partments, and to members Of Congress generally
| March 25--tf
| TACTIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
I (ONLYthrough line for California and Ore
gon.)-The public nre informed that undo 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 lst
and 9Th days of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Diego, 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 at
each end of the route
OREGON :. ,099 tons. REPUBLIC :. / 200 tons.
! PANAMA ,0S7 tons. CAROLINA 600 tons.
CALIroRNIA 1850 tons. COLUMBUS. COO tons.
TENNESSEE 300 tons. lsrHMUs. = tons.
| NoRTHERNER 200 tons. UNICORN. 600 tons.
| CoLUhBD 800 tons. FREmoNT 600 tons.
| ANTELOPE. - 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.
1he well known steamship SARAH SANDS,
Of 500 tons burthen, now under charter to the
company, and peculiarly commodious IN her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running extra
family boat
One Of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nectlon between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
| GEORGIA 5000 tons CRESCENT CRY ], 500 tons
ONO 3 600 tons. CHERoKEE !, 300 tons.
EMpIREClTY2, 900 tons. Pm LApELrHrA 100 tons.
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and Goth of each month.
The new steams hips 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 Pnci6c steamships a
through line TO and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon Passages from
New Orleans be secured from Armstrong,
Lawrason q 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 $780,
$3.50, in lower cabin, to $3.50.
! 5000, IN steernge, 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 SIS South street, and at their
agency, 1T West street
A pril Oft
100 DOLLARS REWARD
DAN away from the subscriber, October 9th,
| IN 1897 from his residence en- Willow Swamp,
South Edisto River, Orangeburg District, South
Carolina a negro man named HOWARD, about
| six feet high, and otherwise well proportional,
nd IF p,plcy VII full oced oh 10