American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-26
PROSPECTUS OF THE s.NATIONAL MON.
UMENT"


PROSPECTUS OF THE sNATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
A aoeekly journal to be published in Washington,
under lie sanction of the Washington National
Monument Society
JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural,
and miscellaneous paper 1t will contain selections of the
literature of the dayhe best that be found in Ameri
can and English publications. interesting scientific articles,
embracing mechanics foreign and domestic news; sy-
nopsis the proceedings of Congress aid every thing
that such journal might be expected TO contain WIZ
most vigorously excluded.
The Monument viii be published for the express and
the sole purpose Of aiding In the erection Of the noble
column rising the banks of the Potomac, in hon
or Of the Father OF his Country, and which every one
who venerates the of would rejoice 10
zee completed After deductng out OF the subscription
the of the Journal proposed to be published
reserve to the purpose indicated aid therefore,
Of all who willing to contribute to patriotic OBJ
Nv subscribing TO the Monument valuable Journal
low price may be obtained wile it Will be doing some
thing at the time, towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude. 5s.
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Ticket former
ly Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and charge 10
Peru, who proposes to edit and publish the monument
journal, well qualified to perform the dpuas OF
editor and to conduct the paper faithfully and satisfac
tory to the subscribers They assure their fowcitizss
that this enterprise is not speculation got up for nd
with his means and at his own risk successful he
will receive nothing more, and he asks nothing more
than moderate compensation Tor ms services
dollar therefore, OF the direct subscription TO the
erection of the Monument viii be, In any event. applied
to the support Of the the Society in any
held pecuniarily responsible.
70 give the public idea of what may be done with the
journal is proposed to publish it may be stated that
list of fifty thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each, will yield annual net proht OF from hy TO sixty
Thousand dollars.
The posmaser and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested to act
agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
As all editors publishers of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established,
must wish 1t to succeed s hopeS that they wih con-
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus
All moneys win be remitsea, and all letter. and moneys
addressed prepaid the general agent Of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittesey, Washington:
oPrcERsMillard Fillmore, en9gIcio President; Arch
Henderson First Vice President; Walter Lenox Mayor
of Washingon Second Vice President; Thos Carbery,
Third PRESIDENT j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo.
Waterston Secretary.
BOARD OF MASAaERs.-Winheld Scott, ~ Towson Thos
Munroe, W. A. Bradley, ?. r. Fendall, Walter Jones,
T. Hartley Crawford BENZ oge Tayoe, Elisha Whttescy
Tsrms-The MONUMENT will be printed double
royal sheethe paper and type being OF the best
and in quarto containing sixteen large pages that
1t may be easily preserved. The price viii be two
dollars per annum, payable the receipt of the second
The nature Of the enterprise not admitting OF
any credit, none can be given
Societies and clubs will furnished with the MONUMENT
on following terms copies for 50; copies, s.; 10
Those who are disposed patronse the MONUMENT
requested forward their to the General Agent
without delay The first number win be published early
In May the second the second day of August and
to be circulated and for agents make returns As
all subscribers will be contributors to the Monument
itself, their will be published in the paper.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1881
IoDFREY PATTIsON, co, OF NEW YORK,
" take leave TO inform their friends and the public
that they have taken up the Importing Business on their
account For the future they will conf1ne them
selves strictly to the Commission Busness for the pur
chase Of dry goods, in Glasgow, Scotland
their long experience in the trade they feel con-
Bdeut that they promote the interest Of those engaged
In the importation OF dry goods and they respectfully so
ct orders, which shall have their best attention.
The Of the firm in Glasgow Is changed to GODFREY
to receive orders through their agent James Pason, No
81 Pine street, New York.
GODFREY PATTIsoN a Co., Cbmmission Merchants,
Glasgow Scotland.
Messrs. Dsnnison, Wood Co, New York.
Messrs w. O. Pickersgin Co.. do.
Messrs. Merritt Ely 4 Co., do.
Joseph Walker, esq, do.
The subscribers being alone entrusted with samples OF
sloth and patterns goods the United States
market, invite the attention tiSa Of the The, trade
Office, 81 Pine street, New York. mar "a
DoKBR BROS 4 JONES, 50 Market street, Philadel-
ID phia invite the attention Of the trade their SPLEEN
did stock of Fancy and Staple B0NNETS and HATS, of
all kinds purchased for cash In Europe by OF
and also assortment Of city and eastern made Boots and
Shoes. All of which they offer at very low rates.
1--WE hest AND MOST vALUABLE AGRICULTURAL
/ IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited AT
The State Fair In $780, viii be by the Of Pre-
miums below:
Awarded to E. whitman, jr No. IS Light street, Bst
by the Maryland State Agricultural Society,
81 Annual Fair held in Baltimore 23d, Oath and 25th
October, 1850.
For the best Plough In the ploughng match tIo
For the beet ploughing with OK team, Especial pre-
mum,) q
For the best plough on exhibition, LIST premium !
For the best Railway Horse Power, Whitman's In
For the best 1S ay Press. i.t premium 4 4
For the best Cornsheler, LIST premium 4
For the best Field Roller, lst premium
For the best CornStalk Cutters and Grinders, LIST
For the bert Churns Let premium 4
FOR the best Hay and Manure Fork, LIST premium !
For the best Hayrakos, LIST premium !
FOR the best Cultivator, LIST premium 4
No exhibitor OF Agricultural Implements the above
named Fair having received oneha the amount Of pre-
miu ms awarded the different kinds OF Implement,
Machines is conclusive evidence that
shicred the best and most valuable exhibition.
fAt the great Fair Of the Maryland Institute the pro
motion Of the Mechanic Arts held IN baltimore III Oco
her and November 1850, the first premium heavy Silver
Medal awarded 10 Ezrn Whitman, jr the largest
display OF Agricultural Implements ALSO frs.
premium (anoher Silver Meda for his Wrought
mon Railway Horse Power which made for exhibition
at the Worlds Fair in London In May, 1851.
Our st1ok this will be the largest offered
ths city and probably the largest world consisting
OF more than 1000 Poughs, $50 Thresb.nR Machines
ooo nsat Fam 1000 Corn Shelters 500 Straw Cutters
BOO Culuyators, Reaping Machines Wheat Drills Corn
and Cob Orushers, Burr Stone Mills Cider Mills Hav And
Cotton Presses, together with every ,r.. hi.h
planter could wish in the prosecutor mi.
all efwhch wi he sold sb. terws ~
or retail. - ~ WHITMAN, in a CO.
hme ofa stand " LsgAt 81, Bai.snors, Ma.