American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-12

to ., p. m. WILLIAM A. BRADLEY,
Postmaster.
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
A peekly journal to be published in Washington,
under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary, agricultural
and miscellaneous 1t will contain selections OF the
literature of the dyhe best that be found in Amer
and English publications: interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics foreign and domestic news; sy
that such journal might be expected to contain with
the exception of party politics, which viii be at all times
most vigorously excluded.
The Monument will 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
who venerates the Of WASHINGTON would rejoice
completed After deduetng out of the subscription
the remaining funds will be faithfully applied and with
out to the purpose Indicated The aid therefore,
OF all who willing to contribute to patriotic OBJ
ect and entirely national is earnestly requested
BY subscribing to the Monument, valuable Journal
low price may be obtained, while it will be doing some
thing, at the tme towards completing majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude.
Tho Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
~ Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and Charge Affairs
Peru, who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
Journal us one well qualified to perform the duties OF
editor and to conduct the paper fthfy and satisfac
tory the subscribers They their feowctizens
that this enterprise is not speculation got up for ndi
with his and at his risk If successful he
will receive nothing more, and he asks nothing more,
than moderate compensation for his services Not
dollar, therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection of the Monument will be- in any event. applied
to the support of the paper the Society in any
ner held pecuniarily responsible.
To give the public idea of what may be done with the
journal it is proposed to publish it be stated that
list of fifty thousand paying subscribers dollars
EACH will yield an annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
The postmasers secretaries of organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested to act
as agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
As all editors and publishers account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish 1t TO succeed IT s hoped that they will con-
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus
addressed prepaid to general agent Of Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whituescy, Washington
Henderson, First Vice PRESIDENT Walter Lenox, nayor
of Washington Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice President; J. b. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston Secretary.
BOARD OF MASAGERs-Winfeld Scott N. Towson, Thos.
Munroe w. A. Bradley, P. r. Fendall, Walter Jones,
Thomas Blagden Peter Force, W. W. Seaton, M r. Maury
T. Hartley Crawford BENZ Ogle Tayloe Elisha Whttesey
Tsrms-The MONUMENT will be printed double
royal shee-he paper and type being of the best quality
and in quarto FORM containing sixteen large pages that
it Iaay be easily preserved The price viii be two
dollars annum payable the receipt of the second
number The nature Of the enterprise not admitting Of
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
on the following terms copies for So; copies, $s 10
Those who disposed to patronise the MONUMENT are
requested To forward their to the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
IN May and the second the second day of August and
weekly thereater time being allowed for the Prospectus
70 be circulated and for the agents to make returns AS
all subscribers will be contributors to the Monument
itself, their names will be published in the paper
WASHINGTON. April %. 1851
GODFREY PATTIsON, a CO., OF NEW YORK,
NJ take leave to inform their friends and the public
that they have taken up the Importing business their
selves strictly to the Commission Buness for the pur
chase ofdry goods in Glasgow, Scotland.
ErOf arianna In thQ tro1n faaIo
dent that they promote the interest of those engages
In the importation of dry goods and they respectfully
Hct orders, which shall have their best attention.
The name OF the firm In Glasgow is changed to GoDFRE
PArTIsoS Co.
The New York firm being dissolved they win be please,
to receive orders through their agent James Pason No
81 Pine street, New York.
GODFREY PATTIsON & Co., Commission Merchants
Glasgow, Scotland
Messrs. Dennison, Wood Co., New York.
Messrs. w. G. Pickersgll a Co, do,
MesSrs. Merritt, Ely & Co., do.
Joseph Walker, esq, do.
The subscribers being alone entrusted with samples o
cloth and patterns of these goods for tho United State
market, invite the attention Of the trade.
GODFREY PATT1soN Co., Glasgow
Office, 81 Pine street, New York. mar "a
DoKER, BROS. 4 JONES, SO Market street, Philadel
ID phia invite the attention of the trade to their splen
did stool Of Fancy and Staple BoNNETS and HATS o
all knd, purchased for cash in Europe by Of firm
and also Of city made Boots and
Shoes. AL of which they offer at very Low rates.
rI,HE BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL
il IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited a
the State Fair In 1850, will be by the award
Iniums below:
Awarded to y. Whitman, jr., No. So Light street Bait
by the Maryland State Agricultural Society thei
3D. Annual Fair held in Baltimore ed, oath and
October, 1850.
For the best Plough In the ploughng match 81
For the best ploughing with OK team, Especial pre-
miumD
For the best plough on exhibition, 1st premium
For the best Railway Horse Power, Whitman's I'm
proved LIST premium /
For the best Hay Press, LIST premium 2
For the best Cornsheller LIST premium
For the best Field Roller, LIST premium
For the best Corn-Stnlk Cutters and Grinders, 1st
premium
For the best Churns. LIST premium
For the best Hay and Manure Fork, LIST premium
For the best Hayrakes, LIST premium
For the best Cultivator, LIST premium
No exhibitor Of Agricultural Implements the aboy
named Fair having received onehalf the amount of DIT,
Iniums awarded the different kinds OF Implement
Machines IL is conclusive evidence that were cor
sidered the best and most valuable on exhibition.
At the great Fair Of the Maryland Institute for the PR
motion Of the Mechanic Arts held in Baltimore in Oct
Der and November, 1850 the first premium IA heavy Sve
and best display Of Agricultural Implements Also frs
premium another Silver Medal for his Improved Wrough
IRON haway Horse Power, which made exhibition
NJ Ihe worlds Fan, in London, in MAY, 1851.
our sIocK TINS season will be the largest ever offered
au pIopaby the largest In the world, consstin
pd III n man oVvo pougha, $50 TbreshinU Machines
iVVo Mneat rams ooO Corn Shelters 500 straw Cutters
and Cob Crushers Stone MIs e, s Nm nrs, corr
with