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EVkNING DRIES 0VOU&~-Ihe suhocFiben he A.
~ tsnon Of s ladies thss splendid materials
10 evening We foiowingt
K,eh bsss, ard nsvrst white snd light cccrsd siIks
Whis ana fancy colorsd grapes
DE do slk illusions
DO Tsdeion, Preach and Swiss mnslin~
Coicfsd Tafleten nusins In all shades
White and fancy shades, crape h~.s
DO baresvs, white mosaseiine de laine
DO caShrnercs and mcrtnos. in hest grades
ALSO
complete supply In white sik hosiery
Plain, embroidered, and shaded
mss~s' white sik hose, in III
Beet vhte hid kisves, IN III numbers.
CLAGETT, NEWTON, MAY, 4 co.
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q. w Ysrpr, u. r. MLLsn,
Of Washington CITY ofVms'nia
YERBY a MILLER,
Pennsylvania ayenuc nh and es Washington,
vUHOLEsALE foreign staple
dry GoQ1a. matsngs cloths, tabe
piano I'D blankets, shseinan, and
''s% ,s, sI ps1 sSys Ssrss given 10 orders,
Dec 27-iyif
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M STANTON. Of Ks from The Comni,,se on
Public Buildings, reported ~ TO aatbosize the Secrc-
,ay OF War to purchase Of VIM H. Winder the building
now occupied in this city t,he property Of sad Wndsr)
and the Department OF the Interior referred TO the CON-
mtiee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
MIR. THURST0N, from the COMMITTEES Patents, re-
ported bill TO renew the patent OF Hiram Moore and
John Hsskall for machine 10 harvest grain on prairie
lands.
Mr. T. moved tina, this bill be- put upon it's passage, end
addressed the House in favor OF his motion.
Mr. SACkErT moved its reference to the COMMITTEES
Mr.. CARTIER addressed the House in a few remarks
in favor OF the motion Of Mr. TBussroE.
After further debate by Mr. SACKErT and Others
MIR. STUART said feel confident, sir. that il the
gentleman from New York [Mr. SAcxrrrl was of
all the facts in regard 10 this BILL he would not press his
motion to refer it TO the Committee OF the Whole House
In addition to what has been said by the honorable chair
man OF the Committee Patents, Mr. CARrTxR,1 will
state that similar bill for the relief OF these inventors
passed this House at the last Congress- referred 10
the Committee Patents OF the Senate, and by il re.
ported back favoraby, bat lost in the Senate for
want OF time to reach H. This bill has been unan-
and they unanimously ask that il shall be put upon it's
passage. that Il may not be again lost for Of time
A. the honorable member who reported this bill TMr
IHuRsTosl has said, this machine be used only du-
ring the harvesting season. about month in zach
year; 30 that the whole use of under the original pat
ent has been only fourteen moaths Most inventions
can be used every day. and be tried and tested in
cret while every experiment with this must he made
openly and bsfore the whole community
reside, Mr. Speaker in the same county with these
inventors and their invention has been perfected under
my own eye They have expended the whole lifetime
OF the former patent and than thirty thousand dol
lars IN peectnE their machine, and have not derived
one dollar OF proft from their invention.
(. MEMnra. Has not their patent been renewed at
the Patent Once,
Mr.. STUART No, sir.
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III.
OF Connecticut, one from Mississippi, and from Cali
forna These the facts in the case, az every senator
| knows
The PRESIDENT. The Chair is OF the opinion that
the ground taken by the from New Hampshire
not aeorrect one, butts willing TO leave At to the Senate
| to decide.
Mr.. HALE. In order to getrd Of The difficulty move
that the Senate now adjourn
| The PRESIDENT. The Chair is desirous that the
matter should be seulcd one way or the other.
| MIR. BADGER II - not a matter that can be settled
now We settle il when II comes up again for GER
tsnly we ought not to decide such important question
as that withoua quorum | myself entertain view sim
ario those OF the senator from New Hampshire with
gard 10 the matter. bu, think could not properly de-
Mr. DAWSON Will my friend from New Hampshire
Withdraw his motion TO adjourn for a moment
Mr. HALE withdrew the motion.
Mr.. DAWSON. ! move that when The Senate adjourn,
II adjourn 10 meet on Monday next
Mr. BADGER. That is no, in order IL Is impossible
10 entertain such motion, as less than quorum can only
adjourn from day 10 day
The PRESIDENT m any senators present are de-
srous oil voting, their will be called The rule rs
positive that when present they shall vote
After bret pause, senator's slgnihed de-
SIRE 70 vole Mr. HALE asked that the question as to the
humoe, aSaonsnuting quorum might be decided
The PRESIDENT. The question has been raised as
70 what constitutes quorum OF the Senate The vote
making 81 The whole number of senators being 62 IL
requires % TO constitute quorum Of this body But
there several senator's elected from some OF the
10 decide to the number necessary under the present
circumstances, 10 constitute quorum.
Mr.. BUTLER Mr.. President, shall differ from the
senators from North Carolina IMr BADern] and New
Hampshire [hfr HALrl in thstrespec think the Chair
has right 10 look the fact whether State has elected
has not elected her You must take the
snuiion II there not quorum present. there
cure quorum II we summon ali the members whom
We know 10 be an Washington But atany rate, the Fact
remains unchanged TO the number constituting qno-
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NEW PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SCIEN TIFIC MERICAN

3 T. T. N Il T. "A nj T. X N.
To Mechanics, Inventors, and Manufacturers:
TNHE Publishers Of the Scientific .lmerican re-
| specially give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
Of this valuable journal, commenced on the 2lst
of September, offering a 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 ac-
count OF the various subjects discussed through its
columns.
1t enjoys more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal Of its class in
America.
1t will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Quarto Form, fine paper, aflording, at the end
of the year, an ILLUSTRATED E.NCYCLO-
PEDL4, of over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.NGR.4VLNGS, described by letters
of reference besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress Of SCIE.N-
TIFIC and ME C Ha.NICAL IMPROVE-
JME.N'TS, CHEMISTRY, CIVIL ENGLyNEER-
ING, MA NUFA TURING in it's various
branches, .9RCHITECTURE,. MASONRY, BOT
.9.NY,-n short, it embraces the entire raise OF
the Arts and Sciences.
1t also possesses original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz, an
Official List of PATENT CLAIMS, prepared ex.
pressy for it's columns at the Patent Office thus
constituting it the +" .4JMERIC.4.N REPERTORY
OF INVENTIONS"
TERMs-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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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
lN DEN, SYDNEY COLLLEGE RICH


W DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH
MOND, VA.-The thirteenth Annual Course OF
Lectures will commence on Monday, the l4th OF
October, 1850, and continue until the LIST Of the
ensuing March. The commencement for comforting
degrees will be held about the middle Of March.
r. L. BoHANNAN, M. D., Prof. Of Obstetrics
and Diseases of Women and Children.
l.. w. CHAMBERLAYNE, M. d., Prof. of Mate
ria Medca and Therapeutics.
S. MAuPIH, Nj. D., Prof. of Chemistry and
Pharmacy.
CHAs. BELL G,BsoN, M. D., Prof. of Surgery
and SUI rica Anatomy.
CARTIER p: JoHSsoS, M. D., Prof. Of Anato-
DAVID II. Tucksa, M. d. Prof. of Theory and
Practice of Medicine.
ARTHUR E. PErlcoLAs, M. D., Demonstrators
of Anatomy.
The study Of practical Anatomy may be prose,
cuted with the most ample facilities, and al very
trlhing expense.
Clinifal Lectures are regularly given at the Col
lege urinary and Richmond Almsh )use. The
ln6rmary, under the same roof with the College
and subject to the entire control of the Faculty. is
at all times well filed with medical and surgical
cases, and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinica!
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-
nlties for becoming familiar with the symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Expenses Naturalization fee, s.. Professors
fees, sos, Demonstrators fee, $40. Graduation
fee, S25
The price Of board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually 80 to S3I per
week.
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller informa-
ton concerning the institution, will be forwarded
to those applying for it, or specific inquiries will
be answeree by letter Address,
S. MAUPlN, M. D.,
Oct. 2 Dean of the Faculty.
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TuNRE undersigned, committee OF pa, icl,,..
il the part Of the Muscogee and Russell Agrc.
tural Society, respectfully invite publlc attention
to the following prospectus of MONTHLY
JOURNAL, to be published in this city under tn
auspices Of the above named association
The work will be devoted to the interests of .4g-
riculture and Horticulture, Domestic aud Rarai
Economu. Under these several heads will be IN
cluded all that concerns the culture of crops, the
Improvement of the SOIL the management OF the
farm. the garden, the orchard, the flower yard,
and the house keepers department. In their con-
nexon with the interests Of the soil, the other in
dustral pursuits of the land, will receive their APP
propriate attention.
the editorial supervision Of CHARLES A. PEABODY
esq. and Col. JAMES M. CHAMBERS. MIR. Peabody
has been for two years past connected with the
Agricultural Press, and is equally distinguished
practical and scientific farmer and gardener
Col. Chambers is one Of the most intelligent and
successful planters in the South. They will be
assisted by an able corps ofcontrbutors, among
the practical farmers and planters of the land.
Each number will contain sixteen pages OF
quarto size, p,inted with new type on sup 'rlor
white paper, and furnished TO subscribers the
O.NE DOLLAR PER a,N'VUM,
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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 Planing Machinery.
Corn Millers, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Bran Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-ShclIing and
Thresning Machinery.
Bull Workers, Carvers Engravers, and Ornamen,
Makers in general.
Persons employed in the Manufacture of Gas.
Mixers of Copper and Lead Tubing.
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter
ested in Dredging Machinery
Well Sinkers.
Astronomers, Philosophers, and others using Phil
osopbical Apparatus and instruments.
Miners Engineers, and other interested in Pump
ing Engines -
Persons interested in Canals and Aqueducts.
Warehousemen, and DINERS, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanometric Cranes, Jack Screws,
Common and Feed Cranes
Workers in Metals and Alloys.
4 in Plate Workers.
Spring Manufacturers.
Wheelwrighls, Clock Makers Horologsts &c.
The publishers have expended large sum of
money to get original drawings of machinery in
practical use in this country, and have procured
almost every work on the subject, whether pnb-
lished in England, France, or Germany, the most
essential parts of which being comprised IN this
Dictionary, render it as perfect and comprehen-
sve as possible. The publishers have endeaNored
to use great economy in type so that each page OF
the work contains at least four times the number
of words found in ordinary pages Of the same size
This has also secured to each plate working-draw-
ngs Of ample size and cearness, 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
sbe and it is hoped every one DESTROYS to obtain
the work will procufe it as issued in numbers, and
thus encourage the enterprise.
The work will be issued in semi-monthly num-
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and will pro-
gress with great regularity.
The whole work will be published in 40 num-
bers at rs cents per number, and completed with
in the current year, 1850. A liberal discount will
be made to agents.
Any one RENTING the publishers $40 in advance
shall the work through the post office free
of expense.
Notice TO Proprietors Of Newspapers throughout the
United States and Canada.
If the foregoing advertisement is inserted five
times duri. the year, and the paper containing it
sent to US, copy Of TIE work will be sent gratis
in payment
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OFFIcE W,LMINGros AND MAsoHEsrEk Il. Il. Go
MARION COURTHOUSE, S. c., Oct. lS, 1851
EALED PROPOSALS will be received until the
- 18th ofDecember next for the piers ola bridge
across the Great Pee Dee river. The job comprises
four piers--one very heavy pier for draw, and
the sinking of cast-iron hollow piles by DR.. Potts
pneumatic process for forming foundations. The
plan and specifications of the piers will be exhib'
Courthouse, and by the resident Engineer, Ii
Fleming, esq, at Wilmington, North Carolina.
WALTER GWYNN,
Chief Eng Will. aad Man. r. r., Richmond,Va.
p. s. Mr. Charles Pontez, "a Liberty street,
New York, is the proprietor of DIR. Potts patent
in the United States. nov Sim
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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.

r EONARD SCOTT s. Co., No 81 Gold street
j 4 New York, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Blackwood'
Magazine; in addition to which they have recent
ly commenced the publication Of valuable Agri-
cultural work, called the
"FARMER's GUIDE TO ScIENrIrIc AND PRAcrIcAL
AGRICULTURE,
BY HENRY STEPHENS, +. R. S., OF Edinburgh, au.
thor of the "Book of the Farm, &C., &c. assisted
by JOHN P. NORTON, MA, New Haven, Professor
Of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College, &C., DC
This highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave volumes, containing over 400
pages, with 10 30 splendid steel engravngs,
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 poughing, planting,
having, harvesting, &C., &c, the various domes-
tic animals in their highest perfection; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book is unique, and
will render it Of incalcuable value to the student
Of agriculture.
The work is being published in semi monthly
numbers of ia pages each, exclusive of the Steel
engravings, and is sold at IS cents each, or IS for
the entire work in numbers, Of which there will be
at least twenty-five.
The British Periodicals re-published as fol
lows, viz:
The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW CONSERVATIVE,
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BRIrrsH REVIEW Gree church,,
The WESTMINSTER REVIEW. (Liberal)
AND
BLAckwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory).
Although these works distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but 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.
fessedly far above all other journals oftheir class
Black,oood still under the mastery guidance Of
Christopher North, maintains its ancient celebrity,
and is, at this time, unusually attractive, from the
serial works Of Bulwer and other literary notabes,
written for that magazine, and first appearing in
it's columns both in Great Britain and in the United
States Such works as "The Caxtons" and "My
New Novel" Doth by BuIwerO "My Pennsular
Medal, ""The Green Hand and other serials,
of which numerous rival editions issued by the
leading publishers in this country, have to be ref
printed by those publishers from the pages o.
Blackwood after has been issued by JMessrs. Scot
& Co., so that subscribers to the reprint Of that
Magazine may always rely on having the earliest
reading of these fascinating tales.
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BOOK AND JOB
PRINTING OFFICE.

LIME undersigned respectfully informs his old
customers and business men of Washington
n particular, that he has put his Book and Job
Printing Establishment again in complete order
having added new type, presses, &C., to his for
mer materials, which enables him to execute
Every description Of Letter-press Printing
in superior style, with neatness and despatch,
and as cheap as tcan be done in any Of the North
ern cities.
Having added large Napier Steam Press to
his establishment, he can print pamphlets, books,
or any other work, with greater speed than here
,ofore He respectfully solicits the patronage OF
the business community
G. A. SAGE.
Office Pennsylvania Avenue, next to Jackson
W | Washington.
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XTJILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAILOR.
w (of the late firm of Lane g. Tucker,) would
call the attention of his friends and the public gen
orally to his stock Of Goods now opening, which
has been selected by himself from the largest i'm
porting houses in New York, and by far the great
est 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-
core purchasing, as | am confident it will be to
heir advantage.
And would especially call the attention of Of
icers both OF the army and the navy, to the fact
that am prepared to execute all kinds of uniforms,
according to the late regulations, at the shortest
notice. and at moderate prices, warranted, both IN
the cutting and making departments, equal to any
establishment in this country.
w. T. tenders his sincere thanks to his numer-
Gus friends for theirong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence and attention TO
business to merit continuance OF the same.
All orders promptly executed.
sep 20-3tw3w-d&trw
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vEHE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
Il public and the old customers OF SlMMs NoE
and informs them that TIL GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by them,
is continued by EDWARD SrMMs he has added
full and fresh supply Of the finest TEAS, BLACK
AND GREEN, FRESH GROCERIES, &c. and
has also on hand full assortment of the hnest
WINE, and will be sold at the lowest rates,
amongst which will be found 100 baskets OF the
choicest brands of Champagne, Hook, and Clare
Wines, of the rurest kinds
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American Statistics.

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.
l. The number of soldiers furnished by the
American States during the revolution, and the
population of each State in 1890 and in l847.
g. Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew
eral dates, commanders-in.c chief, and losses on
each side.
g. Amount of continental money issued to sup
port the war and the estimated cost in specI
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NNHE Winter Cou rse Of Lectures in the Medical
| Department Of II Cincinnati Literary and Sci
eniifc Institute, formerly the Literary and 30
tanico Medical College of Ohio,O will be resumed
in the College Ediice, Third street, east of Broad
way, on Monday the Sd of November "A pre-,
limnary course on Anatomy, Physiology, ana
Operative Surgery, will be commenced on inc o'h
of October. There t,oeire iddrs IN the spring
class, and the most Of these, and many others,
are expected this winter. The subscriber VIII 90
aided by some of the ablest and truest men IN the
ranks Of reform. The College Edhce ia elegant
and. convenient, ~ abandanty supplied with
everything essential to the illustrate" OF every de
partment of medicine.
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r AW AND AGENCY OFF CE. 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,
GLIDING the settlement Of all accounts of officers
and agents Of the Government, Bounty Lands,
Pensions, Return of Duties, Patents for new in
ventions, &C., &c.
They tender their services to members of the
profession at distance, and, when the case in
prepared by lo.al agent, will abate one-half 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 axes, and for the sale or loca
ton of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
LFOfice Pr .nsylvania avenue, Lane q
fuckers Building
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. f. GREEN,
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Oct l4-3taw3m.
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r IFE INSURANCE.-Britsh Commercial
| 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 DOLLARS!
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near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
nton city, d. c
October 81, 1850--dtf