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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 Tn
Locomotive generally.
Engineers and Captains of Steam Vessels
Managers of Stationary Engines
Lumber Dealers and owners of Saw Mills,
Veneer Cutters.
Owners Of Planning Machinery. i
Corn Millers, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Bran Separating Machinery
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shelng and
Threshng Machinery.
Bull Workers, Carvers Engravers, and Onamen,
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
osopbcal Apparatus and Instruments.
Miners Engineers, and other interested in Pump
Persons Interested in Canals and Aqueducts
Warehousemen, and olhcrs, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanometric Cranes, Jack Screws,
Common and Feed Cranes.
Workers in Metals and Alloys.
Tin Plate Workers.
Spring Manufacturers.
Wheelwrights, Clock Makers Horoogists, &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, Germany, the most
essential parts of which being comprised in this
Dictionary render it perfect and comprehen
sive possible. The publishers have endeavored
to 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 clearness, that's Mechanic
may construct accurately any machine described
The publishers are, in short determined, regard
less of cost, to make the work complete as pos
sblc and it is hoped every DESTROYS to obtain
the work will procure it IA issued in numbers, and
| thus encourage the enterprise
The work will be issued in semi-monthy 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.
Amy one renting the publishers $40 in advance
shall receive the work through the post Office free
| of expense.
Notice to Perpetrators Of Newspapers throughout the
| United States and Canada.
II 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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WILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAILOR,
w (of the late firm of Lane & 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 respectfully and earnestly so
licited to give me call and examine my stock be-
core purchasing, as am confident it will be to
heir ad vantage.
And would especially call the attention of of
icers, both OF the army and the navy, to the fact
thai 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 therlong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence and attention to
business, to merit continuance ofthe same
All orders promptly executed.
sep Observation-Disclosures
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{. NEW PROSPECTUS
SCIEN FIG Am r. 1 G A N.

SCIENTIFIC MERICA
TO Mechanics, Inventors, and Manufacturers:
TTyfIE Publishers Of the Scientific American re-
spectfuy give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
Of this valuable journal, commenced on the 2lst
of September, offering 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.
II enioys more extensive and influential cir
oulation than any other Journal of its class in
America.
1t will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Quarto Form, on fine paper, allording, at the end
Of the year, an ILLUSTRATED EWCYCLO-
PEDLA, Of over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.NGR.4VL.NGS, described by letters
of reference; besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress Of SCTEN,
TIFIC and MEG IMPROVE
.ME.NTS, CHEMISTRY, CIVIL ENGINEER
ING, MA.NUF.A URING in its various
branches, .aRCLITECTURE,.M MAS O.NR Y, BOT
.aN'Y,--in short, it embraces the entire range oil
the Arts and Sciences.
1t also possesses an original feature not found IN
apy other weekly journal in the country, viz. an
Official List of P.4TEN'T CLAIMS, prepared ex-
pressly for it's columns at the Patent Ofhce,-thus
constituting it the sc .aJNERIC.9yv REPERTORI
OF INTENTIONS"
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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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-
lntive 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.
2. Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew
eral dates, ommanders-in-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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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGRES.
WITHOUT DETENTION At PANAMA.

WITHOUT DETENTION nj Pd.N'dM.d
YUyHE United States Mail Steamship Company
il will despatch the splendid double-engine
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. IL,
at clock, p. m.' from the per, loot OF warren
,nent mails and passengers for San Francisco
and intermediate ports.
The connection at Panama will be carefully
kept up. and passengers for San Francisco are
guaranteed that they will not be delayed at Pana-
ma beyond the usual stay in port.
The books are now open, and passage can be
secured at the following rates
FROM NEW YORK TO CH.4GRES.
State-room berth 500
Standee berth, forward saloon 30
Storage berth, found bed & separate table 50
FROM P.ayN:aJM.a TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table $50
FROM NEW YORK
State-room Standee. Storage
To Charleston or Savannah $25 $2o SIo
To Havana 10 S. Is
To New Orleans Is GO IS
Freight to New Orleans 80 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
quantity at reasonable rates.
Passengers for Chagres will be transferred at
Havana to the new and splendid steamship PA.
CIFIC.
To secure freight or passage, apply at the office
OF the company, II West street, corner OF War
rem steet, to M. o. ROBERTS.
SPECIAL NOTICE is given to shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared form OF
bill of lading adapted to their business, which will
be furnished to shippers on application at the
company's office, and with which they are re-
quested to provide themselves, as no other form
will be signed by the agents of the company. All
bills Of adng must be signed before the sailing of
vessel. Dec. Z, lS5O.
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yi,HE Winter Course Of Lectures in the Medical
Department Of u Cincinnati Literary and Sci
entifc Institute, Formerly the Literary and Bo
tanico Medical College Of Oho,) will be resumed
in the College Ed6ce, Third street, east of Broad
way, on Monday the Sd of November A pre-
Iiminary course on Anatomy, Physiology, and
Operative Surgery, will be commenced on the 18th
of October. There iicefre ladies IN The Spring
class, and the most or these, and many others,
are expected this winter The subscriber will De
aided by Of the ablest and truest men IN the
ranks Of reform. The College Edhce is elegant
and convenient, and abundandy supplied with
everything essential to the illustration of every de-
partment Of medicine
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VUvHE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
II public and the old customers Of S.MMs q Sow
and informs them that THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by thssn
is continued by EpwARD SImMs he has added a
full and fresh supply Of the finest TEAS. BLACK
AND GREEN, FRESH GROCERIES, DC. and
has also on hand full assortment of the bnest
WINE, and will be sold at the lowest rates,
amongst which will be found 100 baskets Of the
choicest brands of Champagne. !. Hook land Clare
Wines, Of the unrest kinds
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N Office.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- having books
tina, belong to the Library ofthe House of Repre-
ssntatives are requested to return them this week
with their names upon them, so that their ac-
counts may be properly credited.
aP. WILLIAMS, Lib II r
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.EEDE's NEW YORK HATsM

- ceived a further and full supply Of Beebe g
Flats. Also, a complete assortment Of his own
make, of every quality and style. Gentlemen
wishing Hats Of fancy shapes can have their or
ders filed at
STEVENS great Hat, Cap, aud
Gents Quitting Establishment, No. Brown
Hotel.
Nov. 3O-6tif. Intel. Repub Union.)
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r IFE INSURANC E.-British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1920,
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!
nFOfice Sd story Colonization Buildings
near jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, WASH
inton city, D. c
October o. lS5O-dtf
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nREsS COMBS.-We IRE Just opening All
l J other and prettier assortment of those hand
some Rope and Chain pattern Shell and Buffalo
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from $2t 500 each
Also, 900 different patterns Spanish Dress Fan;
Laces from IS cents to $40 each
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending us three subscribers will be
entitled to copy Of the g History Of Propelers
and Steam Navigation, republished in book form
now in press, to be ready about the first Of Oc-
tober 1t will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct Oft
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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.

FARMER > GUIDE.
r EONARD SCOTT & Co., No. 81 Gold streei
IL .Ntio York, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and BIackwood'
Magazine; in addition to which they have recent
ly commenced the publication of valuable Agri-
cultural work, called the
F" FARMEn's GUIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRAcrIcAL
AGRICULrURE,"
By HENRY STEPHENS, F. 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., &c
This highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave volumes, containing over 400
pages, with lS or 30 splendid steel engravings,
and more than 600 engravlngs on wood, in the
highest style of the art, illustrating almost every
implement of husbandry now in by the best
farmers, the best methods Of ploughing, planting,
haying, harvesting, &C., &C., the various domes-
tic animals in their highest perfection; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book il unique, and
will render it of incalculabe value to the student
of agriculture.
The work is being published in semi-monthy
numbers of "a pages each, exclusive OF the Stee
engravngs, and is sold at as cents each, or SIS fol
the entire work in numbers, OF (which there will bt
at least twenty-five.
The British Periodicals re-published are as fol
lows, viz
The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW Conservative
TUE EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BRlTusH REVIEW Free Church,
The WESTMINSTER REVIEW Niberal.)
AND
BLAcKwoop's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory).
Although these works are distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but a small
portion of their contents is devoted to political sub
iects 1t is their literary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand con
fessedy far above all other journals oftheir class
Black,pood, still under the mastery guidance oil
Christopher North, maintains its ancient celebrity
and is, at this time, unusually attractive, from tn.
serial works Of Bulwer and other literary notables
written for that magazine, and first appearing ir
its columns both in Great Britain and in the United
States Such works as "The Caxtons" and "My
New Novel" (both by Bulwer,) "My Peninsula
Media, ssThe Green Hand" and other serials
Of which numerous rival editions are issued by tn
leading publishers in this country, have to be re
printed by those publishers from the pages o
Blacwood after il has been Issued by yNessrs. Scot
6, Co., so that subscribers to the reprint of tina
Magazine may always rely on having the ea'lies
reading of these fascinating tales
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
TIME Annual COURSE OF LECTURES in this
Institution will commence on the first Monday
Anatomy, by J. Holbrook, M. ID.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by S Hen
ry Dickson, M: D.
Surgery, by E. Geddings, M. D.
Physiology, by James Moutrie, M. d.
Materia Medica, by Henry K. Frost, M. ID.
Obstetrics, by Thos. G. Pro;sau, M. y.
Chemistry, by C. u Shepard, M. ID.
Demonstration of Anatomy, St. Julian Ravenel,
M. ID.
Dr. ID. ]. Cain, Physician to the Marine H"a-
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice n
week on the Diseases Of thut Institution
Dr. K. b. Flagg, Physician to the Aims House
Lectures twice week on Diseases.
Demonstratve Instruction in Medicine and Sur
gerry at the College Hospital
HENRY R FROST, M. d Dean
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NEW FANCY GOODS

NEW FANCY GOODS
WILL BE RECEIVING every day during
wv next week, beautiful assortment of Fam,
Goods suitable for PRESENTS, &c Also d
large assortment of fresh Perfumery, Pomatums.
Soaps, Hair-washes, and every article pertaining
to the toilet. PARkERS' Periumery and
Fancy Store, Penn. av., near National Hotel
sep2l--3td
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FALL MILLINERY,

M RS PARKER will open on Wednesday 10th
lll inst, a few cases of French Hats. Also
beautiful assortment of Ribbons, Feathers, Flow
ers &C., 81. Pens az. under N. Ho
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PAPERS MISLAID.

nAPERS in the case of Thomas Crown, govern
ment contractor for brick, &c The finder will
be literally rewarded by restoring them to tbs
Office of the Nsional Hotel, TO me
BEVERLEY TUCKER.
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Inducements for Clubbing.

Any person who will send us four subscribers
for six months at our regular rates, shall be en-
titled to one copy for the same length of time or
we will furnish
10 copies for 6 mos, SO Is copies for IL mos. 500
10 do IL Is 30 do IL 6 %
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions or Post Office Stamps taken at
their full value.
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KBRSEYS AND
FLANNEI,S

rCHE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers of all
i WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, "Gulnare," Orion" and Somerset, I"
from Liverpool, their fall supply of PLAINS,
KERSEYS.. WHITE and COLORED BLANK
ETS, WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
Kilmarnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &C., &c, ex-
pressly suited to our Southern Planters trade, and
to an inspection of which, they confidently IN
vite all who visit the Charleston Market.
C. e. E. L. KERRISON g. CO.,
2O9 King ST., northwest cor. King & Market SITS.
Charleston, Sept g.
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

VIZ Z beg leave to call your attention to an nd
w vertisement, and to the memorial annexed
and tender our services in the prosecution Of any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions which you
may send to us. We will allow you one half ouI
usual fee, which is fire dollars for obtaining war
rant for l6O acres, and three dollars for a warrant
OF eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to us.
IL you accept this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement IN your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
"We call the attention Of our readers to the ad.
vertisemert of Messrs. Duff Green Ben +
Green, and Richard H. Clarke, Attorneys ano
Agents at Washington, d. c., and would say
persons having claims for Bounty Lands or PEN
sions, that have made arrangements for the
requisite forms, and that claimants calling at our
office can have their papers properly prepared and
forwarded to these gentlemen at Washington,
who will properly attend TO them in their proper
Offices"
Please get each claimant to sign the memorial,
and forward il to your member of Congress.
Please send US copy OF your paper containing
our card, which will notify us that you accept GU
proposition. DUFF GREEN,
BEN. +. GREEN,
RICH'D Ii. CLARKE
MEMORIAL.
To The Senate and House Of Representatives ofthe
United States in Congress assembled The memo
rial of the undersigned, respectfully represents that
they are entitled to Bounty Land, under the act
of 2Sth Of September, 1850, that they are informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more TO them than the patented lands would be
tina, they do not expect or desire to reside on the
land thus granted; that if patented to them, the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an annual
charge, reducing the value of the grant, which
they could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant
Your memorialists further represen, that the law.
pftnn tho oo1o Of he
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, nre not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many of them are among the most intel.
gent and respectable citizens Of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
may be so modified as to make the warrants for
bounty lands ass'snabe, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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WILL be opened at Mrs s. Parker's, on Sat
w urday, 23d inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, in the
new store under the National Hotel, rich assor
ment Of Winter Millinery, consisting of Hats,
Caps, Head-Dresses, Feathers, Florences, Rib
bons, &c. &c. PARKERS
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EVENING DRESS FANS.
1nA newest patterns Evening" Dress Fans
HUI (Spanish) mounted in Pearl, Ivory
Papisr, machs, Just opened At, PARKER'S
fancy and PsrfumsrY Store. under the Ma
Hotel
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3. CONTINENTAL MONEY! Is,
Amount issued In ITS 3 1900, 900
Z" TIT 10000 900
+" in all to July, 1899 35SOOO,O0O
The whole expenses of the war, estimated in
specie, amounted to $l35, l93,7 1903.
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shipping List
and Price Current, Of the lIth September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
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TER Inns.
Per an
For any one of the four Reviews $500
For any two do. 800
For any three do. 100
For all four fthe Reviews, 800
For Backwood 3 Magazine, 800
For Blnckwood and three Reviews, 900
For Buckwood and the four Reviews, 1000
For Farmers Guide Complete in % Nos) 500
(Pauments to be made in all cases in .4dpance.)
CLUBBING.
A discount Of twenty-five per cent. from the above
prices will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or
more copies of any one more of the above
works Thus: 4 copies of Backwood or ofone
Review will be sent TO address for SO ; copies
of the four Reviews and Backwood for $50 and
so on.
- Orders from Clubs must be sent direct TO the
publishers, as no discount from these prices be
allowed to AGENTS.
Money, current in the States where issued, will
be received at par.
USRemittances and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid or fanked, to the
Publishers.
LEONARD SCOTT & CO,
10 FuLToN STREET, New York,
Entrance 81 Gold st
USSubscriptions received in Washington by
Frank Taylor, Taylor e. Maurey, and w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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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
or from San Francisco.
A regular line of propellers will be kept up for
the transportation of freight and transient passen-
gers between Panama and Sab Francisco.
The 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 as an extra
family boat.
One of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nection 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.
OHIO 5000 tons. CHEROKEE 300 tons
EMPIRE lrY2, 900 tons. PHILADELPHIA | 100 tons
Leaving New York for Chagres the llth
and Goth of each month";
CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods as will
insure as little detention possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships
through line to and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong,
Lawrason a. Co., agents, at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
S400, in state rooms, to $780,
1890, in lower cabin, to $500.
5000, in steerage, to $l65.
The rates from New York to Chagres will pe
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, TT West street.
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RESPECTABLE man, who has his fore
n moons unemployed, would like to occupy
himself in a suitable way during that time lie
writes a good hGpssi aud would undertake copying
transating ffCm the French or German, keeping
set or two of books; where regular book keeper
is not employed, &c. Please inquire at the Office
Of this paper. CT
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BRITISH COMMERCIAL LlFEiNSuh-
ANCH COMPANY.
E.tubl;sAsd in 1920, and Empowered 6y act Of
Parfianlent,
For the insurance of yes, and the Endowment
Of Children, &r
LONDON. rEw-yRF AND WASHINGTON oiif
APITAL 5000, 900
M. THOMPSON,
rs Office on Pennsylvania avenue, one door
west Of Jackson Hall