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WILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAlos

WILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAILOR,
w (of the late firm of Lane & Tucker,) would
call the attention of his friends and the public gem
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
fore 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
thai am prepared to execute all kinds of unforms
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 nurner-
GUS friends for theirong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence and attention to
business, to merit a continuance OF the same.
All orders promptly executed.
sep 20-3tw3w--dGtrw
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BOOK AND JOB
PRINTING OFFICE

TIME undersigned respectfully informs his
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
Epery description Of Letter-press Printing
in a superior style, with neatness and despatch,
and as cheap as it can be done in any ofthe North
ern cities.
Having added large Napier Steam Press to
his establishment, he print pamphlets, books,
or any other work, with greater speed than here
toforc. He respectfully solicits the patronage OF
the business community
G.. A. SAGE.
Ofica Pennsylvania Avenue, next to Jackson
" | I. Washington.
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Boriylco MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO,

TIME Winter Course Of Lectures IN the Medical
Department of II Cincinnati Literary and Sci
emtifc Institute, Formerly the Literary and 30
tanico Medical College Of Ohio,) will be resumed
in the College Edlfce, Third street. east of Broad
way, on Monday the I'D of November. pre-.
liminary course on natomy, Physiology, aud
Operative Surgery, will be commenced on the 9th
of October There were t,ueire lades in the Spring
class, and the most Of these, and many others,
are expected this winter. The subscriber Ill be
aided by some of the ablest and truest men IN me
ranks Of reform. The College Edi6ce is elegant
and convenient and abundanily supplied with
everything essential the illustration of every de-
mt of medicine
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new Fashionable Tailoring Establishment
II. F. LOUDON g. CO.,

Mems MERGERS and Tailors Brorcns hotel, Pa. ape.,
HAVE just opened their new store, with a
III large and well selected stock of goods for
eentlemens' wear, such as Cloths, Cassimeres,
Vestngs, and Furnishing Goods generally
Army navy, marine, and revenue officers will
find an assortment ofSwords, tpaulettes, Sashes,
PEASANTS, Laces, and such other articles the
latest regulations Of their respective corps pre-
scribe
An experience of many years IN legitimate
Taiioring--a new and select stock of goods--o
desire to please--wth the cash system to protect
customers against high prices, are inducements
tina, we Offers and most respectfully solicit patron
age Nov. jr1
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OFFICE WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER n. Il. 20
MAs,on CouRr-HousE, S. c., Oct. IL, 1851
OEALED PROPOSALS will be received until the
- l5th of December next for the piers ola bridge
ncroa, The Great Pee Dee river. The job comprises
four niers-one a very heavy pier for draw, and
The sinking of cast-iron hollow piles ~ DR.. Potts
nueumatc process for forming foundations. The
Kim and specifications of the piers will be exhib-
ted by the Secretary of the Company at Marion
Court,house, and by the resident Engineer, LII
Fleming, esq, at Wilmington, North Carolins.
WALTER GWYNN,
Chief Eng. Will. add Man. X. R., Richmond, Va.
p S. Mr.. Charles Pontez, "a Liberty street.
New York, il the proprietor of DIR. Potts patent
in the United States. nov Sim
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE

MaryIand State Agricultural Society.
A PPEAL TO THE MEMBERS or THE MARyLANT
~ STATE AGRICULTURAL SoCIETy.-We desire
that you should bear in mind, that on the Odd
oath, and 25th days of October, your Society vii
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair at The city o
Baltimore and we appeal TO you, one and all tc
bring for exhibition thereat portions of your stock
The products Of your orchards, and Of your gardens
Don't presume that any animal, or product, you
may own is inferior to others that will be here
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as it is
only by comparison that the relative merits ofany
thing can be determined The safer presumption
for YOU to arrive at, will be that what you have
as good, If not better than that OF others, anu
hat it behooves you to gallantly enter the list OF
ompetition II defeated honorably, and the high
haracter of the judges is guarantee that you
an be defeated in no other way, you will enjoy
he luxury Of knowing that others were more en-
lied to success than yourself.
And while we address you to bring such articles
as are properly in your department, we crave per-
mission to solicit your interest, to induce your
pipes and daughters 10 uIii,S whatever appertalns
to their peculiar departments as enbrosaery mousse
hold manufactures, the proa.tts Of the dairy aud o
the poultry yard, preserves. domestic iclnes, conyec
tons and, above all things, to come themselves as
orthout von,a,, aud the beautiful celebrations Of he'
aste and genius, no display can be perfect.
To the Manufacturers Of agricultural Implements
and Tools, we would say, that interest and patri-
otism both combine to enjoin upon you the pro
priety of making grand exhibition OF your ma
chinery of all kinds, as from our present advices
we are led to believe that the assemblage of farm
ers and planters, and of distinguished strangers
from most OF the States Of the Union, will be
greater than upon any former occasion here OF
elsewhere. We therefore say to the agricultural
fnpIenent makers and Mechanics Of the United States
make it matter of pride to display your machi-
nery at our exhibition, and vie with each other III
having the best and largest assortment on the
ground Such ambition is laudable-is worthy Of
American genius, and should be cherished by the
American heart.
I5 Editors with whom we exchange will con-
fer a favor by copying this notice
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERSEYs AND
FLANN ELS.

TNHE SUBSCRIBERS, DtTsct I1lP0Tlers OF All
Il WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, .Gulnare,'' "Orion. {" and g Somerset, y
from Liverpool their fall supply Of PLAINS,
KERSEYS, WHITE and COLORED BLANK
ELS, WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKETlNG, Guernsey Shirts,
Kilnarnock Caps, Scotch Bonne;s, &C., &C., ex-
pressly suited to our Southern Planters trade, and
to an inspection of which, they confidently IN
wife all who visit the Charleston Market.
C. e. K. l.. KERRlSON Il CO.,
200 King ST., northwest cor. King Il Market SITS.
Charleston, Sept g.
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BEN. f. GREEN

YnNHE undersigned, lately from Germany, begs
u to inform the citizens of Washington,
Georgetown and Alexandria, that he will give
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PIANO AND IN
SINGING. He has been travelling since lS49
with Madame Biscaccianti, and performed in her
last concert in this city. He performs the COM
positions of List, Thalberg, and other greut COM
posers, and proposes to teach the Thabergian
style. Communications left at the music store of
Rich. Davis, on the Avenue, will be promptly
attended to-
April 3, FIR. XII EY.
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DRESS COMBS.-We are Just opening an
l. other and prettier assortment of those hend
some Rope and Chain pattern Shell aud Buffalo
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from S2to $40 eacn
Also, 300 different patterns Spanish Dress Fans
Laces from Is cents to so each.
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THE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
IL public and the old customers of SIMMs & Son
and informs them thai THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by them
is continued by EDWARD SIMMs he has adder
full and fresh supply Of the finest TEAS, BLACK
AND GREEN, FRESH GROCERIES,, &c. and
has also on hand full assortment of the i,nest
WINE, and will be sold at the lowest rates,
amongst which will be found 100 baskets Of the
choicest brands of Champagne. Hook, and Ciare
Wines Of the cures, kinds
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7 IFE INSURANCE.--British Commercials
Life Insurance Company, established in 1922,
and empowered by act Of Parliament, for the In
surance of Lives and Survivorships, and the en-
dowment of Children, &c, &C., APITAL
THREE MILLION DOLLARS!
u-gOflice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
nton city, d
M THOMPSON, agent
Ocfober d ISE0--dtf
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending US three subscribers will be
entitled to a copy Of the '' 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 issued and will contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct off
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Endorsements for Clubbing

Any person who will send us four Subscribers
for six months, at regular rates, shall be en-
titled to one copy for the same length of time or
we will furnish
10 copies for mos, IS IS copies for IL niss go
10 do ~ Is 20 do IL ~
Southern and Western money taken at par Ter
subscriptions; or Post Office Stamps taken at
tn cir full value.
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BEEBE's NEW YORK HATs.!!

STEVENS, No. 1, Broson's Hotel, has just re-
- ceived u further and full supply Of Beebe S
Hats. Also, complete assortment of his own
make, of every quality and style Gentlemen
wishing Hats of fancy shapes have their or
ders filled at
STEVENS great Hat, Cap, and
Gents Quitting Establishment, No. Brown
Hotel
Nov. 3O-6tif. (lntel. Repub. Union.)
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NEW FANCY GOODS

WILL BE RECEIVING every day during
w next week, beautiful assortment of Fam,
Goods suitable for PRESENTS, &c Also d
large assortment of fresh PerAamery, Ponsatunls,
Soaps, Hair-washes, and every article pertaining
TO the toilet. PARkEkS fertumery and
Fancy Store, Penn. av., near National h oteI
sspQl--3ad
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WANTED TO PURCHASE
81 A SMALL HOUSE on Capitol Hill, con
NstH tanning six or seven rooms, with CONSIDER
.ble ground attached.-Appy at this Office
Oct. l6-3t.
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l,635,596

Average I,UJJ,J5V average Z,2JI,3To
Average crop of the last seven years exceeds
that the prior 6l5,7l9 bales, and the crop of the
last Just double that Of the 6rst---and the crop OF
1883 was more than 1867 by iny per cent.
Average consumption in Great Britain Of Amer
can cotton the first years n,l53,2l9 bale
The Cd period Of years ,449, 1893 bale.
Largest consumption, IL 1886 o0 bale
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WILL be opened at Mrs. S. Parker $, on Sat-
w urday, ODD inst, at 10 O'Clock A. M. in the
new store under the National Hotel, a rich assert.
ment of Winter Millinery, consisting of Hats,
Caps Head-fresses, Feathers, ,Florences, Rib
bons, &c. &c. PARkER'S
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CIIAGRES.
WITHOUT DETENTION ar P.a.N.qM.9

TIME United States Mail Steamship Company
u will despatch the splendid double engine
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. IL,
al clock, p. M, from the pier, foot Of Warren
street, North river, New York, with the Govern
ment mails and passengers for San Franciaco
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 ut PAM
ma beyond the usual stay in port.
The books are now open, and passage can he
secured at the following rates
FROM NEW YORK TO CHaGRES.
State room berth 400
Standee berth, forward salooon 80
Steerage berth, found bed 4 separate table SO
FROM PANAMA TO S.1.V FRANCISCO.
State-room berth $500
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table $50
FROM NEW YORK.
State-roont. Standsc. SteerG Cd
To Charleston or Savannah $25 $50 $40
To Havana 20 SIS rs
To New Orleans rs GO rs
Freight to New Orleans 30 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limit ed
quantity at reasonable rates.
Passengers for Chagres will be transferred at
Havana to tue new and splendid steamship PA,
ClFIC.
To secure freight or passage, apply at the Office
Of the company, N West street, corner Of War
rem steet, to M. o. ROBERTS.
SrECIAL NorcE is given 10 shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared form OF
bill Of ladng adapted to their business, which will
be furnished 10 shippers on application at the
companys Office, and with which they are re.
quested to provide themselves, as no ether form
will be signed by the agents of the company. AL
bills Of lading must be signed before the sailing OF
vessel. Dec. 7, 1850.
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A RESPECTABLE man, who has his fore
n Moons unemployed, would like to occupy
himself in suitable way during that time. lie
writes good hand, aud would undertake copying
eranslating from the French or German, keeping
set or two of books, where a regular book Keeper
rs not employed, Nc. Please inquire at the office
of this paper. 6-lf
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ON the Avenue yesterday, letter envelope
containing fifty dollars, in 1--WE ten dollar bills Of
the bank Of Selden Withers q Co.--aso draft
for dfly dollars on Corcoran q Riggs.
The finder viii be literally rewarded on lenaA,g
il at th,s oface.
March $, l660.
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THE PAST, THE Present AND THE FurURE.
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. at is calculated that upwards
of 1000, 900 persons depend entirely upon this
n 4, chaa y A
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

VIE beg leave to call your attention to an ad
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 our
usual fee, which is fve dollars for obtaining war
rant for 100 acres and three dollars for warrant
OF eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver-
tsement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to us.
II 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. K
Green, and Richard II. Clarke, Attorneys ana
Agents at Washington, d. G., and would say
persons having claims for Bounty Lands or Pen
sions, that we 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 ii to your member of Congress.
Please send us copy Of your paper containing
our card, which will notify US that you accept on
nronos;tion DUFF GREEN,
BEN. e. GREEN,
RiCH'D H. CLARKE
MEMORIAL.
To he Senate and House Of Representatives. qfthe
United States IN Congress assembled The memo
rial Of the undersgned respectfully represents pat
they are entitled TO Bounty Land, under the act
of 18th Of September 1850, that they are informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more to them than the patented lands would be,
that they do not expect desire to reside on tho
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
thew could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant
Your memorialsts further represent that the law,
by preventing the sale of the warrants, assun. e.
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands. are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many Of them among the most INTEL
lieent and respectable citizens of the States. They
Therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
NAV Le 30 modified as to make the warrants for
bounty lands assignable, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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TIE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMEk'S GUIDE.

r COWARD SCOTT 4 Co., No. 81 Gold street
NERO York, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Backwood'
Magazine; in addition to which they have recent
ly commenced the publication Of d valuable Asr-
cultural work, called the
"FAaMER' 8 GuIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRAcrIcAL
AGRICULTURE"
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 Is or 90 splendid steel engravlngs,
and more than GOO engravngs 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 ploughing, planting,
having, harvesting, &C., &C., the various domes-
tic animals in their highest perfection; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book ia unique, and
will render il Of incalculabe value to the student
Of agriculture.
The work is being published in sem-monthly
numbers Of GA pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engravings, and is sold at 25 each, IS for
the entire work in numbers, Of which there will be
at least twenty-five.
The British Periodicals re-pubIished are as fol
lows, viz
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW Conservative,
The EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BRIrIsH REVIEW Free Church),
AND.
BLAcxwoop's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory).
Although these works are distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but small
portion Of their contents 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 notables
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" (both by Bulwer,) "My Peninsular
Medal, lathe Green Hand" and other Serials
ofwhlch numerous rival editions are issued by the
leading publishers in this country, have to be ref
printed by those publishers from the pages o.
Blackwood, after il has been issued by Msssrs Scot
& Co., so that subscribers to the reprint Of tlla,
Magazine may always rely on having the earlics,
reading of these fascinating tales
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7 Il II M $.

l'sc an.
For anv one Of the four Reviews $500
For anv two do 500
For any three do 100
For all four ofthe Reviews, 800
For Blackwood's Magazine, 300
For Blnckwood and three Reviews, 800
For BIackwood and the four Reviews, 1000
For Farmers Guide Complete in % Nos.) 500
Payments to be made in all cases ~ .adrance.)
CLUBBING.
discount of tssenty fire per cent. from the above
prices will be allowed to Clubs ordering four OF
more copies of any one or more of the above
works. Thus copies Of Blackwood or Of one
Review will be sent to address for 50 copies
the four Reviews and Blackwood for $780, and
so on.
~ Orders from Clubs must be sent direct TO the
publishers, as no discount from these prices can be
allowed to AGENTS
Money, current in the States where issued, viii
be received at par.
IFRemi.tances and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid or franked, to the
Publishers.
LEONARD SCOTT & co,
10 FuLToN STREET, New York,
Entrance 81 Gold st
nFSubscriptions received in Washington by
Frank Taylor, Taylor g. Maurey, and w. Adam
Booksellers.
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PAPERS MiSLAiD.

OAPERS in the case of Thomas Crown, govern
ment contractor for brick, DC The finder will
be literally rewarded by restoring them to the
Office of the Ne,ional Hotel, or 70 me
BEVERLEY TUCKER
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
TINE Annual COURSE OF LECTURE in this
l Institution will commence on the first Monday
in November next on the following branches:
Anatomy, by j. Holbrook, M. D.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by Hen
ry Dickson, M. d.
Surgery, by E. Geddngs, M. d.
Physiology, by James Moultre, M. d.
Maierla Medica, by Henry X. Frost, Nj. ID.
Obstetrics, by Thos. G.. Prio,aau M. ID.
Chemistry, by G.. U. Shepard, M. ID.
Demonstrators Of Ana'"my, ST. Julian Ravenel,
M. d.
Dr. D. j. Cain, Physician TO the Marine How
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice
week on the Diseases Of tbut Institution.
Dr. K. B. Fugg, Physician to the inns House
Lectures twice week on Diseases. -
Demonstrative instruction IN Medicine and Sur
eery at the College Hospital.
HENRY FROST, M. D., Dean.
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3. CONTINENTAL MONEY
Amount issued IN TITS 3 1000 900
=" TIT 100000 900
F" in all to July, 1899 35S,000,0O0
The whole expenses of the war, estimated in
specie, amounted to Sl35, 1873, 7O3.
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shipping List
and Price Current, of the 18th September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
the several States for the year ending 3lst August