The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-02
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Contents of the December Number.
SKETCH OF WASHINGTON CITY.--By Anne q. Lynch
illustrations. - Map OF Washington Cty he Capitol
Sttno Of Washington & ock In the House Of Repre-
seutatives. Entrance 10 the Public Grounds Presi
dent Honse Equestron Statue Of Jackson Tressu
ry. General Post One. Patent Once. CongI ession
al Barying Ground. Rust Of smithsen- Smithsonian
Lac n1fn Mann ant Hu ~
ton Wsshinyton's Tomb Mount Vernon.
AUSTRALIA AND ITS COLBY Alfred n. Guernsey
Illustrations Map Of Australia Australian AborgiDe s
under Gunyah Mrs Chisholm. Busbing It, A Shep
herds Hut. Rocking the Cradle. The Washing Bowl
Gold Digging In Australia Ed ssrd Hargrsves Going
to the Dlggings. Dinner at the Digsngs. Going Pros
pscting.
NAPOLEON BoSAPARTE.-By John S. Z. Abbott.
Illustrations from Ora, inss ~ Doprr The tete AZ
Boulosne The Gun b ats nd the Frigste. The Pope
vt the ruileries The Coronation. Napoleon and the
Peasant. Napoleon la the Saloon Of Josephiue.
An ORIGINAL SKETCH IN HoMELY FRAME.-By
FL ~ Cook.
MY CLIENTS STORY.
GHOST OF AHEAD.
Ny NOVEL; or. yarietio, in English Lfs. by Sir I'd.
ward Bulwer Lytton. Continually
A NIGHT ADVENTURE.
SLATE AND ITS USES.
CULTIVATION or rHE SENSES.
BLIND SARAH. From the Diary OF a Clergyman.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WINDS.
HOW WENT To SEA.
! DANIEL WEBSTER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. " Webster Birthplace Of Web
stSr Residence AZ MArsbhed. Webster AZ marsh
held Mar hded Farm. Recent Portrait Of Webster
| BLEAK HOUSE, BY Charles Dickens.
| tbsptsr NNNI Shsrrshooters. -ANNll Nor. old
! Soldiers than ons-XNVU The ECONOMICALLY
The Ioung Man.
Illustration rhe Young NJ II Of the Name Of Guppy
WHO WROTE 1T
SUNDAY MORNING.
SPEED THE PLoW.
TIGERS JAWS
MONTHLY RECORD or CURRENT EVENTS.
EDITORS TABLE
EDITORS EASY CHAIR
| EDITORS DRAWER
| LITERARY NOTICES
COMCALIrIES. ORIGINAL AND SELECTED
illustrate MS Sporting Extraordinary. hheot .
the Gold Digsngs. Bowlporlery Pies
FASHIONS FOX DECEMBER
Illustrations. - Waking and Chamber Cos, ums
Home Dress Head Dress.
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