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BOUNTY LAND.
DRY GOODS IN CHARLESTON, s. G.
DIRECT IMPORTATIONS.
4 a. L. KERRISnN a. co

G. a. F.. l.. KERRISON. a. CO.,
nIRECT IMPORTERS, of European Dry
| J Goods, are happy to inform their friends and
customers, that they are now receiving by every
arrival from Europe, additions to as complete a
Stock Of Siapir a,,i Fancy Dry Goods, as has ever
been offered IN their market Good Goods are
furnished o,c prices. and those who purchase in
their city, are invited to examine their Styles,
which will be found peculiarly adapted to the
Southern Trade
Ladies Dress Goods and Domestic Fabrics IN every
variety Of Negro Cloths Blankets and Plantation
Dry Goods, complete assortment. House Keeping
articles in their line in every variety, together with
full stock of Cassimeres, Vssfings, and Cloths.
Also Linens, which will be found free from any
mixture of cotton.
All articles sold, are guaranteed to prove as re-
presented. Terms Cash, or city acceptance.
c. & T.. l.. KERRlSON, d CO,
900 Northwest cor. of King and Market sts.
charleston, Sept. 9, 1851. law6
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GRAND LOTTERIES FOR FEBRUARY.
Date. Cap'ls. Price of Price Of Price of Qrs.

INC 1nHts Dut IOl the lc0bts
GRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY,
To be drawn February 2Slh.
CAPITALS.
$4,000 Dollars.
S32, 800 Of $40, O0O-6 Of S5,000-l00 of ~, 900.
Tickets only S2O-Shares in proportion.
Certificates of Packages of Whole Tickets will
cost only $3O0-Halves Sl50-Quarters $75--
Eighths S37 SO.
SMALL FRY LOTTERIES.
rs The glorious little Lottery is now drawn
three times in each week, TUESDAY, THURS
DAY and SATURDAY,
CAPITALS
$4,000! $4,000! $4,000 $4,000! 81, 900!
Tickets only 81.
A Package Of Whole Tickets, containing every
number in the wheel, will cost SIS, Halves ~ so,
Quarters 1915.
Prompt and confidential attention paid to all Or
ders addressed to us.
Prizes cashed Immediately on demand
Official drawings sent by mail as over.
~ We pay postage all letters ordering
tickets Tickets for sale in all the MARYLAND State
Lotteries on the most favorable terms.
BE sure to address your order to the far famed
prize sellers, MARION e. CO.,
Jan. 30. No. Calvert ST., Baltimore, Md.
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NATIONAL THEATRE.

Mr.. Z. A. MARSHALL, Sole LEssEE.-Mr.
w. M. FLEMING, STAGE MANAGER.
THURSDAY EVENING, February &c.
Last night but one Of the engagement of Miss
ELIZA LOGAN, the favorite of the West, who
will appear as LUCRETIA BORGIA.
Dancing by Miss ANNIE WALTERS.
Overture, by the Orchestra To conclude with
the Farce of SOMEBODY ELSE
Prices Of Admission: Private Boxes, IS; Dress
Circle and Parquete, SO cts Reserved seats IS cts
Orchestra Serts, IS; cts; Family Circle, Is cents
Third Tier, SO cents; Coored Gallery 25 cents.
Doors open at g. o'clock; performance will
commence at II. The Box office will be open
daily, from 10 clock, A. M, to 4P. M.
An efficient police i'll be in constant attendance
to preserve strict order. Feb. &c
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The Ksntucky Wing Convention.


The Kentucky Wing Convention.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. IS.
The Wing Kentucky State convention, to
take action with regard to tho next Presidency,
assembled at Frankfort this morning. It is cur
rently rumored here this afternoon that the con-
ventionhave declared their preference for Mr.FiIl-
more, as the first choice Of the Wings Of Ken
lucky.
Sailing Of The. Canada.
New YoRK, Feb. %.
The steamer Canada sailed for Liverpool
with 80 passengers and $65O00O in specie.
Arrival Of The Steamer Glasgow.
HALIFAX, Feb. 25.
The screw steamer Glasgow, which left Glas-
gov on the 7th for New York, put in here this
morning
Liter from the Cape Of Good Hope.
B0sToN, Feb. 25.
BY an arrival, Cape of Good Hope dates to
Dec 3I.t have been received
The English troops had made no progress
against the kaffirs, who We're acting with in
creased audacity. The whole country was flood
ed by the heavy rains, which had destroyed much
property. The troops were without shelter.
Runiors of treaties of peace were current bnt
the colonsts protest against them ntil the KAT
frs have been humblen
The English steamer Vulcan had arrived with
600 additional troops.
The expedition sent into the interior of
Southern Africa, reports the discovery OF large
rivers, fertile vaies and powerful tribes OF
blacks.
Breadstnff, at the Cape were tending down.
wards--six thousand barrels of -four had ar
rived from America. Tobacco was firm with
small receipts. The barque Delaware from Bal
timore was spoken in lat. ii en-, long. 45 40
minutes.
Death ofhe Hon Ethan A. Bro'on.
INDIAKNPoLrs, Feb. 25.
The Hon. Ethan Allen Brown died last night
ut o'clock. He acted as one Of the vice pres
idents in the convention yesterday, and in few
moments after entering his hotel died without a
struggle.
Sailing Of The Pacific.
New York, Feb. %.
The steamer Pacific, of the Collins line, sail
ed to-day for the Potomac, having a large num-
Der of persons on board She went down the
bay in gallant STYLE and was greeted with
cheers and salute from the shore.
Later Grom Merico, &c.
New ORLEANS, Feb. "a.
Dates have been received from the city of
Mexico TO February 10TH The news from the
Rio Grande has caused much alarm, and the OPP
position journals strongly censure the govern
ment
The Empire City will sail for New York to-
morrow morning, via Havana.
Catherine Hays fourth concert last night,
was brilliant triumph.
Arrived ships General Evans and Charles
Cooper, from New York; ships Ashburton,
Nathaniel Kimball, and barque Georgia, from
Boston.
Coariciion far Negro Stealing.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. "a.
Calvin Fairbanks, charged with negro steal
ing has been sentenced to fifteen years in the
penitentiary.
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Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky moved that
the committee rise and report the bill TO the
House.
The Chairman decided that the motion was not
in order, so long amendments were pending.
After further consideration, the committee rose
and reported the bill and amendments to the
House
Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky. moved the
previous question on the adoption Of the bill as
amended. Tellers were demanded, and there was
second.
Mr.. GOODENOW moved to lay the bill on the
table, on which the yeas and nays were demanded
by Mr.. MARsHALL, OF Kentucky.
Mr.. CL.INGMAN moved an adjournment, in
order that members might have an opportunity to
examine the bill
The motion was agreed to, and at ID minutes
Of clock, the House adjourned.
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PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA

PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
/ TOR, a neat Book OF 300 octave pages, illus
tratcd with engravngs. Price 81, payable inva
rably when subscribing, to enable the author to
have it done in the finest style of the Arts.
Editors who copy this, and postmasters who
will frank remittances, are authorized TO net
agents for the work, and retain 25 per cent com
mission. Confident Of the most liberal support in
this enterprise, ! shall endeavor to merit it, and |
close hasty penned Prospectus upon the noun
tain waves of the Ocean, well as the draughts
for steel plates elrsss..i'g the author before the
" Inquisaters,' and American Ladies and Gentle
men IN Havana, throwing bags Of gold AS an Of
f.r,ng for his liberation, upon the desk Of the
American Consul EDWARD STIFF,
Author of Z" The Texan Emigrant," and late edI
o rof he Cherokee Sentinel, at Cedar hlut,
March ID.
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s. GRlSWOLD e. CO.,

Successors 10 Daniel Pratt u Col
- ESPECTFULLY informs the public tina
LII they are now manufacturing
COTTON GINS
at Prattsvie, Autauga county, Alabama.
Their arrangements for manufacturing are exten
sve and complete which will enable them to furn-
lsh Gins to planters on the most favorable terms
Az to the superiority of their Gins, they have on
ly to refer to the reputation which the manufac-
ture and sale of over 10, 900 has acquired for them
throughout the entire cotton growing region.
From 25 years experience, with every facility and
good workmen, they are confident that they will
be able to give satisfaction to all who may patron
ize them.
I3"Their GINS are warranted to perform WELL
Engagements for Gins he made with their
travelling agents, who will call planters gene
rally, or by letter directed to Prattvile, Auiauga
county, Alabama.
supply OF Gins always on hand with Camp
bell Il Co., Mobile, and H. Kendall, & Carter Co.,
.NeW Orleans.
s. GRISWOI,D 81 Co
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" Hang out your Banners on the outward walls,
for the cry is still they come"
Only lesk At this
Nos. "a 60 10, the Magnificent Prize of $50 900
sent to Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nos 20 54 65, another beauty of $4,000 sent
to Ohio.
Nos. IL Al AZ, a New Years gift of sl2 900
sent to Boston.
Nos - SO SIS, pretty one of $1,000 sent to
Nashville.
Nos. 10 %, a snug Prize of 5000 sent to
York, Pa.
Nos. . 81 80, Prize of $4,000 sent to Eliza
beth City, N. c.
We could enumerate many other Prizes of
smaller denomination, sent by mail TO correspond
ents in various parts Of the United States. We
can truly say that we have sold and cashed more
Prizes than any ten Offices in America, when such
is the fact, it is to be hoped that no person who
reads this paper will hesitate moment in sending
us their orders. We will do all we can in sending
you Prizes. Should you fail the first or second
time, perstpere, and all will be right. Reader,
ponder on this advice Make your hay while the
shines. A fortune is within your reach, for
recollect Shakespeare says "7hers is tide in the
ars Of men, tchch, taken at the flood, leads
Fortune.
GRAND LOTTERIES FOR FEBRUARY.
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GRAND HONEY pisTRI1UTIoy

Loan q Che GoDerHsneN{ oT Lke Electorais az Hess,
s6,725,OO0 lobe reimbursed Uith Sl6, 566,6IO
EXTRACT OF The x1rcrORAL EDIcr.
''HlS State Loan, contracted in the Year ls45,
! by the Government Of the ELEcroRArE OF
HEssE, and with the consent Of the Chamber of
Deputies, through the Banking House of MEssRs
horHscHiLD AND Sons. consists of 6725 Series of
% Bonds each, to be redeemed by 90 Distribu-
IONS IN such manner that the received Capital
of So, 725, 900 will be repaid with Sl6, $40, in
The following los, lbs Dividends =
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Paellic Mall Steamship COmpany.-The only
Line for CalifOnia and Oregon.

VUNIE public are informed that, under the new
Il arrangements of this company, steamers in
spscted and improved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco on the
LIST and 18th days Of each month"; unless detained
by unavoidable accident, and will touch at Aca-
pulco, San Diego, and Monterey The follow
ing steam packets belonging to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, one of which will be al
ways in port at each end of the route, are now in
ILL., &C..
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The new steamship Columba will NV between
San Francisco and ports in Oregon. awaiting at
the former ports the arrival of the mails and ms.
senoers from Panama. and returo,ng without do
law with the mails and passengers for the steamer
from San Francisco.
A regular line of propellers will be kent IN for
the REMUNERATION of FREIGHT and transent nassen
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well-known steamship Sarah Sands. O
900 tons burden. now under charter to The com
panv. and peculiarly commodious in her cabin
arrancements. will be kent running as an extra
hmilv boat
One of the above steamers will keen nm the
CONNECTION between Acapulco and the other Mex
icnn norris.
The connection in the Atlantic willbe main
tained bv the United States mail steamsHps
Georgia. 2 900 tons
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Great Electoral Hessian State Loan Of
6725.OOO Dollars.

THIS Loan is guaranteed by the Government,
and contracted by the eminent Banking House of
MESSRS. M. Avon ROTHSCHILD AND
SONS, in Frankfort-on the-Man The following
capital Prizes must be gained, viz
I4of $4,000 GO of $4,000
% :. $4,000 60 ;, 1000
GA . $4,000 100 =, ], 500
20 5000 $50 :, 1000
&C., &c. The smallest Prize is So Dollars.
The next Drawing takes place irrevocably on the
LIST Of June, 1852.
The Price Of the Ticksis is as follows
One Ticket for s. Six Tickets for S25
Thirty ,, 100 Sixty-hve ,, 200
Remances can be made in Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe &c. Each Shareholder will
receive free of expense the Prospectus, with full
particulars and after the Drawing, the List Of the
succe ssful Numbers, which will also be published
in the leading Journals. The Prize will be paid
in Cash at Frankfort-on-the Maine, Paris, London,
New York, or New Orleans.
Apply, without delay, to MORlZ STlEBEL,
SONS, Bankers and Merchants, Frrnkfort-on-the
Maine, Germany ;or to their Agents, MESSRS.
| S, STIEBEL AND Co. Merchants, -, Nicholas
Lane, Lombard Street, London
| PS.-Remittances which arrive too late will be
returned the sender Or il he prefers 1t, Shares
for the following Distribution will be forwarded
| Feb. 26 d.t-w
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100 Prizes of I'll, 900
IS Number Lottery-l4 Drawn Ballots.

Orderis for Tick els and Shares and Certif-
caths Of Packages in the above Splendid Lotteries
will receive the most prompt attention, and an Of
fetal account of each drawing sent Immediately
after il is over to all who order from me
Address E. E. O'BRIEN, Agent.
(Successor to ]. d. C. MAURY.)
Alexandria, Virginia
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II yAFII Nd, WO ftuDuftd and FIny THOUSAND
~ Dollars. Shares, Twenty-Five dollars each,
payable in monthly instalments of one dollar
Loans made to members for five years, on security
Of real estate.
Books of subscription are open at the Office
of Dan CALLAN, esq, + street, near 18th
street, d. A: HALL, esq, and Sd streets, H.
M. MORFIf, esq, street, GEORGE PAR
KER q CO., Pennsylvania avenue, near 9th st. !,
and at the Office OF the Southern Press
ian 20
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an CONSIGNMENT Oak Tanned Russell
" BROG.9NS.- 900 pair Oak Tanned Russell
Brogans, prime article of Southern Manuihc-
ture. For sale by r.. A. PRlNGLE,
No 30, East Bay street,
July Is, lS50-d4m Charleston, s. C
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DIRECT TRADE"
c. G. BAYLOR Il CO.,
Co IA m lssien Here b . ntg,
AMSTERDAM, Holland

w ILL receive on consignment, Cettsn, LuM-
w Der, Riee, WeOI, Cotton Yarn, Timber,
Tobacco, etc., etc.
Ij- We tender our services to the Planting
Manufacturing and Shipping interest OF the South,
and will be happy to give any statistics which may
be desired for the information of our friends and
the societies formed at the South, for the promo
ton of the Commercial, Manufacturing and Ship
ping interests of the Southern States.
H. The Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and
Memphis papers, the New Orleans Picayune, True
Della and Bulletin, will please insert and forward
tn cir accounts to this Office
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$50 REWARD,
CTOLEN from my roomin the Franklin House
- Mobile, on the 3lst of October last,
GOLD RACING WATCH.

GOLD RACING WATCH.
The case is finely carved, representing the land
ing of Christopher Columbus, for the first time in
the New World {; a large ship is seen in the dis
lance and Columbus is in small yacht, unfolding
a banner, with a drawn sword in his hand Under
the picture, the words "Christoph Collomb" are
written.
The watch has gold face, and contains two
sets of works was manufactured by M. ]. Tobias,
had two hour hands, two minute hands, and two
second hands, and is splendid watch. is num-
bered at Messrs. Hayden, Gregg & Co.'S Charles
ton, S. C. and can he identified by Mr.. Charles
Clapp, at Messrs. II. f. Baldwin 81 Co., No.
Chartres street, N. o.
ANY one delivering the above watch to either
MIR. Clapp or Messrs. Purvis, Wood & Co, 80
Gravier street, will receive the above reward, and
greatly oblige me.
]. d. ALLEN,
CotIe Post Office, Rapides Parish, La.
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wM I. pOWEIJ, g. son.

rORNER of King and Union streets, offer to
~ their friends in town and country, large
and well selected stock of Groceries and Liquors,
both foreign and domestic. Orders for which will
be strictly and infinitely filed. jan ~
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Pension and Bounty Land Agency

TuNHE subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
IL ngton an AGENCY for the prosecution OF
all descriptions of claims against the General
Government.
His perfect knowledge of all the Pension Laws
and the places where deposited all evidence OF
many claims which have long remained suspend
ed for want Of proof and proper attention.
He, therefore, offers to the public his services
particularly in the following cases, VIZ:
Suspended and rejected claims under all the PEN
sion Laws:
Applications for increase Of pension, under any
of the Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance.
For all those widows who received, are emit.
tied receive the ten years pension due on the 4t
of March, 1913; under the acts Of July It'll, 1898
March Sd, l643, and June 18th, 1874, being those
who were married before the lat of January 1894
he will undertake to establish, under the act OF
February I'd, 1913, their claims to pensions for
life, commencing on the 4th of March, Is48, when
their pensions under the foregoing acts termi-
uated.
For all those widows of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1893, but be-
fore January Cd, 1900, he will undertake to estab-
ish their claims to pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th Of March, lS4S, under the act of July
%, 194S.
To all those widows ofrevolutonary pensioners
whose claims have been rejected or suspended for
want Of proof of service; those who are IN the
receipt Of a pension under any Of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts Of May 18th, 1923, or June It'll,
1892, he will ensure the same amount per an
nun that their husbands received, from the time
the pension is made to commence by the law un-
der which they claimed or have been pensioned
BOUNTY LAND,
For the surviving, or the widows, or minor child
rem of deceased officers and privates, who served
in the war of 1912 with Great Britain, the Next
can war, or in any of the Indian wnrs. since 1890
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
Otherwise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
District of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1890, and
empowered by act Of Parliament, for the insurance
of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city. Capital
SO, 900 900.
Communications addressed to the subscriber
Washington, ID. c., will receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
Attorney and Counsellor al Lar, aud Commits
missioner Of Deeds for North and South Carolina
w asurNroN Cry. OcfObe, u. 1851 --6tsw-
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$sO,2S5 !!

$5O,285!
$4,000! Sl2,0l7 $1,000
KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit Of the Town of Frankfort,
Glass 60, for 1852.
To be drawn at Covington, KY, on Saturday the
18th Of March, 1852
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30 Prizes Of 500 Dollars
KENTUCKY STATE LOTTERY,
For the Benefit of the Town Of Frankfort,
Class 54, for 1852.
To be drawn at Covington. Ky. on Saturday tn,
9th of March, 1852.
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7o Number Lottery-l3 Drawn Ballots.
SPLENDID SCHEME
Prize of 5000 l Prize of $4,000
do $4,000 do 1880
do. 1880 do. 2,3s9
80 Prizes Of 1880 SO Price of 500
100 do 800 &c &c
Tickets Sl0-Halves S5-Quarters 80 so
Certificate Of Package Of 26 Wholes. .Sl40 90
DO do &c Halves. .......70 90
DO do 26 Quarters $500. IS 90
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$4,000 /!

GREGORY & MAuRr, Managers.
Successors to ]. w. Maury, & Co.
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THE RAIL ROAD TO WEALTH.
M ARI0N E. CO,

" Hang out your Banners the outward walls,
for the cry is still they come"
Only look at this!
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16 Drawn Numbers out of 7S!
GIVING MORE PRIZES THAN BLANKS.
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8 Number Lottery-l3 Drawn Ballots.
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ADVERTISING ARRANGEMENT


The undersigned propricors ofthe daily papers publish
cd in Richmond for the purpose of protecting themselves
from scriouslo loss by the gratntious publication OF matter
mot interest, and by the uncertainty
their business arising from the want oimuua understand
ing the OF conducting it, have united together
in an agreement. with the following specifications:
Each office is liberty fix its rates of charge for
advertising whetherby the year other specified PERIOD
by the Insertion but these rates will be fully
and conspcuousy published in each paper and Will be
strictly adhered to without variation.
The privilege of yearly advertisers is strictly limited to
their immediate and regular busness;and the business
ofan advertising irmis not considered as including That OF
its individual members.
This provision embraces advertisements of houses
other property sale rent and advertisements OF
nackets and ali other agencies The first class will be
charged separately the second must be made the subject
of distinct contract.
not marked on the copy fixed by agreement will be
published until rien notice OF discontlnuance is or
dercd and charged for accordingly.
Every communication or notice intended or calculated
to promote any private enterprise orntcrest ors oil
sona and private character will be charged for an ad
vertsement.
All advertisements for strangers or transient persons to
be paid i'll advance.
Notices of marriages and Deaths under eight lines,
published as Obituaries, exceeding eight nhes,
tributes orespec and funeral invitations as other adver
tisements.
All advertisements under 81, except where regular
kept be cash when sent to the Office or
they will not be inserted
Where advertiser contracts for the year. thepaper
will be given in; butno paper will be included In contract
for less than year, unless charged additional
The undersigned will strictly conform to the above stp
uations in their respective Daily papers-provded that
nothing contained in Them shall be construed as tore
vent either from performing any contract which may have
heretofore been made.
CARRINGTON 4 DAVIS,
Proprietors of the Times.
MOSELEY & ELLIOTT,
Proprietors ofthe Wing.
WIN. L. 7. RITCHIE,
Proprietors of the Enquirer.
r. H. GALLAGHER,
Proprietor ofthe Republican,
June 7th 1850