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yTTILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAILOR
w (of the late firm of Lane & Tucker,) woul

WILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAILOR,
w (of the late firm of Lane & Tucker,) would
call the attention of his friends and the public gen
sralIv 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
,icited to give me call and examine my stock be-
eors purchasing, "a am confident it will be to
herr advantage.
And would especially call the attention of Of
6cers, poth Of the army and the navy, to the fact
that am prepared to execute all kinds of uniforms,
sceoaan .1s u moderat. psices warranted both in
che cutting and making departments, equal to any
establishment in this country.
w. T. tenders his sincere thanks to his numer-
GUS friends for theirlong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence and attention to
All orders promptly executed.
sep 2O-3tw3w-dGuw
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I IFE Observation-Disclosures Commercial
Ia 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., CAPITAL
THREE MILLION DOLL.aRS!
I5Offce Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, ID. C
M THOMPSON, Agent
October 81, l850--dtf
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BEEBE's NEW YORK HATs!,,

CTEvENS, No: |, Broion's Hotel, has just re-
- ceived further and full supply of feebe Is
Hats. Also, complete assortment of his own
make, Of every quality and style. Gentlemen
wishing Hats Of fancy shapes can have their or
ders filled at
STEVENS great Hat, Cap, and
Gents Quitting Establishment, No. Brown
Hotel.
Nov 3O-6tif. Intel. Repub. Union.)
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NNHE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
IL public and the old customers of SIMMs & Son
and informs them that THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by them
is contiued by EDwARD SIMMs 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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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP
M DEN. SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
wi DEN. SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH
M0ND, 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 conferring
degrees viii be held about the middle of March.
4. l.. BoHANHAN, NJ D., Prof Of Obstetrics
and Diseases Of Women and Children.
l.. w. CHAMsERLArNr, M. D., Prof. Of Mate
ria Medica and Therapeutics.
3. MAUPM, M. D., Prof. of Chemistry and
Pharmacy.
CuAs., BELL Gssos, M. D., Prof. Of Surgery
and Sun gical Anatomy
CARTIER P. Johnson, M. D., Prof. Of Anato-
my and Physiology
Dawn n. TucxEa, M. d. Prof. Of Theory and
Practice Of Medicine.
ARTHUR E. PErcoLAs, M. D., Demonstrator
Of Anatomy.
The study Of practical Anatomy may be prose-
cuted with the most ample facilities, and at very
trifing expense.
Ciini6al Lectures are regularly given at the Col
Iege urinary and Richmond Almsh ouse. The
Infrmary, under the same roof with the College
and subject to the entire control of the Faculty, Is
at all times we'll filed with medical and surgical
cases. and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical
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-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Observation-Disclosures fee, IS. Professors
fees, $105, Demonstration fee, $40. Graduation
fee, $25.
The price Of board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually 70 to S3s per
week.
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller nforma,
ton concerning the institution, will be forwarded
to those applying for it, or specihc inquiries VIII
be answeree BY letter Address,
S. MAUPIN, M. D.,
Oct Dean of the Faculty
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MILL be opened at Mrs. S. Parker q, on Sat
w urday, Odd inst, at 10 clock A. Nj, in the
new store under the National Hotel, a rich assert.
ment Of Winter Millinery, consisting of Hats,
Caps, Head-Dresses, Feathers, Florences, Rib.
bons, &c. &c. PARKERsS
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LOST

ON the Avenue yesterday, letter envelope
containing fifty dollars, in FIVE ten dollar bills o
the bank of Seden Withers & Co.-also a draA
for fifty dollars on Corcoran & Riggs.
The finder will be literally rewarded on lsnaAe
it at this Office.
March 5, 1859,
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NEW FANCY GOODS

T7ILL BE RECEIVING every day during
w next week, beautiful assortment Of Fame,
Goods suitable for PRESENTS, &c Also .
large assortment Of fresh Perfumery, Pomatums,
Sosps. Hair-washes, and every article pertaining
20 the toilet. PARkERS Perfumery and
Fancy Store, Penn. av, near National Hotel
ssp2l-3td
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

WE beg leave to call your attention to an ad |,
w vertsement, and to the memorial annexed
and tender 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 fec which is fire dollars for obtaining war
rant for 100 acres, and three dollars for warrant
Of eighty or less, for publishing our adver-
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to us.
If 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 adj
vertisemeEt Of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben. +
Green, and Richard II. Clarke, Attorneys ana
Agents at Washington, D. c., 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 il to your member of Congress.
Please send copy Of your paper containing
our card, which will notify us that you accept our
proposition DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,
RlCH'D H. CLARKEA
MEMORIAL.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives orthe
United States in Congress assembled The memo
riai oi Lie eHPeouuiiy represents tDat
they entitled to Bounty Land, under the act
of 18th Of September, 1850, that they informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more to them than the patented lands would De,
that they do not expect 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
thew could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant
Your memorialists further represent that the law,
bv preventing the sale of the warrants, assun Or
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands. are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many Of them are among the most intel
lipen and respectable citizens Of the States They
therefore respectfully ask thai the act aforesaid
nav be 40 n,oJied as to make the warrants for
bounty lands aasignable, and they will ever
pray, &c,
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PAPERS MIsLAID.

DIAPERS in the case of Thomas Grown, govern
i msnt contractor for brick, &c The finder will
be literally rewarded by restoring them to the
Office Of the NstiOnal Hotel, or to me
BEVERLEY TUCKER
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERsEYs AND
PLANNELS.

THE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers of all
4 WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, "Gulnare," "Orion," and "Somerset, :"
from Liverpool, their fall supply Of PLAINS,
KERSEYS, WHITE and COLORED BLANK
ETS, WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKEfING, 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. l.. KERRISON e. CO.,
200 King ST., northwest cor. King Market SITS.
Charleston, Sept >
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WANTED TO PURCHASE
IL A SMALL HOUSE on Capitol Hill con
W tanning six or seven rooms, with CONSIDER
able ground attached.-Apply at this Office
Oct. 1916.
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National Medical College, Washington
e I'll.

National Medical College, Washington,
District of Columbia.
THE annual course of lectures will commence
L on the first Monday in November, the 4th
instant:
FACULTY.
Thos. Miller, NJ D., Professor of Anatomy and
Physiology.
VIM. P. Johnson, M. D., Professor of Obste-
tries and the diseases OF women and children.
Joshua Riley, M. D., Professor Of Materia
Medica, Therapeutics, and Hygiene.
John Frederick May, M. D., Professor of Sur
gerry.
and Practice of Medicine.
Robert King Stone, M. D., Adjunct Professor
of Anatomy and Physiology.
Edward Foreman, M. d., Professor of Chem
istry and Pharmacy
James f. Morgan, M. D., Prosecutor and Dem
onstrator.
Clinical lectures three times week, on cases
selected from the Washington lnfrmary. Ope-
ration performed before the class.
For a full course OF LECTURES $9O
Demonstrators ti..--- ~
Graduation fee 70
Good board can be procured at from 81 to S3
per week.
JOSHUA RILEY, M. D.,
Sep 3-2awtNovlif Dean of the Faculty.
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FALL MILLINERY.

M RS PARKER will open on Wednesday 10th
lvl inst, few cases Of French Hats Also
beautiful assortment of Ribbons. Feathers, Flow
sys DC, &c. Penn. az. under, N Hotel
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l,635,596

Average I,63o,356 average z,@jI,3I5
Average crop of the last seven years exceeds
that the prior 6l5,719 bales, and the crop of the
last Just double that Of the frst-and the crop of
1868 was more than 1867 by fifty per cent.
Average consumption in Great Britain Of Ameri-
can cotton the first years l,l53, 219 bales
The I'd period of years ,449 1898 bales
Largest consumption, 10 1850 bales
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PREMIUM.

ANY person sending us three subscribers will be
entitled to a copy Of the " History of Propeers
and Steam Navigation, Z" 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. eft
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nRESS COMBS.-We are just opening al
II other and pretter assortment of those hanc
some Rope and Chain pattern Shell and Buffalo
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from ~ to $20 each
Also, 200 different patterns Spanish Dress Fan
Laces from rs cents to $40 each.
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For Farmers Guide Complete In ~ NOs.) 500
Payments TO be made in all cases in .Adva7ce)
CLUBBING.
discount of t,centy Jue 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: a copies Of Blackwood or of one
Review will be sent to one address for 50 4 copies
ofthe four Reviews and Blackwood for $50 ; and
so on.
~" Orders from Clubs must be sent direct to The
publishers, no discount from these prices can be
allowed to Agents.
Money, current in the States where issued, viii
be received at par.
IrRemittances and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid or franked, to the
Publishers.
LEONARD SCOTT & CO,
70 FULroN STREET, New York,
Entrance 81 Gold st
nTSubscriptions received in Washington bv
Frank Taylor, Taylor e. Maurey, and w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAG RES.
WITHOUT DETENTION 1T PANAMA

YNHE United States Mail Steamship Company
IL will despatch the splendid double-engins
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. IL
at o'clock, p. m, from the pier, foot Of Warren
street, North river, New York, with the Govern
ment mails and passengers for San Francisco
and intermediate porls.
The connexion 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 NEV YORK TO CH4GRES.
State-room berth 80 400
Standee berth, forward saloon 80
Steerage BERTH found bed & separate table so
FROM Panama TO saw FRANCISCO.
State-rOOm berth x3OO
Storage berth, found bed Il separate table $50
FROM NEW PORK.
Stote-room. Standee. Storage
To Charleston or Savannah S25 $50 SO
10 Havana 10 SIS rs
To New Orleans rs 6O %
Freight to New Orleans 30 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 NorIcE is given to shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared a form of
bill of ladng 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 ether form
will be signed by the agents of the company. All
bills OF lading must be signed before the sailing of
vessel. Dec I, 1850.
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The PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.--Of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. "It is calculated that upwards
of 1900, 900 persons depend entirely upon this
10 IN. ito bran chcu Apop
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3. CONTINENTAL MONEY
Amount issued in ITS s 1900, 900
4" l777 10000 900
&C in all to July, 1899 358,000 900
The whole expenses of the war, estimated in
SPECIE amounted to Sl35, 1913, 703.
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shipping List
and Price Current, Of the llth September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
the several States for the year ending 3lst August
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Inducements for Clubbing.

Inducements Jor Clubbing
Any person who will send us four subscribers
fcy six months, at our regular rates, shall be en-
titled to one copy for the same length of time
we will furnish
10 copies for mos, $8 Is copies for 10 mos. $22
10 do IL Is 90 do IL %
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions or Post Office Stamps taken at
their full value
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DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS
IRISH LIN E N S +.

IL - II - IL - = IL - - ~
TINE subscribers are constantly receiving direct
from the manufacturers, MADE TO THEIR
ORDER, and expressly adapted to the Southern
trade, and to which they with confidence invite
the attention Of purchasers, with guarantee that
the goods will be found PURE Flax, to wit:
WShrting and Fronting Linens and Lawns
Pillow Case, Coatee, and Sheeting Linens
Russia, Bird IS Eye, and Huckaback Diapers
BIeached and Brown Table Damasks, OF as
sorted widths
Damask Doyies, Napkins and Cloths, of varl'
Dowlass, Glass Cloths, Black. White g. Brown
Lady's, Gents, and Children's Linen Cambria
Handkerchiefs, etc. etc.
C. e. e. L. KERRISON & co.
200 King street, Charleston, s. G.
Sep. 3, l850-3m
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
TIME Annual COURSE OF LECTURES in this
| Institution will commence on the first Monda,
in November next, on the following branches:
Anatomy, by ]. Holbrook, M. ID.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by S Hen
ry Dickson, M. d.
Surgery, by E. Geddings, M. D.
Physiology, by James Moultrie, M. d.
Materla Medica, by Henry r. Frost, M. d.
Obstetrics, by ThOs G. Prioieau, M d.
Chemistry, by C. U. Shepard, M. d.
Demonstration Of Anafomy, st. Julian Ravenel,
M. d.
DR.. d. j. Cain, Physician TO the Marine Hos
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice d
week on the Diseases Of thut Institution.
DR.. E. B. Flagg, Physician to the Aims House
Lectures twice week on Diseases.
Demonstrative instruction in Medicine and Sur
gerry ut the College Hospital.
HENRY R FROST, M. D., Dean.
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VOL. I'LL
nACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
/ (ONLH through line for California and Ore
gon. THE public ore informed that under the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
spected and approved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco the LIST
and 9Th days of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch u Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
Pacific, one of which will be always in port at
each end of the route
OREcoE 1909 tons. REPUBLIC +. 200 tons
PAHAnA =. 1887 tons. CAROLINA 600 tons.
CALIFORNIA 1850 tons. CoLUMBUs 600 tons.
TENNESSEE 1900 tons. IsrHMUs tons.
NoRrHERNxR / 200 tons. UNICORN. 600 tons.
COLUMBIA 800 tons. Fremont 600 tons.
ANTELOPE. - tons.
The new steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
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
er from San Francisco.
A regular line of propelIers will he kept up for
the transportation of freight and transient passen
gers between Panama and San 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 all extra
family boat
One of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nection between Acapulco and the other Mexican
portss
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
GEORGIA 5000 tons. CRESCENT CRY 500 tons.
Ono 1900 tons. CHEROKEE 300 tons
EsiplREC rrY2, 900 tons. PHILADELPHIA l. 100 tons
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and Doth of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAIL
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 a
through line to and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong,
Lawrason & Co., agents, at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York TO
San Francisco has been reduced from
$500, in state rooms, to $500.
$3.50, in lower cabin, to $780,
5000, in steerage, to $l65.
The rates from New York to Chagres will De
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, 1T West street.
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'5,752 British taken prisoners.

The surrender Of Corn wallis at yorktown
ober 1871, closed the war; prisoners 1913.
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PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING THE pa
PER FOR THE PUBLIC PRINTING

OFFICE sufEalNfEHpENT OF THE PUBLIC PRIsTISa,
WAsHIssTos, September 80, 1852.
pursuance of the "Act to provide for executing
i the Public Printing" &c, approved August 26
1882 sealed proposals Will be received at this Office
in the Capitol, until the first Monday 10th day) of
December next, at twelve o'clock m for furnishing
the paper that may be required for the public print
ing Tor the year commencing on the LIST day of
December, 1862, and ending on the LIST day of De-
cember, 1858
The subjoined ist specifies, as nearly IA can
now be ascertained, the quantity, and the quality
and description of each kind Of paper that will be
required.
CLASS /.
is'oos reams line printing paper, uncallendered,
to measure "a by 3S inches, and to weigh
forty five pounds to the reaiii of $50 sheets
C.Asa 9.
1000 reans fine printing paper, callendered, to
measure "a by 3S inches, and to weigh
tiity-six pounds to the ream of $50 sheets.
CLASS 3.
100 reams superfne hard sized and callendered
printing paper, to measure "a by 80 inches and
to weigh forty. eigat pounds to the ream of $50
sheets.
me hnre oil the paper of each of the above classes
10 DC oil hnen and cotton, free from all
win mineral or other substance, Of fair white
ness' and put up in CURES OF twenty. four sheets
eact., and in bundles of two reams each each ream
70 contain 4s0 perfect sheets Uniformity in color,
thickness, and weight will be requred; and no
bundle varying over or under five per cent from
the standard weight will be received and the gross
weight will in all cases be required. Mixing of
various thckneF SEES in the same bundle to make I'D
the weight will be considered a violation of the
contract. In reference to the above three classes
contracts will be entered into for supplying the
quantities required therein, at such times as the
public service may require; but the privilege is re
served of ordering greater quantity, on either
class should greater quantity be required at such
times and in such quantities as may be deemed
necessary.
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wORTHINGTON G. sNErHEH

CONTlNUES to practice law in the Supreme
~ Court, to attend to cases before Congress-, to
prosecute cisitns and settle accounts aeeinst ibe
Departments and Boards Of Commissioners to
procure patents Mt home and abroad, to obtain
pensions and bounty lands, to collect Debts divi-
dends, legacies, and inheritances in any part of
the United States and in foreign countries to make
investments of funds in loans and stocks and on
bond and mortgage, and to negotiatethe purchase
and sale of loans, lands, and patent rightsl any
STATE Of the Union. Particular attention paid to
California land title coming up to the United
States Supreme Court on appeal.
Communications, prepaid addressed to "W G..
SNETHEN, Carroll Place, Capitol Hill, Washing
ton, d: c., will meet with prompt attention.
D. Oct 20-dIy-w