The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
500 Reward.

500 Reward.
RAN OFF from my plantation, on Red river,
eighteen miles above Alexandria, In the State OF
Louisiana, tast February Juac oh, mulalto or
grille colored negro man, about 81 years old COM
pactly built, and about 5 feet q or inches high,
and weighs about $50 or 100 pounds. lie talks
slowly and walks IN the same way, good look
ing fellow, and has fine and sound teeth; his name
is Austin, but hear he has changed his name,
and says lie belongs TO some Doctor, at Nalchl
toches
have reason to believe he is cutting wood or
working tor some trlfling person, near the mouth
of Black River, as he arrived there IN company
with another negro, in the Hat hey carried away
from my Ferry.
II he went of in any steamboat that is not de-
stroyed and will be responsible for an action of
damages, will give 200O dollars for proof to CON
victon IN open court, at ALEXANDRIA,
against any captain, master, or commander al
lowing him or aiding him to make his escape, on
their boat, from my service
will give the above reward of 500 for Austin
delivered IN any slave State jail, that get him
J. ID. ALLEN.
Co,lle Post Office, Rapides Parish, La.
February %.
Pension and Bounty Land Agency
TuNH K subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
Il ington 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
service now eXtant, will enable him to establish
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, or are enti-
tied to receive, the ten years pension due on the th
of March, IS4S; under the acts of July It'll, 1898,
March Sd, l643, and June nth, 1874, being those
who married before the lst Of January, 1884,
he will undertake to establish, under the net of
February ID, 1913, their claims to pensions for
life, commencing on the 4th of March, lS4S, 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 estab-
fish their claims to pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th Of March, 1913, under the act of July
80, l946.
To all those widows ofrevolutionary pensioners
whose claims have been rejected or suspended for
want OF proof of service; or those who are in the
receipt of pension under any of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts Of May 18th, 1928, or June eth,
1892, he will ensure the same amount per an
mum that their husbands received, from the time
the pension ii 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 Mexi-
can war, or in any of the Indian wars, since 1880
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
other1oise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for tn.
| District of Columbia for the British Commercial
| Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, ant
empowered by act of Parliament, for the Insurance.
of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city Capita
-, 000, 900.
Communications addressed to the subscriber
Washington, ID. c., will receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
| Attorney and Counsellor al Lac, and Commits
missioner of Deeds for North and South Carolina
w AsuINToN CRY. ()cf0ber 81. 1881 --6isw