Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-02
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES.
A Weekly Newspaper to he publishea In
Washington City.
oFTHE

UNITED STATES TIMES.
Weekly Newspaper to he publishea Ian
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held a-SuPerin-
tendent of the United States Census, intends 10
devote himself 10 the control and management OF
the REVIEW, of which, for the last nine years, he
has been the editor and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in the City OF Washington OF q weekly
newspaper with the above title.
The material for this paper will consist in part,
of selections or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW, but mainly OF other original lite
rary educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including digesls Of the current events OF
the day home and foreign; the proceedings OF
| Congress and the acts of the Government; lite
| rary and scientific sketches and essays upon
leading and popular topics; biographical sketches
of public men; digest of official reports, State and
Federal the state of the markets in the several
arge cities; the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand prices, etc; the increase of the
country shown by statistics, bringing down
those Of the National Census always 10 date.
The object VIII be-. through careful editorial
management and a large aud welLselected cor
ment Family Newspaper W hich shall be adapted
10 the wants of every community; imparting
musemeut and information. and political, only 10
the extent of maintaining the institutions Of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
Of the States. f
The City OF Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
kind through the action Of the Smithsonian lnsti.
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agr'
cultural Convention, etc. and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government from its cont
guuy TO the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting. and all important interests that
concentrate upon il, il, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of It's success have already been received. IL will
be printed ia folio tor the convenience Of binding,
and similar in style 10 the New York Albion.
Terms: SO PER ASNUH, 10 advance
To Clubs Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS at one post office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers OF DEBows REVIEW, not in
arrears. the Review and Times together, s6 in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness Of the RE-
vIEw, which has now acquired a very extensive
circulation il will b. enlarged from Il2 TO l4O or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps of contribu
,ors.
A monthly historical digest OF events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer.
ence.
The subscription price Of the RKvEw will re-
main at s5 per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large class Of persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who may only solicit in.
formation upon one or more of the subjects 10
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation TO make
a separate publication of the matter relating TO
AgricnhRrt ouother oftha relating 10 MaRntae-
tures; athiro o Internal Eupropenenfs a fourth
TO Commerce; and ftlh TO Education and L~iters.
These publications. will BE- but departments ofthe
whole work and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per aunum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
10 thirty.lwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume Of 800 pages each, showing vt a single
view and in a condensed form the whole results
within the year, in The particular department, n
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
viii show them ~ al offhe departments OF indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REvmw will remain az
before al New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office Of the other journals, and may be
address ed at all times in regard 10 them. The
particular address Of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
| TO time, in the work.
J. ID. ~ DEBOW
/ WASHINGTON Nov. %, 1854
| &ss- DRI}ows INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth OF the United States, 500 pages royal
octave double columns, clear print, library ed.
| ton, may still be ordered. Price.,s6 delivered
/ at the expense of the author