Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-02-28
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UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper 20 he published I'm

UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to he published I'm
Warrington City.
| The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held Superin-
tendenl of the United States Census, intends TO
devote himself 10 the control and management oil
the REVIEW, of which, for the last nine years he
has been the editor and proprietor, and TO the
publication in the City Of Washington OF weekly
newspaper with the above tile.
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 digests 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 mem digest Of official reports State and
Federal; the state Of the markets in the several
large cities; the progress and prospects Of crops;
supply, demand, prices, etc.; the increase Of the
country AZ shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always 10 date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and large and wellselected cor
respondsnce, to establish al the seat Of govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
10 the wants Of every community; imparting
musement and information, and political, only 10
the extent Of maintaining the institutions of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
Of the States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material Of every
ind sh n IF al C,v,ith Inc
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
cultural Convention, ETC.. and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government, from Us CONT
guilty to the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon it, is, Perhaps the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received. II will
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms: SO PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DKBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, IS in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness Of the RE-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 TO lao
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contrbu
,ors.
monthly historical digest of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price of the REVIEW will re-
main n IS 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 10 make
separate publication of the matter relating TO
Agriculture; another of that relating 10 Mannfac-
tnres; a third 10 Internal Improvements; fourth
10 Commerce; and fifth TO Education and Letters
These publications will be but departments OF the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
10 thirty-two pages; constituting annual octave
volume of $50 pages each, showing al single
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department., IN
our Own country aud abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them ia all ofMe departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
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
addressed at all times in regard 10 them. The
particular address of the editor, whether Wash
ingion or New Orleans will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
j. d. B. DEBow.
WASHINGTON, Nov &c, 1854.
MB- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon The Progress
and Wealth of the United States, 500 pages royal
octave double columns clear print, library edi-
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