Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper 20 he published In
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Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin.
tendent of the United States Census, intends 10
devote himself TO 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 a 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 dgests 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
pubic men; 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 as shown by statistics bringing down
those Of the National Census always 10 date.
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and large and we'll selected cor
respondence, TO establish AT the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
TO the wants Of every community; imparting
musemen and information, and political. only 10
the extent of maintaining the institutions of The
country and defending the rights and soverevnty
the States.
The City of Washington, from the advantages
winch II presents for obtaining material Of every
KIND through the action Of the Smithsonian Insii-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Aeri.
cultural Convention, ETC., and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from its 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
ofits success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience OF binding,
and similar in style 10 the New York Albion.
Terms: SO PER ANNuM, in advance
10 Clubs, OF 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBow's REVIEW. moi in
arrears, the Review and Times together, sc in
advance
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness of the RE-
viEw,w which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from liz to 40 or
100 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps Of contribu.
tors.
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 at S. 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 more of the subjects TO
which it is devoted, il is in contemplation to make
separate publication of the matter relating TO
agriculture; another Of that relating TO Mapufac-
lures; third 10 Internal improvements; a fourth
e Commerce; and fifth to Education and Letters
These publications will be but departments ofth
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
TO thirty-two pages; constituting annual octave
volume OF 800 pages EACH showing at single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in tie particular department, in
our own country and abroad as the REVIEW itself
will show them IN all ofthe departments OF indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain az
before a, New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office OF tho other Journals, and may be
addressed at all times in regard 10 them The
particular address of the editor whether Wash.
ington or New Orleans will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
J. D. B. DEBow.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1854.