Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-12
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be publtshcd Ina
WushIngton City.

A Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
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 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 the current events OF
the day, home and foreigni 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
arge 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 viii be-, through careful editorial
management and arge and well. selected cor
respondence, TO establish at the seat Of govern
meni Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to 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. a
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 Agri-
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments OF Government, from its cont
guilty 10 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 a journal, and ample guarantees
OF its success have already been received 1t will
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding,
and similar in style to the New York Albion
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To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one posi- Office,
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advance
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In order TO Increase the usefulness Of the Re-
VIEW which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 TO l40
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
,ors.
MONTH istorica digest of events will ba
embraced in rs pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price of the RE7IEw will re-
main al s5 per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large class of persons who may not desire
the whole work, who may only solicit in
formation upon one more Of the subjects TO
which ii is devoted, it is in contemplation to make
separate publication of the matter relating TO
Agrieuhuye, another of that relating to Manufae-
tures; a third % Iiternai Improvements; fourth
to Commerce; and fitth 10 Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at S per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirty-two pages; constituting an annual octave
volume of $50 pages each, showing at single
view and IN a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department., in
our own country and abroad US the REVIEW itself
will show them ia all ofthe 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
ngton or New Orleans will be furnished from time
10 time in the work,
J. d. B. DEBow
WASHINGTON, Nov 20, 1854.
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NEW MUsIC.-W. G. ZANTZINGER has
IN just received from the publishers, Firth,