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Proclamation. —-Johnson’s new Amnesty Pro
clamation was issued Sept. Bth. It extends amnes
ty to all persons who were engaged in the rebellion,
and who take an oath set forth in the proclamation,
excepting the three following classes : 1. The chief
executive officers, heads of departments, foreign
agents, and State governors under the rebel confed
eracy, military officers above the rank of brigadier
funeral, and naval officers above the rank of cap
tain. 2. All who were guilty of cuelt/to Union
prisoners. 3. Those who, at the time they seek to
avail themselves of the proclamation, are in custody
of the civil, military or naval authorities, and are
held to bail; and all persons implicated in tlie assas
sination of President Lincoln. The new oath, to be
taken by all seeking the amnesty, pledges loyalty to
the Constitution and the; Union, and observance of
all laws relating tofthe' emancipation of Slaves.
Treasury. —The internal revenue receipts for the
w§,ek, were'55,580,2183. . ;T!
"Diplomaftio.—The President has appointed ex-
Congressman Thos. N, Stillwell, of Indiana, to be
Minister to Venezuela.
The President has issued a proclamation di
recting the military authorities in the South to sus
tain the processes and judgments, of the United
States Courts.
■War Office. —Gen; Grant has asked; to be ex
cused from attending Cabinet meetings, except when
military matters are considered, and he was not at
the Cabinet session Sept. 3d.
Naval. —Napoleon has paid a delicate compli
ment to the United States in naming the iron-clad
ram Dunderberg, the “ Pvochambeau.” Tt was Count
Rochamb'eau who commanded the French auxilia
ries tliati aided the Americans in-capturing York
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Pennsylvania.—The Republican State Central
Committee in Pittsburg, Sept. 5, adopted resolutions
endorsing Secretary Stanton, and declaring that the
action of the Senate in restoring him will be wel
comed ; also approving the course of Generals Sheri
dan, Sickles and Grant —51,791,644 of the State
debt extinguished during .Jhe.yearsending
on the'2d instant. ’’ 1 *
New York.—The book Trade sa’lea "commenced
on Thursday morning, Sept. sth, at Leavitt, Stre
bigh & Co’s, rooms, Clinton,Hall, tlie,-expensive iii
vbice'pf J. B. LippineotV & .Co.,' leading off.—The
taxable property of Brooklynis valaedatsl4B,oll,-
535, an increase of three millions during the year.
—Wim BuAstpr and A|ex. T, SteWSrUare Episco
palians’; Peter Cooper is a Unitarian; Moses H.
(.Trinnell'-istdlttb'f Ex-Governor Morgan is a Presby
terian ; James Brown, of Brown Bros, is ditto;
the owner ,of the HI fill,Avenue Hotel, Mr. ;Eno, is a
member of Dr. Spring’s Brick Church ; H. B. Claflin
i 4 a Congregationalist, and Daniel Drew,, a Metlio- ,
Executive Committee offfhe Southern I
Relief Association he d a final meeting, Sept. 4. The
total contributions for Southern aid have reached
nearly $3,000,000, including $573,000 expended by
direction of Congress out of tlie Freedman's Bureau
appropriation.—William 0. Bryant, of the Evening
Post, Hon. John W. Forney, and J. W. Forney, Jr.,
of the Philadelphia Press, the Hon. Justin S. Mor
rill; Senator from Vermont, and. the Hon. James S.
Blaine member of Congress from Maine,; arrived
home froni Europe in the Persia, on Wednesday.—
Chaplain Ives stated at tlie Auburn prison, the oth
er day, that if the sale of intoxicating liquors could
be stopped,- Auburn and Clinton prisons could be
used in five years from now for agricultural colle
ges.' . ■
Massachusetts.—Gen. B. F- Butler has come out
for prohibition;—The valuation iff Boston for ’tax
purposes in 1867 is $444,946,100.. The inoreaseton
18§U*is' i “The tax'rate of'Boston for
lliis year is $1.55 per hundred, and"is expected to
produce $6,659,344. , /
Maine.—The State election was held September
9. The majority of Chamberlain, Republican, for
Governor, is about 13,500.
New Jersey.—lt is said that 40,000 visitors have
been at Long Branch this season.
"Vermont.-— I The election wtvs held Sept. 3d. The
returns indicate a light vote, and a Republican ma
jority of 18,000.
Delaware. —John S. .Valentine, Radical,
elected Mayor of Wilmington, Sep r . 3, by 270 ma
jority. The Radical ticket was successful in all of
the wards ;biit one —An Equal Rights Convention,
composed of white and colored delegates, was held
Sept. 4, in Wilmington. Resolutions favoring a
universal suffrage law were adopted, and delegates
to the Border State Convention were appointed.—
A huge waterspout, estimated at over one hundred
feet in diameter, crossed the Delaware river above
New Castle,. Sept. 5. Fences and trees were instant
ly destroyed by it on touching land.
Ohio. —The Fenian Congress convened, Sept. 3,
at Cleveland, and was organized J>y. President Ro
berts. A thousand delegates"are.present. The ses-;
sions are secret.—The fourth annual Convention of
the Spiritualists met the same day and place. Over
300 delegates were present, representing every State
but California.—There has been no rain at Cincin
nati since the middle of July.—The Spiritualist Con
vention has adopted a resolution recommending the
forming of the Spiritualists into a.secret order, sim
ilar to the Masonic. ’
Illinois.— I There were 120 deaths in Chicago week
before last, against 255 for the corresponding week ‘
of last year. ■ . _
Michigan. — 411 the agricultural scrip allowed
by law in this State, has been already located.—The
lumber products of the Saginaw district, this year,
foot up 306,000,000 feet, against 305,000,000 last
year. The Flint River falls off nearly 20,000,000
in product, which nearly neutralizes the increase of
other rivers.
California.—The exports from San Francisco to >
Asiatic ports, during the past eight: months, have:
been nearly $7,500,000, of which $6,000,000 were
treasure. —Senator Jarnes A. McDougall died. Sept.
3, at Albany.—.The'election returns show that tfie
Democrats have swept the State. . Haight’s major
ity forGpyernorisplaeed at 80.<0, Two of-;tbe Con
gressmen are Democrats, and the Legislature'is 1
Democratic.—The- population of San Francisco is .
over 130,000, an. increase of 74J000 in seyen years.'
—Henry H. Haight,'the Governor elect, is a native
of Rochester,. N. Y.—The election gives a Demo
cratic majority in the House, while the Senate re
mains Republican, with a preponderance in favor of
the Democrats, on joint ballot. The Legislature
holds over for two years, and the one just chosen
will have the. selection of a United States Senator,
lor the term" commencing March 4, 18fi9,'when the
term of Senator Conness expires,
District of Columbia.—The "Board of Managers
of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteers,
met at Washington, Sept. 7th. Reports were read
showing that 600 soldiers are located in these asy
lumns, while 500 others are receiving relief at their
homes. Buildings to accommodate 600 more are
being erected at various points.
' Texas. —The ichneumon fly, the great destroyer
of the cotton worm, has appeared in large numbers
on the coast, to the great joy of the planters.
Missouri. —$800,000 in gold dust was received in
St. Louis, Sept. 4, from Montana.—There were 209
deaths in St. Louis week before last, against 671 in
the corresponding week oflast.year. ,
Tbixtel’see;—The Grand Jury at Nashville have
indicted over a tbousaud persons for selling beer on
Sunday. This causes great indignation among the
Germans.
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THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1867.
Kentucky.— Gov. Helm was inaugurated, Sept.
3. Owing to his illness the inauguration oath was
administered at his residence. He died, Sept. S.
Virginia. —The U. S. Commissioner at Richmond
has given the opinion that the civil rights law does
not compel steamboats to carry negroes as first
class passengers.—The Washington Chronicle says
that some of the farmers in the neighborhood of
Manassas make a practice of selling the bones ot
soldiers buried on their farms to the bone-dust man
ufactories. .
North Carolina. —The State Republican Con
vention met, Sept. 4, at Raleigh, and effected an or
ganization.
■ South Carolina. —General Sickles has appointed
Beverly Nash; a negro, to be police*-magistrate in
Columbia. —It is estimated that there are 25,000
blacks, men and women in the State, who can read
a newspaper with a good understanding of the con
tents, who, two years ago, did not understand the
alphabet.
Georgia. —lt is denied that General Pope has
suppressed the Albany News. —An experiment in
China tea- cultureihas been so far successful. The
seeds were planted eight years- ago, and the shrubs
are about seven feet high, * Although exposed to all
weather, they are healthy,-and have full, vitality;
notwithstanding they are (liberally unleafed each
Beason,—An editor'says’he sees, a marked diminu
tion of respect for the doctrihe of State sovereignty
in the fact- that so many persons' spell; the word
'State with a small “ S.”—So far as known, 183,000
voters have bee^registered.
Louisiana.— ■icre were 28 deaths froth yellow
fever, Sept. 3, in New Orlems. The disease Has,
been declared epidemic by the health authorities
th’ere.—Gen. Sheridan lias turned oyer the command
of his district to Gen. Griffin. —There were 44 deaths
from yellow., fever in New Orleans, Sept. s.—The
Southern Pacific Railroad, running west from Shreve
port, in northwestern Louisiana, has come to a,stop
for laekiof means. —Gen. Griffin, in taking command,
at New Orleans, continues in force the orders of
Gen,; Sheridan. * .» n k " •* -f** ?
Indians^ —A recent inquiry'intoThevFortuPhil*
Kearny "massacre shows -that two "thousand In
dians were engaged in the massacre of’ Col. Fetter--
liiairand his 83 men. About 6000 hostile Indians
are now concentrated north of Fort Phil Kearny;
1800 Crows have pledged aBsistance.to'thfe whites."
Co-operation.— A co-operative' movement has
been began in New York City, with the object of
supplying laboring people with coal and flour at
cost prices. In Pittsburg, the co-operative foundry,
recently started, js said to be prosperously progress
ing. ~. .
.City. —The Democratic nominating conventions
of this city met, Sept. 3. /The, Judicial Convention
concurred in Judge Ludlow’s- nomination.—There
were 276 deaths in Philadelphia last week—a ;der>
crease 6f five a ! s com flared with the previous week,
and of-82 as compared' with’the Corresponding week
of last year. There were 562 deaths/ii New York
last week.
Mexico-—The death of General'Alvarez, Gover
nor of? Guerrero, is aniiouuced. He was ninety
years old,
Great Britain—Bv a late Parliamentary report,
it appears that the, total amount of the British debt,
funded apd unfunded, .qm March 31ft' last, vyas,s3,\
887,489,026 in’gold. During the previous year the
British debt was decreased $19,698;275 'in gold.—
The English income tax for the last fiscal year of
that country was paid on incomes amounting to
$574,255,795by 347,110.persons.' During the last
fiscal year there were in England 65,103 persons who
had incomes under $5OO, and 133 who had incomes
over $250,000 each.
Canada.— Everything is parched or burned up by
drought in the vicinity of Ottawa, Canada West. —
There has been,a serious riot ainong the-Iriah pop
ulation- at Griffintown. A number Of the rioters
were injured, three of them fatally.,
Cuba.—The Cuban cable is still incomplete, and
it is feared at Key West that the variable weather
in that region may have interferedwith the success
ful laying of this portion of the cable. ■>
’the New Telegraph Cable between Placentia,
Newfoundland, and North Sydney, Cape Breton,
has been successfully laid and tested. ti „
Brazil. —The Brazilian Parliament proposes to
extinguish the national"debt by means of lotteries.'
Ireland is to have a bountiful harvest this year,
as prospects, are better than since: ■ 1859. August
17th, the weather was delightful, and .the ripening
of grain progressed rapidly. -The potato rot had
appeared'in some districts, but so Slightly as to oc
casion no alarm—A letter from Queenstown states,
that since the first of July there lias been a great in
crease of emigration, and between July 3d and Au
gust 22d, tbirty-tliree transatlantic steamers sailed
from Qneenstoijp to |Atnprica, loaded down with
emigrants. i \ JO f J
of the Frengli/vlijat har
vest is«4nd t§ 4 Jit generally good, but ‘tTiesquafflity
will hsr&ljj,suffice for*a^yqar’s <
vintage ispoorer than last year. —Young America
gets sO 'drunk and disorderly in Paris that to become 1
asot is'styledbeing Americanized:—‘TheParisnews
>apers are out of humor with the Americans and
English because they do not' allow their machinery
in the Exp§sition to work on Sunday.; This observ
ance {if the Lprd’s day, .which is so ridiculeddn
France, should be the pride'of .Americansalways.”
— Phila. -Ledger.
Italy.— Foreign papers-say that the Pope wrote
to the Etnperoj of the French; som’e wepkis since,
saying that in case of a Uaribaldian invasion he
Should at once leave Rofne, as he would-not make
concessions tcT-the revolution, and go at once into
exilp in some neutral poultry. wh'ere he would wait
events. This declaration produced a' strong effect,
and .the despatch ordering all attempts to be, sup-:
pressed was forwarded from, Paris to Florence.—
The cholera is everywhere on the increase in Italy,
and is to completely baffle medical
skill. The type is severer than ever before, the time
between seizure and death averaging three hours.
Cleanlipegs seem of no avail as safe
guards/ ahd’the majority of victims are from the
upper and more comfortable classes. —Among the
victims of the cholera in Home were Baron Werther,
the Bavarian Minister,jCnd Cardinal" Altieri.®-. The
iattei w*edt“down to Albanh to h'elp 'aud > 'ehc , bm ,
his flock, who had fled:thither in, panic. After three
days’ labor he. was attacked and died on the 11th
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BY ATLANTIC CABEE.
i- September 3. Vienna, Presse (semi
official) says the U: S.'is on the.point of concluding
a negotiation with Denmark, for the purchase ot
all the Danish possessions in the West Indies, con
sisting of the Islands of St. Thomas, ASt. Croix and
St. John, for 88,000,000 in gold.— PeMh.—ln the
election for, aim.ember of the Hungarian Diet, yes
terday in this city, the candidate put forward by the
friends of Kossuth was successfdl.—Athens.—Advi
ces from Crete state that the fighting there has been
suspended for the present, an armistice having been
agreed upon.:— Constantinople. —A mixed Board of
Inquiry, composed ot both Ottoman- and Christian
members, has been appointed, and will soon leave
for Crete, to investigate the cause of the discontent
in that Island, and obtain from the inhabitants
statements of th eir grievances. They report to the
Government here, and upou the result of their la
bors future reforms will be based.
September 4g—-Lenrfoa;—A; Congress of the/lead
ing democrats of Buiaopp meets in ' Geneva, on the
9th inst. Viotor’Hugo, Louis Blanc, Jules Favre,
and Garibaldi are to be present, to make a demon
stration in favor of the preseryation of peace,-r-jD«S
- evening. —A large meeting was held to-day under
the directiomof the Reform League of this city. The
assemblage was quite orderly, but made loud and
prolonged manifestations of sympathy for the Fenian
convicts.— Vienna. —It is reported that Baron Von
Beust is maturing a plan for the sale of the Church'
property in Austria, and the payment of the accu
mulated indebtedness of the nation with the pro
ceeds.—Madrid.—The Spanish Government has
sent out orders for the immediate return of the fleet,
in the Pacific— Constantinople. —The British subjects
who were imprisoned by the King of Abyssinia have
gained their freedom.
September s.— London, evening- —The weekly re
turns of the Bank of England show the amount of
bullion has increased £500,000 since the last report.
— Dublin. —Criminal prosecutions have been com
menced in the courts against several persons who
are known to be prangemen, and who are charged
with participating in the recent processions and de
monstrations of the Orangemen, and with being par
ties to the disturbances which occurred.— Berlin. —-
The election returns from all parts of the Confeder
ation, show that the Liberal party will undoubtedly
have a large Parliamentary majority during the
coming session.—ln tlie Prussian Senate to-day. ac-.
■ was ■ taken which .indicates that that body is
willing to accept jtfte assurances given that the Salz
burg Conference is a guarantee for the peae’e of En
ro te.—Copenhagen; evening. —-The report that tlie
Gcyernment had- sold the Danish Islands, in tlie
AV ist Indies, to the United States, is officially de
nied.. ,
September 6, — London. —Recent despatches from
Alexandria discredit the reports of the release of
the English (captives? in Abyssinia.. The prepara
tions for the expedition are progressing.— Paris.— M.
Mbastier, in a circular in regard to the Conference
at Salzburg, states that the meeting of the Sover
eigtis was merely one of condolence over the fate of
Maximilian. There was a general interchange of
views on European politics, but no alliance or com
bination was planned.— Carlsruhe.^ The Grand Duke.
Frederick.lyilliam in ihe ( speech at jthe opening of
the Baden Diel/yesterday, took strong grounds in
favorjof the-union of Baden with the States of North
Germany.-^Afadriii—Strict orders have been given
for all vessels hailing from the United States to be
subjeited .to a rigid quarantine. *.
September 1:- — London.— Advices from Crete re
; port t lat the Turkish lauthoritieshad interfered with
an ,Ai lerican, vessel,.}vliich,was aiding the escape of
Cretai. refugees, and compelled her. to desist.—Ber
lin, "ei enwg.—ln a note, issu.ed from the Prussian
foreign office, the 'recent note ofM. Moustier is al
luded to as highly satisfactory 1 to Prussia.— Florence.
—Gar baldi, 1 While on his way to Geneva, passed
through! this city, and during his*stay here, on, in
vitation of the Minister of Prussia ;to Florence,
dined vith him at the palace of the Prussian lega
’tion. ,i?
Sept amber i.-r-London, —The Sublime Porte has
again ntiniated to the European Powers that it can
not ad nit any intervention-in the affairs of Candia.
Septimber 9.—Geneva. —General. Garibaldi’s re
ception by the citizens of Geneva was most enthu
siastic.! He declared his purpose to move oh Rome
was unalterable, and that the movement, though
deferred, would soon be carried out.
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Trimmings, Fine White Linen
for Shades, at
JOHNSTON’S
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEPOT,
1033 Spring Garden St., Just below 11th.
beautiful hair.
CHEVALIER'S LIFE FOR THE HAIR positively restores gray
hair to its original color and youthful beauty; imparts life, strength
and growth to the weakest hair; stops its felling out at once
keeps the head clean; is unparalleled as a hair dressing. Sold by
all druggists, fashionable hair-dressers, and dealers in fency goods •
The trade supplied by the wholesale druggists. * •. .
SARAH A. CIIEVAHRIt, New York.
jyWm-eow , '
printed by JAS D RODGERS,
<t 54 Iforth.Siacth Street, ...
HOME
Life Insurance Comp’y.
258 Broadway, New York.
Assets, $1,500,000 9000 Policies in Force.
Its Principles, Stability, Mutuality, Fidelity,
ADVANTAGES.
Ati organization strictly first class.
Assets proportioned to actual liabilities, as large as any company
old or new. 1
All the net profits go to the assured.
Dividends are declared and paid annually.
All its policies are uon-forfeitinK in the sense that its members,
under any circumstances, get all the assurances that they hav<»
paid for. ■ , . ...
One«thirdi the annual premiums loaned permanently on its poli-
Its members are not limited as to resident'or travel. No extra
premium is charged therefor or permits required./
All the forms of Life and Annuity Policies issued.
The HOME has declared and paid dividends annually, to its
assured members since its organization. Last dividend 40 percent,
applied immediately, which is more than 50 per cent, four y-ar*
hence. : *. ' ' '
\ Officers and Directors.
■friLTER S. GRIFFITH, President* ’ "
I. HtotOTHIHGHAMi Treasurer, v ‘ i\-\\ -
• GEO. 0. RIPLEY, Secretary.
X !1 ; ! w. j.c&PFfir, Actuary.
A. A. Low ft; Bros. 1 ,! 31 jßnrliiiySlip, N: Y-
I. FROXHINGRAM, Brest. Union Trust CO., N- Y.
j. s. t. stranaban; amuum
THORMESSENGERiPreth Brooklyn Bank.
SAMUEL SMITH- Ks-MkyorNslty of Brooklyn - . : *
HENRY B. PIERREPONT, 1 Pierrmont Place, Brooklyn.
A. BiBATIiIS, Broker, i
PETER o, CORNELL, Merchant.,Bo Wqt street, N. Y.
WALTER S, GRIFFITH, President. Brdtidyi,.
JNU, D. COOKS, Brest, Atlantic ltis. Co.
H. B. CLAPL IN, H. B. Claftin ft Co, 140 Clniiclf street, N. Y.
S. B. CHITTENDEN, S. B. Chittend-n ft Co, K, Y.
J. E. SOUTHWOBTH. Presfc Atlantic Brink: N.Y.
0. DUNNING- Sec. South Brooklyn Savings Institution.
JNO, G. BERGEN* Pblice Cointniskioiier.
LEWIS ROBE ttXS, L. Roberts & Co., 17,South strett, N. Y.
JOHN T. MARTINv 28 Piorrepofit street, Brooklyn;
JOHN HALSEY, Daiaht, Hafiey ft Co., New York. -
THUS! CARLTON," Methodist Book Room's, N. Y.
HAROLD DOLLNER, Dollnor, potter,* to., N. Y.
A. B. CAPWELL. Attorney arid Counsellor, N. Y.
NEHEMIAHKNIGHT. Hoyt, Sprague ft Cri., New York.
EDWARD A. LAMBERT, Merchant, 48 John street, N. Y.
JAMES HOWjPrest Union .White Lead Co., Brooklyn.
L7B. WYMAN, Merchant, 38 Burling Slip, New York.
GEO. A.-JARVIS- Prest. Lenox Fire Ins. Co., New York.
S, E, HOWARD- Howard, Sanger* Co., New York.
GEO. S. 1 STEPHENSON, Importer, 49 South Street, New York.
OHAS. A. TOWNSEND, Merchant, New York.
JOS. W;'GREENE. J, W. Ureeoe ft CoeiN, Y„
RUFUS 8, GRAVES, 63 Wall street, New York.
J, W. FROTHINGHAM, t rotliinghum *Baylis,N. Y.
EDWARD D, DELANO, New York.
E, LEWIS, Jr-. Valentine* Bergen. Brooklyn:'
AGENTS IN PHILADELPHIA, .
ESLER& COLTON, Cor. 4th & Library sts..
je6-ly ' Agents Wanted* '
INSURE your life
U YODR OWK HOME GOMPAHY
THE
AMERICAN
OF FXZXXjADHSZjFBIXA,
S. E. Cor. FOURTH & WALNUT Sts.
Insurers in thfs Corilpany have the additional guarantee of tha
CAPITAL STOCK all'paid up, IN CASH;.’which, together with
CASH ASSETS, now on hand amount to
$1,516,461 81,
Income for tiie Year 1866,
$766,537 80.
LOSSES PAID DURING THE TEAR AMOUNTING T*
$823,000 00.
Losses Paid Promptly.
DIVIDENDS MADE ANNUALLY, thus aiding the insured tg
pay premiums. '
The Inst DIVIDEND on all Mutual Polices in force January Ist,
1807, was '
Fifty per Cen^.
of the amount of PREMIUMS received during the year 1866.
Its Tnistees are well known citizens in onr midst, entitling il
to more consideration than those whose managers reside in distant
cities. *
Alexander Whilldin,
J. Edgar Thomson,
George Nugent.
Hon. James Pollock,
L.M. Whilldin,
P. B; Mingle,
Albert C. Roberts.
ALEX. WHILLDIN, President.
GEO. NUGENT, Vice-President.
JOHN C. SIMS, Actuary.
JOHN S. WILSON, Secretary and Treasurer.
CHARLES G. ROBESON, Assistant Secretary.
GIRARD FIRE MRAME OOMPAXY,
PHILADELPHIA.
CASK ASSETS, .
Office, 639 S. E. Cor, Chestnut and Seventh
DIRECTORS.
Tlios, Craven, Silas Yerkes, Jr.,
Furman Sheppard, Alfred S. Giliett,
Thos. Mac Keilar, N. S. Lawrence,
Jno. Supplee, ' Cbas. 1. Dupont,
Jno. W. Claghorn, Henry 1\ Kenney ,
Joseph Klapp, M. D.
Income for the year 1866,
Losses paid and accrued,
THOMAS CRAVEN, President.
ALFRED S. GILLETT, Vice-President.
JAS.' B. ALYORD, 'Secretary.
STRICT ECONOMY IN MANAGEMENT.
PROVIDENT LIFBJND TRUST CO.,
OF FJSIItJLDJSLPBTA . »
OFFICE No. U 1 SOUTH FOHBTH STBEET
Commenced business 7th mo. 24,1565.
Organized to extend the benefits of Life Insurance among members
of the Society of Friends. All good risks, of whatever denomination,
solicited.; • , '
ROWLAND PARRY,
Actuary. ' President.
WILLIAM, o. LONGSTKETH, Vice-President.
THOMAS, WIBTAR,' M.D., J. B; TOWNSEND,
Medical Examiner. Legal Adviser.
The Company, in addition to the security arising from the see
mutation of premiums, gives the insured the advantage of an actual
paid up capital. All the profits of the Insurance art divided among the
insured. I
Life Policies and Endowments in all the most approved forms
Annuities granted on favorable terms. fo2B-ly
OGELSBY & HODGE,
PLUMBERS, ftis AEJ> STEAM RITTERS, I
. i
Mo. 4 South Seventh Street,
J. M. HODOB.
Ou Bixtarea of all kinda furniahad. Country work promp
AH work warTmntsd. . AprfM
V pHTT.ADBLPHIA.
G. A.OGJBLBBT»*
William J. Hownrd,
Henry K.‘Benn«tt,
Isaac Hazleliuist,
George |W Hill,
John M. Chestnut,
John Wanamaker.
$300,000
Streets.
$103,934 72
47,094 00
SAMUEL S. SHIPLEY,