I THE DAnil''' jp'vENIKG TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22, 186 1 6 . THE EftRLY LIFE OF JAY COOKE. Jny Cooke Again nt NHi.ol III. TnMe for Figure unri Proficiency Therein -l-ove ol Anl,inftllla Ilr.t Entrance Into Phllnol-liin-Khort Wj nnd Uetnrn lloine-'" ' lls.nya a Second Vlalt at Ihe lnvlmlnn or it I.rndina nanker-Coinmcnrctnent Therefrom fnl. J lnnnrlRU 'arecr-llrlet Sketch or iiw '.Brothers- The IHipwcprcucniiUlnn Coke and the 1'njaat I'rri " ' " k.w ke made hi. Jloney-Hi Character Tor JBenevolcnce Ac. The fallowing ..ketch of (he life of the Kret A inert ricn bluKc TAora .h. New Vork of voter- 'sAlTprimr. Ohio. Not. in,. W.-KrsnmiiiR the liar ratlv.ofJs Cooke's early career, we fbil him, alter returning from St. Louis, at Ihe ;e of liftcen, nltend in'ir assiduously to acliool, and necking to acquire pro flclency In tlioao branches of education which he fonnd by lew years' experience were must needful in the practical bnsiness relations of life. The school was one of much excellence fur a Western village to pnsrrrf, and is looked back to by thono who wefts its puerile patrons with a sentiment of grateful recol lection. In the comparatively primitive time when it existed, the aim of education was of a simple and practical character. Reading, writing and arithmetic coutlitmrd tho lending branches of stndy to which the mind of tbe rising generation was directed. It has been already mentioned that arithmetic, or figures in any form, possessed a peculiar charm fur the intel lect of young Cooke. Various anecdotes are told of kit skill, nof only In enumeration, but in working out those Complex problems in compound Interest an 1 decimal fractious which, to the fancy of most boys, are a bore and even a terror. The teacher on one occasion submitted to the clas a problem for solution which none of the pupils could prapple with tnccessfully. He proceeded with a piece of clittlk to demonstrate the way of solving the difll culty, aud was doing so for a white in a satisfactory manner, when suddenly he found himself involved in certain premises that inevitably led to a wrong con clusion. In the meantime it was ohfcrved that young Cooke had been all along stihlviiiu the sum proposal and watching the teacher's process of explaining it with Intense Interest. When the-latter discovered liimsc! in a state of inextricublo embarrassment, the embryo financier bad just worked out mentally the correct rendering, and, with a flush of triumph, re lieved his perplexed preceptor irotn the dilemma in which he was placed by pointing out where the error in computation lay. Thenceforth both teacher aud pupils came to enter tain a higher regard for the calculating forte of young Cooke, and were prepared to see him eclipse them all in arithmetical skill and proficiency. In this expecta tion they experienced no disappointment, as he gave each day higher proof of that particular order of Renins which has placed him foremost in the mone tary world to-day. At this time his father, Mr. Kleu theros Cooke, was a prominent and influential mem ber of Congress, and while at borne from his legisla tive duties took great pains to cultivate in his eons a taste for solid and sensible reading. He had no dilli cnlty in Influencing their mental habits in this direct tion, for they were naturally Btudiona, thoughtful and retiring. The only pastime in which Jay was noted for taking a delight was fishing, and of tlie piscatory art he has all his life been an enthusiastic follower. When not occupied with his studies be loved to steal away by the lake shore with rudely fashioned rod and line, and stay for hours alone angling for bass, pike cr pickerel, when a boat was available he was accus tomed, with oue or two companions, to hoist sail, aud rove away among the numerous islands on the lake outside the bay. Of these there is one called Gibral tar, behind which Perry, on the eve of battle, awaited the approach of the British fleet. Itlnight have been a dream of the juven ile anglers, when fli-hing among the rocks of this picturesque islet, that one day he should come to claim it as all his own from shore to shore. If such a dream were ever in dulged in it has been amply realized, for he can claim sotuloue the isle itself, but within its limits a regal summer "residence, with itg castellated tower over . looking the land aud water all around. But he still preserves the old taste for angling, and in storm or sunshine. Jay Cooke, the financier and millionaire, duriag four or five weeks of the summer he spends here, leaves his sumptuous dwelling, overflowing with Visitors generally ministers of the gospel, too poor to enjoy the expensive luxury of a vacation elsewhere, and starts out in the morning early, with his rod and line as of yore, and to tbe old favorite nooka among the cliffs, where, as a boy In other days, he plaved tho angler and dreamt, perhaps, that gold instead of wbite fish would one day come to his net. When Jay wus In liis lfith year, his brother-in-law, Mr. William G. Moorhead, then largely interested in canal and railroad enterprises, and residing in Phila delphia, paid a return visit to Sandusky, where he hud formerly resided. lie was struck by the pro ficiency and completeness Jny exhibited in those branches of education adapted to mercantile pursuits, aud invited him to become a book-keeper in his office. The invitation was embraced, and this marks Jay Cooke's first acquaintance with Philadelphia. Mr. Xoorhead had several associates with him in his business, npon whom the stranger in a short tune made a very favorable Impression. In those days the influx of young men from the country, especially from the far West to ine large Eastern cities, was not near o great as now, aud those who showed any uncom aiou traits of character became soon known, and bad their merit canvassed. In his new sphere the subject of this sketch addressed himself to the task of. sus taining his reputation for energy, integrity and man liness, for he was astute enough to know that such qualities make a more lasting and favorable Impres sion among business men than the most brilliant ac cunipllt Linen ts, and as the sequel shows, he was cor rect in his calculation. After tpeuding ncurly a year in Philadelphia, where he learned a good deal about the nature of stocks and finance, his brother-in-law's concern was dissolved, Hr. lloorhead accepting the government post of consul to Valparaiso. .Jay returned to ins noma In rjandusky, and was again fairly started in his studies when his father received a letter from Mr. E. W. Clark, of the leading banking firm of K. W. Clark & Co., of Philadelphia, asking permission to take Jay, whose character he had heard spoken of very com meuduhly, into his establishment, and afl'ord him that which he had the greatest anibitiou to acquire, a thorough knowledge of banking. This oiler was wholly unexpected on the part of the youth or of his friends, and though his father who wus then In inde pendent circmuBtances, might have felt a little reluc tant at first to part with his sou, be saw, oil reflection, that such an opportunity seldom presented itself, mid, knowing that the business was exactly what suited the bent of Jay's miud, he decided to send him, in an swer to the request. This event marks the turning point In hi fortune. Had be remained in Sandusky, he might have pro bably achieved by this time celebrity iu its local an nals, together with a moderate independence; but to nave his name linked for all time with the financial issues of the great struggle, aud to accumulate sulli cient fortune to seen re every temporal enjoyment, was a consummation with which more aspiring men might have been well content to abide. I shall here allude briefly to the history of his brothers, as illus trative of the prosperity vliich hag utteuded this fa vored family. Henry I). Cooke is a graduate of several colleges, lie is the literary mind of the family, along with being no mean adept iu financial science, lu connection with bis brother-in-law, Mr. Moorhead, he accumu lated considerable metiuB in California during the prevalence of the gold epidemic. He returned here iJlffJ"1 8 ,,lace "'''"ward. -and purchased the v,'P.n. wenuiMfr. an organ of the Republican party. fcuH ?t.Mi.eia u Wl.ih tl,u imiruii1 ue "o"'0 ac- At that tU - xl"- V "l"e' th0 Prepe" Cuief Jutice floveffloJ it ?l.r- Clm"u cu'"eiplated running for iT.i''',,l,d! "" towards tbafeud ens wn er to reHiicmiat, the JUqi'ier i cf the Columbus Journal, iu tills good service for Chime, and in nth. wended himself to tw '? , V, . ,i . " !",7 wtio was a tolerably vieor- unu take charge position lie did gratitude of tlntt gcutlcmau. At the beginnii! l;'i,hewur'-hibr:'1' .d M. i r "rrTtof Lis I committed to y Cooke. Washington, and thua far he ... 1 T. . . "'l1'."0 ,u house iu f prosperity. re"outtbierau lilt Cooke, the eldest brother, was sent t wt Toint when a boy. through the uto"$& Cans, lie was forced to leave ou account of ill health and returned to Suudu.ky. Ho afterwards traveled a food deal in Europe, but ultimately settled down here, where he encued from time to lime in various , speculations, in most of which he reaped los and disappointment. He is of a retiring and domestic turn, benevolently disposed, but with no strikim? force of character, At the cloHe of the war he received Irlia) management of his brother's house iu New Vork, of which city or Brooklyn ho it now a ro-ddeui fci.ru. J. Cooke, married to Mr. Moorhead, of Piulg. Oelphia, is the oldest of the family. She has tu reuu tation of being very estimable and refined, wUu a Uste (or elegant Biirroiiiidinirs and a high order if Uviug. (she resides in Philadelphia and is no lestf jronperously provided for than her brothers. iue purpose ol this correspondence mw neither lh. rhM.T 1 "K'xe"or .yisparage, to magnify nor belittle Uil ill . ""r u""y oi Juy Cooke, but i!i?l,lor'..f 1" obscure Western youtl slnuily to fchi. and rZn ' rat Vr,"cil,lB "d integrity to guide Cam'.. V 1,n'F ulw" own "kill audeuerifv ad- n In two leading particulars he has been misunderstood; flrst.s "b Mlnanctal s.snding at tj. opening ol the war - and again, s to tbe amount of money made by h "ivU ami I Vile partners out of the people by nego t'Btlne the eovermnent loans. Among the oligarchy of blinkers In Now York It waa customary to speak of Cooke as having been an obscure Western banker, and even se a bunk clerk up to the breaking ont of the Hebellion, when, through favoritism, he was made the financial agent, of the government, and that became '''The (ruth ta that before the war Jay Cooke had been at the head of one of the leading banking lioin-rs In the country, had already acquired the ex perience of a quarter of a century as a banker and general financier, and had also accumulated a hand some fortune of his own. He had neither lived nor trmiMclcd bnsinof k In Sandusky since he left It as a boy to go to Philadelphia ; and in MO, beforo 5-20's were dreamed of, he was acknowledged to be one of tbe most prominent and successful bankers in tbe ccuniry. lie Had not contented bimseir with a knowledge of the treadmill routine of discounting notes and shsvlng uncurient money, but had carefully studied nnd thoroughly mastered the science of finance in its hct-t and broadest signification. He had made himself acquainted with the financial systems of other lands, searching in all for their elements of strength or weakness. lielng a thoronph enthusiast In his vocation, lie had made it the study of a life, and that, too, under the niot favor-thlc circumstances. H learned hi lesson In the school of experience and entered upon his business life iu a leading banking nous at the very time when the financial crasn ol 1KI7 broke upon the country. That event left a lasting impression npon his mind, nnd ltrst led him to look below the surface aud study the flrct principles of commerce, trade and finance. Following no 1 1 is course of studv lor a quarter of a century, the opening of the war found him, as I have said, ht the head of one of the largest buuking houses In America, and possessed of what, in other times, would have been deemed an ample fortune. So much for the financial antecedents of Jay Cooke. Tho prevalent impression regarding the source of Mr. Cooke's present wealth nud the amount realized from negotiating the government loans, is even more erroneous. In the first -place, the Treasury Depart mi nt did not avail ilselfof Cokc's assistance until it had uttcrlv failed itself to dlsposo of the govern ment bonds fast enough to meet the increasing de mnnds of the war. ifnited States securities were a new thing to the people, nnd they held aloof from In esting tlieir hard-earned money in them nutil they I'lidei stood, their character more fully, and until they were convinced that by lending money to the govern ment they were doing n good thing for themselves and the country; in a word, uiltil the louu was thoroughly popularized. At a time when all other expedients had failed, nnd the government knew not which way to tnru ror funds, Jay Cooke undertook the task of popularizing and negotiating the loan then authorized. Peing a leading banker In the country, with extensive bnsi nefs connections iu America and Europe, possessing the confidence of prominent men, and, above all, bringing Ui bear upon the subject an enthusiastic faith in the patriotism and pride of the people, ho seemed to the department to ean eligible man for the work, and a Icoiitract was made with him accord ingly. In ail foreign lands government loans are in variably negotiated through private bankers, and theee banks are paid from two and a half to five per cent, commission on their sales, besides being gua rantied from loss. Our government od'ercd Cooke live-eighths of one per cent, on the amount of his sales, lie to awinie all risks and pay all costs. This was far less'than what it had already cost the govern ment to sell bonds it 'elf, and only about one-eighth part of what English, French and German bankers re ceive for the same service, unaccompanied by risks. Cooke, however, accepted the offer, and entered with fire and energy upon his herculean undertaking. The marvelous success which crowned his labors is of itself a feature iu the four years' struggle. Out of his five-eighths of one per cent, commission, Cooke puid one-fourth of one per cent, to the banks of the country as sub-a gents for their services in disseminat ing the loan, delivering the bonds and transmitting the proceeds. Out of his remaining three-eighths he paid a small army of traveling agents, clerks aud se cretaries, and bills for the moat extensive kiud of ad vertising, ludeed, Cooke's great and singular suc cess in negotiating neatly fifteen hundred millions of United States bonds, was due in a great measure to his unparalleled use of printer's ink. His appeals to the people throughout the columns of every news paper in the land told iriesistibly in the end. I am informed that at oue time, when the first loan was started, the house of Jay Cooke & Co. was out of pocket to the amount of half a million dollars for ad vertising and other expenses connected with the loan, while nothing could bo shown for the outlay ; and if the bonds had then failed to sell, as they bad when offered by the government, this amount would have been a dead loss to Cooke, ns he could have had no legal claim for reimbursement on the Treasury. Had he depended wholly or mainly on his government commission for the realization of a fortune the con clusion is, he might have beeu disappointed. Tim iaixu amount of money made by Jay Cooke and his linn within tbe past tew years has been chiefly derived from the enormous business which has poured in upou them in consequence of their prestige as public hankers. In th'iH way he has been vastly benefitted by his connection with the government loau: but it is the legitimate fruit of his exertion and faithfulness, and r.n-tj the nnoole nothing. From his government commissions ho gained comparatively little, but from his government connection he has se cured what (ieneral drain aim owium uavu uummcu, a reputation, and this now brings him in financial gain, as it brings the military heroes promotion aud politi cal preferment. , However, if with all his financial skill be did not exhibit a spirit of benevolence and unselfishness, it would bo difficult for hint to escape the reproach of being simply grasping and avaricious; but, according to some, day cooKe gives away in iinosiuiiiaiiotis charily half his entire income. Being an active and earnest member ot the Episcopal Church, much of his benevolence takes a religious channel.. Ho has do nated S!i6,t)u0 to Kenyon College, at Uambier, Ohio, aud helped to endow several educational institutions in Pennsylvania. Ho has built a neat chapel, at his ow n expense, for the residents of Put-in-ilay Island, near Sanduky, and has erected several country C iurrhes in the vicinity of his home on Chelten Hills, near Philadelphia. In this town he is very popular. He (nits on no airs, dresses plainly, is inclined to be jovial in his manner, and never once forgets tbe place or the people that knew him belore be dreamed of being a millionaire. - Stonewall Jackson's Staff1. During the late eesBlon of the Synod of Vir ginia, three of the staff officers of the late hero ot the Valley, Stonewall Jackson, lodged under the eame roof Kevs. Dr, Dabney and J. P. Smith, members of the Synod, having been en tertained by their old comrade in arms, Major W. J. Hawks; nud as Captain Smith remarked, the Major having fed them during tho war, he had no doubt of his ability to perform the same service for them here. Many must have been the reminiscences of their varied experience In camp und field, and many the sad recollections of their lamented commander revived by the meeting of these veterans. Others among this body of ministers of tbe Gospel of Peace fought and bled tor their country's liberties on the bat tle fields of Virginia. Captain Miller and Major Kit k patrick (a ruling elder) hurled the cannon ball into the enemy's rucks with terrible skill, arid vet others served as chanliilns and as pri vate soldiers in tho. deadly strife (Jharleuton ( Va.) tret J'ress. How Olrt Is He t It became necetsary, lust week, in the Crimi nal Court at Newport, Ky., in order to render a boy witness competent, to prove that he had rent-bed the age of ten years, and his mother, an Iribb womun, was called lor. that purpose. "How old is jour bju John?" quoth the lawyer. '-Indade, sir. I dunuo, but I think he's not tin ylt," was the replv. "Did you make no record of his birth ?" 'The pnute did, in the ould country, where he was bom." "flow long after your marriage was that?" "About a year; may be liss." "When were you married 5"' '"Dade, sir, 1 dunno." " "Did you not bring a certificate of your mar riage with you from the old country ?" Hey, sir? and what should I nude w d a certltikit whin i had tho ould nion himself along widme?4' , No lurthcr questions were abkefl. Thaddeus Stevens offers for sale the Cale donia Iron Works in this Btate, destroyed by the insurgent forces In July, 18G3. Ihe land coiisihtB of nearly 21,000 acres. If it not sold ho proposes to rebuild the.works under a charter obtained for manufacturing purposes, which contains the privilege of building a railroad from the waryiana uu v the Susquehanna river. It is also the inten tion of Mr. Stevens to build this road if suf ficient stock can be difyoBed of for that pur pose. In one of Josh Hillings' late papers lie says: "The Bun waa a going to bed, and the Levins fur and near were a-Mtuhiug at the performance!" . DRY GOODS. 6. JAFFRAY t CO., MO. COS CHESHITT STBEET, ABE RKi'EITINCI AltD NOW OPENING FOB FALL TRADE, rKLLUHEN OF LINENS, . f TABLE CLOTHS, NAPKI-NS, HUCKABACKS, DIAPERS, ' TOWELLINGS, DAMASKS, SHEETINGS, PILLOW LINENS, L. C. nDKFS., HOSIERY, GLOVES, CRAPES, VEILS, QUILTS, Ladles', Gents', and Children's Under wear, Embroideries, Nets, KlbVona, Kto. Kto. The above will be sold at tbe lowent New York prices, and on the mosl advantageous terms. Represented by S. Story. ' 9 4 wfm3m QREAT BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS. RICKEY, SHARP & CO., I9IPOBTEBS, JOIiBEUM ADD BETAILER1 F No. 7C7 CHESNUT Street, PHILADELPHIA. Have made very extensive purchases during tbe late panic, and are now prepared to offer great - Inducements In FBENCII AND BBITINII DBT GOODS Of reliable qualities, In Uie best Styles and Colorings. ALSO, BLANKETS In great variety, at lower prices than current betore tbe war. Tbelr stock of ' SHAWLS, AND 1 14 Ul DBESS GOODS, Is ibe most varied and extensive in this market. ItlCKEY. SHARP & GO. Q L O A K I W C 8. WE ABE DAILY RECEIVING TOE NEWEST STYLES OF . LADIES' CLOAKBNGS, WHICH WE OFFER AT GREATLY BE" DI CED P BICES, IN ADDITION TO A FULL LINE OP FANCY CASS1MERES, COATINGS, AND GOODS GENERALLY ADAPTED TO MEN'S AND BOYS' WEAR. MCEEIS, CLOTIIIEK & LEWIS, CLOTH JOBBERS, 8 246m NOW. 10 AND 81 S. FOURTH ST. GIKAKi) KUW, E. M. NEEDLES & CO. Invite attention to their first-class stock of LACES AND LACE GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, HDKP8., ' VEILS, Em To which additions will constantly be made of theKOVELTLES OF THIS SEASON. They offer In their WHITE GOODS DEPART MENT HEAVY BKIKTLNQ CAMBBIOS, At 80, 86, and 40 cents, a Great Sacrifice. M.OH frHVHTO NDIA SHAWLS. GEOItOE FIlYEll, NO. 016 CIIESNCT STREET, Hps received and now open bis Fall Importation oi INDIA lHAWL8 AK1) fciCAlUfe, toiiellier with other kinds ol bhuwls. Also, ltlCH DRENS SILKS, BLACK SILKS, POPLINS, CLOAUINGS 10 2 8t CLOAKS, ETC., To which the attention of purchasers is Invited. Tbe guods are puich&sed lor cuali. and will be sold chnap. 1867. CHRISTMAS. 1S67. . ft LA. 0.W. Corner of JTovurOx and Ajroli Sta B ave reduced some FINS GOODS for valuable CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. VINE SnAWLS, HIK Nil. KM, MlltK VHI.VHTS, Kit PLAIIIN UH l'HLINS, TABLE COVERS, HI.AIVKriX HNK 1. MASKS, LI NKN NAPHIMM, ooiMiLvi:s WIIHHKU COLLARS UALJUUKAI.I. IMH. I III kJwiluuUI nrxvutoM covt-its, etc Army dlankets. A VERY LARGE LOT OF No. 1 GOVERNMENT BLANKETH, Iweiity-Uve pttlre lo a bale, nud w m I k ti ll, from lo to twelve pouuus Jr pair, fur futle:l vrZ&l bargains, PITKIN A CO., INSURANCE COMPANIES. NCOnPORATED I83G. OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE COJITAW. Philadelphia, November 18. 1867. The following statement ol the affairs of the Com pany la published In conformity with a provision ot Its charter: PREMIUMS RECEtVED From November A, IMS, lo October St. 1S67. Cn Murine and Inland Itlsks......ti.ii!H 'tMj On ilre Klbks lM,6Ufi-ll : A813.6S7-01 Premiums on rollolee not marked bll Isbvemucr 1, 16 Mfl.3o.voo ll.lW.Wj Ml PREMICMS MARKED OFF As earned from Nov. I, lns, to Oct. si, 1w!7. (in Mnrlnennd Inland IUnkB.........l,il Ou l ire lUtks. . iuu.hiz.51 $743,ll(V30 In'erest during the same period, feaivutfes, etc.... M IOS,44!'0!l $-tI8,0'Jl-3'J LOSSES, EXPENSES, ETC., During tbe year, as above. Mnrlne and Inland Navigation lAH .,...S.18,434-II Fire I k-ihh Return Premiums. Kt-lr.suranrrK ......... Akeuoy ClinKiti. 61. 8M Ko 6 2 R-ZM K7 40'UM'64 Advet lining, l'riniing, eic. .... Tm.es U. B. Tax on 4S.680-72 Premiums, l'ollc elaraiis, etc.... 20,18'5 Kxpeuses, eic - 17,u2'4a 008,5IVJ1 fJIU.'MA IS ASSETS OF THE COHPAN V. . November 1, 18CT. tioo.coo United Htates Five Per Cent. J an, 10-4o'...... 120,000 TJniied males Five Per OenU Louu, 1KM M 50,0(0 timid biates 7 8 lu Per Out Loan, . Treasury Notes. ... 200,000 Btnie or l'enusylvaula Blx Per e tent. Loan 125,000 City of Philadelphia hlx Per Oeut Loaa (exempt Irom tax) 50,000 fctale of New Jersey blx Per OeuU I xian ........ .'. 20,000 Pennsylvania Railroad First Mortgage bix Per Cent. Bonds.... ; 26,000 Pennsylvania Railroad, second Mortgage Hix Per Cent. Bonns.... 26,009 Western Pennsylvania Railroad blxPerlC'eut. Atesds (Pennsyl. Vanla Railroad (fuarnte).. 80.UOO btate ot Tennebsee Five Per CeuU Loan. 7,000 Htate of Tennessee Blx Per Oeut, Wr Ixan ., x ,1.1,000 8ixl shares stock of Oernianlown Gas tympany (principal and in terest guaranteed by tbe city of Philadelphia) 7,500 160 Shares Siook of Pennsylvaula Railroad Com pany. .............. 5000 100 bbares btock or North Pennsylva nia Railroad Company 20,000 80 Kharew block or Philadelphia and boulhern Mall bteamship Com pany........ ..... aoi.ooo-oo 13I,400'CV 52,562-60 210,070 -00 125,(125-00 61 .000 -00 19.800-00 28,375-00 20,000-00 18,000 00 4,270 00 15,000'00 7.800-00 3.000-00 13,000-00 201,900-00 201,900 Loans on Bonds and Mortgage, first liens on City Properties.... (1,101,400 par. Market y,alue f)l,102,802-50 Real Ftate 86,000'00 Hills 'Receivable for Insurance made" 219,135-67 Balances due at Agencies Pre miums on Marine Policies Ac crued Interest, and other debts due the Company 43,331-86 fctock and.bcrip of bundry Insu rance and other Companies, . . (K7-00 Estimated value .. 3,017-0O Canh la Rank ..1108,017-10 Cablilu Drawer 198.51 - 103,315'62 1,607,805-15 Philadelphia, November 18, is7, Tbe Board of Directors have this day declared a CA6H DIVIDEND OF TEN PKIt CENT, on the Capital Btock, ana BIX rEB OBtir. Interest on the Scrip ol the Company, payable on and alter th 9 1st ol December proxtmo, free of National and State tax. They have also declared a SCRIP DIVIDEND OF TWF.NTY-FIVK PER CENT, on the earned pre miums for the year ending October 81, 1867, certificates of which will be issued to the parties entitled to the same on and after the 1st December proximo, free of National and State taxes. They have ordered, also, that the SCRIP CERTIFI OATHS OF PIIOF1TS of the Company, for the year ending October 31, 1863, be redeemed in CASH, at the office of the Company, on and alter 1st December proximo, all Interest thereon to cease on that day. No. certificate of profits Issued under $25. Bv the act of Incorporation "no certificate shall Issue unless claimed within two years alter the declaration Of the Dividend whereof It Is evidence. DIRECTORS. Thomas C. Hand, John C. Davis, Edmund A. Souder, Theophilus Paulding, John B. Penrose. James Traqualr, Henry C, Lallett, Jr., Sam o el E. Stokes, Henry Sloan, William O. Boulton, Edward Darlington, H. Jones Brooke, Edward Lafourcade, Jacob Rlege1, James C Haml, William C. Ludwlg, Joseph H. Seal, Qeorge O. Lelper, Hugh Craig, John D. Taylor, Ueorge W. Bernardou. Jacob P. Jones, James B. MoFarlaad, Joshua P. Eyre, Hpencer Mcllvalne, J. B. Bemple, Pittsburg, A. B. Berger, H D. T. Morgan, M THOMAS O. HAND, President. JOHN C, DAVIS, Vice-President. HENRY LYLBURN, Secretary, 11 15 15t HENRY BALL, Aslataat Secretary. ' FURS. 1867. FALL AND WINTER. 1867: FUR HOUSE, (Established In IOIO.) -ne nnderslgned Invite the special attention of the Ladles to their large stock of FORB, consisting of Muffs, Tippets, Collars, Etc.. LN RUSSIAN SABLE, HUDSON'S BAY SABLE, MINK SABLB ROYAL ERMINE. CHINCHILLA, FITCH, ETC. All of the LATEST STYLES, SUPERIOR FINISH, and at reasonable prices. Ladles In mourning will find handsome articles PERSIAN NES and SIMIAS; the latter a moat bean (Itnllnr. CARRIAGE ROBES, SLEIGH ROBES, and POOl MUFFS, In great variety. A. K..& F. K. WO M RATH, 1 11 4m NO. 417 ASCII ST BEET. jft d Will1 remove to our new Store, No. 121 Cheenut street, about May I, 1868. p A N C Y F U R 8. The subscriber having recently returned Irom turope with an eiitliely new stock of runs Ol his own selection, would oOer the same to his cus tomers, made up In tbe latest styles, and at reduced prices, at bis OLD ESTABLISHED STORE, fiO. 19 NOBTII TUIUD TUKJET, 10 21 2m ri 'ABOVE ARCH. JAMES RKISKY. pRIVT WELLP-OWNERS OF PUOPEKTV X '1 he only pia e to get Privy Wells cleaned aud aislnlecled at very lew prices. ' A. PEYHON, Manufectnrer ef Puudrtue. ' t!0( COLO f""l'H'HaYnliwt INSUnANCE COMPANIES. 1829 CHARTER PERPETUAL Franklin Fire Insurance Co, or rniijLBEUMiiA OFFICE; MOM. SS AMD4S7 CHESNUI MTBECTi v ASSETS OX JAMCARX 1,1907, a03,140-lB. tarltal. , ,t40o,oon-ot Accrued burp iua Premiums - a,4)2-if UNSETTLED CLAIMS. fc3,4JiU8. INCOME FOB ISM. U6,U00. L4KMF.S PAID SINCE 18 OVEB 3,S00,000. Perpetnal and Temporary Policies on Liberal Termr. DIRECTORS. Charles N. Bancker, teorge Falos, i uifian vv aguer, Samuel Hrant, beoiue W. Richards, A nrei jritier, Frauds W. Lewis, M. D Peter AfcUali, laaav iam, l nomas sparks, CHARLES N. BANCKKR, PresfuenL UliOHUK FA l.kH. Vlr I'riul.lant J. W. McALDs l KH. Becreiary pro tem. H12 3t BROOKLYN L1FU INSURANCE OF HEW TOBH, MUTUAL. POLICIES NON-FORFITABLE. Thirty day. grace given In payment ol Premiums. No extr. charge for residence; or travel In any portlen of ths world. Clvldeads declared aina&lly, and paid lo cash. Dividend In 1S67, 40 per cent. COLTOB & BIIELDEN, GENERAL AGENTS, K.E. COBNEB SEVEKTII AND CIIESNCT. Agents and Bolicltcrs wanted In all the cities an towns In Pennsylvania and Boutbern New Jer sey M INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA; OFFICE, No. 882 WALNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED 1794. CHARTER PERPETUAL. CAPITA!., 9900,000. ASSETS JANfJABT 8, 1807 .'...1,7S,967'80 INSURES MARINE, INLAND TRANSPORTA TION AND FIRE RISKS. DIRECTORS, Arthur G. Coffin, baniuel W. Jones, Jobn a. Brown, Charles Taylor, Ambrose White, Richard D. Wood, William Welsh, fci. Morris Wain, - George L. Harrison, Francis R, Cope, Edward H. Trotter, Edward w. Clarice, William Cummlugs, T. Chariton Hemy, Alfred D. Jescup. John P. WhltA. aiuuu xuaaou,. Lou l.t C. Madeira. ARTHUR. Ci. mrviw u.ui,i.. Chaklir Piatt. Kecretary. WILLIAM BUEHLER, flarrlnburg, Pa., Central Agent lor the Btate of Pennsylvania. 1 toj QIRARD FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, (No.- 630) N. E. COR. CHESNUT AND SEVENTH STS., ' PHILADELPHIA,' CAPITA!. AND KVH1!C OVEB 8300,000 INCOME lOB 186ttt 10,0lt t. Losses Paid and Accrued In 1866, 817.000. Cf TV Vl I ( V. flmnunl mrt t.lVVl vamnt.. .. t .1 . i f luo,louM,o ol property hastbeen Bucoebst'u'ly insured dred Losses by Fire promptly paid. DIRECTORS. Thomtq Craven Kllas Yerkes, Jr.. Allred H, uillett, N. H. Lawreuce. Charhs I. Dupout, llunrtr k' L' Furuian Sbeppard. Tbi mas alacKeilar,! ui uu nuppiee, John W. Clagborn, ' c t ''r'lOMAH CRAVEN, President:. A. B. GItLETT. Vice-President. a Ti fmwj JAMES b. ALVORD, Secretary. piRC INSURANCE. LIVERPOOL ANJ EONOOIV AND GLOBE insUHANlli COM PA NX. ASSETS OVEB $16,000,000 ah vuax. an auk sj. mH OVKa.8l,Su,00U PHILADELPHIA BOARD. Lemuel Coffin, Esq., ICharles 8. Smith. Esq., Joseph W. Lewis, Ksq., Henry A. Duhriug, Kam. Edward Slier. Ea. ' All losses promptly aljusted without reference to i'.ogianu. PHILADELPHIA OFFICE, A'O. 6 ilEliVBANTtf' EXCHANGE, ATWfMin Rurnr 10 17 thBtngm General Agent for Pennsyl vanla. PKOVIDKT LIFE AND TIUJST COMPANY OF PHILAUKLr-UIA. fcr tit u Li.riii'ini ... . A-, iii wd, ruunin nireec. A PITA I. l. U. I la -V OW InBurance on Uvea, by Yearly Premiuma: or by fi AuuuUleH Kruuied ou favorable . erma. linn v ompany, wiine giving tbe iusured thesecurlty ola paid-up Capital, will divide the entire prohls ol Moneys received at interest, and paid on demand. Authorised by charier to execute Trusts, aud to acl as iLxecutor or Administrator, Assignee, or Uuardiau. and in other liduuiary capacities, uuuer appolntmudi ol any Court ol this Commonwealth, or auy oerson or itfi-HnliN t r luiflt.u. in 1 1 1 j 1 1 - .... . . r r MiiyuitH), SAMUEL B. niPLKY, Mfl ItBLJUllfi, HENRY nArNES, T. W1STAH BK'JVVN. W. 11. l.ll.V.l, 1,' nr RICHA1U WOOD, RICHARD CADHORY. WILLIAM HACKER,' i ' II A I I l.'M 1.. (iiiL'L.ru SAMUEL R. bUil'Lt-.Y, ROWLAND PARRY, FreMdeiit. Actuarv ,WJ?'tTAM9; I;OKTRErjT, Vlce-Presldeul. T?MA8 D., J. B. TOWN3END, 7 2, i Medical Examiner. Lenal AdvUur. pilOSMX INSURANCE COMPANY OP PUI M jja I'HiijrjiiA. lNCCUlPOKATEU 1861-CnARTEU PERPETUAL. Nil.'2v4VAI.N " Mmoi i.i,i...ul.u n... i. ...... . . In addition to M A 111 N hi and INLAND lNctUR, A M E, this Oompany lusures from Ions or damage bj fi niV V kA C 1A1 1 ii ui. than hlX:tiUiUAWTt2nn betnuromctlvadluKte'da.,,1 JJT.i U a have John T,. TTnrtcfl LawrnneA T.nwit t- W. II. Maboiiy, Ji.liu T. I.ewlH, William b. Urant, Hubert W. Learning, I'. I'lurk W burlou, Luvld Lewla.""" Heujuuiln EUInnr, i'liouiui H. powers X it M.. I I " duiuna CaHilllon, caiuuei wucox, i ami in i;, ix orris. BAMuKLWcy;VJreVaVy. oat- FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY.-THB tl PENNSYLVANIA TRK INbUKANCEOOM S7V.T1','.VX,il"'lt'd l1-Oharter Perpetual-No. 51H. W L r Btrli opposite Independence bonare, 1 his Company, favorably known to the community lor over forty years, coutluues to huureagaliiMt Ions or damage by Ure ou Vunllc or Private bulldlugs, either peimaneutly or for a limited time. Also, on Pnrnlture, Slocks of Goods, and Merchandise gene rally, on liberal terms. - Their Caiilial, together with a larr Hornlna and, a Invented in the mnet oarelul niamier. wblcli eualiies I bemi o otter to the Iusured an undoubted security in the case of loao. Daniel Smith. Jr.. Johm DeveMwg, Alexander Reuon, g liomas SmilU, laalla.lebun.t. Vli'tl L""' . Thoiuaa Robl'io. I, J. tilillugbani Fall, iiaulel Tladaix'k, Jr. . i.ajn ikLbMiru, J a., PresWenL FURNITURE, ETC. AVI8 IMPORTANT! BEAUX MECBUa, poor Batons st Chambrea a Coaober, Arranges pour Exposition dans AppartementalGarBbf et Converts de Tapla. EOBE HKIKEM, EACT CO., EBENIBTES, CHESNUT STREET, an Coin de lteia. SpECIAL CARD. 1TNB rURNITURE ON EXHIBITION III BUITE8 OF ROOMH. CARPETED AND FUR NISHED AS CHAMBERS AND PARLORS. ' EOBE J. IIESKEU, LACT A CO CABINET MAKERS, THIRTEENTH AND CHESNUT, Philadelphia. )IE FEINSTEN ilEUBEL ARAN- OIERT IN DKR OANZEN ETAQE FERTIQ ZUR ANS1CHT, TKPP1CH UND GARTIENEN ELN. BKORLFEEN. OEOBfiE J. IIENKEES, MEUBEL FABIUCKANt' THIRTEENTH AND CHESNUT. Philadelphia. AVISO. MEUDLE8 PINO KM EXHIBICION. In bene de Cuartoa, OOLOOAIX) couo Balas de reclblmlento CUART08 DE CAMARA. Mtm pURNITUREI FURNITURE! noEBn and antiquki PABLOU, IULL AND CIIAMBEB SUITS AT BEDUCED PBICES. Onr facilities are such that we are enabled to offer at very moderate prices, a large and well-assorted stock of every description ot HOUSEHOLD FURNI. TURK AND BEDDINO. Goods packed to carry safely to all parte of toe country, BICILMOND ft FOBEPAUeiT, "tf MO. 40 H. SECOND STREET. A. & H- LEJAMDnC lLarVE iEMOVKD THEIR . FURNITURE AKD UPHOLSTERING WARER003IS TO HO, 1485 CHESNUT STBEET. 97 8m Next tfl the c orner of Fineenth. TO HOUSEKEEPERS. I have large stock of every variety of FUKNITUKE, -Which I will sell at reduced prices, consisting ol PLAIN AND MARBLE TOP COTl' AUE bUIT& WALNUT CHAMBER SUim DWA0 PARLOR SUI'lS IN VELVET PLUSH. PARLOR SUITS IN HAIR CLOTH. PARLOR SUITS IN REPS. Sideboards. Extension Tables, Wardrobes, Book. Cases, Mattresses, Lounges, etc etc. r. p. eusTiirn, 8 H N. E. corner SECOND and RACE Street.. ESTABLISHED 195. A. S. nODINSON, French Plate Looking-aiasses, ENGRAVINGS, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, KTO . Manufacturer of all kinds of LOOUIM.fiLAsR, POBTBAIT, AHD PIO TUBE FBAHEM TO OBOEB, No. lO CHESNUT BTREETJ THIRD DOOR ABOVE THE CONTINENTAL FmUtDKLPHTA. 1S GROCERIES. ETC. fRESH FRUITS, 1807. PEACHES, PEABS, PINEAPPEES, PEITMS, APBICOTS, CUEBBIEfl, BEACHBEBBIEM, QUINCES, ETC, PBESEBVED AND FBHSII, IJf CANS AND JEAaS JABS, Put np for onr particular trade, and for sale by the doien, or In smaller quantities, by . MITCHELL & FLETCHER, 910 8m NO. 1Q4 CIIEWNTJT STBEET. JAMES R. yEDD, TEA DEALER AND QROCER, S. E. COB. EIUTII AKD WALNUT STB, Extra' Fine Souohong, or English Breakfast Teasv Superior Cb ulan Teas, very cheap. Oolong Teas of every grade. Young Hyson Teas of finest qualities. All fresh Imported. nf RATIONAL UNION OBOCEBT AND PBOYIsION COMPANT. Groceries and Provisions at Coat OPFICE : No. 235 South THIRD Street. STORE: No. 608 ARCH Street. Cash Capital.... M...M. ........30,00ff President-WIIILL. D. HALKMANN. II Him, EVV 15UCK.WUEAT FLOUR 'WHITE CLOVER U0NEYl I IHST OF THE SEASON, AEEEBT C. BOBKKTS, Dealer In Fine Groceries, Corner ELEVENTH and VINE Ste. J 117rp FURNISHING GOODS, SHlRTS.&C. j W. 8COTT JSC CO. III1BT UANUFACTUBEBS, AND PEAI.KKS1BT HEN' EUNISHIM OOODO , WO. S14 CHESNUT STBEET, FOUR DOORS BELOW THE "OQNTINENTAJU WP run.in., .TT PATENT SUOULDER-SEAW iUIBT MAmvi.n- ANDOENTEEnEN'S 1 IUMNIIIMU STOBB GOOLifc liiull tortoij. 1LEMEN tt DRESS .. ' WINCHESTER A VOH -I "O. Ji K.M EbN UT "Unnt. (-JETTHR BKHT.-THE HOLY BIBLTC HARD A Ulg S Kdltioua PkiiiII v K.h.li K..lru Uu.i 111 beautiful siyles or Turkey Alor(xj and aiii.liiii blunlnira. A nuw r... ..i...... '. " portraiiaef lamiiie;: .-v-io. WM. W. HARDING, Publisher. V0. Wt CiLfc&N LT buevt, beiww FourtbJ
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