THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA,
DUELS AND DUELISTS.
m r. b. THonra.
Thirty-fire years ago in the Southwest it
was diflicult to liud oue'fl self in a gronp of six
or eight prominent citizens Without soon
learning that one or more of them had been
an actor in a rjuel. We have certainly met as
many as five persons at a small wedding-party
who had thns distinguished themselves, and
the coincidence was not thought of except by
myself. There were many reasons for this.
The country at that time was newly settled and
very pronperons. The enterprising, the adven
turous, the unscrupulous, all came together on
the same level, and soon acquired comparative
independence. There wer none of the re
straints peculiar to long-settled countries. The
very necessities of thso froutiersmen made
them physically brave aud reckless. The law
laid a light hand upon crime; the lowest order
of its development, such as robbery and theft,
was punished by Lynch-law, or the criminal
escaped. The disagreements among those who
held positions as gentlemen, if leading to open
rupture, were settled in a street fight or accord
ing to the code of the dueliat. This code"
unquestionably had its restraining influences;
and the fear of its penalties kept within the
bounds of good conduct maDy a m.in who
would otherwise have been an extortiouer or
a profligate in the community.
It is not our present purpoi-j to a ll a page
to the volumes that have been written in de
nunciation of the code, for even where duel
ing ha3 been most popular there has never
been any organized voice in its defense. Oar
object is to notice some of its characteristic
developments, and mark the varied phases the
custom assumes in dill'erent localities and
among different peoples.
My lirst impressions, from casual personal
association, regarding gentlemen who had
"killed their man," were that the responsi
bility they had taken upon themselves sat
lightly on their consciences; and I began to
read the remorseful scenes depicted of the
horror-stricken Maoheth and (Jloster as the
mere chimeras of the poet's brain. It
seemed to me that many of the most
pleasant people in the community were
those who had shed blood. There was a
growing consciousness on my part of an irre
Eponsibility in the matter contrary to the
teachings of revelation or the assertions of
poets aud historians; and with this blunting
of the keen susceptibilities of the value of life
came the consequent indifferenoe to its sacrl
ee. As time wore on, however, my eyes
were gradually opened, and at last I came to
the oid and most correct conclusion, that the
rurse of Heaven followed those who had killed
their brother in the field.
Ve have the secret history of the facts of the
preliminaries of the remarkable duel that took
place between Mr. Randolph and Mr. Clay. Cer
tainly two men more richly endowed by nature
never lived, and their concession to the terrible
exactions of the dueling code show how almost
impostible it is to rise above them. Both gen
tlemen poFSessed in the highest degree moral
coinage; their whole public life alfirms this.
They dili'ered in political sentiments, and in
the mental struggle for supremaoy the irritable
and eccentric Viigininu, unaccustomed to de
feat, displayed the conscious weakness of his
cause by descending to personal defamation,
and to impugning Mr. CUy's honesty of pur
pose. In the bitter partisanship of the times
Mr. Clay's enemies applauded these attacks,
and thus encouraged they were continued by
Mr. Raudolph, until Air. CJay found farther
forbearance impossible. It has been, I think,
very justly held by high authorities that the
seconds in a duel are more to blame than the
principals. They negotiate the preliminaries
of the meeting, they coolly load the pistols,
they labor under no excitement, are not sutfer
ing from feelings of wounded honor; yet it is
they who put the instruments of destruction
in the hands of persons who are laboring
under the intensest mental irritation and
physical excitement. Gentlemen of no ordi
nary social and political position were the
seconds of Mr. Randolph; each individual
had character enough to have been a peace
maker without the possibility of having
his motives impugned. The night before
the duel Mr. Randolph's mind was evi
dently filled with, a sense of uneasiness, not
of personal danger, but with a suspicion that
he had without cause proveked the quarrel.
Under this excitement he sent for his second
-his adviser and early and dearest friend.
He answered the summons, and found Mr.
Randolph in a "oalm and confiding mood,"
who opened the conversation with these
pathetio words:
"I am determined to receive without return
ing Mr. Clay's lire; nothing shall induce
me to harm a hair of his head. I will not
make his wife a widow or his children
orphans. Their tears would be shed over his
grave: but when the sod of Virginia rests upon
my bosom, there is not in the wide world a
person to pay this tribute to mine." And
overcome by his feelings, he bent his head
upon his hand and gave vent to tears.
Here was true mauliness breaking through
the trammels of the duelist's code; it was
god-like nature speaking out, and rebelling
under a barbarous superstition. Hut while
Mr. Randolph w as thus melted, thus human
ized, his second, his adviser, this "friend of
his vouth," did not dream of conciliation;
he never suggested that possibly
Mr. Randolph had been wrong in
olTcring "his morworu and unpro
voked insults" upon Mr. Clay, and that now,
when passion had subsided and calm reason
had assumed its sway, there was a greater and
more noble satisfaction to be given than could
be tendered on the field. That Mr. Randolph
could, without compromising himself as a man,
lruukly acknowledge the injustice lie uaa ren
deied the ''(ieit fclatecuiau of the West," aud
thus not only do an act on which Heaven would
smile, but also set an example that would be
healthful ncainst the practice of dueling for all
cowing time.
Fortsnatelv Mr. Clav's bullet missed Us
mark, and Mr. Randolph lired in the air. In
stantlv Mr. Clay stepped forward, and with
reat emotion, said, "I trust in (od, my dear
Bir, you are untouched; after what has oc
curred I Tiould tot harm you for a thousand
worlds."
Of what practical effect was this duel? It
decided no question of fact touching the honor
of either party; it changed no one's opinion
respecting the truth or falsehood of Mr. Ran
dolph's charges against Mr. Clay; on tin cen
tral v the question at issue remained just where
it was before the duel took phice, and so must
rniain to the cn.i Ot time
Familiarity with danger breeds contempt of
it; and it is this rule that hually makes the
bravado. The h story of our frontiers ail'ords
iauy instances of men who were lor long years
desperadoes and who d. lied all the laws, hu
man and diviue, with seeming impunity; aud
vet there are examples where individuals
raided in the laD of luxury and retiuelileut,
and of polished education, inexperienced
in the use of deadly weapons, have
been (suddenly brought in coutaot with
these outlaws, and conquered them on their
own fields and in I heir own bloody and inhu
man way. A remarkable lusuuoe of this is
remembered where a descendant of (Jeneral
J?hihp bchuyler, who, some thirty years
ago, while travelling in the Southwest, was
cet upon by one of these inhuman Heads.
The man's name was Oamble; he had com
mitted innnmerable murders, and defied arrest
or punishment. He had been repeatedly
warned by the constituted authorities of his
State, declared an outlaw, and a large reward
was then offered for his arrest. Schuyler was
a stranger, and at the time was waiting at the
village tavern for the nail stage. To loiter
away the time, he was with a number of the
villagers sitting at a table amusing himself
with conversation and indulging at the same
time in fits of laughter. Suddenly the party
was interrupted by a yell almost as loud as a
Steam-whistle, which noise was followed by a
volley of braggadocio epithets and the general
inquiry, "What the people round the table
were making all that noise about f "
The parties in the locality turned pale as they
recognized the redoubtable Gamble, for they
saw there was mischief in his frenzied eye.
The outlaw having delivered himself of the opi
nion that every man present was a sneak aud
a coward, ended with deliberately discharging
a mouthful of tobacco-spittle upon the polished
boot of Schuyler, who was the only person in
the room who could, by external appearance,
be pronounced a gentleman. The rude men
who witnessed this congratulated themselvos
that the blow had fallen upon a helpless tra
veller, and that in the skirmishing and catas
trophe that must follow they could make their
escape.
To Schuyler this insult was electrical, and,
rising with indignation, he demanded of Gam
ble (of whose history at the time he knew no
thing), "Did yon intentionally spit upon my boot ?"
Gamble was speechless with rage and aston
ishment, and as seon as he could recover the
use of his tongue he thundered out:
"Yes 1 and I'll do the some for your face
next time;" but before he could carry his dis
gusting threat into execution Schuyler struck
the outlaw such a blow in the chest that the
ruffian went reeling against the side of the
wall. In another instant the parties closed
with each other, and a rough-and-tumble fight
ensued, in which each party attempted in vain
to use their knives. The spectators formed a
ring, and looked as coolly on as if it had been
a dog-light. If Gamble was killed, they got
clear of the terror of the vioinity; if the
stranger, what difference did it make to them 1
The fight continued, without seeming
damage, until both parties separated for a
moment from exhaustion; but as they were
about to renew the cont-st the landlord inter
fered, and suggested that both men be shut
np in a dark room, each armed with a revol
ver and bowie-knife, and be thu3 left in a
quiet way to fight it out "like gentlemen."
The proposition was received with
cheers, and Gamble especially indorsed
the proposition. Sjhuyler wa3 silent,
but showed himself to ba as reso
lute and fearless as a tiger. When
the duelists were placed on the opposite sides
ot the room by the laud lord, and as he was
about to disappear, the bravo said:
"Major, have a julep ready for me in fifteen
minutes." Schuyler said:
"If I fall, you will find on my person a
silver watch and thirty dollars in New York
money; bury me decently, and keep what re
mains above necessary expenses for your
trouble."
The landlord then retired and locked the
door, the bar-room spectators hanging round
the outside, speculating on the result, or bet
ting drinks ana small sums of money to back up
their opinions. Not a person in that crowd
believed that Schuyler stood the slightest possi
ble chance or ewwuisK mtk i.s. ruvao
frontiersmen could not believe that a delicately-built,
gentlemanly man, with effeminate
face and fair hands, could be equal to such an
encounter.
Many seconds elapsed before any noise was
heard; then followed quick reports of the pis
tols. It was evident that a deadly struggle
was going on, and one of the party seemed to
have fallen on the iloor. Again a scuffle en
sued, and another body fell.
Jhe persons in the bar-room now mined
those np stairs, and, headed by the landlord,
the "den" w a3 opened. A terrible sight of
blood met the eyes of these men. Gamble wa3
already dead, and Schuyler lay on the floor
insensible Irom loss of blood.
Nothing could exceed the care that was be-
etowed upon Schuyler by his now enthusiastic)
frontier admirers. They sat by his bedside
and watched him as their child. In a few
weeks he was perfectly restored to health, and
the people of the country round came to thank
him for his prowess. It is further stated that,
by the advice of his friend the landlord, who
refused all remuneration for his hospitality,
Schuyler went to tho capital of the State and
obtained not only the reward set upon the out
law's life, but also was the recipient of a com
plimentary dinnor from the Governor and other
high officials. He even had lucrative and
honorable inducements held out to settle per
manently in the community. But his expe
riences in the backwoods were not agreeable,
and he returned to his native New York, con
sidering its dangers ana temptations prefera
ble to a life in the pine forests of the bouth.
In this terrible contest bchuyler feu on the
first fire of Gamble's pistol. The outlaw re
peated his shots until he believed Schuyler
was dead, btooping over nis victim to ascer
tain the truth of his supposition he was thrown
olT his guard, when Schuyler concentrated all
his energies and dealt a mortal blow.
This same thing occurrea in a celebrated
duel which many years previously took place ou
a Mississippi river sand-bar, then just above
the city of Natchez. Mr. Rowie, who gave his
name to the dreaded frontier kni'e, was one of
the principals. On the ground a misunder
etandii'g occurred, and a general fight ensued.
Mr. Howie was shot down, anil was left for the
moment unnoticed, aud was supposed to be
dead. Conceiving it probable that his antago
nist would come along to dispatch him, he
closed his eyes and remained perfectly motion
less. As he anticipated, bo received the visit.
His enemy stooped ovei his prostrate body,
and, to satisfy himself tuat luwia was posi
tively dead, readied down his hand to touch
Howie's forehead. In an instant Howie's
gigantic arms enveloped his antagonist's neck,
and as quick as thought the wretched man
fell dead across the prostrate form of the In
vincible frontiersman.
As sanguinury as have been our frontier
duels, tie majority of people will be somewhat
surprised to learn that nothing has ever oo
curred in the wilds of America as thoroughly
lawlefs as are found recorded of European
society three centuries afo. urnlug to tha
old times' chronicles we read thus:
"A ceiialn JttilUui Kontleuii'n of a mighty,
nbln, Mioug, Hiii vigorou-i bu.ly, by nature
lli-ue, ciiRl, WHi'hke, uqU mi lu-l"us, aud hi the
ElHiJiutoiy url so cui.erl'iltvi !' xpcil mi'l (lex
UoiiN Hint Hll Uio moal hkil'lul millers
leiiilnurf all Huly (which In m.it'er ot choice
iio!i ki-hik in iiiiil lucult v needed never ys'. ti
iehl lo env neilon lu the woridK beMiLjltlug
l'iliiHelf how. Htlfir a ereut cunmiest of ru it i
tlon, be inlK'it by Mich menus bo HUdd'inly
enriched, lie prJ-eled it comvn of iJXdii.ii'.siiiK
Hie blunt to hli.u i). Hiid the foil into Un-li,
and in Uiin r solution, providing a imr.sa Cull
of gold, lie trit veiled iilonu Uio most, espe
cial ii ml considerable parts of Hp'itu, France.,
Uio Low Couiilrtcx, Ueriuany, Poland, Hun
gary, Oreeco, Italy, itud other places
wherever whh the tiientist probability of eu
onunteiinK with Uieeuueretit and moat hi mcloun
dui'UMH. And Immediately after lila (irilvnl at
any city or town thul mtve itppitrenl likelihood
of some one or other cnaiupl m mat would enter
the lints and cope with him, he boldly chal
lenged them with Round of trumpet In the chief
market-place. At last, returning homeward to
bis own country loaded with honor and wealth,
or rather with the upon of the gold and reputa
lion of those foreigners with whom he eon.
tended, he repaired to the oily of Mantua, where
the Duke, according to court en y nsually be
lowed on blm by other princes, gave him a
protection and safeguard of bin person.
"Having accomplished all tbtn, he published
several papers disclosing his deelgn; he bat
tered on all the chief irmea and plllrof the
town, and gave all men to understand that his
purpose was to challenge In single com Out
with the rapier any whomsoever of that
city or country Hint dnrel be no bold
as to flttbt with blm. His challenge was
not long unanswered, for It an happened
that at that very time there were
thrte noted duelists of sucti highly cried-up
valor that all the bravnns of M tntua were con
tent to give way to their domineering, and be
cause ol their former victor leu lo the Held all
three in becoming mate lived together at t.ae
court of the Duke. The poundlnn on the gate,
the publications that blowing of trumpet, ami
bragging generally of the new-comer, roused
the professional Ire of these three heroes, ami
they as In duty bound agreed severally to tight
this new champion, thereby obtain Ills mny,
increase their own glory, and put the intruder
out of the way. Tne Idlers and courtiers of tbe
city took great interest In the ttllilr, and lined
tho barriers with their persons. The content,
liegnu by tbe sound of trumpets, and In three
sueiessiva fights, coming off In the apace of
fourteen doys, these ciiampljns ol the honor of
Munlua bit the dust."
In the meantime the conquering hero is rep
resented as marching about the streets of Man
tua for weeks together without any opposition
or contestment, like another Romulus or Mar
cellus, in triumph. "It is difficult to Imagine,"
says the chronicle, "the lamentable spectacles
the city presented, the courtiers and people
casting down their faoes for shame, not know
ing what course to take for the reparation of
their honor."
At this critical moment in the history of
Mantua the "Admirable Crichton" arrived,
and he is represented as being neither able to
eat nor drink till he first sent a challenge to
the conqueror, appealing to him to repair, with
his best sword in his band, at nine o'clook in
the morning of the next day, in presence of
the whole court, and in the same place where
he had killed "the other three," to show that
in the court of Mantua there were as valiant
men as he.
The challenge was accepted, and there gath
ered together the Duke, the Duohess, with all
the noblemen, ladies, magnificoes, and all the
choicest of both men, women, and maids of the
city. The combatants, dressed in shirts and
drawers, and without any other apparel, took
their places, their rapiers of exact equal length
being handed to them by the Duke. At the
proper signal, a shot from a great piece of ord
nance, the two combatants made their ap
proach to one another. For a while Crichton
acted entirely on the defensive, the ladies soon
becoming charmed with the sweetness of his
countenance, and correspondingly disgusted
with the sternness of the other's aspect.
The old chronicles give the exact details of
the fight, and dwell at length upon the dex
terity and quickness of Crichton, who evi
dently depended on science to overcome brutal
force. Each successive advantage is hailed
with joy by the ladies, whose bright eyes Hash
encouragement upon the champion of Mantua;
and as Crichton gams one advantage atter
another over his rude and vaunting foe as
he forces his rapier with mathematical pre
cision into the breast, arms, and belly of
his antagonist, and seems disposed to slowly
and by piecemeal render him helpless to
the finishing stroke the sweet Duchess, the
fair women, and innocent maids of Mantua
wave their jeweled hands and Hash en
couragement from their sweet eyes; the con
quered at last giving up the ghost, ghactlv
and gory, comforting himself that he could
not have died by the hands of a biaver man.
To be continued
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SO 000 Pennsylvania Kaliroad Flrt
Mot Inane Bix PrrCent. Bond I..
5,009 Peunsylvanla Railroad, (Second
M(irtKHK t-lx Percent. Bonds.
S5.000 Western Pennsylvania KAllioud
(Six Percent. Bonds (Pennsyl
vania Kallroa I guaranteed)....,
80,000 Ptate ot Tennssce Five Per
Cent. Loans...-
7000 Btate of Tonnee&je Blx Per Cent.
Loan..
5,000,300 shares stock of (Jermuntown
Uas Company (principal aud
Interest etiarauteed by the
city of Phlladi liihlW...... .
7.5C0 lso Bhares block of Pennsylva
nia Kallroad Company. ...
6,000 lfOHhares Block of North Penn
- sylvanla Kallroad Conmanv.
20,000 M KhareH Block Philadelphia
and Southern Mall Bteamship
Company
201,900 Lonns on Bonds and Mortgage,
lirst Hens on CHy Property ......
15,000-00
20l,90f00
11,101,410 ar, Market value, tMoz,8o2 50
Beal EBlate 86,0O0'0O
jsi.is receivable for insurance
made 219,135 67
Jiftlm ts due at Af?enc'ea IVe
miums on Marine Policies
Accrued lntpiiit and other
debts due the Oorcpany 43,33436
cioca ana f crip "I sundry idmii
ranCA &nd ntlinr AlnninnnlAS
r. , , w'vjuw. nilUl.lC. vciiin. ......... vv
iiruvin. uh...Di. Binu 3 ni7-nn
vBi.il in rmnK 11031117-10
Cash lu Drawxr mu m
loi, ifiora
,na 607,605 15
Thomas C. Hand,
tiuuitn v. finna,
Samuel K. Btoaea,
James Traqualr,
William c. Ludwlfi,
JaCOb P. J.MH'H,
J times n. Mci-arland,
Joshua P. Kyre,
.juiiu v. i.vin,
Kdmund a. bouder.
JoHi ph U. Heal,
Hugh Craig '
Kdward Darllnirtnn
John It. Penrose,
jnuu jj. i ay lor.
n, juiifs Drouice.
Bpencer Mcllvalne,
Gporge O. Letper,
rtei
enrv C Dallett. Jr..
Weorae W. Bernurdou,
1). T. Morgan, PliMljurg:
J, It. Bemple, "
A. B. Hpwur.
wiuiam i. Mouiion,
Kdward Lafourcude.
jaooo jucgei,
THOMAS C. II AN I). PreHlilnnt.
JOHN C. DAVIS, Vice-President,
HENRY LYL1UJKN. Secretary.
Hii.iNltY BALL. Assistant Becrutarv. 1230
1829-C1U11TE11 itual.
Franklin Fire Insurance Co.
OF P1II1.AD4.I.PI1IA.
OFFICE:
Kos. 435 antl 437 CIIESXUT STREET.
ASSETS ON JANUARY 1, 1969,
S,003,74000,
CAPITAL....-.. 9100,000-00
A CCJi VED S UKPL.US 1.0 1 , 03-ND
UMB... I , I J.Ml t-tf
UNSETTLED CLAIMS. INCOMK FOR 1868
833,oi)a-aa 8Su,ooo-ov.
LVMsEI PAID fclM E 1830 OVJtll
CCOO.OOO,
Perpetual aud Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms.
DIRECTORS.
Charles N. Bancker,
Toblua Wauer,
taiuuel (4raut,
George W. Rlohurds,
lbhc Litt.
George FkIps,
Alfred Filler,
Francis W, Lewis,
Thomss 8 (larks,
William H. Grant.
CHARLEI N. BANCKER. PrcsldenU
OkUlWK FaLKH, Vice-President.
JAB. W. WcALLlsrJtR, Becietary pro (em.
T i rent at Leiluiiton. Ken tuck v. this (Vn.i.n i...
no Agencies W est of Putsourg. g 122
NSURE AT HOME
IN THE
Fcnn Mutual Life Insurance
COMPANY,
So. D21 CHESSUT St., riiiladeiplila.
AHS I'.TS, ,000,000.
CHARTERED BY OUR OWN STATE.
MANAGED BY OCB OWN CITIZENS.
LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID.
POLICIES ISttl'ED ON VAIIIOUS PLANS.
Appllcstlons may be made at ihe Home Oflice, and at
the Agencits mrouguout the Bute. 1 igj
JAMES TB AU V AIU iRK8rDENT
BA3II EL E. M'OH t.S -VlCE-PRKIDaNT
JNO. W. IIOBKOB A. V. P. and ACTUARY
lUlltATIO H. WTEI'IIENi e&CRaiARV
PROYlDKJiT LIFE AND TRUST COMPANY
OV PHi LA DELPHI A - 1 AJ 1
No. Ill B. PuUUi'IJ tttieol,
IISCOKt'DRATEO 80 MONTH, 21, 1555.
CAPITAL. iM),W)0 f ALU IN.
Inmranceon Lives, by Yearly Premiums; or On K
18 or It) year J remlums, Nou-furtalture. '
iv'nuhle granu d ou favorable tvrms.
Ti'rm Policies, Children's Endowments,
This Company. while giving tho insured the security
ot a paid-up Capital, will dlvlce the entire pronui ol
the Lile biiuluess among tbe policy holders.
ojouevs reoi lvnl atliiiereut aud paid on demand.
.anthurlwd by th? charier to execute Trusts, and
is. i'L u Kxec.ntcr or Aduiliilslruior. AssltrnnH. n.
uiiKidlan. and In otneritiduclary capucltles, under ao-
polnliueutol any Court of luls Commonwealth, or
any iiersou or pernoim. or uit-o poutio or corporate.
WBICCTOBS.
JOt HUA U. MOUIUB,
Kit.: m a itiJ vv jvu.
W.O. LONUSfHK I'H,
BA1ITJEL P. BHlPiE Y, ROWLAND PARRY,
President, Actuary,
WILLIAM O. LONHIRKTH. Vlce-PrmWeui,
THdMAb W 1STAR.M. D J. B. TOWNaEND,
7 27 Medical Examiner. Legal Advisor.
OIKEMX INSURAHUJS COMPANY OF
I PnllADKlPHlA.
INCORPORATED lm l-CHA KTKR PERPETDAL,
..... A K ITftl UIAut. fil.lU.uilu I. L,' v ..W
on liberal terms on bnlhliugn, merchandise, furnltnre
bio., lot limlied pero0s aud permaueuliy ou build-
AA " I
U.t,i by deposit ol priioiuuis
than blXTY S EoR, during wiueu au low us have
been promptly RECR
John L. Hodge,
liMvid Lewis.
M. a JUai'Oiiy.
John T. Lewis,
W illiam M. Urant,
Robert W. I.esn.lnf ,
I), Clark WharK'n.
Lawreuo-Uwia Jr.
Benjamin Ettlng,
Thouias 11. Powurs,
A. R. WcJleury,
Edmund Casllllon,
Hamuel Wilcox,
l.ewlti ( Norrls.
WUCIAERKR, Preelderrt,
Bakvs yfnwx. beureiaryt
3
Urn1
No. 409 WALNUT St.
ASSISTS AND ATTORNEYS BOB.
Home Fire Insurance Company)
NBW HAVES, OOHS.
Springfield Fire and Marine Ins. Co.,
8PR1NO FIELD, MASS,
Yonkcrs and Jiew York Insurance Co.,
NEW YORK
reoplcs' Fire Insurance Companj,
WO liCKB PER, MASS.,
Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance Co.,
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
Unardlan Fire Insurance Company,
NEW YORK
Lumberman's Fire Insurance Co.,
CHICAGO, ILL
Insurance effected at LOWEST BATES.
All losses promptly and liberally adjusted at their
Office, Xo. 40!) WALMJT Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
INSURE AT HOME.
GUARDIAN FIRE AXD MARINE
INSURANCE C03IPANr,
Ho. 426 WALNUT Street.
PHILADELPHIA.
CIIARTEF.ED CAT1TAL, . - $500,000
TAIU IA CAPITAL, ... 5100,000
KO LOSSES Oli DEI1TS.
Insure against loss or dam ago by Pire on Buimini-a,
Merchandise, Houieuold Furniture, aud all other
Insurable property, aud also take Marine, Canal
and Inland JSavigatlon K'sks at the lowest rates con
sistent with security.
W. E, OWENS. President.
HAT HAN HALNKa- Secretary. r5i8 lo,
BKIxJ. F. O BR YON. Run,..
DIKEOTOUa '
ttu. A, u t run,
Hon. teo, V. Lawrence,
Hon. Btephen T. VVUiiOU,
Janus V. Kirk,
1L C. Wortlilngton,
Wm. R creasan,
John hmlck,
Edward N. Orattan,
Arthur Maclnnls,
nut. w. rentier,
Dt. M. MuBn,
Nftlh.n Hmiiii. '
1 bomas WUiUrns,
Kowrd A. Mlckle,
I. Kemp Bartlett.
Cbae. K. Motional J.
TNSURANCB COMPANY
NORTH AMERICA,
Ko. 232 WALNUT STREET, PIIILADA.
INCORPORATED 17M. CHARTER PERPhttti r
Maria, lalamd, ad Fir Ulursacs,
ASSETS JANUARY 1, 18G8, . e2,001 266-72
$20,000,000 LoBsea Paid Lu CubU Siaoa lti
Urganlzatlou.
DIltEOTORa
Arthur P. Co III n.
OeorgeL. Harrison,
Praucls R. CopeT
Edward H. Trotter,
Edward B. Clarke,
T. Charlton Henry.
Alfred D. Jessup,
JTohu P. White,
Louis CMadelra.
bamuel W. Jouon,
Jobn A. Brown,
Charles Taylor,
Ambrose White.
William Welsh,
Richard D. Wood,
B. Morris Wain,
Tnlin Mums.
anmuK . COEflN. President.
Chablbs PtATT, fioc;retary. ' rre8laenfc
WILLIAM BUEHLEH. Harrlsbnrg, Pa., centra
Agent for the btate ot Pennsylvania, lgaj
FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. TH E
PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COM
PAN Y I ncorp jrated 1826-Charter Perpetual No.
610 WALNUT btreet, opposite Independence Bqaare.
This Company, favorably known to tbe community
for over forty years, continues to Insure against losa
or damage by tire on Public or Private Buildings,
either permanently or lor a limited time. Also on
Furniture, Blocks of Goods, and Merchandise aena
rally, on liberal terms, aw
Their Capital, togetber wltb a large Snrplns Fund,'
Is invested In tbe most careful manner, wblcb ena
bles them to Oder to tbe Insured an undoubted seen
nty In tne case of loss.
Daniel Smith. Jr..
John Dererenx.
Thomas bmltb.
Henry Lewis,
J. Ullllnirhan; PoU '
Alexander Beuson,
Isaac Hasleburst,
j. nomas juodoius.
Tt.nl.1 Tl.ilAAl. T- 1-
Daniel bmith, Jb- President;
WILLIAM Gk Obowklx. Beoretary. t SU
DYEING, SCOURING, ETC.
FRENCH STEAM
BCOUBING.
ALCEDYLL, MARX ft CO.3
KO. 13S BOlTin EEJETENTn STBEET
AND
RO. SIO BACH STBEET. 810 mW
CARRIAGES.
? GARDNER & FLEMING '
CAHItlAQE BUILDKR8,'
Ko. 214 S0UTU FIFTH STREET,
BELOW WALNUT.
An assortment Of NEW AND SECOND-HAND
CARRIAGES always on band at REASONABLE1
PRICE SSfmwom
TRUSSES.
"BLELEY'S hard rcjbbeu Tuusa,'
No. 1X47 Ti KH LIT Mtreel. This Truss cor
rec u applied will cure aud retain with eaxe the most
dinii ulL ruutiirn: alwavs clean. llKht. easy. sale, and
comlortabie, used lu bathing, nttod to form, never
rusts, breaks, soils, bxiomus llmliur, or moves from
place. No strapping. Uard Rubber Abdominal Bup.
porter, by which the .others, Cotpulout, aud Lad lee
sii tiering wltb Female weakiitw, will ilnd relief and
perlect support; very light, neat, aud ellectuu.1. Pile
Instruments Hhoulder Braces, Klwnlo Blockings for
weak lln be, Buspeuulons, eu., Ainu, large sloe, best
Leather Trusses, ball usual price. Lady In nttn.irt.
auce. lwwfn
GROCERIES, ETC.
rjiO FAMILIES EESIDING IN THE IiUIiAL
DIBITUCTB.
We are prepared, as heretoore, to supply families
at tbelr country rehldences with every description of
FINE GROCERIES, TEAS, ETC., ,
ALUKUT C. HOIIKBTS,
Dealer In Flue Orooerles,'
U7irp Corner ELEVENTH and VLNE bW,