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THE DAILY E KG TELEGllAril PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUAHY 28, 1860.
Our Innnrnnce Limn.
SV the Editor of The Kvenlnif Telegraph:
8m: Yortr article In last evening1-! Teli
ORArn, regarding the proposed iiiMirtuic law
for rennNylvanla, is a Just imtl limply criticism.
We have never httrl a full, comprehensive, nn
jM law governing, rrotociinsr. nud er.coinafr'nii?
the Imuran tulereau of this 9Uto. The
present law la narrow in it scope, defective in
Its requirement", aJvre to home ItiHtitiUloue,
and direct I j in the Interests of foreign compa
nies. Itebonld not be expected tout the Governor,
nor Andllor-dcnerni, nor any citijilo otliocr of
the State, nor member of the Legislature, can
understand lully and in detail the needs aud re
quirement ol the preat inHuranca Interest of
Pennsylvania. Noue but men who aro pructi.
cally engaged in the iuino8, or intimately
Wentlaeu therewith, uro competeul to drut't or
o Bhape ft law as to meet all tuc puintd ot this
complex and divemtied intere, protecting;
like the companies as well ai th" l-isnreii.
Lcglelutorp, therctore. belore nitcniptiii; the
enactment of uuy law in t ti i regard, choul.l cill
in the aid or nieh nicu, and largely rsly iijuu
their practical knowledge aud experience.
The cxihiing insurance law in ibUKiiite brifH
bcuvily upon horns coinpiinies, r.'peeially in the
HJe depHitmctit of in-uu-aiiee. It i- not in linr
mony witn llio lws oi other States In which
this buvincbs has been nioro fjeuoi-.il ly aud sue
cemlully prosecuted.
Take, for Instance, ho matter of Hainsc
rcunsjltanla requirv for liuuu.su fron foreign
companies the payment of live hundred dollar
(Last year it was $().) The ciiMiiienee has
been that Ohio, Wisconsin, and oilier States,
bavc adopted a retaliatory law compelling our
companies to pay the sumo amount to he ad
mitted to do business in their respective juris,
dictions. Therefore, the Mutual L:.fo of New
York, Mutual IknclHol New Jersey, Connecticut
Mutual, etc., with their immense capital of
from nltccn to tweuty millions ot dollurs, can bo
admitted Into Ohio, etc., without thi) piyniint
of a simile dollar tor license, while, the smaller
PiTUBjlvnnia companies mu.it pay five hundred
dollars, and this will foou have to be duplicated
in every Middle and Western State. Of course, the
conipeliug New Vork and ow England corn
panics will he glad tj pay this license in Penn
sylvania so long us they thus compel our com
panies to piy ave, ten, or twenty times that
amount iu the balance of i ho St ttca, ns Uthus
gives them a dtcldtd advantage, la expenditure,
and profltH.
We suggest, thererore. to the Legislature the
entire abolishment ot this cla'ise, and tiie sub
etitutlou of a perecuiatic tax up m tUa cash pre
miums received in tue fitaie. This would bo
more equitable to the various companies, und
could be made to prodii 10 the 8'ute a nmcU
larger revenue than is now o'jtaiucd by the
license plan. Over S I (M)O.OliO is taken out of
Pennsylvania evrry year by loreis'i co npauics.
One per cent, on this would yield $10,000.
i'ei.ns.vlvauia, by this oue'li 'cnso section of
brr Insurance lav. is (li.scouragiijg tlie enter
prise and crippling ihe eii'-.ruies, intlucuce, and
usefulness ol her own Sta',e ius.itutiuns. Titer.!
are many other points of icurm whicii shoulj
seriously, be considered in the construction of a
now law, but with the aid we have suggested
all can be made (dear and saUsfa jiory.
Wc do not want a law that shall be narrow
aod exclusive, doing Inj'istiurt to foreign com
paoics, nn4 oply piold tivo of the interests of
our own institutions MiibT will tha jpcoplc
tamely ucquieecj in aiiy new l:tw Ibai shall
make competition unequal and tend to oppress
our own State companies.
The law that may be t nac'cd should be simple,
plain, aud such as may bi easily understood, aud
readily compbed with by ail 'blvcn. companies.
It f.hould be free from the complications aud
intricacies ot detail pertaining to the Massachu
setts and New York Svii'.e laws on this subject,
Which aremos'.ly the r suits of theories, whims,
and abstract compulations, rather than of
practical common celiac; but, at the same time,
it should bo to constructed, with conditions aud
requirements, as most cloaily to whow the
financial condition and Handing of all compa
nies doing business in the State; uud while
affording the strongest pos-ible safeguards to
the insured, it should uiso most effectually gu ird
aud protect the companies iu their cir.irccrud
rights and privilcgt s. II. I.
Pniludelpnia, Jan. 27, 1869.
mrOBTAST TO i XATURiLISTS.
lrcblHlorlo RomitliiH, Diilintr Iinck to
43 li. 1'., Found at St. I.wuirs.
from the St. Louis Republican.
It Is generully known iu this country, and in
EclcntiBc circles in Europe, that the gigantic
undertaking of bridging the Mississippi river at
this point has been already begun, and tnat for
more thau a year, when tlie state of the river
would permit, the souud ot the ponderous
machinery has ceased not day nor night, but the
work of excavation has been going on until the
solid rock has been reached for the io undatiou
of the piers upon the western shore. One of
the piers is already above low-water mars a
triumph of mechanical skill. The blocks of
stone of which it Is built are as huge us those of
the Pyramids, nud yet, .by the application of
original principles of mechanical and engineer
ing skill, these gigantic blocks are moved
as easily as the common foundation-stones
of our dwellings. The outer pier is not
jet begun, the excavations therelor not being
quite completed. At this point the wonders
begin, the end of which is uot yet. What effect
the discovery ot this tunnel under the river may
Lave npou the location of tho bridge the board
of engineers will soon determine. About 4J P.
11. yesterday the workmen engaged In blasting
the rocks in the bottom of the excavatiou for
the foundation of this pier discharged uq extra
ordinary large blast of powder, when, Imme
diately alter the report, a btrange phenomenon
presented itself. Instead ot having the usual
timo for the suiako to clear away they saw it
afceud rapidly iu a column, as though iisuiug
from the smokestack ot oue of our steamers.
This toou cleared, aud it was found that a steady
amount of air with a straugo damp odor was
Issuing from the cavernous excavation, show
ing that an opening had been made into some
unknown subtcriauean passage. Upon descend
ing to the bottom, the usual mud and water
had disappeared throuuh a darn, deep openiug
in the rock about teu leet in diameter, made by
the !a?t discharge of powder. Kopes, ladders,
and torches wcic Immediately procured and
careful explorations bep;un. We cannot now
enter luto detailed description, but having been
invited to accompany the board of engineers
with a delegation liom the Academy ol Science
and Historical Kcciety, we must reserve a full
exposition of the wonderful discovery until we
shall have made a more careful survey. Suffice
it for the present to my it Is certain that it
passes entirely under tbo rivrr to the Illi
nois shore,, and whether it Is wholly the
work ol some aucicnt race who once inhabited
this land, whose interesting remains are stiowu
so thickly up and down this great valley, or
whether it is partly natural and partly artidcial,
remains to be seen In any case it is none the
lees stupendous. The main passauc we should
iodge to bo about twenty feet hi;'h by llfleen
road, aud systematically arched overhead; part
of the way by cuttirg through tolid rock an 1
part by substantial masonry. The bottom
seemed to be much worn, hs if by carriage
wheels ol some tor;. There arc many lateral
passages, wh'ch, of course, we had no time to
enter. Theie are about eight IVet high and six
feet wide. Iu the main pas-age we sw no tools
or Implements of workmanship, but ou entering
one of tho lateral passages we soon emerged
into a large chamber "supported by leaning
pillars ot solid iock wheu the chamber was
eicavated. Around the walls ot this chambjr
ibera were what seemed to bo niches ci03cd
with closely fitting slabs, each slab covered
with inscriptions In Runic uniform characters,
which to our eyes bore a marvellous roaeru
tolauee to those upon the slab In the Mercantile
Library, which was brought from the mines of
Hineveh. lletweeu the niches were
projecting pilasters, with diaped Assy
rian or Egyptian beads, which presented
a most Impressive and awe-inspiring effect as
they were illuminated by the torchlight. Those
sweet, sad face looked down upon us Irom tho
ancient ages, like the couls of the departed. One
Of the passages opening on the uoitU cido
frrmcd lo follow the course of the liver, anil it
is believed cxter.ds to tbn great mound now
being removed by the North Missouri R.illroad,
which was the theme of much Interesting
remark at the last meeting of tho Historical
Society. To those who have not seen the
mounds around St. Louis, It may be necessary
lo say that the mound known as Hig Mound is
about one mile abovo tho vrcat bridge uow
being built. The mound ki.own as Monk's
Moul d is on the other side ot the river, and is
but one ol a contiguous chain of mounds ex
tending from Ihe liver to ihe bluff, a distance
ol nine miles. It is conjectured that the tunnel
under the river and the mounds are Intimately
connected, and that there was in ancient
times an opening througti tho mounds
Irom this subterranean highway. Of course
every scientific man is In a perfect
fever of excitement at these prand disooverlrs
which seem so lull of promise to archie, ilogical
and ethnological lnquiicrs after truth. It will
be remembered by our citizens that some few
nu nths since sti examina'ion of Monk's Mound
wns innde under the auspices ol some Kastora
scientific society ; and d'uiiic tho excavations
there were frequent exhalations of disagreeable
gases mid odoo. Yet we will not speculate,
but wait in almost breathless suspense lor future
development. As wo returned irom our hasty
examination, pa(di'g thioiigti Its pilasierod
hall above i!r;enbed, we observed a descending
onetiiiir about seven Ret M;;ti by three feet
wide. Kolloaii g this In i s ' windings about
lllty jnrds, we came to a Mil' lit of forty-ono tite.is,
ascending which, weiound ourselves' in another
chamber of wonders-oval in shape, about
seven icet loner, twenty fot;t high, nud three feet
witic. Tho will's ol this last chamber wore
sculptured in mnanitlcent ba-e relief and Runic
insci iptioiis. I'tolis-or JJaccIno, the learne.,1
Snncri of the Ui ivrsitv, who was v.ithu, baa
taken upon himself the la-k of translating the
ii.Fcriptior.s. or the n caniuc of some of the
word.- and the colossal sculptures he also speaks
very confidently. One of the uu.cr'ilticept groups
he is certain l.s intended to icprescnt Alni'iicrus
crowning Uuccn Ksilicr. And another group of
ct JcFsnl fimms represents captives following the
enrofa victorious conqueror. This remarkable
ui-covery, following so quickly tlie one at Hock
Island, will awaken tins iiitensest interest
throughout the world. It Is very desirable that
the savniiH into whose hands the rich treasures
of the Rock Hand discovery have fallen will
send representatives here, so' that we may com
pare notes, for it i possible that both these
wonders and ihoae discovered here w ere the
wcik8 cl the same ancient people.
JVutrltive Viilne of l'ootl.
In Every Salunlan, Is tho first paper from ad
vance theets of a i-eries to bo furnished by
Ilaron Licbiir, "On the Nutritive Value ot
Different horls of Pood." Wo make a short
quotation:
All the different sorts of food of man, as well
as of aulmals, ctntain, without exception, sub
stances which are identical, or nearly identical,
with the albumen of bliod. This coustitutss an
entire group ot subM.iuces lound in plants,
paitly in solution in the juices, partly deposited
m the sieds, raid which are lound in greatest
quantity in the ci reals. Ihe name given them
is albuminate. Iu the nutritive process, albu
men of the blood is formed from them; they
are al-o called constituent nutntive substances,
became they furi lsh tlie niatencl lor tlie forma
tion of all the plastic parts of the body. Prom
oilier organic rubatuuees they are materially
dutingnibhed, having an abundance ot nitrogen,
and by containing a certain amount ol sulphur.
Ihe cheesy substance (casein) of milk; syu
touin, the piincipal component part ol the
xaU"';"118; albumen, or that patt of vegetable
and aniti nl Juices Vk":h. i? foluhlo iu hc.it ;
gluten Cf the cereals; Verta'ile ca-c'u In pea,
leans, and lentils ( legunieu), all belong to the
group of albuminates'.
The comj oueiit parts of human food and of
the fodder of animals which arc Iree ot uitrogcu,
such as lat, starch, euear, m.'ar of milk, etc.,
are applied in the vital process principally ana
iu part exc'usively for the generation ot
waimth. They have been mined ie.-piratory
subi-tniices, or warmth-generating substances.
The fcod ol men and animals contains, besides,
a third clas ot nutritive substances, known as
nutritive .salts. These arc the substances which
remain iu the lorm of aah s when the articles of
lcod aie burned; phosphoric asid, potash, lime,
imcnecia, iron, nud common salt arc their chief
elements.
The albuminates and bent. giving substances
aie quite incapable? of nourishing and ot sustain
ing lile, if the nutritive salts are not present and
co operating with them. Witus-m the nutritive
salts they do not give nourishment. The idea
of a perfect sort cl food must be associated with
three conditions; it must contain a certain
quantity ot albuminates, aud there must also
be a certain proportion of beut-giving substances
and of nutritive salts. We may accordingly
speak ot meat, milk, and bread, in which these
three conditions arc united, as being food; but
albuminates, starch, and nutritive salts are in
tbcmB-dvci not food; they are only nutritive
substances, as indispensably necessary lor the
vital process as air aud water are, but cacti
alone quite Incapable ot sus raining life.
In order that the muscular ;mus3, or, what is
tho same thing, In order that the working
poweis of an individual may be kept up, it is
absolutely necessary that in his daily food a
quantity of albuminate be consumed suflicleut
to make up for what is lo9t. A greater amouut
ot wotkis not to be attained, tor a continua
tion, without a greater amount ot food, espe
cially not without a larger amount ot albumi
nate, in the nourishment taken. The badly fed
(Jermau woikinnu wants in Kngland and
America a month's diet, abounding in albumi
nates, bclorc he is able to compete with the
English or American workmau. We may
compute, without rUkiug to be far wroug, that
a workinuman of 14U pounds' weight requires
for his sutlicient nourisbmei.t 13(1 grammes of
albuminate Ui3J giamn.es equal, 1 pound
English) daily.
Tue nuglish navvies, who were sent out
duriug the Crimean war to make the Ualaklava
Kailioud, and who astonished both Knglisti and
Prench soldiers by the extraordinary amount of
work trfey performed, consumed daily from 150
to 150 eraiiiuics ot albuminate. The men lu the
Munich breweries consume on an average lGj
grammes ol albuminate per day. The amount
ot albuminate iu the nitidis of the Bavarian
and Puulisb soldier in lime of peace is about
i'iti gruinmes, or 4 oz. in a dry Btato.
' According to the work, it is not at all Indif
ferent in what lorm the working man enjoys
the albuminates in his food; and in this respect
the place which meat holds among the rood of
man has not bu'en sullicicntly appreciated by
phvsiologlsts.
Meat contains th albuminates, which aro tho
flesh producers, in the most soluble form; It is
digested in the shortest time, and for Its transi
tion into the blood tlie least amouut of wotk is
required. Indeed, tlie intestines ol carnivorous
animals aie the shortest mid most simple of any.
The carnivorous anitr.nl bolts its food without
H being necessary to reduce Its si.o by mastica
tion. -The tmaber the quantity ot the albumi
nates iu vegetables, tho more complicated aro
the organs of digestion of the animals which
feed ou them. With many, a chewing aud rc
chewing is necessary, in order lo separate tho
lood fuliiciently for tho li'lractiou of the
nutritive parts.
Inasmuch as tie effect of fcod depends on Its
transformation into blood, it must be self
evident that in a sri veil time the effect of the
lood is in pioportion to the inpidity with which
its transmission Irom the intestiues to the
blood-vessels is elleclcd. Experience shows
that with cnerectic work, lor work to ba
jeilormtd in the shortest time, u purely
vegetable diet is not compatible.
Por a soldier, In time of peace, 125 gramtuoj
of albuminate aie enough to maintain him iu
health, of which ouc quarler must be in the
fuiui of meat : but in war lime, with fatiguing
inarches bud laden with (iOpouudsof clothing
and ammunition, ho would, with such a diet,
succumb to the over-exertion; he requires at
least Irom L10 to 148 grammes of albuminate,
the half of which should ba iu the lorm of
meat. Thus we may assume that, under simi
lar clicumstanccs, au army of soldiers whose
daily rations did not exceed 125 grammes of
albuminate, oue-quurter of wblch only was In
the lorm of meat, would be beaten by an army
lu which each man received 145 grammes of
albuminate, half of which was in the form of
meal; lor the effect would be tho same as if tho
latter army Lad better weapons; its capacity for
motion U grrater, end It is In a given Pnie
capable ot greater exertion. We ire too ap. to
forget that the soliiicr's lood is for the- mau
What the powder Is for his musKet.
What meat is to a m tu, oats are to horses, or.
In Arabia, barley, which of all vegetable bidder
conia nstho albuminates In the niosl onjcu
irated form, acd In a sta e the most en illy
transmissible.
Whh regard lo the organic work by which the
heat-gerjcratitig substances are nttoi for gene
rating warmth, the same relattou exists between
starch, sugar, dextrin, lat, and alcoholic Ave
rages. Stared demands tbo lougest work; it
requires more time and more additional juices,
which the stomach roust secrete, tu order that
it may fce fitted for passing into the blood, thau
siii'srand dextrin, which are both of themselves
poluble in walcr. Thus the hiaher value which
flour posresses for making bread Is explained.
Hj lis porosity bread is more easily penetrated
bv the irastrlc juice, Bnd is soon amuhramuted,
because a' pari of the starch In the Hour has
already undergone a transmutation into dex
trin or some other soluble matfr. Pat Is slowly
received into tho circulation, but Its effect is of
loneest duration. Fat food Is most fitted for
winter, ttarch and saccharine nourishment for
the summer. Beverages abounding in alcohol
ret, as regards the geunatioii ot warmth, the
quickest of all. .
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CAPITAL,
S 1 ,000,000
DIREOTOHS.
miLADKLrHIA.
OEORGE H. STUART,
Oi-.OIWK W. CMILlJb,
WM. A. POKTKlt,
F. A. J1RKX Kli,
WM. V. McKKAN,
THOMAS W. liVANB,
ti. H. HOItSTMANM,
A. J. DIIKXKU
JOBEPH PATl'KRSON,
WM. C. HOUSTON,
. J. HOLM J,
LIKNltY XH. KOOD.
N1CW YUKK,
JAME8 M. MORRIi-ON, President Manhattan Bank
JOtiLi U HTUAltT, Ot J. J. biuarl & Co., Buukota.
BOSTON.
HON. K. 8, TOBEY, late President Board of Trade.
CINCINNATI.
A. E. CnAMBEBLA.IN.of Chamberlain & Co.
CUICAOO.
Xi. 7.. LEITEK, Of Field, Lelter & Co.
C. M..bMlT li, ol Ueo. U buiuh & .brothers, Bankers.
LOOISViLLK, KYi
WILLIAM OABVLN, of Oarvln, Boll &Co.
ST. LOUIS.
JAMES E. YEATMAN, CftBhier Merchants' National
Buuli.
NKW HAMP6HIRK.
HON. J. W PATTKUbOiS. U. tt. Senator,
BALTIMOBB.
WILLIAM PKEBCOTT SMITH, Boperlnlendent
CoBROlldBinl Bullway Hue, iew York io
W sblugtou.
P. M. bllDKMAKElt, of Adams A Co.'s Express.
C11KI8T1AN AX, Of U. W. Oall A Ax.
FAlAKClti T. KIJSO, PreaiUuut Cuotral 8a V lues
Hank.
GEO KG E H. STUART, President.
O F. HETTd, Becretary.
J. L. LUDLOW, CouBultlng Physician.
JW J?Jt2friK.. B.. left leal Exanuaer.
C. BTUAKT PATTEltSOM.lp......
AtlCBAitij LUDLOW, j Counsel.
This Conipauy Issues Policies of Life Insurance
upon all the various plans that have been proved
by tbe experience of Kuropeao and Amerloan Com
panies to be safe, souud, and reliable, at rates m
LOW AND UPON TEKU3 AU FAVORABLY At
THOSE OF ANY COMxANY OF LV1UAL BTA.
BiLITY.
AU policies are non-forfeK 4b!e after the payment
Of two or iuoi e annual pwniluum. 11 la lruwamrp
25)-CIIAllTJEU PEliPETUAL.
Franklin Fire Insurance Co.
it lAllliAl.AJx-llA,
OEFiCK:
Noa. 1S5 aua 42 JST11EJG1,
ANfCTS ON JANCA-IIT 1, 180S,
i,oa,7-AO'Oo.
CAPITAL. .............. eo.OO O-Aft
HHy,0 v i,isUua-i
iJJiA4IlJi6.....MM..,M.,...w....,.,ij(,8jo,,a
UKBETILiUJ CLALU.b LMJOaUC jbuii IfcJ
a8.8-a iino.ooo-oa.
SMHMM I'AIW filMVJU 18ill OVxU(
5 500,U00.
Perpetual and Tempoiary Polloies on LiberJ Tsrmi
BIBECT'ORa.
Charles N. Bauckex, Altred Filler,
tsuiuei Uraui, Tboiuas Uparks,
OeorgeW Atichards, William a. Orant,
laaau Lta. A lire U it. Maker,
fcltorge Fates, Tbouiiui illk!
CHARLBS N. liANUKJCK. President,
OHUllo lS FALEo, VloB-PremUeat.
JAB. W. HoALLlisrjat, Btoieury pro leui.
Except alLeiliuti.n.Kemuokj, ulls Uomuanyiti
no Agencies West of PnuiDurg. "jif
AK-iuuorpurated 18a-Jbaxlex PerpluallN5
;u WALOiUT Bwe)l, oppoHiie indepeuduuoe Huuars
(IU
'j-bls Ouiut-auy, favorably known lo the eouiuiuniL
tot over loriy years, Oointuuoa lo Insure against loa.
either peruiaoeuily or for a lliuited time. -Also ot
rally, ou liberal terms, ,
'Ihelrtaplial, togethtr with m Urge Burplos Tfnna
Is Invesieu lu tbe most carelulnianuer.whioheuahi!!
them to oSf t to the lusiueU aa uuaoabtad m,i. i i
IbecNrtoXlou. . . ' 19
. prBaTiiES.
Ti&nLMl Mmlth. Jr.. I John HiW.MH v ,
A lexanuer Benson, I Thomas biuiih.'
Ji-aau-xiauruuiaa,
hurst, Henry AmjwUT
"lu J-OllImKliaiuFellJ
Xianlel Haddock, j. '
Thomas xtouim. .
In. li VImIDmI
WM, 0, CBO WALJ-L, oevreiary,
xi. ja..-iaaiQB'
S.WI
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
EUAN KLIN
riuii iksciwscp traii'AAii'
Of
PHILADELPHIA.
Capital, - S4O0.O0O
.Assets, - 2,C77,372. 13
Ftaterflont of tlieAsseta if the Company on
January 1, 1KC9, publluheil In coutoruilty with
the provlslot-sof theeixih section of tho act of
Assembly of April 5, 1812.
NOKl'MAUrX
On properly valued at. over f 1,000,0'Ki,
I tiriK Firtt Mortgage on lienl 1-W-taie
la the city ari'l couuiy of l'hlla.
delpbin, except 8t8,3.H-17 lu tho
ntithboilns counties t,J,0,2:55-a.'
RTAI. KSTATK.
I'urclianed at HlierliT's tnltn, under
MoitKi'gc Claliiio, viz :
tight hune and lot, H. W. corner
Cbcsnul and Bevenleenth atreula...
A house and lot, north aide of Upruoe
etreet, west of Eleventh street
Two houeea and lots, east Hlda Uopo
street, north or Baunom etreet
Six houses and lot, north aide of
Brn nell '8 court, eitHt, of Bench atreet..
A house and lot, Fitzwater street,
eaut of Ninth atreet
87 loia of gronnd on Buckley street
and Clnervelle avenue, Bristol
A house and lot, west siuo Bread
street, south of Hace street
A house and lot, south side of Filbert
street, westot Sixteenth street
A lot ot gronnd, south side Lombard
street, west ol Twenty-third street.
Total surveyed and valued at
8115,321-W
Cost 31,309'3-J
LOANS.
Temporary Loans on Stocks as Col
lateral Hccarity (valued at 8U3,72J).1 17,113 SO
98 2d0 U. S. Bonds, 1881
910,(00 U. H. 10-10 Hinloteitd Bonds
? 1.000 U. H. b-'20 ltegistered Bonds, 1602
8.700 1'hllada. City Loans, not taxa
ble
89,000 Pennsylvania State Six por
cent. Loan, May, 1SB1
9 10 (1C0 North Feun'a H It. Bonda
t'JOO North Feira'a It. It. coupon
scrip
500 Shares l'enn'a Kallrond Co
01 do Frunklln Flrclnsuranco
Company
200 do Tlanlr. of Kentucky
17 do Northern Bank of Ky...
100 do Union Bank of Tenu
13 do Insurance Company of
tho State of Fenn'a...
SCO do Southwark Itallroad Co
24 do Union Canal Company,
id do Continental Hotel Co...
809 Philadelphia City Warrants...
Total Market Value 92u3,ti8U-13
Cost 17'J,37 OO
NO I KH AN D BILLS KECK1 VABLLi ,! 23
KliVKNUK 8TAMFS 137 85
B. llammett for real estate sold,
not yet conveyed S0,700-00
William H. Armstrong OilU txi
M. Thomas & Sons 300 OO
Cash on baud S20,73S7
" In hands or Agents...... 6,418 35
TOTAL CASH 20,00192
82tOS3,373-8
KKAIj 1ST AT K.
Market Trice $115,321-43
Cost, as above 51,30!) 32
Advance lu Value..... .t...$60,953-ll
STOCKS.
Market Price 8203.CR0 13
Cost, as above 172 037 00
Advance In value $31,01313
Total..
82,077,378-13
LOSSES MY EIRE.
LoBsea Paid daring the Year 108..JH3,5 W03
By order ol the Board.
C1IAS. Jf. B AS CUES, 1'rcsideuU
Attest
JAS. W. McAXLIBTEB, Secretary pro tem.
D111I20TOIIS.
CHA8. N. DANCKER,
BAWUllL GRANT,
GFO. W. RlCiiARLB,
IbAAC LEA,
UEORGK FALES,
ALFRED FITLER.
TJIOSIA8 HPAKX3
WM a GRANT,
ALFRED Q. BAKER,
llIOMAtt S. JtLUd.
CIIA8. N. BANCKEK, President.
GLOLGE FALEJ, Vice-President.
JA8. W. McALLISTElt,
I l'JtuthtOt Becretary pro tern.
SUBAMCK COMPANY
IW11TE AMEJIIOA,
No. 232 WALNUT STREET, P1UIADA.
INCORFCBATED 1791 CHARTEK PERPETOAl
Jtlurlue, Inlaud, auU tire Insuruuce,
ASSETS JANUARY 1, 1868, . $2,001,266-72.
$20,000,000 Losses I'ftid in Caili eLot IU
Organuatlou.
Ariao, q. tomn. W?.. ,..
Frauull H. Luue.
John A. iirowa,
I barie '1) lor,
Autbruse VvliUu.
Vtl llMin WflsU,
i.Uliura l. Wood,
B. Morrki Wain,
Je-.hn Muih.
Euwttrd 11, Trotter,
EJwurd 8. CUrno,
T. Gharllou Keuiy,
Allreil I). Jesuuu,
JuUd F. White,
Luuls (J. Madeira.
' ARTHUR
O. COFFIN, Pietiaeni.
Ciiaki.ks Piatt. Secretary.
WILLIAM BUKhiKK, iifcrrlaburf, Centra
A gent for tee Btata of fpunnylvani.
gTRIOTLY MUTUAL.
PROVIDENT L!FE"1nD TRUST CO.
OF FHILADELPUIA.
OFFICE. No. Ill H. FOUK11I STREET.
Orulit(l lo piomute JLIFii xiNaUitAiMCUli axuuai
muiuben ol the
bOUIJCTY OF FRJENDB,
Good risk! oi any claM accepiea,
Fuholua Uued ojiuu avpruviat plana, m Uii lowwi
tale.
Frealdenl,
EAMX3EL U. blilPLKT,
Vlce-Fresideut, willxau j. lujnuhtreth,
' Ainry, ROWLANU FAKRT,
Tlie adfnit;M ottered bv thi (Joiupaoj are
oellxL . Ii7t
JjamtULlliUS 1KSUBAKC coau'AKY
LONDON.'
EATA.HUS1IEO 1803.
paid-up Capital and Aoconalated Fuad4,
38,0 0 0,0 00 IN GOLD.
' PKEVOHT A IIEKBINQ AgentH,
11 i 8m, Ho. 107 Beutb TfiliUJ Btreet, Foil,
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Pit (KMX INfiUKAKCB COMPANY OF
I'M 1LA DF.1PW I A. .,., .
1NCUHFUKA1K1) 1 Hi X CHARTER FKRPKTOAU
Ho. V W ALI T Btrptt, oppomte lh. Lchniu.
thl. Compauy u1"".,,r..'2f l0M or damns, by
1? 1 11 K.
co liberal trni,on hnlldlK. mprchRnflii, turnltnre,
no., lor llmr.f'd period, nd pertukutniiy ou build-
ii it by deposit of premium .
thpC mrany htub.en In ctlveonnratloo fOrmor.
tlisn KU'l Y YF.AlUi, during which all lo,. haT,
ben proropUy adju.nrt J.
Jobn L. I!od(!, .Uavid Leww.
M. B. Mrhri.y, I Henjuruin Kltlnr,
(.bii '1. l.pwl. ITooiub. M.Fowcr.,
Wli-tMu K. Gra-t, I A. K. McHoury,
Hubrrl W. r.muilnf , i Kda nod Ctlllon,
G. l lHrk WhMioti. Kamunl Wlico,
l.wieiire Lewi". I Iwl U. Nnrr'.
JOUK Ft. V LMJllER8.ll, Ire.ldn,
g,mi(l, Wilcox. Kfcrpi.ry. I itH
' ' .
CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHS.
pICTURi:3 T O R rilKSJENTd.
A. H. UORINSOS,
So. 910 CHEbNUT Btrcrt,
JKm rerelvfd exqulnlle Riipclmnui ol art
bLUTAllLE FOR IIOLIUAY Ol in, nl
FUSE URIHDE ENAMELS" ON FOHCKLAI V
In tri at variety. '
ePLFNWD r"A 1 NTFU PHOTO'.) UA l'Hj
ir.clndiLK h Lumber ol choice turn
A bUFUUB LINK OF CUKCMOi,
A Ibtkc rvd'oruurnl ol NKW ENUKAVINd . Etc
Alo, HKU bi'iLE FHAlttlvs. of eit'BHUt now
pntttrua. 1 1 ,
DRUGS, PAINTS, ETO.
JOBERT 11()EMAL:ER & CO.,
N. Corner of I DUia II Bnd ACK Sta,,
FR1LALFXFH1A
HOLSSALtT DRUCCI3T0.
IHiORlKHa AND MANCFACX TJRARu OF
lVblt Lead aud Colored Taluta, Paitj
Yarnisliee, Etc
AGENTS FOS THK CJKLKBRAT1CD
ITJiJiCU ZWC I'ALMS.
DFALEBS AND OONSTJMFIvB BOFFLLED AI
IiOWBST FRIC6.B FOB OA EH. 12
LUMBER.
ioi;n fcPUUCK joist. icon
10UJ bfttUOK joist. lObJ
HH.MLOUK.
liiiMLOCK.
lO'O MKASOJSKD CLKAR PIMS. OM)
lOUlr BKAbUWKO (LitAR PlMi. lOb J
CBOICK FATTUKM PllSK.
BPAJSittJl Cl'.OAR, KOR FaT I'tRfla,
BKU CF.UAR.
ICiitd FLORIDA FLOORING, TO't
lOUU FLORIDA J) LOOKING, lot),)
CAKOL1NA FJLOURIaU. -"v
VI KG IMA FLOORING.
DF.LA WARK i'LOOUiNG.
ASU k LOOKING.
walnut f looking.
FLORIDA b'l'KP ROarDS.
RAIL FLANK.
IfclKl WALNUT RDM AND FLANK. I Q((1
1CUJ walnut iD.i.AiD FLaNK. lOuJ
walnut roarl's.
walnut flank.
1 Of'll UNDBHTAKKim LUMBER. T Qo
lOUJ TJNX'LitTAKJl.lia' LUMRHat. ICjOlf
Rh-D tADAR.
WALNUT AND AINg.
lKftl BXAbONFD POPLAR. 1 QUI
XOUt bHAttONlLD OHMtRRV. lOOU
ASU.
WHITK OAK FLANK AND BOARDS.
HIOKOKY.
lftrO CIGAR BOX MAEEHS' 1 Qf0
lOOt CIGAR BOX MAKKIW lOOU
bPANIBU Ci-DAR ROX BOARDS.
FOR bALK LOW.
lCf;() OAROLLNA'BCANTLING, 1Qn
AOUt CAROLINA ii. T. HILL8, 1001
Norway bcantling.
AOUJ CYFRtBrt bHINGLKd, lOOJ
, UA.VLK, BRUTiJ ER A CO.,
11 No. fcuu bUUI'U bureet.
T. P. GALVIN & CO.,
LliKlEER COMMISSION MERCKANT8
SUACKAMAXO SlllEET WIlAItf,
BELOW SL0ATS MILLS,
(80AIX1U), FHIL DKLFHIAJ
AGKNTB FOR 6CCTHHRN AND KABTKRN Man
fuclurers Ol YF.LLOW i'lNili aad bPRUUK'ilMRU
BWARLW, etc., shall be h&i py 10 tiirulsh order,
wbolenkle rates, deliverable at any &ccsible port.
Connlaiitly receiving and on hand at our wharf
BOUTHKRN FLOORING, fcMJANILING. BUIN
GLKb, F-AbTBRN LATHB. FiCKKTH. BKO-BLAIS,
BFRUCK, Hh-JULOCK, bKLKOI' lliOKIGAN AND
CANADA FLANK AND BOARDS, AND UAO.
WATOO bMUF-KNSkU, 1 81 ltuth
ALL or WHICH rflLX BEDiaVKltKa
AT ANY PABTOFTI1ECITT l'KOJIPTIir
ENGINES, MACHINERY, ETC.
rE BTEAM ENGINE a.NO
ffuk luktZ BOILM.B. WORKb.-NKAFlK ft LKVY
f ivyiicAL AND TUi-ORKTICAL ifiNUJNitJiiai
MACHlNibTb, BOILKRMAKER8, BiAOK.
bMI'ilDa, aua FOUNDKRB, havlDK lor many year,
been In lucoesarul opeiaUon, and been exolailvelw
engaKed In bulldluK and repairing Marine and Hlvei
Rnglne.. high andlow-pretwure, Iron Boiler, Walet
Tank., Propeller., ew. eia, rwpectfuliy otter theS
i?lv.tV,L! puDU9 .emg rully prepared to con
biS.nirvuJfiD of u J1"' irine, River, and
btatlonary; liavlng ei 0 pattern, of different (lie.
L.duacrl'llou 01 Fiwu.inaklng mada Tkl thi
norleat notice. Hlgn and Ixiw-Div7iir i?i7.!
Tubular and Cylinder Bolle,ol tneblt""nnsyva!
niacliarcoallron. Forging, of all alS Ind kifi!u
Drawing, and .pecldctloui for ail work dona at
Wbhabmenlfreeol , ua work Sa7aS
The anbMTlbera have ample wbarf-dock room k
rtpah-. of boat., where they can lie In perfect! StJE?
aud are provided with .hear., block, ifallj 1
lot ntlii heavy or light welghu. ' nim et0
JACOB O. NEAFLB
.11 BKACH .W.fvg;,
O WASHINGTON Btreen. ANt
ttannfacture iilgb and Low wST.-SrBTl9
lor Land, Rlvtr.Vud JUaMMPSf Snin
UCTrovens02hl,1W.''- wo
Bu?ryBa1iW;r:,l'V0?1 .of Jf'ntatloB Machinery, aim
biigar, Baw, aud Grlat Mllla, Vacuum Fan oil
2?&nlUt FllteraplaT'to,
Bole Agent for . Bliiettx'. Patent Sugar Bollln
AW'ratu.,NejmytU'. patent bteam Mi"mer. ana
13217 to mi
HKLOW THSaUKHTEDC80T4TE3
NKW MUHIU 8TOKE.
NO. 1317 CHliiN UT 8T.. abfive TlliltTPPVT
FHILADELFHIA.
Muslo rnbllBheru, and Dealers In Musical Mar.
WHOLESALE AND RKtXiI. AOENX
lasmtbBarn IN THE UOaio bVoRE.
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL
XTh. al.end.ng 1?.. --b. .
Atier,QlriK Phy" lcianij ?Blnf,re venua.
lCt.6 bpruca Blr"; Jl M Oosta, M. D., No,
4 lulrid;,u'eoD8-w"" Hum. M. D., N0. 1300
ilreeli ... m..v.,No, Ml Cne.nut
ni. . .
f'.?.uH? ."."'"'""F. .'"Jured by accld..nt ar.alwav.
UMj!ir. nUn 10 UWll iamieaiately
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