c tlr"M I. BRIItO for MntAl IypptieA NnlAd for fttnull Nlql, AND A SALVE FOB BAD CUTB. SM Whole eerefully compounded and pot up expressly for dually ue. BI QUH SEKIEJJ EUITOJt. NUMBER CCXI. Pricki Swkeh jkb Metals. The head of U.ee i of course the king of diamonds ( which, if jennine, are always trumps). D:a'nonds rwetnble ever obtrusive friends it is o diili jult V oni thera. Like men, however, they fre quently cut one another. In faet, diamond only can cut diamond, and It is impossible to cut even diamond panes of gla's with imjthiDR eUc. JJut, when once cut, rliftmnti'l.'Uke an o.vqai-lte poiit.li, or rather they have it (,-ivea tbem. They nrc procured from Brazil, ftuel in India from Yziapoor and Llrupoor; in short, many pluees ndlng In poor are rich in them. They fire icuriti in the bed of the river Guiigva who evidently Bleeps in his jewelry. Tern comes the ruby. This pent is fre quently seen to pp:irkle on the m of the topaz I menu tojiers who iuibiba too much ruby wine. The caibunel" Is the richest uncle sciy oue jieed wish fyr. The emerald is d;slitipuished by b-jins; the lot'teet arid imenc-t of all jewels soUiies? aui jrefniit'ts generally jro together. The sapphire, tuuud in far Peru, resembles in its depth of hue the bripbt, the plowing Prus sian blue. The t:ui;liire in a kind of Kiipphity Mac color, darker thun azure, a.i jou're pro bbly aware. Then theie is the ehrjridi'c, and its opposite the ehr.TSOduik, iiHoU'.ih where the latter is found I ret tain ly cannot tiy. The pearl ! the pearl ! who can help admiring this per r rieclef! pern, mid eating any number Of oysters to arrive at U semblance in the denuded slidls ? Oj-Leis :.ru found in the Per nin Gull, rmd tticiMi')'"'!-, where, of courso, there are niun y ilivn. sticu as the Muldivas, Ihe Laccadivu, im1 dn;r others'. The onyx is an onj'-pr"isive ip.'tti, whose hue is sometimes llro u -m:l occaMoanily Jon'e? and Eobm.-on. Tl eiv nu oi'.a others is the opal, which is dlstiiit'ut-h.'d !.y a kind of milky tint, kasily detected by a lapi-da'ry. Of course there is 1.0 tud of olher precious stones, such as the herirlh-Btone, the paviog stone, and the ciiti vy-.-tOije; but these I need not particularize. The lo idatonc, although not ! showy as tba diamond, poesaes much attraction. There is the kind, too, called a free stone. A Mone hittinp one on the head is more free thau welcome. Free-stone is of course principally worked by Frceoiatots. Tho blarncy-3tone makes a man invincible with the ladies. We now come to the metals. (N. H. Some of them are slow in coming to it6 especially the precious one.) Gold is the hardest to pet of all metal", and yet, strangely enoueb, it U moat easily a;ot from soft people. It ia much u-ed in jewelry, the Ueneral recognized standard being two juris of gold to forty-eight of alloy. That useful metal, iron, is largely u-el in medicine. A little iion insinuated into a man's system inspires biro, with an irou determina tion. It is not generally known that iron ores are always used to propel the bouts attached t j our iron clad". Bteel dumplings nrc nude by putting Iron Ones into a furnace, and subjecting Idem to the usual processes. All steel requires well temper ing, and a knife sharpened upon a pood tem pered steel will ulways insure a pleas.mi dinner. Copper is principally known lu connection rith half-pence, wahuiGr-day, and the iortil'y , ing ot those ubiquitous vessels that carry exew T'.ence d sui's eous. Silver Is a qnarrel.-o ne metal. Y.iu should lake care of any propcity composed of i', for you know that there U always fighting goiutr on near the Plate. Mayor Fox's lteetlTi a. - An Irleban was going along a road, when angry bull rushed down upon him, ami with liU horns tossed him over a fence. The Irish man, recovering from his fall, uoon looking up aaw the bull pawing and tearing up the ground, Vhireupon Pat, smiling at him, suid, "K it was not for your bowing and scraping your huraWo apologies, you brute, faix I should think you Lad thrown me over this fence ou purpose." An American put down a brairtidoclo Eng. llshman by explaining that the reuson why the sun never set in. the British empire was because the English could not bo trusted lu the dark. Another reply to the same boast was, "Wa'ul, I don't know about the sun; but this I will say there's a deal more moonshine about your em pire than there Is about any other I know of." The tendency of people to carry quotations Uo far was illustrated in a prayer meeting the other day by a brother exclaiming, in an agony f piety, "0 Lord! have mercy upon us poor Invert, of which I am chief among ten thou sand, and altogether lovely I" A Coi.d SNir.-Breakinir your Ug on tie Ice. THE DAILY E A corneal incident recently oceurret eeuntry theatre, where Jiomto and Jutt being played. A furious storm was raqin?, an4 lUroof of tbe theatre was leaky. As "Juliet'' tu lyiiK in the tomb, with "Romeo" bjudin over her, drip came tho water on her face, "Dont atir,n whispered "iioiuoo." Anoiher and another drop followed, till "Juliet," with a BbiTer, turned htr head just in time to receive the inin in her eye. The- audience wakened to the drollery of this sudden resus citation, and burst into shouts or 1 lighter. Take care of the rain !" shouted one. "There It cornea !" called another. "Walt, 'Juliet,' an I 111 bring you an umbrella 1" shouted an urchin In the pit, and the play broke up w itli a co nic ending to the tragedy. On aLOlhcr occAsion D.imon and Pythia$ wai bclriR played at a theatre at Washington. In the last act, as "Damou," about to be led to execution, was straining his eyes in the effort to d if crn his friend in the distance, and ask iup, "Is lie coming?" the locomotive whistle sounded cloe by. "He'll be here in the next train," t houted a wau, and In nn Instant tha emotion was changed to laughter, Queer Md Uirtl. THE STATE OF TUE MARKETS. llreadslulls Rising every day. Gunpowder Goes oil' easily. Bitter Deer This article has n dniviu.iiM ten dency. IudiL'O The trade is dyem t. Pickled Fotk leul, u;id vry i-.iaet.ive. Brandy Very spii ite l. Vermilion -Finds a reddy sale. Nutmegs In prntr deiuand. Soda-water- Itr'i.-k and lively. I .fad Very heavy. A Hiuvk LiTTr.r: Girl. A little pirl in t?an day School was asked ly her teacher: "Mary, do you say your prayers movniuj and night?" 'No, MUj, I don't." "Why, Ma'y! nr.-' you not afraid to po to i-leep in the dark without asking God to t We caie ot you and watch o.er you until the moriiinp ?" "No, Mi.is, I nlut a'n-.id, 'causa I sleep in the middle." i , Wantf.d,-A person having several thou kHinls to luvest, lu .some sale and profitable buslines would like to; meet with a gentleman IikvIuk a fcimUar rruount. as a silent partner. Communications Miiully coullUeutlal. Ad diets, etc. Above is a portrait of the gentleman "having the several thousands" to invest, taken in the ' act of pennlnar h's "ndver."' A cti'.r.'m Justice was called to the to liberate a worthless debtor, by receiving his oath that he wis not wcrtli twenty dollars. "Well, Johnny,' said the Jtt-tiee, "can you swear iLat you are no; worth twenty dollars, i.L(l that yen never will be"' "Why,"' i i swfn cl the ctlur, ldther rlrigrined at the; qnei-tien. "I can aw. ar that I am not worth that at jceset.t." ' V.'ill, wi ll," returned the Jttrtiee, "I cm swear to the test: so po along, Johiiuy," And the man vas swoi-n end di-charged. A New York tnnL'smau havinp thiee eus tonieii, a father and two son.-, by the name of Wheeler, and feuiing a contusion of accounts fioin thrir different orders, se.lved his dilficulty byttjl'iig the stem parent "Stern Wheeler,'' the eldest -em "aide Wheeler," and the youngest, rather a last youth, "Propeller." The t-ad appearauee of European lioyalty at the present litue, m biought out by tho Paris Confidence. Tho following rather remarkably worded ad vertisement was lately priuted lu a newspaper among tho "Situalions Wauled:" 5-A I.A.V, IDLE. INDOLENT. 8LKEPY, slothful S oudjj mau of '20 wants a Iiosh who will colonel Llmtobaulbh the abovohublts. Dab lil. a In all trade; alluutlou uot so niuoU au object es nooU pay. Why is tho letter I like a sailor? Because it follows the C (sea). f Motto lor Couftclloncis' Files "What I-ccj I stiokstol" Tb CuNii of GuAyrrT A modern comic song. Jf S-W Jigs SO TELEGlUl'H-rajLADELrHlA, SATUKDAY, NWM SUMMARY. City Allitlr. K man. dcribed as below the tucdi'iu heluht. wtin a east iu one ol hi eyes, has sw.n dled seveTsl widows icccnilv, by (alsely re(rc setting thut hs was the aeeut of a benevolent society and was authorized to tiimtsta col to theru upon the iccelpt ol a sutlieimt sum for carlago. He is known to have obtained small sums trora sevtral woiticn in absolute want. A mau who calls him-elt Professor Hertrand has been complained ot at the Mayor's otTico ns a swindler. He called on a citizen, produced what purported to be letters of lccoinmenda tiou from Dr. Howe, of Boston, and solicited money, as he said he wni in ereat distress. It has been since ascertained that the letters are. forgeries, Dr. Howe having written to that effect. Two men have been bound over by Recorder Glvin to answer the charge of conspiring to defraud Henry Yenkel out of a farm ol lorty-tw acres, in West Hanover township, Montgomery county. Complainant npreed to trade the farm and stock for a house at Emerald and Pine streets, which he says was represented to be worth considerably more than the farm and stuck; that atter the echanpe he was induced to sicn a paper of which he knew nothing, and discovered subsequently it was a mortgage on the premises tor -:i0()0; that when ho went to take potscrsion ot the house he found it iu the occupancy ot a man who had leased it for five years at $300 per annum. Thenceuccl say the lnuse is worth SCOtlO. Tbey were held to appear at court. . By order of the Mayor, Mr. Wytnnr. the Superintendent of the City Arsenal, will Ore a salule of thirty-seven puns, ut stiuiihc, on Washli.gtem's birthday, from Broad and Market ftreets. Kesldcnts in that vicinity should not forget that by rai.'-iug and lowering the sash iu their windows, the brealrlng ol the ejlass by coiiciiscion will be prevented. A meeting of the toldicrs of the War of 1812 will take place on the morning of the 221, in the Supreme Court room. The D. mocratlc Association of Pennsyl vania have arraiped for the delivery of an address, at the Academy of Music, on the even ing ed Wsi-hinjiton's birthday, by the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, of lu.iiaua. DwiucNtlc Airalrw Heverdy Johnson is expected to be in Washington on the 4lh of Maich. Who will dine him is not jet certaiuly known. bix more couuties, yesterday, Instructed their Senatorial delegates to the, Democratic fctate Convention to vote for ticucral lieorge W. Cass lor Governor. At last the Setiate has passed a bill grant ing prize mouev to Admiral Fair tgtu's officers and meu w ho did such splendid service ou the Mississippi river in 1862. A citizen of Cnicaeo iiav'.r.g demanded sa tisfaction ot his family physician lor insulting bis wile, was struck tve times by the disciple of yl.'sculapius with a sltmg-thot'aml knocked Into a state ot insensibility. For this tho "Doctor" was tin eel S'lfl. ami his victim was fined J?5 beeauf-c )i wauted mutters set rig lit. Verily, justice in Chicago is mythical. The'ioliowiug correspondence lens just taken place: Piuladem ui , Feb. 1", 1 SCO. Hon. William II. Rewind, Secretary ot State -Dt-ur Sir: As American Citizens we a-k special protection lor vessels and other property ou the north side of Cuba In the harho;s of Tunas. Trinidad, aud Cieiiltiegos. We own a large amount of property ailoi.1 and ou s'jore in those ports, and it the Admiral is advised by telegrapu or otherwise be will be able lo protect American interests in the region now specially exposed to damage. The magnitude of our iuteres s iu Cuba is shown by the lact that our firm paid last year from its Cuba business marly oue-tourttt of the duty collected ut this port. 1 our?, very truly, Samui.i. and WIlluu Wklsii. DErAltTJir.XT OF SlATE, W asuinoton, Feb. 18, 180U. Mefctrs. b. A- V. Welsh, Philadelphia Gentlemen: I have received your loiter of yesterdaj's date, iu which, as citizens of the United States, j ou make a request lor special protection (or vessels and other property on tlie south side ot the It-laud ot Cuba, iu the harbors of Tunas, Trinidad, and Cieufuego. I appio elate the anxiety which you, in common with other merchants havlug larpe interests iu Cuba, feel at ihe present time, aud since the receipt of your letter 1 have ronfcired with the Secretary ot the Navy, who informs me that at least one half the vessels under couiuiand e.f Admiral Iloffare i.ow iu Cuban waters, nnd the Admiral has ol late beeu frequently aud fully instructed to be vieilant aud active iu extending every proper protection to Auiericau interests In the repious iclci red to, which are supposed to be tpt eially exposed to danger. 1 am, gentlemen, jour obedient servant. William H. Sewaup. l'oreixn Alluir, Lonuon, Feb. 10. The limes, in an article on the Alabama treaty, says the want of a detinue basis of arbitratiou will reconcilu tioghmd to the rejection of the convention by tho United States, and thts point should be kept clearly in iew iu the event ot offers lor lurthcr negotia tions. Lugkmd now watts proposals from America, The Zmtes continues: "We have done our best; we have goho to tii4 verge of nuiioual humiliation to secure a settlement of the questioi s at L-sue, and we 6hall now wait lor propositions from the new administration under t.eneial Graut. It is admitted that tho claims are a fair subject for ftieudly arbitra tion." Havana, Feb. 18. The Insurgents hold Guanaia, a poit south of the Romau Pass, and have lortiiied the towo, having batteries mounted with brass cannon and manned by Amciicans. The water in front of their posi tion is e ipht leet deep, and the gnus bear upon the riairow channst by which only the town can be approached Ironi the sea. Tue (.overu uicnt at Havana is equipping a flotilla of launches lor au attack ou GuaLi.ja. A landing lias been etlected by a rebel expedition at Cochenos. h is whispered hero that secretary Seward lias made ftrouu representations to tha Government ut Madrid in repard to the death of Mr. Ceihiier, nnd other e.uirages which have occtared ia Havana, and that he bus aak"d tiiai coi.dign punnhrnent bn vi.-ited upon the per retrnUiis. Tue s'eainer Pelayo has sailed 'or Nuevitas and Sau.iaL'o with arlillerjiii'-u and lourj;uiis. Tni Army Itill. WAsntNOTON, Feb. l'J. Tho House, by a vote of 111 yeas to (i.l nays, udootcd bluiuu'a sub stitute lor Butk-r'd aihcudnieiit to the Army Appropriation bdl reduuiiig the force ot tho army. Tins is auo.her inutapu tor Gciiernl Grantia the House, us he was kuowu to oe iiu lavorable to Butler's proposiiiou, but approved of tb Ht oil red by Blame. Bu'ler made another appeal to tho lloue to-;iay belore tho vote was taken, but it ha t little e!lecf 1 A JUNE TJ3LJ!!GJiAPlf. J'or aMUUnnl Marin tieun m first I'mje. At.MAN A.lJ i'Oit if Hili AO KLP HI A. TH lei U.;. Y, Bosi lai ti u Moon Hiti,,.... 1 -M Rum Hictm a ll.HiBg WATCH ' 'i J (il.KAKiCD YtSTKKUAY. Btoaninlitp Wyoming, 'l'tal, isavuuuun, Flilluillphls iiil huutlii ru Kluil Sleuixislup e;u. Barquti lijM-rar 11 f aril. 1'eruaiQlJiiea, A.F Dam n, Jbi lic M. I . Miller, T'(Ut'ju Hiuiin, tVutren A llrew. Brig J. B. Kir by, heriikld. CliililnifuS, H. A W.VVeMii. b. lir A. Jluiiui, BttXilttU, bavauuaU, JLul-iSnry, WlelorfiliKui A Co. Hcbr U. Wltuuiou, (li drrpy. Balein, Vhn Dasen 4 Co, hl'r K. W llllnii, (HillOilT, Jtultuiioru, A. (irovea, Ji, bt r 11. L. Uaw. ller.BiUlleuore, a.. Uroves, Jr. ATtRIVWD YK-il'KRnaT. RteeniHhlpHhxoii, Wlle.is hours froiu Boston, with oid. lu 11. W iiisor b Co. I'nieil lu in hy, l0"uil up, bniiis Koii(iknaii(i Brunswick; brig JoUusiiiy, and iwii nngi uiiknowu. istan.'Sliii Urunevte, Howe, U jibura from Kew om, wlib iiiOih. to Jobn F, Obi. Bclirbalilno, Corrler, ( days Irum Buvannati, wltU lutiiliprio Urcaut b Co. fclir lii-w KUou, c:rle, l dry from Hancock 'a Hrldfce, is. J., wllb gmlu lu J. U Uewley Jt 1J. 8teDihlp Voluiurf un?,DiiVnce, at New York yttitf fifty t Burqu K. A. Boiuler, Pains, for Antwerp, remained at Bum Ayr 'nth Dec. BrlWry K. ftMuell. lor Phltodeliibl. was at H. Vi I8ih lni., to lakii KtXi busa sugar t l li each. HoLi Jda X... Burgeia, herjc, at Uosloo Uia Inst. hcbr Aoot Idwarda. Boiueta, Xor Phllaeltaphie, Cltajfd W havaunal, yanterdny. Sork'JfiTlnnt' vlnh' heiaca tor Doeton, fct He Pohr Minnie Bpellnr, Coraoo. henoe, at 2ui adeot Hrhr Mand Mullock, Hartlevl. hence, at New Tork "icllfKlif.B.Kmwr. Tonne, from Providence tor Philadelphia at New York Isin Inai. fnr Philadelphia, sailed iroiu 8loru Itiib lnt. Hchr R. J- Baker, i rllalnger, hooce, at Norfolk "sJilrSalileO. Mereton, Momon, lor Philadelphia, at Koiielk J7ih loU, with lumber. KOTICK TO MAHINP RS. to a recent oompilall. n. entitled "daillnc Directions fnr the Wnl Coast ot North America." by i. K. Ircray, F.KO.d., Loudon. lRtiH, the InnKtiude of Point Conception IilRht Is nlvn erroneously, and the error Is such trmt a vessel bonnd (Sonlh. laktng bxr coarse from the eloigned posit tun or the light, to pans through the straits between Hants Cru and Kant a K sa, and riant a Kosn and Han Miguel, would ran directly upon one of these Islands, or a vessel rannl.ig to make the light in thlek weather wiuld be upon tho Cape when Relieving herself nearly lire aud a half miles to the westwnrd. The erroneous position Is also given In Irrray's "Lights aud Tides of ttae World," London. ls.s-H HM The geogiaphlcal position of the light as determined by the United Btales Coast Hnrvev In Ih'mi, In latitude 1 86 4 N longitude ISO 20 0 () W j or In time 8li. Olm. 4h ti. The laagnetia variation was ISSIIK. In Brpterotier, 1850. aud Increases ahoiit o"e mlnum an uaally. OK.BOK I)AVIION. Assistant United Hiatea Const Survey. A recent decree lesued by the Swedish Government stales that from I-'ebruary I. lstii, the tax on Inward pence, called Infartspennlgar. will cease to he ed it cted on vessels leaving Hwedlsh ports after having been entered from over sea. INSURANCE. ECONOMICAL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF RHODE ISLAM). S. I?. BUCKLIN, President. C. G. Mi KNIGHT, Vice-President. W. Y. POTTER, Secretary. Ken. I-LIZUR WRIGUT, Actuary. Ascf .lanuary 1,1S( .100,iulS Kallo of Axscls to I.fabllitleH Tlie rconoiuical is the Jlost Liberal Ih sni'Hiicc t'oinpauy iu the Country. Its Eates of rremlnm are Lower than Other Mutual Companies. It lV.ys no rcreculage to Directors. Ail 1'olicies arc Kon-Forfeitablc from the 1 irst 1'aymeuta 'o Tolicy Holelcr Can ho Assessed for any Loss or Dilitieucy. Its Jtapitl and Healthy Growth is ConTiuc ing Troof of the Coutldence Kcposcil by the Public in its Souaelucss, Integrity and Liberality. Tor full r-trtlculars call at the OFFICE, ' UOOMS and 117, 11 o. 4SO WALNUT Street, . THILAOKLPHIA, FRANCIS 8. CELDEW, 21! 2t GENERAL AOKNT. GAS FIXTURES, ETC. CORNELIUS & BAKER, MANFFACTURKI18 OF CAS FIXTURES, LAMPS, BnGKZEG, LANTERNS, Etc. STORK, Xo. 710 CUESXUT Street. MANUFACTORY, No. SSI CIIEKKY Street, lSOsruvtlra PTTTT.Anr.piTrA; LEGAL NOTICES. TN T1IK COURT OP COMMON PLEAS FOR TIIK C1XY AMI COUiSXV OF l'HILA UELl'llIA. 'i rust JtsiBte ol Mrs. CnielSTIANGLENDENNrNGI. lite ADditur aipviutea by theCuuri to audit, setne. aud adjimt tee necoud aud Hnal account ot 11 U (111. KLLIO'IT, TtiiHlee, as tiled by Wllliaiu KUlotc, his l.xi-cutor. aud of tbo ald William Klllott, Kxecn lor ot Hugh Elliott, deceased Tiuitee. and to report distribution of tlie balance lu the hands ot the accountant, will meet I bo parties Interested, for tlie imrpoHe ot his appointment, ou MONDAY, llarcli 1, lhi:n. at 8 o clock 1. M-, at ti Is otliue, No. 14 3 8. bLYEKTU buett, lu tho city of Plilladolphla. J. CUUki. i.OiSeiaTKKTil. 218thBtu5t Auinor IT-STAIE OF MARGIARLT TL'RXBCLL, DK li ceased, . . ... lrfmlnl.-tr.HAn ....... ... . f.i. .... . A tlieoi wllliont telay to THOMAH it. DrtYSDALE, M. D.. Adm'r. 2 0 bU o, 151 AUUH street, riiliadelplila. JivVltlO UI AUiuiuiiiii u " I'-Mnntr lift iIHHJ,V. upon the estate ol MAKelAHKT '1UUNUUJ.L Ue eeuhed, Imvlng beou granted lo the uudersiKued. all perHons Indebted to suli esiate will muke payment, u..H Itinliu liUfflniT nlkillia UL'llfll.1 tllM HUlllO IirHMAn, LUMPER, 18G9 Vi'.lck jeiiwrf I8G9 liiLMLOCK. iili.Ml.UCK. loOt bEAHUWEJU CX.EAU PINK. LOOU L'HOlOJti rATlKKN PINK IsPAMiiU CKDAU, IfOU FAT I'JfilKS. ittcli CElAlt. tat'tl FLORIDA FLOORING. lopn lOUU FX.OR1UA JU.OOJUM4. lOOU lt.ULlNA FMlOKliNCl. VIUOINIA F1.UORLM.. 1'lO.AWAltjb; FLOOKUSy. AMU FL001tl0. WALNUT F LOO It ING. FLUUiDA &ih.r HOAHXS. RAIL FLAHK.. IC'O WAI.HCT BDH AND PLANK, lopfi lOul WAXMJT AiD FLANA. lOOU WALJSUT liOARUh. WALNUT FLAJXK. TCC'd UNDERTAKERS LUMBER, 1 QQ WALl' lT AND FINK. IC d BKAfiONED POPLAR. TQOCi WHITE OAK PLANK AND HOARDS. HICKORY. CIGAR BOX MAKERS' inrtri lCDl tlOAR liOX UAKKhd' JLuOy bPAMUU CEDAR liOX HOARDS, FOR HALE LOW. 1 CtO CAROLINA BCANTL1NG. ' T CGCk lOUU CAROLINA H. T. hlLLH, lOOU NORWAY BCANTLINU. 18G9 CEDAR BHINGLKH. 1 OPfi C Y 1'R JuSH HlilN (1 Litji. lOOtl UAVLK, R ReI' 11 EH A CO., N, 'mi by VXit fcWvr FEBRUARY 20, 1S69. INSURANCE. TVEI.AWARE MUTUAL. SAFETY LN8U1V- I 1 iiii-l.' 1-llUI'ANV. tnnnrnnralad tlT Ult Legislature ot Pennsylvania, l&Jo. Office a K. corner of THIRD and WALNUT BlreetH, l'hildelphla. MAHIRC INSOHANCM On VeBBels, Cargo, nd Teigb( to all par U of the world. JUL AMD IN8VRAKCTO On good! by river, canal.iake aud land carriage to all part of Uie Union. F1RK INBCRANCRS OnMercbandlaegeneraliy; on H tores, DvolllDg8, ilooses, etc ABSICTB OF TBK OOMPART. November 1,1808. V200.0UO United Stales Five Per Cent. Loan, 10-408 $208,500.00 120,000 United Blaies Hlx Fer Cent. Loan, 1881 138,800 00 50,000 United B tales Hlx Per Cent. Loan (for Faulflc K). SO.OOO'OO 200,000 Btate or Pennsylvania Blx Per Cent. Loan 211.375 00 125,000 CltyofPbrla. Hlx Percent. Loan (exempt from tax). 128,594 00 State of Mew Jersey Hlx Per Cent. Ixian .. 61,500 00 20,000 renn. Hall. First Mortgage Hlx Per Cen t. Beinds 20,200 00 25.000 renn. H. Hecond Mortuaice Blx Per Cent. Bonds 24,040 00 io.uuu western renn. n. Moru Hlx Per CenU Bonds, (P. K. H. Knarantee) M 20,825 00 80,000 Btate of Tennessee Five Per Cent. Loan 21,000 00 7,000 State of Tennessee Six Per Cent. Loan 5,031 25 15,000 Uerniantown (ins Co., prin cipal and Interest guaran teed by City of PbUad'a, 800 shares Stock 15,000 00 10,000 Penn'a Itallroad Company. 200sbares Stock 11,300 00 5,000 North Penn'a Railroad Co., 100 shares Stock 3,500 00 20,000 Plilla. and Southern Mall Hteam.Co.,80Bliaren Stock 15,000 00 07,900 Loans ou Bond aud Mort gage, nt liens on City Properties 207.9000 l,10y,000 Par. Morket valne, 81,13U,ai5-25 COHl, Jl.Uyj.tHH .0. Real Kstate 3,000 00 Bills receivable for insurance made Si.lWi'W Balances clue at agencies, premiums on marine policies, accrued inter est, and other debts duo the com pany 40,178 88 Hlnck Ami ncrln nf nntiilrv cnrnfira- tlous, 831SB. Lstlmnled value 1,81300 Cash lu bt.nk 8116 1W08 r.fluli In flrAiA'ar 4l:t,ii.cs " 110,5(13 73 $l,6i7,3U7'K0 T)IRKCTOH9. Thomas O. Uand, : Kdrannd A. Bonder, Samutl IS. Stokes, James C. llutid, Theophllus PauWing, Joseph H. Seal, Hugh Craig, John It. I'eurose, J&cob P. Jones, James Traqualr, Kdward Durlluaton, 11. Jones Brooke, James B. MoKarlncd, William C. Lutlwlg, Ueorge O. Lelper, Henry C. Lullelt, Jr., John D. Taylor, fieorge W. Beruadou, William O. BouUou, luoob ItleKel. penoer Mcllvalne. 1). T. Morgan, Pittsburg lohn B. Semple, " V II Unr NwMd Laiourcaue, Jiishua P. Kvre. THOMAS fj .HAND, President. JOHN C. DAVIS. Vlce.PieKldonL EENUY TALBURN, Secretary. HKMtY BALL. Assistant Secretary. 10 8 ggg - ClUUTEB PEKPETUAL. FianUin Fire Insurance Co. Uh" I'llll.AlA.Aa'lllA, OFFICII: Pios. 435 and Ml CliESA'UT STIiJiKl, OW JAKTJJiRT 1, 1808, ,00a,74000, CAPITA i.M too, ooona i :AWi?utVJUL m - - . I lit MI UjH&.....,...,.. llS4.S41O-lt0 lIVSHlTLltO VLALUSt INU1U FOR lSb? 83,8oa-aa se,oo-aa. Brtft)OKH PAID SINCE 1SKU iVUX IG500,0()(). Perpetnal and Temporary Policies on LtberM Term DIRi-ejTORB. Charles N. Banoker, Alfred Filler, bam d1 Oram, iThomaa Biiarks, George W Kloliarda, William u. Oram. Lsaao Lea, ' A lfred ii. Raker, Ueorge falei, tTboiuas . Kinal UHARLE3 N. AtANOKJkU, Prillen, UH.ORUK l AtiU, Vloe-Presldent. JAB. W. &icAiaauT.h.R, Beuretary pro lem. Kxcepl at Lexington, KectucAy, tola Oompanyili no Agenolea Weal of Piaaourg. w"t'"uj1 OFFICE OK THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, No. 232 WALN UT Street, Philadelphia. ul Incorporated 17A. Charter PerpetuaL Capital, noo,uou. f"1""1 Assets 82,330,000 MA1UN E, IN LAN L, AND FI HE IN S J R AN CE. OVEll $20,000,000 LOSSES PAID SINCE ll'S ORGANIZATION. DIRECTORS. Arthnr G. Coffin. George L, Harrison, Franols R. Cope, Edward II. Trotter. Edward 8. Clarke, T. Charlton Henry, Alfred 1. Jews up. John P. White, Louis O. Madeira. Suwnel W. Jones, John A, Brown, Charles Taylor, Ambrose White, Richard II. Wood, William Welsh, B. Aioiris yyuiu, jviui imatsun 0.1ut,.,n Charles W. Cusbman. ARTHUR G. CO F KIN. Pryl,in. ,.,OHA.KljEa ATT. Vice President. Matthias Makib, Secretary, 2 1 'lltti USteURAMJE EXCLUSIVELY THB iNNbVl.VANIA FIR 1NBURANOB Wi -Tit0"14 wa-Cbaner Perpetiial-No 8iu WALnUT buteet, opposite Inaepenaence Bquira -inls Company, lavorably known to tbe ooutuiuult! for over tony year, oontlunea to Umnre atklub ioS or damage ty tire on Publio or Private RulidinST ellhur peruiaiinntlyor fur a Uml'-ed Also T.n fi urolture. rsiocks ot Hooda, and AterolnSdlaV .enf tally, on liberal terms, a TUelr Capital, together wllta a Urge Surplus Fnni la lnveateo In the moat careiuluiftuiier, wliicn eiiabi,-. tbem to offer to lb lnaaiea an unUoubtsa wiarii i2 tue ewe ol iooa. ' a rinitil Brultb, Jr., Dl BJtvi U5' John TlAvnpAnv Alciantibi Rutioon, I'-hwj iiazlebiirut, Thoaias aniub, Henry i.-wli, Tbunias Robipa, laulAl Badduck. Jr. . uiiiiugnam UASihL If M1TH. J.,Pal0ent, WM, 6. C'ROWKLL, tJecrelry. 1 .11 gTRIOTLY MUTUAL. PECVIBENT LIFE AND TRUST CO. Olt I'lllUAlJi.l.r'lilA, oici:, . jii h. AO uti a mjtEEr tirguiilnea to proiuW LIU A lUicjOitAACiii fciut.ii jueiiibcri ot the HOCIITTV OS FRIJCNUa. OooJ rluit i,t .u clbM atVHpUxl. Foliclij Oiccd upou fcppruveu piaut, at m luwau t"( President, BAMCi-L R. bJdlPIJtT. Vlce-Freeirttut, WILLlAH C. lAjtMHIVYMl. Actuary, ROW LAND PAURY, Tbe adTaniages ottered by this Couipaiiy are excelled. tm P 11 (KMX INSURANCE COMPANY OJ? I'll 1LADKLPU1A. VB LNCORl'OUATJl.U llttH OHARTKR PERPETUAL. No. ie( WALNbTbtreet, opposite the JUzoliange. This Company luaures iroiu loan or damage by I F1U f, on liberal terms, on building, merchandise, furniture, eio., lor limned periods, and permanently on build liitu by deposit of premium i. Tbe Vt mpany baa been In aotlve operation for mora tban hlXTY YiHA.HH, during wblub all leases hv been promptly adJiiHted and pall, l.IRhCTORrL Jobn L. Hodge, , Lavid Lewis, M. R. Uabnuy, BeDlamln JDttlnr. John T. Lewis, William ti. Grant, Rol'crt W. Learning, I). Clark Wbaiton, Tuoinaa H . Powers, A. R. McHenry, JHUuiuud e'aalUlon. Hamuel Wilcox, Lawrence Lewi. Jr. don's R. WDcnh.Rait.p'realdeiH. Ln v. norim. RAW0TL Wrujcx, becrelary. tli IMPERIAL FJBE INSUK ANCE CO. LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1803. Fald-ap CapUJ and Accumulated Funds, $8,000,000 IN GOLD. PItEVOST A HERIUlVG,Agenat 21 No. 107 Bout THIRD Btreet, Pbllada. CHAS, Hi rVXYOBT, CHA1. r. HER RING INSURANCE COMPANIES. gTATBMERT OF THB CONDITION OP TDB NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY er TBI United States of America! i O.N DLCLMUEU 31, 1868, As submitted to tbe Auditor General or Peon sylvanla, for five months, ending December 31, U68, Inclusive. Capital HtocJt $1,000,000 00 Amount of Assessments or Instal ments on Rtoctc paid In casb l.OOJ.GOO 00 nmberof Shares 10.000. Par value 1100. Market value 1110. ASSETS. Casb on band and on deposit 61,74 7 Cash In bands of Agents lu course of transmission S3 98 bl Amount of Loans seonnd by Bondi and MortgaireR, cons'llullng first lien ou Heal iOitate 30 )O0 00 A mount of Stocks owned by the Com pany: Par. Markt t'oZiw. U. 8. Pacifies 6 per cent...82oy .000 JlM.woo Virginia Stale Ilonds 6 per cent 8),000 17,500 00 Amount of Stocks held by the Com pany as collateral security for Loans: J'or. Jfa- let viilne. Amount loaned, 87U5,0(JO. Jl,0U.i,a,O. 8741,000 00 Accrued Interest not yet due tH lo uo V.H. Internal Revenue Stamps 200 oo Deterred Premiums 62,000 00 $ I,14,8 i:t-:t7 Amcnntof CiiRlt Premiums received. 8174,2ul-fi(S Amount ol ltiiermt received from In Vt'blnieuts SC.7.SI-50 Amount of Furrenrtered Policy........... Amount of ExpenHe'8 paid during tbe year, Including CommlHslonfl and Fees paid to Ajteuta and Olllcers of the Company Amount of Losses due and unpaid..... Amount of Taxes pnld by the Com pany M Amount of nil olher Expermeu and KspendltoreB 7 j W 72,015-81 a 75,07127 8I4D.20I-3, State of Pennsylvania, County of Phtlaael phis, 88.: I!o ft remembered that on this third day of February, A. L). 18ei9, bofore the BiibHct-lher a Notary l'ublic in aim for the Hlate of Pennsyl vania, duly coinnilHHioned and authorized by the Governor of the Biate of Pennsylvania to take the Hchnowledfxment of deeds and other writings to be osea end recorded In the said Slate ol Pennsylvania, and to administer oaths and pfllrmalions, personally appeared C. H. Ulam President of the National Life Iosu?aaca (Jom! peny of the United States of America, and made oa h that the above is a true stateroom of the condition of said Ne'lnnal Life Insurance Company or the United States of America upon the 31st dsy of December, A. V. lktiS. And I further certify that I have made per Fonnl examination of the condition of said. National Life insurance Company on this dny, and am satisfied that thev have assets safely invested to the nmomitof 8200,000, That I have examined the securities now in the bands of the Company, as set forth in tho annexed statement, and the snrne are of tbe valne repre sented in Ihe Blatement. I further oertliy that I am not Interested in the affairs of said Com pany. Iu witness whereof I have hereunto Ret mv hand and atllxed my oflieial seal, this third (lay of Pebruaiy. A. I). 1H69. WILLIAM J. DELLER-RR. 213stuth0t Notary Public. OFFICE OF THE Fire and Marine Insurance Co , No. 42G WALJiUT Street. Philadelphia, Jannary 24 ijho The following staleruont of the OUARDIaij pi dd, AND MARINK INbURANOK COMPANY ofhi. condition ou the 311 day ot December, i68. la mill Psbed In accordance wllb an act of Assembly Autborlxed Capital s.vmi'nn Amount paid in . -..Z." ..... n m AJiHHTS. Bonds and mortcages.........M....M...t32,000 00 Real esiaie, nrsi-ciaas property In New York .,.. 23,000 00 Wayne County Railroad bonds 22,500 W lnsialiuent on stocks due and - being paid .M........... 5,601 00 3laiai.ee due by csunie............... 8.i:f34 Cash la bank 2,600 oo RECEIPTS FOa 1808. Premium on tire rlske.......... EWfiSES, EXrNNP,, ETC, Fire losses paid 17.9UPS6 KxpeiiBea, reut, auvei tlsemeita, agencies, eio , .. ll.Wvp? Commitislona to agcut. M 3,H:i u 9:2f)8 U 23,133 Total amnnnt i.ir Lotaes uiiadjuoltd aud set due.. l,340.7-Ji-87 AVVUUUid,..M,..M.. , DlRiCTORS. A. N. Atwood. J. h". Baker. Hon. U. V.Lawrence. William li. Owens, B. C Wortblogton, Nalban Halnug, Hon. Jobn Titus, U. O. Atwood. K. A.Tbomas, Jame J. Mullen, K. K. HnUion, Hon. 8. T. Wlkoa, Jaruea Richmond, C. R. (Jala, A. N. ATWOOD. TrcaMcnL i ltntbsaw H. g. HTJDbOJT, Becreta-y. rPUE EWTEKPB1SE INSUIUNCii CO. OF J PHILADELPHIA. GUI ce PC nth west Cor. FOURTH aud WAIJ50T bM. flKK .IKHUUANCIB KXCLUHIViLY PFRiDrUAL AND TURM POUCLKn IKSOER' Cubh Capllul.. ..-....M.......Ua(O.WK-(0 Cash A.bols January 1 J7U.M U F. Rati'bford 6tarr, J. LlvInKton EiTl'iger, J?iler Jame L Olaxboru, biij. '1. '1 lerfic If, Charles Wh-eler, lii-urfie H. bumrt, 'phoa. 11. fc!oni?o'aery, kbu ILRrown, James M. Asn.ion. Tin Company lusnres only tlrst-clats t! Jlt. tttklnit noipociHlly imaaiUbUH risks whatever, suob a lactj nta, nulls, eio. ' V. RTf nFOROBTARR PresMnnt. -THUS. H. JIONIOOMKRV, Vice President. LKX. W. Wibi xb. Bccretary. 2 61 HOOFING. K A D Y K O O P I N Ot XX This Kootit'K 13 adaplod to all t nildln-'t. It can be applied to b'l'UKa it Jr'J.vi' IUMIIS at oim-liBlf tbe exDense of tin. It 1 readily put on old Bhlngle Hoofs witnontre luovlug the shinies, thus avoulhiK thedamaic Idk of ceilings and fuiniture while rutdergoiuz lHlilFBVR YOUR TtN KAOFN Willi I am always prepared to Repair and Pnlnt Koois at short notice. Abo, PAIM' tnt HAI.i: by tbe barrel or gallon, the bent aud cheapest lu the market. 2 17g No. 711 H. KINTa'tj'aRCoates. pUILOSOlMiy OP MARRIAGE Avw!u"" of feefnre. a delivered at the New oik Musauui ot Anatomy, euibiaiilua the enbJectMi-How to Live aud Wut to r ivS i,,. Voo.b, Wau.rlly, aud Old Agt: Manhood oinarinV lu viewed: 1 be Cause ot IcdiKttt Ujn; PiatuiLcJ nd Nervoua Diseaaea Acoonnted For" Murrlii. PhUo. sophlcally Cousldereo, etc etc. Pocket Tvoufmea JonT Ululng these Lecture will be forwarded ?nai3 on receiptor K6 ceul. by artdreasiuK W. X Mi' Pbiiidelpb"6 Uf tln' V VAXMUT1 bUeS TTVB. KINKELIN, AFTER A RKSIDFWPM Htoauperlortty In the Prompt and perfect mM a all raiseut, chronlo. local land V!,.. . , ,onT? Uej.ol wEti'igiS! Diaeaaea of tbe kin, afpinrlnf in hand dl. fcwiil forma, totally eradlcaTTa, mtZi iAiu7u ?tkaM'u J nervooa diblliti JwlXiifi. aua jucnpiully trwurf, OUloa bixa freu iCk
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