THE: DAISY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, I860.
LITERATURE.
REVIEW OF NEW
HOOK 8.
Clarke Dnvis.
rubliHliod by 0. 1". Putnam A Won.
Thin story, whic-h nr-iMaml in Putnam
Magazine a few months ngo, has been ismiod
complete in c,"g'nt ,,0"k form ,,y tbo pn'''
liHbcrs. It is no cay mnttor to write n Hhort
tory, B8 tbo iiiultitulo of failures that nre
met with every day, nnd tbo very 1W iloui.led
successes, nbunlantly testify. A utory, to
bftvo any real value, must have Homothing
Mow the surface; it must surest thirds that
are not expressed; it must linve a clear, well
defined outline, that to tbo imagination of tbo
reader will indicate form iiml color. A short
ptory in something, but not altogether, like
an artist's sketch, and, like a sketch, it is of ton
more satisfactory in its incompleteness than
it finished work is iu its elaboration.
The story that is told in this lit Ho work might
rasily have been elaborated into a novel of tbo
orthodox number of chapters, but it is doubt
ful whether it would have been improved
by Mich treatment. Mr. Davis gives four
flcrncH, drawn with firm and decided hand,
which reveal all the misery and woe of t wo
life tragedies. Much is necessarily left to the
imagination of the reader, but there is no dif
ficulty in tilling up the outlines. The
nubject is a largo one for so small a canvas,
but' it is indicated with nil the necessary dis
tinctness, and the few characters introduced
are distinctly and finely drawn. There are
many passages of eloquent aud forcible
writing, and the shipwreck and rescue with
which the story concludes is a vivid piece of
description. With the skill of a genuine
utory-teller, the author keeps bis mystery un
reTealed until the last moment, when the dark
clouds that bang about the stranded ship nre
dispersed, and the old dark days of storm nnd
terror are swept away. The story is one of
singular interest, and those who read it while
joing through the columns of the magazine,
will find that it will well repay a second
perusal.
The Pictorial Field Book ok the War of
1H2, by llensou J. Lossing. Keceived
from Claxton, ltemsen A: ILiflelliiiger.
Mr. Lossing is the most popular historian
f the dny, if not the most profound or
always the most reliable. Even more eloquent
with his pencil than with his pen, he sets forth
Lis subject in a manner that is at once attrac
tive and useful. The success of bis 'Ticto
rial Field Book of the Revolution"' encou
raged hiin to treat the war of IS u in a
similar manner; and in his preface to the
present volume be informs us that be has
travelled more than ten thousand miles in
this country and the Canadas, with note-book
and pencil in band, visiting places of historic
interest connected with the war oijisi:?, from
the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, gather
ing up, recording, and delineating everything
of special value not found in books illustra
tive of the subject, nnd making himself fami
liar with the topography and incidents of
the battle-field. It is a great
defect with this, as with the previous work of
Mr. Lossing, that many of his statements rest
upon mere hearsay evidence that has but little
foundation in fact. This would be a radical
defect if his works professed to be histories in
the proper sense of the term; but if it is un
derstood, as it should be, that they are merely
collections of traditions aud scattered informa
tion, the want of thorough reliability would
not be of bo much moment. In spite of this,
Mr. Lossing has succeeded in collecting much
good grain with comparatively little chaff.
Jlis narrative tbrows'a new light upon many
of the events of the war of 1812; and as it is
written in an attractive style, it will be likely to
gain fully as much popularity as bis first work.
The volume before us is a large octavo of 10S1
pages, fully illustrated by 882 designs. Many
of them are from the author's own sketches,
find many of these are from scarce and curious
prints and documents of great value. A com
plete index is given, which adds materially to
the usefulness of the work.
From Claxton, Remsen & Ilarlelfinger we
have received several of their new publica
tions. "The Three Berenices: or, Ausermo
of the Cray," by Mrs. A. M. Bright. This
Is a historical novel intended especially for
young people, with a hope of weaning them
from the lighter and less instructive fictions
of the day. The story possesses considerable
interest, and is well told, but the author
takes some singular liberties with her subject.
Jn order to free the sister of Agrippa from
the odium that has been cast upon her char
acter, three different Berenices are imagined,
and as an excuse for making the mother of
Hero eventually a Christian, she claims that
no recorded truth is interfered with. Allow
ing all due license to a professed work of fic
tion, this is certainly stretching the proba
bilities beyond the usually recognized limits.
Notwithstanding that these facts are all ex
plained in the preface, for the benefit of
readers who go through a book "hop, skip,
and jump," neither the device itself nor the
apology can be considered as ingenious. As
the author, however, hopcB that her work will
"escape ill-natured criticism, bigotry's sage
lebuke, and the mock wise censure of
riniTcd-up presumption," we refrain from
further comment.
"Sydney Elliott," by Miss M. D. Nanman,
is the first venture of a young author, which
promises well for her future efforts in the
same line. The endeavor has been to give a
picture of real life, and, both in the con
Btruction of the plot and in the characters,
considerable ability is shown. The story has
its crudities and evidences of inexperience,
lnt for a first effort in the field of fiction it
may bo pronounced a success.
"Legends of Fairy Land," by Mrs. Anna
Pache, is a collection of fairy tales drawn
from various sources, all of which, however,
will . benew, tojbe majority of juvenile
jrewlers. Two of thohtorios the autnor claims
as her own, modestly adding, "I sny, so far
as Iknmr; for I boliove that often what we
think originality is merely unconscious re
collccliop, escaping, like the genius of tno
'Arabian Nights,' vapory and undefined
from the unsealed vase of , memory, and con
densed into shape while the thinker gaze on
it." ' All the stories are well told, however,
and it will lie a valuable addition to many a
jnvonile library.
"Sea'JJrift," by Fadctte, is an entertaining
juvenile story of adventure, which will
doubtless find plenty of appreciative readers.
The same house send us "Hetty," a new
novel, by Henry Kingsley; "Love Me Little,
Love Mo Long," cheap paper edition of
Charles Reade's romance: and "The Philoso
phy of Teaching," by Nathaniel Sands. This
is n brief but valuable treatise on the subject
of education, which is well worthy of the pe
rusal of teachers mid others who are inte
rested in tin' proper development of our
school system.
From I'orter ,V Conies we have received
"Claude Gueux" nnd "Tbo Last Days of n
Condemned Man,' by Victor Hugo. These
two works are the vigorous protests ngninst
cnpital punishment published by Victor Hugo
in 82!i. We bdieve that they have never
before been translated into English, but they
nre well worthy of t lie perusal of thoughtful
persons of all opinions on this subject. The
volume before us is a reprint from the Kng
lish publication, and the style in which it is
gotten up does no credit to the American
publishers.
The snnie bouse sends us Tin Kaht'lo
KC'tpc. This is a delicately-printed little
pamphlet of ,".2 pages, with literary contents
that do not rise above the feeblest medi
ocrity. It is described ns nn 'intermittent
periodical," and professes to be edited by the
"Brothers Triplex." The whole, affair is a
very weak imitation of "Salmagundi," ami
the Brothers Triplex are palpable copies of
"Launcelot Langstaff," "Anthony Ever
green," and "Will Wizazd." Most of the
illustrations are good, especially the frontis
piece, which is a very graceful piece of fancy.
A good many of them, however, have been
seen before in the pages of Viiu'ti Fti!r, nnd
n large proportion of the jokes appear to have
been borrowed from tho same source.
From J. B. Lippincott & Co. we have
received "Daisy," by the author of "Wul",
"Wide World." This is the second series of an
interesting story of the late Rebellion, by one
of the most popular writers of the dny. Miss
Warner is always a pure and forcible writer,
and her fictions iue a healthy tone, while at
the snme time they are free from the sum
ninrizing nnd moralizing which too often
destroy the influence of works of this class
thnt seek to rise above the low tone of many
of the popular novels of the day.
"Tho Countess Gisela" translated from the
German of E. Marlitt by Mrs. A. L. Wister, i
the first instalment of a fine story of German
life and character, which promises to be tho
best work by this author that has yet been
given to the American public.
The Proof Me, t, published by Collins &
M'Leester, commenced its third volume with
the July number. This little pamphlet is a
beautiful Hpcc.imcn of typography, and, as
usual, it has a number ot well-written arti
cles on a variety of interesting subjects.
From Turner Brothers & Co. we have
received Aj'jihtou'-s Joiirual for August 7.
Scientific INotes.
Action of the Cuticle of Plants. M.
Barthelemy has applied the principle of
osmosis in explaining plant respiration. In
plnnts there exists a cuticle which has a
chemical composition nnd a physical constitu
tion somewhat resembling caoutchouc. It is
not found at the stomata on tho under sur
face of leaves. As the exhalation of the
oxygen is greatest when sunlight falls on the
upper surface of leaves, Barthelemy explains
this by supposing that the respiration takes
place through the cuticle of the upper surface,
while the stomata or pores of the under sur
face perhaps absorb only nitrogen.
Hearing Ouuans or Crustacea. Sir John
Lubbock, in discoursing on Crustacea, says:
We do not understand how they see, smell, or
hear; nor are entomologists entirely agreed as
to the function or the structure of the anton
n;e. This interesting subject offers a most pro
mising field for study, and I would particularly
call the attention of entomologists to a remark
able memoir by Hensen, on the auditory
organ in the decapod Crustacea. Blensen has
shown that the otolithes in tho open auditory
sacs of shrimps are foreign particles of sand,
introduced into tho organ hy the aniiiud iUclf.
lie proved this very ingeniously by placing a
shrimp in filtered water, without any saud,
but with crystals of uric acid. Three hours
alter the animal li.td moulted he found that
the sacs contained many of these crystals.
M. Hensen has also shown that each hair in
the auditory sac is susceptible of being thrown
into vibration by a particular note, which is
probably determined by tho length and thick
ness of the hair. It may be experimentally
shown that certain sounds throw particular
hairs into rapid vibration, while those around
them remain perfectly still.
Douiile Reiiiaciion. Professor Tynd til,
in a recent lecture "On Light," at the Royal
Institution of London, thus very clearly ex
plains the phenomenon of double refraction,
according to the theory that all luminous
effects are the result of undulations of a
highly attenuated and subtle fluid which per
vades all space nnd permeates nil ponderable
matter: -"In air, water, aud well-annealed
glass, luminiferous ether has the same elas
ticity in all directions. There is nothing in
tho molecular grouping of these substances to
interfere with the perfect homogeneity of the
einer. imi wnen tuo water crystallizes to ice,
the case is different; here the molecules are
constrained by their proper forces to arrange
themselves in a certain determined manner.
They are, for example, closer together in some
directions than iu others. This arrangement
of the molecules carries along with it an ar
rangement of tho surrounding ether, which
causes it to pof-sess different degrees of elas
ticity in different directions. In a pl ite of
ice, for instance, tbo elasticity of the ether, in
a direction perpendicular to tne plauo of
freezing, is different from its elasticity in a
plane parallel to the same surface. Thin dif
ference is displayed in a striking manner by
Iceland spar, which is crystallized carbonate
of lime; und in consequonce of two different
elasticities, a wave of light passing through
the spar is divided into two tho one rapid,
corresponding to the greater elasticity, and
the other slow, corresponding to the lesser
elasticity. Where tho velocity is greatest, tho
refraction is least, and where the velocity is
least the refraction is greatest. Hence in Ice
land spar, as wo have two waves moving with
different velocities, wo have double refrac
tion. This is also true of the greater number
of crystalline bodies. If the grouping of tho
molecules bo not in all directions alike, the
ether will not be in all directions equally
elastic, Rud double refraction will infulUHy
ICfiUlt,
HOMES IN TI1C SOUTH.
A Now Hntlemcnf In North ('nrollnn-fJrent
ImproTrnu'iitw Alrcndv illridr Northern Kn
lcrpr1o Tim Administration of ihc Irfi wm.
Frem Otw Own CorrthpondenU
Raleigh. July 2"..
No better evidence can be adduced that there
le a larc Northern population seeking lands and
homes In the South than presents Itself at the
new RhlRwny KCttlcmcnt, on the Raleigh and
Caston Railroad. In this State, fortv mile from
Weldon and ftfiy-seven mile from this city, the
capital ot the State. The Riduway Improvement
Company was organized In October, 1SHS, anil
on the 12th of April last the town was Incorpo
rated. The company has n capital of iHOO.OOO,
and nt its head, as president, Is the inde
fatigable President of the Ralcinh nnd Oas
ton Railroad Company, Dr. William J. Haw
kins. The company purchased fifteen thousand
acres, and Up to this period have disposed of
upwards of two thousand, in small farms, to
actual settlers. These settlers nre generally
from the North, and from the State of Penn
sylvania, Ohio. New Jerey, New York, Dela
ware. Massachusetts, and New Hampshire alone
there are sixty-one men. During the fall of this
year these parties will bring their families down,
and then Jlidgway will have a Northern popula
tion of from two to three hundred souls.
The town of Riduway forms a complete circle
of one mile from the central point, or two miles
in diameter. It Is situated in three different
townships in Warren county, called Notbush,
Merry Mount, and Warrenton. four miles from
Warrenton, the county scat, and the site selected
is high, commanding, and finite healthy. Ridg
way is thirty miles from (iaston, the point at
which the old Greenville Railroad commences
and extends sixty miles to Petersburg. This road
is run twice a week for freight and local passen
gers, nnd is important in view of the future
growth and prosperity of Ridgway. From (ias
ton the "Roanoke Uatteaux Company" trans
ports fertilizers, farm products, agricultural pro
ducts, and passengers up the Uoanokc river,
ninety miles to New lioston, and is doing quite
iv trade through that excellent country.
Ridgway is being handsomely laid out under
the direction of Chauncey Tucker, of New York,
a gentleman of experience in grading aud open
ing up highways. It contains a public park of
ten acres, around which a railing has been
placed, walks laid out aud otherwise adorned,
and a wide street of one hundred feet surrounds
it. In the limits of the town and suburbs up
wards of 2-")0,0X peach trees have been planted
by the company, besides many acres of straw
berry plants, blackberry plants, apples, pears,
cherries, etc., nnd a large number have been
under cultivation with early vegetables. The
lands have all been worked according to North
cm principles of agriculture nnd horticulture,
und the system is being followed by the fanners
for miles round. Some of these lands have sold
for fOO per acre, and as high as $73 per acre
have been offered for choice localities aud re
fused. Already the St. Pierre Hotel has reared its
head, and early next month will be thrown open
to the public. It is quite a large brick editice,
and will doubtless pay.
Messrs. Huey iV. Robb, the former from
Chester couuty, Pa., aud the latter from Wil
mington, Deb, have a factory 40 by GO feet, In
which they manufacture staves and headings.
They employ sixty hands in the mill and woods,
and turn out 30,000 staves and headings per day.
Messrs. Cunningham Bros Mr. H. C. from
New Hampshire (formerly cashier, for thrco
years, of the Iloosac tunnel), and Mr. William
H. from Chester count', Pennsylvania also
have an cxtcn.-ive factory for making handles
for mining companies in California and Austra
lia. They employ forty hands, and turn out
seventy-live dozen handles pur day, all of which
arc consigned to the well-known house of Bea
ton fc Dcnckla, on Commerce street, Philadel
phia. At both these establishments white and
colored men work and labor side by side, aud
Mr. W. H. Cunningham informs me that they
are equally efllcient, aud receive the same wages
for the same kind of service.
There is one church building in Ridgway, used
alternately by the Presbyterians aud Methodists,
the former having Rev. Dr. Scott, formerly of
Little Washington, Pa., for pastor, and the
latter Rev. Mr. Wcstbrook. Both these de
nominations, ns well us the Episcopalians and
Baptists, will soon erect convenient houses of
worship, as the Ridgway Company have guaran
teed to donate the ground and one-fourth the
expense of erecting any church iu the town.
The town lots nre 100 by 200 feet, and sell
readily at from 100 to $200 each, according to
the locality.
The recent decision of the Supreme Court of
I North Carolina In reference to the legality or
constitutionality of the subscriptions made by
! the General Assembly of the State ta the various
rauronuj companies to carry lorward and com
plete the various projects of internal improve
ments from 1848 to the present time, has created
a vast deal of excitement here and elsewhere.
The Chief Justice, R. M. Pearson, delivered the
opinion of the Court, sustained bv the full bench.
The decision legalizes tho following bonds, and
renders them equally good: Twenty millions of
dollars created previous to the Rebellion (called
the old debt), with accrued Interest, funded.
7,000,000 to the Western Division of the West
ern Extension of tho North Carolina Railroad,
leading from Aslieville, beyond the Blue Ridge,
to Ducktowu, in Tennessee", and Paint Rock, in
Madison couuty. North Carolina, on the Ten
nessee line.
4,000,000 bonds to the Wilmington, Charlotte,
nnd Rutherford Railroad, from Wilmington,
running along the South Carolina line, through
Charlotte nnd Rutherfordton, thence through
Henderson aud Transylvania counties to Aslie
ville, in the county of "Buncombe. Ouc-third of
this road is built und in operation.
2,MK),000 bonds to the Favettevillc and West
ern Railroad, from Eirvpt, in Chatham county,
the centre of the coal fields, to Greensboro, in
Guilford county, and Salisbury, in Rowan
county, to be hereafter located us the survevs
may justify. This road is in operation fro.n
Egypt to rayetteville, 45 miles
-t 1,440,000 bonds to the Northwestern Railroad,
from Greensboro, via Salem, in Forvth county
(the old Moravian settlement), to Mount Airy,
in Surry county, the headwaters of the Yadkin
valley, 72 miles. This road Is nearly graded
trom Greensboro to Salem, 21) miles, and in six
months will be In operation the first direct
movement by the State to reach the rich vail ey
of the Yadkin river.
The Atlantic, Tennessee, aud Ohio Railroad,
from Charlotte via Statesville, through Caldwell
county, in the northwestern portion of tho
State, had a subscription made to that kwporu
tion of l,no0,OW). This is thought to bo good,
nnd doubtless will soon be declared so, but It is
still in doubt from the technicality of a change
in the corporate title. These nre. in the lan
guage of the Constitution, "unfinished works."
No further debt, according to the decision of the
Supreme Court, can bo incurred, except through
the approval of tho people of the Slate at a
special election to be held for that purpose. Tho
debt of the State, according to this decision, does
nut exceed thirty-five millions of dollars, and Is
not like to be lucreased for any purposes what-
Vpi' " 1 l"08o Known at present.
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son's (ivvi-ilvu, are 9 foiiowe:
2,000,000 bonds to tho Chatham Railroad,
from the coal fields In Chatham county to
Cheraw, In South Carolina. This road would
have been about seventy miles iu length, but no
work has ever been done.
f:iOO,000 bonds to the University Railroad,
from Durham, on the North Carolina Railroad,
to Chapel Hills, 8 milesnever commenced.
2,0(0,000 bonds to thu Eastern and Western
Railroad, from Henderson, In Granville county,
on the Raleigh nnd Gaston Railroad, along the
Irglnia line to Mount Airv, in Surrv county,
the headwaters of the Yadkin never commenced.
.'0,oiH bonds to
the F.dcnton and Suffolk
i.ailroad. from Edenton in Chowan county, on
Albemarle Sound, to Suffolk. Virginia, on the
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, making 5.150. -000,
which falls under the nelion of the Supreme
Court.
So far ns the 'unfinished works" nre con
cerned (as in each easo a special tax has been
levied), the taxes collected will be set apart by
the State Treasurer and paid, ns Interest on tho
bonds created forrnch. and rendered legal bv the
Supreme Court. This fact nnd the action of the
1 reasurcr. made imperative by the Legislature,
will render these bonds more valuable than the
old bonds, as in this case the payment of the
interest becomes certain when diie. in conse
quence of this special appropriation for that
specific purpose, and In the case of the old
bonds the accrued and niaturinsr interest cannot
or will not be paid unless the Treasurer lias or
may have sufficient fund in his hands to meet
the interest alter paying all the ordinary and
extraordinary expenses of the State Govern
ment. From all the information I can irather it seems
certain that the interest on the old or 20,000,000
debt of the Stale will have to be funded, cer
tainly for one, and perhaps for two years. It
now appears that the mistake was that the State,
in her anxiety to meet her debt, commenced too
soon to pay the Interest after tho close of tho
war. The only payment made on the old debt
was f:i00,000 of interest in October, 1808. Tho
Interest was always paid promptly previous to
the Rebellion, and North Carolina bonds com
manded a premium nt their then (1801) par
vaiuc in goiu.
Governor H olden has shown me a mass of cor
respomience received yesterday and to-day trom
Rockingham county, in this State, detailing the
particulars of several outrages perpetrated In
that county by panics well known to the local
authorities. Among these luminous acts, one
occurred on the . 5th inst.. two miles southwest
of Thompsonville, by which a poor white wo
man was taken from the house of a colored
family named Randolph, and subjected to the
most terribly brutal and indecent conduct im
nginable, in the presence of her own father. On
tlie !i4th inst., near Rucc's Cross-roads, several
men, iu masks, appeared at the house of n
colored man named Moses Lomax, and dclUie
ratcly fired through the cabinS and shot a duiiirh
ter of Lomax through the skull, from the effects
of which she died instantly. They then entered
nnd began to beat the inmates indiscriminately
Soon after Caroner Calvin Freddy empanelled
a jury and mvcstig-ued the case, resulting in
testimony, alleged to be clear and undoubted,
from reputable citizens of Rockingham county.
that this woman, Mary Lomax, hud been bru
tally murdered; Lindsay Cuminings. a colored
man, badly beaten; and" Mobcs, Charlotte, and
Isaac Lomax, and Phyllis Cummings, injured by
these raiders. It was further stated to the
Governor that these men, whose names are given
as Patrick Simpson, Thomas Hutson, and an
Barhnru, are still nt large, and that the Coroner's
jury have been unable to agree upon a verdict
through fears of intimidation. This informa
tion comes to Governor 1 olden from such well
known citizens of Rockingham couuty as Thomas
A. Ragland, C. J. L. Williams. . Groom, and
Hon. Thomas Settle, one of the judges of the
Supreme Court of North Carolina, all of
whom have joined in an urgent appeal
to the uovernor to send troops into Kocumgham
couuty nnuiedintory, to put an end to those out
rages and to assist the local authorities to nrrcst
and bring to justice the perpetrators of these
bold offenses ngainst the laws und well-being of
society. In view of all the facts referred to,
Governor Holdeu despatched Adjutant-General
Fisher this afternoon to the scene of disturbances
with two hundred stand of arms, and authority
to organize a battalion of militia (half white aud
half black') to assist the Sheriff in the arrest of
these raiders and bring them to trial. The
militia are to be under the immediate control of
the Adjutant-General, and from our knowledge
of that officer, he will do his whole duty aud
protect the citizens of Rockingham in the enjoy
ment of all t.ieir social and domestic rights.
From all the facts I can gather, these disturb
ances have not grown out of polities, but a
devilish spirit of wickedness on the part of a
few bad men, who ought to be summarily dealt
with according to the severest tests aud punish
ments of the law.
All the detailed militia under arms in North
Carolina were withdrawn from Jones, Lenoir,
nnd other counties, nnd disbanded several d:ys
ngo, under the impression that everything was
quiet within the limits of the State, and the full
conviction that there would be no further use
for troops to quell disturbances. It may seem
strange, but it is nevertheless true, that the
General Government declined giving arms to the
Governor of this State, nnd that the three thou
sand muskets he has had under his control, for
purposes of protection, were kindly loaned him
by the Governor of oue of the Northern States.
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l IfTjWfUTL'nnnici
Large Kntuhliiriment,
tim No. 330 N. NINTH htreet
CORN EXCHANGE
BAG MANUFACTORY,
JOHN T. BAILKY,
N. E. corner of W ARKKT and WATER Street.
Philadelphia.
DEALER IN UAU8 AND BAGGING
Of every deacription, for
Grain. Flour, Salt, buper-PhosphaU of Lime, Boot,
lhint, Kto.
I ..- and MUdl GUN N Y BAGS conatajitll on Und.
W Aiao,wgytBA kO,
INSURANCE..
DEL-AWAKE MUTUAL SAFETY INSU
KANC1K COMPANY, Incorporated by tho Logil
Utnreof Pennnylvania, 1SU6.
Office, S. E. corner of T111P! and WALNUT Streets,
rnilRumiimn.
MiPIM?" INKIlHANflKS
On Vesnela, Cargo, and Freight to all parta of tho world.
INLAND INSUHAM ;K8
On iteodi by river, cnniil, Inkn, nnd Und oarriaga to all
finrts ni inn I num.
KK lNSlUt ANt'KS
On Mercbandit generally : ,n Store, Dwellings, IIousos,
r.tu.
aaar.Ta or the compawt,
Novmilier t. 1st.
(300,000 United States 1- ive Per cent. Loan,
10 4i m K30B.BO0-00
lao.uoo lnitcit Btats bix Tor Unit, ixjan,
issl
50,000 Uni'rd States Si Ter Cent. Loan
(iorPauiliu Knilroad)
&KVW SUto ol l'enurjlvauia Su Per Cent.
136,00l)0
60,0ixr00
21U75-06
las.ii'ivoo
Bt,500'00
20,2vi0'00
24,000 DO
an,ivoo
2t .OOlVOOO
5.031 '25
15,o roo
U,:woo
8,500 '00
15,000'00
207.POO.IX)
I2u,000 Cly of rhilailitlphia Kix Per Cent.
Loan (exoinpl from tai)
60,000 State oi New Jonvj &u Per Cent.
Loan
20,000 Penn. Kail. Klrst, Wortgnfto Six Por
Cent. Honda
25,000 Pi nn. Hiul. Nicond Mort. Kix Per
ioun
t cm. Honit.
86,000 Western l'onn. Viail. Mortgage Six
ortgngc
ii. Kai
I'er Cent. Bonds
Iroad
80,000 State of Tuunuaseo live Per Ceut.
Ioun
7,014) Stole of Tenuoavco Six Per Cent.
1ii.n
lo,000 Gcminntown Gaa Company, prin
cipal ami frl'ToM. gutiriinteeii by
City of Philadelphia, 'M shares
Stmk
lO.Oiit) Ppmixylviinia Railroad Coniv iny,
shares stork
6,000 North Petnslvanw Railroad Co., 100
o., i,. "bares Stock
'.t00 Philadelphia and Southern Mail
air um i "teanmhip Co., f shares Stock. .. .
i',mi Jxiaris on Board nnd Mortgage, first
Lions on City Proport iea
guarantee)
H.1W.WX) Par. Mnrkot value, $1,130,;W 25
Peal P...,. Ooflt f ."8.4'ad.
itoaifatata JWiHHl'OO
Jlilla rocettable for liisiirince'miillo.'.'.''..'.'."..'.'.'!.' a3j',4So !H
uaiancvs due at agencies, premiums on marine
poiicios, accrued interuM, aud olhor debts due
R. ni.ci'",J"4"': : . 40,178'Ro
Katitii i h u sundry corporations, IfcilKni.
Cash in bunk
Cash in drawer
1.8130
....$Ui,lri0'O8
41360 IlK,ntxl.3
$l,64!,;i70
: Kdiminrl A. Sondor,
ISainnel K. Stokes,
Henry Sloan.
William O. l.udwig,
Gixirge tJ. Iipnr,
Henry U. Dalle' t, Jr.,
;John 1). Taylor,
George W. Bornadon,
n illiaul G. Uoullon,
'Jacob Riegnl.
ihpencer Mcllvnlne,
lJ. T. Morgan, Pittsburg,
Thomas O. Iland.
John C. Davis,
James O. Hand,
1 heopbilus Paulding,
Joseph II. Seal,
II ugh Craig,
John R. Penrose.
Jacob P. Jones,
Junies Traipiair,
Pdward Darlington,
H. Jones Brmilio.
James B. McKarland,
I' ll ward I.atourcude,
aoon i. nompie.
'A- B- Knrer. "
THOMAS (!. 11 A President-
uoauua r. Jyre,
Tr'TO" ' - OAVIS, Vice-President.
HF.NRY LYLBURN. Secretory.
HKNRY BALL, Assistant Secretary. 10 6
1829.
C II A K T E 11 PERPETUAL,
tailiii Fire Insurance Company
OF PHILADKLPHIA.
Office, Kos. 435 and 437 CHESNUT St.
AssetsJan. If 69, $2,677,37213
CAPITAL
ACCM'KI.) SURPLUS...
PREMIUMS
UNSETTLED CLAIMS,"
23,7b3-12.
fioo.ono-oo
l,(KtV28-7l)
l,l'JH,S43-43
INCOME FOR 1S9,
fciOO.OOO.
Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terms.
The Company also issues Policies on Rents ofBuildings
of all kinuti.Ground Rents, and Mortgages.
DIRECTORS.
Alfred G. Baker, i Alfred Kitler,
Samuel Grunt, I Thomas Sparks,
Gcoige W. Richards. I William (. Grant,
Isaac Lea, Thomas S. Kllis,
George 1-ales, Giistavus S. Benson.
ALFRED O. BAKKH, President,
t.o . .TTi'j.ey.',"i,K KALK8, Vice-President,
JAS. W. MrALLIS TKR, Secretary.
TH KODORK M.JvKG K.R, Assihtant Secretary. 3 0
SB U R Y
LIFE INSURAN0K COMPANY.
No. 291 BROADWAY, corner READE Street, Now York
CASH CA PITA L. $150,iitiO
$15,000 deposited with the State of New York as security
for policy holders.
LEMUEL BANGS. President.
GEORGE ELLIOTT, Vice President and Secretary
EMORY McOLlNTOCK, Actuary. "
A. E. M. PC ROY, M. D., Medical Examiner.
Thomas T. Tasker,
RKFEIIKNCUH BY 1-EHMUiBION.
John M. Maria.
J. B. Lippincott,
James Long,
James Hunter,
Charles Spencer,
John A. Wright,
Arthur G. Corhn.
William Divine,
S. Morris Wain.
John B. McCroary,
in tne etiaracter
Of its Directors, fteonntnv of
e.. ii. t orne.
Dieut, reasonahleness of rates, PARTNERSHIP Pi, AN
manogo-
Of UM;uiinb UiviUKM)S,no restriction in fomule
bres, and absolute non-forfeiture of all poiicios, and no
restriction of travel alter the first year, the ASBURY pre
sents a combination of advantages offered by no othor
company. Policies issued in every form, and a loan of
one-third made when desired. . vi
Special advantages offered to clergymen.
I) or ail farther information address
JAM KH M. LONQAORH,
Manager for Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Office, No. 8tr2 WALNUT Street, Philadelphia
ORMAPJilOLIJNSHKADbpecialAgent' 4 ltfg
STRICTLY MUTUTu
Provident Life and Trust Co.
OP PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICE, No. Ill S. FOUHT1I STREET.
Organized to promote LITE INSURANCE amoM
members of the Society of Friends.
Good risks of any class accepted.
Policies lBaued on approved plans, at the lowest
rates.
President, SAMUEL R. SHIPLEY,
Vice-President, WILLIAM C. LONGSTKETH,
Actuary, ROWLAND PARKY.
The advantages offered by tills Company are an.
excelled. i jjj
N 8 U K
E AT
Dt TOB
H O M E,
Fenn Mutual Life Insurance
COMPANY.
No. 931 CHESNUT STREET, PniLADELPIIIA.
ASSETS, 82,000,000.
CIIAHTEHF.II BY OCH OWN STATE.
MANAGED BY Ol'U OWN CITIZENS.
LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID.
POLICIES ISSUED ON VARIOUS PLANS.
Applications may be made at tho Home Office, and
at the Agencies throughout the State. 3 185
JAMES TRAUCAIR PRESIDENT
KAiMLEL E. STOKES VIOK PRKSIDKNT
JOHN VV. HOltNOiC A. V. P. and ACTUARY
llOll ATIO W. STEPHENS BKOKMTABY
THE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COMPANY
X OF PHILADELPHIA.
Orhce H- W. Corner FOURTH and WALNUT Street.
FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY eBl
PERPETUAL AND TERM POLICIES ISSUKD.
Cash Capital AJoo odn'OD
Cash AsaeU. May. IMS. OVER HALF A iSujllON
DIRECTORS.
F. Ratchford Starr,
J. Livincstan Wrin
Naioro frailer,
John M. Atwood,
Heujamin T. Trodick,
George II. Stuart,
.lidin II. lirtiwn.
James L. Claghorn, '
W illiam !. lioulton.
Charles Whooler,
Thomas H. Montgomery,
James Aertfleu.
Thin Comtmiiy insures only
first-class riakn, taking no
specially hazardous risks whatever, such aa factories
mills, etc. HATOIKORD fiTARR. President.
THOMAS H. MONTGOMERY, Vice-President.
AlJtlANUEit W. M'UiTtB, Secretary. jjj
TilKENIX INSURANCE COMPANyT OF
X PHILADELPHIA.
INCORPORATED 1H04 CHARTER PERPKTUAL.
No. 14 WALNUT Street, opposite the Exchange,
Tiiis Company insures from loss or damage by
I IKE,
on 'liberal terms, on bniUlintcs, merchandise, fnrnltnre,
etc., for limited periods, and permanently on buildings by
deposit of premiums.
The Company has been in active operation for more than
SIXTY YEARS, during which ail losses have been
promptly adjusted "J1(.''rth;c3TOR8.
John L. Hodire,
ItTIU JjVWTS,
Ken jam in Kttlmj,
Thomas H. Powers,
A. R. McHenry,
Edmund Caatillon.
Samuel Wilcox,
I.wia O. NorriiL
M. K. Alaliouy,
John T. 1-ewis,
William S. t.rant,
Robert W. lKinni,
I). ClarklWharton,
awricUwJuilN.
R. WluiHHRifH President.
IN8URANOE.
PAME INSURANCE COMPANY J
No. m CHESNUT Htreet, I
INCORPORATED 1WM. CHARTER PERPKTUAL. )
CAPITAL, if3'.l. f
PI RE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. J
Insures against Loss or Damage by Fire either by Perpe.'i
tual or Temporary Poiicios, i
DIRECTORS:
Charles Richardson,
William li. Ithawn,
Francis N. Ituck,
Henry Lewi,
Nathan Ilillea.
Robert Pearoe, ?
John Kesslor, Jr., i
Edward It. Orne,
Charles StnkoR, I
John W. Everman, i
Ceorge A. West
Mnnlocal liu.by.
CHARLES RICHARDSON, President.
WILLIAM 11. KIIAWN, Vice-President, 5
Wii.mamb I. lll AN't HAItu, Secretary . 7
rriiE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE
X COMPANY. t
Incorporated IHB Charter PerpntnaL V
No. B10 WAI.NU I' Street, opposite Independence Rqnare.
Th-.s Company, favorably known to tho community for ;
over lorty years, continues to insure against, loss or damans '
by tiro on Public or Privato Hutlilina-s, oither permanently '
or for a limited time. A Iso on Furniture, StocKS of Uooda. ,
and Merchandise Reneralty, on liberal terms. i
1 heir (npitul, toitel hr witri a large surplns rnnn. is fnL
vested in the most cnrotul mnanor, which enables them
otter to the insured au undoubted security in that
OSS.
Panlel Smith. Jr..
dibkctohs.
John Deverenx,
Aieianrter Iteuson,
Isaac llalehurst.
Henry Lewis.
1 nomas Kooins,
Bi .... i. . "
J. t'lilingbain Fell,
DAM Ei, SMITH, Ju., President I
WM. O. CROWELL, Secretary. J 30 J
OFFICE OF THE INMTRAXOE COMPANY?
OF NORTH AMK'F.ICA, No. 113 WALNUT Street, )
Daniel Mullock. ,ir.
incorporated 17P1. Charter Perpetual.
Capital. 3tX).tWU.
OVER tS30.0W.lWU LOSRFS VMD S1NOK ITS ORGAN.
IZATION,
Samuel VV. Jouos,
John A. Itrmvc,
Charts TaIort
Amhrone thito
V ilrintn Wnish,
8. Morris Walu.
I..l. m
A rfrinc fl f.t
Edward H. Trotter,
r rrmuiH rv. uop,
e.owaro rv oiaike,
T. Charlton Henry,
Alfred D. Je-isnn.
John P. White,
1 1 1 1 r i iu ..... L
Vu"u "'ow,ut vuurios vy . I Jimhmvrv
Oconee L. Uarnvm, 1 vUUHyi.
Charles W. Cushman,
IMPERIAL) FIRE INSUliANCB
oo.
LONDON.
ESTABLISHED 103.
i-aia-np capital and Accumulated Funda, J
08,000,000 IN GOLD,
PREV0ST & HERRING, Agenta,
S 4 No. 10T a THIRD Street, Philadelphia,
CHAg. M. PREYOST. CHA8. P. HgRRXNOt
SHIPPING.
FOR LIVERPOOL AND
tOUKKN8T.WN-Inman Lino of Mad
fe,B?eVfi ln; .-f"." iu n as i0.
City ot VVashington, Saturday, August 7, at 1 P M
City of Cork, via Halifax, Tuesday, August 10, at 1 P M
City of Antwerp, Saturday, August 14, at 11 A VI
Cilyot Host on, Saturday. August 21, at 1 I' M ' '
And each succeeding Saturday ttDd altei " lesdav
from 1'ier 4u, Nonh Hirer 'estiay,
RATES OF PASSAGE
HV TIIK MAIL NTKAMKB BAIL1NU KVrn TrirAY
T,iY a"l,, v'01d- om 1'ayal'le ai Currency. 1
I1RS1 CABIN $100STK.ERAGE 836
I o London loft To London 40
oPariB Uf. I To Paris
1-ASKA.1E I.Y THE TUEHIMT SlEAMEIt, VIA HALIFAX.' 1
K1HKT C A1JIN. HTEKBAE. 1
Payablo inOeld. Payable in Currency.
yv,"rPu 91 LiverPool . ' m '
J?,al,i"f- VVi.- t Halifax IS
St. John's.N. h., ..1st. Johu's N F )
by Kranch Steamer.. by Branch Steamer.... 80 1
enr.rrneXc.d ,eded Ua"e' Httmbur"' Brem0'
.nrrtoJh'orfrVenr
loifvUr!"'r.r1,VlL!rT"? a,,ly,?t.,,l?e "nmpsny'a Offices.
JOHN U. DALE, Agent, No. 15 BROADWAY N V
orto O'DONNKLL A FAULK Airtnt"
1 No. 411 CHESNUT Street. Ailarfeh'hia.
CHARLESTON. S. C
rsasai
THE SOUTn AND SOUTHWEST.
FAST iriTEIGIIX Lirvii
EVERY THURSDAY.
The StcaniRtiips rROMETIIEUS, Captain Gray.
J. W. KVEHMAN, Cuptain Snvdt-r,
AMLL lORM A REtil LAlt WEEKLY LINE.
Trf,ll.r!f,v!nsl."1' PHt)METlIHS Will sail on
TI L ESDA i , August 10, at 4 P. M.
ThrniiKli hillx or ludlng piven In connection with
S. C. li. H. to points in the Soutli and Southwest.
Insurance at lowest rates. Rules of freiijlit as low
as by any other route. For frelplit, apply to
-r,K A- rfl lEU A CO.,
J2!tf DOCK STREET WHARF.
ONLY BIRECT LINE TO FRANCE
SS-Js. RivJi THK t.KMICRAL TRAXSATLANTICJ
52Z-T'J&C M PA NY'S MAIL S TE A M I PS
BREST HAVRE, CALL1NU AT
The splendid new vessels on this favorite route for the
Saturday m JS'0, North river' evor
. u- i . PRICE OF PASSAGE
in gold (including wine),
lrO BREST OR HAVRK.
tirst Cabin T04p' Soo"aa Cabin $93
. (Including railway tickets, fiirnishod on board )
First Cabin $145 I Second Cabin S3
I hese steamers do not carry steerage uasaonuers.
Medical attendance free of charge.
American travellers going to or returning frem the con.
tinent of Europe, by taking the steamers of this line avoid
unnecessary risks from transit by English railways and
crossing the channel, besidos saving time, trouble, and ex.
pense. CiKORUU MACKK.N.J5IK. Agent.
,. , , No. 58 BROADWAY, New York
For passage in Phtladelphia, apply at Ad'ains' Kxpreaa
Company, to ' H.U LEAF,
l No. 820 OH ESN UT Street.
aLI?ELPIIIAi RICHMOND,
f iilAND NORFOLK STEAMSHIP 1 INI?
JJT'T 1 1 OU ill FREHil I f A A R LINE 1'5
3aa.'THK ,StUTH AND WEST. 10
. . . oai UBUAl,
Btr4eet,,00ll, '"'ST WHARF above MARKET
THROUGH RATES to all points In North and South
Carolina, via Seaboard Air Line Railroad. connein- a
Portsmouth and to tynchburg, Va., Tennessee, and the
nd DaTviTieaTro , eUne880e A LiD" ki"l
HATlfs VhANUAN Y OTTSffiW LWER
'1 he regularity, safety, and cheapness of this route 00m
mend it to the public as the mot desirable medium
carrying evory description of freight.
transfer'8 l0' uomjlli88iou' rayage, or any expense
Steamships insured at the lowest rates.
Freight received dally.
No. 12 R. WHARiion AF'S
T P ftowi: ."! Vf Uiehmond ami City gont!'
1 P. CROWKLL A CO., AgentB at Norfolk. 61
iT LORILLARD'8 8TEAMS1U
(ir 4 LINE FOR
aSSS&fia NEW YORK.
Sailing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
REDUCTION OF RATES.
Freight by this line tuken at 12 oents per 100 pounds,
cents por foot, or 1 cent per gallon, ship's option. Ad
vance charges cashed at office on Pier. Frehrht received
at all times on covered wharf.
JOHN F, OlIL,
2 28? Pier 1 North Wharves.
N. B. Extra rates on small packagos Iron, metal, etc
NEW EXPRESS LINE TO
Alexandria, Georgetown, and Washington, D.
.'. . '"''('.a. u aim Delaware uanal. with
connections at Alexandria from the most direct route for
Southwest.' ' . "aiuin. audita.
St earners leave regularly every Saturday at noon from th
first wharf above Market street. lu
Freight revolved daily.
WILLIAM P. CLYDE CO.,
HYDE ft TYUtWh":td1?4r-"M
ELDHIDGE 4 CO.. Ag'entaKat AiexandrU. rKeU)wntf1
? fc NOTICE FOR NEW YORK VIA
P4.5 DELAWARE AND RARITAN cXnai
A-i, Kvpiims liTiri uDi!T.n . .v.:Vf.aiii
loe CHilA 1 KS I and QUICKEST water communica
tion between Philadelphia and New York """""uuica-
Steamers have daily from first wharf below Mrk
street, Philadelphia, and f.xit of Wall street, New Yorl
Ko. US. OELAWARK AvenmirPiduJeh h!.
6 3;
No.
119 WALL Street, NewYork;
. li ve I vi. .
NOTICE.-FOTl KPW vnoi ,rrl
PATCH AND SW1FTSURE LIN K If.-DEiJ.
.1 u?, TSi""" Vy I'"88 ,wiu ' resumed on and after
the Hth of March. lor freights, which will be taken oa
acvouuuodutjug terms, apply to aeu on
BOS W. M BAIRD Oft,