THE jjAILY EVENING TCT T.GV PIT PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1870.
More About the Byiori Business The
Vilest Medley yet Published
The Btory of Medora Leigh,
and Her "Abnormal
Propensities." '
A new chapter In the horrible Ityron scanV
has been given to tho world In a work Just puo
llahcd in England under the title of "Medora
Leigh: a Hlntory and an Autobiography." The
book Is lfisucd by Bcntlcy, and Is edited by Dr.
Charles Mack ay. The New York Tribune, of
Saturday, gives the following review of tho book
from advance cbects, and the story as It Is thus
epitlomiscd will be as much m our readers will
care to know of this mess of filth:
In 'The True Story of Lady Ityron's Life,"
Mrs. Stowe wrote: "There was an unfortunate
child of sin born with the curse upon her, over
whose wayward nature Lady Byron watched
with a mother's tenderness. IShe was the one
who could have tifftionco when the patience of
every one cIho fulled; and though the task was a
tlilllcult one, lrom the strani;e, abnormal pro-
Eeusitles to evil in tho subject of it, yet Lady
yron never faltered, and never gave over till
death took tho responsibility from her hands."
Many ha'e supposed that 'this child, like the
crime of which the child was assumed to be the
fruit, was ouly the phantom of a disordered
broln; but the writer of tho article in the last
Quarterly Jfrrinr, In a note on the passage we
have quoted, made the following signlllcaut re
mark: "As the child was not what tho context
may suggest, and has nothing to do with the
story, tbis paragraph Is to the last degree wanton
and cruel, as every one who knows what that
child was must feci." ,
What that child was the book to which Dr.
Charles MacUay haR lent his name professes to
reveal, incidentally it also undertakes to show
that Lady Byrons accusation against her hus
band was unfounded, and to explain how that
accusation came to be made. We may warn our
readers at the start, 1st, that, supposing the nar
rative to be authentic, it proves .-nothing as to
the truth or untruth of the charge in controversy,
though it opens same curious conjectures; and,
2d, that no evidence Is ottered of its authenticity,
while several circumstances connected with the
Jiublicatlon aro suspicious. Dr. Mackny in
onus us that ho .received the autobiography
from "a friend," among whose papers it had lain
unheeded for 20 years, lie does not say who
his friend is; ho docs not distinctly inform us
where his friend obtained tho MS. For the pre
sent, he says, we must bo content to know that
the friend is a Mr. 8 , and that he came into
fiosscssion of the papers while he was endcavor
ng to bring about a reconciliation between Lady
Byron and the unfortunate person whose story
tlicy relate. This Is about as unsatisfactory as
anything could wetl be; and we might reject tho
book lit once were it not for one or two circum
stances which indirectly and imperfectly vouch
for it. It is clear, for instance, both from Mrs.
fitowe's account and the comment of the well
informed writer In the Quarterly, that there
was a child of Mrs. Leigh's upon whom
some sort of mystery rested;" and in the narra
tive here presented corrcsimndcnco Is mentioned
or qnoted with various members of the Byron
family and other well-known persons corres
pendente which would be at onco repudiated If
the story were a mere book-maker's fraud.
Passing over the shameful language which the
editor permits himself tJ use towards Mrs. Stowe
in the introductory chapter; the calumnious and
utterly uncalled for remarks about American
'nigger-worshippers." ultra-Republicans, and
grim Puritans, who plotted to destroy tho Union
as a means of getting rid of slavery; and the
unprofitable resume of tho whole Byron contro
versy which fills nearly a third of the liberally
padded book, we come to tho history of Me
dora Leigh, the fourth daughter of Lord Byron's
sister.
In the summer of 1SW, twenty-seven years
after the separation of Lord and Lady Byron,
and nineteen years after the poet's death, Me
dora Leigh, then twenty-eight years of age,
came from Paris to London, accompanied by her
child, a daughter of nine or ten. Sho Is des
cribed as good-leoklng, lively, and agreeable,
but in had health and without money, llor ex
penses in traveling had been defrayed by a
retired English oflleer, Captain do B (an
other anonymous witness), whoso acquaintance
she had made at Ilycres, in the South of France,
where she lived for somo time before going to
Paris, lie found her destitute in the French
capital; he heard her story; he learned from
her lips that she was the daughter of Mrs.
Leigh by Lord Byron, and until recently had
. been treated with great kindness and liberality
by Lady Byron; and he urged her to go to
London and plead her cause in person with
her rich and powerful relatives, help
ing her out of his slender purse, and even
rupportmg ner ior somo ume auer nis arrival in
England. In London she had an Interview with
Dr. Mackay's Mr. 8 , one of the partners In a
law firm with which Captain de B had doal-
ingc. 8he wrote out tho painful story of her
life, and convinced him of tho truth of her
assertions. He had several interviews with
Lady Byron's legal advisers, Dr. Lubhington and
fcilr George 8tephcn, with a view of bringing
about a reconelalion. lie failed in that; he
failed, also, in an effort to induce tho family to
refund what Captain de B hod advanced.
Bat before we pursue this part of the history any
further, it will be convenient to disregard
Dr. Mackay's order of narrative, and look at
the extraordinary autobiography which this
handsome woman of twenty-eight laid before
her counsel:
"I am the fourth child of a family or seven. My
eldest sister, Georglana, married Mr. Henry Treva
num, distant cousin, in 1S26, when 1 was eleven
years old. Tin marriage, which had met the appro
bation of no one except my mother, did not tarn out
very happily, owing to the smallness of fortune ami
the uneven temper of both parties. 1 was frequently
called In to keep them company, and in March,
(after they had been married three years), it was de
cided that I should accompany them to a country
House which had been placed at their disposal by
uiy aunt Annaoella, Lady Byrou, dunug tho time of
my sister s approaching confinement.
nie uouse
was in tne neignnornoou oi omiinnmry. - -
"Xy sister's illness, before her coiiQnenient. was
the occasion of my being lft much alone with Mr.
Trevaulim. Indeed, I found myself thrown entirely
upon him for society. I was with hliu both indoors
and out, by day and by night, and was frequently
seut by my sister Into his bed-room on errands, after
every one else In the house had retired to rest. Home
mouths passed in this manner, during which M r.
Trevanlou took advantage of my you'll and weak
ness, and effected my rulu, and 1 found myself likely
to become a mother, by one I had ever disliked. Mr.
Trevanlon, when made aware of my position, Im
plored nie to tell Ucorxl&na the truth, and throw
him and myself upon her mercy. 1 did so. .My
nilscryand my repentance appeared to move her
much; aud she blamed herself for having throwu me
so much in Henry's (Mr. Trevanlou's) way. I was
but llfteeu years of agti at this timein the year
J 830."
Mr. and Mr. Trevanlon carried the unfortu
nate girl to Calais, aud there she was prema
turely delivered of a child, which was lift in
charge of a medical man, itud died at the age of
three months. She went back to her mother's
house, concealing what had happened, and there
Trevaulon seduced her again. Mrs. Leigh was
now taken into her confidence, and treated her
with great kindness. Mrs. Trevanlon was aleo
TZX23 CHILD Of SIN.
informed, and took her Utur off to the country,
where, three mouths afterward.-, that Is, In June, I
1831, she was surprised bv a visit from Colonel !
Leigh, (ieorglana and Trevanlon had Informed
her that Colonel Leigh wan not her father, but !
she did not believe them, and Mr. Leigh himself
was so fur from suspecting anything of the klud ;'
that he showed more affection for Medora than
for any of the other children of the family.
Ignorant of her shame, but alurmed perhaps at
-ome of the muuilcsutlons of a "wayward na
ture" aud "strauge, abnormal propensities," to '
which Mrs. Btowe refers, he took her to London, I
and placed her In a private lunatic asylum, 1
where she remained about a month. There Tre- '
vanlon found means to communicate with her
and arrange her escape: '
Vn) day the jady to irltose care I ha been la- .
trusted told me that if I liked to walk out of tho house
BoliodT would stop roe, and showed me how to re
move Urn chains affixed to the dr. 1 did not, hesi
tate In my elude between two evils, but at once
put on my bonnet, followed her Instructions, and,
fount? rrevanloti otitsldn walling to re'dve tne. Ye
left tho street with all possible haste and secrecy,
which we might have spared ourselves, as nobody
attempted to lollow us. We mode our way to the con
tinent, and for two rears after tnls time lived to
gether as man and wife on the coast or Normandy,
nnder the assumed name of Monsieur and Madame
Anbln."
This elopement, Medora says, was connived at
by her sister, who wnnted to get rid of her hus
band (and no wonder), and did in fact apply for
a divorce, but it wns not granted. We pass over
the life of the guilty pair In France. There the
daughter Marie, whom we have already men
tioned, was born the only solace of tho
wretched existence of this thrice unfortunnto
child of sin. She corresponded with her mother,
who sent her what little money she could spare
but the Lcighs were always In pecuniary em
barrassment. Other rel'ulvcs did something for
her, and In 1K18 sbo left her paramour- if that
name could bo applied to a man she never loved
and went to a neighboring town. At last, In
1810, she received an affectionate letter from
Lady Byron, with offers of assistance and pro
tection, und an invitation to go with her to
Paris. She accepted the offers with joy. What
followed she must tell in her own words:
"At Kontalneblean, where site was detained by 111
iipss, l.adv llyron Informed me of the cause of the
deep interest she felt, and must ever feel, for me.
Her husband bad been my futher. She Implored aud
sought mv affection by every means, and almost
exuded niy eonlldeuce'to the most unlimited extent,
Iwrs willing and anxious, in any and everyway
I could, to prove both my gratitude and the desire 1
so sincerely felt to repay'bv mv affection and devo
tion any pain she might have felt for circumstances
connected with my iiirtli and her separation from
Lord llyron. Jler only wish, she said, was to pro
vide for me, according to Lord Hyrnn's Intentl ns
respecting nie, and according to my rank In life. Hhe
evinced much anxiety for my health and comfort,
expressed Indignation for nil I hail suffered, spoko
of the comfort F would be to her, ami of tho necej
lity that I should be a devoted child to her."
Sho went with Lady Byron to England. Jlie
was treated by her, and by Lord and Lady Love
lace, with the greatest kindness. 1 was taught,
sho says, to regard Ada ns my sUtcr. For a
while it seems as if her life must have been
smooth and happy. But disagreements followed
with her protectress, in which, though Medora
lays the blame upon Lady Byron's' temper, it is
not difficult to perceive from tke Autobiography
traces of the wild aud ungovernable nature oi
which evidence enough has already been shown,
and something perhaps of the suspiciousness
which Is so characteristic of insanity. There
us a law-suit for tho possession of a deed of
appointment executed by Mrs. I.clgh and Lady
Byron, by which the sum of .l':;(XX was to be
paid Medora after the death of those ladies; and
this suit apparently was the malu cause of the
trouble. At any rate it was arrauged that
Medora should go with her daughter to Ilyercs,
accompanied by a maid and valet (husbaud and
wife), to whom Lady Byron iutrustcd the dis
bursement of tho sums bhe allowed for her niece's
maintenance.
Here the autobiography becomes obscure; In
some places unintelligible; in some irrational:
filled with details about money-dealings, com
plaints of tho maid and valet whom tho writer be
lieves to have been Lady Byron's spies, and angry
allusions to Lady By Ton, Mrs. Leigh, and Mrs.
Trevanlon. The editor Informs us that this
latter part of the manuscript is not Jn the hand
writing of Miss Leigh, but was apparently dic
tated to en amanuensis o'f very Imperfect educa
tion. We learn rrom it, however, that sho
off ended Lady Byron very deeply by removing
to Paris, but her ladyship afterwards ottered to
settle upon her .t'HOO a year on certain condi
tions, which were not accepted. Tho deed of
appointment and a box of other important
papers had Jiccn left in Lady Byron's bads. Me
dora Leigh seut the maid to get them, purposing
to raise money by selling her reversionary in
terest in the deed. Lady Byron, however,
refused to deliver .them except to Medora in
pertou. Here Captain do B appears upon
the scene; Miss Leigh goes to London, and the
autobiography closes.
What finally became of the papers Is not
shown. When the French maid left the house,
the box disappeared, and it was supposed that
she had stolen it not for her mistress, with whom
she had quarrelled; but to bo used la extorting
money from the Byrou family. At any rate, we
find her husband the valet soon ufterwards
making a demand of some kind of Lady Byrou,
and threatening to publish the story of Medora
Leigh to all the world. Yet In the negotiations
be.wcenMr. 8 and Lady Byrou 's represen
tatives, to which we now return, tho principal
condition exacted of Mies Leigh was that she
should surrender that deed to the custody of
trustees, tho mouey being iutended not so much
lor her personal uuc a for the benefit of her
child. It was also required that sho should
make a "written confession of her sincere
contrition for her conduct to Lady Byron," and
conseut to return to her seclusion, iu Franco.
On these terms Sir George, Stephen writes that
he 1b confident her friends will secure for her a
comfortable and permanent home. "I person
ally know," continues Sir tieorge, "tho motive
as well as the extent of tho kindness that she
has shown to Miss Leigh, and there are very
few, certainly not more than tbreo, who kuow it
as well. (She bus deserved all that is graictui
aud nil that Is re-pceiful ut Miss Leigh's hauds;
and, therefore, till h :r feelings are consulted and
satisfied, so far as under the present unfortunate
circumstances they can be, I will never approach
her, or any of her family, as an intercessor for
further assistance" To tho second and third
stipulations Miss Leigh made no objection;
but she was obsttuato about tho deed,
and bo negotiations were broken olf. Aleau-
whilo she had written to several of her
relatives, most of whom took no notice of her
letters. She seut to her kinsman tho Duke of
Leeds, an abstract of her autobiography (it is
given In tho book), aud received no auswer.
bhe went to her mother's house, and was denied
admission, hlio wrote to her, and tho letter was
not acknowledged. Thereafter tho uiifortunate
womau seems to have parsed out of tho know
ledge of the mysterious Mr. 8 . from
whom wo have all these particulars; hut
if Mrs. Btowe's account is correct she
must have made her peaco with Lady
Byron at last. Mr. S, writes under date
of September 24, 18t'.: "I ascertained that
tho so-called 'secret' was known to very many
persons besides Dr. Lubhington and Sir George
Stephen, and I do not know how to recouello
this fact with the 'dignitled and magnanimous
silence' claimed as a merit for Lady Bryou; for If
Fhe did not impart the knowledge, who elno can
have done sor This agrucs with tho state incuts
of Mr. John Robertson, ot Urlguton, aud the
Rev. Francis Treueh, whoso letters some time
ago In the London papers represent Lady Byrou
as distributing her confidences on this subject
during the latter part of her life to a great nuui
her ol her relatives aud friends.
.The Autobiography of Medora Leigh, judged
entirely by itself, would probably impress most
people as the production ot a disordered brain;
but it should be remembered that in none of the
letters here printed, in which the uftalrs of the
poor womau are dUcussed by Dr. Lushington,
Sir Geonre Stephen, and Mr. 8 , Is there any
4 hint that sho was considered Insane, or that any
ot tier representations were tat so. ir Air. is
aud Captain de B had iguorantly espoused
tho cause of a crazy woman, it Is inconceivable
that the representatives of the Byron family
should not huve Informed' them at once of the
character of the client. It must bo remembered
however, on the other hand, that while there c iu
be no doubt (if these documents aro gcuuine)
that Medora Leigh was the child of Byron's
sister, there is no proof that she was Byron's
daughter, nor ludeed any proof that she was not
the legitimate offspring of Colouel Lelirh. In
tho negotiations for her relief the question of her
paternity does not seem to nave been raised
although th story of incest was knowu to Dr
Lushlugton, Sir George Stephen, ana many
others, aud was probably the subject ol cQnvur
satlen with Mr. 8 .
Solar this strange, repullvj book, with Us
devil's own history of infamy. Is a i-trong cou
finuatlon of Mrs. Stowe, hut after all what does
it prove? Only that Lady Byron told to many
persons, at least as early as lK-lil, the same story
which, shv yvH ru YWV i J&0) tLa(
was on unfortunate wayward child of Mrs.
Leigh's npon whom l ady Byron, believing her
to be the fruit of her husbaud's incestuous pas
sion, lavished a mother's care; probably that
this child tnenevca l.auy jiyron s story m n
shameful birth. This leaves the problem as far
as ever from a solution, and of course docs not
weaken In the least tho tremendous lorco oi
I.iulv Hvron's letters to her s stcr-ln-law wnicn
v.cre published in The Quarterly Jlcmrw, or the
fact mentionea jn ine postscript w tne bruio
periodical that when Lord Broughtun (Hob-
oiiec) acting tor nyron, met Jir. ikiii
Mr ltobert) Wlimot Ilorton, kaay
Byron representative, with a view to an ami
cable settlement, and questioned him upon all
the charges and rumors which had been uttered
against the poet as a ounce for the separation.
Mr. Jiorton, in tne name oi ine taay, cxitcbsij
repudiated the specific charge which has now
btcn revived by Mrs. Stowe. Dr. Mackay's
theory is that so far as Mrs. Ilgh Is concerned
the prcent accusation dates irom jiitr. no
vanlon's statement to Medora about thai
Colonel Leigh was not her father. He believes
that It was the wicked invention of an out
raged wife who . wanted to get rid of her
hut-band, after she hnd once discovered his
infidelity. If she obtained a divorce, Tre
v an Ion conld not marry his wife's sister,
and "it was necessary to make Medora believe
that she was not really Georgiana's sister or,
at nil events, not the child of Gcorgianas
father In order that tho unfortunate irirl, even
at. the sacrifice of her "mother's good name,
might delude herself with tho hope that If tho
dlvcrcc were obtained, there would remain
no real obstacle to her marriage with her se
ducer." Lord Byron's name, it will be observed,
was not coupled with the story at this time;
Medora wns only told that she was the illegiti
mate child of her mother. It was from Lady
Byron, in 18J0, that she learned the name of
her father. Dr. Mackay believes that Lady
Byron learned it from Gcorgjana Trevanlon,
and that unnatural woman either invented it
altogether for the shameful purpose we have
mentioned, or, possibly, got It from Mrs. Charle
inout. To us this theory seems incredible. It
supposes a more loathsomo depravity in Mrs.
Trevanlon than has ever been attributed to any
of the actors In this shocking drama. It sup
poses that, for no adequate reason, sho would
blast the reputation of her mother, end condemn
her sister to a life of shame. If she wanted a
divorce, she had cause already, for adultery had
been committed, and proving that Medora was
her half-sister would not further her plans. It
Is much more likely , that she never made any
such rcvclution. Wo have only Mcdora's word
for it; and that is worth very little in such a case
us tbis. She blames her mother and her sister
for exposing her to the danger which proved her
ruin. She even charges the sister with virtually
enticing her to sin. Probably these charges are
purely fictitious, designed to soften the horrors
of her narrative and stand for her excuses.
Dr. Mackav ararueR that Lady Byron eannot
have entertained the suspicion or belief which
she communicuted to Medora until some time
later than this supposed revelation of 1881, be
cause ncr account or tne separation puuiihuea
In Moore's Lllc In 18110 seems inconsistent with
it. But in the first place that account is uot
really inconsistent with a belief in the. charge of
incest; it is only inconsistent witu a wiuingncss
to have that belief suspected. Aud again, even
it sue aid not Know it in l8o(, it is queer logic to
conclude that she cannot have known it in 1831.
There Is another difficulty, however, which the
editor hasapparently overlooked. Mr.8 says that
Dr. Lubhington and others In 1843 were in pos
session of tho "secret" which Lady Byron conv
fided to Mrs. 8towe as tho cause of the separa
tion. Are we to Infer that the "secret" which
fhe imparted to her adviser In 18lff was different
from the secret which she imparted to him later ?
There are obvious difficulties in believing that
it was the same; there are equally obvious diffi
culties in believing that it was different except
on tho supposition that she bad become upon
this one poiut of unsound mind a supposition
in widen Dr. -Mackay s book upon tue wnole
tends to confirm us.
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JAWKH TRAQUAIR FRFJ8IDFNT
MAIMUKI. K. WTO K EM VICE-PRESIDENT
JOHN XV. IIOKNOK A. V. P. and ACTUARY
HORATIO H. STEPHENS ...BEORgTABV
A S B TJ it, "V
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
IVo. 80S IIKOADWAY, corner of
F.le v entu (Street, IVew York.
CASH CAPITAL 8150,000
$126,000 deposited with the State ot Mew York as security
lur ixjiiur nuiunTV.
I.FMUKh BANUb, President.
GKORGK KM.IOTT. Vice President and Secretary.
KMOKY MoCLlNTOCK, Actuary.
A. E. 11. PURDY, M. V., Medical Examiner.
PBiLnr.i,pniA MsriuiKKcr.il.
Thomas T. Tanker, i John M. Maris, , J. Ii. IJnpincott,
Charles (Spencer, William Divine, James Lons;,
John A. W right, 8. Morris Wain, 'James Hunter,
Arthur G. Collin, 'John U. MuCresry. K. 11. Worne.
Organized April, I hnd. 876 Polioits issued first all
months ; over 20U0 in the twelve months following.
All forms of Policies issned on most favoraole term.
Special advantages offered to Clergymen.
. A few good agent wanted in city or country. Apply t
JAM Kb' M. LUNOAOKK,
Manager for Pennsylvania and Dtilawar.
Office, No. ana WALNUT Htreet, Philadelphia.
SAMUEL POWERS, Special Agenl 4 ltV)
STRICT L Y MUTUAL.
Provident Life and Trust Co.
OF PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICE. No. HIS. FOURTn STREET.
Organized to promote LIFE INSURANCE among
uieiuuere vi tne ciu;icij ui xuuuua.
Good risks of any claas accepted.
Policies issued on approved plans, at the lowest
rates.
Prealdent, SAMUEL It. STITPLKY,
Vice-President, WILLIAM C. LONGSTRETH,
Actuary. ROWLAND PARRY.
The advantages otTered by tbis Company are un
excelled. Mi
OFFICE OF TIIE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NORTH AMKBJOA. No. U WALNUT Street,
rmisueipiu.
Incorporated 1794. . Charter Perpetual.
. OaDlUL 8800.000.
Assets. f 3,3K0,0OO
, MARINE, INLAND, AND 11RK INUURAN6k.
over eao,ooo,ooo lossks paid since its organ
IZATION.
MRgOTOBS. ,
Arthur O. OofTJn,
Samnel W. Jones,
John A. Brown,
Charles Taylor,
Ambrose White,
W illiam Welsh,
B. Morris Wain,
ranois n. vope,
Kdward U. Trotter,
Kdward H. Clarke,
T. Charlton Henry.
Alfred l. Jessup.
John P. White,
Louis O. Madeira,
Charle W. Ouahmaa
jonn aim son,
(tail L. Harrison,
O COFFIN, President.
OUARLKS PLATT. Vica-Preaidana.
Matthias Maris, SeoreUry.
Cbab. H. Rueviig, Asst. Keoretary. 1 1
17 AME INSURANCE COMPANY.
No, 809 OHESNUT Street.
INCORPORATED 1866. OUARTKR PERPETUAL,
CAPITAL, $300,000.
FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY.
Insure against Loss or Damag by Fire either by Far.
petual or Temporary Policies.
DIRECTORS:
Charle Richardson, Robert Pears,
William 11. Rhawn, John Kessler, Jr
William M. Seyfert, Kdward U. Orne,
Henry Lewis, Charles Stokes,
Nathan llillos, John W. Kvermaa,
Georg A. West, Mordecai Buzby.
CHARLES RICHARDSON, President
WILLIAM U. RHAWN, Vice-Preai dent
Wn.I.lAMB L BuiMCHABP. Secretary. ' 7 23
rpEE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE
JL COM KAN Y.
Tneomoratd Charter PernetnaL
No. K10 W A LN tj T (Street. ODOOsite Indeoendenea Sanara.
Tbis Compsny, favorably known to the oommnnity for
nvar fortv years, continues to insure avainak Inea nr n.m.
ace by fire on Poblio or Private Baildinps,feither perma.
nentlyorfora limited time. Also on Jnrnitnrw, Btook
OI itoeas, sna jaeronanaise generally, on uuerai term.
Their Capital, together with a Urge Surplus Fond, fa
Invested in the most careful manner, whioh enables them
to oner to th insured an onaouDtM aeoantg la to
ot loss.
Daniel Smith. Jr.,
John Deverenv. '
Alexander Benson,
Inaao Uszlehnrst,
Thomas KiDHh,
Henry Lewis,
J. U illingluun Kelt,
Xuoiua Robuis, I i
Daniel Haddocl
UAMKL bMiTH. Jr.. Praaldena.
WM.
O. CROWELL, Seoretary. fjuj
TjnNIX INSURANCE COMPANY OF
A. PHII.ADKI PH1A.
IKCOKPOKATF.D lt 4 CHARTER PERPETUAL,
No. 'HA WALNUT Street, opposite the B xohang.
This Company insures from loss or damage by
riHis,
on liberal terms, on bnildiugs, merchandise, fnrnltnr,
etc., fur limited periods, aud permanently on buildings by
deposit of premiums.
The Ooniiinuy has been in active operation for more than
SIXTY YEARS, during which all looses bar beea
promptly aujtuiea ana imia.
John L. Hodire,
I ) a v i H Thrill. ' i
Al. K. Mshony,
JobnT. Lewis
Willism S.Crsnt,
Robert W. Lesming,
D. Clark W harton,
lAwrence Lewis, Jr.,
.11 111 TS TJ
Benjamin K.tting, i
Thomas H. Poweta,
A. K. Mullenry
Kdmuud tastillon,
Samuel Wiioox, ' i
WUCIiaKER, President.
Samckl Wnvoox, Secretary,
Sid
pUE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE COMPANY
ut riiti.Air,i,riii.
Office S. W. Corner I'OUIiTH and WALNUT Btreets.
r IKK i nbU ka auk ftAULUM vr,i,i,
PERPF'J'UAL AND TERM POL1C1KS ISSUED,
Cash Capital - AWUO'OO
. . . Cash Asset, umyi.iotai. t
HlSiH'j7(f2H.
DiRitC'I'ORS,
F. Ratxhtord BSarr,
J. Livingston Errlnger,
Malum rrsrier,
-John M. Atwood,
Benjamin T. 'iredisk,
Ceorge H. Stnart,
William 11. Boalton, '
Charlos Whetiler.
Thomas H. Montgomery
ooua u. iirown.
'i lii-i Conioanv insnre onlv flrstelass risaa. taking no
James Aerteen.
specuiny uaxaruous nsss wuaiever, suou as uwwnssj
T '. RATCHFORD STARR. President. 1 '
THOMAS H. MONTUOMFRY, Vice President.
ATJIAM'liu W. WlBTKB, Secretary. . sti
TMPEllIAIi FIUB IN3U11AN9B OO,
J" " J 'LONDON.'" " ' - .L !
EWTABUSIIEU 1803.
l pald-np Capital and Aecamolateol Funds, '
0B,OOO,OOO:IN O.OJLiD.
, PEEV0ST & JIXEEINO. Agenti,
' 'f t ' ' Na 10T & THIRD Street, FUUadolphls.
CDAS, Jt rRSYOST.
ciiAs, p. nxmuy
FINANCIAL..
COUPONS
r
Union Pacific Railroad Co.,
Central Pacific Railroad Co.,
TJ. S. 5-20s and 1881s,
DUE JANUARY 1, 1870, BOUGHT.
GOLD IIOUGIIT.
DE EATEN & B110.,
DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT BEUURITIES,
GOLD, ETC.,
No. 40 South THIRD Street,
S Ut PHILADELPHIA.
FIRST biohtgace
SEVEN FEE CENT. GOLD BONDS
OF TUB
Fredericksburg and Oordonsville
Railroad Co., of Virginia.
Principal and Interest Payable in Gold.
Thee Bonds are seenrsd by a First and Onlv Mnrt. aa
on the entire real estate, road, personal property, hmnouise,
and rolling stock of the Company, Riven to t he Farmers'
lyosn ana i rust uomnany, oi new I orK, JTustees.
The road is fil miles in lengrth. nnnnAr.tinir FraHAHnka.
burR wit h Charlottesville by way ol Grunge Court House,
t'samnK uiroiuu a section oi ine noenaonoan v alley, tu
coal tratlio of which alone will support the road, while, a
part of the groat through lines to the Southwest and West,
the safety and security of the Company's Bond are plaoed
beyond question end doubt.
We offer a limited amount of these Bond at MM and
interest from November 1 in currency.
Pamuhleta. mans. MM ft information furninhAH An annllA.-
tion to
TAIYITOXI & CO.,
Ho. 49 WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
SAMUEL WOH.IT,
12 4 If No. 23 8. THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA.
B
A 2 K I N U
II O U H 13
OF
JAY COOKE & CO.,
ISo. 113 and 114 H. TIIIICI St.,
' PniLADBLPniA,
Dealers in Government Securities
Old 6-20S Wanted In Excbange for'New.
A Liberal Difference allowed.
Compound Interest Notes Wanted.
Interest Allowed on Deposits.
COLLECTIONS MADE, STOCKS bought and sold
on commission.
Special business accommodations reserved for
ladles.
We will receive applications for Policies of LUTe
Insurance In tne National Lite Insurance Company
of tne United States, Full Information given at our
ouice, 10 1 3m
Ii. JAMISON Ac CO.,
SUCCESSORS TO
I F. KELLY & CO.,
BARKERS AND DEALERS IN
Gclfl, Silver, ani Government Bonfls,
AT CLOSEST MARKET RATES,
N. W. Cor. THIRD and CHESNUT Sts.
Special attention given to COMMISSION ORDERS
in New York and rnliadclpnla Stock Boards, etc
etc 6tl
T 11 12 3L E u &l CO.,
No. 34 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
Amorioau uiitl IToroIu
ISSUE DRAFTS AND CIRCULAR LETTERS OB"
CREDIT available on presentation In an part of
Europe. ,
Travellers can make all their financial arrange
ments tnrouga ns, ana we wiu collect their Interest
and dividends without charge.
DK1XIL, WlNTHR0r4C0.,pBKIII, HABJBS & CO.,
NewTorfc I Paris. 81
REMOVAL.
SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO.,
BANKERS,
BATE REMOVED TO
No. 121 SOUTn THIRD STREET,
CORNER CARTER'S ALLEY,
Opposite Girard Bank.
18tf
JOHN 8. RU8HTON & CO.,
No. 60 SOUTH THIRD STREET. '
JAKTJAEY C0TJP0US WANTED. !
CITY WARRANTS
106 8m BOUGHT AND SOLD. 1
pa 8. PETERSON & CO..
Stock and Exchange Broken,
NO. 39 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
Members of the New York and Philadelphia
and Gold Boards.
STOCKS, BONDS, Etc, bought and sold on com
mission only at either city IW
ftlTY WARRANTS
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
C. T. YERKE8. Jr., a CO.
NO. 20 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
rmLACELFIIIA
FINANOIAL,.
A RELIABLE HOME INVESTMENT
THE FIRST. MORTGAGE BONDS
OF TBI
Wilmington and Reading Railroad
BEARING INTEREST
At SEVER PER CENT. Ik Currency,
PAYABLE APRIL AND OCTOBER, FREE OP
STATE AND UNITED STATES TAXES,
This road rons through a thlcklv nonniatd an a
rich agricultural and manufacturing district
or tne present, we are offering a limited amount
of the aoove Bonds at
85 CENTS AND INTEREST..
The connection of this road with the PennnTlTint.
and Reading Railroads insures It a large and remu
nerative trade. We recommend the bonds as th
rhAAhAst flMrf silnoa . a, a a, -
vuvwiiw, lUPirviao, lUTCBlLUeUa in U1Q PlliraVftU i d
VJia. PAITtfTER a CO.,
BANKERS AND DEALERS IN GOVERNMENTS,
No. 36 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
1 1 8n . PHILADELPHIA.
J? I. I O X T & D U X IV,
BANKERS,
No. 109 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
DEALERS IN ALL GOVEnNMWWP srnnDr
TIES, GOLD BILLS, ETO.
DRAW BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND ISSUE
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OB" CREDIT ON THE
UNION BANK OP LONDON.
ISSUE TRAVELLERS' I.HTTWim nw rirmn
ON LONDON AND PARIS, available throughout
AUIUI'O
Will collet't all Counons and TntproMt
for panic g making their financial
with ua. aiQAA
QIaEaIIXXOt 1AVIH cV CO.
No. 48 SOUTH THIRD STREET, ' 1
PHILADELPHIA.
GLEKD1NNENG, DAVIS & AMORT,
No. 2 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.
' BANKERS AND BROKERS.
Buying and selling Stocks, Bonds, and Gold on
Commlaslon a Specialty.
Philadelphia house connected by telegraphlo with
the Stock Boards and Gold Room of New York. 13 2
QROOERIES, ETO.
LMERIA AND CATAWBA GRAPES,
BEST QUALITY RAISINS,
ALMONDS, WALNUTS, HAVANA 0RANGRS, '
FIGS, PRUNES, OITRON, CURRANTS, ETO.
Ever? description of Fin Groceries,
ALBERT O. ROBERTS,
7 Comer ELEVENTH and VIHK Street.
jyIOHAEIi MEAGHER A CO.!
No. 133 South SIXTEENTH Street,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
PROVISIONS.
OYSTERS, AND BAND CLAMS,
FOR VAlf TT.V USI
KRRAPIN8 ns PKR DOZEN.
PATENT8.
PATENT OFFICE 8V
N. W. Corner FOURTH and CHESNUT,
(Entrance on FOURTH street).
FRANCIS D. PAST0HIU3,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.
Patent procured for Inventions In the Unite.
State a Foreign Countries, and all business rt
la ting to the same promptly transacted. Call or sa tr
for circulars on Patents.
Open till V o'clock every evening. I smthC
WILl-IAfVI 8. IRWIN,
GENERAL PATENT AGENT.
No. 406 LIBRARY STREET.
OUTO ALT'S PATENT XLASTIO JOINT IRO
ROOF.
AMERICAN OORRUOATED IRON OO 8 HAND
FACTURK8, FIRE PROOF BUILDINGS, ETO.
TAYLOR A OOALK'S PATENT AUTOMATIC
LOOK-UP BAFE'lTf VALVE. .
BRADFORD'S LOW WATER INDICATOR. ETO.
ETO. laltll
PATENT OFFICES,
N. W. Corner FOURTH and WALNUT
PHILADELPHIA.
FEES LESS THAN ANY OTHER RSUABL
AGENCY.
Send for pamphle on Patents,
8 4 thstui CHARLES H. EVANS.
STATE RIGHTS FOR . SALE. STATJ
Risht of a Talost)!. Invention hist patented, and fo
the (S1.1C1NO, Clll T1NO, and CHri'UNlj ot dnud bsiei
cabbsae, ete., ars hereby oflered for sal. H I. an artiol
of criiai value to proprietors of hotel and restaaranta.
and It should be ictrixluced into every family. rt l'A I'N
KK.H'I S for sale. Model can be seen at TKLKORAPlt
Or r 10B, OOOPER'b POINT. N. J.
tsWtf J, MUNDY HOFFMAN.
IRE O U A U D
FOR STORE FRONTS, ASYLUMS, FA
TORIES, ETC.
Patent Wire Raiting, Iron Bedsteads, Ornament
Wire Work, Paper-makers' Wires, and every vaxle
of Wire Work, manufactured by
M. WALKER A SONS,
No. UN. BlXTHStreet
tsrmwt
C ORN EXCHANGE
BAG MA HUFAOTORY..
JOHN T. BAILKY, '
ft. 'L corner of M A R K KT and WATER Street.
Pbiladelpliis. .,-,.
DEALFR IN HAUrt AND BAGGING
Of ersry deeoripuoa, for
Grain. Flour, halt, r?oper Pboiht ! Lun. Boa
liunt. Klo.
lArg and small OUK N Y At;8 oonsUntlr oa hand.
tii Also, WOOL bAOhd.
TOIIN FARNUM & CO., COMMISSION MERJ
I ehanUand Wmwafaotnrers ol f Ooneetoga Tlkiti. eU,
AlO. W Uil M U t' BUMt, I'AiUd4tua 41 Uti
a