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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 18T0.
CONGRESSIONAL REFORMS.
Thb National noose of ltepreHontatiyos had
th Legislative Appropriation bill under coa
idratioa yesterday, and tho neceHaity of
retrenohmont and reform in Congressional
expenditures was forcibly illustrated by seve
ral statements and propositions made during
the discussion it elicited. For instance, Mr.
Pawes moved that the salary of the Sorgeant-fct-Arms
of the Senate be fixed at $1320
(which is twice as much as an official of his
grade should receive), and that in future he
shall not be allowed fees of any kind. The
House Bpeedily adopted this motion af tor Mr.
Pawes eiplained that "the laRt 8ergeant-at-Arms
of the Senate was said to have boasted
that he had made twenty-five dollars a day
on the item of horses alone !"
This is a great country, but tho theory de
Toutly cherished by some of the jacks-in-odloe
that their perqnisitos and peculations
should bear a fair proportion to the greatness
of the whole nation Rhould be antagonized at
arrr nnint. and the fellows who make
'twenty-five dllars a day on horsos alono"
oannot too soon be plaoed on short commons.
In a debate on the item relating to Capitol
police, Mr. Dawes intimated that there ipuh
reaUy no $ufflcicnt reason for the. maintenance
Cfapolw at all, but finally this subject was
disposed of by a resolution that no disabled
soldiers on the present force should be dis
missed. Even this modification will insure
the retention in the public servioa of
ft m ruber of useless officials,' and the time
is rapidly coming when the public will not
willingly submit to such malappropriations of
their money. A motion to strike out an ap
propriation for the reporters of the Vongrcs
$umal Globe was defeated, mainly on the
ground that the children of Congressmen
should not be deprived of opportunities of
talying the records of their distinguished
fathers in that edifying and expensive publi
cation. The Globe appeals so directly to the
Vanity of the members by treasuring their
lightest words that they are loth to surrender
it. On its pages men who are utterly inca
pable of making speeches figure as accom
plished orators, and doll or disgraceful de
bates, after being amended and polished,
are converted into models of elegance
fc&i eloquence. The national weakness for
bunoombe speeches is also largely encouraged
3y this record, and many good practical
thinkers are tempted to make themselves
ridiculous by reading to empty benches effu
sions prepared to order, and by deluding
their more verdant constituents into the be
lief that the genial air of the Capitol has en
dowed them with new powers. All the
peech-makin j necessary or useful in Con
gress would be done much better than it is at
present, if the number of orators was limited
to a few of the best talkers, and if the pre
tenders who get the floor merely for the sake
of having that fact announced, or for making
false reputations, were coughed down as re
morselessly as they are in the British Par
liament. . A "NATIONAL" ENTERPRISE.
NaaHvnxx, or the merchants of Nashville, to
speak more precisely, propose to erect a
"national" monument to the memory of that
Christian soldier and unflinching patriot,
Stonewall Jackson. Monuments are gool
things to have in the country ou general
principles, as we have often demonstrated;
and when they are intended to commemorate
the virtues and services of suchpre-emiuently
"national" personages as Stonewall Jackson,
it is fitting that they should be decidedly "na
tional" in their character, which means simply
that 'the subscriptions should be from all
parts of the country. The patriotic mer
chants of the Tennessee capital have taken
the matter in hand in sober earnest, and have
begun in the right way by appointing a com
mittee to raise the money that will be re
quired to complete this desirable "national"
soheme. We heartily commend the enter
prise to the Democracy of this city, and if it
will not be considered impertinent on our
part, would suggest that tho concern ' whioh
kas its headquarters at Ninth and Arch streets
Appoint an auxiliary committee to reoeive
the contributions of our citizens. Stonewall
Jackson's Democracy was of such a decided
And undisguised stripe that the Fourth ward
crowd will unquestionably testify their admi
Tation for it by a liberal subscription. ,' i '
Thb iNTKBvtBwtNO pbocess has been run
into the ground by a New York paper, "which
his been unable to find a more dignified char
acter than a cock-fighter of "nigh on six and
thirty years" at anding to interview. As might
Lave been expected, some startling facts were
developed. One was to the effect that Henry
Bergh, the philanthropic President of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals, is a "superannuated old thief," whioh
witl distress Mr. Bergh's friends not a little.
But the most important item elicited was that
"roosters ain't animals," and the interviewer
was challenged to cite where he could find
'anything in the Soripter, or any other book,
that says they are." The bearing of this upon
the vegetarian system of diet should not be
lost sight of.
Mwsoubi insists upon being cut in two,
and assigns a novel reason therefor the un
equal distribution of the spoils of office. Of
. course such a piece of gross injustioe as this
should be remedied, if it is found necessary
to divide the State up into iofinitesimal
pieces, the largest not larger than the State
of Delaware. A fair distribution f)f the offioes
is, as every ono knows, the fundamental prin
ciple of our Government, and the prime
object for whioh it was established.
SITE OF THE MUNICIPAL DUILD-
INCS. .
A btbono opposition to the erection of the
contemplated municipal buildings of Phila
delphia on Independence Square was deve
loped in the lower branch of the State Legis
lature yesterday. Mr. Davis opened the ball
by presenting a bill prohibiting the erection
of publio buildings on Independence Square,
and this bill was referred to the Committee
on Judiciary for the purpose of obtaining
their judgment on the vexed question whether
the city is not debarred from using that Kite,
by a stipulation that it shall be maintained as
an open space forever. '
At a meeting of the Philadelphia delegation
on the same day, they resolved by a vote of
eleven to three to report favorably on the
bill introduced by Mr. Cloud, which provides
that the people of this city shall decide by
voto, next October, where the municipal
buildings shall be located.
Mr. Hong also offered, at the same session,
a bill providing that a new commission shall
be appointed with authority to erect "publio
buildings for the accommodation of all the
courts and the municipal chambers, with all
appropriate offioes," upon Penn Square.
Although these propositions are somewhat
contradictory in their character, they are in
dicative of a strong feeling of hostility to the
continuance of the operations of tho Inde
pendence Square Commission, and if they
are energetically followed up its labors will
soon cease.
It would be manifestly unwise and unjust
to impose upon the community the heavy
burdens involved in the ereotion of the pro
posed structures before the publio wishes in
regard to their location are clearly ascer
tained, and ample opportunities should be
given for a free expression of the existing
hostility to the programme which has been
hastily and inconsiderately adopted.
MORTON'S NEUTRALITY.
Senator Mobton yosterday introduced a bill
in the National Senate making it a misde
meanor to fit out or equip ships of war, or to
soil or furnish arms, with the intent that they
shall be employed in the service of any
foreign prince or Sta'e to commit hostilities
against the people of. the province, distriot,
or colony who are iu a state . of armed insur
rection against such foreign prince or Stat t,
and providing for the forfeiture of suoh ship
or vessel. This bill is intended for "bun
combe" in reality, but ostensibly it proposes
to prevent any more Spanish gunboats from
being built and fitted out against Cuba in the
United States. Senator Morton supported
his bill in a spread-eagle speech about the
relations of Spain and Cuba, the Monroe doo
trine, manifest destiny, and other kindred
topics, and then it was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, who will sit
upon it for the bulanc-e (if the session. Sena
tor Morton has no idea whatever that any such
absurd idea as thin will ever be adopted
by Congress, and it is a question whether
Lo might not be able to make capital in some
more legitimate manner than by putting
such a ridiculous proposition before the
country. It is very well to give the
Cubans all the moral as well as physi
cal aid that we conscientiously can in their
present circumstances, but it is not pleasant
to have our statesmen getting up in their
scats in Congress and proposing measures
that they know have no foundation in justice
or common sense, and that will never reoeive
the sanction either of Congress or the coun-
try. !
The Scpbsme Coubt. It, appears to be
generally conceded that Mr, Joseph P. Brad
ley, of New Jersey, whose name was recently
sent to the Senate by the President for the
vacancy on the Bench of the Supreme Court
caused by the death of Justioe Wayne, of
Georgia, will enoounter the ; same fate that
awaited Attorney-General Hoar's nomination
for the same position. It is true that the
Attorney-General is not in1 good standing
with many Senators, who allege that he is
lac&mgin some 01 me elements wmoa go
A T - 3! l 11 . . -
towards rounuing out me i character 01 a
gentleman, and his rejeotion was undoubtedly
due in some measure to this ciroumstauoe.
But the radical objection brought to bear
against him was the fact that Massachusetts
is not a portion of the circuit over which his
predeoessor presided. While it is acknow
ledged that Mr. Bradley is in every way quali
fied for the exalted judicial position to whioh
the President has nominated him, the other
objection urged against Attorney-General
Hoar is of equal weight in hs case; and the
fact that Senator Trumbull reported yesterday
I rota 'the Judiciary Committee a bill whioh
requires Justices of the Supreme Court to be
residents of their respective circuits would
seem to lndioate that the committee is unfa
vorable to his confirmation. :
w Mb.,IIono baa introduced into the State
Legislature bill, which has been reported
upon favorably, giving toj a City Sewage
and Utilization Company the exclusive right
of - removing ashes, offal, and refuse matter
from the streets, cellars, and cesspools of
Philadelphia, for a period of ten years. It is
doubtful whether the direct or indirect bene
fits likely to arise from this measure would be
Buffioient to compensate for the evils con
nected with the creation of the monopoly it
contemplates. Legislators should remember
that the unnecessary grant of exclusive privi
leges went out of fashion in the time of Queen
Elizabeth, and it is rather late in the day to
revive them. .
The Metropolitan Police Bill, we learn,
just aa we go to press with our seoond edi
tion, has been vetoed by the Governor, so
that it may yet be possible for the city to
have, what is bo gre atly needed, an . efficient
non-partisan police.
POLITICS.
i it i
Political 'mplfixUn r the
1iit)itare
Worfct be lone-Tho Kda ! the Celere4
I'rvple. t
Richmond, Fot. 0. In view of the fact that
the meeting of the Virgin! Loixlulivturc next
Tuesday Is the rcapppam nee of this body, after
six years' abseneo, with the exception of U
phantom flittinir in '07, ono I nnrprlned to find
eo much apathy In the public mind regarding
it. There Is nothing, indeed, to be vitally in
tcrcoted about. The Conservative! are perfectly
satisfied that tho Ignorance of the Bute (by
which they mean tho blacks) has not got po
sefwion of the law-making iowoi, and tho Ro-
rubllcans are comforted by the reflection that
f the Rebels (by which they mean the whiles)
don't fulfil their promises, they will again lose
the control of nITtiira.
It is Impossible to determine how parties will
divide, though it is generally agreed that the
first three weeks of tho session will find the
Hdcs drawn. The election of Judges, however,
will not draw them, for the tidal wave of log
rolling will blend all the Uule streamlets so that
they cannot be defined. To-day, upon the streets,
and in the hotels, the electioneering for the
Judgechlps Is very lively. The candidates have
cotne from the country In swarms; and Indeed
there wns no time to be lost, for some of the
Richmond lawyers had already commenced cast
ing wistful glunccs over Into the green pastures
of the districts, and spying onl spots of verdure,
where they might c hew the end of a Circuit
.Tudccshlp, or browse on tho pickings afforded
in the more humble ofllco of County Judge.
Tho Republican party now forming with such
loaders as Senator Lewis and Representatives
Piatt, MUncs, Booker, Ayer, and other, instead
of the Indiscreet nnd weak leaders it .has here
tofore had, will make a larger gap in conserva
tive ranks than tho conacrvatives themselves
dream of or tho Republicans even hope for.
It is hard to pay who the men are who are to
become prominent this session, for there Is
hardly a man of noto In the body. On tho Re
publican fide tho nolnclcfs loador is Judge or
Senator Thomas, of Heury countv. Of short
stature, wauow complexion, overhanging eye
brows, ana black, lustreless eyes, this man
gives tho law to his party in a voice utterly un
impassioncd, but a voice that commands tho
Instant and afterwards patient ottcntion of both
parties. Among the colored men, of Whom
mere arc eight or ten, r. a. Norton, tho member
from York, is considered Hie leader. He Is a
bright mulatto of little education, but with great
fluency of speech, and seems to have hardlv a
vestige of that bitterness in the matter of color
which Is too much found among tho colored
people. All of these were in the Constitutional
Convention.
The first business will be the election of Stutn
Auditors, Treasurer, and Secretary. The Secre
tary of State, It appears agreed, will be James
McDonald, for many years editor of the Itich
mond Whig; for Treasurer, Geonre Rye, of
Shenaudoah. nnd for First Auditor, William F.
Taylor, of Richmond. The Judges of the Su
preme court are likely to come next, and the
fourteenth amendment will make the choice
very dllHcult. The Circuit Judges come next,
and then the County Judtres. Provisions for
operating the educational clauses of the Consti
tution win men ue considered: for this the Rich
mond city free schools (separate for whites
and blacks) will be taken as a. model. James
C. Southall. it is said, will bo Superintendent of
Education. ,
Tbo Tax bill raising means for paving back In
terest, and the Met lenient wlla West Virginia
about her bharc of tho debts, are subjects that
will receive earlv attention. The session will
last, it is rhought, about tlx months. -
The emigration of the colored people to the
South Is already recoguized as a serious matter
for this State. I learn from a gentleman en
gaged in the business for the lust six - months
that the number he carried out of tho State was
3400. These went lo Alabama and Louisiana.
This is only one return, and tho State Is swarm
ing with n gouts from the South who are driving
just as thriving a business. It is estimated that
since July last 30.000 colored men have gone
south, leaving the women and children here
with us. Think of sweeping off 60,000 muscular
arms out of a State in six months. Is there any
country out of the densely crowded cities of
Europe mat coma stana itr Ana then no white
labor comes to take its place. The negroes say,
and they mean it, that If wo ever ge( prosperous
enough to pay them $30 a month, cash down
(that's what they get South),' they will come
back to old Virginia. '
TROUBLES OF MATKIMQX 1'.
A Victim of ftllsplncrrf Canfldnnes Lsrlnir Not
YYUflT bat ( Well-The IlrUtegreen l)e-
pnrletk. ..!(...
The Lawrence (Kansas) Tribun has the following:
A circuniBtance has come to oar knowledge that
Illustrates well the old adage, "Marry in haste and
lepeni at leisure." too i acts in tne case are as
follows: A young man by the name of Trent, while
travelling In Ohio, met a buxom and blooming
widow, who, with her other attractions, united the
more substantial charms of wealth. In addition to
other property, she had in bank the snug little sum
or isoflo, which she was holding la reserve for a
rainy day. Trent at once fell in love with the
widow or wun ner money ana oeingor arssot
natlng address, soon had the satlsraotlou of finding
his suit aoceptable. Tne pair wore married, and
removed to Wamego, la this tUato, where the
happy bridegroom was to engage In trad, using, of
course, the SMHMi aforesaid as the capital wita whioh
to start in oumness. nen ne nail seoured posses
sion of the money, and was about to start fur the
taut wun me avowed nurpuae or purchasing arctads.
the wife's suspicions were by some means aroused,
and she .Insisted npon sccompanvlug him on his
Journey. For reasons of his own Trent objected to
lliw, and a scene of domestic strife eiimiml. in tint
course or which he tola his too couQdmg spouse ho
only married her for her money, and was about to
Rave ner bel aud board, with the money In oo.hhil.
slon, never more to return, or con se she made de-
elded objections to this course, when tlia wretoh
knocked her down, cruelty beat her, and loft her
with (lvo dollars out or two thouHuml. A teletrntm
was sent at once to the towns alone the Unci at tii
railroad to Intercept the soouudrul,. but reaohnd
them too late to eiruct Its purpose, and the gay de
ceiver is Ktill at large, enjoying the fruits of his
Ill-gotten gains.
8PEOIAL NOTIOE8.
For additional Special Astfm ot (A hiidt ftM.
loy- ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
THE BTAR OOUR8B OF LKOTURKS.
REV. K. H. OHAPIN. D, D.,
THURSDAY HVKNINQ, February la ,
fubject-"Th Boll or Honor."
GEORGE WILLIAM OURTI8, Febnury 14.
Subject "Our Rational FoUy Tbt Oiril barrio."
PROF. HKNRY MORTON. FabtmaryM.
EubJct-"BQlar EollpaM."
BAYARD TAYLOR, Hare L
Bobjt "itelonn and Art." :
JOnN O. 8 AXE, March tL
. Subject -"KnmoB Folkaat Home." '
PROF. ROBERT R. ROOBRS. MarehH.
' Subject "Chemical Force in Nature and the Art."
'. - A UNA K. DICKINSON, April 7.
eubject-"ion Brakes." , ' '
A rimiaeion to each Lecture, 80 eeoU; Reserved Seats, 71
eenu. i
Tickets to anr of the Tetnrea for sale at Gould's Plane
Rooms. No. IO OHK8NUT ritreet, bom A-M. Ut i P, M.
Doors open at 7. Lecture at s. lift
jgy OFFICE OF THE DELAWARE DIVI
BION CANAL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, NO.
OS WALNUT STREET.
Pbiladkupbia, February 8. 1870.
; The Managers bare declared a dividend of FOUR PER
CENT., free from ta see, payable at toe office oa and after
the 1Mb instant.
ma !LJ?u?LEjLTr,n,,8r
aSS- LF.CTURE BY MAJOR A. R. CAL-
HO UN. on
at the baU of Fred lalor, Post No. ID. (1. A. R , Ne SOS
ARUH street, on MONUAY KVUNINU. Fobruarf W.
aoju. e o Olora.
Admission to cents. 1 ' 110 4V
MS- AUSTRALIAN AND ALASKA DIA
MONDH, MUKS AO ATK8, and all the latest styles
Of ruhioneble Jewelry, at low prions.
nvANb BA7.AK, No. IS north f.iaUTH Btreet, west
aide, near Artu. U. U. KVAMs.
Isolulp
YIBOINIA
SPECIAL. NOTIOE8.
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GLOTItlMO.
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ArlAMAITKR,
NOS. 919 AND 89
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TOUTHS'
FASniONAIH.K
AND DOTS'
MERCHANT
CLOTHING.
TAILORING.
ggy- THB INSURANCE COMPANY
OF
. Philadrm-hja. tUbrasi-yT. 1T.
BIX PKK OKNT.orTWKLVK DOLLARS PKKSlllKK.
K&1 rftpreflftnt.tivns on domikad.
11, HOLLINSUKAD, BooroUry.
a s tit
ggjT J AM K 3 M. 8 COVE I,
ii 1 v. IKK.
OAMDKN. N. J.
FOR OOLIFOTIONS OLAIM8 OVKB ONH HUIf
DKKU DOLLARS, FIVK PUR OHNT. tilm
OLOTH1NQ,
TUB OLDEST FINK RBADY-MADB CL0TIIIN3
nOCSB IN THK CITT.
E0CKHILL & WILSON,
603 and 605
CHE8NUT STREET.
OUR CUSTOM DEPARTMENT, ON SECOND
FLOOR, CONTAINS ALL TOE CHOICE
FABRICS. ,
Q ARC A I N 8 I N
CLOTHING.
GOOT) BUSINESS SUITS. A 114, were 118
m tt i an
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OVERCOATS k i fll
IM
EVAN 8 & LEACH.
No. 628 MARKET STREET,
IS SO imrp PHILADELPHIA.
MACHINERY.
PATENT NON CONDUCTOR
Harrla' Fire-Proof, Ileal-Relnlnlng Carerlng
lor Marine and Ntatlonnry ltollerM, Heat
ers, Hteam Pines, and Cylinder.
This InTaloabl material is lar supsrior te anr other
eorering that has been heretofore owl. It ean be applied
bj the parties themselTss, and remored, if neoesiar, for
repairs to boilers, pipes, eto , and replaoed without in the
least detraotms from its emoienojr. I
Sect ions applied free of chargs to t est Its merits.
Its advantages orer hair let and the oemoats heretofore
used show at onee. All orders left with
KEILfcY, HOWELL & LTJDWIO,
MACHINERY AO KNOT,
No. 917 MARKET STREET.
1 10 thstnlm f H1LADKLPHIA.
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LOOKING OL.A8SE8. ETO.
gTARLES' GALLERIES,
No. 816 CHESNUT STREET,
i
FIHLADKLPBIA.
Loolxing- Glasses.
A eery ebeio and olegank assort oat of Stjtes,'sU en
tirely new, and at sry low prises, j
Galleries of Paintings on the groand floor, very beaati
fully lighted, and easr of aooess.
JAMES S. EARLE SONS.
I :
I
LOST.
NOTICE. APPLICATION WILL BE MAOR
to the Oitjr Treasurer for nsw oertiflcates for the fol
lowing Oil six per cent, loans, free from all taxee:
Oertifloate No. 1WUU3, Loan No. 84, daUd Novembers,
Oert'ih'oatd No. S848. Now Loaa, dattd NortmtHtf f!,
1X87 flllUUOs
Cert.licte No. 19,331, Liabilities, dated November M.
lt)U7 $ 1000 '
Certiilcate No. 19,333, Municipal Loan, dated November
CeUtinoato No. 640, Water Loan, dated Mar I, IMS. 1
Oertiltoate No. D6.140, l'srs Loan, dated April 1, 18,
tlUUO. . ' ' i Wth Urn
L
OST CERTIFICATES. NOTICE 13
I hr.hr siren that aDolioatinn hu been made for
new Oertehoatre of the Lose of the Urand Lodo of K. aed
A. Masons of Pnnisylrania, tn plaoe of Nos. id and 83, for
two hundred dollars soh, issued to Ihs Trustees of frank
lin I-odse No. 1H4 A. Y. M , the same hsrinc been lost or
stolen, and auob new Oertinoatea will be issued unless
psoas be shewn on or before March, laU. , W that ' ,
WIIEREA8, A CERTIFICATE,' NO.
Ismed Febrasrrl, 1M0, in the nsme of JOHN L.
PABHMUKK, for Tea Shares ef the Uapital Sleek pt
tk9 SHUUWl. UWUIMIIJ. DaS UOWIM .vmw v. wwwu.
all psrsous are hereby oautioued assiu't negotiating said
oeriitioate, aa appUoation has this day been made for
issuing a new one. 3 U Uis 13
V AL.ENT INEpi
ill lo
FISnER & BROTITER'9 VALENTINES,
lH7t. Hplendld Assnrtmi-at, very beautiful and itbeap.
Slit VfaaKll UROl'uitU. No.N.bllLIU St.
INSUFIANOE.
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ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY
or uvrnrooi.,
Ofth Affairt of that Company to Auditor
General of Fennylvania, June 30, 1809.
Capital Btock $10,000,000 Gold,
Amount of assessments of Instalments on
stock paid in rash
The value as nearly as may be of the
Ittal Efctate held by the Company la. . . .
Cash on hand and tn Bank of Liverpool..
Cash In bands of Agents In course of
transmission... t , ...
Amount of Loans secured by bonds and
mortgages, constituting the nrst liea
on tnc leal estate, on which there is
less than one year's Interest due and
owing ,
Amount of Loans secured by Life Poli
cies United States Stocks and Bonds...,
British Railway Bonds
British Government Bonds
Canadian Stock
1,4MT5
$1,103, U15
1SJ,801
8,025,60
8tt,Bl3
. 680,04
i,Ts,m
140,041
1M.80S
Stocks held by the Company as collateral
security for loans, with margins or IS to
coper cent... ,ai,MA
ASSeU $S,80i,TB8
LIAUIIilTlUS.
Losses of ever j description unsettled..
Dividends unpaid
llT,41
8,550
Total liabilities, Fire Branca.
ft00,06
, , IN CO HE.
Casn premium reoelved '.. U,3i,o5
Interest received from Investments 120,82s
Income from ail other sources 13 3S
Income, Fire Branch 2,53,245
EXPENmTUIlES.
Losses paid daring the year l,54,00
Dividends declared during; the year 186,800
Expenses paid during the year, Including
commissions and fees paid to agents
and officers of the Company, taxes, etc 879,439
Total expenses of Fire Branoh ............
t,389,639
GEORGE WOOD. Agent,
No. 22G WALNUT STREET,
ltp . PHILADELPHIA.
IRSTJKANCE COMPANY
OP
NORTH AMERICA.
JANUARY I, 1870.
Incorporated 1791 Charter Perpetual.
Capital-Assets-.
$500,000
l
$2,783,581
Losses Paid since organiza
tion... $23,000,000
Receipts of Premiums69, $1,991,83745
Interest from Invest
ments, 1869-. j 114,69674
$2,106,53419
losses paid, 1869 ............$ll035,386,84
STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS.
First Mortgages on City Property $703,400
United States Government and;other
Loan Bonds. 1,132,848
Ballroad, Bank, and Canal Stocks 65,T03
Casn In Bank and Omce I - '. 841,60
Loans on Collateral Security '. . $8,593
Notes Receivable, mostly Marine Pre
miums ' v'. 181,944
Accrued Interest !...... 80.36T
Premiums in course of transmission . . . 85,193
Unsettled Marine Premiums. . . . 109,900
Real EsUte, Office of Company, Phila
delphia ; so.ooo
Total A mcU Jan. 1 1H7 0. . . .!,T83,5S 1
. D1KECTOR9.
ARTHUR O.
SAMUEL W.
COFFIN,
JONKS,
FRANCIS R. COPE,
EDW. H. TROTTER,
EDW. & CLARKE, .
T. CHARLTON HENRY,
JOHN A. BROWN,
CHARLKS TAYLOR,
AMBROSE VTUITE,
WILUAM WELSH,
S. MORRIS WALN,
JOHN MASON,
ALFRED D. JBSSfJP,
LOUIS C. MADEIRA, '
CHAS; W. CUSHUAN,
CLEMENT A. ORI3COM:,
WILLIAM BROCKIE.
GEORGE L, IIARRI80N,
AiiTUi it u. corner,
' , PBE8IDKNT.
CUAKLG8 PLATT,
VICE-PRESIDENT.
MATTHIAS MARIS, Heeretnry. fel9 lam ij
V. n. KEKVKM, Aslsnl Hiretry.
MINERAL WATER.
it
LLEGIIENT MINERAL ' WATER,"
y .. VIBUINIA.
' Ths nadersisnod, acenta for th water of the above
BprlnKS, have a oonstant supply oa hand.
', For' pries and oiroulars appl to ;
, i
MITOHELL ALL8N.
N. 314 S. FRONT Street. '
3 19 tbstu lmrp
INSURANCE.
UNION MUTUAL IN8URANCH COMPACT
OK rUlLADKLPHIA.
INCOKPOKATRD 1304.
- '- f
FIRE, MARIN R, AND INLAND IM8TJRAN02.
OmCK, N. K CORNKH THIRD AND WALKm
bTUKJiTB, iSAUUAHUK UUUUHAU.
The following statement of the alTalrs of the Com-
pany is puti lulled tn conformity wita a provision
n dinner: . .
MarfiMt Premiums written durinc the rear
enaina rfauuarr 1, lttTO
Marine 1'rcuUunia not earned 3 anuarv L I
AOOV , WI,1F110
ltt,6Wl8
Fire Premiums written same
period IXSJHM-M
Fire ITeotlnma not euro ml
January 1, ltC M,n-0
W.SWw
Harned Premium during the
yrr ending as above :
marine sun,i4im
Klre 82.B91t
Interest on Investments, sal
vages, etc. xo,ii-oi
It ,
Losses, expenses, etc, during , ,
sameume:
Marine losses tN,S?-YT
Ire 1(W8 M,61fl'SH
Reinsurance and commis
sions 19,T0-M
Return llvmhiti.h 10,lltn
Rent, salaries and ex
penses. .. . lf.OTT'tB
United State tax and
bUUe Ux 1H4-0
15S,8H-
t,8M
STATEMENT OF THE AM8KTS OF TnB COII
rANY. JANUARY 1. 1310.
State of Pconslranla Six per cent.
Bond . I10J0999
City of lmilHrtcliihla Six per cent Bonds. 15,0909
wmnen an AinrKiv itauroaa ix per
cent. Bonds. ItiSS 11.8009
tamuen sua a moor itatiroaa enx per
cent. BoikIs. 1HN8
8,500 4
Camden and A rubor Rullroad Six per
cent. BodiK 1;r IT.OXMIO
Pennsylvatiia Railroad Second Mortgage
nix per cent, uoinih . , i0,ouvve
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Six per
cent. Donns n.sisw
pennxyivauia Kaiiroad Ifirst Mortfrage
ttix wreeiiu itonas
1,09991
Schuylkill Navigation Company Six per
Will. 11UUU8 lUgUVWf
rnnadeiphia and Erie liallroad Six per
cent. onds : 10.09(91:
Wyoming Valley Canal Six per cent.
tomls 11.0099I
i'liwourg water Loan Seven per cent.
Bonds
North Pennsylvania Railroad Six per
7,9091
cent. Bonds i.... 10.9099
nonn renruiyivacia itaiiroau seven per
cent. Bonds i
LehlRO Valley Railroad Six per cent.
4,00099
B-909-99
Bonds.
100 shares Little Schuylkill Railroad. . . .
17 shares Pennsylvania Railroad
loo shares North PeniiHyivanla Railroad
48 shares Delaware Railroad
106 shares Wyoming Valley Canal
m shares Philadelphia National Bank..
81 Bhares farmers' and Mechanics' Na-
' tional Bank...;
83 Bhares Delaware Mutual Safe Insur
ance Company
160 shares Pha-nlx Insurance Company.
4 shares Ainerlean West India Steam-
5, 009 9
8,659 'M
b.OOO'M
1,800-v
5.S099
6,3009
ship Company.
SO Bhares Philadelphia and Southern
Mall Steamship Company
5,00019
1404 Bharca Union Matual Insurance Com
pany t 14,(HU
Par value..
1203,5069
Market value : I138.93&
Bills receivable for premiums 2T,743i
Sundry accounts due for premiums. .
8,351911
l Bn ID oailK 1B,TM4
Cash In drawer. . 78-W
Loans on call, with collateral. . , 13,3001)0
35,169-Tt
8565
DIRECTORS.
RICHARD 8. SMITH, iS. DELBERT.
a. rw wiiin,
JOHN H. IRWIN,
NEWBERRY A. SMITH,
WILLIAM O. KENT,
HKNRY LEWIS,
J. P. 8TE1NE1L
EDvVAJU) L. LARK,
GliC'lieiB LEWIS,
SAMUEL C. COOK, '
WILLIAM . BAIRD, ,
CHARLES WIISELER,
SOLOMON TOWN8EN1
J. a PEROT,
JOHN MOSS,
LUMttL UOKKIM,
O. H. CUM MINOS,
J. IL TILUK,
W. D. WIN SOU,
JAMES L. BEWLEY,
CHARLES D. REED,
ISAAC HOUGH,
CHARLES & MORQANJ
UICHAUO 8. SMITH; Preeldent.
JOHN MOHH, Secreiai-r. 3 3 Mr
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTffl
JL AMKBIOA.,
Jaroabt 1. 1ST
INOORPOBATKD 1794. CHARTER PKHPJCm AfJ
CAPITAL , 5fl0.009
AOSMO S.7SS.MIVI
Losses paid slnee orranlraUon SlI.eiiu.OOOVil
BeoeiDte ef Premium. 'HM I IWI.H1T .
Interest from investments, IMS. lU,ti 7
8,8099
8,80991
1,609
4009.
2,lB,5;i4 11
. l,U3s,3ti94l
Lossos paid, 1869, Jan. 1, 1870 ,
. . 8TATKMFNT OP THR ASSP.TS
Fiaet MortiumB, on City Proerty S766,4581
uniiea Dimes uovernment ana oilier Lioan
Bonde .u
Bailroad, Rank, and Canal Stocks. .
Cash in bank and Office. . . ..
Loans on Collateral heourity
Notes Receivable, mostly Marine Premiums..
Accrued Interest
Premiums in eourse of transmission
Unsettled Marine Premiums
Real Estate, Otiioe of Company, Philadelphia.
: $a.78jwiin
Arthur O. Coffin
llllAUWrti).
rrsnois K. unpe.
Kdwsrd 11. Trotter,
Edward b. Clarke,
T. Cnarlton Henry,
Alfred D Jessnp,
' Louis O Madeira,
Cbaa. W. Cushman,
Olnmant A. Uriscons,
William Brookie.
Baaiuel W. Jonee,
JtUin A. Hruwn.
Cbarlee Tsylt r,
Ambrose VVbite,
WiUiain Welsh,
H. Morris Wain,
John Maaon,
Ooo. L. Uarrison,
AKTHL'R O
COFFIN. President.
'JLVt. Vioe-Pres't.
CHARLK8 PL
Matthias Mabis, Secretary.
O. H. Kkkvks, Assistant Secretary.
911
FINANOIAL..
FIRST-CL.ASS SKC'IJItlTY.
WE OFFKB FOB BALK
1,000,000
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
First IMortgago Gevcnn
AT 87X-,
And Accrued Interest from October 1'
LENGTH OF ROAD 390 MILES.
THB ROAD IB COMPLETED AND FULLY EQUIP
PHD AT AM ACTUAL COBT OF OVER
316,000,000,
AND HAS P.MD FROM 7 TO H PER CENT DIVI
DKNDS ON ITS 8TOOK OR THE PAST CaOS
YEARS.
I,1W.MI
847.6) l
SJI.WV
au.s.Mol
to, I W IS
luu.vtwvs
30.000 lUi
jtne uonai are Coupons oTflOOe)
Kacfa, vrltb RIeUt of Ilegl.
tratloH.
ei ens aaa n. v . t, . . .
..,.v,v uw uuuos nave Deen sold already fosal
iruianent investment), and n
bav but $1,000,000 on bawl, which .. offer to UvCtonW
A I IUttT-CIlSS SECURITY.
DREXEL & CO.,
Wo. 3 NoutU TIIIRI Ntreet,
,TU "" - 1 PHILADELPHIA.
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