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SAW iiobiiivuo.
Conliotud from (As Fir ftog.
ftmtaia'i HrrmnA Term.
rHntatia at once took vigorous tnoasuros
against tho clerical party. He compelled the
Archbishop to swear allegiance to the constitu
tion, and endeavored to free himself from
Trench Influence. His sympathies with
the United States lnducod him to enter Into
negotiations with a secret diplomatic agent of
Tresldont Fierce, General Cazneau, the newly
appointed Minister to 8t. Domingo, and to nego
tiate with him a treaty (October 6, 1854), the
ecret stipulations of which provided, it is be
lieved, for the cession to the United States of
the Bay of Samana. Bat this treaty was never
ratified. It is probable that the failure of San
tan to obtain this recognition facilitated the
efforts of the French and British agents to
rsndor him unpopular, and on May 27, 1856, ho
was deposed, leaving theJVlce-Presldent, Reg
latta Mota, acting President.
Bui'i Becaosl Tern.
The way was thus paved for the second eleva
tion of Baess to the Presidency, which he
assumed Octobor 8, 1856. But the triumph of
Baez was short lived. Dissatisfaction with his
rule spread SO rapidly that Santana was enabled
to head a revolutionary movement, September,
1857, which eventually led to the expulsion of
User, who again surrendered the Government
to Santana, June 11, 1858. Through the media
tion of Franco, England, andSpaln, a conven
tion was drawn up, by which Baea agreed te
leave the country,
r ' Santana' Third Term.
When the downfall of Soulouque In II ay 1 1 oc
curred, In January, 1859, Santana offered his
Jiearty congratulations to President Gcffrard,
And It was generally expected that a close alli
ance would again be established between the
two republics, although there was no expecta
tion of an attempt at consolidating the two
sections of the island. Bat the third rale of
Santana was short and nnprosperous.
The Spanish Invasion.
., Santana betrayed the republic soon after his
entrance upon power, and made a desperate and
treasonable attempt to transfer it back to the
dominion of the mother country. Two or three
years were employed la the concoction and
.maturing of this treason, when Spain invaded
cthe Island with a formidable force, but found
Xht Dominicans united to oppose the Invaders.
The war, which began in 1861, continued with
Varying suocess, characterised by several severe
engagements and the almost total desolation of
.the republic, for two years, when it was ended
.by the defeat and withdrawal of the Spanish
troops, The expulsion of the Spaniards was fol
lowed by many dissensions among the Domini
cans, and the present government has keen
founded in much tribulation. Santana, after his
.treason, went to Spain and died there in dis
i grace.
-SaJcedo, Espaillet. Polaneo, PlmentaJ, Cabral
r and Uullleroio.
,' The war with Spain left General Jose Antonio
'Salcodo President of the republic; but he ap
pearing: too anxious to make a treaty with
'Spain, the Dominicans got suspicious of him,
' and on October 10, 1864, a midnight caucus of
cmlnisters and a few citizens of Santiago deposed
him and appointed the Vice-President, Ulysses
F. Espaillet, to succeed him. The people so far
, recognized this action as to demand by a popu
'lar manifestation the resignation of Salcedo,
"but repudiated Espaillet ior uenerai vnstti
' Polanco, who was made President, and who
! Immediately assumed that dignity.
' Folanco's lease of power was also destined to
' be short lived. He called a national convention,
which met on the 27th of February, 1865, and
' elected a legal government, composed of Gene
ral Pedro A. Plmental as President; General
'Benlzono F. de Rosas, Vice-President; P. G.
1 Martinez, Secretary of War; General Jose del
C. Relnose, Secretary of the Interior; General
Vlncente Moral, Secretary of the Judiciary De
'partment, and General Teodore and S. Ilenekin,
t Ministers of Finance and Commerce.
' This government, like its immediate prede
' cessors, was soon upset. On the 4th ef Augast,
' 1895, a popular manifestation of the citizens of
Santiago resulted in the repudiation of Plmental
and his compatriots in favor of General Jose
Maria Cabral, who was named Protector of the
republic, and who at once became, but for a
j short time only, Dictator. He in turn was de
i posed before the country became fairly settled.
, General Pedro Gulllermo on November 16
' entered the Constitutional Assembly, deposed
. Cabral, proclaimed universal suffrage to be
( henceforth a part and parcel of the constitution
of the republic, and Immediately announced
' himself acting President until a regularly
, elected President could be chosen.
Baez la Power the Third Time.
' . Baez, who had been living in exile in France,
" was then on his way to San Domingo to give in
bis adherence to the new government of Cabral,
' and had arrived at the island of Curacoa. The
Constitutional Assembly immediately elected
him President, and a deputation was despatched
to Curacoa to invite his acceptance. He did so,
and repairing to San Domingo city found the
whole country, with the exception of Porto
, Plata, had given in its adherence to his rule.
" The rebellion in Porte Plata, headed by Salnave,
who had been an unsuccessful rebel in the sister
I republic of Haytl, was soon suppressed. Cabral,
v Serrano, Plmental, and the other principal men
of. San Domingo gave In their support to the
, new government, and it seemed as if San Do
mingo was destined at last to enjoy a measure
' f tranquillity.
' In January, 1866, ex-Secretary Seward visited
San Domingo, and on the 14th paid a visit
to Baez at the national palace, assuring him
that the Government of the United States would
s mndoubtedly give him Its sympathy and moral
' support. But this assurance did not suffice to
.. keep Baez firm in bis seat, and in June, 1866, a
r revolution was Inaugurated by Plmental, which
( ended in driving out Baez, who took refuge in
Bt. momas. On September 39th following.
, Cabral was again declared President. He held
. the nominal power for about a year, but In the
.. latter part of 1867 an insurrection In the Interest
. of Baez was raised, and by the close of the year
the' greater portion of the territory of the re-
puBue was in me nauds of his adherents. The
. insurrection continued to gain ground, and In
January, 1868, Baez arrived in the island, and
was formally proclaimed President.. In Febru
ary, Cabral, with tils whole Cabinet, fled from
, the capital, which was taken possession of by
the Insurgents, and has remained in the undis
turbed possession of Baes ever since.
The struggle for power, however, did not ter
. annate, and has been maintained, with varying
, fortunes, to the present time. In addition to
Cabral, Polanco and Luperon have risen to pro
minence as partisan leaders. While Baez main
talned himself at the capital, Cabral managed to
. keep the Southern section of the oountry in sub-
lection, and Luperon operated in the Worth,
' without much concert of action with the former.
At present, however, it is believed that nearly
. the whole republic acknowledges the sway of
Baez, bis two most prominent antagonists being I
able to maintain merely a sort of guerilla war-
fare, to the terror and disaster of the unhappy
people living in the sections frequented by their
bands.
Such is a brief outline of the history of tho
so-called republic which it is proposod to annex
to the United States. A perusal of it will not
incline the taxpayers to the belief that the
acquisition will prove a desirable one. The
project for the annexation of the entire repub
lic to this country orlglnatod in the negotiations
for the leaso by the United States of
The Ilay of Maaiana.
The Bay of Samana Is situated on the south
side of the peninsula of that name, which Is
projected from the northeastern coast of the
island. The peninsula, which is also included
in the negotiations which do not look to the
acquisition of the entire country, is thirty-two
miles long and eleven miles across at its greatest
breadth. It comprises an area of about 225
square miles. But what is now a peninsula was
formerly an island, there having been at its
western end a water communication which is
now filled up, but might be easily reopened.
The soil Is extremely fertile, Its surface to a
great extent being covered with timber suitable
for shlp-bnllding and for cabinet work. Its
mineral productions comprise iron, copper,
gold in small quantities, and bituminous
coal. The loftiest part of the peninsula is a
peak called Sugar Loaf Hill, 1936 feet high, while
another eminence, La Montana del Diablo, is
1300 feet above the level of the sea. The popu
lation In 1851 was 1721. The bay, which is
bounded on the north by the peninsula and on
the south and west by the mainland, is about
forty-three miles in length by eight in breadth.
The Yuma, the longest river in the island, emp
ties into it at the west end, and it has great
natural advantages for careening or repairing
the largest vessels afloat. Tho harbor is un
questionably one of the finest in the world, and,
moreever, occupies a most important position
with reference to the various interoceanic routes
to the West Indies, Central America, and the
Gulf of Mexico. It commands the Mona pas
sage, which is the principal entrance to the
Caribbean Sea for vessels from Europe, being
not more than sixty or seventy miles distant
from this important strait, and not more than
two hundred miles from the windward passage
between Haytl and Cuba.
Historical Incident.
From tho historical standpoint, the Bay of
Samana is of considerable Importance. Two of
the leading events in its history are thus nar
rated: When Columbus was returning to Spain, after his
trst discovery ol the New Worid, be passed, on the
11th or January, 1493, a high and beautiful headland,
to which he gave the name of Cabo del Kuamorado,
or the Lover's Cape (at present called Cape Cabronl ;)
and further eastward observed another, which he
named Cabo 8n Feramo (at present known as Cape
amana), the most eastern point of the peninsula of
the same name ; and doubliug this headland he saw
before him a Sne gulf of sued an extent that he sup
posed It to be an arm of the sea separating Illspau
lola from some other laud. Here he anchored, and
hating sent his boats ashore, they found the natives
Suite different rrora me mua ana pacific people the
panlards bad hitherto met In the New World. Thev
were of a ferocious aspect aud were painted hide
ously In various colors. Borne of them carried war
eiuDS, wnue otners were armed wicti oowsor more
than a man's length, and with arrows pointed with
hard wood or with bone. One of the natives having
ventured to visit the ship, Columbus supposed htm
te be of the Carib tribe, and resolved to act cau
tiously, lie regaled his visitor, and then sent him
ashore, when, upon the boat approaching the land.
toe native in me ooat. me ooat s crew naviug men
landed, they endeavored to bargain with the savages
lor some or tneir weapons, wnen, irom some unex
plained cause, mistrust arose, whereupon the natives
seised their bows and clubs and provided themselves
with eords. as If with the intent to capture the
Spaniards. The latter, In self-defenes, attacked the
natives, wounding two of them and putting the rest
to flight. "This," says Washington Irving, In his
'life aid Voyages of Columbus," "was the first
contest witn tue inaiaos ana tne - nrst time
that native blood was shed by white men
In the New World." Alas I how
many streams might nave been filled, ere the cen
tury closed, witn the blood of the unfortunate na
tives that fell victims to Spanish cruelty. This "un
pleasantness" was a cause of great grief to Columbus,
but he eventaally succeeded In re-establishing a
gooa understanding, wnen tne cacique wno gov
erned over this people, whom Columbus called
Clguayans, visited the Admiral's ship, where his
frank and bold manner won him many admirers.
1 his Cacique's name was teyacoa and not Mayo
bonex, as Irving supposed It to be. After his death
his widow became a Christian, and was baptized
under the name of Donna Inez Cayacoa. The na
tives called the land Samana, and Columbus
christened the bay De las Fleohas, In consequence
of the skirmish. After remaining four days the
Spaniards sailed upon their homeward voyage to
Portugal, wnion tney reaonea in nine more man six
weeks.
Reefs, Islets, and rocks form natural defenses to
the entrance of the bay, and are so situated that, if
properly fortified, any hostile vessel that attempted
to enter might be placed under a destructive cross
fir. The favorable situation of some of these Islets
or cays for preventing the approach of an enemy
was signally proved at the close of the seventeenth
century, by that noted English pirate, Jack Banis
ter, who, with bis bold buccaneers, at that time
Infested the neighborhood. lie had Just arrived
at Banians, accompanied by another vessel com
manded by a Frenchman named Lagarde, when
the commanders of two English frigates, bearing
that Banister was anchored there, prepared to enter
the bay. The pirate Immediately caused the guns
of his vessel to be placed ashore upon one of the
cays, and defended the entrance with his own crew
and that of the French vessel, consisting of 200 men.
so effectively that more than 120 of the assailants
were aiiiea ana tne frigates lorcea to retire. Banis
ter's own ship was, however, disabled during the
enKagenient. and the smaller French vessel only re
maining for embarkation, a geaeral rush was made
towards It and a large number of the pirates were
drowned In their endeavors to get on board. It was
In consequunce of this engagement that the name of
canisters cays was given to the islets.
Negotiations Con crrnlng the Bay of Samana,
When Franklin Pierce was President, and
William L. Marcy Secretary of State, General,
then Captain, George B. MeClellan was, in
Jnne, 1854, sent on a se cret mission to the West
Indies, to look up a convenient coaling station
and harbor for the use of our Government. In
his report be recommended the selection of the
Bay of Samana, and negotiations for its acquis!
tion were opened with the Government then
uppermost; but, owing principally to the adverse
influence of foreign governments, the negothv
Uons were unsuccessful. But the subject was not
suffered to drop, and in 1867, after the ratifica
tion of a special treaty of friendship, eommerce,
navigation, and extradition between San Do
mingo and the United States, the former coun
try sent to Washington General 8ujoL who
was charged to offer to our Government the lease
of the Bay of Samana for the snug little ism of
5,000,000. An effort was also made soon after
by Secretary Seward to establish a protectorate
over the whole country, in accordance with the
wishes of President Baez; but, although the
Committee on Foreign Affairs reported in favor
of the project, it was defeated in the House of
Representatives.
During the summer of I860, Senator Cole, of
California, and General Babcock, of President
Grant's staff, went to San Domingo on a semi
official mission, the result of which was the
conclusion of a convention between tLe two
Governments, which was sent to the Senate for
Its consideration on the 10th of January of this
year. The official text of this convention,
which has not yet been acted npon by the
Senate or its Committee en Foreign Affairs, Is
as follows:
"For this purpose the President of the United
States has invested with full powers Mr. ttayuiond
H. Perry, Commercial Agent of the Tfnlted States V
the Dominican republic, and the Presidont of the
) tumlcan rrpnhllo has Invested with fun p mers
Mr. Manuel Maria Gamier, 8'fretary of mate of the
Dominican republic, who, after exchanging their
said full powers, found in good and due form, have
agrmed npon, conomded, and signed the following
articles:
"Article 1. The Dominican republic grants imme
diate possession and occupation in the form of a
lease to the United states of America or all tho ter
ritory comprised In tho Peninsula and Ilay of Sa
mana. extending from Cape Hamanaor Rczon to tho
II. Grand Estero, which begins at the mouth of the
said urand Kstero on tne norm, aim terminates at
the mouth of the Toujillo, at the western end of the
Day of Samana, as appears on the map of the Island
of Santo Domingo, executed by Sir Robert H. 8chm-
onrg, ana pnbllsnea in io", j rner oi hi excel
lency, President Buenaventura Baez. The United
Stales shall possess and ocenpy the above de
scribed territory during a penoa oi nity years rrora
this date: and the Dominican republlo redes by this
act to the United States the eminent domain of said
territory during the above-fleecrioea terms or occu
pation. It Is understood that the Dominican repub
lic does not cede its right of free navigation of the
waters of said bav.
"Article 8. During the above-named term of occu
pation of the said territory, the United States shall
pay, as an annual rent to the Dominican repnb.lo,
on the first day of January of each year, In Wash-
1nA T n n. In ha fllt.f Af Na TnrV th. Ilim nf
1160.000 In ffold coin of the United States. The Do
minican republic nnreoj acauuwieagea io nave re-
oeivea tne snm oi Ii4i,i i "u acuuuui oi mo mat
payment under thrs convention.
Articles, in case tun t.'uiwju swwa suau cst&imsu
a naval and military station, on either, on any part of
tne tract herein aoove aegenoea, toe uominican
republlo shall, on demand of the chief officer In
United States all deserters from the army or navy
of the United States found within the said territory
of tke Dominican republic, but the expense of such
arrest and surrender shall be borne by the Unlttd
state a.
"Article 4. This eonventlon shall be ratified by
both parties, It being understood that It cannot be
ratified by the United States nntll It has received
the advice and consent of the Senate of the United
States, and the ratification shall take place at Wash
ington, D. C, as soon as possible within four months
irom tne uate nereoi. ineunitea states suaa pro
tect the Domlnlean republic against loreign inter
vention during the time agreed upon for exchange
Of the above ratification.
"Done in duplicate aaa good raitn, in tne sngnsn
and Spanish languages. In the ity of San Domingo,
the Sth day of the month of November, in the year
or our Lord one tnousanu eignt nnnarea aaa sity.
nine. minusi, mama uautibr,
"KAVMOND II. rSKBT."
The antagonists ef Baez, as a matter of course,
have manifested a violent opposition to the Sa
mana scheme, and on December 9, 1869, Luperon
and Cabral, their leaders, issued a flaming pro
test against it, which was followed up by the
circulation among tho West Indies, and in those
parts of San Domingo in the possession of the
insurgents, of a still more elaborate protest.
which received the signatures of Luperon and
Cabral, their adherents, and the Dominicans
who have been expelled by Baez from the
country.
In pursuance, however, of the terms of the
convention for the lease of the bay, the first
year's rent was paid to President Baez in De
cember last, the money, $1SI,000 in amount,
being taken from a fund of $300,000 which
Secretary Seward had set aside for the same
purpose while at the head of the State Depart
ment. The United States vessel of war Albany
woe, in this month, despatched to the island, to
the great anxiety of everybody who could not
divine her destination, and formal possession of
the Bay of Samana was taken, to forestall any
attempt on the partof the insurrectionary chiefs
at frustrating our designs. The American flag
was unfurled on the leased territory, in tho
presence of General Babcock, the
special representative of our Gov
ernment, and at this day we are in
technical possession at least of the peninsula
and bay. When, in the month of February
outtccucu iu uvurturuwingme power oi oamave
the latter was captured on Dominican territory
by Cabral, and delivered over to his enemy for
execution. This action of Cabral showed that
he was In sympathy with the new Government
of Ilayti, and it was thought expedient by our
Government to send Admiral Poor to Port-au-
Prince, to give Sagct warning that he must not
in return lend any support to Cabral, or in any
way Interfere with the situation in San Domingo,
which was under the protection of the United
States, and would be protected from such inter
ference at ah hazards.
The Treatv for AoaezlnaT the Whole Repabllc.
npon which the Sonata Committee on Foreign
Affairs agreed to report adversely on tho 15th
Inst., was laid before our readers on the follow
ing day, and need not be recited here at length
It was negotiated about the same time that the
convention for the lease of the Bay of Samana
was agreed upon, and was sent to the Senate by
the President on January 10. It provides, in
brief, for the transfer of the entire republic to
the United States, in consideration of the as
sumption by the latter of the obligations of
San Domingo, provided they are not found to
exceed $1,500,000, in which case the public
lands of the latter are pledged as security for
the excess. On the 16th of February Presidont
Baez formally submitted to his people the ques
tlon of annexation, and the result was an
almost unanimous vote in its favor, the lnhabi
tants, according to the most trustworthy infor
mation, being enthusiastically in favor of ob
literating their own feeble and disorganized
nationality. The Senate Committee on Foreig
Affairs, however, do not regard the project with
as much favor; but, as already stated, its advo
cates anticipate a favorable turn in the sent!
men! of the committee and of the Senate.
The Government of Hau Domingo
is constituted at present as follows:
Presidont Buenaventura Baez.
Minister of Justice and Public Instruction-
Felix M. Delmonte.
Minister of Interior and Police M. M. CUu
tier.
Minister of Finance and Commerce Ricardo
Curiel.
Minister of War and the Navy Jose Hun
gria.
The republic is divided into Ave provinces, viz
Azua de Compostello, San Domingo, Santa Cruz
del Seybe, Concepcion de la Vega, and Santiago
de los Caballeros. ' These are also tho names of
the provincial capitals, of which Santiago de los
Caballeros is, next to the city of St. Domingo,
the most Important. The seal of state repre
sents a cross supporting an open Bible, sur
rounded by arms and the motto Dio$, Patria
Libertad. The constitution, like that of most
Spanish-American republicans, is modelled after
thatot the United States. It provides for
president, to be elected for the term of four
years, a senate of five, and a bouse of represen
tatives of fifteen members. The municipalities
into which the provinces are subdivided are or
ganized on the basis of self-government. The
conditions npon which foreigners may be natu
ralized are very liberal, and no distinction is
drawn In favor of colored persons. Free farms
farming utensils, and provisions for six months
are offered to settlers.
The military force is nominally sow men
This includes the militia, which is liable to be
called into active service whenever occasion de
mands. Tho effective force does not in reality
exceed 6000 men, and not more than
half of that number are regularly on the rolls
for rations and duty. The marine consists of the
coast guard sohooners and a few launches.
The Peanle.
Notwithstanding the exceedingly lively man
nor in which revolutions and counter-revolu
tions are gotten up, tho population, it is esti
mated, does not exceed 300,000, nearly all of
whom are of African descent. The language
spoken Is the Spanish, and the prevailing reli
gion Is tho Catholic, an archbishop who re
sides in the city of San Domtngo being at tho
head of the Church establishment. The inhabi
tants are described as being lacking In energy;
but It Is claimed for thent that there is little or
no vice and crime. In 1840 Vice-Admiral Porter,
then a simplo lleutcnnut, visited the island, and
wrote as follows:
"The law Is scarcelv ever nut In force, except
against some military offender, and the civil au
thorities have scarcely any cntace of tes'lng with
tne military which or the two nave jinsni.'iioo,
thnogh It Is universally cinccdsd that tne evil au
thorities have not much to sa In matters relating to
the breach of the peace, criminal cases, etc It can
not be denied that a military power rules, though by
their constitution the government Is essentially
civil, onl) one clause gives the President ('daring the
present or any state of war') power to pass decrees,
ana maKes mm responsible to no one. nverytaing,
however, Is conducted with tranquillity and the
people are perfectly satisfied, and In their love for
the chief magistrate lose sight of the power which
can curtail their liberties at any time. They obey
tne edicts with an alacrity I nave never witnessed,
and with an earnestness not to be met with orv-n,
though It is frequently with the loss of all their little
property."
Tho Climate, Boll, and Productions of tho
Iimig.
The climate, though tropical. Is less unwhole
some than elsewhere in the West Indies. The
soil is exceedingly fertile, but the Industry of
the Inhabitants is not equal to the Immense re
sources of the country. Gold, silver, and Iron
abound in the mountains, but no mines are
worked. Cattle raising in the level country
and ebony cutting in the mountainous regions
are the principal occupations of the people,
agriculture being mainly confined to the raising
ef the manioc root, which is used as a substitute
for grain.
The commerce of the country is as yet limited,
owing partly to the deranged state of the circu
lation and exchanges. The latest statistics upon
this point are for the year ending June 30, 1803,
which shows the following to have been the
value of the exports and imports at the four
principal ports of the island:
Kjrpnrln. Tm porl.
Porto Plato t50,459 $354,608
St. Domingo 171,870 350,501
Azua 15,000 20,000
Samana 6,000 8,000
Total $788,833 t643,309
Excess of exports, $53,471.
In the same year the amount of tobacco
shipped from Porto Plata to Hamburg and
Bremen reached 70,000 quintals, of 100 pounds
each, and sugar, 01,500 hogsheads. Seven Ame
rican vessels arrived in port, with cargoes
valued at $33,500, and carried in exports to the
United States $10,635. Total imports by Amerl
con and English vessels, $37,000. Total exports
by same, $50,700. The total exports and Imports
of the island are estimated by some authorities,
however, at about $1,200,000 each per annum
About 150 vessels, of 13,000 tons burden, an
nually arrive at tho port of San Domingo.
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I thatnl CHARLES H. EVANS,
STATE RIGHTS FOR 8ALJB. 8TAT1
, KichU at aralnsbla IotsbUob hut patntod,ar4 fa
tu SLICING, CUTTING, and OU1PP1NG of drW S4
abbaca, (to., arc barobj oHerad for aala It la ani -,lok
of Staat valoa to roprietora of hotel and roabv -jou.
and It anomd bo Introdaood into rf family. Wi. AT a
t IOHTS fur Ntlo. Modal can bo at TltLEGllAPU
OFKIOB. OOOP&B'S POINT, N.J. ' ,
Wtf fauNPTl HOFFMAN.
LOST. ;
WHEREAS, A CERTIFICATE, NO. 79,
, Inroed February 8, 1840, in thon&mo-ofJOHNL.
PARSMOkE, for Tan SnarM of the Capital Stock of
tni, MHAk.n-1 Ll . ..I ... n hu luun 1. i nM mi.l.M
all peraona aro aorabj cautioned f aleut nHoUaUn eaid
periittuate, aa appiioatioa baa Ibis dap asea made for
issuing mum oa.
a 10 the Ut
INSURANCE.
DELAWAW? MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE
COMPANY. Incorporated by the Legislature
of Pennsylvania, 1S36. .
Office southeast corner of THIRD and WALNUT
Street. Philadelphia.
MAKINK INSURANCE0
On Vessels, Cargo and Freight to all parts of the
world.
INLAND INSURANCES
On goods by river, canal, lako and land carriage to
an puna m inn inuon.
KIRK INSURANCES
On Merchandise generally; on Btores, Dwellings,
AlOUHCB, eto.
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY
November 1, 169.
1-200.000 United States Five Per Cent.
Loan, ten-forties Ill 8, 000-00
100,000 United States Six Percent.
Loan (lawful money) 10T.TS0-00
60.000 United states bix tot Cent.
Loan, lssl 60,000-00
800,000 State of Pennsylvania Six Per
Cent. Loan 113,900-00
suu,uuv wj oi rnuaaeipnia mix rer
Cent. Loan (exempt from
tax) 900 936D0
100,000 State of' New Jersey Six Per '
Cent. Loan 109,009-00
xu,uuu fiiunjiyniua nunroaa first
Mortgage Blx Per Cent.
Bonds 19,400-00
xo,uuv i euunyivama itauroaa se
cond mortgage Six ner Cent.
Bonds 13,628-00
xo,uw western rennsyivama rail
road Mortgage Six Per
Cent. Bonds (Pennsylvania
Railroad guarantee) 10,000-00
80,000 State of Tennessee Five Per
Cent Loan 15,000-00
i,uuu otate or Tennessee six rer
Cent. Loan 6,370-00
19,500 Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, SM) shares stock 14,000-00
o,uw norm rennsyivama Kail
road Comnanr. 100 shares
stock 1,900-OC
iu.wu i nuanelpnia and southern
Mall Steamshln Com
pany, 80 shares stock T,BOO-00
aw,w joans on uotia ana mort
gage, first liens on Cltv
Properties tM.900-00
11,831,400 Par. Market value, l,ae6,S70D0
. COSt. 1,S15,622-SJ.
Keai Estate 86,000-00
Bins .Receivable for Insurances made... 833,100-711
DojuuccB uue at Agencies :
Premiums on Marine Policies, Accrued
Interest, and other debts due the Com
pany 6B,09T-8
Btoek, Scrip, etc, of Snndrv Corpora
tions, 14706. Estimated value 8,740-SO
iHHn ui xi ail k l6S,3iH-8a
Casti In Drawer 78-i(6
169,89114
l,Soa,iO0-04
DIRECTORS.
Thomas C. Hand,
Samuel E. Stokes,
William H. Boalton,
Edward Darlington,
H. Jones Brooke,
Edward Lafourcade,
Jacob RtegeL,
Jacob P. Jones,
James B. McKarland,
Joshua P. Eyre,
Spencer Mcllvain.
UUUU 17BV18,
Edmund A. Bonder,
Theophllus Paulding,
James Traqualr,
Henry Sloan,
Henry C. Dallett, Jr.,
James C. Hand,
William C. Ludwlg,
Joseph U. Seal,
Hagh Craig,
John D. Taylor,
George W. Bernadon,
J. B. Semple, Pittsburg,
a. a. jieruer. nttsDurg,
D. T. Morgan, Pittsburg.
William a Houston.
THOMAS C. HAND, President.
. JOHN C. DAVIS, Vlce-rtesident.
HENRY tYLBUKN, Secretary.
HENRY liALL Assistant Secretary. 1 1
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF
NORTH AMERICA.
JaNUABT 1, 1870.
Incorporated 1794.
CAPITAL.
A WHETS
Charter Perpetual.
8300,000
8,7S3,5S1
lasers paid since organization.... 823,000,000
Keoelpfa of Premiums. 1MU9.... 8 1,991,8374 3
lntereat Iroin Investments, '09. 114,696'74
8'A,100,3:14'19
..81,U33,3tt'erl
Losses paid, 1869.
Statement of the Assets.
First Mortgage! on Oity Property
United Btatea Government and other Lean
Bonda
Railroad, Bank and Canal Stocks ".'.'."..".".
Oah In Bank and CfBoo
Loan en Collateral Security
Notes Receivable, meetly Maiine Premium...
Accrued lntereat
Premium in course of tranamisiiea
Unsettled Marine Premium
Real Estate, Offlo ot Company, Philadelphia..
$766,460
1.133,846
6S.708
847.630
83,658
831,944
80,31)7
86,198
100,900
80,000
nrDn.ro.rti a 8'J,7S3,3S1
ailuui vt.
Samuel W.c lea,
John A. Broi a,
Chariee Taylor,
Ambrose white.
William Welsh,
S. Morris Wain,
John Mason,
George L. Harrison,
A -41 n
Franoi R. Oope,
Edward H. Trotter.
Edward S. Clarke,
T. Charlton Henry,
Airred D. Jessup,
Louis O. Madeira,
Charles W. Oushman,
Clement A. Grisoom.
William Brockia.
AR.THTTR ti DOirii-iH Ta i
CHARLES PLATr.Vioe President.
MATTBUS Mabis, Seoretary.
C. H. kexves, Assistant Seoretary. 8 4
1829. CHARTER PERPETUAL. 1 ft7()
JFrantlin Fire Insurance Company
sTVD DUTT A nvr ran a
Office, Nos. 435 and""437 CHESNUT St.
Assets Jan. ..'70. $2,825,73167
OA PITA I 400 0n0 rtfl
INCOME FOR 1810,
IgblO.OUO.
LOSSES PAID IN 1869,
SIH,1W A.
Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Term.
1 be Company also iasaes policies upon the Rent of all
k-ods of HuiliiinKS. (.round Rents, and Mortgages,
lbs "JiRANKXIN" has no DISPUTED OLAIM.
DIRECTORS. .
Alfred O. Baker.
Ssmuttl Grant,
CieorKe W. Hiobards,
Iaaso Iia.
A urea rttier,
Thomas Spark,
WiluamS. Grant,
Thomas 8. Kills,
1 nvii H HansftM.
George t ales,
ALFRED O. BAKER. President.
. OKOKGK FALKS. Vice-President.
JAMES W. McALLISTHR, Secretary.
THKODORK M. RHGER, Assistant Secretary. 8 19
V S 33 U JEL Y
LIFE INSURANCE CO., N. Y.
Number of Policies issued by the fivs largest New York
Companies during the first years ef their exlatenos;
MUTUAL (28 months) 1099
NEW iokk (18 month) iomi
MaNBAITaN (iT months) pas
KNICKBHBUCKER...(20 months) 669
EQUlTABLJC. (17 mouths) 36
During the 81 months of Its existence the '
ASBURY
HAS ISSUED 2600 POLICIES, 1
INSURING NEARLY 6,000,000.
Reliable Canvassing Agents wanted throughout the
oountry.
JAMES M. LONQAORE,
Manager for Pennsylvania and Dataware.
Offlos,No. anl WALNUT Street, Philadoluhia.
BAMUKL POWERS, Special Agent. 4 m
JMPEBIAIi FLUE WSURANOB CO.
LONDON. I
KMTABL18IIKD 1803.
paid-up Capital and Accumulated Fundi,
08,000,000 IN GOLD.
PEEV0ST & HERRING, AgtnU.
No. 10T 8. THIRD Street, Philadelphia. (
CBAS. X4. PRXV06T,
CHAS. P. ESRBJHQ
INSURANOt.
IRE ASSOCIATION.
INCORPORATED MARCH 27, 1830.
OFFICE,
NO. 84 NORTH FIFTH STREET
INSURE .
BUILDINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AND
MERCHANDISE GENERALLY.
From Lou bj Fir (in the City ot Philadelphia only).
ANi.fc.TM, JAM" Alt V 1, 1870, 8 1,374,73 1".)3.
TKUHTBES.
WM. H. HAMILTON.
JOHN CAUKOW,
tiKOKUK I. YOUNO.
joh. k. lyndall.
Levi p. coath.
CHARLES P. BOWER,
JK8SK LUiHTrOOT.
ROUT. 8HOKMAKKR,
ValKR A KM HHI'S I'KR,
M. II. DKIKINHOK. . .
BAMUKL BrAKHAWK
...... . - i r n 1 r n IT 1,
JOSEPH E. bUUELL.
PKTKR WILLI AMbON.
WM. H. HAMILTON, President. ,.'
SAMUEL SPAR II A WK, Vice President, J
WILLIAM T. BUTLER,
Secretary.
8H
pAMX INSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 80S OHE8NTJT Straet.
INCORPORATED IH6S. CHARTER PERPETUAL;
capital, t,ooa
FIRE INSURANCE itini.tiRmrr.T
Insures against Los or Damage by Fir either by Pet.
petnal or Temporary Polieie.
DIRECTORS:
Charle Richard son. , Robert Puna
William M lUiim
William M. Beyfert,
John F. Smith.
Nathan UUlee,
John Rentier, Jr.,
jiawant n. una.
Charles Stoksa,
John W. KTermaa.
inaAi n..i -
UeorgesV West,
CHARLES RIOHAR1MON tLiA
WILLIAM H. RHAWN, Vioe-President.
Wrtxiam 1 BLaKCHABP. Secretary, !
TUE ENTERPRISE INSURANCE CO. Off
PHIT.AmrT.PHta
Office 8. W. corner of FOURTH and WALFTJT Streets.
MKK lnhUKAM;R EXCLUSIVELY.
PERPETUAL AHn TKHM pni iniDa luumn
CASH Capital Uaid np in full) $3uo,ouo-00
C'aah Assets, Jan. 1, 1870 8344,303-13
P. ltatchford Starr.
PuUUlUflDi
d. LiTlagstoa Krringer,
Nalbro crazier,
John M. At wood,
Meni. T. Tredick.
Jamei U UUahora.
ibm V. OUUIWD.
Charles Wheeler.
Ueorge H. bluart,
John H. Brown, 'James M. Aertsea.
V. RATCHTORD STARR, President
uumas II. Montgomery,
THOMAS H. MONTGOMERY, VIoe-Preeident.
ALEX. W. WINTER, Secretary.
JACOB E. PETER&OsI. Assistant Seoretary
THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRS INSURANCE
JL COM PAN Y,
Incorporated 1&6 Charter Perpetual
No. 610 WALNUT Htreet, opposite Independence; BcnaML
This Company, favorably known to the oomm unity fo
rer forty years, continues to insnre ant n at im
age by firs on Publio or Private Buildinn,eiUier Mrrna.
nentiy or for a limited time. Also on Furniture, Stocks
of Goods, and Merchandise generally, en libera term.
Their Capital, together with a large Burpln Fund. I
Invented in the most careful manner, which enable then
to offer to tha inanrad an undoubted seoarlta in u,. -
Of loss.
Daniel Smith. Jr..
D1RXV X aa.
John Devaraog.
Thorns Smith,
llenry Lewis,
J. GilUncnam FeU.
Alexander Benson,
Iaaao HazlehuraL.
'a noma modu
bina.
DANIEL 8MiTH. Jb.. Prealdea
WM. O. OROWELU SeoreUry. U0
QREAT WESTERN
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK.
EDWIN E. SIMPSON, MANAGER,
. 51 WALNITT St.. PMlada.
All the eood. eanitable and lihanl I uttim n( tha K
Lifs Insurance Companies are guaranteed to tha policy
holders of this Company. 1 S3 anHi
Liberal arrangement made with oempetent agent.
FIRE AND BUROLAR PROOF 8AHg
rUE SECOND GREAT FIRE IK
GALVESTON.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF PROPERTY
ITETtRING'S SAFES
PRESETIVE THEIR CONTENTS IN EVERT
liXOiAiMLi VV MlL,l!i BUMIS OJf UTILEH
MAKEKS FAIU
, Galvkston, Texas. Feb. 26, 13T0.
Sfeiwrs. Herring, Farrel b Sherman, New Yvrk.
Drab Sirs: We beg to Inform yoa that darlnpt
the night of the 83d lust, another very destructive
conflagration took place in this city, destroying pro.
perty valued at not less than one million dollars.
There were a number of your Safes In the are, and
every one thus far opened has proved entirely satis
factory, while the contents of other makers' were
more or less Injured.
. Yours, A. W. A E. P. CLEQQ.
SPECIAL DESPATCH BY TELEGRAPH.
A FURTHER ACCOUNT.
Western Union Tblboraph Compant, '
Galveston, Texas, March 8, 1870. j
Messrt. Herring, Farrel dc Sherman, Ao. 231 Broadway,
JSev York,
Your Champion Safes have stood this second large
Are splendidly; saved their contents In every in
stance ; some safes of other makers burned up.
J. J. GREEN.
HERRING'S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES,
"the most reliable protection from Are now known."
HERRING'S NEW PATENT CHAMPION
BANKERa' SAFES,
Combining wrought Iron and hardened steel, and
Iron welded with the Patent Frauklluite or "Spiegel
Elsen," afford protection against burglars to an ex
tent not heretofore known.
Dwelling-house Safes for silver plate, valuables,
jewelry, silks, laces, etc. All Bares warranted dry.
FARREL, HERRING A CO., Philadelphia.
HERRING, FAR K EL tc SHERMAN, No. 2fl
BROADWAY, corner Murray street. New York.
HERRING & CO., Chicago.
HJtRRINO, FARREL Sc SHERMAN. New
Orleans, 8 is tuths 6t
R
E M
L.
FARREL, HERRING & CO.
HAVE REMOVED FROM
No. 639 CHESNUT Street
TO
No. 807 CIIES3VTJT St.,
PHILADELPHIA,
Fire and Burglar-Proof Safes
(WITH DRY FILLING.)
HERRING, FARREL A SHERMAN, New York.
HERRING A CO., Chicago.
S ERRING, FARREL A CO., New Orleans. 1 9tf
J. WATSON A SON,
pan
Of th at Ann of EVANS WATSOIt.
FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF
SAFE STORE
NO. 53 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
J M A law deer above Ohesaot s.LPbllat
PAPER HANGINGS.
LOOK ! LOOK I ! LOOK 1 1 1 WALL PAPERS
and Linen Window Shade Mannfaotnrea'. tha
cheapest In the city, at JOUMHTON'8 besot, trl
BPKlAG GARDEN btreet, below KieVeaufSSBB tiZ
1117 EDEBAL Street. Clamdan. Be Ymnm V)H
G
ORNKXOHANQK
BAG MAWOTAOTOEY.
JOUM T. BAILKY,
B. X. eornsr of M A RKKT and WATER BtrMtg.
Philadelphia.
lnur n in UAUtt as O BAOGINQ ;
Of or err deaori ptioo, for
Grain, Floor, Salt, enpar-l'iiuahat o( lima, Basi
Largs aa small OTJNBu8 eonstaaUr M haaoV