THE DAILY EVENING TELKGRAHI PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1870. -3 I or The Hunting Ttltaruph. TUB MAHMtRK OK T1IR rlEGANS. TIT BHKNANPOAH, Author vf "Sheridan Last lii'le" an'l "MoKv-ta-ra-ta, the Martyred Chieftain." An rendered at the close of a lecture upon the uhject of "Moke-ta-va-ta; or, The Nation and its W'aiikr," In Masonic Temple, Wash ington, D. C, March 30, 187 J, by Cora L. V. Tappnn. Stern winter flashed Its frozen bars Across the fiery belt of Mars; Th mntfnt iin brow wa crowned with light, Tne valley robed In spotless white; Culm Justlco, bendini? from the sky, Looked o'er the battlements on high, Her (mining balance downward nun'. All solemnly and still it swunr To weigh the deeds of shame nnd worth, At that hour passing on the earth; On one side was a nation's b.in, The other held the poor riegun. Great was the power, wealth, and pride Tiled mountain hlc;h upon one side, The prowess and the strength of years, Thy ttiumph over doubU aud fear.-; The compicst, sometimes gained o'er wrons, With Freedom's name to make them strong; The other side held want, distress, The children of tho wilderness, Feeble and falni,, In numbers few, The wintry winds could pierce them through, A nation's army Sheridan Against the outlawed, poor Picgan. On one side glittering steel and fire, To do tho work of death so dire; Steeds prancing, banners waving high, Strong men to conquest drawing nigh, Such victory as might could gain, With none their weapons to restrain; The other but a few souls brave, Who fought their helpless ones to nave, Women and babes, shrieking, awoke To perish 'mid tho battle smoke, Murdered, or turned out there to die Beneath tho stern, grey, wintry sky; Here, a great Christian warrior's plan, There, l'ity, and the poor lMcgau. Far o'er the seas, Columbia's bauds Uplift the fallen of all lauds; To Irelaud's stricken sons, her voieo . Speaks, bidding them awake, rejoice; From England's pride and wealth of state, She bids tiie pupcrcd million wait; Wakes from her dismal, dreary trance, The sleeping liberty of r ranee; Salutes across the golden tea Brave Garibaldi's Italy; Heads everywhere for rights of man, Why net fur her own poor I'iegau ? The summer field of llo.vory Spain Give promls-j of bright Freedom's grain; Far to the distant Orient A Hash of fl-.-ry thought is sent, The dark Mongolian i.-t stirred With every potent, piercing word; To all the races 'ueath tho sun 8he welcome gives; even tho one, So lately bound to shamo and toil, Enslaved, enfranchised on fcer soil; For whom her own fair sons were 6laiu, To waeb away foul slavery's stain; Oh, In this eplenSU, lcrfu?t plan, There is a place for th' poor I'ieg'atl. Justice still bends above the earth, To mark the deeds of shame or worth; Each in the balance shall be tried; Oh, not upon the nation's side Of shame, let us our tribute lay, But on tho side of truth, alway; Remember, Whatso'er is done Unto the feeblest little one," The loving Master once hath said, ."That do je unto BJO instead;" I look, behold the Son of Man Bears in his arms the poor fiegan. HTBRAgUIlI. REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. UlRTOBY OF THE AmEKICAN CrVIL WAR. By John William Draper, M. D., LL.D. Volnme III. Published by Harper & Bro thers. Philadelphia agents: Claxton, Bom Ben & Haffelnnger. This is the concluding volume of Dr. Draper's great work on the war for the sup pression of the Rebellion, and it takes up the fctory of the conflict where the last volume ended, at the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln, and brings it down to the surrender of Lee and Johnston, the capture of Jeff. Davis, and the disbanding of the armies. It cannot be expected at a period so near the great events themselves, that a thoroughly impartial and satisfactory history of the great American civil war can be written, although the facilities now offered for obtaining infor mation are such as will perhaps more than compensate for the absolutely judicial spirit in which the historian of the future is ex pected to write. Dr. Diaper is entitled to credit, however, for having evidently en deavored to divest his mind of all passion and prejudice, and to record the events of the war, with their causes and effects, with the pen of a philosopher rather than as a partisan, lie has produced a really great work that is a monument of patient and thorough investi gation of facts, aud that will give a better idea of the great conflict in all its bearings than any publication on the subject that bos yet been put before the public. For this generation at least this wall be considered as the standard history of the American civil war, and for the accuracy of its facts, at least, it is not likely to be challenged either at the North or the South. The period of the war recordod in tho volume be fore us was one of great interest. It was then that we perfected the organization of our armies, retrieved tho numberless disasters of tho early stage of the conflict, and finally achieved the results for which we were fightiug. Tho description of the various battles and campaigns given by Dr. Draper are based as far as possible upon the reports of tho commanding officers on both bides, compared with the reports of de tails made by subordinates. In every case the language of the chief actors is retained as far as possible, and the effort of the author Las been to obtain absolute accuracy so far as it was in his power to do so. In two conclud ing chapters a retrospect of the war is made, and the prospects of the future are discussed. The work is made complete by a very full index. The style of Dr. Draper is eleg.mt and graphic, and we commend this List jry to cur readers, as well for its value as a record of great events as for its interest as a nar rative. From the same house we have received "The EIohonsteinB," a novel, by Friodrich Fpielhagen, translated by Professor Scheie de Vere, and published by Leypoldt &, Holt. This 1b a story of German life, and it ii dis tinguished by that peculiar descriptive power and philosophical insight into character that have made the writings of Spielhagcn to be so highly esteemed by thoughtful readers. Those who have lingered over the pages of "Proble matic Characters," and its sequel, "Through Night to Light," will welcome this equally gTeat although very different work by the same author. Porter & Coates send us "Proverbs, Ec elesiastes, and the Song of Solomon," with notes critical and explanatory, by llev. Henry Cowles, D. D. This work, like that on the Old Testament prophets by the same author, is designed as an aid both to pastors and people in the study of tho Bible. The general plan is an excellent one, and the book cannot fail to be of great practical utility. We think, however, that Dr. Cowlos has ruada a great mistake in referring to "Tho Song of Solo mon." Grave doubts are entertained, and have always been entertainod, by learned theo logians as to the propriety of including this erotic poem in the sacred canon, and Dr. Adam Clark gives an excollent piece of advice when he recommends ministers an-i teachers to let it alone, especially as the other and assuredly authentic portions of tho Scripture contain all that is necessary for the full expo sition of the doctrines of roligion as received by the Jewish an 1 Christian Churches. Dr. Cowlos has evidently 'been greatly embar rassed in his endeavors to interpret "The Song of Solomon," aud in our opinion ho is very fnr from giving a satisfactory solution of its difficulties. Tho reasoning of theologians is not os other men's, aud it is sufficient to say that, although tho loio of Dr. Cosvles may bo accepted in ecclesiastical circles as applied to this difficult subject, it would not stand for an instant if tested by lay rule?. We regret that nny reforeuca was undo to "Th o Song of Solomon-' in tin) work before uh, becnuso wo think that ;;ne!i reference will iuip;i;r Ihc influence of it book that is calcu luted to do much good and to aid materially in ( !:roina;;iiig a study of the Scriptures. I'voni J. Feninglon A Son, No. 1L'7 S. Sevonth street, wo liavo received a handsome ijUi:rio volume, edited by Alexander Dcrcourt, of tl.e Congressional printing oi'due, giving in the origimd French soma of the most im portant and interesting portions of L;vb ir tiue's "Ilistoire do hi Involution Franchise." The rubjects of tho extracts are "Louis XVI," "CLnrlotte Cordny," "ALuie Antoinette," "I.es Girondins," "Les Girondins Fngatifs," nnd "Madame Elisabeth." The book is hand somely printed, nnd it will bo found exceed ingly useful to Freuch students who are un til le to obtain ftCCO'iS to Lamnrtine's complote work. From T. B. Peterson & Brothers wo have received "Tho Lost Daughter" aud other stories by Mrs. Caroline Leo Ileutz. This is the eleventh volume of the complete edition of J'rs. Ileutz's novels now in course of pub lication. Of this edition there is one volume still to be issued. From Robert Wallin, No. 310 North Twelfth street, we have received "Exeter Hall, a Theological Romance," published by the American News Company. This work is described on the cover as "a wonderful book," "the most startling and interesting book of the day," all of which may be very well as an advertisement, but the porusal of a very few chapters will probably convince most readers, as it has us, that "Exeter Hall" is very poor trash indeed. The April number of The American Architect and liuildcrit' Monthly shows im provement, and we commend it to the favor able notice of designs of the profession for whose benefit it is specially designed. The lithographic plates are handsome, the most noticeable being those for the new Baptist church now being erected at the corner of Broad and Spruce streets and for the new Masonic nail in New York. Published by Lightfoot & Fleu. The March number of the Journal of the Franldin Institute, edited by Professor Henry Morton, Ph. D., has as usual an interesting series of articles on practical and scientific subjects. From the Sunday School Union we have received "Christiana Hatherley's Girlhood;" "Mibtress Margery," aud the "Crumbling Path," all of which are suitable for Sunday School libraries. From the Central News Company we have ruccivod the latest numbers of Punch and Fun. Turner & Co. send us A ppletou'n Jour nal and Our J'ras and Girls for April 10 and the Iransatlantic for Apiil 11). The Graphic gives, apropos of Mr, Dickens' new story, a column of rominiseoncos of the first appearance of "The Pickwick Papers," from which we quote the most inte resting portions. "We came the other day across tho original announcement of 'Pick wick' in the form of an advertisement in a daily journal. It promises that on the :51st of March, 18,10, 'will be published, to bo continued monthly, the first number of the 'Tosthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club," containing a faithful record of the poram- I bulations, perils, adventures, and sport ing transactions of the corresponding mm , bers, edited by Boz; each monthly part ; embellished with four illustrations, by Seymour.' The 'Pickwick Papers, it must be remembered, were in their origin regarded by the publishers not so much as letter-press with illustrations as illustrations with letter press. There was in those days a curious rage for the humor of cockney sportsmen and cockneyism in general. The publio were supposed to be never tired of pictures of the city gentlemen shooting at sparrows on , hedges and poultry in farm-yard hencoops and as this sort of thing undoubtedly paid, the enterpribiog publishers projected monthly nt rial in which the literary matter should furnish a monthly pretext for four plates of that kind. The pub lio were facetiously informed that 'the Tickwick Papers, the Tickwick Diary, the Tickwick Correspondence, in short the whole of the Pickwick Tapers, had been pur er, ased from the patriotic secretary at an im mense expense, and placed in the hands of Boz, the author of "Sketches of Everyday Life and Everyday Teople," a gentleman whom the publishers consider highly quali fied for the task of arranging these important documents and placing them before the public in an attractive form, and who is at present deeply immersed in his arduous labors."' We know how speedily Dickens got rid of all this cum brous machinery of a cockney club, which after the first chapter receives only once or twice a bare mention. It was during the progress of "Tickwick" that be undertook the editorship of Dcntley's Miscellany, and wrote "Oliver Twist," which appeared serially in thot periodical. "Tickwick"' and 'Oliver Twist,'" continues The Graphic, "in fact were written together, month by month, nei ther work being at any time, wo believo, one day ahead of the printer's domand for manu script, a fact which is, in itself, of some in terest in literary history. Pickwick's monthly green leaves never, we believo, failed to appear; but the Tarish Boy's Progress' was certainly once interrupted. In the month of June, 1SH7, the readers of Dcntlcy missed tho usual instalment of 'Olivtr Twist,' an apology appoaring for tho author on the ground that owing to tho sudden death of a dear young relative to whom he was most affectionately attached, he is compelled to seek a short interval of rest and quiet.' Bcntlcy was given up in the following yenr, for "Pickwick'' hadljid hold of the jublic attention, and tho author was nlrcndy widely famous. No thauks, however, to tie critics, who only perceived the new lifclit when its rnys were daz.!iug tho eyos of all. Ono weekly critic, indeed, did romark on tho first number of "Pickwick" that 'tho design is playful aud tho opportunities for good-i.aturod satire do not seem to bo ne glected.' When nino numbers had appeared, tho Athena um reported ns follows: Tho writer of tho periodical which is now before us has great cleverness; but ho runs closely on some, lending hounds in tho humorous pack, aud whrn ho gives tonguo (perchance a vulj.ar tongue) be reminds yuu of the baying of several deep dos who have gone before. The- Pupers of tho Pickwick Club, in fact, are ninde up of two pounds of Smollett, threo ounces of Sterne, a handful of Hook, a dash of grammatical Pierco Egan incidents at phasuro, served with an original sauco i-tvante.'" FINANCIAL. THE UNDERSIGNED Offer For Sale $2,009,000 OF TUB PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RR. CO, GENERAL MORTGAGE Six Per Cent. Bonds At 92i and Interest added to Date of Purchase. All free from State tax, ana Issued in sums of $1000. These Bonds are Coupon and Registered Interest on the former payable January auU July 1; on the latter, April ana ucioim r. '1 he bonds secured by this mortgage are Issued to WISTAli MOKK1S and JOSIA1I BACON, Trustees, wno cannot, under its provisions, aenver to tne Company, at any time, au amount of bonds exceed ing the full-paid capital stock ol the Company limited to ,000,000. Enough of these bonds are withheld to pay off all existing Hens upon the property of tho Company, to meet which at maturity It now holds ample means Independently of the bonds to be reserved by the Trustees for that purpose, making the bonds prac tically a FIKST MOKTUAtiE upon all Its railways, their equipment, real estate, etc. etc. The gross revenue of the Pennsylvania Railroad In 1869 was $17,250,811, or nearly tweuty-elght per cent, of the capital and debts of the Company at the end of that year. Blnce 186T the dividends to the Stockholders have averaged nearly eleven and one-half per cent, per annum after paying Interest on its bonds aud pass ing annually a large amount to the credit of con struction account. The security upon which the bonds are based Is, therefore, of the most ample character, and places them on a par with the very best National securities. For further particulars apply to Jay Coolio & Co., E. W. Clark & Co., Drexel & Co., C. & II. Borie, 2 W. II. Ncwbold, Son & Acrlscn. Y,'E OFFER FOR SALE THE FIKST MORTGAGE BONDS OF THB SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA IROHl AND RAILROAD COMPANY. These Bonds ran THIRTY YEA.R8, and pay StCVHN PkK CENT, interest in gold, dear of ull taxes, payable at the l'irat jsatioual Bunk in l'niladolpaia. Tlie amount of bonds imuvd teU'i5,000, and are leenrert bj a 1'irst MortKaue on roal ea'uta, rtilruad, and fruncbists of the Company, the former of wlueti cost two hundred tbounund dollars, which baa been piid for from Mock sulwcrip'ion, and after ihe ruilroud is nuibUoci, to that the uroduetaof tue minosonn bo brought to niurkot, it is em iuiatr d to be worth 1 ,000,000. 'J bo builrnud connects with the tJuuilxirlnnfl Valley Railroad about iouruiiloi' below tJliambursbarR, and rnn tniouub a hecuou of the most tortile part of the Cumber land Valley. We sell thom at !) and accrued interest from March 1. lror timber iariiunlurs api!y to C. T. YilRJCEO, Jr., & CO., BANKERS. HO. 20 SOUTH THIUD ST11EET, B30U rHILADJLLFfilA. OARPETINQ9. E. J. LESTER. CHAS. F. WEB KB. WM. T. CEHNEA. E.J.LESTER & CO.'S CARPET WAREHOUSE, No. 29 North SECOND Street, PHILADELPHIA. O .A. DR, IPJETIIVG - S. VELVETS, SOD 3? BRUSSELS, TXLrESZXlV BRUSSELS, TIIREE-PLTr, IIJCRAirX, VErXEZXAU CARPETS. ALSO, Oil Cloths. Window Shades, Etc., IN GREAT VA1UETY. ALL, TOE ABOVB GOODS WILL BE SOLD, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AT TUB Lowest Market Rates. 13. j. LzsTzn a co., Io. 2J rortli fci:C(:I Street, 4 2 Sm3m PHILADELPHIA. RCH STREET CARPET WAREHOUSE. CARPET INGS. New Styles at the Reduced Rates BRUSSELS, 3-PLYS, IRGKAIN, AND VENETIAN CAiipiyrizvus, At 25 por cent, lower than last season's prices. JOSEPH BLACKWOOD, No. 832 ARCH STREET, 3 19 2mrp Eulow Ninth, South Side. CARPETINGS, OIL. CLOTHS, MATTIHOS, Stair and Hull Carpeting, IN GREAT VARIETY. PRICES ALL REDUCED. R. L. KNIGHT & SON, No. 1222 CIIESNUT STREET, 3 C 8tatD3m PHILADELPHIA. flJEW CARPET. HC 8. We are now ope nine a full line of FOREIGN and DOMESTIC CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, ' AND MATTINGS, OF ALL GRADES, Which we are offering at frreatly reduced prices from lost season. LEEDC3I, SHAW & STEWART, Ho. C33 3IABKET Street, S 24 thstu3ra PHILADELPHIA. FURNITURE. QHARLES E. CLARK, BEDDING AND Cottnjyo ITui'iiitui'e, No. 11 North ELEVENTH Street, PHILADELPHIA. Uuir and Hutk Ma'lrtsses, Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pillows. BK8T QUALifV OF 8PKING MA't TRESSES. Bedsteads, Bureaus. Washstiinds, Chairs, Towel Ricks, Hocking Cuai'S, etc Few Cushions, Foaihers and Rown. Comfortables and tilaukets. 18 16 tutht&n TUCKER'S SPRINGS AND HOWE'S COrS. -yiLLIAM FARSOK'S Improved Patent Sofa Bed Makes a handsome Sofa and comfortable Bod, with (Spring Jli t in s uitaclied. '1 tiose wiiUuug to ecouomi.e rmjin chould cull and examine them at the exteusive Urst claas iumitura V aierooms of M?AROX HOST, No. iWS H. HKI!ONI Street. Also, WILLIAM FAKSON'S PATENT EXTENSION TAbl.K FAKTKMM'. Every table should have them on. Thty bold the leuyos liruily touethur vrbon pulled about Hie room. 3 liumw&u ICb. percrj ice company OF PHILADELPHIA. Incorporated IStfS. OKPIUKP, 8. W. Corner FOURTH anil LIBRARY, No. '8 North TWKN I'V-tflRST Siroet. Fhippiug Depot, bPHUUiC S I'KKET WliAKK, Schuyl kill River. CHA8. J. WOLBKBT, President. 8W)tiUtrp (JllaS. B. KKICS, Kupetiutandont. OUTLERY, ETO. JJODGER3 & WOSTKNIIOLM'S POCKET KATVE8, Pearl and Stag handles, and beautiful noun t Bodger', and Wade Butcher'! Raton, and the oele. brated Leooultre Razor! Ladles' Scissors, in oases, of the finest quality; Rodgers Table Cutlery, Carrara and Forks, Baaor Strops, Cork Bor.ws, Eta. Ear Instruments, to assist th hearing, of the most approved construction, at P. MADEIBA'8, 1 Ho, 111 TKHTH8treU below Chesnut, DRY OOODS. 1870. (Seventeen Teari on Spring Garden Street.) STEADY GROWTH. A FIKST CLASS EETAIL TRADE ES TABLISHED. We keep a Large Stock. A Splendid Assortment, PrireB Low because Expensna Light, Location Central and easy of access, Every article Bold Warranted to be as represented Or Money Refunded. "THORNLEY'8," EIGHTH and SPUINO GARDEN Sis. SPECIALTIES NOW OPEN. Black Silks, Japanese Silks, Fine Silk Poplins, Piques and Plaid Mnsllns, J5est Kid Gloves, French Corsets, Power Loom and Barnslcy Table Linen, Calicoes, best quality, lo, 13jtf, i t cents, All the leading nialces of Muslins. We have nur entire stock down to the very lowest current rates, and we have never before oMer;d such a MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF GOODS. EIGHTH and SPEING GARDEH Sts., S 3 thstu PHILADELPHIA. K.CVAUGH & DUNCAN, NO. 114 SOUTH ELEVENTH STliEET Have openod thoir Spring Stook of EMEEOIDEltlES AND WHITE GOODS AT THE LOWEST CA31I PRICES. FRFNOH BRFAKF AST CAPS. PIQUK8 IN KVKRY VAKIKTV. PLaII), HGUKKI) AND t'J KIPF.O NAINSOOKS, VICTORIA. LAWN, OA.MKKin AND J.iCONKT LAWN A M SWISS PIH FKD MCSI.IN. FHKNCII NAINSOOK AND ORU ANDIKS. RKAI, AND IMITATION LACKS. I.AIMP.b', UKNTS' AND CHILDREN'S IIANDKF.R CI 1 1 lv I' H. J. IN UN AND LACK COLLARS AND CUFFS. NOVKLXIKS AND FANCY AHTICLK3. UPATmCTTTiAR ATTENTION PAID TO MAKING P INFANTS' WAHDUOBKS. H2'!siiW'Ji.irp QREAT BARGAINS Ui 131ttcl Sillcs. RPKCIAL BARGAINS IN BLACK SILKS. 8PKCIAL BARGAINS IN JAPANESIC SILKS. 8PKC1AL BARGAINS IV JaPANKSK S1I.KS. priCC IAL BARGAINS IN IKlSU POPLINS. SPI'CIAt. BARGAINS IN 1UISII POPLINS. TIIH! UN TIKE Sl'OOK. MAltKKO DOWN TO COLD AT PAR. tict ie (aiven Out In CSiaugc. CEO. D. VISHAftl, INo. 7 rVorlU i:aII TBI Ntroot, 81i:it:stuth PHILADELPHIA. jJ R 8. R. D I L L O KOS. 823 AND 831 SOUTH STREET, has a large assortment of FINE MILLINERY Lsrlim and Misses, Ribbons, Satins, Silks, Velvets an Vel veteens, Crapes, Feathers, F'lowers, Frames, Suh Ribbons, Ornament!, Mourning Millinery, Crape Veils, etc. REMOVAL. MRS. E. HENRY. MANTJFAC turer of ladies' Cloaks and Mantillas, rinding hor lute location, No. lli North Kiirhth street, inudeipiato tor her larfroly increased bnsinons, has romovod to the KLFGANT AND SPACIOUS WRKKIH)M, at. lie toutheast corner of NINTH and ARC H Btroots. where she now ottors, in addition to her stook of Cloaks and MantillaB, a choice invoiue of Paisley Shawls, Lace Points and hacqnra. 29 3 in INSURANCE.. PROYIBE IV T Life and Trust Co. OF lIIlI,AIi:i.llflIA, Office-No. Ill South FOURTH Street. Organized to promote Life Insurance anion? mem bers of the SOCIETY OK FIUENDS. Good rlaks of any denomination solicited. Policies already Issued exceeding Ti:: MILLIONS OF DOLLAUN. ThlB Is a PHILADELPHIA COMPANY, and en titled to the special confidence or the community. TKRFECT SECriUTY. . LOW KATES. SMALL EXPENSES. PURKLY MUTUAL. LOW ItATE OF MORTALITY. These conditions enable a company to give advun tuRts which cannot be surpassed. Policies Usued on the Non-Forfeiture Plan. Statistics show thut the average mortality of Friends Is nearly 25 per cent, less than that of the general population. a 12 eoss5p A LOW KATE OF MORTALITY MA KM CHEAP INSURANCE IN A MUTUAL COMPANY. THE FINE ARTS. fHG AUTOTYPES AND LANDSCAPES HAVE ARRIVED. C. F. HASELTINFS GALLERIES, No. 112,r CIIESNUT STHEET, lllOrp PillLlDELFHIA. NEW CIIROMOS. JAMKS 8. KARLE Jk SONS, No. 816 CHESNUT STREET, Are in ennsta nt receipt of lara nutnliTS of NEW F.NORA VINOS AD NEW CIIROMOS, A few of which are as follows : Little Eva after J. O. Brown. Innocence aftor J. (. brown. V liy Don't He Come!1 (companion) allur J. I. Krown. ChiiHtmas Memories after A.J. II. Way. 1 he Firm Lesson in Music after Loliriohou. Fast Asleep after Mrs. Anderson. V ido Awuke aftor airs. Amlorson. 1 be ljuoou of the Woods after J. t. firown. I ittlo bo-Poep 1 alter J. . Krown. family tScene in Pompeii after Onoiiiaus, 1 utty Diiuple aftor Mrs. Murray. '1 lie Monastery in Winter aftor Jaoohson. A Wet blu-et and a Flowing Sea alter De Haas. fSucsiit on th. Coast after Do liana. lit Lnunch of tho Life-boat after E. Morau. Vo Keiiiite Valley after homaa Hill. 'lie birth-place of Whittier after 1 bouiaa Hill. '' he largest collection in the country at the very lownst, prices. 8W QRO O ERIE3 AND PROVISIONS. MIOIIAEL MEAGHER & CO., Ho. s3 Sontb SIXTEENTH Street, Wholesale and Retail Dealers In PROVISIONS, OYSTERS AND TERRAPINS, filablw't Eitra Canned CO RN. u m . PEid'tfW Maryland Canned TOMATOES. Juiua Canned AJSPAKAUUB. K INSURANCE. ORGANIZED 1845. HEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO., 34G and 348 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. TwcRty.fiMi Annual lieport. ANUARY 1, 1S70. Amount of Net ('nth Assets, January I, luiH ;n HKtlKllTS. IVj.3,4.4, Amount of Premiums and Policy Fees...... 5,104,t;iUin Amount of iritmi'xt received and accrued, Including pre mium on gold, etc 870,Ifl7-4, .P74.7W:w DISBUR8RMRNJ8. J.orren by d path $7u7,titi3'19 Lose received from rein surance O &70-p J67-.Q 1W-V7 Purchased PoUciia and Annul" tips 2-4-1 9O'0l Dividends to Policy holdnrs l.tUO a nt 11 ComniHsionpi, hroksrngrs, and agency exppnupr tW!,F';j 42 Advertising and Physicians' fuca.. ta.'iWid Cttico and law rxprnnps. siilnnps, printing, tsxea, revenue stamps and remsuruueo 260,724'7t5 3,ofj3,71pgt TOTAL, . . im,023.. Cah on band, in Ilaok and in 'I ruht Co SUoOOOO'ril Invested in United i, Intra Stocks "'" (market vuluo, 2,iiB,iHil) cost.. 2,Stil.C37 -I't Invested in Now York City bunks Stocks (uiaiket value, ie,69), cot 41,549 ti Invented in New York Male aud and other stocks (maiket valuo, tttl,e;t7.-)tlfi), cost 1,624,3111 Real Kstate iu the city of Now York..... 1.W5.W7-1 bonds and Mortags (secuicd by real estato vnlucd at $lu, liitiM11! ; buildings thereon in surtd for it4.L.II,Ui)0, and the policies a'Siuned to tho Com pany as additional collateral security) 4,fi7H.4niiiKI 1 oati on exilnx policios . Dlti.Siii Jr, tu.iitnriy and Benii annual pre miuuiH, due subseuueut to Janu ary 1, lhTII 623,1102 Pn iniiuiis on policies in hands of ai.'ents. and in couro of tram. m.BHion 623,218 81 Interest accrued to January 1, ltTU 6iVH7 77 aji t . . , . 312,025,561'2 Add excels of maiket valuo of so curities over cost 3'i2,8r53-.0 Cash assets, Jan. 1, 1870.. ..$1 '.l,:, J, 1)24 -gj APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS.- Amount of adjusted Leases due subnofiuent to JiiDiiary 1, 1k7I) $167,0O0'UO Amountof Reported Losaes await ing proof, etc tjti.soiroci Depesit for At inors l-u s Ainotnt reserved for reinsurance on exist irg Policies, insuring HllOl.lol.lSti'lfi participating in suiance at 4 per crnt. Carlisle net premium, )!ti..72 ti5 ; noa participaliug at 6 per cent. Car lisle 11,213,812-pti Return Preminm lPt9 and prior thereto, pajable during the year. 2U9.718 07-ll'tu7173'l UIviftiMe Surplus. .!lT,ir7,7.0'7a The Board of Trustees takes occasion to con gratulate the members of the company upon the continued growth and prosperity which have marked the past year, concluding a quarter century of the Company g existence Notwithstanding the general depression of buplness throughout tho country, and the unexampled pressure of competition, the new business of 1669 Bhows an Increase over the previous very successful year of 1668, as follows: NEW POLICIES. Issued in 1S68 9,105 Insuring.... $30,775,947 " " 1B6U 10,711 " .... 34,44fl,ii63 The following tables concisely exhibit the progress of the company during the past six years: Krecicrd for Mereiredjor JYiwI for J'rrmiHms. Jittmrmt, tr, Itnstn. 1864 iil,4IT,la J'.'o2,U17 J31fi,!iOO it(H4,6l4 Urtl, OH 4'M,62i 1666 ,736,068 8sa,74U 4S0,l'jr 16G7 B,104,IIf)l 4S7,3a'J 60,28l 16ti8 8,1(12,136 766,141 741.04S 1669 5,104,040 MO.ISI 7S3.1U4 $18,418,880" $2,930,013 3,349,84(1 Jncreaue uf ( 'jA UM . A "rt' at end Atntu oeer lUmLi oe- uf irur. premium iar. tuiilht pniit. I?fi4 f3,74l,0i84 $1,036,411-74 JifAKA-SS I6C0 101,S49H( lt277,ll?0'DS '2S0,36fl4 I860 7,(109,092 XS 1,990,643'1'J 'S2,2W2t 1867 0,1&9,753 91 2,160,601-66 38l,9B8ST 1668 11,0(UI,622-60 1,84 1,063 -69 1,2 25, 80S -26. 1869. 13,327,924-03 8,327,102'Oa 1, 530,399'H Total $10,622,257'6tf $3,i69,3S6-97 During the six years $3,340,348 have been tllbburscd for losses, f3,769,uS6 have been returned to policy holders in iiividi mis, and yet the Ansets exhibit un Increase during that period of over Un atut a half million iMlam. '1 he attention of pr.llcy-holdors la particularly In vited to the slgniileant lucta furnished by the pre ceding figures, 'i'ho receipt Jmr interct, premium on pout, etc., were, uh In the previous year, more than nvjiicinit to mat the sum paid fur losses, I his excess ben g due to the low talo of mortality (proof of a highly judicious selection of risks) and the careful nnd successldl investment of funds. Such a result is freltlom achieved by any company. The very lurgo amount of dividends disbursed during tho year, amounting to one million, fivti hundred and thirtii-jirn thounaiul, thire hu ndeet and nimty-iiiiie dullai, should especially tie noticed. AHei- setting aside, for relnsuruuco and other Hu-biilllcKgll,o&7.179-(U (nearly two and a half millions inexcesnof the previous year), a divisible surplus remains of $1,070,750 -73. l-rom the riKlivideil SlirpItlH of 1,07(,7.,S6,J2, tho Heard of Trusters has declared a Dividend, availa ble on settlement, of next annual premium, to each purtlcipuliiig policy proportioned to its "coutrihu liou to surplus." Dividends not used in settlement of premium will be added to the policy. Tho llotird pivt-en'ts these facts In tho full confi. (ii l.ee ot ihelr acceptability to polh y-hoiilerH, bellev li'ir them to m tliennut satisf ictory proof of tho f kill unit fidelity Willi which the allalt'i. of the Cotu pliy have beetl conducted, of Its present xnundness, ami of tho justness of tuo highest eipucutioc I or lis lumte juogicbb at.d usefulness. MOItr-IS I'HAXKLIN, President. WILLIAM II. BKE1JS', Vice-President and Aciuary. TI.CS. J. LANCASTER.' CEIETIAL AGENT, N. W. Cor. 5-0'JP.TH lad 7ALtfUT. R. C. MBLL & CO., STATE AGENTS, No. 110 South F0UBTH Street, 6ws2trp FHILADELUIA..