THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
BLACK SEA
From ths rail Mall Gazett.
The conference met on Taeaday, January
7tb, in the Foreign Office and immediately
adjourned till the 24 th instant, when it is
hoped a French representative may be able
to attend. Meanwhile, in dealing with thia
matter the Liberal press of London is doing
its beBt to falsify the flattering bnt quite in
accurate view ofthe Timet, that the daily
journals are gradually abandoning "formal
partisanship, ,rwhich only a little while Rgo
discredited the Conservative press almost
alone. The competition between the most
influential journal in the world, and the jour
nal with the . largest circulation
in the world, and the journal with
a world-wide circulation leads (we
Lave no time to explain how at present) to
another sort of competition namely, as t
which of them shall most clearly manifest its
consciousness of the honor of being "primed"'
by a Minister. There aro too many sigos
that in this question of the Black Soa clause
thia process of priming has been largely and
carefully carried out. It is all the more im
portant, therefore, that some one should ex
plain what are the questions at issue, their
origin and true value. A full and interest
ing account of the negotiations which resulted
in the treaty now under consideration will be
found in the new number of the Edinburgh
Review. For our readers' benefit W9 note
some of the principal features in that narra
tive. On the 23d of July, 1854, M. Drouyn de
Lhnys wrote to the French Minister at
Vienna, pointing out that the facilities which
Russia possessed for developing a maritime
power in. the Black Sea were a permanent
menace to Turkey, and laying down four
points for which the Allies were contending.
The third of these was that "the treaty of
the 13th of July, 1841 (known as the Treaty
of the Straits), should be revised by the
high contracting parties in the interest
of the European balance of power, and
with a view to a limitation of the Russian
power in the Black Sea." The Allies held to
their four points throughout the war, and,
above all, to this third point, to which, on
the other band, Itussia was equally strenuous
and determined in her opposition. Austria,
when consulted, declared that without the
third point she would not negotiate, and
rrussia also accepted it. It was thus inoor.
porated in the memorandum of the 28th of
December, 1854, which was the basis of the
Vienna Conference:
The revision of the Treaty of July 13, tsil, must
nave lor its object to connect tne existence or tne
Ottoman Kmplre more completely with the Euro
Dean equilibrium, and to out an end to the pre
ponderance of Russia la the Black Sea. As to the
arrangements to be made In this respect, tUey de
pend too directly on the events of the war for It to
be possible at present to determine the basis; It Is
sunicient to point out me principle.
In the conference Bussia declined to make
any proposal on the subject. Austria reoom
mended a system of naval equipoise that is,
that the two riverain powers, Itussia and
Turkey, sheuld bind themselves by treaty to
maintain in the Black Sea a certain number
of ships and no more. France also thought
there should be a limitation of naval
forces there. Lord John Russell,
supporting this proposition, remarked "that
the Black Sea was exceptional; that the prin
ciple of closing the Dardanelles had been
adopted by the public law of Europe; that of
the two powers which alone command the
shores of the Black Sea the one, already very
Btrong, continually augments its forces, while
the other is weakened by her contest with
Itussia. In this state of things England re
gards the excessive increase of the Russian
fleet in the Black Sea as a perpetual menace
hanging over the Bosphorus and Constanti
nople. To admit that the Ottoman Empire
is an essential element of the European equi
librium, and to wish to maintain at the same
time a perpetual menace directed against that
empire, is a flagrant inconsistency.'
While Russia rejected the principle of a
limitation of naval forces as incompatible
with her dignity, Frinoe Gortschakoii' sub
mitted a document rebutting the charge
against Itussia of abusing her preponderance
in the Black Sea, and proposing to open the
Dardanelles and Blaok Sea to the flags of all
nations on condition that Russian ships should
have the right (with the consent of the
Forte) to pass out as freely as the others
entered. This was negatived absolutely by
Turkey, England, and France as totally
incompatible with their policy and objects,
and the negotiations were broken -off.
Although Lord Ilussell, with M. Drouyn de
Lhnys, leant towards the principle of a
counterpoise between the Russian aad Turk
ish fleets in the Blaok Sea, the British Gov
ernment insisted that the limitation should
be absolute. In a circular to the Queen's
representatives abroad, Lord Clarendon made
the following remarks, which have not yet
lost their appropriateness or force:
Russia has asserted that a regard for her dignity
precludes her from acceding to the terms proposed
by the allies on the third point. Hut the dignity
of Russia cannot require that she should keep up lu
time of peace, and on the Immediate threshold of
her weaker neighbor, a force wholly unnecessary
for purposes of self-defense, bat enabling her at the
shortest notice to subvert the Independence of that
neighbor, and to change the terrltorut' distribution
of Europe. Yet such is the position which Kussla
has maintained in the black Sea, and which she has
even now publicly avowed her determination got to
renounce.
it is needless to dwell on tne absence or any mo
tive of Boif-preservatloii to justify this determination
onthepartof Huaaia. It would be a mockery to
pretend that she has anything to fear from the hos
tility of Turkey ; and walla Turkey in at peace and
free from threatened attack by Kussla, aud whilti
the Straits Lclween the Mediterranean and the
Black Sea are closed exoept to a sin till and limited
number of ships of war of the Western powers,
. Rusia has nothing to fear from the naval forces of
England and France ; while, on the other hand, tiie
present state of things In the Black bea demon
strates that when war extHts between Kussla aud
Turkey, and when the straits are consequently open
to all the naval lorcea of the Kultan s allien, Bug
land and France, if suffleleut time be aitorded them,
can collect in the Kuxlue a naval armament strong
enough to sweep from the waters of that sea e7erj
thin bearing the flag of Kussla.
Kussla has, indeed, alleged that the preponder
ance huicu mo nuuci t,u iiiaiuiaiu 1U Uie black
bea is essential ior me security of the
Turkish empire 8giilnst the aggressions of
other power ; but it Is not from the hostility
or the Western powers, but from tne
traditional, aud it is not too much to sav avowed.
policy of KusHia that the Turkish Empire ha danger
to apprenena. xne present war nas been under
taken to provide socurit'.ea agtlutt those aiu'titi'im
dealgns of Russia wuicu menace the safety of Tur
key and the future repose of Europe : aud, in short,
to quote the words of a recent Kuxgtan proclama
tion, to prevent, as lar as Turkey is concerned, tne
accomplish rueLt of the wla-es and tne views of
-et-r, oi (jamarine, oi Aiexa-tdur, an 1 of McaoUs
l he western rowers, in conjunction with Aus
tria, nave coubiucreu mat tins oiij-et would most
c leciuauy uo truu'ea uy ren'rie.iing witaln rea
sonable oouuus u.e power oi JtunMia in the Black
bea. Kofcsia however, has refused to subscribe t j
these reasonable proposals: and in their place ana
has ottered two schemes of inodiaoutlu of ta
Treaty of H41, the pricttu-i eiim t of wuu n would
be. that whichever of the two schemes tun
Western Poweis might accept, those Powers would
be obliged to keep up per,) tin illy, la tlis viciuil? of
the lJardanelles, a large naval force prepared to ajt
la any contingency which might occur, for, a-.
cording to one scheme, Russia proposed tlia' tlie
straits betwtenthe llediterraneau and thell:a k
Sea should at all limes be open to the ships of war
of all nations, and therefore, of course, to her own
B ack bea and baltio fleets.
'1 he meet of this scheme would have been that
CoiiiiaiiUiKijde would at all times have been ex.
poted lo all the dangers h UK b might have arisen
TDK niSTOIlT OF THE
CLA USE.
from the sudden appearance before that city of an
overwhelming Russian armament; while the tran
quillity of the Mediterranean, and all the great in
terest in that sea, wonld have been liable to dis
turbance by the action of a powerfnl Knaslan fleet,
sallying forth at anv moment from the Kuxtne.
"To guard against this double danger the Govern
ment of England and or France would have been
compelled to maintain in the Mediterranean war
establishments in time of peace, and permanently
to station their armaments at a great distance from
their arsenals and resources ; so that a peace con
cluded on such conditions wonld have been nothing
more than an armed trnce divested of the security
which Is the essence of peace, and unaccompanied
iy tnai cegnation or expenditure wnicu ougut to fol
low the termination of a war.
On the fall of Sevastopol, "and the conclu
sion of a treaty with Sweden, by which the
Allies would have been able to carry the war
into Finland, Austria renewed-the offer of her
good offices, and the four points were again
presented in a more detailed form. The third
point now took the shape of an agreement
that the Black Sea should be neutralized:
that its waters should be open to the
merchant marine of all nations, but
not to any shins of war; that there
should be no military arsenals on its banks;
and that Russia and Turkey should mutually
engage to maintain in the Black Sea only a
specified number of light vessels for the ser
vice of the coasts. Before this was submitted
to Russia, it had been warmly disoussed by
the western powers. A proposal by Jb ranoe
to lower the terms provoked an indignant
remonstrance from England, Lord Palmers ton
declaring that sooner than accept inadequate
terms, England and Turkey would carry on
the war alone. England insisted that the
engagement as to the Black Sea must be
embodied in the general treaty with the
powers, and must not be modified without
their assent. These views carried the day,
and on the 5th of January, 185G, Count Nos
selrode, accepting the - bases of negotiation,
thus referred to the third point:
Article 8 Is at bottom only a reproduction of tho
proposal emanating from the Imperial Uaoinet (that
is, Kussla herself), which your Excellency was
charged to communicate to the Austrian Govern
ment. We accept It, and thereby consent that the
convention to e made between Russia and the Porte
for this purpose should be previously submitted to
the sanction of the contracting powers. We have
only two amendments to propose, one of which is
solely Intended to make the terms more clear and
avoid all misconstruction; the other Is a trifling
addition of a word with reference to the suppression
of the slave-trade on tho Black bea coast.
These preliminaries being settled, the
Congress of Paris opened on the 25th of Feb
ruary, and on the 4th of March the third
point came np for consideration. It was
agreed that the Black Sea should be neu
tralized, and that its waters and ports, while
thrown open to the mercantile marine of
every nation, should be "formally and in
perpetuity interdicted to the flag of war,
either of the powers possessing its coasts or
of any other power, with the exceptions
stipulated in the present treaty." The
paragraph as to the prohibition of
military arsenals was also adopted.
Lord Clarendon pointed out that the
maintenance of an arsenal of the first-class
at Nicolaieff, though not on the shores of the
Black Sea, would justify publio opinion in
attributing to Bussia intentions which she
cannot entertain." Upon this the First
Plenipotentiary of Bussia replied "that the
Emperor, his august master, on acceding
with sincerity to the propositions of peace,
firmly resolved strictly to carry out all the
engagements resulting from them;
that in order at once to provide for
his - engagements and for the require
ments of the naval service, the
iiimperor intends only to authorize the con
struction at Nicolaieff of the vessels-of-war
mentioned in the bases of the negotiations."
Further, Count Orloff agreed to the insertion
of ma declaration in the l'rotoool, adding
that to prove his sincerity the Emperor re
quested a free passage through the Bospho
rus and Dardanelles for the two ships of the
line which alone were then at Nicolaieff, and
which wonld have to proceed to the Baltic as
soon as peace was concluded
It must not be supposed that the only point
at issue is -as to the neutralization of the
Blaok Sea. This is the leading question, but
a number of other questions hinge upon it.
For example, as the Edinburgh Review points
out, the arrangements as to the Roumanian
Provinces and the navigation of the Danube
are more or less dependent on the neutraliza
tion of the Black Sea. Indeed, the Danube
was opened by Austria on the express con
dition that no ships of - war should
be within reach of its mouth. That Austria
is not disposed to waive tuat condition may
be gathered from the letter from Pesth in
Wednesday's Tunes. "It," it says, "the rule
as to the neutrality of the Black Sea be
altered, the Austrian Government will con
Bider the provisions with respect to the
Danube to have ceased altogether, and will
demand other guarantees for the protection
of the river than those devised in the treaty
oi is;. ii. xne perpetuation oi the European
Commission would be one oi those guar
antees.
. THE B TRASB 0 Uli Q LIBRARY.
From Appleton'$ Journal.
The Public or "Town" Library of Stra?
bourg, destroyed in the recent siege by the
ueriuans, was locatea in wnat is Known as
the "Temple-Neuf, formerly a Dominican
monastery; but of late used as a plaoe of wor-
ehfp for the Lutherans. Its history dates
back as far as early in the sixteenth century,
when it seems to have originated in a be
quest from John Geiler von liayserberg,
famous preacher, who lived in Strasbourg
thirty-three years, and died there March 10,
1010.
His library of books and manuscripts, which
he bequeathed to the town, doubtless formed
the nucleus of the publio library. The art of
printing was then but half a century old, and
Kayserberg's collections oontained more
manuscripts than printed books.
It was not, however, until 1531 that the
library became known as the "Town Library,"
but from this date it grew by constant acqui
sition, until, in our day, having added to
itself a large collegiate library, and two or
three valuable private collections, it contains
one hundred and eighty thousand volumes of
printed books, and fifteen hundred and eighty
nine MSS.
Both in early printed books and anoient
manuscripts it was eminently rich. Oberlin,
once chief librarian, computed the number
of its books printed before 1520 at four
thousand three hundred; and of these, not
less than eleven hundred were without dite.
Among the collections presented to the
library should be mentioned that of John
Daniel Schoepfiin, a learned historian and an
tiquary, Professor of Eloquence and History
in the University of Strasbourg, in 1720.
Schoepfiin wrote many local antiquarian
works, aud numerous small dissertations: one
of which latter was an attempt to prove that
Gnttenberg lirbt practised the art of printing
at Strasbourg which Schotffer afterwards
perfected at Mavence.
TLe abnuant book rarities of the Stras
bourg library were doubtless due to the fact
of that city having certainly been the cradle
of the art of printing, although Mayence
may have been its nursery. But, besides
rare books of great value, the library oon
tained one of the finest collections of illumi
nated manuscripts. Of these, may be spe
cially noted the "Ilortus Deliciarum" of
Llerada, Abbesa of Landsberg, one oi tne
most perfect specimens of illumination as
practised at the close of the eleventh cen
tury. The period of the production
of this MS. is believed to have
been about 1180. The subjects
were miscellaneous, and most elaborately rep
resented by illuminations and miniatures.
Dibdin, the bibliomaniac describes it as com
prising "battles. sieges, men tumbling from
ladders which reach to the sky conflagra
tions, agriculture devotion, penitence re
venge, murder in short, there is hardly a
fiassion animating the human breast but what
s represented here, it is so perfect in all its
parts, ana so ncn in its particular description,
that it may probably vie with any similar pro
duction in Europe.
Here, too, were deposited those memorable
documents in the lawsuit between Guttenberg
and his partner which have thrown so much
light on the origin of the history of printing.
The depositions in this case were in MS. and
contained in a small folio, dated 1439. Dibdin
questions their authenticity, believing them
to have been only attested conies: but he Is
hardly sustained by evidence.
Among the early printed books were copies
from the press of i aust at Mayence, Jiigges-
teyn of Strasbourg, and Mentelin of the same
place. The latter, who was supposed to be
the earliest printer of Strasbourg, was born
there, of an obscure family, in 1410. He
was originally a writer and illuminator of
manuscripts, in the service of the Bishop of
Strasbourg; but having got hold of the art oi
printing, he practised it about 14G(-72, print
ing his first works without date, aud passing
them off as manuscripts, which were then
Belling at a very high pries. He printed the
first German Bible about 1400, end was lol-
lowed by Eggestevn. who printed a Latin
Bible in the following year.
lhere were likewise in this library a copy
of "Cicero," printed by Faust in 1405; a
Latin Ptolemy of 1402. with fine engraved
copper-platos: the "Chronicle of Foresius,"
printed in Gothic type in 1474, of which
Dibdin acknowledges that he never heard of
another copy; a copy of "St. Jerome's Epis
tles," printed by Sohoeffer in 1470; a Latin
Bible printed by Jensen in 1479; the first edi
tion of "Catullus and Proportius of 1472;" an
early edition of "Virgil, and many others or
equal rarity and antiquity.
Besides these specimens ot early printing,
the Strasbourg Library contained a finely-
selected collection of modern books; yet it
was only nsed by the publio to the extent of
an average daily attendance of fifty readers,
of whom many were doubtless tourists and
strangers.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OP THE
OPOSSUM.
From the Piedmont Virginian.
Comparatively few white persons are aware
of the hycienic qualities of the flesh of this
animal, although most of the negroes inherit
from their ancestors a knowledge of its bene
ficial ellects on tnelr own race when sutrering
from depression of spirits, "miseries in the
back," and low fevers. There is significance,
therefore, in the remark of an old ne'To,
commenting on the illness of another, when
he savs he "longs for possum.
It is not likely that all species of the mar-
svpalm possess this quality, but it is certainly
to be attributed to those that are frugiverous
as our opossum (Dydclphm Yirginiana)
which feeds on persimmons, the small spot-
ted-tail opossum of Australia (Lf.- lialucatus).
and some of the African species. We have
never met with any record of the healing
properties of the opossum's flesh but in the
London Medical Journal, which was about
fifteen years ago. It was a matter of regret
that we could not take the periodical from
the library of the Smithsonian Institute. In
substance, however, it was as follows:
"w nen resident KOberts, or Liberia, was on a
visit to England, he suffered from Illness that batlled
the skill of his ductor. Ills life was so much In jeo-
paraytnaine uueen, neanng or nis prolonged in-
disposition, with characteristic kindness sent her
own physician to visit his Excellency, and consult
with his medical aitviser. in performing this duty
ne requested me aucnaance oi vr. ward, an emi
nent surgeon on board an American frigate then
lying at Cowes. Surgeon Ward being of Fauquier,
vi,, uuu in ma uuyuuoa irequenuy visiiea tne ad
joining (Loudoun) county, of which. It bapoeaed.
President Roberts was a native. The Interview was
therefore Interesting In other respects than in ob
taining a diagnosis oi tne patient a malady.
"On leaving his Excellency's apartment Snrsreon
Ward suggested to the conferring physicians a com
plete change of diet, and, to their astonishment,
s'TODgly advocated the flesh of the opossum, dis-
laming onus wonnenui enecis on negroes in Vir
ginia, afllleted as Mr. Roberts was. It was deter
mined to follow Surgeon Ward's advice, and, for
reasons which we will not here enumerate, to keep
the patient In Ignorance of the Intended change
unin iuih peculiar aiei wasprocurea. Mr. LTamp-
ton, the British Minister at Washington, was there
fore written to, enclosing some suifgedMons of Sur
geon Ward as to the part of his native State where
opossums coma De most easily Obtained.
"This mode of treatment was so novel a thing
that the Queen's physician mentioned It in her pre
sence, uer majesty hook an interest in tne matter.
and requested It might be so arranged that his Ex
cellency snouid partake or this strange dUh for the
first time In England, at a dinner given at tho
palace, at which she would be present.
"The opossums arrived In due season, and the
dinner came oir as her Majesty suggested, Presi
dent itoneris occupying a seat opposite ner own.
i ne consulting physicians oeing invited, attended.
The effect was remarked by the latter, even before
the cover of the dish containing an opossum, set
before his Excellency, was removed. On sniitlng
the odor, h's noitrlls dilated. When he partook of
the first mouthful he laid dow i his knife and fork,
his face beaming with dellgnt. and exclaimed, lu
the Idiom of his early youth, "It Is de possum, de
emblem of old Vlrginny !" Recovering, however.
his wonted dignity of bearing in a moment, he ate
heartily of the strange dish. His convalescence
aatea irom mat nour."
Some year3 after reading the foregoing in
the journal quoted, we visited the Library of
the Capitol, and on opening GalignanCa
Messenger found that this remarkable cure
had been oommunioated to the Emperor
Louis Napoleon. By his directions, some
fifty American opossums were introduced
into the Janhn ties 1'lantes, where they
enoraea mucn amusement to too gay Paris
ians, by the remarkable manner in whioh, by
means of their prehensile tails, they would
cling to the branches of the trees when
shaken. The same journal said also that the
Empress Eugenie and the Prinoe Imperial
were highly entertained at the way in which
the young opossums would emerge from, and
disappear in, the maroupial pouch of the
parent.
In conversation lately with Dr. Ward, he
informed ns of a singular ciroumstanoe in
connection with President Roberts' oure in
London. He says that Mr. Cramnton.
through the agcuoy of Mr. Robert Willis,
employed a colored boy known as Olinger,
then belonging to Uolonel Jack Fant, of
Lower Fauquier, to catch the opossums, and
it was afterwards ascertained that Olinger
was a nephew of President Roberts.
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Hon. wuiiam a. rorter.
OFFICERS.
Presldent-LEWIS R. ASHHDRST.
Vice-President J. LIVINGSTON ERRINGER.
Secretary and Treasurer R. P. McCULLAGH.
Kollcltor-RICUARD L. ASHHURST. 2 3fmw
REAL. ESTATE AT AUCTION.
REA L ESTATE. THOMAS A SONS' SALE.
Genteel two-and-a-half-atory brick dwelling.
o. no jacoDy street, Detwecn icace ana Cherry
streets. On Tuesday, February 81, 1871, at 13
o'clock, noon, will be sold at publio sale, at the
Philadelphia Exchange, all that two-and-a-half-
storv brick dwelling, with two-Btory back building
and lot of ground, nitrate on the west side of Jacoby
street, between Race and Cherry streets, No. 110;
containing in rront on jacony street xu ieei. ana ex
tending In depth 76 feet. It has the gas Introduced,
bath, etc Terms Cash. Possession 1st of October
next.
M. THOMAS A SONS, Auctioneers.
8 4 s St Nos. 131) and 141 8. FOURTH Street.
j PUBLIC SALE THOMAS & 80X3, AUC
Liil tloneers. Well- secured Ground Rent of f 160 a
i tar. uo Toesnay, f eqruary vi, lbii, at it o'clock.
noon, will be sold at pauuo sale, at the Philadel
phia Exchange, all that well secured redeemable
yearly ground rent of $150 a year, clear of taxes,
issuing out oi au mat 101 oi grouna, witn the three-
story brick store and dwelling thereon erected, situ
ate at the S. W. corner of Cedar and Dickinson
streets, Nineteenth ward ; containing In front on
Cedar street 14 feet, and extending along Dickinson
street 60 feet.
M. TnOMA8 A SONS, Auctioneers.
8 4s3t Nos. 13 and 141 a FOURTH Street.
es REAL ESTATE THOMAS A SONS' SALE
liiilTwo-Btory Brick Dwelling, No. 2221 Carpenter
BUffct, went vi iwcuij-Butuuu Bireei. um ur.3-
T V V.Virn.t. Ofl 1 1.7 1 .,14 I , . b- w), V,
sola at duuuo aaie. at tne rnuauemnia uxunanare.
all that two-story brick dwelling and lot ol ground,
situate on the north side of Carpenter street, l'JO
feet west of Twenty.seeond street. No. mi. con
taining In front on Carpenter street 15 feet, and ex
tending in aeptn la reet was feet wiae alley, with
tne privilege tnereoi. xne nouse contains o rooms.
fcuujeci to a yeany grouna rent oi iod.
M. THOMAS fc SONS. Auctioneers.
8 4 s3t Nos. 13 and 141 S. FOURTH Street.
PATENT.
TTNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
. i j
TTT . ... . T S. T OI lCll
On the netltion of DANIEL S. NIPPES, of Upper
Merlon TownahlD. Pennsylvania, administrator of
Albert S. NibDea. deceased, oraving for the exten
sion of a Daunt cranted to the said Albert ti. Nip peg.
on the Slut day of April, 1&7, for an Improvement lu
t rinding Saws: ,
uta rTrdered that the testimony lu the case be
closed on the 81st day cf March next, that the
tint! for tiling? arsumeuts and the Kxaminer's report
be limited to the SUtdayof March next, and that
Bald petition be heard on tne tin aay or April next.
Anv neraon iuj dmuoiwu.
- SAM I.
EL A. DUN0AN.
8 10 tot
Acting Couimlaiiioner of Patents.
MATS AND OAPt.
n WAR BURTON "8 IMPROVED VENTILATED
and easy-fitting D Kits-8 HATS (patented), in ail
ihf Unproved fashions of the aeaaoOi CHESNUT
street, seat aoor to tu raat omos. rpt
INSURANCE
Fire, inland, and Marine Ininrancf.
N SUBANCE COMPANY
OF
NORTH AMERICA,
Incorporated 1704.
CAPITAL $500,000
ASSETS January 1, 1871. . $3,050,538
Receipts of Premiums, TO 2,09,154
Interests from Investments, 18T0.. 137,050
-n,233,204
Losses paid In 1670 11,136,941
STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS.
First Mortgages on Philadelphia City Pro
perty 3t,VSU
United States Government Loans 82A.934
Pennsylvania! State Loans 169,310
Philadelphia City Loans . 800,000
rs'ew jersey ana other suite uoana ana
City Bonds 220,810
t'lillaaeipnia ana reading uauroau jo..
other itauroaa Mortgage Bonus ana
Loans
Philadelphia Bank and other Stocks 62,486
Cash in Hank 281,048
Losds on Collateral Security B1.4J4
Notes receivable and Marine Premiums
unsettled
Accrued Interest and Pi emluua In coarse
of transmission 83.SU1
Real estate. Office of the Company 30,000
$1,050,636
Certificates of Insurance Issued, payable In London
at the Counting House of Messrs. BUJWix, stiir-
L.x to.
AIITIII It G, COFFirf,
PRESIDENT.
CISAKL.I2S PLATT,
VICE-PRESIDENT.
MATTHIAS MARIS, Secretary.
V. II. REEVES, Assistant Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
ARTHUR G. COFFIN,
SAMUEL W. JONES,
JOHN A. BROWN.
CHARLES TAYLOR,
FRANCIS R. COPE,
EDW. II. THOTTEIi,
EDW. 8. CLARKE.
T. CHAKLTON HENRY,
AMBROSE W 111 l b.,
WILLIAM WELSH.
LOUIS C. MADEIRA,
rIT A U 7 .OTTU ITUlM
JOHN MASON.
GEORGE L. HARRISON,
CLEMENT A. GRISCOM,
WILLIAM BROUKIE.
1 S3,
1829 CHARTER fEBFSTUAL. 187
Frantlin Fire Insurance Ccmpani
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Office, Nos. 435 and 437 CHESNUT St.
Assets Jan. I , '7j1$3,087,452'35
CAPITAL 1400.000 00
ACCRUED SURPLUS AND PREMIUMS. 8,637,452 35
INCOME FOR 18T1,
LOSSES PAID IN 1870,
11,800,000.
lueses Paid Since 1839 Nearly
$6,000,000.
The Assets of the "FRAMLLIN" are all Invested
In solid securities (over 12,750,100 In First Bonds and
MortirasesV which are all interest bearinir and
dividend paying, i ne uuuipauy uuius do cilia .Re
ceivable taktn for Insurances effected.
Perpetnal and Temporary Policies on Liberal
Terms. The Company also issues policies upon the
Rents of all kinds oi uuuaings, urouua Kents and
Mortgages.
DIRECTORS.
Alfred G. Baker,
Alfred Fltler,
Thomas Sparks,
William s. Grant,
Thomas S. Ellis,
Gustavua S. Benson.
Samuel Grant,
George W. Richards,
Isaac Lea,
George Fales
ALFRED G. BAKER. President.
GEORGE FALES, Vice-President.
JAMES W. MCALLISTER. Secretary. 2 7td31
THEODORE M. REQER, Assistant Secretary.
ASBURY
LIFE INSUEAHCE CO.
ftHCT irons.
LEMUEL BANGS, President.
GEORGE ELLIOTT, Vlce-Pres't and Bec'y.
EMOKY McCLINTOOK, Actuary.
JAME8 171. LONGACRE,
MANAGER FOR PENNSYLVANIA AND
DELAWARE,
Office, 302 WALHUT St., Philadelphia
n. C. 'WOOD, Jr., Medical Examiner.
e 83 mwfim REV. S. POWERS, Special Agent.
Mon Mutual Insurance Comjany
OF PHILADELPHIA.
INCORPORATED ISO I.
Fire. Mai in e, and Inland Iniuranco.
Office, N. E. Cor THIRD and WALNUT
LOSSES PAID SINCE FORMATION,
S7, OOO.OOO.
ASSETS OF THE COM PAN F, JANOARY 1, 1S71,
8255,39789.
RICHARD 8. SMITH, President.
JOHN MOSS, Secretary. a 135
F
IBB ASSOCIATION
INCORPORATED MARCH IT, 1890.
OFFICE,
NO, 84 NORTH FIFTH STREET,
INSURE
BUILDINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ANC
MERCHANDISE GENERALLY
From Loss by Ore (in the City of Philadelphia only)
ASSETS, JANUAUY.li 1STO. 1,T03,319 07.
TRUSTEES.
William H. Hamilton,
John C arrow,
George L Young,
Jos. R. LyndaU,
Tavi p. Ooats.
Charles p. Bower,
Jesse Llghtfoot,
Robert Shoemaker,
Peter Armbruster,
M. H. Dickinson,
Peter Wlllinmunn
Samuel Bparhawk,
juecpn c. ocueu.
WM. H. HAMILTON, President.
SAMUEL 6PARBAWK, Vice-President
WILLIAM F. BUTLER,
Secretary
PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Incorporated Wlb Charter Perpetual.
NO.
610 WALNUT btreet, opposite Independence
square.
This Company, favorably known to the commu
nity for over forty years, contluaes to insure against
loss or damage oy fire on Public or Private Build
ings, either permanently or for a limited tune. Also
on Furniture. Stocks of Goods, and AfercUandlM
generally, on liberal term.
Their Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund,
la invested la the most careful manner, which ena
bles them to oirer to the insured au undoubted Becu
ritv la the case of loss.
panlel Bmlth, Jr.,
Isaac UazleliurMt,
Thomas Robins,
Thomas Smith,
lienry Lewis,
J.'UUllrigliaui Fell,
Damul liuddock.
John Devereax,
Fracfclln A. Com) v.
DANIEL SMITH, Ja., President
WM. G. Caowau, beer way. IM
INSORANOE!
T"ET.AW AKR MmTIAL SAFETY INSURANTS
XJ COMPANY. Incorporated by the Legislature
of Pennsylvania, 1835. i
Office S. E. corner of THIRD and WALNUT Streets:
Philadelphia, I
MARINE INSURANCES I
on vessels, cargo, ana freight to au part or tn
1?ILA1 U 1B3UKATO13 I
on Goods by river, canal, lake, and land carriage tq
FIRE INSURANCES
ob Merchandise generally; on Stores, Dwelling
Houses, etc.
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY,
November 1. 1870,
1300.000 United states six Per Cent
iiOan (tawrui money).... r.... i4i,sio wj
800,000 State of Pennsylvania Six Per j
uenc ian si,uou'uj
kuo.ow w or rnuaueipnia ix rer
vvuv, AJUCkU lAClAiy 11U1U
Tax) 804.162 -1
a nnr 1 nn n (nvAnmv irnm
164,000 State of New Jersey BIX Per I i
Cent. Loan 168,980-f-f
80,000 PenirsylvftBta Railroad First
.Mortgage Blx Per CU Bonds. SO.TOO'O
85.000 Pennsylvania Railroad Second I
Mortgage Six Per Ct. Bonds. 85,850
I3,uw weniern rennsyivama nan
road Mortgage Six Per Cent.
Bonds (Pennsylvania Rail
road guarantee) SO.OOOO
30.000 State of Tennessee Five rer Ct. .
Loan 18,000 of
T.OOfl State of Tennessee Six Per Ct. I
Loan 4,800-M
17 W10 Pennxvlvanla Railroad Com- I
pany (250 Shares Stock) 15,000-6
piortn rennsyivama uauroau
Company (100 Shares Stock). . lOO"
10,000 Philadelphia and Southern Mail
ktn.mahfn nntnnanff AO ah1.
Stock) 4,000-cJ
XG1.050 Loan on Bond and mortgage, .
first liens on City Properties.. 861,650
11.260.150 rar.C'St.il.2C4.447-34. M'ktvT 11.2931557 M
jteai jutuMe oo,uuu cl
jBiiis neceivaoie ior insur
ances made 830,971a
Balances due at Agencies
Premiums on Marine Policies
Accrued Interest and other
debts dne the Company 93,376
Stock and Scrip, etc , of sun
dry corporations, 87950, esti
mated value 8.918
Cash 148,911-J
11,830,787
DIRECTORS.
Thomas C. Hand,
Samuel a. stokes,
William O. Boulton,
Edward Darlington,
II. Jones Brooke,
Edward Lafourcade,
Jacob Rlegel,
Jacob P. Jenes,
James B. McFarland,
Joshua P. Eyre,
Spencer Mcllvalne,
tionn J. jjavis,
itdmuna a. souacr,
Joseph II. Seal.
James Traqualr,
jienry Moan,
Henry C.I)allctt, Jr.,;
James C. JLIand,
William C. Ludwlg.
Hugh Craig,
John D. Tailor,
John B. Semple. Pittsb'
George W. Bernadou,
A. B. Berger, Pittsburg,!
D. T. Morgan, Flttsbuf
wro. u. Houston,
II. Frank Robinson.
Thomas c. hand, President.
JOHN C DAVIS, Vice-President.
Henry Ltlborn. Secretary.
Henry Ball, Assistant Secretary. 8 1 llff
3
F
AHS INSURANCE OOMPA
No. 809 CHESNUT Street.
INCORPORATED 1856. CHARTER MRFETUAL.
CAPITAL 1200,000.
FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY.
Insurance against Lobs or Damage by Fire either
Perpetual or Temporary roiioiea,
sntxcTUKa.
Charles Richardson,
DnKM. D.n am
wuiiam ii. nnawn,
William M. Seyfert,
John F. Smith,
John K easier, Jr.,
Edward B. Orne,
Charles Stokes.
John W. Kvennan,
Mordecal Basbv.
Mat nan uuies.
George A. West
WILLIAM H. RHAWN. Vice-President
Williams i. blanchard secretary. i SB,
nPHJB ENTERPRISE INSURANCE CO.
X rUlLADKLf HI A.
Office . W. COr, FOURTH and WALNUT 8
FIRE lNSUKANUU EXULUS1VSLY,
PERPETUAL AND TERM POLICIES 1R8
CASH Capital (paid up In full) laoo.oooi
GASH Assets, DeBember 1,1 670 tC0088M
DIRECTORS. . (
F. Ratchford Starr. i J. Livingston Errlnirer.
n aiDro c razier, luameai iiagaorn,
John M. Atwoou, I wm. u. Bomton,
Benl. T. Tredlok, Charles Wheeler.
George H. Stuart, Thomas H. Montgomei
jonn u. urown, 'James m. Aertsen.
F. RATCHFORD STARR. President.
Thomas H. Montgomery, Vioe-Prealdeni
ALEX. w. wisTitit secretary.
JACOB E. PETERSON, Assistant Secretary.
TMFEBIAIi FIBS INSURANOB 01
LOKDOR,
ESTABLISHED 1801.
Paid-op Capital aad AooumolaUd Fonda,
(18.000,000 I IN" OOL
A
FREVOST A HERRING, Agents,
.4i Ro. 107 B. THIRD BtrtMt, Philad
0HA8. M. PBJBVOST OHAJL P. HI
LUMhJfcK
1871
SPRUCE JOIST.
SPRUCE JOIST.
HEMLOCK.
HEMLOCK.
181
i Qw-I SEASONED CLEAR PINE. Q
10 I 1 SEASONED CLEAR PINE. 10 j
CUOIIU rATTKllN riNK.
SPANISH CEDAR FOR PATTERNS,
RED CEDAR.
IOTI FLORIDA FLOORING. -tQi
lO I 1 FLORIDA FLOORING. IQ
CAROLINA FLOORING.
VIRGINIA FLOORING.
DELAWARE FLOORING.
ASIl FLOORING.
WALNUT FLOORING.
FLORIDA 8TEP BOARDS. ,
RAIL PLANK.
1 QT1 WALNUT BOARDS AND PLANK. - Q
10 I 1 WALNUT BOARDS AND PLANK. 10
WALNUT BOARDS. I
WALNUT PLANK. K
1QI71 UNDERTAKERS' LUMBER. 1Q
lOfl UNDERTAKERS' LUMBER. lO
RED CEDAR.
WALNUT AND PINK.
SEASONED POPLAR. 1 Q-
lOfl BEA bON ED CHERRY. lO
ASH,
WHITE OAK PLANK AND BOARDS,
HICKORY.
IQTI CIGAR BOX MAKERS' -iQ
10 1 1 CIGAR BOIC MAKERS' lO
SPANISH CEDAR BOX BOARDS,
FOR 8 ALE LOW.
IQ'TI CAROLINA 8CANTLING. f q,
10 1 CAhOLlNA H. T. BILLS. lO
NORWAY SCANTLING. J
J OPT 1 CEDAR 8HINGLE8I -t qI
10 I 1 CYPRESS SHINGLES. Iq!
MAULE, BROTHER A CO., I
1U No. 8500 SOUTH Stree'
.i - .l
T3ANEL PLANK, ALL THICKNESS?
X OOMMOIN rLJirs tt., ALL TIllCKNEStilfc.
1 COMMON BOARDS.
1 and I SIDE FENCE BOARDS.
WHITE PINE FLOORING BOAR BS.
YELLOW AND SAP PINE FLOORINGS. IV
4V SPRUCE JOIST, ALL SIZES.
HEMIXCK JOIST, ALL SIZES.
PLAJTER1NG LATH A SPECIALTY,
Together with a general assortment of Build:
Lumber for sale low for cash. T. W. 8-IA1TZ.
11 806m No, ITU RIDGE Avenue, north of Poplar
OORDAQE, ETC
CORDACC.
KajalUa, Eiial and Tarred Cordaf
At Uwkt N York PriMf and rratchh.
VliWIN 1L KITIJCH 4b VO
tflort. ITTHIll bt. and UXJSUiARTOWH Atdb
BUtrt. Ho. U m. WATKB 8. aad 88 R DSXAWA?
A-Mb J
4i.ism
PIIIIJlDKIJTr
TOlIN S. LEB A CCX, ROPE AND TWlj
fj aimrAiTiKiiis.
DEALKKS IN NAVAL STORES.
AM'HOHS AND CHAINS,
SHIP CHANDLERY GOODS, ETC..
tiOt. it and -o NORl U WHARVES. 8: