THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1871. SIN DOMISGO. Farther Fartlealara af la Aasrle Caaimta. alaa- Fa Yyaae la the lalaa4-0a.Ma.aa Bay aad ajaa Dm. Cltv. We take the following extracts from the ltttere in the New York Tribune giving an account of the Ban Domingo expedition, in addition to what we published yesterday: THB TOT AO THE ARRIVAL AT BAMANA HAY THE BAT AND ITS BCRROUNDINOB. Writing in the Bay of Samana, on Janmary 27, the Iribune correspondent says: We had charming weather for the first two days out cold, indeed, bnt bright and clear, with fresh and favoring winds, and every prospect of a pleasant voyage. But toward evening of the second day, in the rough latitnde of Hatteras, oar troubles began, and from that time until we neared our destination we experienced abundant dis comfort and many stormy seas, though with out any specially severe test of the seagoing qualities of the frigate. Using generally both steam and sails, we have made a mode rately quick passage; but the beha vior of the vessel under steam is far from satisfactory, and the machinery is found to be full of serious defects. As a sailer, however, the ship is pronounced faultless. We had been out of Bight of land six days and a half, when on the morning of the 24th we heard from the look-out in the maintop the welcome cry of "Land ho!" and the passen gers rushed upen deck. Thick clouds hung heavily over a dark line about two points off our starboard bow, hardly discernible at first; but as we came nearer we gradually traced the outline of the mountain range which stretched westward to the mainland from Gape Cabron at the ex tremity of the peninsula of Samana. Behind this mountain barrier and opening to the east lies the bay to which we were bound. The morning was the hottest we had yet felt. A burning sun blistered the deck. The brass work of the frigate glowed like fire, and the , waters glittered like burnished metal under the blazing heavens. There was hardly a breath f air, and as we steamed through the calm sea the Bails hung useless from the yards. Long before noon the whole country around the mouth of the bay was distinctly visible in outline. There were the hills rising ab ruptly close to the shore, the palisade-like rocks almost surrounding the peninsula, the irregular and picturesque profile of the range stretching back as far as the eye could reach. We could disoover no table-laud; we saw no beach; and at first there was no sign of life except in the waters, from which a flying fish darted now and then; nor was there much appearance of vegetation. It was not until we had rounded Gape Cabroa and entered the mouth of the bay that the dingy aspect of the landscape changed, and we realized something of that tropical luxu riance and freshness upon which travellers have loved to dilate. In the distance, we soon descried, peeping above the horizon, the roofs of Santa Barbara de Samana, and little by little the whole scene broke upon us in its delicious beauty. One by one appeared the' spreading tops of the palms. The brown hue of the hills changed to the most brilliant shades of green, their sides showed here and there a little patch of farm-land shut in by waving forest, and over all the country was a mantle of that soft, beautiful verdure which we never see at home except after the showers of early summer. We could appreciate now the rapture with which Columbus (and we were sailing so they say in the very track of the discover sr) painted the beauties of this island paradise. Close to the shore, in a little gully through which a stream of water ran singing to the sea, stood a hut, with rouud thatched roof and a single window looking out upon the ooean. Waving palms shaded it in front and rear; blooming hills sheltered it from the winds, and close by was a huge ragged rock against which the lazy surf beat perpetual music. This perfect picture was succeeded by views of larger bouses, with patches of cleared land and groves of cocoonuts and bananas. There was a little settlement whose borders reached to the shore, green and fertile to the very edge of the sea, while the palms drooped their broad leaves tipped with golden yellow above the houses, and in the back-ground forests of the most beautiful and varied foliage stretched away farther than the eye could reach. On shipboard the heat was excessive; but on shore everything looked deliciously cool and fresh. Through such scenes we moved along until at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of tne 24th we dropped anchor in the outer harbor of' Sa mana, about two miles from the village. Over the property leased by the United States floated the American flag, and, to our delight, we found in the harbor the United States steamer Nantasket, Captain McGook. A boat from the Nantasket soon boarded us, and some time was passed in pleasant conversa tion over the news from home and from the fleet. Later in the day the commissioners landed for a visit to the local authorities, and these latter distinguished officials has tened to return the compliment. It was not until the morning of the 25th that the rest of the party went ashore. SCENES AT SAMANA. After giving the description of the town, already published by us, the correspondent continues: We pushed our way through the lazy, grin ning, good-natured crowd, and made an in spection of the publio buildings of Sarr ana. It did not take us long, for there are none at all except two ehurches and a calaboose and, perhaps, I should add a oouple of school Louses. The Catholio church is a rude struc ture, much larger than the inhabitants Beeni to require, and full of the oddest images dressed in quaint, not to say grotesque, habiliments. We tried to con verse with the priest, but he spoke none of the three languages at the command of our party, bo we gave it up. We afterwards learned that he was an Italian. A Methodist church is building under the auspices of the English Mission Society, and the British flag is displayed on the unfinished edifioe as well as on the residence of the minister. The Rev. Joseph James is a colored man of ordi nary intelligence, and has a congregation in cluding about three hundred communicants, mostly descendants of the colored oolony sent here from Philadelphia in 182 1. They have placed themselves under the Bri tish flag as a protection in case of dis turbance. In the schools the text-books are all in the English language, and published in Philadelphia. One of tha teachers upon whom we called is a quadroon from Philadel phia. He was a partisan of Falnave in HnyM, and came here from the other end of the island; but he declares that he would not stay a month if he were not sure of annexa tion. The better to discuss this subject with ns he dismissed his eight or ten aoholars, among whom were two full-grown, good looking girls, as black as the ace of clubs. We found no prisoners in the calaboose perhaps they had all been released in honor f the United States but the vigilant and imposing aspect of the guard was worthy of the highest admiration. It was a military guard, detailed, I believe, from the standing army of the republic The troops were bare foot and half clad. Their arms were va rious. Borne had knives two feet long, with a blade from two to six inches in width. Some had swords, of all manner of odd patterns. At least one car ried a musket without a lock. About a dozen of these troops lolled in the dirty guard house, eating bananas, drinking cocoanut milk, and smoking dity pipes. The cala boose consists of one room, amply ven tilated, though it has neither door nor windows. There is neither dark cell nor gallows, but a fine set of mahogany stocks. There is no tavern, or hotel, or other place of accommodation for strangers, and so far as I have been able to learn there are not more than two or three bedsteads on the whole Peninsula. Those who have no ham mocks sleep on rude bamboo frames, or on improvised pallets of leaves and bark. It is a curious feature of Samana life that almost everybody keeps a shop. Of the 80 houses in the place, more than half are in some way devoted to trade. How 40 shop-keepers can be maintained in a village of 80 houses is a problem in political economy that I shall not attempt to solve, but so it is. All that I have seen sell liquor, aad besides this staple of commerce one can buy common calicoes, groceries, tobacco, vegetables, and fruit. rnoDrcTioxs, labor, and money. On these subjects the correspondent says: The price of labor such as the labor may be is $1 or $T25 in United States coin. But this standard of value is entirely the pro duct of the annexation scheme. Before the excitement on the subject sprang up one could hardly say that anything had a price. Labor was either borrowed and returned in labor at Borne future time, or repaid in pro duce or store goods. There was no circu lating medium, practically speaking. The currency issued by Baez and his pre decessors can be bought by the bushel at the value of waste paper. General Boynton obtained for one good dollar about $1000 in Haytien and Dominican paper currency. He bought a few copper coins, also, as curiosi ties, and the shopkeeper wrapped them up in $20 bills of Santo Domingo. Another man said he had possessed about $15,000 in bills, but he had used a good deal of it for wrap ping paper. So you see whatever else the people may expect from the United States, they evidently don't expect us to redeem their paper money. The prices of fruits, vegeta bles, and all products of the country are gov erned entirely by the market, and the mar ket depends entirely upon the ships. When there are no vessels in the har bor, the cost of everything is merely nominal. At such times speculators buy up everything at low rates, for the people must sell their fruits or see them spoil on their bands, and as soon as a cargo is collected, it is shipped to a northern port. Thus, when the market is good, cocoanats sell bere for $1'2. or $2 a hundred, bananas for fiO cents a bunch, each bunch containing from 70 to 110, pine-apples for 5 cents apiece, coffee for 20 cents a ponnd, sweet potatoes for $1 a bushel, rice in the husk for $3 a barrel. Wheat is not raised, and flour sells for five cents a pound. Wheat bread, therefore, is comparatively rare, but when ever you get it, you get it very good. The people generally live on fruits and vege tables. The staples of their diet are plan tains, which are excellent fried, yams, sweet potatoes, cocoanuts, pines, bananas, orangep, tomatoes, eggplants, and sometimes salt fish. The better classes have meat about twice a week, cattle being raised in small numbers on the high lands; but beef sells for eight or ten cents a pound which is far beyond the means of the poor and besides it is hard to keep in this climate. Everybody keeps poul try, and when there are ships in port chickens are worth 50 cents apiece and eggs o0 cents a dozen. But as soon as the last vessel shows her stern to the rickety little fort at the cast end of the village, down tumbles all commerce, and the people become fright fully lavish In the use of their remaining stock of beef and eggs. iruits are always in season, for thev ripen all the year round. Cultivation, however, is so loof-e, and the popular ignoranoe of every thing like farming is 6o profound, that it is impossible to ascertain how much of anything is raised or the average yield per acre. There are plantations of bananas and cocoanuts, but the plants are not generally set out systema tically; they are stuck into the ground any. where. The fruits inoht abundant are the orange, lemon, lime, cocoanut, caoao, banana, pine, allicrator-pear, guava, and tamarind. Pine-apples are immensely large and rich. borne measure 10 inches in diameter, and OBe of the naval officers was recently pre sented with a pine weighing 27 pounds. All these fruits are found in practically unlimited quantities, the production being checked only by tbe difficulty of transportation. Apples, peaches, blackberries, strawber ries, and watermelons flourish on the moun tains. Indian corn grows magnificently. Three crops are raised on the same land every year; two of these crops are each larger than an average crop in the States, besides being of the best quality. Mountain rice is abun dant. Potatoes, yams, plantains, cabbages, beets, turnips, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, egg-plants, peas, beans, and I know not how many other culinary vegetables are produced in perfection. The Santo Domingo squashes are the best squashes in the world. The reports of the value and variety of timber on the island are probably not exag gerated. The kinds most used for commer cial purposes are mahogany, logwood, lignum vitce, iron-wood, and satin-wood, and these are said by the botanists of the expedition, as well as intelligent inhabitants with whom I have talked, t be of great abundance and large growth. The mahogany tree in this part of the island is from 1 foot to 0 feet in diameter; lignunivitse, i to C inches; satin wood, 6 to 15 inches; logwood, C to 18 inches; iron-wood, 12 to 30 inches. The climate and soil seem to be admirably suited to the sugar cane, but the processes of extracting the jnio are so bad that the crop is not as valu able as u ought to be. The cane grows very rich and hatdy, and j. hear of B plantation which has been running forty years without replaDtmg, yet U still strong and healthy. Once in five years the stubble was cut and tbe land burnt over, but the Boil has never been stirred. Plows are unheM(j cf. The tobacco raised near Samana is very good much bet ter than our own bat it is esteemed inferior to tbut of the southern Bide ot the island. The smoking tobacco would Bell ia the States for $150 or $2 a pound; here it brip8 20 cents. It is too strong for the ordiaary tucker, but its flavor is very fine. THE CLIMATE 07 BAMANA. On the all-important subject of the climate of Samana, the Tribune correspondent says: So much has been said about the danger of the climate tLat I have made some very close inquiries on this subject, and I am convinced that Santo Domingo is as healthy as any of our Southern States. Professor Newcomb, who is familiar with the tropics, and has been charged with the duty of reporting on the health of the island, has ascertained from various sources the town authorities, the Eriests and preachers, and others who would e likely t have information on the sub ject that the population of the peninsula is about 8000, and that during the year ending last month the deaths were seventeen, and the births over GOO. This is not a bad exhibit for the Samana region at any rate. There is not a dootor nor a drug store in the village, so we could not got medical testimony; but I got the next thing to it; I went, with one of my com- E anions, to the coffin-maker I You should ave Been the expression, about equally com ponndod of horror and delight, with which he greeted us when we asked if he made coffins, and the eagerness with which he inquired, "Do yon want one?" We replied that we were not in want of such an artiole just then, and pro ceeded to ask him a few questions. He spoke tolerable English. He was the only person in town who made coffins, and during the year he had made only four! Of course this is not conclusive, for people who live without clothes may very well be buried without cof fins; but I tell it as an incident. Dr. Newoomb believes, and I think the commission will so report, that white men and women may come here at proper seasons of the year with entire safety, and with entire safety remain as resi dents of this portion of the island. What may be the facts in other portions of the island must be left to the future. Of course, as In any change of climate, extra care should be taken for the first year or two. The temperature is not subject to sudden varia tion, but, it is needless to say, it is rather warm. Many of our party, however, are now wearing the same clothes they wore ia Washington, Boston, and New York, and in these clothes have indulged in such laborious' exercise as climbing mountains and riding bulls. Professor Blake has taken the tem perature as often as possible, and records it as averaging from 70 deg. to 80 deg. Fahren heit. Mr. Burr says that the thermometer rarely in the hottest weather exceeds 90 deg. The officers and crew of the Nantasket have been in these waters for fifteen months, and during that time have not lost a single man by death. In the sun the heat seems very great, but the shade is delightful, and the breeze is continuous. The negroes Bay that violent exercise in the middle of the day is very unwholesome but then they have a rooted antipathy to violent exercise at all hours. THE ANNEXATION SENTIMENT. On the subject of annexation the people of Samana are enthusiastic and unanimous; but their opinion, of course, should not be as sumed to be that of a majority of the island ers. It is the only salvation of this portion of the republic. All the trade, the protec tion, the support of this little settlement come from the United States. Talk to any man you meet on the peninsula, and you will hear about the same sentiments. The people are in a constant state of inse curity. They have no heart to raise crops, for they may be destroyed, as they have been a dozen times heretofore. There is no law, do redress for robbery, and depredations are incessant. Many declare that they will not stay here if the annexation scheme is de feated, for in that case the disorders will be redoubled. TIIE TESTIMONY TAKEN. While still at Samana, the correspondent wrote, under date of January 31: The commission, in addition to visiting Samana and its adjacent country in person, has taken testimony from all the intelligent inhabitants, in shorthand, and this testimony will be incorporated in the commission's re port to the President. Among those ex amined were General Jose Silvano Acosta, Governor of the Province of Samana, Colonel Enrique Abreu, commandante of the military forces in the village; Eugenio Garcia, the sleeps, or judge; Benito Garcia, member of the Council; two or three members of the Junta, and several prominent merchants; Captain Benjamin Burr, an extensive planter, who has had 1000 men under his employ; the Rev. Joseph B. Hamilton, local Methodist preacher and mahogany merchant, one or two other preachers, a school teacher, and others whose opinions were thought to be of any consequence. AKE THERE ANT "JOBS ?" The most important witness was Victor Desruisseaux, the President of the Municipal Council, and custodian of all the reoords of land and other offioial documents. He stated that he was in charge of all the Gov ernment documents and records that were saved at the time Luperon, in command of the Telegrafo, shelled the town and destroyed it by fire, two or three years ago, as well as all the records of an offioial character of transactions since that time. The commis sion examined the records of the deeds, mort gages, transfers, leases, etc, in the hands of 4 he gentlemen named, and all transactions relating to citizens of the United States were translated into English by persons officially attached to the commission, and properly cer titled. These twill be incorporated in the repsrt, and the documents will be presented in their official form, entire. And here is the important fact. The only Americans owning land in the vi cinity of Samana Bay are Mr. Joseph W. Fabens and his grantees, Spofford Brothers, of New York, the owners of the Tybee steamer which plies between here and Naw York, who have about ;10 acres west of the village and back of their wharf and ware bouse; and Judge O 'Sullivan, of New York, who has a grant of a tract of about 30 acres lying between that of Spofford Brothers and the'J village. Both are leases for a low rent, in one case $112 per annum, and renewable at will in perpetuity, with the clause added, "if there be no law to pre vent the same." The alcalde thought the title a very doubtful one. All the other grants to Americans are of small lots by the municipality to resident traders, or for short terms, as Mr. Burr, whose lease of his plan tation is for three years. His, however, is leased from a private individual, who holds under an ancient Spanish title. No trans fers of Government or municipal lands about the bay or vicinity have been made since the treaty, and none to Americans at any time, except those mentioned above. This sets at rest all the scandal about American offi cers speculating in Samana lots and lands while they were negotiating a treaty. FROM BAMANA TO BAN DOMINGO CITY THE BAD HARBOR OF THE LATTER. Wiiting at San Domingo City on February 2, the correspondent says: If Samana is the best and most beautiful harbor in tbe world, which many hold them selves in readiness to swear, this is the worst, tbe roughest, most barren, and the most dan gerous. It is bo bad that it cannot be called a harbor. There is no port in the West Indies which the sailors so much dread as this, and why a city was ever built upon so desolate a coast must remain a mystery forever. The trip from Samana was without special inte rest. The weather, excepting a stormy night, was delightful, but for twelve or four teen hours previous to our arrival, the sea ran high, although the wind was calm and warm. The ship, not generally given to rolling in any sea, was unsteady, because, as the Bailors said, "the waves was all chopped up, and many who had escaped the deep damnation of sea-sickness off Uatteras were now Bent below in pain and sorrow. The Nantasket, which started with ns from Sa mana, arrived an hour or two ahead of ns, and, as we sailed along towards the white breakers we saw her reeling and struggling as though she bore a restless spirit. The Tennessee anchored about a mile from the city. Her coming had been looked for for several days, for the party which came over land had announoed her speedy departure from Samana. She had hardly let go her anchor before the American Consul, Dr. Ames, came on board to pay his respects to the commission, aed soon afterwards a com mittee was sent ashore to arrange the ceremo nies of reception. GETTING SETTLED. The whole of February 1 was consumed in attempts to arrange for the proper dignity of the presentation, and in providing quarters. President Baez had set aside an unoooupied Government house, a very spacious mansion miscalled a palace.for the commission, and fur nished plain cots and an insuffioiencySf bed clothes. This house, unoccupied and unpro ductive, was refused by the commission through an innocent agent, although it was specially proposed that the commission should pay its own expenses, including mess, can dles, attendance, and everything. Afterwards a house owned by Baez was rented, and in it the commission is safely lodged. Several un official persons accompanying the commission were permitted to occupy the palace, and so tbe whole party is accommodated without re course to the one hotel of the city. MATTERS IN GENERAL. The Tribune correspondent closes his let ters, nine columns in length and remarkably graphio in style, with the following: The Baez Government denies emphatically that any cession of lands, any lease, or any advantages or special privileges whatever had been granted to any person whatever in the United States or elsewhere. From the best information obtainable it appears that mines are regulated according to the French laws, which declare that private owners are owners of the Buiface and what is below the Burfacs, provided there are no mines, or at least until after they obtain authorization from the Govern ment forsuch mines, in advance of denounce ment, designation, etc, by others. There are, therefore, Mr. Baez says, no reservations in contradiction to the law in force. In reply to the question as to the imprisonment of individuals for political effenses, the Pre sident most emphatically says that no one has been imprisoned or banished for opinions against annexation; that all who followed Gabral January 31, 18G7, did so of their own free will, and that some few who have gone since owe their forced absence to the fact that they conspired against the public safety in favor of Cabral or Luperon. The debt of the republic appears to be as stated in the Senate by Mr. Morton and others, namely, one and a half million dollars in gold, but the friends of Baez say that, unless great care is taken to reject spurious claims, a muoh larger amount will be required. It seems to be the desire of the Baez administration to pay the debts while the Government still has legislative power to admit or reject the accounts, accord ing as they are just or spurious. None of the clergy, as it is stated, have thus far made any protest against annexation. It was charged in the Senate debate that Baez intended to leave the country. This he emphatically denies. MAKING TE-A. The Chinaman puts his tea in a cup, pours hot water upon it, and drinks the infusion oil' the leaves; he never dreams of spoiling its flavor with sugar or cream. The Japanese tri turates the leaves before putting them into the pot. In Morocco they put green tea, a little tansy, and a great deal of sugar into a tea- Eot, and fill np with boiling water. In Bok sra every man carries a small bag of tea about him, a certain quantity of which he hands over to the booth-keeper he patronizes, who concocts tho beverage for him. The Bokhariot finds it as difficult to pass a tea booth as our own dram-drinker does to go by a gin-palace. His breakfast beverage is Schitschaj, that is, tea flavored with milk, cream, or mutton fat in which bread is soaked. During the daytime sugar less green tea is drunk with the accompani ment of cakes of flour and mutton-suet. It is considered an inexousable breach of man ners to cool the hot cup of tea with the breath; but the difficulty is overcome by supporting the right elbow in the left hand and giving a circular movement to the cup. How long each kind of tea takes to draw is calculated to the second; and when the can is emptied it is passed round among the company for each tea-drinker to take np as many leaves as can be held between the thumb and finger, the leaves being esteemed an especial dainty, When Mr. Bell was travelling in Asiatio Russia he had to claim the hospitality ef the Buratsky Arabs. The mistress of the tent, plaoing a large kettle on the fire, wiped it carefully with a horse's tail, filled it with water, and threw in some coarse tea and a little Bait. When this was near boiling. fioint, she tossed the tea about with a brass adle until the liquor became very brown, and then it was poured off into another vessel. Cleaning the kettle as before, the woman set it again on the fire, in order to fry a paste of meal and fresh butter. Upon this the tea and some thick cream were then poured, the ladle put into requisition, and, after a time, the whole taken off the fire and set aside to cool. Half-pint wooden mugs were handed round, and the tea ladled into them, a tea forming meat and drink, and satibfying both hunger and thirst. However made, tea is a blessed invention for the weary traveller. Chambers' Journal. LOOKINQ GLASSES, ETO. ron LOGECIKC-CLAG8E8, RELIABLE AKD CHEAP. JAKES S. I ABLE & S0KS, No. 618 CHESNUT STREET. TOHN FARNUM A CO., COMMISSION MER ate, tri UiiAU:f aaiasfcs'hilartsiiiisaj a INSURANCE Fire, Inland, and llarln Iniurancl. INSURANCE C0UPAN7 OF NORTH AMERICA, Incorporated 1701. CAPITAL 3500,000 ASSETS January 1, 1871. . $3,050,536 Receipts of Premiums, TO 12,096,154 Interei ts from Investments, 1870.. 137,060 123304 Losses paid In 1870 l,136,9il STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS. 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No. 610 WALNUT Street, opposite Independence Square, This Company, favorably known to the oomma nlty for over forty years, continues to Insure again loss or damage oy Ore on Public or Private Build ings, either permanently or for a limited time. Alat on Furniture, Stocks or Goods, and Merchandlst generally, on liberal terms. Their Capital, together with a large Surplus Fund is invested in the moat careful manner, which ena bles tbem to offer to the insured an undoubted seou nty Ib the case of loss. DIKBCT0R8. Daniel Smith, Jr., Thomas Smith, Isaac HazlehursL I Henry Lewis, Thomas Robins, J. Glilingham Fell John Devereux, I Daniel Haddock. Franklin A. Comly. DANIEL SMITH, Jb., President WK. G. Crow ell, Secretary. 8 80 F AM B INSURANCE COMPANY No. 809 CHESNUT Street DtCOBPOKATID 1656. CHARTS riKFETCAL. CAPITAL 1200,000. FIRE INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. Insurance against Loss or Damage by Fire either Perpetual or Temporary Policies. PIMSUTUKB. Charles Richardson, Robert Pearce. William n. itnawn, William M. Beyfen, Joha V. Smith, Nuttian UUles. John Kesaier, Jr., Edward B. Orne, Charles Stokes. John W. Everman. Mordec&i Vtnrt George A. West. CHARLES RICHARDSON, PreeldenV WILLIAM H. KHAW'N. Vlce-Pra-l(ln. fquiMi L Blanouaxd Secretary. 1 831 rn HJS ENTERPRISE INSURANCE X PHILADKLI' CO. OF rui a. Office s. w. oor, FOURTH and WALNUT Streets. F1KK INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY. PERPETUAL AND TERM POUOIE3 IfflUia CABJl Capital (paid np in full) rUHxiK CASH Abftets, DeBemlwr 1, 1870 louo-SSS-M D1KEOTOK8. F. Ratchford Starr, i J. Livingston Errlngor, fiaiuro r razier, James u ;iaguoru, John M. Atwood. Wm. G. Boulton, BenJ. T. Trediek, George II. Stuart, John H. brown. Charles Wheeler, Thomas H. Mootgomef James M. Xertsen. if. KAlUIJfvnl' ninn, rraiiiwm, TUOman u. Montgomery, Vice-President ALEX. W. W1STKK. Secretary. JACOJ3 & PETERbON, Asaaita&t Secretary. INVORANOEi' DKLAWARK MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, 1835. Office S. E. corner of TniRD and wALNUTStreeti. Philadelphia, MARINE INSURANCES on Vesp Cargo, and Freight to all r&ns of the world. INLAND INSURANCES on Goods by river, canal, lake, and land carriage to all parts or the Union. FIRE INSURANCES on Merchandise generally; on stores, Dwellings. Houses, etc ASSETS OF THB COMPANY, November 1, 1870. 1300,000 United States Six Per Cent Loan (lawful money) 1333,376 00 800,000 State of Pennsylvania Six Per Cent. Loan 814,000-00 800,000 City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent. Loan (exempt from Tax) 904162-50 164,000 State of New Jersey Six Per ' Cent. Loan 169.920-00 80,000 Pennsylvania Railroad First Mortgsfre Six Per CU Bonds. 80,700-00 8B,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Second Mortgage Six Per Ct. Bonds. 85.260-OO 88,000 Western Pennsylvania Rail road Mortgage Six Per Cent. Bonds (Pennsylvania Rail road guarantee) 90,000 00 80,000 State of Tennessee Five Per Ct. Loan 18,000 00 7,000 State of Tennessee Six Ter Ct. Loan 4,800-00 18,500 Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany (!M Shares Stock) 15.000-00 6,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad Company (100 Shares Stock).. 4.300-0 10,000 Philadelphia and Southern Mall Steamship Company (80sh's Stock) 4,000-00 861,650 Loans on Bond and Mortgage, urn iicns on viiy xroperues.. yoi.e"" . 1 11,260,180 Par. C'st, 11,204,447-84. MktvT 11,89397 Real Estate 56,000 W Bills Receivable for Insur ances made KOI- Balances due at Agencies Premiums on Marine Policies Accrued Interest and other debts due the Company 83,373 it Stock and frcrlp, etc , of sun dry corporations, 17950, esti mated value 3,812-00 Cash I4i,ll-7S fl,S20,7a7-T UIRFPTORS. " " Thomas C. Hand, .Samuel B. Stokes, John d. TlArla William f. Rnnlrnn Edmund A. Bonder, Joseph II. Seal, James Traqualr, Henry Sloan, Henry C. Dallett, Jr.,! James C. Hand, "William C. Ludwlg, Hugh Craig, John D. Taylor, George W. Bernadon, Wm. C. HmiHtnn. Edward Darlington, II. .Inunn H ron lip Edward Lafourcade, Jacob Rlegel, Jacob P. Janes, J am en R. Mr Variant Joshua P. Eyre, f pencer Mcuvaine, Thomas P. Stotesbury, John H. Semnln Plttah'ro U. Frank Robinson, m. d. Burger, nusourg. JOHN c. DAVIS, Vice-President. Henry Ltlbukn, Secretary. Henry Ball, Assistant Secretary. 2111m ASBURY LIFE INSURANCE CO. TOSS, LEMUEL BANGS, President GEORGE ELLIOTT, VIce-Pres't ani Sec'y. EMORY McCLINTOOK. Actuary. JAMES M. LONGACRE, MANAGER FOR PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE, Office, 302 WALHTJT St, Philadelphia. H. C. WOOD, Jr., Medical Examiner. 6 83 mwflm REV. S. POWERS, Special Agent. JZ IRE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED MARCH IT, 1820. OFFICE, No. 84 NORTH FIFTH STREET, INSURE BUILDINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AND MERCHANDISE GENERALLY From Lobs by fire (in the City of Philadelphia only) ASSETS, JANUARY; 1, 1ST0. l.0J,319 07. TRUSTEES. William H. Hamilton, John Carrow, George I. YouBg, Charles P. Bower, Jesse Llghtfoot, Robert Shoemaker, Peter Armbrnster, M. H. Dickinson, PntAr unniamusiit Jos. R. LvndalL Levi P. Coats, Samuel Spar hawk. tUCWlIU A. DUlieil. WM. H. HAMILTON, President. SAMUEL 8PARHAWK, Vlue-Presldent WILLIAM F. BUTLER, Secretary JMPERIAIi FIRE INSURANCE CO., LOHDOn. EMTAUIJMI1KD 1SOS. fald-ap Capital and Aooamobtted Funds, 08,000,000 IN GO JLiD. PREVOST & HERRING, Agent, . t Ho. 107 8. THIRD Btraet. Philadelphia; 0HA8. M. PKHVOMT OHA8. P. HBHRDIg ENOINE. MAOWINEKY. gTO. PENN STEAM ENGINE AND BOILER IWOUKS. NEAFIE A LEVY. PRACTI CAL, AND THEORETICAL ENGINEERS, MA. CULN1HTH, BUlLEU-MAiHiKH, BLACKSMITHS, and FOUNDERS, having for many years been In sncceasfdl operation, and been exclusively engaged in building and repairing Marine and River Engines, high and low pressure, iron Boilers, Water Tanks, Propellers, etc. etc., respectfully offer their servieea to the public as being fully prepared to contract for engines of all siaeas, Marine, River, and Stationary ; having sets of patterns of dliTeient sizes, are pre pared to execute orders with quick despatch. Every description of pattern-making made at tne shortest notice. High and Low Pressure Fine Tubular and Cylinder Boilers of the best Pennsylvania Charcoal Iron. Forgtngs of all size and kinds. Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions. Roll Turning. crew Cutting, and all other work connector with the above business. Drawings and specifications for all work dona the establishment free of charge, and work: gua ranteed. Tbe subscribers have ample wharf dock-room foe repairs of boats, where they can lie In perfect safety, and are provided with shears, blocks, far... etc. etc, for raising heavy or light weights. JACOB C. NKAFLTL JOHN P. LEVY, 118) BEACH and PALM SR Strests, QIRARD TUBE WORKS AND IRON CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA., Manufacture Plain and Oalvanlzed WROLGHT-1RUN PIPE and Sundries for Gas and Steam Filters, Plumber Machinists, Railing Makers, Oil Ke liners, etc. WOKKS, TWENTY-THIRD AND FILBERT STREETS, OFK1CK AND WAREHOUSE, 81 No. 48 N. FIFTH STREET. PATENTS. u NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. " AapiruiUIl) AS Vs. U Oil, 81. AOU On thepetltlon of uANIttX S. N1PPES, of Upper Merlon Township, Pennsylvania, administrator of Albert 8. Nippes, deceased, praying for the exten sion of s patent granted to the said Albert S. Nippes, on the 8let day of April, 1S87, fur an improvement la grinding Saws: It Is ordered that the testimony In the case be closed on the 81st day cf March next, that the time for tiling arguments and the (examiner's report be limited to the Slat day of March next, and that said petition b heard on the 6th day of April next Any person may oppose this extension. SAMUEL A. DUNCAN, 8 10 20t Acting Comiulysloner of Patents. LBXANDBR G. OATTKLL 0( PRODUCE COMMISSION WJfHCHANTS, No. 84 NOiiTU WHARVEd AMD NO. 8t NORTH -WaTFR STREET.' . PHILADELPHIA. auxasdbs a. carsju. Suiai CattiuV U7ianminii T Tan tit 1B.1
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