Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-16

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DIRECTORS.
Hon. Thos b. FIrence, Charles Dingee,
George II. Arms strong, Thomas Ma1derfeld,
Charles A Rub cam, Edward r. Helmb did,.
GeOrgs Heimb I'D, r. Carroll Brewster,
lanes NealI. Isaac Leech Jr
THOMAS D. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD r. HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Water, No. 397 ID street.
Ino. NJ. TnorEtoa, corner First street and Virginia
James Williams, No % Fouraada half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capt ]. r. Levy, No. 474 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINT ENDENT.
John ThOmason.
The business of this Company will compare ia
vorabiy with the m succe ssful of sim iar nsiitu
tons In the United States
From the lst day OF August, 1855, in five months,
up t. LIST January, 1856 the premiums received
an nted 10 the large sum of oac hundred and eight
thousand, one hun ired and ify-one dollars, with
only f1rty six hundred and six. six dolas losses
reP9.ted.
agem.nf, the directors feel justified in soliciting a
share of public patronage, believing that the secu-
IIty offered is am pie and tina; al fair clam will be
atjn.ted more according to equity than legal techn-
calIties.
With a view OF afJrding ample ind emnity to the
public, the company have deposited with
MEsSR5 DUNCAN, SHERMAN, Z CO., OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash and premium aotes to provide an accruing
Trust Find Of One Handred Thousand Dollars,
To be held By them aldtioGal security to policy
holders for The payment of losses.
The company is prepared TO issue policies against
loss or DANA ye by FIRE on DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURg, MILLS, MANUFACTURES, WARE
HOUSES, al descriptions OF BUILDINGS, and
their contents, or all kinds of MERCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, STSAMB0aTS, CA
NAL OATS, RAIL tOADS, aud the usual con-
veyances to or from any portion Of EUROPE and
AMERICA, and the hulls of STEAM SOAFS
navigating The western waters
The IaIes of premium will b. IA lDw "a other
companies, aad in iIny them every Improvement
in construction aud a-ra1geme ent will b. taken into
consideration.
All losses speedily ijusied and promptly Iaid.
Office northwest C rner Pennsylvania avenue ard
Seventeenth street, Wa abingdon city, ID. q.
Issurance may also be effected at the Home Office
Northpest corner WaInt and Second Streets, Phiia-
delphia. Also, at the Com 2any's off es: New York
A w. Tn mpSon, No. 10 Wall street. BOstoG-
b. III. Richardson, No y BaIiim street. Cincin-
nai-Tay1r A2th my Cha-IesiOn-J. III. Tay-
lor, No. l2l 4. Bay street New nrieaGs--Ha man
Doane. Montgom .Ty Albert w Hams. Mobile
Wafer street Savannah A. WibIr. No. Ill Bay
STREET. Augusta-Grardey, Whyte Co. Atlanta
Marcus A. Bell. Tr-ntpn-NaSr Cccks. Fond
du La,-RobertA Baker. Vicksburs-J. Putnam.
Buffalo, Barker. Memphis w. Milton.
DetrOit-TnomaJ Palmer & Son. Mwaukie-A
Wellington Hart. Welsburg, Virginia -Daaforth
Brown, jr. Erie, Pennsyivalia-AI!enA A CIaig.
Wyoming, Pennsy vania R G. Smith. Louis
vile III. n. limb lake Ma a'hvi!le-J Joseph Nash.
Porta1d-D R9b is0n, jr. Cnicaso-E p. Ward
Saa a1cisco William Bigss. 81 Louis-Thos
X. Courtenay, general agent TOR the southern and
western a-' And in other prin ;ipal cities of The
United 5 ates by authorized ofi;ers of the COM
pany. el4-1yt