Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-29


DIRECTORS.
Hon. Thos. B. Fi1TcncS Charles Dingee,
Gc0,gs II. Armstrong, Thomas Mande,fe.d,
Charles 4 Rtb:cam, Eiward r. Helmboid,
Gorge Hslmb1li, F. Carroll Brewster,
Jams z. Neaii, Isaac Lcech, Jr.
THOMAS d. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD r HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Water, No. 397 ID street.
Jno. NJ TaoEnIol, cOrncr First street and Virginia
avenue.
lanes Williams, No % Fourand-a half street.
tRINE SURVEYOR.
Caot J. r. Levy, No. 47f Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John Thoma sOn.
The business of this Compaqy will compare ia
yprab.y with the succc 'sfu of similar institu-
ti0Rs "a The United States.
From the lsi day OF August, 1855, in five months,
UP {, isi January, 1856, ths premium, received
am Dunted the large SUN Of one hundred aud eight
thousand, one hundred and Ghy-one doiars, with
only fJry six huulred ani sixty six dollars losses
With these evidences Of success and good man
asem.nt the directors feel justified in soliciting
share ~ pub c pl;rondye believing that the
r.ry of,5Gd il am ic and that all fair claim VIII be
adjusted more acc1riing to equity ihan legal techni
caI;ies.
Wl:h view Of aT,rdng ample indemnity to the
pubic, the company have deposited with
MESsRs DUNCAN, SHERMAN, l. CO., OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash and premium RnIcs TO provide an accruing
Trust Find Of Oae Hundred TR9ua and Dollars,
To b. held by h-m as idtipaal security to policy
holders fn the payment OF losses.
The company tspreParcd To issue pl.icies against
la5s or dana ;e by FIRE On DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURE, MILLS, MANUFACTURERS, WARE
HOUSES, al descriptions OF BUILDINGS, and
their mieRts, all kinds of MERCIANDI5E,
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, CA
NAL JArS, kAIL iOADJ, aud The usual con-
veyanceS to or from any portion of EUROPE aud
AMERICA, and on the halls of STEAM BOATS
navigating the western waters
The rates OF premium will b, "a lDw other
c0mPa1ies and in fK:nz them every Improvement
in construction aad arrangement will be taken into
consideration.
All Ios4es speedily ijustcd AMI promptly raid.
OH e apfthwestc rner Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, ID. T..
TnSHTGnee pidy also be Effected at he Home Oficc,
N1rth're5t corner WGlIa and Second Streets PhiL1-
Sciphir Als0 al the Com ?aIy : Offices: New York
w. Tn mpson, No 10 Wall street. Bostou-
Oliver brewster. No Siate street Baltim re
B H. Richardson, No - Baitim IRA street. Cincin-
nati-TayIsr Anthlny Cha-icston-J. III. Tay-
DOalo. Montgomery Albert w llIams. Mobile
A. e. WdIyh. PitIsbarg-T. Hun,er,s No. 80
Wa:eT street Savannah A Wilbur, No. Ill Bay
street. Auyusa-GIrardcy, Whyte Co. Atlanta
Marcus A. BELL. TrentDn-NasT Cocks. Fond
da Las-RObert A Baker. VicxsbIrg-J. Putnam.
Detroit t-TnOmas Palmer 4 Son MilwaIkie-A.
Wellington Hart. Well1burg, Virginia -Danfort,l
Browa, jr. Erie, Pennsy;va vania-AlIen A Craig.
Wyoming, P:Rn<y vania r. @. Smith. Louis
vile I'll. IA. Timbe lake. Ma 'hvflle- Joseph Ma <b.
Portald-D Robinson, jr. Chicago-E p. Ward
Saa + a1ciseo Riygs. 81. L0uis-Thos.
j. COurt.Ray, genera. agent for the southern and
western States. Aud in other principal cities of the
United States By authorized officers Of the com
pany. jel4-1H