Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-08

DIRECTORS
Hon. ThOS. b. Florence, Charles Dingee,
George IL. Armstrong, Thomas MandeTleid,
Charles RIbcam, Edward K. HelmbOld
George HelmbOid, r. Carroll Brewster,
James E NeaI, Isaac Leech, Jr.
THOMAS B. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD z. HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Waiter, No. ;Sy7 ID street.
JnO. VI. Thornton, corner First street and Virginia
avenue.
James Williams, No. - FOur-anda half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capt. J. P. Levy, no. 367 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John Thomason.
The business of ihis Company will compare IA
vOrab.y with the most successful Of similar insttu-
tons IN the Un,ed States
From the lst day OF August, 1855, in five months,
up q Isl January, 1856, the premiums received
amounted 20 the large sum OF one hundred and eight
thousand, one hundred and fifiy-One dollars, with
onIy fbry siI hundred ant siXty six dollars losses
rePPyyItsa; PPys; av,,.us- ~, .,oa- ~, uo, MAJ,
agemcnt the directors feel justified soliciting
sha,e Ol plb.Ic patr0nage &c, believing that the
nTy of.-ri Is am BE and that ali fair claims will be
adjusted more accJIdInS 10 equity iaa legal technI-
cdlIties.
With a view OF aifJrding ample indemnity TO the
pubic, the company have deposited with
ms5sR5 DUNCAN, SHERMAN, r CO., OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash and premium Hntes To provide accruing
Trust Fln1 Of One Hundred thousand Dollars,
To be nef by tncm as idi.1nal security 10 policy
hOlaers f,r the payment Of losses.
The company Ispreparri 10 Is .ue pDlIcIes agaIBet
los. or DANA se by FIRE on DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURs, MILLS, MANUFACTURES, WARE
HOUSES, all descriptions OF BUILDINGS, and
tneir contents, or all kinds of MERCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, STEAM8phTS, CA
NAL BJArS, RAILROADS, and the usual coE-
VeyaHces n or from any portion of Europe and
AMERICA, AID ON the hulls Of STEAM 3OA I )
navigating The western waters.
The raIcs OF premium will be aS low ohet
companies, and IN hIlnz them every improvement
IN Construction aud arrangement viii be taken INTO
consideration.
All losses speedily adjusted and promptly paid.
Office nOrihwestc rner Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, ID. e..
LlsarGass may also be steeted at tie Honle Office,
N1TthOsst corner Va!aui and Second Streets, Phl1-
deIPhad. Also, at the COmpany's Oi ces: New York
w. Th mpsOn, No. 10 Wall street. Boston,
Oliver Brewster, No State street. BaItm Ire-
u. n. Richardson, No - Baltimore street ClncIn-
ndu-Tayt1r 4 Anthony ChariestOn-I II. Tay-
DOaue. nOntgOmsry-AbenW VILLAINS Mobile
A. e.. Waugh. PitLsburg-T. Hunter, No 30
Wd'cr street Savannah A. Wilbur, No. Ill Bay
street. Augusta-Glrariey, Whyte 4 Go. Atlanta
Marcus A. Bell Trentol-Narr 4 Cocks, Pond
du La,-RObert Baker. Vicksburg-J Putnam
Butf4io-A Barker. Memphis W. E Milton.
Detroit Thomas IA mer son. Milwaukie-A
Wellington Hart. Wellsburg, Virginia -Daafoub
Brown, j.. Erie, Pennsy vania-hlen A Ctaiz.
Wyoming, P-nnsy vania X. e.. smith. LOUIS
vile Ill al Gimbe iiaAe. Nashville Joseph Ma sh.
Porta1d-D Robinson, jr. Chlcaso-E 7. Ward
San arciscO -Wnhai4 Bisgs. ~. LOuis-Thos.
T. COurteHay, general agent Tor the southern and
western 5tates Aud other prn,ipaI cities Of the
United States by authorized officers of the com
pany. je l4-1yt