Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-06

DIRECTORS
Hon. Tho5. B. Florence, Charles Dingee,
George Il. Armstrong, Thomas Mandertleld,
Charles Rubicam, Edward r. HelmbOlJ,,
George Helmbold, r. Carroll Brewster,
James z Neal, Isaac Leech. Jr.
THOMAS p. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD X HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Walter, No. 397 ID street.
JnO. VI. Thorn ION, corner Firsi street and Virginia
avenue.
James Williams, No p Four-anda half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capt. J. p. Levy, No. 367 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
JOhn TnOmaSOn.
The business Of this Company will compare IA
vOrably with the mD-t successful of similar insttu
tOns In the United States
From the LIST day Of August, 1855, in five months,
up - la January, 1885. the premiums received
amounted the large sum of one hundred and eight
thousand, one hundred AID fi:iyone dollars, with
only forty SIX hundred and sixty six dollars Losses
reported.
With these evidences OF success and good man.
agem-ni, the directors feet justified in soliciting
share o. public patronage, believing that the secu-
rty offered IL am Die and that all fair claims will be
adjusted more accOSdingtO equity than legal techni-
calltIes.
With view Of affording am pls indemnity To the
pub!ic, the company have deposited with
ME55RS DUNCAN, SHERMAN, h CO., OF
NEW YORK, THEIR BANKERS,
Cash and premium HOtes TO provide an accrung
Trust Find of One Hundred thousand Dollars,
To be held by them iditioBaI security 10 policy
holders for the payment OF losses.
The company Isprepared To issue pOicieg against
los. damage by fire on DWELLINGS, FURNI
TURE, MILLS, MANUFACTURERS WARE
HOUSES, all descriptions OF BUIIDI NGs and
their contents, or all kinds of MERCHANDISE
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,. CA,
NAL JATS, SAILaOADS, and the usual con-
veyances 10 or from any portion Of EUROPE and
AMERICA, and ON the hus OF sTEAMBOArS rS
navigating the Western waters
TIE ,atrs Of premium will be az low "a n, no,
cOmuanis-, aad ia fx,nx them every Improvement
in cOnsiru:t"a and a-iahgement will be taken INTO
eOn-IdeIdigOa.
All losses speedily adjusted and promptly laid.
Office northwest C rner Pennsylvania avenue aod
Seventeenth sueei, Washington city, ID. e..
Insurance n.Iy also be effected al the Honae O1ice,
Northrest corner WGata and Second Streets, PhiI1-
SSlyhta. Also at the COmpa1y's Offices: New York
A W. Tn mpsOn, No 10 Wall street. Boston
Oliver Brewster, No 4 State street. Baltimore
nati-TayIor Anthony CharlestOn-J. II. Tay
lor No. l2l n Bay street New OIleans-IIa' 'man
Doane. MOntgomery-AIbert Williams. Mobile
A. C.. Waugh. Piltsburg-T. Hunter, No. 90
Water street Savannah A. Wilbur. No. Ill Bay
street. Augusta-GTardey, Wbyte 4 Co. Atlania-
Marcus A. Bell Trenton-Nafr 4 Cocks Fond
du La1-ROberI A Baker. Yicksburg-J Putnam.
Bufao-A Barker. Memphis-W. z Milton
Detroit Thomas Palmer 4 Son. Milwaukie-A
Wellington Hart Wellsburg, YIrgnia-DaBfoytb
Brown, jT. Erie, Pennsyiyanis-AlIen A. Craig
wyoming, Pennsylvania X. e. Smith. Louis
yilis-H n. Iinlberlaks. Nashville Joseph n a.b
Portand-D. Robinson, jr. Chieago-E. p. Ward
Saa r ancisco-Wilham Biggs. 81. Louis-Thos.
X CourtsHay, general agent Tor the southern and
western states And n other principal cities of the
United States by authorized officers Of the com
pany. te l4-lyt