Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-14

most. he performed M amount Of toll whicl
surprised every one. and which few. # any. q
hi, srhorlinatcS could equal. The institution
ALWAYS seemed Ia he in good luck. and rapid,
accumulated large means, the surplus of whirl
was invested in State stocks. mortgages, Ne
In lSj4-3J, the ocean was swept - with
vast hurricane. or rather 4 succession ii hurri
canes: steamers foun,lcrcd and sunk. including
the Inflated San-FranriSco, richly laden E.aS;
India merchantmen and European Sliling->hip>
with a great number Of coa>ting vessels. wcr
wrecked. or totally lost. The Great Rcpul
lie. with other vessels, persisted 10y fire n, III
wlarvcs. The Atlantic Mutual continually hcar'
of their losses by hundreds Of thousands. vi
Jones met these r~cvcr>c>. which finally rcachc'
about !: TO ! millions Of dollars. with calmnc>S
The greater the losses the harder he tollcd.-
He determined that every dollar of loss Shout,
be promptly and honorably paid, if it took th'
last cent in the possession of the company
With this view. the stocks and mortgages hcl,
by i, were sold hy auction to tie highest bid
der Tor cash. With the money obtained, IN,
other resources. the institution actually pail
within twelve to eighteen months abou
: $1,000. 0G0 or 5000, 900 of losses, and ram,
on, sound and whole. while several other com
panicS were irrctricvabiy ruined.
The lahor> of Mr.. Jones. however, were Too
much for his constitution. strong rs it was. |.
the Spring Of 1870 ne was seized with apo
plexv, from the effects Of which he suddenly
expired. His nephew. C1ohn d.. Jones. whc
had LONE served in the office as subordinate
was elected President. To succeed him. and who
has faithfully labored in the footsteps of hi
. deceased uncle, and with great advantage Il
the company. The institution has. by il,
honorable course, acquired the confidence o
the mercantile marine throughout the world.
Its success during the past year Of ISIS. not,
withstanding some heavy losses. has been cX-
traoriinary. Though it, annual report (which
Is in press has not yet been published. We are
told that its net earnings for the year amount.
cd 20 about 81. Gao. 600, or to about ~ per cent.
of its capital which exceeds in amount any
other institution Of the kind ever established III
this or probably in any other country.
The Tammany Society celebrated the ami,
yer;ary of the battle Of New Orleans las; exc
ming. at Ta,mmany Hall. and, Notwithstanding
the intensely cold weather. it was well attended
and passed of with much spirit and good feel.
ing.
An interesting meeting Of the ".Nrr;ar !S,-
ci,tN," composed chiefly of old sen captains. for
the relief Of the widows and children Of dc.
ceased sea captains and seaincn. was held last
night ut the United States Hotel. This society
was formed in l.70-SI years ago. in the 10th
year Of the reign of George ri. Two original
letters were real. found among the archives OF
the socic;v-onc from ten. George Washing
ton. and the other from Gov. Georg, Clinton.
They are both dated at New York. November
29th, l7s3-only fotw days after the evacuation
Of the city by the l5riti>h-and in reply to con.
:ratulatory letters from the society to those
distinguished men.
The Washington correspondent; of the New
York T;mes Processes to have found out the
real cause o! Lord Napicr'S recall. He alleges
that it wa, produced by the intriglc> of the
Frcnch Minister ut Washington. who was jcal-
Gus Of the growing ~"e.t,a'e r1rfGic' between
the United State, and England, which his Lord.
ship was doing nj he could To increase and 10
strengthen: hence the Minister was constantly
writing 10 his government about it. and the To-
~ cahlnc, Of England sacrifice his l.ordsh;p
20 meet French wishes on the subject. We are
disposed n think this i about a. hig Il "ca-
aay'T' is the Boston ADVERTISER 'Ecgro" view
Of the ease. We imagine that he is indebted
Cor his recall simply 30 ;hc local politics Of
England, and that his stay here, from the first,
was somewhat contingent upon Il change Of
ministry a; nome.
The Hon. John FORSYTH. late minister 90
Mexico, was in town las; wcch.. residing with
some relations Of his lady. You will havc seen
McSsiah's letter, cxcuipatin- him from any
improper connection with the %latter's temporal
~ dcpoSi; Of silver bars on his premises, and
what circumstances occurred iha; p'i: their
recovery beyond his tNIcI>iah'>j control. lie
says that Nir. Forsyth had not the rcInotc,t
idea that they had been taken lrcm a church.
Tie stock markc; opened thi, wecn with de
cidcd f.rmne>s and ha> advanced in price in
which nearly all descriptions have participated.
Virginia skies closed to-day at d.
Otiier State stock. we're generally tirrncr and
higher.
The sales Of cotton, yesterday an! today,
embraced abou, | ,109 bales at l2c. for mill!inc
npianiS. closing with the tnr:l of the market in
favor Of the buyers.
Sterling Exchange closed dali. i"aaln9:.-
Land warrants are dull but firm.
The steamer Vanderbilt. running On the
Sound, la, been totally lost on Fishers Island.
she cost no: far from $500. 900. Noin.u;anrc.
Internal exchanges are without alteration of
moment. TrpuR.