The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-14

were there one month-thc balance Of the
time they kept US travelling and starving
through the south, trying to find II place where
they thought it safe to keep US. At last
they could keep us no longer tor they could
not feed ia, and were obliged to release ua on
parole. We expect to be sent to Louisville to
be paid of and sent home until We are ex'
changed. when we expect TO rejoln our req
mcnt We hope to be home by the 18th Of
July. The officers are at work as hard as they
can preparing us for home. We are in camp
outside the city, at the fair ground"
EDITOR ARGUS In your paper OF the 18th
you say, in speaking Of the fire in the ware
house Of Mr.. Clacius, you hope the insurance
companies will pay upwithout as much quib-
bling as there was in the late fire near the
presbyterian church.
Now, that you and the public may know
something Of the nature and extent Of that
quibbling, | desire to publish the following
statement:
| About the middle Of last summer, paid
the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. fifty dollars
| for an insurance Of two thousand dollars on
my stock Of furniture for one year
On the 9Th day Of April last, the buildings
! took fire, and the stock OF furniture Was all
burned up.
In about one week an agent came to settle.
! The local agent here. Mr.. j. NJ Bulord, could
not be trusted to do that job, but Mr.. Bis
sell, Il kind Of trained animation this business,
| was sent
Now for the bubbles:
LIT bubble. Mr.. Bissell said his policy
covered nothing but what was pure ,funiire,
Technically SO. 1t said "Stock cf,tiTnisue."
Feather pillows, curled hair, tow, yarnish,
vencering damask, feathers and all kinds OF
upholstering material, he said, was not turai,
tire. but material; SO, under this head, lie
excluded ST. 100 worth that was burned. But
this did not do him any good, for there was
still 50, 100 worth Of pHrc furniture burned.
Well, what next?
Quibblc No. Q He asks, how did you buy
this furniture on time or cash Well, said
/. if it was gircm 10 me, suppose you would
not pay anything, Well, he says, must
know. Well, sir-so and go on six months,
81 and so for four months, so and so we made,
AMI SO and So for cash. He makes per cent.
difference between cash and time, and in this
way gets off about 1900. But this does no
good, for he must get it below $1,000 before
anything can come off Of his insurance. Well.
now he has examined my books and papers
two days.
Now comes bubble No. 3.
He says: think furniture can be bought
cheaper now than when you bought this
will take the bills up to Chicago, and get the
furniture dealers to examine them, and if |
find furniture can be bought cheaper, shaIl
strike off of the insurance accordingly. Well,
he tried that dodge, but it would not win
What next?
bubble No. i. He sent down here from
Chicago u demand that ! furnish certified
copies Of all bills of goods alleged to be burn.
ed. This bubble was a perfect sumner for
w 'e'N S'b bO''iHN" N'IANH Va al VIC billSy 1
should have had to travel over the United
States and Europe for the next five years,and
could not have got one.half Of them then
venture to say there is not a merchant of any
kind in this city who has been doing business
for ten years and in most eases much less,
who, if burned out tonight, could possibly
urnsh certified copies of all the bills lost
Well, to this demand | replied it was not in
my power to do SO.
Since tina. time, have heard nothing from
the Hartford Insurance Co. By the terms OF
their policy, the company have GO days to pay
in. The 60 days have expired, and the Hart
ford Fire Insurance Co. has failed to pay at
all. My only remedy now is to commence
suit, and get it if can.
could point out many more smaller quib.
bles, but it would make the piece too lengthy
shall have more to say about this and also
about the quibbies of another company and
T. insurance companies generally.
5 G. X. NORRIS,