Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-01-19
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.

LOCAL MiSCELLAn1.
THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
rANY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERI-
cA.-An insurance company, authorized to
transact business in any part OF the Union,
was chartered by special act OF Congress, in
July last, aud has begun active work in this
and other States. The new Company has
some especially noticeable features and facts
to commend it to popular attention. One of
these is its paid-up capital of one million
dollars, which provides amply for all liabil-
ties that may arise. The list of managers of
this Company includes Q. H. Clark, as Pres
ident, Jay Cooke, Chairman of Finance Cons
mittee, and others whose names are too high
in national renown as upright and successful
business mes,.ts risk their reputation in any
doubtful enterprise. But, aside from these
prominent facts, are several novel methods of
insurance, first introduced by this Company,
which have shown themselves to be very
popular. Under the ''Iucone Producing
plan, young man may provide for yearly
income after term Of years, which may sup
port him or his family in comfort, however
he may have failed in his business anticipa>
tions. ANOTHER plan provides that by the
payment of slightly increased yearly premium
the Company will repay to the heirs of the
insured all the money which has been paid in
premiums, in addition to the amount for which
he was insured, thus giving the insurance
for no more than the interest upon the prem
iums. By this plan, if person insures for
$4,000, and has paid 50, 500 in premiums,
his heirs will obtain 800 at his DEATH
Another special feature of the National Life
Is that it insures females at the same rate as
males. By its charter, its policies are all
non-forfeitablc, and are also exempt from at
tachment, although they may be negotiated
like other property. These and other spcci-
alities of the new Company will be explained
at length by the Company's agents who
advertised elsewhere in this paper. We see
every reason to anticipate an immense bust
ness for the new Company, starting under
such extremely favorable auspices.
RoBBERY.-A few days ago the hands
employed on the Winchester & Potomac Rail
road, on the section near this place, were paid
off at Cameron's Depot. Several Of the hands,
having confidence in Mr.. TIN SHEuAN, an
old employee, deposited their surplus funds
with him for safe keeping. That night
Freedman, whose fist: name is Augustus,
and who halls from louisiana, managed TO
obtain possession Of 500, and the next morn-
ing was atuorg the missing. 1t is believed
that he made for New York las he had previous
Iy been making arrangements to visit that
point. We learn that Shchan is quite dis
tressed at his misfortune, and it is to be hoped
that the thief will be brought to gricl before
he has expended the h.oney.
REMARKABLE CAPTURE.-I esterday NOR
ming week our young friend, RALEIGH Don !
NELLY, captured wild goose at The Depot Of
this town. A bright light was burning in
front of the building, which attracted the
flock to which the captured goose belonged,
md they all came down to within few feet
of the light. This one, it seems, was more
unfortunate than the rest, aud in its flight,
struck the building with such force to
stun it to an exteut that rendered it unable to
proceed on its journey, when it fell victim
to Mr.. d. who was standing near at the time.
MEAT SrEALING.-The Free Press says
that GEo. w. JACKSON, negro boy about
10 years of age, was committed to the County
jailon Wednesday by justice MYERS, on the
charge of stealing Bacon, Sausage, &c, from
Mr.. T. K. STARRY. The articles stolen "a
bushel bag fulD were recovered.
Other thefts have been committed here of
late, and it would be we'll for our citizens to
sleep with one eye open: as we do.
A mulatto named VIM. IhoGlp son, gully
of larceny of one hundred dollars from .jul.n
H. and George Washington, (uegrocs,) has
been committed to the ShePherdstown jail"
TEMPERANCE ADDREss.-It will be seen
by advertisement in another column, that Rev.
IRANDoLPH FINLEY, D. D., of Winchester,
will deliver an address before Jefferson Coun-
Gil, No 8, Friends of Temperance, in the NJ.
f. Church, South, of this place, on Thursday
evening next. All the Temperance Orders
of the county have been invited to be present,
aud an interesting occasion is anticipated
The public generally are cordially invited to