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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-13

EXANINATIoN OF CANDIDATES FOR D.
MISSION To TIE NAVAL ACADEnY.-This
examination, which is attracting much
attention, has not yet been concluded.
The Committee of Examination met
yesterday morning a o clock, and was
in session until O'Clock in the after
noon, then adjourned and met at 9
o clock p. m. After short session they
adjourned to meet this morning at .
O clock. The number Of candidates has
been narrowed down to four-srarting
with 10. The matter will certa iuly be
decided to-day. We are informed thai
some wonderful pecularities are OBJ
seryable in the answers of the several
candidates. Thus, one who in orthoe-
raphy was given Is words to spell,
spelled IL OF the Is wrong, while be
correctly answered every question given
him in geography: and another utterly
failed in srith metic, while in grammar
he WAS perfect. Before O. clock this
evening he agony will be o,er.-Eater.
prise, l2ta.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-13
THE DAILY APPEAL

N. E. CHURCH-Service at ii A. NJ.
Union service at s P. NJ.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

The Commonwealth Lie Insurance Company have
since made the required deposit, and received their
certificate Of incorporation. The Mutual Benefit
charter, marked in the table with y, Is an amended
one, being filed by the same cOrpurators who some
four years ago proposed to organize the "Provident
Savings and Life Insurance Institution anu whose
original charter lapsed by law on December H. 1861,
for the reason above stated.
suaagsnoNs TO THE LEGISLATURE.
The Superintendent. Mr.. Barnes expresses him
self strongly In favor Of the present policy incor.
porating Insurance companies under general laws.
giving all alike equal rights aud privileges, and ne
hopes that the policy OF granting valuable corporate
franchises ana privileges by special charters win
lleves that large deposit Is necessary
for the better security OF policy holders.
In 1851, when the sum of $1,000 was fixed by law
II VIVA moro difcut to aggregate that sum IMAM IL
haps, $500, 000 The amalgamati0n and dissolution
OF life insurance companies would prove to be in
this country, as in Great Britain, evil OF great
magnitude, naught with corrupt practices, to the
policy holders and the public The superintendent
deprecates this practice among American compa-
MES, and, anticipating the future, desires TO
strengthen, consolidate and build up all existing
companies on such q solid ana secure foundation as
perpetuatc their independent and successful ex-
ient assets to promise reasonable success ana fully
10 protect the public IN cases OF failure dIscontn
nance Ia business.
RKGissRATIoN OF LIFE POLICIES
The system OF registering life policies IN the Insur.
Ance Department has been adopted by the five COM
paaies named In the accompanying table, giving
also the number Of policies tae amount insured and
the sum deposited 10 secure the insuied:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

The Siege Of Aux Caycs-Specse Rates-Mslt.
tary Rale-I1naaeia1 and Naval.
Our advioes from Hayu are dated TO The 18th OF

The Siege Of Awx Caycs-Specse Rates--Ngsli-
tary Rale-Islaaaeial and Naval.
Our advioes from Hayu are dated TO The 18th oil
July. The latest report states:-
President Sansve ID still besie9ing Aux Cages,
whicn town continues to repel ali his efforts. Both
steamers, the Alexandra Potion and the SalHaye as
also the bark Tres Union, are there.
small tugboat, the Colonel Lloyd, arrived here
at the beginning OF this month nom Charleston, s..
T., Win the news that the QUAKER City aud the
Florida had left the United States for st. Marc. THIS
Prince, and gold, which was AZ $50 gourdes for the
Spanish dollar, Immediately went up to $50; and AZ
IL became known that the government wanted about
600 dollars Spanish) to pay of the arrears Of the
20 again from this to Aux Cages, gold went up to
l,loo Tor the spanish dollar, and to-day 1t stands
at 500.
on the 18th inst there was some slight commotion
In this CITY, owlag to geaera, who IL In caarge OF
the Departueut OF the West and who Is the sur
riding through he streets fourshIng couple OF re-
yolyers Swapping them OF aud otherwise iucitinQ
the populace. Fortunately, however, no QrcaG harm
came OF II, and he was disappointed although ali
the inhabitants were ordered by the Governor or the
town, General vi Lubin, to keep themselves armed,
ready to preserve order.
during the night few shops Ia the rue Trontforts
were plundered.
Tue coffee season has about closed and very few
shiDy are here.
Monetary affairs are In very bad state.
Her Britannia Maestys steamship Defence with
Commodore phlfltn0rc on board, arrived yesterday
and leaves Tor Port KOys today.
The English natl from SOUTHAMPTON OF the nth
June. due here on the 5th INST. has moi yet arrived
from Jacme
we have in port her Britannia Majesty al eaiaship
Britonart Captain Arlington and hts lmperial Ma.
jesy ol frances D'Estrees.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15
HOMICIDE At OAKLAND. MISS.
fEron the MenplliI

IRON the Memphis Avalanche, August Ill
The citizens OF Oakland, on the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad. were greatly shocked, startled
and thrown into profound gloom, on Monday even
ing last, oy tue murder or ayoung gentleman, long
resident In thor midst and universally held Ia high
esteem, oy another citizen OF the place. The muir
Barnes, who resides near the town. lie was aged
about twenty-sx years aud was q lawyer by protes-
aion. The nun der was committed Ivy Or. Lott q prac-
Using physician OF the town. The cause which led
TO tins startling tragedy Is involved IN deep mystery.
No one was aware OF hostile or uulrieadly feeling
existing between Dr. Lott aud his victlm; out, on
tue contrary they were regarded az FRIENDS Young
Barnes for some time had been sharing his ONCE
with Dr. Lott, and ON the evening In question. at
about the hour OF six O'clock Dr. Lott was sitting at
the Post ONCE near the murdered mans
once, loc0sely conversng with several others.
when ne abruptly left them and entered the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15
LIFE INSURANCE.
Tents Annuas Report Of tho supcriufende
OF the New York state lWsHraace Devart-
rient- Valuable Statistical Iaforxastiou--Ini-

Tentb Aunual Report Of the superius eudegt
of the New York state Iasuraace Depart
rienf- Valuable Statistical Isfersaatiou--In,-
portant s5ussestiors.
fhe second part OF the tenth annual report Of
'he New York State Insurance Department. marked
Assembly document No. 7o.n and containing a
review OF the working Of life and casualty insur-
Ince IN this State and elsewhere, for the year
1908, Is just about being completed by the printer
portions OF this report have IN fact been distributed
oy SUPERINTENDENT Barnes IN limited number.
From these much valuable statistical information 10
gained, although some or the tables, while undoubt.
edy Of great interest to professional Insurance men,
to mathematlcians, actuaries ana compilers OF
moftuary tables too complicated to reproduce
here for the general reader and hence smplned ab.
strac,ahaye been made for that purpose.
NEW COMPANIES ORGANIZED FROM JANUARY l. 1868
TO APRIL /, 1859.
During the calendar year 1868 there were In all
eight new life insurance companies organized, ln-
GLIDING the Metropolitan, at New York city. which
was created by the change oil the National Travel.
sers, or Casualty Insurance, 10 pure lie Insurance
company. This was the largest number ever ncor.
oorated In single year. and equal to the nuInber OF
oil the New York state companies transacting bus
ment was organized. Two more companies were
Incorporated during the lrst three months OF the
present year. making the total number for the time
covered by the report ten The following table gives
These new companies IN detail:-
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whom he had just parted were surprised TO hear
iond ana Anury words on the part Of Or. Lott One
preached saw Dr. Lott standing in front OF young
barnes, who was seated with book IN has hand, and
heara him exelaim. "You must either take IL back
VI explain, OF your life Is miner % the same time
p.esehtn9 a revolver, ready cooked. Barnes re-
xora, ,,h give me chance 10 explain t." or
lowed ey q shot by Dr. Lott, which took erect 10
baraes' body, and he fell from his chair as though
norrtuuy Wounded. The murderer continued 10 IRE
t slc o'u Iom each entering the murdered mans
ppoul. me remaining two chambers lailcd TO 90 or
IIch Tue caps Swapping. Hastng exhausted bis
weapon, Lott hastened from the once mounted bis
, morsc s ' near, and with tie lnurdereus
weapon sun , w ls hand, escaped, those who WIT
as 70 nave made no enfort at his capture.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

SUICIDE OF COLONEL McKsNrY or MINNESOTA
The 81. Paul Minn) Pioneer OF August IL states that
Colonel Henry MoKenty committed suicide III that
cry on the AFTERNOON OF the I0th by shooting him.
SELF That paper adds:--CoIonel McKenty came TO
TINS state IN 1919 or 1860, yoang man. lie made a
claim on Lake Johanna which lake ne named Tor
tue lady who afterwards became his wire. lie took
up his permanent residence IN st. raul 10 June
lssl, and engaged Ia the real estate business IA
which he was emlnentiy succcxsful, and bccama the
heaviest dealer IN tue Northwest. In 1857 lie ON ned
5000 acres OF land, and could have sold Out Tor s
least $250,000 The crash OF '5I came and
he was one OF It's first victims. Nearly all
his Immense wealth. was IN Wild lands. aud
hls colossal fortune melted rapidly away. Since
that time his lie has been one ceaseess struaue 10
recover his lost fortune. He renamed Ia ST. pani
until 1863 endeavoring 10 save something from the
wreck. During this dark period no man could n ave-
ac,ea more honorable or hgn.minded. lie literally
gave up everything even TO the bed upon winch Le
Slept and the home he had secured 10 his wife aud
children land IN this he was cheeriulIy seconded by
his devoted weI To satisfy the claims OF his crcsli
tors He removed 10 the oil regions In 1868 aad
spent several years there endeavoring % recover
but IN VAN. In 1858 he left Tor the Pacific coast aud
FOR the two years past has struggled ~ only such an
ambitious man could TO retrieve hls fallen fortunes
He did not succeed, and he returned to SC. Pau
ABOUT month ago broken-spirIteq man whose iIie
had Deeouiv u burden.
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Location.

srATx RIGHTS AND CONGRESSIONAL CHARTERS
On this SUBJECT superintendent Barnes is very EN-.
platc. ana expresses himself SO strongly against
the absurd ana baseless pretensionsn ui Jay
Cookies National Life Insurance Company that his
language Is inserted here eniire:--
The preensons advertised by this COMPANY To rtuh,s and
~ Of he Union and Ss aSa
that oompisncs VITA state laws unnecessary ana that
sssad OF the Dfcs OF Colamba could not have been yev
sssSa.y sssr.snsd as reality even BY The
dane with prompt and decided refusal recognize any
sach absurd aud bascless prsensions.
AND INTEREST FOR LIFE INSURANCE VALUATIONS.
Another effort was made by the superintendent
Tor the adoption or UNIFORM standard OF mortality
anu rate OF interest Ia the States OF Massachusetts
ana New YORK Tor the purpose oil life Insurance valu-
sions IN the hope that the adoption OF such stan.
uard by these two states would soon be followed by
". " adoption IN other. and perhaps In all OF the
o,ates several interviews we're had by Mr. Barnes
Win the insurance commissioner OF Massachusetts,
sho me American Experience Table OF Mortality al
fouI ana lai per cent interest, WIS agreed TO he
recommended 10 the respective Legislatures FOR adop.
sion. ~ was adopted IN New York Michigan aud
Missonrl Dut the proposition failed 10 become law
~ "nsaaciusets, II not being very zeaOusy urged.
oNFphhlrY or LIFE INSURANCE NOTATION.
impressed with the necessity anu advantage OF
ubhoohiy IN lie insurance symbols, and of a CON-
os anu UNIVERSAL notation Tor the science Of Inc
evnMnsehces THE superintendent, on tho 10th day
OF October 1858, issued clrcuar ASH u tbe opnons
vi acWtfes anu oicers on this subject, and az
s"mih9 ~ Y pass the notation OF DR.. William Fsrr
~ his Ehsts" ie tabie No 3 requesting supRes-
Iens Tor any alterations amepdmenta mr. s5d,t,nns
thereto number OF highly Interesting answefs
nave oeen received from aetuarios anu inaihena,
aha are given ~ erteaSo with the report.
LiFk INSURANCE. STATISTICS.
FROM tue very e'aoorate and minute tabt,s con.
sa.aed IN this report only a ew items OF more
3eneral Interest are here suhjoned In ordav 70
SHOW The rapid growth and almost unparalleleJ az
palsion ~ 'he business OF iifc Insurance in this
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

The superintendent says that such policy Is pro-
baby the safest that can be issued by any corpora.
ton. IT, in the future history OF life Insurance com.
panes In this country, evils and practices are de-
veoped subversive ana destructive to the public in
ferests, an appropriate remedy can be provided, 50
far as the reinsurance fund Is concerned by making
the registration Of policies compulsory instead OF
voluntary on the part Of the companies. This course
shouid, however be adopted only as a last resort,
leaving ordinarily to both companies and policy
systems OF BUSINESS.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES OF OTHER STATES,
No new lie insurance company was admitted to
transact business IN tins State during the calendar
year 1867. The following Is the list for the year
1885,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15
Hrhoute Cjttt,trs.

l. Fraternal Mutual Life Ins. Co.
z. The Peoples Life Ins. Assn. :.
.. commonwealth Lie Ins. Co.. ;.
Z. The Mutual Benefit Life 1hs.
TO. OF New YORK. ;. .........
). Manhattan Cooperative Life
ASS. Co. .......
. The Mutual Benefit Life 1ns.
Co. Of New York. .............
Q. Hercules Mutual Life Ass. So.
ciety Of tho United States.
2. Empire State Life ms. Co.. d.
!. Farmers and MechanIcs' Life
ms. Co,
8. Progressive Mutual Life Ins.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

Mr.. William Wright chairmaR OF the Hull Dock
Company, has received an ntfmati0n that he IL to
receive the Bonor OF knigbthooa, IN comm mora-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

And IN order to give the reader complete and
comparative view or the mHlense extent the bust
lowing table Is added giving the grand aggregate
OF the business OF the New York Insurance coinpa.
Mes OF all classes aud OF those VI other States trans
acting business Ia New York, for the last four
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

The charters OF aiteen other companies are on
file In the department. some OF them dating back to
1864. The charters Of SIX have Iapsed by operation
OF law. the corporators having failed to make the
required deposit Of 100000 with the auperintend.
sht within two years from the day OF filing their
proposed charter The following nhe compauies
are stfii Within the two years.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15
Name of
Company

Cdbndar v,d, 1865.
]. korthw stu Mu. |
tual Lie !. u. Il
). frovident Life
and Trust. .....l
,. National Lifej
lns. Co. Of u. Is. |
l. Penn Mutual
Lie ins. 90. :. |
:. Anchor Life In. /
BnrApce Co. .-.i
3. Hartford IsifeI
and Annuity. ii
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Name Of Company.

--
Cs,'css,it,r year 1865.
]. Am. 1'ontine Life = |
Savings Ins. Co..
,. Ashbury Life ln&..,
Co.. ...............|
4 First NATL Eclectic
Assurance Societ,
OF the U. s. .......,
Z. Homo opathlc Mu-I
tual Life Ins. Co.
D. Mutual Protection
Lite Ass. SUpiety \
g. Craftsinen's Lie
Ask. Co.
4 Western New York
Life Ins. Co. |
1869.
4 Amicabie MutuaiI
Life Ins. Go. 800.
Z Empire Mutual Life
ms. Co. .....l
3 NATL 1'rnveilers' Ins
Co., changed tol
Met, llfe inB. Co. Il
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!. National Health Ips. Co. .......
!. N. Y. State Live Stock Ins. 90. d.
!. Cosmopolitan Health iDs. Co. -.
!. National Plate dlass Ins. and
Indemnttv co
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Date Of
fdp,fss'n'
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From other States three companies were admitted
to do business here "a follows:--
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GSA ONO FIFTY THOUSAND DoLL.R5.
1OU.ONlU. one of tic mnsi eminent nhrsinian n,
HOUSES, ROOMS, &C, WANTED.

A YOUNG WIDOW LADY, HAVING SUFFICIENT
"A elegant furniture to furnish large house wishes
teman to advance quarters rent for which he win take
suit OF rooms, with without board. Address Mrs T. v.
station D, New York city.
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New York. / March 81, 1858
New York. Jan. 20, 1869
Brooklyn.. Feb. g, 1869
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-11
st. Pierre.

Where and what is St. Pierre, the landing
place of the French Cable? A little smltch OF
earth off Newfoundland-a mere freak OF the sea
current. IT is only a few miles square-a speck
in the blue ocean. Nevertheless, 1t rs now a
place of great Importance, and will be always, as
the spot where the French Cable debouchcs from
the Oceau depths.
1t has q curious history worth reproducing at
this time. With two other little adjoining islands,
il is all that remains to France of the extensive
dominion she once held in the western hemisphere.
How does it happen, then, that even these re-
main? Siuce she lost SO much, how did it come
that she did not lose this very little more?
Since all the Canadas and that wide swathe OF
continent, the Mississippi valley, slipped away,
by what magic did the great nation hold fast to
the roI Ell pr9ierea mill of st. Pierre and Mar
quelon? Ii is q story of the mutation Of national
grandeur. These islands are that last stamp and
assurance of conquest, the grace youchsaied by
the conqueror.
cod fishing. Within twelve years from the dis
coyery made by Columbus, French fishermen
were 80 on the Banks" That was prompt for
those times. From that time the French fisheries
grew very rapidly, and were carried on, not only
from nearly all the numerous islands north of the
United States, but from the Canadian coast.
Five hundred French sail went forth to the fishing
grounds in those prosperous days. But war
came. The British huInbled the French, and by
the treaty of Paris made IN 1863 it was agreed
that the French fishermen might take fish, with
certain restrictions, in the Gulf of st. Lawrence
and ut fifteen leagues from the coast of Cape
Breton, and at that time the three islands, Great
and Little Marquelon and st. Pierre, were given as
n refuge and harbor to the storm-tossed fisherman
parted from their homes by all the width of the
Atlantic. Hence the .. colony Another war
swept Cape Breton and the st. Lawrence fisheries
beyond the grasp of France, but the three little
islands remained 10 her.
Here, then, is u theme for the philosopher.
This scrap of land, thrown as a grace to the poor
mariner of France, is changed in the alembic, and
becomes one of the great places of the earth, one
of the nervous centres of the world, and the only
foothold this side of the sea of Sd great n part in
the growth of our time as the French Atlantic
cable.-Palsbursh Despatch.
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in the business, and the conduct of affairs has al
ready almost entirely pn-scd Into the hands Of the
sons-four Of whom were recently admitted INTO
the firm.
The LAW OF ADvERTIsISG.-ln New York the
other day the law of advertising was well eluci-
dated. The publisher of n daily paper sued the
Standard Life Insurance Co, In the supreme
Court, before Judge fithian. for a bill OF $40
ON account of advertising. The company resisted
layInent on the ground that they had authorized
but one insertion. There was no proof, however,
Of this. There was no order To that effect on the
bill. and the company did not attempt TO oeny
that thew saw the advertisement continuing in
the PAPER and failed To countermand 1t. " men
an advertisement is received in a publication
Office without the number of insertions named at
the time, the publisher can know nothing OF the
wish of the advertiser respecting the number OF
insertions desired, and as he can do nothing until
advised by him whose business it is to attend to
the matter, he can charge for every insertion
given tie advertisement until ordered out
L0ckporl Journal.
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The March of Events in Great Britain.

The disestablishnen of the Irish Church is
stated by many Of its opponents 10 be iOrerunner
OF much greater revolutionary legislation. They
have good grounds, too, for their opinion. The
Established Church IN not only Ireland but IN
England, has been the befe H0fT Of ietOrmers for
generations. But its being saddled upon the
PEOPLE Of ireland, tbTee-fouTths Of whom are
Roman Catholics, besides "A large number of
Protestant dissenters, was always considered Il
much more unjust imposition than thar IN Eng
land. where Roman Catholics form n very small
minority, and. therefore, the Irish establishment
was the first to be attacked as soon as the Liberals
numbered sufficient in Parliament To justify a
thought Of success. But the days OF the English
establishment az certainly numbered, and the
echo To the wild hurrahs that greeted the announce
ment Of Mr.. GladstOne's victory, the other night,
will be the cheers of victory, mailing the downfall
OF the Church as n State feature in Great Britain.
But the Liberals arc not likely to stop even In
their victorious career. The ball IL in motion,
and will not cease rolling, though the road be
So uphill. The Opposition will not be Satisfied
with those victories. The demand for more direct
national representation, from not only the Irish,
but the Scotch people, will most likely be heard
shortly, anil the cries for a return To the time
when Edinburgh could bOast Of her Parliament
Mt Hollywood and Ireland assembled her Senators
ut College Green may again be raised from the
sleep OF years. For n portion OF n United
Kingdom " to mOnopolize al the power and profit,
il no less unjust than the minor class aggrandize-
ment, against which the rcGormers Of Great
Britain have go long struggled. The Houses OF
Parliament and the Court being settled IN London,
have helped considerably 10 increase the growth
OF that city to its present huge proportions, At
the expense Cf the Scotch and Irish capitals, re-
ducing them from cities Of great business activity
to q condition little better than provincial towns.
The opposition TO 80 much Capitalization is rapid
" expanding. The longing for n native Legisla-
ture has ALWAYS existed in the hearts both OF the
Gael and Ceit, and though the idea may appear
now exceedingly revolutionary, and prophetic oil
entire disruption and anarchy, and such n course
consequently be resisted with all the ferceness
and p.rsistency that the love Of power can inspire,
the time, withdrawing, may shortly come
when the ~fruition Of the desire of its advocates
may be fully realized. Such n change would no,
be more " destructive " or I" revolutionary y
(the can't cries of the old rcactionnry PARTY To ex-
cite the fears Of the timid), than the disestablish-
ment measure, and could not meet with more
deadly opposition than that has received, by the
most rancorous of the old Tory leaven, and yet
the Irish Church will shortly be numbered among
the things Of the past.
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TO the Ladies Of Honolulu.
Novels, New and Old

ANINvOICE Just RECEIVED AT
. rOO. -tgre .. CO. IL VI. WHITNEY.