Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-11

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL LIFE INSURANCE.
The following appears in tlrS insErG''oo
Monitor, Of New York, ono Of tho leading
Journals in America, to which We diSlre to
add our hearty confirmation, and coItincnd
the company 10 all our readers. IA citKtns
Of Washington, we arc directly Interested In
the success Of the National Capital" for IL Il
true that we arc sending large amounts OF
money away in form Of premiums for life
insurance for Investment elsewhere, which, II
retained in the District and properly invested
here, Us II might be, would benefit all clasSes
of our community. Let us try the principle
Of patrOnlEing and encouraging home enter
prise and sec what the result will be;
The National Capital Life Insurance Com
many of Washington, DC, has recently made
some Important changes In Va management
At their annual election the toal0wlnR>namod
gentlemen were chosen directors and officers /:
N. q. Emery, Lewis Clephane, Alexander Il
shepherd, II. G. Wilson, Joseph l.. Pearson,
Samuel NormenL Nicholas Acker, George II.
Plant J. 4. Ruff, Z. Jones' DIR. y. Howard,
Thomas NJ. Plowman, Thomas Berry, J. B.
Patterson, John Purdy. President NJ. q.
Emery; vice president, IL. u. wilson secre-
tary, J. B. Patterson general agent W. VI.
TilestOn.
This was the first Institution Of the kind
chartered by act Of Congress. Its home ofiice
Is located At the city Of Washington-the cap
ital Of the nation. We 6elleye II Glins 70 De
truly national institution, Why should itnOt
become such II possesses all the needful ap-
piIances 10 make Il national and has now &C.
cured the men noedful 10 make IL advantages
available. Its progress has not been so rapid
as some Of tue rev candidates Tor public
favor, but what has been done is well donei
The foundation for q lasting structure has been
laid with an eye TO la solidlty and security,
two most esscnuAl and important eOnsidcra-
tons for the lnsurlng public. Its officers are
gentlemen Of high Standing, prudent and
cautious, Of known integrity, thorough busi-
meas men In every particular hence It's man.
agcmont will be conducted upon Just and
honest principles. It's general features are In
accordance with the prominent and safe prin
Ciples Of life insurance, liberal and extended
Such elements combined strengthen and solid
ify, and that Is what Is most needed AZ the
The National Capital Life has been nosi
fortunate In securing the cooperation Of ii,
q. Wilson, esq, vice president and manager,
gentleman whose maturcd experience In
life Insurance cannot fail 20 effectively and
materially advance the welfare Of Its future
career In their selection of q general agent
also, they have been favored. Mr.. TilestOn i
gentleman finely adapted TO the work before
him. We alludo to these two gentlemen thus,
because we have the pleasure Of persona
acquaintance with thcin, and not because Tho
esteemed president Mr.. Emery, and the &C
tive secretary, Mr.. Patterson, are not equally
entitled TO honorable mention.
We wish the company the largest measure
OF success, and cannot for q moment doubt
that IL has adopted the necessary means u
secure II.
CoUNTERTEIT sixty-pound and forty-pounG
tobacco stamps have been discovered at Bal