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Of fPennsylvana, 1880.
once southeast corner of THIRD and WALNUT
Streets, Philadelphia.
on Vessels, Cargo and Freight to all parts Of the
world.
INLAND ASSURANCES
IN goods by river, canal lake and land carriage TO
ell parts OF the Union.
FIRE ASSURANCES
Merchandise generally; on Stores, Dwellings,
Houses, ETC.
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY
November 1, fs6s
100000 United States Five Per Cent
Loan, ten-fortes. .......... t2l6,OOOO0
100000 United States Six Per Cent
Loan Qawful money -. lO1,7bOOO
$4,000 United States Six Per Cent
Loan, 1881. .....,........... 100000
Cent Loan ............... Hs,05OOO
SOO,0 600 City OF Philadelphia Six Per
Cent Loan exempt from
100000 state Of New jersey Six Per '''0"
Cent, Loan. .............. 100000
$4,000 Pennsylvania Railroad First
Mortgage Six Per Cent
$1,000 Pennsyivana Railroad Sc.
cond mortgage Six per Cent
5000 western S pennsylvania Ran. '''"
road Mortgage Six Per
Cent. Bonds pennsylvania
Railroad guarantee) .... 100000
10000 State of Tennessee Five Per
Cent. Loan. ................ 100000
Cent. Loan .e...U ..............'. 80 s,27oOO
l2o00 Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany, $50 shares stock.. 100000
b,OOO North Pennsylvania Rail-
stock. .................... s,OOOOO
pany, 50 shares stock. 80 ..... 10000
Se,sOe Loans on Bond and Mort
Properties. ................. $4,000
s1,2sl 400 Par. Market value, o, ,25o, 1900
Cost, s1,216, ,62227.
Real Estate. ..................... 100000
Bills Receivable for Insurances made 223, ,T0OT5
Balances due at Agencies:-
Premiums on Marine Policies, Accrued
interest, and other debts due the Com
stock, Scrip. ETC. Of s1ndrv Corpora. O'''
tions s476e Estimated value ] -. a74o9O
Cash In Bank. nk.............,... .S16S,31SSS
Cash In Drawer. r................ 9T22s
leo,2slI4
n.s52, 10000
Thoma6 Q. Hand, Samuel z Stokes,
John @. Davis, William q, Boulton
Edmund A. Souder, Edward Darlington,
Theophilus Paulding, II. Jones Brooke
lanes Iraquair, Edward Lafourcade,
Henry Sloan, Jacob Riegel,
Henry G. Dailett, Jr., Jacob P. Jones,
ames G. Hand, James B. Mcfarland,
William G. Ludwig Joshua P. Eyre
Joseph II. Seal, Spencer Mcilvain,
Hugh Craig, ]. b. Semple, Pittsburg,
John u. Iaylor, A. i. Berger, Pittsburg,
william @. Houston,
THOMAS G. HAND, President
JOHN G. DAVIS, Vice-Fresiden&
HENRY LYLBURN, Secretary .
HENRY BALL Assistant Secretary. IL
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Fanita, Freeman, New York, John r. Oil.
Steamer ii. /. Cav, Her. Baltimore, A. Groves, Jr.
BIT. brig Cairo, Vance, Wilmington N. O., Q. q. Van
Horn.
Schr Abbie Dunn. Fountain, Salem, Warren& Gregg.
Schr v. Sharp, Sharp Boston, j. Rommel, Jr. Bro.
Schr Z. A, Cummings, Whirlow, Washington, d. c.,
Sehr n. Holmes, Dixon, WEXFORD, L. Audenried &
Co.
schr Chas. Cooper, Paxson, Nantucket, do.
achr Electa Bailey, Smith, Boston, do.
Schr RhOdy shannon, Duks, Boston, do.
Schr s. A. Boice, Yates, Cambridge, John q. Scott
4 Sons
schr O. H. Tolly, Goslee Jackson, N. c., via Balti-
more, Chas. Haslam Co.
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INSURANCE..

nELAwARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSURANCE
IL COMPANY. Incorporated by the Legislature
OF Pennsylvania, 1896.
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ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

steamship wyoming, Teal, 20 hours from savsn-
nan, with cotton, rice, etc., to Philadelphia aud
Southern Mail Steamghip Co. Passengers-Mss
Annie Ely, Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. Quartirnan, Mrs.
Kennedy, Miss Kate Peters, Miss ]. E. Rogers, Mrs.
Mrs. Harry Pennington, Mr. II. Webb and wife, DR..
Z. r. Mayer, Messrs J. Morgan, B. Donman, w. q.
lie Stronger, NJ Kannaught, Thos Hariing, H. Hg-
gins, d. Taylor, VIM. Duffy, VIM. Schiedt, f. Nous
Ter, NJ Rose, John Kane.
Steamer Tacony, Nichols, "a hours from New York,
with mdse. to w. NJ. Baird 4 Co.
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(By Telegraph.)

LEwEs, Del, June by steamtug America-At
the Brown, ships Royal Charlie and Astronom; at
the Ledge, bark Carrie Wright. The bark Masonic
lay at New Castle last night; at the Shears, ship
British America ana bark Columbia.
The fleet reported for the last few days Is still In
the harbOr; also, two small tugboats unknown
Wind light from Sc Thermometer, so.
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MEMORANDA.

MEMORANDA.
Ship COrOmandel, Calhoun, for Philadelphia, en-
tered out at Liverpool 24th ult.
Ship e. c. Boynton, WaycOtt, hence, at Deal oath
nit, and sailed 25th Tor Antwerp.
Steamship Tonawanda Barrett, hence, at Savan-
nah yesterday.
Steamship Prometheus, Gray, hence, at Charleston
yesterday.
Steamship Empire, Hunter, for Philadelphia, sailed
from Richmond 9th inst.
Bark Lizzie Fox, Clark, hence, at Corunna 10th
Bark William, Cole, hence, in Dunkrk Roads 25th
ultimo.
Bark vingolf, Olsen, hence for Cronstadt, in the
Sound, Elsnore, 21st ut.
Bark Tropc Bird Letteney, for Philadelphia, sailed
from Liverpool Goth ult
Bark Eolus, Berding, for Philadelphia cleared at
Bark Mary Cook, Farfor, for Philadelphia, entered
out at Liverpool 23d ult.
Bark Everhard Delius, Herboth, hence for Bremen,
Bark Carrie Wyman, McGilvery, at Havana 3st
ull., for north of ,Hatteras
Bark Abbe N. Franklin Holbrook, at Naples goth
=, Bark r. G; W. Dodge, from Fayal for st, John, N
b., was spoken 18th May lat. 41 NJ, long. 2S W.-so
reported. The r G. W. D. was at FayaI I'd May in
Briggs Frontier, Morgan; Edith, Putnam; and Ida
L. Ray Ray, for Philadelphia, cleared at st. John,
Schr Gun Rock, Burgess, hence at Salem 4th inst
Schr Psos Shackford hence, at Salem 9th inst
Schr Julia A. Garrison, Smith, hence, at Boston
Schr S. S. Lee Springer hence, at Providence 9th
Schr Sarah Clark, Grimm, from Fall River for Phi
L.
Schr Henry Allen, Tatem, hence, at Newport P.
NJ. 4th inst.
Schr Lebannah, Delay, from Providence for PHI
ladelphja or New York. at Newport p. NJ. 4th inst
Schr T. It. Tasker, Allen, cleared at Georgetown,
D. O., 4th inst for Providence.
.Schr Mary Riley, Riley, from Rockport for Phila-
dephia, sailed from Holmes Hole A. M. Sd inst.
Schr stephen Morris. Seaman from Boston for
Georgetown, d. c., sailed from Holmes Hole A. M.
Sd inst.
Schr Henry Russell, Mehaney, from Portland
Conn.,, for Philadelphia, at New York 9th inst
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The Daboll Fog Signal at Execution Rocks being
out of order, one of Andersons patent Fog Trum-
pets, large size, will be used fog signal until re-
pairs are made, and at all times in future, when ne
cessary, captains of vessels cautioned to listen
for the fog trumpet when they do not hear the regu
lar signal.
New York, June
A new Buoy has been placed to mark Spears
Ledge, on the southwest side OF RocEland Harbor,
Maine bearing as fOllows:-West house at Old Fort,
S. by e. f., about mile. Eastern end of railroad
wharf, W. y S., ~ miles. To be left on the port
hand going in
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Correspondence Of The EDening TelegrdDh.
EASTON y McMAHON,S RuLLETIN.

NEW YORK OFFICE, June -Four barges leave
in tow tonight for Baltimore light.
BALTIMORE BRANCH OFFICE, June THE follow
ing barges leave in tow tonight, with COAL for New
YORK.
N. Bottsford, NJ. E. Hannigan, Flying Fish, Esiea,
A. Toms, and n. Childs. L. s. @.
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Time well Spent.

From our own experience, we be-
lieve it would be exceedingly advan-
tageous for SO many of our citizens
as can, from time to time, as they
may have leisure, to visit the State
Capitol, and look in upon the Legis-
ature, and see what the servants of
the people of the great State Of Iowa
are doing. Only from four to five
hours ride on that excellent road
the Des Moincs Valley, in its very
elegant and comfortable passenger
coaches are required to enable one
to enjoy the privilege of the sight
seeing at the legislative hub Of the
State. is not only pleasurable to
the visitor ind to the members of the
legislature, but it is also an actual
benefit to both. 10 thus seu. con
verse and counslut with his constitu-
ents is great aid TO the legislator.
1t gives him strength and assurance
in the views he may entertain upon
the various measures pending before
the Legislature. We feel assured
that all who have visited the Capitol
during the present session, have gone
away not only satisfied but rather
highly pleased.
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THE WEEKLY COURIER.
(. 4 N n. HHEHhhck, HAMfET6,N, EDITORS.
THURSDAY, !. FEBRUARY 10. 1871
Legislative Appropriations.

We moan to refer to but ono thing
under this head, and that is the
growing evil Of all those wanting
appropriations for pet schemes club.
bing together to carry en- n,asse their
measures.
This seems to be one of the beset-
ting follies of mankind, to do and
perform some act which their better
judgement condemns, in order to effect
a darling local or personal object
In legislation this is especially de-
structive Of the interests Of the
State, and largely depletes the public
Treasury. Each measure should
stand entirely upon it's own merits !;
should STAND or fall according as an
enlightened and honest judgement
shall dictate. We then lay this
down as a rule which, in our
opinion, is worthy 10 be fol-
lowed by legislators F.: that, when
ever banding together of parties
shall be evident for the purpose
OF carrying appropriations of a mil
lion or two of dollars, at our session
for the purpose Of building public
buildings, and which is separated and
acted upon with no reference to each
other should al or nearly all be de-
feated. We say it is a safe rule to
oppose them all, if no better way pre-
sents itself to defeat the objectional
appropriations. If any measure has
merit let not its friends mix it up in
bad company ; or in other words, buy
up votes for it by giving in return
their support to a bad measure ~
Whenever such legislative bargaining
is done it should be crushed out at
any cost.
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introduced To locate a Normal
School at Osceola to amend Chap
ter As ofthe Revision of 1860, and
Chapter 175 OF the laws of 1862, in
relation to the assessment of proper.
ty; to require County Treasurers TO
insert in tax receipts over each tund
the per centum OF the tax levies for
taxing dogs; to carry out the pro-
visions of an Act OF Congress granting
land to Iowa for the Tete Des Morris
branch of the Dubuque & Sioux City
Railroad; to encourage the manufac-
ture of salt; to facilitate the organi-
cation of civil townships to legalize
the incorporation of Toledo. Iowa
for the suppression of intempcrance
to authorize Clerks of the Circuit
Court to perform all duties in relation
to the sales of real estate for delin-
quent taxes, and redemption of the
same in place of the Auditor. The
House rescinded the order for two
sessions daily until Monday.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1870.
tuteness Of the Judiciary Committee
who had the bill before them twice:

tuteness of the Judiciary Committee
who had the bill before them twice,
The Senate spent most Of the fore
noon discussing the bin for the abol
ishment ofthe Board of Supervisors,
and got about as warm as that digni-
fed body generally gets. Some two or
three systems of County Government
are propo sed; one is tho Commission
or plan with three members elected
at large. Others propose to reduce
the Board to three, five and some to
seven, and District the county. They
have made it tho special order for
another day. ! hardly this.k enough
can be united on any plan. unless it
is to reduce the Board to seven. |
do not think both Houses will act on
it till after the recess, and the people
should, in the meantime, make up
their minds and post their members
when at home,
There is several little side shows
opening out here, that would like a
little public pap. There are two dis
tinguished artists here with likenesses
of Lincoln, Grant and Douglass, etc,
and would like to take orders from
the State for copies ofthese worthless,
and likenesses of our Governors, to
be placed in our new Capitol. Then
o special committee reported to-day
on new system of keeping tax books
by J. G. Weeks, of this place. He
has a copyright, but ofcourse, for a
small portion of the surplus Col.
Rankin has in the vaults he would
transfer it to the State. Anamosa,
and some other quarries, have sent
some fine specimens of their product
here, hoping to get an order for the
State House. Can't some of your
masons square rock and send it up
as specimen ofyour Wspollo county
quarries? l think it would compare
favorably with what is here.
Yours, JOHNNY CADOO.
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test, Friday next was fixed as the
time for its consideration. Senator
Newell, of Clayton county, read a
carefully prepared sermon in favor OF
the bill, in which he developed the
christian view of the case, and de-
monstrated to certainty that restg-
ion demands the erection of new
Capitol building. 1t was we'll that
the Senate postponed further consid.
Grafton of the bill until Friday. When
Senators retire to their chambers for
their evening devotions they can take
with them copy Ex-senator Newell's
sermon on Capitol Hill, ponder over
its sacred contents, and thank the
Divine Master for this new instru-
ment placed in our hands for the re-
formation of mankind. In the light
of Senator Newelfs logic it is plain
that by building a new State House
the cause of religion will be advan-
ced, sinners brought to repentance,
and there will be ne need for another
penitentiary to be located at McGre-
gor. OCCASIONAL.
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FROM DES MONIES.
DEs MONIES, Iowa,
Feb. End, 20.

DEAR COURIER
As the members
are getting better acquainted with
each other from being brought in
contact in the Committees, they are
settling down to the work and hav Q
pretty much got rid of their surplus
eloquence, and twill not be long now
until they can show something for
the last three or four weeks incuba-
ting. Hitherto the House only held
one session per day. From this date
on two will be held.
Probably the most important bill
introduced to-day was one by Par
sons. of Fort Dodge, for the State to
resume the lands granted by the
United States to aid in the construc-
ton Of a Railroad up the Des Moines
Valley. This illexcite good deal
Of interest. The people of Ft. Dodge
and the immediate valley between
here and there feel sorely agrieved
over the location of the Des Moines
Valley road. They expected the
road to follow the meandcring of the
valloy and enter Fort Dodge on the
east. In place Of this, the company
has followed the divide between
Coon and Des Moinos and enter Fort
Dodge from the West. Parsons
proposes that the State advertise the
the lands soon, and sell them to ac-
tive settlers, in quantities not to
exceed quarter sections to each pur-
chaser. The money is TO be retained
by the State and given to any COM
pany building road up the Valley
of the Des Moines.
OF course 1t is impossible to form
an opinion as to how this controversy
will be settled, but j venture this
much, that Parsons will give the
Valley company all they want to
attend to in this affair, and if he
fails to convince the House that the
Company has not complied with the
law, then no other neod try it. The
Judge, as he Is called q don't know
why, unless he is Judge of good
looking) is q short, compact built
man, of very resolute appearance,
and in the debate on the resolutions
adopting the 10Th Amendment,
showed himself to DO tho possessor
of a fine mind.
A bill went through tho House to-
day taking the Transfer books out of
the Auditors hand, and after it had
passed, the legal gentleman discov-
cred there was no provision to put
them in the Recorders office, the
place they intended to put them.--
The vote was Immediately reconsid-
cred. This speaks well for the as.
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United States and her Future.

All the mighty powers Of the
globe-France, Russia, Spain, Eng
land and Mexico are looking keenly,
anxiously, yet steadily and firmly
into the coming future. They are pre-
pairing for it on a scale of magniti-
cencc. They anticipate its demands,
measure its dangers, estimating their
own resources, and are mastering all
their energies. for the inevitable
crisis that is Immediately before
them. But it is in our country that
the mightiest changes are taking
place, and hero the greatest interest
centers. Year by year the United
States has been ascending an eleva-
tion on which no nation ever stood
before. Since tho opening and close
of the civil war, the eyes of all nations
have been resting on the giant Re-
public ofthe West. Hero agencies are
at work which are sure to upheavc
the whole surface Of society.
Principles are mastering tora conflict
such as never agitatod any Nation.
Ideas are moving the public mind
to revolution of opinion, which will
create both moral and political chan.
ges. Immediately before us are some
short, sharp, severe struggles. A
conflict of tho Federal Government
with the perniciousideas Of Polygamy
seems inevitable. This doctrine of
Polygamy, as against the General
Government, must bo blotted out,
for it lies at the base of corruption,
vice, pollution and infidelity. The
political status of the negro is to be
more definitely settled. His liberty
is secured, but what ia he to be in the
future? Ignorant or educated? A
mere tool, to be used by ambitious
politicians, or to stand equal before
law with the white man? And the
ultimate answer of these questions
will be toeitherlift up adespised race
of FIVE millions Of human beings, to
manhood, to womanhood, and to cit.
izenship, or place them in a condition
to be buffetted by circumstances,
hunted out by sharpers, oppressed
and wroEged, because weak and
powerless. The "roligio- political
power" known as the church of
Rome, has assumed and presented
herselfin an attitude of oligarchy.
Such are few of the Innings of the
hour, and until they are settled, eve-
ry day will be big with events and
moments clothed with great re-
sponsibilities.
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SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 1.

Washington, FEB. i.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill au.
thorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to withhold money due any
State which is in default of payment
Of interest On any bonds held in
trust by the United States. Which
was passed.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Slocum rose to the question of
the privilege of calling the attention
of the House to an advertisement in
the New York Times Of the I'd of
February, which he thought calcula-
ted to bring dishonor on the House.
The advertisement reads:
"The New York Naval Academy
is vacant of cadets and has to be
filed before June. Parties of means
will address Congressman box l47
Times office. Also a West Point va
cancy."
Mr.. Slocum said it was one of the
crying evils of the day that to hold
Office was deemed dishonorable, and
to have the name of politician was
little better than to be called thief.
1t was such articles as that which
brought members of Congress into
disrepute. He therefore offered a
resolution setting forth the publica
ton ofthe advertisement, and author.
izing the Committee on Military AT.
fairs to inquire whether any member
of the House has ever sold or offered
to sell his influence as member in
securing appointments to the Military
or Naval Academy, and whether any
member had received or expressed a
willingness to receive any valuable
compensation, for using his influence
in connection with such appointments
with power to send for persons and
papers.
Several members expressed the
hope that the resolution would pass,
and cited instances of their own
knowledge, of similar advertisements
being published on the backs of New
York and Philadelphia papers.
Mr.. Woodward stated that a lady
of the highest respect, in his district,
had recently informed him that she
had received letter from a member
of Congress, offering TO place her son
atWest Point for $500, and she had
promised to give him (Woodward) the
name of the Congressman.
The resolution was so amended as
to include members of the preceding
Congress and delegates, and passed.
Mr.. Lawrence introduced bin to
provide mode of paying pensions,
which referred. The bill provides
that the Secretary of the Interior
shall select in every county in the
United States, eithor National
Bank, postmaster, Assessor, or Col
lector OF Internal Revenue, or other
existing officer, to prepare all pension
papers for paying pensions, free OF
cost to the pensioners. The Commits
sloner OF Pensions shall certify to each
officer list ofpensionors in his coun
tty, and transmit check on the near.
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FROM DES MONIES.
Editorial Correspondence.
Des Moines, Feb. 8, 1870.
DEAR C0uRIER

LEAR COURIER
To-day the Senate is
aroused to its utmost declamatory
depths, In the discussion of q bill for
change in tho Sup ervisor system,
SO as to make the board 10 consist Of
three members only. The Bill was
discussed yesterday, to such an ex
tent as to develop the fact that the
Senate would pass the bill. Still, this
morning the fight was reopened by
attempting to substitute for the Bill
one giving three, aveand seven men,
bers OF the board, according to the
population of the counties. This
failed, and the Senate adjourned to
2o'clock p. m. to-day, and after hav-
ing amended the bill in committee of
the whole, it passed the Senate by
vote of27 to 10. The friends of the
bill claim that it will pass the House,
but I think it may be considered
doubtful, as perhaps there are very
fow measures that call out more ear
nest work upon both sides than does
this question ofcounty government.
The Legislature two years ago spent
much time upon it, and now tits again
absorbing several days Of legislation.
Marshall county people, brim full
of enterprise, laid upon the desk of
each member of the Legislature to-
day, beautiful paper-weight, manu-
factursd from the marble of an mex
haustible quarry in that county. It
seems to sustain very high polish,
and from an analysis made oft, the
best judges pronounce it very dura-
BILE. This is quite good card for
Marshalltown in the game of the dis
tribution of public buildings, which
this legislature contemplates playing.
In the House, q warm contest was
had over resolution to appropriate
$4,000 for the purchase Of copies of
the supplement to the Bulletin, con-
tanning verbatim report of tho pro-
ceedings Of the House, together with
the remarks of members. But !.
large share of tho members of the
House could not sec any real benefit
in these papers, and voted against it.
The vots stood ~ yeas to 42 nays.
The funeral ceremonies Of Major
Geo. J. North was largely attended
here to-day. HIS death was very sud-
den, and is very sad bereavement.
He leaves wife and two small chill
dren, an invalid maiden sister, and
very aged parents, all of whom were
dependent upon his daily labor for
support. His profession was the law,
in which be had a very lucrative
practice.
Tomorrow the Capitol bill comes
up, and will probably occupy the
attention ofthe Senate for the balance
of this week. 1t will probably pass
the Senate by close vote.
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The Utica horse cars will hereafter

The Utica horse cars will hereafter
make no trips on Sunday.
Paris talks of establishing free
doctors, their salaries being paid by
the city.
La Marseillaise has one hundred
and four thousand subscribers, and
yields net profit Of $40 daily.
When they want u little fun i'll
Alabama, they pour apintof whisky
down mules throat.
Colored note paper:,nd rustic mon
ograms are once more fashionable.