Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-30

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FALLS CHURCH, FAIRFAX Co., Va.-A cor
respondent of the Washington Chronicle writes
as follows This village, which is Of some con-
siderable extent and compass, is situated at
nearly equal distance (ten miles, from Alexan-
railroad. The site may be considered as com
mencing at the elbow formed by that and the
Washington road, and extending to the depot,
perhaps mile and half; it's breadth, crossing
the Fairfax road about mile. 1t has been
formed as in similar instances, by breaking up
the estates which lay alongside commonly 200
acre tarms-into smaller parcels of all capaci-
ties, so as to give desirable frontage on the
pike" This has gradually become sheet
of small properties, owned and occupied mainly
by persons of varying means and taste, who
have been content to buy at far beyond acre
value, for the sake of nice residence and the
common benefit of vicinage The ground is not
level, but its Irregularities have been for the
most part taken advantage of so as to conduce
to convenience. 1t is what would be called in
prairie lard rolling and the main street
has been pretty well graded and bedded
with good gravel When we have said
this we have said about all respecting
its material qualities We may add, that
it is abundantly watered, and though there
are no Chalybeate springs to invite the
great summering public, nearly every homestead
is in possession of a we'll or pump Of good d-some
CT absolutely re-water, distinction not
certainly to be overlooked or undervalued The
houses, which are gradually increasing in
number, are all of respectable, If not genteel
order, and among them are some which might
be cassed as mansions, and generally furnished
with all the appliances necessary to domestic
use. Behind these, at still convenient distance,
those who have settled here with no higher
view than that of being laborers for the rest.
Many of the families occupying these have
members detached and earning their living and
something more in the great works or families
at Washington, or in the many varied employ
ments requiring hands in AlexaDdria-not
omitting Georgetown, the nearer, and perhaps
scarce less busy city. With these and the farm
labor. always, and 10 this last season cruelty,
wanting in this locality every one is fully em-
ployed, and every imperative want fully sup
piled to the entire community. There IS no
such thing as want here.
There are four churches in the village, in
Guiding the venerable Fails Church. built
before the Revolution, and several good schools.
FAILURE OF THE ANDES INSURANCE Co.
The New York World referring to the failure
Of the Andes Insurance Company, says:-'The
Andes Insurance Company was the direct off
spring of its president, Mr.. j. B. Bennett.
Probably the controlling motive in organizing
the company was determination on his part
to establish great rival enterprise to the Etna
Insurance Company of Hartford, over whose
destinies he had for sixteen years held uncon-
trolled sway in its Western department.. Mr..
Bennett had established reputation as an
underwater second to that of no man in the
u. S. He enjoyed the most unlimited conf
dence of the citizens of Cincinnati, and when he
called for million of dollars stock on which to
found great Insurance company tor the Queen
city of the West it was cheertully and promptly
subscribed. The company was conducted from
it appeared to those of Mr.. Benefits friends,
who watched his career, that he was going
back" on the record of his professional life,
which had heretofore been marked with pru-
dence and conservatism, as it had been charac-
terized by success. Agencies by the thousands
were planted in all parts of the United States,
and the company had just got fairly at work,
writing immense lines, and doing very great
business when the Chicago fire struck it.
THE probabilities are that the Andes lost
considerably more than 100000 600 by the Chi
cago fire. Its true position, however, was con,
cealed, and desperate course determined
upon. A tremendous income of premiums
must be secured to offset this dreadful disaster
of October year ago. At first it was trump
eted throughout the United States that the
Andes Chicago losses were but $500, ,OOO.-
About mouth later it was admitted that its
losses reached $SO0,000. AT still later date
the figure was placed at 100000. The COM
pany never rallied from the blows received at
Chicago. To secure the tremendous volume
of premiums needed, it was necessary for the
company to accept class of risks out OF which
great losses grow, and the result was. that
seeming recuperation was followed by an actual
depletion, and the recent examination OF the
Ohio insurance commissioner reveals the start
ling fact that the liabilities of the company. are
s22l, 900 in excess of all its assets, capital IN
cluded. And this after call for another
S5O0,OOO of capital had been made, and
subsequent reduction Of the nominal capital
one half, so that the capital on which $50 per
Ct had been paid has gone out of sight, and 10
addition to that liability of 1921 900 has been
iucnrred
THE NATIONAL ELECTION LAw.-Ihe re-
cent appointment of a chief supervisor OF elec.
tions brings to mind some of the peculIarltles
of the new Election law, of which city voters
will have taste next November. Two super,
yisors are appointed for each election district
by the United States circuit Judge. They
must be of different political parties, and able
to read and write English, and for those ac-
complishmeuts added to their other qaallnca-
tions, they will receive IS day. This is no. no,
vety but nothing alongside Of the remarkable
powers devoving on the United States mar mar