Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16

dred are: For Inspectors, West st. Georges,
Thomas 3. Hnrn; East, Harry Walters; for
Road Commissioners West, N. N. Willis
East, William Lore for Assessor, Samuel NJ
Enos.
j. In Appoquinimink, their candidates are
For inspector, W. E. Appleton; Assessor,
". W. Lyman Road Commissioners, 3. c.
Fenimore and J. Allston Harman.
Circus and Menagerie.
Van Amburgh Co.'S New Great Golden
Menagerie and Circus will make iis tri1mphal
entry into Middletown, on Wednesday, Sep
tember Goth, and viii give two performances
during the day. The character Of the Com
pany is well known, and itwere superAous to
state that It will more than maintain its pris-
tine excelIencs. Indepsndeat Of The most mag
ni6cent collection of animals ever brought
together in travelling exhibition, there is
also feature of more than ordinary interest
in the trained lions, tigers. panthers, and
leopards, elephants and camels and zebras,
trick ponies, horses and mules, dogs, goats
and monkeys, which are also attached to the
geological department of this colossal show
Included among these are pair of superb
Royal Bengal Tigers, the largest and most
powerful ever brought from The jungles Of the
east, but whose proyerbial ferocity is tanned
to lamb-like subjecticu by the ipdomitable
courage of The professor, who has them in
charge. Nr. Charles Johnson's performance
with the magnificent elephant is another fea-
ture of pleasing interest, the wonderful sagac-
Eity Of these mighty animals, their perfect
training and subsection to the least gesture of
their keeper, il as wonderful as it is sugges-
tive of the wisdom and majesty Of man over
the brute creation.
The catering for the admirers of equestrian
and arenic entertainments the management
have had but one view-the qualification Of
their patrons-and for this neither labor nor
expense has been spared. In glancing over
the bright catalogue of names we find the
Royal Colosseum Company contains those
who stand at the very apex Of the profession
The Franchette Troupe are alike renowned for
their wonderful skill. The great French
Troupe, the Russian Troupe, the Persian
Troupe, the Egyption Troupe, German Troupe,
the Italian Troupe, the Austrian Troupe, the
Chinese Troupe, the Jehudieh, the Johnsons,
the Sd6tar, the Grimsleys and the Rovers are
oil performers of higher celebrity than ever
previously appeared before the public, and
are such perfect specimens Of gracs5 arr sand
beauty that they would form studies for the
painter and the poet. The Roman Circus
Company embraces the greatest equestrian
artists in the known world Don't forget,
will exhibit at Middletown, Wednesday, Sep
tember goth, in the afternoon and evening at
and I o'clock.
Delaware state Insurance.
Nothing establishes SO much confdencs in
an insurance company as the honest adjust
ment and prompt payment of its losses. 1t is
right and proper for an insurance company to
have its policy 20 wofded that it can protect
itself and its members AMI stockholders
against fraud, otherwise insurance would
only be premium to incendiarism. But
when a loss is all right and the parties are
known to be good citizens, but through ignor-
ance or carelessness have violated some of the
conditions Of their policy, it 10 not right that
the insurance company should seize upof that
pretext to squirm outsof paying the Loss
Some insurance companies are altogether too
technical for their own good, and thus impair
the faith Of the insuring public in all insur-
ance. By reference 10 the certificates from
some Of the burned out policy holders Of the |
Delaware State Fire and Marine Insurance
Company q Dslsware, in this number Of the |
TeAxscelRx Il vim Be seen that this company
sssms % ~ putsusds conrse from the start |
that Is sure to make it one Of the leading in
surance companies Of the country. In the frst |
place they have a large and very influential
list Of directors gentlemen that are residents |
of the most prominent towns Of the peninsula. |
In this way they secure local influence in
every county, and then they insure only q |
limited amount of property in any one town |
or village, SO that any general conaagration |
would not impair the strength Of the company
nor necessitate call on the stockholders or |
members. The more hazardous class of prop |
erty is not insured by them at all, and a.
though they have written about 1000 policies,
insuring property to the value Of 81, ,000, 900.
Their average risk under any one roof is less
than $250,00.
By these safe and conservative rules the |
company have laid foundation upon which
the directors propose to build up an institu-
tion that will be a credit to the State, and
one that win have the ability to build up that
which is destroyed, and to make glad the
hearts of those that have seen their property
consumed by FIRE. The directors appreciate
the fact that the way TO succeed is BY paying
all straight and legitimate losses, promptly
and satisfactory. In FIRE insurance. giving
maketh rich and Withholding tendsth to
poverty.
Why cannot Delaware have as large and as
strong insurance companies as Connecticut2
and the same amount Of money. Intelligent
effort and time will make as strong and as
popular an insurance company in Delaware
as is TO be found in the world.
Dsnosrasie ssaee Piatfsrm.
The following are the resolutions adopted
by the Democratic State Convention, at Dover,
last week.
The Democracy Of Delaware, represented
BY the delegates in this Qany ton, reafirm
the Attachment OF The party 1e the principles
of republican government as established by
the men who framed the Federal Constitution,
and insist that only by faithful observance
of those principles can the just powers of the
General and State Governments be maintain
ed and the rights Of all the people be assured.
l. Resolped, That all attempts on the part
of the Executive Department Of the Federal
Government TO interfere with elections in the
States is a usurpation Of power, subversive of
the riphfs of the States and the liherfies of the