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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-11-22
BELDrse. ND HP. HUeUs. n. D
BELDING & HUGUS,

over Beldinx 4 Armstrong; Drug Store.
Ravenna, ~
Special attention paid to the treatment OF
Chronic Diseases. Onice hours, from 10 70 II
an. to and to p. IN. zi5.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-11-22
y. z. HuTcaIys. W.D- THOMAS
HUTCUINS & THOMAS,

ttorueys ut Law, Ravenna. Ohio Once In
Empty; Building. Mr. Hutchins will attend
At al. Germs OF the Common Pleas and District
Courts in Portage County. Ally
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-11-22
=. B.TAYLOR- d; Hokf

Ats.rusvs and Counsellors Mt Inv, Raven
ma ohio Office in Phenix Block. over Sec
ond National Bank
NAY q. 1S5g. x-iv-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-11-22

PETER FLATu.
Closhger and Merchant Tailor, Hats, Caps
and Furnishing Goods. Poc's Building, Main
Street, x.svenua, Ohio.
Oct. Is. less. IL.
The New York herald., 1877-08-31
DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS.
herald BRANCH OFFICE. I,2e5 BRoADwAy:=-
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT FOR RECEPTION OF
ADVERTISEMENTS AND SALES OF PArERs.

ADVERTISEMENTS AND SALES OF PAPEhs
AMusEMENrs-isr PAcK-5th aud 9th co,s
xsTK0LoGy-7ru PAGE 18th col.
BuAa6ERs R;s wANrED-an rsne.D'p Pscr--l., &C, COL
sSShR sSSssss AsS tSSs!sa
!rJ BwSiNEss N3r1oEsIsTa Es @ pAcrr6ih col 90,
Stnsks SlIh @ Asb sslH 2 F.essa co.,
cS9chaES aSb 90 sAE6ISEn r.cr-sa co..
~ ~DaSciSG AoXbEMiHsis1 obain risr p.sr~s.A 80 co COL
bwEEEHo Srsfs 70 E AND Us
HaXisHEsI rssn 1S and 4A coils
ExcURsIoNs-7Tm pAcs-5th and 9Th coils
FINANCIAL eTH PAGE
ESksisE5 HGoSs sT ss ss S' TO LET
KGES KHgGESlypsh7,@ TasTFS q
HSs-ss iossss sSea; & a. S%sAsrsD-srH r4a.-ssh col
ESs% F.sss.s EssHis' .. COL
MisosELAShors ihShsELAShorr r'Ni' A6i'sssrIsExEsrs-lorn P4c.-
sEs sEslq4fe qF4HsIisEfioss sss fs r.sr-e.A co.,
$i$SoFSETEs $6s oSSfSs ss1,sr an; rAet-ssA col
p F;ss1SS
rAofHSyy SgT 81 sHE E, CITY 1T i, FOR SALE OR TO
ksrArE FdSfS F1 i eI pAcr-4h COL
REWARDS-lsr rAGE-lN COL
SALES AT AUCT1ON-2D PAGE-2d col.
SITUATIONS wANrED-FEMALEs-7rH PAcE-lst and
sIrU1TioSss wANTED-MALEs-7ru PAcE-2d and Sd
coils.
saf COL
STORAGE-0TH PAGE 9TH col.
SUMMER RESORTS-2p PAGE-lst and ID coils
lIiE TRADES-7ru PAGg-3d COL
THE TURF-1sr PAGE-2d col
TO LET FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES-1sr PAGE-<th col.
TRAvELLERS' GUIDE-7TH PAGE-4th and 5th coils.
CNFURNIsHED ROOMS AND APARTMENTS TO LET
WANTED T0 ruRcMAsE-2p PAGg-2d COL
WATCHES. JEWELRY. &C.-2D PAGn--2d col.
WESTCHESrER COUNTY PROPERTY FOR SALE OR
To LET-isT PACE--3d col.
WINES. LIQUORS. &C-7TH PAGr-6th col.
YACHTS, STEAMBOATS,. &C--lOTH PAGE-6th col.
The New York herald., 1877-08-31
HORSES, CARRIAGES. &C.

A UCTTON HOUSE OF VAN TASSELL 4 KEARNEY
"A 10 AND 1i2 EAST 18TH ST.,
NEAR 4TII Av.
The New York herald., 1877-08-31
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Important and obscure medical or surgical i'm.
organic function. hereditary
tionaI tsint and diseases o. he system sps
rim altv
The New York herald., 1877-08-31
NEW YORK FRIDAY, AUGUST 81 lS77-wITH SUPPLEMENT
HORSES, CARRIAGES, sc.

A CCTI0N HOUSE OF ARCH JOHNSTON,
a 10. II. % and - t:th ST.,
! near University place.
The New York herald., 1877-08-31

MONDAY EVENING NkXr. SEPTEMBER g.
Inauguration OF tho ngcment and first OF the
Thirty MONSTER FAREWELL JUBILEE CON-
cEKrS
or Gilniore's Great Military Band,
for the formation Of the European fund.
Fify cents admission. Boxes seating four 81.
JINiON SQUARE THEATRE
Propret etor......................M SHERIDAN SHOOK
Mannger.. .Mr a. NJ. rALMEn
The New York herald., 1877-08-31

REGULAR SALES OF HORSES AND CARRIAGES
EVERY TCESDAY AND FRIDAY
On horse that Is warranted true
In iarness from to three days Is given to
, 1877-09-24
JUSTICE RiTCHlE'S CASE.
To Ina Editor Of 1hs Tribune.

HrnK rAnS, Sept. 2l.--1n Tns Tn1uuxr Of
the 10th Inst. under tho head Ut "Importunt
Caso,"-oy!tcntly emanatlng from Sheriff
kcrn's otltce,-rctcrencc IL male to INC and my
olllcial nets In WY that does nu inIustttD anil
injury among my ,lctyhbors AMI citizens Of
HYDE Park mud ChtcaGo. My action in tho
premises wus basct1 entirely upon the affidavit
.of Airs. ElizaiWtn bcro!scil in pursuance ol tho
writ was duly Issued BY mo about 1::N y. III.
without any knuwltlVo whateser TINT
ShenN Kern or Deputy Mcdonald had anything
tO 10 With tho property uf Mira. Scrohclu; AMI
much less that Mr.. Reed was then in Josscaaiorl
u anythtng belonging to tlat laly lY virtue Of
"c,lstolian authority" Ny u1!iclai ut was
clearly within the letter Of law, md was i'm
posed upon INC by yrtue Of TINT law. was
nuvtr under '.nrrest," nor PLACED In jail, either
by MI. lscetl, DEPUTY AlrD6nald, nor Iii high
ness Sheriff Kern. On thu morning u Bept.
90, upon seeing an'i reading the articles in tho
daily papers, toof q frtend Or two and my
papcFs In tn. case and went In person to the
Hon. L. l.. Mills, Statc's Attorney and offered to
surrender myself oh hail tn ausWcr any ch1tge
IN the premises. At once, upon tho reading OK
the papers by Mr.. aiills, he declined 4,
enter d 'noIlc" ot Tho case aEnfnst
me upon tho records Of tho Criminal
Court of Cook county. ! may also adj that
II tho writ WIS LAWFUL and pruJcr to Issue, anil
Ina been approved 70 such, both you an. thu
public will fail to sec how tho officers and Con-
stables Ut my court could haTc brcn guilty of
souagu ~ Ms. aicetl, who elai.ns 10 be "Cua.o..
uian Of Walt Mcdonald anu his superior,
Clarlcs keru. JOHN s. KlrcHik,
Plain Justice Of the Peace,
, 1877-09-24
AID, RlORQOM,

IL Nf kANof ~ 1hf 3ftGtfne.
CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-Atn meeting Of m OBJ
Rc,1rc friction Of tho Republican party in tho
Seventh Ward, held al No. x5 nluc Island
nyenuc on last Thursday evening, ecrtes OF
resolutions, which have stnce bccn given tho pub
lEcity OF print, were adopted, charging mc with
tho original club on q previous evening by mass-
ing At the meeting large number Of MY Dem
ocrntic friends, who conducted themselves In 10
unscctnly Manner na to cOmtcl tho
respectable Republicans to Withdraw
mud organize anotlcr club. Tho rao-
lut1ons, 10 1Ar Ut ain concerned, arc rtntrug in
every particular; and, In vtcw 0f tho fact that
my claim 10 scat In tho Common Councit Inns
h:cn favorallly reported upon by tho Commit
tec On Elections u that body, could mt have
been Inspired BY nttlcr thnn tic most malicious
TO control The election of tho officers Of tho
club In question; neither did take any stops In
TINT direction. s!y presence at tho meeting was
purely. accidental, laviug hcun occasion
to It bY loud crics i 'proccctljna
from tic atnfs In Which the meeting was Sciiis
held, while was pu.sng by. Tlat rny conduct
while In tho halt was not OF the "stamptng,
hout!n1, yelling, and howlnE" oriur eAn bc
attested by several Republicans, with whom
was engaged IN conversation during my pres
cnco In the gathering.
1t ls 1,u.nlItattng In tho extreme to n0tloI the
nspcrstons OF anonymous at,,l irresponsible de-
tnnlcrs. Nevcrthelcss, llavo tccn fit to make
this open anil explicit lcnal Us tlucs, III defer
chco to tho voters OF tho Seventh Ward, who
hare conftlcd In me- us In consideration OF my
own dctcatattnn OF the dIsgratetu conduct with
which All Charged. J0ltN RloNDAN.
, 1877-09-24

men who themselves pn.scss none aave what Il
had. The old man seemed to take pride IN re-
vca1inE. for the frtt time to hts satisfaction,
what mighty w1elicr hf influence lie had
tcrn. To speak rerfnusls, most people lc-
1tcye this latest story, and have reason
to holster belief. That tho Tweed charter was
passed without bribery has never iccn main
tancl ty any intelligent perton At all actlnalni.
eli with the condition Of things ht tho tin,c OF
It's paasngc. lFcnrc the details nf that bribery
meet With rca,iv acceptance The public man
whom They most affect is Senator Woo'tFn. Tho
time test tfcqNcsttonof Ills constituents faith
In Inn follows clntcly npon the repetition of
the charges against him. II hc hc rc,,ntn1natcl
anil Reelected, .Jnl,n kclly's schctne will have
failed. II Woodin 1e ruined, then Kelly tan In
Justice do no lcsA than secure Twcc.l's release,
nnu the two 1auw-consptEators, all and nike
scoundFclly. wilt 10 a. happy as their eon-
sciences may permit II. q.
, 1877-09-24
The Petsiflsl Forest In California.

64E fYQHE1Atp ttE3.
Tho 6ltG uf thu Dcttl!ru fnrest Is about 200
feet ahoye the scaicrrl, an,l lies IN tbs suns
treua with the 0aysers, Mount 1t. iIclena, AMI
the thermal springs Ut Calistoga. 0eotogicsly
they were th1owr. probably thousands u year.
ayu, tY koIna yust vonvulxlun of nature. This
tuta, 1 will my Tor tbs beur1t oI tho unntklted
in aeaoutlfc lose 10 volcanic ash OF ctntfcE It
Il lava thrown upward tn 'lery mass and de-
mud Eranular. in structure. Sometimes /. u
found i,nbettded IN tile fora. vi little
globes Or bombs. Ammonites, found ia the
strata, dx the event in tho cretaeeou. ptr!ol:
the Professor iucincs to tho opinion that i was
pft-Klacial. The trees lie at i've Or six different
lrvtla-ou the luwcr alulUat nortA aud south;
Ut the hgarst, northeast and southwest. AZ
the !Attcr level thu tEccs must have been bur4cl
under eighty or 100 feet oi lava; at the lowe.t,
boo feet, their dip contoEms 70 the dip ii thc
tufa, and IL Ut an angle vi from thirty to forty
hvc degrees. They are tn fragments, many Ut
which have been converted into charcoal others
into lIgnlte. and othefs Into beautiful specimens
of JET. Where the heart OF tree had decaycl
thG cavity IL itlcti With opal, form of luStrUua+
untr1stalltzed SILICA, containing water. Caal-
ccduny, snothcr form of alicia, but ctear
and linlpi4. u found In other cavities. No top
has teen pelridel, aud ol.ls hero aud thero q
suot AanJ have bcen chaEred by ttrc. b,ne
arc broken after letEifat tlun had takeu piasr,
- tsMFs Is No inaEk u splintesing or bru,sn9,
What must hayu been the giant force that iuI.
lowed their lrst LustEutti.,u to have tleait this
further blowt Tue ulajurity u the trees arc
redxo0tl, scmc few the tnandrunc, aud thc l1ub
OF al oak has also been founl One Of the 1frst.
named l. eleven tees tn dtanetes, AID tic part
ot the trunk bill preserved Is SIXTY eixht feet II,
Length. AaotleT shows marks vi having been
backed With an Ak, probably ,uylv Vi ubsliiau,
a. all ths prehistoric implements frem tAia w.
ea!iry ucro made Of this same substance, q vol-
ean!c rock, vhich sppears In abuniauee all
about Thcru 10 no installing the iuct thAt the
cutting WAS aope before petEtfactiun began, Us
&c cuts occur 1t different angles 70 tho grain Of
tho vool. -
, 1877-09-24
GIVING THE ROYAL ASSENT
ISndau XdHStfs

Tue clerk on The right band Of the tabic before
the woolsaek in the uouse Of Lords takes up
bill. aud, turning round 80 u to faco the Royal
commissioners, bows low, the clerk ut the other
side performing at the same time prectscly tho
same gestuFe, a II tho two wcFu connected "
an axle, and turned by u slngto cogwllcel: Ihe
clerk OIL tue right, who IL known " the Clerk u
Parliament, rea18 the tit1o OF the hill, and tAen
faees to the left. The Clerk ol thn CluHn IN
the other hand f&cca to the right, and being thus
brought face to fsce, tho Clerk Of the Croxn
chants, "La seyne 10 yeultt" Then SOME ono
In charge, possibly the resilient cuclnceE. g!scse
another tutn - tie Invisible Wheel tho Clcfk u
Parliament aud tho Clerk of tho Crown elnu.
taneou.lY turn t0wurd The live ilgu1cs,' and 6os
luNn aln,ust to their boots. The Clerk u tn
lla1neut takes upRnuthcE bill aud rcaJs the Title
after which he turns and bows ay,aIu, The Eietk
Of the Crown bowlug It the same Tins. lhrn
they turn aud fAGa each other 10 before, aoa
once nlore tAere rings through the clanbet too
sulcnin lurubFlous chant, "la reyue IL veultl
Fancy thla going On without Intt1nlJkstun o9
variation for tho spare OF d quarter Of IN hour,
add to 1t asDeet of settl-.l melancholy ou tho
fats VI tho Clerk OF tbu Cruwu, und Nh esef-
uespepiDx sadness iu Ais uuuuLunous ebants
''ie reyue IL veultin and sotlIc cteuss nay te
found Ior the ladies', VITO, " the nusneer q SlA-
teeut wcrt, before the ceremony vas over ~
duccl to st1te of exhaustion through uutoa-
trultuhle laughter, Which it wl4 felt 1csIao48
SHOULD ~, like Gzai,l Courts Smile. inward.
, 1877-09-24
INSURANCE.
Inevitable Outcome of the Press
ent Era of Low Rates.
Tho Solvency Of tho Companies Will
Necessitate an Advance.
Heavy Decrease In Net Surplus for the
First HUFF OF 1871
Furber's New Rsouporativo Plan. and It's
Application to the Charter
Oak,

yvv your s.nt p1-If .,a An,n,,,.,r ,.o-
.,. rs 49, .;1.',. nv 1.'..' ~
lie ncs.se solvent insurance lucy wiz oo vel 10
study tile conduct aud management Of tho eon,-
panles wllo1e policies they iio(d and determine
for tI,cn.e1rcs to,, fonr nm cnnnantcr can
ropttnv ~, ~, ,,,,r., ,.-.a. 49,, .,...,, o,.,,
.".."uu y" ~. WV" e!a'.o nHi eSe''pe VIVA.
destruction. EV1acntsy this "a question of
vital Importance to every lnstlrcF, and In this
letter will bc found eone ycry st,rpcsttye At tatrs-
ttcs. II Ia nronrr tn nrcmtsc their inttfr1,rt,nn,
t,.,... ~ 49,. - ...... ~. 49, w
'o~e'es' w tno Geaesni sta'ement that tuetc
nro Statistics OF 1,2U0 moro Tires IN
tho first half .of 1877 tl,nn In
thc cnrrcs non,l,n, r,rfo1 ri 1gn, nntl
49, ,.s.a. ~. ~, ~, M -. a., s..,s
sHc iosscs a1c ss,ooV'uU III excess Aof lne baI1c
t'fc' II has been remarked III these letters be-
fore, tho companies cannot escape the law OF
averages In loescs. Thcec nvcfnrrs arc mot
t,,vc,1 -, ,to nxo,n,,,r, -o.otrn,, Tut -, tbo
<1.,ss ~" ."s - -. .a' $3.50. ~ W az
.''hs asau1hca' ~ - We'll Nno"n tnat tHo 'nl1'
Ion dollars insured In particular class ot prop
crty produces an average Of loss In serics OF
ycnrs, and II ts scr,o,,s oucstfnn with thu coru
,,r,c. ,rhn,,,o. t,,rA ~anotro a., .d,n.,,to ~ ~.
rss "net'e' ..'I' 'ee.Mo .,, "'l Ausl"s.S vi -"
H'aac1uate psch'uins HAateses Tue dhicEencc
may sc represents tho profit or loss, hence, with
1opses Mt fixed average and prcmiutns reduced
br1or nnp sorrr,r ovnor;cuc, H., pruho.ttttv nf
inoroa.o =, 1...s T. ....,., 1,,t...,asI
'"e'' 'aSe VI 'osseS s'ea.'J cl'''ahee"'
TIE PRESENT AND FAST RATES.
Every novice, whether IN underwater or
merchant. knows that tho prcsent prevailing
n. .h,..,ctu. A., ,,,,r.x,, -. -, 1, A. .,,,+
, 1877-09-24


1he co.ntanlcs shaHine all increase arc tho
llaIngur.. brstnan,s Lancashire, queen. A.neri-
can CcutFul, ComEuerclul New furkl Cont.
nSnta , ifv ,sYss Ye1I, Hs% 3sr.eS oss Ess
WestcEester, Williamsburg City, and i few
more.
now LONG CAN COMPANIES sTAxpl7
the reduction ot Eurjlus continues Ia the
companies will have no surplus at ali when jun
ualy arrives. The most extraordinary iealure
about the above list Is that It contains inc nalcs
of faanI prominent companies whose Directors
DECLARED tt July the regular divi4snd u stock
JpIu. held by their cunpauies. Thls, in-
deed, IL ono OF the evils OF The busi-
uess. Directors arc elanluF0us for dividends in
opposition to Tue Wishes, very oftca ot tho fsorc
cautious Presidents aal Secretaries pf the cunk-
panirs. 1t il suicidal tn s1esu troubled ttnus
ior cots,panies 70 voluntarily rwiuvr their sur
plus, for III this Item otthels asscts they tlnl
their sheet anchor. II they can weather tho
stor.n Of lQw Fstss and Increased losse4 through
tlia year, and come out unlnpaitcd at its closc,
their good luck will eomr through the pos
session of q handsome aurplus. Without this
they aru bound IL 10 to the wall, as some VI the
smaller conccEns have already discovered. The
to increase shc surplus Of ttcir company. ana
anything which tct.ds to diminish II Ia au as
sauit In u vltAl spot.
Tuk .Agw YOKE GIFT BUSINESS.
Fortunately tao Imperative ellas1tktt OF tho
law establishing tho Flrr Patrol Vi this city
cunlpels all tho companies 10 make tue!r returns
twiec year a. basis of assessments, and thus
We arc enable to uotc the progress u the COM
panfea' rcccipta through series of years. Tho
tcturna los tie Grst al1 months u l677 ore Just
out, aud furnish All interesting study. They
embrace ouiy the local busucas from our cry.
aud tue figures show huw steadily downward
our eolupan!es are gutnX Ia their receipts. The
motion u business In tho hrst hall Of three
years are given iu fparallel columns. where they
ulay te studied iu further sotutlon Of ths prob
1rtu of how loug tho companies catl a.and this
, 1877-09-24

korf OF nonsense, The aggregates nre ns iul-
lows for ak months ending July II.
1A15. 1870. 1877.
New Ynsk City
Companies. s. g. saa, s3s q. 1as Eel 81, 81, $50
All nlhrt tom. ..-
panlcs sees. ], 1D9. l7g 1,0s5, Aas H7D,s ,sio
81. 7Gl, ,oia -, I'll. .Oio &. s!a. III
Decrease In 1a77 helnw lH7a. .5n1t 74:s
Decrease In 1877 holnw ls:U........-.... 345, SIS
The difference In the last nix months will un-
loubtetlly be much greater, and fur Tho wl,nlo
year will probably exceed All even million dol
lars.
RETURNS or Tma LEADING COMPANIES.
Of prcmlutns have been borne IN these years, It
VIII be interesting to study the returns ut The
leading representative companies, those known
As tho large agcncy companies, as we'll hs those
Ia s8 follows:
, 1877-09-24

II 10 tho miserable fato Of "Princc Halls" IN
every age aud country, rarely to hear the truth
when they ora aliys, and still moro rarely 10
have Justice done aitur death to such good aual-
tiles as they possessed. Tho many kindly stories
which arc now told, aud which rebound to tbe
Princes credit, will pass away with tl,clr nara
tors, md II will bc remembered only that thcro
was no friend to giyo him Timely warning Of hs
Imminent danger, and Of tho gathering dlsfs1u
with which hls WILDLY y-conspieitous life is begin
san,a Ming y eo Watched. S "a vity set upon hill
Edward, priuce Of Wales, Inns not d Kinder
or brnvcf hcart, q noblcr presence, butter
understanding, Or happier, manner thin
; ;aistiHgutshel M hls pscdeeeasar George w; Aad
h!storyl Il Inns otton been snil Of tho Frlnce's
fathct that, by reason Of shy, unsylnpulhe!lt
manner, he was less popular In lifc than hi
genial sun, who has tastc fDr Engltsh Aportl
aMl pursuits which his studlons forciznbe!n
fashcr could not bo expccted TO share. Bit
death, which shuts the gate Ut unvy, a,hi causet
sncn'e dceda to te Vowed through clear spetst
eIeS, l,aa raiscd tho Friuce Cons0rt to thu ll4k
cat plunaela Of human esteem, because It y
known OF ilfEn that "whatcver record Leaps 10
light f!e never shall 10 shu!ncd." Mouruful, %
thu oLher hand, and hu,niliatiug Il II to rehret
what manner Of records will "lrap to light" 70
soon q. tue Prince Of Wales takra ils p!acs Ia
hlstar.
How fur bis Royal fIl9hness NAV bo tempted
to underestimate the responsibilities Of lis por
sitloo by the dangerous fr1cuds and blind roun-
sclors who assure him that tu tho public cys !
PRINCE can do NO wrong, Or that tho virtues Of
hts toyal mother a.sl vi hts Wits Will ruyet
multitude u persona! tuliscreilona, is not f1f
~ TO ssy. Twice might the heir npfarcnt have
heard tho v0lre Ut GtFf0us--as It sloull have
proved auifcicnt-warning. between hrp anI
VIZ years ago his almost unhuuc.i.for recovery
t.ont ~ tl!ncas, Of which tho vcry suspcnsc dss.
slls1ttal tic revolutionary clouds that wtrs
thirkly gathering, seemed to slIoni him new
sail u Lave repeated Itself on tho OCCASION VI
Ais visit u lDlia. Nor II 1t get too late. tut
there 10 au eni even W tho opportunities Of
Princes, and therefore IL ID that We rctuseto bear
my lonEcr our portion of the Wc!ghty rcsponst
billty attarhlDg " ! too seryllo anl compluslnes
silence, which, should mischief supcrycne, K!ll
70 tho ac1t geaesa4sa appear equally ineEcllble
aud baAt.
, 1877-09-24

1tntCt1eAH NcHtA~It 1o'M~0 otsWt 81 HHO
S%; :s: S:'s$sl S$s'is:s a.. viii: SsS " y:
e"o"' xG,,s, .x,. ;..:. t,ur.xx ''o
n British I Siercnntile. ii. .:a5 7:aEI u, III
Liver, London l. GLOBE. 1u, SD In Gsl l.O, b:tH
oya1'ao Roya 4&6oi 9o 2to 4;ssi i; III
H,,sri,i Hoesn ~ s na 1I " u
% csna'clcia Gn!on..: Gi -: IL :iaiii M.4sS 4. 554
tonsss1I,s 1ansa 519 % s$,4S 35s!3 III
scottish csmmefcal.,,.. 1D.H7H 1u.UbB liz, 1:i6
Western, Toronto ....... 14,M1 Il. .HDY l0,u1H
loyal Canadian. .n...... II, 645 1l,157 25, IT,!
twill be observed TINT IN the foregoing list
only four rtty companies ak outside companies,
a =, e!9t fo1siKn companies @ M s9w u, al insreaso
are us tar lcllnd TINT scar as tn 1871 they wcFo
l,clInI i77a. Thcso tlRflrcs show tic tnottun Of
New York City business very cleurly, and dem.
sstrasY M t., y ting result o. tho fsdacng rates 1rom
ptuvc how thu rates hayc killed The business
even for those which shnw ati Increase, for II Is
susccptible of proof that tue incrcascd premiums
oE Il few companies wero received Tor far
GtGater aggregate VI rsks than In former years.
TIE LOCAL FIRES ron EIGHTEEN YEARS.
The Firc-Patr0l report sllDws that, white the
average yearly fires Tor eleven years Aayo num-
shows 1.03l. The same report gives tho totals
OF IuBurunces On damaged buildings md Amount
N lt1ss thereon for eighteen years. Thu aggrc-
gates nrt As folloWS:
insurance IN Lu[lduFs ..,S{S. al. .5np. %
Losses on buildings ...........,. T,05l, ,D27, o.
Avcru1e percentage, IL Jcsrs..,... lac.
Insurance on c0nients 9a. 6ll blS. 90
tor"es on contents .0l, p9l. %
average percentage, 10 ychss.'''.' W.
AHrAuoNisM TOWARD BRITISH COMPANIES.
Tho now law rc!atlve to statements has gono
INTO citgct, Alld there has bcGn kuncfal over
hauling u advertisements, sign 4,oarls, blot
tcts, and other advertising matter tsatlcu bY tho
companies. This law WIS Intended to 0pernte
adversely to tue large English companies lofng
business in this ssatst %Nl Il Inns tsanspired tat
i cost thc sum Of Ssto to pass tho lfl through
the Legislature Tho items Of axpenscs havu
been printed, and embrace tho foalowtugs
National Ftre:1nsutanco Company, dis
buncments, Including four trips b.. Soc-
fetnry y............:...:. ...::;:...: :,..S1l9. 43
!. T y. 1tsham. services y ~ AlbanJ 47l.W
f.. nIsHs. rses.aens "''a'hsous9 tlty IN NJ, ~,
a ~ savsoc irn!scnf roi.r;hi. Inn, A9 "
nrcc Comnanr. .'e'4s m m
N, q, Mjljct. Fresiieat Star iusurnnco CO. 7.W
rl,o amount rrot,Jrat IN nav thoeo r~,,rs.s
waa r,nt rihutra ~ firfv,avc citv rntn1sar.os
whir mid Xix enrI1 Thr sfY.ct Z .1H~1s' IHiu.n.'
Hnsr r. in contrihrtnr. hnvo has,, at.iisa1
witns5rnw the,r aIivertisonsnts e~,irov ~ tonr
tlat lncir cures would be worso taS ,,nn. ~ ~
ali nmi nfkers nre nl1tvci IL rnntant tc1'. ~
aeivcs with sin,nIv snnnt,nti,.o ibcfr an,e. om,,
otiI.fn,s .r1,n ES,ii"i. rn,nmsnsas - ","thi ~"
n,ost resnectatlu unticrwriters nr" }cortiiy
AkhnJnclt nf tho yk1nIa affair. It wna n t,itnyut