davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31

F,,re. were auiei ba oscd al ~ advance 4 points
sales yesterday ahcT 2 D m; hugus. 200; 1920 100,
va 5.nfsmhef 10 s. i0I. 1855; 200 1850 100
II, SS 500 Ia 81 october 100 1905. 300. 1870; IluU
io7I Novrmttr cUJ 1851 200, lOJs December, LOCO,
10 s,. 1000 IO5g 10 1881; January, 100 lO1o; 100.
1917 febrary. 100 10 - total. 100 bales ENchAnse-
- uad 10 cxchaIgc 800 February Tor AprL if-t ch 70
o,yt August l0 1850; loJ. 1881; september 100 luoO
total bales -ecoad cal; August 100. 1921 -rPten-
L.r 800 loss October. 900 1913 December 200. 1851
400 10 62 March 200 % :totsl 10 bi.s rhnd Cal
August lO lONS. 100 1898; 100 1881 1epiempcr lDO'
1910. october, 100. 1910; N1ygnbcr 100 oh5 eenDti
100 40 Gj February. 100 1882 March 400 Iluf total
90 bars sale. 10 day up 10 D. u August. On, 1921
501 Osa Senteuiber lgtS 1885; 2Ou. 1887: ZOO lOo2
lOl 10 200 100 - 6O1 1883 2OJ, lO3 5nt luni
200 1876 100 lo0o 100 1922; octoger 900 20 20 v0o
iu II GOO 1865 $40, 1903; 700, lul5 LOO, lUlt
4OO 1919; $40. l072 !J1 lO7ti ZOO inl5 20 lO,ti
Soyemlyr 200 lO5e goo 100 lVo ~ p' ~ MI s
January 600 1917 1000. 1870; 100. 1913 go lo :
F,nrlary 100 1885 200. 1895, 90 lOs5; March 40,
Og April. 600 Ills; total 1900 halfs. Grand tIial
% 500 balrs. Excl angsl 10 pad 10 exchange 5OD Vcor
r September paid 10 exchange 200 september Oi No
vemher
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS or PRODUCE.
Per NORTH Rircr, Vessels ami RGtro1ts.
TnuRsplY. Aue. 30, 1877.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

THURSDAY Aug. 30. 1877.
AsuEs-Dnl and nominal at 2c. for pots and G2e9ac
for pearls
haze * Contest I2 Hipparchus' IL ~ bags
s. do - bags do. 1895 90. oJl io Jb1 do
-U-G e< Ontr." ami JOS Nofah," al terms uO
Total g6iJ bics; leaving stock here ~ 96077
iae, ordinary prime CsEccs 6@Uc gol1; Mild grades
Cuii and 10 nal At yesterday prices.
DoIIOC met au,i unchanged tue spot sales ot l532
halo. # which $50 last evening al Tor home consumption
~ .-LA--.-- c-LIE.-L 0-nIlL.E..
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31

,.'rFusfef able orders ObtainaDc at lO9Oc -
FIBUR AND hEAI.-Ihe Flour market WAS lo"lJ'' De,
ter win trade reported The inprONensh Ita
Minnesota Extras and low gftlrs rhP
,fts fair. ana the
Was dsrosei 10 Duy hts freedom lp,a SAFES
io pO1 lds iuclnDg 800 bbls. CIy MIL Eta ~ - 20
Tor England 80 af5 10 70 West indies "a - lI
soth Ametca 1900 bbl Low Grade Extra - loa - ou
in@niins 900 bb. Fxtrl arrive next week aud
akrn foT the Continent - 20 $500 hbA Medium EhIA
.n.rt for the west lndeEl - 6JdtbJO; D,0vo pgts,
Minnesota Extra at IS OasJ so for TIE whole range ~ ~
hhs suprrnne dt 90 1000 bbis No. q AZ - lO1
~ co aud UnsouDd Extra al 80 io ouotatlohs
for 50 lOdsJ 60 latter an extremes suleihhe oao @"u
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
noMEsTrc Markets.

BFFALo -, -, ns ,D7t in ,r.,tsi demand sales OF
29o5 5s ltS ~ on Pirate Ie1o o-n o @ aes 500 5ash
sample l-c car NO. tnocs ol 10 lid DOE ssSed
August; I1.r bid i9c. asked. seItember; 4sc. BID.
t9e asked, lest RAT s,ptem0er 49e cSi ms V{Tigb'
arm and % Sao EefgS osS Con-, e s5 2F oSS SG
bush: oats, I23272 bush barley. - 900 bqh Lard go
s 5os i ~ 90 % 1o az f60 asb 0ai 10 bush: Barley
300 ousa Eye 5000 bush 6ot5 10 '' s
gqsa e 7 D 70 iPpe9,ie ogg ,,. 22iss-%G59Sa6 2as G5S6
p6 V C1,n 5iS iG; oats b 600 BUSH; Barley 800
bnsi i'ye ooJV )S'. .,l,. orj ,r,, U-boqt active
az 09g Auynst 9Jo99 &C. september; g6Aa97c october
cash 42t0 i2@c S,liohigsr, 80 80 , tt. ~. her 2Sa,
oats ID good demand et - &C. & eas5 ] ip NJ 5sc sarey
90 October - jcc, lis' D. 9, :, i,i TaTi iav AZ
ye a. s. i,sts & cash aud scptonbar: - iOass ~ y oc
ob'r, b'.k y els STEADY & ~ is i,g Recsis ZOO
Eoar 59,2 .1.s Wheat lss yG' cioa Wleat 81 ioa An
nllner y af l2 * I2 57ilc etrtcm5cT 1915
al2iI &c oetcDer ara 1r.et y. y @ o. l1,. Wheat in
o., SCSSAL cd A', ''f f0Si 2 CoHduiI at iGai7c. OATS
ia i dsIoeJ AZ q d52c. aye arn, ,air niud az 81 a
~ ~ RsTl.y qai't 40 sgr & 10. poI4 6m at ~ %
bid Iir sirong.r steam - = ~ i m ~, ,,2g 4
snd s for shoulers, Clear b ana clear "es Ias9 % ~
good dsmana urner % s @ &C , it.,,y and frr at
10 BnStr & 4"'SS S;ag T-e es in so d demand cbJ qac;
prices unchanged EeceP''' I-O0 A'''
HErqou Aug 27-elour steady, IN good demand sales,
3,WO bbis. W1iie 3D. 10y ~, III . 'l ~ ,5i < l.i
White Michigan ~ 'i' 80 cl't ~ 81 - ,,t an a,,
her; 80. do, ~ 30 gS! 81 = e,sl ~ % s 2
~ - ~ septomher MINI 81 50 by e,,i acr,o -
81 20 CON sie,oyi AZ i LIZ r. ioc o. 6olI
Flour; $1,000 Ous, "Iesti DuI o Ii' bnsb y heat
oats. onipmenIs-VV1 Dds t'o"'' '4''0 ''" ''
tjl Dlsh. NMh' ,o Mn. dru wheat firm op,ped
NUWACEFE. aug. 3D-IloHf Gun; W.. ~ y -,
higher eosel s,rongi 40. ah"SuAs' s 81 6,rn iu
eu.Der q C0asi October - lri 30" 40, - u' ~, a
far deIg nj No. =, 4Z4a4 &c. v'i' i'1, 70 - j5c
Barley quiet, unclAnged ffssh.s-N AZ 90 70 hb vb,a
3a,c kecetts- Cgl D.. fi34I 34 "a, .b ybeat
ShU.ncnt-ifOJ DDS f!Gdr ~ wv ] ', ,iug for
lower Iri.es Wheat higher 2l ieu,, - l., casb
. Red Far 81 - bu ct'ii 80 ~ ,-r t--, 10
y uJaf I'D & seitr ssi,lc - Sepicm6er: 4Oi,q
Mixed, 3o@ado e., cisu % . 3tLc13 3tc cash
sO,p, October. Oils , % eoJgr Rye and Bir.
- i-1&j i2c, -eptrApsij - - 80 D IN ,,,,r ,ui.
eyNoihpg dong NnisAy s'9toy 9 Sv =, ~ on uryate terms
unchanged. L-Tt inner; safes oi Niul'. "" - e.r
supposed 10 pc SS 10 BHkh e-is 55n.. for Sbouid,rs
Ribs boxed. 50 so Bacon, 5s !-sa 9, o E1r ei n
Clear Rlh ant Ciear sd,s Esstlps i3 0sit 3 QJ
basil wheat 1900 bush Corn, l''oO O"s N"'a' ''o'
bush Bye. ,,... -,-ot ,c,ve and
TDIri,O Aug. 3O-FloUr firm. Nhcat oltlo d't'S err
arm n SD custer: No White wabash ~ ~ Am%8tI %
SuOt, Il 80 p AIEtt'' - is III f9. tb,r So.
so 3 Rod wabash 81 p, i.j cied NaDs W, a. al,
ber Nitrigan Al 22 No Day. on anu ~,
Qhet lgA AINe, 90 g. -,3P inn fcri',gI R,
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31

NOucy was IN good Supply aT 3uI pcr cent on cal,
early i'm the day. - the close loans were made al
3a 10 Ucr cent. Discounts were quoted 20 10
per cent. The United States Treasury at Washing
ION to-day received 100000 National Bank notes
for redemption. lie Customs receipts were $500
coo and the Internal keyenuc receipts S3OU,OOO
The following s the Clearing HonSe statement to-
d,v: currency exchanges, @Gi,JOo,GJO; currency
baauces - OBS, 1907; gold exchanges, Sl1 473,316;
gold balancrs. Sl113.2iG.
Consols aud United STATES bonds, and also for Amerl
can railway shares, except Illinois Central, which
declined j. per cent. The specie IN the Bank OF
England decreased c294. 900 during the week. The
prnportinn OF Bank reserve so liabilities which was
l4li week ago, is now 1873 per cent. No change
on Tuesday wa raised TO 3 per cent. At Paris
R,nt.s had "a firm tendency. the weekly statement
oil the Bank uf Trance shows decrease ia It's specie
of 100000 francs.
The receipts Of hour and grain at the principal At
lantIc ports lOr this 30th day Of Angus, were:
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
financial.

A GAS STOCKS.
[hs EEWYORK, METROPOLITAN, MUTUAL. AND
MANHATTAN GAS STOCKS BOUoHT AND SOLD,
aud AL kinds of BroOkyn and NewYork Gas Securities doss
inby GEO. VI. PRESTfSs.
room 20. 30 Broad ST.. N. "
RUFFALO, NEW-YORK AND ERIE RAIL-
81 ROAD FIRST MORTGAGE RENBWIL
PER CENT BONDS,
DUE 1916.
COUPON OR REGISTERED.
INTEREST PAYABLE JUNE AND DECEMBER IN
NEW.fORK. FOR SALE BY
PERKINS, LIVINGSTON. POST q CO.,
% NASSAUiST.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
oLo.lse mos or rmlLApkIrnM srooK..

The following table Of prices OF the prominent gold
and silver mining shares including the opening
prices of to-day received by telegraph from San
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31

Il
Es If tls tbrcc ciiie, aIe -IlTJO0O0 Ices tuan they
were TINS ume 20 1870 ana 'Ae aeS eSa,e
m thi point j. greater the rcnoic.mcris accessible III
case of need ere smaller nv an ,H gsv1VJyO; ,l.,o
"FU3liy no COMPARISON oI me studl'i. ~ Coinleto
which does not ucuIr the operations ci ihe IL-oIIf
-' .IItrlieTs i!.is month the bank circulation H.
.c ircady exceeds ~ l.OuGOOO, and retirement oi -
least --UJUo0 in lrgat udcrs VIII De IcImied t idN'
30 1873 tac ocalteuoef chfnau3h "dS %, e"t" .I-'
and tc nj circulation lncr aSei dIFl- ANslel rom
Sl5 800 900 % 1916 100000 But th' hinE circulation
s already been reduced during tie last iou weeks over
4lo9,coo ..,,...- w.. .,.,.,.., ,,,.. ,,.,-
ought to DE taken nfo consideration D. S'eTy prudent
ana conscientious banker The great spec
10 me country. just iu pioVuron sS u ihyoe' means
needed for active TINS Fan, ~ threatens to arrest ald
must fai Ifar.hpullic shorldyc' come forward m%me
and stocks enough 10 Ieiee tae street a"dtAe
banks OF IT, by means apparent the pauEs can
cH'4y ~ ~, i, I' H 90 iis AL cycei.ng io some in-
ns cg dy,rcl, feir ,cgitInate 0usiu.ss from their
.rcu,ai.ye ventures But Ills i5 moi doHe soon u VIII
DE io. ate and ul legitimate business WEI have 90 'tc
M. ,ss and The losses Of the most venturous spccuia
tor tors" '
The openiug Of the Stock Market to-day seemed
TO be guided by an impulse that some
tbinQ must be DONE and that quickly.
There was 10 special feature attached to any
particular stock all moving III unison TO the
march of excelsior" uatil Lake Shore sold
nj G42l Michigan Central 70 57I2, Central and
Hudson TO 1O3, Northwest TO "a, Preferred TO G3,
s.; Paul 10 3l5s Preferred to G7&i, Rock Island 10
1O17s. Wabash to Y, Ohio and Mississippi to -,
Preferred 10 a and Western Union TO S23i. Even
Delaware Lackawanna and Western, and Delaware
and Hudson, which have ceased TO produce " crops
Of ANYTHING but debts, sympathized with the move
mcnt the former rising 30 and the latter TO 1879,
while Central Of New-jersey sold up 20 II. After
this exhibition Of the little about real val
ues had spent its force the market became feyerish
and duh, and finally recedod about ~ TO per cent,
leaving the "boYs" al the end OF the day with
feeling AKIN 10 the ePitaph which reads, " If was
80 soOn 10 be done 1Or, wonder what was begun
ior.'
The total Transactions Of the day aggregated ouly
1SJ 500 Shares distributed according to the fol-
lowing table showing the
RANGE on TIE STOCK HARKFT.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
bnelncss CHANCES.

EOR SALE.-Retail Drug Store in Louisville,
XVI location IN city g00t business established;
snow thai 10 is ma0ug money re1so for selling. owner
into h lesdlr business. Pflce SO %, cash Ad-
dress " HOMER" care C0nrerJournal IOr,yiile, Ky.
Sl0 ONO WILL PURCHASE CONTROL
of inmoIse Yalue WIN acities wll
per cent ngesm NJ a.d WITH additional outlay q
capital increased fOnrOd hcrr being limit "a tho
production or saies is is an uneEcepuonh Opportunity or
rtuau seeking active business. SAFE, Profitable and
permanent investment. Principals only. Address p Box
~. Tribune once
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
WESTERN STEAMSHIP LINE.

~ NEWAORk TO BRISTOL tEug.l-DihLbI.
Taxing goods and passengers ior LondoA Carih Newport
GlOuCestuI. and al ports in Brist.' Channel
sailing from Pier Is. Edst k!yct -
ARRAGON SyUOas. q l-DAl sept ~
CORN tarqer DAY, sept %
Catn Passage 10. currency Iatuiu utA,s 20 i.Hag'
Intermediate, go c1rrcnty steeree $50 currency
aid rage Certihcat. S2J Drafts Tor 81 ahd upward
For freight or passage, arpy 20
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
rev,- YorL. Hovauo a. Mexican Mail :. 5 Line.

= IIIUII AND FA~~iI'I. ItI.UI 'I4D'
Steamers leave Pier 3, North iiyeT. at 3 p m-
FOR HAVANA DIRE. J. ....
CITY OF NEW YORK, ,Iliuint rliau W tDNt1bA frei1
tITY or sfLEIDA r yEol i}......e ltD ,'y!. *
cry or VERA CGUZ. Dcnicn..- W WEDNESDAY, sept ~
FOR VERA CRUZ AND NtM-DkbEANS
wa Havana. prOgresO. Campelchy, IusDln sanlDco. .
y EALENANnRE q SONS. 81 and 50 ll.u.. HaY
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31

v ST'tt tNsUIP LINE BETWEEN Nl.WYORK.
SOUTHAMPTON. AID BRENf.N. .,.,,.,.
COgIPANYrs PIFR foot 90 SECDSDsE. HOBDkEN.
MJ~IsL...-a uTGIv sept ODEH-... SitufIaY, 9eyt do
I5ONsNU Saruraty. eB- UEEMAH ,atlr iaY. SEPT IS
RATES OF PASSAGE from NEW.NORh 70 sOUIHAAP-
TON, HAVBE, OR BREMEN -. 80. -,
FIRST CABIN, -lOp. gold SECOND CABIN, 900, 6oid-
SrEERAGE, 80. currency. - 81, .,.
Reum TcSeis at reduced rates Prepaid steeIaso Seiu~
caits. $50 currency
For freight or passage Apply 20 49, o NH. 80.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
foriresAt or pa'''fo foaRG&icas agi Co. Bowling Green
DACIFIC MAIL AND PANAAA TRANSIT
Il RrLAMalIIP LINLS.

For CALIFoRNIA, JAPAN, cHINA AUSTRALIA
= NFV.ZEAI.ANU. BRITISH COLI dBiA OkL1DN, &e-
Sailing from Per foot CanaLst. North River
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
Ocean 5Gedmcrs.

per OF Company No a. North RIVER foot Of Mortonst
>augier Wodresday. sept - p m.
PEREIRE. clut STAY, sept IL, SD n
u m.
,OIif- IJF RfBl IN AGENT Na 55 Bruaaway.
New-York tribune., 1877-08-31

FOr
sfealnshp ACAPUL' o. FRIDAY August ~.
COuue, uug CsIira American auG so1tl f3elc eoftS
Ffom san F0ANCt~CO % 10 JAPAN aud CHINA -
steamship CITY OF PEKING NEDN rSDAf -erl. II.
From can Francisco Sandwich Islands, Ausuaha aad
NcW-Zeaiand . ....-...,.,-, o.. "a
StesTshrp ZEALANDtA WEDNESDAY. sept u
For uiurn4u0u tickes apply Al Conpany's ONCE
Rgwlrg Grcer, Nrw-hork.
, 1877-08-06

OF time. ...
IN THE coMrANr's SWORN srA7EMEsT,
da,cA Dee. I'll, ls.t, tho liabilities tuf losses
"dnc IN unpaiel," IN rrmcss Of adjustment,
OF adjusted and mt die" and '.retl<icd BY The
Company were set hown nj *5' ',:ta,,.sS. tn, y
Il eut,ru statement and il therefore presumably
correct. l'nt, on Tho "a OF June q
this year, at appears frnm tue report
Of sia5 Woods, tho tosa. liabilities
for death losses amounted to f3f2,0Nl being
Now, either there has been estraorsltnatr nor.
ta1ltr ttncc the 1st Of January, oT thcre was
sumo mistake In the figures Of tho sworn stale
mcnt Of :hc 3tst Of ,ecembcr: These DEAN
Iowest figure, whith would seem to indicate
great lack OF Judgment TN the part Of the med
fsal examiners of the Company. It seems
strange. also, that this Inconsistency hct*eet.
e T vent: s mi Sfss sfs sa,sed r sui
alter him the Auditor, 10 itavc made more
thorough examination into ttls subject
TIE rHlLLlrs HILL. 20
TN The 0tb OF July bill wns fled Ia the Cir
who alleges ti,at .',r officers Of the COMPANY
ha,l sqlanIerctl about go, QUO, and Ind f509oo
more in hand which belonged 10 the stockhold-
css, but Which wauld hc squaudcre1 unless
nskrd for the nppo'nt,ncnt Of Receiver to a.
yitlo this lnunry bro rata nmonR tho stoekhold-
crs, n,,h for Tie granting of M intNae&ion 10
restrain The officers from paytnE out. any
n0Hcf. llE JlHLlon Hus nEL lul n<Hi-
,ng Oh tho 18th Of July, but nothing
as ever 1ecn done with It. It Is alleged that
Phillips Is myth, and ttlat this bill Was gotten
UP by the til!vcEs to give them pretnxt fur not
piyihg ntlt any money. Since the 10th OF duly
i!cv have not dislllrtetl cnt, claiming that
they have hcrn eniolncd from doing 10. Sctli-
ef sleatillosscs nor ordinary expeiisrs have been
paid, bul Mt the same ta,nn they hase nut ass-
or from making assessments 10 paY for death
losses.
, 1877-08-06
CASTOR AND P0llUx

NEW Yoax. Aug. o.-Two veterans Of tho
War of 1919, John C. 0arrcttson and Chsisto-
pher Vroo,ne, were buried IN the L!stle atoravian
Cemetery at Castleton Coruers, Staten island,
tiis afternoon. They wers TWO of tho oldest
residents Of tho 1sland, were burn within few
u,onths Of each other a. homes but fcs miles
apart, weys pelghbors for lie, scTyed III the
war togrthcs, and died on the same day at the
age Of 20 years. Gnrretson's iortiuther camo
from Holland lu 1858 on tho llltlcd Beaver,
aud was among ths frat settlers Of New
Ainstarlatn. Vroome's father caule over
IN l5G, uul settled with the Aioravians on staee,
lslulid. AT rroomt'x funeral the church wus
i',ore than hslf AI!ed BY Ills children, grand
children, g1catRrauslehlllrenA and 0seat-great-
grandchildren, All Of bis Numerous progeny
live iu the Immediate ne'ghto!hooI Of tho
CORNERS. aud bis sons arc anioug The well-kuown
citizens OF the Island.
, 1877-08-06
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
THOSE WAGERING POLICIES.
b,..rt rt...trA N 9Hn 5sA{huNx

s..a's.n op..'s. A -, A.. rNr. !. .,,a,,,,
oFn'"ot'A"o' 4''' mug 70 Asio''s"
here on good authority that tho Audltor has dl-
tcrtcd hts attorney nt Chicago to begin suit
aroIn,t tho Prntecsion LIfc.Ipsurance Company.
- on,,,, mi n IN .hnw ,y,a,hnr a has ,,ot hcet
.,st t"np ,.,,'t". . T., aon,r,rs =, .ho Is.,.
aoins business IN manner contrary to tao 1aws
Of the report Of Nal. Woods, Of the Insurance
nenortmcnt. who. month bcfore last, made an
f.,~s., - ~. 49, .,t.,,, MI ,v.,,a. l.,
saA''''t1tton VI .au AASAee.'"' .''@!, -
his report found the assets peT1ccsls eatisiac-
tory, and showed that there MAS clear surplus
of over 100000 above liabilities. But l,e
si,o found ara renor4sI ccrtain fact,
s.. ~" ""a s..s s.ans..,,,. T.,
10 regard 10 some tfuss assoc'aslon0 !"
sctoto Trust had issued los policies, tuyotring
risk OF jS,5DO, nl issued prIor to September,
1878 except two for Sc 500 eae, Issued in Jatll-
arv, 1919, There hive been eighteen dcnths
xtnce thu Organization. amounting to $1O,9s3.
The Columbus Trust las issued 173 hol!cts, Ill
votvtng O risk Of $i0i,11ia The last policy was
issued in October, 1874. Elcyen death losses,
amounting to f5O,.}is, have been paid this trust
The Niidicport Trust carried ninety policies,
bcra by death, amounting to Sa5,Oc0. Tho
PUu1crvy Trust carried keyenty-elelt pulic!cs,
jnyolyiue $50 cod tic last one having been Is
euci lat1uury, 1874. Three death lUsses, amount.
inr to ff5dtD. ncrc po,d to this trust, Thcso
assoslatiops, accorJInE 10 Mat. Woods'
rcport. were formed Under the management
OF Charles j. Hess, who was at that time ma.1-
agcr Of tho buelncsa Of the Protection Llfc-1n-
surunec Company for Tic State OF Ohio, unt,
Company, wcro taken up by the Company, aud
orn -,o,x ~ rr;otf I'm IL r. IA r1nt,ro nj hv' thc
, 1877-08-06
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
70 The Editor Of The Tribune.

,,s,,
CHICAGO. aug. 4'-~"Ll yoa please repuolfsh
tho following:
In tta financial column ths New York Ntrald
sa.s: .''rhclo is sous lalk shou. the hnancial
spect ~ apparently as sniealt to PVT finger upon
ns va IT, tfei'essana asa: Attef making .a y
Known 9s ne arsaAaty wos'a a ~ a 20 % s3a. W
ssssa ~ Thy ssts .rssns Wv; H. ~ ,r HSe
t:ntsnet oficrr NAV ho ssc',.t1 foS sbsns,nx h,s
sninJ, 6at it would 10 More satisfactory 10 tao
greut pnbc, wilo are, IN il were, baIi. headed In
Sc.peet nnsnse TO set some sort os notion ~ To
what tic policy Of tic tioyernnrnt "a going to be.
T. / ~ IT, ,ntGa.ion Ct ~; sherman to sxs.ts
liYgly business u tho Detd. Room ~ riAflhY 1885
na o0se WIN ~ co,a eaahce. nc WI ,o, oaao"Gs -.
~ - ~ ~ ,tnn :" f.sas a
from .n.cuisiIon. thn soonsr hs show III ,ntsn.
iiuns tks Irftsr
Now. sir. II strikes n,o very foxclblv that It ia
t'u'o that l"c tpa"s'5 ~ 'asSo 0''oa'a "aAe ny
to tht fact that 1t IL OF more Importance to
Itsclf lllan Jon Sherman ID to It. And, as
desire tu state, "a potntediy sntl a. concisey as
poee..' ~. 'o :. ~ .1e 'As "a ,.s NV
extract gave rise 10 III my th,na' you Will allow
ule to use plain language, eyou II, ln 50 doing,
10 strike u chord which knpw will vib1ato
throughout tho length and breadth OF thls land.
The trinity Of brothers Sherman make won.
dcrlutIy harmonious unity !n tho one trait of
cecentsl-lty which pcryadrs the family. The
General, quick to think, rapid to execute, aud
slons, IL, as VIC ail know, crratic and eccentric,
~ 1nurl SO that, whle all admire Ills talents,
I,ous would trust him In tho Presidency, or feel
safe II he laI uNtestra!ned power tu Weld.
The Juti.r, Charles T. ahcrman. must stand
Oh the recorti tle made fur himself, and which
resulted h! hts rx.iVna'ien Of his JGagcshlp Of
the United States District Court Ut Cleveland.
John Shcrinan-a politician Ia every particu.
l.r of s character a'! itts-ha: aiGrea largely,
{.umInlttce of WAys Qnl Means III the Lower
, 1877-08-06

the Ohio Life, tho SAFETY D.posit, the National,
the North Can,llaa Mutual, tho popuiar, the
Eclectic, anil TIM Southern Mutual, are
or lev ,hn s. o. .nr
ment.. The Department VI Illinois allowcdtho
National to rim on III It's swinllinc tarccr until
It fell to pieces Of IT, own ruttcnncss. II nl.
loved the Chicago Life to continue In existence
until It hail been lct Of oil its assets, aud It Is
not, therefore, perhaps ~ snrprisinx that u
should allow tho Protection to continue to do
business after the showing r ado b5 tue extraor-
anary rspqst e M9!; : Woods. sh T. + GoT H,u,e, re-
Kellogg TO explain IN detail by whit proccss Of
figuring thcy arrived mt the conclusion they
dill; how fat. thcv have verified thc ll0ures
gircu tlem BY the COMPANY; how 1at they
real estate with the law upon the subject; how
far tlcy satisfied themselves rs to the amount
OF "gross deferred premiums" outstanding;
and above nll f.sr what reason they allowed the
fund At Springfield to bs gutted Of its most
1T is NEA1Lr TWO YEARS
since the frat serious assault on tic Protection
began. II mas been followed up by. the tlln9 u
5.!ls containing accusations 81 tho m1ss tse
Os1ots., anil the quo ,Tartanto bills.
Tho Insurance Department has rcul ia tho
papers how tho Comoany WAS charged with nav
Ing waEerc.i policies, with assessments, for
wurl tic dates Of those losses, and also read
Company that the stock, which he fa1 prev:
iously sworu was paid up. wns I,uvcr paid for fa
al. Yet, With ali these accusations, sprca,!!
tile newspapers. It remains Inactive and inert,
doing nothing except making .patchc4-t,p IT,
port, and supplcmenttnx It finally, after II saw
ihc Company vas reaching the el'si q tts term,
these wagering poltctcs, q bill which ought to
have been nlcd three and a half years ago.
, 1877-08-06
STATE SUPERVISION.

NOW, WHAT IL THE MogAL or THIS sroarl
IL Is not that tho Protection Is a humbug, but
that State supervision Of tusuranse, W c,n-
ducte,l III Illinois, IL fraud and s1aru, Which
should Immediately cease 70 exist. As the De-
partment Is nt present 1t has proven Itself TO be
q cover, nthcr than a detector, OF r0ttenncos
and mismanage1nrnt. 1t has falled In cvesy Iu:
stance 10 answer tho objects for which 1t wss
created. 1t has foll6wed along Ia the wake OF
the newspapers, and has nrYcr ycnturea to A.
tack 4 company except wfscrc the papers had
with the Chicago Lilo until THE Tats.
uss Indicated to It !n duty. II
allowed the Atlantic d Paciac and
tInuu In bus'nrsz until TuE TRIBUNE told 1t Ut
ths weakness OF thusc companies. It allowed
the Republic to do business tor years hitter fts
Insolvency waa notorious, aud It !as 1lnw signal
lied Itself b.. sepott*n the subject Of tho fro
tee.lon I.ifc-ln&uEanre Company, the sweetness
und richness ur which ts fully brought out IN
tie aiialyss given aboTe. IL any auc able to
explain why q. Auditor should have allowed
led over The report Ut hs subordlpate. or ts auY
aiil sud Actuary Kellogg should h haSa dis1ell
susv: sssi r s a. ,aatan sstaan1s a9 bel
any one ahle 70 explain how It Is that ior years
Mr. Actunry Kellogg has passrd the soIiurts
which tbs Protection has nadea il any onu
aDlt 10 explain why tue lncondlstei1cles DekWeeh
tho report Of Dec. 81. 1876, and &tiat Of june,
1871, were NIL noticed by the officers OF the
1usurapce Department.
ICXE L..
ten laya after this fepurt was made,-this report
ou which tte auditor should haye rsosel up
| the Company Ut unct,-hu allowed the
| officers u tho Protection To Withdraw
lrom TUG securities deposited u eprtngheli, a.
Required by Law, tbs hundred sharea VI stock ot
the First National hank Vt Carllnyilir, which
ars worth slo,uD. On The ed Of JUNG there we're
wttAdrawal oi I'LL. bank s1oek, which was By
telegraph.c o-icr Vt .slaj X. ". Woods. lcaycs
Sill, rs, which Ia more than the law requires,
but ths real yaIuc Of the remaining seeuritlss-
mostly inort.agex-ls given elsewhere. THIS
stock was tho lest stuH 10 the heap, md
| yet the Auditor. Al a. ttlns whea he
should have proseeded aka'nst The Company ta
to wIthdraw FROM sts eustoly these seeuritles.-
securities tntrusted to nip % sasscd fund tor
the protection Of poliry- y-holders.
| THIS HORRIBLE INCokPkfHNeY
would b. still worse were It mol for the tact
that II Is Of . pltce With what hAs occurred u
other States. Ths Universal. the Charter Oak.