Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-02-28
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Our New York Letter.

: luS -A1OHOTS 70 his memory
The Etna Life-Troubles of the
Rich-4,0OO, 600 Valentines.
TO the Editor Of the Observer.
New YoRk. February Is, 1878.
The death Of the Pope con-
Itinues to receive the most in
terested attention. The memo
rial services, which in all the
lCatholic churches are still be-
ling held with great pomp and
circumstance, are crowded with
the faithful, while not a few of
the more liberal Protestants
lhaye referred to the dead Pom
tiff from their pulpits kindly
and respectfully. Quite a rum
fb6r of Catholic merchants
throughout the city have draped
the fronts of their stores, and
Barclay street, which is the CEN
tire of Catholic publishing and
church ornament selling, has
quite depressing and funeral
aspect. The one American Car
dinal, McCIoskey, is now en-
route for Rome. where he will
cast his vote for the next occu-
pant of St. Peters chair. In
the early part of 1870 l spent
some time in Rome, and saw the
Pope quite often. He had not
then succumbed TO the infrmi-
ties which in his latest years
kept him almost constantly a
prisoner in his palace, nor had
the shadow of temporal power,
in which he gloried, been en-
tirely taken from him; and the
progress of his snmptuous
coach through the streets of |
Rome was always amid the
cheers or kneeling salutations
of a populace which only a few
months later were to welcome
the entrance and the sway of |
Victor Emmanuel. To add toE
the Papal glories at that time, |
the Ecumenieal Council, the re-
suit of whose deliberations was
that firebrand dogma of infalIi-
bility, was sitting in one of the
aisles Of St. Peters, and was
daily the admiration of the vast I
throngs that collected to wit
ness the imposing procession of |
red-gowned cardinals passing
to on from their solemn and Sc
cret session. / was much inn
pressed with the serene and |
smiling face of the venerable
man whose hand was always
raised m benediction as he |
passed, and cannot wonder at
the affectionate respect with
the Catholic Church regards his
memory.
The new statement of the
Atna Lie Insurance Company
Of Hartford, is out, and goes far
toward justifying the growing
opinion that it is the strongest T
life company in America. The
fact that two or three others
have larger gross assets is quite
immaterial; for, other things
being equal, that company is
the best for policy holders
whose surplus bears the largest
ratio to its assets. The Etna,
/ believe, occupies this enyia-
bic position, having, by the Sc
vercst standard, over four and a
third millions Of surplus in a
little over twenty-fonr millions
of assets. But other things are
not equal, by any mariner of
means. While some other Con- J
companies have devel- /
oped a weakness sufficiently a. q
farming to cause the legislature I
to appoint commission to g
cause the legislature to appoint I
a commission to make, at the /
of the State, a thorough 4
into life insurance l
throughout Connecticut, the $
Htna has passed through this e
ordeal in a manner to elicit a b
long comnendatory report from
the, commission, the gist of 9
which is contained in one sem r
Lence, which says: that sit is I,
not only solvent, but financial e
y sound, andis under the man y
agement of officers and direc- !
.ors of large experience, sound Il
Judgment, and unblemished p
character. We believe without |
doubt that it is entitled to the
entire confidence of policy hold
,rs and the public" n
1t may interest any policy c
1olders of the late Security In d
surance Company, under whose {
eyes this letter may come, to a
earn that its ex-president, Case, 7
who was lately sentenced to :
States Prison, has obtained a G
new trial and is at large oDbail.
As such things go it is very
doubtful whether he. ever sees p
5he inside of a prison cell again. il
What IS a man to do with his !
money! / don't ask this. on G
ny own account-in fact it is d
extremely seldom that a news 6
paper man has any difficulty in g
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