The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-05

WASHINGTON MACHINE WORKS
THIRDSr.. NEAR The RAlLROAD DEPOT
DAVENPORT, How.
Davis, Watson & Co,
MANUFACTURERS OF
ThreShSssS sN0Chisscs.
SEPAkATORS AND HORSE POWERS
Our separators are war ranted TO thresh aud clean
more wheat than any ofthe ordinary machine. he re-
tofors ussd Tue IN schine cleans on an entire new
principle dispensing with the ordinary shoe and rid
dies May 10, d3mw6m
10 SpOrtsMen.
ELEY's patent double water proof Gun Cans the
~ best article made Eley's patent cloth Gun
Wads, warranted no, TO blow 10 pieces In tho barrel.
ALSO;
wrsnehes, shot Bags.
Cartridges, Shot,
Caps G.. ID. Lead.
Not Main st. LIVINGSTON & LOCKWOOD
Jaly2s
HoUsE Trimmings and Carpenters, Tools Of ey-
scoops most approved stamp, Nails Chains, Japan
ned Ware, WHIPS July22du l.. b l..
A BEAUTIFUL house and grounds on 9Th ST., be-
"A Low Ripley, 8 rooms, good stable, shed, wen,
cistern, and Lot l6oxl56: View very extensive.
Also, Sir houses in the nsighborhoed of the Court
House above Finn sire et Of brick, and two frame
wells ,cisterns, &e car be purchased alta bargain.
mouse on BRADY street with two of land.
only e0O0 required In cash.
Good brick house, o rooms on Brady near 9th
Fine farm of 200 Blue Grass, under cul,
Hvation.
A choice 80 within miles of town, all fenced and
in wheat, vary low. Apply to
July "a dn ?. o. Building. Brady st.
Hot! Hotter! Hottestg!
THE undersigned have hand few more oftheir
dueed price, so as 10 put them within the reach efa.
Call soon. HULL, ALLEN d CO.,
July 10 dtf Front ST., Davenport.
Cheese.
50 BGRkows ss.AP' o na Al sii Gy
julyI5
On Hlf. bbls. mol White Fish and Lake Trout,
cO for sale by
JulyI5 B, p. & d.
Cement.
O0O bbls. Louisville q Utica Cement, for sale by
< bel.. Lard OIL, received and for safe by
Packing Yarn.
IN coil hemp aud manila Paching Yarn and Lath
~ Irvine, for sale by
Julyl5 BIZ. g. d.
ETNA
Insurance Company,
OF HARTFORD, conn.
Thirty-seventh Annual Statement
As presented the ockhoders at the annual meeting
held In the City OF Hartford, Juno s. 1856,
INCOME.
Premiums for the year, l,52450s 80
Less Return Premiums, 3I,I6s, 90
Premin ms the prior year were, i2S42i0s7
Income on invest and interest, 5O705 SO
Lesbos On do. 3o,H,SS
Si,5Ii ,03i II |
Losses ea.hed, - sst,9t4o o. |
Commission aud expenses, 2i4,56a 35
Taxes, l4,22y, "a
Dividends, 10000 %
Reserved to pay all outstanding
claims on June /, 1856, not due, l0l, S55 IS
Surplus of the year carried, I,3O5 ,50l IS
To Or. Safety Fund for contingent
reserve, ----- 235,43953
The Company has cash assets Of 81 OO0 raj "a.
The Total Losses paid by this Company In thirty
years ending the present time: |
In pirs Department s,S6l,3s7 SO
Inland DO 800 55I,G27 81 |
Nearly 90 500, 900 OF losses il SOLELY has ha ihe
means OF equaliringtO the public benefit.
Fof 81 years tnlsoompany has paid anearned divi.
dend averaging annually per cent. on the capital
stock. The Insured, however, have had paid them
81 "a per cent. OF the gross premiums back in the
shape OF losses, and the remaining Ia per cent
receipts have been apportioned 70 agents. EXPENSES
taxes, support Of fire com panies and diyidsods
Inc iohowlng gentlemen were unanimously re- |
elected Directors 70 tho ensuing year: |
Thomas X. Brace, MilesA. Tuttle
ROBERT Buell., X. Il. Ripley,
Roland hather, Drayton IiIlyer
Samuel ! udor, Ward Wood6r;dye
samuel - Ward, Gustayus +. Davis,
Joseph Church, E.A. Bulksley
Eoenezer Flower. Walter KeDey.
Henry q. Pratt, Austin Dunham
TbOs "A. Alexander.
IHOS. X. BRACB, President !
, \. q. RIPLEY, Vice President,
THOS. A. ALEXANDER Sec'y
Applications promptly attended to by HENRY n. |
HOFFMAN, Agent; Office on Main st.
july 10 dim