FRANK H. WILSON, ' Firo, Tornado and Cyclone Insurance, Office, Basement of Bank o Cass Couuty, PLA.TTSMOUTH, Queen Insurance Company, of Liverpool. "Washington Fire and Murine Insurance Co., of Uoston. Commercial Union Assurance Company, of London. Western Assurance Company, of Toronto, Ont. Capital, - ... Total AKet3, ... Total losses pail binec organization, Reliable Insurance Careful Underwriting and prompt attention 'iiarantced. Western Assurance Co., Or' Toronto. Out. A. M. Smith. J. .1. Kk.n.n v. A. W. lnn.u. Pri l-nt. Managing Dir. HupLAg.-ncie.s. ISITKU MTATKM TKlriTKEW. Wm. H. Cuion, of William & (iuion, (Ouiou Steamship Line.,) New York. Win. A- Booth, i'wsitMit Third National lliink. New York. Arthur U. Hr.iv. President St. Nicholas iiatik, Ne ik. .W. Hayes. General Agent, Milwaukee. Wis o UNITED STATES BKAN'CJI. ASBKTS. United States 41i percent register ed lloud United States 4 er cent regix tered , Bonds - New Vork Ceutral & Hudson Kiver Railroad Bonis Georgia Mate liondi Caah deposited State ol Mivis ipti Cash lu Kank - Premiums iu course 1 collection.. 2;s,'.mj 0 27,mOO.(W i5r.or 1-HI.H7K b'i LIABILiniM. 8 WJ4.517.CJ Re-Insurance reserve. . ir,8Cfi.3t tnpaid lo-s fs,m.i!:i Other natalities M.ui.a S k.4j3 89 Surplus la United States $ :-G'J,oJ.V3 Premium dec -lots lu United Stut.es, 1874 to 1863, inclusive, j,o05,i.t'.:.3. Total Fire losses, paid in United Stten.i7 to 18, iulusive, 3,;i3.5j.tt IrLSTLrcLTLce Uo OF LIVERPOOL,. Semi-annual statement of the United States branch 011 the 311 dav of December. Iiskj. JOSEPn M. ROrtEKS, Manager Western De partment, Chicago, 111. Assets in the United States. Cash Items Kal Estate, Unincumbered... United States Bonds Other Securities Other Items $ 18,983 66 352,590 18 1.016.KM1I 169 i: 39 24,641 55 1,752,207 89 Liabilities in the United States. Losses Unadjusted and iu Suspense S138.934 20 AH other Claims against the Company 4,076 7o 1143.010 95 Amount necessary to re insure all outstanding risks 770.072 42 Net surplus In United Bates f 33,124 52 - St, 752.207 89 Xet Surplus in United States Dee. 3 1 Lasses paVd since Organization s.ftHJ,!" 00 HE EL SxHUHi! HEAD QUAUTERSiTOR ALE, WINES BEER AND CIGARS,- Old Kentucky Whiskies, IMPORTED WINES, : MUMil'S EXTRA DRY CHAMPAGNE, PI NATIVE AVINES, f , 2S.rug's Omaha Always obi S"EsIieES 3LsIKT35S of CIB-fiLEE.S F ALWAYS IN STOCK, AT THE iELKHORN i Fitzgerald Block i Commission AND IHIIslliest (Casli price paid for Au unexcelled line of FLOUR always in stock, corner 6ih an - Main Streets, oppoeite First. National Bank. PLATTSMOUTH. - - HEBBA&K A NEBRASKA) $ 4.500 000 20.100 000 52.017 ISAAC SWKKTSKK. A. W. DAMON. President. Secretary. ;FKANK K. SWEE1SKR. lce-Prisidci.t. Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Company OK BOSTON. .STATEMENT. JAN. 1, 184. t ASSETTS.Z Bank Stock, .$ 401.M9.87 City oi roioii Bonds. I3.'t,ri0o,iio Culled States " 170.8S7.&0 i(Hilnaii Stocks and Bonds. 4I0.U23.00 Boston C--Light Co.StoCk, 6,!MI0.00 Loans oa Montane 84,0O0,oj Collateral 10J.400.oo: Marine Premium Notes 3o.KJ3,7i I'l eiiiiuins in course o( Col't'n !M.7l2,l:i J t.'usli ou l aud I I3,4!i,05 OllierA3sel.-K.accruedIut.Ai-) r,744,oo UlWM A8SKTS $1,595,550.34 LIABILITIES. flosses reported Hupposed; 113,412.00 Reset ved fur Reinsurance, 2b",'.i'.y ao All other liabilities 21,571.32 UitosM Liabilities, except Capital $395,282 62 Surplus as regards Policy-holders, $1.5200.207.72 Paid-up Capital 1, (oo.ooo.ow Net! 2O0.2ri7,72 WESTERN DEPARTMENT. 174 La SALLE STREET, CHICAGO FRED. S. JAMES. General Agent. COMMERCIAL UNION. ASSTTXtAITCE CO., OF LONDON. UNITED STATES BRANCH: 37 and 39 Wall Street, - NEW YORK CITY Alfkeo Pkla, .Resident Manager. Ciias. SBWAll, Assistant Manager. WESTERN DEPARTMENT: 157 and 159 LaSalle St.. - - CHICAGO. ILL. C. F. Mullins, Kesiden Secretary. UNITED STATUS BRANCH STATEMENT J AX. ISt, 1884. Oac.avt.a f.. il lluiiilltiAa Inpllld Net Surplus January 1st, ls4 990.501 80 Assets held In the United States... 2,327,636 04 Income, 1H83 $1,623,934 55 Expenditures. 1883 ljb,l t'8 Surplus Income in U. S., 1883 184,814 47 Tit:ii inaspa nald bv this Company since organization $37,715,624 CO Aiiinssps in the Western Department paid promptly through the Brauch Olllce, 157 & 159 laSaiie St., jnicago. 0 Ul IL.UUI1 I ST- LOUIS BEER draught PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. Merchant, ai nn LUUI1 Telegraphic, MORE CONVENTIONS. Political and General News. An Appeal for Blaine. Philadelphia, Pa., July 13. The in dependent republicans of Pennsylvania who made the fight against Ueaver in 1882, aud thereby elected a democrntic governor, have issued an address to the ndepeudPtits of New York aud Mas niii-hiisetts ia behalf of Itlainc. It is signed by all tue prominent independ ent republicans aud by the entire mem bership of the independent state re publican committee. It contends that the real fight of the independents waa to overcome machine rule; to bring about conventions of really representa tive men, that the recent convention represented the masses, and that not to support Blaine now would be a blow at the very principles that tha independ ents fought for. A CALL FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION. .New York, July 11. -The independ ent republican general committed met this afternoon at their new headquar ters, Carl Schurz presiding. The fol lowing call was adopted unanimously : The uudcrsigned committee invite all republicans aud independent voters who disapprove of the nominations made bv the republican national eon veution at Chicago as unworthy of sup port; who think that the interest t good government and ; public morals demand the defeat of the republican candidates for president and vice pres ident ; and who are therefore resoived not to vote for lilaiue and Logan, to meet for conference either in person or by delegation, for the purpose of de termining upon a course of action in the pending canvass. The conference will be held at 11 a. m.,the 2nd i f July, 1884, in the city of New York, at the University Club Theatre, Madison tve nue and 26th street. Geutlouien de siring to take part are respectfully re quested to send their names to T. W. Grierson, secretary of the independent republican committee, No. 33 Nassau street. The call is signed by the officers of several independent republican com mittees. FIS HERMEN FATALITIES. St Tierre, Miquelon, Jmly 14. Ten of the orew of the fishing schooner Abbie FV M orris, arrived here in dories. The schooner had been run down. Pour men are missing. Albion Johnson, and Edward Oisen, Swedes of the crew of the fishing boat Annie and Mary were drowned tending trawls. DEATH IN A BALWAV CUT. Tarker, Pa., July 14. This morning a gang of railroad laborers were at work near here, when an embankment caved iu, killing two instantly and f tfdlv iniurinc? two more. Names not w o learned. BUTLER WlIL IIL'N. Elizabeth, N. J., July 14. 13. W. Ter- linde, of this city, secretary of the na tional committee of the greenback par ty, accompanied General Butler from Chicago to Buffalo. He says that But ler stated distinctly to Gen. Weaver and others that be had accepted the autimonopoly nomination and would run. He will coucentrate his work in NewYoik. ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT London, July 14. The Timed this morning suys: The platform concocted by the republican and democratic con ventions are both unworthy of respect. They ar distinguished by the absence of clear conviction, by evasion and by trimmings, by servile rivalry in flit tering the masses and in pandering to popular prejudices of modern dema gogues. CIGAR MAKER'S 6TRIKE. Cincinnatti, July 14. The cigar packers of this city have been ordered out in conseqne ice of the lockout of the cigar makers, which is now in its 19lh week. A resolution was adopted advising packers of other pl iees not to come here. BUTLER WONT TALK. New York, Suly 14. en. Butler left tonight for Washington. He refused to be interviewed. BURIED ALIVE. Buffalo, July 14. By a caving bank at the moath of the Clarion river, three laborers were killed and several wound eJ. IRISH REPUBLICANS. New York, July 14.--'A meeting of the national committee of the Irish American Republican league, and other prominent Irish citizens, w held in the United States hotel at Long Branch today, for the purpose of or ganizing for the coming campaign, A. It, lfvrrievnof New Mexico, president- A large number of telegrams and 1C tars from various parts of the count' y making reports of the Blaine and Lo gan movement were read. It wan re solved to bold a convention of Irijh American republicans at Cincinnatti. A committee was appointed to prepare an adddrcs, and a plan of the cam pa'g". Attention Everybody. I will offer for sale on terms to 6Uit purchaser the property described br low: Eighty acres of land, fit uated in township 12, range 12, sec. 32, Cass Co., Neb. Also one desirable residence and one store building with a full line of hardware, stoves and tinware situated iu Louisville, Neb. Also one set of tin ner's tools. Now is your time to se oyre a bargain. 10'Jtf W. Cutfoktii. Important to Travelers. Special inducements are offered you by the Burlington route. It will pay you to read their advertisement to be found elsewhere in this issue. 47 tf Try th'f B iii.i'ii pins? chewing to- b:cco, it is by far the finest plug chew ing made. Matt Schlegel khIIs it. lit Spearhead tobacco is al! the go new. All chewers seem to be anxious to get that farm, which will be given away iu June next. Call at Matt Schlegel's tor a circular. ltf PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E- W. COOK. M. D- Physician axd Surgeon, OFFICE At Fisher's Drug Store, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. GEO. S. SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice In all Courts ol the State. Olllce iu Fitzgeild Block. l'LATTSMOUTH, - HEBKASKA. Allejt Ukkson. A. N. Sullivan. IIUJBSOX & St I.LI VA N , ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will give prompt Attention to aU business intrusted to tlieiu. Of fice in Union Block, East side. PLATTSMOUTH - NRBBA8KA. FRANK H. WILSON, Basement of Baok of Cass County. CORNElt SIXTH AND MAIN HTHEKTS. ISTOTA-IR-T PUBLIC Particular attention pived to the preparation of papers f or Caveats, l'atent and Registration of '.trade Marks aud Labels. W m, nELLKM. Justice of the peace. Elm wood - Neb Collections a specialty and givcB prompt attention. P. O. address Elin wood Neb. M. O'DONOHOE ATTORNEY AT LAW & NOTARY PUBLIC. Fitzuerald'e Block, PLATTSMOUTH, - NEBRASKA Agent for Steamship lines to and from Europe. dl2w52ly Iit. W. II. SCUliMKXIX'UT, Practicijig PJiysician. Office, Corner Main and 7th Streets., PLATTSMOUTH, ------ NEBRASKA, K. K. L.1VIS BUTOS. 31. 1- PHV8ICIAN & SUKQKON. OFFI HOURS, from 10 a. in., to 2 p. ni. Kxaunn.ci; Surgeon lor U. . r ens ion. 1K. H. M1LU.I1, THYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Can be found by calling at his office, corner 7th and Mam Streets, in J. li. wuiermau e aouse. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. JAS. . MATH K W M ATTORHKV AT LAW. Oil'. i;e over Baker & Atwood'e store, south tide o( Main between 5tn ana 6tn streets. zm HTKOUK A CLAKK. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice iD all the Courts iu the State. District AUorne.'j and A'otaru Public. Will Li f. WISE. COLLECTION'S SfClrtJ. 'I 2 . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Real Estate. Fire In surance aud Collection Agency, office Uuiou block rialt.Miioutli Nebraska. 22niJ l. II. WIIKi:L,KIt A CO. 1.A.W OFFICE, Real Kntatet Fire and Life In surance Agents, riattsniouth, Nebraska. Col lators, tax -payers. Have a complete abstract of titles. Buy and sell real estate, neg3tiate loans. &c. 16) I JA31K8 K. 31JnitIHOX, Notary Public. ATTORNEYAT LAW. WM prastice in Cass and adjoining Counties ; gives epecialattentiuu to collections and abstracts of title. OHlce in Sherwood Block, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, nyl - ' KOBEKT It. WLVDHAn, Notary Public ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office over Carruth's Jewelry Store. Plattsmouth. - Nebraska. M. A. HARTICAH, li a w y e b. Fitzgeuald's Block. Plattsmouth Nkb Prompt and careful attention to a general Law Practice. - IU. Am HALI.SIIUKV. Jfllce over Smith. Black A Co's. Drug Store. First class dentistrr at reasonable prices, 23ly Dr. C. A. Marshall Successor to Clutter & Marshall,) Preservation of natural teeth a specialty. Teeth extracted without pain hy use of Laughing Gas. All work warranttd. Prices reasonable FlTEOltlt A T.T BlWK, - PtATTSMOrTHji K. DRESSLEK, Merchant Tailor. P S Ct Ul O Pi 13 - CD S rT ma IBS' 9 (ft & xm e CD XS0 e 3i a S5 &3 cx (c 2) ; Mo LOR 3 o : i . 1 w if ' 'A .... h-