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Within about two miles of Stoney Creek ."lie saw a body lying at the water's edge.' ? ;;»e called J. J. Tapley, ' Justice of the v.' ;l*eace, of Clay banks, 0eeana County, *nd delivered over to him the body. Tapley called his .neighbors,'an d af- .ler consulting with them, buried the ""•tk>dy in Claybanks.eemeterjp.. By the appearance of. the body, it had been washed on the beach a lotig time as most of the hair was off, and the face badly bruised. Mr. Beckwith and Mr. Tapley came to Chicago. They had some letters and papers thajfc they had taken from the body. They brought them here to satisfy the people that the body was that of X.S.Grimwood. The papers were not of a private nature-- mostly letters of business--directed to X. S Grimwood, a certificate of mem­ bership of the Chicago Public Library , Xo 29,623; some poetry he had c>rtL; ed, and also notes written while oend-. ing in the balloon. The opinion pre­ vails among those who saw the body, that the aeronauts found that the bal­ loon could not. remain in t'no air, that they saw that they must strike the wa­ ter, and prepare fl for the worst ; tingon their life preservers; I:ir 'UP basket struck the surface and ift-f- nd being virtually at anchor, the L... was t6rn to shreds by the gale which xv'as bio wins: and "the men were~left afloat in a heavy sea in which tnan could live for auy great, length of time, even though he had a 11 f ire server on. But these are only speculations: a more careful investigation and the possible discovery of the balloon may Anally dis­ close jugt. how the disaster occured. ' ORIMWOOD*S LAST WORDS. Below is a copy of the notes found on the body of Newton S. Gri mwood. "UP IX A HAT.LOON ! "From the earliest days of-childhood I have always had a presentiment, that some time, sooner or later, I was bound to rise. There are some people who make sport of presentiments, but, after all, a presentiment is-a handy thing to have around. Where would 1 have been to-day if I hadn't had a presentiment? In Accordance with my presentiment, I have risen, as it were, to a "point of or­ der.' Like a great many politician-. I rise by means of gas. 4"I regret the fact that th> re arc <• i!v twoof usH-ProfessorDoual11 so'u andi. y* self--as I would like to belong to the* 'upper ten.' Professor Donaldson eeems to be a very pleasant genflouitMi, although a philo«op her and-aeronaut, "Although it is scarcely an hour since I struggled into "eminence, the re­ straints of my position Vre already be­ ginning to be irksome to me and wear upon my spirits. I cannot help reflect­ ing that if we fall, we fall like Lucifer, out of the heavens, and that upon our arrival upon earth, or rather, upon wa­ ter--for we are oVer the, middle of Lake Michigan--we wouldVbe literally dead." * --" Those acquainted with Grimwood's style of writing, and the peculiarly hu­ morous turn of his iViii^l,.will readily recognize the genuineness of the fore­ going. ̂ Before he ascended he remarked that he intended to write a humorous sketch of the trip,and that he began in that straii/is evident from the above, It wa^butxlie beginning of an article that would have been amusing aud in­ teresting had he lived to linish it. As will be seen, it ends abruptly, the end "being reached, probably wlten the storm threatened, and when he was compelled to abandon writing in order to tight tor life. , Dilligent search is now being made for traces of Prof. Donaldson, and al though it is reported that pieces ef the balloon have ibeen found, farther than this the search has* been unsuccessful The sad fate of these two men should prove a, warning to such as seek to mdke themselves famous by rising be yond their proper eminence, especially in a balloon. JS^.TheHjrovernmeut army in Spain has been increased 100,000 men hv a r< cent conscription. Of thifc number. 10.. 000 are. to be sent to Cuba to aid in pil laging that unhappy Inland. That ev ery mother's son of theim meet with defeat and ruin, will be the wish of all levers of freedom. - ; ' FIRST DAT* VI; Called to order at 10:30 A.M., by Superintendent Nickle artid on motion elected S. D. Baldwin Secretary^ An adjournment was then taken tilll o'clock P.M.- . , > • ' ^ AFTEKXOOK ^ Thtf HtPfe business of the was the. registering of names, after which A. E< Baldwin occupied the time of the Institute with an exercise in reading. He would spend more time in an analysis of the piece to be read, and in order to do this wotUd give shorter lessons. Dr. S. F. Bennett fol­ lowed with Physiology which he intro­ duced by some very appropriate re­ marks, and showed many differences between organized and unorganized bodies, INTERMISSION The subject of language was tbon taken by Mr. Griffith. He Woidd te:ifh small children to read by the word method and would have tljejnipil study­ ing language long before they were large enough to use the text books Or Grammar.. Superintendent Nickle occupitffl a short time with Arithmetic contrasting prime and composite numbers aud .ex­ plaining least common multiple aud greatest common divisor. Mr. Jas. Faulkner then put an intro­ ductory lesson in Zoology on the board in the form of a schedule and with a few remarksJeft it/or a future lesson. Adjourned. EVEKI>'O. Superintendent Xickle opened the exercises of the evening by reading-a paper prepared by him entitled "Our Common Schools." It will be publish­ ed next week. Further exercises consisted of a piece of select jeadiug by Mr. Falukner. also one br Miss Nickle. r - SECOND DAT. After the morning < xercises Mr. Grif­ fith gave another lc-son in language consisting of the analysiR^and parsing of a sentence placed upon the board, Thi" exercise was followed by a short driil in 1 n:ellec-tual Arithmetic conduct ed by E. Ii. Young, aud his manner of conducting recitation was excellent, his object being to keep each pupil at work, W. W. Parsons introducedTthe sui- f' Ct of History by a lesson on the "muses of the revolutionary war." He would teach this subject by assignning topics esifh day . A. E. Baldwin then called his redding class. Much of( the time of this exercise was occupied in giving a sketch of the author of the se­ lection. definition of words used, aiul discussion as ttr infections, emphasis, etc, needed iu bring out the correct metmtng , A fhor spelllng^le^pon by Alex'Gard- ner coinnlcled the forenoon exercises. stitute for Algebra, gave some new and good ideas in regard to the analysis of algebraic problems. * The query box was then opened and the contents discussed after which Miss Kimball, as critic, read her ire port anu the meeting adjourned till evening. Judge B. N. Smith lectured in the evening on "Ancient and modern!hi*-, tory." He first showed the importances of a thorough knowledge of history then the harmony between sacred and proffne history. He gave an outline of some of the most interesting and profl- able parts of ancient history, aud con­ cluded by saying, that the earnest stu­ dent had no time for anything but truth. His lecture was well received, and a sincere vote of thanks offered. FOURTH DAY. Opened with the usual exercises- singing, reading from the Bible and re­ peating the Lord's prayer. Superin­ tendent Nickle then appointed as com­ mittee on resolutions the following named ladies: Mrs. E, L„ Hibbard, Miss Anna Lucas and Miss Anges Kimball. A., W. Young theu showed the fallacy, of the seemingly correct algrebraic problem resulting in the equation i plus 2. » A recitation in Physiology conducted by A. E. Baldwin was the neit exer­ cise, and this was followed by^ another lesson in Philosophy. ^ INTERMISSIQN. Beading and Int. Arithmetic occu pied the l-emainder of the morning session. AFTERNOON. Mr. Nickle explained proportion by cause and effect. A lively discussion followed as to the propriety of using the term "proportion" at all in arith­ metic. Zoology by Mr® Faulkner followed? and at the «^se of the exercise, a vote of thanks was given Faulkner. Mr. White followed, by request, and showed how he would conduct a class in History. INTERMISSION. Remarks upon thoroughness, govei-n^ rnent, etc., of schools were inad^- by Messrs. Johnson, Xickle, Gri tilth, Young, Baldwin aud Faulkner. After the rendering of "Brother Wat- kins--ah" by Mr; Faidkner, the commit­ tee on resolutions reported the following which on motion were adopted. We, the members'of the Institute held at Richmond the past week, agree to adopt the following: lieaolvcd, That we return hearty thanks to the people of Richmond for their kindness and hospitality during the session. Also to Mr. Xickle,for the earnest and faithful manner in which he has conducted the allairs of the In­ stitute, And also to others who have i been our able and efficient instructors during the session. „ ,| Resolved, That the thanks of the j members are due to Mr. E. R. Young for the pains he lias taken to provide pleasant homes for the teachers, dur­ ing the session of the Institute, and- al- A*. „ I.J.. fl./\ I ncf ifnta . AOTllnral Tools is OF ALL KINDS, At Bria tktt HALL'S SAFES, Fanning Mills, I - Wheelbarrows, Sawing Machines, Corn Pianters, &c., &c., , For Sale at the Depot and on the ruins of It. Bishop's Agri­ cultural WorkSi REDUCTION! . r- iV 'i mms* Dress d s Bootif Shoes, &c, THE BISHOP WAGOHS, "O- We Acrewi^b annex prices of a few of the maiy articles which we are sell­ ing AT COS^C)B BELOW, preparatory to receiving Goods for the early Fall' Trade: ' ' " ' .. ~i GOOD DRESS PRINTS - - • - DRESS PERCA LES AND CRETONNES\ - GumAMNEs,:/ -V - r; BEST DOMESTIC OIimHAMS, - - " Also a large line of BURMESES ARMEURSlP**PIjINS, BLACK AL- ^PACA$nV&SH l*OPLlNS, <fcc., That have boon in use for near iy ona quarta? of a Century, that I wili WAKRANT to be we)! made, of seasoned tim® ber and second to NONE IN THE MARKET. &<o8; W&riK * to 10 - 12 J ; Worth 15 to 18 % to 30; Worth 35 to 40 10 to ; Worth 12J to IB V E R Y f C H E A P ! GOOD DOUBLE FACED OTTOMAN*SHAWLS FROM 81.25 TO 92.80 A LARGE STOCK OF Ladies aat Misses Cloth, Oil, W anil Kit Shoes. --ALSO-- Men and, Boys Clothing, At Greatly Uedneed JMees. 1 also have on hand the fiSST The managers of our State Fair, Which ig to be hekl this year at Ottawa commencing Sept. 18th, are making ' great efforts tp make it a success. They : arfi particularly anxious that the farm- |»s shall 'i'iike an interest in it, and eon- idder it as their Fair which they are Itound to make a success by competing :^>r premiums and attending. H iQfThe ninth annual rennionof the fceth regiment ^occurs at Aurora on Thursday, September 23. The citizeug %t that city will entertain the gallant %6ys in a handsome manner, and ' 1 £rand time is anticipated. A history ^ ....v 0f the regiment is being prepared and ^4 *yil] be presented ,at that time. A prc- $ ̂ gramme for the occasion will, be pub- lished shortly. AKTKU\«M)N* 4fter roll call Mr. Faulkner contin­ ued hi« les.«ou Ju Zoology and was followed by Mh Griffith with an exer- ise in ratio and proportion. Iiis state­ ment* being poinetfhat antagonistic to accepted authorities, were closely iiives-- igated and found to be correct and practical. By special request 3»Iiss Stnrges of ,-a. Wis., gave a model lesson in primary reading. Although Miss Ht.ur- ges fujue without preparat ion, ainlw as obliged to use adults for children, sin1 did remarkably well and her system (object method) was highly commend­ ed by the teachers of the Institute and a hearty vote of thanks tendered. Geography was assigned to Miss Lucas, and occupied the next half hour after which the query bos was opened by Alex Gardner. \fter the report of the critic, Miss Taylor, the Institute adjourned till evening. EVENING. Mr. Gardner occupied the first part of evening by reading an essay. Mr. Griffith then spoke on theory and practice in teaching. Ohas. Prickeit followed with a declamation and wan in turned followed by Jas. Faulkner. THIRD 1>AY After the morning exercises Mr. Hullhorst was called upon to lead a r<ci­ tation in Math. Geography. The time was spent in defining terms and in dis- cussion, Tills was followed by L. Ii. Young's class in lut Arithmetic. Mr. Parsons used "the early discover­ ies in America" as the subject to be recited upon in the history class. lie would insist on the pupils remember­ ing the more important dates. After a short intermission Reading was again taken up. and after carefully reviewing the previous lesson proceeded With the selection. Mr. Gardner to,day sent part of the class to the board to write their spelling lesson, letting the rest write on paper as before. AKrvruxwox. Mr. Faulkner followed his schedule jaetliod iu instructiug the class ie Zool* ogy to-day. Mr. White then usted a so for his labors in the Institute. 10. T,. IIlBHAIM* ) Anka M. J.VC.V8 ^Committee AUNKS KlMHALL ) Move<l and carried that Mr. Nickle be requested to have published the essay read by him before the Institute. Moved and carried that the Secretary of this Institute send the proceedings to the county papers for publication. The attendance at this Institute has been varied, commencing with twenty, and increasing to sixty-five, and all have seemed very much interested. After a few remarks by Mr. Xickle the Institute adjourned. Wm. Nickle Superintendent. S. P. BAUJWIS, Secretary. clipper a/ion, Ohio and Rockford #gyv^Te have a large demand for Choice Table Butter for CMcag^ trade, for which we will gay the highest price in exchange for Good* Smith. Bros. McHenry, July 97th, 1878. Co. .. / Bargains! Bargains ! ' NOW IS THE TIME AM) ALDRICH & SMITH'S For Sale. 1>!ie '.tntlersijriie t otters for Sale his PT siinateil Duvtosite the Hiversid« llo roporl siliiated iip[K>site the Hiverside lionse, in McHcnrv, 011 the most reasonable tenn«. There i« a pood and substantial building, suit­ able l'or a stove or other business, the ui>t»er lwrt uC which is lit ted up for a residence. Con­ nected with this is four acres of choice land, a pood barn and some fruit. Persons contem- platii)^'purchasing will find it to their inter­ est to call and look this property over. F. A. HI«n.\Ri». McHenry 111. Atig. 16th 1875. Administratrix Sale of Real Estate. BY VIRTUE of an order and decree of the Conntv Court of McHenry Oomitv, Illinois made on "the petition of the undersigned KUen Frisliee Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Frisbee deceaseil, for leave to sell the Real Estate of said deceased, at the August Term A. I >.1875, of said Court, to wit: on the sixteenth day of August 1S75» .1.(Shall on tUjp TWENTY SfcCOXl) DAY OF SKPTEMBKTt nc\i. ;it two o'clock in the afternoon ot -aid .dav, ^Pll at pit'f)lio Bale at the premises in Nan- <l:« in » iid County, the Heal Estate desciibvd. as i'.>ll,.w, to-wit: . The north part of the north east one-fourth ' south west one fouYth of section nnntlicr two (2) :<»wn number l'orty-four (44) raniru^ number (is) v-ontaininp thirty two and one half acres in McHenry County, Illinois, on the following terms, to wit: '1'hree hundred dollars cash in hand.and the lwvlance in one year with interest at ten per cent per anum the purclwiser to give approved security, and mortgage on the premises sold, to secure the payment on the remaining purchase money. F.I.I.EN FKISIIKK, Administratrix Of the Estate of Thomas Frisbee, Deceased. Dated August 17th, A. 1). 1S75. Mey HAY aM GRAIN RAKES. In addition to that I havo the Standard ENOCH AND DOTY PLOWS, Of Rocktor.l. tint are warranted to sconr In any si-ii. If not-ih v C 'u 4.e ietu lied. Also the t'i-iobrnt i William Anson Wood and tin: McCornick Is the, Place to Secure Them. OUT HAIjB / c GREAT -OF- Remnants, &c., Below Cost for the nex Thirty Days, as we want the money and room for onr Fall purchases. - A large line of DRESS GOODS at 20 to 30 cents per yard. Pignes at 2V to 25 cents. Percales at 15 to 20 cents. Lawns 10 to 12 cents. Linens and l*rass Cloths AT COST. I . , „ . oo We are daily receiving new and seasonable goods which we will sell at as low prices for Cash or Ready Pay as any House in the West. - Have added largely to our stock of GROCERIES, and now have as fine a. line as found in the market, including a choicA selection of Japan leas, new rpp. JfcjrPlease try them. ^ . ALDRICH & SMITH. Riohmond,_Ill., July 27th, 1875. THERE IS NO USE IN GOING OUT OF TOWN TO PURCHASE ANYTHING IN THE LINE OF half hojpr in showing how to teach the fundamental principles of Philosophy. Mr. Griffith? i" speaking of Gram­ mar, said he would spend much more time with synthesis than analysis as he thought it muety more difficult to build than tear down, A. W. Young, after a few preliminary remarks as to the propriety of using the time ot the In* D. O. MALLORY, . NXJJiDA, ILL., Has Jjist received a full line of New C.f>od8 which he is selling CHJjAP FOR CASIJ. , Dry Goods, GROCERIES, Hardware, &c. T.adies and Childrens Shoos we make a spec­ iality of, and »i« ayirif<-«p---a-1\m^inr"of'"vir#ll- Paper, and ^Vindow Shades. All kinds of Patent Medicines, Blanchard Ohurns, Syrupy Teas, Coffees, Kerosene, very cheap. The Millinery Department, Under the care of an experienced Foreman is •eowplete with the latest styles of Iluts, Bon­ nets Ribbons, J.afces, Collars, Cuffs &c. Particular attention given to Conveyancing and Collecting. D. C. M AIJ.OUY, Justice of the Peace and otary Public. Kunda. July 27,1875. To be fouiul at both Ware and Examine houses. Purchasing before Else- wlii're. BINIIQP. Mcllcnry, I' • August 3d, 1870. n STOVES, TIN WARE, FARRf35NC TOOLS, &c^ When a better article Can be Bought for LESS MONEY at the Hardware Storj/ --OF-- John M. Smith, AT THE POST OFFICE. We have STOVES that make frozen men latighiondsed them Cheaper than, you Can Steal Them. We also manufacture * Tin, popper and Sheet iron Ware* Into any Shape or Vessel desired. We make point to do JOBBING Op A"LL KINDS, n Promptly, and Warrant it dime well. Wc make Tinware a Specialty, becauto we think on this we are Master of the Situation. Come and McHenry, 111., Aug. 2d, 1875.