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WK1»\* KS1VXY. yixmXLm^ 187®. X VA?i SI4YKK Alitor. 'A T1iil<m*|*h*r that **<?on- *»*1 two o»J»vo dresses a j-ear have saw*! Ih* Belknap® and the ih& trouble." •dly. etmrnuirnu that disturbs t jowl many just now. Is this: When Canada bMoww^ a part of the Unltefl Suif$ where will all the scoundrels go? We sir* It Hp. J .!- I1 .J! gflT'The ^exv York Grtqpikfe wants twofood candidates for the Presiden­ tial and Vice Presidential ticket--not one Somebody and one Nobody, but a pair of number *»ue, ^veil-mated. **stro»£ and mw" men--a "whole team" and no less. The Graphic is right, and talks prophetically when it adds: uThe party defeat#1tself that puts a race­ horse and mule on the course this year." jBrBefeniisg u> the ch-irgee against Mr. Dana, the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin thinks that "if St. Paul were alive and a candidate for a chaplaincy, somebody would demand a committee to inquire into the facts in reference to his connection with the stoning of St. Stephen, and the opposition papers would try to show that he was the iden­ tical Paul who visited the witch of Endor." lOT-Potatoes at $10 a bushel, brooms at $1 apiece, and crackers at 60 cents a pound--which price are published as the rates paid for goods at Fort Sill Indian Agency--the firm of J. S. Evans Harsh, Rnlknap & Co. ought to have done a thriving business. No wonder the Indians took to the war-path, when such extortionate prices were charged them, and no wonder Mrs Belknap beat the Queen of Sheba in the gorgeousne«s of her general "make tup," when she had such a mine from which to draw her pin money. CEXTEKNIAT, TREE PLAXIISTG.--The jprominent.citizens of Aurora, in this state, have voted to celebrate the cen­ tennial year by setting out ornamental shade trees all over the city. A per­ manent organization will be formed to prosecute the work anrf to inangnrate other solid improvements. It Is to be hoped that every village in the country will follow this example. The effect, within a very few years, will be to ren­ der every Western village "a thing of beauty and a joy forever."--Prairie Fanner. §©*The editor of the Montpelier (Vt.) Watchman knows Mr. Bristow, the Secretary of the Treasury, and thus goes for him: "He is a high-toned gen­ tleman, of great ability aud inflexible honesty. His gold has been tested in the furnace,Vnd there Is nothing .corrupt in him. He knows his right . hand from his left, and would give the country a genuine policy, in harmony with Republican history and ideas.-- He knows how to reform the civil ser­ vice, and would not shrink from doing it. He is not a hack, but a statesman. Jlc is such a man as we need for Presi dent." iGT'Let no honest man despair of the country. Our present condition, with wickedness exposed.and thrown on the defensive--with the national conscience aroused and qnick to seize every sus­ picion of guilt--is far more healthful than the moral torpor of years agone when corruption unexposed was sap­ ping ihe foundation of public'morality We are not in the greatest danger now when everyj»en and tongue is qnick to expose iniquity and eveTy ear open to receive it. Our danger was when the few who knew the truth told it to deaf ears and were only reeeired with scof fing and derision. •A Denver man writes from' the Black Hills, as follows: "CUSTER CITT Jan. 21,1876. Dear •: This is the devil's own country. If j»u have grain of charity in your soul, send me I®. Don't say you haveri't it. If you can't get it otherwise, go to church and it from the contribution box, and then you wouldn't have the sin on your •oul that you would should you leave .me here. Bad luck to this country, will tell you all I know when I get baek to Denver. But I haven't money enough to walk. For the pure love oI God, don't throw me away, for I covet the three cents I will have to pay for this letter's postage. *g~In making nominations forofltce this year, from Governor down, let the People see to It that no name shall |>e ptrt 00 the ticket the owner of •which has not as clean a record as tCatsai's wife should have had. We •iiaut no candidate who, after being <aiominated, filiall be accused of any kind «<jr sort of ^-crookedness." In other •wordfe. we want no burdens to carry. : 4ny man aspiring to a nomination, hose re cordis in the least soiled or. . .siven doubtful, had better fall back ,as A|ibon as possible, and keep out of harm's Way. If he is guilty of anything bad 4&r mean, it will oome o*»t before the * -sflection, sure, ^bis is the centennial ^ear," you know--aud it's a bad year /or "erooke d»es«" and "ccooketf" FOR TUB PLAIXOKALBB. v,THK COlifttPlKA C IT. ' T1* conspiracyinto by the Ring masters in order tifc get control of the State and (the 4th Congressional District, would «eem to be working charmingly Aid -not each Issue of the several -conspiracy newspapers show "what a tangled web they weave* in their attempt to deceive the people in­ to the belief that tlrelr lp*i dixit is the ^voice of the peopled Each issue shows too plainly for the necessity of outside proot, that the whole thing was •concocted at that Editorial Festival, at Woodstock, presided over by the Fal- stafflan editor, with the spirit of **Jack •the discarded" for his godfather and director, with Peter Simple, uiHlev the "dictation of Mao the schemer, far clerk, with other editors who did not wish, for certain reasons beet known to themselves, to leave their fingermarks upon the record, that it was adjadged Mid ordaiaed that the Harvard Inde- pemtent should hoist the Be ve ridge flag, that the Sentinel shoetlcf wnfurl the L&throp banner,* that the Belvidere Northiv&tern should display Hiktrup from its mast head, that other papers who pre-fered to look through a glass darkly for the present, should quote from these aforesaid named papers, that each should criticise the other "a time or two" JT«f presuming to forestall the action of the people, so rery dear their interests as long as they can play off their deceptions upon theni, and that finally they shouldcoocentrate their editorial foree and give their in­ fluence to snch and only such as would pledge themselves to follow ?n the foot-steps of Belknap and sell all the post tradersblps and patronage under their control to the editorial dynasty and to such of their friends as would pay tribute unto them. It was further understood bjr the festal guests that after, each paper had aired itself sufficient they should simultane­ ously shoot " Vox populi vox dePr at the echo of their own hollow utterance^.-- It was further understood that they shonld call 111 the old Democratic war horse of this couaty., on account of the very efficient service he had rendered concert with ;thls same Influence whiehhas inaugurated this mutiny in the Republican ranks, to reduce the majorities in the4tli.Congressional Dis- trict", who was to learn his piece and publish.it in the New Era, lest if pub­ lished in the Sentinel the coalition and deception would be too palpable^ or in common parlance utoo thin.*T It will be rememberedithftt.two years ago, after the campaign in 'this Con­ gressional District, Mr. Farnaworth published his famous letter •congratula­ ting the" opposition in general and himself in particular on the result that the Republican majority liad been re­ duced from thousands to hundreds, for­ getting, of course, that the last time he run as a Republican his majority was brought down from 14,000 to 1400, or thereabouts, and that, too, bgr a man of little <oi no notoriety as hit oppo­ nent. r It wiU be readily seen that tbe only argument yet adduced in favor of sup­ planting Gen. Hurlbut follows in the same train, and it requires but a small stretch of tbe imagination to connect that letter with the present movement. It is very natural indeed fox the party who steals your watch to rnsh into the crowded streets and cry thief, and it is just as natural for these gentlemen, who have exerted their whole secret influ­ ence to defeat Gten. Hurlbut in former campaigns, to raise this cry against him now. They know-very well that in an open fight before the people they caR^ not defeat him, hence they appeal to the clandestine method now being pur­ sued and more congenial to their in­ stincts, by seeking to forestall the will of the people by getting control of the Caucuses and Conventions. In this they propose to succeed by calling the coun­ ty Convention for a double purpose viz: to elect delegates to both State and Congressional Conventions, thus giving them a better chance to trade, to bny-and sell the will of the people as an article of commerce. While they proposed to go through all the forms, delegates pledged to their wishes are already selected And the FaUstaffian editor lias the entire list of delegates for both 'State and Congressional Con­ ventions all sugar-coated in his pocket, (ready for the dear people to swallow -and cal| it sweet. But unfortunately for the success .of the plot, the oily flakes of the Repulsive dose have already come to the surface, and if the people will but look before they swal­ low it will not go dowq as now pre­ pared. As a Congressman they have not the hardihood to attaek Gen. Hurlbut. I'he former attacks upon bis career as a sol­ dier have availed them nothing, and now they seek to defeat him because they and their nun dam Republican as­ sociates were successful two years ago in reducing his former majority in a contest the like of which has not .been known since the days of the Douglass and Lincoln campaign of 1858. It is candidly stated in some <yf tbe papers who seem to endorse this " new .departure,"1 that his influence at Wash­ ington is great, that his course as Congressman is unimpeachable, that his example and influence are salutary,, and reflect credit upon himself and the people who sent him there. It is the people whom} he has sought to serve If it . the will of the people he desiret to obey, and if itSsthe will of the peo­ ple expressed *?y and of themselves, with the result he will be oontent. At no time since the dose of the war has it been so necessary to have inst such a man as these ^papers represent him to be in Congress as now. At no time siace the dose of the war have there been such momentoua questions, involving the financial schemes, fraudu­ lent claims and the rights of Freed men as will be forced npon the next Con­ gress. Is it policy t a cast aside him who has been tried and not found want­ ing, merely for the novelty of change, for when ffelrly summed up that is about lite only plea urged for hi* defeat by bis most bitter enemies. - iconoclast. Established 25 Years! NUNDA. EMTVXE PLAIN LKKALER:--The weath­ er is the all absorbing topic of conver­ sation again and Old Probabilities has been voted to slow for this fast age and hence it storms just when U takes a notion. The fcee- storm had. but jusi "stepped down and out" when the most terrific snow storm of the season set in with a strong wind from th» Kortheast tha% pile-d! the snow in drifta behind every object that broke the force of tbe Wind, heme we fbundl etur sidewalks badly obstructed, and & corner on ail early pedestrians. That Old Folks Par.ty earn* off Jun NundaHall, Wednesday evening *the 22nd inst^. and was represented .by some- twenty-five or thirty coi*p*e .of "Gajr Old Youngsters" that used *0 at­ tend similar "sprees" with vouy Grand­ fathers f and to simply say they had & gootl time, is altog'ether to weak an ex­ pression. They had a most magnifi­ cent timei So says Daveu. Quite a crowd of our citizens were attracted to the depot the other day by six beautiful Deer that were in transit to the farm, of Mr. (X EL Dole, at Crystal! Lake, having been purchased and! shSpped by him to put ins his Park. Mr. L. W. Walkup and brother have rented tlietr ffona (near this place) to Mr. Rocky fellow, who takes possession the first ©f ^Vpril. "Rockey" Is one of those stinting fellows that takes time by4he "forelock" and crowds his work aheaidr and. hence 4*carreHsw the green­ backs without much fusth. He don't calculate to, grow cucumbers for the Pickle Factory he says. The Livery Stable of Michntr* ram- sails under the firm name of Miebam & Ellsworth, as Mr. Charles Ellsworth has been; taken in- as a partner, and we, all know that Charles knows aB about 1 the business,j8o look out for good rigs. Mr. O. G. Thompson has moved "his family into the Vermiliyea bftuse, and is now nicely Jocatetl". r The saloon of Ole Ameses tras sdld last week:at an>ct£®nTMr. Thomas GiH| being the fortunate purchaser. Bid JfilO. Mr. Gill sajrs he has sofd^t very recently to Mr. G. A. Palmer, who con­ templates moving rt so as to front np»- on Main street near the Drug; Store. Col. won't keep a. saloon. There are many quite sick yet in town, among which we may mention Mi? Josiah Walk»pTMr, Edgar Becklej% Mrs. fm. Barnes ainl I. M. Mailoryrs little-child as being, quite siekr but re­ port has them on the- mend. I was in hopes of being in possession of some facts in regard to- the Pickle Factory to lay before the readers ot the PLAIN DEALER, but I find that the more one hears about it the less toe knows but it seems that the State Court has surrendered the ease to the jurisdiction of the United States Court and a> re­ ceiver Ivill soon be appointed, so that ^11 concerned are in just about the same place as when they started at first. The young man that tried such forci Me means to sever the vital chord of life, found it much1 more teiiaoiotts than he anticipated, and the doctor thinks the chances are in lifts favor to recover, and if the facts were known, I think (like some of our Washington cttses) woman would be found at the bottom of it. Oh mother Eve, why ean't you let us fellows alone. TYRQ. -tt.w -the Taffwrtny sfn#*9 fn Jlcirenrv rears» «A»i ol VWI have dealt wit!> me «ll thos© yeara, »ml I titnnk vou, Kenthuu-n^ fbr your tiBilly ffeel- injrs, #H I often have evidence by the recom- me1ul.1tion you freqMe»tiy sit e «f say ability »o please thsisc hi \raat of »nytlvmg in iny line It fins been mv aim to <l» fto<xl AV*>rk ; it h»s been mv aim to (five yore as much as you ptiy for. That I may have failed to please yuiiat times through all those years noed not sur­ prise vou, if vou wilt only look back and see K>W vour own "best intentions, sometimes dis­ appoint you. My business cfrcle extends at least ten miles around McHo»ry, besides many orders from a distance* even the eitj; , C&ifeieov aud lank making it pay on the w. ^ > CABH tkhscipal* I Small Profcts and Quck Ret . made the experiment & few years ago and mv customers appreciated the change and. so L MY »TO<JK Ol? CLOTHS and Ready - Hade Clothing Xa now compHBte fb* Wprinr tradev««il I am pr« pared, tot " Suit yaci in Ready Mad& Clothing Suit yen ta Order^ ; Stiit yott 111 Price.; Suit you ra Style- ! Suit you on Fit. ' Thankfid f0r p««t faarorB am* hoping ifle fc e»iiUHmw^a»o£ BLAKE & BRO., ^ --3)»ALEBS nr-- F n riiiture! Ml .Of all C!Mtde» and Fricesi. Waveroem 2Jearljr Opposite the POst OffltoCi McHenry^ 111. Wareroora! Crammed FiiIf f ft. r.̂ 41 TFI*" , vnj- AGENT FOR P. P. MAST & C0'8 CELEBRATED ̂ ' I'fvJ '1. Mfh .>-,/)! m. 'OF -<ic* SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, • Keeps Constantly on hand and offers to the Farmers, Leading Farm Machinery, Of all kinds, among which <wft he fomid ^ the celebrated Bnrkoye Grain Drill, Broadcast Seeders, Junior Cultivator, Plow Sulky* which con be attached to any Plowt Champion Self-Dumping; Iiake» i&r Plowa I JPlows I Plowsl P»st the samei I remitin, •. i 3Tom» TBUfiT„ • F. C. MAYES; McTTenry, Ill.« Maroh SOth, 1876. be* fouml anything from ) the finest Tflrere ^~i)l Common Kitcluea Styles to y oil hand and at Lowest T*rices^ Don^t buy until you see them. Also see the celebrated Buckeyes All leading Plows fcept constantly 1 see them. A1 Broadcast Seeder. It cannot be equaled. Prices Low and Favorable Terms. CASK ASH CLOSE BUYERS are Invited to inspect stock and com­ pare Quality and Prices, as I will not be undersold in the same qual­ ity of Machinery in McHenry County- E* OWEN. McHenry, III., March 7th,. 1876. Fall and Winter Trade. Parlor Sets, In Hair, €Joth wmT Heps, They have Chamber Sets, aaul can. sulfe everybody. Marble lop; Center Tables* ELEGAMR JZMR CHAIMS- LQQKIJfTG GLASSESy ANJt> FICHU RE VJtAWES, UNDERTAKING t "^^rery^ larg^e stock of Burial Ciases and Coffins constantly ow handV afflfl made to order on sfcert no tree, r , PCTSIRES FRAMED In all styles at the- LIVIM All Goods Warrantetf Of the very best qartWtv andl aoltl as LOW AS THE LOWEST. BJLAKE <fc BJ2CK. MeHenrr. HL, AMJS- IftbA NEAR THE DEPOT, M'HENRY. Are now prepared with a fuTI and well selected Stock of Goods, and aro- continuaHy receiving large additions from New York, Boston and other .mar-- kets, and are offering, them at Lower PliCOS than ever before noted in the history of' Mellenry. IN DRESS GOODS, Are found Arpaccos, Armnres, Jonas, Reps, Pepliusr Soyalsr Stirges, Caehmeres Lustree. Plaids, Eqaj)ress Cloths, &c. New Stylos RepeHauts, Flannels of all kfndsT Edgings, LaeeK Fringes^. Trimmings,. Buttons, Collars, Cufft, Silk Ties, tl»e best Dollar Kid Gloves, Ber-- lin Gloves, Hosiery, Nubisis. Scarfs, Felt and white Skirts^ Tucking, Veils, Shawkr Fancy Art ieles and Notions of all kinds. Table LineOy Napkuis, Tow- eKngr Blankets aad Bedspreads. Clothing1 for Men and Boys. . Hats and Cape, For the "Winter's cold. Boots and ShoeSi a full Line,and RubbOf GoodSi Crockery and G 1SIHW-Ware. BS» < lioice Groce­ ries and flne Teas a Specialty. Canned Peaches by the Case. In fact ev«eiy-- thing usually called for in a GENKIIAL STOCK, and for Cash o^Ready Pay Will uot be Undersold. TILR Highent Market Price in Cash or Good* for rrodum.~%JZT BUCKLIN & STEVENS. JlcHei»tfyrmy Oct. 2Tthr1875. JOS. WIEDEMANN. SALOON and BESTAURANT I Board! at Wiedemann',8 I IXTO'T I But'wish I Did LAUER & BECKER, Merchant Tai lors , Parker House Koekr MCHENRY, - - ILUNOSI The subscribers having opened a Merchant TailoringestabUshment in McHesry, «r#n«w* prepare«l, with a Stockot Fine Cloths of all KindSt To mate to order Costs, Pants, Vests or en­ tire Sufte,on abort notice and oa tbe most Reasonable Terms. Guaranteed axd. "Work Nearthe Depot, McHenry, III. tSfWe also keep the Celebrated Milwaukee LagerB4Je»r constantly on hand. Dissolution. "Vfetice i» herebv given that the c©-f»artner ship heretofore existinn between D. 8. Smith, J. C, Smith and P. D. Snrith tinfler tl^j firm name of Smith Bro^. A Co., is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business will hereafter be conducted by Pbilo 11 Smith at the old stand. All notes and accounts due the firm will be settled bv David S. Smith. All parties having claims against the above Firm will present the same for adjustment. SMITH BROS, a ca McHenry, I1L, ^farch 1st, 1876. By^gy for S&le. One bran new twaseat Buggy.for Sale a Bargain. Inquire of O.W.OWEN. McHenry, 111. Nov. 1st, 1879. tarGCKH\ Fita Warranted. - We also Kee-jp a Full Line O?* GENTS nmmm (rooiis, HtttSf Cspiy ftObf Which will be sold as Low a» at atiy estab­ lishment in the CmiBty. We. haveeome here to stay, and respectfully ask a share of public patronage, pledging onr- gelves to do our best to please all who may give ua a ealL CloChe* Cleaned in the beat of manner aad on abort notice. LAUER & BECKER. McHenry, "Marrh 20th, 187a, If you want any Icind of Farm ments or re pales call 00 E. M. O*ven. JUST RECEIVED. Hails, Nails, l> 3 ci HI M H AT A full Stock of Rubber Goods. &c., for the Fall and Winter trade which I can and will sell at prices that > , , DEFY Competition. IFIRALL GOODS Warranted as repre­ sented. CALL add C. At P. W. BLAKE'S, OPPOSITE PERKY & 31 AKTIN'S STOKE . McHenry, in. Bast Side Public Square, 'WOODSTOCK, ILL. BARGAIN COLUMN, Village Lot For Sale. ot 1. Block 1., ^Vest MoKenry, containing" ' one aery of land, which is" well fenced ami 011 which is anOrchurd'oJ pood fruit, is now offered for sale on re»nou;ihle terms. It isone- of the io*)stdeMirable lmiiiling places mi. 4.1iO: village. For further pirticuiurs inquire at- tlit^LA1SI>eAtER Oiliee. McHenry, 111., March 1st, 1S76. For Sale. Thorottghbred Short Horn Bull, four" a. years ©Si past.. A very tine animal. WllL sold at a reasonable price if applied for* soon. Can be seen at my farm, one mile West, of McHenry Depot. H. C. MEAD. MuHeury, 111., Feb. 15th, 1876. For Sale. *T*he••undersigned offers for Sale, the Brick A Store on Water street, in .the village of" McHenry, now occupied bv Mu. C. H. Moiey,. an a Milflnerv Store, It is 14x35, the upper" atory being jlnished off a * a residence. TERMS. UKAVOAABI-E. Inquire of €. H. MOKKT McHenry, I1L Nov. 1st 1875, , For Sale, a Good Farm. 'Eighty Acres within one hundred and V/sixty rods of Crystal Lake Crossings,-on easy terms. For further information apply to­ ll. BISIIOP, Attorney* At Mnrpby ft Bishop's Bank, WoodstockJtlL- Dated July 23d, For Saie or Rent. In the Village of Itingwood; a good House and. and seven acres (if land. fFhe house- contains ten rooms, and is in good repair. #. There is a good well of water and a barn on the premises, besides an abundance of good friii t. It will be sold alltogether or the house and Jot or land seperate. TEKMSHEASONABLIS Inquire of J. W. Cristy or WE8LET LADIX King wood, Nov. I«tl975. 8m House and Lot for Sale. * ITU AT ED near the Nippersink Point, on the noted Huntlngand Fishing Grounds or _ ox and Pistaqua Lakes* The House is well built and capable ol' acconimodating twenty persons. Thei'e is .a.gopd stable^ two acres of choice land and one of the best spring of tv ater in McHenry County. Any parties con- templating .building a Club House will find this a jErand opportunity. Will he sold on 1th» most rfe»soiiable tonus.* For Further Particu­ lars inquire at the PLAIM>KALEK Office. For Sate. The Wheeler farm, situated Wrods south of the village plat of McHenry, containing J00 acres of prairie, and 86 acres of timber, with a good brick bouse, cistorn, two pumps, and usual ain-ndaire*, Also 150 acres of tim­ ber joiiring tne village of McHenry on the east, together with the personal property. Inquire at the premises, or address J. WHEELER, McHenry, P. 8. Household furniture, etc., together with actual possession can be hitd forwith pnrchMers. by For Sale. undersigned offers "or Sale his X situated opposite th« Riverside House, m 'property. House, m McHenry, on the most reasonable terms JTUereis a g«od and substantial building, suitl able foi" a store or other business, the upper jwirtof which is lit ted up for a residence. Con­ nected with this is four acres of choice land « good bam and some fruit. Persons contem! plating purchasing will find it to their inter ©st to call and look this property over. licJtapry ill, A«g. tfth 1875*'