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Published Every Wfidnpsd.vr h,y J. VA]\ SLYKE ;i t-> t4 - trf;Editor and Piblidife ' i j ' in Riverside BlcJdk, •"r-Ws Over Smith Bros. & Co.'s Store. ( TERMS OF SUBSCEIPTWNi;^ OneYear, (in Advance,) ....(WW If liot Paid within Three Months,..........$ 00 Rnbscriptions received for three or six months in the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. II. T. BROWN, M. I). PHYSICIAN and Sursroon. Office in Brick Block over F. G. Mayes Clothing Store Water Street, McHenry 111. J E. A. BEERS M. t). PHYSICIAN and Snrfreon. Office ntresirteWeej two doors west of Post Office, MrHenry 111. O. J. HOWARD, M P. FlTSTCTAN antTSnrfreon. Office at the store of Howard & Son, McHenrv, IlL F. J. BARBIAN. CIGAR Mannfacturer, MeHcnry lll. tory No. 171. Orders solicited. Fac- RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Office in rear of Murphv & Bishop's Bank North Side Public Square, Woodstock, 111. GEO. A BUCKLIN, NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In­surance Agont. Office at Bncklin & Steven's Stqre, near the Depot, McHenry, 111. E. E. RICH AH DS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land in McHenrv County, IU'noie. Offiee with County Clerk, Woodstock, III. ROBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material used and all work warranted. Shop Northwest corner Public Square, McHenry, 111. FR. HECIITLE. HOUSE, Siarn and Carriage Painter, McHen­ry 111, Will do all work promptly and at reasonable tates. E.M.OWEN., GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Aj?ent in Leading Farm Machinery. Prices low and Terms favorable. M C H E N R Y , - - - - - I L L I N O I S . GEO. SCHREINER. SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry III. WFirst-Class Billiard and Pool fables. ,f. BONSLETT, SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly oppoeite Owen's Mill, Mr,Henry, 111. Fresh Oysters served up in any shape desired, or tor sale by the Can. «TGOOD STABLING FOR IIORSES._f» i -a. JZ joS.-#t¥IEFPlfAIWr."u SALOON and Restaurant. Near the Depot McHenry Ilk Boarders by, the day or week at reasonable rates, meals at all hours. Warm and cold SWGood Stabling for Horses.^jr MCHENRY LIVERY STABLE. H. E. WIG HTM AX, Proprietor rigs, with or without at reasonable rates. done on short notice. First class drivers, furnished Teaming of all kinds W. W. ELLSWORTH. BREEDER o the Celebrated Magie Hop. Also Light And Dark Brahma Fowls. Pigs shipped to all points by express. P. O. Ad­ dress, Woodstock, III., Warranted. ROBERT MjUllFlTT, AW ATCII- M AK ER of 18 years experience, lias located at Nunda, and wilt give his atten­ tion to the Repairing of Clocks. Watches, &c. Shop in Watsoif & Co.'s Drug Store. All Work PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, clocks and Jewelrv of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in theWst possible manner,-on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop first door North of Riverside Block, McHenrv IlL MCHENRY HOUSE. McHenry, IlL John Karges Proprietor. Centrally located and tiie best of accom­ modations furnished. Charges reasonable. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro-prietor. Good accommodations for all parties. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, Shows Ac., The McHenry Brewery. King & Herbes, Proprietors. THE best of Beer Shipped to any part of the country and warranted as represented.-- Orders solicited and promptly attended to. FRED. RENICH, C I G A R M A N U F A C T U R E R , -AND- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. PATENTS. Persons desiring to take out Patents, or de- %iring information from the U. S. Patent Office Should consult F. A. LEHMANN,SOLICITOR OF AMERICAN ANJ> FOREIGN PATENTS, Washington, IX O. Examinations free. NO PATENT NO PAY. Send for Circular. For Sale. The undersiarned offers for Sale,, me Brick Store on Water Street, in the village of McHenry, now occupied bv Mrs. C. H. Morey,. as a Milliucrv Store. It is 14x35, the upper story being finished off as a residence. TERMS SEASONABLE. Inquire of C. H. MOKE Y McHenry, IlL Nov. 1st 1875. X E. BENNETT, M. D., " SURGEON and Actonchcr. Diseases of-Women a Specialty. <JWioe and Residence on Clay Street, Woodstock, IlL W. H. BUCK, M. D., XTOMEOPATIIIO Pbvtician and Surgeon.-- Office East Side Public Square, TWood-XX stock, IlL to 4 P. M 1 1/41 o k OlUC X UUi*V< Ol|UlU Ci >.!« wu* Office hours 11 to 13 A. M., and 2 Home, Sweet Home I commodious one witliiu three min­ utes walk of the Public Square. Do You Want One Cheap? For which you ejan pay in monthly or yearly installments, or in one payment as you choose. By adding a small per cent to the monthly rent you are now paying, in a few years you can have a home of your own, by applying to ASA W. SMITH, P. M,, Woodstock, 111. THF SIOUX WAR. Whoever is responsible for the < duct of the campaign against the Si has much to answer for. Old Sitting Bull has certainly o matched our generals on every oc sion. An inferior force is sent agai a greatly superior one, consisting the best skirmishers in the world, ope^- HARVARD. Last Thursday noon several of the widows of soldiers killed by the Indians at the Little Big Horn, including Mrs. Custer passed through Harvard on their way east. --Last Thursday the tratnpg about town took advantage of the absence from home of many of our citlunt to * • • M . » . . . , j • U l u u r C l t l 2 £ n s atiug in a wild country which >boun«p break into the houses. They fahed to in natural fortresses, with hills, woo(| secure any valuable bootv however and ravines affording the enemy tlftj' Tf tK . * . * most ample ad vantages for ambuscadelf!' , fl P®°P e of Harvard could and for successfully eluding our trooglj' ^ie ^°PflInents ®f our exchanges when it is desired to do so; yet insteal§.{ *. ! th® town, of holding in hand and concentrat mg|! UOt without a resident our small army,it was divided into ? Vfr anot er monl*1' But pride columns, which were seperately advuupj 1 -S ame are anaou£ the lost arts here ced against the Sioux, who putnumbe*^ O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL., Dealer iA all kinds ot American and Swiss WalciMJiy.Cloek6 fronvthe best factories ii) the country. Silvter, platedware, Silver Spoons, Ac., ALSO AGENT FOB THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Org-an ! Which we believe to be the best Organ in the market. We think we know that bv experi­ ence, and we believe it, for it is backed up bv the ; Besl Musicians in the World. I also sell other Ori'Mim at less prices than the Estey, but can't reccoiumend them to be as good, O. W. OWEN. July 23. MURPHY & BISHOP. BANKERS. •> Office North Side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. TRANSACTS a General Banking and Ex. change Business. Deposits Received.-- Interest allowed on Special Deposits.- Buy and sell United States Bonds, Gold, Gold Exchange, etc. Exchange on all principal cities In Europe for sale. Woodstock, III. Fox River Valley Mills. H. D. LUFF, Proprietor. ' .!• ~ McHenry - - - - Illinois. & ed our men four to one, as if to invite the Indians'to attack them iu detail, they have proceeded to do with nioSf; disastrous efieet. g The truth is that the strength au<| fighting qualities of the Sioux hav<| been most wofully underestimated by the War Department and our military leaders, as well as by the people af large. That veteran Indian lighter, <$en. Crook, shows that he appreciate#; the situation when he sends word to| his superior in command, Gen. Terry,, that deadly warfare may be expected! before the two commands can effect a; junction. He says that the Sioux wh& occupy the mountains just above bis; camp, "know every foot of those ranged of which we are decidely igno^uit, and can guard every pass and ambuscade us at every step. Having plenty of dried meat, they can, with what game they kill, make, a prolong resistence; and being adepts in all acts of deviltry, they can burn the forests about our ears selves." The war is d needless one, brought on by dishonesty, and the intrigues of the Indian Ring; but if it is to bt; carried on, the men who are sent against the Indians should not be sacrificed. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. CUSTOM GRINDING Don® promptly, and satisfp.c :ion guaranteed Thankful for past favors a continuance of patronage is respectfully solicited. *t«~The Highest Market 1'rice in Cash for good Milling Wheat.* ' H. D. LUFF, Successor to Owen Bros. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. ID the store of C. II. Dickinson, East side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A trood Stock of Fine Cloths for Suiting* al­ ways on hand. Suits made to-order and a lit warranted- Give me a call. ' W. II. SANFOUD. Woodstock 111., Sept. 27th, 1875. MOUNT""** ROOT B I T T E R S . THIS BITTERS, for its intrinsic properties, is'known as one of the Best Tonics of the Age. As a laxative Liver Cleaning, Blood Purify­ ing Medicine, it has not its superior. It should he taken in nuantities from a Tablespoon full to a small wme glass full three times a day, according to the strength and age of the lnva- id or the degree of sickness. For Sale by the Case or Bottle, --BY-- L. KAPPIJER, Patentee, Woodsl ock, I ll. Farm For Sale. THE undersigned offers for sale his farm in the Town of Greenwood, consisting of 240 acres of first class land, under a good state of cultivation, well watered, prairie and good Timber adjoining, good buildings, Fruit in good variety, in fact everything constituting a good farni Will be divided if desired. Terms very low, Inquire on the premisesof GEO. II. GARKISON. Greenwood III. April IJHH, 187(5. James Robbins. MANUFACTURERS AGENT for the Champion Reaper and Mower, the Gor ham Corn Cultivators and Diamond Plow, warranted to Scour in any soil, the Forest City Seed Plow .and State Beam Stubble Plows Corn Planters, Horse Rakes, Ac. Will take Cash or Good Notes in exchange for any and all of my Goods. Post Office* Solon Mills, III. END OF BELKNAPS TRIAL. The impeachment trial of William W. Belknap, late'Secretary of War, for high crimes and misdemeanors while In office was concluded at Washington, on the 1st instant, and the prisoner ac­ quitted. Belknap has escaped through the technicality in the law whicj ii?l* alfy 1>r ^ ment for the crime he has commit t and again, it is claimed that the Senate properly, had no jurisdiction in the case whatever. His acquital establishes a precedent that any man holding a federal office, may commit a catalogue of crimes and escape by resigning his office beiorc he is impeached. It is but a sanction put upon robbery and theft, and will en­ courage dishonesty and corruption in every official locality where money can be procured or extorted as a reward. The acquital of the ex-Secretary does not establish his innocence however, and he stands before the American people as tht tnost disgraced official in the annals of history. No page in the books of the past furnishes a parallel equal to the. disgrace which Belknap lias liiought upon him«elf and the country. we imagine. --Where am she ? That is the ques­ tion that is being asked at present of Anna Parker, adoptetfdanghter of S. S. Parker. It is supposed that the at­ tractions of Howe's Circus were too great for her and that she has gone Viththem. At auy rate; she left for parts unknown last Friday morning and where she is no "fellah" can find Out. The arbitrators of the Hawyer suit have Anally agreed on a verdict, or rather, two of them have, They award the plaintiff$o00; the defendant to pay costs of suit excepting attorneys' fees, which amount to about $1,200, therefore It will be seen that in the judgment of the majority of the arbitrators, the woman slandered, instead of the slan­ derer, must be to $700 cost to prove herself innocent. Bah! Did men ever give such a verdict?--Independent.* r THE CKOPS. ^ EDITQR PLAIN DEALER:--It may not while keeping free ft-oni the Are Jjieui- >be uninteresting to the people gener- ; ft ] f *11 .V to learn how the crops are coming In this season, as all have a more or less interest in the success of the farmer and in the price of agricultural pro­ ducts. . Throughout this section, Wheat and arley are almost an entire failure, any pieces of both kinds of grain will not be harvested, The chinch b.ig is yjret alive and doing his work in the de- ftruetion of the cerlals. Oats,on which this destructive bug does not make l?uch sad havoc, will be a light crop o\v- to the unfavorable weather of the on. The weather h«* h«*ti too.wet the leaves :mil stalk of the grain, and in badly lodging many pieces. Blight, as well as chinch bugs has very much di­ minished the yield of grain this year. Corn,.on dry land, promises well, and it the frosts holds oil' until the latter part of. September with a continuation of favorable weather, we shall have a fair crop of this very important pro­ duct. Potatoes have been agaiu preyed upon by the. Colorado beetle, greatly injuring some pieces, while the exces­ sive wet weather has started tlie tu­ bers to rotting. Grass has done remark- abty well, and we have gathered a line crop of hay. Apples will be a fair yield. FARMER. Seneca* Aug. 5tli 187G. RASPBERRIES. EDITOR 3* LAIN DE A LIITT-AS this choice fruit is quite extensively raised iu our section of country, it may not be amiss to state my treatment of the canes at this season of the year. The bear fruit next season, need now to be cut back, so that the bush will be more hardy and thickly set. For this purpose I take a common corn cutter.(set in the handle at an angle) and with it clip the young and tender canes, without touching them -with my hands. They can in this way, be clipped off very rapidly and easily. FARMER. BS5T* In this issue we publish a letter from Hon. S. A. Hurlbut, ad­ dressed to his constituents of the Fourth j youiig shoots, which are to Congressional District. Mr. Hurlbut frankly states that- he desires a re-nom- iuation, and very properly makes his appeal directly to the people. We think noone can gainsay Mr. Ilurlbut's statement that lie has represented our district well, and that, as its represen­ tative, he has maintained a position in the House, in consonance with its im­ portance and the intelligence and pat­ riotism of its people. His statement ot the issues of the campaign is straight forward, pointed and comprehensive-- worthy, indeed, of careful attention. As to the position of Mr. Hurlbut be­ fore the people of this district, we do uot know that we have any reason to change the opinion we expressed some months since, when we first spoke of the ensuing nomination in connection with the name of WTm. Lathrop. Mr. Hurlbut thinks differentl3r. In another place we speak of holding caucuses on the Congressional questicfn entirely .in­ dependent of those for other purposes. This will give the people an opportuni­ ty to do exactly what he wishes--make a direct expression of their preferen­ ces between himself and other candi­ dates. His position concerning his conduct after tlie convention is well taken, and will doubtless be etidorced and adopted by all his competitor.-- Aurora Beacon. fi^*~After the clergyman had united a hanpy pair, not long ago, an awful silence ensued, which was broken by a impatient youth exclaiming, '"Don't be so unspeakably happy." Fancy Note-and Letter Paper, with envelopes to match.. Very,neat styles. At O. w..Owen's.. jfegrBefore we are half through think­ ing of, talking about, and visiting our own World's Fair, France is proposing to invite us and the rest of mankind to another great Fair in Paris. It is al­ ready planning for a great exhibition to be opened May 1st, 187&, in a great structure to be erected on the Chamh de Mars, where all nations can expose the samples of their industry aud art. This would seem to be a guarantee that France will uot disturb the peace of Europe in the meantime. 8@r Attention dyspeptics! Eat thrice a day. Not an atom between meals. Nothing after two o'clock but a slice of cold bread and butter and one cup of hot drink. Spend half an hour at least in taking each'meal. Cut up all meats arid hard food in peasized pieces. Never eat enough to cause the slighest uncomfortable sensation afterwards. Never work or study hard within half an hour of eating. A darkey who was stooping to wash his hands in a creek, didn't notice the peculiar actions of a goat Just be­ hind him, so when he scrambled out of the water and was asked how it hap­ pened, he said:"I dunno 'zactly, but 'peared as ef de shore kinder hi$t£dand, frowed me/* OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. fHh,M76. „ The various Investigating Commit­ tees are fast bringing in their reports, and they afford an amusing, if .not an instructive spectacle. Here are men who have been elected as onr legisla­ tors because they are supposed to be a"ble, upright, and have sense enough to decide between right and wrong when the two are presented fairly aud squarely before them. If these are the grounds upon which they have been elected, there has evidently been a fa­ tal blunder somewhere. In the whole of Congress therej does not happen to be a dozen men who can rise above par­ ty feelings or who dare to follow the lead of their own honest convictions. Take for instance the Naval Investiga­ ting Reports. One side presents a re­ port in which certain persons are se­ verely censured for flagrant violation of law, while the other side, who nave listened to the same testimony, pre­ sent a report In which they say that these same persons have been guilty of nothing wrong. When we come to ex­ amine these reports, and the reports of almost every other Committee, we find that one side or the other have violated their oaths, have closed their ears to all reason and justice, and have voted just as the interests of their party dictated. If the two reports were presented, and they were each signed by both Repub­ licans and Democrats, then there would be room to think that there was an honest difference of opinion, but as it is now, they are partizan reports that are unworthy of children, and only belit­ tles the immense amounts of money, and the valuable litne spent upon tire investigations. No work of the Lord has ever given him more reason to be ashamed of it than the average Con­ gressmen. After fierce and bitter re­ criminations from both sides, both of the Naval reports have been referred to the Judiciary Committee for their action. The long drawn ont agony of the Belknap Impeachment is now over, and he has been acquitted as wasabsolutely known beforehaud that he would be. Out of 61 Senators present and voting, 36 voted guilty and 25 not guilty--41 votes being necessary for conviction. Belknap did not make his appearance while the vote was being taken, bufr office,some distance away. As soon as the last vote was taken^ a mounted messenger hastened as fast as his horse could carry him to announce the glad news to him. How true it is, I do not know, but it is said that Belknap has made over $300,000 while in Office, and retires a rich man. If he accepted bribes from Marsh, no one will believe that he did not do so from others also. He came to this city poor, and certain* ly he cannot still be as poor as when he came, as his wife has rented a cottage for the summer at a fashionable water­ ing place. The Investigating Commit­ tee who inquired into some of the con­ tracts given out by him, recommended that the one for headstones for Sol­ dier's Graves, in which §500,000 is in­ volved,,be declared null aud void on ac­ count of the fraud and corruption con­ nected with it. When the President of the Senate was called upon to vote, there was presented the rather odd spectacle of a man asking himself a question and answering it. He put the question to himself thus: "Mr. Senator Ferry, how say you, is the respondent, W. W. Belknap, guilty or not guilty of high crime, as charged in this arti­ cle P" and then answered "Not guilty." The criminal indictments are still in force .agai list Belknap in the Courts, and he will soon be brought to trial there. The Treasury Department has just published a list of defaulters to the Government, from the year 1830 up to the present time. Neither political party can say a word to the other, for it is a nip and a tuck between them. The largest sum due from any one is from S. Swartout, who was the Collec­ tor of the Port of New York in 1829, and who owes $1,205,035. The largest defalcation from any military officer is that of Maj. Hodge which is §442,589. Hodge was convicted, and sent to the Penitentiary, but after being kept there a short time was pardoned by the President, and given at once an $1800 Government position, and who now has a better position under the Government. ConMaguire, the Rev­ enue Collector who was recently con­ victed in St. Louis, is set down for $154,587. Robert Schenck, of Little HTmmaand Draw Poker notoriety is down for $6,000. The eminently pious Henry D.Cooke is dowu for $187,500; and so the list runs on Into millions of dollars. Every class of citizen or office holder who managed to get their hands into the Government puree, stole all that they could. Of all the Investigating Committees this session, the one which investiga­ ted Speaker Kerr, and the Government Insane Asylum,.are about th«*bnly ones that have brought Jn .unanimous mm ports. After months of Inrestigatio# into the management of th« ,A«yln»wpi|i and taking hundreds of page* of testljp mony that was enough to make th# hair stand on end with horror,the Com^ mittee have unanimously decided th»| everything is as "straight as a •tring,1! with the exception that some of th|^ nurses were sometimes a little to# harsh and cruel. PATKHTS. 'I©*A Burlington natnraltst, recently while investigating the causes an<| efleet of the poison of a wa»p sting, nobly determined to make of himcelf a martyr to science, and accordingly handed his thumb to j(n Impatient in- #ect he had caged in a bottle. The wasp entered into the martyr bushiest with a great deal of spirit, and backed up to the thumb with an abruptness which took the scie^Isi by surprise. He was so deeply absorbed in the study of remedies that lie forgot to make anv notes of the other points in connection with stings, but his wife wrote an item in his note book, for the benefit of science, to the efltect that the primary eflfeet of a wasp sting is abrupt, blas­ phemous and teriflc profanity, followed by an intense desire, fairly amounting to a mania, for amonia, camphor^ m4 raw brandy. L l®*The public has been mystified a# finding the Sioux savage.**-armed in-the' present war with the beet of breeds loading rifles and fixed ammunition ait4* it wonders where they got them, late surgeon of thfr Seventh Cavalry writes to the Iferald of the operation*" of certain traffickers who since have stationed t hemselves at Fort Peek- to sell improved arms to the' savagt^ at extortionate prices, i'he price BSII|P ally paid for a rifle was300 buffalortfe*!? equivalent, according to him, to $2yfl0$|t and as the result of one season*® trade these fellows sent down the Missouri river 42,000 buftalo robes. This tiwwft where the Indians get their guns!' 7 ®6TAn Ancient darkey leaned^ over a fence the other day, aud called to the dusky propiietor of a chain: "See hei Henry, isn't you 'bout ready to pay dat?" "Haven't noffiu' to pay w!d,1 was the reply. "You borrowed thai monejr a whole year ago, Henry eonli.: id • don't want to pay; I believes you !• dishonest, and I nebber ask for de mon* ey agin; I'll leave de Lord to colled it!" "Shoo!" exclaimed Henry,greatly excited all at once, "you hasn't enny more money to leud on dose terms, has ye?" ' ' , V. "• JK^Some one writes: "Who thai witnessed the review of the Union' ar* inies at Washington, at the close of the* war, will never forget Custer when hit thoroughbred horse ran away with him down Pennsylvania Avenue. With hit arms full of flowers, his hat lost and hair streaming, he dashed by the grand stand utterly unable t o control his fiery steed. But with all the excitement ei the moment, he did not forget to •&-» lute the President and Generals on the stand in a gallant style that filled the spectators with admiration.** fS^Several of the European Prtncet own real estate in New York City. The King of Sweden owns $500,000 worth, the Grand Duke Alexis owns -a hotel on Broadway, where QueeU1 Victoria also holds a great dual of real estate, which stands in the name of an Englishman. The Empress Eugene owns several buildings in Wall street. Broad street and Broadway, front which she derives a yearly income of $65,000. ___________ An old scientist says this world will eveutually be one solid ohunk of ice; and one could not help thlnklug last night, as he vainly endeavored to fan himself to sleep, that the time la rapidly approaching. That is the time is rapidly approaching when secti old frauds should be roasted to death*. Yesterday and last night would have dissolved a chunk of ice twice as large' as this world.--Norristown Herald,' • Ifip*Advices from the plains that Rain-in-the-face, accompanied' bf' 220 lodges of Indians, from the hostile' camp, have arrived at Standing Bock. • This Indian murdered the trader of Stanley's expedition, iu 1873, and was- arrested therefor by Capt. Thomas Ous-- ter, but escaped and is said t© haw art' the heart from Capt. Custer's body,and • to have fired the last shot at Gen. Cus-- ter. ' J®^The~fbllowing States hold elect­ ions previous to November, the result of which will this year be regarded! with unusual interest, M indicating how they will vote for President- Vermont election, September5; Cali­ fornia election September 6;. Maine1 election, September li; Georgia, We®# Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa aud Ne­ braska elections, October 10L / /