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. ' M i • r.ij'." : ' i" i-.'j I'Mh /..Mm n» r *••• '• : ^ »•----^ -- V-i-. •. # u - , , - , i .a on. itfii i 'i '! . ' ' 1" 1 i• ' " . •"11 1 " « - • " Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Ai :• _ ; VV.-,M y[ i. ^ OL. 3 i M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1878. " NO. IS. Published Every Wednesday by f, SLYKE - < , > Editor and Publisher. Office In Riverside Block, <3Mr«r Smith, Aldr'.ch & Hay thorn's 3t«>re. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS rear, (in Advance.) .. ...'.it 50 If not Paid within Threo Months,.... 2 00 ^Subscriptions received for three or six months in the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWS, M. D. PHY8ICIA^ and Surgeon. Offlce in Brick Block over F. G. Mayes Clothing Store Water Street, McHenry 111. K. A.BKKHSM. D. ~~ PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office atresidence, two doors west of Post Office, Mo Henry O. J. HOWARD, M $. IHT8ICTAN and Surgeon. Office at tne store Howard A Son, McHenry, III. W. H. BUCK, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC Phytician and Surgeon.-- Office East Side Public Square, Wood. »tock. III. Office hours 11 to 12 A. M., and 2 to 4 P. M. F. J. BARBIAN. CIOAR Manufacturer, McHenry ill. Or­ders solicited. Shop North'East corner Public Square. E. PERKINS. WAGON Maker. McHenry, III. General Jobbing promptly attended to. 3hop, West of the Pubiic Square. K1CHAKD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. McHenry, 111. GEO. A. BUCKLIN OTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In. _ surance Agent. Olllue 'at Bucklin A Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, III. N E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract ot Titles to land in McHeurv County, IllMiois. Office with Dounty Clerk, Woodstock, 111. ROBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoet>. None but the best of material ased and all work warranted. Shop Northwest corner Public Square, McHenry, III. G ENBRAL E. M. OWEN Dealer and Loading Agent in Prices low and Terms favorable. Manufacturers Farm Machinery. MoHENRY, - ILLINOIS. GEO. SCHRKINEU. SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry III. SO^First-Cl&ss Billiard and Pool Tables. J. BONSLETT, SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly onpoeifc Owen's Mill, McHenry, 111. Fresh Oysters iwrved up in any shape desired, or lor sale by the Can.. SfiTGOOD STABLING FOR HOUSES.,#* W. W. ELLSWORTH. Breederof the Celebrated Poland China Ilog Also Li£hL .in11 Dark Brahma Fowls. Pigs Ihipped to all points by express. ;P. O. Ad- Jreas, Woodstock, Hi., of test PETER LKICKEM. REPAIRS Watchc*, Clocks and Jewelry all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in then ptssiblo manner, on short notice and at rea- «nnAble rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop first door North of Riverside Block, Mcllenrj III. F. KI.KIFGEN * SON. CARRIAGE, Wascon and House Painting done on Short Notice. All work war- mnted. McHenry IlL, South of the Public square. Poland China Swine GOOD Pigs for sale that was slrod by Boars that took First Premium aud Sweep­ stakes at State and County Fairs, from $10 to $I3apiece. Wj are shipping to some of the liest breeders in the country. For particulars apply to C. STREET A SON. Hebron, HI. TIT A "NTT* 17 r* To make a permanent xVi\ 1- m2jLJ engagement with a elergvman having leisure, or a Bible Reader, to introduce in McHenry County, the CELE­ BRATED NEW Centennial Edition ot tha HOLY BIBLE. For description, notice edi. torial in last week's issue of this paper. Ad­ dress at once F. L. HORTON A CO., Publish­ ers and Bookbinders, BO E. Market St.. Indian­ apolis, Ind. "TSf% A. A. RICE D E N T I S T BUSINESS CARDS. Baa the permanently located his office at Riverside House, MsHanry III- Where he would be pleased to wait on *}1 those needing his servieet. Full sets of Artificial Teeth inserted for $8. W. H. PERKINS, Dhotographer. Gallery over Perry A Mar- i tin's Store, Mrflenrv, III. Pictures taken in the latest style of the Art, and satis­ faction guaranteed. E- V. ANDKRSON. M. Ok PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Office at Gil­bert's Drug Store, opposite the Parker House, McHenry, Illinois. E. BENNETT, M. D., SURGEON and Aecoucher. Diseases of Women a Specialty. Office and I^eaidencj} on Ciay street u owistock. lii. DR. C. E. WILLIAMS* ENTIST, Algonquin, 111. All Wrk D ranted. Teeth" extracted in a and skillful manner. war- careful DR. C. W. COX, DENTIST. Office Over 8mith, AldrichA Haythorn's Store. Richmond. 111. SIDNEY DISBROW, NOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyancer, den, III. AU N. S. COLBY. MCIIENRY , McHcnry Co., 111. Breeder of Spanish Merino Sheep, Berkshire and Poland China Swine. A choice lot of young Buck stock for sale. Please call and examine before buying elsewhere. ELECTROPATHY. Dr. Samuel Sherman, And Wife will be at their residence 1** miles West of the Depot, on the Woodstock road, three days In each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for the purpose of treating all curable diseases. Consultation and Examinations Free. Office hours from 9 A. M., to I l'. M. REFERENCES'-- John Doran, Richard Bish­ op, Martin Welsh, Arthur Whiting, Leonard Bonslet, James Sutton, John M. Smith. F, K. Granger, Geo. Gage, Iteu. Gilbert, Horace Dwelly, B.F.Peck, Wm. Hutson, Geo. Gilbert. J. A. SHERWOOD Ii2 EM, AND APPRAISER, Algonquin* III* gAt-ES of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended to. sales a eiieciaitv. Terms reasonable. Jflice address Algonquin ft I. , Farm Post W. II. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. ^In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- dive me a call. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock 111., Sept. 27th, M. SNCELN. tt-xjTS- nm i JTH. Settle Rcpnirinir, Grinding an<l Pol- Ishing Razors and Sheiirs and Table Cutlery a spuclali- tv. •» Repairing of all kinds done in steel or Brass.-- All work warrant-' ed. Also dealer In Guns. Revolver-, Ta hie and I'ockut Cutlery, Gun and Fishing Material, Pipes, Cigars,' Tobacco, Violin Strings, &c, shop and store near the Post Office, Mc­ Henry, 111. vN«YJ2*»tr H. E. WltiHTMAX, Proprietor. First class rigs,'with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds none * >n short notice. f>. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, McIIENRY ILL., plated ware, Sliver Spoons, The price of which has been fifteen and twenty. None but the best ot material used and satisfaction guaranteed. Partial plates at reasonably low figures. Gold and Silver fillings and No Fa cy Prices. Special attention paid to the treatment of diseased and spongy gums, ulcerated and irregular teeth. Would be glad to see persons that have teeth that are not satisfactory. Call and have your teeth examined. Teeth extracted In a careful and skillful manner. Ten years practice in Chicago where he has met with some very difficult cases. Gold fillings inserted by an entirely new method, by using gold wire anchors which pass partially through the tooth making it Impossible for the filling ever to loosen.-- Samples of work seen at the Post Office, Mc lf*nrv. A- " ^Dealer in all kinds of Atperlcan .rat Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, Ac., AI^SO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to toe the best Organ in the market. We think we know that by expedi­ ence, and we believe it, for it is backed up by the Best Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less prices than the Kstey, bat can't reccommond them to be as good. July 28. 1 JOS. WIEDEMANN --PROPRIETOR OF THE-- Mural aid Boarfliii House, Near the Depot, ScHENRY,- - - ILLINOIS. Ehe Choicest Brands of Wines for Medicinal aafcBa*nily use always on hand. All the ac- emPwations of a first-class Boarding Houso. ChA fees Reasonable. ioo^StabliDg for Horses. A NATIONAL DISGRACE. There are texts for a hundred ser­ mons, subjects for a score of book*, warnings for a republic, and, disgrace for over 40,000.000 people in the pro­ ceedings which marked ^he closing hours of the Forty-tifth Congress of this ccfnntry. While the whole exis­ tence of the House has been full of acts of legislation and of scenes that enraged all who regard the virtues and proprieties of public life as matters to be observed and coiiferved, the conclu­ sion of the labors of this body were marked by conduct that has heretofore found best aud fullest expression in the licentiousness of bullies and rttf- iiaus at a carousal. Our Washington correspondent, who is a fair aud unprejudiced observer, telegraphed that the final hours wire marked by "scenes disgraceful in the extreme. The floor of the House was, a^iiftrfs, a perfect pandemonium.-- '1 he speaker failing in his efforts to re­ store order called on the sergeant-at- arms. The latter, on making his ap­ pearance, was hooted by the Demo­ crats and peppered with paper balls.-- A large number of members were in a maudlin state of intoxication." What a spectacle of rule by the people would have been presented, by this menage­ rie, to any foreigner who might have been so unfortunate us to get a - posi­ tion where he could observe these rep­ resentatives of the people--of the peo­ ple, mind you!--indulging their natu­ ral bent of character. Men, mad with liquor, making hideous by their bowl­ ings and their brutishuess the halls of legislation; others playing the fool; still others, forgetting dignity of per­ son aud position, acting like boys,' aud the whole body creating a Bedlam from the accounts of which all decent men must turn with feelings of shame at the inexcusable debasement to which the country is thus subjected. Are the men whom the people send' to the House of Representatives chosen from our refuse population? Is the purpose of their selection to make good laws, to arrange for the sure and honest, conduct of the government, aud to acquire honor by an enlightened legislation? Or are they choseu for their abilities as disreputable persons juid bccause J!iey,are the owes best able to'produce disorder, to devise huge thefts, to nourish personal schemes of rascality;, to foster partisuu antago­ nisms until they threaten the security of our system of government, to play cowards to the strong and bullies to the weak, and to close their, official career of disorder by scenes of the wihlest confusion, in which authority is defied aud manhood disgraced? Drunkenness, ribaldry, farcical anarchy in the birth-pi ace of uatiou^l law, are a portion of the features which dis­ gracefully terminated oneybf the mo«t burdensome sessions of Congress.-- There is or should be a limit to this sort of inassauro of the proprieties of ordinary life, to say nothing of what is due the public from its statesmen.-- Statesmen! There is a sarcasm in this word which its assumers cannot appre­ ciate, for they,purchase at auction the positions they occupy And take the ti­ tle by transfer.. Ji the publiccanmeek­ ly endure this annually recurrent scene of degradation; if the people can read of these displays without shame, it and they, one aud all, deserve no word of warning for the end that must couie, no pity for the disgrace which they en- courajge. For one thing we can be glad--auct that is, thai our decent n.en our noblest citizeus, remain at home, to the hoiior of themselvea aud -the gratification of yieir friends.*--Chicago Post. O. W. OWEN. Scott <fc Oo^ HATS CAPS & STRAW GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 192 MADISON STREET COR. FIFTH AVE. Cor. C!srk CHICAGO. A Larger Stock of MKDIUM and FINE GOODS and LOWER PRICES than any other house in the trade. PIMPLES. I will mail (Free) the receipt for a simple Vecetable Ilaltn that will remove Tan. Freckles, Phnples and blotches, leavinft the skin soft, clear and beautiful; also instruc­ tions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald heait or smooth face. Address, inclosing 3 ct. stamp, Ben Vandclf & Co., 20 AftuiSJUXoil' York, A Cold Wet Summnr Predicted. •4 correspondent of the New York Tribune makes the fallowing predic­ tion In ragard to the coming Summer: Every reader of the Daily Tribune in the Middle Atlantic and Eastern States must feel especially Interested In the persistent low range of atmos­ pheric pressure, as ^exhibited by the chart-curves of its local observations. These have shown a marked deviation from the usual range of pressure for many weeks--and the most logical de­ duction that can be drawn from the exhibit is that a wetycold and fitful Summer may be "expected. Some notable instances, in all respects simi­ lar, ma}'here be recalled, which will go fa^ to 4ISow that r.ot only may the weather be correctly pre-calculated for two, three, or even eight days or more in advance, but the general weather characteristic of the entire season may be approximately predetermined by a careful observance of the atmospheric conditions during the three months previous. For example, let us refer to the records of the Spring and Summer of 1836, when it will Be found that the mean pressure for the Spring months was quite as much below the general reaching for those months a*« the Tnb- une's curves have showu and still show for the present Spring. The Summer of that year was very wet, raining at. short intervals throughout the entire season, seriously hindering the gather­ ing of crops and retarding farm work generally. k The Winter of 1848* was very open and wet;the Summer following was coiTespondingly ' <Sry, but cool. Dur­ ing the Winter of 1854-55 the mercury ranged two-tenths of an inch below the mean aud seemed to lag there with little variation, the weather tolerably fair until the 13th of June--on that day the pressure seemed to decline still further until the 18th, when a cold rain set in, which continued with little In­ terruption for nine weeks. Grass had been generally gathered, but grain suffered terribly; farmers had incau­ tiously cut it--to lie aud rot in the fields. A Mr. New bold, near Geneseo, was re­ ported to have lost 500 acres of Wheat, Very little if any grai'.i was gathered uninjured that year. The Spring of 1872 »l*o showed a range of pressure considerably below the general-mean, although this season the climatological clmntvtcri?tiv§ were more local. The .Summer following was wet, notably so in the western portion of this State. Western Canada aud the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. The conditions cited in the foregoing data being similar to the weather peculiarities so far this year, fanners operating over the range in question would do well to weigh carufiilly every manifest atlou of weather from within their reach. „ Russia'* Strength. "The {Jologue Gazette estimates the army which Russia can place in the field at present at 600,000 men. This Strength ioa^ be maintained, but can­ not be increased. The Russian forces now in European Turkey aud Eon ma­ nia amount to twelve a half cprps. 312,- 000 men. About 100,000 men must be emyloyed for the occupation of Asia­ tic Turkeyi so that only seven and a half army corps--187,500 men--remain 'still disposable. In case of war with England the Russian troops could not be withdrawn from -Turkey and Rou- mauia. The disposable seven and a half army corps would then be em­ ployed Jor occupying the coasts of the Black Sea and the Baltic. Poland. St- fetersburg and Moscow, where recent events have shown the presence of very dangerous elements, would also require strong garrisons. Russia could, there­ fore, in case of war with England, maintain her present positions, but woukl have no forces --not to speak of an Indian campaign--for taking pre­ cautionary measures against Austria at whose mercy she would be if Aus­ tria resolved on warlike measures. 1SSS'The criminal code of Scotland lias some remarkable features. There are about twenty-live different crime* for which the legal punlshmeiit i» death, including burglary, robbery, child stealing, stealing a horse, an ox, or more than one sheep, rape, arson, bam burning, or seiling lire to woods, assaulting with the intent, to kill, or robbing the house oT a clergyman, cuivi iig or beating parents by a:sy child over sixteen years of age importing poisons, striking a justice sitting ir« judgment, stealing ten shillings' worth of linen when exposed for bleaching, pulling down any church where the Queen is prayed for, saving mass, or hearing and concealing the same* casting away or scuttling ves­ sels, etc. Most of these laws are inop­ erative. however, and uo one is hanged for any crime in,Scotland for which he would not he hanged in England, . SOLON. " ^ Editor Plaixi>kai.eu »F huve becto waiting and woi:d*ri'»g, for some lime past, why our "little burg" has hot been represented in the columns of your paper, while we have so many able writers In the place. But alas! time does not unfold the secret, and 1 have at last resolved to pen a few lines for the perusal of your patrons. > The Strawberry aud Ice Cream Fes­ tival held in the school house recently, was a marked success in every partic­ ular; and Is certainly a credit to those who superintended it^viz: The ladies. The strawberries furnished by Mr. Gorver were" excellent, while the ice cream was uudiscribable, and only those who partook of its overflowing dishes, can have any idea of Its more than average qualities. The same complaints were made next day, its is too often hoard after feasts of this kind, "They ate too much, but could not help it." The proceeds, about $45, was for our pastor, Mr. Bacon. The Public School, under the man­ agement of the Rev. Wm.R. Patterson, Is all that parents can wish it to be, and the general opinion is we have the right man in the right place. The Commissioners of Highways,for the town of Richmond, in whose hands «}ur road tax fund has been since col­ lected, have, at last, after n great deal of pulling aud disputing over the best aud most profitable way of expending it, shown their sympathy for the tax- paying citizens by allowing each aud every one to work in their respective districts until they have earned seven­ ty-five per ebnt. of their road tax at one dollar per day, and have appointed Path masters In the several districts to superintend It, and give orders for the money. One of the Pathmasters, after receiving his commission, watt seized with an attack of the "big head" and it kept increasing until it began to be feared it would result in total derange­ ment, and nothing could be done to impede its progress; being. rather an iguoramous and not knowing the limit of his authority. Several proscrip­ tions were given him but none taken, until "Jim" told him just what he could do, li'nd just what he conld not do, and by taking "Jim's" instruc­ tions the enlargement of the head soon disappeared and nothing but obstin­ acy remains. Moral--Bo not lead away from manhood by the honors of a ttMVu office. Some of the boys have not worked their poll tax yet, on account of not being able; It is only a question for time to decide whether they are able or not. Nor Now. Cleaning Engravings.--Pot > fhe engraving on a smooth board, coVerit thinly with common salt finely pow­ dered; squeeze lemon juice upon the salt so to dissolve a considerable portion of it; elevate one end of the board, so that it may form an angle of about 45 or 50 degrees with the hori­ zon. Pour on the engraving boiling water from a tea kettle until the salt and lemon juce bo all washed off. The engraving will then be perfectly clean aud free from staius. It must be dried ou the board, or on some smooth sur­ face, gradually. If dried by the fire or sUu, It will be tiuged with a fellow color. •New and desirable Styles in Dress Goods, Ginghams, Prints. White Good^ Parasols, »&e.. just received. Inspection eolicitedat Fitzsimmoxs & Eyanson. fai*There is a clock at Worsley, J^ofd Ellesmere's seat in England, which at 1 o'clock always strikes 13. The reason Is that one day the jgreat English canal maker of the last century the Duke of Bridgewater, to whom the estate belonged, found a number of mechanics in hi& employ idling about after 1, when they ought to have re­ turned to their work. Inquiring the meaning of this,he was told that they had not heard the clock strike, it being much more easy to miss hearing the single stroke than half a dozen or so. The next day the clock strnok 18, and has done so ever since. I»KFKAT1NG 1TSKI.F. Language is given the Communist for the purpose of"concealing thought." In the mime of right he demands plun­ der, in the name of liberty license, in the name of justice the violation of all vested rights. It Is useless to reasou with him, f<>r argument presupposes the right and the willingness to do it. The Communist has neither. Born and bred in igmmtueo he unilerstau'Js very little *>f the rights of capital^nd prop-, erty; uncultivated", save in vice, lie respects them less. If he is a man of actions he enters the house of the man of wealth and enforces his Ideas as to the distribution of property with a loaded pistol. If. having the instincts of a thief he lacks his courage, he joins unto himself "seven other devils worse than himself,^ and attempts to enter that man's house by force of numbers. If armed resistance meets him lie nev­ er fights, but straigtway proceeds to organize a public sentiment which, with or without the fftrius of law, will render.theft and plunder practicable nnd safe. ' This is communism. Could it break the laws of men with the same seem­ ing iinpuuity that it does the Jaws of God it would do so as readily. But so long as its existence is kuown aud Its movements watched, so long as the owners of propert3r have the inclina­ tion and the power to enforce their rights, communism will never show itself save in fomenting riots which it dare not inaugurate, and In making threats which it dare not execute. The success of the Communist would mean the defeat of the order, for no <»J»n who has obtained property by theft will expose himself to the thievery of others, and no man who has enriched himself through anarchy will himself tolerate disorder. A Napoleon is the legitimate result of a French revolu­ tion.--Post. Seventeen years locusts are reported to have made their appearance in Iowa in quantities which threaten to con­ sume everything in the vegetable line. But as their appetites have so far been satisfied witli old fence rails, no serious damage to the growing crops is antici­ pated. CLOAKS.--Don't forget to call and price Cloaks at Mrs. S. Carles' Mc­ Henry. ;#• hii?. WASHINGTON COURKSPOMI1KNCK. WASHINGTON , D. C-., June 17th 187& •The JPotterliivestigatiiig Committee Is, of conrse, the object of all absorbing interest here just at present, and a peu pictur* of this august body and their surroundings may cot coine amiss to ynur readers. The Committee meet­ ings are held in the room of the Howe Committee on Revision of the Law*. The approach to the room is continu­ ally blockaded by persons who have no available pretext for admission nor hope of gaining It. One third of lh« room is given over, to reporters ami correspondents; separated from tin iiigh and mighty "Committee men" by a bar placed cross-ways. There is but one window and against it sits Clark- son N. Potter, Chief Inquisitor, more noticeable now then ever in his life be­ fore. Broad, full forehead, heavy ' brow^, wide nostrils, thin lips, donble chin, spreading side whiskers and flar­ ing necktie--there yon have Clarkson Potter of Investigation fame. Beside Potter, at the head of the table, sits Ben Butler, chief man on the Republi­ can si tie of the Committe. His pic­ tures, so well known,give him true to the life. lie dresses punctiliously and invariably wears a dainty buttou-liole boquet, while on his third finger gleams a jiandsonie ruby ring. Here is what one who knows li'in well says of thin mau whom we kudw as "Bluft Ben," "Burly Ben Bwtler" "Fighting Ben Butler'" &c. "In private life he is ten­ der and irreproachable, kind and jyr-t to those who labor for him.M McMahoit is a sleek, well preserved Uiau of per­ haps 45, with scowling forehead, heavy hair and full but cropped beard. Gilt, Ilunton has a bullet head covered sparsely wi th grizzly hair, a stiff gray mustache and a deep bass voice. IHscock Is thex beauty (in personal appear­ ance) of.the Committee, we might -al­ most say of Congress. Springer '!• smooth-faced, sharp-eyed, and shows an excellent estimate of himself.-^ Blackburn is an orator, slender, lithe, with closely cropped hair- and yellow brown mustache lengthened to hU breast by means of a narrow whisker strip down the cheek. Reed looks the young Cathoi'te Priest to perfection.-- Cox is 50, black haired aud whiskered, comply, candid and large framed. Au- dersou, the ̂ entrai' flower in this rare boquet. is one of love's own color, be­ ing of florid complexion, bright red hair aud mustache, straight aud sligfet figure. i "Coming events cast their shadows before.*' Because Miss Piatt, Mr, Hayes' neice who spent the winter as a guest at the White House, was pretty, attractive and winning, and because she ahyays appeared in public richly and tastefully attired, Madam Rumor spread it far and wide that Mrs. Hayes was maneuvering for a grand match for the young huly. And now it is pifb- licly announced that she is Indeed to be married, but to uo Washingtonlan, Senator, Representative or Diplomate. The wedding .Is to take place this month in the White House, and the 'happy'groom prospecti ve is Gen. Rus­ sell Hastings, of Illinois. He was Lieutenant Colonel of Mr. Hayea' reg­ iment during the war and has always been a warm personal friend. Hiss Piatt is Mr. Hayes' only sister's daugh­ ter and the favorite neice of her unole. Mrs. Hayes intends making the most of her position while she holds it, be it four years or two. Already she has celebrated her sliver wedding in th# Executive Mansion aud given a christ­ ening party. We hope there will be nofuneral or ot!ior §:id event occur while she is there. A new association Has recently been, formed here for the erection of a Lee Monument, and some one has ironically suggested that the unfinished VVash- iugton Menunient be turned into o»ie for Gen. Lee. .. .,u[ :J Congressmen are in dally receipt of letters from their constituents- in every ^ part of the country begging them to use their influence for an immediate adjournment, leaving unfinished pub- lie business as it is rather tlkatr to# as they are now doing. } Alex. II. Stephens says the hotter Investigation will cost the country ft million of dollars. Many politicians believe that Conkling and Potter are working in league--Cockling leati&ug lie publican as he is Potior promi­ nent Democrat. OuvK. figTA clergyman, having beetf In­ ducted intoaliving In Kent, took occa­ sion during fUs Utss serniou to intro­ duce the word "^optics." At the conclu­ sion of the service a farmer who was present thanked him fcfr his discourse, but intimated that he,.had made a mis­ take In one Won!, softening down th» severity of his criticism by saying. "We all know very well, sir, what you meant." Ou the clergymen making further inquiries about the word, the 1 farmer replied: *?What ^"h» call hop- sticks, in this par>t$, i»|j| wttatfy *f; call hop-golcs."