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•ju '£ 1 '» «**. P* l9*g>* •a*#- SOE but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favor* Win u* and no Pear Shall Aw*," VOL. 4; jp*\' Pabliiktd Every Wednesday by &F.VA1V %*? t ̂ Yi •* » r * >/V - » -V i USttewf-'Mfcii ihrMisiw* t OlBee in Old V . O, Block, --OWOSITK RIVEI8IDE Rot SK. , TERMS OF PITBSCIUPTION: •f #*e T<*f, (in Advance,) 'I ,|f not Paid within Three Months ..j... 2S# 'fiahserlplinns received for three or sue months the unmt! pro|mrttnn. ?'V#f " BUSINESS CAKR8. ---: n. *. BKOWN, M. U. V ! V «|>nV8ICIAK and Siirfxcoiu. O ffiee, -:;f over the Post Ofli<-e, opposite Perrtv ;:4|S Xirttn* Sjore. up «tulr« Me I ten r y III; C. H. EEUEItS, M 1) I1VSICI.VX AN l> SURli KON. Johnshnrjrh ills.--Ofllee ho.ira H to 10 A/( M. dally. e.Henty Ill«.-Rivcrside House, Tuesdays, ' uriwtajrs nd Saturdays. Ofllee hon|-» 1 to^4 15. A. UEEItSM. D. ftlirsiciAXaad Surgeon. Office ntreaidence, [ two door* west of Pout Ofllee, MeHenry |ll. O. J. IIOWAHD, M-D. itrsictAV mid ftargtt*n. OWceat tne store of Kownrd JfcSoji, Sic Henry, 111. 1V. H. BUCK, M. D. fWSROFATHIC t*hv tielan and Snrjreon.-- 1 Ofllee Kant Side Public Square, Wood. fM-k, III, Office hour* 11 to 12 A. Mi, ant!2 wji.4 1». M * k\J. BAKMAN. .:||hlOAR M'wflfw.tun'r, MeHenry HI. Or- d«r< 4<dinitu<l. Shop North Isa# corner ;i^»»irtte sqiiat*. E. I'EKKINS. •»: •*..« AG OX Mikcr. Meltenry, III. General .lohhiug promptly attended to. $liO|», «it of the I'liliitr. Square. UICHAItU BISHOP, TTOttNET A\I) COUNSEl.oitAT LAW MeHenry, III. ,'/• w ltlCHAlia COM 1»TON. -i.^;',-'.TV^T10K of the l>eaee and Conveyancer,--* • W !tl Will attuud promptly to tUe collect ionilf J i«bt*. r«to, hake County, 111. ^ GEO. A. HUCKLIN jaSwrOTAttY PI? ItI.IC, Conveyaneer and In- ;.l^l atiranee Ajtenl. OiUee at llueklin A 'Steven's Store, near the Ueiwit, MeHenry, III. - ---" ' ' K. ft. ItlCltAllO*. AS a eomplete Abstract ot Title# to laud in Mt'Heurv County, Illmois. OMee with onnty Ctevk, W«M>il.<toek. 111. UOI1T. WRIGHT. % Tnnu fact lire r of Custom Made Boots and :SMM Shoes. Xoue but tbe West of umterinl N^ned and all work warranted. Shop Northwest ^orner Public Square, Mellenry, III. E. M. OWEN. , . KXKHVf' Denier and Sf*nufnet«rer# Asreut in Leading Farm Machinery, rices low and Term* favorable. M i J l I K V H V . . . . . . I L L I N O I S . .iiSf" ivr X. S. COL.BV. u ' -- ah Sjiafllsh Merino slieeji, Berkshire and tiNdand Ctilna Swine. A choice lot of youn#r , for •i»le. Please call and examine : fM'fore buying elsewhere. ^rn~Kii{ uoi.Ki. IIClALtWX and Ten Pin Alley, Lan^ngs Block, near tbe Mclleury, 111,-- Brands of l.iquors and Cigars always ;'-f|in hand, • '• GKO.SOHItEIXEK. > A LOON and Itestaur.mt. Xeartjr opposite , £5 the Parker House, MeHenry IIL M*ITirsl*Class Itilliard and ! ««»' Table*, '• J. BONSI.ETT, -Jla VT.OON and Ite-tnurant. Nearly «kn|>oe4te ;?P Owen's Mill, McIIonry, III. !•'resitOystfers :;S«*rved u|iin any shape desired, or tor sale by flic (Tan. ft WfiOOl) ST V1U.IXG FOR HO USES " l'ETElt LEICKEM. %5EPAfttS Watchei, Clocks and Jewelry of :-0jb all kinds. Also Repairs Vl#bis in the best 'MoMAtble maniier, on short .MUMiiand at rea- -'{•MI<(lilt* rates. Also^JjfclllwIsJPw Sale. Shop -Irst door Xortb of ttMWj'iHfeli, MeHenry •Mil. WANTE rmake a permanent eniKaKement with a ).lenfvniaii kavinif leftttre, or a Bible Reader, o ir.trn-luce in McffWiry Coiinrv, the CEI.K* IRATED NEW Ountennial Edition ot the IOI.\' BIKI.E. For description, notice edi- Aorial in last week's issue of this paper. Ad. Iressatonce F. L. IloUTON & CO., Publish- 'iSfvand Ea«>k|Mudcr4v^9,..ti. ]UacUV St.. Iadbuiv j&poiis, Ind. , -v^ ... .. SELL LTVELV " Jiard times vou need soinethintr of Real Value fio the people, do you not? Such is that grand f ' jiew low priced liook, Allen's Useful Companion. ;*?| " -and-V^ - Artbioer's Assftttni Y 1 i ^ l^alliable receipts by thousands for anything ijand everybody. The most universally useful took evo'r!. published, saving money to all uyers. tJntseU^ everything. Agents want- :ted. Atltlress . •< SCAMMELL ft CO., 8t LouiiMo. BUSINESS CARDS, MEHENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1879. ., ' W CHAS. U. OOXXEI.I.V. f ATTORNEY AT LAW *nd Notary Public W<KMUU«fc, Illinois. Ofllee over Stone's Drug store. C. H, riARPKXTEB and TRU AX. Builder, Nnn<Ia, III.-- U "Will pnt tap building* by tbe Job of day. and guarantee salisfactlim. ; • « I 1000 BOYS & GIRLS wanted t actasagent r the best ltov'sand Girl's paper published the West. Beautiful presents to snbscrib- rs and agents. Every boy and girl can earn ots of money eanvassing jluring leisure Jiours. Oon't fail to semi for ir at once. To nirtnluce it we will send to any address on £rial three months, for 10 Cents in cash or •postage stamps. Simple of paper and jmrtlenlars FREE- Address b C p B o n M h o l d G e m , C l e v e l a n d , O - • U t t llOO MONTHLY MADE. Agents wanted County rights given gratis . f„r the wile of seven well-known Standard Medicines .. ' • 'neededin erery family; reputation world. F " Aride; established many years; made by a V • Velcbratdl physician; proofs of evidence iijsiven. Anin lustrious, energetic person can 'rfaake snug permanentincome and very liberal Wins bv addressina with reference, ttt }' •' 'iCbestnuiStreet,Philadelphia. . ̂ r , . ... - i.n " I .4 f Its nime stirs Mke a trnofpet and calls to s^he fray! That powerful aew Temperance 'book, • JATTLINd 7h"" DEMON, is selling bv thousands. Cheapest, most com- olete and intensely interesting Hand-Book •' and History of Temj»eranr£ ever iiro.lnced, i containing bioarranhiea of its Apostle.", thrill- Aing account! of all the great Movements, and ^Iniichrv far-ts and arguments for the cause. HFimdv illustrated. Nothing can compare 'with it. More Vwnts wanted. Write to 4 iTAVOABO BOOKOO , •(. lwi». E- V. AXDERSOX, M. 1>< • . PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Ofllee at Gil bert';* Drug Store, opjwsite the Parker House, MeHenry, Iltinolt. E. BENNETT, M. D., QtJRGKON and Ac?,oucber. Diseases of O Woiuen a Specialty. O Hire and Residence on Clay street Woodstock, III. > „-- . -- ifH"*"15"1 • 1»H. C. E. WILLIAMS. r f "pvEN^IST, Algonqbin, 111. All work war- 1J ranied. Teeth extracted in a careful and skillful manner. DRTC. W. COX, .. ' DENTIST. Ofllee Over Smith, Aldrlcti A RaytHorn's Store. Richmond. 111. 5 SIDNEY D IS BROW, NOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyancer, den,IIL 41. DR. F. J. CHOSS. DEXTIST, Riverside lllock, MeHenry, HI. Having opened an otll^e in this village, I nui prepari;d to <lo all work in the tine of my profession on short noti«-c and in a workman­ like manner. All work warranted. ELECTROPATHY. Or. Samuel Sherman, Awl Wife will lie at their residence ljf miles West of the Depot, on the Woodrttnck road, three days in each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for the purpose of treating nil curable diseases. Consultation and JE\a mi nations Free. OIHce hours from 9 A. M., to 1 p. 51. REFKIt ENCES:--John Doran, Richard Bish­ op, Martin Welsh, Arthur Whiting, Leonard Bonslet, James Sutton, John M. Smith. K, K. Granger, Geo. (iage, Hen. Glll»ert, Horace Dwelly, lLP.Peck, Win. Ilutson, Geo. Gilbert, J. A. SHERWOOD AtJCTIO^iE EK. AND APPRAISER, Algonquin, III. SAT.KSof Stoek, Fanning Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended Utf sales a speeialtv. Terms reasonable. DfBceadilress Algonquin 111. FaTUi Post . W. H. 8ANFORD|,' MercliAiit Tailor. In the store of C. If. Dickinson, East side of Public Square, w».- * ; WOODSTOCK, t-fjfi. A gowl Stock of Fine fJlnths M/lf# ll. ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- Give ine a caH. W. If. SAXFOBn. WoodstockIIL,Sept. f7th. 1«W. + H. Ei WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished • t reasonable rates. TtMiming uC atl ktods done on short notice. * '» Geo. E Ste^artt., Auctioneer.- Richmond, III. i'e»r«, and will Has an experience of 13 yi guarantee satisfaction in all cases, where sales entrusted to my care, are properly ad­ vertised, or no charge will lie made. Terms, from f5 to $10, according to.aamun t' of sale. • * All orders addressed to Rtehmoad, III., Will receive prompt attention. * M. encsln. o-xj rv-sm; i tiu Scale Repairing, Grinding and Pol­ ishing RaKors and Shears and Table Cntleni n special!, ty. Repairing of all kinds done in tee I or Brass.-- All work warrant, ed. Also dealer In G u ns. Revolvers, Ta hie aud Pocket Material, Pipes, Me* Cntlerv, Gun and Fislmi! Cigars, Tobacco, Violin Strings, Ac Shop nti't store near (lie Post Ofllee, 4»enry, III. ' > & CQ., LEADING- % -TIfE Have Removed from their stand, eornei Fifth Avenue Madison Street, to Double Store, s Nos. 135 anfl 137 lata St., West of Clark Street. The Largest Stock of Spring Style Hats to choose from in the West. J^^Prices the Lowest. It will pay you to call and see them. BRAHCH STORES S. E, Cor. Clark & Lake St«.r & $. £. Cor. Hateted and Harrison Stf^v CHICAGO. 4 Wy*?- * it" if A HHA NAMES of residents wiUStc 1 1 ^ 1 / 1 / 1 ? F o r 2 5 n a m e s a n d 2 5 c e n t s , • send vou aline silk handkerchief,every r price, 1.00- «.-W.!^fea%W lis,Clark Street, Chicago, 111. ~ : v r r , ••'* '* ' » < v v - i ' %• jome: S. Searles now opening the stock of Ilats, Bonnets SS'Hk*. ns, FloVers. Feathers, Neck uiiil fac"everything in the Xo- Ine iiml »|1 sell cheuoor Utaajtyer tl ill. this twatHrfc^r^ H t % • '-i I1KATH OF OKU. 1>1X. ' John Adam* 1)1*, whooe denth oo- <nireditt hta residence in Vew York, «« Hondny night, April 21 fit, was one of tbe grainiest men whfolt onr American elvilixntioii lias ever produceU. Born *t Bosciitvun, St«r Jlampshire, July 24, 1802. he was at an early *ge sent to college in Montreal, wjiere lie received Nti excellent education. In 1815, he re­ ceived an itppoiiitnieHt ns a cadet at Wen Point, but shortlv *ft«rw»rd re-1 signed lit order to serve In the war agninst England. In 1818, was ittade a First lieutenant, and in 1826. became Captain Dix. Not long after,, he entered the legal profe&sion^at Coop- erstown, aud became a zealous partizan of Andrew Jackson. In 1833, he was elected Secretary of Stute, and re­ elected in 1836. He vv chosen United States Senator In 1848. Ran for Gover­ nor on the Free Soli ticket, but was defeated by Hamilton Fish. Mr. Dix took an active and distinguished part in the discussion of the Senate, aud was known for his broad mid statesman­ like comprehension of public aftair* He was As?Istant Treasurer at New Tork, In 1833, and Postmaster in 1800. At the breaking out of the ?ivl) war lie was Secretary of the Treasury, and while iu that positiou sent to hi* treasury agent In Nt«r Orleans that ringing telegraplun. "If any one at­ tempts to haul down the American (lag, shoot hi in oirtlie ppot." Shortly after lie eutered the Union army as Major- General, and served with conspicuous skill and bravery until tlie close of the war. In 1807. he was Minister to France, aud In 1872. was elected by the Repub­ licans as Governor of the Stale of Xeii" York, iu which position he dirtin.- gtiished himself by his wise adminis­ tration of public affair*. He wa« elected a Regent of the University in 1876, but resigned in 1878. since which time be lias held no public position. Mr. Dix has written several works of |iermanent literary value. Possessed of a tftroug * constitution, at eighty years of age lie coukl wield the rod ami gun as efficiently as a vou tig in^u. He was a devout member of thc Episcopal ehurc.h •; • Tli*'«*ine ohl Itebol fHAn lowa letter to the 0blimgo Journal, we HuU the following; Captain S. S. McKinley. of Mitchell County, who carries six wounds on his body, whose skull wa& crushed,* by a rebel slieil. who carrier now, iu one leg a rebel bullet, whose broken ^aud shat­ tered health compel* him to spend his V\ Inters in Florida, lias recently re­ turned from there. Tliey all know him down there, and since I,lie present Congress-began iu session the people of the South are bccomtug more arre* gant and impudent. They have an Idea generally throughout the country that Congress will gire them faiu-k what tlify lost in the war. H« eay^nt at. Augustfne Is a county pauper who oueday said to Jiim: 4*Onoii 1 lighted my cigar with rt*$B0 bill,- and 1 shall do It again when we get pay for what you robbed us of and stole from us." At a station iu Tenuessee four stalwart na- tiyes came on the train, and seeing tlie Captain aud other Northerners, tlioy began to talk, and, with much glee as­ serted that "they had coutrol of Con­ gress now. aud wouldn't oe many months before no d--d Yankee would be allowed to ride on our railroads.**-- He "reports a general feeling of vit- dtctiveness equal to that during the war, which onljr lacks opportuulty to vent itself." ! " Terrible Kxperlsate of a Rnrgfdr* ' A singularly painful aud sad experi­ ence bus l»cen that of a burglar wlio has been emulating the exploits of Mr. Peace at She Hi eld. The plunder seeket determined to enter a pawnbroker's shop by the chimney. Decending to within six feet of the fireplace he stuck fast, however, aud despite of all hi* efforts, failed to get free. For four long hours he struggled in vain, and then tlie servants of the pawnbroker caine and lighted the Are beueatli. Then the roasting of. the burglar began. What kind of sensations the robber ex­ perienced we are led to Imagine; all that Is known Is that after three hours of torture his groans became so audible that the proprietor of the place heard them,aud,sending for tlie police and a builder, did the best he eould to extri­ cate the thief. This proved, however, to be no easy matter, for before the en- traped rascal eould be rescued the brickwork had to be taken down. When found tlie miserable man was imbedded firmly, "crying Tearfully." Hi® mouth and eyes were tilled with soot aiki he was "dreadfully scorched;" and ?>4 died immediately after he was >ut. B»k lS|»twll on Free Thought. We ctlp the following Extract from one of his lceturcs: "1 do not pretend to have floated even to the height of thought; I do not pretend to have fathomed the abyss. Alt I pretend is to give si HI ply my honest thought* Every creed that w$have to day has upon it the mark of whip, chain and sagot. I do not want it. Free tabor will give us wealth, and has given rt* wealth, and why? Be­ cause a free brain goes into partner* ship with a free hand. That is why.-- And when a man works for his wife and children, the problem of liberty Is, how to do the most work in the flior t- est space of time; but the problem of slavery is how to do the least work iu "the longest space of time. Slavery Is poverty; liberty is wealth. It is the same in thought. Free thought will give us truth and the man who Is not In favor of free thought occupses the same relation to those he can govern as the slave holder occupied to his slaves exactly. Free thought will give us wealth. There has not been a gen­ eration of free tlionglit yet. It will be tlme to write a creed wlieo there have been a few generations o( free-brained men and spieudid woiueu In the world. 1 don't know what the future may bring forth; f don't know what inven­ tions are in the brain of the future; 1 don't know what garments may be woven with the years to come; but I do know coining from the infinite sea of the future, there will never touch this 'bank aud slioal of time' a greater blessing, a grander glory, than the lib­ erty of man. woman, atid child. Oh Liberty, float down forever in the far horizon, remain not forever In the dream of the enthusiast ftu J the poet and the philanthropist, but, come and take up thine abode with the children of men forever." .. ** WAMtn»TlKI OLD MAIDS. knfcw the hcart-hlst<#ffiNi of many old maids we should And them characterized by the purest pathos and life's most elevating dlslpline. Often does a woman remain single because she is faithful to an Idea. Perhaps some happy draam of girlhood was broken by death or estraiigameut-- perhaps she has • uever met tlie man who fully realized her aspirations, and whom in perfect feality ihe could fee) herself able to love. J^|K>r, aud obey. 'Whatever men nia|Hi®l"ik ou the sub­ ject, that last woiPipiey" lias a grave meaning to thoughtful vroinau, who, conscious of a "soul of their own," are a little terrllicd at all obedience may involve. Other woman there are of gentle aud tuure yieltffitg natures who iiave formed an i«Hl which iu real, like is never approximately reached, though this class only desire to And the Idol worthy of their adoration and obedience. At any rate the woman who remains single rather than make a "half-hearted" marriage is of all liouor.- r Tarns "Might D*w." A fffcnllarlty of the cllmato ikfOal- veston in winter, and until late in the spring is the dropping of what is here called the "night dew." During the whole uight, coniinencing^iit about It o'clock aud lasting until near sunrise, a sound as of gentle rainfall is heard. Though the moon and § tars may be shining clearly, and not a cloud to be seen. It is the same--the eyes of the Houses are dropping water; you hear the constant fall upon the roof over­ head-- ou the porch beyond your windows. In the morning you arre surprised to see evidences, seemingly of a heavy shower just before day. Tlte streets look as ti^ugh they had j»Ius. been heavily sprinkled to lay the dust. This (theuomelion does not occur iu hot weather, unless a cold northern sweeps down this way from about Denver and Sun Letter. the Rockys. -UaUimore X>", ggi^The Bank of Eugland will be one hundred aud eighty-live yeirs old on the 37th of the coming July, having received its charter of incorporation at that date, aud having been project­ ed by Win. Patterson, a Scotchman.-- Constituted as a joint stock company, with a capital of £1.200,090, the whole sum was lent at interest to the Govern­ ment of William and Mary, then much embarrassed, At the outset It was a servant of the State and liasjever since continued such more or less. Tlie char­ ter, granted at first for eleven years, has been fiom time to time renewed the last renewal, subject to modifica­ tion or revocation having been in 1844. For a while the business was done iu one room; uow the Bank occupies, as everybody knows, a large building in Tlireadneedle street and employs some eight hundred men. Nothing less than a S3 4iote is ever Issue;!, aud no note is issued £a second tiiue. The average amount of notes iu circulation it £26,000,000. ' THKMARKICTS. Herewith is the weekly report of tlie New York butter and cheese market by D. W. Lewis ft Co.: * BUTTER;--The receipts for tlie w*pk were 19,726 packages; exports 18.329 packages. Good butter has been so very plenty and low priced that Inferi­ or qualities are scarcely wanted at alt, and much of the State stock arriving has been poor In quality, and consider­ able of it has been carried over nusoM. Creameries are beginning to come In, and are offered at 18c. We quote: Faney fresh creamery, 17 to 19c; fresh selected dairy tubs 15 to 17e; choice new dairy butter iu lots, U to 16c; poor new stcok. 6 to 12e. Cheese.--Receipts for ttoe week were 7,365 boxes ;exports. 18.426 boxes. The free top price here for fine white cheese for exjiorr !s 7c. and 4 to 6c for good fair to choice qualities. The stock in English markets is four to Ave times as great as at same time lasc yenr-- mostly held to And its way out on the basis of prices at which It went in to during last fall and winter; There 0. C. prices cheese have laid on the shelr while there has been a terrible cutting in rates among fresh arrivals, aud vast quantities of cheap «heese have been used In all the English markets. Re­ ceipts for the year, from May to Jfny, were In round numbers, 3*277.000 bi^es, as against 2,477,000 boxes last year, showing an Increase in receipts for tlie year of 789,000 boxes, Exports for the year were 2,766,000 biixes.as against 3,1$l.000 boxes for last year, being an increase iu exports for the year of 633,000 boxes. The cheese market are In sore straits; it is very low, (much of It at 2 to 4c.) and tlie "Ancient Marl, ner" says: "Loweryour tariff to some suitable point for revenue oaly; buy **!" the people you sell to; encourage their markets, If you don't want to entirely discouraged vour own." We quote: Fine fall cheese at 6 and 7|c; sound, solid full cream earlles at 3 to 6c;. half skims at I to 4c; aud unmerchan­ table at 1 to 2c, f EmmettWelU' Hop Circular oays* There has been * moderate call fioin brewers, but the export traffic has dwindled down to almost nothing. Prices remain the saiue as last weak. WoaTo.v, May 6th. TUe demand for choice grades of but ter continues good, hut- other kinds are thill; we quote lit 19 to22c for creamer* les; 16 to 18c for choice New York aud Vermont dairy: and 10 to 15c for fair to good; most of the receipts continue to be of inferior quality aud sell most­ ly iu the latter range. Cheese is Arm and continues In fair demand at 5 to 8c per pound, for fitlr and primf|quality. There lias been a fair rienmitti for Egg* and prices remuiu from U to 13 gter doz. Potftoes are higjigp Hose, W,10 to mm btHhel JUpolitk-, *1,10: Jacksoalftltes, li 'm-. u- «OVKftMWKNTAL, tCXPKMMti. Government Is very expensive; at Ittast ours Is, as figures gattiertnl at Washington atblft. The late Secretary of the United Stites Senate, who has made out ilie aocount of that body, shows that its opst for eight months ending March 4 last, wai|6&836,equal to about *1,000,000 amittttily. Senatorial stationary amounted t<» #1000 a month, and repairing and new furniture near­ ly $9000. The Teller committee, ap­ pointed uqilir Blaine's resolution, absorbed 118,000. and the .Committee to re-orgauize the army, who,framed a bill which never itad the slightest chance of passing,' required $3,000 to 60,000. Salaries of officers of the Sen­ ate aud committee clerks reached 01oo'OOO, which would give a 82,000 clerk to each Seuator aud leave a sur- The extravagance of Repu bli­ cans, so much complained of by the opposition, lias been exceeded by the Democrats since they got into power. These have made the legislative bill ot tills vear some *14,000 heavier for Con­ gressional expenses than it has ever been before; and yet economy, has beau their coutluual rallying «ry, California is passing through tlie hardest times that State has ever experienced. Everything is at a stand still and but for tlie prospects of an abundant crop the outlorik tat the cur­ rent year would be extremely dark.-- The leadiug cause Is tlie pending cam­ paign as to the new constitution.-- Kearitoy{*nihr.s unsettled public mind. The hoodluui experiment is turning out a very dear one aud should serve as a warning. Tlie condition of tlie la­ boring inau was never so poor In Cali­ fornia as It Is to-day. Great enter­ prises have stopped, capital has been withdrawn In large quantities fiotn business operations and a blow has been dealt at the development of the State, which will leave its eftectrfor a long time to come. I. WASWJ»T*», Ifcfc. At last we at* relM*«! r sage of one of tlte contested «ff(l#|rt& lion bills, and we hope a ment of political talk In The Army bill went to the fkesident on Friday "and a veto message $» pwted in the House within a few# hours of this writing, f say expected meaning by the majority of peo|$k of., both parties. But there Is a r spi inkling of persons who still as«^ .•'; sert that he wMi sign it, or that.liis ob- ' -1 jectlons wlli be so trifling that Cott-»>Vv ^ Cress will at once amend the bill in ao-v ,,<• eordniice tiierewMi and send St to iiin: Hgaiu. I have unfMNltted authority for. >,, saying that Secr»#^ Scliur* is trying' to prevail upon the President to sign the bill. It la well understood that Mr. Schurx hastio friendsiiip Republicans feeling that after his' \ •"•f i] course of late he can never hold V, at their hands again,/ and people ^. know lifm will not heaituto ;tm«tdib- X" * down the party that elenitMiUii ml & he can possibly do it. It* I to everybody that no greater blow can struck itt tin Republican p<irry than• for the President to sign tt** 'U»HMK cratic bills In tlie face of JtofliglliMt op|H>sltlou. But frieudi ft the Thrwh,< dent say that lie no Hmmr listeMto ^ Sclutrz as he used to and will wholly.' *J j disregard his «dvt«e IwrifffW t^ant '* , party matters. - - %i. Senator' Windom's friends aro In V '4? high glee over what they const#ir an !•/ adroit point made by l»lm afatmit HM % | Democrats. He offered an aum^nfttt. \ * to the Army bill prohibiting ittty ^ " armed (terson at or near the poU« eleo lioti days, under penalty of INK and imprisonmeiit provided tlie intent cohld be prq,*ed of Inllmttlating voters Having drlveu the troops from the polls as preservers of the peace, ho said, he wanted to know whether they desired to allow other armed penokM to remain with the intent to liifluamM the election Improperly. The Demo­ crats voted this ainendment down unanimously. , ^ A good deal of mallce ora good dedi of iguoraiice,or t>erliapa both combined, animates the average Mwspaper critic who undertakes to show that the Jetty improvements at tlie mouth of the Mississippi, under the direction of Captalu Ends, are » failure or Itav* been unfaithfully made so they are likely to fall, l am not probably far out of the way, wliett 1 repeat nty fta- nier opinion that most of these«ritl- cisuls are tlie offsprings of aMlUtt sltacpned by the favt that Ifeptata Eads has refused to pay the ntfd crit- lcs for other opinions. The ffctett sr> ror, lllce all the rest, cause 1114 u oveirumeitt W m ' ^ ; •fs ready to facts, i« below eer I# m &*feit mm MM In fpet»r tit^ngia* Ir itis loiltMut the eriHeiiMi Implies faet he fMiformed all an4 UHieii mom tits* lie Is to perform. There Is m dis­ pute l btSieve now as to the depth in the jetties being f? feet, which It greatly ahead of tlie demand aft this time. As to the rest the Engineer ;0' OiHcerofthe United States has cer- 0^. tiffed that Captalu Eads isfus obtain*# • a navigable depth ofat ffeet f armgli ; , the shoal at tltn head df^th* pnssi-- 'If he had not obtained thte before the expiration of the preseirt year, the net " % of 1875 would have been null and void, * ^ aud no law would have existed mider which the contractor could collect •04 another dollar. By the law he has un* til December 1880 to seeulelff feet at the head of the pass, atid It to probnblo that tiiis will be accompHalied a year -3 ahead of time. This ought to set at rest the clamor about this work. I tit ter into tlits explanation because the work Is one of great importance to the country, aud these malicious ammilti *M are euiharassing the Gtiverament as s well as to the-' coti^iitor; the S *• success of the ^etty system were less. £ solidly assured, they might efu^iiger its progress by creating distfiiil.' JU ^ |t Is, tlie authorities and '^trgrff? he* ^ j- " "" earned §\M W.. -'fl ' lieve that on tlie average 200 to each yeiir, whereas tlte cow 2001bs of butter, aud the t« ^ ^ . . . _ m i l k h U s p r o d u c e d n e a r l y a s more than lie will beiMi way. good CO butter iii a s© fed to thirt of dressed milk fed to 200 of live In lite ordinary 1000 lbs at four thieru in hU wlliMtt way w yearft, j-/.n$£i:-" i * v A ' ""•Xi - 94. - *• ^ ' • < •:* if- "k-