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'i4n » <r « -. <> E ;*-\>f* ;-si^»5SsJ Jf^wi phMnbr. IX WEDNESDAY, JULY 4,1881. VANSLYKE, Editor. Shooting of President Garfield. On Saturday morning last the whole •ovntry WM Mart led by the report that President Oarfleld bad been shot bf an UMamtn. At first the story was discredited but farther dispatcher |t«Tcd It to be too true. The news filled the b<>art ot every American with grief and aroused the indignation of a bereaved and sorrowing nation. The full particulars of the assigna­ tion can be found in the Supplement accompanying this paper, and will be read with Interest. No Presi flent ever entered upon his duties with brighter prospects, antl no nation could have been prouder of her cliosen represen­ tative. Says an exchange? "President Gar- flnld was shot by a lunatic, at Wash­ ington, July 2,1881. That is a cruel senteooe to meet the eyes of men now living, and a terrible one for the pres­ ent generation to send down to future ages. The chosen Executive of flfty millions of people; a statesman, ripe In experience and rich in th* graces of a long and useful public life; a gentle­ man. warm hearted and generous, WAS •hot d«wn, not because he liad enemies, not because be had wronged anV indi­ vidual, or class, or party; but because It was the whim of a lunatic to shoot. Of all the sad things to be written of each a tragedy, that is the saddest; aadforthe stricken family, and sad and humiliating for the stricken peo­ ple. A family wronged and a nation despoiled by a man without a griev­ ance, without character, and without capacity to measure his crime against human nature, or his treason against the Government.** "Shot by a lunatic.** That Is indeed a cruel sentence, but we would suggest that It Is a form of lunacy that has a Nihilistic tendency that should be promptly squelched, and no sickly sen­ timentality should prevent the perpe­ trator of such H crime as now horrifies the entire country from being prompt­ ly pnnished. There was a disposition among a > very tew to torn the tragedy to politi- " cal account, but thank God the mntter- Inc* of Uiis class were promptly re- baked. At the time sf writing the signs of the President's recovery are very kopeful, and thanks to robust health and a strong constitution the designs of the assassin may yet be frustrated. The Nation awaits with bated breath, and every utterance of the able phy­ sicians who are constantly in attend­ ance are eagerly read. That the dan­ cer Is not yet passed is true, but every boar gives new hopes, and the prayers of a sorrowing people are daily being oflbre<i that our beloved President may be spared. God grant that their prayers may be answered. |0*A potabl^case of backsliding oc- cured last week in the Shaker commun­ ity at Enfield, St. H. Elder Hewrv Oumm 'ngs. long a prominent member of the E»ttcU family, and widely known an the business manager of its secular affairs, appears Monday ever.- ing at the Universalis church, In the village of Enfield, with Miss Arabella Churchill, a lovely Shakeress, and the twain were united, in marriage by the pastor of the church. There is great excitement in the community In con­ sequence of the event., and the world's people in the neighborhood think it may result in the disruption and extinc tlon ot'the fraternity at Enfield. The marled couple have gone West for a bridal tour,but are expected to return and settW| in West Canaan. They are doubtless Hsu their way to"Caiiaaii" HOW. Under the heading, "Figure- Heads in Office," an exchange prints the following paragraph: Figureheads in office have become a monstrous evil. Men are constantly appointed and elected to responsible positions who are not expected to take an active part in the reftl work of tli«*ir offices. Offices are held in the most important cities of every State in the. Union by men who are really only figureheads, holding comfortable places about the actual duties of which they reallv know nothing. A similar state of aflairs obtains in county offi­ ces. The real man of affairs is a dep­ uty or head clerk with moderate salary. To him the people go for official in­ formation. He is tlie indispensable man who looks to the smooth running of the machine. He Is no figurehead, hut the Government's reliable servant. He is not expected to lend dignity to the office but to do its work--to make it what it was intended to be, a con­ venience to the people. It would be a wonderful reform if figureheads could be abolished, if the real officer could be in command and get tlte largest salary for the greatest responsibility and efficiency. 19" The return ot prosperity has brought with it a rage for speculation and stock gainbliug rarely exceeded. Wise men are looking with apprehen­ sion for the result. Cyrus W. Field, returning from a tour around the world, finding Wall Street crazed with wild excitement, predicts a panic as Inevitable. Jay Gould expresses his amassment at the rush fur railroad in­ vestments. Other extensive floanciera share In these fears. And just when business is booming, when confidence is returning, and there are evidences of abundance of work for those who Wish it, the tyrants of the Trades Unions are busy with their mischievoui Interference, unsettling amicable ar­ rangements, exciting discontent among workmen happy in the prospect Of steady work, and fomentine troub­ les that will derange the labor market m surely as the stock gamblers are hasten log a financial panic. Phila­ delphia papers say that the arbitrary Interference of the Trades Unions has •rrested plans for building which had begun <tu a large scale, ruining con tracers and throwing workmen out of employ. There is loud and perhaps deserfed outcry against the tyranny Of monopolies, but ft would be hard to Cnd a more oppressive tyranny than dog-in-the-manger rule of the Trades Unions, to whose irresponsible dic­ tates our mechanics and workingrae strangely yield their independence and their manhood. gg^It is worth mentioning as a co­ incidence that over two months ago the Presi lent received a letter from one Kutx, claiming to be a Chicago communist, in which the ruffian said the president was as much of a despot as the Czar of Russia: that, in all repub­ lics people were oppressed by the ru­ lers: that this is particularly true of the United States. Kutz concluded the letter with the opinion that President Garfield might be served with a big dose of dynamite and nitro-glycerine. The President read the letter at the time it was received, and was amused at its impudence, but the painful fact that the only man who threatened and the only man who attempted the life of the President hailed from this city, in \yhich he was nominated, isnot grat­ ifying.--Jnter Ocean. pyTliw successorship to David Davis in the U. S. Senate is being dis­ cussed with some interest, though none of the members of our present State House of Representatives will have anything to do with it; at least in their own terms; and but one-lialf the Senators. Governor Oullom is now most prominently mentioned for the successorship. and should the condi­ tions remain as they now are, would probably beelscted. Still there are many things which iriay intervene to cause the best laid plan* to go wrong In case of changes coming to p i«s, no man is likely to be viewed with more favor than ex-Congressman Fort. In­ deed If the brewing elements which now seem forming, attain to eminence by the winter of 1882 --3, no man is more likely to be among the better class of leaders than Mr. Fort.--Aurora Beacon. J6^The Marengo R^pubHcnn of July 1st, say6: '• There has been some excitement the past week in conse­ quence of certain r-unors regarding the sudden death of Mr. Stott, at Gar­ den Prairie. June 12th. Dr. Cream, of Chicago, was treating Mr. Stott. and o^ learning of his death, notified the coroner of Boone county, of his sus­ picion of Stott's death being caused by poison, and requesting an investi­ gation. Accordingly the Coroner sum­ moned a Jury, disintered the body, took out the stomach and sent it to Chicago for chemical analyzation. A portion or the medicine taken by Mr. Stott a short time before his death, was administered to a dog, causing its death in about 20 minutes. In conse- queue there are a variety of rumors circulated, prejudicial to certain par­ ties, who may after all, o» investiga­ tion, b« found wholly innocent of any wronjf, The result of the analysis of the contents of the stomach will be completed this week, after which the coroner's jury will complete Its work and place the whole matter in its true light before the public. Until some­ thing more than a surmise, 3r suspi­ cion of wrong or guilt attaches to a person, the law holds, and the public should believe them innocent. We earnestly hope that the matter will be probed thoroughly, and if there be wrong In the case, let the guilty sutler. CREENWOOD. EDITOR PI^AINDKALER:--Mr, U. R. Baldwin took his buggy Into the creek last Saturday and washed it. On com­ ing out he missed his pocket book con­ taining some twelve or flrteen dollars in money and a bunch of keys. Sup­ posing lie had lost them out of his pocket while washing the buggy, lie went back into the creek and made diligent search for three hours. Be­ coming discouraged he camo out and offered a reward of six dollars for the recovery of the property. The reward stimulated quite a number of boys and some older ones to make search for the property, which was kept up until nearly dark, and was renewed by a few the next4norning, but was soon given up. Imagine H. R.'s chagrin while looking for some small article while getting ready for church to find his pocket book and keys lying on the cupboard shelf, where he had laid them prior to going into the water. We think this is a clear case of absent mindedness. But you must excuse him boys tor you know it was right on the eve of the Fourth. H. R. did the square thing, however, as he always does, by ofiering to pay tho boys for their trouble. Esq. Baldwin and wife started for Wilinetie last Saturday for the purpose of visiting their son, J. A. Baldwin and family. Mr. G. H. Garrison met with quite a sad accident last Sunday while re­ turning home from church with his wife and little grandson. The car­ riage wheel run oft and capsised the carriage, frightening the horse, which ^ave a sudden spring, breaking away from the carriage and leaving it and its occupants where they fell. Mrs. G. sustained several painful bruises about the head, although they are not con­ sidered serious. Old Mrs. Garrison (widow) is very sick with erysipelas in her face. Mr. James Cruikshank has been quite sick for the past few days but Is better at present writing. Mrs. Rathborne, of Buflalo, N. Y., is in town visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. G. Moses. Things are many times, we fancy otherwise than they should be, but then, we cannot make them different, but we can protest, and iu the exercise of this right we move to rule yaWning out of good society. Let it bo taboo­ ed as vulgar, and made disreputable, whether indulged in as a pastime or as a substitute for thinking. Frown it out of countenance in the parlor, iu the church, in places where men and wo­ men congregate for social converse, or spiritual edification. What a habit some people have of opening up the oral cavity incontinently to ones In­ spection without any formal invita­ tion to do so, and without knowing whether one wishes to see it or not.-- These exhibitions of the facial Inte­ rior these spasmodic distortions and grimace%intrudud w>on ones attention when you are doing your level best to rtiake yourself interesting in conversa­ tion or otherwise, are not particularly edifying. When we see a mans jaws flopping open in this style every five minutes during an interview, we under­ stand we are insulted, that he rates us a bore, and takes this way of letting us know it. When we see people yawn­ ing at church, we are sure their minds are not occupied with the preaching; they are not thinking over the matter of original sin, of final perseverence or of total depravity, of which latter, they are a fitting illustration, nor are they excogitating with reference to foreordiuation, election, free will, or any other theological profundity, nothing of the kind. Their minds are simply vacant, fagged out. They ought to be at home in bed recupera­ ting. The intellectual forces ot the brain have through fatigue lost con trpl of the facial muscular apparatus which is sporting on its own hooK in series of singular involuntary grimaces in defiance of etiquette, and without sufficient variety to make them inter esting. Physiologically considered yawning is a signal thrown out indica ting langor or feeble determination.-- People don't yawn when they are in terested in a thing or the intellectual machinery is under the control of resolute will--never. FEUJ DE BE. Previous to WE WILL OFFER I I N e w F urnitareRooms^ Opposite Perry. & Martin's' Store, McHenry, Illinois TO PARTIES IN NEED OF CLOTHING, *. • A Saving of From 15 to 20 Per Cent! Can be made on Suits bought ot us. Straw "JIats Cheap. ' Lawns, good variety,°6 cents per yard. Ladies Linen Suits ajt Cost, to close out. Ladies tine Skirts, CifSulars, -&c. Shoes of ^vefy descrip­ tion and prices right. We sell no shoddy Shoes.* .The best variety of Laces to be found in the county. Good Ladies Hose 5cv Better for 10c. Still bettci 25c. We will give'you as many pounds of Sugar for One Dollar as any otjier dealer, and wa think our Teas and Coffees are full as good and sold on small margin as any deal" et can afford to and do business straight, ' „ „ We wish to have the neighbors call and see lis and we will try and make it pay for every man, woman and child to trade at our Store. Try and s( e what can be done. VERY BKSPECTFCLLT, FISSXMMOHS s&EVAiTSQIT. JACOB BONSLETT, • ' Having opened new Furniture Booms, in the store lately occupied by Mrs. Searles, opposite Perry & Martin's Store,,are now prepared to oiler to the buying public the Finest Stdck of Furniture Of all kinds, ever brought to McHenry County, which they will sell at the LOWEST UVINC PRICES. Anything from a common Chair to the finest Parlor Set fcan be found at this store, and of the best make and finish to be found in the market. Jobbing ot all kinds promptly attended to at reasonable rates First-lass work guaranteed, We have a large assortment of Burial Cases and Coffins always on hand and made to order on short notice. Our goods are first-claw, and prices within the reach of all. WXi^T XT That some people, even in this advanced age, continue to encourage and help sup­ port dealers who have no conscience, and are charg­ ing from twenty-five cents to one dollar per pair more for Boots and Shoes thanl Dwight, who is offering from the largest assortment of the above ever brought to "Woodstock A better '"or'plow Boot ,'a fine line of "French t^r Ameri- ican Kill, pebble Giiat, Glove Kid, calf or seige, in button side lace, straight-lace, or congress shoes tor Ladies, Misses and children.- Also a tremendous stocK of Walking shoes and slippers. In fact wo assure all IU search of anything mado to wear up n the teet, that if we fail to suit yon either as regards quality, price or fit, you may as well look no further. Our custom made goods, both tine and coarse, are of the celebrated Selz manufacture. Every pair warranted. W. H. DWIGHT. Woodstock, 111. We invite all our firiends to give us a McHenry, March 15th, 1881. call, 4 JACOB BONSLETT. BAUER P I A N O S . GRANDS, UPRIGHTS AND SQUARES, Istablislud in Chicago over 26 Yarn, Used and Recommended by over 25,000 Artists & Amateurs Our Patent Self-Bearing Agraffe attachment, Concave Name* Board, and improved Veneered Bridge, are valuable improvements, used in the Bauer Pianos onlv. " The Bauer Cabinet Grand* The newest an.t most, I'ertVsct I'rodui'.cinn in the art of Plai»o Making. By the intrudun tion of an improved Violin-Shaped Sou inline Hoard tlie.volume of tone is greatly, increased find left entirely fr«e frum Metallic Quit lilies Prominent Artists Pronounce it a Oy Marvel of Pefectisn. •SSR8. .1UJ.IUS BAUKR A CO., Chicago, 111: > Ukktlkmish: Tliu Bauer Pimm winch 1 imrrhnwod of yon. 1 am happy to say, ia growing n favor everv day. The inori* I n«e it the better I like it. I have had plunos from many Bnlcbrated factories,hut have found none to equal yours in power and purity of ton*t - eieattiieity of touch, and durability. I am glad that niy-flrst oitir.ion which prompted ma la elXCII.YJiUlNG my KJJABK for the BAIT Kit has proved a lasting vne. •Voura respectfully, JOHN KEBL.INO, Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. '28,|187!>. Factory, 126, 127,129 C> 120 Street, Hew York. A Complete Assortment of the Favorite Pianos will be found at our Warerooms. JULIUS BAUER & CO. 182-184 WABASH AV. between Monroe and Adams St. CHICAGO BOQKWALTER ENGINE! Effective, Simple, Dnrafe uiQeq. Compact, Substantial, Economical and Easily Managed. Guaranteed to work well and ffite 1UU pow« claimed. JUST THE THING FOR A PBHTTIN3 OFFICE Every Farmer who runs a Cotton Gin, Cora Mill or Wood Sew, t>hould have one. SEE OUR LOW PRICK Horse Power Engine and Boiler., .$840 . 380 . 870 . 450 Golden Star THE STAR OIL STOVE. CALL AND SEE THEM. O. C. COLBY & CO* McHenry SEND FOR A DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET. J"axn.es XJ©±±©1 &C CO., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. l^The work of exposing rascality and of checking the robbery ot tlie Gov­ ernment ROW systematically on In the PMIOUIW department. The rigid and impartial investigation is having the doublo eflect of laying opeu the cun­ ning Mcreta of artful conspirators, and of •letting well-grounded expectation that that important department may V again self-eust&iuing, which it has »ot b««u siuce 1865. Postmaster James Jus already in a little over three 1 feonths effected a saving of over a mil- li >n dollars. We antic!pati thit under he* intelligent and honeot management the postal service will not only pay its W*y, but that the people will share the baaoflta in a HiU further reduction of portal rates. The comet is estimated at the Naval Observatory, at Washington, to I be now about 30,000,000 tnilos from the earth. Its nucleus is 700 miles in diam­ eter, and the envelope iibout the neu- cles 200,000 miles in diameter. The tail is calculated to be 5,000,000 miles in length. The fact that its orbit lies within the orbit of the earth explains the apparent paradox of its receeding from the earth while approaching the sun. On the 20tb of June last it came neares: the earth, being then but 10? 000 miles away, and some astronomers here think it probable that the earth then passed through the tail of the comet. Oil Stoves. The "BOPS" Oil Stove in the market.-- After once trying it you would not give it up tor iiMny times its value. For Sale by r O. C. COLBY & CO., Opposite the Mill McHenry, May 18th, 1981. A GKKAT ESTKHPRIgB. The Hop BittersManuficturing Com­ pany is one of Rochester's greatest business enterprises. Their Hop Bit­ ters have readied a sale beyond all pre- I cedent, having from their intrinsic I value found tneir way into almost every household In lit* tend.--Graphic. I on loaf credit and |*Mf in a Mild rllmatr, lirtt from hear; mows, blight­ ing froiits, and ex MILLIONS OF ACRES | *•»«>•. for sale to tlie GOLDEN BELT of Kausas, by the UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY, •fw rich Soli mm the sun ever abon« on, with good market* cast and west. For Descriptive and Illustrated Book, With Maps, Sent Tree, Address LAND COMMISSIONER,--Kama* Division, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. CHEAP LANDS J. ESTEY&COMPANY Ready for tie Spin Trade. ROBT. HARRISON, 7 i Wauconda, Illinois, Front VLI*w. fto. 2SO. BRATTLEBORO, VT. 3Vo. »<iO - liin'k View. A New Style of Organ, designed for Sunday Schools, Chapels, etc., and Sold at Moderate Price. TP- IXL OUR ORGANS ARE WARRANTED. AND ARE MADE IN THE SAMB THOROUGH MANNER AS 1011 TIIE PAST 35 YEARS. t^Seid Sir IMratei Catalogue before deciding what to Bny. O. W. QWEN, Agent, IMcHe miry, 111. • Has now in etore one of the largest Ktock of Goods, for the Spring and Sum tier trad# evtr brought into Lake county, to which he invites the attention of the buying public. In Summer Dress Goods, I have an nnncual large stock, which I propose to tell at the Lowest Living Prices. Notions and Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Hats & Caps, In short th.Y. is nothing thflt l« ii.twlly kept in ft flrlt-oUM g.nem! .im. tat what en to! found in my stock, and r defy competition either in prices or quality of goods. Call and ba convinced that it is for your interest to trade with me. Countrv Produce of all kinds taken In exchange for goods, for which thel highest Market: Pric« will be paid. WA L1BK&AL DISCOUNT KOK CASH. ROBT. HARRISON. / Wauconda, 111., May 2d.;i83L