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- " '^L--. -- SPPP / Pledged butto Truth, to Liberty and La«|; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe.1 . 7. sr-- M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1881. Pub bed Every Wednesday by J. VA> SLYKE, EDITO i AXD PUBLISHER. Office in Did P. O. Block, --OPPOSITE ;:I VERSIDE HOUSE.-- TERMS OF fTUBSCttlPTIOS. ©nefVoiir fin; A«lvsnoe)...;. . . $1.50 If . Not Pil l wlthinThreo Months,... . . . .200 Subscriptions received for three or six inn tin in tlie svno nroimrtlnn. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T.BROWS.M.U. PHYSICTA.V WD SlTRfiEO*. Office over the l '«st Offlce, opposite-Perry A Martin's 8t »roin«S HIM , McHenrv, 111. O. H. FEOERS, M. D- I>WVSICY\X \SD SCTRilEOV. Johnsbiirgh, Ills.--Office hours 8 to 10, A. M. O. J. HOWARD M D.; |>WYSTCI\N AMD StTRlJEOV. Office at I mv residence, opposite M. E. Church, KcHenry. III. R. V. A.XDWRSOX, U. D. PHTSIOIAX and Snrseon. Office at Besley's Dri? Store, Opposite Parker House, McHehry, Illinois. CARL CARLS. SAIJOOS and Roardins Hon«O, Johnshnrsh. III. Pleasant Rooms for Hunters and Fishermen. Ice for the use of Hunters.-- Choice brands of Wines and Liquors always on hand. Call and see me. PRATT HOUSE. TA. PRATT, Proprietor. First class ac­commodations. Good Barn in connection Wauconda, III. BARMAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, MoHonrv, HI. Or-de*-s solicited. Shop, in Old MeHenry. near the Bridge. RICHAJIO COMPTON.. TUSTICK <»f the Pe*cemd Conveyancer.-- W Will attend promptly to the collection of lebts. Valo, Lake C«anty, III. B. E. RICHARDS. H.VS a -vwiaplete Abstractor Titles to land in 51 Hearr County, Illinois. Office with Joaaty I lerk, Woodstock, 111. E. M. OWEN. EXERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading Kami Machinery.-- Prices low ami Terms favorable. Mcllenry G X. S. COLBY. MCHEXRY, ME Henry Co.. 111. B eeder of tfpauislt Merino Slieep, Uerki hire ami Pulneil Ok in*. S *'ii»e. A r.huicc lot • f yonnjr Ruck stock for salt. Plt 'ase*sillunU cxiuiuiit fcefore buying elsewhere. ALLEN WALSH, SALOOX and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Varker U-ouae, McHenrv, 111 SE^ifu-sI. class Billiard and Pool Tables. PETER LEICKE*. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry O ill kinds. Also Repairs Violins intliebes lossiblc manner, on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for. Sale. Shop •rst door North of Riverside Block, McIIenrj II. J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTIOXli 1511 AlfD APt'KAISER, Algonquin, 111. . •' £< ATjE^ « f St«ek, Farming T»ois and Goods 3 of all kinds promptly aU.eu<loil U». Farm tales a specialty. Terms reasonable Post >GHccaddress Algonquin III. W. H. SANFORD, Mercliaut Tailor In the store of C. H. Dickinson, Kast side oI *ublic Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A (rood Stock of Fine Cloths for Hutting* al (vays on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted. Give iae a rail. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstoek HI.,Sept. 27th, 1875. Scott <fc Co. 'Hatters to the Great Northwest. Nos. 135 and 13? Mafan St., NEAR CLARK ST. Have a larsrer stoek and greater jyiriety of Styles for you to choose from, than can be found in uiiv other establishment in Chicago :>r the Wett". It will pay you to call and m-o them. Pricei the lowest.in the land for jtoud goods. BRANCH STORES, S. C, Cor. Clark & Lake sts & S. E. Cor. Halted and Harrison sts., CHICAGO, ILL M A R C U S ' GERMAN ROOT Manufactured by F. MARCUS BUSINESS CARDS. A. E. BALDWIN, M. D. PHYSICIAN AXD SURGEON. Office and rnsidem*? at the old Stever~ place* on Clay Sti, WiMwlstock, III. Prompt attention given to professional calls at all hours. VETERINARY Illinois. C. S. GREftK. SURGEON, Richmond JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY* at Law and Solicitor in Chan­cery. Will practice in State and in Fed. eral Courts. Office, 3d Floor. New Custom House, Chicago. N SIDNEY DISBROW, OTARY PUBLICand Conveyancer. A den. III. I I J U J t i\ 1UO. Dundee. V^ll be at i and 25th or veach Dll. C. E. WILLIAMS. DEN TIST. Residence Wauconda. the 10th month When dates occur Saturday or day ( njake my visits the following' M"inliiy.\ Also at Algoufiuin, every Tuesday. Office at Hotel. A. M. CHURCH, Wntolimalcei* and Jeweler N^O. 1"7 RANDOLPH STREET, ' (Briggs House,) Clncaffo, III. Special attention pairing Fine watches and Clirononicters. WA Full Assortment of Goods in his line. MeHenry,» 111. Full Plates made of -the best ^material and fully warranted, $&oo. Filling on9-half usual rates. Special attention paid to regulating bad shaped teeth. Teeth extracted without pain and Artincial Teeth-are in­ serted bv hiin. free of charsre where A All Work fully warranted. 1*"re NitrOUS Oxide Gas always on and for the ptiiuless extraction of teeth. ~M. Engeln, -DEALER IN-- <*nn or Snow Guns and Revolvers, Gun Mate r i a l o f a l l desc r ip t ion .-- The f ines t ami bes t Pocke t Cu t l e ry , s l l war ran ted .-- The . t lves t I t axors , war ran ted to r two years . Barbers Soap , Caps , Brush es , S t raps , Kyc Glasses , *ppo tac le Eye Pro tecunefor «*«'a .Wsjjfc a fkUlimot Fishing Tackle, Miimow'Seros, Hammocks, and in fuel: everything pertatfnhig to Fishing and Huuting. caii be found/at my store at reasonable Prices. 1 Viol ins , Acordeoos , P ica las , F lu tes , 'V io l in W 1 r in i r s , ami n i l n the r ex t ras fo r Vio l ihs . My s tocks o f I ' lNWAUE i s con ip le t t . Ca l l and examine i t . I guaran tee Pr ices tha t de fy a l l < 'o inpe t i t ion . M. ENGE LN. STORE IN nOWE'S BLOCK, NEAR THE BldlXi K. WANTED^ Agents for the GOLDEN DAWN. -on- Lijrlit oil the Great Future. in t h i s l i f e , t l i rou i rh l l i e da rk va l l ey and in the l i t e e t e rna l . , a s seen in the bes t thoug l i t s <i f l ead ing au thors and scho la r s , among whom a re Bishop ' s S impson , War ren , Hurs t and FO S K . Joseph Cook , BeecUer , Ta lu iage , Dr . Cuvr ie . l»v . March , Dr . McCosh , l> r . T ros - l iv .Dr . Cuv le r , George 1> . P ren t i ce , Dean S tan ley , W' l i i t t i e r , Loug t ' e l low, and o the r s . The-u l i^ec i . s t r ea ted a re Dea th , Immor ta l i ty , Mi l l enn ium and "Second Adven t , t he Rcsur - l e i - t i ^u , J i idg inen t . Hue Pun i shment o f the Wicke t and the Kcu a id o f t be J t i i rh tcon ><, A ru -h l e . i s t awa i t s the reader o f th i s hook . I s con ta in* the g randes t I hough i s o f t he wor ld ' s g rea tes t au thor* , on sub jec t s o f the mos t p ro . tonnd in te res t to eve ryone Not g loomy hu t b r i l l i an t . There i s no t a du l l pas re in the l iook . { t i i ah»o lu ic iy wi thou t a r iva l . Ev­ e rybody . wi l l r ea t i i t . Schoo l Teacher .* , s tud en ' t s . y i iuug mm and lad ies , ac t in i r a s a i t c ' i i t e t o r th i s lK«ik a r t ' mak ing over s j ioo a n ion t l i . Se l l s f a s t . <»ne agen t so ld 71 the l i r s t 1A davs . •u io th i r P( i n S davs , ano the r U in one day , another |:> ami 5 live Bi !des j n 9 days, a lady to i l i n K» hours . Secure t e r r i to ry i ju le^ . A i s n agen t s wan ted fo i t he bes t i l lus t r a t ed Rev i sed New Tes tament , and fo r the t ines t I ' a in i lv P . i b l e s eve r so ld hv a ice l i t , . - i end f >r c i r cu la r s . P . W. ZIKGLER * CO.. 913 Arch s t - , Ph i l ade lph ia , 1 ' enn , , aud ISO E. Adams S t . , ( , ' l l i lMgO, I I I . f l I on lonf credit and | easy term*, in a mild climate, free from heavy Hons, blight­ ing frosts, and ex- MILLIONS OF ACRES • R»IN8- for sale ia the COLDEN 3ELT of Kausas, by tbe mm PACIFIC RAILWAY, of os rich !Joil as th« a tan ewer shone oa, with sood mnrkclR east and ant. Fw Degrriptire and Illustrated. Booh, with 3Iapa, Sent Free, Address LAND COMMISSIONER,--Kan»a« Division, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. IS WAUC -DEALER IN- PURE WINE6, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III, The best Toni^ in the; world.* Put n iu feUUaud w uart Bottles. F. MARCUS Patentee, We dou41 think so but we got a chsmce to buy a big lot of Combs; the other day at our own price and we can offer you combs ;-t tVoiu 5c to $1 each. A cellu­ loid fine comb for «r>c. Think of it! Over 100 different styles aud shades of combs, YV hen you are in don't forget to iiiquire about that cin ulatinir Library of ours just nicely started. We aro al­ ways glad to sec you ' and we always try to troaj; you square. We are known as the VY'aueonda Dru <r Store and Book Haunt and our front name is F. BR HARRISON, Wauconda, Ids, NO. 16* JOSEPH N. FRKUND. QALOON ANDJRESTAURANT ^Bonalett 's O old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill, Mc. Henry, 111. The c loieest Wines, Liquors and 2igars to; be found in the eonnty. Fresh Oysters in their 'season served up| ill any shape desired or for sale by the Can. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. ---- » ANTONY ENGELN, SAI.OON and Restaurant, Buck's old stand MeHenry, III.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, «our Mash, Wines, Olgars, etc., always on hand. We buy none hut the best, and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. Richmond House, RICHMOND, ILL. C. N". CULVER, «•> - PROPRIETOR. HAVING recently ^ntrehaied the above House, I have put it in thorough repair, with new fumituc throughor.t, and would respectfully invite the patronage ot the trav. eling public and others. *The tables will al- wnvs be provided with the Iwst that can be procured, and jiolile and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to th«* wants of guests. No pains will be spared to make 'this a First Class House. Large and commodious barns on 'the premises. Free Omnilms to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on first floor. Soldiera' Department. CONDUCTED BY tj$t. S. K. BENNETT. TAKE NOTICE. ALL ye that are in want of Tubs in any form, from one bushel to 500; if von want a Tubmade to a bung-hole, bring it along, I will also take buildings to build and furnish, or otherwise just as we 3an apfree. Shop work of all kinds dose to order on short no- F. A. HEBARD. MCHENRY, ILL ticc. '151 nil HE. WIUHTMAN, . class rigs, with Proprietor. First . _ , . -- 1 without drivers. fu.inishcd at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short notice. A. WENDELL, Bed liivetf Uampaigii. LETTER X0.6. As tlie Union ai'itur ne.-tretl the vi cinlty of Pleuaaiit Dill the work grew heavy. There was it something solid in the Confeilprnte^aneiivers. , Tlieir troops were alway* jjiresb. well feii and helil well in liand^ Buttle tlajfs of strange regimentsal^eared in our im­ mediate front, and Iberi? was all about us a sort of prfti^nitor of heavy weather, a i»ortetiti» something, that indicated the decMAt day. Old men mounted on plugs atM] looking shabby and uncertain, foiindt. their way from the country tliroiig^he rebel lines by night. They geiieffillv related dismal stories of great privftion and stifle ring and avered love for J^e union of the States, and withal |a careful knowl­ edge of the CoiifedtiRar.c anny. Tlieir MeHenry, III. Will take contracts fur putting'"up Buildings and guarantee inv work will compare with any man in the State. I can and will do work from 15 to per cent cheaper than other carpenters. u« 1 have two of my boys who work with me. which makes it possible for me to do so. All .Jobs' in the Carpenter line promptly attended to. Give mo acall. A. WENDELL. Near the Depot, MCHENRY - - - ILLINOIS. Keens constantly nn hand the finest brands of Flour and Feed of all kinds, which lie will sell at Wholesale or Retail nt Bottom Prices. Five different brands of Fioiir always on hand and warranted as represented. ffS*Flour,delivered anywhere In the Cor. poratiou. Orders mar i»e given by Postal Card, Bo* 107, Post Office. GIVE ME A CALL. L. B0NSLETT. Mr Henry, March tilth, 1881. WAUCONDA Agricultural Would respectfully Inform tthe Farmers ot Lake county, that he has opened an Agricul­ tural Warehouse, on Mill street, in the vil­ lain* <>t" Wauconda, where he will keep AOItl Cdl.TUltAL M.YCHINEKV of all kinds, of the bes t ({ i ia l i ty a :u l make, and soi l i t to the farmers at as low liguret as any other House in the ritate. In Mowers & Reapers I shall keep the McCormick, amP Buckeye, of Canton, Ohio, which we consider the best iu the market. Shall also keep In stock the Leader Rake, of Itliica, N.Y., the Tompkins County Im proved Self. Adjustable Cultivator, and'a iren- eral assortment ol all, kinds of wachiuery used on a farm. Call and see mv stock before purchasing ie\v he re and be convinced that I mean business. R C HILL aueonda, May 2d, 1881. JOS. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Restaurant, NEAR THE DEPOT, MCHENRY, - ILLINOIS- The best Brands of (Vines. Liquors and Cigar? always on Hand, Wood Stabling for Horses. ALSO AGENT FOR Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE Lager Beer. Beer in Lar^e or SnjalI Kegs or Bottles al ways on hand cheaper than any other, quali tv considered. f This Beer has a world widyreputation, and good judge* acknowledge is cauuot ue sur­ passed in the worldy,.-^ I Orders by mail proWitly jt/tteuded to. JQ9* WIEDEMANN, AicHe^ry. AugAyUli, 1S8K yarns seemed to d< marktibiy well. ear of the soldier their reports onl trouble. The boy uglies,"' as.they si Taken all together their reports -ippe soldiers took no *to yarns oil the pv« curses were bitter4; to possible iuflneiic destinies of this figure-heads of bnr fostlli of a dege thieves we believed cess. As umpialifie< but one camp concl devil was outdone serstatiTes and folloi A great part of Pleasant Hill was c pine forest, with o< live oaks and cypri were generally cl and a moro Mutely few localities iu th The great trunks to one iiundred te« Thcu such a grand, shade, so thick and sail scarcely penetr, noonday it was a n and beauty.' But i ed by black clouds, with the sublime. 1000 yards hor.seme^ school boys and w the etaridfewa* battle, and the dark swept low and mingled with the bat tif c oud of death, the scene was in­ describable, and the weary and hungry soldier, although his voic« wa» dumb, yet saw through the gloom tint slender thread that separates U»an from Im God, One peculiar attraction of the coun­ try was its primitive roads and laud marks of every degree. We passed several log churches on which were fixed heavy, clumsy crosses. From these churches, leading in various di­ rections Into the woods were narrow paths. The people came to *church from somewhere, mounted on horses, mules or Jacks, according to' occasion, circumstances and taste. Tlie wor­ shippers were French Catholics, called by the boys. Dago's. We verily lieved that they excelled in but thing and that was, cussedness. On the afternoon of the sixth April we found three dead Union dlers, stripped of every particle clothing and /lieiV\bod tail together re- i tlie distrustful uld glean from i foreboder of haled the "plug d tlie old uien. mission aud il very thin. Our ii ?he Southern battle. Later. id deep relating .exerted on the paign by these ed tluie, these rate race. As pin to be a suc- 1;ars there was on,;/, e., that the Ithese, his repre- terrltory near d with a heavy onal groups of The woodlands of underbrush, wtli of timber co.lid excel, si :iTose - eighty without a limb, rec;; canopy of i*e that the sun it. In bright el of grandeur storm, enshioud- uwful, niingk-d a distance of resembled little lie. storm from the night o( the 6th remarked to me as I wiped the death flamp front his brow, "Pard there is a trap laid for our nrinj' as sure as you are born." Then pulling a lock of his hair he whimpered "send this to mother." He wore no regiment or number to des­ ignate his command. I stooped to ask his company and regiment. The re­ sponse was a slight quiver, and the soul had taken its llight. The little lock from the soldier's brow never, found its way to ••Mother."' Few, if any, of the soldiers In the vicinity of the eneinj' closed their eyes in sleep that nights They stood, in order of battle, impatiently await­ ing the morning. The morning came cloudy and dull. The report of Con­ federate rifles gave a more than usual dull, heavy echo, and a mor* cheerless situation it would b* difficult to con­ ceive. Mounted men were nearly worn out and their horses jaded and hungry. Kmith with his 16th corps was believed to be fifteen miles away. Kmsry ten miles, and one division of the 13th corps but little iu advance of Emery, The greater part of the ar­ tillery was with Smith and Emery. To make matters more desperate there was but one reliable road through the woods. Two hundred and forty wag­ ons, besides ambulances and batteries, moved slowly along in a single line, a part of the 13th corps tiled along on either flank of the train. The forenoon of April 7th wore languidly away. The skirmishing was not heavy, the train had closed up and by noon Ransom had one division of his corps jvell in baud. At about 4 p. M. the cavalry nearly all dismounted. Ransom deployed his infantry, the Chicago aud Boston Batteries were ex­ tricated from the train a«;d matters generally wofe a brighter hue. A mes­ senger reported Emery six miles away, a ml Smith as gaining rapidly. The boys cheered up enough to veiiture an occasional joke. At a little past 5 p. M. the advance again commenced, the Confederates retiring Flowly. And It was II P. M. when our advancc reached Camp Hill. Our average progress hud been about one mile tm hour. In the neighbor­ hood of Camp llili there was a sharp contest, 'l 'lie soldiers fought bv tlie tlash of their rifles aud tlie routest was obstinate ami severe. A small quantity of corn was captured here and a spring of «w»ter quenched the thirst of iran ,t»»e*toruL of beast. * I Viome tp<r<r^her^ men--to whom sloep was almost a stranger. the story, the forlorn 30 were deployed as skirmishers and were squarely be­ tween the Confederates and Camp Hill. Within five minutes after the firing commenced.-we head the distant bugles calling boots in saddle. Only for the bugle calls we should not have known where head quarters was. The ?ohnnies crowded hard, but the 30 be­ haved well and delivered their fire with telling effect, retiring slowly and in regular order. We soon met,'a heavy skirmish line advancing miliwe were relieved and ordered to jbin our regiment. Every one' believed that a great battle was impending.-- But the Confederates soort recalled their skirmishers and excepting a few pattering shots all was still.. Four o'clock came. Ransom's Infantry was in order of battle. The cavalry ready, were watching and waiting for the word. At about 5 o'clock A. sr., the word ivas given and the waiting columns moved forward. Almost in stantly, the skirmishing began. In i few moments the fighting was warm and directly t'je deep roll of musketry echoed back from the contending forces. The Johnnies are talking loud this morning, remarked a comrad to me. This will be a hot Sunday for us. But by Jove we'll whoop it to e'm the best J we've got. At six o'clock this hopeful lad had fir^d his Ustshot aud we left his lifeless body in the dark woods. Soon after six tlie skirmish­ ing was so heavy that a part of Ran­ som's In far. try deployed. The mounted men veering to tlie flanks, Rausom's men came nobly to the work and for seven hours, the fighting was obstinate and the progress slow, on an average about one half a mile an hour, until we reached the Immediate vicinity of Sabine Cross roads. Tlie re on that Sunday afternoon, the bloody battle of Mansfield was fought. We shall give an account of this battle Iu our next number. M. M. C. {To be Continued.) be one of sol- of mutilated. The same d.ifV o 'e was found with his tongue torn i,mt. and one without any clothing but repair of worthless socks, and still ajirfuher, a New Yorker, with twenty-nine distinctly separate bullet mark's about his body, clothing, h it and boots, yet none of liis hurts were mortal. Pleasant Hill somewhat resembled a rolling prairie. Its highest point was southeast. Close by the thick woods there was a clear field of from 1.500 to 2,000 yards in width and length, with bordering fields of stumps and woods. In this neighborhood, April 9th, was fought the battle of Pleasant Ilill. On the evening of the 6th of April the Confederates iu lieivy force were "es­ tablished in a solid manner iu tlie tim­ ber skirting the western border of Pleasant Hill. Ou tlie 5tli and 6th respectively the rebels had contested the ground stubbornly, yet steadily yielded ground, and on the evening,of the 6th tlui field known as Pleasant Hill lay between us and tiie Confederates. . As darkness of night came on the owl aud the wolf woke tlie wild voiced echoes, carbines and mus­ kets were heated and foul, men ^ex­ hausted and horses without corn or water, and excepting tlrtQpresence of one division of Rausoij/'g corps, our supports were far atv^y and not avail­ able, in case the ti^le of battle should set against us. whiuh was l ikely to oc­ cur any moment, should the Confeder­ ates avail themselves of proflered op­ portunity. The force displayed in our front outnumbered us squarwly .two to one They would skirmish sharply and slowly but steadily rotire before us. Xeaily every Union soldier bel ieved that their retiring was not a mutter of necessity. There ivas a mutual dis­ trust among the rank and tile, of which the following narrative is a plain but fa ir i l lustrat ion: A private soldier, worthily hurt ou Hero again wine aud mm was im- hi bed tetv freely. Our brigade com- maiide rt$as beastly drunk, a Colonel aud a Major, iu our regiment were drunk, scores of under officers and soldiers were intoxicated. Drunk ruled supreme. One brigade "neglected to post a picket guard. Most of the soldiers exhausted had sank down to rest. A prize was there for the Con­ federates had tliev known it, but possi­ bly tliev were as drunk as we were. A ?taft olii 'er. au nttacliee of some one horse brigadier, tore around at a fear­ ful rate. Others of ,lesser note were quite as fractious aud Important.-- Every living thing, seemed to be on a bender and very few cared a wlilt for tlie whole southern Confederacy.-- About one o'clock A. M.. it occurred to some one that we were uncovered and should send out a picket. I happened to he available, neither drunk nor asleep and 1 was commanded to post 30 men at once, commencing with my left on tbe 8th New Hampshire picket. The officer that made the detail, hand­ ed me a pocket compass and pointing out into tlie woods, ordered me to make haste. Now where the 8th New Hampshire picket was or what use I could make of a pocket compass, were problems that I could noi solve. I col­ lected 30, all good men, formed*thein in line single file aud led the way into the woods, keeping direction by au occasional low whistle, passed along the line. After a time. (It seemed an age) a carbine clicked a little to our front. I quietly halted and the 30 stood still. At tlie same moment two more carbines clicked oiy.v * little farther to our left. 1 congratulated my«elf ou my good luck. Thinking that I was to the right of and in line with tlie 8th New Hampshire. I posted my first guard there. Then as was my custom I parfolled from right to left aud from left to right continually* partly to keep awake myself but main­ ly, to satisfy myself that all was well. It had been raining, was cloudy aud very daik. But abo>it 3 A. M. the clouds broke a little and objects could be seen quite distinctly for a short dis­ tance, 1 was ou the right of my line and a shot wasi'Qred on the left. 1 started in that direction. But before I had gone three rods, half a dozen shot* were tired aud not from carbines ei'.her. In a moment, 1 saw the situa­ tion. My carefully posted picket lino was facing a swamp . Tlie first picket posted was posted within 200 yards of tlie rebels. In simple English, my line stood end ways to the rebels. They had taken iu the situatiou and their reserve was moving forward appareut> ly expecting to take us in. This, tfr*sa bad boat to be in, but we wer*. ^hcr© and must conform to the new- v*Uu* oS things. Lucky for us we had a bugler tlttd iu lct>* liiuo than it Uke* to relate AT THK KKDOOBT. History records the fact that the first sword that flashed in triumph over the captured bights of Yorktown was an American sword. Orders were giveu by Washington to storm the two strong­ est redoubts of the enemy, from which the British fire wi^s most galling. The right was assigned to the Americans nnder Lafayette ami Col. Hamilton; and the left to the French under Baron r'iouieuil. America's foloru hope was detachment of twRlioileTsfTaiid regi­ ment under Captain Stephen Olney headed the storming column. The dreadful silence was broken bya.huavv discharge of muskets. As the assail­ ants reached the abatis one wild huzzali burst from their lines as, sword in hand the leaders broke through the first ob­ struction, and the column with fixed bayoueta entered at the breech. While the pioneers were trying to cut away the abatis some of the eager assailants climbing through entered the ditch. Among these was Olney, who, as soon as a few of his men collected, foroed his way betwen the palisades, and, leap­ ing to the parpet, called out in a voice that rose above the din of battle."Cap- Uin Olney's company form here!" A gunshot wound iu the arm, a bayonet thrust in the thigh, and another iu the abdomen, from which the caul protrud­ ed, so that, he was obliged to press in the intestines with one hand, while ho parried the bayonets with the other, answered tlie first defiant shout that proclaimed the fall of Yorktown* Ol­ ney was borne from the field, but not until the regiment had mostly entered the reoubr., and he had directed them to form in order. In ten minutes after the first fire the fort was taken. The gallantry of Olney was lauded by La­ fayette in general orders, and more haudsojnely recognized iu a private corre spondc nee. GOOD ADV1CK. Never vieltl to despair; never be cast down bv trifles. If a spider breaks his thread twenty times a day he patiently mends it every time. Be resolute in defense of the true aud the right. Make up your tnind to do a good tiling and then do it. Fear not troubles. Be brave iu the hour of difficulty and danger; if the world looks dark and forbidding, keep up your spirits and the trouble will soon pass away. If the sun is going down look at the stars; If they are hid by dark, portentous clouds, still look up to heaven, rely upon the promises of God, hope in bis salvation and be cheerful. Never yield to misfortune. Mind what you run after; avoid bubbles that burst;get that which Is worth keeping and hold on to it. The Ogdcnsburg. N. Y.. Journal says: A female pauper made her ap­ pearance at the office of the superin­ tendent of the poor one day last week, bearing in her arms ail infant about three wreks old. k'It is a pretty cold day to bring out so young a bftby as that," remarked the superintendent. "Yes. poor ting," said the pauper. "She's fachler been dead dis tree year." TWO JERSEY BULLS FOR SALE Oue a yearling, the other a six mouths old calf. Also a yearling Ayreshir* Bull. thoiougkUrtttL T. BACOX* WauctMuU, IlUSept. liih, HW1. . TKIP TO CAUfOKSU. KIHOWOOD, III., Oct Slat, MSR. EDITOU PLAIXDKALKK:--With tlta* passengers who had never been «fi>r this route this was something iff a novelty a* it was in some respect** more zraud but soiuetbiug of a dif­ ferent character froiu tlie Kcho au«! tt eber canons already passed thrvngfib Tlieir sides are, mostly, solid rodl while the canons of the Sierra Nevada** are earth, with here and there, htrg* rocks. The nicest scenery here i* along past Dutch Flat, a sutall sttcthnt and the most dangerous point is culle I "Cape lloru." Here is a very Targn flume, the water from which is unoif- for mining purposes. The mountain, or rather, the valley, which falls to the left is made to appear still uwra dangerous than it really l«, by thi hydraulic iclning which has beeo car­ ried on here quite extensively. Thi* part of the route was passed over at three o'clock in tlie morning but * full moon favored us and made it seetu even more grand than we could have imagined. It was at this point tlie train robbers tried to wreck a trail* about September 1st but the obstnie* lion being discovered, the train waa saved from the fearful fall which must have been had it not been for tlx? watchful engineer. At about seven in the morning we arrived at Sacramento where we took breakfast. Prout tlie little to be seen of tlie town from th« train ouc would think it very pleas* ant city. and. indeed, those who hail been there were as favorably im pre see J with the city. Proceeding from Sac­ ramento, westward we pass through a country which appears to have aim baked, the grass being dry and brown and tlie leaves of tlie trees had the same appearance. And, indeed, it ha* been sunbaked with >nly three light rains to refresh it since the Itrst of May and two of those were in Septem­ ber, the other being in June When we near Woodland, a small California town, we pass through a garden wliieti has been irrigated. Itisnota garden neither is it a vineyard, but a field of grape vines the fruit from which la used entirely for the manufacture of raisins. Thisgratm orchard, as ft la called by Californium*, has an nm of six hundred acres and is owned by m Mr. Brlggs. The yield from thin orelw* ard aloue is fifty thousand boxes of raisins, or about half of tlie production of the State. At twelve o'clock nooifr , we left Oakland, crossing the Sail Francisco Bay by ferry aud arrived -ig|- SHII Francisco at half past twelve.--* Having heard so much of the Palace liotpl we concluded to, nutke that ouf stopping place. Tlifs Is .the Jterj hotel iu America and Its plan fs differ* ent from anything we often gee In till* country. Its court Is built afler the same style as those in the palaces In the Old World. The court Is lit by one powerful electric light and three Iiundred tfas jets. The dining room will seat five Iiundred guests aud fs lit by six hundred ga'4 jets and two pow­ erful electric lights, Tlie rooms are r all large and well furnished. The floors mo marble and the buiidiug ma­ terial Is white stone. The cost of the building and furniture was seven mif« lion dollars aud it may truly be callerl the Palace hotel. Aniongi the place* of Interest In tho city are WondardV Gardens. Golden Gate Park and Con­ servatory, the Cliff House aud the ocean beach, Chinatown aud'the Mint. We visited all of these places but oi»r space will not allow of a description. At the mint we saw the process ®f making money from the time it was brought iu as dust until it came out a* lollars and eagles. Ou the 10th ot September we started from Sau Fran* cisco for tlie Yosemite Valley, via ••Murphy" and tlie Calaveras grove of big trees. Ariviug at Stocktou the same night we stopped until the fol­ lowing morning when we took the train for Milton where we ehanged t« a stage at ten o'clock. This ride we cannot, describe to any but those who have ridden iu stages before and they need no description. Suffice it to say that the road is laid through what seemed to us the roughest part »f the • State and that, this not beiug enough, rocks and stones had been contributed by adjoining counties. Xevertheie.*# we rode a distance of fiftv-six wile* this day by stage and arrived some­ what tired, at tlie Calaveras Hoaee. at the Calaveras grove at tea o'dwk Im the evening. The following ifay ** visited tliegrove^ln which are several large trees, ninety-three betas over six feet iu diameter and souse vf I heat measuring thirty-six feet aeroas. A fe »r yearg ago one of tlie large tree*, tne name of which are "Lequoia Gfcaa- tea" was felled requiring five uien Ave days to cut it off and when it fell the shock was felt fourteen miles away.-- The height of the trees M froiu tw» hundred seventy-five to three bvudretl twenty-seven feet. On tlie 2M we left the trees for th« Yoseinlte Valley by stage, riding niuety-oue miles iu two davs and arriving at the Barnartfc* Hotel, in the Valley, at lour o 'ciovfc the second afteru«»on. Among the places visited here were Yosemite Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Mirror Lake, Artists Vi«*w andGlaeier Point, all wf which are readied by carriage sr ou horseback. Knowing that most ef your readers have eitlpr seeu these points or read a description of tlietn I will not attempt to describe them, bat taking the sceuery of the vaUey laics consideration, one might read tbe most flowing description of it, imag­ ine as much more aud theu be agreea­ bly surprised when they saw it with their own eves. Ou tlie 27th of Sep» tember we started IMI oar ratura IM San Francisco wliere we agaiu arrived ^ at four p ai. ot the 2£»tb. Aim! MHT, having used all tire it we allotted aa we started on our re tarn to Illinois, over the same route traveled be tore, arriv­ ing, after a ride of tweaty-four huu- dicd uiileft requiring live days aui) nights constant riding, in Chicago, tb« metropolis of the Northwest. now. hopi ug that should any of reader* ever couciude to take I lilt iri|»|®" they uiay enjoy it a» much as i UtO» tliey wi'U>Uiy could uot UtiMt, 4 «UI citiM, Youts Truly, W. 4. V«I»*X. •