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i|e^eiry ̂ laiiletler. Published KT«"y Wednesday by 4 VJKJS SLYKE, - v • J i:'Ji . ' •: . . ' CDITOK AMD rUBLWHBB. •t ,?> .jOfflce in Bishop's Block, • \>% --OFVOIITB r«uf * owom'O,^**^ •'&& " : "• : tEBlU or StJMCRIPTIOH. &m Tsar (in atvaar*) Met Paid within Threw Months... .....fl.«0 .. 2.00 tBMcriptions received for three or six Heaths in the lame proportion. Kates of Advertising. We'annontice liberal rates f<>r advertising n ike PLaiwobai-Ku, and endeavor to state Ibeai sonlalnlv t Hilt the v will Ufl jx^dily on-lee* •» plainly iHiit the r wiU hajxwllly < iersteod. They areas rolloWs:^*^ ' 1 teeh eae year 9 tilths* one year - - B Taehea ene Vesr;,»., i If Celntaa one ycat - BOO 10 * is no so no sow OUniM «ne Vmii 1 Mm #»• years?*. ,\§<;?»-*••>a$ri»??. 1500 00 Oee inch mean* the• raea'inrehient of one lltk dewn the column, single column width. Tearly advertisers, at thnnljore rates, have the privilege of changing as toflen as" they Shoese, without extra choree." Kejtular advertisers (meswinr those having Btaadlaf cards) will be entitled to insertion •f local notices at the rate of s centa per line M«h week. AH others will be chugged 10 Miti jker !ina thf ft~st week, and 5 cents per line fer each anbsequent week. Transient advertisenents will be oharsred •t the rate of 16 cents p* line, (nonpareil type, same aa this is set in) the first issue, and Scents per line for subsequent issue*. Th~s, fen Inch advertisement will coat $1.00 for one week, tl.CS for twe weeks, $2.00 for three weeks, and so on. Tke PT.aiwnnAT,*it will be liberal in jriyins editorial neticea. but, aaa business rule, it arill require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use ef ita columns for pecuniary taia. BUSINESS CARDS. MART tt. BARBIAH. HAIR UTORKEIC. All kinds of Hair Work done in first class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms at residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, Mcllenry, IIL 0.9. UREKN. yETEUTXART aURGKOJT, Richmond, JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORHET AT LAW. Law business in Every part of the State receives prompt attention. Room 24, 99 Washington St., Chi­ cago, 111. DR. O. E. WILLIAMS. E"S TTST. Residence Dundee. Will be at Mctlenry, at Parker House, the 50th and 25th of each month. When dates -occur Satnrday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday. DT JOHX KLEIPGEJf. H(HT3V Painter, Grainer, Calclminer and Pap^r Hnnffer. Residenoe one Block West of Riverside House. Work attended to proraply and on'reasonable terms. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN, M.I>. ,»f8t TAX AHl» STTltG'EOV. Office over the Post Ortlce, opposite Perry ft^Martln's Iter* up atairs, Mcllenry, 111. J. H. ROOTIIILL, M. D. PBTHIOIA.N AND SUKuEOX. Cfflee opfd-aite P Office, Ringwood, 111. 0. H. FEGE15S, M, D- PRTtlCtAK AND RTTRGEOV. McHeury. lilt. Offlct at Residence, on the-OofAir, Opposite Blake's Furniture Store. • a J. HOWARD, M. D. •TSICIAX AKD 8TTRGEOS*. Qfflee at - "1. CI • mt residence, MeHeary. III. opposite M. E. Church, MOKET RECEIVED FOR INVESTMENT and loaned on mortjjn^e security at,r.nr-MSt rates, without. charge to the lender, ftra loui made at aix per eent. ' J. W. RANSTEAO, l-anad9Bor<len Block, Elfin, III. :J. J. MTRIW, "'^flkloon. and BestAuratttt (y BASEMENT of KnhnOrt's Store, Johns-barfh, ill. The choicest branda of Wines, teeers am •1 see now Gall PRATT H0U38. J A. PRATT, Proprietor First class ae-aenamedations. Good^Raru in connection W aaenda. 111. BARBIAN BROS. CAR Manafacturers, Mcllenry, IU. C' dera solicited, Phoip, la 0 Keiter Block, two doors west MAE. as Ofllee. enry, III. Or- Old Mcllenry, of Plaik- RTCHARD (tfOMPTON. JITSTIOK ef tbe Peaceand Conveyancar.--Will attend pro-nptly to tke collection « |«bts. Velo, Lake Ceunty, 111. E. M. OWEN ft BYKEAL Dealer and Manufacturers |jr Aront in Loading F^rnj Machinery.-- frtses l#w ami terms f&fQrab]*. Mcllenry, IV. M A R C U S ' i • CERMAN Horsemen, Attention ! a11 lovers of tine Horses are respectfully invited to rail at my farm, half a mile west of Mcllenry, on the Woodstock road, and see my flne Morgan and Draft Horses. I have a Pcrcheron Norman Draft Uolt that la hard to beat. Call and see him. WS» business done on Sunday. N. 8. COLBY. McHenry, May 1st, 1883. C. H. CULVER, AUCTIONEER, Richmond. Illinois. * Sales of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods ot all kirns attended to on the most Reasonable Terms and satisfaction guaranteed. Post Office address, RICHMOND, ILL. • WWill attend eaies and furnish printing and advertising as cheap as can be procured elsewhere in the ;onnty. * BOBSBT C. BUTBITT, BREEDKIl OF- FOWiLS, RICHMOND, ILL. SiC (• (FinsiT PRKMTtTM KT MCHt-KHT COfXTT r.Vllt.i My fowls are of the celebrated D17XB OF VOUK strain, remarkable for their great size and laying; •{utilities. I can show a trio of last • season's chicks weitfiinK 31 p'tuiids Egg», i><;r setting of thirteen. • I.Sit, delivered 10 purchaser in Richmond, Shipped, securely piackedi 92.001V' BOBBUT a BECKETT- ASA W. SMITH, Attorney at law and Micitor Chancery.--Woodstock, III. S. F. BENNETT, M. D. jpHTSIClAN AND SURGEON. AlsoUnlted States Examining Surgeon, Illinois: Richmond, E. C. SMITH, and SHOEMAKER, A. S. CHILD*. M. U., Homeopathic^physician and sur­geon , West McHenrv, III. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. Jin Kelter's Bloc L. 11. TOMBAlfGH, M. D., PBTSIOIaN AND SURGEON. Special at tention given to Obstetrics and the «li- senses peculiar to women. Office at Beoley'n Drug Ste\;e. Resilience, th^ee doors west fit M. E. Church, Mcllenry, TU. DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SUUGKON, l^akt, Co., III. AUchUI •d, day or night. Oftice on Barker's harness shop. All calls nromptly attenu- "" Main8t. H. K. JOHNSOX A CO., Wanonda, attenu- eaet of j" SOI-ICITOIW of Patsnia, 1805 F »t.,*lf. W Washington, I>. C. Refkrencks.--Hon. J. A. Logan, How. W. R. Allison, Hon. D. C. Smith. Pekin, M. 1C. Stone, editor Chicago Xeip», firmer'* iUview, Chicago. Send for instruceions. JOSEPH N. FREUND. SAI.OOS AND RKT AUIt VNT Bonslett's old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill. Mc­ Henrv. III. The c uilccst Wines, Liquors and dijears to l>e found in the county, rresh Ovster* In their season served up in any sliape dcstied or for sale l»y the Can. #4*0OD STABLING FOR HORSES. ,?% ANTONY KNGEI.N,. CI AT.hON and Restaurant. Buck's Old stand O Mcllenry. III.--T.lie choicest Kentucky Whiskies, «n«r Mash, Wines, Oijjrvrs, etc., • Iwavs on hand. We huv none but the best, and iell nt Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. A. M. CHURCH, atchmakor u ud Jeweler NO- W.STATK ST;, Tflhcniro, III. Spccial _ Mitenttonarivert torepahinjfFine"watch. ea and ("lironoinc '.era. 49*A Full Assortment of Goods in his lias Richmond House, RICHMOND. ILL C. N. CULVER, - - PROPBTETOR. J0- HAVING recently purchnted the abi>y« House, I have put it in thorough repair, with new furnituc throughort, an« would respectfully invite the patronage ot the trav. elinie public ami others. The tables will al­ ways lie provided with the best that can bo procured, anil polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of pncsls. No p uns will be spared to make this a First Class House. Larg« and commodious barna 011 the premises. Fvce Omnibus to and from »U train*, sample Room son flrst floor. ' vSWt! JfA.jgSsf©1 VA* * Three Door# \f«ft ot RIversId# House, MoHonry, •» Illinois Bargains In Boot* and Shoes, for Cash. Odd aad PenuliarsisM a^vraya on band tor those whs have disptopaeteiTied feet. Slaughtering yrie.es f»r **ash. JwUUe* aod Gents FIXE B4dT8 & SHOES A Specially. ltci»at^iAg promptly attended to and satufactioi. guafnutead, lk G. 8MTTH. MsHanry, Ilk, March 1,1884. i: ! DBM.CRS IN Heudvue, Sfitm, Tinwart, 4 Lumber, ̂ Utnglw, Lath, Fence Posts Coal etc In sbort, we:- keep everything: in -the above mentioned lines', which w© are f)ffe incr to the buy­ ing* public us i'heap as any other house in this Section. Call and See us. JOBBING & REPAIRING vjmOAlPTLT ATTENDED TO. HELM PEITER, Ai^QrtiqulD, Feb, 18,1884, -ifM W M . H C O W L I N fsrecKssoK r«> m, m- cx.orfiiKR] U. S. WAS CLAIM SOLICITOR AMD ATTORNEY. ALSO NOTARY. PUBLIC. Prosecutes pensioa or any ailier claima againat the government, relating to the late, •r former vyuia. Complicated cases and r«- jected claims made a specialty. If stamps are enclosed for repl-, all ^communications will be promptly answered. Oflle* at S«ai4*a«*< MADI80V ST., WO JDSTOCK. IU- Referpnccs by permission as regards char­ acter, business ability, reliability. Ac., Ac : Go». John A. Logan, U. S. Senator, Chicago, Illinois. (Jen. J, C. Smith, State Treasurer «f Illinois. llon.lt Ellwaod.M-C. 6lh III. Dist., Syc­ amore, III. '• Hon. John O. Sbevwiu. ex.M. 0, fith III. Dist., Aurora, II] Hon, A. M. Jones, IT. S. Marshal, Chicago, III Col. Jas. A. sexton, Pres. Union Veteran Club. Chicago, HI. Jeese A. «alciv» in, Ass't U. 8, Attorney, Chi­ cago, III. Messrs. Sels, Snhwal) A Co. , Wholesale Boot and Shoe l>ealera. Chlcngo, III. Also hundreds of coputy and home referen- Manufactured by F. MARCUS, o. w. tc--DEALER IK^-- Watches, Jewelry, ver and Plated Ware etc. --DEALER IN- MfBE WINES. U«U0^ ,AND C I G A R S . r : ' k(i Woodstock . bast Tonic in the world, •nil Quart Bottles. 1? III. Pat if In F. MARCUS, Patentee. "TWELVE REASONS, FOR INSURING WITH £»A W. Smith, Ot Woodbstoclc, 111. 1. Because he is endorsed by loading bns Iness men and the press, and pa»tlcu arly/ Where best known. J' 1 Because his is the oldest agency in tne cennty. S. Because he rf presents tlieliest line of companies of any aaency in the county. 4. Because, with one exception, he repre­ sents the oldest companies in the United States. .. I. Because, in case of loss, he- (fives his patrons the benefit of his ion* experience in securing an equitable adjustment. •. Because he has always issued full poU Idas. 7. Because he pnys losses on farm property by lightning, whether fire ensues or not. & Boonuse he insures live stock any where against lightning. 9. Because he insures against tornadoes, cyclones »nd wind storms in. Because yqu can thus save yourselves \trom disaster for a mere trilie. II. llecauue you wili ilml him equally as Btrve to aid you in getting your money after ts as to secure you r patronage for his com. anies. Because any one of the above reasons be fully verified by calling on E. A. Mur- plW? E. Sessions, J. VP". Miller, lrom their e«vn 0x\fcvienr<\iind on the entire circle ot his #e4\uinfauces from observation. Iilbeiiiilf W the Old llcliable. the Phoenix, ot Is »-[ford#/0<>uiiecticut ( I take »reat nleus- iire retnfnin? the thanks of the company to Kiw. IJ. 'KelU' for her prompt ness andtiQ- asualwreseufe ot' iiiiml in extinguishing a lire athedtesiilerce, kiti-llo>l from the burning ot K, a . Murphy 's residence on the morning of tnel3liinstV as bv her individual elTo»t, pei\v was saved'on which the company « Alley wffftUM. w A«4 W, 8W^ Stock the c eie bra ted Sprjngfleld Watcfi,™wliich is pronounced by all to be the beat watch now on the market, Will not Its Undersold, On any goods in my lino. McHenry, Feb. 20, IMS. a - w. OWWN; CONTINENTAL HOOF OINTMENT, CORES Cracked Hoofs, Sprains, SCRATCHES AND SORES w»> .T5: IN ®0iSES, CATTLE & SHEEP. y4 ik your Storekeeper for it*r twite di* set fa the Manufacturers. AMERICA* LUiaiCAIIKO Oil. CO., CLEVELAND - - ^ OHIO. FOE SALE IN McBENRY BY * H.COLBY. M. EngelnR . Spo ŝasBs' Heidqu&rt#r». AI.SO GENERAL MERCHANT, And l>eal«rin All Kinds of.. , . Q R O t ) B K I E S i h Farm HimlwAro, Pocket Cutlery, Sporting Good*, Killing Tackle Gun Material, Musical llietnir monts, TobiiocQ, Cicar*, etc., etc. A'eiif Hiiii||;:Bn<lge»- Mc- llQnry, 111, ̂ MEADQUARTRRB FOR i-" *n\ ] i "«$mr m ft.-- -ilti -rf i 'M3 . »w TRUCKS i; ..And all kluds af Vebiale<>, at H E. WIiillTIIAK, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers furnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on sbort notice. J. P. SEV3ITH, WATCHMAKER S JEWELER, Illiuoi*. MjcHcury, - • : . tort*.* is Having moved into my new store, one door East *t Mrs. Searles' Millinery rjtore, I am now prepared to show to the buying public as 4)no a svwofc. 0/ Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, As can be found in the county, which 1 offer at priceathat cannot be beat. The finest line of FINGER BINGip ^ Erer sepn in this sectian. Also Agent for the Papular Svr SUM Sawing H&t&lu > ? A Vine Stock of * '"•* Choice Contectionery, And Cigars, Always on hand. WOall in, examine goods and learn prices. Remember I will not be undersold, quality of goods considercL J. P. SMITH, MoHeavy, III., Nov. 27th. 1S83. CRIMOLE^ Xlius^wood, 111, I will not he undorsolil, u'fttorfal «n<l VVorkniiiiisliip considered. Qeneral Blacksmithlng, And Uepairiu^ of all kind«, in bo.th Wood and Iron, Virst elasn workmen employed and Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. W. GRIMOLBY. Blofwood, March 1U^, ISM. Infanta and Children . - What Rive* our Children rosy cheeks, • What cures their fevers, makea them sleep; «'a»torV>. L'.* Wbea Babies fret, and err by turns, ' . What cures their colio, killa their worms. CastoHa.- What quickly curse Constipation, Bour Stomach, Colds, Indigestion : C»»torl». FarewellMien to Morphine Syrups, 1 Castor Oil and Fnregaric, and ? HallCaotorla. - 14 Castorla Is to well adapter) to Children .that I recommend it m superior to any medi­ cine knows to me."--H. A. A*ch**, 111 So, Oxford (5t, Brooklyn, K, f. P W: absomtd WASHiNOTON, D. C. The uopular o hotol of tlio National Capital. Convenient! v located and accessible to all tt)« street car Mops of the city, Ctpcn all the year. O. G. STAPLES, I'KOi-JUfalOit. |Ato of the Thousand bltn4 House. . DON'T YOU POESET IT! ASA W.SMITH, W oodstook, Hllnoiat. offei you Harked hv Millions of money lJfOES^Nlf*- againut damage hy Flf% Lightning. Wind 8tprm», CYPLOXW 4&D \T0RN; rtron me a postal card and I will visit you; call on me and I w ill write yon a policy, and wnen either or any qf these destructive ments devastates your property, happy Will you be if you hold one of my pqllcie*, for I will surely visit yon, and minister upto you. } will net forsake you. 4£A W. SAflTIf, Qen'j Innmmot Ag't. bVlLHOtr TtIB VKKUIT ST^TBMk Amonf [ioWRp«pt»r publishers In this wuntry outshlo of our letullng cltfi»s. there prevails an almont universHl credit system--a ajstem that la aa •)<! a> the newspaper press liself, and a system that la fraught with <H«a<Wan- tajjes nrxl difflcultiea In every (lirec- llon. We believe we liasard nothing In assuming that no cla'ss of l>Msiu«si men In the comin6l»lty suffers to so great an extent from the evils'of ex­ tended era'11 ts as the newspaper pub­ lishers. Instead of decreasing with the rapid growth and general pros- perity of th« whole country, the system appsars to be getting a stron­ ger foothold from year to year, and it, would seem high time that publishers should take cognizance of the Tact, and cut loose from Its pernicious Influences and demand front patrons the same consideration that other tradesmen receive. The average country pub­ lisher takes subscriptions on a year's time. When due perhaps twenQy-flve to fifty per cent, pay up promptly, twenty-live peK, cent, pay trhen It suits their convenience, and tbo re­ mainder never pay. In the latter instances the amounts are so small and the chances >0 slim that the publisiter does not care to take the risk of pay- injf out more In the effort to force collodions than he Is likely to get back again. He endures the imposition until he can stand It no longer, and finally cuts of! the "dead beats" and relegates their worthless indebteuess to his profit and loss account. What greater right has a man who subscribes for a newspaper for one year to nsk or expect credit from the publisher than lie has to ask hls'gmcer, hardware or dry goods dealer to trust him one year for $1.60 or $2.00 Worth ot good*? Cusiom is the only excuse for it, and *• fwl fully justified in denominating It an abominable custom--the undoubt­ ed curse associated with country news> paper publishing and the ono tint keeps many a publisher's "nose to the grindstone'* year in and year out. It* baneful eilects are visible everywhere In Ills business. He cannot allord to furnish a* much reading matter, or as iarge a paj^er as he would wish ;neither can lie afford to make needed improve ments in the mechanlcnl department ,efhl« eflUw to sustain Ms pap^r In typographical appearaneo to the stand­ ard of metropolitan sheets with which he U oblige.f. in a measure, to com­ pote. lit buys only what ho cannot get along without, and frequently runs in debt lorktUat, thereby pay'ng con­ siderably more than ho would If he oould go Into market with the cash foi hi* purchases. In short, lie Is placed at a great disadvantage, 110 matter in wh«t direction he moves, and his lot is a discouraging one. Thus, also, those who force hliu into this position by asking credit, uot only strike a blow a.t their county paper, but at themselves as well, and would reap part of the benefits of a reformation. Very fre­ quently those who subscribe for the home paper also take one rroiu abroad. They never think of asking for credit from the foreigu publisher; then why from the home publisher? The prac­ tice is oue that should no longer be tolerated, and publishers who have their owu welfare at heart should lose no time in abolishing it. In on: judgment a list of 500 advance paying subscribers is of greater advantage to the publisher than a list of 1000 011 the credit plan. The adoption of the advance-pay system would doubtless result in the loss of some subscribers, but we intagiue the loss would only be temporary. Those who subscribe for the county paper take It, as a rule, for local uetvs--news that cannot be ob­ tained elsewhere--mid as soon as they learn that tlis publisher conducts his business t?n business principles, they will fall into the habit of paying him as they do publishers of foreign papers. It is a oorrect saying that if you place a low estimate on the value of your own product'(and crediting subscrip­ tion to Tom, Dick and Harry on their own t|m« Is doing just that thing) others are apt to pUce a lower value. The editors of the dlflerentstates meet In vouv-entlon once a year, and we sincerely hope and would recommend that at* the various meetings to be held 'rext summer this subject be dis­ cussed and some united action taken to eradicate tlio evil. It is old e nough and has done mischief enough to be placem an the retired \\&l,^TypeFound- rnoMspRiNorucLii,! From ear KeguIsr Correspondent^ ' Si-niKoriicLO. iLt*. The withdrawal of Gov. Hamilton from the gubernatorial race has been for tl>e last week the main topic of In­ terest in political circles. Ills friends generally commend him for this action. Said the Governor to the correspon­ dent: **l wanted to withdraw two weeks earlier but was prevailed upon not to do so by a few valued friends, I am out now, and you may say r will do as much for the success of the Republi­ can ticket in the coming campaign as ably and art waking; the inclination of any other <one man fa Illinois ,r 4 the f?ou«o. There are seven overdn. f®T"Tbe great secret of the beauty, of th* Jersey I.i'.y i« her good health and the secret of her health is her vig­ orous exercise. At Dayton, Ohio. March 25. Mrs. Langtrv appeared. The dav was bright and tho atmosphere bracing, and the famous beauty cnuld not resist its temptation to snlly from the seclusion of her apartments. In the course of the day she made a three mile tour of the city on font, with her manager, and then, striking out Into the country alone, she walked to the Soldiers^ Home and back, and frotn tho city to the village of Little York and hack. The entire distance is twenty- two miles, widen, including tho walk of.the city, makes an almost Incredible feature. She claimed never to have felt better than after it. and on the 4> next morning was ready for another W'P* d|.*< THE WAT IT looks.* i :p The way it looks >iow l«, tTiit'Sgle^- by will b» nominated by acclamation. 1'ho ticket will then run as follows; For Governor, Gen. Oglesby; Meuten- ant Gov., Gen. J. O. 8inlth; Secretary of State, II. D. Dement; Auditor, Chaa( P Swigart; Treasurer, D. T. Littler or Ohas. Becker; Attorney General, .famrs McCartney or George Hunt. In regard to these two latter positions the con­ test bids fair to he close. Becker boing a one legged soldier and a German Is liable to be troublesome. The scurrilous slanders published In ref ard to McCaitney, by a democratic paper In this city, which have no foun­ dation In fact. Is making the friends of Hunt very uneasy. They remember how such things generally terminate. Gov. Hamilton will be named In the Convention as one of the delegates at large to tho National Convention. Sen­ ator Cullom will, no doubt, head the delegation. Gen. Dick Rowett, of Qulncy; Gen. Greeri B. Rnutn and G*n. Charles Lip- pincott are also mentioned as candi­ dates for delegates at large. Sangamon County Democrat* will support Carter Harrison for Governor, and Uon. Alf Oreudorff for Treasurer. If Gen. J. Black would consent to ruii for Governor, the support would be given to hint. The report received at Marshal Tan­ ner's oIBoe of a KtiKlux clan being in Gallatrn county which does work simi­ lar to that done during the war, has a tendency to startle Springfield citizens Editor I'i-mndkamcu:--I am in*re­ ceipt, from time to time, of Mctlohry county papers, recently the Pi.ats- deai.er. In which were articles proband con on that very remarkable prophecy of our Savior In which the destruction of Jerusalem and tho Jewish temple are foreshadowed etc. I was greatly interested in the discussion, so far as it advanced, and regret that the par­ ties engaged allowed it to drop with­ out coining to some definite conclusion* in these days we get muoh of otp re­ ligious intelligence from the secular press, and if it is proper to start a dia- oussiou of the kind In a secular paper, it Is oertainly proper to finish It. If I may be permitted to express an opin- iou In reference to the manner in which the suhjeot was handled, J should say the parties for und^gainst seemed mere intent on raising diUicul- ties than iu removing them, If said prophecy admits of a satisfactory ex­ planation, do let us have It. The sub­ ject is too grave, and involves too much to be flung aside as an idle tale. If, iu the present age, or with our present means of information it cannot be ex­ plained, as some theologians say is the case with the Apocalypse, then wc must accept it as such, and submissively wait foroouiing events to remote the seal and disclose the mystery, Mr, Bastett. I conclude from his long silence, has nothing further to offer. If tho party who signs himself "A Priori"' Is uot satisfied (as it appear* he is not) with this gentleman's theory, 1 suggest that he give uj a better 0110 In its place (if he can,). At least, lot him show his colors, that we may know just where he stands and what he believes. It is not specially commendable to light in the dark under cover of a nom de plume and non-committal at the same time. Whether defensible or not, Mr. Bassett openly avows his position. Let "A Priori" do the same. However I do not quest ion the right of the negative to assume a strictly defensive attitude, if this be desirable, or the privilege of such to in&ist on proof at every stage of the argument. But I think the dis- w'Uftrioi) would have been more edifying to us outsiders, if not more conducive to a proper undemanding of the sub­ ject if "A Priori" had fraukly given us his own interpretation of the prophecy as an offset to Mr. Bassett's. ok v r MHa. ft * W. Cherokee, Iowa. WaMftlNOTON I.KTTSCK, Prem oar ref ular correspondent. Washington. D. C. March^ Last week Inaugurated the beginning of the end of the session, in tho strugglo for consideration among rival bills which have boon mndo "special orders.^ The bill for the retirement of the trade dollar Was among those which got tho best of the scramble for prscf deuce wi»l came before the House. From this time f.»rth there will bo • continual flglit for precedence among tho flro hundred bills that are reported favor- t * ®QrTlie work of invention still goes on, and In the future, when Edson shall have gene, no deub* some oue will pick up the thread where lie will leave it, and carry on the work he ha* eo well begun, Already has a busy brain invented a telephone which the inventor declares will enable conver­ sation to be held H'-ross the ocean. It is the inveutleuof a m*u in Ypsilanti. Michigan, who claims to have solved the problem of adding battery to line almost without limit, and in this way he believes that 9 current of sufficient strength can ho generated te over­ come very high resistance--as high as on the Atlantic cables, Exp*i*imeuts were made a few daye since over about three hundred and fifty miles of wire, aud with great success. AH the latest novelties in LaiUes' tlio Houso. special orders, two pending contested election cases, and ton appropriation bills, not to speak of the threatened tariff bill, all of which have tho parlia­ mentary right of way and are liable to l»e called up at any moment. Hence tlio chance of even a favored bill is small as against the Held. Besides, at tho present rate of progress*, which 1s about fourteen bills and resolutions In three months. Congress will bo obliged to sit for about nine years to pass only' tboeo five hundred bills. And Congress will ^ die of old ago now In less than a year, 1 and will only pretend to attend I# ; biMinoss for six months or that tira/|" It Is. however, usually during the loot days of tho session that most of tlio actual bill passing Is done, but tlio flicker of energy excited by the touch of the hand of death is but poor com­ pensation for tho Moth or the long J months or leisure wasted in adiourii- 1 ments, talk, dead locks, roll calls and alleged eulogies. Fifty or a hundred bills, generally of a small and unim­ portant character are squeezed through at ths last momont by' luck or good management, bnt the great body of - work falls by default. The Forty. ' seventh Congress furnished an exampl* of this chronic, slow legislation, for over ono thousand favorable reports and Senate bills were pending In tho House when the gavel came down Ilk* 1 the stroko of fate on all pious and. hopes. The ora of poll t leal and social actlv- itf still gooa on ot the White Houeo. Last week narked the nlutli of thf stito dinners to Repreeeiftiittves In I Congress, and this week th# President will ptotmlNjr entsrlainGeneral Oraat, as the latter Is so far convalescent as bo able to go about with considerable freedom. Though Mr. Arthur ta&oo i dally hosreback exercise. It is evident J that these -many social duties are bo- S ginning to tell upon blm. He llko^ nothing so well ai to sit down by hjih* seir in his private room In tho evening . and spend the time in reading tlio principal Journals of the country, for It is said he Is much interested In tho political dlftcussietis and occnrenoeo recorded In the/press Just now. Tlitt private room, is very small and cosy, containing only • writing desk arid 1 "'H few easy ohnlrs. It Is situated In tlio northeast corner of the second story of the White House, and la oonnected with his sleeping chamber. The i'reaident never has been devoted to games or light amusements since lie csme to tho White House. He cares very little fop cards, and <loe* not play whist at all. He understands poker, and used to llko that better tliaii any other game, hnk he does not play it Iu tho White Houso, On dit, that there Is a divided house* hold at the Executive Mansion on tlw Flto John Porter question. Mm, Haynesworth Is opposed 10 restoring Porter, and Mrs. McElroy Is Ip favor of > It; so the President Is between hltr ^ sisters. Mrs, llaynesworrli I* the better ' politician, bnt Mrs. McElroy is o stronger partisan. The first Is a clever woman who has never oared for gajp > society, but who has devoted her tlmft;6# to her family, to reeding, and to poM|« | leal questions of the day. She is • well read woman Mid an able talker^ ! Mrs. McElroy Is. to many, more attra«j(fs !ve and persuasive. It Is said that sho ' Is the fovorite sister of the President# |j Hhe le stronger, physically, than hef „ A- elder sister, and certainly possesses tl«o tact and grace which enables her to (Uf the position of hostess so well. j^.- Active preparations nre making fop the completion of tlio Waahingtoi Monument. The work of set ting stouo w^l he resumed at tlio beginning of May. and it Is expepted the height will be raised to five hundred feet by tho middle of August. All that will ro* I main then will be to et-wct.-the |>yr«* midal marble summit of 50 feet, uialfe lug the monumont MO feet high. Tlio ^ present unfinished top of the mom* ^ went is surmounted lijr a belt of eleO%-ii^J| trie lights, which can be teoit from ~ almost any parte! tlio eity% The third trial of the suit of Mallei Kilbeuru agxlnst ox Sergeant at Arm« vl;:: Thompson has resulted iu a verdict of.. £17.800. The verdict iu tWe first trio! / , was for $100.009,«ud iu tlte second fof^|f J gBO.OUft. Mr. Kitbouru deserves credit^ J. whether he gets any cash or not, fo* ^ forcing Congress to squarely try thO V question of Its right to e&errim tfc* function* of a court ut'^isiive. See .. . i;'- .. . . match for $.">.000 % shle boo Wen made between John I,. Sulllvait aud Mervine Thoui|isou. ol Clove)oudk Oitio. t'lie tight will oil Iu about four mouths, some where in the vH ciuity or New Orleans, Eaotom oios^ , say that Sullivan will "Huuk.w %i»d It |4 the opiniou there'tbat bo wtUM|oolhfa|^ visual W iua