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* * ~ RKPOKT or TMC C O ? f B I T I O N ,' , V%,^- '< v ' J* ; - a«fe-3;. ,**£ ,v<: \£ *•* * V *f* i >,>•*-W ***^* •Wr* * •* -» .ft'?' <<„ -\:S r*Wr . }~$3t *• *6*<# " ** "* v ; KDtfBS&AY, APRIL Editor. OtKttfot RtpuMloaii % :̂r *rwwJotal Convention. *;i»o eeveral Counties comprising the ' *w*l«h Judicial District ot Illinois, imre. qi.ested to Mind delegates to a Republican Convention, to be held at Elgin, on Friday, May 1st, M 11:90 r. m., for the purpose ot itlacinff in nomination three candidates tor fftrcnit Judges of aaid District. Bach Count* will be entitled to one delegate tor every 400 Republican votes or major fraction thereof, ram at the last genera! election, as follows: OomtUe*. Ito^ie DeKalb On »*age...... K.i no Kendall...... Lake McHenry.... . Totals i& . '-ft? DeL Q* 10 « 18 S 7 fl Votes. ....S.000 ... 4.116 2,345 7,143 1.9<* V!.2,768 .» .3,697 The several counties are recommended to hold their County Conventions on the SUnr day next preceding the District Convention, toilless otherwise provided by the County Central Committees. N. 8. CARLISLE, Chairman, O. A. PARTRIDGE, Secretary, C. E. Fuller, C. W. MARSH. . . E. H. GART, H. S. Hi'DSON, J. B. PERRY , Co omit tee. • .ppi: Wi • • «• I K Jl . s * 'F ' l9»Ron. C. E. Fuller baa introduced a biil Into the Illinois House, taxing makers ot Imitation butter 15 cents a pound, and compelling them to report the number of pounds manufactured every month to tbe Secretary of State, under a penalty of $10,00t. If this passes tbe butterine makere will have a hard road to travel, er eke move out of the State. (9*I( the people of the old world !w>isted on fighting, tbe people of the United States should redouble their efforts to feed them and make them as Cvlufcrtttblw SS pwSotbiS. It ffOilld SS9S3 as if their troubles, long brewing, had to be settled at some time, and, so far as the (JiJted States are concerned are prepared for it with full storehouses andgranaries.--Inter Ocean. UK® WST A bill Is now being considered by the Illinois Legislature which pro. vidfs that a concurrence of nine or more members of a petit jury sha!l be sufficient for a verdict. Such a law would effect a great savfug ot time to the courts and of much money to the taxpayers. The one or two profe* siunal jurymen who now frequently hang a jnry and retard jostlee wonld then be powerless. Another Qrattght ot "Reform." • An unnccowiry amount of fuss is be­ ing maile by th«>si wh» reprint Mr. Cleveland's promises and professions about Civil Service Reform and an* iiotiiic3 with glee that some praise­ worthy thing ha« been said by him or by some Cabinet officer on that subject. Prom the first thete has been a great •leal of talking an*! promising, a great deal of pretence with scant prospect of performance. Talk is cheap. When Mr. Cleveland appointed Mr. Manning to carry out Civil Service Reform most people sus­ pected that his talk whs also f.-ilse. Now comes the appointment of the notorious Higgitis of Baltimore as ap- p 'intment clerk to the Treasury De­ partment. Democratic journals admit that the selection is a disgrace. Civil Service reformers decline to express any opinion about it, and tt">y begin to nnderstan 1 bv this time that they will have to hold their tongues very hard if they are to pretend to be satis- fled wiVi the President for whom some of them ?oted. Mr. Higjjiiis, it is said, was especially re.'ommenied by Senator Gorman. He had become a man or mark and value to the Senator from Maryland by rea­ son of his remarkably unscrupulous and adroit use of power in politic*) matter®. Thos« who know him best, as Mr. Gorman . (iocs, recognize him as the sort of man to use the public serv­ ice so far as It possibly can be used tor the benefit of those who put hi<n into placd. Nobody pretends that hit is a refoimer. or has ever had a single idea in sympathy with the principles of Civil Service reform. Such selections mean that the Presidant is going to choose snb-ordi nates who will prosti­ tute the public service to the utmost for party ends. Delay there is likely to be lu the selection of subordinates for two reasons. The Senate is still in session atul a sweeping massacre of officials might arouse efteeiive resist- eme. The new tue-ti are inexperienced and many of them incompetent, and as yet they have their duties to learn, and the administration probably real­ izes that the public service would go to the dogs altogether if enough of the present officials should not b* retal tied for a time to teach tie others their duty. But such selections a* those of Manuing and Higgins show clearly that whenever it is possible, Republi­ cans will be turned out to make room for Democratic workers. .*156,08933 no,ooo on 35, SO I 07 11,606 S3 2,014 60 MttOO a^Uiggins, the nowly appointed Appointment Clerk in the Treasury pepartmeut, seams to be a "bad egg." tie is charged by the civil service asso. elation of Baltimore with precisely the same crimes that Mackin and Gall a- glier were convicted of in Chicago, ab stracting, in the election of 1875, the genuine and substituting spurious bal­ lots, involving fergery, Ac. Id 1879 he is charged with having been a bulldoz­ er, who, with pistol and whisky-bottle la hand, drove voters from the polls. He will be a bad man for such a re­ sponsible place, the appointments to all of the positions, of men and wo^eof going through his hands. Mr Nine-tenths of the stories about the burial or liying persons are false, and yet w« bury our dead too soon Benjamin Forsyth, a Froeport boy aged 16 years had a narrow escape from death last Tuesday. He was ap­ parently dead and his coffin was about to be lowered into the grave, when, In compliance with tbe beseeching cries of his mother, the coffin was opened and a slight moisture was discovered upon the boys forehead. He was re­ moved to a house noar by and efforts made to restore him. These were suc­ cessful after several hours work, and complete recovery is now prnmlfijl- Sycamore Republican. I®1 A New Tork despatch, under date of March 31st. says: "The crisis has been reached in General Grant's sickness, and tbe worst is now looked for at an early moment. It is not a question of weeks nor of days, bat of hours. There can be no doubt that the end is rapidly approaching. The con­ tinued presence of at least one of the physicians in the house, their guarded expressions when asked about the General, and the unooncealed anxiety and depression of the Grant family prove this even though definite infor­ mation from the sick room cannot be obtained." The people of the United State are standing with bowed heads and with feelings of the greatest sor­ row, awaiting the death of America's greatest soldier. The Day of Doom. The second adventists of Concord, N. H., undismayed by previous failures, now announce that the day of doom has positively been fixed for May 19th, and that tttere will be no postponement on account of the weather or for any other reason. The event has been announzed a score or mote ef times before, says an exchange, and with remarkable punctuality it haa each time failed to occur. How the adventists account to themselves for these failures is a mys­ tery. but their faith itself ts one of the mysteries of the nineteenth century, and their belief seems to be proof not only against all knowledge but also against their own experience. Un­ doubtedly to these people there is a sort of f iscination about the expect­ ancy of the thing, and their condition must be a good deal like that oi' the fellow who buys a lottery ticket and expects to draw the capita) prize. The results are tbe same, anyway, for the fellow, although he does not get the prize, keeps on buying tickets with the same object in view, and the adventists keep on fixing new dates after each failure. The world may come to an end May 19th or thereabouts, but we would not advise any of our readers to get their ascension robes ready or dis­ pose of their property in anticipation of the event. v ; JfiTSecretary Manning has sot on foot an examination of the books of the department over which he presides pii,d will, it is said, carry the examlna- •Hon back 30 years. This is well. Vast Interests center In the treasury de­ partment and its chief can not be too wa'chful of the methods of its business. But if the new secretary weuld go back a few years further-to the )ast ; decade of Democratic administration , --he would find something well worth his study. He would find how poor the credit of the government was under Democratic presidents, how bar »u the treasury, how high the rat* of interett the government had to pay. By comparing the condition of »h« treasury at the time Republicans took control with its condition when $hey went quietly out of power, he would find cause for wonderment that present Grant on the Surrender. A friend of mine, while talking of General Grant's illness, said: "The General is a wonderful man. He often speaks volumes in a single sentence. I remember that on one occasion a rather cheeky individual was pestering him with questions about some of his cam­ paigns, and the results not being to his taste, finally told the General that It was a common criticism passe,d upon him that he had the soldiers, the money and the power, and that any man of ordinary capabilities would havesncceedcd wit • the same oppor­ tunities. Grant s owly rolled his cigar from one side of his mouth to the other, and replied quietly: "I have hoard of these criticisms before. There is only one answer I can make. Gen. Lee surrendred to me. He didn't sur­ render to any other Union General, although I believe that there were several efforts made in that direction before I assumed command of tho army."--Boston Traveller. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK At Woodstock, Illinois, -- AT TIT*-- Close of Boalnesa, Xar. 10, *86. Loan* and disoonnts Overdrafts .. IT. s. Bonds to secure circulation... Due from approved reserve agents. Due from other National Bt<nks Current expenses and taxes paid Checks and other casta item*........ Hills of other banks Krc'l cur. nickels A pennies......... Specie I>ejf;il tender notes Ro't'mpt'n funtl with 1J. S. Treasurer (5 per cent ot circulation 1,85000 Total ...(380,455 HI LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in . ...... 50,000 00 Surplus fund 18,00000 Undivided profits 4,400 46 National Bank Notes outstanding... 45,00000 Individual de|K>sit9 subject to check 173,052 70 Demand Certificates of deposit...... 1,00300 Total-- .,,..1X39,4(5 16 8TATE OF ILLINOIS, I " County of Me Henry, f. • »'* s I John J. Murphv, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that theabove statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. JOHW J. MURPHV, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day or March, 1885. KDWAVD Qihnlav, Notary Public. Correct Attest:-- W*. H. STEWAKT, E. A. MURPHY, ' - JOHN J. Murfht, Directors.*; Money to Loan On Real Estate, in sums of $500 to $10,000. Time and payments to suit borrower. JOHN J. MURPHY. SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securelv wrapped, to any address in the United States for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to BICHABD Z- FOX, FKANKMN SQUARE, New York. HOW TO SAVE That is d »ne by going to the welLknown MERCHANT TAILOR, Herman Maiman, Wauconda, III. Dealer In FOSSIM AJD DOMESTIC --1--CLOTHS « Of all kinds. Order yon a suit of clothes whteh ts perfect fitting and all WORK WARRANTED* , Or money refunded. Herman H. Maintain Wauconda, March 33d, 1885. A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS Thousands of Acres Plowed with the Flying Dutchman, and Every Claim Made (or This 'Wonderful Plow fully Substantiated. Why is this plow so successful and popular ? Because it runs ONE HORSE LIGHTER than an; other plow made. Because the plow is CARRIED,GAUGED AND GUIDED by the us* of thro* wheals. Because tbe plow is IN FRONT of tbe driver. Because the welsiht of the driver la OVER THE FURROW WHEEL, addinc but little to the draft, but keeping tbe plow down to Its work. Because the swivel plate pole PRE­ VENTS ALL SIDE DRAFT or welcht oa horse's necks. Because it Is simple, strong and dur­ able, and does first-ciaaa work. Illustrated circulars (descriptive), The Story of the Flying Dutchman (sen­ sational), The Agricultural Pilgrim's Progress, with six tinted illustration* (comic), all sent free to any address. MOLINE PLOW CO., MOLINC. ILLINOIS. the people ever permitted tbe chauge which gave Mr. Meaning hie high position. 'bo druggist who the v hesitates now is wluttr. He should slmir lj sweet oil and liquorice his coughs syrup it •*, Bull's Cough Syrup does not pay hi* enough profit. . - % ' ; fcasiMfe a®;1 , •fi: « I • '4* SJ Great is the we&t, but not so in the eyes of the administration. No man represents that great area west of the Mississippi river in the cabinet of Mr. Cleveland. But then it should be borne in mind that that great ter- ritory west of the Mississippi river, so rich in its resources, so boundless in its area, so teeming In its thousands of cattle upon its thousands of hills, so exhuberant In its growth of flowers and grain, comes up inflnitesimally short in democratic majorities, and even to the administration which stands pledged to civil service reform, majorities do count for something after all.--Sterling Gazette. SIBLEY! rairtf.^ESi HIRAM SIBLEY & CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. CHICAGO, ILL E. Main St. 200-206 Randolph St, Oue Door West of the Biveraide DEALER IN- NAILS, MECHANICS' TOOLS, CHANDELIERS, | ^Lamps, Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware. Aii'i in short, everythingim tho Hardware, tove and Tin Line. E WIILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! (toll at his store before buying eUewhere. JOBBlira &XTD REPAIRING • Promptly Attended To. t39"REMEMBKR , extra good bargains can always be ohtaiu$d. 5 JOHN 1. STORY. McflrtUyVifil., March 16th, 1885. . •J0.. RIVERSIDE * J« !•»/ * **V \A. ' ». .. ^ i 1 ̂ oIIKTXRY. Ill*, " .--tr-DEAI-ER 1 ; \4 if • i.-* ions, Spring by The Forelock. WAUCONDA, ILL., usual on hand with the largest aud best ̂ sortrnent of In Mc Henry or petition. Counties, at prfee* 'WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD," IS HIS MOTTO. Clothing for Men, Youths and Boys. Also a full line of Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Shoes, etc. Trunks and Valises! Wr\ Gloves, Mittens, Boots, Has a full and selected stock ot Fashionable Spring Millinery, which she invites the ladies of y Wauconda and vicinity to call and examine and learn prices. ' • - HENRY MAI MAN. Waowida, March 23d, 1881 - F . G M A Y E S DEALER M Staple Dry Goods, Invites an inspection ot his stock, all ot which will be sold at the lowest prices for cash. Remember good goods at fair Prices at < he Centerville Store. F. C. MAYES. Mc Henry, ftlw June 10,1884. Corporation Election. THE Annual Village Election for the village •f McHenrr, will be held at the Council Bowa in tbe village of Mclieary, oa Tuesday, the 21st day of Apiil, 1885, at which time the officers will be elected: Three Trustees and one Clerk. The Polls of said Election will be open be­ tween 8 and • o'clock in the morhtng, *ntl kept open until 7 o'clock In the evening of tliat day. „ „ „ J. VAW SITKC, Clerk, IfcHenrjr, 111* March 31st. 188ft. Smokers Call For NICEKBB TAG, OR tt'CENT STRAIGHT CIGAK. S I L V E R T A G , Or 3 for a Quarter CHoar. TAQ OR \0.CENT STRAIGHT CIGAR. The Finest Goods Ever Offered roil SALE BT All First-Class Dealers. VOTES TBS BED 0., NEAR THE DEPOT, McHenry Tou Will Again Find; "Unci# Ben _t all hours ready te ahowjphl customers and new ones a choice line of TBUITS, (3E0CBIES AND FSOVISIOHS. To exchange for the Produce of theConntiy or even Cash, for what it |S worth, ____o Canned Goods, Green and Dried Fruits, And In short everything usually kept In a II ret class Grocery, and at PRICES as Low as tbe Lowest, quality of doods considered. e^The Highest Market Price paid for all kinds of Country Produce. B. GILBERT. #••! McHenry, f|U Sept. 16, 1884. 10-9-3 m. W I ! \ - S 1 L . O W ' S "Vineya^-'lloller Skates. For the host, most <1 nih<• 1 o and easiest run ning Holler skates get the -'VIN EYARD." \'l ilie principal Rinka are usinfr the "V INKY ARD" Roller. I'ut up in All Clamp, Half Clamp and Strapped fV>Mii)lote. The demand for these skates is so great that the y are kept in stock by all principal hart* wurc de^l era throughout the country. Mltnuftct ured by the Irvenlor and Patentee SA MUEL WIN SLOW# WORCESTER, MASS m BAEGAINS 11 For Coal and Wood Shoes, Rubber Goods, - : ' » Cnoice Family Groceries, Bishop's ta ndiird mnd Surpritw, and Wa&feiiriie'* ga)ierlative. Wooden and Willow Wart, Crockirj and Qlan Wars, ?«wdir, Shot, faU Stook of Amnnnition, Cifui, And Tobacco, Bttigs ttl dltmlc&li, Midicims Stanond Dyes, Paints, (Mil, Ite. Am now receiving my Sprinir and Summer Supplies, and every Ifepartment will be found full of New and SeaHonable Goods, which are offered rery cheap.' We desire to call particular attention to1 our. DRESS GOODS ! Consisting in part of Cashmeres, both Black and in Colors; Black Silks, Summer Silks, Velv«M#, flails, etc. We have a fine line ca- in the vevy latest styles -CALL ON RETAILERS ATTEXTION. We advertise the above brands in the lead lag St. Louis dailies, and your name will ap pear among the list of agenoies once a week for 60 days from date of last purchase. ith Jlvst order we send 3 neat and ^pretty signs. We have one price for these goods from which there is no deviation, namely: Nlckle Tag, $35.00; Silver Tug, VBS.OO; Gold Tag, $70.00 per 100*. We also carry the most extensive line of Domestic, Key West and Imported Cigars in the country, at bottom prices. Sample orders solicited. Goods guaranteed. Address. TAYL0B MF'O 00., It. Loitia. He. IL UUW-, M.ftnafcer. . m- Annual Town Meeting. NOTICE Is hereby given to the citizens, le­gal Voters of tne Town ol McHenry, and State ef Illinois, thai the Annual Town Meet­ ing lor said Town, will he held at the Council Boem In said Town, on Tuesdav, the 7th day I of April next, being tbe flrst Tuesday,in said month, for the purposes following, *iz: KIHST--To chooss a Moderator to preside at said meeting. SECOND--To elect one Supervisor (who shall be ex-offlele Overseer of the Poor. One Town Clerk, Jne Assessor,One Collector, One Commissioner ol Highways, Two Constables, Two Justices of tne Peace, and as many Pound Masters as the Electors may deter­ mine. And to act upon say additional subjects which may, In pursuance of law, come be fere •aid meeting wneii convened. Which meeting wUI be sailed to order be. tween the hours ef «ght and nine o'clock In ept epen until seven _>n. d at McHenry, the 16th E.M. HOWE Opposite BiHliop4* Mill, •Vho lias a completefline of the best stoves in the market, as well as a large sfbek of Hardware, Mechanic's Tools, rid, the forenoon, and o'clock In the aftei Given under nsy day of March, A. 1 &r- COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, 1, ln;<act, everything iaj bard miff ; ana tin line. HE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. Call at his store before buying elsewhere lobbmg and repairing promptly attended to 4MTRt-inember, extra good bargains can al­ ways be obtained at Howe's. IcUenr/, Dec. 1, l&st. WHITE GOODS, Beautiful aud Cheap. An inspection of goods aud prices is most respectfully solicited. jlre aim to carry as large and complete assort­ ment of General Mercmndise as can be found in McHenry County, and our prices will always be found as low as Good Goods can be obtained. {^/"Remember the largest stock and lowest prices always Riverside Block, McHenry, 111* -a. nAx ,i..l .-/A Jt (' -- '.'"i .. A'J.if :i®| . . • A. . ... k ,,i J!ki-Jj \ ./* . . ... Z , .... <?: , ... . ."if ./•>.« •. ,. l, -L... . ...•. , 7* , ' t ' L , J. f V -.f . >M " •* * •am