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m Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe." VOL. 11. ii&i M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1886. NO. 32. Published EV«T Wednesday L~V $, VA>' SLYKE >!< &ND PUBLISHER. Office in Bishop's Block, --OPPOSITE PBRRY A OWEN'S.-- TBBMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. 9h« Tear (In A<tr*noc)..............,....«.tl.80 If Not Paid within Three Months...... .. 8.00 Subscriptions received tor {three or six nonths in the same proportion. Bates of Advertising. We announce liberal rates for advertising t* the PLAINDEALEH, and endeavor to state them so plainly that they will be readily un- ierstood. They are as follows: 1 Inch one year • • • j .• • 500 * Inches one year • • - . WOO 8 Inches one year - - 15 W> If Column one year .. • . - - 3000 K Column one year- *• •• • - 60 00 Column one year - - * • 100 00 One inch means the measurement of one •eh down the column, single column width. Yearly advertisers, at the above rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they ihoose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having Standing cards) will be entitled to insertion* •f local notices at the rate of A cents per line each week. All others will be charged 10 cents per :ine the first week, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged >t the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first Issue, and f cents per line for subsequent issues. Th".s, tn inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, fl.50 for two weeks, #£00 for three weeks, and so on. The PI.AINDRAI.BR will be liberal in giving •ditorinl notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. *9- H. T. BROWN. M. D. tJHYSlQIAN AND SURGEON. Offlce at 1 Residence, McHenry, 111. O. H. FEGER9, M, D- HirslOlAN AND SUHUEON. McHenry, Ills. OfKce at Residence. O.J.HOWARD, M. D. HHYSIOIAS AND SURGEON, McHenry, 1 111. Ottce one door West of Pltzstmmons ft Branson's store, up Stairs. BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or-ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, in Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside House. ROBT SCHIESSLE Having purchased the old stand of Joseph Wiedemann, JSEAR THE DEPOT, MeHENRY, ILLINOIS, Keeps open for the accommodation of the Ptahlio a First Class Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all times keep the best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the market. Also Agent For FRANZ FALK« MILWAUKEE LAGER BEIB. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- way* on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING 0OR HORSES. aptiall and mejus. Robert 8chlesslo. McHenry, I1L, Kay 1Mb, MB. BUS1XESS CARDS. M. F. EL'LSWORTH, ATTORNEY at Law, and Solicitor la Chan eery, Nunda, III. ASA W. SMITH, > ATTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor In Chancery.-*-Woodsfock, III. 8. F. BENNETT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SU KG EON. Also United States Examining Surgeon. Richmond, Illinois. E. R. BENNETT, M. D., Late House Surgeon Cook County Hospital, RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, Special attention given to difficult Surgical cases. DEVT&CH OESPHOCUEN. Office at Residence of Dr. S. F. Bennett. A. 8. CHILDS, M. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND 8UR GEON, West McHenry, 111. Calls promptly attended to, day or night. DR. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Waueonda, Lake Co., III. All calls promptly attend­ ed, day or night. Office on Main St., east of Barker's harness chop. MARY G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work done in first class Style and at reasonable prices. Rooms s t residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenry, I1L DR. C. IE. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker Honse, the 10th 11th 25th and SWth of each month. - When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday,and the first day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stay but one day. A. NV. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. M FIFTH AYE., (Briggs House). Chi­cago, 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. 9*A Full Assortment of Goods in his line AT THE OLD STAND, JACOB BONSLETT, ^ALOON AND RESTAURANT, at the old J stand, opposite Bishop's mill, McHenry, ill. The choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or cold meals on short notice on application. PHIL BEST'S MILWAUKEE BEER by the Bottle or Case, always on hand. GuOD STABLING FOR HORSES.- A. J SALOON and RESTAURANT Buck's Old Stand, MoHKNRY, ILLINOIS. Pine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Beer, HM UUwukM BHt, By the ̂ Bottle or Case. We buy none but the best and Mil at Reasonable Prices. Call and see me and I will use you well. ANTONY ENGELN. McEenry, 111., 1884. A book of 100 pages. The best book for an advertiser to con­ sults be he expert- enced or otherwise. i of newspapers and estimates aftheoost of advertising. The advertiser who > spend i formation he req J.C.KARGES, House, Signand Carriage PAINTER,f Shop at McHenry House, Near the Iron Bridge* I am prepared to do all kinds of Painting on short notice, and guarantee satisfaction. Sign Painting a Specially/ Oall and see me If in want of anything in the Painting line, as I am satisfied that I can please you,l)otli in workmanship and price. J. C. Karges. McHenry, June l\ 1885; t Attention Horsemen! I would call the attentfion of the public to my Stable ot Stock Horses, four in number: two Morgans, one 3-4Percheroii, and one Imported Horse. They are all good representatives of their breed. Also a few .Merino Sheep r sale. The public are cordially invited to call and examin^ stock, get prices, etc. No business done on Sunday. N. S. COLBY. io-7-tr MCHENRY, ILL LL D PUMP REPAIRING, CEMENTING, ^TC. The undersigned Is prepared to do all jobs in the line ot' Digging Wells. Repairing kps. Cementing Wells, or Pumps. Will put in New Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired or a new Pump, give me a call. 49*Orders by mail promptly attended to. Postofllce, Johnsburgn, 111. L. BANTES. Johnsourgh, III., May 25th, 1&$, FOB BABGAIHS OT wnnte to i l one dollar, finds in it the in- i requires, white forhlm who will lnveet one hundred thousand dollars in ad­ vertising, a scheme is Indicated which will meet his every requirements or can be made ta dotobf tliffkl change* ratify arrived at by cor­ respondence. MS editions have been issued. Sent, post-paid, to any address for 10 cents. Write to GEO. P. ROWKLL A CO., NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU. (lSSprooe St. Printing House Bq.), Hew York. DOWNS' P?Z£J%- COSSET [IMPROVED.] Is the only perfect fitting, truly comfortable aad healtn.preserviugCorset made. Hasan Elastic Section above and below a Corded Centerpiece. Entirely different from any other. Every Corset is stamped and absolute­ ly Guaranteed in every particular. Be sure to get the Dmi Patent. Manufactured only * t h . « p £ K £ ! « « £ » d * sal* v *rst-olass dr; For Coal and Wood CALL OK E. M. HOWE Opposite Bishop's Mill, •Vho has a complete line of the best stoves in the market, as well as a large stock of Hardware, Mechanic's Tools, (IN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, And, -injfact. everything in the hardware stove and tin line. HE WILL HOT BE UNDERSOLD. Call at his store before buying elsewhere fobbing and repairing promptly attended to •9TRemember, extra good ways be obtained at Howe'fc HeHnij, Dee. 1* IMS. v.Ki.£•£ '1-m. .WJ -xi«e ATTENTION LADIES. MAS. J. H. SEXTON, Yor the past ten years one of the leading Dressmakers in Elgin, ias moved to McHenry where she is ready to do Dressmaking in all the latest stales. Satisfac­ tion guaranteed. Cutting and Fitting a specialty. Also agent for the I. X L., Tailor system of Cutting and Fitting. Full instructions given* Rooms two doors West of the Kiverside House. 10-38 SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, seeurely wrapped, to any address in the Halted States for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Addcw* all orders to BICHA&D X. VOX, FRAHKLIN SQUARE, New York. Being I Qoi&fll Qonilll AUCTIONEER "AD INTERIM M. F. ELLSWORTH Tenders his services to the selling public and guarantees good work or no pay. Terms reasonable, made known on application. Ad­ dress, NUNDA, ILL. MONEY LOANED On McHenry County Farms, on time, terms, and in amounts to suit borrowers, by J. W. RAN STEAD. ii-17-flm Elgin, Illinois. W I N S L O W ' S "Vineyard" Roller Skates. Livery Stable. HE. WKiHTMAV, Proprietor. First « class rigs, with or without " furnished at reasonable rates, all kinds done on short notice drivers Teaming ot United States War Claim Apcy --of-- WM. H. COWI4N, Woodstock, - - Illinois. Prosecutes all clatsas and kinds of claims against the Unltfed States for ex-Soldisrs. their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. „ J „ WM, H. COWLIX, Office at Residence, Madison St., Woodstocc, Illinois. JOHNSBURGH 1 HENRY MILLER, --DKALtt IH-- Foreiu aii Affierican Marble, Scotch and American Granite AfOXtlMENTS, TABLETS, HEADSTONES - CEMETERY COPIXG, ETC. JOHNSBURGH, ILI* Orders Solicit^. Good Work Ciuaranteed. Pott Office Address McHENRY, IL|. * For the best, most durable and easiest run- ning Roller states get the 'VISE V AltD." \'l the principal Rinks are using the V iNEVARU" Roller. 1'iit up m <ill Clamp, Half Clamp and strapped Complete. The demand for these skates is so great that they are kept in stock by all principal bar !• ware dealers throughout the country. Manufactured by the Inventor and Patentee ftAMUEL WIN8LOW, WORCESTER, MASS. J. P. SMITH, WATCHMAKER § JEWELER, (tcHenry, - Illinois. As Fine a Stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry A« MO be found in the connty, which I offer it prices that cannot be beat. A Fine Stock of CHOICE CIGARS. Call and examine goods and learn prices. J. P. SMITH. McHonry, III., July Uth, 1886, John Helm, Algonquin, III., DEALER IK Baidwut, Stoves, Ti&wui, In short, we keep everything in the above mentioned lines, which we are offe ing to the buy­ ing public as cheap as any other house in this section. Call and See us. J0BBNG & REPAIRING, PBOMPTLY ATTENDED TO. JOHN HELM. Algonquin. Feb. 18,1885. Railroad Ticket For 1,000 Miles TO St. Andrew's Biy, F oriia. T his beautiful Bay and surroundings .are acknowledged by all who have visited there to lie the loveliest combination of fertile sell, beautiful foliage, fragrant orch»ids, blue water, growing city, and absolutely perfect climate in Summer "as well as in winter, to be found in America. There is but one Florida and St Andrew's Bay is its brightest jewel. Prices for Business or Home Lots and Or­ chard Tracts range from S5, •», $17, S90, to S150, and sales were made t> more thin S.OOOdiflerent purchasers within the first sixty davs. St. Andrews will certainly become the second largest city in Florida within the next two years. Property is doubling in value every thirty day. Free Transportation 1wr I.OOO Miles tp Tract Purchaser#. Send to stamp lor Illustrated pamphlet con­ taining full details. Address principal busi. This is not a Cure All. Out a Sure and Permanent Cure for RHEUMATISM. T reli dire his remedy Is guaranteed to give Immediate lef, and perform a permanent cure If used M •eeted; It acts upon an entirety new principle, dls> covered after years of patient study ana experiment. Ite eCtecti arc truly ••rrcloun. We claim that our remedy has a Hx'eltle action upon the fluids of the body, supplying moisture to the tissues and lubricating the joints affected by the disease. Nd •tllTor Distorted remain after a cure by .this specific. A trtuI of a s ingle bottle will convince the most sceptical tliiu we have not told half Its virtues. Price. •! .O® per bottle. For sale by all dujjgisti. Manufacturer! only by LBNNKY MEDICINE CO.. CHENOA, ILLINOIS. CTffe do not forget ttiat our claim* f>r the 9peciBe are contrary to all past experi­ ence in the treatment of Kheumatism. In iact it was long before we on. selves became con •inced that il could lie possible that a single remedy could perform radical cures* where the most eminent physicians had tailed. Not­ withstanding all this we are now convinced, and we have also convinced every one who has used it, that it is a Wonderful Medicine. We invite and urge the afflicted to correspond with those who have given their voluntary testimonials furnished on application as to its effects in their cases, jm A PRESENT! Our readers for 12cents in postage stamps to pay for mailing and wrapping, and the names of two book agents, will receive tree » Steel Finishing Parlor Engraving of all our PRESIDENTS, including Cleveland, site 22X38 Inches, worth $4.00. Address Elder Fab- Co., Chicago, 111 VOL 10--1886, The Leadlns Illustrated Weekly Review, Devoted to Music. Orama, Literature, Art. Society and Current Events. The Ablest. Brightest and most Influential Journal of its class in the. world. CBITKMLl tKDEFBHDE*T ! IMPARTIAL I No home should bd without It. JokaJ Xitiy. Frederick Axoker, Publisher, Editor. PUlUK 10 CKNTS. be ordered.from any Book*eller, dealer. Stationer or Music Dealer, SmdptMtpaid at above ratet, Address THf KE\NOTC. , e. a Box tfM M* *** <*9 Soldiers' Department. County CU A- R. Directory. RICHMOND POST HO 386. Meets the first and third Fridaj evenings of •a«feM£tk.- • DB .S.r.B«M«TT. bom. . WOODSTOCK POST, ItO 108. ike tktod Monday evenings ofeach montb. B. X. SMITH. Com. JrtrWDA POST, HO-->. Meets the first and third Wednesday .even ings of each month. V WM. BUTLKS, Com. HARVARD POST, HO 355. Meets the second and foartk Monday even­ ings ot each month. > -A D*. H. T. WOODRCrV. OHR. MARSHOO POST, NO. 16®, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. ' J. B. BABOOOK. Com. William Gasper, A mo. Indians, Is s tnie Republican and an old soldier,.and votes as be shot. He belonged to the 434 Ind. Elijah Haness, 4lst Ohio, Antwerp, Ohio, proposes a soldiers1 ticket la 1888. He Is In favor of Oen. Logan and Gov. Foraker as the nominees. H. C. Nicholson, 106th IIU Lake City la., says that the Republican party can net hold Its own without the soldiers' votes. He favors Logan as a Presiden­ tial candidate. \ A.l. Stevens, Washington Territory, writes that land is plenty, the climate mild, witer good and timber abundant and that many old soldiers are settling In the territory. Henry Jeflord, 48th Ills., Is saother old soldier who disagrees with A C. Campbell on the bounty bill question. He says he want* to live to vote for Oen. Logan, If It Is 60 years before he has the chance. Pitch Pine," Silver Cliff, Col., re­ marks that a paper published is Missis­ sippi, neur the home of 8ec. Lamar, admits that 26 electoral votes were stolen in the SoltQ South and counted for President Cleveland. The people there know of the fraud and perjury, but they claim that the end justifies the mean*. So said Benedict Arnold, so said Jefl Davis, so said Mike Mullen and other friends of fraud and traitor tyrants. W. T. Butcher, 97th, Ind.. Fredonia, Kan., writes as follows In the subject 6tpensioning soldiersr **tMl dor gov­ ernment pass an act to pension each and every soldier when they arrive at the ai;e of 60 years to the amount, say #8 per month, and at the expiration of the first ten years thereafter add 94 per month to their pa#/ the next ten years the same,and should any ooe live to see ibeir 80th year, give them 986 the remainder of their lives." There are quite a number of the old veterans alive, many of them at red for by the soldiers' homes, many drawing pensions, and more who should be. Our pension laws though liberal are so encumbered by technical, absurd and unjust requirements that it Is Impossi­ ble for a great number of deserving ones tn get Justice, while a goodly number are contented with the grati­ tude of a grateful people who know them to be the benefactors of the pres­ ent generation of American citizens,-- M. M. BALDWIN. 30th Teun. Cav. He ton Friend to the Soldier. Gen.Logan has spent a large amount of time and money in the Interest of the private soldier, and It is said that be has never left a soldier's letter un­ answered. He has received hundreds and thousands from all parts of the country, and while it may not be right to a*k him for a stamp to look up pen­ sion claims which pension attorneys would charge hundreds of dollars for. It Is true that he has always befriend­ ed the common soldier whenever the opportunity has been presented. The following letter, written to the Camp Fire, is given merely as an example, not as a prededent, for others to go and do likewise: To the Editor of the Blade Camp Fire: I enlisted in the36th Ills. July 3,1861. 1 suflered from an attack of the measles and was exposed in the rain; chronic diseases followed so that it became necessary to discharge mi* Nov. 8,1863. 1 applied for a pension In 1869. It was rejected. In 1874 I tried again. Again It was rejected. The cause of rejection had been lack of evidence, but in 1878 I procured all the necessary evidence and my application was placed on die. It was there for a long time and I could not get any hearing whatever. Hear ing that Gen. John A. Logaq wss a friend to the soldier I wrote to him. stating the case, in November. 1886. With what result the following letter will aliow: DRFARTMKNT or THE INTERIOR, I WASHIKGTON, O. P., Oeo. 13, 1888. ( SIB--In response to the request of John A. Loga:i. relative to the pen«ion claim of yourself, I have the honor to inform Von that It was allowed Nov. 19,1885, And forwarded to the pension agent at San Francis so, CaK Commis­ sioner of Pensions, JOHN C. BLACK. Comment on Gen. Logan's kindness Is unnecessary. For this I owe him many thanks.--D. H. FITBICK, IMa, Wash. Ter. Farmers and Dairymen, do not fall to use Dickinson's Cow Prescription, as it will often save the price of the cow in preventing that fatal disease, milk fever; will cause the cow to do well after calving, cures garget, horn ail and all disease of the oow, aod will repay ten-Told ID Increasing the flow of milk. For sale by all Draggta*. ; Chicago A Northwestern Railway Company. General Freight Department. The following paper has been pre­ pared by an old and experienced miller of the Northwest. The Company de­ sires to give It the widest possible circulation, believing chat it contains a perfect remedy for a serious and Crowing evil io this wheat crop of the Northwest. H. R. MCCOLLOUGH, Genera! Freight Agent. To WHEAT GBOWEKS. Smutty wheat is getting to be a seri­ ous matter with the farmers of the Northwest, as well as the millers and grain dealers who are obliged to handle It. The loss resulting from it to the farmers in the spring wheat region amounts to millions of dollars annually. So far It has been confined mainly to the soft varieties ot spring wheat, but It Is now making its appearance In the hard or Phyfe wheat, and If suflered to go unchecked will, lo a short time, place the sprlng wheat of the country In the "rejected" grade, where a large amount of It Is now going on account of smut, and selling at 10 to 36 cents per bushel lower on this account. This smut can be stamped out with a very little trouble and small expense to each Individual farmer, If he will care­ fully apply the prescription below. There Is no dispute on the subject; it has been tried and proven in thousands of cases and has never failed The remedy for killing tne smut Is simply to wet thoroughly each grain of seed wheat in a strong solution of blue vitriol, or as some call It, blue-stone. The ways to do It are various. The following has proved perfectly reliable, viz: Dissolve one or two pounds (there Is no danger of getting the solution too strong) of blue vitriol to each gallon of water. You must judge as to how many gallons of this solution you will require for the amount of seed you Intend to sow. ^Probably one gallon will wet four busheh of seed. Put the need wheat Into coarse bags, about fifty or sixty pounds to the bag; tie them at the top so that the wheat will lie loosely In them; Immerse them in this pickle and let them lie from five to ten minutes, turning the bags over a few times to be sure that the wheat has become thoroughly wet. Tnen lift them out and let the pickle drain back !ntu the vessel that con­ tains the solution. The wheat will very soon lie In condition to sow. It does uot require to t>6 spread out to dry, as the wheat will absorb the oiois ture very quickly. Below Is an extract from a letter re­ ceived from Hon. Horace D«vis, mem ber ol Congress from San Fraocinco, and the largest miller on the Pacific Slope, In answer to inquiries on tho subject of smut in wheat la his State: "In reply to yours of the lOili. In early times we were much troubled with smutty wheat but have none now owing to the ut>e of blue-stone on the seed by the farawrs. I have seeu fields where part of the seed was treated with blue-stone and part not, and thu difference was as plalu as between a field of barley and one of oats; it is hard to give any exact rule as to Its application; the most practical farmers tell me they ute 4ix pounds to each ton of seed wheat. It is dissolved in water enough to wet this quantity of wheat, and tne wheat is put In baigs, say fifty sixty pounds, and immersed In the solution for six or seven minutes, just enough to wet all the wheat. Then It taken out and laid on sloping boards at the eud of the trough to drain. The solution is put into a trough built for this purpose, something like a horse trough. '1 he bags are turned over fre­ quently in this solution to insure the wetting of all the wheat. You can rely upon It that blue-stone Is a dead shot for smut in California. By blue-stone I die an sulphate of copper or blue Vit­ riol." If wheat Is sown lo old stubble where there was s<nut the previous year It will make Its appearance to some ex­ tent, but the second year there will be uo sign of it. Io new ground, or io fields where wheat has not been raised for two seasons or more there will be no smut If the seed Is prepared as above, unless it may be communicated from neighboring fields where the seed has not been treated for the purpose of killing smut germs. The eeet of preparing the seed for one acre of ground will Ml exceed the less oo ooe bushel of smatty wheat. Below Is an extract frees a latter on the subject received from Prof S. W. Hilgard, University of California, Col­ lege of Agriculture, Berkley, Cal.: "As regards the blue-stoning of seed wheat, the solution used Is as strong as it can be made at the ordi­ nary temperature. Such a solution contains about three pounds of blue- stone to five quarts of water. The time of immersion varies somewhat; the most definite prescription given is that a half sack should remain in the satur­ ated solution at least three minutes and be turned about several times In the interval to make sure of wetting thonugbly. When weaker solution is used, the'grain may be left with it until it begins to sprout. The sacks are usually left unopened until used for sowing. There is no drying done on purpose, unless it be used in the seed drill. It will work perfectly with the centrilugal sower without drying. In general I would be In favor of the strong solution and short immersion. The work Is then done quicker, and if the grain is afterward left in the sack for some hours the application Is sure to be effectual. Again, the strong solution is more certain to render the grain distasteful to birds and Insect enemies, and gives a margin for killing fungoid germs around about the young seedling. There seems to be iitti* danger to the vitality to the seed from the blue-stone. Of course the blue- atone will not prevent the smut ferma left over in the fields from previous seasons from attacking the developed plant. It simply kills the germ In the seed that would otherwise develop along with the latter and take the plant sn its early stages. A field that has been very smutty during the pre­ vious season will be apt to show some on the grain of the next one despite blue-stoning, but persistence in 'the practice will be sure to put an end to the fungus germs, save so far as they may be furnished by kind neighbors above the wind." In preparing wheat for seed it baa beec the practice of farmers in Europe to separate carefully the small and Im­ perfect grains and sow the largest and most perfect berries. This insures a larger yield and better quality, rests have been made In England where fields side by side were planted three years in succession, and one gave three bushels the first year, five the second, and eight the third year more than the other, both fields being treated precisely the same except In the seed. This has been tried by farmers of Illinois ajd Iowa, and has resulted In their adopting this practice, getting a larger yield and much better quality. These are alf facts obtained by actual exper.ence and tests made by practi­ cal farmers and scientific agricultural­ ists. WASIINSTUN TBLKGKAFlf BD LSlTSt. WASHINGTON, D. a, Feb. 18, MBS. Front onr Special Correspondent. The past week was a dull one 1ft Washington, but business at the capi­ tal was active. Considerable program was made In committee work. Nothing sensational has occurred, although It may be the calm before the storm. It Is hard to tell what a day may bring forth. George Tlcknor Curtis Is out In a long letter defending Garland, but life is too short to read It. Hon. Chaa. Ridgely, of Illinois, bit been tendered the Comptro^ershlp. Senator Sherman's attack on execu­ tive secrets, two or three days ago, it only preliminary to the blast that will be heard from Edmunds iu a short time. Sher nan's position that the executive has no right to withhold papers on file, called for bj the Senate or the House, is not only tenable, bnt is supported, by precedents from Washington to Polk; and before the contest is ended a mass of facts will be presented to the country that will open the eyes of the young Demooracgf. The point will be brought out clearly that when papers were called for In regard to the removal of the ^collector at (Jtica. N. Y., they were promptly furnished, but when a similar request is made for papers on tbe jremoval of revenue offi.-^rs In Georgia, It Is re­ fused. In the former case, the papers proved a good joke on Republicans, aod It is surmised that in the latter the; saddle would be oo the Democratic horse. The death of Gen. Hancock OP Tues­ day was startling In Its effect on t^ people. It was not known that he waa ill. and following so soon after that of McC'lelian, it was quite a shock. Gen. Hancock was very popular with all classes here, and was regatded among Democratic veteran* of the war the "noblest Roman of them all.M Peaoe to his spirit. The press is having a little fon ftl the expense of the Senators who bate adopted "crests" fer their cards and letter heads, but aa It is the "style," no harm can be wrought by It. it Is likely that we shall have ty . Assistant Secretary of the Navy aad one for the War Department, as bills have been presented to that effect. Col. Bob Ingeraoll Is creating some­ what of a sensation by declaring that civil service reform is a lie and "offensive partisanship" a fraud, and it begins to look as if Bob was about half right, Gen. Schofleld, of Chicago, beoomst, by the death of Gen. Hancock the senior Major-General of the army, and will most likely take command at Governor's Island. tVho will receive promotion to the vacancy Is hard to tell. It is thought, however. It will he Gens. Howard or Terry. Gen, Pope will go to Europe on his retirement. The retention of Secretary Garland with all the smell of the Pan-Electrle Company on his garments, is ̂ heaping up wrath against the day of wrath** for the Deinocr .tic party. The coun­ try has not yet forgotten Gen.Belknap and his connection with post-trader- ships, aud his resignation to prevent impeachment under a Republican ad­ ministration, aud the people have said that Garland must go, nod vox popttff vox Dei! The Senate Committee oo Finance having agreed to report adversely osi the nojiiuatlons of Pillsbury and Chase as collectors for Boston aud Portland, these gentlemen appeared before the committee on Thursday* and attempted to explain the charges against them, but it is not likely It will change the committee's decision or help theui in the Senate. * The adjournment of the Senate o4 Thursday until Mouday was on account of the absence of some OOBOiltteee and important work to be transacts<1 by others. In the House, on Thursday, the eve** lasting Fits John Porter ouestiow came up as agreed last week. It is likely that Porter will get threogb* this time, although there Is ne tellings what Logan will do »n the Senate. The President did not attend Han* cock's funeral on aooount of tfee ef bnsineask " • • . V,®".