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VOL. 13. sh M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, ffgjjSDAY; DECEMBER 28, 1887. PaSLitUIRU Ifstr WBDJfBSDAr m £* Y.It 1B|-- J SOttOtt AHD PKOPRUITOO. in Biriiep'g Block, 1 ***£,* °v"^: TKaSM^QF SUBSCRIPTION.̂ Mjftsfece) ' "iwn Three Months...... .. 4.00 „««Me4va>t tor thro# or >ix proportion. Ratei ol Advertising. • UMunc* liber*! rates far a<tvartiain(r fUMbSibii, u4 «n*lm«r to cute plainly that thev will be readily un- They are as follow*: . . 500 • 10 00 1500 f • ' : .W • 80 f)0 8000 »jre»r . • - 1000© the moamrenient of one a the Mluran, tiagie column width. Tttrlf MT«rtt«er<,ftt the ttore nitM, have -- 'rllece of ctaaflng as often as they without extra charge. tact: advertisers (meaning those having Jjr feaMt) will be entitled to insertion 8 wSMeei at the rate of 5 cents per line tecfL All other* will be charged 10 |the flrst week, and ft cents per subsequent week.. t advertisements will be charged rate mt 1ft cents pe line, (nonpareil MB* M this ts set la) the flrst Issue, and per Uae for subsequent issues. Titns, M| laeli advertisement frilloost 11.00 for one week, (IN fsr _ two weeks, 92.00 for three wevfcs, and so on. Thelfe.AiNi)KAXBR will be liberal in giving. Mt.Mrtal notices, but, as a business rule, it Will require a suitable fee from everybody Making the itw of its columns for pecuniary BUSINESS CARDS. . HL. T. BROWN.1I.O. »»IIOIA.N AND SURGEON. OSes at Residence, HcHenry, 111. O. H. FEGEBS, M, D- •nTSlOlAN AND SURGEON, HcHenry, Tiik office at Residence. . O. J. HOWARD, M. D. TMOIAH AND SURGEON, Mcffetnry, 111. Office at Residence, one door West S. Church. BARBIAN BROS. * fSlQAR Manufacturers, McHenry, III. Or- L> dev* solicited. Shop, la Old McHentv, inKelfeST Slock, third door west of Riverside Stable. taming ot BUSINESS CARDS. PAUL BROWN. A TTORNKV AT L\W. 8S LaSaPe *% 4 , CHIC.VGO, ILU M. r. KLLSWORT8, ; * v TTORNKY at TAW, and Solicitor IS Chan' L eery, Nanda, III. - ^ ; ASA WV SMITH, ' f TTORNEY AT L4W ar.i iolteltWfP*' L Chancery.--Woodstock, III. • MARY «. BARBIAN. . «AJR'WORKER. All of IT WwrtMiane in first class stvlet reasonable prices. Rooms at residence,'" east corner of Public Square, McQenrv | ̂ JOSLYN Jk OASET, ATtORKKTS AT LAW, Woodstock III. Ail business will receive prompt atten­ tion. JOHN KLEIFCEN. TIOP8 Painter, Grainer, Calcintiner and II Paper Hanger. Residence one Block West Of Riverside House. Work attended to promptly and on reasonable terms. A. M. CHURCH, Watohntaker and Jeweler 112 sotTTH CLARK STREET, Chi" c-ngo, 111. Special Attention given to/e- ' g Flue watches ami Chronometers. A Full Assortment of Goods in his line ADAMS EXPRESS"CO. Soldiers' Department, 'N: the fttt OsrtUr Letter fro msn of ..fc. lul . rnwt-A Subject Tnouwntfa mr Concern Fore- epart- h«ch ply from pain- ti&ktte** in the limb*, foot I, and OOHTRIBCTSD BT WM. H. COWLIN, T>n%. C. E. WILT.I AMS & DAHLIN. DENTISTS. Rwiulonee Pntsrtee. Will be at McHenry.at Parker House, the 10th llth 25th aftd 26th of each month. When dates occur Sfttunlay or Sunday make ray visits on the following Monday, and the flrst day of such vistt.occjirston Friday, I will stav but one dat- United States War Claim Apcy OP-- WM. H. COWLIN, Wood Mock 1 Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States tor ex Sol<1:»rs, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialtv is ma le In prosecuting old and rejected claims All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. ./ WM, LI. hoWLIX, Office at Residence, Madison St., Vbodftocx, Illinois. , John Neison* -PRACTIC Shop at ' Bi»hop,« OM \Varehouse near tike iron Bridge. f McHenry, • llfinois. Having an experience of many years in the business I flatter inysett that I can please all who may give me a call. .. REPAIRING. Ironing, and all kinds of General Blank' smithing done promptly ami in a Workmau* iikemantH-r. My jnotm wjil be low p*i<*ea. geed work and dots promptly. Cite J--Adill. 1 for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to any address. In the tedsta es for three months on receipt of U«1t ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to poctniasters, agents and clubs. Sample Copies mailed free Address alt orders to * 1IICHABD X- FOX, . * PEAWKLm Squar*. New York. "MX THE OLD STAND, JACOB BOXSLETT , i ^AI-OON AND RESTAURANT, at the Old J stanrt.oppoiite Bishop's mill, MclTedry, III. The choicest Wines, Liquors an^ Cigars to be found in the county. Warm or eold meals on short notice on application. PHIL Bfc T'S MILWAUKEE BKERbythe Bottle.or Case, always on hand. .^|eOD STABLING FOR HOR&ES*|f -- ATTENTION! Farmers and 0airymsn< , It will: pay those looking for ' CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at itv premises liefore piirchns'nti. I can furttlea suoh by the car toad or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CtlBMUNO. Farm about four m}l«s northwest of Harvard, Illinois. City, and 1 a copy of left "luring "'hat is this Abont five voars atro I si fHl urination an<» great (»HIO , the lower p-irt of mv baok, |Md*. t*i<l tHste in Hie mouth, 'lisgn^R1! <reat mental and Ixxhly tlepi I lire st 241 Vork street, > .in arriving home one ni^ht* i\\e 8/iaker tl»»t hart the day. X reart the artieMfc r Disease that is Coming Up*M| It Je- scriqed my svinntouis ami filings better than I could if I h;id written*l®rhole book. My trouble was in<lo«!d "litwi Mmitef in the night," for it h»d iiecn Kteatintfltvon me una­ wares for years. I sent fo? * bottle of Shaker Extr.u-t of Roots, or »r*«£ei's Svrtlp, anti before 1 ha<l taken one-half of It t felt the welcome relief. In s few *vecks I was like my old self. I enjoyed an4 digested my food. "My kidneys soon recovered lone and strength, and the urinary troupe-vanished. I w»s well. Millions ol people need i«om«i*e»*dMne sim. ply »o set upon rh<i bowels To tiiem 1 com- mend Shaker K.xtrnct in the MTwigest |>ossl ble terms It (s- the Kentlest.^pijeasHntest, safest and surest purgative l»*ihis world. The ipost delicate women and rfit iren may take it. One point more: I hsv#;*ll the more conlidence in this medicine be. afse it is pro- pared by the Sbak«rs I may chum to be a religions man mvsetf and 1 admire ttn> Shak. ers for their zcai, consistency and strict busi. ness integrity. What they tBkke may be _ „ W. H HALU For sale by all druggists and bv A. J. Wbite M Warren etreet. New York, trusted by the public. iii- County G. A. R. Directory. M'HBKRTfFOST NO. 643. • IK B. BBHMRTT, Com. BTdRMOKD POST HO 388. Meets the second Fridaj each month. eveafaf of WM. PBACOCK, Coon. WOODS TOOK POST, WO 108. eulTaitoikUu1 and tllSrd Moa,lay ovenlngs of W*. AVEBY, Com. J wnKDA POST, wo---, Meets the , second and fourth Wednesdav evenings of each month. WI. BOTLKB. Oom. HARVARD POST, HO IBB. Meets the second ana rourtn Monday even ngs of each month. (I. w, SEAVKBN8, Com. MABEKOO POST. NO. 169, Fourth Friday V«ets eve-y Second and evenings of each month. B. R. MOBBIS, Oom. Wlitohmakci •(-l..-. ;,V- JOHN P. SMITH, & Jt#weler, MoHENRY. ILLINOIS. AFtKE stork of Clocks, Watfckes and Jew-elry always on hand. Sp^i.d attention given te renalring fine watches. Give me a call. ,, JOHJf p SMITH. PUMP REPAIIUN5, CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned if the line of Dig Pumps. New repsred to do all jobs In ag Wells, Repairing iting Welle, or put is »EAR THE DEPOT, ^ 'm: 1ST MoHENBY• tuts. Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a First-Class Salooa and Restaurant, ere he will at krands of Wines, to be found all times keep the best i, Liquors and Cigars I in the market. Also Agent For fliXfcAJKZ FALK* MILWAUKEE LiGER BEER. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles, a| fays en hand, cheaper than any other, quail- *--snsldered. ders by mail promptly attended ta> 4p OOOD MTABLlNtd FOR HORSBk |VOall aoA aee us. Robert 8ohl«#»lo- . Imprest McHeam lit SALESMEN WANTED. We are in want of si few more good men to canvass for the sale of choice varieties 'of Nursery stock. To men who tan make a sue. c«ss 9' *fee tttsineas we san i»;*y g nwl salaries or commission and give peiHianent employ, ment. We huve many new and choice spe- cialties, both in the fruit and ornamental line, which others do not handle. Send for our new cstaloc.ue of greenhouse, bulb and bedding plants mailed free on application. Address at once, with references, L- L. MAT ft CO , Ifuraerymen and Florists, NT PAVLi W/.V.V. We beat the world for tow grices. A handsome and trongly Bound Photo- v graph Album, 8^x10^ lncnasiffilt sides and edges, holding 22 pages of Cab- ssnt ior $1.00, retails for $2-25. Illustrated circulars nnol the above and -- -- """• ~ ~ ̂ feS Ob short notice and warrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this line. Can famish you a new Pump, either wood warranted, as cheap as,. «K»rde Post Offlc< THE CHICAGO*"0 M0UTH- 5 • " WESTERN JSI! ®" RAtjLWAY. Pbnetrates the Centres ofC . Population in IS, Wisconsf •efunyfarranged to l ii iivil, as well as n ii% routes for mtras. Johnsbnrgh, Ill.,M*y »th, -DEALER IN-- f.".' SiLOON iND RESTAURANT. M.HKNRV, ILLINOIS. 4 f firu Kentucky Liqprs French Bitters, XcHutry Lager Beer, faUu' IDlwftukft B«t, •All#-- iScUiti lilwa to Boltte Beer, In »ny quantity from » Saita Qlaee to 5G0 barrels. AT WHOELSALEOB RETAIL Be«r in bottles. ke$g or case as •fioap as the cheapest* We buy none but the best aa<l m\[ at Keaaonable Prices. Call and see me aad { will u» jou well. ANTONY GNGELN. Mcflenry, III., 1886. tt ; ^EOrerceete, in all tbe Uteat at c. G. ANDREWS. CENERAL Corn, Eye and Mill Feed. Prices as SPRING GROVE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most BXASQMBLI TUBUS. C. C. Anredws, Spring Grove, 111. >uring 3rove, Sept. 8th, 1385. U-ll-3p . E. LAWLUS, Warrants a r H: or AS THE LOWEST Call f nd get figures before buy­ ing elsewhere. Will guarantee you satiafji *tion in every particu­ lar. ^Don't Fay Anyont . i _ .4 To Buy Your Fui lor YOB. 4 Large new Warehouse at the Pickle Factory in West McHenr}, Illinois. W. A. CRI8TY. •%*f» *tn We make Suits to order of the oest Cloths, Foreign or Domes- tie 41 TBI LOWEST PRICKS {'bat good Goods can be sold if * j- *V HE A.LMO -1, Cltsans and Repairs ttofhes Neatly and on short notice. «live VI© 11 Call y- E. LAWLU8. Mea<hur.4w< ---BREEDERS OW MORGAN HORSES, Short , Bod Folkd Angw, And Jersey Cattle. 1 Hillside Farm, West McHonry, III. Our Morgan Stock U »li;pnre bred, and >rtginate<l from the best Morgan stojk in the United States. 9 Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the head >f our Stock, is o»e ot the best breed Morgan •torses in the country, and can show more anrl tetter all purpose colta than any other horte i the West. We invite the inspection of oar stock br orsemen and *11 lovors ol fine animals. A few fall blood Morgan Oolts and yonna KTKI for ML*, Also one matched team, foil •lOOdP. in Oattle we hare the fall blood Jjhort Horn •rhirh we are erossing with the Ee>l Polled Angus and therefore instead of sawing off the aorns »e are breeding .them fptt and with Wl success. A few Heifers and Bulla, both pure bred fhert Horns and the cross above mentioned for sale. ^ d, Saylor it Sons* rlor cars, din- Lho>ii lival. iiie ballast- tonte for the Kolden ked Its equipment ing and place siee Its road bed is pe ed steel. The JiortliweHtern I the commercial tiavele seekers after new ho; Northwest. Detailed information cheetS bT BERKARD BUS Mc J. M. WHITMAN, Vie-aPret. and Gen, Manager, IT. r. WICKER, ' .'/.S Traffic Mai ay 'i&mk WJU.SQ*. General Passenger Agent. D. NEED HAM'S SONS 116-11' Dearborn 8treet, OHIOAOO Cures wrh RheunuitlKm, Dyspppcia. Sick Headache, Con8ti|i:itiun,PUM, wbooping Ooiwtb, tuid •U Mend for cir- 1 paper. FOR SALE at H. V. 3HEFAR1>'8 Hardware Store, McHenry. For Sals Cheap A IABTCH&IQE • ; Ti tot a Good Business ~ Location. )|f offer for sale my etore bntidings, situated In ithe village of McHenry. They are of brick, two siorieb hiffh. and suitable for any kind 01 bnslnofs, with gooa residence rooms in second story. Also good barn and out. houses. Oentrsllv located, nearly opposite Bishop's Mill and next door to! the po^t office Also offer tor sale my Cigar and Tobacco business. Will sell building either with or without business to suit purchaser. J. 1'EKOVSKY. McHenry, III,, May 11, 18*7. ARBUCKLES' name on a paokage of CQFFES is a gnarantiwi of exoelleuca. ARIOSA OOT7EE is kept ia all Qrst-olass PkVM^rom the Atlantic to the Pacific, COFFEE htMnr good when exposed to the air. Always buy this brand in hermetically sealed ONE POUND PACKAGES. JUDD'S COLLEGE , OF COMMERCE. I It East Monroe St., Chicago. Book-keeping Xanson'i Shorthand, " FenmanaUp, Arlthmetie. Eto. " fXtTQHT BT BKfERIEirOED TEACHER8. Eight years' experience In Commercial College Work enablrs us to offer the VERY BEST ADVANTAGES at the LOWEST RATES to all wanting a Practical Business or Short­ hand Course. School is in session <lny and evening, and old students, friends and strangers are cordially invited to come and Bee us If you desire to study Book-keeping or Shorthand, but are unable to attend the College, we can give you lessons by u«ail at a small expense !A 6 lbs good ground coflee il .00. fait white fish 6J cents per lb. Salt Her­ ring. 8 cents per lb. Fine full cream cheese 12} cents per pound. CtMloe utter 22 eenu at K van son's, Quite a number of inquiries bar* been made to us In regard to an al­ lowance for three months extra pay to those who were prisoners of war. Such an allowance was made by a general order ol tbe war department in June, 1865, but subsequently It was discovered to be without authority of law and rescinded. Consequently no one is entitled to pay under that order. The newly elected olfioers for post No, 368 of Wauconda are as folio#*: Comnaanier, Warren Powers. S. V. " J. W. Acker, J.V. " Henry Davits' •> Q. M., Arthur Cook. ' f Chaplain, W.S. Ht|l. O. D.. L. R. Powen. O. G., fl. K, rfarris. A public installation of officers will take place Saturday evening, 'January 14th, 1888. Officers for the ensuing year were elected Monday evening, Dec. 19, 1887, by W oodstock Post, G, A. R., as fol­ ia WJ: .. Wm. Avery, Commander^. W. H. Stewart. S. V. C, H. Monroe, J. V. C. .t*. E. E. Richards, Q. . ' Jotlali Hill. Chaplain. John C. Darreli, Surgeon* • George Eckert, O. D. " r: ^ ̂ Ii. H. Jones, O. G. • W/H Monroe, Del^t^^ti^J^. «awpatfiri|. ^ A. d. Wright, Alternate The following is tde Hat of officer* recently elected by Nunda Post, G. A R. for the ensuing yoar: Commander, Wm. Butler;S. V. Com., Henry Pad­ dock; J. V. Com., I. N. Powell; Ser­ geant, D. B. Warner; Chaplain, J. R Seyerus;Q. M., Wm. St. Clair; O. D Collins; O. G.. A. Francisco. The it will bold a public installation in rink, Tuesday evening. Jan. 10th. Special Mustering Officer M. F. h will Instal the officer* and address oa the Mission of There will be good music appropriate exercise*. Tbt aintuent will be free and tbe dose will be M^ibvster supper which will be served for 25 eeuts.--Sentinel, At tbe reguiar meeting of Richmond Pott No. 286, bejd at Maspulo Hall, o» Friday evening, Dec. 16, the following officers were elected: Commander, Wra. Peacock. Sr. Vice Com., Sumner Sayles. Jr. Vice Com., S. O, Steven*. Quartermaster, L. B. Rice. Officer of the Day, Alfred P uMf* Guard, Abel Noye*, Chaplaiu, Seneca Wiog. The installation of offioers will take place at the fl<st regular meeting in January, 1. e„ the evening of the sec ond Friday of that month. The Post is united and in harmon­ ious working order, and starts out on the new year with the best pr ispects of success,--S. F' Bennett to hichmond Gazette. Young Bayonet Points have drop­ ped their name "Bajonet Points" for­ merly appearing at the head ef the usual abuse and misrepresentation following in their Great War Paper. The name is alt that has dropped out however, and that was on account of our recently locating the "A. P. M." as one of the Points, In their last effort to show us and our comrades what they know about war in general they insinuate.that in our department we mix politics. Now boys, you know this if j ou know anything, that such Is false, and if our memory serves us right and we are strongly of tbe opin­ ion it does, the files of tho PLAIMDEAL- KR will or should convince you tbat you are wrong. Dying at the Kate of 3,000 a Month. The men5 who fought the war through are dying at the rate 01 3,000 a month or 36,000 a year. Every year see9 a good, strong army of them swept oft by tbe Gnm Reaper, and among the&e are many thousands whose ipplicatlons have been pending for yews for a relief which never came, to comfort auJ alleviate their last pain-stricken days. Every month buodieds die who have well earned a pension, and who needed it sorely but could not get it because of the loter> minable obstacles thrown In the way ol obtaining their just due*. II I* absurd »n Iks very f*oe It to take as long a* It did to put down the rebellion to ascertain whether man is entitled to a pension. There is no such obscurity or difficulty connected with any claim that will for a moment justify *ucb delay. It ought not to take as many months a* it now does years to,flnd out whether a man has a just claim upon the government. That three or four year* are on the average consumed ia ascertaining tbe rightful- ne*s of a claim Is a proof of either ri­ diculously incompetent methods or Wilfuil attemptste obstruct the doing of justice to tbe most deserving class of men who live beneath the shadow of the flag, Liaeoln's Prayer. Tbe following touching story of Lincoln is related by Col. Dayton: •'Shortly after the battle of Gettys burg, General Sickles, badly wounded, wa* brought to Washington by some members of bis stW, and w%s taken to the private residence of Mr. Dule on F Street or nearly eppdeite the Ebbltt house. The brava hero of many hard won fields was very near his last mus- te». The morning after hi* arrival President Lincoln with his boy Tad. was announced. He walked with sol­ emn step into the room where the General lay, hardly gasping. We all thought he was dying. Dr. Slmms wa* holding his pu'se and as Mr. Lin­ coln approached the bedside with Tad. he was aflccted. He raised his head te Heaven while big drops of tears fell from bis eyes and offered up tbe most fervent prayer I ever heard. Not a dry eye was in that room; all, even Tad, were sobbing. I cannot remem­ ber tbe exact words or the prayer, but this portion will never be effaced from my memory: 'O, God, let me not lo*« all my friend* In this war;* Mr. Lin­ coln was very fond of General Sickles, visited him almost every day, and sent flowers of tbe choicest kind to hi* room daily from tbe Whit* HOUM con­ servatory,M Only Re'payments. Suppose that a man does now re­ ceive a pension of a few dollars a month during the last years of hi* Ai'Stst tf'.at fs"only a partial repay­ ment of toe sum actually due iiltn from the government aooordlng to a tair construction of the odntract wltb him. He gave three years of hU lift o the government at a paiy which, rc- per mouth. Odd ho uot been la the service be would bave earned frem double to sextuple ^hat. There were few.who entered the army that did not make large pecuniary sacrifice in doing so. No man who was any ac­ count as a soldier received anything like the pay in the army tbat be could have got to civil employment. At best be can receive his pension but a few years. It is now 19 years slnoe tbe war end­ ed, and the men who fought it through are all the way from 40 to 65yfears old. The great majority^of them are much nearer 50 than 40. .When we add to Uiis the Injury done tbe vital powers by the wounds, strains and hardships of the terrible campaigns which char­ acterized our war, the bodily deterio­ ration that followed imprisonment we have to add from ten to twenty years to the age of every man who served a full term of enlistment This makes the expectation of life very short Indeed In those ^rhose sys terns are so run down tbat tbey pass the rigorous examinations of the Sur­ geons of the Pension Bureau. If we deduct still farther the weary years of waiting that nearly every one of them passes before hla pension Is allowed, tbe amount received bv the average pensioner is wretchedly out of propor­ tion to his ssrvices and sacrifice^ to, the country. Along the Skirmish line- * Post 226, Niinda, contemplate build­ ing a ball to cost $3,000. The Michigan House of Correction and Reformatory has 24 old soldiers or. duty a* officers and keepers. Tbe date set f ir holding tbe Natfon al Encampment may be changed a* the next meeting of the council of administration next month. Chesly Heal, Searsmont, Maine, is said to be tbe oldest man living in America. He Is 108 year? old and J* a veteran ef tbe war of 1812. A consignment of tooibatonei to mark the graves of colored soldiers at Xenla,' Ohio, and vicinity, has beer made on lltf requisition ef Daniel* Pott, The Commander of Post No 20, Cleveland, Tenn., has a rocking chair containing eleven kinds of wood, tak­ en from twenty-two battle-fields, and every pleoe in tbe obair contains either a bullet or a grape shot. The large cathedral glass transpar­ ence* of U. S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln used In the street lllumina tions at St. Louis last September, bave been prepared for setting as memorial window*, and sent one each to tbe National Soldiers1 Home at Dayton, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wis.; Hampton, Va.; and Leavenworth, Kan. The presen­ tation Is made by tbe executive com­ mittee as souvenirs of tho twenty flr«t annual encampment of tbe Grand Ar­ my of the Rt^mblic. September 39 the^rollsjof tbe Sol­ diers' Home at Qulncy, gave tbe MftK ber of native and foreign-born inmtlfi as equal--262 of each. Foretgn-born aV follows: Austria, 1; Canada, 8; So#*! land, 12; France, 7; Germany, IIO5 Irn* ^ land, 95; Italy, 1; Norway. S; Switser- land, ®; Spain, I; Sweden, 8; Scotland, ' 10. Ages vary frem 37 to 87; areraie, 56J. Six'y-three trades and profes­ sions are represented, 60 per cent of the total being laborers,and farsters. One in every five is a pensioner, Mm average amount of pension received being 18.20 per month. Forty five per cent have living wives an<L£hildrf>aj 8 ; per cent widowers witbemt children; 47 per cent are tingle. AHDEBSOimQLLE. The Georgia Prison Pen where I3JN ; of our Nation's Defenders gave their Lives for their Country, [This article is most respectfully dedicated for the amusement of Young Bayonet Potato in McHenry Ivunty Democrat. ] •There were about four thousand rebels as guards camped a little west of the stockade at tbe ends; at a lUChl distance batteries were in pelfftoai* commanding tha interior of tbe prison and howitzers were placed .at Intervals along the sides. Between the stoek- ade and the place designated for a cemetery, which was about a quarter of a mile to tbe north-east wa* a but wherein were boused a pack of blood* hounds, about 25 In number, ready with their master, a very large and ruffianly appearing "Johnny,* to scent out any poor fellow who had by strat­ egy made his escape from the pen. It Is easy to see tbat the rebels took every precaution to keep our men When onoe in their clutches. In addi­ tion to suffering tbe pangs ef banger, our comrades, as tbe hot and sultry iummor days came on, began to safer the horribU anguish of thirst; bat there was ni> water to be procured ex* eept frem the filthy stream before mentioned. In some portions of the enclosure the men tried to find water by digging for it. using for such pur­ pose the half of a canteen, the earth being drawn to the surface in trousers lege, coat sleeves and old.boot*. Some little water was found In this Way, but of a very poor Quality, being drip­ ping? of tbe ill tii j' gl'd und a hove. Tbe heat wan so terrible however that Me men were obliged to drink it, tog«tb< st w 1 tit the poiMited waters f rom ifc* ravine crefe,iit». unt tbat their thirst was he cost of disease aud iesib j welled the limbs of hu<idre< <oen, and their cletblug, was had to be ripped from the&NlMNi* ies, leaving them entirely exposed to the glaring Southern sun 6jr day, awl toe cold and penetrating dews whleh that climate is subject to by al|bt. Tbe poor men burro^edju tbe Mil* Hides like moles /for pxytectioa and made, what little Nrtisriter they oottld with pieces of old t^anket* or any- tlilug possible tog«t for such purpose. And still death reaped a rich harvest daily. Tbe stockade was enlarged in June so that It was then abont tweaty seven acres, deducting at least ten acres for tbe quagmire and stream before referred to. On June tbe 8th there were 23,000 human j>etnga oonflaed within tbe stockade and tbe death rate bad aver­ aged for tbe eight days In Jane 100 per day..the death rate iucresslng rap* idly as the days became warmer. Tbe rations issued were growing smaller and if possible of * men vlllalnoot character. <s {To be Continued.} • • i: Eighteen months ago Berths against the wishes of her parents, came from Germany to marry a coach­ man, William Wundrum, of Rock Island. Her husband has just heard of the death of his father, whereby he inherits a fortune of #500,000. Sol Smith Russell was recently pre­ sented to the President by Congress­ man Springer. Mr. Russell told tho Executive various funny stories, which were much appreciated.. The Presi­ dent gave Mr. Russell more time than he usually accords to statesmen. Mrs. Abigail S. Tilton of North Woodbridge, X. H., is the last pen­ sioner on the list of the Revolutionary War. She is paid $104 annually by the State of New Hampshire, s ad $193 bv the United States Government. Mrs. Tilton is over 100 years old. Dying at the age of one hundred and" three years, Uncle Sam Matney, of Jess Valley, Cal., turned to his friends and sjud: "I haven't been a very bad man. I never did anything worse than kill Indians, and_ 1 don» believe that will be held against me. I had to do it." A sweeping order has been issued to the conductors of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company preventing any Indian in "the future from riding on their cars. The reason for this ofd** is to prevent the spread of the small­ pox should it become epidemic. This order will probably be enforced at all times in the future" Georgti Maxwell and Henry Kiles had a desperate fight in Leadviue, CoL; over a gambling debt They fought until unable to longer stand on their feet, then went to the floor in a dead* lock. They then began to bite each other, takiiig mouthful* of flesl the face, nipping oft' linger# and until the crowd, thoroughly stdkeiidd, tore them apart aud carried to thtur will] die, • A**-- K