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VOL. 15. f'IIltl.lSIIKI> KVKKTjiWBUfKHOArt SY V AN SLY ft E, VfctftTOK AVn MhWU^T-Mi *- . " iHRw In Bi«Iiop'» Block,: , 7f ^«n>wrr* f«Wf * , TK-jvn , »y v.7 PTION. t«Teir(ln vtVUaoe) .|1J» Mot Pal<l within Threw Months ,... 4.00 ^inscription* for three or six jkonth« in the same proportion. : . 5 00 io no in no BO Wl 40 00 100 00 Katefi of Adverttslng. announce liberal' rates for advertising n fie PLWHi»tc\r..rc'I, atvl enleavor to state he-B plaintv thit ther will be remllly an. They are ns follows: 1 l«nh one veir ,• * J \ J* ,*> 8 fw.hn* one vo'itf • •* %. \* t tnntie* one yeaf - ' If Column one ve>l* • •* »» if Oolwran one year- Column one yew - - One lno»i meant the raea»nreinent of one Inch down the eolnmn, single colnmn width. Tearlv -vIvertHers, at the above rates, have the privilege of cliansrlnar as often as they choose, without extra oliarae. Regular a<lvertis«rs (meaning those having Itan'Unt? r.ar<ls) will be entitled to insertion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line each week. A.U others will bo r.harsred 10 cents (Mir 'Ine the ftvst week, and 5 cents per line for each subsequent woek. Transient advertisements will be iftiar^ed at the rate of 10 cents pa line, (nonpareil type, same as this js set in) the first issun, and % cents per line for subsequent issues. Th".s, an inch a<lvertisomont will cost s»1.0flforone w»ek, 91.50 for two weeks, *2.00 for three yjr&k«. and so on. * The Pi,\mnnAt,*Tt will be liberal In fflvln* eri'.torial notices, but, as a business rule, it «rul require a suitable fee from everybody seeking the use of Us columns for pecuniary •tain. BUSINESS OARD&C W-- O -I. HOW-ABO. Si. D. tflllY-ICT AMT SURG BOX. Mo Henry, 1 ill. oillce at «-i»sl'i«nco, one bloc* east of Public Schawl Buildinit - U» ti« c aur r-iva, ****."'- ^ IViyildtAjr A5fD siTlfcJRO*. MeHenry, I „I1 Is. Oftlce at Residence. w >1. tHBOUN'R, M. •». t%HYHlO| vV \VI> siTlt'JKOV; a* F Hesiden<w, West MeHenry, III. Oaltp IMfwnp.lv itten ie I t> lav in i ni*m BARMAN BROS. I« AH Manufacturers, VI C 11 enr v• Jj. 9T* vy ders solicited. Shop, la Old Mctlenrv, tn Keiter Block, third door weat of Riverside House. G yvery Stable. E. WWHTMAN, Proprietor „w class rigs. wM>h «*„ wUJ""11 famished at reasonable rates. »ll kinds done on short notice Pirat EAR THE DEPOT, 4 v ^loHENRV. ILL Keepa open for the aceomino<iat;l«>«i of the* Pnblto a First-Class Salaoa aad Restaurant, Where ho will at all rimes keep the best .. «***»» Of Wii.es, Manors and tii*ire to be found In the market. , v* ; Also Agent Tor FR4NZ FOLK'S LASER m. e Beer in I,ante or Small Kegs or R0*4'®® •{" irays on hand, cheaper than any other, quail* |jr considered. Or>lers by mail promptly attended to. - «0'»0 NTABUHU W« MORUBfL *#"(*11 and see us. Robert Sehiessle. Wei* HcUenry, 111. IjiOON AND RISTAURiST. MOHENRY, ILLINOIS. f) ̂ r < - fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, KcHenry Lage|l^ft j 5 i 1 ii- .v • BUSIXESS CARDS," PAUL RROWN, \ tT<»llVKV AT L \T IT.X Rxpreaa Co.'a Rnildins, <? i<i i « Wa-<h'nsrton Ht. • rmn\ao. II.I.. fM V. 151.1.HWORTH, YTOUVKV at I.aw, and Solicitor in Ohia* I «erv. Vpoda, 111. %S\ W SMITH. TTOUNBT AT LAW and tolMtot ift i Ohancerv.--Wood stork, II), tion. JO*LTV * OVSKV. TTORWRYS AT LAW, Wwls&KSk III* All business will receive prompt at Ma. «. P. BARNES TTOR?fKY, Solicitor, and Ooanaelor, L Collections a specialty. woioarocK, itumtn. V. s LUMLEF. ATTORVRr AT LAW, and Solicitor in Chancer v, „• • WOOrWTO'JK, 'ILI*. Office tn Park House, drst floo^,":'- A. M. CHUft H , Wntohntaker n,n<l Jeweler NO. One Hundre<ITwentv.lf ive State St Chi­cago, 111. Special attention Riven to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. s^AFull Assortment of Goods in hla line United States War Clui Apt? OP-- WM. «. GOWLIN, Woodstock * - . Illinois. Prosecutes all cla^sss and kinds of claims agrainst the United States tor ex.Soldi«r*>, tlioir Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims All commun'cations promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed tor reply. WM, H. CO WUK Offlce at ilesidenee, Madison St., Woodatocc, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! SlOllRNKY, IhL , April 1st, JSS8, I would rosoectfnliy invite the Pnblle to call and ex iinlne :u r stook of Horses before maklrtrarriiKcments elsewhere. X<> boat- net« d«ne on Hunlay, - , . . . » . 8 . • O O L B Y • M'HBNKV ILL Quintette Orchestra, McUEXRY ILL. Are prepared| io furuiah) t'ir^t Olaas Mu»i'1 to the Dancing Public at .Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt. Maddnn. Olarionet, O. Curtis, Comet. L, pven, Tronj-boue, K. Ingails, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith, MeHenry. ST HENRY. ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5, 1890. SOLDlSaS' 05PABTHSST. S1UQS STOFFEL, te, (Phcenlx of Brooklyn. | Rockford Insur'ceCo *•« leSlr pi'* Io Insurance i> \ t pla<*eo SHf«lv :iad with d**i>'»toh in either of abovii cuminnieH, Pollries cor.ectwl, changes atolitraimt'ore mule (}ail on or a«ldress Simon Htoflol. Weat MrfliHary^IMhinis. WM. STOFFEL. --Ag*nt for-- FIRE, - LIGHTNING, Aai[Aeeidental Xn«unut«ii. f^A!lw low». Minnesou, Kwlirasks, AtatfttB*, knd California l.audn. Call ou or nddress WM. STorriM., Mcllenry, til. NO 34. WAVERLY WM. H. KOTXOUK, Prop., WOODSTOCK, - - ILL Ufe in Southern California. SEND 20 CESTSFok THE TWO, Lm Ar»ge|e« Weekly Mirror, Sample Room on Fleet Floor. NEW YORK HOUSE. 239 tc 243 E Randofph St. Between Franklin and'T Market 8treetnt CHICAGO. Best Accommodation to 'lYavelert and Boarder* E. G. K0EPPE, Prop. . tt s P KB DAY. (?OOl» SAMPLE ROOM. Klines Ammit, l.cSM>, 48 ui 12 pti(;es -- standard pub1 Ur .««>nd #2 tor 'the .Hitwl (>age»), Kull and valuable,I the most fa*.ious se»" tlon of! TIM MIRROR <"0., T. ceks t f a4 large ormaitou about Union. Angeles, 0»1 A HrH-clau Hotut. 7ha Boy* Att Stop There. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery. Good Sample Room. FREE BUS TO AND FROSt ALL TRAINS FOFZPATROm OP THE HOUSE. T run a line of carriages to Twin Lakes from • ichmond, three fourths ofamile nearer than any other mid, and more Ifvel a«>d pleasant hv far. If you intend going i«» Twir i.Hkex. stop at Kichmond and inqnire for OlTLV-ER'd Itr-* It l- alwr.vs there, rain or shine. Hound trip prices as nsnau J C. y . CULVER. Prop . mmcQ JEWELER AND INuRAVER, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. V- All work in inv line neatUT and promptly Hone, f ine watch repairing* speoiait;. WANTED! 81 for 13 Weeks. The POTIOR (JAZKTTR will be mailed, aeearely wrapped, to any address In the United Stages tor three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Efberai discount allowed to poetmaatera Agents and clubs, sample copies mailed froe Address all orders to RICHARD K VOX, • PBAMKMM ^QDARB. Xew Yorli j 1 i i j" . i, i' i ^ > ATTENTION! Farmers and Dairyman. Itfwlll pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springer'*, to call at orv premises i>er'ore purchasing. I can furnian such by the oar load or single cow. PORT BR H. WOLFRUM, OH B Mir MO. farm about four utilea northwest of ilarvard, llliuoia. JOHN P. SMITH, Watchmaker Ac Jeweler, MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A rrSTE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew- r\. elrynlwavflon hand. Special | utention given to renairing fine waioh<ts. Give me calls ' • T". JOHN P- 8MITB. McHENRY HOUSE, McHenrj, Illinois. JTOHN THELEN Proprietor. This House is situated near the Iron Bridge, and opposite thS steamboat Lan ling, baa boon newly renovate I an I limited. Inside an I out. an 1 is now prep ire<l to accommodate the traveling public, or boarders, by itvf or week, on ibe most reasonable terin>. an t guarantee; give satisftctiou. Tuei.public is Mfe» vited to give ine a'call. » «ALR!iMEN to seM Nursery stock Ml Goods Warranted PIKST-OLASS, Permanent r iii, iiuoitiuu* i«#r iiiu nuui iu«;n. Good salaries ami expense* paid week ly Liberal tnductinenis to beginner*, fco previous exi>erience necessary. OutAt free. Write for terms, giving age. CAAKLKH H. CIIASB. Kurserymtr.. Rochester, N. Y. Mention this paper. - ll-2m* ILL DDR, MANft Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, tl.U for htm who ha* bome the battle, and for Ate wWow ami orphant."--LINCOLN, jL " F*riendthip, Charity, tojtally-- Worthy »on» of Patriot Father*." ;C. A. R, Directory. | M'tlKN.T PORT HO «4». •> - r First Thursday evening of earh •Hlh. L. E.I 8KNN3TT, OOB. WOOMTCMJK POBT, MO MP. Meets drat and third Monday evenings of etch Month. W. H, Monoa, r0m. trowDA POST, no US, Meeta the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of earb month. C- P. DIKE, COM. Hiltnn POST. MO 96ft. Meeta the second ana tourtn Monday im lam of each month. Joair MAHSHALL, Ooa. MAsnrao POST, NO. M», Iftitt ere-y Second *nd Fourth Friday evenings of each month. E. R. UOBRIS, Oom. WAI7COHDA POST, NO. 968. Post meets ever? second and fourth letup* 4ay evening In G A. R. Hall, Main St. AKTHtm OOOKB. Oom, Alonr Ut« Skirmish Una. The membership of the Illinois division is about (5.000. 1 The Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry is to have a side reunion during the encamp* ment at Quincy in March. Forty-two charters with 814 members was the gain in the order of Sons of Vet­ erans during the month of January. Citizens of Laconia, N. H., presented the local G. A. E. post with set of Praug's war pictures. The Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army is visiting posts in Ohio and Penn­ sylvania this month. • I v vinvu WW fSw.'-o CEMENTINC, The undersigned is prepared to <So all joba la Uw line of Digging Wells, Reii&iri^f Pumpa. Cementing Wella, Sir Vlll put to aw Pumpa On short notice and warrant satisfaction. la short will do all work IU this line. Oaa furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Oood references furnished if desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired or a new Pump, give me a call. tbTOrdors bv mail promptly attended t0>> Post tifllce', Johusburgh, 111. L. BANTES. Johnsourgll, III., May 25ih, l(Wl. WANTED. Vursery Stock. Si ' -AND - Aii J. Scklitz Milwate Bottle te, In any quantity from « Snitz 01049 to 1G0 barrels. ^ 4T WllOtESA.LBOE ttETA.IL Beer in bottles, kega oV ow«e as jMieap as the cheapest, We buy none but the beat and •ALL at Reasonable Prioea. Gall and aee me and I will use - 4MTOMY FINOELN. WW. fe"J* To canvass for • hn sale of Steadv Hinn1 »vm«nt «u«rantee I. SALARY and BXPIC^HSl pud to successful men Apply at once suiting nae. Mention this paper. CHASE BI«H. CO, Sin* Mteketter, It' Y. Practical Painter AND D ECO It ATE " ' HEBS01, IU.. Decorating, Paper-Hangino, CA L CIMINING* GRAINING. &e oa short notice and satisBsctle* pints- . teA Oalleaoraddreas,: , . HU Kitm« RRKKDBRS OP HOftGAN HORSES, Short Horn, Bsd P)14 Aagu, And Jersey Cattle.' Hillside Farm, Mfesl MoMonry, 111. Our Morgan .Htcck la all pure bred, and iriginated from the beat Morgan stt>»k in the United States. Old Gilford Morgan, who stands at the head »four Stock, is one of the best bred Morgan uorses in the country, and can ahow more and tetter all purpose colts than any other horse in the West. «Ve invite the inspection of onr stook by horsemen and all lovers of Una animals. A tew full blood Morgan Qolts and youna torses for sale. Also one matched team, foil IIO»K'F. in nattle we have the full blood Short Horn r'lK hweare crossing with the Red Polled \ngus and therefore instead or sawing oif the mrq -•* ire breeding them oif and with food suceess. A few Heifera and Bulls, both pure bred 4hort Horns and the cross above mentioned for sale. . _ . . _ J. R. *nylor A Sons. WMt MeBenrv. 111,. Feb. 2Tth. Wk Pais-Killer aid Empire Salfe, Is the verv lK3«t medicine ever introduced Into the country. The tollowing are the names of a few of the many who have been cured by this irreat medliino: «. P. Ma<leri Geno», Wls.,enred of asthma aflen years'standing. _ O C. Deigan, of the same plaee, enred of a ohronic sore li ni>. MrH, J. J. Huff, Itiehmond, III, eared of :ung trouble of six motitlis" stan<ling. Mrs. Hulburt, Nini'la III..cured of asthma tnd cat'ir« h of long standing. Mrs. Wetisteln, Harvurd. cured of Internal trounle of ten years' stamiing. . Mr, Handeshall. of Harvard, cured Of ca- (srrh, scrofula, ai«d varicose veins of five re tr-' standing. Theodore Borrhold, of Harvard, enred of paralysis of two yeais'standing. This new medicine.has cured bronenttfe, «erot<ii*i. sbHcesres, boils, burns,catarrh, et%, ind relieved asthroi and consumption for all who have useO it. It Is a sure and sate medi- 'ine tor all troubial and never tails to give wislv-tion. Try It under a full warrantee Price of Kmpire i^alve hall ounce tox,26 cents; '.wo ounce tx»x, 75 cents, or three ooxes for •1 iso. Painkiller, one-ounce bottle, 25 cents; .wo ounce bottle, (HI cents. Call en your """S'-XAtSSSTol Harvard* Ills »**#•«•«« em -Cr t . + ... >&-,x '*£• 25te' For sale by Ceo. W. Bosley. poi\ CONSUMP^'1 of It has permanently cured THOUSAITM R cases pronounced by docloVs hope- If you have premonitory symp­ toms, such as Cough, Difficulty of Breathing. Ac., don't delay, but use PISO'S CURE FOR CONSUMPTION Immediately. By Druggists. 25 cents. D. NKCDHAM'8 SONS 1MMI' Dearborn Street CHICAGO lid Clmr .mi Cures at»rrh, (Juicer. RheumatlBm, Dyspepiia, Siek Headache, ConitipaUon Jlles, Whoopliiif Cougb, and ail MBNUKAStt. SsadCMreb" cular, Mcntloi W A N T E D ! O A L E S M E N to canvass tor the d i,e of \ ursery, »toi-k. A full l)ha of len'iinz speciil'.ics'1; SA'-ARY AMU EXPENSES piid to 'tiecessi-'ul men No eJperience necexsirv. Writo for terms stattig age. {Mention thii paper ) C. L. Bootht}y,B"iKKsI'lpE*" WANTED. Meato take r>r<lers for Nursery Stock, on ftal> wjr ^Oommiaciou. I can make a suooeeaful SALESMAH Of aitv one who will work and follow my lu­ strations Will furnish handsome outQt tree,andpay your siiary or c< mmission every Write for terms at once. O. GRAHAM. Nurseryman. Rochester, K, T. Agents Wanted! L IBKRALUn "riKMS wiii bi given to introduce onr new book, BSble Brilliants: MOWER'S HCME The protest success of the year, ami some­ thing eiliroly new In the booa line. Royal Qnarto:pizt\9^x11^; finest of paper; large tvp<>; 3\fl iiliistrstions. t>8 full page, two of them prnteil in nine col>rsi ret*il price only fi60 lbi.iinnniiii will be sold fur Holiday "Presents, Those first in the H«'td will reap a harvest, s Act quick or you will miss it. BIBLE STORIES, The G. A. R. Post of Concord, N. H., are moving in favor of the erection of a lisrs" Sionaraeut iu iiiiaii city to cost 120,000. The average age of the survivors of the war for the Union is uow fifty years. Pen­ sion should come soon to be of any use. General Kilpatrick's sword, presented to the War ^Department by his widow, has been placed in a glass case in the cor­ ridor, near Secretary Proctor's door. The membership of the Grand Army of tbe Republic has increased front 2SUU.7 in 1877 to 413,228 in 1889. The growth is likely to continue for a few years more. • The First Regiment Northern Maine G. A. It. are circulaTi^g^tjpetition in Aroos­ took, asking Congress for two field pieces to be used at their annual reuniou. The latest claimant for having been the oldest soldier that served in the late war is Thomas B. Allen, of Flemington, W. Va. He was over seventy years of age when he enlisted and is now ninety eighty years old. Commander-in-chief Alger has received a photograph of the members of Joseph Sederberger Post, 261, of Keshena, Wis." The post ie coin posed entirely of Menome- oee Indians, and is the only Indian post in existence. It was mustered in August 16,1889, by Col. E. B. Gray. Two pension bills of importance recent­ ly passed the Senate. The first repeals the sectionsof the Revised Statutes which require that the claim for pension by a State militiaman, for disibility incurred while temporarily on duty, must be filed before July 1874. The other provides that oaths required in pension or bounty cases tnay be taken before any officer authorized to administer oaths for gen­ eral purposes. About two years ago General Stephen­ son, governor of the National Military Home of Togus, Me., conceived the idea of erecting a soldiers' monument in the cemetery there, built from rocks taken in- the immediate vicinity by the veterans themselves. It was certainly a rather unique idea. The general thought it would be of interest, for it would be a lit­ tle different from the usual course in such cases. Ojbher homes throughout the country have large, elegant and costly monuments, but to see one is to see them all. The well-known architect of Gardi­ ner, E. E. Lewis, who is also a veteran, was sent for, and the governor explained to him his desires. Mr. Lewis drew the plans without charge, and tfoe monument was begun. The stone is taken from the Government's own land, and the work is and has been done entirely by the veter­ ans. By carrying it along for two or three years, the home is to have a monu­ ment unique in its kind, without a dol­ lar .of appropriation for buiUiag it). Governors Joe Fifcr of Illinois, Hoard of Wisconsin, Hovey of Indiana, Thayer of Nebraska, and Secretary Rusk of the Agricultural Department, and someother eminent members of the order. Reduced rates have been secured at all the hotels and Warding houses for old soldiers guests, and when these are filled the houses of citizens will be opened to their entertainment. A dozen opera-houses and halls have been engaged, with ample provisions for music, etc. The enterprin- big black hull of the vessel hove in wight, and in a very short time Mr. Davis and his party walked down the gang plank. I think I can see him now as he Btrode majestically out on the pier WITH his handsome wife leaning on his arm. He was, as I remember hip, a tall, dark complexioned man, with scowling coun­ tenance and piercing black eyes, MID yet with something pleasant about his face for all that. He appeared none the worse for his long imprisonment. He AT! old boys in blue. ing citizens of Des Moines are exerting j looked suspiciously at our blue uniforms, themselves to the utmost to make it an j but soon recovered his composure, AND TO ̂ remembered by the [smiled as the captain and I approached him. The Captain explained that we had orders to conduct him to Mr. Greeley, and gently hinted that be was our pris­ oner until his body was delivered to Mr. Greeley. "He assented with a sarcastic smile, and we conducted him and his party to the carriages that were in waiting at the bulkhead. Mr. Davis, his wife, her maid and myself, took the first carriage, while General Joe Davis, Surgeon Bo wen, Dick Halloway and the Captain followed In the other coach. I didn't know the news- paper men then as well as I do now, or I wo^ld not have hustled them away; BUT Mr. Davis told me that he didnot care to be interviewed, and I had to respect his wishes, greatly to the disgust of A ANA** ber of reporters. - "The ride from the pier was without incident; but when we arrived at the New York Hotel, the first thing that Mr. Da­ vis asked forwas a drink of whisky. The excise laws were very rigid, and I dis­ tinctly remember that the bar-tender brought the bottle into the office, and he stimulated himself with a LONG draught. He is the only president I have had in custody, but I have since had Acting Mayor Kirk, Governor Moses, and sev- eral aldermen, and no end of other celeb* rities. "--Nttw York Star. w FORS. E & MACMAKIN, Cincinnati, O. WANT2D. TBIVKUK1 LIBERAL PAT. P ermaiiant work. WARRAN rso. «ant Outat run. Experience eot re- red . Oobpleta instructions to lluttre «leL quire success.,, |' JAS. M l|fli ITNEY, NnrserymAA, lowaO. A.ft. Preparations are in progress for the annual encampment of the Department of Iowa G. A. R., which is to be held in Des Moines April 7 to 10, and according to present indications it will be the largest meeting of Union veterans that ever assembled in this State. The rail­ road lines have already generously made a uniform rate of one fare the round trip to old soldiers, their wives, and fami­ lies, ai#l to all other who desire to attend and witness the grand parade, tickets to be on sale from April 5 to 8, and good to return until April 12th. This will insure a very large attendance. General Russell A. Alger, Commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. of the United States, has signified ac­ ceptance of the invitation to be present on two days of the session--7 th and 8th ftp*) invitatiow have been esteodMl to Wtak of Us PentioB Oflfifc ; < | During the week ending Feb. 16,1890, 4,961 claims were received, of which 1,183 were original invalid; 380 widows; 2 war of 1812; 5 bounty land; 53 navy; 3 old war; 35 on account of Mexican service, and 8,300 applications for in­ crease. The names and postoffice ad­ dresses of 6,695 officers and comrades were furnished for the use of claimants. There were 71,176 pieces of mail mat­ ter received; 59,995 Hitters and blanks sent out. The number of cases detailed to special examiners was 1,159; 735 reports and cases from special examiners; cases on hand for special examination, 11,212. Report of certificates issued during week ending Feb. 15, 1890; Original, 1,194; increase, 1,407; reissue, 108; res­ toration, 26; duplicate, 6; accrued, 112; arrears, 0; act of March 3, 1883, 0; order April 3, 1884, 0; act of Aug. 4, 1886,3; supplemental, 0; arrears, June 7, 1888, 1; Mexican war, 49 ; total, 2,906, , „ % Bretker Jonathan. Theorigin of this term as applied to the United States, is as follows: When Geueral Washington, after being" appointed commander of the army of the Revolutionary War, went to Massachu- sette to organise it. he found «. G*-»A± WANT of ammunition and other means of defense; and on one occasion it seemed that no means could be devised for the necessary safety. Jonathan Trumbull, the elder, was then Governor of the State of Connecticut; and the General, placing great reliance ou his excellency's judg­ ment, remarked: "We must consult Brother Jonathan on the subject." The General did so, and the Governor was successful iu supplying many of the wants of the arniy ; and thenceforward, w~hen difficulties arose, and the army was spread over the country, it became a by- phrase, "We must oonsult Brother Jona­ than ;" and the name has now became a designation for the whole country, as John Bull has for England. Cel. Boltoa's Popularity. The following is a fair sample of letters received by the Colonel H. W. Bolton campaign committee every day, from all parts of the State and tells its own story: From the best information obtainable, the posts outside of Chicago will, if nec­ essary, elect Comrade Bolton to command the Department of Illinois G. A. R., at the encampment at Quincy; also that while Comrade Bolton was iuduced to be­ come a candidate principally by com­ rades outside of his own post and city of Chicago, the posts of the city will do themselves the honor to support him, as several Of them have already indicated as much. WATSEKA, 111., Feb. 15.--G. A. R. Com­ mander, Rootn 11, M. E. Church Block, Chicago, 111.--Comrades: It affords me pleasure to report to you the following resolutions adopted at the meeting of Williams Post No, 25, Department of Illinois, G. A. R., held Saturday evening, Feb. 15, by a unanimous vote, after a favorable and pleasant discussion: Resolved, That we heartily indorse Comrade H. W. Bolton, of Chicago, as a candidate for Department Commander at the annual encampment to be held at Quincy, recognizing in him a worthy comrade, who will command th,e confi­ dence and respect of every member of the G. A. R., as well as of all good citizens. Resolved, That our representatives be instructed to cast the vote of this post in favor of Comrade Bolton. The above resolution is a copy of our Poet record, Fraternally submitted. M. H. PETKBS, Acting Adj't. m« •A <•_ * * t'\* *; v-SSli .* , ' i . - Z Xry-f. ¥ (h \ WMBM i * ^ * Inspector Byrnss and Jeff Davis- "The death of Jeff Davis reminds me of the time I had him in custody for a few hours," said Inspector Byrnes, as he struck a reminiscent mood the other day "I remember it just as well as if it were yesterday, while in reality it was in the tall of 1867. I was a patrolman then, attached to the Third Precinct, and it was my special duty to patrol Washing­ ton Market and the vicinity. Davis was a prisoner iu Fortress Monroe until that whole-souled old humanitarian, Horace Greeley, became his bondsmen, and as soon as the grateful ex-President of the Southern Confederacy was released he started post haste for New York to see his bondsman. The fact was heralded far and near, and the news of his coming spread like wild-fire. Long before the vessel arrived at the Old Dominion pier, there was an immense concourse of peo­ ple assembled on the dock to catch a glimpse of him. Captain Greer, who was then in command of the Third Precinct, to which squad I was attached, directed Dick Halloway, my side partner, and my­ self, to go to the pier with him and con­ duct Mr. Davis to Mr. Greeley, who was in waiting at the New York Hotel. It was on Saturday morning, bleak and cold. The vessel was three hours late and each minute addei to the excitement <a||bk kilt Imsaa tkmav Ike TheUnion Veteran Legion of New YOTK makes the following not unreasonable demands: First, that a pension be granted to each honorably discharged Union soldier, sailor or marine, who asks it, propor­ tionate to his service iu the Union army, and Second, that a suitable pension be granted to each widow and orphan minor child of a deceased Union volttn- teer, not under present laws receiving OR entitled to same. "Them's our sentiments, T Canteen says amen, and AMI following, AND-WE hear the thousands of old comrades. all of us:" Now if Congress would simplify* the general pension laws the country could afford to have another day set apart for Thanksgi ving. Let us make a law which will not demand that the applicant moat procure the affida vits of dead men or go without his pension. Let the taw no longer demand positive proof of perfect health before enlistment. Let the law repose some little confidence in the oath of the applicant for pension. Let it rets oguize the affidavit oi Private Bill Smith as the equal to Capt. Tom Jones' or Col. Jim Howard's. Private Bill Smith wna as brave as the Captain or Colonel, and he would not swear to a lie any readier than either of them. Let the law state that upon the death of a pensioner, no matter what caused the de&th--outside of murder by the wife--the pension shall be transferred to the widow. Give us A law which will demand the greatest of care in selecting medical boards, so that ignorant asses and conscienceless brutes tnay never hold positions on such boards. Give Us a law requiring medical hoards to report on all the diseases they discov­ er, even if they are not named in the ap­ plication for pension. In fact, give us A simple, plain, just pension law, one which in its application does not picture th* applicant for a pension as a pirate, A horse-thief, a cut-throat or a black l«. The present pension laws are an outrage upon applicants and a disgrace to the nation.--Milwaukee Telegraph. After the return of Clara Barton from the siege of Petersburg, Va., in 1865, she found an enormous pile of letters 'await­ ing her answer. These letters were from different parte of the country, from the many homes of the anxious friends that longed to hear from their soldiers who were engaged in the recent engagement). These letters remained unanswered until Miss Barton considered the feelings of the fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and sweethearts, who awaited answers to their letters. The first inquiry she of the deposition of these numerous let­ ters was answered assuring her that an­ swers were the business of no one in par- . ticular. She at once called upon Mr. Lincoln and asked his permission to bars them answered, which he gave in the fofc. lowing language: "Miss Barton, those , letters have been likelead upon my heart. I never see them, but I know of them. J " never see a letter addressed to myself un­ less it is of a very personal nature. Thogr - do not let me see them. Oh! I know how every mother must suffer. Thoce letters are the burden of my soul. Y«% you shall have authority to ansitr them." He immeciately wrote an article to th* K Washington Star stating that Miss BAM " ton had been authorized to answer the# letters. She at once established her headquarters at Annapolis, Md., where in the first installment she received four bushels of letters. This was about the last of March, 1865, only a few days be»: *•>-, fore the assassination of Mr. Lincoln. And thus we sum up, one by one, tM» acts of his most trying administration j ever guided by the most noble of heart*. , • Ere the answers to those letters had reached the inquirers, he had joined the -~ many in a laud of peace.--Yklett*. Sw'iSi ' ' % " " ..'<&?.... : >>• • « KKS line of Pipes* just REWIRED. Berttiaa BcotitiNM*. Li .sassiM