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1 •«* mm fc- .•:(•:-•*¥ 1 ::T U W j * U . f k r ' k r ^ ' 9 * " i \*>v* •ij,.*i&v.. i |'U'( |"i:^1^1." Ptodt^d but to Truth, to Liberty and LaW; No Favors Win u*and no Fear Shall Awd." L: J iiii ' it OT ' M'HKXRY, ILLINOIg, WKpXKSDAY, JUNK 21. 137C. wi laiitJaslfiTi '^'"l i ^ Published Every Wednesday by J. VAN SLYKE ill lliversid© Block, •'; Jtj/ii Over Smith Bros. 4 Co.'s Store. '*r TERMS OF SUBeCBtPTIOK: Te*t,(hi Adnmee,)...'i.^.i-- : If Paid within Three Months,... .,^ ,$ 00 ilubsr.rip'.ions revived for.t^ree or six months fa the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN, M. I). 8ICIAN and Surgeon. OfHoo in Brick Block over F. G. Mayes Clothing Store 'ftter Street, McHenry 111. T>HY! Jt.bi. Water I1L E. A. BEERS M. D. and Surgeon. Office tiro doors west of Post Office, McIIenry FITBIOIAW and Surgeon. Office at resilience, t O. J. HOWARD, M D. nd Surgeon. Oflic< of Howard & Son, McHenry, III. pHTSipiAN and Surgeon. Office a t the store F. G. MAYES. MERCHANT Tailor, and dealer in Read v Made Clothing, Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestihe Ac., One door north of Colby's Drugstore McIIenry RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY A>*I> COUNSELOR AT LAW. jf\. Office in rear of Murphv & Bishop's Bank North Side Public. Square, Woodstock, 111. GEO. A. BUCKXIN, NOTARY PUBLIC, Conyevancer and In­surance Agent. Office at Bticklin A Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, III. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete: Abstract of Titles to land iu McHenrv County, Illinois. Office with County Clerk, Woodstock, 111. D. A. POTTER, RICHMOND, ILL., Notary Public and Oon-vevancer, IT; S. Claim, Insurance a Collecting Agent. FR ITECHTLE. HOUSE, Ritm and Carriage Painter, McHen­ry III. Will do all wol k promptly and at reasomable ifttes. IE. M. OWEN. GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent in Leading Farm Machinery. Prices low and Terms favorable. MCHENRY ILLINOIS. s GEO. SCHREINER. ALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry 111. •®*Fir8t-Class Billiard and Pool Tables. J, BONSLETT, SALOON and RestJiurant. Nearly qppoeitr Owen's Mill, McHenry, 111. FroshOyfcter« •erred up in any shape desired, or tor sale by the Can. CTGOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. JOS. WIEDEMANN. SALOON and Restaurant. Near the Depot McHenry III. Boarders by the day or Week at reasonable rate*. Warm and cold Duals at all hours. WGood Stabling for IIorses.,£t MCHENRY LIVERY STABLE. H. E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished •t reasonable rates. Turning of all kinds ioic on short notice. W. W. ELLSWORTH. BREEDER o the Celebrated Magic Hog. Also Light and Dark Brahina Fowls. ?Pigs •hipped to all j>oint8 by express. P. O. Ad­ dress, Woodstock, III., ROBERT MURFITT, AW ATCH-M AKERof lSyoarn experience, has located nt :3sSi' XrsvMta, and will give his atten­ tion to the llepairing of Clocks, [ Watches, Ac. Shop in Watson via.'s Drug Store. All Work far ran ted. R PETER LEICKEM. EPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelrv of - all kinds. Also Repairs Violins iu tlie^est possible manner, on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop first door North of Riverside Block, McHenry III. MCHENRY HOUSE. McHenry, I1L John Karges Proprietor. Centrally located ami the best of accom­ modations furnished. Cliarges reasonable. RICHMOND HOUSE. ICHMONI) ILLINOIS. Frank Foster Pro. prietor. Good accommodations for all parties. Samplerooms for 'Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, Shows Ac., E The McHenry Brewery. King & Herbes, Proprietors. THE best of Beer Shipped to any part of the country and warranted as represented.-- Orders solicited and promptly attended to. FRED. RENICH, b CIGAR MANUFACTURER, -AND- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. For Sale. The undersigned offers for Sale, me Brick Store on Water Street, in the village of McHenry, now occupied by Mrs. C. II. Morey, as a Millinery Store. It is 14x35, the tipper story being linished offasa residence. TEKMS HBASONAHLE. Inquire of C. H. MORKV McIIenry, III. Nov. 1st 1875. For Sale. The undersigned offers "or Sale his property, situated op[K>dite the lJiverside House, in McHenry, on tl\e most reasonable terms. There is'a good ami.substantial building, suit­ able for a store or other business, the upper part of which is tilted up for a residence. Con­ nected with this is four afhres of choice land, a good liam and some fruit. Persons contem­ plating pure,having will find it to their inter est to call and look this property over. F. A. llllWAAP. McIIenry I1L Aug. ICth 1375. .47. BUSINESS <'A1U>S. ,E. BENNETT, M. D., v SURGEON and Accouclier. Diseases of Women a Specialty. Office and Residence on Clay Street, Woodstock, III. W. H. BUCK, M. D.. VrOMEOPATHIC Phyticlan and Sntpeon.-- XI Office Rattt Side Public Square, Wood­ stock, 111. Office hours II to 12 A. M., and 2 to 4 P. M. Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E. Ml. DENNIS, Proprietor. Manufacturer anil Wholesale Dealer m CIGARS, TOBACCO, -AXD- Pipes of Every Description. 65 GENESEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ILL. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MAKER & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL., Dealer in all kinds ot American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, platedware, Silver Spoons, &c., ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE f ; Estey Organ Which we lwlieve to lie the best Organ in the market. We tjitnk we know that by experi­ ence, and we DStieve it, for it is backed up by the Bes1 Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less price« than the Estey, but can't reccommend them to IKJ as good. O. W. OWEN. July 23. MURPHY & BISHOP. BANKERS Office North Side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK* ....... ILLINOIS. TRANSACTS a General Banking and Ex­change Busines*. Deposits Received-- Interest n Hawed on lie pewits. Buy and tell Uuited iaiaUw lioude, Gold, Gold Exchange, etc. fc Exchange on all principal cities in Euwpe for sale. Woodstock. 111. T1I10 OWEISS Foz River Valley Mills. H. D. LUFF, Proprietor. McHenrv • - - - Illinois. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. cusaro M Done promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed Thankful for past favors a continuance of patronage, is respectfully solicited. #«"The Highest Market Price in dash for good Milling Wheat. n. D. XiUFF, - Successor to Owen Bros. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of C. IL Dickinson, East side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. "" A eood Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitinffs al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted- Give lue a call. W. II. SANFOBD. Woodstock 111.,Sept. 27th, 1875. MOUNTS ROOT BITTEHS THI8 BITTERS, for its intrinsic properties, is known as one of the Best Tonics of the Age. As a laxative Liver Cleaning, Wood Purify­ ing Medicine, it has not its superior. It should lie taken in (junntitieSijfroTn a Tablesi>oon full to a small wine glass full three times a day, according to the Strength and age of the lnya- id or the degree of sickness. For Sale by the Case or Bottlev --BY-- L. KAPPLER, Patentee, Wo<Hlstock, 111. Village Lot For Sale. Tot 1. Block 1., West McHenry, containing j one acre of land, which is well fenced and on which is an OrehardVt' good fruit, is now ottered for sale on reasonable terms. It is one of the most desirable building places/in the villa ire. For further particulars inquire at the Pl,AIN!>EALEH < Mlice. McHenry, 111., March 1st, 1876. Farm For Sale. THE undersigned offers for sale his farm in the Town ofHireenwood, consisting of 240 acres of tirst class land, under a good state of cultivation, well watered, prairie and good Timber adjoining, good buildings, Fruit in good variety, in fact everything constituting a good farm'. Will be divided if desired. Terms very low, Inquire; on the preiuisesof <iKO. 11. GAB11I80X. Greenwood I1L April I8th, 1870. fifcaTAn Iowa paper says: "T1 will be no Fourth of July cetebrat at Hanna this rear." What la the ter with Hanna? • il** B^George William Curtis «ft' listened to the eloquence of Co] Robert Ingersoll, at the Cincim Convention, with open-mouthed \v< der and admiration. Those old East­ ern fellows who have imagine*! th#® were no brains "out West," are bc% rapidly twisted out of the nonseiisl^il Idea, oflate years. | #©*"11, R. Revels, notorious at jjw the first negro who ever occupied a s^t in the U. S. Senate, wac elected by tlo Ji\te Methodist Conference at Balil- mpro as Editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate* the Southern or­ gan of the M. E.' Church. Mr. ReigP* has entirely withdrawn from po)i$||i and devotes hie whole t|me to rice of thecliurch, ^ ' " ^ • i I- <®^Twelve ?Tenian prisoltera wh« were sentenced by Englis^jConrt Mar­ tial, to penal servitude»forlife,at Mol- burn, Australia, have escaped from custody. An American whaler Is re­ ported to have received them, and an armed English vessel has been ordorid to overhaul, intercept, and search t|e whaler, and if possible, capture the prisoners. "Wo hope they won't catdi 'em." # 865°"It is averred that Tupfield.Mnn. has a goose 101 yaars old. She remem­ bers when the Declaration of Inde­ pendence was signed, find hissed the British evacuating Boston. She dis­ likes the gosling of the period, and says mournfully, -Dear me, I'm asliamed on 'em. How they trim theli feathers and sail around! Degenerate Critters! They don't do a bit as we did wheal was young," £ Kay At Washington, Matt Carpentji? presented to the impeachment mana­ gers a list of 197 witnesses who Belknjtp desires to have summoned for tho de­ fense. The list includes all the IK)|L- traders by vrtiom it is expected fo prove that they did not divide w hitn. Under the rule adopted by isiiiate, Bfentimf) " tile a supplemental list. Most of the witnesses live in-the far West. The fees and mileage of witnesses alone would probably be $50,000. Andrew Jackson was once making a stump speech out West, in a small village. Just as ha was concluding, Amos Kendall, who sat behind him, whispered,"Tip'em a little Latin Gen­ eral. They won't be content without It." * Jackson instantly thought upon a few phraseshd knew, and In a voice of thunder wound up his speech by ex­ claiming, "E pluribus unum--sine qua uon--ne plus ultra---multum in parvy!" The effect was tremendous, and tho shouts could be heard for many miles. HARVARD. ~A little son of Oscar Hildreth, of Big Foot, was severely injured by fall- l*g f»om a wagon one day last week. One shoulder was dislocated, and he was otherwise badly bruised. „ --A traveling man asked the other day if the name of our village was Dog town. Wen might he ask suoh a question, for thei'e is not another vil­ lage in the State that contains so many Useless curs. They are a public nui­ sance and ought to be killed. Some fine day somebody will be bitten and theu there will be a wholesale slaugh­ ter. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Kill the curs now. --An accident occurred last Thursday Wglit on the Green Bay Express train just before It reached Woodstock, which nearly proved fatal to oue of the pas sengers. A gentleman who had lain down in one of the seats for a nap arose in his sleep--being it appears of a somnambulistic disposition--and walk­ ed out on the platform, and before any of the passengers could prevent him, deliberately walked off the step. As the train was going at full speed it is a wonder that it had not killed him oufr- right. Fortunately for him, however, he fell where there wa« a steep em­ bankment and rolled down, so that it broke the force of the fall, and he es­ caped with only slight injuries. His first intimation that he was not in his seat was when he struck the ground.-- Independent. are fi@f*Our national revenues are rap- falling: short.vOf .Secretary Brie* tow's estimates for the current fiscal year. Senator Sherman has said: '"I am sorry to say that our receipts have fallen short of the estimates about fourteen or fifteen million dollars this year. Our customs have fallen ofiTabout ten millions and our internal revenue has fallen about four millions. The in­ crease of the tax on whisky and tobac- oo has, as I expected, caused a decrea*e of the estimated revenue to the amount of about fourteen millions, and per­ haps other causes have operated to bring about this deficit. a^it would be good for the country just now--and for all future time, as for that matter--if the suggestions of James Freeman Clarke of Massachusetts on political action and education were fully observed. He says: "Let the man who refuses to do his part in pub­ lic aUkirs be regarded as one who has abandoned the post of duty. Let chil­ dren in our schools be taught the ele­ ments of political ethics, the laws of public morality, the importance of good government, the rights and duties of a citizen, the value and dauger of parties the virtue of patriotism, and the honor of serving the State. Let politics cease to be a name of reproach, and become a badge of honor." A story of remarkable telf-con- trol is told by the London Builder of a slater named M. A. Karis, * Belgian* This man was engaged with a compan­ ion in fixing a lightning conductor on the top of the church eteeple at ville Sur-Ourthe, Bilgium. Karis was sup­ porting the other man upon his shoul­ ders, and this workman accidently spilled some molton lead upon the other's forearm. The pain of course was intense, but knowing that the slightest movement might precipitate his companion into the street, Karis re­ mained motionless while the lead burned its way into the flesh. The men were at the height of. seventy feet from the ground. ROCKFORD. --The laying of the corner atone of the new Court House will take place Juue 22d. --Candidates for Couttty offices increasing iu number. --The musical part of the Seminary with the conservatory took iu over $6,000 last year. --Four extra policemen were ap­ pointed to attend the Spiritualist Camp Meeting during its continuance and keep out tho rowdy element. --There were several cases of drunks last week, the fines averaging from 83, to $40. --A resolution has been passed by peuditure ot any money otithe streets except to plank tho bridge, if jieoes- sarj\ --No prisoners in £he county jail last Saturday. --Tho Niposinks will make their annual visit to Twiu Lakos August 4th, and remain two wooks. --The Journai apologises to«Its readers because it had only nine ool- umns ot circus advertisements In its last issue. jB@"*On Saturday the House passed two silver bills, one known as the Payne bill, and the other was intro­ duced by Mr. Randall. The Payne bill authorizes the issue of 10,000,000 of silver coin in exchange for legal ten­ ders. While the bill was pending an rttieinpt was made to amend it by ad­ ding a provision for the repeal of the Redemption act, but it failed. The Randall bill in addition to the amount of silver coin authorized to be issued in exchange for fractional currency, authorizes the ooining at the several mints, and issue through the Treasury of silver coin to the amount of $20,000, 000, and such coin is to be issued in the ordinary disbursements of the Treas­ ury. It also enacts that the trade dollars shall not tender. No were allowed.--Ex. hereafter be legal amendments to the bill BtaT"Engli8h railway returns for the montli of May present rather an unfa­ vorable view of their prosperity, as compared with those of the United States. The JEconomitt states that from January to May every railway exoept two, shows a decrease in the earning as compared with the corres­ ponding period iu 1875. The net de­ crease of receipts during four months and three weeks is about $726,000. All the roads show some decrease, which, during the last week amounts to about $680,000. The latest American railroad returns are much more encourging. Eight of them report earnings, and seven for the month of May. Only nine out of nineteen roads show any decrease. Considering that low rates are now the rule in this country, the contrast between English and Ameri­ can returns is very striking. The con­ clusion to be drawn would seem to be that the general traffic in Great Britian is even more severely affected by the hard times than in this country. Ex. m.u Women are going into the. in­ surance business." And when a comely women enters a man's office, hitches up her chair, places a fair hand on his arm, and begins to talk about policies, he feels as if hislife ought to be insured pretty soon. And this feeling is greatly augmented should his wife drop in un­ expectedly during the interview,, : DsuLiratA jl AKH. 1*VITLA»BLPRTA, PA., June 17th, 1S7«. In Machinery Hall, England is raj* resented by only 98 exhibits, but these make up in quality what they want iu number. Among them are a, number of Aveling and Porter's Road and Farm Steamers for hauling heavvload*, n]ow. iug, and doing farm work of all kind#. They are said to draw 6 or 7 heavily loaded wagons, over ordinary roads, or to drag 6 plows at about 4 miles an hour, and require only 600 or700 pounds of ooal a day, and one man or boy to run them. Where the land has never been cultivated they do very well for plowing, but ufter the ground has once been broken, they cannot be made to run upon it to any advantage. The English system of steam plowing, in whioh an eugine is placed upon eac^i side of the field, and the plows drawn alternately back and forth between them, has thus far been found the only practicable method of plowing with steam. The perfon who can produce a practicable light, and moderately cheap steam plow, will confer a bless­ ing on his race, and earn a fortune for himself. These steamers are quite large and heavy, and cost from $3300 to $4500 gold. One of the most ourious, as well as interesting, of the Bnglish exhibits is a water heater for steam boilers, which consists of a large numbir of vertical "pipes, having machinery placed upon their tops to keep a number of scrapers traveling constantly up and down the pipes to prevent the soot from collect­ ing upon them. Tho fire is made under or in the boiler, in the usual manuer, and then the products of combuseion which would otherwise escape up the chimney, is passed in between the pipes, which are filled with feed water, and thus made to absorb the wa?te heat and heai thc water before it passes in­ to the boiler. By keeping the soot from the pipes, it is claimed that fully W per cent saving in the use of fuel is effected. Havermyer and Com panv, the great sugar manufacturers of Phil­ adelphia, have adopted oue of these heaters, and have 10 miles of piping through which the water passes .before it reaches the boiler. '-ifcteetweett. «ad tbe. Government Building, is a miniature representation ot Paris. The city is surrounded entirely by a wall, which has so few gates through it as to leave one in doubt whether the representa­ tion is a true one, or whethe r the Pari­ sians are expected to climb over it like monkeys whenever they Wish to get out of the city. The Seine is rep* resented as flowing through the olty, spanned by numerous bridges, but the river, wall, Vendome Column, and patches of green to represent the parks are about tho only distinguishable fea­ tures to one not throughly acquainted with the city. Just beside Paris, in the same euclosure. there is either the be­ ginning or the ruins, of some ancient city, but which I am not able to detcr- miuo. Some say thatit was intended lor Jerusalem, when in its prime. If this is so, I don't wonder that the Lord got disgusted, and sent the Romans to tear it down, and not leave one stone upon another. On the outside of the Government Building, facing the lake, are placed quite a number of pieces of Artillery and an imitation turret of one of our monitors. The turret is made of sheet iron and has two immense guns mounted inside of it.. Om tne south side of the building are plaoed the heaviest guns, Some of which are mounted upon their carriages and are in full working order, while others are simply suspended in frames prepared for them. One of these isal6inch rifled piece, 20 feet long, and requires from 200 to 250 pounds of powder for a charge. The projectiles are 40 inches long, and must weigh fully 1,000 pounds. Just beside this one iS a 26 Rodman, which weighs 115,100 pounds, throws a shot weighing 1,080 pounds and requires 200 pounds of powder for a charge. During the war, when the "Union" gun was made, which was only 13 inch rifled bore, it was con- sidered one of the wonders of the age in its way. When it was flredt for fully a minute the shell could be heard rum­ bling out over tho sea like a train of cars iu full motion, and then when the shell exploded there would be A solid column of water thrown up as high as the mast of the ship, and presently the sound would come back with a report as loud as the crack of a 300 pound Par­ rot. But the "Union" gun as compared to these monsters now on exhibition is yery ordinary. Michigan has not yet found the cars in which were shipped the! pieces of her State Building, and the Building stands all unfinished, and unfit to be used. The other State Buildings are all finished, or have but very little yet to be done to them, and are both a great comfort and convenience to the visitors from the differaut parts of the Country, who. use them* as headquarters.. An information department has been started on the grounds tot the purpose of giving the visitors information in Regard to eveiy possible subject. 1fhe clerks 6peak a great many latignagei* and have full directions in regard to every building, exhtbitf elhlbiiof and object sn the grxurxte. In Machinery HaU tbertr «re a nOMtwr of Type Writing 3fachfnrs< upon which visitors can have leffer* Wrften, placed iu a Centennial Stamped envelope ami mailed, for ten cents. This is a £?«at convenience to very many, and a profit" hie investment to the owners of tho machines. The greatest' preparations are being made for the Fourth of July, Gov. Tilden of New York Will hold a public reception at the New York Building; there will be a military parade; the performance of the Te Deum by an immense orchestra and chorus under Theo. Thomas; and reading of poem by Bayard Taylor, besides many other things. On the 5th, Gth and 7th of July there will be a grand musical contest be­ tween the differant bands of tho Country. The bauds will be divided into three classes, and each class com- pete for a prize, but there will be no distinction in the nature of the prize offered. Each band will, prepare two pieces of their own selection, bat the Judges select the composers. OUR WASHINGTON UrTTKR WAsniHOTOH, ». a, Jnnw 17th, ttltL President Grant and his family were treated to the pleasure of a genuine scarce last week. A young gentleman, and his tutor, who had just returned from Europe, arrived in this city and put up at Willard's Hotel. Having left some of their baggage in the Custom House, in New York, they concluded to draw up such an affidavit as they thought necessary to get it refcsssd. They betran; uWashington, 3lay 28, 1876." UI (giving his name) hereby swear that the box containing--"* When' they got this far, they were uuabl« to' remember exactly what was in tl&'bex and so gave up making the application. They left tho city for Baltimore, and left the unfinished application lying on the table at the hotel. Some wag nc-- Ctdentally got hold of it and continued tho writing, adding the following to it uthe dynamite fixtures arranged for the purpose of blowiug up the present administration was carefully deposi­ ted under the White House on Sunday night the 28th. It is so arranged that it will explode on the night of the 30th of May*, at 11 £0 o'clock. Hoping that It will perform its work successfully, I am yours" <fco. He then gave the paper to a friend who harried around to the White House with it. The scene that followed there was a lively one. In­ stant search was at once made inside and outside of the house, and a long time spent in moviug every artiole, uu-# der or behind which the infernal ma­ chine might have been placed,--but of course without avail. The matter was then placed in tho hauJs of the db«- tcctives, who traced the twogentlemee to Baltimore, whore they were going to arrest them. The gentlemen ignor­ ant of any wrong, were going to have the detectives arrested, when another' lively scene rook plaoe. An explana­ tion was finally had, tho discrepancy between the two hand writings shown, and the detectives left looking ami feeling as if they had been sold. The charge against Speaker Kerr 1m proving to be nothing but the result of a oonspiracy to injure him. Harney,, who made the charge has been proven to be a liar and unworthy of belief, and Mr. Kerr cannot bat be otherwise than acquitted. Even if Harney had not been impeached, there arises the very serious quebtien, ought the un4s l corroborated testimony of a single pef^ son to be allowed to ruin the reputa-r^1 tion of another? If aoy then whose reputation and honor is safe t While the question of Jurisdiction!, iu the Belknap case was under discus-* sion, Secretary Chandler sa&d that if the Senate decided that it had juris* diction he would have suit brought against ex-Secretary of the Interior, Jacob Thompson, under Buei administration for the embezzle) of $700,000. On Thursday suit was ft tered against Thompson for §1,000,000, by the' Government. Thompson-is said to be very wealthy and well sbis to re-» pay the amount. Proceedings in tho impeachment of Belknap have been postponed for the present. Pinohback has just made an ineffectual effort to get pay as Senator for the whole time during which he was contesting for his se>at. His little bill amounts to something over #20,- ooo^ ' PATwrra.* jGrOrasehoppOTs are sitting on sweet potatoe vines of Colorado* the people call i« va^n for J* tional turkey-gobblerwhose province is to.walk up behind yud "yank" said; hoppex? from his