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iUiaiMH MMm v ^ ^ , - . . x IWEDNESDAY* FEB. 7th, 1877. VAN SLYKE, Editor. U In now stated that there is Itttt a particle of truth in the statement recently made. that, the Spanish Gov­ ernment is in negotiation with the Cuban insurgents with a vi$w to grant them autonomy or self-goverffnient. On tha contrary, Spain occupies the Mane position as heretofore with re­ gard to the affairs of Cuba, with no probability whatever of changing it. Ms^The Pontiac (U\.).Sentinel gives the following as aa incident of the prevailing frigid weather; A very pleasant affair took place at the western depot 011 Saturday night. It seems at abovt 10 o'clock a thief stepped into Bob Johnson's coal sited and began to fill up his sack witlt coal, When nearly done seme one stepped Into the shed, •nd the first, thief supposing it was Johnson, knocked liitn over with a lump of coal. The new corner, also a coal thief, believing that Bob had, been hiding in there to catch thieves clinched his assailant, aud in the end they were both badly battered. All this time Johnson sat in the depot war­ ming his toes and figuring up his day's profits. JgrThe arrangement for a fashion­ able wedding had been made in St. Louis, a profusion of costly gifts had been scut by friends of the young lady, and a church was crowded with a wait­ ing assembly; but the ceremony was postponed indefinitely. Miss Wilgns, * wealthy member of "'first family," ••dJDr.VOwen, a young penniless phy­ sician, were the couple. A few hours (before the time for the wedding the Tiiatlves of Miss Wilgus presented to "Dr. Dwen-an agreement binding him to never interfere with her property, and told him that unless he signed it the marriage eottidmaot take place. He resented this as am . affront, and broke the engagement. J6T From a long article in the Chi­ cago Tribune headed -'•Failures and the Business Outlook,'"j«^e. cliptthe follow­ ing as containing anil;presenting some promising features: The showing,foritheipass year con­ tains many eacauragiug Jeatuies for ithe prospective business of-the United 'States. The best attainable statistics aliow the failures* iivGanacVadutsttts: the <year to have been, one out ..of .every itliirty-two firms doing business, -.and :avernge liabilities of $14.767.-wtiQe the rfnilures in the United Stages are -only 11 me very 62, or about half a« many rin tpvqportiou. The failures in England Bn'WS.were one in every 36 firms, with Average liabilities of $87<870, which i»- <«lioates that the depression has been •more serious-Across tlie water *ft*an dtiiioitg' us. In the United States \there fis a-great difference in the amount «of *fa tin res reported from different Thus in the *New ' Eugimid •States, the failuies were 'i (in :S9-wHh •average liabilities of 028:628; in tlie mi ddle States they were 1 in "57. with ^average liabilities of £24.800; while in 'the Western States the failures were «*nly 1 in 72. or nearly oae-third less, •With average liabilitiesiof only flfiL'843. •or nearly one half less. Tlie re could ••carcely be a better -evidence of tlie •superior resources Of the Western Statfcs. which"i« explained mainly by •the fact that tfitfir prodnctlon Is of the "kind which the -wofld demands and 'must hare in hard-tiroes as well as good times. We hav«-said from the beginning that we did uetiike this Compromise Bill and tha more we se« of its work­ ings since tfhe Board have been in session we like it less. That it is a clear violation of the Constitution is patent to any unprejudiced thinking •man. Either Hayes was elected or he was not,-and if he was not we certainly •want to see Tilden inaugurated, and «tre do not think it was necessary to Violate the Constitution to get at the case. No matter which man may be counted in by this Commission, we claim it will be unconstitutional, and will establish a precedent that wiH give the country trouble in aU future time. A Washington correspondent, In speaking of this matter says: "If we must have an extra-consti­ tutional method of determining the last election, let us put up Poker Jack, of Arkansas, against John Morrisey, of New York, and let theni play a game of old sledge in presence of tlie House* and Senate with tlie Supreme Cour'; to decide all disputed throws! This plan would ite quite as constitutional as the Joint Commission puzzle; and. as both men are experts, one could at least hare amusement from watching their Electoral labors. The "evident intent" of tlie founders 0f the Constitution was that the Vice- president should count the votes: as is chown, still further, by a fact that has never yet been noticed, that the sen­ tence, aa adopted by the Convention read: "The President shall open all the «ertiAaates and the votes shall then be jGOUAted in the presence of the Senate 0nd Homs« jof Representatives.*' This litows that the change in the form of •he sentenee tras designed by the Con 4T*ntio*i .to «*sure the presence of fitnesses t*> £Ue operation of counting fba electoral vote by the President of the Seoate. [See Hadison Papers. Ed |840. Vol. HI, p. 1309. Elliott's Debates, Vol, 1, p. 318, WOODSTOCK. Editor Plaini>eai.er--Last Mon­ day, Daniel Norton, living in the South part of this town with his father, be­ came too unruly to manage. The const a ble was sent for, and, finding Daniel entrenched ii* his bedroom.armed with a shot gun, an ax, several knives, and a forty two pounder, deemed it net pru­ dent to attack, so retired in good order obtained reinforcements and pursuing hiin towards Huutly, met the enemy on the return to his father's house. Daniel thought five men and a shot gun too many for him, so surrendered at discretion. Ksq. Church, at the close of the examination next day, said that if any of Norton's friends would agree to pay the county 4500 in the event of his non-appearance at court for trial, he -would turn him out, otherwise he must board with Ste<iinan. As there will be no grand jiiry at the May term he will get his board and lodging free till next fall, probably. S«jmie say the trouble grew out ot a refusal on the part of his father to let him kill the team sleighriding; others that he wanted to marry a Miss Carpenter, and his parents opposed the match. Arrangements for the publication of a Democratic paper in Woodstock have been perfected, audit will soon make its appearance. It is to be set up in Donnelly's hall and published by a brother of S. 1. Bradbury of the Wau- kegau Patriot. No one «eem* to re­ gret tikis except the crafty-courageous chap in Dacy's building, and ,he says that the next week after the first num­ ber of this new payer the New Era will run up the straight Republican flag; whereat the Sentinel wi 11 rejoice^ and the Flaindeajler will be as it is now the ouly independent paper iu the couuty. Tlie Bee tore in the Congregational Ctiurch last Thursday evening is well spoken of by those who heard it. Squeers being otherwise engaged. "Jonathan at the Blackboard," uot being a veritable school boy, but "Uncle Samuel" himself, figuring out the prob­ lem ot self government, which he may or may not solve. A very appropriate theme at this time, The W. D. A. are rehearsing "The Ticket of Leave Manbut have uot yet decided when to bring it ont.1*The fact is the Association pays so much for reut, that the-ownerof the hall gets all the profits, ltiis to be regretted that some liberal-minded citizen would netfurirsh the club a suitable hall without requiring all the receipts as a compensation for its use. We know that, iu other towns such voluutary asso­ ciations have a fair chance. It is not very encouraging to spend two or three weeks in learning aud rehearsing a play that the landlord may reap the sole benefit. liev. T. C. Northcott preached a sermon Sunday, in which he discussed the political situation, inquiring into its causes. These canses he, said are "ignorence and immorality," both gen­ eral terms. The former can have but a limited aptpScatiou to the Nortln Where,89 per ceut can read aud write, u aless the speaker meant ignorance of politics. As this corruption, by wliicb is meant buying aud selling votes And offices, increases faster than the increase of intelligence, it would seem that "ignorance" is not, of.itself, a cause of the present difficulty in the North and as all the published evidences as to the villiauy in the South has shown no case of the sale <0tr purchase of a vote, white or black, it docs not seem to apply to that section either. The negro voter is ignorant, we all admit, aud it would seem, th^ ̂ fiinyone would beexpccted to sell his vote he would, for the reason that, in State or United Stales elec­ tions the candidate cannot be known to hidon* knowing little or nothing of the science of government he cannot know the value of the bit of paper it is his right to deposit except that it may elect one of two men. neither of whom he knows any further than that each belongs to a different party, the prin­ ciples of which are as plain to him as the 47th problem of Euchlid--aud no more so. Why then should he not «ell the paper to the highest bidder? It would seem that the "nigger" has been more moral in this regard than his more intelligeat peer North of Ma­ son and Dixon's Line. As to the immor­ ality. that does not appear to pertain so much to the man who has the vote to sell, as to him who buys it. The remedies for this state of things were not much dwelt upon, but there are a few facts that we can apprehend. Education does not diminish crime any more than preaching. Self-interest? rules the world, and where the shortest road to that is through a party, then that party must succeed right or wrong. In order that I may keep my place, my party must win, no matter by what means. A few men combine in a cau­ cus to "fix things" for a convention, that in its turn fixes things for another convention without consulting the people. The men who hold offices make the nominations of these men who, if elected, will retain them in their pla­ ces; then moye earth and hell to elect their candidates. I have seen that writen "Heaven and earth." but don't believe that class of men have any in­ fluence there. We hope Mr. Northcott will pursue the subject as there is much to be said upon it. Squeers. V O L O W H I T T L I N C S Editor Plain dealer.--A Good Templars Lodge has sprung up here like a huge tnnshroon in the night and has swept almost ajl into the temper­ ance ranks. Hainesville and Wauconda ditto, and from appearauce king alcohol will receive some very hard blow* that will probably prostrate him for a season «*t least, but the longer the better. Last Thursday evening the three socilies met here at the M. E. Winrch. Tlie programme was Spelling, Reading, Singing, Vocal and InstrfuiMHitill Music &c. The speakers were limited to ten minutes. Quite a number responded to the call and made stirring appeals and happy hits. A few rikade very accurate- shots for genteel tipiers that mortally wounded u few old topers and one Saloon keeper. As variety Is the spice of life they had that also. By calling up a Ninny or Bnflon they soph had tha whole House suffocating with suppressed laughter but soon it found vent, hut the speaker went on aud on until that house was a complete Hurrah's Nest 'a»»d after ^lany attempts to stop the speaker had fail- edv one of the boys shouted shoot him. That fetched him down. ; Jolut Statfeld has run a Saloon here tor years without a license. He has bee* ftne-c* and in jail and has been complained of a number of times but he has avoided service for a long time by steppingo-ver the county line into Mellen-ry. Now he is up again before the Biutfesty of the town. John laughs o-ffiers allof the t^>mn>ittee Lager, Good Setunabps,. free fotr Nottiugs. Mrs. C. Grimaldsby, some six weeks ago, i» getting out of a Cutter slipped aud felFr striking her hip against the Cutter fenidfer rave and fractu'ed the [neck of the feinur] thigh bone at the hip. BerPhysiciaus at the time and now aJiso* liave buo hopes of the bones ever romfiing. She lias the sympathy of and! is slwwn great kindness by all in this; vicinity. Ward GatLe iatends to move his Foundry toMeHeury in the spring and then McHenry can be supplied with anything from, a cast irou Flask up to a Caldron Kettle, or anything in his line cheap for cash• Donation parties are now in order again. Last winter thev sold kisses at five cents at these parties and the investors, complained so said tlie Pla.indkai.er, and this was over iu Lake Comity too. But this winter they are sold at anction, the purchaser to select his choice. The first kiss put up was strwk oft to a Mcllenrv gent tor $4,50. He selected a charming young widow and was content and satisfied to kiss Uer hand, and the efie«-t was like rubbing a black cats hack both ways iu the dark. The electric sparks were visible at the points of his hair i and the detonations audible, and h«£ exclaimed. Delicious. Total amount for kisses $5.75. Lkvel. $999 Can't bemnric toy every fairt'ii t month in the. Wisiness wo turnisU, but- ttmrse willing work can ettsily earn u <lozea dollars a clay rijyUt iu their own lorali- ties. Have no rrmcn to explain here. Bu.sl- ne»u pleasant atul hoeuurikbie. Women ami lH»ys »h<I girls <V>as. wett as men. TTe will fiirnQek you a otmprfeic-onllil free. Tlie Iwisi. newt pays better than, nuytliing else. We will bear expense fl-filartiuj; y«i. I'articu- larrtfraK. Write ami $*e. I'ltYuiers and me clianics. their ami dan^liteiHs an<l mil classes in need ofpttj-in-g irwk at home, sln»uld write to us and teiun all about the work at once. Sow is the time. I>>n't delay. Ad- dress STki e & Cow Augusta. M iine. Removed. FROM tke lUversida Hon se to the Brick *- store, op po sit e Orreiia' Mi I t,' wft c y& l-rr j 11 opea a Urst-cla-aa ltestamrnnt. J, WEBEK. > Bucklin & Stevens have a large stock of Clothing which they will sell at very low prices in order to reduce stock. Eureka! It will paj you to purchase your Drugs, Oils. --AT THE-- Red Front Drug Store, WOODSTOCK, ILL. 4, " \ JOHN S. WHEAT. Woodstock, Dec. 12tU, '76. BAY COLT, AMMADTJS. This celebrated Running Horse was fouled In 1871, and hre<l by Col. James A Griinstead, Lexington, Kv. Sired by ltivoli. ' Ttivoli bjr Revenue. Revenue by Imported Trustee.-- Rivoli's l)arti Topaz by Imported Glencoe.-- 2d Dam Eliza, by Rubens. .'M, Little Folly by Highland Fling.* 4th, Harriet by Volunteer.-- Amiiia.'ius first IHm Nellie Gray by Lexing­ ton, foaled 1S53-. lired by James Rich. Down­ ing, owned bv Jas. A. Griinstead, Lexington, Kentucky. '2d Dain Prtuieba by Imported Gleneoe." 3d,Ifcuuby Imported iledgepaid,-- 4th by Bertrand. *S~The above Pedigree was taken from the Stud Book. Below we give the Record of the Races in which Ammadus has eonfested: Lexin-Cl«»n, Ky., Aug. 18th, 1874. Sweepstakes for three year olds $50 each, P. P. $250 added, the second horse to save his stake. Mile heats with six nominations. A Han kins, b c Animating, by ltivoli, dau> Nellie Gray, 2 11 ABufonl'seh g Kilburn bv Ringmaster, dam Ontario 3 2, I W Beiuty. b f Nina, Bonta 4 2 I AFauldschc B mnie Meer 4 4 Tiiuo of heats 1:45,V, l:46>i, 1:43}^. Lexington, Ky., Sept. 15tb, 1874. Purse $750. ftJO# to first, H» to tecond, 60 to third. I H Stones b c Colonel Niligan, 1 A Hanklns b c Aitmuadtis, * B t* Ttioniases eh f Haisein. 8 T t McGibbon eh f Nellie Grim, 0 1 11 FauIds eh c Bonnie Meer, 0 Time, a:5QJs. Track in very bad condition. Galesburg Driving Patk, Oct. Sth, 1874. Stake for Colts and Fi.lies & years "lu $50 each, half forfeit, with 200 added by the Assci- ation. Value of stake $175. Hanklns' b c Ammadus. 90 lbs 11 Brady b c George Rice, 8Z lbs . 8 3 Reynolds b f 87 lbs 6 U. Whites be WimI. 87 1bi 4 4 Mulkes eh f Cheiiuita87 lbs 3 5 Suiuners b f v iia, 87 B)s • Ur Time of heats 1:46^, 1:48. Mile beats best t wo iu three. Stake for eolts 3 years old, Oct. 8th, 1874. $00 each, half forfeit, with 180 added by Associa­ tion. The second to save entrance. Duah of two miles. Value of stake ̂ -175. Hankius' b c Anunadus, 90 lbs 1 Bradies b c George Riee, 80 3>s 2 M u Ikes eh f C'lietj uita, S7 lbs & Reynulds b 1'87 lbs \ 0 Tune of heat, 3 AIM. Northern Indiana Fair Grounds, Fort Wayne Ind., 0>-t. 27th, 1^74. Mile heats best two in three. Purse $100. 250 tolirst, 100 to second, 60 to third- Murphy's b g Wargig, *12 1 liankius Aniuiadiis. 2 12 MiUigan's b e Roseommon. 3 0 0 Time of heats 1:4H, l:4f>X, 1:48. Running Race at Fort Wayne Oct. 29, 1874. Twoiuiie heats best two in three. $300, 150, 50. liankins' Ammadus, 1 1 Murphy's Wargig, ... . • 2 I Jones'Lad v Washington 3 3 i'inie of beats 3:42, 3'A1X. Peru, Indiana, May 17, 1875. Purse for all ages $100. Hankins' Anunadus 1 1 lMatners Lottie Moon 2 2 Jones' Glostcr 3 0 llavs & Jordon's Hildren 4 0 Time of heats 1:45\', 1:46^. Peru, Ind., May lirth, 1875. Dash of 2Jtf miles for all ages, 0. Hanklns' Ammadus, 1 1'latners Tarrie Hart, 2 Gleen's Moiioe, * 3 C'onlish's Disney, 0 Tiuie oi'dash, 4:36"!^ Dexter Park, July fith, 1875. Purse of for all ages. Two mile heats. liankius' Anunadus Sumner'a Reality Miner's Talniotii Time of heats, 3:473i, S:49^. Quiney, sept. 24th, H75. Purse of $M0 for all ages, four miles. liankius JL I'O'S Ammadus l ilarrisou's Tabuni li ^ 4 Validuskie's Sea llreeze & Time 7:41^. Sanie place, ^ept. 26th, purseof $600 for at! ages, two nviLe heats. Harrison's Tat moth 1 1 *eonlisl|-s Ainnuidus 2 dr lUkei- s Queen <d UfeiniondR 3 2 Tiiut: oi'lieais 3:38.!$, 3:41. *Aiiiniadus broke liis leg at a utile and half In frecond heat. ... Fortiurtlier particulars in«niire of THOS. KNOX. Mcllcnry, III. Feb. 7tli, 1877. PIMPLES. I WILL Mail (Free) the recipe for prepar­ing a simple Vegetable Balm that will re­ move Tan, Freckles, Pimples and lilotrlies, leaving the skin s«ft, clear and beautiful; also Instructions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bal«l head or smooth face. Address Ben. Van lelf & Co., Box 5121, No. 5 WoosterBt., New York. $300 1 1 2 % 3 3 Notice To Farmers Something New ! J. ELLIOTT'S IMPRQm HABBOW. TM# f»v«rt4on has- reference to'Improve. ment in Harrows, so that a numlier toothed sec-tions may becoi»m*cted,und the teeth nmy be set at any angle of inclination to the ground. This'Harrow consists of a number of toothed lutrrow sections that are connected by pivoted side pieces and clamp bolts. It maybedrnwn bv bikcbtai; the liorscs so eith­ er end. When -'rawn from one end, makes a slanting tooth '-fcr/rinn. When drawn froir the other end mWesa perpendiculartootb as the ground re<jiiii-es. This invention rolls up like a log and shuts up likea jack knife, and is nicely stowed under cover, and takes up little room. This Harrow has 10 sections and each one works independent of the other. Largest size Harrow is 12 feet cut ni*d has 70 teeth. The ten foot Harrow has 60 teeth. The eight foot Harrow has 50 teeth. The teeth are h ilt' inch irm or steel, as desire I. The teeth will not bead or break. This Har­ row is a splendid C O R N H A R R O W . And owing to hard times we sell them at low rates. Farmers will please call at our Shop and examine our Harrow before purchasing. NORQUEST& WEBER. Agents for Mcllenrv County. Melleury, 11{., Jan. 30th, 1877. P H M H f . M TO THE WORKING CL ASS.-We are now prepared to furnish nil classes with constant employment at home, the whole of the time, or for their spare moments. Business new, light ami profitable. Persons of either sex easily earn from 50 cents to $5 per evening, and a proportional sum by devoting their whole time to the bnsincs* Bovs and girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see this notice may send their address, and te*t the business we make ibis unparalleled offer: To Mich as arc not well satisfied we will send one dollar to pav for the trouble of writing. Full particulars, samples worth several dollars to commence work on, and a copy of Home and Fireside, one of the largest and best Illustrated I'ublicattous, all sent free by mail. Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work, a idless, UEOllue STINBON A Co., Portland, Maine. Administrators Notice. INSTATE of Catharine Freund deceased. ]j The iindersiKiied ha ving been np)>ointed Administrator of the Kstate of Oitharino Freund lateof the Count v of Mcllenrv, and State of Illinois,deceased, herebv give ' notice that he will appear Imfoi-fc the Oonnty Court of Mcllcnry Comity, at the Court House in Woodstock, at the April term, on the third Monday in April next, at which time all per- sons having claims against said Kstate, are no- tilled and replicated to attend for the purpose of havinff the same adjusted. All persona in. debtcd ta*aid Kstate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this lsth day of January'A. D-, 1877. . JOHN M. MAY, Administrator. FOR 30 DAYS ONLY. i't* " "" ",i-r "•> •' "Wv.:: All tinds of Woolen goods to be Sold at and vR MeHENKY, ILL. We would respectfully announce to our friends and patr®iw that in order to reduce our Winter Goods we have concluded to offer our entire Stock at prices that cannot fait to ensure a speedy Satev lielow- we give a few quotations:. Ladies Double Shawls,all Wool, " Single " worth wortfir wortb worth werth 15.00. 7 00. 5.50- 7.50^ 7i.00. 4.75. 2.00„ $3.25, 5.50, 4.00, . 6.00, •5.50, 3.75/ wortfc " 1.00, worth Breakfast Shawles, all Wool, at less than half price. LadTesr Woolv Hoods &c., to suit purchaser. Ladies Wool Jackets, 75 et»v, and! $1, worth $1.75. Mens Wool Jackets, $1.35 worth $2. In Cloth­ ing we offer 1 Lot Overcoats at $5.50, worth $8. 1 Lot Chinchilla Beaver at $7, worth $11. 1 Lot Plain Beaver at $7.50y wvctk $12- 1 Lot Chinchilla Fancy at $11, worth $17. Mens Suits, $7, worth $11 and upwards.' Men and Boys Winter Caps at half price. Men and Boys. Buck and Calf 8kii> Gloves and? Mittens at Cost. Ladies and Gents Wool Lined Shoes at Cost- Ladies ai\d Gents Underwear at Cost. We offer all our Cfreckedl and Plain Flannels, Waterproof Cloaking 111 all shades* and! styles; atJsew York Cost. Our stock . of Groceries is complete. Particulars attention is; given to the sale of Choice Teas and Coffees, and we guarantee that- money will he saved on all Teas bought from us whether iu small or large quantities. We would ask any one in want of Bargains audi who PAY THE CASH to call oif us as we mean business BUTTER, EGGS AND POU TRY WANTED IN EX­ CHANGE FOR GOODS OR CASH; & EVANSON, Near Depot, McHenry. . FALL AMD WiTER TRADE.™ Bucklin ^ Stevens, NEAR THE DEPOT, M'HENJiY. Dry Goods, a full Stock. Boots I Shoes in abundance Clothing a Full Line. Hats and C aps for alL |^~Choice Groceries, Fine Teas, Can Fruits, Crockery and Glass Ware. |3jir* The Highest Market Price for BUTTER EGGS, AND POULTRY, in Cash or Trade. BUCKLIN & 8TEVLNS. McTIenry. III., Sept. 23d, 1876. It will Pay You to go to Woodstock and Buy a r STOVfc OF The Largest Stock in the County, HENRY COLBY, --DEALER IN-- PAINTS, OILS, Painters Brushes, Dye Stuffs &c., &c. Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. ' STATIONERY. We'hnve a fine'Stock of Cap, Bill, tfote mnct Mourn in Paper, which we are selling very Cheap. A tine assortment of the latestStytoa Box nd Fancy Papersr constantly on hand. All Goods Warranted As represented mid Satisfaction Guaranteed. Patronage Solicited. . H.vCOLBY, McHenry, July 27th,* 1875.