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•- * " " * jfejjeapy plaiuilealer. WEDNESDAY. MAKCH 21st, 1877. .T. VAN SLYKE, Eclitoi*. iS?"According to the report of the Comptroller of (Chicago, that city has a bonded debt of $13,436,000, and a floating debt of $4,395,092 being a total of$17,831,- 695. January 3.1876. the bounded debt was $13,457,000 and the floating debt #4,600.027, a total of $17,957,027, a reduc­ tion in twelve months of $125,335. Mr A dispatch from Salt Lake, Utah •ays that snow has been fall|tTgTTiVth« mountains near there for the lust twelve days. Tuesday a snowslide occurred near Alta. killing Mathew Imgram and Jared Pratt. A care-in at the Flag­ staff mine last week covered five men and killed Henry Johnson, No others were badly hurt. |®*The maytr of Galesburg gets $300 per annum; each alderman $3 per diem for each day in which meeting ahall be held apd attended by such al­ derman ; city clerk, per annum. $1,000; city treasurer.$1.400;city assessor,$600; city attorney. $300;city engineer and surveyor, $000, city marshal, $1,500; overseer of the poor $800; street com­ missioner, per day, $3. Start a soap factorv, some one! Babbitt, the gjrear New York soap man. has an income of $250,000 per year, and expends $160,000 per year in advertis­ ing But then "advertising don't pay," you know, and what an old fool Babbitt must be to go throwing away $160,000 every twelve months when he might just as well give it to us and end our item hunting career/ Some people are born with less good sense ttyan others'--Ex. t&T A joint resolution has been intro­ duced in the Legislature, reciting the outrage on Justice and the incentive to murder, furnished by the acquital of Alexander Sullivan, of Chicago, and providing for a committee of investi­ gation, to the end that legislation be bad to correct such evils in the criminal jurisprudence in the State. The reso­ lution is timely and should result in a most searching investigation of the case, that it may be found whether the fault of Sullivan'# acquital rests with the law or its administration. THK NEW MARSHAL The Chicago Evening Journal says: IIou. Jesse Hildrup, the newly appoin­ ted United S(ptes Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois, Is an attorney residing at Belvidere,in Boone county. He is about 45 years of age. He served in the last State Constitu­ tional Convention, and subsequently in the lower house of the Twenty-seventh and Tweuty-eight General Assemblies. He was the chainpiou to a certain extent of the anti-railroad laws, and was one of the inventors of the; Kail- road and Warehouse Board. During the Senatorial contest between Logan and Oglesby in,1871, he was one of the few who stuck by Oglesby in the caucus. After lii* six years of waiting his fideli ty to the Senator has been rewarded by an office worth at least $6,000 a year for a four years' term. Mr. lliklrup is a man of ability, and the»e is every rea­ son to believe that he will be an efficient officer. Among those who with Hildrup stood by Senator Oglesby in his eontest with Logan, was Hon. John Stillwell, Of Chatsworth. He was also a candidate for4the Marshalsbip, but as his wife is a cousin of M. s. Hayes, the President declined to consider his application. It is stated that Marshal Hildrup will appoint Mr. Stillwell to be Chief Deputy, a position nearly as remunera­ tive as the Marshalship. When Mr. Hildrup will take hold of the office is uot vet known. 'A duel on horseback came oflf in Louisiana the other day. It was a spirited affair. and ended about right. Mr. Len Butcher, a well-to-do mau, whose wife had expressed a preference for a local reprobate, on* John Henry, opened the tight by firing on the latter, which fire was repeated and returned by the horsemen, until Henry, who (tar served to be killed for hi3 intimacy with Mrs. Butcher,fell dead from his nag and Mr. Butcher, who was foolish enough to fight over a woman of his wife's tastes, received fatal wounds front which lie frtied the day aftlr.. 'An exchange saj-s: Sullivan.who murdered Hanford in broad day li^ht, in presence of witnesses, who started out from home wittj the idea of vio­ lence in his mind, who put a pistol in his pocket on purpose to do mischief-- he who destroyed from the face of the earth a fellow :nan and blackened for­ ever the life of a woman, walks scott free,rendering no account to those he has wronged, or to society for the bloody deed. Such is one specioieu of Chicago justice. No wonder the Cincinnati Times asks, "What would make a man in Chicago guilty o& mur­ der in the first degree ?" "It is said that President Hayes Is fully determined that his utterances In respect to civil service reform shall not remain a mere rhetorical Nourish of words, but lias annouuced(|that Mem­ bers of Congress will not hereafter con­ trol appointments. When he wishes their assistance he will counsel with them, freely, but their dictation of ap­ pointments is at an end. This is con­ firmed by members of the Cabinet, aad Is a move in the right direction. It will take considerable nerve to carry out this de term (nation,but President Hayes seems to be just the man to do it. j&*Anotlier murder has been com­ mitted in Chicago. (Si Thursday af­ ternoon, at about 2 o'clock, a. m„, a man named William C. Pike walked into the office of tho Heligio-Philosophical Journal and, without a moment's warn­ ing, deliberately shot and killed S. S. Jones, the editor. After killing Mr. Jones, Pike walked to a police station and informed the authorities that he had killed a man. Pike claims that Jones seduced his wife, and in this statement is corroborated by his wife, who signed and gave him a document to tiie effect that she bad been crimin­ ally intimate with the deceased. This is stoutly denied by the friends of Jones, who claim that he was murdered on account of money matters of a rath­ er trifling nature. Mr. Joues was a prominent spiritualist, and resided at St. Charles in this county, and Served as county judge from 1843 to 1846. For several years he has been engaged in publishing a spiritualistic paper in Chicago, and was widely and favorably known among the people of that creed. It is hoped that justice will be done in this case.-- Elgin Advocate. B&-A correspondent of the Yorkville Record thus details the misfortunes of the Minkler family: "A family from the East came to Illinois in the year 1833, Not long after their arrival one of the uncles was shot through the arm by the premature discharge of a rifti? which caused his death. Some years afterward another member of the family lost his arm above the elbow by a similar accident. Most of us recollect the circumstances of the fatal accident that occurred to a promising young man between Oswego and Montgomery; while crossing the railroad. Not long after the, father of this son was thrown from a load of hay, which resulted in injuries that cost him the loss of a leg below the knee. Two years ago a daughter lost both arms by a reaping machine; a year ago team ran away with one of the brothers, breaking two ribs and nearly making a cripple of his daughter tor life; and only last week* S.G. Minkler, a member of this same family, called on Dr. Bedding to set broken bones, broken oft below the knee by the kick of a celt. Truly theMiukler family is a (fmily of accidents.'* mm . ~ . . . . • « . • • » * » i J®""When a man without cash or credit, says the Oil City Derrick, tit- tempts to leave a hotel, and lowers his valise out of the back window by means of a rope, it makes charity seem cold to hear the voi ce of a landlord below yel­ ling out: "All right. I've got the va­ lise ; let go the rope." I^They had a tough subject in the inquiry room this week. Moody wres­ tled with him. Sankey sang with him, but the man seemed to despair of for­ giveness. Finally Moody asked him what heavy sin burdened his mind, and he confessed to having beat a utwspa. per publisher out of three years sub­ scription. The evangelist informed him that he did not profess to perform miracles, but if he would settle up his dues, with compound interest, and pay for three years in advance, although they could not open the doors of the church to him, perhaps he might be snaked iu under the canvass.--JBodton Bulletin. The editor of the LeMars (Iowa) Sentinel takes pains to say: "In our haste we advised tue editor of the Cherokee Times not to make a little fool of him­ self. He excepts. We have since learned that he kicks the beam at 250 pounds avoirdupois. Objection sus­ tained." A Western newspaper has the following notice :"AU notices of mar­ riage, where no bride cake is sent, will be set up in small type and poked in an outlandish corner of the paper. Where a handsome piece uf cake i«s sent, the notice will be put conspicuously in large letters;whenglovePorotlier pride favors are added, a piece of illustrative poetry will be given in addition. When however, the editor attends in person, and kisses the bride, it will have special notice - very large tf pe, and must appropriate poetrv that can be begged, borrowed, or stolen. SPKLLINU. The report of my B. class in spellinr for the two weeks ending March, 16th, 1877, is as follows: Ada Granger.200; Dorr Kennedy, 7-180; Chas< Slafter, 2- 160; Addie Alexander, 7-200; Eloise Waite, 2-200; Belle Stoddard, 200; Ad­ die McOmber, 1-140; Jennie Beers, 1- 200; Ettie Beers, 1-200; Effle Curtiss, 5-200; Emma Gregory, 5-200; Paul Brown, 2-200; Mary Hogan,200; Jennie Searles, 1-200; Hattie Tiltoa, 2-100. S. D: BALDWIN, Teacher. GRANT CHIPS. EDITOR PLAIMDEALEH:--Our Winter Term of School closed with an exhibi­ tion the 9th Inst. The scholars, to s#how the esteem for their teacher, Mr. J. C. Allen, presented him with a beau­ tiful gift, the History of the United States,containing 925 pages. Simon Stuffell made a short and feeling speech on presenting the book that fetched the dew drops. Lake County Circuit Court convened on the 12th inst. On the 14th one Sheriff, one woman and tiiree Consta­ bles were in town with papers on " offi­ cial business, and such a scattering my countryman. Why even Uncle Thomas Dillon slipped over the county line on a visit. Jehiel Compton was confined to his bed with the Rheumatism, but the next day Blue Glass, fetched him out all right. And Esquire Potter hud the ear-ache and he could not go.- John Rosing and John JStotfeld caught it for too much salooning. John's last lockup...was in the old engine room with the privilege of carrying the keys himself, and he says he lived on the top shelf with free driuis^&Xall the saloons iu town, and occasionally would sing to to the "Girl I Left Behind Me." On the 17th the great Grasshopper Suit was <&lled and soon disposed of, Judge Murphy ruling the Plaintiff could not claim the benefit of the Pau­ per Act in an action of that nature and ordered the suit stricken from the Docket. The news was sent up by Telephone to Volo which caused great rejoicing by the church party A revival meeting commenced here the 10th an*i is conducted on the Moody patent plan and introduced by a Mr. Green and works well. The exercises are terse, short, sweet and emotional, aflecting the-extremely sympathic be­ yond control. Your humble servaut in ye olden times has seen at such re­ vival meetings many fall prostrate and remain for some time unconscious; but they go up here. Mr. Green in telling a common pla^e childhood story not the least affecting when his own eye would fill (but not slop over) with the dew drop. That was a magnet, that tear, that would cause aud produce the teut­ on another cheek aud so on until some grandmother sighs and tears in think­ ing over the waywardness of an aflcc- tiouate son far away, or something of that natuie when soon the whole audi- euce would be suffused in tears and my­ self pondering over all of my sins and repenting of them, aud humming occa­ sionally between items this stai.za. When old maids refuse their tea, And cuts cense to swear, War reigns iiipremo in every land Let ut unite in prayer. The Good Templars intend to put up a Temperance Tick»»t iu Aprfl and elect their men also, but the town stands about 184 aud 185 and a Commission is talked of already. Now who will get Bradley ? Hp The greatest men who live to-day Have found in this the only wny To swell beyond the common size; Advertise! It never yet has known to fail To brighten times and make a sale; To bind your luck with golden ties. Advertise! And so what'er yon have to sell, Do this at once and do it well; Keep it before the public eyes-- Advertise! NOTICK To the holders of McHenry county or­ ders. Notice is hereby given, that, on the fifteenth day of April W77, I will pay the following $300 8 per cent coun­ ty orders, to wit: Numbers 201. 210, 21!) 228, 237, 246, 256, 265, 274, 283, 296, 307, 323, 344, 53, 63, 73, 84,06 and 106. Inter­ est will cease on the above County Orders April 15 A. D. 1877. JAMKS NISII. County Treasurer. Woodstock, March 14, 1877. w3 WANTED 100 Shoats that will weigh from 100 to 150 each, for which the highest market price will be paid in cash. Apply at the Fox River Valley If.ills of R. BISHOP A Son. WANTED 100 Shoats that will weigh from 100 to 150 each, for which the highest market price will be paid in cash. Apply at the Fox River Valley Mills of R. BISHOP & SON. Notice to the Holders or McHenry County Orders. Notice is hereby given, that on the 31st day of March, 1877, 1 will pay the following $300 8 per cent McHenry county orders, to-wit: Nos. 51, 59,67, 75 83. 92. 101, 109, 117,125, 134,142,150,158, 166,174,182,190,199,207, 215, 223, 231, 239, 247, 255, 263.271, 279, 287, 299, 311, 324, 342, 354,60.69. 78.88, 98, 107, 116, 120,136, 145.154,163. 172, 181 and 192. Interest will cease on the above county orders April 1st, 1877. JAMES NISII, County Treasurer. Woodstock, Feb. 27, 1877. The attention of parties holding Mc­ Henry count}'orders, and the public gen erally, is respectfully called to the fol­ lowing resolution passed by the Board of Supervisors at their December 6es sion,1876. Your committee on finance, to whom was referred the matter of funding the 8 pei cent orders of this county into 7 per cents would recommend that the County Treasurer be instructed to offer 7 per cent county orders to all persons holding such 8 per cent orders as may be called in for redemption during the coming year' and to sell for cash such 7 per cents to any and all persons de- Riring to invest in them. We would further reccommend that said treasurer be instructed, whenever he shall have in the treasury the sum of $1,000 received from the sales of such 7 per cent orders or from other sources not otherwise appropriated, to redeem 8 percent orders of the county, giving due aud proper notice of such redemption. JAMES NISH. County Treassrer. TO DAIRYMEM. Don't use anymore Annatto for col­ oring butter, until you have tried a •ottle of Gilbert's Vegetable Com­ pound. Try one bottle and if not as represented, funded. your mouey will be re- Annual Town Meeting. "VTOTICE is lierebvgiven to the citizen, legal • voters of the town of McHenry, in the County of McHenrv, and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Sleeting for said Town will be held at the Village Han In said Town on Tuesday, the 3d Day ot April, belngthe first Tuesday in said month, for the pui-uoses following, viz: First--To choose a Moderator to preside at said Meeting. _ Second--To elect one Supervisor, one Town Clerk, one Assessor, one Collector, one Over­ seer of the Poor, one Commissioner of High, wave, two (•>) Constables, two (2) Justices of the" Peace, ami as many Pound Masters as the Electors mav determine. Third--To'elect seventeen (17) Overseers of Highway#, ami to net upon any additional subjects which may, in pursuance of law, come before said meeting when convened. Which meeting will be called to order between the hours of nine and ten o'clock in the fore­ noon, and kept open until six o'clock in the afternoon. Given undcrmy hand, at McHenry this 20th day of March A. I>. 1377. _ , HENRY COLBT, Town Clerk, t SUITE & SNYDER, THE GREAT JtUSH ^ J , " ' ' TO J O H N I . S T O R Y ' S FOR FURNITURE, STILL INCREASES! *A!ND PRICES ARE LOWER THAN EVER. --DEALERS IN-- Lumber, Flour, LIME CEMENT, McHenry, Ills., March 20th, 1877. I am constantly receiving- fresh supplies of everything- usually found in a First-Class Furniture Store, to which I would invite the attention of all those contemplating purchasing, and I am positive I can satisfy them both in Quality and price. 151?" We are selling First-Class Extension Tables for One Dollar per foot, and all other goods in proportion. Give us a Call before Buying and' Save Money. JOHN I. STORY. Plasterkfg Hair, Stucco, 4c. Furniture, Furniture! CHOICE Minnesota Flour $7 Per barrel Or $1,75 PER SACK. We Warrant this Flour in every respect, and if not satisfactory the monev will be refunded. The Best is the Cheapest. $ JOHN B. BLAKE, A the new Store of Blake & Bros,, has now in Store one of the Lar­ gest and Best Selected Stock of Furniture to be found in McHen­ ry County, which he is selling to the public at a very small advance of CoL't. In Stock can be found Parlor Suits, Chamber Sets, Kitchen Furniture, YV all Brackets, Picture Frames, and in short everything usually found in a first-class Furniture Store. SALT $1.60 Per Barrel. OUR UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT Warehouse near the Depot McHenry, III. SMITH & SNYDER. MCHENRY BUCK MILLS, *Vc would announce to our customers and the public generally, that our facilities for CUSTOM GRINDING Was nevermore complete than at present The Finest line of Coflinst Caskets, Gold and Silver Trimmings, to be found in the market. JOHN B, BÎ AKE. McHenry. 111., M:»rc!» 0th. 1877. , ARE NOW Better Than Ever Before! Ami that we are prepared to do nil kinds of Grinding in the the best possible manner. Merchants^ and Others Who handle Flour are especially requested to give us a call, as our different Brands of Flour are second to none in the market. Thanking the public for past favors we hope for a continuance of the same. A. H. HAN LEY & SONS. McHenry, 111., Feb. 20tli, 1877. Administrators Sale. IN the Estate of Jacob Iilnke deceased. By virtue of a decretal order of the County Court of McHenry County and State of Illino­ is, entered on record on the 12th day of March A. D.. 1877, we will sell at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, on the 14th day of April, 1877, at the hour of lOo'clock A. M., on the piemises designated as in the Order of the Court in the following described Heal Estate of sai« deceased, to-Wit: the un­ divided one-half of Lot Number one (1) in Block Number three (3) in the village of Mc­ Henrv in the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, on the West side of Fox River. CATHAUINR IU.AKK, Administratrix. STKHHKN FHKI'ND, Administrator. Dated, this 12th day of March A. D. 1877. Executor's Notice. F'STATE of Mary E. Dunn deceased. The J undersigned having been appointed Ex­ ecutor of the last Will and Testament of Mary E. Dunn, late of the County of McHenrv, and State of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives no­ tice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenrv Count v, at the Court House iu Woodstock, at the April Term, on the third Monday in April next, at which time nil r>er Sons having claims against said Estate arc notitleil and r«<|nested to attend for the pur­ pose of having the same adjusted. All per­ sons indebted to said Eslute are requested to make immediate pavment to the undersigned. Dated this 6th day of March A. D., 1877. .JOHN L. DUNN, Executor. Village Election. THE Annual Village Election for the Vil-lage of McHenry, will be held At the Council Room, in the Village of McHenry, on Tuesday, tiie 17th Day ot April, at which time the following officers will be elected: Six Trustees and a Clerk, for said Village, M. KRT,TER, Olevk. McHenry, March 20th, 1877, Administrators Notice. INSTATE of Catharine Freund deceased. J The undersigned having been appointed Administrator of the Estate of Catharine Freund lateof the Countv of McHenry, and State of Illinois, deceased, hereby give notice w '" a5>l ,car btifor# the County Court .Henry County, 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 Estate, are no- ttiled and requested to attend for the purpose of havintr the same adjusted. A!! *>ers!>nn in­ debted to »aid Estate are requeste'd to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this mh day of January A. D-, 1877. JOHN M. MAV, Administrator. Notice. I hereby forbid all persons from selling or giving to my Son, John Blattman, any spirituous liquors of anv kind, Beer or Cider, as I will prosecute all such to the full extent of the law. BARBARA SOHREINER. McHeury. III., March 13th, 1877. The Old and Reliable AGRICULTURAL VHHOUSE. E . M . O W E N , Still Lives, and can lie found on hand this Spring, at his Ware­ house, opposite the Old Owens Mill, McHenry, with a full line of Leading Farm Machinery, Of all kinds, anionjj^whicli ,can sbe found the celebrated Buckeye Grain Drill r Broadcast Seeders, Junior Cultivator, Plow Sulky, which can be attached to any Plow, Champion Self-Dum;>ing Rake, &c., &e. Plows ! Plows ! Plows! All leading- Plows kept constantly on hand and at Lowest Prices. Also see the celebrated Buckeye Broadcast Seeder. It is not equaled. Prices Low and Terms Favorable. E. M. OWEN. McHenry, 111., February 27th, 1877. PALL A1J1P TRADE. BUCKLIN & STEVENS, NEAR THE DEPOT, M'HENRY. Dry Goods, a full Stock. Boots I Shoes in abundance % Clothing a Full Line. Hats and C aps for all. U^gPChoice Groceries, Fine Teas, Can Fruits, Crockery and Glasa Ware. The Highest Market Price for BUTTER EGGS, AND POULTRY, in Cash or Trade. BUCKLIN & STEVENS. McHenry, 111., Sept, 23d, 1876.