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Sfapp . ?P«aW»SS jjejjjeiry Jliiiieder, WEDNESDAY. JAN. 16th, 1878. J. VAN ^iLTKK, Editor. $9" The. Chicaj* Post of Monday •evening says: The situation in Tur­ key to-dny i# pretty geod evidence Yhat somebody--perhaps Russia, per­ haps liermany--has outwitted Eng­ land in diplomacy. The Russians are marching upon Adriaaople, Constant­ inople. and will exact their own terms for peace before England can interfere by an armed protest. And It is doufe$- tiil whether Germany, Austria, or Italy will allow her to occupy, without resistance, any portion of Turkish ter­ ritory for self-protection or grantTlzement^^^^ THE CROPS OF 1877.--The crop statis­ tics for 1877 have been made wp at Washington and the figures bear out the statements heretofore made through the press that the yield of cere­ als surpasses anything ever before, known in the history of the country. The harvest of wheat reached 360,000- 000 bn9hels--fifty million bushels in ex­ cess of any other year. The com crop aggregates i,1100,000,000 bushels. After •taking ih» most liberal provision for the home demand, there remain one hundred and tew million bushels of wheat f&r export. JSfTheold time opponents of South em slavery were],accustomed to base some of their strongest arguments on «cotiomte grounds, maintaining that the South could realize greater mate­ rial results from free than from slave labAr. The ifew York Herald makes a very suggestive comparison between the results of the twelve crops of cotton that have been raised since the war by free labor, and au equal number before the war, fromjTtvliich it appears that 788,480 more bales were raised by free labor than by slave labor; while in the last eight years the South has produced 2,772,371 more bales than in the palmi­ est days of slavery, the crop is less eh- cumberd with debt than ever before, and a far greater supply of food has been raieed than formerly. Surely the causes for congratulating the South are multiform. THR IfOKKOKS OF PLKVNA. Details of the condition Plevna when captured confirm the reported horrors there. The famished dogs were feeding on the corpses of the dead and the bodies of still living* wbuuded. "The Bavage howls of tho greedy brutes as they tore the putrid flesh of the dead or crushed the bones between their teeth, and the cries and groans of the wounded as they vainly struggled with the dogs, might be heard for miles around and made the soul sick. Birds were pick* ing at skulls, hopping from body to body with beaks and plumage be­ smeared with human blood and scream­ ing fiendish delight. Dogs fought among themselves, and bird struggled with bird for possession of a morsel of human flesh, and the most indescrib­ able horror prevailed. In one house alone 37 dead and 52 wounded Turks were found, some of the former half decomposed and putrid, and the w Minded in & condition th«t CSO 1)6 more easily imagined than described. Some of the wounded were able to crawl about and clutched at odd mor­ sels of food found in the hands of the dead, devouring it with feverish avid­ ity, but thousands were nkterly help­ less and awaited death or succor with a listless fatalism. Eighteen hundred prisoners were huddled together on the banks of the Vid. and the horrors of their position equaled those of the plague. The liying and dead were pitod together promiscuously in heaps like wood and carted away.-- There were only three carts available for this work, and the confusion was undescribable. REPORT OF THE C O N D I T I O N -OP- THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK At Woodstock, IMInola, -AT-' • J Close of Business Dec. 28,77 RRBOUBCRS V . Loans and Discounts, W1,8h5, 10 Overdrafts, >863.80 U. W. Bonds in Washington ttJHXMX) IT. S. Bunds on ham! *1100.00 Due from approved Reserve Agts, '4271.35 Due from First National Hank.' ' Now fork currency » «77.34 Due from First Vatlonal Bank* New York (told ... : <.v 1168.83 Ileal Estate and Kiuniture , #200.00 Current Expenses, .... Premiums paid • $:>'.•.:?-*r. 7L37 Cash Items (including $1250 U. 8. Treasurer* gold chocks...... Snspeuse .'. Bills of other Banks, National' '-;\ currency ,1360.00 •Fractional Currency, * 33.15 Specie, ........ }^ : - 617, 6 LegalTgwlw Notes....... , ItOOO.OO Redemption Fund with C.. Treas.- V 125> 00 Caweaoy wittaU. H. Treasurer...... 1000.00 • • :r«x 1 !*£ 312.40 421.11 . . . , v > t . • • . ! • 4 Jfwt f Ji-f?«s* , ff f -*li- t ;)/ -1^ .. {*r'i <h % *&. U < t ) n m t jn >srrV l^t. ttjtrfr ' : ,v-n>ti i: ^ .-*>*? , * iK *\ j'tr-'t r'fi> *1 Jjff*,' S-Sl ft) i-' J" * .-mi . #>, ithi. ' ; " " " MABTUTIEt Capital, Surplus Fund.... ............... Otlict undirideit profits........ Nati< nal Hunk notes Outstanding. Deposits.. --.......... i. «246,268.87 80,000.00 1819.64 45,000.00 97,113.18 •A dating robbery,and one hav­ ing a remarkable ending occured at Strrator last week. A highwayman accosted a man named Smith on the railway bridge and d«tnand his money, watch and chain, over-coat, vest etc., which were promptly handed over, the robber presenting to his victim what appeared to be a revolver, but, what in reality was his coat-tail. As the rob­ ber reached for the vest, Mr. Smith Struck him over the head, and he tell head-foremost oft the trestle work up­ on the soft mu<i, his head sinking in the ground up to his chin. After se­ curing assistance, the man was taken to Strea.tor, where h« was held for ex­ amination, but waiving this, he was conveyed to Ottawa, where he was confined in the jail. Mr. Smith recov­ ered his property, but it will be a long time before the robber, whose name is Whitney, will recover his freedom and recover from his injuries. 9SPThe Boston Traveler thinks it is Mene of the^most hopeful signs of. the times" that Senators Conkling and Blaine have become reconciled, as though the welfare of the nation de­ pended in any perceptible degree upon the friendships or antipathies of any two of its citizens, no matter hovr emi- •eut they might be. Blaine and Conk­ ling have been sulking at each other like overgrown school boys for twelve fears,--for the past few months in the same high school--but their scowls of defiance and grimaces of hatred have never had any apparent effect upon the public mfttd or eonvulsed even the par­ ty to which the both belonged. Per­ haps the consciousness of this fact has more influence to bring about a state •f concord than their mutual hostility to President Hayes. It would be a pleasant sight to see men, ill men, in .accord, but it is quite verging on the ludicrous this magnifying the import­ ance of their discord into a national event. There are* a great many mere hopeful signs of the times being eager- ly sought after in the business horizon than the reconciliation of a baker's dozen Conklings or Blaines can furnish Total............ STATE OF IL LIJTOIS,) >ss County of McHenry ) I, JOHN J. MUKPHY, ........ *841,268.87 ' f - i : ' - CasMfer et tho above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statemeut is true to the best of ray knowledge and belief. JOHN J. MURPHY, Cashiet. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of Jan. 1878 C. H. Dukkklly, N P ATTEST:--John J, Murphy E. A. Mnrphy W. H. Stewart, Directors 1§78 1878 NKWSPAPKR r WWOXAI.IT1E& Capt. Henry King 6aid, in a lecture before the Kansas Editorial Conven- JJon: f MI believe in personalities. The journalist is never so powerful as when be is personal. To proclaim truth in a ganeral way is well, but to give it per­ sonal application is immeasurably bet­ ter. Arehbishop Whatley once said he fcelleved people should go to church to lie made uncomfortable. Aud I hope, «n the same ground, that a newspaper A» a failure, whieh does not make bad «nen squirm whenever they read it, Renouncing knavery in the abstract is like tossing pebbles into tho ocean; it §» only when scoundrels are epeciflcally ooliared -and held up to public scorn find seoffling that the waters arc 4roub­ le d to some purpose." CHLX.L WKDDINO. The many friends of J. E.Wightman of Chenoa, 111., will be interested.!!! reading the following account of his China Wedding, which was celebrated on New Year's Eve. We clip the fol­ lowing from the Bloomington Panto­ graph : New Year's Eve was the twentieth or China anniversary of tne marriage of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wightman. of Chenoa. and at an early hour ajlarge number of their friends came in upon them unannounced and took complete possession of the house. Mrs. Wight- man was quite surprised to see so many of her friends, but welcomed them in her'usual pleasant and happy manner Mr. W. was at his store, and a commit­ tee was sent after him; as he is the Mayor of the city, it was thonght lie might disperse the crowd by commis­ sioning an extra police force, but lie found for ouce that his authority as Mayor did not suffice, and that the voters thought that as they elected him to that position their power was greater than his, and stay thoy would aud did. After a time spent in social congratulations, Jas. E. Jewett, in be­ half of the houors, (a list ot which ac-' companiedit) presented to Mr. and Mrs. Wightman an elegant tea set, a silver call bell and a pair of silver salt cellars, and a p;iir of Bohemian glass vases from the Misses Leede ins, and a pair of Boheiniau glass vases aud card receiver from Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Besley, and a set of glass goblets from Mr and Mrs. D. Morgan. It had been contemplated by their friends who presented the silver tea set, to present them with a sec of china, but it was found that their daughter. Miss Etta Wightman, the assistant postmistress, had already purchased a complete china tea and dinner set consisting of 175 pieces, which she intended to pre­ sent to them liereslf, so ^.their friends thought it would be better for them to procure a silver tea set together, rath­ er than for all to cany what they pleased, as there would be a number of articles alike, aud some that would undoubtedly be more ornamental than useful. A short time after presenta­ tion, Mr. and Mrs. Wightman were honored wi*,h a serenade, which their guests had the pleasure of listening to, from the Orpheus (German-club of this city, which is under the leader­ ship of Prof. Deinir.ger. who Is a very fine musician and teacher. The even­ ing passed oft very pleasantly and so­ cially, as all seemed to throw off all re­ straint. The pleasure of the guests wag enchanced by the presence among them of Mrs L. S. Heiskill, of Pontine, bat formlj of this city, who sang aever* al songs and played some very fine instrumental music 011 the piano. Mrs Heiskill is a very fine signer and musi­ cian. A number of the guests remained and watched the old year out and the new year in. At midnight Mrs. Wight- man. who ha4 been all the evening regretting that «he did not know the company was coming so she could have fui-nteUed ti>eua with refreshments, told those pries*ut that she eousidered them New Y«ai"s callers, and furnished them with some cakes and appfoe The company soon after dispersed to their several homes, after wishing the Maj­ or and his wife and each other a happjr • New Year and many happy r<eturus«f the same. HENRY COLBY, DRUGGIST, --AND DEAL ICR IN- C H O I C E McHENRY, J - ILLINOIS. I keep constantly on hand a largo and well selected stock of Groceries, which I can and will sell at the LOWK3T LIVING PUICES for Csish or Itoady Pay. 13 Pounds of Choica Sugar for Qne Dollar. And all other Goods In proportion Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded, ; H. COLBY. MeHenrv. .Tan. 15th. 1878. Stoves of all Muds cheaper ;th*n $rou Dan steal them, at John M. Smitlfe uew yiM» Depot. FOREST & STREAM ROD AND GUN A Weeklv Journal devo;ed to Field and Aquatic Sports, practical Natural History, Fish Culture, the Protection of Gnnie, Pre­ servation of Forests, and the Inculcation in men and women of a healthv Interest in out­ door recreation and study. 'Published by Forest & Stream Publishing Co --AT-- NO HI (old NO 103) FULTON STREET N. Y. [POST OFFICE BOX 23321 TEEMS, $4 A YEAB. IN ADVANCE. Twenty-flve per cent off for clubs of three or more. Advertising Rates In side padres, nonpareil type, 26 cent» per line; outside paRe, 40 cents. Special rates for throe, six an t twelve months. Notices in editorial columns, 60 cents per lino. Advertisements should be sent in by Satur­ day of each week, if possible. All transient advertisements mnst bo ac- com panied with the money or ther will not be inserted. No advertisement or business notice of an immoral character will be received on auy terms. * NOW IS THE TIME -TO- Buy Your Furniture -OF- JOHN B. BLAKE I am now prepared to give bet­ ter Bargains than ever. Can save vou 10 PER CENT On all kinds of Furniture, have the most complete stock I of A word to the wioe. If you are suf­ fering with a severe Cough or Gold, cail on your druggist and get a bottle of Dr. Marshall's Lung Syrup, and eave large doctors bills. It relieves almost instantly. Price ̂ cents. Sold bj A. B.Gilbert, McHenrv. FOR SALE OR RE XT. A fine new Duelling House, with good barn and other improvements.-- Terms reasonable* Inquire it this office. COFFINS AND CASKETS *T)f all styles and sizes, to be found in the County. Give me a call and I will be pleased^ to show my stock and giivc prices. JOHN B. BLAKE. 1IOG KILLING. CL Stegemann & Son are now pre­ pared to do all J«bs of Hog Killing, either In the village or country, on short tiotiee.,1n the best of manner and at reaeonaWe rates. Farmers, by leaving their orders will have them promptly attended to. Satisfaction guranteed in all cases. Orders can be left, at my reeidenee, near the School House. H 8T£G<SMANN &SOH. t/ 14* •¥?« tV>N& k • !«*•< if>.' J ,i,{ ( / frvu< i' .• t ^Wfi a z *4 o 3. o CD m Rp xn w < 2; w lihirf n jmi • ¥ * S^utu. JI'fih*-. ,fwg1 }«! • --'-4 ' m v-.J -t-aU •i IP- «* > «t» .¥.;'»s it t\ i • efi"* J m ̂ ' m jr"i mstft CD !W . > /i * , f , h tr %•'* • i.r ' < "4 'M& bx •-tWf . '11 t 4W# V Va" i.V-4ir v': "h /Tlfwv < ,• 1^,, ft .v *-f ts-in - -r-- H ' .J, - * t c Of * b f r + K ' .* < : * • * * t r i W v*1 »' > ti IA : '**c >••'* • A : : • A" A • mitw-i BUCK LIN & STEVENS McHenry, AuquM 28th, 1877. ELECTROPATllV Or. Samuel Sherman, Anil Wife will be at their office in Wett McHenry,'near the Denot, in South-east cor. ni«r Lansing's Block, three d <ys in each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for the purpose of treatinpTall curablc diseases. Con­ sultation Free, M., to 4 P. M Office hours from from 9 A, A. A. RICE D E N T I S T Hap persianently l«cat«d hls Ollee at the . • > - 5 c Riverside House, McHenry Iff. m When' he would be pleased te ^ ait oil all those needing his service*. 'Full «cts of ilrtiflcial Teeth inserted, for The price of which has been fifteen and t wenty. None but tbe be«t of material, used and satisfaction guaranteed. Partial plates at reasonably low Apfitres. -ft.t GoJd and Silver fillings and . ; i ! s ' No Fancy PrK&d. ' *' Special attention paid to the treatment of diseased and spongy gums, ulcerated and irregular teeth. Would be glad to see persons that have teeth that are not satisfactory. Call and have your teeth examined. Teeth extracted in a careful and skillful manner. Ten years practice in Chicago where he has met with some very dilQctilt cases. (iold fillings inserted by an entirely new method, by using gold wire anchors which pass partially through tbe tooth making it impossible for the ever to loosen.-- Samples of work seen at the Post Office, Mc­ Henry. Fox River Valley. Hills. R. BISHOP, Proprietor. McHenry - * - • Illinois. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. CRISFTDM GRIHDII\G Done promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed Having Jnst put in a new Feed Atone, capable of grinding sixty buthels of Feed per hour. I am prepared to do your grinding on short no­ tice. SG^Tlie Tligbest Market Price paid for good Milling Wheat. R. BISHOP- McHenry 111., Dec. 11th, 1877. THE Belle City Feed Cutter, the best in the market, can be found at O. Bishop's Warehouse. wm-- •A'a t: meif i ^ *}•»«}#» ...1 'i' !»l " * *»s Stock complete in all departments. ^Ve offer rare bargains in many lines of goods to close out for the season. Call and examine stock and get piiees. SMITH, A&DKICH & H AYTHOKN. We will make large reductions on all Fall and Winter Goods for the remain der of the month in order to reduce stock before taking our annual Inveutorr January 1st, 1878. We herewith auuex a partial Trice List «f goods ju*el hi detn and for the season. * Best Ginghams .8 to 9 cts. regular price 10 to 12^ Brown Sheetings. .6 to S cts. " " 7 to ltd;. Prints \)t to *' " fi to 8 Cotton Batting.. ..11 to 10 «' «• 14 to 20 A lull line of Black and colored American and French Cashmeres K5 5C, 76, t-5, and fl, regu­ lar price 45 to 41,26. Pacihc corded Alj»aca IS cts., regular price23c Heavy Grey Flannel 20 cts., regular price 30c Heavy Western ck Flannel 28 cts. regular KriceSficts. [eavv Ited Twilled Flannel 28 cts., regular SriceJlS cts. [eavy Red Plain Flannel 22 cts., regular Sricc 28 cts. [en's Knit Jack*/ts (double) $1 regular price $1.25. Two Button Rid Gloves 7ft cts., tegular price •1. Ladles Beaver Union'Cloaking, double vMth f2 regular price $2.50. I iuiies Felt Skirts *1.16 regular price tLSOi Mens Suits $7.("id worth $1( Wens Suits#!*) worth #12.50. Mont Suits $12 worth $15. Mens MiitsSMJJ worth $l<j Jlens Suits $14.50 worth I Mens Suits'$10 Worth ifl... Mens Overcoats #.'» worth $6.50. Mens Overcoats $(5 w orth Mens Overcoats $-<.50 worth $10. Mens Overcoats #10 worth $12.60. Mens Overcoats $12.60 worth tl5. Mens Overcoats $15 worth $18. Mens Overcoats IStforth 22. pi;». 5'k n». Also a full line of Youths and Boys Suits and re duct io^ , Overcoats at corresponding Yours Truly. P. D. SMITH. F. G. c i i a n t T a i l o r And Dealer in Invites the pnbllc to an inspection of his newly purchased Stock, tar*Prices to suit the Times and Goods Warranted as represented. CUTTINC DONE AS USUAL. Store One Door North of Coi%^J9^W^-9llll4^ ' McHenry, III.. Sept.. 12th, 1877. ': ' ! ! 1 nm now prepared to eive better .bargains in Fitfnltnre, Picture TMSnes and LOoklDI" Glasses thaitany other Hon we in the fcotinty. Below we give a puriial PRICE LIST. Extension TSbles, Solid Black Walnut, SB>cents per fbot. Bedsteads from $2 to $B0i 9prtnr Beds fr-^ni $3 to $10. wash stiml Bnro inS frdni $3 to$S. Bureaus from $8 to $14. Wood Nil (^•tairs fram $2 to $1.60 per set Cane Seat Chairs from $4.W to $15. Single Lounges from $7 to (10. Bud Lounges troui $10 to 8U. f'Tor I KK Fnaheh.--8x10 Rustic Frame complete, 20 cents. Rustic Motto Frame* S^xSI. complete, 86 cents, and all other stvles and sites at the v^ery lowest pricea Looking Ulasauo from 15 cents 10 $2. UNDERTAKING. I have the most complete stock of Collins and Caskets, ofall styles and sices, o be found fen the county, with TrimmingM to correspond, that I will sell at a very small margin. Give ma a call and I will be pleaaed to show you my stock and give.prires. , CTTo those wishing it I will give one yeiirs time on approved Votes at 10 per cent. John I. Story. Land For Sale. THE nuder»lgned has a number of pieces of Land which he offers for Sale, situateda» follows: .. 14 Acres of Timber Land, in Section I, Hl«n- da Township. 40 Acres in Section 12, Xunda ), 20 Acres In Section 3, Nnnda. SO Acres in Section 22, Nunda, with house, barn, orchard, well fenced and watered. 54 acres under improvement and balance timber I will also self my Home Farm, containing 132 Acres, good buildings, and under a good state of cultivation. * Any or all of the above will be sold on the most reasonable terms. I also have on Section 23 ten tons of goo. Hay, put up in good shape, which I will «*11 fnr *3 i>er ton. JOHJf FLUSKi. Mct/enry, III., Sept. 25th, 1877. DB-I OA MONTHLY MADE. Agents wanted aplUU County rights given patis f..r the sale of seven well-known Standard Medicines needed in every family; reputation world- wide; established many years; made by a celebrated physician; proofs of evidence given. An industrious energetic person can make snug permanent income and very liberal terms, by addressing with reference, 233 ChaatBiU Ofcroet, 1'hliadelphia. is noi easily earned in these times, l>nt it can lie made In three months by any one of either sex, in any part of thecountry who it willing to work steadily at th* employment that we furnish.-- 60 per week in your own town. Yon need not be a way from homeover night. You cam givebyour wholetiuie to the work, or only your spare moments. We have agents who are making over fcJO per day. All who engage at once can makemonev fast. At the present timemonev caiino t be made so easily and r»p. dj> at any other business. It costs no Shiugt o try the business. Terms and $& Outfit tree tddress at once, H. HALLETT & Co, .Portland Maine. NOTICE. ~"- All persons knowing1 themselves ln» debted to the firm of Smith & Snyder either by N»te or Book Account, am hereby notified that the Books are now in the hands of H. Snyder at their office, where all are expected to call within the next 30 days and square up. Those interested will please bear thw in mind, as delays are dangerous. SMITH A SKYDHU McHeniy, Hov ftth 1S77. L