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: ' *«*****'** *« *- « *. i^, i s>. ,1. « ,..«, '• »,, |fr *"• • \ --^8b-V-#;.™e.».*". .- 11 IN 1IM11 llilMl H'HIlTl " * " * w." ' . " . •• >- , . ... .* ..i-.4> W . ^ ^1 ~i|^i*_ ^ * . ifcn A -? »• . / tesfissst x&W %t S#W JT/fcT*{,rfWL #F «•sm . ,%U: «t<<m Pledged |ut to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe.** mm 11' l n n i VOL. 4 M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1878. ^ Wf «'l nf.K ' "I » , NO. 7. BuaUNGSS CARDS W. I! PERKINS, 4P#MI«L»-«F L?R«P7 WEINEETJAJR BY VAN SL.YKI5 MiiorM4 ribiiiM. • •••*;»- ' ice ill Old P. 6. Block, --OPPOSITE RIVEKSIDE HOCSK.-- TERMS 09 SUBSCRIPTIOIff! ||j*®T«er, (lit Advance,). If not raid within Three Months Rahssrlptions received for three or six Months In the same pi ...•i so proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN, M. I>. OHV8ICIAN and Surgeon. OSce in Brick r Block over F. G. Mavcs Clothing Store WAter Street, McHenry lit. E. A. BKKKS M. D. PBTHCUH and Surgeon. Office at residence, two doors west of Post OJl6e, Mcllcnry D. O. J. HOWARD, M nd Surgeon. Offic< of Howard A Son, McHenry, 111. ])HTStClAltand Surgeon. Office at the store JL n*~ - ~ W. H. BUGK, M. DO . tfOMRO^AtHlC Phyticlan and Snrjrcon.-- XX Office Kast Side Public Square, Wood- Office hours II to If A. M., and 2 Itock, III. t»4 P. M. F. J. BARMAN. CISA5 M'-IIonrv III; Or-ders solicited. jghop North Kast corner Pablie Square. " ^ E. PERKINS. i. - WAGON" Maker. McHenry, til. General Jobbing promptly attended to. Shop, West of the Public S una re. RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNE Y AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. McHenry, 111. RICHARD COM P TON. JrUSTICE of the Peace und Conveyancer.--- V. Will attend promptly to the collection of «Ms. Volo, Lake County, 111. GEO. A. BUCKLIN NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In. surance Agent. OlHee at Uuckiin St Steven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, ill. i'.: ! F>hntoffrapber. Gallery over Perry X Ms»r. J tin's Store, Mcllenry, Ml. 'Pictures taken in the latent style of the Art aud satis­ faction guaranteed. f; *, • ------- '• « • -- '"in,.I i E- V, ANDER^ON^'M. I>. * ipHYSICIAN and SnrgoOn. Office at Gif X bert's Drug Store, opposite the Parker House, McHenry, Illinoit. E. BENNETT, M. D., [TTRC3EON and Accoucher. Diseases of Women a Specialty. Office and Residence on Clay Street Woodstock* 111. "r:-"-j?*^ S' DR. O.K. WILLIAM^ jQENTIST, Aluronqitin, 111. All work in a war- careful ranted. Teetli extracted and skillful manner. DR. C. W. COX, DENTIST. Office Qver Smith, Aid rich A Haythorn's Store. Richmond. UL SIDNEY DISBHOW,' NOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyancer, den, ia T . . Al- S. 8. COLBY* MclJ^NRY, Mclicnry.Co'., til. Breeder of Spanish Merino Sheep, Berkshire and Polnnu China Swine. A choice lot of young £.uck stock for sale. Please call and exit mine efore buying elsewhere. ELECTROPATHY. Or. Samuel Sherman, And Wife will be at their residence 1% sniies- Wsst of the De*>ot, on tho W»:M»dstwit road, three days in each week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, fur the purpose of treating all curable diseases. Consultation and Examinations Free. Office hours from 9 A. M., to i l*. 'at. REFERENCES:--John Doran, Richard Bish­ op, Martin Welsh, Arthur Whiting, l.vonard Bonslet, James Sutton, Jolm.M. Smith. F, K. Granger, Geo. Gage, Hon. Gilbert, Horace Dwelly, B.FAPecX, Win. Ilntson, Geo. Gilbert. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract or titles to land In McIIenfr County, Ill'nois. Office with County Clerk, Woodstock, 111. ROBT. WitlGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shoes. None but the best of material ased and all work warranted. Shop Northwest MMTMer Public Square, McJIenry, ill. J. A. 8HERWOOD Ajjcx'IOIS jl: last AND APPRAISEB, Algonquin, III. SALKS of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm sales a snecialtv. Terms reasonable. Office address Algonquin 111. l'ost E. M. OWEN. AlSfiRit Dealer and Manufacturers vJT Agent in Leading Farm Agent in Leading Prices low and Terms favorable. MCHENRY, . Machinery. ILLINOIS. GEO. SCHREINBR. O ALOOV and Restaurant. Voarlr opposite 9 the Parker House, McHenry 111, 49*First-Class Billiard and Pool Tablas. J. BONSLETT, SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly oppoeite Owen's Mill, McHenry, IU. Fresh Oysters Served up in any shape desired, or tor sale by $J}* Can. WGOOD STABLING FOR HORSES..jar W. W. ELLSWORTH. Bre^derof the Celebrated Poland China Hog Also Light and Dark Urahnia Fowls, Pigs stripped to alj poiut« by express, P. O. A' Jrass, Woodstock, Hi., » PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the best pofsibl* manner, on short notice and at rea- •oasble rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop ^rst door North of Riverside Block, McHenry Poland China Swine GOOD Pigs for sale that was sired by Boars that took First Premium and Sweep- Stakes at '3tato and County Fairs, from #10 to •Uaulecc. W«s are shipniW to soine of the hvi> rs 'N. A ,\j "§ jj~% ' i'o mikko'..a '•puiiuanuut- fW jia.il 1 J?j L/ engagement with a Slergyinan having leisure, or a Bible Reader, to Introduce in McHenry County, the CELE­ BRATED NKW Centennial Edition ot .the HOLY BIBLE. For description, notice edi­ torial in lust week's issue of this paper. Ad­ dress at <mce F. L. itORTON & CO., Publish- ars and Bookbinders, 60 E. Market St.. Indian­ apolis, Ind. A. A. RICE D E N T I S T Has p«rmanentl? loeated hU ole« at Riverside House, McHenry HI. >uld be pleas his services. Where he would be pleased to wait on all " rig'hts services. of Artittcial Teeth inaertfid for |hM« nosdln Vail sets - n«pric« of whieh has been fifteen and firettty. Won* Ira t the best of material used •Caul satisfactionjguaranteed. Partial plataa Atjreasonably low figures. Crald and Silrer fillings and No Fancy Prices. Special attention v>aid to the treatment of diseased and s|>ongy gums, ulcerated and Irregular teeth. Would be glad to see persons that have te«th that are not satisfactory. Call and have your teeth examined. Teeth •xtracted in a careful and skillful manner. Ten years practice in Chicago where he has met with some very difficult eases. Gold fillings inserCed by an entirely new methods l»y using gold wifsOanehoM which pass partially through the tooth making it impossible for the filling ever to loosen.-- Samples ot work seen it the Pest Office, Mc­ Henry. 1000 BOYS & GIRLS wanted to actasagents for the best BIJV'S ami Girl' s paper published lathe West. Beautiful presents to subscrib­ ers and stents. Every boy and girl can earn lots of money canvassing during leisure hours. Don't fail to send for It at once, To introduce it we will send to any address on trial three months, for 10 Cents in cash or postage stamps. Sample of paper and Brticulars • FREE Address AR D P P tasehold Gem, Cleveland. O* • n fc t ALL tlio Daily and Weekly Papers, •Magazines, etc.. can be found at the rLAUii>E4LER Nevvs Room. ; W. N. SANFORD, Mercliant Tailor. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a ill warranted- Give me a call. W. H. SAXFORP. Woodstock III.,Sept 37th, 1876. M. EN2ELN. ~ C*ti iv- J*OJ: I T II; ficnle Repairing, Grinding and Pol- fsiting Itazors and SiiiM rs aiid TilMe Cutlery a speciali­ ty. Reimiring of all Uiiuis doni'. in Steel or Br:Sss.--- All work warrant­ ed. Also dealer in Gums, Revolver-, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Gun and Fishing Material, Pipes, Cignre, Tobacco, Violin Strings, Ac. Shop and store near the Post Office, Mc­ Henry, III. "'•flMSJafe ai'iiitfhea at ruasouable 'fttldir done on short notice. Teattilng of AH kinds O . W .OWEN, ¥ATCH MAKER- & JEWILEE, MCHENRY ILL.,- IJenler in all kin-Is of American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, platedwsre, Silver Spoons, ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estoy Organ ! Which we believe to he the best Organ in the market. We think we know that by experi­ ence, and we believe it, for it is backed ui» by the ' Besi Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at less prices than the Estey, bnt can't reccommend them to be as good. . . • ' O. W.OWEN. July 83. f- Scott & Co., HATS CAPS & STRAW GOODS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 132 MADISON STREET . COR. FIFTH AVE. And 123 Lake St., Cor. Clark CHICAGO. A Larger Stock of MEDIUM and FINE GOODS and LOWER PRICES than any other house in the trade. TUKUNtltPUnKOAMD SOCIALISM. We are hearing a good deal about the vast number of unemployed hands if the country at this time. The speeches of eomraunfsts and general disorganizers abouttd in the most as­ tonishing statements on the subject. The other day no less an authority than a United States Senator--Voor- hees--in a public speech declared that the number In our country now out of work is fully three millions. And Kearney and the whole herd of mal­ contents take up the doleful refrain and echo it throughout the land* ^ Now, of course, all such utterances are wholly untrustworthy' and ridicu­ lous. There are no reliable data upon which Voorhees or Kearney can found any such declarations,and if asked to, verily them they would be nonplused at oitoe. On the contrary, the report of the Massachusetts Bureau of Sta tistics furnishes us with exact infor­ mation on the topic at the time when it is greatly needed. This work was begun in June and closed on the 13th of August. Anjrl the result from a care­ ful censusshowe that there are al1. told only 21,81: laborers out of employment in Massachusetts; and of this number only 8,560 made any claim to be skilled workmen. On this basis' the number of unemployed thiw igVut the United States is oiil/a little more than half a million instead of thre<? millions as Voorhees affirmed. But it should be remembered that Massachusetts is a very thickly settled State, largely de- vo^eil to manufacturing, and that con­ sequently it* peroent ige of unemploy­ e d w o u l d u a t u r a l i y b e l a r g e r t h a t i n most other States, Wo are likely to hear no end of the repetition of Voor­ hees ' fahrU' i t t ion and therefore i t wil l not be am Us to keep MM precise calcu- iatiou a* foiyided upon a careftil cen­ sus in mind. \ True, i t Is bad that Waif a million laborers should be out ofVorls in the United States and Tenures; feut it is only one-sixth as bad #Mlu» dema­ gogues claim. Indeed, siile oif the communistic brawlers ^assert that there arp no less than five 1 millions of unemployed laborers in the country to­ day. But multiplying the truth by six as Voorhees did hits about the average of their falsifying. Now after correcting these wholesale falsehoods by actual figures, the merest glance belli nd them reveals the fact that there are many in the half million roll of unemplo y ed who are no t fo rced I n to idleness as tiie communists Claim. Thjfe Kast as well as the West abounds witli tramps that scorn to work wheli work is offered them. So there is every reason to suppose that the actual fig- ures--one-sixtli of Senator Voorhees' list--might be largely reduced If ev­ ery man really wanted employment and would ba willing to lake the first thing that offers. And can Mr. Voor­ hees, Mr. Kearney or any other speak­ er of their class point to a time In the history of the country when there were no idle hands? Ilow was i t in ISil? and in 186? and the two or three years that followed those dates P And But suppose it to be con<«ded th^t there are a ntllllon ot men in this country either out of work or in desti­ tute circumsiaiK^s. And suppose tint the insane idea of the Socialists should be carried out and the Federal Govern, inent should commit the suicidal pol­ icy--should bankrupt it« treasury--by issuing to each one of the million men a thousand dollars In paper money for tiie purpose of setting them up aa farmers or starting them in some oth­ er business. What would be the re­ sult? Would such a step relieve our cities and villages of idlers? Would there be any less misery and suffering in our midst? Of course not. In fact puch action on the part of the Govern­ ment would swell the pauper list be­ yond all conception; for it would open the fl^od-gates of emigration and draw to our shores millions and mil­ lions of persons more destitute than those the Government had provided for in the first instance. This consid­ eration alone ought to convince the So­ cialists .and Internationals of the utter fatuity of tlieir demand tor Govern­ ment aid. PIMPLES. I will mail (FrecVthe receipt for a slnrfde Vegetable Balm that will remove Tan. Freckles, Pi 'mplesaivd blotches, leaving the •skin soft, clear and beantiftfl; .also instruc­ tions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face. Address, inclosing "> ct . stamp, Ben Vandelf & Co., 20 Ann St., New York, It is better to laugh than be crying: mother? often fail to enj<>y the delight of a happy laughing babe, because through their pre judice or skepticism t h e y r e f u s e t o r e l i e v e i t s s t o m a c h o f acidity, by using Dr. Wiuehel's Teeth­ ing Syrup which quickly cures the colic pains and gives rest to the darling. Dr. WinchelPs Teething $yrup pro­ duces natural sleep and the child will awake clear and refreshed, also it'regu­ lates the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhoea', whether arising from teeth­ ing or other causes. Sold by all Drug­ gists, 25 cts a bottle. New Stock of Cloths. Beady-Made Clothing, &c., for the Fall trade just received at Lauer & Becker's, near the Depot. , New Good? arriving daily at Fits* simmous & Evausou's, •ABOUT THAT CHVKCR DFFFRCUI.TR. EDITOR PLAINDEALER:--|WR noticed In the PLAINDEALER of Juijy 10th, 1878, a sensational little article from the pen of your Voio correspondent. The writer commences to perform evident­ ly his very unpleasant but patriotic duty by saying "a ministerial scandal lias been floatiug about here for aome years, first in whispers, then in mutter- ings, mixed with a little thunder, and quite recently culminated In rnin in the form of tears and confession; guilty My Lord,^' etc., etc. Now we suppose by the use of the words about here we have a right to infer that this minis­ terial scandal has been progressing and has recently culminated in a shower of tears and confession in the vicinity of Volo. We opiue your correspondent attended services at the Christian Chapel, Fort Hill, on the 33d of June last, where we learn a certain clergy­ man made a Clean breast of tils wrong doings, during his ministry for years, and as there is a diversity of opiuion respecting this matter we send you a copy of the Audings of the last tribu­ nal who have Investigated the way- wsrdness, of the gentleman in questiou and other papers on wfiich comments are unneccessary. But It must be re­ membered that this sSme individual was excluded . from ' the Christian Church at Scio, N. Y., Hi 1874. That he came Into Northweastern 111,, contin­ ued his ministrations as a clergyman and also to follow his pernicious ways. That he was tried at Fort Hill, Feb 1st. 1877, condemned aud published by the representatives of tour churches and that on the recommend of certaiu in­ dividuals he obtained * foothold as a preacher in the Christlau Church at the Center. W'scousln, where he remained about four months, was tried, con­ demned aud relieved of any further services in that congregation for hav­ ing written a very si^picious letter to a certain young ladyf Now, sir, as this same personage continues his clerical ministrations from Week to wtek we deem is an iuiperitive duty on our part to throw out these facts to the view of the public. The arbitration chosen in the case of Wilson Collins render the following decision: 1st. W ith reference to charge lal we find the facts to be that Brother Col­ lins received a letter of commendation from Scio, N, Y., In 1875 When he was Kast in 1874 he was excluded from the church in Scio. 3d. That the let­ ter of recomiuemiittion was demanded of him but lie did not surrender it.-- Whether this was before or after he united at Waukegan we cannot be sure but think it was before. With refer­ ence to the 2d charge we find the facts to be: 1st That lltptlier Collins saiu he was endeavoring |b get a bill of di­ vorce frourhis wife when he was not. 2d That lie said lie was engaged to be married again, 3d That iu the mat­ ter of his association with Miss Pad­ dock he was luipriideut and indiscrete but there Is no evidence before us thac there wus anything criminal In their intercourse. With reference to charge 3d Brother Collins admits aud has made acknowledgment for his wrong to the church at Center, Wis., and in Waukegau 11L, and has asked forgive­ ness of all wj$> are directly or Indi­ rectly afRected by this matter. His vu'/by . ;!»eVv!.tuv?ieifc". u-L 0T!r;"!n\i'u;<J Waukegan ami the brethren present that 1 have done % great wrong in writing a letter to Alice Wiiber and all the correspondence pertaining to s»id lettes and that it has done u great injury to the cause of Christ and that 1 am heartily 6orry for the wrong that I have done and for its sad results a«4 i ask tits forgiveness of the brethren here aud all the brethren which are di­ rectly Or indirectly affected by this matter to forgive me the wrong that I have done and I further state that I will aud do hereby give my word of promise that nothing of the kind shall ever occur again by auy act of mine. W. COLLINS. We decid e 1st that it was a serious fault iu Brother (^oilius that the letter of recommendation was carried so long by him before uniting with any con­ gregation, aud if lie knew lie was ex­ c luded a l Scio be fore he uni ted a t Waukegan it was decidedly wrong for him to unite on such letter. 2d, That Brothel Collins shall make a public confession iu the Fort Hill Church for the falsehoods he told in the matter of the divorce, and also for his Impru­ dence iu the matter of his association with Miss Paddock. We recommend 'that Brother Collins cease preaching until such time thac the confidence of the coininuuily in hi in is eo fur re­ stored that a majority (that is four) of the churches most directly affected believe his active servioesis'demanded S. M. CD.VNKK, state Evangelist. Nicholas Wiutk, N. M. l.OBD. Chicago, 111., June 1st 1878. The following is a certificate copy of the letter Wikoii Collins wrote Miss Alice Wiiber. I received your letter last night and was glad to hear from you. I am al­ ways glad to receive letters from you. You inquire about Henry McLean'tf I how, but you be careful. Keep an ear open and let me know what is said.-- Let them step In but be careftil and not iret drowned yonnwU, I* wilt «>»>» n o m o r e f o r y o u " t o c o m e h e r e t h a n i t w i l l f o r m e t o g o t o C h i c a g o a n d m y plan is this: Ella and Newton will start to Waukegan on Thursdav morn­ ing and will be gone till Saturday.-- You must start on Thursday morning and yon Will get to Janesville about 9 o'clock and I will meet you st the Depot, you must nor. say a word to me an<l I will not say a word to vou but you will follow me. Tou can be here two nights and I anticipate a good visit from you. What do vou think of the arrangement, and it will be a good Joke on Ella, that you h.-tve been out here and she not know that you have been out. If i t should rain they wil l not start and if so you must not come, 'but if it does not rain you must not dlsaappoint me. I am very bti«y working early and late, shall' finish this job this week and will have to go immeadiately on to another house. I hereby certify that the above Is a true copy of a letter (according to the best of my recollection) which was found by me at Footville on Sunday af­ ternoon of Julr 1st, 1877, and which was delivered to W. Collins and ac- knowljuged by him to be his. f' H. D. Bbckrk. I heifeby certify that the above copy of a letter is a true copy of n letter shown to me by H. I). Becker on Sim- slu tr n w ?.«!.. 1il?T ...Li.i * • *M Vl avfi, miivti icntrr said Becker picked up i n my presence and was read by us both at that time M. J. OWKK. I hereby certify that the-above copy of a letter is a true copy of a letter shown to me by H. D. Becker and read by me July 2d. 1877, which letter I de­ livered to W, Collins on July 2d, 1877, and acknowledge by him to be his let- ter. M. L. MAJ^SOX. CROPS IK MiHKNKV COUNTY. The August ^878>eport of the Illino­ is Department of Agriculture contains the following information eoitoerning the crops in this .county: Iu representing acreage in compari­ son with that of last year, or condition In comparison with a fair average, vi­ tality and growth, or any other com- parisou, 100 is made the basis; an iu crease of one-tenth or ten per cent is recorded 110; s decrease of five per cent will be marked 95, etc. The average yield per acre; III bttlh- els, this season Is as follows: Winter Wheat. 30 bushels. Bye 19, Spring Wheat 13. Barley 80, OaU 60. The percentage of an average condi­ tion of fruit and the growing crops, August 1, is as follows: Corn 92, Pas­ tures, 100, Irish Potatoes 83, Buckwheat 80, Turnips and other root crops 90f Field Peas 110, Field Beans 95, Apples 41, Pears 70, Plums 100, Grapes 90, Blackberries 100, Crops harvested in this comity, this year, are as follows: Spring Wheat Crop: Acres, 2,762.-- Average yield Ui bushels per sere 18 Total yield in bushels 25,906. Price per bushel 90 oent4> "'Tjdiis present crop $32,315. Winter Wheat Crop Acres 1,535.-- Average yield in bushels per sere 30. Total yield iu bushels 30,700. Price per bushel 86 cents. Vsiue present crop 826,095. Hay Crop: Acres 45,766. Average yield iujtons per acre 2. Total yield in tons 91 ,fn0. Price per tou 95.50, Valve 1 IJIV- -i'.T O1*/ ' ^ I' Wji , *.% yield in ̂bushels per sere 60. Total yield in*busheis 1,594.050. Price per bushel 2f cents. Vslus present crop 8334,750, j The following! notes were compiled from remarks pf correspondents in thiscoufty: | |ii drained Isnds Is looking splendid, and correspondingly poor on low wet lands; ifince recent rains th% crop haiimproved rapidly, aud now promisfl to matte nearly an sverage yield p«|- acre. [ The present wheat crop is ine of the best ever raised in the county, and|was harvested without damage; the quality is good and the yield liirge. The very hot weather prematurely ripened spring wheat aud the berry is somewhat shriveled; the crop was Slightly blighted which reduced the yield and damaged the quality. Some fields of oats are badly lodged, and others injured by rust and blight; where n(>t injured the yield Is large, but ratheir under weight. ^The yield of meadows is heavy and the quality of hay good; the yield is better than last year. Plums, blackberries aud grapes promise a good crop; other kinds of fruit will make limited yield Quite a large st-tfie Depot long before the traiu wss due o cateh a glimpse otfHaye^ bill were ,11 doomed to tlisanpoiament. for the train passed through here at the rate of 50 inUtvs. an hour and the dqst wjt* j^o thick not efSn the Iwtln Hself K>ould be seen. However our Post %faster saw him. It happened like WASHINGTON OORRK8PONDKNCH WASBTWOTOW, D. C., September M, isil No other subject Is so much and so generally discussed to-day as yellow fever. Most fearful reports are daily reaching the Capital from those parts of the South that are being so sadly scourged by this trul/ frightful plague. The S^ec»y of War has sent tents by the thousands, to be occupied by the poor people who have no means of getting farther away from the danger than j«*t omslde the cities, and rations also by the thousands to feed them ah.-- From Grenado, Miss., the word comes that more shan 6 per cent of the pop­ ulation are dead and from the little band of well persons one or two are hourly missed. One suddenly quails, cries out "I hare it" goes to bed snd is burning up with the fever In 15 ratn- •tes. The lack of physicians, nurses, medicines and nourishment Is heart­ rending to read of. No Ice, no lemons, beef tea, nor scarcely any refreshments so sorely needed in fevers of any kind. The negro population appears stolid and stubborn from very despair. They cannot be persuaded nor driven to take pre vent ittves themselves nor to care for their fellows already stricken down. Rumor is rife that the disease has rvaclied our city but no well defined esses have pome to light, although several such have been reported. A family from Memphis arrived here two or three days ago but were not allowed to open their goods, and left at ouce for New York. A yourtg Swede came to Washington, too, a few days since from New Orle&us and was Sick at the time of his arrival. He was taken to a Hospital snd thorough­ ly examined, the physicians declaring that he had no symptons of yellow fever, though all others who hare seen him are of a contrary opinion. It Is, said that there is no means of deter­ mining whether an Isolated ease is or Is not yellow fever unless "black vom­ it" sets In, at which stage the patient Is beyond recovery snd the contagion pretty well spread. ' Gen. Ben. Butler Is the hero of the day. His name is in everbodyY mouth snd when he was officiating st the Potter Iuvestigstion Committee tn New York s few days ago, crowds of people thronged iu and about the room Stretching their necks standing on ehalrs snd men even mounted on esch others shoulders tn order to get s look st him. And indeed, 11 Burly Ben." never looked better thsn now. His yesrs sit lightly upon him snd be looks to-day younger than be did ten yests sgo. No one oould ever call him handsome but none esn deny that lis Is distinguished looking. The ssme oily, shining baldness as to his scalp, surrounded with s fringe of well whitened hair; the ssme doable chin snd crooke:l eyes;the lame lmmaott^ late shirt front, diamond studded; and ever the same gold headed cane and button-hole boquet. He wfil net deign to wear glasses, thongh to read one word he must always flatten his face against book or paper; his unfoi- tunate mumbling In speech rather j y , ? • U' ..i ribie contortions he 1a so prou& to pot Into his never peaceful looking coun­ tenance. Such Is Ben. Butler, the talked-of Governor of Massachusetts, the talked-ot candidate far the next Presidency--Independent. He Is un­ der special notice just at present, also, for another reason--the fact of a wide­ spread report that he has in re«litv( discovered the original Sherman let­ ter which Mrs. Jenks swore she wrote, whieh Weber swore was never written at all. Butler says he will not pre? duce the letter till the Potter Cioafr* nilttoe meets here, the 1st of October, and then it will be used to very uu||| damage the Republican psrty. OUTS^ • 89*The Cougress of Berlin met, M its work, and adjourned. It was glvSli 'ii know any t i l ing about such a man here « ». « i 1 am not personally acquainted w i t h this: The 95th Re-uaed at Harvard hlin, but have heard that he is more of ^shd severAl from "here took the freight a clown than auy tiling else. I know a' traln, goE as far as Rldgeflekl, and woman by the nauie of McLean. Sh^T T \v,»w i.„flna the Christain Church when Jos- U ^ llOW t̂ep? belonged to 1 was In McHenry. You next inquire if there are any nice girls up here. I guess they are nice but Oh! My how homely. I suppose my wife and areiiow talking the best tbey know Falk's Milwaukee Export Bottled B<eer which is the fluest made, put up in Pateut Bottles, and will keep fresh and nice. Will be furnished by the doseu or single bottle* out that the result of its conclusions was peaoe. Evidently there is some mistake somewhere. Baring the. ceg* 8 at ion of active hostilitie#Jtetwe^j| the Turks and Russians, there has beqn more fighting siuce the adjournment of the congress than there was for Mf similarlergth of time before it met»i '̂ Thus far, the Austrians have had muetk .the wont of it in their eflort to carry out the work assigned to them by th$ plenipotentiaries. Late telegraies chronicle an attack upon the Serv& Turkish lines which was repulsed, If the Austrians do not get those serves In pretty soon, ahd handle them better thau they have the troops al­ ready in the field, there is danger that the occupation of Bosnia will remahs for some time yet a matter of great uncertainty. Austria seems to pro­ gress as if she had not yet shaken e#' the weight snd demorslisatlw Sadowa. A good assortment of Splints IN fbttnll at Blake's, chSap. riK :*Mk ...•JL.. . .