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w ' ™ V '* J J X WP-iwi^JW, .« .JKBUW pui MiuMPflipJifiipiy JW«|!?#P>iu^nnm|wpiH«p!iPif "* ] "*"* * *~ " v -•»#*>•- * '" • ' . ' •>• '?•? : r ;*' /* • •• t ' - •• - -< , : . 'J ' ' ' V~'*YV*' i£f"" r ' * r i 'k"* J, ST* 4 •*»£-»••» «• MVn*4-- v-< ' . , 1 WUPPPUP --Tr t -* v' '** -Jf : , -, ,{5- ^ ' ^Jr ~ s-VW" J .f1;. Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall VOL. 6. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1880. Published Every Wednesday by jr. VAN SLYKE KOITOB AND PUBLISHER.),* Oifice In Old P. O/Block, --OPPOSITE RIVERSIDE, HOUSE.-- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One Tear, fin Advance,). . f i 50 It not IMll within Three Months 2 00 iu'ntrlptions r«c ' lve<lforthreeor sixjmonth the n iio proportion. BUSINESS CAKDS. H. T. BttOWN.M. t». PHYRTOIA.N AND SITUrt.EON. Office over the Post Office, opposite Perry 4k Martin's Btn*-r ii |> S! l irs, McHenry, 111. O. H. FEGERS, M, D- |>HYSIO»AN AND SURGEON. Johnshur? I Ills.--Office hours 8 to 10 A, M. 6. J. HOWARD, M D. |>HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office at I my resilience, opposite M. E. Church, McHenry. III. E- V. ANDERSON. M. I). l>HYSIf!IAN nml Surgeon. OAlce I Beslov's Drncr Store, opposite House, MeHehry, Illinois. at Parker W. H. BUCK, M. D., HOMEOPATHIC physician and Sur^eon-Office eatt sede Public, Square, Wooi!. stock. 111. Office nonrs 11 to 12 A. M., ami t to 4 P.M. PRATT HOUSE. TA. PRATT, Proprietor. First class ac-no-ninodations. Good Barn in connection Wanc'onila, III. F.J. BARBIAN. CIGAR Mannfant urcr McIIenry, 111. Or­ders solicited. Shop, North East Cor­ ner Public Square. KICHARl) COMPTON. JUSTICE of the Peace an.1 Conveyancer.-- Will attend pro nTitly to the collection of lebts. Volo, Ltllte County, 111. BUSINESS CARDS. VETERINARY Illinois. C. 8. GREEN. SURGEOKi Richmond JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY at Law and Solicitor In Chan­cery. WHU practice in State and In Fed. eral Courts. Office, 3d Floor. Mew Custom House, Chicago. CHAS. II. DONNELLY. ATTORNEY AT LAW *n<l Notary Public Woodstock, Illinois. 'Office over Stone's Drug Store. ( C. H. TRUAX. CARPENTER and Builder, Xunda, 111.-- Will put up buildings by theJobor day. and guarantee satisfaction. E. BENNETT, M. D., SURGEON and Ac-oucher. Diseases of" Women and .all private diseases of both seaes a Specialty. Office and Residence on Clay Street Wo'odstock. 111. SIDNEY DISBROW, NOTARY PUBLICand Conveyancer, den. III. Al JACOB BONSLETT. SALOON AND RESTAURANT. Opposite Bishop's Mill, Mellcnrv, III. The choic­ est Wines, Lienors and Ciirars to be found in the county. Fresh oysters in their season served up in any shape desired or for sale by the Can. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. F. J. CROSS, E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a ' -omplete Abstractor Titles to land in M Henrv County, Ul'nois. Office with Dounty I lerk, Woodstock, III. ROBT. WRIGHT. Manufacturer of Custom Maite Boots and Shoos None but tiie best ' of niateral nsed and all work warranted. Shop North­ west corn r Public S'Hiare, McIIenry 111. E. M. OWEN. GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Agent In Leading Farm Machinery.-- Prices low and Terms favorable. McHenry ' N.S.COLBY. MCHENRY, McHenry Co.. III. B oeder of Spanish Merino She 'p, Qork lire and Poland China »wine. A n'loice lot f swing Buck stock for saVe. Pleaseca4l and examine, before buying elsewhere. GEO. SCUUUiXKR. n y , mil i 'o»l Tables. ottsc, Uilliarl fityFirst c.las JOHN HENDRICKS. BLIVIN'S MILLS, ILL. Is now prepared to sell and repair any kind of a Sewinir Machine as cheap lis the cheapest. Will also insure yonr life and property at reasonable rates. Please give tne a cal ' . PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the best possible manner, on sh irt notice and at rea­ son Able rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop *rst door North of Riverside Block, McHenry 111. G. L. HUBBARD, Ringwood, --DEALER IN -- LIGHT AND HEAVY HARNESS Also everything that is kept and sold in a Harness Shop. I can and will sell Harness as cheap as any m;tn in the County. All work warranted. Call and see ine before purchasing. Repairing (lone at all Tines. Scott & Co., "Hatters to the Great Northwest." Nos. 135 ail 137 Madison St., NEAR CLARK ST. Have a larger stoek and greater variety of stvles f>r you t > choose from, than can be found in ar.y other establishment in Chicago or the West. It will nay you to call and see them. Prioei the lowest in the land for good goods. BRANCH STORES S. E, Cor. Clark & Lake sts. & S. E. Cor. Halsted and Harrison sts., CHICAGO. M A R C U S ' CEkMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS, --DEALER IN- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. The bast Tonic in the world. .PutC'iPgl® fntMil Quart Bottles. F. MARCUS, Patentee. bad and in- . D E N T I S T ; McHenry, III. Full Plates made of-the best material and fully warranted, $3.00. Filling ona-hal f usual rates. Special attention paid to regulating shaped teeth. Teeth extracted without pa in free of charge where Artilitual Tco'.hare sorted bv him. All Work fully warranted. l*nre Nitrous Oxide Gas always oil and f.ir the puuless ex traction of teeth, 8tWTT7 PORTRAIT PAINTER. OIL PORTRAIT^ Taken from life or photographs. Correct and finished likenesses warranted. Prices moderate. J. A. SHERWOOD AUCTION K i :u AND AVFKAISER, Algonquin, III. S\LES of Stoek, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm sales a specialty. Terms reasonable. Post Dfflccaddress Algonquin III. W. H. SAN FORD, Slereliant Tailor. ' ?In the s t o r e of C. H. Dickinson, East side of Publ ic S q u a r e , WOODSTOCK, ILfc. A good ^tock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al- wavson hand. Suitsmade to order and a fit warranted- Give me a call . W. H.SANFORD. Woodstock 111.,Sept. 27th, 1H75. J . A. KKCKEISEK, M. KELTBB Eeckeisen &. Eelter, General Commissioxi Merchants, -DEAiERS IN-- Flour, Graii, Pork, Lari, Hums, Green and Dried Fruits. Butter, Eggs, Ponl try. Hides, Pelts, etc. 170 South Water Street* CHICAGO, REFERENCE-- Jus. M. Adsit, Banker. Advances made on Consignments. -VIA CHI AGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY 2,38© Miles of 9oad WEST FOR Cedar Rapids, Denver, Marshalkown, Des Moines Sioux City, Yankton, Omaha, Council Leadvillc, iSalt Lake, San Francisco The Black Hills, Colorado, Bluti's California . \M^' I J -- P' ','fi ;is?i "y-iN't H. E. WIUIITMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, wit h or without drivers, furnished st reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds tlone on short notice. M.EHCELN. G U N - S M I T I I ! Scale Repairing, Grinding ami Pol­ ishing Razors and Shears and Table Cutlery a speciali­ ty. Repairing of all kinds done in Steel or Brass.-- All work warrant, ed. Also dealer in Guns, Revolvers, Table and Pocket Cutlery,Gun and Fishing Material, Pipes, Cigars,"Tobacco, Violin Strinsrs, Ac. Shop ind store near the Post Office, Mc­ Henry, 111. Geo. H. Stewart, Auctioneer. Richmond, III. Has an experience or lft vears. and wil guarantee satisfaction in all cases, where sales entrusted to my care, are properly ad­ vertised, or no charge will lie made. Terms, from $5 to 610, according to amount of sale. All orders addressed to Richmond, 111., will receive prompt attention. 3 inn MONTHLY MADE. Agents wanted © IOU County rights given gratis fr,r the sale of seven well-known Standard Medicines needed in every family; reputation world­ wide; established many years; made by a celebrated physician j 'proofs of evidence given. A"li ' i i u ••trion*, energetic person can make mi u gp or mane n t income and very 1 i beral erms by i I 1 ressing with reference, 233 f he s tn ui Street, Oil iad el phi it . C = GRACE'S CELEBRATED SALVE Is A VEOETABLE PREPARATION inverfted in the i7th centurv by Dr. William Grace, Surgeon in King James' army. Through its agency he cured thousands'of the most serious sores and wounds that,baffl­ ed the skillof the most eminent physicians of his day, and was regarded by all who knew him as a n ihlic benefactor. PRICK 45 CENTS A BOX. r000 BOYS & GIRLS >r the best Itov's an 1 Gin's paper published n the West. Beautiful presents to subscrib- ?rs and agents. Every boy and girl can earn ots of miner canvassing <lurin«r leisure hours. Dtn't fail tnsend for i t at once. T0 Introduce it we will «end to anv address Irinl three months, for 10 Cents In cash oxtatre stain-x. Sample of paper 3 an 1 p a r t i c u l a r s A d d r e s s C D C . Household Gem.Cleveland, O• • " f c t Columbus, the Territories EAST FOR Ohlcago New York, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Monreal, Toronto, NeAv England, Canadas, Buffalo, and all Points East! SOUTH FOR Cincinnati, .Nashville, i)vleaw8. 8t. Loris, .jaoksouville, Columbus, uud all Points South, --THE-- "North-Western," Is the most DIRECT ROUTE, offering the traveling public Greater Kacilitiesand. More Ailvantnges than any road in the West. It is the only line'tinning Polluai Hotel and Sleeps Cars, Between Chicago and Council Bluffs. Pullman I 'alace Sleeping Cars are run on all night trains. This is the great Pullman Lineot the Nortl:weSt. Palace Par or Cars run between Chicago ami Milwaukee. Fir»t-Cla8« Meals only 50 cents at the Eat ing Stations on the North-Western. Sure and close connections at Chicago with all Railroads, and at all Junction Points with all roads that cross its Lines. All Ticket Agents can sell you Through Tickets and check your Baggage FREE by thia Road. For information, folders, maps, e 'c. . not ob. tainable at Home Ticket Oftlce, address any agent of the Company, or MARVIN HUGHITT W. H. STI IT WITT, GeneralSupt. Gen'l Pnsse:igeiAgen The Singer Ahead- The following is a list chasers of the Genuine of pur- Singer Sewing Machine within th« past eighteen months: Mrs Davis Mrs Walk up Mrs Tde« II B StevensonJ Quinlan C H Tffon J S Kelley M i s s Frame Miss Vandrak I> Zigler E (iri«wold F K (ganger M r s Torrance Chet Stevens Mrs ( 5 >chy Mrs A B C<»on Rev Burch Mrs luffman Mrs ValalstineH (iill is Mrs JcDonald M Sullivan Ellen HurlbutE M«Kinney J Keepsell J Mc<iuillan O A traces Mrs Morse II Connors MrsiIVyce John lleiden R Church J MJlor J Groskinsev GBr>ant Mrsttobinson Mrs Ilarinoiid Mrs 11 Brown 1) W Boutell H M Prouty E D Tlu>m.*s B FGibbs I L llibhard Ed MClair Oli« Stevens Mrs WashburnJ Mansfield Mi«iie Page H Freeman Jennie Booth R r l ioinpi»on C Ingersoll M r s Barnes WA Skinner CJ Haratage C Iloscliild Fnnk Colburn Mrs IlouderselS Reading EJ Smith Geo Farrow W seaton 1IF Jones (i Illakeslee Miss Furney >fs A L Warner H Maver Monroe Lake I*t Connorty Maggie sides Wm Stewart ^ice Dates Geo Bryant P rosdick , 1 Lock wood L Peterson Ira Slocum J'ss Ileaton H Schneider A Bonner Jacob Guth Libbie Duffy Jas Bayard Jos StJohn W H sanford Mrs Briggs A K Bunker G W Conn li Harrison Peter Fry Geo McCowb Sarah Ward Alice Carr T II Wiggins Rev Iteatty r. Barrows Mrs N Martin Jos I.evoy J. Van Mlyke Nancy Hill • Joslyn C Wernham irs K :w Icy rs C Allenj E & S Paddock? G Perkins Etta Beers A M Genett L Thompson K Kennis.m Mrs Harris N Donnelly II Bartlett I- Anderson Sarah Shank A Davidson T Good sell Wm Sperry 2 I. Hutchlnso Geo Manning Marv Bacon Sarah Sinales J. A.'Cirr lenrv Simpson Dwiglit Judd E M Thompson Mrs PJ Burton Wm ftuffma Nellie Hall Nellie llogan A McCawle. H II Nichols L Diinmel O Stewart A England Mima Earley S K HesbettA M. I 'hcrson SHj.eie L Welch K Kosenburger ^J Sftlsburv S Kussell H llalderiran C lC Cornisli M Shoop F .1 Harbian Ella Parker S Newman Wm n alsn M Doherty H McOmber E FELT. General Manager for te Singer Manufact­ uring Co. for McIIenry ounty. The IfcHeny Brewery. Gottleib Bole; Proprietor. THE best of Beer sWped to any part of the counlrv and warlited as represenleu.-- Or«W8*oHcUcciam>romptly attendeil to The Pully Suapnrter or Argosy Rracp can be hoti^; in this town only at T.aner & Beck's. They are the »qest thing out, v JOS. WIEDEMANN, Assent Franz Falk's . MILWAUKEE LAGER BEEB, McHenry,;!!!. Beer in Larire n%ll 'K«g« or Battles Al­ ways on hand cheaper than anv other quali­ ty considered. "This Beer has a world wi le reputation, and good judges acknowledge it cannot oe sur- passed in the world. Orders by mall pro aptly attended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN. McHenry, III. May 5th, isa».» C. Henry, Nunda, . . - Hinols, --PKAEKK TN-- Agricultural Machinery, Of All Klndft. A /«n t„ f o r t h ,® t o w n 9 o f Algonquin, Nunda and McHenry for the celebrated B^cCormick Machines, All kinds of machinery sold as cheap as anv 'Uher dealer In the County. Give me a call. Nunda, J tine I8th, 1880. C HENRY THE McHENRY B A K E R Y , --AND-- RESTAURANT. ROBT. PATTERSON, Prop. Having opened a Bakery and Restaurant in Ine Village of WcHcnrv, the subscriber would inform the public that he is now pre­ pared to furnish tljem with Fresh Bread,, Cakes, Pies, Ac Of the best quality and at the lowest rat We also keep a fine stork of Conlectionery| Fancy Uroceries, Canned liooiis, tic., to which we invite the attcntion^of the public. •y Bakery in Howe's Block, Mcllenrv House. opposite the W"ICK CltE AM alwi vs on hand. m wr .« J4°'nT* PATTERSON. McHenry, May IWh, W80. BT.JVIURFITT NUNDA, ILLINOIS. Fine Watch Repair­ ing a Specialty. All Work Warranted. iJSlF'Clocks und Watches of the l>est make as low as the lowest. Money Made ( EASY! -BY PURCHASING-- Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Musical Instruments, Specta­ cles, etc.. etc., of Jeweler, Woodstock. 111. Repairing of FINE BATCHES, AND JEW- EI.RY a speciality. If you have any DIFFI­ CULT JOB3 that others tell you cannot be repaired short of Chicago, lake them to BLOSSOM and he will repair them. Engraving neatly done. All Goods sold engraved Free of charge. Renioml>er the name, E W. BLOSSOM, Woodstock, Establish Over a Quarter ol a Centnry. MAYES --AND DEALER IN-- Ready-Made lothing. Cloths, Cassimere and Worsteds to sell by the vard. The latest stvles of lioods on hand at ail times. My stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING is now complete and I Will not be Undersold Store in Old McHenry, near the Bridge. F. C. MAYES. McHenry, 111., Nov. 12th, 1879. From the Chicago Inter Ocean. THKV1TIL QITKSTION. It Is :tU v«ry "well to discuss quo - lions of finance, and show that the Re- pubrtowi party lias redeemed every pldlice. a>ul tli.it the country is pros­ perous anodes not demand"aehanjte." ftut there are graver and more lar- reaciiing issues, and the orators who 'lesitate to touch upon them for fear that they will he aeeused of "waving the bloody shirt," fail of their duty, and tall to touch the hearts of tlie peo­ ple1. . Let a foreign nation fire upon one of our ships and wound or kill a single man who sails under the flag, and forth­ with a voice is heard from the author­ ities at Washington, and echoed from all the hills and valleys of the nation, demanding that the injury thall be redressed. Against foreign nations we protect every citizen with the whole power of the government. For the slightest insult to a free citizen of this commonwealth, any foreign nation would be called to a strict account by the Indignant voice of the people. And yet we fold our hands and stop our ears, and thank God for our boast­ ed freedom and our land of liberty, when our fellow citizensof the South are intimidated with threats, liuuted with dogs, shot with guns, or driven from their homes if they dare to assert their rights to the privileges guaran­ teed to them under the Constitution, The freedom which was guaranteed to the black man is a screaming farce, and his rights under the Constitution in more than ore-half of the Southern States, are asserted only at the risk, and often at the sacriflce of, his life. The talk of'"tree speech and free men and a free ballot," at the south is shameful falsehood. They do not ex­ ist tliero. The Inter Ocean has correspondents in various parts of the South--men who have been proved and we know they are true and truthtul. They are instructed not to exaggerate or set down aught iu malice. Their sad stories our readers know full well; but the deeds they have chronicled, seek darkness rather than light, and very few of tlieni dare lot it be known that thev correspond for the Inter Ocean Almost every letter makes the same sad pleas: "Don't divulge my name." "I could not live here one week if it were known 1 had written this." "My not be wfli tli n straw If I were known as writing tills, and yet every word of it is true." That is the kind of "free men and free speech they have iu this boasted land of the solid Democracy--South. Men are ostracised, persecuted and driven from their homes for daring to express an opinion, or for defending any one of the poor, downtrodden mid persecuted bliick men of the South. Courts of justice for their protection might as well be located in Af'ric<t as Mississippi, and the Stars and Stripes as well lloat over South America as South Carolina, lor nil the protection they give these poor people. White Democrats, the same who sent the fatal bullets to the hearts of a million loyal soldiers of 'he North, are banded together as closely as then, determined to rule and caring as little for the Con­ stitution and the laws^as then. This defiance of law i« not oil the color line exclusively; every white man who dare to express a sympathy or condemn the persecutors is marked, and must Ilee or die. The red handed murderers of Mi ssissippi shoot down their most honored citizens, and did not hesitate, as for example iu the murder of Judge Chisholm, of sending their bullets crashing through the bodies of the in- noceut sou and daughter that clung about the father's neck pleading for his life. This intolerant spirit of the Demo­ cratic South, which boasts of its "free speech and free men," is no respecter of axe, sex, or condition, it stands forth to-day with a deeper, broader, and more damning record of crimes than ever accumulated about any party in any civilized land. The evi­ dence of the crimes are not hearsay or circumstantial, but is iu the mouths of a multitude of living witnesses, and cries from the groiand iu the blood of murdered m«n and women. The, free men of the North, who now step to the front and aid to place in power a part}', whose main strength lies in these States and in these dfcpoiJers of all justice and right, will, to all Intents mid purposes, become accessories to the crime, and pave the way togreater sorrows than have yec been known.-- For, as sure as there is a righteous !hidge that rules above, and as sure as there is love of honesty and fair dealing abiding in the hearts of men, just so Mire will there be a reckoning and a judgment. As the campaign goes on. let finance anil commerce and good crops and boasted comforts be not kept ou duty all the time, but let us have a little more of these vital questions wiiieh concern human liberty and the perpe­ tuity of the nation. Truth is whole­ some at any time; it is especially de­ manded now. MOW A MAN UOES RO BKD. Speaking of how a man goes to bed. an exchange says: "There's where a man has the advantage. He can un­ dress in a cold room, and have his b"d warm before a woman hasher hair pins out and her shoes untied." That's how it looks in print, and this is how it Is really: 'Tin going to bed my dear.-- It's half past ten." No reply. "Now. John, you are always late in the morn­ ing. Do go to bed!" 'Yi&s in a min­ ute.' he replies, as he^turns the paper inside out ami begins a lengthy article iieaded "The Louisiana Muddle." Fif­ teen minutes later she calls from the bedroom: Mohn come to bed. and don't keep the gas burning there all nightr and, murmuring something about the bill being big enough now,' she creeps between the cold sheets, while John reads placidly on, his feet across the piano stool and a cigar in his mouth. Bv and by lie rises, yawns, stretches himself, throws the paper on the floor, and, seising the shaker, pro­ ceeds* to tiiat vigorous exercise, shak­ ing the coal stove . Just at this stage a not altogether pleasant voice in­ quires,4 For pity's sake! ain't you ready for bed yetf* 'Yes, yes; I'm coming! Why don't you go to sleep and let a fellow alone ?' Then he dis- discovers that there is coal needed.-- When this is supplied and rattled into the stove he sits down to warm his feet. Next, ho slowly begins to un­ dress; and as he stands scratching him­ self, and absently gazing on the last garment dangling over the back of the chair, he remembers that the clock is not wound yet. When this attended to he wants a drink of water, and away he promenades to the kitchen. Of course, when he returns his skin re­ sembles that of a picked chicken, and once more he seats himself before the tire for a last 'warm up.' As the clock strikes twelve he turns out the gas. and with a flop of the bed clothes and a few spasmodic shivers he subside%No, not yet: he forgets to see if thei^wont door is locked, and another flop 6f the bed clothes brings forth the remark; 'Good gracious! it that man ain't enough to try the patience of Job! Setting her teeth hard, she awaits the dual flop, and then quietly inquires: 'Are you settled for the night?' To which he replies by muttering: 'If you ain't the provokl ngfcst woman." BOOTS! BOOTS! We have the best line of Boots in this market. Once known they sell themselves. The purchaser takes no chances. Fully warranted iu every particular. STEVENS & SCHNOUK. , , N AST'S C A It TOONS, , _ Nast has three or four striking car­ toons iu last week's Harpers. One of them represents "Beast Butler" ap­ proaching Gen. Hancock in widow's apparel and with a rag baby in her arms. The salute she receives is, "Well, what do you want, my tweet one? Don't be bashful." A second picture represents Wade Hampton on the wit" ness stand testifying In regard to his recent speech. At>< his rigfit hand stands a Southern derhocrat, holding a revolver behind his btck, and he re­ marks to the General!. "Ifyou did not say It we shall lose vfttee." Ou the other side stands a Northern democrat holding a bottle of whiskey behind his back, and lie chimes in,"If you did say it we shall lose votes." Meanwhile, the chivalrous Southerner tries to look both ways at once and is apparently iu a very uncomfortable dilemma. A third cartoon represents a Mississippi democrat putting up his shot gun against the wall. An Alabama demo­ crat stands near pointing to a ballot box upon which is inscribed the legend: "Fair count in. 75.000 majority." And as he points he philosophizes: 'Tut up your shot-guu Mississippi; this way is better, and looks more civilized; and. besides, it don't reduce the census." California, which gave us Car­ ver, has already sent to the East au- other great glass-ball cracker, who, like Carver, is called Doctor, and like him, presents a kind of ranchero or dime-novel hero appearance, with long hair, broad hat brim, and velvet badge- bedecked jacket. Dr. Ruth is really a wonderful shooter, and is worthily seconded by his wife who scatters glass balls with the gun in all sorts of positions--over her shoulder, upside down and so on--and shoots objects held in her husband's mouth or be­ tween his Angers. Though Carver has recently harvested so much fame and applause in England and on the Con­ tinent, these Ruths will be able to reap a good deal there, if tfeey go to glean after him. ®@-It Is a little strange that New York capitalists should subscribe 88- 000.000 81.500.000 of which is already paid--in a company ̂ to improve Bos­ ton's commercial facilities. Neverthe­ less. New York capitalists arc the pro­ jectors of the canal through the isth­ mus of Cape Cod, to connect Buzzard's Bay with Barnstable Bay. shortening the route between Boston and New York some ninety miles. As a force of 2.300 men is to be put at work dur­ ing the mouth, the trench, seven and three-fourths miles long and two hun- OUK WASHINGTON OORRKSPOMUKHK. WASHUTOTO*, September Mth. IMS. EDITOR PLAIN HEALER.--Since the death of that eminent scholar and sol­ dier. Gen. A. J.Myer. familiarly known as " Old Probabilities," the weatber in this part of the country seems to be running wild. First we almost melted, with the thormometer op to 100 de­ grees in the shade, for nearly tw* weeks, and now the blasts of winter are, arouud us, and overcoats are in great demand. If Captain Howgate intends to take charge of the weather bure'au, it is time he began. Perhap* as there has been some opposition to his promotion to the vacancy caused by the death of General Myer, he Is letting the weather go at odds and ends as a punishment to his opponents^-- That lie is in every shape competent to fill this vacancy we have no doubt and it is % matter of regret that any opposition should be uiade to his prompt promotion. After Captain How- gate there is but one man who should be called to the position, and his name we have not seen mentioned as yet.-- We refer to Col Garrick Maliery who for some years was connected with the Signal Service of the army, second In rank only to Gen. Myer. Col. Mattery is a man of high attainmnets as a schol­ ar, and is a most diligent student. He is now and has been for three or four years engaged in the study of the Ian- gjftge and habits of the Indian tribes, and by his diligent research has given to the world mauy curious facts in re­ lation to our red brothers of the west.- At some future time we shall give you some facts in relation to thia subject which will no doubt be of great inter* eat to your readers. While it would be a great pity to take Col. Maliery from hi9 present work, yet he is de­ serving to the promotion to the head of the Signal Service If any doubt exists in the minds the intelligent voters as to the atiionrtt of rebel war claims that will be pre­ sented and allowed in the event ot the successor the Democratic ticket in the light of the tact that "history repeats itself it is well to refer to old records of the Democratic regime aud deduce therefrom lessons of instruction for the present and future. The archives ot the Treasury Depart­ ment coutaiu claims to the amouut of sixty millions of dollars paid to the inhabitants of Georgia and Flordla for losses alleged to have been austaiuetf during the war with the Seminole and Creek Indians (better known as the Florida war) w^liich occurred during the years 1834 _to 1838. The field of military operations was principally In the Everglades of Florida, the hunting grouuds of "Billy Bow legs" and hie savnge worrlors. At that early period in the history of the "peninsula State** it cannot be supposed that many white settlers had established their homes In such an almost Ir.penetrable morass, constructed costly dwellings aud sur­ rounded themselves with all the luxu­ ries of life, yet a perusal of these re­ cords discloses the astounding fact, that nearly half a century ago that por­ tion of the solid south uew tuhabited principally by wild alligators and wild hogs, was as thickly populated as a County in Massachusetts, covered with' costly buildings, abounding In cholee cattle, and rich in genaral products of the soil. All of wkiclt were lost or destroyed by the cruel rarages of war. A democratic admiufst ration allowed these claims on the affidavits of the HONEST and HONOKABLK members of the party. And the good people Of the whole country were taxed to pay them. The facts are at haud and can­ not begaiusayed to prove that more money was paid on the fraudulent claims of these ancestors of southern rebels than would be required to chase at a fair value all t|se property, real and persoual belonging to the residents of the whole State of Florida, Ways that were darker and tricks that were meaner than were ever nsed by the heathen Chinee were employed by these people to defraud the Govern­ ment. I have uo doubt that after having become enriched by snch a steal, these claimants were willing to be forgiven, wanted to shake hands across the bloody cltastu, 1rlth those who accused them of dishonesty find perjury, and were extremely anxions to have peace. Is it not extremely suggestive of what we may expeot of their descendants should an opportiUll- ty be given? The Democrat party Is the party of the South; all rebels were Democrats during the war and uearly all Demo­ crats were rebels. We will admit thete were many Democrats who entered the Union ranks, but nearly all gradu­ ated from the war Republicans, in fast " only one mat* of any importance re­ mained in the Democratic party awt lie is now their candidate for Presi­ dent. If Gen. Hancock should be elect­ ed he would be forced to reoogniae tho solidity of the Southern Demooireef tar placing in his cabinet and iu p"»UHna of trust and power rebel IUrfgnsyUriiN IIU. M dred yards wide at the narrowest i • ---- --^^p«| point, will soon be cut through the f^0^on<'^ 116 * representation gravelly isthmus. from the masses who placed Idas In " * »•**W CARRIAGES, BUGGIES,4c. We are now exhibiting a fine line of Top Buggies, Phaeton^ open Bug­ gies, i'latform Siting Wttgons of best make, and warranted at lowest prices. S. M. Owir JfcSON. the office, and God knows in tlie history what would be the rnsnli. , '^1 J™.' jsLU'ias-- ;J Ladies of McHenry aaA vtelalljr should not fall to call and examine a first elass line of Dress Good*, just *»» , ceived at Fitssimmoas & KvaneeaX