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; ^ ¥; ' . 3fcp*-v 1 ' '< jyel . - - . , f j r . . y i ^ _< ^ :-.;-.T'V';;1 ••*« I.I« ¥ V:%' :*• • *, *• j? • mifnw ̂ afon tjilibir *•: .. _ _ _ SsN-v ';hm fc.- •£ "ijt 'ij ajsr *"» * w'Sii' .jtt.JI jf t ' "i >» % • 3^6* 1 - :f **r*f •Si* . *« ' Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law ; No Favors Win us and no Pear Shall Awe." ~'«a . 4 VOL. 7. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1881. NO. 17, J||e|[eipy Îdnle&ler. Pub bed Every Wednesday by JT. VA>' SLYKE, EDITO t AXD PUBLISHER. Olfloe in Old P. 0.|Block, -Ourosmtfti TBRIROI HOUSE.-- TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. On«lfcar fin lAdvance) $1,50 If Hot Pal l withinThree Month Subscriptions receivcil for three or. six Month* ir< tho wiw proportion. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BHOWN ,>f.l>. PHYST0IA.7T WD SURGEON. Oflle.e over the P«»t Oflllce, opnosite Perry & Martin a Itoro ii |i St urt, McHetiry, 111. C. H. FEGER*, M. D- |VWSICl.\X \ND SUR ,}RON t . Johnaburgh, I till!.--OlHee lronra 8 tA 10, A. M. O. J. HOWARD M D.; PHYSICIAN ASD 3T7RUEOV. Offlce at my resilience, opposite M. E. Church'; IfcHenry. 111. K- V. AXD3 R SOS. tf. D. 5>HYSICIAN and Surgeon. Offlce at Besley's Draff Store, Opposite Parker ease, McHehry, Illinois. CARL CARLS. SALOOX and Boardins House, Johnsburnh, III. Ploasant Rooms for Hnntors and Fishermen. Ice for the use of Hunters.-- Choice brands.of Wines ami Liquors alwayd on hand. Call and see me. PRATT HOUSE. TA. PRATT, Proprietor. First class ac-co-nmodations. Good Barn in connection Wauconda., til. BARBIAN BROS. CIGAR Manufacturers, MoHenry-, HI. Or­ders solicited. Shop, ia Ola McHenry. near the Bridge. RIOflARl) COMPTON. TUSTICK of the Peaceand Conveyancer.-- Will attend promptly to the collection of lebts. Volo, Lake County, III. © E. E. RICHARDS. HAS A "/omplote Abstractor Titles to land In 51 Henrv County,Tll 'nois. Office with bounty I lerk, Woodstock, yi. E. M. OWE N. GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Ajfent in Leading farm Machinery.-- Prices low and Terms favorable. Mi-Henry N. S. COLBY. MCHEVRY, McHenry Co., 111. B eeder of Spanish Merino sheep, Bcrki hire and Poland China swine. A choice lot -f young Buck stock for sale. Pleasecall and examine before buying elsewhere. ALLEN WALSH, ALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite "io Parker llouse, McHenry, III rstclass Billiard and Pool Table*."" O ALO< cOho •WMi PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of ill kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the lies' jossible manner, on short notice anil at rea* *>n.il>l« rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop ;rst door North of Riverside Block, McHenrj II. J. A. SHESWOOD AUCTIONE EH AND APPHAISEU, Algonquin, III. O ALES of Stock, FarminK Tools and Goods J of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm talcs a specialty. Term's reasonable Post JCttceadaress Algoinniin III. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor In the store of C. II. Dickinson, East side of *ublic Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A xood Stock of Pine Cloths for Suitings al" rays on hand. Suits made to order and a lit rarranted- Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD. Woodstock III.,Sept. 27th. 1475. Scott & Co. 'Hatters to the Great Northwest. Hos. 135 and 137 Maiison St. NEAR CLARK ST. Have a larger stock and greater variety of ttyles for you to choose from, than can be fqiind in any other establishment in Chicago 3r the West. It will »ay you to call and see Ihetn. Price• tho lowes't;in the land for good goods. BRANCH STORES, S. E, Cor. Clark & Lake sts & S. E. Cor. Halsted and Harrison sts., CHICAGO, ILL M A R C U S ' GERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS --DEALER IN-- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. Th» best Tonic in the'world.Put up in &tnt and Quart Bottles. F. MARCUS Patentee. BUSINESS CARDS. A. E. BALDWIN, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and resldcncs at the old Steverr, placej on Clay St., Woodstock, III. Prompt attention given to professional calls at all hours. •ETERINABY Illinois. c. s. GREEN: • SURGEON, Ricbmond JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY at Law and Solicitor in Chan, eery. Will practice in State and In Fed. erall Courts. Office, 3d Floor. New Custom House, Chicago. SIDNEY DISBROW, OTARY PUBLICancJl Conveyancfsr. A N' den. III. DR. O. E. WILLIAMS. DENTTST. Residence Dundee. Will be at Wauconda the 10th and 2Hth of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sun. day I make my visits the following" Monday. Also at Algonquin, every Tuesday-. Office at Hotel. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. 187 RANDOLPH STREET, * (Briggs House,) Chicago, 111. Special attention pairing Fine watches and Chrononic tors. 93TA Full Assortment of Goods in his line. F. J. CROSS, DENTIST. McHenry,* lii. Full Plates made of i he best {material »nd fully warranted, $8.00. Fiiiiug'one-half usual rates. Spocia! iitteh lion paid to reguiiiting* bad shaped teelli. Teeth extracted without pain *nd free of charge where Artiiiciul TcuMi are in. serted bv him. All Work fully warranted. Pure Nit rous Oxlda Gas always on and for the painless extneti >11 of teeth. M. Engeln, -DEALER IN- Guns and Revolvers, -'•V.sfT-' Gun Material of all description.-- The. linestand best Pocket Cutlery, *11 warranie«1.-- Tho. llncsl Ituzors, w«rr>\ n led for two yc.iivs. Barbers SIKIJI , Cap#, Brush es, strap*;. Eye (ilaspes, spectacle Eve Protectors for Sun or Snow. We also keep a full line of Fishing Tnrkle, Minnoxv Scius, Hammocks, and in fact every thing pertaining to Fishing and Hunting, caii be found at iny store at reasonable Prices. Violins, Acnrdeons, Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strinirs, ano all other extras for Violilis. Mv stocks of TINWARE is cmpleti.. Call and examine it. I guarantee Prices that defy all competition. M. ENGELN. STORE IN HOWE'S BLOCK, NEAR THE BRIDGE. WANTED. Apits for tie GOLDEN DAWN. -on- Li^ht on tlie G real F*ntiire. in this life, through the dark valley and in the lite eternal, as seen in the be-it thoughts of leading authors and scholars, among whom are'Bisnop's Simpson, Warren, Hurst and Kosa, Joseph Cook. Beecher, Tal'nape, Dr. Currie, Dr. March, Dr. McCoi-h, Dr. (?ms. bv, Dr. Cuvler, George D. i ' rentire, Dean Stanlev, Whittier , Longfellow, and others. Thesul)jects treated are Death, Immortality, Millennium ami second .V .vent. the Itesur rection. Judgment, the I'nuMiment of the Wicket and the Reward of t lie Hi*hteou s, A rich feast awaits the reader of t ins liook. Is contains the grandest thoughts o(' llie world's greatest au'hors, on sulijeci® of the most pro. found interest to everyone Not gloomy but brilliant. There is not a dull patre in the book. It is absolutely without a rival . Ev. erylKjdy will read it. School Teachers, Stuil ents, voting nit ii and ladies, act inc as uiients tor thiis hook are making over iMKl a month. Sells fast. One agent sold 71 the l irst 1ft i lavs. another 4fi in 8 davs, another 11 in one day, another IS and 5 ifve Hil>les in 5 ' t i iys, a lady sold !t in 10 hours. Secure territory ((nick. Also agents wanted foi f!ie best illustrated Itevised New Testament, and for the tinest family llibles ever sold In aireul.. *end for circulars. W. ZI EnL ER. A CO.. 913 Arch St-, Philadelphia, Penn., and lisu E. Adams St., Chicugo, III. . CHE A MILLIONS OF ACRES for sale In the GOLDEN BELT of Kansas, by the long credit and ! rasj terms, in a mild climatr, free from heavy mows, blight­ ing frosts, and ex- CTSSIFE RAINS. ANDS UNION PAO3FIG RAILWAY, of as rich Soil as IhP Ban ever shone on, with good markets east and west. For Descriptive and. TlluMrated, Booh, with Maps, Sent Free, Address LAND COMMISSIONER-Kansas Division, K A N S A S C I T Y , M I S S O U R I . MORTGAGE SALE. BV virtue of H power of sile contained in a Sale Moitgaife, executed bv Robeit sibley. and E- H sjbley, his wife, to Georjce Vinton. March l 'ith, 1S78, nml recor>le'! in the Recorder's Office of I lie county of Mcllenry, ir Book 44 of Mortgages, on paire 3H, to secure the payment of one certain promisorv Note, even date with sniil irorttcage. for the sum of six hundred dollars, due one vear after date, with interest at the rate of ten per cent pt r Annum, said note payable to George Vinton or order. Default having been made in the payment of the principal and interest on snid Note, there being now due on the snine tho sum ot sixty-two dollars ami sixtv-nine cents, as interest, and the on id sum of six hundred dolla s, as principal,"as by the terms of said mortgage, I shall us assigned, the said Note and* Mortgage having been as­ signed to me ty the »aid George Vinton, on Saturdav, the "l'2th day of November, A. D. 1SSL at the hour ol one o'clock 1\ M , of said ditv, at the East door of the Court House, in Woodstock, in said count v of Mcllenry, and state of Illinois, ofler for sale ami sell at publicVendue, to the highest and best bid- der for cash, the following described real estate, situated in the county of McHenry, and Stale of Illinois, to-w it; Lots four (4) ard live (,.) of Sair nel Sim­ mon's addition to Ringwood, together with all the right and equity of redemption of tht said Mortgagors, their heirs ano assigns. * WESLEY LaDD, Assignee, rated Oc t. 12th, MS I. Tlw celebrated BroacHipad Dress Ooofls. at Butler & Warner's, XuuOa. Tiieso Goods have no superior in the market. JOSEPH.N. FREUND. SALOON AND|RESTAURANT IBonsletfs old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill. Mc- Henrv, 111. The c, loiccst Wines, Liqisors and 3igars tp be found in the county. Fresh Oysters in their<*se*son served up| in anv shape desired or for sale by the On. GOOD STABLING FOR HOR8ES. ANTON* ENGELN, SALOON and Restaurant, Buck's old stand 1 McHenry. III.--The choicest Kentuck> Whiskies, s0ur Mash, Wines, Cigars, etc.. always on hand. We buy none but the best ami sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. J. P. SMITH, Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler, MCHENRY ILLINOIS. Soldiers' Department. CONDUCTED rfY DK.'8. F.'*BENNETT. Richmond House, RICHMOND* ILL. C. N. CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. HAVING recently purchased ihe almve House, I have put it in thorough repair^ with new fumitue throngbor.t, ami would respectfully invite the patronage ot the trav­ eling public and others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the best that can be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of guests. No puns will be spared to make this a First Class House. Large and commodious barns on the premises. Free Omnibus to and front all trains. Sample Rooms on first floor. Having located in the atore of L. Stoddard, lext door to the Pont Oflllce. I am now pre­ pared to show customers s full line of Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, .rhich I will sell as low as any otner .lenler * uid warrant as repiesente«t. Call and exHm- inegoodsand learn prices before purchasing. REPAIRING Of all kin lis done on short notice and wa£. muted. •STGive me » eall.jt* J. P. SMITH. MCUBKRT, NOV. 8th. 101* TAKE NOTICE. ALL ye that are in want of Tubs in anv form, from one bushel to 500; if you want a Tub made to a bung-hole, bring it along. I will also take buildings to build and furnish, or otherwise just as we san agree. Shop work of all kinds done to order on short no­ tice. F. A. HEBARD. McHENRY, ILL J i HE. WKIIITM AN, Proprietor. First * class rigs, with or without drivers, ftunislicd at reasonable rates. Teaming ol all kinds done on short notice. • A. WENDELL, CARPEHTEE MD JQIHEB McHenry, III. . Wfll take contracts fur putting"up Buililitigs and tju!irante« tnv work will compare with any inan in the State. 1 Ciin and will do work from 15 to 2b per cent cheaper than other carpenters, as 1 have two of my hoys who work with me. which makes it possible for me to do so. AH Jobs In the Carpenter line promptly attended to. Give me a call. E 1^^ Iks L. Eonslett, Near the Depot, McHENRY ILLINOIS. Keens constantly on hand the Hnest brands of Flour.and Feed of all kinds, which ho will sell at Wholesale or Ketuil at Bottom Prices. Five different brands of Fiour always on hand and warranted as represented. ••"Flour delivered any where in the Cor. juration. Orders may lie given by Postal Card, Box 107, Post o'flice. GIVE ME A CALL. L. BONSLETT. McHenry, March 8th, 1881. WAUCONDA Agricultural Warehouse. . e. Would respectfully inform Ihe Farmers ni Lake county, that he has opened an Agrlcu - tural Warehouse, on Mill Street, in the yi'. Ia»re of Wauconda, where he will keep AGRl CLTLTlTRAL MACHINEHV of all kinds, . . | the best qualitv and make, and sell it to th<" farmers al ns low liguree as any other Hous< in the state. In Mowers & Reapers I shall keep the McCormick, and Buckeye, of Canton, < »hio. which we uonsider the bext in the market. Shall also keep in stock the Leader Rake, oflthic.a, N.Y., the Tompkins County Im proved Self-Adjustable Cultivator, and a gen eral assortment oi all, kinds of machinery used on a farm. Call and see my stock before purcha«ing elsewhere and be convinced that I mean business. R C HILL Waucouda, May 2d,<1881. JOS. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Restaurant, NEAR THE DEPOT, McHENRY, • ILLINOIS The best Brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always on Haud. Good Stabling for Horses. ALSO ACENT FOR Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE Lager Beer. Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles nl ways on hand cheaper than any other, quail ty considered. 'This Beer has a world wide reputation, and good judges acknowledge it cannot oe sur. Iiaseed in the world. Orders by mall^M*^mptly attended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN. McHenry, 111. Aug. 10th, 188L L. Stoddard, ONE DOOR SOUTH OF THE POST OFFICE, Is now prepared to offer the buying public a Hne lino of FANCY GROCERIES, Extracts, all kinds, Perfumery, Fancv Soaps, Wooden Ware, etc., of the IKJst, quality and at the ^ i Lowest Livinjg Prices THE BEST STOCK 4>F CONFEC­ TIONERY IN fOWN. The choicest. Brands of Giiarslnad Toliacco, always on band. T When in want of anythipjfin m» Hne, give me a call and 1 will please yfeu hoth in q<ial- itv ami pr'ee. MCHKNKY, Nov, 8th, 1*8L'- . STODDAItl). AND Wagon ̂ hop. I his Vftop • nfesr o#Ya The nn«lersigned, at Perry A MHrt!n's store Church, is now pre pa re>l to the line of Blacksinitlilnur c on short notice, And gu ara North of the Brick anything in 'Vagon Making, satisfaction. With the best of materia^; and tlrst-c.Jass workmen wi- are prepares t« tret up Bnirgies and Wajtons to order on the ttinrit reasonable terms and warrantius represented. Horse Shoeini & Geaeral JobliiiiE promptly at tended to. | If in wan; of a new ***.•* go n4br> sure to cil at mv Shots evamine one of\A r;tir«»us and learn pvic.n lie fore purcJiaaiMMHr 4ook |tf«»T PfMiM'TfTHrA F.VTR Inst Fall overall others. 1 wilinoi oc undersold,qitality considered. Give Me a Call. PHILLIP HAUPERISH. Mcllenry, III., Marchf^Ist, 1W1. N e w F a l l STOCK, JUST RECIEVED -AT- M a i m a n s CLOTHING HOUSE, AT WAUCONDA. I have the largest stock of Fall" noods ever brought to l.nke County, which" I will sell at LOWER PRICES THAN EVER BE­ FORE. Heady-made Clothing more numerous than ever and at prices suited for every purse.-- For anything imide to order, Whether asinglc garment or a full suit Maiman's Is the place to buy. Also a full line of CENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Hats and Caps, Ac. I have a larj.0 variety of PIECE GOODS, of the Laiest Styles and Patterns, at low tlgures. Mrs. Maiman, Whit is assisted bv Miss (Jieseler, has just received a line s toek ot Fall Mtllinerv, of the latest sty led to be found in the city which she invites 'he Ladies of Wauconda to call and examine, Hats and Bonnets Trimmed in the latest stvlcsand at rea tolla­ ble pric--s, Dress Making done promptly andsatisfaction guaranteed. CLOAKS! CLOAKS ! A full line of Cloaks and Dolmans, all sizes, of the luteal Mvles, and at prices to suit.-- ("all ami examine thein. Agents wanted tor U»e UtenndlWorli rt GrA-EtFIEIiD TlK' on! v conipletes'orvof liis noble life and tru-jle de-ili Pi'i--U, brilliant,reliable. KieeantiyuriuU'd in r.iielixli a»"«l owmssi miwenlHcently illus­ trated' iKiiKlsouiclv liouml. Fastest sell in* beolt eve, -hcrl. I!} John C. Kldpnth. I.L-». CI ATTTTAW J Jo 111 ,1 l ,">" l he ,cu l< 'hper.ny. re- VAvllvi^ vamped c:impalgo bo ^8 with Which the country is flooded. They «re utterly worthless: an ontrat'e Upon t hememor>'o;'the ereat •"•••id and a base fraud on the pnblie. 1 hLs book is »»«Ir«-lT new. Tlie only work worthy the themo. KOIMI ft<>c. in stamps for Agent's Outfit. JOVKS CEOTHKKS <T Co., Chicago ft Cincinnati $1,000 REWARD- *Vir ;iuv I'ltsi ' HIind, Bleu'iing, Ijlieiated <. Pn.irndnig IMI.KS thai PEKING'S PILE RKM-FDV fails to cure. Prepared by J. P. M i l l e r M. l> , Arch -t. Philadelphia. Pa. None tjenuiite ivUhouJ his signature, send for circular. All dm;rgists or general stores hare it or will ge; it foi you. »l. Sold in XcHeniv by Colby Bros , DrutfgiaU. CORRECTION.--In the Red River Let ter Xo. 6 occiies rii error wliicti we wL«li Itere to correct. In spesiking of the fight neur Pleasant Hill, it should hiive read "one Brigade commander was beastly drunk, a Colonel and a Major in one regiment were drunk," not our a* printed in the letter.--[Editor. Ked River Campaign. LETTER NO. 7. , BATTLE OF MANSFIELD, LA. The battle of Mwtielil Wits fougfit near Sabine Cross Roads, on. Sunday, ihe 6th day of April. 1804. The Cem ter and left of the! Union army occu­ pied in part a slightly elevated ridgp. A part of this ridjpe^ was thinly cov« ered with very ltrge pine trees. A ourtw.18 clear, but on - the extreme left tliere was scrubby oak and under­ brush, and, if I remember correctly Mill farther to tlie left was a swamp also covered with limber. The right center and tlie extreme right of tlie Union army rested on tie.nly level ground, partly lu timber and partly in newly cleared fields. The right swung back a little from the alignment of the center and left. Directly behind the center and a part of the left, was an open and clear field somewhat hol­ low. about midway between the two belts of limber. The infantry and ar­ tillery crossed this field as they re­ spectively took their places in llnev The 4th Brlsrade, and, I think, the ftth Brigade of Cavalry, and perhaps oth­ ers, were assigned positions in th? wnu-f ofiwitm on foot. The cumber­ some train completely blocked the one road on which our infantry had ad­ vanced, that led directly east from the Sabine Cross Poad*. The Chicago Mercantile Battery and Nim's Boston Battery had been brought up with difficulty. A few Howitzers and I be­ lieve two other batteries were some­ where on the field, but the exact num­ ber 1 cannot tell. Something like sixty ol the train wagons moved into the clear field In ord^r that the artil­ lery might get clear from the train. Tliese wagons were parked In full view of the Confederates who wero in the neighborhood of our extreme left. The remainder"! the train, upwards •f two liiiuUretl wagons and am- tit il?t i ice s, can i e' to a "col iTiiSe cf ( | f orderly halt--I doubt if there was an oflicer in command of the train. Tliere certain!}' was none two hours later At one o'clock p. M., but one division of the thirteenth corps was on hand. Generals Banks and Iiatisotn were on the field. Gen. Franklin, late of the Colonial- Army, and Gen. Stone, of Balls Blnfl fame, were said to be pres­ ent. Several scouts of tlie Gtli Mis­ souri, reported tho rebel army as pre­ paring to move upon us in heavy force. One trooper reported seventy- two military oigauizations in our front. That Gens, "rice, Taylor, Moulton.and Kirby Smith, were tliere and that the Confederate army was 28,000 strong. The Union force amounted to eighteen regiment", all told and some of these regiments were skeletons, and of several tlie veterans were home on furlough. This was the case with the 2d Illinois Cavalry, but the littls remnant of a regiment left was a terror torebeldom. The exact number of the Union ariry on thia field I can lot give, but iC-cui^ld not have been far from 6,000 men. About half past one o'clock I was detailed witli a suitable guard to take charge of the ammunition train, and to Issue ammunition when and to whom need­ ed. My position was about eight hun­ dred yards in the rear of our line, on a high point of land, and but for the skirts of woodland and brush, would have overlooked tlie whole field of battle. The following infantry regi­ ments filed by me, slung their knap­ sacks into piles, anil marched at quick or double quick time to their posts of duty, viz.: 130th Illinois.19ili Kentucky. 77th Illinois, 23d Wisconsin, 48th Ohio, one Indiana and two Iowa regiments. The brave old 8th New Hampshire deployed in order of battle singing the old John Brown song. The sixth Massachusetts formed their line in the midst of a flock of sheep. They has­ tily killed several and piled them to­ gether with tlie remark, "we'll eat the in after the battle." Only one man left his place in line. A faithful dog thst had been adopted by the regi­ ment caught the sheep, and when they were gathered togeMier lie stood guard over the carcasses, during nearly all of that bloody alternoon. only leaviilg oc- casi Dually to lick the face of a wounded soldier, and in other ways to show his sympathy and grief for the maimed and t l i3 dying. The boys never ate that mutton. The faithful dog sur­ vived all the battles and skirmishes up to the battle of Yellow Bayou, when Ire was killed. t There was a strikingly jaded and anxious look about nearly all of the soldiers lhat I shall never forget. But mingled with this was a determined demeanor and gallant bearing--a something Inspiring that cannot be told. Those tattered flags, then danc­ ing in the sunlight, had often waved triumphantly In the din and smoke of battle, but to-day, ;heir only triumph was to flutter inldst a harvest of death. At about twenty minutes j^efore two o'clock, the dark masses of gray were in motion. The Union skirmishers were driven In and the Confederates moved slowly, steadily, but cautiously to the attack. Their first effort was made on the ri^ht, and was only a feeler. After a few rounds the firing ceased th.-re altogether for several minutes. By this feint they, however, uncovered sufficiently, to display their strength. Some new dispositions were made by Gen. Banks. Sharp-shooters and mounted men gave both flanks lireiy support. Our only available force that could be called a reserve was one regiment of mounted men. Our artillery up to this time had been dumb, and there seemed to be a dispo­ sition to husband the strength and the ammunition in every branch ot the service. Gen. Banks1 Head Quarter Flag was near the right center and near the 4Sth Ohio. There.is little, if any, doubt but that the Union army was «iluated as well as possible under the circumstances--but the circum­ stances were precarious. Our line was of necessity extended somewhat like stretching a piece" of rubber. Five hundred,cavalrymen deployed on foot would occupy as long a line as one thousand infantry. Nim's Battery took position on a slight hill, that later formed the pivot of the Union left. The other locations or disposi­ tions of artillery I could only judge of by sound as the fight progressed. A little after two o'clock the rebel ar­ tillery began a furious cannonade. Their fire was principally directed against the right wing and was very heavy. The falling of branches and of seeoiid 'growth trees, blending with the shrieking shell and the usual echoes of forest and fields when disturbed bv violence, completely drowned the sound of the human voice. The wind blew steadily from the southwest, and the smoke rolled up in dense curling waves, and settled back In the woods far off to tlie right. .The greater part of Ransom's command, were, however, enveloped in the dense black cloud. But on the left the field was clear, and nearly every move of the Confederate army could de distinguished and their designs penetrated. (To be Continued.') •# I'KNStOXS AND riENsIONRK*. In view of t Ml fact that tlie amount Commissioner of Pensions lias In­ creased right along from year to year, un:il now the enormous sum of 3100,- 000,000 is thought necessary to meet the payments of the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1883 . we would suggest vhether it is not time to have a little fresh investigation into tills whole business to see If there are not too many loopholes existing through which fraudulent claims can be toisted upon the National Treasury. It seems ihat the amount of expenditures for pensions iu 1878 was only a little over f27.000.000; in 1879 this sum increased to 335.000,000 and a little; in 1880 It took a jump to nearly 857,000,000, and now the amount called for is nearly double that of 1880. llow much farther or higher up this ascending ratio is to be carried, is a query that interests every tax-payer. Coiiimissioiipr Dudley estimates that a deficiency appropriation of #20,- 000,000 will be needed immediately to ment the payments of the claims al­ ready adjuJicated and coming due be­ fore the?c!ose of the fiscal year ending June 30.1882: and this amount, together with the annual suin appropriated by Congress will bring up the full dis­ bursements of the current fiscal year to about 970,000,000. He thinks that 40,000 new claims will be allowed this year, auti with an increase of clerical force as many as 60,000 additional ones can be disposed of next year. But where and when will this matter stop, or settle down into Something like a regular allowance? It is true that a large part of this sum total is used iu paying arrears of pensions. Coir.- mUsioncr Dudley estimates that about 81,500 of back pay goes out to each claimant accepted, but as the years go by, the amount of this hack pay.is sure to grow larger, until all tlie old and new claims have been passed upon, alter which the Commissioner reckons that the total pens-ion roll will never exceed S40.000.000 per year. We have not oue word to say against the justice of these claims, providing they are true and genuine. But right lie-e exists the source of our fear. Are not the present laws so loosely framed that a goodly percentage ot these claims may be of a doubtful or frauduient character? This idea has been repeatedly broached, but never, as we know of. been clearly or suf­ ficiently proved. if it is a fact, tlie sooner the matter is looked into and remedied, the better; if it is not, ir should never again be asserted. Still, it is mysterious, to say the least, how the number of these pensioners can go right on increasing from year to year. Is not death busy i:> the ranks of these invalids a3 well as without? Would not the natural course of things tend towards a diiiijnution of this arm v. rather than to its steady growth. II natural causes were allowed full sway? The conclusion is almost inevitable that the enormous aggregate of ex­ penditures iu this direction for the pan two years must have been swollen by sums paid to unworthy applicant*. At all events the matter^will bear and should receive, a thorough overhauling at tlie hands of the next Congress. One thing, however, is n**urfn£ in view of these huge disbursements/ ami that is the Revenues are amply suftU cient to meet all these and all other payments as fast a* they become due, and still be large enough to make a regular monthly decrease of the pub­ lic debt. The country is not suffering in an}'sense from its annual expendi­ tures, and if the sums paid out by the pension offlce t o eacb accepted claim­ ant only go to honest, real and gcnuiim pensioners, the country will not Com­ plain of the amount, however formid­ able it may become; but neither In this nor In any other department ot the public service can we afford to en­ courage or permit the existence of dowtiright traild.--Chicago Journal. A Book For Canvassers. " Judge Tourgee ef North Carolina, the famous author of "A Fool's KrraiuP* and "'Bricks without "Straw" has added to his series of striking historical studies, another workf entitled Jtoyai Gentleman." "A Fool's Errand" relates the exper­ ience of a Northern Settler in tlie South after the war. "A Royal Gentleman," on the other hand, is a study of South­ ern Society and Character just before and during the war, and throws a flood of new light upon the history of that strange epoch. It deals with the the social, industrial, and political phrases of Southern life iu tho ante bellum days, and reveals the undercur­ rent or events at work--that undercur­ rent which drew a whole people into civil conflict. In his Preface, Judsje Tourgee say*: "This story s-s the delineation of ' a TO- mantic sentiment having-its root ill Slavery, but flower and fruitage III Freedom, and concerns itself with slave­ ry only in-order to mark the growth of character under that influence." Tim incidents of "A Royal Gentlemen" ar«* founded upon real event*, and th« characters drawn from real life. In dramatic power, iu romantic interest, and in literary finish, it U the author's masterpiece. When we consider that In a7 little more than one year, hundreds of thosands oi Volumes of this author have been put i:i circulation among I lie read­ ing and thinking people of America-- books dealing witli the deepest and most important proWlems of our na­ tional lite, and vet popular, because set forth iu the blazing light of fiction-- we know that the author must make a profound impression upon his day. There U scarce an instance Su literary . Judged by the sale of his books,""*1" ^ which has been the most rapid in tli« history of book publishing, Judg«* Tourgee stands to day the most pop- • ularof American writers. A hook from his graphic pen is therefore a great literary event. It is safe to say that all who have read "A Fools Errand" would desire to read "A Royal Gentleman and as it is to be sold exclusively by subscription thousands will welcome the coming of the canvasser. The book is handsome Iv illustrated. For particulars add rest Weston Hulbert, 318 State Street, Chi­ cago, l>l. Found at Last. Some years ago, as a Mississippi river steamboet came to a river iand- Ing.a tall ungainly looking person leaning against a woodpile attracted the attention of the passen­ gers, one of whom remarked to his friends that he was going to have some fun out of that fellow. So he jumped ashore when the boat land­ ed, and with a great show of fierce­ ness approached the fellow. Dqpring a savage looking bowie knife | | | said: "So, old fellow, I've found you at last, You'r the man that stole a dfg of mine, and I've sn'orn to get square with you. I've .beeu looking for you for a year." The gawky lazily opened his eyes In wouderiug amazement at first, as though he didn't understand It.* Then catching sight of the laughing passen­ gers looking on from the deck he took in the situation. By the time "Smar- ty" had finished telling him how long he had been looking for him he had taken out of his pocket a fist like a sledge hammer on tlie end of the arm of a wind mill. He swung it once and knocked the man who had been lookiug for him plump into the tivei. Then resuming his place against the wood­ pile he raised his eyes to the deckund, with a very lazy drawl inquired: "Is tliere any body else on this boat looking for me ?" Lit. rary Notice. A new and enlarged edition of "The Ladies of the White House." hyLauca C. Hoi iowar (one of the editors of tfie Brooklyn Daily Eagle), has beeu toned by J. W, Bradley & Co., Philadelphia It contains a lengthy sketch of Ml*. Garfield's life, and of Mother Garfield The life of the President, and of his assassination ami death, are incident­ ally told in connection with bis wile's career. There are line steel portraits of Mrs, Garfield and of Mother Garfield j and an engraving of her Itoine at Men- j tor. This volume is the only work of Ita I kind ever publish giving complete and | accurate biographies of "The Ladies of j lhe White House." in the order Admin- I istration from Washington to Garfield It is issued In superb style and is sold only by subscription. DRESS GOODS! DKKSS OQODSt Ladies go to J. R. Wells A Son's, Wauconda, and examine tUetT lur^u stock and splendid uaticrus.