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•i" I ' «*a~i - j'ftuCJt •'Jfcjr arti j^: ; k >; •; »vVw. & ̂ v«. • v'i No Favors win us and no Pear Shall Awe.* ed but to Truth, to Liberty and ILLINOI WEDNESDAY. M'HENRY, JULY 26, 1883. Is not that true? If the law says -for [ 8. K. BENNETT, M Soldiers Departments T}HYSICtAN AND SURG RON. Aliw, United 1 Status Ennlniig Surgeon. Illinois wounds received in the strrlee he shall. be pensioned." what does tlie law mean f oes the liw mean that the govern tnent will pay a soldier twenty-five feyifs after lie received the wound? I* it not the true construction of the law that the pension attaches at the time that the disability attaches to the per son? Will anj lawyer pretend to say that that is not the reasonable ami proper construction ot the law* The trouble is not that the arrears of Richmond. G. 'KERNAHAN, M. D. [SUCCESSOR TO ML A. E. BAT,DWlir.] CONDUCTED BY DR. 8 r. BENNETT. M. M. CLOTHIER, HEBRON, - • ILLINOIS. Oflee and PHYSICIAN AND SCRGEON Misidencs ou Clay St., Woodstock, Til POR^*HT to a call, members of the bid 95th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry met in the city of Woodstock on Saturday, July lfith. Col. Avery in the chair, and oi; motion Wood&tock was selected as the place for holding the next Annual Ke-Utrtoii of that Regiment. Sept. 4th, 1882. Moved and carried that all soldiers Prompt attention given to proiessioual calls ll hours NOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyancer Prosecute claims In all Bureaus In Oo- Foreignand WARR TV Stic Cloths. A FIT, partnient i>f Interior. l«etter* mu^t contain stamp f>>r reply. Post Office, Richmond, III, C.S. GREEK. SURGEON, Wft«AionQ| 8 JOSEPH N. FREUXD. QAT.OON AND RESTAURANT u old stand, opposite BUhoi)'» Mill. Of other organizations be most cordial- P°n8,on* act WM wron«' bwl *hen a Boys and the best qual- Pub hed Every Wednesday by r. SLYKE, t k*i» t'v ' li .'• v; *Ata" /^Office in Old P. O. Block, --OVrOSIT.a ^!tl TBKSre* HOL'ftB.-- /.f : TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. , • .'jftafcYefcrfin Advance)... * "ft 'N*t Pall wlthinTHree Jfontha,.....'.A«i fW!ib*nrlf»tl«»ns received for three , .MMwittw In th* san* proportion. t'.re •4 BUSINESS CARDS. ."K#" VT. T. TtROWN.M.D. Vi^jfeWY*fOTA* AND SURGEOW. 0«jeo;rar i i the Pout offlee, opposite Perry Jfc Martin s l«rr ii |t stairs, McHenry, 111. ____ y'**" C. H. FT5GERS, M, t>» ifffSIOl AN AND SITROEO*. Johnsbnrgh, Ills.--Office "hours « tm 10, A. *. -6 '.ft*'"• 0. J. HOWARD, >f. D. 5 K |^«Y8TCtAN AND SURGEON. O*"* a* I nr residence, opposite M. E. JjjJhurfth, Molten ry. III. , . . | . ^ ft. Y. ANH&ERBOJT, ti.f *>., •j>HYSTOT\N< and burgeon. Office at V Beslev"* Drif* store, Opposite Parker Ifonse, IffeHehry, HUnotfl. . .-CART- CARTiS. S ALOON and BoM^ini Hnm«, John*hnr«h, * til. PleaKnnt Rooms for Winters anVt Ftxhermon. tee for th« ue« »T flfnnters.-- •Choice lirands of Wines and Ltqeora always Mi hand. Call and see me. PRATT HOUSE. Ir A. PRATT. Proprietor. First clas« ar- a eo^mod^t,W»i8. Uood B^rojia mnneetion •gV • ' • 1 " JOH. J. FRETT'S MEAT MARKET, near the Bridffe, Mc-IIenry, 111. Fresh and Salt Meats, Sa«. J **ge, Smoked Meats, etc., always on hand. «; JE««P« npne lint the best. BARBIAN BROS. " ^ IGAR Mnnufaetnrers, Morienty'. fit. Or- \j der» solicited. Shop, Is Old McHenry, •A) Keiter Block, two doors west of PLJtiK- --S----#r.A i.kr Office. VETERtNARY Illinois. JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY at Law and Solicitor in Chan, eery. Will practice in State and in Fed­ eral Conrts. Offlce, 3d Floor. New Gustem House, Chicago.,- SIDNEY D1SBROW, ^ •\rOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyaneeir, At ii den. 111. DR. O. E. WILLIAMS. DETSTTRT. Residence Dundee. Will he at Wauconda the U»th and 4Bth of evh month. When dates occur Saturday or Sun­ day I make rav visits the following Monday. Alee at Algonqnin, every Tuesday. Office at Hotel. JOHN KI EIFGEN. HOUSE Painter, Grainer, Cnlcimin»r and Paper Hnnger. Residence one Block Wfeatof Riveri»lde House. Work attended to proinply and on reasonable terms. - • McHENRY HOUSE. PETER SMITH, PROPRIETOH. GIJOD Board by the day or week at reason­able rates. The choicest brands of Wines, Liqnorg and Ciears. Good Stahlinj? for Horses. AUno Piirenn ITola Table in connection with the House. Give me a cali. P E T E I t ;:4- W. CHURCH, ff n Watohmakorand .Towelen NO. M7 R VVDOT. PIT STREET, (Briggl House,) Chicago, III. Special attention pairing Fine watcher and Chrouome tors. SSTA Full Assortment of Goods in his li:iej y?tf RIC11AHD COMPTON. - ^frlWPlOE of the Peaceand Conveyaacer.'- i.sM Willattend promptly to the collection of 4«bts. Yolo, Lake County, III. E. E. RICHARDS. ASa complete Abstract ot Titles to land _ in/M "Henrv County, Illinois. Ofllce with mnty •©terk', Woodstock. 111. . ' M. OWEN ENERAL Dealer and MAnnfactnrers i Machinery.* Agent hi Leading FSrm ices low nnd terms fa voralde, McHenry, N. S. COLBT. •jfCHRNRT, McHenry Co., 111. Hreei GEOltGE CURTIS, House and Sign Painter, WIcHEMRY, ILL. Shop Opposite Parry A Martin's. Will attend pro«nptlv to all work and (tuar. antee satisfaction. Prices as low aslgooti work can be ibne anywhere. rim dRAININC A SPEClAt.TY MIXED PAINTS. I am prepared to furnish Mixed Paints frf all kinds at the lowest living prices, and nish an. article far superior to the t'lnnmon Mixed Paints being sold. Call and sr e me. CIO. CURTIS. MoHenry, April 1), 1882. ANQIRSONVILLE floaslett'a Mc- Henrv, 111. The c loicest Wines, Liquors and Sigars to be found in the county. Fresh Oysters in ^Vieir season served up in any shape desired or for sale by the On. GOOn STABLING FOR IIORSESl. - ANTONY ENGELN, SAT.OON and Restaurant, Bock's old stand McHenry. III.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, «n«r Mash, Winos, Cigars, etr„ HIWHVH on hand. We buy none brit'the best, and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. ; Richmond House, • RICHJPPJI^I.U C. N. CULVER; - PttopRirroft. HAVTNG recently' purchased the al»ove House, I have put it i» thoi-ough repair, with new fumitue" throuirhor.t, aim M-OUM respectfully invite the pntronasie ot the trav. elinj; public anct others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the best that can be procured, and polite! and attentive waiters will lie in rendiness 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 premiees. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Roomson Sr«t Itoor. > v.;> CLOTHING, Children's sizes*, ity and at prices, i -- ~-4; THE j}|A-DIES "W. ' Are intitc^fe; viltt. the wmwmmm ly invited to meet and re-nne with the 96th on Sept. 4th. 1882. On motion the following committees were appointed, to-wit: 1 On Music--E. E. Richards, Wn. H. Stewart and W. B. Walker. On Reception--Mayor M. L. Jonlyn, s. South worth, James Nish and L. law granting pensions to tiie wounded >1dier« was first passed, it provided ; H E. WHwHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rias, with or without drlyers. fu.wislicd at reasonrible frates. Teaming ot all kiudsdone on short notice. M. M. CLOTHIER, RICHMOND - .,T. - ILLINOIS, MCHENRY COUNTY. Proserntes all c^S!ms In all bureaus In the Department of the Interior. Special atten­ tion ifivpn to diAicult or rejected claims. Careful attention given to all matters of im­ portance Otlice at the residence of Win. H. Onvliii, WoodKtock, 1 If; Business will i»o at- tended to by Mr. Cowjin in my absence. I shall always be there on Saturdays, and shall lie at the office ot J. T. Held in, i&sq., Marengo, on the tirst Friday in each month. AH letters %>f a business nature must contaiu stamp for reply. before buying elsewhere. Breeder of s. G.-sMito... »OOT ANf» SHOE M AKER. •&«*»!& •*»»- J t»o»,give» t« Repairing.. ,»*opi lilies* building, next to river bridjge, Mc- jeiiry3,Il,1oilS*- V " \ : y V ! . ' PETER LKICKEM. ' <-.i EPAIRS Watches, <l|Dcks and Jewelry ot all kinds. Also Reoaii s Violins in the best •tiiriiisible manner, on afSrt notice and at rea- .4on«ble rates. Also VMiut for -Sale. Stioy Jrst door North of ttteerstde Block, McHenry #11. S'i W.rH. SANFOROI;'/! ;1 JMerehant Tiailoi* " ' V'•; / • tn the store of 0. H. Dickinson, Eastside of Publle Square, WOOTTSTOOK, ILIL. , ^ A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suit!*#* al- irayson hand. Suits made t» order and a lit warranted. Give me a call. W.H.SANFORD^ Woodstock, III., Sept. 27th. t875. J. A. SHERWOOB 4|JCTIO>'E 1311 AND APPRAISER, : . Algonquin, III. M ALES of Stock, FarmingTools aad GootlS of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm allies a *pectiilty. Terms reasonable. Post t>mceaddre»»: Algon<tuia, III. A E C U S ' GERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS, -DEALER IN- fllRE WINES, LIQUOBS AND CIGARS. Woodstock, • The best Tonic in the world. ?i»t aa«t 4juart Bottles. ni. Pat «f In P. MARCUS, Patentee. . 3QRS •^st of the Dead gives Aeenratel# the Name, Regiment, Own pan v. Date-of .Dtestfi aiHl .NmnlMir <rf .• o» Cemetery, of all tnro died in tliatilread* ! ful Prison. •' 12,912r Nearly 13,000 Victims. .The. Diary Is an everyday acconnt of Four-' teen Months imprisonment written each day, word for word as printed, and tells fully and tinderstandinely,' happening* in Anderannvillo' . . "and other prisons. Valuable to all those who lost friends there. A volume ot 304 pages, nicely printed an1 illustrated, bound in cloth, With gold trim- mings. Price, 91.50. A. B. 'Bid well-, of Woodstock;, has been ap. pointed a (rout for McHenry Co. He proposes to call upon the people of every town during thesp-ing, presenting this valuable work for their consideration. Agents wanted for every town In the State. Send for Circulars. WM. H. COWLIK. . Oen. Agent for the NorihweM, Woodstock, 11L JOS. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Restaurant, NEAR THE DEPOT, MCHENRY, - ILLINOIS- The best Brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars always on Hand. Good Staining for Horses. ALSO ACSiWT FOR Franz Falk's MILWAU It EE Lager Beer. Beer in Large or Small Kegs orfBottles al ways on hand cheaper than any other, quali tv considered. 'This Beer has a world wide reputation, and goodjudges acknowledge it cannotoe sur­ passed in the world. • Orders by mall promptly attended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN. JCeHtarr. III. Aug. loth, 1.13* ^ A. WENDELL,, CAEPEITTEB ASS JOIKES M o H e a n t t I J L ^ wPfr'if«>r' piim njjf Buihlii.gp jm«l srimnthttfft inv work will c*oin|M»re with uiiv man in t(i« Slate. 1 cm and will do work from IS to per wilt elieapttr than.other carpenters, as J /have two ot my hoys who work with me. which inakesj| possible for ..me to do SO. „ r; All .fobs lij the Carpenter line promptly attended to. Give me aicull. A. WENDELL. B. RAINTHORP, Rin^wood - - Illinois. To tbe people of Riugrwood and vicinity I would respectfully sny that I lutve opened u store near the Depot, where I will pay the highest market value for E«tfs, Butter, and other produce, CAHh or trade hein^ immaterial to me, I shall keep oil hand a select stock of Groceries and Flour, which with choice tirands of J 'i- gars and Tobacco, I am j?oing to sell at prices to defy competition, and though I have met with u much more libeml patronage than I had expected, I shall yet hold out inducements calculated to increase my trade and secure a larger custom. B. RAINTHORP. RINGWOOD, III.. June 13th, 1882. 1,1111! and FEED Xi. Sonslett, 1 » _ Near the Depot, ^ .-iMdmilllY - - - ILLINOIS. Jflveco- c.iiist«»ntly on hand the finest brands ||f Flour and Feod of all kinds, which he wUl ,:q$U Mt Wholesale or Retail at * . Bottom Prices. Five different brands of Flour always^ on %HII and warranted as represented. «*"Plour delivered any where in the Cor- 'iiaration. Orlers inav be given by Postal CpM, Bot 107, Post Offlce. . GIVE ME A CALL. L. B0NSLEYT. McHau^y, Marcli StU, 1&>L . TRA8H. S Magnetic Ointment. W A R R A N T E D To Gar® Files arid Chafing Sores. Also,Bore Kres. sore Throat, Earache. Bruises, Burns,Cuts, Corn«, Skin lIlsordfiH, Scrofulous sai all Sores. iis.eUWrt in •<i-i KWnt-y, llf«. Bowel « i i Lung OlKeaseft, ISheBinaiiKin, Jatk- arh^, Lamenc^, Sprains, ami swellings i- rc- gnidc 1 bv i.h,- b •••.! -uanns it- -'inpl.v wonoer- Ru. For sale I • • • d ru-.-sui s. P-i<-eS5 8u SaaiioB, Saa BuIJ9,S,t Roses! Roses! Plants! B. 0'NEIL, ELGIN, ILL., K,elial>le Florist. Begs to inform the people of McHenry and surrounding country that hU Stock of Flowering and Foliage Plants Is very 1S T ee. For one dollar I sell one dozen Month'ly lto.-es. For one dollar and flfty cents I sell one dozen hardy perpetual Roses- Pansios and Verbenas, flfty cents per do*en. Caboage ami Tomato Plantf, fifty cents per huudred. Addresss as alwve. ELGIN, 111., May 14th, WS2. GROCERIES! CROCERIESI M. Engeln. Having removed his store to Colby's Brick Block is now prejiared to offer to the buying public a full line of . ». CHOICE FAMLY GROCERIES, Canned CS oods. CIGAR, TOBACCO, PIPES, i &c,, &c. My Goods are all Ircsh and will be sold at the lowest living prices. I also keep a full stock of Gun Material aishinir Tackle, Minnow Seins, Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaining to Fishing and Hunting can be found at iny Store at reasonable Prices. Violins, Acordeons, Picaias, Flutes, Violin Strings, anu all other extras for Violihs. Mv stocks of rIXWAKE is complete. Call and examiue it. I b'UdPintee i'lieos that deiy all COMIICIRIUW. ^ X. ENGELN MRS. WM. WA Ud()NDA Audfv BON^K'Pa ATm PLUMES--B] And other goods ! line of . ' . . v 'Hi WORSTEDS, :?M. GERMJ CHILDREN'S STOOItl BIRTH DAY CARD AwTmany other ai FricecW^Jl be iaad^ neatly and pr 114 TTponi ir^celot of #t.0tf I dress in the United St Eooky Moui Rei the leading mintnir Jot containing RACH WKKKI all the cainps of t'oloi Territories, for one yealf| OXB TKtf DOLLA& ASSESS* RLE STOCftl CHEEK MlXitM ¥he pi-operties of 1 in Summit County, Cq ilS full claims ii|Min ;lia» already d 'good, niul the stock <•{• unusually iro-ui Held I puutishai- of this to sulwcWbers the re*~ IHinv's offlfee. Fiir ial . miney^r addrtoca [AR8H, ILLINOIS Rk of -RLfiOANT AifO Ji large fNS ' " I2X.OVE9, HAIR NETS, ALL KINDS, -lor the ladies. „ kd work will l»e lyrtone. ! send Mining [Of the country latest news from ad the adjoining or my. itiPitUCE MAT. are located consist ot rati I e work laes are all offers an stmerit. The Stock given tlie com- intlng the •pan? D. «. I*ub. Rocky MntuUmn Mining Review^ l)envet\ Vol. Pratt, [Successorto B. K, Duers] . WAUCONDA, ILLINOIS, Wonlrt respectfully inform ;the citizens of Wauco ri<ia and «iirroiinding country that he has a lorge and well selevted. stock of tijods in lii« line, for the Spring and Summer trade, consistiing, in part of Dry Goods* Notions, Groceries, HATS AND CAPS, Boots, Shoes, • Crockery, Glassware, Ac., - a Which he is bound to sell as cheap as good goods can be bought any whefce. tie also keeps a line line ut OENTS FUR- NISHWili GOODS, to which he invites i»r- tirulur attention. . . In short, everything thit eanbe found in a fUiiicral store will lie kept, and sold as low as the lowest, and everything warranted as rep­ resented, Chick'8 Celebrated Rockford Flour, ALWAYS 0?f Wheri in want of Goods in my line yon will find ft for vour interett tqjr-atl and see me. P. L. PRATT. WAUCOKDI, May 83d, 1883. Carriage and Wagon S1»P. n ON THE W ES Tripp pros., Have brought a fine stock ot Wagon Material to. town, and are prepared 'to do all kinds ol Repairing on short, notice, and will PUT UP NEW WORK 1 ' % ' > • . • In the best of style. ,t , WiTE" " Tall and see as, Shop, rear oi Carpenter's Blaojtsmith Shop, opposite the Parker/House. TRIPP BROS* 111, AyikU • -tassl- ' G. D. Kelly. On Qeneral Arrangement--Capt. T*. D. Kelley. Frniik Manafonl, Geo. Eek- ert, 6. S. Sontlivvorth, James Jflsli and Wm H.Stewart. . On Invitations--Col. Wm. Avery, W. II. Walker, and .1. E. Beckley. On Speitkeis--Capt. Win. H. Stew* ari. Geo. Eckert and James Nish. The following Resolution was offered and referred to tl*e next business meet­ ing T»f the Association, Sept. 4th, 1882: WHEREAS: It has been suggested many times at our anniial Re Unions,, that an Association, embracing all the soldier*or sailors of the late war that went from or that may now or here­ after reside in McHenry County, asso­ ciate lhfiiiselvet> together iu a*general Re-Union; Therefore, be it Jienolved: That such an Association be organized, having*a central place >erniauently located, at which general ite-Uulons may he held. On motiQti adjourned until gteot. 4th,1882. Cou WM. Arm, President. CAFT. J. K. BUCKLKT, Secretary, The Soldier's Detender. Several spirited debates took pface In the United States senate, during February, upon the arrears pension bill. When this matter was before the house. General Logan, the ever-ready defender of the soldiers* rights, deliv­ ered the following .brief but telling speech upon the subject, ljt will repay a careful reading. It is a logical, able and common-sense view of a mutter in which every true American feels a strong interest and a deep pride. The following are Senator Logan's words: Ala.*'"RESIDENT:--I desire to »a.v but a word. I have not participated In *he debate tip to the present time, and ^ iudiiccd to do so now, fojthe m tl't mi 'HFpotffimWh > the debate at lease, lias proceeded upon an Improper basis so far as the ques­ tion of pensions is concerned. ^ 1 desire to call the attention of the senate u> one or two points. I do not wish to discuss the resolution. I thtuk the resolution was superinduced proba­ bly from the fact that there is a pro­ found distrust among many of the pen­ sioners of the country lest the law granting them what are called arrears of pensions may be repealed. I do not believe that they need have any fears of that. Hence I do not propose to discuss the proposition as preseuted In the resolution, but I wish merely-to 6tate one or two poiuM hi reference to the questions. First, I shall call the attention of the senate to the fact that .In the enlist­ ment of soldiers in any War or for any duty where war occurs between gov­ ernments, they are enlisted under a law wliich proposes to pay them a cer­ tain amount per month or |ter annum as tlie case may be. The law which provides for a certain amount per month or per annum to the soldier or officer, under which he enlists, is a con­ tract between the soldier and the gov­ ernment. and I presume no court could be found in thb$ country, that would not hold that to be the case. Further, we have laws follow!iig up the enlist­ ment of soldiers, which provide a boun­ ty of 9100 per annum t'or'a certain num­ ber of years. I presume no lawyer would say that that was not a contract between the soldiers and the govern­ ment. If these two laws present con­ tracts between the government and the soldier, let me ask the lawyer a ques­ tion. The same law provides that if tlie soldier. In the performance of his duties under this contract with the government, shall be disabled from disease or from wounds, lie shall be placed upon the pension roll; and the law provides that the pensioner shall receive so much per mouth provided he has a certain character of wound, and that.he shall receive so much for anoth­ er character of wound; that is. that he shall be graded according to the char­ acter of his disease or wound. Let me also ask the lawysr if that is not also a contract between the soldier and the government, when that law exists at the time, and Is part of the inducement to the soldier to enlist lor (he perfor­ mance of his duty to his government ? It Is a contract between the govern­ ment and the soldier that the govern­ ment cannot gainsay. • That being true, if I am correct, jtnother proposition follows. Seuators here have discussed the question of ar­ rears of pensions on the ground that it. required a great amount to pay them. That is not the legal question at all; but the question is. If a soldier is en­ titled to a pension on aocount of his wounds, when is he entitled to that pension? If he is to receive a pension because he has been wouuded. When lie rucme* that wouud a yeusion attaches. that the pension should attach at the time the soldier made ills application. Tlieie Is the fault. It was the fault of the law. when it was first passed in pro­ viding that the pension should attach only at the presentation of the appli­ cation Instead of providing that it should attschlat the time the wound ww incurred. There Is the difficulty. Let me ask any lawyer in this cham­ ber a question- Suppose a man Is in­ jured by a railroad accident; he is crip­ pled. Under the law, if an ln)ury is received tin account of the negligence of the officers of that road he is entitled to damages. Will any lawyer say those damaged do not attach at time the in­ jury was1 received? Is It not enough for that injury that the damagesare given? If the damages are given for the inju­ ry, then the responsibility for damages devolves upon tlie party at the time the Injury was received. Ever3* lawyer In the senate knows that In courts of justice every day questions are tried where persons are entitled to psy for injuries, for trespass, for injury to property, injury to p«rson,and the re­ sponsibility attache* at the time the injury is done, and tlie damages occur­ ring at the time form the measure that the court will measure out to the party Injured; . What I intended was merely to call the attention of the senate to the fact that the law providing that the pen­ sions should attach at the time of the presentation of the case instead of at the time when tlie injury was received was the fault of congress at the time that law wa? enacted; so that the law, giving arrears of pensions is merely an amendment to that law, saying that the pensions shall attach %t the time the disability incurred; at the time the soldier was shot down in tine, Id* htead of ten years afterward, that It is 'pfjteiy 4otng Ifeit whl«S" should have done at the H|gM» they ptMs&tiit pension act, datlnt&t^u- sion from the time the injury Incurred, (nstead of at any other time. It is merely then tha correction of an error that grew up at the time in congress when the act was passed, and Is not an error itself, becauso of tbe amount that Is expended. In refereuce to the large amount that the senator from Deieware said, some persons had received, 1 have naught to say. There have been frauds practiced doubtless in this, as there have been in all matters of this kind, where mouey is obtained from the gov- ^erument. Nobody disputes that; but the fact that some soldier has received a pension, when, in fact,>he was noten- titled to it, does uot prove that these who are entitled should uot receive their pension. It is«ouiy proof of the want of trood faith, perhaps on the part of some officer iu making a report' that is uot warranted by tlie condition of the person who makes the applica­ tion. That docs not prove that the law is wrong; It only proves that some persou is wrong; some man has acted wrong; some man has defrauded the law; some man has deceived the officers of the law; and that is all it proves. A man who v'olates your criminal stat­ utes by committing a larceny, a rob­ bery, or souieHiiug elie lit violation of law, Is punished because of that viola­ tion; but if he escapes punishment that does not prove that the law is wrong. If he escapes punishment it only proven a want of vigilance, perhaps In his ar­ rest and prosecution, but U certainly does not aftect the law, if the , law lit principle is correct. This much only 1 have desired to say, if I could, iu thp few minutes rose to occupy. I wanted to place this thing on the proper principal, «to at least try to show that it was not the fault of the pensioner, not the fault of the amount of money, but the fault in the first act of congress by not placing the pension al the proper time, wliicii was the time when the injury was In­ flicted, Instead of,^ it did do, at the time of the application; and thU act is only an amendatory act of the other for the purpose of changing that and putting it right, as it sliouU have been at the start. That is all that I «•» seek in this discussion; £' The question of the rank of aruiy medical officers Is creating some dis­ cussion in army circles. The Secretary of War holds that service In the volun­ teer service does not hold goud i«« computing length of service iu the case of medical officers* unless they have served full three years. It has been heretofore held that all sjrvioe should count equally. WE will give special Bargains. In Clothing »o <!ash Buyers. It will Pdjf Frnn tlie Sand H<W. RKTLBKN NUWLMNK ^ flaring been brought. Info prtiminenMr as a candidate for f*»»gnHM.a lew iteNM iu regard to hi* lire will tie or i:it*r«tt t«» the fieople «*» this District. Mr. EHivoo'iJ «r«< bum In th# r*9P TS2|. lti the Ktinpire Ststte. HI* parent* were iu humble rfrvnnmance*, aa<l th* family large, making it neeei«»nry fw tlie boy* tn "strike out" for thnn«>lT»* early in life, which they did in gnmi purpose, all of them making active an<l useful citizen*. ' < At the age of fifteen. In .the retf 1836. the subject of this paper *tarte4 for tlie new West, finding lit* way In J he then little town of Hrmmnffi where he hired out on tlie farm of Wm. Miller, learning the wars *>t farming In Illinois, a *ua«on of hard work and va)h> uable experience tn the young lad. The next season he procured a job ti a hand on the new dam being built M Geneva, on the Kox river, the fine w#» ter power# of wlijcii were then first b*» iug developed. The next season wiM >|KMit working iii a brick yard at Hock- ford. and the next he drove an ox teaaa in the work of building the LaSaile ba­ sin. on the liliiioU canal, also during the time making a claim to a flneplew of laud near Sycamore, Having spent about Ave years In tho west, during which lie has grows front a boy to robust manhood, under the genial influence of tue prairie air an<| hard work, he decided to return to ills early home near oclieuectady, N. 1u»» and devote a time to pn»curiug a be** ter education* For this purpose he en­ tered the 'Jherry Valley Academy, then one of the HouriHliiiig iimitiuiona. of I7iat section. * . As soon as his ftcl|«0! WJW OVtl| lir. El I wood at Alice entered upon his work again. One of the principal Industrie* of tlie Moltawk valley was the raising of broom corn, and to this he turned his attention. That he had the colli­ de nee of the lauded proprietors It shown by th* fact that we soon find him purchasing a $15,000 farm, which also *howrf liU confidence In his Ju>tg* meut; whlie the iiirther fact that h* sold the same for $17,OOJ prove* thai the confidence was nftt misplaced. Wu soon find tlii* young luln m«* uiug a broom factory, and a large ten. age of brooiu corn, employing at oup s time 130 meu| and at the age af SI years elected to the lower bramth of the New York Legislature* I* aH Bttt he fount! THE &IIL#S OF JHII life irksome, and having made up Ma mind to tiki svsnceari tnl iwi*p»s taa% as <onn as ha cunld be nkpiltd front. his Iwglslativt'l^ties he tm the prosecutlou of his Varloitn prises with a renewed energy. But he thought he saw opportuuitlM for greater success in that great West where Itad lis spent a few year», anil where lie still held the la>id he had ei|» tered, and witeie he had latroduced the cultivation of brooiu com. So In theyear 1857 he came on,yfithhi» fami­ ly and came stay, at on^e entering upon the hardware trade in' Sycaniortr, until his manufacturing interests grew to such proportions as to demand fully his time. In this enterprise Mr. Kllwoed hw beeii very succe^ful. He conimenced the uianufucture of various implements, most of them invented by himself, aft. entirely new enterprise, which In afe^ years has grown ;o emploj • Isrga force of men a nil about a quarter mill* foil dollars capital. But the strain of those applications began to tell upon his irun constitution, so t tat he wna. obliged to drop the active oversight of this bu>luess. I hough still retaining his iuterest, his Irieiuls a* one limn,, fearing his health wiui piermanen^f uuderuiined. • ' Al vigorous in tlie tmrsiitt of health ai in that of wealth, Mr. Ell wend sought the advice of the most eminent physicians 6f this country and Kuropn, entering upon a course of treatment which, with his freedom from care, ha* already restored his old tithe health, #o that uow at the ripe age of sixty* one. he ci»nsid'*ra himself nearly nit Bound physically as iu his young or days. Mr. Sllweod |s a self ma«t« asan. «>: well a* a siux^fui one;tie has a hroad, couiprelieiirive mind, clearly foresef» ing the prabahle results of a prs|iMs4 - Hue of action, which has all his life en­ abled hint to command Kitccesa, making lii„ advice much sought for and highly prized by liis awwviates. « fie is a forcible speaker, pladag Hit views before tho«w he ilesir«»< to iw- press iu the fewest word«. and carrle«j conviction. If he is chosen hy tht* Filth District to rep^••sent them tn Congress he will he no milk and water member, introducing bills for buneoasV that rarely are couriered by tlin House; life will uot have roll called day after day, and be lit ported alifvnt with­ out leave--but we shall be represent**! by a strung, able advocate of the hfe* tere^hof Ins coiictituents; one wfen lias the ability to command nttemlon, and push measures to successful issuB»:, Tiki house and barn Ike east *Wt of the river, formerly hy Me#t-- *el. is oflered for tsal *m rea«onabln terms. Apply Swy, or tmderst^u.e^ 'm • • 'Wm i* H* • 'a. r ^ %