The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Published Krecy Wednesday by. 3. VA> SLYKE, EDtTOt AXI1 PUBLISHER. Okflce In Bishop's Block -*0ipPO8ITR- PERRT A G. K EH V AH AN, M. D. [8COQB8SOR TO DO. A. K. BALDW!J*.J _ _ m TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. * 1 fear (in Advance)....... #1.50 If ?fit fill witMuThreo Mont hi,... ..2.00 Sn'iscrintiins rMalvol fir three or six (Bonth^ in the si'iw nronortiou. BUSINESS CARDS. • • 1 -------"' • n. T.BHOWX.M.l*. > OHYSTriT W VXD StTlflEOK. Olflc.e over " r the Po«t OHfe, nnnnslte Perry A Martin's (tore w»> stair*, MeHenry, til. -*!- n. n. M, T»- W -Office honrs 8 to 10, A. *. PwrVHTCIt \V VVD sTTHav.OV. Johnslrargh, III#. n. .T. irowAitn.-u N. IV'VSTCT V^ '\Vl> Oflcn fit 1 me r«»«"<ftnce, opposite *• Church, IfeHenry. tH. V. VVOH'V'OV. *1. IT \T .ind ^nrsroTi. nesidence, MeHehrv, , <*»««* fUirtw** - S ":* lit . . i ' -- > -- ». p. ••» >vt « J. .1. MTF.R', ' «4i Knlnnti and TJestnnrnnt, V n \«WMWVT of Tfnbr-prt'a «tAw>. ,T'>hn«. - »«•!<» of W on Htn'l. 'Call F"bnrsb, vll. The eMi-e^ brands of Wine*. Honors md Ci?ars always Ind see mo. PRATT TIOTTSSR. ,\, Pt{,\TT, Pron^ietor. Fl'-<t •V- «wnm*vi-itlons. WAur.ondal III. cliM ne, (iooft Birn In w)n«eijtio« BATWIAN BRO«. • TO Ml Mnuufncturers, McWnnrv • • m, ii Old lours west of p'Vu'rs solicited. Sho'u, 11 Old Me'Tnnrv, »n Keiter Block, two JKALER O (Tl«" P. Hi. "Or 'Fonrv Pl.AIV- tjHTSTCTAN AXD SCRGEOV. Ofllcfctthd 1 residencs on Clay St., Woodstock, HI. Prompt attention given to professional calls •at all hours. C. H. U re¥N~ YKTKRIVAUY SURGEON, Richmond, I Illinois. .,i: V/KSSE A. BAKOWIN;, ^. '/-.--V 1" AVTKK L)iw business in Slay pktfnl * J th" st a to receives prompt attention. Office room 41, new Custom House, Chicago Illinois. SIIISE V DI^BROW, ^•OTATtY PUBLIC and Conveyancer, Al- den, III. BR; C.E. WtLLtYMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at Wnuconds, at Pratt House, the Wth and •25th of each month; at Parker House, Mo- Henry, the 11th aii'l iKith of each month. When dfites occur ^nturdav or Sunday I make my visits to Afaucnnda on Monday, and McHenry on Tuesday, following. JOHN* KLEl FllEtf. HOTTSE Painter, Gralner, Calelmlnefr and Paner H.msrer. Residence one Block West of Riverside Ilonse. Work attended to proinply and on reasonable terms. M. M. CLOTHIER, HEBRON, • ILLNOI8- ROTARY PUBLIO and Convevancer.-- Prosecute claims in all Bureaus in De­ partment <»"f Interior. Letters must contain stump fir reply. PftsfOfflce, Richmond, HI, JOSEPH N. FREUXD. SALOOS AND RET MTRAXT Bonslett's old stand, opposite Bishop's Mill. Mr. Henry, 111. The c loicest Wines, Liquors and Hilars to be found in the county. Fresh Oysters in their season served up in aay sliape desired or for sate by the On. GOOD STABLING FOR UOR8SS. AVTONYEXGELW, QAT.OON ar.d Restanrsint, Bnck^s old stand O McHenry. 111.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, -viiir Mash, Wines, Cigars, etc., alwavs on hand. We buy none hut the best, and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. McHENRY HOUSE. PETER SMITTT. PROP FT! K TOR. f^OOD-Board by the dsv or week nt reason-T alilt' r-ites ' The c.'ioie-est t>r*n>ls of Wine<, Li'jiiovs and ^i^!*r«. G>>o l <it:iidintr for Hoi-nes. A flno Pior »on T i'ile in connection with tlie House, ('.ivn mc a ca>i. "PKTF.i: -iMITH. Richmond House, RICHMOND. LL 4 IT. CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker aud Jeweler NO. IS7 RAVDOLPft STREET, (Brlg«s ir^'Me,) (Viic.-iti, til. Spe-i'il attention pairing; Kino wMtc.hesan I Ciironomcters. ePf -A Full Assortment of Goods in his lino. RToaARD GOMPTOJSf. j TmVfcio of the Pence-in'I Cinv ̂ nhcer.-- Willntteul n'1'nnl 1 \* to tho collection of lebts. Volo, Lake County, 111. B. E. RICHARDS. H\«» comnlete \l»«tract ot Title* t» '* n '! "in M TlenrvOonntv, Ill"»oi». Office with inty Clerk, Woodstock.#11.. EXKRAL E. M. OWEV n,:-i " , Pealcr and Mmmflftcfcwwrs IT ""Ascent in Lev lin? Farm Vrices low and terms favorable. Mclicary, It'. -w v. S. (JOLBY. &"s, PU«> se call and e xaminc before Iniviir^ elsewhere. • K. (J. SMITH. BCWVP AVD SHOE M \K ER. Prompt attpn-llon srlvo<r trt U"'.»ilvlni. Shon jn lilies' imtldlnff, next to river l.ridsu, MC- ilenrv, Illinois. ' 'U- W. H. SANFORD, jjcrehaut 'JTnilor Ti« the sW^eftf"di-'lt.-rttickinB>»*, faUlic.S«m»ro, V\roonSTO(iK:, ILL. ^ GKORGK CURTIS, House and Sign Painter# McHENRY, ILL. t ifWop Opposits Parry A Martin*#. Will attend povnptlr to all work and guar, an tee satisfaction. Prices as low a» guotl work can be d.me any where. FINE CHAINING A SPECIALTY " MIXED PAINTS. C f£ I am prepared to furnish Mi»ced Paints of all kinds nt the, lowest living prh-ts, ami fitv. nisli an iirticle far superior to the coinnion Mixed l»eii»g sohi. Call and s« e me. <v? HAVING recently pure,hated th* almve House-, I have put it in thorough repair, with new fimiitue throughort, and woulif respectfully invito the patronnjre of the trav. elinsc public and others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the hewt that can be procured, and polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wHiitftttf vueKt*. V« |Wiii» will be spared lo make tliUa First CJs>ss House. Largo and cominoirtous burns on the premise*. Free Omnibus to and from «U1 trains. Sample Rooms oil llrst floor. AMKLIOXS.AMESJ BREEDER of Thoroughbred Poland China Hogs. Residence >,V miles south of Yolo, Lake County, til, Stock for sale. E. LAWLTJS, v/fferchant TailoSr, ' KEKP$ . Foreign and jtenfestic Cloths. WARRANT^ A FIT, 8A.LB. AijHO ' CLOTHING, Men*s Boys* and Children's sizes, eft he best qual­ ity and at C/hicago prices. . v>jt^ srAfflp CEO. CURTIS. Itreoder Saloon and Eestaurant, NKVR TCIIE DKI'OT, WIcHEPJRYr* ILLINOIS tisson hand. Suit >ay uravrnnted. made to order and a lit Give ine a call. <» W. II. saxf Woodstock, tIL.Sept. 27th. 1^75. : J. A. SHERWOOD AiJ<;ri< »> i'> i'H AND APl'KAISER, , Algonquin, III. a "il.ES of St i'-.k, F-ir'iiinjjT<»ol« and Goods *1 lof all kinds promptly attended to. l-arm tales a spocialtv. Terms r visonabl*. 3(Bce address: Algoimuin, III. ONLY $20 for a PBILADELPIII A SINGER of tliis style. Equal to any linger in the market. Me- tnvtnher, we send it to be examined before you pay for it. This is the same stylo other companies retail for $50. All Machines warranted for 3 years. Send for Illustrated Cir- cularandTcKtimonlals. Address CHARLES A. WOOD * CO., IIIL Icatk SL, f kiladdpkia, Vt, M A R C U S CERMAM * Manufactured by F, MARCUS, _ ' :T --DEA.L6B . PURE WINES, LIQUa S AND CIGARS. III. pul Woodstock F. MARCUS, latent®®, t ; L. Bonsletttl; ;, Near the Depot, MCHENRY * - - ILLINOIS. Keens constantly on hand the finest brands of Flour and Feed of all kin Is, wiiMi'taegWill *0i; at Wholesale or Retail at Bottom Prices. 1 Five difTerent, brands of Fionr alwjiyi* haud and warranted as represented. Flax $oe>l Meal Always on Hand ffyKlourdi' tivere 1 anywhere in the Oor position. Orders miv i>e ^givon.-feai Qard, Box 107, Post Ofllc.e. '*• GfVK ME A CALti ^ L. BONSLETT. [' IftsHcurj, March 8tb, 1S6L 4'»~ oust The best Binnds Clgnrs always on ~ Horses. i of Wines, H.'tlid. Oof id Liquors and Stabling for. ALSO ACENT FOR Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE Lager Beer, Beer in Larie ?>r ^ null ICegs orPBottlcs al ways ">n In ml cheaper than any other, quali t\- considered. TiiiH c<;i- iia-;a world wide reputation, and •mod judges Acknowledge it cannot ue sur. . assed in the world. •Ordflfs by mail promptly attended to. •JOS. WIEDEMANN. McHenry. III. Aug. 10th, 1. 18* JOHNSBURCH H *E. WIUIITMAX, Proprietor. First . class li'jrs. with or- without drivers, fu.inisheil at reasonable'rales. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. ST. M. CLOTHIER, RICHMOND - - - ILLINOIS, McHEXRT COUNTV. Prosecutes all claims in all bureaus In the Department of the Interior. Wpaclnl htten- tion aiven to difficult or rejected claims. Careful attention given lo nil matters of im. portaiice Office at the residence of Win. H. Cowlip, Woodstock: III. Business will beat, tended to by Mr. Towlin in mv absence. I shall always be there on Saturdays, and shsll be at the office of. I. T. Bold in, Marengo, on the tlrst Friday in each month. Al! letters of a ljiisii\e8S nature must contain stamp for reply. J0IN2S McHenry, III." Wili tnkP oniitirtCTs f.»r putting up BtilMh.jrs Hti;l tfiisu-nntee mv work will «*oiiip:tt-c wirli tniv man in tli<' rtttite. I onn sitnl will <lo work from L> to 2«. per cent clii'HpiT tliiin otlier farpeiiters. a« I liave two 61 mv Imj\-» ivlio work wilh me. whioli nutkes it possible for me to llo so. All .Tob« 111 flip Cnrpenter line promptly att«iitle«l to. Give uie a,call. A. WENDELL. Marlliijirts. HENRY MILLER, --OF VLKR IN-- < Americas anil Foreip MarMe. Monuments, Headstone*, /^r>- ETC.. ETC., ETC. • American & Scotch Granite Constantly on Hand. Shop Two miles Noith of Mc Henry, III. Johnsburgh Aug. 80th. IR7' THE CREAM of all BOOKS of -ADVENTURE. Pioneer Heroes B. RAINTH0RP, Rinsfwaoil • - Illinois. To 1 be people of Rm«rwood and vicinity I would respectfully s:iy th:it I hiive opened si store near the-Depot, where I will pi»y the highest, market value for . IliTtter, ami other, prodnee, eanli or tnule hein^r immaterial to me. I shall keep on hand a.select stock of Groceries and Flour, which with choice brands of < i- sars and Tobacco, I am <roin£ to sell at prices to defy competition, and thousrh I have met with a much more literal patronage than I had expected, I shall yet hold o-ut inducements calculated to increase my tiutlc aud secuie u larger custom. -- B. 1TAI1ITH0RP. R,*Gw<x>D, in.. June 13th, lSSi . . GROCERIES! CROCERIE8! M. Engeln AND Daring Deeds T l i e t l i r t l l i e u ail ventures of all t l i e h e r o ex­ plorers and frontier Bffliters with Indians, outlaws and wild beasts, over the whole country, from the earliest times to the pres­ ent. Lives and famous exploit, of DeSoto, LaSulle, Standish, Boone. Kenton, Bradv, Crockett, B«wic, Houston, Carson, Custer, California Jot. ̂ Vild Bill. Buffilo Bill. Hener- tile Miles and i Hook, jcreat Indian Chiefs and scores of othrt'6 ti011^j >LTS\ Il.LUS- TR \Ti;n will li? flpe ensravinss to the life. AGBS r.S WA) I I'D. Low pricetl and beats anything to sel i. STAN DAKD BOOK CO. ST. Louis, MjP. Tlavinp removed his store to Colby's Brick Block is now prepared to offer to the buying public, a full line of CHOICE FAMLY GROCERIES, . Canned Goods. : CIGAR, TOBACCO, PIPES, &c,» Ac. My Goods are all Ireeh and will be sold at the lowest living prices. I also keep a tnll stock of Gun Material wishing Tackle, Minnow Scins, Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaining to Fisliins and Hunting, can be round at my store al reasonable Prices Violins, Aeordeons, Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strinirs, an<i all other extras for Violihs. My stocks of I'lN W ARK is complete. Call and examiue it. I guarantee Prices that defy all eompetition. M BNGBLN on long frsdit »*nd easy tfrnan, In a mild cllnat*, free from hear) snows, blight: ing frosts, and ex­ cessive ratas. MILLIONS OF KCRES for sale in the GOLDEN Q^LT of Kansas, by the ANDS UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY, of os rich Doll as tbe sun ever shiwa on, witb good innrkct* east and west, For Descriptive and. Illustrated Jtoolt ttitb Maps, Sent Free, Address LAND COMMISSIONER,--Kansas DivWe# KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. ;C. V. CULVER m Richmond, Illinois. Sales of Stock, Parmin<r Toots and Goods «>t all kint s attended to on the nio^t Reasonable Terms Mild satisfaction guarauteed. Post Office address, IilCHMOND^LL. - Sherman, 1MODSTOGK, I Li-, -DKAtKR ni# Breech and Muzale Loading Shot Gunf. _ Powder, shot. Caj»s, WHrta, Ma«1 CartrMCei tor sale. Fishing Tackle eh4i?i All kinds of Nporting1 oods, AND REPAIUINO DONE. A good Breech r/ta.ling. Double Barreled Gun. warranted Twist, W. Wii.chester Rifle, 7(1 ni'nlel, UiSilots, (3&, Nickel Plnted fi slmt Revolver, ri.50. Self coekins I'rit-ish Bull Dog Pistol, #5.1X1. A tfood Sinacle Barrel, ftiewh Loading, Sit'sfle Otin. warranted, W. ___I will undcrsel. any f?nns and Sporting tioo Is. If jrou want a eorxt Kun it will uav vou toe||ll a*d see mo. *̂*"> %I (Jtiolhes V\ ringers new Kolls put on. pair warranted, $2.50. B. SHERMAN. Woodstock, July ISth, isti. ed and A. P. GRAY. Always Ahead. WINTER CAMPAI6N OPENED --AT HIS-- Carriage and Wagon Factory, A«l> , BLACKMITH iMOP, RICHMOND, ILL- pl . - - --- farmer wants. l*L.\TFORM SPRING, DK- LI V CRY AN I) FARM AVAGONS. TOP AND OPEN BUGGIES, One, two and three seated, from the cele In a ted ms n u factory of J. W. Henry & Co., Frceport. BlaekHinitlilnjK, Paiuting • and Repairing? Dnpts ln a workmanlike manner anil ip»r. ranted. From the large variety of Farm Machinery manufactured, we select that best adaptoit for this section, und upon the BEST TKltMS THAT CASH CAN PURCHaSK, which en- aides us to supply our patrons with just what they want, and at lower prices than ativ other concern northwest of" Chicago. Call and make fexair inntinn fir yourselves before giv'nsr your orders for any piece of machinery you mar neei' tha coining season, and yon will rind the best and most complete line of Farm Machinery ever before offered in lIcHenrv Co Item ember that we offer the VKitV tlUST M VCHINKRV at the VKRY IOWKST PRICE that Cash can produce >^ay«rhere. A. JP. QUAY, - Richmond, III, FACTS I#t. Thnt the Phaenixi of Hartford i« d e voted exclusively to the business of Fire In. ail ranee 2nd. That, it ith two exceptions, the cap­ ital of the Pluenix is double thai of any other Company in the United tates doing a Fire, Insurance business exclusively. 31. That Its rates of premium are. and wil- continue to lie, a* low as strictly choice! ir#t class Insurance enn be furnished ft>r. 4th That it has prosecuted the General Agency business in the Western and Southern States and Territories Ihroug'i the means of a Department Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a period of more than twenty-live years to the entire satisfaction of a vast lumber of underwriters and property owners . 5th. That its manner of'adjiuting anft pay­ ing losses has been tested in every great Are of the period, and found to be at all times In harmony with the principles of striet justice »nd liberality. 6th. That it has spent a large sum of money in organizing, carrymjr on and perfecting its present admirable system of commercial and rural districts, whore by it is ens bled to offer the advantages and facilities ot genuine in­ demnity to the people of everv city, town, village and county >n the United States. 7th. That its ca'pital is Two Million Dolfcrs --its Re insurance Reserve, one million, one hundred and eighteen thousand dollars--its Reserve for on».«tjtiding losses, one hundred and ninety thousand dollars--its net surplus, one million dollars and its cash assets»:.!."i<-#; 8.n. That the old Phoenix of Hartford is a live institution and every wav worthy the ex ceedinsly liberal patronage it has received from tlie"people in every section ofjthe coun. try' • ASA W. SMITH, Ajent, for Wo«dstoo!{ and Tioi&ity Department. CONDUCTKD Br DR. S. r. BKNXETT. SKETCHES. ' JFrom a Soldier's Memorandum •;SA- T.ETTBK WO. I, ,Th® Theater oj Wttr, from whicli iiarrallon-i will be given iu tliU pro- pope<l series of Letter* w»* klftWii as the Department of the Gulf. The cren- llon of this <lepartm«nt was one of the necessities of the war. New Orleans, the far-fiime<l ureKoent city of the slave states, was the first objective point. Benjamin F. Butler, since become famous both in the political and the military history of his country, was assigned to the command of the land forces, and was authorized by President Lincoln to raise a division in tlie New England State for service in the Gnlf. Butler et once began to organise, drill and equip tills force. Massachusetts furnished 3 regiments of Infantry, the 2ftth.30tli and the 31st; four companies of Cavalry, and Niui's famous Boston Battery. Rhode Island, one regiment of Iafan> try and one Battery of Artillery. Connecticut, 3 regiments of Infantry. Vermont. 1 regiment of Infantry. New Illiampsliire, 1 reglnfont of In­ fantry. Maine, 2 regiments of Infantry, Total from New England. 11 regj- ments of Infantry, 4 companies of Cavnirv, and % Batteries of Artillery. To this force was soon added the list Indiana, 6th Michigan and 4th Wisconsin Infantry, and about a yeir lat^r rrtore troops from Sew England and New York. The arhole was styled tlie 19th Army Corps. The first Brigade commanders were: Neai Dow, of Mnlne, the famous prohi­ bitionist ; Phelps, of Vermont, an ex­ treme Abolitionist, and Williams, of Massachusetts, a veteran of the war will) Mexico. The force as a whole wast comprised of sterling stuft. There were* enrolled as privates in the ranks many' able lawyers, skilled physicians, arti­ sans. editors and divines. One entire eempunv, save one, were professional men. Ship Island, of the Mississippi sliora, buljt within the last twelve months More than six million bales of cotton have been grown in the South without the aid of slave labor. The war is over. Tlie Nation ha* grown great and prosperous. It Is as If tlie war had never been. Yet what It Is, it would not be. If the war liad never been. , Tlie war Is over. For those who had •o part »f lot in that magniticeitt struggle for the preservation of the Union--yes. But it never will be over for those who stood shoulder lo shoulder la the trenches. It will live in their hearts so long as Memory holds her sway and Patrlotisui has * single Vo­ tary. The war Is over? Not so leng as the disabled veteran is compelled to beg hjs bread, and the widow and the orphan forced to live en private charity. Wheii this rich and prosperous Govern, ment shall liave discharged to the fhil its debt to the soldier as well as to the bondholder, then, and not till then, will the war be over. was scleclf t,! A3 tlie. uluoe^aC U'eiierai feinTervon. Acting in conjunction with the land forces was a powerful fleet tin­ der Admiral Far'ragnt. This fleet assembled In tW Gulf near the luoulh of the Mississippi, and patrolled the coast along the Louisiana and Missis, sippi shores. So much for the forces ami their objective sphere of service. 1 shall avoid a historical tone, or a continuation of a single theme. EAch letter will be independent and com­ plete In its character, and will have little or no connection with a previous letter, or the one that is to follow. * 1 shall only relate scenes and. inci­ dents that I know to be facts, and shall draw from the unfathomable fountain of war's unwritten history. This series w i 11 cont a i n abou t 80 le tiers, mnd we trust they will be published without a break in the line. M. M. CLOTHIER. A Mrnr# ̂ tetwrned After Many lTosrt, Edgar M. Wing, a son of the Hon. Halsey Wing, of Glen's Falls, enlisted in bite One Hundred and Eighteenth regiment, in 186*2. aud was fatally wounded at Drury's Bluff, in 1864. He was a lieutenant at tlie time, and was captured by the rebels. Through the kindness of Captain Hendrlck. a con­ federate officer, who found him upon the battlo-fleld, he was placed on a stretcher and carried to a hospital. Young Wing told the Uory of Ills home and family to Captain Hendrlck, and intrusted his sword and watch to His keeping, bidding hitn s«nd the keep­ sakes North as soon as It could be safe­ ly done. A friend of Captain Hendrlck, by writing to tlie postmaster at Glen's Falls, ascertained the address of Wing's relatives recently, and notified thorn that the dead lieutenant's watch was lost, but that his sword and sasb had been preserved. They were soon after forwarded to the thankful family.-- Troy Timet. . » > THK WAK M oVltfK^ - ' '"Tlie wai is over." It is with this familiar phase that tlie enemies of the soldier usually conclude their argn* ments against pensiou and bouuty legis­ lation. Yes. the war Is over. The Army of Northern Virginia I* no longer at Get­ tysburg. There Is a National Cemetery where once the stockade of Anrlerson- ville stood. The Stars and Stripes are flying to-day over the capital of (lie southern confederacy. The war is over. Tlie soldier lias la!d aside tlie sword and is driving the ploughshare of civilization straight across the continent. Elevators, choked witli wheat andcoru. line the highways to the sea. The smoke from thousands of busy factories rises to heaven like (license from tlie altar of peace. The war Is over. Tlie Government has resumed specie payments. The national debt has been redueed more than one billion dollars. United States three per cents are at a premium, and there is a surplus of one hundred and fifty millions of dollars In the Treasury. The war is over. More thau half a million immigrants landed an our shore* during tha past year. More than ten thousand miles of railroad have beeu Ttirrora o( War Stomped u S»ldl«n **OM. The Guardsmen returned from jKgypt who new walk tlie streets of London, are said to have a wild look about the eyes and a marked unquiet about the brow. Tlie trace of severe privation Is left In their dried aud shrunken forms, but the trace of mental anguish is visi­ ble enough In the disturbed glances they cast nroitnd. The same expression was noticeable In the faces of the men returned from Zululand.aud the olfleers of our army will tell you that ilie men who have served in tlie frontier war against the Indians never recovered the happy, careless look they had worn at the commencement of a campaign. General Custer, just before entering on Ills campaign on the Rosebud River, said: "One single eclio of the war- whoop by night will rob a man of twenty years of his lire, and lie may bid ^ W« youth forever .1 •MMifciNC AMMt the Work of the Aflviaary Boerd. [from the National TritraM.] The Naval Advisory Board, provided for by act of Congress daring tlie last session, Is holding meetings dally at »«*- «--,r t>c|nw»j«r«riir »mauf)EJk .'lite board has two subjects for considera­ tion. First, it is to consider plans and specifications for the construction of two unarinored steel cruisers, and, secondly, the completion of the four Ironclads, which were contracted for nearly eight years ago. and fftiich have been a fruitful source of turmoil In con* gress ever since. It is the desire of Secretary Chandler to have the new cruisers built according to the latest improvements, so that they will be as powerTill as the best of their clais any­ where in the world. If this Is done, we will at least have two good ships of war. Now we hate none. The vessels of war now possessed by this Govern­ ment are made of wood, which are simply valuable as quarters for tlie ac­ commodation of the officers and men. aud could never for an Instant be brought under the fire of an enemy as war ships are now built. The only •hypothesis upou which the policy of tills Government for the past tiftien years cotiM be based was tli.it no for­ eign nation would attack us out of pity for our defenseless condition. The great cities on our sea coast are subject at any moment to desolation by a for­ eign fleet. A certain class of states­ men are disposed to ridicule the idea of any nation In the world committing an act of hostility against this Govern­ ment. This is an easy way of begging the question. Granting that our vast resources are well known to all the powers. Grant that w*> have 60,000,000 people loyal to the Government. Grant that we have mountains of coal and Iron and forests of wood, mills, factor­ ies. machinery, and mechanical skill surpassing the world. Possessing the»e elements of strength, we are powerless to make them eOeotive. The bra/est and strongest army In the world would be of no more use than a cloud ot spar­ rows for tlie hti*!ne->s in hand should even a fourth-rate nation to-day see lit to make war upon lis. Should such an event happen, the Government at Wash­ ington would be obliged to sue for peace on any terms in sixty days. The property-owners on our seaboard would rise upenn|a««aud demand it. They would decline to p*y for the folly of the Government In its failure Is pro* vide heary ordinance, fortifications, and an armored fleet. In the language of Mr. Blaine.-Well may the Government be afraid to be out after dark.'* It Is tlie business or the Naval Board to devise means for the protection of the country, to some extent. Within the last fifteen years, during which we have built no war- vessels, naval architecture has under­ gone a radical change. For a time there was a race between guns and armor* until finally a piece of artillery was de­ vised able to throw a solid shot through a wall of Iron so thick that ho $|Mel oeuid carry It and float. It wasthen proposed to abandon armor altogether as next to useless, but by a simple de­ vice tlie situation has again changed and the |iower of the guns Is once more overreached. This was accomplished by a simple arrangement of the steel plates of armor, so that tlie shot would strIke it at an acute angle and glance of! Instead of penetrating it. The ap­ plication of tliis idea has given rise to a system of deflecting armor which N carried through the entire construction of the ship. A curved steel deck, the edges of which come below the water- liae, looking like the back of a great turtle, is pl iced over the migazltte* and .machinery; gun-carriages are s>» constructed that the men work beliln l two shields piaend together lifee tN letter V to deflect the sm ill shot front the machine gnus; and U;K»H the moid- tors Is mounts! a turret shaped Ilk* two soup plate*, turned on« over tht other. This, In a general wj*y, gives a rough idea of the systam upon whlc.i the most approved modern shlps-of-war are built. All these plans, with-scores upon scores of variations, tlie Advisory Board is studying over. They •ill IM compelled to adopt this deflecting sye- tem in some form, for the simple res> son that all the rest of the world N using it. An old-fashioned windmill cannot compete with one that runs by steam. In the same sense lias deflect* ing armor taken tlie place of vertical In navtl construction. Tlie Advisory Board will be compelled to ad^pt It, because England to-day Is build!** all her new ships with It. China, ftrasll. Chill, Italy, Denmark--every nation la the world, in short--building or buying ships ivithiM the last few 'tuoutb\ hat built or bought them construeted witti deflecting armor In some form sf IK application. • 'M • * opnlar irl of VThe American people oanttot It too grateful that tlie sluggish oonspffs* liension of Congress has been arnii--il even at this late day to a realisation of what tax reduction means as It Is con­ strued by the people, and the po| prayer should be that tlie spar Congressional Intelligence which has manifested Itself may not die out. aatl fade away. The only tax reduction which Is of auy value to the mase of taxpayers Is that which lightens tbo • jburdens of labor, makes subsistence easier, enoourages production, incn^Mta the rewards of skill and Industry, and gives a greater purchasing powec t*> tlie money unit. Men do not stritsist lipou t&bacco nor SIIIUMM JJJ«U lies upou wiiisky. Those artldM. ot -.r'Zt- vantage to domestic and social wel­ fare. There is no complaint about lbs inflnttesmnl addition to the cost of a drink of whisky or a pipe or tobacco which arises from tlie tax assessed m these articles. Tlie tnantifact tint r» of both articles demand for tlie moat part that they be let alone. The ' labotera employed In the distilleries, breweries aud tobacao factories cry out agatnat the agitation of tax changes, which disturbs tlie trade ami lnducea 4lM inaiiuf acturers to suspend contract work until tlie questloit shall be settled. All lho moral aad all the economic argn» ments are dead against the reial«||e» of taxes on these two stimulants so long as it Is necessary to asM taxes on tlie people for tlie support < the Government--Tribune. , ' J •I.# - H! HOW WBITTIKK rovain eLfcVMCtl Ie a note to a Boston paper. John & Whlttier writes: "In the able oratloa »rf M iyor Fox, of Cambridge, recently published under the head of wTbe TWs Civilizations," I notice that two class es of auti-slsvery men are spedflfd, one eschewing political action, and iha otlier use ing It as an instrumentality in the cause of freedom. Alluding Is Win. L. Garrison as a non-votor aad non-resident, aud as the foremost man in the first class, the orator says: -The brilliant Wendell Pklllips and John G. Whlttier, and others wto might be named, were tlie supporters of his theories.' Without undertaking to speak for uiy frleud Phillips, per* mit me to say that, while a personal friend of Garrison, and recognising fully Ills moral leaderslilp, I was ant a 'supporter of his tlwories' as regards political action. On tlie contrary, ( was lu active and hearty fellowship with tlie second class, comprising such men as Chase, Hale, Sumner, Wilsaa, and Dana. As a member from the o*t» set, of the liberal party, which was tlM germ of the Republican party. I usad, year after year, tlie elective franchise as tlie must edective means of reieas* ing tlie country from the control of tha slave power, and tlie ultimate release * Mwtuillioos in Ixxidtge. J*. * * Weialsliei,t / * ' if SitiJS Patrick Mulcahy, a sou of tlie aid Isle, was before .Justice Inge noli charged by Philip Mousaucker, a cop> puhiiit Teuton, wiih entering the b|» ter'a yard »t}d shooting Ills **Patrlckv4lidyou shoot this nsasfla dog?" asked the justice. t "Faith. 1 did. yer honor, bat I wad| that biitchnittii to prove the charge.*** "But you ackuowledtgo It/* arguwt the J. P, { "I did not that. 1 did slioat the doff, but 1 deny the uUarge until It U pnt* ed.' * "What is your dog worth P* asked thh perplexed {justice off Meufaachsr, "Oil, dot liddte dog Wi«j» vurt iwtlNB^1 "Then what do you want tloas wfifc this man you have hail araestedf* "Aai I wants done il»t? )Uutt I ju«t van is to uiake Ulm bay tie Value of dap dog** Tills confused tlio lustlee ever, lie declared the intricate lor liiui to tiy, aud re it to Capt. U'Donneil. That lie thought it was**a justifiable Mide," aud &*, i^i&ioafer wn* dl