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Jv*' fll'M" t ^ ',»»' , A .•"• „ "'» . " - .4 ' " * A* .: V :-k.^si^SA^L.2ki*LrL..JS, . , ' j _ - > ~ n \ - ffiiii'ii T 'x#:s t-;*^KSia#?3»y* • * -'*.< ^ »< I ! . " ~,i yv *H **-w».rA.«***#*1 ,Av %:M:'is* VOL. l. Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, Published Every Wednesday by . V a n » l y k « i » Editor and Publisher. v Office, in Riverside Block, ^ .., : i Over Smith Bros, ft Oo.'s Store. i -- ^ 'V <>M 1. TERMS OP SfJBSCKIPTKlffltt, J^NC YGSV, (IT* .VVLVVINCC./..$1 *>0 ,'* 4 '>&f cot Paid within Three MToiilihsJy^i,ij..j$ 0® ^ Subscription* racelved for three or »lx month? ®A j ^ \'ne «#n»« proportion. WATCH MER & JEWELER, BUSINESS CABI>&. » ' i. H. T. BROWX M. D. ~~;il~T>HY8ICIAtf and Surjreoti. Office in Brick i Block over F. G. Mayes Clothing Store *>4v*~Watet Street, McHenry 111. . „,.;....... Wr-b ' E. A. BEERS, M. I>. "*%)HTSK"iAif and Surgeon. Office at n^ienMb' ' 1 two doors west of Post Office, McHenry III. O. J. HOWARD M. J\ PHTStoTAK and Surgeon. Office at the store of Howard & Son, McHenry, 111. til. F. G. MAYES. EKCHAHT Tailor, and dealer in Ready Made Clothing, Cloths, CassimcrcK, Vesfihs &<\, e door north of Colby's JUrug Store MeHeury H. C. IRISH, A TTOENEY AT LAW, S J\. McHenry, IJC' RICHARD BISHOP, »x ! 4 TTORKEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. irV Office in rear of Murphv & Bishop's Bank iNorth Side Public Square, Woodstock, III. XTOTARY J.™ surance GEO. A. BUCKLIN, - PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In­ surance Agent. Oflloe- at Bn'ckUn A fitevett*£-St3Te^ near th^Depot, McHenry, 111. E. E RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land in McHenry County, Illinois. Offipe with County Clerk, Woodstock, 111. POTTER, n«M| D. A. ICIIMOND, ILL., 5Tr.tr,vy Pnb'jfe and Con _ vevancer, U. 8. ClAltt, Insurance and Uecting Agent, --§0~ G. A. CANflELlX OfTSE. Sign an<l Carriage Paintftti#. I^er nanging, ('aU'inuiiir.^r, Ac., Mixed Paints i>f Vind>< c-ons-taui\y o'o hand.. AH orders promptly attended to. McIL'nrv 111. FR, HECHTLE. OUSE, Sism and Carriage Painter, Mc.Henri ry 111. Will do all work promptly and a* iHsonable rates. GEO. SCHREINER. SALOON and Restaurant, Nearly opposite the Parker Houstf, McHenry III. JOS. WIEDEMANN. SALOON and Restaurant. Near the Depot McHonrv III. , Boarders bv th» day or ,' ^eek at reasonable rates. Warm and jcow |neals at all hours. ^;.. ---" MCHENRY LIVERY-STABLE. !*A; FI*L(IITTMAN.J?.-mm* ATE* O rigs, with or vitltmt drivers, fnrntshtpfl lit rea-shnable rates. Toaniins of all kinds done on short notice. ; W» W. W. ELLSWORTH. B' Also Light.and Dark Brahma Fowls. Pijrs shipped to all point*'by express. P. O. «Ad- rtre^s. Woodstock, III., » II. 11. HOLMES. > ILLI ARDROOTOS. in Howe's Block, McH<?n: rv 111. New Billiard and Pool Tables .of th« latest f tvle just put in, and rooms neunj rellt ted. Call and see. H. D. Holmes Proprfs etor. B" PETER LEICKEM. REP AIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry .of all kinde. Also ltojvilrs Violins in the beat possible manner, on short notice and at l-ea. Konable rates. Al^> Violins for Sab'. Shop first door North of Itlvferside Block, McIIeriry m .. --- M. KNGELN, AN"T> LOCKS^IITIL Scale Rejtatring \J done promptiv at short notice. Keep on hand a good stock of: duns, Revolvers, Pojv- der, Shot, Gun Material. Fishing Tackle, Stfeerehwum and Wooden Pipes. « • MCHENRY, - - • - - ILLINOIS. RICHMOND HOUSE. EICHMOND II.LINOIS. Fi-ank Foster Pro-nrietor. G<mk1 accommodations for all >)arties. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached, ^Public Hall for Lectures, Shows &c., I'®* r- '• • RIVERSIDE HOUSE. MCHENRY, lit, n. Wheeler Proprietor Newly furnished and relltted. Splepdiil hunting and tishing on Pistdtjua and'toxa- Lakes, a short distance above. Boats and" -Oarsmen furnished at reasonable -rates. Liv. . «ry in connection with the House. Free bus to and from tbecars. Large and airy apart­ ments for families during the nummer. The splendid side-wheel Steamer will make trips to and from the Lakes during the Summer months. No pain- -pared to promote the com fort of guests. Terms, $i,SS \>vr dny. IH-,,, I>ealer ift r,;i kinds of American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best flw?t*>rie* in the country. Silver, plated ware, Silver Spoons, Ac., ALSO AGENT FOR TIES Weber aiidBrartbury Flaitos AND THE ISkifcey OrgM ! . Which we bellflve to be the best Organ hj the market W» think we know that W expert- ence, and we hell®ve it, tbsr-lk is batk^d np bt the » Bast Musicians in the World. I also sell other Orgniis at lesgv t>ri<H?a tliaift "Lye.. - 1 MURPHY & E!SHQP, ^ ' + * , f Office NnthSide ofF«hlle Square, WOODSTOCfK, • - - ILLINOIS. BaiAim. and Ex- l chnnsfe Bn^fttess. Dopo^L -tCceivod.-- Interest allowed on Special i>eposits. , Buy and sell United States Bonus, Gold, Gold'Exchange, etc> Exchange on all principal eltles ki Europe for sale. , \ Woodstock, 111. OWENS MILLS% SiflcHenry Illinois. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. CUSTOM GRINDING Done promptly, Hfsd satisfaction guaranteed Thankful for past favors a c.ontuniance of is luoyci iinilN ooli* iicu. Owen Bros. McHenry Ai%^ 2187§. HEi^RY COLBY, Wt\; Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe.*' NESI)AY, AUGUST 18, 1875. • > , , M A R E N G O - " ' -9T-We liotive iimi our townamaa, -- Lewi?, has formeti a partucisi with a Mr. Jarrett, and opened :? nagc factory l>w J?r«uWKtt ot®6et, cago. . --The tndepeiidftnt Chiirdil Soeti have built a row of good subst an shedsili the rear of their Church, the accommodation of those who tend from the country with team*. H. Sev/ard has sold'.foVty of' fine diary eows to I.Boies & Son, $:2,000. They are a Hm lot cf Thisjncretises Ifees^s B^etP dairy about 240 cows. ; --Mr. EH Styres, one of the old dent® of tMs place, died TSw^day lerhopu. His death resulted drinking to much cold water while work In the hay-fleld a day or two VioiiS. IliS iige WiiS ;luvtit58 yerirs, was n hard working,, industrious m and leaves a large family and other latlves to,mourn his loss. ^J- -"-The following isj^wifius of Mare just «H>raph»ted: Whole number of habitants in the corporation, 1459, wlricli»|hcre are 767 females and males. The number of children tween 6 and 21 years, is 496; of wh number 274 are females, and 222 males. The whole number under 2 GQ1, against C18 fast year. Of this her there are 336 females and 325 mal There is but om person between ages of 12 and 21 ye are, that can read or write, and that one is an becile. The population north of E. R. is 274; females 145. males 129i «ter tv, 69 f^malj&s, and US -amies.; tween 6 and 21.5i females and 38 ma' --Jiepubiican. , - •_ aa-g , *'1 •' ROCICFORII. "-ii - j --A few days since a horse was hi ed on ICast State Street^ which was beled " Grouftdfeed t\Vntetl wit! The same thing wa# told as plainly more eloquentiy by>the appearanee| the beast. *-A farmer liameof Geo, soar Winnebago, was <lHvihfii> Eeaj>er when the Mele became ciogj He got off to clear it and stood stoo oWrtlrTfOnt of the platform WIHMI horses started. The reel catne over iHl struck him, knocking him over bsjfeS?- ward on the platform, breaking :-'ps knee, the sjfcle catching his leg and ti n g I fc ve ry l):idly. He is noW Painters Brushes, Dye StUfife &C# • v ' . Physicians Presenptl(M|k Carefully Compounded. SPECIAL PRICES WHITE LEAD GIVEX OX OIL. ̂ Scrictly Pure St. Louis White Lead, $10,00 per hundred. • Boiled Ltneeed Galtonr yehty-flve cents per AH Goods Warranted As represented and Satisfaction Guaranteed, Patronage Solicited. -' -4r McHenry, July 27th, 1875. Mm C. RICE. A. MCI. L. C. RICE & SON, D E I j r T I S T S , 5IUNDA. II.'. Satisfaction Guaranteed on all work. Teeth Cleaned, Filled and Extracted in a careful ami skillful manner. Artificial Teeth inserted in full or partial plates, on all the basesknowu to the profession. Call and have yo«r teeth examined. a OFFICE of L. C. nice, West Madison St., Chicago. Office of A. A. Rice, second door North of the M. E. Church, Nnnda, III. REFERENCES.--Witi. Archdeacon, Nnnda; Rev. Frank Burr, Green St., Chicago, III. fe'- For Sale, a Good Farm. Of Eighty Acres within one hundred and sixty rods of Crystal Lake Crossings, on easv terms. For further information apply to R. BISHOP, Attornev, At Mnrphv A Bishop's Bank, Woodstock, 111. Dated July 33d. "» ; ' ft; FRED. RENICH,. C I G A R M A N U F A C T U R E R , ii0! --AND- OLESALE TOBACCONIST. wbODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. H A R K U S G E R M A N ' 111 M t 11 Dii i Those bitters are manufactured by the pn>'. prietor from GERMAN BOOTS, imMi-ted bv him. The receipt of these Bitters was obtained by the proprietor in 1S45 , frrtm mi old and experienced physician (then a phy­ sician in the Prussian arm v), and a graduate of tlu» hiarhust medical colleges of Germany. These Hitters are Guaranteed to care the se- verest cases of DIARIUKBA. INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, and are a certain preventative of FEMALE SICKNESS, CHILLS AND FEVER, * AND AGITE. Diarrhea is a disease characterised by an increa > i discharge from the Bowels, usually iti a verv litjuid state, and sometimes contani- insr a large quantity of Bile. Besides the vari­ ous purgative medicines, undressed ,or nun-wit* uui ' , . » 1 • i. . gestable fooil, or vegctatdes, .acid fl'fi11^ or putrid substances frequently oily. cause Diarr- kinds of more - . , „ the excrements contain a quantity of mucus, "serosy" in which thev are almost entirely liquid and watery; and "lieu term" when the food nasses through the body iu an alvii'ist un­ altered slate. There are Jrequcntlv, a.l>o nauuea and vomiting, a bitter taste in tne mouth, a furred aud yellow tongue, dry harsh skin, a full or sallow countenance and and This is JL-S •v^ > - M'HENRY BREWERY. King & Herbes, Proprietors, rpHE best of Beer Shipped to any part of th<^ A country and warranted as represented.*^! &m-t •... ordera (solicited and nromntlv attended ta « 13 { I %. r}. , M. . \ i 'it._ , . . .) if sptjedly checked, great emaciation. T"1* ls one of tqose diseases by moans ol wnieli na­ ture strives to get rid of impurities, anrl re­ store the system to its natural condition. Hence, when it is not very vioront, and; f no patient is strong, it is best to let it take its course for a short time, and by taking only two wine glasses fu}l of the Bitters tor the first ten hours. For violent cases live wine glasses full per day, one. before each meal and two between meals. In any case great care should be taken not to stop it too suddenly. The treatment tb'is in all eases depends upon ttte cause from v hicli it sprang, tor Indiges­ tion aud Dvspepeia take one wine glass trfu «f the Bitters he I ore each weal. ~So latum' Should be without a bottle. Price per bottle, large SO cts., small SOcts.' Manufactured by S? F. MARK US, i WQUVSTOOK, ILL. --The re pail's on the-Unitarian Church are nearly completed. . Xew windows have been put in. the old fence has been removed, the trees ai'onnd it have been trimmed up, and the grounds surround­ ing it cleaned of all dii t and rubbish, and it now presents a most inviting ap­ pearance. As soon as completed it will be occupied by the Christian Union Society, lie v. IteKerr, Pastor. ELGIN. ^ The vMtch factorjr -far 'totvtik g ad again much to the delight of Elf --Cheap Charley's little black-and- n dog makes him more trouble than :l«wif<j., • YoangXimmo, who waa shot jwfc he shooting match a few days since, is recovering. --A rninera! well ha« been found on i© premises of Mi's. Sheedy, We ai- ays kaew that Elgin was destined to ?ome a famous watering place. ~Len Lasher sticks to it that he eaught the the boss bass of Fox Lake, He says it weighed forty pounds and had thirty pounds of minnows in it-- but then he tt ill joke sometimes. --A Swede who juid taken too much alcohol, was hauletr to the calaboose on «dray. When the dray stopped, he straightened himself up and refused to be locked up until he paid the dray­ man for his ride, * --The watch factory bridge te just about as passable for t^tms as If its ends were jailed up.The western ap­ proach is a pleasant thing to think about. Either it ought to he fixed or the bridge torn down. We wonder who projected that bridge and who paid for it anyway. * V --They only fed 14P guests? at the t was a to di§- a land lord. He marshaled his^ forces and cured for the hungry throng with peiy fect composure. "O they can't eat us out" said Len with a smile as he passed us/iet 'eni come on." "All we ask is time to put it on the table." The Wa- V(?rlV has tlie hpitvisst rmtrminrrp and v - - - - - - - Q V , " * t V A is one of the b^st couducted hotels we k n o w o f . ^ . . . . . . . --The gamp of base ball between i lie Bluff City's aud the Crescents, of sycamore, was won by the latter club y a score of IS to ll. The Bluffs lost j the game in the two ttrst innings, ai- j lowing the Crescents to inalte seven to nothing. In the last seven innings, when both clubs were straining every nerve, the Bluflfe made eleven tallies to i he Crescents six. They are both good dubs, but if they ever meet again we'll waste, our stamps on the Elgin boys. In the second inning, Mr. Abbott, the Bluff City catcher, took a red hot foul right in the mouth, and wfMtld have Waverly last Saturday noon, rare good chance for Leonard play his eminent abilities as " ^ McHenry County Fair. the Premium List of the "McHenry County Agricultural Board, has been issued, ^ntl acpompat^^ it we find tne following address of *tl$ Presi­ dent; To thePalrom of the McHenry Coitnfy AyfUtyll yra I iiowd. f It is now over four years since Ptoofc an active part In the advancement of the interests-of the • McHenry Countr HHns!: at the CoatensiSl. Tlie Illinois State Board of Affrt«it> ture has undertaken to collect speefiMHM of the agricultural products of the of Illinois for exhibition at the eominpf- ^ Centennial, and desires the prompt ancl general eo~oper#fcion of the agrietdtur ̂ al organisation^ and individual farmers^* in the collection of specimens. Samples of wheat, rye, barley* o^ts, Agricultural Society, since which time j nd.Het, llungarmt', timothy,clover,flax, -r-Tlie comniunity were surprised And' shockcd on Monday morning, the 9th.' to hear of the d^atli of .James R. Will­ iamson, proprietor and landlord of American House, pi this city. A few days ago Mr. Williamson became afflict­ ed .with an aching tooth,and/(egWting to have it pulled It. became badly ulcer-' ated, arid ©j^Wednesday last erysipelas set iiy and on Sunday night at half past eleven he died.. Salaries. The raising of Beecheir's salary to $100,000 a year gives him the largest compensation in the Union. But one salary in the world transcends it--that of.the Viceroy of India, which Is £50, 000, or $250,000 a year, though it is pos­ sible the salary of Lord Dulferin, as Governor General of Canada, is £30,000 or 8150.000 a year. The Embassadors of Great Britain at Paris and Vienr a receive but $50,000 a year. We are tola that II. B.Clallin pays his "credits man" formerly President of. the Bank of North America,/Mr. Donaldson, $100, 000 a year, on account of his unprece­ dented knowledge of credits. The firm do a business of §70,000,000 a ye$r, ami this business is an entirely credit one; therefore a skillful knowledge of the buyers, their standing and person­ al habits, is of more value than ten per cent, upon this amount: in other words, it Is profitable to Claflin to pay less than two per cent, upon his sales to Mr. Donaldson. There are many salesmen In the leading houses in New York with salaries reaching as high as $30,000, while the leading journalist must con­ tent himself with $10,000. However salaries are at this moment much bet­ ter than incomes, and from the present outlook will continue so to be far some time tocome. The Tnter-State Industrial Expedition will commence in Chicago, Sept. 8, and continue until, Qct. 9, 1 BTOT The at­ tractions for frhis year will be much greater than for any previous year, and it is the intention of the managers to- make if. the most complete exhibition of tflie kind "ever held in the country. All of our citissens will do well to make arrange to visit t^r^atpositiou this year.- / ^.: 'C pi^abje in withdraw ng'rrom the boysdike a hero, ilisl pluck deserves the highest commendation. Ho Is a credit to Elgin. --Cheese is certainly getting (scarce in this section, as over 20,000 boxes have been sold on the board in the past four weeks and nearly half that amouut has b«en disposed of at the factories. The total sales of the" Board lalfc Tuesday amounted to #18,183,31. ' --The O'Connell centennial was im- posingly celebrated in Elgin by the Irish citize^w-ho were out in full fore© honor to the memory of the man who for years has been enshrined in all loyal Irish hearts. it Has been, my earftio«t endeavor to promote its prosperityrant] secure such a position and. InfiUenco'. among our I 'neighboring So<aiedes gsS^we-"seemed j entitled to/occupy. The first object I with, me was to place the Society in' an j ..independent position, and malie such j improvements and erect such buildings as would be useful and necessary for the 'accommodation of Us patrons, al?o to increase the size of the Fair Grounds, which were entirely too small' at that .tune, by purchasing lauds adjoining. This has been partially accomplished through the liberalty a«d public spirit of our citizens. ^ e still need a heat and suitable building for t he ladies, who so gener­ ally attend the annual meetings of the Society. In this regard our buildings are sadly deficient and had it not been for the lack of means, this detierencv would long since have bees; remedied. It is also desirable to liquidate the balance of the indebtedness due on the purchase of land; and the same mani­ festations of interest on the part of our citizens ais have been exhibited for a few years past, will soon place the offi­ cers, intrusted with* the management in such circumstances as to enable them to pay off the indebtedness and erect such buildings as tlio needs of the soci­ ety demand, and as will be not. only usetjJv-liut.au ornaineut jo the Fair (irfpuls.V ... ' Tno rate^bof Admission to the Fair Grounds have been a matter of consid­ erable discussion among the officers of the Board. Some are of the opinion that twenty-five cents admission fee would secure the largest revenue, 'and be more generally acceptable to the citizens than-a groatef-s»m ;;While oth­ ers, knowing more" of the immediate wants and necessities 'of the Society, and to secure-the payment of our large and liberal premium's, paying off our debt, and making the needed""improve­ ments, are confident that the friends and patrons of the Society will most cheerfully respond to the demand of fifty cents admission fee, in order to accomplish at onv1 this greatly desired object. This certainly would be very desirable and meets with the approv­ al of my judgment. As soon as our debts are paid and the needed improve­ ments made, 1 would- advise that, the rates of admission then be reduced to twenty-live cents. . ' Owing to several seasons of drought, a lack bt water lias i#en a very serious evil; this howevyr w'ill be remedied the The Fair is to be held on the 21st 22nd. 23d and 2oth of September. corn, sorghum, etc., are desired In all their purities. The samples sfcotiSd tea pulled and the roots retained • OK FCHEV stalks. Each sample of wheat, barley* rye, oats, millet, aud Hungarian shoukj weigh ten pounds ; timothy, clover and flax, three pounds; corn, five stalks each. ' "" S The samples should be cured in ?he shade and entirely freedom mnst, rust," smut, or noxious insects. Each sample should be tied to sticks with cords bo as to protect both leaves and stalks,; ISii'd when ^lhippetl packed carefully In? boxes, so as not to Injure in transported tioii. . Any person or association who will eo-operate In this matted will please address S. D, Fisher, Secretary of the Board, at Springfield, 111., who will send * the proper labels giye directions for shipping. ' -,sy Does AdvcitbiBg rty. A, T. Stewart & Co., of New York, advertised to the extent of <?S.r>0,000 last year, nearly one per cent, of the total amount^of their sales. Mr. Stew- arf, the head of the firm, is regarded as one of the shrewdest men in the United States, and his method of doing business is universally conceded to be par excellence the standard for mer­ chants and tradesmen who hold up their hands in horror if it were proposed to them to invest a fraction of one per cent, in advertising. They cannot be persuaded that what Mr. Stewart /finds profitable they would also, If they would try, It needs a little pluck, but fortunately for the mcfet mediocre bus­ iness men, they possess this essential ingredient to suecesjT Advertise and grow wealthy, is a motto that the most prosperous bu iness men have followed to their great advantage. Go thou and do likewise.-- Washington Chrotticic. j^jfln calculating upon the losses sustained in the agricultural districts by the unusual rains and floods of this season, it should not be forgotten that the worst side of the crop prospects, in times of nsftural calamities, is most studied upon and made public, The central and southern portions of Illino­ is, Indiana aud Ohio are suffering sev­ erely by floods. But the afiiieted sec­ tions are not in all those States by an means, and, while the disappointed fa mel's of the flooded regions are bemoan­ ing their losses, there are those in oth­ er parts of those States, and in States not suffering from floods, who are gath­ ering in good crops of wheat and oats, or looking with pride upon great fields of growing- and heavy*gtalked corn. The damage to crops in the West has been considerable, no donbt,but, taking the eintlrfe grain producing area into account, the prospects for a goodly I The Missing Ihillooiw A -'correspondent of tlie- Journal iiil erviewes Captain Miller, of tiie Schooner Uarkley, in reference to liis observation of the balloon Contain­ ing Mr. Donaldson and the Journal re- porter. His last view of the balloon was at 8:30 p. m. on the day it went up at 'Chicago. It was then about forty miles from Grand IJaven, toward which place it • was .moving. During the period that the balloon was in sight of the tlackley, it remained abput for­ ty feet above the surface of tl|e lake, and Captain Miller thinks the efforts made to pause it to rise to a greater height were unsuccessful. The Cap­ tain feels confident that 'the tempest that afterwards occurred must have given the balloon a revoj^iilg jiiotion and in the 6'nd/haveior4 into frag­ ments, f " "v f • jr.. " "figa?*Sidney Smith cut the following from a newspaper: "When you rise in the morning, form the resolution to make the day L happy one to a fellow creature. It is easily d<Mie; a left off garment to tne man who needs it; an encouraging!1 xpression to the striving --trifles in themselves.as light as air- will do at least) for .the twtfnty-four hours. And if you are young, depend upon it, it. will tell when you are old; and if you are old, rest assured it will send you gently and happily down the stream of time to eternity. By. the most simple arithmetic sum, lopk at the result. If you send one person away happily through the day, that is three hundred and sixty during the course of a year. And suppose you live forty years only after you com­ mence that-course., of medicine, you have made 14,600 persons happy--at all events for a time." « y ; i: v:J* . " *»!rs in !. v ̂ ; ' ^'^teilliiiois State Fair will be held at Ottawa September 13 to 18. / The Wisconsin State Fair will lield at Milwaukee September 6 to 11* zt t Racine County Fair will be held at"^ Burlington September 15 to 17. \ f Kenosha County Fair will be held a^' ,. >H Kenosha September 21 to 23. Mclienry County Fair wilt be held At Woodstock September 21 to 24. Lake (county Fair will be held Libertyville September 16 to IT. Waukegan Fair will be heid at; W|Wt« kegan September 27 to October 1. i 8^°*The Supreme Court of M* -Uni­ ted States has just rendered an import­ ant decision to the effect that a pS*h chaser of cotton from th^ Confederate States, who knew that the money he paid for 1t went to sustain the rebel­ lion, can not in the Court of Claims re­ cover the proceeds when it has been captured and sold under the captured and abandoned property act. This up­ on the grouiad that the* government of the Confederacy had no existence ex­ cept as an organized tmiron, its pur­ pose, while it lasted, being to over­ throw the lawful Government ;and that its statutes, its decrees, and its author- According to the Kansas Price Current the Texas cattle drive-, of 187."), whieli may be sald§ to" biVft- passed from Texas, shows a total WK ber of cattle driven north this seasoa^,, of 151,618 head, including all classes- oif'" , Texas best. This is less by 14,400, tto1 - ^ number which passed over the trail»thi I874.t The Priee Current concludes t|; ^The greater part of this, drive last* year was over by the flrst of July, the heaviest having passed between April,. about one quarter of the total drive passed Fort Worth. These facts to­ gether with the other fact that larger numbers of cattle have been driven from the Mexican frontier to north- western Texas, to avoid raiders, and!? are now on the range from which theyt can be put oii the trail northward, as* soou as the condition of the marketst shall fully warrant--sustains the pre ̂ diction that the drive of this year will, exceed that of last," B®^The Chicago architect#, wnvm; the Mayor appointed to examine tho>/*, „! foundations and walls of the Custom. * /• ! House, have made theh-iepoit,. Tlielrv* j conclusion is, (1) that there is no evl--. dence of weakness or Instability in tlm- J present structure; (2) that the founda«»|i|^> J tions are sufficient, with some preeaut- ' t ions which they suggest, to carry the load contemplated by the design; (3) ; that the Buena Vista stone, if carefully selected,#will be as durable as any lime- stone that can be obtained. And thejr"WM add the opinion that "work on tli« building could be resumed (with tha precautious suggested) and carried eo to completion." This report will be sent to the Presi­ dent and Secretary Bristow and no ef- forts will be spared to induce the pow­ ers that be to allow the walls to stand, and tM work to proceeds. To tear down the walls will incur an expense of about $1,000,000 and a loss of Item two to three years time. *3 JIQT The other day when a Cass street youth heard of a boy who educated himself to become a great orator, he went home, got his school reader Mid began: "The next gale that sweeps from the north wlH bring to ottr ear* the clash !" His mother arrived just then, and taking him by the ear she said: "Boy, if you don't go out and split me some wood I will make you t^ink earth and sky have bumped other!*' And as the boy hacked at an old Cuuiik li«? «w~* would go to Missouri ami.famtb® Janata robbers.--Detroit Free Press, lield this year, in the aggregate, is a^Lity gave validity to-no act in. t^sejvice ishaudsoin [|et by no m«ans discouraging.--Exi , * or in aid of Its purpose. ^ without a I --The Clinton (Iowa), Herald says the 10,000 pounds of machinery at the Clinton Iron Worlds for the Govern, ment Navy Yard at Penwtcola, Florida, Is at the river warehouse transporatimi via steamer to St. Lo#r"> and thence^.' the Iron: road and connections where it will be taken* vessel .across the gaKl This I is handsomely ftuisheti. and :&&F;0t Vif w? kind. ,-«f " r •% > y, •<, - f-