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J(e}|6iry Jtei3©dep. K, Published Kvery Wednesday by -VAN SLY"KE, J Xditoraod Publisher. . .. * . tWBce la Riverside Block, Over Smith Bros. A Oft'lSton. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION! One Tear, (in Advance,) .t$i«0 If not Paid within Three Months...........'3 Off Subscriptions received for; three or six months «n the same proportion^ BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BROWN, J*. IX PHYSICIAN and Surpeon. Office in Brick Block over P. G. Mayes Clothing St Water Street, McHenrv III. * JS. BteKSKTT, M. D., StTRGlSoW and Accottcher. Disease* of Women a Specialty. Office and Residence on finy Street, VVCMMISIOCK, 111. W. H. BUCK, M. D., to 4 P. •tt O . B I S H O P , WHOLESALE and Ketail dealer In all kinds and the best quality of Farm Machinery, Second to none Jn the Msrket,-.. Hard andf Soft Coal constantly on hand. Also bufs and sells Foreign Hilla of Exchange on «U ..lb# Principal G'iti«# of Europe, . MCKEj$RY» • ••* * r ILLINOIS. E. A. BEERS M. 1T8ICIAN and I FITBTCIAN and Surpreon. Oflfce itrewdence two doors west of Post Office, McHcmry I1L O. J. HOWARD, M I>. PHT8TOTAN and Surgeon. Office at the store of Howard A Son, McHenry, HI, . P. O. MAYES. ^|TKIICHAHT Tailor, and dealer in Ready J¥1 'Clothing. Cloths. Cassimeres, Vefttin* Ax,., •gn» door north of Colby's Drugstore McHenry H. C. IRISH, j^TTORNBY AT LAW, McHenry<<Ill< RICHARD BISHOP, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT T AW Office in rear of Murpbv & ftishnp's Bank North Side Public Square, Woodstock, HL GEO. A. BUCKLIN, ^TOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In. snranco Agent. Office at Bneklin A •teven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, 111. F. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstract of Titles to land in McHenrv County, Ill'nois, Office with TJonnty Clerk, Woodstock. III. D. A, POTTER, ;l «^ RICHMOND, ILL., Notary Public ah* OFO-veyancer, IT. 8. Claim, Insurance a Collecting Asrent. PR. HECHTLE. HOUSE, Sltm and Carriage Painter, McHen­ry I1L Will do all work promptly and at reasonable tates. ... E. JL OWEN. /GENERAL Dealer and VJ A<?ent in Lwidinir Pi iOadin? Prices iow and Terms favorable. Manufacturers Farm Machinery. McHENRY, • ILLIMOK. GEO. SCHREINER, SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite th< J*arker Ho u w, M cHenry ill. 4®*Fir8t-Class Billiard and Pool Tables. J. BOXSLETT, tfee><Can. aSTGOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. JOB. WIEDEMANN. SALOON and Restanrant. Near McHenry 111. _ larders Hi- week at reasonable meals at all hours. tes. the Depot by the day or Warm and cold 49"Good Stabling for Horses..®* MCHENRY LIVERY STABLS, H. E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, furnished •t reasonable rates. i«ie on short notice. Teaming vf all kinds W. W. ELLSWORTH. BREEDER o the Celebrated Maffte Also Light and Dark Brahma Fowls, •kipped to all points by express. ~ ~ dress, Woodstock, 111., Hog; Pigs O. Ad- Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, E. IM. DENNIS, Proprietor. Manufafctnrer And Wholesale Dealer m CIGARS, TOBACCO, --AND--J Pipes of Every Description. 68 GENESEE STREET, WAUKEGAN, ILL. O. W. OWEN, WATCH MEB & JEWELER, McHENRY ILL., Dealer in al! kinds ot American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the best factories in the country. Silver, plated ware, Silver Spoons, sc.,' ALSO AGENT FOR THE Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to lie the best Organ in the market. We think we know that by expert* ence, and we believe it, for it is backed Up by the Best Musicians in the World. I also sell other Organs at toss prices than he Kstey, but can't reecommend tfcea be July 23. <a W. OWEN. AN JMFRESSTVE LESION. Even at this distance fit tin* tli* day the whole country was to suspended breath at the an» ment of the fall of a member o! national cabinet, the event ceased to be a startling th thought. ^Neither wonder »t-1! gree of guilt it uncovers in high o: and social circles, nor humiliatl the national disgrace it inflicts, yet toned down to moderate eration. The surprise and the have lost, little yet in extent or Meat* are. They, hold all other subjects in subsidiary abeyance. NOT ALTOflKTHKR NEW, The dicker between Marsh and th® Secretary of War, it seems, Is not en- | tirely new to everybody. On the. con- trary, the matter was just as well un­ derstood among certain parties in W ashington and new York four years ago as it is now. A letter written by an officer stationed at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, was published in the New York Tribune on the 16th of February, 1872, and contained this explicit aver­ ment: "I have read the contract between J. 8. Evans, a Fort Sill trader, and 0 P. orC. E. Marsh of No. 1,867 or 1«77 Broadway, New York, office of Herter t± ^ Ait »» » »• * s • I iuW 1 oric, OZiiq It is well, that the impreFsioathis j Bros., whereby J. S. Evans is required event, with its depending collections, j to pay-said C. P. or C« E. Marsh the has caused, should be fixed deep jitthe j 6u„m #12,000 per year, quarterly, in advance, for the exclusive privilege of trading on this military reservation. I am correctly informed that said sum has been paid since, soon after the new law went in force, and is now paid, to include some timS !n February next. This is not an isolated case. I am in­ formed by officers who are stationed at Camp Supply that Lee and Reynolds paid #10,000 outright for the same ex­ clusive privilege here. Other cases are talked of, but not corroborated to me: sufficient to state, the tax here amounts to near $40, per selling day, which must necessarily be paid almost entirely by the command, and you can readily see that prices of such goods as wo ire compelled to buy must be grievously augmented thereby. It not being a revenue for the Government, and Mr. Marsh being an entire stranger to every one at the post, it is felt by every one informedof the facts, to be, as I said before, a very great wrong." This letter was sen'; to the TWftune by its Washington correspondent who added these comments: "Marsh, the nominal trader at Fort Sill, is understood to be a special friend of the Secretary of War. This friend­ ship, it appears, enables him to live at ease at New York on an Income of $48- 000 a year, which is extorted from the soldiers and officers at the fort by the actual traders, to whom he "farina out" WJRPHY It BISHOP. BANKERS. 1M4MOXS. WAN'S ACTS a General I»ew< Interest allowed on Serial l>eposits change Iiu«ines&. TViriVmtr and Ex- I»evisits Received.-- Buy and soil UaiteU States" Bonds, Gold, fiolii'Exehiuige, etc. _ Exchange on all principal cities in Europe for sale. Woodstock, 111. I IHO OWENS Fox River Valley Mills. H. D. LUFF, Proprietor. McHenrv - • - • Illinois. ar ran tea. ROBERT MURFITT, AWATCH-MAKERof 18 years experience, has located at ?<fnnda, and will jjive his atten. tir.Ti to the SepaWiy .>f Clu^Ls, Watches, &o, "hop In Watson & Co.'i *>x ug SU>i'o. j»Ai Work PETER LEIGKEM. EEPAiitS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the best •possible raanner, on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. .Also Violins for Sale. Shop first door North of Riverside Block, McHenry 111. M. ENGELN, OUN AND LOCKSMITH. Scale Repairing donS promptly at short notice. Keep on hand a good stock of Guns, Revolvers, Pow. 4er, Shot, Gun Material, Pishing Tackle, .Keevchaum and Wooden Pipes. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. ^ MQHENRY HOUSE. "VfcHenry, I1L John Karnes Proprietor, lYl Centrally located and the best of accom- modations furnished. Charges reasonable. I»ICHMOND HOUSE. BUOHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank Foater Pro. \t prletor. Good accommodations for all parties. Samplerooms for Salesmen. Livery Stable attached. Public Han "for Lectures, Shows Ac., FRED. RENICH, CIGAR MANUFACTURER, -AND- WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. U C. HICK. A. A. KICK. L. C. RICE & SON, D E N T I S T S , NUNDA, ILL. Aatisfantion Guaranteed on all work. Teet! Cleaned. Filled and Extracted in a careful And skillful manner. Artificial Teeth inserted 4a full or partial plates, on all the basesknown (to the profession. Caii and have your teeth examined. (OFFICE of If. C. Rice, West Madison St., {Jhicago, Oifioe of A. A. Rice, second door Vorth of the Aft. E. Church, Nunda, I1L RCFEKE<rce^. -- Wnu Archdeacon, Nunda |tev. Frank JBiurr, Green St., Chicago, IIL S»"Will visit McHenry every Saturday.-- Seems at Ike Parker Hoase. i CX)NSTANTLT ON HAND. CUSTOM GRCVDINO Done promptly, and satiSffcciion guaranteed Thankful for past favors a continuance of .patronage is respectfully solicited, S9~The Highest Market Prlee in Oaah Cor good Milling Wheat. H. D. LUFF, Successor to Owen Bros. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor. In the store of C. H. Dickinson, East aide of PuUlie Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. "A mod Stock of Fine Cloths ifor Suitings al. waysonhand^. Suitamade ̂ order and a lit »nted-. Give me a call. Woodstock 111, W. H. SANFORD. , Sept. 27th, 1876. MOUNT*? ROOT BITTERS. THIS BITTERS, for its intrinsic properties, 1s known as one of the Best Twics of the Age. As a laxative Liver elaantag, BloodTPurify­ ing Medicine, 4t has not its superior. It should be taken in quantities fronp a Tablespoon full to a smaU wine glass fivtt three tlmes a day, according to the strength aad age of the Inva. id or the degree of siekivess. For Sale toy the Case or Bottle, -BY- KAPPLEK, Patentee, Woodstock, HI* 1 public mind. The national couBff&ns ncss to the outcropping demoralization of the day will have been arousal In vain by this conspicuous development, if the public feeling evoked, shall JPOIHI begin to subside, or die away btfbrc lessons adequate to the occasion^ are learned by all, whether in authority or not, and whether high or low in offcial or social scale. 7* X ' The story of the fallen minimfc is the story of the evil departure ia me* tropoliton social life, in official de# or- alization, and corrupt statesmanship, Belknap's downfall writes a recorded indeed for the country. It tells of Ithe decay of republican or democratic pin- plicity, of the supremacy of the bd&w- eled fashionable snobbery over .•tlau" scendent ability, genius and Wtfth, clothed in honesty acquired homesj^Un, " "»e perils which beset the j>athvrtiy« of ambition or pleasure in Amexflan social and political life, and the fatal consequences to personal integrity, and the national reputation. if There was a time when an bf|B8t poor man could hold a high office <jh a moderate salary without temptation as well^s without inclination to dis­ honest practices. Jefferson, who*may perhaps still be said to have been4 ihi? greatest statesman that the coun^ry h*s produced, could ride on horeet^ck to Washington, tic his horse at a jpst outside, and deliver his inaugural ad­ dress and go home again, previous to hlsresideooe In Washington. Th|l is only a sample of the unostentttHUs fore the gilt of external, hollow «lrcum- had ever essayed 1jo Intrinsic greatness and w©rtt3a.j The fathers and mothers of the repub­ lic patterned after that style tiU Oong after the revolutionary debt was paid, but alas, how Is it now, with a load <of public and private indebtedness xtpan us incomparable greater and more bur­ densome, and small the atte mpt to get rid of it, even by shortening allowances for frivolous expenditures. It is the answer to this question that constitutes our shame and shows our degeneracy. The extravagance which now pervades social life renders it necessary that the greater part of our high official stations shall be filled with men of princely fortune or with those of easy virtue. The splendor and luxuries of eastern princes must be imitated or counter­ feited, snd in, thcz" ztr^glzi to "keep up appearances*' il^se classes aud in the lower ones that are re feebly * u^aing ill© samo ii»ce Xur show and admiration on a capital of superficial ornament, the heart is taught its lessons of deception and furnished its incentive for envy and possibly Its motives for guilty cupidity. The de­ sire to excel or equal in style of living and fashion of aresg, seems to have be­ come a mania, and the mere surface of things is supposed the only criterion worth observation. The events now transpiring are glar­ ingly showing the demoralization and fatal consequences associated in one short chapter of human experience.-- Brief as the chapter is, it throws >pen to the oountry a pioture of social and political life that at one glance exposes in its transparent face ths hollow em­ blazonry above and the cancerous un- cleanliness below. It shows the upper crust of society on its stilts, an( the fatal fall- from a position of artificial elevation. Well will it be if this vhole land shall learn lessons of mordity, economy, and honest industry, fron the painful afl'air which forms the tcct of these remarks, and which conveys t» the thinking mind material for serious alarm. The profound impressim it seems to have made, however, ani its unabating pressure, indicate that it is a salutary influence that will reacn far Into the future. There is great oom and great reason to hope for dedded improvement in the morals and poitics of the oountry thereby. the privilege the Secretary has given him. These traders, to make the enor­ mous sum they pay to Marsh in addi­ tion to a profst for themselves, must of necessity charge prices which are little less than robbery. The facts stated in the above letter are vouched for by another officer of high rank whose name is withheld because It would be unjust to force upon him a quarrel with the War Department. If any doubt is entertained of their truth, a proper in­ quiry will settle the doubt." Why these comiuunicafclnim did not, ^Wat ffiriTmf mf wm WMfsMd* it is difficult to understand. Perhaps .the transactions referred to were re­ garded as of trifling moment four years ago. If so, it is plain that some ad- vaueeuaent has been made in political mocalitj since 1872. the McHenry Brewery. King; $ Herbes, Proprietors. 3PH1$ best of Beer Shipped to any part of'be |. country and warranted as represented,^-- rders solicited and promptly attended to. The Confederate majority in the House yesterday hoisted the battle rag of the defunct Rebellion, and rallied as one man in defense of the Lost Cause to vote down the resolution offered by Baker, of Indiana, declaring that* se­ cession was treason. That done they contented themselves with passing Sunset Cox's counter-resolution,setting forth the self evident flct that the re­ sult of the War had settled that seces­ sion was impracticable. It is assuring, however to know that something was settled, by til c War, for sines Be a liui * hi * 4" 3«r t o ::v! !T a e e ch ^ve utter­ ance to the Confederate sentiment, tlicra has l«eeu £iave doubt as to whether anything in particular was settled by the suppression of the Be- bellion.--Tribune. Mar. 14. J&*General Logan has presented to the Senate a measure which ought to pass on its merits and without dis- cusslon, especially in the light of the Confederate Democrats' attempt to secure for all ex-soldiers of the wars of 1812 and with Mexico, whose pensions were rescinded on account of the re­ bellion, "back pay," as well as future payment ther$ou. The Logan bill provides that all soldiers of the late war, who lost an entire limb should re­ ceive a pension at the rate of #24 per month. This is a discrimination at present whioh often works unfairly, ' HARVARD --The St. Panl express doe here Sat­ urday morning was delayed until Son- day afternoon by bridges being washed away by the storm last Friday. --Prayer meetings are being hetd every evening at the Methodist church. Considerable interest is being mani­ fested. We don't know of any town that needs a religious awakening more than Harvard. --The big blaze at Marengo last week lapped its flery tongue around the per­ sonal effects of Mrs. Laura Smith, of this place. She had just removed her effects into the Marengo House tdjWsist the proprietor (her brother) in its su­ pervision, when this calamity befeli her. She is consequently without wear­ ing apparelt beds, bedding, or Airnl- ture. A word to the generous is suffi­ cient. --To Me a eon&moi! expression, the party was •'perfectly splendid.* The ladies left nothing undone that wonld add to the pleasure of the company. Between sixty and seventy couples were present, and under the inspiring music of Smith & demons' band the time past swiftly by until the time for closing was announced. The party being Saturday evening the company dispersed in time for the ladies to get their partners home before Sunday^-- Independent, MARENGO. --Father Morris and wife, of Harmo­ ny, celebrated their Golden Wedding Wednesday evening. Mrs. Russel has sold her residence near £. Patrick's to Mr. Cheesebro, of the Chicago Lumber Yard. •Married at the residence of Jose- phut Harris in Marengo, Wednesday evening, March 15th, by the Rev. H. J. Houston, Mr. Peter T. Blakely,of Dow­ ner's Grove, and Miss Hat tie H. How- ard, of Rockford. * - ^ --Geo. Sanders is hauling lumber on to the ground again, prepartory to re­ building his Jewelry Store. Our busi­ ness men and citiaens raised a purse of •100 to assist the Gen. to start again. --We hear that Mr. Ryder intends to re-build the Marengo House with brick. The location is one of the best In the art hri^Mfifk:on.that I^ -- The meeting in Lansing Hall last Friday evening to oonsider the project of purchasing a Fire Engine, was nu­ merously attended. There was a va­ riety of opinion as to the feasibility and necessity of purchasing an engine, and a good deal of t&lk. The upshot of the meeting was the appointment of a committee of five to investigate the whole subject and call another meeting before the Corporation Elec­ tion, and make a report of the result, and their recommendation in the case. --.Republican. |0*Oi Wednesday night, March 8th, a very startling scene occurred a*> the residence of Judge Brown of Rockford. Some unknown villian after the in- niates of the house had retired, 2red t'.vo or three <sho t? tfirc-ogh- tti* window of the jewwmied by.-Mrs»-• Br^^n and daughter. The course of the ball indicated that it was intended to hit the occupants of the bed but fortuna­ tely the ball passed the bed, struck a door and rebounded across the room doing no serious damage. The affair in all its particulars is ft very singular one and was sufficient to terrify the most stolid family. An attempt was made some four years ago to burn the Judge's house and the family providen­ tially escaped suffocation. That house must be fated. MABTYBSOr THE PBMBSMf flltK. BYmrXMSfi. Tou have seen some of them, I know you have, even though you may at first think you have not. They are not such martyrs as we wad of in History,-- those grand, noble men of whom we cannot think without a thrill of admi­ ration for the spirit of cheerfuhicM i Which eharacteiited their bearingo fthe j Crosses laid upon them. Oh. no! Our martyrs of lo-day arc very dinerent. . They are not martyrs to any principle or principles--they seem actually to suffer martyrdom from choice--simply because it Is congenial to them. They go about with long faces, often heav« i ing sighs, and at first you are i compelled to pity them, bnt ere long familiarity with their complainings must breed contempt for them. If your martyr is a man he Is verf J prone to follow the example of "Fath­ er Adam" and lay the blame of hia "misfortune" all at the door of ~that tboman." Safd wwomen" may be hia mother, sister or wife, but by some subtle art (entirely unknown to him in his masculine ignoranoe) she has not* only tempted him to taste the apple ^ bnt has actually forced his month opentf \ and with her own hands thrust it be- f tween his teeth; while be, poor lel!owt is either too polite or too lazy (genei* !| erally the latter) to offer any resistance* | But yon will always observe that * | martyr noiv-a-day$ is a sneak as well| J so instead oi frankly owning that h« was yery willing to yield to the fore® of those two small Bands, he munches his bitter sweet morsel, thinking in­ wardly that this modern Eve has at last found just the tree he was search­ ing for, while all the time he is crash­ ing the spirit that was once so merry and gay with his endless whining. If , you meet him with a cheery "How da : you do ?" he will answer with one of j hlssad, sweet ( r) uiueii-endufingsmilet ' and say he is as well and happy as he ever is. If you ask him why he fs not always as happy as any one else, ho gives you^such a look as you would ex­ pect to receive if yon had been utter­ ing sacrilege. On the other hand If your martyr be a woman, (and it must be confessed they are some what more common than ig Wwat niay almost anything from "woman# wrongs'* down to her next neighbor's new bon­ net. If she is a pious women (and there are pious "martyrs" even now) she lays it all to "Provldenoe," other­ wise "Fate" has decreed that she should have more to bear than any other ten women in the universe. But let us be just, many of them have troubles which are really harder for them to bear than their friends have, as for instance the woman who told her neighbor (who had just lost her only child) that her trouble was very insignificant in com­ parison to her own for she had just buried her i(little precious pet poodle Fido.n But what ia it that makes martyrs of people? It is this: They forget that !tfe "ram* raia s&sut fall '3r$srjr»s*,- And, forgetting or ignoring the troub­ les other people endure they magnify their own until every mole hill becomes a mountain. From such people may the good angels deliver us. 09»The Black Hills bid fair to be­ come the most populous portion of the country, within the year, if one-half the number of person* now intending to emigrate thither carry out their inten­ tions. The entire tract ia about sixty miles square, and men enough are go­ ing to spade the ground all over in a few months. Twenty-six car loads of emigrants passed through Dubuque last week, bound for the hills, and scarcely a town can be named In which a company is not fitting out. While Don Carlos is lotting around London, his wife is at Baytnne, in France, attending to bis wouided soldiers in the hospitals. It would be just like her, woman thut she iV to rouse up, whib Alphonao and send word to her Carlos that he had better come on and Don that Crown. i^Oppositlon having been made to the confirmation of Hon. Richard H. Dana, Jr., for Minister to England, be­ cause of an old controversy between him and ex-Governor Lawrence, of Rhode Island, growing out of a charge of plagiarism against Mr. Dana, the Senate Committee of Foreign Affairs has requested the President to with­ draw his nomination, which will proba­ bly be done. l^TAs usual, just before election, a bill to equalize the bounties of the United States soldiers and sailors who served In the civil war. will be intro­ duced in the House by the Committee on Military Affairs ; and as usual, it will afford aspirant for office an opportun­ ity to display their love for the soldiers and sailors, so as to catch their votes, and also, as usual the aforesaid^soldiers and sailors will not receive one cent more bounty by the harmless advertise­ ment of the aforesaid aspirants. fSTState Superintendent Etter, has secured 16,000 feet of space at Phila­ delphia for the purpose of exhibiting the educational resources of Illinois at the Centennial Exposition, Just what he is going to exhibit is not so clear. Perhaps a country school house or two, with a flock of "sohool marms." But this amount of space is only oaMMrd of what he wanted. i®"Instettc! of repealing the trouble- somo postage hat of the last session, and leaving matters as they atood, % new bill has been introduced with fo mafiy graduations and sliding scales based on weights and distances that a Postmas­ ter would have to be a very wise man to fully understand his du^fes under the act. Readers of newspapers often meet with the term **car load," but few of them know just what, or how much it is. The St. Louis Timet has taken the trouble to learn, and says, as a gen­ eral rale, 20,000 pounds, or 79 barrels of salt, 70 of lime, 90 of flour, 60 of whisky, 200 sacks of flour, 6 cords of soft wood, 18 to 20 head of oattle, 60 to 60 head of hogs, 80 to 100 head of sheep, 9,000 feet of solid boards, 17,000 feet of siding, 13,000 feet flooring, 40,000 shingles,one- half less of hard lumber, one-fourth less of green lumber, one-tenth of joists, scantling, and all other large timber, 340 bushels of wheat, 300 of corn, 680 of oats, 400 of barley, 360 of flax seed, 360 of apples, 430 of Irish po­ tatoes, 300 of sweet potatoes, and 1,0Q& of bran. fflTNews from Savannah, Ga., re-, ports that Harry Wright, the veteran base ball captain and manager, is dy­ ing of consumption, at that place. He was advised to go to Florida by hia physiolan. Mid five weeks ag<\ accom­ panied by h|s wlfte, started South, At Savannah he was stricken with weak* ness, and is now at the Marshall House, lying it the point of doath. His de- oea$e will be heard of with reyet by every one whfrknew hjna, 1®-A great many "count*- have visited Chicago* and the Chicago Jowrmrf has p^et Ihem, and its opinion is given in two \intm and \ haWT» via i •'Many a man would f&U as % car conductor w<wk) take hol<| mafc.et a Urst-cliss torei^acQuuL"