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S*«t» Published Ev«ry Wednesday by iTf-AJV SLYEDE Editor and Publisher. c© in Riverside Block* Of er Smith Bros. & Co.'e Storfl^, ^ JlL' •' .fKRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ^ fnie Teat, (in Advance,) ...ft'ia M not Paid within Three Months, .2 00 fcnbscriplions received forithree or six months t* the same proportion. BUSINESS CARDS, }1-^; S;'.- » > nr m nhr\WV tr - **• s-- «»»vJ r? jsi-* i/s f- • ••• itjJTYRICIA'M and Surjreon. Office in Brick J Block over I". G. Mavea Clothing Store Water Street, McHenry lit. ~~ E. A. ItSKRS M, D.™ "" ~~ rlTSiCTAK and Surgeon. Office at residence, two doors west of Post Office, McHenry a J. HOWARD, M D. 9ic,iAtt and Surgeon. Office at the Btoro of Howard & Son, McHenry, I1L ^ • F. G. MAYES." MKRCIIA'VT Tailor, and dealer In Beady irade Clothing. Cloths, Oas'simcres, Vestinsr Ac., One cloOx north of Colby's Drugstore McHenry ^ ! • • RICHARD BISHOP, I JT RRTORSREY AND COUNSELOR AT T.AW. A Office in rear of Murphv & Bishop's Bank North Side Public Square, "Woodstock, III. GEO. A. BtlCKLFS, NOTARY PUBLIC, Conveyancer and In-•s«i*an«;e Agent. Office "at Bncklin St Bteven's Store, near the Depot, McHenry, III. E. E. RICHARDS. TTAS a complete Abstract of Titled to land XX in Mr.IIenrv Countv, Illinois. Office with County Clerk, Woodstock, 111. D. JL POTTEE, I RIOIIMOOTD, ILL., Notary Public and CoQ-vevancer, U. g. Claim, Insurance a " Collecting Ajtent. ' FR. HECHTLE. ^ HOITSE, Si cm and Carriage Painter, McHen­ry 111. Will do all work promptly and at reasonable fftes. . E. M. OWEN. GENERAL Dealer and Manufacturers Ajrcat in Lcaiiiiig Fai'iit liiwcmnery. prices low and Terms favorably. M C H E N R Y , . . . . . I L L I N O I S . ' -- - GEO. SCHREINER. AT.OOX and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry 111. ,/• *S"Fivst~Cl»ss Billiard and Pool Tables. T--1 : --r4- S J. BONSLETT, j&^LOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite CT Owen's Mill, McHenry, 111. Fresh Oysters served up in any shape desired, or ier sale by Die Can. , J£PGOOD STABLING FOR nORSKS.,«* • .if?'1 1 * ' - -: JOS. WIEDEMANN. «fcAT.O(f# and Restaurant.. Near the Depot •O Mcllenrv 111. Boarders liv the day or •week at reasonable rates, meals at all hours. Warn anjj cold *#~Good Stabling for Horses.^f MCHENRY LIVERY STABIJS. :v,t? H. E. WIGIITMAN, Proprietor, First class rijrs, with or without drivers, furnished at reasonable Kates. Teaming of all kinds 4one on short notice. W. W. ELLSWORTH. BREEDER o the Celebrated Majtie Hoar. Also Light and Dark Braluna Fowls. Tjpi^s Shipped to all jtoints by express. P. O. Ad- Ami, Woodstock, 111., rarranteil ROBERT MURFITT, ^ ^ A WATCH-MATCEROflfty&urs experience, has located at Nunda, and will give his atten> SI tion to the Repairing of Clocks, atehes, Jfcc. Shop in Watson & Co.'s Drug Store. All "Work PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins intheocst possible manner, on short notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop flrjst door North of Riverside Block, McHenry III. MCHENRY HOUSE. TM"eHenry, 111. John Karges Proprietor. Jvl Centrally located and the best of accom­ modations furnished. Charges reasonable. RICHMOND HOUSE. RICHMOND ILLINOIS. Frank FosteV Pro-nrietor. Good accommodations for all parties. Samplerooras for Salesmen. Livery stable attached. Public Hall for Lectures, Shows &c., The McHenry Brewery. King & Herbes, Proprietors. THE feest of Beer Shipped to any part of the country and warranted as represented.-- Orders solicited and promptly attended to. FRED. RENICH, MANUFACTURER, --AND-- . • WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST. WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. C. C. KICK. A. A. RICE. L.C. RICE > SON, DENTISTS;, NUNDA, ILL. ' Satisfaction Guaranteed on all work. Teeth -Cleaneil, Filled and Extracted in a careful Mid skillful manner. Artificial Teeth inserted in full or partial plates, on all the basesknown . to the profession. Call and have your teeth it$iUttiue«L ^OFFICE of Tir C. Rice, West Madison St., Oiicago. Office of A. A. Rice, second door North of tlieM. E. Church, Nunda, III. 2,.{REFERENCES. -- Wm. Archdeacon, Nnnda; J^sv. Frank Burr, Green St., Chicago, I1L *S-Will visit Meltonry every Saturday.-- BUSINESS CARDS. E. BENNETT, M. D., OURGEON and Accoucher. Diseases of O Women ft Specialtv. Office and Resklenee on Clay Street, Woodstock, 111. „ .if* W. H, BUCK, M. D., „ • HOMEOPATHIC Phytielan and Sargwwu-Offlce East Side Public Sq uarev Wood^ III. VJuCo iiv«rs Ak 1- *»') wu,« ' lo 4 P. M. Waukegan Cigar Manufactory, B. Ml. DENNIS, Proprietor. " * • ! r Manuflustuwurftnd Wholesal® D«il«*i* CIGAES, TOBACCO, Pip^^f lEv<!ry Description* 55 GENESEE STREET* WAUKEGAN, HX. w. OWEN, / WATCH MAKES & JEWELER, MCHENRY ILL., Dealer in all kinds of American and Swiss Watches, Clocks from the Iwst factories in the country. Silver, plated ware, silver 6900ns, , ' ALSO AGENT FOR TUB Weber and Bradbury Pianos AND THE Estey Organ ! Which we believe to l»e tlial>est Organ i|k the market. We think we know that by experi­ ence, and we believe it, for It is backed up by the T Best Wluslclans in the World. I also »ell other Organs at fess prices than the Estev. but can't recconnnend them to be asgood.:'^..^^./,.: • S&j " July o.^r.oWB*. K1URPHY & BISHOP. rr» a TVTrr-rriTjQ ,. *: ^ * v • • • • • ' : £ " 3 Office. North Side of Public Square, WOODSTOCK, - • . , . . ; ILLINOIS. ^pR ANSACT^T it General Banking «*rtt Ex- •JL change Business. Deposits lrecfeived.-- Interest allowed 011 Special Deposits. Buy and sell United States Bonds, Gold, Gold'Exchange, etc. Exchange on all pi-incipal cities ill Kttrope for sale. Woodstock. III. THE OWENS Fez River Valley Mills. H, D. LUFF, Proprietor. \ y WIcHenrt ̂- - ̂fiUnois .̂ k CONSTANTLTON HAND. CUSTOM OBUfDING Done promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed Thankful for jiast favors ft continuance of patronage is respectfully solicited. WThe Highest Market Price In Cash for good Milling Wheat. • H* D* ' V v " ' . ' - V S u c e e s S o r t o O w e n B m , , - I iiiiiinipiViid f. fit'iit-j • I „ ,--,-- W. H. SANFORD, Mercliant Tailor. In the store of C. II. Dickinson, East side of Public Square, ^ WOODSTOCK, ILL. rA srood Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings' al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a fit warranted- Give me a call. W. II. SANFORD. Woodstock I1L, Sept 27th, 1875. MOUNT1!" ROOT" BITTERS. THIS BITTERS, for its intrinsic properties, is known as one of the Best Tonibs of the Age. As a laxative Liver Cleaning, Blood Purify­ ing Medicine, it has not its superior. It should be taken in quantities from a Tablespoon full to a small wine glass full three times a dav, according to the strength and age of the luvu- id or the degree of sickness. For Sale by the Case or Bottle, -BY-- L, KAPPLER, Patenteo, Woodstock, 111* Village Lot For Sale. Lot 1. Block 1., West McHenry, containing one acre of land, which is well fenced and 011 which is an Orchard'of'good fruit, is now ottered for sale 011 reasonable terms. It is one of the most desirable building places m the village. For further particulars inquire at the PLAIKDKALER Office. __ McHenry, 111., March 1st, 187^. • Farm For Sale. THEtindersigned offers for sale his farm in the Town of Greenwood, consisting of 210 acres of lirst class land, under a good state of cultivation, well watered, prairie and good Timber adjoining, good buildings, Fruit in good variety, in fact everything constituting a good farm. Will be divided if desired. Terms very low, Inquire on the premises of GEO. II. GAKBISON. Grpenwood I1L April I8th, 1376. WASHINGTON UCTTUS. WASHINGTON, D. &, May 13th. IM| * ft jEpperor of Bra*U arrived here from uliWest on Sunday morning and procefe<pt quietly to the Arlington. He was teon visited by the Brazilian iMinisten who after breakfasting with tk$ itnii{i*l F*rtys aocoxnpanied his Majesty f'n a njing trip to Arlington Heights.I From thence they hurried to the Capitol and ascending the dome, Bon Petllo. gazing from the immense height, pfOiiounced it the finest view he had witnessed in America. At the royal pailjp returned and passed through ti«:old rotunda the Emperor passed before Tinnle Re Am'# statue of Liausola «ip pondering for a moment exdaiared^jLineoln. Lincoln, from thy Iff® i haveilcitined my best lessons." In the evellifg he visited the National Observatore" and viewed other worlds from pnrs, through the colossal teles­ cope. On Monday the party went to the Senate chamber, where the Em­ peror listened to the trial of the' fallen War Minister with profound attention for nearly an hour, from thence he visited the V^hl^e Honse where ho was greeted cordillly by the President, Mrs Grant, and Hit. Fred Grant. Leaving the Kxo£uti\V Mansion a tour was made through kll the public buildings, and 011 the fol]bwing morning the par­ ty left for Philadelphia, the Emperor signifying his bitention of returning to 'the Capital'tie first of Julie. Washington i||ust now cursed with infanticide. 1'lap. police Report several cases per dienl where infants have been found .deadjin the sewert, upon thestreetefcml 01 the vacant lots of the city, ^lost-of these have died from neglee$at b|rth, some hav® been strangulated^BiHl^tiiers left In their helpless infancy, hinder the cover of night.in deserted .tlloysand unoccupied buildings have starved to death. One motlinr hns 1mm?H CO!>vIotod of the crilP.S and sent to thf penitentiary, and sev­ eral more are Joow i^ .prison awaiting trial. The p«|ice ar6 tuing every ef­ fort to ferritvot^t t|ie guilty parties and by iaflictlng pr|lB$pt punishment stay the unhuiaan woi:Jc. There are maiiy women employed la the Department|here"ai salaries rang­ ing from §80 per month to $900 per annum, who nofmany years ago moved in the highest social and fashionable circles in Washington. Among them are the daughters and wives of ex-C©u- gressmen, ex-Foreign Ministers, and other men who at one time controlled great political influence. It was but a few days since that Postmaiter Gener­ al Jewell appointed to a 9000 clerkship a lady whose father was foriisierly Min­ ister to one, of the most powerful Courts of Europe, and whose' presence Mr. Jewell sought more tha^ twenty years ago, when a poor mechanic, for the purpose of asking some , trivial fa­ vor. It has been rumored Kerr was to res'gn,but upon inquiry it was ascertained that he has uiorely re­ quested an extension of his^lefwe of abseuce, owing to his feeble condition. It is generally believed here, tliat should a>acancy occur in tile Speaker­ ship, Mr. Cox will be chosen by a large majority. %* Ex-Secretary Belknap if b%liifling to recover from his deep %\Wtifte$$ioa aud occasionally Tenttirefs', up«t street. Whenever he passes th^ W|sh- ingtoit Correspondence liureau l4 casts furtive ahd black looks at it*! occu­ pants. The Grand Jury which had formerly presented him, on Tuesday returned a true bill of indictment against him for malfeasance in t>lfice. The case will not be called before*the fall term of the Criminal Court. $ The Toung Men's Christian Associa­ tion on Tuesday last, welcomed t§ its elegant parlors the Rev. J»P. Glads|oue and Henry J. Wilson, Esq., of England, a deputation from the British Conti­ nental and general Federation for the abolition of Goveniment Regulatioifeof Prostitution, Mr. Gladstone mailefa powerful speech against the evil, iMr- lug which he said ikthe United States Is the only civilized nation^ untainted with the sin of licensed profh titution and that knowing the evil re­ sults of the system of White^Slavery ift England, he had come to this countr^ to warn the American people agaiust its adoption." As there has recently, been an attempt to pass a bill throug'i Congress for the purpose of getting a revenue from this immoral source, the action of the Christian Chujrchfcs is very timely, and wity undoubtedly de­ feat the> measure. j Mr. Samuel Randall chairman of the Appropriation Comriflttee, says that the Omnibus Bill'will be ready for passage by the 10th of June and that with the hearty co-operation of Con­ gress au adjournment can be secured by the middle of that month. All the de­ mands of the House on the Depart­ ments for original papers have* been deniefl in accordance with a message sent to tlJit that subject. It is the cause of great bitterness between the Departments and the Investigation Committees.-- The President is besieged with peti­ tions urging pardons for the convicted whisky men, but thus far has steadfast­ ly refused to show any mercy.--The city is beautifully decorated with bunting and from the hotels where praminent foreigners are stopping the flags of their respective nations are flying.--On Wednesday and Thursday the place looked like a great deserted village; thousands of its inhabitants having set back, the city is filled with strangers who have c^me to inspect the beauties of the Capital. 4 PATENTS. PHITADEI^BL^ 32STTKB, t, FKXLADBLPIUA, PA., MAY 15th, WFLFC. Centennial Exhibition has been opened, and every American may feel justly proud of it. While every build­ ing under the control of the Commis­ sioners is finished and ready, very few of those ^belonging to private exhibi­ tors are even under way. -The conse­ quence Is that the groiinjds are disfigur­ ed by great heaps of dirt, lumber, and boxes, and the air fs filled with the sound of hammer and saws of hundreds of workmen. Were it not for the sight of these unfinished" buildings, the great unsightly heaps ot debris, and the roads cut t«f pieces by the heavily la- dened teams, the exhibition would be all that the most skeptical could desire. Before another month is past, however all these defects will have been reme­ died, and everything b# In perfect working order* A better place for the exhibition eouhl not have been chosen. Tjie *230 aeres of Fairmont Park sot apart for it form a small table land, about 100 feet above the river, and which is diversi­ fied by valleys and green slopes. Almost every available part of the grounds* is Of<t*ineui«u by fountains, flowers, trees, lakes, monuments and (pavillions, while across the valleys and drains are built beautiful light Iron bridges--all together formiug at beau­ tiful a picture as. 1>have ever seen.-- Nearly every one in the country J^AS been made ifamiliar with the appear­ ance of the buildin$rttyr>the lithograph and wood cuts, that have been strewn broadcast over the land, but the build­ ings must actually be seen before their beauty and immense'size can be appre­ ciated. A faint idea of their size may however be given when it is stated that tlje main buildings covers 75 acres nnd liaf the isles or passages are 35 miles long and that it takes about three days to go through them all, making the most cur­ sory examination of the things on ex­ hibition. In order to add to the conve­ nience of visitors a narrow gage ^all- road has been built around inside of the grounds, so that for five cents each one can make a tour of the grpunds In about twenty minutes. Some of the engines which draw the cars are quite diminutive, while the cars are all open boxes, so as to give the passengers a full view of the grounds, and are all made by different fitms as an advertise­ ment. There is also a chair company, having chairs placed upo? wheels, which can be hired with a man to push you about at sixty cents an hour. A visitor has <uj^ to get J^tv tell IM* A'tunj^nWJkjg5 4 ijrr ak®ff't^iiero7>¥lWidijrt - tiie least exerltaargji his paft. -^eve^al elevators have been o^iected outside of the gt oii^ds, in which visitor* can be taken up to what appears to them to be an immense height, and have a full bird's eye view of not only the grouuds but Philadelphia and All the country around. The buildings under charge of the Centennial Commission are the Main BuUdiug, Machinery Hall, Memorial Art Gallery, Womens Pavillion, Agri cultural Hall, Gouerument Building, Horticultural Hall and a number of smaller miscellaneous buildings. The main building is 1880 feet long,464 feet wide, covers 21 47-100 acres, and cost $1„000,000. This building Is' devoted to the exhibition of Dry Goods, Furniture fire arms, carpets, metallurgy, mining, books and scientiflo apparatus. The products of the United States occupy nearly one third of the whole of the building, while the rest, is, or will be filled with the products aud manufac­ tures of"Foreign countries.,#'** " Machinery IJfcli comes next in size, being 1402 feet long by 300 feet wide, Resides having a wing on one side that fs 208 long and 210 wide, The whole building covers 14 acres, and cost #7G2,- (jjoo. The great attraction in this hall the immense Corliss Engine which runs the greater part of the machinery, and whieh has between seven and eight m|les of shafting geared to it. Here as infhe J/^iin Building, the products of tlfl^Uniteu States occupy fully three fourths of all the space. Memorial Hall, and a smaller building, called its kt Annex,'n is intended as a per­ manent structure. Is built of granite, is 30% feet long bjr 210 wide, covers IJ acree of ground and cost *1,500.000. This building is devoted exclusively to to the Fine Arte. Agricultural Hall, far the display of Agricultural implements and products, is 540 feet wide, by 820 feet, covers 10J acres of ground, and cost $300,000, . In this building the United States occu­ pies over one half of all the space. The Government Building though not near so large or showy as the other exhibition building, is one of the most interesting of thein all. It wa* built by the Government at an expense of $€0,000, covers two acres of ground, and is devoted principally to the display of the munitions of war, though the Smithsonian Institute, Interior De­ partment, and other branches are rep resented. Horticultural Hall, like Memorial Hall, is iuten^led as a permanent structure, is 383 feet long, 193 feet wide, eost nearly $252,000, and is de­ voted to the exhibition of flowers, trees, shrubs and vines. " The are to be about 190 buildings on the ground, but these will .have to bc described hereafter. The opening day was bright and pleasant, though the grounds were Soft And muddy from the rain that had been falling for several days before. In re­ sponse to the invitations of the Cen­ tennial Committee, President Grant and family, T. W. Ferry, Vice Presi­ dent of the United States, Secretaries Fish, Brlstow, Chandler, Taft,Robeson, Jewell, and Pierrepout; all of the Foreign Ministers; all of the members of both Houses of Congress; Governors of many States; Generals Sherman aud $he|idati; the Emperor of Brazil and Wife; and too many others to mention, were present and took part in the openiug ceremonies. Bishop Simpson opened the exercises with prayer, af­ ter which the orchestra and a chorus of one thousand voices, gave Whittler's Centennial Hymn. The Binging was perfectly grand and completely drowned the music Of the orchestra. Hon. John Welsh, President of the Centennial Board Finance, then made a brief address, after which the chorus and orchestra rendered Sidney Ladier's Cantata 4,The Centennial Meditation of Columbia." Gen. Jos. T Rawley, President of tho Commission, then, amidst the most intense enthu­ siasm presented the exhibition to the President of the UuVted States. Gen. Grant came forward, evidently very much embarrassed, and was greeted with the wildest cheering and applause ii soon as peace aud quiet were re­ st® red, he read his address in rather a low, faltering tone, stopping frequent­ ly as If trying to get a better control of his voice. When he announced that the Exhibition was open, and the American flag was unfurled, the enthu­ siasm of the mighty crowd boiled over and they gave vent to wildest cheering aud demonstrations. The Hallelujah Chorus was then gives, when the march through the various buildings began, led by President Grant, Don Pedro and wife, and Cabinet. The chimes were rung, a salute fired by the artillery, and the buildings were then fhrown open for the first time to the public. Much to the surprise of nearly every tip with Machinery tMt ti still un- packed, and the floors littered ever with boxes. Fully two or three weeks will pass before everything is In full running order, and for the present, at least, I advise your readers to postpone their visit. TheCommissionersftbould require all exhibitors to at once com­ plete their preparations. Ample space aud every facility, free of charge, has been given them, and there is no ex­ cuse for such delays. Many persons have come here, and will go away sadly disappointed on account of this incom­ pleteness, That the Exhibition will be in two or three weeks the finest the world has ever seen, no one doubts,but it should be so now. The Commission­ ers have done a great work, and great credit is due them, not only for their spirit and energy, but for the exquisite taste which they have shown iu all their arrangements. It is estimated that fully 130,000 porsonS were present at the opening, the greater portion * of whom w ere caught in the pouring rain which came suddenly up and continued for hours. QUAJD, \ PATENTS. AKTICL14th. Among the applications for pateotsv many are ridiculous in the extreme. One man applied for a patent for • method of rendering spirits visible. He said that the only reason why spirits do not make themselves vistbl* to those they love, is that the currents and disturbances of the air shnoy and bother them. Iu order to overcome this objection, he proposed to apply _ suction pump to a rfcom, suck the air all out, and thus form a perfect vacum. Tho spirits then being troubled n» longer, would become visible. As those who are to iee the spirits, after they do become visible, cau not live in a room in which there is no air, and as the pressure of the atmosphere Would crush in any substance which is trans­ parent enough to admit light and be seen through, even supposing that tho theory is true, how is it possible to get a sight of the spirits. Another asked for* patent for the generation of steam by boring a hole down to the center of the earth where everything is la a red hot or molten condition. Among the advantages claimed for this unique method is that there will be no danger of an explosion aud no expense for fuel or engineers. A professor .once gave the following question to his class, each one of this scholar> to think it over, and give* him an answer on the following day: "Sup­ pose a hole was bored through the oefr» ter of the earth down to China, and s cannon ball was dropped into the hole, where would the ball finally come to rest?" Next day be asked the first boy 1 if he had thought about the question, and the boy replied: "I can't say that I have given miieh thought to the main question, ]*ut I have given a good deal to a subsidiary one. How are yon go- ingto get that hole through to Chinaf So in regard to this* invention. It ia not the expense or trouble after yen have the steam, but how is Ike hole t» be dug so deep. Another inventor wanted a patent for an artificial moon. His Idea was to have an itamen&e balloon which was to be moored in the air above the town or city, and from which would be sus­ pended an electric light, or great $re. By means of this invention we wern to become entirely independent of tho moon, and dispense with gas lamps in the streets altogether. Still another wanted a patent for placing a large propeller wheel on tho bow of a boat. The vessel was simply to be started by a steam engine, and then the forward motion ol the boat would cause the water to turn the wheel on the bow, and this wheel would in turn impart motion to another wheel at the stern, which is to drive the boat forward. The inventor's great fear in regard to this invention was that it would be impossible to build m boat that would be strong enough to so through the water at the immense speed he expected to attain by meaaa of his invention, and his great object was to invent some method to keep the boat from running more than fifty miles an hour. - T Another wanted to obtain ft patent upon an embalming compound, and wishing to show how well it wenld -btauilu Jf" ,rner^c'v \ sent -the a model. His moitel wWfeistattt^y fti| turned to-hiin. ! ^ ^ Applications for patents for perpet* ual motion are about as frequent ee ever. Many of these inventions show a great deal of ingenuity, but all of them an utter lack of knowledge simplest laws of nature. V'- * * True to the last--"Man," says Victor Hugo, "was the conundrum of the eighteenth century; woman is the conundrum of the nineteenth century.*4 An American editor1 a|kis, "We can't guess her, but will never give 1^¥ No never." , . * j5@-ul've knowed dat mule for three yeahs, and I don't think de animal would hurt a lamb, cause" This blank space indicates where the lecture was interrupted, and the darkey lor- warded to the other side the fenoe--by that same mule. wmmm . JgTCampbell, the U. S. Marshal, who helped extort blackmail from Mlea Sweet, offers to refund. That is good as far as it goes; but it sboutct pot and will not relieve him from the odium of the gross imposition practiced upon tho young lady. That piece of meanness can only be properly atoned for by re­ tirement from oftice, either voluntary or on compulsion. We are sure tt would exceedingly gratify all sinoero Republicans to see this "piece of meant* ness" dismissed by the authorities a* , Washington without a single day's do* f| lay. What they are waiting for ift. more than we can make out. • ' •; L 16S"The woman's rights questions * seems now fairly launched upon the seajT. of general discussion. A resolution fop elevating woman to the office of leader, steward, exhortfr and local preacher-- (what more could be asked--) was pre­ sented in the Methodist General Con­ st Baltimore. It was referred to ant appropriate committee, and we shall expect to hear much more front tt hereafter. t LEGAL BLANKS* Legal Blanks of all kinds for sale a% the Corner Drug Store of Murpfcy M, Hoy. Woodstock. 111. Orders h§ JCti* promptly attended tov