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•A 4 * + «..»»* %-- r . st. jp ..>'/' •,.T " ijf,< ••?' J Is .. ..." {..<>,* '.... »*Aj ; y* i «a" • • ! • . 4 ' >""r; " ••>• *4 H,. - cgoafy The Marengo Convention. % WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11th, 1876. J. VAIN PLYKE, Editor.. iSb A dispatch from Elgin says that from tlie returns received it is indicated that the Republicans hare canied .both the State of Indiana and Ohio, but that the vote was very close, and the result could not be told until the ftttl vote was in. ' " t&F If wi llful and hare-faced lying would win In this District Lathrop would be elected through the efforts of the Rockford Gdzetle and Register alone. Their columns are filled each %eek with falsehoods too silly and bare-faced to need contradiction. Keep right on gen tie then., Gen.' llurlbnt needs no better endorsement among the people than your opposition. |6ir Commodore VauderbHt's tenac­ ity to life is a marvel to his friends. At times when they leave, his aspect is po death-like and emaciated, that they do not again expect to see him alive. But they are very likely to find him anjma^d. and apparently fuill of vital­ ity. On Tuesday he saw nobody except "liis'son, W. H. Vatiderb'lt. He still craves nourishing food, and likes to drink milk punch and cider. BtrSf'Dr. Mary Walker is trying to collect pay for three years of service, winch she has not rendered to the United States Treasury Department. It seem? that Mr. Spinner appointed her to a position, bnt that she was not confirmed,and consequently did not enter upon the expected duties Still the woliian thinks that she should be paid a salary right along, just the same, for Regular Bepubl ican C andidate Congress, 4lh District, QXH S. A. SUBLBUf, OF BOQXE. fiSP Stokes, who killed Jim Fiek four or five years ago, will have served out his term of imprisonment "this month. A visitor says: "Four years ofimprison­ ment have added lines to his brow and silver threads to his hair, and the erect form and elastic tread of the elegant' Broadway swell have given way to the stoop and shuffling gate of one on whom the years hang heavily. That he has suffered, the care-worn lines of his handsome face too plainly tell." &SFrThe frequency of murders shows sad deficiency in the laws bearing on its punishment. A codification and simplification of statutes for the pun­ ishment of murder J» imperatively needed, to the end that no guilty man shall escape. If the penalty be death it must be understood that an offender le lawyers undertake this job, having an eye single to this, they must bear the stigma of working only for compe- tive success,and the blame of every case where an " outraged public seEnse promps a volunteer jury aud execution forwiih. CeT'4*The European 'question" is a question of a proper division of Europe, and centers now on the Servian rebel­ lion Russia wants to gain possession of European Turkey,and would aid Servia, except thatjthe other great powers will not allow it. On the other hand, th» people, who are not so much interested in the '"balance of power," are horrified at the atrocities committed by the Turks, and very possibly may in Russia drive the government into war. In England, too .they are fretted and im­ patient at the course taken by the gov­ ernment, and may crowd it Into- the arneaatany time. J^-Tbe Democratic Senatorial and Representative Convention, compris­ ing the Counties of Lake and Mcllenry, was held in this village on Saturday last,and nominated the following tick­ et: For State Senator--E. M. Haines, of Lake County. For Representatives :--Calvin Gilbert of McHenry County and Edwin M. Dennis of Lake County. An ineffectual attempt was made to fuse with the Greenback or Independ­ ent Convention, which met here on the same day, but after several conference Committees had been appointed with­ out effecting any coalision, the Demo­ crats nominated the ticket above natn^d and the Independents nomina­ ted a -<lr. \Y hitmore, of Lake County as Representative and adjourned. It is generally understood that the Inde­ pendents will endorse the nomiuationof Haines for Senator. -• 1 j • 4^* I he Rock ford Gazette advises the "half dozen soreheads in Kane coun­ ty to come in out of the cold, unless they want to be shelved for a time." The Gazette man must be woefulty ignorant of the situation in Kane coun­ ty, jis the so-callcd soreheads are quite numerous, not in this county alone, but in DeKalb, Winnebago and McHenry counties, and their power will be felt on the' 7t.li of November. We think also, that lie is altogether too sanguine of the election of Mr. Lathrop. Had he received the nomination fairly, we should continue to support him. He was our first choice, but we cannot sanction the fraud by supporting him now. We do not lay the blame on Mr. Lathrop, but upon hisfriends who have film in the unenviable position he is now in, and who "were not scrupulous as to the means used in placing him there. We arve sorry-that Mr. Lathrop permjtt.pd himself to be placed in such tt poi-itiosr.--Matavia Newts. We have barely time tiefbre going to press to announce the resultof the Con­ gressional .Convention, held in Marengo yesterday. It was large and enthusias­ tic, and there was not a man in the Con­ vention who did not signify his intentio of fighting the fraud perpeiratcd npon the voters at Elgin, to the bitter end. Hon S. A- Hurlbut, was nominated for Congress on the first ballot, and on being notified of the fact came before the Convention and in an able and eloquent speech reviewed the situation in this District, and closed by unhesi­ tatingly accepting the nomination tendered him by the Convention. That Gen. Hurlbut has tried by all fair means to heal the breach made by t jie Geneva and Elgin frauds is evi­ denced by the following facts: On Friday last the State Central Commit­ tee telegraphed Gen. Hui'lbut to come to Chicago,1 and on arriving there he found Mr. Lailirop. also thei;e. The meeting was at the instance of the Committee for the purpose of trying to ngi'ee upon some terms by which a settlement of the difficulty in this Dis­ trict could be attained. Lathrop would make no proposition. Gen. Hurlbut proposed' to refer the whole matter to the State Committee. Mr. Lathrop would/not agree to the proposition. Gen. Hurlbut then proposed to refer the matter/to a committee of c, 5, or 7 persons to be chosen by Mr. Lathrop, to be composed of persons outbids of this District, to which proposition also Mt. Lathrop refused to agree. Gen. Hurlbut then offered to refer the mat­ ter to a new Convention to be composed of the old delegates of Winnebago. D^Kalb, Boone and McHenry Counties, ail a new set of delegates from Kane. Mr. Lathrop would not agree to the proposition saying that the McHenry delegation was as fraudulently elected as those of Kane. Gen. Hurlbut then said McHenry should with Kane elect new delegates. Mr. Lathrop still re­ fused. Gen. Hurlbut next offered to refer to an entire new convention. Mr. Lathrop refuse^ Gen. Hurlbut then offered to withdraw utterly and entire­ ly from the canvass as a candidate if Mr.Lathrop would do the same. Mr. Lathrop refused, in fact he refused to consider any proposition suggested by Gen. Hurlbut or the Committee. The Committee became disgusted with Mr. Thus ended the conference. These are the facts in the case. Now ,we leave it to any candid man who is responsible for the breach in the ranks of the party in this District. Nomina­ ted by a villainous fraud, which lie does not and dare not deny, he at­ tempts to crawl out by charging that fraud may have been committed some­ where else, and when cornered on this he merely sets back like a mule and whines, "my friends wil! not allow me to do it." We opine that on the ere of election he v.-iH again whine "Good Lord, deliver me from my friends." Republicans of the Fourth Congress­ ional District, your duty is now plain, lion S. A. Hurlbut is the regular nominee of the party, and it behooves every man to roll up his sleeves an.d go to work in earnest. Less than four weeks remain before election, and you have an uns jrupulor.- enemy to contend with;one that was nominated by fraud and consequently will not hesitate to commit more fraud to accomplish his ends. If every Republican who loves justice and right, and who is desirous that the majority and not the minor­ ity shall rule, will come to the polls on the 7th of November, Stephen A. Hurl­ but will be elected by a handsome ma­ jority. And we firmly believe such will be the result. We are aware that the Ring and their organs and mouth­ pieces will howl "Sorehead," "bolters," &c., but let them howl. Their doom is sealed. The people have taken the matter in hand and will carry it through to the end, putting their seal of condemnation upon them and their fraud. "\\ e shall publish the proceedings of the Convention and Address to the People as soon as it can be put in type. FOR CIRCUIT CLEFIK EDITOR PLAIN DEALER :--As you have been discussing for the past few weeks the question of who shall represent HS in Congress from this District for the uext two years, and in a manner, too, that entirely meets the approval of a large majority of th« voters of this town, it may not be out of place for me to give a few hints as to h»w we feel in regard to the office of Circuit Clerk. It is a well known fact that the delegates from this town to the county convention were expected to cast their votes for Josiah Dwight, who was then and is now the choice of our people, but that they did not do so is equally well known. How that Change was brought about we will not now discuss, but that the actionjof the delegates was endorsed by the voters, as has been stated by the Ring organ, is false. The voters of this town believe that Josiah Dwight was&onestly entitled to the nomination, and will so testify at the polls on elec­ tion day. They believe that the un scrupulous political Ring at the county seat have ruled this county long enough and will not submit to being sold out by them. As regards Mr Richards we think it would be well for him to serve a little longer probation in the Bepnb- lican party before he asks for the best office in the gift of the people. That he came into the party one year ago under the promise of this office from the Ring we know to be a fact, and his yarn of having voted the Republican ticket for the past six years is all moon­ shine. He never done so until last fall and would not have done so feften but that he had his eye on the nomihation. On the contrary Mr. Dwight has been a life-long, consistant and true Repub­ lican, and if as a party we are not to reward those who have been true in hours of danger, we ccrtainly show in­ gratitude, to say the least. f If party nominations are to be pur­ chased and controlled by the Ring, then let every true Republican come out and vote for men, and show the Ring that honesty and not political knavery is at a premium in McHenry County. We believe the people are awake to.the necessities of this case, and that'Mr. Dwight will be elected by a handsome majority. At least that is the way it is figured out by A REPUBLICAN. Huntly, Oct 7th, 1876. Unless the will of James Lick, the, late California millionaire, be con­ tested and broken by his son John Lick, a portion of his vast estate will be di­ vided up as a gift to the public, as follows: The suin of $700,000 for an observatory, and §300,000 to found and endow the California School of Mechan­ ical Arts;#250,000 for a group of bronze statuary representing the history of California; 8100.000for an old ladies* home in San Francisco; $150,000 for building and maintaining free baths; $150,000 for a bronze monument to Francis Key, author of "The Star Spangled Banner;" §25,000 to the Prot­ estant Orphan Home of San Francisco, aud the same amount io found an or­ phan home in San Jose, and $10,000 to purchase scientific and mechanical works for the Mechanics1 Institute of San Francisco. CLOTHING| CLOTHING! A large Invoice at unprecedented Low P. D. SMITH'S. BUltLBUT TO LATHROP. Chicago, Sept. 19, 1976, Hon. Wm. Lathrop, Rock ford. Dear Sir:--The state of affairs in the 4th District, is too serious to be trifled with. You must by this time be aware of the extent and causes of the disaf­ fection, and that these involve not merely your success, but that <|f the Prices, at So far as I know, the difficulty Is not personal--it is not against you nor for me. It reaches deeper, and stands on principle. The admision of the "Lord" delegates Is felt to have been an out­ rage upon all the cardinal principles of Republicanism and fair dealing, and the grievance is growing instead of dying out. This bitter feeling exists in Kane, McHenry, Boone and DeKalb, and to a considerable extent in Winnebago. Gen'l Farnsworth has a much stronger hold on the people of the District, than you, perhaps, believe; and the issue is doubtful. If you succeed it will be af­ ter a bitter and humiliating contest. I have, perhaps, no right to address you at all, but it is my wish to re-unite the scattered forces of the Iieuplican party, and to present a full fron to the common enemy. No tribunal legally competent-•exists* which by its own authority can decide; but you and I can make one by consent. Harmony can only be obtaine%d by justice. For the sake of unity I there­ fore propose to you to submit the whole question arising out of the Gene­ va and Elgin Conventions, to the arbi­ trament of the State Central Commit­ tee, and that we both, in absolutely good faith, abide and perform the award. 1 should be glad to give active sup­ port to the Republcan candidate for Congress, and as you well know 1 have no personal exception to you, I have not originated, nor can I control the ex­ pression of dissatisfaction and disgust which pervades the District, and I con­ cur, as a citizen, in the belief that such wrong doings should not be tolerated. You can heal all these breaches if you so choose. You can place yourself per­ sonally right before the people. If I do not misjudge you, this would be a relief to you from a false position into which you have been forced by unwise and indiscreet friends. 1 go to-day to Indiana. You repty can be made to the Chairman of the State Central Committee, as I shall not be back before the 1st of October* Yours, truly. 8. A. HURLBU T A pious but uneducated Judge closed a sentence with the following touching reproach: "Prisoner at the bar, nature has endowed you with a good education and respectable family connections, instead of which you go prowling around the country after ducks." TO THE PUBLIC. All persons knowing themselves In­ debted to the firm of Blake & Bro., are requested to call and settle the same in the next ten days, asl wish to close all outstanding accounts. JOHN Blai£E, jsurviving Partner Blake & Bro. MARENGO. --The Vermont House, since Mr Anderson became landlord, is known as the "Commercial House." The travel­ ling public sptik highly Of the new management. --The Highway Commissioners refused to lay out a road in the north part of the town last week, as petition­ ed for, believing that the expense of making a good road there would not be compensated by an equivalent benefit. --The store of Mr. Ceo. R. Weeks was entered by burglars last Friday night, and clothing, boots, etc., to the value of about $30 taken. The burglar effected an entrance,by breaking a pane of glass, removing the fastenings over the lower sash, which he then raised, went in and helped hi mself to such things asr he de­ sired and then vamosed. --Mr. Leo Schilling, formerly a resi­ dent of this village, died at Lafayette, Indiana, on Tuesday of last week. He was at work in his bakery as usual, and suddenly fell dead. Leo carried on a bakery in this place a number of years ago, in the building now occupied by S. A. Crlssey for a Hardware store. He married a niece of Henry Underwood, and shortly after moved to Lafayette, Ind., where he engaged in a Bakery, and has lived there tip to the time of his death. He leaves a wife and adopt­ ed daughter.--Republican. Is*:.: FAIL MB TRADE.' .. . •••jlSi. 'Sl£ui t*s£ »• !«* * ./ * * * StEAR TtfE DEPOT, M'HENRY. |&*Blue-tinted writing paper arose from the carelessness of a woman. Mrs. East, the wife of an English paper- maker, going among the vats while the workmen were at dinner,let a blue-bag fall into one of them: and, horrified at the mischief she had done, said not a word about the matter. The spoiled paper was hidden away in the ware­ house by the angry paper-maker for four years; then he sent it to his London agent, to be sold for what it would fetch. The novelty was admirt d, and the agent not only sold the whole stock of blue paper at a high price, but asked for more. Then Mrs. East told hersecfet, claiming a new cloak as the reward of her fortunate carelessness. Dry Goods, a full Stock. Boots | Shoes in abundance Clothing a Full Line. 7 Hats and Caps for all. iSfTTIhoice Groceries, Fine Teas, Can Bruits, Crockery and Glass Ware. The Highest Market, Price for BUTTER EGGS. AND POULTRY, in Cash or Trade. BUCKLIN & STEVENS. McHenry, 111., Sept. 23d, 1676. REMOVAL. U S BRO., HAVK removed to their new Store 011 the corner opposite the Brick Church, where they will be happy to see their old customers and as many new ones as may see lit to call. A Full Stock of Furniture of all kinds, at prices as low as the lowest. McHenry, Aug. WW, lS.u.IiLA',vE & BK?* Now is the Time to Buy FURNITUHH! --AT-- New Cabinet Wareroons, NEAR THE DEPOT, MCHENRY, - ILLINOIS Ooine and See Before you purchase elsewhere, as I have a full and complete Stock of everything in the Furniture Line. . IdlPDon't be afraid to Come. Anything in my line Manufac­ tured to order and satisfaction guaranteed. Repairing done to order, JOHN fcvliOEN. McHenry, 111., Sept'Kth, 1876. L. Stoddard, IN HOWE'S|BLOCK.B McHENRY, - - - ILLINOIS HAS just received a large and well selected stock of Hats Caps, Boots and Shoes, NOTIONS, Grroceries, Acc., Whlclihe is offering to the buying public At Prices to Suit the Times. *G5*Mv stock of Hats and Capt comprises the latent styles, atni will-l»o w>ld low l'or Cash or Beudy I'ay. CALL AND SEE. L. STODDABD. McHenry, I1L, May 30th, 1876. PERRY & MARTIN. 4 ° ~ Headquarters for all Kinds of Dry Goods Clothing, . Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps Groceries of all Kinds, Crockery Glass-Ware, FRUIT CANS, CARPETS, TRUNKS, And in short, a First Class Stock of General Merchandize. .We are constantly receiving new Goods of all kinds, and buying them for Cash Down are thereby enabled to'offer special bargains in all classes of good**. We know that talk is cheap, but the party or parties who can undersell Us don't live in this neck of the woods. Our LARGE AND CONSTANTLY IN­ CREASING .TRADE testifies better than anything we can say that OUR CLAIMS ARE NOT UNFOUNDED. We^always guarantee our goods to be what they are represented *o Ite and arfe always ready to make good our word. We are here to get a livelihood! and hence cannot afford to be undersold or to deceive the public, nor to aak: enormous profits on our goods. We intend to u Live and Let Live! , v;;. : 1 And while we are grateful to a generous public for their patronage in tim* past, we hope to merit the same in the future. 4^*01 VE US A CALL £and we will show you our Goods aud use you well whether you buy of us or not. McHenry, 111., July 27th, 1875. PERKY & MARTIN. At the Old Stand of Owen & Brother. For President in 1876: THE MAN WHO GETS THE MOST VOTES. And the Man who gets the MOST GOODS for his money, buys of {(Successor to O. G. |i homi'Son.) NUNDA, - - ILLINOIS Largest Stock, Best Assortment, LOWEST PRICES. fl©1- The Stock is New and Large, ant Consists of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, ft hoice Groceries, &c., &c. ®S~Glve me n Call and^Save Your Mouey, l y buying Goods Cheap. L.IROTHGERBER.f Nunda, Ill.^Nor.J^Oth, 1875.5 J At the Old Stand of J. E. Vasey, RI Pi C WOOD, - - ILLINOIS, Have just tilled their Store with a Lars* Stoekof STOVES, Both Cook and Heating, which thev are offer, injr to the buyinj,' public at BOTTOM PRICES We have also a line assortment of Table and Pocket Cutlery, and other Goods that ar« usually kept in a country Hardware Store. In connection with our large stock of Hard, ware we have opened up with a full line of The Best Tobacco.;and Cigar* To be found in the Market. OUR STOCK OF Rubber Goods, &c., are of the best manufae. ture, and we extend an invitation to all to come and see 11s befare purchasing elsewhere All goods sold at tiul Lowest Cash Prices. VASEY A HOLMES. Ring wood, Sept. 18th, 1876.