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WKDXESPAY. FEB. 28th, 1877. J. VAIV SLYKE, Eklftoi*. f£rG«n, Me Arthur. Postmaster at Chicago. was announced by the papers ou Moiulny to be a defaulter to the tune of 300,000. The Journal tries to excuse it off by calling it 4-iMcArthur's misfortune !" Well perhaps it is, but, if a poor man. comparatively without in­ fluence, had done the same thing, and nothing more, would the Journal then have called it his misfortunet The Journal should make no distinction between criminals, no matter what their former social standing. Gen. McArtlinrhas filed a voluntary peti- tiou in Bankruptcy, and the President has appointed Hon. F. W, Palmer, his successor. NUNDA. Editor^ P lain dealer:--From" a political stain 1 point, we can Say that "time flies on V-h® wings of the wind," lor the hour flf'f the,' solution of the Presidential quoit is near at hand, but who can tell f.» ,e result. Honesty^ Principle, and lair*, dealing are being trodden unrler-foot\ by partisan strife; jjggr Ladies^ here is something for; you. It is about Mrs, President-elcct Hayes, More, andmost interesting of all, it is About her dress. She became apprised that she was to be the mis­ tress of the White House for the next four years. Being a 'provident- aifti painstaking lady, she immediately be­ wail to think about what would be the McHENR^ and all the old beaca, 1 Hgbts of Cousti- j proper thing for her to wSar at the in- tutional guidance, ar#v of all their prestige and power, bit^ ' uotwitlistand- ing the deleterious effect *s t '1 's of anarchy and strife. Xti 'da U rising above this influence iu a >k poii t of view, and will soonbegnt our citizen^ witl^the music ̂ iTWrh ad hoped to be able to an­ nounce to our readers this week that the Presidential muddle was. ended, Vut at the time-of writing we are una­ ble to do so. T° b® sure every dispu­ ted State lias been passed upon, but a few hot-headed partizans arc attempt iug to delay the proceedings by the most shameful filibustering ever known. Had the count of the Electoral Vote been conducted as it always lias been and according to the Constitution, we think it would have been more satisfactory, but as our wise statesmen decreed otherwise now let them act like men aud accept the situation. We hope that before our next issue a President may be peacefully inaugura­ ted, aud then we confidently predict the wheels of government will move smoothly and prosperously along. 'English manufactures have re­ cently been compelled to confront and acknowledge the unwelcome fact that Americans cannot only successfully compete with them in foreign markets, but at their own doors. The President At the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce at Its annual meeting owned that by -their own fault Sheffield euttlers had lost the trade with this country; and a few days after the President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting, lamented that they liad not only lost their excellent mar­ ket for their goods in the United States, but that there was considerble trade even in Manchester in cotton fabrics manufactured here. Mr. Mun- dell, M. P. of Sheffield, ascribed the Xo enliver >f the ham­ mer and saw in building n«w\"<?side,nces and business places, barys, \ &c. I>r. Itallou has already up a tasfe V little frame, that,will be finished of\ Tor a barn, for the use of the occup^ »ts of his stores, and Mr. Robert Phili}has some of the material on the ground' for a beautiful residence, while Mr. .)•, • P. Beadslev has taken tHe iniatory st\pPs for the erection of a mansion upon farm that joins the village^ The va­ cant houses, that were so numeroiuy last fall, are now all occupied or nearly so by tenants or by persons that have recently bought, believing that Xunda is destined to be a place ol importance, as a business center. Mr..William James, that lives on the old Harley Greeu farm. jn?t Northeast •f this place, \vas_ severely kicked bv a horse receiving the blo'\y upon his left arm, which was badly fractured above the elbow. In consoqueiK 'e, Tuesday^ Feb. 20th, Dr. Watson wa» called and* adjusted the broken bone and reports favorably of his patient. We have had two weddings in town since the last issue*of the P laindkalkk yet the matimonial market, is reported buoyant with an upward tendency. Mr. Earnest Beardslev and Miss Maggie Sides were married by Elder Wiley, at his residence, Tuesday evening, Feb. 20th. Also Thursday, Feb. 22d, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr- Andrew Henderson, by Kev. Mr. llay. Mr. Wm. M. Huffman and Miss Mary Henderson, both of Xunda. 'We wish them all sorts of good things, for well we know that they have acted wisely. Mr. John-A. Robinson was sersously and dangerously hurt Monday night, Feb. 19th, by his team running over him. It seems that while unhitching his team he thought he had unfastened all the traces and liad stepped forward to drop the pole and as the horses started forward, one tug was yet fast to the whiffle tree which frightened the augural of-her husband as President She decided up take the train from Columbus, hor Ifome, and go to Cincin­ nati, where she could get the styles. 'She went. Sli'S visited the leading fashion-firm of'the city, and she decid­ ed upon her costumes.. A sly reporter crept into I lie establishment soon after Mrs. Ilayes left, and these were the or­ ders which lie read against her name. Want to hear them? Of course? Well then, here: ' 'Inaugural dress. Be of elegant black silk, cut princesse in style, high in the throat, long sleeves, full train. Trimmed" with black velvet, blue satin, and Valencipnn.es lace ; must be rich and elegant, but. very plain. Cost. $500. Evening or reception dress. Be of Quaker grny, Corsage waist, square neck, demi-sleeves, full train. Trimmed with Valenciennes I ace, fringe and flowers, Cost, $300. ^/orning dress Be of blue cashmere, ha;'ulsomely trimmed with silk of the sun. e shade,fringe to match, demi-train ami - princess polonaizt,"--Ex. *Ve would announce to onr customers and the public generally, that our facilities for CUSTOM GRINDING ARE.NOW Better Than Ever Before! And that we are prepared to do all kinds of Grinding in the the best possible manner. Merchants and Others Who handle Flour are especially requested to give us a call, as our different Krands of Flour are second to none in the market. Thanking the public for past favors we hope for a continuance of the same. A. H. HAN LEY & SONS. McHenry, 111., Feb. 20th, 1877. a A B H I S O N S FAVORITE A T O . This Ea r!i<\ new t ami < without doubt the *-y jrown ; size, above Tomato L I'.est Varia . medium, smooth as an a P P 'e, nearly round ; vcrv solid, line flavor, at. '• excellent quality every way. Fruit is a be), utiful dark c.rmison duster.' large, ripening ev enly and perfectly, Ileitis free irom liie hard t enter core which manv varieties possess. l*'t "m seed sown in opeii irround in latitude of . Northern Illinois ami Southern Wisconsin fix <t begin* ripen- ini? .1 uIv loth to »oth. After*, "> years of expe­ rimental testing we have yet toseean imper­ fect specimen. GAUUISON "BROTHERS, N nrserymen. Gr, >enwood, IP. LAU1R & EECVSR, NEW CARPENTER S H O P ! McHENBY, ILLINOiS. E. PERKINS Would respectfully inform his friends and the public. geniCrillv'that he is now prepare:!, at his Shop, West of the Public Sqniire', to do all kinds of Oalrpenter Work or work in wood of anv kind^-su-eh as the wood-woi -k of Huir- gies, Wagons, making lioats, &c„ and in -short any thing ever made in ailrst-rlass Carpenter Shop. From a long experience in the business and usintrruone but the best of I,umber I can in all cases Guarantee Satisfaction ! GENERAL JOBBING P rom }> 11 y a 11 e n d ed to. The Old and Reliable ML E. M. OWEN, Still Lives, and can be found on hand this Spring, at his Ware­ house, opposite the Old Owens Mill, McHenry, with a full line of Leading Farm Machinery, Of all kinds, among which can be found the celebrated Buckey© Grain Drill, Broadcast Seeders, Junior Cultivator, Plow Sulky, which can be attached to any Plow, Champion Self-Dumping iiakie, •&c., &e. - • Plows ! Plows ! * Plows ! All leading Plows kept constantly on liahd and at Lowest Prices. Also see the celebrated Buckeye Broadcast Seeder. It is not equalecj. Prices Low and Terms Favorable. K. M. OWEN. McHenry, 111., February 27th, 1877. Give M"e a Call! E. PEItKINS. McIIenry, 111., Xov. 2»th, IWti. BUCKLIN & STEVENS,, NEAR THE DEPOT, M'HENRY. Dry Goods, a full Stock. Boots g Shoes in abundance Clothing^a Full Line. Hats and C aps for all. HENRY COLE Y, American.^ success to their promptness faoor-saving machinery! horses.a.ud the>r ,onvarcI r:l" Wliutever niav be Che "Otttftfe, die '.IklMKeworthy and gratifying. W: •The extradition treaty wliicii jnst l>een concluded between the United States and Spain contains some -features which have evidently Pug- gested by recent complications in our foreign relations. Tbe offence for -which an accused person may be ex­ tradited are ctfrefully specified and ^described. The list comprises fourteen .dlflereiit^ -^erimts. each of whicli is recognizedsu(^> by all civilized -nations. A person surrendered to an­ swer to the charge of having committed .oneJ0^these crimes may be tried for IHjpof those specified in the treaty, not, for anj' not included said list. Crimes and oftences 4*f a political character, and those •therewith connected, are distinctly, excluded from the operation of the treaty. No person may be extradited wider the provisions of tfrfs treaty for -any offence committed prior to the -exchange of ratifications. Therefore. American fugitives from justice now '•residing in Spauisti domlnons and Span­ ish fugitives in this country, are secure .from extraditon.--New York Times. Notice to the Holders of McHenry County Orders. Notice is hereby given, that on the •31st day of March, 1877, I will pay the following |(300 8 per cent McIIenry county orders, to-wit: Nos. 51, 59,67,75 83. 92. 101, 109,117,125.134, 142,150,158! 166,174,182,190,199,207, 215, 223, 231, 239, 247, 255,203.271, 279, 287, 299, 311, 324, 342, 354, GO. 69. 78, &8, 98, 107, 116, 126,136, 145,154,103. 172, 181 and 192. Interest will cease on the above county orders April 1st, 1877. Jamks Nisii , County Treasurer. Woodstock. Fel>. 27, 1877. « The attention of parties holding Mc­ Henry county orders, and the public gen orally, is respectfully called to the fol­ lowing resolution passed by the Board of Supervisors at their December ses sion.1876. Your committee oji finance, to whom was referred tiie matter of funding the 8 pe» cent orders of this county into 7 per cents would recommend that the County Treasurer be instructed to offer 7 per cent county orders to all persons holding such 8 per cent orders as may be called in for redemption du ring the coming year and to sell for cash such 7 per cents to any and all persons de­ siring to invest iu them. We would further recconimeud that Said treasurer be instructed, whenever lie shall have iu the treasury the sum pi' #1,000 received from the sales of £uch 7 per cent orders or from other sources not otherwise appropriated, to redeem 8 percent orders of the county, giving due and proper notice of such jredemption. J\>iks Xisii . County Treaasrer. over him ami run the .wa^ou over vim before lie couldget out Of the way. He was badly bruised and seriously in­ jured inwardly. Dr. Watson was called a day or two afterwards to see hi in and found him in bad condition, but re­ ports him improving now. A very pleasant social time some of the ^ many friends of Mr. and >ir.«. Gilbert Hunt enjoyed Wednesday af­ ternoon, Feb. 21st, at their residence in this place, the occasion being the cele­ bration of their Cryslal Wedding. They had taken great pains to make it pleasant for their numerous guests some of whi< h hailed from liichmond, Wood­ stock and other parts of the county. (Good vocal and instrumental music to­ gether with the sparkling conversation of friends, rendered us all oblivious to the rapid liight of time, which only the call for supper seemed to awaken us to the lateness of the hour: A most boun­ tiful collation had been prepared, svhich none know hotter how serve than does Mrs. Iiunt. We shall not enumerate the many beautiful presents and time and space will not allow us to mention the names ©f the guests which we would like to do, but we will sim­ ply say the presents were numerous, beautiful and appropriate and the friends seldom experience so much pleasure as were crowded into the few hours at Mr. Hunt's. May they live long to enjoy their connubial felici­ ties. Mr. Daniel Ellsworth has an Auction Saturday, March 3d, to sell his farm implements and household furniture. Mr. John Marshall having bought the farm. There will be no reserve. J. T. Piersou. formerly of Crystal Lake, is mayor of Clinton Iowa. Mrs. D. C. Mallory will soon have a new and complete stock of millinery goods of the latest styles. The Donation for Elder Wiley, Wed­ nesday evening, Feb 21st, was a decid- --IVE.VLM l'AIAIS. OILS, fcSi' SJ^^Clioicc Groceries, Fine Teas, Can 1 ruits, Crockery and Glass Ware. The Ilio-liest Market Price for BUTTEli EGGS, AND POULTUY, in Cash or Tratio. BUCKLIN & STEVENS. MoiaM&y. m,. .Sept., 23d,J870. Near the Depot, F^cHEKRY, - - ILLINOIS The subscribers ".re now prepared witli » Stock of FIKE CLOTHS of all 1; hi'ls, to make to or<ler Coats, l 'ants, Ve-ts or entire Suits, on short notice an<! on tlit* most ^easGaatle Terms. i iVTCood Fit* (;imnti- i< ; i l ami all Work'War­ rant ed. Wc also Keep a Full Line of Beady - Made Clothing, . OlOZN'TfS EariMing Ms, Hats, Caps, &c "Which will be sold as low si* at any establishment iii thu County. n the be»t of manner and Painters Brushes, Dye Stuffs Physicians Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. STATIONERY. We'hrtve a flne^Stock of Cap. T'ill , Xoteand Mourn in Paper, which we are soiling very Cheap. A line assortment of the latest Styles l$i>\ nd Fancy Papers, constantly on haiid. w under the ClotWVs Cleaned on short notice. LAUER & BECKER. McHenry. Feb. 20th, LST7 FITS EPILEPSY, OB FALLEN SICKNESS Periiruientlv curel--no hunihuar-- by o^e montir- tisane of Dr. (ioulard's Celebrated Inf:vllil)le Kit Powders. To convince .sijflfer- ers that, these powder.'* will do all we claim for them, we will t-end tlieiu by mail, postpaid a tree trial box. Dr. foulard is the only physician th U has ever made this disease a ed success, which shows verv plainly in i «p«*ciai study., and as to our knowieii-e thons- I aiid^ have be<*i» periiiaiienlly cured by the Buck}!') & Stevens have a few Over- Coats and Ladies Cloaks left which they will close out at such prices us will tell theuj. what estimation he is held by his parishioners. The Hall was crowded full, barely leaving room for tables, a bountiful repast was served, and after all had partaken, there remained yet enough to All the "baskets.'" Between forty and lifty dollars was left for Elder Wiley. This token of respect aud appreciated worth will greatly strengthen him in his future efl'orts to direct his flock to green pastures and by the still waters. Ira Mallory is selling Japan Tea dust for 38 cents, Mens boots for $2,50 and all other articles in the grocery'line c'leaper than any other Aierchant in McIIeuiy county. Give him a call. Some of our^lnore enterprising far­ mers havjS.YHfle»^ themselves "iof this pleasan^ffiathep t.0 open the spring campaign^%y starting their * seeders. Some wheat was sowed last week, but our advice woidd be, to keep cool, for if you dou't your wheat will. Tyro, ofthe.se powder--, \vr w i l l guarantee a permanent cure in every case, or -refund you all monev expended. All suflerers should give these Powders an early trial,and be convinced of thcivu\';ilive powers. Price for Inrsre Wk-, $3, or 4 boxes for $10 sent by mail to any part of Cnited States or Canada on receipt of price or by -express C. O. ASH & KOBBINS, . '!<'•() Fulton S t r e e t . I$ r o # klyn, N. Y. Powil iv^dy Cur< id. All stiffereiv* from this disease that are iinx- In'ns to be cured should try IH-, KissnerV »rel- ubraled Coiisiinipt ive Pu\\ Tiers . Tiifse l'ow- ders are the only preparation known that will core Consumption and ail diseases of the Throat and i.unjts--indeed, so stmij; is our fjilth in the.ii , and aiso to convince von that are ii" limiibiiir. we will forwarl to every sufferer, by hi i l l , postpaid, a i'ree trhl box. \Ve dou'i want your inoiiey uiiti' yon are perlV<'tlv s:jtisiled of their curativ; 'powers. If vour life is worth savin<r, don 't delav in yrivit.it taese Powders a trial, as ;hey Will surely cure you. Price for laiye box. $3. sent to a«\- part of the 1,'nited xtatdsor Canada by uiil on re- oOipt ol price. Address, ASH & KOBBINS, atto Fulton street, IJroollyn, X. Y. AEI Goods Warranted As represented and Satisfaction (.uaranteed Eatroiiage polieiteil. t MeHenrv. .Tnly 27th, 187*. NEW BLACKSMITH AXD J O H N S T O R Y w ould rospcctfully announce to the citizons of McHonry and vicinity, tlntt he has jiiit opened at the Old Furniture stand, Opposite the Post Office, A NEW AND rpiTK U X r >KKSI(;XTFl> IIAVTXC, "UII T A Jl new Shop North of Perry & Martin's Store near the l}nek Church, is now prepared to do nnrthinsr tn the line of Iil . icksniithin^ or Wairon Makinir, on short notice, and guaran. tee satisfaction. Horse Shoeing; & General Jobbing promptly attended to. K7S"A. pood Shed for the accommodation of Customers. Give Me a Call! PHILLIP ilAUPElUIIS. McIIenry, Ills. Nov, 28th, 1876. Can't be made by every ape lit every month in the business wc furnish, but t l iose willinjc to work can easily earn a dozen dollars a day ri^iit in their own locali­ ties. Ilave no room to explain here. busi­ ness pleasant and honorable. Women and boys and jrirls do as well as men. We wijl furnish you a complete outlit free. The busi­ ness pays better than anything else. We will bear expense of .starting you. Particu­ lars free. Write and see. Fanners and liie ciianics, their sons and daughter*, and all classes in need of paying werk at home,should write to us ami learn all about the work at once. Xow is the time. 1) m't delay. Ad­ dress Tut'E & Co., Augusta, Maine. Consisting of Bureaus, Tables, Chairs, Lounges, Bedsteads, Looking- Glasses, rictures and Picture Frames, Wall Brackets, &e., &c. I sell none but the best of (roods, buy and sell for CASH ONLY, and guarantee to sell at lea*t 20 per cent lower than any other Ilouse in the County. A Give us a Call before Buying and Save Money. McIIenry, Ills.. Feb. 2Ptli, 1877. JOHN I. STORY. It will Pay You to go to Woodstock and Buy a STOVE OF Notice To Farmers Son^ething New! J . E L L I O T T ' S IMPROVED HARBOW. The Largest Stock in the County. This invention has reference to improve- I l i ient in Harrows, so that a number toothed sections may be connected, and the teeth may be set at anv angle of inclination to the jrround. This'llarrow consists of a number of toothed harrow sections that are (••nnected by pivoted side pieces and clamp Wits. It may bedrawn bv hitching the horse» so eith­ er end. AVhen 'frawn from one end. makes a slanting tooth for corn. When diawn from the other end make.sa perpendicular tooth as tho ground requires. This invention rolls up like a log and shuts up like a jack knile, and is nicelv stowed under cover, and takes up little room. This Harrow has 10 sfctions and each one works independent of the other. Largest size Harrow is 12 feet eutand has 70 teeth. The ten foot Harrow l|aS 00 teeth. The eight fool Harrow has ftOJeeth. The teeth are half inch iron or steel as desired. The teeth will not bend or break. This liar- row is a splendid / C O R N H A B l l O W . And owing to hard times we sfil them at low rates. Fanners will please cap at our Shop and examine our Harrow before purchasing. NORQUEST A WEBER. Agents for McHenry County. McHenry, III., Jan. 30th, 1877.