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•Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and L%wr; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 7. ,V'm: jjK" j; •"" M'HENRY, ILLINOIS^jyVEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1881. »ii * f i 11 ijtfh i - NO. a JlJ^eipy JiakSealw. Fabligiicd Every Wednesday by $. VAA 8LYKE, IEDITOTUND ̂ PUBLISHER.) Office In Old P. O, Block, --OKOSITB "«TI VE&MDX HOUSE.-- TERMS OP [SUBSCRIPTION-! •M|r«»r (in Advance) ..*!.» (If Jot Paid wlthtaTtiree Months i.0© Subscriptions received for three or six Mnth* in the MHO proportion. BUSINESS CAIiDS. =fc IT. T. BBOVTN*.M.tV PHTMCIA.X on 91TRGKOV. Oflce over the Post Office, opposite Perry;* Martin's •tore up Si tirs, McHenry, 111. *~ an. FEGER-S, M, D- PltT9IOiA.Tf AND SUROEON. Johnsburgb, Ills.--Office hoars 8 to 10, A. k. O. J. HOWARD M D. rHTSIOIAN AND SURGEON'. Offloe at mjr residence, opposite H. I. Church, McHenry. 111. K- V. ANDERSON, M. D. PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. "Office at Besley'i Drn" Store, Opposite Parker •onse, MeHehry, Illinois. PRATT HOUSE. J A. PRATT, Proprietor. First class ac. commodations. Good Barn in connection Wauconda, III. BARBIAN BROS. CtQAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or-derg solicited. Shop, ia Old McHenry. Hear the Bridge. , RICHARD COMPTON. JUSTICE of the Peacoand Conveyancer.-- Will attend promptly to the collection of l«bts. Volo, Lake County, III. E. E. RICHARDS. HAS a complete Abstractor Titles to land in M Henrv-County, Illinois. Office with ttonnty ( lerk, Woodstock, 111. ROBT. WRIGHT, Manufacturer of Custom Made Boots and Shows None but the' best of materal •sed and all work warranto M Shop Xortli- irestcorn r Public Square, Henry 111. E. M. OWEN. GENERAL. Dealer and Manufacturers Agent In Leading Farm Machinery.-- Prices low and Terms favorable. McHenry N. S. COLBY. MCHENRY, McHenry Co.. 111. B eeder of Spanish Merino isheep, Berk: tiire and Poland China S wine. A choice lot >f young 8neb stock for sale. Please call and examine sfore buying elsewhere. GEO 8CHREINER. SALOON and Restaurant. Nearly opposite the Parker House, McHenry, 111 'SVFirst class Billiard and Pool Tables. . Ji.: 'Jolfif fraXTWrcTCS. •• BLIVIN'S MILLS, ILL. Is now prepared to sell ami repair any kind of a Sewing Machine as cheap us the cheapest. Will also insure yonr life and property at reasonable rates. Please give me a cal'. PETER LE1CKEM. REPAIRS Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins in the best possible manner, on slnrt notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. Shop *rst door North of Riverside Block, McHenry II. J. A. SHE9WOOD AUCTIONS U2K AND APPRAISER, Algonquin, III. CJ ALBS of Stock, farming "yools and Goods J of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm tales a specialty. Terms reasonable Post ^Aceaddress Algonquin 111. W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor la the store of O. H. Dickinson, East side of *ablic Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A good Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al" frays on hand. Suits made to order and a fit warranted- Give me a call. W. H. SANPORD. Woods took lit., 8e pt. «7th. 1878. Scott <fc Co. "Hatters to the Great Northwest." Kit. 135 ui 137 Hadisoa St. NEAR CLARK ST. Hare a larger stoek and greater variety of Styles for you to choose from, than can be /onnd in any other establishment in Chicago or the West. It will pay you to call and see Shem. Prioei the lowest.fn the land foregoo<l goods. BRANCH STORES 5. E, Cor. Clark & Lake sts & S. E. Cor. Halsted and Harrison sts.f CHICAGO. I A R O T J S ' GERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS --DEALER IN- PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock, III. The bast Tonic in the1 world. Put'up in Pint and <4uart Bottles. F. MARQU8 Patentee* BUSINESS CARDS. A. E. BALDWIN, M. B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and residence at the old Steverr. place! on Clay St., Woodstock, III. Prompt attention given to professional calls at all hours. C. S. GREEN. VETERINARY SURGEON, Riobmond Illinois. ; :-- -i 1 1 i JESSE A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY at Law and Solieitorln Ghan. eery. Will practice in State and in Fed eral Courts. Office, 3d Floor, New Custom House, Chicago. CHAS. 11. DONNELLY. A TTORNEY AT LAW *nd Notary Public t\. Woodstock, Illinois. Office over Stone's Drug Store. N' SIDNEY DISBROW, OTARY PUBLICand Conveyancer, den, 111. JOSEPH N. FREUND. SALOOV AND RESTAURANT Bonsletfs old stand, opposite Bishop's] Mill, Mc­ Henry. III. The e loicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars to be found in the county. '.Fresh Oysters In their season served up in any •nape desired or for sale by the On. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. OA!*!** CAULS. SALOON and lluaMlsb-* House, Johnslmrgh, III. Pleasant lt««> n- for Hunters and ANTONY ENGELN, SALOON and Restaurant, Buck's old stand McHenry, III.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, -vMir Masli, Wines, Cigars, etc., always on hand. We buy none hut the best, and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. Established in 1855. JOHN STERBA, Formerly of Woodstock an< again returned to McHenryjDounty id Chicago, has and baa DR. C. E. WILLIAMS- DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at Wauconda the 10th and *25th of each month. When dates occur snturdayor Sun. dav I make my visits the following" Monday. Also at Algonquin, every Tuesday. Office at Hotel. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and «Teweler NO. 1»7 RANDOLPH STREET, (Brings House,) Chicago, 111. Formerly with E- R. P. Shurlv. Special attention given to'fto- pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. < SSP"A Full Assortment of Goods in his lip*. F. J. CROSS, • a D E H T I S T . McHenry,* 111. Full Plates niMde of t he best {material 8nd lu 11y warranted, $8.00. Filling one-half usual rates. Special attention paid to regulating bad shaped teeth. Teeth extracted without pain and free of charge where Artiiiciai Teeth are in. serted by hiin. All Work fully warranted. Pure Nitrous Oxide Gas always on and for the. painless cxtr.ictioii ol tooth. on hand the largest stock Of READY MADE HARNESSES, COLLARS, WHIPS, ftp., to be found in the Oounty, and has everything made of the BEST MATERIAL. Call and see me. JOHN STERBA. Near the Depot, McHenry. TAKE NOTICE. ALt, ye that are form, want of Tut>s in any from one bushel to 500; if you want a Tub made to a hung-hole, bring It along. I will also take buildings to build and furnish, or otherwise just as we san agree. Shop work of all kinds done to order on short no­ tice. P. A. HEBARD. MCHENRY, IU. a-JKtt* WIG HTM AN, Proprietor. First class rig*. with or without drivers, fiunished at reasonable rates. Teaming of all kinds done on short notice. Every Boy or Girl, Lady or GeutleiiuMjw. purclii»c>in<£ a pack­ age 6f J1I¥HE'S Celel)ratc<l Gokl Muiuliiriu Will rocfiivo the Housekeepers Friend FREE. A beautiful hook, containing valuable Recipes, Ladies Needle work Companion, Almanac and Calendar for 1881, Drawing1 Slates, Register of Gas Metre &c FOR SALE HY ^ Fitzsimmons & Evanson 80LE AGENTS FOR McHENRY, ILL. N. B.--Price per package Gold Mandarin Tea, 25, 30, 40, 50, t><J, 80c, $1, I*. Bcuslett, Near the Depot, McHENRY - - - ILLINOIS. Keens constantly on hand the finest brands of Flour and Feed of all kinds, which ho will sell at Wholesale or Retail at Bottom Prices. "Five different brandR of Flour always oil hand and warranted as represented. **"Flour delivered any whore in the Cor. iioration. Orders may lie gireu by Postal ;»*d, Box 107, Post Offlce, L. BONSLETT. McHenry, March 8th, 188]. NEW MEAT MARKET, IN HOVi'8 BUILDING, Southeast Corner Public Square. MCHENRY - - - - - ILLINOIS. JOSEPH FRETT Would respectfully announce to the citi­ zens of Mcllfmry anil the public generally that he has leased the almve building, anil will, on *aturdav, July MOth. open it with the choicest stock of FUK»H ANI» SALT MEATS ever brought to this town. Jle intends at all times to keep ou hand a lull stock, and with a neat ami well arianfn-'l shoo hopes to be able to please the public. Call and see ine. JOSEPH FRETT M«HENKY, July 27th, 1881. M, Engeln, it --DEALER IN-- Guns and Revolvers, Gun Material of all description.-- The finest and l>est Pocket ('utlery, sll warranted.-- The flnesi Razors, warranted for two I years. Barbers Soap, Caps, Brush es, Straps, Eve Glas*es, specta/le Eye Protectors for Ann <>r Snow. We also keep a full line ot Fishing Tackle, Minnow Seins, Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaining to Fishing and Hunting, can be found at my Store al reasonable I'rices. Violins, Acordeons, Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strings, ann all other extras for Violihs. My stocks of I'lVWAItE is complete.. Call and exaniiue it. I guarantee Prices that defy all competition. M. ENGELN. STORE IN HOWE'S BLOCK, NEAR THE BKIDGE. Prejudice Kills. •'Eleven years our daMuliter flittered ou a bed of misery under the care of scvoi al of tljebe».t --and tome of the worst---physicians, who gave lier di­ sease various names but no relief, and now she is restored lo us in good health bv as simple a remedy as Hop Bitters,"that we had poohed at for two years before usiiifj ir. We earnestly hope and prav that no one else will let tbeir siek sufler as we did, on accouut of prejudice against so good a medicine »s Hop Bjtters?"--Tlis parents, WAUCONDA Agricultural Warehouse. R. C. HILL,, Would respectfully inform the Farmers Lake county, that lie has opened an Agricul­ tural Warehouse, on Mill Street, in the vil- Inge of Wauconda, where IK1 will keep Atilll CITI Tl'R.VL M ACIIIN El! V of all kinds, of the lx»st quality and inake, and sell it to the farmers al as low figures as any other House in the tlAte. In Mowers & Reapers I shall keep the McCorniick, andt Buckeye, of Canton, < >hio, which we cousider lUu best in the market. Shall also keep in stock the Leader Rake, of Ithica, N.Y., the. Tompkins County Im• proved Self-Adjustable Cultivator, and a gen­ eral assortment ol all kinds of luaehinery used on a farm. Call and see mv stock before purchasing elsewhere and be convinced that I mean bus iness . D A HILL. Wauconda. May 2d, 1881. F. C. MAYES, --AND DEALER IN-- Ready-Made Clothing. Respectfully invites an inspection of his New Spring Goods Just opened, embracing all the variety usually found in a first- class Tailoring and Ready Made Clothing establishment. Don't fail to embrace this op­ portunity before purchasing else­ where as all my goods will b*1 sold at lair prices. Cutting done as usual. Store in Old McHenry, neai the new Bridge. F. C. MAYES. McHenry, 111., April 19th, 1881. Valuable Pr .»perty For Sale, The property formerly used as a Tlot.el, in the village of Ringwood, Is ottered for sale. It consists of one large brick House, containing ten rooms, all necessary outbuildings, a good well ol water and cistern, and one acre of land. On the premises are fcoine of the finest fruit and Ornamental trees, shrubbery, Ac., to be found in the county. It is a v.eiy desirable location and wKl be sold dirt cheap and on long time, for good security. Apply to SIMEON POTTE", Administrator, • Of the Estate of Mrs. M, CrfndalL Fishermen. l<e for Ano use of Hiuittrs.-- Choice brands of Willie and Liquors always on hand n-" --5 -- Call and DELL, CAEPESTEttSl'D JQIHSf! McHeMry. III. Will take contl«#» f«r putting tip Buildings ami guarantee mv work wiH compare with any in.the State. I eun and will do wtj^p from 15 to 2v, per cent cheaper than *yier carpenters, as 1 have tw9 of my bt)j* who work, with me. which i$4^>ssib1c for me to do so. .j All Jobs in .the Carpenter Hue promptly attends to. Give tne a call. WENDELL. McHenry, Dec, 1S80. Soldiers* Departineut. CONDUCTED BY DR. S. F. BENNETT. Kuraiin "WagonShop. The npdersipned, at T$« Shop North of erry & Mavlin'.s MotH near 111.• llriek Church, is now prepared.#* do 'auyLhing in the line of Itlacksinithiuif^H \Va;;on Making, oil short notice, and gaarat.wce satisfaction. With the best of loatvria! ami ilrst-class workmen we are prepa^sA i.» get up Huggies and Wagons to order on tile av.-st reaaonable terms and warranttas ro^c<vsente<l. Horse Skill t Glanl JukUu promptly attended to. ji' If in wan' «>f a new vrajpvft, s?vre to c»l at'my Shop, examine one «" uiy Wagons and learn jtrlct> before pur<-ha#isi<r! Mv W i'*ous took MUST PltlCMIl'M A"®. THE" CO!T NTY FAIR last Fall over al! otnrs. I will not l«j undersold,ijuaUty 'oousulileil. Give Me # Call . PHILLIP HA^PERISH. McIIenry, 111., March il^ 1*11. S U M M E R JUST RECEIVED -XT- Maiman's CLOTEXĵ Q BOUSE, AT WAUCONDA, I have the largest stock of Bummer Hon Is ever brought to Lake County, which I will sell at LOWElt PRICES THAN KVElt UK- FOKE. Hcad v.made (Motlonsr more numerous than everiuid at prices .-uhed for everv purse.- For anything made to order, Whether a single garment or a lull suit Maiman's Is tlip place to buy. Also a full line of GENTX' FCItXIsilING GOODS, Hats and Caps, Ac. I have a lar^e variety of PIECE GOOI>S, of the La-.tst Styles and Patterns, at low figures. Llrs. Maiman, Who is assisted by Miss (iieseiev, has just received a tine a lock of Spring Millinerv, of the latest »tylea to be found in itie city which she iiivites the Ladies of Wauconda to rail and examine, Hats aud Bonnets Trimmed in the latest "tylusand at reasona. ble prices Dress Slaking douc promptly and satisfaction guaranteed. Hundreds of people who have called ut the Wauconda Drug Store and Book Haunt during the past few weeKs to see the curious double headed lamb left there by Mr. Y*r. H. Ford, have had occa­ sion to notice among a host of other new and attractive goods in the various linos, the striking- lv lar<re assortment ol CICxAK- KF/1TES, CIGARS, AND SMOKKKS' AND CllEWEKb' GOODS. Low prices and "right" prices, good quality, polite attention, al­ ways up to the times, success!-- That's what I'm working-for. F. B. HARRISON. CHEAi MILLIONS OF ACRES for sale in the GOLDEN BELT of Kansas, by the UNION PAUHC RAILWAY, of as rieli f>o>l aa <!•«- sun ever (bone on, with £<MMI iiiHrkrl* east and west. For Descriptive and. Illustrated Book, With Maps, Sent Free, Addres* IAND COMMISSIONER,--Kansas Divjajtyk KANSAS CITY, M!$$0URI. son lonff credit and ) etiy terms, in a mild climate, free froui heary inont, blight. lug frosts, and ex- ceMlve rains. ANDS We gladly give plaoe, in tliis De­ partment, to the following, from the pen qf an old soldier, knowing it will he road with Interest, and especially by the old soldiers of the Army of the l'e tniessee.--[ BKNN KTT. MeFHKKSON. The nnvelling of the atattie of Gen. James B. McPherson took place on Friday, the 22d ult., at Clyde, Ohio, where he was boru and raised, and where he wa» Anally laid to rest, eev> enteen venrs ago. It will be a day loi\g to be reinembei-ed by the people of Clyde and vicinity, and by all oth­ ers who had the pleasure of seeing and hearing the interesting services of which a full account may be found in all the leading newspapers. The read­ ing of the beautiful words spoken by General Strong, of Chicago, who was one of Gen. McPherson'a Staff Officers, will certainly bring back to many an old soldier thoughts of past events that each year grow more dim as the years that intervene are crowd­ ing by. To the writer it seems an age since he flrtt remembers having seen and known General McPherson, Our first remembrance of lilni Is as a Lieutenant Colonel on the Staff of General Halleck but doing duty with General Grant at Shiloh acting in the capacity of chief engineer. Later in the same year a Brigadier General i« command of a Brigade, and going to the relief of General Rosecrans. W'IO was hard pressed at Corinth. And early in the next yeai a Major General In com­ mand of the Seventeenth Army Corps, belonging to the Army of the Ten­ nessee, which took an active |>urC In all the bailies pertaining to the siege of Vicksljurg. But our most pleasant recollections of this most excellent commander are after lie was placed ju command of the Army of the Ten­ nessee, comprising the Fifteenth, Six­ teenth, and Seventeenth Army Corps, which was given ttie most active and difficult part in the battles and ad­ vances upon Atlanta iu the Spring of 18H4- Pleasant because of the mem­ ories it recalls of the long and tedious marches, the bivouacs and battles from yiiamnooga tv >ew U9»« Church, Dallas, AHivtoona. Big Shanty, Kennesaw Mountain, Chattahoochee and Atlanta. SoniGtijnes 011 the left llank, again. iusiJe of twelve hours, on the extreme right Hank ot this large army. To General Mcl'horsoii was en trusted generally this part of the cam­ paign. General Sherman in'his mem­ oirs stys: "This was the best army and commanded by one of the best Generals tlie world ever saw, and my reasons forgiving them this most diffi­ cult work WAS because, knowing them so well I could trust tlicui, being as­ sured in case of necessity tUey would prove eqiml to the task. For seventy- nine days this campaign had been in progress, and in all th$ hard fought battles ;inil weary inarches, (for, as General Sherman remarks, it is worthy to be called the campaign of continu­ ous battles) there perhaps was hardly a day passed but tlint almost every man the front had the opportunity of observing the excellent qualities ot this great aud good soldier. Generals Grant and Sherman were liked, yet to 6ome extent in the minds of the old veterans each had their faults. But where is the old soldier that can say a'ngiit against General McPherson? We believe that it can be truthfully assumed that never was any comman­ der of so large au army so loyally and truly loved by both officer* and men. )t certainly did our eyus good and benefitted us greatly when on the march aud in action to catch but a glance of his noble form, or to have him in the midst of a hot, dusty day ride up with but generally one or two staff officers and perhaps an orderly or two, not as if he would run i(S down or cut the swell that many a brigadier General did, even to liaviug the star denot­ ing their rank sewed on their shirt sleeves, for in many instances^ !t would have been impossible to J^a^e known their rank from their general appeariiicc and actions, This courtly gentleman aud sojdier would take pains to ride around onspme bye-patli or along some siderhill and would often remark when be saw Some poor tired man step out of the road as if to let him pass; "Keup the road my good man. 1 am ipuch better prepared to ride around you than you are to get out ot my way." We have seeu him, when not in too much of a hurry, ride along and Ufce poor tired fellow's knapsack llpon the front of his saddle and carry it some distance, oft-times asking the man ii he was tired, how long lie had been in the service, or if youngor boyish appearing, how old he was antl if he l|.ul a mother living, or ir o)der looking, if he had a family, and many other friendly questions. In bivouac, more than one soldier ot tlie Fifteenth and Seventeenth corps have been honored by his presence at some meal, with "Have you an extra nop of coffee to spare my young (or old. as the case luiglif • be) fri«nd?" and there was always an extra cup to spare. Page after page might be writteyi of the tyoble character (botjj, as a itomrade and an officer) of this distinguished General. In personal appearance General McPherson is best described by Ill's old comrade in arms and warm personal friend, Geiwral Sherman, in hi* mem­ oirs. General Sherman says, in speak­ ing of the death of General McPherson : "He was then In his prime, about thirty-four years old. over six feet high and a very handsome man in every way, Wn» universally liked and had many noble qualities." Under such circumstances is it strange that those who knew him best as a soldier and a comrade loved him most and that he was almost idolized by the Army of the Tennessee? We now reach the solemn and never-to-be-for­ gotten part of the almost tragic end of the earthly career of our brave chieftain. History written by far more able pens than ours have told the story of how. on the 22d day of July, 1864, he met his death, yet we. who were near him when, he was killed, will make brief mention of the facts as we remember them. While riding along his line of battle near Atlanta,(the Army of the Ten­ nessee being the left wing) placing his troops In position between the Augusta road and Decatur, himself and Staff hearing a heavy and continuous firing of cannon and musketry in the direction of Decatur, and after con­ cluding that all was not right on his extreme left, and at Decatur, where our wagon train and supplies were, he left hlistRff In tionvarsation with Gen­ eral Sherman, and with a single staff officer, started toward the left and en­ tered a piece of woods, which ho sup­ posed to be in possession of our troops and inside our skirmish line. It was but a few moments before the power­ ful and handsome black horse which he rode came dashing back, bleeding and riderless. It was soon discovered that he had ridden up :o or inside the Reb­ el skirmish ilue, and was either killed or a prisoner of war. This was, we think, between 12 and 1 o'clock, p. M. By 2o'clock the enemy had been driv­ en back and the body of our chieftain was found pierced Dy a bullet which had passed through his body near the heart. Upon examination it was de­ cided that he must have died almost instantly. With the expected battle which WHS now being prepared for as rapidly as ^ossibje j(joii|j opr whole line, that cotild not have been less than twenty miles long, it was evidently the desire of Gen. Sherman and others I that the sad news ot the death of Gen- MuPherson should be kept from the men, but such was impossible. It was very soon understood, especially by the troop; in the immediate vicinity. Such calamities at such times are ex­ tremely difficult to be kept secret, and it came like a thunderbolt to those who first heard the terrible news, for it wa3 only a short time previous that the lamented General had ridden along from the exlre.ne right of his command, and had spoken irany words of cheeranQ encouragement in regard to the expected conflict that he well knew was coining, and come it did for In leas than one hour afterward our troops had been attacked, aud being far ontimniheretl were badly beaten. The writer and about seventeen hun­ dred of his comrades were then taken prisoners aud driven toward the city of Atlanta. We were driven iu about the same manner as cattle or sheep are tonally driven to market, with the ex­ ception of the number of drivers for to every man of us it seemed that they thought It required two guards. Upon reauliiug the city limits on the main road from Augusta, and after leaving the woods an either side of the road, near a large and handsome residence, quite a squad of our men were halted byorderof General Hood, who was sitting upon his horse rlnder a large tree with several Confederate Gen­ erals, mostly of high rank, who were pointed out to us by oqe of the "Johm?ies,n as near as we can remem­ ber, as follows: Generals Hardee, S. D. Lee,Pat ClebumSi French, Hindiuau and Hoke. There might have been one or two other?, but at this late date -ve do not recall their names. General Hood who was in command of the Con­ federate aruiy at this time, was easily recoguigeil by having only one leg--he lost the other in one pf the battles in the Eastern Army. He made inquiries from some qf us in regard to McPher­ gon's death, and wanted all the partic­ ulars possible, for it seeins they had already heard rumors of such charac­ ter, and seemed anxious to be sure it was blip and nop spine general of in­ ferior r*nk> Upon finding that it was certainly Genera) AfcPhersou that was killed, Qeneral Hood remarked : McPhersou was the best engineer in the Yankee ariny, and one of the best of uieu, but puighv iu very poor com­ pany." They all seemed to feel that W0 hJ}d tpd with 4 severe loss and iuade tpaoy feeling remarks, one or two saying that th<ey k"ew hi:n and of him, and Hood again remarked: j "Poor McPherson \yas j 11 iuy ciass; I J kijevv him welj." Others remarked that they f*had ui.ueb father he had been taken prisoner," for early iu the battle it had been q.ojsed about in soipe manner that either General AJt:- Pherson or General Fr$nk P.Blair was a prlsouer iu their bands, when re%)ly *bey bad wnly <SkpW!*4 <1 Brljsatfler General belonging to the Twentieth Army Corps, wli!chs was 00 • the ex­ treme right of onraroiy< We think be caine from Connecticut. While he was a very fine looking officer, he was uot at all In appearance like either Generals McPherson or Blalr. Thte General went with us as far as' jfMton, G11., where with the balance ot the cotumissioned officers captured, he war# placed in a prison for officers only The above goes to show that General McPhersou was held 1ft high esteem, eveti by the. Con federate army. Tl»« rank and file of the tKebel array wera in most cases very ignorant, yet many of our captors remarked that day and for several days after that the "Yanks* had lost one of their best gtnnli, an<f had met with great disaster by sud* loss. On reading the account of the Whr veiling of the statue of our okl eoaa* mauder, and the splendid eulogy di« livered by General Strong, we thought the private soldier had so far little ta say. and that perchance some old COM# radeoftbe Army of the Tennessee# may be pleased to have by-gone* brought back to them, reminiscence* of old army life, aud recall recolloe* tions of their beloved General. Jamee B. McPherson, as they remembered him. We close by quoting a few re* marks made by General Strongr, and ask our brother soldiers If tUey are net only too true: The years pllrto t wlftlr l.y--the jrrav Kal§# ; eome creeping in. and we ot the Artnv* of tlif Tennessee are no longer voting, I'wenly year* have pssed slnee we of the vohuiteere- •tonned tlio Blue ami nirtrohe.l down the vi|. hijje streets HIH! off to THO war. The FORMA nml fares and eront-t of those days, at iliiv distance, seem unreal and shadowy, liko the' retnemhrancQof a dream, and yet n°« do not quite forget the waving flags and flutter)!)* searts, the inspiriting strains of niartiaf nil sic, the shrill notes of life and drum, aiwt the booming of ihe village gun. We have no* quite forgotten the teurs and prayers aitw promises, the music ot sott voice* aiid gentle tones, the hravc words spoken to mothers^ sisters?, sweethearts, the parting words, tlra last good-hy. We cannot quite lorget l>o». elsou, Shiloh, Vicksburgh, and other battles and ean.paigns in which we bore a uart. More tuan sixteen years have passed, ane vet wo cannot quite forget the glistening bijj.- oueu and gleaming gnns, the taltertSf" battle flags and guldous. the long swinging' stride a^d gallant bparing pf the veteran ar, nnes of the union, as, led hv Sheridan'* cnt< alrv, they marched in review for the )a«§- time before Grant, and Sherman, and Meade^ W. II. C., Woodstock, III. The Printing of Fraudulent Postal CtrSi, An Important discovery has beett* made by United States Agent Cam|r at the hoipp of Liuton J. Gruff, the di«» honest postmaster of Linton, Ohio, who was recently convicted of forgl potttrl itfortey order*. While *e<m;hht uroft's premises for evidences of the man's guilt as to money order printing Mi. Camp unearthed a number of verft skillfully executed plates for thpv printing of postal cards together wtlH« material sufficient to show that Grofff had f pent a good deal of thought and not a little cash in that direction.- There was paper already cut In postal card form, but the shade was entirely too light and its use would have be* trayed its spurious character. There were also found a large number of business addresses, aud the indications are that Groff intended going into the y business of printing cards for many Mruu on the back of poatal cards made by himself. This branch of his nefar­ ious plan would have been an ex­ tremely profitable one, costing him jf small fraction of a cent and selling for the regular price plus the price of printing The neatness of the engraving wasspecially noted, and Mr. Cwip oft* tainhig a clew ta the artisan ex#, cuted the work, found him in New York, it turned out, however, that the engraver had acted in good faith, " Groff representing that he wished the cut for advertiselng purposes, ordering his uatne aud address engraved on the same blocs and to appear as part ot the card. He thus allayed all suspicion aud received h s cut. At Wellsville he had only to separat that P»rt of the cut bearing his address from the head and use the latter in Ills printing office, inasmuch as Groft had uot issued or "uttered" any of his wards, his offence was, in the eyes Qf (he law, a negetlve one, a»d 110 action could be takeulu the. m^tttr. Idiots do uq| t as a genei^^ilnf * cnt a»y great figure {p public or even K in private Ijfe, and their existence Is frequently hardly feuqwu outside of * the unhappy families to which they < belong; but according jp the National 1 Conference of Charj:|es, which dosed f its annual session in Boston on Satur-. day last, thev-p at* qa 1?6S thau 50,000 of.* the in i u the Uui ted States, or abeutt one to every l,000of the general pe|h- ulation. This is a much larger uumber t- tlian is generally supposed, for ther«i« are multitude* of people who uevsrt- saw an idiot or hardly ever beard of-* one, There are asylums crowded wltlki the in, |n addition to the large numbers, that are kept more or less concealed in, thuir parents' aomes, and next to hop«> I9S4 lunatics they are the sad«les%. sights that human ejes have to be* hPld. mmmm j£TT}ie seatsou isuow sufficiently vauuJd to justify ihe hope that tfajt V'OIIIIIry will be spared such epidej%^4 pliolera, yellow fever and small Ne>v Qiieaiis, in particular, enjoys act extraordinary degree of health, ^^ill«at| be^'U couler than the Ohio Valley JJewt* phi*. uUo. seeing likely to escape the dread experience of the past tew year*. Abroad. Kitrope does uot thfsateu Willi an epidemic, but Cuba i« ou hant(p| wiiti her u*u*l supply of yeiiow fever^>- suiall pox typhoidfevfr inciteufal to (|iaf iplafid.