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Pledged butto Truth, to Liberty,and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shall Awe." VOL. 9. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY. MAY 7, 1881. NO. 42. J^Jeiry Jtlakiealep. i Published Er"? Wednesday by X. VA> SIA KE, EDITOR AN D PUB LIS Office in Binhop's Block, --OrFOSITC PBRRT & OWEITS,-- TERMS -hr SU BSCRIPTKlit , One Tear (In Afrvaa^e) .#1.50 | f Kit Pai ' l within Three Months. . . . . . ' . . S.00 SuMcriptinns receive I for ' three or six feeath* is the irnie proportion. Kates of Advertising*. We announce l iberal rates for advertising ' la the Pr.AfcnF.AMiti , endeavor to ctate ike* so plainly that thev.will be readily un- lerstool. Thev are as follow*: ton i no 1 T*eh one rear • Tarhes one rear t Teehesene rear - U Coluina ore year h Column one Tear. 1 Colamn «n« rear ••••» r vi: * - «0 00 . . . wooo Oae inch means the measurement of one Inch down the column, single column width. TaarlT adTertiaera, at the above rates, har® the privilege of rhanirin? aa often as ' ther Shoote, without extra chHrjre. Regular advertisers (meaninsr those bavins? Stsadiag e.aHs) will be enti t led to insert ion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cen's per l ine eseh week. AM others will be <-. l i : ir?ed 10 •sat* per l ine the fi-gtweek, an<t 5 cents per l iaa for ear.h sul>4e<i i ie ' i t week. Traasiaat advertise nonts will be charyed at the rate of 10 rent* p* l ine, (nonpareil tvpa, aarae as thi* is sat in) the first U«iie, and i ceats per l ina for subaeq uent. issues. Th"s, •a iach advertisement will cost 11.00 for one weak, S1.&3 for two weeks, fr! .00. for ' three weaks. and so on. The Pr,AixniiAf,WK will be l iberal in plvln* •fl i torial aotices. but, hs a lnit ines* jrule, i t will require a anilable fee from evervlKxIv seeking the use of i ts columns for pecuniary faia. BUSINESS CARDS. IT. T. MOWN.M. I). PHTS1CIAV A*l> SITROKOV. Office over the Past Office, onoosite I 'erry AIMartin 's Mere up stair*, UoHenry, HI. J . H. SOOTHIM., M. I) . PHTilCIAN A1P SFRiiKOV. C«ce oppo-si ta Post 0«ce, l<in«:wood. 111. BUSINESS CARDS. C. II , FEG EUS, M, n- rHTSRCLA* TND STTRVJEOS. MCHENRY, 111*. OfBca at l le-l ' leno.e. on the Corner, Opposite BUka'a Furniture ft lore. O. J . HOWARD, M. r». •VnTSTOIAX AHO StntdKON.. Office at I sav residence, opposite M. E. Uhnrch, McHenry. Til . ' P11 ATT HOUSE. J A. PRATT, Proprietor First claas ae. . oaasMadtl ious. i jood Barn in connection W eeenda. III . R A R I U A N Itt tOS. CIGAR l lanafacnirerw, McHenry, III . Or. dar* solici ted. Shop, if Old MetT«U»rr, m Keitar Itiock, two doors west of PLAIN- mtr.H Ofllud. 11U1 U 0 ilULJij WASHINGTON, D. C. The popular palace hotel of the National Capital . Conveniently located and accessible to al l the street oar l i l ies of the ci ty. Open all the year. . __ • O. G. STAPLES, P ROPRIETOR. l ,ate of the Thousand Island House. M A R C X J S ^ GERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS, --DEALER IH-- PURE WINES, LiaUORS AND CIGARS. Woodstock III. The best Tonic in the world. Put up In Pmtan4 Ifuart Hollies. F. MARCUS, Patentee. MART «. BARBIAX. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work done in flr t«t class stvle and at reasonable prices. Rooms at residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenrv, 111. JESSE A. BALDWIN, A TTORNEY AT LAW. T>aw business in JA. Every part of the state receives prompt mttention. Room 24, 99 Washington St. , Chi­ cago, 111. DR. O. E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dundee. Will be at Me Henry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 25th and 26th"of each month. When dates -occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visi ts on the following Monday, and the flrst day of such visi t occurs on Friday, I will s tav butonedav. JOIIS KLEIFGEN. HOTTSE Painter, .Graincr, Calciminer and Paper Hanger. Rpsi tonce one Block West of Riverside House. Work at tended to pronply and on' ,reasonabl«f terms. E.M.OWEN pi ENERAL Dealer and Mamifaaturers LT Agent a I-cadinf Farm Machinery.-- Priaaa law ad terms tavorabla. Mcllenry, IV. Horsemen, Attention ! a11 lovers ot fine Horses are respectfully invited to call at my farm, half a mile west of McHenry, on the \Vood>tork road, and see my fine Morgan and Draft Horse*. I have a Perclieron Norman Draft Colt that is hard to beat . Call and seo him. 9WSo business done on Sunday. * N. S. COLBT. Mcllenry, May lat , 1883. 1 C. N. CULVEE, AUCTIONEER, Richmond. Illinois. Sales of Stock, Farming Tools and Goods ot al l kirn 's at tended to on the most Reasonable Tenns and satisfaction guaranteed. Post Office address, RICHMOND, ILL. «#*Wfll at tend sales and furnish printing _nd advertising as elieap as can be procured, elsewhere in the .-ounlv. Chas. Stolzman, BAKER I CONFECTIONER, GlIlas ' Block, Near Iron Bridgfg , McHenry, III . Fresh Bread, Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Etc, Always on hand. CofTee at all Honrs. Having had an experience of many years in the Bakery business I am confident lean please uiy customers. Call and see me. * Clias. btolzman. McHanry, April 15th, is»t . » y ROEKRT C. 3EHKBTT, l tUEKDER OF LiffM Mm IT'OWI^g*,- KICH3IOND, ILL. CKTR8T rUBMIUM *T MClt&NKT COI'NTT FAIU.) M v fowls are of the cwlobr ited DITK E OF YOTtK (• t r i r in , ' remarkable for t*ieir frrii:«t"$Ti?e aiir l laving nualities. I can show a t r io ot last season's cli icUs weighing !1 poinds. Egg*. , uer selling >1'. thirteen. dolivercd 10 purchaser in Hichnxnid, Shipped, securely packed, jzouEii r c. Ji&.\ xjsrr. ASA W. SMITH, TTORNEY AT LAW and telici tor in L Chancery.--Woodstock, III . S. F. BENNETT, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Also United States Examining Surgeon. Richmond, I l l inois. A. 8. CHILD*, M. P., HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR­GEON , West (McHenrv, III. Calla promptly at tended to, day or night. DR. c . r : WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Waucorida, Lake Co., III . All calls promptly at tend­ ed, day or night. ' Office on Main St . , east of Barker 's harness f hop. II . K. JOHNSON1 f t O. , SOT.T ITORS of Fatants, 1005 F St: , ST. -IF Wa«binsfon, D. C. REKKKKWKS.--Hon. j . A.Logan, Hon. W, R. Allison, Hon. D. . ^mith. Pekin, M. R. Stone, editor Chicrtgo A>w»,; fUrtmr'* Chicago. Send tor instruceions. ANTONY ENGELN, SAT.OON ar.d Restaurant, Buck's oid stand McHenry. III .--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, «onr Mash, Wines, igara, etc. , alwavs on hand. We buy none but the beat , and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oyatera in their season. A. M. CHURCH, Watolniialcor aud Jeweler NO. :v> FIFTH AVE., Chicago, III . Special at tention given to repairing Fine watch, es aniVChranonu ters. •<*"A Full Assortment of Good9 in his l ine E. G. SMITH, BOOT and SHOEMAKER, In Kelter's Block, Three Door« Wett ol Riverside House, McHenry, - IlinoiH Bargains in Boets and Hh*e<i, f t»r Cash. Odd and Peculiar sizes always on hand tor those who have disproportion^! feet . Slaughteriug prices for Cash. Ladies and Gents FIXE BOOTS & SHOES A Specialty. BefAuing promptly at tended to and satisfaction guaranteed, 12. G. McHenry, Jl l . , March l , 1884. Soldiers' Department, CONDUCTED BT DR. 5. F. RENRKTT. DEALERS IN .Culver House, o RICI^OMD. ILL C. N. CDT.VER. - - PROPRIETOR, HAVIN j ̂recently purchased the above !Ious«t, I have "put i t i l l thorough repair , with new fiirni*.nrc ihroii trhont, and would respccIfuIIv invito lhe patronage of the irav. eltn>: public and utl icrs. The mbles will al­ ways be provided with the best rhit cniv be procured, an I puli t® apd attentive waiter* will l ie in readiness at al l l imes to at tend to the wants/ if srucsts. No pains will be spared to make this a First Class House. Large and commodious barns on thu. premises. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on flrst f loor. © WM. H COWLIN j iBuccKeson TO M. M. cr .oTiiiRit] U. S. WAR CLAIM SOLICITOR AMD ATTORNEY. ALSO NOTARY PUBLIC. Prosecutes pensios or any other claim* against , the government, relat ing to the laic, er former wais. Complicated cases and re­ jected claims made a specialty. If stamps are enclosed for reply, al l ^communications Will be promptly answered. Office at Sesidenoe. MADISON ST., WOODSTOCK. ILL « Reference* by permission as regards char­ acter, business abil i ty, rel iabil i ty, Ac., Ac f Gen. John A. Logan, U. S. Senator, Chicago, Il l inois. Gen. J .C. Smith, State Treasurer of I l l inois. Hon. R Ellwood.M.C. 6th III . Dist . , £yc. amore. III . l ion. .John C. Sherwin. ex-M. C. 5th III . Dist . , Aurora, III l ion. A. M. Jone«, U. S. Marshal, Ch'rago, III Col. . las. A ^exton, Pres. Union Veteran Club, Chicago, III . . Ic-se A. Baldwin, Ass ' t U. S. Attorney, Chi­ cago, III . Messrs. Selz, Schwab A Co., Wholesale Boot and Shoe Dealers. Chicago, III . Also hundred6 of county and home referen­ ces. C>. W. OWEN, -DEALER IN- Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware etc. S Still Out of the Ark of Safety. Many «f fou are. DANGER TO IJFE Ac PIIOP ERTY Be?et you on every hand. The mutter of the sivcoon, |sickloon, salwon,cyclone, tornado, windstorm, or whatever name may lu- i r iven i t , is heard in some section of the coimtiy nearly every day. The Pire Fioml May break out at nny moment--the economy of a l ifet ime be rnn.-uiued. Death must come to all . By a small payment each year you can secure to 'yourself a fortune, should you l ive, or , In the event of death before the t ime ex­ pires, your famiiv is provided for. f l5o ,non .<W0 la represented by this agency. Our rates are as lpw as experience.has found to be sate. Vou will save money by insuring with me. Genetal insurance, Lite, Fire, Lightning and Tornado a specialty. Thanking all my tr ien' is tor their l iberal ' patronage, and hop. ing, by niuare dealing, lo merit a continuance of the same, I ben to subscribe mvseltV . Respectfully yours, C. JLL MOKEY. 3cHenry» 111., Juue 11,1£&. I Veep in stock the celebrated Rprligteld Wati 'h, whirh is pronoinirctl uy al l to be the besl watch now on tho market. Will not be Undersold On any goods in my line. Q w Q McHenry, Feb. 20, 1883. CONTINENTAL HOOF OINTMENT, . a ; ' : CURES Cracked Hoofs, Sprains, SCRATCHES AND SORES IN HO atSES, CATTLE & SHEEP. Sftk yQur Storekeeper for it or writ* d'v set to the Manufacturer*. L. _ - AMERICAN LUBBICATIHG OIL CO.. CLEVELAND - - - OHIO. FOB SALE IN McHENRY BY H. COLBY. M. Engeln, Sportsmeas' Has.rJquirtar3, " --ALSO-- • ' GENERAL C ERCHANT, A n d Dealer in All Kinds of G K O C E K I E S , Fann Hardware, Pocket Cutlery. Sporting Goods, Fi^!i in<j Tackle Gun Material , Musical Iustru* incuts, Tol>ucco, . Cijravs, tetc. , otc. c: ir Kivci ' Bridge, Mc- t" tmammt'S 9^3 -J ] m RE. WIGHTM AX, Proprietor. First class r igs, with or without drivers furnished nt reasonable rales. Teaming ot al l kinds done on short notice. 'THS CHICAGO MEAT MARKET. V . J t H a v i n g r e c e n t l y f i t t e d t i p o u r ' i ioj i |near the bridge, we are l»rcparcd to furnish our einttoi 'nere -with : Fresh anil Sail Meats, OK ALL KINDS, Sausage, Smoked Meats, &c., -AT THE-- Lowest Liviiiaf Prices. We buy none but the best ot Meats, and flat ter ourselves that we can offer our cus­ tomers meats in belter shape than any ether uliop in this section. Tiianktul for past favors we solici t aeon, t iniian ne of the same, and we wili ^uarantea to sniistv > ju both in quali ty and prico. A M- FRETT. McHenry, III . , March 17th, 14S4. Eggs! Eggs! Full Blood Eggs for Hatching. The undemlgned will fnmleh Kggs from Pure Hied Fowls at the following Prices: Black Leghorns,. $1.50 for 13 Eg?* Brown " '. ' . . . . 1.50 for 13 .White " 1.50 for Li Ejjsrs Wyamlotlis. 3.00 for 13 Kjrgs Black Jura* 2 00 f«r 13 Eirgs Livlit Bralimas 2.00 for 13 K»rga (in] den SpangVlPolisli 2.00 for 13 EirjfB Rliu k Tiirtar Gauias.. 2.50 f®r 13 ,Egjf* Plvinoiith Rocks... . . . 1.50 for 13 Eggs Pekin Ducks.. . .Hi... . .1.00 for 9 Egg .The above are Prices for Eggs Delivered at ray place. c. W. PRATT. WAITCOS DA, ILL- Wanconda. 111., Earch t lh, 1884, DON'T YOU FORGET IT! ASA W.SMITH, --or-- WoodNiock, - - llHnoifli. "Hacked bv Mill ions of monev offej you INDEMNITY asainst damage by Fire, Lightnfng, Wind Storms, CYCLONES AND\TORNADOE& Drop me a postal card and I will visi t you call on me and I wil l write you a policy, and Wiien uither oranv of these destructive ele. inents devastates Vour property, happy will you be if you hold one of my jKiiiciee, for I will surely visi t you, and minister unto you. I4will not ' forsake you. " ASA IT. SMITH, <!rn'l Insurance. Ag't H&riwais, Starts, Tl&wut, Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Fence Posts Coal etc In sbort, we keep everything in the above mentioned linos, which we are offe ing to the buy­ ing' public as cheap as any other house in this section. Oall and Sep lis. JOBBING & REPAIRING PROMPTLY "ATTENDED TO. HELM & PETER. Algonquin, Beb. 18,1884, HEADQUARTERS FOli A n d all k i n d s o f Vehicle*, a t J.W. CRIBVJQLBY'S Iliiijg:wood, 111. I will not l>c untlcrsolt l , tentorial *ntl Workmanship coiMidcrcd. General Blacksmithing, And Kepairing of all kinds, in both Wood and iron. Yirstclass workmen employed and Satisfeclion Guaranteed. j. W. CRIMOLBY. Ringwood, March l i t a, lS8i. P. B. EAEEISON'S BZATH WOULD SATUBALLY CAUSE JL CHANGS * IN THE Wanconda Drug Store AND BOOK HAUNT. • A change in the ownership of the drug store hfs actually occurred, but Dr. Harrison st i l l l ives, and, in fact , is in unusually tfoixl l ieu ' th. The same condit ion of affairs happily exists at the W. U. S. A i t . II . I t l ivesas usual, only rathor more so. I shall aim to keep the same general l ine of Dril ls , Masic, Hooks, Sta- t ienery, etc. , ai formerly, to keep the best of everything, and to frive a square, honest deal every t ime. 1 shall gradually increase the stock and shall be £lad toaupply an v art icle in my l ine which I may not have at toe t ime, but which my customers may desire. I have just purchased a good variety of t trst-class Shears, Scissors and Pocket Cutlery. I guarantee satisfaction ii\ these goods antl invite examination. I have also gone luto WALL PAPER. I Relieve T shall be able to shew the best and greatest variety In town. I invite com- pari*«n and a share of the trade. Also No. 1 is a a stock of Easter Eire Dyes, and a new slock ot 'Dolls , Doll (Toads, Scrap Books, -crap Pictures, l tewardol Merit Cants and Birthday Cards thnt arc simply elegant. I have engaged the services of Mr. Lee An. druss, ami bv close at tention to business and the want# of the community, I hope to receive a generous share ot your patronage during the comi.iu year. Trusting the cit izens of Wauc<vnd.a will call and see the improvements we are making, and wishing them all ( including the subscrib­ er) a i rosuerous season, I remain, Yours truly, ; JOHN HUMPHREY. Wanconda, III . , h 30th, 1884. Strictly imcolored Japan Tea only 50 lo CO ceuts at Bonslett titodel & C# vThe Great Everits af H isj loiy in one Volume FA^US DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD, By CAPT. KING, V. S. A. HISTORY FROM THE BATTLE FI^LD. Shows how natious have been made or de streyed in a day -- How Fame or Disaster has turned on a single contest . A Grand Book for Old or Young--Saves Time--Aids the Memory --Gives pleasure and Instruction--Maps and F i n e I l lustrations. , , AGENTS WANTED EVKHYWIH.ltI . . >end for full description and terirs . Address j. c. MCCITUO-Y & ca, 40-3ui Philadcipiiia, Pa. JOHN A. LOCAK ANO THE SOL> DIER VOTE. A Washi 1121011 correspondent makes th« fallowing truthful auil timely re­ mark# on General LoeanV popularity nm*ng the old soldiers: And then the eoldier vote--that Tot* wliioh is cast not al»ue by thr soldiers themselves, but by their relatives and All whom they can inline nee as well-- thai prodigious vote which s:t!ely goes into ( l ie millions--do we not know that it would all be braught out and go solidly for Logan, the Milliters' friend par excellence? How they would coma out and work in a campaign #rith him for tholr leader! Not a soul of them will forget how he has worked year in and year out for the::i in both brandies of Congress in the matter of pensions, arrears of pensions, and equalization ef bounties; nor how, r«tgardles» of time, trouble and expense, lie has correspond­ ed with them and urged their cases to prompt settlement;nor how no cripple soldier nor soldier's widow nor •rphati has ever appeals t« him for help, so far as it was possible for him lo help, in vain. Letters by the hundreds--not from Illinois •i.ly. but from all parts of the Union--come in his daily mall from the soldiers or thuir survivors, and force him lo keep several clerk# to attend to them. These thing will not he. forgotten by the old soldiers. They will remember, if no one else does.how he fought in the Mexican War; how at the beginning of the Rebellion he left hi« 6eat of safety In Congress, joined the troeps on their way to the flrst Bull Hun as a private, and was among the las t to leave that disastrous f ie ld; how, as Colonel of the Thirty-first Illinois during a successful bavone.t charge on the Rebel position at Belmont, his horse was shot from under him ;how,at Fort Donaldson, where he led the vic­ torious charge--and out of 606 men of his regiment who shared in it but 303 answered to their nntnes the next morning--he was severely wounded; how, wi ih wounds si i l l unhealed, hav­ ing joined GHII . Grant at Pittsburg Landing as a Brigadier General, he de* clined a renoiniuatioii for Congress in these 'memorable, words; "1 have en­ tered the field to die, if need be, for this Government, and never expect to return to peaceful pursuits until the ohj'Tt of this war of preservation has become .a fact established;" how, in Grant's Xori hern Mississippi campaign he 'commanded a division of Mcl'ber- son's Seventeenth Armv Corps with such centpUu:ous military prowess and ability as to earn tin- stars of a Major Gen ral;how bin military renown grew with eacl i of the many marches through scorching sun and over burning sands, and each of the many bloody battles before Vicksburg; how in the terrible assaul t* upon that "Gibralter of tho Ml riTssTpp?'"-VfihJe irnnr^ w?rr**st imetr witli hattcri 'S and se uned with ritle- pit-"--his signal valor was known of all; and how it was Logan's column that was flrst to enter that great con­ quered fortress. Tliev will remember iiis succeeding Gen. SlieruiMi in the command of the Fifteenth Armv Corps -- the corps which Grant himself had commanded -the corps which by Lo­ gan's order adopted . as their corps- badge a cartridge box with the signifi­ cant legend.' Forty Rounds,"--and how gallantly he led the advance of the Army of tiie Tennessee at Resnea. re­ pulsed Hardee at Dallas, and dislodged the t ' tiemy from his fortifications at Kenesaw Mountain, amid blood, and sweat, and slaughter. He was no carpet knight--no knight of the white feather --but ever in the thickest of the fray his victorious raven pluine was seen. Then came the battle «f Atlanta (or I 'eachtree Creek) the bloodiest fought in the West and one of the decisive battles of the war. Thoil* of thorn who were there will never forget it--ner Logan, their triumphant chieftain. It wasthe22dof July, 1864, Hood had succeeded Johnston, and McPherson, finding himself flanked, was riding to the left, when he met his death. The command of the flanked Army ot tho Tennessee at once devolved on Log MI . Surgeon Welch, of the Fifty-third Illi­ nois, describes the panic which at once seized ' the Seventeenth Armv Corps, and continues: "Gen. Logan, who then took command, on that famous black stallion of his, became a flame of fire and fury,yet keeping wondrous method in his inspired madness. He was every­ where; his horse covered with foam, and himself iiatless aud begrliumed with dirt; perfectly comprehending the position; giving sharp orders to officers as he met them, and planting himself in front of fleeing columns, with revolver in hand, threatening in tones not to be mistaken, to tire into the advance did they not instantly halt and form in order of battl*. ' l ie spake and it was clone. • • • ' he battle was resumed In order and with fury--a tempest of thunder and Are--a hail storm *f shot and shell. And when night closed down the battle was ended and we were masters of the field" Some of the regiments that went into that sanguinary conflict strong came nut with l>n: thirty men, and another which went in in the morning with 200 came out with but fifteen! But thous and of the enemy hit tlie dust that day and though compelled to fight in front arid rear our ar.ns were crowned with victory. Then came Jonesboro and a complete rout for the enemy, tho blow­ ing up of his magazines, and evacua­ tion of Atlanta, ' ' the last stronghold of the West." His corps, also, under Sher­ man, participated in the famous "March to the Sea." His military record would till a volume. In all his brill!a:-t career lie never suffered defeat. It has been well said of him that to his sol­ diers lie was "an Inspiration--a prophecy of success; they believed liim invincible.1 ' SINCE THE WAR. At the close of the War of the Re­ bellion Logan was one of the group of great military chieftains, headed by Grant, who received the welcome of New York at the celebrated Cooper Union meeting where Logan so success­ fully foiled the etlortsof the Democ­ racy to win the IJnion Generals to their fold under the pretext^of indorsing President Johnson. With the excep­ tion of a brief interval, Gen. Logan lias been In Congress from the time he resigned Ills army commission until nmv-'-his second term in the Senate expiring the 3d day of March next.. Ills career during that period has been most useful, and he has frequently dis­ tinguished himself U8 a sound lawyer and courageous statesman, as well as a fervid orator. Ho was a prominent manager on the part of the House in the Impeachment trial of Andrew John- sen, who barely lacked conviction by a two-thirds majority. He secured the expulsion of Representative VV hitte- more, of South Carolina, from the House for corrupt practices in relation to naval-cadet appointments. He is not a frequent speaker, but when he does speak he speaks to some purpose and eflect-and to an attentive chamber and crowded galleries. In his various tilts with '"Copperheads" in the House or 'Southern Brigadiers" In the Senate he has always vanquished them. Several of his speeches at the titre atracted wide attention--such, for instance, as that in the House in 1867 on the Sup­ plementary Reconstruction bill, being a defense of the Republican party and its policy in the South; in 1839 on the Civil Tenure Ofiiee bill opposing "all perpetuities of office in a land of liber­ ty ;" and in 1870 against bond subsidies for railroads. In the Senate hissiieeches have been still more powerful. Never did the Rebel Brigadiers get more severe handling than in his great speech of two days in defense of Presi­ dent Grant's conduct of affairs in Louis lan«%, and of Gen. Sheridan, who had been savagely attacked for calling the Rebel White Leaguer* of Louisiana-- who had murdered 3,500 men for their political convictions--"Banditti." His speech, in 1872, in behalf of bills for the relief of Chicago, then lying in ashes was one of the most vivid descriptions of calamity and one of the most power­ ful appeals for assistance ever made in a legislative body. Another remarka­ ble speech, fairly bristling with com­ parative facts aud statistics, and trenchant deductions therefrwm, on spccie payments, 1879. Another also on the Army Appropriation bill. 1879. pre­ sents a singularly clear analysis of the relations of the army to the civil pow­ er of the Government, and a strong denunciation of the leisohlevlous, un­ constitutional. and revolutionary na­ ture of the Democratic attempt to con­ quer executive approval of obnoxious "riders" upon appropriation bills under the threat of otherwise withholding appropriations. His wore recent set speeches In the Senate on oducatiou aud the Fitz John Porter case were exceedingly able and exhaustive. But the greatest of all was the four days' speech in March, 1S80, on the bill to restore Fiiz John Porter to the army and pay him 800,000 to boot, delivered before a listening Senate and crowded galleries throughout--with Blaine and Conkling, aud Garfield, and Gen. Shor- man. aud even Porter himself giving their absolute attention, facts, argu­ ment. illustration, denunciation, aud appeal poured forth from the eloquent lips of this warior statesman. It was likened by the press to the greatest effort of Torn Benton, in length aud foice, and the New York Tribune said of it: "Probably never before within the history of the Senate has a speech, lasting through the session of four days A n d the result of that speech was no less extraordinary,for it absolutely led to the tabling of the bill by the solid vote of its Democratic friends! But if he speaks w«*ll he accomplishes even more by committee and other work. Said the Sonoma Judex, Dec. 18, IS80. of him: "He has more than once de­ clined a foreign appointment, as also a Cabinet portfolio. Logan is one of the most useful men in the United States Senate; he makes few speeches, but is always working for his constituents. Not only his own State, but the whole Mississippi Valley receives the benefit of his watchful care; he has secured more and larger appropriations for the entire region drained by the Mis­ sissippi than have any hall-dozen other Senators combined. No man under­ stands more fully the condition of public affairs, and none is more watch­ ful of tho public welfare." Honest, able, courageous, sincere, magnetic-- himself a born leader--with so grand a record of public service as I have mere­ ly glanced at--who can doubt that with John A Logan as our candidate the Republlcau party with even more than the old-time enthusiasm would sweep the field? We might say to the world: "Take him for all in all--'match him if yon can.'" But more than this even, Mrs. Logan is a worthy helpmate of such a man. Self-sacrificing and absolutely devoted to her husband's best interests, she is also a most aftable, charming, bright and clear-headed lady in society. AI- way* at ease herself, she sets all others in her presence at ease--at once a womanly woman, yet with those vivid and just perceptions in and Knowledge of public affairs which befit a stares- man's wife, and she is better fitted to occupy the proud eminence of ' 'first lady in the land" than any lady in the White House since the days of Lady Washington, whom she some what re­ sembles. Pension Attorneys. WASHINGTON, April 29.--It is learned at the office of the Second Auditor of the Treasury that soldiers are being extensively swindled bM false repre­ sentations on the part/m attorneys as to money alleged to be due them under the new laws on account of bounty, etc. Nearly five hundred letters are received daily from soldiers Inquiring into the status of claims which they have been induced to file under the pretense they were entitled to additional bounty un­ der the alleged new laws. Tney are persuaded in this Vay to pay an ad­ vance fee of from 91 to $3 to attorneys to prosecute their claims. The claims are rejected, of course, and the claim­ ants never hear of It Until they $pply to the department. The attorneys pay no attention to cases after receiving the advance, as tbey know they are without merit. Soldiers are also hi dueed to send their discharge papers to these attorneys who refuse to return them, In the hope they may be a bene­ fit to them in the event of legisla'ion In future similar In tereas to the pro posed equalization bounty act. Nearly all the bounties payable under exist lug laws have already been paid. The Second Auditor suggests as one method of preventing these frauds that claim­ ants who suppose they are entitled to j additional bounty write directly to his office for information on the subject. •:s# * WASHINGTON I.RTTKR. frous owr reg nlar correspondent, Washington, p. C, Mag, 8, iML ." The "boom" have beeu so badly mixed Hp by recent events that th« "1 friends and workers of the varionr ;1 candidates here at the Capitol are now *1 fully on the qrti vtve. They begin I© ^ talk more freely, and there Is no dearth' || of presidential speculation and prog-- 1 hestication at the Capitol atftT about ^ town. The result of the New York Republican convention Is the nibjcct | of mnchr discussion. Several nnsncce*** ,, fnf attempts have been made by tm<- bitlous newspaper men to interview J Mr. 'Arthur upon the subject. Hut lt« I will not "talk politics," thongh It fr |f said that those wlro possess his confi- '•"] deuce hav<r r.o difficulty in obtaining ** J perfect understanding of h!s views In' regard to all political topics of the | day, Th'fl President intends making v | run over to his own state this wee* J for a stay of several day*, aud It !r I hinted that the trip is not wlthoaf significance. The Blaine men still- '"1 keep up courage and enthusiasm, Thf J historian himselt has paused long | enough in his work on tho Second* •> ^ Volume to note, in conversation with* ;| his friends, as an interesting fact Id' recent political history, that although he is not a candidate, his friends cafno within a few votes of capturing tho convention in President Arthur's own state last week. "I am not a candi­ date," he says "I have not lifted a finger toward my nomination. I do not Intend to do anything iii Main* or anywhere else toward that end. I am busy with my book. But If any of the candidates should succeed In cap­ turing a single district delegate i» Maine--a single one--I would absolute­ ly forbid the use of my name In tho Chicago Convention." It Is reported that there la a coldness between Gen­ eral Logan and Secretary Lincoln, which may further complicate the re­ spective booms. As the stbry goes, President Garfield firs' offered the war department to Gen, Logan, who de­ clined, and named Mr. Lincoln for tho position, with the understanding that Lincoln should not put his finger In tho presidential pie, thereby Injuring Lo* gan's chances. This compact, as far as Illinois was concerned, waa com­ plied with by Lincoln. Qen. Logan*»->?fl strength in the state was not divided* But the Senator thinks that the spirit,, if not ti»a m vldatetl uy Mr. Lincoln MalKTHtn working a Lincoln boom in the states. Dfrcii nations froin DeinocratiV tenders are followiug each other aoN clostly, that in such dearth- of avail--\ able candidates affectionate reminder has been made of, the Hon.. James W,. Denver, of Virginia* Ohio and Colo­ rado. His boons is- much, talked - of at< tire Capitol,- and no less a, statesman* than Hon. Mr. Beiford endorses him as- a "broad-gauge western man," who so gained the respect of Colorado people that they named the chief city after him, and, as Mr. Beiford takes care to add, it la a beautiful city too. In social circles here, the wlvot of tiie prominent presidential candidates are discussed from a feminine point of view. It is amusing. If not instruc­ tive, to hear the expressions ol opinion. As a matter of fact there Is a good " deal in tiie question of tho social j qualifications of tiie women who do or _ do not aspire to be mistress of tho White House. Some of those who are l i t* ted for the duties are not strong enough" phpsicaily to meet the demands of tho _ public. They possess the tac^| and , gracious kindness, fact everj thing hut t health and robust strength. Among J this number are Mrs. Robert T.Liiicoln " and Mrs. Joseph R. Hawley, two who would probably shrink from the ordeal. Neither aspires to bo "the first lady of ", the land." but both possess a strong ' degree of will power which would en­ able rhera to conscientiously perform every duty in the White House. Mn( Logan lias tact, ability, and health, * and would be a popular mistress of tho Presidential Mansion! "As a woman, she possesses much the' same magne- ' tlsnj, tact and memory of people and names that Mr. Blaine'has as a man, "What a popular .administrat ion w« * should have if he oould ho Mr * President and she could to Mrs. President" comes from Ihn woman's point of view.' Mrs. Blaine cold mannered and stately. She has a^ fine presence, and is thoroughly «SA" by her friends, feut she would not fig a popular mistress of the White Honen^ and the people could not get very near ^ her. Her entertainments would bo faultless; but thoroughly American she is, and scorning all pretense. slM It J nevertheless exclusive, bbe cannot help it. Site ts natural and too honest to be politic or other than what ship Uk_ j She lacks tact; and taet in the Whit# * House is worth more' than talent, will accomplish more, whetlier^h*. work to be done is social or political. Dorsey of Star Rente fame wffl ho-:^ gin te unfold his budget( of senanilM^ before ilie Springer inveatigaiingiipi^ mi ties to-morrow. IIU testiuaoi^ •J®. be very interesting if he tells wnatl premises to fell. Fits All Uts stopped freo l*jr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Ssf' after first day's use. Marvelous Treatise knei W.00 trial bottle frt¥" Fit cases. Send to Dr^lfiinS,, i#,' St., Piiila„ Pa. • , - -M 1 '3 * > • . & ., .a