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(r • . '-"A,'••• .•••' ---- • -- » 41 Pledged but to Truth, tn Ibiberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Fear Shell Awe."* ^ * tr- . --V- •• It, n.miAS .1. - jp. .... , VOL. 14. M'IIENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1888. ^ ' - j - s, ^ NO. 3, • jy[«{[«ary ]?ltiiieal«r. FWUIITLD BT«R WKD*BSD\Y BV . VAN 8LYK EJ,~ "/ KtllTOR AND PROPRIETOR. #fflce in Bishop's Bloc*, -onoMTi Pmr * OWEM'S TKRH4 Or 9(JB)OBIPTIOX. , r«4t (la A1T*Ure j If Not Paid within Three Months. 100 SuMcriptions received for thra* or six months in the same proportion. Kates of Advertising. v* annmmce liberal rates for advertising in tbe PLAtNUEALKR, anil en le.ivor to state kfcflfB so plainly tlmt thev will be readily un- leratood. They ara aa fol|SW*i < I Inch one year - . . . 5 00 3 inches one year - - V- . . 10 00 8 laches one year • - .. . . - 15 00 ^ Column one year ii> . ± - •». *'30 00 < Column one year, v . . * fifpon Oalnmn one year - - . '» ; 100 00 •ne Inch means tHtf one ach down the column,single column width. Taarly advertisers, at the alxivo rute*, have the privilege of changing as often as they •boose, without extra charge. Regular advertisers (meaning those having Handing cards) will be entitled to insortion •f local notices at the rate of 5 cents'per line each week. All others will bo charged 10 cents per Mne the first week, and 6 cents per line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged ftt the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the first issue, and Scents per line for subsequent issues. Tins, tn Inch advertisement will cost $.1.00 for one week, 11.50 for two weeks, 92.00 for three weeks, and so on. The PLAINDKALBB will be liberal in giving editorial notices, but, as a business rule, it will require a suitable foe from everybody •eeking the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. H. T. BttOWN. M. D. AX AND SURGE< Residence, McHenry, [11. pHrSlOIAX AND SURGEON, OSoe at a H. FEQERS, M. D- rHTSIOlAN AND SUllGEON, MeHenry, tilt. Office ftt Residence. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. ; f>HYMOIAN AND SURGEON, MeWenry, I III. Office at Residence, one door West If 1, K. Church. • BARBIAN BROS. 0IGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, in Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside Houee. , Uvefy Stable. f T E. WIGHTMAN, Proprietor. First It class rigs, with or without drivers rnttthed at reasonable rates. Teaming" Of all kinds done on short notice. I. SHE, NEAR THE DEPOT, MoHENBY, ILL, Keeps open for the accommodation of the Public a lUrst-Oiass Saloon and Restaurant, Where he will at all timea keep the beat branda of Wines, Liquors and Olgars ?&•' W** found in the market. • 1 i A l s o A g e n t F o r FALLP# IILWADKEE LAGER BEER. Beer in Large or Small Kega or Bottles al- traya en hand, oheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mall promptly attended to. , GOOD HTARLlNQt FOR HOUSES. . 4ifOftll and see aa., - Robert Schlessle. McHenry, 111. A. Eaglea'a SALOON AND RESTAUR ANT. MsHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Liquors, French Bitters, --AMD-- J. ScUitz Kilvante Bottle Beer, In any quantity from * Snitz Qiaos to 5C0 barrels. AT WHORLS ALE OB RETAIL Beer in bottles, kegs or case as eheap as the cheapest. Ri buy none but the best and t Reasonable Prices. Gall and see me and I will usq you wall. ANTONY ENGELlf. Jlcilenry, III., ld#6 [NOIS,) >88. JNTY. ) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Proceedings of Annual Jnly Meeting, 1888. The Honorable Board of Supervisors of McHenry County met in regular ses­ sion in the court room of the court house in Woodstock, Monday, July 19, 1888. Meeting called to order by the Chair­ man, Chas. F. Dike. The following members answered to their names at roll call: Sups, John Had sell, L. Woodard, R. J. Beck, H. S. Williams, M. W. Lake, W. H. Groesbeck, D. H. Flavin, G. B. Richards, F. E. Stevens, Joiwi Weltzieu, E. M. Lamb, S. E. Clark, G. W. Conn, A. R. Alexan­ der, Fred Hatch, F. K. Granger, John Gracy, Chas. F. Dike. Various.bills were read to the Board and referred to the committee on claims. The semi-annual reports of the Cir­ cuit Clerk, Sheriff and County Clerk were referred to the committee on fees and salaries. The report of E. M. Lamb, Purchasing Asrent, was read to the Board and re­ ferred to eoumiittee on claims. Sup. Granger moved that the various supervisors report to the chairman on elections the names of their respective polling placcs, together with tlie names of the judges: motion carried. Sup. Granger moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair, to­ gether with Sheriff Eckort, lor the pur­ pose of conferring with Mayor Joslyn in relation to making arrangements between the county and the city of ^Woodstock whereby the city of Woodstock can have prison room in the county jail until such time as said city shall have its own building completed; motion carried: The chair appointed Sups. Beck, Gran ger and Williams as such committee. On motiou the Board adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. TUESDAY MORNING, JUJ.Y 10.-9 A. M. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Members all present at roll call except Sup. Coon. Minutes of yesterday's meeting read and approved. Bill of T. D. Murphy , for professional services in the case of Town of Rich­ mond ys. McHenry County, was read to the Board and referred to the committee on claims, The report of the committee appoint­ ed to settle the claim of McHenry Coun­ ty against Cook County in the Dacey matter, was read to the Board and on motion was adopted, to wit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, MCHENRY COU Board of Supervisors, July term. A. D. 1888. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisor*: YOUL'committee to whom was re­ ferred the claim agaiupt Cook County 011 account of the trial of .lames Dacey would beg leave to submit the following report 011 the matters bo- fore tbomi Tfeat they settled the eaiuc in full for the wm of twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars ($2,250), which amount has been paid and is now in the hands of the treasurer of this county. All of which i« respectfully submitted. , A. B. COON, J&„ GEO. II. GABBUQH, ^ F. K. UllANUHR. Sup. Woedard moved that the Board tender a vote of thanks to the committee appointed to settle the claim in the Dacey matter with Cook County; motion adopted. The quarterly report of the County Superintendent of Schools was read and referred to committee on education. Petition of Smith & White, of the town of Hebron, for rebate on error in their taxes on town lots in the year 1887, was presented and referred to committee on town lots. Sup. Granger moved that the claim of J. S. Watrous for error in personal property tax in 1887 be .referred to the committee on personal property; carried. Sup. Granger moved that the Board adjourn until 1:30 p. m.; carried. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Members all present except Sup. Conn. Minutes of morning session read aud approved. The committee on elections made the following report; which on motion was adopted, to-wit; i STATE OF ILLINOIS,) > 88. MCHENRY COUNTY. V Board of Supervisors, July term, July 10, A. D. 1888. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Hoard of Supervisors: Your committee on elections, to whom was referred sundry expense bills iucurred in conducting the judicial election in June last, aud the amounts of expense of the various towns herewith attached for said election, would beg leave to submit the following report on matters before them: That they have examined said several bills and flnd them nearly uniform In the amount of charges, but uot entirely so. Your committee, thinking that the law contemplated a uniform scale of charges or fees for like services, have taken the liberty to alter or correct some of the hills, so as to make them agree with each other aud with the requirements of the law. Your committee would recommend the payment of the several bill to the several persons therein men­ tioned. Your committee would respectfully recommend that there be paid by the county the sum of five dollars to the parties entitled1 to the same for the use of each polling place of said election in said county, aud that said several amounts be paid to the Supervisors of the several towns. to be by them paid to the parties entitled to the emne. Amounts paid to the various towns:-Riley, fQV.50; Marengo, $51.70; Dunham, $28.80; Che­ mung. $57.00; AUlen. $28.il0; llartland, $25.30; feeueca. $28.10; Coral, $25.70; Grafton, $22.70; Dorr. $44: Greenwood, $28.20; Hebron, i>S2t>.80; Richmond, $2*J.10; liurtou. $2t>.50; Mcilenry, $57.40; Nando, $57; Algonquin. $57.40. All of which is respectfully submitted. F. K. GRANUKB, F. F. ST*V*NS, "" ' JOHN HADSELL. ' . , G. B. KICHABDS, •;7\. A. R. ALEXANDER. SnprlJfcrtt presented a petition for the correction of the assessment of personal property of Gad Moses, of Greenwood, claiming a double assessmsnt. Matter referred to committee on personal prop­ erty. The committee on railroads presented the following report, which on motion was adopted, to wit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, i >88. MCHENRY COTNTY. ). Board of Supervisors, July term, July 10, A. D. 1888. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Yonr committee to whom was re­ ferred the ussossmeut lof railroad, telegraph and telephone would beg leave to submit the follow­ ing report on the matters before theiu: That the assessment of railroad property be subject to and equalized by the per cent, of addition or deduc­ tion which shall be adopted by this honorable Board; also telegraph and Ulephone property to toe oqiiiiiiinad m 11 aftjatikoads. W J: V M. w. LAKB. E, M. LAXB. ' H. WOODABD. •;; y. . .«1 • ... .. sah-i,£, CUBK, . JOHN WKLTZIKN. James Philp, of Algonquin, appeared before the Board, with petition, asking for the uppointiucut of JoUn Helm, Louis Wenholtz and Vernon E. Ford as trustees of the cemetery at Algonquin. On motion of Sup. Granger the prayer of petitioner was granted by the unani­ mous vote of the Board. Jabez Banister, of town of Algonquin, came before the Board asking to be re­ lieved of over-tax on town lots, which matter was referred to the committee on pertonal property. On motion the Board adjourned until to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11,1888. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Members all present except Sup Conn Minutes of yesterday's meetiug read and approved. The committeee on education made the following report, Which 00 motion was adopted, to-wit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, MCHENRY COUNTY. h Board of Supervisors, July term. July 11, A. D. 1888. Mr. Chairman and Centlemen of the Board of Supervisors; Your committee on education would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters before them; That we haveexainiued the iinarterly report of the County Superintendent of Schools of time spent from April 24, 1888, to July 2, 1888; that, we have approved said report aud recommend that the 'tills therein, amountiug to $289, be allowed. Expenses as follows: 45 days visiting schools, at 4.00.. 180 00 45 days expenses visiting schools, at 1.00.. 45 00 7 days examinations, at 4.00 S8 00 9 days oflice work, at 4.00 36 00 Total. 889.00 All of which is respectfully submitted. GEO. B. RICHARDS, c, 8AM L E. CLHBK. W. 11, GHOESBECK, FRED HATCH. Committee on Poor Farm presented their report from Aug. 30, 1887, to Mar. 20, 1888, which was read to the Board and on motion adopted, to-wit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, MCHENRY COUNTY, ^^Board of Supervisors, July term, July A. D. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your committee on poor farm and insane asylum beg leave to submit the following report. March 80, 1K88, committee met at poor farm for the purpose of ascertaining cost per week of inmates at county house. The following bills were incurred for espouses from Aug. sJO, 1887, to March 20, 188K: 1887. Sept. 28, Oct. 8, 19, 19, 30, Dec. 7, 9, 27 1888.- Teb. 29 Mar. 17 Feb. 2 Mar. » E B Bradjey J as Cooney... A F Field N S Kobb, freight.. Jas Green Bunker Bros........ J A Dufleld.. F Cain Geo Farrison.. Geo Garrison........ Geo Garrison Bunder Bros... ... A S Wright ........ Geo Garrison....'.,. Whit son ISros..,.,. C F Donovan....... E 11 Kichinon(L,... B S Austin & Go... E B Hradley........ Cou (^uinlan... T J Dacy D Hoy . JD Donovan.. C F Thorne E A Murphy & Co. N S Kobb, salary... I M 50 r 7 00 301 60 •St 32 40 00 *22 26 00 . t> 00 n> 73 44 28 « 75 DC «1 (5 35 80 56 u 15 r 45 « 15 4 25 Mi 41 31 50 10 76 51 90 % 00 87 25 10 07 383 74 Total 1.6S89.11 The following amounts wers deducted from foregoing list before board and can* of each pauper per week was computed: Board of Lawson aud White 11 Hogan, Board,. Supplies on haiw...4 Town of Dorr.........i*,». Cattle sold . Hides and calf.. .. . Hogs sold Calf sold 174 00 8 00 88 19 <5 00 *96 00 14 77 «6 50 7 50 Total 683 96 Whole number of weeks, 1,130; cost per week, 84 cents. The following bills were sent to the supervisors of the various towns and individuals liable for the same.: Riley... .... Coral Marengo ..., Dunham.... Aldeu; Seneca Grafton Algonquin.... 55 75 51 30 109 08 24 61 56 61 57 88 34 32 186 33 Dorr, P Spooner 34 16 Dttnr # 35 16 HsrtHmd 83 26 Ghemung SB 72 Greenwood. 84 36 McHenry HI 67 N unda 83 58 Hebron 84 36 Jas White 87 00 E E Richards... 89 36 Your committee would also report having re­ ceived from C. & N.-W. R. R. Co. for damages sustained by Are, one hundred dollars ($100). Committee authorized Supt. Robb to expend the same in laying tile on farm. Your committee would further report that the extra labor and attention' required to care for Albert White, decided us to increase the priceVor •aid care from three to five dollars per week. All of which is respectfully submitted. C. F. DIKE, % D. H. FLAVIN L. WOODABD. Committee on fees and salaries pre­ sented the following report, which was read and on motion adopted, to-wit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, MCHENRY COUNTY. | SB. Board of Supervisors, July term, July 9, A. D. 1888. Mr Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your committee on fees and salar­ ies to whom was referred the semi -annual reports of the sheriff, county and circuit clerks and coun­ ty treasurer, would be leave to submit the follow­ ing report on the matters before them: That they find that the sheriff reports: For sheriff's fees in suits in court earned during half year ending June 6, 1888. 9y3.16; received during half year, 127.03: for sheriff's fees other than court costs, 500.50; for sheriff's fees in criminal cases, ?45.25; total earnings of half year. 1,738.91; receipts dur­ ing half year for services performed in half year ending Dec. 5. 1887, and heretofore reported as not received. 160.75; total receipts, 287.78; sheriffs salary for half year, 600.00; due and unpaid at the date of last report, 50.80; total, 650.89; total amount received during half year. 287.78; amt due sheriff. 368.11- And we would recommend that au order be drawn for same. The countA treasurer reports: Total,earnings, 1,717.19; total expenditures, 967.19. The county clerk reports as follows: Amt of fees earned and received - • 871 40 Earned and not paid.... 142 DO Earnings from Dec. 5, '87, to June 1, *88... 846 76 Total 1,864.06 Less amt of previous earnings, 186.65. .. l,«78.5i Salary for half year 750.00 Clerk hire ... 700.00 Total 1,450.00 Fees reed for half year 871.40 Leaving a balance due clerk 578.60 For which we would recommend that an order be drawn for the same. The circuit clerk reports: Total earnings of office for half year end ingJune30, 1888 Total receipts for same Expenses of office: Clerk hire Miscellaneous Clerk's salary for half year.... .*»•.*.. 2,079 88 1,514 38 530 00 13 35 750 00 TOUl 1,893.35 All of which is raspectfally submitted. H. 8. WILLIAMS, F. K. GBANOEB. A. R. ALEXANDER, FBED HATCH. Special committee to whom was referred the matter of land certificates which Hon. T. D. Mur­ phy wished to purchase, report that the said Murphy has withdrawn his offer to the county and ask to be discharged from further action in the matter. Adopted and committee discharged. Committee on poor farm made tbe following report, which was read to the Board and on mo­ tion was adopted, to-wit: STATE OF ILLINOIS,) / > 88. MCHENRY COUNTY. ) Woodstock, Jalyli, HHH. To the Honorable Board of Supervisee*: Tons committee on poor farm would be? leave to sab mit the following report: Committee met at poor farm May 5. and after careful consideration of matters before them. Supt. Robb was instructed to purchase two or three more cows for the use of the farm, and to expeud the one hundred dollars received from the railway company in laving tils on the farm as instructed by the committee: aud superintendent was farther ltxtancted to procure paint aud oil and havs paiated th« barn aud car­ riage house, and to move the building which was bunt for the steam pump and not occupied and attach it to the said superintendent's residence for a summer kitchen, and to finish off and paint the same, all of which has been done according to the directions of the committee. And bills have been signed and paid jftfoll o w s: John S Wilcox, for twMows .. 75 00 Thos Vennard. for patipmg.;. 85 00 A S Wright, for paint and oil 45 33 F M Bunker, for groceries 54 00 G Garrison, for flour and feed m 00 All of which is respectfully submitted. II. S. WILLIAMS, F. K. GBANOEB, ~ I H" J "S 3 WOODABD, % .T D. II. FLAVIN, . - V .'V' G. w. CONN. • VTsonal property, tO/whom was referred tho matter of over assessment and over-taxation in several eases, made the following report, which on motion was adopted, The committee on person:i property to whom was referred the matter of »v-er-assessment on personal property of Jabez H.-iuister of Algonquiu org leave to report thatlmvin carefully examin­ ed into the matter as pixpenn to u->, we canuot see that any injustice been doue%im and recommend that no furttipr action be taken in the niataer. We would further recoifcniei.u, in the matter of Gad Moses' estate, wherein K I" Richards is con­ servator. that the personal property be assessed in and credited to the town Of Gr. eiiwood. We would further recoraBie S Watrous, forinorjy of th£ there being no evidence nef that tax has been paid upon tins property else­ where, that this matter h<Mai.l over to some fu tare meeting of this B*a*% All of which, is respectfaTty l, in the case of J > 11 of Nunda. that this committee Committee on lowing report in r and names of ' Ju election districts in t! which on motion w® STATE OF ILL IN ibmitted. a u. Ai KXAuwaa, G. W. CojfK, > U. FLAVIN, 1' . E. HTEVENS, us made the fol- n to polling places ; of the various towns of the Co. dinted, to frifc •" IS.> '88. MCHENRY COUNW. 1 Board of Superiiisors. Jaly tei'ia, A. D. 1888. Mr. Chairman and Gcntlefreii of the Board of Supervisors: Your cominfrjUe ou elections, to whom was referred the selfciioii of Judges and polling places for the ensirtiu elections would re­ port the polling places and nunies of the Judges of elections in tbe various precincts and districts in the Couuty of McHenry. would beg leave to submit the following report "1 the matters before them, and would recominind the selection of the following polling places sfttd the appointment of the following named persons to :ict as Judges; Riley. Town House: Jno ll.idsell, J no lirotz- mau, Moses Dimon, Judges. ^Marengo--1st Precinct, Barber Shop of Arthur Miller, in tlie J I Vail building; I U Oilitiss, J T Uelden, Krastus Heath, jud>«e>. J(i IVeciuct, Mrs John llance building west »:de of Stale Street; Adelbert Coon. Geo Holder, Jos Griffith, judges. Dunham--School House Dis. No. 1: It J Beck, L M Lillibridge. J K Cuunihghaiu, judges. Chemung--1st Precinct, Ayer's Hotel, Sample room ; 11 S Williams, W If Wakely, 1' K Saunders judges. 2d l'recinct, E .O'Connor's office; SH Calfender, Kara Smith, El) Connor, judges. Alden--Depot ltuildius W 11 Groenbeck, F H Mauley. James Scott, j :l<9 v llartland Deep Cut SAml House; DQ Flavin, William Desmond, H 11 w-V'uuioy, judges. Seneca - Town Hall, l-jtv-'uiiiuwle;- <:. B Rich­ ards, Thos M Cook. B A Thompson, judges. Coral--School House (old) Union Village; FE Stevens. Carlisle Hasiiuirs, A S Peak, judges. Grafton--W G Sawyer's ofiice, Huntley; John Weltzien, J 8 Cummiugs, D S Williams, judges. Dorr--1st Piecinct, Police Magistrate's office Court House Building; Asa W Smith. E H Smith, John D Short, judges. 2d Preciuct, room under Sheriff's office Court House Building; K M Lamb. A F McGhee, Sam'l McNett, judges. Greenwood -Town Hall, Greeuwood Village; 8 E Clark, lienry Freeman, M Dassow. judges. Hebron --C A Stone's Hardware Store; G W Conn. M S Goodsell, Geo Goddard, judges. Richmond--Burton's Opera House: A R Alex­ ander, Wm L Turner. Wm Sherman, judges. Burton--Spring Grove Village, old Hotel: Fred Batch. J M ltnerson, Robt Thompson, judges. McHenry 1st Preciuct. Congregational Church Riugwood" Village; J W Cristy, Jas Carr, Herbert Allen, judges. 2 Precinct. Village Council Room, F K Granger, Johu Hueinaun, Matt Qeimer, judges. Nunda-1st Precinct, Store of Chester Shales, Barreville; Johu Gracy, Wm C Bryant, Louis Munch, judges. 2d Precinct. Mallory's Store buildiug, .Village of Nunda; Win Butler, D C. Mallory, Amos Pettiboue. judges. Algouquin-- Pingry's Hotel, 1st Precinct; Henry Keyes, Harvey Hamilton. H M Burton, judges. 2d Precinct. Ashton's Hotel; C F Dike, John Brink, T 11 Babbitt, judges. Respectfully submitted. F. BL GTTANGBR, Chairman. JOHN HADSELL, G. B. RICHARDS, A. R. ALEXANDER, F. E. STEVENS. (Coatiutied Next Week). A Washington correspondent saji of our Congressman: "The chief products of Mr, Hopkins' district are Percherons and Prohibitionists, It Is bard to say Which has given him the most trouble. The administration has been trying to upset Percheron breeding and importing by demanding back duties on animals supposed to be entitled to free duty. Mr. Hopkins has finally got a bill through Cougress disposing of the matter as it {should be. The Prohibitionists and Demo­ crats together can not harm Mr. Hop­ kins. He gets two votes to their OQA every time. He Is young (forty-two) a graduate of Hillsdale (Mich.) Col­ lege, and practices law at Aurora. He Is anxious to have a breed of pure white Percherons developed." Road Oar Gteat Oiler Open to'ETery Head­ er of the Plalndealsr, The YaDkee Blade is a most charm­ ing Weekly Family Story Paper pub­ lished at Boston, Mass.. at $2.00 per year. It Is a mammoth paper, contain­ ing In every issue eight large pages, forty-eight columns, of the choicest reading matter for the whole family circle, embracing serial and short Stories, Sketches, Poems, History. Biography. Wit and Humor, Fashions, Household Recipes, Fancy Work De­ partment, Youths' Department, &c. Every member of the family will be delighted with it. The Yankee Blade has entertained millions ol readers within ^e past fifty years, and to day its publishers are more ambitious than ever to Increase Its already large cir­ culation, which extends all ov*»r the United States and Canada. To help accomplish this, we now make the following wonderfully liberal oger. To every regular subscriber of the Piaiudealer we will send The Yankee Blade one year for 91.00 just half tbe publishers' regular subscription price which is #2.00 per year. The Yankee Blade at 92,00 a year Is the cheapest Family Story Paper in America, but at tbe special price we ofier It to our subscribers it Is practi­ cally less than cost, and wo expect to receive the subscriptions of a large number of our readers during the con­ tinuance of this ofier. Send for a •ample copy to Potter & Potter, Pubz„ The Yankee Blade, Boston, Mass.. but •tod yooi aubecrlption to this otltao. SOLDUBS' B2PA5IMSNT. Edited by WM. H. COW UN, WOODSTOCK, ILtn "7b care for him who h i* borne the battle, and for his wi'low and orphans."--LMpoi.N. " «• A. R. Directory.' N . > . V M'AAVRT POST NO. #43. . > Meets tho First and Third Saturday evenings of each month. L. E. BBKKSTT, Oom. aiOHMOKD POST HO 286. Meets the second Friday evening of nsli month. • W*. P«*.COOK, Com. WOODSTOOX POST, HO 108. Meets first and third Monday evenings of each msih. WM. AVBRT, OTTTT. HXTHDA POST, HO 296, Meets the second and fourth* Tuesday WM. BTJTLKB, Oom. BA.BVAKD POST, HO 265. Meets the second and fourth Monday-eviA lugs of each month. K. J. WHtTTLttTos, Com. MABBNOO POST, NO. 168, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. JOIIH W. GBEBJF, Oom. ' WATTCONOA POST, HO, 888. Post .meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening InG. A. R. Hall, Main St. WARRBN E. POWERS, Oom. evenings of each month. Along tits Skirmish Line. The HoHanry County sold ten' re - union will be held Aug 22. Tho Department ot the Potomac. G. A, K. has eleven posts. Che latest number given* to a Penn sylvania post was 574. Iu the Postoffioe at Reading, Pa, soldiers are not employed. The Grant farm, near St. TiOuls, has been sold to an ex-rebel. The annual cruise of Nftfal Post, Philadelphia, will take place Aug. 4. The Soldiers* Home of Vermont has fjrty inmates, but seventy oan be cared for. The United S^tes Mtimed Soldiers* League is added to the first of rilill- tary societies, April 30 the total membership of the Military Order of tho Loyal Legion was 5,018, The Naval Veterans will be assigned a prominent position In the line of Columbus, Ohio, The decorations at Oohwbss by the committee having tbe matter in oharge will cost $20,000, The reunion ol the Army ol West Virginia'will bi held at Columbus, Ohio, September 11 12-13, Mrs, J, A. Garfield is expected to accept the iuvitailon to attend the National encampment at Columbus. Many of tbe boys who were at the Gettysburg reunion did not enjoy the resel gush as much as they anticipa­ ted. The annual reaulon of the Inter* State G. A, ft. Association, Wisconsin aud Minnesota, was held June 12,13,14, at Wabasha, Minnesota. Amoug the recipients of the New York polloe medal of bonor is Sergeant Cuarles M. Grainger, who served in the Kigbty-elghth New York. Governor Harvey Post, Racine, Wis., made the largest gains during tbe quarter just closed of any post in tbe department of Wisconsin. At Zanesvllle, Ohio, the corner stone has been laid for a Soldiers and Sail­ ers' Memorial Building. #50,000 will be raised by county tax towards its erection. President Cleveland vstoos, on an average, one private pension >111 a day. The State of Illinois furnished 258,- 162 men dnring the war of the rebel­ lion. The National Association ol Union Ex-prisoners of war will hold its six­ teenth annual convention in Indianap­ olis on September 18th and 19th. Ohio State Journal: Cleveland is gallantly conducting bis own cam­ paign. Almost every day he hurls bis deadly veto at some disabled veteran or some helpless widow or orphan. There are two systems in the order of Sons of Vetersus. The post system membership permits only tbe actual sons of veterans, the camp system ad­ mits the grandson at the age ol 21. The members of the Grand Army at Reedsburg. Wisconsin, at a recent re­ union refused to allow liquors sold or gambling ol any kind on the grounds, l'hey were offered as high as #25 per hour for the priviledge. The boys of the Seventy-ninth Ohio, a regiment of General Harrison's- brigade, recently sent the following dispatch: k'The Seventy-ninth Ohio boys send congratulations. We are now, as we were at Peach Tree, ready for your,command. 'Forward, double quick, to the top of tbe hill.' " When the ladies of Indianapolis presented the colors to the W illace Zjuaves twenty-seven years ago, Gen­ eral Lew Wallace stood for an instant a wild figure of war, and (hen cried: "Down! down en your knees, boys and swear eternal loyalty to the flsg." And they did, for the soldiers Indiana sent to the front were brave and true, aud they are still defending the old flag by supporting General Harrison. Departmoat of California, G. An e, R. will attend the National encamp­ ment at Columbus in grand style and in great numbers. They have arranged for a round-trip ticket, good from September 1st. to November 1st, at the lo*r cost of $80, and have a choice of routes. The line coming East, as proposed by Department Commander T. H. Goodman, is to start from Los Angeles, going via. SanFranolsoo, Sao- ramento, Shasta, Portland, Tacoma, St. Paul and Chicago. At Portland they will be joined by the Oregon veterans and at Taooaa the Washiog- ton posts will fall in Itne. At Minne­ apolis Commander-in-oMof Rea and his stafl.wil join In, and the large party will be in Chicago ou the same day, probably Stopping over to look around town. They will then go to Colum­ bus. Couucil Blufls Nonpcwiel; The Pres­ ident has just completed his veto of 130 pension claims this session of Con­ gress. This Is keeping up the stand­ ard and in keeping, too, with the President's feelings. The freedom with which Cleveland has used the veto power, and the singular injustice which hi? arbitrary dealing has creat­ ed, have caused a good deal of discus­ sion as to the advisability ofamending the Constitution so that a majority vote only shall ba required to pass a bill over the President's veto. What Killed the Mule. 1 '•The only time I ever retffy^felt ashamed in my life was at the battle of Cedar Rapids,1" said the major, 4,My horse fell under me, and I was obliged to ride an army mule during the rest of the engagement." "I remember it well," said the judge. k I fouud that mule about] an hour after you dismounted that Jay." "Really, oldman,I hardly expected to be corroborated so promptly; where did yo« find him ?" asked the major. The judge SAW that there was a dear run for the door as he replied: "stone dead, behind a rail fenoe." "Shot f" "No; mortification.'1-- Tid bits, Blaek Lists of the Past. A planter In Georgia who took an active part in the civil war went to New York last summer to visit an old friuud who had fought on the other side By tacit agreement the subject of the war and politics were carefully avoided between.them. One day while they were visiting large library the librarian remarked, "Here are some curious documents which may interest you,n and laid be­ fore them three pamphlets. One pub­ lished in 1773, was entitled: "The Roll of Dishonor,' and contained a list of the prominent citizens of Philadelphia who, in the beginning of the revolu­ tion, arrayed themselves against their country, The second, published In Virginia in 1859 was called "A Black List" being the names of those cltlzans of the Old Dominion who sympathize with the murderous abolitionists. Let them be marked!!! Let them be accursed!!!" The third, published in Philadelphia two years later, was headed: "We have traitors among us! A true and aocurate list of the southern rebels now in the city. Read! Mark! Pre­ pare Vengeance!" . The two grave, elderlv friends turn­ ed over these records of past hate and enmity between them, reddening bu t silent. At last, looking up suddenly at each other, they burst into laughter and clasped hands cordially. The per­ sonal hate and bitterness of the last war seamed as useless and unjust to them now as tbe abuse speut between the torles and our patriot forefathers. -- Youth's Companion. The Veteran Saw it All On Saturday last an old man with silvery hair was led Into the Cyclo- rama of Gettysburg by a bright-faced little girl in a jaunty gypsy hat and dress, and sat down while she describ­ ed to him the features of the picture in detail, occasionally asking her a question or shaking bis head slowly as if in doubt of the accuracy of her ac­ count. She had described to him In her own way the on-rush of Pickett's men and the hand-to-hand conflict at the stone fence where the Pennsylva­ nia veterans met the charge of tbe Southerners, when he asked, "But where's tbe artillery, Mag?" ' Oh, you mean the big gups. They're over here on the bill in a row." "All in a row?" he asked. "Yes." she replied. He shook his head. "Look around," said be. "There must be some more that are not in line." "Yes," she said. "There are some down here but thi£ are all upset and seem to be broken. I think they are bursted." "Is that where the men are coming over the stone wall?" "Yes, grandpa." "Is there a grove of trees?* "Yes, grandpa. It seems to tte full of men, but tbe smoke is so thick yett can not see them." ' Oh, I cm see them," he erfed. It was then noticed by several peo­ ple who were listening to him that he was blind. The little girl said: uOb no, grandpa, you can't see them." "Yes I oan," he answered. MI can see them very well, and the broken cannon, too." Tbe child looked afcblm with i««o- > cent surprise as she said:"You are jok* ing now." No, my dear," replied the old man. "No. That was the last thing I ever saw on earth. There was a caisson ex­ ploded there just this side of thai fence, and that was the last terrible picture I ever saw, for there I lost my eyesight, and I have never got tbe picture of It out of my mind."--New York Times. m Joe Hooker's Beoommeadatiea. . Indianapolis Journal: In July, 186$, Governor Morton, under the call of tbe President for 200,000 three-year troopt requested Harrison to assist In recruit­ ing the regiment from the Sixth l|dl- ana District, under that call the quota from each district being one regiment . His was the first recruiting commis­ sion issued by the Governor for tbe Seventieth Regiment, bearing date of July 14,18S2, and making him a second lieutenant. He inspired enthusiasm wherever he went, and soon raised Company A, of which he was elected captain. Then as he assisted in filling up the other companies of the regl» ment, which was complete and ready to go to ih? front In less than one month, and was made its coloneL Got*/ ernor Morton suggested, when Harri-t | son took out his recruiting commission . that it would be too much to ask him to surrender the civil office to which he had just been elected, and that he would find someone else to take tbe regiment tn the field. Colonel Harri- . ton preferred however, to go to the , front, saying that he would not ask a ; man to go where be himself would not go, fallowing a soldierly quality that marked the whole of his military oa~ reer.*After a variety of service ftt Kentucky and Tennessee during the next eighteen months, uj> to January 1864, Colonel Harrison's Regiment was formerly assigned to the First Btlgade (Ward's) of the Third Division of the " Twentieth Army Corps, and with this organization he served nnttl the close of the war. During the Atlanta Cam-! palgn Colonel Harrison won the high- est honors of a soldier. His regiment was assigned the duty of leading the assault at Resaca en the 15tb of llay ; 1864, and most gallantly did be tte*d""'y< it in that terrible work, capturing the enemy's lines aud four guns. Agatfe at Aeach Tree Creek, while in command ; of the brigade, he gained, su^i uai victory as to call forth the b^^st1*™" praise from his superior officers for his soldierly qualities. General Hook­ er rode the lines the day after the light, and as he shook hands with the young commander, said: "Harrison, by G--d, I'll mako you a Brigadier General for this tight," and bis <*ord of mouth on tbe battlefield was supple­ mented by tbe following letter •§/ g commendation writteu to the Secre- v: tary of War a few months later: HBADQJLARTERS NORTHERN DEPART- "I MBNT. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1964. --The Hon. E, M. Stanton, Secretary of War : i desire to call tbe attention of the Department to the claims of Colonel Benjamin Harrison, of the Seventieth Indiana Volunteers for promotion to the rank of brigadier general volunteers. yf Colonel Harrison first joined me in • command (ft a brigade of Ward's division in Lookout Valley prepara** tory to entering upon what is called the campaign of Atlanta. My atten­ tion was first attracted to this young officer by thQ superior excellenceof Ids brigade in discipline and instruction, the result of his labor, skill and devo­ tion. With more forethought tban^I have witnessed in any officer ot his experience, he seemed to act upon tbe, principle that success depended upon" the thorough preparation in discioiine and esprit of his command for conflict more than on any inllueuce that could be exerted In the field itself, and when collision came his command vindicated • his wisdom as much as his valor. In all the achievements of the Twentieth Corps iu that campaign Colonel Har- . : rison bore a conspicuous part. At 5 Reseca and Peach Tree Creek tbe eon- I duct of himself and command were v especially distinguished. Colonel i Uairlsou is an officer of superior abill- ^5) ties, and great professional and per-^'ir sonal worth. It gives me great favor'vft to commend him favorably to the hot- orable Secretary with the assuraaoo that his preferment will he a just re«' - cognition of his services and martialt accomplishments. Very respectfully, y^^i' Obedient servant, JOSEPH HOOKER, Major General Commanding. Comrades, how is this in com par with Grover's war record? Oo^-lt having been said that Dr. John A. Brooks, ttie Prohibition QKtt- 1 didate for Vice President, was ilk r officer, chaplain, or something else, til the rebel army, many loyal ProblbK fi tionists were doubtless of the opiates that the charge was a campaign tie ^ brought out to hurt their party, is tbe belief that many of the men who are Prohibitionists would not vote the third party ticket if in doing so, they . had to vote for an ex-rebel. At the Prohibition meeting In Chicago, last Friday night. Dr" Brooks referred » | the story he said: | I would not deceive you to-night by | telling you that my sy/npatbies and ^ heart were not with the South for v? they were. I was on the opposite ess-: : ^ actly from my distinguished General, v§ While he was fighting in the Union v§ army I was praying he might get J licked by the rebels. As if to make his ofiense appear ^ lighter. Brooks said: I was with the Confederate armjr M for awhile, but it was simply beeeue* yg It got so hot that I could not stay any* ^ where else but In prison. f! This would indicate that bewMta , f ranti rebel, but too big a coward J enter the confederate army uafeft '•#* scripted or drafted He pranlfsf rebel success and then feugtktrof confederate cause when People who never loved » always hated a oow4£. '