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'v v ̂ FT";" P rts- ' l*tJBMSIIRI> KrXBrl (r(DK£H»ir BV ; • . V ATS 8 L Y K E ' '^ jEDITOtt AKO POOPttlRTOR* Office In Bishop's Blook*T i^huit * omNrf r.rr • TRI$9(4 OP SCTBVJIUfrwWf^ I (In .vt*»aw ............fl.BO 4fVot Palfl within Three Months. ,., SL0O Suiwiptlon* mcelve'l for thrM or Six ^'month* la the name proportion. 1 * PAU^ BROWN, A TTOHVRV at t. \ w. IT. s. RxpreM On.'s tm. RtilMlng, 87 TH1 Sft Wellington St.' CHICAGO, 11.1.. M. F. RM.SWORTH, A TTOIIKRV at I,aw, anil SolWtor m Chan- A eery, NunriJi, III. ASA W SMITH, A TTORNKY AT TJAW and .Solicitor In if* Chancery.--Woodstock, ,111. JtMLTNr * O VSRT. A TTOUNBT* AT TJAW, Wwistnclt III. XV All business will receive prompt atten­ tion. Kates of Advertising. We announce liberal rates for advertising the Pi,\ rxoi? AT.ER, and en.leavor to state em so plulnlv that they will be rendily an- r stood. They,area*follows: ^'1 Inch one year - . . 5 OA '*ji2 Inches one year • - . » WOO Inches one year - ... - • . 15 00 ;:;Jf Column one year - • •> • - Bono Column one year. - . . 60 00 : Column ono year - - - - M0 00 , One inch moan« the measurement of one Inch down the column, single column width. I" Vearlv a-lvertisera, at the abovo rites, have She privilosre of chanirinsr as often as they ;fhoose, without extra charoce. •p. Regular advertisers (meantng those having fjtamllng cards) will he entitled to insertion §f local notices at the rate of ft cents per line • inch week. All others will be charged 10 &mt» per 'ine the fl-st week, and 5 oents per ^line for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged it the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil (jype, same as this is set in) the first issue, and •If cents per iine for subsequent issues. This, '•n inch advertisement will cost tl.OOtorone week, f 1.50 for two w&elcs, $2.00 for three .Weeks, and so on. - • The PLAtwr>RAI,BK will be liberal in giving •^M'.torial notioes, but, as a business rule, it •Will require a suitable fee from everybody peeking the use of its columns for pecuniary ain. BUSINESS CARDS. : O. J. HOWARD. M. t>. PIIY-ICMN AND 8URGEOV. McHenry, 111. Office at residence, one block east of •H'ubllc 8chool Building. C. H. F KG Kits, M, D- "f >11Y8ICI AN AND atTRi i RON, McHenry, f Ills. Office at Residence. Wtf. OSBORVK, M. I». %>IIYSlOtAN AND SURGKO.1. Office at I Residence, West McHenry, III. Calls promptly attended to day and night,jjfjti* •; BARBIAN BROS. Ci IGAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or­ders solicited. Shop, la Old McHenry, n Keiter Block, third door west of Riverside louse. Livery Stable. R. WIGHT MAN, Proprietor. #trst class rigs, with or without drivers .jirniahed at reasonable rates. All kinds done on short notice. Teaming of, NEAR THE DEPOT* WEST MoHENBY, ILL Keep* open for the aaoommpdatUm of the' Public a First-Class •Saloon and Restaurant, #here ho will at all times keep the best brands of Wlties, Liquors and Cigars to be found in tne market. Also Agent For FEANZ FALK'S MILWAUKEE LAGER Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- ir.iys on hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. Orders by mail promptly attended to. GOOD STABLING FVR HORSES. •arCall and see as. Robert Sohiessle. West McHenry, III. A. ESnglen'» SALOON AND RESTAUR INT. MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. Fine Kentucky Lpors, French Bitters, McHenry Lager Beer,, --ANt>- «§;i. Scblitz Milwankee Bottle Beer, In *ny quantity from a Snitz (jHass to 1C0 barrels. AT WHOLE ALE OR RETAIL ' * Beer in bottles, kegs or caw as Cheap as the cheapest. * We bay aouo bat the beet anil | , :#eilat Reaaoaable Priced. Call aud see me and I will use well. .«* ANTONY «ENGELN. O, Jftsmes., 3ARNBH A SMII.ET, KYS' Solicitors ani Counselors, Collections !a spociattv. WOODSTOCK, ll.LlWOfS. V. S. LUMLET. ATTORNBT AT LAW, and Solicitor In Chaneerv, WOOD^TOOK, ILL. Office in Park House, lirst floor. A. IVI. CHURCH, W atehmaker and Jeweler NO. One HundroiiTwenf;y-Five State St Chi­cago, III. Special Attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. < S9"A Full Assortment 'of Goods in his line United States War Claim Apcy --or-- WM. H- CgrLIN, Woodstock *' - lllino s. Prosecutes all ctasss* and kinds of claims against the Unitod States tor ejc-8oldier&, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecmisig old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclose'I for reuiv. WM, H. CO WHS Office at Residence, Madison St., Woodstoec, Illinois, Attention Horsemen! MCHENRY, IIX., April 1st, 139£, I would resnectfitllv invite the Public to call and exntnine m 7 stock of llorsos before making arrangements elsewhere, Xo busi- nef s dons onSunlay. w • N. 8. COLBT , M'HBNRT IU E. R- AUSTIN, Liw;, Boards and Sale Stable. At Parker House Ba«^» FIRST CLASS RIGS, with or without Drivers, Furnished at Reasonable Rates. Bus and Hanks run to and fr>m all Train#.-- Orders for Buggaare Promptly Attended to. West McHenry, 111. Quintette Orchestra, Mc HENR Y, ILL. Are preparedi to furnish first Class Mu»i« to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith,. 1st Violin. Robt. Madden. Clarionet, C, Curtis, Cornet. L, Owen, Trombone, E, Ingalls, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smith^ McHenry. 81 for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to any address in the United Stales for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal disoonnt allowed to poelpaaeters •gents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to BICHABD K FOX, PKAKKLIK SQUARE, New York ATTENTION ! Farmers and Dairymen. It will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at ntj premises before purchasing. I can furnish suoh by the car load or single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CHBMUHO. Farm about four miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. • lil<f Ml JOHN P. Sm\TA Watchmaker & Jeweler, MCHENRY. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew-elry always on hand. Special attention given to repairing fine watches. Give me * ®*U" JOHN P. SMITH. C. G. ANDREWS. CENERAL l l U U U ) SPRING GE0VE ILL. ^alea ot Stock, Farming- Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most 1EAS0M3I.S TSEHS. C. C. Andrews, Spring Crove, 111 Spring Jrove, Sent 8th, WB. 1 l-ll-8sa H* ^ Practical Painter AND DECOHATER. HEBR0M, lit Decorating, Paper-Hanfling, CALCIMININ&s 0&AINZN&, <•« OMI OB short notice and satisfaction guaran- tatd,- Qall on or address, 1?^ H. FISH. MofiABTTiUiu 1388. ,,, ^Mp.ouli^w.Kvn. AK.nt tori Ph»nlx sf Brsskiys. 1 National of Hartford. •^irv L'«'itit-»? anl Ttfni in ta^urancc plawi esfelv and with *tofti«tt<*h in' above Com pah Sea. Policies ccir.ftotfit, chani?eV and.transfers made. Call on or address Siniou 8tuflcl. WTest Mcllmrr, IMincda. Waverly House, WM. H. ROTXOUB, Prop., WOODSTOCK, - - - ill; WM. STOFFEU --Agtnt for-- u And /foci dental Insurance. Iowa. Minnesota,- jSnlirsska, Alalnma, an I California Lauds. Oall ou or address . WM» STOf KjfiL, McHeury, ill. Sample Room on First Floor. NEW YORK HOUSE. 2o9 tc 243 E. Randolph St. Between Franklin and • Market Street^ CHICAGO. ^ Beat Accommodation to Traveler* and Boarders, E. 8. E0EPPE, Prop. 11.80 PER DAV, GOOD SAM PT.R ROOM. A UrM-clats Houte. 1 he Boys All Stop There* THE Cult#r House. ILL. i Good Livery. : Good Sample Room. «. FREE BUS TO A ND FROM ALL TRAINS FOR PA TRON& / THE BOUSE, ^ _ I I'llti a line of carriflcres to Twiti from Kichmond, three-fourths ofamile nearer than any other TO id, and more level n"d£ pleasant t»v f;tr. If you intend iroiiiir t<> Twin ' I/nk<««. stop at Ri<*-hmond and inquire for CITLVERN BU1* It, i-. al wr.vs there, rain or shine, itound trip priceaas usua<. G. N. CULVER, Prop. mmppTHir uiduiiiili, Pump Bejaitiog, . CEMENTINQ, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all jobs in the line of Dig^in^ Wells, Repairing Pumps, Cementing Wells, or vill put in On short-notice and warrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this line. Can furnish you a new Pump, either wood or iron, warranted, as ohoap as any other man. Good references furnished if desir«& tt you want a Well Dug, a Pump Repaired or a now Pump, give me a call. sarorders by mail promptly attended to. PostoBe*, Jonnsburgh, ill. Pop-J I Iowa L. BANTES. Johnsourgh, 111,, May 25th, 1866. J S Xavlnp & U i M i M U J i U l V I Mil IIII -BREEDS IH or--- MORGAN HORSES. Short Horn, Btd Poll >d And Jersey Cattle. RillMld* Fars West McHenry, III* r Morgan St ginated from (Jnlted States. Our Morgan Stork is all pure bred, and originated from the best Morgan sto ik in the Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at the head ,>f our Stock, is one of the best bred Morgan (torses in the country, and can show more and 'letter all purpo <0 colts than any other hor»e in the West. We Invite the inspection of our stock iroreemen and all lovers ot Una animals. by A few full blood Morgan Colts and yonns torses for sale. Also one matched team, full iloodr. In Cattle we have the full blood short Horn fhich weare crossing with the Red Polled \ngusand therefore instead of sawing off the uims are breeding them oiT and with food success. A few Heifers and' Bulls, both pure bred 4hort Horns and the cross above mentioned farsale. J. R. Saylor A Sons. Hlftioii'v. III.. F*h. i'th. 1888. McHENRYIHOUSE, McHeiti*y» t'llinoix. JOHN THELEN, -J: Proprietor. This House is .situated ntij»»- ttic Iron Bridge and opposite lb" -MtMlinlk»a t l.an Untr, has iKsen newly rcn«WtqUiiiid palnt'ed. inside and out, and jjpnow pre|Kired to v Staocommodaie tlie,-frflC*yiiti>T public, or Itoardors, by dav or w#ek, on ilie most Jp^iituonahie terms, ivtoil giru-antee to glv»< satisfaction. 1S|t'l4pul)lic^ UJlin- vited to give mo a^caui, Fan Loans MADE ON TIME and terms to suit [, borrowers; no com- tmeeion or charges for exnmiration of abstri^e. Money furaiehed atoboe, wiiiioat red tapeibr delay. JF.W KANSTEAlJ, ^ Booms 1 and 2 Borden Block, Elgin, 111. ----t-** tr r? T; -•r ;'V-- Penetrates £?A!L.Vv AY. enters ofC • Netrasia ai'fysiiiii. Its train service ts rarefnltv arranged to meet requirements ot local drivel, a» well as to ftimtsh the most fctt^i routes for through travel :nt . Edited by WM. H. COWLIN, ----WOODSTOCK, U.L.-- " 7b rare for him who >1 (1 b >r<ic the battle, and for Jut ici iow and orp/ums."--hUSCOlj*. "FWendship, CharOa, iMyatt)/;-- Worthy sons of father*." . C A. R, Diroctorj#^ M'KKKRT POST SO. 613. Msets the First Saturdav evening of each month. ; • • \ L. K, BSNNKTT, Cotn. W^»IMTOO|T POST. KO 108. ileots first and. third Mouday evenings of each month. W. IT, MONROE, Com. HONDA FOBT, KO 22B, Meets the second and . fourth ITOMNIST sveirlngs of ea.rh month. » M F Kl L8WOKTH, Com. HAUVAR1) FORT, KO 28B. Meets the second and tourtn Monday even ags of each month. ^ C. W. ONTHAWK, Com. MARKNOO POST, NO. I«», Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of ea*h month. E. R. Morris, Com. WAC0l>SDAiP08T, NO. 368. 5 Post meets every second and fourth (Satur­ day evening In ft. A. R. Hall, Main St. ARTHUR COOKC, Com, Trade Its ctjuipinent of day and parlor cars, dir. ingand place sloepinsr cars is without, lival. Its road-bed is perfection. ol'»t<mc ballast­ ed steel. Tlte Northwestern is the favorite route for the commercial traveler, the tourist and the seekers after now homes lu the golden Northwest. Detailed information cheerfully furnished 7 BERNARD BUSS. Agent, McHenry, III- /. M. WHITMAN, Wen. Manager. H. C. WICKKR, Tragus Manager. & P WILtON, t&nemt Pn*nr>iaer Ao<>*t. L. W. NICHOLS, JR. in V/ATCHM. >%w '///A wm%m my,///#. JEWELER AND ENGRAVER, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. All work in my line neatly lind promptly done. Fine watch repairing a specialty. S O D A eaLiathc CONSUMPT' It has pprmanentlv cured TnorPA^fil of cases pronouncetl by doctors hope­ less. If you have premonitory symp­ toms, such as Cough, Difficulty of Breathing, Ac., don't delav, but use PISO S CURE #or CONSUMPTION immediately. By Druggists. 25 cents. s W A N T E D I _ wzv**mt**-'*a83p«wp*- :ts>3saar.!iraiafi®s<£ A L E S M E N to canvass tor the si ic of Nursery ->tock. A full Hne of le:min« specialiics, SA' ARY AND EXPENSES paid to iMicoe>4«"u 1 men No expurience necessarv. . \Vrito for terms stating age {Mention thin PTQIER ) C. L. Booth by ,K eoo'Ses? EE* ».Irrk' s WA.ISTJED I To canvass for the sale of Nursery $tock. Steady employment guaranteed. ^Salary and expenses paid. Apply at once stating ago. Refer to this paper. „ • ""PM. * HI/ Tf XA Ail v» Jtochauu, Aiong the Skirmlsli Lins. The Sons of Veterans, of Mt. Clemens, Mich., at a recent entertainment netted $150. General Sherman will preside at the coming meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. rThe appointment U Major Wra. War- iier to the Cotnniissibnership of Pensions would give universal satisfaction among the veterans. The animal re-union of Mexican War veterans, this State, was hekl at Decatur last week. The McHenry Cfcwmty Soldiers' and Sailors' Association, Seld their annual re-union at Crystal Lake, Sept. lltli. One of the interesting and enjoyable features was the unveiling and dedication by the Nttuda Post, G. A. R., of the mon­ ument erected to the memory of the sol­ dier dead of McHenry county. The Hon. S. M. Culloni delivered the address. "Talk is cheap." Actions speak louder than words." It is the duty of every old soldier and of all citizens in whose midst are living the widows ami orphans of soldiers to see that the talk of politicians on the stump during the la»t campaign is made good by their actions in Con **rosi},.at ils eoMiiug the soldiers do the talking now to their rep- refiOntntivBs.--National Tribha$, Dependent jwnsiotis are only allowable to the parents or the brothers and sisters under the age of 16 of soldiers who have died of disease, injury, or wounds con­ tracted in the service and line of duty, or of the result thereof,., and left neither a widow nor a child under the age of six­ teen surviving them. CHILDREN'S PKNSIONS.--In cases where an enlisted soldier of the late war died while in the service, and left children un­ der sixteen years of age, and whose wid­ ow applied for a pension but died before receiving it, the children are entitled to the pension from the date of the soldier's death up to the time each shall become 1(5 years of age--whether they are now under or over sixteen years of age. Adopted by a Rising Tote. One of the brightest and best Women in the United States is Mrs. General John A. Logan, and the G. A. R. will tell you so. •Dettoit Tribune. His Comrade* are Behind Him- The Grand Army stood by Corporal Tanner Thursday, and heartily endorsed his administration of the pension office. An endorsement from such a source 4s sufficient to offset any amount t>f malig- uant abuse from the opposition press. --Kalamazoo Telegraph. Yes, to the tune of over 400,000, and all the best and most prominent of the Generals now living who fought in the war where Corporal Tanner lost both legs! Cut for all this Young Bayonet Points is against him, and yet he claims to be the friend of the soldier, and for­ merly tried to edit a soldiers' department agaii^t their interests. A Story about General Sherman. At the battle of Altoona word had been sent to General Sherman that an ear and part of a cheek bone had been swept off gallant General Corse's head, aud he ran to his wotlrided comrade to see for himself the extent of the fearful damage. - "Remove those bandages at once," he said to the surgeon, who obeyed instantly, waking up the poor fellow as he did so, when lo! there was nothing but a slight scratch on the cheek and an insignificant hole in the ear. "Why, Corse," calmly said General Sherman, "they came mighty n$ar miss­ ing you, didn't they ? " Commander-in-chief Warner retires to private life followed by the love and es­ teem of every member of the Order. His year of administration has betu singu­ larly successful in every way. The mem­ bership of the Order has increased more than 20,000, it js more solidly united than ever, its spirit of Fraternity and Comradeship are higher, no mistakes of any kind have been made or disagree­ ments arisen, *®tnd wherever the Com­ mander-in-chief ha«£$ne, and in all that he has done, he ha$ liuule the best im­ pression upon the <S6iprades and the com­ munity at large. one coald have done any better than lie lias. There nre lew men wh<j cou^ have done as well. ~4fatkmal Tribaak ^ - A Yoang Copperhead. We have none but the kindest of feel- iiigH toward thepublisher of the McHenry County Democrat. We have known Mr, I'u field for nearly a quarter of a century, and although he now professes to be a Democrat in politics, we have no reason to doubt but that he possesses patriotic and friendly feelings toward those who left for the front from '61 to '05,. He 4«ght certainly to thus feel, because his hither spent several months early in the ww for the Union, and was discharged on account of disability contracted in the service,,s6 that whatever we may say hereafter, or have already said, regard­ ing the articles which appear from time to time in the Democrat, abusive, and denoting general hatred toward the old soldiers, shall not be meant to reflect on him, for the reason that we have charity enough to believe that he would not knowingly stoop to publish such abom inable falsehoods concerning the old vet­ erans as appear in his paper. The fellow who performs this scavenger work is rec­ ognised as Young Bayonet Points, .and he is known in every portion of the coun­ ty as the young soldier hater. The youngster is as slippery as an eel, and as unreliable a person as one could find in seven States. Of late he has been print­ ing clippings from other soldier-hating concerns regarding the granting of pen­ sions to deserters. Poor fool! to be thus taken iu--yet it suits his purpose ail the same as many of the ignorant who read" his paper will believe what is said upon the subject. The idea of a deserter getting a pension is about in keeping with some other garbage he prints, and which we shall take opportunity at another,.time to question "his Nibs" about. 'f Comrades, we call your attention now to the following from the "freak," who. professes to love the old soldie^ ep ar­ dently: s The notorious pension commissioner, "Corporal" Tanner, was requested by the President to resign, which he did on Wednesday. A little Tannerism goes a good ways in this country, and we won­ der now if the truth-despising editors of the soldier's departments in the county papers will give the Democrat credit for being pretty near right with regard to Tanner? Or didn't the President know any better? Tanner is the fellow who, at the Milwaukee encampment, accused the war widows of making lambskins of their virtue in order to hold their pensions. The above was written by Young Bay­ onet Points and not taken from his ex­ changes, hence he caiyiot crawl out of a t^ry srrittlf hole, as he tri»»d to-ck>- severed weeks kince, and charge the lies he pub­ lished to others. Comment is unneces­ sary, other than what the President, Secretary Noble and Mr. Tanner have to say upon the subject. Mr. Tanner may have made mistakes--who has not? Young Bayonet Points' whole life has been full of them, and as he grows older he becomes more in line with the name given him by Editor Walsh, of the Har­ vard Herald, viz., "Freak." The following is Commissioner Tanner's letter of resignation and President Har­ rison's reply thereto: DKPAKTMEXT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, Sept. 12.--To the President: The differences which exist between the Secretary of the Inter­ ior and myself as to the policy to be pur­ sued in the administration of the Pension Bureau have reached a stage" which threatens to embarass you to an extent which I feel I should not call upon you to suffer, and, as the investigation into the affairs of theBureau have been completed, and I am assured both by yourself and by the Secretary of the Interior, contains no reflection on.my integrity as an indi­ vidual or as an officer, 1 herewith place my resignation in your hands, to take effect at your pleasure, to the end that you may be relieved of any further ern- barassraent in the matter. Very respect­ fully yours, JAMES TAN NEK, Com'r. '* T»K PRESIDENT'S REPLY. EXECI^IVE MANSION, Washington, Sept. 12.--The Hon. James Tanner, Commis­ sioner of Pensions: Dear Sir--Your let­ ter tendering your resignation of the of­ fice of Commissioner of Pensions has been received, and your resignation has been accepted to take effect on the appoint­ ment aud qualification of your successor. I do not think it necessary in this cor­ respondence to discuss the causes which have led to the present attitude of affairs in the Pension Office. You have been kindly and fully advised of my views up­ on most of these matters. ^ It gives me pleasure to add that so far as I am advised, your honesty has not at any time been called iu question, and I beg to renew the expression of my per­ sonal good will. Very truly yours,' BENJAMIN HARIUSON, Secretary Noble was averse to saying anything on the subject for publication. He did say, however that aside from the official correspondence in the case, Presi­ dent Harrison had written a letter to the Commissioner, conveying in cordial terms his esteem for Mr. Tanner. "And I am glad he did so, too," continued Secretary Noble. Reference was made to the published statements of ah unfriendly feeling between the Secretary and the Commissioner. Mr. Noble said that there had been no break in his personal relations with Mr. Tanner, and that there was nothing personal in the causes which led to the severance of their official relations. The Secretary said that it was entirely due to a difference of opinion in regard to matters of official administrar tion. ' A Daoghte/of the Kegimsat "Sophia Jane Richardson, Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves, Daughter of the Regiment, 1864." This inscription on a gold medal worn by a Pittsburg girl, means she was the regiment's "war baby," and was bom in camp January -Mr"" One ol the happiest men who retwh^^f4' | from the Gettysburg Memorial Encayhf*-- ment is C. W. Bishing, of Harvey's Ĵ ikc. ̂ Vti. He was a private in Capt. Rice's company, 53d Pennsylvania Volunteers. Rishing was shot twice at Gettysburg, his wounds being ogly ones, a bullet shattering an arm and another entering his right thigh. This occurred near the bloody Angle and not far frcm the spot on which the regimental monument now;f stands. As soon as he received thd wounds he set to work to bury his mus- ket. He fell near a big rock, and though.; suffering groat pain and bleeding profuse- ly, he managed to scoop out enough uirt at the base of the boulder to slip his musket into the excavation. Afterward, , he carefully covered it and wondered whether he would ever see it again. Bishing accompanied the surviving - members of his old regiment, the 53d Pennsylvania Volunteers, to Gettysburg on the occasion of the dedication of their monument. While there,- Bishing, ac­ companied by several old comrades, * started out to look for the musket he had buried over twenty-six years before. The > bloody angle wjto easily /ound, and lie soon distinguished the huge boulder at whose base he had fallen, and where he had hidden the gun. It took but a few momeuts to dig the earth up, when to his joy; he struck the old musket and quickly resurrected it. It had the ap- ^ puarance of Rip Van Winkle's fowling S- piece. The stock had fallen apart, bat £ M'as still in a good state of preservation. H The barrel was bound about with a thick * coat of rust, and the lock and other S portions were in the same condition. But Bishing lifted the old musket tender- j$ ly, and as the recbllections of the past filled his mind, he kissed it wi$ the en­ thusiasm of a father who hit** foupd a long-lost child. Bishing brought the musket to Wilkesbarre thffe afternoon. He says he is'poor bat no money ttfll buy the musket;--New York Sun. :si The annual encampment of the Mc­ Henry County Soldiers and Sailors' Asso­ ciation took place Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 11th and 12th, in Mr. James Crow's beautiful grove on the banks of Crystal Lake. There was not as large a nuiriber of old "vets'^pneeent as usually attend these ing undoubtedly to the fact tl the boya had "re-i^Mjd currence. Wednesdt.^1 assembly to order, Ellsworth delivered come, which was responded to by Rev. F. J. Brobst, of Chicago. The principal *! event of the day, however, was the dedi- v cation of the soldiers' monument. Thure- 1 day there was quite a crpw4 euJfi speeches were made by General James 8. Martin, commander of the Department 4 of Illinois, G. A. R., Congressman A. J. , Hopkins, Hon. C. A. Partridge, and •••$ others. The speeches were brim fall of 1 patriotism, just the kind to please the fancy of old soldiers, and were ranch en­ joyed. , At the business meeting it was decided to hold the next encampment at Har­ vard, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: L. P. Card, President; J. W. Groesbeck, Secretary; "Butt" Walker, Officer ot the Day. " VICE PRESIDENTS. # C. W. Mallory, Riley; Ahira Thomp­ son, Marengo; N. White, Duhham; E. Traver, Chemung; James Scott, Alden; Philo Roe, Hartland; Andy LaSalle, : ; Seneca; L. Fillmore, Coral; Wm. Butler, Grafton; W. P. Morse, Dorr; M. R. God- dard, Greenwood; E. E. Taylor,Hebront; L. Wilson, Burton; L. E. Bennett, M&- Henry; Sv S. Shepard, Nunda; C. F. Dike, Algonquin. •* The ladies of the Noilrfa J^§L C. fum*^ nishedthe rations, aa4 tfey were first: ^ class in every respect,;, and served in a' manner to please tfcuoaosfe fastididtte*. The old vets and citizens o£/f«unda Crystal Lake put forth every feffort tertain the crowd, and succeeded admirably.-- Woodstock Sentinel. The Pension C^aunlssioaership. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 13.- tive to the rumored candidacy ol Commander John P. Rea for the Commit sionershipot" Pensions, Judge Rea] to-day: "The telegram in the paper was the first intimation that to me that I had been considered in nection with the pension bureau appoint- meat. The whole matter is probably i- without any serious foundation outside of some newspaper speculation. office is one requiring no end of h« work, aud that is something most o| psi try tp avoid. I do not think it need mar a man's political prosjiects, as it seems to have done in Tanner's case, but I im­ agine it is so much time lost in onerous tabor for which there is little reward, ex­ cept the salary. However, I do not im­ agine that the appointment will ever be tendered me, so there is not much to fear from it. I do not know whether I would want the office or not." "What do you.think of Corporal Tai*- uer's case? "Sv&is asked. 'Well," he replied, "it will be impossi­ ble to express any opinion without a knowledge of the facts. It has been evi­ dent for some time, however, that Tan. ner's relations with his superiors in the Administration have not harmoni­ ous ; but this may be put down as a cer­ tainty : Corporal Tanner's so-called lib­ eral policy is not the basis of his removals There are other and deeper eausett. There is a principle in mechanics that 1 think will explain the situation--two bodies going iu opposite directions and colliding, the smaller body gmi* way tot the larger. Soil haa beeu. with IfcNNMr.** P81 rM-