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VOL. 15. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1889. NO 16. puiriolw PD|UIHIO E VKRVjWKDNBSDAT *BT -rJ . V ABf 8LYKE $ ;,:|st*i1^DAiri| PROPMBTdi^ • Office In Bishop's Block* ? --Oppodrt* I'HRRT A OWBN'S f>J» WIHnSt #n« Yetrlln .\fy»a«e> If Mot PnM xTithiti Three Hf»nttis...., tiiMwrlntlons rw.fllve'l for tbrM gmntlia In the a**ae proportion. ....#1.90 . .. 2.00 or six ,S;'i Ttfh one year •3;'* Tn**hr»q one ve*r 11nnhonone year - • "k Oolumn one year Oohiinn one ye»r- ; ? Kates of Advertising. 'Vs'.v We nnneunee liberal rates fi>r lulvertlalng Sth« PT^i!*r»«AT^«Ri *nrt en>le*v«ir to state out *» plainly th*t they will be readily nn. Or utoo'i. Thoy are *a follows: KM ihno '15 00 imoo enoo Column one year . . . . . 1 0 0 0 0 , One inch >ne*n«i the measurement of one Inch down tho oolnmn(etnele'column width. Yearly vlvertimers, at the above ratea, have "'Bio prfyiloire of chantrlnar as often as they ?• ' ^Ihoese, without extra charsre. " * Regular advertisers (meaninsr thowe haying tTamlinsr cards) will he entitled to insertion •• - <|f local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line Ipioh week. Ail others will be clvtrfreil 10 " nents per "ine the (Irst week, a fine for each subsequent week. , ,>V Transient advertisements will he charged the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil £ype, same as this is set In) the first Issue, and 1 ocnts per line for subsequent issues. This, . '•' An inch advertisement will cost #1.00 for one %reek, $1.50 for two weeks, |2.00 for three /. wei.ks, and so on. : The Pt.4iNORA.kBH wllVbe liberal in (riving _r t .. . xtjr ?l'? ieciklng'tlie use of its columns for peeunlary :i#t;torinf notices, but, as a business rule, W'tl require a suitable fee from everybody fain. BUSINESS CARDS. ->v *• =F O J. HOWARD, M. D. -IOtXN AND SURGKOV. MoHenrV, 111. Office at residence, one bloek east of -public School Building. O. H. FEGERS, M, D- 1>lf VslOt A.S AND 9URGEOW. MeHenry, Ilia Office at Residence. vrvi. CHBOUVB, M. N. ,r>!IYHIOI,\H AflTD 8liaaKO.<l. Office at X ttosMence, West McHenry, 111. Calls , ^romp.ly attended to day an I night. BAKBIAN BROS. tQAR Manufacturers, McHenry, 111. Or- •jv, ders solicited. Shop, Jo Olfl McHenry, In (Colter Block, third door west of Riverside jionse. * Livery Stable. first out arlvers f tMiag ot one on short notice. - R. win HTM VN\ Proprietor. clans rigs, with or without drivers urnlshetlat reasonable rates. ll'kinUsa . SCUIESSLE, ' NEAR THE DEPO^fft ̂ w EST" McHE NRY , • ;; Keeps open public a Flrsl for the accommodation of the' Irst-Olass Saloon &nd H^st&ixrsuiti y the boat rurs •< Where lie will at all times keep brands of Wines, Liquors and OU * ,-«!']» found in the market^ . ' " Also Agent For I*.;. FRANZ FAL^S SIILVAUKEK LAGIR ! Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- 'iraya on hand, cheaper than any other, quail, jty considered. ;• Order by mall promptly attended to. OOOD STABLING PVB HOR&B8. * MTOall and see us. Robert Sohiessle. West McHenry, 111* JL Englea'a SALOON AND BESTAURINT. MOHBNRY, ILUItOIS, \a« ". •> Pine Zsntuck7 French Bitters, McHenry L^&r Bscr/ --AND-* BUSINESS CARDS. PAUL BROWN, ATTORHKY AT L VW. IT. ». Kxpress Oo. *s Building, 87 and SI Washington ftt. CHICAGO, ILL. M. F. ELLSWORTH, A TTORNRY at Law, and Solicitor in Okftn- X\. eery, Nnnda, III. A8A W SMITH. ATTORNEY AT LAW and Boiieitor 1m Chancery.--Woodstock, I1L . JO^LYN A OASEY, J^TTARNKYS AT LAW, WO<KIstock tton. . III. All bnsiness will receive prompt at ten- C, P. _ • AT.Smile#. BARN SS'A'"SMILEY, ATTORVKY3, Solicitors and Counselors, Oollectionsia specialty. * WOODSTOCK, 1LLIHOT8. ' 'v v Q TfTIITW i ' A j.'"' A TTOllHEY AT LAW, and Soltettot In r\.. Ghancerr, WOODS TOOK, ILL. Office In Park House, first floor. A. M. CHURCH, Wittohmaker and «Xew«fer NO. One HundredTwenty-Five State St Chi­cago, 111. Special Attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. V4 Full Assortment of Goods In his line 7DM States War Claim Apscy OF WM. H- COWLIN, Woodstock • - Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All eommun'cntlons promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enoiosed for repiv. WM, H. COWLlXi Offloe at Resldepee, Madison St., Woodstoec* Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MOHBWRT, III., April 1st, 1898, f won Id tesnentfully invite the Public to Mil and examine m 7 stock of Horses before makirar arrangements elsewhere. No busi­ ness dene on Sunday. N. S. COLBY X'HBNBT ILL E. R- AUSTIN, Livery, Boards anil Sale Stable. At Parker House Barn. TTIIEST. CLASS RIOS, with, or without r Drlyhrs, Furnished at fleasonabte Rates, Bus and flacks run tu .Jr,>«|^kTrartns.«- Orders 'or Baggage Promptly Attondea West McHenry, 111. to. Quintette Orchestra, McHE NRY, ILL. Are prepared | to furaish First Class Musi* to the Dancing Public at Reasonable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. Robt, Madden. Clarionet, C, Curtis, Cornet. L, Oxren, Trombone, E, Ingalls, Basso and Prompter, Address all communications to Jerry Smltk, McHenry. SI for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, seeurelv wrapped, to any address In the United stares for three months on reoeipt of 4£31^]E£s UCMjltAlJi, Liberal discount allowed to postmasters ecents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to . KICHAKD x. FOX, . - , jhuiun SQUARE, New York > - ATTENTION! ;*;:' Farmers and iiairymii. • : It will pay those looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at ( premises before purchasing. I can furnls seek by the oar load or single cow. PORTER H.WOLFRUM, Ohbmuko. Farm about fbur miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH VTa.tolmta.lcex* Sc Jeweler, MsSltf. ILLINOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew- A elrr always on hand. Speolal (attention watohes. Qlve me giyen to repairing line Seall. JOHN P. SMITH. 0. G- ANDREWS. GENERAL W1.,' ' •wS'W y • • In any qinntity from & Snits (iioss to 100 barrels. AT WHOLE ALE OE RETAIL # Beer in battles, kegs or case as *\ * cheap as the cheapest. •f,' )<k- We buy aoae but the best and f \P fell at Reasonable Prices £ ; 0%U *nd see n>e an4 I m U/-(lon»a Tfl _ will urn EXQELN. K£ I SPRING GBGYE ILL. Sales ot Stock, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most JPSOHABLI T2SXS. C. C. Andrews, Spring Crove, 111 SprlM 3ftt*e, Seut 8th, W8S. 11*11-3ui ? • ' H . F I S H ) Practical Fainter |ND DECOUATBB, > HEBRON ILL. 1 . Decorating, Paper-HangHig, C4LCIMININQ1 QBAININGf. dfc p-- |B"' FISH. ^ in MM 8W0V SIOFFIL, Wr | PhlBni* of Brooklys, National of Hartford. HM, Lightning an<l Tirnado Insurance plaeeil safely and with despatch in either of above companies, Poiioins cor>ecte>i, change* anditmnefers made Oall on or address Simon Stoffel. West MeHenry, Illinois. WAVERLY HOUSE, WM. H. ROXMOUB, JProp,, WOODSTOCK, > > « ILL. Sample Room on first floor. NEW YORK HOUSE. 2i!9 /c*243jE.\Randolph St. Between Franklin and „ Market Streets, V CHICAGO. BMt A&ommodaaon to Trawler* and Boarders, E. G. X0EPPE, Prop. •1.80 PES DAY", GOOD SAMPLE ROOM. WM. STOFFKii, ~~Agvnt for-- • FIRE, - LIGHTNING, And Aeeideatel Insurance. r^Also Iowa. M%nes»ta, Nfibraaka, Alabtma, and Callforxiii l.ai.'ts. Call on or addrese . WM. STOfrKL, McHenry, til. McHENRY HOUSE, MoIIenry, IllinolH. JOHN THELEN "V. . Proprietor, This ITouse 1s sltnated »upr the Iron Bridge and opposite the Htetwiboat T.an llnit, has been newly renovate ! .tnd painted, inside and out, and is now prepared to 3i accommodate the traveling public, or boarders, by day or week, on lite most Reasonable terine, and £iurantee;tQ w- glvfl satisfaction. Theitpublic£is in- 33 invited to give me a'calt. W ^ -:o:---ii GOOD STABLING FORHORSKS A Hrsl-clan* House, the Boy AU Stop There. THE Culver House. RICHMOND, ILL. Good Livery. Good Sample Boom. FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS FOR PATRONS OF THE HOUSE. I rnn a line of carriage* to Twin T-akes froin Mchmond, three-fourths ofamllenearer than anv other road, and more level »"d pleasant br far. Tf you intend eotnpr to Twin Laken. «top at Hichmnnd and inquire for OCLVER'^ Df* It it alwr.vs there, rain Or shine, itound trip prices as usuau C. N. CULVER, Prop. W4NTED! SALESMEN to sell Nursery stock *11 Goods Warranted FlK^T-Ol-ASS, 1'ermanent pleasant, profitable positions tor tbe right men. Good salaries and expenses paid week ly Liberal inducements to beginners, So previous experience necessary. OutAt free. Write for terms, giving age; CHARLES H. CHASE. Nurseryman, Bochester, N. T. ; Mention this paper. ll-tm* Pomp Bipabiag, CEMENTING, ETC. The nnderslgned is prepared to do all lobe la the line of Digging Wells, Repairing Pumps, Cementing Wells, or will put In XTeixr Pumps On short notice and warrant satisfaction. In short will do all work in this line. Can (tarnish yon a new Pump, either wood or Iron, warranted, as cheap as any other man. Good references furnished If desired. If you want a Well Dug, a Pnmp ttepalred or» new Pump, give me a calL WOrders br mail promptly attended to. Poet Offloe, Jonnsburgh, 111. L. Johnsburgh, 111., May 9Sth, 1W5, MORGAN HORSES, Short Horn, Btd MM A&gui, And Jersey Cattle. Billaide Farm, West McHenry» III* Our Morgan Stock to all pure bred, and jrigmatod from the best Morgan stoik in the Onited States. Old Gifford Morgan, who stands at ttie bead if our Stock. Is one ot the best bred Morgan 1 torses in the country, and can show more ana better all purpose colts than any other l»rs# ill the West. We invite the inspection of ou* stock bf harsemen and all lovers ot line animals. A few full blood Morgan Oolts and younf agrses for sale. Also one matched team, full In Cattle we have the full blood Short Horn •finch we are crossing with the Red Polled Angus and therefore instead of sawing on the Tfl are brooding thorn off Mu with food eaeooss, A lew Heifers and Bulls, both pure bred 5hort Horns and the cross above mentioned ftr sale. . _ J. R. Saylor A 8on«. Waat MnHenrr. ni.. >>h. 27th. lWS. 1 • ' •• • .'•".'Sr GERMAN Paii-Killer aid Empire Ie the vety best medicine ever introduced into the country. The following are the names of a few of- tbe many who have been cured by this great me'M ;ine: , M. P. Mader, Geno«, Wis., cured of asthma •»f ten years' standing. . . . C. 0 Deigan, of the same plaee, eared of a chronic sore lini). . ... . . Mrs, J. J. Huff, Richmond, III, cured of lung trouble of six mouths' standing. Mrs Ilultmrt, Nuu'ia 111., cured of asthma t n d e a t i r r h o f l o n g s t a n d i n g . . . . . , Mrs. Wetisiein, Harvard, cured Of Internal tnxiDle of ten y-ear.' .landing. Mr, Handeeliall. of Harvard, cured Of ca­ tarrh, scrofula, and varicose veins or nv® fears' standing. . . Theodore Borrhold, of Harvard, cured of oeraiysis of two yeais* standing. This new medicine has cured bronchitis, scrofula, abscesses, boils, burns,catarrh, eta, tnd relieved asthmi and consumption for all who have used it. It is a sure and sale medi• line for all troubles and never fails to give satisfaction. Try H under a full warrantee. Price of Empire«alvehaltounce box, *cents, two ounce box, 76 cents, or three wxes for "oifi Harvard, lilt For sale by <?*o. W. Beeley, Wesl McHe**y» Fan Loans MADR ON TIME and terms to suit borrowers; no com­mission or charges far examination of ababqets. Money furnished •t onoe, without ted tapfrer drfny, f.W HANBTEAD, BoenelaadSBecipB Block, Elgin, OL '"•CHICAGO"' NORTH m m - e u i j i P D RAILWAY. iPenatratet th# !Centert ofC Populatl«n: In Iowa, |, nsis, Nebraska w fpaiin. ft* train service is meet requiremt to fnrnfsh the ce is carefdiiy arranged to ts^l as well jts routes for through travel iietween Important Trade Oentroa. Its equipment of day and parlor cars, din- ingand place sleeping cars Is without rival. Its road.bed is perfection, of stone ballast­ ed steel. The Northwestern is the favorite route for the commercial tiaveler, tbe tourist and the seekers after new homes In the golden Northwest. Detailed Information oheerfully furnished ** BERNARD BUSS. Agent, McHenry* lib T. M. WHITMAN, Om. Manager. H. a WICKER, Traffic Mana§*r. B. p WILSON, Otmnrai Peunmoer Aa«nfc W. NICHOLS, JR., 0^1n W/VTcqa. JEWELER AND ENGRAVER, RICHMOND ILLINOIS. All work in mv line neatly and promptly done. Fine watch repairing a s peclal ty. X 80L0HB5' S1FABTH1BT Edited by WM. H, COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, ILL. *' 7b care for him who ha* borne the battle, end for hit widow and orphan*.'LINCOLN. c0nsump^' It has permanently cared THOUSANDS of cases pronounced by doctors hope­ less. If you have preraonitorjr symp­ toms, such as Cough, Difficulty of Breathing, Ac., don't delay, but use PISO'S CUREt FOR CONSUMPTION immediately. By Druggists. 25 cents. s W A N T E D ! A L E S M E N to canvass tor the 3lie of Xnraery stoefk. A full lino of leading specialties, SALARY AND EXPENSES paid to succesHtu I men No experience necessarv. Write for terms stating age. {Mention thU paper ) C. L. Booth by ,* MC'SIITEE"" ITrk' s WAITED » To canvass for the sale of Knrsery Stock. Steady employment guaranteed. Saury and id. Apply at once stating age. expenses pa: Refer to this / r'.̂ C v W>W1. AMD, _ at *' "Friendship, Charity, Loyalty-- Worthy tons of Patriot Wither*." C- A. R, Directory. TT'HBKBT POST HO. BTT. Meets the First Saturday evening of each xnonttk* • . L. E. BKKNBTT, Oom. WOODSTOCK POSTJ KO 10& Meets first and third Monday evenings of each month. W. H. MomtM, Ooa. nauiMTtiotti Meets the second and fourth iTuesday sventngsof each month. M- F. ELLSWORTH, OOK. RAKVAKP POBX, HO 265. Meets the secona ana tourtn Monday even ings ot eaoh month. a W. ORTHAVK, Oom. MAKENOO POST, Na M®, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evenings of each month. E. R. MOBBIS, Oom. wAVOom>A,rosT, MO. SSS. Poet meets eeery second and fourth (Satur- <lay evening in O. A. «. Hall, Main St. ARTHUR COOKS, Oom, Aleng ths Skirmish Line. Surplus makers--The old soldiers, Work on the National Soldiers' Home at Marion, Ind., is progressing rapidly. Oct. 30,1862, General Rosecrans com­ manded the Army of the Cumberland. Oct. 19,1862, General Phil H.Sheriden whipped the rebel General Early at Cedar Creek, Va. The city of Boston, Mass., proproses to erect statues to Generals Grant and Sher­ idan and Admiral Farragut. The Grand Army of 1861--'65 was made up of recruits, one at a time, in city, village, and country. And so they axe enlisting now.. Won't you'help a lit­ tle? All will have a comrade's welcome by comrades. Captain George R. Head, of Leesburg, Va., has an old canteen used by his father in the w&r of 1812. On the side of it, in bis father's handwriting, is the inscrip­ tion: "Monday, September 12, 1815, Battle of Baltimore. Geo.Head." The 28th annual reunion of members of the 185th New York Vols., was held in Sycamore a few days since. They talk of erecting a monument on the battlefield of Quaker Road, where the regiment lost 35 killed and 21 mortally wounded. A man has to smoke 1,000 cigars, or nearly three a day for a year, before the manufacturer contributes $3 to the reve­ nue. Where the maker or dealer gets from f 50 to f250 from the smoker, but f3 goes into the Treasury and help to pay pensions. Many of the men who bared their breasts to the iron shot and leaden hail from rebel guns during the war, are now old many of them 60, 65 and even 70 years old. Is Congress blind tothisfact? Give these old vets something whether the younger ones get it or not. A meeting of the western survivors of the Army of the Potomac was held at the Grand Pacific Thursday evening, Oct. 17, for the purpose of organizing a western society of the Army of the Potomac similar to the Eastern society of the same uame. One hundred names were obtain­ ed. temporary officers are; President General Newberry; Secretary, Captain R. Bobbins. _____ "Mother" Holliday, of Wheeling, who is now 87 years old, attended the soldiers' Reunion at Martin's Ferry Tues­ day, and while there had her pocket picked by some soulless thief.--Pittsburg Dispatch. Some reader of the soldier-hating pa­ pers has been putting their teaching into practice. It is no meaner to pick the pocket of some veteran's mother than by denying her her rights, to swindle her out of the support her son earned for her on the field of battle.--National Tribune. There is a strong sentiment growing throughout the country that General Grant's remains should be removed from Riverside, N. Y., to Arlington Cemetery, where, among his old generals and the grand army of the rank and file who there rest by thousands, he can on national ground have the monument that has not yet been erected to his memory. Thought it was a Turtle. It was related by a good Confederate soldier that on his return from Virginia in 1865 he brought a biscuit with him which some one had given him on the way. When he arrived home he gave the children the biscuit and sent them to play while he talked with their mother. Pret­ ty soon he wanted to see the children again, and, going to the door, was sur­ prised to see them putting live coals of fire on the biscuit. "What on earth do yon mean, boys?" said the father. . "Oh, pa, we are going to make the durned thing poke its head out," A pension was recently granted Mrs, Sallie A. Tabor, of Norwich, Conn., who was the widow ol a soldier named Ran dall, who served in the war of 1812. Af. ter Randall's death she married Tabor. A special bill to secure his pension was passed by Congress, but was vetoed by President Cleveland. ^ The Commis­ sioner of pension decided a second mar­ riage does not disturb the right which ac­ crued claimant in consequence of the mil­ itary services of her first husband, she getBapensionaad arrearages from March Ex-r&ieoirxBB or WAR. _ SPBINGFKLD, 111., --The two days' ses­ sion of the annual meeting of Ex-Prison­ ers of War of this State ended to-night with a grand camp fire at the State House. General Streight, of libby Prison notoriety, and General Powell, of Belleville, where the principal speakers. At the session thia afternoon a resolution was adopted rehearsing the fact that seven years ago arfbillxwas introduced in Congress providing for pensions for the ex-prisoners of war and that such bill has never been acted upon, It further states that in 1864 a proposition was made by the Confederate Government for a sweep­ ing exchange of prisoners, which was re­ jected by the United States Government on the ground that Union prisoners held in the South were starved and unfit for survice, and if exchanged for rebels held in the North, who were in good conditi on the South would be largely reinforced and get no available men in return. The point is made that the government is re­ sponsible for these men being held so long as prisoners and they should be re­ munerated. The old officers were reelect­ ed, as follows: President, General C. W. Pavey, of Springfield; Secretary, J. Lit­ tle, of Bloomington; Treasurer, W. B.- SimiHsv of Gibson City. The next an­ nual meeting will be held at Clinton, the time to be fixed by the execafeive cominit- tee. The writer of this gives "Young Bayo­ net Points," of the Democrat, to under­ stand that he is responsible for what ap­ pears in this department and no one else. It is no wonder Young Copperhead that you don't relish our copying from Com­ rade Cowlin's soldier department in the McHenry PLAINDKALER. We would rath­ er you would not republish his remarks if he had lashed us as he has you duiing the past few years, and like yourself we would retire from the field of writing what I know about the war. Did you ever think, young fellow, that perhaps alter all you who have been editing a soldier department (but was knocked out), have made a consummate fool of yourself. No wonder the old veterans des­ pise such as you, for these are facts you ought to realize if you do not, and we make no charges for the information. Also that every time you undertake to talk back or offer some excuse for what you have previously said or copied against the old soldier you only make a bad matter worse and get your foot in deeper, or rather get in all over. Put this in your pipe and smoke and credit it to one who served at the front for fourteen hundred and sixty-five days fighting the rebels and their allies,--the copperhead 1 who "shot off their mouths" from a long distance in the rear,--just a* you are con­ tinually doing these days " YoungBay onet Points."--Harvard Herald. 1 * Hew Lew Wallaoe Called ts A OR* The day tf ter President Lincoln called for troops to save the Union Lew Wal­ lace, who became captain of Company I, the Crawfordsville contingent of the Eleventh Indiana, flung forth this little proclamation on tbe outer walls of Craw- fordeville: WAR! WAR! ONS HUNDRKD VOLUNTEERS fumo, The President of the United States having called oat die militia to the num­ ber of 75,000. and six regiments being assigned from Indiana for IMMEDIATE SERVICE, an opportunity is now offered* to volun­ teer in defense of the Union and govern­ ment, Those who are willing to defend the stars and stripes will call at the Guards' Armory in Crawfordsville, where the books are now open. Rally to tiie flag of our country. LEW WALLACE. The above was exhibited in Crawfords­ ville last Friday at the thirteenth annual reunion of General Wallace's regiment. tsae •ety Wear Belaf President. . Old soldiers will drop a tear of regret when they learn of the death of General John F. Hartranft, ex-Governor of Penn­ sylvania. The quiet, courtly gentleman, the tactful, faithful public servant, the manly figure so long familiar at parades of Pennsylvania's National Guard and at Republican conventions, will be mourned and missed by thousands of his fellow cit­ izens. General Hartranft came nearer than James G. Blaine in 1875 or Ulysses S. Grant in 1880 to the Presidency of the United States. At Cincinnati, in 1876, when J. Donald Cameron, now Senator from Pennsylvania, was hesitating as to whether he should swing the great Penn­ sylvania delegation to Rutherford B. Hayes or not, it was at one time an even question whether the dark horse would be Hayes or Hartranft. The old soldiers would have rallied around Hartranft with a tempest of cheers, and the close contest of November with the electoral commission business, might have been unnecessary, hut it was feared that Ohio might be doubtful, while Pennsylvania was solid as the everlasting hills for any man the convention might name, so the honor went to Hayes, and it was no re­ flection on Hartranft that it did. Both in the war (notably at the storm­ ing of Antietam bridge) and in the riots of 1877 Hartranft showed a very high order of personal bravery. Circum­ stances might have made out of the raw material of his qualities one of the great soldiers of history.--New York Press. U. S. Grant Post, G. A. R., of Chicago, is one of the largest in the organisation, having a membership in good standing '1 General Baun Pension Commissi The perplexing question of a su to Corporal Tanner for Pension C sioner was settled recently by the pointment of General Green B. Baum ta that position. A better selection cofild not have been made, nor one which wiHS give more general satisfaction. The ability and fitness in every wey of Gen-is era! Raum for tbe duties of that high yetf subordinate office can not be questioned,!^ nor is there any danger of a conflict of'" ̂ authority between him and his superior officer. The duties of the chief of a bureau and the relations he sustains to; the head of his department he cannot:; mistake. He has been tried and found in every way adapted to such a position. He was appointed Commissioner of In­ ternal Revenue by President Grant, and held the office until he retired during ": President Arthur's administration, and made a most excellent record General Raum was one of the most in-3 timate and devoted of General Logan*s- friends, and it is no exaggeration to say that his appointmeqjfc was a marked tribute of respect to the memory of the soldier statesman whose name is en­ shrined in every loyal American heart. President Harrison could hardly have made an appointment more satitftetoey to the Republicans of Illinois. Tfaam hat# not weakened the love of our people for General Logan, but on the contrary it has tended to deepen and quicken the ap-||i preciation of the loss sustained in his death. , This selection was due to no pressure. ^' Neither General Raum nor any of his friends have been pushing him. Nothing f has been heard of any bulky petition in his favor or any importunity by visiting i statesmen. The President knew the gen- J tleman and all the bearings in his ease. £ He did not need the assurance of Con- $ gressmen and Senators as to his compel tency, or the favor with which his aj*. pointment would be received by th# peo-v1 pie. Illinois not only, but the vetanuMr of the whole country will rejoice in the wisdom and bottom significance of this appointment.--Inter-Ocean. , flnater Kanderaoa's Beatfaa. Chattanooga Times (Dem.): hounding of Senator Manderson &&&* the rerating of his pension, by a csHaSH^ section of tie press, we have always bai­ lie ved unjust. It now turns out that-(ft* Senator made no request for rerating^ that on receipt of his certificate as 4k M*' rated pensioner he sent the Secretary ot the interior to inquire were legal, and on an adverse deaisiB of that point he promptly returned ' „.. document for concellation. The fcretal% fight on the Senator by a squad of scrib- blers who neither experienced thedaagero > nor appreciate the honors of war shoui<i% now cease. The Times radically differs from Man- y derson on the most of the issues that di- vides parties; but his record is that of an honorable and gallant soldier in war and a useful and faithful citizen in peace. If , he should get a little more than he might 5 be entitled by the law we could forgive him. ; The above is respectfully refered for the consideration of Young Bayonet Points, who it is said can't sleep nights for fear some poor old Veteran will get over fi% ' cents per day, not that he would have them allowed that much if he had his way. Young Bayonet Points is one of the "squad of scribblers" the paper quot­ ed from refers to. Comrades, does not the Southern Democratic paper hit the McHenry County| Democrat scribbler square between the eyes? The tax on a barrel of beer--32 gallons --is II. A barrel contains four kegs, and each keg has about 100 glasses, as th«y are usually drawn. Therefore, the beer- maker has to imbibe about 400 glasses or a glass a day for a year and a month before he incidentally contributes $1 to ' the revenue of the United States. He pays the saloon-keepers about f 20, and the latter pays the brewer between $8 and f.) before the Treasury is fl richer. Of this only 30 cents go to the pension­ ers, the remainder to the bondholders, the officeholders, the Army and Navy, etc.--National Tribune. •-*' ""A The Shirt and The HedLy. August Melching was drowned on Mon­ day afternoon in the Codorus Creek while swimming, says a New York dispatch. His body could not be found for some time, when one of the searchers suggest­ ed his shirt be thrown into tbe water, claiming that it would float to where the body was. The suggestion was acted on and the garment thrown into the water where it was thought tha^he had disap­ peared. It instantly shot o«t, then stop­ ped, circled about a short time and in another moment disappeared under the water. A young man present on thecreek's bank than dived to where the shirt was seen to sink and found the body of th«( young man where the shirt had disap­ peared. The singularity of the incident consists in the fact that the shirt was found clinging to the dead man's body. Two gentlemen who were on opposite sides of the creek at the time this occur­ red corroborate the truthfulness of the* incident. This gives credence to the ancient idea that the clothing of a» drowned man, when thrown into the water, will float to the body. •1 will liyThere is no telling where trouble resulting from a luortgaga end. An Odin man mortgaged his j to buy his wife a pair of diamond rings. The wife took in washingftoQ th* summer boarders to pay interest OB mortgage, and the first day toofc «' the diamonds in the suits, hang herself in the bam; btrt the ro$*l broke, and she tVH on a $130 J«mt <«uu broke KM uaiau