LOCAL MATTERS--Rev. L.J. SIMPSON, of the C.P. Church, preached at the E.M. church last Monday evening. --Quartererly meeting of the E.M. church was held in this place last Saturday and Sunday. Rev. HESTER, Presiding Elder, officiated. --Joseph TIBBS was tried by a jury last week and pronounced insane. The evidence adduced in the case show that jealousy was the cause of insanity, and that suicide was the desired result, having once attempted that rash act by cutting his throat with a razor. He was sent to the Southern Illinois Insane Asylum, at Anna, last Monday.--Mr. CHADWELL, of Corinth, sold at public sale last Saturday, his household goods and farming implements, and threatens to shake Williamson county dust from his feet and take up his line of march for grasshopper Kansas. We are loath to give up such men as Mr. CHADWELL, but if people never taste the bitters of life the would be unable to appreciate the sweets, and on Mr. C.'s return he will labor with that will that no man has, save he who has made such moves. Illinois is the garden of the United States, beyond a doubt. --J.T. CUNNINGHAM, at Crab Orchard, has now in his employ a first class shoemaker, and in connection with Mr. LITTLE, in the harness department, completes a first class outfit, and those in search for goods in that line con not do better than to stop and buy of CUNNINGHAM.--Dr. MCCALL of Johnson county, is in this city and informs us that it is his intention to make Marion his home. The Dr. is, in every respect, an honorable man, and to all such we give a cordial welcome. --ON the 8th inst., some person or persons, did feloniously, without the fear of God, visit the black smith shop of Phil CRUSE and then and there stole two plows. A search has been made but the property was not recovered.
--DIED, Edith May, only child of A.J. and A.F. CARDEN, March 10, 1876. The tender buds are thus taken away to bloom the brighter beyond the river. May the parents receive consolation in the command, "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God."----DIED-At his residence in this place, last Saturday evening, Mr. John W. STEPHENS.The subject of this notice was a man well known by a large portion of our readers, and respected by all who knew him. He had for the last twelve months been a partner in the grocery business with M.T. VICK, during which time he has conducted himself in a gentlemanly manner, characterizing himself as a gentleman, Christian, and business man. He had for several years been a consistent member of the Baptist church, proving by his action that he was a professor of the religion he professed. He leaves a large family and many friends to mourn his loss.
--Mark RUSSELL, who lives near the east edge of this county, was arrested on a charge a Abduction for enticing a young lady, and was taken before Esq. Wm. SCOBY, of Rock Creek precinct, the 11th inst. Upon hearing the evidence he was to bail in the sum of six hundred dollars to await the action of the next Grand Jury. J.W. HARTWELL appeared for the THE PEOPLE, and C.K. DAVIS, of Harrisburg, appeared for the defense. The girl is a member of one of our best families and brings sorrow to many hearts. We have not heard the particulars, and of course cannot give them, but we have heard enough to know that it is a very degrading affair and all such should receive the condemnation of every true man, woman and child in the land.
PRISON LIFE--Editor Monitor: ---A few days ago, while in conversation with Mr. James O. JOHNSON, he made substantially the following statement of his treatment while a prisoner at Andersonville; also of the treatment of others while in that rebel slaughter pen:"I was a private soldier in company "E" of the 81st regiment of Illinois volunteers; was taken prisoner while retreating from Guntown, on the 12th of June 1864, and was taken to Andersonville, put into a stockade with other prisoners, where we were were so much crowded that we scarcely had room to lay down without laying on top of each other. Before being taken in our blankets, canteens, haversacks, money, and nearly all of our clothing, were taken from us. I went in with shirt, pants, hat and an old pair of shoes on; a comrade that was with me took with him an old worn out overcoat, which was the only thing we had to serve us for a bed during out stay. We had no shelter or shade of any kind during out stay through the months of July and August, but were all the time exposed to the rains as they fell, and hot summer sun, from day to day. We were served with a very small portion daily of corn meal and raw beef, and were allowed a stick of wood each day about the size of a chair post, and by several putting their sticks of wood together we could make a little fire whereon to kind of cook our meal and beef, but were not give anything in which to cook it. I saw many entirely destitute of clothing, in fact stark naked, exposed to the broiling sun, and actually saw many with large and sore blisters all over them by being exposed to the hot sun-looked as if they were drawn by a blister plaster. There was no attention paid to any one that was sick, only by their comrades, who could do nothing more than furnish them with water. They had to lay on the bare, hot and dusty ground, with nothing to shelter them from the hot sun. Never knew any medical aid offered to anyone, or any notice paid to them while sick. I think there averaged seventy or eighty deaths daily. Those who were able to get about were compelled to gather up the dead and convoy them to a gate of the stockades, where there was in waiting a wagon and team, attended by "Johnnies" and negros, who would take hold of the dead bodies by the hair, arms and feet, and with a swing throw them into the wagon until the wagon bed was full and piled up, and then drive out with them I know not where. A water spring, the main source of water for the use of the stockade, was situated about an arm's length outside of what was known as the "dead line," and if a prisoner happened while reaching for water to get his head over the line it was immediately shot at. There were many times large crowds about the spring, and if any one unluckily got crowded too far he was shot at, sometimes hit; at other times some other one received the shot intended for him. I never saw any one fall, but have saw dozens that were shot dead for no other offence but accidentally getting over the "dead line." Many were knocked down with clubs or shot down by the rebel attendants for nothing more than a word that they chose to consider insolent. I have actually saw prisoners who were sick and could not get up from the ground, have at least one pint of fly blows on them, wallowing in their own filth, unable to help themselves, their comrades powerless to help them, and abused or laughed at by the attendants if called upon for help. I have at times went over two days without a single morsel to eat. Never saw Capt. WERTZ to know him; understood that he was in command of the prison. Was taken to Milledgeville, where I fare, if possible, worse than at Andersonville. It was at that place I was finally exchanged. I was badly afflicted with scurvy, the effects of which will probably stick to me to my grave."Mr. JOHNSON is at present a well to do farmer in Northern precinct, in Williamson county, a few miles east of Corinth, where he can be seen any day, and will verify the above statement with much more not therein stated, if called upon. Yet we see that arch traitor, DAVIS, hardened by crimes that are dark enough to bring shudder upon his Satanic father, have the audacity to deny that prisoners were mistreated. Had he not sunk deep enough into crimes, had he not yet committed enough of dark and damning acts, that he had to add this miserable lie to his already long catalogue of blackest deeds? O, that the bleached bones of those starved and murdered prisoners of Andersonville could raise up before him, like "Marley's ghost," and show him the doom of one who has wholly covered himself, as with a mantle, with deeds of the blackest dye that his Satanic Majesty could devise. --A SOLDIER Corinth, March 14.
UNION GROVE SCHOOL--High School: John L.D. HARTWELL, L.D. MASSEY, Mattie L. HEARN, M.F. CHANNABERRY, Lizzie E. FOWLER, Benj. D. GENT, Listen A. DAVIS, Joseph W. STOVER, Wm. EDWARDS, James H. HARRINGTON, Wm. H. LEE, P.H. HEARN, Millie CHANNABERRY, Mollie DAVIS, Mattie B. CARTER, Jennie BENEDICT, Mattie HEAFLIN, Nannie PULLEY, Sarah F. CLARK, Laura RANEY, Lo. HEARN, Mollie L. DAVIS, John FOWLER, Arrena FOWLER, Mantie DAVIS.
Primary : Adda HEARN, Nannie HEARN, Joseph DAVIS, James GENT, Owen G. HEARN, Wm. B. EVERET, Sil. DAVIS, Lea. C. DAVIS, Van. DAVIS, Benj.F. MORRIS, Sil. OWENS, Frank OTEY, Lonzo SANDERS, John L. RANEY, Files OTEY, Polley A. SANDERS, Laura ROGERS, William S. OWENS, Sarah J. HARTWELL, Nannie SWAN, Lizza OWENS.
LOCAL MATTERS--On the night of the 6th inst. some villain stole a fine mare from Wright WILLIAMS, of Sulphertowne in this county. On the evening in question a suspicious person by the name of Joseph CROSSON was seen near the residence of Mr. WILLIAMS, going in that direction, he being a resident of that locality, and was known to entertain ill will toward Mr. WILLIAMS, having made some threats against him. The mare was stolen tome time in the latter part of the night, and although being tracked for a short distance, no trace of the mare or thief has yet been obtained. The sudden disappearance of CROSSON leaves room for serious and well founded suspicion. Mr. WILLIAMS, being a poor man, can ill afford to lose a work animal at this time of the year.
At a regular communication of Union Grange, No. 1, 506, held at the KIMMEL school house, in Union precinct, on the 4th day of March, 1876, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:Whereas, It has pleased the great Architect of the Universe to remove our worthy brother, Davalt SMITH, from the labors of this mortal life, to enjoy the eternal refreshments of a higher and spiritual life, therefore, Resolved, That we, the members of this Grange, reflect with deep sensibility upon the departure of our worthy friend and brother; that we cherish his memory as a man and a Patron as that of one whose life and character endeared him to the members of this Grange, to which he belonged, and to the order generally.Resolved, That we tender to the bereaved family of our departed brother the expression of our warmest sympathies in their great bereavement, with the assurance that the ties which united us to the deceased were not loosened by the hand of death, but still binds us in the strongest bonds of Patrons, sympathy, and benevolence, to the friends and fatherless. Resolved, That the foregoing preamble and resolutions be published in the county papers, and a coup of the same be resented to the family of our departed brother. {J.B. ROBERTS, I.W. WILLIAMS } Com.Thos. H. HILL
LOCAL MATTERS--Esqr. John REYNOLDS will soon be placed in a condition which will disable him from throwing stones. his office will be in the glass coved house on North Main Street. --One CROSSON, of who we spoke in last week's Monitor as being suspicioned of illegally handling Mr. WILLIAMS' horse was one day this week licked up to await the action of the Grand Jury. --From a Postal Card from Rev. C.E. CLINE, to Rev. Geo. W. LAMASTER, we learn that he (CLINE) is having great success in his ministerial work in Mt. Vernon. IN a recent revival one hundred and thirty six additions to the church reported. --A horse belonging to Thomas DAVIS' livery outfit, while near the grocery east of town, known as the "Last Chance," last Sunday, fell to rise no more. The verdict of those who were present was:"Died from a broken neck."
--The following chronology of the Governors of Illinois will be interesting to those who take in interest in the early history of our state:
Name Date of Commission ---From what county
Shadrach BOND Oct. 6, 1818 Randolph
Edward COLES Dec. 5, 1822 Madison
Ninian EDWARDS Dec. 5, 1826 St. Clair
John REYNOLDS Dec. 9, 1830 " " " " "
W.L.D. EWING Nov. 15, 1834 Fayette
Joseph DUNCAN Dec. 9, 1834 Morgan
Thomas CARLIN Dec. 9, 1838 Greene
Thomas FORD Dec. 8, 1842 Peoria
Aug. C. FRENCH Dec. 9, 1846 Crawford
" " " " " " " Jan. 5, 1849
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Joel A. MATTESON Jan. 6, 1853 Will
Wm. H. BISSELL Jan. 12, 1857 St. Clair
John WOOD March 19, 1860 Adams
Richard YATES Jan. 14, 1861 Morgan
Richard J. OGLESBY Jan. 16, 1863 Macon
John M. PALMER Jan. 11, 1869 Macoupin
Richard J. OGLESBY Jan. 13, 1873 Macon
John L. BEVERIDGE Jan. 23, 1873 Cook