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Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20

sessment for the purpose of grading Ex-
change streets between the points before |
designated, the Mayor appointed Aid Cas- |
we'll and Paesold tellers on counting the
votes cast it was found that Thomas Kee-
gan, Wm +. Barrett and John Curry had
each received seven votes that being a
majority of the council they were declared
duly elected such commissioners (see ordi>
nance.
On motion of AID. Higinbotham the clerk
wss ordered to give notice to the owner or
owners ofthe following described land
Beginning 20 rods east of the quarter section
on the north line of Sect Is T. IS r 10 E.
and running thence south 20 rods thence
east 10 rods thence north 20 rods thence
west 10 rods to the place of, beginning that
the council intend to appropriate 80 feet
on the east side Of said land for the pur-
pose of widening Iowa avenue
Aid Caswell from the committee Of Fire
4 Water to whom had been referred the
petition of P. Ca berry Esq. TO furnish
| him with fuel and Office submitted verbal
report adverse to the prayer of said petit
ion on motionthe report was received and
| cOncurred in
On motion of Aid. Casey the committee
CD Gas be and they are hereby authorized
Lafayette street in the 5th ward.
Bills referred to the committee on claims
and on motion allowed.
Jacob Patrick services as special
police $14.OO
S. X Cssey building eros walk &C.
ross the alley in block zion otta.
wa street 4th. ward Poll Tax 800
II Young Hauling dead mule out of
the Canal 200
c. & W. Werner, stone for cross
walk across cass ct and crossing
a:ross collins street Poll Tax LIST
ward 3d.
August Mantey cleaning out well
dist No 200
D. G. Cook repairing pump we'll dist
NJ 1000
T o'R9@ble drilling well in well
dist NJ 5 1850
John McNif coal furnished council
room ..r-..- 688
p. Byron carrying coal ~ stairs Loo
j. NJ. Pitmap & Co. Repairing En-
CINE N"l 81 1897;
NJ Moran lamp lighters salary Aug.
& Sept. 24.OC
Gas Co. lighting street lamps July %, Il
same Engine House & city
Hall July LII
same lighting Engine House &
city Hall Aug ST
same lighting street lamps Aug. &c Il
same g Sept 81, As
same engine House and
city Hall Sept. 2OC
BUS reported back to committee on cldimI
). 0nderdOnk witness fees Verify suit $I2 OF
ID Taylor work of chicago ct side
walk 1850
c. Chapman Pump for we'll dist No
On 1S,OC
I. Rumble cleaning well for we'll p,
dist MI 10 or
w. w. Stevens services com. Oh JEFF.
fsrFOn st. 2O,OC
On motion council adjourned
g W. Ii ZARLEY, City Clerk.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
The Late Elections.

! We confess that we are greatly disap-
! pointed at the result Of the elections in
Penusy lvania, Ohio and Bwa, on last
Tuesday. We thought that the Democrats
would carry Pennsylvania aud while we
conceded that the Republicans would elect
their candidates for State officers in Oa;c
and Iowa, We did not suppose that they
wGull carry those states by such immense
majorities, The result 10 Ohio particular.
! ly, lie greatly different from what we ex.
pected it would be.
| 1t is needless to deny that o majority of
the people of the States where elections
have been held this fall nave declared in
favor Of the policy of blood. The people
| OF those States have not yet tasted enough
of the bitter fruits Of the policy of the bo-
litiOnists, hence they voted for the Admin
istration candidates.
The result of the elections on Tuesday
last, will have a most unfdvorable effect
upon the condition of the country. We
firmly believe thst the war will be greatly
prolonged thereby. and that an additional
sacrifice Of human life will be required.
When the PEOPLE of the South receive
the news: they will be nerved to more des>
perate eff rts against the Northern States
They will naturally conclude that a maior-
ity Of the Northern people are determined
that they shall not be allowed to return to
the Union unless they do away with the
institution of slavery. And the conse-
quenee will be, that they will make Up
their minds to resist our forces with ten
fold more venom.
We do not, therefore. regret the triumph
of fanaticsm in Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Iowa last Tuesday, so much on account of
the defeat of cur party, as we do on ac-
count of the ruiuous effect it will have on
the country. We very much fear that it
will have the effect 20 wipe out the Union
sentimen: of the South, as they will have
little to encourage them to hope that the
difficulties will be settled either on cpnsti.
NN''O""' - Juol BiOuhueI 81 iOHR as ldOau
cism reigns
If the men in Pennsylvania, Ohio nd
Iowa, WIN voted for a continuance Of this
blondy war and the total extinction Of our
nation. were to he the only sufferers, we
should not feel so much concerned. But
the Democracy, those who believe in the
Union as it was-and who are in favor of
Cancellation and the guarantees laid Down
by the constitution to bring that desirable
result about, must suffer equally with
those wha are responsible for the caIami-
ties.
We'll may patriots weep over this tri-
umph of fanaticism and despotism. 1t
really secms that the people have become
the tools of rulers more arbitrary than the
| despots of Austria. In three great States
they have decided in favor of policy that
completely brushes out civil liberty as well
as the constitution made BY the father of
tho Republic.
We tremble when we reflect that mas
jority of the people of the Northern States
have yielded their nCcks submissively to
the yoke of affect despOtsm being prepar-
ed for them by cur present rulers.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
Proclamation BY Gov. Yates.

In accordance with the Proclamation of
the President of :he United States, and the
time honOred usage of this commonwealth.
l. Richard Yates, Governor of the State of
Illinois. do hereby appoint the last Thurs.
day OF November next. as a day of thanks
giving to Almighty God. for his gre a t
nercles during the past year.
In that he has blessed US with abundance
of harYests, fruits and hocks.
In that he has preserved US from pesti-
lence or widespread disease es, ecially.
In that he has spared our State in a sea-
son OF great danger from the dreadful cal
amltles OF resurrection and invasion
Let us thank God for the immortal tri>
umphs OF our arms in battle and in siege.
and the indomitabe furtitude of our SOL
dlery in reverseS
Let us thank Go for the free institutions
transmitted to US from our fathers. an FIR
so long period Of unexampled domestic
tranquility and prosperity
Let us thank God that in spite of foreign
hatred and plotting treason. aud the tears
iul shock Of arms, we still have a country
and the glorious hope Of country laden
with blessings for or children and our
childrens' children.
And while we rejoice together over VIC
tories won aud prospects daily brighteu>
ing.
Let us also remember the widow ard or
phsn, who. in desolate homes, mourn for
the heroic dead.
Let US acknowledge in contrition before
Uoo' our many and grevOuss sins as a PEG
PIE ana with patient trust commit our
cause to him in whose hands are the des-
TIMES of nations.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
SET my hand and caused the great seal Of
the State to be sffixed
=, Done at the city of Springfield. Illinois,
this eighth day Of Oct. A. D.. 1868.
RICHARD YATES. Governor.
y. VI. HATcH, Sec'y of State.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
Democratic County COnven-
tlOm.


The call for county convention for the
purpose Of selecting candidates to be sup
ported by the Democrats and Union men
of the cnuntysppears in to-days's paper
As will be seen, the primary meetings take
place on Thursday afternoon, and the con-
vention will come off at the Court House
on next Saturday. at two o'clock
1t was the thought Of the committee that
no convention was necessary, but as the
Republicans and Loyal Leaguers have
held convention and opened the canvass
the Democrats have been forced to take
issue with them. Hence the committee
have deemed it prudent to convene CON
vention for the purpose named.
The notice, it is true, is short, but there
is abundance oftims for our Democratic
friends to appoirt delegates apd to make
the convention a fair one to all the parties
crncerned Therefore, let the Democracy
Of old Viii improve the time between now
and Saturday, AMI we shall have a conven-
ton that will represent the really loyal
people Of the county Brt all who do not
believe in dospotism and the degradation
Of white men 10 level with negroes, at
teud the primary meetings on Wednesday
| and see to It thai the right kind Of men are
chosen as delegates. If this be done, thu
action of the convention will be such tia
the ef6ceholder's party will be defeat
: ej. "-
The friends Of constitutional liberty
must not be discouraged by the unfavora
| tie results Of the elections in Ohio anC
| Pennsy lvania. 1t would not be manly t
| give up without trial; and we have M
doubt of the result, if that trial be made.
| Oar nominees must be of the RICH
stamp. They must be men who own allie
| glance to the Uninn and the constitution
and in whom the people have confidence.
The time for work is short; but if tn,
proper exertions be made, it is long enough
to accomplish the defeat of the ticket nomi
mated last Tuesday. Every Democrat anc
constitutional man must 60 to work anc
aid in voting down the jacobins in thu
county.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
Political Parsons,

The Cairo Netcs, an ultra republican
jluroal, don't see, the good of SO much 20
little ii ?arsoD power as is at present ap
piled to its party's machinery. In re-
cent numb0r it thus iDplOrIngly asks for
lass Of it.
In looking over the proceedings of Union
demonstration in Ohio, Indiana, and our
own State, We see that "thO reVerends,"
are so numerous that the great war meet
lngs might easily be mistaken for Metho-
dist conferences. We do not. by any means
ignore. the labOrs of the clergy ia behalf of
the country; we, 10 common with all true
friends of the government appreciate, and
we trust, properly value all that they can
or may do towards suppressing the rebel
lion aud restoring the Union; but we bum
bly, and earnestly sntreat them to "pui a.
their oars" When they lay aside the
holy functions that pertain to tue duties of
she G Jspel and take the stump 10 support
of any party. they inVaribiy put their
foot into it," and do moro harm than
good.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
W. A. STRONG. Jr, Mayce.
Attest W. ii. FARLEY, Clerk.

! AID. Higiubotham from the eomnSts,,,
/ on Streets and Bridges reported thai TIC
| Bridge over Hickory Greek on the line OF
chicago street was CONF lstei and has been
accepted by said committee and that the
! clerk draw an order IDfaVor Of Cbas. d A
Werner, contractors. for the sum SSI0
being Amount due them for building So
bridge, on motion the report of the commit.
tee was accepted and recomm endation con-
CURED in.
The select committee to whom had been
referred the assessment roll for the wear
A. ID. 1868, returned the same to the com
mon council aud recommend that it he con-
! hrmrd upon which the following order was
passed.
Cyrfrma'iou Of Assessment Rol
The assessment roll for the rrty for theyear
eighteen hundred and sixty three. hayipo
teen duly made and returned BIZ the asses
sor, and revised and corrected by the com.
mon council, after dae notice to rersons
aggrieved thereby, and full hearing of all
objections thereto, It is hereby ordered that
the said roll, and the several assessments
therein contained, as revised end corrected
by the common council be and the same Is
hereby confirmed and that a warrant be
issued for the collection Of taxes which
may be assessed thereon
Aid D9oliule offered an ordinance lew
ing taxes for the city for the year a, D.
1868, which passed (see ordirance)
On motion of AID Higin botham il was
ordered that the following amounts 10 each
well district be levied on the Real Estate in
said districts for the year A. d. 1868. In
we'll district number three Ten dollars:
we'll district number four seventy-Hve dol
lars well district number Eve two hun
dred and twenty FIVE dollars; well district
number elk twenty FIVE dollars; well dis
trict number seven two hundred dollars.
On motion Of Aid Hunter, it was ORDER
ed that an order be drawn in favor of Jas.
o Reilly contractor for grading Jeffers:n
street for the sum of $500. payable when
the taxes are collected for grading said
street.
Aid Doolittle from the select com Dittee
appointed TO revise and publish the ordi,
nYnces and charter of the city of Juliet,
offered an appendix to said ordinances and
charter which passed (see ordiuance.l
% motion Of Aid. Doolittle it was ord
cred that the clerk give notice to the owner
or owDers of lots eight and nine Campbells
addition 70 joliet that the common council
Intend to appropriate forty four and two
tenths feet from the south side of lot eight
ard fifteen and eight tenths feet from the
north side Of lot nine according to the
survey now on file in the clerks ofice) for
the purpose of opening street sixty feet
wide through said lots from First avenue to
Eastern avenue.
The report Of the committee on Streets
and Bridges made the previous meeting in
relation to grading Exchange street from
the east side of Hickory street to the CITY
limits was taken up and on motion of Aid.
Caswell the report Of the committee was
concurred in, whereupou the council pro
ceeded to elect three commission ers to esti,
mate the expense and recommend an as
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
Teachers, Institute.

wish 70 call attention to the fact that
this institution will open on the 26th inst
1t is desirable that all who design going
to plainheld, where 1t is to be held. will
send in their names to me or Mr. Johnnot
that provision may be made for passage
from Joliet without delay. 1t is hoped that
directors will encourage teacher in at
tending, yea, more, insist upon it if it be
anyway possible, We want to do the
teachers of this county some good We
wa It this county second to no county in
the State on educational matters. Will the
| teachers then embrace this opportunity
and make it benefit and q success for
themselves and the general educational in.
terests of the county. Ample proEisions
viii be made to make it entertaining aud
useful, and it must be made a success
Come and have feast Of fat things"
- SO SIMONDS.
School Com.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20

Sec. z. All ordinances M .ba o;.-.1,
heretofore passed in relation 10 Il. "n T:ne'
mS a; VI OF lnconsistant with apy Of the
V.uua"I &C. named In Section one hereof
$3.50 same are hereby severaIlv re.-
FoVioeo, that such repeal shall
not erect any act done. or any right AZ.
crnlng or accrued, or established. o. an.
suit action or proceeding bad or Commend,
ed 10 any civil case before the time vhsn
saio repeal shall take effect. nor anv Of
iense CON united. nor any penalty or for.
TEXTURE incurred, nor any suit or prosecu..
ton pending at the time of sncb 1900
tor any onense committed, or for the recov'
cry OF any penalty CT forfeiture incnrrsd.
under any OF the ordinances so rebsaled
Sec. 3. And be it further ordaine5
that all of the ordinances of the comrnp
council of the city Of Joliet, ipclndinc ,b;..
ordinance contained in the aforesaid book;
entitled, The Charter ard Ordinance.
OF the eitJ OF Joliet, Ito July 1st, 1863 in.
clusive,) together with the acts of ,ha
General As.smiiT relating to the city -
with this appendix, compiled, revised
codified and printed by order CT the CON-
mon council, BY the committee on ordinan.
ces, and the city attorney, be and the sams
are hereby declared 10 be printed and
published by authority of said common
council. This ordinance shall take efFecl
and be in force 10 rhfrty dass from the day
! of its passage.
Passed and approved Oct. Il, 1863,
W. A. STRONG, j., Mayor.
| Attesr w Ii. FARLEY. CITY Clerk,
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
Eight Years Ago.

John ". Furney is now a high priest in
the church Radical. He performs a solo
On the trumpet in the Administration or
CHI cstra, and furnishes the political mus.
ic to which ''alI loyal men" are xpccted to
dance.
Having gone over to the Abolitionists, it
may be instructive to read the character Of
himself and friends as pictured in speech
delivered by him at Lancaster, Pa, Sept
"a. 1856:
"Wherever Abolitioaism has obtained a
foothold in the North it has invaded the
Christian church; it has sown tue seed of
discomfort and Of division among Protes
tants; 1t has converted ciergymen into po-
litical managers; it has already severed
the Christian church into hostile orgauiza-
tons. We have seen the annual meetings
Of Protestant congregations convused with
the discussion of slavery by Tun-mad cler-
gymen, who. 10 their anxiety to encourage
the emancipation Of the slaves Of the South
have forgotten the divine example of their
great Master, whose mission was proclaim
ed to be Peace on earth and good will a.
mOGgst men,
So that it will be perceived, while Abo-
ltlonism marks its career not only by force
ible resistance to the statutes of Congress,
bat in fulfilling Christian denominations
with discord aud pnhappiness by giving
prominence to in6dels like Garrison and tc
traitors like Wendell Phillips. 90 the other
hand. Know Nottingham, initiating c!osee
~ its dark ally, writes its record in the
bloodiest defiance Of the most solemn COW
enants Of law and religioa"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20

Present his Honor Mayor Strong Jr. and
Aid DOoIitrl4. Higinbnthsm Paesold, Hun
ter. Austin, Casey and CssweIE
Reading Of the minutec Of previous meet
ing dispensed with.
Aid. Do,httls offered the followir. which
passed.
Whereas, the commissioners heretofore
appointed by the common council Of tho
city Of Joliet, to Levy en H---=-uI~nt uaon
the real estate fronting jefferson stIeet
between chicago street and the Des Planes
River, to deiray the expense of grading the
same have returned their assessment. due
notice of which has been PUBLISHED in the
corporation neWspsT er, in accordance with
the ordinaces and charter fsaid CITY. in
relation to special assessment, M person
having filed any objection. therefore.
BE it ordained by the common council Of
the city of Joliet
That said assessment be and the same il.
hereby approved and cunGrmed. and that
the clerk issue warrant 10 the City Col
lector fer the collection IF the same
Passed and approved October Nth
1863. .....
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
The cause Of our Reverses.

1t is clear to our micds that the Admin.
istratiou is responsible for the recent rsvcr.
ses to our arms.
The defeat Of Rosecrans Is directly
chargeable to partizan measures of the
Administration. If the thirty thousand
veteran troops that were, cent to New
York for the purpose of accomplishing
what the authorities Of that State were
abundantly able to do without the aid Of
Federal soldiers, had been sent to re-in>
force Rosecrans, the army of the CumDer.
land would not have met with disaster, but
instead to being driven back to Chattanoo
ga with the loss of so many brave men,
would have achieved victory that would
have placed thu Southwest completely in
the possession Of cur armies
And the late falling back of the army of
the Potomac was occasiOned by similar
cause. Vast numbers Of Pennsylvania.
Ohio and Iowa oficers and soldiers were
detailed from duty and sent home with or.
ders to oppose the election of the Democrat.
| ic candidates. Thus the army of tse Po.
tomac was depleted by thousands. and Lee
seeing upon the opportunity compelled
1t to return frem the position which it had
reached through lorg marches and great
poril.
/ These recsn' acts f interference viii
, al Weakening q our armies by tho Ad
.liDistra'i,n TO- par,izan purposes, is on
! par with the p LEY that has bren PURSUED
/ by the Wa>hins tan managers since tn
cammencem ut Of the war. The With
/ drawa If Mt b wells TROOPS from McCleI
Ian, and the refusal to send him reinforce
ments whenhe had reached the very gatei
Of the rebel capital, is a matter Of history
And the appearance Of the partizan ant
( unconstitutional proclamation of the Pres
] ldent, and the radical acts of Congress
have been the means of prolonging the wal
and increasing its appalling horrors anc
barbarities.
The war at present is wsged strictly on
partizan platform. The most untiring de-
voices to indicative, uucompromisinc par
ty spirit, are the members of the Admins
tration and those in national authority
They appear to be willing to any sacriic,
to sustain their party. The constitution
the laws, the happiness and prosperity o
/ the people. the lives of citizens, and tt.
country itself, is nothing in their estima
ton to the success of the Republican party
That is the height of their am hilton and tbt
sum of their patrlotism-and which, by
means already alluded to, they bav,
been atle to accomplish in certain States
but at immense sacrifice to the nation.
1t was the fauaticism and partizan spiri
of the present Administration and It's polit.
ical adberents that brought on the terribl,
war, and It is the same spirit that is caus-
ing our defeat and prolonging it.. And
not until the true patriots of the country
combine to save the nation from destruc-
ton, may we hope for the future.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
Civil Liberty Of the Soldier.

The following is an item of one Of the
general newspaper dispatches: .
Arrangements for taking the vote Of
several thousand Ohioans in the hospitals,
camps. &C., here have been perfected
And these votes will be counted as men
please in WashingtOn.-N y Express.
Precisely From Overy camp we hear
the same story-that voters for Brough are
to be coaxed, builied or bought to vote
while those for bis opponent are to be bull.
led out of their right, or proven ted from
exercising it by fraud or force. Right here
at home, s'ldiers who will vote for Brough.
are furloughed-those who will not. are
kept on strict duty 10 the camps and with.
out any polls being opened Capt. Smith,
OF the Independents cavalry, from Cinciu.
natl, now in Western Virginia, remarked
to citizen Of Ohio that IF a man in his
company roted for Vallandigtan he roald
share his head and put hin. in the 0uard
house " Moore. Colonel of the 28.6 Ohio
regiment, said that be did not know what
he would do with the men in Ills regiment
who would vote for VailaDdigbam, but he
was certain to do something With them
ThHs are the civil liberties of the soldiers
protected Columbus Crisis.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20

The abolition journals are just now en-.
gagged in the laudable attempt to nrovs
that our national debt is great nublic
blessing, because, as they say, the MONEY
is borrOT ed at home, and every dollar ~
the principal and interest IS payable TO onr
own citizens. Such logic is prabably ire.
sistible, but the stupidity of the oeonIe
prevents them from appreciatine it. Far.
mers, and iabOriDg men generally. have
not loaned a Fast amount to the govern,
msnt, except what they paw in the shane
Of increased prices for everything. and in
stamp, excise. internal revenue, and other
extOrtions. Bat shOddy contractors and
stock gam blers, whose intellects ara sbaro.
ened by gains, and who look at THINGS
through greenback spectacles, may reason i.
ably take this rOse-colOred view of the sub
jet.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20
COUNTY CONVENTION.

TIE Democratic electors Of Will county
are requested to meet at the usu al places
OF hiding elections in the several towns
on Thursday, 22d inst, at 8 O'Clock, P. NJ,
and appoint delegates to attend county
cor ventiOn to be held at the Court House,
in liet. on Saturday, 24th inst, at 2
O'Clock, P. NJ, for the purpose # nominal.
ing candidates to be supported by the
friends of the constitution and the Union
at the ensuing election. The towns will
b. entitled to representation as per last up-
portiOument.
By order the Committee.