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Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
The Late Rebel Raid.

During the past week, the rebel rad in-
to Maryland and upon Washington las
Afforded the chief topic of conversation.
According to the dispatches, the rebels
entered Maryland by way Of Harper's
Ferry, Point of Rocks, &c, and spread of
10 the direction CT HagerstowD. Then
they turned towards Washington, crossing
at the Monocacy bridge, where they met
Ger, Lew Wallace, who is great at blow,
ing and drove him back with considerable
lOss Thence they spread of to the North
of Baltimore and Washington, gathering
up immense numbers Of horses, cattle, hogs
and other valuables, in that wealthy re-
gion. The railroad north Of Washington
was injured half way to York, and train
was captured upon which was Maj. Gen.
Franklin, whom they took with them. He
managed afterwards, however, though
lame and wounded, to make his escape from
them, and has arrived safe 10 Baltimore.
On last Moniay week, the rebel raiders
concentrated near the Northern defences
OF Washington, upon which they made a
fearful attack. The font was kept up
until Wednesday, when they withdrew and
recrossed the Potomac, carrying with them
their rich booty.
1t is now evident that the rebels did not
expect to capture Washington or Balti
more. Their object was to plumber, and
to retalate for the federal raids in the
vicinity Of Richmond. AID they have
been most successful. They accomplished
everything they expected to, and, it is said,
had 1t not been for the timely reinforce
ments sent to defend Washington, the
capital of our country would have been
captured by the enemy.
From the success of this raid we can see
what to expect from the future, if our
rulers insist on carrying on the war under
the present policy. Heretofore the raids
and invasions have been from the North
upon the South. Now the scales are turn.
ed, and the rebels are initiating the ex.
ample of our troops and have gone into
the work Of retaliation aud destruction in
good earnest.
The raid was commanded by Gen.
Breckinridge, whose whole force did not
number over 10000 men. Yet With this
small number of men he kept the whole
North in Juror of alarm aud excitement
for nearly week.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
A Neg'O Picnic.

A Washington paper gives the following
account Of negro pic mic at the White
House on the All Of July:
The 4th of July, 1861 witnessed " hat
no other day in the annals us our country
ever saw. On that day the negroes Of
Washington City assembled in large mum
beEs on the grounds south of the Presi-
dents house, and ther e, beneath the very
ewes Of The building erected by white men
for the residence Of the Chief Ma gIstrate Of
a nation Of white men, made nations
park the chosen scene of their feasting and
rcVelrles. under the sanction of that ma
tiOu's President"
Birds Of feather Gock together" Mr.
Lincoln processes to believe that the Dec.
claration of Independence meant negroes
whea it said ''sll men are born free aud
equal" and is determined to complete the
good work in which BE is engaged by
making his cqu Is those contrabar DIS whom
be had before made free.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
The COnScrIpIiOn Bill.
The bill is as FLOWS:

Sec l. The President may call for any
number of men as v,lunteers for the res.
pecuve terms Of one, two and three years
Such volunteers OF their substitutes, shall
be credited u the towO. township, ward,
&C., toward their quota Every volunteer
or substitute accepted and mustered for
one year shall receive one hundred liars
bounty for two years, two hundred dol
lars for three years, three buuds eI dol.
lars one third Vt the bluLty at the time
of the muster. one third at the expiration
Of half the term of service, and one-
third at the expiration Of the term of sci v
ice.
In case Of his death in the service the
residue If the bounty gees to the widow,
in case Of no widow, then TO the children ;
in case Of no chliren, the to the soldier 5
ID ther, if she be widowed.
ID. Ii the quotas are not filed within
fly days alter such cal. then the Presi
dent shall Immediately order a draft for
Que year 10 ri! such quota or any part
thereof which may be fulfilled, aud 10 case
Of any such draft, III pay msnt Of money
shall be accepted or received by the Cow
eminent as Communication to release the en-
He'd drafted man from PERSONAL o1liga>
80. II shall be lawful for the Executive
OF any State to send recruiting agents into
any Of the States declared to be ia rebel
Hon, except Tennessee, Arkansas, and
Louisiana, to recruit volunteers under the
provisions OF this act, " ho shall be credit
Ell - the States and 10 the respective suo-
divisions tLereot VII ch may procure the
lis mcHt
llrL II II ,lo. ! y.
toers shall be ss'gUei to organizations
from their own States, and, as far as pos
sitle, on their own selection.
5.h. Every person under sixteen, enter.
ed OF mustered without consent Of parents
or guardians, shall be immedia ely dis
charged upon repayment IF the bounty re-
ceived By him ara officers knowingly en-
listing or mastering such person, shall he
dismissed the service with forfeiture of pay
and allowances, and be subject to court
martial.
9th. Drafts shall be for one hundred per
centum 10 addition TO the humber required
70 Il the quotas.
7th. Drafted persons shalt he sllpwed
transportation to the place of Teudcz-
sous.
orh. All persons 10 the naval service Of
the United States, who have enlisted in
said service during the present rebellion,
WHO have not been credited 10 the quota Of
any district by reason Ct beng in said ser
vice and enrolled prior to February Oath,
1861 shall upon satisfactory proc! Of resi-.
dence made to the Secretary IF War, be
enrolled ana credited to the quota of their
place of residence.
9sh. Drafted meL aSss Mt from home shall
be notified IS soon as possible, but shall
rot be determined deserters until reasuna
Die time is given to return.
10Th. The existing law is not changed
q respect T. persOus coGsoientiOuFly OPP
posed to bearing arms.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
The IuvasIOn OF NTarvIand,
A special dispatch from PhiladeIphia to

A special dispatch from PHILADELPHIA to
the Chicago Times, July Is, saws:
Inc Confederate expedition into Mary-
land is over, and its history can now be
written. The number of men engaged was
about Is 900. They came up The Sbenan.
doah Valley. and one body attacked Mar
tinsburg, whilst the other besieged Har.
per's Ferry. Martiusbnre was CAPTURED
and stores amounting to So ,OOO, 900 carried
off The column then crossed the PJto-
mac at Williamsport, and by skilful ma
u9uvering f reed Sigel uuon MARYLAND
Heights. The Con. ederate column at
Har2er's Ferry besieged Sgel for -four
days, while the other column overrap Ma.
ryland as far as Morocacy. nacerstown
WAS captured, aud a contribution lew
led
Thousands from the Cumberland Vsrev,
in Pennsylvania. and many people in
York and Adams c-unties. left their
homes. The harvest was uugathered aud
spoiliug.
The authorities at Washington became
frightened. AMI sent to Gen, Grant for
help. lie detached Ricketts, tr,ops, who
arrived at Baltimore, and were sent to
VI n ,eaoy, to aid Gen Wallace. The arri.
va! of RICKETTS, and Wallace CT anged the
| Confederate plau somewhat. Their troops
abandoned Hager ssOwn, aud marched
against Frederick. The siege of MARYLAND
Heights WAS raised, ard it's assailants,
marchisg Gown to the sonth bank Of the
/ P"ioma", sent small Gsukiuc party across
/ the river at Point OF Rock.
! Ia marching to M"nocacv Wallace was
surprised aud defeated. lie LIST Fix can
! non aud many yrisonErR. He ordered a
/ has'y retreat towards Baltimore.
| The administration because more fTigh-
tenet. and the North was in con- formation.
/ Sigel was relieV; rom command, and his
troOfs, without leafer could do moths
! ing.
The Confedrates captured Friedrich, aud
followed Wallace's retreat from Monocacy
eastward. They tore up the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad at E'licUtt's NJ lis but the
Contederates, after tearing up the road,
sent their main body south 1t, and de-
tached cavalry force toward the Northern
! Central Railroad.
Washington appeared to be in imminent
! peril, and tue administrator hurried fer
ward reinfaroements. The 18th Army
Corps, under Reynolds which had been
sent tor as re'nforcements for Grant, was
entering the mouth Of the Chesapeake. Il
was at once ordered to Washington. One
corps OF Grants army, the 9th. under
Wright, was detached from the lines be.
fore Petersburg and sent to Washiug ton -
Gen. Wallace, in Baltimore, was super
seeded by Gen. Ord.
The Confederate cavalry overran all East
erD Maryland. twenty-five miles of the
Northern Central Road was seriously in.
Jured. The cavalry. loaded with pluDdsr
came within six miles Of Baltimore, and
returned to the main body. The main
body was buisily engaged in moving to the
south bank Of the Potomac, near Edwards
Ferry.
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that though they had lost about 900 pris-
oners captured, that they had punished the
enemy during their eight hours fight to an
extent that more than c0unterbalancsd all
our Losses. The veterans of the command
especially distinguished themselves in the
fight, and it was only when they were in
danger # lie ns enveliored by three inn
mense lines of battle approaching them
that they fell back. The force of the enc
my was not less than 5000 men-mOre
than treble that of the gallant band Of
Gen. WalIace-snd the solid Phelanx that
he threw forward to protect his rear soon
drove back their cavalry that attempted to
harass his movements. The enemy did
not follow them more than three miles
from the MoPocacy, and it was during this
time that they picked up most of the pcis,
oners trey secured. The enemy were com,
manded by Gen. Ea'ly. and no boubt his
entire corps was on the field
The rebels bad twelve tieces of cannon
in service, whilst Gen Wallace had but
seven, including a small Nap, leon guD.
which vas served with great precision.
The number of sick and wounded that
! arrived here yesterday from the field was
/ about 400, aud some lev f u into the hands
| Of the enemy. The VIII le loss NAV be sta>
ted at about 1900, Of wLom 600 are Urls
| Oners.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
From aShlngIOn.

AsHlNGT- n, July II.
There is no decisive news If the qnrsui,
N Virginia Of the rebel force lately tarea .
enipg this city. Il SEEING to be generally
CONCEDED that they have made good their
escape.
Secretary Ftssenden and Assistant Sec
Rotary FIELD returned 20 dag FROM New
YORK. 1t is understood that arraugem ents
for loan of 0.000, 600 have been PER
feoted ty them.
Propositions are on foot for the formation
of a National Guard, to be composed Of the
militia Of the District Of Columbia for its
protection IN care Of future invasior.
Ii Is stated that eight or ten old Wash
irgtoniGus iE the rebel forces, lately con-
fronting Washington, came through our
lines as refugees in civilians dress, and,
after spending three or four days here,
joined their comrades in arms
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
ORDINANCE.

Be IL Ordained by the common council Of
the City Of Joliet.
That tie Chicago and Alton RlI-nad
Company upon the removal # their freight
aud Passenger depot to blocks fifteen and
siEtsen 10 & 10 East Joliet. be permitted
to stand their train across jeff rson and
Washington stree a sufficient length of
time to wood ard water their engines
never Occupying both Of said streets at one
and the same time-PrCyided that said
Railroad Company will furnish gravel
gratuitous for the grading Of Michigan
stree: between Van Buren,, Jefferson and
Washington streets. Any ordinance here.
tofore passed to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
Passed and approved July lltb 1864,
E. PORTER. Mayor.
Attest, W. Ii ZAKLEY, City Clerk.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
The Capture and Escape of
Gen Franklin.
b timore. July IL.

DttlmOre, July 1t.
When Gen. Franklin was captured he
was seated in car by the side Of Il wound
Ell Lieutenant Colonel. When rebel
officer came up and asked i'm if he was
Fr nklin, the officer renlied be was not -
The rebel then asked Frank lin, who dis
closed himself, feeling convinced that be
had been pointed out bv one Of the passen.
gers. In few minutes Gilmore came in
and told Franklin that he must consider
himself his prs Der. The General was
then put into carriage and taken to
RestertoWn. where they stopped for the
night. The General feigned sickness aud
sleep. aLd waited until his guards were
ASLEEP. He then made the best OF bis way,
as near as he could. IN the direction of the
city, for three quarters of an hour
when, beng broken down by fatigue, he
cIept into a thick wood, and remained the
bala ca Of the high; and all the next day.
trequently seeing the rebels scouting for
him. About sunset, being nearly famish-
ed, he Vcntured cut, and shortly met some
men who proved to be friends, one of whom
took him to his house, and finally provided
means for the General to reach the CITY.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
The Movement Against Rich
mOnd

New York, July II.
The Times correspondent, in front Of
Petersburg the l4tb, Gays: IAN arrange.
ment has taken place between the 5th
Corps and the enemy in its fruat to stop
skirmishing while doing picket duty, to
the great relief Of the ren on both sides
who are enabled to walk leisurely about
The enemy are constantly making new
works and strengthening cd ones
DeseTters are constantly coming in.
Great joy exists inside the rebel lines,
perhaps at the Maryland raid. They are
greatly mistaken if they expect Grant to
release his deatbgrasp on the throat Of
rebellion.
dispatches from Buffers Headquarters
say that the rebels cJntius to fire on trsus-
ports from moving rife batteries. Our
gunboatR follow battery gui shell II;
Utl erw Use al Is quiet
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
LIncoIn,s snprorters.

Wm. L"yed Garrison, 10 a speech in
1856, said:
The Union is a lie. The American
UoiUn is 40 imposture and covenant with
death, on agreement with hell. l am
fur its overthrow"
This same Garrison is an ardent sup
porter Of Lincoln's denomination aud re-
election. "Show me the company you
keep and I'll tell you wha; you are" is
Spanish proVerb peculiarly applicable to
this case.
Another Of old Abe's supporters is Fred
Douglas, who, in speech over the hang
Ing Of that old murderer, JOHN Brown,
said:
From this time forth oonsecrate the
labors Of my life to the dissolution Of the
UniIn, and dOu't care whether the bolt
that rends 1t comes from heaven OF from
hell"
And yet these creatures have the audac.
ity to call themselves "Uuion men," and
to denounee the democracy. who battled
against their insane schemes, as TRAITORS"
''secessionists," "disunionists," &c. 10
supporting Linocln they clearly indicate
what kind Of man they consider him.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-07-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
ROOM OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Joliet, Jaly, IL, 1864.

Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present his Honor the Mayor and Aid.
Dooliitle. Higin bOtham, Scbeidt, Hersh-
ach, Ulricb, Hunter, Csgwin, Austin,
Ciabby, Caswell and Tighe.
Reading of the meetings Of previous
meeting dispensed wish.
On motion of Aid. Csgwin, it IVES or.
dered that the amount due we'll district
fund No /, in the city fund be transferred
to said well district.
On motion of AID Csgwin, il was order
ed that the order heretofore drawn in favor
OF j. q. Van Auken for sixteen dollars on
well district No. /, be Cancelled and an
order drawn On the city fluid for the same.
On motion of Aid. Caswell, the commit
tee on claims was ordered to INVESTIGATES
the matter of transferring the Surplus mon
ey in the different funds to the general city
fand.
Aid. Higinbotham, from the committee
on streets and bridges, TO whom had been
referred the memorial Of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad Co, in relation to Iemoy-
ing their depot, submitted an ordinance for
removing the same and also recommending
that they use all due diligence to erect a
union depot. Pending the adoption Of the
report of the committee Aid. Cagwin offered
an ordinance granting the Chicago and
Alton Railroad Co., permission to remove
their depot.
Aid. Do0little called for the yeas and
nays and ordinance was passed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yess-AId. Scheidt, UlricG. CagHin,
Austin, Ca well and TIghe-6
Nays-Ald. D0olittle, HigiubothGm,
Hershbaeh, Hunter aud CIabby-5.
See Ordinancel.
On motion of Aid. CasUell. the commits
sioneIs on grading Exchange street from
Broadway west to city limits were author
! shorized TO make contract and suuerIntend
| the grading Of said street.
! The commissioners heretofore appointed
/ cy the common council to grade Centre
street, submitted a TepeFt-Wben Sn no
ton of Aid. Caswell, Edward Cleghorn
Robert Walsh and X. Z. Barber were re
! appointed commissioners to grade ssiC
/ Centre street.
De motion Of Aid Doclttle, the bill o.
| ). W. Bowen for the sum of SllI,50 for
InsuriDg tho large school house in distric
! No. 2. was allowed.
! Aid. Csswell, from the committee ap
/ pointed to investigate the matter of selling
the stone in Division st. su5miti,d a report
and recommended that when the citizen.
wish to open said street to petition the
council for the same. On motion OF aid
! DJolitile, report received and concurred
| 10.
On motion, council adjourned.
W. III. FARLEY, City Clerk.
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Who Paw the MOST

We are prepared TO prove to any reas-
enable mind that the industrial and labor
ing classes pay the greater portion Of our
national tsxer. Indeed Il has been the
studied policy of the party iu power to
heap all the burdens upon those who earn
their living by the sweat of their brow, and
to screen the wealthy from the burden
Hence we find the Administration ID aiori-
ty in Congress, by the most partial system
of legislation. carrying out the old aristo-
cratic policy of legslating 80 as to make
the rich richor aad the po,r poorer.
The tariff law, the income Tux law, the liz
cense system, and The stamp act, are go
shaped that labor and not capital is tax-
ed.
The law exempting government bonds
the 5 EOS, 10 40's. &C., from all kinds Of
taxation is one Of the most unjust and in
famous that has eve: disGraced our nation
al statutes. Under the operation of that
law, men Of wealth are entirely evading
county, city, town, or for any other pur-
pose whatever. TIE most wealthy men Of
this city and county, by Investing their
means in this 81 ecies of securities, escape
paying their just portion Of the tsxss. We
could bame dozen rich men OF this city
who are C, instantly harping in favor # the
most vigorous prosecution of the war, wko
have invested all their capital III 20's,
and consequently do lot have any taxes to
pay yet they are fierce denOuncers Of
Democrats as traitors and copperhes
This is what might be called Republican
patriotism. They lay heavy burdens up.
Oh other mems shoulders, but manage to
get along themselves free from incum.
brance.
What We insist on is equal taxation
Let every man be taxed in proportion to
his wealth. We are opposed 10 the collec-
ton Of revenue ry tariffs or any other in-
direct mode. The government should col.
lee: its revenue in the same manner that
the States do theirs. If man be worth
one hundred thousand dollars, let him be
compelled to pay ten times as much for
the support of the government as the man
who is worth ten thousand, and the man
who is worth ten thousand dollars pay ten
times as much as the man who is worth
one thousand, and so on. This would be
in accordance with Democracy, this would
be in accordance with Justice.
This unequal mode of raising revenue by
the Administrati; party should wake up
the laboring classes to an appreciation Of
their rights and the outrages Inflicted upon
them by the dominant party. Since the
commencement of this war, particularly,
the sOns Of toll have been the principal
sufferers. Everything that they wear, Oh
eas, or drink is taxed enormously. The
common DGosssaries Of life have risen from
one hundred to four hundred per cent
while the price Of wages and labor hav;
undergone no corresponding increase
And this is not 81; the army has been
made up almost exclusively from the labor
ing classes, at least the fighting men O.
the army are from some Of the industrial
classes, aud yet they must pay the taxes
to keep up the WAT also. Is It just?
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AUGUST Term A. u. 1854.
Thomas H. Widney, administrator Of thel
estate Of James Shell. deceased,
vs. po,;.,
Jane B. Shell, widow, and Mary C. Shell | 10 ali
and John G. Shell heirs law of said rel -.
deceased and JOHN W. She'll ''~'e
A EflDAhiI OF the non-residence of James n
"a Shell. Mary G. Shell and John C. Shell dafsr sn
above named having been filed in the ofIce 80 ~ .
CLERK Of said County Court Of viii County Vi Tue
n, NctlCe is hereby given to the sand Jane r. sb,u
mary " shell aud John G Shell that tie comnrsisl;
Iled ms petition in said court on the IIth da' =
S9ly 1904 Tor authority to sell the foIlowing dsI
60 Ieal estate, which was Of said James she'll
70 VII; The undivided half Of the east half ~ ~
hoItn cast quarter Of Section thirtytgo 1saf h TO-
sup lSol North of Range nine (al easf Of
tnS Inra principal meridian, situate I'm said Conntv
% ~ ana state Of Illinois, for the ournose ofnay
hg the debts due by said deceased and that nm,
mons tnerSuPon issued out Of said Court agaiast sid
HeiehoAnts returnabe the Third Monday OF August
1864, as is by law required
~, NO" unl,ss you, the said Jane B. Shell, Mary @.
smell and John Q. Shell, shall personally be aud ap
lear 1eiore said County Court Of Will County the
hIst DAY OF the next August term thereof to be hold
en- az Joiet IN said county on the third Monday OF
august ID, 1864, and plead answer or demur to the
eald petition, the same ard the matters and things
therein chargedand stated will be taken as confessed,
and decree entered against you according to the
pa aver ofsaid petition.
JAMES GooDsPEKD, CompIts SoI'r.
Joliet, July 1lth, 1861.
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John W. FOruey, the presidents dog"
made q speech 10 1855, 10 wbich he spread
himself after the following fashion:
"Whas is there in cur happy country to
make mon afraid Of the light Of day and Of
honest inquiry? Have We oonsaRipt law
that tears the husbaudman from his plow,
ths father from his family. the son from
his widowed mother, to g. forth and act as
gIadiators for the amusement Of few am
bilious kingsF Have wea gang of hired
tax gatherers to drain the substance OF the
people? Have we laws for the rich and
stripes for the poor? Is our president an
Attila or a Caligula? Is our senate @
council of ten2 Is orr house of Espresen-
tatives body o. tyrants armed with pow
er 70 raVish and destroy? Secret usurps-
tions against such wrong would be justif-
able and right, for We are taught the great
lesson that resistance to tyrants Is obedi-
enoe to GOd.'"
We would like to see the answer FOrney
w'uld attempt to give these questions at
the prsAAnt TIME.