The Prohibitionists had an electoral ticket at this election, which received 440 votes, and also the Anti-Secret Society party, which received 153 votes.

CHAPTER XL.

ULYSSES S. GRANT.

How he First Entered the Army in the War for the Union-His Correspondence With Lee-An Insult to the President and the Nation.

The name of this distinguished soldier and eminent statesman is inseparably connected with the politics of Illinois, and while we may not be able to say much that is new of him, yet we have collected some matters connected with his life which should be treasured in a volume of this character, and which cannot otherwise be found without much research.