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SEAFORTH . ... . .. 9.14 "
CARRONBROOK: " 9.35. " •
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• CARRON' 13RO.OR 53
SEAPORT EL
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CLINTON' i; 25
• 'GOT/ERICH' . ..... . _Ines 7.10
ODERICH,. C. VT.,.
Ai1ur i9 18G4
"TEE NORTH WATERLOO
- NATION ;
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Took place in Berlin, Mr. Foley's strong-
hold, on .Fridaylast.e. Quite a nanaber
of speakers were present otp_thi occasion,
seine to help t e unhappy es Teeter
.. General ascii-ell as" they could , in his day- of
-others to, denounce in fitting tsrn
-one °fed -ie. Most glering cnses ,of tergivemas
_than ehat'has tiken. -place in Ciptada fbr
_years'. „.:Speechee, were' delivered ou • die
...occasion by :Messrs. Foley,, Bowntau, (the.
Re:retell:candidate-) 31eGee, Galt, McDou-
• gall Ind others. Mr: Foley's attempt. to
delude;the electors -into the belief that he
was a consisteet Reibrnter. -Was: a „most
, pitieble affair,and led: him, • *ell as his
right:hand .suppeeter • Airchibald
MeGee;as he -was., called, into ,vert:- -grave
.inconsistencies...: His speech'tnay- letie
been able, argot:el:use enity have been
1.11.21-0
of the, English language by Mr. Foley 'in
. order to coneeztiliis real tlfb4ii9; but:his
sturdy constituents are not at all likely '
eaught.by such chaff; end the Hon..
THE SEMI-WEEKLY
eboutonce a•year, and heard. hien say he were extremely rigid, the soles of the
had had them fora good -while now.... Eefoet concave. On examination, the vita/
usedtodrink a good deal. r ent o'Orgy' as appeared Ito be in a healthy,condi-
elittroh with my fatheron the Sanday be- lion. .The vesstis ofthe, brain were much
fore. Ha said he was going two more congested, but otherwisehealthy. Took,
undays to eletirch and 'would then go out the stomach, liver and part of the in-
awaf, where.nooncewould pee him, andelestines; and kept., them. carefully until
would •ineet mein tlig.hepeseland. He said: they Were :delivered to „coristeble Brydon
te week before.that thnt Fester and m' for transeaiseion'to Prof. Croft. •
Mother were all in,Co against hini seethe& ' Henry. Croft, sworn. -I am 'F'r-ofessor
frOubled in mind ; they hadTheen quarrel- .orchentistry iri. ToVonte :University.. I
ingallelay. Heard him•ence eay;e.if, he received 'from the Constable 'a sealed jar
had poison he-lei:Mid. take if; There, was 'containing it ,stornaele Hier and pare of
poison in the.house for rats. -:.0e the 'see theinteetines ofit man. Examined them
cond -Sunday 'before' his _deagh he was all andfound Minute traeeP•of strychnine
Cross.; „sent .me t . Morton' a tavern 'for a •the itemeeli;but. none In the-. liveror
quart of whiskey to let twhat Was. in his intestines It It ie a:disputedp_Oint.,whethete
tuind out. ,Ile told- koster:. to leave ,the" that poisea'Can be 'traced- in. the liven--
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house, 'saying we were .all '8g:time liun Have.' listened to ,the etestimony -c7f the
TO Mr. Prince -r knew the poison was varioesevitnesses' e as far as myknowledge
in the house. We were troubled with rats; gees the symptoms mentioned correepon
saw 'they had eaten some of it. Was not with the" effects of poisoning by stryel
there when it was brought bete°. •' nine ; ..have, no ineaus, of aseertainin
.:Tantes Townsend sworn February Whether there. Was sufficient : orifee Poise
ast I. lived. near theGelleghers ; between to have caneed ;death., -.. The vomitin
two. and three weeks before the death of weld have,exPelled. a.portion of. it.. .•
Gallagher; Mm. :Gallagher:sent Wahine This clotied elm case for „thecrewn.
,to Clinton for sonic strycheinee'eaying she Mr Robineon said if His Lordship woe:
wanted it ferrets I esst .15cts' worth Of direct' the jureethat., there was not stiffi
it. at Coeinb's drug. store. Was in Gal- cient •eyidence Upon . which to .bese. eon-
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ag,her's hotie On the 23rd, He was lying. vietion, he would oinit.,his address.
m bed, very rectIcioking, and Foster was Ilis Lordship cencurred is Arr.- Robin-
ioldtng his Wrists he jerked up, his .son s opinion andecher4d the Jury aecer-
arine' and shoulders and screamed ;" 'did dingy, which, without leaving the los,
not :see hie , leg move c.hi. wes,. lying on gaveea .verdiet'Of Not :Guilty.
his•back ;, the elethes were not ovee him .; &jury whs. called' ..for the purpose or
he was full.dressed;:,saw hothine- striking ,,accenitting the other prisoner: ' • ,
abont,the conduct df Mrs. - ; -The prisoner,s --Were then '-discliarged,
Cross-exa4ed.-7Shedid. not desire inc apparently, highly relieved.
• to keep ptirchaing poison a segret. . . Adtenis, vs: ,greer_Defended issue.
wife was With nue when r,boucCht it and ','Verr.11et• fur $78.10. • Itobins.ote for- Iff
When I gave it to 3.frs...: Gallagher.. She 'Prince for. deft." .
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-came out to the read to get. it.. e , • A.Tric vs. Pattersom-Verdiek for plff.,,
-. • ii.q.lert Landsborimgli,-=--,On tlicdaf is: damage.' Fre-Penn for elf:, Robinson
(Mr. Gallagher's detitirl'Wai in ..the I • sea for deft.
'between 8 ar.c1 9 o'pleckk'ivaSe• ed. in . PRES:ENTSIENT OF THE GRAND JURY..
front the.road by:Fo.ster, to 'see... Angler The' -Grand ...jurors for - our: Lady the
When, I Wee t. in. he 'wee:" djy .,:bad; but, Queen ,on their, oaths present That,
although 'the einotint .0f -crime brought
bieieop
lbp-retubexu is 'Untiseally large, as.
t
latioliof these twe':Counties boa
ametnits.,to 1.00,000:.-people,or thereabouts,.
asked if /they' 'Wished a doe- they :have. reason ed. coegratulate them-
selves huddle Counties on theeeinalinees
of die chiender. 2nd, . They ave emapa-
hied 'the' gaol . and -,find the -rooms.cleair
and priseilem ,cOntentedwithetheir. treat:
Mein they. would advi:se' that' 'a, -bettor
Class of -locks.bp provided and placed. On
the doei-e.". 3rd; They tegoinmend that
the lv :be, 's.6 amended 'as to allow pay-
ment of.criminel witnesses for their atten.
dance 'at Courts. . 4th, We, • the Grand
Jury, would, in eonclusien,. desir'e to Wel:
-come your Lordship ,on the occasion ef
year first arriiiiiMliefiger tie -al „J. etdge Of
Assize, and 'Mei-pre:SS odrthanksfor your
direction and assistance in the discharge
of enteduties, and, we cennotlielp,expre.ss-
ing„Our annoyance at ithe disagreeable
*eitioit Mt...chick your .I.OrdishiPeras'eub-
jecMti during yeer. joerney, bythe
ble negligence . of the .Ruffald arid -Lake
auroa Reilway,officialieVand • at the :same
titne we 'cannot het 'expeees our thanks te
the erowa offieer-s-efor th'e assistance. they
so kindly rendered tie in the -Clisclial,t.ge 'of
our duties' during,the present Assizes.
: AUL MINNES,
Foreman:
His Lordship, in respozise,:thankedeibe
jury fortheir kindly'refeeence, to his first
appearance in Gederich; tif'which-he hoped
to see niore-befte:e he . left and again 'al-
luded to the riell*Sy detenfion., saying be:
Clid not feel so much'. annoyed on hes, on
account as that of' a....aatirab,er of poor wo-
men and ehildren who. Were detained for -
so
inany hoeri ireStratferd in a state of
SO. mach -dise'onafort. He suggested, the
prOpety' of representations being made to
parliament in -case such 'negligence should
berelleated.,-and' alosedby saying that.
the.presentinept would be forwarded ,to•
Government in -dee -course.
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...-Monday, • 18te. •
.... Coen opened at 10 o'elodk.
ed prisoners .having been brought in, Hit>
Lordship' pretheededtPas judgriseuti upon
them itS f011owet :-• •
.McLean, for assaulting -the con-
stables, ',one' :month inthecotamon gaol
hard labor.'
European News 'by the Asia.
The 'Asia' had heavy weather nearly the
entire passage, arid was eighteem hors off the.
harbor in a.fog. The steamship eBientria'
from Igew York,arrivedat Queenstown' on
the 1st- init.' The 'latest advices' from the
steamship._ 'City,ef New York' are more en.
comae -mg. Divers report -that with the ex.
ception of pee hole Underneath •near her for-
ward bunker, she appears . have sestumed
'bet slight „lejury: She Continues .firm and
upright the, reek, and it fa hoped; if the
Weather continuesfavotab:ee'she' will again
,
be got afloat. .-:Preparittions tolift hcr. are
almost completed, as.the weather at preseut
is.eiceel, lent foe tite „wot.k. More of _her eario
Itas been got out.. The. corcesPondencerela-
eve to thesChesepea.kee ease is,published,but
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itadds nothing of mute:int interest: to What is
already known.. Iii.this-correpondenee
.Sewatd apologises for any.violatiotiof British
, .
jurisdiction; and acknowiedgesthe jestice aid
d inipartiality of the' ..Britishoflicials„ end .cifthe
1" court of istova: Scotia ". Lerd.Liona accepts
g of the apology in. the spirit in which it is
n rejoices that -the matter is settled
LI a manner honerable,:te both 'parties,.... and
• calculated to itnprove thtt friendly relations
betwien. 'ilie two- Powers. . The -London
'Times' hes *recommenced_ the pubteation. of
4 leiters .fromfts :seeessien correspondent S,
•
.of Liverpool, who, -paints, in as stroll.' colors'
as ever the prospects .of the. rebels. He
thinks that the decisive struol,le has really
come now, and that it is beyondthe react: of
gunboatS. !rho British .revenue for the year.
ending' March.31.si• •vas. 470,208,9-16 sterling,
or within X400,000..of theprecedin„ii year;not,
withsthading thet more-thatc .S3,-800,660 wag -
taken ofTiu taxation: The monthly returns
cotitinus to .show, . a great increase In the
revenue. 'Etre 'Deutsche Zeifuego et Vicuna',
says i hart lie 'legal ietions bet ween Maxi
and the Emperor Of Atistria;avese broeghtte
a fiivoruble issue on.the 3Is1, and the Argil -
duke's. formet .iieeeptenee of the Mexican -
Crown may' be 'expected. very shortly: The
Prussians, -.on the night of the 2'Jth,suceeeded
ie opetiing-thefirst parallel before Duppel,
without triolestlution thcon the 'Dane's../ It ap-
Pears that the' propOsal for a conference has
•
'then accepted liy al partie, sold vill probith-
lyi•says the -lead • to a se,•filement• 01
•the disputes, unless warlike passions lire foe
nidth excited' by eveets taking place' before
Duppel...., The 'Times' givesperttal, credit '10'
,the report of an extee-ive ••attempt .atiovolt
aim ttig thetiutigarlati troops. The Atisttian
army broke up froth befOie Fredericia.in an
unaccoutitable mantier, I and the distaqctio'n
• ilietrOops tnay have neer: the eausr..
gentleman, nvtll, we trust e receive ene o , sensible. Mrs.. a said was,,. one of -the
. the broadeet .poseible lints that itt future Et, 16 which, 110 wns subject., He
his room will he preferable.to his conipaesy. " I never felt i 15 way,before." fie-
Mr:Towmaatialtde ' an excellent speech, wa.1yino 011 back; and :took hem of
evincing -an ample knowledge of the nceeS- my "hand.'
•sities of the electors ,of North. Waterloo ter; an
and declannee, hie intention, if eleeted,4 to'
serve Allele, fait hinny.,
At the CI `''on of the. proceedings
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divittion was called for; and notwith' and-
theAct that. the -nomination as held
in Berlin, the:crowd Was ev
. The sheriff, lioivever, de.c. ed in fever of
t -Mr. Foley, and a Po sae -demanded on
'-behalf of Mr., owman. Will North
Waterloo do duty at the polls, is the
next qu on, . and onethe _answer to
nide 11 be anitiously-looked-forWard to
• .b-'.ecountry.
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SPRING ASSIZES. -
Friday. '
Kasstner' vs. B. & .L. R. R. Co.= -This
was an action to recover the value of some
300 bushels of corn; alleged to have been
short -of a certain cargo,- transmitted to
plaiatiff aeeStratford, over the Railway
from,Goderieh: Verdict for plff $125.00.
Robinson for Plff. Freeman -for deft. -
Gemmell vs. Turnbull. -- Vet -diet 'for
plff, $50. M. C. Cameron and C. Robin-
' son for plff. „A.-Princefor deft.
&leanly.
.TEE HARPURHEY POISONING CASE.
Mary Jane Gallagher and Matthew Fos-
ter were 'arraigned on a chergefof having
murdered Joseph" Gallagher of the town-
Harpurheyaon the 23rd, daY of
• March last. 'They pleaded not.guilty.
Mr. Robinson', counsel' for prisoners,
aanounced that they, would sever -iritheir
'Mr. :Prince elected 6 try'
•
the woman-. •
In opening the propecution, Mrs Prince
said the priemeers had been put on their
-frig jeintly,:lant having .formilly- severed
• in their. -challenge they, would be tried
seperhtelye. The Woman, Would, be tried
first:. He -then 'went on to state the •case
as found m the following evidence, remark-
ing, however, it was not a -very strcg one.
The first witnees celled was
irni. Gallagher swore., -Prisoner le my
rnotheii in:February lest she -'was living
. • •
- • an Tuckersnatth, near- -the. Radway, my
father was hying in the same house.. I
see the mania the. dock .(Foiter), he was
liviire there then.- Onethe 23id of Feb-
. mere', about 7 o clocken the morning my
•.fither wanted AdOsO of males; „my -mother
.put -them into a tumbler with. water; n3y-
' father said 'there was not enough, and' .she'
put n little More in• with 0 -spoon; -the
• tumbler -was abut half full .of water.-
• He.drank the ,salts, and dir'ectlyglee_
wards took„his . breakfast. • , Foster triok
- imam sales too, my. Mother mixed
. Before rayffathee was done he,complained
and laughingly said his, jaws werergettiez
atiff, then he,.ComPleined of his legs getting'
std. Ile rose and began to holloa, and them fightingand quarreling on one eeci-
,
' wanted 10 go outside. He began to, stiffen sion. About two or -three years ago Mrs.
all over, aed.some of theme helped him to Gallagher Said to me she had notalept with
•bdHe pate up - his hands. -and asked deceased fig two years, and -would poison
thim to holdelieine thatlasted until about biro:- gre-were funning and laughing- at
,
•11 o'clock, in the morning-, When he died the time. '
While_clenching his•handa,,,I do no:' re- Chriitopher, Dale. -On the morning of
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member -whether he u1O'reil liia 'body about. Gallagher's death,' had been sent for,--
-Jie said nothing 'particular .: When he Witness',evidence :was simply a repetition'.
• took ill fitat my mother. said nothince, of what vl'ettt before.
cress eproined:-.Ster eat no break- .'Jarites BrYdon.-I am a ecnititalile.
fast, While father „was itimy -mower and Received what was said to be a stomach,
_Foster dise au,,shey peal& for him; he to be delivered.to -Prof. Croft. wasee
bean itt t'elb-re 4fiae to my knowledge:-' a aialecl- „.. „.„."
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ThtiStinday before:he 'complained of Fitzsimmons' testified that IM had
had a great pabi made• a post 'stork's; examination of the
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id, tale stoinieh; had ben subject to fits ,body of Gallagher after deathThe hm-133
they said they did. I intimated -
Clark -was- not at, home Dr. 'Cole -
an -might be called in. She objected,
saying that -Dr. Coleman hadetttended him
once before oneLof these' fitsi-and had
told her if he -had another nM.to, call him,
as lee would 'die. . Whet. I was returning
I went -in -and she told me Gallagher had
been all night. - ' '
• George Carticriglit.-Was. in Gallagher's
house on the morniag he died. I was there
about 9 o'clock. He 'seemed to be in
much_ pain ; worked- his body upwerd
from the bed. The spasms came ou twice
while I Was there. Mrs. G. said he. was
in one of his fits, telling me it -waS a fam-
ily complaint. •- •
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Cross -examined. -Foster called me in
as I Was going past, saying Gallagher was
George ilforik.-W as present on, the
22nd: Deceased's sen -asked me,iu.' Fos-
ter washolding deceased's -hands and re-
quested me tri hold them for a while. • 1
held them:until he died- Ile complained
that the pain arose from his right. leg to
his head and back to his breast. He
asked for his right boot to be taken off as
hie foot:was. dead. He had a bad fit while
the beet was being- pulled off; -when the
fits canie on, he raised his stomach and
clinched his'hand. The fits came ou
more frequently after the boot was drawl'
off; .kept asking for di.ink all -the time;
he' vomited twice; could notice that in
his N'omit. Gallagher said he Might have
known better than to take the ealfe,as they
always gave him cramps,
Wm. Gibbons: --Know MrseGallagher.
Do rico,: know on what -terms she lived with
her husband ; I get _some rat poison on
one occasion from Mr. Comb's of Clintoe,
and gave some of it -t Gallagher. - That
was about two years ago.' It wasiiia
small:box. ,
• Peter Haas. -I was acquainted with
Crallagher and his _wife. Heard him say in
Foster's preseece,that heehad lived. vvith
them for 11 months. • About ten -days be-
fore Gallagher died I was in the house and
hearethem quarreling with Foster because
he had not paid his board., Two.Su-ndays
before he died he told his Son and lite' that
he -would not be longer with urethan until
he shotdd get some woodrchopped,' and
said he hoped he -would meet us In the
happy land.
Edward Turner. -Knew Gallagher;
he had worked for tine until- two months
before his death. I lived la miles from
his place.' -While Working with me he
slept at my place, except on one or two
occasions. Di,. not know Foster and
: James Millar,- for assault with intent, two
-
-years imPrisountent in the Provincial Peni-
tentiary. „ ..
• Henry ',Cartstilt, Mauslatighter,,,. three
yeardin Penitentiary. His Lordship intimat-
ed with regard to the 'latter; that it it' had
beenshown that he lied used steel knuckles,
_hil sentence would heve been far snore severe.
As it was, however, he had been guilty of the
unmanly and mi-Britieb act ef soiling his vic-
tim while he waslying unconsciousnpon the
ground.. ., • ' '
John Wi1„son2-For' violating a grave-
sent9ice,410 pay a fine Of 5.00. , The money
was at once paid into court.
-The prisoner's were thou removed.
Gallagher' to be:on bad terms. ' /rhe followirviar the remtining civil aaSesu
Dennis O'Driscoll. -Knew that Me. . Sanderson.vs. Vairtftner.-'Verdict',for
and Mrs Gallagher Were on bad fermis- Saw 1310' 6163-00' ' R'bins°11 fur Piff.-
./retty es. Stephens.-Ejeetaseat. Ver.
now had to bp ,neeessarry. The plaintiff had
t
die for defendant. Shaw for plif. RAill-7
so for deft.
. _.
aird Os. Story et al. -Trespass, for an
an st wider an order winch was obtained
wit illeelin preliminary stiramons, whichis,
, ..... .
been relettsed under'a u habeas corpus."-
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Verdict for plaintiff $55; subject to some
legal 'objections winch' _will be argaeed in
Ferm. Robinson for plff. Prince' for deft.
lizsitt vs, &tad lee:-LVerdict for isiff. $80
damages. - C. -Robinson for plfe ,Brince for
' Th.ieCt_surt rorie about 'one o'elenk Yeliter=
day, (Monday.) ' • .
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Th e'Mayo; of StratfOrd has geed the
editor of tins Examiner for libel claiming
.
,OO
. or i
e nutry done to his character.
AMERICAN- WAR:.
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FORT O‘V CAP'fliTED BY , TllE
CON FEDERA TES. . •
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Cairo 'April .14. -On Tuesday, Morning
.the Confederate, General ',Forrest" atrack..cl
'Port PidOw. 'Soon afrer the eitaeloGeneral
_ .
Ft:wrest 'Stint fiagof (Wee demanding. the
suitrender. of the fort 'and garrison, •ineattwhile
diSpoSiir fOrce SU US to gait: :it: adcant.
• O'er forces Were under .„coinmand
Mai; 'Booth, df the -13t Ir Ten:lessee,. • O n Red.
States,„ heavy artillery, formerly the lit Ala
i'Theilag of tyuce.was re ftis6d, and. fighting
re:shined. Afterwards a -second 'flag of -truce
came in, whielifwits.also -refused. Bali !Jags
gare the rebela`the advantageTefgaining, a-
new 'i-o.itiott. The:battle. was' kept up till
three p. in , when Major Boolli was killed;
'and 'Major 'Bradford took colt:wand. The'
rebels noW , came in swarms ever Our trobps.,
compare; them to surrender.
upon ilie surrender ensue a scene wideli ut-
terly baffles desctiption. , Up to' that tiixte
cumbaratively few ..of • our teen, hate been
but the Confederates commenced an
indisciiiniltatelthtehery • of the whites- and
• blacks,including-thOse • of both colors who
had been previously' wetuided: " The 'back
sldic-s -becoming.- de tau -rallied" rushed te. the
retir, ,the ,attite Oflieerelittving, thrown , down
,11-ir-arinS. • Bath whites and blaclis were
spa:lewd:Shot or'sabered. 'Even dead,bodies
wcte horli'fij mutilawd,,and chi,dren Of 7 or
8 'yeal's .0f. age .ttiid-several negro woMeti
killed. Soldiers, unableto speak fruni;tv,otinds,
eere.shot dead' "trad.theirzbodies rolled down
I he- banks; lath 'the" river. The dead and
wounded negroes were piled iti. heaps and:
heisted,' and severn1 citizens; who had joined
our ,forces foe erotection; were Iiited-'or
Out of.the garrison -of 600. -but 200 remain-.
ed alive. .Acsong °M. dead ,..flic•ers are Capt.
feared; however, that' he is killed.
-e)tvalry,',, Capt. POston, Lieut. , Lyon,. of the
13th TentiTcuvalry and Capt Young of the
24th aliSsours acting' provost marshal, 'were
Brae f.,o,r, d, e. u. ts.,. Barr, Aekei'stoM,
s said- to have escaPed.It is
,
Revel and ,1dajor Booth, all of the 13th TeD11.
'token priSoners. Maj Bradford yast. alio
tared, but' i
• The steamer Platte Valley came- up -,about
half paSt three o'clock and was hailed by the
..iebels under a flag of truce,. men 'were sent
'ashore, to nury,the dead alit -rake 'en board
lunchcif the .w.oueded as the enemy' had 51.:
lowed to live --57' were taken Aboard, Melt:d-
i:1'g seven or eight-eoloted;:eight 'died on he
way up. The iteanfee,arrived-here this even;
me and was nurthediately"sent 19 the -wounded.
L. Six ,guteseyere,captureil„by the Confederates
,and carried'off, including two ,10 pound,Par-:
rotts and-tWo 12 potted howitzers. A larg,e.
ainotitit ofstores were destroyed or carried
away. :The intention- of the .,COnfederates
seemed to be to 'evaente -the .placeaand niove
on towards 31empliii... ' •
April -16,: -Yesterday- after.
noon, about, five o clock deepatelies were re.
eeived here from. Gen: ,Slierman, • confirmitig
the siirrender Of Fort Pillow, and 'the ,brutal
conduct. of the Confederatei immediately'
afterwards, Which bids fair to; be ability. re,
taliatediti tlate,quarter in due time. •
The'S'larsays accordingio Gen. Sherman
.6nr -loss was 53 white troops killed and. 100
vieunded, and:300black treepemurdered.. in
cold -blood' after the surrender.
. Fort PitloW.is -an-isolated pOst,.af,no value
whatever' to the defence of Columbus,. and
.utterly Untenable by the- , Confederates, who
linie no deabt left the vieiuity, 'ern thici,
ttig beenediseppoiutedwith emesiilerable loss
iu 'the' object -of their iaid, Which Was' the
capture of' Columbus) .whe,isee, they' Were
promptly lint severe!, r9u1sed :with no loss
'Washington, April 16t1i- Senate -Mf.
,Howerd introduced A resolution which Wits
modified as follows and 'adopted:
. RetiOlVedy ilet the Committee on the con
duet of -the war.be instructed to inquire into
the-truth.of the slaughter of .the troops . at
Fort Pillowrend whether' Fort Pillow -could
laye'been reint.brceder ,evueuted, .and• that
said Crinnitittee he instructed to report at as
early day, ai.,,pcissible. Earnest speeelies
were 'Made by- Howard, Wilson • - Johnston.
ComiesS, 'and Gi•imes in furor cf" striei melt.
sures oftetaliation, MUD for, man; br-two..foe
o ne. Mr. 'Wilsom-statecT the-, Secretary'. of
War had this morniag read a 'dispatch from
Gene ,Sheimace placing ,the .esucitherl- of inen
messacredat 300..
.-tti.eWhasesfiddicragibituet.rsA.opfrIlte.i6a.t=101). eoste, .ahtdelipeo,2;;4finmaine.
state .that.yesteeday,' Sibent, noon a .party:Of
Conlederate ,CaXialry maddith.,atiaeli-on 'the
pickOstit'Bristoit italion but weredeiyete off
'afierecCarisk'skirinish; Orietniti was killed
anityro woneded. Several 61:An Coated-
. _
, . •
erates were wounded, but were t ied off b
thew ceninides. '
Sutlers and eititena flare all left the army
and will not be -allowed to return before next
autumn. ' -
THE SIEGE; OP DUPPRI AND
FREDIt RICIA.
_The correspondent of the • Lo.ndOti 'Star
sa • • • '
•
The fire of the Prussian betterees at Diimel
isdescribea as ternble, and is scnrcely• in,-
terrupted for mere thana_quarter of an hour,'
to.atterwards-begui again with fresh, fury*7-
.1 he projectilehave killed Seine Danish.
,oflieers and 'soldiers, but havedone, little
datnaoe to the entrenchments. ...The. Danes
have .1.e -established their. l..batteries'along ilue
Vettieningbund,. wlitere,•th spite of, the Pius.
slabs, they maintain themselves . with- -a, (him
ness which refl•ects the. hurl:est lionor on'their
. •
coura, ge. , shots front the, . Prussian hap
.teres reach as fares' tee -"island of, Alien;
tt'eYhavePadestrce:•hePmaIl 1;7P!Sonderborfft2chia,doever I '1of
fersive.
A DaniSh, flag „ ef Lilco ;was sent- fot
the PrUssiat) headquarters to ask Whether the'
enelny'intentled, to destroy- the tOW-U., and if
that were the case, to deuicud time to 'remove
the.wounded and.the viumen -mid -children.
The ..Prussians replied, that tlicy 'were not
firing mettle townebut thae.-th4y :could. net
'guarantee that tlie projeCtileawould ii-ot laIl
on it. Tintialiabitunts,,have.therefOre token•
taken reftisda,V.Odensee, 'where'. they have•
met Witlithe kindest- recePtion. .
The siege of 'Fiedericia'dven less ad
-
lanced than that of .Duppel: .• The.' bombard -
meat lasted two days ,withoui interruption.
'The Prussians „attacked, the- left of 'the .en-
eretichmentseited the Austrians-parinottaded.
the" -right, .garshal Wrangel. himself •(greeting
the • hornbardineet. ,The' artillery or .both.
the nations have showth much skill and Pre.
cision., They fired. abotit,1.000 shoma (ley.
The plate searcely. rethrned..the. hie,' • Atiast
the firing.efised, aud &flag of truce IwaS.aeat
to. siodinon •••the:„co:it:nand:tut to ausren;
doi, •which .he :tefused -in ..iery ',decided
terms., '1 he -allies then abandoned their.poSi"
tins, and retirk out..of ganebot OfIthe'pLece.
The tathirtry ,:and
the roads are so bad that there is. ,tIrreat
culfyiti:thipplytitgthm. parkirof artillery.
is that. circumstance which most pre.babiy!• has
induced. the Austro-Prtissians prOvisioaaity to
iuterrthit the' siegeOf Preclericia:s -1pe resist-
ance, of. Duppel being, prolonged, Marshal
IV:rangeicannot expose hinaself.to theirialsktf
hi:in.-in want of ammunitio-t' I •
, -A ,leiMy fl•om Duppel;juthe'•'Sfecle,'' ;after
speaking of thecanuonaile, Adds tole the
Prussians are operaiinghefore thisvplace,..1119
•Aast, tans continue to ath as -"Ierdiandajs, ni
the towns•olluila;4. .which have fellestanto
their power. X ithrInforthed,' ea tiustiebriley,
1 authority,' tisett it 'Horsens the ,itiwykl,„ity
.800.0 iu tiuii3r trere'l en dott to, furinsh
.gratuitiously 40,0001.1bS of bread,: 16,09.0 lbs,
..of beef, 700 lbscil batton,, 5,500: lbs. of rice, ,
30 casks Of setinaPps. -(Daiiish'brandy)„, 950
ins of sugar; ,550 'its of v6lIZ-e,-610V0u it's et
thttsi'33,500 -Sheol foedar, 2'0,000 lba oiStr*,"
andthen, „•pasa the,' ti tite marc agideably.
1,300 ltis 6i:tobacco, 2;50u.cigars; and 700
bottles Of Wine. All this wit's-'''dotie • hi' the
-name of oppressed cationalities,,and to deliver
,..1„filltol'aiida!eforordininth,eikoodieL4y:
Germans; ea:tried the SDi.-it .of. eyrittiay. so fur.
051. administer irt'Danish tb.J.; sacrament of
confirmation, which. is only agreealle.. to God
in good Gertnan., 10 USSDip,„the execution of
their'foced and ...gratuitous• requisition, the
Austrians iu the dtrict o Kolding seized on
the' person's- of the.. 1)6.gs:blasters.' -Thes!
hitter refuscd to ;sign the...hi:just de
mauds•made -by the" Austrians; without Cere-
mony, declered them prisebers war. . As
such they haverbeen..sthit up it) . Prussian
fortress at Magdebutra... • l'he GerMans are
deCided ly making .,themselyeg home, and
arti determine:1.mA, to deprive themselves .ol
anybltittg in-thia war :against Deornark,l.which
thev. quzlify itsan. aneeaote military promen"
a - •
I•• '
'• • Shocking AtroCitieslil Naples.
th.e. Corroponda„t...
' I cannot serve the ce use.' Of hurnanity," of
liberty' and ieli,Con better than' by desetildn-,
140 orthree of the horrible, facts' whicb.
havc.been related' in , then. minutest detaii8,„
d4ring the- last week; inthe courte•- Of Sania
Al4ria..-• „To:report.. the trial at full length
would, be impossible,. and thou -eh: iam far
froth wishing to satisfy a ..tnorbid. appetite tor
horrors, I limit • myself 'To, the narrative
:scenes equalut not exceeding,rum y.any
of which 'Rh:: world has eves- heard"' Pasquale
•.Visch-Si arid A tessaudi.o ithetolo,` two, priestS,
Were. the principal ivitilea.sea le this articie 'ot
teel been, 'Captured to
,gether with teitteomo Viectisieanother eriest,
end une.e of the lirst named, and saw what
theyreiated: After hatingplundered-Atte
house of uncle and nephew, .the betid; cern.
-mended by Cipriano, carried 'them 'off i0. the
mountaiii called liburruie. and after deinan-
ding 'I2,000 ducat's' stininsomktinallisent• en
'order icelhe facility 'for -3,000 deeets.. Only
•fes3-•.hundreds were 'scraped together, 'with
.bigarl',,eheese, 'end. wine. , The -bread was
oeelared too corse, endthe!' money instil
peieiit; and. Giotto, the 'bec'ituer of. -Cipriano,'
throwing himself onthe old„„priest Giaconth,
arid ,compelling hini to kneel, cut/eff au ear
with a knife stolen.feard the vit.tim's house.
-Rineoloe nearly feinting* the Sight, invoked
the Madonna, .eilien the .brigand'. with a
-threatitningyoieei eactitimed,", Silence f hole
only the. devil is to be invokecIF'The ear was
despatehed to the. family, and at last 1700
ducats were sent in the.vaitilhope-of recover-
ing 1116'U:tele-. Thesbloodyl scene': was, con-
cluded by Gioadfirsr,fandafterwards All the
bandi.stabbing him- with' upwards.- of 100
blows.,_whenthe. body :atilt palpitating , ae:d
breathing,•wasthipvia:inm a:pit dug on the
ountieut, and covered m . with stones.. .It is
important to state'. that the seem.tary of the
•BourbonIGeueralgaVe a receipt to theMessee-
ger who 'lironghta; per(ion or .the ,rantsoni
*engin the following ternia•:, ,
. Gionio and,Cipriinto La gala; declare
thai:we heye.reeeieed the sum of 1700 &Mats'
from the captives Pasquale 'end. Giacoino
and the 'object • for which' we liftve
demanded themoney iiecosiipport,thetiociPit
rn .defence Of Franeis II., and when we -shall
return te Naptes, the said-Taseusi shall, be
repro. .. • ,
...Another witness .of , thisherribiecireues-
eitande was tlientiele oranother men murder-
ed oil dila occasion:. hitnielf and old
70 yearenf.age. Ile -stated thnt as- soon DS
Pl0116, hid Cut the eatctif the priest, Pasquale
Paptt,lircither of one of the, . prisoners,
stiateheel eel:Mid his hand.and: ate a,Portimi
of it bat 'Own°. tojolt 'it from .hiin 'saying;
This isirot to be eaten,but to be senteo the
.fionily." you really see h1U3:eat
said the President -' Certainly I did' ere.
plledthe witness; ',and 'in proof of -it,'" after
he had gleaned his teeth. end' taken away ,the
tbreadsdellesh he weneelaitit saying,' .14
faith .hew savery are the gars ofpriestswhile his' conipatatais joked hith savieg,,iYou.
like priests eath ? .they are good, eh ?? The
Sante witness an aged. peiest .of 'qi;), then 're-
lated the cireunistaaces-bt the. deeth Of his
nephew Frauceeto-deCMaa.ree •COniiiity.to
his counsel, he had accepted an invitation .M
rizit them from thebaptuins.of the heed; Who
professed a great 'friendship for hint:. Ott hia
arrival they embraced, him, and: Giono said.
FranCesco, yon•must die.' ..11U vintiin. took
4.0a joke, FicLietighed.. elm& ,Fetivrivicie
end," bead& .hielegif.e'etill
Franceecelatighed,.. when Gion& --drawing' .0
digger,- idereedliim with many „blows; Gip..
tactile Shot hint 'with a doable -barrelled gen
and all the other Info:tads followed bin ex-
ample. His head was then etit off, aud ti pipe -
being put in his mouth, was placed ,in the sel
of a window. • His limbs were cut off and
hangcat the treeknear at hand, with a place
aid on each, bearing the words,.„' So are spies
treated •This is the fate which: awaits
truitors l' Afterwards the rental -icier ot the
'body Was put in morsels, eotisted overa large,
fire and eaten by the cannibal supporters of
DiVine.rightithd the Bourbons. asemt.e
Papa wantedime to eat souse to0. "'For- ihe-
love of God,' I repliad,, '1 cannot' -I revolt
t811.tv,ei tr.!' ',Ywoeuulyoton'me.owrornovi't .yvvoen 1vr'7,11,1as..m:they;,1`nr-'
flesliT• On leaving the iiittiess box the wit -
nese returned and said; el niuslyelate another
circa EStance. 'Another bt igand " the oldest,
andthe nu:in abjeet and most coTtt•dly. of all
Put at nameless pertioes of eke victims' butj.
ie,s, them aroand his. neck, and se cur-
ried them for two. days.' Ai1eutlemati,' ex-
claimed. tbe linmident, 'it is ,well that '
Eet ope should know who are the defenders -of
EMneis h. and of Divine right.' • And it is in
the same Spirit that- I send you defails; which
a respect of human natures:tight fetid' use tb
conceal: . It would-be iinpoissi'ele to 'give you
any. idea of 'the se:tea:ion created .in. a crow-
ded. coin by the narautive' of these horror's
confirmed as they were, by the -eVidenee of
s&etal eyewitne:ses. Crigs -of horror cad
•intligution were raised repeatedly; the faces.
,of the audience were SO pallid that every drop
of blood appeared to isivis 14ft their- bedteS.
and one might alinost have expected -to see
them rise. in a body And indict summare
justice onelte•four Cold-blooded villiuns, :wk.°
sat companativelp unmoved.
-1 • •
Inthau,Ec to,London.
The Indians of the Sarnia 'band have-de-
tertnirted upon makitig another Railway pit-
etusion,. t9,, uotidon, ott",:the'day after they'
receive 'ticeir .hulf-yearly allowance-, from :the
Governthent. They have issued bills, iu
their Own•laeguttee, to that' effect. They are
a. literary caraway, tie course, • some of the
ds .befug regular e jaw bac/kers. - The
follodtngii8.copy, winch we publish for the
„gratifccution:ofthe•cutious: ••• ' -
W. Reetwer Menwaduhrnovierie
Bahpalimebesowin Wepdieteig Ewedee Lon.
W, Co: Odezhelielthdahatomth
enewli "Aneithenabain ivezhewenah%\ od
ineauhwah e wedee London. Keahsho watt-
kernenequoyaig* keslioneyainnewal3.-
,Owla Islaquodaodalthou---"8.. a.m.- tithmalthe
(baS6 kaliesliaib;-.5 pen. ttibeekeivabeso.
Kaeshitaijig ezheaduhwanemahwoug
piingee elienietieqa
ig lialteewashquabeeshkah.fitnialiguciclebun,
keeshpiii duSh alfweyali kewaheqUa,beed, we
inahinahdahquoneneekabsood 0 Inc kaezhe
• •
. • . . .
tahenuligedawan. „-• •. „. „ • . -
11Xiihseenallegawsum alipcinhwalthick Pashig
. . • , • WitLust WAwosg.•
Perhaps our readers vconid liketo hear, the
English Hereit-is:
" The Sarnia Itid.aus are notified that. a.
'Preithure„theinirsiori will -be given. them- by -the.
W. It: CO: to London.; en the day ai tee the
payments, Starting,. at and returuing,et
that go "ari requested noe to par-
take of any spiritaus.liqu'orif while on the flip,
otherwise. they wit bethibM to be pat olf the
Tickets to be 'sold et 50,cents eaeh.---
Sarnta Obsercer.,,'.
Iftoney„-Airom-loroates: '
. . „
-.The statement firstmade in the • Harnidon
Spectator, Mid since riteruted in 'its seer-
ritous offspring., •"Election. News. to' • the
effect that money to."aid Mr. McElroy, in. the
present cotitet has been .received froth To-
ronto is total isievithout foundation.,Not
single dialer has been received from that city
for any such 'purpose- ; The Reforta..party
has revel- be,ezi faniatis for spending, ni.onej
in election contests," aud the -present 'election
will form no exteption.to- the general rule.
It the piOple will_ not battle 'foe their own
rights and interests without behig paid for it,
they deierve .to lose their rights and have
their interests suffer. Whatever th_my,be the
rpsuit of the, eection; we trust and believe
that no corrupting exainples of bribery :will
cuthe from- our side! ----Tithes.
••Ennsuer.--The heavy ram of,Sturday.last
caused -the streahi running...illiouah this, town
"to swell fo, sue]] diMensions, that the dam cif
Mr. elcDoegall's mill.pocd, eiertieof Beteinan-
vide; was broken on Suriday. .'morning last,:
and about•fifty feet of it•carriedsaway. Had,
it not been for the forethought'of Mr. 13ions
ofifie-BoWinanyille mtlI, ni, chaining thc
pondthe night previous, the darn at this
plaae wouldalso have gone,' with the rush of
water from the pond 'above.• As .ii-t:cas 'the
dam was overflowed considerably, and some -
What. washed' awar ' but .no 'aericrug dams
ge
was done.- BowinanmIle State.fman.
•..Desreitiere„EicaoteCe.e.eyer ;See... ---„Captain
Motet:ant the ship NorwayerepOrtg that on-
-the 21st ofMareh, While at Sea, anegre nem,
ed Friday,"aftacked one -the crew .1"7th a cut:
lass, and wounded.' him so badly • that :f his life
ives- despaired. cif ;the neilTo then ran alto 'the
„hold" of the Vessel,' threatening to fire . the
.pawder magazine, arid blow the ,yeSsel end
,passengers to ,atotna.- Heecas fellowed.by a
bumber'of the.. crew; and Captain -Mosier, on
hearing. his intention- oidered toshe shat.
deepesite eticoutitereesued, and the negro
.wae finally -shot and killed hT the firit_i5uate.
The body'of the desperado was thrown -over-
• \
"
IS -HE ALITE.-Somele'ars ago a chap, ar-
rived.iii'Maine -with Cifie of those great =l-
oonies an Egyptian tanning, which he desired
to exhibit!, It was requisite then; diet before
the exbibitioe, perneissien shouldbe obtained
from -the j,udge of some of thiseperior ecturne
Accordingly, the shilwinae prneeededeo'ilie
court house _where some court was in Seekers',
andApplied the judge -for a license, to say
-nothing :Of danger, -he- had been fortunate
enough to,procure the greatest cgirtuinty ever
seen in -the United States. What is :it ?"
asked the judge.-" Egyptianmummy,
may it please -the Courif ruore thab three thou-
sand years ohL" said the showman. Three
thousand 'years' old:" exelauzied-- the- judge
jamPing to to•his' feet, and se, the critter
alive?" • •
, "JOHN C. HEENAN is 'still in Lonclone He
'IlaS fith new, tand ftills down in tee Street. -
Se hi's' never been well sinee drugged for the
pgh,t, by-friertde of.the latter. It
is thought benciver.recievere!'.... So sayse.the
Kew.„York -It is believed •-tha„t the
only drnks :ttdministered ..were those -fie re-
ceiiied at the hands of Tom King . . •
. Illinois id iiiereasieg , epop,elatiere.faster
than a -n -y- State or- .'ferntory t ,the
Union. •From 1840 to 1360 its itterease.wai
859 481.. Thises.7.6 140 More then- the he
crease in: any other' State. TWenty. ,of' the
States have each wkiie' p_opplation than.the
.mere,itein of increase in,Illinois from 1850 to
'Valu'b1 Articles -Rev. J.' West, No. '6
Washington Piece, Paeifie street, l3rooklyrn
sayetin a lettee : ..atathappY„:,192
bear My testimonyto..the-Velue and efficacy
Hair Resterer.,
aod•World'a" Hair". ".1freising- in the,'. Mese
iberalsericte.. ,T•heyhaVeereStered. my, bair
where it.;* *held, and gray to
rtgmaI Color"
"..'
• .S ldby dinigista etierYWhere.
Greenwilcb'st• ilfew-`4YOrit" •
^
In Goderieb; on Sundoy the 17th ksiantd •
11r.'iiartholatinew •Polleck, aged 78 years.- .
' At Oetlerieb, on Trendav •irforninei, April
19th, of c'roup, John Leath, infant so -
John Steseal t, egeder.year and 7 months. -
0 `,),Ittr g1.tiralilatfilts. ,
NOTI_OE.
HE COURT for revisits ,.the asstssmept he, ,
tbe iown.ap Tmi•kersmith tbepre
year Will be heat at the Village of Bracefrent '
eld,'
• me house W Dickson,. on ., • •
•
Fiday the, 6thday of MAN nextp •
nt the 'hour ,of 12, o'clock. noon.
MOIR;
Tnekersmith,Aforil, iSth, 1l64... ..w4Z3f.
NEW MARBLE WERKS-
I
KiKcs,.. ST., CODER ICH. . X. CiCkINT X1 Teat; e'
,
' IKO-NUMEINTS, TOIBSTONES:,:--
Posts„,,&c,,, of ever', deacrifitionj sal • •
style of Workmanship: furnished on,"
„abort notice, and at the lowest prices.'; "
Liberal reduction made tor cash.
'AOL 011E18 PENTUAtlY 1TTE1DED:1.0- '
'• • Desegns of Aloinuteents. &c.'" may jfet.',
seen at the 'shop. -
Goderich,,apri118,./864, ' ' W12-Ivr," .
. • ,
DIONLYTO LEND.
' -
.A 1' EW-THOUsANDDeLidins
Apply', at:onee to •- .:, - ''- - .
, • . J.C.YeELWQ01); e
....
.-e Solicitor, ete.,'Clliiton.
, .
Clinton, Mai•ch 44, 1864. , .w7
MONEY TO LEND.
ir N improvedfaritia at -8 per cent ;:a'sso , a few-
, hundred pounds on town propert6. - •
. •
Spring Arrangement'l
stkRNIA, GODERICH,
AND
SOUTHAMPTON 1_114E.
f€; a5t° 30 'LM M
1864., - 1861.
D. ROWAN Mastei
• itt connection- with the
Buffaloandel
iLakturon.Railtwar-
- 2 '• • I
AT GO.DEICIC7-1 .
and the fiist-,elass pa'sgenger kteamerl-WRON.
Cole, Master, twice, aweek between,
.GODERICH
.,.AND SAG1tAW3-
and c",n:w a week"With ,Propeller. :NIAGARA;
G.. McIntosh -Master,i'between
docleriCh and". Chicago -
The 'Canadiannaviai been ^DurezInseci fOr,;thisi
route, dverhauledand refitted:in a" •,
net", wil ply during, Inc season of naiication,-
making, the above "connections, (wind and
• - -weather permitting,'
Commencing. on Monday,18th,April, •
g.
., lg
- ,
W.ilueeve,GOderich for 8ouilinmpton eve:0410pp -
„day Wthmesday;:thursday end Saturday'at .1' ,
lock,,a.m, return game ifterinion,eavin
Seuthampton,at Zak -lock, p. in„calliomeadit way
t Nowa ratite; Javerloiron,yort Elgin"(and
'Bruce when :necessary and 'practicable.' .
Will leave GoiliTich for Smmia and Pon Huron
MONDAY AND- THURSDAY 'EVNEING-i. •
at 10 o'clock; arriving In timeto connect
with River Boat for _Detroit .and• G \v.
.R ETURNING:
Will -leave "Sarnia ane -Bort fluthn every:. -
TUESDAY ' AND 'FRIDAY
at 1 o'clock,ip• rn„immeilMtely .„after' the arrival '
or the Crawl, TrunkfTraio from Detroit. •
N. B.:-Tieke'ts can be 'procured from' any, ..f.•
theagents_for Saginaw per steamer Huron,..;
chicago by propeller Niagara troin Godencti.,
,For particulars astir. rates,of freight; &c„.
'"
NEVER"' tili1711BGALT.40derieli.
, ,
SARNIA-W. B. Clark; INVEREIURON.P.
McRae; Pt:ELC1N-W. Hilluby;"/CINCAB.-
"DIIVE-VanEvery SOUT.a.1142-
1,0B-J. Ft" HUION-J. W. -
Thompson. ' ' ' . • •
. • . . -
Goderich,'Anrit lot, 1884. 'Iw6w11-tt
DWELLING TO'LET- ,
M TAB E Dwe rug house an
gaiden,zwnh good stub!ipe attache?, , ,
ing, the residence., of -Mr, - Victoria
Street: Tossess,ion .firsiof ay. Apply to , ,
• - -VANEVERY &RUMBALL:
G er,ApriI 1215, 1864. -sw63-4t„. •
THE ;411TLIQN 110.1JSE;
• lir4rketOquare, "Getlerfoh...`
C. _FULT0141,' PrOprietor.•
Ate61414,0..tiATIO1C;for the triel-„,
LI. ling. public. -Tlielitir supplied_ ee all fames
With Choice liquors„,..eigars,itze.tGclod stabling
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