Semi-Weekly Signal, 1864-09-13, Page 2;
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GODERIC C. 1V.„. SEP 13, 1864.
THE SA.ITOREN ELECTION.
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The nomination of candidates for this
Pivision takes place. on the 5th of Octo-
ber, in Owen Sound; and if a pelt is de -
!needed, the election will take place on
the 13th and 14th of_ October: - The
e Candidates, betbre the electors are,as Most
of our readers Are aware, the Hon. John
NeMnerich,who beat Mr. Patton in 18-61,
led who bee represented the .censtitueley
since, and a Mr. McPherson; a merchant
Of Toronto. or Mr. McPherson's ante-
Cedents we know but very little beyond
the factthat he bears the teputitioa Of
• being an honorable business man and one
whoee werldly position is said to bench
as to render it ceitain that he doet not
seek 'elevation' to the Upper House from
interested motives, in tire usual, sense of
that term. However this,:may be, we do
know, from his own hps, seinething of his-
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politics. They are of sliding -scale stamp.
Er a tory iocality he, is a tory, beyond
;cavil or dispute,but in places where liberal
ideas are more generally entertained, he
endeavor; to prove that heis"a. good' and
consistent: refornier of the Baldwin school.
A very convenient scapegoat is this Bald -
Upon which many -otherwise
straight-laced gentlemen have endeevored
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to befog the simple -electors. in certaka
parts of Canada: aide system of being
all things to all men beeeleys a. paltriness
and want of inherent independence which;
if we mistake note will teil strongly against
Mr. McPherson • at the -approaching- elec-
tion. He may display much adroitness
in parrying .questions- tending to *ring
him out in his true colore, add he. in
tell the electors all that he intends to do
for them, bukhe will find that -the- intelli-
gent men with whom. he has to deal well
look with suspieie upen one whose. political
views as expresse leaves it doubtful upon
which side of the ence, he will drop _in
case of his electi n. Perty.lecling will
run high in. the Saugeen •Division, not-
withstanding the efforts of MePherson and
his friends to direst the --contest of that
which is calculated to endanger his cease
the most:-
• Me. IlcMurrich, on the other -hand,
- has _been tried and has proven himself to
be a mauguided by -principle in his pub-
lic actions. Be does not ettemPt.to`dodge
into the House tuuter, the cover of side
*nes. HL n political principles are :liberal,
'.,And he has honesty enough to avow them
as such, in. every Pottier) of the constitet
ency, wedepective of the predilections of
•* The people whieuelie addressee: Such a
course. as this leaves ne roam for cavil. or
dispute, and is certainly. Calculated to
inspire respect. We are aware that ob-
: jections. are brought against him because
r he was not able to accomplish alt that his
constituents might have Wished, but what
mart is there_ who has given Complete
satisfactiOdin. 'his capacity as 41 -ptiblic
servant ? In e County like Bruce,' for
example, where intense local jedhiusies
have so long existed, and where the people
•-lave lapsed into such a state of, chronic
helplessness that they can -settle Ito, local
questionehemselvS, it lel ieeposeible for a
parliamentarr representative to please
1110.re than one section: at a time. Mr.
Mchiuniale has, however, we really be -
hese, done all that was possible for. .the
County under the very peculiar , circtime
Menem, and on thakaccount should re-
ceive the support of the electors before a
man- who is altogether untried, and .until
recently tweetowN in the County,
MEE _COMING PRE3IONTIAL -
- ELECTION.
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The political struggle for the Presidency
. of die United States will be a Ferce one. p
and its results may be as ieniortant as t
were those following the -election of Mr.
Lincoln. The people of the Stites have t
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been. long accustomed to the strife en
tendered by the various-f'residential.cain-
paignie-lant it requires no special gift of
prophecy to foretell that the agitation this
rill iii to be fearfully earnest..-- The com- d
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aware of it. The Hon. Schuyler Colfax
in a speech witty delivered in Indiana,
said 1• . -
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" When- r. Vellendigham returned it was
Very natural that the first place he went to
shouli be 1 Democratic eon -imaged. He
thouebt Mr. incohe would arrest him: Mr.
Lincolu. kile'31 the fact that at that time there
Was aesecre orgenization in the Northiveet,
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the details f which he may not ' have been
familiar with, but he knew the ititention
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was to make Vallundigliam's arrest a pretext
for lieloing t le torch Of civil -war -all over the
Northwest. Apeirrus to preserve the peace
at your own homes; Mr. Lincoln passed over
tbe:return cifTellendieharn."
What do these waifs point to?.- A
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counter Reiolution in Case of -MeCleillan's
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defeat?.e •
The Yrice ot White Ken.
To the Edi or Of tla Huron -Signal
DEAR Stit,-Liu your article on the -"Price
of White Men,"' I think you put the case un
fairly. There can surely be no analogy
between the stale pf black. men and teomene
body and soul, as carried on by -the- Godless.
people of thaSouthern. States and _the em-
ployment of substitutes to light 'under the
heroic general*oftheNorth for. the glorious
cause of liberky and Union."' It -is only in des-
potic countries that citizens are- conscripted
mid. harrier) ir
trinity of fur
able. Thee
erninent gene
bounty Money to -every. man enlistiag in her
armies in time of war, and it is not sufficient
to assert that [the. U. S. Government buys up
its recruits _any the rtorebecanse itpaysthem
litree bountjr. , The exigency of the case
ind t7he abundance of money make all the
difference. -nd; !again, befare citing *he
examples of rueeieg,&c.,whieh occasionally
uitrit nut be well to reed or
adeit a few accounts of th"e
notorious "Press' Gang"- in.
h has been known .:repeatedly
ed peaceable men from their
f night and hurry thein cif to
ar. An editor's position sir
to the armies witheut an oppor-
nishing substitutes if they are
las to bounties, the British Olov
Lally pays a certain amount of
take place, w
giee to your
doings of _ill
England, whi
to heve drag -
beds at dead
s nut inareoe•
re a most res, etisible one,end I should rejoice
to see your a '-knoveleileed talents e :Troyes:I
on tile side 'ef these whose watchword is
ifreedoys" fp. the enelared !!' -
.1 eat, sir, .
- Yours tru'y.
;CLERIUS.
- Reeeteniege-Our 'clerical Mend and
would-be adviser will please accept -the
editor's thanks for -his no doubt well -meant
efforts to tut hiii - from the .error of his
ways. * We Can *. seure the writer of the
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above that it will take a much longer and i
more logical dissertation to convince us
that the Adnidnistiatien oft. "glorious gen-
erals 's of t le North are Mce than self -
elected friendsof theeensleved, as a, matter
of " military necessity:" In the editorial
article alluded..
to we did not den niece
the employment ofsubstitutes, but we did
deprecate and will COntinue to deprecate
,.the inhemanitreffic Of those Whose trade it
is to seltzilate men to the Fedail recruit-
ing agents, aftee haring first drugged or
es4d
in some way eluded the helpleas-victime.
It is ustil . to snivel and talk about
"heroic generals" and "glorious causes,"
for it is : afaCebroad,rialpable, susceptable
of the clearest possible proof that , Cana-
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dime, as well as emigeatits front Britain
and the dontinent,i have been set upon by
crimps soon after landing etf-the shoree of
the land of Liberty; ' and .being drugged
have_been sold for .frem 8700 to 81 000
each, to nwailen in: afew hours with th`e
federal Culp:rte. ution theme We have
published, of this kind freq-uently,
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and we hav ;ease!' to.. believe that the
temptinge' pri' es -Offered for recruits have
swelled the trate from an occasional ease
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into areguliri bean h of business,by which
many personeare massing fortunes. Oar
correspondee , ma fire, from behind an
intrenehment of ex lted philanthropy, but
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before he cartr cony (ice the public that he
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4 right andf the editor of the $ignal
,wropg,-hp mustcome out boldly and prove
that the selling of Thitenaein, as Ire assert,
has no existence in fact. Nor do his
patriotic allusions tte the British "Press
Gang" teil -so unfit in his favor.- _The
preseing of 'nen inte the British navy, as
has been do in t ines put, we adnuet,
may have been *Ong, but is that e any
reason why i rty:loving America of -the
resent should l attempt to excuse a worse
hing, by refeieine to acts perpetrated by
Britain of the past # We do not believe
hat the British peple of to -day would
olerate the -Press Gang, but, if .they
hould, what !then f Ainerica disOwns
British practice, as !tyrannical and ipimi-
cal to the causeof pitman liberty, as en-
erstood -on this site of the Atlantic:1--
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Amenca is great, and noble, and good;
er people are free par excellence, and
Krit•ain is in -nimble. of a single righteous
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t; ' - Thili4, the doctrine set forth by
very dernatquein the land, who wishes
• tickle the airs of the ignorant populace.
Why, then, does "'Clericus " • refer us to
he Press, Gang so disingeniously ? - We
assert positively that white men are being
old in almost every` city North -that .the -
resent market) price of a sound, strong-
mbed,full-toot[lied recruit is about -$1000,
r what it sesa of the Paine physical
tamp Would have brought on the Auction
ock before the war! it our position- is
im prove it to be so die -
it we shall he prepared t�
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meneement is -ominous Republican Prints
are endeavering to prove that McClellan
is A traitor of the deepest dy% - and the
banotiats, on the other hand, are unqual-
ified in their denunciation of Mr. Lincoln.
,They_ealt, him- Filthy Story -Teller, Des- to
pot, Bit•Secessioniske Liar, Thief, Brag-
-tart,. Buffoon, Usurper, Monster, -Iwo- t
nmaa- Abe, Old Scoundrel, Perjurer,
Itobber, Swindler, Tyrantiliend,Buteltdr,
- Land Pirate, Ice. The New York World
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-"There will be blowitto give, as well as
Slims to take. We *hall' recoup, not try
falsehood, but by facts- capable of proof- $
factawhiclafbr4ublie hunor, had better be ei
untenable let
tinctly, and th
-retract.
kept buried. `e. will, etrip front -Asitsweet
Leireoix the false garb of honesty he has
'Went SO keg t We will, ifneed be.show up,
among other tbiage, the infamy -yes, that's
the word, infamy -at the White House! If
necessity tequirii,we will call Senators and
tradeepeopie, in this city and elsewhere, to
attest the truth of what we say. We have no
heart to expose suele publie and personal
iafidelity aat since Mr. Lincoln's advent, has
• festered there, because- of the disgrace it
would briar upon so many innocent person.;
..yet this war of melignant falsehoodand de.
teiietioa .agninst.Gezierst McClellan, Which
tio partisans of Mr. Lincoln hive_ begun,
Go? TO Wrot/1 Does She Tarsiers COM:
.ptirialdll If loot, ler Maui:tor take this
whets ta tit Witte Hasse and ask what it
swans!" •
It is known *4 the. Northwest is id- a.
position, _ready at a moment's
warning to Sanse out, and Nr. Lincoln is
THE CHARLOTTETOWN CON- _
ENTION.
TRU meeting of Provincial delegates at
Charlottetown for the Consideration of the
question Of atederation of the: British
Ameriean- Prorincee hoe been productive
of 41 the good. friat was expected ' of it..;
Although:the prooeedings have -not= been
I published, enough has tranipired to cor.
fince usth
that thit principle of Federation
hie been approred of unanimmielyee pro -
riding satisfactory details can be agreed
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upon. Thus,
allisweII, and it noi
remains for the Governments to work out
with all eare and circumspection a scheme
which shall met -with the unqualified ap-
proval of Parliament at its next -session.
The principle once received with approval
by the Maritime Provinces 4moothes the
way for ultimate success.
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'County -Board Exam Owns.
To the Ether attic "-sign
In a. fusis almost all officio
like to take a -part ; -on the "prit
us, reader, if we pass our opinio
and trussing.: During 'tire last
teachers of this.ceunty have he
Small trepidation as to the reed
examination. The result as alt
s characters
iple, excuse
on the past
summer the
11 kept in no
t of the Test
wn by Back
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weeds Observer's- letter shows hat in atone
cases the fears were .grotindless and that if
some were plucked, othersehat o ght to have
been were not Parifiality or snaiffirence
seems to havainsiatied itself int the doings
of teem of the officials.-; Thee a y candidate,
successful or not, should Lave a if cause tali
thiek sce Willinclinehon to cone et -with the
action anything but a feeling. of respect for
the actors. T -here# a law in echaeiee to
the effect that action and iertetio are always
equal and in opposite direetions. Not, that
the excitemetit of third Class cer ificatesebes
worm_ offethere 4 a .roumor that it has been
proposed to make an examinntio itt whieh
a fit -it -class certificate eegainea a nal one to
the recipient. Such acoMse wo Id in some
parts be beneficial :. not so here., The most
perfect machinery is useless with at the ino
live power. In- this part there hi not lino
stimulus to exertion and cronpeti ion on the
partof the teachers' nor, spirit o the mires
that ought to actuate. all .such to lea. _ The
expectation of ait eearmination ai d. fear of
being "plucked," - the only_ incex tive to:ex-
ertioe-With many. -Would-it no be. advan
tageoue to ail partiesconcerned i the 13ourd
carried oet the principle adopted n the Nor-
mal SchOol and niade What inieht be -celled
honorary certificates, the return or passing
a inuell Mere .extensive examiliatio than that
required ler first class, certificates; and these
to be tenable during tife? There ould then
be held- out to the diliireot theh pe of dite,
tinction and to thealunifel a cerf in ;ma:I-
-mum to be reacheC,before rester That
" Observer" should have any eaus for ;eurh
remarks we are sory to learn. . An Coer-
plus- of woik may - tometithes cuese an
eversieho " To provide -weediest fiat other
comer Boards do not igntin the ertificartes
fur nearly a week after the exarnia non, -thug
providing-. againstany indieidu member
showing either favor or partiality.. Ve would
not wish:to dictate, onlyto su eyes . "Duly
qualified " And "good inoral chara ler" will
spon seem idiomatic phyaseethat w will need
to look back to uld authors to fin the true
meaning of. Of the three states,..p eressive
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r•etrograae and stationary, let ours e that -of
the progressive. The' interests o religion,:
edueation and society alike deinand it.
.it.ouee.oKe.-On rettirnieg. s office,
after an absence of a day or two; we find
tee above somewhat hazily-writt n letter
on our 'sanatenin table, eeVerril ords in
Whieh we have printed. in Italics just to
point out to the writer some of th dangers
-to which critias areexpoied. "Oh eines"
letter; it ivill be remembered,was ntended
to show that it certain -teacher, ithough
deficient, in Spelling, he., receive a first
class certificate. Our present an nymous
correspondent agree* with "0 server,"
andemay be an excellent 'teacher uaself, ;
but, unfortunately, he .falls in several
serious blunders in- an article repag_d
for the prCs-s. Let us all exercise charity
to;Ottds each other, and reniein'er the
fact that it is sometimes easter to Citioisd
n thing than -to do better ourselves
COUNTY COURT-- AND QUA TER-
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SESSIONS.-
These Courts were opened at 12 o'clock
to day, (Tuesday) before his Ho or the
County Judge. - The following ge tlemen
com-pose the Grand Jury: .
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Samuel Walsh, foreman -Willi m Bell,
Hugh Bell, Arthur Bristow, Wm oopere
Thos. Grundy, John Montgomery Thos.
McFarlane, D. B. Mckinnon, tabard
Rastallelames Swinnerton, Robt.
E. Woodcock. - -
After ieutine, hithonor, add essing
the Grand jury sail -The first c- on
the Calendar was a prosecution agai st one
John Smith/ charged with enlisting en for
military service inTalbreign 'Cometty. . This
casewouldcome before the Assizes, eine of
too grave and important a characte to be
properly tried at the Sessions.' It was a well
13 say, however, that whether_ this an be
guilty or innocent, the 'Statute undsr which
he was prosecuted is clearly in force i Can-
ada, as hasbeen decided by the Co rts in
Toronto, though some contrary opinio s have
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been expressed here; and it was to be hoped
- that: their_ decision would have a lutary
effect. A case of homicide, and o e for
!torte stealing, the Crown officer tells e will
also remain for trial At the Assiges. ors is
charge of "assault with intent." It is an
unusual 'offence, fortunately,. but if you hat,*
reasonably certain evidence that the ult
was really with intenteo violate the pe en of
a female you should brine in your !bill eith
es
that findingeno matter wirtdue mina cancers
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may be. The Petit Jury have it in their
power to dwell:push, if they see. fit; to
whetter the assault was a common .one or of
the aggravated Character which is _char edict
the Calendar. •
The Chairmansuggested tothe Grand Jury
that they might -consider the important, nee
tion of what was most desirable to • be done
with lunatics in gaol tor -safe keeping, and
concluded bysaying that be hoped as 4sny
casual possible would be dispensed of 4 the
Sessions ie order to lighten the Calend4r at
the assizes so far as could be ' done co gist-
einly with...the attainment of Justice.
Ganz Gues.--The important question of
Forts vs Irooelads seems to have been
(sworn,' solved in Ragland. The new j600
pounder 134 inch Armstrong ,gun w5s1 re
cently tried at retarget representing a qectlou
of the side 'of the famous ship WiSrriot, w ich
is Of fi inch armor hacked b7-18 inche8 of
took -in two layers. With only half a Loa of
powder &steel- pointed shell 'ricochetted InI
weectbrough the armor !ginning the baclq.nil
in ill directions. The . conclusion at .the
Admiralty Board is -that -no iron clad afloat
toUld safely approach within 3000.7;4s -of*
it armed with these big guns. ;
LY 1 SIG -NAL.
NEW AND IMPROVED S
strangers; isiting Our tow
=mend a inspeetion of
laying doer sidewalks wh
formerly existed. Them
this: 2 When a plank beco nes rotteii, - re-
move it arid fill. up the ho with gravel -
coarse gravel, because the ate might bur-
row in and disfigure it of A e. Simple as
this process is. the effectis such as to form
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a -very nide' imitation of mosaic, which,.
s taken up and
ill cause our
ble pavements
tical advantage
(we havn't any
DE WALS.-To
we- wouldild rec-
new plan , for
re wooden -ones
dus-operandi is
when aloe) t every plank-
theiacuu so treated,
streets 10v e evith .the rna
of the meteopolis; A pra
is that theigood little boyf
bad ones, Of course) can pe ure stones to
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throw at passing vehicles it rainy weather
without wetting their dea little feet . -e
Seine par1ns hint that it 4uld have been
better to keep the gravel wi1k in one place.
by taking up sound ilanks from a certain
spot end pdtting them in the • place of
rotten ones, but we must temetnber that
ever); great Improvement i4s to contend
against the- interference of - would-be
critics.
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.. The Mein onu svxmitte of to -day con-
tains a despatch keen liocidee emy darted Sep-
tember 7thl which sayi.:-‘ Yesterday Our
-advance dve e the enemy fr in .Johneashor°'
Mid reeapin/ ed the hospital, ontaining 90 of
our wounded Shermaneco: finite's to draw
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beck towards Atlanta for the purpose it is re:.
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ported Ofeirenetheno ine th works on the
. a , ..
.easterne western and southern approaches
thereto, .- le500 will cover otr losses front All
-causes in the battle and it. irmishes,Of hist
week.' Tlih 'army is now in -fine fpiritg."
NEW Yo ri, Sent. 10.-Thli Herald's Cit.*
l'oinecorrespondene ride.; onthe 8th, clays
-deserters • 84 . 'prISCie s hre e...ht in. within -a
'day or Iwo 0 y that *G neral et has Moyed
his headquarters from Richin, mita the neigh-
borhood of' l-leiiin'e-statiote on the Weldon
railroad, with the avowed :int iition of giiiieg
battle,- If thie prove true we are probably oil
the eve of *ironer terniie coiitest. Ouvpre-
parationt for ; (Antics . 08 def1uce are -Well rae
hie, and Lee will have. to` 'select between
allowing us te retaineour poiIion of the, Wel-
don railroad, or atteckinci. our Intreuched
position. ck*
- The Herald's eerierpond nt; with the 9th
army ceepse*ritiaig- on. the 7 ii instant, says:
"Gen- Grant 'visited...Gen Wilcox's - front tide
to day, viewing the" recen ly constructed
Werks, ' A. branch 'railroad . f that to City
' i'oint will be. in :operation int a 'few daye to
eeerypoire Of the line, disp risme with the
a
heretofore difficult trentspor etion of stores
over the lengthy; tarrtuona au1 high roads. -
The erolite . markedolio 1ies are thrown
down, rails brought up and lad is fast as -the
constructioncerps-ad ranee. iTite read is now
in ape:stick to the Jerusnlein plank road."
_-The Tribunes .special, . dated: Harper's.
Ferry,: September .-9th, say :-Early merge
(esti no further symptoms of a 'desire to atelek
us fat fore2 1
e 'but on the color ry, ,seents ' Only
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9211i149US to relive in such e auner as shalt
give, kim , .safety, and us . the least annoyance, .
It is stated that Averillein fi rine beck froin
the vicinly Of Martinsburg; w is leg; fortunate
thati was listened yesterdeye ut _nothing Hire
disaster or Serious injury bele him. • - ' .
The 'World a Waehinetoa ecia: dispetcle
dated II, o'clock last night, says it was tu
mored iii that city•thet Mob e lied frillereo-
The infeemaiion is said tit ha . been obteined
frets 'Confederate deserters, who Say Deg
ltiver bar -was missed:by the hole fleet, and
after a, brief slielling, the.city aas surrender.
ed -the t relies haVieg 'retired to the item -lion
- The Word* Waehiegion eial Oespeteli
cif the .9the4s.: Intelligence from the fronT
atid-Sheriandoah seems tO lea to Aire conclu-
sion - that 'Beely's -forces mini be reinforcing
Lee. - It is ;quite certain that Lee is Massing
reinforcements in from of th Weldon rail
Toad 'and- they were believe AO be from
arly-'s toe:inland: - . I . • - - -
Parties on the MaiI boat f io• City Point
.believe that the enemy's attae , for "the, poi-,
session : of the -Weldon . rail aa is near at
hand, atia it is doubtful it iiii tory cart . take
it either. * ..
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The Pavement .. of Lo
the gremeist :marvels Of our ii
3,00_0 aeres , :two thirds wher
What" may be called mosaic Oro
style and other .third ors
Sod; a-aerieS of works far Iran
tity the Appian W4Yi wrbieh...
of ancient ROtne, and which- :
poor figure contrasted with o
eionest streets. The Ancient
was but fifteen feet wide in the
filled , with blinks 'of all 'eh
AlltRIC WAR.
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on is one of
ee • "It ccivers.
of ccinsists of
done in plain
troth flagging.
cends in quan-
ta the -wonder
uld cut but a
e of our com-
&insular Way
main and was
pes and size*,
jouited together and planned cr)ily on the sur-
face; the length of its deviu course, from
north to south of Italy' was at er 300 miles.
The paved streets' oe London number . over
5;000 and exceed 2,000 miles i length,
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Remarkable Case ot Assurance.
the Lindiiay Ad/roc...ate sayse-Miceli a
month ago it was our metarich iy duty tore -
cord an accident at target .p etiee in. this
town, by which Mr. 13re er met a sud•
den and violent death. - We n, w -learn that
anassurance upon his life had e'en laid. be-
fore -the Board of the North 13 tish`and Mer-
cantile Insurance 'CoMpany, ontreal,apori
the Wednesday previous and cePted e the
ecceptarice- was duly advised- to the -.0yeet of.
the Companrat Lindsay. and intimated by
lhins to mt. Brener, only two s before elle
unfortunate aoCideist: when the forme wers
!agreed to, butthePremium W not
The DireCtetes. of the :Common:- however, at
their last meeting,"after nsiderine4"the
ei cumstarticeteof the criselinive hi their usual
liberal Manner, at Once agreed O hol I them;
lielves liable for ihe laident oflbe assurance
proposed.. - Such a eine as th shows, a
marked degree, the benefit of fe assurance,
and the neceitsity of parties,- haring wife and
family depending on them, allo
until their names are enrolled
life office.
-
ing no delay
--some good
Tue Beees or SANTIAGO. -The Drogheda
Argus (Ireland) nye.:-The So th Amenein
inefirner thins, jusi_arrived from Hayti, has
brought home 34bells as.* pare f her.c4rgoe
The -se bells forted the chimes 4f the church
ofSen- Juan Santiago, previoua 'to the sad
catastrophe ewhich destroyed , that sacred
edifice. They bear upon them fearful proofs
of,,the intensity., or, the flames tin which so
many lives were sacrificed, au4- massive. as
the bells -are, the heat has toldl eerily -upon
them. The ornainentations b which' the
bells are embellished are most rich and -pne_
fuse. Each bell is dedicated wise= panic-
ular saint, and is appropriately ili its designs,
typical of the leading features --I the= lite. of
the itaint in whose honer it ""-been.... caste
The bells weriimude in 1819; and -range in
weight„trom 40 cwt. to. 0 cwt They are
brought- to this country to be retrnst, and sent
out to Santiago again. ,
"Why iryou- use so much t,ojcco ?"- said
an ,Engiishmatilo-an:Americaii. "Because
I chews " was the'reply. .
When a petioudeclarectliit his brain is
on fire," would it be 'etiquette to blew it out.
„-
- - - The New Insolvent Act.
By the Insolvent Aet of 1864, which came
intoforceon thelst, any person in Upper
Canada or any trader in Lower -Canada may,
if unable to meet his en-gagemeots, call a
nieetine of his tredit rs, and obtainhis dis-
charge either.by waking ati assign-
ment of
hid estate, or a corapOsition, on such terms as
may be tweed to bra mejority of- creditors
in number. for sums respectively above one
hundred dollars, who represent three fourths
of the liabilities of theelebtor. j the remaining
ceeditors being boundtbythe decision.
If any trader cease to meet commer-
cialhis I coMer-
cial liabilities general! as they become due,
any two or more creditors for sums in the
aggregate -exceeding ; five -hundred dollars;
miy, by their simple iotice, require him -to
make an assignment 1r the benefit of credi-
tors. Should he nagi et to de so, he my be
Proceeded 'against by attachnient, unless he
can within five days sljow to A Judge -a. the
Superior Court that - he .demand has been
made without sufficien cause. Ifitis shown
that the creditor has acted with improper
motives he, tnay be -condemned in treble
-ce)stso;
Fthe following canes ii debtor is deem- i
ed insolvent, and in Lo er Canada u ion affi•
davit tnude by a credi
two hundred dollars,
thonotaryl is.sues a _wri
to seize the whole este
- pers appertaining, the
one f the ffi i• I i ,
e d 8613 •
• I
✓ for not less than_
his 'agent, the pro.
directing the Sheriff' e
e with. b)oke and pa-
tne to be held.- by
ees appointed by the
Board of -Trade till flat first meetioe of cre-
el
.ditors. when theyma
-expedient...
f: If the debtor ebs
abscond, or oncea15lii
intentor to delay or de
Row to Swfeyerp,thae Cal:gest:7 Something'
Let -me -tell rural readers a good mule of
sweeping carpets. Take a common wash -tub
Mea small vessel, large enough- to admit a
broom freely, and put in elean cold water to
the depth ot a foot or more. Thea take a
broom (one panty worn so as to be it little
stiff is the best), dip it in six inches or seeand
hold it over the tub, or go out of doors and
knock off all the dropof water. This can be
done intuit effecteal y by holding it in one
hand and rapping it with the othee on • the
broom coin above where it is wet. Com
mence brushing it lightly at first,: going over
with it the second time or more, and if ,your
carpet le very dusty do not Sweep moreit hin
it square yard or two before dipping , your
broom into the water again; this will rinse of
all the prink:les:I ot -dust idheting. to the
broom. Rap offthe drops off water as before,
and begin again,,conti.xtimg to do so till the
whole is cleaned.. Should the water get very
quantity of dirt which will be washed from
-dirty before completing the room it can be
change:I. One who bas never tried the ex-
periment will probably e surprised at the
the broom intlo the water. - A carpet can he
cleaned more effectually in this way than it
can possibly be done with a dry broom, u
the particles of dust adhere to the broom in -
teed of rising to fall back on the carpet. I
have dusted my tables and cliairsebefere
sweenipg in this way; and could discover but
a mere trifle of dust. on them after getting
through. There it no danger ofinjuring men
a, fancy Carpet. if the (Irian of water &rather
°uglily remove frorn thebroone Let no one
try it who bee oesime and patience.
1 .
direct as they deem
•
rinds; or ij
about to
self with fraudulent
at remedies.
- 2. lf he secretes, or 4 aboue-to secrete his
estate.
_3. If he assigns, kern ves;, or disposei -of
property, or attempoi, t do -so, with frauilu-
lent intent.
4. If with intent -to tfraud he has tensed
hispioperty.to be 'seizel ori levted on under
any process or executio
5. It he has been i pritroned more than
thirty days on a- mill 4taon founded on - ,a
contract for mole than tfro hundred dollars.
6. Ube wilfultyneglfcts or refuses to Ap-
pear on any order reale rine hia. appearance
io wavier respectine hi' debts. -
-7. If he tvithilly negl cts or refuses com-
pliance with any -rule m ae for The patyment
of creditors otherwise iau in the manner
prescriber] by the -act. -
8. If altervoluntaril eelling a meeting..
or creditors he neglects '6 --proceed further;
Or if where an assignm t is agreed to - at a
meeting of creditors, h4 does not complete
the eanie Within three d• s.---Montreiel de -
gra
Aire. C'S NONPLUSED --In his nevriecture
Artemos Ward wakes sctrne fun -Of Dr Wind
ship, th New Ee-glan 'strong man, who
adiertist. that he wilt lilt twelve able-bodied
mee at o re tune at the lose of his leeture.-
' Artemu ' travesties Lhe muscular- New
England r by facetio 'sly inviting- twelve
aereeeble young -ladies t the: platform; state
,
mg that he will lift the one at a time or
'perish in the attempt.' That'apretty good;
but. out in IaldIina,.4tt nn rejoicing in the
ilium of Nolan, they rat er -more than gut
even with hite, for wh n he extended the
aforesaid invitation t elve fair damsels
solemnly arose and adva ced to the platform,
and demurely arrenge themselves-- to be
lifted.' The auaiefic gave a rieuler.
Hoosier scream, but the showman- failed to
saiy anything prirticularly tunny. He didn't -
lilt • -
41110,
$
. . ,,,
IXCEST AND 'MU:inert:1We received yester-
day (Friday)informationi of a most revolting
case which cccurred in tI township of An -
caster lately; itivoliring 'e double crime 6f
incest and murder:. On Tuesday afternoon
laet, a -we -man- drawing aer from a well
shout a mile and a half t. is side of Fiddler's
Green -discovered en oliftet in _ the water,
which on eloser inspeitio1 proved to be the
body of a pew- born ehil . • - .:Susificion was
directed to a young girl b tween fourteen and
fifteen yeare of ege, of Ili name -of Colrier,
who lived in the aaeighboshood. She was ar
il
rested, an on being inter °gated,' related :a
most hod ble tale. Her rother Franci.syshe
declared to be the, father f the child, and
also that she was detivere of it six days
previous on the grass jioteoutside of the.
house.; that she left the e ild there, and went
.back to the house ; that, li r brother Frantig.
then went out, and on her turn tothe place
of birth the babe was not to be found. ' She.
heard nothing further ofeiteuntil the body was
discovered, as we have Alr ady stated, in the
well. Such is the story.sl telis,-and a. more
horrible and revolting one kis impossible to
imagine. Onecan scarcefr oofreive that the
story cen be true, but the fact that her
brother.. Franeis•C•ollieie.has absconded, :un-
happily leaves - no -ground ; for' doubting '‘ its
coreesa.Weunderstandthattei egr.e
haLlnscropatchedtoirerentpartr0f
the Province for his arrest but, as yet he has
not been captured.-. Ham on Spectator.
TRH CONTES'I'
The-fellnwitte eueetionsiwore,_put,,a the
rieswers given hi. Mr. II Phenion, a his
meeting. in Owen Sound, o the Oth jnt.:
os -,
Q. Would you votelo any further idto
be exterided to the Grand- Trunk? -
"A. From the detrital' rig -conditio of
the Grand Trunk, and his undisess as a com-
mercial enterprise, it islet/ Sale it ca - ask
crewel,' for aid.
Q. Would you vote fo .any increa e of
the postal subsidy to -thee ea Trunk
"A. I cannot tell till tlquetion
up. I would doeteltititirir helmet,. wh
ptorotvhiegiolerafnork:s;:ftidif-zo4ris-patottcre.laiLheir.ei
'arbitration. •
"Q. Would 'yotevoto toe an Act Ban
t trig ere anialgamatien ,of de_ nerrantlent:o."un
,wller;
_ T_hese, aretwo.
GieatWestein "Halfwit ?
isluld be loretern ;16 -ate
rangetheir own affainess,4 uitathemselves."
*
DOINGS or HE Floatee.-e-WashingtOn,
Sept. 7.-A, let er from Teneriffe,,dated 14th,
August, says: -The steamer Florida arrived
here yesterday. She was perniitted to take
hi 041 ited what provisions she retehired, arid
sailed-- it_. neon, going south. During . her
stay; she received none of the. Counesies ex-
tended to vessels of war visiting this port. It
is rePOrted that she came here ..direct from
the, coast of New.England, where e she took
and destroyed . many vessels, including a.
steamer with every valueble eaigo, which
the piratesregretthey did not save. It 4
suppueed this -steamer was the Eteetric Spark.
One of her officers and two of-hir crew left
the Florida at Tenexiffe. -
According to the Cork Reporter, the *mi-
.
organ-
ized in New York -some of them are very
eration from Iqland has .begun tedecrease. .
,
There are over -forty oilecimpafties Organ -
slippery: • - • . , . -
. • - .
The offer efthe $5;000 bet in New York,
that Lincoln will. not be thef. next -President,'
finds no takers.. -
The House of Lords has decided that Mrs.
Yelverton has failed to establish the validity
ot marriage. . - • .
' The: last •Canada .crxette contains a
proclamation establishing the 'Township.of
Egan, ett the neer Datieeen, : in the Courtly
of Ottawa.
. . . i
. A farmer, named Rulfe--whoto, when a
child,' Sir Joshua Reynolds, took as the model
of "The Infant Hercules "--is edit living, at
Beaconsfield. '..: , . 7
,
Two steattiers with -the orld.namee of "Lt
Her B' -and- "Let Her Rie," respectively,
lately arnvedet Bermuda Trom Wilmiegtone
Erie and Niagara Railroad Company pur-
Mall.says that on Wednesday last the
with verger*" - _.•
cha..settlhe'lliagara Dock property' from. the
Bank :of Upper Canada for the sum - of $37,
000. • '
If e'en 'would be exempt from uneasiness do
nothing vflueli you yorrao suspect is wrong;
and if you wish to enjoy the purest pleasure
always do everything in your power which
you know is right.
Theaalifax Morning Herald Ines private
advices from Bermuda to the 20th August.
They state that the Yellow Fever still contin-
ued -"pretty bad," and that every one •• was
aoine down with it."
A Gertnan girl of 14 years was instantly
killed in Betfaloon Saturday, be frilling upon
a knife which she held in her hand as -she was
running to play with smiecomparrions. The
knife liaised dir ctiy through her htert.
eir
• --
Specimens -of elegraphic Dispatcher
ow-a-dsys.
Bei4on .owie Sept. 22 manteit
A terrific battle was fought Imre to -day be-
tween one million -rebels, ander General Fire
eater; and one -hunched National troops Mader
General GO4n. The whets were intrepcbed
behind four milesnf frowning masked batter
meunting•no less than two thousand ritled
'cannon, which had been stolen by that arch,
thi.ef, Fleyd. The battle commenced before
brealrfast and :raged With _ueabated- fury, fo
nineteen hours. At least a million and
half of rebels were leftdead on -the .fiekt,-
Generia Beauregard, Davis- and -Bea
:McCulloCh were awing, the elein. Their
bodies have been '.-presetv'etin whisky.
was an aliful iiihte-a sight aerer.eatraffed itt
the bloody titivate Ofhorrid , An enorl
MOUS ilniOtnIt of Plunder fell WO:ear-hail&
:We took all tbe.enerny's., aims. and cannon
Grey One man on our side was slightly wound
ed, and that was by a ten:inch hall nearethe
Small of the _back, a little lOwer,then the
regi�n of the ripder* aid.' -.oioist
effeet of Wirt victory Will 'endure for Ages.
. Amex') bISI0ATOU. • _
Mr. Campbell, late editor atiff pro.
primer of the Milton Champion, has reined
from thatjountall which is now in the hawk
a Messes. Matheson and Hunter.
•
(13.. On Sunday afternoon the Globe states
'that an infant was found dead in a romu,
Richmond street, with its pa -rents !yin( oo
each side of it in a beasely state of intoxicee
thin.
I0; It is reported that on the excursion
'from Ingersoll to Sarnia,- a respectable ad -v
dition rn numl3ers was made to the strength;
of the army of the North, by recruits Oiektii,
op from the excuraionists, who croaled to -the
American aide,
-A large steameont proprietor, altheugh
e • e
men of immetore wealth, is an old-fastions&
Methodist; amterresses very plainly at
limes and sometimes ratter shabbily Beale
on one of his own steamers, notlongsince,
he was accosted by a pauengee who took
"him for one of the crew,- -with the Utmost.
tory. Do you belong to tidebeat V niter
said he quietly, 'the boat belong" 10 vic..1
THE' MARKETS. z
. ••••••=im. , •
GoezeienSept.13th,1864••
Fall Wheat,.
SPririz do . • ....Ira. w•Alp ••• 072
fllats„............;.1,3111.11r,••• 0:45
Barley ..... 0:60
hay, -IP ton
Wool washed? -1h ...e... 0:00
Peas 0:40
Perk 2... 4-i50
Baef, :• • •• :AP*. •• • .3:00
lurkies„ -0:45
(Leese, do -....e........ Oi30
thickens, ep pair • 1):20
ltecki„ da -........ 0:00
'tides (green), ••••,-,; 3.50
Better •• • .01%0 ...A ,•• ;go • 13:00
Pctatoes 0:00 *
Pores , - 0:08 •
OsliOd• • • • •• ••• -• • •• • sem 2:00
--Apples.. • . v,11,11•••••••••••• 0:50
P.al1Wheat-pricef ouch; gedi7aDatft-1300P-Selitto *Lig
to 93e for good, said UMples. -Spring Wheat le
to 4c lower; 75e to 78e. -Barley 74c. Oats at
to 32e. - Pees 50 to -55e. Btater 1510 17e. .Eggs
-84o 9n1.
'The'rerain market was wellTcilotaterndo,etleptanid0;he
produce exchange hands rapider at the tollowleg
prices: wheat, S5c to 88e pc's-bushel. Spring .
wheat 750 to We. Barley in gnat ilemandsLt84
to tee., Oats 40c to 42c; 'Peas 55c to 80c. '
_ MosTaza T.). Sept,.
Lemmas:dr Buchanan/is Weekly Iteponstayst
Ourlast. English advice* arellown to- 27ulto re-
porting no changes in Prodiare, though** decided
unprovernent in Provisions. The repent of ihe-,
Erielish -ereps are still conflicting; the impression
we gather is, _that it is barely an average, pith
the prospect of a laige winter comer:option. Our
most active:staples heret tire -Butter mid Cheelie,
both which are dearer this week avitfi large
or-
ders-remaiinng unfilled.
- ;
Flour-eOluemarket is firm but quiet, Stroinge,
fresh pound sopersare in good -request at Mc
above -mirehigherat figures. Bag Vour -worth
$2.50 per 112 lbs.
. wheat-week/is reeeipts.slisistrfarther cletwelue •
(c)rfe3alse)49'i:*shtishiphniele8'as•thPaisn'yltarlrn:)431rlltlit-!"54reirblf*btg#,t de- ;71
Ai& transactions have oectirred woofs mess,
tiOning. The tlisastrous results or late Ertgludt
shipments have docourageet all epeeettetiere met e
receipts are nese.tor alga.
-,NEW Tosii,Sept.10.
Flour--marlreirclull beavvi Tbe. to- 25e.
gnhole.g9.80:-Canadien ifour ault1 aria'
gio.ito1100. 'Whew 2c ice 4c lower, g210.--.
-0: 004
-
0;00
0;65--
10.0r
0:39i
0:45
-4:75
4.00
0,00.
0:60
0:45
- 0:00
025.
0:00
0:I21
1.00
0:011
0:10
0:60 '
1%Tent litIbertinctunts. -
°HEY
• ON IMPROVED' FA -13144
AT PEE CEMC
.
Some 10 Invest in Town Piopeity.
J. B. GORDAN,
Barrister, &e, Oodericli.
.Goderiele Sept.13, 1864- sw34f
THE' UNDERSIGNEb
• 'WILL EX -MANOR
A PAU, OF *WORKING IMISEit,
leer a GeOD MARE. Having no use for teameat good exchenge will be given.
- COLIN CLAIR
Iirereelteadi
Sept.-13,1AM uw3
e
FOE SALt's
comistingpt a 'Lot anal u haltewith a
• . _
eheible protierty in the Town Gnaeneh,
- Two Story -Dwelling - }WIWI
A' LARGE WOODRHED MU
13u;sgt-nrewee.Sept. 23 Midday.
It is now belieied that the strength ofithe
bets weislightliheerratea ia our first edis
tch col ruing the great battle foiglit yel-
E
rday, 2' :miles from ibis place. leis now
certain :that the telicifejorceofelie euemy
misted '.‘ of three regimental ere mostref
etre only half full. .,14, our itide there Were
e Ninete-Ninth Regiment of New, York
lugs, the flob Hundred- And Thirteen* and
ne iftiird-red and -Fifteen-di Reginieittee
ell Runners, the ,Fintreud Last New etersey
erribles, the Penattylear.ia Scalliwage, be-
tiafeetillfith'elvieel- And Zotiaves; - Our
roe 'isidwii. reirelitediof 'fifteen miles, keep -
0 up a tereibie fire upote the rebels, *to
ore ihat they never VW such fiirhilug in alt
elk Ilya; . - Attegether, :we did e -met joule
Ore thaan few bunavea'Of our brave men.
''''' ''''' - ' - - earest. ' ' • ..
thee re
ther -Pta
lei.a-te
-
atlis as
co
ion- th
k tb
'T
aid
In
in
th
,T4E'EFF.ECTEI OF A; SEER LE OBBEIIVATiorto
theReV:406-1319 it first settledin
Haddington, .,Scotland, :th -people •�f the
parish gave LIM nitroau enthusiastic. re -
:celibate •onter one of the cabers ;Of tbat
!large- church aniteepgreget nelood out in
Opposition lee him. The octet., eried all
means inhispower to; con ert -the solitary_
dissenter to thp-iinity,of feel g-jwhich perva-
dedthtterhole body, but all, his efferte 10 ob;
.'oPtale:v'diadayen_litello- meet in the Idea When the interview
-
indtelreeivietodw ,• roe:41 r.aibirsythvea:ppe9Aedai
'tor held out hie hand, sayin
hiothe-4-1 underlain
.to settliug Ifigiclinito 74::* a!e-e5PP°1' ed
'Yes, sue' retitled the eari hioner.
'Well, and if it be A fair qestjon, on what
grounds do yeti object to me
'Be'but
1:ftsir; quotb be, . ewe, thtyls.you
are qualified to fill seremine a position./
‘Thatti just neiniOnet plied this doc-
torsettingh, up. ouart, -popf oysointw. ed1.6.1
h,01.0.0brorsthiehl; '44r !Amelia*"
as sisaled forever,. Row v4y true it° ie that
'"A soft inswei turiteth away wrath=
Lonls Napoleon drelerg ng the Seating
diet to cure his corpulence.
_
A7 writer in the Iieaderfl4ses to .estab
lish a -Csnadian ewfYorli.
The Turkish cotton crop Is • to be more
thin fourfold what itwasAait year. -
(2-0--
• It 15 now ascertained that there was no
fightat Bunlinattown ea the 23rd, as eiitne of
our eontempouries say: But there wil. un-
donbtedly be a terrific :,battle either' there or
somewhere obey some time between now and
"Inds7- atitt*'Ut11
.. -11100
• - Rtoeutasn, Sept:1-2' -
Colonel Thunder went oot, Alone and on
wf"ard4 "Washington.make.al*'%)Wnlibe6issines u w thii:lutfolfr,stmitre
of the capital, herniae upon sevascompanies
of blue-belli.d Yankee cavaIry, who -formed
the body guard of the gorilla =President Lin-
coln. When. tlieettleolition c ws,rdsreeir the
brave South earolina hero (isbo.hadAo Wes.'
pone. -save a.palthetto stench) they, took to
,Ttheheiiiidkee-ert;aviltlit --fied-ent. eareeltz.gailindlinettatielidedt
Heti • benacks.
pponers. He
has pot brought -them in here.j The patriotic
ladiesefRichnsoud have Pr nod the brave
Ctilenefividi seittnificent° empty,- as an
evidence Of 'their fappreciation of bef berole
•
deed.' Welfare t.111110`01111' 114114111171 the
mercenatiet as piisoaers.,
11:Wt 1C
13:Partalti
W
Situated on EAST STILE,a- and VICTORIA
STREET "(we leadieg-therntrthfares) *ado*
Ng %MATE Street.",
For conditiontofisalesto.Rev..
the present vezigAnti or to Rev. Win. Ornsistostof
Hamilton. 'Veryfavonsble terms will he give*
ditoic.pdoc,fifeeimedIstipteiPoSiese01/314,1804. be.: kfialf43.
4.w.;:niz.,0,
for ASR or for good endursa:- at
- -
COW ASTRAYi-!- -
'
Q-TRATE1) from the subscriber la Micienckl;c4s -
2(1..:Maiimoutilra;y4,bbadibeofettithe-in:itoree .tirrnocti,allfizotblook siad
white vow-- ",Heissland neck peartfrall black
is:ab:aii_t!ree years, joAXem Information tag
lieor imenehreeeveroifswotill..beifiwiltabi revr,arded,, lir:- .
NOTICE,
IL1
No. 5, Ith ono
Aalitield,aliOntsho finis&
andonelamb. Tbeaier le,requested to proVe
Peeivetreper capeesesiLd'ilikthein
t
4tirt •••••
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