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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-09

This valuable Medicine being composed only OF
vegetable matter, medicinal herbs, and warranted,
oath, containing not particle of mercurial,
mineral, chemical substances, (all of which
congenal the nature of man. and therefore destfuc
tive TO the human frame is found to be perfectly
harmless to the mos: tender age or weakest frame,
der every stage Of human suerng the most pl asant
and benign in ts operation, and at the time the
most searching out the root Of every complaint how
ever deep, and of pertaining cure, that ever
offered to the world This wonderful effect, too is
produced by the least trouble to the patients, by
merely swallowing certain number Of small pills, and
being called few extra times the purposes of eva
cuation, with the least possible sensation Of pain
exhaustion OF bodily strength, and without the rear OF
catching cold, oratenton to dress Diet in any way
different from their accustomed habits.
These pills cure all cases, and cannot be taken to
excess. Experience, which is the tombstone of all
human knowledge, has long borne testimony to the
fact; and extensive of them has already verified
its truth in this country
These medicines cure by purging; and yet the weak,
the feeble, the nfrm, the nervous the delicate are
in few days strengthened by their operation because
they clear the body of its bad humours and invariably
procure sound sleep. They are the safest and most
ecacious mencine to take TO sea; preventing scuryy
costiyeness, &c,
The Vegetable Cleansing Powders are Of great as
sisance to patients, and facilitate the evacuation of
bad hunours; they soften, cleanse, and detsch the
acrimonious phlegm; cooling, and aay the thirst.
One, two, three powders may be taken throughout
the day, mixed in hsfa wine glass of water
The genuine Medicines can be had of
VIM. POMEROY, Alexandria,
Sole agent for the District Of Columbia and its ucinty
BY whom the Pills are sold in packets of one two,
and three dollars each and the Powders 374 cents
per box, with printed directions; and also by the fol-
lowing SUD. Agents: Il. w. Pokinhorn, between 9th
and 10th streets, Pennsylvania Avenues John Stillns,
Navy Yard, Washington; and Thomas C. Wright,
Georgetown; of whom alone the Medicines be
warranted genuine BY appointment of DR.. Ii, S.
Most, III. p. ~, q. C. H., Brooklyn, New York. he
sole importer of these Medicines.
Morrisona, or the Family Adviser, price $685. prac.
teal Proofs illustrated by cases of cure,
third edition, price 379 cents; to be had as above
ST
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HORACE L. LOVE.
DIR II SHErHEARD MoAT.

Dear Sir-I wish TO state that my sister, after severe
suffering, and employing medical man three years,
relieved by the use of the Universal Medicines.
Her complaint was violent pain and soreness in her
side; indeed, to use her expression, her Is on
side had turned in, actually deformed The pain
violent burning pain, almost intosrsbe; so see
we're, that she could not sit up for upwards of three
years 1t was occasioned by over!acinS hers IT, and
perhaps, over exertion with it. After using few,
doses of No. and ,, alternately about eight pills for
dose, the pain decreased, and, by perseverance in
their use, she is restored to heaith and have
objection to this case being made public fer the
benefit of others; and am, dear sir, yours truly,
II. DYER.
Lowell, Massachusetts, Feb g. 1884
In Justice to DR.. NJ. her medical adviser, when he
heard her improvement in health, lie recommended
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CHINA AND kRTHEN!TA1
IN c.. SMITH has on hand, a1C cG5'c rv
III. sale on moderate terms, c G'll enc @anl
some assortment Of Cr-IMl-, G..l sc III
EARTHENWARE.
China Tea Sets, plain !; gill, It's 2ol.e.'s
Dinner Sets, blue, purple, and PINK; D.'n.aG
India China, in sets or separately
Lamps for Passages, Tables, >;c.
Casters, silver mountec Cn& plGtt
Pipes by the box
Window Glass Of every sz-
Stone Ware of an excellent ouah,y
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let Sets
China Teasets and CUPS & aao3e*s, olaf9 ana
gilt
China Pitchers, Mugs, Bowls, &c 90 u
India China Dime: Service, IfsHe1 AID
plates extra
Cut and plain Hall ara ''abla 4cnpe. 5f2;.
variety
Cut, plain, pressed and mourdeu GlGssWa"
Blue and green-edged, cream -coIored. tn5
painted or enameled Ware, in al thei. va -iar;e.
Stoneware Of excellent CrGli| fie-cnc"i1
manufacture
Pipes in boxes, gross a"2n 2nC!i3" ."c
German
Black lead CILcibles; Cooking Z 'nl2os
Furniture Knobs; Window GlGss in aGl@ E2-.-s
Cash sales being out O. he cros,iol, liG5'T
credit will be extended TO pLnct. {. :: sore.
ROBERT u. Il!Lr4E.
Alexandria, Sd mo 81, 1913
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VHSHE following testimonials of the superior efficacy
d of the HYGEiAN MEDICINES in the cure of
our diseases, speak in language which must carry
conviction to the minds of the most skeptcal:--
Uu1 Doe
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olitlcsl friend Of .le Po.lma,ter. wa. rrep,,inr

political friend Of the Postmaster preparing him with
the necessary lnofnsoo Tor the approaching inves
was " only Tor the shabby Mercantile. But justice ie
qaires that we should expose it, IL grew out of the io
having acts The senior editor 81 the Gazette, rs the
Ne~ior OF the corps, allowed crcisrsy the pviisg "a
VI going into the os oEce, which lie .xerri~es at Az
houts "i tie day. aud with the officers az
an "im'ie iehd who, though political opponent,
hoior'hie nan 10 make estntofi0 OF what
hs - IA coLiiencr permitted there see On the day
o"of" Yesterday Mr. Gfundy went TO the post oiIre
quest HAT any lie isrs Tor hn he forwarded 10 4.
Sh'ner, ~h'ie the committee their. ssio
"n lac which place lie set out yesirr.y White he wa.
2vinS these dir ctious the senior edsr of The Gsz-.
dropped IN, An wa through The poenesS of the officer.
ohureh 10 The distinguished stranger. Mr.. j. Gales
."r N''"na' ihtetigehcer came ia slso likewise
Introduced, an alter tew minutes chat the party sepAs
.d CP"a these facts. the paragraph quoted above tou
tile Gazette was trained Ne repeat, that regret thai
r contemporary should have isr orgo,ts
hinselI.--N Y. Times.
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PEHsIoE fraud - From letter received from the n
S'a$s District AuoIuty Tor Vermont in relation TO the
fraud lately discovered have been perpesteJ by ohe,
Temple, &c Learn shat ESQ great The confidence In
rpns honesty and integrity, that upon one ocra,ion
he Clerk OF the Probate Court, being shout be absent
of ew days, left Jsiks with the zeal and hs sig.
oaute affixed, 10 be used in his sbence should occasion
require " II presumed that these blanks went into the
hands OF temple. Cpon another occasion, when the
CeTk was confined 70 his house by 'l0ess Temple called
oPan hun wh Pension pape's made out represented that
thc proof bad been taken by the Judge, and upon this he
sehed bs signature. Temple could sl oil ,ines have ae
cess TO the seal OF the Court"
How Is II possible ak, for tho public officers at
Warrington 10 drtee, auds while those the States are
thus Deglgcn, in be performance Of er duties! This
case siords warning, which IL Ia hoped will not be
without is properfect TO Clerks Of Courts aud others in
cucai"g Tie necessity Of the care aud vigilance
10 verifying papers ia relation TO PENSIONS Gie6e
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ne SCENTS OF the government who had been despatched
70 Fernonl 10 arrest the delinquent referred 10 in recent
letter have returned The Transaction has eventuaed in
bloody tragedy Judge Robert Temple Of Rutland YER
mont 's added 10 the cline forgery and fraud tha Of
u"'d'' The name OF this individual, nboso character
"s unsPo'ied aud whose standing among tho hfs in
is county when coupled w crime, is calculated not
only TO ,iock and astoInd lie whole community, Dot TO
cause feIctiicns bircr and painful.
Ju &c lcpl 10 had once been candidate Tor tie Office
Of Clerk u the House Of Representatives, aud came with
~ one toe OF being elected tie successor Of william
Donsbsry lie has filed high stations IN Yefmeni slG
VA to The period Of lie dssih, regarded 40 orc of her
moa Influential tOzens. lie was 70 have been tie Prss
tent Of The Wing onvenlon about 10 assemble In mai
St1e neuiion tic circumstance reflection I'M.
on The party 70 which he belonged bat merely 10 slo,,
how very exalted ic stood aud partisan When
he agents reached Rutland seems by The adse. Of lie
district attorney thcy Induced TO drIer proceedings
rom FhdAy 1utl Monday, for cause " Itch has MOI
~ yet been given 70 The public ~ The mean tine they
went about tie neghofisd snd ascprsined hat Tenpi.
had been receiving since 1920, pensions in s. csses all
u whom we're hcncious,he pensioners having died pre-
vious oft period IN s insurer lie had dcirsude the
Treasury 10 iiIe amount Of 500 600
" vac supposed that Temple had received adyices from
washington iia bis crimes would be exposed, he be
came greatly agaloJ upon the receipt Of letter from,
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which has h"uiish.d 4" prnp.s the
u"s etsmiiy. aud isisi a. that caia'n, been gra.
duality removed Proceeding upon the msA that pophe-
cy,i ottsn urged viii in tune work iu.hiu,cnt
hhAs appealed not to the but he Tears oi II
preached panic, at time when business lontising
sni II succeeded ia checking business. II ws,ned
hot TO put c'nlence in each other. sir insisted thu, credit
was shattered, aud consequence at i'- warnings, there
was dunion OF confidence among business AID
Weakening OF credit. These thiugs hka- o,nans
iSmcio he pure, they must he unsuSIecicd. aud
the power OF the weak aud the wicked 20 ix and
sny them Their partial msde them bolj aud
mey went ON aidag prophecy alter prophecy ring tale
10 ae oil panic snd distress, aud n-irng that e partial
nconveniencrs which t.ey had themselves created,
ou, ,e beginning OF soso~s Had shes prophecies hee"
iuiei there isevcsy ,eAson believe that ihcir victory
would have been certain and 4, ci.ivr.
But another state OF ihns has com. The clouds
nave rolled away Credit and conideure have not only
dawned. but they have reached their meridian he
on business. which WAS krp ta.k Tor ine has sgain
returned to tlow in its wourd annels The words spa
ME-, "prossure, and "disress have became BIZ words
and distress prophet ould at ibis dsy meet with IA IN
NO aeni on asthat which ould attend the ~ each
ing predictions OF any other nnsior Tie the
distress misslnaIits a. head in the land The
Pamc presses all. one, tie stupid eud un
lair Me'cine. have given Dp as bal h. The task of
Proving mat the country is rs,rogajng ia bu>ess, in
hvity, and improvement.
Enough Of this We have few evidences Of lilo pre
sent h'urishing condition hs country which We sub
join
Actual value Of merchandise imported Into The pe Of
$780, ss ooo ot6
1881, o. OrO.027
1888, On ono ooo
Ana Tor The quarters Of the preser year. ending the 80
June rorty-one Millions rwo Hundred Thousand Dui
Iars equal TO two. thirds OF the value OF year. aud
nearly the whole OF the imports OF 1852
The duties which have actually accrued At his mort for
"e TWO quarters ending the 30 June, So 6~2 75l
ne uunes which have increased are great, when e
lake INTO consideration Inc reduction oil iues, and that all
linens anu worsted goods ajmes Zee. Had TIE same
~ cohunued IN iores tins yea, which existed last
year. The two first quarters tins year would have amour
10 Eight Millions Two Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Amount OF specie aud bullion imported dis port for
dollars.
Numeer Of foreign arrivals at this port for the following
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Richmond. VA. Tuesday, Get. "a.

.Netr Je'sey-Of all the uiun,phs mich have been
won by the Republican party this l. among the i-
por ant l, teaches Mersrs Southland aud Frslx hu, sen
useful lesson IL shows the necessity OF Cd. yirg the
Instructors oil your constituents Had New Jersey sane
toned by her voice the conduct of her cutun sro,s Se-
n,ors then the cardinal principle Of Republican Govern
nen' ('n obedience 10 inslrucm wonJ have Lee sha-
Ken TO ITS centre. tth.y had rcaped the a,Iin nion
who would not have h enicupied to initiate their exam.
PIE WI" would have obsyed, where no punishment ut
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-21
NC IoIIowlng afe Ihe lelufn.:
Jsckson's mi aity
10 this Monmouth will pioblbly add
(F'om The Pennsg'ronian 81 Saturday.

Total tu1
(Tom NE Pennsg'ronian 81 Sofmdoy)
IlOkioOS NEwS.--DgMocRAcY TRiUMPHANri
"Onc h'amph ueais upon an5ibef's heels
So fast they follow"
Net0 J1sty is Oufsi and Soutbsfd and
may herd win Wa u.o0eh Bell Spraeue ami lie res1 If
the condemned Of The people After confest Of une xom
ped severity, New jersey has declared eise on The d
D ne Administration, by tccng the whole Congressions
ufke by majority Of over thirteen htfldfedl we have
also elected large majority o,bo Assembly, aud Lave like
wise majority 10 the COuncnf
1oiiously bovc the Jersey Blues sustained their de-
moefsNc reputation, md right heartily do we greet te "a
ieo" sbores IN The great Of equality AID freedom
WITH and have emerged from the fefy furnace
Motper Bank may now close her eyes content with tho
political death she has Inflicted upon al Who have shored
to susiain her Her palace will stand as Inc bstle oo
ment Of her vain struggle against freedom.
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Total,
SI,13f,2Os

m From tho aioatfOse Voiuntect.l
- lie following communication, irotn Asa Dimock Fsn
Pro bonoiary OF this county, we insert win nlso-ne 4,
has often been said that The s. Baik refused IN mao On,
gold but The ohigs in Ibis quarter have Away sgsc IN
evidence before them. Then what are ne ,eoni 10
think OF the conduct OF tie Bank Which, willis /, ,
aes god currency and laughs at the idea of substituting
golu of lher paper are boarding il in their Golfers and
refuse even TO part with dollar 10 accommodate an III
lhiDgs. -" '"e'e
PENSIONERS
AKe pleasure IN Informing 10y friends, the soldiers
Of TIE Revolution who have entrusted me with The cocc
ton oil their pensions, that through the polteas.s Of Dr.
Moore, tie Director Of the U. s. Mint vas ensbleJ In
procure Tor them the money the amount of 1880 in
GoLD-lhe true Constitutional and AcKsoN rntr.ncy
ehdV'e he people iojUdge Of the ell uts OF the Bank
10 Keep down gold circulation I an. Induced 10 NIB
public the following Transaction:
On Thursday the 10Th Of September, 1884 called At
the Bank Of the u. s. in PhiiadeIobia for fle osv,
OF iouf hundred aud sixty dollars end es,y seven
cenaue TO pensioners, under the Congress Of 1918
received lhe checks, oad presented them at The counter
Tor payment, requesting the Clerk 10 eiye me the
~ gold. lie answered ave DO notsbsy out oajd,, &C.
P t, VIC Isquesl' ana added, That iie money was
HDout TO receive, was Tor Revolutionary Syiieys soc
o. whom had particularly requested me 10 pei fls ,l
lhe CLERK again answered, "We will pay oo no coli TO-
circulation II you want piece 81 gold Tor vons ,ocL,
VIII give II to you-bVt more =" fepisd tb,t 60
not What wanted lie then paid ne s lG5 In B,nt ~
Per' Aru we balance 10 change. AZ This iime saw
wha supposed TO be, from Ten 10 hceRfg thousand Io
idIs ~ Goid, lying OF inner counter in the B,rk
Is not tbs direct violation Of the eiafr OF the tt
"hieh PIoFWcs' nat the said moi
any une suspend OF refuse payment Ia gold and silver
OF any Of It's notes bills, oJIg iions" Mel lie g
--'GoLD aud SILVER" ~ "'"'
"ne'leT such 90 arbitrary and sfsocrac institution AZ
we bahk OF the " - can be tolerated in our free gs,o
mean government, remanf yet 10 bo seen N, tr,,. 1
inocfat can doubt ilie result. asa TlIaoCK
"The Hon. FeIx GruGdy cb,irg,,,, ol ,be po., mn.
Nesugahon Commfee, has been closeiied with our pos
mAsef Tor two deysaDd predict that al viii 10 found
suligbt herc.--W T. Gdzeffe
we are authorized 70 cay hat sir Grnndy b.s no, been
WIN TIE Postmaster len mn0ies since he arrived In town
ihs charge " SORROWS one because, the conniffce
were not sitting here, IL would haVe been rs.y Tor m ;s
posed 'nd malignant people to infer that Mr. Gfundy'
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ley, and Logan! ' 1f"V-
VI" Seh"'oiia Representative tickets good az fla "a
heari from This secures TO us ihr Legislature
We now 'u'n Our attention 10 New Jersey. There IL
NO oa ~ uono' maj t't State his gone in favor OF the Al.
'anon oy an unexpectedly ge siniiiy I'll. en-
vac DemoeIauc ticket Is elected by naoiiry certainly
no hss ,hap 1000. and probably 1900 There il Jjd,
doubt that We have succeeded in FL, citing aIso o.;o
OF oo,n branches OF tie legislature u Moninnh in,,
"e mere are no returns has gone in favor of is Al
mihsa'on, OF which tbrfe IL scarcely room for ,uoIe
oomb mere VIII be an Administration us,iiiy in INN
oa''o' 81 a. least eight yOcs. Tie following statement
accurate sources 10 which have access, Ouunsi,e
,oy we pace lie "u"hcr ol members which il ren,.
~ we eg"'"ie so HAT every reader may calculate Tor
h,mse'i TIE probability Of Democratic Scnator l.i,g
s,sc'on p'' winter, to supply MIR Frelnehuysens place
understand ti',i Mr. Frelinghuysrn publicly svows
s 'hf nion OF fs'gn his seat in The Scnale inpeJia
~ the Democratic Congress licked is elected WIN
Mr. Southland have The common decency 10 initiate lila
sts"pieor viii he ialher coose to reclaim his civ bt
dollars aud msfepftseni his condiments 10 tho vety la
test moment nl li- te1n! - "
lei Ill.
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PENNsyLvANrAN OrrrcE.

~ 49,. ~, "Wednesday, {. a. NJ
D'" niari-"e have toncd them, horse, ton,, and
"''sois' IN 'he couny The d. ,nocrscy have ACHE, ed
noble victory over the monster
"'"ionsh 4 defeated, aud Genet al ASKS maiory i,
he had about zoo. -
he federai "isosracy of,hc City have beaten US but
not with 30 large 'jori'y in 1892
am sincerely, In haste yours
u p ~. E.n
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4 foreign arrivals at this port. Tor the following

Ana Tor nine months Of 1884, ending the
3Oh Sept. 1890
as an evidence of cur export trade, will select
Exports Of Coton from ne Ports in The United States
commencing lst ef October 1884
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BETTER AND BETTER.
e'' Suihcriand- 400 msJor.iy, Jackson.
Mg'rsoH and Horper, Bank.
Ash 100 majority. jackson.
Fy-7is majority. Jackson.
Morris (Bank) not certainly elected, but
presumed 10 be by small msjorily. A
Trend writes me, that he sill has hopes of
Chapman's sncrcss in this di.tsirt.
d. ID. Wagner, Jackson, at least 400 ma.
joIiiy.
uuni"y, about 400 m.jpriiy, Jackson.
hluhlenbrrg, near 1000 NIP ily, Jackson.
Clark VIII be reelected, iti- thought: Lut
his majority will no, be over 400; l.st ,i,no
u had i'750-our man, Bcccher, win run
him close. -"
Logan-6O3 majority, jackson.
adams Comfy has given old member
chambers. 400 najoiiiy-.he il against nc.
lie VIII he elected. as Adams aud F,anl.
I'M composing the dis'ic., have always
hetn against deworracy.
Muller. our man, as lar as heard IL I,arI
fnn-iDsJoriiy against him Ia Gunhcrl,,,,,.
hni We have every hope that Perry and
'"hiatia VIII save hin,-he IL too good a
man f., he ln-f
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no hi, IN
S.'dnhah, TO 9Th Sept. do I6i 2l3
01narieson' TO 9Th Sept do 2I2,397
Virginia, TO 30Ih Sept. do 3IOI,
rev YORK, 10 3O.h Sept do IS g94
0'"er Poru, 10 do Gill
Total 10 Foreign Ports bales, lO24o4l
Same time last year, sci 6lO
Same time yea- before, ss7 ia
AS an evidence that mechanics are not wholly out
OF employ, We give the following table
The following ship, building ia this city:
AZ Webb s. Allcn'- Yard, / sl.p. 100 tons
+" SmI Demohs | aim zOO =.
Ticket & Toms ! slim 7O0 =.
Brown s. Bells ! shin $50 ..
Bergh & Conol,'s I Lin sSo =.
To which add several steamboats, aud other snail yes.
In every shipbuiIdng po in the Union, there Ina, been
corresponding Increase These but partial evidences
oil our prosperity. In every part our u.eiropo build.
hgs Of great size, requiring large Investments oil capis
employing large numbers OF mechanics and lorets are
III 'he course Of erection Oh every sle we hear Tie rt
ivening hum oil business and are this sea
son doing lar larger business during the fail Of almost
any previous year. Oar ships which were To lie rvng at
the wharves, ere all employed. Oar canals bci were
70 De so'udes are scarcely large enough acconolsc
tue heea OF boats winch tome aions il busom,s
ana our lakes which be desert wastes are
by vessels loaded with rich freight Mouey is abundant
and may be had more thI, ordinary INV 80. a.,
There no single calculated to mar e general pro.
perl'y oil the land 1t is douhly The d-re. ar,y
mat we have been blessed wiki uul harves;s aud that
The rewards OF the husband bee u more than com
monty abundant. Had drought miliew p.rcned or
blasted our heId+ had the produce OF die soil been rem
they might nave some complain ezSr the dis.
ueses oil The country, and they mi IA, have ussr with as
uch reason as they have before urged, that vista
uons were owing TO the usurpaions vi Andrew JAck4on
and 10 The removal OF the Dsposies But iey hive M
single consolation The county has prosperous in
spite OF them The political prophets who predicted dis.
ues have been proved TO be false prophets They have
been detected mposors, aud The Of pos!ors ATS
them The party which suptos, ed thra has grown ,,ek
er as The prosperity OF the country increased Il - but
remnant Of what il was, and among lis present
members there arc few who many ysais lro, Tin.
4 ip Him. ~
De willing to confess tia they belong con Tie iot.
10 OF winch was panic, pressure, and distress"
WAsRINGVcx, Oct. as
Statement Of tho amount OF Gold rcmainne in ,o Ainf
unconed on the 18th October, 1884 with The amount ,I..
posted Tor coinage within The eniir I,h 0toier
together with the amount OF Gold C1nsse cxeeu d.
Kemaning uncoined aI the Mint Lii October ssh 600
Deposited Tor coinage during the week
ending Lib October, viz.
Unconed bullion % on
Coins OF the United States Of former
standard r mn
Foreign coins ca seo
95 800
Amount coined during the week en- ing lItb
October -2os POO
Remaining upcoined s7oz ono
Amount coined before October 4h-since Au.
gust LIST 7 zoo ooo
Amount coined since October 4h 25S Sos