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 House having met, on motion of Mir Bertrand, the reading of the Journals dis pensed with.
 <6Ir Trapnall, in a very appropriate and affecting manner, announced to the House that he had received intelligence of the death of the HoN. CHARLES CALDWELL, a member of the House from the county ol Saline, who had leltfor his residence on Sat urday last, in his usual health, and died in a short time after reaching home.
 He then offered the following:-
 Reso7pcd, That this House has heard with profound sorrow, the sudden and much la mented death of the IoN. CIIA'S. CALD- WE'LL, member of the House of Repre- sentatives from the county of Saline
 heso7ced, further, That in expression ol our high regard and respect for his memory we will wear crape on the left arm for thir- ty days, and that the Senate be informed ot the foregoing resolutions of the House, and asked to concur in the same which Was unanimously adopted.
 E Mr. Clark of Independence then arose and, in a manner equally affective and i'm pressive, announced the death of his col league, the IIoN. MORTIMER W. BALTE MORE, who had died in this City, on the previous night, after a very short illness.
 He then offered the Gollowing:-
 Whereas, 1t has pleased the All-wise God of the Universe to remove, by sudden death from among us, one of the members oi the House
 Therefore, 6e t resozOed, That the House of Representatives deeply deplore his loss and kindly condole with his befeaFed iaml ly. upon the affecting Dispensatioa of Des- tiny.
 Resoleed, further, That in expression Q our esteem and respect to his memory th' members of the House will wear erape uPoi
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DlsrRfcT or ARKANSAS , Benjamin C. Simmons & Co.,
 Ks,
 Ycnditiopi eXponas, William
 Irons Samuel " Reybum,
 and James < Conway.
 3 virtue ot writ ei vendtoHI exponas, issned kD by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States in and for the District aforesaid, in the above entitled case, the l6th day of May lSli, and to directed, will expose to sale, at public auction for ready money, at the court house door, in the city of Little Rock, Pulaski county, District aforesaid, on Monday, the second day of December next be- tween the hours of 8 o'clock A. M. and 3 o'clock P. M. Of said day, the following described negro slaves and horses, to wit:-Negro woman named Nancy, about 32 years old; negro woman named Mary, aboat 20 years old; negro woman named Claissa about D years old and her infant chid and negro girl named Clarssa, about 10 years old also, two black horses one grey horse and one grey mare. saidpropelty having been levied upon and taken in execution as the property of the said de fcndaut, William Irons, and sold to satisfy judg ment rendered by said court on the 18th day of April, A, D. ls43, in the above entitled suit II. M. RECTOR, U. $, Marshal,
 for lhe District of Arkansas,
 by A. 0 GREER, Dcp'y Marshal. Little Rock Oct goth, 1S4i--7
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By the Governor
SGagtss,sA xVAN,FEIe.

4 graduate of the university of North Carolina / "A wishes to procure d situation as teacher in private family. The most satisfactory testimony be produced of good moral character, andthe high eapahility to instruct in the various departments of thorough and finished educaticn
 Those who desire further information ih regardiol the subject o thIs notice can receive by applying'
 Little Rock Nov. I2, 154t. 9-tf. *.
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New Gasssgs.

Itecf tfom Ne faaeta MQaaf4cfories N. ALDRiClI, has just returned from the as East, with good assortment of Dry oods. such as will not fail to suit the public. which he Of. fers for sale upon the most reasonable terms, also good assortment of Groceries, such as Flour. Ap- pies, Pears, Potatoes, Batter, Cheese SSc. Little Rock Nov. 27 lst4. 1l-n. LUST received per Steamboat Wabash Valley eG t,0o0 Regalier Cigars;
 1000 Tribucas,
 2,00a Prineipes,
 3,d00 Half Spanish ''
 1 Boxes good Tobacco.
 II. N. ALDRICH Little Rock, Nov ?, l8n. li-f.
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6hA HTERGhN.

A IL persons are hereby warned not to trade for, "A or fake an assignment of note drawn by me in favor of Lewis B1linder, for fifty five dollars, pay able in Carpenters york; dated about the End of November due one day after date as the consderat- ton for which said note was given has wholly failed
 do not intend to pay the same unless compelled by law VIM. II. GRAY ES.
 Benton, November r, lsll. ll-3w.
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aIusic-ITow the Kingdom of heaven.cal tcone oil earth without music in 1t, IS more phan can imagine. ltwould make the com pany of the saints like a spring time without birda, or a year without blossoms.
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by inserting "to-momow morning, at O. clocll.'7
 Mir. Mayors moved to lay resolution an, amendments on the table.
 Mir. Fowler demanded the ayes and nays and the motion was lost, by ayes-25, nay. Al.
 MT. Bertrand moved 10 strike out the l0a of December, and insert Monday next
 MT. Duval moved to lay the amendmen on the table,
 Mir. Bertrand, demanding the ayes and nays the motion was sustained by-ayes 50, nays Is.
 Mir. Greenwood moved to refer the reso- iution to the committee on ways and means
 MT. Fowler calling for the ayes and nays. the motion was lost, by-ayes 24. nays 40
 On motion of Mr. Greenwood, the reso- hhon was postponed until Monday week.
 Mir. Hays introduced a bill to change the mode of assessing taxes, Slc.
 MT, Collins introduced a joint resolution asking for mail routfrom Marion, in Crit tenden county, to Helena, in Phillips.
 The bill authorizing Geo. W. Lamoyne to make bridge over Point Remove Greek. was read thlrd tune, passeds and sent to the Senate
 The House went into committee of the whole on the bill to change the mode of vo- ting from viva voce, to ballot-Alr Fowler Ill the chair. After some deliberation, the committee rose and reported the bill back tc the House without amendment, and recom- mended its passage.
 MT. Marshall moved to lay the bill on the table until the 4th of July next.
 MT. Greenwood calling for the ayes ant nays, the motion was lest by-ayes 25,- nays 36.
 MT. Callins moved an adjournment, whicl was lost
 MT. Floyd called the previous question which was sustained by-ayes 34, nays P and the bill passed.
 House adjourned.
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N 1Aa the Jeff arm for thirty days.
 Which was unanimously adopted, the Senate informed threol, their concurrence and their attendance al the funeral of the deceased, requested
 Mr. Doris offered
 Resoioed, That the members of this House, Tn body, attend the funeral of the deceased, at this Hall, at half past two o'clock, P. M', and that the House now adjourn for the purpose of making preparations for the occasion.
 On motion of Mr. Colins:-AIessrS. Col lins, Clark of Independence, Fowler, Bate man and Bertrand, were appointed com mittee to make arrangements for the funeral The resolution of Mir. Doris was then adopted, and the House stood adjourned FUNERAL OF THE HON. MORTIMER
 W, BALTIMORE.
 At half after , o'clock, the two Houses assembled at the Hall of the House 10 attend the funeral ceremonies.
 The corpse was conducted to the Hall, by the committee of arrangements, followed by a procession of citizens, and was placed in front of the Speakers Desk; when the Rev John farrell, after singing and prayer, deliy- cred very appropriate, solemn and affecting funeral discourse. In the conclusion of his address, he said he was well acquainted with the deceased, and knew him to be, in all re- spects, most excellent man, highly wor- thy member of the NJ F. Church, and that he had left his friends, by his course of life, every assurance that he had gonee to bet ter world than this.
 After prayer, by the Rev. Mir. Anderson, a procession was formed as follows:
 l. Committee of arrangements and Cler- gy.
 ?. Corpse and Pall-bearers.
 3. Governor and suite.
 4 Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary of State and Senate
 : House eof Representatives-C Citizens and strangers.
 In this order the deceased was conducted to the city burial ground, and decently in- tered
 The House did nothing more to-day.
 .Noyembcr 22d. No petitions this morning-some reports from committees, but none on subjects of great importance.
 Orders of the day. The bill to establish the county of Liberty, read a third time and passed
 The Bill for the relief of James Jackson Coroner of Benton CO, read third time and passed.
 The Bill making appropriation to pay Spe- cial Judges, read second and third time and passed.
 The Bill for the relief of Charles Sneed, was read third time and passed.
 The Bill 10 reduce the rate of interest and to prevent persons from involving themselves in debt, read third time and passed.
 The Bill to change the time of holding the Probate Courts of the State, was postponed indefinitely.
 The Bill to establish the seat of Justice in Poinsett county, read third time and pass ed.
 Mr. Clark of Independence offered the fol- lowing,
 T'Aereas, 1t has pleased an allwise Provl dence, to take from this body the IloN. MoR- TIMER ". BALTIMORE, and all funeral rights having been paid to his remains, therefore ReSolred, That the Clerk of this House be instructed to communicate to his bereaved widow copy of the proceedings of the Le- gislature on the sorrwful occasion.
 House adjourned
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Hudson, Maxwell, McCamy, Mitchell. Pel- ham, and WaIker-9. -
 DO the resolution and amendment were laid on the table until the year 1850.
 The bill from the House, entitled .sAn act to establish and confirm the seat of justice of Poinsett county" was read first time.
 On motion of Mir, Nicely, the rules were dispensed with, and the bill was read T 2d and Sd time, and passed.
 The bill from the House, entitled, "An act to reduce the rate of interest, and to prevent citizens of this State from involving them selves in debt,o was read a first time,
 On motion of Mr 'FrimbIe, the Rules were dispensed with, and the bill was read a 2d tune, by title, and referred to a select com mlttee of one from each judicial circuit.
 The bill from the House, entitled ssAn act for the relief of Charles Sneed. late sheriff of Carroll CO.,, Ark" was read a first time. and ordered to 2d reading on Monday next.
 The bill from the House, entitled "An act making appropriations to pay special judges of the circuit court,o was read first time.
 On motion of Mr. Nicely, the rules were dispensed with, and the bill read second tune by title, and, on motion of Mr. Smith, referred to the committee on ways and means.
 The bill from the House, entitled An act Tor the relief of James Jackson, coroner of Benton county" was read first time, and ordered to second reading on Monday next.
 The bill from the House, entitled ''An act to establish the county of Liberty,o was read first time, and ordered to a second reading on Monday next.
 On motion of MI. Ficklin, the Senate ad- journed.
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DEATH OF HoN. WILLIAM CAmrBELL.- This venerable andhigIly esteemed individu- al died recently at his residence ill Cherry Valley, New York, aged 77 years Mr. Campbell was the eldest son of the late Col. Campbell, of Cherry Valley, and the only member of his family who escaped death or captivity in the bloody massacre of that place, in November, l779.
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DIsrRlcr CouRT OF THE UNITED STATES, FoR THE DISTINCT OF ARKANSAS.
 N BaNKRHPTGY.
 November 26th 4. D, l94f.

John 3. Hester,
 HIS Creditors
 ETPON reading and filing the petition oi Areli- Hester a Bankrupt, praying that such estate may be aald transferred and assigned it is ordered by the Court that due notice be published in the Arkansas Banner, newspaper published in the District, ten days at least before the time assigned os hearing that hearing of the said petition will be had on Inc first Monday of January next at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the District Court Room, n the city o Little Rock when and where all creditors, ibe Bankrupt and other persons in interest, may appear and show caHse, T any they have5 ' ff He tL Of the said patItioa De not gantea
 VIM. FIELD, Cted
 By A. Ii. RuTHrHrenp, 9. C. [. L. JoiiSsoY, Solicitor.
 Nov. q tssf- II-2w Prs ~ esi
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ESesEEGEa,.

et.;yggS5sss5ssgS---7zsgg sOTroN PLANTERS, who vii NSSSxsS@Sgs Al consen bei, Cottonto the house HE c of JonNG. pRATT SS Co, New Or d------s leans, can be furnished with Baggng, Rope, and rwue, at New Orleans prices, with tfe usual charges for freight, Sc, by applying to
 s. II. TUCKER,
 Markham street. Little Rock. Sept. IS. ls44-l-f
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PROCLAMATION

STATE or ARKANSAS: a To Ae He,fHs of Me serefal couates ia ie Ist Dipi sioa, .afhansas Bfiiiiia-G Greeting:
 M MHEREAs, il has been nude known 10 me w that there is a vacancy in the office of Major General of the Ist Division, Arkansas Militia, stoned by the resignation of Gen. s. s. Sneed; Nows therefore, l, THOMAS s. DREw, Governor of the State of Arkansas by virtue ot the authority in me vested by law do hereby command you and each of you 10 open and hold an election, at the courthouse in yonrrespeetige counties, the 25h day ef January next, o ill such vacancy according 10 the statute in such cases made and proydcd.--- See section 10 militia law passed Sd Feb Is43.)
 In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of said State to be affixed, at Little Rock,
 on the goth day of Nov, A. D. 1911.
 THOS. s. DREW. f' By fine Governor.
 DAVID !. GREER, Secretary of Stole.
 The following counties compose the the 1st Dvi sion, to wit Sesier, Hampstead, Lafayette, Pike, Clark, Oaaehita, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pope, Yell Conway, Perry, White, Pulaski, Saiine Craw- 1 ford, Franklin, Scott, Johnson, Washington, Ben l ton, Madison, and Carroll A 1 es-The Van Bareh Iutegencerand Washington 1 Telegraph will piblish till the day Of election
 November 20, isil. l0-9w
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GRASS SRlzlHaS. Ac.

Clover, Timothy and Herds Grass Seeds l Bale Cotton Batting. Candle W.ck, inch square Bar iron, F, :. do do do
 Reed and for Sale by
 VIM. E. WAIT. Nov. 20, 1s44. l0-tf.
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HousE OF REFS, Nov. 19.

HOUSE OF hEPS., N pN. lo.
 number of petitions this morning, most ly on private and local subjects; among them, Mr. Bertrand presented petition ot citizens of Pulaski, demonstrating against division of the county, which was referred to select committee, consisting of Mir. Fowler, and others.
 BIr. Fowler, from the Judiciary commit tee, reported back to the House, the bill to be entitled ssAn act concerning EXecutors,' and the bill ssto facilitate the collection ol fcbts,o as inexpedient, and recommended their indefinite postponement; which was done.
 Ar. Bertrand, from the select committe to whom the subject had been referred, reported a bill 10 incorporate Little Rock Bridge Company, for the erection of bridge across the Arkansas river at this place.
 The resolution from the Senate, propo- sing to adjourn, sine die, on the 10th of De cember, was taken up.
 Mr. Greenwood moved to amend by sub stttlting the 20th of December
 Mir Clark, of Independence, would amend
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.Nouember 20h.
 No petitions this morning, nor reports from standing committees.
 The resolution from the Sentate proposing to go into the election of ar Board of Edu- cation on to-day, at Il o'clock, was taken up.
 The House refused to concur, and the Senate was informed thereof.
 Mr. Bankhead introduced a resolution in- structink and requesting our delegates in Con- gress, to procure the establishment of tri- weekly mail from Washington, Hampstead county, through Spring Hill, Louisville in Lafayette county, and Shrieves Port in Lou isana, to Natchitoches in La Read first time.
 MT. Brown introduced bill 10 repeal the 39th section of the 4th chapter of the Re- vised Statutes.
 Mr. Marshall introduced a bill to amend the 80th section of the 4th chapter of the Revised Statutes.
 Mir Franks introduced bill for the re- lief of James NJ Holbert, Sheriff off St Fran cis county
 Mr. Sumner introduced bill for the re- lief of Sherias and Cofoners.
 Mr. Floyd introduced resolution upon the State Bonds
 Mir. Mccoy moved the appointment of a committee to ascertain the amount of money now due on the Bonds of the State, and that said committee report on the propriety of settling the interest due thereon, speedi- ly.
 Meessfs. Mccoy, Floyd, Lambert, Hays, and Simmons were appointed said commit- tee.
 The bill of the House to change the. time of holding the Circuit Courts of Jackson and Pulaski counties, was taken up, and the substitute proposed by the Senate, read; and on motion of Mr. Fowler, the House with held its assent to the substitute, and con ference being asked, Messrs. Fowler, Crom- we'll and Hall, were appointed on the part of the House.
 The orders of the day were next taken up,
 The bill, more eflectually to prevent the crime of adultery, Ste, was passed.
 The bill concerning the distribution ol the Decisions of the Supreme Court, was read a third time and passed
 The blll changing the tune ol collecting poll-taxes, was read third time and passed
 The House then took short recess, and on returning, the Senate appeared in the Hall of the House, and the regular message ol Governor DREW was read by Col. L. J REARDEN.
 The Senate having withdrawn,
 Mr. Fowler moved to have printed 40G0 copies of the Message. He said he consid- cred it an excellent document, and that il should certainly be placed in the hands ol the people.
 His motion was lost, and on motion ol Mr. Croft, 5000 copies were ordered.
 House adjourned.
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EgE2GgE1AEg RPAGKz E1tH'. 'OI .Klig6g9 KROCK, Etsas kBHr9a2
 

/ SS-et% A Us Y " ~01VE@. I, ,as. es FgYliE splendid new and fast run
 \ ming steamer SWALLOW, Capt ?. zz--zs4i Lodwick, wifi run reguIarlydarng the present season, from New Orleans, touching at all landings on the Arkansas River.
 Every attention will be paid 10 the comfort oi passeneers-and to the delivery of Letters parcels, or orders entrusted to the care ofher offices.
 November 27, lS44 ll-3m.
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E4Axg NssPas'a1.

E4AEB TGasRas's1. < SHALL. re-eoameaee the practice of the law, A and will attend, with promphtude and fidelity, to any business that may be entrusted 10 fay cars, in any portion of the State. My office. at present, is on the street running south from the State4ioase linear the State Bank
 P. T. GRUTCHffEAp. I.ilfle Rock, Oct. 9, lss4 atf HIST received per steamboat RolIa es so bags Rio Coffee;
 H.N ALDFIcH. NoY. T, isai--3
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VI. S. IgaagsIanl,a Ssase.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, s.t
 DIsTRfcT or ABKANsAs. Benjamin C. Simmons & Co.,
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Fl. a. MusEzets ad EsHbsFc Sale. EHTILL be offered for sale, on the second day of w December Is4l, at II o'clock, at the U. S. Arsenal al Little Rock, three hundred and ninety four Muskets, manufactured at the National Arino- ries. By order of
 Lt Col. GEO. TALC0TT,
 sfctmg CdgfQf Ord
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4E1' '7' 1.' v This will be a good opportunity for organized volunteer companies 10 furnish themselves with good arms at a cheap price.
 The Van Buren Integencer and BaiesYille News will please copy until day of sale, and send their accounts 10 Banner office for collection.
 0ctnher 23 I8i4-G-6M
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SITE Of LNDI.4N.a,} &C
TaaderbuTgh County.


Tanderbngh County. %
Vanderbureh Circuit Court,
In vacation Jan'y IL, 1914.
Richard Howard
Lot Shaw and Mary ; In Chancery
Jane Shaw, his wife
and Joha w LiIleston
AN this day comes the complainant by Jas.
V Lockhart, his Solicitor, and files in the Of
fee Of the Clerk Of the Vanderburgh circuit
court his certain bill of complaint against the
above named defendants and it also saiisfacto
ly appearing by the affidavit OF a disinterested
person that Lot Shaw and Mary Jane Shaw. two
of the above named defendants,ars non residents
of the State of Indiana.
Therefore notice ia hereby gIvento the said
Lot Shaw and Mary Jane Shaw that unless III ey
appear and pleod answer or demur TO the CON-
piainants said bill OF complaint, on or before the
calling OF this causeeat 1.-THE next term of said
court to be held at the court house in Evansville
on the fourth Monday 10 March mex the mat
tiers and things tlierin contained will be Gas to
them) taken as confessed.
Attest sAM'L t JENKINS, Crk.
jan i,-ss-Prs-fee-Se SO.
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PhilipsHoffman.
vs.. In Chancery.
Emor Whipple ct al)
A ND now herelt appearing to the Court that
"A Emor Whipple. one of the defendants in.
this cause and subsequently to the filing of this
answer in this cause but before decree, it is
therefore ordered. that this cause be revived
against the heirs and legal repre- sentatives of
the said Emor Whipple, and it also appearing
from the affidavit of disin ed person filed,
that the heirs of the said decedent are not known
except Julia Whippe the widow of the said de-
cedent and the brother of said decedent whose
christian name is not known, and that the said
heirs are residents of Cincinnati, Ohio 1t is
therefore ordered that notice be given as well 10
the known as the unknown heirs OF said Emor
Whipple, by publication of this order three
weeks successfully in the Evansville Journal,
weekly newspaper printed and published at Ev-
ansvineIndiana And that unless they appear &
plead answer or demur to the complainants bill
of compliant before the callingeof this
cause al ihe next term OF this court to be held
at the court house in Evansville on the fourth
Monday in March next the same will be taken
as confessed against them and adjudged of ac-
cordingly. Copy attest
| SAMUEL T. JENKINS, elk.
| JAM 4ih '44-3l-prs fee-$3 90.
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SHERIFF. SALE.

HDY virtue.ofa decree made in the Wander
Id burgh Circuit Court at the September
Term t843, handed BY the Clerk of said court TO
me to be executed, in favour of John Stephens,
against William Johnston, Ihave levied upon
the following described property ito wit;-Lots
No 5 and 6, in block No lS in the fourth eniar
cement adjoining the Town of Evansville, which
property will expose to public sale on the 9th
day Of January 1874, at the Court House door in
the Town of Evansville thin the hours pros
cribed by law, by first offering the rents and
profits for seven years, and or failure TO realize
the full amount demanded by said decree with
damages nd cost l will at the same time and
place expose the fee simple of said property IL
satisfy said decree land cost Terms of sale
cash. VIM. M. WALK Err. Sheriff V. &C.
Jan.4th. J844-8t-prs-fee-Se.
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eaERErF,s SALE.

- " u 4 an execution issued from The
I'D oaieo & she Clerk Of the yanderburgh
CiEesa C9age u favor Of John Goaid against
Islss Z. sllay so1s. viii expose 70 public srf.
snd satery 81 the Court house doorin the
Ire Ton1 Of Evansville on the 10Th day of
EsfuaFs f between the hours prescribed by
lay re tsnas and profits for seven years of the
q or 20 scrbsd real astafe to wit: Lot No.
8, hook 1873 the Fourth Enlargement adjoin-
Us zown 81 Evansville. and on failure to re-
amonnt demanded BY said exeeu-
sz, 49, e the sniue time and place expose
&c sale the fee simple Of said real estate.
Wa. n. WALKER. g. C.
January Iesh, 1874 3ieps-fes-Si so