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Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
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minbritys Ills Hil aid, AatefialI in 3he
n aKf Sci, .S,orsS aisfi A senrino The

triumph ant seccesS of our State Ticket.
The law of the last Legislature also a.
boil she's the right of Certificate noting, ex-
cept in case; where the person offering TO
vote is an actual resident of the town, and
even then unless his name is on the Regis
trys list Won willsheFefofe see tlse Meeessi-
ty of procuring for those democrats who
have recently taken up residence in your
Town, such evidence of their electorship, as
shall secure sihs registrati0n Of their names
in season to entitle- them TO vote; and see
rhat no one,is allowed TO vote who is not an
actual resident at the time. v.sJf s.'.5-s '=.ra
~ A PERFECT LIST OF LL THE LE-
GAL VOTERS in your town, both for and
against us, will be found very useful, as a
reference, to aid in facilitating the registra-
-,ion of the name Of every democrat AND
IN PREVENTING. the names Of WHIGS
who are not legal voters from being put up
IN the registry list; and also in securing a
general attendance of The democratic voters
at the Polls, Willyou. have the Kindness to
urge your. Town Committee 10 cause such
,tisl 10 be taken as soon as;practicable ? AZ,
:. BY a, late amendment to the Constitution,
my white male citizen, twenty-one years oi
age, who has resided onery year in the State
and six months in the town where he aeters
,imeelf, can be adrnisted an elector without
any,Other qualification. 0 This will relieve
US from much vexation whielEwe have here
tofore been Obliged to submit to.o2a7 b-1 <if
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
REV. AsIIBEL BALDWIN.

r O.
The following particulars relative this
venerable and lamensed divine,we copy from
The Rochester Democrat: y'E9."Ft' 20. Y,
gl Frosa his register it appears that he
has performed servieeusitnd epreac 6td
about ten thousand tnes---that he,hasad-
mi tied to .nemherships. by sbaptisn,athree
thousand and teh--that he has upited in
marri ,ge six handEed couple, and buried
about tRtee Thousand persons, 81 1cat
In 1883. he was. present ut that meet.
ing ut that meeting OF; true he# tted
sChurchHen,i in Woodbury. in :Connecti-
itcut--Mhich may sbe regarded us the first
Step 10 ihe organization Of the Episcopal
3Churchsin this countrys; and though but
a Candidate he anitedr with the clergy
present. in electing Dr. Seabury as their
Bishnps3 sd! .rynCa~ 1ssi4 s5T -,Figis.1
y In the years 1877 aud 10, there was a
large depot of military stores Mt Itch
field, Those stores were taken at the
surrender Of Cen Burgoy ne y army, nd
were guarded BY a. considerable military
force, under the commands Of William
Richardss Esq 4. Of EliZabethtown, N. J..
Mr.. Baldwin,. having laielytgradua at
Yale College, was appointed Il Quarter
Master-which sintion1 he, accepted and
y continued at this point ;betwetnirwo and
three years. when he received!an 1honora-
BILE discharge erode .h& = s. Il - cha 9s
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
CONTINENTS BY, THE PREsr.

By hse adrice and consent Of he Senate.
>, Roa,elus. M. Saunders, Of North, Caro-.
riina, atoshea Enyuya Extraordinary and
Minister Hen.p1teUtiary Of the sUeited
States, iRe C.urti OF her Catholic Ma.
jesty, in the. uiace of Washington Irving,
at his own request recalled. ,s.ee ~
= Rolert c., Nichols. Attorney nf the T.
rnited States for,ibe Eastern Dislric. OF
tNir.inn.. ~ eau 7y4ss s,4iy'iasl;o,. ~
II Edward Johnston. Attorney ofthe Uni
ted States for the District of Iowa, vice
John G. Deshler. removed.
IL Gideon 8. Bailey, M.rshnl for the Dis
trict If Iowa, tic.. l;ta llS'ffler, removed:
Alexander, Porter, Marshl for the Dis
trict If DeIaware, vice John Nc CIung.
resisned. !'lh-s Et&n f9Scj 7sF .Gnst1is'
hhn NorSen,, Attorney If the United
States for the District of Michigan, vice
George C. Bates resigned. ''' = '2'i7'f ~
: John Catlirt. Secretary Of the Territ,ry
Of Wisconsin, vice George B. g: Floyd.
}. STFrS h. .sts -n.lr hests -sa,.g -.. & d,
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

teuea,ed the miller. And will no doubt
,ne day ruin the owner 700 Y nd1
can't you say it out!' cried we smpallent
and halt angry miller. 1t gcss on inc
Sabbath! = exclaimed The minister IN
Iirm aud solemn, and monitory tone: Inc
as,onished man stood blank and silent {;
and when the minister went %? WITH re-
munsirance and exhortatihn, tn witch
,h,. danger of his state and practices, and
m. call 10 repentance and TAI h.wese us.
= 4 mon him. he listened with rs.'ect.
Ri Submission. and Promised to turn
from his ways of s,n. ana espee'a.Iy
from his violation OF me sA0aE sosAa.
ma ndment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

THE Towns comprising the3l6TH 'sEN-
AroKrAL DISTRICT, are notified thai Wing
Convention will be held a, orton's Hotel 1NG
in Woodbury., on Wednesday, March 18th,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of'soms
inatirg candidate for this district, TO- be
supported at the comingelectioh'r 4 general
attendance of the delegates is requested s"s
SAMUEL LEAVlTT,l ~ oa~ ~
ELI SMITH, ;.-ar Disco Com.
A.. c., STRONGy o1) 2ai.n"uw &
Woodbury., Febs lS, -le46s6 4@n7a'94 ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
NEWSPAPER AGENCY.

Mr.. v. B. Palmer, General Agent, for obtain.
ing subscriptions, advertisements, and making
collections Cor newspapers, in the citiesoi New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston, is
authorized to take advertisements subscriptions
&C. IN those cities for the Enquiter. His New
York Office is in the Tribune buildings. l60
Nassau ST.; Boston, No Is State St; Baltimore,
s. E corner of Baltimore and Calvert ssreetss
Philadelphia, No. so Pine ST. r. g. e 4gI=a3t'
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
18th Senatorial District.

THE Delegates from the several towns IN
the 18th Senatorial District, will meet at
Howe's Hotel, in Winsted, on the 10th day Of
March next, for the purpose of nominating a
suitable candidate to represent said District n
the next General Assembly Of This State, eg.,
A general attendance ofthe delegates is re.
quested. r. ye.;f u''d.ae!F 90
GEO. yWADHAMS, Dist Com! .
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
The Town COuInittsss,

F.! We Just the Town CdhmitleeS thrdhghi
.buathe 1unty win (if the hafs NIT alIaadI
done. so,) take immediate measures for eff
fecting a thorough organization Of the party
The District Committees should at once be
organized, the towns canvassed, and the re-
giSlry lists revised and completed. Our OPP
-ponentS win make a-deSpgrateeaars tO'ssTes
gain the ascendency" in the State, but time
lycxeftiors on the pirS of the Wings vii
,dissitats. ihes 8 forlorn hoRen Of locofoco;S n
and ensure glorious Wing triumph. Shall
that exertion be wanting? ,''"A-'''~ q
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
Party zation.rThe ,Ieeofoeo Circular

In less than flee sOeeks,t the freemen Of this
State will again be called upon to exercise s
that distinguishing privilege of republicans
the right of suffrage. Fire brief sceekst
willdetermine the importantquestion, wheth-
er theWhig banner will continue to wave IN
triumph over the land Of the ,Shermans, the
Wolcotts, and the Ellsworths, or whether i
shall give place to the black, flag ofpolitieaa7
Observation-Disclosures our beloved State shall
still deserve to be designated as the land OF
steady habits the home of intelligence, Wis
tue and liberty, or neither she shall beadis-
graced by base subserviency to Southern
dctation, by apologizing for and cophiying
at the Texas iniqni,y, and by advocating the
exploded dogmas Of Free Trade. Are these
not motives enough to- awaken the enthusi-
astic efforts Of, every true-heartcd Whig--sof
every sincere patriot-to preserve :unsulliea
the integrity and glory ofour little common
wealth? Small though she is, in territorial
extent, she nevertheless hiss q mighty voice
the republic. Wherever she may 60, the fie-
ry Southrons mark well her footsteps ana
the young giants of the West struggle ~
emulate her example. Let it ever be our
pride and boast that the weight. her infu =
ence is givcnin support Of Wing principles
Our opponents are Tin the fieldain8 ear
nest. e., The locofoco Central Committee
have issued their Seceet Circular''to the
faithful, which, unfortunately for them, fell
into the hands Of the wings before it was in
tended. We make a few extracts for the
Purpose of showing what they design to do,
as well as for the good adrice and the facts
which they contain.f I.et the Wings remem'
Der them. 2!af*'-'S 9f" p. '>"'i'. y
Bile f. RRRE FE 10 qaesE. tn be our HstE&:
ANCY in THE STATE; and il we let pass,
without an effoh. we MAY NOT have another
oportunty, as favor able for long time 10 cou1e.
If therefore stands Ne in haud.s to LAY ASIDE
all MINOR DIFFERING e. and mere 1per-
sonal and local preferences, and 20 UNITE,
cerdially. in one harmonious Sir 0ggle to- RE.
DEEM the State from the MISRULts Of Ar
RIOS ANT and ANTI REPUBLICAN WING
6EKx. z b.cnn osaTe9vi'l,l sc" a@a*g'
In consequence of theSARBITRARY adj
journment Of the Electors Meeting, with
out day, many of the Democratic towns,
last wear, were not represented. This will
not he the case again; for BY law of the
law OF the last Legislature, where there Is
no choice on the first day. the meeting stands
adjourned untilth Monday following, when
the person or PERSONS haeing the bighesa
number Of votes will BE- elected.--L,ef fhis te
bOrne il asiud. Let no pains be- spared TO
give the HIGHEST VOTE sONRTHE
FIRST DAY, and yon win alniOss Certainly
be successful on the SECONDFTRfAh..' u
we can carry majority Of the 'BA LANCEB
TOWNS, and districts, and make ehSice Of
Democratic representatives in towns whieb
were NOT represented LAST YEAR the
the State is ours! But let Us not on that
account, or any other, relax our efforts In
the sIfong Democratic towns for, the great:
CT the victory, ths sxeeSeE tsae honor ofa~
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
; pEHsha S-,Abernethy ESQ.,, of Welcott-
willie, has@heen nominated for Senator by the
locos ofthis Q5thj District. ~ 49, ~,


: I'm unexpected Dat Joyful Meeting. ~
gentleman residing near Marlborough, in this
county, some days since, went to New York to
get a hand 10 work for him on his farm He
,chauced, tn have recommended 10 him d young
man who had just emigrated from Germany.
and through, hired persons las the German
could NO, speak .English,) he engaged TO work
with him. and brought the young man over I"
his residence. AT dusk the gentleman sent /"
neighborfnr a German who had been working
there long time. having 'emigi ated from Ger
many many years since, and whose steady hab.
It's had. as much as anyfliing, Influenced him in
retaining the Young man, to come and take
with the new wrrk hand. The German who
was sent for, came and seated himself by the
fire, back Of the other. who was drinking his
tea. The family were waiting for the meal 10
be finished, expecting to hear some regular
Ouch talk; nor did they wait in vain, for the
moment the Young man turned from the table
his eyes were fixed on the tier Cen 30 Il
stood moment" regarding each 'ofher-and
fheS, rushed into each others arms-they were
brothors. and met far the first time in many
seo,s! e The kind feeling. the funhnunded joy
thesrepeated embrace were worthy ~ lovers
These two ,honest, tDutchmen did talk Dutch
that night and win probably do so long time,
asi they work on farms that adjoin each other
-r iii TEA IA sMsg"oaia Enquirer. =,
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

z ns-We learn from the Religious, Herald;
tharthe Rev. George II. Hastings, who supr
piled the pulpit %. me congregational
Church in this villagesd during the winter Of
lS44-5, has received call from1the High
Street Church in Providence, r. l., to be-
ss.,se.S ~. .s'SH@ $50 20 ,%hl N6i is.''
come their PaStor, ts,,.,,, :. .'.~N s.,- d
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

FThe Boston papers say thai Mr.. Ri
chard Jennings of that city or vicinity, is
likely to come into posSessionof an immense
estate, (s4O !oO6. Co., the property of rela-
vewho died in England many years since.
We hear there Is some reason for believing
this statement.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

a O5-The springfield Republican states that
the fare on the railroad between that place
and Hartford is TO be reduced from rs TO SO
cents Right! Let other, roads follow the the
example9and the companies as well as the
travelling public would be greatly benefited
:, -. n u RtAts'e rs 80" Nt.":gtaS Z,i
knSiSHy' -. - .t-r,tal ~. ~, - -.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

Ex-Prssident VAN buren,, we learn, arrived
here in the cars Wednesday evening. on his
way TO Washington, and iook the night boat
Tor New Ycrk.-JNesV HGgen Courier.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

= I5-Tirrell, the aiiedgel murderer Of Ma
ria Bickford, was arraigned before the Court
at Boston on Wednesday last, ndrtead not
guilty. The 4th Tuesday in March was
fixed upon as the day for commencing his
triai.' Messrs. Choate and Merrill are the
hiS counsef .s1a5i,i2'f ei6 0a xsF~:
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
+ The Richmond Duel.

~ The recent fatal duel At Richmond, e0he
particulars of which will be found in anoth-:
'er column exhibits'a most deplorable state
Of society at South We are wont to re=i
sard.many Of the barbarous sports andipe7
nances4 ofiheathenish NATIONS with feelings
Of surprise and horror; but where can we
find = match for such, 4 scene as that to
which We allade? That intelligent men
lin the heart of "a Christian community
should permit themselves, Of be permitted by
the laws Of the land, 70 BUTCHER each other
with such deliberate brntality,is indeed a
matters OF, wonder: One would naturally
suppose that the sacrifice ofso many Jistin-s
guished victims upon sthe' bloody altar of
chipaisyawould haxeia tendency to open the
eyes Ofthss South 70 tie eaorfnity of,he evil,
and in some measure lead to its correction.
49,. sTNFEEAssssfS7S wa {73S.~~A 'th"t ,%Tes ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
over. rRE OCEAN, or Gsistses IN Diaan,
: IaS;ds. Bya adv Sof. New-York..j NJ o.

,ovER; TIRE OCEAN, on. Glibtses IN Distant
4, Lands. BY Lady oil. New-Yofk. e"' 81
II The above is the title Of q neatly printed ed,
volpne,. which has just been published by.
,Messrs. Paine g. Burgess of, NewsYork;
embracing forty three letters from the most
interesting places in Europe. These letters
are sfromesthe PEN Of Mrs. G T.Cromwell,
and were originally published in this paper
under lie head u Letters fE4 from rtAt broad
and rperused with mach interest BY The read
ers ofthe enquirer The numerousf friends
here of'the accomplished authoress, will be
gratifed that they now have an opportunity
Of procuring them, in aaore convenient and
form. 7 The, New York editorsgspeak of the
work id terms Of high commentator. '.''''
A. ! -
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

pLieut. w. @. PECK has been transfer
red for the present from Washington city I,
west Point .ts-5 s-.,vy Svg.,a, ,,s,-.-r
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05
n IN - ~ u 4 .t.EI'.8 Y = "
!. The Senatorial Conventions.

r., The Wing Convention for the nomination
of Senator in the t7th District meets this
day "Wednesday at IVES. Cornwall. The
reports wlsich reach us. from all parts Of the
nissrse.ia ~ &rsh Asss, odragng nature,
t5 lStRsg ssstr h'39t tts-pA MI Nv "a .sfe IA
and indicate the election Of a. Wig BY a
handsome lmajoriiys <|In this sdistriot. (the
Sr5ths}sthe Convention Is to be held at
Howe's Hotel in Winsled, on Tuesday next,
the 10th inst. We look for the attendance
Of fnlidelega.ion and. a unanimity of feel
ing and of action. The Fyteenil Is alscays
.Whig's In the I6,h Dis,fics Gas win Be
seen by reference aoiihe calkby, the District
Commit,eeS) the Convention will assemble
at 0rton's Hotel IN Woodbury., on Wednss-
day, the llth inst. The Wings of the Dis
trict are Of the scvrkiag sclass-Eardent. and.
untiting@ and win give a. good account Of
themselves ii the approachins election, 80 81
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

"a
FATAL AccIDENT--ALMosT.-One day
last week. a young man. a Spaniarj, was
precipl,atcd some 40 feet through sue
cession of,openings in the floors OF the
wooden mandatory of Hotchkiss g.
Loomis at Woodbury., under the follow.
ing circumstances These openings are
for the passage up and down of what
is called au Elevator something SINH.
l,r 10 dumb walters in large hotels
While in the fourth story the young
man stepped on this elevator. the rope OF
which broke, precipitating the same 10
'the bottom, with the young mau after it.
lie fell upon the side, Of disappearing Of
the stony directly under him, crushing
ght railing around it-bounded from
this with a Somerset, aud struck II similar
railing in the story below that, which
was crushed in like manner. then fell to
the bottom, striking with the strong mus
cles ofthe back, just over the hip on, an
oval piece of hard wood three inches in
diameter, which was broken by the con-
custom. The next day the young man
was walking the streets with his hands in
his pockets.-N.sH. Herald.
b.. t,@N.-' +. 5r'Fr7 $1,000 s--t - y $40 .-- ts .
Extract of letter from LrrcHrrELD COUNTY,
h. - .~. .s,,F dated FEBRUARY %. 1916.
|. Seeing that the Times and 9 Register are
al rro cd nj fha nroSnpctS of the WhlQ
party for the coming, election. and thinking
that from their zeal for our cause they might
misapprehend little the real condition of the
party, | have thought it might relieve their
minds Of an unpleasant load To be informed
that there never prevailed among the Wings OF
this County more ltinahimiIy Of feeling as 10
the Slateseleetion which is abont to take place.
or greater cor6dence asto the result. Litchfeld
County is unquestionably Wing by larger ma
.jority than it was year ago, and will prove IT.
self 30 at the polls. The faint, cry of the
Times about the License Law. the cowardly
ATTEMPT 10 throw on the Wings, the sole re-,
sponsiblitv of passing it, will a, least, in this
State, prove, most unfortunate to the Loco
Foco party. The Times, is doubtless honest IN
its assertions, but unluchiiy the peop'e nil
not believe H.. This CRYING out upon a law
which was not passed by party votes OF advo-
Gated as party measure, is understood by the
people here as an old party trick 10 divert our
minds from3the Tariff and other great national
queslions whitehall upon us all so earnestly at
the present time fnr our undivided action THE
PEOPLE or CoNNEcTCUr WILL STAND BY
TARIFF. THAT ISTHE ISSUE As heret0.
fore, it is again before the people. and we mean
ito keep it there. If other pats Of the State
elect our State ticket by a large, vote, and
have. an unnarollpA majority in the Tepis.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

+, DEATH OF DR. MArHEsoN The numer.
Gus friends of this eminent aud.trulv pi",,s
man. will be panied to hear o his draih. His
visit 10 this country with DR.. Reed, as repre-.
sentative; of the English Congregational
Churches, will long be remembered. At the
time Of his death in Dondon in January last e.
he was suffering from an affection Of the lungs
and held the Office Secre.aryOf the Home Mis-
sioi,ary Society ..-
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

Hon. ISAAC W. stuart, Of Hartford, has
been Ee-nominated for the Senate. in. the LIST
District.aeaN ~. 3. tl..,. Z. I'm, 49,
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

The Northampton (Mass.) Conrier,s
states that the late ISanc C. Pray Gf Eos-x
ton. is said to have. left an estate Of
$5OO,OOO. and third of which will goE1
a rtcreant son of the same name, NC
England. =. - =
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

Melancholy Sigh.--Three sled loads of
dead bodies from SGuam Beach, 80 in mum
ber-were waiting for the cars arthe ssWest
Turnout on the Camden and Amboy Rail
Road. ON Saturday. The friends of the de-
ceased who had collected to convey them to
New-York, accompanied them.-ff wu. Mrs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

nThe Miller Tabernacle in Boston was
burnt to the ground on Nonday the 23d ult.
nSMr. Carlisle says that on the same
day Shakespeare died, Cromwell was born; a
coincidence certainly, but proving no more
than the CURIOUS fact that ON the same day
General Arnold died in England, the oak
tree, under which Van Vert and Williams
captured Major ANDRE. in Tarrytown, was
struck with lightning and shivered to pie
ces.--BOsiOn Bee. .. ..... -.
THE New REVOLUTION IN MExIco.-1'he
Albany Argus. publishes letter received from
an,otlicer OF The brig Porpoise, which contains
some imp' rtaht items in conaection with
recent affairs in Mexico. Arista having pro-
nounced against Paredes. and in support Of
the government OF herrera, there is every
probability Of civil war raging in that unhap-
Ply euuntry for some time. ~ Arssta has a large
force under his command. When last heard
from he was within tour GAYS march ot Mexi-
ca. The writer states that the civil au-
thoriiies Throughout the country are opposed
to the nsnrpati0a af Parades. and that Arista,
whilst supporting Herrera, declare his opposi-
tioh to any compromise upon the subject Of
Texas Mr.. Slidell, it is believed, made no
attempt TO negotiate With Parades; but when
he wished Ia leave the capitol. he demanded
from the latter m eseUVt to Jalapa. This was
at inst refused. on the pFeiext that Pueblo
had NOT yet submitted. aud the men were re-
quired by the government. AZ length on the
nth nit, the escort was granted. and not till
then did Mr.. Slidell repair TO Jalapa.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

Ex.Judge Conrad. If Philadelphia, now con.
nected with the press in that city, has chal-
lengeda Mr. Gibbons, Senator from, that Dis
trict. The latter isa mild, courteous gentle.
man. and, gave q. vote in the Senate which Of.
fend the beiligerent eA-Judye. Gibbons very
properly declined the challenge, whereat Com
rad has become greatly enraged. This is not
the irstrhallenge he has sent which has been
dec lend, Jl'~ss 5t'' s.iI pc t,.!..s. -L,
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

VETER ANS This has been trying winte
for our Revolutionary soldiers, many have been
taken iora better world the last is Col. Fenton
ct Chaptanlne county. in this State. who died
in his s3I year. The story of his services in
The cause Of liberty, is brief, but interesting
in l7S). he was in Two severe sGirmishes near
rhrog's Neck. where lin the first) he saved him
self from. c9p'ure' by shooting the horse Of
"a British officer who, had nearly overtaken
,lim; the Office. having. his leg,broken BY the
.orse's fall, He .was.in. the service Rear West
POINT when The army was disbaaded after p ace,
receiving his long arrears Of pay in. settle
tnent notes. which he sold for seventeen dbl.
larslo He was mafvied 1870, sard removed ia
Qisego' thtn M,atSumery) county. in 1891.
where, he was once lost in the woods in severe
..@n"w-stnrm, and remained on his feet fifty
'honrs. knowingisai he should'ineyitably freeze
20 death if he sat down or fell asleep. He
I'ame out to a house the third morning. about
seven miles from the! spot where was first be-
wildeEed, He ever after suffered from rbeu.
matte affection, and ultimately became Grip
,le afterwards. Y Smn "a ~ Vg' 81
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

u. S.SENA ToR.--The Legislature of Lou
siana. On the 10th inst, elected Solomon U.
Downs, Esqy at-present U. S. District At
storney, u. s. Senator from 4th March ,lS47.
Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-05

The great Mastadon Skeleton which was
exhibited short time since, has been pur-
chased by Harvard University for $4,000.