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Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-07-19

COTTON YARN. COTTON CHAIN AND
v Batting, BY the srnful, TO be bad Of Gao.
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DEArH or AN AcroR.-Mr. Red
mond Ryan, who has acquired rep
utalion as n delineator or Irish cllarao
tiers and the singer Of Irish songs, is
now no more.
Mr.. Ryan came to this city this sea
son from the North. where at several
of the theatres he was n well-known
performer lie was here engaged at
Dan Riee's amphi'heatre, and acted
and sung nightly for some weeks in
the early part of The present SEASON.
That establishment closing he went to
Galveston, whence he returned few
days ago to this city, and on the day
before yesterday was attacked by chol
era, and the next day notwithstanding
the most prompt aud judiciols efforts
were used for his recovery he died.
and is TO be buried by his professional
brethren here to-day.
Mr.. Ryan leaves n family, we be
lieve, who were solely dependent for
support upon his efforts as an actor
lie was a native, we understand, of
Ireland man of no ibconsidcrahle
talent, and much esteemed for bis
amiable character and sccial qualities
by a large circle Of acquaintance. =
pirrV,tnp.
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N ien

AT the residence Of nr. Thoa. ]. Burlington in
ths city on Friday the 9th inst, LINDSAY q.
only son Of Maj, A. nj. Dunn.
The friends and acquaintance Of the family are
invited 10 attend his funeral fron the residence Of
DR.. Burlington on Lafayette Street, this morning
at 10 o'clock.
Far away from home and on the eve Of gradu-
atng for lie Of honor and usefulness; the painful
intelligence comes, that our itiend-who, but n
few hours befnre, was houyant with health "now
lies PROSTATE, erafpling with remcrseless deatl:'
II was spared him, however, to reach his dear
heme, and have his idolizing pareuts about him.
Poor Lindsay. for their sake, as well as for your
own, viii the tears Of many loving friends be
mingled.
Alas, alas and is II thus al, earthly hope Ia
dashed to pieeesS Must dealt, ever choose the
''shnng mark" and pass all others byP The sill
yer chord Is leesend, and the bowl broken Mt The
fo,intair1---tl,e noble and generous son-the kind
brother, the fofbearing master, the near and dear
friend is dead " Lindsay" TO earthly eye is lost
forever,
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ROC T. Il d | n GSI
or THE
IL q A IL ID OF SIC E,EGT M EN,

Barrow Rouer, Jan. 9Th, 1851
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
present
toHs X. DrfRoco, Mayor.
II. ToMbINsoN, CHAs. GuEpRY,
Ep. Willis. f. BRooKs,
The meeting being called to ord r, the
proceedings oil the last meeting were read
and approvee.
The Mayor stated that pursuant to res
oIution adopted at the last meeting of the
Board, he had renewed the bond Tor fifteen
hundred dollars due by the Corporation 10
the Louisiana State Bank.
A petition from G.. +. 3ran' Esq, rela-
Iative to the cleaning out natural drain
near his property. The matter in question,
was ref rred TO the street conmitte with
authority to open said drain in its a.aral
course.
On motion il was Resolred, That the
Corporation Attorney be requested to pre-
pare such amendments to She City Charter
to be sutmi..ed to The legislature to rem
der said charter effective, pursuant to the
Constitution and a late decision Of the Su-
prone Court of the State, relative to the
powers Of the Mayor.
The Mayor appointed the following
Committees for the balance Of the term
On Finance. Mcssrs. Brooks Guedry,
On Streets e Willis 1firiart,
On Paupers''. I" Tomlinson Il Burlington.
The following accounts were allowed;
J, Nj. Halliday for surveying Magnolia Cemetry
placing stakes TO designate the lots and making
two plats oil the same. T1Ve w
John l. Wolf for desk for Mayors Office and
collins. .Hi40b
J. J. Odom for board Of Jail hands. ....... 80 90
J.J. Odom for board Of loafers. rs 50
w. II. Tunnard for tube and chain. ......5 10
8. NJ. Hart for services Of boy Tom. ......6 w
H. T. Waddilifo medicines for poor ..... 10 o.
Waddl h Day for medicine for poor 800. u %
Largueir and LaNoue for hardware. ~ 80
H. Willis for repairs to pump ........... q w
John Tilano for stove pipe. z %
Jacob Piper for collins &c.........t... 100 %
j. W. Seymour for extra services in wharf aud
Eascr's cases before the District and Sureme
Tie Board then adjourned.
J. X. DUFRO CO Mayor.
JAS, c. GAYLE. CLERK.
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WHERE troy
III urrir0

AZ Wotiiaw,, IN this Parish rn The ttt irot hv
The Rev, Mr. Quinn. J. CAMPBELL. ESD, of Tex
ae, To Etn0ltA A., Daughter Of III. j. W Nc
Hnpsry
Tn the 2s'h by r. =. Sans J. r. Mr..
LOUIS koNDERT, TO Miss A. I.
kRUMlIULE.
On Sunday night The 3st ut, by the
Rev A. II Avery Mi DAVID BROWN
Of New Orleans, to Miss LIBBY HOR-
NER Of this city.
On the goth u'to, at pattersonville. in
the parish Of st. Mary, Ivy Rev. Mr.. Blake,
Mn T. T.. BRIANT. of this city 10 MISS
ANGELA HAlpEL, Of the former
place.
On Monday night. Jan. Isl, 1851, by The
Rev, w. H. Crenshaw, Mn r. HOFF-
MANN, to MRs LOUISA CHAPMAN,
daughter Of J. l.. Wolfe, all Of this place.
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SllERjEFyS sAiT

NonaN STEWART, J No. e7.-f'hh
vs. Judicial District
PtttHsoN y srrwApr T. turt, Parish II
New Orleans. La.
Nv VIRTUE If q writ If plurins Fl. IN
~ issued in the above entitled and mum.
hered cause, and TO me directed from the
Hon 9Th Judicial District Court in and for
the Parish of New Orleans, have seized
and will offer at public sale 1T The Court
House door Of This Parish East Baton
Rouge. in The city Of Baton Rouge, on
SATURDAY The ID day Of Ftb,na,y retf.
A. y. 1858 at 1 o'clock, A. NJ all the
tight, title, interest, and claims Of the de-
PENDANTS. in aud 10 The slaves hereinafter
set forth and described, 10 wit
William negro man aged about %
years, tcnnperJ Malyvine negro woman
aged about 22 years; seized TO pay and sat
isiy the Judgment interest and cost III the
above entitled and numbered cat,se
Terms Of sale, cash--with the benefit of
arpfaisement. II. V. BaBlN
Jan. 81 1855 StnW.
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Nem ADVERTISE ii, e III 6
BELLEVUE ACADEMY.
Mn G. Mrs. FORD, assisted bv ,hei

MIR e. Mrs. FORD, assisted by their
lsl daughter, being about to become 10
c.atedtat the well known beautiful resi-
denee lately belonging to Din. DOUssAN
West Baton Rouge, respectfully announces
that | hey will be prepared to receive
young ladies' as Bcarders and Day scbol-
lars and 10 offer them instruction s,,itihe a
School of the fir order
THE situation is highly favorable for
health, vii free open frontage to the
river, aud having ample shaded grounds for
recreation aid exercise, besides tending
to a thorough English education in all its
branches, they teach the French, Latin
German and italian language, Music on the
Piano and Harp, singing and drawing
The Musical Department conducted by
their daughter Miss FORD whose superb
ofity as performer and Teacher Is we'll
known and freely acknowledged
Terms made known on application,
Ian 7 .tf
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ABRo.n.--
Senator Cass, says the New York
Commercial, has given notice of again
calling the attention of the Senate to
the subject of religious liberty abroad
for American citizens, which he has
aforetimo 50 ably advocated. The SEN
ator proposes, BY amicable negotia-
tons with foreign powers, to secure
for Americans visiting Of temporarily
residing in Papal countries these priv
ileges, in kind if not in degree, which
are awarded TO Romauists and all 9th
err denominations in this country. The
request is so reasonable and just in it.
sell. and would so much tend to soften
the asperities which unfortunately
have hitherto been almost inseparable
from differences in religious creed,
that one would fain hope Congress
will not hesitate to adopt the measure.
We apprehend that the principal DIFF
fculty will be so to guard the ccnces-
sions to be made by the Papal powers.
to prevent the practice of proselytism
If there be disposition on their part
to emulate the example of free Ameri-
ca IN this particular, however, it will
not be impossible to devise measure
that shall secure both parties to its i'm
lnunity from any abuse Of its provis.
ions, We should Be glad to sec the
trial made. True Delta.
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nr- The National fntelllgencer

E1s- The National 1nteligencel
speaking of business to come before
the present session of Congress en-
umerates the most important under
the following heads:
The Homestead bill, which is now
before the House with the substitute
of Mr.. Hunter as an amendent.
The Texas Debt bill, as passed Ivy
the Senate.
The Senate bill 10 pro, ide pay
ment for French spoliatiohs prior to
1900.
Tie Ocean Mail Steamer bill, with
tie amendment Of The lIouse directing
notice to be given or the termination Of
Tie contract.
The bill to establish mail line
to Shanghai by way of the Sandwich
Islands.
The bill established the Ramsay
mail route from New Orleans by way
Of Vera Cruz to Acapulco to the Pa
cifc. ......
The bill to establish n suhteran-
can line Of telegraph to the Pacific.
The bill to pro, ile Weekly Mail to
San Francisco
Various bills granting lands for con
structiou of Railroads, and
Mr., Bennet's Land bill, z rapting
lands equally to the several states to
aid in the construction Of railroads and
the support of schools.
The q S. frigate Constitution was
at Porto Grande. Oct 22d IN beat
ing zip to tho anchorage, by the
way Of the Southern passage, She en-
countered very s1nalv weather, car
rying away The hlainsail. foretopsail,
forctorgallantsail. spank4r and jib /;
also broke the cross jack yard. com.
reling the ship to gu to sea--reaching
Porto Grande (St Vincent two days
after, in II crippled condition. The
Dale was expected daily at Porto FRA
IN, from Madeira whittier she had
gone to recruit the health Of the off
Gers and crew. The Marion was on
The south coast, to be at Porto praya
by the lst Of December, expecting her
relief.
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FE The American Organ states
the great reason why the Know Moth
ings are opposed to Mr. Seward. We
copy from that paper Of Wednesday
week
awe have much stronger grounds
of opposition 10 Mr. Seward than his
non concurrence in our views on the
question Of foreignism. Mr.. Seward
has not taken the front rdnk among
our worse opponents on this last
named question. Others have taken
The front seats on this question, and
hive continually belched forth fire
and fury upon us "a 'intolerants, &c.
Mr.. Stewards allies. Pierce, Forney.
and the editors of The Richmond En-
q,iirer and pennsvvanian, occupy
higher saata than Seward on this
question Had we no other for orpo-
sition TO Seward, it would, indeed, be
enough that he opposes our doctrines
But we have other reasons. And
here let lis ask The Tribune Of what
avail would it be to change the laws
Of naluralizatlons, or to repeal them,
il the Union il to be DESTROYED hy
such men as Seward, Chase and Sum
ner2 II. At the same time we get
rid of the evils of foreign immigration
we cannot preserve the Union, and
render it perpetual. what do we gain I
Tie Tribune mistakes the mission Of
The American party, whose destiny is
not only TO remedy the evils resulting
fron foreign votes and influence, but
- anaih'irte t'at ciass Of .ime''ean
dpmu,oppss Who seer NE destruction
of the IRerjcaa f'pjon.''
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NOTICE..

A LII PERSONS indebted TO the under
II signed for Store Bills will please come
forward and make settlement, | wish to
leave early in January for the North to
purchase my Spring Stock, and wish to
close all my accounts before | leave.
Jan. lth Y. w. u. PHILLIPS.
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CHARLES RlISTON,
~ .<zAHEEI

pLA tkSM AND WAGON
- MAKING. pLOuGHs nsde and
repaired: H'1GGlEs, and other repairs
done at the shortest notice Horse slloeing
done with the greatest care and despatch
IA i work done by him shall be equal
TO that done at any other establishment in
the Snt'tl
~ Wagons and Carts always OH hand
for sale. Shop on Africa Street. near Y
Heude's Dry Good Store. iany7y.
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OFFICE or fIr BArny HotaE AND CLisrus
pLssK RoAp COMPANY !
B,fon Rouge, Uecetnteg bh, 1854.
IN CONFORMITY with Section 9Th Of the Char
| ter of this Company, nm election for Seven III
rectnrs. to serve during The ensuing year, will b,
held on Wa'ine@iny, the 10th day Of January mex
1a55,l at the Office II Justice ?. A. Walker.
Commissioners: Eugene Jancue, w. r. 'rnnnart
ard II. 7. Waddill. A.. NJ DUNN, Pres't
A. sHErrERs, Sec'y. f1eeG-tf
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ROPES & LINES.

MANILA ROPE, Cotton and Hemp,
Nl Cordage and Plough Lines, Hernpen
Sash Chord, with Sash Irons, Fishing lines
with Hooks and Floats, Grass Lines Of
small and large sizes, ON hand and for sale
low by d. G. MONTAN Church st
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OFFICE or THE BAros Rurer AM CIrsrps /
n,

tLask HosB CoMPaNY.
NOTICE Is hereby given to the Stock holders ~
" this Company, that an Instalnent Of ten pc,
ceuttS2 30 per sharel win be due and payable on
Friday, the 9th day of February, 1855.
by order of the Board,
deeG-if A. sIfEPPERs, sec'y.
sW Gazatte and Advocate, please copy u.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

LIrHoaRarulc Nlgw.--There is
now on the wall of the Harvey House
Exchange, under the supervision of
"S'mon," a beautifully executed, view
of Baton Rouge from the opposite side
Of the river. We do not hesitate to
say, that the work is by all odds the
best, the most artistical,sthat has ever
been devoted TO this interesting sub
lect. Mons, A. Persac, the artist. il
now here and is looking up subscribers
to the work. 1.-THE photographer does
the artist justice, this will be a
very beautiful view aud one that
should adorn the wall of every resi-
dcncc in this city. Price So
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

ItrE OF GREEnv.-it is stated in
the life of Horace 'reel +, that Leggett
once discharged him from a compos-
sitor's situation on the Evening Post
on accounted Of his slovenly appearance.
Greely's first employment II New
York was obtained from w. 7. Porter
Of the Spirit, who was then foreman Of
Vests printing office. In 1893
Greedy started the Morning Post, the
first penny paper in the world it liv-
ed sixteen days and bcgat the New
York Sun.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

u In accordance with the ex-
pressed will of the people of Maryland.
the Governor has decided not to call
an extra session Of the legislature of
that State.
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DIR lfrrklq Gul11rt
Friday Morning M, Jan. 8, 1865.

u u i Informed that we do
not reject his communication because
IL conflicts with our own unsettled
opinion on The same subject but be
cause It's chirography is such that no
eompositor in elristiandom could put
II into type, without taking a ''poetic"
lisccnse with II.
We never reject a well written com
mnnication Oh any subject. II Is q
matter of no moment with us, as 70
the author $ name. 80 the article be
well written, and upon a subject Of
local or general interest. The inter
est of The town is our interest and The
local press, should reflect as near as il
is possible TO do SO, the local opinion
This il the only manner III which we
may truly know public sentiment At
home, and the only way our influence
can be felt abroad.
Y ~ Il will be seen that with the
commencement of the new year, the
Daily Comet merged, Oh its tenth vol
une. III its future course, our read
ers may look to the pa to find ia
Ia, wherein to base calculations We
IRE not nor can we ever be, bound
hand aud foot 70 any party, and like
TO reserve to ourselves The liberty Of
changing our principles, when either
principles Of interest require it. One
feat we desire to impress forceably
upon the public mind it is this, The
Daily Comet, is the ehcepesf Tally pa
per, published IN the world. Il being
.6ire dollars rcr anuum, oplv. That
II i published ~ The independent cash
principle, aud We never allow any one
to he more than year behind hand,
with us. If we do ANYTHING that docs
not meet the appreciation of al our
readers such as feel offended can do
us no greater favor than to demand
balancing Of accounts, We lay no
claim to having the largest circulation
IL The State, nor do we feel any ambi-
ton that way, unless It may he turn
ed to profitable account. II is for this
reason that MT nine o'clock in the NOR
ming the edition for the day is out.
Carr. upE's New BoAr.-From
descriptions had Of her, the new boat
designed for this trade by Capt IRE
will surpass il beauty and speed, all her
predecessors. The cabins are dccora-
ted IN the most exquisite style Of art,
and the PANELS are adorned with rich
oil paintings from sketches along the
coast of plantations and princcly resi-
dences. The Capitol passed over the
falls in the Ohio on the 31st ult., and
she is now hourly looked for at our
landing
-s - --.--
r. \ ,,ry - | ,,.ul,,'r ,...:....
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Gs- See Phillips notice TO his Gus
toners. Phillips is about to leave
for the North and would like to sec
his delinquent customers come up to
The counter, in order % exchange the
compliments ofthe season with them.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

W 4 copy Of Longlcy's American
Manuel Of Photography. complete
exposition Of Phonetic Shorthand, ha.
been laid on our table for rcrusal, Il
shall be noticed early.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

TIE h,lttwinr ts a iist ui Steamboats, which have
stopped and passed Mt this place, FROM " o'clock
Friday until ~ o'clock Saturday.
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SALARIES or ToREleN MINISTERS.
The reform diplomatic bill now before
Congress proposes the following sala-
RES for foreign ministers Great Brit
ain 81 1900; France and China each.
$4,000; Spain, Russia. Austria and
Prussia, each $4,000; Brazil aud
Mexico, each 10000 Turkey, Peru
and Chila, each So. 1000. Switzerland.
Rome, Naples, SARDINIA, Belgium,
Holland, Portugal, Denmark, Swe-
den, tue Argentine Republic, New
Grenada, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela,
Guatemala and Nicaragua, each IT,
500.
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Upwards Of two thirds of The mem
hers elect to the New York Legisla-
ture arc in favor Of a prohibitory Ii
quor law, and as The new Governor is
also Maineael, there is now 10 doubt
that The Maine law will beput in oper
ation in that State ii ne course Of a
few months
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

The MAINE Law IN RHODE Is
raSp.-The Supreme Court Of Rhode
Island has decided the clause in the
liquor law of that State, which author
ICES the seizure and destruction Of H.
luor, to be unconstitutional.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

10 Phil delphia Is not without it,
curiosities. The Sun copies two signs
ii has discovered there, One is paint
ed in red italics. and reads thus:
"Shilts Retailed Here
This, we take it, is for the benefit of
bachelors. The other reads
"Hands wanted to work Oh bosoms."
For whose benefit is that 7
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In the news from Spain, brought
by the steamship Washington. we
see it stated that M. Antonio Maria
Segovia, The Spanish consul iu this
city, has been appointed commissary
Of the Holy Places.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

~. f'achoRaa, TIE Achr.-This
gentleman is announced hv the mana
ger Of the Metropolitan, New York,
as having during the last three years
been received with great enthusiasm
in London, E'linburg, Manchester,
Glasgow, Liverpool and other cities of
Great Britain" and was TO make his
appearance in New York on the I'd
inst, IN the part Of Hpmlet,
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07
NOV OF IL MIN q
AND
Constantly Receiving,
a large and well selected stock Of
GROCERIES and PROVISIONS.
d

BY
CHARLOTTE G HOFFMAN,.
OUR stock was selected by ourselves and
" we guarantee ALL ARTICLES sold by
US, as is represented Our stock is too uu
nierous to mention all we ask is call
and we can furthermore, assure Aux BON
vIVNATS, that any thing in the Eat
ing, S,CrOCkeryyyare,
TIN ware and WOOdenxyare line,
and PLANTATION supply generally. can
be bad at tie very lowest CASH figure.
at orr stand. COURT HOUSE SQUIRE, Corner
OF Africa and st Ferdinand Streets, oppo-
site V Hcule's Dr." Good Store. Idec24.
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For sale.

Two likely negro boys, one about len
L years Of aye and the other thi,ieen.
TetTs--cash or Oh time TO suit the
purchaser. Apply to
s. S. HALL, Agent
Jau-G.tE Laurel Street
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07

SUFFERlNG IN NEBRhskA.-A gen
tleman in the far West, informs the
New York Mirror that there is already
much suffering among tue Nebraska
emigrats for the necessities of life and
that the coming winter threatens to
prove fatal TO large portion of the
settlers. Without houses to live in
without markets, (if they had money!
to supply them with food, and with no
fish and very little game, the poor emf
grants who have gone out there under
the lead of anti-slayery fanatics must
hurry home or die for want of food. In
many cases these poor sqnatters have
not money to pay their way back to
their comfortable New england homes,
for which they are now sadly signing.
Will our Abolition philanthrorists.
who have been instrumental in get
ting up this exodus, provide some mi
raculous manner to save their deludcd
victims from starvation ?
DR.. GRAHAM's CAsE.--In the Su-
premo Court, at New York, on the
26th ult., in the matter of Robert NJ.
Graham, convicted of the manslaugh-
ter Of Col. Loring, at the st. Nicholas
Hotel, and on which a stay of pro-
ceodings had been granted, the Dis
trict Attorney moved that the stay Of
proceedings be vacated, because the
prisoners counsel lad not served him
with copy Of the bill Of exceptions.
The court adjourned the matter un-
til that day week, in consequence of
the absence of the counsel of DIR. Ora.
ham.
Mr.. Souls.-The Washington Ev-
ening Star of the 2sth ult, says in
reference to Mr.. Soule on his return
to Madrid, that it has obtained infor-
nation that there is now in that city
further and positive news that his re-
ception was cordial, and that his po
sition with the new Government is as
fortunate for his probable future la
bors as can be wished by his most ar
dent friends.
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Barrow Rousr. Jan 9th 1851
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Drrsput