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INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGES AGAINST
JAMES FUREY, STREET COMMISSIONER.


JAMES FUREY, STREET COMMISSIONER.
The Committee of the Board OF Councilmen appointed
to the charges preferred against James Furey
met esterday afternoon in the Of the City library
~ Hail. Present Of the Committee, Councilmen Web
Der (Chairman), H. Smith, B. +. Pinckney, Orlando
Grey and Jackson.
VIM. H. Adams sworn-I know James Furey; am
street contractors am in the habit of building pers
don't know of any money having at any time been paid
contract from the city; paid the Street Commits
sioner 500 or any other inducement for him
TO draw order on the Comptroller my behalf;
know Andrew Clark the man know of that name is
liquor dealer; l believe this man Is sometimes
tractor have heard il said he did work Pier No
East river / never told him any other that
paid the Street Commissioner $780, that he should draw
requisition upon the Comptroller in my behalf don't
upon one OCCASION out of town, wien believe lent
him two three dollars l never gave money to any
fdon't know Of any moneys having been paid to the
street Commissioner by other person for purpose
dSa nnoT Of an
die in other folks business don't know of any money
having been deposited in any bank for Mr. Furey don't
did some repairs in June 1854 on pier foot Of Charlton
street. North river; shouli like to have the committee
payment upon that work, but not the two first; requ
stion was drawn for the first two payments but the
one cent for reauiion nor any other
cent to be paid to Mr. Furey for me; never knew
Of Mr. Fnrey ever having received cent Tor doing what
ton particular case have no reason to believe any
Mr. Petgrew was the next witness called; but no an
made.
Mr.. Ferris was called but it was said he was out of
town.
Thomas II. Burns was then sworn--I am in the Custom
House; am inspector; have been inspector upon
streets up town. also upon curb and gutterng job;
have been inspector upon than piece Of work
one time; have had two Jobs OF same time; have had
job In Forty-third street and Fyhird street at the
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Port Of New York, September 3, 1855.
CLEARED.

CLEARED.
Steamship Granada, Grien Havana and New orlcansM
Ship Gen william tBrcm Dros,e, Akyab-Hennngs Cos.
Ship Howard qIam) Nieman, Hamburg-w Schmidt
Ship Lucy Thompson Pendeton Liverpool-s Thompson's
ship May Queen, skoaeld New orleans-Eagie Hazard.
Ship Helen McGaw, Tucker, Mobilc-J Medaw.
Bark Demins, Nelson Rio drande-cornins Bcn,ou
Ba ark
Bark Clemantine Wade MobiIe~Post smith 4 Go.
Brig sienso d sIht Gardsla enosN yaesau
B Emo
Rs Brown
B Bs sS S.:Ps Ef
schr Il Marten; Perrine. Lsyacc a- Murray; g.
sehr N Hawkins, Griden, Charleston NcCready, Mott
schr Bergen Magee. city Point Hunter sp. c.;
sshr h Marsh Decker Piy%oaiRJoSsnsoa slssi
Propeller Black Diamond Lopez, Phiadelphiaw Thomp
ARRIVED.
and passesers 10 spooa Teson g. on sunda1
81 PM sisnsized steamships Alabama, savannah and
propeller bound TO Philadelphia
ship Argno Ans,rian siocovch, Trieste, % days, with
ss,p csS Costa Palermo July IS passed cbra
ship Nathan hansu COZ Kngson) Josln Marseilles, 90
snip a Win s %; SrS sd s
sickness Aug the Grand Banks spoke schrs Samuel
OF Ply mouth with 5000 Ash Amphrtrte OF do, 1000 fish
ship Sir Rober, Peel Chadwick, London and Portsmouth,
July e. with mdse and III passengers 70 Grnnel Mnturn
Co Aug IS lat ~ So lon % - passed brgantne Commo
dore Of Halifax steering H. 10Th lat IS 40 lon As "a passed
ship showing red and white signal with in steer
Ship Chrs,lana Hammond. London and the Lands End
Aug with mdse aud us passengers, TO Grnne Mnturn
&Co.
ship Anglo clipper Mayo. Alexandria, days in
BRIG Richard Bentley Rio Janeiro July a. with coffee to
sifken lronsdcs I'D n company with bark Fame spsghis
passed the Equator In IL days from Rio In lat N a.
becalmed six days making but degree in that time for
days In with bark kanawha from Buenos Ayres
Halifax bound s. I'd inst lat 80 A. lon 70 40 spoke ship Cam
den hence for Savannsh On the outward passage May *
lat 30 s. Ion 81 45w, spoke ship oxcnbrldge Freeman
saw clipper ship Robin Hood Besrse hence April rs san
Francco June LAT 50 s, Ion SO 80 spoke British packet
ship Eleanor Dixon. from Liverpool for Valparaiso.
Brig Gem obi Of Jersey kiynlon Gate Conway wf, died
Belfast, nom Boston fer 81 Domingo-All web.
schr Caslian, Briggs Jaek s,s days. xo
inst OH aticras spoke schr Varne hence s savonnah
scbr Harall, Moss Richmond.
schr Eliza Amanda, Williams. Virginia.
sehr Jonas sparks Rogers Baltimose
Sehr Fair. Osborne, Batimcxe
Sehr Alice, Howell. Baltimore.
Srhr Seruue NOTTINGHAM Baltimore
sehr Chesapeske, shehonse PAisdepha for New Haven.
Schr CaneyA, Brown, Mnlbrd2e. - $3.50
schr benjamin Franklin. Brown, Mllbriige.
schb s X Jones, Clarx, Rondout Tor Boston
schr Times, Smith, Rondoui for frovideore.
s~hr Joseph Farwel Connery Rockanj
ScAr Florence HsysseS Rockana
ercgeAss bgsec, hg.ey, sAA&SsA
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Political Intelligence.

The American state Central Campaign Committee, ap.
pointed by the late State Council and composed of
each Senatorial district meets this day at IL o'clock
at stanwix Hall, Albany.
The time Of holding the New York Temperance State
Convention has been changed from the 9th Of September
to the 3D. Of October. The convention will assemble Ia
he city Of Utica.
Gen John A. Dix says the Of his by the fn-
sonists Of Maine ''entirely unauthorized"
Judge William r. Allen, Of Oswego, present Judge OF
the supreme Court in the Fifth Judicial district has
been nominated for reelection by the Soft Shell Conven
ten which met at Rome.
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The croakers sat 1t again." circulating reports
that the potato rot is prevalent Long Island and in
the part of State Exchanges give the re-
ports fiat denial and say ttha in their respective vic-
mites potatoes never promised better.
At Newburg, 1000 bushels OF fine potatoes were sold
by single dealer last week for % to 81 4 cents per
bushe. In all the river counties and through New
Jersey reports from the potato crop very favorable
There Is rot but abundant crop and low prices
The heavy rains in Kansas in the first week in August
seriously injured the wheat crop. It cut but not
stacked
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-04

Mr.. J, TuonAs, printer, formerly Of this city,
died in New Orleans, Of yellow fever, the 25th ul
Or. WILSON BRowS, Leutena nj Governor Of Missouri,
died Of Cape Girardeau, the 2Ith ul Aged Aftyone
years, he having died on his Afty first birth day.
wnriAx cRAScB, Chief Judge q th. Circuit Court OF
,be District Of Colombia died IN Wash ny'oa On Satur
Dag e' en.ng a., at Eve c'ccez,
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Supreme COrrt.
NOTICE TO THE BAR,

NOTICE TO TIE BAR.
Judge Clcrkc will call the special motion calendar on
Saturday, the 9th inst at II O'clock. No other add
tiona calendar Of motions will be made up for the
mander Of this nth all motions and orders to show
viii be heard without calendar at special term
held at chambers every day. commencing at the above
mentioned hour. Eafdre orders and motions will be at
tended to every day at 10 O'Clock.
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SAILED.
Steamship Granada, Havana and New Orlaana
Wind during the dag from WSW 10 NE

Bark Utah. 800 tons. built at Newcastle Me- s Years OLD
Is reported in the New York Shipping List 70 have been so
for $4,000
LAuscHEsAi Newburyport oath ut, By Mr. Joha c,rrier
superior ship Of 800 called the Lyra owned by Mss
Gushing 4 Johnson OF N.
At Columbia Me, 2lst ut, BY Mr. Joseph Crandon en-.
schooner of LA called the Bsc by The builder
Cap, Warren Hinckey who coInnand her aud others Al
OF 1902 tons called the Syo TO be commanded by Capt Eeazr
Hathaway, and 10 packet Between Columbia ana
Boston. -
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number thirty mulcted in the penalty of Sl0
Three of them were old offenders They were as fol-
lows
At the Tombs before Justice Connolly. .......... 16
At Jefferson Market, before Justice DAWSON. Is
AT Essex Market before Justice Wood. ...........
Iotai.. 90
FnoSiors AssAULr.-Francis Scce, keeper of board
ing house ut No. &C Beekman street. got into difficulty
yesterday afternoon with named Joseph Schmen-
bach, and struck by him upon the head with bot
tie and dangerously stabbed in the head with knife.
the accused arrested and locked by Justice Con-
molly, in default of S., 900 bail, to await examination
The wounded man was brought into court to give testi
mony in the matter but tainted while there, and WAS
obliged to be conveyed to his residence.
ARREST OF AN IMPosTER-A young called yesterday
at the store of Mr. Pike 294 Broadway begging ex-
petition and by signs ntimated that he was deaf and
dumb, and presented a paper which represented his
to be John Sanders and that he from asy-
lum at Columbus, Ohio and deaf mute and greatly n
want. While of the clerks reading the paper,
Sanders pockeed pair Of spectacles and made OF with
them, but overtaken and arrested. He was taken
before Justice Welsh when strange to say his hearing
and speech returned The magistrate not appearing to
be much astonished at the miracle locked him up lie
has for some days been praccing his games in the city
CHARGE OF MISUNDERSTANDING STOLEN GooDs-John
Flaherty s.evedore and Jas Burns mate of the brig
Cunningham, yesterday arrested by policeman Far
ley of the corps charged with being concerned
in stealing from the vessel above named five barrels and
three boxes of sugar, valued at S125 The sugar was
consigned 20 Moler Ryer, Of No. 20 South street. and
traced TO the possession OF David brady junk dealer
at No. IL James slip who, with Dennis Mckinney, his
clerk arrested receiver of stolen goods and all
hands taken before Justice Welsh held to await
examination.
DISTURBANCE IN A LAGER BIER sALooS.--A row occurred
at IL O'Clock Sunday night in the lager bier saloon,
Of and Houston street, in which valen-
tine PenDer the proprietor dangerously stabbed in
the head and left side by knife in the hands ofTheo
is The aggessor arrested and taken befre Justice
Wood who would have examined into the matter yes
terday but learned that Benner not likely
and Of unable to be present in court The
prisoner stands committed to await the result Of the in
IN,
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1uA BnIs or TIE CENSUS MARsHAE. .
The following bills Of the Census karshas were ordered
TO be psid-wm Coz, s77 SO; G. j. Day, el40; John H.
A. Knox, el44 D. B. Scott 1876; j. r. Concklin 1852; A.
Kimmel el42 w. Delahunt $780, Peter Collins, slAo
The committee also reported in favor Of paying the Con
vus Marshab Of the finh ward-John Q. Bailey, $40;
Joseph A. Gardner, e84 John NJ Griffin, SIS; Peter Bra
~ {ls7; L. n. Cowies, so.
The reports adopted, and the Board adjourned TO
shursday next.
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COMMITTEE ON POLICE.

qa. Committee of the Board Of Aldermen, consisting
- Sserecn Bald (Chai1maa}, Tucker ana Williamson,
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MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.
THE OVERLAND MAILS TO INDIA AND

THE OVERLAND MAILS TO INDIA AND CHINA.
The following be value to those who have correspond
with the East
The mail Southampton the 4h ofeach month and
Arrives nj Gibraltar on the 9Th OF same month.
Arrives at Malta on the 14h OF the month
Arrives at Alexandria on the 18th Of the month.
Leaves SUeZ on the 10th or 2st o! the month
Arrives at Adee the 18th 9th the month.
Leaves Adec the 18th 9th of the month
Arrives at Bombay the lat I'd OF the following month
Leaves Bombay on the same day.
Arrives OF Gale the 9th 7th OF the following month
Arrives a Tev the 18th 18th OF the following month
Arrives at Singapore the 18th 10Th Of the following
month.
Arrives Hong Kong the I'D sd of the following
month.
STEAMERS TO AND FROM HAVANA.
ABEL-From Charleston 18th and 4th due Havana 22i
and !h From Havana 10th and 18th due at New York 18th
and New Orleans 10th. From New Orleans 10Th Havana sd
EMPIRE CRY on Nrw GRAsApA-From New York 18th, an
leans 9TH Havana sth due q. New York 18th.
BLACK WARRIoR-From New York 9th, arriving Havana
l and Men Orleans s ih From New Orleans 2h Havana
CAnAwBA-From New York 18th, arriving at Havana 3Oth
and New Orleans "a From New Orleans 9th, Havana l2h
due at New York 18th.
Guy; wur,er rsuss Gra'da cah'sa rsas,
Mails from New York . y 4 . g
due from Havana.8 . II IS II /
on Monday They leave New Orleans A. NJ tide
will admit and the Isabel leaves Charleston and Havana
l0A. NJ.
ALMANAC ron NEW roaK-raB
SUN sIss. ............ NOON RIsEs .......eve Il IS
Sun sErs............. ~ HIGH WArxR 30
~ An packages and letters Intended for ne New YoRK
HER AID should be sealed.
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dance with the first resolution, by the Chair
Assembly District. Assembly District
1.-R. II. Lamont, 9.-w. F. Duryea.
Edgar McMullen. 10.-Edgar Keichum.
4.-James Kennedy l2-K A. Bailey
5.-games b. Swain. 13.-Joscph Blunt.
CIV. Peel. H.-Iaman Sherwood.
&c. c. Leigh. 15-R. Reed
s.-Robert II. Halock. 18-J. J. Chambers.
Mr.. Ketchun,, OF she Tenth District was appointed
The meeting adjourned at a late hour.
WING NOMINATIONS.
Fbr COtncttmen.
aS S,h district J Jng%Ss M M,ns
9th district. Neutrality-suspicious.. M. W. Hustled.
For Assessor.
luth Ward....,............. b. w. Hicks.
KNOW NOTHING NOMINATIONS.
For CouRGlmcn.
s ole district .....'....... B. Mccormick;
o.a aisuict ................ Captain j. d. Holmes
ood district. John Pollock.
For Alderman.
1uth ward.................. Cumming II. Tucker.
FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT WING CONVENTION.
The Fourth District Wing Senatorial Convention met at
Kellngers in Boome street in pursuance of the call Of
the Wing General Cummitiee and organized on motion
OF Judge Barnabas W. Osborne of the Tenth ward who
nominated Alderman Nathan Ely of the Seventeenth
ward for Temporary chairman and Councilman Joel W.
Mason OF the Tenth ward, for secretary The committee
organized permanently with the same officers
Judge Osborne, OF the Tenth ward James l.. Berren,
Of the Seventeenth ward and William Harrigan Of the
Seventh ward we're appointed committee on crcien-
als who reported the list of delegates elected at the
late wing primaries together with several substitutes
in place OF those originally appointed Alderman Briggs
was one OF the delegates from the Thirteenth ward.
resolution was then unanimously adopted TO the eff
feet that no person should be eligible a nomnatio
who had received nomination from another politica
body This resolution was aimed at the ozark lantern"
party.
Darius Ferry, Of the Seventeenth ward was chosen
delegate at large Mr. Belcher notified Mr. Ferry Of hi
nomination.
Barnabus w. Osborne and John s. Becher of the Tenth
ward, we're appointed tellers
The Convention then went into open nomination for
Senatorial candidate, with the following result
seventeenth ward-Aras G. Williams
Tenth ward-Wlliam Allen and Theodore Stuyyesant.
Seventh wardSamuel 7. Mckinney, cxAldcrman Nor.
| gans aud Isaac Newton
Thirteenth ward-,Joseph II. Petty.
The balotings resulted thus:-
ls Ballot. ID Ballot.
William Allen. ................... is
lsaac Newton. .......,........
Morgan Moigans.,. .........,..,. wtthdrawn.
Iheodore stuyvesant. -
dfas ".
sahnus' =. mcnmneys'......,.,.. D
Joseph IL. Petty............,... 3
II vas then moved that William Allen ESQ.,. be declared
the unanimous nominee. Carried
The officers then designated TO notify Mr. Allen
Of his nomination, whereupon the convention cd.
journed.
DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAH CONVENTION.
TlRsr AsMmr msrrsr.-The republican electors OF
the FRS; and Second wards have made preliminary r.
sascmsnts tos W. esrsisa tcs delegates 70 ,he s,ass
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met yesterday afternoon at 81 O'Clock, at No. City
Hail. No business Of any Importance up, the Com
vices rendered at different times by various members Of
the police department.
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BOSTON, Sept Arr ship Daylight, Antwerp. Spok
Aug 20 lat 20 90 Ion G5 3d. bark Dency f,om NYork for
dir goth lat 49, Ion 60, ship President Fillmore, from Gass
for NYork
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TY ISspEcroR's DErAnrAgyr, I
NEW YORK, August -, 1895. \

Hon FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor.
DEAR sInIn reply to communication dated cath inst
having reference to proposition received by you from IT,
Cornell for the removal Of oa &c, from The city Tree q
charge would respectfully state would afford me great
pleasure 10 CO operate with giving effect 10 offer so
advantageous TO the city treasury whenever can do 80
legally
The communication received from you and the proposition
Of Mr.. Cornell, Immediately submitted by TO X. j.
Dillon, Esq. Counsel for the Corporation, together with note
from myself copy Of which hereuno annexed marked A.
The reply Of Mr. Dillon Is hereuno marked H.
BY reference 10 which will be seen that not authorized
accept any Offer however favorable be- without the
suihority OF he Common Council
Earnestly hoping means speedily be adopted by
the action the Common Council by which this matter (Which
n needless for me TO has been source OF con-
from the commencement OF my Official term
win finally settled respectfully and truly yours,
THOMAS X. DOWNING, City Inspector.
The Board then adjourned till Wednesday evening at
B O'clock in the afternoon.
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Pesoed That committee OF sxteen-one from each Assem-
bly, dis'rict-be appointed by the Chair with power select
State Delegates and whenever practicable recognise those
already appointed by the respective disrcts-sad committee
to report at the adjourned meeting the proper
10 represent the city and county of New York Syracuse
the Republican State Convention.
Resoe That the County Committee be directed to take
proper 10 circulate call those favorable the
Republican cause for signature; and that convention
be held the evening of September 49, for the
rayng such action the committee Of sixteen may think
proper 10 take
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,SnAnLhoioN aug N-tld brig Angola, speed, Prov1-
Aug Arr ship N@mIe johnson Liverpool 8! days; bark
sonsy sPs.sq s g. SSs
FALL RIVER, Aug sl-Arr schr Enoch French, Pearcc.
GEoKGETowS. Sc Asg sswArr ssArs Msyaoxsr Da
WORK a Albert Mason smith, ao Cd aS brig ssa se
b'sS sc sh r Ssycwsr DuRay SfOrk %
GLoUC EsTER Aug so-Arr schrs Atlantic, NYork; sis
MOBILE, Aug E.Arr bark John pentam, Davis SYorx;
aARBLEHExD, Aug is-sld schrs Virginia Elliot, vii.
mingion NC; ODD, Grecan, Burgess NYork; 18th Leo Al
NEW ORLEANS Aug 2sArr steamship ori,aba, Forbes.
ssm Peers Smith avans sssmsp dss s s
asa k sA
s StW @9%R9n sampco .csr xs,,co p.v,.
win BALANCE timber which % =:
sb ana NAY brig Vermont o rnsdsph. who
rhiadepha sloop Oak RondOu In port 2PS the above.
sshr John .r q Rossand as sqggo,ea bound westward has
PHH adj a' sept steamer Delaware oops
Sors ss s VIM saS soSa y s orcua
PRIyIpEScE SEP, l.AJ ,shrs Mssr. Thomas cgrn.
ssss DIss sssYY s,as
Henri J ssss. A s% gsPes opry kinney SYo
Pierce ssRp,shsnnSSl Z sssaqs AssSss i,snsss
and sasna Vista Potter fhllaaslGha PsTine isfassm,
Even; Angel Lac, Rond.u,; Steele Raysona. Mort;
Frederic Brown. Gardiner Fashion, Byderburs and pro.
peler Osceoa. Manchester Work sid sshTs Whe CIouf
Eewbury, RnppahAunock; Roam White; Hannah Matlda
Hanson and Ids Dca Tcrre, Iec,, Pherp ha sesnover
Tyler NYork Kate skidmore, Ncrhpo,s Ii sloop Neptae
Racket Rondout
PORTLAND, Aug sl-sd bark Axae.,can schr Electric
Light Dyer, Philadelphia.
RICHMOND Aug siSGld ship Haseonsus Carter. Liver.
SAVANNAH, Aug sD-Cld schr Piandone Brown sYork
WILMINGTON. NC. Aug aU-Arr brgs Albert ADAM
Strong, Haock Wells, Terry. and Pathfinder Robbns
New York Sls steamer joseph Lawrence Rogers HIndoo
Benner Cain Boston; schr, Edw stanley Pugh Eddesovs
A Freine, Worden, Syork = -
Philadelphia ~''
wAREBAx Aug g-S1 sch-s r W F.-rsns.sn raIaAe
So Lldasd, tsa4A-a, ~. ="
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
His Honor the Mayor In the Chals

The Board then adjourned till Wednesday evening
O'Clock in the afternoon.
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Police IntelliRence,

ARRESTS DRUSKENNEss-The total number of arrests
made yesterday for intoxication thirty of which
number thirty mulcted in the penalty of $40.
Three of them were old offenders. They we're fol-
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-08

These two extracts make pair of blue light
spectacles through which Massachusetts, human
ty is discovered as vile mposter. And Mas
sachusetts morality and religion, churches, cler-
gy, negro worship, Maine Liquor law aud all.
appear repulsive bumbug. But we cease to
wonder that her authorities should send native
American infant across the seas for the crime OF
being the child OF poor Irishwoman that n--
gro fugitivrs should be invested with the right
OF suffrage, while foreign born whites are dis
franchisrd; that negro children should be placed
upon footing Of equality in the public schools
with the whites-wt cease to wonder at any Of
these ATROCITIES, on finding that negro worship,
bigotry, and hypocricy are the ruling elements
of the Massachusetts, Legislature.
There must be another revolution in The Mas
sachusettS politics at the next popular election,
or We may next expect some runaway negro to
snpersrde the comparatively true American
Know Nothing, Governor Gardner Mrs, Pat
terson in the place Of Judge Loring a premium
for fugitive slaves, ard general interdict Of
expulsion against the poor Irish. The Com
mon Schools Of Massachusetts,! Fudge. Lib
erty loving Massachusetts,