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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-31

before the Mayor yesterday 10 snow cause WY be
should not be hned for permitting one Of his em-
ployes to break city gas lamp Officer Seal STA
ted that he had been informed that Mr. L. had
paid the damages, and his honor thereupon ad-
journed the examination in order to ascertain the
truth of that report
The Excursion to Ashland this evening cannot
fail to prove most delightful one to such Of our
citizens as are prevented from making longer
visits to the country. The Armory Band is now
in high feather" and will even surpass itself in
inspiring music and the refreshments At the Cot
tags will be of the most choice kind II young la-
dies and gentlemen do not enjoy this rare trip, 1t
viii be their own fault
The Riner is said to be lower at this time than 1t
has been known to be for twenty years, and IL
the Water Works. thinks he has often seen more
water in Shoekoe Creek than il now running on
the North side Of James River, ln the neighbsr-
hood of the Pump House.
Good Nefs "A gentleman direct from Aylett's'
iu King William. yesterday morning, informs rs
that glorious rain fell there last Tuesday night
From the appearance of the clouds We incline to
river came In for . beautiful sprinkiing on the
same night
Not TO Stop -Superiutendent Davis, in order to
furnish the Niagara with an abundance Of water
for sprinklipg purposes, has fixed Plug on Cary
street to furnish Mr.. Stith with water from the
Basin. So much for the enterprise Of Johnny b
and bis watering machine
nRepeirng The roof Of the Floyd House. oppo-
site the American Hotel. has bean taken od and
the building is to be mp story or two. n or.
der 20 increase its capacity. When completed. u
VII add very much 20 the appearances Of shs
neighborhood.
Bsd Grades Several Of the cutters on shoekss
Hun should be regarded, . - to permit wateft
ran o6 In wet weather.
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United STATES SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1850.
No. 3s-James VI. Cooper vs. Enoch c. Roberts.
Justice Campbell delivered the opinion of the Court
reversing the Judgment of the Circuit Court OF Mchi-
can WITH costs and remanding the cause with diree-
tious TO amend ceaire facids de noeo.
No 3e-The schooner Freeman, &c. Chas hlckox,
claimant. vs. Alsah Buckingham, ct a. Justice Cur
lie delivered the opinion OF the Court reversing the
decree OF the Circuit Court of Northern New fork,
and demanding the cause with directions to dEuss the
libel with costs. rao-:oL S..D,on
No. i55-Jarnes l.. Calcote VS.. Fredenck stanton
Of al Justice Grer deveredthe opinion OF the Court
Gsm;ssno the cause which was Error TO the hign
Court of Errors and Appeals of Mississippi ior want oil
jurisdiction. ,,;.,oso,o and
No. 5s-The United States VS.. the Minnesota anu
North Western Railroad Company. Error 70 supreme
Conf of Minnesota. Justice Nelson deliveries the
opinion of the Court, ordering the case 10 De asSoi
tinued and remanding the cause to be proceeueu Il"
according to law and Justice. =,
No. 29-Adam Ham vs.. the State OF Missouri s su
tice Daniel delivered the opinion OF the Court arn
ing the opinion of the Supreme Court OF missouri WIN
costs.
Nos. 40 and 43-The heirs of Lafayette vs. joseph
Kenton ct al, and same Va. Edward Carter et a.
Judge Catron delivered the decree of the Court atrm
ING the Judgment Of the Circuit Court of the Eastern
District of Louisiana with costs.
No. 4e-Ship Heward-Wm T. Smith ct a., calul-
ants and appellants, vs.. Frederick Wissman. Argu-
nent was continued by the Hon. Reverdy johnson Tor
snpellants and Mr.. Belts for appellee,
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I TO .ma->rates end executive ofhcers" the VOL u
dietary r. sbsr ed to the words used by the Governor
Mr.. MATTtS0, accepted the suggestion and hi.
| resolution was smesdea accordingly.
M.ssrs. MALLORY see q. A. DUDLEY opposed
Mr.. Nstteson's proposition
Mr.. FOOT hoped the rssolu.scn Sou,a DC ADOPTED q,
ami the gentleman Mr.. Ma.sesoul take the Tespons'
b.lity Of proving his charges
MT. Il. BAILEY hoped Mr.. Natteson would With
draw hi- motion, inasmuch as at tbs stage was sol7e-
what embarrassing. He would vote for i Is presenteN
at another time.
On motion OF Mr.. f. 7. WOOD, the Committee
and reported progress and had Leave TO sit sgan
The Senate'S amendment TO the resolution TO print
the Controllers Report was oOncurrei in.
The Committee If the Whole took up the bill to re-
peal the act amending the Revised Statutes entitled
" Regulations concerning the assessment of taxes on
" Incorporated companies and the Communication or
- collection thereof This is the act referred 20 by
the Comptroller which authorized corporations to
commute their taxation whose profits did not reach
five per cent.
Mr.. FOOT thought the law sought to be repealed
very Just one. He moved that the committee rise and
report progress. Agreed to.
Also, to amend the act for the more effective pre-
vention Of Fires in the City of New-lork.
Mr.. DUGANNE moved that the Committee report
progress on the bill. Lost.
Mr.. A WOODS moved that the bin be reported to
the House. Canied, and the bill was ordered TO 4
third reading.
The same Committee, Mr.. HOYLE in the Chair,
tcok up the following bills:
For the relief of st. Luke's Hospital in the City Of
New-York. Third reading.
Senators FERDON and WADSWORTH appeared
and announced that the Senate had elected the Hon.
Alonzo Upbam President pro TEN. Adjourned.
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must eventually come from those who now refuse
il under the false impression that detection in
the Banks column is daily impending. Surely we
can afford to wait with as much fortitude and
equanimity as those who really stand in need Of
the organization. Every exhibition Of anxiety
only hightens the opposition. Indifference would
coon relax it,
Most of the sitting in the House was consumed
in censorious criticism. Mr. Campbell and Mr..
Dunn occupied the day with personal griefs, which
had much better have been discussed in the news
papers of which they complained. These two
gentlemen have been exercised with personal
explanations" for month past and ii would be
an economy of time, as well as saving of pa
tience. if they would consent hereafter to put
the country right through some other forum.
The effect of The Unions appeal for fusion to the
Southern Know Nothings was to concentrate their
strength again on Mr.. Fuller and to raise his ag-
eregste to thirty five votes That movement has
provoked much dissatisfaction in the ranks Of the
Democracy; and as it is understood to have been
the conception of Mr.. Nicholson, has visited both
BIN and the paper with curses loud and deep
The extreme verdancy Of the suggestion was its
redeeming point, in the estimation of those who rel
ish clever thing; while of course this is the
enc to the unfortunate wight who so innocently
involves the Administration and party in a surren
der Of their most cherished policy. INDEX.
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FLORIDA WAR-COM. MORRIS.

Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. %, 1856.
The accounts from Florida justify the opinion
that another costly war Of Indian determination
may be expected. According to the best intelli-
gence, there are not more than one hundred war
riOrs in the State, and perhaps twice or three
times as many women and children. The whole
number is short Of five hundred. Military posts,
and that other more powerful weapon of destruc-
ton, which always advances with them, the rum
bottle, have been the real causes of any trouble
which may have occurred. An old and respect
able planter of that State told me two months
ago that if the Government would keep its troops
at st. Augustine and such places, removed from
the neighbOrhOOd Of the Indians there would be
no collisions or difficulty. He said the great mass
of the people of Florida were satisfied that the
Indians should live and die in their hunting
grounds; but there was another interest which
sought pretexts Of quarrel with them, which con-
stantly urged their removal west of the Mlssis
sippi, and which c0ntrived to get the troops of
the United States so stationed in the interior as
to provoke the very "outrages" which now form
the staple of so much Outcry, and which threaten
another costly expedition. Suffers, and traders,
and rumselers, and contractors knew the value of
an Indian war too well to let any chance of TO-
mentlDg one pass by, and their friends elsewhere
are not insensibe to the inducements of this cruel
speculation in innocent blood. What reflection
upon the name of Christianity, that the poor In
dian will not be allowed to lie down and die in
peace ip his hammocks and be denied the prvi-
lege Of the wkd beasts that roam the prairies
of Florida!
Commodore Morris has been lying critically i'll
with an attack of pneumonia for week past and
was not expected to survive last night Being the
next in grade to Commodore Stewart, he sue
ceeded to his position Senior Captain in the
Navy, after the action of the late Naval Board
took effect, by the Presidents approval. He was
rendered the presidency of that tribunal, but had
the discretion and delicacy to decline it, perhaps
for the obvious reason that he to profit by the
retirement of his senior, which for some cause or
other seems to have been foreshadOwed, if not
pred0Omed. INDEX.
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We some time ago published letter from Dr.
Walk, NJ c., from the First District of this State
in which, previous TO the election, he pledged him.
self if elected to support the Restoration OF the
Missouri Compromise as well as the Homestead
BILL That letter the distinguished author Of it had
the assurance to pronounce forgery; but when
we replied that the original was in our hands, and
that the handwriting was evidently the honorable
Doctors own, he thought proper to pursue the con-
troyersy no further. We have now received some
documents which cast an additional light upon the
matter, and which We proceed to lay before our
readers including the affidavit Mr.. Luther Moore
of Greenport, to whom Dr. Walk gave the pledge
in question, which he probably never had the least
intention OF keeping:
To the Editor Of ThsN Y Tribune
SIR: DR.. Walk complains so mnch of anonymous
communications that we have concluded to give him
n few names. They at your disposal, and we hope
Won will publish them for his especial benefit simply
suggesting that he should slip the Glide of the dark
lantern enough to let the people whether he ever
received aletter from Luther Moore and if so whether
it was politics, religion, or morals.
Gy,srport A jap a. ISjs ''''
State Of Nsto YORK. Ss9ok County sLuher Moore being
duly deposeth ard saith that after the nomination and
By mail, directing letter to him at Flushing L. L. askns
him. elected Congress, II he would vote for and
his In of the restoration OF the Missouri
ompromse and the Homestead bill and in due Of mail
received letter postmarked Flushing L. L. and signed Wm
W Walk the letter 20 Dr. Skinner with liberty to pub
sh ii have letter published in The TRIBUNE Of the
4th and believe It to be exact copy Of tho original
Sworn and subscribed before this 2 day Of January 1856
r.. CARPENTER, Justice Of the Peace.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Greenport, are
well acquainted with Luther Moore. We consider him
to be a man of undoubted veracty, and cannot see
how any sane man can doubt the genuineneSs OF the
letter published in The TRIBUNE of the 4th, notwith-
standing the honorable gentcmans declaration IN The
TRIBUNE Of the 9Th, That no such letter 'cas erer
,riten By me-" but be appeals to- the readers Of his
episte of the 5h, to judge of the genuineness OF the
letter purpOrtng to be communication to some per-
son at Greenport l.. /. Let the reader decide.
ORIN r. BLOWN ALEXANDER KASSON,
BK PAYNE T.. l.. d. SKINNER.
What ia now to be thought of the Hon. DIR.
Walks allegation that he never wrote any such
tx&tSr7
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PERSONAL ATTACK on MIR. GREELEY.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. 49, 1885,
Mr. Greeley. was leaving the Capitol this after
noon. Rust of Arkansas made attack upon him, IN
fictinp several blows with his fist on Mr.. Gs head
He alao struck him severely on the arm with STICK
as Mr. Greeley was approaching the National Hotel.
The assault is presumed to be in consequence OF Mr.
Creeeys structures on Rusts proposition in the House
requesting candidates for the Speakership to withdraw
from the contest.
he structures alluded to in the above dispatch were
in Mondays TRIBUNE, in Mr.. Greeley'S letter from
Washington, and read as folows:l
Ta,,,,aI Correspondepce of Ths n. Y. Tribune.
WAsHIYGToN, Thursday Eve, JAN "a;
Ihaye had some acquaintance with human degrade
ton; vet it did to me to-day that Rust resou
tion in the House was more discredtaole proposon
than had ever known gravely submitted to leglsa-
tive body just consider the facts Mr. Banks has ior
six weeks received the votes of very large
plurality of the H0uSe-neyer polling more than ten
abort Of a majority, usually only six or seven, ana
sometimes coming within two or three. lie has repeat
sdlv rendered bis decnation TO his friends, and they
have uniformly refused it and placed him again IN noun
nation Last evening they held another caucus, re-
solved TO support him to the end and resolved 10 hou no
more caucuses lest their adversaries might be eneour
aged to hope that they would change their candldae
Yet in the face of this demonstration the two hostile
norities come into the House this morning and ser-
ousy attempt to invite MIR. Banks to decline for that
il inst what Rusts resolution amounts to. IL could
mot affect Mr. Bankss rights nor those OF his support
ers hut il would seem to be ndignity, and might
he expected TO wound his sensibities. But Mr.
Banks will never take counsel with his bitter enemies
- 20 Tie nronrety of his withdrawal from the canvass
There Were men who voted for this resOlve-or rather
voted not to lay it on the tableof whom did expect
better things and for time il would seem tina. tes
combination of Democrats and South Americans, WIN
nj the sirnggers would carry it; but it was lald on
the table BY vote of 100 to ss1Mr. McMale3
Deml Of Va voting to table it at the last moment.
think this very resolve saved yesterday from oens
put on the table by a tie vote96 TO Co. But Tor Mr.
McNuen the result to-day would have been the same
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THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED BY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

L0itOrlal COTrespOnde1ct OF Ihd NJ T. IIOuuo'
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. ~, 1856.
Mr.. Campbsll's speech of yesterday is regarded
BY Mr.. Bankss friends as indicating kindlier feel
ings than hitherto.
II ia believed that Mr.. Campbell would not vote
against plurality if his vote would decide It,
Rumors OF, speedy Democratic movement for
The plurality rule fly thick this evening. l wait
their ratification we are in no hurry; to-days de-
bate vsibly strengthened us. IL. G.
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XXXIVTH CON r Els S
FIRST SION.
pousE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WAsHINGTON, IUesuHy, V's1' n
Mr.. UNDERWOOD offered a resolution that ese ,i1
member Of the House be voted for in rotation until
some one receive majority of the votes pr1yaee os
exclua;ng Ms name who might desire If no Speaker
Is elected in this way the selection shall be made from
the two who receive the highest votes WINE .nG ;1
voting debate nor personal explanation shall DC i"
order, except by unanimous consent. :.
Mr.. RICHARDSON remarked-The difficulty IS,
there arc already too many candidates, and the res0
luton mskes more
Mr.. UNDERWOOD would not press the considera-
ton OF his resolution until tomorrow.
Nh. CRAWFORD gave notice that he shall to-mor-
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F'sEIGHr on THE ERIE RAnRoAD.-on Monday
there were about l9 loads Of stock at Dnnkirk.
Awaiting cars for shipment eastward. OWING 70 'Ds
storm and Encouragement Of trains the s''ca '"' as1
accumulated nj The eastern end of the road. On the
same day there were forwarded towa'a New '"'
following number Of loaded fregh. cars
From Buffalo, 10; from Dnnkirk. 30; rom no'ne'a'
vile, 80: from Coming, g. from Em"a, w u"ego'
2; Bisgbamion, @; Susquehanns' 90; Dep's", i'''
Por. Jeryis 1907 Piermont, 100.
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Relative to The Surrogate. Office of otseso Co.

Relative to the Surrogate Office of Otsego Co.
For the Relief Of Nelson X. Geer and Charles w.
Steele.
The only transaction Of note in the Senate last even
ing was the adoption Of the following concurrent reso
lat,en:
UlUea' II sppess nom the Message Of the Governor ths
the expenses imposed by strict enfcvem
Of our qssranne laws greatly enhanced BY the dApda
ted eondHon Of the erected By the FEDERAL
EFT ent upon the Grounds and h,t the I'D
Hilsiicn OF the laws OF Congress Dot % tn
terere WITH guarantee regulations cgnaot be secured
- unless tLese reIAirs made - therefore
herea l the Assembly corcurJ That the Senators sni
Representatives in Congress- this state be requested b
purpose.
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MARINE DISASTERS.

Boston, Tuesday, Jan. %, lsot.
The bark John Gipin, from Cienfuegos for Boston,
went ashore last evening at Blinsgate, Wefeet, snd
lies in an easy position. A steamer leaves here at
~ O'Clock TO take her off.
NORFOLK, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1850.
The brig Dolphin, Hatch, from Porto Rico, with
Cape Hatteras ON the 18th of January. The vessel
nroved total wreck Passengers and crew all saved
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30

The weight Of ce-osded trees, If il could be sscer-
,s,ed would be astonishing. A gentleman Of Hart
ford. Conn, weighed branch Of tree that naa oeen
broken by the weight of ice upon IT, and iouna tn"s
il weighed eleven pounds. The ice was then ms'ea
Of, and the branch weighed only half pound. many
years ago We saw two ships upset at the VIVA" u
New Haven, BY the ice adhering to fhe rigging,
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FROM THE NORTHWEST.

BUFFALO, Tuesday, JAM " 300
We have received advces from lOntanagon, North
eru Michigan, to the Goth of December. The weather
was intensely cold in that region, the thermometer
ranging from 10 deg. to ss deg. below zero most OF
the time and at IL deg below at midday in the sun
shine.
There was a great scarcity of provisions at Ash
land La Pointe Wis., and Superior-beef selling at
$50 per bbl., and other supplies in proportion
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30
THE $50, 900 EXPRESS ROBBERY.

White, Ayres and King, the alleged robbers of the
So0, UUU from the American EAPtvos COMPANY,
araigned before the Supreme Court here this morn
ing. They put in the plea of not guilty, and were re-
manded back TO jail.
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NON-ARRIyAL OF THE ARABIA.

HALIFAX, Tuesday Jan. 90, 1861 Pm.
Up to the present moment there signs of the
steamship Arabia. The weather is calm but hazy.
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pOSTON WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
BosTOS, Tuesday Jan. 90, 1856.

The following are the footings OF our weekly bank
Statement ,e,, oon
Csnital 81 $50 0oO Due TO other Banks os2 go
Loans and Discounts. 52Ol9 200 Deposits
Srecje ........ S595 500 ICrcsation'' '-S'V
Due from other Bks. 7,l42,So0'
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. %, 1856 u
AT caucus of the Democratic Members of the Sem
ate held this morning, eighteen Members voted to
give the Senate printing to The Union. Five opposed
The funeral Of Commodore Morris took place this
afternoon. The services very impressive. The
attendance was very large. The President and Secre
tary OF the Navy were present.
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THE BRIG MONCEAU.

BALTIMORE Tuesday, Jan. %, 1850.
The brig Monceau, which sailed from New-fork on
the 3l.t ut for Baltimore, and was supposed to be
lost has arrived at Norfolk. She was blowout 10
sea and has exerienccd severe weather.
We have no mails to-day south of Richm0d.
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FIREs.-Last evening fire occurred in the friction
match factory in Second avenue, near Thirteenth
street but being discovered at an early moment tho
flames were eaingushed with few pals OF water
Damage slight.
About l2l O'Clock this morning a fire was di'co'-
cred in the building No. To Water street, corner Oh
Old Slip 1t originated IN the second story, ID the
premises of Storey Stevens, commission merchants.
and is supposed have been occasoned BY Goals fsn
ing from the crate upon the floor. The fire burned
through the flooring into the store OR sfice OF M.
Angulo, Importer of tobacco and cigars. The 6remen
were sasly on the ground, and with few bnckets oil
water sxtinguishsd the flames. The building wns
damaged to the amount Of about tio; but little, II
any. dsrage being done to the stock Of the ocou-
penis Had it not have been for the timely discovery
Of tb fire by the First Ward Police, large amount
Of valuable property would have been destroyed.
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LATER FROM TEXAS.

NEw-ORLEANs, Tuesday, Jan. 80, 1856.
The steamer Charles Morgan, with Galveston dates
70 the 2sth has arrived ut this port. The weather
continues very severe in the north and Upper Brazos
and the thermometer had fallen as low as one degree
below zero; killing a number of cattle.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30

CROTON ACQUEDUCT DEPARTMENT.
Tie Annual Report of the Croton Acqueduct De-
partment made to the Common Council OF the Cry OF
kew-York, was received. II was received IN printer
form and has already been published in TIE iRisgst'
The CHAIR announced the following Select COM
niittee on the bill to repeal the Prohibhory Liquor
law: Messrs Glover, Fowler, Msttice, G.. A. Dudley
and Green.
GENERAL ORDERS.
This being one of the days set apart tor the consioe
alton of bills on the General Orders, the House weht
into Commute, Mr.. ODELL in the Char, and TOOK up
the Annual Message Of the Governor.
The question pending was on the MOTION ol M,
BAILEY TO refer the part of the Message relating 70
the Prohibory Law, TO the Select COMMITTEE having
charge of the bill to repeal the Prohib itory Ad:
Mr.. WAKEMAN moved thai the COMMITTEE rise
and report progress. Lost. ~
Mr.. MATTESON criticised the conduct OF the uo'-
ernOr, and concluded BY offering the following
Res0lred That much Of tie Message IS relates 20 I
for the Suppression Of Inte'Epesence embracing 'e
Of eounivsree" sEains the Judiciary be referee 20 80
Committee 81 Seven, who's duty i shall Dc 70 81 "a
charges AID also TO inquire into al abuses U tle sae -
in the Executive and that they sAi nav 60
20 send for persons and that they ee
examine all H1rbor Masters and all other oesrs
tee BY the Gcyer during the last year IS 70 sJ
paid by tsln 10 what PERSONS sHy,
money prd and that such Conn report ss
dies and punisru-euts provided Dy law sS "a
provisions AID Iensltes necessary 70 nc P1o' ''
4 the prenises. =, -. .u..io1
| M. FOOT suggested that a. TIE G9ve1pT aAsde9
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LATER FROM HAVANA.

NEw-ORLEANs, Tuesday, Jan. %, $50.
The steamship Grenada with Havana dates to the
25h nst has arrived at this port, but brings no news
of importance.
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THE BRITISH MISSION.

PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, Jan. %, 1856.
we are authorized to state that the Hon. Geo. NJ.
Dallas has accepted the mission to England rendered
him by the President, vice Mr.. Buchanan