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The market for foreign bills heavy with better sup
ply of commercial signatures and moderate demand
Bankers willing draw large lines of Sterling at no.
and treless. Considerable amounts of Southern
bills are arriving and in some cases are sold at loss
New Orleans cost
The Money market continues TO show increasing care
and the supply offering demand is increasing The
quotations without change On call loans the rates
57 per cent the bulk of transactions being at
Paper of desirable quality is and free
y in the discount houses at 5G6h per cent, running
from GO days to six months There is class of single
which sought after at legal rates than
that large jobbing houses of this CITY, and there is
little the market the principal houses cash
ing their eightmOnth bills at per cent. per aunum
There scarcely leading house in the trade which has
abandoned the longtime system of credit and the
shortcred system has placed obbers in position to an
ticpate very generally their payments.
The business of the Clearing House was S25 $4,000,
which very large The Saturday shipment of specie is
estimated at about 100000.
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Ernnn nnnhr-nr I,ifu

FfOm DeNVer CITY.
PHILADELPHIA November 4-The Denver City
Express has arrived bringing 100000 in gold dust.
The weather had been unusually favorable at the
mines.
The election held under the Provisional Govern
ment had resulted, as far as ascertained in major
ity for Mr.. Steele for Governor.
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EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE

TOtal.... 753l 1,27OI 7OO 800 2Ol ~ $50 los 578
RYE FLoUR.-Kingston, ia, S24 bbls Porto Rico l52
bbls.; Halifax 166 bbls.
WHEAT-Laguayra $500 bushels.
TOBACCO-HHDs
Commencing January l, 1859 and same time 1855
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.
EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE
For Shipping Intelligence, see 4th page

fORElGN.
HALIFAX, n. S.-Br. Schr. Harmony.
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SALES AT THE BAITTMURE STVlCh BUAKIE-
FRIDAY, November 4, 1889
s270 Bait 6's, 1886 I50 sls Cd. Mg. E. 2
l3 shs Bank of Conn.,. .256 100 shs NC.RR boo .20k
500 shs G II NJ Co 2' 100 :: " .2CH
1850 :" 90 boo. 21a
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John B. Ross, David Leach and Adolph Bishop
were arrested on Wednesday, on board OF the
steamer Europa, just as she was about starting for
Liverpool. The party charged with commit
ting forgeries on the Nassau and Commonweaittn
Banks of New York, in sums of So, 1855 and 81, 800
respectively. Upon an examination before tne
Boston police court, Ross was discharged the evil
dence not implicAtipg him.
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At late meeting Of the New York Chamber of
Commerce, an interesting correspondence between
the American Minister in London and Her Msjss-
tys Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was read-the
former conveying the Al gold medals voted by the
Chamber to the British naval officers who aided in
laying the submarine telegraph, and the latter
courteously acknowledging receipt of the same, and
promising to have them duly presented at the ear
lest nnssihla nnnnrtunitY.
, 1859-09-16
Douglas SubsldIzlnE tho RELIGIOUS
PfTaA4

(Co4e.poadence os ths n. 7. ue1s>d.1
MnzpAr. Sept llth.
In my fir.t letter to the Hvafd alluded 10
the fact OF Judge Dougfas subsidfzing the secu.
lsr press Of the country to ~ great an extent
as bis means would nlfow. Since then hare
discovered attempts to use the religion press
in the same way. This last stews short.
sighted and suicidal policy policy that would
most assuredly defeat Douglas If there were 20
other objection to him. even If be secures the
nomination at Charleston. The death Of know
Nothincisn shows that the sentiment Of the
people is against minghns religion win p9h-
ties, and the man OF the party who follows IN The
wave Of "Ameticauism" is bound to meet With
the same fate. Religion must be kept separate
from politics; the garments Of the priesthood
must not be soi1ed by partjzan wnters; If they
are. The church and the party thus uniting will
become demoralized aud defeated.
4 iate number Of the Boston Plot, an organ
| Of tue Catholic Church, took open ground for
| lie nouasustlou and election Of Judge Douglas
/ for the Presidency in 1860. In order to shoH
| vour readers the feeling such an adyocacy will
arouse all oyer the country, gise the following
extract from the Inst number of the Baltimore
CAri'tian 4dsoeafs, one Of 1 she ltad'ns organs
"The Boston Pilot openly adyocates the cleo
tion Of Judge Douglas IS tue Romanist candi.
date Tor the Presidency. We hare no right
and no wish 10 take part in the ordinary poll.
teal questions Of the country. But it there i:
to be 4 religious issue made Up, the religious
ncess will not be silent The friends Of Judgt
Douc1as must see to this mn'ter. If be is to b
the Catholic, be must be the anti Protestan
candidate: md the result will soon be decided
We do not besieve that he has authorized sucl
use Of his uame. But as it has been 30 used
il all fairness, we suggest attention to the snb
icct, Gov. Seward tried this game Of rnnnipl
with The hare, but be found that be could no
| run With the hounds, In the present coalition
Let~een Popery with politics adverse to rep, ,5ePne y
tauts. watch such q combination here: W
bave, as editors, no purity preferences; indeet
as individna1s, now, we arc entirely undete,
mined; but a. conduetors Of Protestaa
press ne hare direct hostility to Popish go1
| eruments.
, 1859-09-16

Tho ed;,o. Of The Jackson (Tenu.) KAig has
been shown by Dr.. r. Il. Aycrs, Of that place,
one Of the famous Mad Stones, the existence ct
which has been generally doubted. sThe Doc
tor thinks the stone il Of coral formation. h
saJs:
When used, it il dipped in water qn'te warm
and applied 10 the wonnd, when .he pauen.
feels the sensation Of drax1ng; and i Is ssld
thxt small ones will stick till full Of poison and
then drop of, and afler being dipped into water
and re.apptied, will stick till nj the poison j.
.rtracted. Mtne~is too large 10 stick in this
wav. being oser two inches square, containing
sh3nt seycn solid inches Yet those to whom
hara xnnl{ed it asserted that they felt It draw.
Ti,;s stone IVES used in Duckinghau county
VIRGINIA. from about 1915 to 1882. snd II Tue
wess since, in ny own nc'ghoolhooo:t ana has Is
nerer failed to cure in nnF case oAno1en IN
ssTcrai instances, for.y yeight hours, aud 'a one,
seyetai days lapsed before 1t "as appneo- IN
. case bitten by cottop-n1outh 6naAe ;ast
veek. in thc yiciuity Of Mifl,n, the remea'es
prsacsibed By tho family physician, ~, wcre 1 nsea
| nntil tho leE and thigh NeEo BABY s~onen,
>bis on Tho snkle, aud the body bad commence
swelling; slept none through The night. eng
hsd no ease I'LL I sPplied-ahe t1ad-stone' @nico
gave relief Immediately. and the tel! asleep
u twenty minutes. se7eaieen hours had elapsed Pc
bAfore it was applied. 1t ar7esta tho sNeihng 6
and pain in eass Of tbs atsog of iusects In lev
momenss, u I will prore 1t my TINA, on my
! own peSsou Of sny one elSe.
, 1859-09-16
Tho Second Sam Patch Drowned.

Shields, the man who IVES advertised to maEe
= Ssm Patch leap Ut the Fslla next Friday, Was
drowned yesterday II the place be had selected
for tbe foolhardy Undertaking. Twas nesrthe
pont where the D'oudin cable WIS stretched
that he haa proposed jumping, md yesterdsy
ipc an examination Of the place before perform
ine the feat. While swimming be WAS eisher
safcn with cramp and sank through helpless
current or eddy~of the rapids. The latter seems
to be The supposition II tie Falls, but we should
rather be1ieTs that be was drowned from tho
former cause, the eoldness Of tbs Fater Ut this
SEASON rendering q swimmer extreme!! liable
to cramp, and it seeming 70 US unlikely that
there should be my downward smoking current
s. the place where Shields vent under; M The The
tb.t be sunk suddeply and vas not seen sf'er~
wards, His clothes we're obtained br Mr.. Rob.
ipson, and taken to tho Franklin House. Ihe
hodr Of The unfortunate man will probably
never BE- recovered, or only through Incident
-Bvfalo Exprtss, l4fA.
, 1859-09-16
tConyspondenee Of tie Detroit Tribunal
Michigan Trndc with Chicago.


Chicago seems to be alive 10 business in COM
p.rison With Detroit, although the renders class
the present scasou as unusually dull. The mer.
ehan.a here have gone into regular system OF
advertising their stocks, and facilities OF trade
throughout the Northwest, and Oh the lines Of
The Michigan railroads, Lake Superior, and At
the numbering points in our State Their agents
arc also ,rarersing every direction. The result
Is. it paus. have met in the streets, the past
few DAYS, several familiar facef, who formerly
ffequen,ed Detroit for their supplies
On tragersing the principal business streets,
it is nos little 1nortifying to 4 Detroiter 10
witness packages Of merchandise direeted to
many towns on our railroads, as far ehst n
Adrian, Jackson, 0*osso, Northern Indians.
opd by water eren to Soginaw, Mackinaw aod
Lake SUPERIOR The latter trade is fast increas
ing. Tie two past seasons but one boat has
lei here, and that but once week, for tht
mining regions, but hereafter one "il itavs
every week.
II examining onr city daiIies, one cannot bu
mark. the rast difference between the Chicago
laiI;es and them. in eisiog publicity to eact
class OF trade, manufactures and mechanism
Here, every man in business adses1ises- VIII
Us. ID Detroit, rory few do So
Some sep must be taken by our business met
to attract the country merchants to our city
We certainly can sell goods as low As mefchant
in this city, particularly when the very article
| that reach here come on the rails By our Fer,
doors a DETROIT MEEcuAS7.
, 1859-09-16

The New York correspondent Of the Boston
Ro,t says ,hss there j. residing il Brooklyn, At
the present time, divine Of the Baptist deuorni
scholars, Aud employed upon most important
literary work, i. seldom mentioned iu our secu-
iar paners. refer to Rev. Dr.. Copaut, former
II OF Madison University, and more recently q
lending Professor in tho Baptist University at
Rochester. Under the auspices Of the "Afncr-
ican Bible Union" he has been for some lime
engaged IN making = careful and critical re-
translation Of tue Bible from the original
tongues. For more than thirty years Dr.. Con-
allanRuagee biz speciality, with an eye 10 I new
translation Of the Scriptures. His labors have
been prosecuted amid the disadE2otages and in:
terupsious Of college life, until within short
time. But the organization Of the American
bible Union, ;" for The accomplishment Of slnal'
lar object, resulted farorahly for Dr.. consnt.
io directing attention 10 his eminent quali1ca
tions for executing the projected work.
, 1859-09-16
4 SpIrleua1tst Candidate.

The Boston Spiritual Ags proposes that the
nominate Goy. Tallnadgc or Judge Edmonds
Tor tho Presidency, aud make their influences
felt in 1860. Il says they now number million.
in this country, and may rs well hold the bal
apce Of power bttwceu tue other parties AZ
e1ehap &c says, iet :he spirits come on will
their politics, and il We arc outvoted BY bodies,
shapes. we shall hare the satisfaction Of feelint
thai they can't make things much worse thur
they are.
, 1859-09-16
The Louisiana Negro Law.

The new Louisiana Free law IS likely to Be
virtually annu!Ied aud rendered impotent oy
The kind henrtedness Of the whites. Il COM
rnauds all Free Negroes not born IN the State to
1rsre. or epalare themselves, On pain Of impris
onment in The penitentiary. The Free Negroes
do NOT want to leave the State, and do not want
10 60 10 the peniteutary. To aEoid both, they
ia some instances. nouina1ly enslaye themse1ve
70 masters who wiil exact no service from them,
while, in others, they find " white men who will
they were notosieusly born cut Of the State--
81 Lau1 Nttpt.
, 1859-09-16


If we may bellcyc a:half TINT the ca1ifor-
MIA papers relate, Horace Greeley is winning
great applause in tho Golden State by his orr"
torical efforts, He will return to the
Allaptic slope with the reputation Of Demos
themes OF Hortensius least What power
there may be in muls ride across the CONT
;1ent, to open tho fountains Of thought almulta-
neously with tho kindling Of the imagination
and ths unlooaing Of the tongue, we do not
know. :: What peculiarly there may be in the
critical estimation Of orators in that California
country, We cannot tell But certa}n it is, il
Gseeley il not slayered over with ridiculous
. psalse, that his trip has bad wonderful result
Pebbles under the tongue and defamation BY
The sea ahore, careful study and training under
eminent masters, practice in the prlrncy Of
one's own apartments before the mirror, must
go tho read that tn books have gone before;
> and when one who is addicted to slouching and
l.zy attitudes before his auditory, to awkward
and inapprop iats gesticulation, to wordcip"
ping md mu1nbiing is to bo transformed into
An orator. he must be taken out Of the schools
and packed On hard-trottiug mule ACROSS the
Plsins. It is demonstrated tl1at BY the time
he reaches Pixies Peak be will have command
Of The brerity and sententiouzneas Of Logan
or l1iogo. and that he will not striko tho head
walars ii the Sacramento, before he viii be
:; endowed With al tho power Of Illustration and
*-$t-~ etxrf
, 1859-09-16

a{r, George Il. u,llsrd. writing from Eng
1aad on Parliamentary bribery aud corruption,
says: h.f.,
The House by Nr. Roebnek:. H bad been
elected for piSee IN Cornwall, ] believe, and
vas petitioped against Not being able to af'
ford ihe expense Of defending his se.s, though e
cbarce Of bribery brought sgainst him-he bad
srreed to retiro from Parliament Al the end Q!
Ike session, The cost Of defending ones seal
before committee il not less than ot:e thou'
sand pounds at least, and may swell TO ~
thousand md this though tho charge is who'll,
eroundtess. Certainly. the House ot Commons
Is no place for poor man-
, 1859-09-16
Attorney General Htacksa Reply 10
HoNHI0H.

Ttnrn the wa4asns.-n Repubue.]
It has been frequently announced from this
ctr, within the last fortnight, that the Admin.
istration was In labor with reply to the nag1-
brought forth is hant.iSg. In the form OF =
treatise, which fills nearly . page in the Goatst,
fntzon Of Saturday evening. This Is ushered
into the world. It Is true, without any express
announcement Of its paternity, but its " semi-
oficinl publication IN tue Administration organ.
without so much as a fictitious sponsor, Is Of
itself sufficient indication that it is M autheu-
tic exposition Of the viems OF the President and
bis cahiuet.: 1t is said, and no doubt correctly,
TINT while its general features were settled in
Cabinet council, it was reduced to form by the
pen of attorney general Black.
:. The impression which hAsty perusal has Ieit
upon our mind il, that while # edectually de-
uoustrates the absurdity Of ZONE OF the posi-
tiou1 assumed By Judge Douglas, i sdyocates
doctrines that are ptilI more absurd The t"o
documents. Like the Kilkenny cats. utterly an.
pihilatc each other, learlng the old doctrine OF
Congressional Sovereignty in the Territories,
the only ground 10 stand upon.
{Fzom ths n, Z. Tluaes.l
The Constitution Of Saturday publishes re-
ply to Senator Douglas views on Popular Sow
! ereienty-hlling six columns Of that that paper,
and undesa.ood to BE- tsom the pen OF the Attor'
| y-Genernl, Judge Black. 1t ia clear IN it,
| stgle, temperate in lone and exceedingly fore
| ibfe md cogent ID argument. The position
presented in this article as that Of the Demo
cratic Party, is that slayes are recognized By
| the Federal Constitution rs properly in State'
| where the local law SO treats taem; that theJ
remain property WHEN taken into any State o
which The local law does not forbid their beint
SO regarded that Congress has no right to DC
pyiye their oxaeEs Of tlis property, lo the tern
tor,es or olher places under its jurisdiction
mud that, as it cannot delegate poxer which
docs not possess. neither the Legislature no
the people Of n Territory hare any authority L
rrobibit slavery within its borders. It coz
eedes, however, that when they come to form
| State Constitution, they may establish or Pro
hibit slavery as the5 see I'll. Until then the,
have NO power whatever oser the subject: >.
The positions OF the article in the ConstiHt;o
are stated with great c!earness and preclsiot
and leave no room, for misunderstanding Q
controversy al to their meaning. Its sbiIit
and The cogency Of soma Of it's extracts fro'
| r1psfrn;n hin, tn tnke anne notice Of It.
, 1859-09-16

e The prodigality Of the Sultan is said to
b. 20 great, thai although his cisil list is e.
900. 900 francs The ninth Of the total revenue OF
Turkey, his debts 1t the present time amount 10
soo, ,ooo, 900 francs. AZ m example Of bis No
jestys extrsrsganee. i. ia stassd thst in 1858 he
borrowed 100000 francs. at II per cent. to
mr. fer 4 fete ciyen to two Of his daughters.
, 1859-09-16

~ Tho Boston Transcript aeafns from pEi-
mt. letters that Nri. Elizabeth Bsrstt Brown,
ine is lying seriously i'll st her homo near Flor
epQe,
, 1859-09-16

---.-- v.,m,.-- A., rhe Fair
GROUNDS.
Pursuant to Adjournment at FreePort. INC
fasmera met IN the Ladies' Hall on the U: .:
Fair Grounds. On tho IAN sept, ano ofRa1'
BY appointing c. 3. 0Eetman, fEsaloen'' sna
Il. Gov, secretsry.
Tho subject Of tFultcn11afo "as fs''
and the Dark Louae canc nrst ID oroeT'
Ar. Rosenssie', Of fFeeport' 'noosot 'ne o@N
]onse rs much result Of posert , III LUG 'fes -
lice IL The result OF poverty IN eal"e.
perlnents which hs hsu if1ea eoastne.a A..e
this fact- Trees infested with this pest ne nao
relieved BY applying 6sh'o'l with brush 10 LUG
trunk and larger limbs, ana ~ appiy.ng - ma
nure blood md 'Je which no ioFkeo IN aso'na
the roots. Dy this treatmeat tae trees seoA
cverca1ne the s'cIly condluou 1aso1ao'o ~
the production Of the bark 1ouse.
Dr.Kennicott had tried alkaIies 80 strong as
to kill half The foliage Of the trees, aud CON-
pletely destroy the lice, but in Two years they
had returned as bad a cter. This experience
had taught him that understanding, rnannring,
md high cultivation were the only remedies.
| The Doctor did not adrocata tho use Of stinu-
lasinr uasuure4 but fees7ded these as injurious
he used weeds, grass, 4c-, spreading them un-
der the trees. The hard solaftss had thinned
them ont considerably.
Dr.. W.1der Of Cincinnati, was called upon to
give his observations, but As the Doctor did not
lire in lotsy country, he disclaimed my close
observation on the subject lie Instanceo,
however, the case Of m infested oleauder TINT
stood where it recelred the occasional dushogs
y.
Of an nsh heap, and was completely relIeEea'
and thought that sitting ashes orer the trees' 10
be acted Oh By de"s md fains, "oaio prove IN
easy and useful remedy.
The mode Of iocomotiou or dissemination Of
the bark louise was introduced. Dr.. kennicott
was led to believe tha. they were spread BY
their contact With gossamer such as that Of The
J. cottonwood, and from south to north, and from
t west to east, 49,. -;
The suggestion Of Dr. WsEdeE that they Ike
, some other insects, might hare their "Peraods
, Of INVASION was entertained BY DF. Kennaeo't'
His trees were little affected prior to the re-
ceipt Of q lot Of Seeding apple trees from But
. ~ r:..o ...;.,na ...a .r,.
~ ~. S's-a..:, 49, .-s socs.sed - a.
'afe ala no' pte'en'''es' aoo 'eie''s0 ~ NA
. orchard 80 treated that mas in very bad con-
i ditiou from the lice The trees and fruit we're
49,, = , =, -, :. It =:
, 1859-09-16

Tbs eagerrcss with which the Democracy
hare enapped ut supposed detection in the
Republican ranks in Wisconsin, adverse to Gov.
Randall, discloscs simply The wolash rapacity |
Of the party, induced By long continued star
ratiou, With the exception Of tho Lacrosse
bands aad a few extensive bites ut tho School
and T., VARSITY land :, they hare been subjected
by The people fur four yeass to pententiary
diet. They hare no hope now Of electing
xosn On their ticket on their OWL merits, and
hsnce they are wholly given up to the JOB Of
persuadiug the German Republicans that
gross aifsont hns been offered them in the re-
nomination Of Gov. Randall over Nj. schusz,
though the latter gentleman pEoaains himself
entirely satisfied with the result, and cordially
in lavor Of the ticket
The gamo will not win, nor will it "corne
within gun shot" Of winning. Tho rural pop
ulatiou Of the State are coming up to the sup
pot or tho .uao1e tisket with an unanimity
nercr before witnessed in q State election. Our
adyices ouetl,is point derived from hundreds
Of visitors from Wisconsin to the NatioDal
Fair, are clear and unnistakable. Gov. Ian"
dsl! WIGS the candidate Of the farmers in the
Convention, and be is now their candidate in
the campaign. When tho polls arc opened in
November, Hobart i Co. will 60 down like
row Of uioepins N rk thnti La it supposed
BY any man in his seuscs that the people it''
tend to eadorse the Lacrosse swinale by cast
, 1859-09-16
Z Dtfaa s Tributte
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER lG, 1850


OPENING OF THE CHARLESTON
G0NVANT1oN-
Tho scientific knock-down and drag-ont |
which brought tho Now York Pro'slaEeTy |
t.,uyontion to close on Wednesday before 1t |
WIS organized seems to have been conducted
uu strictly Democratic principles; Donny'
brook Fair never presented spectacle morc
f1appY IN keeping with Popular Sovereignty:
This is free country, md tie New York De-
.,noosacE, hold themselves "sabject only 10
the Constitution Of the United States" Put
Callahan, -. :" Fernaody Wud," Dan Dickinson,
Isaiah Ryndera, kisther Sbeehan, John Coch-
raue, hard shells, soft shells, dead rabbits,
shoulder-histers-all mingled in tumu't Of
blows and cprses-tu'o chairznen prehdlng
over tie uproar ut, once til tho moro am1ablo
and peaceful of them: is knocked of tho plat
form By Que Of Woods short boys-the pow-.
WOW, heightened By q knayish plot, predeter~
mined On both sides, to cheat the people out Of
= the pririlege Of elcctiag their Presidential
,delegates-ono facton mt last fighting the
other oat oI doors vi h their t*manle5s"-this
Is q fit opening Of tho Charleston Convention.
Afer the dreadful TOW" as the telegraph ca1ls
it, had ended Ia separation Of the two mobs,
the Wood mob graye1y proceeded with tho
election Of seventy delegates to the National
Denoc1auc Convention. The Cagger- Cassidy
mob has not been heard from at this date, but
it has doubtless gone through with the safno
mummery, aud chosen other seventy to cast
= The vpte Of New York at Charleston. 1t il
. ths old Eight nvcr sgnin with tho addition o.
= :asts to keep pace with Democratic progretl
=. ard the civilization Of tho age 1@ only sig
nfacauce is, that in the history Of the New
York eheIl-tish the Hards have knocked tht
so.ts clean over the ropes By viftue Of superio,
muscle md better training. Fernando Woot
Is nnstes Of the situation.
When the one hundred and forty Eeaci
Charleston, doubtless the Convention will fol
low the precedent set Mt Cincinnati Of admit
ting one half Of each mob. whose rotes vii
neutra1izc each otl,er, mud leave the represent
atiyes Of the civilized States to settte 1hs mat
tar Of tho nominations as though there wer
no such commonwealth in the Union as Ney
York. Ii does not clearly appear what past's
ular candidates for the Presidency were f
'vored by the respective gangs Of rowdies> Th
quarrel, ,we presume, was primarily grounded o
the distribution Of the Custom House and Po'
: Otice p1under. Dickinson ls tie quasi cand
dzte of the Hards, while Seymour holds th
interesting relation to the 6ofts-- either beit
ready to bny or sell with the South nccordit
- to the quotations ut Charleston. We are n
aware TINT Douglas has any interest vi
ether faction. Popular Sovereignty in Nc
York Ia limited 10 the sovereignty Of the poll
ciaus over the people, and Of the shortbo
over tho politicians.