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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-09
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EJRR6H RUTTER--25O POUNDS
IL nice Fresh Table Butter in store this morn
ing, at Elliotts Family Grocery. ss ---
20 boxes German Soap, X = 8
20 " Palm - sat
so T" Star Candles,
OF % Starch, just received at EHlott's Fami.
5 cases Paraffina candles, ~E
gross German G.ycerine soap, for toilet use
gross Transparent tsoaP,
boxes corn starch, for culinary purposes,
10 dozen assorted sizes Bishoprick's baking pow
der, just received at Elliott's. sa
Is, 600 pounds A No. L hams,
4 10 0G0 pounds priige shoulders,
10000 pounds sides, in store and for sale at FL
liott's Family Grocety. ESQ
LARD.-2,000 pounds prime leaf lard. $500
RYE.-500 pounds pacr he'd rye. --f
BARLEY.-200 pounds parched barley, just re-
eeiyed at Elliott's. a. ze-
BR00MS.--75 dozen nice brooms, from 15s 10
40c, just received at Eliott's. rrssf ss5
FLOUR.-l60 SKIS double extra white wheat
-four; Is bbls xxx family -four, warranted to be
equal to any in the city, at Elliott's. 80
may7 fu
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-09

New Administration
WR YS0U WISH TO BE RUBBED
II down, Shaved, Hair Cut, Ohampooed, all done
up in the most approved, fashionable, Ia mode
style, finished off with or cold bath, go to
Marble Hall Barber Saloon /!
The undersigned has taken it on long lease
and has re-painted the bath tubs, and re- fitted the
whole establi, hmsnt; aud we confident that
with Gloss attention, NEATNESS, and our long
experience in the business, we shall give entire
satisfaction TO all that patronize
may3-2wd JENKINS d NORRIS
RRR " B.HC0JV" M.RsM Sat cents per
. U pound, at
fsbs VIoKERY BROS
~ ORE1GJN~ SURA R 6.-New Orleans and
II Cuba Sugars just received and for sale at
small advance on cost, at ,
vICKEkY BROS.
jan14 a1 No. 81 Main street.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-09
RE- Always on. hand g9od supply Of-Ga
Mems Socks and Ladies' Hose.

Mercha Is Will do well TO give ms a call before
buying any of the above goods elsewhere.
R@- Persons wishing to travel as egsnts will find
It 60 their interest to engage in the sale of these
gooos as We will furnish those wishing TO engages
in the business at such prices win Justify them
to wholesale or retail LAS few agents only will be
supplied. g - sssAa tt.-s@
TERMS-INVARIA CASH,
On delivery, or Wool, Bacon, and Produce taken
in exchange.
The Highest Price Paid IL Cash or Goods
for Wool.
1T. CREED& co.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-09

DaJ- In order to accommodate persons who live
at distan ce from the Factory, we have appointed
the following persons, at their iOus places of
business, to receive Wool of farmers and others,
which thew may wish manufac tured into any of the
above kinds CT Goods thereby saving trouble in
driving long road to get to the ill. The work
when done vii be returned to the same agents,
for delivery to the proper owners;
GEo. K. AYDELoTTE, Aydelott's Landing, Meade
county, KY.
ADAM ACKERMAEN, Rome Indiana.
O. D. AYDELoFr, New Am sterdam, Ind.
HARMAN soE, Georgetown, Ind.
JOHN III. PFEIFFER. Milltown, Ind.
CALDWELL q Son, LeavenBorth, Ind.
GEORGE ZInMERMAN, ~ miles north of George
town.
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JOHN T. CREED & CO.

6 UTILIZED .aRaEyV.-.GJVrOTRR
~ lot of those mica SHAKER BRoOMS-so
cheap at rs cents each, at YICKERY BROS,
oct24 No. 81 Main Street.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-09

The weather, yesterday, was a. pleasant
as it has bean for many days previous. The
river continues to recede.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-09
BINDING AND PRINT

On the shortest netice and on the mo
sonable terms for cash.
Thankful for the patronage hereto
literally bestowed upon rs, We woe
spectfully ask q continuance Of the 81
.--.--- ~
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-09

1Ihe time hers set down Is adjusted to oo'ttyaef
.Sars. On the River there Is variation according
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Inys
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-19
From Lexfngton. H.

A friend has handed MS the following list Of
indictments for political otenses, as returned by
the grand jury Of Fayette county, KY, and
published in the Lexington Observer and Report
er We publish it for the benefit of our Ken
lucky friends within our lines-KHoE0Hto Reg
tSter.
True bills for treason against the Common
wealth. were found against the following per-
sons; .... ...a .-
John c. Breckenridge, William Preston, Roger
w. Hanson, Robert w Woolley, Robert j.
Breckenridge, jr., John H. Morgan, Henry Met
calfe, Joel Higgins, Jacob Hostetter, Richard
Morgan, Thomas Howe, VIM. Jones, William
Stevens, Henry Elder, Samuel Walker, Andrew
Perry, James Ball, Benjamin Drake, James
Bentley, Thomas Taylor, David Llewellyn,
William Miller, William Gilmore, Robt Graves,
Peter George, Cornelius Hendricks, John Cmd,
Marnix Virden, and John King
True bills were also found against the follow
ing persons for Invading Kentucky to make
war;" viz: rf
Charlton Morgan, Thomas McCaw, Lee Brad
ley, William Preston, Thomas Stamps, Jr., Bush
rod Csstleman, Martin Hoagland, Henry Curd,
John Donelly, Bolin Roberts, Wm. Carter, Jas.
Innes, Peter Adams Walter Ferguson, Curtis
Nichols, Robert Boyd, Noah Hendricks, and
VIM George. A true bill was also found : for
concealing State arms" against Jackson NJ lay
lor,
But one of the persons indicted was in the
city, Henry Metcalfe, and he was at once ar
rested and committed to Jail.
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Il Ynsl,inRtou anfr, /,

From tie New York Times July7
If " Stonewal !" Jackson be not dead-and
there IS now doubt thrown over the statement
that he was veritably and actually killed in the
late battles--is there no danger OF his taking q
column and with it marching suddenly in The
direction of Washington The movements of
this daring rebel during the last two months
have been as rapid and successful as they have
been extraordinary in other respects It's but
a few weeks since he bounced upon and defeat
ed the forces of Milroy and Schenek, in the Shen-
andoah valley. From thst work he entered uBon
the pursuit of Gen. Banks, drove him 70 Win
chester, defeated him there, pursued him a dis
tance OF seventy or eighty miles up the Potomac,
then retired, and during his retreat defeated
Frement and Shields; then sM ept over the Blue
Ridge and across Eastern Virginia to the Chick
ahoniny, and attacked the right wing of our
main az my ten days agO-with what success is
known 20 our readers-haYing in this space of
time fought four battles at distant points, and
haYeTsed a distance Of four or FIVE hundred
miles In each Of the instances bis movement
was more or less of q surprise, and each ofthern
would have been declared by most men quite
impossible beforsit was actually done. Itwould
be undoubtedly difficult thing for Jackson,
whether be be or be not dead, 10 take twenty
thousand ConfedeTates and move north to Fred
erieksburg, thence to Manassas, thence eastward
to the Potomac, aud it is not likely he will try.
We believe, moreover, that our troops now at
Washington and the points named are fully pre-
pared to resist such movement. At least we
hope 50. And we also hope that our troops now
in the Shenandoah valley and elsewhere in East
ern Virginia viii be disposed Of 50 ss ef3ctualy
TO prevent any other northwaTd movements of |
this rebel If he be alive, or Of his ghost, if he
ha dead -
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-19

There was meeting of East Tennesseeans
held in Washington last week for the purpose
OF designating suitable person to fill the va
cancy caused by the removal of Judge Hum
phTeys by the judgment Of the Senate. The
meeting was attended by the most prominent
men of Tennessee, and was presided over by
Parson Brownlow. The Hon. Bsilie Peyton, a
prominent Unionist, and who was member of
Congress in Gen. Jackson's administration, sec
onded the nomination Of Col. c.. +. Tngg, Of
Knoxville TO Ell the vacancy. The Hon. HOr-
ace Maynard was deputized to acquaint the
President with the voice of the meeting, and TO
request the immedae appointment of Col
Trigg, that UniOnists might hold the courts Of
Tennessee and punish the rebels. Col. Trigg is
an old and tried UDionist, and became 8 refugee
on account of rebel persecution during the early
days of the rebellion. It is noteworthy that on
the very nightin which Parson Brow nlow was
imprisoned in Knoxville by the Tennessee rebels,
Col. Trigg was to be hung, but escaped By pre-
cpitate flight.
We take the foregoing from the Louisville
Journal of the lst inst.
1t will be TeeOllected by many, that Several
Tennesseeans' lately published card in the
hlteiligeHoeT of this city, denying that Bailia
Peyton had gone back to the feshpots OF Abra-
ham; that his name was used by those who got
up the Union convention without his knowledge
or consent, and had been dsapproved of and con-
demn0d by him. This card has been extensive
ly copied by our contemporaries and it is gen
orally believed that Bailie is still our friend.
We are very sorry to see that the authors Of
that card were incorrectly informed. Of course
they did not aim to deceive any one, and the
IHtelhgsacsT, in publishing it, did what we or
any other journal would have done, under the
iTcumstances.-AtaHtGC COntsderacy
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.''GO 10 Richmond . rs. .sOn 60 Rich
rnond." -
E9ro,, tho Nrs,y yorl, ETor,I5 Trt,4 81


There is time to keep silence and time to
speak. The campaign has concluded with our
repulse from before Richmond. The campaign
to come win require new troops, new plans, new
combinations with perhaps, rev emergencies
cf foreign complications. The time has come,
therefore, to eXpese, rebuke and correct the
errors and mismanagement of the past, in order
to secure a thorough reformation for the future
The Secretary of War mskss no provision for
accident or emergency, and issues a call for
three hundred thousand troops, not just before
battle, when the people are enthusiastic but just
on the heels of repulse, when the people are
depressed.
When Stanton divided McC Clellan's command,
he himself assumed the practical direction of
the campaign. The people knew, and the press
announced that jeff Davis was massing all his
troops at Richmond, as q good business man
concentrates his means where he finds the best
investment. The Secretary of War could not
understand this. Consequently our forces on
James island retreated from foe who had gone
to Richmond; our troops in the Shenandoah
built intrenchments against Jackson, who had
gone TO Richmond our troops in the West
stood on the defensive against Beauregard, who
had gone to Richmond; and Burnside sought
in vain for the North Carolina COnfederstes,
who had also gone to Richmond, Mcclellan
Was therefore overwhelmed.
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never before. The queen, with royal robe and
golden diadem, surrounded by all the rank and
splendor of The court, kneeled at the altar. The
Archbishop Of 0snferS Ury then proclaimed aloud,
Il here present unto you Queen Victory, the
undoubted queen of this realm" The queen
then partook of the sacrament of tha Lords
supper. The aisle aud arches Of the vast
temple then resounded with the peal of the or
can as the sublime anthem was sung Come,
holy Ghost, our souls inspire" And as the ven
cradle Prelate placed the crown upon her brow,
q shout of tG0d save the queen ~ rose stimuli
taneously from the lips Of all the thousands who
thronped the cathedral.
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nnrinn AdYansure.

From the Richmond D!sp itch, l2th Inst .. F77Fs
We learn that Gen. Stusrt has performed an
other Of bis brilliant scouts in the rear of the
ensmys lines, and succeeded il success fully
shelling the Yankee transports at North Bend
on James river below Charles City Court House
The party consisted Of the Ist company of the
Washington Artillery, Capt Squiers, command
ing, a Parrot section Of the Loudoun battery, IN
der Capt. Rogers, and one piece of Stuarts
horse artillery, With a small cavalry support, the
whole being in charge Of Col Lee and having
reached the desired point on the river bank, un-
| der cover of the night, they opened fire last
Monday morning on the onemy's transports
| coming up with rcinfo-csments aud supplies for
McClellau's army. ... ...t
The first transport vas disabled and driven
back, and as soon as the position OF our artil-
lery became known, the enemy brought up his
runboat5 and shelled them at a desperate rate.
/ Managing, however, 10 avoid their range, our
| boys waited till evening, when a large feet Of
! transports appeared in the river, supported by
| gunbOats Col. Lee then ordered them into bat
! tery on the bank just opposite when they pour
ed into the Yankee vessels terrible fire OF shot
and she'll Having all nhed guns end a good
range the shots from our artillery told upon the
enemy with great effect, sinking one Of bis
transports and ralKing the others from stem to
stern. Several mastS were cut away and the
vessels so riddlei that they wers compelled to
tighten them, by throwing off their freight in
the river. The enemy's gunboats kept up
rapid FIRE, but our batteries were TOO close to
them for their shots to take effect, and they had
TO withdraw, with no loss whatever on our side.
This expedition has demonstrated that these
gunboats, though they do throw shell "ss big as
a metallic coffin, are not the horrible monsters
they have been supposed to be by our people,
aud that our masked batteries are more than
match for them when properly hand ed.
Our force retired from Charles City Court
House next morning by q circuitous route, Just
in time to escape capture by a large force of
Yankee infantry and cavalry, sent down to cut
of thair retreat.
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GeneraI 60 g. e.
EEADQUARIERs SPECIAL DEPARTMENT.
I

III
q EEEEDA, Eisa., Ju0e 225, 1872
~ conformity vith Special Orders 30. $ dated et
IL Headquarters Mi.sssipIi S-sts Troops. Major e2
erals once, Canton, Juns 18Th 1862 Brgzd g.lTeresi
NJ Z. Berry, CT y -E absence Tie COMMANDERS Of rei
inents end baitalous Of his brigade, VII cali ont tie
Inute men Of his brg gsde for immediate sergice in he
Eeld.
IL Tzese miaute men vii meet on twenty four hours
Dotee - their respective comfy ses oz a. sach other
more convenient points as nay Be desgHa ed by the
commanders, hsvirg TT view C0ncelt-a ia cd vance
q tbs Iallatstchis river iha great railroad thor
o1ghEre 70 resist and impede the progress Of the enc
ny
IL. These troops WI supplv their own arms and
maze reqEisitio1 On The Aauts8t General OF lie State
io- slHuaiti. 20 tie extent Of h'y rounds per
sha thef subsistence VII be purchased in tbeir
Epectiya d. trlct By coDpsts2t scsr belonging to he
respective bsttsions.
~ Commanders of bsftslionR an. conpsniaB VII r.
port iHsaadistty y heir C-ganiza ion. Tsu station
ana cunt 20 ther Brlsa5i-r General ether CON
i1eHder slo send cory q, sseh pest The AssiAts
Ad5atalst General at these Hesjq Iare-s
V. ne Gene q commanding "a s csl Department
is sensible hat no appeal s n-eessy Il sE9p isnf
IN ihe defense OF 1har families and their Eresdes tbsF
honHehold gods sud fbsT native sui sgEh 81 irsolni
L1Fscefs eugssed in q ba-5s=uUs and frs'rs crusade
By command Of Brgznfsr-GCnsrs EUGGLEs r
r l. D SAEDID2E &. =. -
1E-4 w a sytd Tnru CaUar1l
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MISCELLANEOUS
TO THE
Cotton EaBteTS
or r.t-a
MISSISSIPPI AKD IGTIsIAEil

CUBSCRIBsRS to ths PRODUCE LOAN. end ctasrs
- whe may now be DISPOSED Lo Subscribe their COTToS
CROPs potiied that uu6er cert y Of Congress-
tie same viii be taken by tbs G5ve-nuaent al fair
Vslcatoni in exchange fnr is eight per cent. bonds
Which can be readily uEed in ordinary nsrcarte trsr
Ecfi1ns
Planters ana others having such eotton. p-oDer 3
baed and securely h0u-sd n m 4ttiss Of twenty bsss
fnd over viii please address a. Jscksou, bss os5
q J. & T Green, stating the qasnsity ard quality OF
ths oott7n- snd toe prices ssksd
Ihs bondSy VIII be delivered Al the tire Ct tie pur
e61se but he Gotten viii rsmsn in tbs custody OF tie
anter, who must Obge hnHGh 90 take sue and prop
or care Of the and deliver it. free Of Czrrs the
nf srest shipping point WueeVsr rsQues,ed 10 Dc
the piGnter Is not expected insaFe Gotten an5
viii not be rSlnsbie for IT, II bufr e3 Wien threat
ened By he eEemy. Hlgre rhH STAT has advanced
upon cot oa lis hon in Of sale be removed ty
she pRrtiss.
Proposals fer The sac Of other articles necessary to
tie army, payable IN bends. WILL be Received by me.
=. D. DEBOW
General 3 gent Fro .uce can
Sub sg-n:E OF he Prcd1ce Lsal an bl.sg i-1l 40
oufiana are requested also 10 receive 4 op ss ana
ferHs-d hem 70 me. Ti.gf-
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TIE LIFE-GL0cK.
FROM rHt GERMAN.

FROM TIE GERMAN.
Tn, re IS a little mystic clock,
No human eye hath seen,
That beateth on--end be teth on,
From morning until cen.
And when the soul is wrapped 10 sleep.
Aud hesreth not a sound,
1. ticks and ck1 the livei0pg right,
And never ruRnvth down,
o wondrous is that work Of art
Which kuells the passing hour,
But art pe'er formed, nor mind conceived,
The life-elocks magic power.
Nor set in gold nor decked with gems 3:
By wealth and pride possessed;
But rich or poor, or high or low, @
Each bears it in bis breast.
When lies deep stream, mid bed and fow
All still and softly glides, -
Like the wavelet's step, with gentle beat
ltw-rns OF passing tides.
When threat'ning dsrkues, gathers o'er,-
And hopes bright visions hee
Like the sullen strokes Of the nluffled oar
II beateth heavily ~
When passion nerves the warriors arm,
For deeds OF hate and wrong
Though heeded not the fearful sound,
The knell is deep and strong.
When eyes to fyes are gazing soft,
And tender words are spoken,
Then fast aod wild ii rattles on,
As il with love 'twere broken.
Sach is the clock that measures life.
Of flesh and spirit leldtd
And thus twill run within the brr asst
Til that strange life is ended.
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NnTEGE
oEFuE OF x1ss1ssPaI caArR.L RArERo.

OFFICE OF MISSISSIPPI CESTR L RAILROAD
COMPANY. !
HOLLY sFEIEGs, Nay stIh I3i2 J
= consequence Of the ocou pat on % New OT.esuF by
4 ths enemy provision cannot bs made for ohEat ous
% ths company, psyEbe 81 that 20 me is pTux
and thereafter Therefore holders OF such paper
hereby notified 20 PrsceEt ths ssus for payrreHJ
this ooe. No interest viii be paid such claims stsT
ma urity unless presented here when due snd payment
refused
Bonds and Interest coupons maturing ard UsyEhle i-
New York wiz be PAID this Office hereafter usiezd
Of n " Orleans.
By order Of the Prasidenf. .
ny29 In A J EcOOECO, seory.
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RVNAWAY CtTGHTi

4 COMMITTED = the jail of Psnoia o0usty q YET.
~ LOW NEGRO KAN, vbo c1Is Bis ns1ae IFE
and says he belongs 20 henry Strdsr o. TsIsbschis
couuys Mss Leu las loEg early lair thirty years oll
and Ave feet six inches in hight.
J. Al. JONES, Sheriff and JaIlor,
fv5 fEw1w% Pquol aruutv 7EfFes
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IAU.aR,S EaTECF.

C0NKITTED TO the JLI cf Paaola- coupty Missis-
- slppL q NEGRO MAO rho calls his uEras SIMON.
and says he belongs 70 Robert BesslF, Of Kentucky.
He rsnaTsy from Mel Vim, neAr HeieIa, ARENAS.
he EssEs 20 be sbout lwen yscTen yeaEs Cd is very
back I've feet inches Ii h has scar his night
eye and has but little bssrd. -aH
J. q, JONES, Sheriff and Jsilor
Tvs IaulrTt p.r0 q rorntv. hiisl-
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RUyAWsYS CITCHT!

IlHARLES AMI TON, be'o7ging TO ". S. Bau Of
- Esmphig, Tenn, rEuaway FROM Lev. Fl &C. ussT
NsuFhsns Ststion. on Central read Charles ysry
znut negro six feet high large wlikers tLaty yegf
old ena black Ton Is yel-cHi sms5 Eo1es and ssUt
ten while iA.kEF.
J. T. JONES, Sher g ard Ealc-
ty5-laE3v7 Pa 7oiR esuutv. Miss.
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Adrninistrator's Notice.

TTyHEREAS- letters Of admiostTati5n on the IS ste
w Ct John Comfy. deceased, were fTsutsd TO the
ersiened ~ the July tern. A D. 1862 Of he PEObsts
Court Df YslohHshs county. State Of Mississippi this
the III Of sad NINTH this notice Is Therefore Le-tby
gwen reGusstirg all persons bavrg claims sganst tbs
rstats OF said deceased 20 ezh1It toe same ard have
thsu 1eEistersd in TIE and within tts time pre-
ferlbed 81 law, or thsy viii be forever barred,
GEO. W. tOSLY, .- .
fvT4Isw6r AdruidTafor
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aui,cheI,s Thieving interrupted.

The North Alabama correspondent OF the No
bile Net1s says;
1t is said that Gen. Buell., on his arrival in
Madison county, met Gen Mitchell, suPerin-
tending the hauling of cotton, having forced the
wagons of the citizens into service for that pur-
pose. Il is said taat Gen. Buell. was exceeding
ly angry, and told Mitchell he was not sent there
to get cotton, and ordered the wagons to be emp
tied. = l learn that he also ordered Mitchell un-
der arrest. One report is that Mitchell has re-
signed-another that he is under arrest and
gone to Washington. I am certain, from varl-
Gus reasons, that there is some trouble between
Generals Buell. and Mitchell and that Mitchell
has been displaced from his command. Gen.
Smith is now in command there.
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JAILQR'S NOTICE.

DfONNITTED 10 the jail of Psnola comfy. two NJ
- GRO MEN who say Their names are PHILIP ard
JIM snd that they bsloBg Robert AdRms, Jf Tslls
hsichis county Mississippi 10th are copper colorsd
The svusr can fnd tAena ~ fail ~ ID place.
J. Il. JONES, Sh=r'f and Jsilor,
sex Fawg=a ... Pamela so1174v FSisa