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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
AUDITORS OFFICE
Or IHa Cry or RICHNoEp
NOTICE TO HOLDRRS OF

NOTICE To HOLDERS OF CITY bonds.
NUIlCE is hereby given to the
In HoLDERs OF ALL PONDS on TIE CITY,
falling due the s day Of January next As well - The hold
es Of those that axe past due 70 present. the ONCE for
payment on that DAY a Interest," viii from and Ger that
date T. B. HARRISON,
ds l6-StGvt1J Auditor City OF Richmond.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

DIsIAsE ANoAG THE PRIsOS EEs.-Fhe Dlnvills Reg
lister says the small oG continues to spread among the
Yankee Pr ODers there, and there are about 800
cases in al The vru3 furJ5led by their govern
mens having been geLerslly adm nstered he PrOgre
Of the disease may be checked. Tho fatally among the
prisoners from this and other mNades is very great,
Several wagon os Is hauled Gus 70 the grave yard
every pm the General Hospital, besides those VITO
de q smH po1.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

NOTICE. will sell ct public auction, on the
In Qoh nsL upon the premises my FARM, cOntaiLing ~
ceres situated Ia lhs ~ Loris immsdisey
fror Richmond to the House ttyX miles iTor the
mer ami iourt from the latter place.
upon excellent OF apples and peaohts
The hui dings and Of modern style
Terms suit the purcba:er. -
Iauisa. ID c.24-d2 GCl yNO. ID GAEDhEK NJ ID.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
rHR CITY.

CnRnrMAs has core and gone, and no one regrets
the isei sbeit thcaands "epjOyed' the pleasures OF
the festival to the ful extent As anticipated, egg
Dog and OTTER d,nksbes flowed very freely on Christ
mas dsy There was scarcely dwelling in the city the
inmates Of which did not parake Ct brewing Of the
nectarOus beverage. H Honor the Mayor sxemPHhed
bis Hospitality BY entertaining large number OF bis
iends with eggnOg aud spPlesOddy as tie City Hall
Chserfunsss and hArity prevailed all Sides and the
day passed CT without anything occurring TO mar the
general joy.
Want of space prevents US rom extending this para
gr,pb. ard from inserting other local matters
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

Will sUR AEKr fall BACK 10 ArlASrAi-"P.
w. - b. savannah republicans army corre.pon-
dent eOITeOts erroneous impression in regard to the
70 uye movements OF the Army Of Tennessee. He
says:
alude 70 he belief said be entertained very gep-
orally 10 Georgia that the army vas engaged in repair.
ing tie reads md con Ucing bridges ia ne rear Win
WV 10 falling back upon Atlanta. Having heard that
some uHesslnesi Wss ieit upon this subj-c; call, d
upon General Hard5e before leaving Dalton, and have
hs authority Tor sying that he has the least thought
ot rsSrps iro11 rs present position; bat ne con-
tr4ry, II the emmy Ould advance tns winter, which
he does beh1ve they VII DO be will dispute every
foot Of ground from TuBuel Hill TO Atlanta He es-
ltVes, moreover that il The absentses will return 10
u'y snd Il people az home vii continue 90 supply the
amy With tie Of subsistence the Federal army
never succeed in reaching Atlanta any tkAA It
has succeeded IN reaching Richmond
"P. W. A." gives strong r,a,Ons for the belief that
G at vii no. maze = forward movement this WATER
The Con!eterAies have al gone into water quarters
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
cRRENYILLE MALE ACADEMY

EHIS INSTITUTIONS, situated on the Dor.
ders OF Psack and Henry eonnEes 10 ey in the VI
unity 81 Pen will opened Tor sehocstc exercises,
18Th January the ped tendence OF the SUBSCRIBER
M Apc.ent and No Labgu and Mathematics viii be
.rgnt Board can be obtained the mules Of Mr. T. Penn,
Dr. Wm staples Pe Penn, hr. D. H. Spencer and others,
an the peIthbohood upon moderate as elsexhere
~ JAS p. GODFREY.
psnn,. Stare 1lth Dec, ls63-del7-c2t'
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
pUNAWAYS IN JAIL.

following slaves In the Jail Of Henrieo county:
WILLIAM, committed August 1Uh 1853 the property Jos
Ohdress Of Henrco county about u Is yesr
inches hg ard dark complsIonhSd when committed
. blue jacket light pants ana b sek cap.
CHARLES, the property Of Dr. Amoro committed the
18th August Ices % 10 yesTs old feet II inches high,
conpeIionhad when committed Hight summer suii
and blue cap.
The requested perry pay charges and
axe them away, they Will be dealt with ACCORDING 70 Law.
GE0 PLEAsAETs,
no N-d6g Sheril Of Henrico county
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28


THE YANKEzs IN LEE COUSrT.-The Abingdon Vir-
giniAn says:
About 200 Yankee cavalry with two pieces Of artl-
leTy, into JOCesyo on last SGuday week and
NAMED until neI; morlisg Audy Crockett private
in Capt LitChfclOS company q mounted rides, hap
penUg TO be at toms in that Ccua.y gathered up four
l. men, ald Ao-cay morning, coon after the YAM
KEGS left JCnesyle coming eastward, he began to sn-
noy them, 6ghtng them zt every un Of the road and
falling tack slowly before them. Two miles this side Of
Jonesvlle the Yankees divided 100 taking the road TO
the UPPER ford Of POWei river and $50 with the
PisCss Of artillery, along the turnpike. Crockett
discovering that they bal divided their forces LEFT six
rnsn a, the loser aOrd sld took the balarcs TO the
RSYSs crossing. When tie Yankees came to the oppO
site b-nk Of the river The s1 held them in check
four hours, the Yankees shsiliUg them al the while
D Hirg the fghuIg, Lieut. Col Prdemors with $50 or
$50 msa OF TIE "a Va. Fsgiment was within hearing
but believing the Yankee force be q who battalion
be fell back 20 PoUtLd Mountain. Had be gone TO
Croekets assistance. il IS thought by our Informant
that the raid rs wCud have been driven back They
Loyds, where they csmped for the night, and on
Tuesday returned 70 their enclmpment nine miles be-
loF JOnesviLe.
Tie raiders are ding vast deal Of mischief in Lee
eouoiy in small way. Having heretofore taken all the
provisions ard forage they could fld they have
turned their attention 10 the smaller articles Of the
ladies', ,ueh as .preserTJs sppk-6Etr, molAsses, g..
bat they ca BCitier Genuine nor carry away, they
destroy. Their outage tlus far having been commit
ted with comparative lmpunity.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
RUNAWAY IN JAZZ
RUNAwAYs I'm JAIL.

WAS committed to the jail of this City on
" 2Oth July 1853 negro named Reuben, about
% years old about feet inches high yellow complex
and left leg "a above the krsW he belongs John
FtEhugh, Of fredeTicksburg.
committed the 90;s July, 1863 Reuben,
ooy IS years DID, about feet high perfectly black
Ays belongs Mrs william 4, ent OF South Carolina.
The said slaves requested
property, ay and take them away, they Will be
THOMAS Q. DUDLEY
no2l-d6T eeg'L City Richmond.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

VIRsINIA AND TESSEssEE RoAD.-BJ despatch from
President Owen, We learn that the burnt bridges on
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad have been rebuilt
and he cars sre running through 70 isto Tennessee
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LANp.-O

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND On
~ SATURDAY, December 2eih, 1seIn pursuance Of de
cree Oirou OF Augusta c1nty will sell a. pub
auction premises the OF land belonging 70 the estate
OF Bailey shumate.
This property contains SboGt coo OF Eieh 300 are web
tmbered whole well wStsred and Ia good cuGion.
bulldogs sSciet ent abd comfortable an0
the fencing ood order There two good orchards on tbs
farm and the esashens Is vel SpPSnted kept
up. A. =,
IL about twelve miles from eaunton, Parnafsus NOT
fts branch adjoining Is Of zsH Byers, hm Howell
& churches schools end milN
ABOUT seeded wheat walsh will be sold At
the time
The attention Of purchasers invited to this property really
valuable and desraole
This opey purchased a. sale undor decree Of
the Circuit Court 1890 Of he chase money renal
70 be paid follows: $3.50 s0h March, So $4,000 zV
Maron 1865 2ea March, 1856 the wn0ie oearg
un paid These payments must DO net by The pu-
satisfaction u the Court Ihe sdus a the
money may either be psd hard ~ the e or may re
kept paid In tqu. nalment, diyied At the
time The other the purchaser choose foI
the payments made In Cou the purchases nu gyebond
security and the tle will be relned until the payment
are made, JOSEPH !. sBUHzTE,
ds,4-ods Conm'r.
E Rockingham Register snd Lexington 6sz.ts copy and
send bill 10 stanton spectator.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
AU(TTON ALng
TUrURE DA9s.

A DEMONSTRATORS SALE of Cord W0cd,
IA Bhsks Poles, Ladders, sheds ~hee bsrrovs Lnmber
Mortar Tables SSr OK Pressts Horses Mules Wsssns
Carts, Harness. &c, AWlb be so on WaDaEsDAY next hs
day OF December. 1863 the bricz ards Of John
oazes deed, Rockets and At Bird nhand, nsar he
County Court House, the folloWicg aricl' s. TO wit;
42I cords wood, near the bse grounds OF Seven Pines
145O00 unburnt bricks
lA5 900 burnt do
1000 stock do
Poles, LADDERS, Sheds, whesbaHOws, Lumber,
Mortar tables and boards, -
Brick presses, crov-baTs,
Bras, iron and wood brick moulds,
Blocks and ropes, cutting BIKES ~. ss.af
Forks, double and single tees,
hules, Of hne GEe,
Mare and colt, a-t ~
Horses, one said to be very ans animal,
Saddles, brides, harness,
Buggy and harness,
Carts, wagons,
And many other articles tedious 70 mention.
The above tale III eommeacs at the bc-yard near Rockets
-at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
FRANCIS t. IsBEiL,
de2S-8t rf Admir- John d. Qnarles decd.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

EXENPTS IN THE Confederate STATES
In response 70 a reSOu ion Of the House Of Repre-
seatatives Col. J. S. Preston Superintendent Of the
Cnscpi Bureau has furnished the number Of persons
exempt from military service IN che States of Virginia,
North and South Carolina and Georgia the foar States
in charge Of that Bureau. The rumber in Virginia is
20 s72; in North C.rOlina, p sO7 in South CarOEnl.
5sl4; IN Georgia, Is sS7.-TOtal, O. $50
The number Of substitutes il partly corr ecturaL The
opinion Of Gel Preston Is tha, 20 900 or $4,000 sub
situ,es have been pat in he army, aud perhaps OVER
ten thousand fraudulent substigus p,pers are held BY
persons not In lie lery:os.
The number Of Shoemaker Is Ss9 Tanners, $751;;
Blacksmishs 2 O2l WlgOn,makers, $50; Newspaper
employees, SIC; R.ilro-d employer 2Sl7i hillers
sl9si Sc col Teachers, us Employees Of Express
Companies Sc; N,tre anj Mining, l47; Nail Oontrse-
tors ard Carriers lis; Details 1918; Ph! Ssally In
cOmre.en', 2O,9O5 Civil O@osrs, 1871.
The statistics evidently imperfect in regard to the
number Of several occupations. The President, hos
eger in bis Communication he House oi Represen-
tatves, says further information will be given when
received.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
RUNAWAY SLAVE In BEDFORD COUNTY
JAIL.

WE lodged in the Jail of Bedford county,
w vrgiBla, July last dark nulstto man, 81 years
old and about feet10 inches kh rather spare made
slow Of eeh when spoken 70, VITO his Lunso
and that bis masters John Wsenbarger OF Granger
county The viii forward pr We
title pay charges said Save viii be soli treeAb Law.
Nm. Il. BREAa,
no2+-6S Sheriff Bedford county, Va.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

EORSALE-A very desirable farm, contain
leg 40 acres az miles from PoEAan Court House
and Jefferson, public landing James river
There the place excellent dwelng with seven rooms,
aud oce the yard the houses including threaDg
barn al 10 good order There also
hne peseh and apple orchard on the place.
Il s within mile Of Episcopal and Baptist Church, and
Presbyterian and hsthods and in exceedingly des
able nsghb0hood Mr. H. Graves at the Court House. will
take pleasure In showing the premises.
FOR further particulars address ?. g. DANCE,
oclS--df Midlothian P. O., Chesterfield, Va.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

I'D. QRS. ENGINEER DEPT D. Nv.
Corner 1911 aud Franklin Streets,
RICHMNYD, Dec. 18Th, 1868.
NOTICE!
10 THOSE HA VINO NEGROES 10 HIRE.
THE Engineer Department will hire for the
Il ensuing year Thousand Hands, fer work on fOEhca
tlons, ~
E. hire OF LA5orsrs-olothing tnd RAions fur
nished by GovernmeIt, $500 per year.
Clothing aud Batlons fur
nished by oEner.............o5O
-R.tion, only, furnished by
Government, ......s.........400
-RStlon' only, furnished BY
Government 30 " mo.
THIS Department viii pay transportation 10 Rohmond Peter
burg will give in addition Five Dollars for expenses for
each Negro delivered by shers others at either place
Negroes comfortably clad. AMI in good condition when
received. Apply until Rsb uary lSt next
will be responsible for slaves 80 hired under
The common law OF Virginia
By order OF Col w. II. STEVENS.
JOHN A. WILLIANs,
Major Eng'rs,
ds1T--d1otkeW2t In charge OF Richmond Defences
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
CLArE LANDS AND QUARRY

In pursuance OF Of the Ceui. Of Sucking
ham made September TsT 1868 in TIE Of scTuge &c
snail SATURDAY, the 1854 Gay Of December ner, sell
uble aueon In the town OF New C4nten, the Late Qusry
known PereOw Big Quarry the tract lano wDich
situated, containing 42 aerei lying HunPs Greek
IA the county OF Buckingham three mixes fron Can
ton. On this there comfortable CwellnghoEse, With
tie necessary Offices and cabins Tor large nuDsr Of opera
tVes suPpy OF the bzas koohng slate nezhaDsbv
the Q1arry In lon for many
TKRMs-The sale will be credit CT ami we've N nhh
cuFity for the payment Of tso purchase mon y
ALEX. MOsELEY,
Conn'r.
Address, Gravel Hill, Va. nO91-lswIds
The sale postponed 10 sATqapAY January sh 1904
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

THE attention of Capitalists is called TO tine
Il Stock the Loekve Mnisg sn Manufacturing COMPANY
books which at the once Of nessS Laness
ter & Co.
This Company which st the last session Of the
North oArons lie islure eontem 'lAes Ne mAnah
and the Costing Of railroad wheels, rolling OF os 3D.
will be erected Deep river, Ohaham county
Ca locality from invasion, plentiful In psVson viii
upply Of iron ami II Ifs not only safe 10
vImen but which will enable the prosecution Of an enter
pr e OF the utmos i'm. ortance 10 The county.
descriptive OF the and topography OF The coun-
try may be at hessrS. Lancaster Co...
de25-6ts
A L RULES held in the Clerks Office of the
IA Circuit Court OF eOOchand County, on tie I'd day
1908.
jim O. Phpotts sdminsator with The VIII OF Eliza
beth Hicks, deceased .;...... ......... Plainun,
Against,
and Other .DeiehdAns
IN0HAkcERY
The object this salt Is to obtain from the Court the true
AIMING construction 81 the Will HI Eabeh Hicks deceased
and 10 rights Of the ties so 4ocsted tereunto Anc
appearing fled that he df.ndsnts above named
are Il this etae Il ordered that the, sppea
wn one after due Slon OF this ordeT and do wat
Is necessary 10 protect tier Interests.
- UopJ-Teste,
deeQ5-w4W' nan. ". MILLER, Clerk.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28

M K. JOHNSON, Successor OF Alex. Hill
w 90, Manufacture Of Lsdies' and Gsttemen's
and Shoes, sGirs, III Main street, Richmond, Va
All nis Of Ladies and GesnsEasns Boots shoes made
order. xepsiFing deEe-
f2-1s ". Y WEIGHT Cutter.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-28
LATER PROM EUROPE.

By several arrivals at United States ports, advices
from Europe TO l2ih inst. have been received. We
subjon a summary Of the news:
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-11-12
PROCLAMATION.

In accordance with established usage aud be-
cause it is eminently fit that an enlightened and
Christian people should make frequent and public
acknowledgement of their humble dependence
upon Almighty God for all the blessings of life,
do hereby appoint 7hwsday the 26th day Of No
RENDER instant, a day of Praise Thanksgiving
and Prayer, and recommend that, suspendiug all
the ordinary business, the people of this State do
assemble in their places Of public worship, in their
houses and by the family Preside, and keep this
day as becomes them, with reverence and gratitude
towards our Heavenly Father, and with sincere
and hearty good will towards our fellow men. Let
the indy affections which unite the families to-
gether receive new and stronger impulse from
the good cheer of this day and in the midst of
abundance let not forget the broken hearted
and the poor. Many of our people will be absent
from the religious and social gatherings of this
Thanksgiving; dwelling in tents and in the open
field. in calamity defending our heritage of
Liberty, our homes and our PROF erty. Let the
united prayers of the whole people arise to the
God of battle for them, that He will give them VIC
tory and the Nation tablished unity and peace
That He will shield from want and sorrow the fam
lilies of these heroic soldiers, and that He will
comfort those who mourn for the heroic dead in the
camp, the hospital. and on the battlefield.
The people of Michigan have been prospered in
business during the year, that is past beyond all
ps evions example. Let them be thankful; but
put away pride and the inordinate love of gain,
which leads us too often to make merchandise of
the most sacred causes. Let us observe this day
with humility, truthfulness and honesty towards
ourselves, our fellows and our Creator.
In testimony whereof have hereuutO set my hand
and caused to be affixed the great seal of
JIS the State, at the city of Lansing, this I'd
D. day of November, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three.
$3.50 .-lf AUSTIN BLAIR.
By the Governor.
JAMES b. PORTER. Sec. etary of State.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-11-12
Election Returns.

In thirty counties in Illinois the
Union majorities foot up 44,207, and
the Democratic Majorities 1906.
Union majority in the State SO far 22,-
3O1. Last year the Union majoritics
in these same counties was only six
teen. sr
In Wisconsin, with thirty counties
heard from, the Union majority is l2,.
436. Full returns from tie home and
soldiers vote will make the Union ma
jority no less than 10000.
In New York fifty counties have
been heard from, which give Union
majority of 2s,744. The five counties
still to hear from will increase this to
at least 10000. In the fifty counties
that are heard from the Democratic
majority in 1861 was 1928. In the
Legislature the Union majority on
joint ballot will be so. oai
The Union majority in Minnesota
will not be less than 10000.
In New Jersey, which has, as usual,
gone Democratic, the Unionists have
gained one State Senator and FIVE or
six representatives in the Legislature,
and also gain largely in the popular
vote. Next year New Jersey will
probably be all right. Sit aal - fa9h
In Maryland the emancipationists
carry everything before them. They
elect the four Congressman. it9u fa
In Missouri, the conservatives "
have probably carried the State. The
I" Radicals" however, still claim the
general result as favorable to them.
In Massachusetts, the vote is nearly
all one way. The Union majority is
very large-and the same is true of
Kansas. a uH OFFS Ii8d ~ !eliGs
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-11-12
Our COlored Soldiers.

A dispatch from Washington states
that the rebel authorities still presist in
refusing to recognize officers of colored
regiments in the system Of exchange.
Our Government it is said demands
that they be included in the cartel !;
and all exchange of prisoners has
ceased until this difference is adjusted.
We trust our Government will firmly
maintain the stand taken to compel the
rebels to treat our colored soldiers like
other Federal troops. The rebels have
from the outset of the war, continually
threatened to spare no colored soldier,
or officer of colored troops, fighting for
the Government of the United States.
They have captured many negroes " no
have been in our service, some as SOL
diers, and some as teamsters and in
other capacities, and have never yet,
we think, exchanged such prisoners
for rebels in our hands. We know they
have in some cases murdered these ne.
groes in cold blood, and have, no doubt,
in other cases either sold them into
slavery or set them at hard labor on
the public works. They have held and
refused to exchange our officers who
have been captured while commanding
colored troops, and have everywhere
refuse to treat negroes in our service,
when captured by them, as prisoners
of war, but have uniformly either muir.
dered them on the spot, or reserved
them to be sold into slavery. We have
already quite an army Of colored sol.
diers, and if what we have are protec-
ted by the Government, there will be
40 trouble in getting many thousands
more troops, such as have proved their
fighting qualities under the guns OF
Port Hudson, and on the parapets OF
Fort Wagner. jeff. Davis has thus
far, whenever our Government has
stood firmly on its rights under the
usages of civilized warfare, yielded,
and abandoned his threats with such
grace as he could command. Although
he proclaimed that all officers who led
colored troops should be turned over
to the States in which they were cap
tured, to be dealt with by the laws OF
such States for melting slave insurrec.
tons, he has never carried ont this
threat. And if our Government now
exhibits fixed determination to com.
pei the rebels to treat colored Union
soldierslike other Federal troops, though
the rebels may buster a good deal
they will not be likely, with the balance
of prisoners so largely in our favor, to
carry out their threats.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-11-12

FROM RICHMOND.-We received
call last week from Quarter Master
Sergeant, l.. d F. Poore, gentleman
who was an employee in this Office in
1860 and 1851. Sergt. Poore left here
and was at work at Lansing, Michigan,
when, the first call was made for troops.
He enlisted in the First Michigan Cav
airy, and has since been connected with
the Army of the Potomac. He was
wounded and taken prisoner at the bat
tie OF Gettysburg, and has spent three
months in Richmond, leaving that place
on the % of September. During. bis
stay there he was fed on bread made
by the soldiers, about two ounces of
meat per day, and an allowance of".fy
SOUP He says their soldiers were
treated to the same bill of fare, though
they were furnished in greater quantity.
When Sergt Poore was with us three
years ago he was Democrat, and we
had some curiosity to know whether or
not he would affiliate now with what is
called Democracy. We asked him
how he would vote this fall, if he had
vote to cast in the New York election.
He replied that he would vote for those
nominees who are pledged to an uncon-
|ditlonal maintenance of the Union,
and to the support of the ADMINISTERS
ton in vigorous prosecution of the
war. Sergt. Poore was released on
parole, and is uncertain when he will
be exchanged. He has enlisted for the
war, and is anxious to be)again with his
Danville, On. ~ Herald.
Sergt. Poore, it will be remembered,
was the correspondent of this paper
from the time the regiment left this
State until he was taken prisoner al
Gettysburg. We are glad to chronicle
his safe return to his friends.