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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

~ The Democratic Copperhead State
Central Committee has postponed the holding
Of, the State, Convention until Wednesday,
ee&d da5 Of July.ioa tsdt .f1as1s5slno0 I'll.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

81 The Government averages 100000 income
in gold per day from duties on the "A tlantic
coast. California pays three millions in gold
annually In foreign duties, and nearly one.
half OF the internal revenue from that State
is paid in gold. ir ri. ..oer 5aeas = asii
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

An unfortunate sportsman at the West
thus ,recounted the result Of days excur-
sion - f.--.I-.-.
Not duck was heard, not goose's note
v A. our skif through the water we hurried; .
59 Not fowler discharged his farewell shot 1y:rr
Ger the pond where our hopes were buried"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

90 R9 es ss Coffee s is selling IN Augusta Gs., at
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

Base blackguard! +! full of infamous abuse
-, TO all that's tair and good beneath the tkies,
Who would the rebels send . flag Of truce, .&
Or Mss them onward while our army flies
Say, Col. Flunky, now what is the use p r-
To NIL your paper with such monstrous lies,
winch even would Satan shock, were he not greater
In msanness than two-faced, foul mouthed traitor
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

from, first to last, giving to it as thorough an
investigation as any case ever had, and found
the charges to be utterly and entirely ground
less. So much so that on the 30th ult., Ma
tional Fast Day though it was, Asst. Adjt.
Gen. Townsend addressed letter to Gen.
Warren, of which the following is the COM
mencing paragraph: ef f-{- s.e ..
II am directed by the Secretary of War.
to the Judge Advocate General, who, alter
examination, reports in your tauor upon all
the matters alleged against you. This report
is approved by the Secretary of War, and by
the President; the charges are dismissed, and
you are exonerated therefrom.'' Nothing
could be more conclusive than this. rejoice
in common with all men who recognize in
Gen. Warren, one Of the best men of our
State, or Of the country, that he has so hand
somely silenced the enemies whose high posi-
ton gave them a weight Of influence which
might have crushed man of less determined
viii and practical ability. Messrs. Halleck
and Hamilton, not to mention Andrews, can
consider themselves badly beaten by an Iowa
Brigadier. They will probably confine their
efforts in trumped-up charges to small fry
hereafter. - = ''
J. M. Hiatt, Provost Marshal General for
Iowa, (not under the enrolment law started
for his home, rKeokuk, last evening. l am
glad to be able to state, from information re,
ceived from Mr.. Assistant Secretary Of War
Watson, himself, that the Department regards
Mr.. Hiatt as one, of its very best officers in
bis line Of duties-that he has not, in fact, Q
single superior in the service, r..., 80.
J. R. Briggs, Jr., Of our State, the " Iows'
correspondent Of the HawEeye. from this city
left an q tour Of business and pleasure, fol
Dubuque and surrounding Iowa, on yester
| days train. BE is one Of our best men here
and wields the pen Of a. ready, able writer
! Joy 60 with him. r9 II LMkEasAIE.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

/" 1t may not be generally known that Ned once held
the important position of commander of fishing
smack coasting of Cape Mssbar. At the mention of
which our grandmother very quietly raises her specta
cles sb we her eyes and remarks that Ned had better
tsove OF his and go back into tie fish business"
30 says Christopher Pumpkins If the miscreant would
save himself Il ON Dixie the ignominy Of the halter
for he deserves hanging as much JEFF Davis any
other leading rebel
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

Yo. claim to love your country Mighty GodI
From the far verge Of the unbounded earth
To the small circle Of movelsss clod, al,il1-.
Lives there . man who ever from his birth
Gould name SO foul lie ?-the beck or nod ,.
Cf your ignoble head is hardly worth ~ -'l
crooked three pence, when such d--d hypocriar
You would palm off upon q sound Democracy
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

1ou are OF nssnness the hyperbelef ibN-i fA'
Or double dealing the sublime quiutessencel
All claims to virtue far before you fee;
All WHO have sense OF honor shun your presence.
Afsgrant breach of dscency 'twould be y tyYt su
To name the animal whose odorous ssience 4
Compared to your strange compound, would, think.
Mako, when intensely stswsd, . fsr lsss stink
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

PHILADELPHIA, May 10.
The subscription agent reports the sales of
$40, for the week ending Saturday, at $s, ,0O0,-
900. The aggregate sold by Mr.. Cooke and
sub-agents in various cities and States is
$685., 1856. 1i.aE.ssa -ranr-I Ega,a-lEc
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

1he f0ll0wlng proclamation has been issued
by the President: rea bed aa hFs4i..a a -
81 Whereas The Congress of the United
States, at its last session, enacted = law en-
titled an act for enrolling and calling out the
national forces, which was approved on the
Sd day of March last; and whereas, it is re-
cited in said act that there now exists in the
United States an insurrection and rebellion
against the authority thereof; and it is, un-
der the Constitution Of the United States, the
duty Of the Government to suppress insur-
rection and rebellion, to guarantee to each
State republican form of government, and
to preserve the public tranquility; and
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

'Iexas, known as Gen. blunt'S army, Is COM
posed Of Nebraska and Kansas volunteers !;
one regiment from Colorado and 5000 In
dians. Every effort is being made to start
the expedition by the 10th of May A negro
regiment has nearly completed the forti6ca-
tions of Fort Scott. e.a5i =
A letter from Corinth, Mississippi. states
that new "sccial arrangement" has been
gotten up between our soldiers and the Sc.
cesh women of that locality. The soldiers
get to courting the women, and when match
is struck up they get married in the regular
style with the condition s'while the war
lasts" Over twenty soldiers have entered
into the arrangement lately. @'E ..s-.....
Gen. Rosecrans has secured about l5O
acres of choice land in the vicinity of Nash
vile, upon which he exercises the GONZALES
cent soldiers. As the soldiers from the hos
pital are able, and before strong enough tt
return to the field, he details them to work
upon this land, out of which be expects to
make a fine garden, which will produce
enough vegetables to supply q great portion
of his army. This is not only WISE sagacious
and economical, but q sanitary measure thai
will promote health and save lifein the army
We have now seventy -four Major Generals
VIZ: four in the regular army and seventy il
the volunteer service. The pay Of each ol
these gentlemen is s., 900 per annum, max
ing total of $370, 900. Each Major Genera
IS allowed three aids at $500 per annuu
each, making in the aggregate $s32 coo. W,
have further, two hundred and eighty -fou
Brigadier Generals, viz nine in the regular
army, and two hundred and seventy-five ii
the volunteer service. Each 'Brigadier Gen
eral receives "a, 900 per annum, making al
aggregate of; $i,1S6, 900. Two aids to each
whether on duty or not, say s., 900 for eacl
General, makes ; further sum of $se2 ,O0
lper annum. % 80 7 ~ ,'5.. 5..so',,,.1 .5,2 =. %
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02

hail n M.nobis. Some Of tho regiments have oeon
nsJ 10 the ls. OF January bat the mslorty Of tnem
have still nearly five months DUE Tue Paymeo's
nsas have been of great advantage to tbs satlers'
Ths officers have laid in supplies Of champagne,
Lot aarlnes, canned fruit and cigars and tno
odsrs are making their best efforts to render them
sslyns uick by buying anything their money VIII
nurch,, se. and everything they DO not need.
Yesterday two OF the Bohemians dropped into 'uS
h. adoaarters of Gen. Hovey, and found Blair ana
steele lrscently made Major. Generally there win
him In very comfortable quarters deserted planta
Z ON house belonging 10 Mr. b lllrd--ionnstns on
sotxs. smoking the best Of Havanas and sppinl tne
ruby Goodness Of some very good "Chaiteau MAJ
gaux." r.. a.. eo,,h
though psar Il are extensive pools turning green u,
ths .n6, with an inundstioa beyond the levee, AMI
a heavy growth OF ghOstly-looking cottou-wooos;
The Immediate grounds are well laid out, anu
bearing magnolia and f. trees. evergreens, vines,
and considerable handsome shruboery, inra'sn M
agreeable place to pass the hot hours OF the cay
with cigarette aud the last French novel.
IA ons recnes on socable in the spacious vernn'
ia and listers to the twiIter aud ehirpln2 VI the
birds. and see, with his minds eye the pleasant pic
turss Of his eloquent page, 1t requires the dranl-
beat, the bugle-eaI, and the roar OF the o'g suns
over at Vicksburg, TO convince nun ns Is ~ -. ~
enemy'e country, and In Inc midss VI c'uo' s"'
devastating war.
After q very enlightened and quite fashionable
dinner, TIE Generals and correspondents amused
themselves with shooting with rides, maskeis car,
binss and revolvers; and though number OF 8ood
sbo,s wsle made, one Of the Bohsmiarls bore OIL
ihe laurels for his sail as marksman.
We fred generally at bottle, placed at thirty OF
forty psce. and had various jests thereuponi 1t be-
ing gravely stated that bottles had sho, many more
of our officers than officers had shot bottles sorry
because a veracious Jest. Every one Laughed; but
the jeu desprit had tho Odor Of many graves upon
iu projection. 0us'o0'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02

LARGE Prize SALns.-Under the direction OF U.
g. Marshal Cpp OF Flord, Burdet Jones Co on Tuesday
sold At public sue,op No 10 Barclay street the cagoe' of
the following prze vessels: Steamers Virginia and Adea
schoonsrs uermosa. Ariel Csrneta Core Asense Courier
Cont Lily Mala Two Sisters Theresa Kate. aud soop
Flynx Fish Among other articles offered from The u
tho d. rmoss were rs Of morphine which brought
sc an ounce, AZ quinne a. ~ 5O 20 do At So;
snd 80 95 Forty pounds OF opium brought 90 ~ PEI
poand rs pounds OF cnlorOforu so per pound two bales
Blown drills at o0 each; 1850 Figaro cigars at 500
Thousands $3.50 suaus brand Of s35 1900 Londres, at
1900 Rsgaa at +I 2Ss pairs cai.kn shoes at S3S the
lot. CTS yard, Freaeh prints a, $50 the ot The cargo
Of the ARIEL consisting mainly Of soap, brought from
per pound Ssrnysevcn ofletter paper
from the CaIueta KNOCKED down at 50 per Sew.
.re linen stripe from the Come. realized from 20 to
20 cents per yard lot OF opium from the Courier brought
50 rs pOr pound The above fair sample Of the prices
which tAs conassed property knocked down. and 1t
4. estimated tina, between $4,000 aud ioOOOo will be reel
lied from the sale
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Mr. Buxton recently made some severe remark.
In the British House Of Commons upon tho sale to
the Emperor Napoleon of negro regiment raised
by CONSUMPTION in Egypt. IIo said the way in
which such conscripts were obtained was virtually
slave trade; there was fiction ofpayment which,
at best amounted to q sort Of purchase from the
Chief, not from the negro himself. Lord Palmer.
ston followed Mr.. Buxton, saying that the trsnsac-
ton referred TO was very irregular aud unforiu-
nate one and In some Of the details Of its execution
liable to even greater censure than had just been be-
s.owed upon il. lie enlarged upon the facts, stating
that the French Government found the climate oil
Mexico bad for it's soldiers aud accordingly desired
to supply Africans; orders were cent 10 Egypt 10
enlist one thoueand Of the latter the late Pashs OF
Egypt, an easy tempered man, was well disposed TO
accedc TO this request, and at ordered regi-
ment OF Nubians TO march down to Alexandria.
without letting them know anything of their snbse-
quent movements; arriving at the city named, they
were embarked directly on French frigate and sent
off. Lord Palmerston said that in the first place,
this step was illegal; for the troops were the
Sultan's and the PAsha had no right whatever to
send them away without tho consent Of his Sow.
erign. In the next place, this act, by which %
many loyal subjects Of the Government were torn
from their homes and sen. to a distant battle ground,
was exactly similar in violence snd cruelty 10 that
comm tied in Warsaw; against this last the French
had demonstrated and had given expression TO vigor-
ous condemnation of il. The noble lord further
stated that her Msjestys Government had in,iinaed
to that Of France that the Egyptian arrangement
was quite irregular. Farther than that nothing
was TO be said on the subject.
The diamond jewel which the Danish King was
to give the Princess Alexandra on her departure
from the shores of her country forms the subject OF
paragraph in the foreign papers In the year 1912,
Dagmar, 1.-The darling Queen" Of Denmark, died
and was buried Upon her breast, as she lay in her
last resting place, was golden cross, one inch and
half long and ono inch broad, covered with figure,
in enamel, supposed to be Of Byzantine workman
ship. In the time Of Christian ", when her tomb
was opened this cross was taken care Of and il ID
now ono Of the most precious objects preserved in
the Museum Of Northern Antiquities 10 Copenhagen.
Il IL the only enameed cross known to be older than
the year 1919. The crowds who gazo upon it, more
over, think Of the kind soul which moved this beau
tiful woman to ask Of her lord the freedom Of the
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eeeoud Reuircnt N. Y. 9. NJ.

CAMP OF TIN SECOND REaiHxSr y. Y. 8. NJ, !
e9dN. Y. Vols. near Falmouth, Va March ~, 1907
To The Editor of Ths " Y Tyabsse.
Sir: The reports Of the recent war meetings hold
in your city that have received through thu nswpsp
having been dcased with Ereu. freedom By the officers and
men Of this and having noticed that nearly all thu
speakers those meetings mako the soldiers 10 tho ed the
subject Of their though, it well to lay before
an, our views on matter 10 which We bear
20 prominent 9 part
The ipcosed address tbs result Of mesns OF the en-
tire rexnent called the purpose at which 1t was upan
mously adopted.
Your giving publicity 10 your journal VIII % eonae'oa
favor By. youIs very respectfully,
O. w. RYERsON. Capt Co. @.
JAS q. HUGHES. Cap. Co. y.
]. EvERTsEN. i.t L. Co. O.
Committee.
Gasp oy the 20 Rsar n z. 9. NJ. ts2D voA)}
I'm the Field near Falmouth Va March. iSoS'
To Ls People Of Hee- York Guy
FILLow.CIrIzEss: 1t u now nearly two years
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Arrived.

stesmship City Of Washington (Brl. Ml,.ho,..
March - nd.s sed zee p'ss John O. Dsls M,stpSs
p M passed ships Gorilla (Sr.) aud sunrtr Il, n.a1 10
Steamship ssstdrase tBr.), psrasn. Hsy,r. Neg.
Ms'snzss 25h Iudse. to Rowland A,pavaI ~ sne
.a 4is M vn asth escsped hrcus and wa eha q
passed steamer British Qusen BIZ hence for Iayaa.
goins into Hasana steamship Eagle. hence PA'sss
ssps aei.P s. Leach Boston via Long .ud so,,x
Bypnsr 1850. lAev9t
Anthracite Jones, phu.d.lpAi md.s I. Le,.,
Brig fIstsspzs, schisiuo, Genoa "a dsy, md.. an, ..
psss to z. CsylsIsd s Ruyter 4 Co. "s
sns Gssrsa s5ernan, MatanEss 10 days, mol.,s.. =.
weather on the passage splis sai,. 10 ''r' ne'v
Brig Stephen Duncan, Tyler Port Royal d,ys Ia t,t.x
snnso ns.Is Hale s,. and Rsd os Tue bar so's
y.-ch Msr, A.yT, SSo,w isdaAl Smyrna 10 days ps
Schr J. L. Gsrre'y, Miller Aassmors, cotton, &C., p. O.
sehr. Bay State Minerva Bef. hay for For.,e., Mo,,.
scbr. Juliet. Small Ea..port feb. '"''~
schr. 0sorge. Haskell, Eliz,hs:hpot, for Boston.
Schr Belle Of GrsGyille N. 81 Psny Poncs p. r. M,,.a
10; sugar T. b. T. Small Co March IT, Iat a. lon CO. ius
gs,s fsom the eastward sIrang the mainms st.
schr. Lsth Rich, -. Port Royal, ballast to u s. Quu~.
master. .f ~.
sehr Rosas Hunt E1ase.hpor coal for Boston .sd u,.
ceeded. go 1'- - - - Nv
Sem. Highlander Bryan, Elis.bsshpor coal for Bs.sA
sehr. Oregon, Bates. Boston > days, powder
sh HSSn St: s G,sS @ 5es sI
Schr. N. c. TerbeI Hsndy, Bsrussabe for Philadelphia
schr James Barrett Eickerson, Barnsebs for PhsdsIps
schr Lutte Charlie, Prsstoe. GfssDpon, ballast Ia.
Scar HsDne Westbrook, Leiohp, Portland lMs. aayl
headings to r. A. Robinson.
sebr Jonathan Cone Msnodsy, Phadsphis, coal fss f~t
land me J. aud proceeded.
scEr Wh.ter, Prssby, Taunton, n,dse. -i lla
B1L0W-Oss bark. anchored on the bar. .5 sta,
WIND--At sunset, nom w. NV.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02

AN ARRIVAL OF THOROUGHBRED HoRsEs.-Ihe
steamer Mcclellan, which arrived Monday evening from
N-w-oresn brought portion Of her freight no less than
sI entirely thoroughbred horses Of tho highest blood and
the soo,he turf vs tho celebrated soe-ho,ses
panic" :" Ben. Wott" Frank Chcstham," " B9hemosh,
q three.yesr old colt by "0rsy Medoc," and hVy by
GleBcoe"-wheh all landed in good condition.
with tho exception OF "Behsmoth, who wa coughing
fro the effects OF cold caught in the uan This
truly VARIABLE stud concsed 70 the Government md
purchased under the hammer for Mr Geo. Wke' OF The
Shirt Of Tho Tinf.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02

TIE NINTH WARD ENTHUSIASTICALLY LOYAL
A meeting OF the loyal citizens Of the old Ninth was h-id
at Lebanon Han, on Tuesday evening SIS. ul., Mr. John
Wilson presiding. The meeting was characterized By the
mos, patriotic sentiments 10 favor OF The Goyennent and
prosecution Of the to the cad that the nation
may be preserved nvsl.e permanent Ward League was
organised by the election of tho former temporary officers
viz: President John W. Therse; Vce-PreSideas John
Wilson and John C. Hart. Secretaries, Norman s'Eaton
Robert Johnopi Treasurer Andrew Hoogsnd Delegate 70
tho Joint Coa,tss Sinclair Touyi delegates to the Con-
tsL League Alderman Chas. j. Chpp, Wa. De-se, Alex
sader Ea.lesou DR.. Samuel Hall, L. Buc-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02
Memoranda.

The schr Henry Gibbs (ot New Bedfsrd Capt Snow ~
run into yesterday afternoon OF Tenthsrest Reef r. b
ss:hooner belonging to Bangor (Mel, aud sunk Ths -
known schooner received no damage.
BoLxEs's HoLz March 3I.-The schr Bolivr (of Csnds
~ J Martini from, Philadelphia for Boston, came IN hem "
day leaking 400 strokes per hour. Had msinss split ~
nsin be- ON sprung In heavy gale Of 10Th WIN haul VI s
repairs. Ahmr4
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Passcnxcrs Arrived

Alvin Mr Bsler Sir Statues, A De Meo A. Deubet Z.
DyaOs De pTo'SnS W h'sy g. Mys 81 Da.sn.
II. McChssey C. Gay and lady b. Gardner, Rev. j. Con.
roy h. J. Carpenter, Lieut.. Crowtner W. Burton ana
lady. Mis- s.tad Todd and OIL IN the sieersge'
In ,teaa.hip SaelidJake iron. H0rGaa-Lieot Charles
Brand Of H. b. NJ. S. Immortality j. Evan, w. salbus'
Manuel Alsys. II. WaushS.
In seh,oas, Rtil.. Jyor. Cya.se ~ S-Mr. A. do boeh
and lady, }. Almilsds-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-02
AKxY OF THE THsssssRH, YouBRs Point,
MAdison Parish. La, near Vicks5ufg ,
Sunday Noon. March p. lf6a y
From Our Special Correspondent.

AKxr OF THE TSsssssEH YousRs Point
| Madison Parish La, near Vicks5ufg, ,
| Sunday Noon, March p, lse9 }
The Albatross and Hartford rau by the Rebel bat.
telies at Warrenton yesterday afternoon, and re-
ceiycd their ire without injury, and after reaching
pon. some two miles below tho mouth Of the Canal
tho Admirars iagstip discharged all her guns IL
token Of her safe arrival. Many persons supposed
the vessels of the Gulf Squadron were engaged by
the enemys rams, and were very anxious to hear
the result until they learned the cause Of the copous
burning Of gunpowder and the great roaring through
the fading sunlight Of the burning day.
Last night, or early this morning, several coal
barges were aoated down from the Point TO the two
vessels, and though there was tremendous light,
AZ II from a confagraton in the vicinity OF Warren
ton or Carthage, revealing the barges clearly, the
foe did not think it worth while TO waste his ammu.
milton in trying to hit them. The great light, about
o'clock, has not been explained. IL was extensive
enough TO have proceeded from burning village or
the destruction OF vast amount Of supplies, bar
racks or military works. and there are those who
think the Confederates" have been apply
ing the torch to some Of their stores huts, or de-
lenses preparatory TO evacuation. This, however,
is not probable nor is IL believed at headquartors
While have been writing, cannon have been
hazard in the direction Of Warrenton. The Rebels
deayoring TO make t&eir position uncomfortable but
i. is not probable they have donea any damige. They
are indgnant-their sense OF cbivalry u outraged
by the Admiral's daring and impudenee. lie never
has shown any respect for the enemy or hs batteries
and makes quite jest Of encountering any and all
dangers, which certainly evinces lack OF proper
respect for the spurious COniederscy that Is sum-
Gent, as Yancey was 80 fond OF saying, to fire the
Southern heart.
TIE Secessionists at Vicksburg continue to IRE at
intervals ct our dredging machines In the canal with
out any effect from l3nch mortar, which they OBJ.
taioed after our retirement from Vcksburg last Sum
ner. You remember perhaps my mentioning In July
the explosion Of one VI Porter's mortar schooners
because she had run aground. When she blew up,
;ne mortar was thrown over 10 the peninsula and
noeoaea In the ground, and its weight was so great
after our departure, and are now using our wsrike
engine sgsiass u.s. though, sm glad TO cay, without
Myofs i. 0; Stewart, Judd. Walker, Osgood,
Stanton and the other Pay masters, having gotten
through with their business and funds. hs,s cone