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TuE GREAT CoPpERHE4p con-
SPlRANE

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ssAre bostile In every respect TO the National
l.Govcrument, and friendly to the Coufcde-
t3rates: that the prevailing Idea Of the men,
T. ~ 1nt+a Norshern nemocr.ta and
c.s.- roh.,s ~ o..,+h,,,. tha cora--
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Ille s~ears toat she ofdef ID tnofouehly dls-
1o,al; ard that the members In their lodge
t1oon.s or Cset'es rv]oice over the revcrseg OF
/ VIC Federal army, and e1ult WHEN the rrbels
( mir a Victory.
4 Jr,land;pham Is the head Of thfs treoson.
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+; poture to ridtcnlc, callin: 1t " another Gun.
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the proofs Keep accnnalatfns, uutil at
y aaef the development is crowned with full
:con'eseione IRON Inc principal cons1isators.
iHo" tn's overwhelming testimony Is to be
g oset ano i's 'ofee broken Is tue present
sH1c o3 Copt'efncea eoitoEs and spouters.
ihat lts e'lsets must oe eamheing' not dis"
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i EN- hsTe hyu paolested, The work Of 1hr, de
,sfS8tlon ha. zone on day after day, and week at
,crTcck. vItL 4 TT pls,2ty and an accuracy which
n ars spcrfectly conclutive Of common purpote
! tli&uesc Eot enough to prove 4 conspiracy, vi
bi. not only tho ackno ~ledeement4 but the boast
of any Of tue actors In these deeds Of blood, sha
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THE INVASION.


Fumerous Run1ors Anoat-The Rebels
attlA Hold HREeFBtown-Rcbtl CAY
airy Hep0fted advancing on Cuu-
peEiAud. PtttshufE and Wheeling.
, 1864-08-07
KERENTANCE.
The Union Prisoners Placed under
Fire at Charleston Ekcnkuccu

New YoRK, Aug. & 6-1rformetion has
reached here that The Union officers p1aced
under fire ut Charleston have ali been e1-
changed. They we're saluted by our fleet
and Admiral Dahlgren entertained them on
beard his eAfp. They have been sent North.
, 1864-08-07

WAsu1SGToS, Saturday, Aug. G.-Afajor
Gen. Slckles aud staff arrived in Washington
to- day frun the South.
, 1864-08-07
Arrest of II Nero Recruiting
AwAnT

Agent.
CAlno. August 5,-An agent Of Massachu.
estts, for obtaining negro recruits from
Southern States, has been brought to grief
The authorities had been notified Of his
movements, aud on Monday they arrested
him witt. several recruits bound for Boston.
An as ent from New York, who bud been
working among our 1arkies, made himself
scarce when his Yankee friend was .ohbled.
, 1864-08-07

C1scISsATr, Saturday, Aucu.t 6.-'rhe
here to-day, nominated Ben. Egleston to
Copgress-the vote stood, Eg!cston 81, 3.
P Chase so. In the I'd district Col r. B..
Uaves Nas nominated.
, 1864-08-07

Civil War ia uJtnois-RevlcyV OF The
$ICNatton-PFospect Of rebellion In
the SrAte-The Remcdy--IHoxE II
~hould be Appi eo-Duty Of thc CON.
ttI1Nsed Authorities.
, 1864-08-07

next for the ratification or rejection Of tho
lev Constitution, adopted By the constftu-
tional Convention.
, 1864-08-07
TEE GREAT Fire IN MEXI
Il CO, \. +.
HERRIHE'S SAFES.

HE1Ico. csweso Ceu1:yHY,
Mesrs BRxRIs q Co., Isl Bro1dvs.. New Tcfk
1tGe:ts ~ tns tigs s ;at :He ,Is.s:r3a1 drs =
tenrty oiU.wexe, ard ocrua:ed hy tue sn7rozats,
ssie Eees.rg. ID. :as.eis Std Of fiVe-T.s.9y w
3; y nds, ahaas - II C,,IIeac5: .sksaer v:sA
he s8sste ef the late wa::Ea7 representing aad
a4.ceun.ll 9c1 vs'a- eQua! TO s[a.feu.
Al 1ht&e knsed through the re IN ferfsct AateSy.
The R1eenhscas kre yet "lez7l<nd ~ and tne px-
1et hardly 1jsolored enyr op5s ans, pes:sze
Eta, Hre yet n for h1d the F!veTHEptr Rnh18
sstein - psriset soAeitsn q: w:en thsy gsst tse
story, te the cel1sf. .nd thert lay until could
f ye6. .rretefv1nz ta contErr. A. Ah,ve stated
h Gus tho xtteai Orr sy>F ku II our unioesa-
rste village. respectfully so1:H.
HERRING: e. CO.. chicago.
, 1864-08-07

Atlanta Furioua1y SheJled for TWO
Dhys-A Union RA1dinE Force Cap
INres FAyetteyllle-unton OMleeFu
Ktllsd d ana Wounded on the 28th--
Further aud Better from the Sxone-
man Disaster,
, 1864-08-07

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trtnune-1 :
ST. PACE, Saturday. August 8. as6l
The 5th regiment Of Minnesota volunteers,
which haa been home on {us1ough Tot .
, 1864-08-07

tSpccia! Dispatch to the Chicago T.ibuue.1
CAmo, Saturday. Aug. 8, 1861.
The steamer G. E. Hillman, having Menu
phis dates to the afternoon Of the {.h, hss
arrived.
An officer Of the Olive Branch Informs Us
that while the steamer was aground near the
head Of Island No. 81, yt stesday, be learned
from stragg1ers along the weet shore, that
there had been desperate fight at Osceola,
between 500 rebels under Bowen, and Fed
ersl force, in which the former were badly
defeated, losing, besides thelr killed aud
WouIdtd, great many prisnnsra. quantity
Of arms and all their equipsge. Bowen was
shot dead from his horse. The rebel defeat
Is said to have been one Of the most dlsxs.
trous, for the forces engaged, they have yet
experienced In this vicinity. an unable to
learn what regiments were engaged On our
side, or the name Of their commander, bu.
our informant thinks thcy were from New
Madrid.
Gen. n. B. Buford has Issued his order from
Helena, Ark., July 3lst. giving some particu-
lars Of the fght Of the 2Gtb, and paying a
merited tribute to the memory Of the officers
Inst In his command. lie name5 particularly
Col. ". s Brooks, Capt. Jonae Limbke, Adjt.
Theodore II. Pratt, Surgeon ]. c. Studdard,
and Lieut.. a. B. Csaine, Hesays that though
their bodies have been committed to dust,
their memories will ueyer perish.
The Office Of the Adams Express Company
at Memphis vas released FROM military eur-
yclllance on the morning Of the fiji, and Is
again In full operation Tor the transaction Of
tusIness.
The river to Helena Is in good boating con.
ditiop. White River Is falling, with = feet
Of water In the channel.
Capt ". G. Fuller, Superintendent OF Mill.
tary Telcgraphs, Department Of Tennessee,
has been appointed to like position in the
Department Of the Gulf, and will supervise
both Departments. He will have his head
quarters In New Orleans.
, 1864-08-07
FROM MOBILE.

Admiral Farragut, with -Clads,
Passes 4 yEo OF the Main Sen Forts
Ut Hsohl1e-He Uom bar d. the Upper
DeicneeA for Ehree Days.
, 1864-08-07

Desperate Fight and Brilliant Vlcso-
rs-The Recent v1ctorJ at Helena,
DC.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09

b. 9 "a AN cHojuNrY.s IS.
To William Darts. Darid Dapis. Ma,tha Dsris
and Lucy Davis. minor heirs Of d. s. Dsris,
deeeased, Lucy Duuis Thomas Ashley, Wilson.
q HoIsey Skinner. Kent 4 Co.. Davenport 4
Brothers. Bisseii 4 Co., George G.. Mahan, rs.
enezer Ball. Andrus 4 Bostooyfh. Gregory,
Felton, 4 Co.. Livingston Bro. 4 KiakAead.
Benjamin r. Cunningham. Alexander Strong.
Haypard 4 Co. Elias j. Engleman. Frsder.
lex Zinn. and MeGM 8 DEMON. Henry A.
Wlfse:
Vou are hereby notified. that on or before
l. the LIST day of March, 1864, there will DO
on file. in the office OF the Clerk Of the District
Court, Of Buchanan County. Iowa. . petition
OF Lewis NJ. Bradley. asking the correction Of
q conveyance made by Henry A. Wiltse to Ds.
vid s. Davis. and asking the foreclosure Of .
mortgage made by David S. Davis and Lucy
Davis 10 said Bradley. upon the premises Ia.
tended to be conveyed by said Wiltse TO said
Davis. and mortgaged by said Davis to said
Bradley. claiming to be due on said mortgage
tho sum of thirteen hundred dollars.
And that unless you appear and defend
against said claim. on or before noon Of the
second day Of the April Term. 1864. Of the
said District Court. default will DO entered
against you. and Q decree of foreclosure made
as prayed for ip said petition. also Judgment
for the amount claimed and costs
JANIS JAnsnS. P16's AN.y.
Jar. ls. 1884 lp<w
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09
Republican State Convention.

The Third Quadrennial Republican State
Convention will convene at Des Mones, on
Monday, the 22d day Of February, 1864, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to represent the
Union men of the State of Iowa in the next
National Republican Convention. All loyal
electors who are willing to cooperate in giving
to the National Government full, frank ana
honest support of its present policy for sup
pressing the Rebellion and restoring the I'm.
ion, are requested to join in sending delegates
from their several counties, in accordance with
the following ratio Each county shall be en-
titled to one delegate, and one additional del
egate for every hundred votes and fraction of
over fifty votes east for Hon. VIM. III. Stone
for Governor at the general election of 1862
the number Of votes being ascertained by add
ing to those cast within the county those EAST
bv the soldiers from the county and in the field
THO. F. WITHROW,
Chm Republican State Cen. Com
DEs MoINEs, Jan, Is, 1864.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09

do not think, however, that any other
amendments than what is necessary to
adapt the law to this change, will be
made. The law may be made more
compact, so as TO be more easily under.
stood, but it is very certain that the
present district township feature will he
retained. This feature, so little under
stood, and SO much denounced. when
the law went into effect, has become
quite popular over most Of the State. al.
though still strongly condemned in 10.
calilies. and by goodly number In
A strong effort will be made TO have
the State resume the lands granted to
Railroads. These r. r. companies not
only neglect to comply with the provis-
ions of the grant, but also refuse to re
lease The lands of settlers who hold titles
from the State. There is no reason why
the State should not hold these compan
les to their contracts, and there will be
powerful party who will insist upon
resumption. and another distribution. -
The Attorney General has written an
opinion on this subject of resumption, on
inquiry Of the House, which will proba-
bly, be sent in on Monday. He favors,
and advises, as he informs me, re-
sumption, unless the companies will
come up TO the terms of the State. Gov.
KIRRwooD also recommends this course
and. think it will be done.
Several bills. Of local Importance have
passed one or other Of the Houses, the
present week. but l have no room 10
mention them. AS have before writ
ten you, have but little time to spare
from my duties 10 do other than give
you the n ost meagre outline Of legisla
ton. shall try, however, to do thai
much weekly.
j. Rich.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09
Rich.
Iowa Legislature.


cT A bill has been introduced By
Mr.. FoorE fixing the rate Of legal inter.
est at 8 per cent istead of 10. and An
other 20 build State Arsenal, by Mr.
McGuE. The Supreme Court bill wa.
taken up, and after considerable discus.
sion. was passed by vote of lhir'y.twc
to eight. a decisive majority. Mr.
HART was satisfied the bill was constitu
lional, that il was expedient and needed
If the Office was created, it would be.
come yacan! by the Act Of the General
Assembly.
The following bills were introduced
Senator BoRDMAs. a bill requiring
Clerks OF Boards Of Supervisors to make
report TO Register of State Land Office,
OF the disposition of the sixteenth section
of lands.
A bill to encourage public libraries,
schools ard school lands.
A bill to provide for the redemption OF
the war and defence fund warrants. out
of general fund in State Treasury. not
otherwise Appropriated.
A bill defining the duties Of Recorder
Of deeds, and providing for transfer book.
A bill authorizing foreign executors TO
sue in the courts OF this Stale.
A bill to locate The Asylum. for the
education Of the Deaf and Dumb, at the
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09

Capital. and to provide a building for
the same.
A bill, giving the appointment o.
Commissioners. TO take the army vote te
the Governor, was passed. The bill fix
ing the Adjulant Generals salary a
$4,000 was lost, but finally reconsidered
The House bill. in relation to the collec
ton Of lakes in Lee County was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. HoLDR1DeH presented petition
from citizens OF Jones and Buchanan
Counties, for the repeal of the Prohibition,
Liquor Law, and the enactment of ;
License law in its stead. Petitions from
different counties we're presented on the
same subject.
Mr. SAxpERsoN's bill. providing fol
the appointment Of a commissioner o
emigration was taken up, and consider
able discussion ensued.
The bill, repeating the law prohibiting
the immigration Of free negroes into this
State. and the bill authorizing Railroad
Companies to is ue fifty dollar construc
ton bonds was passed. ast @d
Mr.. HoLpR1DoE's bill PROVIDING 70,
the relief Of the families Of soldiers wa.
read. 1t provides for the payment o
SO per month to the wife Of every non
commissioned officer and private, ant
81 per month to every child under four
teen years Of age. Referred to join
committee on that subject. Mr.. Mon
introduced resolution instructing tn
school committee to report bill entirel,
revising the school laws and abolishin,
the Board OF Education, after which th
House adjourned.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09
TO ADVERTISERS.

THIS PAPER HAS NEARLY DOU-
Bile THE CIRCULATION IN BU.
CHANAN COUNTY. OF ANY OTHER
PAPER. AND rs THEREFORE MUCH
THE MOST VALUABLE MEDIUM
FOR ADVERTISERS TO MAKE
KNOWN THEIR BUSINESS To THE
PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
List OF Letters

List OF Letters
DEMAINING IN THE POST OFFICE
III at Independence, February 8. 1864.
LADIES' LIST
Adams, Mrs Sarah Noble. Miss A r
Bedford, Mrs Anna Peck. Miss Christina
Deckey, Miss Clara Pierce. Mrs s II
Dyer, Mics Anna A Rowland, Miss Olive
Huntley. Mrs Maria Sucker, Mrs N 8
Huntley. Lydia A
GENTLEMAN'S LIST.
Bradley. William Fowoer. Jacob
Belt. L Q Hoag. SW
Bryan. William Miller. Cornelius
Bloser. Geo Miller. j s
Bartholomew. Mr O Noble, Robert
Bickford, w w Smith. Geo B
Canton. W S Sawyer. Silas
Counts. George Slater. Jacob
Cling, Mr. Stehins. Martin. 3
Chace. Eligah Schawewise. VIM
Cloufiue. Fred Vert. Rufus A
Crowell George Wallace, Frank
Dickey, Alexander Zimmerman. John
freeman. p III Zeitsch. Fred.
Persons calling for these letters will please
ssy /" Advertised"
Ono cent each will be charged for advsrtis.
ing. J RICH. P. ".
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09
LLNL7MENT 9. OINTMENT
FOR THE LUNGS.

Ayers Cherry Pectoral. Halle Balsam. Curtis'
Syrup Sassafras. Browns Bronchial Tre-
ches. Hive Syrup and Tou. American
Cough Syrup. Chandler d Bar.
kers, Universal Remedy.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09
For Purifying the Blood.

Ayers Sarsapsrills. Bulls Sarsaparilla. East.
erley's Sarsapariila. Georges Sarsaparilla.
McLain's Strengthening Cordial. Wca.
ver's Syrup for Erysipelas. DC.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-27

soldisFs.of this State, living insnuofgsnized
counties, reported the Bill back to the
House with the Recommendation that it
should not Be passed.
Mr.. Usaw6ord, from Military Committee,
introduced tsjoint resolution, which was
adoptsd, authorizing the Governor to pur.I
ckasss Gag 70 be presented to the Fourth
Western Virginia Infantry.
The Bill regulating the Fees of Record
ers was taken up aud recommended to the
Judiciary Committee. .-...,........
onmotioa Of Mr.. Dawson, che Railroad
Bill was taken ups & iHftdi
The amendment of Mr.. Lamb "a substi-
tute for the 18th section, as published by
US yesterday-REP. was adopted. /
On motion of Mr.. Goff the rules were
suspended and the vote by which the Kra-
mer amendment was adopted, permitting
the road TO run in Monongalia or Preston
county, and 60 unrestricted to Charleston,
Kanawha county,, reconsidered. q7s
| The amendment was rejected by the fol-
lowing vote: Is ~ & fa ae1sis
YEIs-Messrs. Alexander, Bumgarner,
Crawford, Cunningham, Dawson. Debar,
Dunn, Fleming, Golf, Hinchman, Holman.
Lough, M'DonAldf Peterson, Ross, Scott,
Sheets, Sutton, Wheat, Williamson, Kra
mer, Speaker. a3'a ~ .f,ia
| NAYs-Messrs. Barrick, Boggs, Burke,
Gather, Oopley, Crooks, Dolly, Foster Crit
fin, Hagar, Hoff, Keeney, King, Lamb,
M'Grew, Montague, Newton, RAIDER, Ruff
ner, Soper, Stump, Teter-23. 'n s..,."
| Mr.. Ruffner offered an amendment pro-
viding that eff after the organization Of
the Company herein provided for, it shall
be ascertained by survey or otherwise, that
the purposes of the company can DO better
attained by change Of route, the said Com
pany are hereby authorized to change the
location of said road 80 as to commence any
where on the Pennsylvania line in the
counties of Preston or Monongalia, and ex,
tend the same up any of the streams of
the Monongalia river or elsewhere to the
waters of Elk river; thence by way of
Charleston to the Kentucky line"
The amendment was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: ~
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Crawford,
Crooks, Cunningham, Dawson, Debar, Dunn,
Fleming, Foster, Gof, Hinchman, Holman,
Tough, M'Donald, Newton, Peterson, Ross,
Ruffaer, Scott, Sheets, Stump, Sutton,
Wheat, Williamson, Kramer Speaker. -26.
NAYs-Messrs. Barrick, Boggs, Burke,
Cassidy, Gather, Cook, Copley, Dolly,
Griffin, Hagar, Hof, Keeney, King, Lamb,
M Grew, Montague, RAIDER, Soper, Teter-l9.
Mr.. Rufner moved the board be re-
CURED to commence the construction of the
road in three years instead Of FIVE, as orig
inally provided. Hostages Is; nays %.
House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION. =. ST.
After considerable discussion, the Rail
-oad Bill was ordered to its engrossment
House Bill No. 81 to amend tn Act en-
titled an Act providing for thee establish
ment of system of free schools was taken
up, and ordered to engrossment.
The bill exempting cattle from sale or
execution June 1st 1864, was passed. SO
A number of Bills were read a second
time, when House adjourned.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-27

At the opening of the Patent Office Far
Monday nishk aaftsx. M. lCHITTENpEs had
delivered his speech, Major B. B. FRENCH
read patriotic poem, which was loudly ap
plauded. Loud calls then being made tor
President LIscoLS, he stepped forward and
said that he appeared before the audience
to apologize for not speaking, rather than to
speak. He thought the committee had
practised little fraud on bin, for they did
not intimate when they came to see him in
the morning that they expected him to
speak; therefore, be had come before the
audience totally unpropared to saything.-
That was taking one at disadvantage af'
ter the eloquent speech o, Mr.. CHITTESDfN
and the poem of Mr.. FRENCH. There was
reat objection to his saying anything, for
necessarily, in consequence of his position,
everything went into print. Laughter
and applause. If he made any mistakes, II
might do bimselfand thenation harm APP
plause.1 It was very difficult to say sensi
Bile things. Laughter. He therefore hop
ed that the audience would excuse him,
after expressing his desire that the
chart table enterprise in which they were
engaged might be abundantly successful
Applause. ]-Phila. Press. Z.
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-27
The Radical Convention at
Louisville.
( From the Louisville Democrat. |

The Abolition papers of Cincinnati, whose
Kentucky, arc delighted with the novelty
of an Abolition Convention at Louisville.
How times have improved. Three years
ago such body could not have assembled
IN this State. A great change has taken
place. They might have noticed another
novelty, unlike anything that ever took
place before in this State. This Conven.
ton was attended by a guard of soldiers
from the opening TO the close. 1t is the
first time such a spectacle was ever seen in
his State. A political Convention attend
ed by an armed guard
The members of this body, Of course, did
not believe in the progress said to be made
toward their objects in the public estima-
ton, otherwise this guard would have been
superhuous. 1t was, in fact, superfuous,
but those concerned do not believe so, al
though they affect to believe in their grow
ing popularity. They have awkward proof
of such belief when they wanted guard of
soldiers at the door. r'.. ~
One member of the Convention made
himself merry over certain editors trying
to sweep back the tide of the ocean with
broom. Now, if this be sn ocean tide,
why is logic pointed with steel needed to
keep it up?
1t looks very much like the Convention
felt conscious that they were surrounded by
enemies and needed protection,
Fifteen years ago an Emancipation Con-
vention was held in this State They were
not afraid either. The subject was discussed
deliberately all over the State. And after
the fight was over there was nob body killed,
wounded or missing. We had no guard of
soldiers anywhere. We Judge, from this
tact, that the progress has been backward
instead Of forward. Tho truth is, many of
these delegates came out of the hot bed of
Missouri and Kansas strife, where they kill
each other on the slightest political differ
ences, and they seemed in coming here to
be "Kurnelling up fight, when the fact
was, the people of this city regarded the
whole thing with indifference. The sen.
timents uttered in the Convention will not
make many converts in this State. ..,s.i
Better depend on steel-pointed logic and
greenbacks than on such sentiments as
were put forward by this Convention.
We have finally to make proposition to
these radicals. They are making greatpro
gress, they say. The movement they act
in is like the ocean.tide, and all efforts to
stop it are silly as the old woman's who
tried to sweep out the waves of the ocean
If that be so, let US have free elections and
free conventions. Show US that you be-.
lieve what you say, by dropping this logic
OF force, Otherwise, We beg leave to dis
trust your sincerity, your honesty and 10y
aity-all. You do not believe what you
say. You feel conscious that you can't pro
duce conviction, and, therefore, must force
assent r.t.. r..sE as 100
The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-27

The people in Chicago are building an
observatory, on which is to be mounted q
telescope, described as follows by the Fri
b,nf: .-- Nsas 2
The telescope will be twenty-three feet
in length, and have, eighteen and three
quarter inches of aperture, full two and a
halt inches greater than that of any other
IN the known world. Its total weight will
be almost six tons, or twice as great as
that OF the equatorial at Cambridge,
Massachusetts,. The tube will be of wood
veneered Its cost, including trausporta'
tlon and mounting, will be Sls,lsf. and
1t will be finished in June next, some
ton.