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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-28

able PRACTICES in that sink of niquity The New ork
Express says that the from assau states that five
six vessels had just arrived there with cargoes from
. New York, with a view of running the blockade
The cargOes must have been purch 4sed in New York
by somebody, they must have been entered at tie
custom house there and vessels must have bad clearance
papers from the fame institution. That institution
should Re overhauled and the leak stopped forthwith.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
In the U. S. Senate, Mr.. Carlisle, {opp,) of Va,
offered resolutions setting forth that this is compact
OF States and that each State for itself adopted the
constitution of the United States as it did it's own con
stuion that in the operation of its powers is ede
raj ard not national and in its extent it is national not
federa that it is not competent in the President
any military commander, in any State to impose obi
gatons interfering with State laws that the Govern
ment was Tor the protection of minorities and there
was no such power as the power known to the
Government OF ULited States outside Of the consti
tuition that it is the duty of the people put the re-
bellion down, and the whole power OF the Government
should be used, not against the States as sucb but
against the armies of the rebels, sc.
Ordered to lie On the table and be printed.
TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF TIE CCLD.-1he sudden and
unprecedented cold snap of Thursday night and yeser
day was most disastrous in its effects upon all who
exposed to its power We learn that at Camp Morton
guard was to DEATH and seven more SO barly
injured by the frost tbas it is feared they will be dsa-
btd for life At camp Carringon the soldiers suffered
terribly. The guard was dsmounted and the fires had
to be kept up all night to keep from freezing As it
was many had their ears, noses and feet frosted At
the coIoret camp many Of he men were injured, some
with frozen ears and nos2s which actually burst open
wife the cold. We heard oi great many injuries to
persons who were IN the open air Some had
foz2n Ia gong few squares, ard saw brakeman
on the cars vita his n0s3 frozen white the snow
We fear this is not the end Of these disasters Last
night was as cold the preceding, and it seems
impossible for those in exposed situations to have esca
ped ipjury.-l"dlanopolls Journal, Jan 2.
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charge OF School SmitIViIle, Brunswick county.
App TO J. c. Swain, or tho subscriber, near iithyiie
JESSE q. DREW.
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Unit. IL stats Items.

There Lave been numerous denials and corrections
rnrg the alleged mutny OF Lncoln's negro SOL
diers in Fort jackson below New Orleans. The fol-
lowing throws some light upon the matter
The trial of the chief mutneers in the Fort Jackson
negro uprising published some time since 10 the Her.
oid is going on Major Maloney, lst U. S. lnfan-
try, presiding the court. Nothing defue has yet
been determined upon. 1t is supposed, however, a
we're example of the great military sin of nsubordna-
tion will be made warning to Others of the same
color the effect that munys not the proper redress
TOR grievances whatever may be their enolmity.
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FFEf. 1st Is64-SOTICE

FEB. Ist Is61-SOTiCE.
Hose VIA have furnished substitutes wish tn seiec
their Com, aEy ncfDre the lst February, in preference
10 benz sent 10 the Camp of let ucIion. let them re
not their Ba5nes Enrolling Ccer ard request TO d
sent my Battery. viii recetTe IeW more COED men
JAS. d. CUmNINGS
Capt 1t. Battery Co., c. 18th Battalion.
Kingtcn n. c.
I,r 10 lOJ3-l73t-
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"Soon as tie rising tide shall beat
Eacn trace will vanish from The saDd.

In the beautiful drama OF Ion, the instinct of immor
tality 81 e0ql4otIy uttered oy the dsath deVoted
Greek tiads clear response in every thoughtful SOUL
When about to yield his young .ence sacrifice
to Fate his betiothed Cenantne asks they snail not
met again, to which he replies, have asked that
dreadful QUESTION the hills eternal Ci the HJwlng
stEeams IN t flow forever Of the among
fields OF azure, my Ealsed spu hath walked In glory
all were dpmD. But whie gazs upon Ing living lace
L feel there's something III Tie love which manGIes
through lis beauty tnat Cannot wholly perish. We
shall meet Agalu, Clemauibe."
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DR.. ~. r. ARKIvGTuN,

SURGEON DENTIST
1a-===zz=z OFFICE ROOFS, L. 3. H1ggins'
E,s~.S=-s sto.e, same formerly occupied by Drs.
UENrYYIT Kea & Freeman.
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A PAGAN LEGEND OF CHRIsT.-Publis Lontulus'
assumed by have been proconsul of Judea prior
to Herod is reported to have the Saviour and to
have written the following letter to the Roman Senate
At this time appeared who s still living, and
er dowed with power. His name is Jesus Christ.
His disciples cali him the Of God Others regard
him ss powerful prophet He raises the dead to life,
and heals the sick of every description Of infrmity-
This man is OF lofty stature and well proPortioned bis
countenance severe and vrtuous that he inspires b.
holders with feelings both of fear and love The hair of
his head is the color of wne and from the top of the
ears straight and without radiance but it descends from
the to the shoulders, in shining curs From the
shoulders the hair flows down the back divided into tVo
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-28

From the Petersburg Register.
The Senate Bill foT Limiting 1erma cabinet
Officers.
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"AIl that live must die,
Passing through nature TO eternity"

Men seldom think Of the great event of death until
the dark shadow tails their path, hiding tor
ever from their eyes the face OF the loved ones whose g
ing emile was the sun shine Of tLeir existence Death
is The great antagonsm OF life aud the COLI thought of
the tomb is the skeIston OF all our least We do not
want to go through the dark valley although its pas
sage may lead to Paradise, and, with Cnares Lamb,
we DO not wish to lie down lii the mouIdy grave,
even with the Kings and princes for Our bed fellows
But tho fate OF nature is iDexor able. There s no
appeal or reprieve from the great law that dooms all
to dust. We flourish and fade like the leaves OF the
forest and the faresU flowers that bloom and whittier
in a day have not "a frazier hold lie than the might
lest monarch that has shook the earth by his loot
steps. Generation OF appear and VANISH like the
grass and the countless Multitude that swes the world
today will tomorrow disappear ike the foot print
the shore,
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STAwE OF NORTH CAROLYN

A
Ne,c UanoUer County Court, December Term, 1868.
C,na Alderman,
Tie feiIs ct lew Petition for Dover.
Of
Paid Alderman. - ---. ,,,o.,, IN rrr,r
" APPEA RING 70 THE hA1I-fAtIIoN Of ar
I Cont tfst some If the defendants nCn-red6nts
+ i t retra ordered by tho CCut that publication be
IN tho Wi iBgton jour for six weeks, notifying
a Defendants appear 81 the next term OF tins Court
to DC 1t ID at Court House Ia the town OF wilmington
m th lecoDd Monday Of arch next and plead, answer
or de ur or the prayer Of petition will be heard as TO
them. -,, - r--.r,,,C ,u.u,
Tes. SAM X BUNllNH, NteLn'
Jan q 80:
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Yankee AtrooiLes In North Carolna-Their Own
" ConfesGions.
I'VE publish below, from tie New York Daily Nea0s,
an account of General Wilds late raid through the
counties of Currituck, Camden and Pasquctank, n
c.:
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We call attention TO the following communication,
and ask our readers to reflect upon what We may expect
should we unfortunately fall into the hands of Beast
BUTLER, the Y apkee commander in Eastern NORTH
Carolina:
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-11

~ kn
49,, .bs hold end desperate effort to nssf0'4 "
savannah will be the solution Of tho 1sls s,s
p1os'n roDs s s to confess failure upon the
s ss': OF Ss sas ss to en and would make s
his his n1 ,s nr Sss Of Lincoln. TO march
' tn Ss a,ny all opposing ,'ss and capturing
sa,annnb, with its depot of prisoners. AOa'
from the seasOass. turning in e''Iy spring to
reopen Nurthsrnward campaign would De
military achievement of no ordinary eh arc,
tor The very difficulties that appe'V 10 D': ~
suoh an undertaking may aontritu 60 W ~
o ou sueosss If our authorities, because
e OF ssss asnss, sss no step to prysRs
his a aea rssSb S"sanoa L.. General Beau
a aut'ss N Inut Ont both front aud rear.
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10 TIE MEMBERS OF THE PRESS.

The members of the "ProSs" Throughout
the Oonfederaoy will find in another Column
communication from the President Of tne
Mutual Benefit Prose Assaaiatian," showing
that ar, angemsnta lave no" hs"h ''mPie'e''
f,r supplying tho rrsH= wis '"'' "'' ;,
sclesrs PHO lews AZ r'';*7 ''a''" '''''S v: =.
TO NEE. the spFru'at'o'' Il al ''"; SSH d
the matter. Nothing now rsi'!''"' ''"' ,''
the press throughout the ooHisd''Acs :" eater
fully into the arrangements nov 50 auep'atua,
10 begun, and the whole system Of tor""td,Hs
and reoeiviak talegraphic nswa will ia carries
forward 10 manner truly cteditnb!s to thoft
engaged in it. and with important benehi'a
results to tho public at large. Come forward
then, gentlemen Of tho press, and make IT,. Tx
racords Of tho telegraph what they should eVeI
be- fresh, reliablS, advantageous.
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Tul LAST BATHS U1DsR OF 0sSrEsL 4.
SYDNIY JvHHsr0N.-A correspondent Fend;
US copy q hi. order, AID requests ~ pub
LEGATION. |. waa issued on tho bl50ly fed ii
Shiloh, where its noble uuthor gayo his life to
hia country. Oar correspondent regards it 9:
tho most noble piece Of military Literature tho
war produced, and, like "Chsyy Chase" it
stirs the heart like trumpet:
Soldiers Of tho Army Of MississipFi-I
have put you in motion to 6tfer battle :" The
invaders of your country. With resolution
and disciplined valor, becoming rns' :i,,t.lng,
as you ore, for al that 10 worth lir;r, Or ~
ing for, you can hut march t. dsaisiss vict9'
~ over the sgrernn mercenarc1 - haze
been sent to despoil you Of your lber'i:s,
your property and yoor bdnor.
Remamlsr the precious >t.ks that is inT,Te!
in this contest ; remember the deEenfeEes OF
your mothers, yoGr ~ives, .yoEr s:s.ers, md your
children, is upon the result.
Remember the fsir, broad, abnurl;Hg Ian, no
hsppy homes. and the ties That sou.j BE- 1''
solved and d,solste1 by your 'ief*s..
T5s eyes AID hopes Of sight nj Iii n; &: r'cp.'
rest upon you You are e1peo:ed 70 ." Tfuf'
selves worthy OF y-ur face and your !In'ase,
wGr by Of the women If thu SyttA, wh"sr E6O'
devotion in this w.r has never been eIctcif1a'
any time. -.
With such incentives - brave DE- 81. an 10
tho .lus. tha: God Is with you, your G 'n'r'i'
will les.i you col flently 10 she conb-t. tally a.
sured of it, uilirpat, and glorious su"ct':.
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QUIZ NousScLATuRE.--Ps Perhaps th-rr Is CO
one thing u hioh gives more vip5r ari Dc :sTn!.
nation Cn Il. purt Of cur entrn.cs .a.n The
misapplcation we make Of works.
Rebeliiva-The t,rm rebellion made ~ NJ.
peeraace IN the New York "rrihuec," 500
otter Soutl. Carolina bad repealed II. orir
names ratifyiug the United S,.,"- Sores Sores
tuition, mnder..a fit wa. a,vrw: r'- .,S.r.
"a nv lincoln in biz ftmon- war rr"ciama-
tic--
Rebel then soon came into use, and ~ 1t waF q
word Of fond raoolls ction, on s"no':'; OF ou'
u;da.. nd IS Rashns,S Ss' Was $. lie t 5ay 81
rebels" it Was easily adapted by VT, ror-
ton Of cur population. Yet, hGw it c:.ul,: b.
reconciled TO common seEse seeros ftrsage.-
Early i'll s6me Of the contests between the
States Rights party and TIE tnioninta it wai
IN axiom that the Stst!s were ,la crrei1r aud
the Federal Government the creature, arl hcx
3 creator could rsbol against Tia creature
seems q Little ludicreua.
Federal.--As soon So LincGil igrorG: auth
things a. State liGes, ne SHOULD have ,:GurpeI
the word Fedsrsls, ss applied IL h- Hovafa-
ment. army, soldiers, so.
AbolitiCnist is word that MARY IF ito TnE.
Gals of the North are proud cf.
Yankee--A French Indian name, aid ha.
little or no significance. :
Traitor is word which the North has ap-
plioi 70 tho true adhorents Of liberty
Usurprr.--If we eorll haze nj ,l.,ri II. 81
carly day this coed old la-hiuncd Ersli.h
wSrd, end used it On all tcnasiors. s,l:h a. the
lIsurper's government, tho UsmPc:'s army
Usurpsr's soldiers. G1., VT might il soIus
measure drown on. tho hue 8nd cry If rebel
lion, rebsls, ~. And certainly i: ia urplica-
BILE in our cuuse to call Lincoln q urrrrfr g,
ever it was to call an Legitimate sou Of 9 King
o usurper, for Attempting to Gscend the .h'Gna
in the place of the lawful heir. The Prriiier:
of the United States wus always el,tlci H:,l
particular specified authority vi Ifas;ei
power" Aud ivy attempt to assume othsr
power than that conferred by the Sti,sa, ss.
pecially to subvert the State power Van ;Vs-
cial act Of ueurpation. And moreover it mch,
have becn god word for court language -
Our embrssaI6rs might have cIa!msh 10 b,
tho true representatives of the sovereign States
that had long .en represented at !r.ir uli.,
and warned f0rsign potentHtea against giving
countenance to the uaurpsr's ugan;s Such
would be good idea vet t. whisper ia the
ears of Ms1imlian tho First.
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DIED.

Did, Oh the 2ltt July, at his residence, near Ms.h
Vile, TEN, CT long snd painful il!nesI, DR.. d. n.
HENHLE, JR In the 3ith year OF his age.
II had Gully four spce he wss palned 10 hear
OF the death OF his fa.tor lev M NJ Berke, D. H., At
Richmond Va 7bus, In the short space CT month"; has
passed away gifted and noted minister ard bis otlT
/. has been truly said death loves thinnG mark AID
While Tie father 10 too we'll Known 10 need aught from our
pep We can ssy having been witness at the death bed
the son. that death had sting for him. lie died pro-
cssng his perfect peass with h Saviour and his willing
change earthly home for placs near the
throne OF God. May cur last end be Ike bis.
R.t. W.
Baltimore papers please copy.
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Charles ID. Clarke.

DIED. on Friday, tep;emSer 3oth 8, the reeldenee Of
his relative, Hugh L. Gaahe.. OtIARLES D. CLARKE,
0! Washington county, ma, CT wound received IN .
cavalry fsht near Waynesbaro.
Though Charlie was exempt tom s:,vIc,. he volanta.
ry aided In driving The ps!!a:os :.eny trc1n We hearth
stones and homes OF bis nan! oai 6nd dear friends 10
Wsynesboro He among The forerlc, 10 The charge
when be fell pierced by ball through ri; tight lung. No
truer fend and Drawer boz has gwen lis life n dsfs.:s
Of our honea I.
Baltimore pspsrl plssIe copy.
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j: W. LEwELLEy,
President Mutual BENEFIT Press ASSOCIATION.

DIsEsTIos.-Two members Of Capt VIM.
A. jenkins company, reserve FORCES, Colonel
Evsns' regiment, deserted ill Friday last, and
went over to tho enemy. This regiment was
stationed in Fort Gilmer at the time of the oc-
curreuce. One of the dessrters is the notc-
rious John Cunningham, recently tried before
Judge Lyons fer picking the pocket of HRS,
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RAIDER CAPrURBD.-Capt. III. J. Asch, ASST

RAIDER cArrcRsD.-Capt. III. J. Asch, Asst
Adjutaat General Of tho notorious Yankee
raider, knu's, was brought to THE City, yes
terday, as prisoner Of war. His horse, cap
tured at the aame ims, Was slso brought to
the city, but died from the effects Of {. round,
while atanding in font Of the Transportation
Office. A crowd gathered around to see tie
animal kick lis last kick-just as ha was Ia
king his last breath. Eag stepped forward
snd exolsined, "L:t me kiss him for his
Mother" The crowd immediately dispersed.
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IN Our-Ther. are m va

CLEARED OUT.--There are no Yankees now
On Bale Isle-all sent South, where they can
be better fed than hare during winter. The
Libby is slso clear, all of its inmates lex
cepting some one hundred and fifty naval
prisoners) having slso been scnt South. The
Belle Isle prisoners numbered nearly seven
thousand, being sll nom commissioned officers
and privates The Libby prisoners numbered
Six hundred and odd commissioned officers of
all grades.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-11

oFnE * DiS~EDDTE.-The spacious ra.i 'encs
N the farm Of E lmuri Osh :.',., f. g.. in th'T'.
sir:ty of Ftrle Depot. Diuw;'!de county VS.
totally destroyed by fire on tho night Of VEG.
n@sday l.st, September 27h The bcrs:, viii
all The furni;ur2, waa tatsl!y cors1med. HsfsTs
bean uuable 10 learn Tie origin of :hs fire OK
presume it was accidental
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fIRE;-on Saturday night, about IL O'Clock,
Q small stable on Council Chamber Hill, be-
ion&Ingt to Mr.. John A. Bslvln, was destroyed
sy fre' The Ere was the work Of an iyosn-
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II is estimated ,hs. ,hs telaP-aph;c i.nss Il. u
France Exclusive Of those used by railEays p'
their cwn purposes) stretch over 95,+i6 iiloH"
tres, or 6l ,52s4 miles; the average annual nuW
her of private tslegrams IS one million OF aaH'
despatched from sol stations.
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MARRIED..

MARRIED. Cd the 5th instant by Rev Adam B!edsoa at
the Broad street Methodist Church, IN kirmond DR. p.
DLEDs0E, Assistant Surgeon S. A., TO Miss JULIA =.
HARRIS, CT Helrcc.
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ISCIRELI REI.lANrE.

General Scho6eld has resolved iii Ima-
| ton that General Burbrite" has "a. n:.l ,he
salt works near Abingdon. VI, with little re-
| sistance.
Admiral F.rrngut arrived Al Fortress Mon
roe On the n, Oh the United 6,atea F,'am III.
cato Susqnehauna, and projected VI ID:
James river.
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ishiB 'front.' and bis start OF Hood will enable
him to keep far enough ahead Of him to pre-
vent any delay or consumption Of supplies be-
fore reaching the sea coast. The country
overrun will be stript of all supplies. and tbe
march through made in fifteen or twenty days
This is said to be the campaign. Will it quo.
oeed2
Tho distance to Savannah is about two hun.
6red and fifty miles, Ind from twenty to twer.
tysavo days will be required to make the
march. II tho people turn out in Georgia as
they have done in Virginia, blocking up The
roads in his front, hanging upon his Tanks,
hsraasing his roar, and capturing his foraging
parties, this march will prove his ruin; but if
the reoplo fly from bis path and do nothing to
rctart his march, Sherman may reach the sea-
coast. SGth march sorcss Georgia would
destroy the railroads and dsvasta,e much Of
tue country, but otherwise would do no harm.
Tennessee and Kentucky would be opon to our
armies, ard the way to the Ohio invite US to
enter and re-oncupy. The enemy would her.
aid this flight of Sherman as Ills victorious
march through the confsderaoy. and claim
that it was the completion Of tie original
campaign. It may succeed, and it may fall
if it is nyt successful, Sherman il ruined and
his army captured.
By come it is believed that Sherman will
keep within Atlanta und compel Forrest, for
want of suprl;os, to move of his lines Of COM
and that the accumulation Of sup.
plies @ss to enable him to stand an ordinary
8 eye, But we ara rather inclined to believe
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TGE TCElCco TRADk.

The quantity OF unmannfln;ured tobacco
imp6Itni into tho United Kingdom in tho slx
mil tas ending June 81. 1S64, was Is 1858, lc5
lbs. H., qu.*tity imported during tEe same
perirl il I. yt.7 1863 VS. IL y.3.S5I lba',
nnd Gurin. the saris period in 1867 only
:, 455.3Gj lbs. The quantity Of manufactured
t,uacc; imported il very greatly on tho IN
eraase, owing to the ia.;antIsn nf tho duty
boring tx uiDnlhr tiit.ns june 81, sOi, the
SUPPLIES wers & on ia ih1, 81 compared
with 30 4g5 luz. ia 1853, sna 55s 500 lbs,
in 1862 |, il s1aTaily rs1e2ea'y to point out
ih.t the sm#E ir,p1rt n orn:iIriao:urGd To-
lpa:, in ISG2 wa: !ai=s,: by the American
,Sur.
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during this sventful day, operated on tho e1,
tieme right OF our advance, and while the bat
tie for possession Of the works at the Fsrina
road crossing Was in progress, Kautz sent
word that be was within sight Of Richmond,
aud division Of infantry was forwarded to
his support. This di,ieion was Maj. General
Tsrry's, and il pressed forward by the Central
road II within musket shot of the city. But
it Vas deemed perilous for it to enter 80 it
might bsve done, without being able to hold
the place. What the grand gaiu OF this
movement is, we shall not know until the ope-
rasons On the south side come to bs inteligi.
ely reported.
The loss Of the snsmy, Of confessed above,
was vary heavy. kautz WAS ''Wit sight Of
Richmond" bat tho "musket shot" distance ii
entirely imaginative, Tbs Swamp Angep
would not have thrown shell into Richmond
from the nearest point that Ksutz reached.
OPERATIONS BEFORE 7ETERsBcYG.
Yesterday Grant lot 20 mis- right, and III
f!cted considerable damage north Of tina
James. To-day he brought bis left into play
and gave the enemy severe punishment be-
yuuQ Tue w SI0Uu Is6liEuHQ 1ue cuS1STLlsLe
to-day will undoubtedly receive its name from
Poplar Spring Church little rustic house
Of worship in the vicinity. West Of Warren's
position the enemy had, duringths quiet Of the
past month, thrown up q strong line OF TorKs.
The capture of this wsa the object ana result
of to.dsy's fighting Warren commanded tho
column of attack which was '"'uposed OF the
Fifth Corps and tTo divisi' the Ninth