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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-04
GENERAL PHIL. SHERIDAN.
sketch of HIS Military Career.

Philip Henry Sheridan, to whom the
country is indebted fer the great triumphs
IN Virginia, IS native Of Perry county,
Ohio, of Scotch-lrish psrentage, as was
GENERAL Jackson, born in the year 1861,
being now Only thirty-eigbt years of age.
lie was graduated at the West Point
Military Academy in July, 1888. and at
that time ea,ered the army as a brevet
ed Lieutenant of the lst United States
infantry.
During the years 1853, a and IS he
served in the Indian campaigns in Texas,
and In July of the last mentioned year
after serving few months in command
OF one OF the forts in New York harbor.
he was ordered to California. Engage d
for While in the Government surveys
on the Pacific coast, he was detached
from that service to take partin the cam
pagn against the Indians, in OREGON
territory. In the severe campaign under
Major Ralnes be greatly distinguished
himself. and was highly praised BY his
commander for gallant aud meritorous
conduct in the fight at the cascades of
Columbia, April %, 1886.
For the part he took in tie settlenlept
OF the Indian troubles 10 Oregon. Sheri-
dan was very warmly eulogized by Gen.
Scott, then General in. chief of the army
just alter the breaking out of the rebel.
hon he was made Captain in the l3,b in.
fantry, and served for several mooths in
nt. Louis as President of Military Com.
mission convened at that place.
In December, 1861, he was m.aa
Quartermastcr of the army Of the South.
west, then operating 10 Southern Nilsson.
II, and afterwards in Arkansas under
zen. Samuel Il. Curtis. He remained
WIN 'nat army until after the great battle
OF Pea Ridge, in the spring of 1857. when
he was appointed Chief Quartermaster IN
the staff OF Gen. Halleek, then ia com
manp OF the army before Coriptb
In May, 1863, he was offered and 40.
cepfed the command of the "a Micb;oan
cavalry, and from this time he was, in b;s
proper element, and his great merit a.
solder IN active Geld service was r.n;d,1
developed. Three days after he assnna5
command, May 30ih, he fought and do
.ea.ed considerable body of rebel caval.
~. y near Corinth. In eleven DAYS after
'nis ne was entrusted with the command
., brigade Of cavalry; aud on the j.,
Oh July ne indicated the choice If his
commander by fighting and defeating :
rebel force of nine regiments nasa
notorious Chalmers. This ae,on wa. 'ae
brilliant that it won for him ,ha, was was 80
rlgad,er. Thus in enc monah ~ oai %
itorlous service, from the rank Of - NJ.
to that OF general officer. In septembs.
OF the same year he was given the CON
mand OF the I'D division OF the army 81
the Ohio, then operating under Buell. =
Kentucky. He fought his brigade With
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-04
STATE MILITIA.
ADJurASr GENERALS Orr,

ADJuraSr GENERALS Orr1cr
DAVENPORT Iowa. Aug. n, 1854
me militia Of Lee county into Companies Of not lass
Ely nor more than ons Assdbsd axd eas men
lou VIII notify your citizens in the most pubc man.
them 10 sign company rolls at once 80 - = -
proper number Of persons having been enrolled In
any Company, meeting will be held amer Nxs 49,,
public notice, for the election Of officers "A rsv
this Office. ~ AcssHheu 70
i9ar attention E called to Sections II end Is os Chap
Ter -, Laws Of 10th General Assembly rsary;, ir
citizen liable % perform military duty 10 snraa k,
as member Of some Company, and imposing fiae ~
not less than one dollar more than one hnn,r AL
Ia lars Tor the rial neglect q this duty This ne may
ton Of the Captain of Company or Of any citiz
N. B. BAKER &
r., Adjutsnt General Of Iov>
Soi; =. A. Wall, NJ Hiatt, B. 8. Merriam Keorrl
=. Y. walker, Fort Madison; Y. Semple, Dover.
The Chairman Of the above COMMITTEES Il r..sr
eanize All companies that may be enrolled !.
and the attention Of all persons subject 10 -
onsy y called - the penalty fos non-enrealnent
Ia, -. 80 ss3g 4: ]. A. VIA IL = 8 i
OAAnmaA a ne COnmittss.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-04
ELECTION NOVEMBER 9TH.
mR. WILSON'S APPOINTMENTS.

Hon. JAMES F. WILSON will speak as
follows, to-wit:
Fl Madison, Lee do Monday, Oct.
keokuk, do do Wednesday do 5
Pennington, Van Buren, do Friday. do
Keosauqua, do do Saturday, do s
The speaking will be at one oelockP. NJ
Other appointments for Mr.. WILSON will be announced
In due time ii. NJ. H0YIE, Chairman.
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UNION COUNTY TICKET.

FOR CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT,
D. H. LIE S u Z R.
FoR RECORDER,
J. ". FRO w.
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man was in ecstaciss, and was fully pre-
pared to go his "bottom dollar on Little
Mac.
"However, there is one thing ! bad
Ike to have forgotten" meditatively IN
terrupted the Cairo gentleman, "Psrtsps
I ought to have mentioned it in the hrst
place
"What is it Z" eagerly inquired the
boatman, evidently anticipating . still
stronger evidence ofthe popularity of his
candidate.
"TAose soldiers scsre all rebel prisoners
of soar! Z"
We need not carry the joke any fur
Their, or attempt to describe the "phe-
links" Of the sold boatman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-04
THE GREAT
INDIAN NJ DICINE,
q h 9 O lie o Cur

& IN Q q TX g q g ri ret
An unfaiAns cure fir s-Fajaal Weakne4- Nocturnal
a. loss of MeEaery. Universal sstue Psias IN the
'Ht''''ts nt hfestAi4e. II 4zi54. = aA-ili,s-s
EFrPlots 10 ,Aa Pace ta- 1qaatas.e~ insanity, CON-
sHEaptCD End all tt dire el sig alLts lel U.s. efar-
ting from the easl nsture.
r. Tbs laesi.en j. stfa j. Tg-statle extTeet sr3
as = Te al ftt =. Is Ustd Ccr pas
tHe ~ mnng ygrs. aa4 VIII tass b tres d. it has
lot fssseG Id single asanes IT. cgratt8n POWERS have
oesn sucehi = gela victory ever tse most stuttgsn
cas-.
- To thoss who have ee8 rish thar constitution.
Until they INNS te-e Ives e d i4 reach - nrs-ieal
al. &c woai1 say, DisFa4a .aT. sht CILRpKEE CURE
VA restore so q health ad TF and altar all erak
doctors hare ta44e4a
re- Isce s2Ter battis thr#s bottles fr S. ami for
Varced ~ Express TO all Parts q llle Tofla.
- ~ full Particulars. firccar from auy drug,
store IN tie coentFy, write T. the nt sill fi
isr 70 any one desiring tie ssat li ,Fshfie4 ia PAM
phaet forga,
All sFri3 orders be sArt - & CoT r7,i~ra epr
General gent t0F tie Wet
sold ii Chicago; BY FULLER FINCH & FULLER
Wholesale druggists, and y al I-uegists eyervwhere
e A. COOK, Chicago, esfral Agent FIR tse State Of
Illinois love-, NIscotisin, Michigan ani fa.3iars
d. W. II. MERWlN 90.
S9ss PEQ9EIE1aRs
No y Iittety street NJ : Nork
Sold ty J. +. ~ilkinssn :. d Nor,sa a 90 3 4
otornar, and Wilkinson. Bartlett d 60 asokak.
inne-9-d-c4w.
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MIR. DARwsN.s APPOINTMENTS.
CHARLES BEN DARWIN viii speak a.

AHa si'aAus VII De al COCK ?. n, except It Ma
rion Cedar Falls, Lansing Dubuque and Clinton whore
it will be al Pm
Other appointments for Mr. DAHwlv viii Ls announced
n due time. II. ~ HOME
Chairman State Cen Com
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-04
G herokee Re m e dy
CHER0KEE INJECTION,


CHEROKEE REMEDY, the great Indian niuretic
all Diseases the urinary organs, sseh rs Inco
Of the 1rine Inflammation 81 the Bladder nAan
Gravel, Gonorrhea elect ard Is especially recommended
In those casesof Iinor Aihus Ter hes female where
all the old naHseDns medicines have failed.
~ II Is prepared In highly concentrated form, the
oese ny being from to Irresponsible three times
per day.
ana ciesnsng tae blood, causing fiow in all Of
original purity and sgo thus removing from the system
all perf,Iclous causes which have Induced diseAsa
CHEROKEE INJECTION il intended a. an ally Or a.
sstanf 10 the Cherokee Remedy ard should be used In
conjunction with that medicine in All rases Of elect Go
norrhes, Fiuor Albrs Whites Its Effects are healing
soothing and demueent; removing seaaing heat and
pain instead Of the buFninr almost uensrale main
that experienced with nearly sl the cheap quack In
jectirns.
fr BY the use Of the CHEROKEE REMEDY ard
CHEROKEE INJElTTOSfhe tao medic Ines at n ssroe
tmeall improper discharges removed and the weak
ened organs are speedily restored TO fu Yigor and
strength.
go Price, Cherokee Remedy. 81 per bottle or three
bottles for IS.
s- Price Cherokee Injection 81 per bottie or three
bottles for S.
Is Sent by Express any address OF recent ofprce
e. For fall particulars get cur paynI hets from any
drugstore ID the country write md VIZ viii NAL
free to any address full treatise
AL such orders must be semitic C. A COOK Chicago
our Grnersi Agent for the West.
Sold In Chicago. by FULLER. FINCH L FULLER
Wholesale Druggists. and by all Druggists everywbefe
g. A. COOK Chesgo General Agent FIR the States
Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan an4 Indiana
| DR- ". Il. MERBlN Co,
SOLE PRoPEfEroas,
No ~ Liberty street, New York.
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THIRTY THOUSANDI'

iese instruments are now in mostly in the Unit
"a states ana eahada also in Europe Asia Africa South.
Aec and the West Indies, and from all these Quart
es We nave the most afterng testimonials of the high
ssation IN which they held At all Industrial Ex-
hDifions, they have invariably been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-04
c A U TON

We daily see advertisements of some new reed nstr,.
Me sl,nnge purporting to be superior to
neoieohs mn school Organs. new exterior and =
new name VIII naturally attract attention. but the nuh
nc VIII pear IN mind that an Reed stramests now
g ny en- O. made Yio, infringing our patents COMES
81 Agents for the sale Of our Meiodeon. can h, s.s
das. Address either - ea ssA'es ana eanr
GEO. A PRINCE 4 CO..
RuGAlo, N. Y,
GEO. A. PRINCE 4 CO.,
= Lake qexeet, Chisaee. m
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-01-09
The Draft, EnIistmeHrs, Boun.fes- Ar.

The draft has Let been promptly en-
forced in Illinois after tine 5th, as we an
Ilcipated, nor will it probably be enforced
In the first place, Illinois has obtained q
credit at the wsr department for some
toOO men Of our State who enlisted in
Missouri which Will lie far towards making
up our quota; secondly, we are TO have
credit On this draft for all the old res;.
ments that re enlist; and thirdly. the
PresIaent has asked for an extension Of
the time of paying Tie government boun.
Ties 10 the 18th Of February. and suspend.
Ell the draft um.ii i.:cn. The Senate has
done better, and proposed to extend the
hounties to the LIST Of March, and the
house has referred the proposition to a
committee, but will al o doubtless agree to
an extension.
1t appears that thu. far not ov.r % Ooo
men have really enlisted in Illinois und.r
the present call In the negro regimont
there are still but l15 enli.tmcnts
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-01-09

kingdom as Wales or Scotland. Fanati-
cis.n and tyranny have ingrained the ha-
tired that CroDweiIs troopers first made
natural ana uni,t"-al. The radicals talk
about peace with the sou:.. We had
peace once-we had more, we had ge.,al
intercourse, common pride, common in>
terests, and a common loyalty to tho ma
tisnal flag. ALI these the rdcals for
twenty years have done their best to des-
troy. Their work has had the fearful
conseIue noes which now surround us, but
which we are yet far from realizing or feel
ing as we shall Could we thoroughly
overrun the south, depopulate and make
howling wilderness Ut half our national
territory, yet so long as man is man we
never can rsconstitute the nation upon
radical principles. Not until the ra,'icals
are hurled from power, and their doctrines
are lepudIated forever 10y the north. shall
We have reunion with the south Then it
may not be impossible That the mania
of radicalism is selflimited disease we
fully believe: bat the question now is
whether lis course will be run ere the
cona.ry Is ruiu"d.-Bostaa Courie,.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-01-09
The CSunty Bounty Business.

In the Somewhat hurried manner In
which We were compelled last week TO lay
before our reoders The proceedings of the
late special meeting of the Supervisors,
VIC commented so briefly on their point
blank refusal to vote any bounty for vol-
unteers to save our county from the re-
rroach of draft, that the subject seems
to deserve further ventilation. When
the policy of voting tounti was hrst
adopted in this county, many good ana
loyal people doubted its wisdom, believing
that if Il draft was enforced it would nav
tendency to shorten the war by presents
ing the prospect Of place in the RANKS 10
many of those windwo.k patriots whose
remarkable zeal in favor OF 'he most ultra
polic,es of the radicals it was believed
would rapidly cool off in the prospect OF
such contingency.
The precedent, however, having been
es ablished, and a second draft impending,
when We noticed attached to the cal! Ter
special meeting Of The Supervisors again
to vote bounty, the names Of prominent
members Of both political parties, we sup
posed the thing was meant in good faith
and bounty would be offered. Our SUR
prise was not little, therefore, to witness
when the board mot, the unanimity with
which, in spite of their liberal participa.
ton in the call for the meeting, the sbolI-
ton members opposed granting bounty
in any and every shape in which it could
be presented with prospect of being eff
fective, and our qualification was no less
70 note the cordiality with which the Dem.
ocratic members of the board united in
favoring liberal b ,unty. That Il Dem.
ocrats were in earnest in their support OF
q bounty, is shown by the fact that, after
every prrcti proposition had failed, they
even voted Gas better than nothing at all
for the proposition introduced by the abo
lition member from MENDOZA, and which
was sullenly agreed to by the abolitionists
In caucus at the last moment, when they
had been completely cornered and cons
PEELED et! er to otf,r the sham they did or
throw off completely their lily disguised
nat-footed opposition.
The manpuvres of the abolition MEM
bers to dodge the question were pitible and
amusing to degree. Their chief mana
gers We're Messrs. ..Corwin and Baldwin
The Democratic members having proposed
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-01-09
War News OF the Week.

The war osws of the past week has been
exceedingly measre.
From the Potomac region there were
reports at tho beginning OF tho week OF
heavy rebel movement down thu Shenan
doah Valley under Gen Early. but it ap'
pears to have been designed only I" pro"
tect the country south Of Woodstock from
further federal cavalry raids. The only
other item from that quarter is, that
federal cavalry force experienced disas-
Ter near Rectortown, Va, few days ago.
81 out Of IS men being either captured or
killed by superior force Of rebels.
There was a fight at Jonesville, on the
borders of Eastern Tennessee, on the Sd
inst between a superior rebel force ana
the 10th ILL., cavalry, in which, after q des
perate resistance the federals were sol'ssd
to surrender, They lost 30 men before
yielding.
The rebel raiders Forest and Richardson
hayo been driven out Of Western Tennes-
see BY our cavalry.
Gen. Wheeler recently captured iede-
raj tram in the vicinity Of Chattanooga
but it was soon after recaptured, ond 2oo
rebels were taken prisoners.
The rebels in the Trans. Mississippi De-
partment are concentrating for an attack
upon Little Rock. Ark, which they expect
to capture unless the federal garrison is
reinforced.
A letter from a person in Charleston,
which is vouched for as genuine, states
that Beauregard is determined, in case he
cannot hold the city. to leave it . mass o.
ruins. The iutimation is thrown out that
the place is mined with power.
Federal naval forces have annihilated St
Andrews City. West Florida, and destroy
the rebel salt works in St. Andrews bay.
The value of the works was nearly $1,000
600
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-01-09
r,-.. Years ot Abolition Rule.


The new complications by which inc
government" has involved itself Dy ap-
pointing Gen. Butler to the management
of the exchange of prisoners, suggests
brief recapi, ulation of other calamities
hro,,,ht unop this nation for the last three
wears BY the reign Of malignant abolition
ism This matter of the exchange Of pr's
oners is but a single act in the long and
frrghtful drama. Our poor, brave boys are
Isnguishing and starving in so"thers rris-
ons. The radical, demand that they shall
not DC released unless the rebels agree to
place their runaway slaves WHO have been
ccaxed or forced into our ranks on pa!
with their own white prisoners. III.
Sout. say to do this is to surrender the
whole question ut issue between the north
and south 1t would be an acknowledge
ment that they had committed a crime in
seeding from the Union, and that the
confiscation Of their slaves was therefore
just. But difficult as the point was, they
were about to concede it, (havins made up
their minds to evade the concession by
hereafter taking no moro negro prisoners,
but to leave such as fell into their hands
dead upon the feld) when all further ne
eotiation on the subject was cut short by
appointing Gen Butler to the management
of the business This was too much
Him the rebel government had outlawed,
and to he forced now to have Intercourse
with him was deeper humiliation than
they could stand And so the matter has
come to dead halt. Any man Of sense
can sec that of all appointments conceiva-
BILE, that Of Butler 20 this business was the
last that should lave been made. There
was no occasion for it, and can be ac-
counted for only on the principle that the
government" where it has cho.ce, al
ways does that which is most unwise.
| This management OF the exchange Of
prisoners business, however, is in exact
keeping with the whole radical program
me and practice since the commencement,
and even before the commencement Of the
war. IL proceeds on the one great primer
Pile always kept in view, or doing every
| thing to add to the bitterness Of The angry
feelings between the north and Tie south,
that ultimate re union may he impossible
Bat for this principle, the war never would
have commenced, for ten words from the
President any day between his election and
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-01-09
a&RnETT DAVIS.

The Venerable senator front Kentucky,
once Henry Clxy's chief reliance and sup"
port, has opened war ON the nbolitiOnists
With Yigor and spirit worthy the man.
The following proceedings occur In the
congressional report Of the 18th:
Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, called up the
resolution in relation to the exchange OF
prisoners, arguing firmly against the poll
CIV of refusing to exchange our suffering
white soidiers-t!ie lan-uishinc, starving
and diseased white men: because the rebels
refuse to exchange the neErO captives.-
He dcneunce ed at length the policy of the
administration upon the several points in
which the negro is affected characte:izipg
its position as monstrous, and referring to
the u, eser.. era as the reign Of Abrahs.-.,
+ 4. .rerred that his own loyalty was
unspotted that no hatc5 With .adying
yipor the crime Of secession. 1t wa. eyi-
dent that this policy was only part OF
that design to perpetrate the party power
OF the administration. lie closed With an
indignant and earnest protest Of the re-
fusaI Of tho administration to liberate
thousands Of starving and dying whites for
the sake of few negroes
Mr.. johnson denied that 1t was perfect.
" clear that humanity, which Is the high.
est polity, demanded the continuance OF
the exchange Of prisoners lie proceeded
to combat the opinion Of the senator from
Kentucky, (Davis) that these men should
no. he protected. lie corrected his views
OF the power Of the President, by quoting
from the constitution relative to the exc
cutive and legislative powers.
Mr., Davis replied, saying the preamble
Of the constitution confers no power on
the government. The supreme court has
sointerperted it. lie also elaine ed that the
President had no right to suspend the
writ of habcas corpus, which was legisla-
tive and not an executive function. The
powers to be exercised are conferred by
the constitution alone, and there are no
powers vested in tho government which
are not conferred by the constitution
Hence the President cannot raise troops
or armies, nor has he the power to organ
ize any measure to put down instruction
without the assent Of congress. 1t was
the determination of the party in power
that the war shall continue antil the next
presidential election. Tie war would have
been brought to close long ago if the ad
minIstration had singly and in good faith
devoted itself to the principles announced
in the Crittenden resolutions, and if the
commanders of the armies had not been
selected, not because of their hostility to
the rebels, but because of their opposition
10 slavery
Every sentence of Mr. Davis is right to
the point, and is fairly indicative, we think
of popular sentiment in Kentucky. Gar
rctt Davis Is the \es',r sc tho S..""'" II
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Oi.n PAER, already famous, who died at
the age OF one hundred and fifty three
Was farmer of extremely abstemious
habits, his diet being solely milk, cheese,
coarse bread, small beer and whey. At
the age Of ono hundred and twenty he
married a second wife, by whom he bad a
child. But being taken to court by the
Earl Of Arundel. as great curiosity, in
his one hundred and fifty-second year, he
very soon died, as the physician decidedly
testified. after dissection, in consequences
OF Change from parsimonious to plen-
tiful diet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-01-09

Tue DATE.-Ihrre is no fruit that can be
eaten Sd constantly, or with >" much I'M
pupity. as the date. II is like bread, and
is bread - whole nations Of or;enlals
And what delicious bread. baked by the
sun. and sho~ered in profusion upon the
earth. to te gathered and laid up for the
future eitheU dry or in huge corbels, or
pressed into Conserve, which, when cut
into slices. looks and eats like plym.pud-
ding immense quantities Of this con.
serve are exported from Egypt and Arabia
into all the Ieighboring countries, where
II il much priced, especially in the harems
where the wemeaand children may almost
~ said to eat it ineessaptly.
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a GREAT WArERFALL.-A t.t,chma,t IF
troops recently scouting in the valley oftbe
Snake or Lewis fork of the Columbia dis
covered waterfall which, it is said, is en- :
titled TO the distinction of being called the
greatest in the world. Tho entire volume
Ell Nnak" river pours over sheer precipice
one hundred and ninety eight feet high,
thirty eight feeI higher than Niagara.
Snake river is full as large a. the Niagara,
aud the cascade is one solid sheet or BODY.
The locality of this Immense waterfall is
near the point heretofore designated as the
iireat Shoshone or Salmon falls Of that
river. ont they have always been cnyeloped
10 mystery.
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curing Madison street bridge be referred TO the
Street and Alley Committee.
On motion oil Wood
Ordered, That the matter Of requiring parties
driving vehicles on runners in the city, 10 attach
bells TO their horses be referred to Laws and Ordi
nance Committee with instructions to report
ordinance in relation thereto at the next meetip,
Of the city council.
Butts ORpraxD PAID-f,ill of George alden
iaiofe fees to Dec. -. 1869. Si4.5O: FREQ Schan-
a snss 'srsiss:' nSs:e =. c.n
cey, of lumber. s2557 o. Lee. ems, rcat Of office
to Nov. 9Th. 1853 5000; John Murphy. team Ia.
Dor. $3.50; Jos. Ethrin1 ION, DIR aging 25cts and
the following bills fo' street labor Snml Patter.
% co: Michael hulhgan u 90; Hugh Connel y
Martin Myr:ay sl F. Benidict e Thomas Clark
-; jams Graham 81. and James Clark ~.
Adjourned to Jan. IL, 1864.
y. BEAVENS, Clerk.