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coyinp ton and Ohio Railroad.

.t :. ,ho commissioners OF TINS
;.,,,ro,ome,, which was to have taken P'a''
-, ,,,,n,n ia NOW appointed for I"esaas' '"'
- N,, :, tho Eutaw House, in the Guy ol
n.,., q. advertisement In the D'S3e""
,,s II is made the duty OF these
'''s ',.,,rs 10 "offer the benefits OF inc
:. tho railroad "for the acceptance OF
,,,,,.,,sts, so as TO secure the speediest ana
&c, construction, equipment. and operation
:. or said road" They are empowered I"
..maLe a contract with any parties who shall
=, s;xe the hest terms and the most satisfactory
:. assurances of capacity and responsibility
~ construct and equip the road in the speed!
manner required.
The road, as located, is little over two nun
area and twenty three miles long, from the
eastern terminus At Covington to its westerh
terminus at Catlettsburg, on the Big SANDY
river. From the grades reported by MI. Ism
tho engineer there can be no better ioca'ioh'
we suppose. The grade coming east l" INV
asce,, Of the Allegheny mountain, l. o''s
,,van,v.nine and a half feet TO the mile III"
,ha .y.raee grade of mclines is only ABOUT
,,;r,aa, foot There have been expended OH
enc ro.d three million dollars. great deal
NJ work has been done, including the heaNS
,nrne,En. of the Allegheny section-only
small, mart of which remains 10 be put through
The road strikes the Ohio at 4 very adNah'
,ageous roint-the big Sandy thence II VIII
be easily put in connection with the heh'"ehS
OVID Ohio railroads 1t will have the pest aa
ysrtaces for commanding both freisht ana
ossano,rs as il will be the shortest ana peS'
route for communication between the ON"
and the Atlantic. Traversing, rs II ooes'
very rich mineral region Of Virginia al" one
which is also very fertile, the way business
mon il will be very large.
This improvement ought to command 'i''
attention of capitalists. No work now pro
iected promises anything like such rieh re-
wards 10 those who build ii. We nope 'ha'
the approaching meeting of the commissioners
will invite many of them to Baltimore.
The Covington and Ohio railroad we nope 10
see soon completed. 1t is of vast importanc"
to Virginia, and will enable her TO resist lhe
adverse influences of schemes that threaten
TO take away the commerce of her TIDE water
pir
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NOISY GUS.-There is now i'll session in
Washington city Il board Of military officers,
who are examining new guns, and intend to
decide as to what kind shall hereafter be made
Mt the Government armores. Among other
new models submitted for their inspection is Il
breech loading rifle, invented by Colonel Is. IL
jerks, of Philadelphia, which loads and fires
thirty-two rounds per minute, or one hundred
rounds in three minutes and twenty seconds,
which is pronounced by the Board to be the
most rapid firing ever achieved. In word,
fifty thousand men would fire over ninety
million of times III one hour. Who could
escape a ball under such fire?
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Benefits and Burt hens.

Tho House of Representatives on Nedhes-
aav nassed q bill granting land 10 the severti
States and Territories 10 aid i'll the establish
mon, Of agricultural and mechanical colleges.
A clause in the bill excepting States unrepre-
sa,,aa in Congress from its benefits was
nassed after long debate, 10y ninety to thirty
three So in the Appropriation bill the South
was omitted wherever it was possible to ito So
She has in all the matters of appropriation
and taxes been deprived of all the benefits, ana
made 10 share in all the burthens, Of the
Government.
Lands for public purposes are gwen ~ 'he
northern States. while we nave me tH'i
Rights and Frcedmen's Bureau. we are en-
pected 10 feed clothe, and educate Inc negro :
vet no appropriations are divided amongst our
States and no lands given for cducatioh
Nay we are required to pay-utierlr deSoiaI'
as our section of the country ls-a iiho ''N'
levied in -, amounting TO many mtilioh>. Inc
South is literally skinned 10 gather TINS long
reserved burthpn. One would suppose tha'
there might be some bowels of compassion Tor
MS and that some one would have the gene
rosity TO move for ut least IN abatement OF III"
tax, seeing our utter poverty. But no propo'
sition of the sort has been even limited III mat
we are aware Of
The shrewd majority now legislatinS for The
nation are as sharp rs DoNErTI : big monkey
who not only ate up his own share, but every
body else's. When ii comes 10 burthens, tley
have no taste for them. . Let them beequ;i
or, if anything, a jeet's ." 't"the' s'"e: Tor
good measure.
How beautifully do men divide between
themselves and those who have no voice in the
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THE WoRlp AND THE TRIBUNE piSIN" 10
aRruER.-GREElEy's paper compie'eo us
,wenty-fifth year few days since-ah e'eh'
which was celebrated by 4 very consiaefao'e
enlargement of the Tribune, and by Il banquet
n pr,NoyIco's, "q"oIruH,' says the hoH''
:. ,,o,s t,fmus 1t is too bad TO eat GREELEY
dinners. and then to he ashamed to ackho"-
ledge the fact III English. However, the h"''''
although il announced its fall III Il deao IAN
ruagc. had soppcoa that some OF It's "'op'
perhead" readers might be able to make on'
The meaning of the mysterious words ana 1t
therefore added, with great "airH'' that IL W''S
{. like the vase in the song-receifihg' not XIV =
inc odors -" and that it was possible = inc
sccnt of the roses hung round 1t stll. 10
proye that its principles have not suffered from
it's contact with its enlarged nelghhor, me
Uorh winds up its article n follows:
"The misfortune in this country mas oeen !,
that for the first twenty years OF the it'o""' "
oxisteuce there was no great metropoliutn VI .
g,n vigorous enough TO cope with II. III inc
Uorl5 appeared, the other large lourhalS Were
mere news ga therers, or mere trilnmerS' WIN
little logic no consistency, no moral eaih'H'-
moss We trust il is not too presulnptuo"S III
ne to saw 1t0us uroaS chdyage tort cet".
Would it be proper for MS TO inquire Whe'hei
Rryyrrr did not write this editorial for III"
World? 1t certainly "smells OF ms Shop.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
NJ GRAND SECOND OPENING

SPRING DRY GOODS, MILLINERY, &C.
NJ the old established store OF
JULIUS STRArS 4 CO.,
foId number $50 new number, 53o,)
Rpo,p STREET, RETwEES FIFTH AND SIXTH, NEXT
DOOR 10 CANOES BAKERY.
Onr second grand opening of SPRING DRf
aud domestic-as well a. our i'm
monsc stock of MILLINERY, will take place on
MONDAY, April 10th. Our friends and the public
in general who are in want Of cheap and desirable
goods, and look to their interest, would do well 10
give us a call.
JULIUS STRAUS 4 Co, l,0 Broad
between Fifth and Sixth streets,
M fa-at next door to Canoes Bakery.
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o'clock, THOMAS BRITToN, aged siXty-three
wears. !, ..., -.
The friends and acquaintances OF Inc iamiIy are
requested TO attend his funeral on IhlS lfnaayl
MORNING, at II o'clock from his late residence,
on Fifteenth street, between Poplar and Washlhg-
ton, - -,
Sweet is tho memory Of the just,
Their virtues never die
The Lord will raise his sleeping dust
To reign with him on high
In Chester, South Carolina, on the fth lnslah,
aped three years, seven months and ten days, ~
severe accidental burns, received on THURSDAY n De-
fore MARY MAY EZlLL, only child OF MARY VI
IA vim and James y. EZill.
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A MODEST radical PRracHER.-krN Mr..
GLENN. presiding elder Of the Winchester dis
trict, demanded the keys OF the Methodist
Church of this town, on behalf OF the 'Baiti
more Conferences during the last week. After
various interviews, the matter was submitted
To an informal meeting Of the membership,
who unanimously resolved that they already
had a minister, the Rev. Mr. smith, south
crn Methodlstl entirely acceptable TO them,
and as the church had been erected At Their
expense and not Of the Baltimore Conference,
they would only surrender IL when The courts
80 decided. Notwithstanding this emphatic
rebuke, the reverend rccons tructlonist gave
notice rs we learn that he would he IN at-
tendance on Sabbath Il week, when II VIII he
determined as to who ) who. --'borits'"ir"
Shirt ~ JtferSo1,.
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Rs- CO-PARTNERsIIIP.- The undersigned
have thi, dav formed a partnership under the
name and style Of WATKINS, CoTTRELL Il CO.,
for the purpo>" of conducting the importing ana
general .-...,,,,.x.
HARDWARE AND SADDLERY BUSINESS
in ALI its branches, wholesale and retail, ana nave
tai ken the large and comrnodi"ns store, NO. 10
Main street where We will be pleased TO see our
friends and the public generally. We would
invite the friends and customers OF the
late firm of Smith, Rhodes Go.
W. will endcavor to keep full and attractive
stock of goods and hope by strict attention 10 ou>'
ness 10 merit share Of the pnblic patronage.
CLAIBORNE WATKINS.
formerly with Smith, Rhodes 90
irfI2. l>cG. o. l.. COTTRELL.
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The PROPOSED UNION BETWEEN rnE BAr-
lists AND DIsCIFLE1.~-Iuestay, the 2lth
instant, is, we believe, the day fixed upon Tor
the assembling III this city Of the ci"rgymch OF
the two denominations who propose to erect
an ecclesiastical union between the Baptists
and the Disciples. Rev. DR.. w. ii. Hopson
asks the EeHyiouS HeaH TO say that the dele
gates on the part of the Disciples are requested
TO assemble al Sycamore Church on Monday,
the 23d, at 10 clock A. NJ, for conference
among themselves. And we give the notice
the benefit of our circulation
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BY reference to our news columns II WIN w
seen that Judge DrSpBRHEAn has mace oe''
sion. This profound iurist Is OF opinion 'ha'
the Presidents Peace Proclamation Is nneoh-
The opinion of man VINO alters
the Bible to make that book constitutional
oupht To have great weight,
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Nh Srw,pD BREAKS WITH FoRNEY Yin
terms of righteous Indignation the CT0"'c'e OF
Yesterday announces that Mr.. SEWARD has
notified FoRSEY to discontinue ." the '"'"","
furnished for legations" But why, says the
excellent FoRyEy, Why should we murmul
or be surprised when the President oenouhc's
accepted patriots rs guilty traitors ana ms
Secretary of State hastens 10 teieSraph n'S
grateful admiration OF the act Ah" IT
gladdens us by declaring that "no aahohi-
tons will suffice 10 change the calamltonS
course upon which it is now apparent ANDRE"
Johnson embarked under the sinister patron
age of WILLIAM IL. SEWARD.
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Axorurs DRcrsroS.-The oonnsei Tor MAJOR
-. ,ow beinp tried at Raleigh, having taken
80 r,onnd that the Presidents proclamation
,,.s ,,anriyed the Military Commission OF all
n,wer to proceed further in the case, me oo'r'
,,.crruled the plea.
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FlEyplsH MURDER By NEGRoEs-GooD READ
ING FOR STEVENS, FoREEY, AND SrNSER.-We
venture TO assert that the murder and outrage
recounted i'm the subloined article from the
Natchez tMississippD Courisr, Sd instant, VIII
never evoke word of censure from forney !;
for the reason that the victim was white
man. The C0urieT says:
Elias J. Rogillo, Familiarity known by his
friends as Boss - Rogillio, who lives with MS
mother on his fl Their ; estate, seven ana hillf
miles from NatcheZ, and half mile from The
Brick Church, on the Pine Ridge road, was
called from his bed, where he had been but Il
short time by "A negro outside the house call
ing i'm a familiar tone " Mars Boss. lie
arose in his night clothes and went out n"
was Immediately laid hold OF by several ne
groes and kept outside, while others wentlnto
the house and stripped 1t of everything porta-
bile and valuable.
ssThey then brought out Mrs. Rogiillo ;
clothing and told him 10 put them on after
which nothing more was heard OF Mr.. Rogli-
Ito until the next Sunday, when his body was
found hid i'm tho bushes some ten rods from
the road The iiends who have TO answer Tor
his death most horribly mutilated him. Inc
nose was broken teeth knocked out the ilrSl
finger of the right hand cut oil ; two shots
one "a bullet, the other pistol bali-throngh
the breast. and the right eye gouged as II by
bayonet OF some other sharp instrument.
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ErFoEr 70 RELEASE JEFFERSON DAFl,-lM
roKTANr DECISION or JrpGE tNhLR"o.p ~
volyIxG THE LATE PRocLAMArioN OF fEatL'
Judge Underwood, of the United Ntale> Us
trict Court of Virginia, on Tuesday declocd i
very important principle nj Alexandra.
prisoner was brought before him under me
writ of hob,nS corp"&, which was fctuThcd ~
the officers of General AUgur, stating all me
facts of the case and adding that he had been
held under military authority by the order OF
the President of the United states. Judge
Underwood decided, in substance, mat tHe
pracc proclamation did not apply 10 stch
eases, and remandcd the prisoner 10 custody.
He held that this proclamation, III excepting
Tnxos practically declared that the rebellion
continued TO exist. As long, therefore, rs
Texas j. excepted, the writ could NOT apply 10
such cases ~ thak of Javin, even II the
proclamation was legal, which Is noi"iY u'-
MED by some Of the ablest iurists. Nhal rem
dcrs this decision important Is the wen.
known fact that the motion bcfor" Judge
Underwood was generally regarded rs " '@tttf.
If successful, it would have been imlncdGtt"lN
followed by an application Tor similar VIII
in favor of Jefferson Davis. 1t Is lot counted
that the secession sympathtZcrS Ill Virginia
and every where else regard andre" ioaH-
sons peace proclamation as Il universal par
don. and rs merely preparatory 10 the ihll ioF-
giycncsS and release OF til" Cllot OF III" 'oh-
fedcracy.- lovtja9toa G'""'cl'.
We give The above stun for what it j. worth.
In the first place, Judge Underwood was
uryrru lawyer aud in The second, if he i 4
LAWYER, hc i: not n J"igt. Thirdly, the state
ments as to MI Davis are merely sensational.
without particle Of truth IN them. 1t Is ah-
surd 10 suppose that any friend Of Mr.. Davis
j. such >impletou rs 10 have desired 'JudEc'
Undcrwood's opinion on his case. We have
all seen the "Judge'>.' evidence before The
Reconstruction Committee.
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TIE QUgsrIoS OF WAGES. Mos of the brick
masons OF Springfield, Mass, are on Il strike
iwo hundred operatives al Fall river, who
nave been receiving one dollar and fifty cents
per day, have also struck for one dollar and
seVenty.hye cents. In this city and neighbor
hood, many OF the work people continue their
strike, which has 80 aroused employers and
bosses that they, too, are combining In their
own interest. ln the mean time, the city IL
thronged with Idle people. --Nep York Express.
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By Harrison, Goddin i Apperson,
Bankers, Brokers, and Real Estate Agents

THE VERY ATTRACTIVE AND
| pEsIRABLY LOCATED FARM OK tbs
PLANK ROAD, CALLED SHARON, -FOUR MLk
WEST OF RICHMOND, CONTAINiNG.ONEH HIS.
DREp AND ONE ACRES. TOGETHER WITH ALL
THE PERSONAL EFFECTS THEREON, FORSALE
AT AUCTION At the request Of Mr.. WiIlsw
Clendrnug, dcyisee Of the late John Clendenia..
deceased we shall sell 1T auction Oh tn" premise.
on MONDAY, the 18th APRIL l.85, a r irrs.@cs
FARM located as above, containing ONE HEN.
DRIED AND ONE ACRES, Of which sixty acrr, ar.
open land Of fine quality, the remaining torry
one acres being heavily set IN original grow
of oak and pine The Improvements consist ., &
most new COTTAGE DWELLING containing fagr
rooms. large house for servants, good barn. stab
&c There has been seeded forty-iye bushels ua',
some clover, and the usual garden seed Al.o, q.
The FARMING IMPLEMENTS. two good ARTS
one fine cow one good MULE, one HORSE. >au.
CORN, OATS. and HAY, parcel "f the lloC>h.
HOLD FURNITURE, and some PIGS.
TERHs For the land, one-t third cash, baancr 4"
one and two years, for bonds bearing interest =.
cured by trust deed. For the personal ",ta'a
terms at sale. The taxes for this year "a pad
the purchaser. Possession given al one;
HARRISON, GopDIN y APPER>oA.
,pa AuctiOnrcr,
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TYEHAEEAs CoRPrs BIlL.--The htbe"N ""tP'N
bill, referred 10 in II telegram IN our last issue.
and which was discussed and probably passed
in the Senate yesterday, is said by lis lfiehos
10 be intended for the relief of certain OH
~ GERS who were now subject 10 NeNatlous
suits for acts done III the strict line OIL thclf
"duty," but is declared by its enemies TO he
utterly unconstitutional, and designed 10 pro
tact officers from the consequences OF amy act
no matter what. If the latter be It's lruc
character, il will he passed
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CAPABLE or SEEING Born SIpEe-The CleNe
land LeadeI says that nj Cory, ONO, the SAINT
gentleman is owner aud ed tor Of the two local
papers one Of which is thoroughly Union aud
the other strongly Democratic.
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MORE CONSERVATIVE NIcroKIE,.-ln IrrH-
ton, n. j., on Monday, The whole cons"rNa
tive ticket was elected, including the Mayor
In ESSEX county, the conservatives gained one
"free holder whatever that IL.
In the city of Albany, \. Y, III" conserNl~
tive candidate for Mayor received some seven
or eight hundred majority, and the rest OF The
city officers, except police justices, from three
10 seven hundred majority.
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THE LEGALITY Of ARBITRARY ARRESTS 10 Ee
TESTED IN BAlrINoRE.-THoMhsE Il. RIcH ana
A ID. EVANS, TWO highly respectable citizens
of Baltimore, who were arrested by 6thefal
JouS l.. Wool while in command IN tha'
city during the war, have determined 10 pro
cure a judicial decision upon The question oi
the Generals, or Of any general :, rlShl 10
commit such acts. They some time since en-
tered suit in the United States Circuit court
for that city, and The cas-" J. >illl pending
When the docket was called, Il f." day since.
the defendant asked FOR continuance 81 ID"
case on account of the absence OF important
witnesses This viii be an interesting lrili,
and will have its course despite Of " General
Orders Happy says ia" ada@e, rs the
people where annals ~" duh, and happy
say We, is thepcople whose courts are not only
free to redress all wrongs, but presided over
by men who are not afraid 20 curb mlustlc" III
high places.
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BY Grubbs Williams, Auctioneers,
Main street, We doors above Spotswood Hotel

7 EASEHOLD OF \ VA LC ABL +
IL BUSINESS STAND, OF SOUTH SIDE BROAD
ACCTION.-On MONDAY, 10th April, at hali.ps,
4 O. clock p. NJ, we will sell the STORE No. H.
and LEASE, situated as above, just built. IN on
the best locations in the city for retail business
Persons wishing one of the best stand, IN the c.F
should not fail TO attend the sale.
TERMS At sale. -
apl2 GRUBBS & WILLIAMS, Auci!"he"r,.
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S,.SpN rs HIGu LIrE.-Thc Baltimore
imericra says there has been considerable rX-
element for some time pa among the higher
circles Of Baltimore society relative 10 a series
of auouymuu, letters, which have been OF the
most infamous character. They have found
their way into very many households, aud
they have been working their career OF mis-
chief for nearly three years past. The author
commenced Il series of scandal letters address
ed 10 husbands accusing their wives Of inn
proper familiarity with men, and to wives,
pretending - disclose improper imtlmacies on
the part OF i1aIr husbands with the other sex.
Fathers ana mothers were also lei 10 great
anxiety on account of their daughters and
sons who were warned by anonymous letters
of their alleged impropriettes. Among the
members Of the Maryland tlub ami - The
German Club" there has been great constcr-
nation and trouble, with much ill-teelmg and
sllspiciOu OF one another caused by letters re-
ceiVcd relative 10 the alleged dolngs OF their
numbers. These letters are sand 10 nave
numbered several hundred, and bore til"
impress of having been written by some one
who was on terms of intimacy and perfect
knowledge of the family relations OF those
to whom they were addressed. lhey
were written in style that indicated the
author to be highly educated and perfectly
familiar with ancient and modern history,
Astounding III quotations and comparisons that
but few could be familiar with. For two years
past there has been suspicion allodt rs 10 lhe
authorship Of these letters, 4 comparison OF
those received DS inherent l'dI titS nav ih-
established the fact that they all eluanated
from one person. Several persons have been
suspected at times, but Il few months since Il
rumor was suddenly put ailoat as to Gentle
man Iohn Henry keene, Jr.,l being the au-
thor OF them, although both he and his family
had received Il large number OF these misslVes,
and some OF these Of Il most mlschleFouS ana
offensive character. Being unable TO trace
this rumor to any definite source, and being
unwilling 10 rest under 50 grave al accusa-
ton. he resolved to make ~ effort To discover
who was the real author. For this purpose
hc employed experienced detectives, ana IA
bored some two months III the investigation,
during which time the misSiyes were lying
about as usual. The matter has now assumed
such 4 form that ii Will be made The SUBJECT OF
n legal investigation before the courts.
spicy correspondence i'll relation 10 the matter
appears in the advertisement columns OF this
mornings .imeri1a, from which II appears
that Mr. kcene was led from the evidence
obtained by him, to charge the wife Of fredr-
ric Bcrnal, representative OF her Brltahlc
Majesty, with the authorship. Til" matter -
still umSrtt Ted.
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The Pennsylvania Legislature have again
adopted aresoiution requesting Senator CoWan
TO resign,
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BY James NJ. Taylor, Auctioneer,
Office opposite the Spotswood Hotel

PURSUANT TO A DECREE entered
i by the Court Of Hastings for the CITY OF Ricb
mond on the sth Of December, 1895 in the srir q,
"Swann and others rs. Schemerhorn and other. :
shall, on WEDNESDAY. the 18th day OF Apr
1856, at half-past I clock, L. NJ, sell, upon H..
premises, the HOUSE and LOT on Jackson stree,
between First street and Brook avenue, in the Fl,
of Richmond, Of which Maria w. Henning diri
seized and possessed, land as to which she d.
intestate,l In the bill and proceedings mentionet
upon the following terms One-third cash, on
third or a credit Of six months, and the remainin,
third OF credit OF twelve months with inter-,
on the deferred payments from the day % saia
Negotiable notes will be required for the dcteust
PAYMENTS and the title TO the property will b.
withheld Till the whole purchase money be pad
and a convcyaEt'e be directed by the Court. IT..
purchaser may pay the VIII ole purchase money In
cash, If he shall prefer to do so.
The residence is desirable one for a sma
family. THOMAS j. BY ANS,
Sale conducted by JAaEs VI. TAYLOR, Auctionear
ap l2-,4,