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GREAT SouznERN Rrrrrr Fl,.
Those who hare attended the RAJ,
in ecstseies, = thespIendor of the a.
the liberality 81 the, Waiting throne ~
the beauty Of tie ladies presidinee q ~ ~
the. sccna. The fne description s ~
kshed daily in the Bait. Sun md ~.
Gazette shoUsit to Be extremely att,s as
tive.
It is probable it viii be continu.a
till the last Of this week. Up to S,sms
day last $50, 900 had been received ,as
i is thought. they will realize OVER r
sa gs s ssils~lss notice, il .hs ...,,,;s.
tons from Carroll county, we COPY from
the Gasstte :Ecss ss,sga -, 1'u :.
Mrs. George Patterson, Chairman Of ,,r
the County Committee, reports throuoh
the Treasurers, Miss Helen BOYLE and
Miss Mary Neal, 81 800 in cash. Ths
provisions on hand are valued at ssOo
and a ten acre lot to be sold at 81 nm NM
This win make the sum Of So, COO 1fars
Carroll county, ahandsome contribution,
SrRHcK BYLIGHTNINa.-Durriingt the
Gust of Friday afternoon last the house
Of Mr. Andrew Pfeifer, at Manchester
in this county,jwas struck BY Lightning
shattering the building outside and Il. Il.
side very considerably, shocking the
family severely, but not otherwise =.
juring them. Mr.. Beechcr, neighbor.
who had just stepped out on che porch.
with Mr.. P.,was stunned 90 much that
it took some time to recover from IL
effects. A girl at Mr., Gettier' sperhaus
Q hundred yards off, was affected 50
much that she had not fully recovered
on Monday. The lightning was traced
In several directions from the house Of
Mr.. Pfeiffer, one into the lower part and
cellar Of Mrs.Frankforter's house near
by. Gid a
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SPECIAL CoURT.--The special Court
for the trial of cases in which Judge
Smith was interested as Counsel, met at
the Court House, Westminster, on Mon.
day last, pursuant to adjournment from
last January. Judge CRANE, special
Judge, presiding. Same Petit Jury in
attendance as at the January session.
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Henry Ward Beecher compares Che
radicals in Congress to monkeys in
cocoa-nut tree, pelting the President
from . safe distance. ~ s 49, -
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DEcEAsED.--Fra s. Key, Esq.
long resident of Carroll county, but
recently of Hartford county, and SON Of
the late +. s. Key ESQ. author of the
National Song sThe StarSpangled BAN
ner,' died at the Maltby House in Bal
timore, on Wednesday of last week
He was about ffty-fonr years Of age,
and his death was rather sudden.
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REPUBLICAN, MASS MEETINa.-The
meeting advertised to be held last Mon.
day, at the Court House, Westminster,
was postponed until Saturday next,
when it is advertised that Judge Trum-
bull, of Illinois, and Hon. f. Thomas
are to be present to address the meeting.
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MARRIAGE LIeENsEs.-The act of
the last Legislature.e changed the method
Of taking out Marriage Licenses, byre.
curing the party applying to the clerk
for the same, to give the following facts
az the time of issuing such License, to
wit: The aged Of both parties, there
condition, whether single or widowed,a
and their occupation. Heretofore the
facts stated above we're given to the
minister at the time of celebrating the
marriage ceremony; now it must be done
at the-time of the issuing of the License
and BY the Clerk. The law also re.
quires that Che License should issue in
the County in which the lady resides.
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s~ The entire democratic ticket was
elected u the municipal election ia
ithaca, New York, on Wednesday. S.
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g T hey tell Of srdaify farm IN Califor,
MIA which comprises u 900 acres.
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The Ohio Senate has passed bin p
allowing seven per cent, interest, has
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. ssrThe Maryland Farmer, for April
has been received. It is published at
S1.50 per year by s. s. Mills & Co. No.
"a South Calvert St. Baltimore. II is
an excellent publication and worldly the
patronage of Maryland Agriculturists to
whose interests it is devoted. msAa
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'Release OfBradley TssJOnnsOn.'
In the United States Circuit Court,
yesterday, Mr.. Rogers, the deputy Uni
ted States district attorney, presented
toJ pdse Giles the following correspon-
depce
Headuuarters4 Armies of the United
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\; WaskiHgt0B, ID O., April q;
EHB E,Scellency "a. Johnson
bent Of the. United States. Sir !,
Id respectfully request that Brad
Johnson, late 4 general IN the
army, be, released from the bonds
which he IS now held By the State
ryland for the part he took in the
Of Gettysburg, as / understand,
So. b. johnson was par0led
the convention between Generals
nam and Johnston Ae the time
indictment he was inthe State of
land by authority from these head
o~sl .1gsdQG EEls d asgt95sfsss ssss I'll
ave the homo; to be, Very j2'i respect.
your obedient. servant, 9eosas. 10
q. s. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen. q
be above letter contains the follow
g endorsement by the President i
Attorney General. - Comply with
equest. ANDREW JOHNSON. g
ecutise Mansion, April, 2. 1866. :
torney Generals Office, Washing
\ pril ID 1856. Sir: On the FIRST
econd pages Of this sheet you will
fopies of a letter from Gen. Grant
+ President, and note. from the
|dent to me, in which he directs me
hply with therequest Of Gen. Grant.
Pedience, therefore, to the order of
President; you are hereby instruc-
b release Bradley T. johnson from
|onds. He is to be discharged from
+, and not again arrested unless
orders, from this. Office =, s,,.s
km, sir, most respectfully, your
lent servant, Yla sna @l4a.f9f,
JAMES SPEED, Attorney Gen.
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of the Mediterranean a violent storm
arose, wrecked many of the vessels, and
9 scattered the rest in such manner as to
cause the abandonment of the whole ex-
petition. Now to whose prayers did
the Almighty lend the most willing ear,
and in whose behalf did he design to
interfere |? In our opinion, neither
The same winds which scattered hope.
lessly the Christian feet were the result
Unnatural causes perfectly independent
of the concerns of mortals ; and whoever
was exposed to its course, whether
Christian or In6del, had to feel its
effects.
It is not Gods will that wars and
bloodshed shall be the only arbiters of
human disputes. His character should
no longer be regarded as that of the Ju-
piter Tonans Of the ancient Romans, or
or even the God of Battles Of the Jews.
Since Angelic hosts heralded the advent
of the Worlds Redeemer, with "Peace
on Earth, Good Will to Men," it lily be-
comes apeople, calling themselves Chris
tians, to excuse themselves for proyok-
ing bloody war, By saying that it was
ordered by Providence to effect pur-
pose which could have been better done
otherwise, had our people acted out the
Christian spirit they profassed; or had
they been true tothe principles son which
our government was founded.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15

Moro SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT or C0Igx-
BrA.--The Senate has passed by two-thirds
vote, to begin with, bill establishing uni
versal suffrage in the District Of Columbia
irrespective Of race or color. As the House
passed q similar bill at the last session, there
can he no doubt that II will concur in this new
measure, aud it is apparent, too, that it will be
passed, if necessary, over veto by both
houses. This, then, is TO be the future Law Of
the District Of Columbia. II is great revolu-
ton from the old order Of things. and II has
been reached by gradual approaches, begin
ming with Henry Clay s compromise measure Of
1850, abolishng the District slave pen located
not far from the Washington monument, where
the negroes were bought and sold and locked
up for safe keeping until they could be shipped
Off to New Orleans and market Under this
proposed new law perhaps one-tbird, if NOT
more, OF the present white voters " the Dis
trict will be disfranchiscd, in having given
voluntary aid and comfort 20 the rebellion, and
thus probably the blacks will WELD one-thrd
the total vote Of the national capital In its
local elections hereafter, from which We sec
that revolutions never GO backwards until they
have run their forward course.
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ONE or THE BEsT MES Yyr NoMSArHo.--
The name Of William McMunay, the late 70
lice Commissioner, has been sest 10 70 'ne
Board Of Aldermen Tor the once Of Street Com
missioner He IL the best man that has been
nominated and would make On excellent
Street Commissioner. But whit Of that His
nomination is only repetition Of the juggling
that has been going on Tor the past TWO or
three weeks. No one will ne confirmed who
will not make bargain with the Aldermen IN
regard to the patronage Of The ONCE, and, -
Mr.. MoMurray will not do that, be will be re-
jected. The present management Of the Street
Department suits the "ring" well enough, and
will be continued, probably until the Lcgisla-
turc steps in and sweeps away the power Of
Mayor, Aldermen, Councilmsn and The whole
troupe Of municipal iagxlsu
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THE BAD MANNERS or CoSGREss.-A few
pious members Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives in Washington have organized =
Congressional prayer meeting society, Of which
Senator Foster has been made chairman. Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Colfax are among the shining
lights who represent each branch Of the lcgisla-
tive department Of the government This is q
very excellent and much needed movement in
view Of the exceedingly bad manners and inn
proper language so frequently displayed in Con-
gress. For example, the byplay between Mr..
Thad Stevens and Mr.. Scofeld. on Thursday, in
which the President and the Secretary OF State
were spoken Of in anything but respectful
terms. The Executive Is a coordinate branch
Of the government. and the gentleman who
occupies that position is certainly entitled to
the respect Of Congress In session. But mem-
bers do not seem 70 observe that In abusing
the President and using ribald language in
their places In the House they are bringing the
country into contempt. Nor does Mr.. Speaker
Colfax understand that II 10 his duty to sup
press such language. But there is not dis
graceful scene which occurs in the House that
he Is not directly responsible for, and II at any
future time the language 90 freely INDUCED In
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PRoGREss OF THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
IN GREAT BRuAN.-Thc connection between
the present Reform agitation In England and
the Fenian instruction in The sister island be-
comes Q matter ofserious speculation. Al one
time IL was thought that the one would defeat
the other and that the revolutionary element
would be completely swamped in It. Mr..
Bright's course, since his visit to ireland,
would lead TO the inference that, II he Ia not
directly In league with Stephens aud his asso-
ciates, he looks upon their plane Ne auxiliary
TO his own. Else how are VIC to regard his
federation Of Irish revolutionary emblems in
his presence at public meetings and the bold
declaration made In his recent letter to gem
tlemau In Exeter "If Ireland he says,
were one thousand miles away from MS, all
would be ct once changed. Justice would be
done or the landlords would be cxterminated
by the vengeance OF the people, What
stronger incitemont TO rebellion can he used
than language like ibisf All the arguments
employed by Stephens cmissarics do not pos
cess half the force that simple declaration Of
,hi. kind, from n man like Mr. Bright, will
have. That he has the temcrity to make 1,
shows that he Is heart and soul with
the Irish leaders. But does IL not prove some
thing morei II seems to us that he would not
have dared TO have used such language If he
was not conscious tina; he was In position "a
brave che consenvepces. The conclusion u
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DO drawn ftsa IN laast Ast1 d skst ne nss Ses
in England are equally advanced with the
Irish on the road TO revolution. Theimposing
manifestations In which they have united on
several occasions lately, and the timidity which
the government has exhibited about interfering
with them, 30 to strengthen this conviction.
The assertions made by the Fenian organs that
the outbreak in Ireland will be followed by
movement of similar character in England
would seem to be founded on positive assur-
ances. 1t is plain that the authorities have be-
come seriously alarmed on the subject, for
they are not only afraid to despatch the
English militia to Ireland, but are sending
regular troops more sparingly there than the
emergency demands. Could Mr. Stephens but
rely on getting his military supplies into the
country we believe he would have but little
difficulty in insuring the success Of bis move
ment.
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An INVESTIGATION Iigro CASTLE GARDEN.--Aa
investigation is at present being made by
committee OF the State Senate into the manage
ment of Castle Garden. The committee con-
sists Of Senator'S Sessions, Thomas Murphy and
Goddard They commenced their investigs-
ton yesterday. with the examination Of tho
ticket agents Of the three railroad lines that
are admitted into Castle Garden for the pur-
pose of booking emigrants who arrive here
from the old countries to their several destins-
tons. II is TO be hoped that the investigation
will be made thorough, now II is commenced,
and that the Senators engaged In it will take
broad view Of their duty and not confine them
selves to any picayune reform. Castle Garden
ia one OF batch Of wildcat commissions,
without responsibility to any authority, that
were created by Weed and his political lobby
friends years ago as remunerative jobs. The
present board has some very good men in Il;
but it has been subject to abuses, ~ all such
boards are and always win be. The whole
batch of these irresponsible commissions should
be swept away or placed under the control Of,
and made responsible to, one executive head.
The Senate committee should report in favor
Of such legislation. The Metropolitan Board
Of Control, embracing the cities Of New York
and Brooklyn, with Staten Island, should he
the real head Of all these commissions, and
under its authority all necessary reforms can
be made
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TRIPLE SH E EFT.
New York. Saturday. December IS. 1866.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The putio hereby notified that the silver badge.
heretofore used by the regular reporters OF the New
fosx Herr have boon recalled, and will longer be
used as a means Of Identifying the attaches Of this
oihce
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BY msnbsrs dhsula re9dt =. : row, NJ. Collar
VIII be held = sslst aoesuaiatilisy Tor sAs
a >nsequsncsG We hope Tat when he leo
tures herein few days-on the peculiar
civ;l;zat;o,., of tho Mormons, he viii explain
tho want 81 civ ,rization in Congress.
We are glad, then, sos' speaker Colfax has
Joined the Congressional layer meeting, and
we hope Thad Stevens, Mr.. Boutwell, and othcr
abusive gentlemen will become active na6h-
bes. They should all pray fervehtly for
Divine grace and good manners; for they need
both very badly.
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THEATRE FRANCAIs. Fourteenth street near Sixth
avenue-Ls CAIp--T noMB--ALCAzAR. Matinee at one
o,Ciock-0ALArHK
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SAFETY OF PASSENGERS ON CrY CARs.-On
Thursday evening last passenger horse
car Of the Grand Street Railroad line was run
New Haven Railroad Company. The horse
car was filed with passengers, most Of them re-
turning home to comfortable supper after
hard days work. Perhaps they little dreamed
OF peril to life and limb from a railroad COLI.
sion while turning into the Bowcry; but il
came, nevertheless, and with such q complete
smash up that IL appears to be a miracle that
no lives were lost. Probably the fortunate
passengers who so narrowly escaped being
carried home to their families mangled and
crushed and manned for life may realize the
fact that the city government IL really in need
Of reform. While the city authorities, who
should be looking after these outrages, are
squabbling over the municipal patronage and
struggling to secure the spoils OF Office for the
remainder Of their brief term OF power a car
full Of unfortunate travellers jogging quietly
through the streets may be run down at any
moment and smashed up by heavy freight
car or a dummy. What do the city officials
care, SO long as their "rings" are well supplied
with jobs and patronage The only hope for
a remedy for these evils Is in our legislators at
Albany. Let them put the railroads and all
the city government under the control Of an
executive power independent OF city politicians
and the jobbers OF "rings" and people may
expect 10 travel in safety and TO live in
peace.
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GERMAN sTADf THEATRE. Nos Is and II p,wery.-
LAsf APPEARANCE or OTriLIE 6xsEE IN Fous D'f'AANi
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AMusEMgNrs runs ArrERNooN AND EVENING.

BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway. near Broome
.treet-Wmp OAn-BLAox EYED SUSAN. Matinee Al l55
Q'Clock-Sz. MARC.
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STrINwAY HALL. Fourteenth streeL-co'Okar o. the
PHILiiAEM0SIc SOCIETY or NEW YORK.
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IRVING HALL. Irving place.-MR. WELLS Eos s .s
CokcsRr u Eleven oClock. Afte-ooh-,ls npw , Anp
MoLLrSHAuER's sixth CLASSICAL aishs' A'en'us-"Hs
ANNA PArNKs GRAND conrnRr
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GERMAN ITALIA THEATRE, No. Sn Broadway
HAMLEr.
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SAN FRANCISCO MINsyveLs SIS Broaaway opposite
nxErs. siSolSo cAssao AND 6uELLssoEs-iak NEW
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MExICo-SHERMAN AND CAMPBELL IN SEARCH
OF ISF0RxATIoN.-Thc last news from the
special embassy 10 Mexico is that the Susque-
hanna, with General Sherman and Minister
Campbell on board, was in the vicinity of New
Orleans. II is evident that these gentlemen
are floating about on the Mexican question,
which appears now TO be in greater muss than
ever. First they turned up at Havana, then 81
Vera Cruz, and so ON, in search Of the Juarez
republic, but they could not find II. Now they
are drifting about In the neighborhood Of New
Orleans, IN search Of information from Phil
Sheridan, who Is supposed to be posted on
Juarsz and Mexico generally. Sherman once
marched half across the continent to get base
on the Atlantic, end he got it. Now he Is
looking for base In Mexico, but he does not
seem TO be 90 successful.
The Mexican question, upon the whole, is
becoming laughable mystery, and we may
find very soon French republic established
there and an Ortesa republic, and Q Santa
Anna republic, and perhaps half dozen
Others under Mlramon, MARQUEE and the rest
Of them, SO that our government will have
wide margin for selection when II comes 10
deal with the Mexican republic automatically.
The Htate Department must be very careful
and see ns way clearly into the future, or IL
may stretch Its hand out too far and get burned.
Meantime we have no expectation that Napo-
leon will leave Mexico until some arrange
ment IL made to settle the French claims, and
We know that Juarez has most emphatically
declared that bis government will not under
any circumstances ASSUME We payment o.
them.
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FIFTH AyRNUR oPrgA HOUSE. Nos. and West
Vvcnty Fourth street -B5owoTrHs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MysranEsY BALAhos BuRInsevKs. &c. The MAN IN
BL Aox. Matinee at ~ O'CLOCK
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KELLY LEONs MtNsrRTLs 's0 Broadway. oppo-
.,tc the New YORK ntcl-Ir SONGS DANCES EccEN.
rssCrsa BrELrsoUns &c-MArnix0xY-ArRIcAN POLKA
Tax BLACK STATUE.
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We are glad, then, 0oneA uaS
joined the Congressional layer meeting, and
we hope Thad Stevens, Mr.. Boutwell, and Other
abusive gentlemen will become active nd6h-
bers. They should all pray fervehtly for
Divine grace and good manners; for they need
both very badly.
The STATE CoNsrrrurIoNAL CoNvENnoN.--
The copperheads and muddieheads Of the press
are indulging in great amount Of twaddls
about the State Constitutional Convention.
They raise quibble upon the wording Of the
constitution, and affect to believe that the ques-
ton, Shall there be Convention must be de-
cided af6rmatively by majority OF all To
elestors voting ct the election, and not Of all
the electors voting ON that particular question,
before the Legislature can proceed to provide
by law for tho election Of delegates. The
Affirmative vote II favor of the Convention was
soro seven thousand less than majority q
the total vote cast for the Lieutenant Gov
ernory who ran highest on tho ticket; ana
hence these twaddlers claim that II is doubtful
whether the Convention has really been consti-
tutionally carried.
seen at a glance. Who can tell how many
electors actually voted at an electioni The
highest number Of votes east for any one ONCE
does not show the total vote at all. Ten thou
sand electors may vote for Governor alone.
who do not vote for Lieutenant Governor or
Canal Commissioner. Another zen thousand
may vote for Lieutenant Governor alone, who
do not vote for Governor or Canal Commis
sioner and yet another ten thousand may vote
for Canal Commissioners alone, and not for
either of the other candidates. Here would be-
an aggregate Of thirty thousand electors voting,
but only ten thousand would appear upon the
canvass.
These matters arc decided by sensible mon
on the principles Of common sense. A large
vote was cast in the election on the Constitu-
tional Convention question, and a very de-
cisivc majority was in favor Of the Con-
vention. The Convention is therefore or
dered, and there is nothing left for thu
Legislature to decide one way or the other.
The bubble was raised in the first instance by
the copperheads, who oppose the Convention
because 1t is certain to destroy their corrupt
power in this city and to give ms m honest
municipal government. 1t has been taken up
by the muddIeheads. who cannot see any point
clearly and who never know which side they
are on. The returns of the State canvasscrs
show that the Convention is ordered, and ths
Legislature will only have to perfect the neees-
sary legislation for the election OF delegates
They should do this at the commencement OF
the session and Ak an early day for the assem-
hlinO of the Con vanfiou
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TONY PASTORS OPERA house. sOt Bowerv. --Coxro
vocA1,sv-NraR0 MysrRiIsy. BALLET DvEgrIssgxENL
xe-Nolr rms kEwsBor. Matinee at 21s O'Clock.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH., corner OF Grand and Crosby
streots.-linxar MAsoSu FAIR IN AID HALL AND
ASYLUM FUNn
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CHARLEY WHITES COMBINATION TROUPE, a
,sec,anics' Hall. az BrealwAy-iN VARIETY LfGH
aSp LArcHABLE ENrERralNAENrs CoRPs DE BALLET. &c
Tbs MIscurvoUs NiGGrR Matinee At "a O'Clock.
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MRS r. b. CoNwAY'S PARK THEATRE. Brooklyn
syRIoUs FAmuY-IREIANn As IT WAS.
xOOLEY,sOPERA ROUSE, BrooSlvn -ErHtopIAs MIN.
sfRksSY BALLADS, BUKBsouEs AND PANToMIAEs