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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-21
LOCAL NEWS.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST q.
TIE AoUrDucr-MEEr1Na OF THE ALEX

THE AoUEDUCr-ME ET1NG OF THE ALEX
.ynR1A CANAL BOARD. meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Alexandria Canal
COMPANY. held in the chamber of the Board OF
Aldermen, in this city, this morning, at 10
o'clock, there were present, VIM. j. Boothe,
ESQ.,, President; Messrs. John ". Burke,
Lawrence B. Taylor, and John West
Edgar Snowden, jr., was appointed Secreta-
~ pro tenn when the following communica-
ton was received from the lessees Of the canal
and read:
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August Is, 1857.
To the President and Board Of Directors Of the
Alexandria Canal Company
CENT? EMEN: We have the honor lespec-
fully to call your attention to the tact that BY
the terms 0: the lease by which we hold the
use and possession OF the Alexandria Canal, we
are bound not to sell, assign or transfer said
lease without your consent in writing first OBJ
tanned
We are now, as you are aware, about to
commence the erection Of new and permanent
Aoueduct, and while not wishing or designing
to sell or dispose of the lease, we do wish to
ioin other parties with us, and also to borrow
4 sum not exceeding 100000 to be used in part
payment OF the new Aqueduct. We therefore
request that you will give consent that we, the
original lessees, execute declaratory deed of
trust, by which we state that We hold the said
lease and the property therein described, as
trustees for the use and benefit of ourselves,
James Sykes, Henry A. Chadwick, Henry S.
McComb, Leon E. Highly, and others, who may
become part owners with us, their heirs and
assigns and also in trust for and to secure the
payment of sixty bonds, each for the sum of
one thousand dollars and interest thereon.
H. H. WELLS,
WILLIAM W. DUNCAN.
PHILIP QUIGLEY.
Whereupon, it was resolved, that the con-
sent of this board be and is hereby given to
the said lessees, to associate with them in their
lease, the parties mentioned in the aforesaid
communication, and to do any other act or
thing not inconsistent With the provisions Of
their said lease.
Ordered, that a copy of the foregoing pro-
ceedings, authenticated by the signatures OF
the President and Clerk, and the seal of the
Company, be furnished to the said lessees.
On motion the Board then adjourned.
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a L CTION s A L Z S

DUBLIC >ALE OF LOUDOUN LAND
4 Ihc nndnrs' gned offers st pubic sale on
III L kSDA1, Sept. S, 1861, on the premises
about clock p. m, his FARM situated tour
miles soUth"cst Of Leesburg adjoining the
lands Of DR.. Ihos. Il. C!aggett Joseph DAYS,
and VIM. Hall, containing ONE HUNDRED
AND FORTE-SEVEN ACRES, by recent
survey. 1t is Of the best quality of land in that
section Of L0ndou"; well watered; laid off into
five fields, with ample meadows, and has on it
an Apple Orchard Of choice fruit, and sufi-
cent Quantity Of excellent Timber.
The improvements are comfortable With al
necessary ou.-buldings. Ii is convenient to
churches and school houses, and the LoudouD
and Hampshire Railroad at Lees burg Title
unqueslonabe The purchaser to have the lib
crty Of seeding this Fall, and full possession
given lst Of January 1863
Persons wishing TO purchase are invited to
call and examine the land
IEKMS-One-tentho fthe purchase money on
the day Of sale one-thrd, to include the one
tcgth. on the ISL of January, 1868, and the re-
naming ,two-thirds, in two equal annual pay
meets; the purchaser to give bond with approx
ed security bearing interes! from lhe day Of sale,
for the deferred Payments.
LEVI ". NIXON, Lcesburg Va.
j H. ETNKER Auctioneer.
Lcesburg, Loudoun CO.. aug 17-Iawts
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
X BILE REAL Observation-Disclosures to de-
cree Of the Circuit Court for the county Of Fair
fax, in the suits Of T. 4 Brcwis and others
against John II. Gargas, the undersigned will
sell, ut Fairfax G.. H., on MON DAY, the 10TH
day 0; September next, that being Court day
TWO TRACTS OF LAND, one containing TX
acres, lying ut .innandale, in the county Of
Fairfax. o.. the paved road leading :ron A!ez-
and:iH I Fairfax Court House, clgh: miles
from the former p}uc", and ten miles from
Washington city. II is ii severe! lots, each OF
which will be sold separately if deemed best by
the Commissioners OF Sale. This property IL
admirably located for a darv or market arm.
The other tract containing i0acres and y poles,
is situated two miles west OF the Court House
on the Fauquier road.
TERMS-Onc-tcrth Of the purchase money
will be required in had as deposit, the residue
in g. Y and Is months, with interest from the
d4r Of sale, the title to the land to be retained,
and the land liable TO be resod, for default IL
either Of the deferred instalmeats. Sale 70 take
place between IL and O clock.
WIN. n. DULANH,
r.. H. COCkERILLE,
THOS K. LOVE,
Commissioners 0: Sale.
tsli:.s rGil.l:v IIIr T-cOtS
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The subscriber wishes 20 purchase So MAC
in Any quantity, and It. a times, for which be
Will pay the very highest market price III cash
Parties having SUmac for sale will ind 1t to
their advantage 10 call or correspond with the
subscriber. ). /. MICS IA ",
IL 3-tf @,}}. King street, AIeNandrla, Va:
fLcoshurg Wash. "ni W"rronton Index eopy.I
:, I'M \ c. 5 VI a G a!
= ;; L VI AC!!!
500t tons SUlIAC WANTED, for which the
highest market price will be paid in cash; also,
$50 0o0 HICKORY SPOKES, by
+. ROSENTHAL.
;v5.2m Foot Of Duke ST. AlcXandria,Fa
rs7O ARRIVE
| 500 sacks Evans Fine Salt.
800 MAr:hn!Ps "
500 G. i.
10 tons Krcl:
For salo low from vessel by
". A. SHOOT SEQ,
aug Il No 3. King street.
PLASTER PLASTER, PLASTER
To arrive per schT5 Alma and Il. G. Edmond
son, two cargooa SOFT BLUE WINDSOR
PLASTER. ". \. SMOOT & CO.,
al IA No. 3, King street,
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GATED ES.

FDU GATED HORSES.
PROF. A. h. ROCKWELL, THE NOTED
HORSE TRAINER, originator Of driving
without reins, and author Of Il practical work
on training horses &c, has long been be
direct on with marked success. Prof. Rock
well will give a FREE EXHIBITION, on Co.
lumbus street, near Cameron, driving his splen-
did stations without brides, reins or traces,
and TUESDAY EVENINGS, aug. 2G and 27.
at one o'clock Don't fail to see the exhibition
and hear the lecture. aug 2l-4tH
CT. MARY'S ACADEMY,
y No AZ, SOUTH WAsHISaToN ST. =,
The duties of this Institution will be resumed
on Monday, September 9th.
For circulars, containing terms, &c, apply
to the Principal
al 2I-lm MARY A. ROACH.
MISS P. LITTLE FIELD will resume the
lYl duties Of her school, September =. APP
plication may be made at her residence, NO
142 south Fairfax street au 2l-eo3L#
fs,HE DUTIES OF MISS DEARBGRN'S
i SCHOOL will be resumed September 2, at
her residence. No 50, n. Water It. au2l-oo3tI
TIME COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE,
Mr. q MRS. VIM. F. CARNE, Principals.
This High School for Young Ladies will open
its Second Session on tho 9th of September, and
close on the last Friday of June next, with the
usual distribution of medals, diplomas, and pre-
miums
1t possesses spacious school-rooms, ample
provision for physical culture, and complete
apparatus for illustrating and making attractive
rate. Circulars at the bookstores.
The school-llst is now open for entries, at NO.
1856, King street, (entrance on the side,) between
Washington and Columbus SIS. au Z0-lm*
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LOVE AND TRUTH
GNAND ENCUR&lON OF
- EEPTA LODGE, No dG, l. y, ., +.
"a 1 I:=s E4:!:::z5
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THE UNDERSIGN ED COMM1SSlO NER,
1 appointsd b. the County Court Of Prince
William county, to contract for the rebuilding
of the BRIDGE across Cedar Run, near Brents.
VILE upon the abutmcnts now standing, IN a
lSt day of January, 1865, hereby invites prcpo-
sals from contractors for the furnishing Of the
material and building the same. Location Of
bridge about half q mile from Brentsvilie, ami
three miles from Brstoe, a station on the Orange
and Alexandra K X.
Dimensions of bridge, 81 feet between the
abutments width IS feet
Proposals to embrace plan and specidcations
and the time within which the bridge can be
built. The proposals TO &c submitted 10 said
commissioner, st his Office. in Brownsville, Va ,
pre- ous to the I'd day OF September. 1857, st
which time some one Of them will he accepted,
and contract entered into
A. NICOL, Commissioner.
Brentsvile + VIM. co., aug 17-tsep2
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NISS P. LITTLEFIELD will resume the
lYl duties Of her school, September =. APP
plication may be made at her residence, NO.
142 south Fairfax street. au 2l-eo3L"
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TO CARLIN'& SPPINGSl

~ NJth l. - ~ = - A'A -'N"'''
The citizens of Alexandrie are r!eIs;PeGStiq,ily
been set apart for Grand EHcuIslonto Cnrlin' ;
Springs, to which they are invited
The first train will leave the corner at Prin-
cess and Fairfax strcels, At a: IN. and ., and at
= and =. p. m; returning, Will leave tho Springs
COOKS UNRIVALLED COTILLlON
MUSIC has been engaged for the occasion
Refreshments Will be furnished By Mr.. j. f.
+. Car!in, at city prices.
MASTER OF CEHEMoHlE"
JOHN 4. FIELD, (hed md White k"seIie.)
FLOOR MANAGERS, (EED ROSETTE.)
b. ". GheeH, Wn Sherwood,
VIM Johnson James Sherwood
COM. OF ARKAHGEMEHTs, (wHITE KosETTE.)
John \. Arnold Joseph Rigging,
John Perry, Thos A. WoOdteid
3. w. Ghcen, Jesse Il, Sherwood
John S. Racburn. D. Berdheim,
s. II. Aubnoc, James Cole,
w Taylor W. Sherwood.
COMMITTEE OF ORDER, tnLUE RIDE0H.)
John W, Campbell John Arnold,
John " Simpson, Alexander Coai!ey,
Charles Cox John Boyd
Alexander Smith. W Rocker,
Wm. Wallace T.. W. Wvmen,
=. !Ling, james McCracken,
D. NJ Furlon" Robert Travis,
VIM Holland, {, c. Wade,
John Cogswell, Joseph Hanson,
Peter &. Simpson, Thomas Mcmillan,
James Christie, Charles y. Glover,
". T. EOnqrd VIM. Arnold,
John Chauncey.
Tie best oi order will be strictly otsrrvcd,--
No liquors allowed the grounds. Every
opportunity will be afforded visitors 10 indulge
in innocent amusement, and hcailhiui md le-
gitlmGtC reCrcatI0n
Come one, come all and bring your families
Tickets, for a Gentleman and Lady, 81 Sng c
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fE,HE DUTIES OF MISS DEAHBGRN'S
i SCHOOL will be resumed September 2, at
her residence No. So N Water It. au2l cost
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
The influence Of Marriage on Life.

Among 100000 living of each sex in
Scotland during nine years. in each class
of the married and single, and in each
quinquennial period, it is found that Of
the males 597 married aud liza unmar.
ried died in each year between twenty
and twenty-five years of age. Between
thirty and thirty-five the deaths were S65
married and 1869 unmarried. The diff
ference in favor of married life dimin-
ished with the advance of age, yet was
maintained with old age, when between
seventy.fve and eighty the deaths were
1l68 married and 1853 single men, on an
average in each year of among 100000
of each class. The more regular and
comfortable life of the husband gives
him great protection against the dan.
gers that beset the bachelor, and adds to
his longevity pearly 100 per cent. after
thirty years Of age.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
THE SCRAMBLE.

A Washington telegram says; Z" 1t is
discovered that large number of the
reflections recently made by the Senate
were procured directly or indirectly by
the very men who now apply to be nomi-
mated to fill the vacancies themselves
have made by their representations or
misrepresentation to the Senators. Up
to late hour these hungry gents filled
the anie-room ofthe Executive mansion,
anxiously waiting for an interview with
the President, who, having devoted
whole days to the service, declined to
give them audience. This evening one
hundred and forty revenue Offices are
made vacant by reflections and cases
held over, and over one hundred post
Offices, some of them very important
ones, are in the same predicament The
Administration is devoting every mo-
ment possible to the remedy for this
difficulty, by selecting nominees for the
vacancies"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
Why the South Hated.

To pay no heed to what Congress may
do or say TO submit in silence to every
new act of oppression that Congress may
inaict; to break no law; to violate NO
engagement; to vent no scorn; to take
no interest in politics. but to attend
sedulously TO their private affairs
these, says the Baltimore Gazette, are
the exasperating virtues for which the
Radicals are bent upon Furnishing the
Southern people. 1t is surely natural
that the latter should love to dwell upon
the sweet yet bitter memories of the
dead past; that they should hold in
fitting reverence their heroic dead, and
that they should shrink from branding
as political pariahs the noblest and best
of their fellow-citizens. To do other
wise would be to forget all they have
fought for and all they have suffered (;
all the devastation, all the license, and
all the imaginable horrors of system
of warfare whose nearest counterpart
can only be found in that adopted by
the remorseless Alva in the Low Coun-
tries at the dictation of the most fanati.
cal and bigoted monarch that ever sat
on the Spanish throne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
WOOL. WOOL.

The National hteliigeneer says the
wool and woolens bill, passed by the
House in the last hours Of the session. Is
now law A statement Of its provl'
sions will beIfound in another column.
Tho bill was got up last July, but failed
at the last session, the country not being
prepared for so extravagant an addition
to the cost of wooden goods. The cost
TO the consumer of wooden fabrics, under
this law, will be increased forty per cent
or more. The revenue from the impor-
tation of such goods will be seriously d.
minished, and the deficiency must be
made up by increased internal taxation
during the present Congress. The i'm
mediate effect OF the law will be to check
imports of wool and woolens. If con-
sumers can be found to pay the enhanced
prices of wooden goods, the manufactu.
rers and importers, who have large stocks
of such on hand, will be greatly bene-
fitted. One wooden manufacturer in
Rhode Island, it is said, has on hand a
stock of wooden goods valued at nearly a
million and half of dollars, for which
there has been no sale. In several Of
the Eastern States there are accumulated
stocks of manufactured goods for which
there were no purchasers. The same
may be said of large piles of imported
goods, some still in bond.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
ACCEPT.

Some of the newspapers and public
men of the South talk of accepting
the measures of Congress for the gov
eminent of the Southern States. For
the life of us, we cannot see anything
offered for the acceptance of the people
of the South. They have not been con-
suited, nor are they expected or asked
to accept anything Acceptance of the
military bill, if it were not dishonorable,
would be nullity. 1t cannot be ac-
cepted, because it is not offered. 1t is
promulgated as the stern and inhexible
will of Congress that asks no favors and
gives no quarter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
PAPER MADE FROM SWAMP CANE.

The Meridian Messenger says: An old
friend who has gone to the river swamp,
where cane abounds, writes us that he has
a process COR making material for the
manufacture of paper from the common
cane. He thus describes it, The ma
chnery is simple and not very costly.
1t consists of about a ten.Eorse power
engine and steam boiler complete, and
cylinder boiler 30 feet long, 40 inches
diameter, with one head permanently
secured, the other head to work on hinges
and fastened with a latch so it can
be opened by means of lever. Fill
the cylinder boiler with green cane
Just cut from the forest, and when
full, shut the boiler up and fasten the
head, so it will not open until it is
wanted, then let in red hot steam for
thirty minutes, or more if necessary.
The hot steam will ELL every pore and
cavity in the cane, and when charged
full, then throw off the head by means of
the lever, and when the cane comes in
contact with the cold air outside, each
and every cane explodes, and leaves the
whole mass about the consistency of
oakum, which is then ready for the paper
mills. Material produced from cane
makes a superior paper to that of the
common rags
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
Freedmen in Arms.

The following, which we find in the
MiSsissippian, seems to have escaped the
spotice of the telegraph:
The Freedmen's Bureau proteges near
Williamsburg, Va, are in arms. 1t
seems that highly respected citizen OF
that neighborhood, Stafford G. Cooke,
Esq, rented his plantation to certain OF
the bureau officers, who sub-let it to the
negroes, or who, perhaps, rented it in the
first instance for the negroes, a large num-
Der of whom took possession. A few days
ago, Mr.. G. went to the bureau to collect
his rents. He was referred to the ne
gross, and they declined to pay him
anything, claiming they had right to
the land. Mr. G. invoked the aid Of the
bureau officer, who gave him small
guard, in company with which his agent
proceeded to endeavor to make the col
lection.
On the arrival of the guard they were
met by body of nearly 800 negroes,
armed and drawn up in line of battle.
They refused to disband and repeated
their refusal to pay any rent. At last
accounts a messenger had been dis.
patched to Old Point, with request for
a military force large enough to put
down this sedition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
IMPEACHMENT.

Says a Washington dispatch; " A sur
prisingly unanimous sentiment was de-
veloped against the impeachment move
ment, and especially against any recess
or adjournment which should bring Con-
gress back here again, in short time,
for the express purpose of considering
the question. The only Senator who
spoke unequivocally for impeachment
was the gentlemanly and classical Chan
dler. AS to adjournment, the very gem
eral expression was in favor of remaining
in session only long enough 10 close up
the executive business, and then adjourn
ing to meet no sooner than November or
December next. No final action was
taken"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
DEsTITUTIOE.

The statement of General Howard, the
Commissioner ofthe Freedmen Bureau,
transmitted to the Senate by the Secre-
tary of War, states that 80, 622 whites and
24,23s colored people in the South will
need food from some source before the
next crop can relieve them. The mum
Der of rations required for one month is
l,O7O, 900; for FIVE months, the probable
time required, s,535,OOO. At 70 cents
per ration, the estimated cost of this will
be g, 1873, $50; of this, s625, 900 has
already been appropriated, leaving 81
sos, $50 to be provided. The destitute are
apportioned as follows: Virginia-25OO
whites, $500 blacks North Carolina
5000 whites, 206O blacks; South Carolina
5000 whites, 5000 blacks; Alabama
10000 whites, 5000 blacks; Georgia
1900 whites, $500 blacks; Tennessee
1000 whites, 1000 blacks; Mississippi
1862 whites, 2O3S blacks; Arkansas
1000 whites, 500 blacks; Louisiana-3OO
whites, 200 blacks
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12


The Oxford Falcon says; The remains
of this gallant soldier were reinterred at
Holly Springs on the 2lst ult Col 7.
W. Harris delivered an eloquent and
feeling address on the occasion. Col.
Mott was the FIRST commander Of the 18th
Mississippi regiment, and fell in its first
fight at Williamsburg, on the 9th of
May, 1862, while leading his men
in victorious charge. He was
an excellent disciplinarian and the regi-
ment which he had trained nobly sus-
tanned the reputation of the South for
valor and chivalry upon every battle
field in which it participated. This reg
iment had thousand and four men
killed and wounded upon the field Of bat
tie during the great struggle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
DEAD NATIONS.

Mr.. Alger, in his recent celebrated
Grafton, uttered the following impressive
passage, which ought to be written on
the statute books Of every State in the
Union:
"The dead nations, whose giant skele-
tons now lie bleaching and crumbling on
the sands Of time, died of sin. 1t was
their crime that dug their graves and
pushed them. in. Licentious luxury
sapped the foundation strength, and rot
ted the live virtue Of one-and it disap-
peared beneath the great pool Of its own
corruption. Brutal war, made business
of and carried in every direction, drew
upon another the combined wrath Of the
world - and was dashed upon the
rock .of its own >barbarous force.
Domestic bondage grown enormous,
trodden uader foot, and goaded to
madness rose on another - aud
It was buried In the confagration and
slaughter Of its own provocation. Inter
nal antipaibies, based on sectional diff
ferences, fed by selfish interest and
haunting debate. finally exploded in the
parties Of ahother-and hurled its dis
severed fragments to ruin By the convul-
sive eruption Of its own wrong and
hatred. or all the mighty empires which
have disappeared, not one ever sunk,
bat its own fall was through internal
iuiquiiy in some way or other Shall the
stately shade ofrepublican America, too,
20 down to join the doleful company Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
HON. JAMES BROOKS.

Hon. James Brooks, of New York, in
his reply to Ashley, denied his statement
that five thousand Union men had been
murdered in the South, and challenged
denial of the fact that no more crime
had been committed in the ten States Of
the South than in an equal number of
the States Of the North of equal popula.
ton. He forcibly showed that the effect
Of continuing the impeachment question
would be to further unsettle the country.
and that Ashley's movement had already
profied the bears Of Wall street to the
extent Of a hundred millions OF dollors.
The Republicans we're bent on revolu.
ton Ike that in France led by Robe
sphere. II the President is to be put
out and Wade elevated to bis place, the
sooner the Radicals commence that work
the better
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
A REV. THIEF.

The Rev. VIM. Wells, pastor Of
the African NJ. E. Church North, at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, hired a horse and
buggy recently, drove to a neighboring
town, and sold the turnout on the public
square for eighty.fve dallars, and alb
seconded successfully. 1t turned out
afterward that he carried with him about
eight hundred dollars belonging to the
aforementioned African Church, which
was in his hands for safe-keeping
Louisville Courier.
Well, suppose the Rev. William Wells
did do all that? Is be not loyal man,
and has not loyal man right to do
inst what he pleases.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12
SUFFRAGE IN VIRGINIA.

The Charlottesville Chronicle, in an ar
ticle discussing at length the Sherman
Sbellabsrger bill, makes statement that
we apprehend will take most Of our read
ers by surprise. 1t is as follows: In
more than one half Of the counties in
Virginia, the negroes outnumber the
whites. They can command the Legis
lature. The majority of the Legislature
under the Sherman bill, may be negroes.
Allowing for the influence Of property
and intelligence, number Of the mem.
hers Of the Legislature may be negroes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-12

B6~ The Brandon Republican says
that the Hon. Thos. 7. Swami, the pres
ent Auditor of the State Of Mississippi,
addressed the citizens Of Rankin on the
25th ult, on the subject of national af-
fairs In that speech he favored the
adoption Of the Constitutional Amend
ment, the Sharkey amendment, and any
and all other amendments that would
have a tendency to appease the wrath
of Sumner Stevens 4 Co.