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In view Of the approach Of the heated tenn the
Board Of Health have thought nt paa the following
resolutions
Resolved That until otherwise directed by this Board
relate whitewashinG dis
injecting fnmigatuR cleaning OF houses AID removing
the said ord be executed By this Hoard under
supervision Of Sanitary and by tho
services u men under his control:
Of the execution Of orders Aforesaid stating ~ street and
number and when known the and occupant Of the
premises which said order related and Of what the
lion thereof sed and OF such erecu(tpn.
Resolved. That be the duty OF thu superintendent 10
account 20 be KEEP, and made and
the be fled with the other relating 10 said
respective orders; that duplicate Of said accounts Of
promptly demand payment Of such Of he
Resolved, That this Board hereby su.herise the
certined 70 by the superintendent nssssssry
expenses Of Of such oers but that the sngae
Of all advances and payments on such bills 90 cerisea out
time exceettthe sum Of three thousand dollarA
THE wRgKLy MORTALITY.
There llo deaths In this city for the week ending
Saturday the 1lth nsanta decrease Of twelve - CON-
Seventeenth. Sixth and Eleventh wards sufeyod the
most severely, zymoc diseases In tenement houoog pre-
vaing 70 q great extent
BnooKtyy-
There were IA deaths In Brooklyn during the week
ending May H. OF the deceased there - men, ~
wsmen, IS boys and % giria Forty.two Infants
under twelve months and Ave werc persons over eighty
years Of age. The nationalities were-united States
104; ireland -; Germany. II; Scotland, 2; British
America and England, each. The principal causes
were ~ follows:-Consumption, ~; conyulsions, 10
scarlet fever, Q; measles, IL mar.smus " di.sess
rh0s The highest number Of deaths occurFse ID VIC
Sixth ward, where there were IL.
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AaassT Of An AlLfsrp NOTED suAslAa.

For some time past the good people reading in the
vicinity Of the towns Of New Hamburgh- and larry
town have bean exceedingly troubled by the presence
their midst Of . burglar. who every and then, u
the midnight hour, aIlIsd out from his unknown re-
treat 70 steal into private dwellings wherein 70 pfer
whatever things Of value he could lay his unlawful
hands upon Numerous efforts have been made by the
authorities Of these places 70 vaylay the slippery rascal
bot he has always managed 70 make his escape.
However even the most cunning fox IN caught
u last and Henry Myers, the burglar in
question. found out ihs truth Of this
old yesterday in stronger light than he desired a.
though his arrest is due 70 merely accidental crcum-
stance. This circumstance was the arrest Of two men
on Sunday on charge u burglary preferred against
them by certain parties IN New Jersey, and through
them Sergeant James, OF the Twenteth precinct learned
that Myers had been connected with hem other bur-
garies and that ne the slippery individual whose
acquaintance for legal purposes the people Of the above
mentioned towns were 20 desirous OF forming Fur
pshed with this information, Sergeant James
panied by ofcer Scott, or his precinct aer length
ensd search In various places in the city
Five Points large quantity OF silk dresses, silk
goods and valuable clothing wsrs found sscreted In the
house where BE was stopping. Myers 10 suspectsd BY
the police Of having been concerned In certain rvbbses
committed some time ago in the towns Of Stamford
and Novwalk Conn, and the prisoner 10 now held In
custody awaiting the arrival Of those persons who may
have complain Of his deprsdaiioss during The
mast four month";
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SQUIRT uF uyEa AND IERmlusa.


TIE Mahn-Carlasd Hsnieide-AlIeged Case
or Msrder.
Before Judge Miller
mis- court met yesterday for the trial Of criminal
sAssa
Asshouy MAIN was indicted for having on the 10th
e March last inflicted wounds with knife on the per-
90 Of stephen Garland from the effects Of which the
litter fingered and died. The prisoner, who Is only
twenty years OF age OF stout build and not tall He
as dressed in dark ciothea He born In this city
and his residence the time Of the alleged offence was
q 6s Division street. He had followed the trade Of
worker At show cases The prisoner pleaded no, guilty
Bedford, Jr, Assistant District Attorney. Ex-Judge
When tho jurors came TO be sworn there was OBJ
yscon made 70 them by Judge Stuart but Mr. Cunning
d Bedford, Jr said he wished the Court TO ask n any
pnnshmcnt OF death In the evidence would lead 70
the vicuon Of the prisoner.
One Of the jurors Hr Cross and said in reply TO
questions that he could not nnd In his nature to have
man sent TO the scafod. In answer to Judge stuart
he said he had conscientious ssrupes against the punish
npon e an relisous conviction Or belief He was op.
posed the policy Of the law In reference 70 capital
Judge stuart called upon the ssenogr.pher TO note his
objection a. he did not believe the reason assigned BY
The juror sufficient 70 disquafy him from serving
M Bedford said he would remove me oimcumy p ~
challenging tho juror peremporiy on the part OF the
people.
stead.
OPENING STATEMENT ron TINE PROSECUTIONS.
Mr. Cummings Bedford, Jr Assistant District Attorney
IN behalf Of the people addressed the jury a. foows
NAY PHASE rHE CouRr. eKxrLKnxS OF THE Junr:-
The prisoner the bar Anthony Nahn stands indicted
for murder being charged with having wlfuly and ma
hciousy taken the life OF stephen Garland BY stabbing
hun, the evening Of the 31st Of March last The ev
desce this will without doubt show 70 your sat-
sction this HON cde TO have been unprov0kod cruel
and wanton MURDER teaching the sad though truthful
lesson what slight vaue 10 oftenmee placed human
I'VE by The deprsved and lswIess portion Of the oommu.
x0xxrxIR zwfII fnI
evening OF the 3isf Of March last, about the
nour OF eleven O'Clock, there stood on the
0e corner Of Hester and Elizabeth Streets party Of
n.enos sin IN sumber, and among them the deceased,
ON their way home and about Separating or The
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Yesterday the Fire Commissioners for the FIRST time
held meeting for the trials Of those nremen against
whom complaints had been preferred by their superior
ofncera Heretofore members OF the Department CON-
planned Of By either their ohcers citizens we're tried
BY the Commnses on Discipline but 10 cannot be said
that the manner IN which tbe TRIALS were carried on
under the old boards had very beneficial effect upon
the Department ~ large the new method Of holding
public trials. a. which each defendant IL allowed
fair hearing before . full board will, without
doubt DO much toward infusins spirit Of thorough dis
cplne into the force, and particularly will their
good effects b evidsnt when u ID underwood that the
Board resolved 70 BE- very stringent in the punish
meat Of those members who rsnder themselves liable 70
charges Of intoxicasion and disobsdence OF orders
There were no cases Of very special interest before the
Board Yesterday with the exception q that Of Edwin
RUSSELL Who Was charged with being absent from HIS
engine house without leave for Ave hours In his defence
he showed be had exchanged his on time with another
member. Although this practice seemed to have been
heretofore The custom among the men, who desire 10
choose their own on time FOR their their fellow
members convenience the Board discountenanced u.
Gtovs v. Wsds, engineer of xnens ~ va Alss
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THE COURTS.


IDportaat internal Reveuue Case.
Before Judge shipman
ScA4f~ and Others ~ Kdchum. This "a an action
brought By the paintifs brewers against Mr. Ketchum
Ne Collector Of internal revenue for the Ninth district
New York, TO recover sum Of s2o4s 81. amount Of
axes paid BY them in October. 1852, on quantity Of
ager beer manufactured by them The plaintiffs claim
snas tins sum was illegally assessed the article taxed
ncs coming within the provisions OF the act
appeared In evidence that the beer in question was
sewed in the winter Of 1851 and 1884, before the In
eernai Revenue act passed. but sold In the month
september following after the law went into opera
The tftIeh section Of the act Of July !, 1852 which
me INTO operation on the Let OF September OF the
year. imposed tax on lager (which shall be brewed
manufactured and Sold or removed for consumption or
NJ alter the LIST day OF September. NJ
Counsel FOR plaintiff claimed that under the section,
ne beer In question was not tax able inasmuch the
sAx only accrued upon which was both brewsd and
nd after September l. ~
Mr. Courtney United States District Attorney on the
per OF The government the real defendant in the case
claimed On the other hand that the tax properly
10ved for sale after the law went into operation, and
referred 70 the seventy section OF the act in sup
y0t Of his position Tho seventy nfth section provides
- suosance that whenever duty ii imposed upon any
manufactured a. not removed from the place OF their
0nnufacture prior 70 the lst Of september. i.
ine whole case tnrned on question or law. Judge
Cntpman 10 counsel either side to defer
Counsel agreeing the Court directed the jury return
verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with
interest," $2645 subject 70 the decision Of the Court
hereafter Counsel for the plaintiff G. r. Pelton for
~ defendant samuel G. Courtney, United States Dis
ct Attorney, and Daniel 4. Rollins Assistant District
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sNu aosstaY Or DIAMONDS.

Three respectable appearing and well dressed young
entered the ssre Of hess Gillcorks and Cosley,
No. II Maiden lane Thursday afternoon, and asked
70 be shown certain articles or jswery which they
named Several articles we're spread ous upon the
counter before the apparently vol inclined customers
by the attentive clerK bu, they seemed 70 be- the
result showed very fsstidous in their tastes and
were NOS easily TO be satisfied. For over half
an hour the jurymen bewildered the clerk BY
questions a. 10 the quality, composition and price
OF innumersbie articles, and M last, when the
man behind the counter was beginning TO delude him.
self with the idea that they about 70 select some
very costly article OF them ordered small piece
Of jewelry, valued at g. when, after rendering many
thanks for the clerks courtesy he departed with his
two companions. short time after the departure OF
the thieves much 10 the CONSERVATION of Messrs. GILL
cocks Cosey, u discovered that diamonds weigh
ing sxtylwo carats, worth 5000 70 $4,000. bad been
carried on oy the young The detectives are nov
on the lookout for the thieves but a. YET clue TO
their whereabouts has been obtained.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.

Appointment Of Registers In Bankruptcy
for the Southern District Of New York.
Before Judge Biatchford.
A the opening Of the court yesterday morning, no
cher business being ready Judge Blatchferd officially
announced the Of the parties nominated by the
Chssf Justice and confirmed and appointed By him
yudge Batchford) TO the ONCE Of Registers In Bank
ruptcy for the Southern District Of New York Fourth
0eaFessional district, Isiah 7. williams; Fifth, John
Itch; Sixth, Isaac Dayton; Seventh, Henry W. Allen;
Haeth. James +. Dwight; ninth, Edgar Ketchum.
knowsdgments 70 the Bench. No other ofcial formula
wcs gone through but the newly appointed Registers
w appear in court in few days and qualify for once
swing personal security In the Of $25 600 eacn and
svo suretes Of $4,000 for the faithful discharge Of
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BOARD Or councIlmrH

MIssion Place 10 be Reepeusa-A p.h,.
Market IN rhe Eighteenth Ward License
Fees Paid By City Railroad Companies, a..
This Board met yesterday afternoon, the President.
Mr.. Brinkman, preceding.
committee appointed to inquire into the action Of
certain parties who enclosed Little Water street.
sion place, reported that the street unawfuIly
closed resolution was adopted nstructing the Cor
poraton Counsel TO prosecute the parties tor violating
the corporate rights OF the city, and to take the
sary steps have the street restored 10 pubic travel
Upon the passage Of the resolution Mr. sTAcox SAID that
the parties named undertook 70 rob the city oil property
worth $4,000
THE PROPOSED NEW MARKET
A communication was received from the Corporation
Counsel reply 10 resolution asking for his opinion
In relaio on 10 a mandamus served upon the common
Council to compel them TO pass an ordinance creating
stock the amount OF 000 the Legislature
having passed an act 10 build public marker 10 the
Eighteenth ward The Counsel stated that the Court oil
Appeals had decided that the mandamus was proper
and IL was necessary that the Board should pass the
ordinance before the 10th inst
just before the ordinance was called up Mr. FLYNN
moved TO adjourn which motion was lost.
On the passage OF the paper Mr.. STAcox said am
compelled TO vote for this by the Court Of Appeals but
Mr.. LONG cooliy observed 81 do not think am COM
PEELED TO vote for II. and vote MOI
The ordinance was adopted by large Affirmative vote.
LICENSE FEEs
In reply TO . RESOLUTION the Comptroller sent 10
statement OF the amount Of license fees received from
the city railroad companies during the year 1865 he
states that OF the companies refuse pay license,
claiming exemption from the tax by the terms Of their
two instances TO collect the fees by suits but Judgment
IN both cases was rendered in favor or the company ana
the verdics when appealed affirmed. There At
present number OF against railroad companies for
refusing to pay license pending the Court Of Common
Pleas
Suboined is the amount OF license paid during the
year 1865 by the companies named
$50 each. 1900
cars at $50 each. 1850
horse cars, q $50 each. .......... 1000
Ninth Avenue Railroad Company, twenty two
horse cars, at $40 each. .................... 400
Hudson River Railroad Company. three dunn
mics, At $50 each. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Total. INSTRUMENTATION. $3.50
The Mayor sent the Board invitation to witness the
presentation OF stand OF coors TO the First regiment
Of cavalry in the Park that afternoon. whereupon .
motion TO adjourn till Thursday was made and carried
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STEAM CARS IN TINE CITY.

Running Steam Cars On Eleventh Avense
Below Finy-third Street.-The Subject In tho
Common Council. sc.
The CounciImanic Committee on Railroads met yes
terday noon in the chamber Of the Board Of Council
men, to consider the subject Of running steam
the Eleventh avenue Councilman Murray occuped the
chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the committee ready 70
hear what any one had to say the subject
ROBERT AUID who resides Eleventh avenue stated
that all the rights and privileges Of the city are given
altogether to the Hudson River Railroad Company.
Steam Eleventh avenue is nuisance. Tho avenue -
built up solid in some places, and 1t 10 popuous there
large population there; there few stores but many
houses scarcely day that there s not
trans sometimes run twenty-five miles an hour they
sometimes the trains with two engines. one ID ons
and one in rsar e Is dificut for such tram 70 be
stopped sudAenly the uatns average over twenty i've
niise an hoar between rhiuieth and Nfty-ahsa
nreetz; the distance u szads in two minssss -
run s@sn ear. ma srs1t Vas ccmproniss Via q
sstixsas ana more than they sntlsis6 e. Ppopsy
3: sas w., = s ~
trains nend long four eve blocks ths svsnve
= shst people cannot crass Tnsy nnioad freight @
this has been done vthia vssk N NE
neighborhood or Fortieth street. blocking NJ the
disagreeable and injurious to health. All the people thas
live along the avenue generally an industrious cass
their own hands soon. He hoped the Common Council
would afford the means Of preventing riot Horses
away the avenue very often The value OF property
would increase SO per cent thirty days along THAI
avenue the steam removed Al night the
cars blow their whistles all tho wV down the great
injury Of sick delicate persons Many families leave
the neighbornood for fear Of their children being
over There about forty trains . day thai
road
Councilman CRRcAx stated that he could agree via
Mr. Aud In most Of what he stated and that IN the
which injured him there WINS bell rung.
Mr. AUDI think II would be great benefit 70 The
city the were stopped Fifty-hird street. The
siowest time ever the cars made on che avenue va
whom committee Of the Legislature Came down On
them. tLsughteIl They made slow tune then.
No else appeared 70 speak, and the committee ad-
jouTned I'LL noon Thursday next, "
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PERSONAL MrellIefscE.

General n W. C. Clark OF wshngton: oo,on o,nnn,n.
Powell and MAJOR W. Warren, o. cah'o'"'''
q the Metropolitan Hotel u ~ us~ ov,esns
John r Monroe and John ": 0yerA', u ~" o's."''
are stopping at the ST Julien ho.e =, pos,o, and Jobu
osborne. Of Hamilton, q W., are stopping a. the west
munster House. :, e.usorna snd Adoph Resx, Of yoho-
:, y r'cke1. 7, as,., ~ Al Inc Everett House.
Col cspp q chsaso s s9s Goa avs.a r. a aoS%s
gSr. I.f,s a. Montana stopping - shs Honmas
House
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Count Of SESSIONS.

Conviction for Grand Larcesy.
Before Judge Dikeman justices Hoyt and
81 Voorhees,
young man named John Ray, indicted with Patrick
Mcdonald and John Crowley on charge Of grand lar
csny, placed trial yesterday in the Court Of Sss-
SONS IL appeared from The evidence Of Mcdonald, who
wao placed the stand by Assistant District Attorney
james Troy that Ray had been foreman IN manufac.
tory the foot Of South Eighth street, T. d. and had
sold portions Of engine, which he had stolen from the
place. 70 him. tvitns upon the representation that he
had right 70 thus disposs Of the property. Crowley
had merely been hired 70 remove the properly and
maid g any other workman would have been
Other evidence taken and the jury rendered YER
dict or guilty without leaving their Ray was
thereupon sentenced 70 the State Prison for three year
Mcdonald and Crowley were discharged.
The Court then adjourned until Wednesday.
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sUyRKu CorKr-GExKRAL Trxx-Enumesated No.
sions-Nos So So e5 10, 1o5 lo1 us l2o. III, l22,
l23 TO- "a las i2e l27 l2s 49, 100 49, lsa 49, 1874
1876 13d
SUPREME CouRr, CrRcrrr-Part l-oyef and Termi-
ner Noe 1898 e6l 247 1851, AL s61, s52 249, $50,
1887 7oa 75s SAL 1888 l0S6 723 I'VE 235 1887, a7o3
ssl-Part 2-Nos 1886. 1702 5ss 1905, 772 l14s ol0,
0e6 536 1892 756, 1916, 74o 7ss S0l 1884, 1000 go,
1908, 1896.
SUPREME CouRr-srruAL TsRx.-Demurrers -NoR 9,
Is Issues OF Law and factNos 12S, 49, 1876, 1<0 &C.,
131 l3z l3s, $780, 1eo 1872 1893, isl 1885, 49, 1885, lss
zoo
SUPREME Couxr-CHASsERs Nos %, 1t2, 1l3, las,
265 l66 167 173, 1s3 1855 Cali commences a No 1872
SUPERIOR CouRr-IRrAL TkRn-Pat 1.-Nos 1901,
1919, s2s5 32li 246o. 1875, 2390 3227 26l5, 24l5,
$780, 1885, 3165, 31oe, 1918, 1928 Part 2-Nos. 1882,
1890 31ol 1904 2o32, 1885, 330<, 5000, 29ss, 3ols,
330e, 500, 1910, 3074, IVA 30st.
CoxxoS PisAs-TRIAL IEan-Part Nos. al. us,
67a ess, 6sa eco 1884, AIS, 534 376 54, 11es, 390.
GEO. lios, 1856, 2ss, ee3, '22, COS, sos, 2ss.
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BROOKLYN COURTS.
UNITED STATES cacuT couar-sMIlm DISTRICT.

Before Judge BsnedIct and jury.
Tinted Safes Is rw Hundred AND EioM Barrels Of
WhGky.-The trial Of this oass, which was reported in
the HsRALp Of Saturday, was resumed yesterday. II
will Be- remembered that the action brought BY the
government for the condemnation Of the whsksy.
claimed By Hubbe Talent, which wss seized In the
cellar Of 90 water street the sth Of December Ias
on ths charge that had been removed 70 pscs other
than bonded warehouse and that some Of the barrels
were falsely branded.
ExCollector Pratt Of the Third district, was examined
for the defence yesterday and ssssd thaa held that
once from September l. 1893. 70 March 4. 1857 He
membersd that prior 70 October sppcssies vas made
70 lease No. 90 water street . bonded warehouse
Previous 10 this Deputy Collector Mclaughlin had az
ahmed the premises and approved Of the building
being made bonded warehouse. On Dscsmber ~ re-
Div 10 the application was received from washngton
stating that the nsvenus Departments had aep approved
Of IL bNsg msds pended vArshsnea nuUbSS Of
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couar w GENERAL SESSIONS
Before Judge RusseL.
BURGLARY. ~


The only case tried in this court yesterday Vas an
Indictment for burglary in the second degree against
Patrick Mccarthy, who charged with entering the
dwelling house Of Ellen Haley, No Mulberry street,
early in morning Of the Esd Of April II appears that
trunk containing $500 money and two watches, was
found in an adjoining building, where the prisoner
was discovered BY the officers lying 10 The hallway,
fegning 70 be asleep The jury rendered verdics Of
guilty. He was remanded for sentence.
HIGHWAY IoBBIRY.
James Brady indicted for robbery IN the FIRST degree
pleaded guilty 70 grand larceny. The complainant,
Robert kcKnlay residing 81 Oak street. ALLEGED that
the 7th inst while passing through Oak street the prs
pocket and away. The City Judge imposed the
highest penalty the aw allowed under she plea, which
was Imprisonment In the state Prison for i've yearS
Henry voImar, who pleaded guilty few days since
70 attempt a. grand larceny, Was sentenced 70 the
peni'entsry Tor one year:
John Burke, who was indicted fer burglary In the
second degree pleaded guilty TO the third grade OF thai
offence On the 10Th OF April tho prisoner entered the
apartments OF Nathan Levi, No. 307 Ninth avenue and
tunsely the property was recovered Sentence post
poned
Thomas Smith pleaded guilty 70 burglary in shs third
degree having been indicted fof the highest grade OF
burglary. II appeared from the afdays that on ths
night OF the 9Th inst The dwelling house OF Albert Ksre
100 Prince street. Vas entered by forcing lock on ths
deor OF the front basement Two ocsvs discovered the
door open and searching the house found the pfs-
ones on the premises and arrested him before
moved any property. He vas sentenced % the ssass
Prison for Eve yesrA
Frank Gregory pleaded guilty 10 grand larceny, In
stealing Q watch and chain, valued a el45 from Chss
X Schultz, ON the 9th OF April He was cent 70 the
State Prison for two years
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The Canard mail steamship Persia Captain Lott, viii
leave this port on Wednesday for Liverpool.
The mails for Europe wrn close At haif-past eleven
O'Clock on wednesday morning.
The Nsw YoRR HsRALp--Edton for Europs--will be
ready At Ten O'Clock in the morning. A.. nMm
single copies, In wrappers, ready for mailing, sr
csnm.
Broadway anl Ann street.
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complained Of for abssntns himself FOR three hours
without leave and In his defence ~ stated that ne was
during that time getting his engine repaired
Thomas henry, assistant foreman Of Engine 10,
was complained OF by his foreman James Little for not
having reported that he had private Of his COM
pany s'as OF drunkenness be was In duty bound
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s-.f E1Nt0 4 Bsfsse Judeo Ihomps0a. 49, n
The civil calendar for she dsy called over ysstss
day morning but = cases were ready for trial, the
Court adjourned until to-day.
ife-tks portrait Of Hon George 6. Reynolds, late
Judge Of this Court. nom the brush Of competent
artist, yesterday suspended from the WALL the
bench and attracted considerable attention the part
Of thoee who visited the esurt room. hUN 8fNE
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The judges appointed 70 decide upon the respective
merits Of the Firth and Twelfth regiment Drum Corps,
At the recent contest at the Stadt Theatre decided
favor Of Twelfth. They are, therefore to be
garded a. the champion corps for the present.