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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-25

BY JULIA PLEAsANTS ChEsWELL.
How many coldly pass them by,
Or ayhap IDLY sneer;
But deep emotions throng my hesss
When !sraers sons appear.
Far down the distant vale Of Imc'
My busy fancy fles,
When Salcm's WarGko sols went forth
To deeds Of high emprise.
The Land Of Beauty aud Of Song,
Unrivalled Pa'estiuel
Whsre Sharon's rose bursti into bloom,
And honey blent with wine.
What does not mankind owe TO her,
When. like an amulet,
She hung upon the Pagan world
A diamond cased in jet.
The very laws that guide our feet
yhrou h every blooming zone,
We're il her sacred courts preserved
On blocks Of solid stone;
Nor is the Lion judah dead
His march is stately yet,
And many star Of beauty beams
Ia Israels coronet.
Her dark-eyed daughters still are far,
Her sons are stalwart still,
Their arms stretch forth for every Prize,
Nerved with al iron will.
Their names are written proud ana hlgh,
In Music and la Art,
And Fans 40 wide arena boasts
Where they boar not part.
Thro' forums and thr ourh senate halls,
Their 8 livery accents roll.
Aud with Isiah's burning lire,
Enchant the human soul.
And judah seems to bear aloft
lladdin's wondrous lagap.
And earth. responsive. yields her gems
Where Judnh's eIues tramp.
Although they roam without land
From Salem darkly hurled
Her prin 'es rule. with magic hand,
The Golfers Of the world.
They are Power. The Gen:!les feel,
In every throbbinC core,
The strange influence Of that tribe,
Which rosms creation DER.
Imperial racei thy splendors gilt
The glimmering dawn Of Time,
Whrn Earth lay blushins in the arms
of Eoen's golden prime.
AND b. lighter yet the flames shEll rise
Where Salen's affairs stand,
Times last great act shall charm the world.
In cur Redeemer's Land.
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Druas, Gbemifals, Gtf.
AYERS CHERRY PECTORAL,

PROBABLY NEVER BEFORE IN TIE WHOLE
history of medicine has anything won 80 wi9ey ana
go deeply upon the confidence OF manAu i,tn ho
this excellent remedy for pulmon'ry compia,nlts: =.
Through long series Of years. and among Mos' u; y,
the races OF men, it has risen higher ana hl9nor ~
their estimation as II has become better known. ts
uniform character and power to euro the various al
fections of the lungs and throat have mnde
as reliable protector against them. While aaap'ea
TO milder forms of disoIse and to y1upg cohdrep II
is at the sqme time the most efsctual remedy sna'
can be given for incipent consumption ana tne aan-
cerou; affections Of the throat and lungs. as Pto'
Vision against sudden attacks of Group IL shoula DC
kept on hand in every family and indeed as an are
sometimes subject to colds and coughs I'LL Snouiu
be provided with this antidots for them.
Although settle CONSUMPTION IS tncu.hs incu
BILE. still great numbers of cases where the olseass
seemed settled have been completely cured, ana
the patient restored 10 sound health by tho
prcToRA1 SO complete Is Hs mastery over lne us m
orders of the Lungs and Throat, that the most Oh,
stinate OF them yield to IL. When nothing ese couo
reach them, under the CHsRRY PEcToRL Ihey s''o'
side and disappear. ,ro,o,.
s1NoEns AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS find great protec-
tion from It. ,u ,,,rod
ASTHMA is always relieved and often wholly curea
by it. ,. .,,,,ro tho ?upp.
BRONCHITIS is generally cured by takir tne Chkh'
RY PEcronAL IL small and frequent doses.
So generally Gre It's virtues KNOWN tnat we neeu
not publish the certificates of them here or 90
than assure the public that its qualities are 1u'ly
,oointajno1.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-25

Steele, Shaw, " Smith / Co. " shRner, "
steaens 4 Co, Tidemsnn Co. Wiley Co. W 9
WhiIden Co, WI Yates, o Railroad Agent ana
others.
Spanish brig Joven Carmilita, Roldos, cienfaegos
liz days. Ballast To " Hall.
British schr EmeliLe, Dodge, st Pierre lMart-
nique)-15 days. Fruit and Ballast. To the Master.
Schr VI Maitland. Laighton- New York; dsys.
Guano. To the Master, and Kerr Co.
Steamer Dictator, Wiley, PalatkA via Jackson
Vile Fernapdna. Brunswick and savannan. 20 paies
Sea island and 10 bales Upland Cotton 2ll bags Cot
Mantoue 4 Co. Fraser Dill, G q Ingraham Son.
Kirkpatrick l. witte. Williams son. Ferguson
& HolRes, Adams, Damon Co, Railroad Agent
Cohen, Hanckel& L Co, 81 Lauton, Galllard NIL
mott Mira Sollee, G Rou1
sloop E Lee, Bennett, Cooper River. $50 bush
els Rough Rice. Io Ingraha,a SOn-
BELOW.
Schr Albert Thomas. Rodgers, Philadelphia, =
days. Coal and Mdze. To a Baker & Co, and
others.
Cleared saturday.
Steamship Manhattan, Wsedhuu, New York-Jas
Adger i Co.
schr Minerva, Collins, Hayana-J A Ensow Co.
Sailed Saturday.
Bark Eseria, s.rratt, Liverpool
Steamer City Point, McNcly. Palatka, via Jackson.
vile, Fernand .na and Savannah.
From this Port.
steamship Charleston. Berry, at New York, Janu-
ary 2l.
Steamship Sea Gull, Dutton, Baltimore, January 20.
Up for this Port.
schr Vraie, -, ut New York. January %.
Cleared for this Port.
Schr Alexander Young, Young, ct Philadelphia, JAN
lary 20.
Sailed for this Port.
Ship Pacific. Foss from Havre, January 4.
British brig Baltimore Tienello, from Havana, jan
uary6
British brig Cec!ia Bistrup, from Liverpool, Jan.
Jury c.
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shipnews by Telegraph,

SAVANNAH January % Cleared, steamships Ton
awanda for Philadelphia; san salvador and Mont
eomory Tor Now York; schrs Reddington for Balti-
mora; Donna Anna for Ca!denas; Bedebedee for
butilla.
Arrived steamship Leo ard schrs Guy Phelps
from New York; Edward Kidder and West Dennis
from Baltimore; 1eazer from Portland, Maine.
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Conslgnees per south Cal oIIna Railroad
January 23,

1860 bales Cotton II bales Domestics 124e bushels
Grain. ~ cars Wood, 3 cars Lumber, cars stock.
To Railroad Agent. W " smith, w Williams on,
Pelzer, Rodgers Co. Ii Waiter Co. Hop
pock. Frost & AdGer. Reeder 4 Davis J Ensow
Go. " c Courtney 4 Co. ] sloan, G W Williams
& Co, Kirkpatrick & witte " N Lawtor,J Pringie.
Muligan, D Aiken X Co. ] Homes G
Sharp CO. Claghorn, Herring & Co. Willis l. CHS
olm M Goldsmith & Sons, Il Bulwinkle & Go, j
Kerr l. Co, O'Nell.
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CharIeston cotton and Rice Market.

Charleston Cotton and Rice Market.
OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS,
CHARLESTON. Saturday Evening. January q, '69.
COTTON.-Ihe staple having become depressed
at the leading markets, with an easier tendency in
prices, sellers here had to submit to decline OF
full half cent q ID. Sales $50 bales, viz: at rs; n
at 2s1s; Ct at 26; % at ~; Ct at PIX; 114 at rs;
100 at 2s14; 81 at 2s14, and 20 at 2sc. p ib. We
quote;
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AYERS Cathartic Pills,
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES OF A FAMILY
olYSIli


PHYSIC,
Are 20 mpos,d that disease within the ran;e OF
thcr action can rarely Withstand or evade tnem
Their penct ating properties selrch and Gle Inse'
and invigoratc every portion OF the human orSah
i'm CORRECTING it's diseased action and restoring lts
healthy yitaiitics. AS consequence o. ineSc pro-
pctics the Invalid who Is bowed down with PAIN OF
pLyeic debility is asonishcd to mud ms healiH OF
energy restored by & remedy at once SO simple ana
inviu G. .,,,,,,,,,.s
of everybody, but al,o many formidable and danger
ous diseases The agent below NAMED IL Pleased 10
furnish gratis my Amer eau N nae, conialGiog
certificates Of their and directions ioi tnelf
use in tho following complaints Costveness
lieorburn, Headache arising from disorder OF
stomach, Nausea. Indigestion, Pain In and Morpld
InaciI.u of tho Bowels, FlatulencS, Loss or Appe'
t,te' Jaundice, and other kindred complaints aris-
irp from o low state of the body or obs ruolon OF
iIs functions They are an excelleni aiteratlye 'or
the renovation of the blood aud the restoration OF
tone and strength TO the system debitated by dis
case.
PREPARED By
DIR. j. G.. AVER s. CO.,
Lowell, Mass.
Sold nj wholesale. by DOWIE NOISE.
Charleston, S. c.. and by Retail Druggists every
where. fIns3mos Dao De'ep per 70
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15anfD 1soos.
TO THE LADIES.

WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY STATE. OUR
w m1ny years experience IN the mnnutacture
of ORNAMtNTAL q AIR WORK enable us to offer
to our customers the finest assortment OF every mr.
ticle required In our line from The small FRlZlEs
TO the full WIG, embracing Bra.ds or switches, Coils,
Waterfalls, Cushions, Crimpt Hair, Bands, Curls'
Ringlets. &c.
ToRToI I,F.sHEI.L DRESSING, TUCK, SIDE AND
FANCY COMBS, and COMBS Of every other class
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@ommerfial.
EIpOrtS.

Exports.
HAvANA-Per schr Minerva-16,5S5 feet Lumber,
1a9 bbls Rosln, 20 bbls lar, 46S bbls Potatoes.
- II bbls Beans. 40 CabbaGes, 10 bbls Hams, %
- boxes Cheese, 80 empty Hogsheads.
NEW YORK-Per steamship Mant Ittan-47 bales
Sea Island and 1401 bales Upland Cotton, 1O3
terces Rice 100 oales Varn Sc packages Sun
dries.
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Consignees per Northeastern Railroad

Consignees per Northeastern Railroad
January 23.
1853 bales Upland and 81 bales Sea Island Cotton,
I67 bbls Naval stores 2z0 bushels Rice, cars Phos
phstes Lumber Wood, Mdze. &c. To Sinons,
" Lebby, Ebaush, Gallard Minott, Chisolm
Bros, Resdcr 4 Davis. & Early, MareEa!
Jr, Stoney, Hopkins, Mcpherson Co. WI.
hsr,s g. Co, j a Pritchard, Frost Adssr. Caldwell
L. Sors, Mazycks Sailors, W Ryan, A d Walker.
Strauss & Vance sloan II stephens. Ravcnel
l. Co, WA Holmes, a Quackenbush, Webb,
Pelzer, Rodse & Co. Roper Stoney. g e Walter q
Co, M Goldsmith & Sons, 2 TAYLOR, Howry & Co.
kirkpatrick witte, B, e L T, and Railroad 20.
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Memoranda.

The schr Susan Wright Mount from Georgetown.
C, arrived at New YORK January 20.
The schr L Edwards. Marshall, from George
town, q, arrived At New York January 20.
The schr William Slater smalley, cleared at New
York January 2lst, for Georgetown, S c.
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RICE.-with well sustained inquiry fo7 this
grain, the market has tendency to harden, and
prices were very full and firm. Sales about 154
tierces clean Carolina say As erces at 40 at sn
20 at sX; "A at 1916. and IS at sIc. 2 f6. We
quote common to fair clean Carolina at S@ sh good
s,l@sK, and common prime at SIC. ID.
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THE'DAILY NEWS.
Tho Jews.

BY JULIA pLEAsANTs onEswELL.
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MariRr acw5.

Port of Charleston. january Ed,
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PORT CALENDAR.
PHASES OF THE MOON.
Last Quarter, 9Th, hour, minutes. morning.
New Moon, 18th, hour, SO minutes, evening
First Quarter 2Otn. hours. 6 minutes, evening.
Full Moon, 9th, 8 hours. 10 minutes. evening.
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LIST OF VESSELS

Up CLEARED AND SAILED FOR THIS Pc
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01
Ifellna.

The Catholic Church at Weymouth. Mass
was destroyed by fire on Saturday, togethe
| with fine organ and costly fixtures. Ther,
was no insurance on the property
A newly married pair on their way down tb
mississippi lately to New Orleans, when the
stateroom was broken open and robbed of tn,
brides jewelry, valued at $1,000.
The dry goods trade of New York is dull
and no immediate improvement is ANTICIPATED
More men are out Of employment at New Yorl
than at any previous time for years.
The French are to have a new gold coin O
twenty-five francs, equal to an English sover
eisn, and about shilling less than an Ameri
can half eagle.
The population of Aspinwall is largely COM
posed OF negroes from Jamaica, which is only
about two days sail from there. MANY d
one hardly knows how. Fifty of them. OF
more, crawl out from under the freight cars on
the side track every morning, where thew
sleep sheltered from the dew. The women are
degraded, and get rid of their children as soon
as possible Hundreds of them sit outside Of
scence and profane. Here they are put forced
to put some sort OF clothes upon their bodies.
The soldiers of New Grenada are curious oh.
lects to look upon, barefooted and ragged.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company have inst
completed contract with the Erie Railroad
AoA oHo year, ny WI lcn bn0 road agrees to fra
port an average of 1000 tons Of coal ner aav
during the year. The coal company are con,
tracing for the delivery of Anthracite coal in
New York during January at $3.50 per ton.
The present price is SO.
The King of Prussia has cnmmuted to hard
lapor ior NE the sentence of death passed
upon man named Whitman. who was Cow
victed of the murder of his four wives-one af.
ter the other-and of his two children. solely
from avaricious motives The enormity of the
crimes leads to the supposition that this act Of
clemency Is a sign that no more capital SEN
fences will be carried out in Prussia, and that
the punishment of death will shortly be abol.
ished by law.
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01

The BANGOR, OLDTowN & MILFORD ROAD.
Speaking of the sale of this road, the Bango,
Wing says of it:
This railroad was the first one built in This
State, and the second passenger road in opera
ton in this country The first trip of an en-
glne and passenger car was made from Bangor
to Oldtown, twelve miles, on the 26th of No
vember, 1886. -Four days thereafter passengers
We're carried regularly between these points.
The cost of the road, that is, the whole amonnt
laid out on its construction, land damages and
equipments at that date, as per the books of
the company, was S314,3S4 The company
finally failed, and the City Bank, Of Boston.
and others got an act passed the Legislature
approved July 81, 1S47, under which they or
ganized a new company with a capital of
$135, 900 down, which was expended on The
road by putting new iron over the whole length
OF the road and extending it from the Oldtown
depot to the wharf at the Veazie block, so
called.
In August, 1858, Gen. Veazie, who had al
ready established himself as one of the most
extensive lumber dealers in the country and
had an immense interest on the line of this
road, purchased about two thirds of the stock
OF the company, and in few years after pur-
chased the balance. In the winter of 1853 and
1854 the General built the Oldtown bridge and
extension into the town of Milford at cost of
$4,000, and had put on the road after he pur-
chased, new engine, passenger and freight cars
The whole cost of the road from all the differ
ent owners amounted to $623,262.75. The cost
to Gen. Veazie was 1878, $500. From the
time Gen. Veazie purchased it the, road was
successful, and did large amount of business,
aiding. greatly in the development of the manu-,
featuring facilities of the section up river.
The number of passengers travelling over
the road was about 10000 per year, which
would give total of 1850, 900 passengers. not
one of whom received any injury on their pas
sage over the road. We believe there is no
other road in the country that can give so clean
record as this pioneer enterprise.
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01

PRoaKEss IN FRANcE.~-The cable gives the
following synopsis of reforms promised in Ma
poleon,s speech yesterday. To those who have
watched the progress of events in France the
promise of these good things is almost unex.
pected and if fully carried out France will
become virtually a republic. But the great
question is whether France, with her history
and traditions, is really capable of supporting
free institutions, which are the honor of civil.
lied nations:
Mayors are to be chosen from the municipal.
tiles, and the municipalities are to be elected
by universal suffrage. Commercial councils
are to be established. Fresh prerogatives are
to be granted to the Conseils Generaux The
colonies to participate in the movement. Uni
versal suffrage is to be extended There is to
be more rapid development of primary edu-
cation. A diminuton of the costs of justice
aud reduction of the war tax on SUGGESTIONS,
the Savings Bank system is to be extended,
more humane regulations are to be made for
the labor of children, and there is to be an in
crease of small salaries in public offices; use
full measures connected with agriculture are
promised, as is an inquiry into the excise, also
project of law regarding customs duties.
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01

IHE SEA SERPENT In the Boston papers
OF yesterday we find description of the ocean
monsters reported to have been seen by Capt.
Allen, of bark Scotland, spoken of in our
paper of Tuesday:
The sea was very calm at the time, and the
creatures, it seems, came within few feet of
the vessel. The largest of the two was about
twenty five feet in length and proportionately
thick. Its head was very large and fiat, while
at each side, on the extreme edge, were set two
bright, scintillating eyes, which, he says
looked dangerous and wicked. Its back was
covered with large scales, like the crocodile,
ABOUT three inches in length, which hooked to-
S6efher ana formed an impenetrable armor. Its
D oeny was OF tawny yellow color, and alto
smaI 1s n as 1t was accompanied by a
have he specimen of its own specie, and may
feet in o Tan ITS offspring. This was but few
Iesemoled the larger one. Thev were bnt
lew Ieet Deiow the surface, ana were clesrIu
dnsd hdxs to all on Each raised it's
vey, lazly retired to the depths. Cant ALL Sar
thinks the monsters came from the regions Of
Florida, where he has often heard of simi,e or
creatures from other shipmasters.
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01

Edwin G. Bailey, formerly of the Boston
Herald, has returned from his European tour.
c. III. Spurgeon, the celebrated English
preacher, is very sick.
Senator Morrill, starts for Washington to-
day.
Minthorne Tompkins, leading New York
broker, was buried Tuesday.
Mr.. A. D. Richardson's condition is still crit
ical. His physicians are hopeful but fearful
John Bell Courtenay. formerly correspons
dent of the New York World, has been arrest
ed in Baltimore for bigamy.
1t is rumored that the Pope has dispatched a
special messenger with letter to Pere Hya-
cinthe.
Gen. o. o. Howard lectured in fremont
Temple Monday evening on "Army Incidents
and Experience
S. S. Cox is lecturing without pay for the
Young Mems Christian Association in Ohio
and making money for it.
The report that the widow of President Lin
coin IS about to marry a German nobleman,
are declared to be unfounded Mrs. Lincoln
is living in complete retirement in Frankfort.
Rev. j. f. Bingham, of the Congregational
Church in Augusta, rendered his RESIGNATION.
to take effect on the I'd of next January, when
he will preach his farewell sermon.
The Princess of Wales, the ex- Queen of Ma.
piles, fr1ncess Margaret of Italy, and the Ouch
- .i"' CIV "iA SAPeCItuS u become
mothers this month The Empress of France
had her mai de mere" on the way to Suez
Samuel B. Ruggles, United States delegate
to the International Congress at Hague. Gen.
Thomas and family, James Gordon Bennett.
jr., and Senator Chandler, of Michigan, and
family, sailed for Europe from New York YES
terday w.
Commodore John L. Worden, who has been
in Europe for some time past, arrived in WASH
ington Saturday, having been ordered to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He will assume command at the
Academy early next week.
Mr.. Horace Fairbanks, head of the scale
manufacturing firm of st. Johnsbury. VI.
LETT tor New York on the 18th, in company
with his family physician. Mr.. Fairbanks
has been out of health for several weeks. an
ne goes TO Now York with the intention r. IA
be thought advisable, OF Taking a trim 10 En-.
rope.
1gnatius Donelly, having been invited by
Mr.. Osslan II. Dodge, Secretary of the St. Paul
Chamber of Commerce to address the next
monthly meeting of that body, to be held on
Monday evening next, on the revolution now
existing in that portion of the British Posses
sons bordering on the northern line of Mime
sofa, has consented to do So ..
Rochefort is about 81 years of age, widow
er with two children-one a girl, very talent
ed. He is titled; but, like many other French
men, has thrown away the handle to his name
Originally he was an employee under Baron
Haussmann, but left the desk to Join the lipht
brigade OF the press. where he soon took his
way to first place in satrical. witty and bu-
morous chronicling.
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01


GEORGIA, according to the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times. is
doomed to be remanded back to her condi-
ton under the reconstruction acts because
sne has not in good faith complied with their
provisions. He adds:
L have yet to meet a single Republican
member of Congress who does not deem this
the shortest and most effective way of COM
polling this recalcitrant State and people to
respect the fundamental law as it now stands.
and to abide permanently by the results of
the war. 1t is a matter of record here TODAY
that Georgia is the worst State in the Sont6
with which the revenue and law officers of the
government have to deal; there is more dis
regard and violation of law; more contempt
Tor the authority of the Government. less
safety for those whose duty it is TO
execute the law, than in any other
otate IN The niUn Ana there is no hope of
better condition of things until the back
pone OF the present anomalous status is
broken, and General Terry is made the abso-
Iute government of the State, and genuine
IecohstrocIion is begun under his admins
llaIon. me opinion that this should be
sPeeuiy uone prevails, l am satisfied, with a
!! majority vi Inc cabinet, and if measures to
this ena are enacted by Congress thew will re-
ceVe the prompt approval of the Execntive
The people OF Georgia had, therefore hette..
begin to look the matter square in t3a go
They will find that Congress instead of heinz
.rifed with, and that the policy here fore
Swallowed will be substantially enacted into
aw very early in the session.
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01
Political Notch.

The split in the Republican party Of Vir-
ginia is apparently hopeless. --
GEN. IHRIE has been elected Deleoate 10
Congress from Alaska.
ANDREW JOHNSON refused to be a cand;-
date for the Tennessee Constitutional Con-
vention.
AN attempt will be made in the city Oh
Camden, N. j., to procure the passage OF
metropolitan police force from the next Leg
islature.
In recent election in Little Rock, Ark, a
negro marshal negro street commissioner,
and five negro aldermen, out of eight men,
beers voted for, were elected.
TIE New York Express admits that the
existing Government of New York CITY is
"rotten to the CORE" and supplicetes Heaven
to endow the Democratic leaders with evils
dom, grace and purpose" to reform it.
1T is rumored that there is prospect of a
lively quarrel between the Pendleton and
Hendricks wings of the Indiana Democracy,
which will develop itself in the efforts CT either
party to obtain control of the approaching
State Convention.
Ten years ago two liberty poles were raised
at CONTRADICTORY, VT, one by the Republi-
cans, the other by the Democrats. During the
gale the Democratic pole was blown down,
and was found to be "rotten to the core"
The precaution was then taken 10 cut down
the Rnnuhlinan lint e 60 H.
sound as it was the day it was raised, and
from all appearances could have defed the
storms for many years to come.