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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

A NEW TRIUMPH PRACTICAL ScIENcE-ALIsfENT
RoCKsAll objections to the universal use of
the amentary Sea Moses portion of the dietary of
the civilized world have it seems been happily removed
by the discovery of of preparing them for
culinary purposes There time when the
"Food Question" a more vital question with the
than it is now, and we therefore regard this
discovery particularly opportune, not to Provi-
Dental
Irish Moss Carrageen and the Iceland and Nor
wegan Mosses have long been known to contain larger
of nutrtve geatine, in proportion to their bulk
and weight than other vegetable product of the sea
or land but the seeming impossbity OF entirely purify
ing them from all extraneous matter aud rendering
agreeable element of food. has hitherto
cuded them, in a great measure, from bill of fare.
This apparent impossibility has been overcome-ex-
detrimental science almost every obstacle
adays-and Irish Moss, purified, concentrated and
dered an absolute luxury, SEA Moss FARINE, will
be quoted food staple in the markets of
world
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

MR- WILLIAM W. CASSIDY. the jeweller at No. 8.
Second street. has OF the largest and attractive
stocks kinds of wey SIverware in the city,
He also hand large of fine American
Western Watches. This entire valuable stock is now
being sold below COST preparatory Those
who purchase ths at the pEssent time are certain
to get the worth of their money.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

For the accommodation of those that wish to make hsi
before business hours before the rush
mences, RoCKHILL WILSON will open their store to
morrow Saturday morning. at O'clock and those that
cannot make it yenien until after business hours will
find us open until 10 o'clock in the evening We invite ali
to call examine the largest best and cheapest stock
of Clothing in the city. full supply of the Ten Dollar
Awoo Spring Suits that going of by hundreds daily
RoCKHILL WILSON'S BRowE-sroNE HALL,
Nos. 6l3 and Coz Chesnnt STRAIT
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13
CITY ITEMS.

GALL PRICES GUARANTEED LOWER THAN THE LOWEST
strhere, Fu sufdcfion guaranteed eUery purchaser
all respects he garments cheerfuy exchanged, money
refunded If preferred. our stock or
RFADY-MADE CLOTHING
of all kinds and Sizes uneoualled in Phaielpha for
sfyle, make andft, durability ard genera, erceUence
BENNETT Il Co.,
HALFWAY BETWEEN TOWER HALL,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

MOTHS! MOTHS! MoTHs-Protect your Furs. Wool
lens and Carpets from Moths with Carboated Cedar; it.
is death to Moths Camphor will not kill Moths
Sold in SO and 81 each. 81 will pre-
the clothing of large family
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY CowDEE,
No 612 Arch street.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

SPLENDID FURNITURE AT AUCTION PRIcEs.-Mr.
George Henkels the renowned manufacturer OF hne fur
niture Thirteenth and Chestnut streets intends hereafter
instead of holding his annual sale OF furniture to
dispose of his stock at private sale at AUCTION PRICES
An excellent opportunity therefore afforded of purchas
ing warranted hrst-class goods at astonshingy low
prices.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

SEE what workmen do
They reupholster and cover furniture.
They cut and fit furniture covers,
They mend and varnish furniture,
They alter and put down carpets,
They make over mattresses,
They hang curtains and shades, ..
They cover glasses, chandeliers, etc. ..
They do everything in rstcsss manner that could be
expected of first class upholsterer.
Charges iow-Promptness- Satisfaction.
ALBERTsoN q Co.,
No. 1435 Chestnut street.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13
MEDICAL.

NEW DISCOVERY.-ELIXIR j. r. BER-
~ NARDITONI sTHENIQUE .ANTI.DYsPEPTIO
The several observations made by the physicians
ths Fsculte de Paris have proved that the
arising from mpoyershaento of the blood nervous
haustion, = viz. = Amsna, Chlorosis. synpsthisne
Phthisic Diabetes Albuminera scorbut, etcI etc. are
General Depot-A. BERNARD, No. 81 CEDAR Street,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

DRH FKRT.-Ths most enectual way Of guarding oDsS
health ia 10 koep the feet dy and that only be dons
by the Of India Rubber Ovsrshoes and the noe
ment season upon would advise readers 70
buy but the best quality, which onybe had at
GooDHEARs Headquarters No ss Ohs~nut gtreet south
uide Phfladelphia
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

NEW York AUCTION GooDs.-Great bargains in New
York auction goods be had at the New York Auction
Goods House, No % North Ninth street. Real Thread
and Gupure Laces hcarfs Buttons Flowers, and Fancy
Goods generally sold there at prices that defy compe
tition.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

RUBBER DIVERSIONS AND Boors for Men. Women, AM
Children be had at retail the very lowest prices
Goodyear's manufacture, old stand. No. sOs Ohesnu
street, lower side.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

NEW ONE AND Two DOLLAR SToREl-Just opened a
No. 1iOo Chestnut street, corner of Eleventh. where
be found large assortment OF goods fresh Europe
at great bargains.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

sINaER's FAMILY SEWING MACHINES,
Ten dollars cash.
Balance in monthly instaments.
D. +. DAVIS, No. $40 Chestnut street.
BUY your Furniture at The Great American, No. 1SO2
and l204 Market street. Cheapest in the city.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-13

d E o l. u TION
III To Change the Place of Voting in the
Fourth Division of the Fifteenth Ward.
Resolved, By the Select and Common Coun-
of voting in the Fourth Division of the Fif-
teenth ward, be and the same is hereby
changed from the corner of Fifteenth and
Brown streets to the house of Henry Hitne,
northeast corner OF Brown and Burns streets,
the former place being no longer available for
that purpose.
LOUIS WAGNER,
President of Common Council
Attest ..H
JOHN ECKsTEIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
t SAMUEL w. CATTELL,
President of Select Council.
Approved this eleventh day of May,
Anne Domini one thousand eight hundred and
seventy "a. d. 1870.
DANIEL NJ. FOX,
5l31t Mayor of Philadelphia.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

PASSENGER DEpoT IN New YoRK.-New
York never had a commodious passenger
depot. Vanderbilt: is now endeavoring to get
one on Forry-sec"nd street. 50 as 10 accom-
modate both the Hudson River and Harlem
roads. A CORE, pondent Of the San Francisco
Bulletin SAYS:
Vanderbilt wanted to buy all the real estate
within four or five blocks, 10 make his depot,
and the property owners all agreed to sell at
reasonable prices, with the exception of one
man. He would not sell al any tigure. though
he was begpei and enfreated 10y the Commo-
dore. But somehow, to his a>ronishment,
thu old veteran has seized the land, under the
State law that allows private properly tn he
taken for railway purposes and paid for tn
valuation BY d>intere-,ed parties. II Is true
that il is a slight stretch of authority to se:ze
the property for railway depot. but the
prob ,bilities are that the courts will sustain
the seizure, as the work of construction has
alread, begun, aud the whoie plan would be
spoiled if the obstinate property holder were
allowed To have his own way The depot to
be constructed will BE- the finest IN the c"un-
try, if the plans are carried nut. aud will be
the finest passenger depot in New York city.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

DEArH OF TERRITORIAL GovEExoR
Governor Durkee Of Utah Territory is
dead. Pneumonia was the cause. Ian
mans "Dictionary of Congress" gives
Is the following biography OF the de-
ceased:
Darkee, Charles. Born in Royalton,
VI, Dec. 5, 1867; was merchan; F.;
removed to Wisconsin and was elected
20 the Legislature of thai State in 1887
and 1898; a Representative in Con-
rress in 1913 aud 1850. from Indiana,
aud a United States Senator for six
years commencing March, 1855, serv-
ing US a member of the Committees on
Revolutionary aad Private Land Claims.
lie was a delegate also TO the Peace
Convention of 1861, aud in 1855 was
appointed, by Presider; Johnson, Gov
ernor of Utah.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

TAX SER SETTLED. - We clip the
following from the Reese River Re-
vrille of Jau. ID:
The sui, brought by Lander County
against tie Cen raj Pacific railroad
company f.r the Tux for The current
wear, rmrunting to Sis, 644 81. (Which
Included ,h- tax for Z ko County has
been settled ~ he Commissioners of
TINS county and Mr.. d II Haskell, an
agent of The railroad comp ny. AT the
session Of the Board yesterday, with
the s.view of promoting The best In
rerests of the county and rendering
jns,ire to all parties" the Drs'rct AT
torney was instructed to se'rl- with the
railroad company rs follows: the com
p-ny % ba, to ,his count, the sum of
SIS $40 as the fniI TAX upon it, prop
-rtv in this cnu"tr. together wi ST.
5sI 90, MS n deli, qn-n' p@ral'v, max
ing in all n to,aI IF Sl1,400 80 /; afer
which the District Attorney is autho.
r,zed 10 give the railroad company
receipt in full for the tax of 1869.
Tina, is pretty much of f"il-some-
thing over one hundred and thirty
eight thousand dollars
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19
.sBr CLEAR LAKE, SHUT OUr B,

ssBY CLEAR LAKE, SHUT OR BY
ALPINE Hills Mrs James Gordon
Bennett is said TO have purchased n
The old rapscslion of the Herald will
spend bis summers there. The music of
sweet and gay luies Tor as Artemns
Ward spell, it-galoots) will probably
which Lord BuIwer rendered so famous.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19
FrsIoN OF AFFINITIEs.-A gentleman who

FrSION OF AFFINITIEs.-Ag gentleman who
came up the ru.d from Fort Sc"tt ,ester-
day, tells us a pleasant story of men and things
as they exist at Mound CITY, which is sta
ton on the Gulf rad. We give prominence
I" the affair, not because we were an eye wit
ness of what we relate, or because we feel
peculiar interest III it. but because IN this age
Of "affiuiniti,>" we like to show how actively
the thing works. the story may or may not
be colored. On that point it may be rash tn
express an opinion. The dutv of faithful
repore r is to give such particulars as ma,
have come to his ob>er.a'ion at the latest
moment. This we d., and narrate the fol-
lowing: my dear" said married man,
Stepping up unfortunately to his wife the
other morning. Il have found much solace
lately in the doctrine of affinity, and think
without "brruding on your privacy. that l
have observed similar peculiarly in your
own sensitive soul. Let us obey our In
stincts." Love" mnrmured the Lady. 'you
look look intp my heart as into a mirror.
That night the gentleman came home and
found his pillow occupied by the head Of
neghn"r. Like a good husband he stepped
away quietly for fear of disturbing his wife.
and sought the wife Of the mn who was
occupying his bed and in whom he thought
it probable he might find another affinity"
On finding her. however, he was surprised
to discover that he had been fure>talled and
that her fondness for "afini,ies had been
appeased otherwise. He now begin To think
that the doctrine was spreading quite rapidly
and that he was to be left out in the cold.
Not wishing 10 run all around town, and dis
pairing If finding lady VIII" had not an ''affin-
ity " all ready to her hand, he betook himself
TO a hay stack, where he slept all nivhf, and
got back to find his wife ready with hot
her hair all nicely smoofhed down
and looking as fresh as peach That is the
way the affinity dodge works.-Learen.
,corth Commercial.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

Dion BEATS DEErY.-Ata match game
of billiards which was played at San
jose on Saturday, Dion beat Deery ISL
points in game of 1000. I, is rumored
that Dion will shortly play game in
Sacramento against Jammison. the Paci
&c Coast champion, the game to be 1900
points on Dion's score to 1000 on jam
misOn's.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

An ovERFLowIso SESArE.-By some
figures in the Territorial Enterprise Of
Yesterday the Senate of the United S'a
ties is made to appear as having one bun
dred and fihy.eipht members. This
would give us seventy nine States! Isn't
this rather Gro wding things? The figures
we refer to are in the telegraphic dis
patches which our contemporary pub
fishes.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19
rHE RED RIVER kEBkLLIoN is gettin!

20 be almost AS serious an affair the
Aroostook or Madawaska War of 1885
8. The insurgent forces have barely
moved on the Hudson Bay Company :
some eight hundred and fifty pounds
sterling in gold. Some negotiations
are pending berween the Insurgents anG
certain commissioners on the part OF
the "Dominion' authorities.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

RAILROAD EAPsoYEEs DISCHARGED
that one fif h of all the workmrn en-
ployed in the workshops Of the q. P. r
r. in that city and along the line of the
road have been discharged for the ren-
son that the company has nothing for
them to do. The numbe thus discnarg-
ed is about one hundred.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

GEORGIA MATTERS. = The following
regarding the State of affairs in Georgia
is supplementary to the various phases
which the questions therein involved
have already developed:
ATLANTA, January IA.
Hon H Caldwell, Chnirman of
the Southern Division of the National
Republican Committee, has written
letter to Hon John A. Bingham Civ ng
an account of he causes of the DIFF.
ficuity in organic ng the Georgia Legs
latur- He lays The question dividing
the Republican party Is not political,
and does not Invoive the rights OF an,
class of p-rsans -s such. but dues in.
voive the conscience of all honest meu
who work for the interests of the State
against "A corrupt faction composed OF
few individuals. seeking To inir~nch
themselves in posi'i"u which viii
enable them TO n-plere the Treasury
and ruin The credit Of the Stale He
pronounces Attorney General Farrow
opinion, procured a, he instance of
Gov. Ruliork, without right or nutho-
riry. and says 1t was demonstrated
against hy leading Republican mem
"-rs The appointment by the Gov
-rnnr of on- of his employees on the
State Board (Harrr-) to organize the
House WAS gross and arbitrary Steps,
n violation OF the Act of Congress.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

TEE Houss Bill admitting the STATE
of Virginia TO representation in congress
ate on Monday last. 1t is highly prob
able that Senator Trumbull's motion 10
accept it as a substitute for all the
measures before the Senate has been or
will be, adopted.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19
PARTIALLY SENsIBLE PusTMAsrERs.-

PARTIALLY SENsIBLE PUSTMASTERs.-
Bya dispatch from Washington we are
informed that a convention of Postmas
tiers have agreed 10 submit u proposition
% the Pustmas er General 10 reduce the
price of postage on Newspapers sent bs
Publishers This much OF The PROPOSED
,fr,uptmeut We like. but we Go not bike
the idea of prepayment as further sug.
g-sted by these officials. With this ar
rangement big exchange list would
ruin many newspaper.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

BLEW OUT THE CASA man named
Carson came near being suffocated in
his room at the Overland House in San
Francisco one night las, week from the
effects of gas which had escaped from
the burner in his room. He had blown
out Instead of turning of his light when
he went TO bed
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

This BLOOD OF TnE MARTYRS Is THE
Serp OF THE CHURCH Let those who
are tempted to use violence toward
poor Wiegand remember the foregoing
saying. They will make a great man OF
him if they keep on.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

ExPLAIsED.-Ther person appointed TO
the coli-ctorsbip of San Francisco
turns out to be Elk Congressman T. G.
Phelps, and not E T. Phipps, as the
hungling telegraph told us 10 the first
place Phelps appointment is a good
one
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

". C. SrRArroN has resigned his OF
fee of State Librarian of California and
Wm. Nicely johnson, brother of Judge J.
Nrely Johnson has been appointed TO fill
the vacancy. The appointment is an
eminently judicious and firing one.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19
FOR SHANE /.

BY a statement made by Editor
Lynch of the Guild Hill News We lean
that Mr.. John b. Winters, Superintend-
ent of The Yellow Jacket Niue, cow
hided Conrad Wiesand in u private
sitting room in the lower story Of
Lynch's Office building on Saturday,
last. II seems from a statement in
Monday evening News that Winters
and Wiegand being closered wi.h L, nch,
Win ers. after asking if he, Wi-rand
had not put his properly out of his
hands before yenturing upon the publ
cation Of his Peoples Tribune, and
after being informed that he had SO
disposed Of it, TO AVOID The cons-qnen.
ces OF Islander suits) proceeded to tell
him that be gust retract what he had
said about him or be should hold him
personally responsible. Wiegand then
wrote the following:
To PHILIP LYNCH, EDITOR OF THE GOLD
HILL News IL learn that General John b.
Winters n CARDS the following clipping from
the Peoples Tribune OfJanuary 5 contain
ing distinct charges OF mine against him per-
sonaliy, and that he desires me to retract them
ungualiiedly. Ii compliance with his re-
quest, permit me to say that, although Mr..
Winters and view this matter differently, IN
view of his strong feelings in the premises
hereby declare that 1 do not know those
81 Il Il
! hope that critical examination would alto
gether disprOve item.
CONRAD WIEGAND.
Gold Hill, January Is, 1879.
Tbis did not satisfy MIR. Winters, VIII"
demanded an unqualified retr-eiion and
an Acknowledgement in writing from.
Wiegand that he had purposely written
a fnlsehood. This Wi-g md refused
Winters then told bin be would COW.
hide him if be did not sign it. Wi-gand
IN the almost girlish simplicity of S
nature proposed that they both Engage in
This WAS folio xed by the
Now do We pronounce this a mos
unmapiy proceeding upon
he part of both Winters and Lynch i
shameful on the part of Winters who |
Is, so far as we know anything aoour
ais acts as a business man, above sus-
,icion; who therefore needed not to
take Wiegand's statements regarding |
aim so much at heart; and Who is a giant
with the nou.combatant
whom he assaulted. 1t is a disgracefui
record for Lynch TO publish. inasmuch
As the assault was perpetraied upon
his premises, while not SO much as
protest against the attack was offered
BY bin. 1t is bad enough for hired
uuliy to strike down Mr. Wiegsnd upon
he street and to be allowed 10 get of
Nth NO greater punishment than a mere
cominal 6ue; but when men of assured
position, like John B. Winters, take il
,pcn themselves to beat him with
tripes, and tlis leading editor of
prominent newspaper, standing in his
'wn house, looks on and does not offer
o prevent The preparation of the as- I
ault, it becomes the duty of every I
ieht thinking man 10 speak out in
ecided and unequivocal tones of con
.emnation of the act and its passive :
prcta,or. We say this while giving
10 endorsement to Wiegand's so-cslled
'slancers" and while, personally, we
ave none but kindly feelings towards
sepern1 Winters ant Nr Lynch
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

Mas, NARY ANN HARDING of Gales
burg, Ills, wants to hear of her brother
Henry P. Harding, who was some
where in this State when last heard
rom.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

TIE SAcRAMESrASs are in a state OF
uproarious enthusiasm over the new
bridge across the river built by the Vail
lejo Railroad Company.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

JoHs ]. vALEsTISE has been appointed
general agent throughout the United
States for Wells, Fargo 4 Co. So We
learn from the Gold Hull News.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

JUpeE EILlYER has dissolved the
Grand Jury which was impannelled
whilst Judge Baldwin was on the U. 5.
District Bench. So says yesterdays En-
terprise.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19

The OVERLAND TELEGRAPH was Oma-
hawed " Yesterday and the consequence il
that no dispatches reached this coast from
the other side Of the continent
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19
VIII be continued by the Under
signed from the l7lh inst.

The system of teaching that will be adopte.. in
continuing this Sch"ol, is q system VIII Oh has
proved itself an entire success after experience
OF TWEEN two yeas, Icy a gent tman wen K own
IN our Eastern cities, 10 be gentleman ut the
heal Of the profession. and one worth, Of imita-
tion in ever, thing apperl aiming to eaehing. This
pursued by Mr.. Lswlur
Ihe fhiowng studies will be taught:
English Grammar,
Mental and Written Arithmetic
Spelling, heading.
Penmsn-hip. &c graphy
history of the United States,
Composition, AND
Practical Book keeping. in the manner custom
AIRY in the Eastern colleges.
The same books that have been used by Mr..
Lawor will be used at present.
report will be is1uei T. parents monthly,
showing the number fti .ures in recItAti. n. etc.
No partially will lie shown, and parents may
rest assured that their children will all the
attention necess ry to accomplish q good school
education.
TUITION, FIVE DOLLARS FOR FOUR WEEKS.
The French, Latin. and German Languages will
be taught by lady If ling experience.
A liberal patronage j. most respectfully solicited.
T. HERBERT THOMPSON, Teacher.
Carson, January Is, 1870.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-19
TO PARENTS AND GUAR.
DIANS!

TIE fBJECT OF TIPS ADVERTISEMENT
l is to give notice {" Parents a d Guardians,
that the School re- emily taug.t by Mr.. Lawlor
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-03-26

him how he was getting along, etc, sup.
posing that he had been admitted to
bail, and was taking morning walk
He asked Mr. Wilson to dismount, to
which the latter objected, remarking
that sickness in his family required
him to hasten back from market. Yer
ger then ordered him to diSmount, and
getting on the horse, rode off with all
p"ssibls speed.
AS soon as the sheriff was informed
of his flight, couriers We're dispactch in
all directions, aud armed guards were
employed during the day in searching
private residences under the belief that
he was yet within the city limits.
4 liberal reward will doubtless be Of
fered for his apprehension, and no effort
will be spared to obtain it.
Mr.. Yerger certainly could not have
been advised by any of his friends to
take step so exceedingly foolish. All
the probabilities wore that in few
weeks he would be admitted to bail un
til such time as be crime of which he
stands charged could be fairly and dis
passionately considered by a jury of his
co'utrymen. He now occupies the un-
diguied and unenviable attitude of
a fugitive from justice, with the chances
of arrest and re-incarceration greatly
against him.