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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
swINDLkKs.

Among the many dishonest trades
carried OH in the city Of New York
chat of swindling the unwary BY means
Of circulars offering counterfeit money
for sale seems to be the most success
full. In sentencing two counterfeit
money swindiers to six months OH
Blackwell's Island, the Judge of the
Criminal Court of New York stated
recently that in forty-seven days the
prisoners had received thirty thousand
dollars from their dupes. This DIS
closure conveys an unfayorable i'm
preston also us to the morality of the
country, and would seem to prove that
more persons than are commonly
Iimagined have nc sense of the dishon-
esty involved in the passing Of coun-
terfeit money. Very frequently also
che purchasers do not obtain even the
counterfeit notes for which they trans
nit the genuine money, the sellers
either paying no attention to the order
or delivering 3 pile of blank paper
with one genuine note laid ON top. In
spite. however, Of the frequent dis
closures Of these frauds, tile ignorant
and greedy still offer themselves as
fair game for the swindlers in New
York, who, not content with the field
of labor offered in the United States,
have now extended their operations to
England. Thus the London Times
says, that a person in New York, pre-
tending to be a t%obacconist, has sent
out to England. circulars, marked con-
fidential, offering counterfeit sover-
eigns, "made of aluminium, found in
the Rocky Mountain" ut two pounds
sterling, for twenty or fifty pounds,
for five hundred Of these counterfeit
coins. The aluminium soyereigns, the
circular says, are so good In appear
ance, color and weight, that experts
are taken in. The persons desiring
such sovereigns are requested to send
their orders and the money in the
form of orders for smoking tobacco, at
prices according to an enclosed list,
and no person will be allowed to buy
more than five hundred. The London
Times thinks that only tobacco will be
sent for the money, and calls the plan
a very clever swindle. 1t Is much
more likely, however, that the Eng
lishman who sends over his fny
pounds, will obtain neither the alum
inium sovereigns mol the tobacco.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
BY THE CABLES,
DATES TO THIS AFTERNOON !
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
The Foresis arsand Paris Ordered
TO be Destroyed

The Roresis arsand Paris, Ordered
TO DO Dcsirsyed-
LONDON, December TO- Dispatches
from Versailles announce that Bis
marck has issued orders directing the
destruction Of tile forests Of the French
districts surrounding Versailles and
Paris. This order Is regarded as time
ly, as it enables the peasants to pro-
cure fuel, and will assist military Of
erations. ues. "aG !ar Sod 80
BRUSSELS, Dec. 1s.-The Aoniteau
md the Beige deny the Prtisaian state
ment that the French troops and bat
teries were allowed to cross a portion
of the Belgian territory -
. BonpEAUx, Dec. l9.-Some Journals
here having asserted that there had
been troubles in Paris, and that Flou-
rens imprisoned Blanqui, but the Gov
eminent pays no attention to the re-
port, semi-otficial advices stating that
Paris Is quiet, and animated OH the
sentiment Of defense:
1t is reported that the Prussian forces
are leaving the Valley.
The concentration along the Loire
attacked Chancey, but were repulsed.
There Is great excitement here,
owing to the PRONUNCIATION of false
news, with the forged signature OF
Gambetta, for the purpose apparently
to cause i reaction unfivorable.
DoSDoN, December lS.-The Ger
mans are e%vacuating Amlens and re-
firing toward Clermont, but announce
their intention to return.
The Baden Chamber creates further
credit for the prosecution of tile war.
LILLE, December Is. - The Ec6e
ascribes the recent active movements
Of the Prussians to effect the capture
of Faid Herbe.
LONDON, December 1s.-The Bishop
Of Luxembourg, for the inhabitants,
thanks the King Of Holland for
the cheering language announcing the
transfer Of the Duchy to Prussia.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

FARE OF FRENCH PRISONERS. A
correspondent Of the coNrte' dss Etats
Csis gives the following particulars
AS to the daily fare Of the French off,
GERS who are prisoners at Ma~gdeburg,
In Prussia: s-r.----T n
Bread Is almost unknown here. The
white bread l. served with butter OIL
it, and it Is sold pretty much as cakes
are In France. The black bread Is
made Of rye. and for forms sake \ lit
tie Of Il Is put upon the table. They
pretend to replace 1t by potatoes; It Il
the obligatory accompaniment Of all
dishes. As to the dishes themselves, l
take at hap-hazard from my notebook
a description Of some Of them:
IA hash Of herrings, onions, Gu
cnmoers and cooked pears, the whole
mixed up together, sailed aud sugared.
=: a thick porridge, with plum pud-
ulng. 5. Stewed pears with cucum-
bers. IA stew Of bacon and pota-
toes. salted and sugared. 5. Pot herbs.
with lemon. etc.
We have succeeded in stopping them
from putting any more sugar in our
dishes. IL MAS time. for our stomacbs
were completely turned by it.
These officers will carry back to
Paris some improved notions abont
cookery. The Parisians are also gain
log experience as to the best mode of
serving np mule, donkey and cat.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
NEWS.

Frank Mayo Is playing In Boston.
Edwin Booth Is playing In Philadel-
plia.
The Bedouin Arabs, who were In
Gold Hill last summer, with Wilson's
circus, are performing IN Baltimore
with great success.
Lolita Is performing In Washington.
4 writer says: IL state more than
mere rumor when l announce that
Lolita Is engaged to be married to a
Hue looking and wealthy young New
Yorker, who Is connected with the
iron-enanleling manufacture"
John f. Owens Is playing in Cincin-
natl.
The Zavistowski Sisters are at Lou
~isville, Kentucky, and meeting with
great success.
Forrest Is at Macon, Georgia.
The Rayel-M artinetti Troupe are at
P~ittsbnrg.
1t Is said OH good authority that
George Nanderhof and wife will soon
appear In Hamlet" for a season OF
twelve nights, principally IN the cities
Of New England.
Lawrence f.. Barrett played In Kan
sas City, Missouri, recently.
Mrs. Bowers, the best actress that
ever came to the Pacific coast, lately
played In New England cities. She Is
to appear in San Francisco shortly.
Langrish's Dramatic Troupe are
playing ut Salt Lake.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
LATEST TELEGRAMS
ESPECIAL TO TnE GoLp HILL. AL NEws ~
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH LINt.l
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
acknowledgements PIO-
hERR GONR-ODD q VS.
HOME WEATHER NO VAR.
KlHAL8-FlNRD.

San Francisco, December l0-lr. Y.
Greenbacks, 9024; selling, Of. y
DR.. Amos Titcomb, n Pioneer Of 40.
formerly a member of tho Board OF
Supervisors, died last night, aged
forty-two. He was . native Of Sara
toga county, New York. r
Santa Cruz offers the Odd Fellows
Home Committee al amended PROPOSE
ton, including 500 acres Of land adj
joining the city. aud materials for
building delivered on the ground free
Of charge. ,gEt1 E&G"@@
Heavy frost again last night. To
day it IL clear aud fine; wind fresh
from the north. ~ s
Nothing yet heard from. the China
steamer, or the D.. G. Murray, from
Honolulu. rssE
Billy Dwyer, the pugilist, In the
Police Court this morning, was fined
800, or the alternative Of 100 days In
Jail, for his last pistol-drawing feat.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
SENATOR STEWARD AND Tue
.M0RMONs, sos.
From lhe Rec.e River Reveille...

From the Reese kiver hevclue.l Aa
That resolution Of Senator Stewart,
offered In the United States Senate on
the 18th instant, desiring Information
rs to the cost TO the Department aud
the Indian Bureau, from the annexa-
ton Of California uutl 1854, to guard
the overland ronte . agalnst. Indians
and Mormons," has, NJ we expected,
called forth a sharp febuke from the
Mormon preSs. The Salt Lake Herald
says: This Senator isnot so ignorant
as lie seems lie knows well TINT had
not the Mormons protected. the over
land route some OF his overland Jour-
neys would have been impossible. He
knows that had It not been for the
Mormons there would have been to-day
no State OF Nevada for him to be o
Senator from ; that, the Mormons made
and protected the overland route fur
nished It with supplies, and run stages
upon 1t for the accommodation of all
during part Of the time specified. He
ought to know that the Mormons,
within the period named, protected
the United States mails, and, on the
call of President Lincoln, furnished
men to protect the overland route.
The allusion to the Mormons vas a
gratuitously lnsultiag preference. lugged
into his resolution for OBJECT, because
he knows, or ought 70 know, TINT the
inslnuatfon conveyed Is grossly libel
Gus, as It Is all u~ncallsd-for SANDER
upon n people who have done more to
make and maintain the great overland
route than any other portion Of the
Republic"
ut Is true that the Mormon settle
ment Mt Salt Lake was n benefit, not
only to the overland route, but also to
a great portion Of the early overland
emigration to California. The weary
emigrant found there a haven where.
he and his worn out animals could.
temperate, and from which he started
with u new lease Of yigor and, In some
cases. of .life.s But the Herald goes q
little too far when It says that, chad It
not been for the. Mormons there would
not have been to-dayX State OF Nevada
for him to be a Senator FROM" The
Mormons had noagetcy whatever In.
"making" the State Of Nevada. The
discovery Of silver In Virglnia City Is
what brought the people here who
made the State Of Nevada, and these
people came from California. The
discoverers Of the cpmstock were not
Mornlons nor did the Mornons ever
do anything to help the settlement Of
the State. Gu the contrary, the few
Mormon settlements at Franktown, In
washoe valley, and, on the banks OF
the Carson river, spulled up stakes"
and left for Utah aboit the time Of the
silver discovery. II 8
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
DISPATCH
HEAVY ~RRWARD-BOLD ROE.
RERV ON MONTGOMERY
sTRERT-TROURLRa OF THR
LOTTERIES - OFFICIAL IN.
CONsIaTRNCY.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 10-1P. 4.
The Postoflce Department. offers "A
reward Of 81, 900 for the arrest OF
George Lee, alias Lee Morgan, con-
cerned in the robbery Of the Central
Pacific train nca Peoluop, .Elko
county, Nevada, OH November 5, 1870.
The Central Pacific Company offers
$1,000, gold coin, additional, and
Wells, Fargo s. Co, $500. A handbill
has been issued giving his description
in full. rEsgg
A showcase containing 500 worth
Of gold-mounted bairwork vas taken
from a doorway on Montgomery street
last Friday afternoon, and the police
have been unable to find any trace. Of
1t. A reward Of $1,000 is offered for
the arrest of the thief and recovery Of
the plumber.
1t Is understood that parties here are
preparing papers for a suit to confs-
cate the moneys In some OF the lot
tsries In the interior for the use OF the
State, to be commenced immediately.
The feeling here Is by no means inan-
imous In support Of the course pursued
by San Francisco officials in'this mat
ter, which presents such a strong con-
trast to their course towards the Mer-
camille Library Lottery, which gave
fifty tickets to the police fore, and
otherwise acted literally.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
.RxH66TfoN oY DKXfnI
sENTRNCR-TwO CHINAMRN

oSc' A-CT
Trum tAe Humboldt .srly,sr Std" Dec. i7th.1
sThe two Chinese. All Ung and An
Ftng, convicted Of minrder, In the Dis
trict Court ofsthis county, Tor killlnga
.countryman Of theirs, were, on yester-
day, executed by Sheriff Thacker. The
prisoners were taken from the Jail at
about / o'clock, and conveyed to the
place Of execution In a covered coach
or stage belonging to George Hillers
The gallows was erected about one
fourth Of q mile from-toWn, hehipda,
ridge that completely hid the place
from view from the town. About 300
persons gathered on the. ground, In
Guiding Piltes and Cinnamon. Arrived
at the scafold, the5pisonen mounted
the steps with a firm step and an air
of great unconcern. On reaching the
PLATFORM a basin ofcoldmeatgconsist-
Ing Of boiled pork and fish, cut into
small pieces, with Q bottle Of brandy,
was furnished them BY their friends,
Of which they partook sparingly. The
shacklss were then taken from their
limbs when they were Informed by an
interpreter that they were st' liberty
70 make any statements they saw fit.
The smaller one, known as No. 8, then
proceeded to address his'countrymen,
II The crowd below. nj great length
and With extreme warmth. TO Which
thew responded at intervals-the pur-
port Of which We did not learn Dur
t,r tho timp TINT NJ Il was adlressinp
ti,ss crowd below from the west side q
the scaffold, the large n was en-
gagged In familiar and general CONVEX
sation with some of his countrymen
who were upon the scaffold. About
This time Sam King, his wife and two
other Chinese who BAD testified against
the prisoners on the trial, made their
appearance In the crowd and were re-
ouested to come upon the stand. An
angry discussion then ensued between
the prisoners and the woman, at the
close of which the prisoners asked that
they might have the namesof the.wit-
nesses who had appeared against them
In Court, written OH aspiece of paper,
40 that they could take them with
them DIT their long Journey, which was
soon 70 begin. d1The names, after being
written on small pieces Of paper by
the Chinese witnesses, were handed
them, and after being carsfai!y folded
were put away In their Jackets, and
will doubtless be used on the great day
of final accounts against their accu.ers,
to convict them Of. perjury and false
swearing. lpd it.
All things being in readiness, mt two
minutes before 2 O'Clock the Sheriff's
hatcllet fell, and instantly both the un-
fortunate beings were suspended be
tween heaven and earth. Not q con-
vulslve movement Of the muscles was
detected, but they continued to swing
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
The FIsnER-DEL ArrAIR IN SAcnA-

The FIsnER-DEIL. AFFAIR ~ SACIsA-
MESro.- Last Saturday young Dell.
who shot and killed Charles f. Fisher
In his own house, was in n very preca-
rlous condition, being d~elirious. caused
by the wounds on his head inflicted by
Fisher. Dell was bound over In the
sum Of $4,000. OF the Charge OF homi-
eide In killing Fisher. The funeral Of
deceased took place yesterday ut .
O'Clock, and was largely attended.
The whole affair l. a very sad u o..
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

IT Ia a standing belief Of the French
that every General Of theirs who l.
beaten IL a traitor. Napoleon, Ba-
zaine. I.cboeuf. Canrobert and the rest
are traitors. or they would never have
suffered defeat. Tie last traitor i
De PaladiueS. even he who was the
IDOL of'last week. We place him In
the list because the French already
talk Of having him court-martialed.
All idea that the Germans IN mainly
responsible for the defeat Of their
armies Is secuted by the people. 1t Is
impossible. And so the poor generals
get the blame.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

A MIS-. FLOWER, of Topeka, Is a
candidate for the Office Of engrossing
clerk Of the Kansas Legislature. She
has twive served the State already rs
Deputy Clerk OF the House, and th
probability Is that she will "bloon'
there for another session.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

RATHER sarcastic il the following
summing up OF u county fair, held At
ClearHeld, Pa. as given by tho Watca-
man, published at Bellfonte, Pa:
The Clearfield fair consisted OF n
calf, a goose and a pumpkin. We are
told that It rained so hard the first
night that the goose swan of. the calf
broke loose andats the pumpkin, and o
thief providing around stole the calf.
And that ended the fair" g
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19


GONE or OUR Social HUMBCGs."-
Under the above title the last Punch
iaello has an illustrated hit at "Silver
weddings." The illustration shows a
bald.headed, specialized old buffer In
the act OF writing. while his joanna
good looking elderly party, Is looking
on and helping him figure up the prob
able profits Of their silver wedding.
The masculine party, looking up from
his writing. speaks: MY dear, I've
hired a splendid tea-seryice for Brown
to present us ; It will make quite q SEN
sation, and I've got it cheap for the
evening"" or course the whole thing
Is simply a malicious lnslnuation.
Such things cannot occur In our "best
soclety." q Ea
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

SCOTCH WAGEs.-.AtaF Farm Servants
Hiring Fair held at Selkirk, Scotland,
about q month ago, wages ranged a.
follows: Plowmen, from $42 to S52
per annum, with beard; boys and
grown lads, from SlI to $S2. also with
board. These rates Of wages are for
the entire year, and include board and
lodging for that period.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

FAST HoRsEs.-Jerome &. Davis, OF
Yolo county, vas In Washington OH
the 5th, with a pair of horses that had
beaten $3.50, which he had picked up
ut small cost somewhere In the interior
of New York. lie has been offered
IS, 900 for them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
HUMBOLDT ITEMS.
From the Silver STATE Of saturday

rom TUG ouNCL bthsC VI oabuIuAysI In
The payment Of the Railroad tax for
this county has been DELAYED until yes
terday, owing to 4 mistake which oc-
CURED In forwarding the money,
whereby the ten per cent. delinquency
was added. The money, It seems was
deposited with d. o. Mills & Co..
Bankers. at Sacramento, on the 9th
ult.. with instructions to forward II to
Unionville, but was not sent until the
23d. two days after the tax became de-
linquent. The amount Of the tax be-
ing something over $4,000, the pell-
atty for not paying became quite an
item, in the sum of $2,9G0, which f.
B. Ryon, the Company's agent. refused
to pay ut the time, and took up his bag
Of coin and departed. On Thursday
he returned again, to be present ut II
meeting Of the Board Of County Com
misSioGers, where he made an effort to
have them throw OFF the sum claimed
rs delinquent. The Board being mex
orable, however. and refusing to throw
of any part Of the claim, he concluded
to pay over the whole amount much
to the relief Of hungry scripholders.
The coming week will witness the
departure from II midst Of a number
Of our distinguished citizens who are
called to public duties elsewhere.
Among those who will take their de-
parture early in the week, we may
mention Messrs. Bonnifield. Buckner,
Miner, Linn and I.yttle, all Of whom
20 to serve the State In different ca
pacities and for different terms, how
ever. Bounifeld's term is one year,
Buckner. Miner and Linn four years
each. and Lyttle five. The sheriff win
go down In charge Of the party.
The long pending county boundary
suit between Waslioe and Lyon coun-
ties. which was twice tried at Carson
the jury failing to agree In each case-
is about to be tried at Reno BY a Com
mission consisting Of three persons,
presided over by Judge Berry Of this
District. Tie trial Is fixed for the 2lst,
by consent Of the parties.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

Qrr1EA FoRcE.-There are now 374
persons employed In the United States
rreasurer's office at Washington, with
salaries which average about $500
each, making an aggregate Of salaries
In that office alone of $4,000 per
annnm-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

THERE Is a fair prospect that Judge
Kelley's proposition to repeal the EN-
tire Internal Revenue Law, except as
regards whisky and tobacco, and so be
rid Of the army of tax g~atherers. will
be carried through Congress during
the present session.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

THE edi,ress Of the South Bend I'm
DIANA Nattoaai C'nton ssys she Is try
ing to remember who 1t was that
promised her n new baby carriage,
Her baby Is getting too heavy for her
to carry II about In arms.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

A MISS Is ,BELr4A Smith, who claimed
that she had been injured In her feel
ines to the extent Of $40, 900 through
the failure Of one John I. Campbell
TO marry her, was awarded the sum
sum Of $lS, 900. last week, by a jury at
Waverly, Iowa.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

A wAsHINGroS mechanic IL con-
s,ructing n four horse power steam
engine. weighing only ninety pounds
to 30 ussd In propelling an expert
mental balloon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

The lafayette stIndianal Journal
makes the following announcement
IA well known Rentleman, at thestop
Of the ladder In the Judiciary Of the
State, wont 20 church Sunday, for the
first time In thlrty-seyen years. DR..
Carver was tho mifisterb IGNORED with
his presence" aSff7SG -. .
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

IT u reported that the Committee
Of W . and Means WILL In pursuance
Of Secretary Boutwell's Instance. re-
port n bill authorizing an issue Of
1900, 900, 900 five per cents.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
DIED IN THE HUSTLE San Jose
Mercury of the 18th says:

William York, q native Of Ohio,
aged 80 years, wandered away from
his home In st. Felipe Valley. on the
lst of December. and Was found dead
in the St. Felipe,M Mountains, OH the 9th,
and buried. Since then some OF his
friends not being satisfied as to the
manner Of his death, had the body dis
Inferred and an inquest held. A YER
dict of '.died from exposure" was
rendered, -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

Az Irish painter declares in an adj
vertisement that. among other por-
traits, he has q representation OF
"Death as large as life."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19
FEAnFUL FALL Al. GRAss YAIhEY-
The Grass Valley Cntoa Of the 10Th

says: e.ifJtnGiFNT
On Tuesday afternoon, about two
o'clock, as several Of the workmen
were coming up TIE steep incline of
the Allison Ranch mine, one Of their
number, John White, by chance
stepped on a roller. and his foothold
giving way, he fell down the shaft a
distance Of two hundred feet, sustain
Ing a severe ~laceration Or the scalp,
and many other bruises, but no broken
bones. Hb escape from fatal injury
seems almost miraculous.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

ruE colored ladies Of indiana have
a secret order called the Doves Of
Perfection"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

.rnE mex. eclipse of the u comes
December 2al, but Is invisible In this
region.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

IL Boston. drunkenness is now de-
.cribed a. .too much balm"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

Tim President IA said to intend
making u tour Of the Pacific States
next Spring.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

Is New York. Alaska sables are said
TO be "distressingly fashionable
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-19

ONE Kansas editor calls another
Ian eighteen karat fraud