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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-25

u. S. Internal Rerenue. Assessor Smith,
of this district, gives notice that the list of
taxes on incomes, &C., for the present year
will be open for ten days at his office, in the
custom. house, where all persons interested can
call and file appeals from the same, or by law
they are thereafter debarred the privilege.
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Donation to an Orphan Asylum.-Mr.
G. Q. Tompkins, of this city, managing direc-
tor of the Association for the benefit OF the
widows and orphans of the Southern States,
has forwarded to Mr.. E. Snowden, Jr., of Al
exandria, for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum
in that place, q check for $500.
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Personal We were much pleased to
meet on the street this morning Hons. j. H.
Plat, Jr., and W. H. Il. Stowell, members Of
Congress from this State, who arrived in the
city last evening.
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SPECIAL NoTICE.-Persons wishing the STATE
JOURNAL left early and regularly at their places
of business residences by responsible carriers,
will please leave their orders with
JOHNSTON sELDEN,
Newsdealers. 9ts Main Street.
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THURsToN's IVORY PEARL TOOTH POWDER
is strongly recommended as the best dentifrics
known It cleanses and preserves the teeth hardenI
the gums, sweetens the breath and, containing no
acid or gritty substance, is perfectly harmless and
be used daily with great advantage. Sold by all
druggists. Price 20 and 30 cents per bottle.
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E0R NEW YORK.
Tho VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP spd G2Gs2&H
PACKET COMPANY'S elegant steam Dsal D.
ship GEORGE B. UPTON, Captain RoBER1s, will
leave her wharf at Rockets on TUESDAY, April
2 tn, at P. M. Freight received up to the hour Of
sailing.
Close connections and through bills of lading given
to all southern and eastern ports.
This elegant steamship has fine cabin accommoda-
tpns.
Round trip tickets good until used, only 10
For freight or passage, apply to
DAVID J. BURR. President.
No. l2l4 Main street.
WASHINGTON Co., Agents,
Pier 81. North river. New York. an 24-2t
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JoUvEN's NOTORIOUS KID GLOVE CLEAN
ER.-By its aid gloves can be quickly and repeated
ly cleaned and made equal to new; when badly
soiled they be readily restored. 1t is easy of ap
pication and is perfectly free from any odor. For
sale by druggists aud fancy goods dealers. Price, 2s
cents a bottle
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BILLIARD TEMPLE,

TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
i STATES for the Eastern District of Virginia, at
Richmond, Va, April sth, 1871;
r. A. Vason
AGAINST
James River Insurance Company,
IN EQUITY-oRDER OvERRULING DEMURRER
AND DIRECTING ACCOUNT.
This day this cause came on again to heard upon
the amended bill of the plaintiff and the demu Of
D Hsrtsook, one of the defendants filed by leave
Of court and was argued by counsel. On consdera-
tion whereof and for appearing to the court
the court doth overrue the said demurrer. And it
appearing to the court that this has been regu
larly matrsd at the Rules and set for hearing to
all the defendants except Dillsrd, Robert w Ell
som and George Jones, upon whom process has not
been served and the bill of the plaintiff having been
taken for confessed to all of the defendants
been served, and W Hgon, Hartsook J J
Hopkins GeorgeJ Hund'ey, J Ward, D J Hart
sock and william P Shepherd; and now this cause
came to be heard on the papers formerly read the
bills exhibits, the of J Hartseok and Viii.
liam Shepherd, the petitions of william Ligon,
B Hartsook, Hopkins, George Hundey and
JR Ward together with the special reports Of the
rsesiver,J ] A Lynham upon each of said petitions
And 1t spr ring to the court that hna DEGREES by
consent, have been made as to the said William
Lgon, B Hartsook, Hopkins, George Humid
ley and r Ward, consideration whereof the
court, without at this time passing upon any OF the
questions raised by the answers Of defendants and
Without to the lights q d any 0t the delen
Pleasants, of the city Of Richmond, who is hereby
appointed special Commissioner for the purpose do
take the following accounts:
1st. An account of all debts due or to become due
from the James River Insurance Company, together
with the priorities thereof.
I'd. An account of all debts due from each Of the
defendants except the the said William Ligon, b
Hartsook, Hopkins, George Hundley ana
Ward with the sideraton and evidence tn reof.
Sd. An account showing all other assets of the said
James River Insurance Company.
eth. An account Of the funds in the hands Of John
A Ly nham, receiver In this
5th. Amy other matter demed pertinent by the
Oommissioner, or required by any party and make
report Of all said matters to And the court
doth further order that publication by the Oommis-
soner fer week fol four successive weeks in
the VIRGINIA STATE JOURNAL, and in some other pa
per published In the city Of Richmond for q like
time, showing the time and place OF taking the raid
accounts, shall be equivalent to personal service
the parties.
JOHN @. UNDERWOOD,
April sth, 1871. District Judge
A true copy-Teste:
MF. PLEAsANTs, Clerk.
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Farm for Sale.-Dr. Monteiro, Of Man
chester, offers nice little farm in Henrico
county for sale.
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VXTANTED-A PURCHASER for FARM OF 65
w acres Of good land orchard and comfortable
improvements, 8 miles from Richmond, in Henrico
county. Price 81, ,000-half cash. Address
DR. A M0NTETR0,
Office between El'veb,h and Twelfth on Hull street,
Mancheiter, Va, aP2i-st
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Police Court.-The following cases were
disposed Of by Police Justice White this
morning:
Harriet NJ. Hagan, for trespassing on the
premises of john H. Norman, and John 81.
Norman for threatening Harriet NJ. Hagan,
were both discharged.
Eliza Brown, colored, charged with using
insulting and abusive language toward Eliza.
beth Gray, was required to give security in the
sum of $lOO for her good behavior for three
months.
j. h. Thorpe, charged with assaulting and
beating colored boy named John Washing
ton, and John II. Taylor for swearing falsely
in charging J. a. Thorpe with assaulting and
beating John Washington, we're warned and
let off.
Agnes Howard. charged with abusing and
interfering with Peter O'Connor in the dis
charge of his duty as a policeman, was required
to pay fine of $3.50.
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LOCAL NEWS.

They Haze No Friends. The City Couf
ell of Richmond has become so utterly worth
less and inefficient that the body has no friend
even among its own party. Here is what the
correspondent of the Petersburg hader says of
it in his letter of yesterday. He occupies
prominent position on the leading Democratic
paper of this city, and ought to know wheretf
he writes:
"Nearly all Of the wards in the city will hold
meetings tonight OF to morrow night, prepara-
tory to nominating councilmen, and ali the
small fry politicians and aspirants are in a
fever OF great excitement. Popular opinion Is
setting steadily against the present incumbents
aud though, through the manmuvrings of their
fuglemen, q greater number may again
nominated, it is by no means certain that tht Y
will be therefore elected.
"Last year at the special municipal election
ticket, unpopular in many respects, was put
forth and the consequence was that so many
Conservatives exercised the right of scratch
ing that two OF our nominees were beaten
SO 1t will be this year, If the people do not
break through the ranks of the army of small
politicians who, for pay, usurp the control of
most OF the ward meetings, and thrust upon the
party men who rely for support upon no other
ground than they are not Radicats-who have
no position recommendatory, and who gene>
rally get elected because the contest is between
them and Radicals. OF course there are some
competent and fit men in our present council
but their number is so small that they cannot
leaven the mass with tinge of their good
ness"
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THoMPsON's POMADE oPTIAE. as dressing
for the Hair is Nil that required; purely vegetable
and highly psrfumed it softens, improves and beau
thes the Hair Strengthens the roots, and gives IT,
rich glossy al pearance. For sale by ell druggists
Price, IS and 70 cents per bottle.
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m ARRIED.

sMlTH-TAYLOR-In Baltimore, on the 18th In.
slant. bv the Rev. John W. Hedges at the parson:
age. SAMUEL SMITH to SALLIE Il. TAYLOR, ali
of that city.
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COMMISSIONER OFFICE, /
RICHMOND, April "a, 1871.

Notice is hereby given that have appointed my
office in this city No. lila Main street, the place.
and THURSDAY, the 26th day of May, 1871, at the
hour of IL M as the time for taking the accounts,
making the inquiries and generally executing the du-
ties directed and prescribed by the foregoing decree
when and where all persons interested requi ed
to be present. with the papers necessary to enable
me respond to the matters referred to me by said
decree.
Gi, en- under my hand at Richmond, this oath
April 1871. JAMkS PLEAsANTs,
ap 26-Tu4w Special Commissioner
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GENERAL NEWS DIsP .TCH.]
The Civil War in France.
THE PRUssIANs STOPPING SUPPLIES TO
PARIs-A MISREPRESENTATION FOR
DECISIVE HosTILITIEs, &c.

Versailles, April 24.-Mont Valerien
continues to cannonade NeuilIy, Clichy,
and Porte Maillot. The firing is steady
and deliberate. Some shells still fall
within the ramparts of Paris.
The army of the Assembly is being con-
tinually reinforced Many new troops ar
rived yesterday and to-day, and were at
once forwarded to the front.
The rumor that the Prussians hav G
evacuated Fort Charenton and that it has
been occupied by government troops is
officially coDtradicted.
1t is reported that in consequence of the
difficulties between the Prussians and
Communists the former, who still hold St.
Denis, yesterday stopped at that point all
supplies for Paris from the North.
Paris, April 24.-Gen. Cluseret reports
to the Commune that the suspension of
hostilities at Neuilly has been arranged to
date from noon to-day. He also reports
that affairs at Asnieres are In excellent coz
dition.
Immense decisive preparations are in
progress. Torpedoes have been planted
at the st. Germain and Versailles railway
station, and batteries erected in the Rue
Castillon.
The Commune has apologized to the gas
company for the recent seizure of its cash
receipts.
FRENCH PRISONERS.
Hamburg, April 24.-In consequence Of
a disagreement between the French and
Germans, the transports which Were wait
ing here to convey French prisoners back
to France have been obliged to return to
Hayre empty.
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Republican Meeting in Marshall Ward.
The reporter of the Dispatch, who was sent
over to Marshall ward last night to witness and
report the proceedings OF the Republican
meeting there to be held, must surely have
been lacking in enterprise as well as have been
deficient in hearing. More probably, though
the proceedings of the meeting and the
speeches there made were so convincing and
eloquent, that the Dispatch reporter felt him
self compelled to leave, fearing that he would
be converted and made good Republican -
And hence that paper has no account of what
was there done. The Republicans of Marshall
ward turned out last night to the number of
seven or eight hundred in front of Corbin's
store, and listened to able and eloquent speeches
from Messrs. Bowden and Shields, and such
were the cheers with which their remarks were
greeted. we are sure that had this reporter
been within two miles of the place of meeting
he would have heard and known what was GO
ing on. We would advise the Dispatch to
dispatch in the future more enterprising and
diligent reporters to Republican meetings.
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BUILDING FELT (No TAR
For outside work and inside instead of plaster, floor
covering, mats, &c. O. ]. FAY, Camden, ~.
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CANDIDATES. FOR OFFIOE.

SHERiFF OF HENRICO.--At the request of a
- number of my fellow-citizens respsct ctfully an
nounce myself candidate for the Office OF sHERIFF
of Hsnrico. II il should be the pleasure of the peo
pie to elect me, promise to observe, in the future
conduct of the Office, the same impartiality and
fidelity which has marked my management Of that
Office for ths past three years.
Very respectfully,
H. J SMITH,
an 2-St Sheriff of He rico.
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EsTABLIsHED 1910.

ss Mr.. HOLDEN, the lately deposed
"a Governor Of North Carolina, Is said tC
..esshsve expressed the most earnest de-
y sire that President Grant might be
rumsde Emperor, with the right Of sue.
eession to his son, the present ruler Oi
Athe West Point Academy. Not long
after this wish was uttered Holden
-'swas impeached, convicted Of high
&. crimes and raisdemeanors, and turned
V7out Of office as Governor. This shows
:, that in his case Imperialist sentiments
were no protection against popular
ius ice. The New York Sun, very
Radical, says: Congress has passed
what is known as the Ku-Klux Force
bill. which cOnfers upon President
Grant authority more than imperial,
enabling him to control the elections
in half the Union by military power,
and to make himself President in 1872.
contrary to the viii Of the people.
VIII he dare to exercise this prerOga-
tive9 If he does, he viii find that
popular justice will treat him and his
imperialist aspirations quite as rudely
as it has nov treated Governor Hol-
den.
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TELEGRAMS.

A man named Carney, near Day
ton, hung himself yesterday in a
drunken fit.
A Frenchman named Tegne, in
Darke county, Ohio, hung himself on
Saturday. Cause, insanity.
Thirty persons were discharged
from the Philadelphia Custom HO use
yesterday, among them VIM. Nor an,
Wm. 81. Miller, (printer) a native
OF Natchez, Miss, suicided with laud-
auum at San Francisco this morning.
A Farmer named Russell, living
near Franklin, Ohio, hung himself in
his barn on Friday. Cause, financial
troubles.
The grand Jury Of San Francisco
yesterday returned four indictments
for libel against the Daily Chronicle
propTiet0rs and one against the Alta
CGLif0r1ioa.
The body Of an unknown man was
found in the river opposite Cincinnati
yesterday in a box. His legs were
cut of beca use the box was too short.
The hole in his head resembled q
pistol shot.
The Louis J. Dupre win case has
been tried in OglethOrpe county
Georgia, and the will set aside. The
case involved more than q million
dollars. Messrs. Reid, Stephens and
Peoples for the viii, and Messrs
TOOmbs and Mathews contra.
Mariseal, the Mexican Minister,
viii leave this country for Mexico on
the sth Of May, to assume the Office Of
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. tits ex-
pected Romero will resume bis duties
as Minister of that republic. Cor
eOron.s condition Is Still critical,
though phyaicians have hopes OF q
change fcg the better,
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/ ehoies extra family, So E9s IS; extra, ss %.
train quiet; wheat, 81 404l 50; corn, Gse; oats.
925zc; Rye, 81 058tl 10 Ia sacks from store.
EEOVisions strong. prices maintained and
demand fair; mess pork. SIS. Bacon. ", 81
9554ei hams, sugar-cUFed, l5e; plain, l45zc
packed bulk meats, 6%@s4c loosei lard ia
4erces, lie; keg, lEfc. Whisky steady q Sc.
Tcbaeco-aales ll5 hhds at 659l8 Jugs; ss 50
gl1 50 low 70 medium leaf SIS T5G20 50 good
cutting leaf
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. April 2g-FIour nominal
and dull superfne s. 859z5; Xxx. IS 30; XXX,
50 t046 90. Corn easier; mixed, 7Ua7Ic; white,
18gl4 Oats demand easier; 81. Louis. 60Gelc;
prime, 63864; c. Oice, 65c. Pork IL better de-
mand aud nrmsr al l9c. Bac9n duII and
nominal At ~, s5<9loAe. Hams, l59I5lo
changed. sterling, 225S; sight, q premium.
Gold, ll41z. Cotton easier; sales 700 bales.
Good orc inary, l23<Gl3c; low uiddlIHg, I81l@
l8Ec; mtddllng, A5F9A3Sc. Receipts, l849
bales. Experts, foreign, 65s7 bales; coastWise,
1883 balesi stock, l72,855 bal s.
SAVANNAH.
sAvAENAH, April 29.-COtton easier; sales
700 bsles. Good ordinary, I25z9l3c; low
middling, l31s9l83sc; middling, l4558l45Sc.
FOREIGN.
LoFDOE. April %, pm CousoIs, G81<
Bonds are arm lS62s 9O5S; do old '05s. 8G5S; DO
'67s, e25S do l0-40s s95E.
FRANKFORT, April 2s.-United States cou-
pOns OF 1852, 81.
TIvERPo0L, April o. Cotton is dali; mid
sales, 10000 bales, 2O00 for speculation aud
export. shipments from Bombay since last
report 70 zSth inst, 43 O1O bales. BFeaGstufis
and provisions unchanged.
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sure to 20 up otherwise. and % m
until currency ceases to be on aBv ne
as money, becomes without conveu.
donal IS it always is without intrinsic
value.
The design In seeking to obtain a
decision such as Is reported to be In
preparation is 20 enable these corpO.
ratons to pay their debts to the peo
I pie IN worthless rags. AS we have
already said, such a stupendous SWIM
/ die Is not on record. Let US cOntem.
! plate when one dollar In gold be-
comes the equivalent Of ten dollars in
currency, what these institutions
can do.
The National bank, that has half a
million Of notes out, buys them for
So, 600; has all the property it has
made by Issuing them and the bonds
pledged for the redemption of the
notes.
The creditors Of the savings banks
are the industrial and the labOring
| classes. From the statistics we have
seen, we judge these banks, in all
parts Of the country, owe their depOs-
itOrs st least S700, 200, 600. These de-
pOsits the banks have invested in
mortgages upon real estate and in
productive securities. With 7O.OOO,-
900 Of gold they can paw of their in
debtedness Of 500, ,OO0,0 900, and their
poor depOsitOrs viii have on their
hands a lot Of paper that they might
as well light their pipes with. And
the scheme works the same way in
the interest Of railroads having bonds
falling due, and life insurance cOmpa-
nies having policies due. We have
supposed currency TO be down to ten
for one. That was merely for illus
tratiOn. Unless payment Of gold in
terest on the national debt be stopped,
q decline Of currency will not cease
until il becomes utterly valueless.
Hemp, we think, viii be a profta-
bic cr6p in a year or two; possibly
sooner.
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SALMON P. CHASE, Of Ohio.
SAMUEL NELSON, Of New York.
ROBERT c. GRIER, Of Pennsylvania,
NATHAN CLIFFORD, Of Maine.
STEPHEN / FIELD, Of CslifOrnis.
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Frnm The Nsw YORK world. ]

There is inCOrrectness in many OF
the Washington statements as TO the
votes Of Judges in 1863, and now on
the legal tender question. In the
case Of Hepburn vs. GrisWOld, which
decided In the December term Of 1863
that the law which makes greenbacks
a legal tender in payment Ofall debts,
public and private, was unWarranted
by the Constitution 50 far as it applies
to debts contracted before its pas
sage, the judges delivered opinions
as follows;
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KENTUCKY.
Politicians Msvlpg-Ths Spells, aad whr
VIII Clutch Them.

LOUISVILLE, April 3O.-FOr the pas;
few days the city has been full Of poll
ticians and delegates on their way to
to the Democratic State Convention to
be held at Frankfort, on Wednesday,
for the nomination of State officers.
Colonel E. s. WOrthingtOn, a prOnf.
nent lawyer Of this city, died at Har-
rOdsbUrg, Mercer county, this morn
ing. He held an important official
position in one Of the three military
divisions OF the late Confederacy.
Great preparations are be
ing made by the Ger
mans for the peace celebration tO-mOr
row. The features Ofthe grand celebra-
ton will bespeeches, music, and other
appropriate exercises. The city, State
and Federal authorities, ,civilland'mili-
taTy organizations, etc, will partici-
pate. The day will be a general de-
livery; beer saloons decorated every
where; greens inside and outside,
and festOOns Of evergreens swung
across the streets at various places.
The occasion will probably be one of
the most interesting sights ever wit
messed here.
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Among the numerous presents
which General Won Moltke received
last winter in France was a box OF
fifty pairs Of drawers from an Ameri-
can manufacturer.
"Ei L had been eatin' dried apples
for week, an den took to drinkin'
TOR mOn[ I couldn't feel more
sWelPd up dan I am dis minnit wild
pride and vanity at seein' such full
tendance har dis evenin'," said a col
ored preacher in Louisville.
If Pennsylvania coal were mined
for nothing it would make a differ
ence, in the cost, of less than fifty
cents per ton. Let the people who
turn up their noses at the poor miner,
and denOunce the strikes and dread
his violence, put that fact into their
heads and take the consequences.
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WASHINGTON.

GOLD AND THE SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3O.-A
decision is expected to be made by
the Supreme Court tomorrow sustain
ing the validity Of gold contracts, and
will have reference to contracts for
the delivery Of gold bullion or speci-
fed weights Of gold in coin money,
and not contracts calling merely fOI
the payment Of a certain number OF
dollars in gold.
GOLD AND BONDS.
During the month of May the Treas
Ury will purchase two millions of
bonds and sell eight millions Of gold.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April 29-Flour more sctiYe and
unchanged Wheat-No. 2 spring more active
seller last half May 81 28 seller June. Thii
afternoon tt was Irregular at 81 135S6l ~
seller May; 81 2a74 seller June. Corn-No. z
seller May; 555<G555Sc seller June. but later
was dull and nominal. Oats-No. 2 &c higher,
closing al 4l1ac for fresh fs549ge for regular
[ees1pLs. hye-No. 2 steady At 6l5s9sZ5zc.
Barley-No. dull at SAC. HiRhwines, 875Sc.
Mess pork arm at S7 IS seller May. Lard,
lg4guel Dry saltsd shoulders, 85Sc; ribs, sc.
heSs active at So 595 10. Cattle quiet at 81 45
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HOME DISPATCHES.
indians and Oxen.

sT. LOUIS, April 30.-The Indians
that have been on the Kansas and
Pacific rsiIroad are Cheyennes, Sioux
and ArapahOes, and are on their way
T. the Arkansas river, hunting BUT
falo.
A German woman was terribly
gOred by an OK in the suburbs yester-
day, and died soon after.
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Ku-EIux OnIy Ia the North.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, April 3O.-HOn.
Sharon pyndale, late Secretary of
State Of the State of Illinois, was mur-
dered while on his way to the Depot
to take the train for st. Louis. He
was probably shot by robbers. No
clue has yet been obtained TO the MUIR
derers, for whose arrest large rewards
have been offered.