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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-25
letter from Montgomery County.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
Crr1srr .NSn1.rc Y Nlnrcl d 1870


CHR1sTlASsBURG, VA, March q, 1872.
We would be enthusiastic if we could
about the prize we have won in the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College, but it
is impossible. The weather is too cold for
any ardor other than that of q rousing fire.
This morning the thermometer stood at ten
about the hour Of SUNRISE. This, it is to be
hoped, is the elimination of winter. There
has been no day quite rs cold during the
month. but there has been few when the
warme>t winter wrapping was not necessary.
An old farmer said the other day there had
not been more than three days-whole days,
he manufacturing this month in which farm
work could he carried on comfortably.
Ground hogs, 4" oldest inhabitants" and all
prognosticators Of the weather, arc utterly
banked and dumfounded. They don't know
what to say, and it is deyoitly to be wished
they may never say anything more about the
weather. 1t would be better for their own
credit as well as for the trusting souls whom
they viCtimize.
There has been little or no ploughing done
anywhere in this county as yet. When the
spring does come the press of work will be
very great on The farmers, Complaints come
up on all hands from the stock-raisers of the
scarcity of forage. 1t is said that cattle are
alIcdul us IS i'll SoulC Edl Us VI tllC CouLtS
for want Of food. This may or may not be
true. but if the accounts be true of the
scarcity of lay, fodder. and straw, it is very
certain that many cattle will die very soon.
OF course this state Of things is charged
to the dry season last summer, which cut
short all the crops, but especially the grass
crop. But there are two facts which tend to
throw the burden Of blame upon the stock
rlisers themselves. One is that almost uni
.ersaly they feed their forage wastefully !;
and the other is that they very rarely pro-
vide their stock with shelter of any sort. If
cattle are first provided with comfortable
shelter, then fed in such q way that they
will not waste their food, and after this die
from want, it will be time enough TO charge
their death upon short crops and dry seasons.
will the indulgcnt Dispatch please pardon
this slight disquisition for the sake of the
completeness which it gives incidentally to
this letter, which, beginning about the wea-
thcr, can only conclude appropriately with
the seasons and the crops? MONTGOMERY.
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From the Danyille Times.
Rirlnn1aAxasI

We received a letter last week from ON.
Richmond correspondent too late for publi.
cation. Wemake the following extract from
it, however, as the flcts it contains are of Inn
portance to the trading community:
:" find the merchants and manufacturers
OF Richmond excepting the tobacco manu-
facturers) very active In. preparing for the
spring and summer trade. Their stocks Of
all kinds are being made or laid in with n
liherality OF expenditure TINT evinces fixed
faith i'll the restored prosperity of the city.
and that its commerce with the interior Of
Virginia and North Carolina isan established
and growing interest which they can
henceforth confidently rely on. They tell
me, and am assured Of tho fact by per
sonal investigation, that they are resolved to
allow the country merchants and the mer-
chants Of the interior towns, within water or
rail communication with Richmond, no valid
excuse for making their purchases elsewhere,
and l am convinced that Richmond offers ad-
vantages by decreased distances, risks, DELAYS,
and all other costs, &C., Of transportation,
that it would be folly in any one who can
avail himself OF them to neglect. The whole
sale stocks now exhibited here will compare
flvorably in quality, variety, and price, with
those to be found in cities further north, and
honest and responsible parties can obtain as
liberal terms here as they can anywhere in the
world"
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From oxley,s Monthly Tobacco Circular.

LONDON, March 4, ls72.-Nothing Of special i'm
portance has occurred In the TOBACCO hTkes siitse
our Last report on ts 1s u o n ana Exceed total
trade the demand has been Of s, retail
medium quality, the finest classes being almost en-
In virginia tobacco the chief transaction was q
purchase of about hogsheads leaf for the use OF
the navy.
Virgtnia-Leaf-Short and common, $780,
mddiing to good, e@7sd.; selections, 3d. stcmme.5a
Short aud common, e6ssd.; middling to good, f@
Sd; fine a selections Ngs,s ssgsd'
CussnIish.-CoInmon to medium, 7@53d.; prime
WeseSaa.-L exports, 4G4sd.; factory
ad ns seestions f, s stemmedshort and
fine selections, as@ad. tsil,. =
Jdrd.-5@llod. ---.s--.--.--.-r-
mI5S p,e March 1s7s fairly active de-
since the date of our last Circular has included nearly
all current qualities of American growth. Or COM
mon export leaf the stock has been nearly exhausted
by the demand from the continent, while Of the
better grades Gales were made to moderate extent
trade and In some cases slightly lower rates were
submitted to.
Virginia.-Lcaf-s Short, common and faded, s@
3d.; ordinary sound, 5led.; medium to good. S361
I'D. selections, sd. Stemmed- ordinary, short and
common. e@sid.; middling to good, 7Gsd; fine Sc
'et Gre1s and 1aaST1' arEey.-s@sd. - s.
Caretdish.-Co,nmon to medium, 197ad.; prime
Weaegn.L eaf-ordinary exports, 4@isd; ordi-
nary Africans, sl65d.; fine Africans, 6sG7d., inc
tory drcd-culDn,on filters; s@6d; medium TO good,
sid fine. sciory s sss ssS ns "a
''i Maryia rasSsc to good, s,ss@sa
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VIRGINIA NEWS.
letter from pstersburs.
Correspondence or The Richmond Dispatch.

Correspondence OF The Richmond Dispatch.
PETERSBURG, March %, 1872.
The Hastings Court has been In session al,
day. Judge e. NJ. Mum, presiding. Quite a
number Of important Commonwealth cases
have been disposed of, but only one resulted
in verdict which Will increase the floating
reputation of your city. The case In ques-
ton was that of David Saunders, with half
dozen aliases who was found guilty Of bur-
rlary and robbery and sentenced to the ,peni-
tertiary for ten years. He is desperate
character; broke Jail and was at large for sew
eral days pending his trial, and the commu-
nity is we'll content To have his residence
transferred TO Richmond.
4 new trial was granted Winfield Lewis,
found guilty. OF passing counterfeit money.
Sallie Bland was acquitted. William Wilson
and Fred. Ilaclin were found guilty of per-
jurv. but motion was made for a new trial
and they have not been sentenced. William
Raft, for unlawful cutting. was sent TO Jail
for one month and sentenced to pay fine of
ten dollars.
Yesterday. after the close Of my letter,
William Alexander, the man who beat George
Fayerman, formerly one Of our delegates to
the General Assembly, was sentenced to, one
hours Imprisonment and fine OF one cent.
The grand jury is still in warm pursuit OF
"ve tiger" and that noble animal is not eN-
hbiting his customary courage i'll defence.
On the contrary, the tiger and his keepers
have made inglorious flight, and have disal-
peared in the depths Of the jungle. Several
indictments were brought in to-day. but the
PARTIES are not in the city to answer them.
Il seems likely they will have some trouble
here vet.
During tie past week the inspections of
tobacco in the warehouses of.thiS city were
lG7 hogsheads; reviews, IL; receipts, 1I3;
total inspections since October list, 2,i35.
Total inspections for the corresponding Pc
Rod of last year, sop hogsheads.
The report made Ivy the party of inspec-
ton aud examination Which passed over the
Petersburg railroad yesterday is not quite so
rose-colorcd as that made Just prior to the
stockholders meeting. There are notable
needs everywhere for repairs and improve
ments, and heavy expenditure will have to lie
incurred. The new administration promises,
however, to largely develop the capacities of
| the road and to run ii in 4 manner to amply
repv all OUTLAWS required in its renovation.
1t is proposed to relay without delay one-halt
Of the track, which is so WORKOUT Is 10 re-
| quire new rails.
There was q rare row this morning be-
tween two colored families in Blandtord
wherein Cornelius Mabry held Mary Ann
Mabrv while Lucy Ann Brown beat her very
severely. The parties were arrested and Will
come up Monday.
The Mayor has been OIL Il visit to Baltl.
more for several days past" rccupcratlnS,
| possibly.
We have had all sorts Of weather to-day
but at present It's bright and balmy.
There is great deal Of sickness prevalent
among the little children here; and we hat
| this week one case of meningitis.
| RoBIN ADAIR,
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THE LIQUOR Law EXCITEMENT IN THE
NORTHWEST Chicago, March 81 The eX.
citement over the temperance question cob.
tinues in the Northwest. The Germans of
this State are making vigorous war on the
new law, which makes the seller of liquor
responsible for the acts of the drunken man,
but viii hardly succeed in securing its repeal.
They intend to make its reputation politi-
cal test. A bill with similar provisions,
drafted from the Ohio law, was defeated in
the Iowa Senate yesterday. The Wisconsin
House Of Representatives yesterday refused
to concur in the Senate amendments to the
temperance bill, which provided for the ex-
emption Of wines made from grapes grown.
in the State from the operation of the law,
and for punishment Of drunkenness as q
crime. The Senate will probably recede, as
both these amendments are Objectionable to
the friends Of the measure, who argue that,
the first would open an easy way to evade
the act, and that the second is impracticable.
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The smallpox is no respecter Of persons.
A. T. Stewards palace in New York has
been surrendered to servant who has that
disease. ,.-.......zg,-... .gf.s -
The newspaper sensation reporter who
pretends to be prisoner in the hands of the
North Carolina bandits, but who manages to
send off kilograms pretty freely has not been
soutlayed for his companio nship with the
thieves, as reported. The whole affair. is a
disgusting attempt to make newspaper capt.
tai. g 60. &
"An history" says Emerson, " easily re-
solves itself into the biography of q few stout
and earnest persons" 4-is 1sas y.
One of the young japanese girls has o
brother in New Haven who has requested
that bis sister may be kept out Of his sight,
az he no longer cared to look upon her after
she had so flr lowered herself as 70 seek an
education,
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ACCIDENT on THE WEST Pennsylvania
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Persons WOUNDED,
ETc.-Psusbwg, March 22.-The southern
express on the West PENNSYLVANIA railroad
was wrecked at Conemaugh Furnace, seven
ty-iye miles east Of Pittsburg, at O'Clock
this morning, caused by broken rail. The
engine and six front cars kept the track.
Three rear cars went of, one of them going
over al cmbankment. The three cars wrecked
were palace cars, one being the Louisville
sleeper, one the Philadelphia and Pittsburg
sleeper and the other the Baltimore and
Pitt$burg sleeper. Two passengers were
killed and thirteen or fourteen injured, who
were placed on al extra train and arrived
here at > Z. NJ.
The following is list of killed and wound
ed Killed Miss Amanda Hartman, of
Chicago, and Isaac Josephs, jeweller, of Bal
timore. Wounded-Mayor A. z. Callow,
Guy NJ. Irwin, James Brown, and Mrs. S.
Robin, all of Allegheny, Pennsylvania-the
two first named seriously; d. c. Patterson,
of Washington city; Joseph Lillybridge, Of
Forrest City, Ohio Z. J. Tyron, Of New
York 6. W. Moore, of New York; Richard
Vose, Of New York G. n. Phillips, of New
Castle; II. G.. Frost, of Hannibal, Missouri; E.
G. Sheppard, of Cadiz, Ohio, and E. Beaker,
of Tcrre Haute, Indiana. Two Of the three
cars which were thrown over the embank-
ment were entirely destroyed.
Mr.. Patterson. of Washington city; had his
left Shoulder dislocated and right arm frac-
tured. Mayor Callow had three ribs broken
and is injured internally. Mr.. Irwin is in
iured internally.
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INSURANCE OF THE JEFFERsoNvILLE FIRE

Inc LOUISVILLE courier gives IL as 1OuOWS:.
Nationat of Boston, $500 Allemania, of
Cleveland, $1,000; Home, Of Columbus, S.
800; Atlantic, of Brooklyn; $4,000; Enter
prise, of Philadelphia, $500; Andes, of Gin.
cinnati, $1,000; Amazon, Of Cincinnati, S10,-
COO; Triumph, of Cincinnati, $4,000; Ma
tioual, of Boston, $500; Kentou, of Coving-
ton, $500; Citizen, of New York, $500 !;
Clay, of Newport, n.y., $4,000, Undcrwri-
tiers. of New York, $4,000; Andes, of Gin.
cinnati, 900 Imperial, ofLondon, $4,000;
Georgia Home, $500; Merchants. of louis
vile, $500; Franklin, of Louisville, $4,000;
North British and Mercantile, $4,000 Spring
field Fire and Marine, $4,000; Louisville In
surancc and Banking Company, s., 900; Com
mcrce, of Albany, n. T., $4,000 Hoffman, of
New York, 81, 500 continental, of New York,
$500; Hartford, of Hartford. $1,000 Queen,
of Liverpool and London, $4,000; Enter
prise, of Cincinnati, $1,000; Peoples, of Wor-
cester, $500 Star. of New York, $4,000;
American Central, Of st. Louis, $1,000; Viz
ginia Home. $4,000; Standard, of New York,
$500: Sun, of Cleveland, -; Williams
burg City, s. 800; Tradesmen's. of New i ork,
$1,000; Pennsylvania, ofPhiiadelphia, S., 900 /;
Home, of New York, 10000 Royal, of Liver.
pool and London, $1,000; franklin, of In
dianapolis, s., 500; Westminster, of New York,
g 800; Phoenix, of Brooklyn, $500; Mer-
cantile, of New York, $4,000; Merchants, of
Providence, $1,000; st, Nicholas, of New
York, $1,000; total, $l9o, 800.
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Calico shirts, with horse figures, and stove
pipe hats, are the very acme Of a Sandwich
Islanders desire. Only the royal family as-
psre to brass earrings and pewter breastpins.
A singular accident to Lad is reported in.
Illinois. One Of his playmates came behind
him and leaped on his shoulders, crushing
him to the earth and brSaking one Of his legs.
La Patti Noire," so-cailed, q coiored song
stress, Is performing at Paris.
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WHERE AND WHEN WILL THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION MEET ?-Mr. Belmont has finally
given hint concerning the National Demo-
cratic Convention, To an eager Milwaukiean
he writes: 81 suppose when the committee
meets western city will be selected for the
place of the meeting of the National Conven-
ton, and you will then have an opportunity
of urging the claims of Milwaukee" When
it will meet he does not say, but deprecates
agitation on the matter until after the Gin
cinnati meeting of the Liberals. 49, - -,
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RAxInOxD TfSF.
"a % al 90 -

Passenger train leaves. Richmond oa Tuesfy.
with The spicndd steasner STATE OF FfRGiNII,
e ealas Iesbg IT lie ssr Iatss and 1--WE
In Balrinore on the following morning in nnae 10
connect with trains north and vest. ~
THROUGH TICKETS and BAGGAGE CHECKED Issl
Passenger train leaves daily Except Sunday fos
steamer leaves Baltimore pier No. 2, No 90 Light
street, on Mondays, Wednesdays and trtdays, ssA
P. NJ, arriving In Richmond at o'cloGk tne loi:
iST rRg E. sxans and
the leaving Of the trains South: ~ u. u.
Freight train, with passenger car attached, raves
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday,, at ociock a:
~, for through freights to all points ScTtn Aad
West; and ON MONDAYS, Wednssdays, ana lTlaaays,
STAGES carrying the Unfted States MEdD at
FISH HAUL on Tuesdays and Fridays foE Tappas
hammock and all intermediate points. y, S@..ga.
b Fo sss e
Fare from Richmond to Tagpabannock.... 80. ~ %
Fare from Richmond to NIiers.. 50
Fare from Richmond to Bruingtcn. -issf1 90
Fare from kshmond 70 Kfns William
Freisfs received daily, carefully handed, and
promptly forwarded Through bills OF lading given
From Richmond to Batimore.;c; - ..s "
From Richmond to New York. 10 90
From Richmond 10 Boston, au rail 1900. II e
From Richmond to Boston via the Sound 10 -
= WILLIAM n. BRAGG, Superintendent
RErBES FOSTER, General Agent, No. 99 Lignf
). L. T1TEoa, General Ticket md Freight Agent,
NH .HorcmK1ss, Travelling Agent mil
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REBUILDING THE CHICAGO ElEYAToRs.-The
Chicago Times says: "Already the Workmen
are busy upon new elevators, which will be
ready for the fall grain trade, and which will
have total capacity Of about $500, goo bush
els of grain, OF over million more than
before the fire. To this estimate there will
no doubt be added within few days tue
capacity of elevators now in contemplation
but net yet begun, which will swell the total
several millions more"
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THE LATE WoRKlNGMEN's STRIKE IN ScoT.
LAND.-1he dispute in the engineers and
ship-buidels' trades in the Clyde district OF
Scotland is settled. IT l. agreed that the
fifty-fourhours-per-w system shall COM
mence always on the 1sf of March, and that
on the 1st of November the fifty-one hours
shall commence; overtime being counted
time and half, each days overtime being
separated by itself.
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FIRE.-On Tuesday the alarm Of fire was
sounded in our streets, audit was ascertained
that the dwelling of Mr. w illiam A. Chapman,
near town, was fire. Our citizens, as usual,
moved rapidly to the spot, and worked as
they know SO well how to on such occasions.
A single story framed building with two
rooms, adjoining the main brick dwelling, was
enyeioped IN danes aud could not possibly
be saved Ssa aith d,t eor. the other
age. Some articles Of value stored away in
the building were destroyed.-Page Courier.
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Postal.

William Duke is appointed postmaster at
Lake Drummond, Norfolk county, utce vii.
lam F. Douglas, resigned. David II. Henkle
Is appointed postmaster at Stonman, Page
county, ricc Jacob =. PrintZ, resigned. Miss
Caroline V. Avis is appointed postmaster at
Dover Mills, Goochlsnd county, uice c. j..
Gibson, moved away. The post-office at
roaPs Shop, southampton county, is dis
continued. Hugh h. Darden is appointed
postal route agent between Lynchburg and
Norfolk. James III. Thayer, of Virginia, is
appointed railway postal clerk between
Washington, D. c., and Weldon, n. C..
The tax in Washington city is $500 on
500 worth of property. .s.,N
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FIRE IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Policy
LACKED Bur A Few HouRs OF BEING Our
The Gazette tells of the burning ION
Thursday night Of the wheelwright and
coach-making shop and its contents, of Mr..
Henry Miffleton, on Duke street between
Columbus and Alfred. Mr.. Miffieton had a
policy, which expired at u O'Clock the day
after the fire, in the Associated Firemen's
Company of Baltimore for 81 ,000-S5C0 upon
the house, 800 OH the finished and untin-
ished work aud material, and $500 upon the
machinery and tools-but says he cannot re-
store what he has lost for s., 900. The fire
originated in the trimming room, on the
second floor, and was undoubtedly the work
of an incendiary, and had been preceded by
two unsuccessful attempts.
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COMMERCIAL
I COMMAND FLOUR EXCHANGE,
RICHAoFD,iYA.. March %, 1877.

.zsS IN CORN AND FLOUR EXCHXNGE.f
RICHhoFD,iYA.. March %, 1877. 3
OFFERINGS.
- HHEAT.-White, 1g1 bushels 3s3E f'ES@S
OATs.-2ss bushels. = TT : 49, -'-
RYE.-10 bushels. @1as@
ssSkEAs.-J bushels. 80 fs s.fs.
Fsss.q.s .ts, SALES. - ~
WHEAT:IWlnte, bushels prime at sI.ss bush.
CoRY.-White, s7s bushels very good at 7oc Mix.
ed: 17a bushels prime ut zoe. Il -.
OAIs.s2 bushels prime at esc, lis busiiels rer,
RYE.-1o bushels common ut oac. 5.f
BLACK-EYE Peas bushels at Si.so ahrishels al
$1.25. 1880 -
l ifRE-EXHIBITED. 81 ~
CoRH.-White; sas bushels.
. OATE.-1iS bushels. -. 49, 80.
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AGAss1z's FIsHEs.-A letter from tho Hass-
Ter expedition, Mt Rio Janeiro. tells Of the
good use the naturalists are making of their
long detention. Sixteen large cases of speci-
mems are already on their hoincward way.
With other specimens, however, Professor
Agassiz has not been equally fortunate, as an
enthusiastic servant at the house of q friend
where he was staying poured the alcohol of
the fishes, scaled them, and served them up
at the table fried.
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rrON WASHINGTON.
,,,cc Of the Richmond Dispatch

OF Inc hiNH"''"
''''>''W WASHINGTON. March 81, 1s'2.
,..., !. ia come up again next week as
',,,,,;,,i>t,-,iion measure. III VIII wv, w
sn >""'t I a,,,nc.tv. however. rs there VIII DC
U''"s,'',. - rvrcrtions Of tho very class OF
n'''',, ~ the estimation of leading ke
men WV" nngl,t, fnr the benefit OF the StateS
1''o'n"",,,,,' ,bry reside. t. he included III tue
n VIVA" ,,T SSsious. |, is difficult to Judge
AT'a,>,; ,,i -, ,hc fate of the hill. Mr.. sum
WA! w." hn :. in the Senate, will, as matter OF
0'I; ~ :, ~ trn+ ont his civi-rightS amendment,
'@"'S, I'M Kin the Jill in the House everit
N"','' thr Senate. Perhaps the MaSsa-
Il i'1,. -. senator might be induced to be alb
'""'' s.,,,, II, scat, if \ generous amnesty bill
e" .,.irrrd until il is passed: but the
j, 49, 49,. are yer, much against it. There are
S"", ,',I. who want to charge the Democrats
'3,S killing amnesty hy voting against "
WIS.,, which. as they vii! say, couples
t, [.,yvi;h Justice. The President himself
r'''''' 49,. G,yor lacking a ciri-riGhtS amend
" 500, - D., smnc>ty bill. We shall see II MS
,,.,:,,, ~, That score has any weight III the
: r r%' ou;>iana factions, who are very much
,, IN color rs we'll us in political sentl-
''' =, mr. still well represented here and are
,.ras> themselves up for coming tlays s;; lne
'' ',r,J delegation is the most intelligent
a.. ,,,... !.oly al colorcd men that have visited
a., ,-p.:a! on political matters since thcA
,,,,,.,jrcd the rights of citizenship. They
,,,c iutrr>irwcd the President and all me
.",r,ry, Of the Cabinet. and seem not IN
81. I,,,, backward in giving in their political
.n> The fact looms up that Louisiana
WI, y, avery exciting political battlefield.
Nnira! reports 10 the Interior Department
~,grr>cnt y.!o Arizona Indians rs making
ar-,a.caicMt, 10 20 on the w:r path. Should
49,, 5,a.yc their reservations and begin dcpre.
.l..,,n, anew a war of determination VIII
.r.5;n,y hc commenced.
\, >1au ~ spring opens work will becom
r.ru,rsl Anew in the streets OF this city, more
...,, one .! which will lie torn up, the grade:
.,g.,,!. widths lcsScned, etc. \ great man.
.-..a,c fear that this turning up OF thu
wi. promote material influences to a de
..-,, :,aj will cnScnder an epidemic of fcve'
0..la,!ir. TIMON.