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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
News and other items.

Twelve applicants for positions as
school-teachcrs in Elizabeth, j., in
dulged in such eccentric modes o.
spelling as ''mannagery," "crocha, and
"croqua." twas dreadful spell.
The well-disposed people of Dun
leith are troubled with model fault
finder--a man who is SO mean as to
quarrel with his wife about the poll
tics of the newspaper she stufis her
hustle with.
The Congsegationalist has seen this
item in late invoice Of fashionable
New York furniture: elegantly up
hOlstered kneeling benches for the
weary and heavy-laden."
The Iowa Falls Sentinel has a story
Of . woman recently dead. 1t seems
that the woman promised if possible to
return to her friends after death. She
did and her little son--fivc years of
age--shortly after went into a trance
continuing so for several days. When
restored he said he had been with his
mother. Since then on every Friday
evening at seven o'clock the child goes
iNtO ~ tLoHSS iOE SOHic ibUTs tiit s'tA y
he visits his mother.
DIR. Parker, of London. one of the
stars at the Evangelical Alliance, says
the New York churches have "too
much organ blowing and choir sing
ing" for his taste. The Doctor might
tickle his palate bctterby going West
and trying few churches on the shell
-Hardshclls, for instance. AS a
Frenchman once said, the United States
has only one soup and a hundred re-
ligions; so that, between New York
and Utah, he couldn't fail to be suit
ed.
Among the prominent failures du-
ring the late panic, we have TO record
that of John Paul, of the Tribune, for
says he, in a whitening tone, "What
man or men, what firm or un-firm,
could stand q run il lie had nothing
to pay with?" But he remembers
Bruce and the spider, and takes heart.
His tailor having dunned and deserted
him, he has sent his linen duster to an
obscure place to have a fur collar put
on it !; and hearing there is warmth in
newspapers, he has ordered ii lined
with Tribune supplements, SO ''that
when am called TO Join the inumera.
bic caravan that move on in the horse.
cars this winter, | may wrap the dra-
perry OF my Evangelical Alliance abou,
me, and sit me down to scientific
dreams
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
OFFICIAL VOTE OF IOWA

ON the 18th inst the Executive Coun.
Gil of the State canvassed the vote on
Supreme Judge and School Supcrin-
tcndent. The vote on Governor and
Lieut. Governor is canvasscd by the
Legislature at its session in January.
We quote the following from the
State Register upon the result:
The vote given for Beck includes 50
for James Beck in Black Hawk. The
vote for Hall includes the Following :
2,0l0 in Clinton, 594 in Lucas and 20S
in Mitchell for Benjamin j. Hall ;
1881 in Clinton for ]. b. Hall; in
Cherokee and 159 in Chickasaw for b.
+. Hall; Is in Chickasaw and 20 in
Hancock for r. J. Hall; and also in
Hancock 6 for r. G. Hall, and 6 for J..
r. Hall.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The steamer Virginius, captured by
the Spanish war vessel Tornado on
thc 3lst Of October, was once u rebel
blockade runner in the rebellion. IL
is supposed that she has recently been
engaged in the service of The Patriots
of Cuba. She carried the American
flag, was commanded by American Of
ficers and had an American crew. At
the time of her capture she doubtless
had American clearance papers from
the port OF New York. The place of
her capture was six miles from
Jamaica. Four of the persons cap
tured were w. A. c. Ryan, Jesus del
Sol, Pedro Cespides and Bambeta
de Varona. Gen. Ryan ia about 35
years old, native of N. Y. and was
In the war of the rebellion. The 9TH
ers are natives of Cuba and have been
connected with the Patriots of that
island in their struggle for indepen-
dence. These four prominent person
ages were shot on the 4th inst. after a
brief trial. Yesterdays dispatches
say fifty more of the prisoners have
been executed. The execution of the
four first named had fired the Ameri-
can heart greatly and seriously en-
dangered our friendly relations with
Spain. If it shall prove correct that
fifty more have been executed it will
cause most decisive and prompt action
on the part of our government and
equally decisive action on the part of
Spain to vindicate herself from wrong
In the matter, or If wrong, to make
quick and ample reparation else a
speck of war is ominons. The friend
~ relations supposed to exist between
this government and the Republican
leaders in Spain, we think, however,
may confidently be relied upon TO
avoid serious results.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Is IT not singular, and yet not so,
when we consider the material out Of
which the so-called Reform party is
made, that the Hon. N. P. Banks
of Massachusetts, was elected to the
State Senate over his Republican
competitor, notwithstanding Banks
championed the back-pay bill On the
floor of the House, took his pay and
kept it, while his opponent did moth
ing of the kind, but denounced the
measure.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The Roman Catholic Association for
the Propagation Of tho Faith, reports
its income for 1872, at about $l,120,-
600. Of this sum, diocescs in France
furnish the larger part--morc than
100000. Germany and Belgium each
contribute about $4,000, and North
America $4,000, little more than
Alsacc and Lorraine, which furnish
$4,000. Dioceses in Asia, Africa,
South America, and Oceanics contrib
ute in all about s2l 900, while Europe
an countries will swell the amount
to over 81 100000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
mrssyssIpPI,

One Of the many gratifying results
of the late elections, was the defeat of
that arrant humbug, Alcorn. A pro-
slavery politician of the old school
before the war, he pretended to be q
Union man during the conflict, but
his loyalty did not prevent his seeking
aud wearing rebel Major Generate
uniform in safe places during it. As
soon as his crowd Of democratic rebels
got licked into submission, Alcorn
fapdoodled into the Republican camp,
and directly thereafter his loyal lungs
howled him into the Gubernatorial
chair, and, finally, into the United
States Senate.
Last year was his time to fapdoodle
again, and 50 we found him singing
the praises of the late lamented Horace
Greeley during that remarkable cam.
paign.
This year the Republicans unani-
mously nominated General Adelbert
Ames for Governor, whose time 40
Senator from that State had expired.
and he took the stump, and manifest.
cd unexpected and uncommon ability
in the campaign. Alcorn in the mean
time having broken with his party,
went into the Reform business; re.
signed his place in the Senate, and has
just emerged from dirty and abusive
canvass Of the State, which he fancied
he ownod, with Ames and the entire
Republican ticket elected by some
twenty-five thousand majority, while
both Houses of the Legislature arc
Overwhelmingly Republican.
The result will be that Ames will 20
back to the Senate, while Alcorn will
retire, preparatory. to another ilapdoo.
die.
We are no great admirer Of the aver
age Carpet-Bagger, but think that
Ames is perhaps one Of the best in the
lot, He was brilliant young officer
OF the regular army during the war,
and he and Pennypacker commanded
Terrys divisions which stormed and
took Fort Fisher.
During the reconstruction era, he
commanded the Department Of Miss
issippi with great credit, holding the
nnrepentant rebels by the throat until
the machinery of government was
again successfully put in motion, fol-
which . grateful people sent him to
the Senate, where his has served with
note during the past four years. but
with Alcorn was 80 foolish as to sus.
tain the salary grab.
Weneyer heard anything else alleged
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Mr.. o. f. Davis, Land Commission
er of the Union Pacific Railroad, re-
ports the following sales Of land I:
During the month of October, 1851
acres at an average price of 1858 per
acre, amounting to $l09,74O. The sales
averaged 134 acres to each purchaser.
The total sales 10 November let foot
up $4,000 acres, at an average price of
$t3a per acre, amounting to $3,6Oi,-
900. The company still owns IL, $780,
POI acres, extending through one
State and three Territories.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The Fusionists Of Wisconsin, at
their jollifcation over their State VIC
tory held at Madison, got "summatp by
the ears. Democratic speakers claimed
1t as a Democratic triumph. Among
this class Of speakers were Geo. B.
Smith, Col. Villas and Mayor Gregory.
The reform allies did not like to be
thus publicly transferred to Dcmoc-
racy and grumbled prodigiously, leav.
Ing the meeting muttering loud and
deep Impressions. If they have no
better sense than TO unite with Dem
ocracy to seek reform the sooner they
are enlightened the better.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Victor Emmanuel continues the war
against the Converts in Italy. 1t
seems clearer with every day that
both Italy and Austria have agreed to
follow in the path of Prussia, If the
latter is successful, and that their OBJ
ject is TO secure the succession of q
Liberal Pope, and afterwards to scyer
from the Papacy the power of insti-
tuting the Bishops.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Thehot haste in which the Cubans
have taken the lives of the men cap
tured upon the Virginius, when they
were in fact sailing under the Amer
lean flag and the vessel had American
clearance papers, constitutes the Of
fense of the Cubans, if we right
ly understand the situation. Ii seems
to be conceded that the vessel was
really engaged in illicitly aiding the
Revolutionists of the island, and that
among them were some hot-headed
Americans, who, thus acting could no
longer rightly claim the protection of
this government. 1t was due, howev-
er, to the O. S., that our Government
should have been permitted to have
investigated the case.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

In has been conceded that Com
stock, Democrat, was elected to Con-
gress from the 9Th District of Michi-
gan to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of the late Wilder D. Foster.
Ii now turns out, however, that the
Republican candidate, Williams, is
elected
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The total vote cast in New York
City al the late election for sheriff, was
l0O,TS6, Of which Connor, the Tam
many candidate, received G4,S72, and
McCool, his opponent, 35,9H. Tam
many majority. 2S,95S.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

against him seriously, except that he
is son-in-laH OF Ben iutlcr's, but
with one of the prettiest and smartest
women in America for liiswife; with
his heel on Alcori's neck, and with six
years before him in the United States
Senate, he can afford TO Lei the Missis-
sippi whangdoodlcr's mourn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Tha California and Texas C0nstrnc-
ton Company have failed to meet
three hundred thousand dollars Of ma
tured paper. It's total liabilities are
accounted seven millions. Gen. G..
M. Dodge will now probably have
time to attend aud give testimony be-
fore an investigating committee at
Washington should one be organized.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The Dayton Daily Journal OF Ohio,
says that among the elnblems carried
BY the jollifying Democracy of Lam
caster, was caricatnrc of a one-legged
soldier. 1t was a characteristic fling
at the Union soldiers, and was 3 pre-
meditated insult to General Noyes.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

THf story that has gone the rounds
OF The press 10 tho effect that Captain
Jacks head had been deposited i'll the
Smithsonian Institute, at Washington,
is aMthoraliycly denied.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

VIM. r. Taylor, Governor elect of
Wisconsin is 55 years of age, is ma
tive Of New England, has been a quar-
ter of century resident of Dane
county, Wisconsin, is wealthy gen.
tleman farmer, was "Copperhead'
during the rebellion and of course is q
good Democrat now. He was
twice elected member of the State
Legislature in the olden time. lie is
President of the State Agricultural
Society and Master of q Grange. 1t
was IN HE region of The State where
Grangers in part ran the order into
politics.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The sick man, Mexico, has taken an
important advance step by SO amend
ing the constitution Of that country as
to divorce church and state. If the
amendment be put in practice the
Mexican priesthood will no longer
run the politics Of our neighboring
republic.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The total aggregate revenne receipts
from all sources in the United States
for the year ended june 80, 1873, were
$l06, 255, ,5375l-of which spirits yield
ed $52,099,37l.7S; tobacco $34,2sG.-
2O5O9; fermented liquors, S9,324, ,937,-
81 /; banks and bankers, $3,77l, ,03l .46.
1t will be seen that whiskies pay the
most Of the bill, and that luxuries and
capitalists pay it all. Iowa paid as
follows: Spirits, $496,9s7.sl; fer
mented liquors, $l5s,67o.s4; tobacco,
$3Ol, ,46S.4S; banks and bankers, $23,-
664,a2-or total of 81, ,0l2 1920.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Tnr Hon Joshua Il. Smith (colored)
viii represent iho town of Cambridge,
Mass, in the Legislature OF that State,
tliis winter.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
FROM CUBA.

HAVANA, Nov. 1.-THE trial of all
the Nirginius prisoners is concluded.
Only eighteen will be saved from
death. OF these, several are engineers
or fircmen, who were ignorant of the
destination of the expedition, and fonr
or five will he set at liberty. The 9TH
ers will probably be condemncd 10 the
chain gang.
The Spanish Brig. Gen. Bascones re-
ports encountering a strong force OF
insurgents ut Sacra, in the central de-
partment. on the afternoon OF the 10th
inst. The rebels were defeated and
routed in all directions. Over one
hundred were killed and a large num-
Der wounded. Loss of The Spanish
troops iifty-four killed.
HAVANA. Nov. l1-EvENtNG.--The
Diario, of Cienfuegos. says that 57 OF
the virginius captivcs were shot at
Santiago on the 10TH No particulars
Of these additional executions have
yet been made public here.
New YORK, Nov. IA dispatch
via Jamaica says that on the 10th all
the remaining Virginius prisoners
were marched out and ten detailed To
execution at q time. When those ten
were murdered another ten were
marched up, and their dead bodies fell
across those of their companions.
HAVANA. Nov. l5.-The mails per
steamer Frankfort, from New Orleans
were seized by the Spanish authorities
and their distribution has not vet hccn
permitted.
HAVANA, Noy. l5.--Thc Constaueia
newspaper says editorially:
NO matter how much our country
has fallen in late years. the Spanish
people have not become so degraded
as to be frightened by those who
might have ,o pay dearly for their
temerity and insolence in the event OF
intervention. We regret the situation
of affairs in our country, but ale far
from being aannted by foreign COM
plica.ions.'
The address of General Buriel to
his troops is extremely bombastie. and
| attributes the quiet surrender of tile
| Nirginius and crew to cowardice.--
lie said they throw overheard their
| arms.
| HAVANA via KEY WEST, Nov. IL.
Great anxiety is manifested here to see
| the comments OF the American press
upon the capture OF the Virginus and
| the shooting of the prisoners. There
is y general feeling that il is desirable
to have all the prisoners executed ~
quick As possible, before The Govcln
ment OF Spain, or any other powcr.cn,
Intervene: although some better feel.
ing portion Of the people dcprecn,
undue haste, and fear il may lead i,
| serious results.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

In Germany there is every symp-
tom Of an approaching panic and crl-
sis. All values have been INFLATED" )"
every Kind Of speculation has been
running riot, and now the day of set
tlement and tumbling has come. We
hesitate to say it, but this distressing
state of affairs is the result of a pletho-
ra of gold and silver. The payment
OF the French indemnity has absolute
ly ruined Germany by giving it too
"much of "specie payments" The
land of Kaiser William will be CON-
pelled to adopt paper currency as a
means of contraction. Will the bull
lionists put this in their pipes and
smoke ita--Inter Ocean.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
Don't Like II.

That champion fiopdoodleist and
prematurely developed specimen of
political pomposity, John P. Irish,
don't like our style of Journalism.
We suspect that there are many more
papers in Iowa, the style Of which
John don't admire, if the big baby
has gone to pouting at every one that
happens to cross the crooked political
path in which he has been travelling
ever since he discovered that tears
over the deaths Of Wilkes Booth and
Mrs. Surratt would not purchase po-
litical success in Iowa.--Sigourney
Ne,cs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20


In the last Congress gentleman by
the name Of Edward Grassland demo.
crat of course) represented that Con-
gressional district in Kentucky, which
includes Paducah. He, with all the
rest of the democratic members of
Congress from that State, voted for
the back salary bill, and took the
money. His organ in Padueah, while
it don't flatly indorse the vote of Its
member, yet itputs In the following
excuse, viz: "That Grassland was four
years in the Confederate army, was
three times wounded on the battle.
field, and received his pay in worthless
Confederate money, and If therefore
any man was entitled to back pay
Grassland was" That Is to cay, It is :
good excuse for such Confederate
soldiers to get ell they can out Of the
government, because the government
did not pay them for trying to over
throw it.
No doubt Grassland is good white
supremacy reformer, and will be com.
ing in with flying colors when the Chi
cago 1ribune and Times or the World,
Pomeroy's Democrat, the Dubuque
Herald, and old Bill Allen shall have
resuscitated tte dead corpse OF democ-
racy. 1t will matter not whether they
arrive at it under the democratic name,
or through cunning combination with
the odds and ends of the opponents to
the republican party. If we were not
likely to fall from grace in the eyes Of
the pure reform boilers from the re-
Publican party, we would suggest that
it was quite sufficient exhibition Of
clemency towards those four.year rebel
soldiers, to permit them to occupy
seats on the floor Of Congress at ordi-
nary rates. by the way, IL may be
pertinent to suggest here, that the
great strength which passed the back
salary bill, came from these southern
brethren Of ours, from which quarter
our Tribune, Times, Ford, and Allen
friends expect to recruit their heaviest
columns, in the new reform party. or
the rohabilitated corpse Of democracy,
which are really one and the same
thing,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The Chicago Times oGziAe 18Th inst,
at the head of its editorial column has
the following paragraph, editorial:
That ex-President johnson has
proved Holt liar, IN the matter Of
the records of tho Surratt assassina-
ton, nobody will doubt. That he is
murderer, nobody can doubt.
That Wilbur +. Story proves HIM
self a falsifier and supporter of a
drunken, unprinciplcd and disgraced
ex-Prcsident, by the above, nobody
does doubt, That the above is the
natural offspring Of the mind that
edited the paper during the rebellion,
that rebels loved and gained comfort
from, is equally beyond doubt, and
yet he Ia the great reforuier.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Eleven ladies were elected as School
Superintendent in Illinois al the elec-
tion on the 4th inst,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

Beck over all the Halls. 24,72l
Other scattering votes were cast as
follows:
BIZ. Ball in Woodbury., 40; c. E.
Whitney Ia Humboldt, 1876; Alonzo
Abernethy In Emmett, s.; j. d. II.
Smith In Cherokee, 2; John Harvey
in Chickasaw, l I; j. r. Ward In Clay,
4; Simon Baker in Emmet, l; jim
Hall in Marion, L; Patrick Forey in
Pocahontas, l.; d. w. Prindle In Ring
gold, 1; G. q. Whiting In lainggold, | (;
Jelle Pelmulder In Sioux, j. w.
Perry In Worth, 1.
FOR supERrNrENDFNT PUBLIC INsrRuc-
TON.
Tae following are the totals of the
vote for Superintendent OF Public In
straction.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The Agricultural Department at
Washington will in few weeks COM
mence the distribution of cereals and
flower seeds. The supply on hand is
large, and all orders sent in will be
filled. They will be sent free Of cost
to everybody, and without postal ex.
pense.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
Abernethy over the Prindles,
Pringles, PrindalIs, and their
rQlafsyae

Scattering for Superintendent of
Public Instruction-J. M. Beck, 5; J..
E. Chase, s.; d. HI. Hall, 3; P. S. Nor
ton, Q; Jennie Harwood, 3; Jenny
Lind, /; Fl. Krans, /; q. Funk, 1 NJ
E. Hinkley. L; Warren Pringrey, L;
Thomas Berry, L; James Dundass, l !;
G. McGinnis, L; E. B. Champlin, l (;
G. 0. johnson, l J. B. Bell, l Maur-
ice Pierce. /; Walter Scott, 1: "Scat-
tering," 5.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
,rhe Richmond Eaauire,. so long pi

The Richmond Enquirer 80 long pi-
ming away in incalcalable grief because
whipped into the outward Observance
of loyalty now rejoices with exceed
ing great ioy and in melting eloauence g
over the triumph of democracy:
"From Dan to Beersheba, from the
conflict ragged; and everyw here along
the line that naughty power so Bel
snazaarake ~ y! m its tyranny, Us n e1!rav-
- Wsa stsrt,ad into : same 1 IF asn1er ~ hT
the rush of mighty hosts. and COM
PEELED to tremble az the hand Of aven.
ging@ @ aes.lny wro.e lne sentence OF
long had suffering peonle snbmittei
to their wrongs, submitting In sorrow
fal inaction by the waters Of their
@ ~ 'or, os ,f.aa1ar an1 u' "a aSas wasna ~, .ae
neritv thcv rcmemhered > fo
The anti.Renuhl;can marty Of the
north takes mn the Euou;re,.,s refrain
and thew too ro,oica aud conn, ,ha
chickens yet unmatched in judicial and
congressional districts. They caper
about in all the glory OF the sweet re-
alization Of their hopes. Read the
anti-monop democratic or what you
call 'em journals, and note how they
glory over the Enqairer's democracy.
n,-.-
e,epieh = msi'ofy' VINO recently
aieu' was ior Ten years unitea states
senator commencing win Iso1 and
ending WIN iSol when ne went into
secession. As Chairman OF the naval
Committee In the Senate, ne twigged
old Toucey's nose, the then Secretary
Of the Navy, ~ he pleased, and. our
high .ssa - - - y. ,,n.r.;,s,,a :. 49,
hrs.h,nr ~. 80 ~ -h.,,,s rn,. ~
..sv;.. go ~ I.r 49,, 1890 a. ~
~ ,hs N.vv S;ns. -. a,ass s - ~.
rahel,ior ha hss ,,vsa - -..,rs,nan. ~
T,or,a.
An interesting lawsuit IL progress
ing a. Marsnai'' Alchigsn. One Dun.
can, wealthy OLD gentleman Of the
Gently leaving the hn,l sc ~. nrorar
tv to churches and individnals halong.
ing to that society. including benncst
Of $4,000 to Bishop Simpson, and
substantially leaving his own kith and
KIN out IN the cold. Whereupon the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

HAVANA, Nov. l5.-AThe mails per
steamer Frankfort, from New Orleans
were seized by the Spanish authorities
and their distribution has not yet hccn
permitted.