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which he secured his election, and
tho attacllmonts otlior than matrimonial
which bind him down, according to corro-
sporilont Of tho Cincinnati Commercial, rondor
linn politically still moro dangerous character.
Tho statement is nade TINT l,o is moro tool III
tho lanas Of Holiday, tho Oregon railroad
apcculator; Tint it is tllB influence which frat
o1octoi Inn to tho State so,.hto; md tl,at tho
railrond intoreBt manipulated tho Oregon LogiB-
laturo to secure Ills election to tho United States
souato. It ia alao saitt that Ito IsimHolf expended
100000 to bo olcctcd nnd TINT ho won1d
hayo been ruined financially If lo had
failod in his purpose. 1t is pertinent to ass
how ho could afford to risk oil tito
money ho bud on this hazard. nnd how lo OK
poets to got 1t back. Hois described as Hhrowd,
Enoot1, inBinuating man, who would have bo-
como all important anl dangerous a'1y Of tho
corporations In the United StntoH sonato If It
had not been for tho oxpoauro which followed
his olociion. As 1t is, 1t ia not likely that ho will
resign. IIe has nomnally placed himself In tho
hands Of his constituents, who shall say whether
ho is to resign or not. They will not encourage
d resignation, because tho Governor Of Oregon
would appoint Democrat. Thoy prcfor biga-
miBt,
, 1873-08-20

Tho brewers Of Massachusetts, who arc just
now ground between tho naill-stoncs Of tho Con
era} Government and tho local autAorities, hnvo
determined to asccrtain .hoir legal rights. Tho
position which they assunao Is, that. 60 long %
they arc compelled to pay revenue tax to tho
Government, tho local authorities should lot
thcn alono; and again, that oitlor tho Dlassa-
chusa.ts law is unconstitutional, or else it is
illegal for Federal officers to collect tux from
tho browcra, Tho statistics with regard to
the manufacture Of becr in TINT State
show TINT the brewers haye Just causo
for complaint. Thoro are twenty large brew
erios in tho stato, fifteen of which aro noar Dos~
ton. On the list Of May lest, there WIS Of beer
aud nlo on hand aG00,000 worth barley aud
Inalt $50, 900; bills uucollectable, $15o,0o0 !;
real estato and appurtonauces, 100000; total,
1900, 900. Last ycar, Massachusetts paid into
the National Treasury $780, ,2so as tax on malt
liquors. For tho first nino months Of the pros
e1t fiscal year, she paid SAT-, ,53o, against s404,-
500 for tho Hae tine last yenr, or at the rate OF
S670, 900 for the year 1879 Tho Government
has, therefore, received 81 for oyery barrel
soizcd or which may DO seizod, un-
| der the operation OF the prohibitory
law Of the State--an act Of injustice which ia
apparent to any ono. In Wow Of thoso facts,
md encouraged by recent decision of tho
Rhode Island Supreme Court. that it is not COM
petont for State to Interfere With the ealo of
| IN article tho introduction Of which for sale ia
permitted BY tho laws Of tho United States, tho
browors have determined to make tost caao
and taEo it to tie United States Supreme
/ Hnurt
, 1873-08-20

Tho Chicago produce markets were moderately
active yesterday, and tho loading ceroals wero
woals. Mess pork WAS in fair demand, and
etondy at $t505@16.00 for cash or aellor Sop
tember. Lard was moro activc, and stoady at
71S@8o per h for winter, and 7s6@794o for sunl-
NOR rendered. Meats wore quiet and firm at
7;6@Bo for shoulders, 0]4@9Nc for hhort mid
llos, and 10@12o for sweot-pickled hamB. Lako
freights wero rather more actiyo and 10 higher,
at 90 for corn to Buffalo. IIighwnos wore
quiet and unchanged, as 05o per gallon
Flour was quiet and unchanged. Whoat waa
active and weak ut Mondays average, closing at
91.22 cash, s1.1oN seller the month, and s1.18e1
Bol1er September. Corn was 1esa active, md
declined 1910, closing at 881l@as96c cash or
sol!er September, and $500 seller October.
Oats woro dull and 10 lover, closing as 26Nc
cash, and 2o1sc sellor September. Ryo was mcso
active md q ahado 1r1nor, at 67@G714c. Dnrloy
vas quiet and TO higher, at e1.10 scller Sop
tefnber, and al.05 seller October. Tho stocks Of
grim in this city on last Saturday oyoning were
4s1, lib bu wheat; 1,459, ,554 bu corn no. 1856 bu
oats; 5a,s51 bu rye; and SO, ia bu barley. Tho
hog market was active and Htoady for light, but
dull and shade lower for hoayy grados. There
was 10 decided change in tho cattlo mud sheep
mnrIiota
, 1873-08-20
HUNNING TRAIrJ5 By IELEGRAp H.

There Ia pretenso on nearly all railroads. TINT
the traina nre r1ln by telegraph Such an un-
dorstandiug ia calculated to inspire confidence
i'll the aafety Of passongorH. II it wero fact
that no train could leave station without in
structiona from train-dispatcher. in Ill cascs
whero tho telegraph wires arc in order,
tho danger Of collision would bo next
to nothing. If it woro tho rule that
tho station-maater should not allow any
train to leave his station until he had TO-
coiyod implicit instructions from headquarters,
tlo train-dispatcher would be possessed Of POSI-
tive, and not merely inferential, knowledge Of
tho location Of ovory train on tho road. This is
tho only way in which railrood trainB could be
properly said to DO run by telegraph. Yet it
appears from tho joint evidence OF superin"
toulont hIcAIullon, Of tho Alton Road. and Of
Mr. Houston, tho atation-master at Iomont,
tl,at tho telegraph is only uaed whon tho tratpa
arc ont Of tinlo. This is probably true Of
most other roads which pretend 10 have
regular telegraph systom for running their
trims. It is perfectly plain to everybody OUT
sido Of tho railroad business tint a telegraph
limo which is used for railroad business o1clu-
Bivolg could communicate to division train
dispatcher the oxact location Of nil running
trains oxcept posHibly during thnndor-atorms /;
md that tho train-aspateher, with this chart be-
foro him, could givo instantaneous orders
for holding Or sot,ding of traiua with such
raey TINT collisions would be az nearly
! impossible al thoy could evor DO
wloro several trains run In opposite
directions Oh {. singlo track. So simple and
practicable Is this syston,, that majority Of tho
people uuquos!ionably bcleye tlat 1t Ii tho rule
On al railroads. and 1t will sorey puzzle railroad
mon to explain why it III not.
Tho evidence before tho Corouor'a jury in tho
! Lemont disaster GxcB groater blame upon tho
| management of the Chicago Il Alton Noad thnu
tho sy@tem Of running trains by telegraph is de-
fee.iyo, bccanso tho telegraph III o.ly
brought into uHo whom there appears
to bo apoclal necessity for it mud (2)
that tho telegraph was not usod last Saturday
night, whom there waH tho most urgont nccog-
| Hl&y lor ". DnHl tAo GpIl'ull!b t!hha "o1a pb-
hind timo. Superintendent AIeAlullon tostitoa
TINT tho passenger trnin was duo at Lonont at
1000; Russell, conductor of the train, says ho
did not loaye Willow Springs till 1908. Tie
run botweon Willow Springs and Lomont is III
milcs, and requires at tho fasest passenger rate
of speed, Ii minutes. Tho passenger train was
therefore, ut tho beat, II minutes bohlnd
timo. This IL furtAor confirmed by tho faot
tint 1t minutes woro exhausted III attacling
sleeping. .coauh at Willow Springs. wl4ioll wat
ordinarily takon on at Chicago. The coal train
1t appears from tho Bupcrntontont's testimony
waa an hour mud q lalt bollnl tlmo ct tho vor1
loaAt. It should have loft Joliet at o'clock, bu
did not loaye till 1880; II usually mot tho pas
aapgor train at Bridgeport, instead Of wllQh tht
, 1873-08-20

Tho Minneapolis Tribune is confident that
TUE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, " like Lucifer, has fallen
headlosemost out Of lieavoa, aud will loucoforth
wear tho linoamonts of its now character
and functions" This Miatonlnn flight OF fancy
is supposed to be bnacd upon real estate, but
whether it refers to the Fort Smelling ReBorva-
ton or to aotno other stretch Of valuable terri
tory III Minnesota, Is Z. matter Of grave doubt.
, 1873-08-20

Ono Of tho principal grievances which has
brought on tho struggle between tho farmorB
and the railroada is tho g1ut Of farm products.
which has brought with it low prices and conso-
quontly unprofltablo farming. This unusual
accumulation Of farm products is largely duo to
the enormous incroaao Of rnflroad construction
during tho past few years, which has
opened up vast area Of agricultural
country, and advanced production fur beyond tho
demands Of tho market. As long as this con-
tinuos. tho troubles betwcon tho farmer and tho
railroad must continue. II the conatruction Of
railroads should go on for o fow years to como
In tho Hamo proportion that 1t has for fow
yoars past, tho farmers would not DO the only
sufferers. Tho locking up Of so much capital,
whore it would yield no immediate return,
would tend directly to financial rovulsIon, and
tho whole public would suffer.
Fortunately, thoro aro nIgns' Of o hcnlthy
reaction. Public opinion Inns ut last forced
tho National Government to Pit tho
tho public lands in tho form Of 1and-grants.
Tho system Of county, city, and town subsidies
has also suffered o sevoro blow. Tho agitation
Of tho farmers has also creatod (. diBtrust in
railroad bonds and stocks. Tho surost sign Of
reaction, however, and tho hoalthoat Indication
for fetutnro is tho fact that railroad conBtruo-
ton Is natersally faling of. For tho ilrst soven
months Of this year, tho nnnabor Of miles of new
rnilroad constructed was but 1872, against ,237
for tho eamo timo last year. As 1t Is not Mt all
probable that the deficit will bo made up during
lilo remainder Of tho yoar, thcro is roason for
sincere congratulatlon ut this exhibit.
Whero buainosa demands tho conHtruc-
tion of q railroad 1t is timo to
build it but to 60 on constructing railroads in
tho Wilderness, and locking up capital mud max
ing it unromunerative, is not only tho height Of
folly, but suro step towards financial panic
and tho temporary destruction Of all values
Happily, the danger is likely to DO avortod, and
by this dccroaeo in railroad construction there il
fair prospect that paying market may sool
DO made for tho surplus Of farm products
Thoso dcccitful Visions Of cheap lind ind pro
ductivo aoil, which aro tho Inducements Of ever,
new railroad scheme, will no longer allure ths
farmer into distant regions whore, indeed, lane
il cheap and tho soil rich, butwhere eyory bushe
he raisos makes him poorer because Lo has NJ
| market for it.
, 1873-08-20


-Four Of thu murdered victims Of the Sag nc
cidcnt wero buried in Springfield yesterday, and
two in this city. One moro Inns died, and
tllroo others are declared by the doctors to DO
nnablo to live longer than day or two. This
will awcll tho death .liHt to 81. The Coroners
investigation il still uudor way. Ono Of the
witnesses examined was farmer, who saw
Murderer Deano after tho collision, aud
was told by him TINT ho 'forgot i"
nll about the passenger train. Tho
Testimony Of the engineer Of tho freight train,
wl.o waH brought III from prison under guard,
gayo 10 now Information except some faets
concerning Conductor Doano'a general ill.,
ofllciency. whom ho sail he did not consider II
competent man. His efforts to throw tho blame
OIL his superior were manifest. Ho repeated tho
story Of tho loas OF tmo by ls watch, but did
not mako it any moro plausible tllan ut first.
, 1873-08-20

President Grant must approve the sentence
Of doath passed upon tho A1odocs before 1T can
bo executed, and tho Pcace Policy" IN
duonca Ia ut work to induce him to
lisap)Yovo 1t. Tho ground on whicl, the
Executive clc1nency is sought is, TINT the Mill
tary Commission by which Capt. jack and l'ia
accomplicea wero convicted had no right to try
, 1873-08-20

corning tho usofulnesn Of those asa1,d-pIpos
there Is no question. Every consideration Of
prccaution ngainst Rrcs recommends tliolr aaop
ton. Tho sooner It IL douo, therefore, tho
bcttor.
, 1873-08-20

LYONS MAGNETIC INSECT POWDER IS SURE
dotth 10 botf.bugs, nuc1roAohns and wor1ns: :-.---
, 1873-08-20

nal,Nt1a'Y MEEAG AGEn1E-t]orno Of Madison and
liizabotb Streets. Aflornrou mud ovsilin1.
, 1873-08-20

GLOBE TllEATlsE- -Desrl.tnes strost, hotweea hfaa e
Mnstcr." Afternoon and eseninK
, 1873-08-20
Ubt Gblf'auo U1ibu'rt.

"Wednesday Morning, August 20, 1878.
, 1873-08-20

IYcv1CK E1uS Tt1EATIeti-nfadsos,. betwcen .Denr:
bptyl mud .stnte. Romance III a Puor Young Man."
, 1873-08-20

nOoLEy's. THEATRE, Ranio9ph strcot, l,ctwec
Glafk ard I.aSallo. 'Th0 Now hlaxdalou." Aftcfnno
aud ovunfnE.
, 1873-08-20
TERMS or THE TRIBUNE.

rEnMs or sunaoR,r1ioN (pAYAnLE IN ADVANCED.
13aIlS X na...ysH4G, SYniH1'y'.'.""....s Wd"H'y
Parts o1 a 5oar at tho Ealno ratio.
To prpycnt delay and mstakos no aure and gsvo Post
Ofce nIdrcss In fnll. including State and Eaunts
cttanccs u,ay lo made other by DRIFT. oxrross, Post
OC,co o,or, or in registered letters, Mt n,r rsk
TERMS 70 CITY autsEcnlHEEB.
Tey, dnlsorcd. Sunday excepted Vi conte per wock.
pu.jy de!isercd sunday inc!aod+ 90 cota per wouk.
Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Ccrucr Madiaon and DcarAorn'sts.. ohloAgo. III.
, 1873-08-20

anQ A9ro c0nlc8 the point. shall II DO 1nAtto OF
melt over their ladle drppings for the last half
century, out OF which to make tho bottle for
this now vino p" Radical" in Aledo (lN) Ban
Her.
-Binco our last letter tho rapid spread Of tho
Grunge fever laa aiready ca''aod lively com
motion in the Republican camp aud haa also
caused considerable quaking among professional
poIiticia1.a Of nil grades and parties. They 200
the handwriting on tho wall that tells tl,om that
tho farmers aro coming to tho front, and that
the oilico-holdors in the future will not ba
ofiico-sookoEs, but mon who will honor the Office
and not those whom tho Office will HONOR
Sedalia (ifo.) letter in Eansas City Times.
--Resotced, Tint we, aB farmers and lahorers,
bolieyo in tie inyinciblo power Of tho people,
| and as NO have quietly suffered and submitted
to much abuse, imposition, and infringement
upon our rights, we hail with delight and aatis-
faction tho dawn Of retorm~-lfass--lfeeting al
Wilmington, III.
bccauao tho editor Of tlo Clinton Age says that
thousands OF Democrats will vote the Ropub-
ican ticket this fall for tho first tno, while fow
Republicans will refuas to support tho hepubt.
Gun hckot." The avldity with whiel. the
| Thayer convincos us thAt they four tho now Or
| eanizstiou much moro than tho old Democracy.
II they Gun got ono ally from tho Democratic
| side they will be happy. This would certainly
not bo 40 II tlloy thought that but few hepub-
tickot. ."-Dcs Aloi'ses Leader.
| IL tho Democracy should stand nRido In
Iowa beca.,Bo 1t is iu hopeloHs minority thero.
why should 1t not tako itself OF tho national
fold, whore tllcro Is ali insurmountablo minority
OF 725, 900 againBt 1t, a,l wlloro itA independent
action Gun 'Fonly servo to impede and ent1angot
tho great object that all FORMS Of opposition to
| Republican domination doslro to compass -
| S.. L0uis Republican.
If no would Heo tho Democratic party freed
from tho control of corAn men, and III full sym
! pathy with tho progrosB OF tho age, ,wo would
tlosro no furthor political ain or further posi-
cal ambitlon.-Loganspors (1nd') Democratic
| Iharos.
-dontlomen, get out Of tho old nouse. Your
furniture Ia all right, your convenloncos hrHt,
ratio, and your bill OF faro nno1ceptionahio, pnt
your house IL Aboninablo. Ta,ninany llas knock
| ID out tue windows, secession rats llaVo unaor.
ninod It's walls, aud Ku-Klux winds have ripped
tAo shingles OF thu roof AZ political hotel: 1t
ip uoither Bafo nor comfortable III tho time Of
Storm. Gut out Of TINT house, aud 10 into the
| now ono lust aoross the way.-AdriaH (1ttoh.)
-xsiy1e distinctly understood, that the people
of this country vii! submit to nothing but justice
and equality that no n,onoyea ar!Htocracy VII
over r1lo over thon; aud that, II tho evil IL tor
tlooply seated, and its ramitlcation too wide ant
strong too 10 oyorconlo then, The las. remedy Q,
an oppressed people ui0 bring relief Through req
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-15
SUTTON AND DIXON.
Particulars Of their Death at the Hands
Of the Sheriff Of Lampsssas
County, Texas.
Both Resisted the Execution Of the
Law, and were Killed ia Self-De-
feuse by the Sherif7s Posse.
FrOm De Lampassas Crexasl DIspatah, Of the

From the Lampassas CTexasl Dispatch, of the
The following are the facts in regard
! to the killing Of the above named per-
sons, as given to us: On Friday night
last, the twenty-ninth Of August, Depu-
! ty-Sheritf Sweet summoned posse Of
men for the purpose CT arresting Bill
Dixon, for whose arrest papers had been
placed in his hands. The edeputy-sheriff
was informed that there was a strong
probability of Dixon being strongly
backed by his confederates, conse-
quently he summoned an efficient
force for his assistance. The officer and
his party remained over night about
one mile and a half from Sutton's, the
father-in-law of Dixon, where they
were informed that Dixon was making
his headquarters. On the following
morning Saturday, thirtieth of August
it was suggested by some of the party in
company with the officer, that they
should approach the house, Sutton,s res
idence, without him, believing, IS they
said, that Dixon would be Iess apt to
offer resistance. To this proposition the
deputy-sherif acquiesced, and accord
I ingly four men approached the house.
Upon their arrival they found Dixon
and Sutton absent, but in 8 few mo-
ments they returned. a conversation
then ensued between the parties on va
rious topics, when finally the officer,
1Ir. Sweet, approached the house from
The creek, west of the place; he and
owens, one Of the posse, spoke stimuli
taneOusly and to Dixon to surrender.
sutton arose instantly from a sitting
position, drawing his pistol snd firing
upon the srresting party. Dixon arose
about the same time with his pistol
drawn, but before be could do any exc
cutiOn he received his death wound from
the hands Of one of the opposite party.
Sutton continued to fire until he had
shot three or four times, when at length
be fell lifeless to the ground. There
were no papers in the hands Of the Off
Ger for SuIton's arrest, but he seemed
inclined to resist the arrest of his SON.
in-law-Dixon. We are informed that
Dixon had in his possession at the time
of the killing a stolen horse, and that
for some time past he has been in the
habit Of handling freely the property Of
others. We are also informed by some
of the parties present at the time Of the
inquest that Sutton had on false beard
Previous to this we have heard Of no
accusations Of dishonesty against Sut-
ton. During the fracas Dixon fred only
once, and received but one shot. SUIT
ton fired three or four times, and re-
ceived four shots. Annexed is the YER
dict Of the jury Of inquest: eve, the
jury, find that Phillip Sutton and Viii
liam Dixon came to their death at the
hands of the deputy-sheriff, "A. Sweet,
and his assistants, in the lawful dis
charge of their duty.u
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-15
A CLERICAL FORGER.
The Sanctity of the Pulpit Invaded by
Charges OF Forgery for a hiserly
Amount Of Money.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, September IA
Rev. Parker Milligan, pastor of the
United Brethren church of this city,
and member of the common council for
the second ward, has been indicted by
The grand jury of the criminal court on
4 charge OF forgery. 1t is alleged that
be forged the name Of prominent citi-
zen, recently deceased, TO 3 receipt for
the sum Of one hundred and eighty dol
lars. Mr.. Milligan is a man Of property,
and is supposed TO be worth sixty thou
sand dollars or more, and the smsllness
Of the amount of the alleged forgery ex-
cites much surprise. His friends ex-
press entire confidence in his innocence,
and believe he will be promptly ac-
quilted. Milligan was absent from
the city when the indictment was
found. He returned yesterday. To-day
he officiated in his pulpit with his usual
serenity, and made no allusiOn to the
charges against him. The affair has
caused much excitement here.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-15
SHERMAN.
A Letter from the General in Relation
to Who Burnt Columbia,
South CarOlina!"
A Picture Of Rebel Cavalry Cutting
Open ami Setting Fire to Cotton
Bales-ShermaH, Artist.

WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE
Chronicle of tomorrow will publish the
following letter from General Sherman:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY UNITED STATES,
WAsHINGrON, September L.
To the Editor Of the Chronicle:
DEAR SIR-When you applied to me
some time ago for the material bearing
on the controversy regarding the person
who burnt Columbia, l gave you two
printed pamphlets, which L had OBJ
tanned from Judge Holt, containing all
the testimony taken in the cotton cases
growing out Of that event, and submit
ted to mixed commission ap-
pointed to adjudicate these cases under
the treaty with Great Britain. Judge
Holt could have obtained the testimony
OF the eight or ten thousand officers and
soldiers who witnessed the burning of
Columbia, but he thought be had enough
without putting the government to the
expense of bringing more witnesses
from a distance. l suppose he did not
summon Colonel Stone, who command
ed the leading brigade of the fifteenth
corps, because he did not know where to
find him. l surely did not know his
whereabouts till be voluntarily published
his statement. Il my official report of
lhe affair, published before the close Of the
wsr, when General Wade Hampton was
fighting US, and not when, as he al
leges, he was a prisoner of war, / re-
ferred incidentally 70 a fact that | had
the knowledge that q small detachment
of the seventeenth corps had passed
over the Congaree. and had entered
Columbia and hOisted flag on the new
statehOuSe, in advance of the regular
entry Of the fifteenth corps, which had
made a circuit 10 cross the two branches,
Saluda and Broad, which make the Con-
garee. I treated the performance
Of this detachment as somewhat
irregular, but the men who composed it
now become important witnesses, and
herewith inclOse copies of their written
statements, together with official re-
ports which explain the whole affair.
These witnesses go back to time three
quarters of an hour before the entry of
the head of stones brigade, and about
two hours ahead of the time / per-
sonally reached the piles of burning
cotton, of which there were many,
aud l invite your careful perusal
Of their statements, for they are positive
that they saw the rebel cavalry soldiers
ripping open bales of cotton and apply
ing the FIRE. They also saw the rebel
soldiers plundering the stores on Main
street, which General Hampton at
tributes to our men; and they further
positively assert that Hampton had
gone out Of Columbia, so that he could
not and did not see his men apply the
fire. Now, Hampton admits that the
cotton was rolled out in the streets for
the purpose of burning it, but that he
forbade the burning, lest the fire should
extend to the houses; and l reiterste
that no matter what bis orders were, the
men Of his army, either his rear-guard
OF his stragglers, did apply the fire, and
that this was a sufficient cause for all
else that followed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-15
CoId-RIooded Murder.

DARLINGTON, 5. C., September 81
again have TO chronicle another tragic,
bloody deed, though Of little less dark
a nature than ths last two we have
spoken of. The msiu features in the
history Of the case are these: On last
friday about noon, at place known as
Myers crOssroad, about seventeen miles
from the town of Darlington, q white
man named George Hadford shot an
other white man named Henry Mans
field. Mansfield was the aggressor.
Msdf1ri aud Mansfield had had quar-
rel about some business. On the Friday
above mentioned Mansfield came T.
Wadford's place, and they had met and
guarreied. During the quarrel Waldorf
said, eff you come into nav yard / will
shoot you.D At this Mansfield struck
him with a heavy stick, the blow telling
him 10 the earth. WadfOrd jumped up,
Nva'ked into the house, seized his shot
Fau, ran back, and fred at Mansfield
Toe Load pierced one Of bis arms. They
then parted. Mansfield died that nighl
from the effect of bis wound. Wadford
has noL yet been arrested Charleston
A.Frs