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IMPORTANT SrITs.-[A Alexandria Gazctte.]

IMPORTANT SvlTs.-[ Alexandria Gazctte.]-
Reuben Comins, Of the city Of Troy, n. u,
assignee Of William Howe. patentee of i'm
proIcmcnts in trllSS-bridgeS, has instituted
suit in the United Circuit Court for Viz
ginia against the Washington City, Virginia,
Midland and Great Southern Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages for using Howe'S
patent improvements in the construction of
several bridges on their road.
Another suit in the same court is that Of
the Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company CT
ais, OF the State of New York, Us. certain
dentists Of this State for damages for the I'M
authorized use by them of new and useful
improvements in artificial gums, among them
John +. Poulton, Warrenton, and James B.
Hodgkin and David n. Rust, Alexandria.
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4 MODERN ST. SIMON STYL1TEs.-The Athens
Northeast Georgian notes the prevalence of
Il report in that city that on Sunday before
last Il man living near Scull's shoals, about
twenty miles below Athens, went fishing,
seating himself on Il rock. Not returning
home at night, search was made for him,
and he was found seated upon the rock; and
upon the party requesting him to get up and
accompany them home, he told them that
the Almighty had senta judgment upon him,
and he had become q part of the rock and
could not move. His friends, thinking that
he was only testing. took hold of him and
attempted to move him, when he commenced
screaming ut the top of his voice, and asked
them, for Gods sake, not to attempt 10 !llt
him up, as it would murder him. lie further
informed them that he had been informed
by an unseen presence that as Judgment
for his profanity and Sabbath-breaklnS he
would never be severed from his present
seat, but would remain fastened to ii all his
DAYS, and that he would be made to preach
his own funeral. 1t is said he talks quite
freely, and is visited by immense crowds.
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FOURTH DAY.

BRowN's CHURCH, August 30th.
In minute adopted yesterday the fol-
lowing reasons were assigned for not grant
Ing the request for Rev. Mr.. Wharey's re-
moval to Abingdon PreShytery:
That while sympathizing fully with the
desire of the commissioner from Anchor OF
Hope and Cove churches for additional Ia
Dor in the important section of the Church he
represents. and OF the Anchor of Hope and
Cove churches in particular, the Presbytery
believes the restitution in its own bounds
equal to or greater than in any other; and it
therefore believes that the services of Mr..
Wharey us pastor, prcsbyter, and member
of the SuStcntatlon committee are necessary
to the cause of Christ.
That Mr.. Wharey labors under no deci-
sive grievance in his present charge, and
both he and the people profess sincerely that
they will continue to labor together with
full harmony and affection.
And, finally, that it appears the present
charge of Mr.. Wharey is numerically larger
than that offered by the proposed tranSla-
ton: whence it seems reasonable to expect
that his influence for good i'll his present
sphere, acquired by years of patient labor,
and grounded in a well-earned love and con-
tidence of his people, will be more fruitful Of
good than in a new field of smaller extent.
The Narrative of the State of Religion,
prepared for the Synod, was reported and
approved. 1t mentions general improve
mcnt in the external condition of the
churches, but a great need Of spirit of re-
yiyal.
Rev. DR.. Dabney reported memorial tri-
butte to the memory of Rev. DR.. McGufley,
late of the University Of Virginia, which
| was adopted, and copy of it directed to be
sent to the family of the deceased.
DR.. Smith presented paper relating to
the non.communng members of the Church,
which occ;lsioned long and interesting dis
cussion respecting the relation of the chill
dren of believers to the Church and the man.
ner in which the Church should deal with
them. The paper was finally laid upon the
table. Then it was
Resolved, That in the opinion Of the Pres
bytcrv it would be wise in the General As
Scmbiv to review their deliverunce of May
10, 1873, at Little Rock, in relation to the dis
missal of non-communing members, and
that Drs. Atkinson, Smith, and Dabney,
with Elders Judge Watkins and Professor
Holladav, be Il committee to prepare and
present an overture to this effect to the next
stated meeting Of the Presbytcry.
DR.. Dabney called attention to the impor-
lance of the collection of the evangelstlc
fund in September.
The time of the next stated meeting at
Cove was altered to April ID, 1874.
4 communication from persons ID NeiSoh
county, asking the organization OF Pres
bytcrian church among them, was re-
ceiyed. \ committee was appointed to Visit
the place and. if the way be clear. TO make
the desired organization.
Votes of thanks were passed TO the con-
gregation for its generous hospitality; ana 10
the railroads Tor the facilities afforded The
members OF the Prcsbytery.
Adjourned to meet at AppomattoX Court
house on Saturday, September goth, at IL
o'clock. d.
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GREAT STORM IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
TFrom the Wheeling InteAiJenccr.] 1.-The
storm which visited this region Wednesday
afternoon was much more severe few miles
above the city than here. Great damage Vas
done, We regret to learn, along the line of
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
railroad, and not little OH the other side OF
the river to the G. and p. road. Mr.. Carr,
engineer Of the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and
Kentucky road went up yesterday rs tar as
Beech Bottom, above Short creek, and from
him we learn some particulars concerning
the severity of the storm and the damage
done. No injury was done to the road-bcd
below Glenn's run. From there northWartl
for 4 distance of seven miles it is badly
washed. The rain fell for three hours % i'll
Sheets" those say who witnessed it, The fall
was so heavy that objects could not be
distinguished at fifty yards. In one place
about thousand yards of the road was
washed away. Such was the fury of the tor
rents that ran down from the hills that the
stones were torn from the beds of the rayineS
and carried down and lodged against the
culverts. Where one of the culvertS was
DISTRACTED deposit Of stones and trees filled
the hollow TO Il depth Of eight feet to the
level of the road. Mr.. Carr saw stones that
would weigh ton that had been brought
considerable distances by these streams.
Great trees were torn out by the roots and
carried down to the bottoms. Short creek
was raging flood, and great damage was
wrought along its banks. The dam short
distance above the mouth Of the creek was
torn out and the mill considerably injured.
About an acre at the mouth of the creek was
carried away by the fury of the waters, cut
ting in towards but not iDjuring the
railroad bed The bridge over the creek
had fortunately just been finished.
If it had not it would have been
destroyed, as the trestling still under 1t
was swept away. The county road was
washed and rendered impossible in four
places. The house of Mr.. Jungman, this
side of Short creek, was nearly swept away
by rush of water from the hills. a part of
the porch was torn away, but tree carried
by the water lodged near the house, and
turned the current so as to save 1t. The
house of Mr.. Burnes, half mile this side OF
Short creek, was threatened at one time in i
similar way. The storm was accompanied
by vivid lightning, which did some damage.
Streams of fire played for some time over the
lightning,rods on the house of John Bains,
above Short creek, and killed horse in his
stable. In ploughed fields the crops and soil
were often washed off of large areas down TO
the hard clay.
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DIsUSIoNIsM OPENLY AvowgD BY Colonel
WTHERs.-ln his speech, at Warrenton by
Colonel Withers be highly eulogized jeff r
son Davis aud defended the views he takes
of the situation of affairs in the South.
That is to say, Colonel Withers, the candi-
date Of the Conservative party In the present
canvass for the second Office in our State
Government, highly eulogized the views of
Jefferson Davis as regards the duties We owe
the General Government and our allegiance
to the same. Colonel Withers, as is reported,
specially defended Jefferson Davis's speech
at Montgomery White Sulphur Springs on
the 18th of August as being correct in senti-
ment, and strongly seconded the remarks
and views of that sulphurous old gentleman
on the occasion mentioned. Now, if Jefer-
son Davis's speech is not in deadly hostility
to the United States Government we must
confess our Inability to understand the pur-
port of language.-Lynchburg Press.
An entire Misrepresentation by the Press.
Colonel Withers, so far from expressing such
views, distinctly and emphatically, in reply
to Chandeliers cunning question, disclaimed
approval of the eXtrayagant ut:erances at
the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs to
which alfusion is made above.
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BEEcnEn's SUMNER SpoRTs.--At the Twin
Mountains House, New Hampshire, Henry
Ward Bcechcr, 4 performing bear, and 4
white donkey are the attractions. On Tues
day evening Health Commissioner Hutclin-
son bantered Brooklyn merchant to ride
the ass fol- $3.50. Mr.. Beecher held the mer.
chants hat while he rode twice around the
hotel piazza and went off over the donkey's
head into the dirt. The money was paid
over to Mr.. Beecher, who devoted it to a
81: asgis ZION to ic!.c,c !. D&p.isy ministers
farm from mortgage. Sundays btr. Beecher
chickens, the bear, and the donkey.
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ANOTHER REM1NDER THAT THERE is no MORE
FREE PosTAGE.-P corresponding WIN
our navy officers and seamen abroad 90 not
seem to realize the fact that the ranking
privilege has been abolished, and that letters
to foreign countries, in almost all cases, I'M
less the postage is fully prepaid, are sent to
the dead-etter Office. AS Il matter of cour-
tesy, such letters have heretofore been sent
from the dead-lctter office to the Navy De-
partment, which ventured, under the frank
ING privilege, to forward them in their mail
BAGS to their destination. This cannot now
be done, and the Navy Department stamps
cannot be used to forward unpaid and short
paid private letters. The consequence is q
daily accumulation Of postal matter, which
officers and sealnen are wondering, perhaps,
why they do hot receive. Correspondents
cannot be too careful in seeing that the pro-
per postage is prepaid, aud must not expect
double letters TO go to foreign stations with
single postage Washington Star.
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Northern FHatretl-ReputliasIo Of the
Action oC ttse Philadelphia Lodge
by the louisville Hodge, q. u. a. NJ.

Action Of tie EGafauelpntn Lodge
by the louisville Hodge, o. u. A. NJ.
louisville Courier-Journal, August 2s.l
The 0. u. A. M. at their meeting on Tues
day night took occasion to repudiate In the
strongest terms the course pursued by Ed
mund S. Deener, the secretary OF the Grand
Lodge of the Junior Order in Philadelphia,
in refusing charter to the Richmond lodge
which bore the name of General Lee. They
passed certain resolutions, and have for
warded them 10 the proper authorities, md
upon next Saturday week q meeting will be
called to consider the reply, which will pro-
badly be received by that time. The entire
correspondence will then be made public.
Their order is purely benevolent in its OBJ
jects, and it is one of the aims of the society
to introduce their organization into as many
Of the southern cities as possible, and by that
means assist In closing the bloody chasm.
The secretary who refused the charter had
power when the Grand Lodge was not in
session to grant charters and answer CON-
munications. Bat it was gross presump-
ton on his part to take the step he did. The
constitution of the order allows the subordi-
nate lodges to be named after any great and
good man they may choose, provided he is
not living and as Robert E. Lee was dead.
and almost adored as q virtuous leader and
Christian man, Dcener had no right to refuse
the charter to the Richmond lodge.
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A writer in the Savannah Ne,rS says Ct
Hon. B. Ii. Hill: " If losing fifty thousand
dollars in i few years at planting can qualify
man for giving advice to agricuIturists,
then is it peculiarly appropriate that Farmer
Hill should lecture 1T county fairs and give
the hardy yeomanry OF Georgia the benefit
of his skill and experience"
William Cullen Bryant, it is said, contem-
plates voyage round the world either during
the coming autumn or next spring. Though
weIl-nigh an Octogenarian, he Is, in one re-
spect, like joey Observation-Disclosures tough.
Beau Hickman has been stricken with
paralysis.
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Totals. IS,
LOUISVILLE LEAF-ToBACCo MARKET.

from the Louisville Price-Current, 2sth Augusta
The offerings 1T the auction warehouses continue
rather large for the season Of the year, ana we no
lice that tine prices have been attained onau grades
Choice cutting leaf from owen county commands
$50, with large sales OF shipping leaf at pr anu up
large stock on hand including redred, and full as
soriments Of all qualities demanded Prices are I'M
changed, and the market rules firm. The adylces
I'm regard TO the new crop are not rs favorable us
heretofore with falling off in Missouri, where the
entire crop is reported of poor quality and much
short of last season. Dry weather IN Western Ken
tucky has also hcen detrimental to the crop.
The sales of the season, since November list, sum
ND Al 60! hogshcas, against 35 iss hogsheads at the
sine date last year. Increase, l2,20G h0Sdleads
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a,itllu}oud 1jspatth
-.,.,,.n,v. SEPTEMBER ., 1878.
Petersburg.
E'CkCTNUtlENs
Of the Eichm md bisnatch.J

.,.,,,,,r,n,crcc Of the kichm ond bisfatch.J
prrrsssuEG. September l, 1873.
1, Tho regular monthly meeting of the
,...,, council. held this afternoon, quantity
- y,ry important business was disposed OF.
!, wa. decided to gutter and curb tasiiaN
,,.c,t from its junction with Union street TO
1,nn;>', wagon.yard. which Improvement
Nh cost TIE city $4,000. The contract Is 10
-, ,-iycu cut 10 the lowest bidder. An or
nance was also adopted instructng and
-.aririnr the keeper Of Blandtord Cemetery
=, Keen regular record OF all the deaths
.hs; hc place anywhere II the CITY.
The appropriation Of $1,000 TO the Agri-
.,,itural Fair was made without opposition.
\ motion made TO increase the salary o.!
,-sn,ain Dunn. the city engineer and sur
,rIor. ~ $1,000 per year was lost. The
'oiqry Of MIR. II. I. Tatum. the Keeper of
I'M. cemetery. was increased 10 $500 in view
~ the enlargement Of his sphere OF duties.
The following appropriations were or
l..~r,; ~ lie made: Fire Department. S23&G3;
committee on Claims. S,5,0.Gi Committee on
,,l';r Property. S1G1.4o: Gas Committee.
-r-u-4: Wa,vr-W ork>. S6S4.90; Cemetery,
-1r&-% Committee on Health, SO 80; Over.
scr. n the Poor, 1920.
She Committee on the Water-W orkS sub
~.,ri their report sustaining the statement
-r,,ofoyr made in this correspondence that
.,n trnuh1,, that had been experienced with
..,,. new boiler recently bought for the City
W.,,y.Wcrh> was owing 10 defects in the
m,.,.r itself. and not 10 any bad management
., The officers.
An ordinance was introduced by Rev.
u,rry Williams requiring The citizens re.
>..ia. on all the streets 10 have their houses
..rt,tly and c0u<uicuOu>ly numbered. in
."."THaNGc WIN i'ah 10 DC p'eSS,i''u ~
i.r tt't F"@'h'v'' " -No"P'v"' VA :"
Sans stated '''a' 't'> was l'ieh'iiln1'f 10 III.
.a'ToNNcIoA u i"s'Hi "''N''s III 11'' VI, az
- earn! "'! - 'o>S'o'S. :,
mere "t!' '"'''H , . INV ,,>'',, - -
,'"&'N@.d N''"elt'S ""''"S '"e '"''''" "
\3~H>'. ,
!w iun"ra! services "i nc E''e " li''ai
Il. Ellington took p''c" Yesterday. ana were
...-..t @t"nu'd. y" remains "H'eioii""c'
III. -."Ee -? me hn'Sn.> OF Ii'hlas;
...i.' >'h on I"iDs'''n IN''i''> ,"u',i'i loi
".' 81 " H'' '.,i> "''c' 'vo'' III" I">'"t.'N,
severe "',,.'S>' 'Ht tN',"' VI WHY" ''''""'
i-">rii 10 '>''F'',!.'"' ..... -,
' |-r""t '"1 OH 'uri%' S''Ct' N"s >'',
~ "i'Eu""N - \. l'"l ior - pr 1901
t~0 ,.,nt was thirty icc''
u, streets have been crowded to-day by
. .ujcNcHT>ioni>t- from Richmond. There
$685.. 5n"- PROCESSION, Win music &c, tA'
"...'-ucn hc!H- Ri WtrcI III Gorgeous
2. each nam having " uniform pc
. 3. [" Al0>rA
III, &dWaiu h'n-' o. >',t'",I -"'3"~"s
'a:1"''9 ~ ar q. ". ha?pS, WAS IL
~. rliE To-Day 2a'h1Fih% material Tor .ns
.'' " "t''> Oh 10y Nic". "o".i
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, September Flour quiet ana STEADY
and unchanged. " heat active and firm and I'M
changed. Corn-wbitc southern, zoe; yellow
southern. soc. Oats dull; southern, aG15 west
Provisions dun and unchanged. Western but,ec
steady: good to fancy, .0al2Sc. Coffee nominal,
entirely prime Rio cargoes. a.igL22A gold WhEkcy
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A "Life of Washington" is announced
by Il Yeddo publisher. This literary novelty
is brought out in forty-tour volumes IN the
Japanese characters, and is profuscly. Illus
trated. Washington is represented in the
clothes and fashion Of the present day, and
with a moustache, carrying cane, anu ac-
companied by sky-terrler. lie IS sazln ~;
at a ladv with a train, Grecian bend, and
hideous waterfall.
Mr.. Sothern has been creating an immense
sensation in San Francisco. His engagement
In the California Theatre, Of that city, has
been an unusually profitable one to all parties
concerned. The receipts for the entire four
weeks of his stay were something over
S40,000in gold.
II is = p.......tul silt 10 SCI az cd .n&E
seventy years OF, age, trying to sap the stamp
from Ii second hand postal card.-Da"ba',y
Mems, l.sa'. ~ t l--
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BY Telegraph.
r,y xr..nty ,fsDL. I~rrS

New YORK. September lotion quiet sales
1919 bales at 2oGl2oac. Flour IN fair request ana
unchanged. Whi$kcy, Sl.le. Wheat IL. better; OLD
winter rel western g3Nn67c. Cora irmcr for good.
with sound prices: gool export and brisk home de
nand Rice steady. PORK lower; new, Sl7:?s@
Si7,7s Lard steady. Ro.in firm. Turpcniine,
tallnw. and frcigllts steady.
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Ey Telegraph.
NEM YORK.

NEW IULth.
NEW YORK. September l.-Money active ut GG97.
Sterling lowerat l07l. Gold, 1I5}@ll!5. Govern
ments--nothir doing. States quict and very dull
Tcnncsscc's. SIT: new. 81. Virginia's, o.; new,
so consols 81. deferred u. LOnis:nas, ij3; new.
e. Levce's, 50; s., S.. A!abauas I0 SIS, 80 Geor-
gl;t's 30; IS co. North Carolinss. 97a: new, Isl
special tax Il. South Carolinas, 81; new, III April
and October. -
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ST JOYTIS MARKETS

Sr LOUIS, September l.-Flour quiet and TN
changed. Coru-Buyers aud sellers apart; No. !:
mixed, d5c. offered, isc bid Whiskey nrm 1T Sie2.
Pork ,lnlct at $ie.75llSl7 Bacon dull With only
limiteG iobblng demat.d. Lard unchanged.
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CINCINNATI, MARKETS.

CINCINNATI, September l.-Fiour steady at S.75
GlS7. Corn In fair demand and firm at crosse.
Pork, $!6g S6.?s. Lard quiet: steam, held firmly at
tie; summer, ?sc., loose: kettle &C. Bacon steady
shoulders, 9tc; clear rib, letc-; clear sdes io.c
skl.A
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louisville MARKETS.

LOUISVILLE. September Flour firm; extra
ki 7s,SI Grain unchanged. Pork held al Silt. 80 "a:
for round lots. Racon-Shoulders, atc.: ciear rib,
loaGliosc clear sides, i0sGDllc, packed. Lard
fierce, steele. key, a!9Bsic.; steam, Sc. Wbiskes
steady n SIC.
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TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND, September ]. ls13
There has been more animation In the marker
during the last few Days, but prices have undergone
no material change.
The Offering, on Change during the week ending
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ARRIVED.
Steamer Alliance, Carr, Phifadelphis, ,Ge-chan-
disc aud passengers, ". Il. Porter. agent.
Steamship Old Dominion, WALKER, New York,
agents.
Schooner Herald Hogdcn, Rockland, Nn.e, Il. >.
Lee.
Schooner Raynor, Montgomery, Pamunkey,
wheat r. e 8. Wortbam e Co..
Schooner Alphabet, Beecher, Baltimore, grain.
. schooner William S. Byrne, James, James river,
light, Curtis & Parker.
SAILED.
Steamer Eliza Hancox, Clifford. Norfolk. mer-
clandise aud passengers. l.. b. Txfum. agent.
Schooner ID. +. Keeling, Robinson, savannah.
merchandise, Curtis & Parker.
Schooner Lucy Ames, Bishop, Wilmington rio
Osborne's, coal. Currfe & Co.
CLEARED FoI THIS PORT.
Schooner William Franklin, Seward, cleared from
baltimore August Goth.
Brig Nellie Gray, Noyes, cleared from Sew York
Schooner William and James, Outren. cleared
from Philadelphia August GOTH.
;, BARK Louise, vahlrIs, Liverpool, May 10, now
dschargink at City Point.
Bark Albion, Smith, Liverpool, June Q.
BARK Z: r Eaton, Radford, Liverpool. July H.
Bark Ceres socken, Liverpool, July 20; sailed
| Schooner Two Marys, Philadelphia, August 18th.
Schooner William Magee. Wait, Philadelphia,
Schooner A. L. Massey, Springer, Philadelphia,
August 18th.
MEMORANDA.
Schooners J. II. Rapp, A. and F.. BeYtcn, Ella
80dine, +. 4. Bennett, H. b. Kelsey. and Ella
Warden, from Virginia, arrived st New York Au-
gust osth.
By TELEGRAPH.
FORTRESS MONROE, September l.-Passei up.
brig H. NJ, Morris, Albany, from Liverpool Cor
Richmond. AIRY bark urrss IF FROM M hsh
vessel fell from sloft to-day and broke b3;h ankles
aud injured hemself iuternalIy
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PHBLApELpHIALIvE MARKEE.

PHILADELPHIA, September l.-BecyeS dull and
uncnanged; sales, 1890 head extra State and west
steers. S7GS7.5o fair to good, SSGG $3.50 com-
mon, s4Gs!50. Sheep in fair dem and: @ales. 800
head at I.G6ac. per pound hogs duh and lower
sales, 9, 900 head at S6.750IS7.25.
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NOTICE. am prepared 10 put up
~ FIREPLACE HEATEES for heating thres
or more rooms Persons having fsre-Piaee Hett-
et 10 he renared will do wei, 20 send III tctr OF.
dprs before cold weather. ~ =,
Also, TIMING. PLUMBING. aud Y AsrAsI-
ting done at short naflce. s 53s.s .ss. ,5es.ts
JIfiS AJH LIS, iIs.. E.9Sk:
on essm Governor street. Htthnoht. v a. IS
DOOE AND JOB PRLNIIht DoSE Al