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The eaines.Cushing Cass-Mrs. Gaines
Sues Cushing for Libel-A Funny
statement.
WASHINGTON, March Airs. Gaines
has sued Caleb Gushing for 5000, 900 libel.
In a dispatch in Sundays New Orleans
papers the words "she quetes' were
made ''he quotes.
The following funny thing is from the
New York World in regard to Mrs. Gaines
charges: The writer yesterday called on
Mr.. Gushing and asked him what he
thought about the quasi charges brought
by Mrs. Gaines against Judge Durell.
Mr.. Gushing said that his position as
counsel in the case prevented him from re-
vealing professional secrets, but he felt at
liberty to state that he knew of
nothing in Durell's conduct in re-
lation to Mrs. Gaines that was
dishonorable or unbefitting an upright
Judge. He wondered that any importance
had been placed on Mrs. Gaines state
ment. 1t was a mistake that she had any
money in her control, and all her story
amounted to was this Stone, who had
no money, told Mrs. Gaines, who had no
money, that unless they put their purses
together and gave Judge Durell the money,
which neither of them had, Mrs. Gaines
would lose her case. They did not
attempt this rather impossible feat.
There was no proof that if they had
offered a bride TO Judge Durell that be
would have taken it, and Mrs. Gaines won
her case despite Stones representations
that bribery was the sine qua o Of doing
50. Clearly, according to Mrs. Gaines
story, the only guilty person in the matter
was Stone, who proposed purchasing JUS
tice and suborning the judicial ermine.
Mrs. Gaines reasoning, which induced
her to bring the charges she had
made against Judge Durell, was a
specimen of woman's logic. Stone told
her to bride Durell. If she had been in a
position to take Stones advice, which she
was not, Durell would have fallen, like an-
other Adam, to the temptations of another
Eve. The only possible sequier of course
was that Durell was even more guilty of
malleasance in Office from the very fact that
he did not take a bride which was never
offered him than he would have been had
he accepted one. As to the alleged
statement of Mrs. Gaines that he (Mr.
Cushing) had also advised her to bribe
Judge Durell, they were an entire fabrica-
ton. He never thought necessary, nor
contemplated any such arrangement, and
he certainly would never have advised
her to put what she did not pos
sess where it would do the most good.
When asked whether he had
been or would be summoned as
a witness in the impeachment of Judge
Durell, Mr.. Gushing expressed great
alarm at the prospect of taking the two
days journey to Washington, but COM
forted himself with the assurance that as
his testimony would be in favor of the
judge, those who were conducting the i'm
parchment would take good care that he
was kept out Of the way"
Arrest of IL Congressman.
WASHINGTON, March A warrant
was issued this morning for the arrest of
Congressman Pelham, of Alabama, for as
sault upon young Busted, with intent to
kill.
Death of a Re%yiyalist.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Rev. Jacob
Knapp, famous as a revival preacher. died
at Rockford, Illinois, Yesterday, aged IA.
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THE STRIKES.
Disturbance and RiOts-AssauIt Upon
NOu-Strfker 3, &c.

. ASs
New YORK, March 4.-The laborers on
the Brooklyn reservoir works at Hempsted,
l.. l., have struck for increased wages.
More than one-half we're Italians, who
were willing to work at the old rates, but
the Irish and German laborers assaulted
and drove the Italians off, and many were
injured. Steam shovels and other machine
ry was broken. The police, sent to quell
the disturbance, were assaulted and for a
time driven off. After shooting one of the
rioters, the ring-leaders were captured and
the Others dispersed.
The Washington manufacturing company,
of Gloucester, N. j., discharged seven hun
dred men Yesterday, who asked for higher
wages. The men, accompanied by
their wives and children, surrounded the
residence of the superintendent, at which
they hurled missiles of every description,
and threatened to fire the mill. They were
finally dispersed by the police, after a Sc.
we're struggle, in which many heads were
broken.
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BY Cook & Laughton, Auctioneers.

A S ASSIGNEE OF A. A. HUTCHINSON
IA bankrupt, | will sell at public auction on
FRIDAY, MARCH @, 1874, at IL o'clock m B.
at 1858 Main street, the stock of goods snrren
dered by said bankrupt, comprising TEA
BLACKING, SHERRY WINE, PAPER, RICE
COUNTER SCALES, TRUCK, DRAY, ON
LARGE PLATFORM SCALE, VINEGAR
&C., &C,
TERMS cash.
WIN. Fl. ALLDERDICE,
March Z, 1874. Assignee.
NH 2-td
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ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT MEDICAL
COLLEGE OF VIRaINIA.-A large and
brilliant audience was in attendance at AS
sembly Hall last night, occasioned by the
eighteenth annual commencement Of the
Medical College of Virginia, which we pro-
nounce the most successful for years,
The stage was occupied by q number Of
distinguished gentlemen, among whom we
noticed Ex-Governor Walker, the members
of the medical fraternity, the graduating
classes and the press. The exercises were
p~refaced with very poor music, after which
prayer was offered by the Rev. Churchill
Gibson.
DR.. j. B. McCaw, dean Of the faculty,
delivered the valedictorv address. Though
brief it was instructive and enjoyable. The
dean then delivered diplomas of gradua-
ton to the following young gentlemen:
Medicine, James A. Brown, jr., of Pow
hatan ; Walter d. Burtoot, Richmond !;
Arthur G. Cabell, Richmond 4; John II.
Cowden and William r. Cowden, Boone
county. Mo. William H. Crafford, War
wick county Albert G.. B. Dunn, Mis-
souri,; William r. Dufphey, Grayson
county /; Albert Edwards, King William
county William A. Nance, Charles City
county !; Rives Tatum, Chesterfield county I;
J. Wistar Wake, Richmond; George 7.
Walker, Giles. W. Va. ; Richard 7. Walk
err, King and Queen county.
Pharmacy, Messrs. Judson Cunningham,
James F. Crane, and Olive o. Hawkins, Of
Richmond. A case of surgical instruments
was awarded Mr.. William R. Dufphey, of
Grayson county,, for the best essay on
puerperal conclusions. Az.
Rev. ]. l.. NJ. Curry was then intro
duced, who delivered the annual address.
Time and space forbid even an outline of
this learned gentleman's remarks. We
will only add that it contained food of rich
est eloquence, and received, as it deserved,
the marked attention Of the immense au-
dience.
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M~ CARRIERS GENERAL 1skl % LME
RAILROAD TICKET-oFFICE AND BAG
GAGE EXPRESS.


RAILROAD TICKET-oFFICE AND BAG
GAGE EXPRESS.
THROUGH TICKETS to all principal points
NORTH, SOUTH. EAST and WEST via ALL
RAILROAD and STEAMSHIP LINES.
BAGGAGE CHECKED from hotels and
private residences TO DESTINATION on all
tickets sold by me. Rates same as at derots.
PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE CALLED
FOR IN ANY PART OF THE CITY.
State-rooms on steamers of Old Dominion
Steamship Line to New York, and sleeping
car berths secured on tickets sold at our office.
Information cheerfully given as to all routes.
Maps and time tables for distribution.
Principal office, 500 Main street, and branch
office at Exchange Hotel.
NH 2-lm A. ". CARRIER.
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Escaped from siug-sing.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, March 3.-Four con-
victs, Joseph Hopkins, John Williams,
William Miller, and William Davis, made
a break from Sing-Slng this afternoon.
Hopkins TODD the lead, and all were on the
run, when one of the guard fired at Hop
kins. The ball struck his hip and went
clean through him, and he fell MORALLY
wounded. The other three halted and
were captured.
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OPEKATIC.-The Richmond Amateur
Opera Troupe will tonight commence re-
hearsing Balfe's popular opera of the
"Child of the Regiment" This they will
render at an early day, in connection with
the " Bohemian Girl" which they have
recently finished rehearsing.
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

As assignee of John W. Harwel, bankrupt
| will sell at public auction on MARCH8, Is74
at 3 p. IN, on his premises, his HOUSE II
Blandford, opposite the brick Church, in Peters
burg.
TERMS.-Cash.
JOSEPH JORGENSON,
fe l4-2awSw Assignee,
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PRIsoNERs.-Two persons were re-
ceived at the state penitentiary to-day, viz:
John s. Williams, Rockbridge, three
years, grand larceny and Henry Grimes,
three years, grand larceny, from Charlotte
county,
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NOVA >COIIA.
The DrummOnd COIliery Disaster
More Bodies

HALIFAX, March 4.-Last Saturday
seven more bodies of victims of the Drum
mond co!liery explosion were recovered
bodies were at once identified by the
widows and friends of the dead. The
flesh on the bodies was much shriveled,
but their clothing, hair, and boards were
quite natural, and not at all burned.
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BYn SEINE THREAD, -sefaS9ns
of the best qualities and all ~
numbers. PATENT SEINE TwINF, all MINI
bers; SOFT SEINE TWINE, all numbers;
SEINE CORKS, CORKWOOD, SEINE Lines,
all sizes; YAWKING, for Laughing seines
LINEN ROPES, all sizes; COTTON ROPES,
all sizes; COTTON YARNS, all numbers, for
sale very low At
l.. LICHTENSTEIN'S,
Importer Of Seine Thread, Nos. l7O5 and 1907
Franklin street
All kinds of SEINES made to order.
te Att
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
FOR NEW YORK. AFF1

THE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
PANY'S elegant slde-wheel steamship OLD
DOMINION, Capt. WALKER. will sail FRIDAY
March 9TH, at l o'clock p. m. ....| .u# aa.
Freight received until IL o'clock m. .a
On and after November l., ships will leave
Norfolk at 4 O'Clock p. m. during the winter.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for
wardedwith dispatch toall points-North South.
east and West. Close connections made with Gu.
nard line for foreign ports. aHl U. 800 a.#. ..f
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed. D..
Fare 60
Stesrege. ..n............ GO
Round Trip Tickets. .........,. ......... 20 90
For freight or passage, apply to
GEO. W. ALLEN &CO,
NH At Company's Wharf, Rockets,
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CITY NEWS.
Il Nj TONIGHT

THgATRE.-Katie Putnam and her superb
comedy company in "Fanchon.'
ASSEMBLY HALL.-The San Francisco Min.
strels, in their specialties.
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LOUISIANA.
Failure Reported.

New ORLEANS, March 4.--The failure
of Charles Zapata, cotton commission
merchant, is reported. Sterling exchange
buyers lose $l25,000. There is no cotton
shipped covering bills drawn.
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AUCTION SALES.

WILLIAM H. ALLDERDIoB, assignee Of A. A.
Hutchinson, will sell on Friday, March 9th,
stock Of groceries, &c.
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NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, March 4-Noon.-
Stocks active and lower. Money 3. Gold
1lls. Exchange, long 4s41 ; short. 488.
Governments dull and lower. States
quiet and nominal. ....
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MINsTRELs.-Don't fail to go and see
the celebrated San Francisco Minstrels, at
Assembly Hall to night.
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-Ex-President johnson, Governor Hen
bricks, of Indiana; Ignatius Donnelly, OF
Minnesota, and Jonah A. Nooman, of CHI
cage, all old political stagers, are now the
leading Changers.
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AN EFFEMINATE MAN.-An efiemi-
nate man, says a recent writer, is a weak
poultice. He is a cross between table beer
and ginger pop, with the cork let out ; q
freshwater mermaid found in q COW pas
ture with her hands filled with dandelions.
He is teacup full of syllabub; a kitten IN
trousers !; a sick monkey with a blonde
moustache. He is a vine without any ten
drills a fly drowned in oil &; q paper kite in
a dead calm. He lives like a butterfly
nobody can tell why. He is as harmless
as a pennyworth Of sugar candy, and as
useless as a shirt button without a hole.
He is as lazy as a slug. and has no more
hope than last years summer fly. He
goes through life on tiptoe, and dies like
cologne water split over the ground.
POLICE CoURT.-The following cases
were disposed of in this court to-day
Margaret Jackson, stealing, jailed sixty
days.
George and John Brown and Thomas
Corners, unlawful assault the Browns
fined S. each Corners discharged.
Wash Ballou, stealing, continued until
tomorrow.
Richard Holloran, abusive language,
fined 50.
Samuel Watkins, stealing, jailed twenty.
four hours.
LIST OF UNAVAILABLE LETTERS
The following is a list of the unavailable
letters remaining in the Richmond post
office up to March 4th, 1874: Miss f,
Coogan, Windsor Locks. Conn; Mr.. M,
R. DeMorter, Burkeville, Va; Mr.. Philip
Kinney, care ofMr. Long, Second Market,
Richmond, Va; Mrs. A. Spencer. NORTH
Carolina, care of Mr.. Alexander Mitchell
Williamson Cartwell, Cincinnati, Ohio
one no address.
ORDINANCE VIoLATORs.-J. L
Whitaker, James Taliaterro, and j. d,
Gatewood were fined $40 each for run
ming vehicles on the street without {
license, in violation of a city ordinance
George Hudgins was fined 81 for fas
driving, and Wyatt Hubbard was fined
like amount for allowing his team to stant
on the street without a driver.
HUsTINGs COURT. The following bu
siness was transacted in this court to
day:
]. E. Ferreter was tried for f~eloniou
assault and sentenced to Jail for thirt
DAYS and fined $50.
The jury in the case of W. F. Adams
who had been tried for felony, were III
able to agree when our report closed.
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Bss~ w. G. FREEMAN'S PAINT SHOP
s at No. Is, Thirteenth street, between MalA
and Cary street, up stairs. ja6-tf
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ANUS
ASSEMBLY HALL.

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY EVENINGS, AND
SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
MARCH 4. 5, 9, AND7.
THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY BIRCH, WAN
BOLD, &BACKUS' wORLD-RENOWNED
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS,
FROM BROADWAY,
NEW DIRK "H
% ia TENTED ARTISTES. .,
Admission, rs cents gallery, 80 cents.
Seats secured without extra charge at G. F.
Johnston's book and music store, 9ls Main
street. ra NH 2-Gt
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IT seems unfortunate hat Washington's
birthday should be devoted to ~recounting
his valorous deeds and historic character,
for every returning anniversary developes
some forgotten characteristic that detracts
from our veneration for the hero. A
committee of Congress have ruined the
majestic presence and imposing front pa.
triots were taught to revere, and given in
stead a retreating forehead and dimin-
utive head to honor. The Secre-
tary of War ruthlessly and unpatri-
otically has discovered and published the
fact that his nose, instead of being
full, meaty. and strong, as Stuart's
immortal portrait has made it, was thin
and beaked, and that the Father of his
Country would not have recognized his
counterfeit had he appeared on earth in
this painting of Stuart. And now comes
the fact that Washington never would own
he was a Virginian-in truth, that he ig.
nored the fact of his residence in that old
state entirely, claiming he was a citizen o.
the United States. Think of it! An un
imposing presence, a retreating forehead
a beaked nose, and not q Virginian! Car
indignity go farther p Wash. Chronicle.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
March 4,

WEDNESDAY,, March A..
Senote.-This body met at u o'clock
M, President in the chair. Prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Burrows.
Several bills of a local nature were re-
ported from committees, among them
House bill to incorporate the Richmond
Creighton and Hanover turnpike company,
which was reported without amendment.
MIR. Taylor presented a bill making ad.
ditional appropriations to the Central luna.
tic a YUM upon certain conditions, and
Mr.. Maddox a bill to incorporate the Rich
mond Caledonia club of Richmond city,
both of which were referred to appropriate
committees.
The immigration bill was made the or
der Of the day for tomorrow, and the
continuing order until disposed of.
A report was unanimously adopted de-
claring Senator Maddox as being entitled
to his seat from the ThirtY-first senatorial
district in the contested case of Robertson
VS.. Maddox.
The committee for courts, &C., were in
structed to report a bill providing for the
ratification by q vote of the people at the
November election, 1874, of the proposed
amendment to the state constitution.
Several bills of a local nature were
passed.
Senate bill to provide for the establish
ment of the Southern lunatic asylum, which
was tho order of the day, was taken up and
discussed until adjournment.
HduSe.-The House was called to order
at 70 o'clock. Speaker Hanger in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. Q. H. Read.
uo,co Hill fnr tho rrocarvotiop If avs
ters and to obtain revenue for the privilege
of taking them in Virginia waters was re-
ported on favorably, and the bill for the
destruction of the Canada thistle was
reported adversely.
The finance committee asked to be re.
lieved from the consideration o: petitions
from citizens Of Fauquier and other coun-
ties, asking an increase of sheriff s fees.
The House rejected the proposition to
cease work on and after Monday ut %
o'clock and resume the same at night.
A resolution forbiddmg the introduc-
ton of new business in the House on
and after the 18th instant was referred
to the committee on rules.
1t was resolved to instruct the defalca-
ton investigating committee to report what
amount of the funding bonds have been
exchanged for each other, and the DISPOSE
ton made thereof, and whether said bonds
and coupons have been cancelled, so as to
protect the state against fraud in any event,
A resolution was agreed to that all bills,
resolutions etc., pending at the time o.
adjournment of the present General AS
sembly shall retain at the succeeding ses,
sion the places held by them on the calen'
dar, etc, at the end of this.
The bill in relation to the jurisdiction o
county courts was ordered to be en-
crossed.
The further consideration Of the bill il
relation to interest on money was post.
poned until II o'clock tomorrow.
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PURIM BALL.-The feast of Purim was
celebrated last night by the Mercantile
club with a grand masked ball at their
rooms on Seventh street, over the saloon
of F. NJ. Sherry. There were about eigh-
ty persons masked, all of whom were got
ten up in a creditable name After
promenading and dancing until about II
o'clock, the masks were removed and
many were the greetings of surprise that
ensued on the revealing Of a face, particu-
larly those of the ladies. Supper was an
nounced in due time, and the ~partakers
did ample justice to the repast that was
set off in Frank Sherry's usual fine style.
This over, dancing was resumed and kept
up until early morn. The club deserve
great credit for the successfulness of this
ball. Indeed it surpassed even their most
~sauguine expectations. The committee
deserve special note for their marked atten-
ton to all.
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BY TELEGRAPH
FROM WASHINGTON CITY
THE GAINEs-cusH1Na CASE
SUIT FOR LIBEL IN $780, 900
A FUNNY STATEM MT
RIOT AMONG THE STRIKERS
THE ARREST OF A CONGRESSMAN
ESCAPE &C. SING
Etc, Etc, Etc.
RIOT AMONG THE STRIKERS
THE ARREST OF A CONGRESSMAN
ESCAPE MsINc-sINc
Etc, Etc,
Etc.
WARRINGTON.

The 6~aines.Cushing Case-Mrs. Gaines
Sues Cushing for Libel-A Funny
statement.
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THE UNITED STATES MARsHALsHIP
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIR-
GINIA.-The announcement Of the change
in the office Of United States marshal Cor
this district, we are sure, will be heard
with sincere and widespread regret. Colo
mel David B. Parker has resigned, to take
effect on the 1st of April, and at his sug-
gestion. the President has nominated Hon.
9. P. Ramsdell as his successor.
Colonel Parker has filled the place since
1860 in such q way as to make his resig-
nation a matter Of personal regret to every
one WHO has had business with him. His
administration of the duties of an Office
always difficult and often painful has been
in the highest degree satisfactory to his
party, creditable to his court. and honora-
BILE to himself. We trust his intention of
going into business viii! not take him from
Richmond. But we are confident that
wherever he may go he will be attended
by the warmest wishes Of ahost of friends.
The New York herald., 1874-08-24
THE FEELING AT PLYMOUTH
CHURCH.

II IL were supposed that MIR. MOulton's state
ment would break the spirit or Plymouth
church people and that It's publication
would result in diminution in the attend
ance on yesterdays service tho suppos.
tion was q very idle one, for 1t received as COM
plete o contradiction as the best friends Of Mr.
Beecher could desire, and 80 pronounced that
even his enemies must have been constrained to
admit that 1t was useless to waste their energetic
anger on Plymouth Rock. The attendance was
larger than, probably on any vacation Sunday
ever known. All allusion, either in prayer or ser.
mon, to answering faith IN the integrity Of the
pastor went like an electric shock through
the assembly, and each turned TO the other with
a radiance IN the eye that spoke unmistakably its
meaning. Nothing but the remembrance that 1t was
the Lords Day and tney were there to worship
God, and not to praise Mr.. Beecher, would have
been powerful enough to restrain them from ap-
p.auding and cheering the speaker. Though there
was only half the choir present the tunes to the
psamody which were all in q jubilant metre
were sung with the old fire and vim OF Plymouth
church congregation. Before and after the service
a reporter OF the HERALD had a conversation with
several OF the brethren who are among the lew
who from q variety OF circumstances nave been
compelled to remain In the city and postpone
their vacation to a more convenient season.
of want of faith in Moulton's statement.
Brother Smytn, who has acted as usher in one OF
the asles on the foor OF the church for many
years, said that the great trouble was that Mr..
Beecher had made confdant and friend OF men
who were notoriously untrustw0rthy, instead Of
confding in the solid men Of his congregation and
church. All the developments OF the investigation
showed that Mr.. Beecher had been the victim OF
misplaced confidence. lie thought 1t would be
well to attach permanently this committee OF in
vestigaton to the organization Of the church, and
let it be constituted and known as an advisory
committee, SO that II any future trouble arose
there would be a body oil men on hand ready 20
advise Mr.. Beecher IN any social and personal
emergency, and VINO, by their investigation into
the particulars OF this recent scandal, mad acquired
large experience OF persons who were likely to be
a trouble to Plymouth church and It's pastor.
Sexton Weld, whose life, Tor the most part, mas
been spent In the church, SAYS that rom all that
he can hear the congregations Will DC even larger
| in Plymouth church In the future than they have
been in the past. he thinks that the next letting
| OF pews viii show larger amount than
| any pre- vious year. The enthusiasm manifested
at the prayer meeting on Friday night indicated
most anquestionably, he Thought, tnat Plymouth
church people had Enthusiastically made up their