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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26
THE BENCH.
Decisions by the Supreme Judges
Yesterday.
Adjournment Of the United States
Circuit COuFt,

SUPREME COUBT.-Further decisions
We're rendered yesterday afternoon as fol-
lows:
Nicholson, q. Bank Of Tennessee vs..
Brennon and Holt vs.. the State; judgments
affirmed.
Neely vs.. State; judgment reversed ard
defendant dismissed.
Deaderick. J.-G0ld and wife vs.. Bush
~ HinsOn; petition refused.
Mcfarland, ALLEN vs.. Fast; decree.
AIcNairy vs.. McNairy q casey; petit
tiOns dismissed.
Dunn vs.. y. x c. r. r. Co.; judgment
for costs affirmed.
Tyler vs. Denton; reversed and decree
here.
Starnes x MoseIy vs.. Newsom x Brown.
Freeman, J.-EihOtt vs.. Bass; appliCa-
tiun refused.
Brown vs.. DOrtch 1.-TWO cases); applica-
tiOn allowed in one and in part i'm the other.
Oakley vs.. Gillespie, and Mayor and
CITY Council vs.. Fisher; judgments affirmed.
Turney, J.-IIaTis vs.. Harris; remanded
10 docket.
Pullman vs.. Conley; petition refused.
CHANCERY COURT.-Samuel f. Hare
vS.iN. and Ed. BaNteret al; decree appoint
ing guardian al EteH.
Bailey johnson and wife vs.. a. Z. Tuck
er ct al; decree sustaining exceptions.
J. p. Helms vs.. w. d. Carter and wife;
final decree.
ThOs. j. Harding, ex'r., vs.. James Hick-
man ct al; order Of reference.
5. r. Holt IS. Cornelius g. Smith ct al;
report confirmed.
Jesse Warren vs.. II. NJ. Hays; report con-
firmed.
Travis Winham vs.. J. T. Smith ct al; or
der of reference.
Carrick, HOllins x Co. vs. j. L. Hirsch;
order Of reference.
ClantOn rs. Wright; order of reference.
PROBATE CoURT.-ThOs. Williford, a
minor, apprenticed TO Mrs. Martha Cato.
Samuel Davis ct al. vs.. Chas. Woods ct
al: petition entered for partition of land.
viii Of Mrs. Margaret 1. Hook admitted
to probate.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-State vs.. Jere.
Stokes, murder; evidence concluded.
VIM. NJ. Hart and David E. Caldwell
admitted as practicing attorneys.
CIRCUIT COURT.-Tealey vs.. WOlla-d
& Robertson; judgment for plaintiff.
A. Estiss vs.. G.. w. Payne ct al; dis
missed.
lie Mont vs.. Turney; judgment for plain
tih.
Stroud vs.. Rankin; pending.
LAW COURT.-DreXler vs.. LOpp; pend
ing.
First National Bank vs.. Jas. Davis;
transferred TO jury docket.
The Court will call from 20 to so on the
Jury docket to-day.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
United States vs.. Sugg Fort; judgment for
the Government and motion for new trial
entered and set for Monday, June Is, 10
which time the Court adjourned.
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PORTER EXHAUSTED.

EVarts Opens TO-Day-What Ben But
Ter and InfOrmer Jayne Had 20 DO
With the Scandal.
NEW YORK, May 2j.-EX-Judge Porter,
before resuming his argument for the de-
fence, said be would close to-day and Mr..
Evarts. on the same side, would imme-
diately follow. lie then continued his ad
dress to the Jury, and said: Frank MOul-
ton was early brought into relation with
Benz. F. Butler from suits in which his
firm was engaged. The prosecution in that
case was pushed by InfOrmer Jayne, and
oddly enough the prosecutions counsel was
Benz. F. Butler. When the litigation
ended 4 firm friendship sprung up between
these parties, MOultOn, the InfOrmer and
the infOrmer's counsel. When Butler was
rejected as one of the counsel for BeeCheT,
he drew up one Of the most adrOit and able
papers ever published, which was intended
to kill Beecher at one blow, and which was
put forth at the time as MOultOn's own
production.
Potter spoke of the extraordinary fact
that man like MOultOn, according to his
own statement delivered over his wife to
the cOmpanionship Of a man whom be
knew to be a hypOcritical debauche, and
that he had a portrait of this adulterer
hanging in his drawing room.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26
THETYRANNY OF FASHION.

Probably no Characteristic Of the female
mind is better developed than the doclilty
with which women accept the fashions Of
the day. Be they beautiful or hideOus,
becoming OF uubeCOming, comfortable OF
toruring, they are the fashion, and must
be worn. Take, for example, the hair. This,
"the CrOwning glory Of a woman. can be
worn as she pleases, and what work many
make Of il! Now a cOiiiure called SIRE
elan knot" is coming into favor. OFT re
cent woman writer says: About one woman
ont of twenty-five has a head and features
of the shape necessary TO make this style
becoming: given a broad halt-hi2E white
forehead. rather straight nose, well rounded
face and throat, and the careless knot OF
hair low i'm the Hape Of The neck, with
pure W. lie part iH The center Of the head,
from which the hair ripples naturally over
the temples ard ears, is beautiful, making
the wearer a Greek goddess ai Ouc', or,
whal IS better nowadays, q charming
American woman. But take the remain
inc tWentV-fUuT women, who have All kinds
of ftreheads and features, and Who are
stately with their hair massed on the very
ton of their heads. OF braided and banded
smoothly, neither high nor low, OF bewitch-
ingly coguettish and giFlish with a Chate-
laine braid and a curl or two, finger pulls
above the forehead and little rings falling
over Il: nut the severe Greek knot low down
on these heads, draw the hair over the pret-
tvpink ears, narrow The temples and cheeks
By almost ObscuTing them, and what is the
result2 The stately woman looks prim and
belittled, the bright cCqueitish one is ten
wears Older, aud in many cases startling
defects of features or odd cynrGssiOus never
before noticed 10y those who knew 'hfm
best, aud % whom they were once PTrliy,
are developed by the change.
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ALDEN CHECKS.
They We're WrOngfuIly Issued,
And Are Good Only for What Holders
Paid for Them.

The Supreme Court yesterday decided
the case styled, Mayor and City Council vs..
J.. G.. Fisher et IL. Fisher and others are
holders Of checks issued during the Alden
administration Of the city government Of
Nashville. They brought suits against the
city before justices Of the Peace and OBJ
tanned judgments, upon which executions
were issued for the collection 0f the
amounts called for By the checks. A bill
was filed in the Chauccry Court to cujOin
the collection of money 20 satisfy the exc
cutiOns. The decision Of the Chancellor
was that the judgments Of Che courts below
wena invalid, that the checks were wrong
fully issued, and the injunction was grant
ell. An appeal was taken % the Supreme
Court. This was four or five years ago.
The opinion Of the Supreme Court IS
very lengthy bat the result is that The de-
cree Of the Chancery Court is affirmed.
But it is part OF the decision that the
holders Of Alden checks have the right TO
recover Of the city rs much rs they actual
" paid out for the checks. The det5n-
dsnfs in this suit held several thousand
dollars of the checks. Originally the out
standing checks amounted TO several hun
dred thousand dollars, but the city has
COMPROMISED with the holders OF by lar
the greater part by giving new bonds.
Wm. r. Cooper and John Lellyett rep
resented the city in this sUit and Judge
Guild and Baxter Smith, the defendants.
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sAYING THE Hay.

The Boston TFdCeller tells a story Of Mr..
Williams, the ancient pastor Of Dudley,
Mass, who was a practical Christian.
One sultTy summer Sunday, says the le-
gand, the sound OF distant thunderheaTlded
the approach Of a shower. Suddenly the
preacher stopped, and peering from side 10
side through the church windows, as if OBJ
serving the tokens of 4 change in the
weather. he quietly said: "Brethren, OBJ
serve that our Brother Crosby is not pre-
pared for the rain. think it our duty to
help our Brother Crosby to get in his hay
before the shower" With that he de-
scended from the pulpit, and with several
Of his hearers, proceeded to Mr.. CrOsby's
hay field, where they worked half an hour,
or until the hay was housed. The staunch
old clergyman then returned 70 the church
and resumed his discourse.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26
BRUSSELS.

BRUSSELS, May 25.--The Senate has
unanimously adopted a vote of confidence
in the Government in respect to its conduct
in the correspondence with Germany.
The Ministry has given notice that it
will introduce a bill providing for the pun
ishment Of OfienSes similar TO that of Du-
chesne. The papers in the case Of Du-
cbesue have been handed to the German
ambassador, with 4 note explaining that
the investigation was exhaustive, and that
nothing has been discovered beyond the
letters which have already been made pub
lie, and which do not bring DuChesne
within the scope Of any penal code. The
note adds that the Government will pro
pose an amendment to the law by which
proposals of murder viii be made punish
able the same as threats.
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ST. LOUIS.
The New Horse Disease.


Proposed WOmen's Centennial
ST. LOUIS, May pa large number Of
ladies and gentlemen gathered at the Lin
dell Hotel last evening, for the purpose Of
meeting Mrs. Z. G.. Gillespie, Of Philadel-
uhfa. President ofthe WOmen's Centennial
Executive Commission, with a view to de
termining what action shall be taken by
the women Of this city and State in con-
nection with tie Centennial celebration.
Mrs. Or. Dickinson, the member from
Missouri Of the Centennial Executive Com
mission. delivered an address q o the women
of the State, inviting earnest action and
c0-0reration IN the celebration Of the na-
tfonis anniversary. An Executive Com
mission Of one hundred and twenty-five Of
the most prominent ladies in lie city,
headed bv Mrs. Gen. Sherman, was then
appointed to take charge Of the matter, and
the meeting adjourned.
Equine Meningitis,
A post mOTtem examination Of the horses
HAT have died by the disease prevailing
here. made by number Of prominent ply
sicians and veterinary surgeons, shows COD
cIusiyelv that the disease is cerebrO spinal
meningitis. The malady is not Spreading
much, and Yields quite readily TO treat
meHt.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26
FOUR .FTTETTIOF!
THE UNION AND AMERICAN
JOB PRINTING
~ THE BEST STYLE AND on FIRST
CLASS MATERIAL.

TUHE PUBLIC MAKE A GRAVE MIS-
l take when thew go OF gaud North and East
f8r work that can De- as well ami rs cheaply done
iu Nashville by the Union and American Me--
chants wall find, uFUU comparison OF work and
prices. that they can 10 better in the job Rooms
Of the Union and American than they will do
hV going abroad. and that It -s "a great mistake
% assume that work done at e distance is ueces-
sarily better than they can obtain az home
They should ram enbor that the more work they
have performed bv thCir ueghhOrs, the better
able win their nGi -hbOrs BE- - DO fne work; and
the more they DO abroad, the more .neY VII
have to do abroad. because thert viii be moth
ing TO induce hrst-class printers 70 come and re-
main among us.
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RACE RELATIONS IN THE SOUTH

RACE RELATIONS IN THE SOUTH.
The GJoJe-Democrat Of st. Louis es-
tablishes its right to rank as a first
class partisan journal Of the bitter
Radical stripe by a fagitiously unjust
attack upon the white people Of the
South. Under the plea Of "a Word
For Freedmen it charges that To the
action Of the white men Of the South
was due Che degraded condition Of the
negroes at the date Of their emancipa-
tion, and that to the non-action Of the
white men Of the South has been chief
" due their lack Of improvement since
that event. VIII the GIobe.DemocrGt
tell its readers who it vas that cruelty
stole tbe African from his native land
and transported him In chains or con-
fined in a vessels hold more Ioathsome
than a dungeon, to Georgia and South
Carolina: Were these slave traders
from the North or South
Where we're the vessels that
brought these captives to the South
owneds In Georgia, Carolina, or Mas
sachusetts: Who was 1t reapad riches
from this traffic? Was It the Southern
planter or the New England ship own
er? VIII this St. Louis journal Of
civilization" tell its readers in what
"the non-action Of the white men Of
the South consists to which is chiefly
due" the lack Of improvement IN the
negro race since their emancipation?
DespoiIed and impoverished by war,
the whites Of the South have been bare
ly able to feed, clothe and provide for
their own race. They have been totally
unable to educate their own children IN
the highest schools Of the country, as
they would have gladly done if they
had not been bankrupted by the war.
The whites, through the instrumental
ity Of the GJobc-Damocrat's party,
have been prescribed and bold
attempts made to render them pariahs
in their native land. The negro race
has been claimed by tie Federal Gov
ernment, under the management Of
Radicalism. as wards" Of the nation.
For their benefit the Constitution has
been amended, Reconstruction laws,
Enforcement laws, Civil Rights laws
have been passed, Freedman's Banks
have been established, Force bills have
been attempted, the army has been
largely employed in their alleged pro-
lection, regardless Of the lives and
property Of whites on the frontier, who
have been massacred. and robbed by
marauding Indians. II the Globe
Dea5ycrat believes that the negro race
of the South is suffering from
the spite, hatred or revenge Of
the whites, why does it not
arouse It's readers to the Importance Of
the emigration movement which Is now
exciting the negroes in this and other
Southern States? Why does it not
send those here who can lead this NAL
treated people from the land Of bond
age to the land flowing with milk and
honey. north Of the Ohio? There are
thousands who are eageg for the ex-
odus. VIII the Globe Democrat, and
those who believe IN It's statements Of
the treatment received by the negroes
from the whites IN the South, furnish
them 2 land to 60 to and the means to
get there, where they viii be no longer
"swindled of their rightful earnings
10y their late masters, as is now done,
according TO the charges Of the Globe
Democrat
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THE BLACK HILLS.

A Miner who Will not Promise TO
Resist TemptafiOn-What will They
DO With Him?
YANKTON, May 25.-Chas. L. Soils, the
refractory member of the Wharton Black
Hills party, who refuses to sign the parole,
had a hearing before the United States
Commissioner to-day, having been turned
over to the civil by the military authorities.
His case will be decided tomorrow.
A great many of the captured parties are
here waiting for the treaty TO be arranged.
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ROME

ROME, May 25.-In the Consistory to be
held June "a, MonsignOr Ipacca Vitelleschi,
Simeoni Antici Matter, and Serafna, Bish-
op of ViterbO, will be created Cardinals.
Cardinal McCloSkey is expected to ar
rive before the COnsistOry, to choose his
title.
The Pope was i'll yesterday, and is no
better this fOrenOOnp On Saturday last he
received, as usual, many deputatiOns.
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Telegraph Frauds.

ina TrQreVer that the lease Of the property
Of the Franklin Telegraph Company to the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
was, on Saturday last, aunulled and can
celled by agreement Of the parties thereto.
This action replaces the lines Of the Frank
In Company between this city and Wash
ingtOn, and also the exclusive connection
with the new ocean cable at Rye Beach,
y. H., in the hands Of its former mana
gers. The petitions Of the stockholders
for the appointment Of a receiver and 4 sale
Of the property, in consequeCe Of alleged
frauds on the part Of the Atlantic and Pa
ciic Telegraph Company, which owns a
majority Of its capital stock, will be heard
before Judge Morton, Of the Supreme Court,
next Friday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26
NEW YORK,
The Board Of Trade Declare for
a Revenue Tariff.
Erie Bankrupt Beyond Re
demptiOn,

NEW YORK, May 25.-The Board of
Trade have adopted resolutions declaring
that the prevalence of smuggling has been
due to the Generalization of eXtOrtiOnate
and exhorbitant tariffs; that probably the
most effective mode Of sUppTessing snug
Cling is to establish a revenue tariff and to
reform the civil service; and that this Board
protests against the degrading immortality
Of wholesale dealing in smuggled goods by
merchants Of this city.
Final Result Of the FIsk-GOuId Re
gime.
The Times says all the stOck-iObbing
operations on one side or the other cannot
save the Erie railway from passing into the
hands Of a receiver. The exposures of two
years ago clearly foTeshadowed that result.
The Bankers Syndicate.
A number Of bank cashiers me. here
TODAY and perfected arrangements for the
Banking Convention at Saratoga.
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MEMPHIS.
The Sale of the WateT-WOrks
Set Aside.
sixtv-ODc BarreIs of WHISKY seized

sixty-One Barrels of whisky Seized.
MEMPHIS, May % Gen. Il. f. Patter-
son, Collector of Internal Revenue for this
district to-day seized and libclled sixty-One
barrels Of whisky in the house Of II. II.
Mette x Sons, Of this city, purchased by
them Of Bensberg, of st. Louis. Mette x
Sons are believed to be innocent holders
having purchased it in good faith,
A Large Crop OF InjunotiOns.
The recent sale of the water-works here
has been set aside by consent Of counsel
owing to Tire large crop of iniunctiOns
growing out Of the sale. The trustees will
held possession and sell again on sixty days
notice.
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BOSTON.


Boston, May 25.-ThOs. w. Piper, the
alleged murderer of Mabel Young, was al
raigned to-day. a person who passed the
Warren Street Church about an hour after
the murder, identified Piper as the man he
saw climbing from the belfry window TO
the ground. Several little girls have stated
that Piper has endeavOred to entiCe them
into the church at various times. The
prisoner confessed this morning he was not
his iDnOcanpps
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GRAssHOPPERS IN CANNON
COUNTY.

Col. Floyd, resident near Auburn in This
county, called on MS LIS week, and informs
us that -rassh0ppeTs in countless numbers
have appeared on his farm. He describes
them as the yeiy small black species that
has been ravagin- Missouri 50 fearfully.
They have not done any mischief as yet;
but the Colonel is aPpraheusiye Of disas-
trous consequences. He does not know
of their appearance on any Of The adj0in-
inc FARMS
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26

THE Gar 10 King William: "Ies, l
deem 1aT very wrong, ard, as you say,
think we Two should teach France and The
other bad nations around that 1t IS wicked,
even if we have to thrash it into them"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26

THE grasshopper scare has crossed
she ocean by cable and millions Of poor
people feel its effec5 In the enhanced
price Of their daily bread.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26

FIVE days Of Diluted Porter! 1t is
too much. And now comes Evarts and
Beach, good for another week-'alf and
'alf Hurry up the cakes, gentlemen.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
A Blessed Rain

MAUCn CHUNK, May PA heavy rain
for the past eight hours has completely
uuenched the flames in the lumber regions
and in all parts Of the country.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26

THE Brussels Echo is facetious. It
states that the Belgian Government, in
order to leave Bismarck no room for
further complaints, intends enacting a
bill making the intention to commit
crime a legal offense. Human courts
and human scruting can hardly fathom
the dark secrets of theheart. Besides,
a proof of good intentions would be no
proof Of Innocence, because we have
the authority Of Saint Augustine for
saying that a certain very hot place is
paved with good intentions.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26

THE newest seaside umbrellas are Fin-
tended 70 shelter an entire family, if we
are to Judge from the size. They are
about the dimensions of a 'side-shOW
tent7 belonging TO circus, and have a
pole ten feet high to stick in the sand, and
they form a canvas house,
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TENNESSEE BONDS continued to
be quoted at so in New York.

The NelC York Commercial and
Financial ChroHioIe says 1--WE have
heard Of S250,O00 Tennessee bonds
changing hands at good prices, which
had lately come from abroad-thehold-
ers apparently being discouraged with
the possibility Of a new failure to pay
interest next July, and with the trouble
Of registering and funding their bonds
at Nashville
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THE head and front Of Democratic
offending in New Hampshire-''Natt"
Head.
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COTTON dull In New York, closing
yesterday at I6@l6sc. for middIing
upland
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ANONYMOUS Assassination.

VIENNA, May PA personals been ar
rested in this city who was bearer of an
anonymous letter containing an offer to
aSSassinate Bismarck for a million forms.
The writer of the letter has not been dis
covered.
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, May 25.-The upper house of
the PrUssian Diet, has passed bills for the
suppression Of converts, and relative TO the
administration Of church property.
Catholic Professions Prohibited.
The Government, fearing disturbance,
has forbidden professions in honor of the
POpes Jubilee,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26

GoLDopened in New York yesterday
at ll64 and closed at 1l6.
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WHEN yoU write ON a postal card 10
yuur sweetheart, use ink made Of a sOlu-
Eon Of lO grains hypaSulpiite Of soda in Is
teaSpO0uiuls of water. This is colorless,
but on being exposed 10 heat turns black.
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GEORGIA.
The Macon and Brunswick Road.

ATLANTA, May 25.-Jusiics Bradley, Of
the United States COut and District Judge
ETskine, rsfused 10 egjoin the sale of the
Macon and Brunswick railroad or TO ap-
PORT a receiver, as petitioned for by J. T.,
B~r D.. OF virginia.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-26
WASHINGTON.
Rotation I'm once.

WASHINGTON, Nay 25.-Wm. Meredith
has been appointed sJOre-keeper for the
First Missouri District and Linden A.
Smith guager for the same District.
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FOREIGN.
The GrasshOppers Affecting the
European Markets.
Little Belgium Eating German
Dirt,
Cardinal McClOskey Expected in
Rome,
ENGLAND.
The ssDarby.'r

LONDON, May 25.-The House Of Com
mons, by a vote Of 2O6 to 81, have resolved
TO adjourn over tO-tnOTrOw-Derbyda day.
Breadsfufs.
The Mark Lane Express, in 4 weekly
review of the bTeadstufis market, says: The
drought has been felt in France, and poor
yield is probable. This, coupled with the
appearance Of grasshOppers in the United
States, viii make low rates Of short dura-
tion, notwithstanding the continental mar
kets are down 6 pence TO a shilling.
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FIRE INsURANCE.
$1,000.
TWENTY PER GENT PAID

". ". BERRY, Pres't. lWH. A. WEBB, Sec'Y.l
A.G. ADAMS, Vice President.