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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRASC1sco, November s.-Tweive
out Of 40 precincts in the city give Hayes
1855, Tilden 1884, Davis (Rep.) 1921,
Pope (Dem.) 1887. No further returns
from the interior or from Oregon or Ne.
vada. It seems likely that the Republi.
cans may elect all four Congresamen.
Davis in the 1st and Page In the I'd dis.
tricts are conceded. McKenna is thus
far 1000 ahead in the Sd. Pacheco's
chances are good in the 4th. The Dem.
ocran are iu6ilant over the returns from
the East. Tilden telegraphs Mayor Bry-
ant that he is elected.
SAN FRANCISCO, November S.-The re.
turns from the city nearly complete,
Hayes will have small majority. Davis,
Rep, elected Congressman by $500. A
few additional returns from the interior
but hone affirm the general result.
A dispatch from Portland says that
city ia undoubtedly Republican by small
majority.
Private dispatches from Virginia says
Nsvads is sure t0i good Republican
majority.
CHICAGO, November 8.-A private dis.
patch from L. Pickering, editor Of the
San Francisco Bulletin, reads:
"san Francisco, regarded as the Dem.
ocratic stronghold, gave for Hayes 304
majority. Davis Rep) is elected TO
Congress over Piper Dem by 2I639 ma.
iority. A ARepublican is probably elected
from the southern district in California.
Palmer (Rep.) is certainly reelected.
Luttrell (Dem.) Is probably reelected.
The State has undoubtedly gone for
Hayes by 1000 to 5000 majority. Re.
turns from Oregon indicate that Hayes
has 1000 majority. Nevada is believed
to have gone Republican also"
SAN Francisco, November s.-The
majority in California, partially official
returns, is estimated At 5000 for Hayes.
No further returns this evening from
Oregon, which is conceded to the Repub.
licans BY small msiority. Scattering
returns from Nevada leave no doubt that
the State has gone Republican by fair
majority.
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NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON, November S.-Fhs Repub.
licans have lost the State Senate, which
stands; Democrats II, Republicans TO-
The Republicans have carried the House
OF Assembly by 9 majority. Il stands
Republicans 81, Democrats 20. Both
houses on joint ballot, therefore, stand !:
Republicans Il, Democrats 40, Repub.
licin majority Of one. The Democrats
still claim that they have carried another
member in the southern districts, but the
above figures are reliable.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
ALABAMA.

MONTGOMERY, November s.-Rsturns
continue 10 indicate at least 5000 ma.
joritY for Tildsn. For Congress, Herbert
in the Second district, Williams in tho
Third, Lyon in the Fourth, Hewitt. in
the Sixth, Forney in the Seventh, and
Garth in the Eighth (All Democrats), arc
elected. The returns are favorable 70
Jones (Dem.) over Bromberg. Shelley
Dem has made immense gains IN the
First district, and Is very hopeful Of cleo.
tion over HaraldSon and Rapier, the
rival colored candidates.
MONTGOMERY, November s.-Further
returns from the 4th district show the
contest close between Haraldson, colored,
and Gen. Shelby, Democrat. Shelby has
made great gains.
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NEBRASKA.

oMAnA, November s-This county ia
conceded TO the Democrats, and claimed
by them by 500 10 800 majority. The
entire ticket is elected. Cass county
elects the entire Republican ticket. Atoe
county gives \ Democratic majority Of
$50. Nine additional precincts give
Hayes q majority Of 407. The excitement
Ia intense. The whole greenbaek ticket
is elected in Richardson county BY q
majority ranging from 200 to 1000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
MINNESOTA.

ST. PAUL, November s.-The total vote
Of ST. Paul and Ramsey county give Til
den majority Of 1854. sGewGrtI Repub.
lican, for Congress, 565.
MISSEAPoLls. November S.-Hayes
355 majority. Eair, Democratic, for
Congress, 355 majority. The vote through.
out the State, except Ramsey county, gen.
orally show Republican gains. Only
about 20 out OF 73 counties have made
complete returns, but these with frag.
mentary returns from other points indi.
cate the Republican majority in the State
to be from 10000 TO $1,000. Dunnell,
Republican, in the First district, is elect:
ed by 5000 to 1000; Strait, In the Sec.
ond BY 5000; Stewart, in the Third, by l..
mn
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OREGON.

san FRAxcIsco, November s.-The
latest returns from Oregon show a Re-
publican majority Of 1000. The Demo-
crats now eoneede that State to the Be.
publicans.
SAN FRAScrsoo, November ga do.
spatch Just received from Portland says
0regonis is safe BY from 800 to 500 Repub'
liean maiority.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
MASSACHUSETTS.

BoSroS, November s.-Three hundred
and seventeen towns in Massachusetts
give Hayes l42,2s4, Tilden lo4;23s, Rice
l29, ,9os, Adams l0l ,724, Bakerll,72s.
BosToS, November s.-Returns from
332 towns all but eight small ones give
Hayes 1892, Tilden l05,535, Rice l3l,>
4s0, Adams l03, 3,02o, Baker 1883. The
Seventh district complete stands Butler
1900, TArbox, 8, ,425, HoAr 202s.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09

!, zoe whole number OF students in
,S %e.e departments is s25. 1t will be seen
"a SE there were but "a who did not vote.
GGs ~ i6soIogue recorded his vote as doubt.
~, ~. when the Circumstance that Il Il
Usl! : tfi1l vote Is considered, ii will Be
S.S 1 !Aas the vote is very heavy. It shows
.'I SItes than anything else the interest
~ "te9 IN politics this fall among students
80. ~ eoH pronounced the college senti.
4' " IN favor Of Hayes and Wheeler.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
NORTH CAROLINA.

RALEIoH, November s.-Returns con.
tinue to come in, reporting heavy Demo.
cratic gains from all quarters. The Dem;
ocratic majority in the State will hardly
fall short Of $4,000. The Democrats elect
all their congressman except one, Gov.
Brasdeu, Rep, being elected in the Second
district. The Legislature. which elects a
U. S. Senator, is more than two'thirds
Democratic.
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twill be seen that ii Mr.. EIden hnI
clriel any one of these States he il
.,,c,.l Tho ls,e,, rsuort from FIorid.
u H.; H.. >,
.''A' "'.'s
h'!s'' Ai'o our 0P'''''" '"'' '"e "''s"
otproba5tiity ia on that side.
3A u-S.nce wiring the above we
t,,oi1,or;, nsc;,, ,;.n,,ch from
tue Ns" '0'a ''
Ne" lo"N' '''' "' a. NJ
Wheeling fa'ea!ieles;i
l"s w" n Ig,~ r,.",rs ,"' n.a,;tas.. 49, =,
m,i,,i,y Of the vote. oi til. Electoral
College. chosen from the, following
States ; California c, Florida 4, Colorado
3, Illinois 81, Iowa II, Kansas )
Louisiana 5, Maine :, Massachu'
sets Is, Michigan II, Minnesota o
Nsbrasa 8, Nevada ), New Hampshire
5, OHIO %, Oregon ), Pennsylvania 90
Rhode Island 4, South Carolina I, Yer
nonIj, Wisconsin 10. These States cast
Isl electoral votes, the number necessary
soachOice. This claim is made up or
Dispatches to the Associated Press and
9p'n ieIesF"ma ot the Times special cor
respondents, and OF the chnirmen OF RePub
lean State Committees
lac Lover House OF Congress will be
"sP''''''" oy '"o m1lofI.!.
,'I" ~,
,,,;r,,.a - H. ri.o,".., ,o,a. po.T;i
Zen. 4,b,m, IN, Arkansas 6 Connection,
d Delaware 8, Florida 4, Georgia IL
Indians Is, Kentucky IL, Maryland s
%'%'''lppl . MISSOURI 40 New :. Jersey '9
T.'..',.. ' 'TsN 10 rSv,.s o tU Wi.,;n;. ~ w., %
Virgin. 5, Total 1Ss.
Fox. Hayes, Colorado 3, Illinois 81,
Iowa H. Kansas 5, Maine, J. Massnehu'
u''' 10, Minnesota e,. o. ., NeOFa'ka V D Ne" eo
psa.2, r,,sS Nv T.. - T'a', -, p,
D,ub.fal IS.
The TtiJuu. believe, ,b,, everything
hinge, on Florida. that the Republican,
have carried ,b,. State. md that the
Electoral College stand, Have. 1s5 Til.
den ISL. The Tribune, Washington sne.
cial say, ,ha, the Eepublic,n, have
probably carried North Carolip.,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
DAKOTA.

YASx7oS, November s.-The election
returns come in slow, but indicate
larger Republican majorities than ever
before. Yankton county gives 4 to.
tai vote Of 1907, giving Kidder, Re
publican Tor Delegate, over Sphinx, ma.
IOrity Of 107, and 10 all counties the Be-
publican ticket is elected except one out
side county which gIveA Kidaer large
majority, probably 5000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
NEW HAMPsHIRE.

CONCORD, November s.-Relurns from
2lO towns give Hayes Ss.665, Tildep 49,
S23, with 26 towns TO be heard from
which gave last year 70 DemoctStie ma
jotity. The total vote will reach s0I000
the greatest ever polled.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09

The verdict OF the people hereabouts
that the INrELLIGEScER has shown
seeIta bitter, malignant and mischievous
organ OF a bad theory OF governmental
PoL!ey.-- Register Of yesterday.
The verdict OF twelve good and true
a'n Of this city, sitting as a jury in our
V9a's House, rendered upon their sol
taa oath', was that the Wheeling Reyi,ss'
''oali pay 5000 for low.livcd SANDER,
md the verdict Of the people of this
city was, "'etved the dirty sheet right
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
MARYLAND.

BALTIMORE, November ga special
from Annapolis says that Deputy Sheriff
Benz. Leech was Shot and killed BY . col.
ored man At the polls in the 9Th district
Of Anne Arundel county yesterday.
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ChtqntelIigerrar
THE RESULT.

u,bi, writing z A. NJ the result OF
IL, Presidential election is in doubt
N, Tildea has lS4 electoral Vo'e'' viz; | ~
:, III. South and 65 in the North The
Northern State. known to have voted
n, him are, New York 35, Indiana To-
y.r Jersey . and Connecticut c. The
Southern States in doubt are LOUISIANA
s,p,b Carolina and Florida. lf'he'e states
have gone for Hayes he is eIee'ed Dy
majority Of one in the Electoral College
Il ,.en, ,olernbly certain that he has
o,,,isI South ClroIina, but the other
two State. are in doubt and both aides
claim them.
For the prssso:, We classify the result
=, far 4. s.ccrtained, as follows
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
UTAH.

sA1rLAKE, November s.--Maginnis,
Dem, Is elected aI Delegate from Mon.
tAna.
In Utah Cannon, Mormon, is elected as
delegate over Bakin, Liberal, BY prob.
ably 10000 majority.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
Hote OF BROOKE County.

WELIsBuRo, November 8, 1P.H.
Editors In,SllIssaesf:
The following is the vote Of Brooke
county: Hayes 1876, Tilden GAL, Scott
Sis, Wilson 62l. G. c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09
WYOMING.

CHErESSE, VIZ, November s.-The
latest returns give Corbets Rep, for Del.
egate,d q 900 majority. > y ~ 81! \
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CONNECTICUT.

HARTFORD, November s.-Tildens
majority, with three towns 70 hear from,
Is 1924.
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DELAWARE.

WILMINGTON, November s.-The Dem.
ocra,ic maiori.y In this State win reach
O6 mn 'azzS .t--h so - .a' f. = tffl' 4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09

''taa the New Haven Palladium. NOv. Al
Yesterday the vote of Yale College
tM ,E 'ske1, a. far as possible, with the
following result:
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lInrshnII County.


RoGDY's Rock, November 8.
Editors IntSlIIgasOer: q.
The vote stands Hayes 69, Tilden "a,
Scott 81, Wilson 81. In October the
vote stood Goff 10 and Mathews %. B.
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Weather Report.
WAR DEPAETMEHr,
OTHicE OF TnE cu1ER SIoEAL oYYIcE1,
RASmSVToS, D. c, November 81 4. 4.

PBoBAllrITIIL
For Tennessee and Ohio Valley, north, ,
winds, cooler and partly cloudy weather
and slightly higher pressure.
For the Upper Lake Region, northeast
winds, stationary followed BY falling
barometer and warmer and partly cloudy
weather.
For the Lower Lakes, north winds,
cooler, clear and clearing weather and
stationary barometer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-09

For Addai0na! Telegraph S.s FowA Pc,
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1876-12-02
Les ~ a " dts.

Loraqne CO Sheridan entra dams notre willie,
F1ere ct libre jadis, mails a present servile,
y y trouva debout DIES hommes al harlis
IN mieax n couragenx, Quill les nomma Bandits.
Car ces ahreux Bandits avaient Pane assez vile
Pour lefendlc chez eux la liherta civilc,
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POar vouloir que leur front fNt rayounant ct droit,
Et pour que Ia patre, une commune mere,
Nous fht une Justice ct non une chimere.
Airner bien 81 ratrie, ainer IL lihertd,
Cest Ia simple devoir ct grande vGr,te;
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81 nous n'avons &c cutie ardent, ct ri nos Anes,
Par terreur pu6rile ct norne lachete,
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1t lAs bourgeois qui ront, pour ttre 81 mrlis,
Mertent \ coup sur le surnom do Bandits.
Des Bandits! dites. vous ces quatre hommes,
Ayant les noms ~chretiens, We disant gelltlshonmes,
volant imr0nement, sans pudeur, sans souci,
Les droits dun penple entleri Les Bandits, les voici.
vlNDEx.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1876-12-02

deste. LIE chercher loin est folie, ct lima.
gination ne le trouve jamais. Une vic
exceptionnelle, faite scion imagination,
ne vOns IL donnera pas. Je vols autour
de moi dies hOmmes pui vivent heurenX
dams rhumilite lie leur condition, ct Gui
ont modestement 6iccnte la voix de leur
cGur. A meurc Oh il nest pas bon que
rhomme soft seul, 4 Page qui fnt celui
d'Adam, lis ont hOnnetement aiine uuc
jeune file, ct lis Sc sout dit qu'une hon.
ntte jeune file f;,sait une epouse cllas-
te ct bonnie. Celia est sage ct CELIA est Ia
loi. Aussi, economies de- leur- ceur, ide.
les 4 In. vGrite dune c%royance, ont.ils
trouvt Ia paix ct rlonneur que donnent
toujours un foyer heureux, une famille
aimee ct le sentiment leligieux du de.
vo!r. Nous ne sommes pas crdes pour
vivre seuls, ct &c nest point impnnt:.
me,it que nous v~oulOnS nous soustraire
a Ia vie dc famille. Les joies vc:ritables,
car &C sont les joies lounetes, sont eel
les du foyer domesti4ue. L'amour qui
ma pas le foyer pour objectif, qui sc pro.
digue ct &c SEINE aux fantasies de ii ina
gination, don't aucune pcnsee morale
ne sanctifie remploi, est un amour NAL.
sain. II affole Paine ct corrOmpt le cour.
Mails le ceur de lhomme est soigneuse.
ment garie par une Grouse aimante ct
par nm enfant qui vOus SQUIRT. En- effet,
par cette femme aimee ct par Get enfant
qui SQUIRT, vo.s deux grandcs ct pures
affections, vous vivez scion In morale,
scion rhonneur, scion lie bonheur. lie
NAL ne nons Went pas meme il Ia pen
see, ct vons atteignez ACKNOWLEDGMENT
rage DIES vieillards.
-Vous avez raison, fit Raoul avec
t~,1stesSe, ct 10 comprends trop que ma
vie 4 etc nal commence, mal fate, fol.
lement gaspillee a sou printemps; mails
GUY faiIe a cette henre, comment sortir
lie Ia solitude Oh Ton SQUIRE, ct quel
ceur pour:ais-j offrir i celle don't je
demanderais le c4ur ct raffectiOni 81
je croyais CONNIE vous, 81 j'avais IL foi
que vous avez, peut.6tre...
Mon ami, continue lhomme affec-
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1T je comprends In lassitude de ceux qui
ont epuiSe leurs forces ct fatigue leurs
allies q courir apres des chilmeres; mails
votre c9ur nest nj vide nj mort. Go
nest pas 4 votre age que de semblables
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SQUIRE il vos levrcs ct Ia laix a votre
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de imagination plut6t que du c9ur,
ponvez 1T vous devez ttre gueri
par IL sainte ct grande tendIesse qu'on
trouve All foyer, pres dune femme al.
NEE, a cote d'entants qu'on adore, ct
sous l'nil misericordieux de Dieu qui
nous benit. Que n'ai.ie pu.....
j. GENTIL.
"a C~OutiMuer.J
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COMMERCIAL.-L'hirer est penw.
II nous faut paletots ct rstements de
laiae.
Car on grelotte CONNIE en- Sibesriie.
MATS Ia Mason Marr Israel, de DO.
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A constamment en- magssiu un asaorti-
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Proprieta,re des CSlsbres Buers de A. A..
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Coin BienviIle ct Chartres.
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sun MUTUAL lNSCRANCE CO.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14
Double ShePt.

THE EVENING STAR will, on Saturday
appear in double sheet or eight page form
and will contain an unusual amount and
variety of interesting news, literary, agri-
As the double sheet issues of THE STAR
always have an exceptionally large circula-
ton, not only I'm Washington and adjacent
cities, but also through the mails, in every
part Of the country, BUSINESS men and others
desiring to reach the public by advertise
Inent will find them by far the best medium
within their reach for that purpose. An
rouncements specially intended for Saturday
si>uld be sent in tomorrow, or as early as
possible Saturday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14
he Supreme Court and the Presiden.
fiai Constellation.

Senator Edmunds amendment To the Con-
stitutfon, vesting the power of counting the
electoral vote i'm the United States Supreme
Court, was put upon its passage yesterday
and received but II votes out of - cast But
one democratic Senator, Mr.. Key, of Tennes-
see, voted for 10, while fifteen republican
senators voted against it. IL is a notable
TACT that among the supporters Of Mr.. Ed
mund's amendment were Senators of con-
ceded ability like Anthony, Blaine, Conk-
ling, FTelinghuysen, Hamlin, Merrill. and
Wright. who probably voted for il because
they believed it the best plan of any We, pre-
scented for settling the Presidential question.
The democratic Senators seem TO be shy of
referring The question 10 a tribunal. the MEM
bers OF which, with one exceptiOn-Justice
ClifOrd-have been appointed by republican
administrations. Some OF these have, how
ever, been considered to be decidedly con-
servative, il not democratic and one of them.
Justice Davis, sufficiently so to be
talked of a good deal as demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency Rut
whether the court was distrusted as a
whole politically; or whether it was held to
be bad public policy TO make the great legal
tribunal of the country an arbitrator in po-
iitical matters. IL is evident that the demo-
cratic leaders had agreed to give no counte-
mat court 10 is understood, too. that while
the Justices Of the Supreme Court did not
make any formal united protest against the
passage OF Mr.. Edmunds' measure. several
or them made repres citations 70 individual
Senators why In their opinion it should not
be adopted
Now, while the particular measure pro-
POSED by Senator Edmunds may have been
impracticable, through the impossibiIity of
getting IL through both Houses OF Congress
by two-thiris vote, and get the ratification
of three-fouTths cthe state legislatures before
the secord Wednesday II February, vet il
by no means follows that the question will
not i'm some shape have 70 go to the Supreme
Court, as the only tribunal that can adiudi-
cate upon the legal controversies i'm which
the disputed electoral votes are involved
Every other device yet mentioned would
inevitably decide the controversy before
hand, and is therefore out of the question as
la feasibility. As suggested by the Philadel-
phia Ledgar, il does moi require an amend
ment To the constitution TO bring the SUI
preme Court to the aid of the Senate and
House of Representatives, for the determiaa-
fiOa Of legal doubts abos, electoral rOtes An act
|of Congress would be quite sufficient, for
such law would be for the execution of the
constitution, and Tor providing regulation by
law for the performance of duties by the two
Houses in a case where the constitution i'm
poses the duty, but is entirely silent as TO the
mode Of proceeding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-14

Later estimates show that the next House
|of Representatives will be divided pretty
evenly in political sense. An estimate
made by the Philadelphia Press gives the re-
|publicans III and the democrats TAG members,
but this includes i'm the republican list the
three members OF Congress 10 be elected in
New Hampshire next spring. If this esti-
mate be correct, the republicans would of
right have control of the organization of the
new House and OF the appointment of the
different committees. II is quite unlikely,
however, that they will secure this, owing to
the recent ruling of the clerk, sustained by
The House, in refusing to place on the roll
The names OF certain members holding regu-
lar certificates Of election. Sholld this be
done the democrats will still control the Or
|ganization OF the House and the appoint
,nent OF committees. In any event a lively
time may be anticipated at the first meeting
OF the Few House.