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National Republican., 1876-03-25

The Springfield RcpaJljc"1 is highly
cdified by the remark Of Western deacon
who excuses himself for being on the po.
litical fence because it is $50 confoundedly
muddy on both sides. There ought to
be special heaven for such pure poll
ticians. We have always been taught to
scrutiuize very closely those perfect people
who consider themselves too good to as,
sociate with their neighbOrs. They re-
mind Us Of the Il am hOlicr than thou
PLar,see. Instead of remaining within
thcjr orrraniz2;,or> rrsir.e al tlAeir- sffnrts
TO reform such evils and abuses as really
present themselves, they retire to an
elevated fence and make faces at every
body who Will not Join them in the hue
and cry Of stop thief on suspicion.
Those political deacons who are now
roostinc on tic fence if left unnoticed will
soou get tired O! -Lcir solitary positions,
and sreakin@ bacA. among their old asso-
ciates will declare that the frost is out
and that the .rgaud HIS become settled. ."
Peoplc wLu .rr continually advertising
their own purity. and charging upon the
ycnality and c0uur,ion and imperfcclions
of their neigha0.-. pretty generally turn
out 10 be in trouble because they have
placed higher estimate upon their party
services than their associates were willing
10 recognize. Tho fence deacon is no
pYCrutinD
National Republican., 1876-03-25

WuAr will ;Lc honest people OF the
North say when they learn that the height
Of 4 Dcmocra, politician ambition at
Washington IS 10 have halra dozen orso of
his friends sewing on special committecsas
witacsscy. Q. to the end that said witnesses
n,ay nc able - pay for the Democratic
beTc,cc Whenever = whisky shop is
entc,,j. We know Of men who
are dancing attendance upon at
least three ,1lmiucc-, for which they
receive *f2 per diem, less the amount
paid fer Congye=smen's drinks. The end
OF the Congressional session is drawing
near, and barring the immense quantity of
whisky which has been demolished, and
the expenditure Of 800, Oo0 to pay horde
ofwitncsscs who knew nothing, naught else
has been accomplished.
National Republican., 1876-03-25

Tur cnemies If the Texas and Pacific
railroad bill avc On hand. under the lead of
Mr.. c. 2. Huntington, Of the Union Pacific
comlir alton. Ii will take great deal of
Jay Gould an complny's money to coun-
terbaIancc the effect Of the recent snow
storms which i've - clfectually blocked
the trains on t,e Union Pacific line. The
first "car lead O. currency has been ds
siDatcd. !, there another forthcoming:
National Republican., 1876-03-25
SATURDAY MORNING e:::::::::MARCH Is. 1876.

THE Senate Committee on Railways will
consider the subject of the Texas and Pacific
interest guaranty on Monday, when Mr..
Huntington and his friends of the Union
Pacific will be heard in opposition. OF
course they will show that their line is no
monopoly, snd needs no rival to keep down
National Republican., 1876-03-25

SAN RANDALL and compauy's notions of
economy are not suited to the temper of the
American people. They cheat claimants
oCthcir honest dues by refusing to appro-
pirate the moBey to satisfy the judgments
oCtlc Court OF Claims to the amount of two
millions, and cs.i it economy. The people
cs!l :, reDvdist;Qn.
National Republican., 1876-03-25
FOR SALE OR RENT.

ErOR SALE, EXCHANGE OR RENT-THAr
II beautifully finished RE5IDENCE, 1854 a.
street northwest, containing seventeen
all m odern improvements. Half cash. A.
ply to W. NOTTINGHAM. corner OF Third and K
streets southeast, or 10 +. A. PO5EY, Fort Foote,
Maryland. ianeI-i
EOR SALE OR RENT. ON GEORGETOWN
y HEIGHTS.-The residence of the late Norris
kitchen and pantry; one acre OF ground. Rent,
fSOper month; Apply TO W. Il. DOUGAL, corner
Road and High streets. ocSO-H
National Republican., 1876-03-25
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.

There is 10 trouble at all in making WTy
faces at General Butler, but it is getting to he
the general verdict that it is very bad to have
him on the of side.
While we arc busy dcnouncing men who
grab big piles Of money for a small amount Of
work and large amount Of political influence
we might drop on Thurman for a brief stay.
What did he do with that big slice of SO 900,
or theI eabouts, secured out of the Atlantic
and Western failroad. Echo reminds us of
the fact that he put it in his little purse.
Farewell, Pendleton, and if forever then
forever fare thee well, ;" aud as Mr.. Clymer
breathed these kind expressions gently forth
upon the impure air of the committee-room
Mr. Littlefee Robbins arose and mournfully
said - Humph If he didn't fare well how
did | fare. He got $50, 900, and only got
twenty base, paltry dollars, and had to get
down on my knees for that"
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the men are march
ing towards the Black Hills. Hundreds of
these are now waiting in Omaha for transpor-
tation. The Union Pacific sends out extra
trains to convey the crowd of sdyenturers to
points elons INC Ioute heaEess ~ VIC nIiiS'
The rosds leading to the region of precious
metals are lined With the white covered wagon
trains Of miners hurryiug On In their search
for the root of all evil, ami some of then will
miss the roots Of tbetr hair by the operation.
The Indian eucsmpment at the Centennial
will take Europe sn traVeiersBy storm. What
DO lLey knor shout Intianbi Wbst 10 they
National Republican., 1876-03-25

know about the mighty Mlnkucksmuckmusko
aud other dusky men Of the American wild
woods aud faT-reachiRg plains: Absolutely
nothing but that which they have gteaned
from romantic legends and from the syatter
ing incidents on the pages OF history, The
Indian, to them, is but a strange, wierd, fan
tastIcal being, grotesque in form and pic
turesque in costume, the type and last rem
nant of race which received from their fore
fathers, with open hands and liberal hospital
ay, and which in return received from their
forefathers two hundred years Of about as bad
treatment as those pumpkin-guZzling, tight
laced old Puritans could spare without detri-
meat to their domestic interests. They want
to see a full-blooded, staight-standing, all
painted, entrail- eating, savage scalp
litter right fresh from the rushing cataracts Of
the Upper Missouri. A half-c!yilized nomad,
with his stovepipe hat and buffalo moccasins.
will do as q variety, but the bright stars in
this galaxy of our dusky denizens must neces-
sarily be the wild Sioux and fierce Comanches,
decked In all the gorgeousness of their pecu-
liar war costumes. This is what Europe is
ycarning for now. Let it be known. Just let the
news be sent abroad that three hundred wildmen
of America will be canped on the Centennial
grounds, with wigwams, squaws and papooses,
and there will not be foreigners enough left
at home to keep European produce from
ssoiling. This is fact. A foreigner will find
as much interest in one good, fresh scalp eie-
vator as the average American can in a pro-
cession Of elephants twenty miles long. The
Indian and the Centennial, one and insepara-
bic
National Republican., 1876-03-25
PERSONAL,

THE ONLY GENUINE "BOSS" CIGAR,
Sold only at VI. 6OLDSTEIN'S
California Cigar Store, 81 Pennsylyania avenue,
at sS per hundred; cents each. Try them.
National Republican., 1876-03-25
DRY GOODS.

nRESs sSHIRTS.-BUY YOUR sHIRTS
IL from the Factory, 1O12 street, where they
are sold for S cents equal in every respect to any
sl.50 shirt sold in WashingtO Only 5.S cents;
just think oft. Dress shirts made or Wamsutta
muslin and twenty-one hundred linen for S7hs cents
at the Branch Baltimore Shirt Factory, loI2 +
street.
J. W. pARE,
National Republican., 1876-03-25
LOST AND FOUND.
BOARDING.

LnSTSH;NSC.c1.o0 - |o0EScSIcScTCTcCScS.(S
w Fir>t-cIass BOARD At from 5! to so per
week; Table Board - DER week; TranSlcrts, 81 90
per day, mar2-lms
67R PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NEAR
Il " siXth-street Depot -FlTst-class board,
with room, from s6 SO per week; transient 81. 80
Dc day. feii-tf
T,REM0NT HOUSE, COH- OF SECOND
Rates; Per day, %. 80; per week, SO: per month,
tS5 Table board per MONTH t25. This fayorte hotel
has recently been improved, newly furnished and
heated with steam. Metropolitan ears pass the
house to and from the Capitol. No liquors sold.
de29-tf r. Z, HILL. Proprietor.
National Republican., 1876-03-25
BUILDING MATERIALS

THE ARTIFlCIAL STONE COMPAaR
u OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
is prepared to supply, At shert notice, Thing fog
yestfbules, Sidewalks, Footuays and CurbInG, II
dtnerent colors; Fountains, Lawn OrnAmenSS,
House and Lawn Steps and Platforms; h0uss1
fronted; cellar walls and flooring cemented to az.
clude dAmpness; kitchens and areas cemented sna
made perfectly dry. and . sure preventive agsiaIs
the Intrusion OF rats, insects &c;, and all otnsr
work executed for which Portland Cemeas L.
adapted. Our Portland Cement becomes in fsT
days superior to any OF the marble natural stuna
In common use, and Is an admir- able imitation q
either marble or Ttone; Is more durable. ana ta-
ereases Its crushing resistance with Ihs beaaH
@, N, ROBERTS, Manaxar,
iAS-E RS ouisiaa1 AFenua.
National Republican., 1876-03-25
g p u U q L 10 ST,

We have ON our wharfaAout L 80, DO feet Gadl
inch SPRUCL JOISr, very best quality, 6romI
inches TO y inches wide, 10 to "A feet long Vita
We are authorized by thu owners % sell for CANA
without regard to cost.
In order to close It out soon as pos5ibls, ~
have determined TO sell II very much below cost,
and very much less than It can be bought In MS
market.
Purchasers viii ind It to their interest TO sKAn-
Inc this lumber and learn our prices.
Large stock Of
LUMBER OF ALL KINDH
Always on hand, 1t lowest market prices
7. EDW. CLARK q o.,
Once, Depot and PiAnInz-An,
nhl2-tf Foot OF FouFth sc. east.
National Republican., 1876-03-25

The Indian eucampmeut at the Centennial
will take Europe esn traVeiersBy storm. What
DO lLey knor shout Indianb' Wbst 10 they
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
SAFETY OF OUR THEATRES.

OFFICIAL EXAMINATION OF wALLAcKs THE
ATRE BY THE INSPECTORS OF BUILDINGS.
The only theatre examined yesterday was wallack's
inspectors Dudley, McGinnis. Hyde, Green and An
drews made tho inspection. The auditorium of Wal
lacks Theatre found TO be separated from the
vestibuo ana main exits on Broadway and on Thir-
teenth street by brick wall running to the top Of
tho building from the ground Three wide doors open
into the parquet, which will seat over 600 people,
Tho nislcs wide In the balcony the hiscs were
also found TO be roomy and two main stairs leading
to the vcstibuc tho lower ground floor spa
cious There Two windows on the south side look
ing out the roof OF a low building on Thirteenth
street. This tier will accommodate over 400 per-
sons The gallery contains two wide doors
leading into a lobby opening on two wide stairways
running TO tho main floor OF tho theatre Only one CT
these is used regularly but in casc Of trouble the
other can be thrown open at moments notice The
inspectors. however, intend to recommend as an ad-
ditional safeguard that the two windows the south
side, well the two the north side, be made
avaiiabc in OF fire. and that escapes from them
be placed 10 the building next door and into Conner
billiard OF these only to be used iu
cases OF extreme danger. new iron column is sug-
gcstcd by the inspectors under the stairs leading to
the gallery render them still stronger Tho stairs
Leading all the tiers in this theatre very spacious
After the front OF the house was inspected an
examination OF the stage was made. The scenes
used In the piece in representation are placed in
separate building IN which there are no lights or res
on under and above the STAGE in the fires, hose pipes
regularly attached to nydranIs at hand At con-
venicnt places, with water ready to bo turned on.
There or seven different ways OF leaving tho
stage in case OF alarm of danger. Tho dressing
rooms all underneath the stage, and the people
poyed behind the curtain roach the street by two
passages to the front OF the house and two SIDES TO
an escape into Fourth avenue, without going to tho
stage The space above the flies Is separated from the
room over the auditorium by bulkhcad
The New York herald., 1876-12-19

face the grounds again. At tho request OF this gen.
tlcman he next applied for writ behalf or Rosa
McCabe, better known TO her religious demon nation
SISTER Mary Stanislaus Before this writ could be
served the officials at Boomingdac transferred her to
Blackwels Island. and she combined interests OF the
two asyums had To be fought. The before
the courts for several months the writs twice
dismissed. and finally Dr. Parsons consented 10 her
discharge upon parole. She remained for TWO months
thereafter at Nr. Townsend's residence, and never
during that time evinced any evidences OF insanity
She then went 10 her brothers. home, since when he
had not heard from her
TWO ATTENDANTS.
In August, 1872 he was called upon by George X.
two years and nalf as attcIaanis upon patients at
Bioomingdac, and that they would no longer countc
nance By their presence The ouirages committed
there. They gave HIM the strongest tesiimo
malls OF character in the shape OF letters still
in his possession aud .old him they had promised
one OF Tho gentlemen he had relieved that as
he was discharged they would aid him In any way IN
bringing the abuse OF the institution TO public notice.
He then read their adavits, which were used in court
and published IN the daily papers OF October 1872 re-
counting the outrages and crucltcs pracsed al tho
asylum.
Mr. Townsend said that although desIrous OF
tnung the work before the courts until he nad forced
public attention TO The abuses he was obliged desis
the absence OF remuneration Ho noticed that in each
instance had been with the suggest that tho
compainants had been confined in an asylum, aud
from that fact 1t considered unsafe 10 rely
upon their testimony. The press he SAID was to-day
the great conscience Of the people, and without its aid
few great abuses could be rect1ed Lut with its united
efforts no wrongs could long exist.
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

The first of the new all rail Florida excursion trains
left Jersey City las, evening at six O'Clock Tho
between New York and Jacksonville reduced
TO sixty-eisht hourso
The Long Island Railroad Company yesterday re-
duccd the passenger rates from nearly station
he route of tho road, and many OF the stations
th % leased roads
Attorney General Nanattu, OF New Jersey, applied to
Chancellor Runyon yesterday morning Tor dssolu-
ton OF tho Injunction obtained by the Midland Rail-
way Company restraining the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Weser Railroad Company from raising the Md
land track at The Intersection OF the railroads.
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
A SCIENTIFIC GATHERING.

Tho New York Academy OF Sciences last evening
held special meeting at tho school OF Mines, at which
Professor l. Egelcs,on delivered q lecture the
smelling OF native copper at Lake Superior. Mr.. A.
A. Julien and pr. II. G. Bolton gave q sketch Of their
recent mncralo1cal tour through Western North Car
ona, and Mr.. A. A. Julicn spoke the occurrence Of
microlite In Massachusetts and North Carolina The
exercises were very Instructive and there was quite
In number of ncnnlc present
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL.

Tho award mado by Washington B. Williams, r. c.
Bacot James b. Ogden Commissioners appointed by
the New Jersey Supreme Court to assess damages for
lands required tho construction Of Hudson River
tunnel 10 tho tunnel company that
a notice OF appeal has been given by the counsel Tor
the latter company.
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
ALL ABOUT BRISTLES.

In the brisle OF Levison Brothers, or this city
against stewart Brothers Co. OF PittsDurg, Judge
Fanchcr yesterday tho Court Arbitration gave an
award In favor he plaintiffs for Tho amount claimed
SOS ~, TO bc paid IN gold coin.
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
THE CITY's FUNDS.

The following is the statement of the City Chamber.
lain for tho past week = Balance. December o,
S247s SOC rs; receipts, S9o5,l l34 II; payments,
81 40 2C9 20; balance, December l6, S9S4, ,16l So
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
AN EVENT OF INTEREST.

Warrants amounting to 81 oos oso os yesterday
signed BY the Comptroller The principal item con-
tanned interest bonds of tho city, amount
ing 10 $tsS, 400 o.
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
GLADDENING THEIR HEARTS.

Comptroller Kelly will commence to psy the In
spcc;ors OF election to-day He will FIRST take up the
dow niown disiricis
The New York herald., 1876-12-19

mun.iy insist also on the reduction Of taxes TO the
lowest rate possible under mn economical adminisH%
ton OF the city government"
The New York herald., 1876-12-19
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

VoN LrxpEy-AxDREws.--At Stuttgart. WirtemperE
on Saturday, December ?, Count EBERHARD voS LIN.
DES Chamberlain OF the KING Of wiremberg ana
Counsellor Of the Legation at the Ministry OF Foreign
drcws, OF this city
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-11

LEAvENwoRTH, KS, February o.
William Hurst, convict of the Kan
sas State penitontiary, attempted TO
kill himself Sunday afternoon, lie
took sheet from his bed, aud tying
one end to the top Of the cell door
made moose In the other end, and de-
liberately inserting his head through
proceeded TO hang himself, and he was
found by one OF the keepers just before
life was extinct, and restoratiyes being
applied, his life was saved. He Is u
life prisoner, having been convicted OF
wife murder some four or five years
ago. During his trial, and for some
time after he was In the penitentiary
he refused to speak or utter word, un-
I'll one day, while coming from dim
ner, he fell to the floor, giving one
piercing shrek, and has been n raving
maniac ever since.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, February 0,-rhe
House, to-day, by n vote of thirty.seV-
ON yeas to siXty-hne nays, defeated the
bill appropriating S25, COO to the pur'
pose of Centennial display. The SEN
ate passed bill instructing Senators
and requesting Representatives In Con.
gress TO favor such legislation as will
secure n treaty by which the Black
Hills can be opened to settlement.
SAN FRANCISCO, February "a
heavy storm of wind aud rain has pre-
vailed the last twenty four hours in
this city and the northern and central
portions of the state, Crop prospects
are excellent.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-11

on those Indians, there have been sew
eral notable indications that the time
Is ripe for such a movement. Ii ap.
pears that the Legislature OF North
Carolina has taken favorable action re.
speeding the Indians within the Dor.
ders OF that State, aid that the council
OF the Seneca nation IN New York has
passed resolution asking to be admit
ted to citizenship. The Secretary of
the Interior has also sent to Congress n
draft Of bill for the transfer
Of the Indians In New York,
North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Iowa from the control
of the United States government, to
that Of the several States in which the
tribes are severally located. The tribes
and bands referred to are the Six Ma
tions In New York, the Eastern band
Of Cherokees In North Carolina, the
Chippewas, Ottawas and Pottawato.
mics, in Michigan, the Chippewas,
Men0monees, Oneldas and Stock
bridges in Missouri, the Sacs and Foxes
in Iowa, and the Chippewas are in
Minnesota. The total number of these
people is probably about $4,000. A
representative of the Menomoness IL
now in Washington to present to Con-
gress petition from his tribe for the
rights of citizenship.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-11
Fair warming,

1t has been rumored that persons learning
the cart Composite under Mr.. Frank
Dufiey, the patentee, having been teaching
and trying TO sell tho article, /, Mrs. NJ. Il.
Swain, having brought the right of Dallas
county, Texas, to teach and sell the articles
will prosecute to the extent of the law All
persons who teach and sell the same For
the benefit of parties not knowing the pen
atty, will give the following; Parties exc
cutting this under instruction Of other than
my regularly authorized agents orassisnees
will be prosecuted In the Federal Courts, TO-
gether with their teacher or teachers, for nm
infringement upon the regular patents,
lSignedl MRS. NJ. H. SWAIN
fpDlld2w
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-11

William 5. O'Brien, of the firm OF
Flood u O'Brien, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, has purchased the resi-
dence of Senator Sharon, on Suffer
street, for $2l2, 500. The house became
somewhat remarkable u year and u
half ago as the scene of festive event
known all over the country as the
"Sharon wedding" 1t is the most lux
urious ON the coast, and the price
named probably covers all the elegant
furniture put into 1t when 1t was en-
larged just before the nuptials, The
several articles are all costly. Three
chandeliers In the great drawing-room
cost 81, 100 each; three in the library,
81, 800 each. The large Administer car
pets, woven in single piece, for the
drawlng-room and library cost from
s., 500 to $1,000 each. The library fire.
place, with the appointments, cost not
less than $1,000. Each of the windows
of the dining-roOm was upholstered at
am expense of $1,000. The sleeping
apartments show similar elegance and
corresponding expenditure. The entire
furnishing of the new part was done
al an expense of S65,0OO, making the
house and furniture together worth
about Sl25, 900. The real estate includes
several lots besides the grounds imme.
diately about the house, which are very
valuable.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-11

We are informed that Colonel j. q.
Dent has disposed of his very valuable
farm and dairy. This Is one OF me
best farms in the county. lie has also
sold his stock of choice shorthorns,
bringing, we understand, SlOo per
head. Captain n. w. Abney, an iniiu-
entail and well known citizen, Ia the
purchaser. = Dallas Herald. We are
pleased to note the prosperity of our
former useful and energetic fellow
citizen, Captain II. w. Abney, VINO
has many friends here in North Lou
isiana. Il Bossier Banner.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-11
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, February 10, 1890 y. m.--spots
onened steady. Uplands, D 7-l6di orleans,
ga, osa,, ooo n.,o. ,or snscu,o.
ton and export.
Arrivals opened lower. co,t,
IoNpoS. February 10, 1890 p. IN. --Consuls,
for money, 0S l5-l6; on account, VI 3-lOc.
NEW York, February lO.-Goid opened al
Sterling exchange Arm. Short, y syg
4sgL; long, 81 s51z@l &c. Commerolai' u o]'a
Sio g0lo n. m.-spots opened dull and IT.
d pesu'as GOOD ordinary, lie; low middllng,
yY559111,,. sn1iddling, l3c; middling Alabama,
We, middiing Orleans, 10 3-i6c; middiing
ri isss p maoa ll2 Futures ,srss opened Sl,i
ia !. IG6siSTc; May, l3n@l3 - 9-lvc; Jnne, IA
S,s ia i6c; July, iS l5-l5c. Sales $500 bales,
0 iSi iI D. m.-Geld ll7s; Futures steady: Feb %
ruary u lslS@ l2Ss APrla5 ,e &c sales sto
os a.S n m.--spots steady and irregular; ordl-
narv v 7.l6c; good ordinary, 10 l3,iOc; low
mlddling, u sSe; madlin ngd II ,Si oPienns,
Iailc: middiing Texas, 1899. ,,.,
3.sI0n m'-3old ll21s Futures closed qulet
and steady. February, IL T S2gi2ttsci MaI W. ;
"a .iSsl3 s-lBc; April, - s-2@is S,iec; MY
| IL l7-y29l3Yl3 SIoc' o"no' -,
sales $500 bales.
Gold closed at ll21s. o p.,,., ea
Receipts American ports since , Friday, no no
se5 bales; psrtss n Great Continent nf IiS9s
nsles. stock, a3i, JOB bales. -, ,,.,o
pa NV oRlEASs, February ~, lIs;0 a. NJ
| cold, i1294@ll3. v. .,,,, le.l per cent
a,scouit to par; New Orleans sight, par u
Adotton quiet. Ordinary, ~ good i o5dl
nary. glIc; low middling, lie; ihiuuiihs' iA74'
os a.0o a. n.-GoId, 1l24@llS; s., M
1% aulet. Middllng, l2Ac' Sales o'oo
bales. ,,.,,.r,, O 1O.O0 a. m. Gold
GAIyEsros, F Eel ,ns Iyyal d, lv'O'
Esehange-New York sight, y discount ,,,in J, !,
,a,. New Orleans sight, par 10 premium prem. I'm
Cotton steady. Good ordinary ,n g w. mid nd
middling, ll1lc; middlins' n74e' soou ''''
oi saf.s IA bales receipts, 2,7s9 bales.