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The New York herald., 1876-07-07
Practical Reform.

The gentlemen who went to st. Louis to
oppose Governor Tilden's nomination, on
the ground that he was "bogus" reformer
and did not prosecute rogues with sufficient
vigor, will no doubt be gratifed to find that
the State Engineer, who has been working
with the Governors cooperation, has taken
a practical and important step toward the
protection of the State Treasury against the
raids of the late corrupt Canal Ring He
makes report upon outstanding contracts,
recommending a final disposition of each,
either by payment in full, reduction of
the original amount or total reputation
and abandonment. These contracts were
all entered into in the glorious old days Of
unbalanced bids, when the Lords, Denni-
sons, Beldens and Johnsons ran the
Canal Board and the contracts at the
same time. The Engineers recommen-
dations cause havoc among these profitable
jobs, and as they will no doubt be upheld
in the courts, should litigation ensue they
arc likely to prove profitable to the tax
payers The last Legislature appropriated
four hundred thousand dollars to provide
for final settlement of these pending con-
tracts and the Governors opponents appre-
hended that job might be covered up in the
appropriation. But it now appears that the
disposition made of them by the State En-
gineer will not consume more than fraction
of the sum.
The report slashes deeply into the pros
pective profits of the Ring. '.Doc" Denni-
son on q thirty thousand dollar contract gets
reduced one-half and on a thirty-six thou
sand dollar contract receives only eight
thousand. One Of his dummies gets nine
teen thousand dollars for fifty thousand
dollar contract another is awarded four
thousand dollars for sixteen thousand and
another, who got q contract for eighteen
thousand dollars, is found 10 have earnod
just two hundred and sixty-three dollars
and eighty-one cents On one of Willard
Johnson's contracts for fifty thousand dol
lars all payment is suspended on the ground
of alleged fraud. Of course Mr. Dennison
and Mr.. Johnson were opposed to Tilden's
nomination at st. Louis but the Governors s
present action will no doubt bring them
back into the ranks at the heels of John
Kelly and his Tammany braves
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

The MEXICAN REVOLUTION has subsided
into what may be termed series of Presi-
dential primaries. Each little fight is q ward
meeting, ms it were, to elect delegates for or
against President Lerdo. II the government
forces win, the ward goes for Lerdo if not,
Cor Chaos, ticket that runs all the time in
Mexico. As the government have carried
most of the wards the revolutionists have
, fallen back upon paradoxical consolation
Ind say:-"Thc reelection of Lerdo will
aure his overthrow" This reminds one
,shn Phoenix in his terrible Californian
Having inserted his nose between his
.y's teeth he drew him down to the
s'h tremendous effort and there
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

The TURKISH WAR is experiencing lull
since the victory of the Moslems at Saitschar,
near the Bulgarian frontier. This is, as we
have stated, Servia's weak spot, the country
there being open to an invading army and
the Turks having the advantage of drawing
their supplies by the Lower Danube. Rou-
mania, it has been rumored, is gravitating
toward conflict with the Porte. This, if
true, is highly important, for the entry of
Prince Charles of Hohenzollern into the
fray will mean Germany on the side Of
Russia
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS are to hold
secret meetings in future. The audacious
porter is to be particularly excluded from
the sacred sessions. We would tremble for
our liberties and those of our children but
for the consoling thought that the minds
which called the new police hat into ex-
istence exhausted in the effort all their
powers of evil, and we therefore feel safe.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

The REPORT OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE As
ISOLATION, q synopsis of which We pub
lish to-day, shows the growth of the fine
sport of rife shooting in the public favor
This is shown particularly in the tabular
statement contained in our article, which
indicates steady increase in the number of
competitors in the matches requiring first
class Workmanship.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock mar
ket was heavy and prices receded from 1-8
to per cent Gold opened at 112 1-S, de-
clined to Ill 7-S and closed at 112. Money
was supplied on call at 2 and 1-2 per cent.
Government and railway bonds were gener-
ally steady.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

THE SCENE at Monmouth Park races yes
terday was exceedingly animated. Fine
weather and good track helped the sport.
There were four we'll contested races, won
by Donnybrook, Patience, Tom Ochiltree
and Coronet.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

The DOMINION JOURNALISTS now visiting
New York have been courteously received by
our civic and Post Office authorities. The
Press Club extended to them its fraternal
welcome, and after enjoying to the fullest
extent the pleasure of visiting the American
of the pine.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

''IN THE FoREFRoNT THE BATTLE" was
where brave man put to be slaughtered
home thousands of years since because the
head of the government found him incon-
~enient Clusters fate may show how little
the world is changed
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

Don CARLOS, who has been studying gue-
filla warfare in Mexico with a view to in
Producing the lates. modern improve
ments' when he goes back to the Basque
provinces, has been also, it is stated, losing
money at monte. Civilization is spreading
in the revolutionary Republic.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
quence.

The INVESTIGATION OF UNCLE DANIEL con-
tinues to occupy the attention of expert ac-
countants, and the wonderful tangle of his
financial affairs will some time or other be
opened up to his creditors. He did not do
business like anybody else consequently
the ordinary Wall street man is puzzled.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

ANOTHER Of those sad incidents of our
daily life is brought under notice by the
death of Mrs. Hannah Burnham. q medical
student. The unfortunate womar's move
ments previous TO her death seem to point
to an intention to commit suicide, but there
is room for the more charitable belief that
death may have resulted from the use of an.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

The BELKsAr IMPEACHMENT is now pro-
ceeding in its regular course before the
United States Senate, and the testimony of
the several witnesses for the prosecution is
being taken. The defence rests on the
technical objection as TO Jurisdiction in the
case, but objects to particular points of evil
dence damaging to thu accused. From
present indications the trial of the cx-Secre-
tary of War will not last very long
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

WEIGHTY LEGISLATION occupied the atten-
tion of the City Fathers yesterday, and in
two instances the ''yea' of the Board over
whelmed the ''nay" of the Mayor. Reform
movements have taken all the spirit out of
the sessions of the Common Council nova
days, and business is mighty dull in conse-
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

THE IRISH HOME RULERS still camor for
amnesty to the Fenians their brethren on
this side of the Atlantic took the moro effec-
tual course of taking a batch of them out
We do not suppose that either mode of
sttack l. pleasing to Disraeli.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

NOTICE TO COUNTRY NEwsDEALERs.-For
prompt and regular deliv1y of the HERALD
By fast mai trains or0ers must be sent direct to
this office. Postage free.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

During the summer months the HERALD ,oiH
be sent TO subscribers in the country at the rate
OF twenty-five cents per ,ceek, free of postage.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
TRIPLE S III f E T.
NEW YORK, FRIDAY. JULY Z, 1875.

From our reports this morning The probabilities
are That the ,reather to-day aoiH be ,oarmer ana
.fair, scith probably light rains to,odrd euening
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

The ENGLISH LIBERALS seem anxious to
atone for the action of the tory Ministry in
regard to the cxtradition laws by amending
them. This is very pleasant mode Of po-
litical martyrdon.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

THE MuRpEE OF POLICEMAN SCorT by gang
of brutal rowdies in Brooklyn calls atten-
ton to that growing evil. the dangerous
class. The unfortunate man seems to have
given the rufinns who caused his death no
greater cause for the murderous assault than
an order to dispense from their point of as
sembiage; that is to say, the simple dis
charge of his duty. The public have some
times reason to complain that officers
of the law use their clubs or their pistols too
freely, but here is u case where too much
forbearance on the part of a policeman cost
him his life. BY strange neglect of duty
the Coroner failed to procure an ante-mortem
statement, and very little seems to be
clearly known as to the authors of the mur-
der. In order to cover up their neglect to
secure reliable evidence from the
only one likely to be able to give
it the police have made regular razzia
on persons suspected of connection with the
gang that committed the murder. 1t seems
to us that with ordinary energy the real
criminals could have been arrested before
now. This razzia business is poor substi-
tute for IN intelligent and prudent per-
formance of police duty.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
aesthetics, rendered necessary by an acute
disease from which she suffered
The hatchery FOregons COnelu.
sion.

The lamentable result of poor Custer's
attack on the Sioux was foreseen, by the
HERALD at least. ever since we heard what
disposition General Terry was making of his
forces-a disposition which, for want of in
formation of the result of the battle of
Rosebud Greek, he subsequently saw no rea-
son to change. Independent, however, Of
that battle, the plan was faulty and hazard
Gus to the last degree. In view of that bat
tie fight with one of Terrys weak col
umns Simply meant butchery. The follow
ing extract from HERALD editorial of june
27, or nine days in advance of the news, will
give some measure of how small we deemed
Clusters chance of escape =
1--WE should, indeed, much prefer this
[Sitting Bull retiring out of Clusters way1
to have taken place than that the redoubt-
able Indian, with his three thousand war
riors posted in chosen position, should fall
in with either of the flying columns into
which Terry proposed to split up his COM
mand and seek the Indians on the Rosebud,
although one was to be led by the gallant
Custer. Custer, with nine companies, after
scouting up Tongue River, was to strike across
country to the Rosebud, where, about tho
21st, he would first learn of the fight of tho
18th. Terry, with seven companies, was T.
march to yn<set Custer, and if they have sue
ceaa-a in making junction there will be
some chance of coping successfully with
Sitting Bull should they strike his trail.
Until we learn the result of the splitting
of Terrys command we must await the news
with anxiety, not unmingled with trepida-
ton. When Crook, with thirteen hundred
men, was unable to follow up fight with
the fate of either Of Terry's detachments,
numbering less than seven hundred men, if
they should meet the Sioux single handed" :"
Even as we wrote the above lines the gall
liant Custer lay dead in the Little Horn
canyon, his command cut to pieces-a life
worth whole tribe of Sioux laid down upon
the altar of an incompetency in the higher
command unworthy of militia captain in
his first fortnight's campaign.
Dom PEDRO AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL So-
c1ErY. The Geographical Society give re.
ception on Monday evening, at Chickering
Hall, to Dom Pedro. There will be present
distinguished array of men, conspicuous in
one walk or another, including DR.. Peter
mann, the great geographer of Gotha, Ger
many Professor Nordenskiold, the Arctic
explorer, of Stockholm, and DR.. Berendt,
of Guatemala The latter gentleman will
read a short paper on the geographical dis
tribution of the ancient civilizations of Gem
trail America a subject on which he is the
highest authority now living. Short adj
dresses will be made by the President, Chief
Justice Daily, Rev. DR.. Adams, Bayard Tay.
lor and DR.. Hayes
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
Tho Gallant Clusters.

There is terrible pithiness in the curt
despatch, "The whole Custer family died at
the head of their column and again,
nephew and brother-in-law were killed. ="
Never, perhaps, in American history, did o
family ever offer up SO many lives for the
flag in single engagement. We recall the
Curiatii from Roman history and the Mac
cabees from the Hebrew. Beside them in
of Custer. In that mad charge up the mar
row ravine, with the rocks above raining
down lead upon the fated three hundred,
with fire spouting from every bush ahead,
with the wild, swarming horsemen circling
along the heights like shrieking vultures
waiting for the moment to swoop down and
finish the bloody tale, every form, from pri-
vate up to general, rises to heroic size, and
the scene fixes itself indelibly upon the
mind. s'The Seventh fought like tigers" :"
says the despatch yea, they died as grandly
as Homer's demlgods. In the supreme mo-
ment of carnage, as deaths relentless sweep
gathered in the entire command, all dis
tinctions of name and rank were blended
but the family that ''died at the head of
their column" will lead the throng when
history recalls their deed. It was mad, it
was rash, but, though ''some one had blum
dered, it was
Theirs not to why,
Theirs but to do or die.
Success was beyond their grasp, so they
died--to q man.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07

Mr.. BERoH again appeals for the turtle
which cannot tell the story of its suffering
except through its agonizing eyes and dis
placed riscera. He finds great fault with
minister who testified that il was real
kindness to the turtle to turn it on its back
and pierce its fippers. This minister, says
Mr.. Bcrgh, was, strange to say, Baptist"
Clearly, unless a minister of this persuasion
favors cold water and plenty of it for turtles,
as we'll as mortals, Mr.. Bergh thinks hc is
very doubtful character. mo case, abuse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-23
CIVIL NOTES.

Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court, Chambers, has
granted an orleT authorizing William NJ BanSs Receiver Of
the Security savings Bank sell no. .37 Es one
hundred geonts at auction for not leS IMAM so'u'
In the divorce suit of Walker against Walker the
defendant obtained from Judge Van Rrun in Common
Pleas Special Term order against her husband to show
why The amO1y granted hcr ~ Judge hOhsOu should
not be increased.
In the suit of John Conden against Agnes Martin.
executrx Judge Sper in superior Court the facts
which have been stated the jury yesteriay rendered yr
defendant. Horace T. barnard appeared
A. J. NanderIOel for defendant
In the snit of Edward Mullen against Sheriff Con-
ne- the Of which reported Yesterdays TRIBUNE
the Jury supreme Court Circuit before Judge Barrett
brought in a verdict finding that the oyercharge made
nv tine sheriff p The Cont under the
statute verdict for three times is amodnts6t 81
to be entered against tie defendant
The writ of habcds corpus IN behalf OF Albert II.
Cameron boy committed under the truancy act 10 the House
Of fncc Judge DOnohue yesterday II
pec that question the consuiOuay Of the act
ground nothing in the commitment Ia snow
Whether old 80 and a. The commitment 10 DC
valid must follow the statute, 1t Was utterly void
3 I'm tbe suit of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
against the propeller G. BarsOw action brought by
The antins who Of the schooner Wind 10
recover for damages sustained by collision between the two
vessel. which occurred April H. 1874 in the
Western channel Bay. Yesterday IN the
Judge BlatChiOrd decided That
officers propeller properly discharged thelf dntv hy
tai TO AVOID the schooner, ard would nave
changed her thrust herself In the C0Crsc the pro
pser he found In the propeller III any 81 thc
Particulars eyed IN the libel Be.be, wilcox ana ObDs al
pearei bclluts and H. d. Benedict aud j. SHERWOOD
Tor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-23
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
MARCH %.

popT OF NEW.YORK ...'MAHcI ~
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tow a. ~ E,Tne (iir3 white London Tapscot BIOS
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60. hio Annie steen wilmington, Dell A. Abbott
mai. MatanLI1, BrcJt son "
Lar ~ Wei,st.r Prince, Portland, he CIocker' ""ou
Co ,,oovor Mountfor, Alicante, Spain, John Zttiosen
BARI .,a"tic ianiare BrdgetOwn, Bar H. lfo"pii'eoS
Sons / steuart (3r) Crane, ST. Johns n f. j. r. WHIT
ney a co. Monte Carmelo Qal Lebrsno Cork for
orders fnnsh sr e smith Brdgetown. Bar H. TrowGrdges
Sons ,o.. younO Young. Pensacola. Parsons q LOndJ
5,, INA M Uolt0n, Smith, Biltlinofc bIvtI 49,
schr Flaulla Paine, BafBstaDie. MASS -. shhott
IN w, n Iones Dine FerDandlnA ADh npDotC
ScIr = "a, clair Edwards, Ireland, fhhauciphi'' o''
iaS KSie Foster, Sawyer Port Of SPAIN Inn' simpson,
cam sbr Adam ouby Jelson Mragoano Hayu Kunhard
s SH James Henry Martin New-Iiayen' Cartwright
DSy D. scull Frambeo Philadelphia Evans ba, , no. no.
scnr H. B Grfng, Mckinney fuefD r"~' ~ ~
in snGp j. John A. Lord Thomas Carupano, Ven VIA b.
nIr M Ssrs Crossman. Norfolk, Va, Van Brunt ~
90. o,..,,o,, Stamford Mnnufactur-
ing GO. - ,,...on p,,aae,phia Jas Hand
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ARRIVED. =, ,,,
a,.snosbp Hudson, eager, kew-Orleans hSeh 40 WIN
mdse and pass 10 Clark d Seaman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-23
DAILY TRIBUNE, TIE

Steamship JaGno Hazard, savannah March IS with
mdse. and pass. to Vim. r. Garrison.
Norfolk, with mse and pas TO Oh dominion steamship Co.
Eara hares H. iierson oi B0sioa swane, Trieste Jan
Big Robert Move (ot Nowaven Dearborn, ST. Pierre
Sem Gaacoa Co Boo,h6ay) McCmtocS Baracoa - day.,
sclr Mary l. Peters OF Boston, York, Carens days,
Aaly Z Douglass of BooabayJ Rot, Para "a days,
with rubber and nuts.
FORFIGN ports.
MOvLLE March 22-Ilic Anchor Line steamship Bolivia,
small from -e"NoIk March 4or Glasgow, ha, arrived
9,EESsrowx March 22ro cgqarI Line steamship san2;
ra Garrett, nom -,nI March y, arrived III TINS port % :
O'CLOCK TINS morning ou tlc WY to Liverpool
DOMESTIC PORIS.
PoRILAND. March 22-ArriycI steamships lolvueSi'n,
rom Liverpool March >. Chase from at sohH ing Ad''
BosioN. March 22-Anivod steamship johns Iiopkius.
iiavrn, Brown. truu Elzabchrou for N.vDurypor; J. H.
Ags'n, Williams, IRON TO-, 1r .iein. - - a.,
iucn IRON New-lo.f Aboc DGlu Fountain irUm Aia,an-
snp Acaiaa, COUSINS iar Haa"t lis antoi.o Cassaos
rs. v H. Eairnt Krl nj for s.ul,es j. aylor
PHILADELPHIA. Maron -2-Ariyed. steamships Virginia,
LYii.sop IIou CIar.cs %, rhair ''d, Ddy .r"' "
lofa: H. i~ cav, fcisJn, ilpA f tlmoc. scHis H. J..
lowell iIun "a.aGGaa; NrI' Crtai, oln. iI'u fes'-
'od' IT, ]" l"paias icalmorc, iiom Sc" h"rN d"ii'
Young, Young. gom Ian-Sylc. Florence Dean Nc,sdr'
!gpH San, Samuel G. HAT hcly, hon New Dc.'Jri Al
.ir ,ouo!.; iiSal lie a,nt. 10 g, ir1n Wars ..i,er.
cleared, steamship Fiosa IrJc cr tr Providence arc,
nd en- ."I nu-l"' Ahhi'ilr i"i Nt"-l 'iA' s'l y" az
T. I"!o", 4auout', i"r 'abdI Il iesCHe, huds"'' 'o
LE|is Del, March g. allied, hatis za-mlrI Tor Ncv-
luISt 1 4udl ta7td, "r 20, sci J"hn - N"' l"l "'.
iods, ana -r At .,'j - NJ in p,r. seas. j. LiuFi,n.
ana l. a.. Jesie j. g. nni'a meI'in,fy.it. aHt H. H.
~AyiysA,i, M.uc1 22-Clcarcd steamship oriental II j.
lc ior btTAs Ranger J, Dry, .of mare Atal'
Frankfurt HHor Uucr tfGI, 4.OI-,nt, dr
TOR L0',St ohT AccS SEE Tn" td5''l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-23
CRIMINAL NOTES.

In the case of j. Nicholson Ebert, who was in
dced In ~ criminal branch Of the Jutci States tIc
Court forging assignment Of 5000 nt,d states
registered bond Hg'h was entered ycstfdl a. ''
principal witnesses unable to identity the accused person
At the Yorkville Police Court yesterday, an IN
tstng arose involving the question a. 10 what tot
tutss marriage according to law. About hyeyeaTs ago WI
Ian and lena Lawrence united together without any ceTe
uOny having been performed either by Clergyman o. mays
trae children have resulted from the ull'n ne nus
band proposes abandon the wife and niue ones Dns
wiling. however, contribute 10 thelr support
Mr. lombard counsel for the wife brlngs an
scon, however, compel lawruce 10 support
and maintain them as lus legal wife aud cm ,
He parties had united without any fn
bit claimed that were necessary ~ according 10 IN,
ceremony by Clergyman was merely an ao'
q prope,y, and had 40 legal sSnhGance. JH8o isd
cdei nat Tie parties no, legally united ara hhuI'au
the Complaint Mr. Lombard sad he would appeal ron te
decision higher On March 10 the premises Ol Ah
drew Barcklp No Gj3 West Fiftyhfstst was Drokch
ihO nting 70 Slf3i 80 we're 40
sTaCted rom the safe. Yesterday morning lhyhd5 'ahh
called upon Bar1cso ana produced on" OF uie h.ns
ing drafts s4,ing be hal found II in East rory
ninthst. He stel anu lakth 10
biz Ignorance 81 tie TOOUcS, Dut war
locked alton. CarAu Ncs al 80 OD N't
Forty sixth Timothy COrrgau, clerk OF No ~ 'Ieh
rchst, srrdigDed charge ~ rae ptltitl Wy
Hammersc!uidJ u, servant at NO $50 last foI!
brsts On 81 PdtIicks Night, while ht9AcdI.l ~,
Katie aloha, she alleges he accomplished ms pupOG
81 OOe bail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-23
MISUNDERSTANDING u.

Supreme Court hdmbers-Bv Judge Lawrence
matter Of the receyershp Of walter X. NadeHis nrsJ
try should justify Ia double The amount OF the BOND NC
'ue ast IaggHL-fudngs and amendments az Setu'o'
Superior COHrt-Specidi TtTm.-By Judge Curtis
ssbfOuck, &c agt Gdric-MO01 to vacae order Oh haicn
otahe with costs of motion to defendant 10 abde efc
sI' ruLbacher agt. DavsOnMOliOn 10 DISMISS c"palut
ssd unless planiin proceed IN 80 days To piOSe ue us
uDh Francis c. right ag George > Wlghl- 30, Ion 70
pace cause Calendar of short Causes denied hsch ag
% ~ aMOUOn continue injunction RraDed costs OF mo
uon 10 abide Of suit Bruce sg Myers Receiver DOna
TPrVvod HigginbOtiIam De WitL-heierence mheIen
i et al YOuDEs ct a. Hazard 81 al ag s,boss ~ az
mheeler agt FenlOn-U Undertakings approved wight ag
wight ThurLer agt jacobson; Adolph agL Tue central
rsrk North and East Rivers Railroad &C.. Harper agi
Atr; kesSleT The Black stone National ian. OF
BOSTON sgt Bozert a saIne DAILY ay MunrOe et ali
bruce agt Aeyer.-Orders granted.
'o1amon Pieds-.SpociaI 7am-By Judge j: r; DAILY
ihe NewYork Harlem Railroad Co. agt Muller CT al
aoOn Tor iBtcrpleader DENIED, Jacob II. N COckfO W DO
ene party defendant opinion HaVens aSt. helb-
AAhA Allowance OF SlG0 granted. OPINION.
Marine t-ChambeTs-By Judge AcAdam.-
Lrlks syl Peters-Opinon Gilbert agt spno-See papers
Rsmphll agt sten.Bi taxed at 5000 H. Fowler agt Fox
PANEL Robertson appointed Daniee Agt rogers
Hooon dismissed Hecker agt Cox Fernandez sgt WOOD
voc. oDonne agt Taylor kinney sgt oreatL.a1hon TO
vance causes granted Prank agt db
ne ssed Hall agt Baum-Cass settled sny,h1 az, sc,9
SSsQrder settled. LANCE egt WhtDey-ofdsr ioI pay,
.@' q money granted Stark aEt Jogbsm-ihe orasr Of