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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17
House Bill No. 1O8. l

CHAPTER LXXIu.
 An Act relating to disqualified Judges of
 Probate.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House ;. of Representatives in General Assem-
 ply convened:
 Sec. 1. Whenever in any district it shall become necessary to cite and designate the judge of probate of an adjoining dis trict to act as judge in the district to which he is so cited and designated, and in all such adjoining districts the judges of probate shall decline, or be disqualified to act as such judge, or be unable to dis charge their duties, any other judge of probate in the county wherein he may be required to act. may be cited and design ated to execute the office of judge of pro. bate, and act as such in the district of which he may be so cited and designated, in the same manner and for the same pur- poses as now by law provided in the case of the citation and designation of judges of probate of such adjoining districts. Approved March 12, 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17
PHrEosOPHER
Fresh Bread!..

e D. MCNEIL co. are receiving B cad, Rusk. T Cakes. etc. Tuesdays and Fridays s-'
 Litehfeid, February 1st Is77
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17
House Bill No. PIT .


 CHAPTER LXXv. An Act relating to the Election of Judges of Probate and Sherlffs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION 1. The section twenty-eight, chapter four, title five of the General Statutes (page 74), being the section re- lating to proceedings in cases of contested elections of Judge of Probate and Sheriffs be amended by substituting the word December" for the word May in the seventh and eleventh lines of said sec- ton, and all petitions hereafter brought to consent the election of any Sheriff or Judge of Probate, shall be made return able on or before the fifth day of the December following their election, and all such cases shall be finally determined and notice of the judgment shall be tran smitted to the Secretary on or before the twenty-second of December. Approved March 12 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17
SHEPAUG RAILROAD.
Commencing December 1st, 1876,
 Trains will run as follows.

Trains will run as follows: < Leave Bethel at 104S a. m., cohnecting from New York at sos a. m., South Norwak at 9.35 '. m and Danbury at 10.99 (Mondays 920 a. n; will alse connect at Hawleyve with Housatonic train leaving Bridgeport at 10. 20 a arrival of 8.05 Express train from New York and 9.35 Express train from New Haven, arriving at Litchfeld at 2.15 pm.
 Leave Litch6eid at 3.U0 p. m., connecting for above named points.
 Saturdays, special train from Bethel at 7.25 D. m :, connecting from New York at 4.40 D. m. and South Norwalk at 6.I6 D. m; connects at HawleyEills with aeusatonic trains both north and south arriving al Litchheld at IO.O0 p. m. Mondays, speclal train from Litchfeld at 7.e5 a. m., connecting for New York Bridgeport and New Haven via. South Norwalk. Sunday Milk Train leaves Litchfeld at 30 p.ms connecting with milk trains Housatonic and Dan- bury Norwalk railroads. Returning, leave Hawley- vile at 7.S0 D. arrival of trains from Danbury and Pittsfeld. 8Ss
 c. H. PLATT, Supt. , Litchaeld, Ct., Nov. 2ith. 1s76s 4tf.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17
Stallions at Ash Grove,

RULER!
 Black Stallion, seventeen hands high weight I25a pounds seven gears old; bred by Dr. Herr Lexington Ky; sired by Membrino Patchen, full brother to Lady Thorne) dam by (Mambrino Chief, sire of Ladv Thorne). graud-dam by Mason's Whip, grandson of Blackburn's Whip; never handled for speed but can show 2:40 gait. Bought of Dr. Herr at six rncnthe old 5O 8 900 refused for him to go to Califor mia when ten months old. Priee asked me two months ago $0O0 In judgment of the best SalIiuns to produce Park Carriage Horses in the United States
 CHIEF- { Beautiful rosewood bay stallion three white feet fk dam Highland Patch, b Geo. M. Patchen, grand dam old Highland Maid. Highland Chief received first premium for atalions six years old and State Fair. 1874. f
 PHILo5OP Bay Stallion, foaed June lOth lS7l sired by Messen- ger Duroc he by Rysdyk's Old Hanibletonian dam of Duroc by Roe's Abdallah Chief, he by Abdallah grand-dsm Whistle Jack, he by Mambrino by Mes- senger. The dam of Philosopher is Judy Gurrie bv- the dam of Lady Collins, and Mystery, aud Lady Mo Clellan. Philosopher had walk over for the four year old Connecticut colt stake troted at Charter ak Park, 1875, and showed mile in 2S6, at four wears old; an inbred Hambetoaian as his pedigree shows and sired by of the most popular sires in Ameri ca MT. Backman sold two of his two year old iliies unbroken, to Gov. Stamford for S7, ,ONO and S6 mn each With thirty days handling, Philosopher can trot in 23l Philosopher received first premium af Conn., State Fair three year old in 1S74 also first premium a five year old in l876 He is about Issl hands high. His colts are very promising indeed
 The above Stallions comprising all of the best and fashionable bloeds of the present day can he foun 4 Ash Grove at reasonable rates for the season of 877 GEORGE HITCHCOCK.
 lm4 Ash Grove, New Preston.
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"What bandy-legged old rooster is that climbing up them stairs?" enquired man from frontier county of Q reporter, as a member of the grand jury walked up the court house stairs. s'That's one of our most respectable citizens, and a member of the grand jury" replied the reporter
 You don't say so. Come to look Ut him closer, he is an elegant gentleman. by Jimminyl Ihave great veneration for grand iuries. Out in my county have been icdicted by every grand jury I've not been foreman of, for the last ten years Grand iuries are a terror to. the criminal element they are
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House Bill No. 221. 1
 CHApTER T:YYvT

An Act concerning Alimony.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. The provisions of section eleven, chapter one, title nineteen of the | General Statutes, authorizing the issu-
 ance of orders of attachment pending suit
 are hereby extended to petitions for di.
 vorce which contain a prayer for allmony. Approved, March 12y 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17

Stone is being delivered in Wa, hington from Gen. Buffers quarry. for pavement, the contract for which has not b. en let and the bid not even opepel.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-17
House Bill No. 276.l

CHARTER LXXIv. An Act to Confirm Certain Conveyances of Real Estate. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 SECTION 1. Any deed or conveyance of the real estate of married woman which has heretofore been executed by such married woman without joining her hus- band in the execution thereof. and the grantee in which has subsequently, con- veyed said real estate to said husband shall. in favor of any bona fde mortgagee or granted for a valuable consideration from said husband, be as valid and effect ual to all intents and purposes as if the said husband had all executed the same; but nothing in the act shall in any event be construed to make said defective deed or conveyance valid in favor of said hus- band.
 SEc 2. This act shall take effect from it's passage, but shall not affect any suit now pending.
 Approved March 12, 1877.
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House Bill No. 235, l

CHAPTERLXXH.
 An Act in relation to Justices of the
 Peace.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Sec l.. When justice of the peace shall be unable, by absence or sickness, to try any civil action pending before him, the plaintiff with the consent of the justice before whom the case is- pending indorsed upon the writ, may designate any other justice of the peace of the town where either party resides, who may try it and render judgement. and issue execu ton; but before proceeding to such trial he shall issue written notice to the de- fendant specifying the time and place appointed therefor, which the plaintiff shall cause to be served upon the defend ant at least six days prior to such time.
 Approved March 12, 1877.
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A far sape-ths cape of Good Hope.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-10
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE.

DAVIS Drsr-Dr. G. A. brown, Coed Funk and
Jlo H. Snarr.
sToSEwAIL.-J, H. GrabiIli EH oofeE, saowlen
Whitaker.
joHSsrox-J Il. Rodefeg, Martin strtolsler,
Levi II Culler<.
MADlsoS.-samuel C. Campbell James J.
Coffman, Samuel Rnker.
AsHBr-samI. Hainnlan, Samuel Kingrae, Jacob
2. Miller.
LEE.--V, White williamson D P z.rsle,John II
Pence
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-10
AMPLE ACCOMMODA ATOMS
FOR The
Increased Demands of Public
PATRONAGE.

This hotel has been recently improved by
the erection of a brick addition to the main
building which will give considerably more
room, and afford ample accommodation for
he travelling public.
THE TABLE will be well supplied at all
times with the best the market affords, and
no pains shall be spared to satisfy the wants
Of guests in this department.
THE BAR will be stocked with the best
Liquors. A full supply of Wilson's pure
Rye whisky, (the only homemade whisky
sid in the county, can be found by those
wishing a pure article for medical purposes
Jurors attending court will be boarded
or their fees per diem, and their certificates
aben in payment if desired.
Charges ModeretA A call respectfully
olicited.
ROBERT WILSON.
Nay 1t
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-10
ROAD COMMISSIONERS,


W. Magruder woodstock, Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-10
C0kSTABLES.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

j. H Grsblu, Woodstock
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-01-04
The RAILROAD Tax.

The Bank of Commerce nn,; the Richmond
and DnnviIle Railroad Company have obtained
Judgment against the securities Of this
County on the supercedins bonds. We are
informed that the executions have been issued
and placed in the hands Of f. II Barton for col.
lection. The judgments and costs will amount,
probably, to eight or ter thousand dollars.
The County Commissioners have already
levied an eight mills tax, to meet this judg-
ment, hut owing 10 the com plicatians i'll State
matters the lax has not been collected.
The Commissioners, NJ our mass meeting at
this place last year, were requested, aud di-
rccied TO save The securities harmless, and for
that purpose made the 8 MILLS levy, above re-
ferrcd to. 1t seems evident now that this
Judgment will have to he pnid, and ns the
County ~ responsible. every taxpayer is in
tcreslcd. If the securities pay it now, the
County will be compelled TO refund it to them
and ns every turn III the courts adds more
cost, we think 1t better for the County to take
the bull by the horns and make provisions for
meeting the question ut one. If the SC.
curities are forced 10 pay, it will only increase
the amount which the County will eventually
have TO meet. nnd as oil the taxpayers Of the
County. as well ~ the individual securities
are interested in this matter. we respectfully
suggest meeting nj th;G place on Saturday
the 18th inst, for the purpose of tNking the
question into consideration Let us have q
good inrn cur, and free and full dicussion
of The whole matter so that it may be fully
understood by everybody
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The Presidential Question.

The prospects Of Mr. Tildcn, as the
next President ot the United States
are Frightening every day. The ac~
tiOn of the Supreme Court of Florida.
ordering the Stato Board of Canvass -
crs to make u recount will either give
the State TO Tildcn or cause the vote
to be thrown out, which, in ci,hor
event will elect Mr.. .Tilden. The
Congressional investigating Commit
tee in Louisiana has, by ovcrwhelm-
ing evidence, disprovcd every char GO
Of intimidation by the Democratic
party, but it has proven very clearly
the worst KING OF bull Gozing," and
the most gigantic irnuda were com
mittcd by the Republicans Th'
State will either be given to Tildcu On
thrown out, that is, il there is any
regard for justice or constitutional
law lett in tho minds Of the Senators
nt the United States CongteHs. The
people OF Indiana. Ohio, Illinois. Penn,
sylvania, and other Northern ahd
Western States are rising up in their
might, and will hold meetings in each
county Of the States on the SLL inst,
VIII II they will Areak in no uncertain
tones to the Senate, demanding that
the will ol the people as expressed on
the 7th day OF November last, he re-
gardcd, and rlmt SnmucI J @'iIdeh apd
Thomas A. Hendricks bo declared The
Presidents and Nicc-Prssidept of the
United States.
1t il announced already that Sens
ators Conkling aud }. G.. Blaine will
take ISSUE with the Radical conspira-
tors, and demand All honest count of
the electoral vote. Nine Republican
Senators arc nlI that are needed, and
it is now asserted that that number
will DO found when the proper time
arrives, and they will rise above par
,isun prriudces ard obev ~" :.:""dnte
of tho people. Everything, at this
time points clearly To the peAcea6lo
inauguration of Tilden on the 9Th Of
| next March. .-~. A.. $3.50.
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Legislature 10 exercise the Ydnties of
the Offices to which they were elected.
After the reading of tho memorial.
Dir. Gordon moved To- refer it to the
iComnittee on ihe Judiciary. Sir.
Frelinghaysen .s.sz,s&a TO amend bye iI:e>
fering TO the Committee on Privileges
apd Election. ( A discussion ,ensaed,
pending which Mr.. Gordon inftfr duced
the following Resolution: .;........
ReSotUed, by the Sonhtc, That the
State government now existing in tho
State OF South Carolina, aud reprcsen
ted by Wade Hampton as Governor,
IL the lawful government Of said State:
that u is,rcpublicapip ip form, and thai
erery}assistance necessury 10 Enstain
its,proper and Iuwfulanthoritysin s,iii 1
State should be given by the United
states when property called upon for
that purpose, to the end that tho laws
may bo I'll htmlly and pr0mpIy oxuuu-
t q, lilo and spfopefCy JprOtected and
defended and aii vi$lat0rs Of the law,
State or national, brought to speedy
Punishmcnt for their crimes. ,'.....'
On tho question OF reference, no
quorum votei and tho memorial came
up on Tuesday. Mr.. GOrdon's rcsoIu-
tion lay over and can be called up by
him ut any timor- NJ SaT
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PICAENS 9. Ii S G.:
Thursday. Jan. 4, 1S77.
The Adjournment.

The SCI ate and 'Rnmp' House nd
inurnrd sine die ON Friday evening
the 32d II t., after having gone through
tho form OF passing Il tax bill "t l43
mills T. State purposes, and 3 for
County, making total of III mills
tive heaviest lax ever levied hy any
administration IN South Carolina. Not
n cent of it will ever be collected, and
it viii do tho taxpayers no more harm
than if it had been only % mills in>
stead Of III. Tho Constitutional
UoIse also adjourned sine die on the
same day. The General Assembly
will he convened by Governor Hump
ton in extraordinary session whom
ever in h,s Judgment the interest Of
tho State drmanda il.
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Advertising Rates.

Advertisement nj 8 insert ed at the rate OF 81 oO
per square,. of 10y nine lines: or IEsS, for the
Rrst insertion, and 60 cents for each subse
eaent inseI tiOn.sar O.. l,-'..vta. -" ...' .'r
Contracts made for THREE. SIx or TWELVE
months. on favorable terms.
Advertisements not having the number of
insertions marked on them, will be published
until forbid and charged rccocdingly.
These terms are 50 simple any child may
understand them. Nine lines is n squnrc-
one inch, In every instance we charge by
the space occupied, as eight or ten lines can
bo made to occupy four or FIVE squares, as the
advertiser may wish, and is charged by the
space.
GG7F-. Advertisers will please state the num-
bep of squares they wish their advertisements
TO make.
seSy- Business men who advertise to be
benefited. will bear in mind that the
SENTINEL hns large and increasing cir
culation, and is taken by the very class OF
persons whose trade they desire
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Each taxpayer is to.receiye n receipt.
for the amount paid, which is TO hc
crcdited on lis taxes wbena tax bill
is Pr6potly lPos4ed. This FesdIutionI
has no force Of law; it is only a re-
quest, aud we feel assured that whom
Governor Hampton makes u call for
the money IT. will he promptly and
cbssrfulIy paid It. is essentially, ne
cessary for our people to ba, prompt,
tor tho public, nstitutions arc now
without funds, ,and. eau not bo main--
tainsd ~ithodt aid from isho State.+vz-
The Lunatic ASYLUM is an institu-
Lion which appeals to The phiIan,hro-
ny of every man. in the State..i 1t
should By promptly provided for, and
it's Inmates well taken care Of. The
Penitenti,iry is anot, er,ins,itution that
is obliged 10 DO kept up By the State.
NsN9QEd, md @pl5 eventually, whsp
tho Hampton Government is properly
instaiied, bolmmdc self fsustainins; but
un' er the present laws OF the State it
is an expensive concern, but IN obliged
TO DO maintained by taXalion. or tho
inmates, ,ho worst criminulN in the
State would Ge turned fooso upon so-
ciety. v. ....... ...,.., ..........
1t is. also necessary to keep. the
Judicial and ExGcuti Departments
of the State running, and it requires
money 10 10 this Salaries, interest
Oh the public debt and the public
schools will have to wait until the
State is brought out OF chaos. But
the other items for which money is
demanded can not be put off, and
Governor Hampton is obliged TO have
money in order /" sustain Ills Gov
crnmcnL. Let US thea bo 'punctunl
when the request is made, but at the
Samo Tune let US firmly resolve never
t. pay cent to the bogus govern
ment OF D II. Chamberlain. 1t we
withhold ourmoncy from Tho. usurpcr,
his government, at once, goes To pieces
and wo will for ever be done with tho
burdens OF carpet bag rule. Our
people b"vce the whole matter. in their
own hands. If 1EeS support sHamp-
ton and repudiatc Chamberlain's pro-
ten''ons, the question is settled and
Hampton will be successful. Let us
stand firm end united in this matter
and secure all the fruits OF our VIC
tory. -r..< .. ...,...
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op'.s.t,srlP FapsBssS aonFT fol. lII the

opst,wlp FaasBesS aontT foE aI the.
meantime.
His romans WINS then examined BY
the jury, and afterwards consigned to
its last resting place iuJ the Liberty
Church yard BY his friends.
. sTh&wE ifcssss sworn and sxamited
by the jury wore tho last who saw
Mr.. Meeker beforehe wan killed. The
Engineer aud fypmap running tho train
IRaE 'SiIIed him, andntwor gentlemcn
whopA~ete travelling on the Railroad
aud found the remains of Mr.. Msekcr
soon after the train passed down.
Not single syllable Of proof could
be ELECTED or -adduced tn jmphdi.tc
any ono with carelcssness in the un-
tortFnnts affair, save tho unfortunate
man himself, in being on the Rairoa,l
"hsR jnto%ica.cd. Nothing wiIfuI or
intentional on the part of any ono to
the Injury OF the poor unfortunate a.
J. Mceker.. Respectfully,
-IfE~i W, 6. FIELD,
Foreman Jury of Iiourst
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The City by the Sea in the Van,

The resolutions adopted at mass
meeting Of the citizens of Charleston.
which we .pRbli$h below, have the
ring OF thetrue metal IN them. 9th
CT counties arc following suit, and
Pickens should not bc behind: =
ReSolued, That the Conservative
citizens OF Charleston, Democrats and
Republicans do rccognizo Wade
Hampton, and mono other, AZ the
lawful Governor Of South Carolina
TO him "lono will they yield, IN Gov
crnor, obedience and support, and to
him they pledge such aia AID assis>
tancr, moral, financial and material, as
may be required for the cslahlsShm mcnt
and maintenance Of the constitutional
government OF which he ~ the head.
ReSolved, That we recognize w. D.
Simpson, andnone other, aa the laM full
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of SUuth Caro-
lima; and that we recognize the House
Of which the Hon. w II. Wallace ia
Speaker, az the illegally constituted
House OF Representatives" Of South
Car, lima ~
ReSolUed, That d. II. Chambcrlain
knving been dcteatcdat the polls as IL
candidate for re election, and placed
in office under the declaration Of an
illegal General Assembly, by tho un-
warrantable use of military force, is
regarded by IL as an usurper, and "c
here arow our Interchangeable rrsolu>
ton never to recognize him as Cover
nor, and our irflcxihIe determination
TO rcpudiale his every act. and every
act OF the pretended Lioutenant Gov
ernor, and every act of the pretended
General Assembly, ~ being without
ant hority OF law, null and void.
RcS0lucd, That while wc, by these
resolutions, assert our right aud deter
mination TO be governed only by the
officers wh0m'the> mn niurily.ot the peo>
pie have chosen, and while wo are
fixed in the purpose TO oppose to the
nLtcrmost the cffnrts of D. Ii. Cham
berlain and his associates TO usurp the
functions Of government III this State,
we expressly dscIaim any intent TO-
resist the execution of tho process Of
the United States Courts, however
harsh they may seem, or To resist,
under any circumstances, the military
folcc OF the United States.
ReSolved, That tho pretended gov
ernment OF which j.. ii. Chamberlain
is the head, ha" no power, force or
authority in South CarolInn save what
is given to it by the continuous anp-
port and actual use IT Unitcd StAteA
troops. 1t is the creatn OF political
fraud, and armed force, it ia as~lmpo,
tent as it ia auducious and unlawful.
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The Taxes.
pursue.

The CONSTITUTIONAL House. boCores
ltS adjournment, adopted IL resolution
requesting the people ct the Sta G 10
pay into tho Hamptt n Government
(Which is the only lawful Government
in the State) one fourth of the utxes
paid by them last year. . IL was made
discretionary with Governor Hamp
ton, at which time the taxes ehaIl bo
paid, and whether by instalImonts and
what amount in each instaIImcrt.-
This tax is To DO applied by TIE
Governor TO the maintenance Of tht
Penal AID Cari;uble institutions, il
State and Counties, and tho Executiy
and Judicial Departments Of tho State
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TFoR THE PICKENs SENTINEL. |

Facts About the Death cf A J. Meeker
MIR. EDIToR-I find that curiosity
to know the particulars, in full, in res
gard 10 tho death Of the unfortunate
Meeker, il causing considerable inqui-
~. The particulars OF which / pro-
pose to give t" the public through the
columns OF your paper. On the 16lk
uIt. he (Mcoker) WAS ut Liberty Sta>
ton during the priacipal par t Of the
dny--w"s intoxicated from early in the
day-was seen weeping, and heard to
say that he would us soon dis us to
liro, that living was no consolation or
satisfaction to him. Latein the Cvun~
ing no started from tho Station
in the direction of homo CAT
M"i. KcnElor'N) much intoxicated,
though able, as was shown by the
witnesses before the jury Of Inquest
10 travel. The down train passed
Liberty at o'clock, p. m., stopped
two or threo minutes, and then steam
ed OFT very rapidly tor Central The
grade is very heavy down for one
mile and half from Liberty in the
direction the train was going thai
kIIled said Meekor.
He was killed about ono milo from
the Station. Hisremains was found
on tho road horribly mangle,l, about
fiitcon minutes after the train passed.
A watch was kept over the. body from
the timeit was found until the jury
of ipquesL was organized blythe Cor
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. Cha es OGon"r, the greatest "f
Amer ."n juri3ts, sad whose views on
oon$lir utionaI Questions none can
Question, seems utterly to dcspair OF
the Republic. Hor thinks the Ias,
vestige of liberty pcyishcd with
McDoweIs "On to Richmond." The
South fought for constitut onnI liberty,
though, perhaps, not in the right way:
but was defeated, and in her dcira,
American HI g. ty, If it did lnt entirely
perish, suffered II tremendous shock.