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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

Qua city government has kept the
streets repaired almost wholly with
the ehain-gang. We observe the gang
at work now repairing the Nicholson
pavement on Washington street. This
repairing Of the streets has been done
at very little expense ever since the
Democratic city government came into
power. In the good old times, under
Radical rule, ell this class OF work used
to furnish a good opening for a "JOb,'
and a consequent big swindle. Indeed,
In those days Of corruption, II the
Radicals couldn't find needed work to
he done, they would pitch in and give
out swindling contracts for cutting
through the hills. In every dirt pile
they tackled, the city always got the
worst of it. The contrast Of the pres
emit rule with that of the frauds is q
pleasant one 10 contemplate.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

TIE Commercial asks us If We are in
favor Of DISTINGUISHING the negro. We
are in favor Of changing the COnstitu.
ton Of the State to take effect in 1882,
as follows: No person shall be al.
lo.Oed 10 vote unless he can read and
W~rits,aad no person shall be allOVed 10
vote until he has paid apOu ta@ of at
least one dollar. This would bea hard.
ship on no one, as it would give all,
white and black, ample time in which
to learn 10 read and write. We think
that ignorant suffrage lie the great dan.
ger to be feared by the cotton States,
and now that the bay onet has been re-
moved we will soon feel the evil as
badly IS ever.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

CAN STAND WITH BAYARD AND
HAMPToa.-0ur esteemed contempt.
rary, the Sun, does not think that The
World is successful in the attempt
which the Sun kindly imsgineS It to Be
making to be at once q Democratic
newspaper and q Hayes journal. May
the difference Of opinion never alter
that friendship with the Sun which ID
The pride and pleasure Of the World'S
existence, but We are quite satisfied to
be found on the came platform with
BagaFd and Hampton, and We even
doubt whether the course Of Demo.
cratic sGudy purened 10 The schools Of
Horace Greeley and Edwin n. Stanton
vas such 90 TO qualify graduates from
hose schools 10 :eem accurate Opin.
Ions as 10 what is Democracy and Whai
Fimt.-LNeW York World.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

A YOUNG fellow at Houston, Texas,
recently bull-dozed a widow into mar.
rylng him one night, between mid.
night and day.break. He informed
her that If she did not marry him be-
fore sunrise, he would kill bis rival.
her serious objections were thus
removed. Now IL Sullivan Pashs was
q bull-dOzer instead Of a milk and
water Independent, he might try this
plan. Il would take very earnest bull.
DOING in his case, though.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

PFoeeedfnss 81 ne FINA DIs.
erie& GHaB.
OAK RrpaE Sept q. 1871.
Pursuant 10 appointment The Fiji
District Club Of Warren county met
Of Nesmlih's Bail, September ed,
The meeting was called 10 order By
President w. ]. Nesmith. The Gecre.
tary being reported absent, on motion
Of jas. F0ssett q Secretary was chosen
On motion Of J. B. Hughea Chas, Gull
kin and Chas. McIVer were elected 10
act In the capacity Of eOnseFvaloFs Of
The peace at every meeting Of the Club
On motion Of Jas. F0sseti, the first and
fourth Saturdays Of each month were
appointed regular meeting days Of the
District Club. The colored Democrats
In the District will please take notice
OF the regular meeting dayp, as they are
entitled 10 representation In the Dis
tTict Club, and we earnestly request
the attendance Of ell Democrats in the
District. The following preamble and
resolution, offered by Chas. Culkin, was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We have closed q primary
campaign In which q good deal Of feel.
ing existed, and q manifestation Of
great interest on The part Of our people
In the behalf Of friends. There was no
political Issue, but friend against friend
and men Of the same politics giving
adhesion TO the same party aspiring 10
nominations for positions ct the eBsu-
ing general election. Among the
many names before our people for
election at the Primary we oil had
our friends in whom we fell
an interest, and for whom we were 90.
licitOus and diligent in our efforts 10
secure their election. The result of the
election has been made known by the
Executive Committee. The chosen
candidates Of the party Sre before us,
asking our suiIrages. We congratulate
ourselves, and feel gralifed TO know
that the people Of Warren county have
before them a ticket Of good and hon.
eat men, such as are worthy, and should
receive The support Of every true Dem.
ocrat. Whatever ~disafecQOn aud dis
satiefacti0n may exist elsewhere, We
rejoice 10 know that none exists here,
and we cheerfully acquiesce In the &C.
ton Of the Executive Committed In an.
nOunciBg the vote. Reminded of the
obligations and ties that should bind
us together As an organized party, w
should be careful TO allow nothing Il
occur 10 mar the harmony and unanlm'
ity Of feeling that now prevails among
us, and It becomes US TO suffer no enter
ing wedge to diSorganizAtion. There
fore,
Resolved, That we indorse the result
Of the Primary Election, and hereby
pledge ourselves to support the regular
nominees Of the party.
Furthermore, Resolved, That we will
discountenance the presence Of indie
pendent candidates pretending to b
Democrats, and In case such personI
become candidates, we will meet then
In the ensuing general campaign as on
political opponents, and treat them q
arrant demagogues, seeking only thei
own aggrandizement, and 10 stir u
strife and political difference wheI
none exists, and when there is no res
cause.
On motion, the Secretary was In
strucled TO publish the proceedings Il
the Vicksb1rg HERALD.
On motion, the Club adjourned, Il
meet the first Saturday in October, q
Oak Ridge. BEN. JOHNSON
Secretary pro tenn
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

Tar tramps are coming South. The
New York Herald, Of the 22d, says
the lrAmps are becoming quite energet.
is. In Virginia, yesterday, they robbed
. railroad station and assaulted a train
in force. A desperate member of the
brotherhood, near Boston, murdered a
man for refusing to give him half a dol.
lar, and nearly killed another who de.
cIined 10 give him 3 match. Ills Tramp
ing days arc over.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

storm 10 the West inales Approaching
the UnItsd Slaiss-slgnaI Service
CautI0B.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 25.-on the 2lst
the telegraph reported a storm In the
WindWard Islands. Yesterday evening
q telegram from the Signal Service Oh.
serv r at Key West stated that Q hurri-
cane passed Porto Rico at IL midnight,
Vortex $50 miles south, direction
west northwest, velocity 10 to IL miles.
This Is probably the storm reported on
the 2lst. Yesterday afternoon the OBJ
server for the Signal Service at King
ston, Jamaica, stated in his regu-
lar report that q storm was ap.
pretended this afternoon. Signal
Service reports are missing from Flor.
ida and the West Indies. If this
storm does not lose lite energy, It may
DO expected to reach the coast OF the
United States within three days, Time.
ly warning will be given Of lie sp.
proach, but caution should be exercised
by commercial marine in the S9uth
Atlantic and Gulf States during the
present week.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

w. 2. KELLOGG iniends going tG
New Orleans to get The bestcredentials
be can upon which 10 demand bic seat
IN the United States Senate. The New
0fleans Democrat thinks he will be
more likely 10 break his way into .
New Orlsans prison than into the
United STATES Senate. The Sheriff Of
New Orleans IL anxious to see him.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

About dark, last evening, as Mlss
Mcclure and Miss Rodge, IN company
with the latteF'S brother, were about
TO start for ride IN 3 spring wagon,
from near the Pegram House, 3 hack
came dashing down the street. ct .
fearful rate, striking the wagon aud
completely upsetting the vehicle,
throwing the ladies 70 the ground I'M
dernea!h the wagon. Both we're Sc
Verely injured, though we are happy
10 state, not dangerously so. II seems
the driver Of the hack, William st. An.
drew, had stopped ct some house be.
low the bridge on the Warrentou road,
TO collect q dollar from q customer,
and after leaving his seat his horses
ran of, with the results as stated
above. When st. Andrew came
out OF the house and found his
hack gone, he hailed q couple of young
men who were driving by In q spring
wagon, and got In with them 10 come
back 10 town. As they approached
the bridge, they deserted a horse,
with harness on, running at q break.
neck speed toward them. Before they
could turn out Of the way, the fright
ened animal ran furiously against the
wagon, overturnlng Il, throwing out
the three occupants and using up the
vehicle badly, but not injuring anyone,
beyond o few bruises. Passing on,
the hOree ran aOainat A lala0ranh mile.
and at last accounts was lying In the
road.
We learned last night that Mr.. 81.
Andrews had failed to light his hack
lamps, and had they been Tt, Mr.. Rodge
would have seen the runaway team
coming and been able to drive out of
the way. Hackmen cannot be too care.
full In this matter Of lighting their
lamps on the approach of darkness.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

TIE HERALD is sorry now that il
criticised Lamar for pronouncing . Gu.
lOgy on Charles Summer. 1t says now
"lf Morton dies we don't care what any
Southern statesman says over his bier,
Our quarrel with him will have
ended."-[Evening Commercial.
The present Editor Of the HERALD
never did criticize Col. Lamar for bis
enlogy on Senator sumner. If we
mistake not, the very man who is
90 severely criticising him now in
the Commercial is the man who was
editing the HERALD when Sumner
died. We may be mistaken, but we
don't think we are.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

The Meridian Mercury asks: "Why
don't Lamar publish q card and dc.
nOunce what we wrote about him % "a
Infamous falsehoOdp IfyOu want az
answer to that We will accommodate
you. In the frat place every lairminded
man In that State knows It was en- In
famous falsehOOd without bang told 90
BY Col. Lamar. Secondly, Col Lamar
has been In public life too l0ng 10 be
writing cards at The request Of every
little menO.hippic politician. Heknowl
that in their ine6able cOnceit they
would feel Aaliered the balance o.
their natural lives Ct being noticed By
Q esaalor.-IOxiOrd Falcon.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28
Inportant PostaI Order.

The Department hereby gives notice
that the penalties fixed by law for car.
rying letters outside the mails when
not enclosed In Government stamped
envelopes, will be rigidly enforced In
every instance where the violations are
known 10 exist. See sections 229, $50,
23l and 232, Postal Lave. Steamboats,
are permitted only to carry and deliver
letters when covered by Government
stamped envelopes OF the denomina-
lion sufficient for The postage collecta.
BILE thereon; provided, "tbat such en-
velope shall be duly directed and
properly sealed, go that the letter eau.
not be taken thereir0m without de.
facing, and the date OF the letter or Of
the transmission or receipt thereof
shall be written or stamped upon the
letter." See section 239.
l have 10 request you 10 report
promptly 10 this oflcs all violations OF
this law, giving all the facts In each
case, 10 the end that legal proceeding
may be instituted against the offenders.
Steamboat aud other river men have
practiced this illegal carrying to such
an extent that many thouSands Of dol.
lara are lost 10 the Government an.
nually, aud the Department has deter,
mined to put q stop 10 this business by
prosecuting TO the full extent OF the
law.
FRED. W. SCHAURTE,
Special Agent Post. Office Department.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28
Special Agent POst.oaice Department.
Grand Jury for October Term
1872.

First District-J. H. d. Bowman,
Richard Clark, James Lewis, james
Woodson.
Second District--D. q. Vandenburg
Thos. Jett, Robt. C%Ountryman, J. Nc.
Neil.
Third Dlstrict--D. II. Alverson,
Winfield Goodrum, VIM. Owens, G,
+. Simrall.
Fourth District--IIal. holland, A. G,
Hebron, J. s. wilkins, Nelson Alex.
ander.
Fifth Disirict.--A. X. Hall, J. T
Tucker, Houston Jones, Henry
Vaughn.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28
COTTON.
Meeting Of Gotten Mes 10 EaaIaad-Dls.
ouSslOR Of Propositions 10 Regard to
Drafts and Contracts.

@SNNfNN " sNNF~ '9~ !"
Drafts and Contracts.
LONDON, Sept. ga large and 10.
fluenlial meeting Of the Manchester
Cotton Spinners' Association to-day,
discussed the proposals Of which notice
has been given to the adjourned Con-
ference of the United Cotton Associa-
ton, American Chamber Of Commerce
and Cotton Brokers' Association,
which will reasonable at Liverpool on
Friday, to the effect that after De-
cember the half per cent. discount
and draft OF two pounds per bale
shall be abolished, and that the
adoption in contracts for the sale OF
cotton, of the terms aCaah before de-
livery II required" be considered. The
meeting, after q long and hostile dis
custom, unanimously resolved that the
Spinners Association should object to
any changes, and that g deputation be
appointed to explain the views OF the
trade at the Liverpool Conference.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

weanssaay Morning. Sept. 90.

THE citizens Of New York are gen.
orCnslg responding TO the appeals Of
Tia FeFnandinA (Fla.) yellow fever suf.
f,es-s
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

"How dreadful is this defiance Of
Law and robbery Of innocent peopleI y
said, with q sigh Of indignation, the
Director Of GA exploded Savings Bank,
ns be read Of q band Of Western rail.
road robbers having stopped 8 traiH
and plundeTed the passengerG-[New
York World.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

HARRIsONBURe, Va, Sept. 26.-An-
drew shifiet Was hung to-day. he
protested bic Innocence TO the Lest.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

DESCRIPTION.

He was about thirty years Of age; about
hve feet ten inches high; rather square
built, wore O small imperial; high fore.
head; was dressed In q gray-strlped suit OF
cashmere clothing; low quarteTed, box
toed shoes, with plated buckle f~astenings
his socks were brown cotton striped; he
had on his person q small open.faced gold
watch: inside the case vas wrote J. Tur.
ner, and also the letters Z. B. D.; look &C
though they were made with q sharp In.
strument; also In HE pants pockets there
was q comb and q white handled pocket
knife; be had also several photographs,
probably those Of his friends, also q pic
lure Of himself, judging from the clothing
he were and those he wore when the pic
tuTe was TAKEN.
Thls 10 as nea q correct description az
the circumstances would permit as he
was badly dlsfgured by being In the water
so long. One Of the pictures 10 that OF Mrs
Jessie Sessions.
A. L. HANKINsoN, J. p, NewtOwn, Miss.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

WnsDsEL PHILLIPs lea q Prohibition
party for 3 6Feenback.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

An Unknown RlOaGer-DescrIp.
ton and List OF Personal
Effects.
The body of an unknown white man
was found floating about In the river
near Cottonwood Grove, q few days
ago. Esquire Hankinson inclosed the
following letter 10 Circnit Clerk He.
man DEMO, together with the descrip-
ton Of the mar furnished by the Jury
OF Inquest:
CorroNwooD GROVE, Sept. q, 1877.
Dear sir--Enclosed you will lind an In.
quest Of an unknown person, and as good
q description as was possible to give,
which you will please hand 10 the Com.
mercial and HERALD, which they can pub.
hsh II they think proper. l will be in
Vlcksburg next Monday, and will bring
all the pictures. l think the man can be
identified by them and the watch,
Yours, very truly
n n Ww1naN.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

NEW ORLRANp, Sept. 26.-The re-
ported loss Of the schooner Ocean
Wave, from New Orleans with coal for
Galveston, has been confirmed. eha
foundeCad OF Galveston On the lelh.
All on board except Capt MeInlgFe
and seven men, were lost
BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.-A privaio d.
patch reports The loss Of the bark
Cricket, from Brazil hitheE One q
crew ives Lost. her cargo consisted s.
1890 bags coaea, vAluedM e2ooeo
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

BosroE, Sept 25-1hro8 trunks.
containing an aggregate Of $4,000 In
securities, disappeared from the safs Of.
the Camhridgeport National Bank. NO
clue. The CaShier owned ono OF tho
trunks.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28
HURRICANE COMING.

Storm 10 the West IHdlss Approaching
the UnItsd staiss-slsnaI Service
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

LONDON, Sept. 25.-Tha Posfs st.
Petersburg special states hat he MIn-
lister Of Finance Is preparing 10 issue 3
new lottery loan Of 50.000,O00 roubles
to aid them In the war for Christianity.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28

WARRINGTON, Sept. 2o.-Details Of
yesterdays Aro are imperfect No linz
portant papers were burned, but they
are much scattered and some Of them
soaked. The patronage Of M. SohaFz
will DO greatly enlarged By this dinas.
ter. It Is said In this connection that
MT. SohuEzy In an emotional moment
displaced . $4,000 officer who had con
troll Of pensions whose duty e was 10
be watchful Of the safety Of the bulld-
ing, and dev0lved his duties on the
ChfAf Clark.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28
AFEegt of countaElllAara.

BALTIMoRB, Sept. 2B-TWO men,
named BurfoFt and White, haIling
from North Carolina, were arrested
last week with counterfeit hfty dollar
bills In their possession, and held In
Ak O00 hail.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-28
FoEeiEn RallEoad etEika.

LONDON, Sept. 25.-In consequence
of the strike on the Southern AMI
Great Western Railroad, the Posimas
ter.General orders steamers from
America 10 land only Irish mallB 3
Queenstown, and bring the Others L
Liverpool. The City Of Berne wai
the first steamer affected BY the men
regulation. The strike is confined &
men employed in repairing the road
Night tramc has lately stopped.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-04
TIE CITY ELECTION.

THE VOTEING PROGRESSING OUIBT
LY AND SLOWLY y
The City election to-day up to this
writing is progressing very quietly. The
polls were; opened between 11.30 and
12 o'clock. Around the polls visited
there were very few persons to be seen
at same of them even the challenges"
being absen
Whether the beginning is a forerunner
of the end remains to be seen, but if is
should continue as at present there will
be avery light vote polled. uO.Cs go.
At IL o'clock there were 10 votes in the
box at the upper district in the Fourth
Ward; II lower district Of the Sixth ward.
1S eastern district Of the Fifth ward; "a
eastern district Third ward, and 81 in the
First ward. i'm. @t-It
The daily gazette., 1877-09-04
Election Of. Directors.

At meeting of the stockholders of the
Whining ton Coal Gas Company. !. yester-
day, the following directors were chosen.
George Richardson, Washington Jones,
DR.. ]. Derrickson, Joseph Richardson,
Joseph Bringhurst, Edw. BrinRhurst,
Benjamin s. CLARK, Edw Belts, Wm P
Taylor.
The directors will meet this evening
for organization. rhll 1NlH .t'
The directors of the, Wilmington Saw
ings Bank (who will also organize this
evening" elected yesterday, are as fol-
lows: .s ...4.. ...-.ff.I
Joseph Bringhurst, Geo Richardson i,
Charles Warner Richard p Gibbons,
Jacob Derickson, Elwood Garrett Ed
ward Bringhurst, Jr., John Jones, Thos
McClary, Vim Tatnall. Benjamin s
Clark, Vim Candy ,J Joseph Tatnall, Evan
G Stotsenburg, James G Aiken, John ID
Adams, Edward Bringhurst, Edward T
Bellah, Geo W Sparks. Wm Candy,
Joshua Maris, Washington Jones, AL
fred d Warner Albert W Smith 2 James
Belt. i" h.' t~-la
The last two were elected vice Chas
Candy and DIR Wm r Bullock, resigned.
The Others were reelected. .s'fil
ESCAPED FROM JAn,-Sunday night
three prisoners sawed the bars from
their cell window in the Salem. n. j. Jail
and escaped but were shortly afterwards
recaptured and were locked ap. One of
the prisoners was o Wilmington negro
who was confined several months ago
for rioling at PennsErove.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-04
y y JLI1 UYIJDT FIT
slNeWi CaStle. Lette. :.

~ 1NF.l tllI q -TTrrTu7-yitJ 10 in5hirs14
fron onr iResaiarI Correspondent. A IA
-oi gil1 sidi ii Nswq CASTLE, Sent a.
0ity Council meets this eteninp.f 4
MIS- Holyoak delivered a stirring lectbre
or Temperance at the ME. church to a
Large assemblago. itfh sH0l1ay sdi g0i s8-l
Before his Honor the Mayor, one case
oI resisting the officers In the execution
OF their duties, was heard and $40 and.
costs was meted out. In the other case
$1,000 bail for future good behavior which
not being forthcoming, the prisoner was
remanded to jail. D'fa - .. -
The steamer John n. Warmer will,
take "a an excursion ffOm this city to Sea
Breeze to-day. no eh -tIrT'1tl. dTl.
Qrphan's court met yesterday. The
newly appointed clerk, James M House,
man, entered upon his official duties. d
Yesterday our public schools were
opened amid considerable noise. mothers
were early on hand with one. two And
three candidates for admission. and as
one failed to accomplish her errapd. sbe
fell back. Soon the dissatisfaction, spr al
and womanly threats to the effect tbat
they would allow no taxes TO be paid bv
their husbands unless their children cot
seats, were freely. made. One GENTLE
man took his two children, expecting to
have no trouble. He was told there were
20 vacant seats. Looking about the room
ne noticed plenty, and called the teachers
attentlon to the fact. She informed him
that she was holding them tor the schol-
ars VINO had them last season, and hadnot
come as yet: He thought 1t strange that
seat should be kept vacant to accom-
modate the child Of one person, whilst be
mao peen promised the first vacancy at
the beginning Of last years term, and
looking about the room he showed the
teaeher children who had hot been living
In this city five months, whilst his were
born here. There is something wrong
In this matter and little investigation
would do no harm.
Would not primary school in Shaw
town and one in Dobbinsville ease this
great pressure on tho main building and
be an advantage to the childrenf
The daily gazette., 1877-09-04
A LARGE PICNIC.

The first annual picnic of the German
Society, of this city took place YESTERDAY
at Rosendale Park, and beyond doubi
was the largest picnic that has ever taken
place in this city, it. being estimated that
there were Acknowledgements present
As is usual with the Germans the af.
fair was very quiet, there being no dis.
turbance to mar anyone's pleasure. Be-
sides the dancing, which was INDUCED in
by q great number of those present, there
was singing.
/ Commencing at 8 o'clock q number of
songs were sung. The choruses, "De
Watch un dem Rhine, and ''W hat is the
German Faderland" led by Prof Becher
was sung with good effect with orchestra
accompaniment ThesSaengerbund also
sang number Of songs inia. very excel
lent manner. .f.. -.
A large number Of politicians OF both
parties were present seeking Votes. 1t
was announced that M. L. .nLichtenBtein,
Republican candidate for President of
Council, and President of the German
Social Society, was to deliver an address
but there exists difference Of opinion as
to whether the address was delivered or
not, although something pprporhng to be
the address may be reported and pub
,ished. f Nlfft ON 81 .nNG aId tN 'I.tt