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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-26
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Large Number of Stores in Phila.
delphia Burned.
The Losses Estimated at Over
100000.

PHILADELPHIA, March ga fire broke out
at 20 tonight 10 the third floor of the paint
and drug warehouse of W. 81. Wampold &
Co. on Fourth street, above Arch. A strong
wind was blowing and the fire rapidly spread
in all directions, soon becoming one of the
most disastrous confsgrations that has ever
visited this city.
The general alarm was sounded, but the
flames rapidly spread to l25 North Fourth St.,
No. 127 and No. 129. Southwark the flames
reached No. 121, No. 119, No III.
At 10 o'clock several explosions occurred in
paint house of Womp0ld & Co., and a minute
afterward the front wall fell with terrific
crash, causing the fire to communicate to the
buildings on the West side of Fourth street,
first catching the roof of 1875 thence to 1A and
100 north to 12S, 100, 1872. These buildings
were soon enveloped in flames and meantime
the wall of III on the east side of Fourth street
fell, carrying in the roofs of the two buildings
below. Several fremen in the latter were Sc
verely cut about the head, face and hands, bnt
it is not known that any fatal accident hap
pened.
The course of the fire then descended to lis
North Fourth street; lib, Ill. From 1915 to
II there were several explosions, and by the
time the flames reached lis all the iron from
Cherry street to that number had FALLEN. The
sparks were carried east and first set on fire the
houses on Cherry street, burning the private
dwellings Nos. 3l4 and 31S, the saloon No. 316,
the unoccupied building formerly known as the
Golden Fleece Hotel, 80 and 49, and the ex-
teusve hat factory at 1903. These are nearly
all or quite total loss.
About IL O'Clock the flames reached the
southwe corner of Third and Cherry streets.
Spreading further to the east about the same
time the sparks set fire to the roof of the store
lis north of Second, and spread to 113. III, 1l9,
121 and 1913.
The Camden, N. j., fire department arrived
about IL o'clock and gave all the assistance
possible. The st. Elmo Hotel was on fire
from sparks in the rear portion, but beyond
causing panic among the boarders little dam
age was done.
At midnight thu fire was still burning
places SO that 40 estimate of the probable loss
can be made, though it is not expected to be
less than q million dollars.
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TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2e.

embarked. 1t may not be long before health
Ter tone will pervade public sentiment and it
will be reckoned inglorio1s for young men to
rust out the best years of their being amid the
frivolities of city life, and an honor for them to
seek new theatres of endeavor, where nature
has provided ample room for them to demon
strate their capacities for doing service to
themselves and their fellow men.
Oae has only to watch the moving panorama
as it sweeps along through Broadway and Fifth
Avenue of an afternoon when the sun chimes
and the skies are bright, to be imbued with
the conviction that great deal of superfuous
muscle is running to waste under the enervat-
ing influences of our defective social system.
The fedglings who perambula.e these high
ways OF fashion are daintily attired; their ties
ara faultless, their garments are of elabor-
ate texture and STYLE; but they walk
to and fro with listlessness of man
ner and aimlessness of purpose that
show clearly that they have nothing to
do and are gradually subsiding into non-enti-
ties. They are an army of consumers who rem
der no equivalent to the community who are
taxed for their support They dwell in city
burdened with prodigious debt and inordin.
ate expenses, towards the payment OF either oil
which the mass of them make no contribution
whatever, and their maintenance forms no in
considerable portion of the exactions to which
the industrious and frugal citizens of the me.
tropolis are continually subjected.
YARMOUTH.
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WASHINGTON.
The Arlansa. Mail Contracts.


WASHINGTON. March 25.-The House Post
office Committee examined but one witness this
morning, being Amos P. Curry of Little Rock,
who had a contract for carrying the mail twice
week on horseback between Little Rock and
Pine Bluff. HIS compensation therefor was
$500 year. At the request of John d. Ad-
ANS, steamboat mail contractor, and also at
the suggestion of Senator Dorsey, he applied
for discontinuance of the contract and there
upon new contract between the same termi-
nal points, but by the river, was given Adams
for $4,000, Adams paying Curry $50 quarter as
consideration for giving it up.
The Tariff Bill
The Ways and Means Committee are still
engaged in the revision of the new tariff bill.
It will probably be reported to the House the
present week.
Union Pacific Directors.
The Secretary of the Interior today announc.
ed the appointment of the following govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific Railroad
Charles Il. Adams, Jr, of Massachusetts,
Ralph p auckland of Ohio G. w. Smythe of
Iowa, Daniel Chadwick of Connecticut and @.
O. Honsel of Nebraska.
The Fishery Award.
New YORK, March ga Washington
special says it is now quite certain that the
President will send a message to Congress at
no distant day asking that the fishery award be
paid. 1t is reasonably certain that this mes
sage will be fatal to the claimants of the unex-
pended balances of the Geneva award and the
fishery award of 81, 500 600 will be paid out of
the SS,5OO,000 of tn Geneva award now held 10
trust.
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LOSS OF THE EURYDICE.
Further Details of the Disaster.
OVER 800 LIVES LOST.

LONDON, March ga squat struck the
British ship Eurydice off the Isle of Wright
yesterday afternoon, and she capsized and sank
Immediately. The schooner Emma, passing
the E9rydice at the time of the disaster, res
cued five persons including Lieutenant Francis
Tabor, who had been an hour in the water.
Three died, and the only survivors of the dis
aster are Benjamin Cuddiforj, seaman, and
Sydney Fletcher, boy. The following is Cud-
diford's statement:
The ship capszed in squall aud snow storm
about four O'Clock in the afternoon, when five
miles from Dunnoso. There were over 300 per-
sons on board, all of whom, except myself and
Fletcher were, believe, lost. I was one of the
last on the ship. Capt. Hare was near me
when she went down after capsiziag, and she
carried with her large number clinging to
her, or who were drawn down in the vor-
tex. A man near me said a vessel was close
by when the squall came on, and therefore we
were sure to be picked up. [ was more than
an hour in the water. being first class swim
mer, and many comrades cried to me for help.
1 tried to assist two or three, but at last there
were four clinging to me, and was obliged to
kick them off,
Our ship left Bermuda three weeks ago. We
passed the Lizard yesterday, and expected to
ancnor at Spithead at about five O'Clock in the
afternoon.
The Admiral Commanding at Portsmouth
mas sent steamers to search in the vicinity of
the accident, but no further report has been re-
celVeus Ii Is now Doll6VeQ That the EurVdiC6
had about 800 officers and seamen, of which
250 were Young men in training, besides about
twenty officers and men taken on board at Ber-
muda as invalids
Fletcher states that he was below, when he
heard noise on deck. Rushing up, he found
the vessel on her side sinking. He seized
life-buoy and jumped overheard He had been
in the water scarcely minute when the vessel
lurched forward aud sank, drawing him down
such distance that he gave himself up for
lost Bat the hfe-buoy drew him to the sur
face.
The vessel lies with her masts visible, two
miles off Luscombe Chine Point, where a
ravine comes down to the sea, and through
which the winds blow with force against
which vessel cannot stand unless close-reefed.
Boats went out last night, to search for bodies,
but none were found. Several gunboats to-day
were cruising in the neighborhood An effort
will be made to raise the vessel.
A telegram from Cowes says there is no
doubt the Eurydice was carrying too much
sail. She had her lower and upper studding
sails set.
A Portsmouth telegram says it is feared that
with the men who embarked at Bermuda and
probably from Admiral Keys squadron,
America and the West Indies, the Eurydice
had nearly 400 persons on board
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FINANCIAL AND CoMMERCsAL
Portland wholesale Market.

Portland Wholesale Market.
MONDAY, March 25.-The markets are little
stronger to-day aud VIC quvto All advance IN the
price of Sugars granulated is quoted at 9c and Ex
ira c. at &C. Corn is steady and we quote Yellow at
SIC, High Mixed at IS q SEC by car lots, while bag
lots are quoted at 59c; Meal at SIC and Oats at AZ q
45c. Flour dull and unchanged and there is little
improvement to note in demand or price.
FREIGHTS-The freighting business is dull and
there are but few charters to note the past week.
Grain and deal freights are nominally unchanged.
South American lumber freights are quiet at $l3 q
$14 M, and coastwise only getting $500 for ice
and about $175 M for lumber. The engagements re-
ported are the Brig Ysadora Rionda, hence to Ha-
vana, with shocks and heads at 25c; Schr Almon
Bird hence to Guadaloupe with shocks and heads at
25c; Schr Jessie W. Starr, ice from the Kennebec to
Philadelphia at soc; Schr Virginia. hence to Phila-
delpha with ice at Toe, and Schr Teazer, hence to
New York with lumber at $1.75 M.
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The Louisiana Timber Gases.

NEW ORLEANS, March pa special from
Lake Charles, La, says: "Dsspairing of relief
from the federal courts, disheartened by the
the latest action 10 Congress promising expos
ure of the unlawful, and despotic action of the
government agents and coDfederates, some of
the defendants and two of the intervenors have
just been induced by Carter to confess jadg-
ment in law suits of the United States. By
this compromise to pay all the costs of suit
Violations of federal and state law by govern
ment agents and associates eau be proved that
will startle the American people.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.
The Kaffer war is virtually over.
The Sultan of Morocco is dead,

The Sultan Of Morocco is dead.
The Dominion Premier has received an
anonymous letter threatening bis life.
Counterfeit new silver dollars are circulating
in New York.
Forest fires are raging in South Carolina and
Georgia.
The indictments against F. S. Jacobs, charg-
ed with defrauding the state of South Carolina,
have been mol pressed.
Geo. Mansey, alias Mercer was arrested at
New York yesterday for robbing John T. Moore
of $35 900.
Rev. John MARBLES, who committed suicide
at Toronto on Friday night, seeded from Pres
byterianism to Spritualism some time ago, and
three years ago held public discussion with
B. f. Underwood of Boston, on the merits of
the Bible
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THE WHOLE SYSTEM is kept in healthy condi-
ton by HUNTS REMEDY. Dropsy, Bright's Dis
ease, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Complaints, Di-
abetes and Gravel, are cured by HUNTS RENE
DY. Incontinence and Retention of Urine, General
Debility, Excuses, Intemperance and Pain in the
Side. Back and Loins, are cured by HUNTS REM
EDY.
CLARK's TooTHAcHE DROPS cure instantly.
mar26 eod&w1w
CoNGREss.-The Congress" yeast powder is
made of the purest and most heathful materials 1t
is the best in the world for making delicious white
sweet and heathful biscuits, cakes, pastry, &c. Use
none but the Congress"
Vienna Rolls made with Congress Yeast Powder.
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Three NIollie Maxuires Huuy

BLOOMSBURY, Pa, March 25-At 10 58 ~,
clock Hester, Tully and McHugh were led ont
OF their cells to the scaffold. None displayed
any signs of fear. Each was given few mo-
ments to speak. Tully only said few words
In low tone to the priest. McHugh did not
confess his guilt directly, but said if he had
taken good advice he would not have been
mere on the scaffod What Hester said was
hesro only BY the priest. The drop fell at IL OF
beat, " "'' '-'00 o0"''u W
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European Markets.

european Markets.
LONDON, March 25-12.30 P. M.-Consols at 95 1-16
for money and account.
LONDON, March 25-123O P. M.-American securi-
ues-United States bonds, AIS. at 1893; new 5s at
IVa 67s 1919; 104os, 105A; Erie 10i; do preferred
money and account.
LIVERPOOL, March 25-12.3O P. M-Cotton is
IN moderate inquiry, fully supplied; Niddling up
lan9s at 10; do Orleans at 3d. sales 5000 bales, in
3i00, all American.
Futures partially 1-32 cheaper; April and May
delivery at 1915; May and June g.
Flour at "a g 26; Winter Wheat at los 10 q lisa;
Spring do 97@107; California averages at lis "a
II o; club II @ IL 3; Corn % "a % o. Peas at So
PROVISIONS, &c-Pork 81 Beef at 81. Bacon at q
At London, Tallow 3S 1850.
PARIS, March 25.-Rentes 1O9t 55c.
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NEW YORK, March 25-Evening- Money easy at 4
q A per cent. till near close, when the borrowers
had to pay per cent. Sterling Exchange is firm at
1859 q 4S7 for sixty days 1889 a 4s9 for demand
Gold opened and closed at 101s, with sales in the in
terim at 10l1 Carrying rates at q per cent. The
600. The Treasury disbursements were $37 900 for
interest and $4,000 for bonds.
Governments steady. State bonds nominal. Rail-
road mortgages firm.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag
gregated $4,000 shares, including $4,000 shares of
North Western common, 16, QUO shares do preferred
$4,000 shares Lake Shore, $4,000 shares Delaware q
Lackawanna, 5000 shares st Paul common, $500 do
preferred 5000 shares Erie $3.50 shares Pacific Mail
1900 shares Western Union, 1900 shares Michigan
Central 29oO shares Del. q Hud 1900 shares Jersey
Central.
The following were the closing quotations Of Gov
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A newspaper correspondent, writing from
India. says the Mnslem population is very much
agitated and that fears are entertained of an
outbreak unless England should take decided
action against Russia soon.
Owing to the death of Mr.. Allison there will
be some delay in the issue of the silver certif-
Gates.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

we would call special attention to the Asses sors,
N0tnce, which appears in our columns to-day with
reference 70 Iaxes, that all persons interested may
comply with the tenor Of such notice. particularly
tne last clause with reference to the u S. Govern
ment BONDS, and Deposits in Savings Banks, and
when too late mar 26srid3w
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Home Aaxinga Rank.

The Home Savings Bank.
BosFoN, March 25-The Home Savings
bank has asked and been granted a continu-
ance of the Injunction issued a few days ago as
the directors believe that within few weeks
the condition Of its affairs will warrant resump-
ton of business under the protection of the re-
cent savings bank law passed by the legislature
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MARRIED..

In Saco, March 10. Alvin B. Levitt and Miss Algie
Seaman.
In Saco. March -, VIM. A. Patrick of Saco and
Miss Lizzie II. Brown of Biddeford.
In North Lebanon. March 10, Melvin w entwortb
ESQ.,, and Clara G. Goodwin.
In Wells. March 4, Capt. William Storer and Mrs.
Patience Goodwin. '
In: In shapleigh March II, Everett Brown and Miss
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FOREIGN POETS.


At Yokohama Feb 2s. ship "a, Pierce, unc
baIane Bearse, Cakes, do.
SID prev to 18th, ship Messenger, Gilkey, for New
AT Shanghai Feb II. ship Leanaer, Knight, tor
At Malaga 9Th inst barque Abby Bacon, Merrill,
Tor New York; Danl Draper, Sedgiey, upc.
SID I'm Cadiz 22d insr sch John Proctor, Doane for
Sid I'm Havre 9th inst, ship Lizzie Moses. Cox, for
Key West; baraue P Merrima n, Young, Delaware
Hreakwater; John Smith, Jories, st Thomas.
Ar at Havre 23d ship Scotia, Baker, New Orleans.
Ar at Hamburg Gath inst ship Columbus, Blethen.
Chincha Islands via Queenstown.
SID I'm Liverpool 9th inst, ship Bullion, Reed, for
Ar at Aspinwall 18th inst, sch Walter Plummer,
Plummer, New Haven.
Sid TN st Thomas 9th inst, sch Thomas W Holder,
Ar at Ponce prev to 5th Inst, sch Wyoming Foss,
Wilmington, Nc. "
--latest by European steamers.
~ SD I'm Amsterdam 11th inst. Gleneida, Corning
London. ' ~
Ar at Batavia Feb4,J Bowers, Hardness, from
lndramande.
, Ar at Glasgow 18th, Antonio Camogli, Boeiano,
rortiand, Eiphinstone, ~ Beal. do.
Sid In Hull 18th inst. Ivy Lowell, Hampton Road.
ga at Gibraltar sth. Salistra, Partridge, Cadiz
sandv N nverpooi lzh INST Jos Spinney, Jordan.
CID 18th, s Gregory, Anderson, New York.
old I'm Marseilles 1lth inst, Tubal CAIN Stone for
Ar at Shanghai Jan 30 Goodell, French. Napasaki.
D.; Ar at Manila I'd inst, Chalmette Chadbourue, tom
SPOKEN.
March 9. of Ormshead, shin Jas A WRIGHT Smear.
nom Liverpool tor Philadelphia
march IL, OF Sicily, barque John E Chase, from
Liverpool for Matanxas.
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CLEARED.

Fox.
Co.
Sch Casco Lodge. Pierce, New York-Berlin Mills.
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BOSTON sleek Market.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyancs-1000 bush corn meal to 9
True 81 Co.
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Vice Admiral De Brocchetti, not Admiral
Martini, is the new Minister of Marine in the
italian cabinet The ministry is weak and not
likely to secure majority in the Chamber Of
Danutias
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DIED.

=, In this city, March 25th, at the Greedy Hospital,
George W. GRAHAM, aged As years.
65 years.
In Saco, March Q, Mary Leavitt, aged 26 years.
In Buxton, March -, Sarah Pease, aged 70 years
months.
In Hallowell, March 10, Annie E. Mclaughlin, aged
In Haiowell, March II, Charles A. Francis, aged
81 years II months.
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Ar at Amsterdam 23d inst, sch Fred A Carle. Con-
don, Havana.
Ar at Genoa prev to 23d inst, barque Josephine,
Stahl New York.
Ar at Havre Oath inst, barque Homeward Bound,
Merriman. Charleston.
SID I'm London 23d, brig VIM Robertson, Cook, for
rich, Look. New York.
Ar at Marseilles 23d inst, barque Estella, Poole,
New York.
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loaies at the brokerS bOaru Marcn 70
Boston & Maine Railroad. 1868
Boston q Name Railroad 7s............- "a III
Eastern Railroad new bonds). ...........,.-0 625
Portland. Saco 81 Portsmouth r. R.......- a III
Eastern Railroad. ........................, ,-07@
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Clearing House TransactiOns.
PORTLAND March %.
The Clearing House of the Portland Banks report
the transaction of business as follows to-day:
Gr0ss Exchanges. .....................S 90,S69 40
Net Balances. ...... .....,............ 1861 05
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Providence Print Cloths Market.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., March 25.-The Printing cloths
market opens dull and prices unchanged.
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MEMORANDA.

Sch VIM Thomas, (of Portland) Littejohn. from
on Wood End Cane Cod biab NV somehat strained
and half full of water. [rel to Merchants Exchange
Sch A II Hickman, shaw, from Philadelphia for
Portland, with railroad iron to Maine Central RR,
Is ashore at Fire Island NY. In passing out inside
Sandy Hook Gath, she struck sunken wreck, Sup
posed the Carrie Winslow) and sprung aleak and
was run ashore to prevent sinking. The Of the
Life Station on board. The captain refuses to
leave her and has sent for assistance.
Sch Flora Crowley, Capt Crowley, from Savan-
nah for Seville, was abandoned at sea Feb %, in lat
IS, Ion Al. Crew saved. No particulars The vessel
registered 27l TONS and built in 1872 at Harrng-
ton, where she was owned.
Sch David Floyd. Clifford, from Bath for Flush
ing Ii, put into Newport 23d with foresai jib and
gafftopsail torn.
Sch Defiance, ashore below Georgetown, SC. is leak
ing badly and the crew throwing out the cargo
to tighten her.
Sch II Livingstone before reported ashore on 81
John Bar, had been run into previously by the schI
II Williams and lost jbboom and bowsprit, which
caused her to go The III is leaky, but the
copper is supposed to be torn. Damage about 600
The Williams has been belled for the amount.
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lFRoM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

BOOTHBAY, March GAR, schs Mary Elizabeth
Dunton, and Alice Fox. Row, Portland; Kate Nc.
Geo W Jewett, Blair, Boston for Bath.
Sid, sch Cyrena Ann, SpOfford, Western Banks.
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California Mining stocxs.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 25-The following are
the closing official prices of mining stocks fo.dav
compared with those of Saturday.
1fch ~ Mcb 15 NJ - - =
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For New England

warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather
westerly winds aud rising barometer.
Cautionary off shore signals continue from
Lewes to Eastport
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METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOB THE NEXT TWENTY-ToUB
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHrEF SIaNAL)
OFFICER. Washington, DO,
Mar. 26 i A. Ml
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BATH, March 23-Ar, sch Jesse W Starr. Burton,
Portland, to load at Farmingdale tor Philadelphia.
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IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED

KENNEBUNKPORT, March 24-Ar, sch Magnet
Parker, Gloucester, with dry fish for market.
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BLACK SILk !!
ITALIAN WARP
Cashmere Silk.

We have just completed arrange
mentS for the sale OF the above
Silks, and shalt warrant them to
wear without cracking. This we
do ON the strength OF the manu-
facturers' positive assurance that
it has been thoroughly tested by
them. And il i'm any case we are
obliged to make an allowance 10
our customers, it will be made
good TO uS by the manufacturers.
We have now i'm stock these silks
i'm six qualities, which we sell at
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

pTkMnu ED. B. ROBINSON, Myrtle St., hal
lhWUD the celebrated Weber Pianos, and
AND other makers at extremely low prices.
0QlhNQ Orders for Tuning attended 10 as usual.
UQuAWNl ja23dsnly