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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
A MIDNIGHT SUICIDE.
An Unknown Man Commits suicide by
jumping into the kiver.

At midnight last night another unfortunate,
weary Of this worlds cares. ended his earthly
career by jumping into ths river from Of the
Canal street ferry wharf. The unfortunate man
repaired to the ferry wharf and took his seat
upon one OF the benches placed there for the
convenience OF passengers.
For awhile he seemed to be- lost In deep medi-
tation but suddenly he spraDg TO his feet and
walking to tho edge OF the wharf jumped In.
Two young men who happened TO be on the
wharf state ihat they saw the man come down TO
the wharf and take his seat on one OF the
benches. Suddenly hs got up, and walking to
the edge Of the wharf raised his right hand on
wicked world and all" jumped into the river.
They rushed to the edge Of the wharf them
selves In hopes Of rendering him some assist-
anne but reached there only In time to see him
sink TO rise no more. Thy say that he never
came to ths surface after he sunk the first time.
They Immediately reported The case to the
barbor police, who procured o lantern and q
body. and, u unsuccessful In this. to try and
find his hat or some remnant OF his clothing
that might lead to his identity. but were unsuc-
They fi then NV Visited tbs wharf and gave Il a
thorough search for the purpose OF seeing II
the suicide had left anything behind him be-
fore taking the fatal leap. but found that he had
not.
The young men who saw him jump into the
possible for them to give full description of
him. but say that he was about six feet tall,
dressed In apparently black clothes, and limped
on one leg.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
The River Oxus.

MOSCOW Correspondence OF ColoGns g.
Concerning the irruption Of the Amou
into its old river bed-the Usboga--Ne
az the result OF the inquiries begun "
Ct Gen. LOmakine, the following parue
Three principal irruptiOns have taken
one near the town Of Kiptshak, directly
the Usboga, where the water has no..
the Sara-Kamish lakes and filed the -
Of Koch h-Pulgar; considerable mass o. u
has flown through the Darjulii IN
UsbOga, and q third irruptiOn has o.!
near the town Of Ched. cheili, from g
the water has flowed into the Arab
basin. The communication by land tnE
the UsbOga river bed Is interrupted, -
land steppe is under water. How M
water height In the Usboga may dlm1n
the government OF Khiva conttnne
dam up the irruptions cannot b. z!
mined now. It is not without imp09
that the Usboga can be put under
without difficulty for 200 versts. o.
as Koch-Pulgar. Ii the bay Of KarapQ.
which penetrates for 80 versts to fne
into the continent, shows Itself navigaDl.
steamers, the trading road from krasn0
ON the Caspian sea to Khiva, whicn
yersts In length, and leads through e y
less, sandy desert, will be shortened 2!
versts. This circumstance alone y, I0
Russian connections with Central ASIA
portant enough to awaken the interest,"
those concerned tn the question.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
sT. CHARLES THEATnx.
The vita,Ity Of the rns,ss.

It is one Of tho boasts Of Britjsh RI
Canada and the Northwest that the sbof(51
have been generally we'll treated and olf11
to develop according to their own n0tf0X18a
opportunities. The consequences hes 57i1
remarkable preservation Of the old hI1d
tribes throughout the Dominion. 7h5
macs are still strong In Nova Scotia; ~ r.
nakis hold their own In New Bfuse01
there are deep traces Of the gentle snd E
ful Hurons In Quebec; Ontario has th0o61
Of [roquDis and AlgOnquins within hi bof
while KeewattiD, Manitoba, the Baef1l7
wan valley, the Rocky Mountain reao 1
Columbia are the homes of tribes 6ull9
numerous to mention. Ali this is Rf1Hf6
enough, but what is really refnafkatto y r.
vitality Of the Indian tribes under theol>
circumstances in which they have f|N1(
been placed by the American policy.
Notwithstanding all the iDjustioo - r
city they have endured from this o11o< 4
are assured by writer that thoy kor11
appreciably diminished In nufnb0U ~
the past hundred years. IL seems t0te61|
lacy that the American ab0Tiginog ~ i
ceoded the figures OF 100000, and tt6fh(
about their number within the IIfnlm 4U
United States. Montfaim's fndi4e e1
gent at Fort William Henry, iu f757, N1o1
1000 to 1000 whites. The Iroquds
Lake Champlain region, their Old he4
D0rB, numbered III BOD Souls III lf6j, Gy N[
now count 1860; 5246 Of the Nx H1.~
living at Forestville, N. Y, alone. The1
noles are said to be more numefcae te<
than when they withstood, for five ydsx
whole military force Of the United St6ltt
The noble Cherokees and ChoctawSaf4 T.
haps, more populOus In their ArkenND
serves than they were fifty yeaEe ~
Georgia and Alabama. The rcdof4
Sioux are said by Capt. Mallory q j.
quadrupied in 40 years, and dcaelN
tweDty-nine. Notwithstanding the tn
retribution visited on the Mod0cs, ful5I
half Of them survive, while the C13Hq
tribes still muster three-fourthso Of tbef9
nal strength, In spite Of the feroc3Cn ~
Ing OF the 'Forty-njners." We are lnlcl
that fragments Of tribes which hexe
generations been legally isolated Il -
chusetts, on Long Island, on the PA1
In Virginia, and other Southern Stats
as sound vitality, both physical and L.
as similar bodies Of whites would y
gous circumstances. ''Indians enoQU
employed ON the boats Of the NJ
Missouri and st. Lawrence, TO equal ~
phet's force at Tippecanoe."
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
"rsdeemable at the pleasure OF the United States
ZEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The followipg transfers have been recorded In
the conveyance Office:
Xavier Morel to Philip Haubert. one lot and
buildings, bounded By Royal, Dauphine. Pau
line and Jane streets. a30J
+. w. Rawlfe to Kaspar Auch. one lot and
buildings. bounded by Chippewa, st. Thomas,
First and Second streets, s1t0O.
Succession 8. Maspereau TO Stephen Escoff1er.
I. One lot and bulldogs. b unded by Columbus,
$3.50: Q. One lot In same square, 1903.
=. ]. Florance to Lewis Levy. one lot and
buildings. bounded by Camp. Lafaye Maya
zine and 0irod streets $500.
Widow W. 7. Hepp to g 5orge Zstzman. three
lots and buildings. bounded by Poydras. Penn.
Dryades and Perdido streets, $4,000
Wendal Held to Michael Bird one lot and
!mprovemements. bounded by Dauphine. Spain,
Burgundy and Mandeville streets. 5000.
Succession OF Patrick Irwin to Nicholas Ar
thur. nineteen lots, bounded by Rampant, St.
Claude. Kentucky and Matilda streets, $1l40.
J. 4. Oallico to Henry Mentz two lots and
buildings. bounded by Second Ham pson, WASH
inR0on and Burdette streets. $500.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
ST. CECILIA SOCIETY,

The seventh anniversary Of the st. Cacilia
Society last night drew to the Holy Trinity
Church on st. Ferdinand street. Third District,
large number OF the friends OF the associa-
tion. A most enjoyable evening was passed
the programme. which Is appended, being
faithfully carried out
PROGRAMME.
/. Haec dies, Zangi
2. Kyrie. Mssa So. cords Jesu, Steble.
8 Sanctus. Missa IS. cords Jesu. StehIe.
4. Litaniae lauretanae, voices, Cd. Xxx, Witt
d. d.
5. Ascendit Deus, Hallar
8. Dominus regit me- Koenep,
7. Benedictus. Stahle.
8. Agnus Del. Stehle.
Q. Te Deum, op. Y, Witt d. ID.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
CITY ECnOKs.

James Burton fell off OF swinging stage and
Injured his left shoulder.
Chas. George, OF the steamship Lone Star.
while at work. accidentally broke his right wrist
Peter PllRer and Vim. Leahy were locked up
In the Central Station. charged with embezze-
ment.
James Alien was locked up In the Third Pre-
cinct. charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Sarah Ryan was lodged In the Central Station.
having been arrested ty Aid Pecora for the lar.
ceny Of t59
p. Duffy, charged with being drunk and with
assault and battery on a police officer was
lodged In the Central Station.
hand cart pushed by one Phil. Hayes was
run over by an outward bound train OF the
jackson and Great Northern Railroad Hayes
In attempting to save his cart. was injured
about the hand.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
rne Color Of ClOrhes.

The color of clothes is not matter 6
difference. White and light-colored O.
reflect the heat. while black and DARK
ored materials absorb the heat; hence =
that in sum mer we wear light-colored DIRE
But, after all, light colors are RE-
best at all seasons; for, though black
dark substances absorb heat lest, they g.
radiate and give 1t Off soonest. There 81
doubt that white clothing retains the =
OF the body longer than dark clofha
The cOachman will tell you that his VI
duffel coat Is warmer in winter and eO0ia
summer than any other kind OF coat, and !
brewers drayman will wear his white So
iDg5 all the year round. The true reason
our preference of dark-coIored clothing
winter and during bad weather Is eeono-
It is question OF soap and washing, 10
comfort, which decides Us to choose e.
colors In materials which do not bear con-
washing, such as wool and silk, which g.
the dirt least and retain their color Dn1
In the summer, when ladies wear linen
cotton fabrics, which do not suffer 10 ]
wash-tub. they can indulge In their love
white and delicate tints Of color.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

enaion-Prospar Landry.

Ascension-Prosper Landry.
East Baton Rouge-H J. Randolph.
West Baton Rouge-J. b. Durel. sr.
Bossler- Henry W. Ogden.
West Carroll-J. M. Geddes.
Catahoula-C. g. Duke.
West Feliciana-F. M. Mumford.
DeSoto-Jackson Douglas.
Ib.rville-Chas. A. Brusle.
Lafourche-P. e. Lorio.
Natchitoches newly appointedl - Wilt
Holmes.
Rapides-Hy. P. Lockett.
Red Rlver-Bpn Wolfson.
Richland-C III. More.
Babtne-F. p. Self.
St. yames-E. @. Mire.
Bt. Tammany-Chas. Obry.
Terrebonne-J. T. Viguerle.
Webster-W. d. Mcdonald.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

Inc following law and law case taken from
sne ,ceo records OF the New Haven colony. in
lTS' 1Ses' are strange readings in the Sc times.
or draw sa.uee Tue says Mhosoever shall inveigle
servant, either for himself OF others, without
n.ss gaining the consent Of her parents. shall
Pay 70 the plantation for the first offense 40s :
onsd ens second "a for the third shall be impris-
law at IF sofporsohsly cp,r. punished" Under this
.n Murine and Sarah Tuttle were prosecuted
,or setting down on a chestle together, his
:. a.me around her waste, and her arme upon
in h,s snouider or about his neck, and continuing
LILA ~ iaaI sinIui posture about half an hour, In
him, or they kyssed one another. as We VIII
nesses testified" - Wv
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

On Tuesday night a man from the country
named y. NJ Roe called at the police station and
up on Bt. Charles street aud robbed of hfs gold
watch and chain. Chief Boylan Immediately
sent his police with Roe and arrested some half
dozen men whom he fRoej pointed out as the
men who had robbed him. These men were
brought to the station and incarcerated.
Yesterday. when the case came before the
court. Roe failed to identify any one OF the
parties charged. and declined TO give state,
ment. He said he had made no charge and It
was not bis intention to prosecute any one
prisoners.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

mtts property here, which he has received nm
der the "a illustration abroad, or IL he k per-
sonally present, he is not either personally OF
hare nor r. such property Liable here to creditors
but they must resort to the form OF original ad-
/ ear, ind nothing IN the authorities quoted
TO initiate against this doctrine, ~ applied to
case like the one at bur-.
aud ihe Rppjjeation OF the public administrator
djsmissed, as prayed for. With costs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

waite was shot. There was something like q
hundred men ID. the crowd who arrested me;
Jim Stafford were shot for breaking the ranks
Of the guard. The guard said the colored men
would not behave themselves, and some must
be killed to make the others behave.
An adjournment until IL o'clock TO-DAY WAS
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
PERSONAL.

The Cotton Exchange of Galveston has a good
prospect of having in time an assistant secre-
tary. Mr.. Mills. the able and popular superin-
tendent and secretary of that institution. has
had a present. In the usual way, OF fine bounc.
Southern country. that Mills should muItinIy
and replenisn the earth. We heartily wish
good fortune and prosperity to father and son.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE "B0mEMlAN GIRL" At Tns : I.
ETlEs THEATRE.

It must have been gratifying 10 tba
OF the Hees Opera Company b, be ,..s.s.. y.
the audience which awaited the opsoas' \.
In the Bohemian Girl'' last plsht J.
every other performance Of the tros... 4
we're brought In contact with the ,elHs I. T.
city. We believe--and In saying a -
hazard anything-tha New Orleans - y.
Ia opera. Is more critical than that - 49, s..s
this side Of the water. Boys now orass q
have been educated In musical tasta 4. : y
singers of France and Italy. and ths wv u
Il opsra ,nt @ here IL yery sIgh takes
true In the divine art from the fslsn "a
fiatterirR reception given the "Behasna.a an4
last night attests how much our pressrtas q Y
y ,s ,apprseia,ed mere; g, jammed house. aH
siderable expectancy the evening" ~ ~
open: and ater the first act, which vi4s1
the clue to the succeeding ones. fhsss ~ y
entente coraiote established between ~ r.
aud the audience that was not diminiAhSh
after the prompter had rurg ihg enrsa3s
Miss Emma Abbott. as Arline. sres39z
self. Her hrst appearance here n Nf1
sustained the many. promises given x2
The press. ana ad ~ l. hart,ne. last night. s6S
repeatedly throughout She was In ba1tsSa. w..
than on her last appearances. and prS SssY
Of her characteristic energy and visos m
part
sy Queen es well as ber most ardent s1.
anticipated. Her met1od was eareSni 80 y!
and ebaste. and her yocalization was inlI Y f.
preston.
The Thaddeus Of Mr.. Turner was ! ..-. u
to the audience and an agresabls fns " n
Natural In action and elear IN hIs dsassss.9
made his music pleasing feature III fl.ss' ~
ing and showed himself 10 bs O most eos'}5 ~,
tir1s student W
Mr.. Hall both acted and lookad q. VI
Arpheim. The part doss not give him1 !. ~ ~
for his voice. but what he did was iadss ~
ciOnsly done.
This evening that charming o,.e.. 5.
Chimes" will be again given.
ST.. CHARLES THEATRE.
At this theatre another sensational s11. y
be presented. q play which has ereatsd m z
ey element In not yerr remote tines n s<s
the Lancashire Lass" In which Ge0. II {
face fs announced 10 persounta tha GSs1.<s1
party By the name OF Johnson.
On Saturday night n cofsplimsnfarv f6u1l
nial will bs rendered tn Sehooleraif ssX IS
on which occasion ths Graves BgnniiaaS r. ~
bIpation will appear. toRe'her with { ~
volunteers to form o most irfsrsefl6S A.
varied performances. the particulars n
will be mentioned2in due time. The
JENNIE HUGHES
Dramatic Company and j. W. Maet's y66<
Vile and Spectacular Ballet Troupe Mn 5s1
their first appearance In fbis city Oh ffa7X
next on ths boards of the st. Charles. "a
Jennie Hughes is highly spoken Of b. fheaud
wherever she has appeared. On aud4h1f 6S~
sion We will refer Iupre partieulsriY a r.
star and the Mack combination.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
A Singular Case.

Joseph Wells, residing at No. "a st. Mary
street, reported to Sergeant Bachemin that al II
O'Clock Tuesday night two thieves knocked
down an employee OF his named August who
was sitting q, the door Of his shop, No. iss tamn
street. and then. entering the store. stole and
carried away S3l worth OF boots and shoes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

Lieut.. L. II. Canonge OF Battery A. Orleans
Artillery. says that the battery will have grand
ball on the twenty-secoDd OF February.
At the Elite Club room, No. 40 st. Louis
Capt. Jake. who Is q mlxologist OF the first
water.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
Fire.

AT about O'Clock last evening a fire ORIGIN.
ated In a one-sfory brick house Situated on
The property. which was occuniad hv Mra 4
M. Brough. was damaged to the amount OF so
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
THE CAUCUS LAST NIGHT.

The Joint caucus Of the Senate ana House re-
suited Ia no agreement as to the election OF
United states Senator. Seven ballots were taken
as follows:
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
CUsTom-HOUsE NOTES.

The special agents yesterday held confer
ence with the Collector. preparatory to their
departure from our city. This was about the
only event that occurred worthy Of note H. the
building. outside the depostions taken before
Commissioner Lane
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

At $50 o'clock yesterday morntno bo-s. =.
tacned TO milk wagon ran away. al the corns,
of Poydras and Levee streets The drivsr ro.
throWn to the ground and slightly ininred "o'
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

No election being had, the caucus. adjourned
TO meet again this evening at o'clock.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

In quality. purity and favor. Reeds Gilt Edoe
Tonic Is unsurpassed. 1t has no equal,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

No finer relish ever was encased- shadines.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

kscnewevi. Heed good adyice Hunt shad.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
AZ THE BUB-TEEABUHY,
The receipts since the last report we're:

On and after Wednesday, Januery "a. the SUBJ
treasurer at this point will pay the interest on
the United States bonds either In cJin or cur
rency. ut the option oil the holder.
FIvE.TwENTY BONDS.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued the
eighty-second call for the redemption OF 500
bonds Of 1865. consols OF 1867. The following are
the numbers called in:
COUPON BONDS. DATED JULY /, 1867.
s50-No. 81. .0Oi to No. 40. 600 both inclusive.
SiO0-No. Al, ,OO1 to No. 60. .O00 both inclusive.
s5O0-No. 81. .OO1 to No. 40. 600 both inclusive.
si00o-No. 4s.oO1 to No. so 900. both inclusive.
Totai coupon, $40 y000. 900.
REGISTERED BONDS,
"redeemable at the pleasure OF the United States
after the first dsy Of July, 1872" as follows
s50-Nc. 1851 to No. 1926. both inclusive.
$i00-No. II. 40 to No. 10 $50. both inclusive.
$500-No. 6251 to No. 1880 both inclusive.
81 i,O00-No. %. 3.751 to No. 27.75O both inclusive.
$5.o00-No. 7lOt to No. $3.50. both inclusive.
$40 0O0-No 99bt to No. Ia. $50, both inclusive.
Total registered. $40. 900; aggregate s20.-
0OO, co.,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

The best and purest me tiefne In the ma
for fever and agde ss Reeds Gilt Edge Toni
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

Replenish your IardeE with shadines.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23
Front Shoes Laced

MANY OTHER STYLES TOO LONG
TO ENUMERATE.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-01-23

:. Live In Tensas parish. My husband was hung.
Tommy Kemp and two other men came and got
him. This was two weeks before election. Don't
know why he was hung. He was about fifteen
yards from the house when arrested. The three
white men who took him had guns They took
him in the direction Of the swamp, about three
miles below Greenbrier. Tommy Kemp, one OF
the men who took him, came and got a wagon
and brought his body back. The men who ar
hands benind him and carried him of.
To Col. Levy-Do not know how old Tom
Kent is. He is . young man. knew him we'll.
/ do not know the two men who were with him
Never heard why he was arrested. or why he
was hung. My husband was arrested after the
gin was burned. We lived about two miles from
Wate rlroof at the time Of the riots.
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-08
MINOR kilograms.


Arctic yacht Jeanette sails today
Gen. Sherman and daughter are in Montreal.
The potato bug is doing much damage on the
Upper st. John.
VIM. G. Reeves shot his wife in st. Louis
yesterday.
Remains of Rear Admiral Gordon arrived in
Philadelphia yesterday.
California and Consolidated Virginia pass
dividends this month.
Milton j. Stafford, a prominent California
lawyer, died yesterday.
Liabilities of Everett & Butler, dry goods
dealers of st. John, are 100000.
The Golden Gate, 10 feet long, d feet deep,
l II tons, leaves South Boston today for Cape
town.
Abram D. DIN, one of the judges of the Su-
preme Court, District of Columbia, died yes
terday.
The expenditures ON the Brooklyn bridge SO
far are $10,523, 574S6. The bridge will be
finished in 1881.
Barnard Smith and John Hale negroes)
have confessed that they murdered Major
Pugh at Nashville.
In Ottawa Saturday boy named Vandetta
quarrelled with his little sister, aged years,
drew pistol and shot her dead.
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-08
DEATHS.

In this city, July 4 Mrs. Betsey A, widow of the
late Benjamin Curtis, formerly of Freeport.
Funeral Wednesday afternoon at 21b O'Clock
at the residence of her son-in-law, Capt w. Z. Ba
con, No. IL Monument street.
In North Windham, July 7, John H. Manchester,
aged 40 years.
In New Gloucester, July g. Mrs. Abigail G., widow
of the late Col. Joseph Freeman of Minot, aged IA
years.
Funeral this Tuesday afternoon at 1 O'clock
at New Gloucester.
In North Parsonsfield, July 6, John G. Smart
aged 63 years.
In Brownfeld, July g. Mrs. Elizabeth c. Went
WORTH aged 70 years months 25 days.
In Hadley, Mass, July A. Elizabeth McGregor
wife of Rev. E. S. Dwight, d. d.. of Hadley, and
daughter Of the late Rev. John R. Adams, d. D.. of
Gorham, Maine.
DY-The funeral service of the late Mrs. NJ. A.
Barbour will take place at her late residence No 8
Hampshire street, at O'Clock, this Tuesday after
noon Burial private.
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-08
THE SCULLERS.
Smith to Row Race with Wallace Ross

Smith to Row Race with Wallace Ross.
New YORK, July Warren Smith and a
number of his Halifax friends arrived Satur-
day from Boston and left for home They are
impressed with the belief that Morris was fair
ly beaten
Morris has asked for another race with
Smith, the contest to take place at Pittsburg.
His proposition will be considered by the Hall
fax rowing association this week.
Regarding the probability of race between
Smith and Wallace Ross it is believed that be-
fore the close of the week Smith will issue
challenge to Ross for a three mile race, to take
place at Halifax early next month.
The Portland daily press., 1879-07-08
SOUTH AMERICA.
Rumored Capture of Calama by the Peru
VANS,

Rumored Capture of Calama by the Peru
VANS.
New YORK, July THE Panama Herald
of the 2Sth ult. is received, bringing Lima
dates of the 18th of June. A report prevailed
there of battle at Calama, resulting in its
capture from the Chilians by the Peruvians
and Bolivians-the Chilians losing 1900 killed.
Four CHILEAN war vessels are reported to be
blockading Iquique, but report was current
Oh the 18th that the Peruvian iron-clad Huos-
car had disabled the CHILEAN frigate Blanche
Encalada in an engagement, and that two
CHILEAN corvettes had gone to Valparaiso for re-
pairs. Large numbers Of the inhabi tants of
Iquique have left for fear of bombardment.
Twelve thousand rifles and six million cart
ridges have been landed for the Bolivian army
at africa. Vessels at Callao have been ordered
to anchor further outside to avoid any cross
fire from the forts. There are 1T vessels at
Callao, and efforts are being made to declare
the guano islands neutral.
The Guano Trade aot Interrupted.
CALLAo, July eight hundred and fifty
tons of guano are shipped daily from the Peru
Wan deposits in the Lobos islands. Forty
vessels have cleared from Callao for that port
to load In view of the war between Peru and
Chill this is important to ship-masters as these
vessels are not compelled to cancel charters and
seek business in other ports.