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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-11
ing hold" the membership was slowly

| ing hold" the membership was slowly
increasing.
The address OF the officers, including
the Master, Secretary and the Executive
Committees report, were strong in their
tone, and am sorry ! am not able to
give them in detail. That OF the Mas.
ter touched upon the transportation
question now before Congress, aud
urged upon the farmers OF West Vir.
ginia to look to their own interest ~
we'll as that OF the State. That of the
Secretary, as has been remarked, showed
q small increased membership, which
seemed to be stronger in the Third dis.
trict than in any other portion OF the
State.
Officers were elected al this meeting,
who hold their position for two years.
The most Of the officers elected are new,
but Col. 4. W. Baylor, OF Jefferson
county, was retained as Master; James
f.. Hall, OF Barbour, Secretary. and II.
{. L. Butler, well known to your read.
err. as Lecturer.
The other officers elected were: Over.
seer, :. A. Houston, OF Monroe county !;
Steward, II. B. Davis, OF Doddridce; !;
Assistant Steward, l.. II. Beckwith, Of
Wood county; Treasurer, J. &. Paris, OF
Ohio county. The name Of the lady Of
ticer has escaped my memory. W. A..
Cushua, OF Berkeley county, Was added
to the Executive COMMITTEES.
am sorry thst am not able to give
you a more interesting report, ior the
meeting WAS certainly an interesting one
il the enthusiasm oi the members Was
any criterion. All seemed 10 enjoy the
meeting ani to 20 away satisfied with
the situation" Some Of the members
rode over the country for twenty or
more miles to attend the meeting. one
member riding and walking over one
hundred miles to attend the meeting.
The next annual meeting will be held
on the first "Wednesday OF September
1850, at Anderson, Monroe county.
One pleasant feature OF the visit OF the
Patrons OF HusbaBdry To our town Was
their visit in BODY 10 our public insti'
tuition, the West Virginia Insane Asy
lum. They spent large part OF one al.
ternoon visiting the various parts OF the
building, and all appeared we'll pleased
with the way their taxes had been
spent and their unfortunate fellow ci,i.
zens cared for. Only one unpleasant
circumstance occurred. as far M We
know. to mar their visit here, and that
was the conduct OF the janit0r in light.
ing and firing up the hall in which they
met-the concert room.
FIDyiIry
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CAPITAL BUDGET.
FURNISHED By the "REGlSTER'S'
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
How the Important Time Of Congress is
Being wastsd-Yesterday's Pro-
eeedings in the House :.
Naval Cadets.
A PEN PICTURE OF ETARrs OFFICE.

II the pending debate continues much
longer. it is said that it will be impossi-
be for Congress to dispose Of several
matters OF grave importance to the busi'
ness interests OF the country.
Extensive preparations are making in
Washington for the reception OF General
Grant. who is expected to arrive there
with Mrs. Grant on Monday next.
But little OF interest transpired in the
House Yesterday. The electoral count
resolution was refused consideration,
and at $3.50 the House went into Com
mittee and soon after adjourned.
Our correspondent furnishes a graphic
and highly entertaining description Of
the office Of the Secretary OF State, which
will be followed in due time with pen
pictures OF other objects Of interest in
and around the National Capital.
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COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
Eishty-Seven Lives Lost.

LONDON, December l0.-A great ex.
plosion occurred this morning at Peny.
Craig, a new collisry in the Shoudda
valley. 1t is believed that
Eighty Seven Persons Perished
An exploring party has discovered six
teen corpses, but further search is i'm
peded ~ aiter.damp and debris. The
pit is 7S7 feet from the scene Of the
great explosion in the Dirias collIery. in
the same valley. January 23, 1878, when
about sixty persons lost their lives.
The explosion at the Pengraig coliery
occurred at forty minutes past one
O'clock this morning. The shock was
very violent, it being felt for miles
around. The damage was so great that
the explorers were not able to descend
into the mine for some hours. One
shaft was completely choked. There is
not the slightest hope OF saving any OF
the eighty men and eighteen horses
still in the pit. Four men have been
brought up alive.
LONDON, December 10, $50 p. Mt
10 now ascertained that eighty six OF the
persons who were in the pit at the time
of the explosion are dead. Seven
corpses have been brought up this for,
but many others have been discovered
and will be raised this evening.
new YORK, December l0-A London
dispatch says of the disastrous colliery
explosion one hundred men were in
the colliery at the time. The
Shock ofthe Explosion
was felt for miles around, the earth
shaking as il there had been an earth.
quake. There are also eighteen horses
in the pit, which is $50 yards in depth.
The most intense excitement prevails
throughout the district, and all the
roads and approaches TO the colliery
are thfonged with men, women and
children. The cries OF the poor people
whose relatives are Imprisoned, are
heartrending. Many volunteers offered
to join the exploring party. but up TO 8
O'Clock no attempt had been made to
descend the shaft. The colliery is
owned by Messrs Rowland & Morgan.
The Pengraig pit is within hail mile OF
the Dinas collery, where the homes OF
the victims of the explosion OF January
l3, 1878, remain uncovered.
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STATE CHANGERS.
The Interesting Meeting Held at
Weston.
WESTON, W. Va, December 10.

WESTON, W. VA, December 10.
The West Virginia State Grange has
been in session here for the past two
days, closing last night about midnight.
The delegates began TO arrive on Tues
day, some of the officers coming in on
the noon train over the Weston and
Clarksburg railroad. The members
were all in a good humor and hsd very
interesting meeting. The report Of the
secretary showed an increase Of men,
bership from last wears report. At the
present meeting sixty ont o! one hun.
dred and eleven paying oranges we're
represented. This 10 better represent
alton than has attended any meeting
for the past three years, and is claimed
TO show an increased interest in the or.
der OF the Patrons OF Hnsbandry. Re-
psrding this II may be said that the
Master, Col. X. ". Baylor, who was
lust returned from the meet
ing OF the National Grange,
IN his address, reported increased
interest in the order in most OF the
States OF the Union, especially in those
States which have been retrograding.
In those States which we're last in TAX
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TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
Sheriff's Posse Kill a Sleeping
Stranger, Mistaken for an Out

LITTLE Rock, ARK December 10
Information received from Clarksvilie,
Johnson county, says that a man was
killed through mistake by Especial Dep
uty Sheriff and his posse, who were IN
search of one &. T.. Robards.
The posse went 10 a vacant Cahin
where il was supposed that {. {. Ro'
bards was hiding, and finding man
sleeping in the cabin, attempted to ar
rest him, supposing him 10 be the man
they were in search of, and in attempt
inc TO make the arrest, Alfred ]. John,
son, one Of the posse, shot and killed
the man, and upon examination, to the
dismsy and horror OF the posse, they
discovered that they had killed an inno'
cent man. Who Was stranger travelling
through the country. and had stopped
to sleep over night in the cabin. JOHN,
son gave himself up 10 the Sheriff, and
Was held to answer before the next
term of the Johnson Circuit Court Tor
manslaughter, in the sum OF s3,ooo'
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A DIPERADO'S DEED
And Ia Swift Puni.hment.

BKLLvInE, NV, December 10
Charles MARSHALL, a noted desperate. on
Tuesday hight last, brutally murdered
an inoffenive old man named Jack Nc
Cam, whs was first shot and then kick.
ed until b, Was dead. This morning,
while the hersf was starting with his
prisoner fo Aurora county, a party ol
citizens ruined upon the sheriff and bis
posse and orcibly took Marshall from
their custoiy. The prisoner was con.
veyed to tie outskirts Of the town and
hanged,
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LIVE STOCK.
New York,

Ngw York. December l0.-Becvrs-
Receipts 2.OOO head; trade again inter
rupted by irregular and late arrival OF
stock trains over the Pennsylvania road,
but the demand was better than for II
number Of days past. and cattle were
sold az fast AZ received at an advance Ol
fully ,c. Two car loads Of coarse oxen
sold down TO &c. and three car loads Of
extra steers at Il(1illc, but the range
for ordinary to prime was sitrl03c, IL
cludng two car loads of northern fed
Texas steers at SIC. Exporters used
2OD fat steers at l0Gl0!c. Shipments
to day 100 quarters OF beef, $50 carcascs
Of mutton, and $50 dressed hogs; 10 20
out morrow, 1i0 live cattle. 80
quarters OF beef, 80 csrcases u mutton
and 400 live sheep.
Sheep-Reccipis 1850 head. making
1880 head for four days, Pg inst 1879
the same time last week: prices al.
vanced about ic, AMI market closed
firm. Sheep ranged from - 2Ts B 10
per 100 p,unds; lambs from 8 5'aG3).
e-Recrip,s 5000 head. making
81, 100 for iour days, against go the
same time last week. Market firm Tor
live hogs a, s. 700 90 per lO) pounds.
Cn,caGG
CHICAGO, December l0-Ths D-o>-'
Journal reports hog receipts 1900
head; shipments 600 head; market
generally steady; opened firm. clotrd
easier; mired packing s. 7jtat 30;
light s. 5Oa4 IS; choice heavy 81 $50
B 10.
Cattle Receipts 1870 head; chip
msnts 1000 head: market 6rmrr and
lOc higher. exports s. GoaG A.; good
to choice shipping 81 15taj Is; common
TO fair 81 6Ota4 ~; butchers St. ady At
s. 2Ola3 on; stockers qniet At 81 Of9
3 %; choice through Texans 5! 100,
3 90.
Sheep-Receip,s 400 head; market
easier; common - medium s. JOfa.4 %;
COOL TO choice 81 +0faa IS, d.iusnd
wholly local.
Cincinnati.
CiScIsSAn, December 10 HON -
Quiet common 50 y0,a4 q; light 81 30
"a 50; packing a 60(G4 IS; butchers
s. s5Ca4 10. Receipts 1900 bead: ship
nents i6) head.
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WHEELING. W. VA. MORNING, DECEMBER IL,
on the other one of Gen. Lafayette. The
furniture in the room is OF the

on the other one of Gen. Lafayette. The
furniture in the room is OF the
Richest Description,
the tables and framework Of all the
chairs, 30 far, and mirrors being OF eb-
ony. The style OF the room, as well as
all the furnishings, were the design oil
ex-secretsry Fish. Connected with this
room is the diplomatic ante-room,' y
which is also very handsomely furn-
ished. On the wall hangs ull.length
portrait, in oil, OF the Bey OF Tunis.
In the public waiting room, at the
further end OF the corridor, arc to be
seen the
Portraits of ALI the Secretaries
from the time OF Thos. Jefferson down
to the present day. They include Thos.
jefferson, Thos. Pickering, James Madi-
son, James Monroe, Edward Randolph,
John Marshall. John Quincy Adams,
Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren,, Ed
ward Livingston, Louis McLane, John
Forsyth, Daniel Webster, Hugh ). Le'
care, Abel p. Upshur, John Nelson,
John G. Calhoun, James Buchanan,
John NJ. CLAYTON, Edward Everett, VIM.
l.. Marcy, Lewis Cass, Jeremiah ;.
Black, Vim. ii. Seward, Hamilton Fish
and VIM. NJ. Evarts, the present Secre-
tsry. y. +. ID.
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FIDELITY.
Ohio State Horticultural soo,ety.

CoLrNurs, o, December l0.-The
State Horticultural Society to-day
adopted memorial to the Legislature.
asking for liberal appropriations for the
State University and the establishment
OF chair OF horticulture therein. Res.
olutions were adopted asking that the
National Commissioner OF Agriculture,
under the new regime, be chosen from
the great agricultural region OF the West
and tha, he shall be practical business
manager. as well ~ both scientifically Y
and practically acquainted with sgricul-
ture and horticulture.
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EASTERN RAILROAD WAR.
Tdc Kilkenny Cat Fight Be-
tween the Pennsylvania and
the Is a. %. Roads.

r-.,rgtrHIA, December lO. Thanks
g. Ire Pullman Palace Car Company,
g.. Ei.murc and Ohio rOad has heen
-,.... passengers every dav since 1t
% au o. ran It's own line to New York.
Ia- El.uuprr AMI Ohio runs its own
,f~nrrS all the way through, and,
'al. they are fully as elegant and
cd. comfortable aS those Ot the Pull
"lI Company, the charge Is only
-..or a.t. the rates 81 the old COM
p'ry. ~rwa Oi the trains are very
=. AMI the DELAYS in the PeDnsyl-
'5r.. ygo, gCat,uus very annoying. av-
"-.-.g, twrury minutes tC hall an hour.
",.-'l..r,S - passengers were
ri-r Yesterday, l%N on Tuesday, and
l.2r'v-..t 81, en- Monday, thus showing
s~.ra'y rur-ra>r. ltIan not Ue charged
'G.rtuay> are intentional, iOr the
'E;e IEIS 'gr q mile through the yard
o.. ,.c Pennsylvania railroad, where
reign, trains are being made up all the
,..'. AMI o., own vast passenger busi
l.a'>. ''th On the main line and the
New l"lk division, is being taken care
+'.' IT .s&l lltiuN W Ntlt u tuhNl -
'.aA@r" o'.,u |rllycd from the same
cans, t.U-I running on exact time,
80 tHa,' :Jrnins on a time table OF
Ter own Soa,i he - much the more
.|. 80 t't 't.Uu1n.
a.. infections ere, nevertheless. that
=" Pennsylvania means to make the
".' more and uhio regret its action. Ii
renamed passive until the ,irst Balti.
l''Ir s0,. ualo train LasSed Otr its line,
,.-a a. uEce Issued lis orders removing
h'.;.'ao'c aCj Ohio tickets from sale at
S.'. Is t,.rt ollccS and also declining
'' .1U,G sny tickets en- its New York
'.''>.'n TIA, were not also over the Bal
'."''r aHt Io-omae. instead Of the Bal
..l e and Ohio. The announcement
.V ''" freight wOull be taken of on
' j. @. January was with an imme-
-.r.' ':t Ygnw2t refusal TO take il any
~, = ,,r ,+ on any terms. thus compelling the
hai,.Nnre and Ohio to adopt i,s new
Ss ,.r.e weeks earlier than IL had an
|,.N';ri in ,acri, the Pennsylyania
.''i made convenience Of, and
''e f-y'' st Baltimore are filling cp
ven 9sJ,Si - freight.
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POETIC JUSTICE.
The Fate Of q Traitor in the
Democratic Camp-JOhn Kelly
Summarily Bounced from the
Office of COMPTROLLER.

Summarily Bounced from the
Office of Comptroller.
Shw YoRK, December l0.-It was
given out and generally believed that
the anti-Tammany members OF the
Board OF Aldermen had formed an ALI.
ancs with the Republicans whereby
sufficient number OF votes would be &c.
cured to confirm the nominations oi
Mayor Cooper. A large number OF po'
lice was needed to keep the crowd in
order, and to keep free the approaches
to the chamber OF the Board, which was
crowded with interested people from an
early hour. Promptly at twelve
o'clock the meeting was called to order,
and soon thereafter communication
from the Mayor was read, nominating
Allen Campbell for Comptroller instead
Of Jonn Kelly, whose term expired on
Tleslav last.
A Republican Alderman moved to
confirm, and a Tammany Alderman
offered an amendment TO refer the nom.
inati5n TO committee.
A long debate followed. and the
amendment was lost by a vote OF nine
affirmative to twelve negative
The motion to confirm was then taken
NJ. and an exciting discussion took
place.
The Result.
WHEN the vote was taken it resulted: ::
For confirmation, 13; against, s, and AL.
len Campbell succeeds John Kelly as
Comptroller.
Every one now felt that the entire
slate would be approved. Confirmation
RAPIDLY followed Of W. c. Whitney,
anti-Tammsny, as Corporation Counsel;
p. II. Wales, Republican, Park Com.
missioner; John ID. lawson, Repubh-
can, President of the Tax Commission; |;
Solon B. Smith, Republican, Maurice J:
J. Power, anti-Tammany. and
Hugh Gardner, Republican, Police
justices; Wm. Lsimben, Republi.
can, Dock Commissioner; VIM. Mitch
ell, anti. Tammany, and Morris Fried.
sam. Republican, Excise Commissioner;
and Hubert A. Thompson, anti.Tam.
many, Commissioner OF Public Works
New YoEx, December l0.-The
iriendsoi Mayor Cooper met tonight at
Westminster hotel, and headed by the
Sixty.rin,h regiment band marched to
the Mgor's residence for the purpose
OF se-enading him. Ex-Assembly-
man J,mes Fitzgerald delivered the
conyrat, latory address. In reply Mayor
Cooper said that he was glad to see that
his course OF action was approved; that
the onh vacancies really 10 be filled
were tl.se OF Comptroller and Corpora.
ton Counsel, and the appointment OF
officers in the other departments was
due TO the fact that such vacancies
had eIisted for over a year.
He id not think that in
the distribution OF the offices among the
parties. ae had acted other than as the
Mayor q the city should. The Offices ol
Comptroller and Corporation Council,
which have been Democratic for mum.
ber Of yars. were still Democratic. He
thankedthem for the approval OF his
course.
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DEATH In THE PIT.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE COLlIERY eX.
Pl0Sl0V.
The Earth Shaken as By an Earthquake
eight-Seven Persons Believed
TO Have Perished in the
Mines Depths.
| HEARTReNDING SCeNtSAT THE PIT.

Another terrible colliery explosion is
chronicled this morning. Eighty-seven
men are are known to have been in the
mine at the time Of the accident, and it
is believed that all Of them have per.
'ished. Exploration Of the pit is pre-
vented by the aiter.damp and debris.
The scenes a. the place Of the accident
are described as heartrending.
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One ExpeIicuce from Many.

II bao been sick and miserable 80
long and had caused my husband so
much trouble and expense, no one
seemed u know what allied me, that i
was completely disheartened and dis.
courased. in this frame OF mind got
a bottle OF Hop Bitters and used them
unknown 10 my family. soon began to
improve and gained so fast that my hus,
band and family thought il strange and
unnatural, but when | told them what
had helped me, they said 'Hurfah for
Hon Bitters! Long may they prosper for
they have made mother well ana US
happy The Mother. Laughiln Bros.
a Co., Wholesale Agents, Wheeling.
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A fire at Versailles. Ky, yesterday,
destroyed the entire business block on
Main street. Among the losses are
three groceries, two drug stores. one
dry good store, one clo.l ing store, one
confectionery and one shoe store. Loss
on buildings $50, 900; on contents oi the
same fully insured.
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oRY GOODS.
LaX Yolk.

NEw YonK. December l0-Drv Goods
-Business continues quiet With packing
houses, and the jobbing trade 10 dull;
Agents are making large deliveries OF
cotton goods on account OF back orders
and prices are firm. Prints quiet aud
steady. Wooden goods in light demand.
The Bullaia saws 1900 dozen silk
bandkerchiefs will b. peremPt,r.iy soldi
nj auction next week.
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Hanlan Willing to Row Boyd.

LoSpoS, December l0.-ilcaring that
Boyd is anxious for q match, Hanlon
says he does not wish to quit England
until everyone is satisfied. He vii
therefore row Boyd fortnight after his
match with l.aycock for $500 side.
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w OoL

HO6tO6.
BosTox. December 10 0-Wool-Busi'
ness has been fair for this ssason; |;
Ohio and Pennsylvania 1904; No. ]
Ohio 5bc: Wisconsin and Michigan rx.
ira 45c; rnedinm 32C1 I0c; pulled 3jfS5oc,
eombing and drlsine Asa 5jc.
Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, December l0.-Wool
Firm; Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia Xxx and above $50
SOC; extra 4s6l9c: medium bysSlc;
coarse i3(dt5c: New York. hicbixan,
Indiana and Western 6ne 4+(g4Gc: me.
dium i9,sJOc; cosrse 43S l4c: wsshs q
combing and delaine 45(a.55c unwashed
3GS 40c: pulled 3sls45c.
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Pitnburgn,

PfrrsEunaH. December l0.-Petrolsum
Quiet, crude United certificates
steady at 81 ic: refined Stc for Philsdss'
phia delivery.
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o,ercea,s.
oVy~cOSiS.
SVCrcnais.
o'"rroais.
SIc;coats.
oycrcoais.
~ l390 Market.
N l3sJ Market.
~ i3so Market.
~ i3eo Market.
AZ 1920 Market.
AT 1870 Marker.
Market.
Market. " 49,"
MARKET.
Aarkei. ~ "' A"~
Aarkei. s' - iSo
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Eeney At 6 Per csnt-Govsrameah Weak
and Lowr-fIour Stsady-whsat
Active but Lower
Hogs Quiet.
HINANOk
Nsv York.

Nsw YoRK. December lo.-Noxsv-
Active At per cent, per annum and
Lilo per cent. per diem, closing at 9 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper CO.. per
cent Sterling exchange. bankers' bills
weak at 419i; demand +Sll.
SiLvER-At London Slid per ounce:
bar silver here nj; subsidiary silver
coin i@l per cent. discount
GovRRxMRxn-Weak and lower for -
and 40 and steady ior other issues.
RAILRoAD BoNps-Irregular, but In
the main heavy.
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SrocKs-The market opened weak
and in the early dealings declined to q
per cent, the latter Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy. Western Union, howsvsr.
was an exception. and advanced per
cent. At the frat board the entire list
became weak. and prices fell of test
per cent, Western Union aud Nashville
and Chattanooga leading the downward
movement. Iron Mountain Was nota.
bly, weak and declined 81 per cent. Dur.
ing the afternoon speculation Was irreg.
nlAr. In the late dealings . sharp ad.
vance took place, in which the entire
lis, participated. and the market closed
strong at an improvement Of t(ASi per
cent. Iron Mountain, Western Union
sni the granger and coat shares leading
the advance. Rock Island and Texas
Pacific were exceptionally sironR. the
former selling up 3 aud tho latter u per
~ IN
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How the Radicals are Obstructing the
Necessary Business Of Congress
Woods Refunding Bill-Proposed Re-
duc,ion Of Postage 10 Wei
come Grant-wsss Virginia Personals,
Special Dispatch to the Register.
WAsHISGToN, December 10.
The action of the Republicans with
regard TO the electoral count resolution
has interfered very seriously with the
progress Of the other matters that are
legitimately subjects OF protracted dis
cussion.
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CINCINNATI, December 10 -Ho9s -
Quiet: common 50 9ota4 2j; light 81 80
IA 50; packing a 6oCa4 IS; butcherS
81 S5Ca4 10. Receipts 1900 bead: ship
nents i6) head.