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Ceixrd one or two routes, each twenty
miles long, an excess Of $ls,:s7, Is a Wash
ington man. lie was clerk in the Post
office Department here, but was removed
by Postmaster General Jewel, for ma,fras.
ance an office. John a. Walsh. who Sc
cured an increase Of S.sS47s on the route
from Prescott to Santa Fc, Arizona, tor
which he originally contracted for SIS, 500
is native Of Louisiana. When the wal
broke out he joined the rebel army, but
after the reconstruction Of Louisiana, he
joined the Yarmouth ring. lie was arrest.
cd in New Orleans for making illicit whis.
key, and was saved from imprisonment b..
Brady, who was ut that time Supervisor ol
internal revenue in New Orleans, and re-
fused to appear us a witness against him.
New ioxk, April ,s.-Thc Times thi.
morning the following from its special
Washington correspondents: Those who
claim to know all the points Of the invcsti
CATION which is being made into the meth
cd, Of the Star ring, say the half has moi
yet been made public, and will not I've unit
measures are taken to bring Brady to jus
tice, and the pcnitcntiarv il possible
The whole steal is divided between what |.
known as the Dorsey gang and the AIine'
and Salisbury party.
Poncroy, son inlaw Of Edwin Cowles
Of Cleveland, is to b. Secretarv Of the lie
cation mt pariS
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NO $25, 100000 COURTHOUSE.
The County Commissioners Cannot be Com
pslled to Incur Unnecessary
Expense,
t,oip,op d Judgs Dlaks q tAs Constrastien of tn
Act fef the Removal Of the County
eest 10 Dillon.
VIRGINIA CRY, MoNrAxA, April q, 1851

VIRGINIA C1Tf, MONTANA, April -, 1851
Dear Sir.
Yours of the 2Ist inst, making
aninquiry respecting the construction
Of the act concerning the changing
Of the county seat Of Beaverhcad
County to Dillon, has been carefully
considered, and have arrived ut the
following conclusions:
The act confers upon the county
commissioners of Bcaverhead County
authority to issue coupon bonds
therein specified for the purpose Of
erecting and furnishing suitable
court house and jail, if the county
seat is changed to Dillon on the first
Monday in May next. But these
officers are not required to issue said
bouds, and the matter has been con-
fided to their discretion. They must
order s:,le of said bonds "whencver
il becomes necessary" If the citizens
If Dillon provide a suitable court
house and Jail for the use Of Beaver
Head County, and free Of expense
to tho people Of said county, there
will be no nect s;ity for the issuance
Of bonds by the commissioners
to effect the same object. While this
is done, no taxpayer Of the Territory
has any legal cause to procure writ
Of mandate, or any judicial process,
to control the action Of the board Of
county commissioners and compel
the issuance Of said bonds, or the
erection and furnishing of: Il suitable
court house and Jail.
If the commissioners do not make
any contract to erect and furnish a
suitable court house and Jail ut Dillon,
the Legislative Assembly Of the Ter
ritory can repeal the sections Of the
act relating thereto and the issuance
Of bonds therefor.
am very truly,
HENRY n. BLAKE,
To-lI1RAM BRUNDAGE.
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THE GREAT MAIL STEAL.
illumination Of the Star Route Mail
Service.

Service.
NEW YoRK, April ,5.--Thc Times has
copious dispatches on the Star route expos.
ures, wherefrom the following points are
extracts: J. w. Dorsey, whose name ap.
pears frequently in the list Of contractors is
brother Of ex-senator Dorsey, Of Arkan.
sas, and is believed to bc a representative ol
the latter in the Star route business. The
ex-senator is also believed to be interested
in contracts held by !. NJ. Peck and ]. R
Miner, and it is said that his interest in
these contracts is equal to $,oo,ooo OF prof:
It for the contract term. McDevitt, Foster
Messero!e, liuntl.y, and Force, whose names
appear in the list Of contractors are con.
nected with the firm OF J. 5. Sanderson &
Co, in a general way in the Star rontc bus
mess, and have the support OF Chatfee o
Colorado, Mccormick, Of Arizona, Con
gresham Sage OF California and other in
flacntial persons of the West.
\. II. Brown was for several years con
tract and corresponding clerk IN the con
tract office, and was in charge. Of the Stai
routes in California. Nevada, Oregon and
some of the Territories. When Po>tmas
ter General Jewell made a r id on the straw
bidders in 1878, Brown was among those
dismissed from the Department. lmmedi
ately after his discharge lie fled to Canala
in order to avoid being summoned as wit
ness during the investigation ordered b,
Jewell. Upon his return 10 Washington
he cultivated Brady'~ friendship, and since
1877 has been in high favor in the contract
office.
\. S. Patrick. Of Omaha. is Brown,
partner, and Patrick is backed by cx.jov
crnor Tha!er, Of Wyoming. Brown 4
Patrick were given the route Com X cl
Creek to Fort Custer at the r,te Of $I,,,nn
pcr ;nn.,rn, which WAS Increased by i:r ID,
to $9o,OD Browns intimacy with tht
contract Office secured The additional $7S,
COO.
Salisbury. Gilmcr, VOORHEES, 4 White
constitute one firm and pull together to
their account and advantage. The firm
maintains IL representative constant. ii
Washington, whom they pay $l,,"npcr an
mum, t. look att r. their contracts and t
ste that they are increased and expcaitc'
at the proper time. Their attorney Is Co
Joseph Mcki>ben, ttrmcr member G
Congress from California. Mckibber
who has the privilege OF the floor OF til
House Of Representatives, WIS able I" rcil
der ,tfit:e;t.e vice during the Co~g',>>i".'
al irve~tisa.inn conducted at the beginning
. OF last wear. These persons do not rcqui:
an p,!itica! backing. being able t'roug
the manipulation> OF their attorney t" kee
matters all right at the i'o>to''icc Depart
,nent.
i som. m the local newspaper writer
howl a;oa. attempts hei"s made I" ''lach
mail Brad, and the Star route contractor
and the firm he represents. One OF thcs
writers is said to have drawn ON Sa.is!,ur
last summer tor u large amount OF mono.
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which draft wena>so protest. 1t was subsc.
quently paid, however, and the man who re.
ceivcd the mnney gained control Of the
newspaper, in which he !, constantly in.
tina,ing that those who are exposing the
Star route iniquity are striving to black
IN ii Brady and the Star route contractors.
]. W. Dorsey is brother OF Stephen
w. Dorsey. Only a little over three years
ago he was farmer in Vermont, an ignor-
ant, stupid specimen OF humanity He
wasn't SO stupid, however, that his more
brilliant brother couldn't use him as a cats.
paw to pull gold from the public Treasury,
and he was brought to Washington for this
purpose. Peck, the second worthy Of til,
tho, is brothern-in-law Of Stephen W. Dor
scv, having married a sister Of the ltt r. 5
wif;' and J. r. Minor j., partner OF tive or.
iginal Dorsey himself. liz was brought
from Sandusky, Ohio, expressly to go into
the Star route business. The amount
known to have been ps1kctcd by the S,cpt.
cn W. Dorsey gang in excess OF the
amount called for by their original bids is
not less in round numbers than $4r,,txp
What percentage Of this wis transferred to
Braddy as his share Of the spoils, only
Stephen W. Dorsey and his partners car,
tell.
The firm of Salisbury 4 Co, which did
. IN even more extensive business in til.
| swindle than the Dorsey, crowd, is com
posed Of !. $. Gilman, Munro Salshur,
and q. J. Salisb,uy,a a younger brother o
Munro. Gilman was formerly stage
driver over Holidays overland route, Gon
st. Joseph to Sacramcntt', California. liz
was very ignorant man and could scarce
lv write his own name, but he had
schrewd eye for business. In 1868 Il.
formed partnership with the two Sails
burys and bought out the stage lines o
Wells, Fargo Il Co, over which most o
mails Of the Territories were at that tim,
carried. Since then the finn being en-
gagged in the Star roatc business it ha
made fortune. Among the agents wht
have made straw bids in the interest of tl,i
firm are W. W. Parker, L. A. McDcvit
\. $. Patrick, Luke Voorhees,, George II
Pia,t, o. J. Salisbury, Patrick y Brown, \
II. Crown, &. V. Mcsseralc, {. \ Cos
grove, W. \. Gidelings, c. ID. Seclcy,
W. Gilman IA brother Of ]. F. Giman), W
ID. lIill, Hugh White. Salisbury \ Nichols
William Hamilton, NJ. V. Nichols an.
+ VIM. H. Force. The excess Of pay re-
ceived by the Gi,ncr Il Sali>bur. comb
nation, over that called Tor by their orisin;.
contracts amounts to the real snu. littl
sum Of S77S,ses with mrc still t, hca
, from. In addition to the money given t,
these large contractors, who made thci
bids through straw agents, small fortune
, have been. divided between Bra,ldy am
smaller contractors who have made thci
bids on their own account. In Louisian
Dr. ]. IL. Pearson secured an excess oi 5 l.
o6s ON a route OF cGl miles. DR.. Pear>o
was formerly a member of the Warmou;
, ring il, Louisiana, but now lives in this ci
, upon All income derived from his dealing
;. with Brady. Charles Andrews who II
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To-IIlRAM BRUNDAGE.
70 the Taxpayers Of BeaseyAeatl

70 the Taxpayers Of BcaverAeaa
County:
1t seems to be with some a matter
Of doubt us to the gcnuincncss of the
proposition made to the people of
Bcavcrl1cad County to furnish Court
House and County Office accommo-
dations, provided the county seat is
moved to Dillon, and to such we
would say you need have no fears.
In attaching our signatures to that
document we did SO in the fullest
good faith and willingly assume all
the responsibility the agreement i'm
plies. We arc among the heaviest
taxpayers in the county, and are as
anxious for low taxes and an cconom-
ical administration Of county affairs
rs any people in the county can pos
.ibly be, and we fully believe that
with the county scat at Dillon the
current expenses Of the county can
be reduced onc-half, and at the same
time justice will bc fully as effect
lively administered. We ha at
Dillon already erected large two
story school-house, the upper story
Of which will make as good a court
room as that now used ut Bannack.
For county offices we propose either
to erect suitable buildings at our
own expense OF to rent a suitable
one already constructed and to turn
the same over for the uses Of the
comfy officers free of charge against
the county. We can do this at a
cost of not exceeding $3.50 per year,
and VIC believe the reduction in our
taxes will fully compensate us fo,
that expenditure. 1t is strictly q
business proposition with us, and We
will hold ourselves jointly and sever
ally responsible for full and com
plete fulfillment of all its conditions
The original proposition is now i,
the hands Of the Clerk of the Boart
Of County Commissioners at Ban
mack, with our signatures attached
and which can be inspected by an,
one who desires. At the time of fiji
ing the document we made applica
t'on for certified copy that WI
could have the same published ane
exhibited as evidence oii our goos
faith in the matter, but the Dcput,
County Clerk, Mr.. McGou.h, write
us he does not dare to furnish II cop,
without the consent of Mr.. Gractc,
whom he claims is temporarily all
sent, and might not like to furnisl
any evidence of the kind. In othc
words. i, might operate against tn
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interests of Bannack, and hence the
taxpayers who pay Mr.. Graetcr for
his services are not to have them ex-
cept where it suits his convenience
and purposes.
Citizens and Taxpayers: Have
you not long enough paid tribute to
the little ring Of otfice-seckcrs at
Bannack: Has your money not been
squandercd long enough by paying
for brick ourt-houses built in mac
cessiblc parts, mileage fees by the
thousands Of dollars, and in sup
porting a clique of chronic ha gers
on, who by reason of their isolation
are enabled to hide their acts from
the public gaze. If SO, let us make a
change which will have the effect to
bring about thorough ovcrhauling
of the past and better state OF
affairs foi the future.
JNo W. LOWELL,
ED. +. FERRIS,
JorN r. SELwAr,
n. AXE,
L. NJ. SELwAY,
CRAIG CoRNEIL,
B. +. WHITE,
A. $. RIrE,
J. S. WILSON.
l.. c. FYHRIE,
SIMEON ESTES,
p. II. PoINDExrER,
w. u. DAVIS,
PH1L. THORPE,
JoHN II. RorRK.
LEONARD EL1EI,
]. G. Morse,
G.. L. TlroMsEN,
KIRKPATRICK BRo's
ISAAC VANCAMp,
r. II. SELwAY,
! JAMES SELwAy.
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PATENTS.

+. \. LEHMANN, Solicitor Of American and Fur.
cign Patents, Washington. u. e.. All business
ncstcd with Patents, whether before the I:.tcn,
Office or the Courts. promptly attended to. Sc,.i
for circular. T.
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M. T. SATURDAY April 80, 1881.
Proposition Valley County

To THE HONORABLE BoARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
O. BEAvERHEAD
As question of the the ito
be submitted the County,
increased
Of said
Now undersigned citizens Dillon pledge
hereby bind
decacdm
di and
exceeding thousand dollars ($sooooo payable Bca
verhcad County, and conditioned that will furnish for period Of five O
Recommendations
will
Hannack Dlon failure
said
oposd
Respectfully,
w. Wn1rE, w. D. DAVIS.
Ed F. FERRIS, A. S. RIFE, Pm. THORPE,
JOHN r. SELwAY, !. WILSON, TonNI RouRk.
n. AXE, I.C. FYm1E LEoNARD EL1E1,
T. NJ S1MEoN Estes. I.CM MoRsE
CRAIG CORNELL, II. kIRKpA
G. L. TioNsES, VANCAMr, r. H. JAMES
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Amlayit.
TERR1ToRY OF MONTANA, J
County OF BEAvERllEAD.

i L. e. being that resident of Dillon Beaver
Head County, Monn That
Beaver Head Valley and Dillon Board
County, offering furnish for tho said Court House
and offices free of charge orfve provided
Dillon;
know knowledge that the
were each and sgneby the parties named therein That the se
oso signed County Clerk annak, hd
of record and has been appears Phil ID.
McCoush, Deputy Clerk bearing possession.
AMI further certify that application made Clerk
certified copy said proposition was by him
Lei Fll1R1E.
Subscribed and before this 7h April, a. D. 1851
DAVID a. DNGLEv
NotaryPu
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Pomcrov, son in.law of Edwin Cowles
Of Cleveland, is to b. Secrrtlry Of the lie.
cation at Paris.
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Cracked His Skill.

Policeman Mitchell yesterday ar
rested Jim Neal, a young darby,
charged with killing Sam Jones, also
colored, four years ago.
hom eye witnesses it is learned that
while walking along DeSoto street
Jones accidentally stepped on the
flowing skirts of a darby demirep with
whom Neal was promenading and tore
off a portion of the skirt. Jones
begged pardon in a rough way and
turned his back to walk away, when
Neal suddenly gathered a brick aud
dealt Jones a terrible blow on the
back of the head. He fell senseless
and was afterward sent to the hospi
tai, where he died in less than forty.
eight hours.
When Neal was searched at the
stationhouse a small revolver was
found in his pocket, and an addi-
tional charge of carrying concealed
weapons was preferred against him.
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n CONVENTION.
Planters In Council at thH Fair
Grounds.

The Mississippi Valley Cotton
Planters association held their prelim.
mary meeting at Floral hall, on the
Shelby county fair grounds, three
miles east OF the city, yesterday after
noon and effected a permanent organ
~ization.
President Morehead called the con-
v%ention TO order, after which Rt. Rev.
Bishop Quintard offered a prayer. He
was followed by the Hon. j. W. Clapp,
who delivered an address of welcome,
assuring the convention a hearty vel
come and a cordial reception, and rec
ognizing the convention as a body rep
resenting the staple to which the world
has accorded kingly honors. Mr..
Clapp traced the history of cotton as
an article of commerce in 1747 down
to the present time, giving an interest
ing account of its increasing volume
from year to year, its
Importance to commerce; alluded to
the many Uses it and kindred pro-
ducts is applied, and wished the AL
mighty to speed the association in the
good work before them.
General James r. Chalmers re.
spondsd on behalf of the convention,
reciprocating kindly sentiments, al
luded to the organization of the asso-
citation in 1879, said it must accom-
plish beneficial results, and be-
come a power in the land, extending
its influence in all the cotton growing
states, and become national, and he
closed with a graceful tribute to the
fairer members of Memphis society.
Colonel Thomas Hardeman made a
few remarks upon the proposed cotton
exhibition at Atlanta next October,
and was followed by Mr.. L, b. Chit
tenden, of New York, who criticised
growing monopolies. Committees were
appointed by President Morehead, one
on permanent organization, embracing
Hon. w. X. Ingersoll, e. f. Miller,
L. Z. Bedford, Of Mississippi I. s.
Shields, Louisiana Il. w. Williams,
Arkansaw DR.. 7. B. Taylor, Ala
bama, and Hon. j. B. Killebrew, Of
Tennessee. Also, on resolutions, Mr..
Geo. Foster, L. s. Shields and j. T.
King, Louisiana E. Martin, j. r
Chalmers and E. G. Wall, Mississippi;
N. 7. Arlington and H.. d. Bowman.
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NTemphis DrivIng CInb.


On Wednesday, June lst, there will
be a formal opening of the Memphis
Driving club, at Olympic park, fol-
the benefit of the orphans, and the
owners of the following horses have
consented to let their horses trot.
Mile heats, two best in three.
First Race-Purse S25; Lucy, Gus
T., and a Dark one.
Second Race-Purse $25; Lulu,
Mamie g., Arkansaw.
Third Race-Purse $25; Stamps,
Maud, Nellie G..
And the following horses have been
entered for the running race, half mile
and repeat; purse $25: Daylight, Oak
Grove, Rose, Dark Horse.
From the assurances VIC have from
the officers Of the club, we do not hes.
itate in saying that this will be one
of the best (if not the very BEST
entertainments of the kind ever given
in Shelby county, and all should join
hands in cndeavoring to make it a
success. The laudable purposes for
which it is given should induce all to
assist, and we would suggest that on
the afternoon of that day all business
houses give vacation to their en-
ployes, that they may be able to at
end. 70
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Police Points.

The dog fraternity is being thinned
out for the good of the people.
Of nine arrests made yesterday
three were for violations of the sani-
tary code.
Mollie Childress was fined $40 for
hOurishing a butcher knife affection
ately near her better halls nose.
Nelson McClsudie,a little bootblack
about a dozen years old, has been
jailed for completely in the johnson
robbery.
House breaking and assault with in.
tent to murder is the charge against
Dairy Skies, who broke into Roberts
saloon and attempted to knock down
a clerk who interfered with him.
A yahoo from the backwoods at
tempted to ride his fiery steed into a
suburban grocery yesterday, for which
he paid ten dollars.
Bill Rivers, the murderer of Mar
garet Washington, and Frank Day the
Jail key filter, were sent to Jail yes
terday by Squire Finley.
The glazing charge of murder is be-
coming a common one on the police
docket. An epidemic of crime seems
to have broken out, and a new tragedy
furnishes food for the papers nearly
every day.
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The Competitive Drill.

Big interest was manifested here
last night in a desire to obtain news
about the result of the military drill
at Nashville. 1t was late before any
thing definite was received.
The information, when it came, was
indefinite and rather unsatisfactory.
Three of the four companies in the
match completed their parts, but the
Crescent Rifles Of New Orleans were
prevented from drilling by a heavy
shower which fell at 5 o'clock in the
evening. They will conclude the
drill to-day, but the judges are not to
render a decision before tomorrow.
The Bluff City Grays, Porter Rifles
and Indianapolis Light Guards were
the companies which went through
the msneuvers yesterday afternoon.
The impression prevailed at Nash
vile last night that the Porter Rifles
were ahead of the others, the Bluff
City Grays ranking second, and many
expressed the belief that the first
prize would go either to the Porter
Rifles or Captain Harry Aliens Cres-
cent City Rifles.
Dispatches sent north from Nash
vile evening before last reported the
Porter Rifles as the favorites, bets
being at the rate of 10 on them to 2
on any other company, with the Ores
cent Rifles as second choice and the
Bluff City Grays third. This, Of
course was Nashvillean sentiment,and
is no reflex of the Memphian Opin-
ion. The expressions Of many are to
the effect that it is a matter of doubt
which company will win, all being so
nearly perfect that a decision can only
be rendered by competent judges. The
soldierly bearing and military precis-
ion Of the Bluff City Grays is so accu-
rate that they can only lose the first
pr'zs through errors Of command com
mitted by their officers. The general
wish is expressed that the Grays may
yet come home with first honors.
Awnings. Mattresses, Upholstery, Mos
quito Bars. at Rnttenherc,s. 221 Second ST.
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THE PLANTATION,
At 202
Courthouse Notes.

COurtnOuSe Notes.
A venire of fifty juror, has been
made out in the Priyett and Harrell,
Cuba. case.
John Smith plead guilty to petit
larceny this forenoon, and was SEN
fenced for four months.
Ensign j. f. Hunter, of the Bluff
City Grays, ~telegraphed this morning
to Clerk Dick Capers, of the criminal
court: Must l come home to-mor-
row? / think we have it."
The case Of Swink va. French. suit
on notes involving s35, 900, is on trial
in the circuit court.
Judge Liyinsgton was on the chan
Gerry bench this morning with Judge
Mcdowell, hearing the old city case
The charter Of incorporation of the
DeSOtO oil company was fled yester-
day afternoon. w. P. Proudft, j. S.
Day, T. H. Allen, 4. s. Proudft and
L. Ensley are the incorpOratOrs.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day evening to W. H. Mccormick and
Sallie Armstrong, Rev. A. s. Black
wood and Mrs. s. ]. Garvin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-26

Next Monday, at Estival park, the
Schiller lodge, No. lao, l. o. o. f.,
will have a picnic, the same being
given for the benefit Of the widows
and orphans fund. The admission il
to be fifty cents, and earnest efforts
are to be made by the members Of the
lodge to render the entertainment
pleasurable.
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JOHN WALSH, UNDERTAKEN,
34I second Street. 1881,

Buy Hose of Browne, 40 Madison.
Buy Hose Carts of Browne, 40 Madison.
Buy Gas Fixtures Of Browne.
Buy Well Pipe of Browne, 40 Madison.
Buy Pitcher Pumps Of Browne.
Buy Sewer Connections OF Browne.
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NOficel

Intending to remove to New York,
we desire to sell our stock as speedily
as possible, and offer same at retail
for cost.
at MAY, LoEwENsTINE & Co.
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Races Next Week.


The members of the Memphis
Driving club have arranged to give
four races on Wednesday, June /, at
Olympic park and divide the proceeds
among the different orphan asylums Of
this county. There will be three
trots and a run. The entries are
given elsewhere. Application has
been made for reduced rates on the
different railroads to encourage visi-
tors to come in from the country.
The management is in good hands,
and the attractions viii doubtless
draw a fine crowd. It is expected
that one or more Of our military com
panies will be present to adj to the
interest Of the occasion.
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Pure refined Cotton Seed Oil for
cooking purposes, in place of lard.
Buckham & Campbell, so Beal street.
est