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The Flood SllffererS

TELEGRAMs TO AND FROM SECRETARY LINCOLN
The Secretary OF War last evening received a
telegram from Capt G. M. Lee, dated Memphis,
Tenn, March 26th, saying: "The supplies now
furnished for Mississippi will last until about the
5th proximo. At the rate the water is going down,
no necessity OF supplying beyond the 10th April
This win require additional supplies OF 5000
pounds OF meat and 15O, 100 pounds meal, which
should be sent to Hemingway at Memphis, so as
to arrive here not later than 4th proximo. The
lowest estimate OF number rendered destitute by
nood In the state OF mississippi is given at $1,000
this is approximately correct" He has also re-
cefved telegram from l. w. Danforth. govern
mOrp government supplies are needed there.
Tlsc Secretary telegraphed to-day to Gen. Man.
gum, the commissioner at Helena, Arkansas, that
the go COO rations sent TO Helena should last the
Arkansas sufferers during the first week OF April,
even II the number OF destitute do not Decrease
through @ % the as trouble % and p also to the S eom%is
sioners OF Louisiana, asking what ffnal supplies
they will need. II more than the 100000 ratiOns
will be necessary.
The SITUATION IN MISSISSIPPI
Register Bruce has received letter from the
postmaster at Greenvtlle, Miss, In which he says
that unless the water goes on the land sooner
than is anticipated there will be much suffering
inF siewy and he thinks that re ana 4 rets
clear OF water by the 10th or 18th OF April there
viii be pretty fair crop. The water came before
the land was ploughed, SO now even after the
water goes 1t will take some time for the land to
become dry enough to plough.
Another letter from friend at Greenville gives
graphic description OF the suffering fn the vicfn-
ity. The writer went some six miles In the coun-
try and visited some OF the camps on the levees
In one he found family eating a poor old crow
that they had trapped: a man had wounded q
black-bird and was giving chase In q little old
boat; another had fish, and a third was consign-
have subsisted on their hogs, cattle and chickens
but these were about exhausted and they were in
sore need OF supplies
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Charged with Smuggling Opium.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2f.-While the steam-
snip CITY OF Toxic was entering the harbor yester-
day she Was boarded by two u. =. deputy mar
shlls, who arrested John Hennes ", purser OF the
steamer, and Henry Kennedy The II ward. These
parties were arrested on suspicion OF being en-
gagged In smuggling opium into this port from
hong Kong. Their rooms We're searched hut
nothing Suspicious was discovered. The accused
were admitted TO bail In 300 each The case will
be examined tomorrow before the United States
mi
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 2G.-The harbor prices
OF coal for April, as fixed ty the Reading receivers
the coal being deliverable Tree vessels at Port
Richmond, are as follows: Lump steamboat and
broken, $3.50; egg. f430a$4 40: stove, S430aS4 so:
chestnut, $4a$415; pea, $273. The line and CITY
prices for coal AT Schuylkil Haven as follows
Lump, f2'5; steamboat, &275; broken, 81 75l$2 s5;
egg - 75aS2S5 small and small stove, 81 75a$3 3s
chestnut No. I, $260lS2 20; do. No. 2, g. Is; pea
No. 1, $l50d$l.S5; do. No. 2 Sl.2a
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The Pacific Mills Strike,

LAWRENCE, MASS, March 27.-Tne Pacific cor.
poratfon notified It's help to-day that those IN need
who are not strikers, viii have their necessities at,
tended TO on application at the company's count
ing ROOM This is generally accepted as an indi-
cation that the mills Will remain closed for a
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The SoTKLD0-LyoNs CAs1-In the Equity Court
To day an order was made in the SOteldo Lyons
case to pay the deposit In the case to the defend
ants solicitor.
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Affairs I'm West Washington.

The USUAL TEMPERANCE MEETING was held last
evening even by the D%ashaway % Reform club, at their
New recruits were enrolled, and addresses were
made by Mrs J: NJ Reiley, Barnard. Chambers,
Underhtll and Mr Eggleston. feature Of the
evening was solo by Mrs Pope.
REAL ESTATE 6ALE-Several members OF the
Dashaway Reform club-viz: Messrs. Gilbert,
MCGOWAN, PROXY and Frey-have purchased from
the Petit heirs the property corner OF 32d street
and Prospect avenue, for 5000 The building win
be renovated ana improved, ard the club will thus
have permanent place or meeting.
PORT NKws.--Arrived-Sch Lizzie Wilson,
Wilson. from Pensacola, with lumber for Riley
with shingles for Wheatley Bfes.; Schooner Mary'
Ann Shea, Ashton, from Little River, with wood,
sold to Godey's lime kiln: schooner Robert II.
THE CANAI4-It is understood that by the last OF
the present week the water will be on the entirp
length OF the canal and everything ready foI
HIGH TIDE.-March %, a:45 am, 3:l5 pm.
Mr. SH1PHERD CONFINED TO HIS BRD.-At the
meeting of the House committee ON foreign at.
fairs this morning the certificate OF Mr. Shipherd's
physician was presented. to the eject that he
tack OF neuralgia ana erySipelaS in his face and
will be unable to appear before the committee fol
several days
THE COMMISSION Of Mr. John jay Knox as con-
troler OF currency will expire on the 18th OF April
He was appointed in 1872 for q term OF five years,
Bile that he will be reapp0inteda second time.
A SAC AND Fox DELEGATION CoMING.-A delega-
tion OF Sac and Fox Indians from Nebraska and
Indian Territory, numbering fifteen, will arrive in
this city tomorrow morning, In charge OF Inspec-
tor Haywood, to confer with the commissioners OF
Indian affairs relative to their proposed removal te
the Indian Territory.
IT WAS STATED at the Goyernment Printing
office to-day, in denial of reports that wholesale
furlough was pending, that there would be no
furough until the lst of April, and that would be
q small one.
Rev. DR. ]. p. NEWMAN was unable to occupy
his pulpit yesterday, owing to severe illness. He
was seized with cOngestipe chill on Monday. This
was followed by general prostration, which
seriously alarmed his family. Itsts thought that
his illness was caused By 0veFJfQrk. He was q
sufferer from malaria, which he Contracted during
long residence In New Orleana g This is his secs
Ond attack OF Illness since New Years day. It was
stated YESTERDAY e ct Dr. Newman mas much bet
ter.-Ex. 1fMes. sSddv.
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MARRIAGE Lscxnns have been issued TO c. X.
Mahee and Emma b Wagner, Of Baltimore. Nd !;
L H. NOrtland, Of Balftmog6 Nd, and y1rE1nM
W. 6sapsbuzys q 1gede1elnbu1xs VI
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SENATOR TELLER, Of Colorado, will pr obably re
sign from the Senate tomorrow.

AGAINST REDUCTION OF POSTAL RATEs.-The SUBJ
committee on post-ofices and post-roads, of which
Gen. Bingham Is chairman, to whom was referred
the question Of reduction Of postage rates, have
come to the conclusion, and will so report to the
1ull committee. against any reduction OF the letter
or newspaper rates, but in favor OF increasing the
weight on letters from half an ounce to an ounce.
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CABLE MESSAGE FROM LIEUT.. HARBER--Secre-
tary Hunt to-day received cable message from
Lieut. Harber at Irkutz, stating that the owner OF
the steamer Lena says the contract with Bennett
is not made yet, so that he cannot act without
further instructions. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Bennett some days ago reported to the Navy
department. that the steamer Lena was placed at
his disposal for the search OF the lost Jeanette
people, and at Mr.. Benefits request Lieut. Harber
was ordered by the Secretary or the Navy to take
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Heretofore acknowledged. ged................s.. .NI.4
Alexandria. ..................-........ 50
Guests and others OF "The PortlandD 500
Dealers O-street merket-E. p. Brown, 25;
j. NJ. Eker, so; Charles E. Boover, 50;
William c. Dix, so; Cash, 25; George Dom
aldsOn so; Weyrich Bro, SO; Charles
Repp, 10; Charles Washington, 10: L. w.
Day, 10; Cash, 25: Cash, 25; II. j. Ruppert,
so: Cash, 10; James o. Turner. 25; John
Lane. 10; Warthen Bro, 25; F. w. Kah-
lert. Is; John E. Cole, 25; K b. Youngs, 25;
T. w. Frank. 25; William III. Covngt0n. 80;
+. 1. Bubb. %; Charles Brunger, 15: A.
Fincham. 10; Mrs Augusterfer 10: Perry
p. Riley, 10: j. l.. Brown, 25; K. X. Rus
sell, 25; William Bowman, 10; Mrs Blum
enberd, 3d.. ............................. $50
WOO N
Mrs. Mason and her baby are expected TO arrive
from her home In Virginia this afternoon or even
ing.
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Washington Conference M f.. (ColOrcSal
Church.


fKoCEkDfNGs IN BALTIMORE TODAY.
BALTIMORE, March E.-The NTH day OF the
washington annual conference tcolored) OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, Bishop Wiley presid-
Ing, was opened with religious services by Rev.
Eden Hammond.
Alexandra, Va, was selected as the place for
the next meeting OF the conference.
Rev. j. Ii. Riddick presented a resolution dis
c0untenancfng the incurT1ng OF debts by preachers
without the means OF paying them. Alter lively
discussion the resolution was laid on the table
The bishop delivered an exhortation on the sub
lect The report OF the committee on missions
showed collections TO the amount OF 81 I39 80:
woman's foreign missionary, sls144; Episcopal
fund.- $3142 education, S2S661. A resolution was
adopted that the seconf Sunday In June be an
educational day, the money collected 20 go TO the
Centenary biblical institute.
Miss Belle Hart, OF the Woman's Foreign 30
ciety, addressed the conference I'm behalf OF that
work. VIM. 4. Patterson was ordained q deacon.
Rev. r. q. Walker, presiding elder OF Lynchburg
Va} district, preached the annual missionary SER
mon, his subject being "The Light OF the Gospel"
Recess 3 O'Clock
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kilograms to The Star.
PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
THE BRIzzoLARo WIFE MURDER.
FOREIGN EVENTS OF INTEREST.


BALTIMORE, March E.-The Jury OF inquest to-
lay In the case OF julia Brizzolaro. UorInerly of
W washington, ID. C.A rendered a verdict that death
r,sutd rom wounds INFLICTED 10y her husband,
John Bffzzolaro, on the 18th inst An autopsy dis
covered taree fractures OF the skull and thirty
iSht knife wounds BriZzolaro committed
Dy the coroner for the action OF the grand ury
Terrific SNOW storm.
ST. JOHNS. n. B., March E.-Thfs city has tust
experienced the most terrific SHOW storm IL has
had In many years It commenced on saturday
night, ana continued till this morning The drifts
IN some places are ten feet high. The roads are
nIockaded In every direction. The mail steamer
Newfoundland has not arrived: she WAS due on
Friday last A strong noithery gale Is blowing
With Il severe frost
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BOARD OF ENGINEER OFFICERS, to consist OF
1t Col Cyrus B. Comstock, Major Godfrey Welt
Eel, Major William E. Merrill, with Capt. Thomas
Turtle as recorder, will assemble at Charleston
w. Va, upon the call OF the senior member to ex.
anime and report upon the work OF Improvement
completed, in progress and proposed for the Great
kanaWha river.
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PRESIDENT ARTHUR's first public reception will
be held tomorrow evening from till 10 o'clock
The President viii be assisted in receiving by Gen.
eral and Mrs Grant, the wives OF the Cabinet
officers, the wives OF several Senators and few
other lady friends The introductons will be made
by Colonel Rockwell.
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., S615, ,2O9.87; customs, $685., ,347.21.
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An IRpaAN 0ursREAK FKARED.-The Indian once
Is inforned hy Agent Nilss, q TIE Cheyenne ana
Arapahoe agency, In Indian Territory, that thsse
win be an outbreak By tAe Indians q their nations
are roduced, and urges that the rAi1onS 80 u.
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Miss PHEBE COUSINS, the well-known woman
suffrage advocate OF ST. Louis, has applied to Prest
dent Arthur to be appointed OF the five com.
missioners to reorganize Utah Territory under the
recent act OF Congress
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THE SPECIAL FISH COMMISSION appointed by the
Russian government for the purpose OF improving
the fisheries OF the Volga river have determined
to adopt the methods and pursue the plan OF the
United States fish commission. The prOpagating
vessel, the Flshhawk, has proved so successful
that the Russians have determined to build SIM
ilar vessel, and have have sent to Prot Baird for
plan or its construction.
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THE Vandalia sailed from Key West on Saturday
afternoon for Port Royal All well ON board.
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Fires.

PITTsFIELD. MASS, March 27.-The Barnstead
Center shoe factory was destroyed by IRE yester.
day. Loss 5000; partially Insured
ST. JoBSsBURY. VT, March 2;.-The loss on the
Baptist church by the fire here yesterday amounts
to ST., ,000; insurance 1900.
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SunnRllnAN,


PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 2.-There were II
deaths from smallpox I'm the city last week. an n-
crease of one as compared with the previous week.
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THE UNITED STATES TREASURER has received q
conscience contribution OF one dollar In an envel-
ope, postmarked Washington, d. c., March 25, ~
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Mr. JOHN TwEEDALE, who is now acting chief
clerk OF the War department. will be appointed
chief clerk on the 1st of July, when the resigna-
tiOn OF II. 7. Crosby will take effect
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MAJ GEN. MCDowELLs RETIREMENT.-Iti Is now
generally understood that Maj Gen. Mcdowell
viii be very shortly retired, and that Brig. Gen.
Pope win be promoted to be major general The
promotion comes TO him by right of seniority,
look, Notwithstanding the strong efforts made to
advance Gen. Crook instead. As stated in THE
STAR, Gen. Grant will use his influence in behalf
OF Gen. Pope. The latter will very soon have
served long enough to be retired, and his retire
ment may be looked for not great while after his
promotion. Gen. Howard will then be next In Or
der OF advancement, but doubtless strong efforts
VIII be made In behalf OF Gems. Crook and Terry
IN case OF Gen: McDowells retirement the proba-
bitieS are that Col. r. S. Mackenzie win be prt-
NOTED to he brigader general
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TIE FOLLOWING AWARDS were made at the
recent geographical exhibition and congress at
Venice, Italy, to the United States: Class l. Let
ters Of distinction for completeness OF work emath-
ematical geography, geodesy and topography to
corps OF military engineers, and to Biographical
survey to the War department. Glass II (hy-
biography to Treasury department fcoast and
geOdetic survey relative to Gulf OF Mexco) and to
Navy department; diploma OF honor of first class to
Treasury department Q1ght house b0ard) for pub
Ications and charts OF light houses. Glass III,
physical geography, meteorOlogy, geology, ZOO
ogy and botany letters OF distinction to War de-
partment especially for publication OF geological
exploration OF 40th parallel Also, to U. s. geo
graphical survey and TO meteorological bureau
and signal service for trf-dai1y weather
charts from November /, 1871, to December 81, 1873
Glass vi. commercial and statistical geography,
letter OF distinction to Post Office department for
publications relative to the service OF the post
once. postal charts, laws, regulations, guide re
p0ftS &c. Diploma OF honor, I'd class to the Com
missioner OF Agriculture, for annual reports. Hon
Orable mention to bureau OF statistics Class VIII
explorations and suIyeys) letter OF distinction TO
War department for its various explorations Let
terS q distinction were the highest awards con-
fesTetl Diplomas Of honor and AcnoGable mention
1ollowtng succeaGIesy.
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The GUITEAU BILL OF ExCEPTIoNs.-The counsel
In the Guiteau case this afternoon met to consider
the bills OF exceptions and hoped before adournfng
to conclude their labors. Mr.. Scoville told STAR
reporter that as soon the work finished, ,and
the bill signed by Judge Cox, he hoped to 20 to
New York. He said he had received a letter from
John w. Guiteau, stating that he could not come
here at present Mr. ScOville expects to meet him
in New York.
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SNALLPOx.-The national board OF health reports
that for the week ending March 25th there were ii
deaths in New York from smallpox, % deaths in
Cincinnati, and case in Louisville. KY; For the
week ending March 18th, there were 3 de athS in
HUDSON county, N. D., and "a deaths in New Or
leans,
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CAPITAL EATER.
" JAKE BUDD, Manager.
MONDAY, March 27-Niehtly and Tuesday and Fri
day Matinees. Engagement Extraordinary for one
week only of Snelbakers Majestic Consolidation. So
Celebrated Artsts-5U. Full Specially Company and
English Burlesque Troupe. The Sensational Show Of
America. m27
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1882-07-23
Eating Before Sleeping


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Sleeping ~.thou' pre-, ediHg i..e-l. bat
only af'es lon. tear> u pF4,'isc- A. hc
mt pio the = r..i u,'-rc f, f.sF >'rar.s
for hra. and he mu-t &c -. before he
~ sleep i eh=ce SOMA ,n.a---
a.d .siseu perfect, '.4se.. -, - szle->
e.I>.gr5s :. steep foliaas sat4ra3'y aud n
ez1e4blY !, q .,,'.en -oe. ~. ne
-,"'Hach .3eans p etaprs. 3 s.us.c fold
IL Z, nq.. make the a,isc ,.ecpcr res'les-
.ap = Il sa.cn - AID - b->hes asaIr
u reps,-e The ZAP ,aer-- .4td theec Solids
~; ~. end =, IN, sii.r..t,et. fd-esof.5 of
ether r.areet.e may elo,e IL. .ses az. n.
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M !ras +, Al ~, ..eel. 49, q A,,er H. :
hea 3.hs r4.. -. ~, &C.. an A-seH
~ha earned TIE ~ .; - nst-,s,, IN /. r.
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The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1882-07-23

third-sSer rNoin ct the turrci. AT the
southwest CORNER oi the building ahou,
scNcn-hy-scn ieci IN s,Fc. \ nurse was
stationed a, the deer. With Instructions to
call Df. Moran when tho patient a~oke
z~hteh occurred IN twenty minutes. The
doctor. being much interested IN hts pa
uenI vent immediately - his side. \
glance suffiCed Ia show that Mr. n,c Vas
extremely III. and he VAS ~ informed
In reply IL a qscstIcu he SAID he d,d not
kncS how bong he hal been SICK, and
could GIVE No ae-cant ci himself. he
a. much surprised When informed tina;
ne Wa> IN the hospital tic stated tina;
he had stopped Al a hotel On lfaa street.
~hcFe \ uwnk containing has papers and
mauu>y up,> had been let, The Trunk
WAS sent -; bal the ~ n,t aaa.i, ia illl
thet reference - Il
II Moran isr,, rr,lcd T. make a dag
MOSS - the axe. laeNp,uen, ~a> Ncp
weak. bul there was ~ uemm ~ the
limits, ~ tlfi.sttoa II the l,s,iN ia smell
- ii9usa III tae hs..,sh - pct>an. not an.
symptom - nto>tatlon ts~tuS te the
~a.,k condition q; the faueut. - Moran
de,iard - adintns>tes ,lI4tI.n, .,3d y.
t,ftra,esi ham NJ Lie said II /
theashi ~ ,sa,ee,A WOULD tfan>is,tt ufc IA
The eis>,aa haWrfs 81 the undiscovered
srfr7, wf'tic ,,y'tsEst i,es t.4t. Il Il
II H'TEaH ytgeJI T7r'7IEsSegtt m .g',prisrrv.
when Mi itec fc7eiurd i"'H >4>tei Il
the sl,'ame,l tad ,t,sed IA fetd'tten
Nj Tee continued - converse us>l de
Spending Is hut VI, achieved hl short "a
tFfN4i~ II slsrH =, hiS body sfrN uC.k9t
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1882-07-23
Z 1g% A Pc s Dean

Df 5an Afat4a. II fa3 rha-ss..
fairfas fo4nts - NJ as Eesfdsn'
81. .sss..sn A. :. ,,f. I. .,tgu n5.ersst, fis.s-
pa uaA ne th4feh- listae aaa lahf-
mar, 5. - Sgffa i.fs4d>a, from Mar n.
is4j. - Jlto1ef. IS. .ts.'sf. ne ia2' 80
:5ss. :or the frs tine ssnee fi.c & III -
4 h.s 5ffiCla. af,aaes Z. ,herea ~. Dr
iefsa pa at,si ct n regra - 4pac'1 b.
Edsar Allan Pee. ard r..ate5 he eifr4-ri-
stances u ms dea,h. shIeh ~ fred t1ci-
:. lc4, The dDetar STATE fhai N ne
9Th Of Oc;sber. aioa' a m Ar poe
"a, brought n The hospital IN a hack
drNea b an irishTaan. ~ho stated that he
had found ms passenger on l3ghi stree;
wharf IL reply - Al .n4glry ~hohef
the gentleman ~as intpYlcated. the hack-
man stated that there mas ~ smell II IL
euor abos, hifn and that he had iifted
him INTO The carnage like a ehiid. DR..
Moran did no: recognize MS patient until
The hickman presented card bearing
Pos name Mr. Poe ~as Unconscious
and vey pale He ~As placed IN the
The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1882-07-23

believe tina, she Was the blamclcss victim
of shameless hir, ~hose death had no
connection with her whatever. but thu,
time has No; come vet.
Mother and aun, have laugh; the little
ones 10 loln them IN laughing 4; one Of
papas queer notions They kecnlN enloN
romps and sports With their grave iather,
Iudgc Fame now Bu, the smile a; that
loke Is always a sad enc Il remiGds one
of tears and despite the fokc>, lohn Fame
al~aNs reads ms paper through wf,h the
most conscientious eafC. And he Al
wAV> Will