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him vigorously, which, with the roar Of
laughter that assembled, woke the sleeper. In
response 10 the argument that the proposed
amendment will be less efficient than the
present law, Mr.. Smith asked why, II this
were 70, those engaged in the traffic were 30
anxious for Its defeat.
At the conclusion OF his address, which oc-
oupied an hour and forty minutes, Mr.. Done
hoo moved that the Senate go into executive
session, which motion prevailed and the Ser
geantat.Arms was directed 10 clear the hail.
ROUTINE BUslNEss.
Very little general business was done In the
Senate. Mr.. Melvin presented bill "in re-
lation to employers and servants, and fol
their mutual protection" aud Mr.. HoStut
l1r one 10 amend the law In relation to evil
dence.
s. b. No. O5, providing for the establish
ment OF private roads in this State, wa!
passed, with No. GS, amendatory OF the ac
concerning the Supreme Court Reports.
IN TIKI HOUSE.
The session OF the House was short anC
sweet. Several new bills were introduced
one by Mr.. Holt, amending the bastardy law
one by Mr.. Lynch, amending the law pre-
scribing The powers and duties OF schoo
trustees; and one by Mr.. Davis, to amenc
section IS OF chapter 81 Of tue Acts oil 1857
concerning the manner OF receiving and dis
bursting money at the State Treasury.
Mr.. Evans called up his motion made or
previous day 10 reconsider the vote By
which the House rejected the bill 70 author
Ice the purchase of J. A. Fariss historical
painting, "The Last Siege OF Fort Henry.
After considerable discussion the vote wa
reconSidered, and the bill ordered to be en-
| yFOsSed for its third reading,
At l2 O'Clock the House adjourned till
Pm to-day
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New Advertisements.

Bird Cages-Nesbitt { Bro.
Wedding Gifts-I. G. Dillon.
For Rent-House on South Front Street.
For Sale-Bellatre Nail stock.
Boots aud Shoes. D. Elson, Assignee.
For Rent-Zink & MOrehead.
For Rent-Houses- o. Smith.
Lincoln Club Reception.
Opera House-Gorman Opera Company.
Lyon & Healy.
Lost, Srayed or Stolen-Head OF Local.
l,ost-Bracelet-H OF Local.
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OPERATE DISAPPOINTMENT.
The Abbott Company with Miss Abbot
Lett Out,

Lett Out.
Last evening surprisingly large audi
ence for such a night gathered in the Opera
House to hear the brilliant music Of Bell
ini's "La Sonnambula" A disappoint
ment awaited them. Miss Abbott was toe
unwelI to appear. This announcement
chilled the audience, and it did not recover
The music was fairly rendered. in some re.
spects and weakly in others. The inspiration
OF appreciation was wanting, and the effect
on the company was visible. In the diff
cult position OF substitute Nine. Rosewald
sang the intricate score Of Amina in n
manner that reflected great credit upon her
natural powers and her thorough training.
Tho other characters were in the main
satisfactorily taken, and the chorus was
excellent. Mr.. Halls interpolated efforts
at wit were in bad taste, and fell fiat.
The only time during the evening that
any enthusiasm was manifested was when
Miss Abbott appeared and sang "Oid
Folks at Home" as only she can sing it.
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>tI,g Ivo,ynrd. Pittsburgh @ utGhSm 4 vito. Ohio
III Swccn Pittsburgh CW Brown, BGruOSvillO
iEHnnH city G simmons, city
MAXtOn, city a4illn. 1nl9
] 4 shcnkle. Baltimore VIII HelphenEiein, " Va
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" Lawrence, Il so @ " Shipp y, Detroit
& II Morgan, Ohio Nv Hall, FAIrmnnt
\ q Hurt, Springfield Mrs ThornbuE, TriA' dcl'n
MI1J Reynolds Flushing Ella Thomson, Flushing
Mis- Reynolds, PluShIug Mis- ogree. Mansfield
a i pTIchGrd, Warrington Rev, BridemBn, ". Va.
q Ii shInn, Fairnpnt y A WALTON cameron
smith, Pittsburgh CT MGnEAW, sew fork
= " n ,1 n kORR u " Ryan. b h q EN.
q - D D.'t,H uSrnlnQtou q PetIdIcOrd, Baltimore
+ Z = Ii,,sIaN Riiiim6Fe A " Wells, BCltimorC
:, y t ,!nnnS,. HsIIimore VIII Kuhn, PltlSbuIRl
u y H wHS,n CIiy DIT MAlbny. Pittsburgh
" =, IiIIs, ~ pitsburEh L LlvaChtmAn 0lnciu.
r 4 MonSSn, RAVCnSwood paiterSon, En dfoVt
n aug Prank L Rice, 81, ClAiIETils.
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VALLEY GROVE.

Mr. Edgar Hervey, OF Roney's Point, will
leave in a short time for Northern Iowa and
Nebraska.
The Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald, OF Ohio, who has
been visitor In this county for short time,
has returned home.
Mr. George Cheney, Of Vienna, has lately
purchased 1000 pounds of wool in Washing.
ton county at thirty eight cents per pound.
Miss sallie Maxwell, living near this
place, will leave iu few days for Pittsburgh,
10 become pupil Of the Pennsylvania Fe-
male College.
Mesrs. Charlie aud Joseph Sample OF this
place, will execute u tine programme of
music with the violin at to.nighrs meeting
OF the Valley Grove Literary Society.
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Or. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, \, j.: nsar Sir
-My family has qSed your "FayPFite Pre-:
claimed for It Il is the best OF all prepera
tIOnS for female complaint. ! recommend Il
to all my customers, G. s, Waterman,
prugglSt, Baltimore, Nd, TufAW
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Present stock OF pianos, steinway, Knab,
Chickering, Hallet & Davis, Emerson, Hard
man, Guild, &C., at the very lowest prices
and great reduction for cost. Call early ant
secure great bargains
Lucas Music SToRE,
1I42 Main street.
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TIE assistant Postmaster At lawrence
K0peaS Mr.. John Bills, claims that 81; ia
cohs oil l. the best thing Known FOL. rheu'
mat mStisn, lGmenesl, sores and PPins OF every
description.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


NEW YORK. February 6--Money s1laI per cent;
closed at per cent. Prime mercantile paper 5L<a6
pet cent Sterling Exchange bankers bills q SlSi:
demand 81 S5Sl.
GoyEENMEHrs-Strong and generally 1iR7s per
cent higher.
US 8s................lo4E Lehigh d Wllkes..-l0iH
o. g. s., extended. l9S1SL +. & g. c. tIrsts..liS
o. g. 4s coupons. ll3% y. 7. bonds trStS-... llS
o, 8, o. coupons. llg%lU. P. Land Grant6.alIO
Pacific O. OF '95.. l2S U. P. sinking fuud...li01S
Central Pacific hrstSIi3 Texas PRc land gtE... 581
Ere sccondS.......... 9d!5do. Rio Grand div. SO
RAILROAD BoNDs-EIgher.
STATE SEcuRITlES-Actlve.
Louisiana consoE.... - Virginia Gs............ IS
Missouri 6s......"-..ilO Virginia consols. ex-
St JoSCph......."....l0J ira mat COUPONS. 81
Tennessee Gs....... Az Virginia deferred. IN
Tennessee 6. new-.- u Ex. div
tT)CEs-Mafket dull. the total sales being about
twO.thiTis as large NJ Yesterday. After 4:4j p. N
there was an increase III business the most active
stocks being Union Pacific, ST. Paul aud North.
western, which were weak and lower, Western
Union exceptionally strong and the rest of the
msrXet was weak. The general mArketRt the close
Was Ha3% per ceut below last night, the latter OH
Northwestern.
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WANTED,

"ANTED-IN INFORMATION CON.
w corning the whereabouts OF Mis- MARY
Quigley, whose maiden named was Mary Long, age
about IS; was Last seea ab0ut this city 10 August
1850; At that time she had been In this country
about II months Any Information will be gladly
received by MORRIS QUlGLEY, Murphy's Court,
CaSset EttC ct Pittsburgh Pa. fe6 pAWs
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pECEIvER'S SALE.

p ECElVER'S SALE.
BY virtue OF decree OF the Circuit Court oTohIo
county: W. Va, entered January ~, 1888, I will
proceed 10 sell nj publ ic auction, on SATURDAY,
February TO- 1883 beElnnl' ut 10 o'clock A. r., on
the premises Of the Wheeling irnpe Sugar and Ne
filming Company, situate In the Eighth ward Of thu
City Of Wheeling. the following dGalibed nfopeTy
900 bushels ri shelled Corn
a caTbOys Of Sulphuric Acid,
l3 cA'boyE Of Nitric Acid.
cAfb0yt Of MureRtic Acid,
~ Hhds Black stnp syrup
$40 Wood Hoped Tight BarrclA
SO Wood Hoped Tight y RArrclE
TERyS or sALE-Sums under 500 90 cHEh SUNG
Of SlCO % and over. on q credit Of three months
with interest from day OF sale, and approved Ie.
curly. p. Is. DOBBIS8.
iet Receiver.
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mometer, as observed at schnepfs drug store
Opera House corner yesterday.
lH1 1888
7A.N.2M8P M,7P.M. II An IL N. Sf.w, n. H.
81 IS II 10 20 IS % ~
INDICATIONS.
WARRINGTON, D. c., February For Ten,
pessee and the Ohio Valley, rain, fol owed
by slightly colder and partly cloudy weather
westerly winds, rising barometer in the Ohio
Valley.
variable winds drifting TO the southwest and
northwest, rising barometer, stationary OF
slight fall in temperature.
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EOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

Eight hundred and twenty.onC acres OF finely
tm6ered land, about 1--WE miles southeast OF BnI.
The land Is underlAd with coal aud The timber can
DO ioAted down Elk River 10 market. Also 5000
acres Of umbeIed land In Perry county, Tennessee.
". V. H0GE d BRO,
OCT 1900 Market gtrhat
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EOR RENT.
COUNTRY RESIDENCE FOR REM,

That very desirable Cottage Dwelling THE prop.
erty OF Hon. Judge IhOmps0n), located about Two
miles from Ne city, Oh the west side Of the Ma.
| tonAl Road, The house contains nine we'll finished
roomG The building Il new, convenient, aud III
addition TO garden, ground can be had for gazing
PURPOSES 10 u small. responsible family, the rent
Will be moderate. Apply personally or BY letter 10
ALEXANDER BONE, Agent aud Broker, 1853 Mar.
| ket street, OF Block fe3
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FOR RENT.
EOR RENT

FoR RENT.
Large House on Fifteenth street.
Small House on Twentieth street.
10 Rooms suitable for lodging or offices.
fe3 H. FORBES, Custom House.
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EOR RENT.
FOR SALE,

TOR sALE-THE STOCK AND GOOD
- viii Of u well equipped Job Printing oniCe
In this ely, or would lell mRtGIiA iu lots 10 suit
D. L. HUBBARD. I'd
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TOR SALE.

A valuable Farm OF $50 acres for S.Ie. stu.
ated on Fork Ridge Marshall county, W. Va,
8 miles from b. & O. Il. K station, is miles
from Wheeling, on good road, ali in grass,
and In high state OF cultivation; One.half
mile from school, convenient to mills mar
ket and churches; plenty oil good fruit, well
watered. To be sold In one tract or in par
cells. For further particulars call on or nd-
dress
PETER GROW,
Glen Easton, Marshall Co., W. Va.
Mention this paper. ja25-pAw
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approCl.tlva audience. and the services were

appreclative audience. aud the services were
appropriate TO the occasion.
The high water come aud went without do
ing any very great damage. Some houses
situated on the low grounds in the lower part
Of town were surrounded with water. The
merchants on the west side OF Water street
were compelled 10 remove their goods from
the cellars. Harvey & Bros paper mill had
u suspend operations owing to the water get.
ting In the engine room. s Georges paper
mill had 10 stop for wautot fuel, AS the water
cut oil communication between the mill and
the cOliery. ]. W. & Emery Jacobs lost
about forty Thousand unburnt bricks at their
brick works, the water surrounding the kiln.
ST. GAINESVILLE.
John Anderson, the victim Of the stabbIng
ARRAY OH Friday evening, IL still In critical
condition, aud his recovery Is doubtful. The
details OF the affair are about as follows: A
literary society bad been in session at the
school bous-. After It's dismissal, Anderson,
accompanied by ike" Berry, started 70.
wards home. Berry got In front of him aud
struck him. John says that Berry had q
knife Ia his hand at that time. The second
time he struck he cut through the left coat
pocket, but as a large handkerchief was in 1t
John was still uniniured. Berry then struck
again and the blade, entering the seam on
the left side. passed between the two lower
ribs, about FIVE inches from the spinal col
umn, and produced the wound from which
Anderson is now suffering Constable Weber
arrested Berry yesterday in Wheeling and
brought him TO town, where the preliminary
hearing was given him. Squire d. NJ. Davies
bound him over in the sum Of $500 TO ap.
pear before the Grand Jury, which meets to-
morrow. His father, Denham Berry, fur
nished the required bond.
NEw CUMBERLAND.
The protracted meetings in the NJ. P.
Church are still In progress. Thus far few
additions have been made.
The measles at Fairyiew are still raging
with undated fury. About fifty cases have
developed ard several are very serious.
The great flood is now on the decline. Sew
eral families had 10 move out and seek shel.
ter on the higher lands. A field OF Ice aud
water lay between the upper and lower
town.
Monday Mr.. John J. Anderson, one OF the
connty's most industrious and thrifty farm
ers, became entaugled In q difficulty with
one James CragO, neiGhbor, and was fear.
fully beaten and mangled mp. He is one oil
the most inoilensive men In the neighbor
hood, and 1t Is the wonder OF the people how
he became mixed up in such wrangle. The
affair will be another difficulty to adjust In
the courts. MIR. Anderson Is about sixty
years Of age.
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A SsIGNEE's SALE,
TOR SALE CHEAP.
VALUABLE FARM & GARDEN LANDS,


Situated two miles west Of bridgeport, Ohio, on
National Road, and ~ miles from The City 0f
containing twelve rooms and equal TO any one In
the county, covered with slate IOoi, and having
cellar room under the entire building Also two
tenant houses, an orchard OF 800 apple trees OF
choice varieties. Twill offer kaid land w a whole
or In sub divihlols 10 suit purchaser.
For further information Inquire Oh the premises
or address
]. 8 BATES,
Jas Bridgeport, OhIk
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EOR SALE,
EOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
A very desirable Residence, No. sl7, west side
Main street, between Ninth and Tenth. This IL
unqueStlOnAbly the hnett location III tho city for
private residence.
ZANE 4 sTALNAKER,
Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
las IS Twelfth Street
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EOR RENT.

EN0R RENT.
The elegant large new business room No. 1865
Main AtrreL, opposite Eleventh street.
=. Also tne up stain apartments adapted 10 fGml.
lies without children. Two rooms OH second floor
SIS; and four rooms on third floor so per month,
including gaA.
jGSO JAS. L. HAwLEY 4 CO,
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BLUM& MARKS,
Cloak House, HOG Main st.

p.s.-We will also close ont at cost any oil
our Ladies' or Misses Cloaks, Dolmans,
Walking Jackets or listers. Jazz
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ANOTHER DEBATE
ON THE SUBJECT OF PROHIBITION.
Two S.na.or. Consume Day. Session ia Talking
on It-Ln Exhaustive Argument on Both
SIdss-Mr. Price Opposes the Amendment
Aad Mr.. smith. of Marion, FATOrS It

In the State Senate yesterday, when the
hour OF II O'Clock a. NJ. arrived, Mr.. Dawson
called up the special order for that hour,
the second reading OF House Joint Rcsolu'
ton No. II, proposing au amendment to the
Constitution VI the State forever prohibiting
the manufacture, sale aud keeping for sale
Of any intoxicating drink, liquor or prepsra'
ton " be- used rs u beverage. The gallery
was already crowded with men, and the lobby
held many ladies and some prominent citi'
zsus OF the city and State, among these sew
eral ministers.
The clerk read the resolution, and the py;,
rotechnics began. The question was, should
the resolution be ordered TO its third reading
as It stoOd2 Mr.. Price moved TO amend by
making tho enActing clause read that the
following amendment 10 the Constitution IS
agreetl TO-" instead Of "is proposed" This is
Mr.. Hubbard's amendment OF the last session,
and the one recently proposed In the House
Mr.. Dawson objected to this, principally
because IL would neceSsitate sending the
resolution back to tue House. He appealed
to those who opposed the resolution 10 light
1t squarely and not beat around the bush
about it,
Mr.. Burgess said he, too, would vote
against this or any other amendment. DE
wanted to come to square vote ON the main
issue, and settle this vexed question once
for all.
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wELlSRpRe,
DR., B. F. Harden Is confined to his room
with fever
Work Is progressing iavorably at the Pan
Handle Window Glass Works.
Gas from the Wellsburg gas well will be
used in the Riverside Glass works as soon a.
arrangements can be made 10 convey 1t
acrosS the creek.
Mr., Joseph Lewis will render his famous
drama patriot Sons" for the benefit OF Post
q q, A. R, In School Hall, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings.
A number OF dwelling houses are being
erected. There has been more real estate
changed hands here within the last two
years than in twenty-five years proceeding.
The n. z. church, after undergoing some
extensive repairs, such ~ stained glass
memorial windpWamo pulpit repaInting
ana carpeting was opened for puhlip w0T=
shin on Sunday last, that being the
quarterly meeting occasion. The pastor, DR.,
WM. Cox, was assisted by Rev. u. ]. Davis,
Of pittsburgh, and Geo. B. Hudson, Of Frank.
LIN, Brooke county, There Ws q large and
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Aunt PhiIura's Partner.
Philura in Boston

One day last week as joint was read
in his paper by the kitchen stove, he
spoke up and says he: Wal, here's
somethin' I'd give good deal to know. -
"What is it? says I, settin' away the
dishes I'd got wiped.
Why, this, says he, readin' out
loud:
"Send twenty-five cents at once and
learn how to keep your well from freez-
in in the coolest nights. This may be
worth hundreds to you. Send at once
to w. P. Smith, 165 Blank Street, Bos-
ton, Mass.
81 believe I shall send, Philura.
"What on earth do you want to know
for? Our well amt never froze, and if
it did we shouldn't care, for here's our
runnin' water that never fails us, saws [.
Wal, know, but mebbe twill freeze,
and then, besides, I know two or three
men in this town who'd give twenty-five
cents to know how to keep their we'll
from freezin', and can tell 'em, and I'll
bet ] can make money at it."
johnson Winter?' says I, ''if you
are SO anxious to make money, do go to
swappin' horses or peddlin' fresh fish
that have been froze up half the winter.
Any such waste of money as that on
some scamp that wants to get money in
some way without workin' for it makes
me sick. It's fraud, just as sure as
my names Philura Winters. Why. YOU
amt forgot, have you, how you sert off
fifty cents last summer to find a sue
way to get rid of potato bugs ?"
Wal, now, what's the use hingin
A1oo4 4LoS
newspaper, and [ don't believe but what
[ shall send"
And he went off into the settin' room
and wrote to the man for information in
regard to wells. / finished up nv dish,
es, and then went and got printed
slip of paper that he had paid his fifty
cents for, and went and pinned it up on
the secretary right in front of him. as
he was writin'. thread:
"Sure Cure for Potato Bugs! Pro-
cure two short pieces of board, catch
your bug and place it on one of the
pieces; then place the other board on
top of the bug and press down gently but
firmly, and if the bug is not dead. your
money will cheerfully be refunded"
John finished his letter and then looked
up and saw it.
Dummit," says he, "what do you
want to be so aggravatin' for?"
To-day noon, Stuf1ebean's hired man
come along with our mail and brought
John the answer to his letter about the
well-freezin' It was-t' Take it into the
house by the kitchen stove, nights" He
tried not to have me see it, but [ insist
ed upon it, and now I've got that pinned
up on the secretary-though joint saws,
"What do you want to keep hectorin' a
man about little thing like that for,
anyway ?"
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Cats on ShipbOard.
. From all the Year Roundl


Although pussy is the unrelenting
some awe of her presence, she is moi
always victorious In her encounters with
them. | have seen a cat rolled over and
over by q patriarch on whom she had
pounced, and retire from the fray dis
comfted, with a severe bite through the
lip. In connection with cats and rats,
will mention two episodes that I could
scarcely have believed possible had they
not come under my immediate notice.
On board the Elbe we had a grand,
great, yellow cat In the after part of the
shlp-for cats have their own well-defned
homes ahoat as ashore, and resent in
trusion within their boundaries from fe-
line rivals quite as conservativelya as their
brethren who enjoy the blessings of the
land. Sandy, then, reigned over the
saloon and quarterback and was the
most accomplished and gentlemanly cat
| was ever acquainted with. One morn
ing, while we we're lying inathe Scheldt
abreast of Antwerp, Sandy was seated
on the rail watching the discriminating of
the cargo and the varions operations of
the small craft which surrounded the
steamer, with the responsible air of gen.
eral superintendent which distinguished
him, when he suddenly caught sight of a
rat IN one of the lighters alongside.
Without a seconds hesitation he sprang
from the rail sheer into the lighters car
go-space, descent Of full 80 feet, per-
haps more! AS may be expected, he was
nearly killed by the fall, and lay for days
almost insenslble, but we nursed him
round again with beef tea aud brandy.
The other incident was horrible. [ had
brought an old cat with me, on joining a
certain rat-ridden ship, knowing him to
be a good sporting animal; it was not
mine, but one I had borrowed for the
voyage on hearing the vessels repu-
tation for natural history. She was fairly
Overrun with verJnin from stem to stern,
but it appeared that there was an extra
ordinary concentration of the ratty
element in the store rooms underneath
the fore-peak. Nothing served to restrain
their depredations, or to diminish their
numbers and audacity; 1t was scarcely
safe to venture down there, and the
store-keeper was at his wits end to know
how to protect the articles under his
charge. At length be asked me to allow
him to put Tim down there at night, not
so much in the hope of destroying the
rats as of soaring them away. Tim was
accordingly conducted thither before the
gratings were put on, and left there, with
his saucer of bread and milk, his mat,
and no lack of company. nthe morning
nothing remained of him but gnawed
bones and some scraps of gray fur.