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STEAM FIR WRECKED
On the Grand Banks. and Eixty.iwo
M ft;,,S$lt Persons Drowned. "a i-,vsn-

4
\ ST. JonN's,. May 25.-The French brig
ssnorne went ashore on the Grand Banks.
Friday, and was totsl wreck in fifteen
minutes. Fitty-three passengers and nine
Of the crew were lost. The Ssnorine was
caught in a log and the captain lost his
bearings. He YVES making for this port,
going allow, when he struck The wildcat
disorder; prevailed, tho officers and crew
making for the boata, leaving tho passen-
gers to care fox themselves. "a. :. ~,
One boat, containing twenty passongera
aud some Of the crew, was EVAN after Il
got away from the steamer. by the inrchinv
Of the vessel. The screams Of the women
were healtrending, and most OF them sank
immediately The men struggled but only
a few succeeded by catching floating Spas.
The Captain Was unable to maintain disci-
pline, and among the passengers few were
able to save themselves. Many clung 10
the rigging after the first shock, thinking
the vessel would stand the strain and they
might be picked up when the fog cleared,
But when, the .yeesel went to pieces they
all were lost. Only about twenty were
saved. "a 6 /, 55.yt. ,.'HgS,if .'I
The following are the only details obtain.
able Of the loss Of the French brig Ssnoriue,
The vessel left St. Malo on tho lst Of
March mot 9th, as previously reportedl,
laden with salt, provisions and general
cargo, and bound .for. ST. Pierre. she had
ships company Of nine hands, ali told :.
and titty.three French bankeers. About
the 2O:h ofApril she was signnlled in lriit
Ice on the ecetern edge OF the Great Banks.
4 few, days later a strong gale arose from
'he southwest BY which various changea
were made, and the Yeering continued into
May. On the same day in the first week her
bones and sides were crushed in by Ice
without giving any warning, carrying town
every soul on board. The British clipper
schooner tConsuelo passed by the scent
shortly, afterward and picked up suiicien
! debris and general wreckage 10 identity
! with certainly, both the missing vessel ant
i, her actual doom. The cConsuelo look o,
! board some beds, trunks, baskets nat
clothing that doubtless hoated out and Vi
j from the crushed and collapsing vease
! No further particulars are ascertalDablt
nor ever will be, She sank and made n
~ 6lKut ,n. ..u. s'.t ~ 1EltH 'tEE X ls
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WASHINGTON, D. O., May; ;25.-Tho Po,I
will tomorrow print interviews with eighty.
two Democratic members Of the House Of
Representatives In support Of the demand
that clear md explicit abatement Of the
principle of absolutely committing the
Democratic party to the issue OF revenue
reform in tho presidential canvass, shall be
made By. the Chicago Convention OF July.
Among those interviewed are Carlisle, Nor
rlson. Hewitt, Rosecrans, Hurd, Slocun,,
Cox, New York. Holman, !Backner ana
Blackburn. The latter says they look to
tho convention for yiudication Of the
contest made this session for tariff reform.
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The areeuback Convention.

BosToN, May 25.-The Maeeachusetts,
Rhode leland, Maine and New Hampshire
delegates to the Greenback National con.
yention left Boston tonight for Indianupo..
lis They will be joined by the Con.
neclicut delegation at Springfield and
by thee Vermont and New York
delegations at Albany. Accompanying the
regular delegates from Maine is the con
testing or Solon Chase delegation, The
general impression smsng delegates is that
Batter will bo tho nominee Of the Indian.
apolis convention. q; ID MI 5 3iffi.c5 (
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Jefferson Cou nty Primaries.

fpctui DiSa.tcn 10 Mt Hutage'cG. .gt 'E.{ x
srEupESvllLE, o., May 25.-lncomplete
returns from the Jefferson county Rspub.
lican prl,., ,aries indicate that Holligas orth,
Of Harrison will secure from fifteen to
twenty delegates 20 the Congressional Con,
yention, the remainder being instructed
Tor Richards. The total number oi dele
yates to which tho county is ens:led IL
iorty.three. Henry Gregg, for Prosecuting
Attorney, was nominated over, Il, D.
Erskiue by large majority. There was
no contest for the other nominations
Strong opposition to Richards has develop
ed in the last days OF the canvass. 5t9
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POLITICAL MATTERS,
BERKELEY BOURBON CONVENTION.
Tie Delegates Ssi.ctsd to ths Wheeling Convtn.
tion Instructed to Favor L. BOYD Faulkner
Tor Govsvnor-Pl.aidentiai Pisicrsncsa
In New York-Sh.rmss Gaining. q,
Cortpondetet Of he Intelliueneer.

MAnrlNsuuno, W. Va, May 24.-Th
Democratic party Of Berkeley county as
semblcd In macs convention at tho Cour
House to-day at 9 =. NJ. for the purpose 0
elecIing thirty.fonr delegates to tho Stat,
Convention, which moets in Wheeling Of
July 23d. Hon. B. F. Bradley was mad,
Chairman; W. B. Colston, Secretary, ant
John AlburthB, Assistant Secretary. Jus
as the convention was about 10 proceed tt
business Mr.. D. S. Eichelberger, Jr, ad
dressed the chair, and for about twenty
minutes fairly made the walls ring. Mr.,
Elchelberger is warm supporter and
friend of Gov. jackson, and su,d he wanted
to see the Democrats Of Berkeley endorse
the administration OF that good and true
Democrat who had done 80 much fol
Democracy In West Virginia. But iorsume
reason unknown to your correspondent the
endorsement Il was not made: Several
briet speeches were made, the burden OF
which we're denuuciations OF the terribly
bad Republicans and Greenbackers, whom
they think will cause them some trouble
this fall. VI /
Mr.. L. J. Simpson, the Abraham Of the
Eastern Panhandle, thought this very
appropriate time for the Democrats 10
bring all their little differences to the altar
ol Democracy and thoro have them-ycur
correspondent lost the remainder Of the
sentence, at the conclusion Of which q
good old Democratic brother tat my left
exclaimed Amen" Mr.. Simpson is a
pleasant ta!ker, a young man who has
lately been admitted to the bar, and no
doubt before the campaign ia over your
people in Wheeling will have an oppor.
tunlty hear the eloquent young Abraham
Of the east" ~. s.4 y
The following named gentlemen were
elected delegates: 7. B. Snodgfscs, Rev,
". W.tDowney,S O. w. Boyer, George L,
showers, j.! W sDodd, Dr.. f. NJ. Davis,
Decatur Hedges, Jacob Syater5 John Nv.
Holiday, j. N. Cunningham, "A. J. Thomas
D: =. Eichelbsrgcr, Hon. T. L. Hoffman,
William kilmer, Charles Stickney, Peter
Foreman, Hon. NJ. s. Grantham, D. N.
kees, D. d. Stuckney, James W. Nc.
Kowen, James Fl. Walker, Hon. NJ. @,
Nadenbousch, S. B. Jamison, W. L. Gun.
Hon:1John B. Hoge, Richard
Bower. D. w. Shafr.r A. Odan r Huohau'
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ATsaup Robs II Tramp.

CLEgELAsp, May ga Wooster special
to the a.Verald~aays; Two ;trampa vels
stopping by the roadside near the village Of
shreyc this evening" One had three hun
dred dolla.a and tie other stabbed and
fatally wounded hlm, took the money and
aed. The wounded man crawled to fer
meSa honse and unable TO talk English In
dicated by gsstgres the dtection bis as.
sailant had asd. Pursuit 'E9s made, the
murderer captured, identified by the dy:
ing man aud tho money found on him. s.
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Ex.president Fish Ar, e,,ed.

NEw YORK, May 25.-James D. Fish, ex.
President Of the Marine Bank, was az.
rested tonight upon warrant is
sued by United States Commissioners
Shields Fish was arrested at Mys.
tic Flats, Broadway and Thirty.ninth
streets. where it is said be had been
hiding. He was not token before a magis.
t5ate and is still in the custody Of the
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."wnO GAN CARRY NEW YORK ~
A PAPER That Thinks II Has solved the
- X u, ~ .Di NJ ca Il RI obleu.

A Paper That Thinks II Has Solved the
ia ~ ;DinicultPs obleln. & 3.
|! !gs,sEME, !, PA, May 25.--The Dispalch, Of this
city, will print tomorrow the result Of q
thorough oanyaea Of New York State by
Congregational Districts, similar to its can
yass last February The question was
"Whoi can carry New York e. Replies
we're received from Copgreuemen, judges
Sc, $rot 5i;ali "A Republican factions,
besides from . .dezsn to forty leading
Republicans IN each Congressional district
in the State. The Dispatch finds Edmunda
leading In the Fret, Second, Third, Fourth
J Fifth, seyenteenth and ThirtielA dhtrlcts
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Pl,rt,e.biieriiullnrI General Ar.e.mbly.

sAKAIds4, May 24.-In the Presbyterian
General Assembly the report 0. the Finance
Committee wes adopted. The receipts were
s39.o4O, payments, SO, ,s47; balance carried
to next year, Sl2, ,l99. Truatses elected:for
the Presbyterian Home: Charles NJ.
Lukens, Alexander Whitedon. T. Charlton
Henry, Rsv. a.. D. Reed and Rev. Charles
A. DickeY =, = =. = - Z. u ~
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Nnru Hurnsd.
|-I"G-9I--- . : = = --I-II--l. =,
fSpoude,Ne ofthe Mteyige,lctr.- 2 = I I

v EEyRuRa, w. VA, May 24.-A barn on
the premiaea Of Muir ,McCool, a farmer liv.
ing near this place. WEI burned last night,
together with it3 contents-two COWS and :
small amount Of grain and hay. ssIt is sup.
posed 10 hsss been act on fire by lightning.
[oeg about $500. l5s gs.5tf. " 4 .5E =
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TIE Republican Com uitteo OF Ohio
county wisely decides in favor OF popular
primaries. This is bringing the question OF
nominations az close to every mans door
rs it is porsible to bring them. II is lair
TO all aspiran.s, and, what is Of more con-
sequence, fair to the people. "a.
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Mn. WArrEnsoS expects to have his
p,,v.eyed Goddess OF Reform at Conven.
,;,r,No to catch the cortiding granger.
nA,,a, not pick the granger up for a cab.
hon0. .bsa,-he's another one that's loaded.
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Iris es,imsled that the cable lines leased
hv the Western Union represent cost OF
;G,OOoOOO. The new Bennett Alackay
r,bls will cos. sS,OGO.000. 1t is not hard to
sas which conctrn will be more likely to
fprnnf Cu3tnm -.H.
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NDtl Factory DestroS el.

\ HoLlIDAfenvRG, P4;, May 25.--The nail
factory Of the Hollidaysburg Iron md Nail
Company was totally destroyed by fire al
an early hour this morning. Loas 1000
The irs Ia believed to have been: incsn
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Ip the President wants to do popular
and harmonious thing, let him withdraw
!, favor Of Mr.. Blaine. There are some
,Ino foreign missions in the gilt Of the
r,esideut with the advise and consent Of
A., Sa,atan
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House.

A PHILADELPHIA Clergyman threatens to
A,vp bob lngeIsoll arrested for blasphemy,
under a Pennsylvania statute OF 1850.
Tbsrs is an earlier statute and a higher law
,bst will catch Robert in due time.
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5ANhINSANE MOTHER.
AfR HI ! TltRR7latr, All UNNATURAL DEED.
Win tho dAnilt'sCunn!us 4 She Secarss Rix,r, AMI
4 Deliberately Cats the rhroa,s OF Two Of Her +
Cslldstn, Attempts to XIII Another ard Il
Then She Cats Her own Throat.

sr. LOUIS, May 25.-0ne Of those horri
bic freaks Of insanity which result in mur
der aud self destruction, end appall th,
staunchest hearts, occurred here this morn
Ing. Mrs. Alexander Eimont, living Al
l2lO South Campton avenue, lett her bed
about 43O o'clock and going to an anjoiniup
room forced open a dcak belonging to he
husband procuring his raz,r and return.
Ing to the bedroom, sho cut the throat Of
her three months old baby, .Gorster, and 4
year old daughter, Carrie. Then passing
to the next room she drew tho raz,r acrces
the throat Of her daughter Emma, Q years
old, but did not make a very deep wound.
The child 2awoke and screamed, which
awakened the father, who rushed into the
room: While he was cariug Tor the child
bis wife weat back 10 her own room, laid
down on the bed beside her dead babies
and deliberately cut hor own throat. F
a moment or two later the husband hear.
ing q gurgling gurgling sound In his
wife's room, looked in: the door and, gsz.
ing Tor moment at the ghlstly sight OF his
two dead children and bleeding wife, he
rushed into the street for aid. "A police.
man was just at the door, who entered the
house and took tho razor from the
hand Of the woman, Z who now Law
insenbible and bathed in blood. "a ply.
sician WIS Immediately called who restor.
ed the woman : to : consciousness and
dressed her 4, wounds, g which &c proved
not, to be, necessarily fatal, neither
the jugnlar, vein nor ,windpipe being seY.
cred. They are very. severe, however, the
cash reaching from ear to, ear. She now
lies in. the city hospital in very critical
condition. S'ss- : TX : ~ 49,
+ Mr.. Etmont is a railroad engineer, now
employed in the Missouri Pacific round
house, this city,. Two tyears ago, while
living at Poplar Bluffs, his vile started
ior Crowley county, Kansas, 10 visit
relatives and was found wandering round
the Union depot in this city insane. She
was sent home, and after receiving treat.
ment' was believed 10 be cured, at all |
events there was not return Of the
malady until this morning, when 1t reap.
peared with the irightiul results. The
child Emma will recover, but the two
babies are dead, and there is scarcely a |
hope Tor the unfortunate mother,
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royouxssNAS sSYDEn is circulating his
s,,i.,,o,ison tariff bill speech. Another
hand will circulate his vote which enabled
NJ, Morrison to get his bill before the
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Wall STREET is sguu;zed by tho thought
,h., ntrhaps, after al!, Jay Gould lie not a
",0Dhe,, ' il is even spgses.ed that he ia a
a,,d selfish man. Dl. ho owns d fine
sSh. sO.a'
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p,.wr,I pxrrIpoSG FLOWER is The lull
sa II Is NJ intereatins fac: that no
n'" r;,h that name has ever been elected
",a;ds,t nj the United Sta!5s.
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W. sscm 10 spproach the tine when the
..,,,s.I.y man who wanta TO send n cable
e'e,. " 'a.,sa Won't have 10 economiss in his
I 4S...b contributions ior Elk months to
enu,'D is ~,
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SELF ExPLANATOHY LETTER.
sherman white Not Seeking Eominatio
will q tefully rccnf ~ 5.g4 r.

Sherman while Not Seeking N Eomination
will Grntefully Accept 1t, 9,
Z COLUMBUS, O.; May ga gentleman Of
this city, who requests that bis name shall
not be used, recently wfoteto Senator Sher,
man, expressing the hope that he will be
nominated for President. The following
reply was received to-day I.
"USrrEp STATES SENATE, | q.
,&;liB52f WAsulSGToE, May 22, 1854. N ~
"MY DEAR sIR-Your kind note Of tbs
Goth is received. am, gratifed that old
friends like yourself still have confidence
in me. This is more pleasing than success.
( have net regarded my nomination as a
probable thing. ? Nor haye in any way
sought to influence the action Of the por.
yention. II the nomination comes, 1t will
be more grateful ifunsought, and will then
try to meet ito responsibilities. II not, ]
shall be content without disappointment
to abide the decislon Of the convention. 1T
is hardly to be expected that the Republi.
cans Of State as largo az Ohio should all
hsya the SANG choice Tor President
especially Of one who haq beep:compelled
to take SO active part 10 politics as my self
Still, the general good will Of the d delegation
seems to be assured, and there Is no one OF
| it who could fairly be considered as al
enemy. Il they were entirely united an!
cordial, they could ;easily nominate. Will
many thanks I am, very truly, yours,
~ ,;S,5i n fGtt3, aJoMN SHERMAN !:
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aboard for l.,kelsbure, June 10
, nh ant Ior tho loromo'lvt

p.v.,pEyr Amnrs Is confident that he
..n c,uv New York. lie took as roeeate
.'L .ia. w. n, rover,s rhancrs for Governor.
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SAldorman Michael Gsynor, Of Chicsgo,
shot BY Jim Dacey, Is dead. iIii =
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r., Man Of Mystery retainshis tail hold
>, ,he Democratic party.
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Qlte !glEtelHgeltGtr,

-; S1s, - ami u fourteenth stsee,.
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Rase Hall Ycstcrday. Se:s6 4
At ludisn'p'a-Louiaville, 5; Indian, i i
At Columbus-st. Louis, 9; Columbus, S
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LYNCHRuRG.

TOBACCO SALES KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs -
REEVES AND THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS.
fCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY 1S, 1884.
The sales of leaf tobacco at the several
warehouses OF this city for the week end
ing Saturday amounted to nearly 100000
pounds. The increase in the sales OF to-
bscco since October 1, 1888, over the same
period OF the preceding year amounts to
over million pounds.
Blue Ridge Division, Uniform Rank,
knights of Pythias, OF this city. will attend
the meeting OF the Grand Lodge at Peters
burg tomorrow, and participate in the
grand parade there Thursday. The division
will be under the command OF Sir Knight
Commander A. ii. Leitwich.
Captain j. II. Rives, chairman OF the
Republican State Central Committee, says
the meeting OF the committee in Richmond
ON Saturday was irregular and unauthor-
lied. and will not be recognized by him.
The experiment Of operating an ice-fac-
tory here will be made in few weeks by
northern company.
The Court OF Appeals having decided
that the charter OF Lynchburg does hot
authorize the assessment Of collateral-n-
heritance tax, the clause providing for the
levy was stricken out OF the annual tax
ordinance passed at the recent session OF
the City Council.
Revenue receipts for last week at the
Lynchburg Office amounted to S13,335.92.
Recent rains have put the county roads
leading to this city in deplorable condi-
ton. BEAUMONT.
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NORFOLK.

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT-RELIEF FOR THE
WESTERN sUFFERERs-DR0wNED-
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatcb.l
FEBRUARY II, 1884.
The streets OF the city were Illuminated
tonight for the first time by the electric
lamps. Crowds were attracted to the
streets in the early part Of the evening to
witness the brilliant effect.
The mass-meeting at the City Hall this
afternoon YVES but slimly attended. About
500 were subscribed on the spot for the
relief OF the sufferers in the flooded dis
tricts, and committees appointed TO cam
yass the city for contributions.
A negro fireman named Byrd, employed
on the United States tug Snowdrop, at
fached TO the navy-yard, fell overheard to-
DAY In the harbor and was drowned.
An accidental fire broke out In the
oyster-packing establishment OF j. f. Doyle
in Atlantic City, adjoining Norfolk on the
waterfront, this morning. and destroyed
the establishment, together with quantity
OF oysters. The loss on building and
stock Is estimated at $1,000. G..
RE0RGANIZING THE NORFOLK POLICE FORCE.
Especial telegram 10 the Dspatch.J
NORFOLK, Va, February Is, 1884.
The remainder Of the Readiuster police
force, fifteen in number, were discharged
tonight and Democrats put on.
Hunter Saunders, formerly sheriff OF the
city, was elected chief.
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ALL OVER THE STATE.
PETERSBURG.


rgrrRssusc's ELECTORAL BoARD-DEATH
oy A VENERABLE LADy--GRAyD LODGE
KNIGHTS or PYTHrAs--THE CENTRAL Asy-
LuM APPROPRIATION, &C.
fcorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY is, 1884.
The Democratic City Executive Com
mittce have recommended Messrs. Il. Z.
venable, Edward whyte, and Charles A:
jackson to constitute the electoral board
of Petersburg for the appointment OF
registrars and Judges Of election. The
high character and standing OF these gem
fiemen are a guarantee that they will make
proper appointments Of registrars and
judges, aud their appointment by the Lee
gisIature VIII give satisfaction.
Mrs. Mary Anna Floyd, relict OF the late
Edward Floyd, died on Saturday evening
at her residence, in this city. and her func-
raj look place this afternoon. She was
about seventy-one years OF age, and was
Cor great many years q member OF High
Street Methodist church. She leaves four
daughters, one OF whom Is the wife OF Pro.
fessor r. c. Hair. OF Richmond.
A number OF the representatives to the
Grand Lodge OF Knights OF Pythias, which
meets In this city tomorrow night, nave
already arrived. Business OF great IN
terest to the order will come up for con-
siderafion, and the Grand Lodge will pro-
baby be In session for two or three days.
Among the items In the appropriation
Of sl50.000 asked by the Board OF d.
rectors for the Central Lunatic Asylum Is
one OF $4,000 for the building OF shell
or macadamized road from the asylum to
the corporate limits. II this road Is built
il Il believed that the city will take up the
improvement ut the western limits and
extend 1t down Washington street. so as
10 give continuous drive out TO the In
stitution. ROBIN ADAIR.
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stephen Ryan, the son OF John Ryan,
leading merchant OF Atlanta. Ca, was tne
subject Of an Objectionable cartoon IN tne
Georqia Cracker. an illustrated weekly,
published in that city by lido Ramsdell ana
j. III. Moser. Saturday morning Mr. Ryan,
accompanied by friend, called on Moser
and Ramsdell at their room. They found
both gentlemen In, and without any re-
quest for apology or explanation Mr.. Ryan
assaulted Mr.. Moser with his cane. He
had struck Mr.. Moser several times, when
Ramsdell stepped up behind him and gave
him a severe blow in the face. Ryan then
turned upon Ramsdell. and, MS ne says,
"knocked him down several times" This
RamsdeIl denies. However. Mr. Ryan
Withdrew quietly after Mr.. Ramsdell took
hand in the fracas. None Of the news
paper-men were hurt, although pistols were
drawn. The affair created genuine sensa-
fion