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VOL. X.NO. 78.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 18C9.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
THE WICKED WORLD.
The Clark Holt Defalcation in Connec
ticut Liabilities Over a Quarter
of a Million Widows and
Orphans the Sufferers.
frrm the Hartford Courant, Sept. 28.
The "financial irregularities" of Clark Uolt, of
Bockvllle, have already been referred to In seve
ral papers, but ns yet no complete and trust
worthy account Las been given to the public.
In order to show the precise situation of affairs,
it will be necessary to notice somewhat the
business career of Mr. Holt, who first came in a
public way before the people of Tolland county
m Secretary of the Tolland County Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, lie was the first Secretary
of the company, and served in that capacity
with so much acceptability for a few years, that
be was, ten or twelve years ago, elected Presi
dent and Trensurcr. Soon after, ho engaged
in the manufacture of thread in Roekville, be
ginning in a small way, and gradually worked
up a large and apparently profitable busi
ness. Meantime lie retained his position
ns the responsible olllcer of the fire Insurance
company. He wns not a man who boasted
in any manner of his success in life, and bis
quiet, unassuming way of managing his affairs,
perhaps, was one reason why people generally
gave him the credit of doing a prosperous busi
ness. At all events, he had the unbounded con
fidence of all classes. No tnan in Tolland
county has stood higher. If a poor woman had
funds to be cared for she naturally applied to
Clark Holt to have him serve as her banker.
Nothing whatever appeared in any of his trans
actions to warrant the slightest breath of sus
picion that ho was not fully worthy of this great
confidence, until a very recent date, when the
rapid extension of his business operations led
eonie of his most intimate acquaintances to fear
that he might not long be able to keep his credit;
yet barely a whisper of this was heard. These
men now say that they suspected trouble was
coming, though said nothing abont it, thus con
fessing to serious doubts as to their suspicions
being well founded.
Asnetnof the Insurance Company.
The annual meeting of the fire insurance com
pany was held in June last, and a little mistrust
began to come to the surface among the direc
tors at that time concerning the wisdom of
longer continuing Mr. Holt in ollice. One di
rector, at least, held out to the last, and finally
cast bis vote against re-electing him. When
the auditors came to examine the accounts of
the treasurer which they had always done with
the caution of prudent men the securities of
the company, which were kept in a small tin
trunk, were not opened in the business ofllce,
bat in another room. These securities amounted
to between $75,000 and $80,000, and some
$30,000 were In Government bonds, which were
exhibited, counted, and found correct. Not the
slightest evidence of anything being wrong was
discovered.
About the Bonds.
It has since transpired that these bonds were
borrowed lor the occasion by Mr. Holt to cover
lip bis defalcation. Ho came to Hartford just
prior to the annual meeting of the company,
and while here endeavored to secure the loan of
bonds from different parties, going, in one In
stance, to a well-known dry goods merchant,
aud in another, to the cashier of a bank, but in
both cases the accommodation was refused. He
succeeded, however, elsewhere in getting the
amount required to make up the securities for
the time being. It is known that he had in his
possession, as trusts, a large amount of money
placed in his hands by various parties, and a
portion of this fund, as will hereafter appear,
was in United States bonds which he could use
as a "blind" in his fraud upon the credi
tors. Possibly only a few thousand more
would be necessary to cover the whole amount
needed in that transaction.
ItuHiness In New York.
Mr. nolt established a business firm in New
York, under the name of C. Holt & Co., his
brother being the silent partner and the general
manager. During the Illness of the latter the
business became considerably mixed and sus
pension followed, which precipitated the de
velopments here at home. It is 6aid that Mr.
Holt turned over the $30,000 in bonds to the
firm and took notes therefor, so that In case the
deep game he was playing should become ex
posed, and he should appear in the light of a
criminal, he could produce these notes, alleging
a fair business transaction uudcr the plea that,
as the custodian of the funds of the insurance
company, he had a right to reinvest its securities
in such a manner as he saw fit.
Kxtent of blss Operations.
Those who have examined into the extent of
bis operations believe that bis liabilities exceed
a quarter of a million of dollars, and may go as
bigh as $400,000. In taking a sudden departure
it is not supposed that he has gone penniless, as
nothing appears to show where he could have
disposed or all the money in his bands. His
property is all heavily mortgaged, and all of it
put together would not divide ten per cent,
among the general creditors.
Cases or IIardhli.
The worst feature about his transactions Is the
heavy loss which falls upon a large class of peo
ple In moderate circumstances. In many re
spects bis operations have been Bimllar to those
which preceded the failure of Curtis L. North,
in Mer'den. many years ago a failure which
brought ruin to hundreds, aud caused a profouud
sensation throughout the State. Innumerable
instances, almost, might bo cited to show the
inhumanity of the man If it shall finally turn
out that he had not 6enc of honor enough
to provide for those who were entirely de
pendent upon his honesty. One ease is
reported of a family of maiden ladles,
who had $1000 in Government bonds, and
about $12000 In other securities all that they
possessed, except a little homestead which
were placed in his keepitur. A young man who
bad accumulated about fr-lMO let Mr. Holt have
it because he believed, as nearly everybody did,
that he was as good, if not better, than the bank.
Since the defalcation came to light nothing can
. be found of these trust funds. The absconder
has evidently made a clean sweep of everything,
though he may otter some redress hereafter. As
the matter now stands, however, the hardship
entailed is of tho severest character, and Is wide
spread throughout the limits of Tolland county,
affectiutr old and young, widows and shop cirls.
The business community also sutlers largely, as
one Individual alone is ou his paper to an
amount exceeding at,uuu.
DlxtlBctlon Without a Difference.
The I.erh-lature of Connecticut, In its wisdom.
has declared that if a man shall appropriate the
funds of a bank or a insurance company he
oil ll miffer for his offense bva term of lmDrlson-
ment in the State Prison. But if he accepts as a
sacred trust tho hard earnings of tho poor and
absconds, he Is ouly guilty of a breachof trust,
and the law cannot touch him. Mr. Holt's worst
offense Is his robbing of tho poor, who can have
no satisfaction; corporations robbed may unless
disposed to compouud felony, as is too often the
case employ detectives and brinir the criminal
to justice. So fur Mr. Holt has pursued hid
travels uumolcsted, and if ho returns will do so
voluntarily.
, Hcrnrlty of the Company.
Tt Khould be stated here that tho loss to tho In
D,,r.mc r.omoany does not aff ect Its soundness
In the least. There still remain assets amount
iug to $50,000 or over, and its policy holders
Uf d not give themselves any uueasiuess what
PENNSYLVANIA.
Covode Commits with President Grant Abont
the Approaching i;ieoilon-A Correspondent's
Version oi the Interview.
The New York Herald' Washington letter writer
sent the following from the capital yesterday:
The rad cal party in Pennsylvania would seem to
be in a had way. If Geary is defeated, however, It
will not he the fault of John Cevode. the chairman
of the State Central Committee. That Indefatigable
worker, after laboring for weeks past to settle the
Interminable squabbles between the dltrerent clans
of the radical party in the Keystone Htate, arrived
here this morning to get Grant all right for Geary.
Covode's success in reconciling the belligerent ele
ments of his party on the eve of a great battle Is
something for other politicians to Imitate. "When
ever 1 heard of trouble,-' says Covode, "in any part
of the Btate, I Just sent for the parties, and having
brought them before mo at Philadelphia, told them
what was to be done, and it was done."
In this way "Honest John," as ho Is called, has
brought Cameronlans, Curtin men, Forneyltes, fel
lows who swear by McClure, and men who are
against all the factions, face to face, got thera In
gooil humor with each other, and set tliem all to
work for Geary. Having put the machine In good
running order at home, Covode thought he had better
run over here and learn how Grant felt. Senator
Wilson, Of Massachusetts, made a speech for Geary
In Philadelphia last night, aud Covode brought him
along to talk to the President about the importance
of electing Geary. Collector Grlnnell, of New York,
happened to come ou the same train with them,
aud this morning Covode, Wilson, Griunell, aud
W. E. Chandler all made their appearance at t tie
White House and went In together to tlie President.
Grant Inquired after Geary's prospects. Covode
gave It as his opinion that Geary would be elected,
but be Intimated that some of .the radicalsln Penn
sylvania were not quite so sanguine. Aleck McClur j
hud said the other day that Geary was beaten ; so
had Bill Mann. The President said he did not believe
Geary would bo beaten. His Impressions while on a
visit to Pennsylvania did not warrant that belief,
(senator Wilson thought It of the greatest Importance
that the radicals should carry Pennsylvania aud
Ghlo this fall. "If we are beaten there," said Wilson,
with great earnestness, "we arc beaten all through
the fSouth, and matters won't go right. If we are
successful in Pennsylvania and Ghlo the South will
see that It is not to her Interest to go with the
Democracy." Covode said this was the view he took
of the matter, whereat Grant took an extra pull at
his cigar aud raised a cloud of smoke between him
self and his visitors. When this hud cleared away
he Inquired of Covode what could be done, or rather
what the administration could do. to help Geary, at
the same time expressing himself willing to do any
thing he could for the success of the party. Covode
said most of the people of Pennsylvania
knew on which side the President was, but
he thought it would do the Hepublicans a
great deal of good If the President could
come into the State and mingle some with the
people. No' icing some little hesitation on the part
oriGrant, Covode here strengthened his arguineniby
referring in a complimentary way to the recent trip
of the President to the western part of Pennsylvania.
"You have no idea," said Covode, putting himself
into an argumentative attitude, "what good you
did us, Mr. President, by that little visit. You made
a great impression on the Germans, who were dis
satisfied about their luger beer and the Sunday
laws and one thing and another; and then the
whisky men haa threatened to go against us, but
your visit seems to have made them all right."
The President said he had been away so much
that he did not see exactly how he could go
to Pennsylvania. "We want you," said Covode, "to
come into the eastern part of the State. There is to
be a great fair at Alleutown this week, and If possi
ble you should be there to-morrow night. If you will
go I will make arrangements to have a special car
for you at Baltimore to-morrow." The Presidont said
he didn't know, but if he conld get off he would go,
and would telegraph Senator Cameron In the morn
ing. Having "fixed" the President, Covode pro
ceeded to the Interior Department to see
Secretary Cox about letting PenuBylvanlans
employed there go home to vote. Covode had
heard that Cox proposed to apply the docking sys
tem, which prevails at the Treasury, to all clerks
going home to vote. In consequence of this many
clerks had made up their minds not to go home at
all. Covode informed Cox of this fact, and intimated
that he (Cox) was endangering the success of the
party in Pennsylvania, because, argued Covode, we
may need the last mau and the last dollar; besides,
the President wants Geary elected. This last point
was too much for Cox, and he agreed to let the
clerks go home without docking them. Having
"fixed" the President. Cox. anil every other oillolui
he came across, Covode left for Pennsylvania to
night to "tlx" Geary.
CATASTROPHE.
The Terrible Accident at Niagara Falls.
We find in the Buffalo Courier of Saturday
a more nearly complete account of the sad
catastrophe at Niagara Falls on Friday than we
Lave elsewhere seen. The Courier says:
Among those who came to Buffalo to attend the
Universalist Convention were Mr. J. J. Tillinghast
and wife, of Providence, Khodo Island. They were
accompanied by Mrs. C. L. Fisher, Miss Mahala A.
Smith, and Miss Marlanna Ballou, also residents of
Providence. Yesterday they resolved to visit the
Falls. Arrived at tne Fans, a carriage was engaged,
driven by a young man named Robert Welch, iu the
employ of James Martin. The vehicle was a
barouche. The party rode leisurely across the new
bridge, and up to the Table KocK, where they
alighted and spent a few minutes admiring the
view from this point. Returning, they had reached
the Clifton House, wnen mey cuuciuueu to unve
down to the ferry, then dismiss their carriage,
and take a boat across the river. The driver
we tell this part of the story as our reporter had
it from him objected to making the somewhat
perilous descent. The descent was made, however,
safely, and without any symptom of freakishness on
tne pari oi tne nurses, uuiu uio bump mm uau udvu
male. Directly after this the near mare, the ouo
furthest from the side, took alarm, begau to snort
and look in a frightened manner up the high cliff
over its head. The fright of the animal was not so
great that it could not have been readily got under
control on a clear track, and the driver was not at
the time alarmed; out a jump or two was maue,
when a thorubush, which projected into the road,
struck her shoulder, and she made a leap, as Welch
expressed It, "as though a cannon ball had struck
her," sheer against the off horse, and in the twink
ling or an eye, taui, caiiutm;, aim uuuiiunia hwo
precipitated over the bank. The driver comprehended
the imminent peril iu time to jump for his life, and
Mr. Tillinghast did the same. But the four ladies,
probably hindered by their clothing, were unable to
make their escape, and were plunged with the ve
hide down the bank. At this point the precipitate
descent Is about twenty feet, and below that rocks
and shards shelve down to the edge of the river.
The can-lane must have bounded from tho edge of
the liank, as it crusnea tnrougu aim prostrated a i
small true that stood out several feet therefrom, and
landed on the shelving rocks a complete wreck.
When Mr. Tllllngnast. who was unhurt, had hurried
down the road and np the river, where the mangled
ladles lay, tt was a heart-rending sight that met his
eye. Ouo, Miss Smith, was killed outright. Thrown
from the carriage, she had plunged down headlong,
and dashing agaiust a rock, It hud cloven her skull
far into the brain, making a gash that was sickening
to look upon. She was terribly mangled
otherwise, but the wound on the he-td caused
instantaueous death. Mrs. Tillinghast and
Miss Ballou were found senseless, but breath
ing. The former was fearfu ly wounded about the
head, and Jiruimuiy Dunuitn L-iuuunniuu ui luu uiaui:
while Miss Ballou, besides a gash in the head, had
two compound fractureB of the right arm, above ttio
elbow, and several of her ribs were broken. Mrs
.. . 1 ...i with a ttrf,L-an u'Hut Win. a.t'l.li.tif
r lSlltT CSCOIJCU niH, utu.vi ...u. . .iu uul-u.ll,
occurred at about twenty minutes before i o'clock.
The ferryman, whose name we did not learn, reached
the snot where the suffering women were, even be
fore Mr Tillinghast did, and carried the dead body
of Miss Smith down from t he cliff. In a few moments
the calutuity was noised abroad, aud large numbers
had flocked to the spot. Amng thorn was Dr. Mew
bern of the Forty-fourth Koyal Infantry, who took
charge Of the mangled ladles. The deceased. Miss
Mahala A- biuitli, was about thirty years of age.
She was the daughter of a wealthy family of high
standing iu Providence, and is spoken of, by those
who knew her, as a ladv of great amiability, aud one
unusually attractive. Tho Hews of her crue death
will . come like a thuuder-bolt to her family and
friends at home.
PEAIIODY.
lie Ntarts for England.
Mr. George Peabody sails this morning in the
Reotla for Kngland. He came ou a visit to this couu-
. . ..... V. ......n.ij.p tn unfuiunt of his
try in uio can pari, ui mo duiwi.v. , , :
falling health, which, unhappily, has Improved but
little during his visit. Mr. Peubody's generous gius
luring his visit have already been made Known, lo
Washlnguon College, Louisiana, he donated ,ow ,
and to tne Peabody Institute of Baltimore, IWJ.ooo.
He expressed great gratilleatiou at tne management
of the Southern Educational Fund, and at the uiau-
tut or Its reception dv tne m-opte tor wii-mr-n
l ft was lnteuueu. MUt luoveiueuui iivui vioe tt)
place have been made vcryqnletly, Ms strength
not permitting him to accept of receptions and hos
pitalities to any great extent. At Philadelphia, he
was the guest of Mr. Charlesacalester, at whose
mansion In TorrcsdulcJ Mr. Peabody saw numerous
friends, among them ex-Secretary Borle, General
Kilby Smith, Commander Steedman, and others. In
Baltimore he was simply able to meet tho trustees
of the Institute for conference. While In this city
he has kept within doors, avoiding all publicity and
excitement. His departure will be sincerely re
gretted by a host of American friends.
THE COLD PANIC.
Feeling of the Brokers A an Inst the Hold Ux
clutnKe liank.
The feeling of the brokers against the Gold Ex
change Bank Is most bitter, although many of thera
are just enough to admit that IU act ion on Friday was
designed for the best Interests of all concerned, and
actually prevented a panle more damaging than that
of 'o7. It appears that during the excitement of that
day, when the transactions aggregated over
tiKi,0O0,(Kxi, including purchases, sales, and loans,
the bank was overwhelmed with the Immensity
of the business, and Its clerical force was pushed
to Its utmost to settle op Thursday's accounts
(which footed np $:i24,ooo,oin, and which were parti
ally unsettled) and attend to the current business of
the day. A reporter called at the bank last evening,
and was Informed by Mr. Benedict, the President,
that the bank was making satisfactory progress In
the settlement of Thursday's business. At that hour
(10 P. M.), the force of the bank was hard at work,
and one of the clerks said he did not expect to see
home before to-night. It is said that the bunk o Ulcers,
seeing that the panic of Friday bade fair to swamp
the business Interests of the city, and being anxious
to relieve the distress, since In so doing they acted In
protection of the bunk, made certain partiul and a
few complete settlements with dealers, not knowing
that they (the dealers) would be affected
by the failure of other parties. It proved,
however, that the dealers who obtained settlement,
or at least some of them, had had dealings with de
faulters, and were consequently unable to meet their
engagements. It is understood that tho bank lost
rather heavily by these operations, and ominous
rumors were in circulation yesterday relative to Its
solvency. It Is impossible to tell the exact status of
the bank, as the delay In settlement, the failures,
and the pimic, have left Its accounts in a fearful
muddle. The opinion of brokers should be carefully
weighed, and when one of them asserts that the
bank Is "shaky" (and not one but one hundred made
that assertion yesterday), It would be well to remem
ber that the brokers are exasperated against the
bank, and may perhaps allow their anger to get the
better of their discretion. That the bank has four
teen millions of gold locked up Is emphatically
denied on the street, where the general opinion Is
that its specie balance Is very much smaller. X P.
Tribune of this morning.
How Buitlness Is Affected.
The New York Corn Exchange presented a gloomy
appearance yesterday. The building was almost
entirely deserted long before the hour of closing,
most of the brokers and shippers departing In dis
gust at the unsteady state of affairs. Several who
have heavy cargoes of corn and other produce on
hand, and are unable to dispose of them by export
or otherwise, will suffer severely, and It was whis
pered around yesterday that some well-known houses
were already showing signs of distress. Fortu
nately, at the commencement of the present panlo
most of the vessels up for foreign ports were
chartered, and either already loaded or taking their
cargoes on board. If tne excitement had occurred
about three weeks ago, when large numbers of mer
chants were bUHy making arrangements lor the fall
trade, the consequences would have been more dis
astrous. As it is, numbers will be nipped severely.
The shippers generally prefer paying demurrage to
running any risk by disposing or their exchange in
the uncertain condition of the market, and for the
present the produce and shipping business may be
considered at a standstill. It is, however, on the
poor dock laborers that this unfortunate' crisis
presses most heavily. Barrels of flour He pile upon
pile along the docks, but no welcome stevedore
summons unwilling idlers to work.
THE HOUNET.
A Reenlar Cuban Afanof.Var After Hnanlnh
VeHel Her Armament, Crew, (Speed, and
llistorv.
The New York fun of this morning publishes
the following:
When the Ryan expedition was about ready to
leave this port, Beveral reporters representing the
leading city papers were invited by the Cuban Junta
to accompany it until It arrived at a Bare distance
from our coast. These reporters were escorted on
board a small steamer by a member of the Junta
Cubana, who showed them every courtesy. They
were, however, hardly away from the pier berore
enterprising reporters who did not go were engaged
writing up the expedition, which was not Bate be
fore morning came, and the whole undertaking was
exposed, and In consequence the expedition was
captured. At about the same time negotiations for
the purchase of the Hoi net, then lying at League
Island, were concluded. She was bought by Cubans
and Americans, without any assistance or the Junta,
and preparations were immediately made for con
verting her into a Cuban nian-or-war. She was over
hauled and repaired at Messrs. Neafle ft Levy's, at
Kensington wharf.
The First Unite.
An American was placed m command, who was to
remain In charge until her armament and comple
ment of her crew were on board. She was, cleared
for Liverpool, via Havana, on Friday, the 13tli ult.,
and Saturday following she dropped down the river
to a point opposite the city, A small tug was em
ployed to take commissary stores on board the Hor
net. One of the men on that tug suspected that the
Hornet was to go into Cuban service. He talked
about it until United States Marshal Gregory heard
the report, and determined to seize the-suspicious
vessel.
The Seizure of the Hornet.
Accordingly Marshal Gregory. acconiDanled hv
Captain Wright, went on board the revenue cutter
Miami, and gave orders to the captain to take tiie
Hornet When the Miami came in view or the Hor
net the latter steamed off up the river. The Miami
sent a blank cartridge over her bow, which brought
her to. She was taken to tho Navy Yard and held
umu tne zau ultimo, wnen sne was released.
Off for Halifax.
' The programme ror her departure having thua
been broken, she was sent to Halifax ror coal, whore
she arrived on the 8d Instant, ami on the following
day was seized on complalut of the Spanish Consul.
Meantime she continued to take in coal until on the
6th one of her crew made ailldavit that she was a
Cuban privateer and had arms on board. The
Spanish Consul then gave f :tt,ouu bonds for damages
in cate his chargea were untrue, and she was un
loaded. No anus were found ou her. She was re
leased, and, again taking in a full supply or coal aud
thirty more men, she hurriedly steamed out of Hull.
fax on the night or the 12-h lust, this time bound for
an appointed place on the coaHt of Massachusetts,
where her armament had been sent.
A Heavy Armament on Hoard.
For certain good reasons we do not give the point
from vi hlch the Hornet received her guns aud sup
plies, but on the morning of the 21st all were on
board, and with a crew or seventy nieu, Cuba's llrst
man-of-war, with the word Hornet erased, aud Cuba,
her new name, Inscribed on tho hteru uud pennant,
weighed anchor tor a point off Gardiner's Island.
Berore leaving llall'ax her captain had received his
commission.
The Commander of the Hornet.
Captain Eloy Comncho Is her commander. It will
be remembered that he surprised the crew or the
SpaHlsh steamer Coiuanditarlo off tho Cubun coast
luHt April, aud had to abandon her on account of
want of coal and close pursuit by the Spanish man-of-war.
He Is a bold, dashing, raiddle-agea Cuban
gentleman of wealth und education.
Her Armament and Crew.
The Hornet was a blockade runner, und was cap
tured by tho I lilted States war steamship Supply
early in lwift, with a cargo valued a,t J2oM,Ono. she
has been confused with the Lillian, also a blockade
runner. The latter was converted Into a man-of-war
while the Hornet as sent to League Inland, where
she had remained until lust June. She Is 820 tons
burden, and pierced for eight guns. She la a side
wheel, and ranked third-class, sho Is Clyde built,
and cuu, under heavy pressure, make tlfteen knots
un hour. She has seven guns, three on each side and
a pivot bow gun, a mo-pouuder Purrot or long range.
The side guns ure 82-pouuderft, two iW-pouiuJers,
twogrnpe und canister pieces, also OS-pounders. Her
crew, the lost oi' whom went on board or her night
before last, numbers ir3 men, sixty of whom are
Amerlcaus, who saw service during our war. She
has twenty-two experienced gunners, and all the
munitions, boarding hooks, and complete parapher
nalia of a corsair, she is no privateer, but a regu
larly commissioned man-of-war, commanded by a
Cubn, with a commission from Cespedes. . ,
Her MlMHlon
is to capture Spanish merchantmen and take them
into Mexican ports for adjudication; she is also to
capture and destroy Spauish transports, and all
passenger steamers engaged on the Cuban coast,
uud, when prudent, attack Spanish armed steam
ships or Mlllrtr vsr1h. Hlin will not be used a a
transport, as reported. Wueuever it u umi (or
her to carry her prizes tnto Mexican port, she will
save what she can of their cargoes, and then set Are
to them and sink them at sea, What the Alabama
was to our commerce, the Cuba will be to Spanish
commerce. Another use will be made of her. Hho
will escort all expeditions Into safe bays, and gnard
them until landed, and afterward escort the vessel
carrying them out to sea,
GENERALITIES.
Equine Nnajartty.
There is a horse at the Government corral at thia
place noted for loosening the knot of the halter
strap with which he Is tied. It is useless to tie him
with any ordinary knot. He will work the strap
loose with his teeth and go about the corral Just
when he ehooses. There Is a well In the yard from
which all the Government stock are watorcd. Day
berore yesterday the pump a rorcc-pump, worked
by brakes got out of order, and no water could be
obtained. The animals were taken to the creek close
by lor water. The horse referred to refused to drluk,
was taken to his stall and tied as usual. In a few
minutes he deliberately nntled his halter, walked
over to the pump, and Hurting no water in the trough
where he was accustomed to drink, at once seized
the brake with his teeth and worked it up and down
several times, then put his nose to the spout, evi
dently expecting water to come. Again and again,
for nearly live minutes, did he seize the brake and
work It and then put his nose to the spout. Finding
his efforts useless he walked off, evidently disap
pointed. Several or the hands at the corral aud
others witnessed the above, and can testlTy to Us
correctness. Atmtin (Texan) Republican, Sept. 16.
Detestable Chignons.
A Parts letter-writer gossips thus: "A great noise
was heard this morning in one or the most elegant
houses of the Hue de Kivoll, and soon after the peo
ple thus attracted before the doorway saw a well
dressed man rushing down stairs with an Indefinable
bundle of things In one hand and a bottle In the
other. He threw down the bundle in the mid
dle of the court-yard, aud poured upon it the
contents of the bottle, to which he set fire,
causing the whole to blaze furiously. Seve
ral women were then heard crying and
sobbing up si airs in the most pitiful manner. It
turned out afterwards that the gentleman has a
wife and three daughters, who evince an Inex
haustible and immoderate love for false chignons.
They possessed already twenty or these artlllclal
ornaments, and were going to purchase rour more
larger and thicker, In accordance with the very last
fashion when the angry husband and rather, tired
or being continually called upon to satisfy such an
extraordinary taste for chignons, seized the whole
stock, got a litre of petroleum, and set the raise
hair blazing in the court, to the great amusement of
all present."
The National Capital.
This is the published call for a convention to con
sider the removal of the national capital:
In pursuance of the resolutions passed at a meet
ing of the citizens or St. Louis, held the 10th or Au
gust, tho undersigned committee have sent invita
tions to the President ami Vice-President or the
Vnited States, and to the Governors or the various
States and Territories, to attend in person, and
requesting the latter to appoint two delegates for
each Congressional district and four delegates at
large for each State, to meet in convention at St.
Louis, Missouri, on the 20th of October
next, for the purpose of discussing the expediency
of the removal of the national scat of government
from Washington city to some point In the valley of
the Mississippi; aud in order tat every portion of
the country may be represented, the committee
earnestly recommend that in case any of the gov
ernors may tail to make any of the desired appoint
ments, the people or the Congressional district) or
such States shall appoint the prescribed number of
delegates to represent them, who will be recognized
and cordially received. Appended are the names of
the committee.
Haves and Rosecrans.
A silly story has been going the rounds of the De
mocratic press of Ohio, lor some time past, seeking
to detract from the bright and unsullied military
record, ot Governor Hayes. The rollowlng letter
speaks ror Itself. The sly dig at the Democratic
press ror its continued misrepresentation of Bose
crans is especially eujoyable:
San Kafael. Cal., Sept 11. My Dear General:
Your favor of ihe 9th ult. Is berore me. Having been
mislaid, it has remained unanswered till now. The
foolish story you desire me to contradict, about my
having once seized General Hayes by the collar and
threatened to cut off his shoulder-straps, does Injus
tice to me, it Is true ; but I am so used to misrepre
sentation and calumny through the press that I sel
dom notice even the greatest. However, as It also
does shameful injustice to Governor Hayes, and he
may not find it pleasant to suffer as I do, nor easy to
prove a negative, it is my pleasure to say that no
auch occurrence transpired, nor have I ever had oc
casion, so far as I "now remember, for aught but
commendation or the military conduct or Governor
Hayes while under my command. On the contrary,
he had both my respect and esteem as au officer and
a gentleman, and still retains them.
Truly yours, W. 8. Rosecrans.
To General J. M. Comly, Columous, Ohio.
THE NEW YOKK MONEY MARKET.
The rollowlng extracts snow the state of the New
York money market yesterday :
From the Herald.
"The extraordinary complication of affairs in Wall
street is still the absorbing centre of luteresc with
the business community, and the financial situation
is only a repetition of itself from day to day. The
regular dealings In gold are as yet suspended, aud
the marketable prices of all kinds of goods continue
nominal. The Gold Exchange assembled this morn
ing and a gleam of light was shed upon the con
fusion reigning in that department of the street by
the adoption of resolutions placing the work of
making clearances with the Bank of New York.
When the proposition was laid berore that institu
tion, however, it was docllned, and the Gold Ex
change reassembled to further consider the matter,
when it was decided to attempt the clearance them
selves, and a committee was accordingly appointed
who have been in session ever since, but have made
little progress towards a completion or the work.
One incident of the meeting this morning particu
larly deserves narration as showing the terrible con
sequences which might have followed the culmina
tion oi tne goia speculation, a resolution to go on
with the dealings in gold had almost passed when
the danger which would arise therefrom was la
st antly pointed out and averted. Had the Gold
Board gone into regular Besslou It would have been
necessary to foreclose the outstanding accounts of
every member In default. From ilfty to sixty mil
lions of gold would thus have been brougut under
the hammer, and the siugular spectacle would have
been witnessed of gold selling down to par if not
below it. This would have been the Indubitable re
sult of the forced Bale of so much gold. The mis
take was discovered in time and prevented.
Every member of the Exchange would have
been bankrupted, for the heaviest capital
could not have withstood the pressure of such
Immense sales. As it Is, the members of the hoard
are compelled to keep the market elosed, ror the re
sumption or transactions would open a Blulce gate
that would sweep all away. As a matter or mutual
protection this procedure is all requisite. The meet
ing decided, however, to allow the borrowing and
lending or gold as the condition to the preparation
of Btatemcuts lu connection with Friday's clear
ances, und this was the only kind of business done
in the once animated Gold Boom. The details or
these several sessions und of the general proceedings
lu Wall street to-day ure given ut length elsewhere
in this paper. , , , . .
"The price of gold was nominal and ranged rrom
129 to 13:1. The Government sold $S9T.uoo out or the
million offered, that leliig the total of the bids at aud
above the figure to which sales were limited. The
merchants who have so recently relt the Jeud-loek
in the gold market were prominent as buyers, la
order to make their payments of customs as well as
to purchase bills of exchange. Although tho rates
ror exchunge are Hrmer lor this reason, they
sterdam, Bw4itVr&iMort, miXfaiW)(; Bremen,
TTLiic . i;.,umIii Dialers. T0Y,7O,J.i.
"Kventhe Government market was heavy under
tho general deuiorauza"u"i "ioko uown
to the rollowlmr lltftires atttue ciose: i nited states
mcv sixes? iui(l"tf 5 'U)- ix lsi, regls
, io, ,io.. -iiD. do. coupon, 119(119V! in.
curre
tered,
Flve-twenties, registered. May and November, m
(S119; do. do., coupon, ib2, 11912() ; do. do.,
do., l lariUuh i d"' ten-forties, registered, ioa tostf ;
do. do.coupuu, 108lH,tf.
At Fremont, l'lo tne firemen have struek
aRulnst an ordinance forbidding the ringing or the
eugine-houBe bell excpt in the ease or tire.
They are digging up an old cemetery In Musca
tine, Iowa, and use the contents, colli ns, bones, and
are yet . nominal, uk as
follows: Sterling, sixty days commercial, 10I
108 ; good to prune baukers', tot;?.IOH,!tf ; short sight,
los'.wlW Paris, sixty days, 6-7,'ia-ao ; short
light? " K8B- TX: Antwerp, sn;j45u; Swit
.ri,rn.i RTj n-20: Hamburg, WVOSJf: Am
U9)Wl9W do. da, registered, Juuuary and July,
U5& l" ; do. do., coupon, lbtKS, do. 116?1IT; do.
..,,.,;,.. -.Lar ,ia ii8.ailT: do. do., couuon. irim.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TULHaHA.rH.
The Avondale Sufferers Relief Fund
The Tennessee Legislature
What will Probably Come
to Pass Politics and
Peculations in
. Baltimore.
Financial and Commercial
FROM THE SOUTH.
The Convening of the Tennesne Leglxlnturn
What in Mure to be Done Suspension oTn
Newspnper.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Nashville, Sept. 29. Tho Legislature con
venes next Monday, and early in tho succeeding
week will elect a United States Senator. At
this early day the following events can be pre
dicted with a rcsonable certainty of their ful
filment:!. Andrew Johnston will be elected
Senntor; 2. Tho fifteenth amendment will not
be ratified; 3. A Constitutional Convention will
be called at an early day, which body will effect
the enfranchisement of every disfranchised per
son in the State; 4. In any event tho bonds of
the State Lwill not be repudiated, although
earnest advocates for such a measure will not
be wanting; 5. Tho partisan legislation of tho
last few years will be generally repealed. These
are the main questions to come before the Legis
lature and convention growing out of fit. Tho
fight for tho Senatorshlp will be fierce, but the
result can be told in advance. Tho new Legisla
ture will contain another set of men than has
ever been found lu tho Tennessee General As
sembly. The Tress and Times, the radical organ of
tho city, will suspend In a day or two, leaving
not a single daily radical paper In tho State, as
Brownlow a Whig has become quite conservative
Suit for 810,000.
Despatch to The livening Telegraph.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 29 Justice of the
Feace Millard has sued tho city for $10,000 ior
damages sustained by falling through a defective
sidewalk.
Taxes on Merchandise.
Several' months 6lnce a number of prominent"
merchants of the city prepared a bill, which will
be presented to the Legislature, praying that
taxes on merchandise be placed on tho same
principle as other taxable property of the 8tate.
Prominent merchants of the city left last even
ing to visit Nashvillo, Chattanooga, and other
commercial centres of the State, to secure the
co-operation of merchants iu different parts of
the State in the matter.
Duties on Railroad Iron.
Resolutions, having for their ultimate object
the repeal of the duties on railroad iron, passed
the Chamber of Commerce on Monday, .
Alcorn,
tho radical candidate for Governor of Missis
sippi, is in the city.
FROM BALTIMORE.
That Contmnarlons Ilulldlnr Committee Do.
intis oi tne worKintnneu marine lsaater.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Baltimore, Sept. 29 The resolution re
questing the Building Committee of the new
City Hall to resign passed the first branch of
tho City Council last night, and probably will
pass the second branch to-night. But the com
mittee now declare they will not resign, which
would be confessing their own guilt. The
charges against the Judge, Sheriff, and others
are still before the Grand Jury, but amount to
nothing.
The workingmen last night nominated Wil
liam A. YYysong for Sheriff and Henry G. Jar vis
for City Surveyor. At the next meeting they
will nominate the entire Legislative, City
Councils, and other candidates.
The British barque Ann McCann washel
ashore in Chesapeake Bay, with a large cargo of
flour and grain.
FROM NE W YORK.
Concert In Aid or the Avondale Widows and
Orphans.
BurrALO, Sept. 29. The volunteer concert in
ail of the Avondale widows and orphans last
night, at St. James' Hull, in this city, was a de
cided success. The best professional and
amateur talent of the city participated. The
Beethoven Musical Society, under the direction
of Professor Groscurth, contributed vastly to its
success, as also did Signor Nuuo, of the Buffalo
Conservatory of Music, who acted as director of
the vocal performance. The receipts will pro
bably reach six hundred dollars.
THE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
This iTIornlutf'n Quotations.
By the Anglo-American Cable.
London, Sept. 2911 A. M. Consols, J93 ror both
money and account. American securities dull. V. S.
6-soa or lstw, ba: of ih, old, ki; of isoi, 6iv;
10-408, 7t Krle Railread, 82 ; Illmols Central, 91 ;
Atlantic and Great Western, 27tf.
LivKKfOoi,. Sept. 2911 A. M. Cotton quiet
Middling Uplands, thi(Wi'i-l middling Orleans,
12X(o.l2id The sales will probably reach 7000 bales,
lted Western Wheat, 9s. 4d.(9s. 6d.
This Afternoon's Quotations.
London, Sept. 29 X P. M U. 8. 6-203, 64 for
1S02S.
The Primitive (Style.
The Pnvenport (Iowa) Gazette says that Rev.
James Gllnath "old Father tiilnath" who, forty
years ugo, beat a blicksmlth who had determined
to "thrash every preacher" wno should dare to enter
the town in which said blacksmith was a terror Is
about to take a journey to the far West. Father
Gil until still delights In pioneer habits ; therefore lie
will not Journey by railroad, but In the style or the
olden time, lu a stout wagon. The wagon Is pre
pared for the trip with bed and cooklug utensils.
There will be two in tho party Mr. GilnatU and his
nephew. They will Journey to Kansas aud thence to
Nebraska, und on towards the Southwest. The trip
will occupy three months.
Newberry's Will.
The case of Mark Skinner, el aL, executor, vs.
Julia li. Newberry, came tip lu the Supreme
Court at Chicago, on Wednesday, and was argued
by Edward lsliam for the appellant, and J. L. Thomp
son, both or Chicago, ror the appellee. This case
Involves the distribution or the estate or the
late Walter L. Newberry, of Chicago, which amounts
to 3,ooo.ooo. The widow having renounced the
provisions of the will which gave her the homestead
und the personal property attached, aud an annuity
of 10,000, she now claims a hie estate In one-third
or all the real estate, and one-third or all the per
sonal estate absolutely after the payment or the
debts, which were given to her by the court below.
The court has taken it under advUeineuu Chicago
iW.
The largest tannery In the world is at Kane,
PetuiKvlviinla. It already has 600 vatn lu operation,
ilU OWUiuiu ll,uv Ijut .X il-UUOvk -tW JtUi' jCik.,
FIN AN C 13 AHI COMMERCE.
Omca or ths Rvkntko Tii.bohafh,?
Wednmdar. Sepk 29. 1U6& (
There Is a vcrv heavv demand for all classes Of
loans to-day, the activity prevailing In the stock.
mm kv uiiring me past lew any 8 Having sumuiaieu
the demand tor "call loans" considerably. In view,
nowever, 01 tne unsteady reel nir prevailing in tne
stock market, the rates on this class of collaterals
are unusually severe. In the discount market all
paper Is subjected to close scrutiny, and the least
objectionable feature In the ottering renders them
unenrrent. m his is a source of great Inconvenience
to all classes of manufacturers and business men,
not only on account of the high scale of rates, but
ineuiNcreuit 01 naving to pay 15 per cent, ror tem
porary loans.
l o-oay tne rates ror cnn loans are as trreirnlar as
those or time loans, and range rrom 010 per cent.,
the latter on stock collaterals.
There is no regular price ror cold to-dav. but some
business sales were made on Third street at 13lVf
(il82. .
united states securities were dull and rather
weak.
There was considerable activltv In the Stock mar
ket this morning, and prices generally were steady.
State loans were dull, city 6s, new Issues, sold at
loo,vjioo. Heading Kutlrood was In active de
mand, but prices lower, selling as low as 45-81. s.o..
and at 4cash. Catawlssa It nil road changed hands
at 87rf;UW: Pennsylvania Railroad at 6fft.vV:
Cnmden and AmtHiy Railroad at I211.412O'.,' ; Lehigh
vuiiey ltanroad at r0'. : jua un creek and Alle
gheny Railroad at 87.
111 1 an at snares tne ouiv transactions were in Le
high Navigation at Coal shares were in better
demand. St. Nicholas sold at 2V, and New Creek
at H- In liank and Passenger Railway shares no
sales were reported. 44 was bid tor Second anil Third,
18 ror Thirteenth ann Fllteenth, uud 12 for lleston
ville. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro., No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
ttoooo Am Gold 132 V
fliKMH) city es,N.la.c. 1110
Ml sh Cat Pf 87V
100 do B7
100 sh Oil C. A A R. 87
200 sh StNlchCL.c. IX
200 sh New Creek . . X
200 sh LehNHU..ls. 05V
lOOsuLeh Val It., ftp;
f.wo ao ...rvew.iotiJi
tnooo do. New .c.ioo1
llOOOLeh fie, '.... 80)$
11000 Leh V It n be.
op.. 93tf
12000 C A A 6s "SO... 82
1 sh Cam A Am lM2t
9 do 120 v
100 sh Beading 40
10 do Mi
10 do o. 66!
40shPenna R..ls. 5.VV
80 do Is. Bh1;
13 do B."i
100
89
200
300
300
8K
ao 4S
do W
do r
do..... 1B.C. 45-81
do..B30wn.4.v81
do 1S.4.V81
80 do 2d. B5V
100 do....s30. rS'
100 do 80d saf4. fr
100 do. s30. KX
Jay Cooks A Co. quote Government securities as
follows: U. 8. S Of 1881, 119i4U9Jtf;-S08 Of 1862,
120120.Jtf; do., 1864, ,119,C119X; do., 1865, 119VC4
9'4 do., Jnly, 1865, in&U7)tf; do. da, 187,
117Hiad"Ji do., 1868, 117,H(4117H; IO-IOs, 108Ja
108 ; 68. lOtxiUBX ; Gold no quotation.
Messrs. Db Haven ft U roth Kit, 40 No. S. Third
street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
U. a 68 Of 1881, 119(I 19,Vf ; do. 1862, 120(120V ; do.
1864, 119V119X ; do. 1866, 119!CAU9?i ; do. 1866, new,
117i,li7i; do. 1867, do. 1(UK; do. 1868,
do., 117.x $117)(? ; 10-408, losxtftliisji : u. s. 30 Year
6 per cent Currency, io106; Due Com p. Int.
Notes, 19 ; Gold, 13K133 ; Silver, 126(a128.
Pennsylvania Canal Company. The rollowlng
are the receipts for the week ending September 25,
1969 127,502 13
Previous In 1869 452,574-28
Total in 1869 1480,0781
To same period In 1863. 424,468-08-
Increase In 1869. $55,608 -33
1 Stock Quotations by
Glendlnnlng. Davis ft Co.
Telearaph I P. AI.
report through their New '
York bouse the following:-
N. Y. Cent. R 150
N. Y. ft Erie Rail. . 29
Ph. and Rea. R 90
Mich. 8. R 1tH
ChLandN.V7.com.. 62
Chi. and N. W. pref . . TTitf
Clu. andRLR 102
Pitta. F. W. ft ChL R. 79tf
I Paolflo Mall Steam. . . 7tf
I Market heavy.
. Philadelphia Trade Report.
Wednesday, Sept. 29 The Flour market is rather
more active than yesterday, but we continue former
quotations. 2000 bushels were taken for shipment
on private terms, and 6O07O0 barrels in lots for
home consumption. Including superfine at f 5-5O6-O0 ;
extras at Jfli6-25; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
extra family at t(W5(S7-75; Pennsylvania da do. at
lO-iSts; Ohio do. do, at $7(7-76; and fancy
brand's at higher rates, according to quality. Rye
Flour may be quoted at $6-25.
The Wheat market is devoid of spirit, and prices
favor buyers ; sales of 500 bushels goed Pennsylva
nia red at f 1-45; aud 1200 bushels choice Kentucky
white at $167. Kye is dull, with small sales of
Western at $1-12. Corn is inactive at a further de
cline; Bales or 3OO0 bushels yellow at $1-15; and 3000
bushels Western mixed at $l'08l-io. Oats are
without change; 4000 bushels Western and Southern
sold at C3(65c Nothing doing in Barley or Malt
Bark In the absence of soles we quote No. 1
Quercitron at $39 per ton.
Whisky is very dull; 70 barrels Western sold at
$1-18.
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
For additional Marine New tee Inside Pages.
(By Ttlrifraph.)
New Yoke, Sept 29. Arrived, steamship Nebraska,
from Liverpool.
(.By Anipo-American Cable.')
Qitkenbtown. Sept. 29. Arrived, iteimahip Oit of
Antwerp, from New York.
Londondkkry, Sept 29. Arrived, steamship Prus
sian, from New York.
Bheht, Sept 29. Arrived, steamship St Laurent, from
New York.
PORT Olf PHILADELPHIA. .SEPTEMBER 39..
STATK OF THEBMOMETER AT TBS EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
7 A. M 52 1 11 A. M 65 1 8 P. M 70'
CLEARED THIS MORWINQ.
Steamer A. O. Stimers, Knoi, NewYork.W. P. Clyde ft Oo.
N. O. barque Theooe, Hellraers, Rotterdam, L. Wester
Koard ft Oo.
Tub Thomas Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow of
barges. W. P.Oldeft Go.
Tug Commodore, Wilson. Havre-ae-Oiraoe, with tow ot
barges to W. P. Clyde ft Do.
ARRIVED THI8 MORNING.
Steamship Wyoming. Tnal. 70 hours from Savannah,
with ootton, rioe. eto., to Philadelphia and Southern Mail
riteamsbip Do. Pansewters-MiiM Julia W. Keiushart
Mrs. K. M. Baynard, mlant, and nurse; O. H. Remahart
t'rsnk Kelly; Hiss Mary Teal ; Miss Josephine TeaJ ; Miss
Lavinia MoOonoell ; George W. King.
Hteamer J. 8. hhriver, Dennis, 13 hours from Baltimore
with mdse. to A. t. roves, Jr.
ritenner Ann Klira, Kichards, 24 hours from New York
with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A IJo.
Kteanier V. Franklin, Pity-son, U hours from Baltimore
with mdse. to A. Groves, Jr.
HcurJano and Mary, Landreth, 4 days from Pooomoke)
river, with lumber to Collins ft Co.
Hcbr Kleanor T., Bhea, 6 days from Norfolk, with old
Iron to Shoy ft C.
huhr L. Cifford, Tirrell, from Boston.
Schr H. P. Adams ,'1'albnt. from Most on.
Schr W. Reraent, Penny, from New York.
Hc.hr O. W'atHon, WallHoe, from Codesport, Ot
hcbr J. A. Crawford, Young, from Ureenport, N Y
Srhr 'I'ropio, lianks, fiom Norfolk.
Hcbr J. Porter, Burroughs, from Norwich.
Tug Hudson, Kiabolson. from Baltimore, with a tow of
barges to W. P. Clyde ft Co.
liig Chesapeake, Merriuew, from Havre-de-Grace, with
a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde ft Co.
Sptrial Dmpatrh to Th Eorvinq Trlryrnph.
Uavke-de-Giiace, Kept. 39. The following boats left
hore in tow this morning :
J, M. Kine, with burk to Kaon ft Coatee.
O. J. Itboades, with lumber to Mollvain ft Bush.
Frank snd Wilson, with lumber, for Chesapeake City.
I'.lla, with lumber to Noruross ft Sheets.
II. C. Bowman, with luinbor, for New York.
A. M. lilanobard, with lumber to Craig ft Blanchard.
II. C. Trump, wilb lumber to Trump ft boo.
MEMORANDA.
Steamship Tonawanda, Wakeley bence, at (Savannah at
6A.M. to-day.
Barciue Maid of Glanwern, Thomas, for Philadelphia,
remained st Colombo Mb inst.
Brig Klar, Sparrow, hem e, st Boston 37th inst.
Brig Almon Howell, Crowell, bence, at Matanzaa 19th
instant
Brig Ida L. Bay, Crowell, benoe, at Boston 27th Inst.
Sour Kllen Perkins, Kelley. bence, at Providence 2tUh
Inst. ; reports beving sprung a leak on the 25tb, oil Beaver
Tail, and somewbat damaged tbu cargo of corn.
Hcbr Hurge, W arwick, bence, st Mystio 'J7th lust.
bclm Triumph, Chester, aud Wm. O. Irish, Hathbone.
for Philadelphia, sailed trom Mystio 27th inst.
Scbrs Thomas Kinnickson, Dickinson, and Ben). Strong,
Brown, for Philadelphia, sailed from Providence 27th inst 1
Kohr I. G. Irwiue, Utile, for Philadelphia, cleared at
BacoiMth inst.
Schr George Nevlnger, Smith, from Georgetown, D. O
for New Haven, at New York yesterday.
Sobrs Jos. J. Pbaro and Island Home, henoe, at Glou.
oeater S7tb inst
Subr K. M. Wilitht, treeman, for Philadelphia, sallait
from Bath llfitb iust. v. '
Kcbr Lottie Beard, Perry, benot, at New Bedford 26th
instant .. .
richr Cygnus, Small, hence, at Salem irith lnt.
S t SvmvV.'.?: A?"'9' Looblel, Haskell ;
- T-fT"r w": Aloors, Dennieou i aud Ella U
t itaaksiii heuue, at bosun 4, ut urn.
ever.