The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, October 05, 1876, Image 2
THP SENTINEL.
. 3RADL2Y, Editor & Propistor
PIOKENS 0. H., S. C:
Thusday. October 5, 1876.
National Democratic Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT:
UION. SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT:
HON. T. A. 11ENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
OUR TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR:
GEBN. WADE HAMPTON.
FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR:
WILLIAM D. SIMPSON.
FOR SECnETARY OF ST.TE:
R. M. SImMS.
.NoR ADJUTANT AND IN8PECTOR GENERAL:
E. W. MOISE.
rOR ATTOUNEY GENERAL:
JAMLS CONNER.
FOR STATE 'IREASUItEl:
S. L. LEAPHART.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EIUCATION:
11. S. THOMPSON.
FOR CoMPTROLLER GENERAL:
JOHNSON 11AGOOD.
PoR cOoaREss 3D CONGRESsIONAL DISTRICT :
D. WYATT AIKEN.
FOR MOLICITOR 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT:
J. S. COTHRAN.
COdNTY TICKET.
For Legislature-D. F. Bradley and E. H.
Dates.
For Clerk of Court-John J. Lewis.
For Probate Judge-W. G. Field.
For Sheriff-Joab Mauldin.
For School Commisioner- - --
For Coroner-B. B. Earle.
For County Comnmissioners-.Yoh,n T. Lewis,
I.- J. Johnson, T. P. Looper.
The Outlook.
Next Tucsday, the 10th instant, the
State elections in Indiana, Ohio and
WVest Virginia tako place. .At the
out-set, the Democrats conceded Ohio
to thme Repuic)'ans, but since the can,
Vass fairly opened, the Democracy has
mnado such good head way as to almost
intsure a1 victory. Tho Republbcans
have become alarmed, and many of'
them have given up) the State. In
diana, in which the Democrats had
the advantage, has beon the battle field
and the Republicans under the load
orship of Morton have been making
dqsperato efforts. The bloody shirt
has flapped conspicuously from every
Radical rostrum in the State. Money
be been used without stint, and every
effort made to colonize negroes from
Kentucky, and white Radicals from
thme East to carry tho olection. But
notwithstanding all these great efforts
on the part of the Radicals, the State
is considered safe to the Domocracy,
and "blue jeans" Williams' majority
for Governor is put dowvn at from ten
to twenty thousand. WVest Virginia
will, undoubtedly go Democratic.
But the election in Ohio and Indiana
is considered by the politicians the
pivotal point, upon which the Presiden
tial election turns. The Ra-.licais claim
Shat if they carry both States, their
ehances to olect the President are cor,
tain, while they concede that if the
Democrate carry Indiana their eban
e*s will be the reverse. The Demo-.
oqtate aro sanguine and feel no fears as
to Indiana, while their hopes as to
OlI$o have been greatly buoyed up.
While we are confidont of carrying
n Uiana, and have good hopes for
Ohaio, we do not feel that it i'm abso
lutoly necessary to carry either of
t7im to secure the Presidential elec
ston. The chances are good for "a
AMid South," which has 188 votes.
The Democrats will undoubtedly ear,
zytheo thlree Paciflo States, to wit,
f~aorma,Nevada and Oregon, which
have 12 votes. In the East the Dem.
-ggswill carry, beyond a doubt,
(soeot, New Jersey and Now
Y*ekg whicih have 60 votes, making a
ftIts of 200. -This would givo Mlr.
Tildon 15 more votes in the Electoral
College than are necossary-185 bo,
ing necessary to eleet. In the above
calculation it .Pill be seen that wo
have included 4:uth Carolina, which
has 7 votes, and Florida, whieh has 4
rotes, or a total in the two States of
11 votes. We can give these to the
Repvbliuans and still havo 189 votes
left, 4 more than are absolutely neces,
Raty to elect. So it will be soon that
wO (a) give the R.epublicans Indiana,
Ohio, South Caroliua and Florida and
still elect Tilden by the States that
are certainly Democratic. This, we
think, places Mr. Tilden's election
beyond a doubt, conceding to the Re
publicans every State that there is the
remotest possibility of their carrying.
We havo taken the worst possible
view of the situatiou and can find no
reasons to doubt the election of Mr.
Tilden.
Encouraging Account.
On Monday last we had the pleas
uro of meeting Capt. T. V. Russoll,
one of the leading merchants c f Eabloy
Station, who has just returned from
New York, Philadelphia, and Balti
more, where ho purchased a 6plendid
fall and winter stock of' goods. Capt.
Russell gives us a very encouraging
accout of tho political prospect North.
Ho says that Tilden stock is certainly
ahead and rising overy day. Across
streets and upon buildings he saw
more than twice as many Tilden and
Hendricks flags floating as ho did of
Hayes and Wheeler flags. From con
versation with many prominent men
,nd from close observation, he feels
::onfidont that, Tilden is ahead two to
>no. The Northern people are taking
much interesL in the contest now gos
ng on in this State and without re
pard to politics universally desire
hat Hampton should bo elected Gov
3*nor. All the Republicans ho con
ersed with were unqualifiedely in fa
ror of his election. They have no
)onfidenco in Chamberlain and the
wrew lead by him, and say' that the so
yalled Republican par ty int this State
s doing the pazrty Nort.h an inacalcula
blo0 injury and they desire to0 see it go
wnas soon as possible. Nine-tenthas
Af the Northern Republicans would,
if they were citizens of'the Stait, votoe
forl Hampton and reform, atud it is
passing strange to us, to see a few na
tive initelligent whites clinging oni to
the rotten carenas of Radicalism.
-Ge,neral Hagood's Report.
Judge Wiggin requested General
Johnson Hagood, the .Democratic
nominee for Comptroller General, to
summon a possee during the late riot
ailong the Port Royal Railroad, and
iisperso the rioters. Gen. Hagood
has made an official report to Judge
Wiggn, in which he ays that within
thirteen hours four hundred and ses
venty five citizens of Barn well County
responded to his call, amongst them
the colored Democratic Club of Barn
well County. Hoe scoured tihe dis
turbed district thoroughly, and found
that the white citizens of the vicinity
had completely siuppressed the riot,
and that the riotous negroes had fled
to the swaps. General Hagood in his
report, says that there were two
whites killed, one wounded severely,
and three slightly. The rnumbcr of
negroes killed, including those in
Aiken County, is probably about
thir-ty. The negroes burned a great
many buildings.
New Converts.
Judge T. J. Mackey, one of the most prom
inent and able Republicans In the State has
declared for Hampton and his ticket. He
made a speech at Chester on the evening of
the 23d uit, In which he declared that he would
stump the State from the Blue Ridge to the
Atlantic in behalf of Wade Hampton and Re
form. lie said that the money that had been
stolen from the State during the past eight
years, would be amply sufficient if now in the
l'reasury, to run the State, free of expense,
for eight years to come.
Martin Rt. Delaney, the colored candidate
ror L.ieut. Governor on the Independent Re.
publican ticket two years ago, has, in a letter
in the News and 0e0.',, nw -' fo Hamp,.
ton and the entire ticket. He is i. 'ques
tionably one of the best educated and i ost
sensible men of his race in the State.
Judge Townsend has also declared for
Hampton, and it is said that Judge Northrop
Is ready to come over. There are many other
prominent Republicans in the State who have
declared for our ticket. end the accessions in
crease daily.
ERATAv.-In our last issue we said that
Jeremiah Looper, Alonso M. Folger and
John R. Oossett had been appoInted "Jury
Commlssioners" of this Count~y. We should
have said "Commissioners of Election," in
stead of Jury Commi&sioners.
General Braxton Bragg dropped
:lead in Galvesi,on, Togas, on the 27th
uit. His death was produced by
heart. dinenae.
Preferne.
The Democrats in var-ions sections
of the Stato have determined to give
to those Repubiivans who come over
and vote with- them employment in
preference to those who stand out and c
vote against them. Resolutions to e
that effoect have boon p:.rjsed by se.
veral % the clubs in Charleston, Co
t
lumbia, and in fact, in nearly every .
County in the State, except, perhaps, j
a few of the upper Counties. a
The News and Courier advises the a
people of Charleston to buy their beef,
etc., exclusively from the Democratic
butcherers in that city, and says there
are pleity of that class of butelsors to c
supply nll the demands of' tho citizonp.
This movement is taking deep root
throughout the entiro State, and it
thoroughly carried out, is likely to
create a revolution in politics. It you
food a negro and talk politico to him,
he will vote ngtinst you all the time;
but it you mix his polities with his g
rations it cpons his eyes at once. The
White peoplO certainly have the means
of controlling tho election if they will
only apply it.. T. Hamilton, a colored
Republican member of the Legislature,
and a rico planter in Beaufort county, ,
says that ho considers iL fair and le
gitimato for the employer to require
his emp!oyooe to vote with him or
turn them off. He says that he ex.
pects overy hand employed by him to
vote the Ropublcan ticket, and if
they don't, do it, ho will turn them off i
and employ those who will. The
white men have the right to do the
sam , and if they adopt the plan and
carry it out fully, the negro will be
either compelled to vote with him or
starve; these two aro the only alter- e
nativos ho would have, and it, is not i
reasonable to suppose bo would adopt
(
the latter. The taxpayers have a
legal as we!l as moral right to adopt
this courso toward the negro if tlwy,
choose Io. And why should they
not? Isn't it perfectly natural that
we should( help those who help us?
Should we not employ thloso wh'o vote
with, and assist us in restorinig to aill
the people an honest andl capable a
government, in p)refcrence to those,
who voto against us, aind by their ii
votes keep) ini power a set of meni wvho I
rob and plu nder us, and who havy al
ready brought us to theo verge of
bankruptcy and ruin ? We think it
is, and whether this courso is adopted
or not, we say that the taixpayers
have a right to do it, andl if they do,
and carry it. out folily, t hey can cer
L.ainly control the election in the
State just as easy as theo elections are
controlled in Georgia, where they na
Lurailly haive a Decmocraitic majority.
Thoey should givo those who voto
wvithi them the preference at least. n
Yellow Fever.
Tb'c yellowv fever' is raging terr'ibly a1
at Brunswick, Georgvia. Over half a
the population have been strioken
down with it, and great suffering
C
prevails. Aid has been sent froms
nearly every section of the Uniion. Iii
Savannah, the diseaso is gradually y
abaiting. In Charleston thcre hase
been but few cases, and th)ey were t
brought in from a ship at quarantine.
Trhe disease is not epreading, and the
frost will soon put un end to it.
Mit. EDITOR : Our Twelve Mile
Camp Meeting was one of good result.
The meeting commencod on the nighti
of the 21st ult. 'The Presiding Elder
was present at. tbe fir6t services, and
remained until the meeting closed on
Tuesday morning. IIe labored .for
the salvation of souls. We had some
excellent sermons on that occasion.
The rain fell profusely on Thursday
night, and we was also threatened on
Friday; clearing off, left us with fair
weoather. The ground was wvell tent,
ed, and most excellent congregations.
We closed with twenty eight acces
sions and about thirty conversions;
there was power to convert from the
ago of eight to seventy three years of
ago. The conduct was tolerable good.
We closed on Tuesaay morning with
a lecture from our beloved Presiding
Elder, to the converts. Thanks be
unto God for giving us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rev. 1'. P. PnIITtIvs, P. C.
Pickon8 Mission.
DAcUSvILJLE, S. C., Sept. 23, 1876.
Resolved, That tbe Dacusvillo Des
mocratie Club, recommend that all
the Clubs of the County meet at Pick..
ens Court House at some subsequent
day, for the purpose of forming a
Farmer's Association, and for the
transaction of other business, as re
gards rents, labor, &c.
.Resolved, That the PwcKENs SEN
TINEJL be requested to publish the
above reisoiton.
WV. WV. F. BRIGHT, Pres.
OV WASINGTON 11"101.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2N01876.
"an 9M5 vis3al.
Washingtonians, who have beea so long
lundered by gas geads, are glad to see that
ther cities are also loudly cowplalslqg of the
xtortions of their respective compesles. The
>ress of Baltiuore, New York and Chicago
ounsel the estabbshment of public gas works
y cities and towns throughout the country.
'hat is what it will have to come to at last,
n Chicago, the extortion of the gas companies
oes so fhe as to demind $700,000 a year for
upplying the street lamps; and judging ftom
he indignation tiis wholesale plunder has
xcited, we would not be surprised if that
ity were the first to adopt the proposed re
medy, and to demonstra'e to other equally
ippressed cities the practicability of this plan
if relief. The New York Graphic has started
mut, in real earnest, in favor of cheap gas and
if the city being supplied by public gas works
t cost. The New York Journal of Cominerce,
ather conservative in its views on all ques
ions, takes strong grounds against the gas
nonopolies; and, referring to the fight now
;oing on between the Government of Chicago
iad the gas companies of that city, comes to
he rescue in this wise: "The only sure re
uge from the extortion of the companies, as
we have often said, is in the establishment of
?ublic gas works by cities and towns. Then,
as could be supplied to consumers at rates
-overing the bare cost of making; and those
tre far below the lowest now charged. If
'hicago will try this, she will settle the ques
ion in the only permanent and satisfactory
way, and set an example which we hope to
iee copied everywhere." This is thadoctrine,
md it will not be many years before gas will
)e thus supplied in every city where it is now
ised. Artificial light is a necessity; and
s no reason why it should not be furnished
inder the same regulations as water.
A HINT TO AMER1CAN RAILWAY COMPANIX8.
The English railroads were, some years
tgo, compelled by law, and against their own
udgment, to put on their tracks third class
rains, with greatly reduced fares for per
ions of moderate means. There were fervent
)rotests and much grumbling; but the experi,
nent wau tried. It resulted in such increas
d travel that the profits of the roads were
;r' tly augmented; and some of them have
i sIved from net loss by the profits of the
I , third class cheap trains. American roads
3 git learn a lesson from this. The railroad
gents recently in session in N. Y. City voted
o still further reduce fares both for Centen
ial and all other cravel, but they defeated a
esolution to cut them down one quarter.
his vo e, we judge, was short sighted from a
nancial point of view. Centennial travel is
ery large; if fares were still further reduced,
would be larger yet. The cheap fare po
cy is the paying policy. One of these days
hie people will get tired of paying private
om panies such high rates for transport at ion.
*nd will instruct their servants (the Govern,
nent) to build and manage all public roads,
o that we may then locomote and transport
>roduce at cost, as we now send our letters
uid postal cards.
JAPAN AIIEAD OF US.
Speaking of our postal system13 reminds me
hat tihe Post Office Department of the Empire
f Japan, which was organized only live
errs ago, has, uip to last advices, established
~,500 post offices, and has already gone ahead
f us in one very important particular. Con
ected with the money order offices of that
nmpire are post office saving banks. The
eople are thmus provided with perfectly safe
epositories .or their surplus earnings, be,~
ides being allowed a moderate rate of inter,
at; while the Government is provided with
unds for the prosecution of enterprises ben
ficial to the general public. V#ill not our
tatesmen who are prating of reform take a
int from those of Japan.'' The "reform"
roposed by our benighted or bedevilled wis
acres merely contemplate taking all the "big
hings" away from one set of scamps and
;iving them to another set- By "big things"
s meant, of course, opportunities to defraud
he people. And the very worst and meanest
f the moral frauds perpetrated upon the
eople of the United States are the legalized
rauds.
0111o AND INDIhNA.
As the October elotions approach, the inter
~st, all over the country, In the result of Ohio
nud Indiana increases. Perhaps at no cther
ine in the history of these two States, was
he feeling more inten se, and the organization
>f both parties more cornplete, than just now.
Ln Ohio, the temperance question will have
more or less influence on the election. Again.
he German Republicans are reported by the
Democraticjpress to be disaffected all over the
West; but to what extent, is not known, and
ipparently, can not be satisfactorily ascertain
ad. There seems, again, to be no doubt that
the Greenback candidate for Governor, in
[ndiana, will poll between fifteen and twenty
thousand votes. The result in that State,
both iri October and November, will probably
lepend upon which of tihe two great parties
he Greenback party draws the most votes
fronm.
TH E~ Pass1DENTIAL E)LECT1oN.
Thme general impression appears to be that
if the Presidential election had taken place
mediately after the discovery of Belkoap's
malfeasance, Tilden and Hendricks would
have certainly been the succesful candidates,
fhere would have been a direct appeal to the
public on a simple proposItion of honesty and
reform, based on a theory of corruption in the
Republican party, and illustrated by the
>rlme of a Cabinet offier- But the Republi
sas have had time to sound the tocein of
ilarm; and they now boldly accuse Mr. Tilden
>f having been a traitor to the Union cause
luring the war. And this false charge has
ilready shown Its strenmgth in Vermont and
b1aine. Friends of Mr. Tilden int those
Btates say that if documents setting-forth his
servlce to the Union caus had been widely
airculated, the results of their respective el
actions would ha;ve been more satisfactory to
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the Democracy of the country; and that bis
WUence 'ee that foint, upon which an ever
w0lmimnajority of the people of Maine and
Ypenon, and, Indeed, of the entire North,
amor* sensiie the on any other, aas
eotrued by them into a want of sympathy E
with their strong Union sentiment. This, of i
sourse, Is a mistake of. the people, arisIng 0
from Mr. Tilden's proverbial slowness. It a
will be remembered that Mr. Tilden was very y
dilatory in giving4p the public his letter of
acceptance-so much so as to-cause his friends
a good der.l of unfarizess. But the point is
this. Some thousands of people, all over the
North, are working very hard for him now; g
and it is to be hoped that he will no. lunger ,
delay to furnish thee with facilities for
proving him, beyond all doubt or cavil to
have been a Union man during the rebellion.
His friends in the North have more difficulty (
on that point than on any other. Such adocu- I
mentt as has just, been described, thoroughly t
and indisputedly endorsed by well known, ac
tive leading Union men in New York during
the war, and widely circulated, will enable
the Democracy, having a United South to
start with, to carry enough Northern States
to give Mr. Tilden 260 votes in the Electoral
Oollege.
The election in Georgia, for Gov
ernor and nomber8 of the General
Assembly, came off yesterdy. 01'
courso we have not seen the reislt
yet, but predict 75,000 majority for
the gallant Colqiitt.
Col. Thos. G. Bacon, of .E.lgefiel'h
well known to all lovers of the turl,
died on Monday of last week.
MR. EDIToR: In connection with my cord
published in your issue of the 21st uit, I
wou'd state that Mr. J. Perry Looper camue
up to where Judge Philpot, W. F. Gary and
myself were sitting (at Easley camp meeting.)
and after some conversation, asked Mr. Gary
if the Republican Convention made any nom,
ination? Mr. Gary replied. "No. We elect,
ed our delegates to State Convention-but
G. W. Singleton offered himself a candidte
on the Republican ticket.." Mr. Looper said,
"surely not, you are mistaken." Mr. Gary
said, "yes, he did, did lie not Folger." I un
derstood the joke, and replied, "yes, but we
were disposed to help the weaker man, and
would have to take up Prof. Carlisle." The
whole thing was a joke, and was started on
1thae evening previous, by a friend of Mr. Sin.
gletona and Prof. Carlisle, and in their pres.
ence. I am sure that it. was not intended to
hurt feelings or injure any one, but was all
passed as a joke. Very respect fully,
A LON71O M. FOLG E R.
W. A. LESLEY,
PICE ENS C. U., S. C.
IIAS JUST RECEIVEDl A BEAU
TIFUL STOCK OF
NEw GOODS,
CALICOES,
NOTION S,
K ENTUCY JE A NES,
GENTS' FANCY BOWS.
GROCERIES,
DRUGS, &e., &c.
Anx, everything usually kept in
my line, will be sold cheap for
#ASH ORt ARTER.
Respe.ctlullIy,
W. A. LESLEY.
Oct 5, 1876 5
Notice.
ALL~ persons indebted to the Estate of
James M. McFall, deceased, cit her by
note or account, are requested to comie for
fard and settle the same, on or betore the
15th day of November next. Parties failing
to do so, will after that date, find their ac
counts In the hands of an officer for collect ion.
WV. T. McoFALL, Adm'r.
Oct, 1876 5 3
Brick, .Brick.
T HKE undersigned have now ern hand and
for sale, 200,000 B3RICKS, one fourth
mile from Depot, at Liberty Station, 8. C.
TERMS CASH-I5arter will be taken.
HIOLCOMBIE & STAN8ELL.
Oct 6, 1876 6 53m
H EADQUARTCRS
FOR CHEAP
Stoves, Tinware and House,
Furnishing Goods.
CROCKERY, OLASS AND SILVER PLATED
WARE A SPECIALTY.
Roofing and Repairing done at short notice,
at the lowest prices. We ask, all the people
of Pickens and adjoining Counties to call and1(
examine our stock. We certainly sell Goods
cheaper than they have ever been sold.in this
market. All Goods guaranteed..
To Merchants-we wholesale Tinware as
cheap as Northern markets. Send fow Price
List.
.T. E. CURTIS & CO.,
Cleveland Block,
Greenville, S. V.
Set 28,9A 1870 A4.
APNINOXuMIXT&
OI. We herft Um4 Captain A.
IYTHE for re-election to , 0ffice of No.
oitor. He has dischsrged duties of the
Mce for the past four years with fairness
nd ability, and will be supported for re-elee.
ion by
MAxy FaIDs.
For School Commissioner.
g". We are authorised to announgM. t.
IMITH1 ns a candidate for School is
inner of Pickens County-sub;ette the
irimary election,
af. We are authorized to announee Rev.
. W. SINGLETON as a candidate for School
.ommissioner of Pickens County-subject to
he primary election.
If, We are authorized to announce Rev.
1. S. GAINES as a candidate for SchoolCom,
nissioner of Pickens County-subject to the
)rimary election.
S.,. We are -authorized to announce P. D.
3URETON a candidate for School Commis.
ioner of Pickens County-subject to the
)rimary election.
Notice!
0- -
T U E BUSINESS OF HENDRICKS
k WILLIAMS at Ecasloy Station
will bo continued by the undersigned
;urvivor.
- A g od Stock of General Merchane
diSO, consisting of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
UROCKERY. WARE,
NOTIONS, &C.,
In storo and nrriving. All to be soli
tis chea) as any other establishment
mnn selil,
For Cash or Barter.
We call 1ttention of our friends
whom wo haveo been aecomnmoda&ting,
to thoir indebtednecss to us, and ask
themi to enll at onco anid settle their
accoInnts by enush or noto.
TIho deaith of Mr. Hlendriks makes
this c.dll a noccasity, aund hope that,
none) will1 disregard it.
Bring inu your Produco-the high'.
w4t mazrkcet prico pa&id for Cotton,
Corn, &c.
E:sle'y, Sept. 26, 1876 4t
CHEAP GOODS.
Best Standard Prints,
8 cents per' Yard.
P
50 CENTS AN D UPWARDS.
Shoes,
50 C'TS PER PAIR~ & UPWARDS.
ALLJ OTHER GOODS IN PRiOPOR.
T ION.
Those wishing to purchase will do
well to examino our stock.
Respectr'uliy,
BROWN.& HENDRICES. T
Sept 21, 1875 3 U'
LIBERTY HOTEL
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THlE UNDERSiGNED HAS OPENUJ A
FIRST CLASS HOUSE at Liberty Station, S.
C., an.d is prepared to take permanent or
transient Boarders at reasonable rates.
Tihe Table will be supplied with the best
thie market affords.
lie also keeps a select STOCK OF MER
CHIANDi8E on band, which is offered to the
public cheap, for cash. Consult your own
interest an d call on him.
J. J. NIX.
Liberty, S. C., July 18, 1878 48 tf
The State of Seuth Ca'elma
CoiDNTY 01 PIOKENS.
Bly I. II. Phdpot, Judge of Probate.
Whereas, .Morris Miller has made suit to
mue to grant him Letters of Adinistration,
upon the Estate and Effects of Win. K..Alex
exander, deceased
The kindred and creditors of the said Win.
K Alexander, deceasedl, are thetefore cited to
be and appear before me,- in the Conet of
Probate, to be holden at Piekens C. II., on
Friday, the 18th day of October, next, at 11
o'clook, a. in., to show eause, if any they
have, why the said administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand anud sealithis, the
22d day of September A. D., 1876,
I- 11- PUIiLPOT, e..t.,
Sent4 2S. 1878 4