The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, January 09, 1866, Image 1
THE DAILY
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"Let oar Just Censure
PHOSIX.
Attend the True Event.
Tri-Weekly $7 a Year.
BY JULI AX A. SELBY.
COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1866.
VOLUME T-NO
THE PHOENIX,
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TBT-WEEKLY,
BY JULIAN A. SELBY.
.STATE PRINTER.
TERMS-m A D VA NC E.
SUBSCRIPTION.
Baily Paper, six months.$5 00
. Tri-Weekly, " ". 3 50
ADVERTISEMENTS
Inserted at 75 oents per square for the first
insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent.
MW Special notices 10 cents a line.
Circular from Captaln Maur;'.
The following circular of invitation
to emigrants from this distinguished
man, appears in the New York Herald,
of the 1st. Captain Maury's charac?
ter and reputation is world-wide, and
what he says can be relied on. Most
of the Mexican correspondence that
we see published in tho Northern
papers is but a tissue of falsehood,
and utterly unworthy of attention,
but Captain Maury's statements are
those of a man of well-known verity
and probity. He says :
The uoors of the empire are wide
open, and his Majesty the Emperor
has, in a most liberal decree, invited
immigration from ali quarters, and
without distinction as to nationality.
Many people, both in the Old
"World and the New, having heard of
this invitation, wish to change their
skies and to avail themselves of its
privileges.. Gentlemen representing
several thousand families in Europe,
and hundreds in Tennessee, Missouri,
Arkansas, Texas, the Carolinas, Ala?
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana, in
the United States, are now anxiously
seeking information in regard to the
country, its condition and resources,
with the view of making it their home.
. The earth here yields to the care of
husbandry with a profusion tnat would
seem incredible there and fabulous in
Europe. In some pieces it crowns
the labor of the husbandman regular?
ly with two and in others with three
harvests annually ; and in each one
he gathers one hundred, t ?vo hundred,
sometimes three hundred, and occa?
sionally four hundred fold, and even
more, according to his own skill and
.the kind of seed used.
Cotton and corn do well in almost
all parts of the empire. But the
cotton especially of Tamaulipas,
Matahjiala, Fresnillo, Durango, Ma?
zatlan and the States North are said
to be of a better staple, save Sea
Island, than any produced in the
United States. Indeed, the cotton
of Yucatan is called Sea Island.
Under these fine climates, which
give a purity and transparency to the
atmosphere that make existence itself
an enjoyment and invest the eye with
the faculties of almost a new sense,
the vegetable kingdom displays its
wealth and its powers most gorgeous?
ly, and with the most marvellous
vigor and concentration.
In chosen spots and upon a single
hacienda may be seen crowded to?
gether, piled up in steppes one above
another, in perfection, fruits, flowers
and products which in less favored
climes require as many latitudes,
climates and soils as can be found iu
tiie entire breadth of plain that lies
between the sources of the Mississippi
and the mouths of the Amazon.
Here, besides cotton and corn, the
oh ve and the vine, we have the finest
of wheat, with pu se and all the cereals
in, great perfection; also tobacco,
coffee, sugar-cane, the cocoa plant,
rice, indigo, cochineal, india rubber
and henuquin-a peculiar and valua?
ble fibre that answers many of the
purposes of both flax anl hemp
and, last of all, and what, moreover,
no other country ia the world can
produce-Flora's f?~at and Bachus'
boast-the lordly maguey, or pulque
plant of Anahuac.
I have seen some of the very best
from Missouri, Tennessee
South, and I have conversed
med men from France and
of Europe, all of whom
have traveled through the
md most healthy parts of
The Europeans report, on
rnd, an agricultural coun
>r to the best parts of
)id Italy, and, also, of sur
iinerai -.vealtit; while the
is, on the other, pronounce
ing and cattle country, to
?ven the blue grass regions of
iy and Tennessee are not to
be compared.
Toe mountains abound wita min?
erais, the woods with game, and the
fortsts wivh the finest of timber
with the most exquisite dye and or
liamena! woods, gums and spices,
drugs and medical plants of rare
Mississippi Valley, even in its
st days, could not boast any
station that could compare in
iial splendor, lordly magnificence
and princely hospitality with your j
Mexican hacienda that has escaped
the ravages of war. The halls of
some of them are large enough to
entertain, and have entertained, seve?
ral hundred guests for weeks at a
time.
On some of these you will find well
appointed schools for the education
of the children of the dependants
at the expense of the proprietor;
churches built and chapels maintain?
ed by the same munificent bounty,
hospitals erected for the sick, the old '
servants pensioned, and all the ope?
rations of the estate carried on upon
a scale and with expenditures follow?
ed by remunerative revenues stich as
but few farmers in Virginia or France
can boast of.
One of the finest haciendas of the
wasted districts is now on sale. It
was abandoned some six or eight
years ago in consequence of a revolu?
tion; the proprietor died, und it has
not since been restored to cultivation.
It yielded a regular annual profit of
not less than $120,000. The dwelling
house alone cost S200.000. This
hacienda is large enough to accommo?
date forty or fifty families with farms
of one thousand acres each. It can
now be had for less than five dollars
the acre, and after the first paymeut
on long time to suit purchasers.
Other haciendas that are open to
the choice aud selection of the im?
migrant are much larger.
Two, containing each more than
three thousand square miles, have
been offered by the proprietors for
colonization.
I know of no country in which the
land is held by so few and in such
large tracts.
This fact has produced marked
effects upon the nation; it appears to '
have deprived Mexico entirely of
what other countries consider their 1
"bone and sinew"-their noble, en?
terprising, energetic, hard working
middle classes. |
* * * * * . *
To those who will thus come now, <
with their families, and form settle- <
merits sufficient to call into pay all ?
the industrial appliances, consisting <
of machinery, shops and implements <
connected with agriculture in its <
most improved state, and calculated '
to serve as so many centres of agri- <
cultural improvement in the country, ]
special encouragement is held out. <
They are invited to scud forward i
their agents, who will receive all the 1
information that the Office of Colo- j
nizatiou can give, and every facility j
that it can throw in their way, as to ]
the most desirable parts of the coun?
try in which to settle, the choicest
localities and the cheapest and best
lands, i&c.
Having made their own selections,
the Government will then, in case
they require it, lend th' m pecuniary
assistance sufficient to enable them
to establish themselves in their new
homes and get fairly under way.
M. F. MAURY,
Imperial Commissioner.
Office of Colonization, No. 13 Gaile
San Juan Letran, Mexico, November
18, 1865.
INTERCEDING FOR MR, DAVIS.-The
Fortress Monroe correspondent of
the Boston Traveler writes:
"One of the privates of the 20th
Maine regiment, who settled in North
Carolina after the close of the rebel?
lion, has reached herc on his way to
Washington to intercede for the
pardon of Jeff. Davis, having travel?
ed on foot to Norfolk. It seems that
he was found within the rebel lines,
captured, carried to the rebel head?
quarters, tried and convicted of being
a spy, and sentenced to be hang. He
asked to be allowed to write to Mr.
Davis, and the request was grantod.
Having sonn? doubts, however, of the
intention of his captors, he bribed
the rebel waiter to take another let?
ter, and through a servant of the
household of the rebel President it
reached him. The result was that a
messenger was despatched with au
erder for the Yankee soldier to be
taken immediately to the President's
house. Upon his arrival the guard
was dismissed with an order to return.
It seems that while Jeff, and wife
tarried at Portland, previous to the
war, this soldier re?B$ered Mr. D.
some service, which he acquitted by
saving the life of the soldier. Now
the Litter is on his way to intercede
for his deliverer."
Governor Curtin, through the Sec- .
retary of State, has sent a message to
bot?n branches of the Pennsylvania j
Legislature, explaining the reason ?
for his absence in Cuba. He says : !
"It is my hope and intention to re- j
turn in good season to welcome you i
on your arrival at the seat of Govern?
ment; but if it should be found in?
dispensable that my visit to Cuba
should be prolonged to the latter
part o' February, this ?nessag- will
serve to lay before yon the, ca. of
my absence at the ^ommencemeu- of
your session." -K
?
DEBASING THE Com.-It is stated
that debased gold is on the market to
a considerable amount. Its with?
drawal as circulation has given time
to experts ? counterfeiting to manu?
facture large quantities of tilled coin,
which are now found in circulation.
The ?payment of customs duties in
gold, in consequence of the scarcity
of demand notes, keeps the false coin
in company with the genuine, and the
counterfeits are so well made that
none but experts can detect them.
The proportion of the filled coin now
in use is not large, as compared with
the genuine currency; but it is never?
theless true that few of the men
handling it know whether the coin is
genuine or not, and the uninitiated
cannot possibly detect the work of
the tamperers. At the New York
Custom House almost every day the
filled pieces are sent in for payment
of duties. The discovery of these
pieces is followed immediately by
cutting them in halves with a chisel,
when they are returned to their own?
ers. The use of gold certificates,
thus limiting the handling of the
coin, will materially narrow the field
of operations in the bogus article.
The system of filling, as now prac?
ticed, is said to have originated some
years ago in California, and was first
detected in England in the process of
melting the coin. The business is
now, if possible, more carefully and
also more extensively conducted.
The process is to split the coin, tc
take from the centre one-third to one
half, and in some cases a larger pro?
portion of the gold, which is carefully
weighed, and au equal amount ol
platina or alloy of platina of an infe?
rior quality, put in its place-iu whal
manner is not precisely understood.
The sides of the coin are then closed,
the edge is remilled, and the whole ol
the work is so accurately done that
not only the weight of the piece re
mains unchanged, but the size remains
the same or so nearly that the differ
ence is not perceptible, and what ii
most singular, the "ring" is perfectly
clear. This test, therefore, which if
generally employed to detect spuriou;
coin, is quite useless, although somt
sxperts think they can by this mean!
abserve and detect the filled pieces
The milling of the coin most fre
jnently reveals its character. At th?
present rate of premium, five or sb
lollara' worth of gold can be takei
[rom a ten dollar gold piece, whih
;he filling is estimated to be wortl
ibout four dollars per ounce-one
if th, perhaps, of the value of th?
netal abstracted. The skill wi tl
which this fraud is committed cou
jtitutes its chief danger ; but it is b"
io means likely that any large pro
portion of our gold coin will ever l>
lebased.-Boston Herald.
DR. A. N. TALLEY
HAS REMOVED to the cottage on Pick
ens street recently occupied by Mr
McKerson, opposite the"Drug Store of Dr
J. H. Miot._Jan 6 3?
DB. B. W. TAYLOR
OFFERS his professional services to th
citizens of Columbia and ita vicinity
t sidence corner of Pickens and Senat
itreets. Jun i lino'
Robert W. Sha;id
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
GAFFERS his'professional services to th
L/ citizens of Richland District. Offic
adjoining tho Post Office, Columbia.
Jan 2_ tuff
NEW GOODS.
f\PENED, this day, a variety of choic
ij FANCY; ARTICLES of French Chin
,nd Bohemian Olass. Also, Reticule,Lune
.nd Traveling BASKETS.
Dec. 27_W. B. STANLEY.
FOE SALE OE EENT,
A DWELLING HOUSE, containin
fin? eight rooms, situated two mdes l'roi
M'lfl Columbia, on the Camden Road. 0
he premises are a carriage hou se, stahlt
?ara and all necessary ont-honses. Th
Jt contains 180 acres, "wooded. Apply tc
BENJ. T. DENT,
Pea 13_At. the Market.
?uMCCtTLBAL ?MEME.WS.
WE have just receive
"*5j*v from first hands: .
^*?jrS=?--=r- CORN SHELLER?
?cjij^^^^JsTl?AW CUTTERS, Coi
iS^Sfi^S^.dlLLS and PLOWS, :
ddiciou to a well-selected stock of Fami
rROCERIES, Shelf HARDWARE, POI
VARE. TINWARE. CROCKERY WARI
rc. All of which will be sold VERY LO'
JT CASH.
We respectfully solicit a liberal share i
latronage from btu* friends and tho pnbl
enerally. HUFFMAN A PRICE,
Corner of Main and Lumber streets,
Jan 5 Imo* _Columbia t S C.
Eailroad Supervisor "Wanted,
FOR the Spart anburg and Union Ra
road. Must be a practical mechani
ober, industrious and energetic. Addre
THOS. B. JETER, President,
Ja.> 3 f3 Unionville, S. C.
?W Charleston News publish three tim
ri-weekly, and send bill as above.
Wanted -to Hire,
A COMPETENT NURSE for a child
?L year old; white or colored.
A first-rate House Servant.
A first-rat^ Chambermaid.
Tho best recommendations require
Lp )1 V at this / ellice. Dec 21
!
LUNG OFF
AT
ReducedPrices
TO MAKE ROOM FOR
SPJUNG & SUMMER STOCK*
j
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Dry Goods,
CLOTHING
GROCERIES,
OFFER THEIR
Large & Well-selected Stock
AT
SEDUCED !
CONSISTING OF:
AGOOD assortment of PRINTS, of all
colors and qualities.
DELAINES, POPLINS.
French and English MERINO.
Black and Colored ALPACA.
DEBEGE, LINDSEYS.
Opera, White and Red All-wool and Cot?
ton FLANNEL.
GINGHAM. JACONET, SWISS MUSLIN.
JEANS, CAMBRICS, PAPER CAMBRICS.
Bleached and Unbleached HOMESPUN.
Linen and Cotton SHEETING.
PILLOW-CASING, TICKING.
SHAWLS, LADIES' CLOAKS.
HATS and BONNETS, tr'med and unt'd.
BONNET FRAMES. RIBBONS.
FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RUCHES.
BUGLE and other Fancy Dress and
Cloak Trimmings.
Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Hosiery.
Cuffs, Collars, Hair Nets.
Breakfast Shawls, Sontags.
Hoop and Balmoral Skirts. Corsets.
Veils, Coute's and Clark's Spool Cotton.
ALSO, A FULL LINE OF
GEM'S FIMISHIXG GOODS !
CONSISTING OF:
Over, Business and Black Frock COATS.
PANTS and VESTS of all qualities.
White Linen and Woolen OVE ll SHIRTS.
Shaker. Merino, Woolen and Cotton
UNDEtt-NHIETS and DRAWERS.
Socks, Suspenders, Collirs, Wristbands.
Neck-Tiea, Pocket Handkerchiefs.
Hats and Caps.
Fine Pegged and Sewed Boots, Gaiters
and Shoe?.
Together with a large and well-selected
stock of Plain and Fancy
G-rocories,
FLOUR, BACON, CHEESE, BUTTER.
LARD, TEA, COFFEE, SUGAR.
Whole and Ground Spices, Candles.
Fancy and Common Soaps.
Sodar Indigo, Co^ pera?, Blue Stone.
Madder ami Logwood.,
Plain and Fancy Crackers.
Herrings end Mackerel, by tho barrel,
half barrel and kit.
Sweet Oil, Yeast Powders. 1
Carbonate of Soda, Concentrated Lye.
Fancy and Plain Candies. *
Sugar and Fancy Toys, Sardines.
Kerosene Od.
Cotton and Wool Cards.
Pocket and Table Cutlery, Scissors.
Tobacc and Segars.
Together with a large assortment of
goods usually kept, and too numerous to
mention.
AT?O, ON HAND,
A largo stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS,
SPECTACLES, Ac.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelrv repaired.
Oi? GOLD and SILVER bought.
Nef and second-hand WATCHES bought.
AGENTS 'FOB
KAVB'S PATENT LIMBS.
HARTMAN'S PATENT ELASTIC
CRUT?BL
And F?lPBi A.LE.,.
Ass
BETWEEN
CALNAN & KEE IT DEE,
GERMAIS (OR BRIDGE) STREET, OPPOSITE THE STATE HOUSE,
Are continually receiving and keep constantly en hand a full supply of
GBOCEB?ES, WINES AND UQUOBS,
OF THE FINEST QUALITY*
SUGARS, TEA, COFFEE, MOLASSES, CRACKERS,
Cheese, Butter, Lard, Hams, Bacon, Dried Beef,
Herrings, Mackerel, vinegar, Pickles, Sauces,
Canned Fruits, bustard, Pepper, Spices, Ginger,
Maccaroni, Raisins, Brazil Nuts, Hazel Nuts,
Salt, Sweet Potatoes,
NORTHERN IRISH POTATOES.
Gibson's F?NE WHISKIES. SCOTCH WHISKEY.
GIN, RUM, FRENCH BRANDY,
Madeira, Port and Sherry Wine.
St. Marceaux & Co.'? Champagne, Curacoa. Absynth, Maraschino, Ac.
Dee S
HENRY N. MCGOWAN, Salesman.
Phoenix Iron Works,
Situated Foot of Richland St., near Greenville Railroad, Columbia.
HLKIITl k MB, PSOPRI?TBK.
THE. aboye works are now completed,
and thc undersigned beg to inform the
publie that they are now prepared to exe?
cute all kinds of IKON CASTINGS, such as
are needed for agriculturists and ma?
chinists, RAILROAD IRON, MILL IRON. IROA JtENCiNG,
etc. They are also prepared to furnish BRASS CASTINGS
of every description.
Orders ar? solicited and will bo promptlv attended t?.
M. GOLDSMITH,
Nov 9 P. KIND.
School Notice.
THE Exercises of Mrs. MCGREGOR'S
SCHOOL will commence on Monday,
8th inst., at her residence, formerly the
Orphan House. Jan 7 2*
Cokesbury Conference Institute.
THE exercises of this well known insti?
tution will bc resumed on the FIRST
MONDAY in February. Young men pre?
pared for any class in college. Boarding
in private families at reasonable rates,
i REV. SAMUEL 1$. JONES. Rector.
W. W. SMITH, Classical Teacher.
_Jan_2__ _ J13_
MRS. G. T. MASON
PROPOSES to open, the second MON?
DAY' in January, at her residence on
Sumter street, above Richland street, a
DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES. All
the English Branches, together with French
and Maaic on the Piano, taught. Particu?
lar attention jj ?von to Mathematics. From
her experience as a teacher, Mrs. Mason
earnestly desires to merit- thc confidence of
parents and guardians. For terms, apply
as above. Dee SI VI "
? Columbia Male Academy.
H. S. THOMPSON, Instructor in Mathe?
matics, French and English Branches.
RICHARD FORD, Instructor in the Latin
and Greek Classics.
?m^. THE exercises of this Acadc
/fiJ??L my will be resumed on the st !i
'^^w* Jannary ii(-'xt- Pupils wiii
^??B?$lHi prepared for admission into
JWjfr any university or ?ollege. The
course of study will include a
new and improved system of Book-keep?
ing, and special advantages will be afforded
such students as mav desire to lit them?
selves for mercantile life.
The scholastic year will he divided into
three terms of four months each. Tuition
at the rate of seventy-live ($75) dollars per
year for the Classics and French, and sixty
($.:0) dollars for the English Brancnes,
payable at the beginning of each terni.
Pupils who enter fur le;-s than a win ile
term, will bc eh.- ged at the above rates.
D?-c 20 Imo*
"FORMAN UNIVERSITY,
Greenville, S. C.
THE EXERCISES of this Institution
will bo resumid on the 15th of Feb?
ruary next.
For Circular giving further information,
application may be made to
PROF-. JSO. F. LAXNEAU,
Oct 28 fi7 ' Secretary of Faculty.
MWPMM?UI!,
FACTORS, SHIPPERS
AND
COMMtS'N MERCHANTS,
OFFICE IN COTTON TOWN,
COLUMBIA, S. O.
WILL store or attend to the forwarding
of COTTON, PRODUCE, FURNI?
TURE and GOODS entrusted to their care.
Will also sell HORSES, MULES, CAT?
TLE, Ac.
Wo pledge ourselves to use every endea?
vor to promote the welfare of those who
may favor us with their patronage.
J. M. CRAWFORD. L. P. MILLER.
mw Charleston News, Newberry Herald,
Wiunsboro News, Chester Standard, Abbe?
ville Bii?net, Anderson Intelligencer ami
Greenville Mountaineer will publish two
weeks, and forward bills. Dec 30
Land Agent.
WA- HARRIS, Agont to Purchase or
. Sell Real Estate. Prompt attention
given to any business entrusted to his
care. Office, for the present, at bis resi?
dence, corner Gervais and Bull streets.
Conimbia, 8. C._Dec 3
Plantations to Bent.
ON tho 1st MONDAY in February, at Co?
lumbia, by order of the Executor of
the late James O'Hanlon, will be disposed
of to the hignest approved bidder, the
LAND belonging to said estate, for the
?ear i S?d, and known as the Singleton and
.og Castle Tracts. They are superior eot
Kids. iJO or 70 hands can
ly employed on the Sin
1 about 25 or 30 at Log
W. A. HARRIS, Agent.
1IMILL
WUMft VIA*
AND
HACK LINE
TO
WASHINGTON, 6A.
HAVING taken charge of the above
HoT?L, and having thoroughly re?
fitted and refurnished it, I pledge myself,
after many years' experience in this "busi?
ness, to furnish my guests with clean, com?
fortable rooms, and a table supplied at all
timco with the very best the markets afford.
I am determined to spare no pains to
jik a se n> patrons. ^
My ! ' A i 'K.vi'r.JH^-M*wiiie Au?Bfc|bing
ton, Ga., will make daily connection with
this House, affording to persons going
Went and East a safe, comfortable and ex?
peditious means of conveyance.
Persons desiring to-go from Abbeville to
any point of the country not accessible by
public convevance, can find at mv LIVERY
STABLES, for hire, Carriages, Buggies and
Saddle Horses. P. S. RUTLEDGE.
Abbeville C. H., December 12, 1865.
Dec 21_Imo
STEAMBOAT Lil
FROM
Columbia to Charleston.
TIE NE* and FIRST-CLASS LIGHT
DRAFT STEAMER GEORGE is now
prepared to make engagements to take
Freight from Granby Landing to Charles?
ton. All goods forwarded by thia line w?l
he insured, if desired. Also, forwarded to
New York, and advnnces made upon tho
same, it required.
Dee ll Imo A. L. SOLOMON, Agent.
ar?>~~ The Abbeville Banner, Newberry
Herabl, Anderson Intelligences and Chester
Standard will publish the above iox two
wee'?s, and send bills to this office.
Just Received from New York
AND FOR SALE AT
L, ?. jOLABH E'S,
WAML^S?g?ON STREET.
ALARGE awreMlNfiB&ble assortment of
ORNAMENTS a in ?TRIMMINGS for
Ladies' Dresses and Closka^consistmg of
Bugles, Butterflies, Drops,^?MicvCords
ami Buttons, of every descriptiJfMl^^?f?^v
Breakfast Shawls, Central Park Hoods, In~
faut's Socks, Ladies' Fancy Neck-Ties,
Ladies' Fancy Need;-Ties, with fringe, Dress
Elevators, Belt Buckles and Clasps, SMP
and Leather Belts, Belting^Rrbboas~oT"aJ?
colors and widths, Velvet1 Ribbon of all
widths, Ladies' Scarfs, Collars and Cuffs,
Traveling Bags, Ladies' Embroidered
Handkerchiefs, Ladies' L. C. Handker?
chiefs, (rent's L. C. Handkerchief?, Gent's
Silk Handkerchiefs, Ladies' Gloves and
Gauntlets, Gout's Buck Gloves, Skirt Braid
of all colors, Coat Bindings., Balmoral
Skirts, a large assortment of Hoop Skirts,
Indies', Gent's, Youth's and Misses' Under
Vests, Ladies' Flannel Skirts, Ladies'
large Double Shawls; a fine assortment of
Po rf inn eries, Brown Windsor fckiap, Tooth
Soap, Toilet Powder, Boxes ana Puffs, Hair
Brushes and Combs, Nail Brushes; a fine
assortment of Dress Goods, at greatlw
reduced prices-DeLaines, Black and Col'd
Alpacas, Merinoes, Calicoes, Ac; Klack
Cloth and Cassimeres, Fancy Cassimeresfc
Blankets, Umbrellas, Blue Shirtings, Pa^
per Cambric, Linen, Black und Colored
Dress Silks. Marceline Silk, Ac. Dec 6
MESSBS. Foirons: Major THEODORE
STARK is respectfully nomi.ir ted as a can?
didat for tho ofiice of MAYOR of the city
ai Columbia-to be filled at tho ensuing
election in April next-by his .
Dec 28 MANY FRIENDS,.
Thc friends of Dr. A. N. TALLEY nomi*
nate him as a candidate for Mayor at the
ensuing election in Aprd neil. Nov i *