F THE DALrv BEE SATUKDAY oEPlEMCRR 20 , 18u4 Silk Department , Black Silks. Black Surahs Colored Silks Colored Surahs. i MB MOST USHSAltnOP VALUKS , 50 pieces New shades and colors in colored gros grain , silks Unit were imported to sell for $1.00 , our prlco will be 76c. 50 pieces of the best shades and quality colored gros grain silks very heavy and pure/worth 81.35 a yard , our price on this sale $1.00. Colored Ilnd/.mir silk all good shades , will bo sold for $1.4:0 a yard arc worth $8.40. 40 pieces party cold brocades at $1.00 , 51.85 , $1,50,82.00 , , 82.50 , former price ? $1 50 , § 1.75 , $2.25 , 00 pieces very finest twill surahs that wa will close out at 51.85 , act- nal value $1.75. Our Black Silk Bargains. Are innumerable ; at no time were the goods so cheap as now and wo cannot hopeto duplicate the same goods at near the prices. 85 pieces fine black groa grain silks from Hulstond , Humus & Cos. auction , silk "made especially for them" 7 oc a yard , worth $1.85. 15 pieces extra fine and heavy black gros grain silks carefully made and finished in Lyons , Franco for Ilnlstead Ilaines & Co. were pur chase by us for about half price and will oe sold forijjl 25 a yard , wor.h . $2.00. S. P. MOUSE & CO. THE DAILY BEE. Saturday Mornine : September 20. LOCAL BREVITIES , .Seventeen momliorj of tlio Itljou Opern Company nro quailercd ut the OOOH hotel. Chief Clerk Griffin yesterday received the appointment of , T , S. Greenwood us postal clerk from Omaha to Ogdcn. Tlirongh tlio worklnga of llio Btieet Hwccpor tlio croiHlngj UHIII | the paM'd Btroots are now pa nblo nfUr antln. A wagon filled with garden truck wan do- molinhod on Sixteenth ntrcot ye terday morn ing by colliding with a hua\ior vehicle. The Douglas county uxricultural society dlsbui-Hod tlio Hum of $587 inpioininms award , odto exhibitor ut ita fair last week. The Thuntbii Hose company will hend a delegation to tlio Dakota Territorial Firemen' * tournament , to bo hold at Aberdeen on Octo ber 8th. The IndiesIntoreHted in tlic fair for tlio cut'fit of the German-American school will meet Tuesday afternoon to perfect urrango- inenU for holding th' ' ) H.iine. At tlio setsion of the United Stiles court last uvenln , ? , tliroo juJgemenU amounting .in all to § 3,000 , woio rendeiud ogahut Dlxon County paitj dvfoiulant. Spiritualist Society moots on Sunday , nl 12 and 7 p in , , in St. Courgu'n Hall , corner of .Fjirnaiii andKonrteontliHtructs. Insplnttion lectuiuH by Alra. lilkhup all ituiU'd. At the corner of .Tones uiul Ninth stioot ipon tbo sandbtono tiavoinunt , tbeio I a largo pool of water which win canted by Thursday idghtV rain. There bceins tobonlownput in the imvement nt that place , B Deputy Manlial Gulp , of IS'cmulia county cinionp to Oninha yesterday , having in hid custoJy cnoDingloy , of Schuhoit , cliargod ivith sellliiB' clgara without lirbt having jirocuied the govermneiit llcenao , Wednesday night lnuglara entered the olorii uf Grotmak k jioelunko , corner of Twelfth Htrcet aad Capital nvonue , nnd cat' Tied oil about 1,000 cigaiottcx and $10 in uitili. They ellectcd nn entrance through tlio trim- flam over tlio buck door , Thomas Koteinan , u tcction hand on tlio Union 1'jicilie , mid hU time , amounting to 830 to Fioil Weiss , uud then cuum to town nnd collected tbo inonoy. When \VeieH found lie had been 8\vindled haHWuro out u warrant for Nutuman'ii arieit but tbu latter waa not to bu found , Thurfday Coiintablo 1'dgorton rold tliu drug Moro on Dodge btrcot formerly owned by J , D.St. Hillif , to tbo firm of Itlcbardnon liCe Co , , of St. Louis , Mr. SI , llll'iii' ' heaviest credllorn. Thu ( inn \U11 inn tbo pluco unti they can diiposu of it to mhAutago , The price paid w aa SSP7. An uilinnwii vciinar , bmtd wefct , was nearly n < pbiUtcd ! iu Ilia I1. & M. depot it thin city WcJni'tday tight , Kbo wanted U B'eo ; > but tbo light boUu red her , so tbo bleu out tbu gai nnd lay down. Had not tbo Match'/i an < ! iwa\er l what hal ben ilono hliovoild bo in that land whetw they nee < no n > B nolthur ! ) ht of iho tun. Tinted jiarcr iu now used to liavo tli inittlmuiea j'llntcd ' nppn for contUnlrg p IB 'one convicted in pulice cnurt nnd H-ntcncti tolinjrhin liiict im bieuit and wntir to th county jail , FKIIIU inUlal.iu ha\o been mad nn account of the pper Inlng nil nllko , Iu every brrnd uod wutir ) liiuiur will hercufif get Mi full i ilium Tn * fed ! wad h PI d ( ill n end rlrsf tfkei \Vulnmls'j buiglary , linvd ba < n t'lioeil t Co en * p : wctheii , en tutli Tintli fctuel CrowningBargai s 1(10 ( pieces full 21 inch Cashmere I'rinccsso blnck silks manufactured fora failed Now York importer and secure 1 by u * . They cannot last long , see the width arid price. 10 pieces f nil 8 4 inch Princoso black silk at $1.00 , never before sold under 88.8 5. (5 ( pif-ciM SM inch same make 01 silks at $ I.)0 ! ) , for this sale actually worth 82.50. Velveteens. 10 pieces new shades Arcadia vel veteens will bo oll'cred on this sale for 50c. 00 pieces beautiful colorsArcadia velveteens will bo sold now at 75c. , usual price 81.00. 50 pieces very choicest quality double twill black velvets for full costumes at SI.50 a yard , usually sold for 88.00. Bleached Muslins. 3000 yards fine bleached muslin jio dressing and heavy woichfc full yard wide , 1 (5 ( yards for $1,00. 5000 yards best Lonsdalo , fruit , .lill and othrr bleached muslins foi Scouts ynrd actual value JOc. ( JOOO yards Wamsutta bleached nuslm lOc. 7200 yards very fine brown inus lim 5c. 8000 yards very best brown mus lin O.Jc. 8000 yards best \ bleached mus lin 8c 5000 yards heavy brown muslin 0.c.These } These are all 2 to 4c a yard under usual prices. Sheetings. 50 pieces very best quality 9-4 bleached sheeting , fine and heavy reduoed to 25ca yard has never sold less than 32.c. } Crashes. 200 pieces extra quality crash toweling at 5c a yard , usual price B. P. HORSE & CO. vhcro they were "soaked" by the boy MarIn - In , who claims tint ho WHS hired by unknown larticH to cmry the goodn to Cohen's. Ho got < j for tbo job , ut leant tlmt Is what ho eaya. There will bo a grand republican rally in the Sixth ward , thin evening on the corner of L'Otli nnd Ginning Htreot , Able poakern have boon Kucun d , also the service of lie U , I' , band , lilnino and Logan organiza- ionn of tlio city at Jnrgo are rcupoctfnlly in ked to nttond. A booming time ia expected. ! eo. It. liatlihun , president lilainonnd Logan lub. Thu brotherhood of cariionlorH and joincrH old uwoll-aUonded ball atFulconor'n Hull last 'hursday night. The imislo WUH furnlahed by he J'\irt Omiiha bandaiid u very enjoyable time uii Imd by tluiso ) ) ie ent. Mr. 1C. Ji. Kgan ctod OH chief floor mnnngor. Ho WUM ably nthled by Messrs. T. ( ! . dill" , K. I1' . Davh nd William Nolion , The dancing was kept p until early morning , A train of omigranlH , with qntto n uum- er of liomMi > nhscl ( through thin city eastward esterdny. It HCCIIM that the country [ i * ot just what they expected to lind nnd they ro going back to the land of their fathers. on with noruiand tlncw , and ulio aionot fr.dd of woik cnn make it go in [ thin western oiintry. - From some nnwauantcd Huinx'o the ini- rossion has gone out that one or moro vacan- ovist upon the pnliea force , and acting Uyor Murphy In dally besieged by miinoions pplluanti denlroim of potiitioni in thin do- nrtmont. Thu fact ia that not only are there 0 vanmdoH on the force hot the I'.xtreinn reliability in that the number now employed ill be materially decreased In n Blunt time. , liiii : ( s AloWndu nnd A. C. HrndtlcliK , liit'fs of the departmeiita of Albany , Aow rork and Now Haven , Conn. , respectively , rrivod ni the city yestritlay. Those gontlo- len liavo been in attendance ) upon the nation- 1 convention of lirn ongineorH ut Chicago , aud ave been uiiling Si , I'aul , MinnoaiHiII.i , and tber wcHtein cities , nnd dropping down upon iniaha wcro ynttordny nhown about the city y 1'iro Chief Ciallig.in mid > leroino 1'ontzol. I'eter 0. Kyear , the gentleman who was treated on Monday last on tha ulliiUvh of 0 , 1'ecn , the u' oiit 'if FrnlcnliHini , of Chicago , Imrglng him with UMibiv./.loini'iit an their genl , U taking [ irolimlnniy btsps to commence ctlou for ( lainiiguii ag.diiHt hit former umploj \ * . Mr. Kyc.ir thinks bo ban been gnwhly nallivated In thU mutter , and on lu-anmt of itn want of kmm leilgo of thu lawd , lia.i boon ulMu/.ecl out of ipiito n sum of money , Thu torni Thursday night was o hard uno Shuitly uftci lOu'cleck the rninbrgan to fall n torrcntn and cuntinucd to do to , ttpasinod cally , until after II o'clock 1'ridny morning. Ibolltflitning ll.uhcs were almost IneeHsant indof great billlianoy. Mud \\aa washed low n upon many of the pn\ed ttreets in meat inantilloA. The telephone Leila kept up a 3-rntant riiiRing nnd the telfgrni > h wiri'H worked very badly anil it wan n hiuardoua tank nn operator to undertake to ii'ceUoor fiend a metmago. On this urcoimt the telu- graph ropurt In tlin morniiiK pupcrj wan Honiouhat meagio , No Korloun damage haa bc4'u reported , The meeting of the Second Ward Clo\e- land and Hendrlcka club , which was htild in nHperV hall Thumdny night , wan ono of the l.ux < fet held tince ( hi ) opening of tin campaign. .Mr , K. K. Morunlty , thu prfnideiit of tlio club , oc < copied the clulr , uiul upeeched were nmilo b ) 0. r > . Montgomery , I'Uq. , Sam Kuipiii , ( iisorgt Hinea and John In ( la , the latter in Huhrml nn , Mr. Montgomery dwelt partlculurlj upon it'publiran inlsnilo In Kebrnilia , Afle : circling tinea Uco-piesidonU the nuutliig ad | umed to meet in the eaino ball on Tlmrailo ; ii'uht ' , and' rcsohcd to meet them on oacl Thursday night will the cauipa'gii was over J OUT In desirable Merchandise largely from the auc tion sale of the immense jobbing house of Jf % M . . . . . . J J.J.U.JL11UM X/0. VJltlj JL li U I ! Ji.UAJ.L8jl Where half a million dollars worth of goods were sacrificed , added to our recent Cash purchases in other quarters , at our own price , makes this offering the greatest ever known in Omaha , 600 pairs 11-4 White Blankets , $2.90 a pair , actual value $4.00. 500 pairs 11-4 White Blankets , $3.60 , actual value $5.00. 100 pairs 10-4 White Blankets , warranted all pure wool , for$4.5O a pair the best bargain in the lot 80 pairs Mission Mi'ls California Fine White Blank ets , a. little "mussed" and soiled , will be offered : on this sale for $10 a. pair , reduced from $15 and $20. 60 pairs very finest quality Mission Mills Blankets in red , pinkandblue. A great bargain at $12.5O a pair , worth $20. 600 six pound Bed Comforts , $1.50 , worth $2 ; 3OO ; six pound Bed Comforts , $2 , worth $3. = SIF. . ZMIOIBSIE ] &c OCX = RA.PIDLY EEOOVERING , North In lie City Ho AVill 'olii tlio Show. Major Frank North , who , until his ac cident nt Hartford , Conn. , had boon travelling with the "Wild West" oliow thin Boaaon , came down ivom Columbus yesterday and took rooma at the Paxtou. Mr. North was accompanied to Omaha by hia daughter Stella , who will attend Brownoll hall during tlio soraing school oar , and who waa dotainnd by uicknesa rom attending thin institution when the chool year opanod. Mr. North ia fast recovering from hia njury and will bo permanently restored rom its ollecta. Ho thinks now ho will lave Bulliciontly recovered in the next ix weeks to moot the show in Cincinnati \nd travel with it during the winter oca- on. For the proaont , hoivovor , ho u till iir the care of a phyaician and prob- , bly will foraomo time to como. Mr Vorth , during thn narration of hia roubloa incidentally remarked of the eve the Indiana , travuling Mith the how. On account of hia injuries ho was oft at Hartford mid mot the company at Mbany , Now York. The bravea gave lim a ijrand reception and hold a pow wow. When ho told them ho waa going to OHVO the show they signified their inton- ion of doing likewise mid nothing could lisauiido them from their determination > nt the promise that ho would join the how iia aoon aa ho was iiblo. 1'olico Court. Kvory morning after a rain the police : ourt roon ia crowded with apectatore , uid such waa the caao yesterday. Among the prisoners yesterday waa no , Peter Mason , who waa charged with listurbanco of the peace by drunken- ices. Ho waa to bu married yesterday loon , and had when nrrcstcd his mar- iago license , and also a wedding ring vlueh ho hud bought to place upon the inaor of tha blushing brido. The judge ook compassion upon him and lot him nil'with 81 aud coata. J.imos Daily waa charged with drunk enness , Ho fl.iid ho hud only gotten out of j il last Friday , and if the judge would lot him go ho would go duvrn into Sarpy county and not return again to nuha until spring. The judge aonten- ccd him to tifioon tiny a in the county ail nn broiid end water , but suspended .ho Hontonco provided ho did aa ho had agreed nnd loft the city. Milea Mullen was charged with being vagrant. Ho denied the allegory and dotted the alligator. Uo said ho hud boon in Omahn , oil'and on , for upwards of thirty yours. Ho wag hold until his ca o could ba investigated. Philip Corhitand "Huck" Burns were HI charged with being vagrants , They both denied thu charge and tried to provo that they were all right. In this they fniled and the former was sentenced to ten daya in the county jiil on bread and water , while the httjr got fifteen days on u bimihr diot. ilmnoiThoiims was charged with being a biiupiuimid nh'iraoter. HH had hia right Imiid in a idiiigaud waa u Hurry aight , Ho eaid ho canui from Kaueue City Tiiuraday morning nnd had $21 ! Uo waa pounded by smut ; fcllowH and robbed of most of hia mniipy. Ho * iiid that his pi\ronla wcro all dead , ( [ evidently having been well Mipphml with parents at ono timi ) At I'ns ' polnthobrokodowucomplotely and hia loud eubj , like the exhuuet from a steam engine , shook the old court house and caused a tear to trickle down the cheek of the stern and aeomingly unro- lontless judge. The work waa done , the judge's heart of Sioux Falls granite had become na sandstone and in a tremulous voice , expressive of great emotion , ho bade the poor follow to go nnd nin no moro. Ho slipped outbohind the corner , took hia hand from the sling , lipped his hat over hia eye , slapped himself upon the breast and in the language of Chaa. Parsons exclaimed , "me toughy , " and atoorod for the noaroat aaloon to liquor up. up.Joe Shedolhank was charge with larceny cony for stealing n pair of shoos , pair ot pants end a veat from Fred Tuckonhagen. Uo said ho took the things when the owner was away , but ho did not intend to atoal them. Ho waa only going to wear them no that ho wouldn't look BO tough. The judge gave him ten daya in the coun ty jail on bread and water to reflect upon hia evil doings. An ImlU-Cr-cto Girl , A girl named Emma 0. Burlinganio , living nt Crete , Neb. , disappeared this week from the homo of her parents in that place. It in not known where she ia hiding , though it is auspecUul that she ia at present in Omaha. Thu iirl is ubout Bovmiiuen yoar.i old , of medium height , dark brown hair , blue oyea , small u3At on right cheek , h.nr when combed down over horforhnad almost touches her oyea , a Li bang. When aho loft homo she liad on a durk hat , nnd red plaid striped dross. Mr. E. S. Abbott , tha well- known lawyer at Crete , or Mr. E. Brong , of the firm of Nester A. Co. , will gladly receive any information about the mis sing girl. A ItcoklCHs Driver , Mr , Joe Croighton ia the most reckless driver in this city and it would bo a good idea to appoint u coachman to Hteor hia vehicle through the crowded atreots. A few weeks ago ho drove over a woman at the corner of Sixteenth and Casa atreoto. Tholady wasquito severely injured. Thura day night ho waa driving up Sixteenth street and Dr. Summers , accompanied by his wife was driving down. They mot between D.ivenport otrcot and Capitol Avenue , and Orcightou drove his buggy agaiuat the dootor'u and both cnmo up a standing. The doctor wna driving a aplrituit team and it looKed for a few mo menta af if thcro was going to bo serious trouble , but they wore finally depurated and Croighton drove oil' down street ut a breakneck wpeed with one nxlo HO bad ) } sprung that the wheel atond at an anglu of forty-livo degrees. Fortunately tlio doctur'a buggy waa not injured beyond a few scratches. ItOKN , COKYKI/li Wediiftd.iy morning , Septem ber 1" , 1881 , to Mr. nnd Mrs. 11. 11. Cory I'll , ut their homo on California near Seven ti'onth btreet , a son , WILLIAM H.MU.AN. Thu numerous fiiomU in Omaha und Ne braika of those Ideal famtllea , the CuryelU aud Aruoldx , will congratulate tnem upon the ad\eatUalo\Iughumeof this lint born lit Uo tuelvu piumler of tliu luiuao of Coryell , and join In wiihins ; that the little fallow of whom they are all b > > proud may grow up to ba at biavo , honorable and tuccawfnl in grap pling with the world ax hll father , aa comtly and high minded a * hU gnuul father , M ten der-heal ted and alfcotloimta iw hU mother lu.d gniiidmother , ai musical vnd talented 119 hii Aunt Fanny , on lunJMIMUI ai hU Undo lid , and an gen a ) , coulUl nnd IHIIIII\V | | a both cxttmublo branohei of relationship. Thoa. Keen , of the Illinois Slate lloguter , BprlngBeld , 111. , calUd at TUB 13KK otlico ye - terdsy , , Qernmn and Kronen. Anyone desiring to gain a practical knowledge of either or both of theao languages , should call on or cddress Mrs. Wescott , r > 0t Main street. She is a thor oughly competant and experienced in structor , aud haa the beat recommenda tions. A FnlHO IJeport. Yesterday morning a man rushed into Drexel Maul's undertaking establishment and inquired if they had there the body of John Jack. L'pon being answered in the negative ho utiid that Mrs. Jack had got tired of living with John and had decided to put him out of the way. Thurday she purchased some poison , and last night she gave a good big done of it to her husband and that ho had died from the cllecto. This , h-jwevor , is all that has been heard of the affair nnd all efforts to find the parties or have the above statement verified have proved fruitleas nnd it is doubtlea. ) another cock nnd bull story invented by oomo crank who haa nothing else to do but imagine that sumo ono haa been f 'iilly ' dealt with. Absolutely Pure Till * rowiiornotcr vorleo. A rattrvol 01 piuonci ( trcniith anil wlioleunmeuoo" . lloio i > c romlcal tha tlio ordlmrj kin < l < , and cannot bo > M In computltto with tbo luultltiiJoel low lrtt.ehi.it weight uluta o ihoiiihatiiiowiU'r" BoM nnlv in CAII IlOVAIi I1AKINO rfm'm 11 CO. , lOd W&ll htrcct , N. Y. ISOLD WITH THEE ; OFBE8N S THE BESTS ITNATCAN BE MADS ; : THEMICHIGANSTOVECOMPANY : - jDinROIT'CHICAGO-BUFFALCH ' - FtANBE & OITIOK WashDressGoods G-iDghams , Cheviots , Etc , .500 j arils Now Dross Style Giii litims. very b st ipinlity Amos- kong , Renfrew & ( Jo. , on this ? nlc Si cents nynrd. worth LUJc. 0,000 ynr.is best heavv Cheviot Shir'iug ' will bo sold Cor 8.4yholc , - < alc price is lUJc ; nlwnj's retail for loc. At S-'c ' a great bargain. 0,000 yards best new calico oc. 1.500 Best Scotch Ginghnin that we do ao wisli to en iy over will be closed at 10 yards for 51.00. . ' { ,000 yards best Domestic Ging- hnms , bought at auction very i-heap , will ba closed nt oc n yard. Dress Goods Bargains , 8,000 yards dark Tartan Plaids , Wool Cashmeres , Garnet Armoures , etc. , will bo closed out at lOc ayard , real value iJ5c. 1 000 yards double width Cash mere , Illuminated Serges , Ponle , Ueigcs , Shooda Twill at 5c ayard , worth JJ5c to 50c. 50 pieces now style plaid "Ladies' Cloth , " Suiting Flannels , H yards wide , imported to sell forSl.i-5 , but our price is Ooc. Black Cashmeres. We secured two lots of : 00 pieces Blade Cashmeres , 75o P , yard , al ways sold at $1.00. 50 pieces Black Cashmeres , 81.00 , always sold at $1.J5. } These are the linest makes of French Cashmeres known , and are great bargain. Men's Underwear. 100 doxen Men's Fine Merino Undershirts and Drawers at 50c , reduced from 75c , 00 dozen Men's Fine warm white Merino Uundershiats and Drawers. 50 do/.en all-wool scarlet shirts , 75c. worth 81.25 and 81.60. 80 dozen scarlet mixed sliirts,75c , , worth 51.25 and 1 50. 00 dozen blue mixed shirts , 75c , worth 1.25 and 81.50. 1,200 pairs Men's all-wool Soxs , 35c , reduced from 50c. Red Flannel , 2500 yards of red twilled flannel made of soft merino wool that we will sell for JJ7ic , abtual value be 50c. 3000 yards California fine lambs wool , red twilled Jlannel very soft and now reduced to oOc. a yard , last seasod sold at 75c S , F. MOBSE & 00. Napkins , Napkins. jJ ( Hole1" , Restaurants , nnd for private JF families. 1000 do/.pii Gorman bleached linen napkins at SI.00 a down , never showii under 1.25. GOOdoren , an immense stock 5-8 German dnmnsk napkins warranted to laundry and wash perfectly , have less thnn § 1.75 but never om , on , T this \villbol.a5. . I 200 do7.cn double satin damask nnpkins that have ahvaj's retailed for 2.50 , will be closed out at § 1.UO Towels , Towels ? . The best value we ever showed. 100 dozen largest size assort * d styles nnd borders knotted fringe German damask towels 50c each not more than six to each customer. Ladies' and Child's Hose. Fuycrsof ladies' and children's hose will find this sale to be of great importance , among the bargains we secured are 12 do/en child's all wool hose 25c , worth 35 to 5Uc. (50 ( do/.en child's seamless fine cashmere wool hose at 50c. , actual value , 75c. 50 do/.en ladies' seamless all wool cashmere hose 50c , real value is 75c. Kid Glovas. 75 dozen 3 and 4 button kid gloves 50c worth 31.00 to 81.25. 100 dozen Foster , Courvoisier. Alexander and other best makes of plover in all good colors various sizes , ronneed to 75c a pair , worth $2.00 to 82.50. We cannot enumerate one-half Hie bargains we have in connection with this sale. Our aim in supply ing the people of Omaha with Dry bloods at LoiestPrices Has always been appreciated , and we will spare no clFori. to give you oods at prices unheard of. D , B. BEEMER , Agent , OMAHA , NEB LARGEST STOCK OF T ? X t III JCo. : Buy your Fine Bronzed Hardware at Home for less than Eastern Cities Can Deliver it. Send for Our 250 Page Catalogue , only one issued in Nehraaska CNF HUNDRED VARIETIES 3UI Couritor , Hay , Stock and Railroad Track , ADOPTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Orders for Mie Indian DoDartmiMit j.iven for Buit'ulo Scales ex clusively. Scale 1405 Doiiglns Street , OMAHA. . NEBRASKA in ft * tao .2 s m m o 2 § " * Jf C3 o . ? a as * * " o , * t \ * t OUMINGS AND 20TH ST. , OMAHA , NEB/ WIIOI.KSALE 1JY L. A. STEWART & CO. , 1013 Jones Street , } ASK IHDWOW , { OMAHA , EB