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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-12-25
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Blue Mountain, Miss, Dec. IS, 100.
Messrs. Teddie and ], Dulcinia Dull
tabosa, ct. al:
I have recently
observed several attacks upon dit.
ferent parties il this place, by one
who persists in remaining incogni-
to. Now there are several quite
innocent parties who have been &C.
cused as the originals Of "Teddy and.
j." aTeddy and l" has not spared
age nor sex in his hungry grasp At
ter a~splinters.Y He has boldly as
saul.ed big, old and llttle.' He has
aimed his arrows Of ridlcule at the
aged, the sick, and the afflicted.
His favorite occupation has been to
watch with hawks eye Blue Noun
tain's citizens, both at home and
abroad. Should a rather 'sfresh"
young man visit a city, he follows
him by telegraph to know ofhis pro-
gress, and eagerly strips off a newsy
splinter" for the advertiser"
with a long addition and consider.
able establishment.
Does it rain and disaDpoint an
excursion, even a grapefruit, he
dots down and sends to the Adyer-
tiser what he calls news or "splin-
ters."
He even c~riticises the pedal ex.
tremities OF the harmless school boy
who at play time "plods his noisy
way" Not content with. such
a~varicious display Of greed after
'splinters" he criticises Cat q safe
distance) the movements Of fright.
Eened maldens hurrying for water Il
quench the angry flames o f,threat.
ening FIRE.
| hope that he may see in The
above gIaring record that which
will awaken quick remorse, that he
will soon make the AMENDE honor
able and thus prevent The painful
necessity Of ordering ''pistols fol
two and coffee for one"
Ifyou, fair Dulcinea, ct. al. will il
future, guard against premature
conclusions in your c~onjectures
concerning the identity Of ssplin
ter" gatherers, | will with pleasar
be, Your most ,~obedient servant
m rwf DON QUIXOTE
p. S. A friend suggests that
@pislOls and coffee are ordered b,
would use the latter, | will use th,
former (provided | may load then
both.) 80 l, bpm Quixote, and y.
faithful Sancllo. Panza do hereb.
,bpledgeaouF services in behalf Of fai
Dulcinea, Dnltabosa, ct, al, i
! guard and defend against all un
knightly attacks Of the said ttT'edd.
aud L" Jg DON QUlXOTE.
/ SANCH0 PANZA.
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Every subscriber to . paper
should pay UP once a year.
THE SUN FOR 1891.

Everybody reads The Sun. III the
editions ofthis newspaper throughout
the year to come everybody will find
I. All the worlds news, SO presented
that the reader will get the greatest
amount of information with the least
Improbable expenditure Of time and
eyesight. Tue Sun long ago diseoy-
erel the golden mean between redun-
dant fulne anil unsatisfactory breyiiy.
IL Much OF that sort, Of news which
depends less upon is recognized inn
portance than rpon its interest to man
kind. From morning to morning Tue
ISUN prints Il continued story Or the
lives Of real men and women aud Of
tier deeds. pans, lives, hates, and
troubles. This story is more varied
and more interesting than any romance
that was ever devised.
III. Good writing in eYory column,
and freshness originality, accuracy,
and decorum III the tres tment Of every
subject.
IN. Honest comment. TIE SONS
habit is to speak out feaflossly about
men aud things.
NJ. Equal candor III dealing with
each polite | party, and equal readi-
ness to commend what is praisewortly
or to rebuke what isblAmable ii Demo-
crat or Republican.
WI. Abso ute Independence of parti-
san organizations but u~nwaFefiiio low
atty To true Democratic pr nciplcs.-
TIE SUN believes that tile government
which the constitution gives Us IS Il
good one to keep. Its notion of duty
IS to resist to its utmost power tile eff
forts Of men in the Republican party
to set up another form 81 government
in place Of TINT which exists. The
year 1881 and the years immedi
ately following Will probably decide
CHS sapremely important contest
TIE SuN believes thar the victory will
be with the people as against the Rings
for monopoly the Rings f0rlplunder,
and the Rings for imperial power.
NAh SSAmo dHc ~ toAlONa
For The y lily SuN, Y four pace sheet.
OF twenty -eight columns, the price by
mail posi- paid 40 cents q month, OF.
S6.50a year d, including the Sunday
paper, al eight-pags sheet Of fifty SIX
columns Ole price il 65 cents d month,
or W. 70 ayear postage j id.
The Sunday edition BIT InE SON Is
also furnished separately ~ Sl,20 Il
Year, pOstaoe paid
The price of the WhEeEY S6N, eight
pages, fifty Six columns, is 81 4 year,
postagepaid. For clubs often sending
$40 we viii send an extra copy free.
Address I. ~. ENGLAND,
Publisher ofTHE Sun, New York City.
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FIendlsh Murderers.

Three Persons BIrnrd 10 Death While
AsleeP.-One Of tbe Murderers Pm.
Ished in Like Manner. ~ r. Z
Roasted to Death at the stake.
Special to Memphis Avalanche.
TUPELor MISS, December co..
Perhaps the most horrible crime
that ever occurred within the pale
of this state was a triple murde
and cremation that was commmit
ted in the northern portion Of Mon
roe county on Saturday night. Mr..
Brown Riding, a young man raised
in that neighborhood, married,
built a little house near their pa
rents, were doing well, respecfed
and loved hy the neighborhood.
They bad little daughter Two years
old On the night above mention.
ed two men, giving their names as
Miller called aud asked To stay all
night which was granted the
nightAbeing a dissgreeahle one
they were permitted, with an eve ID
|theircum.ort TO occupy a bed in
the same room with their family,
being the only one that had d fire.
place, At about III O'clock flames
from the LILLE cottage attracted
theneighb aTs, who found fhe house
SO far consumed that nothing could
The done but wait their consump.
tion. It was ihe impression that
the family had absented in The
might bat III The debris was found
The crisp barred REMAINS Of The
trio. excited Indignation took
foil sway Investigation develop
3 tao Above. When a search wax
made |oE tbs Millers il was found
fhak the ad sepafated ono going
toward Aberdeen and the other To-
EasdHapelo. lhe party that wen
.ip pursuit. the Aberdeen boung
IMAM were successful intheif under
taking, hnding him hid away in
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Chrlstmas sentlment.


Says a writerin the Yolker's.
GAZETTE: There isso much about
Christmas that savors of harmony, i;
concord, peace--a peace that
means not merely the cessation
of hostilities between conflicting
interests in our social world, but
that sereDer, broader, deeper peace
which unites man by all the ties of
friendly intercourse which proceed
out Of all universal desire to make
Christmas a bright spot among the
fading memories OF the year. |
like the sentiment the more be-
cause it pervades every community
and brings to view the better side
OF every mans character. Not a
ScEooge nor a Gradgrind on.earth
Gan wholly steel himself against
its irumanizing influence, and
though the CLOSING of the day
may find no charity dispensed or
gladness awakened, yet iA will at
least surely find the edge oEdhisthab-
itual severity blunted. II there is
ever peace on earth, .sin its fullest
sense, tits on Christmas I donol
believe that custom and usage
alone have lAadel be modern ami.
veFsaryidaY Of the Sagiors Mttigi-
IVY one of rejoicing; itAas ever oc.
enrrelsto me that since first tha'
3glad tilings went out from Belhle
IlheM1 the syent has left Ills impress
on each succeeding generation
ssand shat geault gEeeaEEiAg "happ,
morn has found the chord 0tlhu
nautsympalhYAn love fespoRsiv.
10 the rElaw. seIta Flis were
n0l SOL tbiuk MAasheVkh BeeAAesi
hand shaking and rordlgl greefingi
Ilthan We d0gnow more Iialitet
tpsphfre Of action f0s the aims gath
erer, fever visits fr0nSanta Cams
fewer Ghrislmas reefesiivals. Ills
.tent loopQorer and less exciting
humely old stories of legendar,
.1awakeP find a sparser harvest o
tAtslIelna, aud We w0plld haver fal
more contracted views o our life
Irlones silver lining And then
,lt0ay like The methods we hageia
! kenlhsya natlornlo show cur eppre
dalatiDp ofsthHt daGi4 TIIey5aFe beau
lfns aheyare JUST They help ii
/ IL consetrate ourTi4esand toalsapl
them III the chanflAi thai aiR bes
lsaUvdao lbrirs 8prat Development
Where thoughts aud motives Ar
plrslapb@BlplfaW may lock fo|
good deeds. Where the s0bsefv
anse pt Cirisiihas Is madeliknowl
Ii Hrop1A abaaeNolent iacts. kinl
words 40 The distressed, fagntl.
! gatherings. happy ehildreh an,
Il lhe distribution Of gifts, whethe
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Mothc i MulhersIl Mo,herslly

Are you disturbed at night and bro
ken Of your rest BY a sick chill sui
eriig and crying with the cxcraciating
pain of cutting teeth ? II So. 60 at once
and get 4 bottle Of MRS. WINSTON
SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately-depeud npouit there is no
mistake aboutit. There is nota. mother
on earth who has ever used il, who will
not tell you at once that it will regulate
'he bowels, and give rest to the mother,
and relief and health to the child, oper-
aling like magic. 1t is perfectly safe
to use in all cases AMI pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription Of one Of
the Oldest and best female physicians
anil nurses in the United States. Sold
everywhere. Is cents a bottle.
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"A INSTRUMENTATION.

A daughter Of q Mr. BaleYliviRg,
west Of here, in Union county, pre-,
|ferEing connubial bliss 10 single
blessedness, clipped with a negro
man, taking the train here or tick
cts to Springville, Ala. Miss Ba-
LEY supplied herself with SID of
Ter fathers cash, which she turned
over to her black lover here.
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Thayer The Iire iawrler of Men

Thayer the lire jeweler Of Mem
phis will iillall orders from The
country promptly. He keeps
every thing 10 be found in a FIRST
class jewelry establishments, and
III is a noted fact that he sells very
cheap. He makes = specially III
spectacles, and can almost make
a blind man see. lie il entirely re.
liable.
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tie celebration bsto honor the day
ifor the days sake or not, the coca
sion IS one that We shouldbs truly
thankful for. This world Of ours
is betteEei BY Christmas and every
one Of Us should help 70 make II
memorable.
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Echoes from Blue Mountain.

After dofing our beaver to you
Mr.. Editor, Teddy and | would first
pay our respects to the ladies'.
Duleinia, mydear! we, are astonish-
ed at you; you should cultivate a
more amiabls disposition; learn to
meet the. varied events of life with
a smile; seek to acquire that repose
of manner, 50 becoming to a young
lady. We would recommend for
your careful! perusal, and serious
consideration, that little poem OF
DR.. Watts; beginning,
"Let dogs delight to bark ard bite, etc.
Since our last, DR.. r. r. White
and family have moved to our
town; bought a residence, and in
tend becoming permanent citizens.
Their many friends are heartily
glad to see then. back.
Col. L. Ball preached a most ex-
celient sermon on the End Sunday
in this month. At its close, in
beautiful and affecting language,
he resigned his charge of the church
here. While his many friends re-
greet his loss we know it is the gain
Ofthe state at large.
II is rumored that the stock
Of goods now owned by Merritt 4
Kinney, has been purchased by MIR.
Oliver Ray. Mr.. Gibbs returned
on Monday, from Memphis, where
he had gone to purchase Christmas
goods.
MINcEDs NEAT has disappeared
from our bill OF fare, ever since ouI
first Echoes. Teddy and think il
''better to bear the ills we have
than fly to those we know not Of
Weknow the ingredients Of ''haSh,
but sausage--no man can tell.
The "meekest man" in town wor
a peck Of COOLERS from one Of hi
brethren, ON Tuesday eve. Teddy
proposesI to play him a game o
Euchre for his winnings. Smu
or a game Of Authors would all
swer. I'll hold stakes. rt, i
Teddy and Iwould request thu
young ladies to quit wearing whit,
shawls. When a TELLER sees on,
coming he can't, just at first, tel
whether it is his Gown ownest," o
the tlutter Of an angels wings
The uncertainty produces such
palpitation, that it is liable totprov'
fatal to some susceptible youth.
! The boys are to have an. exhibi
ton (Y)pOn Christmas eve night
From the well known dramatic tai
ent OF the young men engaged j
the affair, Teddy and 1 predict
most brilliant success.
Cacoethes Scribendi has attacke
some ofour most estimable citizen
B. had the first attack-a yer
} mild one. Teddy and | were III
next victims of the insidious NOR
ster. Dulcinia has q sbad case.
Add to the list one more suifere.
name unknown, but thought to b
, fatal as he tailed 10 "break out.R
, Alter Christmas, Teddy and / el
! pect to send you a lot Of jolly Eel
oes; If we are not made "minct
meat" Of ID the mean time.
a ~oj TEDDY ANDI..
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How Happiness is secured.

Happiness Is the absence Of pain or
annoyance, and wherever there is pain
there is disease, a pain in the lower
portion Of the body indicates a disor-
der ofsome kials If thefeis any odol
On color, or deposit III the urine, it
means disease, and requires attention
at Uncea We have heard many Of our
friends speak of the remarkable power
Tof Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Gnfe, And are convinced there is moth
ing SO certain and valuable Tor all dis
orders ofthe urinary sys.ea both male
and female.
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-Bolh Houses Of Congress have
adjourned until January 5, 1881.

The last Holly Springs South
comes to us very much illustrated.
Has that paper a home artis,s
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FAN whn aaid aSnTar liltla AMI.

He who said, "SuiFer little chill
dren TO come unto mep was the
great founder Of the gladstone feast
of Christmas, and il is in His honor
uphold the feast and glad.
en- the hearts ofthe little ones he
loved 70 dearly. 1t is a pleasure
q holy pleasure, to make theil
smiles brighter, their laughter
cheerler and more masical. Lei
as all, then, properly celebrate
Christmas Day, ,,.4-t4 jan
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ofthe Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association OF Buffalo, Of which
Dr.. R. v. Pierce is.president, con,
sisting Of ! figure Of Aesculaplus,
the father of Medicine, surmounL.
ING the globe, fifty osylnboIises The
worldwide reputation gained by
the Family Medicines of DR.. Pierce
now manufactured by this moor
porated company and sold in all
parts of the world. With a. man.
moth establishment, the Worlds
dispensary and inyalids' Hotel in
Buffalo, aud a correspondingly
large branch establishmenin Lon
dom this Association make medi
cihes for the whole w~orld@znot on
IN that ibnt they personally exam
inc and treat with special medi-
cineslhonsands 1af cases. Among
the most celebFatedsof the proprie.
tary Of family medicines are Dir.
P,ierces Golden Medical Discovery
gthe great blood and DF.
Pierce's Compound Extract al
Smart eed==fur bowel affections,
and painful attaCks Is collie neus
ralgia, and rheumatism Favorite
Prescription furnishes relief from
female Feaknesses, and kindred af-
fections. all Sold by druggists,
ltIs even claimedl that syslemalir
advertising will aealoge borrowed
uphael s7oqhel4 opgnal owhe
The best prepalilo1 known e
marlSet tor restoring gray hair to- lis
81 nAi eobf A4aig veg kbll
Sicilian LAIR RsneWef. gry it
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The North Mississippi Confer
ence Of the NJ. Z. Church, South,
convened at Columbus on the 10Th
inst. But as yet we have no &C.
count Of the appointments Of the
preachers. That Rev. J. A. Bowen
should be returned to Ripley seems
to be the desire Of our people.
Since the above was IN type, we
have received the following list Of
appointments for
CoRINTH DISTRICT.
j. B. Stone, T. +. ey
.Corinth Station, j. "A. Bowen.
Circuit, W. w: Dorman.
Iuka Station, lib. johnson, 21
Rienzi and Bonneville, j.. Nj Mitch,
ell. itid cu0a. aaaA fHA
Ripley and Blue Mt, d. L. Cogdell
Baldwin Circuit, d. w. Babb.
New Albany Circuit, r. A. Ellis. I
Jonesb6rOugh Circuits S, D. Ion g,
Black Land Circuit, j.. McEhanan,
Kossulh Circuit, Joseph johnson.
Marietta Circuit, J. A.. Baker,
Bay Springs, N. l.. Tucker, ooJ
Evansville, w. j. Smith,.
Iuka Circuit, II. Patterson.
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war ON enc Cn,.e.. m Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, December 27.-In the consid-
Grafton OF the report OF the License Com.
mittee, providing for proper schedule OF
rates OF revenue 10 be paid the city, ut the
meeting Of the Brooklyn Common Council,
Alderman Daniel O'CoDneli, OF the Ninth
ward, moved to amend section i OF the or.
diaance providing a license OF $5 for each
Chinese laundry In the city. Alderman
Donovan, .of the Twelfth Ward, moved to
amend by providing that licenses he granted
only 10 citizens Of the United States. Alder
msn Baird said people might laugh, but the
smendment would be N important one IL
would be protection to branch OF indus
try. Alderman Weir favored the amend.
meot, but thought the Board should be
careful not TO yitiate the ordinance gene
rally. Alderman Fritz said that bringing
this Chinese business up was bringing The
question OF nationality into the Board.
This be was opposed 10. Why not have
the amendment apply TO sll 1anndriesf Al
derman OConneII thought that the question
Of usiIouaIiiy did not come under discus
sion at ali. Aldermen Graham said II SEEM
ed 70 hIm that The aldermen were resolving
Themselves into o set Of idiots. He was
called 10 order BY the Cbafr. Itni
The ameD0fneDt offered by the AIdernpup
Of the Twelfth Ward was, after some dis
euMIon, adopted BY strict party vote,
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BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, December 2S.-Hoen.-Stocks active
and strong. Money on call, per cent hxenange-
Long. 4s0;. short 4s3. State bonds dull Govern
Erentng.-Money. collie per cent. Exchange,
4SO4. Governments irregular; new bs, loiSi
new 4H's, lily: new As. I13's. States Irregular.
WALL STREET YESTERDAY.
NEW YORK, December 2S.-The POSTS financial
article to-day says: The Stock Exchange market
confines active. United States bonds are UNI
changed. Railroad bonds are irregular but gener-
81. PAU and Omaha consols 10 100. There was al
irregular opening In the stock market. which In me
III O'Clock decided strength was shown, ana
| betneen then and after IL O'Clock there
was an advance Of s@2's per cent he
bought up. to 67k. Jersey Central adya nee
24t "a; Michigan Central per cent, 10 go lZaS;
Lake shore ~ to S7 The oShgr "S gnre. New
York Central 10 1915 Union Pacific, il3.; zen zen.
trail Pacific, 96 ST. Paul and omaha; 81 ana iqGa
5l1 and OF Kansas and Texas; 46's: Go {: snd
L., g5,z; Milwaukee and ~. Paul, 1l4h; North
west. l254. In the early dealing the notably weak
stocks were Ontlro and Western, which sold down
| TO 80, and Western Union. to 49, the FIRST has re,
covered 10 30b. and the latter ~ 79S 81. PAU ana
Duluih preferred opened to 7os, and has since de-
| chned 10 TN We are now unable TO ma quota,
| Bile authority for IN, recort Of corcentraed
union Of The Union aud the Central Paelsc roads
| are not wholly gr0undless. The money market Is
stringent, aud brokers In many cases are pay
ing commission 10 get money At % per Seh'' -.
viii thus be seen that the large private lenders SIN
have control of rates. though there Is good rea on
for the market being active on account OF prepare
tons for dyisends and interest payment by various
| corporations.
The following quot ati0ns were current to-day:
United States per cents, 1874 bid. 81 asked;
United States AZ per cents, ~; New Jerse. Cen-
trail, 60; Ohio and Mississippi. 3s; Erie. 08t:
Michigan Central, 126k; Lake Shore, 1881; Norih-
| tain, 54K Rock Island, 1891; IT. Paul, ll3B;
| Wabash, 81. Louis and Pacific. AS; Wabash, 81:
Louis and Pacific preferred, SIN: Kansas <agd
Texas 45H; Western puiUn Telegraph, 7Ss; 4. u.
ana .. o., 81 Pacific Mail. 504.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, December 28.-Virginia 6's, old, 30 (;
consos 77H; second series. 20: pasi-due coupons,
92X isked; new l0-40s, 5lA; 1910 coupons, 9l.
Bid to-day.
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wreck Of a Cotton ship.

BERMUDA, December 2S.-The ship Dun
an Dormio. from Savannah, with 1000
bales of cotton for Liverpool, was lowed
into Murray's anchorage on December 18th
by the tug-boat Britannia. Captain Cou.
sins called to obtain steam-pump that he
might proceed on his voyage. his ship be-
ing Ieaky. Soon after the vessel anchored
a very heavy gale sprung up from the north
west and continued very violent for several
hours. About noon The ship dragged her
anchors and came or the rocks near TO the
shore opposite the naval tanks, where she
has become a wreck. Every effort is ma
king to save the cargo, which is being
brought by boats into the harbor OF st.
George.
Loter.-Tbe work OF saving the cargo OF
the stranded ship Duncan Dormio still
continues. Up 10 the present time, accord
ing to official returns, about 1,200 bales OF
cotton, more or less damaged, have been
landed.
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THE LATEST NEWS.


COMMISSIONER TREscoTr AND THE chi.
XEsE QUESTION COLD WEATHER IN THE
NORTH AND N0RTHwEsT-FAILUR OF A
MILWAUKEE, GRAIN.HoUsE-wRscK OF A
CoTT0S-LADEN sHEP-A FAILURE DE
sIED--ANEw THROUGH LINE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TO THE sEABoARD CONTEM.
PLATED-PoPuLATIoN OF SOME OF THE
SOUTHERN sTATEs-CENTENNiAL CELE-
BRATi0N OF THE BATTLE OF CowPENs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF LAND
LEAGUERs TO BE HELD AT BUFFALO, n
Y.-THELAT DISASTER TO THE NINETY
FOURTH REGIMENT-THE STATE TRIALS
IN DUBLIN BEGUN; JURY EMPAN-
ELLED; OPENING SPEECH OF THE At
TORNEY.GENERAL-MR. FORsTER's VIEWS
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE IRISH FRAN
CIIfSF,
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The Late storm-L,gh,shIp Adrirt.

Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.I
NORFOLK, December 2S.-The steamship
Richmond, OF the Old Dominion Line,
which left New York Sunday morning,
reached her wharf at this city this morn
ing. She reports having had very rough
voyage during the prevalence Of the storm.
She shifted portion OF her cargo last night.
Whilst proceeding under sail she passed
the Delaware fve-iathom lightship adrift.
LoHG BRANCH. Nj, December 28.-Rail-
road travel has been resumed on different
roads, but inland towns not visited by rail-
roads are in state OF siege, as only few
of the turnpikes have been broken. The
estimated damage by the storm 10 property
along the shore is from 1926, GOO TO $3.50, 900.
The sea is still very high, ard has carried
away some of the ietties at the Highlands
which protected the railroad-bed from be.
ing washed out. The report that four OF
the iron grders and Ten Of the tubular
columns OF tho ocean pier had been carried
away is pronounced untrue by the engineer
OF the pier company.
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tn. Chinese Question.

SAN Francisco, December 2S.-W. IL.
Trescott. one OF the commissioners to nego-
tiate treaties with China, arrived by the
steamer City OF Pekin this evening. lie mas
been besieged by interviewers since bis
landing. but remains strictly retlcent
regarding the proceedings Of the Com
mission and the terms OF the treaties.
The only information he vouchsafes IS TO
the effect that the Commission, on their
arrival at PekIn, took up their quarters AT
the American legation; that the negotia-
lions, which occupied one month and one
day. were carried on at the Chinese Foreign
Office; that Commissioners Swift Is at shang'
hal, and will return by the next steamer,
and that be (Mr. TrescotD will go east on
Wednesday. AS to the terms OF The treaties
Mr.. Trescott maintains the most rigid ST.
lente. He says he has not seen t0e reports
heretofore published regarding the Work oil
the Commission, and he declines either to
affirm or deny them.