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WASHINGTON.
A Valuable Gift from Que

"A Valuable Gift from Queen Victoria.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-There was received
at the White House to-day massive desk or
writing table, presented from Queen Victoria
to the President of the United States 1t is
made OF live oak. weighs 1900 pounds. elabor-
ately carved, and a magnificent specimen of
workmanship. 1t bears the following inscrip-
ton:
III. NJ. S. Resolute, forming part of the ex-
petition sent in search of Sir John Franklin
in 1852, was abandoned in lat. TAI, long. 1O1-
%, w. on the 10Th May, 1854. She was dis
covered and extricated September, 1855, in lat
81, N by Capt. Buddington of the United
States whaler George Henry. The ship was
purchased, fitted up and sent to England as
gift to Her Majesty Queen Victoria by the
President and people of the United States as a
token of good will and friendship. This table
was made from her timbers when she was
Great Britain and Ireland to the President of
the United States as memorial of the
courtesy and loving kindness which dictated
the offer of the gift of the Resolute.'
The Postmaster Generals Report.
The Postmaster General in his annual report
concurs IN the recommendations of the Super
intendent of the Railway Mail Service, for the
the re-adjustment of their salaries, and for
pensions to those disabled or the families of
those killed in the service. The Postmaster
General thinks it will be wise measure of
legislation the establishment of mail steam
ship communication with Mexican, Central
American, South American and Trans-Pacific
ports.
Mr.. Maynard renews the recommendation of
General Key, that newspapers containing lot
terry advertisements be deprived of the
privilege of the mails.
1t is again requested that postmasters
should be placed under the same legal protec-
ton given Treasury officials against levy upon
their private property under judgments for
acts done in their official capacity and under
orders of the department.
The Postmaster General as a result of his
examinations of the postal savings and postal
telegraph systems of, Great Britain, recom-
mends the establishment of like systems in
this country.
by Gen. Key, that the word fraudulent" as it
occurs in the revised statutes preceding the
word lottery" should be stricken out, and
says the legal position taken by his predeces-
sor concerning the power Of the Post Office
Department to exclude lotteries from use of
the mails, meets his approval.
The popularity of the money order system is
shown by the increase in its operations from
81, 100000 in 1868 to 100000, 900 the mast
year. The business has been self-supporting
for i've years with slight margin of profit.
he recommends reduction in the cost of
money orders not exceeding S. to cents and
the extern sion of the maximum limit to 800.
Operations of the letter carrier system are
stated as being highly satisfactory.
Tto-Day's Cabinet Meeting.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day all the MEM
bers were present except Secretary Ramsey.
The session was very brief and devoted to
routine business. No dec ision was reached
as to tbs appointment of Chief Signal Officer.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Arrest of an Alleged Incendiary at Bill
lerica

Arrest of an Alleged Incendiary at Bill
lerica.
LOWELL, Nov. 23.-John Barrett was arrest
ed in Billerica by Lowell officers Monday even
ing for simple assault, but this morning in the
police court he was confronted with charge
of having set fire last April to the house OF
Patrick Mehan. On this he was ordered to be
held in $1,000 till Dec. 2, and on the charge of
assault in $1,000; in default Of which he went
to jail.
Praiseworthy Action Of the Old Colony
F. Road.
Boston, Nov. 23-At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Old Colony railroad to-
day at Middleboro resolution was offered by
Mr.. Foxon of Quincy, and adopted, that:
Whereas, Tue stockholders believe that
many railroad accidents are due to the use of
Intoxicating liquors;
Resolved. That the President, Superinten-
dent and Directors are instructed to hereafter
employ no persons who use intoxicating
liquor as a beverage.
Muuificent Bequest.
Mrs. Valeria G. Stone of Maiden, has given
the Young Mems Christian Association $25, 900
to be used in the erection of a new building.
Fatal Accident at North Adams
NORTH ADAMS, Nov. 49, Lamont Caperon,
a Car repairer, was killed this evening by
freight train co!liding with the car he was
working upon. He leaves a wife and five
children.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO = Ar goth, ship Wandering
jew, Tapley, Liverpool.
Cid Goth. ship Lucille, Talbot, Liverpool
SEATLE-Sld 18th, ship Yo Semitic, Saunders,
NEW ORLEANs-Ar 18th, ship Crowmer Bar
KEY WEsT-Ar 2lst. sch John N Colby, Wilcox.
FERNANDINA-Cld 10Th, sch Nellie Sawyer,
CHARLESTON-Ar 21st. sch Bessie E Dickinson,
Standish, Wiscasset.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar2 1st, sch Hattie NJ Crowell
Crowell, Kennebec.
Cid goth, brig M A Berry, Charlson, for Portland;
Libby, Newport.
AR at Delaware Breakwater Goth, sch C E Moody,
Hodgkins. GoDaives; Emma Hart, (and both sid. }
Passed in. ship st Joseph, from New York for
NEW YORK-Ar 22d, barque Moonbeam, Dun
bar, Amsterdam; sch j H Ellis, Ellis, Fox Island;
Revenue. Phinney, Providence.
Ar 23d, ship Grecian Dunbar, Iloilo; barques
Chas Rice. Montgomery. do; Granada Hodgdon,
Laguna brig j Lane, Shute Montevideo.
Passed the Gate 21st, sch Gen Sheridan, Stewart,
from New York for Portland.
NEW HAVEN-Ar 9th. sch America Rockland
Sid 10th, schs Louisa Chapies, for Jacksonville;
PRovIDENCE-Ar 22d, sch Mindora, Belts, FIN
Rondout for Pawtucket.
Sid 22d, schs Geo w Glover, Morton New York;
Robt smith, Ellis, do.
BRISTOI--ar goth, sch John James, Mcintyre
Linconvilc for New Bedford.
NEWPOR1-Ar 22d schs Melrose. Haskell Cape
Hayti for Uneasville, Ct; Am Eagle, brown, Perth
Amboy for Salem; John James, Mcintyre Bristol
for New Bedford.
Sailed. schs Diadem, Sadler, (from Port Johnson)
toT boston; Mentor. Hinckley, Amboy for Salem.
In port SENS II Newman, Dow. Bangor for New
tmQre.
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ICinclnnatl CommtIclaI.I
We have much pleasure in publishing Mr..
Lords note, and the letter inclosed from
Washington Irving, which is worthy of his
Hanx. AL
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THE DOMINION.

Troops to Relieve Those at the Halifax
Garrison.
HALIFAX, N. s., Nov. 23.-The troop shin
Crocodile has arrived from Bermuda with the
18th Regiment, also several batteries of artil-
lery to relieve those now here.
Death Of Clergyman from Exposure.
WINNIPEG, Man., Nov. 23.-Rev. Father
Hert died fro exposure and fatigue while Oh
hunting expedition, after getting lost on the
police near Battleford.
A $500 Seizure of Struggled Goods,
SARNIA, Ont, Nov. 23.-rhe custom author
tiles have seized three satchels containing
goods valued at $500 that were being smug-
gled by G. W. Dudley of New York Dudley
is in jail.
The Eskimo Murderer.
ST. JOHNS. N. F., Nov. 23-The Eskimo
murderer, Ephraim, was captured on the 18th
after an exciting chase of six days. He is ex-
pected here to-day in charge of a detach-
ment OF police. In September, Ephraim and
his step-son Philip travelled from their fishing
place, Min, Labrador, up into the creek
Soon after Philip was shot through the neck
and died on 1.-The spot. Ephraim's first story
was that Philip stumbled and fe l, and in the
fall the gun got discharged. Philips wife,
Nancy, said to have been Ephraim's para
mour, confirmed this statement. She after
wards told Philips brother Paul that this
statement is untrue, and that she was afraid
to tell the truth. which was that Ephraim had
committed the murderous act. She added
that he had threatened her own life and her
childs if she did not confirm his version of the
cause of Philips death. When the Moravian
missionaries arrived at the place they found
Ephraim's gun hidden in the bushes and Phil
Ups body near by, wrapped in reindeer skin,
partially buried and covered with turf andwood
The place where the ball entered was distinct
~ seen. They made grave and Inferred the
body Ephraim confessed his guilt, and said
struggle ensued and that Philip seized his gun
Ephraim also laid hold, threw Philip down
and then shot him from behind in the neck.
The murdereris 36 years old and is guilty of
other crimes.
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10y BANDS.
a4 BELOW at nanouar. N. ri.

"a Below at Hanover, N. H.
HANOVER, N. H., Nov. 23-The thermome-
ter indicated 24o below zero at 30 this morn
ing.
Death Of a Priest from Exposure and Fa-
tigue.
WINNIPEG, Man., Nov 23.-The thermom-
eter has dropped to 25o below zero. Rev. Fa-
Their Heart died from exposure and fatigue
while on hunting expedition, after getting
lost on the plains. His body was found by the
mounted police near Battleford.
Cold Snap at Danville, Va.
DANvILLE, Va. Nov: 23.-Last night was
the coldest for years. Thermometer at sun
rise ITO above.
Hudson River Navigation Impeded.
PoUaHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Nov. 23-There was
ice as far south as Catskill this morning and
Catskill Creek is frozen over.
Steamer Gen. Sedgwick is ashore on Peeks.
kill flats. Boats had a hard time getting
through to Albany last night, ice making ali
the time.
RoNDoUT, N. Y, Nov. 23.-The Hudson, at
and above Coxsacke, is completely blocked
with ice and rapidly freezing.
Winter Weather in New Hampshire.
LITTLEToN. N. H., Nov. 23.-Thermometer
lOo below zero here this morning; at Bethle-
hem 40, below, and at Lancaster 100 below
There are four inches of snow.
A Man Frozen to Death at Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., Nov. 23.-John Conk,
an old resident, of dissolute habits, was
found frozen to death on the stoop OF the Sea
View Hotel.
EARLY Ice Harvest In New Jersey.
The ice houses in New Jersey are already
being filled with ice as heavy as any collected
last winter.
The Schuylkill and Union Canals Closed.
READING, Pa, Nov. 23.-The Schuylkil and
Union canals are closed and a great MANY
boats are fast in the ice.
The Delaware Frozen Over.
BoRDENTowN, N. j., Nov. 23-The Della
ware at this point is frozen over from shore to
shore.
Intellectual Attempts to Open the Erie
Canal.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 23.-Breakers have
been at work on the ice in the Erie canal since
yesterday but navigation is more blockaded
than ever. A heavy snow storm has prevailed
since morning.
Disaster on the st. Lawrence River
MONTREAL, Nov. 23.-The river is full CT
ice three inches thick. Two barges are re.
ported sunk and ship is reported ashore near
Quebec.
Great Destruction Of Property at Quebec.
QUEBEC, Nov. 23-It is now pretty certain
tn. the vessels ashore in the river as well as
those in port will be all frozen in. AS result
of the sudden and unprecentedly early and
severe cold weather here it is almost sure
there will boa destruction Of property to the
amount of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Some of the great light ships and large num-
Der of buoys in the lower st. Lawrence will be
lost. At the southern point of Anticosti there
was yesterday experienced the severest storm
seen there for seventeen years.
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EUROPE.
Hamburg as a Free Port.


LONDON, Nov. 23.-A despatch from Berlin
to the Post says: A petition of the merchants
to Prince Bismarck for the incorporation of
Hamburg into the Zollverein does not repre-
sent the unanimous feeling of Hamburg, but
has served to bring out more clearly the at
tachment to the traditional free trade policy
still entertained by large proportion of the
population A counter demonstration is afoot
with view to securing to Hamburg for the fl,-
ture the privileges of free port.
Agitation for an Advance of Wages.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 23.-The Guardian saws:
The agitation for an advance of wages in
Northeast Lancashire is renewed. At meeting
OF representatives of the weavers at Blackburn
Saturday, resolutions were passed affirming
that an improvement had taken place in the
cotton trade, and expressing the hope that en-
ployers would now give the promised in
crease.
Dervisch Pascha Enforcing the Surren-
der of Dulcigno.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 23-According to
intelligence received here, Dervisch Pasha
has occupied the heights of Dulcigno, and h is
entry into the town is hourly expected. Mon.
tenegro has been notified of the Apr achin G
surrender of the town, but refuses to enter un,
til all Mussulmans have departed
Foreign Notes.
A telegram from Badsic announces that
Dervisch Pasha has ordered the committee of
the Albanian League to idissolve that organi-
cation under pain of death. A general assem-
bly, of Albanians will be held to-day.
Advices from Antivari say that Montene-
grins, near Antivari, report that firing was
heard in the neighborhood of Dulcigno
throughout Sunday.
Owing to the increasing importance of the
French possessions in the South Seas the nav
al station OF Tahiti will henceforth consist of a
steam transport, dispatch boat and four SAIL
ing vessels.
The acting governor of Cape Colony, sum-
marizing the situation Friday, says no effect
i've check is made to the outbreak.
The Queensland parliament has been pro-
rogued. The governmer It's position is stron-
ger, and they succeeding in passing bill for
the construction of traps-continental railway
and their own principal measures.
Nihilists have distributed among workin o.
men in st. Petersburg violently seditio Us
address.
The Kurdish leader, Abdullah, has fed.
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MINOR TELEGRAMS

A Vincennes Qnd.) special says the River
side Slate Factory, owned by j. x. Kelso, is
burned. Loss $4,000; Insurance 5000.
A Napa. CAL, dispatch says that two chill
dren Oh Charles BochiDzer were burnt to
death, while locked in the house during their
parents absence Monday afternoon.
Samuel Ii. Stevenson, a New York tea
dealer, has failed Liabilities 100000.
Galusha Meanwhile of Rutland VT, an in
ventor OF some note, was killed yesterday by
falling into the fly wheel in an engine ROOM
Nicholas Zeamvelli of Portsmouth; N. H..
was fatally injured yesterday by the caving in
Of frozen earth.
Hanlan leaves for home the I'd of December
j. NJ. Houck was cut into five pieces by be-
ing drawn lengthwise between two large cog
whee.s in iron mills at Reading, Pa, yester-
day.
Joe Wade, who was to be hung on Friday
Tor the murder of a man named Brown, at
indianapolis, Ind, is respited till February
oath.
A thousand matters in Orange, N j.,
threaten to strike if a new hat machine is in
troduced in the factories there
Mrs. Howe Of Boston of the ladies Deposit"
notorety was yesterday admitted to bail in
$4,000.
Dipiheria is spreading very rapidly in
Chicago.
The Western Associated Press held its an
nual meeting at Detroit. Mich, yesterday,
Murat Hasted was elected President, and
William Henry Smi Ii, General Agent.
All the government offices in Washington
will be closed for Thanksgiving day, COM
menciDg at noon today,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Wholesale Market.

Review of the Wholesale Market.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOV. %.
The following changes are reported for the past
week: Flour has advanced 25c on all brands. Sperm
Candles are quoted at 25@3Oc. Cooperage is a lit
tie higher. Fish shows an advance of SOC on LARGE
Bank Cod, drop of Soc on Small Cod and an ad-
vance of 1212c on Hake. Produce is active in Poul-
try, Turkeys being quoted at 1S@22c, Chickens IA
"a 16c, Potatoes 10000 4Y bush, and Round Hogs
61a 97c. Lumber shows some advances Fancy
New Orleans Molasses is quoted 48a6Oc. There
are some slight changes in fish oils. Seeds show
some slight advances. Teas are dull, except for
Formosa, which is firm Pork and Beef have ad-
vanced o0c Lard has advanced Ac. Grain shows
decided advance. Sugar is 1ac higher
FREIGHTS-Cuba rates are a little easier, In
Coastwise, trade is quiet and rates about the same
as last week. The following are recent charters:
Brig Kaluna, Portland to Cardenas or Matanzas
shocks and heads D. t.
Schrs Elva E. Pc tengill and Teazer. New York
to Portland, coal 81 and discharged.
Schr Albert G. Paige, Portland to Charleston.
phosphate 80 p ton.
Schr R. F. Hart, Portland to St. Pierre Mart.
lump sum SLIGO.
Schr Edw. Waite, Portland to Matanzas or Carde
mas, shocks and heads PIT.
Schr Canton, Turks Island to Portland salt D. t.
Schr David Torrey, Portland to New York, bar
rels lie.
Schr B. f. Lowell Portland to Ponce. p. r. hmm
sump.t
Schr Telumah, Portland to New York, lumber at
80.
Schr Laura Robinson, Kennebec to New York,
lumber 3 10.
schr Hyue, Kennebec to Gloucester, ice 10.
Schr j. W. Sawyer, Rockport to New York lime
zoe ~ Dbl.
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Gleanings from the Mails.

Prince Bismarck is very unwell and suffers
much.
The owners of tho trotter est. Julien" have
cleared $4,000 on him the past season.
A company of French capitalists are con-
quilting with the Dominion government about
buying 10000 acres of land in the North
west for French settlers from Alsace and Lor-
raine.
Among the subjects to be discussed in g
coming series of Boston Monday lectures is
that of Divorce" which will be the subject
on which Rev. Samuel W. Dixie of Royalton,
VT, will speak.
A st. Louis boy spent dollar of the money
that he had collected for his father, who
whipped him for the offence The youngster
went directly to the river and drowned him.
self.
Chicago has nineteen murderers awaiting
trial or sentence in the county Jail, and in
New York the first of fifteen murder trials on
the dockets of the criminal courts, all for
crimes of recent occurrence, began last week.
The rapid extension of the railroad system
at the West and Southwest is imparting fresh
activity to the s.eel rail manufacture. One
Pennsylvania firm has orders booked for 3d.
900 tons, and other establishments are reported
working to their full Capacity.
Among the foreign arrivals at New York on
Saturday, was wealthy East India native
merchant who is on tour through the United
States, and has with him four wives and
retinu~ of dozen or more Hindoo servants.
The New York Park Commissioners have
received a letter from Charles Reade, the nov
eist accompanied by some cuttings from the
mulberry tree growing over the grave of
Shakespeare, and the gratis will be planted in
Central Park
The Times of Philadelphia has the state
ment of Robert Wolcott, who served in the
Concord Artillery, and who was blacksmith
at Newton Roads, Mass, when conscripted in
1872, that he shot the British General Brock
at the battle of Williamstown, Nov. 10, 1872
Wolcott is now living in Philadelphia
AMaryland lady was recently swindled out
OF $109.25 by man who was intrusted with
the money for the purpose of investing it in
United States bond After getting the money
he ran away. A detective heard that he was
In Washington, and was able to identify him
by means of lead-pencil sketch of his fea-
lures which the lady drew from memory.
The compositors and printers in London,
who have charge of government documents to
be used in the trial of the Land League tray-
ersers. have been sworn and are closely watch
ed by detectives. The proofs are sealed. The
type is Immediately broken up when taken
from the press, the intention being to prevent
the governments course of argument from be-
ing made known to the defendants.
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California Mining stocks.
WATERFOWL Cattle Market.

:, [By TeIegraphl
WATERTowN. Nov. 23.-Beef Cattle receipts ] :
ooI head supply trihe lighter than last week; the
market holds up remark ably well when poultry is
SO Ia gely in demand; sales of Beef Cattle-cho ce
u !. oogs Oo:extra at 1907 %. first quality 90
(g o 5o; second quality at 50d5 50 third quality
Store C'ttle--work Oxen y pair at SIOO6S162;
Mich Cows and Calves S20d S45; Farrdw Cows SO
old S12aS24; three S2Oa S3S. Western fat Swine,
live. 5% @6zs Northern dressed Hogs 61a
Soeep and Lambs-Receipts 1868 head; supply
lots unchanged. sales Sheep in lots at 5Oa4 rs
each extra at DOGS so; Lambs 414 a51a; Veal
Calves at 2u6
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOV. "a.
Washington Irving.
A Letter Hitherto Unpublished.


Cincinnati Commercially
We have much pleasure in publishing Mr..
Lords note, and the letter inclosed from
Washington Irving, which is worthy of his
beautiful fame:
RIVERSIDE, Nov. II, 1880.
To the Editor of the Commercial:
Some IA or Is years ago and shortly before
his sad death the Rev. Donald Mcleod, an
10 ,ored priest of the Catholic Church, nre-
sented me copy of his Life of Mary Queen
OF scots" On the blank preceding the title
page, was pasted an autograph letter from
Washington Irving, in which, after acknowl-
edgng the receipt of a copy of the book from
the author, he expresses his opinion of the un-
fortunate Queen. 1t will doubtless interest
the convictions of that most gifted and learned
man and historian. Respectfully,
SUNNY SIDE, June -, 1867.
My Dear Sir: L am infinitely obliged to you
for the copy of your Life of Mary Queen of
Scots" which you have had the kindness to
send me. have read it with intense though
painful interest; indeed, when 1 had once
commenced could not lay it down until l
had finished it, which did late last evening.
You have faithfully and conscientiously ac-
complisbed generous undertaking, the vindi-
cation OF the memory of one of the loveliest
but most unfortunate of women, who, after
having suffered every wrong and outrage while
living, has been basely vllifed in history.
You have ably cleared up some of the dark
points of her sad story. on which malignity has
succeeded in casting shade. and have shown
her as worthy of love as of pity. 1t is one of
the special offices of our literature to call up
before its fresh and unbiased tribunal the his
torical questions Of the Old World; to rejudge
It's Judgments and reverse decisions on which
death and time had seemed to set a seal. Such
an office you have honestly and impartially ex-
ecuted i'll regard to poor Mary and her perse-
cutors, and am mlstakenif the world does
not prem ounce you a righteous judge In
the meantime Lshall look with great interest
for the volume OF Mary's letters, &C., with
which you promise to follow up the biography.
Very truly, my dear Sir, your obliged friend
WASHINGTON IRVING.
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The Meeker Murder Trial.

MONTPELIER, VT, Nov. 23-The greater
part of the forenoon in the Meeker murder
trial was taken up with the testimony of Prof
August Witthaus, New York expert, who
made chemical analysis of the viscera OF the
murdered girl. His testimony was very posi-
tive as to the person whose viscera he exam
ined having died from strychnine poison, un-
less some sudden violence had caused death
soon after the poison was taken: he was very
positive the poison was taken into the body
before death. The druggist who sold Almon
Meeker strychnine and the stable keeper who
let him a team on the night of the murder
purpose to connect Mrs Meeker with the
crime by description of the team. Almon
was not in court to-day. Mrs. Meeker was
alone and intently studying the testimony TAX
en- at the preliminary hearing.
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Outrageous Land swindles.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 23.-A. J. Tullis, lawyer
and Jacob Nine, who were indicted by the
grand jury for forgery, have been arrested, and
Cornelius Goldrick, an associate, will also be
arrested today. The forgeries of which they
are charged are of startling character, being
deeds to large quantities of land owned by an
eccentric millionaire, Jeremiah Tullis, who
died two years ago. 1t is said that some 10 900
acres of land in Iowa, in the vicinity of Fort
Dodge, have been thus fraudulently conveyed,
property Other lands in Illinois, Missouri
and Tennessee have been similarly disposed Of
The method was to make deed from Tullis
to Goldrick, datodsa year or two before TulIis's
death, then Goldrick would deed it to another
of the party, and then it would be sold to limo.
ceut victims