Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-18


miles on horseback In one night t
wed against the wishes Of her pa.
rents.
4 man was convicted Of larceny
in Cleveland, Ohio, the other dsy
for stealing from a young woman {
lot of false hair, jewelry, aud oIheI
tTinkeis which he had given heI
when they were on better terms.
Judge Baldwin, Of Nevada, who
was killed IN the railroad collision
on the Western Pacific Railroad
neglected to wind his watch, and SO
missed the train he intended to take
from San Francisco. His life was
insured for $4,000.
Tho Chicago Agitator is to be re-
moved to Boston. Mrs. Livermore
will be the editor-in-chief, and the
editorial corps will be composed oil
Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone
Blackwell, William Lloyd Garrison,
Col. I. W. Higginson, and several
other distinguished writer's.
Tho Gar Of Russia has granted a
a concession for the formation Of a
company with the right to lay a
submarine telegraph cable or cables
from some point on the coast Of
Asiatic Russia, to establish tele-
graphic communication with China
aud Japan, the consent Of the au-
thOritics of those countries having
first been obtained.
An English company is being
formed to complete Geographic
communication between England
and China, by way of India, and
extend Il to Australia by means Of
submarine cables.
Austria demands the consent of
the European Powers to cross the
Turkish territory, that she may
reach Dalmatia by land and extin-
guish the rebellion in that province,
A farmer in Putnam county Ind,
has kept a pair OF black snakes in
his barn several years, and all kind
of vermin have since entirely dis.
appeared. His cribs and bius are
no more distuIb bed by rats and
nice. They are better protection
than a dozen cats, and are entirely
harmless toward chickens and do
nestle animals. The snakes EN-
plOyed for this purpose are not the
racers nor the spotted variety, but
a short, thick species, of a jet black
color.
An ciIectual remedy for small
pox is said to have been recently
found by a surgeon of the British
army in China. The mode of treat
ment is as follows: When the pre-
ccding fever is at its height, and
just before tho eruption appears,
the chest Is rubbed with crotOn oil
and tartaric ointment. This causes
the whole of the eruption to ap.
pear on that part Of the body, to
the relief Of the rest. II also Sc
cures a full and complete eruption,
and thus prevents the disease from
attacking the internal organs. This
Is now the established mode of
treatment in the English army in
China, ind is regarded as a per-
feet cure.
Il is asserted that absentee land
lords hold In Ireland 1000, 600 acres
of land, from which they draw an
annual rental of Sl2 100000.
They have a town in Colorado
named P~urgatory. The name is
perhaps a hint to travellers that
they may ego farther and fare
worse"
Tho profits Of the Baden-B Baden
gambling bank last year were $780,
600, and of the Wiesbaden banl,
S650,OO0. .r,
A. "gold mine" in South Caro-
lina-56O aeres-has just been
sold for 81, 7G9 ; 20 the Charleston
News reports.
The Pail Mall, London, Gazcttc,iu
its comments on President Grants
reference to tho Alabama claims,
says: "The Americans are ready
to accept an apology in lieu of all
the damages they demand. But
England cannot do more than she
has already done. Time will amend
American sensitiveness. Such
events as the demonstrations in
honor of Mr.. Peabody will tend to
mitigate irritation" The writer
concludes that the message, on the
whole, is friendly, and thinks the
Presidents suggestion that new me-
gotiationS be entered upon to pre-
vent similar troubles will be APP
proved In England.