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


equivalenttO 70 ils ultimate defeat. as
the banking and currency c0mmls.
tee is understood . Be hostile "a
!ts pEovisi0ns.
Revenue to-day $4,000.
Robert Clarke was appointed
Assessor for second Georgia dis.
tricG. !
Il Il stated that Judge Grier has
resigned 70 take effect the frst ~
FebrnsFy.
The Star says The Senats sual-
ciary Committeeshad another aes-
sion yesterday on the Georgia bin.
agreed upon for carrying out the
suggestions Of the Presidents mes
sage.
Gov. Bullock was befors hsccm-
mittee and made statements relative
70 the condition Of aiIaira II that
State, which he represented To Be
little better than Il was during fhe
war-that is so far as Union men ,
are concerned.
The bill will be reported next
week.
Attorneys for Tehauntspse shlp
Cancel Co., and Mexican Paciiir III
r. Co., have fled claims before the
Mexican Commissioners, nRefega-
ting s322,0000O0.
House-A bin was introduced
dispensing with spies nom revenue
service. li#1 t'lf ~
Census considered 70 aaloasn.
ment.
'Wardwell, The Superintendent Of
the Virginia PeHIlentiafy, before
the Reconstruction Commilsee,
states that the Institution contains
l 493 negroes aud "A whites. wh0lia
beenlimthe Federal armF, g who.
had been IN Federal employment.
and 10 OF 20 who had been ia Con.
federate service. Total number Of
prisoners 6zl.ani gs9 aaAa
News from Cuba from Span
ish sources II, the N. 7. 'rri-
bune report that the insurgents
tlrough0ut the country were adj
iOurning 10 Trinidad aud hnFnlng
/, tho estates. A number Of planiae
, tlons were tifed aud q great nnm-
Der reduced 10 ashes.
! imA general destruction was feared.
More than one-half the caMa crop
has been destroyed.
! ST. Louis, Dec. lI.-The steahor
: W. RArthur sunk near Burnests
= Islan'l, with available cargo which
! was a total loss, including $50 head
y Of live stock. sii CID AeN
= CHICAGO, Der. 1.-THE jury gave
{ ! Mary Walton three thousand elsht
= hundred dollars In libel suit
!. against the Chicago Times. New
Y trial granted without argument.
y NRw York, Dec, 1.-The bank
siatomeuI shows & slight increase
Y in reserves; discounts quiet and
: unchanged. Weeks export Of gold
u over three hundred thousand dol
. lars. Coupons, Sis 20k 70 203< ;
ie 62's 151k to 1853 4's lsi<. TO l3JS
l. 80 1885 7.s's, new l6I6 to 1917
70 l636 to l6yS Sc same as AO's,
: lOA to II. Stocks firm at an adj
! vance. Imports for The week, near
q ly5,000.0OO.
LONDON, Dec, lL-BurliBgame
y has information that the Chinese
: Government has ratified the Amer
u lean treaty.
u NAPLES, Dec. 1l.-The Anti-Pa-
I pal Council have assembled. Two
J: hundred Italians and twenty other
y delegates are present.
Q Ricciardi is President.
J Letters were read from Victor
Hugo, Garibalda and others amid
L much enthusiasm.
/. MADRID, Dec. 1.-THE Cortes re-
: jecled tho bill for indemniiyinR OK
lies under the monarchy.
y HAVANA, Dec. 1l.--Sharp skir-
! mishing Yesterday near the Trinidad
Q result unknown. atee s.a
s' The Cleopatra arrived to-day
from Vera Cruz also, . steamer
! with Ons thousand troops nom Ca
Il diz. .~.t
= HAVANA, Dec. 1.-THE Chroni.
: Gle says Grants message breaks all
hopes Of the reciprocity treaty and
= renders annexation more desirable.
$ but believe Independence will be.
come the popular cry. ~
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE French
Q government has made known "a
= the Ecumenical Council that intall-
= bllity is iuappOrtune question from
q religious view and politically
y places France otherwise than as.
ls cending 70 the cencordat and re.
: leases her from the obligations
+ are excepted.
L LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Tines
i condemns the Orange Lodges A
only perpetuating the idea Of tws
u races.
q LONDON, Dec. ll.-Reports from
the Admiralty Office says that 70
"a the distance Of thirty-flve miles tn
!. Suez canal Is subject to sand drifts
reducing the depth and the thicl
ts fogs bewildering the pilots.
m Isabella, Of Spain, publishes al
"a important denial Of repeating thl
~ story that the Queen had iaker
down diamonds on her FetiromDnt
,o from Madrid. aal8sa
err ROME, Dec. 11.--fhe Gcumeni
r. cal Council adjourned over {,
IN Epiphany. The Pope sald he wal
he sure of the corporation Of Ameri
Is can Bishops. ,lsa8m
MADRID, Dec. II.-Cortes votet
i'll unanimously Cor the rest0rati0n 0
Oh the CONSTITUTIONAL guarantees.
be LIsB0N, Dec. II.-Fears are en-
p tertained of a rebellion IN vafIon
q. parts Of Portugal. heanthufitie
"a are aetive. rsa
= LlvERPooL, Dec. II. .-.Tha AasAr