Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-06

ments Tor July, exclusive OF inter
ests, are over q million and ;
quarter.
The President will be here {
few hours tomorrow.
The steamer Guard recently re.
turned from the Dariea Survey, is
ordered off to Labrador to protect
American fishing interests.
Strenuous efforts are on foot To
secure the release Of the Fenian
General, O'Neil.
The Northern Pacific Railroad
has deposited a first mortgage
bond, thereby securing the issue
Of their bonds. Five thousand
dollars revenue stamps were at
tached to the instrument.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Thc
French Minister has officially in.
formed the Government of the cx.
istencc Of war between France and
Prussia.
New York, August 3.-Thc
Cuba and the Manhattan take
100000,
SAN Francisco, Aug. 3.-Most
of the papers submitted to advance
to Is cents for composition. The
Morning Call and Bulletin are
holding out, and have telegraphed
east for compositors.
PARIS, August 3,-Reports re.
ceived from headquarters up to
o'clock this morning say there
is no change in the military situa-
ton.
The Figaro of to day announced
the death of Gen. Gougal, COM
manding subdivision at Straus-
bourg.
BERLIN, August ?.-The Prus.
sian Government has summoned
the pcople..en mass, to. defend the
coast.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The follow.
ing is the Prussian account OF
affairs at Saarbrucken. The for.
tilications at this place, Saarbruck.
en-, was attacked by. Il column oI
French Infantry yestesday even
ing, and was repulscd.
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-Advices To
noon yesterday are silent regard.
ing Saarbruckcn.
Gladstone concluded some eX.
| plantations in the Commons by
saying further rcmonstyancc now
can only eXaspcratc either Gov
ernmcnt, and the only course foi
England is 10 seek q safe oppor
tunity for n renewal Of efforts il
favor of peace.
LONDON, August 3.-Thcre is
rumor in circulation here that tn,
French stormcd Weissenburg, ;
town in Palatinatc.
PARIS, Aug. 3.--The JournO
Official Of this morning declare
that the present war is not agains
Germany nor against King vii
liam, but against Bismarck. Tn
Journal regrets that the Prussial
King submits To the domination
OF this violent and unscrupulou
Minister.
VERSAILLES, Aug. "A tcrribl
calamity was prevented by bray
men hauling 4 burning box {
ammunition from a magazine int
the streets, where the box eN
ploded.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The nun
Der and disposition Of III
Prussian army is given to,da,
Duke Michlenburgh command
l0S,O00mcn at the mouth of tn
Oder river and Elbe Falcnstei
has $4,000 men near Ems. Ne
wroth d'Bittc.licld commands 81
600 men The army Of the Rhiu
consists Of the following bodic,
10000 men at Cologne under Ste,
metz; 10000 at the junction {
the Maine with the Rhine md,
Frederick Charles, md l6d,0C
along the Upper Rhine und,
p rincc Royal Frederick William
Chief StaT are Moltke, Blucl
thai, Sparling and Slehle.
Three hundred pounds are pal
in Paris for substitutes and scare
The Daily News of this moT
ing SAYS the French have decline
the services of Generals Lee an
Beaurcgard.
PARIS, Aug. 3.--Napoieon o
dered the release OF corrcspol
dents imprisoned ut Metz.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-It is rumore
that England and the Unite
States are urging negotiation
whereby Hamburg and Brcne
will he kept open ports during III
I war.
BERLIN, August 3.-King Wi
! liam has issued 4 proclamation
Mayence, assuming supreme con
mand.
LONDON, August 3, noon.-D
tails: The Saarbmcken iightin
, began at IL o clock yesterday for
noon.
The French passed the fronti'
in force.
The Prussians were driven fro
: their strong position by sharp 4
tillery fire of the French. II
latter remained masters of the D,