Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-01

MOunljOy, convicted Of WhiSksv
frauds was sentenced to two yeaFs
in the penltsntiaFy and S30O0 Tbs
prisoner IL allowed Q few DAYS m.
der custody Of the United State
Marshal to settle his affairs.
FOREIGN.
BERLIN, Dec. 26-Letters IN Ber.
lin papers from Rome emphaticallv
deny current reports of the libeFtv
of American bishops, c~Orrespon.
dent asserts that they will follow
the Papal lead.
FLORENCE, Dec. GA consider.
able reduction in the Italian. army
has been proposed.
The London Telegraph urges in.
slant publication.
The Anglo America diplomatic
correspondence says that spectators
consider Boutwell, a mere child In
in financial affairs. His plan for
bidding interest on deposits, and
limiting advances on collateral, il
idintiO.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-A heavy
earthquake reported in Eastern
California and throughout Nevada.
Shocks were felt in the lowest lev
Ell of the mines. The vibrations
were from North 10 South.
Regular sessions of the French
Corps Legislatif open to-day.
Cresswell has gone to New York
to attend the European mail trans
portation. The steamers refuse TO
carry the mails at reduced rates.
The Protestant and Catholic mis-.
sion houses at Marking was de-
stroyed by a mob, the inmates
barely escaping.
New translation Of BuFlingame's
credentials show that he was ac-
corded to less powers, aud accord
ed him no plenipOtentiary powers.
Departments close at noon, little
business doing.
Wash XGTON, Dec. 2S.-Rufus r.
Wade was reappOintcd special
agent at large, on mail depreda-
etc.
Gold in the Treasury Que hun
dred and seven million. Gold GER
tilicates, 3 7,OOO,0OO. Currency ten
and q half million.
The public debt statement will
show a decrease Of probably seven
The Tribune says that a test case
selected by the board Of brokers
has just been decided by the Court
Of Appeals in this city. Reversing
. previous decision OF the Supreme
and fixing the principle that
when a broker buys stock OH q
margin for a customer. he Is not a.
liberty to sell, because il falls be-
low the margin, without giving no.
Ice Of the time and place OF the
sale. Considering the stock as the
property Of the customer, the court
n this instance, makes the broke.
who sold under such circumstances
liable for the highest price the stock
nay have reached, even to the date
this trial. This will be new doc-
TO Wall street.
WASHINGTON, Dec. % 1t Is sta
ed upon u%ndoubted authority that
Treasury agents j, w. Bell and j.
Elder was discharged by the Treas
Try Department because there was
10 further use for their services OF
View Orleans There are no
whatever against them ~
he Treasury Department.
NEW York, Dec. 2S.-lt is re-
that +. J. Oakley has been
'mbezzling the funds Of the Mer-
.hants Exchange Bank a long time.
The deficit reached 100000 The
Of the Bank amounts 20
'SO,OO after paying the dividends.
The investigation Of the Mer-
.hants Exchange Bank irregulari-
show u deficiency already OF
10000, aud will probably prove
much larger.
The case Of Lawrence against D.
: Butler, the Twiggs-swOrd case,
motion was made to vacate the
rder OF arrest Oh the ground
hat the taking was under The or.
ers OF the United States, and that
here was no conversion. Decision
eserved.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S-The fol-
'wing statement in regard to the
laiIs for Great Britain Is pub
shed
The Postmaster General haa
greed 10 u postal concession with
.reat Britain, by which the post
&c between the two countries "a
} be reduced from twelve to sjx
snts per letter.
Without making any arrange-
,sn Whatever lOr conveying the
'ails on the 23d December, The
mes now carrying the mails from
port were Notified Thai AFTER
nrst Of January, they would
MY get two cents per letter or ak
Iails. '"0
The lines Immediately informed
he department that they could no,
.riorm the service.
NEW York, Dec. 9S.--The steam
Zip San Jacinto, from SAVANNAH.
iSsed two Spanish gun boats, sup
1aed to have been accidently seq
'ated from the main fleet.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-Rev.
l'her Dun is dead. lie was pas
+ OF Phillip Denerr church at
'uthwark, during the native
merican riots in 1874.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Gov. McDOu-
Is about abandoning North
eslern Canada, leaving in surgen!s
quiet possession.
Dec. 2S.-The Emperor
cepts the resignation Of the Min