Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

WAsHIHGroH, April 30.-Judge |
Chase departs for Virginia, aud |
Judge Bradley, for Orleans, on
/ Monday, 70 open Courts.
The Supreme Court has adjourn.
ed until the last week Of October.
Gen. Sherman states that the In
dian hostilities have not vet com.
menced in the Sioux country, but
is expecting dispatches to that
effect. Sheridan has goHe to the
front, aud will communicate at once
In detail the state OF affairs.
Revenue to-day, halfa million.
The Star says: The various con.
tending parties In relation 10 the
trans.cOntinental railroad, several
bills for which have been intro.
duced 10 the House, are about har-
monizing il is said, aud will prob.
ably agree upon one OF the bills and
urge its favorable consideration By
the Pacific Railroad Committee.
The bill upon which the comprO-
mise will be effected, was prepared
by Senator Howard.
The House adjourned from Thurs
day to Monday to put the House in
summer condition.
Many private bills passed the
Senate.
A bill extending the time for the
completion Of the first 200 miles Of
the Cairo and Fulton Railroad pass
ed, and goes to the President.
Schenck, BY unanimous consent,
and after an explanation, intro
duced q joint resolution, prepared
by Clark of Texas, providing that
all persons duly elected to Office in
Texas, shall have thirty days from
the 10th of April, 1870, within
which to file oath Of office pre-
scribed In the act Of March 10Th,
1870. Passed.
The House again, after some
sharp passages, voted against set
ting aside the tariff bill.
A national association of medi-
cal colleges assembled to-day. Res
olutiOns were adopted reilerating
in the strongest manner its desire
that the several medical colleges
will, In the changes from time to
time made BY them In the curriCu.
lon Of study, endeavor to conform
them to the general plan which was
recommended by the Convention of
1867, and adopted In the same year
by the American Medical Associa-
tiOn.
The case of Knox VS.. Lee, from
Texas, which was submitted upon
printed arguments by Judge Pas
chal for KuoX and by Mr. Wells for
Lee, was ordered to be re.argue,l
at the next term Of the Supreme
Court. The case involves only two
points: one, The effect Of the sale OF
property BY Confederates under
their sequestTation laws against
alien enemies; the other, upon an
instruction of the Judge Hpon the
measure of damage. He said that
in assessing damage the jury would
recOllect whatever amount they
might give in ntheir verdict cc uld be
discharged by the payment of such |
amount in legal tenders. 1t is said |
the difficulty was upOn this instruc-
tlOn, aud that argument has been
ordered because 1t opens up the !
whole question Of the constitution.
ality of the legal tender laws. The
oaso will be argued by Pasrhal
against the Instructions.
Many important decisions were
delivered to-day to the effect that
property of any person who had
taken the amnesty oath was not
legal prize after taking the oath.
several millions involved.
NEW ORLEANS, April 30.-Thc
negroes celebrated the ratification
Of the Fifteenth Amendment by a
procession with music, banners,
lransparencies, etc. The States
were represented by quadroon
girls on a decorated car. The
| procession was remarkably quiet,
and took one hour and a halt to
pass a given point. The national,
State, and city officials participa-
ted.
The Bank of Orleans elected a
fiscal agent OF the city, and admin
istrator of the floating debt.
i.The Red Stockings Base Ball
Club were defeated by the Lee
Club, "a to 4.
BALTIMORE, April 30.-Thomas
Hoffman, who with L. Grier and
Z. Dennis, robbed the messenger
Of the Hardin Express Company IN
this city last May, and who broke
Jail and was recaptured in Indiana,
was convicted and sentenced TO ten
years 10 the penitentiary.
NEW York, April 3O.-Schooner
Hattie Lou sails this evening, car
rying the second detachment Of
cOlonists for Hyde Park colony,
North Carolina.
| A special meeting Of the Cham.
Der Of Commerce has been called
for Monday to take the necessary
steps toward raising funds for the
relief of families of those who have
suffered by the calamity at Rich
mond.
LONDON, April 30.-Thc morning
edition ofthe Pail Mall Gazette Is
discontinued.
The Times reviews and comments
ON the atrocities of the Greek
brigands, and emphasizes the call
upon the great powers to intervene
in the affairs of Greece. To end
that, similar outrages may be pre-
vented in future.
Saturdays Review anticipates an
entire restoration American credit
only when regardless of the Su.
preme Court decision and specie
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