Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-21

ne election Is progressing quiet
~ The Tammany ticket 10 over
w~halmiBgiy lfiumphAnL Negroes
vote without comment.
Nav YORK, Nay 1.-THE Judi
eiAry elections throughout the
State to-day the vote Was light. Re-
turns received indicate that the
Democrats have swept the State by
perhaps seVeniy-fVe thousand ma
jority.
NEW YORE, Nay IA Swiss
was arrested yesterday with Sl0,-
600 worth Of Smuggled diamonds
Revenue officers refuse 10 give de-
tails.
LoHpoE, May II. - Baron De
BrunnoW goes to Paris.
Grand Marshal Shauvaiof sue
ceeds BrunnOw ct London as Rus
sian Minister.
Paris, May 1.-THE party OF the
left centre, TO which these resign.
ing ministers belong, will! be im-
mediRtely reconstructed.
The new Ministry was viewed
with considerable astOniBhment
and no little dissatisfaction.
The French government has no.
titled Greece, that il the brigands
capture Frenehmen, Greece shall
pay the ransom.
RoME, May 1.-THE caunOBiza.
lion Of Christopher Columbus is
contemplated.
FLoRENcE, May 1.-THE Napol.
itan insurgents have made entire
submission.
NEW YORK, May l8.-The Stale
has gone Democratic By 1900 ma.
jOriIy. The negroes voted without
molestatiOn. The 9th ward, where
the greatest proportion of negroes
live, gives nearly 5000 Democratic
majority.
The latest returns from the com
try are still dIScOuragihg to the
Republicans.
WASHINGTON, May Is THE
House 10 considering Lynch's bill
STANDARDIZATION were present
ed in favor Of the ratification Of tho
Ssmara Bay treaty, and for q shiE
canal across the Isthmus Of Darien
A resolution was adopted calling
for Official correspondence relating
to the passage Of the English Can
ada steamer through Sault ST
Marie canal.
WASHINGTON, May l8.-Revenu'
to-day 100000.
Gillian Minister Fitzpatrick hai
resigned.
This evenings Star has the fol
lowing:
@The Downing-D emortie wed
ding-HOw is this2 One LloyC
McCabO publishes q card in tht
Newport, R. l., News, stating tina.
Rennie DeMortie who is about Il
be married 10 o daughter Of Geo
4. Downing, the wealthy coloret
caterer in this city, was married (
His. McCabe's sister in Newport
by Rev. Z. II. MalcOmb In 1864, ant
that his wife is still living, and II
Newport, and whom he deserted 1
year or Two after marriage tina
be is no Frenchman, but
negro, and formerly a slave
He says that the necessary docu.
ments have already been forward.
ed to Washington for a stay Of pro
ceedings. Notwithstanding thi'
publication the wedding will CONT
OF as announced, at Mr.. Downing'l
residence this evening at 8 o'clock
Rev. j. V. Lewis, OF ST. john,
Church, officiating, and will b,
strictly private. Mr., Downing soy
the statements about Demnrtie hav
ing another wife, are false"
Attorney General uoar has de
cided that Internal Revenue off
cers may be considered as inform.
ers in cases Of frauds against The
Government and receives the moi.
cites which other informers would
be entitled TO, except where the ia.
formation is obtained through Ger.
tain processes Of law which are
mentioned in the decision.
Judge Fisher and Mr.. Bradley
partially settled THAR old Surratl
difficulty by a personal difficulty
to-day. Brady struck Fisher with
a cane, When they clinGhed, aud al.
ter a sharp rough and tumble. were
separated.
A bill passed allowing honorably
discharged soldiers to enter quarter
sections in alternate sections OIL
public lands on line OF railroads.
Th morning hour was occupied
in discussing bill TO restore navi.
CATION and commerce.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up and pending its discuss.
ion the House adjourned.
The House 10 in session tonight.
LeFrance secured a patent for
his Ramle machine to-day.
Gen. CaprOn, Commissioner OF
Agriculture, aud other experts,
have taken great interest in the
machine. Tho general opinion Il
that ii meets the necessities OF the
case.
The Senate to-day was devoted to
discussion aud The enforcement OF
the 10Th amendment.
The Senate is In session tonight
on the ANTI olygamy bill.
WARRINGTON, May lS--HoUsE-
The Judiciary Committee, this A.
n, heard an argument from Judge
Perry, of Cincinnati, IN behalf of the
government, IN the matter of the
proposed enforcement OF the claims
Of the War Department against va.
rious Southern Railroads.
WIN. L. Chandler will be heard
in behalf OF the Railroad next Fri.
day.
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