Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08
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WARRINGTON, Dec. b. n.
Cabinet to-day.
Mcclellan d here.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3l.-The Grea
Southern Mail route from Net
York, Boston aud the North East
heretofore going 10 Washington
RichmOnd and LynchbuFg TO Mo.
bile and New Orleans, has beer
changed via Cincinnati aud Louis.
vile. The Louisville and Clncin.
natl short llino railroads running :
daily trains from Cincinnati, anC
making close connections at Louis
Vile with the Nashville aud Mem,
phis lines is the cause.
LONDON Doc. 3l.-HistOrius writes
10 the Times assaillng Fish's dis
patch on the Alabama question.
HAvANA,D Dec. 3I.-The Spaniards
captured at Msgua q large quantity
Of provisions aud munitions, and
important correspondence. Insur-
gents continue 10 present them.
selves to the Spanish authorities for
pardon.
PARIS, Dec. 81 Prince Charles
and wife Of Prussia are here. Thu
Emperor visited them.
MADRID, Dec. 3l.-Gen. Lerriad
IL released.
Railroads blocked with snOw.
LINER OK, Dec. 3-Fearfnl gale,
houses Frustrated, ten persons
killed and many hurt.
HAVANA, Dec. 3l-SeVerO light 81
Magma In Cinco Villas district, 66
captured and 20 Insurgents killed,
GLASGOW, Dec. 3l-Wm. Cook,
United States vice Consul ct this
port, has been sentenced TO seven
years imprisonment for forgery.
LONDON, Dec. 3l.-Heavy galei
prevailed ell around the coast, and
many ships were wrecked, with
l0as Of life. The American bark q
V. MinOt, from Mobile on NOVem,
Der 10th, with cotton for Havre
encountered q gale of Cornist
coast, but weathered the storm and
made the port Of Henzanc0 afIel
losing 2 maSts and other damage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. L.-Represen.
tatives Of the Press from Richmond
and Petersburg, arrived OF the invl,
tatiOn Of the Washington Journals
he welcome speech at Q O'cl0cl
this morning by Col. F0Fney, wa,
responded 10 on behalf Of the ViP
ginia Press by Mr.. Gilman, Of thI
Wing.
The Presidents reception wal
not so numerously attended o.
on many previous occasions, the
weather being overcast. The re
ceptiOn begun at 1880 A. n. For
eign legations In full court costume
Cabinet O1flcers,the Supreme Court
Washington and Richmond press
clubs, Oflcers Of the army and nav,
IN full uniform. local organizations
Senators and Representatives here
and the general public Marine ban,
In full uniform were present. III,
band disconrsed excellent must
throughout the reception.
The Court Of Claims meets oI
MOmdny.
Gen. Mcclellan visited the Prcsl
dent to-day.
ALBANY, Jan. 1.-The weather
beautiful. Tho day IL being uni
VERBALLY observed. The GoYcrnO
was received at the Executive
Chamber.
NRw ORLEANS, Jan. l.-Thero /
o general holiday. No markets re
ported.
1t has hecn raining all moruin,
and Ia now cloudy and cold anu
blowing a hat gale from tho north
west.
Chief OfPolice, Cain, was com
mitted to the parish prison foI
"a hOnrs for contempt, In III,
seventh District Court, for allow,
Ing Gov. WarnIOth to use the Ne,
trOpolitan police TO prevent Audi.
tor WickliiTe from re-occupying tho
office In Mechanics Institute IRON
which he had been elected by Or.
der Of the Governor.
Pre-emptOTy orders were issued
from the Sixth District Court for
WickliiTe to occupy the Office, while
the Fifth District Court enJOined
the Sheriff from disturbing abe
Governor In the nso OF tho admin.
islratlOn and occupation OF Tie
Mechanics Institute. The Gov.
ernOr and the MetrOp0litans arc
still in possession Vt the whole
building.
The statement Of Col. StOekdalC
elbows the Internal revenue receipts
of this district for eight months
ending December 81, TO be S1,5l9,.
64S receipts corresponding month,
last year. S979,S70, a gain over last
yenr without deductiDg cotton tax,
Of over half million.
LONDON. Jan. 1.-The dainag,
by the food Is estimated at half /.
million pounds. Many portions Of
the lOwlands are rendered useles,
until spring.
Letters from Madrid give &C,
counts Of recent interviews be
tween Senior Rouces, Spanish Min,
lister here and Lord Clarendon, II
the first of which the British Sec
rotary said he had received advice.
concerning Cuban instruction
which represented 1t as very form
liable. Tho Spanish Minister az
sured Lord Clarendon that thesI
accounts eminated from source
unfriendly to Spain, and wer
grossly exaggerated. At a subse
quent interview Lord Clarendon
said official information received n
the Foreign Office led him to be
lieve that the Cuban rebellion wa
AnuNEs.saaa H. aAmu..z. -. "