Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

HAuA1ut EelMAEh1 uillut uF some Oh
their employees, who are Ger.
mans. The Police protected
threatened places from damage
At one shop, which bore arms oI
Russia q placard was placed bear.
ing the inscription, respect for the
arms Of Russia. The shops which
we're menaced last night remain
closed to-day.
The Guillois to-day prints a dis.
patch from Metz, reporting that O
regiment of the royal guard OF
Prussia we're cut ali to pieces at
Weissenburg and the Prussian
General wounded. The French
fought like lions. Loss of enemy
was seven thousand-hors dc com.
bat.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-The fortif.
cations Of Antwerp and Hamburg
are being put into a complete state
of defence with all possible haste
Salt Petre in vast quantity has
been ordered from India.
Bismarck's organ at Berlin, now
approves of Fngland's observance
of neutrality.
TURIN, Aug. 6.-Serious riots
in Genoa yesterday, arising out Of
certain criminal trials; two men
killed.
LONDON, Aug. G.-The City
Sunderland sent an address to
Gladstone, urging neutrality.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Revenue
receipts over 81, 100000.
FIRST CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE,
Washington, Aug. s, 1S70(
BY the Provisions of the 5th,
9th and 7th sections of the gen.
eral appropriation act for the fis.
cal year ending June 30th, 1870,
appropriations made for the cur.
rent fiscal year, can be expended
only for the service of the year,
that is for debts and liabilities &C.
cruing within the year, and former
appropriations can be used only
in payment of debts and liabilities
accrued, and in the fulflment of
contracts properly made prior to
the 1st day Of July, 1870. These
provisions do not apply to appro-
priations known as permanent
and indefinite, nor to those to
which Congress mas gwen a long
duration Of law. Disbursing of
tlcers are hereby instructed to OBJ
serve these provisions Of law strict
lily, and they are also directed to
render separate accounts OF dis
bursements made on account of
debts and liabilities accrued and
contracts made prior to July lst,
1870, and separate accounts of
payments male of accounts on
account of the service of the cur
rent fiscal year. They will be care.
ful also not to use moneys appro-
priated for former years for the
service of the cuarent year.
[Signed R. W. TAYLOR,
Comptroller.
New York, Aug. s.-The Os.
good Magic won the cup, 1892;
Dountless End, 1888; America 9th,
3:45; Cambria disabled; 10th,
1853.
New York, Aug. S.-The mass
of the Nathan evidence to-day
fails to solve the mystery.
Grant has gone to st. Louis.
The excitement over Prussian
advantages is intense.
Many French are applying to
the Consul to go home to fight.
Their services for the present de-
clined.
The first bale ofnew Texas cot
ton sold at 36ic.
BERLIN, Aug. S.-Gen. Stein.
metz telegraphs the following par
ticulars of the contest between
Won Gaben and the French force
under General Frossard:
The fight opened on our side by
the 18th Division, which was sub.
sequently reinforced by artillery
and cavalry. A fierce and bloody
struggle ragged along the line
between Saarbrucken and Forbach
lasting till night. The heights Of
Splechlen were carried at the
point Of the bayonct and the
enemy thrown back on Forbach,
Meanwhile our 18th Division had
advanced from Vocklingen, taken
Rossel, and reached Forbach at
nightfall, when the broken Di-
visions of the French army being
driven upon that point, their
baggage and camp equipage OF
two Divisions and many prisoners
taken.
LONDON, August S.-Prussians
claim that they will have 100000
men on the theatre Of war by this
evening.
Rumors of purchase by Prussia
of Stevens battery is discredited
here.
The journal Official of Paris de
nies the loss of any cannon OF
flags at Weissenburg.
Advices from Rome state that
French disasters cause profound
terror, and the Pope has asked
Eugenie for just one ship to de-