Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-28

President Is SICK.
Boutwell, orders the Custom
Houses AZ Baltimore aud Philadel-
phia closed on Monday at tho hour
OF decoration.
The President nominated A. J.
Larkin, Marshal North Alabama.
Postmasters F. Beaufort, Port
LaVacca, Texas Mr.. II. T. Henry,
Macon, Miss. Thos. NJ. Higan, CO.
lumbus, Ga. Geo. Lander, Fayctte-
vile, N. e.
Major LuddingtOn is assigned to
duty connected with Indebtedness
of Southern Railroads to the Gov
eminent.
The River and Harbor bill re-
ported to-day gives upper Missis-
sippi for dredging aud removing
snags, $50, 900; Rock Island rapids,
$4,000; Illinois river, 100000;
mouth Mississippi river, 100000;
mouth St. Johns river, $4,000;
Falls Ohio river, $4,000; Missis.
sippi, Missouri and Arkansas
rivers, Slj0,OO0; Ohio river, $780,
600; Mississippi, above Falls of 81.
Anthony, $4,000; Tennessee river,
S4O,OOO; Galveston harbor, $4,000,
and authorizes the Secretary OF
War to make many surveys in
Southern waters.
SENATE-The bill to aid in car
rying mails between the United
States and the West Coast OF South
America, reported. 1t gives SOL.
600 TO North American steamship
Company for each round voyage
between New York and Valparaiso
via. Panama.
A bill was also reported requir'
ing the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga Railroad to maintain
drawbridge over the channel Of the
Great kigolets. 1t makes thu
width OF draw $50 feet.
A naturalization bill wal report
ed with amendments.
The appropriation bill was con.
tinued aud an amendment adopted
limiting newspaper publication OIL
laws to important measures. i
was agreed TO dispose OF the bill
and amendments tomorrow, Fri
day.
HoUsE-The joint resolution
granting additional subsidies ant
right TO mortgage land and road Il
the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany, passed without amendment
yeas LOT, nays s..
The committee of Conference or
the bill to enforce the 10Th amend
ment reported after some debate
1t was agreed to vote tomorrow.
Bill to revive Commerce resumed
aud the substitute discussed. A
motion 10 lay the substitute on tn
table was rejected, yeas 81, nays lO5
adjourned.
WAsHIXGToN, May ga Yves
Point special to the Sun says q ne
+ nro cadet from Mississippi had ar
rived. He is creating great com
t motion. Taverns reinsc to enter
tain him.
: NEW ORLEANS, May 26.-Inter
= nal revenue receipts Of the frs
Louisiana district, from LIST to 24t
8 May inclusive, S445,O00; custor
receipts same period 100000; Gus
toms over corresponding perio'
last year $4,000.
LOUISVILLE, May 26.-Rev. R.
Q Nelson was elected Professor {
! Pastoral Theology of the Columbir
South Carolina College.
LOUISVILLE, May 26.-In III
c Presbyterian General Assembl
yesterday, a subject Of most Intent
: interest was the reception fro
= Northern Presbyterian Churc
s consisting Of Rev. DR.. Backus
Baltimore, Rev. DR.. Van Dyke
: Brooklyn, and Hon. w. f. Dods
ofKy. They presented resolution
Of that Assembly expressive {
t fraternal regard, and followC
them with remarks in while
it was stated they came not
ask for reunion, nor TO ask Il
appointment of a commits
: to meet similar Committee appoin
! ed by the Northern Assembly, an
confer respecting varied matter
and questions Of jurisdiction m
Q property rights between the tw
Assemblages, and TO secure, il pc.
b sible, the adjustment of all diEe.
ences between the two bodies, o
: basis Just and honorable to a
parties and worthy Of Christia
men. While they were speakin,
breathless interest and deep emf
u ton formed a scene that will not /
forgotten. The kind words of ii
speakers evidently found a lods
ment in the hearts of those to whoI
5 they were addressed. Overture
were offered to common foreig
correspondence, which was direcr
ed to prepare q well considered r.
: ply.
CINCINNATI, May 20. -Reforme
: Pre- .byterian Synod voted 10 for t
] u against the proposed basis {
union. The proposition for n ne,
Union committed defeated.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Fenian head
quarters are crowded.
? Several parties departed in dill
l ferent directions, some going I
Minnesota.
Francis Train, arrived from Mir
nesota, report that a tribe of In
dians have joined the Fenians 4
the Winnipeg expedition.
5 New York, May 26.-The Alask
has arrived. She was threatene,
with trouble between Peru an,
Bolivia. A squall at AspinwaI
unrOofed many houses; shipping
uninjured.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Six per
sons were burned in the steamthiI
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