Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-22

their proper income tax accruing
and TO accrue for aud during aud
up to the end Of the year 1870, and
that the assessment and collection
Of any such tax accruiug in the
year 1870, and remaining unpaid
on the first dag OF January, 1871,
may under the existing provisions
of the law be made IN the said last
mentioned year.
Pension and appropriation bill Of
S3O,OO00OO passed.
Whittemore offered q resolution
authorizing the committee on
Freedmen affairs 10 send for per-
son, and papers in reference TO the
employment by the bureau of per.
sons who committed perjury in
taking he test oath. Carried.
Adjourned.
JACKSON, Miss, Jan, lJ.-To-day
was engaged in balloting for Senl.
tor for the uneXpired term, ending
March ISL. Ne choice as yet, but
1t i thought that II. II. Revcls, Il
coiored man, will be elected.
The eminent Missionary Paul
Bagley, lecturcd here last night by
invitation from the Legislature, on
the Chinese. He showed the utter
immortality o! their character, and
that by the 18th Amendment they
would soon become citizens. By
Burlingames's treaty they are gu
Oranteed in their Idol worship, and
declared that their introduction
and idolatry would be the dregs Of
suffering upon the country.
The Grand Lodge OF Mississippi,
IN session last night, elected Geo.
Il. Fearn, Grand Master reelected
J. L. Power, Grand Secretary.
Col. l.. w. Perez, member of
Congress elect, left for Washing
ton last nigh.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. IL -Pierre Chan
teau and ex-senator Green are
dead.
Missouri las adopted the 10Th
Amendment.
New ORLEANS, Jan. IAN
other ofcouturie passan avilla sugar
fraud cases, involving 1000 boxes,
was decided this evening. The
case went to the jury at ) o'clock,
and wa returned in an hour, with
a verdict in favor OF Government.
Sugar condemned.
The Citizens Bank has accepted
the fiscal agency OF the city.
Alfred Hennrn, an eminent
citizen and lawyer, died this MORN
ing. Courts all adjourned thro ugh
respect.
PARIS, Jan. l9.-Traupman was
executed this morning. His last
words spoken loudly, were: Il
persist | have accompllces.'
1t Il now certain that Prince Per-
RTE Bonaparte will be tried at Yer.
saillos.
The same High Court will try
Prince Murat for striking a magis.
trate, lately.
WAsHIEGTOE, Jan. 20.-The Sem
ale Of Rhode Island presented to
Congress, a statue of Gen. Nathan
lei Green, which will be unveiled
to-day.
Anthony is delivering a eulogy
to the House.
Two thousand citizens of Utah
petition for a State Government.
WASHINGToN, Jan. 20.-The fol.
lowing Republicans voted nay on
Edman's amendment yesterday
Terry, Fowler, Kellogg, Norton,
Ross, Stewart, Trumbull aud Wick
ers.
Committees are doing nothing.
Butler, in Conversation with
Zeph Turner,SSpeaker Of the Wiz.
ginia House Of Delegates, said the
Senate bill did not suit him. He
would have the bill recommitted
when 1t came to the House. But
Ter is indignant about the passage
OF Bingham's bill by, as he terms
II, snap judgment during his alb.
sence and a thin House. He will
snap back.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Thc
American Colonization Society
visited President Grant to-day,
who expressed a sympathy with
their views aud motives.
Revenue receipts to-day $780,
900.
The Gold Committee to-day ex.
amined Charles J.. Osborne and MIR.
BOcock in reference to the panic.
The Treasury books shows the
receipts to be light and expendi.
lures heavy, as compared with the
last four months.
The ship Nepsic and steamer Jno
Bell cOllided in the harbOr during q
fog. The damages to the NepsiC
will detain the Darien expedition
for a fortnight.
The friends of VirginiO are down
in the mouth to-day.
A dispatch from jackson, Miss.
announces the election of Revels
He is said TO be a full blooded ne.
gro. He is elected for the shOrt
term ending 1871; Ames for the
term ending 1873, and AlcOrn fol
the term commencing 1871.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 20.-The Lady
Gay, hence for New Orleans, sunk
near. Grand Tower. No lives lost.
No other particulars.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-The Iowa
Senate ratified the 18th Amend.
ment. The House votes to-day.
COLUMBUS, OEIo, Jan. 20.-The
House discussed the 18th Amend
yesterday, and vote to-day.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20.-In the
Legislature bills were introduced
to confirm the charter of the Ber-
micta naV. and Tnvap DaStVnaI mfw