Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
HERALD.
Associated Press Report.

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WAsHlKGTuS, Oct. 2.-The Gov
eminent will sell one million OF
gold every Wednesday, and pur.
chase two million Of bonds per day
during the present month, aud will
also anticipate payment Of five per
cent bonds due January LIST, 1871.
upon the adj uslment OF interest nc
. per cent. These bonds were is
suel under the act Of June 22nj,
lS60. aud amounts to seven millions
Of dollars.
The President has arrived.
A steady rain here, aud consider.
able damage reported 10 the Win
chester road.
The Supreme Court OF the Dis.
triG has abolished the rule requir.
ing It's lawyers to take the iron
clad oath.
LATEST Raining heavily, the
prOspec, continue all right.
ROME. Oct. 1.-The Pope declines
TO quit Rome, but will remain for
the present ut the Castle Saint An
gelo. Ills health is excellent.
Civil affairs will be conducted by
. Commission of eight of the Min
listers, with Galtini presiding.
Political eNilcs arc coming from
~ quarters.
TOURs. Oct IA fight is now
progressing near st. German.
A dispatch from Toul reports
heavy firing in the direction OF
Metz
Il is reported that Gen Bourkai
made a sOrtie from Metz inlicting
A heavy loss on the Prussians.
The national guard will protect
Metz Il BAninu succeeds in cutting
his way out.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Oct The
total deaths from yellow fever to
date J. One new ease is reported.
Six cases under treatment. The
city j. still luarantined against
New Orleans.
FORTRESS MONROE. Oct. "A Sc.
we're northeast storm set in last
evening and still continues blowing
a gale. The road, ate iuIl OF ship.
ping.
RICHMOND, oct. THE Hood on
the Rlyaunl river J., the highest cx.
pcricucr1 since 1907. The ian,2'"s
OF Mr.. Jennings, aui another Of
Mr. Nj, ca. on the river. were wash
cd aw o., in all live persons. Mr.
Jeuniug, !, supposed TO be- drowned.
His wife and two children are
SuOwui TO have persisted. y Young
'ady OF the family cluug 10 a tree
'orty-cigh' uour, aud was washed
oil, gut Il last vas drown
cd. Her death was witnessed bv
q crowd an the other bank ct the
river, but there was no boats near
10y which she migut have been res.
curd. GA the Manassas iiailroad
the bridge. acros, the North aud
South Shenandoah river are gone.
There I, no Information from bc.
You'd Strasburg many lives lost.
\ telegram 10 the Dispatch %
taius the,c particulars The so,
Railroad above Harper, Ferry ha,
been swept away. S,ottsvilc, in
Albermaric county, has been inun.
dated, aud the destruction OF prop.
erty was very great /; eighteen lives
were lost. Trains are running reg
ularly between Alexandria aud
Richmond.
\ Dispatch from Lynchburg this
morning estimates the loss there
by ihc flood a. SlU0,OOO. The loss
20 the Orange aud Alexandra rail.
road amount. 10 SiUU.uU. Los, To
The Cana S4juUDO, and the los, IL
he ~outh,iuc railroad j. SJUO,OOO.
On thursday, while the water
was rising, jaime, Rawsou, daugh.
ter aud servant girl, and Robert
whitney, wife aud three children
aud a coiored woman with her
children, were standing on an abuI-
ment OF the canal bridge At Lynch.
burg, waiting tor a boat 30 take
them OIL. when e dredging machine
broke loose above aud drlitrd
against the tbUlmvnl aud carried a
away with 80. un it, All were
drowned.
MApRIp. Ogt. Tile spanish
Government as heyu officially all
OF the ,uAgU emancipation
pro- amatlrH.
IoUEs, Uc,. lit va, reported
at EurcuN yy,,cpiay that Mantle,
WI, occupied a, Iuuu Pru,,ian,
Tie commanded oi Fort ID l,,y lie.
t..Jc, hr WU. uot surrender ni,
post u1y .U, terms,
Ilr Na'.yH. uusui .ttiWO' &,
nov 90 active duty ia Paris,
\ A.y decorated tuliu, escort.
"a b, many Mtgkluburg troops.
lasscl IuU uu The @Uh, Two i'm.
lar codiu. ,oioWyd next day,
a Government PROCLAMATION cN.
llainirg delay Ia election Tor the
Constituent As,embl! ,ay, the lie.
Ay w.. lgy the purpose 81 iaciliial.
.ng negotiations for an Nmtsticc,
The Government hopes tue courage
II the defenders OF Paris, aided BY
vents outside, may bring deliver. =
lncc before tAr election. but should ,
be situation rcmaiuC unchanged,
be Assembly Will Inspire the army
nd The nation with fresh hope and I
euFage.
Dispatches from the rWltt,, dc. I
,ariments aud other officials saOW !
hat the circular OF jules Favrc, NJ.
arding the m,urt peace ncgotiA.
ions has produced A. wOod cdect !
throughout France a. abroad
LoNDoN, OcL 2-The hesicgcrs
efoFc Paris are probably receiving
heir siege guns iO-las d
~ anna uaal A. EnHI aHs mai