Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23


by the Associated Press dispatch.
es, was received with applause.
Congress has extended It's ses
sion until two 2 o'clock.
The Senate in the Executive
session are fighting over Freling
huysen's nOminationctO succeed
Motley ct the Court Of st. James
WASHINGTON, July l5.-ThC
Georgia bill goes to the President
Its bearings are not understood
though Trumbull, when voting fol
the bill, declared he did so be
cause he understood that it made
an election this fall.
BRUssELs, July 1.-the inter
Vention of the Great Powers fol
peace has been Intellectual.
Napoleon will announce to-day
q rupture Of the relations between
France and Prussia, and 4 decla
ration of war.
PARIS, July l5.--An extraordi
nary edition of the Constitutional
just issued at noon, announced
that in consequence Of the insult
offered to Benedieta, France &C,
cepts war, which Prussia offers
The declaration of war has been
announced in the Corps Legislatif
PARIS, July 15.-.The old gar.
risons have gone 10 the front, and
the cry is vive war universal.
Great agitation here. Many
demonstrations in favor of wal
was made by the people.
During the night crowds Of stu.
dents and others paraded the boul
Yards and streets, shouting "vivC
war" "down with Prussia, DC"
Some persons who protested
were pushed and insulted.
The police did not interfere.
The crowd stopped at the Prus
sian Embassy and shouted insult
ingly.
It is asserted that the Prussiar
ambassador leaves Paris to-day.
Austria proposes neutrality un
less the third power intervenes.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Prevos'
Paradal was received to-day by
the President, as the French
Minister. Beatheay, the retiring
ambassador presented his letter o
recall, and complimentary nd
dresses made by Paradal and tn
President.
Coin in the Treasury II:
millions. Coin certificates 40, 700,
900, currency 81 millions.
New ORLEANS, July l6.-Ar
rivcd-Schooner Jeanette from
Port au Prince via st. Mary, Hay
ii, with so negroes for the planta
tions. 1t is stated the schoonc.
will return for another cargo.
NEW York, July 16.-Stocki
very strong. Gold 164.
Money market excited, ant
cotton irregular and dropping in
New York and Liverpool. Pro
visions firm and higher.
SAN Francisco, July 16.-A
meeting of the Labor Associa
tons last night organized anti. Chi
nese Convention, and instructed
the President to inform Chimes,
Companies it is considered unsaf
for Cinnamon to come to the Uni
ted States and requested the au
thorities of the Chinese Empirt
to be notified.
CINCINNATI, July 16.-Th,
Board of Trade tabled a resolu
ton in support of a committee re
commanding the calling Of an In
dustrial Convention, during tn.
coming industrial exposition i
was conceded q Convention wa
desirable, but the Board did no
see how it could send out and ca
without becoming responsible 70
too large an amount Of expenses
The Enquirer sends a train t
Dayton and returns tomorrow 70
the purpose of supplying patriot
with It's Sunday issue. It carrie
passengers at half fare.
j. B. Bennett, late managin
agent of the Etna Insurance Con
pany, to-day sued that Compan
for 5000, 1000, one half he claims q
damages for breach Of contrac
and the other half his commissio
on last years profit.
MERIDEN, CoNN., July 16.-Th
main factory building of til
Meriden cotton factory was d.
stroyed by fire.
PARIS, July lS.-The journa.
this morning, publish the follow
ing statement:
Eight days ago, Count BIZ
marck sent by a special messel
ger to Baron Werther, Ambassi
dor of North Germany, an ordC
to make no concessions 10 tn
French Government. Do not /
too much impressed, we are read
to prolong the situation, if poss
Bile, to the Goth of July. TIL
Journals argue from this tn,
Prussia meant war from the b.
ginning, and sought only to gal
time.
The Emperor leaves Paris t.
day for the seat of war, tn