Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-11

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neither 70 purchase supplies here.
and the other insisting that the
contest be carried on in accord.
ance with the rules Of war, and
that the assassination Of prison.
ers cease.
WASHINGTON, June S.-Reve
nue. receipts to-day SSS3,000.
Senator Wilson has returned.
There are nineteen amendments
to the pending Currency bill.
The Secretary Of State has no
official information regarding the
reported Jewish massacre.
An illicit distillery has been
seized in Alaska.
A. Carson, Of Pine Bluff, Ark,
and John McLain, Of Corpus
Christi, Texas, have been nomi-
mated postmasters.
HOUsE-Fitch, of Nevada, made
q personal explanation denying
that he was in Cuban, pay.
A long debate followed on the
currency bill and the motion to
table it failed by G vote Of sc to
s., when 4 motion was made to
adjourn.
The speaker modified the state,
ment previously made as TO the
effect Of adjournment on the bill,
and said that should the house
now adjourn, the pending ques.
ton being, shall the bill be en-
crossed and read q third time,
the bill would 60 to the bot
tom OF all the bills on the Speak
er's table.
Several members said That
would be the last Of it."
Eldridge said: THAT is the rea.
son why l moved to adjourn.
Garfield called for the yeas and
nays on the motion 10 adjourn.
The question was then taken and
the House agreed to adjourn by
yeas 70, nays Is.
SENATE-Terry presented a pc
tition from Mr.. Hatch, who is i'm.
prisoned in San Domingo. Hatch
accuses Gen. Babcock Of having
prolonged his imprisonment in the
interest Of the San Domingo treaty
Terry said Babcock was unworthy
Of Office.
Sumner said Babcock ought to
be cashiered.
Chandler said Hatch was worth.
less, troublesome and a scoundrel
Terry said Hatch was man Of
honor and integrity, whose word
he would take as soon as Chand
ler's.
After some sharp words denun.
ciatory Of Foreign Relation Com
mittee for sluggishness regarding
the rights Of Americans abroad.
Referred to special committee.
The Judiciary committee report
ed a bill to prevent the enforce.
ment of contracts for ~seryile la.
Dor.
Committee on Hatch affair are
Nye, Ferry. Howard, Williams
Moore, Schurz, Vickers.
Executive session. Adjourned
PHILADELPHIA, June S.-Forty
thousand Masons are in line, the
finest Masonic display in Amer
lea.
New YORK, June S-Thc re.
ported loss OF the Docia is false
The Mail, however, prints a tele.
gram from London announcing
her loss between Bermuda and
Panama-three saved, fity.scyen
lost.
The Docia, reported lost, wal
sent from New York, June 9th, tC
Loud Lloyd's, who made it public
} in Europe. Lloyd's Agent in thi'
country have enquired at all points
without hearing OF an ANIMAL
which should have brought news
! The course Of the Docia did no.
! lie near the Bermudas.
FoRDAc, N. Y, June S-A
school house was struck by light
I, ming, killing the teacher and in
juring several pupils shockingly
4, OMAHA, June S.--The city cleo
ton yesterday resulted in the elec
ton Of three Democrats and tbre,
Republicans TO the City Council
The parties united on the rest 0
e the ticket. The negro caudidat,
: in the third ward was defeated.
Il Terrible tornado at the Sante,
Indian Mission, demolishing tn
building connected with the Epis
} copal Mission and killing wv,
j. persons.
5 SAN Francisco, juno 9Th
city voted 81, 600. 900 to the South
G ern Pacific Railroad
3 The negroes voted for the frs
time.
: A hundred and fifty ChinameI
! |, were shipped yesterday to worl
on Louisiana plantations.
5 Returns from Oregon show tina
the Democrats have elected til
entire State ticket, and have fy
to eight majority on joint ballo'
8 securing a Senator. The Repub
! Leans clam a member of Con
. gress.
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