Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-26

safe. About one hundred bales Of
cotton, part Of the cargo Of Nie
Durfee, and q neR haaaef, we're
saved.
The sleamet New rYork Was
scultlsd and sunk where she took
fire. The boat is Insured for seven
thousand dollars. She had nipe
hnudfed and twenty-five balee Of
cotton on board, ell Of which afs
insured.
TIE Durfee Il reported to be in
sured for $4,000, and Is valued al
s33 0O0
The value ofthe New York ls lee
timated at $1,000. ~
The body OF . man, supposed
to be the second cook, was
found about two o'clock, In q
storeroOm Of the Durfee. lie was
90 horribly burned that be was not
recognized for some time as q
corpse at all, and Il was only after
close inspection be could be identi-
fed as q human being. The hull Of
the DuFfee IL scarcely injured, but
her upper works are entirely de-
stroyed. The engines and boilers,
It is thought, can be saved. She is
g nearly new boat, only three
months old.
WAsHMGroN, March A.-House
|, The Military Committee report
ed q bill requiring G years residence
i. in Congressional districts as 9
qualification for Q eadetship at
West Point or Annapolis, and
asked to be discharged from fur
: Their Investigations Of the cadet
9 frauds
The Senate was in executive. ses-
!. sion on San Domingo.
b. The House Committee on Com
merce, referred 10 the sHb-GOm-
mittee, authorizing notice Of the
gauges In the Mississippi river and
tributArieV.
q WAsHIEGToN, March A.-ReVe-
nuo to-day S4l5,O00.
10 Grant intended issning o General
Amnesty when Georgia and Texas
o are restored. In answering the
Is Virginia delegation Grant support
ed neither. Hesalh Canbt,a action
u was Slmply preservatlge Of peace
70 Candy would have been blamed
D, had he neglected precautions.
/ I BOntEbll and DelanO were be-
H. fore The Senate Finance Committ@
this morning opposing the chang
In time for bonded !Whisky. "a
N SEHATE-NO Legislative bua
be ness. '.'
3. HousE-The Military Committee
~ feb0rtedi many Irregularities II
ID appointments, but evidence con
IN dieting as regards present mem
BY beTs.
" House bill making one year resi-
te dence necessary TO cadetship
at passed.
Oh A resolution was offered, direct
10. ing the secretary Of the Navy 4
have Commodore Uphere, before
10. Court.martial for buying his SON
Ter admission to Annapolis. Passed
The tariff bill resumed aud al
ed gued TO adjournment.
tai WARRINGTON, March 2A.-Shel
man has written Sheridan sustain
No ing him In his acts Of war againI
on the Indians, and concludes by tel
Of ing him to keep on.
eat MEMPHIS, March 2A.-The stean
or Guidon hence to Little Roe
pc. was snagged and is q total loss. n
Ont lives lost.
IN. The Germans OF this city prOte
hu. against Congressional interference
I'M. NEW ORLEANS, March PAT
rty trial OF &. w. Cammack, chargl
i've with the homicide Of Jehn Nlxo
ich Jr., at the Boston Club, 9Th Of a
M. nary, commenced on Monday, vi
Inc, given to the Jury at s p. NJ ye
lon terday. A verdict vas renderC
4 A this morning Of not guilty.
LA. BALTIMORE, March A.-Tl
,si. steamer Dolphin FROM Philadelph
ace for Richmond &As burned. IT
Sc. crew barely escaped with the
lives.
20. NEW YoRK, March "a. No neN
OF Bailey. DefalcatioH now stat
de. at $4,000.
Wolf & Co.'S. stock was seiE
az. charged with = under valuation
.ns- imported laees. silks and Velve
OfITWo Government officers are II
plicated.
i'm. san FRAECIscO, March "a
ion. large quantity Of raw elk frC
nth China was shipped overland
Liverpool to-day.
re- TORRHTo, March 24.-It is stat
and that the steamer City Of Boslr
hall landed small. poK patients at HI
the fax In order to avoid the quaranIi
Gee, ct New York.
etc. LoKDoH, March 54-The Strl
For. at y LAcrensOta. France, stin &C
tinnes.
sOy. some political matters ere
C. VOlVsd In the strike and cause {
lFies quent demonstrations on the p
BY Of the strikers.
ton The military and police ere Va
ex. active.
nan williamsburg resignation r.
ring the Ministry has been accepted.
as q LOHDOK, March A.-TostipO
jav. given by officers Of the steam
IsOn. Bombay before tho Court ct I
for Ohoma has been received here, q
Ire 90 TO show that no one on
4 by Bombay was aware Of the con
tti0n Of the Oneida, while there '
The much alarm for that Of the Bomb
by 9 and Il was deemed necessary
bed make for shoal water with all spe
The Lisbon steamer, War;
!, res. arrived with several cases Of sn
lpox on board.
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