Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-16


sal fears Of war.
Berlin Kreutz Gazette says Ger
many Indignantly repels measure.
less arrogance ofFrance.
Prince Leopold re-announces
candidature, because be is unable
to reconcile the character Of Ger
man soldiers, with the action in
volying Germany and Spain in
war.
Bismarck is here.
PARIS, July ia questionable
dispatch from Dusseldorf this
morning, says Leopold accepts the
Spanish crown, on condition OF
immediate declaration Of war
against France, should the latter
attack Germany.
LONDON, July l3-Goot rarely
monopolizes the cables feeding the
Continent with dispatches on the
Spanish question, as the conse-
quence Of business is detained and
news delayed. Private European
war items compels an omission Of
much interesting matter.
LONDON, July ia Berlin dis
patch just received, says:
in spite Of the withdrawal Of
HOhenzollern, France maintains q
threatening attitude,
LONDON, July l3.-Measures
are on foot to detect and punish
the author Of the Chinese massa-
ere hoax.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE
House is clearing of the business
on the Speakers table. Nothing
interesting regarding the South.
SENATE-Howard, from the
Conference Committee on the
Georgia bill, reported that the
Committee was unable to agree
upon the report, and moved that
the Senate concur in the House
amendments.
He thought the bill ough: to be
passed at this session, and that
this could not be accomplished
and the whole question settled by
concurrence.
Trumbull opposed the propo.
sition as involving the abandon
ment of the position Of the Senate,
in maintaining the right Of the
people Of Georgia to hold an cleo.
ton during the coming fall, and
upon his suggestion Howard
withdrew his motion with q view
to q possible settlement in the
Conference Committee.
Wilson from the Military Com.
mittee, reported adversely to the
bill directing the Secretary Of the
Interior to deliver Mount Vernon
relics to Mrs. Mary Gusts Lee,
He said be was personally in
favor Of the bill, but was o~verrulet
by o majority of the Committee
WASHINGTON, July l4.-SENATI
Morton is dead.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-ThC
Memphis crop reports from North
Arkansas are unusually favorable,
Corn and cotton are both remark.
ably good.
In West Tennessee cotton vii
be seriously injured by vermin.
ToRoNTo, July lathe Crane
Lodge Of Free Masons assembled
to-day. The order is wonderfully
prosperous.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Ex.C Con.
federate Major General N. c. But.
Ter was relieved Of disabilities by
special bill. He is a candidate FOL
Lieut.. Governor on the Reform
ticket
Revenue nearlya million.
An Intellectual effort was made
to get up q New York air line rail
road.
The omnibus disability bill i;
regarded as hopelessly gone fol
this session. A half dozen per
sons, particularly needed for pc
litical purposes, may be relieved
Twenty-Five land grant bills arr
on the Speakers table, where they
will lay until the next session.
The best opinion is, that moth
ing will be done about Georgia.
Mrs. Lincoln's pension Of tire,
thousand dollars per year, passed
the Senate and goes to the Presi
dent.
An effort to get up a Genera
Amnesty in the House, was losl
"A TO 10l.
WASHINGTON, July l4.-SEXATI
A bin was introduced creating tn,
city Of Houston as q port Of de
livery, passed.
A bAl authorizing the American
registration for foreign vessels
was tabled.
The Executive session Of boil
Houses are in session to.nigh,
Business is proceeding with rapi
dity and they will adjourn to.mor
row sure.
The President sent q messag
to the Senate, congratulating tn
country that the representative
ofthis government, had secures
an ameliorating modification Il