Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05

AAANf a Haa - a - % AMNNHH 2 HMiNAN
on time bat American newspapers
are much delayed on account OF the
failure Of the mail treaty.
A proposition empowering the
Persiding Officers OF the French
Legislative Assembly 20 demand
troops to protect them IN their de-
libeTatiOns. Lost, 2l7 10 43.
HAvAHA, Feb, 3.-CastanOn's fu-
neral was the largest ever known
IN Havana.
The volunteers are very much
excited over the CaslanOn affair
aud demanded the imprisonment Of
AlcevedO aud Hernandez for hav.
ing concealed weapons. They fired
their muAkets In the afr but failed
to get pos session Of the prisoners.
MARKETS.
ORLEANS, Feb. S.-COttOn
NEW iddliug 24H@24lG; sales
qHlet m receipts, 1884 bales eK-
4sOO ,I bales les Cruz $50 bales coast
ports, vera sugar, prime 1lk
wise OIO oaies. sses, prime, 6S@70c.
@ilIc' Moia O5. Coffee, fair l5IE
whisky SI@Sl l7h@l71G. Gold
@l7kc; prime, slc New York
2lJSc. Sterling Mt
sight l6cc discou S-Flour. suDer.
81. LOUIS, Feb. wheat No. .
fine 81 20d4 40. It'd b,,il, III
spring, 92c. Corn, rive 7L@eoS
76c. Oats 54@5Gc. WI Whisky iySSUc' SSc
Barley 81 O5@l OF. meats, Io'1|a 1"S,
Pork, S27 90; bulk ISI aIS522g ~ y
I4k@l434c; hacop, 10 I6o SA'AY
1870; lard, l6c hams, igo, . r,ou.
CINCINNATI, Feb. =, si -
family S. 20@j 40. Whea'' - ~
al l6l%. Corn 75s. Oats 5O@O6c'
Rye S5@9Oc. Cotton lower; mid
ding 24h @24%c. Whisky g3c.-
Pork, S26 25; bulk shoulders, los
sides lac /; bacon l4J4@l5h @l5Ac;
hams, 1877 @l9Nc; lard, l5c; but
ter, 28@32c eggs, 2Oc.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Flour extra
supertinc SO S0@4 ls. Wheat SlH.
Corn Tic. Oats 3SAc, Rye 4c.-
Barley 70@75c. Pork, $25 SO; lard,
l5c hams, 1916; bulk shoulders,
l0c; short rib, l3c; rOughsides,
l2J6C hams 1850.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 3.-Cotton
steady; middling 23AC. Family
-four SIS 90. Wheat 81 05@l 10.
Corn 95c. Oats CSC. Pork, SGT so;
bulk meats ll6@l414@l5c; hams,
lS%c; lard, 1910. bacon, l2l6@
l5A@l6hc. Whisky 95c.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3-COtton
heavy and lower; sales 1900 bales
at 253Sc. Money easy at 4@6c.
Sterling S5Sc. Gold 2O56@2OAc.
Discounts case. Governments
heavy, 62s l5li Southerns general
ly strong.
LIvERpOoL, Feb. 3.-Cotton
dull; Uplands, llRd; Orleans,
Illss@llAd; sales 10000 bales /; for
export aud speculation, 1000 bales.
REDUCTION OF TIE Army IN
PARAGUAY.-The Ministers for
Foreign Affairs OF Brazil and the
Argentine Confederation signed
at Asuncion, on November "a, the
protocol for the reduction of the
armies in Paraguay, and in a dis
patch to President SarmientO,
dated January |, Minister Varela
says: "rhe reduction Of the
Brazilian army has already com
menced. The forces under Gen
eral Portinho have marched to
Itapua, in order to be disbanded
The number Of men.ot.war has
been considerably diminished, and
at present there are not in the wa,
ters of the Parana and Paraguay,
more than those indispensable for
the service Of the army, and for
the occupation of Matto Crosse"
THE MINISTERIAL CRisIs.-0n
Jan. 6 there were rumors that the
old Ministry would return to pow.
er, and propose that the COrtes
should suspend its sittings, after
authorizing a Dictatorship for a
| period Of four months. On Jan.
8, however, the Impartial an.
nounced that the ministry had
been constituted as follows:
Senor Rlycro Interior.
Senior Segasta Foreign Ans.
Admiral ropele Marine.
Senior MonterO Rios Justice.
| The other portfolios remain in
the hands of the Ministers, who
held them in the last Cabinet.
The Ministry presented them
selves to the Cortes on Jan. 0.
O'DoNovAN RossA.-The Nal.
low Farmers Club have passed o
resolution hailing with "satisfac.
ton the return of ]. O'Donovan
Rosa, Esq, as representative for
the shire orTipperary in the Eng.
lish Parliament"
CApTAIS MACKEY.-The Cork
Herald reports that a letter Just
received from Captain Maekey,
the imprisoned Fenian, represents
him as fast recovering his health,
after u recent severe fit of illness.
lie writes with the utmost cheer
fulness, characterised by q strong
religious feeling. Entirely free
from the illusion that the British
Government will grant any amnes-
ty, he "speaks confidently of the
interposition of a greater Power
to shorten the Imprisonment of
himself and his fellow prisoners"
RECIPROCITY "DEFINED."-
a meeting Of Liberals at Farnworth
on Januarv 6. Mr.. Barnes NJ p