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The New York herald., 1870-09-26

Paris Mails by an Aerial Mcsscngcr-Tbe niuu
Pest Skyward Toward Engiaud--German
Cannon Fired at the Messenaer--Dang of
IL CoIlnpse--Lands can Rishu'-News to
The New York herald., 1870-09-26
Prussial Exposition OF the Pros
poets of Peare.
German Demands Increased as the
Armies Advance.
The ThierS and FaWe Missions and Bic.
marck-Favre Negotiations.

Won NIOitlxo NeutraliEes
the Diplomacy.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
NEWS.

French accounts report that an
engagement has occurred near
Theoirde, between the French and
the Prussians, in which the latter
were repulsed. The affair is said
to have been q skirmish.
The crown prince Of Prussia has
taken the field, and is In command
of the Prussian forces.
The French Iron-clad feet Is
chasing the Prussian squadron
to ward the Baltic.
Emperor Napoleon, 1t is stated,
has demanded answers from Rus.
STA, within an hour, as to her inten.
ton with reference to the war.
The Prussian guns at Kiehl ore
levelled at the French customhouse,
while the French guns are similar.
ly threatening the Prussian Gus.
tomhouse. AL the troops from
Chalons camp are between Metze
and the 0nviile. Marshals Ba.
zaine and Canrobert have left Paris
for the front. French gunboats
will cooperate with the French
troops In the action on the Rhine,
The Emperor and the Prince I'm
perial are expected to leave on
Wednesday, for the front. EN-
press Eugene will act as regent
during the absence Of Napoleon.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

which she has proclaimed var
France has put herself under
bonds, as one may say, 70 the
public opinion Of Europe to make
her war g war not against Ger
many, but against Prussia; g war
of reparatlOn and correction for
specific insults and wrongs, not q
war Of adventure and Of ambition,
nor yet of national vengeance and
aggrandizement. To the letter
and the spirit of these obligations
we may hope she will be rigidly
held, not by the sentiment Of the
civilized world alone, but by taq
enlightened opinion Of all that is
best, nOblest, and wOrthiest among
her own people.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

Best rules for prognosticatIng the
weather from the barometer are
those quoted by DIR. Brande, from
the Saturday Magazine.
First-A continuance ofdry wealth
err, If the barometer continues to
fall slowly and steadily, rain will
certainly ensue. But If the dry
spell has been Of long duration, the
mercury may fall two or three days
before any perceptible change takes
place, and the longer the time that
elapses before rain does fall, the
longer the wet weather is likely to
continue.
Second-Conversely, II after a
great deal of wet weather, the bar
ometer begin to rise, fine weather
may be expected though two or
three days may elapse before the
"clear up.h
Third-On either of the two fore
going suppositions, II the change
Immediately ensues the motion Of
theImercury, the change viii not be
permanent.
Fourth II the barometer rise
slowly and steadily for two days OF
more, fine weather will come,
though those two days Il should
rain necessarily, and Vtce Versa.
Fifth-If the barometer rise for
two days or more during rain and
then on 4he appearance Of fine
weather again begins to fall, tho
fine weather win be transient, and
vice versa.
Sixth--A sudden fall Of the bar
0meter In the spring or autumn IN.
dicates wind IN the summer do.
ring very hot weather, 6 thunder
storm may haexpecioa ID winter
sudden Al allera hott ofan1 con
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
STATE TIE ms.

State Warrants we're plentiful
on Monday last at Jackson, at
sixty cents on the dollar.
The new Presbyterian Church
edifice, at Brandon, was dedicated
last Sunday.
The Clarion well says: "Gold up
cotton down-who planted
plenty of corn? Don't all speak
at once"
Col. J. P. Pryor has become as:
ISOLATED with Maj. WofEord in the
~editorship Of the COrinth News.
The boil worm is complained
Of, in the vicinity ofWinona.
Two prisoners escaped from the
Pamela Jail on the night of the
9TH inst. They sawed q hole through
the thick oak plank of the cage,
and then through the wall, and let
themselves down with a rope.
One Of them was charged with
murder; the other with horse.
stealing.
A negro man and the mule he
was riding were struck by light.
ming on the 7th inst, near Pamela.
Both were killed. The negro died
with an oath on his lips.
Very many new and fine build
ings are being erected in Aber.
deem. The Examiner mentions
the building Of twelve large and
c~ommodious stores, and other
great improvements going on in
city property.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
a LOpaR Lao. OF.


The Grand Lodge now in session
In this city, was occupied in reCeIv-
ing reports from the various Com.
mittees ; among which, was 9 very
elaborate and interesting one from
R. B. Mayes, Grand Representative,
TO the Grand Lodge Of the United
States, ct is session held In septem.
Der last, at San Francisco.
Eeveral charters were granted
yesterday for the formation Of new
Lodges; one Of which is 10 be
named JOHN B. DICKS LODeB, In
honor Ofthe Grand Secretary, who
has held that Office for twenty.
seven consecutive years-an ap-
prOpriate and deserved compliment
to q most worthy gentleman and q
most efficient officer.
A constitution was adopted for
the organization and government
Of Lodges Of the Degree Of Daugh-
terS Of obecca, and several charters
were granted to organize such
Lodges.
This morning, at liz o'clock,
the Grand Lodge will proceed "a
the election Of Grand Officers FOL
the ensuing year, and win also
designate the place Of holding ia
next annual session.
The very warm weather, and
the fact of the unavoidable
pOStponoment Of the address OK.
pected to be delivered by the Rev.
Mr.. Stainback, prevented g large
turnout in procession, either Of
members Of the Grand Lodge, or OF
the Brethren Of this city. Those
that Joined In, marched the pre-.
scrlbed route, preceded by an OK.
cellOnt Band, which gave forth live.
ly and spirited music. The pauclty
Of members was most amply com.
pensatedI however, in the large
and gay attendance Of the Ball last
evening. Everything PASSED of
most merrily, and all the invited
gusts seemed TO eBjOythe occasion
and the welcome given. A magnih.
cent supper graced the board ct q
suitable hour; profusion and ele.
gance; smiles and gaiety; wit and
feeling-jOintly held sway. At 9
very late hour, every thing wa
moving on harmoniously as 8 mar,
riage bell.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

1t is said that Ezerkiel Bacon,
now living at Utica, New York, in
the ninety.fourth year of his age,
is the Oldest surviving member OF
Congress. The New York Even
ing Post informs us that he was
born at Stockbridge, Massachu-
sets, in l776; graduated OF Yale
College in 1904; was a member OF
the General Court in 1906 and
1906; entered Congress in 1907,
and remained there till 1913. He
then received the appointment OF
Chief Justice of the Court of Com.
mon Pleas for the Western dis,
trict Of Massachusetts,, and was
also appointed by President Mad.
ison, First Comptroller of the
Treasury. He voted first for Mr..
Jefferson in 1900; for Mr.. Madi.
son, Mr.. Monroe, MI. Adams, Mr..
Clay, General Harrison, and again
for Mr.. Clay in 1874. In 1S4s he
became identified with the Free.
soil Democrats, and presided over
q Van Buren, and Adams meeting
at Rome in lS4S. His last vote, il
is said, was cast for Mr.. Lincoln.
The old man now spends his time
in wondering at the degeneracy Of
Congress since his day.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

A Cairo dispatch Of the 18th
says:
The Natohez passed mp during the
forenoon, three days, fourteen hours
aud thirty minutes out from New
Orleans. She reports making forty.
nine way landings.
The Yazo0 City Banner ssys:
We are informed that the r. H.
Frank sunk, in Tchula Lake, while
opposite Gen. Niles Good Hope
plantation. We have no particu.
lars Of the accident up to the hour
Of going to press.
From our exchanges:
The cannon which announced the
arrival Of the Eclipse and ShotWell
on their great race In 1854, and the
arrival Of the Baltic and Diana In
1858, was the same which announced
the arrival here Of the Lee and
Natchez on their recent great race.
1t is now on board the tow boat
Little Alps, at this port and is the
property Of Captains Sandusky and
Maingault.
Hon. Thomas Ewing, in q late let
tor on the Mississippi river, devel.
ops an interesting theory Of The ten
dency Of rivers running southwark
to abrade their western banks, and
attributes Il to the constantly In.
creasing centrifugal force impaired
to the water &c Il proceeds TO the
south. He enfOrCes this explanation
by pointing TO the fact that shlpl
sailing southwark must correct Z
westward tendency, that railroad
trains are affected by Il, and thai
there is 9 reversed tendency "a IN
things moving northWard. This 4
an Idea which deserves elaboration
In the light Of more ample mcls.
From ne EEis tPa. ~Ropuhassn. ynly q
A STEAMBOAT SAWED FRom r1nn-nr
hARKAnLn RRRsRHCn o. n1nDm.
EIIrln dlal-
Sons EHa s. three W
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

llgolce ialilao aa Cha. sind
With & th4# and mInt esasa.
ped iEasta Eiae Of tAs s..
dicaie8 snow.
6gten,h-4o rapid huctuaaoas
0f1e barometer are % Be inter.
preted as indicating either vet q
eFy weather Of any c0ntnuanes:il
is only - slow, steady, CONTINUES
rise g I'd that needs 70 be attended
10 In this respect.
Eighth-A rise b tho mercury
late IN the autumn, afier 4 Ioaa
continuance Of wet nd windy
weather, indicates q chanas AZ wind
TO the northern quarters md "a
approach Of frost.
The spectrOscope has revealed
to US that the huge RE- pFomi.
nences which rise from the photo,
sphere of the sun, consist q
masses Of hydrogen gas In com.
bustlon. The aspect Of thesl
masses, Is seen q few weeks ago
was described by Mr.. J. Norman
LOckyeF, at Q meeting Of the Royal
Society, in London, on Nay 10.
This thoroughly trust worthy OBJ
server states that while watching
Q spot on the sun, he was 'tabso.
lutely startled" by the appearance
OF o prominence more than two
minutes in height, and "showing
q tremendous motion toward the
eye" 1.-THE appearances" says
Mr.. Lockyer, "were at times ex.
traordinary and new to me. The
hydrogen shot out rapidly, sCindl.
lating as It went" Then great
"cyclonic" disturbances took place
in the sun, and burning masses Of
hydrogen travelled to q great dis!
lance, with . velocity sometimes
amounting to one hundred miles q
second" It was not Mr.. Lock.
yer's purpose in this paper to
draw any but the most general
conclusions, but rather to give q
scientific description Of his Obser.
VatiOns.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

THn MEanHis AFPEAL pub.
llshes the internal revenue laW as
recently amended by cOngroas,and
says:
an another part Of this issue
we publish the internal revenue
law as recently amended. It Is
expected 10 reduce the burden Of
taxation $50, 900. Il abolishes
all taxes on gross receipts, legs-
cies, SUGGESTIONS, watches, car
riages, gold and silver plate, bill.
liard-tables, passports, salaries,
banks and bankers, and the whole
system Of special or license taxes,
except those on breweries and dis
tilleries, and all taxes on sales, ex-
cept those now paid by stamps
and those on sales Of leaf and
manufactured tobacco, snuff, ci-
CARS, wines and liquors; also the
stamp tax on all receipts and
transfers of mortgages and notes
for less than one hundred dollars,
and on canned and preserved fish.
The taxes remaining are those
specified. Special taxes do not
cease till next May; taxes on
sales not till next October; and
others that are abolished expire
on the 1st Of August. The in.
come tax is to be collected but two
years more, and at the rate of two
and q half per cent, with two
thousand dollars exemption. The
tax on salaries Of government
officials ceases the last Of August,
and the difference to that date be.
between five and two and q
half per cent. is to be deducted
next spring. In social and re.
ligious communities five persons
are to be counted as q family.
The publication of the income
returns is positively prohibited.
Two and a half per cent. tax is
laid on dividends OF incorporated
banks, trust companies, savings
institutions, and all insurance,
railroad, steamboat, canal, turn
pike, stock, water, gas, coal, min
ing, bridge and manufacturing
companies, whether payable to
citizens or non-residents. Inter
est allowed depositors in savings
banks, is not to be called q divi-
dend. The consolidation Of col
lections, and the supervisorship
Of districts and discharged Of need.
lees officers, Is allowed to the Pre-.
sident. The new tariff rates 90
into effect on the 31st Of Decem.
ber."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23


Gen. B. +. Cheatham, Of Ten
nessee, has invented a method Of
stacking hay. The apparatus
costs only three or four dollars.
With it q given lumber Of hands
can stack five times as much hay.
as by the old process.
Two estimable ladies in No
bile, were burned to death by the
explosion Of Kerosene-Oil lamps,
on Saturday night last.
General Thomas L. Price, q
very prominent and Well-known
citizen Of Missouri, died ct his
residence in Jefferson City, on the
10th inst. =
About three hundred and fifty
more Chinese arrived at st. Louis
on the 18th inst, and left for
Tennessee.
Within thirty years, over ten
thousand people have been struck
by lightning In places where
statistical accounts were published.
OF these, 1852 were killed out
right.
General George B. Mcclellan
has been appointed Engineer in
Chief Of the Department of Docks
of the city of New York.
Another stone giant is said to
have been recently exhumed in
Highland county, Ohio. Measur.
ing over ten feet in length, be
ust be supposed to have reached
full growth.
The Baptist clergymen Of the
Hub and its vicinity, have been
discussing in solemn conclave
whether Dickens has been eter.
nalIy damned or not. Would II
not have been as we'll, il they sci
about trying to save people and
prepare them for heavenly bless.
ing, instead of usurping Gods
perOgative Of Judgment
One hundred and ffty-one
deaths occurred, last week
in New Orleans; of these
three were of pernicious fever, and
three Of malarial fever; none Of
yellow fever reported.
The Rome (Ga.) Courier re.
cords that during the six months
ending June 80, the sexton there
has buried but eleven whites to
thirty. five negroes; yet the white
population outnumbers the ne.
groes four to one.
The U. S. Senate did one good
thing before adjournment, for
which it will have the thanks Of
all residing on the banks of the
Mississippi. 1t appointed a select
committee on %levees, to devise
means during the recess, for efFec.
tually carrying out the levee plar
proposed last fall by the Louis
vile Convention.
The on.dit is that Mrs. Cover
nor Alcorn, of Mississippi, declines
to receive calls from the wife Of
Lynch, the colored Secretary o.
State.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

DURIG our late little unpleas-
antness the citizens Of Cherbourg
had 8 holiday sight in witnessing
the ocean duel between the Kear-
sage and the Alabama. The
N. Y. World thinks that New
Workers may probably have an
opportunity Of enjoying q similar
sensation now, for there are in
those waters the North German
frigate AnCona, Of 400 horse
power and twenty-eight guns, and
the French frigate Semiramis
and the school.ship Jean Bart
Halfa dozen leagues would not be
too long a sail for sensation-lovlng
New Workers to 60 to See this
fight,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
nos. a. 81. ~sTEPnENs.

An huPOENAhs lostcA W VnO
Montgomery Advertiser from
this distinguished Georgian, bear
ing date July Q, 1870, is
published; drawn out by a
recent article from Mr.. Banks.
dale in the jackson Clarion. Mr..
Stephens distinctly declares that
in reference to the responsibility
for the failure of the Confederate
army to advance on Washington,
after the first battle of Manassas,
his book has been misunderstood,
Mr.. Stephens says:
Gentlemen-Through the hands
Of a friend l have just received q
slip containing an editorial of O
late issue of your paper, headed
"The Truth at Last" which is cal
culated greatly to mislead your
readers-Gor instance, in it you
say, that in the second volume oil
my work upon the Lost Cause, ]
have declared that Mr.. Davis was
responsible for the failure Of the
Confederate troops to advance
after the first battle Of Manassas,
Now, you will allow me to say to
you, and in this way to your read
ers, l trust that there is no such
declaration in my book-On the con.
trGry, I expressly state that in my
opinion the Confederate army al
Manassas, Was in no condition %
make an Advance after the first
great battle at that pOiRt-see
vol. pages 4SS-4S9.
l have written to Mr.. Barksdale,
of the Mississippi Clarion, whose
article upon the same subject you
quoted, setting him right upon
this matter. Your impression Of
what is said in the book. was
doubtless derived from his article,
and not from the te1t Of The
Uolume. / have given him a full
and accurate extract from the
book, of all (which is brief that
is said in It on that point, and
have requested him, in justice to
myself, to publish it, and l re.
~spectfully ask you, as q like act o.
justice, to give my letter to him
place in your columns when it ap
pears.
The facts brought to light by
the correspondence between Presi
dent Davis and Joseph Z. John
ston, published for the first time
by Mr.. Barksdale, so far from dis
proving the statement by me tends
only to confirm it.
The vindication of the truth o.
History in all matters treated Of
has been my object throughout
and it is my earnest desire that
you, and all others, in your future
comments upon any parts Of the
work, which you may suppose tC
be erroneous, either in Statement
or position, will consult the text
of the book, and present my Ian.
guage in my own words.
The record, as 1t stands, upoT
all important points at least, (you
will please pardon me in saying
it, l think you will, upon careful
examination, find to be exceed
ingly accurate.
It was, certainly, my intention
to make 1t so; and if in any par
ticular, either on q small or greaI
point, an error be shown, it will
be most CheerGnlly acknowledged
and promptly corrected. But
wish all to remember hat thu
book is first to speak for itself.
This is most assuredly the faiI
way of dealing when the invest
CATION of truth is the object
Yours, most respectfully,
ALEX. III. STEPHENS.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

EDITOR oP HERALD: By authority
Of the resolution adopted at the cit
liens meeting Of July 18th inst. to
memorabilia Congress and the State
Legislature upon the subject Of the
"cut-Of," / hereby nominate the
following gentlemen as the CON-
mittee 10 carry that resolution into
effect: Col. Il. Il. Miller, r. 6. Hig.
gins, = 8 Butts, Alex. Kuhn, w.
a. Fairehila.
s. puox. Charman
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23


In abiding to the reported oc-
cupation by Prussia on the 18th,
Of Saarbruck and Newburg on
Rhenish Bavaria, and aconcentra.
ton Of q force at Linden, in Hesse.
Darmstadt, the New Orleans Plea.
yune gives the following descrip.
ton Of the localities:
"Saarbruck is about rs miles
west of the Rhine, so miles S. z.
Of Luxenburg, and 80 miles from
Metz. Newburg is near the Swiss
and almost Immediately on the
French frontier, in the southwest.
ern portion of Baden, on a rail.
road running parallel with the
Rhine from Heidelberg. Linden,
in Hesse-D armstadt, isabout equi.
distant between SaarbruCk and
NeWburg, and has railroad connec
tons with each"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
WE regret to hear of the retir!

WE regret to hear Of the retire.
ment of Mr.. o. E. Hall from the
st. Charles Hotel, N. o., will
which he has been so long identi.
fed. No man has more friends OIL
fewer enemies; no one has q more
generous or a nobler host; while
the poor, the distressed, and those
separated from their natural pro
tecters during the civil war, ever
found In him q sympathising, &c.
tive benedCent and transformations
provider.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
"I. W. W." who wrote the warm.

II. W. W." who wrote the warm
hearted communication which up.
peared on Tuesday, headed "Glori.
Gus France" Is not q Frenchman,
as is supposed, but q fond admirer
Of that gallant nation. He assisted,
too, to this honor, be It said, to the
best Of bis ability, the French refu.
gees Of '4S, then in the city Of Dub
lin. We make the correction with
pleasure.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
COOPER'S WELL,
HINps couNTE MIasIaaIFFI.

WWTILL Be omen for The reeeestano AZ vfrlf.
w ors on MONDAY, @lh aay. $50.
Board peR day Cd poR week esB.
water IS eens per gallon e TIE Well d.
cents per galien.
a daily Heck and Baggars Werun wW
moot The 4 I. q. Train e. ByFum "a tfr
New Orleans and dootaoa Ea1zza4 ani la
Bolton Haek Fl Haymond.
10 MoAkLlBIER d 90.
my9l.eod-s ca { &Wam
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23

The bones of 1000 Cinnamon
have just been sent home from San
Francisco.
The New York herald., 1870-01-21
IRELAND.
The State Church bishops In Council election
Battles in L0ngfOrd and the Military Fire
I.RudIOrd uud Tenn nf-

The State Church Bishops In Council Election
Battles in Lonsf0rd and the Military Fire
Landlord and Tenant.
The Archbishop OF Armagh, the Archbishop OF
Dublin the Bishop OF Meath, the Bishop OF Liner
lex, the Bl shop or KlalOe and the Bishop OF Cork
met In Dnolin for the transaction OF business con-
nected with the future government OF the disestaD-
shed Church. The proceedings were private.
The Cork Examiner reports that very desperate
fighting took place In Granard during the Longiord
county election between the partisans OF the rival
candidates there being ut one period ~ many rs
5000 cOmbatants engaged. After one OF the
most determined ARRAYS the Marttnites took
refuge behind . line Of the Fortieth regl-
ment. Their opponents following In hot
pursuit came IN contact with the soldiers,
whom they attacked with stones and bludgeOns till
the officer IN command ordered his men to fire.
Three men were wounded by the v0ley and the
crowd were driven OF at the point Of the bayQpet.
Mr.. Walsh who was shot while driving into Tuam,
died OF his wound after enduring great anguish.
The CastleDar Mayo correspondent OF the Dublin
Express wrtes:-Intellgence has reached this town
that q Mr. CrOtty, Of KannOry, near BallinrOhe,
farmer, was fired at on Saturday night as he was
returning nome from the fair OF WestpOrt and when
within short distance OF his own house. He was
accompanied by his servant who was on one side
OF his car. Mr.. Crotty's escape was almost mi
raculOuS.
Under the guidance OF the Right Rev. DR.. Delany
the temperance movement Is daily increasing In use
fulness and magnitude In Cork.
The bill OF particulars in connection with the petit
tOn against the return OF Sir II. w. Barron for the
city Of Waterford reciCes l2l cases OF bribery