Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-28

nnuaE-Iha Committee on thl
Pacific Railroad, have considered
the TraHeC Continental route will
no result The clerk Of the Com.
mites says they are lighting among
themselves, and the result will Be
that they will get no road ct ell.
MAsHINGTOH, May D.-ReVenue
Ss979O
Congress will adjourn the 18th
day Of July.
jacobs was confirmed Attorney
for Southern Mississippi.
HOUsE-A bill 70 compensate the
officers and crew Of the Kearsage
for the destruction OF the Alabama,
and sppropFiating $4,000 out OF
The Japanese Indemnity fund
passed.
The Louisiana contested case OF
Newsham against Ryan was taken
up and discussed ill two o'clock,
when the House proceeded with
business Of the District Of Colum.
bla.
4 mess age from the Senate was
received announcing that the SEN
ste had amended the House resOlu.
ton Of adjournment by fixing July
10Th, instead Of the l4th. The
amendment was Immediately agreed
to. A motion to reconsider was
laid on the table, thus making the
matter definite and final.
SEAATE-The entire day devoted
to the bill enforcing the 18th
Amendment.
WASHIHGToN, May 20. - The
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has written very sharply an official
letter TO Q party in Albany, who, II
seems has recently brought a charge
against merchants OF that city,
for violations Of the Internal Rev.
enue laws, which upon investiga-
ton proved groundless. The letter
takes the ground that these self
appointed detectives, and voluntary
spies who make It q business 10
bring charges against honest men,
for technical violations Of law,
have no claim to be considered
other than as disreputable persons,
and administers o very severe re.
buke TO the parties in question.
BOsTON, May 20.-Gilmore 8 shoe
factory, at North RAynhAm, was
burned. Loss 10000. IncCndia.
Eism.
New York, May 2O.-Lydia
Thompson won q thousand dollar
match, against IA.
george PAtchen also won q thous-
and match, against 2 "A.
LOUISVILLE, May 20.-The race
between Amber aud Asteroid yes.
terday, mile heats, was awarded to
Amber. II IL rumOred that the RI
der Of Astcroid was bribed.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-In the
Presbyterian Assembly this morn
Ing, the Moderator read u congrat-
ulatory dispatch addressed TO the
Assembly by the venerable Dr. FL
Holt, who was Moderator Of the
General Assembly Of 1888, at which
the memorable schism occurred.
CIsCINKATI, May 20.-The Gen.
eral Synod Of the Reformed Pres
byterisn Church Of North America,
met yesterday and elected Rev. DR..
Mcleod, Of New York, Moderator ;
Rev. Dr.. Steele, Of Philadelphia,
Secretary Rev. Mr.. Woodside, OF
Brooklyn, Assistant Secretary.
On taking the chair, Dr.. Mcleod
made a short address, abiding to
his connection with the Synod as
stated Clerk for thirty-fve years.
He looked upon this as a crisis in
the history Of the Reformed Pres
byterian Church, aud hoped the
Synod would not be governed by
partizan spirit in its deliberations.
Reports of Presbyteries were re-
ceived. All those that referred TO
the subject of union with the Uni
ted Presbyterian Church, favored
II, except the Eastern and Philadel-
phia Presbyterles, which were OPP
posed to the union. Ohio aud
Chicago Presbyteries did not refer
to the subject.
Tyler, TEXAS, May 20-The
United States District Court Grand
Jury, found fiity.four true bills for
Internal Revenue frauds, against
Horace BOytOn, ex-AsSessor Thos.
Browning, Geo. r. Spaldipg and
ex-Assistants.
LONDON, May 20.-The following
details Of the i%nsurrectlon In Portu-
gal are published to-day.
Gen. Saldanha having taken the
Castle OF 1t. George after a sharp
fight, Wherein seven were killed
aud eighty wounded, entered the
Palace and Immediately resigned
his command into the Kings hands,
who authorized him to form q new
Ministry.
This coup de etate was PARTED.
pated in, or sympathized with by
the people Of Lisbon, Operto and
other cities.
LONDON, May 90 People took
little part in the Portuguese coup
de etat.
RenCtas Kingsley Is appointed
Dean Of Rochester.
PARIS. May W.-Editors Rephal
newspaper (fOur editors) sentenced
by fine and imprisonment.
LONDON, May 2O.-The House of
Commons by q majority Of four,
defeated a bill to allow husbands
to marry deceased wives sisters.
HAVANA, May 2O.-DeRodas has
published an order that all slaves
belonging TO the insurgents in the
field, In foreign countries, or who
have taken up arms or served as
gnides to Spanish troops, or per-
formed any other service for the
National cauRa. ara h~onnaforfb fraa