Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

four 10 ten. The nomination was
then made unanimous.
This Is the defeat Of the Sprague
party In Rhode Island.
CLEVELAND, o., June 1.-The oil
train approaching the city took ire
aud the train was destroyed. The
bridge Of CuyahagO was destroyed
BY fire, caught from the passing
train.
COLUMBUS, o., June 1.-The
Democratic state Convention as.
sembled, with A. ]. Collan as tenn
pOrsry chairman.
Concord, June 1.-The New
Hampshire Legislature organizes
with NJ. Wheeler as Speaker of the
House and N. Gordon President.
New York, June 1.-The Russia
took Two hundred and twelve thou.
sand in specie,
Troy, N. Y, June l.-Robert
Milliken, recently city editor OF the
Wing, was killed BY falling through
! a bridge.
| ST. ALBAEs, June 1.-The fed.
eral soldiers have departed.
Gen. Donnelly is slowly recover
ing from his wounds, but Is still
under arrest.
Lord Falmouth's kingcTaft won
the Derby stake at EPSON Craw'
ford's brown colt, Palmerston, sec.
ond.
Cyrus Redding, an author, i;
dead, age eighly-hve.
Weather unsettled.
The mail steamer from Rio Ja-
metro reports that,the cotton and su'
gar crop promise excellent.
LONDON, June l.-Muster wa
third at the Derby race; fifteen
horses ran.
PARIS, June 1.-The French Am,
bassador 10 Vienna has the small
pox.
Small pox has broken out in
Prince Napoleou's yacht.
PARIS, June lit Is stated thai
the Emperor goes to Munich j,
July.
All the alleged renegades excep'
twelve will be discharged,
The Prince Imperial will soon bC
afianccd.
BERLIN, June liking William
and Bismarck are at Ennis.
GENEVA, June 1.-The Swis'
government has taken active meas
ures TO p. event the departure Of {
large number OF Italian refugees
gathered on the border. A
few OF them eluded the authorities
near Como, and entered L~ombardy
Troops are in pursuit
WASHINGTON, June 2.-llOUsE-
One hundred brewers Of New Yorl
petition not 10 be classified as man,
ufacturers of spirituous liquors
and two hundred tobacco manufac
turers of New York petition for
uniform tax of 10 cents.
Root introduced a bill authoriz
ing a bridge over the Arkansas r.v
er at Little Rock.
Clark, Of Texas, introduced q bill.
donating certain Federal property
in Galveston to that city.
A resolution paying Hunt 80 600
Syphcr $1,000. McCranie 5000
Morey $1,000, Ryan $500, all con.
testants from Louisiana, passed n
to 60.
The tax bill was resumed, the
question being on the income tax
No definite result reached.
SENATE-Flanagan introduced q
resolution in favor Of the construc'
ton Of the international Railroad
Harris introduced a resolution
directing the Commissioners 0,
Commerce 10 take into considera.
ton the reconstruction Of .h(
Levees destroyed during the war
He estimates the expenses $4,000,
COZ. The Committee to report next
session. This resolution still Undel
discussion.
WASHINGTON, June Cadet
WhitemOre was reelected 10 Con.
gress from South Carolina.
The President has nominated r.
NJ. Wallace Collector Of the 81 Dis.
trict, South Carolina, vice his broth.
or, a. S. Wallace, recently seated
in Congress.
The Presidents nominations for
West Point was confined 10 the
sons of soldiers and sailors, but
none from the South.
The Senate confirmed Wallace
Collector Sd 5. Z. District.
WARRINGTON, June 2.-Grant
presented Spotted Tail with a line
pipe, silver match box and a box OF
tobacco. Red Cloud was not pre-.
sent. He had q friendly interview
with Spotted Tail this mornin 9
and will with his people meet the
Indian Commissioners aud Secreta.
ry OF the Interior IN council to.
morrow.
Spotted Tail and his delegation
had a conference to-day at the
White House with the President
and Secretary Of War. Boutwell,
aud Hoar were present, but did not
take part in the conference. The
Indians recited the old story OF
their wrongs, their wants aud their
desire 10 be at peace with the
whites. The President made a
speech, assuring them of the desire
Of the Government to have peace,
and told them the whites were
more powerful, and would compel
it If necessary, but hoped for thor
oughly amicable relations between
the nations. Spotted Tail said the
Indians had kept their promise, but
the whites had not.
The House resumed the great d.
versity Of opinion on many i've
minutes speeches.
Schenck closed the discussion.