, 1874-12-10

and overland railroads is erroneous, and
improbable since the withdrawal of
Sage. The rates have been moderately
advanced because they were unreasona-
blyl ow. They could command good
business at an advance. despite the rail.
roads. y
/ WASHINGTON. Dec. 81 Tho full bench
Of Judges Of this district to-day decided
that the late Grand Jury which indicted
the alleged safe burglars was illegally
chosen. and therefore all indictments by
that Grard Jury are null.
Sargent, Houghton and Page have
satisfied your regular correspondent
here that they opposed sending bricks
by rail from Baltimore to San Francisco.
This is their present position. Origin
ally they fsvored the scheme. Orders
have now gone ont to advertise propos-
ais in California for furnishing pressed
brick and stone, that the Secretary may
determine two materials for the new
appraisers building.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 5.--The Executive
Committee of the Missouri State Grange
which has been in session for several
days past. adjourned to-day after trans
acting considerable business. They
adopted resolution favoring the OF en-
ing the trade between the Mississippi
Valley and Brazil by steamship line,
and asking the farmers of the Valley to
aid in supporting the enterprise.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 7.-Vicksburg
reports of last night, that 10 bodies of
negroes were on the way to that city to
the Court House, are confirmed. This
morning at 9 alarm bells rung to warn
the citizens. Business is suspended
and the whites are under arms, march
ing out the various roads to meet the
enemy. The Court House is in pos
session of tho whites and the negro
sheriff is prisoner. A telegram from
vicksburg received by Gen. Emory to-
day says: Fighting began at 9 this
morning. The militia are powerless to
maintain order. The mob has possess
siou of the sheriff and Court House."
A vicksburg special says: "Seven
hundred negroes attacked the city this
morning on three roads. were driven
back by the citizens with loss of 20
killed and wounded and 40 prisoners
The attack was made for the purpose of
eins'ating Crosby. the colored sheriff,
who was requested to resign because he
had not given bonds. The negroes in
the country are reported to be burning
dwellings and gin houses. In an en-
gagement to~day the negroes lost 20
killed, 20 wounded, and 80 or 40 taken
prisoners. Oliver Brown, a white man
of Snyder's Bluff, was killed. The orr
gin of the trouble was dispute which
had been going on lately between the
taxpayers ASSOCIATION and the city and
county ofic ais. The sheriff was acting
without giving bonds and the Board of
Supervisors refused to appoint a new
one. Several officials being under in
dictment and the citizens despairing of
relief, last Wednesday they proceeded
to the Court House to demand the res
ignation of number of county officials,
who all fed the Parish except sheriff
Crosby. who resigned. On Saturday.
card. signed by Crosby. called on the
Republicans of Warren Co. to support
him. He denied its authority. This
morning the negroes advanced on town
by 6 roads. with the results already
stated. They number about $50. Sew
eral captured negroes have stated to re-
porters that they we're ordered by sher-
if Crosby to come to the city. The ne
groes are raiding in the country. Res
olutions were adopted at a meeting of
citizens this evening, recommending
the citizens to refrain from violence
,gainst Crosby. merely to attempt to
remove him from Office legally.
New YORK, Dec. Eight buildings
burned in East New York this morning;
Loss. $4,000.
Francis Alexander unanimously elect
ed President and VIM. Fogg Vice Presi-
dent o. the P. NJ. s. Co..
George Hunter. one of the editors of
the Scotsman. was murdered on Satur-
day night on the 18th St., near 14th.--
No arrests.
Suit is brought by Henry W. Depuy
against the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe r. R. Co., Geo. Opdyke & Co., ,Sher-
lock & Hall, Kidder. Peabody & Co. AL
of New York, and about 70 other de-
fendents, to recover about $4O0, 900,
which the plaintiff claims is due him, as
his share of the profits of the road and
sales of land bonds. etc.
Thirty cases of goods belonging to
Rev. J. P. Newman, who is abroad in
specting U. s. consulates, discharged on
Saturday from the Kate Kearuey from
Hong Kong. were conveyed to the seiz-
ure room at the Custom House, contents
unknown.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. T. Senate was call
ed to order at noon by Vice President
Wilson. A resolution fixing the hour
Of meeting of Senate at IL noon until
otherwise ordered. The Committee on
Form of Government for District Colum-
bia submitted report providing for
placing the district under board of 3
regents to be appointed by the Presi.
dent and confirmed by the Senate. Sar-
gent introduced bill to protect persons
of foreign birth against forcible re-
straint or involuntary servitude. At