Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-30

lInNE, Nov. 2S.-The Pope has sus-
pended audiences on account of his
sickness.
MacMahon Lacks Resolution.
PAns, Nov. 23.-Tho Moniteur close;
an article with: 1--WE fear the Marsha.
lacks resolution"
Sentenced to DO Hanged.
WAsmINGToS, Nov. 23.-Nelson Ar.
den, cClOred, convicted of the murder
OF a storck'eper in Berthe county,
North Carolina, sentenced to death.
The jury consisted OF seven colored and
five white.
Dead.
PARIS. Nov. 2~3.-Sanveur Henry
Victor Bowler, French physician, s
dead.
Don't Want Mediation Now.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, Nov. 23.-The
Turkish Ambassador at Vienna has
sounded Count Andrassy on the sub.
ject Of mediation The Count said
mediation was inOpportune, and would
be disadvantageous tor Turkey.
A Big Blow.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23-The gale was
very violent yes erday. The White
Star Line steamer Brittanic was al.
most the only vessel that got out OF the
Merscy. Many that left on Wednes.
day have returned for shelter.
Failed to Agree.
CHICAGO. Nov. 23.-The Jury in the
condemnation whisky cases disagreed,
nine in favor OF the Government and
lhreG for defendants. The question in
di'pute was whether the evidence
showed that complete immunity had
been promised.
Award OF the Fishery Commission.
HALIFAX, Nov. 22.-The Fishery
Commission gave their decision to-day,
awarding great Britain $3.50 900. II
was Il majority award, President De-
iorse and Sir A r. Gait agreeing, and
Judge Kellogg, United States Commits
%siUner, dissenting.
Wickersham Likely to DO Confirmed.
WAsmSGTnN, Nov. 23.-The Post.
Office Committee of the Senste gave
further consideration to the case of
WickershAm. nominee for the Mobile
POst-ofice, but reached no conclusion.
The indications are that the committee
will report IN favor Of confirmation.
Fires.
PHILAD LPHIA, NV 23.-rhe upper
stories OF the ma bic building, corner
oil North and Chestnut streets, burned
to-day. Loss, $4,000.
LONDON, Nov 23.-LlOyd's telegram
from Liverpool says: Information
has been rOcei we'd here that n great fro
is raging al Bahia.
Declines to Divulge.
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 23.-Capt. Carson
Of the United States Cutter Samuel
Dexter, now ll ing In Bri.tol harboF,
this morning stated that he felt un.
authorized to mike any statement re.
garding bis special orders and duties.
Said he, "ihere Is a suspected craft, aud
here Is Government steamer; draw
your own differences"
Want a Higher Rate.
COLUMBUS, Nov. % AT The meeting
OF representatives of the Ohio Fire Un.
derw rilers here, thirteen companies are
Represented. A resolution was ADOPT
ed declaring that the rates of stock
companies now doing business Ia Ohio
are entirely inadequate. aud agreeing
that the mutual companies there rep.
resented shall do less business, II neces.
sary, rather than accept such low rates.
a Railroad WTeokoE Indicted.
NEW YoRK, Nov. pa dIapatch
from l~larrisonburg, Va, says: An in-
diclmenl was found yesterday against
Dewitt Eltinger, alias Glover, charged
with wrecking the railroad train OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on Sat-
T urday night. Tho chief witness Is
lsaac Powell, who was present aud
saw Euinger do the work. No indict.
ment found against Powell or Lud.
hollZ.
Case.
WAsnINGToN, Nov. 23.-Hearing of
the Patterson habeas corpus case con.
tinues. Gen. Conner, Auorney.Gen.
eral of South Carolina, will continue
the argument tomorrow. Great ia.
terest attaches to The case, involving on
one side the District Of Columbia as q
city Of refuge, aud on the other the
privileges Of Senators and Congress-
men.
Expulsion Of Racing Men.
NEw YoRK, Nov. 23.-The American
Jockey CiuD investigation of the
charge Of fraud, made in relation to
tho match race between The colts Hig.
gins and Piper Heidsick, run on the
last day of the Fall meeting at Jerome
Park, resulted in the expulsion from
the jerome Park course of Longstaf
snd DrennOn, owners Of the colts, aud
of the well. known jockey Bsrbee. The
case Of Spellmsn, the other Jockey, is
held In allegiance.
A War Cloud.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga San An.
tonic, Texas, dispatch says Gen. Ord
yesterday received an Official copy Of
an order from President Dlas to Gen.
Dalcou, commanding the Mexican
forces on the border, to repel the in.
vasIon Of the United States troops by
force, and Gen. TrevinO has been or.
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