Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-21

NAPLEs, Dec. ls-GOn. Grant is now Vie
iting No. VeouVtua.
CausoOf the Loss Q ftRa HaEon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ie-Ths Naval report
Of inquiry on the Huron disaster atlEtbutes
the losS Of the vessel 70 lack eg seanaR-
ship.
An Execution In Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, Dec. l0.-Jaek Hunts The
wife murderer, Was executed % Madison:
VILE. An immense crowd vas preeent
from the surrounding country.
Explosion On a Steamboat.
NpW ORLRAHa, Dec. is-Th0 donkey e.
CINE Of the Lessie TayloF exploded e the
wharf this evening. One deck hand was
killed, and several hurt. The upper
works OF the boat were badly damaged.
The Great Health Resort.
WAsHINaToN, Dec. 18-Blalue has de.
cid "a 70 seek balm &C the Hot Bprings Of
Arkansas. He leaves tomorrow In com.
pany with Senators Chahee and Dorsey
ex.secretary Robson, and Congressman
Hale.
Russla's Peace COndRIOas a Secret.
BUCHAREST, Dec. l8-PFinOe 00rtscha-
kofI instructed Russian representatives
abroad 10 observe the greatest possible re-
serve relative 70 conditions Of peace
which Russia might be disposed to sd
vance.
Increase Of tho BFItIsh Army.
LONDON, Dec, lB-Parliamsnt meets jan
uAFy I1th. The Standard states that the
Cabinet has determined 10 ask Parliament
to vote money for such increase Of the
British army as the present state OF Eu-
rope demands.
California senator.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. ISL. T. Farley was
elected United States Senator to succeed
Sargent.
elected j. r. Farley Senator By q strict
party vote in each house.
The Epidemic sim Raging.
sPRN0ETRLD,I ILL. Dec. le-The Springfield
Savings Bank closed; liabilities SIC, COZ,
chiefly small deposItoFg. Most OF the d.
liability will be paid In full. The banh
|, had been doing business ten years.
! Rome ItOms.
RONR, Dec. lS-Ths Pope's rheumatic
pains are excruciatlng.
LONDON, Dec. l8-A special 70 the stand
ard from Rome, announces that the Pope
, grated q dlspenaAtl1n authorizing thS
. marriage OF the King Of Spain with TIL
. Princess Mercedes,
/ TnoendiaTy Fire
!, NASHVILLE, Dec. 16--Hughes 3 Co..
\ hardware establishment was PARTIAL!
burned last night. Cotton had been sal
urated with coal oil, and powder place
progressed as the incendiaTies intended
nearly all the nfemen would have bee
killed.
i- Failure Of Turkeys Appeal.
y. VIENNA, Dec. l6.-A correspondent
70 the Times %telegraphs that Turkeys fire
'e pacific effort may be regarded q failur!
u with Russia would be the shortest way
!; an understanding. It seems the Austria
Q, Government replied, II could not hold Of
~ any hope u successful mediation.
~ The French Senate Votes Direct Tax
q, and Part ofthO Budget.
VERSAILLES, Dec. 1s-In the Senate
P0nyer Quertler read the report Of the !
is nance Committee upon bills authOrlzi
he the collection Of four direct taxes 81
ro- tWO-twelfths OF the Budget. The repc
lch recommended the adoption OF the bill
Ain The senate then unanimously voted 70
re, direct taxes and tw0-tWelfths OF {
Ia Budget.
Another LeTdo UpTislng in Mexico
GALVESTON, Dec. lS-A San Antol
= special to the News says Col AmadoT,
ice the LeFdO forces, with tw0 hundred nj
10 has been disarming Dlaz guards at Mi
and releasing them upon promise not
take upon arms again against Lordl
us cause. Mexicans iaV0ring Lerd0, "
he had taken refuge in Texas. are docking
on, his standard. His accesslons In one d
reached upwards Of forty.
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