Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23
Bob Ingsrsoll Won't Have It.
WAsHISGTON, Nov. l9.-Bob Inger-
coll declines the Berlin Mission.
Same Old Story.

coll declines the Berlin Mission.
The Same Old Story.
New YoRK, Nov. l9.-While Mrs.
Thos. Doran was kindling q FIRE with
kerosene at Bethel, Connecticut, yester-
day, the oil can exploded, aud the
woman and her two children were
burned to death.
Farmer Murdered.
AMSTERDAM, n. Y, Nov. Isl.
Parker, a farmer, was murdered last
light. lie had 800 and a check for
800 when last seen Saturday night.
The check was found, but no money.
Sam. johnson (coloredl has been arrest.
ed on suspicion.
A Little Hanging Would do Them
Good.
EiARRIsoSBURG, Va, Nov. 1.-Two
men have been arrested for placing OBJ.
%structions on the track whereby The cat
lie train from Stanton was wrecked,
and Tlos. {. uillow, engineer, and
Jno. Thompson, fireman, fatally in
iured.
Mrrderous Tramps.
CINCINNATI, Nov. ia special
states that at an carly hour this morn.
ing, some tramps, while robbing the
P~ost.ofice at Grafton, o., werO fired
on by Charles Allen, who slept In the
building. The tramps returned the
fire, with probably fatal effect, and es-
capped.
New German Loan.
LONDON, Nov. ia specia, dis.
patch from Berlin 10 the Times gays
it is expected the German Government
will ask Parliament for permission 10
contract a loan Of one hundred and
fifty million marks, fifty million Of
which is expended by loss on resump-
ton Of gold currency.
The Fever at Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Nov. lS.-No change
except for the better among the yellow
fever sufferers. The few cases on hand
are better, and no new ones, or deaths.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. l9.-No
now cases of fever and no deaths since
last rcporls. The general health of the
city Is excellent. Mayor Boyd an
swers all inquiries ifit Is safe 10 como
here, in tie affirmative. All alarm has
subsidized.
a Wife Murderer.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l8.-During
service al the Church of Ascension this
morning, Alex. B. Sayres walked up
the aisle, drew a pistol and shot his
wife, Elizabeth, VINO occupied q pew
several feet in advance of where he had
been sitting. The bullet entered the
back, near the shoulders, and she is
now at the hospital dying. Sayres was
promptly arrested, Both were regular
attendants at the church, but had been
separated for two years, aud the hus-
baud has already served a term in the
penitentiary for breaking her arm.
Fire-Losu ssso,ooO.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, Nov. l9.-Fort
Edward Institute, at Fort Edward,
burned this evening; loss $l25,000
NEW HAVEN, CT, Nov. ID.
Cards & Co.'s rubber factory was de.
stroyed by fire. Three hundred men
were at work; scme in the third story
only got out by dropping out Of the
windows. No lives we're lost, as far
as known, although ii Is rumored some
were burnt in The building. The works
were mostly OF brick, and covered
three acres; loss about 100000. Total
insurance $4,000.
British Mail Contract.
LONDON, Nov. l9.-The British POST
Office authorities have concluded o con.
tract whereby the Cunard, Inman and
White Star Steamship Lines will have
the sole carriage Of mails to the United
StateP, from December. The agree
ment provides that the owners Of the
Cunard, Inman, and White Star Lines
will furnish a dispatch from Liverpool
every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day, calling at Queenstown. The H.
man and White Star Lines will under.
take between them the Tuesday and
Thursday mails, sailing alternately, and
the Cunard Line the Saturday sailing.
BY The terms OF agreement, all mails
from Great Britain and Ireland for the
United States are 10 be forwarded only
by the aforesaid Lines, and the aggre-
gate money earned to be dividsd
equally among them. From New York
there will be an Ipman and a White
Star steamer every Thursday, alter
nately.
French Matters.
VERSAILLES, Nov. I'm. DeKeret,
In introducing his Interpolation in the
Senate to-day, admitted the right of
the Deputies 10 order an inquiry into
elections, but said he wished 10 prevent
the inquiry from encroaching upon the
prerogativcs Of the Executive or Judi
cature.
Duke DsBrOgIie said that this wac a
Parliamentary and not Judicial in-
quiry, and citizens were not bound TO
answer questions Of inVestis atlng COM
mittees. The instructions which the
Government had given on the eve of
quitting office, were that f~unctionaries
must act in regard to this inquiry as
ordered by their superiors.
N. La BOnlaye urged that the Gov.
eminent ought to invite functionaries to
give evidence before the committee. as
the Deputies had the right to impeach
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