Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-28

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Is 80,il9 men.
Munitions Of War for the Turks.
NEW HAVEN, Dec. s-The steamer John
Bramhall, with Q valuable load Of NUM-.
tons OF war for the Turks, has sailed for
ConStsntinOple.
Death of the Inventor of the Parrot
Gun.
PoUGHKEEPsLE, Dec. 2I-Robert p. Par
rot, inventor Of the Parrot Gun, died SUD.
denly at Cold Spring, this morning.
Stanley, the African Explorer.
LONDON, Dec. A-Mr. Stanley, African
explorer, arrived at Alden Sunday. His
followers were paid OF and discharged at
Zanzibar.
A Melancholy Accident.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 9l.-Detective VIM. e..
Pride, imagining be heard a burglar az the
window, exploded his pistol in attempting
to cock 1t, killing his wife and child.
Will Hold Out to the Last.
LONDON, Lee. IA Reuters COnstan.
tinople dispatch says II Is declared that
the Porte Is determined TO carry on tue
war to th last extremity, should the re-
quest Tor mediation tail.
Nearing EIzeroum.
LONDON, Dec. ga Reuter- telegram
from ETzerOum reports that twenty bat a
ions OF Russians have been seen northeast
OF ErzerOum. Considerable russian
forces are also concentrated behind the
Deve Doyoua.
A Terrible Murder.
RocuEsIKR, N. T., Dec. 2A-Early yes.
terday morning three men entered the
house OF Geo. Minded, near Attlca, Knocked
him down, dragged out his wife, aged nifty.
Tx years, abused and murdered her.
Convicted OF Killing His Brother.
BUFFALO, Dec. 24-Henry Turkey. on
trial for the murder Of his brother, Gleason
Turkey. Was found guilty Of manslaughter
10 the nrst degree, and sentenced 10 two
years In the Auburn prison.
The Siege Of ETzsToum Soon to BEGIN,
~BRxEROUN, Dec. u Turkish tele.
graz bic communication threatened. II lie
believed the siege OF this place will soon
begin, as the Bussian frees hre over.
whelming aud the Russian infantry are
advancing into the plain OF ErzeToum.
The War Party Strengthened
LoNroN. Dec. a4-The TImes's corre-
spondent ut rera ielegraphs that the arriv-
al OF Suleiman Pasha az COnstantinople
has strengthened the var party. he
sells resistance, and the Grand ViZler sup
ports him.
Calling out the Reserve.
LONDON, Dec. .3.-A Reuters dispat b
from Athens, announces that NJ. Cnumour.
dOurOs, has submitted bills to the Chamber
nominating officers OF the Mobile Ma.
tional Guards, and Immediately calling |
out the reserve OF the regular army.
Alssos ana Lorraine
5rRAsB nc, Dec. 2l-The Alsacs and
Lorraine PrOyi CO Committee passed a
resolution expressing the y lsh that Alsacs
and Lorraine should receive lie own Con.
stitutiOu as a Federal tate, and have a
representative Ia the Federal council Of
the German Empire.
Abseondsd.
NEW YORK. Dec aI-Excise Comma.
sioner owen murphy 10 reported abscOud.
ed with 81 ,O0O u $40, QUO.
NEw YORK, Dec. &C mmissiouers
Morton and Patterson have warned the
banks not u honor checks Of Commission.
or Murphy, their absconding Treasurer.
Chances for an Underutanding.
LONDON, Dec. 9i-The Times's CORE.
spUndent al Vienna, Gays II is reported
from Paris that very active diplomatic
Intercourse is going on between Paris and
London, with the view OF establishing an
understanding on the Eastern question,
The chances OF accomplishment are rather
fAyolablG.
and C-ongTessmea Requested
to Support the President.
CuIcAGo, Dec. 4.-A petition signed
by leading bankers, merchants and bust.
ness men, requesting Senators AMI Con-
gressmen to support the Presidents
views On finance Is expressed In his mes
sage and elaborated In secretary Sher.
report.
No Special Preparations.
LONDON, Dec. 24-Ihe Manchester
GUARDIANS London correspondent tele-
that no special preparations are
going on at NoOlwOIth arsenal, except
the manufacture OF ield guns. only 1850
hands are employed, whereas the war
force is from l0,OGO to l?,COC. 1t should,
however, be ad led that equipment is
a ready in store for two army corps.
Rev. Father James Filton. ,
BOsTON, Dec. 2I-At the Church OF the ,
Must holy Redeemer, East Boston, a cele. !
was had yesterday afternoon, the |
occasion being tue cOmplett n OF fty I
; ears ministry Of Rev. Father James hi. I
ton, who was born, educated, and entered Z
Lhe ministry In Boston, having been or. !.
lained by the frst Catholic Blshop In !
America. Among the gifts presented 10 6
Father FiltOn today, we're q set of vest. 4
nents valued ut $50, . service Of g0ld.
and $4,000 10 money,