Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-10
TuEkiSh Complaint OF Russian AtEoc-
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TuEkish Complaint Of Russian AtFoo-
itioa.
LONDON, August 1.-THE Porte has
Issued q circular FecOunllng various
horrible massacres which II is alleged
have been peFpetrated BY the C0ssacks
and BulgaFians. These include the
burning alive Of seventy Musselmen Of
the village Of Aquklen, and The cold
bl00ded massacre Of forty others, as
well as women and children. The
circular declares that the English mill.
taFy attache has asceTtalned the truth
of the foregoing. y,, ii
Saratoga Races.
| SARATOGA, August 7.-Mile race,
Lady SAlyesrs won; Booth I'd, Che.
quita Sd. TINE s45l@. Ft
In the two mile race, Ochlltree won;
CloverbroOk I'd, 0riole Sd. Time
3:42Jf. c E--G'
The one and Oue-quarter mile race
was won by Clemmis g Berlram "a,
Mary Sd. Time 2:l4Ik.
In the three.quarter mile race An.
burn was the winner; Diamond 81,
Baroness Sd. Time l :l84.
omse-sssksEs at Washington. a
WASHINGTON, August 7.-Kimball,
the suspended 5urVeyOF-G General OF
Utah, has been restored, and Brewster,
the Texas Collector, viii probably
have his place again.
The Administration seems to have
the Interest of Washington taverns 10
view. A personal appearance here is
powerful. In promises, they don't
say no 10 anybody about anything.
National Exports ana Imports.
WASHINGTON, August THE Bn-
reau Of Statistics reports for the fscal
year ending June 30th, 1877: Exports
$602, 100000; imports, SA57, $4,000;
exports of coin and bullion for the
same period, S56, 6,l25, 900 ;imports, $40.
100000, against exports, $56,600 900,
aud imports $l6I0O0,000 for the pre-.
viOus year.
A Bankrupt Broker.
NEw York, August 7.-Charles
Martin, Broker Of 234 Broadway, has
been adjudged q bankrupt on his own
petition. He owes $4,000; assets
merely nominal. The principal cFedi-
tors are John T. Martin, $4,000; Kate
Throckmorton, 1921; James B.
Martin, $4,000; ;J.J. Bennington, &c.
still They Fail.
CHICAGO, August IA receiver has
bsen appointed for the Protection
Life Insurance Company.
ST. LOUIS, August 7.-Judge Cots.
chalk, of the Circuit Court, appointed
L. E. Alexander Receiver Of the Co.
lumbia Life Insurance Company, this
institution having been declared In
solvent.
A Weak Government.
WASHINGTON, August 7.-FormAl ap.
plicAtiOn has been made at the State
Department from the SamOnian Gov.
ernment for protection, to enable them
to maintain their independence. A
similar application has been made TO
/, Victoria. The matter was discussed
in Cabinet, but no action taken.
Soull Race.
SARATOGA, August John Morris.
sy offers a purse Of $500 for q single
sCull race, open to the world, to come
off at Saratoga Lake, August 29lh,
three miles, with one turn; 500 On.
trance, TO go with the purse to the
winner. Courtney and Riley have al.
ready agreed to enter.
Turkish Naval Victory.
New YORK, August THE Gold
and Stock Telegraph Company publish
the following: London, August t.
A dispatch from COnstantinople SAYS,
In naval engagement on the SilunO,
the Turkish iron-clads attacked seven
Russian gunboats and destroyed two
of them.
Comments on Mr. Bishop, Of Ohio.
WAsHlNGToN, August TIT is curl.
Gus that In administration circles here
the Democratic nominee for Governor
Of Ohio is characterized as too heavya
weight for the party to carry. He Is q
member of the church and of sober
habits. The Schuizenfest may have dc.
moralizsd US.
Excise Law In New York.
New York, August THE Excise
Law is still being enforced, and or.
rests Of liquor dealers are constantly
taking place. Over two hundred
liquor dealers we're arraigned In Police
Courts to-day, and held in 500 bail
each. Bail was furnished in every
case.
Democratic Success.
SELMA, August THE Democrats
carried Dallas county in yesterdays
election by three hundred msjority, In
the Presidential election the county
gave the Republicans more than four
thousand majority. Yesterdays elec.
tion was peacesble, and the most quiet
ever known here.
Secretary shsTmln's Holiday,
WAsHIYGToN, August 7.-Secretary
Sherman will entrust to the Assistant
Secretary the management of the
Treasury for August after Saturday,
Secretary Sherman will spend The bal
ance Of the month In Ohio.
Our Mexican Policy.