Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
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Dead.
NEW YORK, sept. l7-Hiram Cranston,
the prorietOr Of toe New York Hotel, died
this morning.
More Hoaors to Grant.
LONDON, Sept. r7.-Geu. Grant was pre-:
eented the freedom OF the borough Of
Ayers, Scotland, on Friday last.
Failure.
LONDON, sept l7.-H. D.. Brandeth,
patent mea cine dealer at Liverpool, fail.
cd. Liabilities $4,000 pounds, chiefly
American creditors.
A Monument to Federal Dead.
BOSTON, Sept. l1.-There IL q great
demonstration over the unwilling OF q
monument 10 persons who died In the late
war on the Federal side.
Where Mr.. Bull will be Pound.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE commits
sion to visit sitting Bull, after leaving
Fort Shaw, the last out post, must travel
TWO hundred miles over the country before
reaching bis supposed present rendezvous.
Cuban Arms.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-the Cuban "a.
triots recently received aIcargo OF arms
and munitions. The departure OF the yes.
sci was reported by Spanish spies who
are in the Southern ports, but too late TO
uaNe luV Nssbel intercepted,
A Savings Bank Closed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Claimant
Savings Bank was closed Saturday even
ing, By order OF the Bank Examiner.
There were one hundred thousand demos
its, but 1t had departed from a legitimate
savings bank and was certifying checks.
After the Indians.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l6 "A San Diego
! nENGa AtanRtAh knn Nka FalfAataas Nh
Cnion special from Tucson states that q
dispatch to-day from Camp Grant says
Major Upper and cammand struck the
Indians at knight Rancho and killed 40 OF
them. The troops are close on the trail Of
the Indians
The Hawaiian Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l7.-Leading mer-
chants OF san Francisco testify that the
Hawaiian treaty has proved beneficial,
and their evidence is favorable to the
management OF the Custom.house, but a
CustOm.house lab0rer t~estiies that be was
discharged for exposing q $6Q,W0 opium
smuggle.
Increased Mail Facilities for North
Carolina.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ~l7.-senator Ran.
som, OF North Carolina, who has been here
several days, has had an interview with
the Postmaster. General on the subject OF
increasing the mail facilities in North
Carolina. Helhas had satisfactory assur.
ances that the postal regulations in that
state will be better regulated.
May Get Justice Yet.
NEW YORK, Sept. l7.-pavid {. Stewart,
seaman on the Colorado, at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, was arrested to-day by the
United States authorities on a rCquisitiOn
from Washington, where he has been in.
! Itptnh with nthAFa fnF ln TIM
Government out OF $2U,Ij 50 through bogus
claims TOR timber used at Nashville during
the war.
Greece and Turkey.
ATHENS, Sept. lB,-The reply OF the Min.
isteT OF Foreign Affairs to the British re-
monstrance against Greek armament,
wherein Lord Derby asked the Greek Gov
eminent to authorize England 10 assure
Turkey that Greece will not make war on
her, declares that Greece has actually
given assurances b the British Minister
At Athens that she does not intend a. de-
clare war against Turkey.
A Terrific Wind Storm 10 Texas.
Houston, TEXAS, Sept. IA storm
similar 70 that 81 september, 1873, struck
Galveston at an early hour this morning,
]: prostratin2 the wires and covering
, bridges with water, thus cutting oil all
, communication. An engine lett here al
~ a m. to learn the extent Of damages and
; found the track under water for miles west
Of the bridge. Wind from IS TO 40 miles
an hour all day. No trains from Calves.
; ton since yesterday. Wires all down. II
Is impossible to lind out anything about
the carnage in Galveston. No damage aud
/, but little wind here. AT lndianola, the
wind reached a velocity Of tity.twe
miles an hour.
{ The Fever at Fernandina Spreading.
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. lG.--There were
, three deaths from yellow fever at Fer
+ nandina last night. The fever Is spread.
{ Ing tt the old town, about q mile distant.
There are some cases among the colored
, people. Physicians and nurses arrived
, to-day from Savannah. Two OF the resi-
dent physicians are Gick. The hospital
has been completed. A call for aid in
money, medicines and Eourishment has
| been made. Jacksonville is forcing a
&. strict quarantine against F~ernandina.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept 1.-THE sit.
uation at FernandinA Is slightly better to.
/. day. There have been three deaths since
( last report. The call for aid has been lib
orally responded to. The weather con-
tinues uniavOra6lc- very hot during the
day and extremely cool nights. The
/ atmosphere Is lurid and land breeZes pre-.
vail. The number Il cases is still increAs.
) Ing. The citize s Of Jacksonville have
. tO'uay contributed over SIX luuureu DOL.
lars Ia cash, and q quantity OF medicine
and provisions for the suffering Of Fernan.
o dina.
D The Interstate Long Range Match.
NEW YORK, Sept, l7.--At Creedmoor,
: six teams were entered in the Interstate
long range match. The New York ANA.
, teur Rife Club was represented by Jew.
, ell, Allen, Weber and Dakln, of the Amer.
lean team. The Massachusetts Rifle AS.
. ISOLATION, with Jackson, Of the American
! team, as Captain. The Crescent City Ri.
4 fe Club, OF New Orleans, with Selph,
/ Arms, Eyrich and Glynn; the Hacken.
/. sack Rifle Club, Of New Jersey, with
+, Hyde and Lamb, OF the American team;
the Columbia Long Range Club, OF Wash.
ington, d. e., and the Parthian Gun Club,
Il Hudson, n. Y. The Massachusetts
Amateurs won the prize. Crescent City
q score: 500 yards -Selph, 6T; Eyricch, 50;
Glynn, II; Arms, Gj. Total, 272. 900 yards
--selph, 81; Arms. 10; Eyrich, "a; Glynu,
~. Total, 2H. 1000 y~ards-Selph, -;
Arms, ~; Eyrich, Go; Glynn, 60. Total,
22S. Aggregate. 75i. The total OF the
Massachusetts, Ride Association was 755.
A Reported Defeat for the Russians.